Intellectual Property Rights and Confidentiality 3.1 Party A shall have exclusive and proprietary rights and interests in all rights, ownership, interests and intellectual properties arising out of or created during the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to copyrights, patents, patent applications, software, technical secrets, trade secrets and others. Party B shall execute all appropriate documents, take all appropriate actions, submit all filings and/or applications, render all appropriate assistance and otherwise conduct whatever is necessary as deemed by Party A in its sole discretion for the purposes of vesting any ownership, right or interest of any such intellectual property rights in Party A, and/or perfecting the protections for any such intellectual property rights in Party A.
3.2 The Parties acknowledge that the existence and the terms of this Agreement and any oral or written information exchanged between the Parties in connection with the preparation and performance this Agreement are regarded as confidential information. Each Party shall maintain confidentiality of all such confidential information, and without obtaining the written consent of the other Party, it shall not disclose any relevant confidential information to any third parties, except for the information that: (a) is in the public domain (other than through the receiving Party’s unauthorized disclosure); (b) is under the obligation to be disclosed pursuant to the applicable laws or regulations, rules of any stock exchange, or orders of the court or other government authorities; or (c) is required to be disclosed by any Party to its shareholders, investors, legal counsels or financial advisors regarding the transaction contemplated hereunder, provided that such shareholders, investors, legal counsels or financial advisors shall be bound by the confidentiality obligations similar to those set forth in this Section. Disclosure of any confidential information by the staff members or agencies hired by any Party shall be deemed disclosure of such confidential information by such Party, which Party shall be held liable for breach of this Agreement. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
3.3 The Parties agree that this Section shall survive changes to, and rescission or termination of, this Agreement.
Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Rights (a) The parties acknowledge that the information which the disclosing party submits to the receiving party in connection with this Agreement includes disclosing party's confidential and proprietary information, both of a technical and commercial nature. Receiving party agrees not to disclose such information to third parties without disclosing party's prior written consent.
(b) The intellectual property rights, copyrights and other rights connected therewith, in respect of drawings, specifications, documents, data and software made available by the Seller to the Buyer shall be owned solely by the Seller and shall remain its property. Buyer is not allowed to permit any third party to fabricate the Products or any parts thereof.
(c) The Buyer is obliged to inform the Seller of any intellectual property rights that may exist with respect to the Equipment if Services are rendered for Equipment not supplied by the Seller. In case of third-party claims that may be asserted on the grounds of the existence of intellectual property rights on the Equipment or Products not delivered by the Seller, the Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Seller against any such claims.
(d) With regard to software the Seller grants to the Buyer a non-exclusive and non-transmissible right to use the intellectual property right, in machine-readable, object code form, on one system limited to the operation of the agreed Equipment. The software license shall be unlimited in time and free of charge, if not otherwise agreed. Neither the Buyer nor any third party shall modify, reproduce, translate, reverse engineer, transfer from object code to the source code or decompile the Seller´s software. The license does not entitle the Buyer to use the software for any equipment other than the agreed Equipment, to grant sub-licenses or to copy the software documents without the Seller ´s prior written consent. The Buyer is only entitled to make a single copy for backup purposes to be able to reload the system limited to the one agreed Equipment. If the Buyer exchanges the agreed Equipment, new software has to be purchased and installed. In case of termination of the Agreement the license terminates and all copies of the software and the documentation shall be returned to the Seller promptly after termination.
Intellectual Property Rights and Confidentiality Clauses 3.1 Party A shall have exclusive and proprietary ownership, rights and interests in any and all intellectual properties arising out of or created during the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to copyrights, patents, patent applications, software, technical secrets, trade secrets and others. Party B shall execute all appropriate documents, take all appropriate actions, submit all filings and/or applications, render all appropriate assistance and otherwise conduct whatever is necessary as deemed by Party A at its sole discretion for the purposes of vesting any ownership, right or interest of any such intellectual property rights in Party A, and/or perfecting the protections for any such intellectual property rights in Party A.
3.2 The Parties acknowledge that the existence and the terms of this Agreement and any oral or written information exchanged between the Parties in connection with the preparation and performance of this Agreement are regarded as confidential information. Each Party shall maintain confidentiality of all such confidential information, and without obtaining the written consent of the other Party, it shall not disclose any relevant confidential information to any third party, except for the information that: (a) is or will be in the public domain (other than through the receiving Party’s unauthorized disclosure); (b) is under the obligation to be disclosed pursuant to the applicable laws or regulations, rules of any stock exchange, or orders of the court or other government authorities; or (c) is required to be disclosed by any Party to its shareholders, directors, employees, legal counsels or financial advisors regarding the transaction contemplated hereunder, provided that such shareholders, directors, employees, legal counsels or financial advisors shall be bound by the confidentiality obligations similar to those set forth in this Section. Disclosure of any confidential information by the shareholders, director, employees of or agencies engaged by any Party shall be deemed disclosure of such confidential information by such Party and such Party shall be held liable for breach of this Agreement.
Confidentiality Intellectual Property The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and at all times thereafter:
(a) The Executive will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Executive has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure). As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, technical or other nature relating to the business of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through (i) no fault of the Executive, and (ii) no breach by any other current or former employee of his/her confidentiality obligations to the Company.
Intellectual Property and Confidentiality 9.1 All intellectual property rights in and relating to the goods we supply to you, their manufacture, development and creation (including improvements to them) will be or remain ours and you will, at our request, do any act and execute any documents necessary to confirm such rights.
9.2 The price of our goods, our intellectual property rights, any information deemed confidential by us, and the commercial terms of the Contract are commercially sensitive and confidential and you must keep them secret for a period of five years from the end of the Contract. You may disclose this information where required to by law, court order, regulation or act of any governmental authority provided (to the extent permissible by law) you notify us in advance and agree the scope of disclosure with it.
9.3 You shall indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims based on infringement of any intellectual property rights caused by our compliance with your specifications.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INDEMNITY (a) Customer shall promptly notify Signify of any third party claim alleging that any of the Products and/or Services supplied to Customer by Signify infringes any third party IPR. Upon such notice, Signify may at its own option and at its own expense either: (i) procure for Customer the right to continue using such Product and/or Services; or (ii) provide a replacement non-infringing product for such Product of equivalent functionality; or (iii) modify such Product such that it is no longer infringing; or (iv) remedy such Service; or (v) make an appropriate refund or credit of monies paid by Customer for that Product and/or Services.
(b) In the event that a claim referred to under section 11(a) results in any legal proceedings, Customer shall give Signify full authority, at the option and cost of Signify, to settle or conduct the defence of such claim. Customer shall provide Signify with all assistance as Signify may reasonably require in connection with such defence of such claim. Customer shall not enter into any settlement in connection with any such claim, nor incur any costs or expenses for the account of Signify without the prior consent of Signify.
(c) Subject to the provisions of sections 11 and 12, Signify will reimburse Customer in respect of any final award of damages by a court of competent jurisdiction holding that Products and/or Services as supplied by Signify under an Agreement directly infringe any third party IPR, provided that the infringement is held to be directly and solely attributable to the use by Customer of the Products and/or Service as supplied by Signify under the Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in the Agreement, Signify will not be liable for, and the obligations of Signify set out in this section 11 will not apply to: (i) any claim of infringement of third party IPR resulting from compliance with Customer’s design, drawings, specifications or instructions; or (ii) use of any Products, deliverables and/or Services other than in accordance with its specifications or any claim based on or resulting from any modification or adaptation of a Product, deliverables and/or Service made by or on behalf of Customer; or (iii) any third party IPR covering any assembly, circuit, combination, method or process, in the manufacture, testing or application in which such Products and/or Services supplied by Signify may have been used; or (iv) any claim of infringement resulting from compliance with an industry standard applying to the Products or Services.
(e) With regard to any claim of infringement covered by section 11 (d), Customer shall fully indemnify Signify against any award of damages for any such infringement and shall reimburse all costs incurred by Signify in defending any suit or proceeding for such infringement, provided that Signify gives Customer prompt notice in writing of any such suit or proceeding for infringement and, if so requested, full authority to conduct the defence thereof.
(f) In the event that Signify receives notice claiming infringement of third party IPR in relation to any Products and/or Services supplied or to be supplied under an Agreement, Signify may, in order to limit or avoid liability, terminate the Agreement, suspend or discontinue the supply or performance to Customer of the Products and/or Services or parts to which such notice relates and Signify will not be liable to Customer by virtue of such termination, suspension or discontinuation.
(g) Subject to the exclusions and limitations set forth in section 12, the foregoing states the entire liability of Signify for infringement of third party IPR in connection with the supply of Products and/or Services.
Intellectual Property Rights Infringement HP will defend and/or settle any claims against Customer that allege that an HP-branded product or service as supplied under this Agreement infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party. HP will rely on Customer’s prompt notification of the claim and cooperation with our defense. HP may modify the product or service so as to be non-infringing and materially equivalent, or we may procure a license. If these options are not available, we will refund to Customer the amount paid for the affected product in the first year or the depreciated value thereafter or, for support services, the balance of any pre-paid amount or, for professional services, the amount paid. HP is not responsible for claims resulting from any unauthorized use of the products or services.
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.
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.
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Seller (or its supplier) shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless against an award of damages and costs against Purchaser by a final judgment of a court of last resort in the country in which the Equipment is originally installed by Seller resulting from actual or alleged patent infringement relating in any way to use or sale of the Equipment, or any component thereof furnished hereunder, provided that Purchaser (i) gives Seller immediate notice in writing of any suit or claim for infringement against Purchaser, (ii) permits Seller (or its supplier) to control the defense of any suit or claim, and (iii) gives Seller (or its supplier) all available information, assistance, and authority to enable Seller (or its supplier) to assume such defense. Seller (or its supplier) shall diligently defend and prosecute all such patent infringement litigation and shall keep Purchaser fully informed of all developments in the defense or adjustments of any such claim or action. If a final injunction or judgment in any patent infringement action is rendered restraining Purchaser’s use of the Equipment, or of any component thereof, Seller shall, at its option and expense, either (i) procure for Purchaser the right to use the Equipment, or (ii) replace or modify the infringing component so that it no longer infringes, or (iii) repurchase the Equipment upon its return to Seller, less reasonable depreciation of 2% per month from date of installation, for use, damage, or obsolescence. Seller shall have no liability whatsoever to Purchaser if any such patent infringement or claim thereof is based upon or arises from (i) the use of any Equipment in combination with an apparatus or device not manufactured or supplied by Seller and such combination cause the infringement, (ii) the use of any Equipment in a manner for which it was neither designed nor contemplated, or (iii) any modification of any Equipment by Purchaser, or by Seller at Purchaser’s request, or by any third party, which causes the Equipment to become infringing.
