IP Ownership & Work for Hire

Intellectual Property Ownership. All right, title, and interest in and to the Work Product, including all intellectual property rights therein, shall belong exclusively to the Client. To the extent that any Work Product qualifies as a "work made for hire" under Section 101 of the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101), the Parties agree that such Work Product is a work made for hire and the Client shall be deemed the author thereof. To the extent that any Work Product does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Contractor hereby irrevocably assigns to the Client all right, title, and interest in and to such Work Product, including all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights therein. The Contractor shall execute any documents and take any actions reasonably requested by the Client to evidence, perfect, or protect the Client's ownership of the Work Product, including patent applications, copyright registrations, and assignments. The Contractor retains no rights in the Work Product except as expressly granted in this Agreement. "Work Product" means all deliverables, inventions, discoveries, improvements, works of authorship, software, designs, specifications, documentation, and other materials created, conceived, or developed by the Contractor in connection with the services provided under this Agreement.