Common use of Patents and Other Proprietary Rights Clause in Contracts

Patents and Other Proprietary Rights. Parent and its subsidiaries have rights to use, whether through ownership, licensing or otherwise, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights and processes of which the Parent is aware that are material to its business as now conducted (collectively the "Parent Intellectual Property Rights"). Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent, (a) Parent and its subsidiaries have not assigned, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights and none of the licenses included in the Parent Intellectual Property Rights purports to grant sole or exclusive licenses to another person, including, without limitation, sole or exclusive licenses limited to specific fields of use. To the best of Parent's knowledge, the patents owned by Parent and its subsidiaries are valid and enforceable and any patent issuing from patent applications of Parent and its subsidiaries will be valid and enforceable, except as such invalidity or unenforce ability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Parent has no knowledge of any infringement by any other person of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, and Parent and its subsidiaries have not, to Parent's knowledge, entered into any agreement to indemnify any other party against any charge of infringement of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. To the best of Parent's knowledge, Parent and its subsidiaries have not and do not violate or infringe any intellectual property right of any other person, and neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries have received any communication alleging that it violates or infringes the intellectual property right of any other person, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on Parent, Parent and its subsidiaries have not been sued for infringing any intellectual property right of another person. None of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights or other know-how relating to the business of Parent and its subsidiaries, the value of which to Parent is contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, has been disclosed by Parent or any affiliate thereof to any person other than those persons who are bound to hold such information in confidence pursuant to confidentiality agreements or by operation of law.

Patents and Other Proprietary Rights. (a) Parent and its subsidiaries have rights to use, whether through ownership, licensing or otherwise, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights and processes of which the Parent is aware that are material to its business as now conducted (collectively the "Parent Intellectual Property RightsPARENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 28 34 RIGHTS"). Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent, (a) Parent and its subsidiaries have not assigned, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights and (b) none of the licenses included in the Parent Intellectual Property Rights purports to grant sole or exclusive licenses to another person, including, without limitation, sole or exclusive licenses limited to specific fields of use. To the best of Parent's knowledge, the patents owned by Parent and its subsidiaries are valid and enforceable and any patent issuing from patent applications of Parent and its subsidiaries will be valid and enforceable, except as such invalidity or unenforce ability unenforceability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Parent has no knowledge of any infringement by any other person of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, and Parent and its subsidiaries have not, to Parent's knowledge, entered into any agreement to indemnify any other party against any charge of infringement of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. To the best of Parent's knowledge, Parent and its subsidiaries have not and do not violate or infringe any intellectual property right of any other person, and neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries have received any communication alleging that it violates or infringes the intellectual property right of any other person, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on Parent, Parent and its subsidiaries have not been sued for infringing any intellectual property right of another person. None of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights or other know-how relating to the business of Parent and its subsidiaries, the value of which to Parent is contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, has been disclosed by Parent or any affiliate thereof to any person other than those persons who are bound to hold such information in confidence pursuant to confidentiality agreements or by operation of law.

Patents and Other Proprietary Rights. (a Parent and its subsidiaries have rights to use, whether through ownership, licensing or otherwise, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights and processes of which the Parent is aware that are material to its business as now conducted (collectively the "Parent Intellectual Property Rights"). Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent, (a) Parent and its subsidiaries have not assigned, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights and (b) none of the licenses included in the Parent Intellectual Property Rights purports to grant sole or exclusive licenses to another person, including, without limitation, sole or exclusive licenses limited to specific fields of use. To the best of Parent's knowledge, the patents owned by Parent and its subsidiaries are valid and enforceable and any patent issuing from patent applications of Parent and its subsidiaries will be valid and enforceable, except as such invalidity or unenforce ability unenforceability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Parent has no knowledge of any infringement by any other person of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, and Parent and its subsidiaries have not, to Parent's knowledge, entered into any agreement to indemnify any other party against any charge of infringement of any of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. To the best of Parent's knowledge, Parent and its subsidiaries have not and do not violate or infringe any intellectual property right of any other person, and neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries have received any communication alleging that it violates or infringes the intellectual property right of any other person, except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent. Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on Parent, Parent and its subsidiaries have not been sued for infringing any intellectual property right of another person. None of the Parent Intellectual Property Rights or other know-how relating to the business of Parent and its subsidiaries, the value of which to Parent is contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, has been disclosed by Parent or any affiliate thereof to any person other than those persons who are bound to hold such information in confidence pursuant to confidentiality agreements or by operation of law.