BASE PATENTS Sample Clauses

BASE PATENTS. Exhibit A sets forth as of the Effective Date an accurate, correct and complete list of patents and patent applications owned or licensed by ALTUS that constitute Base Patents. To the knowledge of ALTUS, the Base Patents that are issued are valid and enforceable ALTUS owns and possesses all right, title and interest, or holds a valid license, in and to the Base Patents, free of any lien, charge or encumbrance and no other Person has been granted by ALTUS any rights in such with respect to the Licensed Product in the Territory. No claim has been asserted threatened by any person regarding the use or licensing by ALTUS of the Base Patents. To the knowledge of ALTUS, its use of the Base Patents does not violate or infringe, and has not in the past violated or infringed the rights of any Third Party, and no claims have been asserted by ALTUS against any other person claiming infringement of the Base Patents. As of the Effective Date, ALTUS has no knowledge of any Third Party patent or patent application that would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business and operations to be conducted by either Party as contemplated by this Agreement; ALTUS is not aware of any Patents or Patent applications that would prevent the development, use and sale of the Licensed Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the Company's application requesting confidential treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act. Product as contemplated by this Agreement. Additionally, as of the Effective Date, ALTUS has not received written notice from any Third Party that TheraCLEC-Total infringes on any patent or patent application owned by such Third Party that would have an adverse effect on the operations to be conducted in the Field in the Territory by the Parties under this Agreement.
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BASE PATENTS. Memory shall have the right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute (including interference and opposition proceedings) and maintain (including interferences, re-examination and opposition proceedings) (collectively, "Handle") the Base Patents. Memory shall use reasonable efforts to consult with Roche as to the Handling of the Base Patents in sufficient time (for example 30 days for instances where actions are due within 3 months of a communication from a Patent Office) before any action is due to allow Roche to provide comments thereon, which comments Memory must reasonably consider if provided to Memory at least thirty (30) days before such action is due. Should Memory decide that it does not desire to Handle a Base Patent in a given country, it shall provide written notice to Roche thereof no less than sixty (60) days prior to the date when the Base Patent would become abandoned in such country. After receiving such notice, Roche may, but is not obligated, to Handle the Base Patent in such country. (i) Except as provided in Section 13.2 (a)(ii) and (iii) below, Memory shall be responsible for payment of the reasonable costs to Handle the Base Patents. (ii) Roche will assume and pay for the reasonable costs to Handle any given Base Patents as described in Schedule A as Memory 1, 2 and 3 in Europe from and after national phase entry in Europe. For a given Base Patent as described in Schedule A as Memory 1, 2 and 3 no less than three (3) months before PCT national phase entry, Roche shall provide to Memory in writing a list of countries, other than the US and Europe, for which Roche requests that a national phase entry be filed ("Other Countries"). Unless the Parties otherwise agree after discussion in good faith, such list shall include Japan and additional countries, consistent with Roche's practices for Roche's other potential products. Roche shall be responsible for the payment of the reasonable costs to Handle the Base Patents as described in Schedule A as Memory 1, 2 and 3 in the Other Countries. [*] CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED (iii) For a given Base Patent in a given country for which Roche shall be responsible under Section 13.2(a)(ii) for the payment of the reasonable costs to Handle such Base Patent, Roche may elect, at its option, to discontinue the payment of such costs, upon giving at least ninety (90) day's prior written notice to Memory. At Memory's request, Roche shall advise to the specific reasons for such decision. M...
BASE PATENTS. The Parties acknowledge that the Divestiture Agreement governs responsibility for enforcing the Base Patents. To the extent and only to the extent permitted by the Divestiture Agreement, the Parties agree that as between OSI and Roche, the following provision shall apply. OSI shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring any action or proceeding with respect to infringement of any such of the Base Patents in the Territory, by counsel of its own choice. If OSI chooses not to bring an action or proceeding in the Territory with respect to such a Base Patent within sixty (60) days of being notified of such infringement, then, to the extent permitted by the Divestiture Agreement, Roche shall have the right (but not the obligation) to bring such action in the Territory. The Party not in control may elect to contribute ** of the costs and expenses of such action or proceeding by providing written notice to the controlling Party within forty-five (45) days of the date such action or proceeding is first brought. Otherwise, the controlling party shall bring such action or proceeding at its own cost and expense. The Party not bringing such action or proceeding agrees to be joined as a party plaintiff if necessary to prosecute the action or proceeding and to give reasonable assistance and authority to file and prosecute the action or proceeding. Any damages or other monetary awards recovered from settlement or judgment from such an action or proceeding shall be allocated first to reimburse the costs and expenses of the controlling Party, then to reimburse the costs and expenses, if any, of the other Party (except for costs associated with the other Party being represented by counsel of its own choice). If a single Party has paid the costs and expense of such action or proceeding, any amounts remaining shall be paid to such Party. **.
BASE PATENTS. To the extent any Base Patents or other Stressgen Patent Rights are licensed to Stressgen under the MIT Agreement (collectively, “MIT Patents”), the provisions of this Section 12.2 shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the MIT Agreement, and this Section 12.2 shall in no event be construed to confer on Roche any right with respect to the Handling (as defined below) of any such MIT Patents. Stressgen shall prepare, file, prosecute (including interference and opposition proceedings) and maintain (including interferences, re-examination and opposition proceedings) (collectively, “Handle”) the Base Patents (excluding any MIT Patents), at Stressgen’s expense. Stressgen shall use reasonable efforts to consult with Roche as to the Handling of all Base Patents in sufficient time (for example 30 days for instances where actions are due within 3 months of a communication from a Patent Office) before any action is due to allow Roche to provide comments thereon, which comments Stressgen must reasonably consider if provided to Stressgen at least thirty (30) days before such action is due. Should Stressgen decide that it does not desire to Handle a Target Product-Specific Base Patent in a given country, it shall advise Roche thereof no less than sixty (60) days prior to the date when the Target Product-Specific Base Patent would become abandoned in such country. At the written request of Roche, Stressgen shall then, at no cost to Stressgen, assign to Roche such Target Product-Specific Base Patent in such country, and Roche may thereafter Handle the same in Roche’s name, at Roche’s own cost, to the extent that Roche desires to do so. For purposes of clarification, as between the Parties Stressgen shall have sole control over, and decision-making authority with respect to, the Handling of Base Patents to the extent the scope of claims relates to subject matter other than Target Product.

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  • Patent Rights The State and the U. S. Department of Transportation shall have the royalty free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to use and to authorize others to use any patents developed by the Engineer under this contract.

  • Licensed Patents Immune Design, at its expense, shall have the first right to file, prosecute and maintain all Licensed Patents for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement using patent counsel reasonably approved by IDRI, including conducting any interferences, reexaminations, reissues, oppositions, or request for patent term extension relating thereto. Immune Design shall conduct such filing, prosecution and maintenance in good faith, taking into consideration IDRI’s retained rights hereunder, and consistent with reasonable business judgment, provide IDRI with all relevant or material documentation and proposed filing in the Territory so that IDRI may be concurrently and promptly informed of the continuing prosecution, and consult with IDRI with regards to Immune Design’s patent strategy with the Licensed Patents for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement. Licensed Patents in the name of IDRI shall remain in the name of IDRI. Immune Design shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ***, as applicable. To the extent such ***, Immune Design shall provide IDRI reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Licensed Patents in the Territory, and any IDRI comments will be reasonably considered in such prosecution efforts, and included to the extent affecting the IDRI Exclusive Field or IDRI Territory, as the case may be. If Immune Design determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement in the Territory, then Immune Design shall promptly provide IDRI with written notice of such determination at least sixty (60) days before any deadline for taking action to avoid abandonment and shall provide IDRI with the right, opportunity and reasonable assistance to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Licensed Patent in the applicable jurisdiction in IDRI’s sole discretion and at IDRI’s expense, provided that Immune Design shall provide such reasonable assistance at its own costs and expenses. If IDRI elects to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Licensed Patent in such jurisdiction for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights, then Immune Design’s license rights to such Licensed Patent in such country will become nonexclusive in such country under such Licensed Patent (and/or patent application). If IDRI desires Immune Design to file, in a particular jurisdiction, a Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement that claims priority to another Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement, IDRI shall provide written notice to Immune Design requesting that Immune Design file such patent application in such jurisdiction. If IDRI provides such written notice to Immune Design, Immune Design shall either (i) file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon in such jurisdiction and the Parties shall share the related costs and expenses (A) in countries *** on the basis of *** percent (***%) Immune Design: *** percent (***%) IDRI or (B) in countries within the IDRI Territory equally; or (ii) notify IDRI that Immune Design does not desire to file such patent application in such jurisdiction and provide IDRI with the opportunity to file and prosecute such patent application, provided that if IDRI files and prosecutes such patent application in such jurisdiction, then Immune Design’s license rights to such License Patent in such country will become nonexclusive in such country under such Licensed GLA Patent (and/or patent application). Immune Design shall be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred in connection with its own activities for filing, prosecuting and maintaining the Licensed Patents; IDRI shall be responsible for monitoring of such activities by IDRI.

  • Licensed Patent Rights The Licensee shall indemnify and hold the IC, its employees, students, fellows, agents, and consultants harmless from and against all liability, demands, damages, expenses, and losses, including but not limited to death, personal injury, illness, or property damage in connection with or arising out of:

  • Trademarks, Patents Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries possesses or has the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights, and applications therefor, and all technology, know-how, processes, methods and designs used in or necessary for the conduct of its business, without known conflict with the rights of others.

  • Joint Patent Rights If not already established under the Research Collaboration Agreement, prior to either Party filing any Patent Right disclosing Joint Program Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall establish a patent committee (the “Patent Committee”) comprised of at least one (1) representative of each Party for the purpose of facilitating the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of Joint Patent Rights. As agreed upon by the Parties, meetings of the Patent Committee may be face-to-face or may be conducted by teleconferences or videoconferences, from time to time as needed. The Patent Committee will be the forum through which the Parties coordinate their respective obligations to each other described in Sections 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 hereof and in this Section. In the event the Parties conceive or generate any Joint Program Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall promptly meet to discuss and determine, based on mutual consent, whether to seek patent protection thereon, which Party will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents and how to pay for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents. It is presumed that CytomX will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements, and that ImmunoGen will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint TAP Platform Improvements or Joint Conjugation Probody Platform Improvements. Neither Party will file any Joint Patent Right without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Party controlling filing and prosecution of any such Joint Patent Right (a) shall keep the other Party informed regarding each Patent Right, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance.

  • Prosecution of Patents (a) HERMES shall have the sole right (and not the obligation) to prosecute and maintain patent protection in the Territory for HERMES Intellectual Property solely owned by HERMES. PHARMAENGINE shall reimburse HERMES on a [**] basis for the expenses incurred for the prosecution and maintenance of patent protection for HERMES Intellectual Property in the Territory (“Expenses”). In the event that such patent protection licensed to PHARMAENGINE is licensed to one or more HERMES’ licensees in any country of the Territory at the time when HERMES invoices PHARMAENGINE for the aforesaid reimbursement, in said country PHARMAENGINE shall only bear the amount equal to [**]. HERMES shall bear the expense of prosecution and maintenance of HERMES Intellectual Property that HERMES elects to prosecute or maintain outside the Territory. (b) PHARMAENGINE shall have the sole right (and not the obligation) to prosecute and maintain patent protection in the Territory for PHARMAENGINE Intellectual Property solely owned by PHARMAENGINE. In the event that such PHARMAENGINE Intellectual Property is licensed to HERMES pursuant to Article 5.2, HERMES shall reimburse or subsidize PHARMAENGINE on a Quarterly basis for the expenses incurred for the prosecution and maintenance of patent protection for such PHARMAENGINE Intellectual Property in the Retained Territory; provided, however, that in the event that such patent protection licensed to HERMES is licensed to one or more PHARMAENGINE’s licensees in any country of the Retained Territory at the time when PHARMAENGINE invoices HERMES for the aforesaid reimbursement, in said country HERMES shall only bear the amount equal to [**]. PHARMAENGINE shall bear the expense of prosecution and maintenance of PHARMAENGINE Intellectual Properly that PHARMAENGINE elects to prosecute or maintain outside the Retained Territory. (c) Except as otherwise decided in writing by JDC, HERMES shall have the right (and not the obligation) to prosecute and maintain patent protection in the Territory for any Patent Rights jointly made by HERMES and PHARMAENGINE during the term of this Agreement in the name of both HERMES and PHARMAENGINE. PHARMAENGINE shall make available to HERMES or its authorized attorneys, agents, or representatives, such of its employees whom HERMES in its reasonable judgment deems necessary, in order to assist it in obtaining patent protection for such jointly made patent right. Each Party shall [**] for prosecution and maintenance for any jointly made Patent Rights under this Article 9.2(c) in the Territory and the Retained Territory. (d) In the event that a Party elects not to seek or continue to seek, or maintain, patent or secrecy protection of all or part of its Intellectual Property with respect to the Licensed Product under this Agreement (whether jointly owned by the Parties or solely owned by a Party) (the “Elected Intellectual Property”), such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of such election, and the other Party shall have the right to seek or continue to seek or maintain patent or secrecy protection of said Elected Intellectual Property in its respective territory (in the Territory, if PHARMAENGINE, or in Retained Territory, if HERMES) at its own risk and expense. In any such case, the Party that has, under this Agreement, control over seeking, continuing to seek, or maintaining protection of such Elected Intellectual Property shall, based on good faith, and upon written request from the other Party, assign its rights in and to such Elected Intellectual Property to that other Party in the other Party’s respective territory, and shall continually prosecute and maintain such Elected Intellectual Property until the completion of this assignment.

  • Third Party Patent Rights If either Party desires to bring an opposition, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference, declaration for non-infringement, reexamination or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability of a Patent Right owned or controlled by a Third Party and having one or more claims that Cover the Compound or Product, or the use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Compound or Product (except insofar as such action is a counterclaim to or defense of, or accompanies a defense of, a Third Party’s claim or assertion of infringement under Section 7.6, in which case the provisions of Section 7.6 shall govern), such Party shall so notify the other Party and the Parties shall promptly confer to determine whether to bring such action or the manner in which to settle such action. Provention shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to bring, at its own expense and in its sole control, such action in the Territory. If Provention does not bring such an action in the Territory, within ninety (90) days of notification thereof pursuant to this Section 7.7(a) (or earlier, if required by the nature of the proceeding), MacroGenics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring, at MacroGenics’ own expense, such action. The Party not bringing an action under this Section 7.7(a) shall be entitled to separate representation in such proceeding by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, and shall cooperate fully with the Party bringing such action. Any awards or amounts received in bringing any such action shall be first allocated to reimburse the initiating Party’s expenses in such action, and any remaining amounts shall be allocated between the Parties as provided in Section 7.5(e).

  • Trademarks, Patents, Etc Schedule 2.1

  • Joint Patents Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.3(b), the JSC shall entrust one Party with the right and authority, to prosecute and maintain the Joint Patents on a worldwide basis at its sole discretion herein referred to as an “Entrusted Party” (subject to this Section 7.3(b)). The Entrusted Party shall provide the other party reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Joint Patents. The Entrusted Party shall provide the other party with a copy of material communications from any patent authority regarding such Joint Patents, and shall provide the other party with drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable amount of time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. If one Party (the “First Party”) determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any Patent within the Joint Patents anywhere in the world, then such Party shall provide the other Party (the “Second Party”) with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such determination (or such longer period of time reasonably necessary to allow the other party to assume such responsibilities) and shall provide the Second Party with the opportunity to prosecute and maintain such Patent at the Second Party’s sole expense, and if the Second Party so requests, the First Party shall assign such Patent to the Second Party (if the Second Party is Rhizen, such Patent shall be included in the Rhizen Patents or if the Second Party is TGTX, in which case such patent will be included in the TGTX Patents). If one Party (the “First Party”) desires to file, in a particular jurisdiction, a patent application that claims priority from a Patent within the Joint Patents, the First Party shall provide written notice to the other Party (the “Second Party”) of such desire. Within fifteen (15) days of such written notice, the Second Party shall provide written notice to the First Party as to whether the Second Party agrees to file a patent application in such jurisdiction or not. In the event the Second Party agrees to such a filing, the Entrusted Party shall file such patent application in such jurisdiction. In the event the Second Party does not desire to file in such jurisdiction, the Second Party shall (i) provide the First Party with the opportunity to file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing therefrom, and (ii) assign such patent application or a right to file such patent application to the First Party; and the First Party may file such patent application in such jurisdiction at its sole expense (in which case such Patent shall be included in the respective Party’s Patents).

  • Patents and Patent Applications To the Company’s knowledge, all patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to the Company or under which the Company has rights have been duly and properly filed and maintained; to the knowledge of the Company, the parties prosecuting such applications have complied with their duty of candor and disclosure to the USPTO in connection with such applications; and the Company is not aware of any facts required to be disclosed to the USPTO that were not disclosed to the USPTO and which could reasonably be expected to preclude the grant of a patent in connection with any such application or could reasonably be expected to form the basis of a finding of invalidity with respect to any patents that have issued with respect to such applications.

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