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 J...
Joint Patents. With respect to any potentially patentable Joint Invention, the Parties shall meet and agree upon which Party shall prosecute and maintain Patent applications covering such Joint Invention (any such Patent application and any Patents issuing therefrom, a “Joint Patent”) in particular countries and jurisdictions throughout the world. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Xxxxxx will prosecute and maintain any Joint Patents in the Licensed Territory, and Onconova will prosecute and maintain the Joint Patents outside the Licensed Territory, subject to the Parties coordinating their efforts as appropriate to make such prosecution activities as efficient, convenient, and harmonious as possible. The Parties ** all expenses of filing, prosecuting and maintaining such Joint Patents. The Party that prosecutes a Joint Patent (the “Prosecuting Party”) shall provide the other Party the opportunity to review and comment on any and all such prosecution efforts regarding the applicable Joint Patent in the particular jurisdictions, and such other Party shall provide the Prosecuting Party reasonable assistance in such efforts; provided that the Prosecuting Party shall have final control over such prosecution efforts after reasonably considering the other Party’s comments, if any. 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 any duty of candor and/or duty of disclosure requirements of any Patent authority. Except to the extent a Party is restricted by the licenses granted by such Party to the other Party under the terms of this Agreement, and/or the other covenants contained in this Agreement, each Party shall be entitled to practice, and grant licenses to Third Parties and Affiliates of such Third Parties to practice, the Joint Patents and all Joint Inventions without restriction or an obligation to account to the other Party, and the other Party shall consent and hereby consents, without additional consideration, to any and all such licenses.
Joint Patents. In the event an invention or discovery is made relating to a Collaboration Compound being Developed or Commercialized under this Agreement the Parties shall inform the JPS and provide a description of data and information with respect to such Collaboration Compound necessary for determining whether to file a patent application with respect to such discovery or invention relating to such Collaboration Compound. The JPS shall determine inventorship. If it is determined the invention is a Joint Invention relating to a Collaboration Compound that was invented (a) prior to GSK’s exercise of a GSK Program Option for such Collaboration Compound, then OncoMed shall be responsible, using patent counsel selected by OncoMed, for the preparation, filing, prosecution (including without limitation any interferences, reissue proceedings, cancellations, oppositions and reexaminations) and maintenance of such Joint Patent, or (b) after GSK’s exercise of a GSK Program Option for such Collaboration Compound, then GSK shall be responsible, using patent counsel selected by GSK, for the preparation, filing, prosecution (including without limitation any interferences, reissue proceedings, cancellations, oppositions and reexaminations) and maintenance of such Joint Patent (OncoMed or GSK, as applicable, the “Prosecuting Party”). Any dispute with respect to such inventorship determination by the JPS shall be resolved in accordance with Section 2.4.3. The Prosecuting Party shall reasonably consult with the other Party, and shall consider any comments from the other Party in good faith, with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Joint Patent. The Prosecuting Party shall provide to such other Party copies of any papers relating to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of such Joint Patent promptly upon their being filed or received. The other Party may, from time to time, identify in writing to the Prosecuting Party certain countries in which the non-Prosecuting Party desires that the Prosecuting Party file, prosecute and maintain Joint Patents and the Prosecuting Party shall, subject to Section 11.2.4, thereafter file, prosecute and maintain such Joint Patents in such country or countries. The Prosecuting Party shall not knowingly take any action during prosecution and maintenance of such Joint Patent that would materially adversely affect them (including any reduction in claim scope), without consultation with such other Party. The Parties shall s...
Joint Patents. In the event of any infringement of any Joint Patent that is not addressed by either Section 8.4(b)(i), 8.4(b)(ii) or 8.4(b)(iii), the parties shall meet to discuss how to proceed with respect to such infringement. For avoidance of doubt, it is understood that any infringement of any Joint Patent that is subject to those Sections shall not be subject to this Section 8.4(g)(ii) even in the event that the party(ies) having rights to enforce any such Joint Patent under those Sections declines to do so. If the parties are not able to agree on a course of action, either party may assert such Joint Patent and initiate an action with respect to such infringement, at its sole expense with no obligation to share any resulting recovery, provided that such party has given the other party the opportunity to join in such assertion and action and to share equally in any expenses and recoveries in connection therewith. The party not enforcing such Joint Patent shall provide reasonable assistance to the other party, at such other party’s expense, including providing access to relevant non-privileged documents and other evidence, making its employees available at reasonable business hours, and joining the action to the extent necessary to allow the enforcing party to maintain the action, provided that in the event that the non-enforcing party has not agreed to join in such assertion and action in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the enforcing party shall reimburse the non-enforcing party for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the non-enforcing party to provide such reasonable assistance. In no event shall this Section 8.4(g)(ii) be construed or applied in any way to limit the ability of either party to practice or (sub)license any Joint Patent; provided, however, that once a party has commenced an action for infringement against a Third Party, the other party shall not grant to such Third Party a license under any Joint Patent that may nullify the action for any such infringement, with the understanding that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to a Third Party Collaboration entered into by either party after the commencement of such action but for which substantial good faith negotiations had occurred before such commencement. With respect to the MGH Joint Patents, because MGH has retained rights to enforce or otherwise be involved in the activities specified in this Section 8.4(g)(ii) for MGH Joint Patents, Palomar shall use c...
Joint Patents. The Parties shall cooperate, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and Sublicensees, as applicable, to cooperate, with one another with respect to the filing, prosecution and maintenance of all Joint Patents, including by selecting outside counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Parties, to handle such filing, prosecution and maintenance. The Parties shall share equally in the expenses associated with the filing, prosecution (including any interferences, reissue proceedings and reexaminations) and maintenance of all Joint Patents. If a Party elects not to pursue the filing, prosecution or maintenance of a Joint Patent in a particular country, or to take any other action with respect to Joint Technology in a particular country that is necessary or reasonably useful to establish or preserve rights thereto, then in each such case such Party shall so notify the other Party promptly in writing and in good time to enable such other Party to meet any deadlines by which an action must be taken to establish or preserve any such rights in such Joint Technology in such country. Upon receipt of each such notice by such other Party or if, at any time, such Party fails to initiate any such action within thirty (30) days after a request by such other Party that it do so (or thereafter diligently pursue such action), such other Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pursue the filing or registration, or support the continued prosecution or maintenance, of such Patent at its expense in such country. If such other Party elects to pursue such filing or registration, as the case may be, or continue such support, then such other Party shall notify such Party of such election and such Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates, licensees and sublicensees, as applicable, to, (x) reasonably cooperate with such other Party in this regard, and (y) promptly release or assign to such other Party, without compensation, all right, title and interest in and to such Patent in such country.
Joint Patents. Subject to the oversight of the JPC, with respect to any potentially patentable Joint Invention, Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prepare patent applications based on such Joint Invention, to file and prosecute (including any oppositions, interferences, reissue proceedings, reexaminations and post-grant proceedings) such patent applications, and to maintain any patents issuing therefrom (any such patent application and patents, a “Joint Patent”). Each Party shall bear its own internal costs in respect of the filing prosecution of and maintenance Joint Patents by Licensee. Out-of-pocket costs incurred in respect of the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patents by Licensee shall be borne by Licensee. Licensee shall provide Company reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Joint Patent, and Company shall provide Licensee reasonable assistance in such efforts. Licensee shall provide Company with a copy of all material communications from any patent authority in the applicable jurisdictions regarding the Joint Patent being prosecuted by Licensee, and shall provide drafts of any material filings or material responses to be made to such patent authorities a reasonable time in advance of submitting such filings or responses. 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. If Licensee declines to file, or if Licensee subsequent to filing determines that it is no longer interested in supporting the continued prosecution or maintenance of a particular Joint Patent in a country or jurisdiction: (i) then Licensee shall provide Company written notice of such determination at least *** before any deadline for taking action to avoid abandonment (or other loss of rights) and shall provide Company with the opportunity to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Joint Patent, at Company’s sole cost; and (ii) Licensee shall, if requested in writing by Company, assign its ownership interest in such Joint Patent in such country or jurisdiction to Company for no additional consideration (except in the case of a U.S. patent or patent application that is tied by a terminal disclaimer to another patent right owned by the Licensee). If such assignment is effected (or if it is not effected because of a terminal disclaimer), any such Joint P...
Joint Patents. The Parties shall decide on a Joint Invention-by-Joint Invention basis which Party will have the first right to prosecute and maintain Joint Patents (such Party, the “Responsible Party”), at its sole cost and expense and by reputable, outside counsel mutually agreed to by the Parties, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Responsible Party shall keep the other Party reasonably informed of progress with regard to the prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patents for which the *** CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. 55 Responsible Party is responsible under this Section 5.2.5, and shall consult with, and consider in good faith the requests and suggestions of, the other Party. In the event that the Responsible Party desires not to file, or desires to abandon or cease prosecution or maintenance of, any Joint Patent in any country, the Responsible Party shall provide written notice to the other Party of such intention promptly after the Responsible Party makes such determination (which notice shall be given no later than [***] prior to the next deadline for any action that must be taken with respect to such Joint Patent in the relevant patent office). In such case, at the other Party’s sole discretion, upon written notice to the Responsible Party from the other Party, the other Party may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of any such Joint Patent, at its sole cost and expense and by counsel of its own choice.
Joint Patents. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party upon becoming aware of any infringement, imminent infringement, threatened infringement or alleged infringement of any Joint Patent (“Joint Patent Infringement”). The Parties will promptly thereafter meet to discuss in good faith how and whether to proceed to enforce the applicable Joint Patent against such Joint Patent Infringement. If the Parties fail to agree within sixty (60) days, then either Party shall have the right to take any action permitted under applicable law.
Joint Patents. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.3(c), Provention shall have the primary right and authority to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Patent Rights included in the Joint Inventions (“Joint Patents”) on a worldwide basis at its own expense. Provention shall provide MacroGenics with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on its efforts to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain Joint Patents, including by providing MacroGenics with a copy of material communications from any patent authority regarding any Joint Patent, and by providing drafts of any material filings or responses to be made in advance of submitting such filings or responses. Provention shall consider MacroGenics’ comments regarding such communications and drafts in good faith and shall not unreasonably disregard any such comments. If Provention determines in its discretion to abandon or not maintain any Joint Patent(s) in any country(ies) of the world, then Provention shall provide MacroGenics with written notice of such determination within such period of time reasonably necessary to allow MacroGenics to determine its interest in such Joint Patent(s) (which notice from Provention shall be given no later than sixty (60) days prior to any final deadline for any pending action or response that may be due with respect to such Joint Patent(s) with the applicable patent authority). If MacroGenics provides written notice expressing its interest in obtaining such Joint Patent(s), Provention shall, free of charge, assign and transfer to MacroGenics the ownership of, and interest in, such Joint Patent(s) in such country(ies), at MacroGenics’ own expense, and Provention shall cooperate with MacroGenics for assignment and transfer of such Joint Patent(s) in such country. Thereafter, all such assigned and transferred Patents will be deemed MacroGenics Platform Patents and MacroGenics shall have the sole right to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Patent Rights as set forth in Section 7.3(a).
Joint Patents. With respect to infringement of a Joint Patent that is not a Product-Specific Technology Patent, the Party responsible for filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Joint Patent under Section 6.2.3 will have the first right to bring and control any action or proceeding with respect to such Joint Patent, and will bear all expenses thereof, and the other Party will have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such action; provided, however, that if the Party with the first right to bring and control actions and proceedings with respect to such Joint Patent fails to bring an action or proceeding within ninety (90) days following notice of such infringement, or earlier notifies the other Party in writing of its intent not to take such steps, the other Party will have the right to do so at its expense, and the first Party will have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the infringement is likely to have a material adverse effect on the development or commercialization of the Product, the Parties will meet to determine whether to defend against such infringement based on the Joint Patents, and if the Parties mutually agree to proceed in defending such infringement based on the Joint Patents, the Parties will share (on a pre-determined basis as agreed to by the Parties) in the reasonable costs incurred relating to the removal of any such infringement.
