This Sub-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. The current owners may or may not have created these products. Units in this Sub-class are primarily engaged in one or more of the following: •leasing of intellectual property products (except copyrighted works, such as books or software) •receiving royalties or licensing fees for the use of: - trade marks or service marks - brand names - franchise agreements
•online marketplaces for rental and leasing of goods, see 63209 •leasing of real estate, see 6810 •leasing of tangible products (assets), see 771 to 773 •acquisition of rights and publishing, see Divisions 58 and 59 •producing, reproducing and distributing copyrighted works (books, software, film), see Divisions 58, 59