Stop a licensee from destroying your brand value through “naked licensing.”
The Ultimate Trademark Licensing Agreement From $197 · the contract + training Get It Now →For when you’re licensing your brand to others — trademark licensees, franchisees, white-label arrangements, co-branded products. This License Agreement does two things: it shows licensees you’re a serious professional, and it protects your trademark from devaluation or loss.
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Get This Contract →License your trademark wrong and you can lose the trademark entirely. Courts have done it.
Licensing your brand looks like easy money — someone else pays to use your name on their products. So you sign a simple license and collect royalties.
But trademark law requires you to control the quality of anything sold under your mark. Skip that, and it’s called “naked licensing” — and courts can rule you’ve abandoned the trademark entirely. The brand you spent years building can be declared unprotectable, all because the license was missing the right clauses.
This is the contract that lets you license your brand without losing it.
What This Contract Defends Against.
These aren’t hypotheticals. They’re scenarios that play out in real courtrooms — and they’re the reason every clause in this contract exists.
The Quality Control Disaster
A licensee slaps your brand on subpar products. Customers blame you. Your reputation — the thing the whole brand is built on — takes the hit for products you never approved.
Quality-control standards, approval rights, and inspection provisions — you set the bar, approve what carries your name, and can pull the license if standards slip.
The Naked Licensing Forfeiture
Your license has no real quality controls. In a dispute, a court finds you failed to police your mark — and rules the trademark abandoned. You lose the brand entirely.
Enforceable quality-control and monitoring obligations built to defeat a naked-licensing claim — the exact protections courts look for to keep a mark valid.
The Rogue Sub-Licensee
Your licensee licenses your mark to other people without your consent. Now your brand is in the hands of parties you never vetted — and never agreed to.
Sub-licensing restrictions and consent requirements — your mark can’t be passed down the chain without your written approval, keeping control in your hands.
These are just 3 of the scenarios that play out in court. There are many more. Every battle-tested clause in this contract exists because of something I’ve seen in 20 years of litigation and business.
Every Tier Includes:
The Word Document
Editable .docx with customization fields. Plug in your details, save, send.
The PDF Version
Signature-ready PDF for DocuSign, Adobe Sign, or printing.
The Cheat Sheet
Branded PDF with the litigation scenarios, key decisions, and red flags — for quick reference when you’re about to use the contract.
The Walkthrough Video
Clause-by-clause video with the lawyer who wrote it. ~1 hour. Watch once, reference forever.
Lawyer AccessTier 2+
2–3 months of live Q&A with Karam (depending on tier). Customize together. Ask anything.
Bonus Resources
Quality-audit checklists, royalty-reporting templates, and brand-protection SOPs.
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- Editable Word document
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- Cheat sheet + bonus resources
- Everything in Tier 1
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- Live Q&A 2× per month
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- Everything in Tier 2
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Questions About This Contract.
Are you my lawyer? Is this legal advice?
No. These contracts and all related materials are educational and informational only. Purchase does not create an attorney-client relationship and no attorney-client privilege applies. No legal advice is provided through any product. Karam Nahas is not your attorney unless you sign a separate written legal engagement agreement. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice specific to your situation.
Licensing vs. assignment vs. franchising — what’s the difference?
A license lets someone use your mark while you keep ownership. An assignment sells the mark away entirely. Franchising is a heavily regulated form of licensing with extra legal requirements. This agreement is for licensing — keeping ownership while letting others use the brand. The walkthrough covers where the line to franchising is, so you don’t cross into franchise regulation by accident.
What quality-control standards should I set?
Whatever protects your brand — product specs, approval of marketing, inspection rights, periodic audits. The key is that the controls are real and enforced, because that’s exactly what keeps a court from finding “naked licensing.” The walkthrough and the included quality-audit checklist show you how to set and document them.
How do royalty structures work?
The agreement supports flat fees, percentage royalties, minimum guarantees, or combinations — plus reporting and audit rights so you can verify what you’re owed. The walkthrough covers which structure fits your brand and how to enforce payment.
Does it work for international licensing?
Yes — the agreement is drafted to handle licensing across borders, which matters when your mark is used or sold internationally. The walkthrough covers the extra considerations (governing law, territory, registration) for licensing outside the U.S.
What termination triggers are included?
The agreement includes termination for quality breaches, missed royalties, unauthorized sub-licensing, and other defaults — so you can pull your mark back when a licensee puts it at risk. Protecting your ability to terminate is central to protecting the trademark itself.
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