Protecting Patented Technology Through a Custom Manufacturing Agreement

Our client is a technology business that provides both software and hardware solutions for other businesses. We were instructed by the client to draft a bespoke contract manufacturing agreement to govern the terms of engagement with a manufacturer procured to produce a component for the client’s patented product.

Our client was particularly concerned about protecting their intellectual property and ensuring that the manufacturer was restricted from copying or modifying the know-how of their technology.

Our team expertly drafted a contract manufacturing agreement that strengthened the manufacturer’s obligations and clarified the licence restrictions along with other safeguarding clauses including intellectual property clauses, confidentiality clauses and limitation of liability clauses that worked together to limit the client’s exposure to the risks of misuse and infringement of the intellectual property rights concerned.