Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Sample Utility Assignment Agreement
This sample form is for use in the assignment of a utility patent application and related intellectual property rights, from an inventor to a corporation.
This sample form is for use in the assignment of a utility patent application and related intellectual property rights, from an inventor to a corporation.
This is a sample copyright assignment agreement. Initially published August 21, 2020, republished March 29, 2023.
This is a sample work for hire and assignment agreement. The sample includes a clause regarding work for hire, and an assignment clause under which the rights to the work produced by the hired party are assigned to the client. Initially published August 21, 2020, republished March 29, 2023.
This is a sample intellectual property assignment agreement, under which a company assigns the rights, title, and interest in and to trademarks, patents, domain names and intangible assets to another company, in connection with a corporate acquisition. This sample includes a choice of New York law.
ACC offers this Legal Operations Maturity Model 2.0 as a reference tool. Use it to benchmark maturity in 14 functional areas of the legal department's operations, bearing in mind that priorities and aspirational targets will vary based on department size, staffing and budgets.
For legal professionals, caution and conservatism are often vital in fulfilling their job responsibilities. Discretion and thoroughness are required to protect clients’ best interests. So it’s no wonder that many in the legal field are hesitant to adopt new, untested technologies. Even with potential benefits on the horizon, the risk of using tools that haven't been fully vetted can be enough to slow down innovation. Read more here.
Learn about the differences between and best practices for protecting patents, confidential information and trade secrets in the US.
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is often caught in cross-functional turf wars. Consequently, many find that the system in place is not the hoped-for “silver bullet,” especially as unmet requirements surface across the organization. Moreover, the benefits documented in the CLM business case may always seem just beyond reach, especially as phased roll-outs stall amidst frustration and disappointment that what was pitched by the vendor turned out to be more difficult to actualize than it seemed.