Common use of Foreign Filing Decisions Clause in Contracts

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following the filing date of a priority patent application filed according to Section 13.2.1 above, the parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee or otherwise, and agree whether such priority application should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilled; proceeded within the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Convention for corresponding applications in other countries.

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following the filing date of a priority patent application filed according to Section 13.2.1 above6.2(a), the parties Parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee JRSC or otherwise, and agree whether such priority application should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilledrefiled; proceeded within with in the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Paris Convention for corresponding applications in other countries. The same shall apply to any priority patent application which, as of the Effective Date, is part of the Versicor Patent Rights and for which no corresponding foreign applications have been filed.

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following the filing date of a priority patent application filed according to Section 13.2.1 14.2.1 above, the parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee or otherwise, and agree to determine whether such priority patent application should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilledrefiled; proceeded within the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Paris Convention for corresponding applications in other countries. The parties shall consult together to ensure that so far as practicable the texts filed in the United States and in other countries contain the same information and claim the same scope of protection.

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following the filing date of a priority patent application with respect to an Invention or Joint Invention made under the Research Program filed according to Section 13.2.1 15.2.1 above, the parties Parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee or otherwise, and agree together to determine whether such priority application with respect to such Invention or Joint Invention should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilledrefiled; proceeded within the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Paris Convention for corresponding applications in or designating other countries. The Parties shall consult together to ensure that so far as practicable the texts filed in the United States and in other countries contain the same information and claim the same scope of protection.

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following the filing date of a priority patent application with respect to an Invention or Joint Invention made under the RESEARCH PROGRAM filed according to Section 13.2.1 above, the parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee LRC or otherwise, and agree to determine whether such priority application with respect to such Invention or Joint Invention should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilledrefiled; proceeded within the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Paris Convention for corresponding applications in or designating other countries. The parties shall consult together to ensure that so far as legally and commercially practicable, the texts filed in the U.S.A. and in other countries contain the same information and claim the same scope of protection.

Foreign Filing Decisions. No later than nine (9) months following ------------------------ the filing date of a priority patent application filed according to Section 13.2.1 above, the parties shall consult together, through the Steering Committee or otherwise, and agree whether such priority application should be abandoned without replacement; abandoned and refilledrefiled; proceeded within the country of filing only; or used as the basis for a claim of priority under the Pans Paris Convention for corresponding applications in other countries.