Ownership of Work. All reports, work product, all other documents completed or partially completed by Contractor or its approved subcontractors, in performance of this Agreement, and if applicable, drawings, designs, and plan review comments shall become the property of the City. Any and all copyrightable subject matter in all materials is hereby assigned to the City and the Contractor and its approved subcontractors agree to execute any additional documents that may be necessary to evidence such assignment. All materials shall be delivered to the City upon completion or termination of the work under this Agreement. If any materials are lost, damaged or destroyed before final delivery to the City, the Contractor shall replace them at its own expense. Contractor and its approved subcontractors shall keep materials confidential. Materials shall not be used for purposes other than performance of services under this Agreement and shall not be disclosed to anyone not connected with these services, unless the City provides prior written consent.
Ownership of Work. Subject to County's obligation to compensate Contractor, all work, reports, designs, drawings, renderings and other work product produced by Contractor in connection with the Project shall belong to County and Contractor shall not use any part thereof for purposes other than the Project without the written consent of County.
Ownership of Work. 10.1. The Consultant hereby assigns to the Company the Consultant’s entire right, title and interest in and to all discoveries and improvements, patentable or otherwise, trade secrets and ideas, writings and copyrightable material, which may be conceived by the Consultant or developed or acquired by the Consultant during the Term of this Agreement, which may pertain directly or indirectly to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, parent company, or affiliates (the “Work Product”). The Consultant agrees to disclose fully all such developments to the Company upon its request, which disclosure shall be made in writing promptly following any such request. The Consultant shall, upon the Company's request, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company all instruments and do all other acts which are necessary or desirable to enable the Company or any of its subsidiaries to file and prosecute applications for, and to acquire, maintain and enforce, all patents, trademarks and copyrights in all countries in connection with any component of the Work Product.
10.2. The Consultant agrees to assign, on an ongoing basis throughout the Term of the Agreement, exclusively to the Company in perpetuity, all right, title and interest of any kind whatsoever, in and to the Work Product, including any and all copyrights thereto (and the exclusive right to register copyrights). Accordingly, all rights in and to the Work Product, including any materials derived therefrom or based thereon and regardless of whether any such Work Product is actually used by the Company, shall from its creation be owned exclusively by the Company, and the Consultant will not have or claim to have any rights of any kind whatsoever in such Work Product. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Consultant will not make any use of any of the Work Product in any manner whatsoever without the Company’s prior written consent, which may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Company.
Ownership of Work. All work of Contractor that results from this Contract (the “Work Product”) is the exclusive property of County.
a. County and Contractor intend that such Work Product be deemed “work made for hire” of which County shall be deemed author.
b. If, for any reason, the Work Product is not deemed “work made for hire,” Contractor hereby irrevocably assigns to County all of its right, title, and interest in and to any and all of the Work Product, whether arising from copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or any other state or federal intellectual property law or doctrine.
c. Contractor shall execute such further documents and instruments as County may reasonably request in order to fully vest such rights in County.
d. Contractor forever waives any and all rights relating to Work Product, including without limitation, any and all rights arising under 17 USC § 106A or any other rights of identification of authorship or rights of approval, restriction or limitation on use or subsequent modifications.
e. County shall have no rights in any pre-existing work product of Contractor provided to County by Contractor in the performance of this Contract except an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty- free license to copy, use and re-use any such work product for County use only.
f. If this Contract is terminated prior to completion, and County is not in default, County, in addition to any other rights provided by this Contract, may require Contractor to transfer and deliver all partially completed work products, reports or documentation that Contractor has specifically developed or specifically acquired for the performance of this Contract.
g. In the event that Work Product is deemed Contractor’s Intellectual Property and not “work made for hire,” Contractor hereby grants to County an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute copies of, perform and display the Contractor Intellectual Property, and to authorize others to do the same on County’s behalf.
h. In the event that Work Product is Third Party Intellectual Property, Contractor shall secure on the County’s behalf and in the name of the County, an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute copies of, perform and display the Third Party Intellectual Property, and to authorize others to do the same on County’s behalf.
Ownership of Work. All reports, designs, drawings, plans, specifications, schedules, work product and other materials prepared or in the process of being prepared for the Work to be performed by the Consultant (“Materials”) shall be the property of the County, and the County shall be entitled to full access and copies of all such Materials. Any such Materials remaining in the hands of the Consultant or subcontractor upon completion or termination of the Work shall be delivered immediately to the County. The Consultant assumes all risk of loss, damage or destruction of or to such Materials. If any Materials are lost, damaged or destroyed before final delivery to the County, the Consultant shall replace them at its own expense. Any and all copyrightable subject matter in all Materials is hereby assigned to the County, and the Consultant agrees to execute any additional documents that may be necessary to evidence such assignment.
Ownership of Work. All documents and materials furnished by the City to Contractor shall remain the property of the City and shall be returned to the City upon termination of this Agreement. All reports, drawings, plans, specifications, computer tapes, floppy disks and printouts, studies, memoranda, computation sheets, and other documents prepared by Contractor in furtherance of the work shall be the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City whenever requested at no additional cost to the City. Contractor shall keep such documents and materials on file and available for audit by the City for at least three (3) years after completion or earlier termination of this Contract. Contractor may make duplicate copies of such materials and documents for its own files or for such other purposes as may be authorized in writing by the City.
Ownership of Work. All reports, designs, drawings, plans, specifications, schedules, studies, memoranda, and other documents assembled for or prepared by or for, in the process of being assembled or prepared by or for, or furnished to Sponsor under this Agreement, are the joint property of the TA and Sponsor, and will not be destroyed without the prior written consent of the TA. The TA is entitled to copies and access to these materials during the progress of the Project and upon completion or termination of the Project or this Agreement. Sponsor may retain a copy of all material produced under this Agreement for its use in its general activities. This Section does not preclude additional shared ownership of work with other entities under contract with Sponsor for funding of the Project.
Ownership of Work. All reports, drawings, designs, plan review comments, work product, and all other documents completed or partially completed by Consultant in the performance of this Contract shall become and remain the property of the City. Any and all copyrightable subject matter in all materials is hereby assigned to the City and the Consultant agrees to execute any additional documents that may be necessary to evidence such assignment. All materials shall be delivered to the City upon completion or termination of the work under this Contract. If any materials are lost, damaged, or destroyed before final delivery to the City, the Consultant shall replace them at its own expense. Consultant shall keep materials confidential. Materials shall not be used for purposes other than performance of services under this Contract and shall not be disclosed to anyone not connected with these services unless the City expressly provides prior written consent.
Ownership of Work. Executive will promptly disclose in writing to the Company all inventions, discoveries, developments, improvements and innovations (collectively referred to as “Inventions”) that Executive has conceived or made during the Term; provided, however, that in this context “Inventions” are limited to those which (i) relate in any manner to the existing or contemplated business activities of the Company and its affiliates; (ii) are suggested by or result from Executive’s work at the Company; or (iii) result from the use of the time, materials or facilities of the Company and its affiliates. All Inventions will be the Company’s property rather than Executive’s. Should the Company request it, Executive agrees to sign any document that the Company may reasonably require to establish ownership in any Invention.
Ownership of Work. All work product created by Contractor as part of Contractor’s performance of this Contract, including background data, documentation, and staff work that is preliminary to final reports, shall be the exclusive property of the District. If any such work product contains intellectual property of Contractor that is or could be protected by federal copyright, patent, or trademark laws, Contractor hereby grants the District a perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up, nonexclusive and irrevocable license to copy, reproduce, deliver, publish, perform, dispose of, use, reuse (in whole or in part), all such work product, and to authorize others to do so. The District shall have no rights in any preexisting work product of Contractor provided to the District by Contractor in the performance of this Contract except to copy, use, and reuse any such work product for District use only. If this Contract is terminated by either party or by default, the District, in addition to any other rights provided by this Contract, may require Contractor to transfer and deliver such partially completed work product, reports, or other documentation that Contractor has specifically developed or specifically acquired for the performance of this Contract.
