Inventions; Works Made for Hire Sample Clauses

Inventions; Works Made for Hire. For purposes of this Agreement, “Inventions" means all ideas, improvements, discoveries, concepts, original works of authorship, modifications, formulations, software programs, product development or ideas (whether patentable or not) relating to the business of the Company that have been or are generated, conceived or reduced to practice by Employee during employment with the Company (including Employee’s period of employment with the Company prior to the Effective Date) either alone or in conjunction with others, during or outside of working hours. Any patent application (including provisional applications, international applications, and the like) on which Employee is named as an inventor that is both: (a) filed within one (1) year after termination of employment; and (b) relates to the business of Company; shall be presumed to cover an Invention conceived by Employee during employment with the Company, subject to proof to the contrary by good faith, written and duly collaborated records establishing that such Invention was conceived and made following termination of employment. Employee agrees to document all Inventions in writing and promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company. All original works of authorship made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of employment with the Company (or his prior employment) and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).
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Inventions; Works Made for Hire. For purposes of this Agreement, “Inventions” means all ideas, improvements, discoveries, concepts, original works of authorship, modifications, formulations, software programs, product development or ideas (whether patentable or not) relating to the business of the Company that are generated, conceived or reduced to practice by Employee during employment with the Company either alone or in conjunction with others, during or outside of working hours. Any patent application (including provisional applications, international applications, and the like) on which Employee is named as an inventor that is both: (a) filed within one (1) year after termination of employment; and (b) relates to the business of Company; shall be presumed to cover an Invention conceived by Employee during employment with the Company, subject to proof to the contrary by good faith, written and duly collaborated records establishing that such Invention was conceived and made following termination of employment. Employee agrees to document all Inventions in writing and promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company. All original works of authorship made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of employment with the Company (or her prior employment) and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).
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Inventions; Works Made for Hire. (a) Any and all ideas, inventions, discoveries, improvements, patents, patent applications, continuation-in-part patent applications, divisional patent applications, technology, copyrights, derivative works, trademarks, service marks, improvements, trade secrets and the like (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), which are developed, conceived, created, discovered, learned, produced and/or otherwise generated by Consultant, whether individually or otherwise, during the time that Consultant is engaged by Company, that relate to (i) the business and/or activities of Company, (ii) Company's anticipated research or development, or (iii) any work performed by Consultant for Company, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company, and Company shall own any and all right, title and interest to such. Consultant hereby assigns and agrees to assign to Company any and all right, title and interest in and to any such Intellectual Property, and Consultant agrees to execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments, at Company's expense, which Company deems necessary or appropriate to evidence such assignments and to protect such interests. (b) Section 6(a) shall not apply to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or Confidential Information of Company is used and which was developed entirely on Consultant's own time, unless (i) the invention relates to the business and/or activities of Company, (ii) the invention relates to Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (iii) the invention results from any work performed by Consultant for Company. Consultant acknowledges that as part of his work for Company he may be asked to create, or contribute to the creation of, computer programs, documentation and other copyrightable works. Consultant hereby agrees that any and all computer programs, documentation and other copyrightable materials that he has prepared or worked on for Company, or is asked to prepare or work on by Company, shall be "works made for hire" and that Company shall own all the copyright rights in such works. If and to the extent that such material does not satisfy the legal requirements to constitute a work made for hire, Consultant hereby assigns all of his copyright rights in the work to Company.
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Related to Inventions; Works Made for Hire

  • Works Made for Hire I acknowledge that all original works of authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my employment with the Company and which are eligible for copyright protection are “works made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).

  • Work Made for Hire Any work performed by the Executive under this Agreement should be considered a “Work Made for Hire” as the phrase is defined by the U.S. patent laws and shall be owned by and for the express benefit of Corporation, Bank and their subsidiaries and affiliates. In the event it should be established that such work does not qualify as a Work Made for Hire, the Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to Corporation, Bank, and their affiliates and subsidiaries, all of his rights, title, and/or interest in such work product, including, but not limited to, all copyrights, patents, trademarks, and propriety rights.

  • Works for Hire I acknowledge that all original works of authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my employment and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” pursuant to United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).

  • Work Made for Hire; Assignment The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant times, to the extent permitted by law, all of the Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter is “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Executive’s entire right, title and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to xxx, counterclaim and recover for all past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.

  • Employee Inventions Each Employee Invention will belong exclusively to the Employer. The Executive acknowledges that all of the Executive's writing, works of authorship, specially commissioned works, and other Employee Inventions are works made for hire and the property of the Employer, including any copyrights, patents, or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works are not works made for hire, the Executive hereby assigns to the Employer all of the Executive's right, title, and interest, including all rights of copyright, patent, and other intellectual property rights, to or in such Employee Inventions. The Executive covenants that he will promptly: (i) disclose to the Employer in writing any Employee Invention; (ii) assign to the Employer or to a party designated by the Employer, at the Employer's request and without additional compensation, all of the Executive's right to the Employee Invention for the United States and all foreign jurisdictions; (iii) execute and deliver to the Employer such applications, assignments, and other documents as the Employer may request in order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with respect to any Employee Invention in the United States and any foreign jurisdictions; (iv) sign all other papers necessary to carry out the above obligations; and (v) give testimony and render any other assistance in support of the Employer's rights to any Employee Invention.

  • Proprietary Information and Inventions You agree to execute, deliver and be bound by the provisions of the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.

  • Inventions (i) The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all ideas, methods, inventions, discoveries, improvements, work products or developments (“Inventions”), whether patentable or unpatentable, (A) that relate to the Employee’s work with the Company, made or conceived by the Employee, solely or jointly with others, during the Employment Term, or (B) suggested by any work that the Employee performs in connection with the Company, either while performing the Employee’s duties to the Company or on the Employee’s own time, but only insofar as the Inventions are related to the Employee’s work as an employee or other service provider to the Company, shall belong exclusively to the Company (or its designee), whether or not patent applications are filed thereon. The Employee will keep full and complete written records (the “Records”), in the manner prescribed by the Company, of all Inventions, and will promptly disclose all Inventions completely and in writing to the Company. The Records shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee will surrender them upon the termination of the Employment Term, or upon the Company’s request. The Employee will assign to the Company the Inventions and all patents that may issue thereon in any and all countries, whether during or subsequent to the Employment Term, together with the right to file, in the Employee’s name or in the name of the Company (or its designee), applications for patents and equivalent rights (the “Applications”). The Employee will, at any time during and subsequent to the Employment Term, make such applications, sign such papers, take all rightful oaths, and perform all acts as may be requested from time to time by the Company with respect to the Inventions. The Employee will also execute assignments to the Company (or its designee) of the Applications, and give the Company and its attorneys all reasonable assistance (including the giving of testimony) to obtain the Inventions for its benefit, all without additional compensation to the Employee from the Company, but entirely at the Company’s expense. (ii) In addition, the Inventions will be deemed Work for Hire, as such term is defined under the copyright laws of the United States, on behalf of the Company and the Employee agrees that the Company will be the sole owner of the Inventions, and all underlying rights therein, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity without any further obligations to the Employee. If the Inventions, or any portion thereof, are deemed not to be Work for Hire, the Employee hereby irrevocably conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company, all rights, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity, in and to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all of the Employee’s right, title and interest in the copyrights (and all renewals, revivals and extensions thereof) to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all rights of any kind or any nature now or hereafter recognized, including without limitation, the unrestricted right to make modifications, adaptations and revisions to the Inventions, to exploit and allow others to exploit the Inventions and all rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement, or other unauthorized use or conduct in derogation of the Inventions, known or unknown, prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom. In addition, the Employee hereby waives any so-called “moral rights” with respect to the Inventions. The Employee hereby waives any and all currently existing and future monetary rights in and to the Inventions and all patents that may issue thereon, including, without limitation, any rights that would otherwise accrue to the Employee’s benefit by virtue of the Employee being an employee of or other service provider to the Company.

  • NASA Inventions NASA will use reasonable efforts to report inventions made under this Agreement by its employees. Upon request, NASA will use reasonable efforts to grant Partner, under 37 C.F.R. Part 404, a negotiated license to any NASA invention made under this Agreement. This license is subject to paragraph E.1. of this Article.

  • Work for Hire All services provided under this contract are considered work for hire and as such all data, basic sketches, charts, calculations, plans, specifications, and other documents created or collected under the terms of this contract are the property of the State.

  • Patentable Inventions or Discoveries Any inventions or discoveries developed in the course, or as a result, of services in connection with the Contract that are patentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 101 are the sole property of the State of Florida. Contractor must inform the Customer of any inventions or discoveries developed or made through performance of the Contract, and such inventions or discoveries will be referred to the Florida Department of State for a determination on whether patent protection will be sought. The State of Florida will be the sole owner of all patents resulting from any invention or discovery made through performance of the Contract.

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