<h1>Exclusive national distributor agreement shifts commercial, implementation, and compliance duties to reseller while vendor retains IP and licensing control</h1> A domestic reseller was appointed exclusive national distributor for a global open-source database vendor, granting rights to market, sell, and provide local support and consulting for enterprise database products in India. The agreement shifts commercial and implementation responsibilities to the distributor, including customer onboarding, maintenance, and local compliance, while the vendor retains product ownership and IP control under its licensing terms. Legal considerations include enforcement of licensing and warranty terms, allocation of liability and indemnities between parties, competition and distribution law compliance, data-protection obligations for hosted or managed services, and regulatory approvals if required.