Common use of No Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment Clause in Contracts

No Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment. 16.9.1. No provision of this Agreement or any Exhibit thereto is intended to create any third-party beneficiary to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 16.9 limits or modifies the third-party beneficiary provisions of any Enrollment Form, Release or Dismissal With Prejudice Stipulation. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the NPC without the prior written consent of Merck. No right to receive a Settlement Payment may be assigned by any Program Claimant and/or any Enrolling Counsel without the prior written consent of Merck. Any assignment in violation of this Section 16.9.1 shall be null and void ab initio.

No Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment. 16.9.1. No provision of this Agreement or any Exhibit thereto is intended to create any third-party beneficiary to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubtofdoubt, nothing in this Section 16.9 limits or modifies the third-party beneficiary provisions of any Enrollment Form, Release or Dismissal With Prejudice Stipulation. This Agreement and all of the ofthe provisions hereof shall hereofshall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the ofthe Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; : provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the NPC without the prior written consent of Merck. No right to receive a Settlement Payment may be assigned by any Program Claimant and/or any Enrolling Counsel without the prior written consent of Merck. Any assignment in violation of this Section 16.9.1 16.9. I shall be null and void ab initio.