OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS. 5.1. All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee’s employment by Company or a subsidiary (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate to Company’s or such subsidiary’s business, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks) shall be disclosed to Company and are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary. Moreover, all drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries and inventions are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary. 5.2. Employee acknowledges that the business of Company and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that its strategies, methods, books, records and documents, its technical information concerning its products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning its customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special and unique assets which Company or its Affiliates use in its or their business to obtain a competitive advantage over its or their competitors. Employee further acknowledges that protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Company and its Affiliates in maintaining its and their competitive position. Company promises that, and Employee acknowledges Company’s promise that, under this Agreement, Employee will be given access to confidential business information and trade secrets of Company and its Affiliates, and Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or after his or her employment by Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of Company or its Affiliates, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out of his or her employment responsibilities hereunder, or as may be required by law. NATCO Group Inc. and its Affiliates shall be third party beneficiaries of Employee’s obligations under this Section. As a result of Employee’s employment by Company or a subsidiary, Employee may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets of third parties, such as customers, suppliers, partners, joint-venturers and the like, of Company and its Affiliates. Employee also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third-party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as confidential business information and trade secrets of the Company and its Affiliates. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article 5 by Employee, and Company shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 5 to specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 5, but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Company, including the recovery of damages from Employee and his or her agents involved in such breach.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Natco Group Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (Natco Group Inc)
OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS. 5.1. All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee’s employment by Company or a subsidiary (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate to Company’s or such subsidiary’s business, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks) shall be disclosed to Company and are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary. Moreover, all drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries and inventions are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary.
5.2. Employee acknowledges that the business of Company and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that its strategies, methods, books, records and documents, its technical information concerning its products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning its customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special and unique assets which Company or its Affiliates use in its or their business to obtain a competitive advantage over its or their competitors. Employee further acknowledges that protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Company and its Affiliates in maintaining its and their competitive position. Company promises that, and Employee acknowledges Company’s promise that, that under this Agreement, Employee will be is being given access to confidential business information and trade secrets of Company and its Affiliates, and Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or after his or her employment by Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of Company or its Affiliates, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out of his or her employment responsibilities hereunder, or as may be required by law. NATCO Group Inc. and its Affiliates shall be third party beneficiaries of Employee’s obligations under this Section. As a result of Employee’s employment by Company or a subsidiary, Employee may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets of third parties, such as customers, suppliers, partners, joint-venturers and the like, of Company and its Affiliates. Employee also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third-party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as confidential business information and trade secrets of the Company and its Affiliates. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article 5 by Employee, and Company shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 5 to specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 5, but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Company, including the recovery of damages from Employee and his or her agents involved in such breach.
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OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS. 5.1. All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee’s 's employment by Company or a subsidiary (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Company’s 's premises or otherwise) which relate to Company’s 's or such subsidiary’s 's business, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s 's organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks) shall be disclosed to Company and are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary. Moreover, all drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries and inventions are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiary.
5.2. Employee acknowledges that the business of Company and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that its strategies, methods, books, records and documents, its technical information concerning its products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning its customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special and unique assets which Company or its Affiliates use in its or their business to obtain a competitive advantage over its or their competitors. Employee further acknowledges that protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Company and its Affiliates in maintaining its and their competitive position. Company promises that, and Employee acknowledges Company’s promise that, that under this Agreement, Employee will be is being given access to confidential business information and trade secrets of Company and its Affiliates, and Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or and for twenty-four (24) months after his or her employment by Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of Company or its Affiliates, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out of his or her employment responsibilities hereunder, or as may be required by law. NATCO Group Inc. and its Affiliates shall be third party beneficiaries of Employee’s 's obligations under this Section. As a result of Employee’s 's employment by Company or a subsidiary, Employee may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets of third parties, such as customers, suppliers, partners, joint-venturers and the like, of Company and its Affiliates. Employee also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third-party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as confidential business information and trade secrets of the Company and its Affiliates. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Article 5 by Employee, and Company shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 5 to specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 5, but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Company, including the recovery of damages from Employee and his or her agents involved in such breach.
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OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS. 5.1. 6.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee’s 's employment by Company or a subsidiary (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Company’s 's premises or otherwise) which relate to Company’s or such subsidiary’s 's business, products or services (including, without limitation, all such information relating to corporate opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms, evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the customer’s 's organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks) shall be disclosed to Company and are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiaryCompany. Moreover, all drawings, memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps and all other writings or materials of any type embodying any of such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries discoveries, and inventions are and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company or its subsidiaryCompany.
5.2. 6.2 Employee acknowledges that the business of Company Company, ADTI, and its Affiliates affiliates is highly competitive and that its strategies, methods, books, records records, and documents, its technical information concerning its products, equipment, services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning its customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special special, and unique assets which Company or its Affiliates use uses in its or their business to obtain a competitive advantage over its or their competitors. Employee further acknowledges that protection of such confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Company and its Affiliates Company, in maintaining its and their competitive position. Company promises that, and Employee acknowledges Company’s promise that, under this Agreement, Employee will be given access to confidential business information and trade secrets of Company and its Affiliates, and Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not, at any time during or after his or her his employment by Company, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of Company or its AffiliatesCompany, or make any use thereof, except in the carrying out of his or her his employment responsibilities hereunder, or as may be required by law. NATCO Group Inc. and its Affiliates shall be third party beneficiaries of Employee’s obligations under this Section. As a result of Employee’s 's employment by Company or a subsidiaryCompany, Employee may also from time to time have access to, or knowledge of, confidential business information or trade secrets of third parties, such as customers, suppliers, partners, joint-venturers joint ventures, and the like, of Company and its AffiliatesCompany. Employee also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of such third-third party confidential information and trade secrets to the same extent, and on the same basis, as Company's confidential business information and trade secrets of the Company and its Affiliatessecrets. Employee acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach or threatened breach of this Article 5 6 by Employee, and Company shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Article 5 6 by terminating any payments then owing to Employee under this Agreement and/or specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this Article 56, but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity to Company, including the recovery of damages from Employee and his or her his agents involved in such breach.
6.3 All written materials, records, and other documents made by, or coming into the possession of, Employee during the period of Employee's employment by Company which contain or disclose confidential business information or trade secrets of Company shall be and remain the property of Company. Upon termination of Employee's employment by Company, for any reason, Employee promptly shall deliver the same, and all copies thereof, to Company.
6.4 If, during Employee's employment by Company, Employee creates any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible or intangible medium of expression which is the subject matter of copyright (such as videotapes, written presentations on acquisitions, computer programs, drawings, maps, architectural renditions, models, manuals, brochures, or the like) relating to Company's business, products, or services, whether such work is created solely by Employee or jointly with others (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Company's premises or otherwise), Employee shall disclose such work to Company. Company shall be deemed the author of such work if the work is prepared by Employee in the scope of his employment; or, if the work is not prepared by Employee within the scope of his employment but is specially ordered by Company as a contribution to a collective work, as a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, as a translation, as a supplementary work, as a compilation, or as an instructional text, then the work shall be considered to be work made for hire and Company shall be the author of the work. If such work is neither prepared by Employee within the scope of his employment nor a work specially ordered and is deemed to be a work made for hire, then Employee hereby agrees to assign, and by these presents does assign, to Company all of Employee's worldwide right, title, and interest in and to such work and all rights of copyright therein.
6.5 Both during the period of Employee's employment by Company and thereafter, Employee shall assist Company and its nominee, at any time, in the protection of Company's worldwide right, title, and interest in and to information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions, and its copyrighted works, including without limitation, the execution of all formal assignment documents requested by Company or its nominee and the execution of all lawful oaths and applications for applications for patents and registration of copyright in the United States and foreign countries.
6.6 Employee and Company hereby agree that, immediately upon Employee's completion of the Probationary Period, Employee and Company will enter into a definitive license agreement granting Company an exclusive worldwide and perpetual license for all Employee's prior inventions and intellectual property known as the "PMV" & "UltraNet", Light Emitting Diode (LED) display technologies (the "Licensed Technology"). Employee represents and warrants that he has full authority and all rights necessary to grant this exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license of the Licensed Technology to Company. As compensation for the grant of the exclusive license, Company will pay a total of 4% royalty on gross sales of the Licensed Technology except that Company shall have the right to recover any and all funds expended by Company in development, engineering, legal, marketing and other costs of the products and/or technologies prior to being obligated to pay the 4% royalty as described herein. Company shall not be obligated to, or entitled to, enter into this license agreement until such time as Employee has successfully completed his Probationary Period as described in Article 2 of this Agreement and Exhibit A hereto. In the event of a termination of the post-employment non-compete period by Company under Section 3.5 of this Agreement and the grant of the non-exclusive sublicense to Employee required thereby, the license granted to Company under this Section 6.6 shall remain exclusive except for such sublicense and Company shall not be obligated to pay the 4% royalty to Employee or Employee's assigns pursuant to such sublicense.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (Advance Display Technologies Inc)