Common use of OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. a. Minnesota State shall own all rights, title and interest in all of the materials conceived or created by the CONSULTANT, or its employees or subCONSULTANTs, either individually or jointly with others and which arise out of the performance of this contract, created and paid for under this contract, including any inventions, reports, studies, designs, drawings, specifications, notes, documents, software and documentation, computer based training modules, electronically, magnetically or digitally recorded material, and other work in whatever form (hereinafter MATERIALS). The CONSULTANT hereby assigns to Minnesota State all rights, title and interest to the MATERIALS. The CONSULTANT shall, upon request of Minnesota State, execute all papers and perform all other acts necessary to assist Minnesota State to obtain and register copyrights, patents or other forms of protection provided by law for the MATERIALS. The MATERIALS created under this contract by the CONSULTANT, its employees or subCONSULTANTs, individually or jointly with others, shall be considered “works made for hire” as defined by the United States Copyright Act. All of the MATERIALS, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, shall be remitted to Minnesota State by the CONSULTANT, its employees and any subCONSULTANTs, and the CONSULTANT shall not copy, reproduce, allow or cause to have the MATERIALS copied, reproduced or used for any purpose other than performance of the CONSULTANT’S obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of Minnesota State authorized representative.

OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. a. Minnesota State shall own all rights, title and interest in all of the materials conceived or created by the CONSULTANTContractor, or its employees or subCONSULTANTssubcontractors, either individually or jointly with others and which arise out of the performance of this contract, created and paid for under this contract, including any inventions, reports, studies, designs, drawings, specifications, notes, documents, software and documentation, computer based training modules, electronically, magnetically or digitally recorded material, and other work in whatever form (hereinafter MATERIALS“Materials”). The CONSULTANT Contractor hereby assigns to Minnesota State all rights, title and interest to the MATERIALSMaterials. The CONSULTANT Contractor shall, upon request of Minnesota State, execute all papers and perform all other acts necessary to assist Minnesota State to obtain and register copyrights, patents or other forms of protection provided by law for the MATERIALSMaterials. The MATERIALS Materials created under this contract by the CONSULTANTContractor, its employees or subCONSULTANTssubcontractors, individually or jointly with others, shall be considered “works made for hire” as defined by the United States Copyright Act. All of the MATERIALSMaterials, whether in paper, electronic, or other form, shall be remitted to Minnesota State by the CONSULTANTContractor, its employees and any subCONSULTANTsSubcontractors, and the CONSULTANT Contractor shall not copy, reproduce, allow or cause to have the MATERIALS Materials copied, reproduced or used for any purpose other than performance of the CONSULTANT’S Contractor’s obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of an authorized representative of Minnesota State authorized representativeState.