# IP Assignment Agreement Template, Word and PDF Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/ip-assignment-agreement Buy to download This page shows a preview. Buy the document on nerix.ai to download it as Word and PDF and print it. https://nerix.ai/templates/ip-assignment-agreement # IP assignment agreement Transfer ownership of a work, design or software from its creator to the company that paid for it. Before you send it Intellectual property law differs by country. In some places a copyright transfer must be in writing and signed, patents and trade marks may need the transfer to be registered, future works may not be assignable in advance, and the author's moral rights cannot be given away at all. Employees' work is often owned by the employer without any assignment. Check the law where the work is made and used, and have a lawyer review it for valuable rights. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/ip-assignment-agreement) **€9.99, pay once, Word and PDF** Included in every paid nerix plan. ### Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement This agreement is made on 1 December 2026 between: - **Lucia Fernandez**, of 14 Calle del Sol, 28012 Madrid, Spain ("the Creator"); and - **Brightwater Analytics Ltd**, of 20 Harbour Street, Dublin D02 AB12, Ireland ("the Company"). ## 1. Definitions In this agreement: - "the Work" means the logo, the brand guidelines and the website designs created for the company between 1 June and 30 October 2026, including all drafts and source files , and every copy, version, draft, part and derivative of it that the Creator has made or makes before the Work is delivered to the Company; - "Rights" means all intellectual property rights and similar rights anywhere in the world, whether registered or not, including copyright and related rights, design rights, rights in software and source code, database rights, patents and the right to apply for them, trade marks and goodwill, rights in confidential information and know-how, and all applications, renewals and extensions of any of them; - "Excluded Materials" means the materials described in section 7. **How the Work was created:** under the freelance agreement dated 25 May 2026 ## 2. Assignment 2.1 In return for the payment in section 4, the Creator assigns to the Company, with full ownership and free of any charge or claim of others, all Rights in the Work, for their full term including any renewal or extension, in every country. 2.2 The assignment includes the right to bring a claim for any infringement of the Rights that happened before or happens after the date of this agreement, and to keep what is recovered. 2.3 The assignment covers Rights that already exist and, as far as the law allows, Rights that come into existence later in the Work. To the extent that the law does not allow a future Right to be assigned in advance, the Creator agrees to assign it to the Company when it arises, and holds it for the Company until then. 2.4 The Company may use, copy, change, adapt, translate, publish, sell, license and transfer the Work, in any form or medium, with or without naming the Creator, without further permission or payment. 2.5 If any part of the assignment is not valid under the law of a country, the Creator grants the Company, for that part and that country, an exclusive, worldwide, permanent, irrevocable, transferable licence with the right to sub-license, to the fullest extent the law allows, and the Creator will not use that Right against the Company or anyone who uses the Work with its permission. ## 3. Delivery The Creator will hand over to the Company, within 7 days after the effective date or earlier if the Company asks, all copies of the Work in every form the Creator holds, including source files and the information needed to use, edit and maintain it. After that the Creator will keep no copy unless the Company allows it in writing. ## 4. Payment 4.1 The Company will pay the Creator EUR 4,500, paid within 14 days of signing for this assignment. 4.2 The Creator confirms that this payment, together with any payment due under any other agreement about the Work, is full payment for the Rights assigned and for the handover of the Work, and that no royalty or other sum is due for later use. 4.3 Any tax that the Creator owes on the payment is the Creator's responsibility. The Company may deduct tax from the payment only where the law requires it, and will then give the Creator proof of what it paid to the tax authority. 5. Moral rights 6. The Creator's warranties 7. Materials the Creator keeps 8. Third-party material ⁦2 / 4⁩ 9. Further help and registrations 10. No duty to use 11. Confidentiality 12. Rights the Creator keeps ⁦3 / 4⁩ 13. Notices 14. General 15. Governing law and disputes Signatures ⁦4 / 4⁩ The full document unlocks when you download The rest is written and waiting, with your answers in place. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Company and legal ## What this template is for An IP assignment agreement that transfers the rights in a work, design or software from its creator to a company, with payment, warranties and moral rights. It is free to fill in online and needs no account. The finished Word document and PDF cost €9.99, paid once. [See all Company and legal templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/company-legal) Company and legal ## What you fill in The form asks for 14 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Creator (the assignor): name For example: Lucia Fernandez - ### Creator: address For example: 14 Calle del Sol, 28012 Madrid, Spain - ### Company receiving the rights (the assignee): name For example: Brightwater Analytics Ltd - ### Company: address For example: 20 Harbour Street, Dublin D02 AB12, Ireland - ### Effective date For example: 1 December 2026 - ### The work and rights being assigned Describe it so no one can doubt which work is covered. Name files, versions, registration numbers and the rights you mean (copyright, designs, software, patents, trade marks) if you can. For example: the logo, the brand guidelines and the website designs created for the company between 1 June and 30 October 2026, including all drafts and source files - ### How the work was created (optional) optional For example: under the freelance agreement dated 25 May 2026 - ### Payment for the assignment If the price is already covered by another agreement, say so, or put a small sum. For example: EUR 4,500, paid within 14 days of signing - ### Materials the creator keeps Pre-existing materials the creator does not transfer. If there are none, write: nothing. For example: the creator's own tools, templates and fonts used in making the work - ### Third-party material in the work (optional) optional Anything in the work that someone else owns or licenses, including open-source code. For example: the open-source typeface Inter under the SIL Open Font License, and three stock photographs licensed from Pixelbank Ltd - ### Licence back to the creator (optional) optional What the creator may still do with the work. Leave empty if the creator keeps nothing. For example: show the Work in the Creator's portfolio and on the Creator's website, once the Company has published it, without using any of the Company's confidential information - ### Country or state whose law applies For example: Ireland - ### Place for disputes For example: Dublin - ### How disputes are decided Company and legal ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Definitions - 2 2. Assignment - 3 3. Delivery - 4 4. Payment - 5 5. Moral rights - 6 6. The Creator's warranties - 7 7. Materials the Creator keeps - 8 8. Third-party material - 9 9. Further help and registrations - 10 10. No duty to use - 11 11. Confidentiality - 12 12. Rights the Creator keeps Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Pay once and get it as a Word document to edit further and as a PDF to send or print. The link comes by email too. ### Was this template helpful? Company and legal ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 14 details, starting with Creator (the assignor): name, Creator: address, Company receiving the rights (the assignee): name, Company: address, Effective date. 3 more are optional. ### How much does this template cost? €9.99, paid once. Filling it in and seeing the first part is free. You pay when you download the finished Word document and PDF, with no account and no subscription. Every paid nerix plan includes it. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, press Download and pay once. You get the finished document as a Word file to keep editing and as a PDF to send or print, and the link by email. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? While you fill it in, what you type stays in your browser. When you buy the document, your answers go to nerix to make your files. They are kept for seven days so you can download again, then deleted. ### What should I check before I use this template? Intellectual property law differs by country. In some places a copyright transfer must be in writing and signed, patents and trade marks may need the transfer to be registered, future works may not be assignable in advance, and the author's moral rights cannot be given away at all. Employees' work is often owned by the employer without any assignment. 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