Invention; License. Any idea, invention, work of authorship, drawing, design, formula, algorithm, utility, tool, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, improvement, development or discovery (collectively, “Invention”), whether or not patentable, copyrightable or entitled to legal protection as a trade secret or otherwise, that Contractor may conceive, make, develop, create, reduce to practice or work on, in whole or in part, in the course of performing the Work, shall be owned and retained by Contractor. Subject to the provisions of Article 23, Contractor hereby grants to Owner, effective with respect to the Project as of the Substantial Completion Date, a perpetual paid-up, irrevocable, non-transferable (except as set forth in Article 25), non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, royalty-free license to use all Inventions, and all Intellectual Property Rights of Contractor which, in each case, are embodied in the Work and/or the Contractor Deliverables for Owner’s use as needed for the operation, maintenance and repair of the Project or components thereof in connection with the Project. Owner shall further have the right to alter the Project or components thereof. Contractor shall, prior to directing any Subcontractor to produce any design or engineering work in connection with the Project, obtain a valid license of any Intellectual Property Rights from such Subcontractor on terms substantially similar to those that obligate Contractor to Owner as expressed in this Section 24.1.
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Samples: Procurement and Construction Agreement (Powersecure International, Inc.), Procurement and Construction Agreement (Powersecure International, Inc.), Procurement and Construction Agreement (Powersecure International, Inc.)
