Ownership. Executive acknowledges that all developments, including, without limitation, inventions, patentable or otherwise, formulas, discoveries, improvements, patents, trade secrets, designs, works, reports, computer software, flow charts and diagrams, procedures, data, documentation and writings and applications thereof relating to the past, present or future business of the Company that, alone or jointly with others, Executive may discover, conceive, create, make, develop, reduce to practice or acquire in the course of his employment with the Company (collectively, the “Developments”) are works made for hire and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and Executive hereby assigns to the Company all of his right, title and interest in and to all such Developments. Executive agrees to promptly and fully disclose all future Developments to the Company and, at any time upon request and at the expense of the Company, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company all instruments that the Company shall prepare, give evidence, and take all other actions that are necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Company to enable the Company to file and prosecute applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce all letters patent, trademark registrations or copyrights covering the Developments in all countries in which the same are deemed necessary by the Company. All memoranda, notes, lists, drawings, records, files, computer tapes, programs, software, source and programming narratives and other documentation (and all copies thereof) made or compiled by Executive or made available to Executive concerning the Developments or otherwise concerning the past, present or planned business of the Company shall be the property of the Company and shall be delivered to the Company promptly upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

Ownership. Executive acknowledges that all developments, including, without limitation, inventions, patentable or otherwise, formulas, discoveries, improvements, patents, trade secrets, designs, works, reports, computer software, flow charts and diagrams, procedures, data, documentation and writings and applications thereof relating to the past, present or future business of the Company that, alone or jointly with others, Executive may discover, conceive, create, make, develop, reduce to practice or acquire in the course of his employment with the Company (collectively, the “Developments”) are works made for hire and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and Executive hereby assigns to the Company all of his right, title and interest in and to all such Developments. Executive agrees to promptly and fully disclose all future Developments to the Company and, at any time upon request and at the expense of the Company, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company all instruments that the company shall prepare, give evidence, and take all other actions that are necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Company to enable the Company to file and prosecute applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce all letters patent, trademark registrations or copyrights covering the Developments in all countries in which the same are deemed necessary by the Company. All memoranda, notes, lists, drawings, records, files, computer tapes, programs, software, source and programming narratives and other documentation (and all copies thereof) made or compiled by Executive or made available to Executive concerning the Developments or otherwise concerning the past, present or planned business of the Company shall be the property of the Company and shall be delivered to the Company promptly upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

The Executive acknowledges that all developments, including, without limitation, inventions, patentable or otherwise, trade secrets, discoveries, improvements, ideas, writings and works for hire that alone or jointly with others the Executive may conceive, make, develop or acquire during the period of his employment by the Company Group and any predecessor thereof (collectively, the “Developments”), are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company Group; and the Executive hereby assigns to the Company Group all of his right, title and interest in all such Developments. The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all future Developments to the Board, and, at any time upon request and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company Group all instruments that the Company Group shall prepare, give evidence, and take all other actions that are necessary or desirable in the reasonable opinion of the Company’s counsel, to enable the Company Group to file and prosecute applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce all letters patent, trademark registrations or copyrights covering the Developments in all countries in which the same are deemed necessary.

Developments. Executive will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of all inventions, discoveries, designs, developments, methods, modifications, improvements, processes, algorithms, data, databases, computer programs, research, formulae, techniques, trade secrets, graphics or images, and audio or visual works and other works of authorship, and other intellectual property, including works-in-process (collectively “Developments”) whether or not patentable or copyrightable, that are created, made, conceived or reduced to practice by Executive (alone or jointly with others) or under the Executive’s direction during the period of the Executive’s employment. Executive acknowledges that all work performed by the Executive is on a “work for hire” basis, and Executive hereby does assign and transfer and, to the extent any such assignment cannot be made at present, will assign and transfer, to the Company and its successors and assigns all the Executive’s right, title and interest in and to all Developments that # relate to the business of the Company or any customer of, supplier to or business partner of the Company or any of the products or services being researched, developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used with such products or services; or # result from tasks assigned to them by the Company; or # result from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company (“Company-Related Developments”), and all related patents, patent applications, trademarks and trademark applications, copyrights and copyright applications, sui generis database rights and other intellectual property rights in all countries and territories worldwide and under any international conventions (“Intellectual Property Rights”).

Developments. Executive will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of all inventions, discoveries, designs, developments, methods, modifications, improvements, processes, algorithms, data, databases, computer programs, research, formulae, techniques, trade secrets, graphics or images, and audio or visual works and other works of authorship, and other intellectual property, including works-in-process (collectively “Developments”) whether or not patentable or copyrightable, that are created, made, conceived or reduced to practice by Executive (alone or jointly with others) or under my direction during the period of his employment. Executive acknowledges that all work performed by them is on a “work for hire” basis, and Executive hereby does assign and transfer and, to the extent any such assignment cannot be made at present, will assign and transfer, to the Company and its successors and assigns all his right, title and interest in and to all Developments that # relate to the business of the Company or any customer of, supplier to or business partner of the Company or any of the products or services being researched, developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used with such products or services; or # result from tasks assigned to them by the Company; or # result from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company (“Company-Related Developments”), and all related patents, patent applications, trademarks and trademark applications, copyrights and copyright applications, sui generis database rights and other intellectual property rights in all countries and territories worldwide and under any international conventions (“Intellectual Property Rights”).

If at any time or times during Executive’s employment with the Company Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, discover or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called “Developments”) that # relates to the business of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, # results from tasks assigned to Executive by the Company or # results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, and Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development, and Executive hereby assigns any rights Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits and/or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without publishing the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company.

If at any time or times during Executive's employment with the Company or any Company subsidiary or affiliate Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, discover or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called "Developments") that # relates to the Business (as defined below) of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, # results from tasks assigned to Executive by the Company or # results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, and Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development, and Executive hereby assigns any rights Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits and/or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without publishing the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company.

Developments the Property of the Employer. All discoveries, inventions, ideas, technology, formulas, designs, software, programs, algorithms, products, systems, applications, processes, procedures, methods and improvements and enhancements conceived, developed or otherwise made or recreated or otherwise produced by Executive at any time during the term of this Agreement, alone or with others, and in any way relating to the present or proposed business, products or services of any member of the Employer Group, whether or not subject to patent, copyright or other protection and whether or not reduced to tangible form, during the period of Executive’s employment with the Employer (“Developments”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer. Executive agrees to, and hereby does, assign to the Employer, without any further consideration, all of Executive’s right, title and interest throughout the world in and to all Developments. Executive agrees that all such Developments constitute works made for hire under the copyright and other laws of the United States and, as such, acknowledges that the Employer is the author of such Developments and owns all of the rights comprised in such Developments, and Executive hereby assigns to the Employer without any further consideration all of the rights comprised in the copyright and other proprietary rights Executive may have in any such Development to the extent that it might not be considered a work made for hire. Executive shall make and maintain adequate and current written records of all Developments and shall disclose all Developments promptly, fully and in writing to the Employer promptly after development of the same, and at any time upon request.

Proprietary Rights. Except to the extent any rights in any inventions, discoveries, and improvements (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes), and all patentable or copyrightable works, initiated, conceived, discovered, reduced to practice, or made by the Executive, either alone or in conjunction with others, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and related to the business or activities of the Company and its Affiliates (the “Developments”) constitute a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. that are owned ab initio by the Company and/or its applicable Affiliate, the Executive assigns and agrees to assign all of the Executive’s right, title and interest in all Developments (including all intellectual property rights therein) to the Company or its nominee without further compensation, including all rights or benefits therefor, including without limitation the right to sue and recover for past and future infringement. The Executive acknowledges that any rights in any Developments constituting a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C § 101 et seq. are owned upon creation by the Company and/or its applicable Affiliate as the Executive’s employer. The Executive hereby expressly and irrevocably waives any and all moral rights in the Developments including, without limitation, the right to attribution or anonymity in respect of authorship, the right to restrain any distortion, mutilation or other modification of any such Developments and the right to prohibit any use of any such Developments in association with a product, service, cause or institution that may be prejudicial to his honor or reputation. Whenever reasonably requested to do so by the Company, and at the expense of the Company, the Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall reasonably deem necessary to apply for and obtain trademarks, patents or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or otherwise protect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates therein with respect to the Developments. These obligations shall continue beyond the end of the Executive’s employment with the Company with respect to Developments initiated, conceived or made by the Executive while employed by the Company, and shall be binding upon the Executive’s employers, assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives. In connection with the Executive’s execution of this Agreement, the Executive has informed the Company in writing of any interest in any inventions or intellectual property rights related to the Company’s business that the Executive holds as of the date hereof. If the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to obtain the Executive’s signature on any document needed in connection with the actions described in this [Section 4.6], the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Executive’s agent and attorney in fact to act for and on the Executive’s behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this [Section 4.6] with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive.

Company subsidiary or affiliate Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive, discover or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called "Developments") that # relates to the Business (as defined below) of the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith, # results from tasks assigned to Executive by the Company or # results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the benefits thereof shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, and Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any persons designated by it) each such Development, and Executive hereby assigns any rights Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits and/or rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without publishing the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company.