Legal text for SACC item
The Parties acknowledge that, as of _______ , the Contractor, with the consent of _______ (insert name of client department) and without a written contract, has started the Work required pursuant to the Contract (Pre-contractual Work) and has incurred costs in the performance of such Work. Costs incurred by the Contractor in the performance of the Pre-contractual Work, that would have been treated as costs reasonably and properly incurred if they had been incurred after the effective date of the Contract, will be paid to the Contractor in accordance with the Basis of Payment of the Contract subject to acceptance of the Pre-contractual Work by Canada. The Contractor agrees that upon such payment by Canada to the Contractor, Canada will be released and forever discharged from all manner of actions, claims, suits or demands in relation to the Pre-contractual Work.
The Parties confirm that copyright in the Pre-contractual Work belongs to Canada and that ownership of all intellectual property rights in all information of a scientific, technical or artistic nature relating to the Work, in any form or medium, conceived, developed or produced by the Contractor in the performance of the Pre-contractual Work belongs to Canada.