Common use of Agreement on background Clause in Contracts

Agreement on background. “‘Background’ means any data, know-how or information held by any KIC Partner — whatever its form or nature (tangible or intangible), including any rights such as intellectual property rights — that: is held by the KIC Partners before they entered into the Specific Agreement concerned or no later than before the commencement of the particular KIC added value activity and is needed to implement the KIC added-value activities in which they participate under the specific action or exploit the results thereof. The KIC Partners must identify and agree (in writing) on the background for the KIC added value activities in which they participate under the specific action (‘agreement on background’).

Agreement on background. “‘Background’ means any data, know-how or information held by any KIC Partner — whatever what- ever its form or nature (tangible or intangible), including any rights such as intellectual property rights — that: is held by the KIC Partners before they entered into the Specific Agreement concerned or no later than before the commencement of the particular KIC added value activity and is needed to implement the KIC added-value activities in which they participate under the specific action or exploit the results thereof. The KIC Partners must identify and agree (in writing) on the background for the KIC added value activities in which they participate under the specific action (‘agreement on backgroundback- ground’).

Agreement on background. “‘Background’ means any data, know-how or information held by any KIC Partner — whatever what- ever its form or nature (tangible or intangible), including any rights such as intellectual property prop- erty rights — that: is held by the KIC Partners before they entered into the Specific Agreement concerned or no later than before the commencement of the particular KIC added value activity and is needed to implement the KIC added-value activities in which they participate under the specific action or exploit the results thereof. The KIC Partners must identify and agree (in writing) on the background for the KIC added value activities in which they participate under the specific action (‘agreement on backgroundback- ground’).