Work for Hire Acknowledgement; Assignment Sample Clauses
The "Work for Hire Acknowledgement; Assignment" clause establishes that any work created by one party under the agreement is considered a "work for hire," meaning the hiring party is automatically deemed the legal author and owner of the work. In practice, this clause typically applies to creative outputs such as written materials, software code, designs, or inventions produced during the course of a project or employment. If, for any reason, the work does not qualify as a work for hire under applicable law, the clause usually requires the creator to formally assign all rights, title, and interest in the work to the hiring party. This ensures that the hiring party retains full ownership and control over the intellectual property, preventing future disputes over rights and usage.
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Work for Hire Acknowledgement; Assignment. Employee acknowledges that all of Employee’s work on and contributions to the business of the Company, including, without limitation, any and all investment models, processes, and methodology or any other contribution to such business (such as designs, artwork and other expressions in any tangible medium) (collectively, the “Works”) are within the scope of Employee’s employment and are a part of the services, duties and responsibilities of Employee. All of Employee’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Employee for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of the Company, and all of Employee’s said work and contributions, as well as the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded as “work for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without curtailing or limiting this acknowledgement, Employee hereby assigns, grants and delivers exclusively to the Company all rights, titles and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Employee will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, such other and further assignments, instruments and documents as Company from Time to Time reasonably may request for the purpose of establishing, evidencing and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive perpetual and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles and copyrights in and to the Works and Employee here constitutes and appoints Company as its agent and attorney‑in‑fact, with full power of substitution to execute and deliver such assignments, instruments or documents as Employee may fail or refuse to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work for Hire Acknowledgement; Assignment. Employee acknowledges that work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, "Works") are within the scope of Employee's employment and part of Employee's duties, responsibilities, or assignment. Employee's work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Employee for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Company and all such work and contributions, together with the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded, as "work made for hire" as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgement, Employee assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Employee will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of complete exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights in and to the Works, and Employee constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Employee fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work for Hire Acknowledgement; Assignment. Executive acknowledges that Executive's work on and contributions to documents and other expressions in tangible media relating to the business of the Company (collectively, "Works") are within the scope of Executive's employment and part of Executive's duties and responsibilities for Company and its affiliates, and are, and at all times shall be regarded as, "work made for hire" as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment Executive assigns, grants and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals, Executive will execute and deliver to Company, its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of establishing evidencing, and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive, perpetual and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interest of every kind and nature, including all copyrights, in and to the Works, and Executive constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Executive fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.