Common use of Patent Ownership Clause in Contracts

Patent Ownership. The Professional and the Professional’s Sub-Consultants will retain ownership of patentable items, patents, processes, inventions of discoveries (collectively, “Patentable Items”) made by the Professional during the performance of this Professional Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Professional grants the Department a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty free license to use or practice the Patentable Items. The Department may disclose to third parties any Patentable Items made by the Professional or any of Professional’s Sub- consultants under the scope of work for the Project that have been previously publicly disclosed.