Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or constituting Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not constituting Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company’s business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed “a work made for hire” under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised by the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company’s interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive’s employment with the Company).
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Samples: At Will Employment Agreement (Cbeyond, Inc.), At Will Employment Agreement (Cbeyond, Inc.), At Will Employment Agreement (Cbeyond, Inc.)
Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s his activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or constituting Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not constituting Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company’s 's business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “"Intellectual Property”"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed “"a work made for hire” " under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised by the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company’s 's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive’s 's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Allegiance Telecom Inc), Executive Purchase Agreement (Allegiance Telecom Inc), Executive Purchase Agreement (Allegiance Telecom Inc)
Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In If the event that Executive as part of Executive’s his activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or constituting Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not constituting Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company’s business 's businesses as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “"Intellectual Property”"), the Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by the Executive will be deemed “"a work made for hire” " under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised by the copyright therein. The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company’s 's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after the termination of the Executive’s 's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Fortune Diversified Industries Inc)
Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s his activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or constituting Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not constituting Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company’s 's business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “"Intellectual Property”"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed “"a work made for hire” " under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised by the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Intellec tual Property to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company’s 's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive’s 's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Allegiance Telecom Inc)