1.0Christy Westerfeldhttps://christywesterfeld.comChristy Westerfeldhttps://christywesterfeld.com/author/christy-westerfeld/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DoqNUFiqXF"><a href="https://christywesterfeld.com/pov-contract-interpretation-intellectual-property-rights/">POV: Contract Interpretation – Intellectual Property Rights</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://christywesterfeld.com/pov-contract-interpretation-intellectual-property-rights/embed/#?secret=DoqNUFiqXF" width="600" height="338" title="“POV: Contract Interpretation – Intellectual Property Rights” — Christy Westerfeld" data-secret="DoqNUFiqXF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Let’s say you’re entering into some kind of partnership or relationship with another company where you will be creating original work for them, or you will both be creating original work for a joint venture of some kind. You start to review the contract, and the issue of intellectual property (“IP”) ownership comes up. You […]