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OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF <br />FLORIDA. <br />(a) If the Recipient brings to the performance of this Agreement a pre-existing <br />patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to that pre-existing patent or <br />copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. <br />(b) If any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course of or as a <br />result of work or services performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected herewith, the <br />Recipient shall refer the discovery or invention to the Department for a determination whether patent <br />protection will be sought in the name of the State of Florida. Any and all patent rights accruing under or in <br />connection with the performance of this Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of Florida. In the <br />event that any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable material are produced, the Recipient shall <br />notify the Department. Any and all copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance under <br />this Agreement are hereby transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida. <br />(c) Within thirty (30) days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall <br />disclose all intellectual properties relevant to the performance of this Agreement, which he or she knows <br />or should know, could give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain all rights and <br />entitlements to any pre-existing intellectual property which is so disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate <br />that no such property exists. The Department shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all <br />patents and copyrights which accrue during performance of the Agreement. <br />(23) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. <br />The Recipient certifies with respect to this Agreement that it possesses the legal authority <br />to receive the funds to be provided under this Agreement and that, if applicable, its governing body has <br />authorized, by resolution or otherwise, the execution and acceptance of this Agreement with all covenants <br />and assurances contained herein. The Recipient also certifies that the undersigned possesses the <br />authority to legally execute and bind Recipient to the terms of this Agreement. <br />19 <br />