Intellectual Property Contract Law
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At the beginning of a cooperation with a business partner who may still be unknown at that point, an obligation of confidentiality or a statement of discretion is often concluded in order to make sure that the sensitive information interchanged between the parties will not be treated incorrectly by one or the other. We support the conclusion of development agreements or cooperation agreements which, as a rule, are concluded when, after an initial phase, the parties have agreed on a catalogue of charges and duties for their cooperation.
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Often, a cooperation or a development contract ends with the completion of the projected matter or the solution of the corresponding problems. Protection for the results of the work, for example a patent, utility model or trademark is then frequently desired. In order to settle
common use in the future, the conclusion of suitable contracts of use or licensing may be advisable. It is also possible that several partners together receive a property right, however, the rules of this common use should also be fixed in a contract.
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In addition to the aforementioned types of contracts which often accompany a common development, however, there are constellations where, for example, one contract party owns a finished invention with a patent application which he offers to another party for use. These legal relationships may be designed in varied forms, for example by concluding licensing agreements, know-how-transfer agreements, merchandising agreements or franchise agreements.
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