Prosecution by Licensor Sample Clauses

Prosecution by Licensor. If Licensee determines in its sole discretion to abandon, not to maintain, or not to pursue the Prosecution and issuance of any Licensor Patent Right, then Licensee will provide Licensor with written notice promptly after any such determination to allow Licensor a reasonable period of time to determine, on a country-by-country basis in its sole discretion, its interest in filing, Prosecuting, or maintaining such Patent Right in the Territory (which notice by Licensee will be given no later than 30 days prior to the final deadline for any pending action or response that may be due with respect to such Patent Right with the applicable Patent Office). If Licensor provides written notice to Licensee expressing its interest in maintaining such Licensor Patent Right, then, with respect to such Licensor Patent Right in such country in the Territory, (a) Licensor may, in its sole discretion and at Licensor’s cost and expense, Prosecute and maintain or abandon such Patent Right; (b) such Patent Right will no longer be a Licensor Patent Right for purposes of this Agreement; and (c) Licensee will promptly (i) provide to Licensor or counsel designated by Licensor all files related to filing, Prosecuting, and maintaining such Patent Right, (ii) provide to Licensor a report detailing the status of all Licensor Patent Rights that Licensee is Prosecuting or maintaining as of the applicable date of such notice by Licensee, and (iii) Licensee will provide all assistance reasonably requested by Licensor in Licensor’s Prosecution and maintenance of the applicable Licensor Patent Rights (including by executing all requested documents and providing additional information with respect to the applicable Licensor Patent Rights).
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Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor shall thereafter have the right, but not any obligation, to prosecute, obtain issuance of, and/or maintain such patent or patent application relinquished by Licensee in such country at its own cost, and any such applications and resultant patents shall not be subject to this Agreement.
Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enforce its rights in and to the Licensed Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, in the Authorized Fields of Use. In such event, Licensee shall take any and all such action as is reasonably requested in writing by Licensor to assist Licensor in enforcing such rights. Licensor shall bear all costs and expenses associated with any such enforcement and shall reimburse Licensee for any and all costs and/or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees and costs) requested by Licensor and incurred by Licensee in assisting Licensor with such enforcement.
Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor has the right, at its option, using Axxxxx Gxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP or such other patent counsel as are reasonably approved by Licensee, to control the filing for, prosecution and maintenance of all Licensed Patents, and of all patents and patent applications for Improvements, if any, that are conceived of or reduced to practice exclusively by Licensor. If such patents and patent applications reasonably relate or have applicability to the Field, Licensor shall (i) keep Licensee reasonably informed as to the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents and patent applications, (ii) furnish to Licensee copies of documents relevant to any such filing, prosecution and maintenance, and (iii) allow Licensee reasonable opportunity to comment on documents filed with any patent office which would affect Licensee’s rights under this Agreement, and Licensor shall reasonably consider such comments. For purposes of this Article 5, “prosecution and maintenance” of patents and patent applications shall be deemed to include, without limitation, the conduct of interferences, the initiation, conduct and/or defense of oppositions relating to the subject matter of the patents or patent applications, and other similar proceedings, as well as the maintenance of patents that have issued and/or requests for re-examinations, reissues or extensions of patent terms, but shall exclude actions against third parties to enforce patent rights.
Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor may, but shall not be obligated to commence an infringement action against any person or entity infringing, including infringement or misappropriating the Licensed Technology directly or contributorily. Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor as reasonably requested. The costs of such enforcement shall be shared equally between the parties. If Licensee so desires, it may retain counsel and experts of its own choosing; provided, however, that this shall not relieve Licensee from its obligations to share the costs incurred by Licensor as provided above. Any and all amounts recovered with respect to such an action shall be applied first to reimburse the Parties for their out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in prosecuting such infringement or misappropriation. The remainder shall be deemed Net Sales under this Agreement and be treated accordingly.
Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor shall be primarily responsible for any legal proceedings against any infringement of the Licensor Trademarks. Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor as reasonably requested. The costs of such proceedings shall be borne by Licensor. In the event Licensor shall not be willing to take legal proceedings against any infringer, Licensee may take such proceedings, and in such case any damages recovered shall belong to Licensee. Expenses incurred by Licensee in such action may be offset against Net Sales.
Prosecution by Licensor. Licensor shall use reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal practices, to: (a) prosecute any and all patent application(s) in connection with the Exclusively Licensed Patent Rights; and (b) file and prosecute Improvement Patent Rights licensed hereunder for which Licensor or Licensee deems it beneficial to obtain additional coverage. Licensee may recommend patent counsel for this purpose. Licensor shall permit Licensee to review all patent applications and claims made therein, and Licensor shall make reasonable efforts to implement modifications thereto as may be requested by Licensee prior to filing. With respect to filings pursuant to Paragraph (b) herein above, Licensor shall promptly disclose such Improvements to Licensee and Licensee shall elect within thirty (30) days whether such Improvements shall be included within the Improvement Patent Rights, at its expense. Licensor will have no obligation to prosecute patent applications that may constitute Improvements that are not elected by Licensee. Upon written election by Licensee, the parties will amend Exhibit A hereto to include inventions within the Exclusively Licensed Patent Rights, in a timely manner.
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  • Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights (a) At the initiative of ProPhase or Licensor, the Parties shall consult in good faith with each other regarding the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of all Licensed Patents. The Licensed Patents shall be diligently filed, prosecuted and maintained by Licensor using reputable counsel. Licensor shall keep ProPhase reasonably informed with regard to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the Licensed Patents, including by providing ProPhase (or its designee) copies of office actions issued from patent offices, proposed responses to such office actions, and any other patent related filings, to be made to such patent authority in the Territory sufficiently in advance of submitting such filings or responses so as to allow for a reasonable opportunity for ProPhase to review and comment thereon. Licensor shall consider in good faith any such comments for incorporation into such draft. Licensor represents that during the Term that (a) all Licensed Patents will be diligently prosecuted in the respective patent offices in the Territory in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, (b) all Licensed Patents will be filed and maintained properly and correctly, (c) Licensor will pay all applicable fees on or before the due date for payment, and (d) all Licensed Patents will identify each and every inventor of the claims thereof as determined in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Patent is filed. Prophase shall reimburse Global BioLife for reasonable attorney fees and patent office costs associated with the prosecution and maintenance of the Licensed Patents on a quarterly basis commencing on September 30, 2022. (b) If, at any time during the Term, the Parties may mutually agree that it is undesirable, as to one or more countries, to file, prosecute or maintain any Licensed Patent, then Global BioLife shall have discretion to refrain from filing, prosecuting and/or maintaining any Licensed Patent or permitting the Licensed Patent to lapse. (c) The Parties shall cooperate with each other and discuss, in good faith, the Patent Rights within the Licensed Patents Covering the Licensed Compound and Licensed Products to enable Prophase to make filings with Regulatory Authorities, as required or allowed in connection with (A) in the United States, the FDA’s Orange Book and (B) outside the United States, under the national implementations of Article 10.l(a)(iii) of Directive 2001/EC/83 or other international equivalents thereof. Global BioLife shall cooperate with Prophase’s reasonable requests in connection therewith, including meeting any submission deadlines, in each case, to the extent required or permitted by applicable law. (d) The Parties shall cooperate in obtaining Patent Term Extensions pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 156 and foreign counterparts and equivalents thereof, including supplementary protection certificates, to the extent such extensions are available with respect to the applicable Patent Rights (“Extension Activities”).

  • Prosecution of Patents (a) Licensed [***] Patents, Licensed Product Improvement Patents, and Joint Patents relating to Licensed Products. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 12.3(a), as between the Parties, Takeda shall have the sole right and authority to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Licensed [***] Patent, Licensed Product Improvement Patents, and, where relating to Licensed Products, Joint Patents (collectively, the “[***] Patent Prosecution”) on a worldwide basis (including the right to defend in patent office proceedings such as inter partes reviews, post grant reviews and oppositions).Takeda shall bear all costs of preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the [***] Patent Prosecution in the Territory. Provided that Ultragenyx’s rights with respect to the applicable Licensed Product have not terminated, Takeda, upon Ultragenyx’s request, shall provide Ultragenyx a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on material communications from any patent authority in the Territory regarding the [***] Patent Prosecution and drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities in advance of submitting such filings or responses. Takeda shall consider Ultragenyx’s comments regarding such communications and drafts in good faith with a view to maximizing the Patent protection and scope in the Territory in the Ultragenyx Field. If Ultragenyx’s rights with respect to the applicable Licensed Product have not terminated and Takeda determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any Licensed [***] Patent, Licensed Product Improvement Patent, or, where relating to Licensed Products, Joint Patent that is being prosecuted or maintained by Takeda in the Territory and that is applicable to the in the Ultragenyx Field, then Takeda shall provide Ultragenyx with written notice of such determination within a period of time reasonably necessary to allow Ultragenyx to determine, in its sole discretion, its interest in such Patent(s) (which notice by Takeda shall be given no later than sixty (60) days prior to the final deadline for any pending action or response that may be due with respect to such Patent(s) with the applicable patent authority). If Ultragenyx provides timely written notice expressing its interest in continuing to support such Patent(s), Ultragenyx shall have the right to pursue the filing or support the continued prosecution or maintenance of such Patents and Takeda shall provide to Ultragenyx, subject to reimbursement of Takeda’s out-of-pocket costs, all unpublished patent applications and any other information and documents necessary to permit Ultragenyx to take such action to establish or preserve any such Patents. If Ultragenyx pursues the filing or support of such Patents and Takeda continues to pursue a Licensed [***] Product in the Takeda Field, it shall provide Takeda a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on material communications from any patent authority in the Territory regarding such Patents and drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities in advance of submitting such filings or responses. Ultragenyx shall consider Takeda’s comments regarding such communications and drafts in good faith.

  • Patent Prosecution and Maintenance 14.1 REGENTS will diligently prosecute and maintain the United States and foreign patent applications and patents under REGENTS' PATENT RIGHTS, subject to LICENSEE’S reimbursement REGENTS’ out of pocket costs under Paragraph 14.3 below, and all patent applications and patents under REGENTS’ PATENT RIGHTS will be held in the name of REGENTS. REGENTS will have sole responsibility for retaining and instructing patent counsel, but continued use of such counsel at any point in the patent prosecution process subsequent to initial filing of a U.S. patent application covering the INVENTION shall be subject to the approval of LICENSEE. If LICENSEE rejects three of REGENTS’ choice of prosecution counsel, then REGENTS may select new prosecution counsel without LICENSEE’s consent. REGENTS shall promptly provide LICENSEE with copies of all relevant documentation so that LICENSEE may be currently informed and apprised of the continuing prosecution and LICENSEE agrees to keep this documentation confidential in accordance with Article 26. LICENSEE may comment upon such documentation, provided, however, that if LICENSEE has not commented upon such documentation in reasonable time for REGENTS to sufficiently consider LICENSEE’s comments prior to the deadline for filing a response with the relevant government patent office, REGENTS will be free to respond appropriately without consideration of LICENSEE's comments. LICENSEE and LICENSEE's patent counsel will have the right to consult with patent counsel chosen by REGENTS. 14.2 REGENTS will use reasonable efforts to prepare or amend any patent application to include claims reasonably requested by LICENSEE to protect the LICENSED PRODUCTS contemplated to be SOLD or to be practiced under this AGREEMENT. 14.3 Subject to Paragraphs 14.4 all past, present, and future costs for preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining all United States and foreign patent applications, and patents under REGENTS’ PATENT RIGHTS will be borne by LICENSEE, so long as the licenses granted to LICENSEE herein are exclusive. Payments are due within thirty (30) days after receipt of invoice from REGENTS. If, however, REGENTS reduces the exclusive licenses granted herein to non-exclusive licenses pursuant to Paragraphs 7.3, 7.4, or 7.5 and REGENTS grants additional license(s), the costs of preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining such patent applications and patents will be divided equally among the licensed parties from the effective date of each subsequently granted license AGREEMENT. 14.4 LICENSEE's obligation to underwrite and to pay all domestic and foreign patent filing, prosecution, and maintenance costs will continue for so long as this AGREEMENT remains in effect, provided, however, that LICENSEE may terminate its obligations with respect to any given patent application or patent in any or all designated countries upon three (3) months’ written notice to REGENTS. REGENTS will use its best efforts to curtail patent costs when such a notice is received from LICENSEE. REGENTS may continue prosecution and/or maintenance of such applications or patents at its sole discretion and expense; provided, however, that LICENSEE will have no further right or licenses thereunder.

  • Patent Prosecution 6.1 UNIVERSITY has or shall apply for and seek prompt issuance of and maintain during the term of this Agreement the PATENT RIGHTS in the United States and in such foreign countries as may be designated by LICENSEE in a written notice to UNIVERSITY within a reasonable time in advance of the required foreign filing dates. LICENSEE shall have the opportunity to advise and cooperate with UNIVERSITY in the prosecution, filing and maintenance of such patents. If UNIVERSITY decides to abandon the preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application covered by the PATENT RIGHTS, then UNIVERSITY shall provide written notice to LICENSEE, and LICENSEE shall have the right at its sole expense to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patent application or patent. If LICENSEE no longer wishes to support the prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application covered by the PATENT RIGHTS, then LICENSEE shall provide written notice to UNIVERSITY, and LICENSEE shall not be responsible for such corresponding patent expenses that are incurred subsequent to the date of receipt by UNIVERSITY of such written notice by LICENSEE; such returned patent or patent application shall be excluded from the PATENT RIGHTS. LICENSEE shall notify UNIVERSITY immediately if, at any time during the term of this Agreement, LICENSEE or any of its sublicensees does not qualify as a “Small Entity” as provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 6.2 All fees and costs including attorneys’ fees relating to the filing, prosecution and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS whether incurred prior to or after the EFFECTIVE DATE of this Agreement shall be the responsibility of LICENSEE. LICENSEE shall not be required to reimburse the UNIVERSITY for any fees under this section that have been paid to the UNIVERSITY by prior licensees or any other third party. Fees and costs shall be paid by LICENSEE within thirty (30) days after receipt of UNIVERSITY’S invoice therefore. Payments pursuant to this Section 6.2 are not creditable against royalties. 6.3 LICENSEE shall own any new patent application, and any patent that issues therefrom, or new technology in the SLE FIELD developed independently of the UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY employees and shall not owe the UNIVERSITY any fee or royalty under section 4 relating to such a new patent application, and any patent that issues therefrom, or new technology.

  • Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents (a) Subject to any Adolor third party agreements, Adolor shall prepare, file prosecute and maintain in the Territory and at its own costs, upon consultation with Santen, the Adolor Patents and any jointly owned patents. Adolor shall notify Santen of the status of all patent filings (including, without limitation, the grant of any Adolor Patents) and, upon the request of Santen, shall provide advance copies of any papers relating to the filing, prosecution, or maintenance of such Adolor Patents. For Adolor Patents and patent applications, and for jointly owned patents and patent applications, Santen shall reimburse Adolor for one-half of any and all costs for the filing, prosecution, or maintenance of such patents and patent applications incurred by Adolor. Adolor shall submit an invoice for reimbursement of such patent costs to Santen and Santen shall pay such invoice within thirty (30) days of submission by Adolor. Santen shall have the right to audit the patent costs subject to reimbursement once per year. Such audit rights shall expire twenty- four (24) months after an invoice is submitted by Adolor for payment. (b) Subject to Section 8.04 (b), all amounts for patent applications paid by Santen under Section 8.02 (a) for each country of the Territory shall be creditable on a country-by-country basis against future Royalties payable to Adolor by Santen for each such country; provided, however, that no more than **% of the Royalties payable for any period in such country shall be paid by crediting amounts paid by Santen under Section 8.02(a), and further **=Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. provided that Santen may carry forward all amounts paid under Section 8.02(a) for crediting against future Royalties in such country under this Section 8.02(b) until such amounts are exhausted.

  • Patent Filing Prosecution and Maintenance 7.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7, the IC agrees to take responsibility for, but to consult with, the Licensee in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and shall furnish copies of relevant patent-related documents to the Licensee. 7.2 Upon the IC’s written request, the Licensee shall assume the responsibility for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and shall, on an ongoing basis, promptly furnish copies of all patent-related documents to the IC. In this event, the Licensee shall, subject to the prior approval of the IC, select registered patent attorneys or patent agents to provide these services on behalf of the Licensee and the IC. The IC shall provide appropriate powers of attorney and other documents necessary to undertake this action to the patent attorneys or patent agents providing these services. The Licensee and its attorneys or agents shall consult with the IC in all aspects of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications and patents included within the Licensed Patent Rights and shall provide the IC sufficient opportunity to comment on any document that the Licensee intends to file or to cause to be filed with the relevant intellectual property or patent office. 7.3 At any time, the IC may provide the Licensee with written notice that the IC wishes to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights. If the IC elects to reassume these responsibilities, the Licensee agrees to cooperate fully with the IC, its attorneys, and agents in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the Licensed Patent Rights and to provide the IC with complete copies of any and all documents or other materials that the IC deems necessary to undertake such responsibilities. The Licensee shall be responsible for all costs associated with transferring patent prosecution responsibilities to an attorney or agent of the IC’s choice. 7.4 Each party shall promptly inform the other as to all matters that come to its attention that may affect the preparation, filing, prosecution, or maintenance of the Licensed Patent Rights and permit each other to provide comments and suggestions with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the Licensed Patent Rights, which comments and suggestions shall be considered by the other party.

  • Termination by Licensor Without Notice Licensee shall be deemed to be in default under this Agreement, and all rights granted herein shall automatically terminate without notice to Licensee, if Licensee becomes insolvent or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed by Licensee or against Licensee and not opposed by Licensee within sixty (60) days of such filing; or if Licensee is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent; or if a bill xx equity or other proceeding for the appointment of a receiver of Licensee or other custodian for Licensee's business or assets if filed and consented to by Licensee; or if a receiver or other permanent or temporary custodian of Licensee's assets or property, or any part thereof, is appointed by any court of competent jurisdiction; or if proceedings for a composition with creditors under any state or federal law should be instituted by or against Licensee; or if a material final judgment remains unsatisfied or of record for thirty (30) days or longer (unless supersedeas bond is filed); or if Licensee is dissolved; or if a suit to foreclose any lien or mortgage against real or personal property used in the operation of Licensee's business, the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on Licensee, is instituted against Licensee and not dismissed within thirty (30) days; or if execution is levied against Licensee's business or property, the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on Licensee; or if real or personal property of Licensee used in its business, the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on Licensee, shall be sold after levy thereupon by any sheriff, marshal, or constable; or if Licensee at any time ceases to operate or otherwise abandons its business or otherwise forfeits the right to do or transact business in any market(s) in the Territory; or if Licensee loses any government license required to engage in the Business or otherwise forfeits the right to do or transact business in one or more market(s), in which event Licensee's rights under this Agreement shall automatically terminate.

  • Termination by Licensee Licensee, at its option, may terminate the Agreement by providing Licensor written notice of intent to terminate, which such termination effective will be ninety (90) days following receipt of such notice by Licensor.

  • Prosecution and Maintenance Wyeth shall be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance (including, without limitation, any interferences, oppositions, reissue proceedings and reexaminations), of the Wyeth Patents. Wyeth shall reasonably consult with DOV with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Wyeth Primary Patents and DOV agrees to reasonably cooperate with Wyeth in such activities. Wyeth shall keep DOV advised of the status of such activities and shall also inform DOV in a timely manner of any material communications Wyeth receives from the relevant patent office with respect to such activities. Wyeth shall give notice to DOV of any desire to cease preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Wyeth Primary Patent on a country-by-country basis, and in such case, DOV shall have the right to elect to continue preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Wyeth Primary Patent. In the event that DOV elects to continue any such activities for such Wyeth Primary Patent, DOV shall reasonably consult with Wyeth with respect thereto and shall consider in good xxxxx Xxxxx’x reasonable views with respect to such activities, and Wyeth agrees to transfer to DOV all information reasonably requested by DOV for DOV to conduct such activities and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with DOV in such actions. DOV shall keep Wyeth advised of the status of such actions and shall also inform Wyeth in a timely manner of any material communications DOV receives from the relevant patent office with respect to such activities. Each party shall bear its own costs with respect to any preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Wyeth Patent for which it is responsible. Upon DOV’s reasonable request, Wyeth shall consider in good faith prosecuting in a separate Patent application any claim(s) concerning Product or Marketed Product that if separated into a separate Patent would thereby qualify as a “Wyeth Primary Patent” under clause (iv) of that definition instead of being included in another Wyeth Patent that is a “Wyeth Secondary Patent” hereunder, provided that (i) such separation and additional Patent shall not adversely affect the patentability, validity or enforceability any of the other Wyeth Patents or any other Patents owned or controlled by Wyeth or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) DOV shall be responsible for any incremental out-of-pocket costs incurred by Wyeth for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining such additional Patent.

  • Indemnification by Licensee Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the INFI Indemnitees from and against any and all losses, damages, fees, expenses, settlement amounts or costs (including reasonable legal expense, attorneys’ fees and witness fees) (“Losses”) relating to or in connection with a Third Party claim to the extent arising out of (a) the research, development, manufacture or commercialization of the IPI-145 Compound or the IPI-145 Product by Licensee, any Licensee Affiliate, any Sublicensee, INFI (to the extent properly acting in accordance with Licensee’s express direction) or any of their respective employees, consultants, contractors, subcontractors or agents after the Effective Date, including any actual or alleged death, personal bodily injury or damage to real or tangible personal property, or other product liability claimed to result from the IPI-145 Product Researched, Developed, Manufactured or Commercialized by or on behalf of Licensee or any of its Affiliates or any Sublicensee, (b) any breach by Licensee of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or obligations under this Agreement, or (c) any negligent act or omission or willful misconduct of Licensee, any of its Affiliates or any Sublicensee, or any of their respective employees, consultants, contractors, subcontractors or agents, in performing Licensee’s obligations or exercising Licensee’s rights under this Agreement; except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply with respect to any INFI Indemnitee to the extent that any such Losses (x) are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any INFI Indemnitee, or (y) are otherwise subject to an obligation by INFI to indemnify the Licensee Indemnitees under Section 10.2.

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