Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement of Patents Sample Clauses

Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement of Patents. Rexahn shall have the sole right, responsibility and obligation to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Patents included within the Licensed IP and any Patents jointly owned by the Parties that cover the Licensed Product, both within and without the Territory, at Rexahn’s expense. Upon the request of Rexahn, Biosense shall reimburse Rexahn for [***] percent ([***]%) of such expenses to the extent relating to the Patents included within the Licensed IP.
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Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement of Patents. LBIO will have the sole right and discretion to file, prosecute, maintain and enforce patent applications and patents claiming New LBIO Intellectual Property at LBIO’s expense. Company will cooperate with LBIO in LBIO’s activities to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming New LBIO Intellectual Property, and will, upon LBIO’s request, review and provide comments to LBIO relating to such patent applications and patents.
Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement of Patents. (a) Client will, at its own expense, have sole control of filing and prosecuting applications for, and maintenance and enforcement of patent applications and patents claiming Project IP. Provider will, at Client’s expense, use reasonable efforts to assist Client to obtain, maintain and enforce such patents, including cooperating with Client in Client’s activities to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming Project IP and, upon Client’s request, reviewing and providing comments to Client relating to such patent applications and patents. (b) Except to the extent required to protect Provider IP, Manufacturing Improvements, Necessary IP or Optional IP rights, and without limiting Sections 7.2(b), or 7.2(c), Provider and its Affiliates hereby covenant and agree not to, alone or in cooperation with any third party, sue or bring any cause of action against Client, its Personnel, suppliers, distributors, salespersons, customers, licensees or end-users for any patent infringement based on any development, manufacturing or commercialization activities relating to the Product conducted by Client or any third party for Client. This covenant will run with and attach to any and all patent rights owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by Provider and shall be binding upon any assignee or sublicensee of any Intellectual Property from Provider. (c) Provider agrees that (i) it will not publish or publicly present the results of any data or other information generated from the activities hereunder that includes or consists of Client’s Confidential Information, Client Materials or Client IP without Client’s prior written consent, and (ii) it will at no time file or have filed any patent application or initiate any procedure purporting to obtain any legal rights covering any discovery or inventions that would infringe Project IP or that it first develops, conceives, invents, reduces to practice or makes while using Client’s Confidential Information or Client Materials, without Client’s prior written consent.
Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement of Patents. Iovance will have the sole right and discretion to file, prosecute, maintain and enforce patent applications and patents claiming New Iovance Intellectual Property at Iovance’s expense. Company will cooperate with Iovance in Iovance’s activities to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming New Iovance Intellectual Property, and will, upon Iovance’s request, review and provide comments to Iovance relating to such patent applications and patents.
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  • Patent Prosecution and Enforcement 7.1 Asubio shall retain ownership of the Asubio Patents, which Xxxxxx Patents cannot be assigned to a third party other than the Affiliate of Asubio without Xxxxxx’ advance [***] CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT BOTH (A) IS NOT MATERIAL AND (B) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that this provision shall not act to prohibit Asubio from granting other licenses under the Asubio Patents consistent with the provisions of Section 2 above. Xxxxxx shall also retain the sole right and the obligation to diligently use commercially reasonable efforts to file, prosecute and maintain the patent applications and patents included in the Asubio Patents that include claims encompassing the Compounds, including the filing of continuation applications, divisional applications, appeals, reissues and reexaminations where reasonably warranted. 7.2 Asubio shall keep Omeros timely informed of all actions reasonably considered to be important, including, without limitation, all application filings, search reports, examination reports, office actions, responses, amendments and appeal proceedings, that are taken in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Asubio Patents that include claims encompassing the Compounds. Xxxxxx shall cooperate with Asubio in the course of the procedure for extension of the Asubio Patents, including any supplemental protection certificates. Should Asubio determine not to proceed with or to abandon the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Asubio Patents that claims any of the Compounds, Asubio shall provide Xxxxxx timely advance notice of its determination and Xxxxxx shall be entitled at its discretion and upon written notice to Xxxxxx to assume the right to file, prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application, at Xxxxxx’ sole expense, which such patent or patent application shall thereafter be excluded from the basis for payment of any Milestone Fee or Royalty to Asubio. 7.3 Xxxxxx shall own and retain ownership of the Compound Improvement Patents and the Field Improvement Patents, which Compound Improvement Patents and Field Improvement Patents cannot be assigned to a third party other than an Affiliate of Xxxxxx without Xxxxxx’s advance written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). Xxxxxx shall also retain the sole right and the obligation to diligently use commercially reasonable efforts to file, prosecute and maintain the patent applications and patents included in the Compound Improvement Patents and the Field Improvement Patents, including the filing of continuation applications, divisional applications, appeals, reissues and reexaminations where reasonably warranted. 7.4 Should Omeros determine not to proceed with or to abandon the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application included in the Compound Improvement Patents or the Field Improvement Patents, Xxxxxx shall provide Asubio timely advance notice of its determination and Asubio shall be entitled at its discretion and upon written notice to Xxxxxx to assume the right to file, prosecute and maintain such patent or patent application, at Asubio’s sole expense. 7.5 Whenever either party becomes aware of the possible infringement of the Asubio Patents, the Compound Improvement Patents or the Field Improvement Patents by a third party, such party shall promptly notify the other party of any such infringement and provide such other party with any available evidence of such infringement. 7.6 Asubio shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to bring any suit or action for infringement of the Asubio Patents. Any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx shall be solely at Asubio’s expense and in such actions in which Xxxxxx has not elected to participate and share in the expenses, Asubio shall have no duty to account to Xxxxxx for any award, settlement or any other recovery resulting from such enforcement action. Xxxxxx shall provide reasonable assistance at Xxxxxx’s reasonable expense in the prosecution of such suit or action. Xxxxxx shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its cost to join as a party in any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx. In the event that monetary damages are awarded or obtained by Xxxxxx whether by judgment, award, decree, settlement or otherwise, as a result of such enforcement action brought by ASB in which Xxxxxx joins as a party, the money actually received shall be divided appropriately between Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx with reference to the relative monetary injury suffered by the party hereto by reason of the infringement, after first deducting the expenses incurred by Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx in filing, prosecuting, and maintaining such suit or action. Asubio shall not settle any such action in any manner that conflicts with Xxxxxx’ rights in the Asubio Patents, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). 7.7 In the event that Xxxxxx fails to or elects not to commence any infringement suit or action under Subsection 7.6, Xxxxxx shall have the sole right in its discretion to enforce, in its name or Xxxxxx’s name, the Asubio Patents against any third party that infringes one or more claims of the Asubio Patent by the use, manufacture, offering for sale or sale of a product that competes with a Product in the Field or that is a generic or reformulated version of a Product. Any such enforcement action in accordance with this Subsection 7.7 shall be undertaken at Omeros’ sole cost and Xxxxxx shall have no duty to account to Asubio for any award, settlement or any other recovery resulting from such enforcement action. Asubio shall provide reasonable assistance requested by Xxxxxx in connection with such enforcement action at Omeros’ reasonable expense. Asubio shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its cost to join as a party in any infringement action brought by Xxxxxx. Xxxxxx shall not settle such action in any manner that conflicts with Xxxxxx’s rights in the Asubio Patents without the prior written consent of Asubio (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). 7.8 Except as expressly set forth in Section 2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither party grants any license under its preexisting or independently created or obtained intellectual property rights to the other party. 7.9 Each party shall execute and cause its employees and agents to execute any assignment, declaration or other document required to effectuate the patent ownership, application, prosecution and enforcement provisions of this Section 7.

  • Patent Enforcement (a) Each Party shall notify the other promptly after such Party becomes aware of any alleged infringement in the Field of any Patent licensed to either Party under this Agreement in any country. CURAGEN shall have the first right, but not the duty, to institute patent infringement actions against Third Parties with respect to any such alleged infringement in the Field and in the Territory. CURAGEN shall take all such actions under this Section 13.1(a) (other than with respect to a Patent included solely in the CURAGEN Collaboration Technology) in reasonable consultation with TOPOTARGET and shall keep TOPOTARGET apprised as to the status of any such infringement action CURAGEN institutes. TOPOTARGET shall execute all reasonable, necessary and proper documents and take such actions, at CURAGEN’s request and expense, as shall be appropriate to allow CURAGEN to institute and prosecute infringement actions under this Section 13.1(a). (b) The costs and expenses of bringing and maintaining any infringement action under Section 13.1(a) shall be borne solely by CURAGEN. (c) Any award or compensation (including the fair market value of non-monetary compensation) paid by Third Parties as a result of any infringement action brought by CURAGEN under Section 13.1(a) (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be allocated first to reimbursement of CURAGEN for all expenses incurred by it in connection with such action. Any remaining award or compensation shall be allocated to the Parties in the following proportions: [*************************************************]. (d) In the event CURAGEN elects not to, or fails to, exercise its rights under Section 13.1(a) with respect to any alleged infringement of a Patent licensed to CURAGEN under this Agreement (i.e., excluding any Patent included solely in the CURAGEN Collaboration Technology) within 120 days after receiving notice thereof, TOPOTARGET shall have the right, but not the duty, to institute patent infringement actions against Third Parties with respect to any such alleged infringement. TOPOTARGET shall take all such actions under this Section 13.1(d) in reasonable consultation with CURAGEN and shall keep CURAGEN apprised as to the status of any such infringement action TOPOTARGET institutes. CURAGEN shall execute all reasonable, necessary and proper documents and take such actions, at TOPOTARGET’s request and expense, as shall be appropriate to allow TOPOTARGET to institute and prosecute infringement actions under this Section 13.1(d). The costs and expenses of bringing and maintaining any infringement action under this Section 13.1(d) shall be borne solely by TOPOTARGET, and TOPOTARGET shall be entitled to retain any award or compensation (including the fair market value of non-monetary compensation) paid by Third Parties as a result of any such action.

  • 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.

  • 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”).

  • Audits, Inspection and Enforcement Within ten (10) days of a request by CE, BA and its agents and subcontractors shall allow CE or its agents or subcontractors to conduct a reasonable inspection of the facilities, systems, books, records, agreements, policies and procedures relating to the use or disclosure of Protected Information pursuant to this Addendum for the purpose of determining whether BA has complied with this Addendum or maintains adequate security safeguards; provided, however, that (i) BA and CE shall mutually agree in advance upon the scope, timing, and location of such an inspection, (ii) CE shall protect the confidentiality of all confidential and proprietary information of BA to which CE has access during the course of such inspection; and (iii) CE shall execute a nondisclosure agreement, upon terms mutually agreed upon by the parties, if requested by BA. The fact that CE inspects, or fails to inspect, or has the right to inspect, BA’s facilities, systems, books, records, agreements, policies, and procedures does not relieve BA of its responsibility to comply with this Addendum, nor does CE’s (i) failure to detect or (ii) detection, but failure to notify BA or require BA’s remediation of any unsatisfactory practices, constitute acceptance of such practice or a waiver of CE’s enforcement rights under the Contract or Addendum. BA shall notify CE within five (5) days of learning that BA has become the subject of an audit, compliance review, or complaint investigation by the Office of Civil Rights or other state or federal government entity.

  • Enforcement of Patents As between the Parties, (i) Prosecuting Party pursuant to 6.2.2 shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to prosecute any Infringement with respect to the Exclusive Licensed Patents including as a defense or counterclaim in connection with any Third Party Infringement Claim, at Prosecuting Party’s sole cost and expense, using counsel of Prosecuting Party’s choice and (ii) MedImmune shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prosecute Infringement with respect to the Non-Exclusive Licensed Technology, including as a defense or counterclaim in connection with any Third Party Infringement Claim, at MedImmune’s sole cost and expense, using counsel of its choice. For purposes of this Section 6.3, the Party prosecuting any Infringement pursuant to the foregoing sentence with respect to a Patent shall be the “Enforcing Party.” In the event MedImmune prosecutes any such Infringement in the Field in the Territory, Licensee shall have the right to join as a party to such claim, suit or proceeding and participate with its own counsel at its sole cost and expense; provided that MedImmune shall retain control of the prosecution of such claim, suit or proceeding, including the response to any defense or defense of any counterclaim raised in connection therewith. In the event Licensee prosecutes any such Infringement in the Field in the Territory, MedImmune shall have the right to join as a party to such claim, suit or proceeding and participate with its own counsel at its sole cost and expense; provided that Licensee shall retain control of the prosecution of such claim, suit or proceeding, including the response to any defense or defense of any counterclaim raised in connection therewith. If the Enforcing Party or its designee does not take commercially reasonable steps to prosecute an Infringement in the Field (x) within [***] days following the first notice provided above with respect to such Infringement or (y) provided such date occurs after the first such notice of such Infringement is provided, [***] Business Days before the time limit, if any, set out in appropriate laws and regulations for filing of such actions, whichever comes first, then (1) the Enforcing Party shall so notify the non-Enforcing Party and (2) subject to any rights of any Third Parties under any In-License Agreements (or other applicable Third Party agreements existing as of the Effective Date) and upon the Enforcing Party’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the non-Enforcing may prosecute such alleged or threatened infringement in the Field at its sole cost and expense, whereupon the non-Enforcing Party shall be deemed the Enforcing Party with respect to such Infringement.

  • Enforcement of Patent Rights Oxis, at its sole expense, shall have the right to determine the appropriate course of action to enforce Licensed Patent Rights or otherwise xxxxx the infringement thereof, to take (or refrain from taking) appropriate action to enforce Licensed Patent Rights, to defend any declaratory judgments seeking to invalidate or hold the Licensed Patent Rights unenforceable, to control any litigation or other enforcement action and to enter into, or permit, the settlement of any such litigation, declaratory judgments or other enforcement action with respect to Licensed Patent Rights, in each case in Oxis' own name and, if necessary for standing purposes, in the name of Licensor and shall consider, in good faith, the interests of Licensor in so doing. If Oxis does not, within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of notice from Licensor, xxxxx the infringement or file suit to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights against at least one infringing party in the Territory, Licensor shall have the right to take whatever action it deems appropriate to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights; provided, however, that, within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of Licensor's intent to file such suit, Oxis shall have the right to jointly prosecute such suit and to fund up to one-half (½) the costs of such suit. The party controlling any such enforcement action shall not settle the action or otherwise consent to an adverse judgment in such action that diminishes the rights or interests of the non-controlling party without the prior written consent of the other party. All monies recovered upon the final judgment or settlement of any such suit to enforce the Licensed Patent Rights shall be shared, after reimbursement of expenses, in relation to the damages suffered by each party. If Oxis does not receive sufficient monies from a final judgment or settlement to cover its expenses for such suit, Oxis shall have the right to credit up to fifty percent (50%) of such expenses against any royalties or other fees owing by Oxis pursuant to Section 4 above.

  • Collaboration on Compliance and Enforcement A Competent Authority will notify the other Competent Authority when the first-mentioned Competent Authority has reason to believe that an error may have led to incorrect or incomplete information reporting or there is non-compliance by a Reporting Financial Institution with the applicable reporting requirements and due diligence procedures consistent with the Common Reporting Standard. The notified Competent Authority will take all appropriate measures available under its domestic law to address the errors or non-compliance described in the notice.

  • Construction and Enforcement This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without and application of the principles of conflicts of laws. If it becomes necessary for any party to institute legal action to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and such legal action results in a final judgment in favor of such party ("Prevailing Party"), then the party or parties against whom said final judgment is obtained shall reimburse the Prevailing Party for all direct, indirect or incidental expenses incurred, including, but not limited to, all attorney's fees, court costs and other expenses incurred throughout all negotiations, trials or appeals undertaken in order to enforce the Prevailing Party's rights hereunder. Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in St. Lucie County in the State of Florida. The parties hereto hereby accept the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of those courts for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that any of them may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof brought in St. Lucie County, Florida, and hereby further irrevocably waive any claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in St. Lucie County, Florida, has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

  • Compliance and Enforcement 1. These provisions address the additional contractual remedies available to the Airport Board as a result of the Contractor’s failure to comply with the obligations set forth in the M/WBE Program Policy and Administrative Procedures. The contractual remedies set forth are also applicable to the Contractor’s failure to comply with the Program requirements, as well as any remedies available at law or in equity. These remedies are not intended to apply to the Contractor’s failure to comply with other obligations under the Contract unrelated to the Program requirements or preclude Airport Board’s recovery of its actual damages for such unrelatedbreaches. 2. The Contractor must attend and participate in onboarding, progress, non- compliance meetings and site visits upon request. The Contractor must forward all necessary documents and information during the course of performance and to close out the Contract and must cooperate with BDDD in providing any information, including the final accounting for M/WBE participation on the Contract. 3. BDDD is empowered to receive and investigate complaints and allegations by M/WBEs, third parties or Airport Board Staff, or to initiate its own investigations, regarding Contractor’s compliance with the Program requirements. If BDDD determines that an investigation is warranted, the Contractor must fully cooperate with the investigation and provide complete, truthful information to the Airport Board or its representatives concerning the investigation and Contractor’s compliance with the Program requirements. 4. The failure of the Contractor to meet the M/WBE contractual commitment or comply with any other aspect of the Program requirements will constitute a material breach of the Contract entitling the Airport Board or its representatives to exercise any remedy available in this Contract, the Program requirements or applicable law. In addition, the failure of the Contractor to meet the M/WBE contractual commitment or comply with any other aspect of the Program requirements may be considered and have a bearing on future contract award considerations. 5. Any suspected false, fraudulent or dishonest conduct relating to the Contractor’s performance of the Program requirements may be reported to the Airport Board’s Department of Audit Services or to any applicable enforcement agency, including the State Attorney General's Office and appropriate federal law enforcement authorities. 6. If Contractor is in breach of any of the Program requirements, the Airport Board or its representatives may exercise any of following remedies, in addition to any other remedies available to it under this Contract or at law or in equity: a. withholding funds payable under this Contract, including, but not limited to, funds payable for work self-performed by the Contractor or applicable retainage; b. temporarily suspending, at no cost to DFW, Contractor’s performance under the Agreement/Contract; c. termination of the Agreement/Contract; d. suspension/debarment of Contractor for a period of time from participating in any solicitations issued by DFW for severity of breach of Contract. 7. With respect to a firm not meeting a goal on a previous contract or the underutilization of an M/WBE (or SBEs, if applicable) on a previous contract, BDDD shall regard as non-responsive any bid, proposal or competitive selection process proposal received that includes the Contractor, consultant as a Contractor, consultant, subcontractor, subconsultant, joint venture, supplier, manufacturer’s representative, or broker. 8. With respect to M/WBE firms, a finding of non-compliance could result in a denial of certification or removal of eligibility and/or suspension and debarment.

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