Each Party Keeps Ownership of its Pre-Existing Intellectual Property
Each party keeps ownership of their own materials that existed before the agreement was made, including all intellectual property rights.
If any work the Contractor does for the Client includes pre-existing Contractor materials or intellectual property, the Client has permission to use these materials, but only as needed to use Contractor’s work product. For example, the Client can use the Contractor’s intellectual property in a report made for the Client, but cannot use that content to re-sell.
Both Parties Give Permission to use Intellectual Property as needed for the Contract
Each party gives the other permission to use their intellectual property to complete the purposes of the contract. For example, the Contractor may use the Client’s intellectual property as needed to complete the work it was hired to do. But, unless the parties agree to it, the intellectual property cannot be used for anything else.
Special Permissions Given to the Contractor
So long as it is kept confidential, the Client gives the Contractor permission to use the work product made for the Client to create and improve the Contractor’s products and services.
Permission to Use Logos, Branding, and Trademarks
Each party gives the other permission to use and display the other’s logos, branding, and trademarks as needed for the contract, so long as:
- They must be used according to the owner’s guidelines and policies.
- They must not be changed or used in a misleading or harmful way.
- They must not be used with products, services, or activities that compete or interfere with the owner’s rights.
- Use of them must not imply an endorsement or affiliation without written permission.
- Each party agrees to stop using them if the owner requests or when the agreement ends.
