IP and permitted-use checks in license agreements

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Overview

This article explains how to review license agreements, including licensed IP, permitted use, exclusivity, sublicensing, fees, reporting and infringement response.

Key points

• A license agreement should identify the licensed rights and permitted use clearly
• Exclusive and non-exclusive rights have different business effects
• Fees, reporting and audit rights should be designed together
• Infringement response and termination effects can be commercially important

Practical perspective

In practice, this topic should be reviewed together with the transaction structure, internal approval flow, counterparty relationship, business priority and risk tolerance. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys or the legal team should remain responsible for final legal judgment.