Ownership of Certain Proprietary Property Rights. Department shall not, by virtue of this SOW, acquire any interest in any formulas, patterns, devices, secret inventions or processes, copyrights, patents, other intellectual or proprietary rights, or similar items of property which are or may be used in connection with the Equipment. The QESP shall either grant to the Department or cause the Department to be granted, as applicable, a perpetual, irrevocable royalty-free license for any and all software or other intellectual property rights necessary for the Department to continue to operate, maintain, and repair the Equipment in a manner that will yield Energy Cost Savings Guarantee for the specified SOW term. QESP shall not be liable for providing new versions of software or other enhancements if or unless such new versions or enhancements are necessary to achieve the Energy Cost Savings Guarantee.
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