By Inventorship. Except as set forth in Section 8.1(b), and Section 8.1(c) below, ownership of all Inventions shall be based on inventorship, as determined in accordance with the rules of inventorship under United States patent laws. Each Party shall solely own any Inventions made solely by its and its Affiliates’ and sublicensees’ employees, agents, or independent contractors (“Sole Invention”). The Parties shall jointly own any Inventions that are made jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees (“Joint Invention”). All (i) Know-How developed jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees and (ii) Patent Rights claiming patentable Joint Inventions shall be referred to herein as “Joint Know-How” or “Joint Patent Rights”, respectively. Except to the extent either Party is restricted by the licenses granted to the other Party under this Agreement, or pursuant to Section 3.6, each Party shall be entitled to practice, license (through multiple tiers), assign and otherwise exploit the Joint Inventions and Joint Patent Rights in all countries and jurisdictions without the duty of accounting or seeking consent from the other Party.
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Samples: License and Collaboration Agreement (Molecular Partners Ag), License and Collaboration Agreement (Molecular Partners Ag)
By Inventorship. Except as set forth in this Section 8.1(b10.1(a), and Section 8.1(c) below, ownership of all Inventions shall be based on inventorship, as determined in accordance with the rules of inventorship under United States patent laws. Each Party shall solely own any Inventions made solely by its it and its Affiliates’, licensees’ and sublicensees’ employees, agents, or independent contractors (“Sole InventionInventions”). The Parties shall jointly own any Inventions that are made jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and Affiliates, licensees or sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and Affiliates, licensees or sublicensees (“Joint InventionInventions”). All (i) Know-How developed jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees and (ii) Patent Rights claiming filed on patentable Joint Inventions shall be referred to herein as “Joint Know-How” Patents”. Legend’s interest in any Joint Inventions or “Joint Patent Rights”, respectivelyPatents shall [***]. Except to the extent either Party is restricted by the licenses granted to the other Party under this Agreement, Agreement or pursuant to Section 3.62.4(a), each Party shall be entitled to practice, license (through multiple tiers), assign and otherwise exploit the Joint Inventions and Joint Patent Rights Patents in all countries and jurisdictions without the duty of accounting or seeking consent from the other Party. However, neither Party shall [***]. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.1(a), [***]; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Legend shall have the right [***]: (i) [***], or (ii) [***].
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By Inventorship. Except as set forth in Section 8.1(b), and Section 8.1(c10.1(b) below, ownership of all Inventions shall be based on inventorship, as determined in accordance with the rules of inventorship under United States patent laws. Each Party shall solely own any Inventions made solely by its and its Affiliates’ and sublicenseesSublicensees’ employees, agents, or independent contractors (“Sole InventionInventions”). Without limiting the foregoing, Pfizer shall solely own all Pfizer Manufacturing Improvements, and Sangamo shall solely own all Sangamo Manufacturing Improvements. The Parties shall jointly own any Inventions that are made jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees Sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees Sublicensees (“Joint InventionInventions”). All (i) Know-How developed jointly by employees, agents, or independent contractors of one Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees together with employees, agents, or independent contractors of the other Party and its Affiliates and sublicensees and (ii) Patent Rights claiming patentable Joint Inventions shall be referred to herein as “Joint Know-How” or “Joint Patent RightsPatents”, respectively. Except to the extent either Party is restricted by the licenses granted to 54 [*] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed. the other Party under this Agreement, or pursuant to Section 3.6, each Party shall be entitled to practice, license (through multiple tiers), assign and otherwise exploit the Joint Inventions and Joint Patent Rights Patents in all countries and jurisdictions without the duty of accounting or seeking consent from the other Party.
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Samples: Collaboration and License Agreement (Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc)