Upon termination of this Agreement, the Employer shall have exclusive ownership rights in all of the Employee`s intellectual property at the end of the employment relationship arising out of or directly related to the Employee`s work for the Employer. Intellectual property. The Employee agrees to confer upon the Employer all present and future rights, title and interest in and to any intellectual property (“Intellectual Property”) created or discovered in connection with the Employee`s employment with the Employer. Intellectual property includes, but is not limited to, algorithms, code, concepts, developments, designs, discoveries, ideas, formulas, improvements, inventions, processes, software, trademarks and trade secrets. Intellectual property also includes tangible embodiments (e.B drawings, notes) of intangible objects. A non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement is used whenever proprietary information from RIT is disclosed or proprietary information is obtained from outside RIT. Contact the Intellectual Property Management Office for NDAs regarding intellectual property, technology transfer and licensing. For non-disclosure agreements related to grants and contracts, contact Sponsored Research Services. Patent and copyright applications.

The employee agrees to cooperate with the employer to do everything reasonably necessary to obtain the patents and copyrights necessary to secure the employer`s property rights in the intellectual property. The employee will cooperate with the employer during the employee`s employment relationship with the employer, as well as after the termination of this agreement. Previous inventions. Intellectual property that existed prior to the Employee`s employment and in which the Employee has a right, title or interest (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”) remains the exclusive property of the Employee. The Employee agrees that all prior inventions shall be included in this Section 2. If no prior invention is listed in this Section 2, the employee declares that no prior invention exists. Mission. The parties may not assign their rights and/or obligations under this Agreement. Waiver. Neither party may waive any provision of this Agreement or any right or obligation under this Agreement unless agreed in writing.

In the event of a waiver of any provision, right or obligation, it will only be waived to the extent agreed in writing. Full contract. This Agreement constitutes the parties` complete understanding of their rights and obligations. This Agreement supersedes any other written or oral communication between the parties. The parties accept the conditions set out above, as indicated by their signatures as follows: Choice of applicable law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of __ The parties agree that all disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State ___ ] The TRIPS Agreement is Annex 1C to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, signed in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 15 April 1994. Return of data and documents. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Employee agrees to promptly return all material incarnations of the intellectual property, including, but not limited to, data, drawings, documents and notes developed in connection with the Employee`s employment.

The employee will not make any copies or attempt to reproduce the tangible embodiments. Don`t worry, we also hate spam. Instead, go straight to the download. 8. Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual Licenses This Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is provided by and between ___ PREAMBLE to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. This agreement begins on the above effective date and remains in effect until the employee is no longer employed by the employer. Divisibility. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, that part shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect as they are valid and enforceable.

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