# Foreground IP ### Definition Foreground IP is intellectual property created specifically during a project. ### Treatment Foreground IP treatment must be defined in the relevant contract or Statement of Work. Possible models include: * customer owns Foreground IP * company owns Foreground IP and grants customer a licence * shared ownership * ownership split by deliverable type * company retains reusable components and customer receives project-specific outputs ### Key Considerations Before agreeing Foreground IP terms, consider: * whether reusable company IP is embedded * whether third-party IP is included * whether customer data or confidential information is involved * whether the output has future reuse value * whether the customer requires ownership for operational reasons * whether licensing is sufficient * whether supplier IP is involved ### Operating Rule Never assume Foreground IP ownership. Always check the contract and Statement of Work. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://framework.aic.io/company-operating-manual/intellectual-property-and-accelerators/foreground-ip.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.