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ARTICLE · 20 MARCH 2025

Sole Searching: Finding The Perfect Intellectual Property License

You may be interested in intellectual property (IP) license agreements if you're a creator or business looking to monetize your work or if you're seeking to utilize someone else's intellectual property.

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You may be interested in intellectual property (IP) license agreements if you're a creator or business looking to monetize your work or if you're seeking to utilize someone else's intellectual property. There are different types of IP licenses, e.g. non-exclusive, exclusive and sole. Choosing the right type of license will depend on various factors such as your business model, market strategy and long-term goals.

Non-exclusive licenses

A non-exclusive license is the most common type of IP licensing arrangement. It's also the least restrictive for a licensor. In this type of license, a licensor grants a licensee the right to use the IP, but also retains the right to grant the same rights to other licensees and exercise those rights themselves.

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