New Zealand Software Development Partnership Agreement

NZ software developers, set up a strategic partnership to develop and market a software program with this comprehensive Software Development Partnership Agreement.

• The Agreement is between two parties who will work together to develop, implement, market and provide ongoing support for the software.
• The partners will work together to develop, implement, market and provide ongoing support for the software.
• One of the partners will have primary responsibility for development of the software, and the other will have primary responsibility for marketing and selling the final product. Both partners will be required to expend sufficient time and effort in all areas.
• The partners will have equal rights in managing the business, but neither partner has the authority to act on behalf of the other partner.
• Revenues will be deposited into an operating account from which partnership expenses will be paid. Profits will be distributed to the partners at regular intervals.
• Each partner is responsible for paying their own taxes and remittances.
• The Agreement contains two alternate sets of clauses for ownership of the intellectual property - one for joint ownership and one for individual ownership.
• The document also contains confidentiality and non-competition provisions.

This New Zealand Software Development Partnership Agreement is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.