Common use of Patent Filing Clause in Contracts

Patent Filing. At SPONSOR’s request and expense, UNIVERSITY will file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for UNIVERSITY or Joint Inventions. For Joint Inventions, SPONSOR may, with UNIVERSITY approval, control the patent application filing, prosecution and maintenance. SPONSOR will make any filing request to UNIVERSITY in writing and within 60 days of UNIVERSITY’s notice of Invention disclosure. UNIVERSITY will keep SPONSOR promptly informed regarding the status of any patent application filed at SPONSOR’s expense and will give SPONSOR reasonable opportunity to comment. If SPONSOR elects not to have UNIVERSITY file patent applications, then UNIVERSITY may, at its discretion and at its expense, file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for any UNIVERSITY or Joint Invention.

Patent Filing. At SPONSOR’s request UNIVERSITY may, at its discretion and at its expense, UNIVERSITY will file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for any UNIVERSITY or Joint Invention. UNIVERSITY also will, at SPONSOR’s request and expense, file patent applications in the United States for UNIVERSITY or Joint Inventions. For Joint Inventions, SPONSOR may, with UNIVERSITY approval, control the patent application filing, prosecution and maintenance. SPONSOR will make any filing such request to UNIVERSITY in writing and within 60 days of UNIVERSITY’s notice of Invention disclosure. UNIVERSITY will keep SPONSOR promptly informed regarding the status of any patent application filed at SPONSOR’s expense and will give SPONSOR reasonable opportunity to comment. If SPONSOR elects not to have UNIVERSITY file patent applications, then UNIVERSITY may, at its discretion and at its expense, file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for any UNIVERSITY or Joint Invention.

Patent Filing. At SPONSOR’s request and expense, UNIVERSITY will file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for UNIVERSITY or Joint Inventions. For Joint Inventions, SPONSOR may, with UNIVERSITY approval, control the patent application filing, prosecution and maintenance. SPONSOR will make any filing request to UNIVERSITY in writing and within 60 days of UNIVERSITY’s notice of Invention disclosure. UNIVERSITY will keep SPONSOR promptly informed regarding the status of any patent application filed at SPONSOR’s expense and will give SPONSOR reasonable opportunity to comment. If SPONSOR elects not to have UNIVERSITY file patent applications, then UNIVERSITY may, at its discretion and at its expense, file patent applications in the United States and in foreign countries for any UNIVERSITY or Joint Invention. UNIVERSITY also will, at SPONSOR’s request and expense, file patent applications in the United States for UNIVERSITY or Joint Inventions. SPONSOR will make any such request to UNIVERSITY in writing and within 60 days of UNIVERSITY’s notice of Invention disclosure or such period of time as the parties shall mutually agree. UNIVERSITY will keep SPONSOR promptly informed regarding the status of any patent application filed at SPONSOR’s expense and will give SPONSOR reasonable opportunity to comment.