Payments accrued. prior to expiration. If any patent or patent application, or any VALID CLAIM thereof, included within REGENTS' PATENT RIGHTS expires or is held invalid in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction and last resort and from which no appeal has been or can be taken, all obligations to pay royalties based on such patent, patent application or VALID CLAIM, or any claims patentably indistinct therefrom will cease as of the date of such expiration or final decision. LICENSEE will not, however, be relieved from paying any royalties that accrued before such expiration or decision or that are based on another VALID CLAIM not expired or involved in such decision.
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Samples: Exclusive License Agreement, Exclusive License Agreement, Exclusive License Agreement
Payments accrued. prior to expiration. If any patent or patent application, or any VALID CLAIM thereof, included within REGENTS' PATENT RIGHTS expires or is held invalid in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction and last resort and from which no appeal has been or can be taken, all obligations obligation to pay royalties based on such patent, patent application or VALID CLAIM, or any claims patentably indistinct therefrom will cease as of the date of such expiration or final decision. LICENSEE will not, however, be relieved from paying any royalties that accrued before such expiration or decision or that are based on another VALID CLAIM not expired or involved in such decision.
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Samples: Exclusive License Agreement, Non Exclusive License Agreement, Exclusive License Agreement