Recorded Webinar: Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Commercial Contracts

Intellectual property rights and confidential information are often included in a range of different commercial contracts. This session explores key drafting essentials when preparing commercial contracts involving IP clauses. It covers:

• IP and employment contracts:
  • who owns the IP in work done by employees and contractors?
  • drafting watertight IP assignment clauses
  • use of moral rights clauses
  • protecting confidential information
• Supply agreements:
  • does the supplier retain full ownership of the IP?
  • are any IP rights assigned upon full payment?
  • case study: Software Development Agreements
• Business sale agreements:
  • have you captured all of the relevant IP?
  • do you need any warranties or conditions precedent dealing with ownership defects?
  • drafting appropriate assignment clauses