Legal Updates Intellectual Property Rights and Instruments of Service
Frequently on construction projects, design professionals such as architects and engineers are retained to invest substantial professional skill, time, and resources in creating drawings, specifications, calculations, models, and other documents. These materials are commonly known as “instruments of service” and are often mischaracterized as simple deliverables. However, instruments of service embody design decisions, technical knowledge, original expression, and, increasingly, complex digital information.
