(Reuters) - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc (>> Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.) and J.C. Penney Co Inc (>> J.C. Penney Company, Inc.) said on Monday that Penney will no longer be represented on Martha Stewart's board under a revised commercial agreement covering their licensing and design partnership.

The amended agreement also covers a more focused range of categories over a shorter period of time ending on June 30, 2017, the companies said.

It was not immediately clear how, if at all, the revised agreement could affect a major lawsuit the companies face. Macy's Inc (>> Macy's, Inc.), which had an exclusive deal with Martha Stewart, sued Penney and Martha Stewart Living last year over a partnership announced in 2011 in which Penney would open Martha Stewart home shops at hundreds of stores.

(Reporting by Jessica Wohl in Chicago; Editing by Richard Chang)