Common use of Patent Filing Responsibilities and Costs Clause in Contracts

Patent Filing Responsibilities and Costs. The invention and patent rights set forth herein shall apply to any patent applications filed and patents obtained in any country, and each party is responsible for its own costs of preparing, prosecuting, issuing and maintaining patents covering sole inventions in any country; except that NASA and the Participant may, upon the reporting of any invention (sole or joint) or in any license option granted, mutually agree otherwise for any country as to patent application costs, and maintenance responsibilities and costs. As to any invention made jointly between NASA employees (or employees of a NASA contractor) and employees of the Participant and for which the Participant files a patent application, the Participant agrees to include the following statement therein: The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the United States Government for United States Government purposes without the payment of royalties thereon or therefor.

Patent Filing Responsibilities and Costs. The invention and patent rights set forth herein shall apply to any patent applications filed and patents obtained in any country, and each party is responsible for its own costs of preparing, prosecuting, issuing and maintaining patents covering sole inventions in any country; except that NASA and the Participant may, upon the reporting of any invention (sole or joint) or in any license option granted, mutually agree otherwise for any country as to patent application costs, and maintenance responsibilities and costs. As to any invention made jointly between NASA employees (or employees of a NASA contractor) and employees of the Participant and for which the Participant files a patent application, the Participant agrees to include the following statement therein: The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the United States Government for United States Government purposes without the payment of royalties thereon or therefor.: