Contracts Ip Ip Assignment Hygiene

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name: contracts-ip-ip-assignment-hygiene
description: "Employer agreements, contractor IP clauses, and open-source license discipline protecting company assets."
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# Keep IP assignment clean across contributors

> Employer agreements, contractor IP clauses, and open-source license discipline protecting company assets.

**Track:** ⚖️ Legal & Compliance · **Domain:** Contracts & IP · **Level:** foundation · **~25 min**

**Who this is for:** Legal Ops, Privacy Officers, Compliance Teams, Founders, Engineers

## When to Use This Skill

Employer agreements, contractor IP clauses, and open-source license discipline protecting company assets.
Use it whenever a matching task appears in conversation — the agent loads these instructions on demand.

## Steps

1. Every contributor signs IP assignment or proper license grant pre-work
2. Track open-source usage per repo with license compatibility notes
3. Ban copyleft-incompatible imports into proprietary components via CI checks
4. Record third-party assets (fonts, images) with license proofs
5. Audit contractor deliverables for embedded unlicensed dependencies
6. Maintain NOTICE files accurately for distributed software

## Common Pitfalls

- GPL code linked into SaaS proprietary services
- 'Work made for hire' assumptions without written assignments

## Commands

**Install with skills CLI**
```bash
npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill contracts-ip-ip-assignment-hygiene
```

**Install globally**
```bash
npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill contracts-ip-ip-assignment-hygiene -g
```

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