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Inventor desires to have [SPECIFY] (the \"Invention(s)\") perfected and marketed at the earliest possible time in order that products resulting therefrom may be available for public use and benefit. Licensee desires a license under said Invention(s) and Licensed Patent(s) for commercialization of this technology. The Invention(s) was/were made in the course of research conducted by [ORGANIZATION OR LABORATORY] or supported by [ORGANIZATION OR LABORATORY] - IF APPLICABLE. DEFINITIONS When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated herein: \"Invention(s)\" means any invention disclosed in Inventor Docket [NUMBER]. \"Licensed Patent(s)\" means Inventor's [COUNTRY] Patent Application, Serial Number [NUMBER], filed [DATE] and any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations or reissues of any such patent applications or patents. \"Licensed Field of Use\" is for [SPECIFY FIELD OF USE]. GRANT Inventor hereby grants and Licensee hereby accepts a non-exclusive license to the Invention(s) and to the Licensed Patents in the Licensed Field of Use. Said license of Section 2.1 shall commence on [DATE] and continue until expiration of the last to expire of Licensed Patent(s). Inventor acknowledges that future inventions and discoveries relating to this technology may be useful to Licensee in its development and/or commercialization process. Subject to Inventor's obligations to sponsored research, Inventor will, as soon as practicable, bring any such new invention and discovery related to this technology to Licensee's attention and provide Licensee a reasonable opportunity to negotiate a license therefore. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This Agreement is subject to all of the terms and conditions of [Title 35 United States Code Sections 200 through 204 or YOUR COUNTRY'S EQUIVALENT], and Licensee agrees to take all reasonable action necessary on its part as licensee to enable Inventor to satisfy its obligation thereunder, relating to Invention(s). REPORTS Beginning [DATE], during the term of the Agreement, Licensee shall make a written annual report to Inventor every [TIME INTERVAL] regarding the progress of Licensee toward commercial use of the Invention(s) and Licensed Patent(s). Such report shall include, as a minimum, information sufficient to enable Inventor to satisfy reporting requirements of the [GOVERNMENT/REGULATING BODY] and for Inventor to ascertain progress by Licensee toward commercializing the Invention(s) and Licensed Patent(s). ROYALTIES Licensee agrees to pay to Inventor a nonrefundable license issue royalty of $[AMOUNT] upon signing this Agreement. Such payment is due [DATE]. On [DATE] and at every [TIME INTERVAL] thereafter, Licensee agrees to pay to Inventor royalty payments of $[AMOUNT]. Licensee will also pay to Inventor a one time, nonrefundable patent issue royalty of $[AMOUNT] after the issuance of a Licensed Patent(s). Such payment is due within [NUMBER] days after notification from Inventor. NEGATION OF WARRANTIES Nothing in this Agreement is or shall be construed as: A warranty or representation by Inventor as to the validity or scope of any Licensed Patent(s); A warranty or representation that anything made, used, sold, or otherwise disposed of under any license granted in this Agreement is or will be free from infringement of patents, copyrights, and other rights of third parties; An obligation to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement; or Granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any licenses or rights under patents or other rights of Inventor or other persons other than to the Invention(s) and Licensed Patent(s), regardless of whether such patents or other rights are dominant or subordinate to any Licensed Patent(s). Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Inventor MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED PATENT(S) WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. Licensee agrees that nothing in this Agreement grants Licensee any express or implied license or right under or to: [COUNTRY] Patent No. [NUMBER], \"[TITLE]\" or reissues thereof; or [COUNTRY] Patent No. [NUMBER], \"[TITLE]\" or any patent application corresponding thereto. INDEMNITY Licensee agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Inventor and Inventor Affiliates and their respective trustees, officers, employees, students, and agents against any and all claims for death, illness, personal injury, property damage, and improper business practices arising out of the manufacture, use, sale, or other disposition of Invention(s), Licensed Patent(s), or Licensed Product(s) by Licensee, or their customers. Inventor shall not be liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or other damages whatsoever, whenever grounded in tort (including negligence), strict liability, and contract or otherwise. 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NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows: NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Both Parties understand and agree that each Party may have access to the confidential information of the other party. For the purposes of this Agreement, \"Confidential Information\" means proprietary and confidential information about the Disclosing Party's (or it's suppliers') business or activities. Such information includes all business, financial, technical, and other information marked or designated by such Party as \"confidential\" or \"proprietary.\" Confidential Information also includes information which, by the nature of the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, ought in good faith to be treated as confidential. For the purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information does not include: Information that is currently in the public domain or that enters the public domain after the signing of this Agreement. Information a Party lawfully receives from a third Party without restriction on disclosure and without breach of a non-disclosure obligation. Information that the Receiving Party knew prior to receiving any Confidential Information from the Disclosing Party. Information that the Receiving Party independently develops without reliance on any Confidential Information from the Disclosing Party. Each Party agrees that it will not disclose to any third Party or use any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other Party except when expressly permitted in writing by the other Party. Each Party also agrees that it will take all reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of the other Party in its possession or control. TERM The term of this Agreement is [number] of [years/months] from the date of execution by both Parties. TITLE The Receiving Party agrees that all Confidential Information furnished by the Disclosing Party shall remain the sole property of the Disclosing Party. 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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: PREAMBLE The preamble shall form part hereof as if herein recited at length. GRANT OF LICENSE Subject to the terms and conditions set out herein, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee the exclusive royalty free, right and license, with the right to have others licensed in conformity with the provisions of this agreement (the \"Trade Mark License\"), to use the Trade Marks and works in which copyright subsists as set forth in Article [NUMBER] of this agreement, in [COUNTRY] (the \"Territory\"), only on and in connection with the sale and distribution of the wares and services set forth in Schedule [SPECIFY] hereto, and, if the Licensor obtains an amendment to the registration of the Trade Marks (which it will apply for at the request and expense of the Licensee), the additional wares and services set forth in Schedule [SPECIFY] hereto if such additional wares and services are offered for sale in the ordinary course of business in substantially all of the [SPECIFY] stores in [COUNTRY] operated by the Licensee in respect of the Purchased Business and such other wares and services which are offered for sale in the ordinary course of business in substantially all the [SPECIFY] stores in [COUNTRY] operated by the Licensee in respect of the Purchased Business as may be mutually agreed upon (acting reasonably) by Licensor and Licensee from time to time (herein collectively referred to as \"Designated Products and Services\"). Licensee agrees that it shall not use any Trade Mark in connection with a ware or service which is not one of the Designated Products and Services nor shall it use any Trade Mark outside of the Territory. Furthermore, Licensee shall not have the right to use any of the Trade Marks (i) in its corporate name, or (ii) other than pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. However, the Licensee may use the Trade Marks in public signage for the Licensee's [SPECIFY] outlets from which a significant variety of Designated Products and Services are offered for sale and, with the prior written consent of the Licensor (which consent cannot be unreasonably withheld) and upon satisfaction of such conditions as to the protection of the distinctiveness and goodwill of the Trade Marks as the Licensor may reasonably impose, may use the Trade Marks in association with other words or expressions in association with Designated Products and Services. It is understood and agreed that the Trade Mark License is limited strictly to the rights granted hereunder and that all other rights in the Trade Marks in connection with the present and future businesses of Licensor and its affiliates throughout the world are reserved to Licensor and its affiliates. Licensee shall have the right to assign the Trade Mark License in connection with any sale by the Licensee of all or substantially all of the Purchased Business or have further licenses granted to purchasers of all or substantially all of the Purchased Business in [SPECIFY] or to franchisees of the Licensee with or without royalties or other consideration being payable to Licensee, without the consent of Licensor and without any right on the part of Licensor to receive the whole or any part of any such other royalties or other consideration; provided, however, that Licensee shall promptly inform Licensor in writing of the identity and business address of any additional licensee or assignee and provided further that as a condition of such assignment or sublicense such additional licensee or assignee will be required to enter into a trade mark license agreement with Licensor more particularly described below. No assignment shall operate to release Licensee from its obligations hereunder. The assignment by Licensee of this Trade Mark License shall take place only upon the assignee and the Licensor entering into a trade mark license agreement substantially the same as this Trade Mark License, which agreement the Licensor shall not unreasonably refuse to negotiate and execute at the sole expense of the Licensee. The grant from time to time by Licensee to additional licensees of the right to use the Trade Marks shall be by license agreement between Licensor, Licensee and the additional licensee, which license agreement shall incorporate no less stringent obligations on the part of the additional licensee with respect to the use by such licensee of the Trade Marks than are required of Licensee by this agreement and shall not provide for the granting to any such licensee of greater rights to use the Trade Marks than are enjoyed by Licensee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the additional licensee shall agree to be bound in such license agreement by the quality control and trade mark provisions set out in Articles [NUMBER] and [NUMBER] below. Licensor hereby appoints Licensee as its agent to, and Licensee hereby agrees to, enforce compliance by all additional licensees appointed by Licensee with the provisions of their respective license agreements (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the quality control provisions contained therein). The appointment of Licensee as an agent is solely for the purposes of this agreement. TERM Subject to the provisions of Article [NUMBER], this agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a term of [NUMBER] years from the date of this Agreement, subject to automatic renewal for an indefinite number of further [NUMBER] year terms unless (i) at least [NUMBER] days prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal term Licensee delivers a written notice to Licensor stating that it does not wish this agreement to be renewed, or (ii) Licensee is at the time of the renewal in default under Article [NUMBER] of this agreement. QUALITY CONTROL So as not to bring discredit upon the Trade marks, Licensee agrees that the Designated Products and Services sold and distributed by Licensee will at all times be of good quality and that the Designated Products and Services will be merchandised, distributed and sold by Licensee with packaging and sales promotion materials appropriate for good quality products and services. 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Number is [Insert], and its Business License Number is [insert]. Independent Contractor has complied with all Federal, State, and local laws regarding business permits, sales permits, licenses, reporting requirements, tax withholding requirements, and other legal requirements of any kind that may be required to carry out said business and the Scope of Work which is to be performed as an Independent Contractor pursuant to this Agreement. Independent Contractor is or remains open to conducting similar tasks or activities for clients other than the Company and holds themselves out to the public to be a separate business entity. Company desires to engage and contract for the services of the Independent Contractor to perform certain tasks as set forth below. Independent Contractor desires to enter into this Agreement and perform as an independent contractor for the company and is willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the mutual promises and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows: TERMS This Agreement shall be effective commencing [Date], and shall continue until terminated at the completion of the Scope of Work which shall occur no later than [Date] or by either party as otherwise provided herein. STATUS OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR This Agreement does not constitute a hiring by either party. It is the parties intentions that Independent Contractor shall have an independent contractor status and not be an employee for any purposes, including, but not limited to, [laws]. Independent Contractor shall retain sole and absolute discretion in the manner and means of carrying out their activities and responsibilities under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be considered or construed to be a partnership or joint venture, and the Company shall not be liable for any obligations incurred by Independent Contractor unless specifically authorized in writing. Independent Contractor shall not act as an agent of the Company, ostensibly or otherwise, nor bind the Company in any manner, unless specifically authorized to do so in writing. TASKS, DUTIES, AND SCOPE OF WORK Independent Contractor agrees to devote as much time, attention, and energy as necessary to complete or achieve the following: [Describe]. The above to be referred to in this Agreement as the \"Scope of Work\". It is expected that the Scope of Work will completed by [Date]. Independent Contractor shall additionally perform any and all tasks and duties associated with the Scope of Work set forth above, including but not limited to, work being performed already or related change orders. Independent Contractor shall not be entitled to engage in any activities which are not expressly set forth by this Agreement. The books and records related to the Scope of Work set forth in this Agreement shall be maintained by the Independent Contractor at the Independent Contractor's principal place of business and open to inspection by Company during regular working hours. Documents to which Company will be entitled to inspect include, but are not limited to, any and all contract documents, change orders/purchase orders and work authorized by Independent Contractor or Company on existing or potential projects related to this Agreement. Independent Contractor shall be responsible to the management and directors of Company, but Independent Contractor will not be required to follow or establish a regular or daily work schedule. Supply all necessary equipment, materials and supplies. Independent Contractor will not rely on the equipment or offices of Company for completion of tasks and duties set forth pursuant to this Agreement. Any advice given Independent Contractors regarding the scope of work shall be considered a suggestion only, not an instruction. Company retains the right to inspect, stop, or alter the work of Independent Contractor to assure its conformity with this Agreement. ASSURANCE OF SERVICES Independent Contractor will assure that the following individuals (the \"Key Employees\") will be available to perform, and will perform, the Services hereunder until they are completed (identify by title and name as applicable): [Name of Key Employee, Title] [Name of Key Employee, Title] The Key Employees may be changed only with the prior written approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. COMPENSATION Independent Contractor shall be entitled to compensation for performing those tasks and duties related to the Scope of Work as follows: [Describe] Such compensation shall become due and payable to Independent Contractor in the following time, place, and manner: [Describe] NOTICE CONCERNING WITHHOLDING OF TAXES Independent Contractor recognizes and understands that it will receive a [specify tax] statement and related tax statements, and will be required to file corporate and/or individual tax returns and to pay taxes in accordance with all provisions of applicable Federal and State law. Independent Contractor hereby promises and agrees to indemnify the Company for any damages or expenses, including attorney's fees, and legal expenses, incurred by the Company as a result of independent contractor's failure to make such required payments. AGREEMENT TO WAIVE RIGHTS TO BENEFITS Independent Contractor hereby waives and foregoes the right to receive any benefits given by Company to its regular employees, including, but not limited to, health benefits, vacation and sick leave benefits, profit sharing plans, etc. This waiver is applicable to all non-salary benefits which might otherwise be found to accrue to the Independent Contractor by virtue of their services to Company, and is effective for the entire duration of Independent Contractor's agreement with Company. This waiver is effective independently of Independent Contractor's employment status as adjudged for taxation purposes or for any other purpose. Neither this Agreement, nor any duties or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by either party without the consent of the other. TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated prior to the completion or achievement of the Scope of Work by either party giving [number] days written notice. Such termination shall not prejudice any other remedy to which the terminating party may be entitled, either by law, in equity, or under this Agreement. NON-DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS, CUSTOMER LISTS AND OTHER PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Independent Contractor agrees not to disclose or communicate, in any manner, either during or after Independent Contractor's agreement with Company, information about Company, its operations, clientele, or any other information, that relate to the business of Company including, but not limited to, the names of its customers, its marketing strategies, operations, or any other information of any kind which would be deemed confidential, a trade secret, a customer list, or other form of proprietary information of Company. Independent Contractor acknowledges that the above information is material and confidential and that it affects the profitability of Company. 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WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the parties are desirous of forming a Joint Venture (the \"Venture\"), under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE] by execution of this Agreement for the purposes set forth herein and are desirous of fixing and defining between themselves their respective responsibilities, interests, and liabilities in connection with the performance of the before mentioned project; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, the Parties herein agree to constitute themselves as Joint Venturers, henceforth, \"Venturers\" for the purposes before mentioned, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto, after first being duly sworn, do covenant, agree and certify as follows: DEFINITIONS \"Affiliate\" shall refer to (i) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with another person, (ii) any person owning or controlling 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other person, (iii) any officer, director or other partner of such person and (iv) if such other person is an officer, director, joint Venturer or partner, any business or entity for which such person acts in any such capacity. \"Venturers\" shall refer to [VENTURE NAME] Inc., and any successor(s) as may be designated and admitted to the Venture. \"Internal Revenue Code\", \"Code\" or \"I.R.C.\" shall refer to the current and applicable Internal Revenue Code. \"Net Profits and Net Losses\" means the taxable income and loss of the Venture, except as follows: [DESCRIBE] The \"Book\" value of an asset shall be substituted for its adjusted tax basis if the two differ, but otherwise Net Profits and Net Losses shall be determined in accordance with federal income tax principles. \"Project\" shall refer to that certain [DESCRIBE] project known as [NAME]. \"Treasury Regulations\" shall refer to those regulations promulgated by the Department of the Treasury with respect to certain provision of Internal Revenue Code. \"Percentage of Participation\" shall refer to that figure set forth in Exhibit A. FORMATION, NAME, AND PRINCIPLE PLACE OF BUSINESS Formation (a) The Venturers do hereby form a joint venture pursuant to the laws of the State of [STATE/PROVINCE] in order for the Venture to carry on the purposes for which provision is made herein. (b) The Ventures shall execute such certificates as may be required by the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE] or of any other state in order for the Venture to operate its business and shall do all other acts and things requisite for the continuation of the Venture as a joint venture pursuant to applicable law. Name The Name and style under which the Venture shall be conducted is: [DESCRIBE]. Principal place of business The Venture shall maintain its principal place of business at [FULL ADDRESS]. The Venture may re-locate its office from time to time or have additional offices as the Venturers may determine. PURPOSE OF THE JOINT VENTURE The business of the Venture shall be to perform: [DESCRIBE], a project having the Contract # , being entitled, and being in a dollar amount of [AMOUNT], in accordance with the contract documents for the Project and all such other business incidental to the general purposes herein set forth. TERM The term of the Venture shall commence as of the date hereof and shall be terminated and dissolved upon the earliest to occur of: (i) completion of the Project and receipt of all sums due the Venture by the Owner, [OWNER NAME] pursuant thereto and payment of all laborers and material men employed by the Venture in connection with the project; (ii) [DATE]; (iii) the unanimous agreement of the Ventures; or (iv) the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION Description Except as otherwise provided in sections 6.0 and 9.0 hereof, the interest of the Parties in any gross profits and their respective shares in any losses and/or liabilities that may result from the filing of a joint bid and/or the performance of the Construction Contract, and their interests in all property and equipment acquired and all money received in connection with the performance of the Contract shall be as follows: [Name Joint Venture Partner Percentage] Losses The Parties agree that in the event any losses arise out of or results from the performance of the Project, each Venturer shall assume and pay the share of the losses that is equal to the percentage of participation. Liabilities If for any reason, a Venturer sustains any liabilities or is required to pay any losses arising out of or directly connected with the Project, or the execution of any surety bonds or indemnity agreements in connection therewith, which are in excess of its Percentage of Participation, in the Joint Venture, the other Venturer shall promptly reimburse such Venturer this excess, so that each and every member of the Joint Venturer will then have paid its proportionate share of such losses to the full extent of its Percentage of Participation. Indemnities The Venturers agree to indemnify each other and to hold the other harmless from, any and all losses of the Joint Venture that are in excess of such other Venturer's Percentage of Participation. Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall be limited to losses that are directly connected with or arise out of the performance of the Project and/or the execution of any bonds or indemnity agreements in connection therewith and shall not be relate to or include any incidental, indirect or consequential losses that may be sustained or suffered by a Party. Duration The Parties shall from time to time execute such bonds and indemnity agreements, including applications there and other documents that may be necessary in connection with the performance of the Project. Provided however, that the liability of each of the Parties under any agreements to indemnify a surety company or surety companies shall be limited to the percentage of the total liability assumed by all the Parties under such indemnity agreements that is equal to the Party's Percentage of Participation. Initial contribution of the venture (a) The Venturers shall contribute the Property to the Venture and their Capital Account shall each be credited with the appropriate value of such contribution in accordance with their Venture interests. (b) Except as otherwise required by law or this Agreement, the Venturers shall not be required to make any further capital contributions to the Venture. Venture interests Upon execution of this Agreement, the Venturers shall each own the following interests in the Venture: Joint Venture Partner Percentage Return of capital contributions (a) No Venturer shall have the right to withdraw his capital contributions or demand or receive the return of his capital contributions or any part thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. (b) The Venturers shall not be personally liable for the return of capital contributions or any part thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. (c) The Venture shall not pay interest on capital contributions of any Venturer.","Joint Venture Agreement",70,"https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/imgs/1000px/joint-venture-agreement-D889.png","https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/imgs/250px/889.png","https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/svgs/docviewerWebApp1.html?v6#889.xml",{"title":6,"description":6},[141,142],{"label":17,"url":97},{"label":17,"url":97},"joint venture agreement","/template/joint-venture-agreement-D889",{"description":146,"descriptionCustom":6,"label":147,"pages":8,"size":148,"extension":10,"preview":149,"thumb":150,"svgFrame":151,"seoMetadata":152,"parents":153,"keywords":158,"url":159},"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT This Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (the \"Agreement\") is effective [DATE], BETWEEN: [YOUR COMPANY NAME] (the \"Assignor\"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS] AND: [COMPANY NAME] (the \"Assignee\"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [COMPLETE ADDRESS] AND: [COMPANY NAME] (the \"Shareholder\"), a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [COMPLETE ADDRESS] PREAMBLE WHEREAS [YOUR COMPANY NAME] owns all rights in a patent registered with the [COUNTRY] Patent Office under file number [NUMBER], serial number [NUMBER], entitled [SPECIFY] (the \"Patent\"); WHEREAS [YOUR COMPANY NAME] wishes to assign all rights and title in and to the Patent [COMPANY NAME]; WHEREAS the parties wish to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions more particularly provided herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and agreements herein contained, the preamble forming an integral part hereof, the parties agree as follows: DEFINITIONS In this Agreement, except where the context or subject matter is inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the following meanings: \"Affiliates\" means, with respect to a Party to this Agreement, any person which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Party. The term \"control\" means possession, direct or indirect, of the powers to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through ownership of equity participation, voting securities, or beneficial interests, by contract, by agreement or otherwise. \"Agreement\" shall mean this document, the annexed schedules, which are incorporated herein, together with any future written and executed amendments agreed to by the parties. \"Assigned Rights\" shall mean all rights and title in the Patent and all Intellectual Property Rights in the technology described in the Patent, in all countries. \"Improvements\" means innovations, inventions, ideas, designs, concepts, discoveries, techniques, works, processes, formulas, new derived material and modifications related to the Patent, whether or not patentable, copyrightable, or otherwise protectable as trade secrets or under any other intellectual property, conceived, brought to practice or developed by either Party after the date of this Agreement. \"Intellectual Property Rights\" includes all patents, trade marks, service marks, registered designs, integrated circuits topographies, including applications for any of the foregoing, and includes all copyrights, design rights, know-how, confidential information, trade secrets and any other similar rights in [COUNTRY] and in any other countries. \"Patent\" shall mean the patent described in recitals hereof and its counterpart applications in any country, now or thereafter owned by [YOUR COMPANY NAME] or to which [YOUR COMPANY NAME] otherwise acquires rights, including any patent application, divisional, continuation, provisional, reissue, re-examination, extension certificate, registration, renewal, confirmation and national phase entry application related to such Patent. ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, [YOUR COMPANY NAME] hereby irrevocably assigns to [COMPANY NAME] all rights and title and any other rights to the Patent as well as all Intellectual Property Rights in the technology described in the Patent, in all countries. The parties hereby recognize that any and all Intellectual Property Rights in any Improvements shall be held by [COMPANY NAME]. The parties hereby recognize that no Intellectual Property Rights are assigned, licensed or otherwise granted under this Agreement, save and except as explicitly stated in this Section 2. COMPENSATION In consideration of the Assigned Rights, [COMPANY NAME] agrees to pay [YOUR COMPANY NAME] the sum of [AMOUNT] (the \"Purchase Price\") payable upon the execution of this Agreement by all of the parties hereto. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Guarantors represent and warrant on a joint and several basis to [COMPANY NAME] that: the Patent and [COMPANY NAME]'s use of the Patent does not, to the best knowledge of the Guarantors, infringe upon any patent, or any trademark, copyright, trade secret or other Intellectual Property Rights or proprietary right of any third party, and that there is currently no actual or threatened suit against [YOUR COMPANY NAME] by any third party based on an alleged violation of such right, and the Guarantors do not know of any basis for any such action; there are no outstanding assignments, grants, licenses, liens, encumbrances, obligations or agreements (whether written, oral or implied) regarding the Patent; [YOUR COMPANY NAME] has all rights, power and authority required in order to grant the Assigned Rights free and clear of all encumbrances or legal restrictions, in accordance with this Agreement; [YOUR COMPANY NAME] has good and marketable title to the Patent; there is no requirement for [YOUR COMPANY NAME] to obtain any other authorization, consent or approval from any third party as a condition to the enforceability of any provision of this Agreement or the lawful conclusion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; Notwithstanding any investigation conducted prior to the execution of this Agreement, and notwithstanding implied knowledge or notice of any fact or circumstance which [COMPANY NAME] may have as a result of such investigation or otherwise, [COMPANY NAME] shall be entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and the obligations of [YOUR COMPANY NAME] hereto with respect to such representations and warranties shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. The Guarantors, on a joint and several basis, shall indemnify and hold [COMPANY NAME] harmless from all losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (collectively, \"Liabilities\"), that [COMPANY NAME] may suffer to the extent resulting from any claims, demands, actions or other proceedings made or instituted by any third party against [COMPANY NAME] and arising out of the use of the Patent, or related to the breach of any obligation or any representation and warranty under this Agreement, except for Liabilities arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of [COMPANY NAME]. TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement shall take effect upon the execution hereof by both parties hereto, and, unless sooner terminated as per paragraph 5.2 below, shall remain in effect until the expiration of the Patent. Upon any material breach or default under this Agreement by either Party, the other Party may give notice of such breach or default and, unless the same shall be cured within [NUMBER] days after delivery of such notice, then, without limitation of any other remedy available hereunder, such Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon delivery of a notice of termination to the other Party at any time thereafter. The termination of this Agreement by either of the Parties shall be subject to all other rights and remedies available to the Parties hereunder or otherwise. 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Consideration The Company agrees to issue to Developer [NUMBER] shares of common stock of the Company on the date of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of a Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and Developer. Such shares shall be the only consideration required of the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Further Assurances; Moral Rights; Competition; Marketing Developer agrees to assist the Company in every legal way to evidence, record and perfect the Section 1 assignment and to apply for and obtain recordation of and from time to time enforce, maintain, and defend the assigned rights. If the Company is unable for any reason whatsoever to secure the Developer's signature to any document it is entitled to under this Section 3, Developer hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents, as his agents and attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution to act for and on his behalf and instead of Developer, to execute and file any such document or documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Developer. To the extent allowed by law, Section 1 includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as \"moral rights,\" \"artist's rights,\" \"droit moral\" or the like (collectively \"Moral Rights\"). To the extent Developer retains any such Moral Rights under applicable law, Developer hereby ratifies and consents to, and provides all necessary ratifications and consents to, any action that may be taken with respect to such Moral Rights by or authorized by Company; Developer agrees not to assert any Moral Rights with respect thereto. Developer will confirm any such ratifications, consents and agreements from time to time as requested by Company. Confidential Information Developer will not use or disclose anything assigned to the Company hereunder or any other technical or business information or plans of the Company, except to the extent Developer (i) can document that it is generally available (through no fault of Developer) for use and disclosure by the public without any charge, license or restriction, or (ii) is permitted to use or disclose such information or plans pursuant to the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement by and between Developer and the Company of even date herewith","Technology Assignment Agreement",46,"https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/imgs/1000px/technology-assignment-agreement-D765.png","https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/imgs/250px/765.png","https://templates.business-in-a-box.com/svgs/docviewerWebApp1.html?v6#765.xml",{"title":6,"description":6},[169,172],{"label":170,"url":171},"Software & Technology","software-technology-business",{"label":20,"url":114},"technology assignment agreement","/template/technology-assignment-agreement-D765",false,{"seo":177,"reviewer":187,"legal_disclaimer":191,"quick_facts":192,"at_a_glance":194,"personas":198,"variants":223,"glossary":249,"clauses":286,"how_to_fill":337,"common_mistakes":378,"faqs":403,"industries":431,"comparisons":455,"diy_vs_lawyer":468,"jurisdictions":481,"related_template_ids_curated":502,"schema":510,"classification":511},{"meta_title":178,"meta_description":179,"primary_keyword":22,"secondary_keywords":180},"Invention Nonexclusive License Agreement Template (Free Word)","Free invention nonexclusive license agreement template. License your patent or invention to multiple parties while retaining ownership. Used in 190+ countries. Free Word and PDF download.",[181,182,183,184,185,186],"nonexclusive patent license agreement template","invention license agreement template","patent license agreement template free","nonexclusive license agreement word","technology license agreement template","patent licensing contract template",{"name":188,"credential":189,"reviewed_date":190},"Bruno Goulet","CEO, Business in a Box","2026-05-02",true,{"difficulty":193,"legal_review_recommended":191,"signature_required":191,"notarization_required":175},"advanced",{"what_it_is":195,"when_you_need_it":196,"whats_inside":197},"An Invention Nonexclusive License Agreement is a legally binding contract through which an inventor or patent holder (the licensor) grants one or more parties (licensees) the right to use, manufacture, or commercialize a specific invention without transferring ownership and without restricting the licensor from granting identical rights to additional parties. This free Word download covers field of use, royalty terms, sublicensing, infringement obligations, and termination in a single professional document you can edit online and export as PDF.\n","Use it when you own a patent or patented invention and want to generate royalty revenue by licensing it to multiple companies simultaneously, without giving any single licensee the exclusive right to your technology. It is also appropriate when a university, research institution, or individual inventor wants to commercialize an invention broadly while retaining ownership and the ability to license the same rights to future partners.\n","Parties and recitals, grant of nonexclusive license with field-of-use definition, royalty rates and payment schedule, sublicensing rights, patent prosecution and maintenance obligations, infringement notification and enforcement responsibilities, representations and warranties, term and termination conditions, and governing law.\n",[199,203,207,211,215,219],{"title":200,"use_case":201,"icon_asset_id":202},"Independent inventors","Licensing a patented invention to multiple manufacturers while retaining full ownership","persona-inventor",{"title":204,"use_case":205,"icon_asset_id":206},"University technology transfer offices","Commercializing faculty-developed patents to several industry partners 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Licensor owns U.S. Patent No. [PATENT NUMBER] titled '[INVENTION TITLE]' ('Licensed Patent').","Referencing a patent application number instead of the issued patent number without an explicit clause addressing what happens if the application is abandoned or rejected — leaving the licensee paying royalties on rights that may never vest.",{"name":293,"plain_english":294,"sample_language":295,"common_mistake":296},"Grant of nonexclusive license","States the specific rights granted — to make, use, sell, offer for sale, and import — and confirms they are nonexclusive, meaning the licensor can grant the same rights to other parties concurrently.","Subject to the terms herein, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a nonexclusive, non-transferable license under the Licensed Patent to make, have made, use, sell, and import Licensed Products within the Territory solely within the Field of Use.","Omitting 'have made' rights — which allow the licensee to subcontract manufacturing to a third party — forcing the licensee to return to the licensor for a separate amendment every time it uses a contract manufacturer.",{"name":298,"plain_english":299,"sample_language":300,"common_mistake":301},"Field of use and territory","Limits the licensee's rights to a defined industry segment, application category, or product type, and to a defined geographic territory — preserving the licensor's ability to grant different rights to others.","The license granted herein is limited to the Field of Use defined as [SPECIFIC APPLICATION/INDUSTRY], and to the Territory defined as [COUNTRY/REGION]. Licensee shall not exercise any rights under this Agreement outside the defined Field of Use or Territory.","Defining the field of use so broadly that it conflicts with rights already granted to another licensee, triggering a breach of that prior agreement.",{"name":303,"plain_english":304,"sample_language":305,"common_mistake":306},"Royalties, payment terms, and records","Sets the royalty rate and base (e.g., percentage of net sales), the payment frequency, the currency, and the licensee's obligation to maintain records and submit royalty reports.","Licensee shall pay Licensor a royalty of [X]% of Net Sales of Licensed Products, payable quarterly within [45] days of each calendar quarter end. Licensee shall maintain complete and accurate records for [3] years and provide quarterly royalty reports in the form attached as Exhibit A.","Failing to define 'Net Sales' — courts have seen disputes over whether deductions for freight, returns, taxes, and distributor discounts are included, resulting in years of royalty underpayment or overpayment.",{"name":308,"plain_english":309,"sample_language":310,"common_mistake":311},"Upfront fees and milestone payments","States any one-time license fee due at signing and any future milestone payments triggered by defined commercial events such as first commercial sale, regulatory approval, or achieving a revenue threshold.","Licensee shall pay Licensor a non-refundable upfront license fee of $[AMOUNT] within [30] days of execution. In addition, Licensee shall pay milestone payments as follows: $[AMOUNT] upon [MILESTONE 1]; $[AMOUNT] upon [MILESTONE 2].","Setting milestone payments without defining the triggering event precisely — 'first commercial sale' has been disputed in court over whether internal transfers, samples, or trial sales qualify.",{"name":313,"plain_english":314,"sample_language":315,"common_mistake":316},"Sublicensing rights","States whether the licensee may grant sublicenses to third parties, and if so, under what conditions — including licensor approval, flow-down of terms, and the licensor's share of sublicense revenue.","Licensee shall not sublicense the rights granted hereunder without the prior written consent of Licensor. Any permitted sublicense shall be in writing, shall incorporate terms at least as protective of Licensor as this Agreement, and Licensor shall receive [X]% of all sublicense consideration received by Licensee.","Granting sublicensing rights without requiring the sublicense agreement to flow down the royalty-reporting and audit obligations — creating a gap through which royalties can be diverted without detection.",{"name":318,"plain_english":319,"sample_language":320,"common_mistake":321},"Patent prosecution, maintenance, and costs","Allocates responsibility for paying patent office maintenance fees, prosecuting pending applications, and responding to office actions — and addresses what happens if the licensor decides to abandon the patent.","Licensor shall be responsible for prosecuting and maintaining the Licensed Patent at Licensor's expense. Licensor shall provide Licensee with [30] days' prior written notice before abandoning any claim of the Licensed Patent, giving Licensee the option to assume prosecution at Licensee's expense.","Leaving patent maintenance cost allocation silent — if the licensor later abandons the patent for non-payment of maintenance fees, the licensee discovers its license is worthless only after building a product around it.",{"name":323,"plain_english":324,"sample_language":325,"common_mistake":326},"Infringement notification and enforcement","Requires each party to notify the other of any known or suspected third-party infringement of the licensed patent and allocates the right — and cost — of taking enforcement action.","Each party shall promptly notify the other upon becoming aware of any infringement or threatened infringement of the Licensed Patent. Licensor shall have the first right to enforce the Licensed Patent at its expense. If Licensor elects not to act within [90] days of notice, Licensee may, with Licensor's written consent, institute suit at Licensee's expense.","Giving the licensee no enforcement rights at all — if the licensor refuses to sue a competitor who is copying the licensed product, the licensee has no remedy and its competitive position erodes with no recourse.",{"name":328,"plain_english":329,"sample_language":330,"common_mistake":331},"Term, termination, and post-termination obligations","Defines the agreement's duration — typically the life of the patent — the conditions that allow early termination for breach, insolvency, or non-performance, and what the licensee may do with existing inventory after termination.","This Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of the last-to-expire Licensed Patent unless earlier terminated. Either party may terminate upon [60] days' written notice if the other party materially breaches and fails to cure within [30] days. Upon termination, Licensee may sell off existing inventory for [90] days, subject to continued royalty obligations.","Omitting a sell-off period for finished-goods inventory at termination — the licensee may have thousands of units in the supply chain, and an immediate termination creates a destroyed-inventory dispute.",{"name":333,"plain_english":334,"sample_language":335,"common_mistake":336},"Representations, warranties, and limitation of liability","States the licensor's warranty that it owns the patent and has the right to license it, disclaims any warranty that the patent is valid or that practicing it will not infringe third-party rights, and caps the licensor's liability.","Licensor represents and warrants that it owns the Licensed Patent and has the full right to grant the licenses herein. LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE LICENSED PATENT IS VALID, ENFORCEABLE, OR THAT USE OF THE INVENTION WILL NOT INFRINGE THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL ROYALTIES PAID IN THE [12] MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.","Promising that the licensed patent is valid and will not be challenged — a licensor cannot make this guarantee, and an overly broad warranty exposes the licensor to liability if a licensee successfully defends an infringement suit by invalidating the patent.",[338,343,348,353,358,363,368,373],{"step":339,"title":340,"description":341,"tip":342},1,"Identify the parties and the patent precisely","Enter the full legal names and entity types for both licensor and licensee. Reference the licensed patent by its exact issued patent number, title, and jurisdiction — or if a pending application, by application number with a clause addressing abandonment or rejection.","Run a USPTO (or relevant national patent office) search to confirm the patent is in force and that maintenance fees are current before signing.",{"step":344,"title":345,"description":346,"tip":347},2,"Define the field of use and territory","Draft the field-of-use definition narrowly enough to preserve the licensor's ability to grant parallel licenses in other fields, but broadly enough to cover the licensee's realistic product roadmap. Set a geographic territory that matches where the licensee actually operates and where the licensor holds patent rights.","If the licensor has already granted another licensee rights in an overlapping field, disclose this and confirm the fields do not conflict before execution.",{"step":349,"title":350,"description":351,"tip":352},3,"Set the royalty rate, base, and payment schedule","Choose a royalty base — typically net sales of licensed products — and define every deduction allowed. Set the royalty rate based on the technology's value and comparable industry benchmarks (pharma: 2–10%; manufacturing: 1–5%; software tools: 3–8%). Specify payment frequency and the format of royalty reports.","Include a minimum annual royalty provision — a floor that the licensee must pay regardless of sales — to ensure the licensor receives baseline value even if the licensee underperforms.",{"step":354,"title":355,"description":356,"tip":357},4,"Determine sublicensing and 'have made' rights","Decide whether the licensee needs sublicensing rights and whether it needs 'have made' rights to use contract manufacturers. If sublicensing is permitted, specify the approval process, flow-down requirements, and the licensor's revenue share.","For most manufacturing licenses, include 'have made' rights by default — the licensee's supply chain will almost certainly involve third-party manufacturers.",{"step":359,"title":360,"description":361,"tip":362},5,"Allocate patent prosecution and maintenance responsibilities","Confirm who pays maintenance fees and handles prosecution. Include a mandatory advance-notice provision requiring the licensor to notify the licensee before abandoning any claim, with the licensee's option to assume prosecution at its own cost.","Ask for a copy of the most recent patent office correspondence to confirm the patent is not currently under rejection or inter partes review before signing.",{"step":364,"title":365,"description":366,"tip":367},6,"Draft the infringement enforcement provisions","Set out the sequence of enforcement rights: licensor has first right to sue, with a defined response window (typically 90 days), after which the licensee may proceed with licensor consent. Address cost-sharing and how any damages recovered are divided.","In a nonexclusive license, courts in the US typically require the patent owner (licensor) to be joined as a party in any infringement action — confirm your counsel is aware of this standing requirement.",{"step":369,"title":370,"description":371,"tip":372},7,"Set term, termination triggers, and sell-off rights","Specify the agreement's duration, the cure period for material breach (typically 30 days), and insolvency as an automatic termination trigger. Add a sell-off window — 60 to 90 days — allowing the licensee to clear existing inventory after termination.","Include a termination-for-convenience right for the licensee only — many licensees require the ability to exit if the technology becomes obsolete, with reasonable advance notice.",{"step":374,"title":375,"description":376,"tip":377},8,"Review governing law and obtain signatures before commercialization","Select a governing jurisdiction with well-developed patent licensing case law. Both parties should sign before the licensee begins manufacturing, selling, or using the licensed invention — activity before execution creates an implied license that may be impossible to price retroactively.","Have an IP attorney review the final document before execution, particularly if the licensed patent covers technology in a regulated industry or if the royalty structure involves milestone payments above $100,000.",[379,383,387,391,395,399],{"mistake":380,"why_it_matters":381,"fix":382},"Not defining 'Net Sales' in the royalty clause","Ambiguity over which deductions — freight, returns, taxes, distributor fees — reduce the royalty base can result in years of systematic underpayment and expensive royalty audits.","Define Net Sales exhaustively in the definitions section, listing each permitted deduction by category and capping aggregate deductions at a reasonable percentage of gross sales.",{"mistake":384,"why_it_matters":385,"fix":386},"Omitting a minimum annual royalty","Without a floor, a licensee can hold a nonexclusive license indefinitely without commercializing the invention, blocking the licensor from pursuing other licensees who might actually pay.","Include a minimum annual royalty provision — set at a level that reflects reasonable expected commercialization — with a reversion right if the minimum is not met.",{"mistake":388,"why_it_matters":389,"fix":390},"Failing to address patent maintenance cost allocation","If the licensor stops paying maintenance fees and the patent lapses, the licensee's products become unprotected, its competitors can copy the technology, and it has no legal recourse against the licensor for the loss.","Add a clause requiring the licensor to notify the licensee at least 60 days before any maintenance fee deadline it does not intend to pay, giving the licensee the option to pay and offset the cost against future royalties.",{"mistake":392,"why_it_matters":393,"fix":394},"Granting sublicensing rights without a flow-down clause","Sublicensees who are not contractually bound to the same audit, reporting, and royalty terms as the original licensee can divert royalties through opaque sublicense structures with no remedy for the licensor.","Require every sublicense agreement to incorporate, by reference, the royalty-reporting, audit, and termination rights from the master agreement, and provide the licensor with a copy of each sublicense within 30 days of execution.",{"mistake":396,"why_it_matters":397,"fix":398},"Executing the agreement after commercialization has already begun","Activity before execution creates an implied license that courts have valued differently than the negotiated royalty rate — often resulting in lower court-determined royalties than the licensor intended to receive.","Execute the agreement before the licensee takes any steps to manufacture, sell, or use the licensed invention, including prototype development under any informal arrangement.",{"mistake":400,"why_it_matters":401,"fix":402},"Using a broad patent ownership warranty","Warranting that the patent is valid and enforceable exposes the licensor to liability if the patent is later invalidated in inter partes review or litigation — an event entirely outside the licensor's control.","Limit the warranty to the licensor's ownership and right to grant the license; disclaim any warranty of patent validity, enforceability, or freedom from third-party infringement claims.",[404,407,410,413,416,419,422,425,428],{"question":405,"answer":406},"What is an invention nonexclusive license agreement?","An invention nonexclusive license agreement is a contract in which a patent or invention owner grants one or more parties the right to use, make, sell, or import a specific invention without transferring ownership and without preventing the licensor from granting identical rights to other parties. It is the standard instrument for commercializing a patent broadly across multiple manufacturers or markets while retaining full ownership and continuing to earn royalty revenue from each licensee.\n",{"question":408,"answer":409},"What is the difference between an exclusive and a nonexclusive license?","An exclusive license gives a single licensee the sole right to exploit the invention — the licensor cannot grant the same rights to anyone else during the term. A nonexclusive license allows the licensor to grant the same or similar rights to multiple licensees simultaneously. Exclusive licenses command higher upfront fees and royalty rates; nonexclusive licenses generate lower per-licensee revenue but allow the licensor to build a broader licensing portfolio.\n",{"question":411,"answer":412},"Does a nonexclusive licensee have standing to sue for patent infringement?","In the United States, a nonexclusive licensee typically lacks independent standing to bring a patent infringement lawsuit because it has no exclusionary right — only the patent owner holds that right. The licensee must generally ask the licensor to sue and, if the licensor declines, may have limited remedies. Some agreements grant the licensee a conditional right to sue after the licensor refuses to act within a defined window, but the patent owner usually must be joined as a party. Rules differ in other jurisdictions; consult an IP attorney for enforcement strategy.\n",{"question":414,"answer":415},"What royalty rate is standard for a patent license?","Royalty rates vary significantly by industry and technology maturity. Pharmaceutical and biotech patents typically carry rates of 2–10% of net sales. Industrial and manufacturing patents range from 1–5%. Software and technology tools run 3–8%. University technology transfer offices often start negotiations at 3–5% for early-stage technologies. The most reliable benchmark is the 25% rule of thumb — the licensee pays roughly 25% of the expected gross profit attributable to the patented feature — though courts have moved away from this as a stand-alone standard.\n",{"question":417,"answer":418},"Can a nonexclusive licensee grant sublicenses?","Only if the license agreement expressly permits it. Without an explicit sublicensing right, a licensee cannot grant third parties the right to use the invention. When sublicensing is permitted, the agreement should specify whether the licensor's prior written consent is required for each sublicense, what percentage of sublicense revenue the licensor receives, and which terms of the master agreement must be flowed down to the sublicensee.\n",{"question":420,"answer":421},"What happens to the license if the patent is invalidated?","If a court or patent office proceeding invalidates the licensed patent, the obligation to pay future royalties typically terminates — there is no longer a valid IP right to compensate the licensor for. Whether the licensee can recover royalties already paid depends on the agreement's language and jurisdiction. In the US, the Supreme Court held in Lear v. Adkins (1969) that a licensee may challenge patent validity even while paying royalties, and may stop paying upon a successful invalidity finding.\n",{"question":423,"answer":424},"Who is responsible for maintaining the patent?","In most negotiated agreements, the licensor retains responsibility for paying patent office maintenance fees and prosecuting the patent, since the licensor owns the underlying right. However, the agreement should require the licensor to notify the licensee before abandoning any claim or letting maintenance fees lapse, giving the licensee the option to assume prosecution costs and offset them against future royalties. Silence on this point is one of the most common and costly drafting oversights.\n",{"question":426,"answer":427},"Is a nonexclusive license agreement enforceable if the invention is not yet patented?","Yes — agreements can be structured around a pending patent application, typically referred to as a license under 'the Licensed Patent and any patents issuing therefrom.' However, the licensee takes on the risk that the application may be rejected, amended, or narrowed during prosecution. The agreement should address this contingency: what happens to royalty obligations and the license grant if the application is abandoned or if issued claims are materially narrower than those pending at signing.\n",{"question":429,"answer":430},"Do I need a lawyer to draft a patent license agreement?","For straightforward domestic licenses with standard royalty structures, a high-quality template reviewed by an IP attorney is usually sufficient. Engage a patent lawyer when the technology is in a regulated industry (pharma, medical devices, defense), when the royalty structure involves complex milestone payments or cross-licenses, when the licensee operates internationally in jurisdictions with local patent law nuances, or when the license is expected to generate more than $250,000 in total royalties. Attorney fees for a patent license review typically run $500–$2,000.\n",[432,436,440,444,448,452],{"industry":433,"icon_asset_id":434,"specifics":435},"Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals","industry-healthtech","Royalty structures include regulatory milestone payments tied to FDA approval stages; reach-through royalties on products developed using licensed research tools are common and heavily negotiated.",{"industry":437,"icon_asset_id":438,"specifics":439},"Manufacturing and Industrial","industry-manufacturing","Field-of-use restrictions often map to specific product categories or SIC codes; 'have made' rights are essential for licensees using contract manufacturers in multiple countries.",{"industry":441,"icon_asset_id":442,"specifics":443},"Technology and Software","industry-saas","Patent licenses frequently accompany or intersect with software license agreements; standard-essential patent (SEP) licenses must comply with FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) licensing obligations.",{"industry":445,"icon_asset_id":446,"specifics":447},"Consumer Products and Retail","industry-retail","Royalties are typically calculated on per-unit or wholesale price bases; sell-off provisions are critical given large finished-goods inventory cycles and seasonal product launches.",{"industry":449,"icon_asset_id":450,"specifics":451},"University and Research Institutions","industry-professional-services","Technology transfer offices routinely grant nonexclusive licenses to multiple industry partners; government-funded inventions may carry Bayh-Dole Act march-in rights and domestic manufacturing requirements.",{"industry":453,"icon_asset_id":438,"specifics":454},"Automotive and Aerospace","Component and process patents are frequently licensed nonexclusively across suppliers in a supply chain; indemnification against third-party infringement claims is a heavily negotiated term.",[456,459,462,465],{"vs":226,"vs_template_id":457,"summary":458},"exclusive-license-agreement-D962","An exclusive license agreement grants a single licensee the sole right to exploit the invention — the licensor cannot license the same rights to anyone else during the term. This commands significantly higher upfront fees and royalty rates. Choose an exclusive license when a licensee requires market exclusivity to justify a large commercialization investment; choose a nonexclusive license when broad market penetration and multiple royalty streams are the goal.",{"vs":233,"vs_template_id":460,"summary":461},"D{PATENT_ASSIGNMENT_ID}","A patent assignment transfers full legal ownership of the patent from inventor to assignee — the original owner retains no rights and receives no ongoing royalties. A nonexclusive license retains the licensor's ownership, preserves ongoing royalty income, and allows the same invention to be licensed to additional parties. Choose an assignment only when a clean, permanent transfer of ownership is the commercial objective.",{"vs":237,"vs_template_id":463,"summary":464},"D{TECH_LICENSE_ID}","A technology license agreement is broader in scope — it typically covers not only a specific patent but also accompanying know-how, trade secrets, technical documentation, and training rights. An invention nonexclusive license agreement is narrower, covering only the defined patent rights. Use the technology license agreement when the licensee needs both the patent and the tacit knowledge required to actually implement it.",{"vs":466,"vs_template_id":248,"summary":467},"Non-Disclosure Agreement","An NDA protects confidential information shared during pre-license negotiations but does not grant any IP rights. An invention nonexclusive license agreement grants actual usage rights once terms are agreed. The NDA should be executed first, before sharing technical details of the invention, and the license agreement executes afterward if the parties reach a commercial arrangement.",{"use_template":469,"template_plus_review":473,"custom_drafted":477},{"best_for":470,"cost":471,"time":472},"Individual inventors and small businesses granting straightforward domestic licenses with standard percentage royalties","Free","1–3 hours to complete",{"best_for":474,"cost":475,"time":476},"Licenses involving milestone payments above $50,000, sublicensing rights, or licensees operating in multiple countries","$500–$2,000 for IP attorney review","3–7 days",{"best_for":478,"cost":479,"time":480},"Pharmaceutical, medical device, or defense technology licenses; standard-essential patent (FRAND) licenses; or royalty structures expected to exceed $1M","$3,000–$15,000+","2–6 weeks",[482,487,492,497],{"code":483,"name":484,"flag_asset_id":485,"note":486},"us","United States","flag-us","US patent licenses are governed by federal patent law (35 U.S.C.) and contract law of the chosen state. A nonexclusive licensee generally lacks standing to sue for infringement without the patent owner joined as a co-plaintiff (WiAV Solutions v. Motorola). The Bayh-Dole Act imposes domestic manufacturing preferences and government march-in rights on inventions developed with federal funding. Non-compete provisions in patent licenses are assessed under state law and can be voided in California.",{"code":488,"name":489,"flag_asset_id":490,"note":491},"ca","Canada","flag-ca","Canadian patent licenses are governed by the Patent Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-4) and provincial contract law. Canada does not have an at-will patent licensing doctrine equivalent to US common law; license terms are interpreted strictly. Bilingual obligations may apply in Quebec for agreements with Quebec-resident licensees. Government-funded inventions may be subject to crown use provisions under the Patent Act.",{"code":493,"name":494,"flag_asset_id":495,"note":496},"uk","United Kingdom","flag-uk","UK patent licenses are governed by the Patents Act 1977 and must be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the licensor to be fully effective against third parties. A nonexclusive licensee has no right to bring infringement proceedings in their own name under UK law — only the patent proprietor may sue. Post-Brexit, UK and EU patent rights are fully separate; a UK license does not cover EU member states and vice versa. UKIPO registration of the license, while not mandatory, provides protection against subsequent registered interests.",{"code":498,"name":499,"flag_asset_id":500,"note":501},"eu","European Union","flag-eu","EU patent licensing is governed by national law of each member state, with significant variation in enforcement rights and compulsory licensing provisions. The Unified Patent Court (UPC), operational since 2023, creates a single jurisdiction for enforcing European patents in participating member states, which affects where infringement actions can be brought. Technology transfer agreements must comply with EU Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) No. 316/2014 to benefit from Article 101 TFEU exemption; nonexclusive licenses between non-competing parties generally satisfy the TTBER safe harbor. GDPR compliance is relevant if any royalty reporting involves personal data.",[227,248,230,241,244,503,504,505,506,507,508,509],"independent-contractor-agreement-D160","joint-venture-agreement-D889","intellectual-property-assignment-D5229","technology-assignment-agreement-D765","trademark-license-and-royalty-agreement-D970","confidentiality-agreement-D950","master-service-agreement-D12657",{"emit_how_to":191,"emit_defined_term":191},{"primary_folder":97,"secondary_folder":512,"document_type":513,"industry":514,"business_stage":515,"tags":516,"confidence":522},"intellectual-property-and-licensing","agreement","general","all-stages",[517,518,519,520,521],"intellectual-property","royalty","licensing","patent","invention",0.95,"\u003Ch2>What is an Invention Nonexclusive License Agreement?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>An \u003Cstrong>Invention Nonexclusive License Agreement\u003C/strong> is a legally binding contract in which a patent holder or inventor (the licensor) grants one or more third parties (licensees) defined rights to use, manufacture, sell, or import a specific patented invention — without transferring ownership of the patent and without preventing the licensor from granting identical or similar rights to any number of additional parties. Unlike an exclusive license, which locks a single licensee into a monopoly position, a nonexclusive license allows the same invention to be commercialized across multiple companies, markets, or product categories simultaneously, each generating independent royalty streams for the licensor. The agreement defines precisely which rights are granted, within what field of use and geographic territory, at what royalty rate, and under what conditions either party may terminate the arrangement.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Why You Need This Document\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Without a written invention nonexclusive license agreement, any commercial arrangement between a patent holder and a manufacturer or distributor rests on an implied license — a legal construct that courts value unpredictably and that provides none of the royalty-reporting, audit, or termination protections a negotiated contract supplies. A licensee that begins manufacturing a patented product without a signed agreement can argue it is entitled to a royalty-free implied license, leaving the inventor with no enforceable right to compensation. Conversely, a licensor that hands over technical documentation and allows commercialization to proceed informally may inadvertently grant rights broader than intended, including sublicensing or global rights never discussed. A properly drafted nonexclusive license agreement fixes the royalty rate, caps the licensor's liability, preserves the right to audit sales records, and gives both parties a defined exit path — converting an informal relationship into a durable, auditable revenue arrangement that protects the invention's commercial value for the life of the patent.\u003C/p>\n",1781186041316]