Common use of Joint Patent Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Patent Committee. 8.1.1. Unless the Parties mutually agree to establish it sooner, the Parties will establish a “Joint Patent Committee” or “JPC” upon the [***]. The JPC will serve as the primary contact and forum for discussion between the Parties with respect to intellectual property matters arising under this Agreement, and will cooperate with respect to the activities set forth in this Section 8.1. If the JPC dissolves, each Party may designate a patent attorney who will be responsible for intellectual property matters under this Agreement. A strategy will be discussed with regard to (i) prosecution and maintenance, defense and enforcement of Akcea Product-Specific Patents that would be or are licensed to Novartis under Section 5.1 and Novartis Product-Specific Patents, (ii) defense against allegations of infringement of Third Party Patent Rights, (iii) licenses to Third Party Patent Rights or Know-How, and * ***Confidential Treatment Requested

Joint Patent Committee. 8.1.1. Unless the Parties mutually agree to establish it sooner, the Parties will establish a “Joint Patent Committee” or “JPC” upon the [***]. The JPC will serve as the primary contact and forum for discussion between the Parties with respect to intellectual property matters arising under this Agreement, and will cooperate with respect to the activities set forth in this Section 8.1. If the JPC dissolves, each Party may designate a patent attorney who will be responsible for intellectual property matters under this Agreement. A strategy will be discussed with regard to (i) prosecution and maintenance, defense and enforcement of Akcea Product-Specific Patents that would be or are licensed to Novartis under Section 5.1 and Novartis Product-Specific Patents, (ii) defense against allegations of infringement of Third Party Patent Rights, (iii) licenses to Third Party Patent Rights or Know-How, and * ***Confidential Treatment RequestedRequested 41