Common use of Right to Consult Clause in Contracts

Right to Consult. During the Term of this Agreement, in the case of the Prosecution of the Wakunaga Patents by RIB-X, RIB-X shall copy WAKUNAGA, or have WAKUNAGA copied, on all substantive documents relating to Wakunaga Patents received from or to be filed in any patent office in the Territory, within fifteen (15) days of receipt from the patent office and at least fifteen (15) days prior to filing with the patent office, respectively, including copies of each patent application, official action, response to official action, declaration, information disclosure statement, request for terminal disclaimer, request for patent term extension, and request for reexamination. WAKUNAGA may comment on the Prosecution of the Wakunaga Patents and provide such comments to RIB-X patent counsel, and RIB-X shall require its patent counsel to consider in good faith such comments from WAKUNAGA. If WAKUNAGA does not provide its comments with respect to the Prosecution of a patent application and/or patent within the Wakunaga Patents within ten (10) days of receipt of the relevant documents and in no event later than fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline for filing or otherwise responding to the relevant paper in the relevant patent office, RIB-X shall be free to act without consideration of WAKUNAGA’s comments but in good faith.

Right to Consult. During the Term of this Agreement, in the case of the Prosecution of the Wakunaga Patents by RIB-XMELINTA, RIB-X MELINTA shall copy WAKUNAGA, or have WAKUNAGA copied, on all substantive documents relating to Wakunaga Patents received from or to be filed in any patent office in the Territory, within fifteen (15) days of receipt from the patent office and at least fifteen (15) days prior to filing with the patent office, respectively, including copies of each patent application, official action, response to official action, declaration, information disclosure statement, request for terminal disclaimer, request for patent term extension, and request for reexamination. WAKUNAGA may comment on the Prosecution of the Wakunaga Patents and provide such comments to RIB-X MELINTA patent counsel, and RIB-X MELINTA shall require its patent counsel to consider in good faith such comments from WAKUNAGA. If WAKUNAGA does not provide its comments with respect to the Prosecution of a patent application and/or patent within the Wakunaga Patents within ten (10) days of receipt of the relevant documents and in no event later than fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline for filing or otherwise responding to the relevant paper in the relevant patent office, RIB-X MELINTA shall be free to act without consideration of WAKUNAGA’s comments but in good faith.