Bayer Intellectual Property. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Patent License Agreement with respect to the Existing Bayer Patents listed in Schedule 4b of this Agreement, Bayer, by itself, through an Affiliate, or with Third Party licensors of the Bayer Patents, shall have the right (but not the obligation) to initiate and conduct, at its sole expense, legal proceedings to enforce the Bayer Intellectual Property against any infringement or misappropriation by Third Parties or defend any declaratory judgment action involving the Bayer Patents (the “Enforcement Action”). If, within *** following receipt of a written notice of an infringement or misappropriation of any Bayer Intellectual Property or written notice of a declaratory judgment action alleging invalidity or unenforceability of a Bayer Patent, Bayer fails to initiate the Enforcement Action, then Licensee shall have the right (but not the obligation) to initiate and conduct the Enforcement Action in its own name and at its sole expense. Bayer agrees to be joined as a party plaintiff in any Enforcement Action initiated and conducted by Licensee, if requested by Licensee; provided, however, that Licensee agrees in writing to undertake to pay to Bayer all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Bayer in being so joined. Any award paid by Third Parties as a result of an Enforcement Action (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be applied first to reimburse the Party who initiated and conducted the Enforcement Action for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses and, if after such reimbursement, any funds shall remain from such an award, said funds shall be allocated as follows: (1) punitive and exemplary damages shall be ***; and (2) compensatory damages shall be allocated to Licensee and be treated as Net Sales in the month awarded.
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Samples: License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc), License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc), License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc)
Bayer Intellectual Property. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Patent License Agreement The Parties acknowledge that, with respect to the Existing any Bayer Patents listed in Schedule 4b of this Agreement, Intellectual Property: (a) Bayer, by itself, or through an Affiliate, or with Third Party licensors of the Bayer Patents, shall have has the right (but not the obligation) to initiate and conduct, at its sole expensecost, legal proceedings to enforce the Bayer Intellectual Property in the Territory against any infringement or misappropriation by Third Parties or defend any declaratory judgment action involving the Bayer Patents in the Territory (the an “Bayer IP Enforcement Action”). If; and (b) if, within *** following receipt of a written notice of an infringement or misappropriation of any Bayer Intellectual Property or written notice of a declaratory judgment action alleging invalidity or unenforceability of a Bayer PatentIntellectual Property, Bayer fails to initiate the a Bayer IP Enforcement Action, then Licensee shall Syndax will have the right (but not the obligation) to initiate and conduct the Bayer IP Enforcement Action in its own name and at its sole expensecost. Once Syndax has the right to initiate and conduct a Bayer IP Enforcement Action in accordance with the (b) above, at KHK’s option, KHK shall be permitted, but not obligated, to initiate and conduct the Bayer IP Enforcement Action in the Territory. After the execution of this Agreement, Syndax shall take all reasonable efforts to ***. Syndax agrees to be joined as a party plaintiff plaintiff, at KHK’s cost, in any Bayer IP Enforcement Action initiated and conducted by LicenseeKHK, if requested by Licensee; providedKHK, however, that Licensee and Syndax agrees in writing to undertake exercise its right under the Bayer License Agreement to pay to have Bayer all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Bayer in being so joined. Any award paid by Third Parties joined as a result of an party plaintiff, at KHK’s cost, in any Bayer IP Enforcement Action (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be applied first to reimburse the Party who initiated and conducted the Enforcement Action for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses andby KHK, if after such reimbursement, any funds shall remain from such an award, said funds shall be allocated as follows: (1) punitive and exemplary damages shall be requested by KHK. ***; and (2) compensatory damages shall be allocated to Licensee and be treated as Net Sales in the month awarded* INDICATES MATERIAL THAT WAS OMITTED AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT WAS REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED MATERIAL WAS FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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Samples: www.sec.gov, Development and Commercialization Agreement (Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc), Development and Commercialization Agreement (Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc)