Common use of Grant of Software License Clause in Contracts

Grant of Software License. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to any rights of Third Parties that may be in effect, effective as of the Effective Time, Rayonier hereby grants (or shall cause the applicable member of the Rayonier Group to grant) to the SpinCo Group a nonexclusive, perpetual (unless terminated in accordance with Article IX), fully paid-up, worldwide, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 13.05), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 13.04), royalty-free and irrevocable (unless terminated in accordance with Article IX) license to (i) use, (ii) reproduce, (iii) display, and (iv) prepare Derivative Works based upon any and all Rayonier Software that was used in connection with the SpinCo Business prior to the Distribution Date. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties that may be in effect, effective as of the Effective Time, SpinCo hereby grants (or shall cause the applicable member of the SpinCo Group to grant) to the Rayonier Group a nonexclusive, perpetual (unless terminated in accordance with Article IX), fully paid-up, worldwide, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 13.05), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 13.04), royalty-free and irrevocable (unless terminated in accordance with Article IX) license to (i) use, (ii) reproduce, (iii) display, and (iv) prepare Derivative Works based upon any and all SpinCo Software that was used in connection with the Rayonier Business prior to the Distribution Date. (c) Until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Distribution Date, Licensee may request a copy of Software licensed to its Group hereunder (including the source code for such Software) and Licensor shall provide a copy of such Software to Licensee; provided that, in each case, such Software was not previously provided to Licensee and such Software is then in the possession or control of Licensor or any other member of its Group. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Licensor need only provide to Licensee a copy of such Software in the form in which it existed as of the Distribution Date, and in no event shall Licensor (or any other member of its Group) be required to provide to Licensee (or any other member of its Group) any upgrades, updates, enhancements or other modifications to such Software or any additional copies of such Software. (d) After the Distribution Date, if Licensee (or any other member of its Group) creates (or has another Person create) a Derivative Work of any Software licensed to its Group hereunder, Licensee shall own all rights in and to the particular modifications, additions or changes made to such Software, subject to the Intellectual Property rights of Licensor (and the other members of its Group) in such Software. No license is granted hereunder to such Derivative Work and neither Licensee nor any member of its Group shall, by virtue of creating any Derivative Work of such Software, gain any greater rights in or to such Software than are expressly granted hereunder. (e) Licensee shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group to) treat any source code for Software licensed to its Group hereunder as confidential and proprietary information of Licensor, and Licensee shall (and shall cause the other members of its Group to) hold such source code in confidence in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Intellectual Property Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.), Intellectual Property Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.), Intellectual Property Agreement (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)