Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties Clause Samples

The "Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties" clause defines how intellectual property (IP) rights are handled in relation to the agreement, particularly distinguishing between IP created during the course of the contract and IP that existed prior to it. This clause typically requires parties to assign ownership of any new inventions, works, or developments made under the agreement to a specified party, while also ensuring that any pre-existing IP remains the property of its original owner. Its core function is to clarify ownership boundaries, prevent disputes over IP created before or during the contract, and ensure that each party's rights are protected and clearly delineated.
Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties. All inventions and know-how conceived by employees of a Group Company related to the business of such Group Company are currently owned exclusively by a Group Company. None of the Group Companies believes it is or will be necessary to utilize in the course of any Group Company’s business operation any inventions of any of the Group Companies’ officers or employees (or any Person it currently intends to hire) made prior to or outside the scope of their employment by such Group Company. All employees, and to the best knowledge of the Covenantors, all contractors, agents and consultants of a Group Company who are or were involved in the creation of any Intellectual Property for such Group Company have executed an assignment of inventions agreement that vests in a Group Company exclusive ownership of all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, to the extent not already provided by law. To the best knowledge of the Covenantors, none of the employees, consultants or independent contractors, currently or previously employed or otherwise engaged by any Group Company, is in violation of any current or prior confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation obligations to such Group Company or to any other Persons, including former employers, or is obligated under any contract, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Authority that would interfere with his or her best efforts to promote the interests of the Group Companies or that would conflict with the Business as presently conducted. No Group Company has granted, nor is any Group Company obliged to grant, any license, sub-license or assignment in respect of any Company Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property otherwise required for its business, and no Group Company has disclosed and nor is obliged to disclose any Confidential Information required for its business to any Person other than its employees for the purpose of carrying on its business in the ordinary course. There are no restrictions on the right of any Group Company to license or sub-license any Intellectual Property owned by it.
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Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties. All inventions and know-how conceived by employees of a Group Company related to the business of such Group Company are currently owned exclusively by a Group Company. None of the Group Companies believes it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions of any of its officers or employees (or any Person it currently intends to hire) made prior to or outside the scope of their employment by such Group Company. All employees, and to the best knowledge of the Covenantors, all contractors, agents and consultants of a Group Company who are or were involved in the creation of any Intellectual Property for such Group Company have executed an assignment of inventions agreement that vests in a Group Company exclusive ownership of all right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, to the extent not already provided by law. To the best knowledge of the Covenantors, none of the employees, consultants or independent contractors, currently or previously employed or otherwise engaged by any Group Company, (a) is in violation of any current or prior confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation obligations to such Group Company or to any other Persons, including former employers, or (b) is obligated under any contract, or subject to any governmental order, that would interfere with the use of his or her best efforts to promote the interests of the Group Companies or that would conflict with the business of such Group Company as presently conducted.
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Related to Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties

  • Assignment of Intellectual Property The Executive hereby assigns to the Company or its designees, without further consideration and free and clear of any lien or encumbrance, the Executive’s entire right, title and interest (within the United States and all foreign jurisdictions) to any and all inventions, discoveries, improvements, developments, works of authorship, concepts, ideas, plans, specifications, software, formulas, databases, designees, processes and contributions to Confidential Information created, conceived, developed or reduced to practice by the Executive (alone or with others) during the Term which (i) are related to the Company’s current or anticipated business, activities, products, or services, (ii) result from any work performed by Executive for the Company, or (iii) are created, conceived, developed or reduced to practice with the use of Company property, including any and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) therein (“Work Product”). Any Work Product which falls within the definition of “work made for hire”, as such term is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act, shall be considered a “work made for hire”, the copyright in which vests initially and exclusively in the Company. The Executive waives any rights to be attributed as the author of any Work Product and any “droit morale” (moral rights) in Work Product. The Executive agrees to immediately disclose to the Company all Work Product. For purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property” shall mean any patent, copyright, trademark or service ▇▇▇▇, trade secret, or any other proprietary rights protection legally available.

  • Intellectual Property Assignment The Assignor assigns to the Company, its successors and assigns, for good and sufficient consideration in connection with execution of the Operating Agreement dated DATE , the entire right, title and interest in Intellectual Property and the associated rights and causes of action (as defined below) relating to the Company. Assignor’s continuing membership in the Company is also conditioned on the assignment to the Company of Assignor’s rights in respect of any Intellectual Property created by Assignor during his/her term of membership in the Company.

  • Intellectual Property Agreements Borrower shall not permit the inclusion in any material contract to which it becomes a party of any provisions that could or might in any way prevent the creation of a security interest in Borrower's rights and interests in any property included within the definition of the Intellectual Property Collateral acquired under such contracts.

  • Intellectual Properties To the extent permissible under applicable law, all intellectual properties made or conceived by Employee during the term of this employment by Employer shall be the right and property solely of Employer, whether developed independently by Employee or jointly with others. The Employee will sign the Employer’s standard Employee Innovation, Proprietary Information and Confidentiality Agreement (“Confidentiality Agreement”).

  • Intellectual Property Security Agreements Duly executed originals of Trademark Security Agreements, Copyright Security Agreements and Patent Security Agreements, each dated the Closing Date and signed by each Credit Party which owns Trademarks, Copyrights and/or Patents, as applicable, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, together with all instruments, documents and agreements executed pursuant thereto.