Common use of Joint Improvements Clause in Contracts

Joint Improvements. To the extent that employees of O2Diesel or its Affiliates together with employees of Distributor or its Affiliates jointly invent or discover any improvements to the O2Diesel Additive, O2Diesel Product or to any other invention, discovery, know-how or technology, the Parties shall jointly own the same, and each Party shall be free to exploit or authorize the exploitation of the same without the consent of or accounting to the other Party, subject to any other relevant intellectual property rights of the other Party. If a Party becomes aware of any such joint invention, discovery, know-how or technology, it shall verify that the other Party is aware of the same and the parties shall consult and cooperate with respect to the protection of the same.

Joint Improvements. To the extent that employees of O2Diesel or its Affiliates together with employees of Distributor Energenics or its Affiliates jointly invent or discover any improvements to the O2Diesel Additive, O2Diesel Product or to any other invention, discovery, know-how or technology, the Parties shall jointly own the same, and each Party shall be free to exploit or authorize the exploitation of the same without the consent of or accounting to the other Party, subject to any other relevant intellectual property rights of the other Party. If a Party becomes aware of any such joint invention, discovery, know-how or technology, it shall verify that the other Party is aware of the same and the parties shall consult and cooperate with respect to the protection of the same.