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Joint Ownership
Joint Ownership contract clause examples

Ownership of Joint Patents and Joint Know-How. As between the Parties, the Parties shall each own an equal, undivided interest in any and all # ​ (the “Joint Know-How”), and # ​ (the “Joint Patents”) and other intellectual property rights with respect to the Information and inventions described in clause (i) or clause (ii). Joint Patents and Joint Know-How shall be subject to the licenses and other rights granted under Section 8.1, ​.

Ownership of Joint Program Patents and Joint Program Know-How. Subject to [Section 4.8.1(b)], as between the Parties, each Party shall own an equal, undivided interest in any and all Joint Program Patents and Joint Program Know-How. Within ​, each Party shall disclose to the other Party in writing, and shall cause its Affiliates, its licensees and sublicensees to so disclose, the development, making, conception or reduction to practice of any Joint Program Know-How or Joint Program Patents. Subject to the licenses and rights of reference granted under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 and Licensor’s exclusivity obligations hereunder, each Party shall have the right to Exploit the Joint Intellectual Property Rights without a duty of seeking consent or accounting to the other Party.

Joint Ownership. Subject to [Section 9.1.2(d)], as between the Parties, each Party shall own an equal, undivided interest in and to: # any Joint Research Program Know-How and Joint Research Program Patents; and # except as expressly set forth in [Section 9.1.2(a)(i), or 9.1.2(b)(i)])], any other Inventions and Know-How that are made following the completion of activities under the applicable Research Plan (or the expiration of the Research Term, if earlier) jointly by or behalf of the Parties or their Affiliates in connection with the performance of the Parties’ activities under this Agreement ((i) and (ii), collectively, the “Joint Know-How” and any Patents Covering such Joint Know-How (including all Joint Research Program Patents), the “Joint Patents”), ​. Each Party shall promptly disclose to the other Party in writing, and shall cause its Affiliates, licensees and sublicensees to so disclose, the conception, discovery, development, making, or reduction to practice of any Joint Know-How.

Ownership. Ownership of all Know-How arising under this Agreement shall be based on inventorship as determined in accordance with the rules of inventorship under United States patent laws. Each Party shall solely own any Know-How discovered, developed, invented or created solely by or on behalf of such Party or its respective Affiliates or Third Parties acting on its behalf as a result of exercising such Party’s rights or performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Parties shall jointly own any Joint Inventions. Except to the extent either Party is restricted by the licenses granted to the other Party or exclusivity obligations under this Agreement, each Party shall be entitled to practice, license, assign and otherwise exploit the Joint Inventions and Joint Patent Rights without the duty of accounting or seeking consent from the other Party.

Ownership of Joint Know-How and Joint Patent Rights. The Parties shall jointly own any Joint Technology. Subject to the license grant under [Section 3.1(b)] and the Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement, each Party shall be free to exploit Joint Patent Rights and Joint Know-How pursuant to the license grant set forth in [Section 3.1(d)], including granting a license under such Joint Technology without accounting to the other Party in accordance with [Section 3.1(d)].

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