Background IP Each Party will own all right, title and interest in its Background IP.
Background Intellectual Property Notwithstanding and superseding anything to the contrary in this ARTICLE 14, each Party retains title to all Intellectual Property Rights owned or possessed by it or any of its affiliates prior to or independent of performance of this Agreement and used by it in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement, as well as any modifications or improvements made thereto in the course of performing this Agreement (“Background IP”). To the extent that one Party acquires any right, title, or interest in and to any aspect of the modifications or improvements to the Background IP of the other Party, such first Party shall assign such right, title, and interest to the second Party, immediately following such acquisition. If any of the Supplier’s Background IP is included in or required to use the Documentation provided by the Supplier to the City, the Supplier hereby grants to the City an irrevocable, perpetual, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable and non-exclusive licence (including the right to sub-licence only to members of the City’s Group) to, itself and through contractors and agents, use, copy, amend, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, use, commercialize, and otherwise exploit the Supplier’s Background IP but only to the extent required to use such Documentation for the purpose (or any reasonably inferred purpose) for which it has been provided or for the provision of the Supply under this Agreement (excluding any software source code).
Intellectual Property The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Intellectual Property License 20.1 Any Intellectual Property originating from or developed by a Party shall remain in the exclusive ownership of that Party.
