The Companys Ownership of Intellectual Property. In the event that Executive, as part of his activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or comprising Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not comprising Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company's business as now or hereinafter conducted (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed "a work made for hire" under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised in the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property developed by Executive to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations at the Company's expense, and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Confidentiality and Non Competition Agreement, Confidentiality and Non Competition Agreement (GT Solar International, Inc.), Confidentiality and Non Competition Agreement (GT Solar International, Inc.)
The Companys Ownership of Intellectual Property. (a) In the event that Executive, as part Executive during the term of his activities on behalf of or her employment by the Company generates, authors authors, conceives, develops, acquires, makes, reduces to practice or contributes to any discovery, formula, Trade Secret, invention, innovation, improvement, development, method of doing business, process, program, design, new developmentanalysis, drawing, report, data, software, firmware, logo, device, productmethod, method product or process (whether any similar or not patentable or reduced to practice or comprising Confidential Information)related information, any copyrightable work (whether or not comprising Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Proprietary Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company's business as now or hereinafter conducted (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is and shall be the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will shall to be deemed "a work made for hire" to the maximum extent permitted under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright ActAct as amended, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised in the copyright therein. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive hereby assigns his or her entire right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property to the Company. During and after the term of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property developed by Executive to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations at the Company's expense, and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Nonsolicitation and Confidentiality Agreement (Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.), And Confidentiality Agreement (Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.), Nonsolicitation and Confidentiality Agreement (Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc.)
The Companys Ownership of Intellectual Property. (a) In the event that Executive, as part of his activities on behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or comprising Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not comprising Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company's business as now or hereinafter conducted (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed "a work made for hire" under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights comprised in the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property developed by Executive to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the Company's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations at the Company's expense, and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive's employment with the Company).
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Samples: Confidentiality and Noncompete Agreement (Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.)