Disclosure and Assignment of Inventions The Executive understands that the Company engages in research and development and other activities in connection with its business and that, as an essential part of the Employment, the Executive is expected to make new contributions to and create inventions of value for the Company. From and after the Effective Date, the Executive shall disclose in confidence to the Company all inventions, improvements, designs, original works of authorship, formulas, processes, compositions of matter, computer software programs, databases, mask works and trade secrets (collectively, the “Inventions”), which the Executive 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 the Executive’s Employment at the Company. The Executive acknowledges that copyrightable works prepared by the Executive within the scope of and during the period of the Executive’s Employment with the Company are “works for hire” and that the Company will be considered the author thereof. The Executive agrees that all the Inventions shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and the Executive hereby assign all his/her right, title and interest in and to any and all of the Inventions to the Company or its successor in interest without further consideration.
Disclosure and Assignment As of the Effective Date, 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, patentable or not) conceived or reduced to practice by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company, and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company 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 a “work made 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.
SUBLET/ASSIGNMENT The Lessee may not transfer or assign this Lease, or any right or interest hereunder or sublet said leased Premises or any part thereof without first obtaining the prior written consent and approval of the Lessor.
Sublease and Assignment Tenant shall have the right without Landlord's consent, to assign this Lease to a corporation with which Tenant may merge or consolidate, to any subsidiary of Tenant, to any corporation under common control with Tenant, or to a purchaser of substantially all of Tenant's assets. Except as set forth above, Tenant shall not sublease all or any part of the Leased Premises, or assign this Lease in whole or in part without Landlord's consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
BUSINESS STRUCTURE AND ASSIGNMENTS 5.17.1 Contractor shall not assign this Agreement at law or otherwise or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets without the Director’s prior written consent. Nothing in this clause, however, prevents the assignment of accounts receivable or the creation of a security interest under Section 9.406 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code. In the case of such an assignment, Contractor shall immediately furnish the Director and CPO with proof of the assignment and the name, telephone number, and address of the Assignee and a clear identification of the fees to be paid to the Assignee. 5.17.2 Contractor shall not delegate any portion of its performance under this Agreement without the Director’s prior written consent.
Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements Executive’s receipt of any payments or benefits under Section 3 (other than the accrued benefits set forth in Section 3(a)(i) or Section 3(b)(i)) will be subject to Executive continuing to comply with the terms of the At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement between the Company and Executive, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.
Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement Executive acknowledges that he has previously executed and delivered to an officer of the Company the Company’s Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) and that the Confidentiality Agreement remains in full force and effect.
Parties Bound; Assignment This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives; provided, however, that Guarantor may not, without the prior written consent of Lender, assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder.
Inventions Assignment During the Employment Period, the Executive shall promptly disclose, grant and assign to the Company for its and its Affiliates’ sole use and benefit any and all inventions, improvements, technical information and suggestions reasonably relating to the business of the Company and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Inventions”) that the Executive may develop or acquire during the Employment Period (whether or not during usual working hours), together with all patent applications, letters patent, copyrights and reissues thereof that may at any time be granted for or with respect to the Inventions. In connection with the previous sentence, the Executive shall, at the expense of the Company, including a reasonable payment based on the Executive’s last per diem earnings with the Company for the time involved if (a) the Executive is not then in the Company’s employ, or (b) if the Executive is not then receiving severance payments pursuant to Section 8(b) above, or (c) if the Executive has not otherwise received one or more severance payments with respect to such period (whether on a lump sum, pre-paid, or accelerated basis or otherwise), (i) promptly execute and deliver such applications, assignments, descriptions and other instruments as may be necessary or proper in the opinion of the Company to vest title to the Inventions and any patent applications, patents, copyrights, reissues or other proprietary rights related thereto in the Company and to enable it to obtain and maintain the entire right and title thereto throughout the world, and (ii) render such reasonable assistance to the Company as may be required in the prosecution of applications for said patents, copyrights, reissues or other proprietary rights, in the prosecution or defense of interferences or infringements that may be declared involving any said applications, patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and in any litigation in which the Company may be involved relating to the Inventions. The covenant contained in this Section 11 shall survive the termination or expiration of the Employment Period and any termination of this Agreement.
Assignment Agreements Each Bank may, from time to time, with the consent of the Borrower and Agent (which will not in any instance be unreasonably withheld), sell or assign to other banking institutions rated "B" or better by Thomxxxx Xxxk Watch Service a pro rata part of all of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes then owed by it together with an equivalent proportion of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and the credit risk incidental to the Letters of Credit pursuant to an Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto, executed by the assignor, the assignee and the Borrower, which agreements shall specify in each instance the portion of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes which is to be assigned to each such assignor and the portion of the Commitments of the assignor and the credit risk incidental to the Letters of Credit (which portions shall be equivalent) to be assumed by it (the "Assignment Agreements"), provided that the Borrower may in its sole discretion withhold its consent to any assignment by a Bank to any assignee which has total capital and surplus of less than $200,000,000.00 or to any assignment by a Bank of less than all of its Commitments if as a result thereof the assignor will have Commitments hereunder of less than one half of its assigned Commitments or the assignee will have Commitments hereunder of less than $3,500,000.00 or, after giving effect thereto, there would be more than 10 Banks, further provided that nothing herein contained shall restrict, or be deemed to require any consent as a condition to, or require payment of any fee in connection with, any sale, discount or pledge by any Bank of any Note or other obligation hereunder to a Federal reserve bank. Upon the execution of each Assignment Agreement by the assignor, the assignee and the Borrower and consent thereto by the Agent (i) such assignee shall thereupon become a "Bank" for all purposes of this Agreement with a Commitment in the amount set forth in such Assignment Agreement and with all the rights, powers and obligations afforded a Bank hereunder, (ii) the assignor shall have no further liability for funding the portion of its Commitments assumed by such other Bank and (iii) the address for notices to such Bank shall be as specified in the Assignment Agreement, and the Borrower shall execute and deliver Notes to the assignee Bank in the amount of its Commitments and new Notes to the assignor Bank in the amount of its Commitments after giving effect to the reduction occasioned by such assignment, all such Notes to constitute "Notes" for all purposes of this Agreement, and there shall be paid to the Agent, as a condition to such assignment, an administration fee of $2,500 plus any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it in effecting such assignment, such fee to be paid by the assignor or the assignee as they may mutually agree, but under no circumstances shall any portion of such fee be payable by or charged to the Borrower.