Transfer of Ownership in Intellectual Property Template

Have you hired a designer, illustrator, copywriter, photographer, videographer, editor, or other creative independent contractor or agency to do work for your business? Chances are, unless your Client Contract (*hint*hint*) included a clear term about who owns the intellectual property, you may not own all the rights in the work they created for you.  The Transfer of Ownership in Intellectual Property can help you take ownership of the intellectual property you paid to have created, so you can use and alter it any way you like, without having to get permission from the creator each time.  Ownership of all rights is also required if you wish to register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office or U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.