Common use of Ownership and Assignment of Discoveries and Improvements Clause in Contracts

Ownership and Assignment of Discoveries and Improvements. All right, title and interest in all writings, inventions, discoveries, improvements and other technology, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, and any patent applications, patents or copyrights based thereon (collectively, the "Inventions") that are discovered, made or conceived during and in ---------- connection with the Program solely by employees of BioMarin or others acting on behalf of BioMarin ("BioMarin Inventions") shall be owned by BioMarin. All -------- ---------- right, title and interest in all Inventions that are discovered, made or conceived during and in connection with the Program solely by employees of Genzyme or others acting on behalf of Genzyme ("Genzyme Inventions") shall be ------------------ owned by Genzyme. All right, title and interest in all Inventions that are discovered, made or conceived during and in connection with the Program jointly by employees of BioMarin and Genzyme ("Joint Inventions") shall be jointly owned ---------------- by Genzyme and BioMarin. Each of BioMarin and Genzyme shall promptly disclose to BioMarin/Genzyme LLC and the other Party the making, conception or reduction to practice of Inventions by employees or others acting on behalf of such Party. All BioMarin Inventions, Genzyme Inventions and Joint Inventions shall be automatically licensed to BioMarin/Genzyme LLC pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, it is understood that neither BioMarin nor Genzyme shall have any obligation to account to the other Party for profits, or obtain any approval of the other to grant a license or exploit a Joint Invention outside of the Field by reason of joint ownership of such Invention or other intellectual property. For avoidance of doubt, in any jurisdiction where consent of all owners of a Joint Invention is required in order to grant a license to such Invention, BioMarin and Genzyme each grants the other Party consent to grant a non-exclusive license to Joint Invention outside the Field.

Ownership and Assignment of Discoveries and Improvements. All right, title and interest in all writings, inventions, discoveries, improvements and other technology, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, and any patent applications, patents or copyrights based thereon (collectively, the "“Inventions"”) that are discovered, made or conceived during and in ---------- connection with the Program solely by employees of BioMarin or others acting on behalf of BioMarin ("“BioMarin Inventions"”) shall be owned by BioMarin. All -------- ---------- right, title and interest in all Inventions that are discovered, made or conceived during and in connection with the Program solely by employees of Genzyme or others acting on behalf of Genzyme ("“Genzyme Inventions"”) shall be ------------------ owned by Genzyme. All right, title and interest in all Inventions that are discovered, made or conceived during and in connection with the Program jointly by employees of BioMarin and Genzyme ("“Joint Inventions"”) shall be jointly owned ---------------- by Genzyme and BioMarin. Each of BioMarin and Genzyme shall promptly disclose to BioMarin/Genzyme LLC and the other Party the making, conception or reduction to practice of Inventions by employees or others acting on behalf of such Party. All BioMarin Inventions, Genzyme Inventions and Joint Inventions shall be automatically licensed to BioMarin/Genzyme LLC pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, it is understood that neither BioMarin nor Genzyme shall have any obligation to account to the other Party for profits, or obtain any approval of the other to grant a license or exploit a Joint Invention outside of the Field by reason of joint ownership of such Invention or other intellectual property. For avoidance of doubt, in any jurisdiction where consent of all owners of a Joint Invention is required in order to grant a license to such Invention, BioMarin and Genzyme each grants the other Party consent to grant a non-exclusive license to Joint Invention outside the Field.