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.
Licenses and Assignments Except as otherwise permitted by the Secured Debt Agreements, each Assignor hereby agrees not to divest itself of any right under any Patent or Copyright absent prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.
Participations and Assignments (a) The Warranty Provider may assign its obligations under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party to (i) its ultimate parent company Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Inc. (together with any successor entity, “ML & Co.”) or an Affiliate of the Warranty Provider or ML & Co. without the prior consent of the Fund or the Adviser, provided, (A) such Affiliate has the same or better long-term unsecured credit rating as the Warranty Provider, (B) such Affiliate assumes all of the obligations of the Warranty Provider hereunder, including without limitation, the obligation to provide audited financial statements prepared in accordance with applicable standards for filing an exhibit to the Fund’s Registration Statement, and (C) such assignment shall not reasonably be expected to have an Adverse Effect on the Fund and (ii) any other Person, subject to the prior consent of the Fund and the Adviser, in their sole discretion; provided that, if such Affiliate does not meet both criteria set forth in (A) and (B) requiring that it have the same or better long-term unsecured credit rating as the Warranty Provider and/or provide audited financial statements prepared in accordance with applicable standards for filing an exhibit to the Fund’s Registration Statement (the “Assignee Criteria”), then such Affiliate may still be an assignee provided that (i) another Affiliate (the “Guarantor Affiliate”) guarantees the Affiliate’s obligations under the Agreement and (ii) such Guarantor Affiliate meets the Assignee Criteria. Prior to any such assignment taking effect, any applicable conditions with respect to the Warranty Provider set forth in Section 2.3 shall have been fulfilled by such Affiliate assignee or waived by the Fund or the Adviser.
(b) The Warranty Provider shall have the right to issue participations in its rights under this Agreement with respect to the Financial Warranty; provided, that the Warranty Provider agrees that any such disposition will not alter or affect in any way whatsoever the Warranty Provider’s direct obligations hereunder and under the Financial Warranty, including consent and approval requirements; and provided further, that the Warranty Provider provides the Trust with all information reasonably requested by the Trust in order to meet its disclosure obligations under the Registration Statement.
(c) The Adviser may assign its obligations under the Investment Management Agreement to its Affiliate subject to the prior consent of the Warranty Provider, in its sole discretion;provided, that (A) such assignment shall not constitute an “assignment” for purposes of the Investment Company Act; (B) such Affiliate assignee is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act; and (C) such Affiliate assignee agrees to assume the obligations of the Adviser under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which the Adviser is a party.
Enurement and Assignment This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto.
TEACHING LOADS AND ASSIGNMENTS A. Should teacher absences necessitate using teachers on preparation periods as substitutes because no eligible substitutes are available, said teacher giving up his/her preparation period shall be paid at the rate listed is Schedule B for each prep period given up to substitute. Every effort will be made to share the assignments equally. When absences of fifty percent (50%) or more of the day occur, the Administration will call for an eligible substitute.
B. Elementary/Middle School scheduled recess periods will be supervised by non- teachers. Elementary/Middle School teachers may use this as preparation time, as long as it is a scheduled release time.
C. Any teacher may discuss his/her tentative assignment for the forthcoming year with their building administrator and may appeal the assignment to the Superintendent. Teachers who will be affected by a change in assignments or classroom will be notified of their tentative assignment by June 1. Teachers shall be informed of the final assignments and classrooms no later than August 1 unless an unforeseen or emergency situation arises. Should a situation arise, Administration shall notify the Association of the reasons.
D. The staff will be surveyed prior to the end of each school year to determine teaching preference for the next school term. E Because the Board of Education has the statutory duty to educate all children within the boundaries of the school district and those participating in schools of choice, and because the student/teacher ratio is an important aspect of the educational program, and because the number of students the teacher is required to instruct has a direct bearing upon the amount of work required of the individual teacher, the parties agree the size of the individual classes shall be given careful consideration to balance them by the administration. Upon the request of the teacher or association, if educationally appropriate, or economically feasible all options not limited to: balancing class loads, hiring a paraprofessional, or not being able to do anything will be considered. Discussion on whether to do so will be done by the 4th Wednesday count day.
SUBLICENSING AND ASSIGNMENT Controlled Affiliate shall not, directly or indirectly, sublicense, transfer, hypothecate, sell, encumber or mortgage, by operation of law or otherwise, the rights granted hereunder and any such act shall be voidable at the sole option of Plan or BCBSA. This Agreement and all rights and duties hereunder are personal to Controlled Affiliate.
Invention Assignment The Executive agrees that any invention made by the Executive while employed shall belong to the Company if (i) it was made in the normal course of the duties of the Executive or in the course of duties falling outside the Executive's normal duties but specifically assigned to the Executive, and the circumstances in either case were such that an invention might reasonably be expected to result from the carrying out of such duties, or (ii) the invention was made in the course of the duties of the Executive and, at the time of making the invention, because of the nature of the Executive's duties and the particular responsibilities arising from the nature of the Executive's duties, the Executive had a special obligation to further the interests of the Company. In addition, if (x) the Executive while employed shall make any improvement or develop any know-how, copyrightable work or design, (y) such improvement, know-how, copyrightable work or design is relevant to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (z) such improvement, know-how, copyrightable work or design arouse directly out of any work carried out while employed, or out of Confidential Company Information or Confidential Affiliate Information to which the Executive had access while in the employ of the Company, then such improvement, know-how, copyrightable work or design shall belong to the Company whether or not it was disclosed to the Company while employed by the Company.
A. In the event that the Executive makes any invention or develops any improvement, know-how, copyrightable design or work which belongs to the Company, the Executive shall fully, freely and immediately communicate the same to the Company and the Executive shall, if and as desired by the Company execute all documents and do all acts and things at the Company's cost which may be necessary or desirable to obtain letters patent or other adequate protection in any part of the world for such invention, improvement, know-how, copyrightable work or design and to vest the same in the Company for the Company's benefit. The Executive hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as the Executive's attorney in the Executive's name and on the Executive's behalf to execute all such deeds and documents and to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to give effect to this Subsection in the event that the Executive fails to comply within seven days with the written directions given by the Company pursuant to this Subsection.
B. The Executive has been notified and understands that the provisions of Subsections 6(g) and 6(h) hereof do not apply to any invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of Section 2870 of the California Labor Code, which states as follows:
(i) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer's equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:
(1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or
(2) Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer.
(ii) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
Benefit and Assignment This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No party hereto may voluntarily or involuntarily assign such party's interest under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties.
SUBCONTRACT AND ASSIGNMENT This Agreement binds the heirs, successors, assigns and representatives of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not enter into subcontracts for any work contemplated under this Agreement and shall not assign this Agreement or monies due or to become due, without the prior written consent of the General Manager of the Agency or his designee, subject to any required state or federal approval. (Note: list any subcontractors here)
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.
