Procedure for Enforcement. (a) The non-enforcing Party pursuant to Sections 7.3.2 and 7.3.3 shall reasonably assist the enforcing Party (at the enforcing Party’s expense) in any such action if so requested, and shall lend its name and be joined as a party plaintiff to such actions if reasonably requested by such enforcing Party or required by Laws. Moreover, where Gilead is the enforcing Party and upon Gilead’s reasonable request or as required by Law, GlobeImmune shall cause its licensors of GlobeImmune Licensed Patents to lend their name(s) and be joined as party plaintiffs to such actions. The non-enforcing Party shall have the right to participate and be represented in any such action by its own counsel at its own expense. The non-enforcing Party shall cooperate, at the enforcing Party’s cost and expense, with the enforcing Party in investigating or terminating any suspected infringement, whether through legal action, negotiation, or otherwise, including by producing all reasonably pertinent records, papers, information, samples, specimens, and similar items, and directing its employees to testify and grant interviews, upon the request of the enforcing Party. The enforcing Party will keep the non- enforcing Party reasonably informed of the status of the action. The enforcing Party will have an obligation to consult with the non-enforcing Party and will take any comments from the non - enforcing Party into good faith consideration with respect to the infringement, claim
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Samples: License and Collaboration Agreement (Globeimmune Inc), License and Collaboration Agreement (Globeimmune Inc), License and Collaboration Agreement (Globeimmune Inc)
Procedure for Enforcement. (a) The non-enforcing Party pursuant to Sections 7.3.2 and 7.3.3 Section 12.3.3 or Section 12.3.4 (as applicable) shall reasonably assist the enforcing Party (at the enforcing Party’s expense) in any such action if so requested, and shall lend its name and be joined as a party plaintiff to such actions if reasonably requested by such enforcing Party or required by Laws. Moreover, where Gilead is the enforcing Party and upon Gilead’s reasonable request or as required by Law, GlobeImmune shall cause its licensors of GlobeImmune Licensed Patents to lend their name(s) and be joined as party plaintiffs to such actions. The non-enforcing Party shall have the right to participate and be represented in any such action by its own counsel at its own expense. The non-enforcing Party shall cooperate, at the enforcing Party’s cost and expense, with the enforcing Party in investigating or terminating any suspected infringement, whether through legal action, negotiation, negotiation or otherwise, including by producing all reasonably pertinent records, papers, information, samples, specimens, specimens and similar items, and directing its employees to testify and grant interviews, upon the request of the enforcing Party. The enforcing Party will keep the non- non-enforcing Party reasonably informed of the status of the action. The enforcing Party will have an obligation to consult with the non-enforcing Party and will take any comments from the non - non-enforcing Party into good faith consideration with respect to the infringement, claimclaim construction or defense of the validity or enforceability of any claim in an ImmuNext Patent or Jointly Owned Patent. The enforcing Party shall provide to the non-enforcing Party copies of any papers relating to the infringement and/or validity litigation of the involved Patent promptly upon their being filed or received.
(b) The enforcing Party may not enter into a settlement of any action pursuant to Section 12.3.3 or Section 12.3.4 (as applicable) which restricts the scope, or adversely affects the enforceability, of the rights of the other Party under this Agreement without the prior written consent of such other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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