Software Resale Licensing Checklist

A resale software license is where you the owner grant the right to another person (the reseller) to sell your software to other customers in a particular territory or sector of the market. The reason for this is to be able to access and sell to customers that you not normally able to reach by yourself.

1. Get your lawyer to write/review the software license

Always get a lawyer to draft your software license agreements based on your instructions on how you wish to commercialize your software. Sometimes you will have to sign the reseller's contract because of their bargaining power. Never sign the reseller's standard contract without having it reviewed and amended by your lawyer. The reseller's standard contract has been written to protect their interests and not yours.