First Right. LICENSEE (and its Sublicensees) shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to control the conduct and resolution of any adversarial legal proceeding relating to the Patent Rights (including without limitation any declaratory judgment action, patent infringement action or opposition) during the Term and will be responsible for all expenses related thereto. MSK shall join in any such action, at LICENSEE’s request and expense.
First Right. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any of its Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock at a price that is less than the market price of the Common Stock at the time of issuance of such security or investment (a "SUBSEQUENT FINANCING") for a period of three hundred sixty (360) days after the Effective Date, except (i) the granting of options or warrants to employees, officers, directors and consultants, and the issuance of shares upon exercise of options granted, under any stock option plan heretofore or hereinafter duly adopted by the Company, (ii) shares issued upon exercise of any currently outstanding warrants or options and upon conversion of any currently outstanding convertible debenture, in each case disclosed pursuant to SECTION 4.4, (iii) securities issued in connection with the capitalization or creation of a joint venture with a strategic partner, (iv) shares issued to pay part or all of the purchase price for the acquisition by the Company of a person (which, for purposes of this clause (iv), shall not include an individual or group of individuals), and (v) shares issued in a bona fide public offering by the Company of its securities, unless (A) the Company delivers to Purchaser a written notice (the "SUBSEQUENT FINANCING NOTICE") of its intention to effect such Subsequent Financing, which Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the person with whom such Subsequent Financing shall be effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document relating thereto and (B) Purchaser shall not have notified the Company by 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifthtenth (5th10th) Business Day after its receipt of the Subsequent Financing Notice of its willingness to provide, subject to completion of mutually acceptable documentation, financing to the Company on substantially the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If Purchaser shall fail to notify the Company of its intention to enter into such negotiations within such time period, then the Company may effect the Subsequent Financing substantially upon the terms and to the persons (or affiliates of such persons) set forth in t...
First Right. MorphoSys shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to enforce any Licensed Candidate-Specific Patent or Joint Collaboration Product Invention Patent with respect to all past, present and future during the Term activities or conduct of a Third Party in the Field and the MorphoSys Territory that involve Licensed Products in the MorphoSys Territory within the scope of the license to MorphoSys of Section 4.1 (“Candidate-Specific Patent Competitive Infringement”). The consent of Xencor is not required for MorphoSys to bring such an enforcement action. MorphoSys shall reasonably consider Xencor’s comments, if any, on any such enforcement activities, but for the avoidance of doubt, MorphoSys shall control the litigation in all respects and shall make all decisions in its own discretion, subject only to the provisions regarding settlement provided below in Section 6.5(f). Except as provided in Section 6.5(g), MorphoSys shall bear all costs and expenses for enforcement under this Section 6.5(b)(i) (including the costs of Xencor’s cooperation as required under subsection (e)).
First Right. Genentech shall, at its sole discretion and expense, have the right (but not the obligation) to Prosecute and Maintain Patents claiming Joint New Intellectual Property and Patents claiming the Deliverables New Intellectual Property. In accordance with Section 8.3.4 below, Genentech shall appropriately consult with Arvinas and keep Arvinas reasonably informed of the status of any such Prosecution and Maintenance, and Arvinas will provide all reasonable cooperation and assistance to Genentech at Genentech’s reasonable request and at Genentech’s expense in any such Prosecution and Maintenance of the Joint New Intellectual Property and Deliverables New Intellectual Property, including making data, reports, and scientific personnel reasonably available to prepare and prosecute patent applications.
First Right. JT shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute Infringement of the JT Patents by activities conducted by Third Parties. Except as otherwise provided in Schedule 6.2 in the case of certain Access Countries, such prosecution shall be at JT’s own expense and responsibility; provided, however, that Gilead may separately represent itself in such prosecution by counsel of its own choice (at Gilead’s own expense), in which case Gilead shall cooperate fully with JT.
First Right. Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6.9.2, [***] shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute, and control any action or proceeding (which may include settlement or otherwise seeking to secure the abatement of such infringement) with respect to any infringement of any (i) Prothena Licensed Collaboration Patent or (ii) Licensed Program Patent, in each case other than a Prothena Platform Patent, (including in connection with any Biosimilar Application referencing a Licensed Product (regardless of whether such notice or copy is provided under any Applicable Laws), including under the BPCIA or the United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or its successor provisions, or any similar provisions in a country outside the United States, as applicable), by counsel of its own choice, in [***]’s own name [***] and under [***]’s direction and control, including the right to control the defense of any challenges to such Patents as a counterclaim in such infringement proceeding as well as the defense of declaratory judgment actions. Prothena retains all rights to enforce the Prothena Platform Patents against any actual or threatened infringement.
First Right. Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, for the initiation, defense, and management of any adversarial legal proceeding relating to the Licensed Patent Rights in the Field of Use and Territory, including without limitation any declaratory judgment action, patent infringement action or opposition (collectively, “Patent Adversarial Actions”) during the Term, and will be responsible for all expenses related thereto. MSK shall provide Licensee with all reasonable assistance and cooperation in conducting and/or defending against any such Patent Adversarial Action, including joining in any such Patent Adversarial Action, at Licensee's request and expense, provided that in any case Licensee shall at all times have the full control of conducting and/or defending such Patent Adversarial Action. For clarity, Licensee may delegate the foregoing rights to its Sublicensee, in the territory where such Sublicensee has sublicense rights hereunder.
First Right. Prior to the exercise of the Option with respect to a Collaboration Program, Denali shall have the sole right to prosecute any Product Infringement or Post-Grant Proceeding arising in connection with the prosecution of any Product Infringement. Following exercise of the Option with respect to a Collaboration Program, the Enforcing Party shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute any Product Infringement or Post-Grant Proceeding arising in connection with the prosecution of such Product Infringement, including the defense of the validity and enforceability of any such Patent that is the subject of such Product Infringement (the “Prosecuted Infringements”). For any particular Collaboration Program in any particular territory subject to the first sentence of this Section 9.3.2(b), the Party that is the Commercial Lead for such Collaboration Program in such territory shall have the first right to be the Enforcing Party with respect to prosecution of all Product Infringement with respect to (i) [***] and (ii) [***], in each case, pertaining to an Optioned Biologic or Option Product within such Collaboration Program in such territory. Subject to Section 9.3.2(c), Takeda shall have the sole right to be the Enforcing Party with respect to the prosecution of all Product Infringement with respect to [***]. Denali shall have the sole right to be the Enforcing Party with respect to the prosecution of all Product Infringement with respect to [***], unless such [***] is (x) a [***] or (y) [***].
First Right. With respect to activities or conduct of a Third Party that compete with, or are expected to compete with, or otherwise materially affect the market for, Licensed Products for use in the Field in the Pharmstandard Territory (“Competitive Infringement”). To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Pharmstandard (or its Affiliate) shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to enforce the AVEO Program Invention Patents and Joint Patents with respect to any such Competitive Infringement at its own expense. Pharmstandard shall reasonably consider AVEO’s comments on any such enforcement activities. AVEO shall provide Pharmstandard with all reasonable assistance necessary for Pharmstandard to assume such enforcement activities, including execution and delivery of all respective powers of attorney and other documents that are required to bring and maintain the action.
First Right. As between the Parties and subject to the UABRF Agreement, LipimetiX (or UABRF as the case may be) shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the LipimetiX Patent Rights and Product Patent Rights in the Territory, using Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP with respect to Patent Rights owned by UABRF or other patent counsel reasonably acceptable to both Parties, at the sole cost and expense of LipimetiX, except that Anji Pharma shall reimburse LipimetiX after receipt of an invoice in accordance with Section 3.6 for any patent expenses in the Territory billed to LipimetiX through UABRF from the attorney-of-record Xxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP or other patent counsel as the case may be. With respect to any jointly owned Patent Rights other than the Product Patent Rights, the Parties shall discuss in good faith and determine which Party shall take the lead in preparing, filing prosecuting and maintaining such Patent Right on a worldwide basis and the non-leading Party shall have comment and step-in rights similar to those contained herein, but without regard to jurisdiction.
