Joint Technology The Parties agree that, in order to effectuate the provisions of Section 4.4.2, subject to any exclusive licenses granted hereunder, (a) the non-use provisions of this Article 9 shall not apply to each Party’s use of Joint Technology, and (b) each Party may disclose the Joint Technology to Third Parties who are under terms of confidentiality no less strict than those contained in this Agreement.
Background Technology List here prior contracts to assign Inventions that are now in existence between any other person or entity and you. [ ] List here previous Inventions which you desire to have specifically excluded from the operation of this Agreement. Continue on reverse side if necessary.
New Technology If New Technology becomes available from any source, including Supplier, then KP may evaluate and contract with any supplier so that KP will have access to New Technology at all times. If Supplier cannot offer New Technology at comparable or lower prices, KP may either (a) amend contract pricelist to add Supplier's New Technology at a mutually agreed-upon price; or (b) contract with other suppliers for New Technology. Regardless of whether New Technology is added to this Agreement, Supplier and KP will negotiate in good faith to equitably adjust the pricing for any current Product under this Agreement affected by the New Technology.
Joint Inventions (a) There are countries (not including the United States) which require the express consent of all inventors or their assignees to the grant of licenses or rights under patents issued in such countries for joint inventions.
Licensed Technology The term "Licensed Technology" shall mean the ------------------- Licensed Patents, plus all improvements thereto developed by Licensor, and all related data, know-how and technology.
Inventions and Patents 6.1 The Executive agrees that all processes, technologies and inventions (collectively, "Inventions"), including new contributions, improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, developed, invented or made by him during the Term shall belong to the Company, provided that such Inventions grew out of the Executive's work with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or are conceived or made on the Company's time or with the use of the Company's facilities or materials. The Executive shall further: (a) promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company; (b) assign to the Company, without additional compensation, all patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and foreign countries; (c) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing; and (d) give testimony in support of the Executive's inventorship.
Third Party Technology The assignment of any applicable license agreements with respect to Third Party Technology are set forth in the General Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents Executive acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any confidential information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by Executive (whether alone or jointly with others) while employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether before or after the date of this Agreement (“Work Product”), belong to Parent, the Company or such Subsidiary. Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Board and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the Employment Period) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments).
Background IP Each Party will own all right, title and interest in its Background IP.
Patents and Inventions 13.1 BOARD shall have the right to file and prosecute any patent application and maintain any patent that may issue therefrom within the PATENT RIGHTS, and LICENSEE shall pay BOARD's expenses relating to filing and prosecuting of such patent applications and maintaining such patents, unless LICENSEE elects not to pay such expenses pursuant to LICENSEE's rights under Paragraph 13.5. In addition, in the event that LICENSEE desires that BOARD file a patent application on any invention arising out of or in connection with the RESEARCH PROGRAM and BOARD elects to do so, BOARD shall have the right to file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent that may issue therefrom, and LICENSEE shall pay BOARD's expenses relating to filing and prosecuting of such patent applications and maintaining such patents, unless LICENSEE elects not to pay such expenses pursuant to LICENSEE's rights under Paragraph 13.5. LICENSEE shall pay BOARD's expenses relating to filing and prosecuting of such patent applications and maintaining such patents within thirty (30) days after receipt of BOARD's written invoice. Subject to the rights and license granted to LICENSEE pursuant to Article IV of this LICENSE AGREEMENT, BOARD shall own all right, title and interest in and to any patent applications, and any patents that may issue therefrom, within the PATENT RIGHTS or that disclose inventions arising out of or in connection with the RESEARCH PROGRAM made solely by employees of BOARD and jointly by employees of BOARD and LICENSEE. Such patent applications and patents issuing therefrom shall be deemed to be patent applications and patents within the PATENT RIGHTS.
