Prior Invention definition

Prior Invention means any invention, idea, improvement, process, design, software program code, logic diagrams, flow charts, decision charts, drawings, procedural diagrams, coding sheets, documentation manuals, technique, configuration, methodology, know-how, original work of authorship or other innovation or writing of any kind (whether or not patentable, copyrightable or subject to other legal protection) made, developed, conceived of or reduced to practice by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others, prior to his employment with the Company.

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Prior Invention of a Party shall mean an Invention owned or Controlled by either Party, which Invention is made solely by the Party's employees, agents or subcontractors before the Effective Date or which otherwise came into the Control of such Party before the Effective Date.

Prior Invention means any Invention that (i) I have, or I have caused to be, alone or jointly with others, made, created, conceived, developed, or reduced to practice prior to the commencement of my employment by Company, and (ii) in which I have an ownership interest or which I have a right to license, in each case obtained prior to the commencement of my employment by Company.

Examples of Prior Invention in a sentence

• If, in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate a Prior Invention into a Company product, process or machine, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention.

• If disclosure of any such Prior Invention would cause me to violate any prior confidentiality agreement, I understand that I am not to list such Prior Inventions in Exhibit A but am only to disclose a cursory name for each such invention, a listing of the party(ies) to whom it belongs and the fact that full disclosure as to such inventions has not been made for that reason.

• If disclosure of any such Prior Invention would cause me to violate any prior confidentiality agreement, I understand that I am not to list such Prior Inventions in Exhibit B but am only to disclose a cursory name for each such invention, a listing of the party(ies) to whom it belongs and the fact that full disclosure as to such inventions has not been made for that reason.

• If in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate into a Company product, process or machine a Prior Invention owned by me or in which I have an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine.

• If, in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate a Prior Invention into a Company product, process or machine or other work done for the Company, I hereby grant to the Company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license (with the full right to sublicense) to make, have made, modify, use, sell, offer for sale and import such Prior Invention.

• If, in the course of my Relationship with the Company, I incorporate into a Company product, process or machine a Prior Invention owned by me or in which I have an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to make, have made, copy, modify, make derivative works of, use, sell and otherwise distribute such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine.

• If in the course of my employment with the Company, I incorporate into a Company product, process or service a Prior Invention owned by me or in which I have an interest, I hereby grant to the Company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or service, and to practice any method related thereto.

• The Executive hereby agrees to indemnify the Group and hold it harmless from all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and costs for resolving disputes arising out of or in connection with any violation or claimed violation of a third party’s rights resulting from any use, sub-licensing, modification, transfer or sale by the Group of such Prior Invention.

• If, in the course of his employment with the Company, the Executive incorporates into a Company product, process or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Executive or in which the Executive has an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine.

• If during the Executive’s retention with the Company, the Executive incorporates a Prior Invention into a Company product, process or service or its use, the Executive shall be deemed to have automatically granted to the Company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, display, perform sell and otherwise use such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with any Company product, process or service.

More Definitions of Prior Invention

Prior Invention means any concept, method, process, technology, invention, development, or other work which is disclosed in Appendix B;

Prior Invention is defined as any prior invention, discovery, improvement or work of authorship that Contractor conceived, developed or reduced to practice prior to the commencement of Contractor’s engagement by LIBERTY and which Contractor considers to be Contractor’s property or the property of a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any LIBERTY products, processes, methods or works without LIBERTY’s prior written consent.

Prior Invention shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 7.5 of this Agreement.

Prior Invention means any invention, process, or design that Executive conceived of or reduced to practice, alone or with others, before Executive’s employment with the Company, that Executive wishes to clarify is not subject to this Section 6.5 and that is listed in Attachment B. (If Attachment B is blank, there are no Prior Inventions.) Executive does not assign rights in any Prior Invention to the Company under this Section 6.5. Executive will not include any information on Attachment B that, by its disclosure to the Company, would violate any confidentiality obligation Executive owes to any third party, including a prior employer. If such confidentiality obligations exist with respect to certain Prior Inventions, Executive must inform the Company that Executive has not listed all Prior Inventions on Attachment B for that reason. If Executive uses or incorporates any Prior Invention (or other intellectual property not subject to assignment under this Agreement) in any Company or Affiliate product or service, program, process, machine, development, or work-in-progress, or if Executive permits the Company or its Affiliates to do so, Executive hereby grants to the Company a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license (with right to sublicense) to make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, modify, copy, distribute, publicly perform and display, and make derivative works of such Prior Invention (or other intellectual property), to the extent of Executive’s ownership or interest.