Common use of Patent-Copyright-Trademark Clause in Contracts

Patent-Copyright-Trademark. (a) The Executive agrees to make prompt and complete disclosure to the Corporation of any (i) invention, discovery, or improvement (“Invention”), whether patentable or not and (ii) copyrightable material, which relate to the Business of SMART Group and which is made, conceived, or authored by the Executive, alone or with others, during the term of employment and, with respect to an Invention, for one (1) year following the cessation of employment. (b) The Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to the Corporation all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in any Invention(s) and copyrightable material. At the request and expense of the Corporation, the Executive will render whatever assistance may be necessary for the Corporation to secure a patent or copyright for such Invention(s) or material.

Patent-Copyright-Trademark. (a) The Executive agrees to make prompt and complete disclosure to the Corporation of any (i) invention, discovery, or improvement (“Invention”), whether patentable or not and (ii) copyrightable material, which relate to the Business of SMART Group the Corporation and which is made, conceived, or authored by the Executive, alone or with others, during the term of employment and, with respect to an Invention, for one (1) year following the cessation of employment. (b) The Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to the Corporation all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in any Invention(s) and copyrightable material. At the request and expense of the Corporation, the Executive will render whatever assistance may be necessary for the Corporation to secure a patent or copyright for such Invention(s) or material.

Patent-Copyright-Trademark. (a) The Executive agrees to make prompt and complete disclosure to the Corporation of any (i) invention, discovery, or improvement (“Invention”), whether patentable or not and (ii) copyrightable material, which relate to the Business of SMART Group the Corporation and which is made, conceived, or authored by the Executive, alone or with others, during the term of employment and, with respect to an Invention, for one two (12) year years following the cessation of employment. (b) The Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to the Corporation all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in any Invention(s) and copyrightable material. At the request and expense of the Corporation, the Executive will render whatever assistance may be necessary for the Corporation to secure a patent or copyright for such Invention(s) or material.