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

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. 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, Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employee’s entire right, title and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property therein, including the right to sxx, 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 so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement. To the extent any copyrights are assigned under this Agreement, Employee hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Employee may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as “moral rights” with respect to all Work Product and all Intellectual Property therein.

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. Employee 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 is “work made for hire” as defined in the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101), 101 and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, Employee the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employeethe Executive’s entire right, title title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sxxsue, counterclaim counterclaim, and recover for all past, present present, and future infringement, misappropriation 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 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. To the extent Any assignment of copyright hereunder (and any copyrights are assigned under this Agreement, Employee hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Employee may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to ownership of a copyright as a work made for hire) includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights” with respect (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent that such Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to all Work Product the extent that the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where Moral Rights exist, the Executive hereby waives such Moral Rights and all Intellectual Property thereinconsents to any action of the Company that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such consent.

Work Made for Hire; Assignment. Employee Executive acknowledges that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant timesCompany, 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), 101 and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, Employee Executive hereby irrevocably assigns (and will assign) to the Company, for no additional consideration, EmployeeExecutive’s entire right, title title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sxxxxx, counterclaim counterclaim, and recover for all past, present present, and future infringement, misappropriation misappropriation, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19(4) of the Copyright Act, 1957, any assignment in so far as it relates to copyrightable material will not lapse, nor will the rights transferred therein revert to Executive, even if the Company does not exercise the rights under the assignment within a period of one year from the date of assignment. Executive hereby agrees to waive any right to and refrain from raising any objection or claims to the Copyright Board with respect to any assignment, pursuant to Section 19A of the Copyright Act, 1957. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall will be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title 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. To the extent any copyrights are assigned under this Agreement, Employee hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Employee may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as “moral rights” with respect to all Work Product and all Intellectual Property therein.