Pre-Existing Materials 5.3.1. Citizens acknowledges that, in the course of performing the Services, Vendor may use materials, software, reports, routines, language, instructions, methods, techniques, trade secrets, patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property that have been previously developed, purchased, licensed, or acquired by Vendor or by third parties (collectively, the "Pre-Existing Materials"), and that such Pre-Existing Materials shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Vendor or the third parties. Where Vendor seeks to embed Pre-Existing Materials in the Work Product, Vendor must first obtain written approval from Citizens.
5.3.2. If and to the extent any Pre-Existing Materials of Vendor are embedded or incorporated in the Work Product, Vendor hereby grants to Citizens the irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right and license to: (a) use, execute, reproduce, display, perform, distribute copies of and prepare derivative works based upon such Pre-existing Materials and any derivative works thereof for Citizens’ internal business purposes only; and, (b) authorize others to do any or all of the foregoing for Citizens’ internal business purposes only.
5.3.3. If and to the extent any Pre-Existing Materials of third parties are embedded or incorporated in the Work Product, Vendor shall secure for Citizens an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free and fully paid-up right to use, execute, display, and perform such Pre-Existing Materials. Vendor shall secure such right at its expense and prior to incorporating any such Pre-Existing Materials into any Work Product, and such right must include, if practicable, a right to: (a) copy, modify, and create derivative works based upon such Pre-Existing Materials; and, (b) sublicense all or any portion of the foregoing rights to an affiliate or a third party service provider of Citizens. This Section does not apply to standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office).
No Rights in Third Parties This Agreement does not create any rights in, or inure to the benefit of, any third party except as expressly provided herein.
License of Pre-Existing Intellectual Property Contractor grants to the Purchasing Entity a nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, license to use, publish, translate, reproduce, transfer with any sale of tangible media or Product, perform, display, and dispose of the Intellectual Property, and its derivatives, used or delivered under this Master Agreement, but not created under it (“Pre-existing Intellectual Property”). The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that this license is consistent with any third-party rights in the Pre-existing Intellectual Property.
Rights to Intellectual Property This Data Agreement does not give Service Provider any rights, implied or otherwise, to CDI, data, content or intellectual property except as expressly stated in any underlying agreement between the parties. This includes but is not limited to the right to share, sell or trade CDI. The District acknowledges that this agreement does not convey any intellectual property right in any of Service Provider’s materials or content, including any revisions of derivative work or material. Service Provider-owned materials shall remain the property of the Service Provider. All rights, including copyright, trade secrets, patent and intellectual property rights shall remain the sole property of the Service Provider.
Pre-Existing Intellectual Property Each Party shall retain ownership of its respective Pre-Existing Intellectual Property. The Contractor grants the State a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty free license for Contractor’s Pre-Existing Intellectual Property that are incorporated in the products, materials, equipment, deliverables, or services that are purchased through the Contract.
Title to Intellectual Property a) All right, title and interest in and to Foreground Intellectual Property prepared, conceived or developed by the Supplier/Service Provider, its researchers, agents and employees shall vest in Transnet and the Supplier/Service Provider acknowledges that it has no claim of any nature in and to the Foreground Intellectual Property. The Supplier/Service Provider shall not at any time during or after the termination or cancellation of this Agreement dispute the validity or enforceability of such Foreground Intellectual Property, or cause to be done any act or anything contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any part of that right, title and interest to any of the Foreground Intellectual Property and shall not counsel or assist any person to do so.
b) Transnet shall be entitled to seek protection in respect of the Foreground Intellectual Property anywhere in the world as it shall decide in its own absolute discretion and the Supplier/Service Provider shall reasonably assist Transnet in attaining and maintaining protection of the Foreground Intellectual Property.
c) Where the Foreground Intellectual Property was created by the Supplier/Service Provider or its researchers, agents and employees and where Transnet elects not to exercise its option to seek protection or decides to discontinue the financial support of the prosecution or maintenance of any such protection, Transnet shall notify the Supplier/Service Provider who shall have the right of first refusal to file or continue prosecution or maintain any such applications and to maintain any protection issuing on the Foreground Intellectual Property.
d) No consideration shall be paid by Transnet to the Supplier/Service Provider for the assignment of any Foreground Intellectual Property from the Supplier/Service Provider to Transnet, over and above the sums payable in terms of this Agreement. The Supplier/Service Provider undertakes to sign all documents and do all things as may be necessary to effect, record and perfect the assignment of the Foreground Intellectual Property to Transnet.
e) Subject to anything contrary contained in this Agreement and/or the prior written consent of Transnet [which consent shall not be unreasonably be withheld], the Supplier/Service Provider shall under no circumstances be entitled as of right, or to claim the right, to use Transnet’s Background Intellectual Property and/or Foreground Intellectual Property.
Company Intellectual Property The Executive agrees to promptly disclose to the Company any and all work product, inventions, artistic works, works of authorship, designs, methods, processes, technology, patterns, techniques, data, Confidential Information, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, and the like, and all other intellectual property relating to the business of the Company and any of its affiliates which are created, authored, composed, invented, discovered, performed, perfected, or learned by the Executive (either solely or jointly with others) during the Employment Term (collectively, together with such intellectual property as may be owned or acquired by the Company, the “Company Intellectual Property”). The Company Intellectual Property shall be the sole and absolute property of the Company and its affiliates. All work performed by the Executive in authoring, composing, inventing, creating, developing or modifying Company Intellectual Property and/or other work product to which copyright protection may attach during the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be considered “works made for hire” to the extent permitted under applicable copyright law and will be considered the sole property of the Company. To the extent such works, work product or Company Intellectual Property are not considered “works made for hire,” all right, title, and interest to such works, work product and Company Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, all copyrights, patents, trademarks, rights of publicity, and trade secrets, is hereby assigned to the Company and the Executive agrees, at the Company’s expense, to execute any documents requested by the Company or any of its affiliates at any time in relation to such assignment. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company is and will be the sole and absolute owner of all trademarks, service marks, domain names, patents, copyrights, trade dress, trade secrets, business names, rights of publicity, inventions, proprietary know-how and information of any type, whether or not in writing, and all other intellectual property used by the Company or held for use in the business of the Company, including all Company Intellectual Property. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that any and all derivative works, developments, or improvements based on intellectual property, materials and assets subject to this Section 6 created during the Employment Term (including, without limitation, Company Intellectual Property) shall be exclusively owned by the Company. The Executive will cooperate with the Company and any of its affiliates, at no additional cost to such parties (whether during or after the Employment Term), in the confirmation, registration, protection and enforcement of the rights and property of the Company and its affiliates in such intellectual property, materials and assets, including, without limitation, the Company Intellectual Property.
Existing Intellectual Property Other than as expressly provided in this AGREEMENT, neither PARTY grants nor shall be deemed to grant any right, title or interest to the other PARTY in any PATENT, PATENT APPLICATION, KNOW-HOW or other intellectual property right owned or CONTROLLED by such PARTY.
Assignment of Rights to Intellectual Property The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company. The Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the Executive’s full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees to execute any and all applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including without limitation the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation) requested by the Company to assign the Intellectual Property to the Company and to permit the Company to enforce any patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. The Executive will not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. All copyrightable works that the Executive creates shall be considered “work made for hire”.
OWNERSHIP IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Department and Contractor agree that each has no right, title, interest, proprietary or otherwise in the intellectual property owned or licensed by the other, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing. All deliverables, documents, records, programs, data, articles, memoranda, and other materials not developed or licensed by Contractor prior to the execution of this Contract, but specifically created or manufactured under this Contract shall be considered work made for hire, and Contractor shall transfer any ownership claim to the Department.
