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+# Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
+
+Resources:
+
+- [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/)
+- [Microsoft Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/)
+- Contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with questions or concerns
+- Employees can reach out at [aka.ms/opensource/moderation-support](https://aka.ms/opensource/moderation-support)
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+# Contributing
+
+This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.
+Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to,
+and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution.
+For details, visit [https://cla.microsoft.com](https://cla.microsoft.com).
+
+When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether you need
+to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label, comment).
+Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot.
+You will only need to do this once across all repositories using our CLA.
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
+For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/)
+or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.
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+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED *AS IS*, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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 MatterSim is a deep learning atomistic model across elements, temperatures and pressures.
 
 ## Installation
-### Install from PyPI
-TODO: To be released to PyPI.
-
-
 ### Install from source code
 Requirements:
 - Python == 3.9
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 pip install -e .
 ```
 
-### Obtain the model checkpoints
-You may obtain our model checkpoints from
-```bash
-# link to somewhere
-```
-
 ## Usage
 ### A minimal test
 ```python
@@ -58,5 +48,12 @@ If you use MatterSim, please cite our preprint on [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/
 }
 ```
 
+## Trademarks
+
+This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services.
+Authorized use of Microsoft trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow [Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general).
+Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship.
+Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.
+
 ## Researcher and Developers
 MatterSim is currently in active development. If you have any specific research interests related to this model or encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.