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Agreement"
):
1.
At-WillEmployment.
IUNDERSTANDANDACKNOWLEDGETHATMYEMPLOYMENTWITHTHECOMPANYISFORANUNSPECIFIEDDURATIONANDCONSTITUTES"
AT-WILL"
EMPLOYMENT.
IALSOUNDERSTANDTHATANYREPRESENTATIONTOTHECONTRARYISUNAUTHORIZEDANDNOTVALIDUNLESSOBTAINEDINWRITINGANDSIGNEDBYANAUTHORIZEDREPRESENTATIVEOFTHECOMPANY.
IACKNOWLEDGETHATTHISEMPLOYMENTRELATIONSHIPMAYBETERMINATEDATANYTIME,WITHORWITHOUTGOODCAUSEORFORANYORNOCAUSE,ATTHEOPTIONEITHEROFTHECOMPANYORMYSELF,WITHORWITHOUTNOTICE.
2.
ConfidentialInformation.
(a)
CompanyInformation.
(i)
TheCompanyagreesthatuponthecommencementofmyemployment,itwillmakeavailabletomethatConfidentialInformationoftheCompanythatwillenablemetooptimizetheperformanceofmydutiestotheCompany.
Inexchange,IagreetousesuchConfidentialInformationsolelyfortheCompany’sbenefit.
Notwithstandingtheprecedingsentence,IagreethatupontheterminationofmyemploymentinaccordancewithSection1,theCompanyshallhavenoobligationtoprovideorotherwisemakeavailabletomeanyofitsConfidentialInformation.
Iunderstandthat"
ConfidentialInformation"
meansanyCompanyproprietaryinformation,technicaldata,tradesecretsorknow-how,including,butnotlimitedto,research,productplans,products,services,customerlistsandcustomers(including,butnotlimitedto,customersoftheCompanyonwhomIcalledorwithwhomIbecameacquaintedduringthetermofmyemployment),markets,software,developments,inventions,processes,formulas,technology,designs,drawings,engineering,hardwareconfigurationinformation,marketing,financesorotherbusinessinformationdisclosedtomebytheCompanyeitherdirectlyorindirectlyinwriting,orallyorbydrawingsorobservationofpartsorequipment.
IfurtherunderstandthatConfidentialInformationdoesnotincludeanyoftheforegoingitemswhichhasbecomepubliclyknownandmadegenerallyavailablethroughnowrongfulactoromissionofmineorofotherswhowereunderconfidentialityobligationsastotheitemoritemsinvolvedorimprovementsornewversionsthereof.
(ii)
Iagreeatalltimesduringthetermofmyemploymentandthereafter,toholdinstrictestconfidence,andnottouse,exceptfortheexclusivebenefitoftheCompany,ortodisclosetoanyperson,firmorcorporationwithoutwrittenauthorizationoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheCompany,anyConfidentialInformationoftheCompany.
(b)
FormerEmployerInformation.
IagreethatIwillnot,duringmyemploymentwiththeCompany,improperlyuseordiscloseanyproprietaryinformationortradesecretsofanyformerorconcurrentemployerorotherpersonorentityandthatIwillnotbringontothepremisesoftheCompanyanyunpublisheddocumentorproprietaryinformationbelongingtoanysuchemployer,personorentityunlessconsentedtoinwritingbysuchemployer,personorentity.
(c)
ThirdPartyInformation.
IrecognizethattheCompanyhasreceivedandinthefuturewillreceivefromthirdpartiestheirconfidentialorproprietaryinformationsubjecttoadutyontheCompany’sparttomaintaintheconfidentialityofsuchinformationandtouseitonlyforcertainlimitedpurposes.
Iagreetoholdallsuchconfidentialorproprietaryinformationinthestrictestconfidenceandnottodiscloseittoanyperson,firmorcorporationortouseitexceptasnecessaryincarryingoutmyworkfortheCompanyconsistentwiththeCompany’sagreementwithsuchthirdparty.
3.
Inventions.
InventionsRetainedandLicensed.
Ihaveattachedhereto,asExhibitA,alistdescribingallinventions,originalworksofauthorship,developments,improvements,andtradesecretswhichweremadebymepriortomyemploymentwiththeCompany(collectivelyreferredtoas"
PriorInventions"
),whichbelongtome,whichrelatetotheCompany’sproposedbusiness,productsorresearchanddevelopment,andwhicharenotassignedtotheCompanyhereunder;
or,ifnosuchlistisattached,IrepresentthattherearenosuchPriorInventions.
IagreethatIwillnotincorporate,orpermittobeincorporated,anyPriorInventionownedbymeorinwhichIhaveaninterestintoaCompanyproduct,processormachinewithouttheCompany’spriorwrittenconsent.
Notwithstandingtheforegoingsentence,if,inthecourseofmyemploymentwiththeCompany,IincorporateintoaCompanyproduct,processormachineaPriorInventionownedbymeorinwhichIhaveaninterest,theCompanyisherebygrantedandshallhaveanonexclusive,royalty-free,irrevocable,perpetual,worldwidelicensetomake,havemade,modify,useandsellsuchPriorInventionaspartoforinconnectionwithsuchproduct,processormachine.
AssignmentofInventions.
IagreethatIwillpromptlymakefullwrittendisclosuretotheCompany,willholdintrustforthesolerightandbenefitoftheCompany,andherebyassigntotheCompany,oritsdesignee,allmyright,title,andinterestinandtoanyandallinventions,originalworksofauthorship,developments,concepts,improvements,designs,discoveries,ideas,trademarksortradesecrets,whetherornotpatentableorregistrableundercopyrightorsimilarlaws,whichImaysolelyorjointlyconceiveordeveloporreducetopractice,orcausetobeconceivedordevelopedorreducedtopractice,duringtheperiodoftimeIamintheemployoftheCompany(collectivelyreferredtoas"
Inventions"
),exceptasprovidedinSection3(f)below.
Ifurtheracknowledgethatalloriginalworksofauthorshipwhicharemadebyme(solelyorjointlywithothers)withinthescopeofandduringtheperiodofmyemploymentwiththeCompanyandwhichareprotectiblebycopyrightare"
worksmadeforhire,"
asthattermisdefinedintheUnitedStatesCopyrightAct.
IunderstandandagreethatthedecisionwhetherornottocommercializeormarketanyInventiondevelopedbymesolelyorjointlywithothersiswithintheCompany’ssolediscretionandfortheCompany’ssolebenefitandthatnoroyaltywillbeduetomeasaresultoftheCompany’seffortstocommercializeormarketanysuchInvention.
InventionsAssignedtotheUnitedStates.
IagreetoassigntotheUnitedStatesgovernmentallmyright,title,andinterestinandtoanyandallInventionswheneversuchfulltitleisrequiredtobeintheUnitedStatesbyacontractbetweentheCompanyandtheUnitedStatesoranyofitsagencies.
(d)
MaintenanceofRecords.
IagreetokeepandmaintainadequateandcurrentwrittenrecordsofallInventionsmadebyme(solelyorjointlywithothers)duringthetermofmyemploymentwiththeCompany.
Therecordswillbeintheformofnotes,sketches,drawings,andanyotherformatthatmaybespecifiedbytheCompany.
TherecordswillbeavailabletoandremainthesolepropertyoftheCompanyatalltimes.
(e)
PatentandCopyrightRegistrations.
IagreetoassisttheCompany,oritsdesignee,attheCompany’sexpense,ineveryproperwaytosecuretheCompany’srightsintheInventionsandanycopyrights,patents,maskworkrightsorotherintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtheretoinanyandallcountries,including,butnotlimitedto,thedisclosuretotheCompanyofallpertinentinformationanddatawithrespectthereto,theexecutionofallapplications,specifications,oaths,assignmentsandallotherinstrumentswhichtheCompanyshalldeemnecessaryinordertoapplyforandobtainsuchrightsandinordertoassignandconveytotheCompany,itssuccessors,assigns,andnomineesthesoleandexclusiverights,titleandinterestinandtosuchInventions,andanycopyrights,patents,maskworkrightsorotherintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingthereto.
Ifurtheragreethatmyobligationtoexecuteorcausetobeexecuted,whenitisinmypowertodoso,anysuchinstrumentorpapersshallcontinueaftertheterminationofthisAgreement.
IftheCompanyisunablebecauseofmymentalorphysicalincapacityorforanyotherreasontosecuremysignaturetoapplyforortopursueanyapplicationforanyUnitedStatesorforeignpatentsorcopyrightregistrationscoveringInventionsororiginalworksofauthorshipassignedtotheCompanyasabove,thenIherebyirrevocablydesignateandappointtheCompanyanditsdulyauthorizedofficersandagentsasmyagentandattorneyinfact,toactforandinmybehalfandsteadtoexecuteandfileanysuchapplicationsandtodoallotherlawfullypermittedactstofurthertheprosecutionandissuanceofletterspatentorcopyrightregistrationsthereonwiththesamelegalforceandeffectasifexecutedbyme.
(f)
ExceptiontoAssignments.
IunderstandthattheprovisionsofthisAgreementrequiringassignmentofInventionstotheCompanyshallnotapplytoanyinventionthatIhavedevelopedentirelyonmyowntimewithoutusingtheCompa