Class 7740 - Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works

Hierarchy of Class 7740

• Section NAdministrative and support service activities
• Division 77Rental and leasing activities
• Group 774Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
• Class 7740Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works

List of terms related whith SIC Code 7740

• books
• businesses
• except
• fee
• forms
• includes
• leasing
• mineral
• operating
• others
• processes
• product
• products
• property
• service
• similar
• software
• take
• use
• various
• which
• works

What activities does the Class 7740 contain?

This class includes the activities of allowing others to use intellectual property products and similar products for which a royalty payment or licensing fee is paid to the owner of the product (i.e.the asset holder).

The leasing of these products can take various forms, such as permission for reproduction, use in subsequent processes or products, operating businesses under a franchise etc.

The current owners may or may not have created these products.

This class includes:

~ leasing of intellectual property products (except copyrighted works, such as books or software)

~ receiving royalties or licensing fees for the use of:

~ patented entities

~ trademarks or service marks

~ brand names

~ mineral exploration and evaluation

~ franchise agreements

What activities does not the Class 7740 contain?

This class excludes:

~ acquisition of rights and publishing, see divisions 58 and 59

~ producing, reproducing and distributing copyrighted works (books, software, film), see divisions 58 and 59

~ leasing of real estate, see group 681

~ leasing of tangible products (assets), see groups 771, 772, 773

~ renting of video tapes and disks, see 7722

~ renting of books, see 7729