Assignment of Inventions. Subject to Sections 2.4, and 2.6, I hereby assign and agree to assign in the future (when any such Inventions or Proprietary Rights are first reduced to practice or first fixed in a tangible medium, as applicable) to the Company all my right, title and interest in and to any and all Inventions (and all Proprietary Rights with respect thereto) whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by me, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of my employment with the Company. Inventions assigned to the Company, or to a third party as directed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2, are hereinafter referred to as “Company Inventions.”
Assignment of Inventions. Employee agrees that Employee will promptly make full written disclosure to the Company of any and all ideas, discoveries, inventions, original works of authorship, developments, designs, work products, innovations, concepts, know-how, and trade secrets which relate to the Company’s current or proposed business, products or research and development, whether or not specifically within Employee’s duties or responsibilities with the Company and whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws and whether or not reduced to writing, which Employee may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the period of time Employee is employed with the Company, whether or not during working hours or by the use of the facilities of the Company (collectively referred to as “Inventions”). Employee further agrees that Employee will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and hereby assigns to the Company, or its designee, all Employee’s right, title, and interest in and to any and all such Inventions which Employee may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, using the Company’s time and/or materials or equipment. Employee further acknowledges that all of the above-described Inventions made during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company are “works made for hire”, as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, and are compensated by Employee’s salary. All Inventions or other work product created by Employee or on Employee’s behalf or by Employee’s affiliates pursuant to this Agreement shall be free and clear of all encumbrances, including without limitation, security interest(s), licenses, liens or other restrictions other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement. Employee hereby appoints the Company as Employee’s attorney-in-fact to execute on Employee’s behalf any assignments or other documents deemed necessary by the Company to protect or perfect its rights to any Inventions.
Assignment of Inventions. I agree that I will promptly make full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and hereby assign to the Company, or its designee, all my right, title, and interest in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, improvements, designs, discoveries, ideas, trademarks or trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which I may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the period of time I am in the employ of the Company (collectively referred to as “Inventions”), except as provided in Section 3(f) below. I further acknowledge that all original works of authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of my employment with the Company and which are protectible by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. I understand and agree that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any invention developed by me solely or jointly with others is within the Company’s sole discretion and for the Company’s sole benefit and that no royalty will be due to me as a result of the Company’s efforts to commercialize or market any such invention.
Assignment of Inventions. (a) Inventions resulting from Consultant’s work for the Company under this Agreement are the exclusive property of the Company. Consultant hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, all of Consultant’s entire worldwide right, title and interest in Inventions. Further, Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to Company any and all Moral Rights that Consultant may have in any Inventions. If Consultant is unable to transfer any Moral Rights to the Company, Consultant also hereby forever waives and agrees never to assert against Company, its successors or licensees any and all Moral Rights Consultant may have in any Inventions, even after expiration or termination of this Agreement.
(b) Consultant agrees to assist the Company in any reasonable manner to obtain and enforce for the Company’s benefit patents, copyrights, and other property rights in any and all countries, and Consultant agrees to execute, when requested, patent, copyright or similar applications and assignments to the Company and any other lawful documents deemed necessary by the Company to carry out the purpose of this Agreement. The Parties agree that the obligations and undertakings stated in this Section 4.4(b) will continue beyond the termination of Consultant’s service to the Company. If called upon to render assistance under this Section 4.4(b), Consultant will be entitled to a fair and reasonable fee in addition to reimbursement of authorized expenses incurred at the prior written request of the Company.
(c) Consultant agrees to execute upon the Company’s request a signed transfer ownership of and assignment of all rights to Inventions to the Company for all works subject to copyright protection, including computer programs, notes, sketches, drawings and reports, that Consultant develops, solely or jointly with others, relating or useful to the Company’s business as presently conducted or as conducted at any time during Consultant’s work with the Company.
(d) In the event that the Company is unable for any reason whatsoever to secure Consultant’s signature to any lawful and necessary document required to apply for or execute any patent, copyright or other applications with respect to any Inventions (including improvements, renewals, extensions, continuations, divisions or continuations in part thereof), Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for a...
Assignment of Inventions. Employee agrees that Employee will promptly make full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company, and hereby assign to the Company, or its designee, all Employee's right, title and interest in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, improvements, designs, discoveries, ideas, trademarks or trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which Employee may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the period of time Employee is in the employ of the Company (collectively referred to as "Inventions"), except as provided in below. Employee further acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of employment with the Company and which are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. Employee understands and agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any invention developed by Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty will be due to Employee as a result of the Company's efforts or non-efforts to commercialize or market any such invention.
Assignment of Inventions. I agree that all right, title, and interest in and to any and all copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries and trade secrets conceived, discovered, authored, invented, developed or reduced to practice by me, solely or in collaboration with others, during the period of time I am in the employ of the Company (including during my off-duty hours), or with the use of Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or Company Confidential Information, and any copyrights, patents, trade secrets, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating to the foregoing (collectively, “Inventions”), are the sole property of the Company. I also agree that I will promptly make full written disclosure to Company of any Inventions, and to deliver and assign and hereby irrevocably assign to the Company all of my right, title and interest in and to Inventions. I agree that this assignment includes a present conveyance to the Company of ownership of Inventions that are not yet in existence. I further acknowledge that all original works of authorship that are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of my employment with the Company and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. To the extent any Intellectual Property is not deemed to be work made for hire, then I will and hereby do assign all my right, title and interest in such Intellectual Property to the Company, except as provided on Exhibit A.
Assignment of Inventions. Consultant agrees that all right, title, and interest in and to any copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, ideas and trade secrets conceived, discovered, authored, invented, developed or reduced to practice by Consultant, solely or in collaboration with others, during the term of this Agreement and arising out of, or in connection with, performing the Services under this Agreement and any copyrights, patents, trade secrets, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating to the foregoing (collectively, “Inventions”), are the sole property of the Company. Consultant also agrees to promptly make full written disclosure to the Company of any Inventions and to deliver and assign (or cause to be assigned) and hereby irrevocably assigns fully to the Company all right, title and interest in and to the Inventions.
Assignment of Inventions. (a) Executive agrees that during employment with the Company, any and all inventions, discoveries, innovations, writings, domain names, improvements, trade secrets, designs, drawings, formulas, business processes, secret processes and know-how, whether or not patentable or a copyright or trademark, which Executive may create, conceive, develop or make, either alone or in conjunction with others and related or in any way connected with the Company’s strategic plans, products, processes or apparatus or the Business (collectively, “ Inventions ”), shall be fully and promptly disclosed to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company as against Executive or any of Executive’s assignees. Regardless of the status of Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive and Executive’s heirs, assigns and representatives shall promptly assign to the Company any and all right, title and interest in and to such Inventions made during employment with the Company.
(b) Whether during or after the Employment Period, Executive further agrees to execute and acknowledge all papers and to do, at the Company’s expense, any and all other things necessary for or incident to the applying for, obtaining and maintaining of such letters patent, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights, as the case may be, and to execute, on request, all papers necessary to assign and transfer such Inventions, copyrights, patents, patent applications and other intellectual property rights to the Company and its successors and assigns. In the event that the Company is unable, after reasonable efforts and, in any event, after ten (10) business days, to secure Executive’s signature on a written assignment to the Company, of any application for letters patent, trademark registration or to any common law or statutory copyright or other property right therein, whether because of Executive’s physical or mental incapacity, or for any other reason whatsoever, Executive irrevocably designates and appoints the Secretary of the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to act on Executive’s behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution or issuance of such assignments, letters patent, copyright or trademark.
Assignment of Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made, conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed, alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others, which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and software developed for use in the business of the Company. All of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain, maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert its rights in any Inventions not patented.
Assignment of Inventions. (a) If at any time or times prior to, during the term of this Agreement or during the two-year period following the termination of this Agreement (either alone or with others) makes, conceives, creates, discovers, invents or reduces to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, trade secret, or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright, trademark or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection (each, an "Invention") that (i) relates to the Business of Company or any of its Affiliates or any customer of or supplier to Company or any of its Affiliates or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by Company or any of its Affiliates or which may be used in relation therewith; or (ii) results from tasks assigned to Consultant by Company or any of its Affiliates; or (iii) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by Company or any of its Affiliates, then all such Inventions and the benefits thereof are and shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of Company and its assigns, as works made for hire or otherwise. Consultant hereby agrees that he shall promptly disclose to Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Invention. Consultant hereby assigns all rights (including, but not limited to, rights to any inventions, patentable subject matter, copyrights and trademarks) he may have or may acquire in the Inventions and all benefits and/or rights resulting therefore to Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to Company.
(b) Consultant hereby agrees to, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost of Company, promptly sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as Company and its duly authorized officers may reasonably require:
(i) to apply for, obtain, register and vest in the name of Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) patents, copyrights, trademarks or other analogous protection in any country throughout the world relating to an Invention and when so obtai...
