Common use of Innovations; Inventions Clause in Contracts

Innovations; Inventions. Executive hereby sells, transfers and assigns to the Company all right, title and interest of Executive in and to any and all inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether patented or unpatented, and any and all copyrightable materials, in either case whether made or conceived in whole or in part by Executive alone or together with others, from January 1, 1998 to the date of this Agreement or during the initial term of this Agreement or any renewal term, that (i) relate to any methods, designs, products, processes, apparatus, service or devices sold, leased used or under construction or development by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (ii) relate to the business, functions or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or (iii) arise from, in whole or in part, the efforts of Executive on behalf of the Company. Executive will communicate and disclose to the Company promptly all information, data and details pertaining to any inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements described above, in such form or format as the Company may reasonably request. During the term of this Agreement or any renewal term and thereafter, Executive will execute, acknowledge or deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) such formal transfers and assignments and such other papers and documents as may be required of Executive to permit the Company to file and prosecute any patent applications to the Company desires to file and prosecute relating to any of the foregoing, and, as to copyrightable material, to obtain copyright thereon.