Common use of Joint Development Inventions In HP Core Areas Clause in Contracts

Joint Development Inventions In HP Core Areas. If the subject matter of a Joint Development Invention is exclusively in HP Core Areas: (1) HP shall have the first right to determine whether to seek patents on such invention; (2) if HP decides to file one or more patent applications on such invention, upon request by HP, Bruker will assign its rights to any patent application and any patent issuing from such patent application covering such invention, and HP may file and prosecute such patent applications solely in its name; and