Common use of OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS Clause in Contracts

OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS. With the exception of software employed by Consultant, which is subject to licensing restrictions of the owner of such software (other than Consultant), all work product prepared by Consultant (or any Subconsultant) on behalf of the Authority, including but not limited to originals and negatives of all plans, drawings, reports, charts, programs, models, specimens, specifications, work papers, photographs and other documents or materials including drafts and reproduction copies thereof, shall be and remain the exclusive property of the Authority. To the extent ownership in any work product does not automatically vest in the Authority, then the Consultant shall transfer and assign and shall use cause any subcontractor to transfer and assign, and Consultant does hereby assign all right, title and interest, (including all Intellectual Property rights) in and to such work product to the Authority. The Consultant shall, and shall cause and subcontractor to execute all documents and take all actions requested by the Authority to transfer and otherwise assist the Authority to register and otherwise maintain and protect the Authority’s Intellectual Property rights in and to such work product anywhere in the world. The Authority shall have the right to publish, transfer, sell, license and use all or any part of the work product without payment of any additional royalty, charge, or other compensation to the Consultant. Upon request of the Authority during any stage of the work, Consultant shall deliver all such materials to the Authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article II, the Authority and Consultant acknowledge that Consultant may, from time to time, receive materials from third parties under confidentiality agreements entered into for purposes of performance of services under this Agreement which may restrict the distribution of such materials to representatives of the Authority. Such confidentiality agreements shall be honored by the Authority and Consultant. The Consultant agrees that it shall not publish, transfer, sell, license, or, except in connection with carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, use or reuse all or any part of the work product prepared on behalf of the Authority, including such reports and other documents which are not otherwise available in the public domain, including work papers, without the prior written approval of the Authority, except that the Consultant may retain copies of such reports and other documents for Consultant’s general reference during the engagement period.

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