Ownership of Documents and Work Papers If, through any cause, the Firm shall fail to fulfill, in a timely and proper manner, as determined by the District, its obligations under this contract, or if the Firm shall violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this contract, the District, with the written consent of the Office of the State Auditor, shall thereupon have the right to terminate this contract by giving written notice to the Firm of such termination and specifying the effective date of such termination. However, prior to termination of this contract by the District, the District must provide written justification to the Office of the State Auditor documenting the reasons for requesting that the contract be terminated. The District must obtain written approval from the Office of the State Auditor prior to terminating the contract. Furthermore, the Firm should notify the Office of the State Auditor and the District as soon as possible if deadlines cannot be met. In the event the contract is terminated, all finished or unfinished working papers, tests, schedules, surveys, checklists, forms, manuals, letters, reports or other materials prepared by the Firm under this contract shall become the property of the District, and the Firm shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for all satisfactory work completed on such documents and other materials.
Reproduction of Documents This Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
Know-How Necessary for the Business The Intellectual Property Rights are all those necessary for the operation of the Company’s businesses as it is currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims, and has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company has entered into any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than of the Company.
Ownership of Documents and Materials A. All documents, records, programs, applications, data, algorithms, film, tape, articles, memoranda, and other materials (the “Materials”) not developed or licensed by the Contractor prior to execution of this Contract, but specifically developed under this Contract shall be considered “work for hire” and the Contractor hereby transfers and assigns any ownership claims to the State so that all Materials will be the property of the State. If ownership interest in the Materials cannot be assigned to the State, the Contractor grants the State a non-exclusive, non-cancelable, perpetual, worldwide royalty-free license to use the Materials and to use, modify, copy and create derivative works of the Materials.
B. Use of the Materials, other than related to contract performance by the Contractor, without the prior written consent of the State, is prohibited. During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for any loss of or damage to the Materials developed for or supplied by the State and used to develop or assist in the services provided while the Materials are in the possession of the Contractor. Any loss or damage thereto shall be restored at the Contractor’s expense. The Contractor shall provide the State full, immediate, and unrestricted access to the Materials and to Contractor’s work product during the term of this Contract.
Completeness of Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and any changes shall be agreed to in writing.