Common use of Ownership by Company Clause in Contracts

Ownership by Company. If, during Employee’s employment by the Company, Employee creates any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression which is the subject matter of copyright relating to the business, products, or services of the Company, whether such work is created solely by Employee or jointly with others (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise), Employee shall disclose such work to the Company. The Company shall be deemed the author of such work if the work is prepared by Employee in the scope of Employee’s employment; or, if the work is not prepared by Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment but is specially ordered by the Company as a contribution to a collective work, then the work shall be considered to be work made for hire and the Company shall be the author of the work. If such work is neither prepared by Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment nor a work specially ordered and is deemed to be a work made for hire, then Employee hereby agrees to assign, and hereby does assign, to the Company all of Employee’s worldwide rights, titles, and interests in and to such work and all rights of copyright therein.

Ownership by Company. If, during Employee’s employment by the Company, Employee creates any original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression which is the subject matter of copyright relating to the business, products, or services of the CompanyCompany or its Affiliates, whether such work is created solely by Employee or jointly with others (whether during business hours or otherwise and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise), Employee shall disclose such work to the Company. The Company or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall be deemed the author of such work if the work is prepared by Employee in the scope of Employee’s employment; or, if the work is not prepared by Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment but is specially ordered by the Company or its Affiliate as a contribution to a collective work, then the work shall be considered to be work made for hire and the Company or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall be the author of the work. If such work is neither prepared by Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment nor a work specially ordered and is deemed to be a work made for hire, then Employee hereby agrees to assign, and hereby by these presents does assign, to the Company all of Employee’s worldwide rights, titles, and interests in and to such work and all rights of copyright therein.