Patent Enforcement (a) Each Party shall notify the other promptly after such Party becomes aware of any alleged infringement in the Field of any Patent licensed to either Party under this Agreement in any country. CURAGEN shall have the first right, but not the duty, to institute patent infringement actions against Third Parties with respect to any such alleged infringement in the Field and in the Territory. CURAGEN shall take all such actions under this Section 13.1(a) (other than with respect to a Patent included solely in the CURAGEN Collaboration Technology) in reasonable consultation with TOPOTARGET and shall keep TOPOTARGET apprised as to the status of any such infringement action CURAGEN institutes. TOPOTARGET shall execute all reasonable, necessary and proper documents and take such actions, at CURAGEN’s request and expense, as shall be appropriate to allow CURAGEN to institute and prosecute infringement actions under this Section 13.1(a). (b) The costs and expenses of bringing and maintaining any infringement action under Section 13.1(a) shall be borne solely by CURAGEN. (c) Any award or compensation (including the fair market value of non-monetary compensation) paid by Third Parties as a result of any infringement action brought by CURAGEN under Section 13.1(a) (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be allocated first to reimbursement of CURAGEN for all expenses incurred by it in connection with such action. Any remaining award or compensation shall be allocated to the Parties in the following proportions: [*************************************************]. (d) In the event CURAGEN elects not to, or fails to, exercise its rights under Section 13.1(a) with respect to any alleged infringement of a Patent licensed to CURAGEN under this Agreement (i.e., excluding any Patent included solely in the CURAGEN Collaboration Technology) within 120 days after receiving notice thereof, TOPOTARGET shall have the right, but not the duty, to institute patent infringement actions against Third Parties with respect to any such alleged infringement. TOPOTARGET shall take all such actions under this Section 13.1(d) in reasonable consultation with CURAGEN and shall keep CURAGEN apprised as to the status of any such infringement action TOPOTARGET institutes. CURAGEN shall execute all reasonable, necessary and proper documents and take such actions, at TOPOTARGET’s request and expense, as shall be appropriate to allow TOPOTARGET to institute and prosecute infringement actions under this Section 13.1(d). The costs and expenses of bringing and maintaining any infringement action under this Section 13.1(d) shall be borne solely by TOPOTARGET, and TOPOTARGET shall be entitled to retain any award or compensation (including the fair market value of non-monetary compensation) paid by Third Parties as a result of any such action.
INFRINGEMENT AND PATENT ENFORCEMENT 11.1 The NIH and the Licensee agree to notify each other promptly of each infringement or possible infringement of the Licensed Patent Rights, as well as, any facts which may affect the validity, scope, or enforceability of the Licensed Patent Rights of which either party becomes aware. 11.2 Pursuant to this Agreement and the provisions of 35 U.S.C. Chapter 29, the Licensee may: (a) bring suit in its own name, at its own expense, and on its own behalf for. infringement of presumably valid claims in the Licensed Patent Rights; Second Amendment of L-164-2013/0 FINAL Aura Biosciences 9-16-15 Model 09-2006 (updated 8-20120 Page 1 of 17 (b) in any suit, enjoin infringement and collect for its use, damages, profits, and awards of whatever nature recoverable for the infringement; (c) settle any claim or suit for infringement of the Licensed Patent Rights; and (d) if the Licensee desires to initiate a suit for patent infringement, the Licensee shall notify the NIH in writing. If the NIH does not notify the Licensee of its intent to pursue legal action within ninety (90) days, the Licensee shall be free to initiate suit. The NIH shall have a continuing right to intervene in the suit. The Licensee shall take no action to compel the Government either to initiate or to join in any suit for patent infringement. The Licensee may request the Government to initiate or join in any suit if necessary, to avoid dismissal of the suit. Should the Government be made a party to any suit, the Licensee shall reimburse the Government for any costs, expenses, or fees which the Government incurs as a result of the motion or other action, including all costs incurred by the Government in opposing the motion or other action. In all cases, the Licensee agrees to keep the NIH reasonably apprised of the status and progress of any litigation. Before the Licensee commences an infringement action, the Licensee shall notify the NIH and give careful consideration to the views of the NIH and to any potential effects of the litigation on the public health in deciding whether to bring suit. 11.3 In the event that a declaratory judgment action alleging invalidity or noninfringement of any of the Licensed Patent Rights shall be brought against the Licensee or raised by way of counterclaim or affirmative defense in an infringement suit brought by the Licensee under Paragraph 11.2, pursuant to this Agreement and the provisions of 35 U.S.C. Part 29 or other statutes, the Licensee may: (a) defend the suit in its own name, at its own expense, and on its own behalf for presumably valid claims in the Licensed Patent Rights; (b) in any suit, ultimately to enjoin infringement and to collect for its use, damages, profits, and awards of whatever nature recoverable for the infringement; (c) settle any claim or suit for declaratory judgment involving the Licensed Patent Rights,-provided, however, that the NIH shall have a continuing right to intervene in the suit; and (d) respond to the legal action within ninety (90) days. The Licensee shall take no action to compel the Government either to initiate or to join in any declaratory judgment action. The Licensee may request the Government to initiate or to join any suit if necessary, to avoid dismissal of the suit. Should the Government be made a party to any suit by motion or any other action of the Licensee, the Licensee shall reimburse the Government for any costs, expenses, or fees, which the Government incurs as a result of the motion or other action. If the Licensee elects not to defend against the declaratory judgment action, the NIH, at its option, may do so at its own expense. In all cases, the Licensee agrees to keep the NIH reasonably apprised of the status and progress of any litigation. Before the Licensee commences an infringement action, the Licensee shall notify the NIH and give careful consideration to the views of the NIH and to any potential effects of the litigation on the public health in deciding whether to bring suit. 11.4 In any action under Paragraphs 11.2 or 11.3, the expenses, including costs, fees, attorney fees, and disbursements, shall be paid by the Licensee. The value of any recovery made by the Licensee, which exceeds the expenses incurred with prosecuting or defending any action therein, through court judgment or settlement, shall be treated as Net Sales and subject to earned royalties. The Licensee shall provide an accounting of any expenses that are deducted from Net Sales under this Paragraph 11.4. Second Amendment of L-164-2013/0 FINAL Aura Biosciences 9-16-15 11.5 The NIH shall cooperate fully with the Licensee in connection with any action under Paragraphs 11.2 or 11.
Specific Enforcement Each party hereto acknowledges that the remedies at law of the other parties for a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, any party to this Agreement, without posting any bond, and in addition to all other remedies that may be available, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy that may then be available.
Patent Prosecution and Enforcement 7.1 Asubio shall retain ownership of the Asubio Patents, which Xxxxxx Patents cannot be assigned to a third party other than the Affiliate of Asubio without Xxxxxx’ advance [***] CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT BOTH (A) IS NOT MATERIAL AND (B) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that this provision shall not act to prohibit Asubio from granting other licenses under the Asubio Patents consistent with the provisions of Section 2 above. Xxxxxx shall also retain the sole right and the obligation to diligently use commercially reasonable efforts to file, prosecute and maintain the patent applications and patents included in the Asubio Patents that include claims encompassing the Compounds, including the filing of continuation applications, divisional applications, appeals, reissues and reexaminations where reasonably warranted. 7.2 Asubio shall keep Omeros timely informed of all actions reasonably considered to be important, including, without limitation, all application filings, search reports, examination reports, office actions, responses, amendments and appeal proceedings, that are taken in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Asubio Patents that include claims encompassing the Compounds. Xxxxxx shall cooperate with Asubio in the course of the procedure for extension of the Asubio Patents, including any supplemental protection certificates. Should Asubio determine not to proceed with or to abandon the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Asubio Patents that claims any of the Compounds, Asubio shall provide Xxxxxx timely advance notice of its determination and Xxxxxx shall be entitled at its discretion and upon written notice to Xxxxxx to assume the right to file, prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application, at Xxxxxx’ sole expense, which such patent or patent application shall thereafter be excluded from the basis for payment of any Milestone Fee or Royalty to Asubio. 7.3 Xxxxxx shall own and retain ownership of the Compound Improvement Patents and the Field Improvement Patents, which Compound Improvement Patents and Field Improvement Patents cannot be assigned to a third party other than an Affiliate of Xxxxxx without Xxxxxx’s advance written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). Xxxxxx shall also retain the sole right and the obligation to diligently use commercially reasonable efforts to file, prosecute and maintain the patent applications and patents included in the Compound Improvement Patents and the Field Improvement Patents, including the filing of continuation applications, divisional applications, appeals, reissues and reexaminations where reasonably warranted. 7.4 Should Omeros determine not to proceed with or to abandon the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Compound Improvement Patents or the Field Improvement Patents, Xxxxxx shall provide Asubio timely advance notice of its determination and Asubio shall be entitled at its discretion and upon written notice to Xxxxxx to assume the right to file, prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application, at Asubio’s sole expense. 7.5 Whenever either party becomes aware of the possible infringement of the Asubio Patents, the Compound Improvement Patents or the Field Improvement Patents by a third party, such party shall promptly notify the other party of any such infringement and provide such other party with any available evidence of such infringement. 7.6 Asubio shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to bring any suit or action for infringement of the Asubio Patents. Any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx shall be solely at Asubio’s expense and in such actions in which Xxxxxx has not elected to participate and share in the expenses, Asubio shall have no duty to account to Xxxxxx for any award, settlement or any other recovery resulting from such enforcement action. Xxxxxx shall provide reasonable assistance at Xxxxxx’s reasonable expense in the prosecution of such suit or action. Xxxxxx shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its cost to join as a party in any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx. In the event that monetary damages are awarded or obtained by Xxxxxx whether by judgment, award, decree, settlement or otherwise, as a result of such enforcement action brought by ASB in which Xxxxxx joins as a party, the money actually received shall be divided appropriately between Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx with reference to the relative monetary injury suffered by the party hereto by reason of the infringement, after first deducting the expenses incurred by Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx in filing, prosecuting, and maintaining such suit or action. Asubio shall not settle any such action in any manner that conflicts with Xxxxxx’ rights in the Asubio Patents, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). 7.7 In the event that Xxxxxx fails to or elects not to commence any infringement suit or action under Subsection 7.6, Xxxxxx shall have the sole right in its discretion to enforce, in its name or Xxxxxx’s name, the Asubio Patents against any third party that infringes one or more claims of the Asubio Patent by the use, manufacture, offering for sale or sale of a product that competes with a Product in the Field or that is a generic or reformulated version of a Product. Any such enforcement action in accordance with this Subsection 7.7 shall be undertaken at Omeros’ sole cost and Xxxxxx shall have no duty to account to Asubio for any award, settlement or any other recovery resulting from such enforcement action. Asubio shall provide reasonable assistance requested by Xxxxxx in connection with such enforcement action at Omeros’ reasonable expense. Asubio shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its cost to join as a party in any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx. Xxxxxx shall not settle such action in any manner that conflicts with Xxxxxx’s rights in the Asubio Patents without the prior written consent of Asubio (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). 7.8 Except as expressly set forth in Section 2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither party grants any license under its preexisting or independently created or obtained intellectual property rights to the other party. 7.9 Each party shall execute and cause its employees and agents to execute any assignment, declaration or other document required to effectuate the patent ownership, application, prosecution and enforcement provisions of this Section 7.
Contract Enforcement Note: NO EXCEPTIONS OR REVISIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED TO A, B2, 5-7. Enforcement of Contract and Dispute Resolution Note: NO EXCEPTIONS OR REVISIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED 1) Vendor and DIR agree to the following: (i) a party’s failure to require strict performance of any provision of the Contract shall not waive or diminish that party’s right thereafter to demand strict compliance with that or any other provision, (ii) for disputes not resolved in the normal course of business, the dispute resolution process provided for in Chapter 2260, Texas Government Code, shall be used, and (iii) actions or proceedings arising from the Contract shall be heard in a state court of competent jurisdiction in Xxxxxx County, Texas. 2) Disputes arising between a Customer and the Vendor shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process of the Customer that is not inconsistent with subparagraph A.1 above. DIR shall not be a party to any such dispute unless DIR, Xxxxxxxx, and Vendor agree in writing. 3) State agencies are required by rule (34 TAC §20.1115) to report vendor performance through the Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) on every purchase over $25,000. 1) Termination for Non-Appropriation a) Termination for Non-Appropriation by Customer
Expenses of Enforcement The Account Holder and, as the case may be, every Cardmember shall indemnify the Bank in respect of any and all reasonable expenses properly incurred by the Bank in enforcing or attempting to enforce this Agreement including all reasonable legal fees, and disbursements. The Bank shall, on request, provide the Account Holder and, as the case may be, every Cardmember with a breakdown of all expenses he/she is liable to pay under this Clause 26.
Expenses of Enforcement, Etc The Guarantors agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the other Holders of Guaranteed Obligations for any reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Holder of Guaranteed Obligations in connection with the collection and enforcement of amounts due under the Loan Documents, including without limitation this Guaranty.
Law Enforcement 24.1 Each Party may cooperate with law enforcement authorities and national security authorities to the full extent required or permitted by Applicable Law in matters related to Services provided by it under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the production of records, the establishment of new lines or the installation of new services on an existing line in order to support law enforcement and/or national security operations, and, the installation of wiretaps, trap-and-trace facilities and equipment, and dialed number recording facilities and equipment. 24.2 A Party shall not have the obligation to inform the other Party or the Customers of the other Party of actions taken in cooperating with law enforcement or national security authorities, except to the extent required by Applicable Law. 24.3 Where a law enforcement or national security request relates to the establishment of lines (including, but not limited to, lines established to support interception of communications on other lines), or the installation of other services, facilities or arrangements, a Party may act to prevent the other Party from obtaining access to information concerning such lines, services, facilities and arrangements, through operations support system interfaces.
Collaboration on Compliance and Enforcement A Competent Authority will notify the other Competent Authority when the first-mentioned Competent Authority has reason to believe that an error may have led to incorrect or incomplete information reporting or there is non-compliance by a Reporting Financial Institution with the applicable reporting requirements and due diligence procedures consistent with the Common Reporting Standard. The notified Competent Authority will take all appropriate measures available under its domestic law to address the errors or non-compliance described in the notice.
Severability; Enforcement If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place, or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provisions as applied to other persons, places, and circumstances shall remain in full force and effect.
