Customer Ownership. Except as set forth in Section 16.2 below, Customer shall exclusively own all right, title and interest to all Intellectual Property Rights related to the Products; to all manufacturing processes, know-how and other information and materials provided by Customer to Flextronics before and after the Effective Date of this Agreement to design, manufacture or test the Products; and to any Product specific tooling, including those Intellectual Property Rights that relate to any improvements in such Intellectual Property Rights that result from services rendered by Flextronics under this Agreement ("Assigned Inventions") and any other rights in any derivative works (collectively, "Customer IP"). Flextronics hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to Customer all of Flextronics' right, title and interest to all Intellectual Property Rights in the Assigned Inventions. In addition, the Parties expressly agree to consider as works made for hire those works ordered or commissioned by Customer which qualify as such in accordance with the copyright laws. For all the Assigned Inventions, Flextronics agrees to provide documentation satisfactory to Customer to assure the conveyance of the Assigned Inventions to Customer. The Assigned Inventions shall be kept in confidence by Flextronics and shall be used by Flextronics only in performing this Agreement and may not be used by Flextronics for other purposes except upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the Parties in writing. Flextronics also agrees to acquire from its employees, agents and contractors, rights and covenants as to assure that Customer shall receive the rights provided for in this section. Upon the termination of this Agreement, Flextronics shall return to Customer or, in Customer's discretion, destroy all Product specific tooling in Flextronics possession, custody, or control.
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Customer Ownership. Except as set forth in Section 16.2 below, Customer ------------------ shall exclusively own all right, title and interest to all Intellectual Property Rights related to the Products; to all manufacturing processes, know-how and other information and materials provided by Customer to Flextronics before and after the Effective Date of this Agreement to design, manufacture or test the Products; and to any Product specific tooling, including those Intellectual Property Rights that relate to any improvements in such Intellectual Property Rights that result from services rendered by Flextronics under this Agreement ("Assigned Inventions") and any other rights in any derivative works (collectively, "Customer IP"). Flextronics hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to Customer all of Flextronics' right, title and interest to all Intellectual Property Rights in the Assigned Inventions. In addition, the Parties expressly agree to consider as works made for hire those works ordered or commissioned by Customer which qualify as such in accordance with the copyright laws. For all the Assigned Inventions, Flextronics agrees to provide documentation satisfactory to Customer to assure the conveyance of the Assigned Inventions to Customer. The Assigned Inventions shall be kept in confidence by Flextronics and shall be used by Flextronics only in performing this Agreement and may not be used by Flextronics for other purposes except upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the Parties in writing. Flextronics also agrees to acquire from its employees, agents and contractors, rights and covenants as to assure that Customer shall receive the rights provided for in this section. Upon the termination of this Agreement, Flextronics shall return to Customer or, in Customer's discretion, destroy all Product specific tooling in Flextronics possession, custody, or control.
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