Common use of Information Respecting Developments Clause in Contracts

Information Respecting Developments. If at any time or times during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, create, discover, invent or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data technique, know-how, trade secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright, trademark or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called "Developments") that (i) relates to the business of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, (ii) results from tasks assigned to the Executive by the Company or (iii) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof are and shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, as works made for hire or otherwise, and the Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development and, as may be necessary to ensure the Company's ownership of such Developments. The Executive hereby assign any rights (including, but not limited to, any copyrights and trademarks) the Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company. The Executive will, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost (including the Executive's reasonable attorney's fees) of the Company, promptly sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company and, its duly authorized agents may reasonably require: (a) to apply for, obtain, register and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights, trademarks or other analogous protection for any Developments in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same; and (b) to defend any judicial, opposition or other proceedings in respect of such applications and any judicial, opposition or other proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such letters patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous propose. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Executive's signature on any application for letters patent, copyright or trademark registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to a Development, whether because of the Executive's physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his respective agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution, and issuance of letters patent, copyright or trademark registrations or any other legal protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive as applicable.

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Sources: Executive Employment Agreement (Searchlight Minerals Corp.)

Information Respecting Developments. If at any time or times during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, create, discover, invent or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data technique, know-how, trade secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright, trademark or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called "Developments") that (i) relates to the business of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, (ii) results from tasks assigned to the Executive by the Company or (iii) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof are and shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, as works made for hire or otherwise, and the Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development and, as may be necessary to ensure the Company's ownership of such Developments. The Executive hereby assign any rights (including, but not limited to, any copyrights and trademarks) the Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company. The Executive will, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost (including the Executive's reasonable attorney's fees) of the Company, promptly sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company and, its duly authorized agents may reasonably require: (a) to apply for, obtain, register and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights, trademarks or other analogous protection for any Developments in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same; and (b) to defend any judicial, opposition or other proceedings in respect of such applications and any judicial, opposition or other proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such letters patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous propose. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Executive's signature on any application for letters patent, copyright or trademark registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to a Development, whether because of the Executive's physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his respective agent and attorney-in-attorney- in- fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecutionprosecutio n, and issuance of letters patent, copyright or trademark registrations or any other legal protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive as applicable.

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Sources: Executive Employment Agreement (Searchlight Minerals Corp.)

Information Respecting Developments. If at any time or times during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, create, discover, invent or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data technique, know-how, trade secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright, trademark or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called "Developments") that (i) relates to the business of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, (ii) results from tasks assigned to the Executive by the Company or (iii) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof are and shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, as works made for hire or otherwise, and the Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development and, as may be necessary to ensure the Company's ownership of such Developments. The Executive hereby assign any rights (including, but not limited to, any copyrights and trademarks) the Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company. The Executive will, during the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, at the request and cost (including the Executive's reasonable attorney's fees) of the Company, promptly sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company and, its duly authorized agents may reasonably require: (a) to apply for, obtain, register and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights, trademarks or other analogous protection for any Developments in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same; and (b) to defend any judicial, opposition or other proceedings in respect of such applications and any judicial, opposition or other proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such letters patent, copyright, trademark or other analogous propose. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the Executive's signature on any application for letters patent, copyright or trademark registration or other documents regarding any legal protection relating to a Development, whether whe ther because of the Executive's physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as his respective agent and attorney-in-attorney- in- fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications or other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution, and issuance of letters patent, copyright or trademark registrations or any other legal protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive as applicable.

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Sources: Executive Employment Agreement (Searchlight Minerals Corp.)