Recently Asked Questions - Licensing

Daisy Chained Licenses In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 This is a question that I piggybacked onto another post.  Bad idea.  It's a question concerning what I call second-order, (daisy-chained) licenses. I'll boil it down to a hypo to avoid discl...   Read More    Answer

Shared software licensing In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi, I was engaged by Client to develop from scratch a web application for them. In the original contract that they signed before I began work, there was no mention about who will own the application a...   Read More    Answer

How Our Government Chooses a Technology for Suppor In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I feel that I owe it to my fellow IP developers to share with you the responsibilities that belong to us the people, a subject that I belive, most of us know very little about. Technology and How It B...   Read More    Answer

can patent holder be forced to license? In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009  Here's a presumably age-old question, We're thinking of creating a product-service that is close to but does not seem to infringe, as far as I know, on an existing patent. However, to save ours...   Read More    Answer

IP for sale In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 My non-profit organization has an IP for sale that we have used extensively for broadcast marketing purposes to communicate our mission. The IP is a children's character that enjoys great success in ...   Read More    Answer

Resale of licensed fleece In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi. I am starting a new website, where I will design blankets for each person's personal wishes. To do this I must use many of the licensed fabrics from NFL, Disney, etc.  Is it legal to use licensed fa...   Read More    Answer

Finding a licensee In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I am looking for a company that has the license rights to manufacture an item covered under US government assignee patent. The patent number is: 5,634,754 I have found information leading me to...   Read More    Answer

Resale ofLicensed image with Trademark In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 Hi, I am a professional photographer for over 25 years and license my work to my clients.  Recently I have won a case of a company using my work without permission when they purchased assest from...   Read More    Answer

Downloads of my DVD? In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I have produced, in Canada, an instructional woodworking dvd. A large American woodworking site wants to add the dvd to it's stable of pay-per-download dvds. They pay a fixed percentage of the dvd'...   Read More    Answer

definition of technology in research license stems from provisional application In Licensing    -  updated on 2/26/2009 I am negotiating a research license with a company and my group is licensing the technology.  In the agreement, the technology is defined as being that which is described in present and future applicati...   Read More    Answer