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Acquire a co-ownership interest in software that is currently in development with this Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights.

• The purchaser is investing funds to complete the development of the software, in exchange for receiving a co-ownership interest.
• The purchaser also obtains the patent rights to the software.
• The purchaser grants the developer a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free license to use the patent rights.
• Each party retains its own rights to any subsequent modifications it makes to the software.
• The purchaser covenants not to compete with the software developer.
• This Acquisition Agreement for Co-Ownership Rights in Software does not include specific references to the laws of any country and can be used in most jurisdictions.
• The form is available as a downloadable MS Word template that can be easily modified to include any additional terms of your business arrangement.

Transfer 50% ownership interest in intellectual property to a co-developer with this Co-Ownership Agreement template.

• This type of co-ownership arrangement is typically used by an inventor who needs to partner with a developer in order to develop certain technology and bring it to market.
• The developer becomes a co-owner in the intellectual property, in exchange for providing development services.
• The developer will be responsible for ongoing improvements to the technology, and for developing training documentation.
• Revenues generated by the technology will be the joint property of the co-owners.
• License fees will be assessed when the technology is used by third parties.
• The relationship between the parties is not to be construed as a partnership.
• The agreement contains provisions allowing one co-owner to buy out the other in order to terminate the relationship.
• The Co-Ownership Agreement for Intellectual Property is generic in nature and does not contain references to specific laws of any country or region.
• The template is downloadable and can be easily modified to fit your unique needs.

Use this Intellectual Property checklist and analysis to identify and protect business assets such as copyright, trade mark, patent, industrial design and trade secrets.

The Checklist will assist you to:

• determine the authorship and/or ownership of each asset,
• track whether assets have been registered with the appropriate government authorities (if required),
• ensure that renewals of such registrations are completed on a timely basis,
• track any assignment of rights in the assets to third parties,
• determine if moral rights waivers have been obtained from employees or other parties (if required), and
• determine if the company is taking all steps necessary to ensure that confidential information remains confidential.

This Intellectual Property Checklist and Analysis template is a downloadable and customizable MS Word form.

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

• The purpose of the 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 Confidentiality Agreement template and protect your legal rights.

Post this Intellectual Property Protection Statement on your website to protect against unauthorized use of your materials.

• The form contains standard notices, policies and restrictions with respect to copyright and trade mark, use of proprietary markings, use of licensed materials.
• The file is available in MS Word format, which can be converted to html for posting on your website.
• Easy to customize so you can tailor it for your exact needs.

Track all the steps you have taken in submitting a trade mark application to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office with this easy-to-use Checklist for Trade Mark Application.

• Use the checklist to record:
  • document filings,
  • correspondence and
  • other steps taken during the application to the Trade Mark division, and
  • includes steps for follow-up after the trade mark has been registered.
• This free downloadable form is available as a MS Word template.
• This checklist only considers the procedure for applications made in Canada.