Common use of Assignment of Ownership Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Ownership. Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns any and all of its right, title, and interest in and to Designs and Materials, including but not limited to all copyrights, patent rights, trade secrets and trademarks, to KANA. Designs and Materials will be the sole property of KANA and KANA will have the sole right to determine the treatment of any Designs and Materials, including the right to keep them as trade secrets, to file and execute patent applications on them, to use and disclose them without prior patent application, to file registrations for copyright or trademark on them in its own name, or to follow any other procedure that KANA deems appropriate. In addition, any and all rights, title, and interest which Consultant may have in the Services, Designs and Materials and/or Products, including any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights, under the laws of the United States or of any other jurisdiction, are hereby irrevocably assigned by Consultant to KANA, in perpetuity. Consultant agrees: (a) to disclose promptly in writing to KANA all Designs and Materials; (b) to cooperate with and assist KANA to apply for, and to execute any applications and/or assignments reasonably necessary to obtain, any patent, copyright, trademark or other statutory protection for Designs and Materials in KANA’s name as KANA deems appropriate; and (c) to otherwise treat all Designs and Materials as “Confidential Information,” as defined herein. These obligations to disclose, assist, execute and keep confidential will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.