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Background IP As between the Parties, each Party will retain all right, title and interest in and to all of its Background IP.
Foreground IP This subparagraph d. shall not apply to unmodified commercial off‐the‐shelf goods. If Services or goods are developed, modified or redesigned pursuant to this Contract then the paragraphs below apply. i. All Foreground IP shall be the exclusive property of Buyer. ii. Seller hereby irrevocably assigns to Buyer all right, title and interest in the Foreground IP for no additional charge. Seller shall protect Foreground IP as Proprietary Information and Materials under this Contract and shall mark documents or portions of documents containing Foreground IP as “Boeing Proprietary” information or as otherwise directed by ▇▇▇▇▇ in writing. iii. Seller shall, within two (2) months after conception or first actual reduction to practice of any invention and prior to Contract completion, disclose in writing to Buyer all inventions assigned hereunder, whether or not patentable, in sufficient technical detail to clearly convey the invention to one skilled in the art to which the invention pertains. Seller shall promptly execute all written instruments, and assist as Buyer reasonably directs in order to file, acquire, prosecute, maintain, enforce and assign Buyer’s Foreground IP rights. If Seller does not or cannot execute instruments or assist ▇▇▇▇▇ as described above, Seller hereby irrevocably appoints ▇▇▇▇▇ and any of Buyer’s officers and agents as Seller’s attorney in fact to act on ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s behalf and instead of Seller, with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Seller, with respect to executing any such written instruments.
Patents and Inventions The Contractor shall promptly and fully report to the Department any discovery or invention arising out of or developed in the course of performance of this Agreement. If the services under this Agreement are supported by a federal grant of funds, the Contractor shall promptly and fully report to the federal government for the federal government to make a determination as to whether patent protection on such invention shall be sought and how the rights in the invention or discovery, including rights under any patent issued thereon, shall be disposed of and administered in order to protect the public interest.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - INVENTION AND PATENT RIGHTS A. General 1. NASA has determined that 51 U.S.C. § 20135(b) does not apply to this Agreement. Therefore, title to inventions made (conceived or first actually reduced to practice) under this Agreement remain with the respective inventing party(ies). No invention or patent rights are exchanged or granted under this Agreement, except as provided herein.