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The Restricted Party remains free to engage in any lawful business or occupation following the Termination Date, subject only to the confidentiality and non-solicitation obligations set out elsewhere in this Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"20","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b137f9b4-5c23-467f-ac53-fa1b7ce3cd82","value":"none","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"297dd2a6-67c5-423d-a595-cebbc9ecd5ec","order":48,"text":"ARTICLE 8 — INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":true,"marginBottom":"10","marginTop":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9319e7ec-ea2a-4f51-9933-b2c66b56152e","order":49,"text":"All inventions, improvements, designs, works, software, processes and other intellectual property conceived, developed or reduced to practice by the Restricted Party, alone or with others, in the course of the relationship and relating to the Business or made using the Company's resources or Confidential Information (collectively, the "Work Product") are the sole and exclusive property of the Company. 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