How to protect your intellectual property rights in freelance SOW contracts

How to protect your intellectual property rights in freelance SOW contracts

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  1. Spots hidden IP ownership clauses that could transfer your rights to the client without you realizing it
  2. Highlights vague language around work-for-hire terms that might give away more ownership than you intended
  3. Identifies missing clauses that protect your pre-existing intellectual property and background materials
  4. Flags overly broad IP assignment language and suggests specific negotiation points to narrow the scope
  5. Provides ready-to-use contract language to ensure you retain rights to general methodologies and reusable code components

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