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The party in possession of a�license. Licensees have been granted limited�rights�or permissions by a�licensor�in the form of a�license. Licenses enable licensees to do something that would otherwise be�legally�prohibited. The rights a license grants to a licensee are limited by the�authority�of the licensor to confer such rights. That is, a licensee may not receive greater rights in a license than a licensor has the ability to bestow. Some examples of licensees include individuals with a driver�s license, individuals licensed to practice medicine, and an individual granted license by a landowner to store�goods�on the landowner�s�land. Licensees may enter into a�contractual relationship�with a licensor to receive a license.�

In�intellectual property�law, a licensee is an entity that has limited rights or permissions to use a�patent,�trademark, or other intellectual property owned by the licensor. Intellectual property licensees and licensors usually enter into licensing agreements containing negotiated terms for use of the licensor�s�property. Often, licensees agree to pay�royalties�to the licensor in exchange for the limited use of the intellectual property. An intellectual property license permits a licensee to use, make, and/or sell the licensed property.

In�tort law, a licensee is distinguished in the�common law�from�invitees�and�trespassers, usually for the purpose of ascertaining the�duty of care�owed by a property owner to an individual on his land in�premises�liability. Generally, licensees are people who have received�express�or�implied�invitation to enter the owned property without a mutually beneficial commercial relationship to the owner. For example, social guests visiting a friend�s house would be considered licensees under the common law. This is distinguished from invitees who usually enter the property for commercial or professional reasons, such as a person shopping at a grocery store.

The identification of licensees and the duty of care owed to licensees by owners varies by�jurisdiction. For example,�Georgia Code Section 51-3-2�defines a licensee as a person �permitted, expressly or impliedly, to go on the premises merely for his own interests, convenience, or gratification,� and holds premises owners �liable to a licensee only for�willful�or�wanton�injury.� In contrast, the�Supreme Court of Idaho�has held that landowners are �required to share with [a] licensee knowledge of dangerous conditions or activities on the land.�