Who owns code? Can it be reused? What happens when third-party tools are involved? In ICT contracts, questions around intellectual property rights (IPR) pop up all the time — and the answers aren’t always straightforward. Clear IPR clauses can help organisations avoid confusion, protect their assets, and build stronger relationships with suppliers. To support our members, Beltug has put together a practical Note on Contracting that dives into the key IPR considerations, and provides practical clause samples for our members.
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Beltug members can download the Note on Contracting after login. It includes:
Definitions: examples of how certain concepts relating to intellectual property in a licence or service agreement can be defined.
Conditions for the development and assignment of software: clauses for situations where a supplier is instructed to develop software for a customer and the parties agree that the customer will retain ownership rights to the software.
Conditions for software licensing: clauses for situations where the supplier provides standard software, or alternatively does not agree to assign the intellectual property rights for (specific) developments to the customer.
Third-party IP indemnity: clauses to define the suppliers’ obligations when they assign or licence intellectual property rights to a customer for software that includes third-party components.
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