Common use of OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Clause in Contracts

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer or any of the Employer Entities, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 (A) All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by EmployeeGrantee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's Xxxxxxx’s employment by Employer the Company or any of the Employer Entitiesits Subsidiaries, both before and after the date hereof Date of Grant (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's the Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer the Company or the Employer Entities its Subsidiaries (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxxmark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information), and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "“Work Product"”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer the Company or an Employer Entitya Subsidiary, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "“work for hire." ” It is recognized that Employee the Grantee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities Company and its Subsidiaries and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article 4Section 14.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer or any of the Employer Entities, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxxmark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not xxx composing confidential information)), and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an a Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are is not bound by this Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's ’s employment by Employer or any of the Employer Entities, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's ’s premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "“Work Product"”)), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "“work for hire." ” It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article ‎Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer or any of the Employer Entities, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information)), and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an a Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are is not bound by this Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer or any of the Employer EntitiesEmployer, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer or any of the Employer Entities, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employer's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer or the Employer Entities (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product")), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer or an Employer Entity, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article 4.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 (a) All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by EmployeeExecutive, individually or in conjunction with others, during EmployeeExecutive's employment by Employer the Company or any of the Employer Entitiesits affiliates, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employerthe Company's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer the Company or the Employer Entities its affiliates (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer the Company or an Employer Entitya Company affiliate, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee Executive is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities Company and its affiliates and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article 4Section 3.

OWNERSHIP AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 4.1 (a) All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, innovations, developments, methods, processes, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, discoveries, and inventions, whether patentable or not or reduced to practice, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, individually or in conjunction with others, during Employee's employment by Employer by, or consulting with, the Company or any of the Employer Entitiesits affiliates, both before and after the date hereof (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on Employerthe Company's premises or otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Employer the Company or the Employer Entities its affiliates (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, marks, and any copyrightable work, trade xxxx, trade secret or other intellectual property rights (whether or not composing confidential information, and all writings or materials of any type embodying any of such items (collectively, "Work Product"), ) shall be the sole and exclusive property of Employer the Company or an Employer Entitya Company affiliate, as the case may be, and shall be treated as "work for hire." It is recognized that Employee is an experienced executive in the business of the Employer Entities Company and its affiliates and through several decades of prior work in the industry acquired and retains knowledge, contacts, and information which are not bound by this Article Section 4.