Common use of Patent Challenges Clause in Contracts

Patent Challenges. For the purposes of this Section 8.8, a “Yale Patent Challenge” shall mean any action or proceeding (including any patent opposition or re-examination proceeding) challenging or denying the validity, patentability, and/or enforceability of any of the “LICENSED PATENTS” (as defined in the Yale Agreement) under which a Yale Patent Sublicensee is a SUBLICENSEE (as defined in the Yale Agreement) in a court of competent jurisdiction or with any governmental agency with authority over such LICENSED PATENTS anywhere in the world; and a “Yale Patent Sublicensee” shall mean Licensee or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees. Except to the extent the following is unenforceable under the Laws of a particular jurisdiction, in the event that (i) any Yale Patent Sublicensee brings a Yale Patent Challenge anywhere in the world, or (ii) any Yale Patent Sublicensee knowingly assists another party in bringing a Yale Patent Challenge anywhere in the world (except as required under a court order or subpoena), then the following would apply: