Combination Inventions Clause Samples
The Combination Inventions clause defines how intellectual property rights are handled when an invention results from the combination of two or more existing inventions or technologies, often contributed by different parties. In practice, this clause clarifies ownership, rights to use, and obligations regarding inventions that merge elements from each party, such as when a new product is developed by integrating proprietary components from both sides. Its core function is to prevent disputes over ownership and usage rights by establishing clear rules for how combined inventions are treated under the agreement.
Combination Inventions. All right, title and interest in and to all Combination Inventions shall belong jointly to Sponsor and Regeneron. [***]
Combination Inventions. Any Invention that relates to both: (a) the Sequencing System and (b) one, two or all three of the [*], the [*] Interpretive Algorithm and the [*] excluding sequencing reagents (“Combination Inventions”) shall be jointly owned by the Parties. QIAGEN hereby grants to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ a co-exclusive (exclusive to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and QIAGEN), worldwide, perpetual, fully-paid-up, transferable and sublicensable right and license under QIAGEN’s joint interest in the Combination Inventions solely to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import and export [*]. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ hereby grants to QIAGEN a co-exclusive (exclusive to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and QIAGEN), worldwide, perpetual, fully-paid-up, transferable and sublicensable right and license under ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ joint interest in the Combination Inventions solely to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import and export [*]. The licenses granted pursuant this Section 10.7 do not convey rights to any other intellectual property owned by the granting party, expressly, by implication or otherwise, even should such rights be required to practice the licensed Combination Invention(s).
Combination Inventions. All Combination Inventions, regardless of inventorship, shall be owned jointly by Aratana and Advaxis. Each party hereby assigns to the other party an equal, undivided joint ownership interest in and to all Combination Inventions, together with all Patent and other intellectual property rights therein (it being understood that Advaxis rights to Patents claiming Combination Inventions would be included in the Advaxis rights to Joint Patents licensed to Aratana pursuant to this Agreement), without any duty of accounting to the other party or any obligation to obtain the consent of the other party to grant licenses thereunder or to enforce such rights. To the extent necessary to effect the foregoing each party grants to the other party a nonexclusive, world-wide, royalty-free, sublicenseable license under its interest in all Combination Inventions. Each party agrees to execute such documents and perform such other acts as may be reasonably necessary to obtain, perfect and enforce the parties’ respective rights to the Combination Inventions and the assignment thereof to the parties jointly. Aratana also shall require that any employee, officer or consultant of Aratana that participates in development, manufacturing or commercialization of Constructs, Compounds or Products shall agree to assign, and shall assign, to Aratana (or, at Advaxis’s request, jointly to Aratana and Advaxis) any Combination Invention made by such employee, officer or consultant.
Combination Inventions. Notwithstanding Section 10.1(c) and Section 10.1(e), the Parties shall jointly own all Inventions (developed solely by or on behalf of a Party or jointly by or on behalf of the Parties) that [***] (collectively, the “Combination Inventions”). Each Party hereby assigns to the other Party an undivided [***] interest in such first Party’s right, title and interest in and to all Combination Inventions made by such Party’s or its Affiliates’ employees, agents, independent contractors, or sublicensees (whether solely or jointly with the other Party). Each Party shall execute and record assignments and other necessary documents consistent with such ownership.
Combination Inventions. All right, title and interest in and to all Combination Inventions shall belong jointly to Sponsor and Regeneron. Sponsor and Regeneron shall each be entitled to use, practice, exploit, license and otherwise transfer their respective rights and interests in the Combination Inventions in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and without accounting or financial payment to the other Party and without the consent of the other Party. For those countries where a specific license is required for a joint owner of a Combination Invention to practice such Combination Invention in such countries, each Party hereby grants and agrees to grant to the other Party a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable and, subject to Section 20, sublicensable (through multiple tiers) license, under the granting Party’s right, title and interest in and to all Combination Inventions to practice such Combination Inventions in such countries. For clarity, the preceding sentence does not give either Party the right to practice any Intellectual Property owned or controlled by the other Party (other than Intellectual Property in and to the applicable Combination Inventions).