What is included and what is not

Included

  • Deed or agreement of assignment of trade marks, copyright, software, designs, domain names and know-how from the current owner to the designated IP-holding company
  • Founder or contractor IP assignment where IP sits with individuals
  • Licence agreement from the IP holder to operating companies (exclusive or non-exclusive, royalty-bearing or royalty-free, chosen at intake)
  • Schedule of registered rights with recordal forms for the trade mark office of the jurisdiction
  • Moral rights waivers or consents where the jurisdiction allows
  • Board resolutions for assignor and assignee
  • Review and sign-off by a lawyer admitted in the jurisdiction
  • One round of amendments after your internal review

Not included

  • Patent assignments and patent office recordals (quoted with a registered patent agent)
  • Valuation of the IP and transfer pricing of the royalty
  • Recordal fees and the act of recordal at offices outside the jurisdiction
  • IP audit to discover what the company owns (available as a separate service)
  • Open-source licence compliance review

Who it is for

For

  • Groups centralising IP in a holding company before investment or sale
  • Founders whose company does not yet own the code, brand or content they created
  • Companies licensing a brand or platform to a subsidiary in another country

Not for

  • Arm's-length sales of IP to a third party with negotiated warranties
  • Patent portfolios without a patent agent involved

What the document does

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

AssignmentTransfers all right, title and interest in the listed IP, including the right to sue for past infringement, with present assignment of future rights where permitted.
ConsiderationStates the price or nominal consideration and allocates any transfer tax.
WarrantiesConfirms the assignor owns the IP, has not licensed or encumbered it and knows of no claims.
Further assurance and recordalObliges the assignor to sign recordal forms and assist with registration of the transfer.
Moral rightsSecures waivers or consents from individual authors where the jurisdiction permits.
Licence grantGrants the operating company the rights it needs, with scope, territory, exclusivity and sub-licensing settled.
Quality control and brand useKeeps the trade mark owner in control of how the brand is used, which protects the registration.
Royalty and reportingSets the royalty mechanism or confirms royalty-free use, with reporting and audit where royalties apply.
Term and terminationProvides for termination on insolvency, change of control or breach and for wind-down of use.
Governing lawChooses the law of the IP holder's jurisdiction with a dispute clause.

How it runs

  1. Intake

    A questionnaire captures the IP inventory, who created it, where it is registered, the target owner, the licensees and the jurisdiction. An analyst builds the schedule of rights.

  2. First draft

    The LegalMatrix workflow produces the assignment, licence, resolutions and recordal forms.

  3. Professional review

    A lawyer admitted in the jurisdiction checks the assignment formalities (deed, writing, witnessing), moral rights rules and recordal requirements, and signs off.

  4. Signature

    After one round of amendments, signature-ready documents are issued with a recordal checklist and the order of signing.

  5. Record update

    GoGoTrust records the IP in the holding company's IP register and files the recordal with the trade mark office where it administers the company.

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Signed off by
A lawyer admitted in the jurisdiction reviews and signs off the assignment and licence before release. Trade mark recordals are filed by a registered trade mark agent or attorney where the office requires one.

Price by office

OfficePrice
SingaporeUS$2,600
Hong KongUS$2,600
JapanUS$2,600
TaiwanUS$2,600
United StatesUS$2,600
CanadaUS$2,600
AustraliaUS$2,600
New ZealandUS$2,600
United KingdomUS$2,600
MaltaUS$2,600

Questions

Why move IP into a holding company?

It separates the asset from operating risk, simplifies licensing to subsidiaries and is what investors and acquirers expect to see. The guide on IP ownership in AI projects explains the common gaps.

Does the founder need to sign anything personally?

If the founder created code, brand or content before the company existed or outside an employment contract, yes. The founder assignment is included.

Do we need to record the assignment at the trade mark office?

Yes for registered marks. An unrecorded assignment may be ineffective against third parties and complicates enforcement. Recordal forms are included; office fees are at cost.

Can moral rights be waived?

It depends. The United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Canada allow waivers or consents; civil law jurisdictions such as Japan and Taiwan allow agreements not to exercise them, and Malta follows the EU approach. The product uses the form that works in the jurisdiction.

Is the royalty rate included?

The mechanism is; the rate is a transfer pricing matter for your tax adviser, and the licence leaves it as a schedule variable.

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