Inventions and Discoveries Clause Example with 5 Variations from Business Contracts
This page contains Inventions and Discoveries clauses in business contracts and legal agreements. An example clause is provided at the top of the page, followed by clauses with minor variations. You can view the text differences by selecting the "Show Differences" option.
Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, solely or jointly with others), during the period of the Employee's employment with the Company ...that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment or task performed by the Employee on behalf of the Company, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned to the Employee within the scope of the Employee's responsibilities to the Company, or (ii) were developed using the Company's facilities or other resources or in Company time, or (iii) result from the Employee's use or knowledge of the Company's Confidential Information, or (iv) relate to the Company's business or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively referred to as "Inventions"). The Employee hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee as a result of the Company's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee agrees to assign and transfer to the Company all of the Employee's right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and the Employee further agrees to deliver to the Company any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any Inventions in any and all countries and to vest title thereto in the Company and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's interests therein. The Employee shall not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. If the Company is unable because of the Employee's mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason to secure the Employee's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company as above, then the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in the Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent or copyright registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. (c) Company Documentation. The Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, drawings, manuals, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The Employee agrees that in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, the Employee will maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company.View More
Variations of a "Inventions and Discoveries" Clause from Business Contracts
Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee Consultant shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee Consultant or any of its Representatives (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, Company), solely or jointly with others), ot...hers, during the period of time that the Employee's employment with Consultant is engaged to perform Services that (i) relate to the development of a transdermal contraceptive patch or related business activities of the Company that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment or task performed by the Employee on behalf of the Company, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned to the Employee within the scope of the Employee's responsibilities to the Company, or (ii) were developed using are otherwise made through the Company's facilities or other resources or in Company time, or (iii) result from the Employee's use or knowledge of the Company's Confidential Information, time, facilities, information or (iv) relate to materials (collectively, the Company's business or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively referred to as "Inventions"). The Employee hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee as a result of the Company's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee Consultant hereby assigns and transfers, and agrees to cause each of its Representatives to assign and transfer transfer, to the Company all of the Employee's Consultant's and such Representative's right, title and interest in and to each of the Inventions, and the Employee Consultant further agrees to that it shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, deliver to the Company any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to each of the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any and all of the Inventions in any and all countries jurisdictions and to vest title thereto in the Company and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's interests therein. The Employee shall not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. 3 (c) Power of Attorney. If the Company is unable because of the Employee's mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Employee's signature to apply for or to pursue of the Consultant on any application for patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous registration or other documents regarding any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned legal protection relating to an Invention, for any reason whatsoever, the Company as above, then the Employee Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each of the President and each Vice President of the Company and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's Consultant's agent and attorney in fact, attorney-in-fact, to act for and in the Employee's Consultant's behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent patent, copyright, trademark or copyright other registrations or any other legal protection thereon with respect to an Invention with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. (c) Consultant. (d) Company Documentation. The Employee Consultant shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, research materials, drawings, manuals, disks, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are are, at any time, in the possession or under the control of the Employee. Consultant or any of its Representatives. The Employee Consultant agrees that that, in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, the Employee will Consultant shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company. 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Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, Employer, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, Employer, solely or jointly with others), during the period of the Employee's his empl...oyment with the Company Employer that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment or task performed by the Employee on behalf of the Company, Employer, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned to the Employee within the scope of the Employee's his responsibilities to the Company, Employer, or (ii) were developed using the Company's Employer's facilities or other resources or in Company Employer time, or (iii) result from the Employee's use or knowledge of the Company's Employer's Confidential Information, or (iv) relate to the Company's Employer's business or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company Employer or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively referred to as "Inventions"). The Employee hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's Employer's sole discretion and for the Company's Employer's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee as a result of the Company's Employer's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. 10 CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTION VERSION (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee agrees to assign and transfer to the Company Employer all of the Employee's right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and the Employee further agrees to deliver to the Company Employer any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any Inventions in any and all countries and to vest title thereto in the Company Employer and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's Employer's interests therein. The Employee shall not charge the Company Employer for time spent in complying with these obligations. If the Company Employer is unable because of the Employee's mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason to secure the Employee's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company Employer as above, then the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company Employer and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in the Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent or copyright registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. (c) Company Documentation. The Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, drawings, manuals, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are in the possession or under the control of the Employee. Records. The Employee agrees that in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, Employer, the Employee will maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company. Employer. View More
Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee Executive (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, solely or jointly with others), during the period of the Employee's Executiv...e's employment with the Company that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment or task performed by the Employee Executive on behalf of the Company, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned to the Employee Executive within the scope of the Employee's Executive's responsibilities to the Company, or (ii) were developed using the Company's facilities or other resources or in Company time, or (iii) result from the Employee's Executive's use or knowledge of the Company's Confidential Information, or (iv) relate to the Company's business or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively referred to as "Inventions"). The Employee Executive hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee Executive understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee Executive solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee Executive as a result of the Company's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. 11 (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee Executive agrees to assign and transfer to the Company all of the Employee's Executive's right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and the Employee Executive further agrees to deliver to the Company any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any Inventions in any and all countries and to vest title thereto in the Company and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's interests therein. The Employee Executive shall not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. If the Company is unable because of the Employee's Executive's mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason to secure the Employee's Executive's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company as above, then the Employee Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's Executive's agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in the Employee's Executive's behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent or copyright registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. Executive. (c) Company Documentation. Records. The Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, drawings, manuals, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The Employee Executive agrees that in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, the Employee will Executive shall maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company. View More
Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, Company), solely or jointly with others), others, during the period of the Employee's employment... with engagement by the Company as a consultant hereunder that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment line of business, activity or task performed by field of interest or investigation with respect to which the Employee on behalf of the Company, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned renders services to the Employee within the scope of the Employee's responsibilities to the Company, Company or (ii) were developed using are otherwise made through the Company's facilities or other resources or in Company time, or (iii) result from the Employee's use or knowledge of the Company's Confidential Information, time, facilities or (iv) relate to the Company's business or any materials (all of the products or services foregoing being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Inventions"). The Employee hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee as a result of the Company's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee agrees to assign and transfer to the Company all of the Employee's right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and the Employee further agrees to deliver to the Company any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any Inventions in any and all countries and to vest title thereto in the Company and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's Company 's interests therein. The Employee shall not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. (c) Power of Attorney. If the Company is unable unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Consultant's signature on any application for patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to an Invention, whether because of the Employee's physical or mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason to secure the Employee's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company as above, then whatsoever, the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each of the President and each Vice President of the Company and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's agent and attorney in fact, attorney-in-fact, to act for and in the Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent patent, copyright, trademark or copyright other registrations or any other legal protection thereon with respect to an Invention with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. (c) Company Documentation. (d) Documentation and Records. The Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, drawings, manuals, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The Employee agrees that in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, the Employee will maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company. View More
Inventions and Discoveries. (a) Disclosure. The Employee shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company, with all necessary detail, all developments, know-how, discoveries, inventions, improvements, concepts, ideas, formulae, processes and methods (whether copyrightable, patentable or otherwise) made, received, conceived, acquired or written by the Employee (whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company, Company), solely or jointly with others), others, during the period of the Employee's employment... with engagement by the Company in any capacity that (i) result from, arise out of, or relate to any work, assignment line of business, activity or task performed by field of interest or investigation with respect to which the Employee on behalf of the Company, whether undertaken voluntarily or assigned renders services to the Employee within the scope of the Employee's responsibilities to the Company, Company or (ii) were developed using are otherwise made through the Company's facilities or other resources or in Company time, or (iii) result from the Employee's use or knowledge of the Company's Confidential Information, time, facilities or (iv) relate to the Company's business or any materials (all of the products or services foregoing being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or that may be used in relation therewith (collectively hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Inventions"). The Employee hereby acknowledges that all original works of authorship that are made by the Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the above terms and that are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. The Employee understands and hereby agrees that the decision whether or not to commercialize or market any Invention developed by the Employee solely or jointly with others is within the Company's sole discretion and for the Company's sole benefit and that no royalty shall be due to the Employee as a result of the Company's efforts to commercialize or market any such Invention. (b) Assignment and Transfer. The Employee agrees to acknowledges that all work performed by the Employee is on a "work for hire" basis and does hereby assign and transfer transfer, and to the extent any such assignment cannot be made at present, will assign and transfer, to the Company all of the Employee's right, title and interest in and to the Inventions, and the Employee further agrees to deliver to the Company any and all drawings, notes, specifications and data relating to the Inventions, and to sign, acknowledge and deliver all such further papers, including applications for and assignments of copyrights and patents, and all renewals thereof, as may be necessary to obtain copyrights and patents for any Inventions in any and all countries and to vest title thereto in the Company and its successors and assigns and to otherwise protect the Company's interests therein. The Employee shall not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these obligations. (c) Power of Attorney. If the Company is unable unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Employee's signature on any application for patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to an Invention, whether because of the Employee's physical or mental or physical incapacity or for any other reason to secure the Employee's signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright registrations covering Inventions or original works of authorship assigned to the Company as above, then whatsoever, the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each of the President and each Vice President of the Company and its duly authorized 9 officers and agents as the Employee's agent and attorney in fact, attorney-in-fact, to act for and in the Employee's behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent patent, copyright, trademark or copyright other registrations or any other legal protection thereon with respect to an Invention with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee. (c) Company Documentation. -2- (d) Documentation and Records. The Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all documentation, disks, programs, data, records, drawings, manuals, reports, sketches, blueprints, letters, notes, notebooks and all other writings, electronic data, graphics and tangible information and materials of a secret, confidential or proprietary information nature relating to the Company or the Company's business that are in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The Employee agrees that in connection with any research, development or other services performed for the Company, the Employee will maintain careful, adequate and contemporaneous written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the property of the Company. View More
