This excerpt taken from the BP 20-F filed Jun 30, 2005.
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1
If
at any time during the course of providing services to the Parent the Secondee either alone or jointly discovers or acquires any invention, development improvement process or
design whatsoever or any interests therein which shall relate to or concern the activities of the Parent, the Company shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that the Secondee shall forthwith in
writing communicate full details thereof to the Parent and any such invention made or discovered as aforesaid shall belong to and be the absolute property of the Parent.
5.2
The
Company shall assign or cause to be assigned to the Parent all rights of copyright or similar rights in all material made developed written granted or otherwise created by the
Secondee in the course of providing services to the Parent and will hold the same to the order of the Parent absolutely.
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