Common use of Assignment and Prior Intellectual Properties Clause in Contracts

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.