IP is an important asset for companies involved in the creation and/or use of IP. From a contractual point of view, well-developed IP clauses become: can an IP clause offer protection after the end of the contract? The IP for mining service contracts may include data, software, inventions, reports, guidelines, procedures, business methods and designs that have been developed or are part of them: the general intellectual property clause, used in most types of agreements, makes it clear that each party retains ownership of its intellectual property; that is, unless otherwise provided in the agreement, the agreement infringes the ownership of their intellectual property. .