FBF invests in IPR License

The Frankfurt Book Fair has made what it calls "a significant investment" in IPR License, a rights and licensing trading platform set up by Legend Press founder Tom Chalmers. As part of the deal, Frankfurt will take a minority shareholding in IPR License, with the two companies working together on a sales, marketing and tech licensing partnership, to "establish the IPR platform TradeRights as the industry standard tool for rights and licensing transactions." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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