KBLI 77400—Rental For Business Use of Intellectual Property and Similar Products, Not Copyrighted Works

Where 77400 sits

1. O Administrative and Business Support Activities
2. 77 Rental and Rental For Business Use
3. 774 Rental For Business Use of Intellectual Property and Similar Products, Not Copyrighted Works
4. 7740 Intellectual Property and Product Lease
5. 77400 Rental For Business Use of Intellectual Property and Similar Products, Not Copyrighted Works

What 77400 includes

• Activities that allow others to use intellectual property products or similar products in exchange for royalty payments or licensing fees to the product owner or asset holder. This use of assets can take various forms, such as reproduction licenses, use in subsequent processes or production, and operating a business under a franchise system. The current owner may or may not be the one who created the asset.
• Operational leasing of intellectual property products (not copyrighted works), such as books or software);
• Receipt of royalties or licensing fees for use of the product, such as patented entities, trademarks and service marks, trade names, mineral exploration rights, franchise agreements, internet domains, and rights to board games designed or developed.
• The receipt of royalties or licensing fees for scientific research results.

What 77400 excludes

• Receipt of income from rights and publishing of books and software, films and music, see main divisions 58, 59;
• Production, reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works (books, software, films), see main divisions 58, 59;
• Streaming of content, such as software and books, by content publishers, see head division 58;
• Streaming of audio books unrelated to their publication, see class 6010;
• Real estate rental, see group 681;
• Rental of tangible goods (assets), see groups 771, 772, and 773.

77400 in other systems