Att_J-7_Copyright.pdf

ASSIGNMENT OF Error! Unknown document property name.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 creativity (hereinafter, individually or collectively, the Work) to MCRC under the Contract. Each subject Work will be identified on this Assignment, which shall be modified as necessary to incorporate each Work to the terms of this Assignment.

Whereas, the Contractor, the Contractor’s employees, its sub-contractors, or 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 USMC.

Whereas, the Contractor further acknowledges and agrees that the USMC shall be the sole and absolute owner of, or with respect to third party proprietary items or rights, are licensed to use, both the tangible property associated with each Work produced or provided by the Contractor pursuant to the Contract, TO, or any sub-Contract including, but not limited to, any artistic material furnished by the Contractor, and all associated rights in or to the Work 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. Moreover, to the extent provided by or associated with the Contract, all digital or hardcopy materials and matter (including, without limitation, domain names or short codes) utilized in the production of, or associated with, the Work, and all associated intellectual property rights (any or all of which are included in the definition of the Work) shall be the sole and exclusive property of the USMC and shall be deliverable or transferred on demand or as required by the Contract or the USMC, and shall not be used by the Contractor (or its sub-contractors) except with the written permission of the USMC. Moreover, the Contractor further agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver such instruments or papers as the USMC may deem necessary to further evidence or effectuate ownership of the tangible or intellectual property described herein. 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. 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 with an assignment of all such intellectual property rights in or to the Work, or shall provide the USMC with the license required under DFARS 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 USMC 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; or shall obtain and provide the USMC with the license required under DFARS 252.227-7020, which DFARS section shall be incorporated herein and into any resulting contract by reference.

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: