Legal advice needed URGENTLY!

[comintel]

Quote from dima777:

Thank you very much for your replies....I do not think what is actually wrong with trying to talk something through with a knowledgeable friend before taking it further...

Nothing is wrong with doing so IMO.

actually I will be doing this work REMOTELY - from my own premises - my own office - so all their data will be transferred to me - and at the same time I will be developing the project of mine.

Do they know you will have a parallel project of your own? Have they said that's fine with them?

If so, it would be best to revise the contract to reflect that.

Sometimes the initial contract they propose is just boilerplate from their files that they always use with consultants and not really specific to this engagement.

But if things unexpectedly come apart later on, the lawyers look back to what is in the contract, not to informal understandings that were never included. You should not have informal understandings that are at variance with the contract.

 

[OddTrader]

Perhaps useful (Google results):

https://research.uiowa.edu/uirf/pages/universal/forms-and-sample-agreements.html

http://contracts.onecle.com/type/32.shtml

http://www.stemcellnetwork.ca/uploads/File/resources/template-License-Agreement-eng.pdf

http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/pat_license_agreement.php

http://www.inventioncity.com/invention-licensing-agreement-example.html

http://ilicensemusic.com/license

 

[jem]

there has been very good general legal advice on this thread.

The distinction between licensing and ownership was a fantastic practical point for a code developer getting into contractual relationships.

It obvious came from someone with a very good understanding or a good deal of experience.