Maintenance of Patents. 11 5.5. Prosecution of Patent Application................................. 11 5.6.
Maintenance of Patents. Each Grantor shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 41 to maintain in force rights under each Patent.
Maintenance of Patents. At its own expense, each Debtor shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 41 to maintain in force rights under each Patent, absent prior written consent of the Agent; provided, that no Debtor shall be obligated to maintain any Patent in the event the Debtor determines, in its reasonable business judgment, that the maintenance of such Patent is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business.
Maintenance of Patents. At its own expense, each Assignor shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35 U.S.C. (S) 41 (or the equivalent thereof in any foreign jurisdiction) to maintain in force rights under each Patent, absent prior written consent of the Collateral Agent; provided, that, to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement, no Assignor shall be obligated to maintain any Patent in the event such Assignor determines, in its reasonable business judgment, that the maintenance of such Patent is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business.
Maintenance of Patents. Neither Gilead nor MPP (or, where applicable, Japan Tobacco) shall be obliged to maintain or enforce the Patents.
Maintenance of Patents. Gilead shall not be obligated to maintain or enforce the Patents.
Maintenance of Patents. At its own expense, the Pledgor ---------------------- shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35 U.S.C. (S) 41 to maintain in force rights under each Significant Patent.
Maintenance of Patents. For each patent and patent application included in Said Patents, Licensor shall be solely responsible for, and make all decisions concerning, the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance thereof in its sole discretion. If Licensor decides not to pay maintenance or renewal fees to maintain a patent of Said Patents in any country, Licensor will provide reasonable notice to Licensee to allow Licensee to pay the maintenance or renewal fees for such patent and wherein Licensee can, in its sole discretion, pay said maintenance or renewal fees to maintain such patent of Said Patents at Licensee’s expense. And, if Licensee exercises such right of maintenance or renewal fee payment, Licensor shall promptly take the necessary steps and execute the necessary documents to assign all rights, title and interest in and to such patent to Licensee.
Maintenance of Patents. 3.2.1 Licensor or its assignee will have sole responsibility for (and will bear the cost of) preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining any Licensed Patent Rights, in its sole discretion, with the exception that, subject to the provision(s) below, Licensor or its assignee will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to maintain any of the Licensed Patent Rights that relate to Licensed Products. Licensor or its assignee will provide Licensee with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on substantive filings with respect to the Licensed Patent Rights set forth on Exhibit D (the “Review and Comment Patent Rights”), and shall use reasonable efforts to keep Licensee reasonably informed in a timely manner of progress with regard to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Review and Comment Patent Rights. Licensor shall consider in good faith the requests and suggestions of Licensee with respect to strategies for filing and prosecuting Review and Comment Patent Rights.
3.2.2 If Licensor or its assignee elects to discontinue its financial support for the prosecution of a pending Licensed Patent Right or the maintenance of an issued Licensed Patent Right in one or more (or all) jurisdictions, that relate to Licensed Products, Licensor or its assignee will give prompt and timely notice (not less than 30 days) of that election (a “Discontinuation Notice”) to Licensee in sufficient time to permit the Licensee to assume the prosecution and maintenance of such patent applications or patents in such jurisdiction, and Licensee may, at its election, assume full financial responsibility for those costs and expenses in such jurisdictions.
3.2.3 If Licensee assumes full financial responsibility for those costs and expenses in those jurisdictions, Licensor or its assignee will promptly (not more than 10 days) assign its rights to the relevant Licensed Patent Right to Licensee in those jurisdictions (for the avoidance of doubt, on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, only where Licensor or its assignee has elected to cease its support), including the right to Practice such Licensed Patent Rights in such jurisdiction;
3.2.4 If Licensee does not assume responsibility for the continued prosecution and/or maintenance within 30 days after the Discontinuation Notice, Licensor will have no further responsibility with respect to the prosecution or maintenance of the relevant Patent Rights.
3.2.5 The rights granted to Licensee under this Section...
Maintenance of Patents. At its own expense, each of the Assignors shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 41 to maintain in force rights under each Patent.
