Intellectual Property Indemnity via Umbrella

[Res]

Is it usual for Umbrella contractors to be asked to sign separate IP agreements with the Agent to personally indemnify and keep indemnified against any and all Intellectual Property infringement claims connected to the service?

[Grr]

I'd like to use some of my time (as well a contracting) to develop mobile apps with the view to generating a probably small (but hopefully large) passive income from ad revenue.

I've seen reports from other developers who have been targeted by patent trolls which has left me concerned...

[Jos]

I am inn current contract discussions with an agency about certain clauses relating to indemnity (nothing new there).

Having had the contract legally reviewed it was pointed out that the clauses relating to indemnity also cover indirect loss. As indirect loss is out of my control I...

[jaziniho]

I wanted to check in and see what the general situation is with respect to insurance against intellectual property infringement for most contractors.

IP infringement appears to be excluded from professional indemnity insurance as standard. (Perhaps unsurprisingly given potential costs...

[tochnia]

Can somebody recommend Insurance company with decent rates which offer "Professional Indemnity Insurance" for IT companies based outside UK /Limited Company set up in EU country/?

As majority of Insurance companies in UK, offer this only to companies which are set up here. ...