Common use of Cisco as Attorney in Fact Clause in Contracts

Cisco as Attorney in Fact. Ambient agrees that if Cisco is unable because of Ambient's unavailability, dissolution or incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Ambient's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the inventions assigned to Cisco above, then Ambient hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Ambient's agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in Ambient's behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Ambient.