Common use of Prosecution and Maintenance Clause in Contracts

Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights, to the extent and only to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (f) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collaboration Agreement (Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.), Collaboration Agreement (Curagen Corp), Collaboration Agreement (Curagen Corp)

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Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) a. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g12.3.1(d) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights, to the extent and only to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) b. CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) c. Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e12.3.1(d) and (fe) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) d. Upon the effective date of a research commercial license under Article 6 7 for CuraGen Products to a CuraGen Optioned Licensed Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s 's express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (f) e. Upon the effective date of a research commercial license under Article 6 7 for ABX Products to an ABX Optioned Licensed Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s 's express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) f. With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) g. The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s 's request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

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Samples: Collaboration Agreement (Curagen Corp)

Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to 10.1.1 During the provisions term of Section 12.3.1(e) the Agreement, ViroPharma shall, ***, diligently and Section 12.3.1(g) belowin the reasonable exercise of its commercial judgment, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute prosecute, maintain and maintain defend the ABX Licensed Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts ViroPharma shall give Xx. Xxxxxxx an opportunity to review and comment on the text of each patent application within the Licensed Patent Rights before filing, and shall provide Xx. Xxxxxxx with a copy of such patent application as filed, together with notice of its filing date and serial number. Xx. Xxxxxxx shall cooperate with ViroPharma, execute all lawful papers and instruments and make all rightful oaths and declarations as may be necessary in the preparation, prosecution and maintenance of the Licensed Patent Rights. 10.1.2 If ViroPharma does not intend to file Antibody composition for patent protection or does not wish to continue preparation, prosecution, or maintenance of matter claims (i) a Licensed Patent Right, then it shall give Xx. Xxxxxxx at least *** days advance written notice of its intention to abandon prosecution and/or maintenance of any Licensed Patent Rights. In such case, Xx. Xxxxxxx may elect in his sole discretion to continue preparation, filing and prosecution or maintenance of the to be discontinued Licensed Patent Rights ***. Xxxxxxx shall then own any such Licensed Patent Rights and ViroPharma shall execute such documents and perform such acts as may be reasonably necessary for Xxxxxxx to file or to continue prosecution or maintenance, including assigning ownership of such Licensed Patent Rights to Xxxxxxx. ***. The licenses granted under this Agreement with respect to any ABX such discontinued Licensed Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months shall terminate. 10.1.3 ViroPharma will consult Xx. Xxxxxxx and will keep Xx. Xxxxxxx continuously informed of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect all matters relating to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Licensed Patent Rights covered by this Agreement including, but not limited to, disclosing to Xx. Xxxxxxx the complete text of all such Licensed Patent Rights. Except as provided in Section 10.1.2 for discontinued Licensed Patent Rights, to the extent ViroPharma will be responsible *** of all patent preparation, filing, prosecution and only to the extent, that such ABX maintenance (including ***) for all Licensed Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matterworldwide. 10.1.4 ViroPharma shall be have sole control, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of in its sole discretion, with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute patents and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect relating to any such claim innovation that would materially narrow constitutes an improvement, modification or enhancement to NTCD and which is made or conceived by or on behalf of ViroPharma after the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereofEffective Date. (f) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

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Samples: Exclusive License Agreement (Viropharma Inc)

Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to Epimmune shall be responsible for the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the --------------------------- preparation, filing, prosecution prosecution, maintenance and defense of its patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights at its own expense. Nexell shall control the prosecution, grant and maintenance of patent rights regarding Joint Inventions, using patent counsel reasonably acceptable to Epimmune, provided that Nexell shall provide Epimmune with the ABX Patent Rights, opportunity to the extent review and only comment on filings and other actions with respect to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, patent rights regarding Joint Inventions. Nexell and ABX Epimmune shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for share equally all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information costs incurred in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rightsconnection therewith; provided, however, that CuraGen shall if Epimmune disagrees with filing -------- ------- for patent rights regarding a Joint Invention in a given country, Epimmune may elect not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to share the provisions costs incurred in connection with filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, patent rights regarding such Joint Invention upon written notice to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the partiesNexell, and ABX Nexell shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models pay all such costs in the Research Program such country; provided further that Nexell will be filed entitled to credit such costs in such -------- country incurred by Nexell against royalties payable to Epimmune under Section 4.2 on Net Sales of Products in such country. Nexell shall inform Epimmune at regular intervals, or on request, about the responsible party simultaneously in the status of joint patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in or joint patents for which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafterit is responsible. In the event there are that Nexell elects not to file a patent application or decides to abandon any Research Program pending application or granted patent regarding Joint Inventions in any country, Nexell shall provide adequate notice to Epimmune and give Epimmune the opportunity to file or maintain such application or patent at its own expense, and all right title interest in such application or patent for such country shall thereupon be assigned to Epimmune. * Confidential Treatment Requested In the event that Epimmune elects not to file a patent application or decides to abandon any pending application or granted patent under the Licensed Patent Rights in any country, Epimmune shall provide adequate notice to Nexell and give Nexell the opportunity to file or ABX Patent Rights with maintain such claims and other claimsapplication or patent at its own expense; provided, ABX shall file such divisional or other applicationshowever, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have that except for the right to control as aforesaid. If file and -------- ------- maintain such patent rights, the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect ownership rights of Epimmune to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent patent rights shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control affected by reason of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereofparagraph. (f) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

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Samples: License Agreement (Nexell Therapeutics Inc)

Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g12.3.1(d) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights, to the extent and only to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e12.3.1(d) and (fe) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the Company's application requesting confidential Investment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research commercial license under Article 6 7 for CuraGen Products to a CuraGen Optioned Licensed Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; thereof (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In in the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s 's express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (fe) Upon the effective date of a research commercial license under Article 6 7 for ABX Products to an ABX Optioned Licensed Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s 's express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control Portions of any patent application this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice the Company's application requesting confidential Investment under Rule 406 of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereofSecurities Act. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (hf) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Research, Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-non- controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (ig) The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s 's request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

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Samples: Collaboration Agreement (Curagen Corp)

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Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.1(eCementos Argos (and, as applicable, its Subsidiaries) and Section 12.3.1(g) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights, to the extent and only to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, any Patents and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models Trademarks included in the Research Program will Exclusively Licensed IP (including, in each case, any applications and registrations therefor); provided that, if Cementos Argos (or its Subsidiaries) determines to abandon or cease prosecution or maintenance of any such Patents or Trademarks, Cementos Argos shall provide reasonable prior written notice to Summit Materials of such intention to abandon or cease (which notice shall be filed by given no later than thirty (30) days prior to the responsible party simultaneously final deadline for any action that must be taken with respect to any such Patents or Trademarks) and in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigenssuch case, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigenupon Summit Material’s written election, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen Summit Materials shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights Patents or Trademarks at its sole cost and Research Program Patent Rights; and expense. (ivb) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for Solely in the expenses of the preparation, filing, event that Summit Materials exercises its right to assume prosecution and maintenance of such ABX a Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application Trademark pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (f) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims.5.2(a): (i) The Cementos Argos (on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries) shall assign to Summit Materials all of its right, title and interest in, to and under any such Patent or Trademark; and (ii) Summit Materials hereby grants to Cementos Argos and its Affiliates a non-controlling party shall assist the controlling partyexclusive, upon the controlling party’s requestperpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, royalty-free, fully paid-up license under any such Patent or Trademark to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import any product, service or Technology, and to practice and have practiced any method or process in connection therewith, but solely to the extent commercially reasonablethat, and only if, any such use by Cementos Argos would not violate the exclusive rights granted to Summit Materials under Sections 2.1(a) or 2.2, as applicable, had such Patent or Trademark not been assigned to Summit Materials pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)‎. In furtherance of Section 5.2(b)(i), Cementos Argos shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take all actions, including to execute or procure the execution of all documents, necessary or otherwise reasonably requested by Summit Materials to perfect, confirm and record Summit Materials’ ownership of any such Patent or Trademark. (c) Summit Materials shall keep Cementos Argos reasonably informed of any material challenge to the validity, scope or enforceability of, or any adverse Order with respect to, any Patent assigned to Summit Materials under Section 5.2(b)(i) of which Summit Materials becomes aware; provided that, for clarity, Summit Materials shall be under no obligation to seek any consent of Cementos Argos, nor take direction from Cementos Argos, in preparingconnection with any such challenge. Cementos Argos shall keep Summit Materials reasonably informed of any material challenge to the validity, filing scope or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and enforceability of, or any adverse Order with respect to, any Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property RightsIP of which Cementos Argos becomes aware; provided that, for clarity, Cementos Argos shall be under no obligation to seek any consent of Summit Materials, nor take direction from Summit Materials, in connection with any such challenge.

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Samples: Intellectual Property License Agreement (Summit Materials, LLC)

Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Kissei shall have full responsibility, including financial responsibility for all Kissei Patents applications, prosecution, and maintenance in the Major Countries and will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to prosecute and maintain all Kissei Patents applications in the other countries of the ObsEva Territory. Subject to the provisions foregoing, Kissei may promptly file patent applications in the ObsEva Territory for patentable Improvements made by Kissei. If Kissei starts to consider abandoning any part of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g) below, ABX shall have the right (but Kissei Patents or electing not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute or maintain a Kissei Patent in the ObsEva Territory, it shall notify ObsEva in writing promptly and maintain at least sixty (60) calendar days before such abandon or any deadline applicable to the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and or maintenance of such Kissei Patent, as the ABX case may be, or any other date by which an action must be taken to establish or preserve such Kissei Patent Rightsin such country or possession. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of such notice from Kissei, ObsEva shall notify Kissei whether ObsEva will pursue the filing or the continued prosecution or maintenance of such Kissei Patent in a country in the ObsEva Territory at its costs, under its responsibility and in its name. Kissei shall i) file or continue the prosecution or maintenance of such Kissei Patent in such country at its cost and its name instead of assigning such Kissei Patent to ObsEva, ii) immediately assign such Kissei Patent in such country to [*] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the extent Securities and only Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 406 of the extentSecurities Act of 1933, that as amended. ObsEva, or iii) in the case the immediate assignment is not feasible due to applicable deadline, file or continue the prosecution or maintenance of such ABX Kissei Patent Rights claim and then assign such Antibodies as a composition of matterKissei Patent in such country to ObsEva, and ABX ObsEva shall reimburse CuraGen on demand any cost incurred by Kissei after ObsEva’s notification to Kissei. The Kissei Patent assigned to ObsEva shall become an ObsEva Patent and ObsEva shall thereupon be responsible for all expenses costs of the preparation, filing, prosecution prosecution, and maintenance of such ABX new ObsEva Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen for aforesaid country in the ObsEva Territory. Kissei shall have provide to ObsEva and/or execute any and all documents necessary to substantiate such assignment. ObsEva shall reimburse Kissei’s cost incurred for the right (but not assignment from the obligation)time of the notification made by Kissei to ObsEva referred to in this Section 12.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.01, at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen Kissei shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information abandon any of Kissei Relevant Patents, in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology. (c) Subject to country of the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), ObsEva Territory at its sole expensediscretion. However, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program Kissei will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights timely consult with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect ObsEva prior to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereofdecision. (f) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and CuraGen shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) with respect to such filings and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) The non-controlling party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s request, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in preparing, filing or maintaining the patent applications and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.

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Samples: Exclusive License Agreement (ObsEva SA)

Prosecution and Maintenance. With respect to the Licensed Patents: (a) Subject to Licensor has the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g) belowright, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), to control the filing, prosecution and maintenance of those patent applications and patents within the Licensed Patents in the Territory, including control of patent interference, reexamination, reissue, opposition, revocation and other similar Proceedings using counsel selected by Licensor, at its sole Licensor’s expense. (b) Licensor shall, in a timely fashion, provide Licensee with copies of all written correspondence with the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (Mexico) (“IMPI”) and Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (Brazil) (“INPI”) pertaining to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent RightsLicensed Patents in the Territory. For any ongoing prosecution of a patent application within the Licensed Patents in the Territory, Licensor shall provide Licensee with a timely and adequate opportunity to review and provide written comments on such matters (typically at least seven business days) which shall be reasonably taken into account by Licensor, or the extent and only to the extent, that outside counsel prosecuting such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights. (b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rightspatent rights; provided, however, that CuraGen Licensor shall not claim have the final decision with regard to any ABX Technologysuch matter. With respect to any written communication either received by Licensor from the IMPI or INPI or submitted by Licensor to the IMPI or INPI concerning any Licensed Patent in the Territory, Licensor shall forward a copy of such material written communication to Licensee within seven business days. (c) Subject In the event Licensor intends to abandon a Licensed Patent in the provisions Territory, Licensor shall give written notice via e-mail of Section 12.3(a) above such intention to Licensee in sufficient time for Licensee to assume prosecution and Section 12.3.1(e) maintenance thereof and (f) below, (i) ABX Licensee shall have the right (but not the obligation“Assumption Right”), at its sole expenseexercisable by delivering written notice to Licensor within twenty one (21) days after Licensee receives such written notice from Licensor of Licensor’s intention, to prepare, file, prosecute assume prosecution and maintain maintenance thereof in the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation)Territory, at its sole Licensee’s expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof. (d) Any method In the event that Licensor has the intent to assign a Licensed Patent to any Third Party, Licensor shall provide written notice to Licensee prior to assigning to any Third Party such Licensed Patent, of use data arising from Licensee’s right to negotiate an agreement for the conduct purchase of in-vitro assays or use such Licensed Patent (“Right of in-vivo models First Negotiation”); provided, however, it is understood and agreed that the Right of First Negotiation shall not be available to Licensee in the Research Program will event the assignment of the Licensed Patent is a part of or in the context of a broader sale or merger transaction that involves a number of other assets and/or rights or is otherwise part of a global sale or assignment of the patent estate to which such Licensed Patent is part; and provided, further that any such assignment shall be filed made subject to the rights granted in this Agreement and the Person to which any such Licensed Patent is assigned shall confirm in writing to Licensee that it agrees to be bound by all of the applicable terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation shall be limited to the right to purchase such Licensed Patent pursuant to a purchase price and other terms and conditions agreed by the responsible party simultaneously Parties. Licensee shall notify Licensor within ten (10) business days of receiving notice of its Right of First Negotiation, of its decision to exercise such right by providing Licensor with a binding offer , which shall include the proposed purchase price for such Licensed Patent (the “Binding Offer”). If, after ten (10) days after Licensee’s receipt of notice of its Right of First Negotiation for a particular Licensed Patent, Licensee has not yet delivered Licensor a Binding Offer for such Licensed Patent, Licensee shall have waived this Right of First Negotiation with respect to such Licensed Patent, and Licensor shall be free to offer such Licensed Patent to a Third Party; provided, that Licensor has complied with its obligations under this Section 3.1(d) and Licensor shall provide to Licensee all material information regarding such Licensed Patent that Licensor provides to any Third Party; and provided, further that any assignment to any such Third Party shall be made subject to the rights granted in the patent applications claiming Antibodies this Agreement and Research Antigens, regardless such Third Party to which any such Licensed Patent is assigned shall confirm in writing to Licensee that it agrees to be bound by all of the category applicable terms and conditions contained in which such patent applications fall. The parties will coordinate such filings and will use reasonable efforts to file such applications within three months of generating the data. (e) Upon the effective date of a research license under Article 6 to a CuraGen Optioned Antigen, and for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim the use of such CuraGen Antigen or Antibodies to such CuraGen Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) CuraGen shall reimburse ABX on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights; and (iv) CuraGen shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights and Research Program Patent Rights thereafterthis Agreement. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights that Licensee delivers a Binding Offer with such claims and other claimsregard to a particular Licensed Patent, ABX the Parties shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into negotiate in good faith for a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If CuraGen assumes control maximum period of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, CuraGen shall give written notice of such intention to ABX at least thirty (30) days before taking such action, and ABX shall have to reach agreement on the right, by written notice to CuraGen, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (f) Upon the effective date terms of a research license under Article 6 to an ABX Optioned Antigen, and mutually acceptable agreement providing for so long as such license or a commercial license under Article 7 for such Antigen remains in effect, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (ii) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation) to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the CuraGen Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim antibodies to such ABX Licensed or Optioned Antigen or the use thereof; (iii) ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all previously unreimbursed expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance purchase of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights; and (iv) ABX shall be solely responsible for the expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Research Program Patent Rights and CuraGen Patent Rights thereafter. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or CuraGen Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, CuraGen shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which ABX shall then have the right to control as aforesaidLicensed Patent. If the claims canParties, despite conducting good faith negotiations, do not be so separated CuraGen will take no action with respect to any finalize and execute a mutually acceptable binding agreement providing for the purchase of for such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without ABX’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If ABX assumes control of any patent application pursuant to this Section and determines to abandon such application, ABX shall give written notice of such intention to CuraGen at least Licensed Patent within thirty (30) days before taking such actionafter the date of Licensor’s receipt of Licensee’s Binding Offer, and CuraGen Licensee’s Right of First Negotiation shall have the right, by written notice to ABX, to assume the prosecution and maintenance thereof. (g) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Research Program Patent Rights and ABX Patent Rights that specifically and solely claim any CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof or Antibodies that Specifically Bind to such CuraGen Exclusive Antigen or the use thereof. In the event there are any Research Program Patent Rights or ABX Patent Rights with such claims and other claims, ABX shall file such divisional or other applications, to the extent legally permitted, as may be necessary to separate such claims into a separate application, which CuraGen shall then have the right to control as aforesaid. If the claims cannot be so separated ABX will take no action with respect to any such claim that would materially narrow the scope thereof without CuraGen’s express written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (h) With respect to each patent application and patent within the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Research Program Patent Rights that specifically and solely claims an Optioned Antigen, a Licensed Antigen, an Antibody that Specifically Binds to an Optioned Antigen, an Antibody to a Licensed Antigen or the use thereof and with respect to each other patent and patent application within the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, the controlling party shall (i) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party prior to filing in order to provide the non-controlling party with an opportunity to comment thereon, and consider in good faith reasonable comments by the non-controlling party thereon; (ii) provide the non-controlling party with any patent application filed by the controlling party promptly after such filing; and (iii) provide the non-controlling party promptly with copies of all substantive communications received from or filed in patent office(s) terminate with respect to such filings Licensed Patent and consider in good faith reasonable comments by Licensor shall be free to enter into an agreement with a Third Party with respect to the non-controlling party thereonsale of such Licensed Patent; provided, that Licensor has complied with its obligations under this Section 3.1(d); and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts provided, further that any assignment to obtain the broadest reasonable claims. (i) The non-controlling party any such Third Party shall assist the controlling party, upon the controlling party’s request, and be made subject to the extent commercially reasonable, rights granted in preparing, filing or maintaining this Agreement and such Third Party to which any such Licensed Patent is assigned shall confirm in writing to Licensee that it agrees to be bound by all of the patent applications applicable terms and patents within the Research Program Patent Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rightsconditions contained in this Agreement.

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Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.)

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