Common use of Ownership of Work Products Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Work Products. A. This Contract does not confer on the Contractor any ownership rights or rights to use or disclose VRE’s data or inputs. VRE shall have unlimited rights, for the benefit of VRE, in all work products including, but not limited to, drawings, designs, specifications, notes and other work developed in the performance of this Contract. VRE shall have the right to use the work products on any other VRE work without additional cost to VRE. B. All work products, in any form, that result from this Contract are the property of VRE and must be provided or returned to VRE upon completion, termination, or cancellation of this Contract. The Contractor shall not use or allow others to use the work products for any purpose other than performance of this Contract without the written consent of VRE. C. The work products are confidential, and the Contractor may neither release the work products nor share their contents. The Contractor shall refer all inquiries regarding the status of any work product to the VRE Project Manager or to his or her designee. At VRE ‘s request, the Contractor shall deliver all work products, including hard copies of electronic files, to the VRE Project Manager. D. The Contractor must include the provisions of this Section as part of any contract or agreement related to this Contract into which it enters with Subcontractors or other third parties. E. If any invention, improvement, or discovery of the Contractor or any of its Subcontractors or lower-tier subcontractors is conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the course of or under the Contract, and that invention, improvement, or discovery is patentable under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country, VRE and the Contractor agree to take actions necessary to provide immediate notice and a detailed report to the party at a higher tier until all applicable VRE funding partners are ultimately notified. F. The provisions of this Section will survive any termination or cancellation of this Contract.