Common use of Creations Clause in Contracts

Creations. (a) Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, and improvement (whether patented or not) conceived by Executive and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive during the Term hereof that relates to the Company’s business (collectively, “Creations”). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Creation. Every copyrightable Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be “work for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive. (b) All right, title, and interest in and to any and all trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos adopted, used, or considered for use by the Company during Executive’s employment (whether or not developed by Executive) to identify the Company’s products or services (collectively, the “Marks”) and all other materials, ideas, or other property conceived, created, developed, adopted, or improved by Executive solely or jointly during Executive’s employment by the Company and relating to its business, shall be owned exclusively by the Company. Executive shall not have, and will not claim to have, any right, title, or interest of any kind in or to the Marks or such other property. (c) Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and assignments and such other documents as the Company may request to permit the Company (or its designee) to file and prosecute such registration applications and other documents it deems useful to protect its rights under this Agreement. Any idea, copyrightable matter, or other property relating to the Company’s business and disclosed by Executive prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Termination shall be deemed to be governed hereby unless proved by Executive to have been first conceived and made after the Date of Termination. (d) Executive acknowledges and understands that this Agreement does not apply to any invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of the Illinois Employee Patent Act, 765 ILCS 1060 seq. (i.e., an invention for which no Company equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s own time and (1) does not relate to Company business and (2) does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company).

Creations. (a) Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, and improvement (whether patented or not) conceived by Executive and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive during the Term hereof that relates to the Company’s business (collectively, “Creations”). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Creation. Every copyrightable Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be “work for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive. (b) All right, title, and interest in and to any and all trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos adopted, used, or considered for use by the Company during Executive’s employment (whether or not developed by Executive) to identify the Company’s products or services (collectively, the “Marks”) and all other materials, ideas, or other property conceived, created, developed, adopted, or improved by Executive solely or jointly during Executive’s employment by the Company and relating to its business, shall be owned exclusively by the Company. Executive shall not have, and will not claim to have, any right, title, or interest of any kind in or to the Marks or such other property. (c) Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and assignments and such other documents as the Company may request to permit the Company (or its designee) to file and prosecute such registration applications and other documents it deems useful to protect its rights under this Agreement. Any idea, copyrightable matter, or other property relating to the Company’s business and disclosed by Executive prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Termination shall be deemed to be governed hereby unless proved by Executive to have been first conceived and made after the Date of Termination. (d) Executive acknowledges and understands that this Agreement does not apply to any invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of the Illinois Employee Patent Act, 765 ILCS 1060 seq. (i.e., an invention for which no Company equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s 's own time and (1) does not relate to Company business and (2) does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company).

Creations. (a) Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, and improvement (whether patented or not) conceived by Executive and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive during the Term hereof that relates to the Company’s business (collectively, “Creations”). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Creation. Every copyrightable Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be “work for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § Sec. 101 and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive. (b) All right, title, and interest in and to any and all trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos adopted, used, or considered for use by the Company during Executive’s employment (whether or not developed by Executive) to identify the Company’s products or services (collectively, the “Marks”) and all other materials, ideas, or other property conceived, created, developed, adopted, or improved by Executive solely or jointly during Executive’s employment by the Company and relating to its business, shall be owned exclusively by the Company. Executive shall not have, and will not claim to have, any right, title, or interest of any kind in or to the Marks or such other property. (c) Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and assignments and such other documents as the Company may request to permit the Company (or its designee) to file and prosecute such registration applications and other documents it deems useful to protect its rights under this Agreement. Any idea, copyrightable matter, or other property relating to the Company’s business and disclosed by Executive prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Termination shall be deemed to be governed hereby unless proved by Executive to have been first conceived and made after the Date of Termination. (d) Executive acknowledges and understands that this Agreement does not apply to any invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of the Illinois Employee Patent Act, 765 ILCS 1060 seq. (i.e., an invention for which no Company equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s 's own time and (1) does not relate to Company business and (2) does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company).