IP assignment clause check

Overview

Review contracts for IP assignment clauses and flag gaps (scope, employee/contractor coverage).

Getting Started

Add the contract or policy to the workspace and activate the skill. Run the validator to check for assignment clause(s), scope (inventions, copyright, all IP), and employee/contractor coverage.

Tools

• validate_ip_assignment_presence — Checks for at least one assignment clause; scope (inventions, copyright, all IP); and employee/contractor coverage.

Example conversation

You: Review our contractor agreement in contracts/consultant_agreement.md for IP assignment. We need assignment of all work product and inventions.

Agent: Running validate_ip_assignment_presence.

Agent: OK: assignment clause present. Scope: inventions. Employee/contractor coverage mentioned. Consider adding explicit “all IP” or “work product” if you want full scope.

You: Add a work-for-hire and assignment clause for all work product.

Agent: Added a “Work product and assignment” section with work-for-hire and assignment of all deliverables to the client; re-validated — scope now includes copyright/work product.

Output excerpt

Example when no assignment is found:

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IP Assignment Clause Check
File: contracts/agreement.md
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No assignment clause detected — add at least one clause assigning inventions/copyright/work product to the company.
Scope: inventions
Employee/contractor coverage: Not clearly stated

Action: Add or strengthen assignment clause, scope, and coverage.