Inventions and Patents Clause Example with 7 Variations from Business Contracts
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Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Business, including, without limitat...ion, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive will: a. Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive is sole inventor, or Executive's proportionate share if Executive is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive further agrees that Executive will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive represents and warrants that Executive has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this Section 10 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive for Employer.View More
Variations of a "Inventions and Patents" Clause from Business Contracts
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, Employer's business, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 10.1. Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 10.2. Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 10.3. Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 10.4. Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. 10 Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, Employer's business, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 10.1. Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 10.2. Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 10.3. Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 10 10.4. Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 10.1. Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 10.2. Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 10.3. Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 10.4. Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive 9 Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive will: a. Make Employee: (i) Will make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. Assign (ii) Does hereby assign to Employer, at its request, Employer any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. Canada and all foreign countries; c. Waive (iii) Will waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. Assist (iv) Will assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B A (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 13 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 13.1 Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 13.2 Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 13.3 Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 13.4 Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B C (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings Inventions or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 13 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 13.1 Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 13.2 Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 13.3 Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 13.4 Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings Inventions or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 13 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
Inventions and Patents. For purposes of this Agreement, "Inventions" includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive Employee agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive Employee during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive's Employee's work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Busines...s, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive Employee will: a. 13.1 Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer's property; b. 13.2 Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive Employee may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; c. 13.3 Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive Employee may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and d. 13.4 Assist Employer (at Employer's expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive Employee understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, Employee, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive Employee is sole inventor, or Executive's Employee's proportionate share if Executive Employee is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive Employee is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive Employee further agrees that Executive Employee will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive's Employee's employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive's Employee's rights and Employer's rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B C (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive Employee represents and warrants that Executive Employee has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. NOTICE: In accordance with Washington law, this This Section 10 13 does not apply to Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive's Employee's own time, unless: (a) the Invention relates (i) directly to the business of Employer or (ii) to Employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the Invention results from any work performed by Executive Employee for Employer. View More
