Common use of Inventions and Improvements Clause in Contracts

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the “Invention”), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is bound by the terms of a certain Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed on his first day of employment (the “Inventions Agreement”), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s 's services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the "Invention"), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s 's rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s 's right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is bound by the terms of a certain Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed on his first day of employment (the "Inventions Agreement"), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s 's services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the "Invention"), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s 's rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s 's right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is bound by the terms of a certain Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed on his first day of employment dated April 19, 1999 (the "Inventions Agreement"), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s 's services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the "Invention"), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s 's rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s 's right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is also shall be bound by the terms of a certain Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed dated on his first day of employment or about the Effective Date (the "Inventions Agreement"), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s 's services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the “Invention”"INVENTION"), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s 's rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem deems necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s 's right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is bound by the terms of a certain the Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions and Confidential Information, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "INVENTIONS AGREEMENT") and that the Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed on his first day dated June 6, 1992 is no longer of employment (any force or effect and is hereby superseded by the Inventions Agreement”), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing terms. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Inventions and Improvements. Executive acknowledges, covenants and agrees that the Corporation shall be the sole owner of all the fruits and proceeds of Executive’s 's services to the Corporation, including but not limited to all writings, inventions, discoveries, designs, systems, processes, software or other improvements relating to the business or products of the Corporation, whether or not patentable, registerable, or copyrightable, which Executive may, alone or with others, conceive, create, develop, produce or make during or as a result of his employment with the Corporation (collectively, the "Invention"), free and clear of any claims by Executive of any kind or character whatsoever other than Executive’s 's rights to compensation under this Agreement. Executive agrees that he shall disclose each of the Inventions promptly and completely to the Corporation, and shall, at the request of the Board, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Board or the Corporation from time to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend the Corporation’s 's right, title and interest in or to any or all of the Inventions. Executive agrees that he is bound by the terms of a certain Employee Agreement on Ideas, Inventions, and Confidential Information, to be signed on his first day of employment dated February 22, 1999 (the "Inventions Agreement"), which shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as modifying the Inventions Agreement. To the extent that there is any conflict between the provisions of this Section and the provisions of the Inventions Agreement, the provisions of the Inventions Agreement shall govern.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Employment Agreement (Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc)