Independent Contractor Agreement for Technology Development

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.

Protect your company's rights in technology developed by an employee with this Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership of Intellectual Property.

• If your employees are actively involved in the development and creation of intellectual property as a function of their job, they should sign an Acknowledgement of Joint Ownership form.
• The employee acknowledges that certain materials developed during the course of his or her employment are jointly owned by the employee and the employer, including any intellectual property rights in the materials.
• Failure to get it in writing could result in lengthy and expensive legal claims.
• The Acknowledgement form is generic (not specific to any country) and can be used anywhere.
• This is a reusable legal form. Buy it, download it, and use it as often as you need to.

Set the terms for payment of royalties on intellectual property with this contract template for Canadian businesses.

• This agreement covers royalties accruing on intellectual property that was developed by the seller, which is being transferred to a purchaser as part of a transfer of business assets.
• The intellectual property will continue to be used by the purchaser in connection with the business operations, and royalties will continue to accrue.
• The purchaser agrees to pay the seller an ongoing royalty for a specified number of years following the closing of the purchase and sale transaction.
• The royalty will be calculated based on the customer base and non-exempted gross earnings of the business.
• This Royalty Agreement refers to the laws of Canada. It can be used in any Canadian province or territory. A French language version may be required in Quebec.

Establish a strategic alliance between two companies involved in similar or related businesses with this template Business Alliance Agreement for companies operating in Canada.

• Both parties agree to cooperate in identifying prospective customers, representing products and providing technical support to customers.
• Each party will be treated as the general contractor for projects in which it proposes the goods and services of the other party.
• Either party may terminate the agreement on proper notice to the other party.
• Each party shall be liable only to the extent of its respective interest.
• Each party shall treat all information received from the other party as confidential.
• The parties agree to arbitration in the event of a dispute.
• This is a downloadable legal contract governed by Canadian laws.

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.