Compound Defense Clause Samples

Compound Defense. If a Third Party asserts that a Patent owned by or licensed to it are infringed by the Research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization, including the use, importation, offer for sale or sale of a Research Candidate or Collaboration Product by SGEN or its Affiliates (or by PIRS in the case of a CoDev Product in the PIRS Territory), or that its trade secrets were misappropriated in connection with such activity (any such claim, a “Third Party IP Claim”), then (except to the extent such Third Party IP Claim is subject to indemnification under Section 15, in which case Section 15.1 or Section 15.2, as applicable, shall govern) (a) SGEN shall
Compound Defense. If a Third Party asserts that a Patent owned by or licensed to it are infringed by the Research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization, including the use, importation, offer for sale or sale of a Research Candidate or Collaboration Product by SGEN or its Affiliates (or by PIRS in the case of a CoDev Product in the PIRS Territory), or that its trade secrets were misappropriated in connection with such activity (any such claim, a “Third Party IP Claim”), then (except to the extent such Third Party IP Claim is subject to indemnification under Section 15, in which case Section 15.1 or Section 15.2, as applicable, shall govern) (a) SGEN shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to resolve any such Third Party IP Claim made in the SGEN Territory and (b) PIRS shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to resolve any such Third Party IP Claim made in the PIRS Territory with respect to a CoDev Product (the Party resolving such Third Party IP Claim being the “Defending Party”). The Defending Party shall have the right to resolve such Third Party IP Claim in the manner that it chooses, whether by obtaining a license from such Third Party, by defending against such Third Party IP Claim or otherwise, and shall be solely responsible for the defense of any such action, any and all costs incurred in connection with such action (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and expert fees) and all liabilities incurred in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the above, the Defending Party shall not enter into any settlement of any such Third Party IP Claim without the prior written consent of the other Party (such Party the “Non-Defending Party”) if such settlement would require the Non-Defending Party to be subject to an injunction or to make any monetary payment to the Defending Party or any Third Party, or admit any wrongful conduct by the Non-Defending Party or its Affiliates, or would limit or restrict the claims of or admit any invalidity and/or unenforceability of any of the Patents Controlled by the Non-Defending Party. Subject to Section 8.1.2, and except to the extent the applicable Third Party IP Claim is subject to indemnification under Section 15.1, SGEN shall assume full responsibility for the payment of any award for damages, or any amount due pursuant to any settlement or license entered into by it with a Third Party as a result of any action under this Section 11.6.1.2 for each Exclusive Product. For a CoDev Product, except to the exte...