- Incorporation of terms is a legal technique that makes the terms of an auxiliary document become terms of a primary document. The auxiliary document is then treated as if its terms had been typed directly into the primary document. Incorporation of terms is otherwise known as "incorporation by reference," "adoption by reference" or simply "incorporation."
- To accomplish an incorporation of terms, the primary document will simply include a statement that clearly identifies an auxiliary document and incorporates it into the primary document. For example, a purchase agreement may include a statement that "the terms of the attached purchase order, dated October 1, 2010, are herein incorporated by reference."
- It is common to attach and incorporate exhibits, such as diagrams, specifications and/or purchase orders, in contracts. Likewise, patent applications often reference drawings, schematics and earlier patent applications. A codicil, which is an amendment to a will, normally incorporates the terms of the will.
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