Common use of Intellectual Property Protection Clause in Contracts

Intellectual Property Protection. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it is the express intention of the parties to this Agreement that all right, title and interest of whatever nature in the Master Servicer's and/or Nelnet's user manuals, training materials, all computer programs, routines, structures, layout, report formats, together with all subsequent versions, enhancements and supplements to said programs, all copyright rights (including both source and object code) and all oral or written information relating to the Master Servicer's and/or Nelnet's programs conveyed in confidence by the Master Servicer or Nelnet to the Trust, NSLF or the Administrator pursuant to this Agreement which is not generally known to the public and which give the Master Servicer or Nelnet an advantage over their respective competitors who do not know or use such information (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Trade Secrets"), and all other forms of intellectual property of whatever nature is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Master Servicer and/or Nelnet.