Common use of Proprietary Property Clause in Contracts

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) hereof: (a) The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the Company, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed , furnished or produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee will, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) hereof: (a) The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the Company, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it either has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, Company during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee will, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, Company (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on the business of the Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on the business of the Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) 8.6 hereof: (a) 6.1 The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well will as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) 6.2 below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, ; or (ii) by or for r the Company, ; or (iii) by any independent individual or Person person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive waive, the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With with respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced Produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results of the benefits or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee willshall, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyrightCopyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.'s

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) 8.6 hereof: (a) 6.1 The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well will as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) 6.2 below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, ; or (ii) by or for r the Company, ; or (iii) by any independent individual or Person person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive waive, the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With with respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced Produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results of the benefits or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee willshall, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.of

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) hereof: (a) The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the Company, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee will, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical proprietarytechnical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) hereof: (a) The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the CompanyEmployer's time, with the CompanyEmployer's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company Employer is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company Employer or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the CompanyEmployer, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the CompanyEmployer, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the CompanyEmployer, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the CompanyEmployer, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company Employer and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company Employer shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the CompanyEmployer, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the CompanyEmployer, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee will, upon the request and at the expense of the CompanyEmployer, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company Employer to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company Employer deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company Employer all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the CompanyEmployer's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company Employer to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company Employer may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company Employer business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company Employer business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the CompanyEmployer's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the CompanyEmployer.

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) 8.6 hereof: (a) 6.1 The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well will as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) 6.2 below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, ; or (ii) by or for r the Company, ; or (iii) by any independent individual or Person person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive waive, the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With with respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced Produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results of the benefits or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee willshall, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyrightCopyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) 6.2 As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company.Employee

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e9(e) hereof: (a) The Employee Executive agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "“Proprietary Property" ” and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee Executive (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's ’s time, with the Company's ’s materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the Company, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's Executive’s knowledge or possession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's Executive’s knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's Executive’s employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iii) above, shall be, if created, developed, conceived of or discovered by the EmployeeExecutive, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee Executive as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee Executive shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced by the EmployeeExecutive, or suggested by the Employee Executive to the Company, during the term of the Employee's Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Employee Executive does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee Executive shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee Executive will, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (B) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the Company's ’s ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee Executive shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "“Proprietary Property" ” means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's ’s industry and which is disclosed to Employee Executive or known or developed by Employee Executive as a consequence of or through his employment with the Company. (c) During or subsequent to the Executive’s employment by Company, Executive will never, directly or indirectly, lecture upon, publish articles concerning, use, disseminate, disclose, sell or offer for sale any Proprietary Property without the Company’s prior written permission.

Proprietary Property. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 10(e) hereof: (a) The Employee agrees that any and all inventions or improvements as well as any and all ideas, creations, know-how and methods of applying and putting into practice any inventions or improvements (all of the foregoing being hereinafter called "Proprietary Property" and being more fully defined in subparagraph (b) below) that are created, developed, conceived of or discovered either (i) by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) either in the course of his employment, on the Company's time, with the Company's materials or facilities, relating to any subject matter with which his work for the Company is or may be concerned, or relating to any business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies is involved, or (ii) by or for r the Company, or (iii) by any independent individual or Person and thereafter acquired by the Company, and which are within the Employee's knowledge or possession procession in the case of (i) above or that come into the Employee's knowledge or possession during and in the course of the Employee's employment hereunder in the case of (ii) or (iiior(iii) above, shall be, if createdcreated , developed, conceived of or discovered by the Employee, promptly disclosed to the Company, or shall be, if otherwise developed or acquired by the Company, received by the Employee as an employee of the Company and not in any way for his own benefit. Employee shall neither have nor obtain any right, title or interest in or to such Proprietary Property unless and until the Company shall expressly and in writing waive the rights that it has therein and thereto under the provisions of this sentence. With respect to any and all Proprietary Property that is invented, created, written, developed developed, furnished or produced by the Employee, or suggested by the Employee to the Company, during the term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee does hereby agree that all such Proprietary Property shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and that the Employee shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest, of any kind therein and thereto or in and to any results or proceeds therefrom. At any time, whether during or after the term of this Agreement, the Employee will, upon the tee request and at the expense of the Company, (A) obtain patents or copyrights on, or (BB ) permit the Company to patent or copyright, any such Proprietary Property, whichever (A) or (B) is appropriate, and/or (C) execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all assignments, instruments of transfer, or other documents, that the Company deems necessary or appropriate to transfer to and vest in the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Proprietary Property and to evidence the t he Company's ownership of such Proprietary Property, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary to enable the Company to publish or protect said Proprietary Property by patents or otherwise in any and all countries and to render all such assistance as the Company may require in any patent office proceeding or litigation involving said Proprietary Property. The Employee shall not, without limitation as to time or place, use any Proprietary Property except on Company business, during or after his period of employment, nor disclose the same to any other Person or individual except for disclosure on Company business or as may be required by law. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Proprietary Property" means proprietary technical information not generally known in the Company's industry and which is disclosed to Employee or known or developed by Employee as a consequence on sequence of or through his employment with the Company.