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Attachment G
Copyrlght, Patent and Trademark
ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE
OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
If the Recipient brings to the performance of this Agreement a pre-existing patent or copyright,
the Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless the
Agreement provides otherwise.
If any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course of or as a result of work or
services performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected herewith, the Recipient shall refer the
discovery or invention to the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) for a determination whether
patent protection will be sought in the name of the State of Florida. Any and all patent rights accruing
under or in connection with the performance of this Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of
Florida. In the event that any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable material are produced, the
Recipient shall notify DEM. Any and all copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance
under this Agreement are hereby transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida.
Within thirty (30) days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall disclose all intellectual
properties relevant to the performance of this Agreement which he or she knows or should know could
give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to any pre-existing
intellectual property which is so disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate that no such property exists.
DEM shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all patents and copyrights which occur during
performance of the Agreement.
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