RIGHTS TO SUBJECT INVENTIONS. The Parties agree to promptly disclose in writing to each other every Subject Invention in sufficient detail to comply with the provisions of 35USC § 112 well before any statutory bars may arise under 35 USC § 102. Each Party shall have the first option to retain title to any of its Subject Inventions. If a Party elects not to retain title to any of its Subject Inventions, then the other Party shall have the option of electing to retain title to such Subject Inventions under this CRADA. The Participant has the option to choose an exclusive license, for reasonable compensation, for a pre-negotiated field of use to the Contractor’s Subject Inventions. The Parties acknowledge that the DOE may obtain title to each Subject Invention reported under this Article for which a patent application is not filed, a patent application is not prosecuted to issuance, or any issued patent is not maintained by either Party to this CRADA. The Government shall retain a nonexclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or to have practiced, for or on its behalf all Subject Inventions throughout the world. For Subject Inventions conceived or first actually reduced to practice under this CRADA which are joint Subject Inventions made by the Contractor and the Participant, title to such Subject Inventions shall be jointly owned by the Contractor and the Participant. The Parties acknowledge that the DOE has certain march-in rights to any Subject Inventions in accordance with 48 CFR 27.304-1(g) and 15 USC 3710a(b)(1)(B) and (C).
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RIGHTS TO SUBJECT INVENTIONS. The Parties agree to promptly disclose in writing to each other every Subject Invention in sufficient detail to comply with the provisions of 35USC § 35 USC §112 well before any statutory bars may arise under 35 USC § §102. Each Party shall have the first option to retain title to any of its Subject Inventions. If a Party elects not to retain title to any of its Subject Inventions, then the other Party shall have the option of electing to retain title to such Subject Inventions under this CRADA. The Participant has the option to choose an exclusive license, for reasonable compensation, for in a pre-negotiated field of use to the Contractor’s Subject Inventions. Participant shall disclose its subject inventions to DOE as provided in the Financial Assistance Award. The Parties acknowledge that the DOE may obtain title to each Subject Invention of Contractor reported under this Article for which a patent application is not filed, a patent application is not prosecuted to issuance, or any issued patent is not maintained by either Party to this CRADA. The Government shall retain a nonexclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or to have practiced, for or on its behalf all Subject Inventions throughout the world. For Subject Inventions conceived or first actually reduced to practice under this CRADA which are joint Subject Inventions made by the Contractor and the Participant, title to such Subject Inventions shall be jointly owned by the Contractor and the Participant. The Parties acknowledge that the DOE has certain march-in rights to any Subject Inventions in accordance with 48 CFR 27.304-1(g) and 15 USC 3710a(b)(1)(B) and (C).
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