Common use of Reciprocal License Grant Clause in Contracts

Reciprocal License Grant. Each Member agrees to grant a Reciprocal License under any of its Necessary Patent Claims not excluded in accordance with the following sections for any Ratified Specification on the date of Ratification in reciprocity to all other Members that also grant a Reciprocal License to Member. Such Reciprocal License is granted whether or not the licensor or licensee Member ever had any knowledge of the existence of such Necessary Patent Claims. Further, any Member shall have the right to suspend any Reciprocal License granted by that Member to any other Member (“Plaintiff”) in the case that the Plaintiff initiates any lawsuit or other legal proceeding against the Member alleging patent infringement within the Scope.

Reciprocal License Grant. Each Member agrees to grant a Reciprocal License under any of its Necessary Patent Claims not excluded in accordance with the following sections for any Ratified Specification on the date of Ratification in reciprocity to all other Members that also grant a Reciprocal License to Member. Such Reciprocal License is granted whether or not the licensor or licensee Member ever had any knowledge of the existence of such Necessary Patent Claims. Further, any Member shall have the right to suspend any Reciprocal License granted by that Member to any other Member (“Plaintiff”) in the case that the Plaintiff initiates any lawsuit or other legal proceeding against the Member alleging patent infringement within the ScopeMember.