Common use of Ownership and Assignment of Inventions Clause in Contracts

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions (as defined below) developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or Business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that: (a) no equipment, supplies, facility, trade secrets, or Confidential Information of the Company was used; (b) the Invention was developed entirely on Employee’s own time; and (c) the Invention did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Employee Agreement (Blackbaud Inc), Employee Agreement (Blackbaud Inc)

AutoNDA by SimpleDocs

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing perfom1ing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions (as defined below) developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s 's employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. "Inventions" shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or Business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further farther agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively affim1atively proves that: (a) no equipment, supplies, facility, trade secrets, or Confidential Information of the Company was used; (b) the Invention was developed entirely on Employee’s 's own time; and (c) the Invention did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employee Agreement (Blackbaud Inc)

AutoNDA by SimpleDocs

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions (as defined below) developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or Business business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that: that (a) no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secrets, or Confidential Information secret information of the Company was used; (b) the Invention which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time; , and (c) the Invention did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Bassett Furniture Industries Inc)

Time is Money Join Law Insider Premium to draft better contracts faster.