Patent Filings (a) Each Party, at its own cost, shall prepare, file, prosecute and maintain Patents to cover inventions made solely by its own employees or consultants relating to Substance, the Drug Substance, the Drug Product or the Product in the Field (“Inventions”) and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to file initially all such applications in and outside the Territory. If either Party elects not to file, prosecute, or maintain any such Patent in any country, it shall give the other Party notice of this election within a reasonable period prior to allowing such Patent to lapse, become abandoned or become unenforceable, and prior to taking any steps which would render such an Invention unpatentable and assign all rights in this Patent related to such country to the other Party allowing this other Party to file, prosecute, and maintain this Patent in such country. Schering shall have the right to file, prosecute and maintain Joint Patents and to determine the countries in which to file Joint Patents, provided that, in all cases, Schering shall reasonably consult and cooperate with Exhale in connection therewith. Schering shall have the right to direct and control all material actions relating to the prosecution or maintenance of these Joint Patents in any country, including correspondence with patent authorities (Schering’s address being named for services), interference proceedings, reexaminations, reissue, opposition and revocation proceedings. If either Party elects not to participate in any such Joint Patent or to quit its participation therein, it shall give notice of this election to the other Party and assign all rights in this Joint Patent to the other Party allowing this Party to file, prosecute and maintain this Joint Patent as being such Party’s solely owned Patent. Each Party shall keep the other informed of all actions taken under this Section 11.3, and provide to the other Party all necessary declarations and cooperate with the other Party to enable Patents or Joint Patents to be issued or transferred. This Section 11.3 (a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason. (b) The Parties agree to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to ensure that any Patent or Joint Patent (on an Invention or Joint Invention) filed outside of the U.S. prior to filing in the U.S. will be in a form sufficient to establish the date of original filing as a priority date for the purposes of a subsequent filing in the U.S. The Parties agree to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to ensure that any Patent or Joint Patent (on an Invention or Joint Invention) filed in the U.S. prior to filing outside the U.S. will be in a form sufficient to establish the date of original filing as a priority date for the purpose of a subsequent filing in any contracting state of the Paris Convention. (c) License Grant. All Inventions by Schering employees or consultants and Schering’s rights in all Joint Inventions relating to the Substance, Drug Substance, Drug Product and/or Product in the Field and the Territory shall be subject to the licenses granted to Exhale in Articles II and VI (as applicable) of this Agreement. Exhale shall grant to Schering a royalty-free, exclusive, sub-licensable license to use these Inventions and any Patents resulting therefrom in connection with the Product in the Field outside the Territory. Furthermore, Exhale shall grant to Schering a royalty-free, exclusive, sub-licensable license to use any Know-how generated by Exhale under this Agreement relating to the Product in the Field in connection with the Product in the Field outside the Territory.
Filing of Patent Applications Each Party will make timely decisions regarding the filing of Patent Applications on the CRADA Subject Inventions made solely by its employee(s), and will notify the other Party in advance of filing. Collaborator will have the first opportunity to file a Patent Application on joint CRADA Subject Inventions and will notify PHS of its decision within sixty (60) days of an Invention being reported or at least thirty (30) days before any patent filing deadline, whichever occurs sooner. If Collaborator fails to notify PHS of its decision within that time period or notifies PHS of its decision not to file a Patent Application, then PHS has the right to file a Patent Application on the joint CRADA Subject Invention. Neither Party will be obligated to file a Patent Application. Collaborator will place the following statement in any Patent Application it files on a CRADA Subject Invention: “This invention was created in the performance of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the [INSERT into Agency’s model as appropriate: National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], an Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Government of the United States has certain rights in this invention.” If either Party files a Patent Application on a joint CRADA Subject Invention, then the filing Party will include a statement within the Patent Application that clearly identifies the Parties and states that the joint CRADA Subject Invention was made under this CRADA.
Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance 7.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7, the IC agrees to take responsibility for, but to consult with, the Licensee in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and shall furnish copies of relevant patent-related documents to the Licensee. 7.2 Upon the IC’s written request, the Licensee shall assume the responsibility for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and shall, on an ongoing basis, promptly furnish copies of all patent-related documents to the IC. In this event, the Licensee shall, subject to the prior approval of the IC, select registered patent attorneys or patent agents to provide these services on behalf of the Licensee and the IC. The IC shall provide appropriate powers of attorney and other documents necessary to undertake this action to the patent attorneys or patent agents providing these services. The Licensee and its attorneys or agents shall consult with the IC in all aspects of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications and patents included within the Licensed Patent Rights and shall provide the IC sufficient opportunity to comment on any document that the Licensee intends to file or to cause to be filed with the relevant intellectual property or patent office. 7.3 At any time, the IC may provide the Licensee with written notice that the IC wishes to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights. If the IC elects to reassume these responsibilities, the Licensee agrees to cooperate fully with the IC, its attorneys, and agents in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and to provide the IC with complete copies of any and all documents or other materials that the IC deems necessary to undertake such responsibilities. The Licensee shall be responsible for all costs associated with transferring patent prosecution responsibilities to an attorney or agent of the IC’s choice. 7.4 Each party shall promptly inform the other as to all matters that come to its attention that may affect the preparation, filing, prosecution, or maintenance of the Licensed Patent Rights and permit each other to provide comments and suggestions with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the Licensed Patent Rights, which comments and suggestions shall be considered by the other party.
Patent Applications It is understood by the parties that, pursuant to the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement, MAS has the initial responsibility for filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patents and Patent Applications covering the Baylor Technology. The parties agree that, as between MAS and CTI, MAS shall be responsible for deciding whether and how to file, prosecute and maintain the Patents and Patent Applications, provided that: (a) all decisions of MAS (whether substantive or procedural) concerning whether and how to file, prosecute and/or maintain any Patents and Patent Applications shall be acceptable to CTI, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld; (b) with respect to any action permitted under Section 5.5 of the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement or Section 5.5 of this Agreement, MAS will use legal counsel reasonably acceptable to CTI; (c) MAS will provide CTI with (i) drafts of all filings relating to the Patents and Patent Applications and (ii) drafts of all correspondence to be sent by MAS to Baylor, the Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) or any third party relating to the Patents and Patent Applications. Final versions of all such filings and correspondence shall be acceptable to CTI, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld; (d) MAS will promptly provide CTI with copies of any notices and other correspondence received by CTI from Baylor, the PTO or any other third party relating to the Patents and Patent Applications, including, but not limited to, any notices received by MAS pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement; (e) MAS will, if requested by CTI, provide notice to Baylor under any of the circumstances permitting notice pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement; (f) MAS agrees to cooperate with CTI to whatever extent is reasonably necessary to procure patent protection of any rights regarding the Licensed Technology and agrees to execute any and all documents to give CTI the full benefit of the sublicenses and licenses granted herein; (g) MAS represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date, it has not received any notices from Baylor pursuant to Section 5.5(c) or Section 5.5(d) of the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement. In the event MAS receives any notices from Baylor pursuant to Section 5.5(c) or Section 5.5(d) of the Baylor Technology Transfer Agreement after the Effective Date. MAS will provide a copy of such notice to CTI within five (5) business days of receipt of such notice by MAS. MAS will then take all actions requested by CTI to allow CTI to retain its rights granted under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, promptly notifying Baylor in the event CTI wishes MAS to proceed with any actions in connection with the Patents or Patent Applications.
Licensed Patents 9.1.1 Oculis shall be responsible for and shall have the exclusive right with respect to, the preparation, filing, prosecution, protection, maintenance and enforcement of all Patent Rights in respect of the Licensed Technology in its discretion using its patent counsel. Oculis shall consult with Accure with respect thereto, supply Accure with a copy of the application as filed, together with notice of its filing date and serial number; and keep Accure advised of the status of actual and prospective Patent Right filings, including office actions, and keep Accure informed about and provide copies of all the relevant information exchanged between Oculis and the different Industrial or Intellectual Property Registration Offices regarding the prosecution, maintenance, defense and enforcement of the Licensed Patents. The cost and expense of filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing all Licensed Patents shall be borne by Oculis. Accure shall, and hereby procures its personnel will, provide all requested information and perform all acts reasonably requested by Oculis in connection with the prosecution, maintenance, defense or enforcement of the Licensed Technology. Without limiting the foregoing, Accure and its Affiliates may not file for further Patent Rights relating to Licensed Technology. 9.1.2 Should Oculis not be interested in the prosecution, defense and maintenance of any or all of the Licensed Patents, and/or Xxxxxx decides not to pay all reasonable and necessary expenses with respect to the prosecution, defense or maintenance of any Licensed Patent before any upcoming deadline, Oculis shall give reasonable advance notice to Accure (no less than [***]), and subsequent to such notice Accure shall act as it deems appropriate in connection with the prosecution, defense and maintenance of the Licensed Patents at their discretion and at their own cost. As from such notification, Oculis shall not be responsible for costs associated with such Licensed Patents, and, where such notification is provided following such time as Xxxxxx assumes responsible for performing patenting matters as set forth above, Oculis shall not be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution, protection and maintenance of the mentioned Licensed Patents and such Patent Rights shall cease to be Licensed Patents and the provisions of Agreement shall be of no further effect with respect to such patent and/or country of the Territory.
Patent Prosecution 6.1 UNIVERSITY has or shall apply for and seek prompt issuance of and maintain during the term of this Agreement the PATENT RIGHTS in the United States and in such foreign countries as may be designated by LICENSEE in a written notice to UNIVERSITY within a reasonable time in advance of the required foreign filing dates. LICENSEE shall have the opportunity to advise and cooperate with UNIVERSITY in the prosecution, filing and maintenance of such patents. If UNIVERSITY decides to abandon the preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application covered by the PATENT RIGHTS, then UNIVERSITY shall provide written notice to LICENSEE, and LICENSEE shall have the right at its sole expense to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patent application or patent. If LICENSEE no longer wishes to support the prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application covered by the PATENT RIGHTS, then LICENSEE shall provide written notice to UNIVERSITY, and LICENSEE shall not be responsible for such corresponding patent expenses that are incurred subsequent to the date of receipt by UNIVERSITY of such written notice by LICENSEE; such returned patent or patent application shall be excluded from the PATENT RIGHTS. LICENSEE shall notify UNIVERSITY immediately if, at any time during the term of this Agreement, LICENSEE or any of its sublicensees does not qualify as a “Small Entity” as provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 6.2 All fees and costs including attorneys’ fees relating to the filing, prosecution and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS whether incurred prior to or after the EFFECTIVE DATE of this Agreement shall be the responsibility of LICENSEE. LICENSEE shall not be required to reimburse the UNIVERSITY for any fees under this section that have been paid to the UNIVERSITY by prior licensees or any other third party. Fees and costs shall be paid by LICENSEE within thirty (30) days after receipt of UNIVERSITY’S invoice therefore. Payments pursuant to this Section 6.2 are not creditable against royalties. 6.3 LICENSEE shall own any new patent application, and any patent that issues therefrom, or new technology in the SLE FIELD developed independently of the UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY employees and shall not owe the UNIVERSITY any fee or royalty under section 4 relating to such a new patent application, and any patent that issues therefrom, or new technology.
Commercialization Reports Throughout the term of this Agreement and during the Sell-Off Period, and within thirty (30) days of December 31st of each year, Company will deliver to University written reports of Company’s and Sublicensees’ efforts and plans to develop and commercialize the innovations covered by the Licensed Rights and to make and sell Licensed Products. Company will have no obligation to prepare commercialization reports in years where (a) Company delivers to University a written Sales Report with active sales, and (b) Company has fulfilled all Performance Milestones. In relation to each of the Performance Milestones each commercialization report will include sufficient information to demonstrate achievement of those Performance Milestones and will set out timeframes and plans for achieving those Performance Milestones which have not yet been met.
Patents and Patent Applications To the Company’s knowledge, all patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to the Company or under which the Company has rights have been duly and properly filed and maintained; to the knowledge of the Company, the parties prosecuting such applications have complied with their duty of candor and disclosure to the USPTO in connection with such applications; and the Company is not aware of any facts required to be disclosed to the USPTO that were not disclosed to the USPTO and which could reasonably be expected to preclude the grant of a patent in connection with any such application or could reasonably be expected to form the basis of a finding of invalidity with respect to any patents that have issued with respect to such applications.
Development Reports Beginning six months after Effective Date and ending on the date of first commercial sale of a Licensed Product in the United States, LICENSEE shall report to Cornell progress covering LICENSEE's (and Affiliate's and Sublicensee's) activities and efforts in the development of rights granted to LICENSEE under this Agreement for the preceding six months. The report shall include, but not be limited to, activities and efforts to develop and test all Licensed Products and obtain governmental approvals necessary for marketing the same. Such semi-annual reports shall be due within sixty days (60) of the reporting period and shall use the form as provided herein as Appendix C.
Research Reports Distributor acknowledges that Dealer may prepare research reports relating to the Fund that are not to be used for marketing purposes (“Research Reports”). Distributor hereby authorizes Dealer to use the name of the Fund, Distributor and BREDS in Research Reports.