Could anyone help with some contract issues I’m having?
It’s to do with IP assignment and valuing it properly - first time dealing with such a specific issue so struggling to figure out what is the most professional way to resolve this. Thanks in advance!
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- Need more information. Laws vary from country to country, from company to company, and from situation to situation. Generally speaking, if you're a full-time employee (FTE) there is most likely a clause in your employment agreement stipulating that IP is owned by the hiring organization. If you're a freelance contractor, then there should be some language stipulating who owns both the concept and the execution of the given IP. In the case of software, for example, you could have a clause stating that the source code is licensed to the hiring org rather than created as "work for hire." This would allow the org to use the IP on a renewable and/or indeterminant length of time, while still preserving ownership of that IP to you.
- @Christian Johnstone Welcome :)
- @Ewa Grzywacz-Straburzynska Yes, this was exactly what I needed reassurance with thank you!
- Hi, your question is vast. I'm afraid some more details are required. I'm not an expert in this subject, but my husband (PHP developer) deals with this kind of issues on an everyday basis. In general, if in the contract isn't specified that what you created belongs to the company, it belongs to you. Does it help?
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