Common use of Assignment/Novation Clause in Contracts

Assignment/Novation. This Agreement may not be assigned by a Party without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that (i) a Party may assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates with net worth or insurance commensurate with such Party’s obligations and sufficient capacity and personnel, without such consent, but with notice to the other Party; and (ii) Client may, without Provider’s consent, assign this Agreement (a) to a third party in connection with the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of its assets or the line of business or Product to which this Agreement relates; (b) to a successor entity or acquirer in the event of a merger, consolidation or change of control. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section is void. This Agreement binds the Parties’ successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon written notice from Client that Client has executed an exclusive license as to all or substantially all of the Client’s assets or Product to which one or more Work Orders relates, Provider shall, and hereby does (and Client, by providing such notice, also shall, and hereby does): (i) novate this Agreement and the applicable Work Orders to the Client’s exclusive licensee, on a form of novation agreement provided by Client and reasonably accepted by Provider (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) at the time of such novation; and (ii) enter into a new agreement that is an exact copy of this Agreement and includes only those Work Orders that are not subject to the novation in clause (i).