Common use of Defense and Enforcement Clause in Contracts

Defense and Enforcement. Licensor shall have the sole initial right, but not the obligation, to elect to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding Third Party Infringements and Invalidity Allegations with respect to any Exclusively Licensed IP licensed by such Licensor at Licensor’s sole expense. If Licensor does not so elect for a Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegation with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP within one-hundred eighty (180) days after receiving notice from Licensee pursuant to Section 4.1, or Licensor providing notice to Licensee thereof, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing and such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense; provided, further, that (i) if Licensor does not bring such an Action or elect to (or does not notify Licensee of its election to) bring such an Action for a Third Party Infringement or to defend an Invalidity Allegation with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP by ten (10) Business Days before the deadline for filing the applicable filing or response, such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense, and (ii) Licensor shall have no liability for failing to so notify Licensee as provided in this sentence of this Section 4.

Defense and Enforcement. Licensor shall have the sole initial right, but not the obligation, to elect to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding Third Party Infringements and Invalidity Allegations with respect to any Exclusively Licensed IP licensed by such Licensor at Licensor’s sole expense. If Licensor does not so elect for a Third Party Infringement bring such an action or Invalidity Allegation enter into settlement discussions with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP within one-hundred eighty (180) days after receiving notice from Licensee pursuant to Section 4.1, or Licensor providing notice to Licensee thereof, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing and such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense; provided, further, that (i) if Licensor does not bring such an Action or elect to (or does not notify Licensee of its election to) to bring such an Action for a Third Party Infringement or to defend an Invalidity Allegation with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP by ten twenty (1020) Business Days before the deadline for filing the applicable filing or response, such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense, and (ii) Licensor shall have no liability for failing to so notify Licensee as provided in this sentence of Section 4.2. The Party that elects to bring an Action or enters into settlement discussions in accordance with this Section 44.2 (the “Enforcing Party”) shall control such Action or settlement discussions (as applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Invalidity Allegations arise in an opposition, interference, reissue proceeding, reexamination or other proceeding before any patent office, the Licensor of the applicable Patent shall have the exclusive right to defend such Invalidity Allegations or enter into settlement discussions with respect thereto.

Defense and Enforcement. Licensor shall have the sole initial right, but not the obligation, to elect to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding Third Party Infringements and Invalidity Allegations with respect to any Exclusively Licensed IP licensed by such Licensor at Licensor’s sole expense. If Licensor does not so elect for a Third Party Infringement bring such an action or Invalidity Allegation enter into settlement discussions with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP within one-hundred eighty (180) days after receiving notice from Licensee pursuant to Section 4.1, or Licensor providing notice to Licensee thereof, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing and such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action or enter into settlement discussions regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense; provided, further, that (i) notwithstanding the above, if Licensor does not bring such an Action or elect to (or does not notify Licensee of its election to) to bring such an Action for a Third Party Infringement or to defend an Invalidity Allegation with respect to such Exclusively Licensed IP by ten twenty (1020) Business Days before the deadline for filing the applicable filing or response, such Licensee shall have the right to bring an Action regarding such Third Party Infringement or Invalidity Allegations at its sole expense, and (ii) Licensor shall have no liability for failing to so notify Licensee as provided in this sentence of Section 4.2. The Party that elects to bring an Action or enters into settlement discussions in accordance with this Section 44.2 (the “Enforcing Party”) shall control such Action or settlement discussions (as applicable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Invalidity Allegations arise in an opposition, interference, reissue proceeding, reexamination or other proceeding before any patent office, the Licensor of the applicable Patent shall have the exclusive right to defend such Invalidity Allegations or enter into settlement discussions with respect thereto.