Common use of Rights to Developments Clause in Contracts

Rights to Developments. a. With regard to any Customizations or Additions developed by Chordiant for Customer or CIGNA Agents, either directly or indirectly, the provisions of Section 2.5 shall apply. b. With regard to other deliverables or work product developed or provided by Chordiant for Customer or CIGNA Agents, either directly or indirectly, subject to paragraph a above, i. to the extent that any of Chordiant’s pre-existing intellectual property rights (“Chordiant IP”) are embedded in any deliverable developed or provided by Chordiant to Customer or CIGNA Agents or in any CIGNA owned or licensed intellectual property (other than the Software), Chordiant hereby grants to Customer an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, nonexclusive, unlimited license to use and sublicense, and to permit third parties to use, the Chordiant Intellectual Property that is incorporated or embedded in any such deliverable or intellectual property for so long as such Chordiant IP remains embedded or incorporated in such deliverable or intellectual property and is not separately commercially exploited by Customer. ii. Chordiant shall own all modifications and enhancements to, and derivatives of, Chordiant IP that are developed by Chordiant during the provision of any Services (collectively, “Chordiant New Intellectual Property”). Chordiant hereby grants to Customer an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up license to use (and allow Customer’s agents and third parties to use) any Chordiant New Intellectual Property. iii. Subject to the foregoing ownership and assignment rights set forth in this Section 4B.1, which take precedent over this subparagraph iii, Customer shall own, and Chordiant hereby perpetually assigns to Customer, all rights, title and interests in work product that are developed or provided by Supplier in connection with the provision of any Supplier Services. c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4B.1 shall expand the original scope of license of the Software set forth in Section 2 above. d. Chordiant shall enter into an agreement with IBM that is consistent with and effectuate the terms of this Section 4B.1 and that shall not create any broader rights; provided that Chordiant may agree to assign all right, title and interest in work product or deliverables which are modifications and enhancements to, or derivative works of, IBM’s pre-existing intellectual property.

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Sources: Software License and Services Agreement (Chordiant Software Inc), Software License and Services Agreement (Chordiant Software Inc)