Common use of Sole Exception Clause in Contracts

Sole Exception. The assignment requirement of the preceding section will not apply to Work Product for which all of the following conditions are met: (i) no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company was used, (ii) was developed entirely on my own time, (iii) does not arise out of or relate in any way to the Products, the business of the Company, or the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, and (iv) does not result, in whole or in part, from any work performed by me for the Company. Work Product satisfying all of these conditions is hereinafter referred to as “Personal Inventions.” I agree that if I am in doubt as to whether any given Work Product must be disclosed to the Company by the terms of this Agreement, I will refer such question to the management of the Company.