Inventions/Patents Clause Samples

The Inventions/Patents clause defines the ownership and rights related to inventions, discoveries, or patentable ideas developed during the course of a contract or employment. Typically, it specifies whether such intellectual property belongs to the employer, contractor, or individual inventor, and may require prompt disclosure of inventions and cooperation in securing patent protection. This clause ensures clarity over intellectual property rights, preventing future disputes about ownership and use of inventions created under the agreement.
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Inventions/Patents. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall, by express grant, implication, estoppel or otherwise, create in either Party any right, title, interest, or license in or to the inventions, patents, computer software or software documentation of the other Party.
Inventions/Patents. Any discoveries or inventions which are conceived or reduced to practice during the term of this Agreement and which directly result from the performance of the research hereunder, as well as any patent applications and patents therefor, shall be owned by RDF but shall be subject to Company's license as set forth below. RDF shall have the right in the first instance to elect to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain patent applications for such inventions and, if it declines to do so, Company shall have the right to do so. Neither Company nor RDF CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST will forego or abandon such patenting efforts without first notifying the other party of its intent and allowing such other party the opportunity to pursue patenting at the latter's sole expense and responsibility.
Inventions/Patents. Employer shall have all right, title and interest to all features (including, but not limited to, graphic designs, copyrights, trademarks and patents) created during the course of or resulting from Executive's employment with Employer. Executive hereby assigns to Employer all copyright ownership and rights to any work developed by Executive and reduced to practice for or on behalf of Employer or which relate to Employer's business during the course of the employment relationship. At Employer's expense, Executive shall do all other things including, but not limited to, the giving of evidence in suits and proceedings, and the furnishing and/or assigning of all documentation and other materials relative to Employer's intellectual property rights, necessary or appropriate for Employer to obtain, maintain, and assert its rights in such work.
Inventions/Patents. Copyright If during the course of your duties you make any discovery or invention or improvement in procedure or make any literary or artistic work relevant to, or capable of use in, the business of Space2b then you must disclose all facts and details to the Company as it may require and such discovery, invention, secret process, or improvement in procedure, literary or artistic work or computer program and all copyright relating thereto, shall belong to and be the absolute property of, Space2b.
Inventions/Patents. (a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ hereby acknowledges that he shall be bound by the obligations of Improvements set fouth in Section 9.4 and of the Technology Agreement pertaining to the Technology and the Restricted Business. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall promptly disclose in writing to MedicalCV complete information concerning each and every invention, discovery, improvement, device, design, apparatus, practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not, made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the term of this Agreement which pertain to the Restricted Business and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, whether or not during regular working hours, relating to the business, products, practices or techniques of MedicalCV (hereinafter referred to as “Developments”). ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby acknowledges that any and all of such Developments are the property of MedicalCV and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to MedicalCV any and all of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ right, title and interest in and to any and all of such Developments pertaining to the Technology. (b) The provisions of Section 14(a) shall not apply to any Development meeting the following conditions: (i) such Development was developed entirely on ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ own time; (ii) such Development was made without the use of any Company equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information; (iii) such Development does not relate directly to the Technology as defined in the TPA; and (iv) such Development does not result from any work performed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for MedicalCV. (c) Upon request and without further compensation therefor, but at no expense to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and whether during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall do all lawful acts, including, but not limited to, the execution of papers and lawful oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of MedicalCV, its successors and assigns, may be necessary or desirable in obtaining, sustaining, reissuing, extending and enforcing United States and foreign letters patent, including, but not limited to, design patents, on any and all of such Developments, and for perfecting, affirming and recording MedicalCV’s complete ownership and title thereto, and to cooperate otherwise in all proceedings and matters relating thereto. (d) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall keep complete, accurate and authentic accounts, notes, data and records of all Developme...
Inventions/Patents. Company shall have all right, title and interest to all features (including, but not limited to, graphic designs, copyrights, trademarks and patents) created during the course of Executive’s employment with Company. Executive hereby assigns to Company all copyright ownership and rights to any work developed by Executive and reduced to practice for or on behalf of Company or which relate to Company’s business during the course of the employment relationship. At Company’s expense and for a period of three years following the termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall reasonably assist or support the Company to obtain, maintain, and assert its rights in such work including, without limitation, the giving of evidence in suits and proceedings, and the furnishing and/or assigning of all documentation and other materials relative to Company’s intellectual property rights.
Inventions/Patents. Consultant shall promptly communicate to AST all inventions made or conceived by Consultant in connection with Services performed for AST, and without further consideration Consultant assigns all right, title and interest in such inventions to AST and shall assist AST and its nominees in every proper way, entirely at AST’s expense, to obtain, maintain and defend for AST’s own benefit, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or other legal protection in all countries, the inventions to be and to remain the property of AST or its nominees whether patented or not. Consultant shall, at AST’s request, execute any and all instruments and documents which AST may deem necessary or expedient to assign and convey to AST, its successors, assigns or nominees, the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to any such inventions, discoveries, innovations, work products and developments, together with the instruments and documents deemed necessary or expedient by AST in order to apply for, obtain, and maintain patents and copyrights of the United States and foreign countries therefor, in full compliance with applicable requirements.
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