Permitted Disclosures Each Party may disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information:
(i) to the extent reasonably necessary for a Party to prepare, file and Prosecute a Patent application under this Agreement or other agreements between the Parties or their Affiliates;
(ii) to the extent permissible under any other agreements between the Parties or their Affiliates;
(iii) to the extent reasonably necessary for a Party to develop or commercialize, directly or indirectly through one or more licensees, products related to or utilizing Intellectual Property within its allocated (or retained) field of rights pursuant to this Agreement or the License Agreement; provided that: (a) such disclosure may include the disclosure of this Agreement’s and the License Agreement’s existence and the scope of any license granted hereunder or thereunder; and (b) prior to making any such disclosure pursuant to this subsection, such Party will, if reasonably practical, take reasonable steps to limit the scope of such disclosure and its effect on confidentiality;
(iv) to the extent reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Agreement or other agreements between the Parties, to its respective Affiliates, consultants, agents, advisors, attorneys, outside contractors and clinical investigators, but only if those persons are bound by obligations of confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-use substantially similar in scope to those in this Agreement; provided, such Party shall be responsible for any breaches of confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-use by any such Affiliate, consultant, agent, advisor, attorney, outside contractor or clinical investigator to whom disclosure is made;
(v) in connection with communications to such Party’s stockholders and prospective investors; provided that unless otherwise agreed between the Parties: (a) such stockholders and prospective investors are subject to obligations of confidentiality no less stringent than those contained herein; and (b) such disclosure be expressly limited to the existence of this Agreement and the License Agreement and the scope of any license granted hereunder or thereunder;
(vi) to the extent reasonably necessary to enforce this Agreement or other agreements between the Parties or their Affiliates;
(vii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with a subpoena, court order, or administrative order. Before complying, the Party subject to such subpoena, court order or administrative order will notify the other Party, allow the other Party a reasonable time to oppose the disclosure, and reasonably cooperate with the other Party’s efforts to do so; or
(viii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with an applicable law, rule, regulation of any governmental authority or securities exchange, including the FDA, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Before complying, the Party subject to such law, rule or regulation will notify the other Party, allow the other Party a reasonable time to seek a protective order (if appropriate), and reasonably cooperate with the other Party’s efforts to do so.
