- “Intellectual Property” shall mean any and all intellectual property rights, including without limitation all of the following and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (i) procedures, registered designs, registered databases, inventions, discoveries, and all United States and foreign patent applications, patents issued or issuable thereon; (ii) works of authorship, copyrights and other rights in works of authorship; (iii) mask works, and (iv) know-how, show-how and trade secrets, all of the preceding on a worldwide basis, but excluding trademarks, trade names, or other forms of corporate or product identification.
- Intel Intellectual Property shall mean all Intellectual Property conceived or reduced to practice by Intel, with no involvement or contribution by Participants, as to its conception or reduction to practice. Intel Intellectual Property shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Intel, and Participants shall have no right, title or claim to such Intel Intellectual Property.
- Participant Background Intellectual Property shall mean (i) any pre-existing Intellectual Property owned or controlled by Participants prior to participation in the Contest; or (ii) developed, conceived, obtained or acquired by Participants independently of the Contest. Participant Intellectual Property shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Participants subject to the license rights granted to Intel hereunder.
- Newly Developed IP shall mean any Intellectual Property, conceived or developed and any improvements thereon (including any Prototype), developed in the course of participating in the Contest.
- Software shall mean the computer programming code/Object Code/Source Code that may be used in any application submitted in the Contest.
- The Parties agree that other than Newly Developed IP related to any microprocessors (including, without limitation, coprocessors and embedded controllers), associated core logic device (including without limitation chipsets), flash memory and / or any firmware associated with the above, or semiconductor process and manufacturing technology, whether developed solely by Participants or jointly by Participants with Intel, shall be solely owned by Intel (hereinafter “Intel Newly Developed IP”), all other Newly Developed IP shall be owned by the Participant (hereinafter Participant Newly Developed IP”).
- At any time or from time to time on and after the Contest, Participants shall, at the request of Intel, promptly: (a) deliver to Intel such records, data, instruments of transfer or other documents consistent with this Agreement, (b) execute, and deliver or cause to be delivered, all such assignments or further instruments of transfer or license, and (d) take or cause to be taken all such other actions, as Intel may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out any assignment hereunder or perfect any rights in such Intel Newly Developed IP, so as to enable Intel to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Participants further agree that their obligation hereunder, shall continue after the conclusion of the Contest. The Parties further agree that in the event that Participants are required to perform any action as specified hereinabove, the costs in respect of the same will be borne by Intel.
- Intel does not claim ownership over the applications submitted or any Newly Developed IP (save for any Intel Newly Developed IP), but by submitting an application, Participants grant Intel and its affiliated companies a non transferable, worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up license under all Participants intellectual property rights in the applications submitted, Participant Newly Developed IP and Participant Background IP (i) to reproduce, publically perform and display, distribute and create derivative works of the applications and/or Participant Newly Developed IP and Participant Background IP; (ii) to use, make, have made, import, offer to sell and sell, rent, lease, or lend Intel products; (iii) to disclose such applications to third parties; and (iv) to publish Participants name or alias in connection with this contest.
- Intel likewise does not claim ownership over any Software (save for any Intel Newly Developed IP) developed during the course of the Contest, but by submitting an application, Participants grant Intel and its affiliated companies a non transferable, worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up license under all Participants intellectual property rights in any Software developed by Participants, to copy, reproduce, modify, make derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such Software, alone or to the extent incorporated into any derivative works of the Software, in order to use, make, have made, import, offer to sell and sell Intel products.
- Except as expressly licensed herein, neither party grants to the other party any license directly or by implication, estoppel or otherwise under its intellectual property including without limitation patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information.
- Participants represent, warrant and covenant that the applications do not:
- infringe on any third party intellectual property rights and further do not violate any confidentiality obligations of the Participants;
- contain any software or programming code subject to any restrictions or third-party limitations without prior written notice to Intel;
- contain any viruses, worms, spyware, other components or instructions that are malicious, deceptive or designed to limit or harm the functionality of a computer;
- include any Participant owned trade secrets or third party trade secrets and no such trade secrets will be required for Intel to enjoy the full benefits of the applications;
- contain material that may be considered as defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, threatening or harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
- violate any statutory provisions.
- Participants agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Intel harmless against any loss, cost, liability, and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from any action or claim brought or threatened against Intel or its customers alleging that any of the applications submitted, short listed and or selected, infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right of any third party, and or if Intel suffers any injury, loss or damages by breach of the warranties above. Intel agrees to provide Participants with (i) prompt written notice of such claim or action, (ii) the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of such claim or action, and (iii) reasonable information and assistance in the defense and/or settlement any such claim or action.
- Participants shall not assign any rights, obligations or privileges (by operation of law or otherwise) hereunder without the prior written consent of Intel. Intel may assign its rights or obligations to any Intel affiliate. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any attempt by Participants to assign any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder without Intel’s prior written consent will be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, these terms and conditions shall be fully binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
- Participants may be required to sign and return releases of liability, declarations of eligibility, and where lawful, publicity consent agreements, within five (5) days of acknowledged notification. If a selected potential winner cannot be contacted, and or is ineligible (under these rules or due to a failure to comply with any of the other applicable policies, licenses, rules, and terms of service), fails to claim a prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed releases/agreements as required, prizes may be forfeited and an alternate potential winner may, at Intel’s discretion, be selected.
- Prizes are personal to Participants submitting the winning applications and cannot normally be transferred. All prizes are subject to availability and they may change at any time.
- The winners accept responsibility for all central, state and local taxes and fees in connection with the prizes. The winner shall be solely responsible to obtain all permissions and authorizations to collect and receive the prize in accordance with the applicable laws. This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable central, state provincial and local laws.
- Intel does not provide any warranty on the prizes. To the fullest extent allowable by law, Intel specifically disclaim any representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the prizes, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.
- Any breach of these Terms and Conditions herein shall disqualify the Participants from the Contest at any stage.
- By participating, Participants release Intel, from any and all liability, injury, loss and or damages with respect to and in any way arising from participating in the Contest, any promotions associated with the Contest, and or acceptance or use of prizes.
- Participants agree that Intel has the right to cancel the Contest, and or modify, amend, and or vary the terms and conditions of the Contest at any time without prior notice to Participants, and any such amendments are binding on Participants from the date of uploading of the same on the website. The Parties further agree that Participants are liable to ensure that they are updated with any amendment in such terms and conditions as may be uploaded on the website. The parties agree that in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any other communications, including advertising or promotional material, the terms and conditions will prevail.
- If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Intel which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Intel reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry or voting process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.
- Intel assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. Intel is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any application to be received by Intel on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this contest or downloading any materials in this contest.
Intel is not responsible for applications not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. Intel is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by Participants, any other persons or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest.
- In case of any discrepancy or conflict between these terms and conditions and any other communication, including advertising and / or promotional materials, these terms and conditions will apply.
- Any claim arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by the substantive laws of India, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
- Any and all disputes, controversies and conflicts ("Disputes") arising out of or relating to or in connection with the Contest including any question regarding the performance or non-performance of the rights and obligations set forth herein or the existence, breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration by under the then current LCIA India Arbitration Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The seat of arbitration shall be Bangalore and the language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts in Bangalore for the purpose of enforcing this agreement to arbitrate and any litigation relating to this agreement. The arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one of the three arbitrators, and the third arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the LCIA India Arbitration Rules. The Parties shall co-operate in good faith to expedite (to the maximum extent practicable) the conduct of any arbitral proceedings commenced under this Agreement. The arbitral award and decision by the arbitral tribunal shall be in writing and shall be final and binding and shall be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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