Prosecution Counsel Sample Clauses

Prosecution Counsel. Philips will select counsel for filing and prosecution of such patent applications (including continuations, divisional applications and non-U.S. national stage filings) as are paid for in whole by Philips as set forth in this Agreement, including, the Purchased Xxxxxx Patents, any Licensed Xxxx Patents for which prosecution and maintenance are assumed by Xxxxxx but paid for in whole by Philips and for which responsibility can be transferred from Xxxx as set forth in the Xxxxxx-Xxxx Agreement or other agreement between Xxxx and Xxxxxx, and any Xxxxxx Group 2 Patents where prosecution and maintenance cost and expense are paid for in whole by Philips (i.e., divisional applications, continuations, or national stage entries filed at the request of Philips for claim coverage in the Licensed Fields and paid for by Philips). Xxxxxx agrees to use reasonable efforts to retain, with respect to its obligations under this Section 9.4, the same counsel for any patent prosecution or maintenance which is [***] CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT REDACTED AND SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED continued or later initiated by Xxxxxx, as the counsel Philips uses, with respect to patent applications claiming priority to the Purchased Xxxxxx Patents. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts to assure each patent family is prosecuted by the same counsel and consistent with the efforts taken for other applications and patents governed by this Section 9, notwithstanding the fact that the patent family may include divisional applications requested by Philips. Philips will not be responsible for filing, prosecution, issue, maintenance or other patent costs and expenses related to any Licensed Xxxxxx Patents or Licensed Xxxx Patent unless set forth herein or authorized in advance, in writing, by Philips’ patent portfolio manager.

Prosecution Counsel. MVP shall be responsible for all invoices, expenses, and fees to outside prosecution counsel or agents relating to the Purchased Patents that were incurred prior to or on the Closing Date. If reasonably necessary, MVP shall assist Parent and Company in procuring all Patent Documents from outside counsel and foreign associate firms. MVP shall also waive on behalf of Parent or the Company any attorney-client privilege or attorney-client conflict issues related to the transfer of information under this Section. MVP’s waiver is only to Parent and the Company.