Common use of During the Employment Period Clause in Contracts

During the Employment Period. the Executive shall promptly disclose, and hereby grant and assign to the Company for its sole use and benefit any and all inventions, improvements, technical information and suggestions reasonably relating to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Inventions") which the Executive may develop or acquire during the Employment Period (whether or not during usual working hours), together with all patent applications, letters patent, copyrights and reissues thereof that may at any time be granted for or with respect to the Inventions. In connection therewith, (a) the Executive shall, at the expense of the Company (including a reasonable payment based on the Executive's last per diem earnings with the Company) for the time involved if the Executive is not then in the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' employ, promptly execute and deliver such applications, assignments, descriptions and other instruments as may be necessary or proper in the opinion of the Company to vest title to the Inventions and any patent applications, patents, copyrights, reissues or other proprietary rights related thereto in the Company and to enable it to obtain and maintain the entire right and title thereto throughout the world, and (b) the Executive shall render to the Company, at its expense (including a reasonable payment based on the Executive's last per diem earnings with the Company) for the time involved if the Executive is not then in the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' employ, such reasonable assistance as the Company may require in the prosecution of applications for said patents, copyrights, reissues or other proprietary rights, in the prosecution or defense of interferences which may be declared involving any said applications, patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and in any litigation in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries may be involved relating to the Inventions.