North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

• 53 - Real estate and rental and leasing
• 533 - Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
• 5331 - Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)
• 53311 - Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

533110 - Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in holding non-financial intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, brand names, and/or franchise agreements, and allowing others to use or reproduce those assets for a fee.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • brand-name owners
  • franchises, selling or licensing
  • intellectual property holders (except copyright)
  • inventors, self-employed
  • oil royalty holders
  • patent buying and licensing
  • patent holders
  • trademark lessors

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • leasing equipment and goods (See 532 Rental and leasing services)
  • leasing real property (See 5311 Lessors of real estate)
  • reproduction and/or distribution of copyrighted works such as newspapers, periodicals, books, databases, software and multimedia products, film and videos, and musical works (51-Information and cultural industries, or 71-Arts, entertainment and recreation)