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• Enforcement of Patent Rights Kite, at its sole expense, shall have the right to determine the appropriate course of action to enforce Licensed Patent Rights or otherwise xxxxx the infringement thereof, to take (or refrain from taking) appropriate action to enforce Licensed Patent Rights, to defend any declaratory judgments seeking to invalidate or hold the Licensed Patent Rights unenforceable, to control any litigation or other enforcement action and to enter into, or permit, the settlement of any such litigation, declaratory judgments or other enforcement action with respect to Licensed Patent Rights, and shall consider, in good faith, the interests of Cabaret in so doing. Kite shall bring any such enforcement action in Kite’s own name; provided, however, if necessary for standing purposes only, (a) Kite shall have, subject to Cabaret prior consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed for more than […***…] after written request by Kite, or conditioned, the right to bring such action in the name of ***Confidential Treatment Requested Cabaret (all costs to be borne by Kite) if Cabaret is the party with legal standing, and (b) Cabaret shall make all reasonable efforts to enable Kite to bring such enforcement action in the name of any Licensor that is the party with legal standing. If Kite does not, within […***…] of receipt of notice from Cabaret, xxxxx the infringement or file suit to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights against at least one infringing party, Cabaret shall have the right to take whatever action it deems appropriate to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights; provided, however, that, within […***…] after receipt of notice of Cabaret’s intent to file such suit, Kite shall have the right to jointly prosecute such suit and to fund up to […***…] the costs of such suit. The party controlling any such enforcement action shall not settle the action or otherwise consent to an adverse judgment in such action that diminishes the rights or interests of the non-controlling party without the prior written consent of the other party. All monies recovered upon the final judgment or settlement of any such suit to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights shall be used (a) first, to reimburse the costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) of Kite and Cabaret; and (b) second, (i) if Cabaret is the controlling party in such action, any remaining recovery shall be divided equally between Kite and Cabaret, or (ii) if the controlling party is Kite, any remaining recovery shall be divided between Kite and Cabaret in shares that reflect the damages incurred by each party to reflect the applicable royalty to Cabaret hereunder for lost sales, and the lost profits (net of such royalties) to Kite for lost sales , provided that in any case the amount paid to Cabaret shall not be less than the applicable royalty rate if such recovery was received as Net Sales.

• Enforcement of Licensed Patents Each party shall promptly notify the other in writing of any alleged or threatened infringement of any Patent included in the Licensed Patents of which such party becomes aware.

• Enforcement of Patents As between the Parties, (i) Prosecuting Party pursuant to 6.2.2 shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute any Infringement with respect to the Exclusive Licensed Patents including as a defense or counterclaim in connection with any Third Party Infringement Claim, at Prosecuting Party’s sole cost and expense, using counsel of Prosecuting Party’s choice and (ii) MedImmune shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prosecute Infringement with respect to the Non-Exclusive Licensed Technology, including as a defense or counterclaim in connection with any Third Party Infringement Claim, at MedImmune’s sole cost and expense, using counsel of its choice. For purposes of this Section 6.3, the Party prosecuting any Infringement pursuant to the foregoing sentence with respect to a Patent shall be the “Enforcing Party.” In the event MedImmune prosecutes any such Infringement in the Field in the Territory, Licensee shall have the right to join as a party to such claim, suit or proceeding and participate with its own counsel at its sole cost and expense; provided that MedImmune shall retain control of the prosecution of such claim, suit or proceeding, including the response to any defense or defense of any counterclaim raised in connection therewith. In the event Licensee prosecutes any such Infringement in the Field in the Territory, MedImmune shall have the right to join as a party to such claim, suit or proceeding and participate with its own counsel at its sole cost and expense; provided that Licensee shall retain control of the prosecution of such claim, suit or proceeding, including the response to any defense or defense of any counterclaim raised in connection therewith. If the Enforcing Party or its designee does not take commercially reasonable steps to prosecute an Infringement in the Field (x) within [***] days following the first notice provided above with respect to such Infringement or (y) provided such date occurs after the first such notice of such Infringement is provided, [***] Business Days before the time limit, if any, set out in appropriate laws and regulations for filing of such actions, whichever comes first, then (1) the Enforcing Party shall so notify the non-Enforcing Party and (2) subject to any rights of any Third Parties under any In-License Agreements (or other applicable Third Party agreements existing as of the Effective Date) and upon the Enforcing Party’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the non-Enforcing may prosecute such alleged or threatened infringement in the Field at its sole cost and expense, whereupon the non-Enforcing Party shall be deemed the Enforcing Party with respect to such Infringement.

• INFRINGEMENT AND PATENT ENFORCEMENT 11.1 PHS and Licensee agree to notify each other promptly of each infringement or possible infringement of the Licensed Patent Rights, as well as, any facts which may affect the validity, scope, or enforceability of the Licensed Patent Rights of which either party becomes aware.

• Joint Patents Neither Party shall have any obligation to file or prosecute any Joint Patent. To the extent a Party wishes to prosecute a Joint Patent, the Parties will mutually agree upon which Party will have the first right to prosecute such Joint Patent, based on the contribution of each Party to such invention and each Party’s potential interest in products based upon such invention. If the Party having such first right does not wish to prosecute such Joint Patent, it shall inform the other Party promptly, but in any event no later than [***] after the Parties have agreed upon which Party had the first right to prosecute such Joint Patent. If the Party having such first right does not wish to prosecute such Joint Patent, the other Party may, upon written notice to such Party, prosecute such Joint Patent. The Party that prosecutes a Joint Patent pursuant to this Section 5.2(b) (the “prosecuting Party”) will solely bear its own internal costs for such prosecution and will solely bear the external costs for such prosecution (e.g., outside counsel, filing fees, etc.). Licensee will have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute infringement of any Joint Patents that is related to the Exclusively Licensed Know-How or a product competitive, or potentially competitive, with a Licensed Product; and Licensor will have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute infringement of any Joint Patents in all other cases. The Parties shall first confer and mutually agree regarding any such prosecution of infringement; provided, however, that Licensee shall have the right, without the consent of Licensor, to assert a Joint Patent against a Third Party in a defense of or counterclaim to any claim or assertion of infringement of a Patent or misappropriation of Know-How Controlled by such Third Party.

• Enforcement of Proprietary Rights I will assist the Company in every proper way to obtain, and from time to time enforce, United States and foreign Proprietary Rights relating to Company Inventions in any and all countries. To that end I will execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, I will execute, verify and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designee. My obligation to assist the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Company Inventions in any and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of my employment, but the Company shall compensate me at a reasonable rate after my termination for the time actually spent by me at the Company’s request on such assistance. In the event the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure my signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the preceding paragraph, I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act for and in my behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of the preceding paragraph with the same legal force and effect as if executed by me. I hereby waive and quitclaim to the Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which I now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company.

• Patent Enforcement (a) If either Party learns of an infringement, unauthorized use, misappropriation or ownership claim or threatened infringement or other such claim (any of the foregoing, an “infringement”) by a Third Party with respect to any Licensed Technology within the Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party and shall provide such other Party with available evidence of such infringement.

• Prosecution of Patent Applications At its own expense, each Assignor shall diligently prosecute all material applications for (i) United States Patents listed in Annex F hereto and (ii) Copyrights listed on Annex G hereto, in each case for such Assignor and shall not abandon any such application prior to exhaustion of all administrative and judicial remedies (other than applications deemed by such Assignor to be no longer prudent to pursue), absent written consent of the Collateral Agent.

• Joint Patent Rights If not already established under the Research Collaboration Agreement, prior to either Party filing any Patent Right disclosing Joint Program Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall establish a patent committee (the “Patent Committee”) comprised of at least one (1) representative of each Party for the purpose of facilitating the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of Joint Patent Rights. As agreed upon by the Parties, meetings of the Patent Committee may be face-to-face or may be conducted by teleconferences or videoconferences, from time to time as needed. The Patent Committee will be the forum through which the Parties coordinate their respective obligations to each other described in Sections 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 hereof and in this Section. In the event the Parties conceive or generate any Joint Program [***] Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. Confidential Treatment Requested by CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall promptly meet to discuss and determine, based on mutual consent, whether to seek patent protection thereon, which Party will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents and how to pay for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents. It is presumed that CytomX will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements, and that ImmunoGen will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint TAP Platform Improvements or Joint Conjugation Probody Platform Improvements. Neither Party will file any Joint Patent Right without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Party controlling filing and prosecution of any such Joint Patent Right (a) shall keep the other Party informed regarding each Patent Right, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance.

• 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.