IP assignment agreement for England and Wales. Transfer copyright, code, designs and creative work to the client. Includes moral rights waiver. From £4.99.
An IP assignment agreement transfers ownership of intellectual property — copyright, designs, software, trademarks and database rights — from one party (the assignor) to another (the assignee). It is the document that moves the rights themselves, not just a licence to use them. Used most commonly when a freelancer or contractor has produced work for a client and the client needs to own what they paid for, or when a business is being sold and IP needs to move with it.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 provides that the creator of a work owns its copyright by default — not the person who paid for it. Without an assignment, you have only an implied licence to use what was made. If you commissioned a logo, website, brochure, codebase or product design and want to own it outright, you need an IP assignment in writing.
Identification of the works being transferred, full assignment of rights including future rights and rights in derivative works, moral rights waiver under Chapter IV of the 1988 Act, warranties from the assignor that the works are original and non-infringing, and confirmation that any pre-existing materials remain with the assignor under licence.
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