Design Partner Agreement by Common Paper
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.
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Review each variable on the Cover Page and fill in your details. Don’t forget to enter your company’s information in the signature block at the end.
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Design Partner Agreement
Using This Agreement
This Agreement has 2 parts: (1) the Key Terms on this Cover Page and (2) the Common Paper Design Partner Standard Terms Version 1.3 posted at commonpaper.com/standards/design-partner-agreement/1.3 (“Standard Terms”), which is incorporated by reference. If there is any inconsistency between the parts of the Agreement, the Cover Page will control over the Standard Terms. Capitalized and highlighted words have the meanings given on the Cover Page. However, if the Cover Page omits or does not define a highlighted word, the default meaning will be “none” or “not applicable” and the correlating clause, sentence, or section does not apply to this Agreement. All other capitalized words have the meanings given in the Standard Terms. A copy of the Standard Terms is attached for convenience only.
Key Terms
The key legal terms of this Agreement are as follows:
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