Software Development Agreement with Perpetual License

Grant a publisher, reseller or distributor a Perpetual Software Licence with this template legal form for Canadian software developers.

Purpose of Licence Agreement

The developer grants the licensee a permanent, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to distribute, resell, sublicense or otherwise make use of the software. In return for the perpetual licence, the licensee pays the developer a one-time licence fee.

Ownership of Software

The developer retains ownership of the original software product. If the licensee creates derivative works from the original, the licensee will own the title to those works.

Reverse Engineering

The licensee has the right to decompile, disassemble and reverse engineer the software.

Format and Governing Laws

The Perpetual Software Licence template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable and reusable.

This legal document is governed by Canadian copyright and intellectual property laws. It can be used anywhere in Canada except for Quebec, where a different form may be required.

Software publishers can write a Letter of Intent to grant a perpetual software license to a licensee with this easy-to-use template.

• The letter summarizes the discussions between the parties prior to signing a legally binding License Agreement.
• The software license will not include upgrades, modifications or new versions of the software.
• Each party will be entitled to modify the software, but neither party will have any rights in the other party's modifications.
• The licensee will not have any rights to license or sublicense the software in a manner which would compete with the licensor's business.
• Confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions covering both parties.
• The letter of intent is not a legal document in and of itself. It expresses the parties' intentions, but is not a binding obligation on the parties to complete the transaction.
• This is a generic document which does not reference the laws of any particular country or jurisdiction.

This Perpetual Software License form makes it easy to grant a publisher, reseller or distributor a never-ending license to market your apps.

• The developer grants the licensee a permanent, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to distribute, resell, sublicense or otherwise make use of the software.
• In return for the perpetual license, the licensee pays the developer a fixed lump sum license fee.
• The developer retains title to the original software, but title to any derivative works created by the licensee belongs to the licensee.
• The licensee also has the right to decompile, disassemble and reverse engineer the software.
• This license form is governed by United States intellectual property laws.
• You can download the form as a MS Word template immediately after you pay for it.