Joint Negotiation The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, the parties intend that this Agreement be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and that no presumption or burden of proof arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Agreement Negotiated The Members are sophisticated and have been represented by lawyers throughout the negotiation and execution of this Agreement who have carefully negotiated the provisions hereof. As a consequence, the parties do not believe the presumption of California Civil Code Section 1654 and similar laws or rules relating to the interpretation of contracts against the drafter of any particular clause should be applied in this case and therefore waive its effects.
Contract Negotiations Service Company shall advise Provider with --------------------- respect to and negotiate, either directly or on Provider's behalf, as appropriate, such contractual arrangements with third parties as are reasonably necessary and appropriate for Provider's provision of Dental Care, including without limitation negotiated price agreements with third party payors, alternative delivery systems, or other purchasers of group dental care services; provided that no contract or arrangement regarding the provision of Dental Care shall be entered into without Provider Consent.
No Negotiation Until such time, if any, as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, Sellers will not, and will cause each Acquired Company and each of their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate, or encourage any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, provide any non-public information to, or consider the merits of any unsolicited inquiries or proposals from, any Person (other than Buyer) relating to any transaction involving the sale of the business or assets (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business) of any Acquired Company, or any of the capital stock of any Acquired Company, or any merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction involving any Acquired Company.
Individual Negotiation This Agreement and each Transaction hereunder is subject to individual negotiation by the parties.
Right of Negotiation (i) If Voyager or any Affiliate, successor, assign thereof decides not to Exploit the Product for any reason, including any such decision by Voyager following a decision by a licensee of Voyager to abandon its rights under a license from Voyager, (which Voyager shall promptly notify DURECT in writing as soon as practicable but no later than thirty (30) days after such decision) or (ii) if DURECT shall have terminated the Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2(c)(ii), DURECT shall have a right of first negotiation to obtain from Voyager an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, under the Voyager Patents and Project Information and Inventions, and the right to use all regulatory filings, Clinical Trial data and CMC data and all other intellectual property owned by Voyager, in each case to the extent solely related to the Product, and the right to cross-reference any and all regulatory filings with respect to the Product, solely for purposes of Exploiting the Product. No later than twenty (20) days after DURECT's receipt of notice from Voyager under (i) above or the effective date of termination under (ii) above, DURECT shall notify Voyager whether it wishes to exercise its right of first negotiation. If DURECT notifies Voyager that its wishes to exercise its right of first negotiation, then Voyager shall allow DURECT to conduct reasonable diligence including providing to DURECT all information as reasonably requested by DURECT, and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith a definitive agreement covering such license to DURECT for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of DURECT's notice of exercise. In the event that the Parties have not executed a definitive agreement within such 180-day period, then Voyager shall have no further obligations to DURECT. Prior to the exhaustion of DURECT's right under this Section 8.7, Voyager may not offer nor negotiate with any third Person any license or assignment of subject matter covered by this right of negotiation.
Exclusive Negotiations Seller shall (i) remove the Property from the market, and (ii) cease and refrain from any and all negotiations with any other prospective optionees or purchasers of the Property.
Good Faith Negotiation Subject to Section 7.4, either Party seeking resolution of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Ancillary Agreement (including regarding whether any Assets are Transferred Assets, any Assets are Retained Assets, any Liabilities are Assumed Liabilities, any Liabilities are Retained Liabilities or the validity, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) (a “Dispute”), shall provide written notice thereof to the other Party (the “Initial Notice”), and within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the Initial Notice, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute. The negotiations shall be conducted by executives who hold, at a minimum, the title of senior vice president and who have authority to settle the Dispute. All such negotiations shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence. If the Parties are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days after the delivery of such notice or if a Party reasonably concludes that the other Party is not willing to negotiate as contemplated by this Section 7.1, the Dispute shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with Section 7.2.
Mutual Negotiations This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
Negotiation of Agreement Owner and Manager are both business entities having substantial experience with the subject matter of this Agreement, and each has fully participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Accordingly, this Agreement shall be construed without regard to the rule that ambiguities in a document are to be construed against the draftsman. No inferences shall be drawn from the fact that the final, duly executed Agreement differs in any respect from any previous draft hereof.