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Intellectual property assignment

Transfers ownership of work product / IP created under the document.

In plain English

Says who owns the work that gets created. In India copyright in an employee's work usually sits with the employer, but patents and other IP do NOT transfer automatically — so spell it out.

Relevant law

  • Copyright Act, 1957 (s.17)
  • Patents Act, 1970

Where this commonly appears

Startups & FundingHR & WorkplaceIntellectual Property
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