Intellectual Property Rights The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. To the Company’s knowledge, all material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus contain in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.
Patents and Intellectual Property Rights Recipients are subject to the Xxxx-Xxxx Act, 35 U.S.C. § 200 et seq, unless otherwise provided by law. Recipients are subject to the specific requirements governing the development, reporting, and disposition of rights to inventions and patents resulting from federal financial assistance awards located at 37 C.F.R. Part 401 and the standard patent rights clause located at 37 C.F.R. § 401.14.
Third Party Intellectual Property Rights 10.7.1 Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other of any intellectual property rights of any third party which could reasonably be considered as constituting impediment on the use of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Inventions or Joint Patent Rights in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or on the research, development, manufacture, use, marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, import or export of Licensed Product, in which event the Parties shall agree on the strategy and procedural steps to be taken in respect of opposing and/or settling such potential impediment.
10.7.2 Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other of claims or suits arising out of actual or alleged Infringement of Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property owned by a third party, as a result of any use of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Inventions or Joint Patent Rights in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or on the research, development, * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. OMITTED PORTIONS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. manufacture, use, marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, import or export of Licensed Product, in which event Licensee, subject to the provisions of Section 10.7.3, shall have the right to contest or defend such claim or suit on behalf of itself and on behalf of Ipsen. If Licensee elects to contest or defend such claim or suit, Licensee shall notify Ipsen of such election, and shall keep Ipsen fully informed of any development in such claim or suit, including by transmitting copies of all documents in such claim or suit. If Licensee contests or defends a claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7.2 and Ipsen has not elected to contest or defend such claim or suit subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 10.7.3, then (a) Licensee shall control the defense of such claim or suit, (b) Ipsen shall provide assistance in the defense of such claim or suit in a reasonable and timely manner upon reasonable request of Licensee and at Licensee’ sole cost and expense; and (c) Licensee shall have the right to compromise or settle such claim or suit; provided, however, that, if such claim or suit was originally made or filed against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Know-How, any such compromise or settlement by Licensee of such claim or suit shall be subject to Xxxxx’x prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding Licensee’s control of the defense of any claim or proceeding pursuant to this Section 10.7.2, Ipsen shall have the right to participate in such defense using counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, provided that such claim or proceeding was originally made or filed against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Inventions.
10.7.3 If, within [ ]* after Licensee receives written notice of any such claim or suit, Licensee elects not to contest or defend, or fails to notify Ipsen of its intent to contest to or defend, such claim or suit, then Ipsen shall have the right to contest or defend such claim or suit on behalf of itself and Licensee and shall keep Licensee fully informed of any development in such claim or suit, including by transmitting copies of all documents submitted in such claim or suit. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.7.3 to the contrary, Xxxxx’x right under this Section 10.7.3 to contest or defend such claim or suit shall apply only if either (i) such claim or suit was originally made or brought against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or (ii) such claim or suit pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Inventions. If Ipsen contests or defends a claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7.3, then (a) Ipsen shall control the defense of such claim or suit, (b) Licensee shall provide assistance in the defense of such claim or suit in a reasonable and timely manner upon reasonable request of Ipsen and at Xxxxx’x sole cost and expense and (c) Ipsen shall have the right to compromise or settle such claim or suit; provided, however, that such compromise or settlement shall be subject to Licensee’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding Xxxxx’x control of the defense of any such claim or proceeding, Licensee shall have the right to participate in such defense using counsel of its own choice and at its own expense. * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. OMITTED PORTIONS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
10.7.4 The defending Party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and court costs) in connection with the defense of any claim or suit pursuant to Section 10.7.2 or Section 10.7.3, and the defending Party shall also bear the costs and expenses of the other Party if and to the extent that such costs and expenses were incurred by such other Party in connection with reasonable assistance provided by such other Party in connection with such defense at the request of the defending Party.
10.7.5 In the event that, in connection with the defense of any claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7 or any settlement thereof, the defending Party shall receive damages, costs or other amounts, such damages, costs or other amounts shall be treated in the manner contemplated under Section 10.6 as if they had been received by the defending Party in connection with any action or proceeding initiated and pursued by the defending Party pursuant to Section 10.6 above.
10.7.6 The provisions of this Section 10.7 and the respective rights and obligations of the Parties under this Section 10.7 shall be without prejudice to any of the provisions of Article 15 or any of the respective rights and obligations of the Parties under Article 15.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - DATA RIGHTS A. Data produced under this Annex which is subject to paragraph C. of the Intellectual Property Rights - Data Rights Article of the Umbrella Agreement will be protected for the period of one year.
B. Under paragraph H. of the Intellectual Property Rights - Data Rights Article of the Umbrella Agreement, Disclosing Party provides the following Data to Receiving Party. The lists below may not be comprehensive, are subject to change, and do not supersede any restrictive notice on the Data provided.
Intellectual Property Rights and Ownership 5.1. You acknowledge that all Intellectual Property Rights (including any new Intellectual Property Rights) arising out of or in connection with the Access Products and associated Documentation, belong at all times to Us or Our licensors.
5.2. Nothing in this Agreement shall transfer any Intellectual Property Rights in or arising from Access Products or Documentation to You but that these shall remain vested in Us or Our licensors. No rights to use any such Intellectual Property are granted, except as expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions or the relevant Statement of Work. If, notwithstanding this, any Intellectual Property Rights in or arising from the Access Product and/or Documentation are acquired by You (including any new Intellectual Property Rights), You hereby assign (and to the extent that any such Intellectual Property Rights are not capable of such assignment, agree to hold on trust) and agree to do all such things and sign all such documents as We may reasonably require in respect of the assignment of all such Intellectual Property Rights to Us or Our licensors as may be appropriate.
5.3. Subject to clauses 5.6 and 5.7, We will indemnify You against all direct costs, claims, demands, expenses (including reasonable legal costs) and liabilities of whatever nature incurred by or awarded against You arising out of or in connection with any claim that Your use of the Access Product(s) any Documentation, information, data, computer facilities or material that We supply, infringes a third party’s Intellectual Property (Infringement Claim).
5.4. We warrant that We are not aware that the Access Product(s) any Documentation, information, data, computer facilities or material that We supply, or Your use of the same in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will infringe any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights but We have not carried out any investigation into the same. We shall indemnify You against all direct costs, claims, demands, expenses (including reasonable legal costs) and liabilities of whatever nature incurred by or awarded against You arising out of or in connection with any breach of the warranty contained in this clause.
5.5. If an Infringement Claim is alleged or threatened against either You or Us, or if We believe that the Access Product or the Documentation or any part thereof may infringe any third party’s copyright or registered patent (effective at the date of this Agreement), We may, at Our sole option, (i) procure such licence, authorisation or consent as is necessary to enable Your continued use of the Access Product and/or the Documentation; (ii) modify or replace the same as necessary to avoid infringement without any material adverse effect to the functionality of the Access Product; or (iii) terminate this Agreement and/or the affected Statement of Work and refund an amount equal to the unused portion of any Annual Licence Fees pre-paid in respect of such Software (as the case may be) to You.
5.6. You shall permit Us to have access upon reasonable Notice during the Licence Term to inspect during Business Hours the premises and the Customer System at or on which the Software is being kept or used, and any records kept pursuant to the Licence, for the purposes of ensuring that You are complying with the terms of this Agreement. In carrying out such an inspection We will comply with any reasonable restrictions You require, and We will only request such an inspection where We believe We have reasonable cause to do so. In the event that You have unauthorised copies of the Software, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that We may have, You shall pay an additional fee to Us in respect of any such unauthorised copies calculated by reference to the standard list price prevailing at the date of invoice in respect of such Software.
5.7. Without prejudice to clause 5.8, We shall only be liable under the terms of this Agreement for an Infringement Claim or alleged Infringement Claim if (i) You promptly notify Us of any infringement or alleged infringement of which You are aware, or ought reasonably to have been made aware of; (ii) You make no admission as to liability or agree any settlement of such claim without Our prior written consent; (iii) You allow Us (or a relevant third party supplier), at Our expense, to conduct and/or settle all negotiations and litigation arising from any claim or action relating to the alleged infringement; and (iv) You, at Our expense, give Us (or a relevant third party supplier) such reasonable assistance as may berequested in such settlement or negotiation.
5.8. We shall have no liability for any Infringement Claim or alleged Infringement Claim to the extent such claim arises from (i) possession, use, development, modification, or operation of the Access Product or part thereof by You other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the relevant Statement of Work or the Documentation; (ii) failure by You to take any reasonable corrective action directed by Us (including using an alternative, non-infringing version of the Access Products); or (iii) is based upon any item provided by You and incorporated into the Access Product(s) or used in combination with the Access Product(s) at Your request.
Intellectual Property Licenses Except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company possesses adequate Intellectual Property to continue to conduct its business as heretofore conducted by it or as projected to be conducted in the Operating Plan, and all Intellectual Property existing on the date hereof, together with in the case of patents and Trademarks, the date of issuance thereof, is listed in Section 4.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter. With respect to Intellectual Property of the Company unless such Intellectual Property has become obsolete or is no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company:
(a) it is valid and enforceable, is subsisting, and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part;
(b) the Company has made all necessary filings and recordations to protect its interest therein, including, without limitation, recordations of all of its interest in its Patent Property and Trademark Property in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, to the extent necessary for the conduct of the Company's business, in corresponding offices throughout the world;
(c) except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is the exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property owned by it and no claim has been made that the use of any of its owned Intellectual Property does or may violate the asserted rights of any third party; and
(d) the Company has performed, and the Company will continue to perform, all acts, and the Company has paid and will continue to pay, all required fees and taxes, to maintain each and every item of such Intellectual Property in full force and effect throughout the world, as applicable. The Company owns directly or is entitled to use, by license or otherwise, all patents, Trademarks, copyrights, mask works, licenses, technology, know-how, processes and rights with respect to any of the foregoing used in, necessary for or of importance to the conduct of the Company's business.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INDEMNITY 42.1 Save as granted under this Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor the Supplier shall acquire any right, title or interest in the other's Pre-Existing Intellectual Property Rights.
42.2 The Supplier shall ensure and procure that the availability, provision and use of the Services and the performance of the Supplier's responsibilities and obligations hereunder shall not infringe any Intellectual Property Rights of any Third party.
42.3 With respect to the Supplier's obligations under this Framework Agreement, the Supplier warrants and represents that:
42.3.1 it owns, has obtained or shall obtain valid licences for all Intellectual Property Rights that are necessary to perform its obligations under this Framework Agreement and/or any Call-Off Contract which may be entered with the Authority or Other Contracting Bodies and shall maintain the same in full force and effect;
42.3.2 it has and shall continue to take all steps, in accordance with Good Industry Practice, to prevent the introduction, creation or propagation of any disruptive elements (including any virus, worms and/or Trojans, spyware or other malware) into systems, data, software or Authority Confidential Information (held in electronic form (owned by or under the control of, or used by the Authority and/or Other Contracting Bodies;
42.4 The Supplier shall during and after the Term of this Framework Agreement indemnify and keep indemnified the Authority on demand from and against all claims, proceedings, suits, demands, actions, costs, expenses (including legal costs and disbursements on a solicitor and client basis), losses and damages and any other liabilities whatsoever arising from, out of, in respect of or incurred by reason of any infringement or alleged infringement (including the defence of such alleged infringement) of any Intellectual Property Right by the:
42.4.1 availability, provision or use of the Services (or any parts thereof); and
42.4.2 performance of the Supplier's responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
42.5 The Supplier shall promptly notify the Authority if any claim or demand is made or action brought against the Supplier for infringement or alleged infringement of any Intellectual Property Right that may affect the availability, provision or use of the Services (or any deliverables or parts thereof) and/or the performance of the Supplier's responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
42.6 If a claim or demand is made or action brought to which Clauses 42.3 and/or 42.4 may apply, or in the reasonable opinion of the Supplier is likely to be made or brought, the Supplier may (subject to Approval) at its own expense and within a reasonable time either:
42.6.1 modify any or all of the affected Services without reducing the performance and functionality of the same, or substitute alternative services of equivalent performance and functionality for any or all of the affected Services, so as to avoid the infringement or the alleged infringement, provided that the terms herein shall apply mutatis mutandis to such modified or substituted services and such substitution shall not increase the burden on Contracting Bodies to a Call-Off Contract; or
42.6.2 procure a licence to use the Services on terms that are reasonably acceptable to the Authority and in relation to the performance of the Supplier’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder, promptly re-perform those responsibilities and obligations; and
42.7 Subject to full compliance with the Branding Guidance, the Supplier shall be entitled to use the Authority’s logo exclusively in connection with the provision of the Services during the Term and for no other purpose.
Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights (a) Executive hereby assigns to Nucor Corporation Executive’s entire right, title and interest, including copyrights and patents, in any idea, invention, design of a useful article (whether the design is ornamental or otherwise), work product and any other work of authorship (collectively the “Developments”), made or conceived solely or jointly by Executive at any time during Executive’s employment by Nucor (whether prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement), or created wholly or in part by Executive, whether or not such Developments are patentable, copyrightable or susceptible to other forms of protection, where the Developments: (i) were developed, invented, or conceived within the scope of Executive’s employment with Nucor; (ii) relate to Nucor’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or (iii) result from any work performed by Executive on Nucor’s behalf. Executive shall disclose any Developments to Nucor’s management within 30 days following Executive’s development, making or conception thereof.
(b) The assignment requirement in Section 15(a) shall not apply to an invention that Executive developed entirely on Executive’s own time without using Nucor’s equipment, supplies, facilities or Secret Information or Confidential Information except for those inventions that (i) relate to Nucor’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by Executive for Nucor.
(c) Executive will, within 3 business days following Nucor’s request, execute a specific assignment of title to any Developments to Nucor Corporation or its designee, and do anything else reasonably necessary to enable Nucor Corporation or its designee to secure a patent, copyright, or other form of protection for any Developments in the United States and in any other applicable country.
(d) Nothing in this Section 15 is intended to waive, or shall be construed as waiving, any assignment of any Developments to Nucor implied by law.
Intellectual Properties To the extent permissible under applicable law, all intellectual properties made or conceived by Employee during the term of this employment by Employer shall be the right and property solely of Employer, whether developed independently by Employee or jointly with others. The Employee will sign the Employer’s standard Employee Innovation, Proprietary Information and Confidentiality Agreement (“Confidentiality Agreement”).
Intellectual Property, etc Each of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all domestic and foreign patents, trademarks, permits, domain names, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises, inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how of any type, whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases) and formulas, or other rights with respect to the foregoing, and has obtained assignments of all leases, licenses and other rights of whatever nature, in each case necessary for the conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the failure to obtain which, as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
