IP assignment or licence? A checklist for business owners
Check ownership, permissions and handover before transferring copyright, a website, software, a logo, a trade mark or a domain name.
Read the guideRecord the agreed transfer of a trade mark and identify the information, permissions and follow-up steps to check.
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Ordinary private companies limited by shares in England and Wales, subject to the document’s specific scope.
Read the scope alongside your existing agreements, the facts of the matter and any professional advice you need.
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Confirm the parties, purpose and information the document needs.
Check the completion notes, existing agreements and approvals relevant to the task.
Check signing, records and any filing or other follow-up steps.
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Record a transfer of copyright, identify the work being transferred and check the permissions and handover steps involved.
Put a website transfer in writing, with a record of what changes hands and the permissions and practical steps to check.
Record the agreed transfer of software and identify the assets, permissions and handover steps that need attention.
Check ownership, permissions and handover before transferring copyright, a website, software, a logo, a trade mark or a domain name.
Read the guideUnderstand what a trade mark protects and how it differs from a company name, domain name or copyright.
Read the guideCompare selling a trade mark with licensing it, and identify the commercial terms and ownership checks each route needs.
Read the guide