Marqeta retains exclusive ownership of all intellectual property in the platform, services, deliverables, and any enhancements, including improvements developed based on Customer feedback or suggestions. Customer receives a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the services solely in connection with the contracted card program.
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This provision establishes that Customer feedback, enhancement requests, and recommendations become Marqeta's exclusive intellectual property. Customer's license to use the system and deliverables is narrowly scoped, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable, meaning Customer cannot assign platform access rights to third parties or subsidiaries beyond the terms of the agreement.
Under this clause, any suggestions or feedback Customer provides to Marqeta become Marqeta's exclusive intellectual property without compensation to Customer. Customer's right to use the system is limited to the specific services received under the agreement and cannot be transferred or sublicensed.
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Compare across platforms →"Marqeta owns all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Deliverables, the Services, and the System and all derivatives thereof. Marqeta grants to Customer a royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited right and license to use the Deliverables, the Services, and the System exclusively in connection with Customer's receipt of the Services. ... Marqeta will be the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights in any Enhancement to the System or Services, including any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback, and the Parties agree that any such Enhancement will not be a "work made for hire" or a "joint work of authorship" (each as defined under the United States Copyright Act).Excerpt from Marqeta's Terms of Use
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This provision establishes that Customer feedback, enhancement requests, and recommendations become Marqeta's exclusive intellectual property. Customer's license to use the system and deliverables is narrowly scoped, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable, meaning Customer cannot assign platform access rights to third parties or subsidiaries beyond the terms of the agreement.
Under this clause, any suggestions or feedback Customer provides to Marqeta become Marqeta's exclusive intellectual property without compensation to Customer. Customer's right to use the system is limited to the specific services received under the agreement and cannot be transferred or sublicensed.
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