In the Licensee Territory. Licensee shall have the initial right, at its sole expense, to determine the appropriate course of action to enforce or otherwise to xxxxx the infringement of, to take (or refrain from taking) appropriate action to enforce, to control any litigation or other enforcement action, and to enter into, or permit, the settlement of any such litigation or other enforcement action with respect to, the Mersana Product Patent Rights in the Licensee Territory. If Licensee does not commence and pursue any such action, the Parties shall confer with [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights) of being notified or otherwise becoming aware of the facts giving rise to such actions. In the event that Licensee declines to commence and pursue any such action for a further [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights), Mersana may, at its expense, commence any such action.
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Samples: Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.), Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.)
In the Licensee Territory. Licensee shall have the initial right, at its sole expense, to determine the appropriate course of action to enforce or otherwise to xxxxx the infringement of, to take (or refrain from taking) appropriate action to enforce, to control any litigation or other enforcement action, and to enter into, or permit, the settlement of any such litigation or other enforcement action with respect to, the Mersana Licensee Product Patent Rights in the Licensee Territory. If Licensee does not commence and pursue any such action, the Parties shall confer with [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights) of being notified or otherwise becoming aware of the facts giving rise to such actions. In the event that Licensee declines to commence and pursue any such action for a further [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights), Mersana may, at its expense, commence any such action, except that, where Licensee has a bona fide strategic reason not to commence or pursue such action and complies with Section 11.4.7, Mersana shall not have the right to commence such action.
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Samples: Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.), Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.)
In the Licensee Territory. Licensee shall have the initial right, at its sole expense, to determine the appropriate course of action to enforce or otherwise to xxxxx the infringement of, to take (or refrain from taking) appropriate action to enforce, to control any litigation or other enforcement action, and to enter into, or permit, the settlement of any such litigation or other enforcement action with respect to, the Mersana Product Joint Patent Rights in the Licensee Territory. If Licensee does not commence and pursue any such action, the Parties shall confer with within [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights) of being notified or otherwise becoming aware of the facts giving rise to such actions. In the event that Licensee declines to commence and pursue any such action for If after a further [***] days (or such shorter period of time as required by Applicable Law to avoid loss of material enforcement rights)) Licensee does not commence such action, Mersana may, at its expense, commence any such action.
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Samples: Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.), Development Collaboration and Commercial License Agreement (Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.)