Possible Enforcement by Buyer. 10.3.1. If Buyer discovers that any of the Licensed Patents and/or Licensed Marks are infringed, Buyer shall timely communicate the details of the infringement to Nautilus. Nautilus shall thereupon have the right, but not the obligation, to take whatever action it deems necessary, including the filing of lawsuits, to protect the rights of the Parties to this License and to terminate such infringement. Buyer shall provide reasonable assistance to Nautilus at Buyer’s expense, if Nautilus takes any such action, but all expenses of Nautilus shall be borne by Nautilus. If Nautilus recovers any damages or compensation for any action it takes hereunder, Nautilus shall retain 100% of such damages after reimbursement of Buyer’s expenses incurred in assisting Nautilus in this action. 10.3.2. Nautilus shall have ninety (90) days from the receipt of such details of infringement from Buyer to decide, in its sole discretion, whether to take any action to stop such infringement. Nautilus shall provide Written Notice of Nautilus’ decision to Buyer before the end of such ninety (90) day time period. 10.3.3. If Nautilus decides not to file any action (or to discontinue any action if initially undertaken by Nautilus), Buyer shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to take any such action to stop the infringement, in which case Nautilus shall provide reasonable assistance to Buyer at Nautilus’ expense so long as Nautilus is not a party (by joinder or otherwise) to any action, but all of Buyer’s expenses shall be borne by Buyer. If Nautilus decides not to file any action, and/or to discontinue any action if initially undertaken by Nautilus, and Buyer decides to take such action and/or to continue any action that Nautilus decides to discontinue, then Buyer shall provide Written Notice to Nautilus of Buyer’s decision and, if Nautilus is a party (by joinder or otherwise) to such action, then Buyer shall bear all of Nautilus’ expenses of participation in such action incurred from the time Buyer decides to take such action and/or continue such action, including, but not limited to, subsequently incurred attorney’s fees through and including trial and upon appeal In such event Buyer will retain 100% of damages recovered after reimbursement of Nautilus’ expenses incurred in assisting Buyer in this action. 10.3.4. The Party pursuing the action shall be entitled to control the action; provided, however, no settlement shall be entered into without the written consent of Nautilus, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nautilus is not required to consent to any settlement that grants an alleged infringer a license under any one or more of the Licensed Patents and/or any one or more of the Licensed Trademarks; and/or that allows an infringer to continue to use a xxxx that is in Nautilus’ sole determination confusingly similar to a Licensed Xxxx.
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Samples: Commercial License Agreement, Commercial License Agreement (Nautilus, Inc.)
Possible Enforcement by Buyer. 10.3.1. If Buyer discovers that any of the Licensed Patents and/or Licensed Marks Trademarks are infringed, Buyer shall timely communicate the details of the infringement to Nautilus. Nautilus shall thereupon have the right, but not the obligation, to take whatever action it deems necessary, including the filing of lawsuits, to protect the rights of the Parties to this License and to terminate such infringement. Buyer shall provide reasonable assistance to Nautilus at Buyer’s expense, if Nautilus takes any such action, but all expenses of Nautilus shall be borne by Nautilus. If Nautilus recovers any damages or compensation for any action it takes hereunder, Nautilus shall retain 100% of such damages after reimbursement of Buyer’s expenses incurred in assisting Nautilus in this action.
10.3.2damages. Nautilus shall have ninety (9030) days from the receipt of such details of infringement from Buyer to decide, in its sole discretion, whether to take any action to stop such infringement. Nautilus shall provide Written Notice of Nautilus’ decision to Buyer before the end of such ninety (9030) day time period.
10.3.3. If Nautilus decides not to file any action (or to discontinue any action if initially undertaken by Nautilus), Buyer shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to take any such action to stop the infringement, in which case Nautilus shall provide provided reasonable assistance to Buyer at Nautilus’ expense so as long as Nautilus is not a party (by joinder or otherwise) to any action, but all of Buyer’s expenses shall be borne by Buyer. If Nautilus decides not to file any action, and/or to discontinue any action if initially undertaken by Nautilus, and Buyer decides to take such action and/or to continue any action that Nautilus decides to discontinue, then Buyer shall provide Written Notice to Nautilus of Buyer’s decision and, if Nautilus is a party (by joinder or otherwise) to such action, then Buyer shall bear all of Nautilus’ expenses of participation in such action incurred from the time Buyer decides to take such action and/or continue such action, including, but not limited to, subsequently incurred attorney’s fees through and including trial and upon appeal In such event Buyer will retain 100% of damages recovered after reimbursement of Nautilus’ expenses incurred in assisting Buyer in this action.
10.3.4recovered. The Party pursuing the action shall be entitled to control the action; provided, however, no settlement shall be entered into without the written consent of Nautilus, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nautilus is not required to consent to any settlement that grants an alleged infringer a license under any one or more of the Licensed Patents and/or any one or more of the Licensed Trademarks; and/or that allows an infringer to continue to use a xxxx that is in Nautilus’ sole determination confusingly similar to a Licensed Xxxx.
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Samples: License Agreement, License Agreement (Nautilus, Inc.)