Attachment 8 Assignment of Rights (Amend 2).docx

ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS

and OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

<ENTER NAME HERE> ("Contractor"), located at <ENTER ADDRESS HERE: Street Address, City, State and Zip Code >, confirms and agrees that it has entered into a contract with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) through the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) on behalf of the United States Government under United States Government Contract No. <NNNNN> (Contract) or an associated Contract task order (TO), and the Contractor further confirms and agrees that the Contractor is required to provide various creative and other work(s) of authorship and/or creativity (hereinafter, individually or collectively, the Work) to MCRC under the Contract/TO. Each subject Work will be identified on Attachment A to this Assignment, which shall be modified as necessary to incorporate each Work to the terms of this Assignment.

Whereas, Contractor and Contractor’s employees who created, and/or its sub-contractors/independent contractors who were specifically ordered or commissioned to create and/or otherwise provide as a work for hire or who have otherwise agreed to transfer and have transferred all intellectual property rights in or to any such Work or portion(s) thereof to the Contractor, acknowledge that all copyrights and other intellectual property rights, if any exist, in or to the Work are consolidated with the Contractor and shall be assigned and are hereby assigned to the Government of the United States/USMC/MCRC.

Whereas, the Contractor further acknowledges and agrees that the USMC/MCRC, and/or the United States Government, shall be the absolute owners of the tangible property associated with the Work produced pursuant to the Contract/TO and/or any sub-Contract and all rights therein including all intellectual property rights, which includes, but are not limited to, copyright and copyright renewal rights throughout the world, in and to the Work including, but not limited to, any artistic material furnished by the Contractor in connection therewith shall be the sole and absolute property of the USMC/MCRC, and/or the U.S. Government, for any and all purposes whatsoever. To the extent provided by the Contract/TO, all digital or hardcopy materials and matter utilized in the production of, or associated with, the Work shall be the sole and exclusive property of the USMC/MCRC, and/or the U.S. Government, and shall be deliverable on demand or as required by the Contract/MCRC, and shall not be used by the Contractor (or its sub-contractors) except with the written permission of USMC/MCRC, and/or the U.S. Government. Moreover, the Contractor shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments or papers as the USMC/MCRC, and/or the U.S. Government, may deem necessary to further evidence or effectuate ownership of the tangible or intellectual property hereunder. Moreover, the Contractor confirms that no further approval shall be required from the Contractor or any other individual or entity for any use of the Work by the USMC/MCRC or the U.S. Government. With respect to the aforementioned (and if directed by the Contracting Officer), the Contractor shall consolidate all intellectual property rights in or to the Work in order to provide the USMC/MCRC and/or the U.S. Government with an assignment of all such intellectual property rights in or to the Work or shall provide the USMC/MCRC and/or the U.S. Government with the license required under DFARS section 252.227-7020, which DFARS section shall be incorporated herein and into any resulting contract by reference.

Therefore, in consideration of the rights of the Government of the United States/USMC/MCRC acquired by virtue of the circumstances under which the above-described Work was created or produced, the undersigned confirms that he/she is authorized to bind the Contractor and its successors and assigns, in perpetuity, and hereby:

1. Assigns to the Government of the United States, as represented by the United States Marine Corps on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, all rights (whether now known or hereinafter created or invented), title and interest, throughout the world including any and all copyrights and/or other intellectual property rights, and renewals or extensions thereto, in or to the Work, and including those copyrights and other intellectual property rights accruing in, to, or for any additions, revisions, and modifications to the Work that are done on behalf of the Government.

2. Agrees to provide any further information within the knowledge of the undersigned and to execute any further documents necessary to provide the Government information on all registrations of copyright and/or other intellectual property rights on or to the Work, and any public recording of title to copyrights and/or other intellectual property rights, both registered and un-registered.

For <Contractor’s Name Here>: _____________________________________________ Name of Contractor’s Representative (Typed): __________________________________ Title: ___________________________________________________________________

Date: ______________

ATTACHMENT A

(Identification of Work)

Title:

Assignment (Yes/No) DFARS License (each license shall be attached to Attachment A) Date Delivered: