You can licence (authorise) others the right to use your trade mark.

When authorising others to use your trade mark, it is advisable to have a written agreement. It is important that a licence agreement contains terms ensuring you retain adequate control over how the trade mark is used and the quality of goods/services on which your mark is licensed for use.

If the Licensee is to have the right to enforce rights in the licensed trade mark, the licence should be recorded on the Trade Marks Register.

Franchises – when the Franchisor enables another party to replicate its business – nearly always involve the licensing of trade marks.

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