Exclusive Patent Licenses. (a) Subject to the second following sentence, the Cantor Parties hereby grant to the eSpeed Parties an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right and license, with the right to sublicense to its subsidiaries, under all patents, patent applications and inventions of the Cantor Parties related to Electronic Marketplaces and Electronic Gaming Marketplaces, now known and existing, including all provisionals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues and extensions derived therefrom, as well as all foreign patents and patent applications now known or pending and other counterparts thereof (the "Patent Rights"). The Cantor Parties agree to take all commercially reasonable actions requested by the eSpeed Parties, at the sole expense of the eSpeed Parties, to cause the Patent Rights to remain in full force and effect to the extent permitted by law. In the event that eSpeed (x) has indicated that it is unable to develop and put into operation an Electronic Trading System with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 7 or (y) has declined to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 7, then the Cantor Parties shall have a limited right to use the Patent Rights solely in connection with the operation of that new Marketplace. The Cantor Parties shall cooperate with the eSpeed Parties, at the eSpeed Parties' sole expense, in any attempt by the eSpeed Parties to prevent or otherwise seek remedies or damages which, in any case, shall inure to the eSpeed Parties for any third party infringement of the Patent Rights that are the subject of the license granted to the eSpeed Parties pursuant to this Section 8 or to defend against any third party claim relating to the Patent Rights.
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Samples: Joint Services Agreement (Espeed Inc), Joint Services Agreement (Espeed Inc)
Exclusive Patent Licenses. (a) Subject to the second following sentence, the Cantor Parties CFLP and CFPH hereby grant to the eSpeed Parties an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right and license, with the right to sublicense to its subsidiariessubsidiaries and affiliates, under all patents, patents and patent applications of CFLP and inventions of the Cantor Parties CFPH related to Electronic Marketplaces and Electronic Gaming Marketplaces, now known and existing, including all provisionals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues and extensions derived therefrom, as well as all foreign patents and patent applications now known or pending and other counterparts thereof (the "Patent Rights"). The Cantor Parties agree to take all commercially reasonable actions requested by the eSpeed Parties, at the sole expense of the eSpeed Parties, to cause the Patent Rights to remain in full force and effect to the extent permitted by law. In the event that eSpeed (x) has indicated that it is unable to develop and put into operation an Electronic Trading System with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 7 or (y) has declined to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 7, then the Cantor Parties shall have a limited right to use the Patent Rights solely in connection with the operation of that new Marketplace. The Cantor Parties shall cooperate with the eSpeed PartieseSpeed, at the eSpeed Parties' eSpeed's sole expense, in any attempt by the eSpeed Parties to prevent or otherwise seek remedies or damages which, in any case, shall inure to the eSpeed Parties for any third party infringement of the Patent Rights that are the subject of the license granted to the eSpeed Parties pursuant to this Section 8 or to defend against any third party claim relating to the Patent Rights.
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Samples: Joint Services Agreement (Espeed Inc), Joint Services Agreement (Espeed Inc)
Exclusive Patent Licenses. (a) Subject to the second following sentence, the Cantor Parties hereby grant to the eSpeed Parties an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free right and license, with the right to sublicense to its subsidiaries, under all patents, patent applications and inventions of the Cantor Parties related to Electronic Marketplaces and Electronic Gaming Marketplaces, now known and existing, including all provisionals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues and extensions derived therefrom, as well as all foreign patents and patent applications now known or pending and other counterparts thereof (the "‘‘Patent Rights"’’). The Cantor Parties agree to take all commercially reasonable actions requested by the eSpeed Parties, at the sole expense of the eSpeed Parties, to cause the Patent Rights to remain in full force and effect to the extent permitted by law. In the event that eSpeed (x) has indicated that it is unable to develop and put into operation an Electronic Trading System with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 7 or (y) has declined to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to a new Marketplace in accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 7, then the Cantor Parties shall have a limited right to use the Patent Rights solely in connection with the operation of that new Marketplace. The Cantor Parties shall cooperate with the eSpeed Parties, at the eSpeed Parties' ’ sole expense, in any attempt by the eSpeed Parties to prevent or otherwise seek remedies or damages which, in any case, shall inure to the eSpeed Parties for any third party infringement of the Patent Rights that are the subject of the license granted to the eSpeed Parties pursuant to this Section 8 or to defend against any third party claim relating to the Patent Rights.
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