Practice
Licenses that pay you and leave the work yours
Helle and Yara write and review the agreements that let others use what you own.
A license should say exactly what the other side may do, for how long, where, and for how much, and what happens when it ends. We draft licenses for brands, artists and inventors, review the ones you are offered, and negotiate the clauses that matter.
What the work covers
Brand and character licenses
Music sync and distribution deals
Art and design licenses for products
Patent and technology licenses
Reviews of agreements you’ve been sent
In order
From an offer to a signed license
- 01
Step 1: Read
You send the offer or the idea. We read it and mark what’s normal and what isn’t.
- 02
Step 2: Decide
We agree with you on the terms to push for and the ones to let go.
- 03
Step 3: Negotiate
We write to the other side, or coach you through the call, until the terms are settled.
- 04
Step 4: Sign
We put the final version in plain order and keep a copy with its renewal dates.
Questions
Before you sign a license
What does a license review cost?
Reading an agreement you’ve been offered, with our marked-up copy and a call, is a flat fee we quote in writing first. Drafting a license from scratch is quoted after we talk.
Exclusive or not?
Exclusive licenses should pay more and run shorter. We’ll tell you what is usual for your kind of work.
Who owns what I make for a client?
It depends on what you signed. Without a written assignment, you often keep the copyright.