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BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 60811
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-4.C.8, Doc: 9, Page: 9
Description: EXH 4(C).8
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BOWNE INTEGRATED TYPESETTING SYSTEM
CRC: 60811
Name: NATIONAL GRID
Date: 17-JUN-2008 03:10:51.35Operator: BNY99999TPhone: [phone]Site: BOWNE OF NEW YORK
Y59930.SUB, DocName: EX-4.C.8, Doc: 9, Page: 9 Description: EXH 4(C).8
0/4845.00.00.00Y59930BNY
[E/O] EDGAR 2 *Y59930/845/4*
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by the Executive durin
g
his employment in connection with or in any way affectin
g
or relatin
g
to the business of the
Company or any Group Company or capable of bein
g
used or adapted for use in or in connection with any such
company (“Inventions”) which Inventions will belon
g
to and be the absolute property of the Company or such other
person, firm, company or organization as the Company may require.
10.2 If requested by the Board (whether durin
g
or after the termination of his employment) the Executive will at the expense
of the Company apply or join in applyin
g
for letters patent or other similar protection in the United States, the United
Kin
g
dom or any other part of the world for all Inventions and will do everythin
g
necessary (includin
g
executin
g
documents) for vestin
g
letters patent or other similar protection when obtained and all ri
g
ht and title to and interest in all
Inventions in the Company absolutely and as sole beneficial owner or in such other person, firm, company or
or
g
anization as the Com
p
an
y
ma
y
re
q
uire.
10.3 The Executive will (both during and after the termination of his employment) at the Company’s expense anywhere in the
world and at any time promptly do everythin
g
(includin
g
executin
g
documents) that may be reasonably required by the
Board to defend or protect for the benefit of the Company all Inventions and the right and title of the Company to them.
10.4 The entire copyri
g
ht and all similar ri
g
hts (includin
g
future copyri
g
ht, the ri
g
ht to re
g
ister trade marks or service marks
and the ri
g
ht to re
g
ister desi
g
ns and desi
g
n ri
g
hts) throu
g
hout the world in works of any description produced by the
Executive in the course of or in connection with his employment (“Works”) will vest in and belon
g
to the Company
absolutely throughout the world for the full periods of protection available in law including all renewals and extensions.
10.5 The Executive will (both during and after the termination of his employment) at the Company’s request and expense
anywhere in the world and at any time promptly do everythin
g
(includin
g
executin
g
documents) that may be reasonably
re
q
uired b
y
the Board to assure, define or
p
rotect the ri
g
hts of the Com
p
an
y
in all Works.
10.6 The Executive will not make copies of any computer files belon
g
in
g
to any Group Company or their service providers
and will not introduce any of his own computer files into any computer used by any Group Company in breach of any
Group Company policy, unless he has obtained the consent of the Board.
10.7 By enterin
g
into this A
g
reement the Executive irrevocably appoints the Company to act on his behalf to execute any
document and do anything in