Licensing management & contract compliance

PwC's Licensing Management & Contract Compliance (LM&CC) practice guides companies related to licensing management, contract compliance and revenue recovery. We analyze compliance with licenses and other business agreements to help companies realize incremental revenue and mitigate risk.

Companies are seeking to increase shareholder value, improve their competitive advantage in the marketplace, drive revenue growth and reduce development costs and time through joint ventures, license agreements and other strategic alliances. Taking a proactive approach to managing licensing and other contractual arrangements extracts the highest value from assets.

Most contractual obligations of licensees or payees are self-reported and self-policed, leading to less than expected benefits to the licensors or receivers. Companies can get improved performance through better contract enforcement with a forensic analysis of counterparty reporting and compliance with key contract clauses.

We have developed a global network of LM&CC specialists with a unique blend of technical, forensic accounting, investigative and licensing skills. Our experienced practitioners offer tremendous knowledge in every facet of licensing management and compliance.

The PwC LM&CC practice offers a full range of services, including:

  • Royalty examinations
  • Channel or OEM reviews
  • Software end-user reviews
  • Supplier and outsourcing reviews
  • Software Asset Management (SAM) services
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences royalty reviews
  • Apparel and luxury goods reviews
  • Co-development reviews
  • Franchising services
  • IP management services
  • Design and implement license compliance programs
  • General IP and contract investigation services
  • Post acquisition compliance

Benefits realized by our clients:

  • Revenue recovery from license agreements
  • Accurate payment of costs
  • Compliance to key terms
  • Fair contract interpretations
  • Better internal controls
  • Improved accountability and transparency
  • Minimized global business culture / foreign language misunderstandings
  • Improved business relations
  • Improved quality of future agreements

To learn more about our services, please read our fact sheet.