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A Confirmatory Assignment Of Intellectual Property Rights is utilized when parties need to formally confirm and provide evidence of a previous IP rights transfer. This document type is particularly important in situations where the original assignment may have been informal, unclear, or where additional documentation is required for IP office recordal or due diligence purposes. In the Australian legal context, it helps ensure compliance with various IP statutes and provides certainty in IP ownership and transfer. The document typically includes comprehensive details about the transferred IP, the original transfer's circumstances, and any additional terms needed to perfect the assignment. It's commonly used in corporate restructuring, M&A transactions, employee inventor situations, or when cleaning up IP portfolios for investment or commercialization purposes.
