Discoveries. You agree to disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors of the Company all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part, whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected, which you, while employed by the Company, conceive, make, develop, acquire or reduce to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related to the Company’s business or interests, or are used or usable by the Company, or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by you. You hereby transfer and assign to the Company all right, title and interest in and such Discoveries that are conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice during your employment with the Company, including any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof. On request of the Company, You will, without any additional compensation, from time to time during, and after the expiration or termination of, the Term, execute such further instruments (including applications for copyrights, patents, trademarks and assignments thereof) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights in respect of such Discoveries. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but you shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application.
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Samples: Agreement (Steven Madden, Ltd.), Steven Madden, Ltd., Steven Madden, Ltd.
Discoveries. You agree to disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors of the Company Company’s General Counsel all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part, whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected, which you, while employed by the Company, conceive, make, develop, acquire or reduce to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related to the Company’s business or interests, or are used or usable by the Company, or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by you. You hereby transfer and assign to the Company all right, title and interest in and such Discoveries that are conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice during your employment with the Company, including any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof. On request of the Company, You you will, without any additional compensation, from time to time during, and after the expiration or termination of, the Term, execute such further instruments (including applications for copyrights, patents, trademarks and assignments thereof) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights in respect of such Discoveries. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but you shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application. This Agreement does not apply to any Discoveries that you develop entirely on your own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information, except for those Discoveries that either: (i) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company; or (ii) result from any work performed by you for the Company.
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Samples: Performance Share Agreement (Steven Madden, Ltd.), Steven Madden, Ltd.
Discoveries. You agree to The Employee shall, without additional compensation, promptly disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors President of the Company all ideas, processesformulae, methodsprograms, systems, improvements, devices, processes, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how discoveries and other creative achievements inventions (hereinafter referred to singly as a "Discovery" and collectively as “"Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part"), whether or not the same suitable for patent or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protectedcopyright, which youthe Employee, while employed by the CompanyCompany or SIS, conceiveconceives, makemakes, developdevelops, acquire acquires or reduce reduces to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related in any respect to the Company’s 's business or interests, or those of SIS, or which are used or usable by the CompanyCompany or SIS, whether such Discovery is a machine, apparatus, process, article or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by youother object. You hereby transfer The Employee transfers and assign assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to each of such Discoveries that are conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice during your employment with the CompanyDiscoveries, including any and all domestic and foreign patent rights or copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof. On request of the Company, You will, the Employee shall (without any additional compensation, ) from time to time during, and during his employment or after the expiration or termination of, the Termthereof, execute such further instruments (including without limitation copyright registrations, applications for copyrights, patents, trademarks letters patent and assignments thereofof either) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights in respect of such Discoveries. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting or defending any patent, trademark copyright or copyright any patent application shall be borne by the Company, but you the Employee shall cooperate in filing and/or filing, prosecuting or defending any such application.
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Samples: Confidentiality and Severance Agreement (Surgical Laser Technologies Inc /De/)
Discoveries. You agree (a) Employee agrees to promptly disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors of the Company Managers all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part), whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, copyrighted or otherwise protected, which youEmployee, while employed by the with Company, conceiveas well as those communicated to Employee by other employees/consultants of Company, makeconceives, developmakes, acquire develops, acquires or reduce reduces to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which Discoveries are related to in the Company’s business Business of “digital or interests, or are used or usable mobile advertising based on Open RTB protocol as defined by the Company, Internet Advertising Bureau,” or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by youEmployee. You Employee hereby transfer transfers and assign assigns to the Company in perpetuity all right, title and interest in and such to the Discoveries that are (whether conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice prior to, during your employment with or after the CompanyEmployment Period), including any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof, all of which are hereby deemed provided to Company as a “Work for Hire” without claim by Employee. On request of the Company, You Employee will, without any additional compensationcompensation if during the Employment Period, from time to time during, and after during the expiration Employment Period or termination of, the Termthereafter, execute such further instruments (including including, without limitation, applications for copyrights, patentsletters patent, trademarks and assignments thereofthereof in any and all countries) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights right in respect of such the Discoveries; provided, however that if Employee is assisting Company with the foregoing after the Employment Period, then the Company shall pay Employee for his time at a reasonable to-be-agreed-upon rate and will pay all of Employee’s associated costs and expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but you Employee shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.)
Discoveries. You agree (a) Employee agrees to promptly disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors of the Company Managers all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “"Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part"), whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, copyrighted or otherwise protected, which youEmployee, while employed by the with Company, conceiveas well as those communicated to Employee by other employees/consultants of Company, makeconceives, developmakes, acquire develops, acquires or reduce reduces to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related to the Company’s business or interestsBusiness, or are used or usable by the Company, or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by youEmployee. You Employee hereby transfer transfers and assign assigns to the Company in perpetuity all right, title and interest in and such to the Discoveries that are (whether conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice prior to, during your employment with or after the CompanyEmployment Period), including any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof, all of which are hereby deemed provided to Company as a "Work for Hire" without claim by Employee. On request of the Company, You Employee will, without any additional compensationcompensation if during the Employment Period, from time to time during, and after during the expiration Employment Period or termination of, the Termthereafter, execute such further instruments (including including, without limitation, applications for copyrights, patentsletters patent, trademarks and assignments thereofthereof in any and all countries) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights right in respect of such the Discoveries; provided, however that if Employee is assisting Company with the foregoing after the Employment Period, then the Company shall pay Employee for his time at a reasonable to-be-agreed-upon rate and will pay all of Employee's associated costs and expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but you Employee shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.)
Discoveries. You agree to disclose promptly in writing to the Board of Directors of the Company all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”) to the extent such Discoveries have been reduced to practice, in whole or in part, whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected, which you, while employed by the Company, conceive, make, develop, acquire or reduce to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related to the Company’s business or interests, or are used or usable by the Company, or arise out of or in connection with the duties performed by you. You hereby transfer and assign to the Company all right, title and interest in and such Discoveries that are conceived, made, developed, acquired or reduced to practice during your employment with the Company, including any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof. On request of the Company, You you will, without any additional compensation, from time to time during, and after the expiration or termination of, the Term, execute such further instruments (including applications for copyrights, patents, trademarks and assignments thereof) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its rights in respect of such Discoveries. All reasonable expenses incurred by you in complying with the Company’s request and all expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but you shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application.
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Samples: Steven Madden, Ltd.