PIONEERS IN SOFTWARE & IP ESCROW
Guard-IT mitigates risk and assists in business continuity planning among software vendors and their customers. We are a leading provider of third-party escrow services, helping create and administer escrow agreements to preserve and protect software source code, intellectual property & other digital assets.
CONTACT US FOR A DRAFT AGREEMENT
For more than two decades, we have protected and preserved all types of digital assets as a trusted third-party agent.
Let us prepare and administer an escrow agreement to preserve your source code or other intellectual property.
For more than two decades, we have protected and preserved source code and all types of digital assets as a trusted third-party agent. Our exclusive “Client Tools” portal reduces your administrative burden by helping you set up new escrow agreements, upload deposit materials, add beneficiaries and pay invoices from any desktop or mobile device. Competitive rates — with no setup fees or hidden charges — are guaranteed for the life of the escrow agreement.
What We Do
Guard-IT provides escrow services to preserve and protect software source code, data, formulas, diagrams, digital assets and other intellectual property.
Escrow resolves issues of access and possession of these assets by placing them with a neutral party for safekeeping. The escrow agreement declares the depositor’s ownership of the deposit materials, and designates clients, licensees, investors or other interested parties as beneficiaries to the escrow. It also predefines specific terms or “release conditions” that would trigger a release of the escrow deposit materials to a beneficiary.
“Multi-User” agreements give developers an extra layer of intellectual property protection, control of the basic escrow terms and the flexibility to add any number of beneficiaries to a single agreement. “Single-User” agreements usually include specific terms that are exclusive to one beneficiary.
Protecting Clients Since 1999
Headquartered in the "Silicon Hills" of Austin, Texas, Guard-IT serves clients in more than 36 countries, ranging from small software developers to Fortune 100 corporations, along with various city, state and federal agencies. The Guard-IT's executive team brings together more than 65 years of combined experience in technology development, dispute resolution, intellectual property matters and corporate contract law.
Please tour our website for more information, or call us at (512) 282-1995 with questions or to request a free draft agreement.
What our clients say
In my dealings with Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Guard-IT, my company only supplied the escrow material…however, the dealings we did have went very smoothly and were handled with cooperation and flexibility. That is saying a lot, considering the extended dealings that are par for the course on most business transactions. Enjoyed doing business with you and hope we run into each other again!
We selected Guard-IT as our escrow manager because they [are] one of the fastest growing companies in the technology escrow industry. Guard-IT is the perfect vehicle to insure our customers’ investment in DocuWare is protected and secure.
Working with Guard-IT has been a breeze; from setting up our agreement, to creating product line escrows, setting up beneficiaries, to depositing code. Simple yet complete process with great customer care. I highly recommend Guard-IT!