Outside Inventions Clause Samples
The Outside Inventions clause defines how inventions or intellectual property created by an employee or contractor outside the scope of their work for a company are treated. Typically, this clause clarifies that inventions developed entirely on personal time, without using the company's resources or confidential information, remain the property of the individual. For example, if an employee creates a new software tool at home using their own equipment and without referencing company materials, that invention would generally be considered an outside invention. The core function of this clause is to delineate ownership boundaries, preventing disputes over intellectual property rights and ensuring both parties understand which inventions belong to the company and which remain with the individual.
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Outside Inventions. Executive’s obligation to assign shall not apply to any Invention about which Executive can prove all the following: (a) it was developed entirely on Executive’s own time; (b) no equipment, supplies, facility, services or trade secret information of TrueBlue was used in its development; (c) it does not relate (i) directly to the business of TrueBlue or (ii) to the actual or demonstrably anticipated business, research or development of TrueBlue; and (d) it does not result from any work performed by Executive for TrueBlue. Executive shall attach a list of all existing Inventions meeting these requirements to this Agreement.
Outside Inventions. Executive’s obligation to assign shall not apply to any Invention about which Executive can prove all the following: (a) it was developed entirely on Executive’s own time; (b) no equipment, supplies, facility, services or trade secret information of Company was used in its development; (c) it does not relate (i) directly to the business of Company or its affiliates or (ii) to the actual or demonstrably anticipated business, research or development of Company or its affiliates; and (d) it does not result from any work performed by Executive for Company or its affiliates. Executive shall attach a list of all existing Inventions meeting these requirements to this Agreement.
Outside Inventions. Executive acknowledges that Executive has not incorporated any inventions, discoveries, ideas, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, trade secrets and other proprietary information or intellectual property rights owned by any third party into any Company Invention without the Company’s prior written permission. Executive acknowledges that Executive has informed the Company, in writing, before incorporating any inventions, discoveries, ideas, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, trade secrets and other proprietary information or intellectual property rights owned by Executive or in which Executive has an interest prior to, or separate from, Executive’s employment with the Company, including, without limitation, any such inventions that are subject to California Labor Code Section 2870 (“Outside Inventions”) into any Company Invention or otherwise utilizing any Outside Invention in the course of Executive’s employment with the Company; and the Company is hereby granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable worldwide license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to make, have made, use, import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise exploit any such incorporated or utilized Outside Inventions, without restriction, including, without limitation, as part of, or in connection with, such Invention, and to practice any method related thereto.
Outside Inventions. Employee acknowledges that Employee has not incorporated any inventions, discoveries, ideas, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, trade secrets and other proprietary information or intellectual property rights owned by any third party into any Company Invention without the Company’s prior written permission. Employee acknowledges that Employee has informed the Company, in writing, before incorporating any inventions, discoveries, ideas, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, trade secrets and other proprietary information or intellectual property rights owned by Employee or in which Employee has an interest prior to, or separate from, Employee’s employment with the Company, including, without limitation, any such inventions that do not qualify as an employment invention under the Utah Employment Inventions Act (“Outside Inventions”) into any Company Invention or otherwise utilizing any Outside Invention in the course of Employee’s employment with the Company; and the Company is hereby granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable worldwide license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to make, have made, use, import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise exploit any such incorporated or utilized Outside Inventions, without restriction, including, without limitation, as part of, or in connection with, such Invention, and to practice any method related thereto.
Outside Inventions. Executive’s obligation to assign shall not apply to any Invention about which Executive can prove all the following: (a) it was developed entirely on Executive’s own time; (b) no equipment, supplies, facility, services or trade secret information of any member of the Labor Ready Group was used in its development; (c) it does not relate (i) directly to the business of any member of the Labor Ready Group or (ii) to the actual or demonstrably anticipated business, research or development of any member of the Labor Ready Group; and (d) it does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Labor Ready Group. Executive shall attach a list of all existing Inventions meeting these requirements to this Agreement.