IP Profit: How Startups Can Capitalize on Their Intellectual Property Through Licensing

Ip licensing

Introduction Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most significant assets in the innovation economy for startups. Businesses in the technology, SaaS, biotech, deep-tech, and creative spaces have large amounts of intangible assets, such as patents, proprietary algorithms, software codes, brand identities, and confidential know-how. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has consistently emphasised that […]

Royalty Structures and Revenue Sharing: The Business Side of IP Licensing

IP Licensing

With the advancement of society, Intellectual property has turned into a crucial asset for companies today. Patented drug formulas or copyrighted software codes, or even a logo that customers recognize-as long as it can be monetized under well-structured licensing agreements. And by its very nature, it includes concepts such as royalties and revenue sharing, whereby […]

Cracking the Code: Understanding the Basics and Types of IP Licensing

IP Licensing

Today, in the knowledge-based economy, ideas are not just vague concepts; they are powerful business assets. From patented inventions or proprietary software to copyrightable music and trademarked logos, intellectual property has become the backbone of corporate value and strategy. However, merely owning IP is only half the battle; real power is in its leverage, and […]

Compulsory Licencing

Compulsory Licensing

Introduction Compulsory licence is a licence issued by the government to an applicant for making, using, selling a patented product or making use of a patented process without consent of the patentee. Provisions related to compulsory licensing are outlined in Chapter 16 of the Patents Act, 1970. Application of compulsory licencing Section 84 of the […]

Keeping the Eminence Safe Through Naked Licensing

Naked Licensing

Introduction A trademark helps a consumer obtain goods and services of a certain quality and reduces their confusion related to the goods and services. The importance of the quality of the items offered under a brand has increased with the emergence of trademark licensing as a method to maximize use of the trademark. A trademark license is […]

Trademark Licensing in Singapore

Abstract Trademark is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. Trademarks licensing is an agreement through which the Trademark owner permits the licensee to use the trademark for commercial purposes. This article deals with the Trademark […]

Licensing Of Trademark

Trademark licensing is a process through which a registered trademark owner (licensor or proprietor), allows another party, called a licensee, to make or distribute or do both for specific products or services under the licensor’s trademark agreement. The licensor receives money or royalties, a percentage of all sales, in the form of consideration in exchange for […]

Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing Laws In Thailand

The word Intellectual Property (IP) signifies the creations of the human mind. For instance, literary and artistic works; inventions; designs; symbols, names and images used in commercial ventures. Even though, Intellectual Property is an extremely powerful tool for economic development and wealth creation, it is not yet being used to its maximum potential in all […]

Character Merchandising, Through Trademark Licensing

Character merchandising promotes a character, fictional or real, through portraying its essential personality features, such as its appearance, sound, image, or name by way of various goods or services. Merchandising is regarded as lawful when it is exploited either by the owner himself or through the operation of law or by way of an assignment […]