Original Material. Executive agrees that any inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas, concepts or original works of authorship relating directly to the Company Business, including without limitation information of a technical or business nature such as ideas, discoveries, designs, inventions, improvements, trade secrets, know-how, manufacturing processes, product formulae, design specifications, writings and other works of authorship, computer programs, financial figures, marketing plans, customer lists and data, business plans or methods and the like, which relate in any manner to the actual or anticipated business or the actual or anticipated areas of research and development of the Company and its divisions and affiliates, whether or not protectable by patent or copyright, that have been originated, developed or reduced to practice by Executive alone or jointly with others during the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be the property of and belong exclusively to the Company. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company the origination or development by Executive of any such material and shall provide the Company with any information that it may reasonably request about such material. Either during the subsequent to the Executive’s employment, upon the request and at the expense of the Company or its nominee, and for no remuneration in addition to that due Executive pursuant to the Executive’s employment by the Company, but at no expense to the Executive, Executive agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Company or its attorneys any and all instruments which, in the judgment of the Company or its attorneys, may be necessary or desirable to secure or maintain for the benefit of the Company adequate patent, copyright, and other property rights in the United States and foreign countries with respect to any such inventions, improvements, ideas, concepts, or original works of authorship embraced within this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling CO), Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling CO), Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling CO)
Original Material. Executive agrees that any inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas, concepts or original works of authorship relating directly to the Company BusinessCompany’s business, including without limitation information of a technical or business nature such as ideas, discoveries, designs, inventions, improvements, trade secrets, know-how, manufacturing processes, product formulae, design specifications, writings and other works of authorship, computer programs, financial figures, marketing plans, customer lists and data, business plans or methods and the like, which relate in any manner to the actual or anticipated business or the actual or anticipated areas of research and development of the Company and its divisions and affiliates, whether or not protectable by patent or copyright, that have been originated, developed or reduced to practice by Executive alone or jointly with others during the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be the property of and belong exclusively to the Company. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company the origination or development by Executive of any such material and shall provide the Company with any information that it may reasonably request about such material. Either during the subsequent to the Executive’s employment, upon the request and at the expense of the Company or its nominee, and for no remuneration in addition to that due Executive pursuant to the Executive’s employment by the Company, but at no expense to the Executive, Executive agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Company or its attorneys any and all instruments which, in the judgment of the Company or its attorneys, may be necessary or desirable to secure or maintain for the benefit of the Company adequate patent, copyright, and other property rights in the United States and foreign countries with respect to any such inventions, improvements, ideas, concepts, or original works of authorship embraced within this Agreement.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling International), Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling International), Employment Agreement (Vantage Drilling International)