Standard documents

This is a list of all standard documents published by PLC. All standard documents have links to related drafting notes and are regularly updated by PLC editors.

For information on converting PLC standard documents into your firm's style, see PLC Firmstyle (www.practicallaw.com/A30700).

General IP

Intra-group licence of intellectual property rights

A specimen licence of intellectual property (IP) rights. The licence, often referred to as an inter-company IP licence, is most likely to be used in the context of a group reorganisation.

Joint Defense and Confidentiality Agreement

An agreement that allows parties with similar legal interests, who are involved in an investigation or legal proceeding, to share information with each other without waiving the attorney-client privilege, work product protection or other applicable privilege or protection. This agreement may also protect against the disqualification of one party's counsel as a result of sharing confidential information with the other parties to the agreement. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

IP, IT and communications due diligence questionnaire

A standard document legal due diligence information request list that focuses on issues relating to intellectual property, information technology and communications. It is to be used in connection with an asset or share purchase relating to companies where those areas are relevant, such as companies in the pharmaceutical and IT sectors.

Confidentiality agreement: international joint ventures

A standard form of confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement) for a joint venture, where both parties are disclosing information about businesses to be contributed to the joint venture. This document is in the form of an agreement rather than a letter. It has been adapted from PLC's UK version to provide a plain English, jurisdiction-neutral starting point for local counsel to adapt for use in cross-border transactions. The document has integrated notes discussing the key legal, negotiating and drafting issues.

Confidentiality Agreement: General (Mutual)

A standard form of mutual confidentiality agreement to be used in connection with commercial transactions. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanatory drafting and negotiating tips.

Assignment of intellectual property rights (pro-assignee)

An agreement for the assignment of intellectual property rights, drafted from the assignee's perspective.

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement

An agreement between an employer and an employee concerning confidentiality and appropriate handling of the employer's commercially valuable information, compliance with relevant security rules and policies, and protection of the employer's intellectual property assets. Agreements of this type have various titles, which may use the term "non-disclosure" in place of "confidentiality," or "intellectual property" in place of "proprietary rights." This Standard Document is drafted in favor of the employer. It is based on federal law. For information on state law requirements, see the State Q&A Tools under Related Content to the right. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

Intra-group assignment of intellectual property rights

A standard document for an intra-group assignment of intellectual property (IP) rights. This document is sometimes referred to as an inter-company transfer of IP rights, but is most likely to be used in the context of a group reorganisation.

Confidentiality Agreement: Mergers and Acquisitions

A standard form of confidentiality agreement to be used in connection with an acquisition. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting and negotiating tips.

Assignment of intellectual property rights (pro-assignor)

An agreement for the assignment of intellectual property rights, drafted from the assignor's perspective.

Confidentiality Agreement: General (Unilateral, Pro-discloser)

A standard form of unilateral confidentiality agreement to be used in connection with commercial transactions, drafted with terms favorable to the party disclosing confidential information. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanatory drafting and negotiating tips.

Luxury goods licence

An agreement for use in the luxury goods arena, drafted in favour of the licensor, and granting the licensee the right to use trade marks, designs and confidential information for the manufacture and sale of luxury goods bearing the licensor's brand. This document includes integrated drafting notes on issues specific to the licensing of luxury goods and relevant points of competition law. For a full set of integrated notes on trade-mark-related issues, see Trade mark licence agreement.

Character merchandising licence

A specimen merchandising licence, drafted primarily from the point of view of the licensor, for use where the owner of rights in a fictional character or characters is granting the right for an image of that character or characters, and related artwork and trade marks, to be reproduced on merchandise.

Confidentiality agreement: international acquisitions

A long-form confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement) for use in cross-border private company or business acquisitions. This document has been adapted from PLC's UK version to provide a plain English, jurisdiction-neutral starting point for local counsel to adapt for use in cross-border transactions.

Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (Short-form)

This is a standard short-form intellectual property (IP) assignment agreement for use as an ancillary agreement to a principal asset purchase agreement. This IP assignment agreement can be attached as an exhibit to the prinicpal asset purchase agreement and recorded with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and US Copyright Office against scheduled IP applications and registrations. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

Publicity Waiver and Release

A waiver of privacy and publicity rights, and release of corresponding legal claims. It assumes that the waiver and release is being given by a member of the general public in connection with a company's public or commercial use of the individual's name, likeness or other personal characteristics or private information. It must be tailored to the particular circumstances in which the company is obtaining the waiver and release. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

Employee Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement (California)

A California-specific agreement between an employer and an employee concerning confidentiality and appropriate handling of the employer's commercially valuable information, compliance with relevant security rules and policies, and protection of the employer's intellectual property assets. Agreements of this type have various titles, which may use the term "non-disclosure" in place of "confidentiality," or "intellectual property" in place of "proprietary rights." This Standard Document is drafted in favor of the employer. It is based on California law. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

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