Contributions and Inventions Sample Clauses

The "Contributions and Inventions" clause defines how intellectual property created by an individual or party during the course of their engagement with another party is handled. Typically, this clause specifies that any inventions, discoveries, or creative works developed while performing duties for the company or client are owned by that company or client, regardless of whether they were made on or off company premises or during or outside of working hours. This ensures that the rights to valuable intellectual property are clearly allocated, preventing future disputes over ownership and protecting the interests of the party commissioning the work.
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Contributions and Inventions. While employed by the Company, I may make Contributions and Inventions deemed by the Company to have value to it. The terms “Contributions” and “Inventions” are understood to include all information, ideas, concepts, technology, improvements, discoveries, formulae, inventions, creations, discoveries, techniques, designs, methods, trade secrets, technical specifications and data, works, modifications, processes, know-how, show-how, concepts, expressions, improvements, works of authorship (including computer programs), ideas and other developments, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable or subject to analogous protection and regardless of their form or state of development and whether or not I have made them alone or with others, together with any and all rights to U.S. or foreign applications for patents, inventor’s certifications or other industrial rights that may be filed thereon, including divisions, continuations-in-part, reissues and/or extensions thereof. This Agreement covers Contributions and Inventions of any kind that are conceived or made by me, alone or with others, while I am employed by the Company, regardless of whether they are conceived or made during regular working hours or at my place of work (whether located at the Company, customer facilities, at home or elsewhere) and that (i) relate to the Company’s business or potential business or that of its affiliates, (ii) result from tasks assigned to me by the Company, or (iii) are conceived or made with the use of the Company’s time, facilities, resources, or materials. With respect to Contributions or Inventions covered by this Agreement, I agree that: (a) I will disclose them promptly to the Company. I will not disclose them to anyone other than authorized Company personnel; (b) They will belong solely to the Company from conception as “works made for hire” (as that term is used under U.S. copyright law) or otherwise. To the extent that title to any such Contributions and Inventions do not, by operation of law, vest in the Company, I hereby irrevocably assign to the Company all right, title and interest, including, without limitation, tangible and intangible rights such as patent rights, trademarks, and copyrights, that I may have or may acquire in and to all such Contributions and Inventions, benefits and/or rights resulting therefrom, and agree to promptly execute any further specific assignments related to such Contributions or Inventions, benefits and/or rights at the requ...
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Contributions and Inventions. The Consultant shall: (i) promptly disclose all Inventions (as defined below), in full detail, to Persons authorized by the Company; and (ii) not disclose any Invention to anyone other than Persons authorized by the Company, without the Company’s express prior written instruction to do so. The Consultant shall have no interest in any Invention. The Consultant agrees and acknowledges that, to the extent allowed under applicable law, all Inventions shall be considered to be “works made for hire” as that phrase is defined in the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. All Inventions, including any patent rights, will belong solely to the Company from conception. To the extent that title to any Invention or any materials comprising or including
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Contributions and Inventions. (a) The term “Covered Contributions and Inventions” means:
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Contributions and Inventions. While employed by the Company, I may make Contributions and Inventions of value to it. The terms “Contributions” and “Inventions” are understood to include all inventions, ideas, formulae, works, modifications, processes, discoveries, techniques, designs, methods, trade secrets, technical specifications and data, know- how, show-how, concepts, expressions, creations, improvements, works of authorship, ideas and other developments, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable or subject to analogous protection and regardless of their form or state of development, and whether or not I have made them alone or with others. This Agreement covers Contributions and Inventions of any kind that are conceived or made by me, during hours that I am working for the Company at my place of work whether located at the Company, customer facilities, at home or elsewhere, alone or with others, while I am employed by the Company. This Agreement also covers Contributions and Inventions, regardless of whether they are conceived or made during regular working hours or at my place of work, (i) that relate to the Company’s business or potential business, or (ii) result from tasks assigned to me by the Company, or (iii) that are conceived or made with the use of the Company’s time, facilities, materials or resources. With respect to Contributions or Inventions covered by this Agreement, I agree that:
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Contributions and Inventions. While employed by the Company, I may have previously or may in the future make Contributions and Inventions deemed by the Company to have value to it. The terms “Contributions” and “Inventions” are understood to include all technology, improvements, discoveries, formulae, inventions, creations, discoveries, techniques, designs, methods, trade secrets, technical specifications and data, works, modifications, processes, know-how, show-how, expressions, improvements, works of authorship (including computer programs) and other developments, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable or subject to analogous protection and regardless of their form or state of development and whether or not I have made them alone or with others, together with any and all rights to U.S. or foreign applications for patents, inventor’s certifications or other industrial rights that may be filed thereon, including divisions, continuations in-part, reissues and/or extensions thereof.
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Related to Contributions and Inventions

  • Improvements and Inventions Any and all improvements or inventions that Employee may make or participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company. Employee shall, whenever requested by Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey to Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications.

  • Patents and Inventions The Contractor shall promptly and fully report to the Department any discovery or invention arising out of or developed in the course of performance of this Agreement. If the services under this Agreement are supported by a federal grant of funds, the Contractor shall promptly and fully report to the federal government for the federal government to make a determination as to whether patent protection on such invention shall be sought and how the rights in the invention or discovery, including rights under any patent issued thereon, shall be disposed of and administered in order to protect the public interest.

  • Proprietary Information and Inventions You agree to execute, deliver and be bound by the provisions of the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.

  • Confidential Information and Inventions (a) The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that in the course of his duties he is likely to receive confidential or proprietary information owned by the Company, its affiliates or third parties with whom the Company or any such affiliates has an obligation of confidentiality. Accordingly, during and after the Term, the Executive agrees to keep confidential and not disclose or make accessible to any other person or use for any other purpose other than in connection with the fulfillment of his duties under this Agreement, any Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined below) owned by, or received by or on behalf of, the Company or any of its affiliates. “Confidential and Proprietary Information” shall include, but shall not be limited to, business plans (both current and under development), client lists, promotion and marketing programs, trade secrets, or any other confidential or proprietary business information relating to business operations of the Company The Executive expressly acknowledges the trade secret status of the Confidential and Proprietary Information and that the Confidential and Proprietary Information constitutes a protectable business interest of the Company. The Executive agrees: (i) not to use any such Confidential and Proprietary Information for himself or others; and (ii) not to take any Company material or reproductions (including but not limited to writings, correspondence, notes, drafts, records, invoices, technical and business policies, computer programs or disks) thereof from the Company’s offices at any time during his employment by the Company, except as required in the execution of the Executive’s duties to the Company. The Executive agrees to return immediately all Company material and reproductions (including but not limited, to writings, correspondence, notes, drafts, records, invoices, technical and business policies, computer programs or disks) thereof in his possession to the Company upon request and in any event immediately upon termination of employment. (b) Except with prior written authorization by the Company, the Executive agrees not to disclose or publish any of the Confidential and Proprietary Information, or business information of any other party to whom the Company or any of its affiliates owes an obligation of confidence, at any time during or after his employment with the Company.

  • NASA Inventions NASA will use reasonable efforts to report inventions made under this Agreement by its employees. Upon request, NASA will use reasonable efforts to grant Partner, under 37 C.F.R. Part 404, a negotiated license to any NASA invention made under this Agreement. This license is subject to paragraph E.1. of this Article.