DEFENCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Sample Clauses

DEFENCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. 16.1 The Project Partners will inform each other of any violations of pre-existing and new in- tellectual property rights and defend them to the best of their ability. 16.2 In the event of joint new intellectual property rights each Project Partner shall indi- vidually be entitled to defend the IP right. The other Project Partners must be sufficiently informed thereof.
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DEFENCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. During the Term of this Agreement: (a) Licensor shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to assert and defend rights in the Technology respecting infringement or other violation of intellectual property rights relating to the Products, the Technology, the Intellectual Property or the Know-how by third parties in within in the Licensed Territory using counsel of its own selection. This right includes bringing any legal action for infringement and defending any counter claim of a third party respecting the Products, the Technology, the Intellectual Property or the Know-how such as a counter claim or declaratory judgment for invalidity, non- infringement, or unenforceability. If, in the reasonable opinion of Licensor’s legal counsel, Licensee is required to be a named party to any such suit for standing purposes, Licensor may join Licensee as a party; provided, however, that (i) Licensee shall not be the first named party in any such action, (ii) the pleadings and any public statements about the action shall state that the action is being pursued by Licensor and that Licensor has joined Licensee as a party; and (iii) Licensor shall keep Licensee reasonably apprised of all developments in any such action. Licensor may settle such suits where Xxxxxxxx has been joined as a party only with Licensee’s prior written consent. Licensor shall bear the expense of such legal actions where Licensor joins Licensee as a party, including Licensee’s reasonable expenses. Except for providing reasonable assistance, at the request and expense of Licensor, Licensee shall have no obligation regarding the legal actions described in this Section 8.5(a) unless required to participate by law. However, Licensee shall have the right to participate in any such action through its own counsel and at its own expense. Any recovery shall first be applied to Licensor’s out of pocket expenses and second shall be applied to Licensee’s out of pocket expenses, including legal fees. (b) In the event Licensor fails to initiate and pursue or participate in the actions described in the preceding paragraph (a) within sixty (60) days of Licensor first becoming aware of an infringement or other violation of intellectual property rights relating to Products, the Technology, the Intellectual Property or the Know-how or (b) upon notice by Licensor to Licensee that it does not intend to initiate, pursue or participate in such action(s), whichever is earlier, Licensee shall have the right to initi...

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  • Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Seller (or its supplier) shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless against an award of damages and costs against Purchaser by a final judgment of a court of last resort in the country in which the Equipment is originally installed by Seller resulting from actual or alleged patent infringement relating in any way to use or sale of the Equipment, or any component thereof furnished hereunder, provided that Purchaser (i) gives Seller immediate notice in writing of any suit or claim for infringement against Purchaser, (ii) permits Seller (or its supplier) to control the defense of any suit or claim, and (iii) gives Seller (or its supplier) all available information, assistance, and authority to enable Seller (or its supplier) to assume such defense. Seller (or its supplier) shall diligently defend and prosecute all such patent infringement litigation and shall keep Purchaser fully informed of all developments in the defense or adjustments of any such claim or action. If a final injunction or judgment in any patent infringement action is rendered restraining Purchaser’s use of the Equipment, or of any component thereof, Seller shall, at its option and expense, either (i) procure for Purchaser the right to use the Equipment, or (ii) replace or modify the infringing component so that it no longer infringes, or (iii) repurchase the Equipment upon its return to Seller, less reasonable depreciation of 2% per month from date of installation, for use, damage, or obsolescence. Seller shall have no liability whatsoever to Purchaser if any such patent infringement or claim thereof is based upon or arises from (i) the use of any Equipment in combination with an apparatus or device not manufactured or supplied by Seller and such combination cause the infringement, (ii) the use of any Equipment in a manner for which it was neither designed nor contemplated, or (iii) any modification of any Equipment by Purchaser, or by Seller at Purchaser’s request, or by any third party, which causes the Equipment to become infringing.

  • Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights I will cooperate fully with the Company, both during and after my employment with the Company, with respect to the procurement, maintenance and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Company-Related Developments. I will sign, both during and after the term of this Agreement, all papers, including without limitation copyright applications, patent applications, declarations, oaths, assignments of priority rights, and powers of attorney, which the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Company-Related Development. If the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure my signature on any such papers, I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint each officer of the Company as my agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any such papers on my behalf, and to take any and all actions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Company-Related Development.

  • Patents and Intellectual Property Rights Recipients are subject to the Xxxx-Xxxx Act, 35 U.S.C. § 200 et seq, unless otherwise provided by law. Recipients are subject to the specific requirements governing the development, reporting, and disposition of rights to inventions and patents resulting from federal financial assistance awards located at 37 C.F.R. Part 401 and the standard patent rights clause located at 37 C.F.R. § 401.14.

  • License of Intellectual Property Each Party (a “Licensor”) grants the other Party (a “Licensee”) the non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid-up, worldwide, irrevocable, right, during the term of this Agreement, to use the Licensor’s Intellectual Property solely for the purposes of this Agreement and to carry out the Party’s functions consistent with its responsibilities and authority as set forth in the enable legislation and regulations. Such licenses shall not give the Licensee any ownership interest in or rights to the Intellectual Property of the Licensor. Each Licensee agrees to abide by all third-party license and confidentiality restrictions or obligations applicable to the Licensor’s Intellectual Property of which the Licensor has notified the Licensee in writing.

  • Registration of Intellectual Property Rights (a) Each Borrower shall register or cause to be registered on an expedited basis (to the extent not already registered) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable: (i) those Copyrights listed on Exhibit A to the Intellectual Property Security Agreement identified by Lender as material and those intellectual property rights listed on Exhibits B and C to the Intellectual Property Security Agreement delivered to Lender by each Borrower in connection with this Agreement, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement, (ii) all registrable Trademarks and Patents any Borrower has developed as of the date of this Agreement which are material to any Borrower's business as currently operated and as contemplated to be operated and which have not yet been registered and all Copyrights reasonably identified by Lender as material Copyrights and which have not yet been registered, in each case within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event Lender identifies any Patent, Trademark or Copyright as material after the date of this Agreement, Borrower shall have thirty (30) days from the date of such determination to cause such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights to be registered on an expedited basis, and (iii) those additional intellectual property rights developed or acquired by any Borrower from time to time in connection with any product or service and reasonably deemed material by Lender, prior to the sale or licensing of such product or the rendering of such service to any third party, and prior to any Borrower's use of such product (including without limitation major revisions or additions to the intellectual property rights listed on such Exhibits A, B and C). Borrowers shall give Agent written notice of all such applications or registrations within five (5) days thereof. (b) In connection with Borrower's obligations hereunder, Borrowers shall execute and deliver such additional instruments and documents from time to time as Lender shall reasonably request to perfect Lender's security interest in the Intellectual Property Collateral. (c) Borrowers shall (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of the Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights unless Borrowers have obtained the prior written consent of Lender that no such action is necessary, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that no breach of this Section 6.9(c)(i) shall be deemed to have occurred for failure by Borrower to take appropriate action to so protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of the Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights if Borrowers have provided written notice of the need to take such measures to Agent promptly following any Borrower's learning of the same and Lender fails to respond to such request for consent on a timely basis, it being understood that the timeliness of Lender's response will depend on Agent having sufficiently timely notice from Borrower, (ii) use their best efforts to detect infringements of the Patents and use their best efforts to detect infringements of the Trademarks and Copyrights where any such infringement of any Trademark or Copyright, whether individually or in the aggregate, could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and promptly advise Lender in writing of infringements detected and (iii) not allow any Trademarks, Patents or Copyrights to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without the written consent of Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that no breach of this Section 6.9(c)(iii) shall be deemed to have occurred if Borrowers have provided at least sixty (60) days prior written notice to Agent of the need to take action so as to avoid any such abandonment, forfeiture or dedication to the public and Lender fails to respond to such request for consent on a timely basis, it being understood that the timeliness of Lender's response will depend on Agent having sufficiently timely notice from Borrower. (d) Subject to attorney-client privilege, Agent may audit Borrowers' Intellectual Property Collateral to confirm compliance with this Section, provided that Borrowers shall not be obligated to provide any information that could reasonably be expected to interfere with or impair its position in the pending litigation between Borrowers and Lender. Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to take, at Borrowers' sole expense, any actions that Borrowers are required under this Section to take but which any Borrower fails to take, after fifteen (15) days' notice to Borrowers. Borrowers shall reimburse and indemnify Lender for all reasonable costs and reasonable expenses incurred in the reasonable exercise of its rights under this Section.

  • Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property that is material to Borrower’s business; (b) promptly advise Collateral Agent in writing of material infringement by a third party of its Intellectual Property; and (c) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Collateral Agent’s prior written consent.

  • Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights (a) Executive hereby assigns to Nucor Corporation Executive’s entire right, title and interest, including copyrights and patents, in any idea, invention, design of a useful article (whether the design is ornamental or otherwise), work product and any other work of authorship (collectively the “Developments”), made or conceived solely or jointly by Executive at any time during Executive’s employment by Nucor (whether prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement), or created wholly or in part by Executive, whether or not such Developments are patentable, copyrightable or susceptible to other forms of protection, where the Developments: (i) were developed, invented, or conceived within the scope of Executive’s employment with Nucor; (ii) relate to Nucor’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or (iii) result from any work performed by Executive on Nucor’s behalf. Executive shall disclose any Developments to Nucor’s management within 30 days following Executive’s development, making or conception thereof. (b) The assignment requirement in Section 15(a) shall not apply to an invention that Executive developed entirely on Executive’s own time without using Nucor’s equipment, supplies, facilities or Secret Information or Confidential Information except for those inventions that (i) relate to Nucor’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by Executive for Nucor. (c) Executive will, within 3 business days following Nucor’s request, execute a specific assignment of title to any Developments to Nucor Corporation or its designee, and do anything else reasonably necessary to enable Nucor Corporation or its designee to secure a patent, copyright, or other form of protection for any Developments in the United States and in any other applicable country. (d) Nothing in this Section 15 is intended to waive, or shall be construed as waiving, any assignment of any Developments to Nucor implied by law.

  • Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights 1. 3. 1. Your only right to use the Software is by virtue of this License and you acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in or relating to the Software and all parts of the Software are and shall remain the exclusive property of Traction Software Limited or its licensors. 2. 3. 2. You further acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in or relating to any improvement, modification or adaptation of the Software arising directly or indirectly from you using the Software are and shall remain the exclusive property of Traction Software Limited. 3. 3. 3. You agree that you will not remove or alter any copyright notices or similar proprietary devices, including without limitation any electronic watermarks or other identifiers, that may be incorporated in the Software or any copy of the Software.

  • Third Party Intellectual Property Rights 10.7.1 Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other of any intellectual property rights of any third party which could reasonably be considered as constituting impediment on the use of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Inventions or Joint Patent Rights in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or on the research, development, manufacture, use, marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, import or export of Licensed Product, in which event the Parties shall agree on the strategy and procedural steps to be taken in respect of opposing and/or settling such potential impediment. 10.7.2 Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other of claims or suits arising out of actual or alleged Infringement of Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property owned by a third party, as a result of any use of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Inventions or Joint Patent Rights in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or on the research, development, * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. OMITTED PORTIONS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. manufacture, use, marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, import or export of Licensed Product, in which event Licensee, subject to the provisions of Section 10.7.3, shall have the right to contest or defend such claim or suit on behalf of itself and on behalf of Ipsen. If Licensee elects to contest or defend such claim or suit, Licensee shall notify Ipsen of such election, and shall keep Ipsen fully informed of any development in such claim or suit, including by transmitting copies of all documents in such claim or suit. If Licensee contests or defends a claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7.2 and Ipsen has not elected to contest or defend such claim or suit subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Section 10.7.3, then (a) Licensee shall control the defense of such claim or suit, (b) Ipsen shall provide assistance in the defense of such claim or suit in a reasonable and timely manner upon reasonable request of Licensee and at Licensee’ sole cost and expense; and (c) Licensee shall have the right to compromise or settle such claim or suit; provided, however, that, if such claim or suit was originally made or filed against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Know-How, any such compromise or settlement by Licensee of such claim or suit shall be subject to Xxxxx’x prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding Licensee’s control of the defense of any claim or proceeding pursuant to this Section 10.7.2, Ipsen shall have the right to participate in such defense using counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, provided that such claim or proceeding was originally made or filed against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Inventions. 10.7.3 If, within [ ]* after Licensee receives written notice of any such claim or suit, Licensee elects not to contest or defend, or fails to notify Ipsen of its intent to contest to or defend, such claim or suit, then Ipsen shall have the right to contest or defend such claim or suit on behalf of itself and Licensee and shall keep Licensee fully informed of any development in such claim or suit, including by transmitting copies of all documents submitted in such claim or suit. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.7.3 to the contrary, Xxxxx’x right under this Section 10.7.3 to contest or defend such claim or suit shall apply only if either (i) such claim or suit was originally made or brought against Ipsen or any of its Affiliates or (ii) such claim or suit pertains to any of the Ipsen Licensed Technology, Joint Patent Rights or Joint Inventions. If Ipsen contests or defends a claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7.3, then (a) Ipsen shall control the defense of such claim or suit, (b) Licensee shall provide assistance in the defense of such claim or suit in a reasonable and timely manner upon reasonable request of Ipsen and at Xxxxx’x sole cost and expense and (c) Ipsen shall have the right to compromise or settle such claim or suit; provided, however, that such compromise or settlement shall be subject to Licensee’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding Xxxxx’x control of the defense of any such claim or proceeding, Licensee shall have the right to participate in such defense using counsel of its own choice and at its own expense. * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. OMITTED PORTIONS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. 10.7.4 The defending Party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and court costs) in connection with the defense of any claim or suit pursuant to Section 10.7.2 or Section 10.7.3, and the defending Party shall also bear the costs and expenses of the other Party if and to the extent that such costs and expenses were incurred by such other Party in connection with reasonable assistance provided by such other Party in connection with such defense at the request of the defending Party. 10.7.5 In the event that, in connection with the defense of any claim or suit pursuant to this Section 10.7 or any settlement thereof, the defending Party shall receive damages, costs or other amounts, such damages, costs or other amounts shall be treated in the manner contemplated under Section 10.6 as if they had been received by the defending Party in connection with any action or proceeding initiated and pursued by the defending Party pursuant to Section 10.6 above. 10.7.6 The provisions of this Section 10.7 and the respective rights and obligations of the Parties under this Section 10.7 shall be without prejudice to any of the provisions of Article 15 or any of the respective rights and obligations of the Parties under Article 15.

  • Intellectual Property Rights The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. To the Company’s knowledge, all material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described therein. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus contain in all material respects the same description of the matters set forth in the preceding sentence. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.

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