Joint Efforts. To the full extent permitted by law, neither this Agreement nor any ambiguity or uncertainty herein will be construed against any of the parties hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been prepared by the joint efforts of the respective attorneys for, and has been reviewed by, each of the parties hereto.
Joint Efforts. This Agreement shall be considered for all purposes as prepared through the joint efforts of both Parties and shall not be construed against one Party or the other as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of negotiation, drafting or execution hereof.
Joint Efforts. This Agreement is the result of the joint efforts and negotiations of the parties hereto, with each party being represented, or having the opportunity to be represented, by legal counsel of its own choice, and no singular party is the author or drafter of the provisions hereof. Each of the parties assumes joint responsibility for the form and composition of this Agreement and each party agrees that this Agreement shall be interpreted as though each of the parties participated equally in the composition of this Agreement and each and every provision and part hereof. The parties agree that the rule of judicial interpretation to the effect that any ambiguity or uncertainty contained in an agreement is to be construed against the party that drafted the agreement shall not be applied in the event of any disagreement or dispute arising out of this Agreement.
Joint Efforts. A Faculty member and the University are joint owners of intellectual property only when they knowingly and voluntarily enter into a specific written agreement to create and use such intellectual property. This agreement defines the developmental obligations, the rights to revise and update, the conditions of use, the terms and compensation for subsequent use, and the ownership share of each party. A copy of this agreement shall be filed with the University Counsel, with copy to the Association when Faculty are party to the Agreement. Leaves, grants or awards supporting professional development and/or scholarly activity from the University Teaching Council, the University Research Council and the Faculty Professional Development Center, which are part of a Faculty member's duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, shall not be considered compensation for the purposes of establishing University ownership unless the stipulated purpose of the paid leave, grant or award is to produce a University-sponsored work. The transfer or rights to use intellectual property of Faculty shall not be a condition for access to an award for faculty professional development, nor is it permitted to be included in the evaluation process for competitive awards.
Joint Efforts. Section A. Partnership
Joint Efforts. To the full extent permitted by Applicable Laws, neither this Amendment nor any ambiguity or uncertainty in this Amendment will be construed against any of the parties hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Amendment has been prepared by the joint efforts of the respective attorneys for, and has been reviewed by, each of the parties hereto.
Joint Efforts. (a) CGE agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, after Closing, for so long as CGE and its Affiliates are the largest stockholder of AWT, AWT shall be CGE's exclusive vehicle in the United States, its possessions and its territories for its water management and waste water management and air pollution activities; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any acquisition or investment by CGE or any of its Affiliates of a privately-owned, publicly-traded or publicly- owned company in the water utility sector whose primary business is the production, distribution and/or sale of potable, fire, bulk, draining or irrigation water ("Water Utility"), nor to CGE's present or future investments in Consumers Water Company ("Consumers Water") and Philadelphia Suburban Corporation ("Philadelphia Suburban") (such Water Utilities, Consumers Water and Philadelphia Suburban hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Water Businesses"). CGE shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to assist AWT in developing its water management and wastewater management and air pollution activities in both Canada and Mexico, subject to contractual agreements as of March 30, 1994 and taking into account the respective interests of AWT on the one hand and CGE and its Affiliates on the other. CGE shall offer, and shall cause its Affiliates to offer, AWT an active participation in any proposed water management or wastewater management activities by CGE or any of its Affiliates in the United States (which shall be deemed to exclude the Water Businesses), which investment is too capital intensive for AWT to undertake on a stand-alone basis. In the event CGE or any of its Affiliates acquires control of a Water Business which is also engaged in wastewater activities similar to those conducted by AWT as of the date hereof, then CGE or such Affiliate shall use reasonable efforts to cause, subject to the fiduciary duties of the board of directors of such Water Business and other applicable regulatory standards, that Water Business to offer to AWT (i) the opportunity to obtain operating and maintenance contracts with the wastewater management business of such Water Business and (ii) the opportunity to obtain new engineering contracts with such Water Business, in each case, on terms which are commercially reasonable in the judgment of such Water Business; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any existing business of Consumers Water or Philadelphia Suburban as of the date hereof...
Joint Efforts. The Agreement will be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring that it be construed against the party causing the Agreement or any part hereof to be drafted.
Joint Efforts. Joint Efforts" occur when the Faculty member and the University knowingly and voluntarily enter into a written agreement to specifically create or use such specified intellectual property as part of the fulfillment of the Faculty member's normal duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
Joint Efforts. This Agreement is the result of the joint efforts and negotiations of the parties hereto, with each party being represented, or having the opportunity to be represented, by legal counsel of its own choice, and no singular party is the author or drafter of the provisions hereof. Each of the parties assumes joint responsibility for the form and composition of each-and all of the contents of this Agreement and each party agrees that this Agreement shall be interpreted as though each of the parties participated equally in the composition of this Agreement and each and every provision and part hereof. The parties agree that the rule of judicial interpretation to the effect that any ambiguity or uncertainty contained in an agreement is to be construed against the party that drafted the agreement shall not be applied in the event of any disagreement or dispute arising out of this Agreement.
