Common use of Ownership and Protection Clause in Contracts

Ownership and Protection. This Agreement does not affect the ownership of any Intellectual Property Right in existence before the commencement of the Project. Subject to any prior rights and the rights of third parties, the Researcher hereby vests in AHDB as to copyright and absolutely as to every other property right, all rights in relation to the Results including: the title in any patent in relation to such Intellectual Property Right; the right to apply for and/or register any patent pursuant to the Patents ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇; any database rights, for the purposes of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997. The Researcher shall: ensure that all its staff, students and sub-contractors are and will be engaged in relation to the Agreement and the Project on terms which do not entitle any of them to copyright or any other rights in the Results, provided that any student shall be entitled to retain copyright in his thesis; ensure that they are and remain entitled to transfer free from any encumbrances any title and/or rights necessary to effect the vesting required by this Agreement; do all things and execute at AHDB’s expense any documents reasonably required by AHDB to give effect to such vesting in AHDB; co-operate with and assist AHDB at AHDB’s expense in obtaining and/or enforcing any and all such Intellectual Property Rights.

Ownership and Protection. This Agreement does not affect the ownership of any Intellectual Property Right in existence before the commencement of the Project. Subject to any prior rights and the rights of third parties, the Researcher hereby vests in AHDB as to copyright and absolutely as to every other property right, all rights in relation to the Results including: the title in any patent in relation to such Intellectual Property Right; the right to apply for and/or register any patent pursuant to the Patents ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇Act 1977; any database rights, for the purposes of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997. The Researcher shall: ensure that all its staff, students and sub-contractors are and will be engaged in relation to the Agreement and the Project on terms which do not entitle any of them to copyright or any other rights in the Results, provided that any student shall be entitled to retain copyright in his thesis; ensure that they are and remain entitled to transfer free from any encumbrances any title and/or rights necessary to effect the vesting required by this Agreement; do all things and execute at AHDB’s expense any documents reasonably required by AHDB to give effect to such vesting in AHDB; co-operate with and assist AHDB at AHDB’s expense in obtaining and/or enforcing any and all such Intellectual Property Rights.