<P> Middle - earth Enterprises , formerly known as Tolkien Enterprises , is a trading name for a division of The Saul Zaentz Company , located in Berkeley , California . The company owns the worldwide exclusive rights to certain elements of J.R.R. Tolkien 's two most famous literary works : The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit . These elements include the titles of the works , the names of characters contained within as well as the names of places , objects and events within them , and certain short phrases and sayings from the works . </P>
<P> Middle - earth Enterprises , formerly known as Tolkien Enterprises , is a trading name for a division of The Saul Zaentz Company , located in Berkeley , California . The company owns the worldwide exclusive rights to certain elements of J.R.R. Tolkien 's two most famous literary works : The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit . These elements include the titles of the works , the names of characters contained within as well as the names of places , objects and events within them , and certain short phrases and sayings from the works . </P>
who owns the lord of the rings franchise
who owns the lord of the rings franchise
Middle - earth Enterprises
Middle - earth Enterprises