Common use of Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance Clause in Contracts

Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance. InNexus will (i) prepare, file, prosecute and maintain all InNexus Patents in such countries as may be determined by the parties, (ii) consult with Beglend as to the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining of such patent applications and patents, and (iii) furnish to Beglend copies of all significant documents relevant to any such preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance; and (a) InNexus shall furnish such documents and consult with Beglend in sufficient time before any action by InNexus is due to allow Beglend to provide comments thereon, which comments InNexus shall consider; (b) InNexus shall bear all costs and expenses for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining such patents and patent applications; (c) Beglend shall cooperate, in all reasonable ways and at InNexus' cost, in connection with the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining InNexus Patents; (d) should InNexus decide that it does not desire to file, maintain or prosecute any InNexus Patent in one or more countries, it shall promptly advise Beglend thereof and, at the request of Beglend, InNexus shall (i) in the case of InNexus patents which are owned by InNexus, assign to Beglend its rights in and to such patent or patent application in such country or countries, or (ii) in the case of InNexus patents which are licensed, provide Beglend with such rights to prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application as may be permitted, and Beglend will thereafter file, prosecute and/or maintain the same at Beglend's own cost, to the extent that Beglend desires to do so.

Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance. InNexus will (a) Subject to Section 8.2(b) and the further provisions of this Section 8.2(a), INNEXUS agrees to (i) prepare, file, prosecute and maintain all InNexus INNEXUS Patents in such countries as may be determined by the parties, (ii) consult with Beglend CORIXA as to the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining of such patent applications and patents, and (iii) furnish to Beglend CORIXA copies of all significant documents relevant to any such preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance; and (a) InNexus . INNEXUS shall furnish such documents and consult with Beglend CORIXA in sufficient time before any action by InNexus INNEXUS is due to allow Beglend CORIXA to provide comments thereon, which comments InNexus INNEXUS shall consider; (b) InNexus . INNEXUS shall bear all costs and expenses for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining such patents and patent applications; (c) Beglend . CORIXA shall cooperate, in all reasonable ways and at InNexus' INNEXUS’ cost, in connection with the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining InNexus INNEXUS Patents; (d) should InNexus , with each party to absorb its own expenses related thereto. Should INNEXUS decide that it does not desire to file, maintain or prosecute any InNexus INNEXUS Patent in one or more countries, it shall promptly advise Beglend CORIXA thereof and, at the request of BeglendCORIXA, InNexus INNEXUS shall (i) in the case of InNexus INNEXUS patents which are owned by InNexusINNEXUS, assign to Beglend CORIXA its rights in and to such patent or patent application in such country or countries, or (ii) in the case of InNexus INNEXUS patents which are licensed, provide Beglend CORIXA with such rights to prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application as may be permitted, and Beglend CORIXA will thereafter file, prosecute and/or maintain the same at BeglendCORIXA's own cost, to the extent that Beglend CORIXA desires to do so.