Except as provided in subd. 2. and par. (df), gross royalties and other gross receipts received for the use or license of intangible property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service names, franchises, licenses, plans, specifications, blueprints, processes, techniques, formulas, designs, layouts, patterns, drawings, manuals, technical know-how, contracts, and customer lists, are sales in this state if any of the following applies: a.
(a)#
The purchaser or licensee uses the intangible property in the operation of a trade or business at a location in this state. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the purchaser or licensee uses the intangible property in the operation of a trade or business in more than one state, the gross royalties and other gross receipts from the use of the intangible property shall be divided between those states having jurisdiction to impose an income tax on the taxpayer in proportion to the use of the intangible property in those states.
(b)#
The purchaser or licensee is billed for the purchase or license of the use of the intangible property at a location in this state.
(c)#
The purchaser or licensee of the use of the intangible property has its commercial domicile in this state.