Common use of Duties to Assist Clause in Contracts

Duties to Assist. At the request of the Employer, the Employee will assist the Employer in every proper way (including, without limitation, by executing patent applications) to obtain and enforce in any country in the world Proprietary Rights relating to any or all Assigned Inventions. The Employee's obligation under this Section 9.4 shall continue beyond the Term. If and to the extent that, at any time after the Term, the Employer requests assistance from the Employee with respect to obtaining and enforcing in any country in the world any Proprietary Rights relating to Assigned Inventions, the Employer shall compensate the Employee at a reasonable rate for the time and expenses actually spent by the Employee on such assistance.

Duties to Assist. At the request of the Employer, the Employee will assist the Employer in every proper way (including, without limitation, by executing patent applications) to obtain and enforce in any country in the world Proprietary Rights relating to any or all Assigned Inventions. The Employee's obligation under this Section 9.4 9.5 shall continue beyond the Term. If and to the extent that, at any time after the Term, the Employer requests assistance from the Employee with respect to obtaining and enforcing in any country in the world any Proprietary Rights relating to Assigned Inventions, the Employer shall compensate the Employee at a reasonable rate for the time and expenses actually spent by the Employee on such assistance.