Property Rights. Employee agrees promptly to disclose to Company any and all ideas, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical data, and know-how that are conceived, devised, invented, developed, or reduced to practice or tangible medium by Employee, under Employee's direction, or jointly with others during any period that Employee is employed or engaged by Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of Company, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee hereby assigns (and agrees to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest to the Property and Rights and any and all related patent rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitation.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Cyber Defense Systems Inc), Employment Agreement (Cyber Defense Systems Inc), Employment Agreement (Cyber Defense Systems Inc)
Property Rights. Employee In keeping with his fiduciary duties to Company, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during his Employment Period, and for a period of one (1) year following his Termination Date, Executive shall promptly to disclose in writing to Company any and all information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventionsinventions and other intellectual properties, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical datawhether patentable or not, and know-how that whether or not reduced to practice, which are conceived, devised, invented, developed, made or reduced to practice or tangible medium acquired by EmployeeExecutive, under Employee's direction, either individually or jointly with others others, and which relate to the business, products or services of Company or any of its affiliated entities. In consideration for his employment hereunder, Executive hereby specifically sells, assigns and transfers to Company all of his worldwide right, title and interest in and to all such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and other intellectual properties. If during the Employment Period, Executive creates any period that Employee original work of authorship or other property fixed in any tangible medium of expression which (a) is employed the subject matter of copyright (including computer programs) and (b) relates to Company's present or engaged by Companyplanned business, products, or services, whether such property is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, such property shall be deemed a work for hire, with the copyright automatically vesting in Company. To the extent that any such writing or other property is determined not during normal working hours or on the premises of Companyto be a work for hire for whatever reason, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee Executive hereby assigns (consents and agrees to the unconditional waiver of "moral rights" in such writing or other property, and to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest interest, including copyright, in such writing or other property. Executive hereby agrees to (a) assist Company or its nominee at all times in the Property and Rights and protection of any and all related patent property subject to this SECTION 13, (b) not to disclose any such property to others without the written consent of Company or its nominee, except as required by his employment hereunder, and (c) at the request of Company, to execute such assignments, certificates or other interests as Company or its nominee may from time to time deem desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect or enforce its rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, title or interests in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitationproperty.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc)
Property Rights. Employee In keeping with his fiduciary duties to Company, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during his Employment Period, and for a period of three (3) months following his Termination Date, Executive shall promptly to disclose in writing to Company any and all ideasInventions, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical data, and know-how that which are conceived, devised, invented, developed, made or reduced to practice or tangible medium acquired by EmployeeExecutive, under Employee's direction, either individually or jointly with others during any period that Employee is employed others, and which relate to, or engaged by are useful in, the business, products or services of Company including, without limitation, research and development activities of the Company, or which are made using any equipment, facilities, Confidential Information, material, labor, money, time or other resources of the Company. In consideration for his employment hereunder, Executive hereby specifically sells, assigns and transfers to Company all of his worldwide right, title and interest in and to all such Inventions. If during the Employment Period, Executive creates any original work of authorship or other property fixed in any tangible medium of expression which (1) is the subject matter of copyright (including computer programs) and (2) directly relates to Company's present or planned business, products, or services, whether such property is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, such property shall be deemed a work for hire, with the copyright automatically vesting in Company. To the extent that any such writing or other property is determined not during normal working hours or on the premises of Companyto be a work for hire for whatever reason, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee Executive hereby assigns (consents and agrees to the unconditional waiver of "moral rights" in such writing or other property, and to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest interest, including copyright, in such writing or other property. Executive hereby agrees to (1) assist Company or its nominee at all times in the Property protection of any property that is subject to this Section 10, (2) not to disclose any such property to others without the written consent of Company or its nominee, except as required by his employment hereunder, and Rights and any and all related patent (3) at the request of Company, to execute such assignments, certificates or other interests as Company or its nominee may from time to time deem desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect or enforce its rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, title or interests in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or property. Following the Employment Period, however, the Executive shall be required to provide only such assistance to the Company agrees is subject to only if (i) such state limitationassistance does not unreasonably interfere with Executive's then-current employment and (ii) Executive shall be reasonably compensated for his time.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Lexicon Genetics Inc/Tx), Employment Agreement (Lexicon Genetics Inc/Tx), Employment Agreement (Lexicon Genetics Inc/Tx)
Property Rights. Employee In keeping with his fiduciary duties to Company, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during his Employment Period, and for a period of one (1) year following his Termination Date, Executive shall promptly to disclose in writing to Company any and all information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventionsinventions and other intellectual properties, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical datawhether patentable or not, and know-how that whether or not reduced to practice, which are conceived, devised, invented, developed, made or reduced to practice or tangible medium acquired by EmployeeExecutive, under Employee's direction, either individually or jointly with others others, and which relate to the business, products or services of Company or any of its affiliated entities. In consideration for his employment hereunder, Executive hereby specifically sells, assigns and transfers to Company all of his worldwide right, title and interest in and to all such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and other intellectual properties. If during the Employment Period, Executive creates any period that Employee original work of authorship or other property fixed in any tangible medium of expression which (a) is employed the subject matter of copyright (including computer programs) and (b) relates to Company's present or engaged by Companyplanned business, products, or services, whether such property is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, such property shall be deemed a work for hire, with the copyright automatically vesting in Company. To the extent that any such writing or other property is determined not during normal working hours or on the premises of Companyto be a work for hire for whatever reason, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee Executive hereby assigns (consents and agrees to the unconditional waiver of "moral rights" in such writing or other property, and to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest interest, including copyright, in such writing or other property. Executive hereby agrees to (a) assist Company or its nominee at all times in the Property and Rights and protection of any and all related patent property subject to this Section 13, (b) not to disclose any such property to others without the written consent of Company or its nominee, except as required by his employment hereunder, and (c) at the request of Company, to execute such assignments, certificates or other interests as Company or its nominee may from time to time deem desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect or enforce its rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, title or interests in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitationproperty.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc), Employment Agreement (Synagro Technologies Inc)
Property Rights. Employee In keeping with his fiduciary duties to Company, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during his Employment Period, and for a period of six (6) months following his Termination Date, Executive shall promptly to disclose in writing to Company any and all information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventionsinventions and other intellectual properties, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical datawhether patentable or not, and know-how that whether or not reduced to practice, which are conceived, devised, invented, developed, made or reduced to practice or tangible medium acquired by EmployeeExecutive, under Employee's direction, either individually or jointly with others others, and which relate to the business, products or services of Company or any of its affiliated entities. In consideration for his employment hereunder, Executive hereby specifically sells, assigns and transfers to Company all of his worldwide right, title and interest in and to all such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, inventions and other intellectual properties. If during the Employment Period, Executive creates any period that Employee original work of authorship or other property fixed in any tangible medium of expression which (a) is employed the subject matter of copyright (including computer programs) and (b) relates to Company's present or engaged by Companyplanned business, products, or services, whether such property is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, such property shall be deemed a work for hire, with the copyright automatically vesting in Company. To the extent that any such writing or other property is determined not during normal working hours or on the premises of Companyto be a work for hire for whatever reason, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee Executive hereby assigns (consents and agrees to the unconditional waiver of "moral rights" in such writing or other property, and to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest interest, including copyright, in such writing or other property. Executive hereby agrees to (a) exercise reasonable effort to assist Company or its nominee in the Property and Rights and protection of any and all related patent property subject to this Section 12, (b) not to disclose any such property to others without the written consent of Company or its nominee, except as required by his employment hereunder, and (c) at the request of Company, to execute such assignments, certificates or other interests as Company or its nominee may from time to time deem desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect or enforce its rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, title or interests in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitationproperty.
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Samples: Employment Agreement (Imperial Sugar Co /New/), Employment Agreement (Imperial Sugar Co /New/)
Property Rights. Employee agrees promptly With respect to disclose to Company any information, inventions and all ideas, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical data, and know-how that are conceived, devised, invented, discoveries developed, made or reduced to practice or tangible medium conceived of by Employee, under either alone or with others, at any time during his employment by Company and whether or not within working hours, arising out of such employment or pertinent to any field of business or research in which, during such employment, Company is engaged or (if such is known to or ascertainable by Employee's direction) is considering engaging, or jointly with others during any period that Employee is employed or engaged by Companyunderstands and acknowledges that:
a) all such information, inventions and discoveries, whether or not during normal working hours patented or on patentable, shall be and remain the premises exclusive property of Company;
b) he shall promptly disclose to an authorized Company representative all such information, inventions and discoveries and all information in his possession as to possible applications and uses thereof;
c) he will not file any patent application relating to any such invention or discovery, except with the prior written consent of an authorized Company officer;
d) he hereby waives and releases any and all rights he may have in and to such information, inventions and discoveries, and hereby assigns to Company and/or its nominees all of his rights, titles and interests in them, and all of his rights, titles and interests in any patent, patent application, copyright or other property right based thereon. He hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and each of its duly authorized officers and agents as agent and attorney-in-fact to act for him and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution, issuance and enforcement of any such patent, patent application, copyright or other property right with the same force and effect as if executed and delivered by him; and
e) at the request of Company, which relate, directly or indirectlyand without expense to him, to the business of execute such documents and perform such other acts as Company deems necessary or appropriate, to obtain patents on such inventions in a jurisdiction or jurisdictions designated by Company, and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee hereby assigns (and agrees to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest to the Property and Rights it or its designee such inventions and any and all related patent rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitationpatents relating thereto.
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Property Rights. Employee agrees promptly to disclose to Company any and all ideas, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical data, and know-how that are conceived, devised, invented, developed, or reduced to practice or tangible medium by Employee, under Employee's direction, or jointly with others during any period that Employee is employed or engaged by Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of Company, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of Company and arise out of Employee's employment with Company (hereinafter "Property and Rights"). Employee hereby assigns (and agrees to assign in the future) to Company all of his right, title and interest to the Property and Rights and any and all related patent rights, copyrights, and applications and registrations therefore. During and after his employment, Employee shall cooperate with Company, at Company's expense, in obtaining proprietary protection for the Property and Rights and Employee shall execute all documents which Company shall reasonably request in order to perfect Company's rights in the Property and Rights. Employee hereby appoints Company his attorney to execute and deliver any such documents on his behalf in the event Employee should fail or refuse to do so within a reasonable period following Company's request. Property and Rights which are subject to copyright registration shall be "works made for hire" and shall be the property of Company. Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which limits the assignability to Company of certain employee inventions, this Agreement shall be interpreted not to apply to any such invention which a court rules or Company agrees is subject to such state limitation.shall
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