Common use of Ownership of Developments Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Developments. The Executive agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively “Developments”); provided that the Company shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments to the Company. The Executive shall further assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Ws Financing Corp), Employment Agreement (Ws Financing Corp), Employment Agreement (Ws Financing Corp)

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Ownership of Developments. The Executive agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively "Developments"); provided that the Company shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s 's time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments to the Company. The Executive shall further assist the Company, at the Company’s 's expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s 's behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Worldspan L P), Employment Agreement (Worldspan BBN Holdings LLC), Employment Agreement (Worldspan BBN Holdings LLC)

Ownership of Developments. The Executive Employee agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive Employee (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively “Developments”); provided that the Company shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the ExecutiveEmployee’s time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive Employee will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the ExecutiveEmployee, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive Employee hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments to the Company. The Executive Employee shall further assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the ExecutiveEmployee’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the ExecutiveEmployee. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive Employee acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Worldspan L P)

Ownership of Developments. The In consideration of Executive’s employment, Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall own have exclusive, unlimited ownership rights to all rightDevelopments created, title prepared, derived or developed in connection with, or arising from, Executive’s employment relationship with the Company (whether solely or jointly with others, whether original or considered enhancements, improvements or modifications, whether or not completed, (whether on or after the Effective Date), and interest (including patent rightswhether or not protectable as trade secrets or confidential information, copyrightsservice marks or trademarks, trade secret rightsor patent, copyright, mask work rights and or any other rights throughout the worldintellectual industrial or other form of property protection or proprietary rights) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively DevelopmentsInventions”); provided . Executive further expressly acknowledges and agrees that all such Inventions shall be deemed made in the course and scope of Executive’s employment with the Company and shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose belong exclusively to the Company, with the Company having the sole right to obtain, hold and renew, in its own name and for its own benefit, all registrations and other protections that may be available by contract, license, law, equity and/or regulation. Any copyrightable Invention shall be deemed a "work made for hire" under the copyright laws of the United States (17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and the Company shall own all rights therein. To the extent that exclusive title or ownership rights in any persons designated by itInventions do not originally vest in the Company as contemplated, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys (and shall assign, transfer and convey in the future) to the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Inventions (including all intellectual property and other rights therein and thereto); provided, however, that the foregoing assignment shall not apply to any and all Invention that Executive developed entirely on his own time without using the equipment, supplies, facilities or Confidential Information of these Developments the Company, unless such Invention (i) relates at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company. The Executive shall further give the Company all reasonable assistance and shall execute all documents reasonably necessary to assist and enable the Company, at the Company’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and Company to perfect, obtain, maintainpreserve, enforce, register and defend record its rights with respect to any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101)Invention.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Neurotrope, Inc.)

Ownership of Developments. The Executive agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively "Developments"); provided that the Company shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s 's time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments to the Company. The Executive shall further assist the Company, at the Company’s 's expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s 's behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him her (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are "works made for hire," as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Worldspan L P)

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Ownership of Developments. The Executive agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively “Developments”); provided that the Company shall not own Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information of the Company was used, and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s time and do not relate to the business of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments to the Company. The Executive shall further assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him her (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the employment relationship and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Ws Financing Corp)

Ownership of Developments. The Executive agrees that the Company shall own all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, mask work rights and other rights throughout the world) in any inventions, works of authorship, mask works, ideas or information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive (either alone or with others) during the Employment Period (collectively “Developments”); provided provided, however, that the Company shall not own any right, title and/or interest in any Developments for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Confidential Information trade secret information of the Company or its affiliates was used, used and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s time time, and (A) which do not relate (I) to the business of the Company or its affiliates or (II) to the Company’s or its affiliates’ actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (B) which do not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company or its affiliates. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive will promptly and fully disclose to the Company, or any persons designated by it, any and all Developments made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by the Executive, either alone or jointly with others during the Employment Period. The Executive hereby assigns all right, title and interest in and to any and all of these Developments owned by the Company in accordance with this paragraph to the Company. The Executive shall further assist the Company, as reasonably requested by Company and at the Company’s sole expense, to further evidence, record and perfect such assignments, and to perfect, obtain, maintain, enforce, and defend any rights specified to be so owned or assigned. The Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its agents as attorneys-in-fact to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute and file any document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the foregoing terms of this Section 6(c) with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. In addition, and not in contravention of any of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by him Executive (solely or jointly with others) within for business use specifically by the scope of Company or its affiliates during the employment relationship Employment Period and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 USCA, § 101).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Advaxis, Inc.)

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