Disclosure and Assignment. As of the Effective Date, Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, and improvement (whether patented, patentable or not) conceived or reduced to practice by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company, and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company that relates to the Company’s business (collectively, “Creations”). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Creation. Every copyrightable Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be a “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive.
Disclosure and Assignment. Executive will promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information concerning each and every invention, discovery, improvement, device design, apparatus, practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not, made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice by Executive, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the term of this agreement, or within six months thereafter, whether or not during regular working hours, relating to any phase of the business of the Company conducted at such time (hereinafter referred to as "Developments"). Executive, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby acknowledges that any and all of said Developments are the property of the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company and all of the Executive's right, title and interest in and to any and all of such Developments.
Disclosure and Assignment. Executive must immediately disclose to the Company any and all improvements and inventions that Executive may conceive and/or reduce to practice individually or jointly or commonly with others while Executive is employed with the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to (i) any methods, processes or apparatus concerned with the development, use or production of any type of products, goods or services sold or used by the Company or its Affiliates, and (ii) any type of products, goods or services sold or used by the Company or its Affiliates. Any such improvements and inventions will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and Executive hereby immediately assigns, transfers and sets over to the Company Executive’s entire right, title and interest in and to any and all of such improvement and inventions as are specified in this Section 8(a), and in and to any and all applications for letters patent that may be filed on such inventions, and in and to any and all letters patent that may issue, or be issued, upon such applications. In connection therewith and for no additional compensation therefor, but at no expense to Executive, Executive will sign any and all instruments deemed necessary by the Company for:
(i) the filing and prosecution of any applications for letters patent of the United States or of any foreign country that the Company may desire to file upon such inventions as are specified in this Section 8(a);
(ii) the filing and prosecution of any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part or reissue applications that the Company may desire to file upon such applications for letters patent; and
(iii) the reviving, re-examining or renewing of any of such applications for letters patent. This Section 8(a) will not apply to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, confidential, proprietary or secret knowledge or information, or other trade secret information of the Company was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, and (i) that does not relate (A) directly to the business of the Company, or (B) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company.
Disclosure and Assignment. As of the Effective Date, Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, trade secret and improvement (whether patented, patentable or not) conceived or reduced to practice by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while Executive is employed by the Company, whether or not conceived or reduced to practice during the regular hours of Executive’s employment (collectively, “Creations") and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others Executive he is employed by the Company that relates to the Company's business (collectively, "Works") whether or not created during the regular hours of Executive’s employment. Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Work and Creation. Every copyrightable Work, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be a "work made for hire" as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive.
Disclosure and Assignment. Executive shall immediately disclose to the Company any and all improvements and inventions that Executive may conceive and/or reduce to practice individually or jointly or commonly with others while he is employed with the Company with respect to (i) any methods, processes or apparatus concerned with the development, use or production of any type of products, goods or services sold or used by the Company, and (ii) any type of products, goods or services sold or used by the Company. Executive also shall immediately assign, transfer and set over to the Company his entire right, title and interest in and to any and all of such inventions as are specified in this Section 8(a), and in and to any and all applications for letters patent that may be filed on such inventions, and in and to any and all letters patent that may issue, or be issued, upon such applications. In connection therewith and for no additional compensation therefor, but at no expense to Executive, Executive shall sign any and all instruments deemed necessary by the Company for:
(i) the filing and prosecution of any applications for letters patent of the United States or of any foreign country that the Company may desire to file upon such inventions as are specified in this Section 8(a);
(ii) the filing and prosecution of any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part or reissue applications that the Company may desire to file upon such applications for letters patent; and
(iii) the reviving, re-examining or renewing of any of such applications for letters patent. Employee is hereby notified that this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, Confidential Information (defined in Section 5 above) or other trade secret information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (i) the invention relates (A) directly to the business of the Company, or (B) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) the invention results from any work performed by Executive for the Company.
Disclosure and Assignment. Employee will promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information concerning each and every invention, discovery, improvement, device, design, apparatus, practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not, made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice by Employee, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the Term, or within six (6) months thereafter, whether or not during regular working hours, relating either directly or indirectly to the business, products, practices or techniques of the Company or any of its Affiliates ("Developments"). Employee, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby acknowledges that any and all of the Developments are the property of the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any and all of Employee's right, title and interest in and to any and all Developments. At the request of the Company, Employee will confer with the Company and its representatives for the purpose of disclosing all Developments to the Company as the Company shall reasonably request during the period ending one (1) year after termination of Employee's employment with the Company.
Disclosure and Assignment. As of the Effective Date, Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every idea, concept, invention, and improvement (whether patented, patentable or not) conceived or reduced to practice by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company, and all copyrighted or copyrightable matter created by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he is employed by the Company that relates to the Company's business (collectively, "Creations"). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Creation. Every copyrightable Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be a "work made for hire" as defined in 17 U.S.C. Section 101, and the Company shall own all rights in and to such matter throughout the world, without the payment of any royalty or other consideration to Executive or anyone claiming through Executive.
Disclosure and Assignment. Executive will promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information concerning each and every product, invention, discovery, practice, process or method, whether patentable or not, made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice by Executive, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the Term, or six months thereafter, whether or not during regular working hours, relating either directly or indirectly to, or useful in, any aspect of the business, products, practices or techniques of the Company ("Developments"). Executive, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby acknowledges that any and all of the Developments are the property of the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any and all of Executive's right, title and interest in and to any and all of the Developments. At the request of the Company, Executive will confer with the Company and its representatives for the purpose of disclosing all Developments to the Company as the Company shall reasonably request during the period ending one year after the Term.
Disclosure and Assignment. As used herein, “Creations” means writings, works of authorship, recipes, formulas, ideas, concepts, inventions, discoveries, and improvements, whether patented, patentable or not and whether copyrighted, copyrightable, or not. Furthermore, as used herein, “Employment Creations” means any and all Creations created, prepared, produced, authored, amended, conceived or reduced to practice by Executive whether solely or in collaboration with others while he or she is employed by the Company that: (i) relate in any way to the Company’s business; or (ii) relate to the Company’s actual or contemplated business, research, or development; or (iii) result from any work performed by Executive for the Company. Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant times, to the extent permitted by law, every copyrightable Employment Creation, regardless of whether copyright protection is sought or preserved by the Company, shall be a “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. §101, and the Company shall own all rights in and to such Employment Creation throughout the world except to the extent such ownership is waived in writing by the Board. To the extent the preceding sentence does not apply, as of the Effective Date, Executive agrees to transfer and assign and hereby transfers and assigns to the Company (or its designee) all right, title, and interest of Executive in and to every Employment Creation. Executive further agrees to transfer and assign and hereby transfers and assigns to the Company all Creations created, prepared, produced, authored, amended, conceived or reduced to practice by Executive within one (1) year following Executive’s termination of employment with the Company (whether voluntary or otherwise), if the Creation is a result of Company’s Confidential Information obtained by Executive during Executive’s employment with the Company (collectively, “Post-Employment Creations”). Executive shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company may request, all information, details, and data pertaining to each Employment Creation and each Post-Employment Creation. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Employment Creations or Post-Employment Creations so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement except to the extent such ownership is waived in writing ...
Disclosure and Assignment. Executive agrees to promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information concerning each and every Invention. Executive, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby acknowledges that any and all Inventions are the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any and all of Executive’s right, title and interest in and to any and all Inventions. If an Invention does not relate to the existing or reasonably foreseeable business interests of the Company, the Company may, in its sole and unreviewable discretion, release or license the Invention to Executive upon written request by Executive. No release or license shall be valid unless in writing signed by an officer of the Company.
