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Inventions Assignment Agreement
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Caption
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Commonality
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Deviation
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Conditionality
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|
Definitions
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9%
|
18%
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Deal Specific
|
|
At-Will Employment
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54%
|
25%
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Negotiated
|
|
Confidential Information
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88%
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20%
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Negotiated
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Confidential Information
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9%
|
14%
|
Deal Specific
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|
Company Information
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75%
|
23%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Former Employer Information
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76%
|
19%
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Negotiated
|
|
Third Party Information
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72%
|
18%
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Negotiated
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|
Inventions
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79%
|
16%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Inventions and Intellectual Property Rights
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10%
|
20%
|
Deal Specific
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|
Inventions Retained and Licensed
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68%
|
20%
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Negotiated
|
|
Assignment of Inventions
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84%
|
19%
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Negotiated
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|
Inventions Assigned to the United States
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37%
|
5%
|
Transaction Specific
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|
Maintenance of Records
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66%
|
5%
|
Standard
|
|
Patent and Copyright Registrations
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76%
|
11%
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Standard
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|
Exception to Assignments
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46%
|
15%
|
Deal Specific
|
|
Ownership of Inventions
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12%
|
16%
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Deal Specific
|
|
Obligation to Keep Company Informed
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10%
|
28%
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Deal Specific
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|
Future Inventions
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3%
|
2%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Incorporation of Software Code
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3%
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0%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Use or Incorporation of Inventions
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3%
|
0%
|
Transaction Specific
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|
Returning Company Documents
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72%
|
25%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Termination Certification
|
9%
|
7%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Notification of New Employer
|
65%
|
20%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Conflicting Employment
|
54%
|
25%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Solicitation of Employees
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53%
|
19%
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Negotiated
|
|
Conflict of Interest Guidelines
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26%
|
8%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Representations
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59%
|
9%
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Standard
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|
Arbitration and Equitable Relief
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28%
|
6%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Arbitration
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29%
|
10%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Procedure
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9%
|
7%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Equitable Remedies
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66%
|
19%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Administrative Relief
|
9%
|
5%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Voluntary Nature of Agreement
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10%
|
0%
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Transaction Specific
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|
General Provisions
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78%
|
20%
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Negotiated
|
|
Notices
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16%
|
13%
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Deal Specific
|
|
Assignment
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9%
|
13%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Successors and Assigns
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66%
|
15%
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Negotiated
|
|
Relationship
|
4%
|
4%
|
Transaction Specific
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|
Governing Law
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79%
|
15%
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Negotiated
|
|
Survival
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43%
|
19%
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Deal Specific
|
|
Severability
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75%
|
26%
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Negotiated
|
|
Waiver
|
24%
|
22%
|
Deal Specific
|
|
Rights Cumulative
|
4%
|
4%
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Transaction Specific
|
|
Construction
|
6%
|
6%
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Transaction Specific
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|
Attorneys' Fees
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10%
|
13%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Export
|
4%
|
0%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Audit
|
4%
|
0%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
|
3%
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0%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
E-Mail Message/Internet Usage
|
3%
|
0%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Entire Agreement
|
78%
|
23%
|
Negotiated
|
|
Counterparts
|
13%
|
12%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Amendment
|
10%
|
29%
|
Deal Specific
|
|
Advice of Counsel
|
15%
|
1%
|
Transaction Specific
|
|
Acknowledgments
|
15%
|
20%
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Deal Specific
|
|
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