Intellectual Property (IP) Agreement: Contrat de Transfert de PI (Fondateur & Mandataire Social) (France) by Seedsummit

Open Legal LibraryUpdated 23 Oct 2025

The Seedsummit Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement effects the full and irrevocable transfer by a founder of all intellectual property rights in creations developed in the course of their duties at the company. It details the rights (including software, inventions, trademarks, copyrights, designs, etc.) assigned to the company as part of the exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide and perpetual transfer, which is made without additional consideration in light of the founder’s role.

Contrat de cession de droits de propriété intellectuelle

ENTRE LES SOUSSIGNÉS :

[founder name]

Ci-après désigné(e) le « Cédant »,

ET :

[company name]

Ci-après désignée la « Société »,

Ci-après désigné(e)s collectivement les « Parties » et individuellement une « Partie ».

IL A TOUT D’ABORD ÉTÉ EXPOSÉ CE QUI SUIT :

En sa qualité de Président ou Directeur Général de la Société, le Cédant a réalisé ou conçu pour la Société, seul ou en collaboration avec d'autres personnes, un certain nombre de Créations protégées par des Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle (tels que ces termes sont définis ci-après).

Conformément à leur accord initial, les Parties ont entendu conclure le présent contrat (le « Contrat ») en vue de formaliser la cession au profit de la Société de l'ensemble des Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle susceptibles d'être attachés aux Créations réalisées par le Cédant dans le cadre de ses fonctions sociales et des activités développées au profit de la Société.

CELA EXPOSÉ, IL A ÉTÉ CONVENU ET ARRÊTÉ CE QUI SUIT :

ARTICLE 1: CESSION DES DROITS DE PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE

Par les présentes, le Cédant cède à la Société, à titre exclusif et irrévocable, l'intégralité des Créations réalisées par le Cédant seul ou en collaboration avec d'autres personnes dans le cadre de ses fonctions sociales et des activités développées au profit de la Société, ainsi que l'ensemble des Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle susceptibles d'être attachés aux Créations.

Par « Créations », on entend, sans que cette liste soit limitative, (i) tous les logiciels, développements, programmes et suites d'instructions informatiques (sous formes de codes sources ou de codes objets), les sites internet ou applications, leurs améliorations, ainsi que les spécifications et documentations préparatoires qui y sont associés ; (ii) toutes les inventions, en ce compris les brevets, concepts, procédés, techniques, formules, algorithmes, données ou ensemble de données, bases de données, produits, méthodes de gestion industrielle ou commerciale, ainsi que leurs améliorations ; (iii) tous les signes distinctifs, en ce compris les marques et noms de domaines ; (iv) toutes les créations graphiques, visuelles, audiovisuelles ou littéraires originales en ce compris les articles, présentations, rapports, livres blancs, plans, schémas, œuvres musicales ou audiovisuelles, animations, dessins et modèles, logos, slogans, interfaces ou éléments graphiques de tout site internet ou application ; (v) tous les éléments de savoir-faire, en ce compris les secrets commerciaux et industriels et toutes les informations confidentielles les concernant ; (vi) et plus généralement toutes idées formalisées, travaux ou résultats créés, réalisés, développés ou obtenus par le Cédant tant avant la création de la Société, dans le domaine des activités de celle-ci, qu’après la création de la Société, dans le cadre et pendant le temps des fonctions et missions du Cédant, et ce quelle que soit la nature de sa collaboration à la réalisation et/ou au développement desdites Créations.

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What is this template?

This is a formal intellectual property assignment specifically for corporate officers (Mandataires Sociaux) in France. It explicitly categorizes software, algorithms, and business methods as 'Creations' and waives any claim to financial compensation for the transfer. It is not an employment contract clause but a standalone assignment agreement.

When should you use it?

Use this when a founder has developed code or brands before or during their time as a director and needs to transfer those assets to the company. If the developer is a standard employee under a French employment contract rather than an officer, a different intellectual property clause should be used.

What's inside

ClauseNameWhat it does
ARTICLE 1CESSION DES DROITS DE PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLETransfer exclusive and irrevocable rights to all software, inventions, trademarks, and know-how created by the Cédant to the Société.
ARTICLE 2ÉTENDUE DE LA CESSIONApplies the transfer globally for the entire legal duration of protection provided by French and international laws.
ARTICLE 3CONSÉQUENCES DE LA CESSIONSubrogates the Société into the Cédant's rights, allowing it to license the work or sue for infringement.
ARTICLE 4CONTREPARTIEStates the transfer is free of charge (à titre gratuit) due to the Cédant's status as a founding partner.
ARTICLE 5DÉCLARATIONS ET GARANTIESRequires the Cédant to guarantee they own the rights and that the creations do not infringe third-party rights.
ARTICLE 7DROIT APPLICABLE - TRIBUNAUX COMPÉTENTSSubmits the agreement to French law and grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Courts of Paris.

Who it's for

  • a founder of a French startup transferring code and assets to their new company
  • a President or Director General formalizing the assignment of intellectual property rights
  • a French company ensuring clear title to software developed by its social mandate holders

How long it runs and how it's signed

How long
Never expires
Stated duration
toute la durée légale de protection
Signed by
Représentant de la Société, Cédant (Fondateur)
Witness
Not required
Notarisation
Not required
Also needed
DocuSign electronic signature

Law it's drafted under

Governed by
article L.131-3 du Code de la propriété intellectuelle
Refers to
articles 1366 du Code civil
Refers to
articles 1367 du Code civil
Refers to
articles 1375 du Code civil
Jurisdiction
France
Source
Intellectual Property (IP) Agreement: Contrat de Transfert de PI (Fondateur & Mandataire Social) (France) by Seedsummit
from Seedsummit
Document info
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