contracts – protecting rights, minimizing risk, and negotiating fair terms in the U.S. and globally.
Your ideas are assets. A well-drafted license decides what they earn. If you are looking for an IP licensing lawyer in Miami or New York, ChaseLawyers® helps creators, brands, production companies, and rights holders license intellectual property on clear terms and collect the royalties those deals promise. We draft and negotiate copyright, trademark, merchandising, and content licenses, review royalty statements, and step in when payments fall short, so you can keep creating while your IP keeps working for you.
A license lets someone else use your intellectual property – a character, logo, film clip, photograph, script, design, or software – without you giving up ownership. The details decide the value: who can use it, where, for how long, in which media, whether the rights are exclusive, and how and when you get paid. Clear licensing terms and a disciplined royalty process can turn one-off deals into steady, long-term income.
contracts — protecting artists, producers, and their rights across the U.S. and globally.
What Do We Offer You?
IP Licensing & Royalty Management Services
Licensing Agreements – License Your IP on Your Terms
Your work has value. The contract decides how much of it you keep. Our intellectual property licensing attorneys help you:
- Draft and negotiate copyright, trademark, brand, character, and content licenses for film, TV, publishing, digital media, and consumer products.
- Define the scope clearly: territory, term, media, exclusivity, sublicensing rights, and approval controls.
- Build trademark quality-control provisions that help protect your brand when others put it on their products.
- Structure cross-border licensing deals with clear payment currency, withholding, governing law, and dispute resolution terms.
Royalty Management & Audits – Get Paid What You’re Owed
A royalty clause is only as strong as the statements behind it. Our royalty management services include:
- Setting royalty structures, including advances, percentage rates, per-unit fees, minimum annual royalties, and precise net-sales definitions.
- Reviewing royalty statements and sales reports for errors, excessive deductions, and missing income.
- Exercising contractual audit rights and working with forensic accountants on royalty audits.
- Tracking reporting deadlines, payment dates, renewal options, and termination windows.
IP Portfolio Strategy & Enforcement – Protect Long-Term Value
Your intellectual property is a business asset. Treat it like one. We help you:
- Confirm who owns what, including chain of title for work created with collaborators, contractors, or employees.
- Coordinate copyright and trademark registrations that support licensing, due diligence, and enforcement.
- Address unlicensed use, expired licenses, and licensees that exceed their rights through demand letters, negotiation, or litigation when needed.
- Advise investors, estates, and rights-holding companies on licensing or acquiring IP-based income streams.
How It Works
How We Work – From Rights Review to Recurring Revenue
Tell us what you own, who is using it, and what you want it to earn. We respond within 24 hours and give you an initial view of your options.
We review your contracts, registrations, and royalty statements to map ownership, income sources, and gaps in your paperwork.
We draft or negotiate your license, set royalty and reporting terms, and coordinate the copyright or trademark filings that support the deal.
We review statements, exercise audit rights, and pursue unpaid royalties or unlicensed use through negotiation or, if needed, litigation.
We revisit terms at renewal, add new platforms and territories, and adjust your licensing strategy as your portfolio expands.
Creators, Artists & Authors
Filmmakers, photographers, designers, illustrators, writers, performers, and content creators who license their work and want fair royalties, proper credit, and real control over how that work is used.
Brands, Producers & Media Companies
Fashion and lifestyle brands, production companies, publishers, game studios, and digital platforms that license IP in or out, from merchandise and co-branding programs to content distribution deals.
Investors, Estates & Rights Holders
Private investors, family estates, and rights-holding companies that acquire, manage, or license portfolios and need clean title, accurate accounting, and enforceable contract terms.
Our Reviews
FAQ
IP Licensing & Royalty FAQs
Straight answers to common questions about licensing intellectual property, structuring royalties, and recovering the income you’re owed.
An IP licensing lawyer drafts, reviews, and negotiates agreements that let others use your copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property. That includes defining scope, royalties, reporting, and audit rights, confirming you actually own what you are licensing, and enforcing the agreement if the other side underpays, overreaches, or keeps using your IP without permission.
An exclusive license gives one licensee the right to use your IP within a defined scope, and you generally can’t grant those same rights to anyone else, sometimes including yourself. A non-exclusive license lets you grant the same rights to multiple parties. Under U.S. copyright law, an exclusive license generally must be in a signed writing to be valid.
Common structures include a percentage of net or gross sales, a fixed fee per unit, a flat license fee, or a combination. Many deals add an advance against future royalties or a minimum annual royalty. The definition of “net sales” and the list of allowed deductions often matter as much as the rate itself, so review those terms closely.
At a minimum: the licensed property, permitted uses and media, territory, term, exclusivity, royalty and payment terms, reporting and audit rights, quality control and approvals, ownership of improvements or derivative works, termination rights, and what happens to inventory or content after the license ends. Governing law and dispute resolution terms matter most in international deals.
Registration is not always required to license IP, but it can strengthen your position. For U.S. works, copyright registration is generally required before filing an infringement lawsuit, and timely registration can affect the remedies available. A federal trademark registration provides nationwide notice and other advantages. Licensees and investors often ask for registrations during due diligence.
A royalty audit is a review of a licensee’s books and records to verify that reported sales and royalty payments are accurate. Your contract’s audit clause usually sets how often you can audit, how far back you can look, and who pays if underpayments are found. Consider one when statements are late, inconsistent, or don’t match the market.
Warning signs include late or missing statements, unexplained deductions, sales figures that don’t match distribution or retail data, currency conversion questions, and income from new platforms or territories that never appears. We compare statements against your contract terms and available market information to spot gaps before recommending whether an audit or formal demand makes sense.
Depending on the facts, options may include a cease-and-desist letter, negotiating a retroactive license, an online takedown notice, or a lawsuit for infringement or breach of contract. Using IP after a license expires or outside its approved scope can create both contract and infringement claims. Acting quickly helps preserve evidence and important legal deadlines.
Yes. Many licenses cover several countries, but IP protection is largely territorial, so rights registered in the U.S. may not be protected abroad automatically. International deals should address territory, local registrations, currency, withholding taxes, localization approvals, and which country’s law and courts or arbitration will govern disputes. We coordinate with local counsel when a deal requires it.
It depends on the contract, the amount at stake, and how the other side responds. Some disputes resolve after a statement review and a demand letter; others require a formal audit, mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Reviewing your audit rights and contractual deadlines early keeps more options open and can shorten the path to a resolution.
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