Free Intellectual Property Licensing Templates

The Common Paper Professional Services Agreement (PSA) is a plain-language, highly structured contract for engaging professional services – for single or multi-project engagements, with or without deliverables. It is part of Common Paper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Common Paper Design Partner Agreement is designed for collaborating with early adopters and strategic customers during product development, providing a clear framework for access, feedback, and joint innovation. It is part of CommonPaper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Common Paper Partnership Agreement is a plain-language, structured contract for referral, reseller, or co-marketing relationships defining roles, revenue sharing, and joint obligations between partners. It is part of CommonPaper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Common Paper Design Partner Agreement is designed for collaborating with early adopters and strategic customers during product development, providing a clear framework for access, feedback, and joint innovation. It is part of CommonPaper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Common Paper Software License Agreement with AI Addendum is a structured, plain-language contract for licensing software that includes artificial intelligence capabilities, with the AI Addendum providing clear terms for AI use, training, and governance. It is part of Common Paper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

This document is an Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement, designed to legally transfer ownership of intellectual property rights from a Transferor to a Transferee. It covers various types of IP, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, and includes provisions for retained rights, moral rights waivers, and non-infringement warranties. The agreement ensures the Transferee gains full title to the created IP.

The Balanced Employee Intellectual Property Agreement (BEIPA) 2.0.0 clearly defines the ownership and licensing of intellectual property between an employee and the company—ensuring the company holds rights to work-related IP while protecting employees’ rights to personal projects. It is part of GitHub’s open, community-vetted library of balanced legal agreements, designed to provide fairness, clarity, and trust for both employers and employees.

The Balanced Employee IP Agreement (BEIPA) is an open-source contract that fairly allocates intellectual property rights between employers and employees—granting companies control over job-related IP while preserving employee ownership of personal and unrelated projects, with employers receiving a non-exclusive license for business-related side work. Originating from GitHub’s employee IP agreement and released under CC0-1.0, it is a transparent, community-driven standard that companies can trust and adapt for fairer employment practices.

The Balanced Employee IP Agreement (BEIPA) is an open-source contract that clarifies ownership of employee intellectual property, designed to create a fair balance between company and employee rights. It is maintained on GitHub with contributions reviewed by GitHub Legal, making it a transparent, community-driven agreement that companies can trust.

The Seedsummit Intellectual Property Rights Transfer Agreement transfers all intellectual property created by the transferor to the transferee for £1, with full title guarantee. It includes warranties of non-infringement, waivers of moral rights, and is governed by the laws and courts of England and Wales.