Ownership of Enhancements by Equifax Sample Clauses
The 'Ownership of Enhancements by Equifax' clause establishes that any improvements, modifications, or updates made to a product, service, or intellectual property during the course of an agreement will be owned exclusively by Equifax. This typically applies to enhancements developed either by Equifax itself or by another party under contract, regardless of who contributed the ideas or labor. By clearly assigning ownership of all enhancements to Equifax, the clause ensures that Equifax retains full control over future developments and avoids potential disputes over intellectual property rights.
Ownership of Enhancements by Equifax. (a) Unless Exhibit K provides otherwise, Equifax, or the respective Designated Equifax Member, shall own all the modifications and improvements to, and the Equifax Enhancements and/or Derivative Works made from, the Licensed Certegy Materials developed by any member of the Equifax Group, or by any party other than a member of the Certegy Group at the expense of the Equifax Group. Certegy hereby assigns, and shall cause each member of the Certegy Group to assign, to Equifax, or the respective Designated Equifax Member, all right, title and interest it may hold in and to such modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements and Derivative Works. Equifax shall, or shall cause the respective Designated Equifax Member to, have the right to make and file all applications and other documents required to register the copyright(s) and file for patents for such modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements and Derivative Works in its discretion and at its sole cost and expense.
(b) Should Equifax elect to file any application for the registration, perfection or protection of any modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements or Derivative Works described in Section 4.5(a), under any copyright, patent or other law of any country or jurisdiction, Certegy will, at the request and expense of Equifax, do all things and sign all documents or instruments reasonably necessary in the opinion of Equifax to assist in the registration of such claims, file such applications, and obtain, defend and enforce such copyright, patent, mask work and other rights.
(c) Subject to the license rights granted in Section 4.4, as between the parties, the Licensed Certegy Materials shall be and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Certegy Group and the members of the Certegy Group may make any internal use and may commercially exploit any enhancements to the Licensed Materials made or caused to be made by members of the Equifax Group, as they shall deem appropriate without any obligation to any member of the Equifax Group or other restriction. The Certegy Group may in particular distribute and manufacture, or cause to be manufactured or distributed by any third party, any such enhancements and/or Licensed Certegy Materials.
Ownership of Enhancements by Equifax. (a) Equifax, or the Designated Equifax Member, shall own all the modifications and improvements to, and the Equifax Enhancements and/or Derivative Works made from, the Licensed ChoicePoint Materials developed by any member of the Equifax Group, or by any party other than a member of the ChoicePoint Group at the expense of the Equifax Group. ChoicePoint hereby assigns, and shall cause each member of the ChoicePoint Group to assign, to Equifax, or the Designated Equifax Member, all right, title and interest it may hold in such modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements and Derivative Works. Equifax shall, or shall cause the Designated Equifax Member to, have the right to make and file all applications and other documents required to register the copyright(s) and file for patents for such modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements and Derivative Works in its discretion and at its sole cost and expense.
(b) Should Equifax elect to file any application for the registration, perfection or protection of any modifications, improvements, Equifax Enhancements or Derivative Works described in Section 4.5(a), under any copyright, patent, semi-conductor chip protection or other law of any country or jurisdiction, ChoicePoint will, at the request and expense of Equifax, do all things and sign all documents or instruments reasonably necessary in the opinion of Equifax to