Common use of Creative Work Clause in Contracts

Creative Work. The Employee agrees that all creative work and work product, including but not limited to all technology, business management tools, processes, software, patents, trademarks, and copyrights developed by the Employee during employment with the Company and the Bank, regardless of when or where such work or work product was produced, constitutes work made for hire, all rights of which are owned by the Company or the Bank. The Employee hereby assigns to the Bank or the Company, as they may designate, all rights, title, and interest, whether by way of copyrights, trade secret, trademark, patent, or otherwise, in all such work or work product, regardless of whether the same is subject to protection by patent, trademark, or copyright laws.