OEM agreement review checklist
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Overview
This article explains how ordering parties and manufacturers should review OEM agreements, including specifications, quality, inspection, IP, defects, recalls and supply continuity.
Key points
- Specifications and quality standards are central to OEM arrangements
- Inspection, acceptance and defect remedies should be concrete
- IP, molds, materials and know-how should be allocated clearly
- Recalls, product liability and supply continuity should be planned in advance
Practical perspective
In practice, this topic should be reviewed together with the transaction structure, internal approval flow, counterparty relationship, business priority and risk tolerance. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys or the legal team should remain responsible for final legal judgment.