### Question
How is the term royalties defined?


### Answer
The term **royalties** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 4531* as the following:

> payments of any kind, including payments under technical assistance or similar agreements, made as consideration for the use of, or right to use, a copyright, literary, artistic, or scientific work, patent, trademark, design, model, plan, or secret formula or secret process, excluding payments under technical assistance or similar agreements that can be related to a specific service such as—


(A) personnel training, without regard to where the training is performed

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 4531*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-UNITED STATES&ndash;MEXICO&ndash;CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION > SUBCHAPTER II-CUSTOMS PROVISIONS**

