Common use of Patent and Copyright Clause in Contracts

Patent and Copyright. The CONSULTANT shall indemnify, and hold harmless the TOWN, its officers, employees, agents and successors, against and from all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses, suits, settlements, judgments, and damages (including attorneys' fees), of any kind or nature whatsoever on account of infringement of any patent, copyrighted work, secret process, trade secret, unpatented invention, article, or otherwise, including claims thereof pertaining to, or arising from the CONSULTANT's performance under this Agreement. Should the CONSULTANT's officers, employees, agents, or assigns (or anyone of a like nature), in the performance of the Services or as a result of performing the Services, develop any trade secret, prepare any copyrighted material, make any improvement, originate any invention, develop any process, or otherwise, such trade secret, copyright, improvement, invention, or process shall be the property of the CONSULTANT. However, the CONSULTANT shall grant or cause to be granted to the TOWN the right and/or license to permanently use, or cause to be used for the benefit of the TOWN any such trade secret, copyright, improvement, design, invention, or process in any manner for so long as the TOWN desires to use the same for the TOWN's own internal use.