A license agreement in which licensor has developed and owns software and licensee wishes to obtain a license to the software, and the licensor wishes to grant such a license for the purposes set forth in this agreement. Software is provided to licensee in programmer form ("object code") and user oriented symbolic form ("source code").
A company's policy regarding the use and monitoring of its computer network, including Internet access and e-mail. Applies to all employees when they are using the company's computers or accessing Internet connections. Provisions include: no privacy; improper activities; monitoring notification; nature of e-mail; intellectual property of others; physical property; and troubleshooting/requests. Must be acknowledged through each employee by his signature. Also includes trouble shooting procedure and hardware/software request instructions.
An introduction to software licensing for those new as in-house counsel. Includes product performance, product development as well as open sources issues.
Everyone should have a plan for when they pass away and that includes your digital assets. Read through this guide to gain tips and know-how for your next steps.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the IT, Privacy, and eCommerce eGroup, addresses whether or not Software as a Service (SaaS) service providers should place SaaS offerings into escrow.
This Top Ten provides recommendations for making your IP audit effective and efficient.
This program will feature interactive discussion with the audience to include such questions as: Does my license cover use on servers? How does virtualization affect everything? What do you do with source code? Are source code escrows helpful? What about escrows for software as a service (SaaS)? What is the effect of the trend limiting liability of vendors for intellectual property infringement? What is the effect of open-source software incorporated into a commercial product? What effect is the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Software Contracts having? What else do I need to worry about?
This QuickCounsel reviews some options for structuring multinational software licences and considers key issues that vendors and customers need to address in the licence agreement.
Sample employee intellectual property assignment agreement
A sample agreement for the assignment of an employee's intellectual property rights.