Common use of Acknowledgment of Company Ownership Clause in Contracts

Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s activities on behalf of any of the Company Parties 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 any of the Company Parties’ business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of such Company Party and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to such Company Party. 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 Party 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 Parties’ 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 Parties).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Cbeyond Communications Inc), Executive Purchase Agreement (Cbeyond Communications Inc)

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Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s activities on behalf of any of the Company Parties 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 any of the Company Parties’ business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), . Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of such Company Party and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to such Company Party. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed “a work made for hire” under Section 201(b201 (b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company Party 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 Parties’ 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 Parties).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Cbeyond Communications Inc)

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Acknowledgment of Company Ownership. In the event that Executive as part of Executive’s activities on behalf of any of the Company Parties 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 any of the Company Parties’ business as now or hereafter conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of such Company Party and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to such Company Party. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed “a work made for hire” under Section 201(b201 (b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company Party 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 Parties’ 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 Parties).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Executive Purchase Agreement (Cbeyond Communications Inc)

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