Background Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding and superseding anything to the contrary in this ARTICLE 14, each Party retains title to all Intellectual Property Rights owned or possessed by it or any of its affiliates prior to or independent of performance of this Agreement and used by it in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement, as well as any modifications or improvements made thereto in the course of performing this Agreement (“Background IP”). To the extent that one Party acquires any right, title, or interest in and to any aspect of the modifications or improvements to the Background IP of the other Party, such first Party shall assign such right, title, and interest to the second Party, immediately following such acquisition. If any of the Supplier’s Background IP is included in or required to use the Documentation provided by the Supplier to the City, the Supplier hereby grants to the City an irrevocable, perpetual, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable and non-exclusive licence (including the right to sub-licence only to members of the City’s Group) to, itself and through contractors and agents, use, copy, amend, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, use, commercialize, and otherwise exploit the Supplier’s Background IP but only to the extent required to use such Documentation for the purpose (or any reasonably inferred purpose) for which it has been provided or for the provision of the Supply under this Agreement (excluding any software source code).
Background Intellectual Property. It is possible that one or both Parties may possess rights in background intellectual property, that is, intellectual property not otherwise subject to this Agreement, which would be useful or essential to the practice or commercialization of the results of this Agreement. For example, the RI might own a patent which would be infringed by the SBC when it attempted to commercialize the results of this Agreement unless a license was obtained from the RI. Where the Parties determine that background technology may exist, consideration should be given to negotiating license rights which will allow the practice and commercialization of the results of this Agreement.
Background Intellectual Property. “Background Intellectual Property” means property and the legal right therein of either or both parties developed before or independent of this Agreement including inventions, patent applications, patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, trade secrets and any information embodying proprietary data such as technical data and computer software. Both parties agree to provide the Background Intellectual Property necessary to complete the objectives of the project. Both parties shall retain all rights to their respective Background Intellectual Property provided for this purpose. Neither party shall assume any rights in the other party’s Background Intellectual Property provided for this project other than the right to use said Background Intellectual Property to achieve the objectives of this project.
Background Intellectual Property. All Background Intellectual Property of a Party introduced or disclosed to the other Party for the purposes of the Collaborative Research shall remain the property of the Party introducing and/or disclosing the same. The Parties agree that the use of such Background Intellectual Property shall be limited to performing each Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
Background Intellectual Property. Nothing in this Agreement grants to either Party any rights or interest in the other Party’s Background Intellectual Property. “Background Intellectual Property” means (a) all works of authorship created outside the scope of this Agreement and (b) potentially patentable discoveries, including pending patent applications and issued patents, conceived or first reduced to practice outside the scope of this Agreement. Any Background Intellectual Property that is reasonably anticipated by the Principal Investigator to be required to perform the Research or to practice the results thereof will be specified in an exhibit to this Agreement.
Background Intellectual Property. The Recipient must own the Background Intellectual Property or hold sufficient Background Intellectual Property Rights to permit the Project to be carried out and the Project Intellectual Property to be exploited by the Recipient.
Background Intellectual Property. As between the Parties, and subject to the licenses granted under this Agreement, each Party retains all right, title and interest in and to all intellectual property rights that such Party owns or Controls as of the Effective Date or that it develops or otherwise acquires after the Effective Date and outside the course of the Collaboration.
Background Intellectual Property. “Background Intellectual Property” means property and the legal right therein of a Party or the Parties developed before or independent of the projects contemplated under this Agreement including inventions, patent applications, patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, trade secrets and any information embodying proprietary data such as technical data and computer software. The Parties agree to provide the Background Intellectual Property necessary to complete the objectives of the projects contemplated herein, and such will be stated in each Task Order, as applicable. The Parties shall retain all rights to their respective Background Intellectual Property provided for this purpose. A Party shall not assume any rights in the other Party’s Background Intellectual Property provided for the projects other than the right to use said Background Intellectual Property to achieve the objectives of the applicable project.
Background Intellectual Property. Except as expressly set forth herein, as between the Parties, each Party is and shall remain the owner of all intellectual property and Confidential Information that it owned as of the Effective Date or that it develops or acquires thereafter pursuant to activities independent of this License Agreement.
Background Intellectual Property. “Background Intellectual Property” means property and the legal right therein of either or both parties developed before or independent of this Agreement, including inventions, patent applications, patents, copyrights, trademarks, mask works, trade secrets and any information embodying proprietary data such as technical data and computer software. This Agreement does not grant and shall not be construed as implying that either party hereto shall have the right to use Background Intellectual Property of the other in connection with this Research except as otherwise provided hereunder.
