Common use of Ownership and Assignment of Rights Clause in Contracts

Ownership and Assignment of Rights. (A) All Inventions, Improvements, or Confidential Information that you have or will conceive or develop, either alone or with others, shall be the exclusive property of Blackboard. You hereby assign, and agree to assign, to Blackboard your entire right, title, and interest in and to (I) any and all such Improvements and Inventions, (II) any and all applications for patent, domestic and foreign that may be filed on said Improvements and Inventions, and (III) any and all patents that may issue or be granted on such applications, except those excluded under Section 8(d)(ii) of this Agreement. Both during and after your Termination Date you will on request immediately sign and deliver to Blackboard without further consideration any and all documents necessary to perfect the assignments granted in this Section. (B) You understand and agree that all Copyrighted Works conceived, developed, created or contributed to by you shall be considered works made for hire under the copyright laws of the United States and shall be the exclusive property of Blackboard. Blackboard shall be considered the author of such Copyrighted Works. You further understand and agree that in the event any Copyrighted Work created by you within the scope of, or in connection with, your work with Blackboard, or at the request of Blackboard, fails to meet the legal requirements of a work made for hire owned by Blackboard, then this Agreement shall operate to assign to Blackboard all of your rights, title, and interest, including copyrights, in, to and under such Copyrighted Works. Blackboard shall have sole and absolute discretion to register, enforce, and/or assign Copyrights for such Copyrighted Works.

Ownership and Assignment of Rights. (A) All Inventions, Improvements, or Confidential Information that you have or will conceive or develop, either alone or with others, shall be the exclusive property of Blackboard. You hereby assign, and agree to assign, to Blackboard your entire right, title, and interest in and to (I) any and all such Improvements and Inventions, (II) any and all applications for patent, domestic and foreign that may be filed on said Improvements and Inventions, and (III) any and all patents that may issue or be granted on such applications, except those excluded under Section 8(d)(ii) of this Agreement. Both during your employment and after your Termination Date you will on request immediately sign and deliver to Blackboard without further consideration any and all documents necessary to perfect the assignments granted in this Section. (B) You understand and agree that all Copyrighted Works conceived, developed, created or contributed to by you shall be considered works made for hire under the copyright laws of the United States and shall be the exclusive property of Blackboard. Blackboard shall be considered the author of such Copyrighted Works. You further understand and agree that in the event any Copyrighted Work created by you within the scope of, or in connection with, your work with Blackboard, or at the request of Blackboard, fails to meet the legal requirements of a work made for hire owned by Blackboard, then this Agreement shall operate to assign to Blackboard all of your rights, title, and interest, including copyrights, in, to and under such Copyrighted Works. Blackboard shall have sole and absolute discretion to register, enforce, and/or assign Copyrights for such Copyrighted Works.