Common use of Proprietary Technology Clause in Contracts

Proprietary Technology. Telocity and/or (to the best of Telocity's knowledge) its licensors own, and over the course of the Term shall own pursuant to Section 13.8, various patents and other Intellectual Property Rights in certain technology that enable Telocity to create and operate the Telocity Platform and provide the Telocity Services (the "Proprietary Technology"), including, but not limited to, the following: 3.1.1 the automated personal computer/telephone-based loop qualification for a customer's DSL line qualification, Web-based customer sign-up, and Web-based system for deployment, provisioning and customer support. 3.1.2 The Gateway combines a DSL modem, an analog modem, and a microprocessor unit that automates installation, customer support and service upgrades. The Gateway allows a consumer who subscribes to a Telocity Service (a "Subscriber") to split the broadband Internet connection to multiple devices within the home. The Gateway allows for the measuring, metering and billing of both subscription and value added services provided to the Subscriber.