Common use of Enforcement or Defense of Collaboration Intellectual Property Patent Rights Clause in Contracts

Enforcement or Defense of Collaboration Intellectual Property Patent Rights. (a) In the event either Party becomes aware of any actual or suspected infringement of, or a claim of invalidity, lack of patentability, unenforceability or non-infringement against, the Patent Rights claiming the Collaboration Intellectual Property (any of which, a “Collaboration Patent Rights Challenge”), such Party shall provide prompt written notice thereof to the other Party; provided that, if the Party becomes aware of a Collaboration Patent Rights Challenge based on a notification (which is not a Paragraph IV Certification) from a Third-Party, then the Party receiving such notification will provide copies of such notification to the other Party no later than [***] after Novartis or Intellia, as applicable, receives such notification. (b) [***]. The Party bringing the relevant suit (the “Enforcing Party”) shall keep the other Party reasonably informed of all developments in the prosecution or settlement of such suit. [***]. Such other Party will provide the Enforcing Party with reasonable assistance in connection with its suit, at the Enforcing Party’s expense, including by executing reasonably appropriate documents, cooperating in discovery, and joining as a party to the suit if required, in connection with any litigation commenced pursuant to this Section 5.2.4. (c) Any recoveries resulting from such a suit will be first applied against payment of each Party’s costs and expenses in connection therewith [***].