Work Made for Hire. Any work performed by the Executive under this Agreement should be considered a “Work Made for Hire” as the phrase is defined by the U.S. patent laws and shall be owned by and for the express benefit of Corporation, Bank and their subsidiaries and affiliates. In the event it should be established that such work does not qualify as a Work Made for Hire, the Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to Corporation, Bank, and their affiliates and subsidiaries, all of his rights, title, and/or interest in such work product, including, but not limited to, all copyrights, patents, trademarks, and propriety rights.
Work Made for Hire. Under copyright law, a work prepared by an employee within the scope of employment, or a work that has been specially ordered or commissioned for which the parties have agreed in writing to consider as a Work Made for Hire. The hiring party or employer is considered the author and owner of the copyright, not the person who creates the work.
Work Made for Hire. All Work shall constitute the exclusive property of TFC. All right, title and interest in and to said Work shall automatically and without further notice or action vest in TFC upon creation and shall be deemed to be a work for hire and made in the course of the services rendered pursuant to this Contract. To the extent that title to any such Work may not, by operation of law, vest in TFC, or such Work may not be considered a work made for hire, all rights, title and interest therein are hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigned to TFC. TFC shall also have the right to obtain and to hold in its name any and all patents, copyrights, registrations or such other protection as may be appropriate to the subject matter, and any extensions and renewals thereof. CMR must give TFC and/or the State of Texas, as well as any person designated by TFC and/or the State of Texas, all assistance reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this section and to perfect the rights and interests defined herein without any charge or expense to TFC beyond those amounts payable to CMR for the services rendered under this Contract.
Work Made for Hire. Any work performed by Executive during Executive’s employment with the Company shall be considered a “Work Made for Hire” as defined in the U.S. Copyright laws, and shall be owned by and for the express benefit of the Company. In the event it should be established that such work does not qualify as a Work Made for Hire, Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to the Company all of Executive’s right, title, and interest in such work product including, but not limited to, all copyrights and other proprietary rights.
Work Made for Hire. Employee agrees that any written program materials, protocols, research papers, other writings, as well as improvements, inventions, new techniques, programs or products (the “Work”) made or developed by Employee within or after normal working hours relating to the business or activities of Employer or any of its subsidiaries, shall be deemed to have been made or developed by Employee solely for the benefit of Employer and will be considered “work made for hire” within the meaning of the United States Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, which vests all copyright interest in and to the Work in the Employer. In the event, however, that any court of competent jurisdiction finally declares that the Work is not or was not a work made for hire as agreed, Employee agrees to assign, convey, and transfer to the Employer all right, title and interest Employee may presently have or may have or be deemed to have in and to any such Work and in the copyright of such work, including but not limited to, all rights of reproduction, distribution, publication, public performance, public display and preparation of derivative works, and all rights of ownership and possession of the original fixation of the Work and any and all copies. Additionally, Employee agrees to execute any documents necessary for Employer to record and/or perfect its ownership of the Work and the applicable copyright.
Work Made for Hire. The Employee acknowledges that, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, all Work Product eligible for any form of copyright, trademark or patent protection made or contributed to in whole or in part by the Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment during the period of Employee’s employment shall be deemed a “work made for hire” and shall be owned by the applicable Company Group member.
Work Made for Hire. The Independent Contractor agrees that the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, including all tasks, duties, results, inventions and intellectual property developed or performed pursuant to this Agreement, are considered "work made for hire" as defined in 17 U.S.C. Section 101, and that any such work is by virtue of this Agreement assigned to the Company and shall be the sole property of Company for all purposes, including, but not limited to, copyright, trademark, service xxxx, patent, and trade secret laws. In the event that any work created by the Independent Contractor does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Independent Contractor agrees to assign his or her right in the work to the Company. The Independent Contractor agrees to execute any and all documents prepared by the Company and to do all other lawful acts as may be required by the Company to establish, document, and protect such rights.
Work Made for Hire. The Executive agrees that in the event of publication by the Executive of written or graphic materials constituting “work made for hire,” as defined and used in the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 USC § 1 et seq., the Employer Entities will retain and own all rights in said materials, including right of copyright.
Work Made for Hire. Executive acknowledges and agrees that any work of authorship comprising Intellectual Property shall be deemed to be a “Work Made for Hire,” to the extent permitted by the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 (2000)). To the extent that any such work of authorship may not be deemed to be a Work Made for Hire, Executive hereby irrevocably assigns all ownership rights in and to such work to the Company. If any such work of authorship cannot be assigned, Executive hereby grants to the Company an exclusive, assignable, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, sub-licensable (through one or multiple tiers), royalty-free, unlimited license to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, alter, translate, improve, create derivative works of, practice, publicly perform, publicly display and digitally perform and display such work in any media now known or hereafter known. Outside the scope of his employment, Executive agrees not to (a) practice, display, copy, reproduce, distribute, transfer, modify, adapt, alter, translate, improve, or create derivative works from, or otherwise use, any such work of authorship or (b) incorporate any such work of authorship into any product or invention unrelated to the Company’s business. To the extent moral rights may not be assignable under applicable law and to the extent the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights exist, Executive hereby irrevocably waives such moral rights and consents to any action of the Company that would violate such moral rights in the absence of such consent.
Work Made for Hire. The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant times, to the extent permitted by law, all of the work product consisting of copyrightable subject matter (“Work Product”) is “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and similar applicable intellectual property law of other jurisdictions in which the Group operates and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Executive’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and intellectual property rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or intellectual property rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.
