NAICS Code 533 — Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

Subsector in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	533
Title	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
Level	Subsector (3-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

Industries in the Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) subsector include establishments primarily engaged in assigning rights to assets, such as patents, trademarks, brand names, and/or franchise agreements, for which a royalty payment or licensing fee is paid to the asset holder. Establishments in this subsector own the patents, trademarks, and/or franchise agreements that they allow others to use or reproduce for a fee and may or may not have created those assets.

Establishments that allow franchisees the use of the franchise name, contingent on the franchisee buying products or services from the franchisor, are classified elsewhere.

Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in leasing real property and establishments primarily engaged in leasing tangible assets, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and industrial machinery and equipment. These establishments are classified in Subsector 531, Real Estate, and Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services, respectively.

Where 533 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Subsector	533	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

Codes under 533

Code	Title
5331	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

Related Subsector codes

• 531 — Real Estate
• 532 — Rental and Leasing Services

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.