What is a license?
In the modern age, almost everything is licensed: from food to educational institutions. Consider what a license is and how this word is used in everyday life.
What does the term "license" mean
The term "license" is translated from Latin as"right". In modern society, a license is a document that gives the right to perform some actions or the right to a right (for example, permission to own property). The term "license" is used in a variety of areas such as private business, copyright and patent law, the education sector and others.
- In the field of entrepreneurship, licenses are issuedstate as an authorization to engage in a certain type of activity. The list of these activities is determined by law and is regulated by federal law.
- In patent law, a license gives its holderexclusive permission to own his invention. When concluding a license agreement, the author of the invention may transfer the right to use it to any other person. In copyright law, the license provides the author with the same rights as in the patent. At the same time, the author of the work can also transfer it to a third party by means of a license agreement.
- In the educational sphere, licensing isAn obligatory procedure for all educational institutions. The license in this case gives the educational institution the right to engage in educational activities. This is a rather complicated procedure and is regulated by the Government of the Russian Federation in the person of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science.
If you want to find out how and where you can get a license, read also our article Who issues licenses.
