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    Precedent definitions and clauses commonly used in IP agreements, and

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    Precedent IP definitions and clauses used in other types of agreements, eg employment contracts and asset and share purchase agreements

For Precedent boilerplate commercial clauses and standard definitions which may be used in IP agreements, see: Boilerplate clauses—overview and Definitions—overview.

For a summary of the law, guidance and practice upon execution of documents, along with standard execution clauses, see: Execution—overview.

Intellectual property definitions

For IP definitions, see Precedents:

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    Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) definition

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    Background IP and Foreground IP definitions

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    Copyright definition

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    Design definition

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    Goodwill definition

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    Know-how definition

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    Patent definition

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    Trade Mark definition

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    Trade Secret definition

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