Patent Prosecution Strategy Sample Clauses

Patent Prosecution Strategy. The parties intend to establish, in each country worldwide where it is commercially reasonable to do so, Patent rights that are as broad as reasonably practicable with respect to Development Candidates and their manufacture or use in the Field; provided that neither party is obligated to file, prosecute and maintain any Patent unless there is mutual agreement between Cypress and Organon. The parties agree to cooperate with each other to achieve such intention, so as to maximize the commercial value of the Approved Products by obtaining broad Patent-based exclusivity where available.
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Patent Prosecution Strategy. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, as mutually agreed by the Parties, one Party shall assume responsibility (the “Controlling Party”) for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of all U.S. and foreign patent applications and patents covering Developments (“Development Patent Rights”), using patent counsel reasonably acceptable to both Parties, and the non-Controlling Party shall reasonably cooperate with respect thereto. The Controlling Party shall (i) notify the non-controlling Party reasonably prior to the filing of any Development Patent Rights and permit review of such Development Patent Rights by the non-Controlling Party, (ii) provide the non-Controlling Party promptly with copies of all communications received by the Controlling Party with respect to Development Patent Rights, (iii) keep the non-Controlling Party reasonably informed of the status of such Development Patent Rights, and (iv) provide the non-Controlling Party notice at least thirty (30) days in advance of taking or failing to take any action that would affect the scope or validity of any such Development Patent Rights (including but not limited to substantially narrowing or canceling any claim, abandoning any [**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unpredicted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission. such Development Patent Rights or not filing or perfecting the filing of any such Development Patent Rights in any country), with prior written notice of such proposed action or inaction so that the non-Controlling Party has a reasonable opportunity to review and make comments. Unless otherwise agreed, the Parties shall share equally the expenses of such preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance. Either Party may assign its rights to any jointly owned Development Patent Rights to the other Party, who will have the right in its discretion, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof at its sole expense and as the sole owner thereof.
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  • Patent Prosecution 7.1 UFRF shall diligently prosecute and maintain the Licensed Patents using counsel of its choice. UFRF shall provide Licensee with copies of all patent applications amendments, and other filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices. UFRF will also provide Licensee with copies of office actions and other communications received by UFRF from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices relating to Licensed Patents. Licensee agrees to keep such information confidential.

  • Prosecution of Patent Applications At its own expense, each Assignor shall diligently prosecute all material applications for (i) United States Patents listed in Annex F hereto and (ii) Copyrights listed on Annex G hereto, in each case for such Assignor and shall not abandon any such application prior to exhaustion of all administrative and judicial remedies (other than applications deemed by such Assignor to be no longer prudent to pursue), absent written consent of the Collateral Agent.

  • Patent Prosecution and Maintenance 8.1 Pursuant to Section 3.1, LICENSEE shall bear the cost of all patent expenses, past and future, associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance and maintenance of U.S. Patent applications and U.S. Patents included within the PATENT RIGHTS. Such filings and prosecution shall be by counsel of UNIVERSITY’s choosing and shall be in the name of UNIVERSITY or UNIVERSITY and joint owner if jointly owned. UNIVERSITY shall keep LICENSEE advised as to the prosecution of such applications by forwarding to LICENSEE copies of all official correspondence, (including, but not limited to, applications, office actions, responses, etc.) relating thereto. LICENSEE shall have the first right to request filings, prosecute, and maintain patent applications and patents included within the PATENT RIGHTS, however, all such action instructed by LICENSEE shall be requested of UNIVERSITY and, UNIVERSITY shall (i) have a right to make comments thereto, and (ii) timely instruct its counsel to act in accord with LICENSEE’s instructions. In the event of a disagreement between LICENSEE and UNIVERSITY regarding such prosecution or maintenance, UNIVERSITY shall have the right to make the final decisions for all matters associated with such prosecution and maintenance, however, UNIVERSITY shall be responsible for any and all costs associated with prosecution and maintenance matters in which UNIVERSITY made a final determination pursuant to this section. In order to facilitate LICENSEE’s rights to comment and advise Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to portions of this agreement as indicated by “[***]” and such confidential portions have been deleted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY will provide, to the extent that it is able, copies of all such official correspondence and any proposed responses by UNIVERSITY at least twenty (20) business days prior to any filing or response deadlines. UNIVERSITY shall diligently prosecute such patent applications included within the Patent Rights and shall seek strong and broad claims under the Patent Rights. UNIVERSITY shall not abandon prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Rights without notifying LICENSEE in a timely manner of UNIVERSITY’s intention and reason therefore and providing LICENSEE with reasonable opportunity to comment upon such abandonment and to assume responsibility for prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Rights.

  • Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance 7.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7, Licensee agrees to take responsibility for, but to consult with, the PHS in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and shall furnish copies of relevant patent-related documents to PHS.

  • Prosecution of Patents (a) The Licensor shall be solely responsible for preparing, prosecuting and maintaining the BENTLEY Patents.

  • Filing Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights 7.1 Patent Filing, Prosecution and Maintenance.

  • Joint Patents Neither Party shall have any obligation to file or prosecute any Joint Patent. To the extent a Party wishes to prosecute a Joint Patent, the Parties will mutually agree upon which Party will have the first right to prosecute such Joint Patent, based on the contribution of each Party to such invention and each Party’s potential interest in products based upon such invention. If the Party having such first right does not wish to prosecute such Joint Patent, it shall inform the other Party promptly, but in any event no later than [***] after the Parties have agreed upon which Party had the first right to prosecute such Joint Patent. If the Party having such first right does not wish to prosecute such Joint Patent, the other Party may, upon written notice to such Party, prosecute such Joint Patent. The Party that prosecutes a Joint Patent pursuant to this Section 5.2(b) (the “prosecuting Party”) will solely bear its own internal costs for such prosecution and will solely bear the external costs for such prosecution (e.g., outside counsel, filing fees, etc.). Licensee will have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute infringement of any Joint Patents that is related to the Exclusively Licensed Know-How or a product competitive, or potentially competitive, with a Licensed Product; and Licensor will have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute infringement of any Joint Patents in all other cases. The Parties shall first confer and mutually agree regarding any such prosecution of infringement; provided, however, that Licensee shall have the right, without the consent of Licensor, to assert a Joint Patent against a Third Party in a defense of or counterclaim to any claim or assertion of infringement of a Patent or misappropriation of Know-How Controlled by such Third Party.

  • Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights ALNYLAM will have the right and responsibility to file, prosecute and maintain patent protection in the Territory for all ALNYLAM Patent Rights. [ * ]

  • Prosecution Hospital shall be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of all patent applications and patents included in Patent Rights. Company shall reimburse Hospital for Patent Costs incurred by Hospital relating thereto in accordance with Section 4.2.

  • Joint Patent Rights If not already established under the Research Collaboration Agreement, prior to either Party filing any Patent Right disclosing Joint Program Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall establish a patent committee (the “Patent Committee”) comprised of at least one (1) representative of each Party for the purpose of facilitating the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of Joint Patent Rights. As agreed upon by the Parties, meetings of the Patent Committee may be face-to-face or may be conducted by teleconferences or videoconferences, from time to time as needed. The Patent Committee will be the forum through which the Parties coordinate their respective obligations to each other described in Sections 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 hereof and in this Section. In the event the Parties conceive or generate any Joint Program [***] Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. Confidential Treatment Requested by CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Technology or Joint TAP Platform Improvements, the Parties shall promptly meet to discuss and determine, based on mutual consent, whether to seek patent protection thereon, which Party will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents and how to pay for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents. It is presumed that CytomX will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements, and that ImmunoGen will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint TAP Platform Improvements or Joint Conjugation Probody Platform Improvements. Neither Party will file any Joint Patent Right without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Party controlling filing and prosecution of any such Joint Patent Right (a) shall keep the other Party informed regarding each Patent Right, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance.

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