Question about "Officially Licensed Cards"

Hallco

So Topps has MLB, Panini has the NBA and Both have the NFL? Are Upper Deck,Leaf, Etc...eligible to get licensed and just don't want to pay the cost, or is there more to it??? Edumacate me!

llafoe

Without seeing the license verbiage and sans the licenses being "exclusive", no one could conclusively answer your question.