Effective Date: 1 September 2026
Company: Intentional Creativity
1. Purpose
This Intellectual Property Policy governs ownership, use, protection, licensing, confidentiality, and related rights associated with designs, files, specifications, prototypes, products, artwork, manufacturing processes, and other materials exchanged between Intentional Creativity and its customers.
By submitting materials, requesting services, placing an order, or otherwise engaging with Intentional Creativity, the customer agrees to the terms of this Policy.
2. Customer-Owned Intellectual Property
Customers retain ownership of intellectual property they provide, including but not limited to:
- CAD files
- Drawings
- Sketches
- Models
- Specifications
- Patent applications
- Trade secrets
- Trademarks
- Logos
- Artwork
- Brand assets
- Proprietary technical information
Submission of such materials does not transfer ownership to Intentional Creativity.
Customers grant Intentional Creativity a limited, non-exclusive license to review, modify, manufacture, display internally, quote, and fulfill services associated with the requested project.
3. Intentional Creativity Intellectual Property
Intentional Creativity retains ownership of all existing intellectual property including:
- Manufacturing methods
- Production workflows
- Toolpaths
- Print profiles
- Machine configurations
- Templates
- Fixtures
- Jigs
- Quality-control procedures
- Business processes
- Proprietary know-how
- Internal software, automation, and operational systems
Purchase of a product or service does not transfer ownership of these assets.
4. Custom Design Services
When Intentional Creativity develops original designs on behalf of a customer, ownership shall be determined by the applicable proposal, statement of work, invoice, quote, purchase agreement, or other written contract.
Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing:
- Customers receive rights to use the final purchased deliverable.
- Intentional Creativity retains ownership of preliminary concepts, drafts, iterations, rejected concepts, internal development materials, manufacturing files, and production processes.
5. Customer Representations and Warranties
Customers represent and warrant that they possess all necessary rights and permissions to use and submit any materials provided to Intentional Creativity.
Customers further represent that submitted content does not knowingly infringe:
- Copyrights
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Trade secrets
- Contractual rights
- Other intellectual-property rights
Customers agree to indemnify and hold Intentional Creativity harmless from claims arising from customer-supplied materials.
6. Patentable Concepts and Inventions
Intentional Creativity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice regarding:
- Patentability
- Copyright registration
- Trademark protection
- Trade-secret preservation
- Intellectual-property litigation
Customers are responsible for obtaining appropriate legal advice and intellectual-property protection before publicly disclosing inventions, concepts, or proprietary information.
7. Invention Disclosure Protection
Intentional Creativity understands that customers may disclose product concepts, inventions, business opportunities, manufacturing ideas, and technical information that have not yet been patented, commercialized, or publicly released.
Ownership of such concepts remains with the customer.
Customers are strongly encouraged to obtain appropriate intellectual-property protection before disclosure.
Unless otherwise governed by a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement or separate confidentiality agreement, Intentional Creativity cannot guarantee that voluntarily disclosed information will qualify for legal trade-secret protection.
8. Confidential Projects
Where the parties have executed a Mutual NDA, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, or similar written agreement, the terms of that agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with this Policy.
Intentional Creativity will use reasonable efforts to safeguard confidential information entrusted to it.
9. Licensed and Third-Party Intellectual Property
Intentional Creativity may manufacture, distribute, customize, resell, or otherwise offer products that incorporate intellectual property owned by third parties.
Such products may include:
- Commercially licensed designs
- Designer partnership products
- Artist collaboration products
- Authorized reproductions
- Licensed digital models
- Licensed STL files
- Marketplace creator products
- Open-source licensed designs
- Contract-produced products
Ownership of such intellectual property remains with the original creator, designer, artist, manufacturer, or rights holder.
Intentional Creativity receives only those rights granted under the applicable license, authorization, or agreement.
Purchase of a product does not transfer ownership of the underlying intellectual property.
10. Creator Attribution and Recognition
Intentional Creativity believes in supporting independent creators, makers, artists, and designers.
Where permitted by licensing agreements and practical business considerations, Intentional Creativity may acknowledge or credit original creators.
Such attribution does not alter intellectual-property ownership.
11. Mixed-Origin and Derivative Products
Certain products may contain a combination of:
- Customer-provided content
- Licensed third-party content
- Open-source content
- Commercially licensed assets
- Intentional Creativity original work
- Manufacturing methods developed by Intentional Creativity
Ownership of each component remains with its respective legal owner.
Customers receive only those rights expressly granted through purchase, license, or written agreement.
No purchase shall be interpreted as transferring:
- Copyright ownership
- Trademark ownership
- Patent ownership
- Trade-secret ownership
- Exclusive manufacturing rights
- Exclusive distribution rights
unless expressly stated in writing.
12. Portfolio and Promotional Rights
Unless restricted by:
- A signed NDA
- A confidentiality agreement
- A written exclusivity contract
Intentional Creativity may display completed work for purposes including:
- Portfolio presentation
- Marketing
- Social media
- Trade-show exhibits
- Educational content
- Business development
Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid disclosure of confidential or proprietary information.
13. Manufacturing Process Ownership
Customers purchase products and deliverables, not manufacturing systems.
Unless separately sold under written agreement, customers do not acquire ownership of:
- Toolpaths
- Slicer profiles
- Production settings
- Manufacturing processes
- Quality procedures
- Internal tooling
- Production workflows
- Shop methodologies
These remain the property of Intentional Creativity.
14. AI-Assisted Design and Development
Intentional Creativity may utilize:
- Artificial intelligence tools
- CAD automation
- Generative-design software
- Design-assistance systems
- Manufacturing optimization software
as part of its internal workflow.
The use of such tools does not alter ownership rights otherwise established under this Policy or by written agreement.
15. Abandoned Projects
A project may be considered abandoned if:
- Customer communication ceases for ninety (90) days or more;
- Required approvals are not provided; or
- Outstanding invoices remain unpaid.
Upon abandonment:
- Work may be suspended or terminated;
- Deposits may become non-refundable;
- Materials may be disposed of;
- Storage fees may be assessed where appropriate.
16. Reverse Engineering
Customers agree not to reverse engineer, reproduce, duplicate, exploit, distribute, or commercialize proprietary manufacturing methods, tooling, workflows, or operational processes owned by Intentional Creativity unless expressly authorized in writing.
17. No Exclusivity
Unless specifically provided in a written agreement, all work performed by Intentional Creativity shall be non-exclusive.
Intentional Creativity reserves the right to conduct business with other customers, including customers operating in similar industries or markets.
18. Governing Law
This Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.