Common use of Assignment; Assistance Clause in Contracts

Assignment; Assistance. Ridgeline hereby assigns all of Ridgeline’s right, title and interest in and to any Company Intellectual Property to the Company without royalty or any other consideration and agrees to execute all applications, assignments or other instruments reasonably requested by the Company in order for the Company to establish its ownership of such Company Intellectual Property and to obtain whatever protection for such Company Intellectual Property, including copyright and patent rights in any and all countries designated by the Company on such Company Intellectual Property as the Company shall determine. Ridgeline agrees to assist the Company, or its designee, in every reasonable way (but at the Company’s expense) to secure the Company’s rights in Company Intellectual Property and any copyrights, patents or other intellectual property rights relating to all Company Intellectual Property in any and all countries designated by the Company, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information and data with respect to all Company Intellectual Property, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments that the Company may deem necessary in order to apply for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all Company Intellectual Property. Ridgeline also agrees that its obligation to execute or cause to be executed any such instrument or papers shall continue after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Ridgeline agrees that, if the Company is unable because of Ridgeline’s unavailability, dissolution, or otherwise, to secure Ridgeline’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering the Company Intellectual Property assigned to the Company herein, then, until such time Ridgeline becomes available it hereby designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Ridgeline’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Ridgeline’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts only to further the prosecution and issuance of patents and copyright registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Ridgeline.

Assignment; Assistance. Ridgeline Wellspring hereby assigns all of RidgelineWellspring’s right, title and interest in and to any Company Intellectual Property to the Company without royalty or any other consideration and agrees to execute all applications, assignments or other instruments reasonably requested by the Company in order for the Company to establish its ownership of such Company Intellectual Property and to obtain whatever protection for such Company Intellectual Property, including copyright and patent rights in any and all countries designated by the Company on such Company Intellectual Property as the Company shall determine. Ridgeline Wellspring agrees to assist the Company, or its designee, in every reasonable way (but at the Company’s expense) to secure the Company’s rights in Company Intellectual Property and any copyrights, patents or other intellectual property rights relating to all Company Intellectual Property in any and all countries designated by the Company, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information and data with respect to all Company Intellectual Property, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments that the Company may deem necessary in order to apply for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all Company Intellectual Property. Ridgeline Wellspring also agrees that its obligation to execute or cause to be executed any such instrument or papers shall continue after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Ridgeline Wellspring agrees that, if the Company is unable because of RidgelineWellspring’s unavailability, dissolution, or otherwise, to secure RidgelineWellspring’s signature for the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering the Company Intellectual Property assigned to the Company herein, then, until such time Ridgeline Wellspring becomes available it hereby designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as RidgelineWellspring’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on RidgelineWellspring’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts only to further the prosecution and issuance of patents and copyright registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by RidgelineWellspring.