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Your developer built the product. But what do your agreements say about who owns the IP?
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Founders: do you know who owns the code your business depends on?
Or have you simply assumed it's the company?
A payment record can show that you paid for development.
It may not, on its own, establish all the intellectual property rights your company needs.
Don't overlook co-founders, freelancers, consultants and other contributors.
Review the arrangements that apply to each person's work.
Founder homework: Make a list of everyone who contributed to your product.
For each person, identify the agreement governing their work and check what it says about intellectual property.
Your developer built the product.
Does your company actually own it?
Imagine spending months building a software product, paying your developer, and finally getting ready to raise funds.
Then someone asks:
“Can you demonstrate that your company owns the intellectual property in this product?”
And you realise you haven't properly checked.
You have the product.
You have the invoices.
You have the payment records.
But have you checked the agreements?
Who owns the code under the relevant agreement?
Were the intellectual property rights properly addressed?
Did every person who contributed to building the product have clear terms governing their contributions?
These are not questions to leave until an investor asks them.
Paying someone to build your product does not, by itself, settle every question about intellectual property ownership.
The legal position depends on the applicable law, the nature of the working relationship and the relevant agreements.
So, founders, here is your homework:
Identify everyone who contributed to building your product. Then review the documents governing their work and the company's rights to what they created.
Don't wait until due diligence to discover an ownership problem.
Build the product. Document the rights. Be ready to prove your position.
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