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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 21

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 21

Article 21

1.   All rights in any writings or other work done by any member of temporary staff in the performance of his duties shall be the property of the Agency to whose activities such writings or work relate. The Agency shall have the right to acquire compulsorily the copyright in such works. 2.   Any invention made by a member of temporary staff in the course of or in connection with the performance of his duties shall be the undisputed property of the Agency. The Agency may, at its own expense, apply for and obtain patents therefor in all countries. Any invention relating to the work of the Agency made by a member of temporary staff during the year following the expiration of his term of duty shall, unless proved otherwise, be deemed to have been made in the course of or in connection with the performance of his duties. Where inventions are the subject of patents, the name of the inventor or inventors shall be stated. 3.   The Agency may in appropriate cases award a bonus, the amount of which shall be determined by the Agency, to a member of temporary staff who is the author of a patented invention.

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