Common use of Assets and Intellectual Property Clause in Contracts

Assets and Intellectual Property. 14.1 All Assets and intellectual property and material created under this Agreement shall be owned jointly by the Local Authorities and shall be available equally to each Local Authority subject to any terms with third parties under which the intellectual property and material was commissioned. The Local Authorities shall use their best endeavours to reflect the intention of the Local Authorities to jointly own these items in any terms used when commissioning third party work under this Agreement. 14.2 Each Local Authority warrants that any intellectual property created by its Officers for the purposes of this Agreement will not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights. 14.3 Each Local Authority shall indemnify the other Local Authority against any Loss arising out of any dispute or proceedings brought by a third-party alleging infringement of its intellectual property rights by use of the first Local Authority’s Intellectual property for the purpose of this Agreement. 14.4 Each Local Authority hereby authorises the other Local Authority to use its logo on documents and signage for such period as this Agreement remains in force save that this provision shall not apply after a Local Authority has withdrawn.