Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Connecticut
Intellectual Property Agreement between contractor and company
I'm the sole proprietor of a teambuilding company. I contract with a corporation to deliver trainings for their clients. I'm curious about some way to protect the intellectual property I generate for the trainings so that I own it or own it jointly. Since the organization I contract with is an educational institution, an arrangement that a professor and a university might use could work if modified. My contracts are typically 2 days long and I'm starting to (with one of the company's employees) generate trainings and publishable writings that have won awards for the company. Any ideas what would work best for an agreement?? Thanks.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Intellectual Property Agreement between contractor and company
First you should be getting copyright registrations on your programs. That is quite inexpensive if done properly. Second, you should be applying for trademark registrations for the names of these programs. Third, you should apply for patents on those methods of instruction that are patentable.
On the copyright aspect of this, what agreement do you have with your clients? Do they have any rights to the programs you provide to them, or do you retain the rights? Are you an employee or an independent contractor? Is there any work for hire agreement? Is there any agreement to assign rights?
In training programs like yours, the agreements often are determinative of the rights, so you need experienced legal assistance on this.
I would be pleased to assist you, or to refer you to competent local attorneys specializing in your type of agreements.
Related Questions & Answers
Looking for something else?
10,200 active attorneys ready to answer your legal questions today.
Featured Attorneys
Earn additional revenue and grow your business.
