Combinatorial Chemistry Clause Samples
The Combinatorial Chemistry clause defines the rights and obligations related to the use, development, or ownership of inventions or compounds created through combinatorial chemistry techniques. Typically, this clause clarifies whether products or discoveries resulting from the combination of multiple chemical entities—often using automated or high-throughput methods—are included within the scope of a license or agreement. For example, it may specify if a licensee can use a licensor’s technology to generate libraries of new compounds or if such inventions are subject to separate intellectual property rights. The core function of this clause is to prevent disputes over ownership and usage rights of innovations derived from combinatorial chemistry, ensuring both parties understand how such results are treated under the agreement.
Combinatorial Chemistry. Symyx shall have the sole right, in its discretion and at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents relating to Joint Inventions owned by TDCC and Symyx which claim Combinatorial Chemistry Technology and to conduct any interferences, re-examinations, reissues, oppositions or requests for patent term extension or governmental equivalents thereto.
Combinatorial Chemistry. TDCC agrees to grant, and hereby grants, to Symyx an irrevocable, royalty-free non-exclusive license, with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses, under TDCC’s interest in Combinatorial Chemistry Technology made or invented solely by TDCC in the course of the Research Program, to conduct activities using Combinatorial Chemistry. TDCC, TDCC’s Affiliates, Symyx and Symyx’s Affiliates shall each have the right to use Combinatorial Chemistry Technology made or invented jointly by TDCC and Symyx in the course of the Research Program for internal research purposes; provided, however, that Symyx shall have the sole right to grant and authorize licenses and sublicenses to Third Parties under such Combinatorial Chemistry Technology. It is understood that this Section 4.6 shall not apply to any inventions conceived and reduced to practice by TDCC independent of the Research Program and without use of, or reference to, Combinatorial Chemistry Technology owned by Symyx, other than the use of and reference to the Discovery Tools Systems, if any, licensed or sold to TDCC as set forth in Article 7 or under prior agreements. Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate TDCC to grant to Symyx the right to use or sublicense background rights in technology of TDCC that existed prior to the Effective Date or results of Independent TDCC Research.
Combinatorial Chemistry. It is understood by RPR that Axys has a combinatorial chemistry business, pursuant to which Axys has provided, and in the future will provide, libraries of combinatorial chemistry compounds to Third Party customers and grant to such customers certain license rights with respect to such compounds, for use by such customers in screening against targets selected by such customers and in synthesizing derivative [*] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. compounds. RPR agrees that Axys' providing such compounds and granting such license rights to such customers [*].