• The geographic area where the licensee has the right to exercise its exclusive rights.

• Could be a part of a country, one or more countries, continents, or worldwide.

• In plant variety licensing, the most common territory is that of a country.

• Depending on the market coverage capabilities of the licensee, it may also be suitable to instead define the territory as a group of countries or established unions, such as the European Union, the African Union, etc.

• Not all countries are UPOV members, and even UPOV members differ in PVP legislation depending on which version of the UPOV Convention the country has ratified.

• A license is valid only in the countries where a patent has been issued, but rights can be granted, at licensee’s expense, to file for patent protection in additional countries.