Common use of Works Made for Hire Clause in Contracts

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. 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 businessbusiness (collectively, the “Created Works”), 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”)Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Created Works shall include all computer software, written materials, business processesprocesses or plans, 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. 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 propertyInformation, 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. 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 15 Company’s businessbusiness (collectively, the “Created Works”), 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”)Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Created Works shall include all computer software, written materials, business processesprocesses or plans, 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. 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 InformationInformation or Company property, 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.