Legal Definitions - license coupled with the grant of an interest

A license coupled with the grant of an interest is a type of license that confers the right to perform an act or acts upon a property, rather than just giving permission to do so. This type of license is irrevocable and is considered an interest in the property itself. An injunction may be obtained to prevent the wrongful revocation of such a license.

For example, a license to enter someone's land to hunt and take away the deer killed involves the grant of an interest in the deer and also a license annexed to it to come on the land. The interest must be a recognized interest in the property, and it must have been validly created. This type of license is considered an interest in the land itself.

Another example is a license incidental to the ownership of an interest in a chattel located on the land with respect to which the license exists. This type of license is also considered an interest in the land itself.