Define: Required Material

The meaning of “Required Material” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Required Material defined in a legal contract?

  • Required Material means any permit, license, application, certification, design, specification, program, agreement, instrument, equipment, device, mechanism, or any other item in connection with a specific initiative, set to be reviewed, approved, requested or required by a specific entity, under a certain agreement. Seen in 15 SEC Filings
  • Required Material means virtual or physical devices such as software, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, mobile and telecommunication devices and hardware products capable of operating a wide variety of computer programs as well as internet connections meeting the minimal requirements set in a certain documentation and specific conditions in order to use certain services. Seen in 9 SEC Filings
  • Required Material means the primary audio and video components of a service and the following: underlying data, protocols, instructions necessary to deliver the service and signals to a certain entity, and to distribute, perform and exhibit the service and service programming via specific platforms, closed captioning, ratings information, and all data or information required at any time by specific legislation to provide and that is included in the vertical blanking interval (or its digital equivalent) or the audio or video subcarriers of the service. Seen in 1 SEC Filing

Please note: The term Required Material does not refer to any particular organization's materials or resources.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of required material' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Required Material means items, physical or virtual, necessary for operations, judged by [associated entity], under a specified agreement.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When establishing the obligations of a consultant, where specific tools or equipment are necessary.
  • In the sale of a business, where certain proprietary assets are being transferred.
  • In a technical joint venture, where certain intellectual property or equipment are required.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Required Material means primary components, data, protocols and instructions necessary to deliver a service, including relevant regulatory ratings and subcarrier data.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When contracting with an independent service provider, such as a software company or digital marketing firm.
  • In telecommunications contracts, where specific protocols and regulations must be adhered to.

Relevant Sectors

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Required Material means items, physical or virtual, necessary for operations, judged by [associated entity], under a specified agreement

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