Common use of Ownership of Documents and Work Papers Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Documents and Work Papers. The DMH shall own all documents, files, reports, work papers and working documentation, electronic or otherwise, whether completed or in progress, created in connection with the Project, which is the subject of this Contract, except for the Contractor’s internal administrative and quality assurance files and internal project correspondence. The Contractor shall deliver such documents and work papers to the DMH upon termination or completion of the Contract. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Contractor shall be entitled to retain a set of such work papers for its files. The Contractor shall be entitled to use such work papers only after receiving written permission from the DMH and subject to any copyright protections.