For Patent Challenge Sample Clauses

For Patent Challenge. APL may terminate this Agreement immediately if Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates directly or indirectly initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or any other civil or administrative proceeding making any claim or counterclaim, of any kind in any court, tribunal, agency, or governmental entity anywhere in the world, challenging the validity or enforceability of the APL Patent Rights. Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates shall provide advance written notice to APL before Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates initiates such challenge, and shall pay royalties to APL at the rate of two (2) times the rates provided for in Section 4.3(a) during the pendency of the challenge. Should the outcome of such challenge determine that any claim of APL Patent Rights is both valid and infringed, Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates shall thereafter pay royalties to APL at the rate of three (3) times the rates provided for in Section 4.3(a). Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates shall pay APL directly all royalties due under this Section 11.2(d) instead of paying such royalties into an escrow or other similar account. In the event that the challenge brought by Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates is successful, Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates will not have the right to recover or recoup any royalties paid before or during the pendency of the challenge. Whether the challenge brought by the Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates is successful or unsuccessful, Licensee or any of its Sublicensees or Affiliates shall be required to pay for all reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred by APL as a result of the challenge.
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For Patent Challenge. IDRI may immediately terminate this Agreement in its entirety if Immune Design or its Affiliates challenge the validity, enforceability or scope of any Licensed Patent (or any claim therein) in the Territory.
For Patent Challenge. CCT may terminate this Agreement in its entirety immediately upon written notice to Alliqua if Alliqua or its Affiliates (directly or indirectly, individually or in association with any other person or entity) challenges the validity, enforceability or scope of any CCT Patent anywhere in the world.
For Patent Challenge. If Novartis (or any of its Affiliates) challenges or knowingly supports a Third Party in challenging (other than in response to a subpoena or court order), in a judicial or administrative proceeding, including by providing information, documents, or funding, the validity, scope or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any of the Xxxxx Patents, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect; provided, however, that the milestone payments set forth in Section 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 for any unachieved milestones, and the royalties payable as set forth in Section 5.2, will be [***], and [***].
For Patent Challenge. Ligand will have the right to terminate this Agreement in full upon written notice to Licensee in the event that Licensee or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees directly or indirectly asserts a Patent Challenge; provided, that with respect to any such Patent Challenge by any non-Affiliate Sublicensee, Ligand will not have the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.2(d) (For Patent Challenge) if Licensee (i) causes such Patent Challenge to be terminated or dismissed or (ii) terminates such Sublicensee’s sublicense to the Licensed Patents being challenged by the Sublicensee, in each case within thirty (30) days of Ligand’s notice to Licensee under this Section 10.2(d) (For Patent Challenge). In the event Licensee or any of its Affiliates intends to assert a Patent Challenge in any forum, not less than ninety (90) days prior to making any such assertion, Licensee will provide to Ligand a complete written disclosure of each basis known to Licensee and its Affiliates for such assertion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Ligand’s termination right under this Section 10.2(d) (For Patent Challenge) will not apply to any Affiliate of Licensee that first becomes an Affiliate of Licensee after the Effective Date, where such Affiliate of Licensee was undertaking activities in connection with a Patent Challenge prior to such Affiliate first becoming an Affiliate of Licensee; provided, however, that Licensee causes such Patent Challenge to terminate within forty-five (45) days of such Affiliate first becoming an Affiliate of Licensee.
For Patent Challenge. If Licensee, its Affiliates or a Sublicensee institutes a Challenge (except (i) as required under a court order or subpoena; (ii) as a defense against a claim, action or proceeding asserted by or on behalf of Lipocine (or any of its Affiliates or sublicensees) against Licensee or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees, or otherwise in connection with an assertion of a cross-claim or a counterclaim; or (iii) any involvement in any interference proceeding or other adversarial proceeding similar to an interference, including as instituted by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office or other agency or tribunal in any jurisdiction between the Licensed Patents and any inventions claimed in Patents owned, licensed or controlled by Licensee that was not pursuant to suggestion of interference by Licensee or its Affiliates relates to the validity, enforceability or scope of any claim therein not solely directed to a Licensed Product), Lipocine may, at its option, terminate this Agreement with [***]days’ prior written notice; provided that Lipocine shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.2(d) with immediate effect if such Challenge is withdrawn or dismissed within such [***]day period.
For Patent Challenge. Celularity may terminate this Agreement in its entirety immediately upon written notice to Sanuwave if Sanuwave or its Affiliates, directly or through the assistance of a Third Party, challenges the validity, enforceability or scope of any Celularity Patent anywhere in the world.
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For Patent Challenge. CCT may terminate this Agreement in its entirety immediately upon written notice to Alliqua if Alliqua or its Affiliates (directly or indirectly, individually or in association with any other person or entity) challenges the validity, enforceability or scope of any CCT Patent anywhere in the world. THE COMPANY HAS REQUESTED AN ORDER FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “COMMISSION”) PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, GRANTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO SELECTED PORTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS EXHIBIT, AND HAVE BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. OMITTED PORTIONS ARE INDICATED IN THIS EXHIBIT WITH “*****”.

Related to For Patent Challenge

  • Patent Challenge 6.5.1 Licensor may terminate this Agreement, effective immediately upon written notice to Licensee, upon the commencement by Licensee or any of its Affiliates of a Patent Challenge.

  • Termination for Patent Challenge Either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement solely on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis upon written notice if the other Party or any of its Affiliates challenges the validity, scope or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any Patent (i) included in the Vividion Intellectual Property and that is licensed to Celgene under this Agreement in any action or proceeding, or (ii) included in the Celgene Patents or Celgene License Collaboration Patents under this Agreement in any action or proceeding (subject to the exceptions described in this Section 14.3(d), a “Challenge”) (other than as may be necessary or reasonably required to assert a defense, cross-claim or a counter-claim in an action or proceeding asserted by either Party or any of its Affiliates or Licensee Partners against the other Party or any of its Affiliates or to respond to a court request or order or administrative law, request or order), it being understood and agreed that either Party’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 14.3(d) shall not apply to any actions undertaken by an Affiliate of the other Party (the “Challenging Party”) that first becomes such an Affiliate as a result of a Change of Control involving the Challenging Party, where such new Affiliate was undertaking any of the activities described in the foregoing clause prior to such Change of Control; provided that, a Party’s right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 14.3(d) shall apply to actions undertaken by such new Affiliate if the Challenging Party is the acquiror in such Change of Control and such new Affiliate does not terminate or otherwise cease participating in such action, proceeding, challenge or opposition within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such Change of Control. If a Licensee Partner of Celgene challenges the validity, scope or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any Patent included in any of the intellectual property described in this Section 14.3(d) under which such Licensee Partner is sublicensed in any action or proceeding, then Celgene shall, upon written notice from Vividion, terminate such sublicense. For the avoidance of doubt, an action by a Party or any of its Affiliates (collectively the “Pursuing Party”) in accordance with this Agreement or the Master Agreement to amend claims within a pending patent application of the other Party during the course of the Pursuing Party’s Prosecution of such pending patent application or in defense of a Third Party proceeding, or to make a negative determination of patentability of claims of a patent application of the other Party or to abandon a patent application of the other Party during the course of the Pursuing Party’s Prosecution of such pending patent application, shall not constitute a challenge under this Section 14.3(d). Neither Party shall, and each Party shall ensure that its Affiliates and Licensee Partners do not, use or disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party or any nonpublic information regarding the Prosecution or enforcement of any Vividion Patents, Celgene License Collaboration Patents or Joint Patents to which a Party or any of its Affiliates or Licensee Partners are or become privy as a consequence of the rights granted to Celgene pursuant to Article X, in initiating, requesting, making, filing or maintaining, or in funding or otherwise assisting any other Person with respect to, any Challenge.

  • Licensed Patent Rights The term “Licensed Patent Rights” shall mean rights arising out of or resulting from:

  • Joint Patent Rights With respect to any potentially patentable Joint Invention, the Parties shall confer and agree upon which Party, if any, shall prepare, file, Prosecute (including any interferences, reissue proceedings, and other administrational proceedings) and Maintain patent applications covering such Joint Invention (any such patent application and any patents issuing therefrom a “Joint Patent Right”), at the responsible Party’s expense. It is the intention of the Parties that, unless otherwise agreed in writing, ATI would prepare, file, Prosecute and Maintain any Joint Patent Rights. The Party that Prosecutes a patent application in the Joint Patent Rights (the “Prosecuting Party”) shall provide the other Party reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Prosecution efforts regarding the applicable Joint Patent Rights in the particular jurisdictions, and such other Party shall provide the Prosecuting Party reasonable assistance in such efforts. The Prosecuting Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of all material communications from any patent authority in the applicable jurisdictions regarding the Joint Patent Rights being Prosecuted by such Party, and shall provide drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable amount of time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. In particular, each Party agrees to provide the other Party with all information necessary to enable the other Party to comply with the duty of candor/duty of disclosure requirements of any patent authority. Should ATI determine that it will no longer support the continued Prosecution or Maintenance of a particular Joint Patent Right in a country or jurisdiction, ATI shall provide Rigel with written notice of such determination at least thirty (30) Business Days prior to any deadline for taking action to avoid abandonment of such Joint Patent Right. Rigel shall have the right, but not ***Text Omitted and Filed Separately Confidential Treatment Requested Under 17 C.F.R. §§ 200.80(b)(4) and 230.406 obligation, to file, Prosecute and Maintain such Joint Patent Rights in the applicable jurisdiction at Rigel’s expense.

  • Licensed Patents Licensee shall be responsible for all further patent prosecution with respect to the Licensed Patents and Licensed Technologies set out in Exhibit “A”. Licensee may select the patent agent for the prosecution of the Licensed Patents, subject to the approval of Licensor as the patent owner, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. Licensee shall provide Licensor with copies of all relevant documentation related to the filing and prosecution of the Licensed Patents so that Licensor may be informed and apprised of and meaningfully consulted as to the continuing prosecution. Licensor shall keep all such documentation confidential. In the event the Licensee does not agree that any given patent application or patent should be filed, prosecuted or maintained (hereinafter referred to as a “Refused Licensed Patent”) in a particular jurisdiction(s) Licensee shall indicate such disagreement in writing (hereinafter “Refusal Notice”) and upon Licensor’s receipt of such Refusal Notice Licensor shall have the right unilaterally to make, prosecute and maintain such Refused Licensed * Confidential Information, indicated by [***], has been omitted from this filing and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission Patent in such jurisdiction(s) in the name of its owners, at Licensor’s expense, and Licensee shall not have any rights or obligations to such Refused Licensed Patent in such jurisdiction(s); provided, however, that Licensee shall retain all of its ownership rights in any Refused Licensed Patent that is a Co-Owned Technology. In such case Licensor shall provide Licensee with copies of all relevant documentation related to the filing and prosecution of the Refused Licensed Patents so that Licensee may be informed and apprised of and be meaningfully consulted with as to the continuing prosecution. Licensor shall have no obligation to continue prosecution or maintenance of any Refused Licensed Patent and may abandon same without any prior notice or any obligation to Licensee. Both Licensee and Licensor shall make best efforts to respond promptly to any request from the other Party for input or assistance with respect to matters pertaining to the Licensed Patents. Licensee shall use reasonable efforts to amend any patent application to include claims reasonably requested by the other Party and required to protect the Licensed Technology. In addition to Licensee’s obligations pursuant to section 4.1 above, Licensee shall be solely responsible for all patent and legal costs relating to the Licensed Patents and Licensed Technology (excluding Refused Licensed Patents) from the Effective Date onward, including all costs relating to the transfer of the Licensed Patents to the new patent agents selected by Licensee and approved by Licensor. For any patent and legal costs relating to the Licensed Patents and Licensed Technology (excluding Refused Licensed Patents) paid by Licensor after the Effective Date (including, without limitation, those expenses related to patentability assessments and drafting, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and taxes (the “Patent Costs”)), Licensee shall promptly reimburse Licensor for such Patent Costs upon receipt of an invoice from Licensor for such expenses. For any work in progress with respect to the Licensed Patents for which the Patent Costs have not already been paid by Licensor to its patent firm prior to the transfer of the Licensed Patents to Licensee’s patent agent, Licensor will direct its patent firm to copy Licensee on all such invoices from said patent firm and Licensee will promptly pay said invoices directly to Licensor’s patent firm.

  • Joint Patents With respect to any potentially patentable Joint Invention, AstraZeneca shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prepare patent applications based on such Joint Invention, to file and prosecute (including defense of any oppositions, interferences, reissue proceedings and reexaminations) such patent applications, and to maintain any Joint Patents issuing therefrom, in any jurisdictions throughout the Territory. FibroGen shall have the corresponding first right, but not the obligation, in any jurisdictions outside of the Territory other than China, in respect of which the China Agreement shall govern. If AstraZeneca determines in its sole discretion to abandon, cease prosecution or otherwise not file or maintain any Joint Patent anywhere in the Territory, then AstraZeneca shall provide FibroGen written notice of such determination at least thirty (30) days before any deadline for taking action to avoid abandonment (or other loss of rights) and shall provide FibroGen with the opportunity to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Joint Patent. The Party that is responsible for preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining a particular Joint Patent (the “Prosecuting Party”) shall provide the other Party reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Joint Patent, and such other Party shall provide the Prosecuting Party reasonable assistance in such efforts. The Prosecuting Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of all material communications from any patent authority in the applicable jurisdictions regarding the Joint Patent being prosecuted by such Party, and shall provide drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable amount of time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. In particular, each Party agrees to provide the other Party with all information necessary or desirable to enable the other Party to comply with the duty of candor/duty of disclosure requirements of any patent authority. Either Party may determine that it is no longer interested in supporting the continued prosecution or maintenance of a particular Joint Patent in a country or jurisdiction, in which case: (i) the disclaiming Party shall, if requested in writing by the other Party, assign its ownership interest in such Joint Patent in such country or jurisdiction to the other Party for no additional consideration; and (ii) if such assignment is effected, any such Joint Patent would thereafter be deemed a FibroGen Patent in the case of assignment to FibroGen, or a AstraZeneca Patent in the case of assignment to AstraZeneca; provided, however, that the disclaiming party would have an immunity from suit under such FibroGen Patent or AstraZeneca Patent, as the case may be, in the applicable country or jurisdiction. In addition, any Joint Patent that becomes a FibroGen Patent pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be excluded from the license granted to AstraZeneca in Section 7.1. Each Party shall bear its own internal costs in respect of the prosecution of Joint Patents. Out-of-pocket costs incurred in respect of the prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patents in the Territory shall be borne equally by AstraZeneca and FibroGen. In the event a Party elects to disclaim its interest in a Joint Patent, the costs incurred with respect to such Patent after the date of such disclaimer shall thereafter be borne exclusively by the other Party, without reimbursement or credit.

  • Patent Rights The State and the U. S. Department of Transportation shall have the royalty free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to use and to authorize others to use any patents developed by the Engineer under this contract.

  • Third Party Patent Rights If either Party desires to bring an opposition, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference, declaration for non-infringement, reexamination or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability of a Patent Right owned or controlled by a Third Party and having one or more claims that Cover the Compound or Product, or the use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Compound or Product (except insofar as such action is a counterclaim to or defense of, or accompanies a defense of, a Third Party’s claim or assertion of infringement under Section 7.6, in which case the provisions of Section 7.6 shall govern), such Party shall so notify the other Party and the Parties shall promptly confer to determine whether to bring such action or the manner in which to settle such action. Provention shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to bring, at its own expense and in its sole control, such action in the Territory. If Provention does not bring such an action in the Territory, within ninety (90) days of notification thereof pursuant to this Section 7.7(a) (or earlier, if required by the nature of the proceeding), MacroGenics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring, at MacroGenics’ own expense, such action. The Party not bringing an action under this Section 7.7(a) shall be entitled to separate representation in such proceeding by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, and shall cooperate fully with the Party bringing such action. Any awards or amounts received in bringing any such action shall be first allocated to reimburse the initiating Party’s expenses in such action, and any remaining amounts shall be allocated between the Parties as provided in Section 7.5(e).

  • Responsibility for Patent Rights (a) University has primary responsibility at the expense of Company for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of all Patent Rights, using patent counsel reasonably acceptable to Company. University shall consult with Company as to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of all Patent Rights reasonably prior to any deadline or action with the United States Patent & Trademark Office or any foreign patent office and shall furnish Company with copies of relevant documents reasonably in advance of consultation. University shall consider in good faith any comments of Company on any patent filings for the Patent Rights.

  • 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.

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