The contract under which a supplier's IP is used: what may be used, where, for how long and on what terms.
Agreement or business case Work product in the Soft IP lifecycle
It sets what the company may do with supplier IP: which deliverables, which products, which sites and on what fees. Using IP outside its terms creates legal and commercial risk that can stop a product from shipping.
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