Common use of Background Inventions Clause in Contracts

Background Inventions. If any letters patent should issue on Background Inventions which are owned exclusively by one party ("Single Owner Background Patents"), the parties agree as follows: 3.5.1. The owner of the Single Owner Background Patent shall grant to the other party a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive license, without the right to sublicense, to practice any and all methods, systems and inventions contained in the Single Owner Background Patent; 3.5.2. Such license to practice the Single Owner Background Patent does not convey in any way to the licensee any right to use any of the licensor's software, technical data or physical device in connection with the Single Owner Background Patent. Such use of the licensor's software, technical data or physical device shall be governed by a separate license to be negotiated and agreed to by the parties.