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What is a royalty audit? - Licensing Executives Society USA and ...

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Red flags:<br />

there may be errors in the <strong>royalty</strong> report if…<br />

▼ The person preparing my <strong>royalty</strong> report has changed<br />

▼ My Licensee has launched new products<br />

▼ My Licensee has started selling my product in new territories<br />

▼ My Licensee has opened a new manufacturing facility<br />

▼ My Licensee has been acquired or has merged with another<br />

company<br />

▼ My Licensee <strong>is</strong> having financial difficulty<br />

▼ My Licensee has changed its accounting system<br />

▼ My <strong>royalty</strong> reports have been late <strong>and</strong> are arriving later each period<br />

▼ My Licensee’s sales of the covered product are not keeping track<br />

with the industry<br />

▼ The person preparing my report <strong>is</strong> not familiar with the license<br />

<strong>and</strong> /or technology being licensed<br />

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