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Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understandsAll inventions, modifications, alterations, enhancements, betterments, ideas, designs, techniques, know-how or discoveries which are the result, directly or indirectly, from Employee’s employment and/or affiliation with the Company and/or the Employee’s access to Confidential Information (collectively “Inventions”) shall be the sole and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire forexclusive property of the Company and thatare considered a “work made for hire" for the purposes of the Company’s rights under copyright and other laws. All copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights associated with any InventionsInventions, processes, or works of authorship developed or conceivedcreated by Employee during Employee’s employment with the course of performing Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventionswork (collectively, “Work Product”) shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assignbelong exclusively to the Company all rights, title and interest in andshall, to all such Inventions hereafterthe extent possible, be considered a “work made by Employee.for hire.” Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expenseautomatically assigns to the Company, at the time of creation of the Work Product, without any time duringrequirement of further consideration, any right, title, or after Employee’s employment withinterest Employee may have in such Work Product, including any copyrights or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. Upon request of the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papersat its sole expense, Employee shall take such further actions, including execution and cooperate indelivery of instruments of conveyance, as may be appropriate to give full and proper effect to such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.assignment.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hirewill promptly make full written disclosure to the Company, will hold in trust for the Companysole right and thatbenefit of the Company, and hereby assign to the Company, or its designee, all his right, title and interest throughout the world in and to any Inventionsand all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, know-how, improvements or trade secrets, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which Employee may solely or jointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or developed or conceivedreduced to practice, during the period of time in which Employee is employed by the Company (collectively referred to as “Inventions”), except as provided in [Section 10(e)] below. Employee further acknowledges that all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, know-how, improvements or trade secrets which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during Employee’sthe period of employment with the Company are “works made for hire” (to the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximumgreatest extent permitted by applicable law,law) and are compensated by the compensation provided to Employee further agreespursuant to assign and does hereby assign tothis Agreement, unless regulated otherwise by the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret informationmandatory law of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.state of California.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing workall inventions, improvements, discoveries, designs, technology, and works of authorship (including but not limited to computer software) made, created, conceived, or reduced to practice by Employee, whether alone or in cooperation with others, during employment, together with all patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other intellectual property rights related to any of the foregoing throughout the world, are among other things works made for hire forand belong exclusively to the CompanyCompany, and that any Inventions developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relatinghereby assigns all such rights to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware ofexecute any documents, testify in any legal proceedings, and do all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agreesthings necessary or desirable to assign and does hereby assignsecure Company’s rights to the Company all rights, titleforegoing, including without limitation executing inventors’ declarations and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.assignment forms.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions.Inventions and Works Made for Hire. Employee understandshereby assigns to the Company Group, or its designee, all of Employee’s right, title, and agreesinterest (including all related intellectual property rights) in all Inventions that Employee is performing work for hire forcreated during the period of time Employee was in the employ of the Company and(including during off-duty hours) (“Company Inventions”). In addition, Employee acknowledges that any Inventions developed or conceivedall original works of authorship that were made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and that are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systemsUnited States Copyright Act, and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to makein accordance, the Company awareGroup is considered the author of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.these works.

OwnershipInventions and Assignment of Inventions.Intellectual Property. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire forshall promptly disclose to the Company any and that any Inventions developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall include anyall conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements, developments,improvements and valuable discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relatingwhich are conceived or made by Employee, solely or jointly with another, during or after regular hours of employment, during the period of employment or within one year thereafter, and which are related to any presentthe business or prospective activities or business of the Company.Company or which Employee conceives as a result of his or her employment by the Company, and Employee hereby assigns and agrees to makeassign all Employee’s interests therein to the Company awareor its nominee. Employee also agrees that all works created by him/her are considered work made for hire and prepared by Employee within the scope of all such Inventions. Tohis/her employment by the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,Company and Employee further agrees to assign, and hereby does assign and does hereby assignautomatically, all such future work to the Company all rights, title and interest in andCompany. Whenever requested to all such Inventions hereafter madedo so by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, atEmployee shall execute any time duringand all applications, assignments or after Employee’other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain any patent or copyright in the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise protect the Company's interest therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the termination of employment with respect to inventions, improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, made or acquired by Employee during the Company, signperiod of employment or within one year thereafter, and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely onshall be binding upon Employee’s own time,assigns, executors, administrators and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.other legal representatives.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agreesEach Invention (as defined below) will belong exclusively to the Company. You acknowledge that Employee is performing workall Inventions are works made for hire forand the Company and that any Inventions developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall includeCompany, including any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well ascopyrights, patents or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any other concepts,such works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and doesare not works made for hire, you hereby assign to the Company all rights,right, title and interestinterest, including all rights of copyright, patent and other intellectual property rights, to or in and to all such Inventions hereafter madewithout additional compensation. For purposes of this Agreement, “Invention” shall mean any idea, invention, technique, modification, process or improvement (whether patentable or not), any industrial design (whether registerable or not), any mask work, however fixed or encoded, and any work of authorship (whether or not copyright protection may be obtained for it) created, conceived or developed by Employee. Employee will,you, either solely or in conjunction with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any timeothers, during or after Employee’syour employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by EmployeeGroup Companies (i) while performing your duties for the Company.Group Companies, (ii) by utilizing any Group Company’s office space, equipment, supplies or facilities and/or (iii) by utilizing Confidential Information.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions.Company’s Ownership. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire forall inventions, discoveries, improvements, trade secrets, formulae, techniques, processes, and know-how, whether or not patentable, and whether or not reduced to practice, that are conceived or developed during the Term, either alone or jointly with others, if on the Company’s time, using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information or relating to the Company shall be owned exclusively by the Company, and that any Inventions developed or conceived by Employee during Employee’s employment withhereby assigns to the Company areall Employee's right, title, and interest in all such intellectual property. The Employee agrees that the Company shall be the sole propertyowner of the Company. “Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systemsall domestic and software, as well as anyforeign patents or other concepts, worksrights pertaining thereto, and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employeefurther agrees to makeexecute all documents that the Company awarereasonably determines to be necessary or convenient for use in applying for, prosecuting, perfecting, or enforcing patents or other intellectual property rights, including the execution of all such Inventions. Toany assignments, patent applications, or other documents that the maximumCompany may reasonably request. This provision is intended to apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.law.

Ownership of Developments; Trade Secrets of Others. All copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights associated with any idea, concepts, techniques, inventions, processes, or works of authorship developed or created by Employee during the course of his work for the Company, including past employment and Assignment of Inventions.with respect to the services to be provided hereunder (collectively, the “Work Product”), will belong exclusively to the Company and will, to the extent possible, be considered a work made by Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions developed or conceivedwithin the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent the Work Product may not be considered work made by Employee during Employee’s employmentfor hire for the Company, Employee agrees to assign, and automatically assign at the time of creation of the Work Product, without any requirement of further consideration, any right, title, or interest Employee may have in such Work Product. Upon the request of the Company, Employee will take further actions, including execution and delivery of instruments of conveyance as may be appropriate to give full and proper effect to such assignment. Employee represents that he is not bound by, and covenants that he will not enter into, any agreements, either written or oral, which are in conflict with this provision. For purposes of this Section 1.3, the Company are the sole propertyterm “Company” also will include any existing or future affiliates of the Company. Inventions” shall include any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as any other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relating to any present or prospective activities or business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.

Ownership and Assignment of Inventions. Employee understands and agrees that Employee is performing work for hire for the Company and that any Inventions developedcopyrights, inventions or conceivedpatents created or obtained, in part or whole, by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Companycourse of this Agreement are to be considered “works for hire” and the sole property of the Company. “Inventions” shall includeEmployer. Employee assigns to Employer all rights and interest in any inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, programs, designs, machinery, products, processes, information systems and software, as well as anycopyright, invention, patents or other concepts, works and ideas, whether patentable or not, relatingproperty related to any present or prospective activities orthe business of the Company. Employee agrees to make the Company aware of all such Inventions. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Employee further agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company all rights, title and interest in and to all such Inventions hereafter made by Employee. Employee will, with reasonable reimbursement for expenses but at no other expense to the Company, at any time during or after Employee’s employment with the Company, sign and deliver all lawful papers and cooperate in such other lawful acts reasonably necessary to allow the Company to secure, perfect and enforce such rights and title in the Inventions. This Section does not apply to any Invention for which Employee affirmatively proves that # no equipment, supplies, facility, or confidential or trade secret information of the Company was used; # which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and # did not result, either directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for the Company.Employer.

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