What is included and what is not

Included

  • Chain-of-title review: who wrote what, under which contract, and whether the company actually owns it
  • Assignment and moral-rights waiver documents for contributors who have not assigned
  • A dated evidence record: hashed deposit of the work with an independent timestamp and a sworn statement where the jurisdiction uses one
  • Work-for-hire and IP clauses for your employment and contractor templates going forward
  • A summary of what the jurisdiction requires to prove ownership in a dispute
  • The record kept in your IP portfolio

Not included

  • Registration where a registry exists (see copyright registration)
  • Enforcement letters and proceedings
  • Open-source licence compliance audits (quoted)

Who it is for

For

  • Software and content companies in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand
  • Companies that used contractors or agencies to build their product
  • Companies preparing for investment or sale where IP ownership will be checked

Not for

  • Works that are already registered somewhere with a clean chain of title

Where a registry exists

A registry existsregister the workUSUnited StatesCACanadaJPJapanNo registryprove ownership with contracts and dated evidenceUKUnited KingdomSGSingaporeHKHong KongTWTaiwanAUAustraliaNZNew ZealandMTMalta

What the document does

Clause summaries. The product delivers the drafted and reviewed document, not a template.

AssignmentTransfers ownership from the contributor to the company, with consideration and warranties
Moral-rights waiverWhere the jurisdiction allows it, waives the author's right to object to changes
Work-for-hire termsEmployment and contractor clauses that make future works the company's from creation
Evidence statementDated statement of authorship and creation with the hashed deposit
Licence-in recordThird-party and open-source components listed with their licences

How it runs

  1. Inventory

    List the work, its contributors and the contracts that exist.

  2. Chain-of-title review

    Gaps identified; who needs to assign.

  3. Documents

    Assignments and waivers prepared and reviewed by a lawyer in the jurisdiction; signed electronically.

  4. Evidence deposit

    Hashed deposit and dated statement prepared.

  5. Record

    Everything stored in the portfolio; templates updated for future work.

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Filed by
A lawyer admitted in the jurisdiction reviews and signs off the documents.

Price by office

OfficePrice
SingaporeUS$400
Hong KongUS$400
TaiwanUS$400
AustraliaUS$400
New ZealandUS$400
United KingdomUS$400
MaltaUS$400

Questions

Why do I need this if copyright is automatic?

Automatic protection belongs to the author. If a contractor wrote your code and never assigned it, the contractor owns it. The pack fixes that and proves the date.

Is the hashed deposit accepted by courts?

It is evidence of what existed on a date, which is what disputes usually turn on. The sworn statement adds weight where the jurisdiction uses one.

What about open-source code in the product?

The pack lists components and licences; a full compliance audit is quoted separately.

Can you do this for a product with 20 contributors?

Yes; assignments are quoted per additional person.

Does this cover trademarks?

No. Product names and logos are trademarks; see the trademark product.

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