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The server is read-only and requires no authentication. [Human-readable page](https://spot.insure/insurance/intellectual-property) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Intellectual property insurance with Spot: your rights and licenses described, customer indemnities checked, and defense and enforcement terms compared. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Describes Spot's own service; it does not establish coverage terms or outcomes for any company. **Related pages:** - [Spot home](https://spot.insure/) — product overview - [Sitemap](https://spot.insure/sitemap) — inventory of all public pages # Spot for Intellectual Property Insurance Get quotes from intellectual property insurance providers with Spot. We set out the patents, trademarks and licenses you rely on, then get IP quotes and compare them with you before you buy. - Defense and enforcement asked for separately, in writing - Customer indemnities and license terms checked against the proposal - Territory matched to where you sell and license [Get Started](https://app.spot.insure/signup?coverage=intellectual-property). Spot is not an insurance carrier and takes no commissions on premiums; you can keep your broker or switch. ## How Spot helps 1. **List your patents, trademarks and licenses.** Your Spot team lists your patents, trademarks, copyrights and licensed technology, which you own and which you use under license, the products they cover, where you sell, and any past disputes, demand letters or known concerns. 2. **Check what you promised your customers.** Send your customer and licensing agreements. Spot finds the clauses that make you defend or reimburse someone else for an IP claim and asks whether each proposal fits those obligations. 3. **See what each quote pays in an IP dispute.** We work with brokers to reach insurers that write IP risks, then compare legal expenses, settlements or damages and enforcement costs as separate items, along with per-claim and total limits, the retention, any percentage share of costs, and territory. 4. **Ask before you hire a lawyer or settle.** Before you hire counsel, file suit or settle, ask in Slack. The Spot agent pulls the notice, lawyer-selection and consent provisions from your policy so you don’t skip a step that could cost you coverage. ## Who we help - **Product companies built on patents.** A competitor can allege that a product you sell infringes its rights, and a defense quote has to name the products at issue. - **Brands with valuable trademarks.** You may need to pursue copycats as much as defend against claims, and enforcement is a separate part of the cover. - **Software and content businesses.** Copyrights you own sit alongside code, images and data you license from others, and the quote needs both described. - **Companies indemnifying customers.** Your customer agreements promise to defend or reimburse buyers for IP claims, and that promise isn’t automatically insured. - **Businesses selling abroad.** Disputes can arise wherever you sell or license, and the policy only reaches the territories and courts it lists. ## When to get this coverage - **A large customer asks you to indemnify them.** The contract makes you responsible for IP claims against the buyer. Check whether the proposed coverage fits that promise before you sign. - **You’re starting to sell in new countries.** Each new country is another place a dispute can arise. Compare the proposed territorial and jurisdictional scope with where you’ll sell. - **You just licensed in key technology.** Rights you use under license need describing differently from rights you own. Update the submission so the quote matches. - **You’ve found someone copying your work.** Check whether your policy includes enforcement, and what notice or consent it needs, before you hire counsel or start proceedings. ## Common questions Also known as IP insurance, IP infringement insurance, patent insurance, patent infringement insurance, trademark infringement insurance and IP enforcement insurance. ### Does defense coverage pay to enforce my rights? Not unless the quote lists enforcement too. Defending a claim and pursuing a copier are different coverages, so Spot asks brokers for each part you need, in writing. ### Does IP insurance pay damages as well as legal fees? Not necessarily. Legal expenses, settlements or damages and enforcement costs can be separate selections. Spot checks each one in every proposal. ### Will it cover disputes overseas? Only where the policy’s territory and court jurisdictions reach. Spot compares them with the countries where you sell or license. ### We already have cyber, media and tech E&O. Isn’t IP covered? Each policy addresses its own set of rights and disputes, and a generic label doesn’t promise patent or enforcement coverage. Spot asks which IP allegations each one handles so the gaps are visible. ### Our broker rarely places IP coverage. Can Spot still help? Yes. Spot works with your existing broker and takes no commissions on premiums. 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