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Ensure that your company is the owner of IP used by your business or that you have the necessary licence to use a third party’s IP rights. As a general rule, except where you are using another party’s intellectual property under licence or in terms of a contract, all the IP that is being used by your company should be owned by your company.
Be sure that any individuals or contractors you hire will transfer their IP rights in writing to the company in the work they are doing and materials related to it. This is especially true when using graphic designers, technology or web developers and production facilities. This can be through appropriate terms and conditions being included in an employment contract, commissioning or consultancy agreements or a separate assignment.
Where an individual or contractor owns or is using rights that cannot be assigned, make sure that your company is given a licence to use these rights by the rights owner.
Very important: All of your company’s IP should be registered in its name, not the names of employees or directors. This includes domain names.
