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It is a kind of agreement which payments are being made by a company in exchange with another company’s right to use their intellectual property that was owned by the particular licensor. One great example of a royalty agreement is between the Microsoft and other companies like IBM and Compaq. This agreement will entitle the computer manufacturer to pay Microsoft before using Microsoft windows as their operating system for their computers. This royalty agreement is done to benefit both the licensor and the licensee.

The licensor can have a chance to expand his market by signing an agreement. It can also increase his market share in the existing competition over the market. Licensee can save a lot in producing products which are very expensive to manufacture on their own. This can greatly help their business to become more competitive. Royalty agreement is very useful nowadays were there are a lot of cold hearted individuals who steal others property. If this is in the right process this agreement is a sure win for both parties.

This kind of agreement has two types, the fixed price and the percentage of revenues. This may also include a transition services agreement. The fixed price agreement will pay the licensor for every product that the licensee sold in a set price. This may happen if the products sold are a small part of a much larger product. The other type will generally for a product that is being purchased as a whole. The product should be easily itemized to be able to use this kind of agreement.