IP Assignment Agreement.
IP Assignment Agreement transferring intellectual property to the company. For founders, employees, and contractors.
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Founders assign all prior IP.
Clear ownership of work product.
Investors require IP assignment for diligence.
Acquirers require IP ownership chain.
What to avoid.
Founder personal IP must be assigned.
Inventions during engagement may not be assigned.
What is and is not assigned becomes ambiguous.
Address explicitly.
Common questions.
Do founders need IP assignment?
What about employees?
What about contractors?
Notarize?
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