Common use of Company Ownership of Inventions, Patents and Copyrights Clause in Contracts

Company Ownership of Inventions, Patents and Copyrights. The Employee hereby assigns, releases and transfers to the Company and its nominees, successors and assigns the Employee’s entire right, title and interest in any idea, invention, improvement, design of useful article (whether the design is ornamental or otherwise), computer program and related documentation and other work of authorship, hereafter made or conceived solely or jointly by the Employee, or created wholly or in part by the Employee, whether or not such Inventions are patentable, copyrightable or susceptible to other forms of protection, where such Inventions (a) relate to the actual or anticipated business or research or development of the Company, or (b) are suggested by or result from any task assigned to the Employee or work performed by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company (all hereinafter referred to as “Inventions”); provided that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 will not apply to Inventions conceived after the termination of the Employee’s employment unless they are conceived with the use of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of the Company or facilities, property or personnel of the Company. The Employee stipulates that any works of authorship prepared by or at the direction of the Employee in connection with his employment with the Company shall be deemed to be “works made for hire” under the United States copyright laws, and owned solely and exclusively by the Company or its nominees, successors and assigns.

Company Ownership of Inventions, Patents and Copyrights. The Employee hereby assigns, releases and transfers to the Company and its nominees, successors and assigns the Employee’s entire right, title and interest in any idea, invention, improvement, design of useful article (whether the design is ornamental or otherwise), computer program and related documentation and other work of authorship, hereafter made or conceived solely or jointly by the Employee, or created wholly or in part by the Employee, whether or not such Inventions are patentable, copyrightable or susceptible to other forms of protection, where such Inventions (a) relate to the actual or anticipated business or research or development of the Company, or (b) are suggested by or result from any task assigned to the Employee or work performed by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company (all hereinafter referred to as “Inventions”); provided that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 will not apply to Inventions conceived after the termination of the Employee’s employment unless they are conceived with the use of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of the Company or facilities, property or personnel of the Company. The Employee stipulates that any works of authorship prepared by or at the direction of the Employee in connection with his employment with the Company shall be deemed to be “works made for hire” under the United States copyright laws, and owned solely and exclusively by the Company or its nominees, successors successors, and assigns.