“Background Intellectual Property” means any Intellectual Property either ​.

Intellectual Property. Except for such claims, which individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Buyer Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or threatened claims of which the Buyer has been given written notice by any person against their use of any material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, mark registrations, logos, assumed names and copyright registrations, patents and all applications therefor which are owned by the Buyer and used in its operations as currently conducted (the “Buyer Intellectual Property”). To the Buyer’s knowledge, the Buyer has such ownership of or such rights by license, lease or other agreement to the Buyer Intellectual Property as are necessary to permit it to conduct its operations as currently conducted, except where the failure to have such rights would not have an Buyer Material Adverse Effect.

Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiary own or possess adequate enforceable rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks (both registered and unregistered), trade names, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, Internet domain name registrations, copyrights, copyright registrations, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”), necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as conducted as of the date hereof, except to the extent that the failure to own or possess adequate rights to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement or conflict which asserted Intellectual Property rights of others, which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened judicial proceedings or interference proceedings challenging the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s rights in or to or the validity of the scope of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ patents, patent applications or proprietary information. No other entity or individual has any right or claim in any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s patents, patent applications or any patent to be issued therefrom by virtue of any contract, license or other agreement entered into between such entity or individual and the Company or any Subsidiary or by any non-contractual obligation, other than by written licenses granted by the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has not received any written notice of any claim challenging the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or optioned by the Company or any Subsidiary which claim, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Intellectual Property. Seller represents and warrants that the Company directly or indirectly, possesses, or has adequate rights to all licenses, permits, and all other franchises, trademarks, tradenames, service marks, inventions, patents, copyrights, and any applications therefor, trade secrets, research and development, know-how, technical data, computer software programs or applications and technology systems necessary to operate its business (“Intellectual Property”). None of the Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company, infringes any Intellectual Property right of any other entity and no Intellectual Property owned by the Company is infringed upon by any other entity.

Intellectual Property. Any idea, invention, design, process, system, procedure, improvement, development or discovery conceived, developed, created or made by Executive, alone or with others, during the Term and applicable to the business of the Company, whether or not patentable or registrable, shall become the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Executive shall disclose the same promptly and completely to the Company and shall, during the Term or thereafter, # execute all documents requested by the Company for vesting in the Company the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, # execute all documents requested by the Company for filing and procuring such applications for patents, trademarks, service marks or copyrights as the Company, in its sole discretion, may desire to prosecute, and # give the Company all assistance it may reasonably require, including the giving of testimony in any Proceeding (as defined below), in other to obtain, maintain and protect the Company’s right therein and thereto.

Intellectual Property. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise have full legal right to use all of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person with respect thereto, except where the absence of such rights or the presence of such conflicts could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Intellectual Property. ​ has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with its businesses as described in the Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and ​ has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated, or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Reports, ​ has not received, since the Latest Financial Date, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of ​, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.

Except as listed on [Schedule 4.14(a)] to the Disclosure Schedules, there are no trademarks, trade names, brand names, service marks, patents or copyrights material to or used in ​’s business. Except as shown on [Schedule 4.14(a)] to the Disclosure Schedules, no person has a right to receive a royalty with respect to any of the foregoing, and ​ has no licenses granted by or to it and ​ is not a party to any other agreement, relating in whole or in part to any items in the foregoing categories.

Intellectual Property. You agree to assign, and hereby assign, all intellectual property rights all ideas, inventions and designs conceived or reduced to practice by you while employed and which: # result from any work performed by you for the Company, # relate to the Company's then-existing business or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or # were made with the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information. All such ideas, inventions and designs shall be disclosed on a timely basis to the Company and title to such inventions, ideas and designs, including all intellectual property rights, shall be owned by S&PGlobal.

Except for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, # each of the Company has ownership of, or a license or other legal right to use, all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, customer lists, designs, manufacturing or other processes, computer software, systems, data compilation, research results or other proprietary rights used in the business of the Company (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) and # all of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company consisting of patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights have been duly registered in, filed in or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Register of Copyrights or the corresponding offices of other jurisdictions and have been maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and administrative regulations in the United States and/or such other jurisdictions.

Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller either # exclusively owns, free and clear of all encumbrances, all right, title and interest in and to all Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights or # has a valid license, pursuant to a written license agreement, in and to all Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights of a third person used or held for use in the operation of the Wound Care Business. The Seller has enforceable agreements with each of its skilled employees providing that any developments by the employee while in the Seller’s employ was work made for hire, whose right of use is owned by the Seller. The Seller has not received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated, been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. The Seller has not received a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that any of the Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a material adverse effect on the Wound Care Business. To the knowledge of the Seller, all such Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by any third party of any of the Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights. The Seller has taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of its Wound Care Intellectual Property Rights, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Wound Care Business.

Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees that during the term of the Executive’s employment with the Company, and for a period of 12 months following the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, any and all inventions, discoveries, innovations, writings, domain names, improvements, trade secrets, designs, drawings, business processes, secret processes and know-how, whether or not patentable or a copyright or trademark, which the Executive may create, conceive, develop or make, either alone or in conjunction with others and related or in any way connected with the Company, its strategic plans, products, processes, apparatus or business now or hereafter carried on by the Company (collectively, “Inventions”), shall be fully and promptly disclosed to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company (as the Board shall determine) as against the Executive or any of the Executive’s assignees. Regardless of the status of the Executive’s employment by the Company, the Executive and the Executive’s heirs, assigns and representatives hereby assigns, or shall promptly assign, to the Company any and all right, title and interest in and to such Inventions made during the term of the Executive’s employment by the Company. There are no Inventions with respect to the Company conceived of, developed or made by the Executive before the Effective Date which have not been disclosed to and assigned to the Company. The Executive further agrees that at the request of and without charge to the Company, but at the Company’s expense, the Executive shall execute a written assignment of any Inventions to the Company and shall assign to the Company any application for letters patent or for trademark registration made thereon, and to any common-law or statutory copyright therein; and the Executive shall do whatever may be necessary or desirable to enable the Company to secure any patent, trademark, copyright, or other property right therein in the United States of America and in any foreign country, and any division, renewal, continuation, or continuation in part thereof, or for any reissue of any patent issues thereon. In the event that the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, and in any event after 10 business days, to secure the Executive’s signature on a written assignment to the Company of any application for letters patent or to any common-law statutory copyright or other property right therein, whether because of the Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, the Executive irrevocably designates and appoints the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to act on Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, copyright or trademark.

All rights and benefits of intellectual property formed and derived from performance of this Agreement, including but without limitation, copyrights, application rights of patents and patents themselves, application rights of brands and brands themselves, software, proprietary technology, technical data and commercial confidentiality, regardless of developed or created by Service Provider or/and Service Acceptor, shall exclusively and uniquely belong to Service Provider.

Intellectual Property. Licensed IP and Licensed Documentation will not knowingly infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any Third Party.

Distribution Agreement dated ​, between IPSCO and Toolpushers Supply Co., as amended

Intellectual Property. The Company or one of its subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens, or has a valid right to use, all Intellectual Property # that covers the products presently sold or under development in the conduct of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries and # used or held for use in, or necessary to conduct, the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as presently conducted. When used herein, “Lien” shall mean any pledge, lien, charge, option, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, adverse right, prior assignment, license, sublicense or any other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether contingent or absolute, or any agreement, option, right or privilege (whether by Law, contract or otherwise) capable of becoming any of the foregoing. When used herein, “Intellectual Property” shall mean all intellectual property and industrial property rights and rights in confidential information of every kind and description throughout the world, including all United States, Canadian and foreign # patents, patent applications, invention disclosures, and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions and extensions thereof (“Patents”), # registered or unregistered trademarks, service marks, names, corporate names, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, trade dress, design rights, and other similar designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing (“Trademarks”), # copyrights and copyrightable subject matter (“Copyrights”), # rights in computer programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), algorithms, databases, compilations and data, technology supporting the foregoing, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing (“Software”), # trade secrets and all other confidential information, ideas, know-how, inventions, proprietary processes, formulae, models, and methodologies, # rights of publicity, privacy, and rights to personal information, # moral rights and rights of attribution and integrity, # all rights in the foregoing and in other similar intangible assets and # all applications and registrations for the foregoing.

Intellectual Property. All of Sellers' rights, title and interest in all trademarks, trade names (service marks, copyrights and any applications therefor, and all logos, symbols, business manuals, policies, and tangible or intangible advertising materials that have been created by or for Sellers and that are or have been used by Sellers in the conduct of its business at the Locations ("Intellectual Property").