Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment Sample Clauses
The "Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment" clause establishes that any work created by one party, typically an employee or contractor, is considered the property of the hiring party from the outset. In practice, this means that all intellectual property rights in works produced—such as software code, written materials, or designs—are automatically owned by the employer or client, and the creator formally assigns any rights they might otherwise have. This clause ensures that ownership of work product is clear and undisputed, preventing future claims by the creator and securing the hiring party’s rights to use, modify, or commercialize the work as they see fit.
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Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. The Executive acknowledges that all of the Executive’s work on and contributions to the Company’s products (the “Products”) including, without limitation, any and all patterns, designs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, the “Works”) are within the scope of the Executive’s employment and are a part of the services, duties, and responsibilities of the Executive. All of the Executive’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by the Executive for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, the Company, and all of the Executive’s said work and contributions, as well as the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States copyright laws. Without curtailing or limiting this acknowledgment, the Executive hereby assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to the Company, as to work on and contribution to the Products pursuant hereto, all rights, titles, and renewals. The Executive will execute and deliver to the Company, or its successors and assigns, such other and further assignments, instruments, and documents as it from time to time reasonably may request for the purpose of establishing, evidencing, and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature whatsoever, including all copyrights, in and to the Works. The Executive hereby constitutes and appoints the Company as his agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to execute and deliver said assignments, instruments, or documents as the Executive may fail or refuse to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. Officer acknowledges that work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, “Works”) are within the scope of Officer’s employment and part of Officer’s duties, responsibilities, or assignment. Officer’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Officer for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Company, and all such work and contributions, together with the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment, Officer assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Officer will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of complete, exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights in and to the Works, and Officer constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Officer fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. Employee acknowledges that work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, “Works”) are within the scope of Employee’s employment and part of Employee’s duties, responsibilities, or assignment. Employee’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Employee for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Company, and all such work and contributions, together with the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment, Employee assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Employee will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of complete, exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights in and to the Works, and Employee constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Employee fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. Executive acknowledges that Executive’s work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, “Works”) are within the scope of Executive’s employment and part of Executive’s duties and responsibilities. Executive’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Executive for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, the Company, and are and at all times shall be regarded, together with the Works, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment, Executive assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to the Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Executive will execute and deliver to the Company, its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents the Company requests for the purpose of establishing, evidencing, and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive, perpetual and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights, in and to the Works, and Executive constitutes and appoints the Company as Executive’s agent to execute and deliver any assignments or related documents Executive fails or refuses promptly to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. All writings, drawings, photographs, tapes, recordings, computer programs and other works in any tangible medium of expression, regardless of the form of medium, which have been or are prepared by Employee, or to which Employee contributes, in connection with Employee's employment by the Company (collectively the "Works") and all copyrights and other rights in and to the Works, belong solely, irrevocably and exclusively throughout the world to the Company as works made for hire. However, to the extent any court or agency should conclude that the Works (or any of them) do not constitute or qualify as a "work made for hire," Employee hereby assigns, grants and delivers, solely, irrevocably, exclusively and throughout the world to the Company all copyrights and other rights to the Works. Employee also agrees to cooperate with the Company and to execute such other further grants and assignments of all rights as the Company from time to time reasonably may request for the purpose of evidencing, enforcing, registering or defending its ownership of the Works and the copyrights in them, and Employee hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Company as Employee's agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in Employee's name, place and stead, to execute and deliver any and all such assignments or other instruments which Employee shall fail or refuse promptly to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable. Without limiting the preceding provisions of this Paragraph 8(j), Employee agrees that the Company may edit and otherwise modify, and use, publish and otherwise exploit, the Works in all media and in such manner as the Company, in its discretion, may determine.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. Officer acknowledges that work on and contributions to documents, programs, and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, “Works”) are within the scope of Officer’s employment and part of Officer’s duties, responsibilities, or assignment. Officer’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Officer for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Company, and all such work and contributions, {A0037554.DOC}3 together with the Works, are and at all times shall be regarded, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgment, Officer assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Company all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Officer will execute and deliver to Company, or its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Company requests for the purpose of complete, exclusive, perpetual, and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles, and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights in and to the Works, and Officer constitutes and appoints Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Officer fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.
Work For Hire Acknowledgment; Assignment. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ acknowledges that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ work on and contributions to documents, programs and other expressions in any tangible medium (collectively, “Works”) are within the scope of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ employment and part of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ duties and responsibilities. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of, Interface, and are and at all times shall be regarded, together with the Works, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. Without limiting this acknowledgement, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively to Interface all rights, titles, and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will execute and deliver to Interface, its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents Interface requests for the purpose of establishing, evidencing, and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive, perpetual and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights, in and to the Works; and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ constitutes and appoints Interface as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ agent to execute and deliver any assignments or related documents ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ fails or refuses promptly to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable.