Inventions Works of Authorship Patents and Copyrights Clause Samples
The "Inventions, Works of Authorship, Patents and Copyrights" clause defines the ownership and rights related to intellectual property created during the course of employment or a contractual relationship. It typically specifies that any inventions, written works, designs, or other creative outputs developed by an employee or contractor, especially those made using company resources or within the scope of their duties, are the property of the employer or contracting party. This clause ensures that the company retains legal control over valuable intellectual property, preventing disputes over ownership and protecting the organization's interests in innovations and creative works.
Inventions Works of Authorship Patents and Copyrights. 6.1. EMPLOYEE shall assign and transfer to K12, and does hereby assign and transfer to K12 all right title and interest in and to all K12 IP (as defined below). All K12 IP is and shall be the sole property of K12. EMPLOYEE shall disclose all K12 IP promptly in writing to K12. Upon request of ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall promptly execute a written assignment of title to K12 for all K12 IP, and EMPLOYEE will preserve all such K12 IP as Confidential Information. As used herein “K12 IP” shall mean all inventions and intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, designs, discoveries, inventions, improvements, ideas, devices, techniques, processes, writings, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, copyrights and all plans, memoranda and other tangible information relating to such intellectual property, whether or not subject to protection under applicable laws) that EMPLOYEE solely or jointly with others conceives, makes, acquires, suggests or participates in at any time during EMPLOYEE’S employment with K12 and that relate to the actual business, products, processes, work, operations, research and development or other activities of K12.
Inventions Works of Authorship Patents and Copyrights. 6.1 Ownership of Inventions and Works of Authorship. EMPLOYEE agrees that all Inventions made, conceived, discovered, developed or reduced to practice by EMPLOYEE and all software and other works of authorship created by EMPLOYEE, either alone or with others, at any time, within or without normal working hours, during the term of this Agreement, arising out of such employment or based upon Confidential Information, or pertinent to any field of business or research in which, during such employment, AMRC is engaged or (if such is known or ascertainable by EMPLOYEE) is considering engaging, whether or not patented or patentable, shall be and remain the sole property of AMRC with respect to all rights of EMPLOYEE arising from any discovery, conception, development, reduction to practice, or creation by EMPLOYEE. AMRC shall have the full right to assign, license, or transfer all rights thereto.
Inventions Works of Authorship Patents and Copyrights