Novo Third-Party Licenses. In the event that Novo is of the opinion, at any time during the Term, that a license under any Blocking Patent is necessary or advisable for purposes of enabling Novo to exercise its license rights under Section 5.1.1, it shall notify Neose. The Parties shall then seek an opinion of patent counsel acceptable to both Parties. If such patent counsel concurs with Novo’s opinion, Novo and Neose shall co-operate to obtain such a license for the benefit of Novo and, as the case may be, also for Neose, in accordance with the following provisions: 7.4.1.1 Neose shall be primarily responsible for obtaining any such Third Party license at its own expense. The matter shall be deemed resolved if Neose is granted a license, ******, under the relevant Blocking Patent that would make the continued exercise of the rights granted to Novo by Neose hereunder non-infringing with respect to ******. ****** shall be solely responsible for ****** under such license. 7.4.1.2 However, in the event that Neose is unable to resolve the matter in accordance with Section 7.4.1.1 within one hundred twenty (120) days from receipt of notice from Novo upon terms that are commercially reasonable to Neose at Neose’s discretion, then Novo shall be entitled to negotiate a license in favor of Novo under such Blocking Patents; provided that to the extent that Novo must ****** under such license, Novo may ****** payments owed under Sections 4.1 or 4.2, provided that no payment owed under Section 4.1or 4.2 shall be ****** more than ****** as a result of the operation of this Section 7.4.1.2. 7.4.1.3 In relation to the negotiation and contracting of any such Blocking Patent license, the provisions of this Section 7.4 shall prevail over the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.3. ****** — Material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
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Samples: Research, Development and License Agreement (Neose Technologies Inc), Research, Development and License Agreement (Neose Technologies Inc)
Novo Third-Party Licenses. In the event that Novo is of the opinion, at any time during the Term, that a license under any Blocking Patent is necessary or advisable for purposes of enabling Novo to exercise its license rights under Section 5.1.1, it shall notify Neose. The Parties shall then seek an opinion of patent counsel acceptable to both Parties. If such patent counsel concurs with Novo’s opinion, Novo and Neose shall co-operate to obtain such a license for the benefit of Novo and, as the case may be, also for Neose, in accordance with the following provisions:
7.4.1.1 Neose shall be primarily responsible for obtaining any such Third Party license at its own expense. The matter shall be deemed resolved if Neose is granted a license, ******, under the relevant Blocking Patent that would make the continued exercise of the rights granted to Novo by Neose hereunder non-infringing with respect to ******. ****** shall be solely responsible for ****** under such license.
7.4.1.2 However, in the event that Neose is unable to resolve the matter in accordance with Section 7.4.1.1 within one hundred twenty (120) days from receipt of notice from Novo upon terms that are commercially reasonable to Neose at Neose’s discretion, then Novo shall be entitled to negotiate a license in favor of Novo under such Blocking Patents; provided that to the extent that Novo must ****** under such license, Novo may ****** against any payments owed under Sections 4.1 or 4.2, provided that no payment owed under Section 4.1or 4.1 or 4.2 shall be ****** more than ****** as a result of the operation of this Section 7.4.1.2.
7.4.1.3 In relation to the negotiation and contracting of any such Blocking Patent license, the provisions of this Section 7.4 shall prevail over the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.3. ****** — Material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
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Samples: Research, Development and License Agreement (Neose Technologies Inc)
Novo Third-Party Licenses. In the event that Novo is of the opinion, at any time during the Term, that a license under any Blocking Patent is necessary or advisable for purposes of enabling Novo to exercise its license rights under Section 5.1.1, it shall notify Neose. The Parties shall then seek an opinion of patent counsel acceptable to both Parties. If such patent counsel concurs with Novo’s opinion, Novo and Neose shall co-operate to obtain such a license for the benefit of Novo and, as the case may be, also for Neose, in accordance with the following provisions:
7.4.1.1 Neose shall be primarily responsible for obtaining any such Third Party license at its own expense. The matter shall be deemed resolved if Neose is granted a license, ******, under the relevant Blocking Patent that would make the continued exercise of the rights granted to Novo by Neose hereunder non-infringing with respect to ******. ****** shall be solely responsible for ****** under such license.
7.4.1.2 However, in the event that Neose is unable to resolve the matter in accordance with Section 7.4.1.1 within one hundred twenty (120) days from receipt of notice from Novo upon terms that are commercially reasonable to Neose at Neose’s discretion, then Novo shall be entitled to negotiate a license in favor of Novo under such Blocking Patents; provided that to the extent that Novo must ****** under such license, Novo may ****** against any payments owed under Sections 4.1 or 4.2, provided that no payment owed under Section 4.1or 4.1 or 4.2 shall be ****** more than ****** as a result of the operation of this Section 7.4.1.2.
7.4.1.3 In relation to the negotiation and contracting of any such Blocking Patent license, the provisions of this Section 7.4 shall prevail over the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.3. ****** — Material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
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Samples: Research, Development and License Agreement (Neose Technologies Inc)
Novo Third-Party Licenses. In the event that Novo is of the opinion, at any time during the Term, that a license under any Blocking Patent is necessary or advisable for purposes of enabling Novo to exercise its license rights under Section 5.1.1, it shall notify Neose. The Parties shall then seek an opinion of patent counsel acceptable to both Parties. If such patent counsel concurs with Novo’s opinion, Novo and Neose shall co-operate to obtain such a license for the benefit of Novo and, as the case may be, also for Neose, in accordance with the following provisions:
7.4.1.1 Neose shall be primarily responsible for obtaining any such Third Party license at its own expense. The matter shall be deemed resolved if Neose is granted a license, ******, under the relevant Blocking Patent that would make the continued exercise of the rights granted to Novo by Neose hereunder non-infringing with respect to ******. ****** shall be solely responsible for ****** under such license.
7.4.1.2 However, in the event that Neose is unable to resolve the matter in accordance with Section 7.4.1.1 within one hundred twenty (120) days from receipt of notice from Novo upon terms that are commercially reasonable to Neose at Neose’s discretion, then Novo shall be entitled to negotiate a license in favor of Novo under such Blocking Patents; provided that to the extent that Novo must ****** under such license, Novo may ****** payments owed under Sections 4.1 or 4.2, provided that no payment owed under Section 4.1or 4.1 or 4.2 shall be ****** more than ****** as a result of the operation of this Section 7.4.1.2.
7.4.1.3 In relation to the negotiation and contracting of any such Blocking Patent license, the provisions of this Section 7.4 shall prevail over the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.3. ****** — Material has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
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Samples: Research, Development and License Agreement (Neose Technologies Inc)