Work Made for Hire; Assignment. Employee acknowledges that, to the extent permitted by law, all Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter created by Employee during his employment with the Company is a “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employee’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.

Work Made for Hire; Assignment.Hire. The Employee acknowledges that, tounless otherwise agreed in writing by the extent permitted by law,Company, all Work Product consistingeligible for any form of copyrightable subject matter createdcopyright, trademark or patent protection made or contributed to in whole or in part by the Employee within the scope of Employee’s employment during histhe period of Employee’s employment with the Company isshall be deemed a “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are thereforeshall be owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employee’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that theapplicable Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.Group member.

All Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter created by Employee during his employment with the Company is a “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are thereforeshall be owned exclusively by the Company. To the greatest extent thatpossible, any Work Product shall be deemed to be “work made for hire” (as defined in the foregoing does not apply,Copyright Aet, 17 U.S.C.A. §101 et seq., as amended), and Employee hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employee’s entireCompany all right, title,title and interest Employee currently has or may have by operation of law or otherwise in or to any Work Product, including, without limitation, all patents, copyrights, trademarks (and the goodwill associated therewith), trade secrets, service marks (and the goodwill associated therewith) and other intellectual property rights. Employee agrees to execute and deliver to the Company any transfers, assignments, documents or other instruments which the Company may deem necessary or appropriate, from time to time, to protect the rights granted herein or to vest complete title and ownership of any and all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution thereof,Product, and all associated intellectual property and other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have hadtherein, exclusively in the absence of this Agreement.Company.

Employee acknowledges that,agrees that all creative work and work product, including but not limited to the extent permitted by law, all Work Product consisting of copyrightable subject matter createdtechnology, business management tools, processes, software, patents, trademarks, and copyrights developed by Employee during his employment with the Company is a “workterm of this Agreement, regardless of when or where such work or work product was produced, constitutes work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrightshire, all rights of which are therefore owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply,Employer. Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no additional consideration, Employee’s entire right, title,Employer all rights, title and interestinterest, whether by way of copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent, or otherwise, in andall such work or work product, regardless of whether the same is subject to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation,protection by patent, trademark, or dilution thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.copyright laws.