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Sample Licensing Agreements (Exclusive and Non-Exclusive)

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Real, downloadable license agreements from one of the most active tech-transfer offices in the world, including both an exclusive and a non-exclusive patent license plus royalty-based and flat-fee material licenses. Reading a professionally drafted non-exclusive agreement side by side with the exclusive one shows you concretely what changes when you start giving away exclusivity, which is the single decision our answer warns you not to make early.

  • Compare the non-exclusive and exclusive samples to see exactly which rights you surrender when you grant exclusivity.
  • Separate royalty-based and flat-fee sample material licenses show how compensation structure changes the whole document.
  • Use these as a drafting benchmark for your lawyer, not a fill-in-the-blank you sign yourself.
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The question it answers

  1. How do I license my own IP to someone else (a partner, distributor, or another company) without giving it away?

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