Sandeep ThoppilChief Technology Officer| CBS BotswanaGaborone, South East, Botswana
The agreement reads "Any deliverables made independently by the company cannot be used directly on indirectly for any other purposes."
The question is: Does SRS/ Business Requirements document is covered as an IP according to this clause. The requirements document is made by extracting infromation from the client, reviewed and approved by client and hence will it be right to say that this document is not made independently by the company? Saving Changes...
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Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
I think you'd be better off talking to your Legal department about the interpretation of this clause. Or even informally to the company concerned. Another informal check you could do would be to see what document template they used. If the document is 'yours' this would be a reason to believe the IP is yours, but as I say, check before you formally declare anything. Saving Changes...
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
I think you'd be better off talking to your Legal department about the interpretation of this clause. Or even informally to the company concerned. Another informal check you could do would be to see what document template they used. If the document is 'yours' this would be a reason to believe the IP is yours, but as I say, check before you formally declare anything. Saving Changes...
Sandeep ThoppilChief Technology Officer| CBS BotswanaGaborone, South East, Botswana
@ Harrin: ideally how should it be?
Post your personal opinion. Saving Changes...
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
Do you want to use a requirements document from one client for another? It reads to me as if the document has not been made independently. However, I don't understand why you would have a contract clause that says you could use jointly-produced documents for other purposes. That implies that the client is giving you permission to use their data for your other clients. I am not a contract lawyer and cannot give advice on this. As I said before, the best approach would be to seek advice from your Legal team. Saving Changes...
