You're being asked to permanently hand over supporting IP at the exact moment it connects to something you're actively building toward. That's not a timing coincidence — that's the conflict. Selling means the asset leaves your hands forever. Whatever value it generates after the closing date, whatever doors it opens in the direction you're already moving, belongs to someone else. A license can give the buyer meaningful access without you surrendering the underlying ownership — and that distinction matters enormously when the IP overlaps with your strategic path, not just your back catalog. The right next step is a strategy session before you respond to this offer, because you need to map what this sale actually costs you in terms of foreclosed options, not just what it pays you today. Control bleeds for years once it's gone; money stings once. An attorney can also help you evaluate whether a structured license with defined scope and term gives the other party what they're asking for without removing the asset from your hands permanently. Concrete next action: do not send a counter or acceptance until you've had a session to model the downstream cost of this sale against your current build direction.
Q1=Supporting IP → Q3=Buy outright → Q7=Yes → Q10=Yes conflict → OUTPUT K
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OUTPUT K