Copyright & Licensing
The rights of Rycraft Inc. pertaining to the copyright of their designs
and the trade dress of their stamps. License Application iincluded.
Rycraft Inc
Copyright & Trade Dress
All designs are copyright protected by, and the exclusive property of, Rycraft, Inc. No part of this website or our literature may be reproduced, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the express written permission of Rycraft, Inc.
The trade dress (the look and feel) of Rycraft’s cookie stamps is protected under U.S. Trade Dress Law and may not be copied or duplicated. Decorated cookies, paper castings, clay castings, cards, ornaments, or any other items created by use of Rycraft stamps or other Rycraft products and/or designs are intended for non-commercial home use and may not be sold commercially without the express written permission of Rycraft, Inc.
If you are interested in applying for a license to use Rycraft designs to make a product, please fill out the form below.
If your application is approved, we will contact you for credit card information to process the $25.00 license fee; you will then receive a copy of the signed agreement and a Copyright Royalty Report to use if your sales are $1,000 or more in the license year
Rycraft, Inc
Application and Non-exclusive License Agreement
1. Licensee represents and warrants that the Rycraft design(s) will be a component of Licensee’s product(s) and Licensee agrees to pay the following to Rycraft, Inc. :
a. A $25.00 annual license fee to be paid upon approval of this application form and annually thereafter, until Licensee notifies Rycraft, Inc. in writing that Licensee no longer wishes to be licensed. Licensee understands that if this application or subsequent renewal is denied, the $25.00 fee will be refunded in full.
b. A 5% royalty on all product sold (whenever gross sales are $1,000.00 or more annually), to be paid within 30 days after the end of each year. Licensee agrees to submit a completed “Copyright Royalty Report” within 30 days after the end of each annual period.
2. Rycraft, Inc. (an Oregon corporation), “Licensor,” reserves the right to reject any License Application for any reason, including but not limited to Rycraft’s deeming the product to be incompatible with its image. If Rycraft, Inc. rejects a License Application, any application fee will be refunded.
3. If this application is accepted, Licensee shall have the non-exclusive right to use the design(s) only as set forth herein for a period of one year from the date of acceptance. It is the Licensee’s responsibility to request renewal. Rycraft, Inc. reserves the right to modify or terminate any license granted, upon 30 days written notice to Licensee.
4. Licensee acknowledges that Rycraft designs are protected by the intellectual property laws of the United States, including copyright and trade dress. Licensee understands that these designs may not be used without Rycraft, Inc.’s approval.
5. Licensee will place the following copyright notice at the proper location on each product using Rycraft designs (on the product itself when possible; if not possible, then on a tag), as well as on all advertising for products using Rycraft designs: © Rycraft, Inc., 20___.
6. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, and proposals (whether written or oral) in respect to the matters specified. No agreement or understanding which alters or extends the meaning of this contract shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties. This Agreement is deemed a contract made in Oregon, and it shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Oregon. Venue shall be proper only in the State of Oregon. In the event suit or action is instituted to enforce any of the terms of this contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party such sum as the court deems reasonable as attorneys’ fees at trial or on appeal, in addition to all other sums provided by law.