Common use of Patent Royalties Clause in Contracts

Patent Royalties. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 5.13.3, Merck shall pay Vertex royalties in an amount equal to the following percentages of Net Sales of Products by Merck or its Related Parties, provided that the sale of Product would infringe a Valid Patent Claim in the country of sale: • For Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory between [***]: : [***] • For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory [***]: [***] • For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory greater than [***]: [***] Royalties on each Product at the Patent royalty rates set forth above shall continue on a country-by-country basis until the later of (a) [***] from the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country, or (b) the expiration of the last-to-expire Valid Patent Claim in effect in such country that would be infringed by the sale of such Product. This Section 5.13.2 shall apply to sales of Products in any country where such sale would infringe a Valid Patent Claim at any time, even if such Valid Patent Claim subsequently expires before the [***] of the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country.

Patent Royalties. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 5.13.3, Merck shall pay Vertex royalties in an amount equal to the following percentages of Net Sales of Products by Merck or its Related Parties, provided that the sale of Product would infringe a Valid Patent Claim in the country of sale: • · For Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory between [***]: : [***] • · For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory [***]: [***] • · For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory greater than [***]: [***] Royalties on each Product at the Patent royalty rates set forth above shall continue on a country-by-country basis until the later of (a) [***] from the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country, or (b) the expiration of the last-to-expire Valid Patent Claim in effect in such country that would be infringed by the sale of such Product. This Section 5.13.2 shall apply to sales of Products in any country where such sale would infringe a Valid Patent Claim at any time, even if such Valid Patent Claim subsequently expires before the [***] of the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country.

Patent Royalties. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 5.13.3, Merck shall pay Vertex royalties in an amount equal to the following percentages of Net Sales of Products by Merck or its Related Parties, provided that the sale of Product would infringe a Valid Patent Claim in the country of salesale : • For Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory between [***]: : [***] • For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory [***]: [***] • For those incremental Calendar Year Net Sales in the Territory greater than [***]: [***] Royalties on each Product at the Patent royalty rates set forth above shall continue on a country-by-country basis until the later of (a) [***] from the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country, or (b) the expiration of the last-to-expire Valid Patent Claim in effect in such country that would be infringed by the sale of such Product. This Section 5.13.2 shall apply to sales of Products in any country where such sale would infringe a Valid Patent Claim at any time, even if such Valid Patent Claim subsequently expires before the [***] of the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country.