Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will confer with Licensee to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights. Licensor will request that copies of all documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices be provided to Licensee for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances. At its discretion, Licensor may allow Licensee to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly, provided, that (a) Licensor will maintain final authority in all decisions regarding the prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights, (b) Licensor may revoke this authorization to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly at any time, and (c) the Prosecution Counsel remains counsel to the Licensor with an appropriate contract (and shall not jointly represent Licensee unless requested by Licensee and approved by Licensor, and an appropriate engagement letter and conflict waiver are in effect). If Licensee wishes to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly or change Prosecution Counsel, Licensee may request to do so by following the Licensor’s procedures for such. Licensor reserves in its sole discretion the ability to change Prosecution Counsel and to approve or disapprove any requested changes by Licensee. The Parties agree that they share a common legal interest to get valid enforceable patents and that Licensee will maintain as privileged all information received pursuant to this Section.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will apply for, prosecute, and maintain during the term of this Agreement, the Patent Rights in the United States and in the foreign countries listed in Schedule 6.2 hereto. Licensor will confer with Licensee to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights. Licensor will request that copies of all documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices be provided to Licensee for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances. [***]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 406 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to this information. Licensee: AEMase Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Exclusive PLA Licensee will be given reasonable opportunities to advise Licensor in the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of Patent Rights. At Licensee’s request and reasonably in advance of any filing, fee, or other action deadlines, Licensee shall be provided with copies of all prosecution documents relating to Patent Rights so that Licensee may have the opportunity to offer comments and remarks thereon, such comments and remarks to be given due consideration by Licensor. At its discretion, Licensor may allow Licensee to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly, provided, that (a) Licensor will maintain final authority in all decisions regarding the prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights, (b) Licensor may revoke this authorization to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly at any time, and (c) the Prosecution Counsel remains counsel to the Licensor with an appropriate contract (and shall not jointly represent Licensee unless requested by Licensee and approved by Licensor, and an appropriate engagement letter and conflict waiver are in effect). If Licensee wishes to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly or change Prosecution Counsel, Licensee may request to do so by following the Licensor’s procedures for such Licensor reserves in its sole, discretion the ability to change Prosecution Counsel and to approve or disapprove any requested changes by Licensee. The Parties agree that they share a common legal interest to get valid enforceable patents and that Licensee will maintain as privileged all information received pursuant to this Section.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor shall control the preparation, prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights. Licensor will consider input from Licensee regarding thoughts and strategies for the preparation, prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights. Licensor will request that copies of all material documents received by Prosecution Counsel from patent offices regarding the Patent Rights and the material documents prepared by Prosecution Counsel for submission to patent offices be provided to Licensee for review and comment prior to filing to the extent practicable under the circumstances.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will confer with Licensee to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights. [***]
Direction of Prosecution. Licensee will develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights in the Territory. Licensee will provide copies of all documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices to Licensor for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, however, (a) Licensee will maintain final authority in all decisions regarding the prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights in the Territory, and (b) the Prosecution Counsel remains counsel to Licensee.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will confer with Licensee to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights. With respect to prosecution activities occurring after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Licensor will request that copies of all documents received from government patent offices and foreign patent counsel and copies of all documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices be provided to Licensee for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances. [***] If Licensee wishes to instruct Prosecution Counsel directly or change Prosecution Counsel, Licensee may request to do so by following the Licensor’s procedures for such. Licensor reserves in its sole discretion the ability to change Prosecution Counsel and to approve or disapprove any requested changes by Licensee. The Parties agree that they share a common legal interest to get valid enforceable patents and that Licensee will maintain as privileged all information received pursuant to this Section.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will confer with Licensee, [***], to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights. Licensor will request that copies of all documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices be provided to Licensee for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances and shall consider suggestions of Licensee [***] in good faith. Licensor will defer to the prosecution strategy chosen by Licensee [***] except to the extent such strategy would materially impair commercialization of the Patent Rights in fields outside of the Exclusive Field, [***]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor [***] and Licensor reserves the right to instruct prosecution of additional claims to cover products or services outside the Exclusive Field, such as [***], at the Licensor’s own expense. The Parties agree that they share a common legal interest to get valid enforceable patents and that Licensee will maintain as privileged all information received pursuant to this Section.
Direction of Prosecution. As of and after the Effective Date, Surface, at its sole expense and in the name of and with the cooperation of Vaccinex, hereby assumes the responsibility for and shall maintain all control, including the selection of counsel, over the Prosecution of the Selected Antibody Patent Rights. At a reasonable time prior to the contemplated filing date, but in any event not less than [***] days prior, Surface shall submit to Vaccinex for review and comment a substantially completed draft of any patent application hereunder before Surface’s first filing of such patent application in any jurisdiction, and Vaccinex agrees to review and provide such comments, if any, to Surface on an expedited basis if necessary to avoid loss of patent rights. All expenses of Prosecuting such patents and patent applications shall be borne by Surface. Surface shall provide Vaccinex reports no less frequently than once per calendar year listing all patents and patent applications Prosecuted pursuant to the provisions hereof, including identification of the patents and patent applications by number and country, together with a brief description of the status of the prosecution or patent. Surface shall permit Vaccinex to review and comment on all patent applications, and related decisions and actions under this Section 5.1(b), provided that Surface will have all final decision-making rights over Prosecution decisions made with respect to the Selected Antibody Patent Rights. If Surface determines not to file or not to continue to Prosecute any patents or patent applications within the Selected Antibody Patent Rights for any country or region such that patent rights to a Selected Antibody would terminate for that country or region, then Surface shall promptly, and in any event not less than [***] days prior to the date in which a failure to file or respond would prejudice the rights of Vaccinex hereunder, notify Vaccinex in writing of such determination. Vaccinex may then Prosecute such patent or patent application at its own expense in that country or region. If Vaccinex exercises its rights under this Section 5.1(b) with respect to any such patent or patent application in any country or region that Surface has decided not to continue Prosecuting, the licenses set forth in this Agreement shall become non-exclusive but with the same license consideration terms (i.e., fees, payments, royalties) as set forth in Article 4, with respect to such patent or patent application, and patents issued ...
Direction of Prosecution. As of the Effective Date, Licensee shall be responsible for the cost and strategy of the prosecution and maintenance of the Contributed Patents. Licensors hereby appoint Licensee as its agent to prepare, file, prosecute, maintain and defend in all agency proceedings (e.g. reissues, reexaminations, oppositions and interferences) of all Contributed Patents during the Term. Licensee shall keep Licensors reasonably apprised of developments as they occur for the Contributed Patents, shall copy Licensors on all patent prosecution documents and shall provide Licensors reasonable time to review and comment on any such filings. Licensee shall consider the relevant Licensor’s comments in good faith; provided, however, that Licensee shall maintain final authority in all decisions regarding the prosecution and maintenance of the Contributed Patents.
Direction of Prosecution. Licensor will confer with Licensee to select Prosecution Counsel who will jointly represent Licensee and Licensor as provided in an appropriate joint representation agreement and to develop a strategy for the prosecution and maintenance of the Patents. All documents prepared by the Prosecution Counsel for submission to governmental patent offices will be Licensee: Regulus Therapeutics Inc. CONFIDENTIAL Exclusive License (Life Sciences) Licensor: UT Southwestern Medical Center provided to both parties for review and comment prior to filing, to the extent practicable under the circumstances. Xxxxxxxx agrees that Licensee will be primarily responsible for directing prosecution and maintenance of the Patents, including providing instructions to the Prosecution Counsel. The Parties agree that they share a common legal interest in obtaining valid and enforceable patents and that Licensor and Licensee will maintain as privileged all information received pursuant to this Section.
