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.
Patents and Patent Applications To the Company’s knowledge, all patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to the Company or under which the Company has rights have been duly and properly filed and maintained; to the knowledge of the Company, the parties prosecuting such applications have complied with their duty of candor and disclosure to the USPTO in connection with such applications; and the Company is not aware of any facts required to be disclosed to the USPTO that were not disclosed to the USPTO and which could reasonably be expected to preclude the grant of a patent in connection with any such application or could reasonably be expected to form the basis of a finding of invalidity with respect to any patents that have issued with respect to such applications.
Intellectual Property, Inventions and Patents Executive acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any confidential information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by Executive (whether alone or jointly with others) while employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether before or after the date of this Agreement (“Work Product”), belong to Parent, the Company or such Subsidiary. Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Board and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the Employment Period) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments).
Copyrights and Patents When the RECIPIENT creates any copyrightable materials or invents any patentable property under this Agreement, the RECIPIENT may copyright or patent the same but ECOLOGY retains a royalty free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, recover, or otherwise use the material(s) or property, and to authorize others to use the same for federal, state, or local government purposes.
Inventions and Patents For purposes of this Agreement, “Inventions” includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive agrees that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive’s work with Employer or are related in some manner to the Business, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive will:
a. Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer’s property;
b. Assign to Employer, at its request, any rights Executive may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries;
c. Waive and agree not to assert any moral rights Executive may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and
d. Assist Employer (at Employer’s expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect to such Inventions. Executive understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay to Executive, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive is sole inventor, or Executive’s proportionate share if Executive is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive is named as an inventor in the patent. Executive further agrees that Executive will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive’s employment and for one (1) year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive’s rights and Employer’s rights in such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit B (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive represents and warrants that Executive has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship useful to Employer in the normal course of the Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement.
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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.
Trademarks, Patents Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries possesses or has the right to use all of the patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights, and applications therefor, and all technology, know-how, processes, methods and designs used in or necessary for the conduct of its business, without known conflict with the rights of others.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - INVENTION AND PATENT RIGHTS A. General
1. NASA has determined that 51 U.S.C. § 20135(b) does not apply to this Agreement. Therefore, title to inventions made (conceived or first actually reduced to practice) under this Agreement remain with the respective inventing party(ies). No invention or patent rights are exchanged or granted under this Agreement, except as provided herein.
Filing of Patent Applications Each Party will make timely decisions regarding the filing of Patent Applications on the CRADA Subject Inventions made solely by its employee(s), and will notify the other Party in advance of filing. Collaborator will have the first opportunity to file a Patent Application on joint CRADA Subject Inventions and will notify PHS of its decision within sixty (60) days of an Invention being reported or at least thirty (30) days before any patent filing deadline, whichever occurs sooner. If Collaborator fails to notify PHS of its decision within that time period or notifies PHS of its decision not to file a Patent Application, then PHS has the right to file a Patent Application on the joint CRADA Subject Invention. Neither Party will be obligated to file a Patent Application. Collaborator will place the following statement in any Patent Application it files on a CRADA Subject Invention: “This invention was created in the performance of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the [INSERT into Agency’s model as appropriate: National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], an Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Government of the United States has certain rights in this invention.” If either Party files a Patent Application on a joint CRADA Subject Invention, then the filing Party will include a statement within the Patent Application that clearly identifies the Parties and states that the joint CRADA Subject Invention was made under this CRADA.
