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.
This article discusses tips to ensure that a document retention policy protects your company in the case of litigation, is compliant with current laws, and is cost-effective.
Learn about the differences between and best practices for protecting patents, confidential information and trade secrets in the US.
This briefing explores some of the key themes that we are seeing in trade secrets disputes in the UK and across the EU.
This article discusses the Supreme Court's decision denying a petition of several oil and gas company seeking to remove a climate change lawsuit from state court to federal court. The case, BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, is one of more than a dozen lawsuits filed since July 2017 by local and state governments against oil and gas companies.