License agreement

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License agreement

A contract by which a domestic company (the licensor) allows a foreign company (the licensee) to market its products in a foreign country in return for royalties, fees, or other forms of compensation.

License Agreement

A contract between the inventor or patent holder of a product and another party which grants that party the legal right to market, sell, or otherwise profit from that product. The license agreement may or may not give the other party exclusive right to sell the product, and it may be permanent or temporary. In return, the inventor or patent holder receives a royalty or some other compensation.

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Medivir AB (STO:MVIRB), Stockholm, Sweden, has signed two new pharmaceutical license agreements and an extension of the ongoing research collaboration in hepatitis C (HCV) with Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

MEDIVIR OUTLICENSES TWO NEW ANTIVIRAL PROJECTS TO TIBOTEC

In general, a selector may expect a signed license agreement as a requirement for the lease or purchase of any networked computer software, CD-ROM database, or access to a remote electronic product.