| name | sports-licensing-summary |
| title | Sports Licensing Agreement Summary |
| description | Summarizes sports licensing agreements (merchandise, broadcasting, endorsement) into structured frameworks extracting parties, financials, IP rights, obligations, compliance, and risks. Use when an agent reviews a sports licensing contract, broadcasting rights deal, athlete endorsement agreement, or merchandise licensing arrangement. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/sports-licensing-summary |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | general |
| practice | sports |
| language | en |
| tags | ["agreement","summarization","summary","transactional"] |
Sports Licensing Agreement Summary
Structured summary of a sports licensing agreement capturing all material terms for legal and business decision-making.
Prerequisites
- Full executed agreement including schedules, exhibits, and amendments
- Agreement type identified: merchandise, broadcasting, endorsement, or hybrid
- Any referenced league rules or CBA provisions that constrain terms
Summary Sections
1. Agreement Overview
Extract: parties (full legal names + roles), effective date, term with renewal mechanics, agreement type, and licensed rights.
Licensed rights by type:
- Merchandise — IP licensed (logos, player names/likenesses, event branding), product categories, territory, exclusivity
- Broadcasting — media rights (TV, streaming, radio, digital), territory, exclusivity, blackout provisions, sublicensing
- Endorsement — promotional obligations, products/services endorsed, NIL usage rights, social media obligations
2. Financial Terms
Extract each component present:
- Upfront payments and signing bonuses
- Guaranteed minimums (annual or term)
- Royalties: rate, calculation method, gross vs. net definition
- Performance bonuses: triggers (sales thresholds, viewership, milestones)
- Advances and recoupment terms
- Revenue sharing: split percentages, qualifying revenue definition
- Payment schedule and reporting deadlines
- Audit rights: scope, frequency, cost allocation
Flag any ambiguity in gross vs. net revenue definitions.
3. Obligations & Performance
Licensee: minimum sales/broadcast commitments, quality control or production value standards, marketing spend minimums, reporting requirements (sales, distribution, audience metrics).
Licensor: IP value maintenance, marketing support and promotional appearances, exclusivity grants (category or territory), approval rights (designs, ad materials, broadcast content).
4. Legal Protections
Extract: IP warranties and infringement indemnification, termination for cause (grounds, cure periods, notice), termination without cause (availability, notice period), post-termination obligations (sell-off, content removal, final payments), morals clause (triggers, remedies), confidentiality, non-compete/exclusivity restrictions, dispute resolution (arbitration vs. litigation, governing law, venue).
5. Industry-Specific Provisions
Check and document where applicable: league rules limiting terms or requiring approval, CBA restrictions on player-related deals, FCC compliance (broadcasting), consumer protection compliance (merchandise), DRM requirements, social media restrictions, competing brand association restrictions.
