5.1 | Contractor shall disclose and assign to MAKO, and does hereby automatically assign to MAKO upon inception, all patent, copyright, trade secret and all other industrial, intellectual or proprietary rights that Contractor may possess or be entitled to receive, in each and every territory, state and country throughout the world, and under all applicable conventions and treaties (the “Intellectual Property Rights”) in all inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), industrial models, works of authorship, databases, industrial and ornamental designs, mask works, computer programs, data, drawings, know-how, information and other forms of industrial and intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) (a) that are created, discovered, conceived of and/or reduced to practice by Contractor during the term of this Agreement and relate to the subject matter of the Services to be performed under this Agreement or the business, research or development interests of MAKO, or (b) that, subject toSubsection 5.2 below, are embodied, incorporated or used in any drawings, specifications, computer program, software, manuals, data, documentation, models, prototypes, information, or other materials or items created or prepared by Contractor or its employees or contractors in the performance of the Services under this Agreement (collectively “Work Product”) or the defined Deliverables. Notwithstanding the forgoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law and consistent with Contractor’s status as an independent contractor, Contractor’s Work Product and Deliverables shall be considered and treated for all purposes as works made for hire, and title to all Intellectual Property Rights respecting such Work Product shall vest initially, completely, and exclusively in MAKO. |
5.2 | Contractor may include in the Work Product and Deliverables materials, information and other items existing prior to, or which were developed outside the scope of, the Services (“Preexisting Materials”) only if (a) they are owned or, if not owned, are otherwise licensable by, Contractor upon the terms ofSubsection 5.3 below; (b) they are identified prior to commencement of services involving such work or materials; and (c) reasonable proof in the form of documentation is provided that the materials, information or items to be included are in fact Preexisting Materials and that Contractor possesses all necessary rights to grant the license set forth below inSubsection 5.3 below with respect to such Preexisting Materials. Preexisting Materials meeting these requirements are not subject to the assignment provisions ofSubsection 5.1 above, and shall remain the property of Contractor. |