Works Made for Hire Clause Samples

Works Made for Hire. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that in the course of his employment with the Company, the Executive may from time to time create for the Company copyrightable works. Such works may consist of manuals, pamphlets, instructional materials, computer programs, software, software integration techniques, software codes, and data, technical data, photographs, drawings, logos, designs, artwork or other copyrightable material, or portions thereof, and may be created within or without the Company’s facilities and before, during or after normal business hours. All such works related to or useful in the business of the Company are specifically intended to be works made for hire by the Executive, and the Executive shall cooperate with the Company in the protection of the Company’s copyrights in such works and, to the extent deemed desirable by the Company, the registration of such copyrights.

Works Made for Hire. You agree that all intellectual property rights, developments, designs, computer software, inventions, applications and improvements, including but not limited to trade names, assumed names, service names, service marks, trademarks, logos, patents, copyrights, licenses, formulas, trade secrets and technology, whether in design, methods, processes, formulae, machines or devices and all other applications (collectively, “Inventions”), whether made, created, invented, devised, acquired, succeeded to (whether by devise, estate, testamentary disposition or otherwise), or developed for the Company by you during the Employment Period or prior to the date of this Agreement, other than Inventions made, created, invented, devised or developed by you (i) on your own personal time, (ii) without the use of the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities and resources and (iii) which are not related to the sale, manufacture, distribution, marketing development or provision of products, components, equipment, hardware, other technology or services (of any sort) in the wireless communications industry (collectively, “Unrelated Inventions”), are works made for hire and shall be the exclusive property of the Company without separate compensation to you. You will, at the request and expense of the Company made at any time, execute and deliver to the Company or its nominee such applications and instruments as may be desirable and appropriate for obtaining for the Company or its nominee, patents, copyrights, trademarks, know-how and other intellectual property protection of the United States and all other countries for vesting in the Company or its nominee, all of your claim, right, title and interest in said Inventions and for maintaining, enforcing and funding the same, and to otherwise vest in or evidence the Company’s or its nominee’s exclusive ownership of all of the rights referred to herein. In the event that, for whatever reason, the results of your past or future work for the Company should not be deemed to be works made for hire, you agree to assign, and you hereby do assign, to the Company or its nominee all claim, right, title and interest, in any country, to each and every of the inventions that is the result of work done in the course of your past or future employment by the Company, or that you create or develop, or that you acquire by whatever means that was created or developed, in whole or in part by using the Company’s equipment, supplies, resources or facilit...

Works Made for Hire. I acknowledge that all original works of authorship which are made by me (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of my employment with the Company and which are eligible for copyright protection are “works made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101).

Works Made for Hire. Executive recognizes and agrees that all original works of authorship, and all inventions, discoveries, improvements and other results of creative thinking or discovery by Executive during the term of Executive’s employment, whether the result of individual efforts or in acts in concert with others, arising in the scope of Executive’s employment, utilizing in any way any of the Confidential Information or Company property, or otherwise relating to the Company’s business, are and shall be “works made for hire” within the meaning of the United States copyright laws, to the extent applicable thereto, and in all events shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company (collectively, the “Created Works”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Created Works shall include all computer software, written materials, business processes, compilations, programs, improvements, inventions, notes, copyrightable works made, fixed, conceived, or acquired by Executive in the scope of Executive’s employment, utilizing in any way any of the Confidential Information, or otherwise relating to the Company’s business. No part of the definition of Created Works is intended to exclude the Created Works from being included among the items constituting Confidential Information.

Works Made for Hire. Employer and Executive acknowledge that in the course of Executive’s employment with Employer, Executive may from time to time create for Employer copyrightable works. Such works may consist of manuals, pamphlets, instructional materials, computer programs, software, software integration techniques, software codes, and data, technical data, photographs, drawings, logos, designs, artwork, or other copyrightable material, or portions thereof, and may be created within or without Employer’s facilities and before, during or after normal business hours. All such works related to or useful in the business of Employer are specifically intended to be works made for hire by Executive, and Executive shall cooperate with Employer in the protection of Employer’s copyrights in such works and, to the extent deemed desirable by Employer, the registration of such copyrights.

Works Made for Hire. I further acknowledge and agree that Company Intellectual Property, including (without limitation) any computer programs, programming documentation, and other works of authorship, are “works made for hire” for purposes of the Company’s rights under copyright laws. I hereby assign and agree to assign to the Company any and all rights, title and interest I may have or acquire in such works made for hire.

Works Made for Hire. Employee agrees that the Company shall be the sole owner of all patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademark rights and all other intellectual property or other rights in connection with Inventions. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that such Inventions, including, without limitation, any computer programs, programming documentation and other works of authorship, are “works made for hire” for purposes of the Company’s rights under copyright laws. Employee hereby assigns to the Company any and all rights, title and interest Employee may have or acquire in such Inventions. If in the course of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee incorporates into a Company product, process or a machine a prior Invention or improvement owned by Employee or in which Employee has an interest, and listed in Exhibit 1, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use, market, sell and distribute such prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product process or machine. Pursuant to Section 3(d), if in the course of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee incorporates into a Company product, process or a machine a prior Invention or improvement owned by Employee or in which Employee has an interest, but not listed in Exhibit 1, Employee agrees to assign and hereby does assign all rights and interest in the Invention to the Company.

Works Made for Hire. All copyrightable works comprising the Creative Materials shall be considered “works made for hire” as defined in the United States Copyright Act, whether published or unpublished, and all rights, title, and interest to all such copyrightable works shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and the Company shall be deemed to be the author and owner of such copyrightable works. Consultant shall not distribute the copyrightable works, in part or in entirety, to any third party without the express written consent of the Company.

Works Made for Hire. Executive acknowledges that all Creative Works that are made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of Executive’s employment with the Company and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101) and are deemed specially ordered by the Company under the U.S. Copyright law. In the event that any Creative Work is determined not to be a “work made for hire,” this Agreement shall operate as an irrevocable assignment by Executive to the Company of all applicable state, federal, and international copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or other similar rights in the Creative Work, including all right, title, and interest.