Common use of Inventions, Ideas, Processes, and Designs Clause in Contracts

Inventions, Ideas, Processes, and Designs. All inventions, ideas, recipes, processes, programs, software, and designs (including all improvements) (i) conceived or made by Employee during the course of Employee’s employment with the Employer or the Company (whether or not actually conceived during regular business hours) and for a period of six (6) months subsequent to the termination or expiration of such employment and (ii) related to the business of the Employer or the Company, shall be disclosed in writing promptly to the Employer and the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer and the Company. An invention, idea, recipe, process, program, software or design (including an improvement) shall be deemed “related to the business of the Employer or the Company” if (a) it was made with equipment, supplies, facilities, or confidential information of the Employer or the Company, (b) results from work performed by Employee for the Employer or the Company, or (c) pertains to the current business or demonstrably anticipated research or development work of the Employer or the Company. Employee shall cooperate with the Employer and the Company and their attorneys in the preparation of patent and copyright applications for such developments and, upon request, shall promptly assign all such inventions, ideas, recipes, processes, and designs to the Employer or the Company. The decision to file for patent or copyright protection or to maintain such development as a trade secret shall be in the sole discretion of the Employer and the Company, and Employee shall be bound by such decision. Employee shall provide, on the back of this Employment Agreement, a complete list of all inventions, ideas, recipes, processes, and designs if any, patented or unpatented, copyrighted or non-copyrighted, including a brief description, that the Employee made or conceived prior to Employee’s employment with the Employer and the Company and that therefore are excluded form the scope of this Agreement.