Disclosure of Works and Inventions/Assignment of Patents and Other Rights. (a) Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company or its nominee any and all works, inventions, discoveries and improvements authored, conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment and related to the business, prospective business or activities of the Company, and hereby assigns and agrees to assign all his interest therein to the Company or its nominee. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments, and otherwise cooperate with the Company at no expense to Executive, to assist the Company in applying for and obtaining Letters Patent or Copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company’s interest therein. Such obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to works, inventions, discoveries and improvements authored, conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment, and shall be binding upon Executive’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Respironics Inc), Employment Agreement (Respironics Inc), Employment Agreement (Respironics Inc)
Disclosure of Works and Inventions/Assignment of Patents and Other Rights. (a) Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company or its nominee any and all works, inventions, discoveries and improvements authored, conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment and related to the business, prospective business or activities of the Company, and hereby assigns assign and agrees to assign all his interest therein to the Company or its nominee. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments, and otherwise cooperate with the Company at no expense to Executive, to assist the Company in applying for and obtaining Letters Patent or Copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company’s interest therein. Such obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to works, inventions, discoveries and improvements authored, conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment, and shall be binding upon Executive’s assignsassign, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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