# IP assignment clause check

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



Tags: IP, Contracts, Assignment, Work for hire, Commercial


## Example Prompts

- Review our employment agreement for IP assignment clauses
- Check if our contractor template has assignment and scope
- Produce a checklist of IP clauses present and missing

URL: https://rakenne.app/skills/ip-assignment-clause-check/index.md

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## Overview

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

## When to use this skill

Use this skill when you are:

- **Reviewing employment, contractor, or consulting templates** and need to confirm that inventions and work product are properly assigned to the company.
- **Auditing legacy agreements before an investment, acquisition, or fundraising round** to identify missing or weak IP assignment language that could become a diligence issue.
- **Localizing or updating templates across jurisdictions** and want a quick check that assignment scope and coverage (employees vs contractors) remain clear.
- **Performing a targeted IP risk review** on a handful of key contributors whose agreements you suspect may be incomplete or outdated.

Typical users include in-house counsel, outside counsel, HR and people ops leads, and founders managing contractor-heavy teams.

## 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:

```
============================================================
IP Assignment Clause Check
File: contracts/agreement.md
============================================================

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.
```


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