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Idea Submission License and IP Assignment

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What it is

Any idea, suggestion, feedback, or creative material submitted to Starbucks through the sites is licensed to Starbucks on a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free basis for any commercial or noncommercial purpose without compensation, and Starbucks claims exclusive intellectual property ownership over any work it creates from the submitted idea or a similar idea of its own.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision asserts that Starbucks acquires exclusive intellectual property rights to works it creates from submitted ideas, and that the license is irrevocable and compensation-free. The document advises users not to submit ideas if they 'expect to be paid or want to continue to own or claim rights in them,' and requires users to disclose any pending or registered patents related to the idea.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
Last Seen

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The agreement states that submitted ideas are treated as voluntary, non-confidential, and non-committal, and that Starbucks obtains an irrevocable, royalty-free license for any commercial or noncommercial use of the idea without acknowledgment or compensation to the submitter. Starbucks also asserts exclusive IP ownership over works it creates from submitted ideas or similar ideas it develops independently.

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By submitting your Idea, you grant Starbucks and its designees a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid up and royalty free license to use, sell, reproduce, prepare derivative works, combine with other works, alter, translate, distribute copies, display, perform, publish, license or sub-license the Idea and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of Ideas for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. By submitting your Idea, you hereby release Starbucks and its agents and employees from any claims that such use violates any of your rights. Starbucks shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, to any work it creates or has created from the Idea or a similar idea of its own.

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Document information
Document
Starbucks Terms of Use
Entity
Starbucks
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-014377
Document ID
CA-D-00624
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
00077295d94b4e10530d517ff8df4a1976b72f69c2fc10a2cbbe6437f34fe710
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:23 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Starbucks
Document: Starbucks Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-014377
Captured: 2026-05-08 01:23:52 UTC
SHA-256: 00077295d94b4e10…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/starbucks/starbucks-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-014377/idea-submission-license-and-ip-assignment/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Starbucks's Idea Submission License and IP Assignment clause do?

This provision asserts that Starbucks acquires exclusive intellectual property rights to works it creates from submitted ideas, and that the license is irrevocable and compensation-free. The document advises users not to submit ideas if they 'expect to be paid or want to continue to own or claim rights in them,' and requires users to disclose any pending or registered patents …

How does this clause affect you?

The agreement states that submitted ideas are treated as voluntary, non-confidential, and non-committal, and that Starbucks obtains an irrevocable, royalty-free license for any commercial or noncommercial use of the idea without acknowledgment or compensation to the submitter. Starbucks also asserts exclusive IP ownership over works it creates from submitted ideas or similar ideas it develops independently.

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