Employee Proprietary Rights Acknowledgment Template

This employee proprietary rights acknowledgment template has 2 pages and is a MS Word file type listed under our human resources documents.

Sample of our employee proprietary rights acknowledgment template:

EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT This Employee Proprietary Rights Acknowledgment (the "Agreement") is made and effective this [Date], BETWEEN: [EMPLOYEE NAME] (the "Employee"), an individual with his main address at: [COMPLETE ADDRESS] AND: [YOUR COMPANY NAME] (the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS] TERMS During the course of my employment, I have, and in the future may, develop certain work product within the scope of my job responsibilities or otherwise within the scope of the Employer's current or potential lines of business. This work product may be created by me at the Employer's premises, during my normal work hours, or after hours at another location. This work product may be created by me alone or in conjunction with other employees or other third parties. All such work product shall be herein referred to as "Employer Proprietary Products." I agree that my Employer shall own all proprietary rights, including but not limited to copyrights, trade secret rights, patent rights. Trademark rights, and all other intellectual property rights in and to the Employer Proprietary Products. I agree that all Employer Proprietary Products shall be considered "works made for hire" under the provisions of the United States Copyright Act and all other equivalent laws. Upon request from the Employer, I agree to execute any and all documents and take any other actions reasonably necessary to secure ownership of the Employer Proprietary Products in the employer including but not limited to executing assignments, applications, certificates and other instruments requested by my employer. I hereby assign to Employer, waive, relinquish and release any and all moral rights and other common law or statutory rights to the employer Proprietary Products for the benefit of my Employer. I agree not to take any action to challenge or in contravention of the rights of the Employer in and to the Employer Proprietary Products. I acknowledge and agree that the Employer shall have the unrestricted right to secure state and federal proprietary right protection over all Employer Proprietary Products, including but not limited to copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark and all other available protections. I agree at all times to be mindful of the proprietary rights of third parties in the planning and development of work product and to take all steps necessary to avoid infringement upon the rights of third parties or the appearance of potential infringement upon the rights of any third party.