Intellectual Property Policy

Document ID: LKO-POL-IP-v2.0 · Effective Date: 25 July 2026

This policy defines the ownership of intellectual property created during Launchko LLC ("Launchko") client engagements. It applies to all projects and is incorporated by reference into all Launchko client agreements.

1. Core Principle

You own what you paid for, once you've paid for it.

Intellectual property created specifically for your project transfers to you upon receipt of full payment. Launchko's pre-existing tools, methodologies, and frameworks remain Launchko's property but are licensed to you for use in your project.

2. What Transfers to the Client

Upon receipt of full payment, Launchko assigns to the client all intellectual property rights in the following project-specific deliverables:

"Full payment" means all invoices related to the project have been settled, including outstanding balances, change orders, and expenses.

3. What Launchko Retains

The following remain the property of Launchko and are licensed (not transferred) to the client:

4. Third-Party Assets

Some projects include third-party assets (stock photography, fonts, plugins, icon libraries). These are licensed separately:

Launchko documents all third-party assets used in the project handover report.

5. Before Full Payment

Before full payment is received:

• All deliverables remain the property of Launchko
• The client may not publish, reproduce, or transfer any deliverables without Launchko's written consent
• Launchko may use work-in-progress for internal review and quality purposes

6. Portfolio Rights

Launchko reserves the right to display completed work in its portfolio, website, social media, and marketing materials, unless the client requests confidentiality in writing before project commencement.

The client may request confidentiality for projects involving proprietary business processes, unreleased products, or any situation where public association with Launchko would be commercially sensitive.

7. Assignment and Attribution

Deliverables are assigned to the client by written assignment on full payment, as described in Section 2. Where any deliverable qualifies as a "work made for hire" under the US Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101), it is treated as such; where it does not, Launchko assigns all right, title, and interest in that deliverable to the client on full payment.

Launchko's team members waive any right of attribution in client-facing deliverables to the extent permitted by applicable law, so that you may publish and modify the work freely.

8. Trademarks

Any trademarks, service marks, or logos developed for the client become the client's property on full payment. The client is solely responsible for trademark clearance searches and for any USPTO registration. Launchko does not provide legal advice on trademark availability, registrability, or infringement risk, and does not warrant that a delivered mark is free of third-party claims.

9. Copyright Complaints (DMCA)

If you believe content published on a website Launchko hosts infringes your copyright, send a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to legal@launchko.com including: identification of the copyrighted work, the URL of the allegedly infringing material, your contact information, a statement of good-faith belief, a statement that the information is accurate, and your physical or electronic signature. We will respond promptly and may remove or disable access to the material.

10. AI-Generated Content

Where Launchko uses AI tools in the creation of deliverables, it does so in compliance with our AI Use Policy. The use of AI tools does not affect the IP ownership provisions above — the assignment of rights applies to all deliverables regardless of the tools used to create them. Note that under current US Copyright Office guidance, purely AI-generated material may not be eligible for copyright protection; deliverables involving significant human authorship are unaffected.

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