Trademarks, Patents Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries possesses or has the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights, and applications therefor, and all technology, know-how, processes, methods and designs used in or necessary for the conduct of its business, without known conflict with the rights of others.
Trademarks, Patents, Etc Schedule 2.1
Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights (a) Section 4.14(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list (in all material respects) of all material United States and foreign: (i) patents and patent applications; (ii) trademark registrations and applications; (iii) copyright registrations and applications; and (iv) internet domain name registrations, in each case owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof. Such registrations for Intellectual Property Rights owned by Parent or its Subsidiaries are in effect and subsisting and, to the Knowledge of Parent, valid. (b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, to the Knowledge of Parent, Parent and its Subsidiaries own or have all Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the respective businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted. (c) To the Knowledge of Parent as of the date hereof, the conduct of the respective businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and in the last three (3) years, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have received any written notice (including any cease and desist letter or invitation to license) alleging that Parent or any Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property Rights. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no such claim pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Parent, no other Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the respective businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and in the last three (3) years, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have sent any written notice to any Person alleging that such Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating any Parent IPR. To the Knowledge of Parent, no Parent IPR are or have been the subject of any Proceeding, Law or any Order that bars or limits the use of such rights (excluding rejections, orders or rulings issued in the context of the application for registration of Parent IPR). Parent and its Subsidiaries are not and have not been party to any Proceeding relating to their use of Intellectual Property Rights, including any Proceeding involving any claim that Parent and its Subsidiaries infringed, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Section 4.14(c) constitutes the only representation and warranty of Parent with regard to any actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person. (d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ practices with regard to the collection, dissemination and use of Parent Data have at all times since January 1, 2019 complied in all material respects with Applicable Law relating to data protection or Personal Data, applicable contractual commitments of Parent and its Subsidiaries and applicable privacy policies. Parent and its Subsidiaries have in place and, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, are in compliance with commercially reasonable written internal information security policies, which include guidelines for the use, processing, confidentiality and security of Parent Data consistent with Applicable Law relating to data protection or Personal Data, applicable contractual commitments of Parent and its Subsidiaries and applicable privacy policies. Parent and its Subsidiaries have established and maintain commercially reasonable technical, physical and organizational measures and security systems and technologies in material compliance with all data security requirements under Applicable Law relating to data protection or Personal Data, applicable contractual commitments of Parent and its Subsidiaries and applicable privacy policies, that are designed to protect Parent Data against accidental or unlawful access, processing or use. For the thirty six (36) months immediately preceding the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date: (i) Parent and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notification or allegation from any competent authority (including any information or enforcement notice, or any transfer prohibition notice) alleging that Parent and its Subsidiaries have not complied in any respect with Applicable Law relating to data protection or Personal Data and (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, there has been no loss of, or unauthorized access to or use, disclosure or modification of, any Parent Data. No individual has received compensation (or an offer for compensation) from or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries for breaches of applicable data protection Laws or for loss or unauthorized disclosure of Personal Data.
Patents and Patent Applications To the Company’s knowledge, all patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to the Company or under which the Company has rights have been duly and properly filed and maintained; to the knowledge of the Company, the parties prosecuting such applications have complied with their duty of candor and disclosure to the USPTO in connection with such applications; and the Company is not aware of any facts required to be disclosed to the USPTO that were not disclosed to the USPTO and which could reasonably be expected to preclude the grant of a patent in connection with any such application or could reasonably be expected to form the basis of a finding of invalidity with respect to any patents that have issued with respect to such applications.
Copyrights and Patents When the RECIPIENT creates any copyrightable materials or invents any patentable property under this Agreement, the RECIPIENT may copyright or patent the same but ECOLOGY retains a royalty free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, recover, or otherwise use the material(s) or property, and to authorize others to use the same for federal, state, or local government purposes.