| 1. | Contribution and Assignment. For good and valuable consideration as set forth below, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Contributor hereby irrevocably contributes, conveys, transfers, delivers and assigns to Company, free and clear of all liens, security interests and encumbrances of any kind (i) Contributor’s entire right, title and interest in and to any and all of the intellectual property as set forth on Exhibit 1 hereto, and all intellectual property and tangible embodiments thereof, including without limitation inventions, discoveries, designs, specifications, developments, methods, modifications, improvements, processes, knowhow, show-how, techniques, algorithms, databases, computer software and code (including software and firmware listings, assemblers, applets, compilers, source code, object code, net lists, design tools, user interfaces, application programming interfaces, protocols, formats, documentation, annotations, comments, data, data structures, databases, data collections, system build software and instructions), mask works, formulae, techniques, supplier and customer lists, trade secrets, graphics or images, text, audio or visual works, materials that document design or design processes, or that document research or testing, schematics, diagrams, product specifications and other works of authorship related thereto (the “Intellectual Property”), and all of Contributors rights and interests therein; (b) any and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) claiming or covering such Intellectual Property and (c) any and all claims and causes of action, with respect to any of the foregoing, whether accruing before, on, or after the date hereof, including all rights to and claims for damages, restitution, and injunctive and other legal and equitable relief for past, present, and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse, breach, or default, with the right but no obligation to sue for such legal and equitable relief and to collect, or otherwise recover, any such damages that may have accrued to the Contributor in connection with such Intellectual Property and/or Intellectual Property Rights, and Company hereby accepts all of Contributor’s right, title, and interest in and to the forgoing (collectively, the “Assets”). For purposes hereof, “Intellectual Property Rights” means, collectively, all rights in, to and under patents, trade secret rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress and similar rights of any type under the laws of any governmental authority, including without limitation, all applications and registrations relating to the Intellectual Property, and any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, and trade secrets which were made by the Contributor prior to the date hereof but relating to the Intellectual Property. |