Common use of Intellectual Property Rights Registration Clause in Contracts

Intellectual Property Rights Registration. Although the nature of the services Contractor will be performing are not generally of the sort that product intellectual property rights, it is conceivable that the services rendered by Contractor will produce innovations within the field of mineral extraction, including processes, methods of extraction and terminology and brand names associated with these processes and methods, which could also include software designs or algorithms which improve the efficiency of mineral extraction. Some of these processes or methods may be patentable or otherwise protectable. Contractor agrees to assist XXXXXXXX in every lawful way to obtain, prepare and prosecute applications for letters patent, trademark, mask work and copyright registrations covering the Works assigned hereunder to XXXXXXXX, in order to perfect XXXXXXXX’x title to the Works, and to protect and enforce XXXXXXXX’x rights in the Works in the U.S. or foreign countries, including promptly executing additional separate assignment(s) for any of the Works, whenever requested by XXXXXXXX. Such obligations will continue beyond the completion of the Statement of Work and beyond the termination of this Agreement, but XXXXXXXX will compensate Contractor at a reasonable rate for time actually spent by Contractor at XXXXXXXX’x request on such assistance after such termination. If XXXXXXXX is unable for any reason to secure Contractor’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any U.S. or foreign letters patent, trademark, mask work or copyright registrations covering Work assigned to XXXXXXXX, then Contractor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints XXXXXXXX and its duly authorized officers and agents as Contractor’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in Contractor’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent, trademark, copyright or mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Contractor.

Intellectual Property Rights Registration. Although the nature of the services Contractor will be performing are not generally of the sort that product intellectual property rights, it is conceivable that the services rendered by Contractor will produce innovations within the field of mineral extraction, including processes, methods of extraction and terminology and brand names associated with these processes and methods, which could also include software designs or algorithms which improve the efficiency of mineral extraction. Some of these processes or methods may be patentable or otherwise protectable. Contractor agrees to assist XXXXXXXX SILLENGER in every lawful way to obtain, prepare and prosecute applications for letters patent, trademark, mask work and copyright registrations covering the Works assigned hereunder to XXXXXXXXSILLENGER, in order to perfect XXXXXXXX’x SILLENGER’s title to the Works, and to protect and enforce XXXXXXXX’x SILLENGER’s rights in the Works in the U.S. or foreign countries, including promptly executing additional separate assignment(s) for any of the Works, whenever requested by XXXXXXXXSILLENGER. Such obligations will continue beyond the completion of the Statement of Work and beyond the termination of this Agreement, but XXXXXXXX SILLENGER will compensate Contractor at a reasonable rate for time actually spent by Contractor at XXXXXXXX’x SILLENGER’s request on such assistance after such termination. If XXXXXXXX SILLENGER is unable for any reason to secure Contractor’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any U.S. or foreign letters patent, trademark, mask work or copyright registrations covering Work assigned to XXXXXXXXSILLENGER, then Contractor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints XXXXXXXX SILLENGER and its duly authorized officers and agents as Contractor’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in Contractor’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent, trademark, copyright or mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Contractor.

Intellectual Property Rights Registration. Although the nature of the services Contractor Contributor will be performing are not generally of the sort that product intellectual property rights, it is conceivable that the services rendered by Contractor Contributor will produce innovations within the field of mineral extraction, including processes, methods of extraction and terminology and brand names associated with these processes and methods, which could also include software designs or algorithms which improve the efficiency of mineral extraction. Some of these processes or methods may be patentable or otherwise protectable. Contractor Contributor agrees to assist XXXXXXXX in every lawful way to obtain, prepare and prosecute applications for letters patent, trademark, mask work and copyright registrations covering the Works assigned hereunder to XXXXXXXX, in order to perfect XXXXXXXX’x title to the Works, and to protect and enforce XXXXXXXX’x rights in the Works in the U.S. or foreign countries, including promptly executing additional separate assignment(s) for any of the Works, whenever requested by XXXXXXXX. Such obligations will continue beyond the completion of the Statement of Work and beyond the termination of this Agreement, but XXXXXXXX will compensate Contractor Contributor at a reasonable rate for time actually spent by Contractor Contributor at XXXXXXXX’x request on such assistance after such termination. If XXXXXXXX is unable for any reason to secure ContractorContributor’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any U.S. or foreign letters patent, trademark, mask work or copyright registrations covering Work assigned to XXXXXXXX, then Contractor Contributor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints XXXXXXXX and its duly authorized officers and agents as ContractorContributor’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in ContractorContributor’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent, trademark, copyright or mask work registrations with the same legal force and effect as if executed by ContractorContributor.