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Consulting Agreement

{P1.Name.Full}
{P2.Name.Full}

Effective Date: {EffectiveDate.YMD}


By and Between:
  • {P1.US.Contract.Among.Sec}
  • {P2.US.Contract.Among.Sec}
Each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties."


This Agreement is made as of {EffectiveDate.YMD} (the "Effective Date"), by and between the Parties.


Recitals
{Why.sec}


In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

  1. Focus
    1. Engagement for Services
      1. SoWs
        1. P1? may issue SoWs to P2? in the form attached to this Agreement as EXHIBIT A ("SoW").
        2. In written statements promptly delivered to P1?, P2? will accept, seek a modification to, or reject a SoW.
      2. Performance
        P2? will perform the services set forth in all SoW(s) accepted by P2? ("Services"). P2? will perform Services in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the specifications of SoWs.
      3. Manner of Work
        Except as otherwise provided in the applicable SoW, P2? will have exclusive control over the manner and means of performing Services, including the choice of place and time.
      4. Place of Work
        At P2?'s own expense, P2? will provide a place of work and all equipment, tools, and other materials necessary to complete Services. P1? will make P1?'s equipment or facilities available to P2? to the extent necessary for P2? to perform Services.
      5. Reports
        P2? will keep complete records of activities relating to the Services. P2? will make regular reports to P1? on the progress of Services. In particular, P2? will promptly inform P1? of any unexpected events, circumstances, or conditions that may delay, endanger, or impair the quality or expected benefits of Services to P1?. P2? will promptly respond to request for information from P1?.
    2. Compensation
      1. Fees
        P1? will pay P2? the fee set forth in each SoW for Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement as P2?'s sole compensation for such Services.
      2. Expenses
        P2? will be reimbursed only for expenses that are expressly provided for in a SoW or which have been approved in advance in writing by P1?, provided P2? has furnished such documentation for authorized expenses as P1? may reasonably request.
      3. Payment
        Payment of P2?'s fees and expenses will be in accordance with terms and conditions set forth in the applicable SoW. Unless otherwise provided in a SoW, payment to P2? of undisputed fees will be due thirty (30) days following P1?'s receipt of an invoice which contains accurate records of the work performed sufficient to document the invoiced fees.
      4. On Termination
        Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, P2? will be paid fees on the basis stated in SoW(s) for work which has been completed.
  2. Relationship
    1. Life of the Agreement: Term, Termination, Amendment, Assignment
      1. Term
        The initial term of this Agreement will run until {AgtLife.End.YMD}, unless earlier terminated as provided in this Agreement.
      2. Renewal
        This Agreement will automatically renew on at the end of its term, for additional terms of {AgtLife.Renew.TimeSpan}. This Agreement will not renew if P1? provides written notice at least {AgtLife.NonRenew.Notice.TimeSpan} prior to the end of a term of this Agreement.
      3. Termination Without Cause By P1?
        P1? may terminate this Agreement with or without cause, at any time upon written notice to P2? which will be effective no earlier than {AgtStop.ByP1WithoutCause.TimeSpan} after the notice.
      4. Termination Without Cause By P2?
        P2? may terminate this Agreement with or without cause, at any time upon written notice to P1? which will be effective no earlier than {AgtStop.ByP2WithoutCause.TimeSpan} after the notice.
      5. Termination for Cause
        Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately in the event the other Party has materially breached this Agreement and failed to cure such breach within {BreachCure.TimeSpan} of receipt of notice by the non-breaching Party.
      6. Amendment
        No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be charged.
      7. Successors and Assigns
        1. Limit
          1. P2? will not subcontract or otherwise delegate or assign this Agreement or any of its obligations under this Agreement without P1?'s prior written consent.
          2. P1? may refuse consent for any legitimate reason.
        2. Void
          Any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of this Section 2.1.7 will be null and void.
        3. Benefit
          This Agreement will be for the benefit of P1?'s successors and assigns.
        4. Binding
          This Agreement is binding on P2?'s successors and assigns.
      8. Survival
        The rights and obligations contained in Section 2.4, Section 2.5, and Section 2.3, will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
    2. Limitations
      1. No Agency
        1. The Parties are independent contractors with respect to one another.
        2. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture, or employment relationship between the Parties or any of their respective employees or agents.
        3. No Party is authorized to make any representation, contract, or commitment on behalf of another Party.
      2. Not an Employee
        1. P2? (if P2? is an individual) and P2?'s employees will not be entitled to any of the benefits that P1? may make available to its employees, including, but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing, or retirement benefits.
        2. P2? is solely responsible for, and will file, on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state, or local tax authority with respect to the performance of Services and receipt of fees under this Agreement.
        3. P2? is solely responsible for, and must maintain adequate records of, expenses incurred in the course of performing Services under this Agreement.
        4. P1? will not (a) withhold or make payments for any social security, federal, state, or any other employee payroll taxes, (b) make unemployment insurance or disability insurance contributions, or (c) obtain workers' compensation insurance on behalf of P2?.
        5. P1? will regularly report amounts paid to P2? by filing Form 1099-MISC with the Internal Revenue Service as required by law.
        6. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, P2? is reclassified as an employee of P1?, or any affiliate of P1?, by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, or any other federal, state, or foreign agency as the result of any administrative or judicial proceeding, P2? agrees that P2? and P2?'s employees will not, as the result of such reclassification, be entitled to or eligible for, on either a prospective or retrospective basis, any employee benefits under any plans or programs established or maintained by P1?.
      3. Force Majeure Event
        1. Neither Party shall be considered in breach of this Agreement to the extent that performance of their respective obligations (excluding payment obligations) is prevented by a Force Majeure Event that arises after the Effective Date.
        2. Force Majeure Affected Party shall promptly give notice to the Force Majeure Creditor Party of a Force Majeure Event upon it being foreseen by or becoming known to Force Majeure Affected Party.
        3. If and to the extent that the Force Majeure Affected Party is prevented from performing the majority of its duties under this Agreement by the Force Majeure Event, then, while Force Majeure Affected Party is so prevented, Force Majeure Creditor Party shall be relieved of its duty to perform under this Agreement but shall endeavor to continue to perform as far as reasonably practicable and in accordance with good operating practices.
        4. If and to the extent that Force Majeure Creditor Party incurs additional cost because of the non-performance of Force Majeure Affected Party, Force Majeure Creditor Party shall be entitled to recover from Force Majeure Affected Party the amount of such cost, (Force Majeure Creditor Party having taken reasonable steps to mitigate the cost).
        5. The term of this Agreement shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period of interruption caused by a Force Majeure Event.
    3. Ownership
      1. Ownership of Work Product
        1. Work Product Becomes Property of P1?
          P2? agrees that any and all Work Product shall be the sole and exclusive property of P1?.
        2. P2? Assigns Work Product
          1. P2? hereby irrevocably assigns to P1? all right, title, and interest worldwide in and to any Deliverables", and to any Work Product.
          2. P2? retains no rights to use Work Product and agrees not to challenge the validity of P1?'s ownership of Work Product.
        3. Execute Documents
          P2? agrees to execute, at P1?'s request and expense, all documents and other instruments necessary or desirable to confirm such assignment, including without limitation, the copyright assignment set forth as EXHIBIT B ("Assignment of Copyright") and the patent assignment set forth as EXHIBIT C ("Assignment of Patent Application").
        4. Attorney-in-Fact
          In the event that P2? does not, for any reason, execute such documents within a reasonable time after P1?'s request, P2? hereby irrevocably appoints P1? as P2?'s attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing such documents on P2?'s behalf, which appointment is coupled with an interest. P2? will deliver any Deliverables in accordance with the applicable SoW and disclose promptly in writing to P1? all other Work Product.
      2. Other Rights
        If P2? has any rights, including without limitation "artist's rights" or "moral rights," in Work Product which cannot be assigned, P2? hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to P1? an exclusive (even as to P2?), worldwide, fully paid, and royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual license, with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform, and publicly display Work Product in any medium or format, whether now known or later developed. In the event that P2? has any rights in Work Product that cannot be assigned or licensed, P2? unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such rights, and all claims and causes of action of any kind against P1? or P1?'s customers.
      3. Preexisting IP
        1. No Use of Preexisting IP
          P2? agrees not to use or incorporate into any Work Product any intellectual property developed by any third party or by P2? other than in the course of performing services for P1? ("Preexisting IP").
        2. License for Preexisting IP
          In the event P2? uses or incorporates Preexisting IP into any Work Product, P2? hereby grants to P1? a non-exclusive, perpetual, fully-paid and royalty-free, irrevocable, and worldwide right, with the right to sublicense through multiple levels of sublicensees, to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform, and publicly display in any medium or format, whether now known or later developed, such Preexisting IP incorporated or used in Work Product.
        3. Right to License Preexisting IP
          P2? represents and warrants that P2? has an unqualified right to license to P1? all Preexisting IP as provided in this section.
        4. No Open Source Code
          However, in no event will P2? incorporate into Work Product any software code licensed under the GNU, GPL, LGPL, or any similar "open source" license.
      4. No License
        Receiving Party recognizes and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting any property rights, by license or otherwise, to any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party, or to any invention or any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right that has issued or that may issue, based on such Confidential Information.
    4. Representations and Warranties
      1. Services
        P2? represents and warrants that:
        1. Services shall be performed in a professional manner and in accordance with the industry standards and Work Product shall comply with the requirements set forth in the applicable SoW,
        2. Work Product will be an original work of P2?,
        3. P2? has the right and unrestricted ability to assign the ownership of Work Product to P1? as set forth in Section 2.3.1 (including without limitation the right to assign the ownership of any Work Product created by P2?'s employees or contractors),
        4. Work Product nor any element thereof will infringe upon or misappropriate any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right of any person, whether contractual, statutory, or common law,
        5. P2? has an unqualified right to grant to P1? the license to Preexisting IP set forth in Section 2.3.3, and
        6. P2? will comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign laws governing self-employed individuals, including laws requiring the payment of taxes, such as income and employment taxes, and social security, disability, and other contributions.
      2. Representation Against Violation of Third-Party Intellectual Property Rights
        Disclosing Party represents that its communication of Confidential Information to Receiving Party does not violate any law or proprietary rights of, or agreement with, any third party.
    5. P2?'s Additional Covenants
      1. P1?'s Premises
        While on P1?'s premises, P2? agrees to comply with P1?'s then-current access rules and procedures, including those related to safety, security, and confidentiality. P2? agrees and acknowledges that P2? has no expectation of privacy with respect to P1?'s telecommunications, networking, or information processing systems (including stored computer files, email messages, and voice messages) and that P2?'s activities, including the sending or receiving of any files or messages, on or using those systems may be monitored, and the contents of such files and messages may be reviewed and disclosed, at any time, without notice.
      2. No Conflict of Interest
        During the term of this Agreement, P2? will not accept work, enter into a contract, or accept an obligation from any third party, that is inconsistent or incompatible with (i) P2?'s obligations or (ii) the scope of Services rendered for P1? under this Agreement. P2? warrants that there is no other contract or duty on its part inconsistent with this Agreement. P2? agrees to indemnify P1? from any and all loss or liability incurred by reason of the alleged breach by P2? of any services agreement with any third party.
      3. Noninterference with Business
        During this Agreement, and for a period of one (1) year immediately following its termination, P2? agrees not to interfere with the business of P1? in any manner. By way of example and not of limitation, P2? agrees not to solicit or induce any employee, independent contractor, or P1? customer to terminate or breach an employment, contractual, or other relationship with P1?.
    6. Confidentiality
      {AltPrompt}: Select one (copy)- "{SecName}.Intro.Intro.Intro.sec={{SecName}.Intro.Intro.Intro.AltX.sec}" where X is 1-3:
      1. Each Party (a "Disclosing Party") may disclose Confidential Information to another Party (a "Receiving Party").
      2. P1? ("Disclosing Party") may disclose Confidential Information to P2? ("Receiving Party").
      3. P2? ("Disclosing Party") may disclose Confidential Information to P1? ("Receiving Party").
      1. Confidentiality Engagements
        1. Disclose
          Subject to Section 2.6.3, Receiving Party will hold in strict confidence and not disclose any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party.
        2. Use
          Receiving Party will use Confidential Information of Disclosing Party only for the Purpose.
        3. Care
          Receiving Party will protect Confidential Information with a degree of care that is:
          1. at least the same degree of care as Receiving Party uses to protect its own confidential information; and
          2. at least a reasonable degree of care.
        4. Access
          {AltPrompt}: (copy)- "{SecName}.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.sec={{SecName}.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.AltX.sec}" where X is 1-2:
          1. Receiving Party is an individual and will not permit any other person to have access to Confidential Information of Disclosing Party.
          2. Receiving Party will limit access to Confidential Information of Disclosing Party only to {AltPrompt}: Select one (copy)- "{SecName}.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Role.sec={{SecName}.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Engage.Engage.Access.Role.AltX.sec}" where X is 1-3:
            1. {PersonList.cl}
            2. those of Receiving Party's employees or authorized representatives
            3. those of Receiving Party's employees, officers, directors, lawyers, and accountants
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            1. who have a need to know
            2. who have a need to know and who have signed confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained in this Agreement
            3. who have a need to know and who have signed confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained in this Agreement in a form approved in advance by Disclosing Party
            .
        5. Copy
          Receiving Party will not reproduce Confidential Information of Disclosing Party in any form except as required to accomplish the intent of this Agreement. Any reproduction by Receiving Party of any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party will remain the property of Disclosing Party and will contain any and all confidential or proprietary notices or legends that appear on the original, unless otherwise authorized in writing by Disclosing Party.
        6. Decompile
          Receiving Party agrees that software programs of Disclosing Party contain valuable confidential information and Receiving Party agrees that it will not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, create other works from, or disassemble any software programs contained in Confidential Information of Disclosing Party without the prior written consent of Disclosing Party.
        7. Sell
          Receiving Party will not make, have made, use, or sell for any purpose any service, product, or item using, incorporating, or derived from any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party.
      2. Term of Confidentiality
        {AltPrompt}: Select one (copy)- "{SecName}.Life.Life.Life.Life.Life.sec={{SecName}.Life.Life.Life.Life.Life.AltX.sec}" where X is 1-3:
        1. Receiving Party's obligations with respect to all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party will terminate only pursuant to Section 2.6.3.
        2. Receiving Party's obligations with respect to all Confidential Information of Disclosing Party will terminate on the earlier of {End.YMD} or when all such information has become subject to an exclusion from confidentiality pursuant to Section 2.6.3.
        3. Receiving Party's obligations with respect to each element of Confidential Information of Disclosing Party will terminate on the earlier of {DurationOfConfidentiality.TimeSpan} after the time such element was communicated by Disclosing Party to Receiving Party or when all such information has become subject to an exclusion from confidentiality pursuant to Section 2.6.3.
      3. Exceptions to Confidentiality
        1. Receiving Party will not have any obligations under this Agreement with respect to a specific portion of Confidential Information if Receiving Party can demonstrate with competent evidence that such portion of Confidential Information:
          1. was in the public domain at the time it was disclosed to Receiving Party;
          2. entered the public domain subsequent to the time it was disclosed to Receiving Party, through no fault of Receiving Party;
          3. was in Receiving Party's possession free of any obligation of confidence at the time it was disclosed to Receiving Party;
          4. was rightfully communicated to Receiving Party free of any obligation of confidence subsequent to the time it was disclosed to Receiving Party; or
          5. was developed by employees or agents of Receiving Party who had no access to any Confidential Information.
        2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information, without violating the obligations of this Agreement, to the extent such disclosure is required by a valid order of a court or other governmental body having jurisdiction, and provided that, to the extent permitted by law Receiving Party gives Disclosing Party reasonable prior written notice of such disclosure and makes a reasonable effort to obtain, or to assist Disclosing Party in obtaining, a protective order preventing or limiting the disclosure and/or requiring that Confidential Information so disclosed be used only for the purposes required by the law, regulation, or order.
    7. Remedies
      1. Return or Destruction
        Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, or upon written request of either Party, Receiving Party will promptly return to Disclosing Party or destroy all documents and other tangible materials representing Confidential Information and all copies thereof.
      2. Notice of Leak
        Receiving Party will immediately notify Disclosing Party upon discovery of any loss or unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information.
      3. Injunctions
        The Parties acknowledge and agree that each Party:
        1. would be irreparably harmed if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms;
        2. could not be adequately compensated in all cases by monetary damages alone for a breach of this Agreement by another Party;
        3. shall be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to obtain temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches by another Party; and
        4. shall not be required to post any bond or give any other undertaking.
      4. Indemnification by P2?
        P2? agrees to indemnify and hold P1? harmless from any and all damages, costs, claims, expenses, or other liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or relating to the breach or alleged breach by P2? of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.4.1.
    8. Disputes
      1. Notices
        Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated:
        1. by personal delivery - when delivered personally;
        2. by overnight courier - upon written verification of receipt;
        3. by telecopy or facsimile transmission - upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or
        4. by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested - upon verification of receipt.
        Notice will be sent to the addresses set forth at the bottom of this Agreement or such other address as either Party may specify in writing.
      2. Law
        This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed, controlled, interpreted, and defined by and under the laws of {Law.State.the}, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that require the application of the law of a different state.
      3. Tribunal
        Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought in {Tribunal.cl}. Each of the Parties:
        1. irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such Tribunal in any such Legal Proceeding;
        2. waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to venue or to convenience of forum;
        3. agrees that all claims in respect of such Legal Proceeding shall be heard and determined only in any such Tribunal, and;
        4. agrees not to bring any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other tribunal, court, or arbitral forum.
        Each Party acknowledges and agrees that these provisions regarding dispute resolution constitute a voluntary and bargained-for agreement between the Parties.
      4. Summons
        Service of process in any Legal Proceeding referred to in Section 2.8.3 may be served on any Party anywhere in the world, including by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the Party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 2.8.1. Nothing in this Section 2.8.4 will affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.
      5. Legal Costs
        In the event any Legal Proceeding is brought in respect of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement, the prevailing Party will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in such Legal Proceeding, in addition to any relief to which such Party may be entitled.
  3. Miscellaneous
    1. Counterparts
      This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which will be taken together and deemed to be one instrument.
    2. Entire Agreement
      This Agreement is the final, complete, and exclusive agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matters hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between the Parties with respect to such matters. The terms of this Agreement will govern all services provided under a PO or SoW. The PO or SoW will have higher priority in the event of a conflict between its terms and those of this Agreement.
    3. Interpretation to Make Valid
      If any provision of this Agreement is found by a proper authority to be unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity will not render this Agreement unenforceable or invalid as a whole and, in such event, such provision will be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of applicable law or applicable court decisions.
    4. Waiver
      Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a Party on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion.
  4. Interpretation
    1. Definitions
    2. Usage
      1. In this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise:
        1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
        2. reference to any Person includes such Person's successors and assigns, if applicable, but only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity;
        3. reference to a gender includes the other gender;
        4. reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with its terms;
        5. reference to any Legal Requirement means that Legal Requirement as from time to time in effect, including any amendment, modification, codification, replacement, or reenactment of such Legal Requirement;
        6. reference to any section or other provision of any Legal Requirement means that provision of such Legal Requirement as from time to time in effect, including any amendment, modification, codification, replacement, or reenactment of such section or other provision;
        7. "hereunder," "hereof," "hereto," and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, or other provision of this Agreement;
        8. "including" (and with correlative meaning "include") means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term;
        9. "or" is used in the inclusive sense of "and/or";
        10. "any" means "any and all";
        11. with respect to the determination of any period of time, "from" means "from and including" and "to" means "to but excluding"; and
        12. a reference to a document, instrument, or agreement also refers to all addenda, exhibits, or schedules thereto.
      2. This Agreement was negotiated by the parties with the benefit of legal representation, and any rule of construction or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any party as having been drafted by it will not apply to any construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
      3. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement, and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.


Signature
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
{P1.US.Contract.By.Sec}{P2.US.Contract.By.Sec}



Annexes
  • Exhibit A


    SoW: {Project.Name} ({GUID})


    DATED: {EffectiveDate.YMD}

    PROJECT: {Project.Name}

    This SoW is awarded under the terms of the agreement "Consulting Agreement," Document ID: {Doc.GUID}, dated {EffectiveDate.YMD}, the terms of which are incorporated by reference in this SoW.
    1. Schedule of Work
      The work will commence on {Work.Begin.YMD}, and shall be completed by {Work.End.YMD}.
    2. Fees and Reimbursement
      1. Fee: {HourlyRate.$} per hour.
      2. Reimbursement for the following, as approved in advance by P1?:
        1. Outside services at cost.
        2. Direct charges at cost.
        3. Travel and subsistence at cost.
    3. Invoicing
      P2? shall invoice P1? monthly for services and expenses and shall provide such reasonable receipts or other documentation of expenses as P1? might request, including copies of time records.
    4. Maximum Chargeable
      Maximum chargeable by P2? on this SoW, including all items in Section 2 above, is {Maximum.$}.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this SoW as of {EffectiveDate.YMD}.

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  • Exhibit B


    Assignment of Copyright

    This Copyright Assigment is made under the terms of the agreement "Consulting Agreement," Document ID: {Doc.GUID}, dated {EffectiveDate.YMD}, among {P1.Name.Full} and {P2.Name.Full} (the "Master Agreement"). The terms of the Master Agreement are incorporated by reference in this Copyright Assignment. Highlighted terms used in this Copyright Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Master Agreement.

    For good and valuable consideration which has been received, the undersigned sells, assigns and transfers to P1? and its successors and assigns, the copyright in and to the following work, which was created by the following indicated author(s):
    1. Title:
      {TitleOfWork.sec}
    2. Author(s):
      {AuthorOfWork.sec}
    3. Copyright Office Identification No. (if any):
      {CopyrightOfficeIdentification.#}
    and all of the right, title and interest of the undersigned, vested and contingent, therein and thereto.

    Executed as of {EffectiveDate.YMD}.

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  • Exhibit C


    Assignment of Patent Applications
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    • {P2.US.Contract.Among.Sec}


    • Whereas, P1? and P2? have entered into an agreement titled "Consulting Agreement," Document ID: {Doc.GUID}, dated {EffectiveDate.YMD}, (the "Master Agreement");
    • Whereas, the individual or entity identified as P2? above ("P2?") owns all right, title, and interest in and to the U.S. patent applications listed in Schedule C-1 ("Patent Applications"); and
    • Whereas, {P1.Name.Full} ("P1?") desires to acquire P2?'s entire right, title, and interest in and to Patent Applications, and in and to the inventions disclosed in Patent Applications, and to Future Patents (as hereinafter defined);
    • Whereas, the Parties incorporate by reference the terms of the Master Agreement.
    1. Now therefore, for and in consideration of one dollar ($1.00) payable upon demand and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, P2? does hereby sell, assign, and transfer to P1? and its successors, assigns, and legal representatives, all right, title, and interest in and to Patent Applications, and to all future patents which may be granted therefor throughout the world, and all divisions, reissues, reexaminations, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, utility conversions, and extensions thereof (collectively, "Future Patents"), together with all claims, causes of action, and damages for past infringement, if any, of said Patent Applications and Future Patents; and P2? hereby authorizes and requests the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other patent offices throughout the world to issue all Future Patents resulting therefrom (insofar as P2?'s interest is concerned) to P1?.
    2. P2? also hereby sells, assigns, and transfers to P1? and its successors, assigns, and legal representatives all right, title, and interest to the inventions disclosed in Patent Applications and Future Patents throughout the world, including the right to file applications for and obtain patents, utility models, and industrial models, and designs for such inventions in P1?'s own name throughout the world including all rights of priority, all rights to publish cautionary notices reserving ownership of such inventions, and all rights to register such inventions in appropriate registries; and P2? further agrees to execute any and all powers of attorney, applications, assignments, declarations, affidavits, and any other papers in connection therewith reasonably necessary to perfect such right, title, and interest in P1? and its successors, assigns, and legal representatives.
    In witness whereof, P2? has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized corporate officer, effective as of {EffectiveDate.YMD}.

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