diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index 80fe0c2f..d2a6c1ea 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
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diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index d8eaa819..356fd43d 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Description: An EDC-agnostic and data standard-agnostic SDTM data transformation
     CDISC <https://www.cdisc.org/standards/foundational/sdtmig>.
 Language: en-US
 License: Apache License (>= 2)
+Copyright: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Pattern Institute,
+    Atorus Research LLC and Transition Technologies Science sp. z o.o.
 BugReports: https://github.com/pharmaverse/sdtm.oak/issues/
 URL: https://pharmaverse.github.io/sdtm.oak/
 Encoding: UTF-8
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index b62a9b5f..3b3847f4 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
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@@ -168,27 +168,3 @@ incurred by, or claims asserted against, such Contributor by reason of your
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diff --git a/NOTICE.md b/NOTICE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..228e93c7
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Copyright 2024, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
+Copyright 2024, Pattern Institute
+Copyright 2024, Atorus Research LLC
+Copyright 2024, Transition Technologies Science sp. z o.o.