What is trademark licensing right

Trademark licensing right refers to the right of a trademark owner to license others to use his registered trademark by signing a trademark licensing contract.

the licensor shall supervise the quality of the goods in which the licensee uses its registered trademark, and the licensee must indicate the name of the licensee and the origin of the goods on the goods in which the registered trademark is used. A trademark license contract shall be reported to the Trademark Office for the record. If the trademark license contract is not filed, it will not affect the validity of the license contract, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. If the trademark license contract is not filed with the Trademark Office, it shall not be opposed to a bona fide third party.

The types of trademark license mainly include exclusive license, exclusive license and general license.

The Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Trademark Civil Disputes stipulates that trademark use licenses include the following three categories:

1. Exclusive use licenses. The license means that the trademark registrant licenses the registered trademark to only one licensee in the agreed period, region and agreed way, and the trademark registrant may not use the registered trademark according to the agreement;

2. Exclusive use license, which means that the trademark registrant licenses the registered trademark to a licensee within the agreed period, region and agreed way, and the trademark registrant may use the trademark according to the agreement, but may not license others to use the registered trademark separately;

3. general use license, which means that the trademark registrant authorizes others to use its registered trademark within the agreed period, region and agreed way, and can use the registered trademark by himself and authorize others to use its registered trademark.