Software Licenses: Checklist

A basic checklist for provisions that are often sensibly incorporated into software license agreements might include:

1. The Parties
2. The Price
3. Obligations of the Software Supplier
4. Obligations of the Licensee
5. User Acceptance Testing Procedures leading to Acceptance, including
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   1. Software Licence Agreements
   2. Terms of Licence
   3. IPR Indemnities
   4. Payment for Licences
   5. Improvements & Upgrades
   6. User Acceptance Testing
   7. Documentation & Escrow
   8. Penalty Clauses
   9. Termination
   10. Limitations of Liability
   11. Software License Checklist
   
   warranty periods that will apply thereafter
6. Additional Services
7. Change Control
8. Training Requirements
9. Escrow Agreement
10. Service Levels
11. Service Level Compensation
12. Liquidated Damages
13. User Documentation
14. Rights to Improvements
15. Confidentiality obligations
16. Intellectual Property Rights
    1. Branding rights
    2. Terms of licence
17. Confidentiality obligations
18. Termination clauses
19. Consequences of Termination
20. Limitations of Liability