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Drafting & review · Risk allocation

Walk me through how you'd allocate IP rights in a co-development agreement when contributions are unequal and one party has more leverage.

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Against a stronger counterparty, I'd separate ownership from usage rights, because the client's business needs can usually be secured by license even when it loses the ownership fight.

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