Proprietary Developments. (a) Any and all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “Developments”), made, conceived, developed, or created by Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work hours or otherwise) during Executive’s employment which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted by the Company will be promptly disclosed by Executive to Company and shall be Company’s exclusive property. The term “Developments” shall not be deemed to include inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of Executive prior to the Term. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to Company all proprietary rights which Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and Executive waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein. Executive will execute any documents and to take any actions that may be required, in the reasonable determination of Company’s counsel, to effect and confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver, to direct the issuance of patents, trademarks, or copyrights to Company with respect to such Developments as are to be Company’s exclusive property or to vest in Company title to such Developments; provided, however, that the expense of securing any patent, trademark or copyright shall be borne by Company. The parties agree that Developments shall constitute Confidential Information.
Proprietary Developments. (a) The Executive acknowledges that he has been an employee and officer of the Company and its predecessor during the development of the software and Intellectual Property, as defined herein, currently owned by the Company, and the Executive makes no claim to any right, title or interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademark rights, sui generic database rights, and all other intellectual property rights of any sort throughout the world), made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive during such employment by the Company and its predecessors that relate to such Intellectual Property. Any and all inventions (whether or not patentable), products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, formulae, trade secrets, service marks, patent rights, copyrights, sui generis database rights, designs, designations, know-how, ideas, trademarks and works of authorship (collectively, hereinafter referred to as "Intellectual Property"), made, developed or created by the Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular hours of work or otherwise) during the Executive's employment by the Company and its predecessors, which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, business conducted or to be conducted by the Company shall be the Company's exclusive property and will be promptly disclosed by the Executive to the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, such Intellectual Property shall be deemed works made for hire.
(b) Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company or its designated affiliate any right, title or interest which Executive may have or acquire in any such Intellectual Property (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademark rights, sui generis database rights, and all other intellectual property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, designations, designs, know-how, ideas and information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive, (i) during the Term that relate to the subject matter of, or arise out of, his services to the Company, (ii) are referred to in clause (a) above, or (iii) constitute any Proprietary Information (as defined below) (collectively, "Inventions"). Executive will promptly disclose and provide all Inventions to Company. Executive waives any license or o...
Proprietary Developments. Any and all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “Developments”), made, conceived, developed, or created by Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work hours or otherwise) during Executive’s employment, which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted by the Company will be promptly disclosed by Executive to the Company and shall be the Company’s exclusive property. The term “Developments” shall not be deemed to include inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of Executive prior to the term of this Agreement. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company all proprietary rights which Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and Executive waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein. Executive will execute any documents and to take any actions that may be required, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s counsel, to effect and confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver, to direct the issuance of patents, trademarks, or copyrights to the Company with respect to such Developments as are to be the Company’s exclusive property or to vest in the Company title to such Developments; provided, however, that the expense of securing any patent, trademark or copyright shall be borne by the Company. The parties agree that Developments shall constitute confidential information for purposes of Section 11.1 (Confidentiality, Non-solicitation, Non-competition, and Non-disparagement/Disclosure of Information).
Proprietary Developments. (a) Any and all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively, hereinafter referred to as "Developments"), made, developed, or created by the Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work hours or otherwise) during the Term, which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted by the Corporation will be promptly disclosed by the Executive to the Corporation and shall be the Corporation's exclusive property. The term "Developments" shall not be deemed to include inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of the Executive prior to the Term. The Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Corporation all proprietary rights which the Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and the Executive waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein. The Executive agrees to execute any documents and to take any actions that may be required, in the reasonable determination of the Corporation's counsel, to effect and confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver.
Proprietary Developments. (a) Any and all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “Developments”), made, developed, or created by the Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work hours or otherwise) during the Term, which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted by the Corporation will be promptly disclosed by the Executive to the Corporation and shall be the Corporation’s exclusive property. The term “Developments” shall not be deemed to include inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of the Executive prior to the Term. The Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Corporation all proprietary rights which the Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and the Executive waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein. The Executive agrees to execute any documents and to take any actions that may be required, in the reasonable determination of the Corporation’s counsel, to effect and confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver.
(b) The Executive will execute any documents necessary or advisable, in the reasonable determination of the Corporation’s counsel, to direct the issuance of patents, trademarks, or copyrights to the Corporation with respect to such Developments as are to be the Corporation’s exclusive property or to vest in the Corporation title to such Developments; provided, however, that the expense of securing any patent, trademark or copyright shall be borne by the Corporation.
(c) The parties agree that Developments shall constitute Confidential Information.
Proprietary Developments. This Agreement also concerns inventions and discoveries (whether or not patentable), designs, works of authorship, mask works, improvements, data, processes, computer programs and software (hereinafter called “Proprietary Developments”) that are conceived or made by me alone or with others while I am employed by HP and that relate to the research and development or the business of HP, or that result from work performed by me for HP, or that are developed, in whole or in part, using HP’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secrets information. Such Proprietary Developments are the sole property of HP, and I hereby assign and transfer all rights in such Proprietary Developments to HP. I also agree that any works of authorship created by me shall be deemed to be “works made for hire.” I further agree for all Proprietary Developments:
a. to disclose them promptly to HP;
b. to sign any assignment document to formally perfect and confirm my assignment of title to HP;
c. to assign any right of recovery for past damages to HP; and
d. to execute any other documents deemed necessary by HP to obtain, record and perfect patent, copyright, mask works and/or trade secret protection in all countries, in HP’s name and at HP’s expense. I understand that HP may delegate these rights. I agree that, if requested, my disclosure, assignment, execution and cooperation duties will be provided to the entity designated by HP. In compliance with prevailing provisions of relevant state statutes,* this Agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the business of the employer or (ii) to the employer’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer.
Proprietary Developments. Employee agrees promptly to fully disclose and assign and does hereby assign to the Company the entire right, title and interest throughout the world in and to all product formulations, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how, trade secrets, information, processes, machines, manufactures, compositions, apparatus or products ("Proprietary Information"), whether or not patentable, made or conceived or discovered or developed or reduced to practice, solely or jointly, by Employee during the Term of Employment:
(a) Regardless of whether or not during working time chargeable to the Company, which relate in any manner to the Company's field of business interest or are suggested by or to Employee or result from work performed by Employee for the Company or are made by the use of the Company's materials or equipment, or
(b) While on the Company's time, regardless of the nature of the Proprietary Information. It shall be presumed, subject to clear and convincing proof to the contrary, that all Inventions, whether or not patentable, relating to the Company's business and developed by Employee during the six month period beginning on the date of termination of the Term of Employment were, for the purposes of this Agreement, conceived prior to the termination of the Term of Employment. Employee will cooperate with the Company in all lawful ways in order to carry into effect the provisions of this Section 8, including the execution of any papers or documents deemed by the Company to be desirable or necessary to enable the Company to apply for, secure and maintain patent or copyright protection thereon in the United States of America and in foreign countries including, but not limited to applications, assignments and other legal instruments.
Proprietary Developments. Executive shall, promptly upon reasonable request, disclose to Company all inventions (whether patentable or not), trade secrets, trademark concepts, and advertising and marketing concepts (collectively, hereinafter referred to as "Developments"), that he makes, alone or with others, during his employment with Company relating to its business. "Developments" do not include anything possessed or created by Executive before the Term. Company will exclusively own all Developments. Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights that he has or acquires in any Developments, and he will execute any documents and take any actions as reasonably requested by the Company necessary to effect that assignment. Executive need not incur any cost related to that assignment or the creation of any related intellectual property rights. The Parties agree that Developments are Confidential Information.
Proprietary Developments. 6.3.1 Any and all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively, hereinafter referred to as “Developments”), made, conceived, developed, or created by Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work hours or otherwise) during Executive’s employment, which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted by the Company will be promptly disclosed by Executive to Charter and shall be Charter’s exclusive property. The term “Developments” shall not be deemed to include inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of Executive prior to the Term or general know how acquired by Executive in the course of Executive’s employment with Charter. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to Charter all proprietary rights which Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and Executive waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein. Executive will execute any documents and to take any actions that may be required, in the reasonable determination of Charter’s counsel, to effect and confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver, to direct the issuance of patents, trademarks, or copyrights to Charter with respect to such Developments as are to be Charter’s exclusive property or to vest in Charter title to such Developments; provided, however, that the expense of securing any patent, trademark or copyright shall be borne by Charter. The parties agree that Developments shall constitute Confidential Information.
Proprietary Developments. Executive confirms and agrees that any Proprietary Development, as defined below, that Executive conceived or made alone or with others during the course of his employment is the sole property of the Company. Executive, therefore, agrees:
(i) that Executive has disclosed any and all Proprietary Development to the Company;
(ii) that Executive has assigned any and all Proprietary Development to the Company, along with any and all patent, copyright, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights in the Proprietary Development; and
(iii) that Executive has executed, and that he promptly will execute, any and all documents and do all things requested by the Company to assist the Company in obtaining patent, copyright, and/or trade secret protection for the Proprietary Development. Company agrees to reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel-related expenses, if any, while assisting the Company under this section, and shall pay Executive an hourly rate of $250.00 for such assistance, if requested by the Company in writing. As used in this Agreement, a “Proprietary Development” shall include any invention (patentable or otherwise), improvement, data process, computer software program, other copyrightable material, and discovery that Executive conceives or makes alone or with others while Executive was employed by the Company and that either relates to any business, business development, research, product development, or product of the Company, or results from tasks that have been assigned to Executive by the Company.
