Municipal Licensing

A Municipal Licensing Program permits cities and other municipal entities to supplement ordinary revenue streams through licensing of their intellectual property rights. These programs are an important means for a municipality both to protect its intellectual property rights and to control the manner and extent to which its image is publicized. Sullivan & Worcester's intellectual property team is the pioneer in the area of municipal licensing, having created and launched the first licensing programs for the New York City Police Department and New York City Fire Department, whose "NYPD" and "FDNY" trademarks have become world-wide symbols for the City of New York and are among the most widely recognized trademarks in the United States.