Inventions and Intellectual Property. Employee shall promptly disclose to the Company any and all conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, which are conceived or made by Employee, solely or jointly with another, during or after regular hours of employment, during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and which are related to the business or activities of the Company or which Employee conceives as a result of his or her employment by the Company, and Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign all Employee’s interests therein to the Company or its nominee. Employee also agrees that all works created by him/her are considered work made for hire and prepared by Employee within the scope of his/her employment by the Company and Employee further agrees to assign, and hereby does assign automatically, all such future work to the Company. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Employee shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain Letters of Patent or Copyright of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company’s interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, made or acquired by Employee during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and shall be binding upon Employee’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement (United Rentals Inc /De), Employment Agreement (United Rentals Inc /De)
Inventions and Intellectual Property. Employee shall promptly disclose to the Company any and all conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, which are conceived or made by Employee, solely or jointly with another, during or after regular hours of employment, during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and which are related to the business or activities of the Company or which Employee conceives as a result of his or her employment by the Company, and Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign all Employee’s interests therein to the Company or its nominee. Employee also agrees that all works created by him/her are considered work made for hire and prepared by Employee within the scope of his/her employment by the Company and Employee further agrees to assign, and hereby does assign automatically, all such future work to the Company. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Employee shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain Letters of Patent any patent or Copyright of copyright in the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company’s 's interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, made or acquired by Employee during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and shall be binding upon Employee’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (United Rentals, Inc.), Employment Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc)
Inventions and Intellectual Property. Employee shall promptly disclose to the Company any and all conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, which are conceived or made by Employee, solely or jointly with another, during or after regular hours of employment, during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and which are related to the business or activities of the Company or which Employee conceives as a result of his or her employment by the Company, and Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign all Employee’s interests therein to the Company or its nominee. Employee also agrees that all works created by him/her are considered work made for hire and prepared by Employee within the scope of his/her employment by the Company and Employee further agrees to assign, and hereby does assign automatically, all such future work to the Company. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, Employee shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain Letters of Patent or Copyright of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company’s 's interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, made or acquired by Employee during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and shall be binding upon Employee’s assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc)