Title and Rights to Materials. As used in this section, the term “Materials” means all products created or produced by the Contractor under this Contract, including, but not limited to: written and electronic information, recordings, reports, research, research findings, conclusions, abstracts, results, software, data and any other intellectual property or deliverables created, prepared, or received by the Contractor in performance of this Contract. Contractor acknowledges that all Materials are the property of the State by and through the ADHS and, as such, shall remain under the sole direction, management and control of the ADHS. The Contractor is not entitled to a patent or copyright on these Materials and may not transfer a patent or copyright on them to any other person or entity. To the extent any copyright in any Materials may originally vest in the Contractor, the Contractor hereby irrevocably transfers to the ADHS, for and on behalf of the State, all copyright ownership. The ADHS shall have full, complete and exclusive rights to reproduce, duplicate, adapt, distribute, display, disclose, publish, release and otherwise use all Materials. The Contractor shall not use or release these Materials without the prior written consent of the ADHS. When this Contract is terminated, the disposition of all such Materials shall be determined by the ADHS. Further, the Contractor agrees to give recognition to the ADHS for its support of any program when releasing or publishing program Materials.
