Inventions and Creations. a. Employee agrees that all inventions, discoveries, developments, improvements, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, innovations, mask works, ideas, contributions, and any other intellectual property of any kind (herein called collectively "Inventions"), whether or not patented or patentable, or otherwise protectable in law, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, either individually or jointly, during his employment with the Company (including employment with Company before and after the execution of this Agreement) and which relate in any manner to Employee's work, the research or business of the Company, or fields to which the business of the Company may reasonably extend, shall belong to the Company. Employee agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Company his entire right, title, and interest in and to the Inventions. Employee further agrees to promptly and fully disclose the Inventions to the Company, in writing if requested by the Company, and to execute and deliver or otherwise assist any and all lawful applications, assignments, and other documents which the Company requests for protecting the Inventions in the United States, Canada or any other country. The Company shall have the full and sole power to prosecute such applications and to take all other action concerning the Inventions, and Employee agrees to co-operate fully, at the expense of the Company, in the preparation and prosecution of all such applications and in any legal actions and proceedings concerning the Inventions. b. Employee agrees to and does assign, convey, and transfer to the Company any and all manuscripts, programs, writings, pictorial materials, and other creations (called collectively "Creations"), created by Employee, either individually or jointly, during his employment by the Company and which relate to the business of the Company. The Company shall have the full right to seek and procure copyright on the Creations, and Employee shall co-operate fully, at the expense of the Company, in securing copyrights and in any legal actions and proceedings concerning the Creations. c. Paragraph 11 shall not apply to inventions which an Employee cannot be obligated to assign under Section 2870 of the California Labor Code (hereinafter called "Section 2870"). Whether or not Employee believes any invention is protected by Section 2870, Employee shall disclose such invention to the Company in order to permit the Company to determine such issues that may arise. The Company shall not disclose information about such invention to any third party, and shall use such information only for purposes of evaluating its rights under this Employment Agreement. In the event such invention is determined to be subject to Section 2870, the Company shall promptly return to Employee all copies of any medium containing information by Employee pursuant to this provision. Employee shall, as a condition of this Agreement, sign Exhibits A and B to this Agreement concurrently with the execution of this Agreement.
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Inventions and Creations. a. Employee agrees that all inventions, discoveries, developments, improvements, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, innovations, mask works, ideas, contributions, and any other intellectual property of any kind (herein called collectively "Inventions"), whether or not patented or patentable, or otherwise protectable in law, which are conceived, made, developed or acquired by Employee, either individually or jointly, during his employment with the Company (including employment with Company before and after the execution of this Agreement) and which relate in any manner to Employee's work, the research or business of the Company, or fields to which the business of the Company may reasonably extend, shall belong to the Company. Employee agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Company his entire right, title, and interest in and to the Inventions. Employee further agrees to promptly and fully disclose the Inventions to the Company, in writing if requested by the Company, and to execute and deliver or otherwise assist any and all lawful applications, assignments, and other documents which the Company requests for protecting the Inventions in the United States, Canada or any other country. The Company shall have the full and sole power to prosecute such applications and to take all other action concerning the Inventions, and Employee agrees to co-co- operate fully, at the expense of the Company, in the preparation and prosecution of all such applications and in any legal actions and proceedings concerning the Inventions.
b. Employee agrees to and does assign, convey, and transfer to the Company any and all manuscripts, programs, writings, pictorial materials, and other creations (called collectively "Creations"), created by Employee, either individually or jointly, during his employment by the Company and which relate to the business of the Company. The Company shall have the full right to seek and procure copyright on the Creations, and Employee shall co-operate fully, at the expense of the Company, in securing copyrights and in any legal actions and proceedings concerning the Creations.
c. Paragraph 11 shall not apply to inventions which an Employee cannot be obligated to assign under Section 2870 of the California Labor Code (hereinafter called "Section 2870"). Whether or not Employee believes any invention is protected by Section 2870, Employee shall disclose such invention to the Company in order to permit the Company to determine such issues that may arise. The Company shall not disclose information about such invention to any third party, and shall use such information only for purposes of evaluating its rights under this Employment Agreement. In the event such invention is determined to be subject to Section 2870, the Company shall promptly return to Employee all copies of any medium containing information by Employee pursuant to this provision. Employee shall, as a condition of this Agreement, sign Exhibits A and B to this Agreement concurrently with the execution of this Agreement.
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