Use restrictions may be related to intellectual property, category/status of users (which is of high relevance at CERN), fields of activities or (final) purpose. In order to ensure that CERN's needs will be covered adequately, the rights of use of the licence must be clearly defined in the agreement.
If the licence provider imposes restrictions of use preventing CERN from fulfilling its needs, the agreement may lose its purpose and not be of any interest for CERN. Furthermore, if CERN breaches the use restrictions, the licence provider will be entitled to claim as usually foreseen in the agreement.
The scope of the rights of use must be clearly addressed before signing the agreement so as to ensure that CERN’s needs can be met. In case of doubt, contact your IPT Legal Adviser.
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Intellectual Property indemnification and third party claims
