Proprietary Matters. The Executive expressly understands and agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, know-how or intellectual property that are generated or conceived by the Executive during the term of this Agreement, whether generated or conceived during the Executive’s regular working hours or otherwise, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Whenever requested by the Company (either during the term of this Agreement or thereafter), the Executive will assign or execute any and all applications, assignments and or other instruments and do all things which the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to permit the Company to: (a) assign and convey or otherwise make available to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, know-how, applications, patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks; or (b) apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names, or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how. However, the improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how generated or conceived by the Executive and referred to above (except as they may be included in the patents, copyrights or registered trade names or trademarks of the Company, or corporations, partnerships or other entities which may be affiliated with the Company) shall not be exclusive property of the Company at any time after having been disclosed or revealed or have otherwise become available to the public or to a third party on a non-confidential basis other than by a breach of this Agreement, or after they have been independently developed or discussed without a breach of this Agreement by a third party who has no obligation to the Company or its affiliates. The foregoing will not prohibit any activities which are expressly permitted by the last sentence of paragraph 3 of this Agreement during the term of this Agreement.
Proprietary Matters. The Executive expressly agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how that are generated or conceived by the Executive during the Term, whether conceived during the Executive’s regular working hours or otherwise, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Whenever requested by the Company (either during the Term or thereafter), the Executive will assign or execute any and all applications, assignments and/or other documents, and do all things which the Company reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, in order to permit the Company to: (a) assign and convey, or otherwise make available to the Company, the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how; or (b) apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names, or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how. However, the improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how generated or conceived by the Executive and referred to in this paragraph (except those which may be included in the patents, copyrights, or registered trade names or trademarks of the Company) will not be exclusive property of the Company at any time after having been disclosed or revealed or have otherwise become available to the public or to a third party on a non-confidential basis other than by a breach of this Agreement, or after they have been independently developed or discussed without a breach of this Agreement by a third party who has no obligation to the Company. The rights and obligations of the parties under this paragraph shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Proprietary Matters. Executive expressly understands and agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how that are generated or conceived by Executive during the Term (collectively, the “Inventions”) will be the sole and exclusive property of Employer, and Executive will, whenever requested to do so by Employer (either during the Term or thereafter), execute and assign any and all applications, assignments and/or other instruments and do all things which Employer may deem necessary or appropriate in order to apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said Inventions, or in order to assign and convey or otherwise make available to Employer the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said Inventions, applications, patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 8 shall not apply to an Invention that Executive developed entirely on his own time without using Employer’s Confidential Information except for those Inventions that either (i) directly and materially relate, at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention, to Employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of Employer, or (ii) directly and materially result from any work performed by Executive for Employer. Executive shall promptly communicate and disclose to Employer all Inventions conceived, developed or made by him during his employment by Employer, whether solely or jointly with others, and whether or not patentable or copyrightable, (a) which relate to any matters or business of the type carried on or being developed by Employer, or (b) which result from or are suggested by any work done by him in the course of his employment by Employer. Executive shall also promptly communicate and disclose to Employer all material other data obtained by him concerning the business or affairs of Employer in the course of his employment by Employer.
Proprietary Matters. 12.1 The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company owns all right, title and interest (including patent rights, copyrights, trade secret rights, trademark rights and all other intellectual and industrial property rights) relating to any and all inventions (whether or not patentable), works of authorship, design, know-how, ideas and information made or conceived or reduced to practice, in whole or in part, by the Executive during the term of this Agreement which are useful in, or directly or indirectly related to, the business of the Company or any Confidential Information (collectively, the “Proprietary Rights”). The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that all such Proprietary Rights are “works made for hire” of which the Company is the author. The Executive agrees to promptly disclose and provide all Proprietary Rights to the Company; provided, in the event the Proprietary Rights shall not be deemed to constitute “works made for hire,” or in the event the Executive should, by operation of law or otherwise, be deemed to retain any rights in the Proprietary Rights, the Executive agrees to assign to the Company, without further consideration, the Executive’s entire right, title and interest in and to each and every such Proprietary Right.
Proprietary Matters. Executive expressly understands and agrees that any ------------------- and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how that are generated or conceived by Executive during the term of this Agreement, whether so generated or conceived during Executive's regular working hours or otherwise, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and Executive will, whenever requested to do so by the Company (either during the term of this Agreement or thereafter), execute and assign any and all applications, assignments and/or other instruments and do all things which the Company may deem necessary or appropriate in order to apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how, or in order to assign and convey or otherwise make available to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, know-how, applications, patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks.
Proprietary Matters. Executive expressly understands and agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how that are generated, conceived or made by Executive, solely or jointly with another, during the term of this Agreement or within the greater of (i) the period during which Executive is receiving compensation or benefits pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof, and (ii) one (1) year following termination or expiration of this Agreement, and which are directly related to the business or activities of the Company and which Executive conceives as a result of his employment by the Company, whether so generated or conceived during Executive's regular working hours or otherwise, and whether patentable or not, are the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and Executive shall promptly disclose any such improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how to the Company. Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign all his interests in such improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, and know-how to the Company or its nominees and agrees, whenever requested to do so by the Company (either during the term of this Agreement or thereafter), to execute and assign any and all applications, assignments and/or other instruments and do all things which the Company may deem necessary or appropriate in order to apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend Letters of Patent, copyrights, trade names or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how, or in order to assign and convey or otherwise make available to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, know-how, or otherwise to protect the Company's interest therein.
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Proprietary Matters. Employee acknowledges that during the Term and in light of his prior relationship with Company, Employee has knowledge about, is acquainted with, and has and will continue to have access to, Company information that is of a confidential, proprietary and secret nature. Employee shall at all times keep confidential all such knowledge or information of a confidential, proprietary or secret nature, including matters, relating to, without limitation thereof: the business, accounts, books and records, memoranda, customer lists, purchasing sources, marketing matters, devices, secret inventions, pricing formula, software, codes and other information related to the business, products or sales of Company and/or Xxxxxxxx and their customers and vendors. Employee also agrees to comply with Company’s policies, as established from time to time, for the protection of its confidential and proprietary information, including, for example, executing Company’s standard confidentiality and proprietary information agreements.
Proprietary Matters. The Pharmacist expressly understands and agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how that are generated or conceived by the Pharmacist during the term of this Agreement, whether generated or conceived during the Pharmacist’s regular working hours or otherwise, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Whenever requested by the Company (either during the term of this Agreement or thereafter), the Pharmacist will assign or execute any and all applications, assignments and or other instruments and do all things which the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to permit the Company to: (a) assign and convey or otherwise make available to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, know-how, applications, patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks; or (b) apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how. The Pharmacist further agrees that the provisions of this paragraph 7 will survive termination, expiration or cancellation of this Agreement.
Proprietary Matters. Employee expressly agrees that any and all improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how that are generated or conceived by Employee during the term of his employment or the during the Term, whether conceived during Employee’s regular working hours or otherwise, will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Whenever requested by the Company (either during the Term or thereafter), Employee will assign or execute any and all applications, assignments and/or other documents, and do all things which the Company reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, in order to permit the Company to: (a) assign and convey, or otherwise make available to the Company, the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes or know-how; or (b) apply for, obtain, maintain, enforce and defend patents, copyrights, trade names, or trademarks of the United States or of foreign countries for said improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how. However, the improvements, inventions, discoveries, processes, or know-how generated or conceived by Employee and referred to in the Section 6.1(iv) (except those which may be included in the patents, copyrights, or registered trade names or trademarks of the Company) will not be exclusive property of the Company at any time after having been disclosed or revealed or have otherwise become available to the public or to a third party on a non-confidential basis other than by a breach of the Agreement or after they have been independently developed or discussed without a breach of this Agreement by a third party who has no obligation to the Company. The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Section 6.1(iv) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
