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

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This template is an Intellectual Property Rights Assignment Agreement, designed for a founder or corporate officer to formally transfer all intellectual property rights for creations made during their tenure to the company. It outlines the scope of the assigned rights, including various types of IP like software, inventions, trademarks, and creative works. The agreement specifies that the assignment is gratuitous, acknowledging the founder's status.

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Contrat de cession de droits de propriété intellectuelle

ENTRE LES SOUSSIGNÉS :

[Fondateur Mandataire Social]

Ci-après désigné(e) le « Cédant »,

ET :

[Société]

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/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.

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