A license is how intellectual property earns its keep without changing hands. Whether you're licensing out a patent portfolio for royalties or licensing in technology you need to ship, the terms decide whether the deal helps you or boxes you in. We structure, draft, and negotiate IP licenses across patents, trademarks, copyrights, software, and know-how, on both sides of the table.
Getting The Scope Right
Every license lives or dies on its grant clause. We draft terms that pin down scope, exclusivity, territory, field of use, sublicensing rights, and duration so both sides know exactly what was bought and sold. We tailor the structure to the asset and the business model, because a SaaS code license, a trademark co-branding deal, and a patent cross-license each need different mechanics to work.
Negotiating Royalties And Payment
Money terms are where good licenses get won or lost. We negotiate royalty rates, upfront fees, minimum guarantees, milestone payments, and the reporting and audit rights that keep payments honest. We also handle the details that trip people up later, including how royalties are calculated on bundled products, currency and withholding tax treatment, and what counts toward the royalty base, so the numbers you agreed to are the numbers you actually receive.
Licensing Out Your IP
When you own the IP, licensing is a way to monetize assets you might never commercialize yourself. We help you build outbound licensing programs, set up template agreements that scale across many licensees, and protect your rights with quality control, field restrictions, and termination triggers. The goal is steady revenue from your portfolio without giving away leverage or weakening the underlying IP for your own use.
Licensing In What You Need
When you need someone else's IP, the risk is paying for rights that turn out to be too narrow or too shaky. We negotiate inbound licenses that actually cover your intended use, back them with sensible warranties and indemnities, and avoid traps like sudden termination, audit overreach, or restrictions that block your product roadmap. You walk away with the rights you need on terms you can build a business on.