Common use of Instruments of Assignment Clause in Contracts

Instruments of Assignment. Except as the Executive and company may agree to shared rights to ownership and royalties, Executive will sign and execute all instruments of assignment and other papers to evidence vestiture of Executive's entire right, title and interest in such inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings or other works of authorship in Odyssey, at the request and the expense of Odyssey, and Executive will do all acts and sign all instruments of assignment and other papers Odyssey may reasonably request relating to applications for patents, copyrights, and the enforcement and protection thereof. If Executive is needed, at any time, to give testimony, evidence, or opinions in any litigation or proceeding involving any patents or copyrights or applications for patents or copyrights, both domestic and foreign, relating to inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings or other works of authorship conceived, developed or reduced to practice by Executive, Executive agrees to do so, and if Executive leaves the employ of Odyssey, Odyssey shall pay Executive at a rate mutually agreeable to Executive and Odyssey, plus reasonable traveling or other expenses.