Common use of Protection of Knowledge Clause in Contracts

Protection of Knowledge. 10.1.1 If, in the course of carrying out work on the Project, a joint invention, design or work is made (and one or more Parties are contributors to it), and if the features of such joint invention design or work are such that it is not possible to sepa­rate them for the purpose of applying for, obtaining and/or maintaining the relevant patent protection or any other intellectual property right, the Parties concerned agree that they may jointly apply to obtain and/or maintain the relevant right together with any other parties concerned (which usually will be Assistant Contractors). The Parties concerned shall seek to agree between them and the other parties concerned arrangements for applying for, obtaining and/or maintaining such right on a case-by-case basis. Where the parties concerned are solely Parties, so long as any such right is in force, the Parties concerned shall be entitled to use and to license such right without any financial compensation to or the con­sent of the other Parties concerned. For the avoidance of doubt, joint ownership of an invention, design or work shall not affect the obligations arising under this Consortium Agreement or the Contract.

Protection of Knowledge. 10.1.1 If, in the course of carrying out work on the Project, a joint invention, design or work is made (and one or more Parties are contributors to it), and if the features of such joint invention design or work are such that it is not possible to sepa­rate separate them for the purpose of applying for, obtaining and/or maintaining the relevant patent protection or any other intellectual property right, the Parties concerned agree that they may jointly apply to obtain and/or maintain the relevant right together with any other parties concerned (which usually will be Assistant Contractors). The Parties concerned shall seek to agree between them and the other parties concerned arrangements for applying for, obtaining and/or maintaining such right on a case-by-case basis. Where the parties concerned are solely Parties, so long as any such right is in force, the Parties concerned shall be entitled to use and to license such right without any financial compensation to or the con­sent consent of the other Parties concerned. For the avoidance of doubt, joint ownership of an invention, design or work shall not affect the obligations arising under this Consortium Agreement or the Contract.