Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation (a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter or Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
(b) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
INDEMNIFICATION FOR INFRINGEMENT The terms of this Section 10 do not apply to the Community Edition Licensees. Licensor will defend or settle, at its own expense, any claim against Licensee asserting a copyright, trademark or trade secret which concerns the Product used within the scope of the Agreement hereunder. Licensor shall indemnify Licensee against any loss, expense or liability including reasonable attorney's fees from any damages alleged against Licensee. Licensor's obligations under this Section are conditioned on Licensee promptly notifying Licensor in writing after Licensee first receives notice of any such claim, action or allegation of infringement and, Licensor being given sole control of the defense of any action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise, with the reasonable assistance of Licensee. Licensor shall not be liable for any costs or expenditures incurred by Licensee without Licensor's prior written consent. If an injunction or order is obtained against Licensee's use of the Product by reason of the allegations of infringement, or if in Licensor's opinion the Product is likely to become the subject of a claim of infringement, Licensor shall, at its expense:
(a) Procure for Licensee the right to continue using the Product; or
(b) Modify or replace the Product with a compatible, functionally equivalent, non-infringing Product(s); or
(c) If neither (a) nor (b) is reasonably practical in Licensor's judgment, remove the Product and issue Licensee a pro rata credit based upon the License fees paid for the Product prorated over a thirty-six (36) month period from the date of shipment of the Product. Thereafter, termination shall proceed in accordance with the terms of Section 4. Licensor shall have no obligation under this Section to the extent the alleged infringement results from (i) modification of the Product other than by Licensor; (ii) the combination of the Product with products not provided by Licensor; or (iii) use of any older version of the Product when use of a newer version made available to Licensee would have avoided the infringement. This Section 10 is Licensor's entire liability and Licensee's sole and exclusive remedy in the event of intellectual property infringement of any kind.
Defense of Infringement Claims In the event Licensee or Licensor becomes aware that Licensee’s or any of its Affiliates’ or any Sublicensees’ practice of the Licensed Patents is the subject of a claim for patent infringement by a Third Party, that Party shall promptly notify the other, and the Parties shall consider the claim and the most appropriate action to take. Licensee shall cause each of its Affiliates and each Sublicensee to notify Licensee promptly in the event such entity becomes aware that its practice of the Licensed Patents is the subject of a claim of patent infringement by another. To the extent Licensor takes any action, Licensor (or the ReGenX Licensors) shall have the right to require Licensee’s reasonable cooperation in any such suit, upon written notice to Licensee; and Licensee shall have the obligation to participate upon Licensor’s request, in which event, Licensor shall bear the cost of Licensee’s participation. Without Licensor’s prior written permission, Licensee must not settle or compromise any such suit in a manner that imposes any material obligations or restrictions on Licensor or the ReGenX Licensors or grants any rights to the Licensed Patents other than rights that Licensee has the right to grant under this Agreement.
Patent Infringement 9.1 If either Party learns of the infringement of a Prospective Patent, in any jurisdiction within the Territory, it shall so inform the other Party in writing, including any evidence of such infringement. University may not notify a third party of the infringement of a Prospective Patent, save for its legal advisers, without first obtaining written consent of Licensee, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied or delayed. Both Parties shall use their reasonable commercial efforts in cooperation with each other to terminate such infringement.
9.2 Licensee shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute and control any action, suit or proceeding to enforce the Prospective Patent with respect to infringement of the Prospective Patent and to defend any declaratory judgment with respect thereto, in each case within the Territory (“Action”). University hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with Licensee, at Licensee’s expense (including payment for University’s expert’s time, and other expenses so long as such expenses are properly documented), to enable Licensee to prosecute and maintain such Action. University’s agreement to assist Licensee includes, at Licensee’s reasonable request and when it is required by law, government regulation or court order, University’s agreement to join or to procure its Affiliates to join as a nominal party to achieve sufficient legal standing for Licensee to prosecute and maintain such Action provided that, if University participates in the Action only as a nominal party, University shall have no responsibility (other than to join as a nominal party) nor be liable for any costs or expenses in relation to or arising from such Action. For clarity, such liabilities for costs or expenses shall be the responsibility of Licensee. If Licensee invites University or its Affiliates to take a more active role (other than as a nominal party) in an Action as a co-party, University shall have its sole discretion to decide joining or not and on terms to be agreed with Licensee on a case by case basis. Licensee shall have the right to settle any Action or consent to an adverse judgment thereto, in its sole discretion, except that Licensee may not settle such action by agreeing to the invalidation of a Prospective Patent or any claim therein without University’s prior written consent. Any recovery obtained as a result of an Action, whether by judgment, award, decree or settlement, shall first be applied to reimbursement of Licensee’s expenses in bringing such suit or proceeding (including any attorneys, expert and court fees), and the balance shall be considered to be Net Sales Value, and subject to the royalty payments at [***]% as set forth in Clause 5, and the remaining balance shall be recovered by Licensee as damages.
9.3 Subject to Clause 9.2, if University commences or defends any suit or proceedings on its own account, University shall do so at its own expense. University shall have the right to settle any such action or consent to an adverse judgment thereto, in its sole discretion, except that University may not settle such action that may impair, damage or otherwise adversely affect the licence granted to Licensee under Clause 2.1, Licensee’s use of such licence, any Licensed Product, or any of Licensee’s rights/obligations hereunder, without Licensee’s prior written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any recovery obtained as a result of such action, whether by judgment, award, decree, or settlement, shall first be applied to reimbursement of University’s expenses in bringing such suit or proceeding (including expert, attorneys and court fees), and the balance shall be distributed between University and Licensee at a ratio of 65:35 in all cases which do not result in a sub-licence to a third party. If a suit or proceedings result in a sub-licence to a third party, then any recovery, whether by judgment, award, decree, or settlement, shall first be applied to reimbursement of University’s expenses in bringing such suit or proceeding (including expert, attorneys and court fees), and the balance to be paid to Licensee, provided that such balance shall be shared between University and Licensee according to the provisions in Clause 5.3 herein.
Claim of Infringement In the event that use of any facilities or equipment (including software), becomes, or in the reasonable judgment of the Party who owns the affected network is likely to become, the subject of a claim, action, suit, or proceeding based on intellectual property infringement, then said Party shall promptly and at its sole expense and sole option, but subject to the limitations of liability set forth below:
9.4.1 modify or replace the applicable facilities or equipment (including software) while maintaining form and function, or
9.4.2 obtain a license sufficient to allow such use to continue.
9.4.3 In the event 9.4.1 or 9.4.2 are commercially unreasonable, then said Party may, terminate, upon reasonable notice, this contract with respect to use of, or services provided through use of, the affected facilities or equipment (including software), but solely to the extent required to avoid the infringement claim.
Third Party Infringement (a) In the event that either ALGORX or BRIDGE becomes aware of any product made, used, imported, offered for sale or sold in the Territory in the Field which it believes to infringe a BRIDGE Patent Right or constitute a misappropriation of BRIDGE Know-How in the Field, such Party (the "Notifying Party") shall promptly advise the other Party of all the relevant facts and circumstances known by the Notifying Party in connection with the infringement or misappropriation.
(b) The Parties agree that ALGORX shall have the first right, at its own expense, but not the obligation, to enforce any BRIDGE Patent Rights or BRIDGE Know-How against such infringement or misappropriation. BRIDGE shall fully cooperate with ALGORX with respect to the investigation and prosecution of such alleged infringement or misappropriation including consenting to the joining of BRIDGE, at ALGORX expense, as a party to such action, as ALGORX deems necessary or appropriate.
(c) BRIDGE shall have the right (at its own expense), but not the obligation, to enforce, and ALGORX does hereby grant to BRIDGE the right to enforce, any BRIDGE Patent Rights or BRIDGE Know-How against such infringement or misappropriation, and ALGORX shall fully cooperate with BRIDGE with respect to the investigation and prosecution of such alleged infringement or misappropriation including consenting to the joining of BRIDGE, at BRIDGE expense, as a Party to such action, if necessary. BRIDGE may, in its sole discretion, exercise this right if:
(i) ALGORX shall fail, within six (6) months after notifying BRIDGE or receiving notice from BRIDGE of the infringement, to institute an action or take other substantial measures to axxxx such alleged infringement, or
(ii) ALGORX earlier notifies BRIDGE in writing that ALGORX does not plan to terminate such infringement or institute such action.
(d) The Party prosecuting such infringement action shall have the right to control such litigation and shall bear all legal expenses (including court costs and legal fees and expenses), including settlement thereof; provided, however that no settlement or consent judgment or other voluntary final disposition of any infringement action brought by a Party pursuant to this Article 9.2 may be entered into without the prior written consent of the other Party if such settlement would require the other Party to be subject to an injunction or to make a monetary payment or would restrict the claims in or admit any invalidity of any of the BRIDGE Patent Rights.
(e) Any damages or costs recovered by a Party in connection with any action filed by it as permitted hereunder shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, to reimburse the prosecuting Party for its own costs and expenses incurred in prosecuting such action (including reasonable attorneys' fees), (ii) second, to reimburse the other Party for its out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred (including reasonable attorneys' fees) by it in assisting such Party in that action, and then (iii) sharing the remainder as follows:
(1) if ALGORX is prosecuting the action, BRIDGE shall be entitled to a royalty on the defendant's infringing sales under BRIDGE's patent rights, as specified in column A of the table in Article 5.1 (or, if the claim is for misappropriation of BRIDGE Know-How, the royalty specified in column B of that table), and ALGORX shall retain the balance; and (2) if BRIDGE is prosecuting the action, ALGORX shall be entitled to that portion allocable to its lost profits or defendant's profits, whichever is less, from the defendant's infringing sales and Bridge shall retain the balance. In the event that the Parties agree to prosecute such infringement jointly, the Parties will split all damages or costs recovered equally, after first reimbursing each Party pari passu for any out-of-pocket expenses hereunder.
Infringement Remedies If, in either party’s opinion, any piece of equipment, software, commodity, or service supplied by Contractor or its subcontractors, or its operation, use or reproduction, is likely to become the subject of a copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret infringement claim, Contractor must, at its expense: (a) procure for the State the right to continue using the equipment, software, commodity, or service, or if this option is not reasonably available to Contractor, (b) replace or modify the same so that it becomes non-infringing; or (c) accept its return by the State with appropriate credits to the State against Contractor’s charges and reimburse the State for any losses or costs incurred as a consequence of the State ceasing its use and returning it.
Patent Rights The State and the U. S. Department of Transportation shall have the royalty free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to use and to authorize others to use any patents developed by the Engineer under this contract.
Third Party Infringement Claims In the event any claim or action for infringement of any patent, trademark, or other intellectual property right shall be made or brought by a third party against Seller, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates because of, or in anticipation of, the manufacture and supply of Product by Seller to Purchaser hereunder, or the marketing, sale or distribution of such Product to Purchaser Customers in the Territory by Purchaser hereunder (a “Third Party Infringement Claim”), the party first receiving such notice of the Third Party Infringement Claim shall promptly notify the other party. With respect to the Third Party Infringement Claim, Seller and Purchaser each hereby agrees that all Damages arising from or related to the Third Party Infringement Claim (including any legal fees and associated costs incurred in defending the Third Party Infringement Claim and any fees, royalties or other amounts paid in settlement or upon judgment) shall be shared as follows:
(a) Except as provided in clause (b) below, Seller shall be 100% responsible for all Damages arising from any Third Party Infringement Claim, including any fees, royalties or other amounts agreed to be paid in settlement or upon judgment of the Lawsuit or otherwise; and
(b) Purchaser shall be 100% responsible for all Damages arising from any Third Party Infringement Claim with respect to the use of Purchaser Trademarks. Each party agrees to indemnify the other party to ensure that Damages arising from any Third Party Infringement Claim are allocated in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) above. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, Seller shall control the defense any Third Party Infringement Claim described in clause (a) above and Purchaser shall control the defense of any Third Party Infringement Claim described in clause (b) above. The party controlling the defense of any Third Party Infringement Claim shall have the sole right to defend or settle any such Third Party Infringement Claim; provided, however, that such settlement does not impose any obligation or burden on the other party without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The party controlling the defense of any Third Party Infringement Claim shall keep the other party, at its request, materially informed of the status and progress of the defense of the Third Party Infringement Claim. No Third Party Infringement Claim shall be settled by the party who is not controlling the defense of such Third Party Infringement Claim without the prior written consent of the party controlling such defense. The non-controlling party, its employees, agents and Affiliates shall reasonably cooperate with the party (and its legal representatives) controlling the defense of any Third Party Infringement Claim in the investigation and defense of such Third Party Infringement Claim. Notwithstanding the above, and by way of clarification, neither party shall be obligated to indemnify the other party hereunder for modification or misuse of the Product by the other party or by wholesalers or the customers of either party. The provisions of this Section 17.4 shall be notwithstanding any conflicting provisions set forth in this Agreement, including Sections 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3.
Enforcement of Patent Rights 8.1. The Licensors and Licensee will promptly inform the other in writing of any actual, alleged, or suspected infringement of a Licensed Patent or violation of any Patent Right by a third party, of which it is aware, and provide available evidence of infringement.
8.2. With respect to any Patent Rights licensed exclusively by Licensors to Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee shall have, for an initial period of ninety (90) days following notice under the provisions of Section 8.1, the first right, but not the obligation, to institute and control the prosecution of a suit or to take any other action for infringement of the Patent Rights. Licensee will notify Foundation of its intent to institute such action, in writing. Each Licensor having an ownership interest in the Patent Rights at issue will have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to notify Licensee that it will join Licensee in such action under the provisions of Section 8.4.
8.3. Subsequent to Licensee's initial ninety day period, the Licensor or Licensors having an ownership interest in the Patent Rights at issue shall have the right, but not the obligation, to institute and control the prosecution of a suit or to take any other action for infringement of any of the Patent Rights, provided that withholding of consent shall not be reasonable unless the benefit of foregoing a suit or any action for infringement of the Patent Rights has a benefit of like magnitude for both Licensee and such Licensor or Licensors. If such Licensor or Licensors decide to initiate a lawsuit to enforce Patent Rights pursuant to this Section 8.3, Foundation will notify Licensee in writing. Licensee will have thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to notify Foundation that Licensee will join such Licensor or Licensors in such lawsuit under the provisions of Section 8.4.
8.4. The Licensee and such Licensor or Licensors may agree to enforce patent rights jointly, including by filing a lawsuit jointly or by one Party joining a lawsuit initiated by another Party. If a lawsuit is brought jointly in the names of such Licensor or Licensors and Licensee, then the out-of-pocket costs shall be borne equally between such Licensor or Licensors and Licensee, and any recovery or settlement shall be shared equally. Such Licensor or Licensors and Licensee shall agree to the manner in which they shall exercise control over such lawsuit. Each Party may, at its own option and expense, be represented by separate counsel of its own selection.
8.5. If any suit is brought involving the enforcement or defense of the Patent Rights, the other Parties hereto agree, at the request and expense of the Party initiating such suit, to reasonably cooperate and to make available relevant records, papers, information, samples, specimens and the like.
8.6. No settlement or consent judgment or other voluntary final disposition of an enforcement or defense suit initiated by any Party to this Agreement may be entered into without the consent of Licensee and such Licensor or Licensors, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
8.7. Licensee shall control any declaratory judgment litigation brought to challenge the validity, enforceability, and/or infringement of the Patent Rights, including the selection of litigation counsel. All other parties to this Agreement having an ownership interest in the Patent Rights shall cooperate fully in connection with such litigation. Licensee shall bear any and all costs of the action and shall be solely responsible for any and all damages, awards or settlements, including any award of costs to the prevailing party.
8.8. The total cost of any action commenced or defended solely by such Licensor or Licensors, will be borne by such Licensor or Licensors, and such Licensor or Licensors will keep any recovery or damages derived therefrom. Licensee agrees to be named as plaintiff and participate in the lawsuit and take further steps (at Licensor's or Licensors' expense, including any award of costs to the prevailing party) to the extent necessary for legal standing purposes. The Licensee agrees, at the request and expense of such Licensor or Licensors, to reasonably cooperate and to make available relevant records and information, execute required documents, and do other acts as such Licensor or Licensors may reasonably request from time to time. Any recovery or damages resulting from such an action will first be applied to such Licensor's or Licensors' out-of-pocket expenses and legal fees, and second will be applied to the Licensees' out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and other costs associated with cooperation as described above.
8.9. The cost of any infringement action commenced or defended by Licensee which such Licensor or Licensors decline to join under Section 8.4 of this Agreement will be borne by Licensee. Such Licensor or Licensors agree to be named as plaintiffs and participate in the lawsuit and take further steps (at Licensee's expense, including any award of costs to the prevailing party) to the extent necessary for legal standing purposes. Such Licensor or Licensors agree, at the request and expense of Licensee, to reasonably cooperate and to make available relevant records and information, execute required documents, and do other acts as the Licensee may reasonably request from time to time. Any recovery or damages resulting from such an action will first be applied to Licensee's out-of-pocket expenses and legal fees, and second will be applied to the such Licensor's or Licensors' out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and other costs associated with cooperation as described above. Any excess recovery or damages for past sales will be deemed Net Sales by a Sublicensee, and Licensee will pay Foundation Royalties at the rates specified in Section 3.2 above. Any remaining excess recovery or damages will be deemed Sublicensing Fees and will be shared as specified in Section 3.S(a). The Parties will negotiate in good faith appropriate compensation to such Licensor or Licensors for any non-cash settlement or non-cash cross-license.