Common use of Work Made for Hire; Assignment Clause in Contracts

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. The Employee 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 is "work made for hire" as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Employee'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. Employee agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Company, both during and after the term of Employee's employment with the Company, to assign to the Company, and to establish, perfect, exercise or protect the Company's rights in any Employment Inventions or title thereto, including, without limitation, assisting in obtaining or registering copyrights, patents, trademarks or similar Intellectual Property Rights and executing assignments to the Company.

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. The Employee 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 is "“work made for hire" ” as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Employee's ’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to suexxx, 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 ’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. Employee agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Company, both during and after the term of Employee's ’s employment with the Company, to assign to the Company, and to establish, perfect, exercise or protect the Company's ’s rights in any Employment Inventions or title thereto, including, without limitation, assisting in obtaining or registering copyrights, patents, trademarks or similar Intellectual Property Rights and executing assignments to the Company.

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. The Employee 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 is "“work made for hire" ” as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, the Employee's ’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to suesxx, 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 ’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. Employee agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Company, both during and after the term of Employee's ’s employment with the Company, to assign to the Company, and to establish, perfect, exercise or protect the Company's ’s rights in any Employment Inventions or title thereto, including, without limitation, assisting in obtaining or registering copyrights, patents, trademarks or similar Intellectual Property Rights and executing assignments to the Company.