Add in manufacturing and management costs, and depending on the type of game, a license fee.

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Most vendors charge a license fee for each new box customers buy.

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Terms of the deal call for Samsung to pay a license fee to Universal Display, and to buy a minimum amount of phosphorescent OLED material use in OLED products.

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Under the terms, Funai will pay a cash consideration of EUR 150 million and a brand license fee, relating to a license agreement for an initial period of five and a half years, with an optional renewal of five years.

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In these deals Elan joins another drug company in a joint venture, makes a cash investment in the venture, then gets some or all of the cash back in the form of a license or contract fee spread over the agreement for Elan technology.

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Another possibility: colleges could pay a fee to license MOOC material from other institutions, similar to paying for a textbook.

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You can pay an exorbitant fee for a license and not even be making a profit in your business.

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As they told me in a June 7 interview, Hearsay generates revenues by charging their corporate customers including Farmers Insurance, State Farm and 24 Hour Fitness a monthly per-user fee to license their product, Hearsay Social.

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The financials for a big-budget TV show are more compelling if the license fee and other income sources stay in the family.

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When the license period expires, customers can sign up for maintenance and service contracts at a lower fee.

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