Confidentiality Agreement for Invention

Employers can protect their interest in inventions and innovations created by employees with this template agreement governing ownership of such inventions.

• The employee assigns all of their right, title and interest in all inventions, patents and improvements developed by the employee in connection with their employment.
• The employee agrees to take all actions necessary to aid the employer in securing domestic and foreign patent rights.
• The employee also agrees to keep all of the employer's proprietary information confidential and not disclose any or all of such information.
• This Agreement Governing Employee Inventions does not contain references to the laws of any specific country or jurisdiction.
• The template is downloadable and fully editable to meet your unique business needs.

Give a manufacturer the right to use your patented invention or process to manufacture and distribute other products through this Exclusive Patent License Agreement.

• The manufacturer is granted an exclusive worldwide license to use the inventor's patent for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing and selling products.
• The manufacturer also has the right to use certain trade marks belonging to the inventor in connection with the products.
• The manufacturer will pay a royalty for each product sold within the territory. Royalties will be calculated as a percentage of net price.
• The manufacturer must aggressively market, promote and distribute the products.
• All costs of manufacturing, selling and distributing within the territory will be borne by the manufacturer.
• Pricing of products must be consistent with the pricing of other similar products.
• The agreement also contains confidentiality provisions to protect against disclosure of any proprietary information.
• The template sets out the procedure to be followed in the event of infringement claims.
• This is a generic legal contract template that does not contain references to the laws of any particular country or jurisdiction.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable.

Use this template contract to write a Joint Product Development Agreement between a client and a developer to develop prototype products for manufacture and distribution.

• The client will supply the necessary equipment, and the developer will obtain all regulatory approvals required for manufacturing, selling, licensing and leasing the products.
• The developer owns the background technology.
• All products, documentation, inventions and developments created under the agreement belong jointly to both parties.
• Either party may propose changes to the specifications, but no changes will be implemented unless agreed in writing by both parties.
• The developer indemnifies the client against claims and losses.
• The customer may terminate the agreement at any time, and the developer will have no claim for damages, losses, compensation or otherwise, except to the extent expressly provided in the Agreement.
• This is a downloadable, fully editable legal contract template in MS Word format.

Grant a manufacturer a license to use your patent for manufacturing other products with this Non-Exclusive Patent License Agreement.

• The license is a non-exclusive worldwide royalty-free license.
• The license cannot be transferred or assigned by the manufacturer.
• The inventor retains all title and ownership to the patent and to the derivative inventions.
• This legal form template is downloadable and can be used as often as you like. Easy to customize for your unique needs.
• This is a generic form which does not contain references to any specific legislation and can be used in many countries and jurisdictions.

Get this Secrecy Agreement signed before you submit an invention or innovation for evaluation.

• The purpose of the Secrecy Agreement is to protect the owner of proprietary information (such as an invention, innovation, new method or process) when they are submitting the information for evaluation to determine its usefulness and marketability.
• Often this evaluation is done by a party interested in investing and/or marketing the innovation.
• The interested party will have no rights to the information or any ideas or improvements arising from the information, all of which remains the sole property of the owner.
• The interested party will not disclose or use any of the information except with the consent of the owner or as required by law.
• If the interested party breaches the agreement, it will pay damages and costs to the owner.

Ideas are valuable - that's why they get stolen. Don't let that happen to you. Buy and download the Secrecy Agreement template and protect your legal rights.