Ownership of Intellectual Property Clause Example with 29 Variations from Business Contracts
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Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive shall (and hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and information authored, created, contr...ibuted to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive during the period in which Executive is employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of any member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive is or has been employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of Executive's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to perform, during and after the period in which Executive is or has been employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the Company, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property.View More
Variations of a "Ownership of Intellectual Property" Clause from Business Contracts
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive Employee shall (and hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and information author...ed, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive Employee during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will Employee shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of Executive's Employee's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to Employee shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. -12- 12. Arbitration. (a) Subject to Section 12(b), any dispute, controversy or claim between Employee and the Company arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Employee's employment with the Company will be finally settled by arbitration in Denver, Colorado in accordance with the then-existing American Arbitration Association ("AAA") Employment Arbitration Rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties. Any arbitration conducted under this Section 12 shall be heard by a single arbitrator (the "Arbitrator") selected in accordance with the then-applicable rules of the AAA. The Arbitrator shall expeditiously hear and decide all matters concerning the dispute. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Arbitrator shall have the power to (i) gather such materials, information, testimony and evidence as the Arbitrator deems relevant to the dispute before him or her (and each party will provide such materials, information, testimony and evidence requested by the Arbitrator), and (ii) grant injunctive relief and enforce specific performance. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be reasoned, rendered in writing, be final and binding upon the disputing parties and the parties agree that judgment upon the award may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall be responsible for its own legal fees and costs associated with such arbitration and associated judgment. (b) Notwithstanding Section 12(a), either party may make a timely application for, and obtain, judicial emergency or temporary injunctive relief to enforce any of the provisions of Sections 9 through 11; provided, however, that the remainder of any such dispute (beyond the application for emergency or temporary injunctive relief) shall be subject to arbitration under this Section 12. (c) By entering into this Agreement and entering into the arbitration provisions of this Section 12, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL. (d) Nothing in this Section 12 shall prohibit a party to this Agreement from (i) instituting litigation to enforce any arbitration award, or (ii) joining the other party to this Agreement in a litigation initiated by a person or entity that is not a party to this Agreement. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that the The Company shall own, and and, by agreeing to participate in the Plan, each Eligible Executive shall (and hereby does) assign, assigns, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask ...works, designs, know-how, ideas and information authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Eligible Executive during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and the Eligible Executive will shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of each Eligible Executive's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of the Eligible Executive's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Each Eligible Executive agrees to shall perform, during and after the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. 12 11. Non-Disparagement. Each Eligible Executive shall refrain, both during the Eligible Executive's employment with any member of the Company Group and thereafter, from publishing or otherwise making any oral or written statements about the Company, any member of the Company Group or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents or representatives that (a) are slanderous, libelous or defamatory, (b) disclose Confidential Information of or regarding the Company's or any member of the Company Group's business affairs, directors, officers, managers, members, employees, consultants, agents or representatives, or (c) place the Company, any member of the Company Group or any of their respective directors, officers, managers, members, employees, consultants, agents or representatives in a false light before the public. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive Employee shall (and hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and information author...ed, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive Employee during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, relates to the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of any member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Business ("Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will Employee shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in related to the scope of Executive's employment Business shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to Employee shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. 13 12. Defense of Claims. The Company shall obtain and maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage in effect for Employee during the Employment Period and continuing thereafter so long as Employee shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that Employee had served in the capacity or capacities referred to herein. During the Employment Period and thereafter, upon request from the Company, Employee shall cooperate with the Company Group in the defense of any claims or actions that may be made by or against any member of the Company Group that relate to Employee's actual or prior areas of responsibility. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive (a)Employee agrees that the Company shall own, owns, and Executive shall (and Employee hereby does) assign, assigns, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), improvements, developments, works of authorship, mask works, d...esigns, know-how, ideas ideas, data and any other information or materials authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, individually or in conjunction with others, by Executive Employee during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) (i) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) (ii) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will Employee shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of Executive's Employee's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees Employee hereby waives any moral rights Employee may have in any Company Intellectual Property. To the extent any rights to any Company Intellectual Property cannot be assigned by Employee to the Company, Employee hereby grants to the Company an exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable (though multiple levels) worldwide license to use, exploit, and practice all rights under such Company Intellectual Property in any manner. (b)Employee warrants that, on or prior to the date of this Agreement, Employee has disclosed in writing to the Company, a description of any intellectual or industrial property in which Employee has an ownership interest that is applicable to or relates in any way to any member of the Company Group's businesses, products, services, or demonstrably anticipated research and development ("Prior Invention"). If, in the course of Employee's employment or affiliation with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, 2 Employee incorporates any Prior Invention into any product, process, or device of the Company Group, Employee hereby grants the Company Group a nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to make, have made, modify, use, import, export, offer for sale, sell and otherwise commercialize such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with any product, process, or device of any member of the Company Group. (c)Employee shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, trade secrets, moral rights, trade secrets, trademarks, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. If the Company is unable for any reason to secure Employee's signature on any document necessary for obtaining protection of or enforcing the Company Intellectual Property, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and each of the Company's duly authorized officers and agents as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact to act for and on Employee's behalf with respect to such Company Intellectual Property. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that the Company shall own, or its designee owns, and Executive shall (and hereby does) assign, assigns, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and infor...mation authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive during the period in which Executive is employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Constituent Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to the Company Group's any Constituent Company's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any member of the Company Group's other Constituent Company's time or with the use of any of the Company Group's Constituent Company's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Constituent Company Group and in the scope of Executive's employment or engagement shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, Constituent Company, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the each Constituent Company, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its the Constituent Companies' rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that the The Company shall own, and and, by agreeing to participate in the Plan, each Eligible Executive shall (and hereby does) assign, assigns, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask ...works, designs, know-how, ideas and information authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, 11 in whole or in part, by the Eligible Executive during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and the Eligible Executive will shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of each Eligible Executive's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of the Eligible Executive's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Each Eligible Executive agrees to shall perform, during and after the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that the The Company shall own, and and, by agreeing to participate in the Plan, each Eligible Executive shall (and hereby does) assign, assigns, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask ...works, designs, know-how, ideas and information authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the 11 Eligible Executive during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and the Eligible Executive will shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of each Eligible Executive's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of the Eligible Executive's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Each Eligible Executive agrees to shall perform, during and after the period in which the Eligible Executive is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive Employee shall (and hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and 13 information aut...hored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive Employee during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will Employee shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of Executive's Employee's employment or engagement shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to Employee shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. If the Company or its designee is unable for any reason whatsoever to obtain Employee's signature to any documents that the Company is entitled to require Employee to sign pursuant to this Section 11, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact to act for and on behalf of Employee and in Employee's stead to execute, deliver, and file all such documents (including, without limitation, all applications for United States and foreign patents or for the reissue of such patents) and to do all other lawful acts that the Company is entitled to require Employee to do pursuant to this Section 11. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive Employee shall (and hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, mask works, designs, know-how, ideas and information author...ed, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive Employee during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to any member of the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of the Company's or any other member of the Company Group's time or with the use of any member of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), and Executive will Employee shall promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group and in the scope of Executive's Employee's employment or engagement shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive agrees to Employee shall perform, during and after the period in which Executive Employee is or has been employed by or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist each member of the Company, Company Group, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, include execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. If the Company or its designee is unable for any reason whatsoever to obtain Employee's signature to any documents that the Company is entitled to require Employee to sign pursuant to this Section 11, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact to act for and on behalf of Employee and in Employee's stead to execute, deliver, and file all such documents (including, without limitation, all applications for United States and foreign patents or for the reissue of such patents) and to do all other lawful acts that the Company is entitled to require Employee to do pursuant to this Section 11. View More
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own, and Executive shall (and Employee agrees to assign and does hereby does) assign, all right, title and interest (including (including, but not limited, to patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights, trademark rights, and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any sort throughout the world) relating to any and all discoveries, improvements and inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, m...ask works, designs, know-how, ideas and information authored, created, contributed to, made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by Executive Employee during the period in Employment Period which Executive is employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group that either (a) relate, at the time of conception, reduction to practice, creation, derivation or development, to the Company Group's businesses or actual or anticipated research or development, or (b) were developed on any amount of any member of the Company Group's Company's time or with the use of any of the Company Group's equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as "Company Intellectual Property"), Property"); and Executive Employee will promptly disclose all Company Intellectual Property to the Company. All of Executive's Employee's works of authorship and associated copyrights created during the period in which Executive is or has been employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group Employment Period and in the scope of Executive's Employee's employment shall be deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the Copyright Act. Executive Employee agrees to perform, during and after the period in which Executive is or has been employed or affiliated with the Company or any other member of the Company Group, Employment Period, all reasonable acts deemed necessary by the Company Group to assist the Company, at the Company's expense, in obtaining and enforcing its rights throughout the world in the Company Intellectual Property. Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (i) (a) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (ii) (b) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (iii) (c) in other legal proceedings related to the Company Intellectual Property. View More
