In-House Starters: IP and Technology

Explain how to do a basic copyright clearance for using third-party content in marketing materials.

Draft a customer license clause for software with clear usage limitations.

Draft a clause assigning inventions created during employment to the company, with a moral rights waiver where applicable.

List common pitfalls in IP ownership clauses in contractor agreements and how to avoid them.

Draft a clause prohibiting reverse engineering or decompiling software provided under an agreement.

Summarize considerations when deciding whether to file a patent or keep an invention as a trade secret.

Generate a checklist for ensuring trade secret protection when working with vendors and partners.

List best practices to protect trademarks when entering a co-branding or white-label arrangement.

Summarize the difference between trademark registration and use-based rights in the US.

Draft work-for-hire / assignment language to ensure contractor deliverables are owned by the company.