Works and Inventions Clause Samples
The "Works and Inventions" clause defines the ownership and rights related to any creations, inventions, or intellectual property developed by a party, typically during the course of employment or under a contractual relationship. This clause usually specifies whether such works are automatically assigned to the employer or client, and may outline the process for disclosing and documenting inventions. Its core function is to ensure that the party commissioning or employing the work retains legal rights to the resulting intellectual property, thereby preventing future disputes over ownership and use.
Works and Inventions. The Executive acknowledges that all works, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, processes, programs, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) that relate to the actual or anticipated business, research and development of First Communications, or existing or future products or services and that are conceived, developed, contributed to, made, or reduced to practice by the Executive (either solely or jointly with others) while employed by the Parent, the Company or any of their affiliates ("Work Product") belong to the Parent, and the Executive hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, all of the above Work Product to the Parent. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by the Executive in the course of his work for any of the foregoing entities shall be deemed a "work made for hire" under the copyright laws, and the Parent shall own all rights therein. To the extent that any such copyrightable work is not a "work made for hire," the Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Parent all right, title, and interest, including without limitation, copyright in and to such copyrightable work. The Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product and copyrightable work to the Board and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the Term) to establish and confirm the Parent's ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney, and other instruments).
Works and Inventions. Employee will disclose in writing to Employer immediately upon conception thereof all Inventions, as defined herein, whether or not copyrightable or patentable, made or conceived or reduced to practice or developed by him, either alone or jointly with others, during the term of Employee's employment by Employer. Employee will also disclose in writing to Employer all things that would be Inventions if made during the term of Employee's employment by Employer, conceived, reduced to practice, or developed by him within six months after the termination of Employee's employment by Employer.
Works and Inventions. (1) For the purposes of this regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
Works and Inventions. I will disclose in writing to the Company immediately upon conception thereof all Inventions, as defined herein, whether or not copyrightable or patentable, made or conceived or reduced to practice or developed by me, either alone or jointly with others, during the term of my employment or engagement as a consultant by the Company. I will also disclose in writing to the Company all things that would be Inventions if made during the term of my employment or engagement by the Company, conceived, reduced to practice, or developed by me within six months after the termination of my employment or engagement by the Company.