Licensing services for the right to use intellectual property and similar products - GST - Services Code / Scheme of Classification of Services

Scheme of Classification of Services S.No. Chapter, Section, Heading or Group Service Code (Tariff) Service Description (1) (2) (3) (4) 250 Group 99733 Licensing services for the right to use intellectual property and similar products 251 997331 Licensing services for the right to use computer software and databases 252 997332 Licensing services for the right to broadcast and show original films, sound recordings, radio and television programme and the like 253 997333 Licensing services for the right to reproduce original art works 254 997334 Licensing services for the right to reprint and copy manuscripts, books, journals and periodicals 255 997335 Licensing services for the right to use research and development products 256 997336 Licensing services for the right to use trademarks and franchises 257 997337 Licensing services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation 258 997338 Licensing services for right to use other natural resources including telecommunication spectrum 259 997339 Licensing services for the right to use other intellectual property products and other resources nowhere else classified Explanatory Notes:- Based on the Modified Version of the United Nations Central Product Classification (UNCPC) 99733 - Licensing services for the right to use intellectual property and similar products This group includes permitting, granting or otherwise authorizing the use of intellectual property products and similar products Note: This covers rights to exploit these products, such as licensing to third parties; reproducing and publishing software, books, etc.; using patented designs in production processes to produce new goods and so on. Limited end user licences, which are sold as part of a product (e.g., packaged software, books) are not included here. This group does not include: - licence fees as integral part of consumer goods (e.g., end-user licenses for books, records, software) - preparation, drafting and certification services concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, cf.998213 - legal services related to drawing up or certification of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, cf.998213 - management services for copyrights and their revenues (except from motion pictures), cf. 998599 - management services for rights to industrial property (e.g., patents, licences, trademarks, franchises etc.), cf. 998599 - management services for motion picture rights, cf. 999614 - management services for artistic rights, cf. 999629 997331 - Licensing services for the right to use computer software and databases. This service code includes: - licensing services for the right to reproduce, distribute or incorporate computer programs, program descriptions and supporting materials for both systems and applications software. This applies to various levels of licensing rights such as rights to reproduce and distribute the software, rights to use software components for the creation of and inclusion in other software products - licensing services for the right to reproduce, distribute or incorporate databases (i.e. compilations of facts/information) in other databases or applications. This applies to various levels of licensing rights such as rights to reproduce and distribute the database, rights to use database components for the creation of and inclusion in other databases and applications This service code does not include: - packaged (non-customized) software/database, - limited end-user licence as part of packaged software, - licensing services for the right to use database software, cf. 997331] 997332 - Licensing services for the right to broadcast and show original films, sound recordings, radio and television programme etc. This service code includes: - licensing services for the right to reproduce, distribute or incorporate entertainment, musical such as broadcasting and showing of original films, sound recordings, radio and television programmes, prerecorded tapes and videos 997333 - Licensing services for the right to reproduce original art works This service code includes licensing services for the right to reproduce, distribute or incorporate artistic originals such as reproduction of original artworks 997334 - Licensing services for the right to reprint and copy manuscripts, books, journals and periodicals. This service code includes licensing services for the right to reproduce, distribute or incorporate literary originals such as reprinting and copying of manuscripts, books, journals and periodicals 997335 - Licensing services for the right to use R D products This service code includes licensing services for the right to use the outcome of research and development activities, i.e. inventions, such as constitutions of matter, processes, mechanisms, electrical and electronic circuits and devices, pharmaceutical formulations and new varieties of living things produced by artifice 997336 - Licensing services for the right to use trademarks and franchises This service code includes licensing services for the right to use trademarks and to operate franchises. 997337 - Licensing services for the right to use minerals including its exploration and evaluation This service code includes licensing services for the right to use, mineral exploration and evaluation information, such as mineral exploration for petroleum, natural gas and non-petroleum deposits 997338 - Licensing services for the right to use other natural resources including telecommunication spectrum 997339 - Licensing services for the right to use other intellectual property products. This service code includes licensing services for the right to use other kinds of intellectual property products, such as architectural and engineering plans, industrial designs etc.