Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company has secured from all (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Intellectual Property for the Company and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by the Company (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company has obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rights. No Author has retained any rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to any Intellectual Property developed by the Author for the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments from all current and former Authors assigning all of each Author’s right and title to any Intellectual Property developed in the course of such Author’s employment or engagement with the Company to the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all such assignments. To the knowledge of the Company, no Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the Company’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Versus Systems Inc.), Merger Agreement (Versus Systems Inc.)
Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has secured from all each (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Intellectual Property Right for the Company or any Company Subsidiary (any Person described in clause (i), a “Developer”) and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by included in the Company Registered Intellectual Property (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company has obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rightsProperty Right. No Author has retained any rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to in any Intellectual Property Right developed by the Author for the CompanyCompany or any Company Subsidiary, other than any rights to use such Intellectual Property Right within the scope of their employment or engagement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and each Company Subsidiary has obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments Contracts from all current and former Authors Developers assigning all of each AuthorDeveloper’s right and title to any Intellectual Property Right developed in the course of such AuthorDeveloper’s employment or engagement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary to the Company or Company Subsidiary (or such Intellectual Property Right has been transferred to the Company or any Company Subsidiary by operation of law or otherwise) and, in the case of patents and patent applicationsapplications included in the Company Registered Intellectual Property, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all such assignments. To the knowledge of the Company, no No Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual PropertyProperty Right.
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Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has secured from all (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property for the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company or a Company Subsidiary has obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rights. No Author has retained any material rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to any Company-Owned Intellectual Property developed by the Author for the CompanyCompany or any Company Subsidiary. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and each Company Subsidiary has obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments from all current and former Authors assigning all of each Author’s right and title to any Intellectual Property developed in the course of such Author’s employment or engagement with the Company to the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all such assignments. To the knowledge of the Company, no No Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the Company’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
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Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company has secured from all (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Intellectual Property for the Company and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by the Company (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company has obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rights. No Author has retained any rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to any Intellectual Property developed by the Author for the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments from all current and former Authors assigning all of each Author’s right and title to any Intellectual Property developed in the course of such Author’s employment or engagement with the Company to the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available provided to Acquirer copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the Company has made available provided to Acquirer copies of all such assignments. To the knowledge of the Company, no No Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the Company’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
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Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company has Acquired Companies have secured from all (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and employees, founders, independent contractors and any other Person who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Intellectual Property for the any Acquired Company and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by the any Acquired Company (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company has Acquired Companies have obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rights. All authors who are employees of the Company have entered into proprietary information and inventions agreements with the Company on the forms Made Available to Parent. No Author has retained any rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to any Intellectual Property developed by the Author for any Acquired Company, except to the Companyextent required by Applicable Law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has Acquired Companies have obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments from all current and former Authors assigning all of each Author’s right and title to any Intellectual Property developed in the course of such Author’s employment or engagement with the Company to the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available Made Available to Acquirer Parent copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the each Acquired Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the Company has made available Made Available to Acquirer Parent copies of all such assignmentsassignments therefor. To the knowledge of the Company, no Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the any Acquired Company’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
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Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has secured from all (i) current and former consultants, advisors, employees and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or participated in the conception, reduction to practice, creation or development of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property for the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (ii) named inventors of patents and patent applications owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (any Person described in clause (i) or (ii), an “Author”), unencumbered and unrestricted exclusive ownership of, all of the Authors’ right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, and the Company or a Company Subsidiary has obtained the waiver of all non-assignable rights. No Author has retained any rights, licenses, claims or interest whatsoever with respect to any Intellectual Property developed by the Author for the CompanyCompany or any Company Subsidiary. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and each Company Subsidiary has obtained written and enforceable proprietary information and invention disclosure and Intellectual Property assignments from all current and former Authors assigning all of each Author’s right and title to any Intellectual Property developed in the course of such Author’s employment or engagement with the Company to the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, such assignments have been recorded with the relevant authorities in the applicable jurisdiction or jurisdictions. The Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all forms of such disclosure and assignment documents currently and historically used by the Company and, in the case of patents and patent applications, the or any Company has made available to Acquirer copies of all such assignmentsSubsidiary. To the knowledge of the Company, no Author is subject to any employment agreement or invention assignment or nondisclosure agreement or other obligation with any third party that could adversely affect the Company’s rights in Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (SentinelOne, Inc.)