Termination of Suits. (i) If Associate or any of its Controlled Companies asserts any Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s) in violation of the above provisions, Associate shall terminate or cause to be terminated such assertion of claim, provided that this obligation shall not arise with respect to any assertion by a Controlled Company alleged to be in violation of such section unless Licensee has received a written notice of such assertion. (ii) In the case of an entity which is not a Controlled Company but in which Associate or any of its Controlled Companies holds any voting, security or any other ownership interest (a “Partially Owned Company”), Associate shall not knowingly vote, and shall cause each Controlled Company not to knowingly vote, any voting, security or ownership interest in any such Partially Owned Company in favor of asserting any claim which Associate would be prohibited from asserting hereunder. Associate agrees to use reasonable efforts to vote, and use reasonable efforts to cause each Controlled Company to vote, all voting securities and ownership interests in each Partially Owned Company to terminate any such claim(s). The termination of any such claim(s) under Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s), as the case may be, shall relieve Associate of all liability for any failure to comply with its obligations pursuant to this paragraph.
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Samples: Associate License Agreement for Resellers, Associate License Agreement for Assemblers
Termination of Suits. (i) If Associate Licensee or any of its Controlled Companies asserts any Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s) in violation of the above provisionsSection 5.1(a) or (b), Associate Licensee shall terminate or cause to be terminated such assertion of claim, provided that this obligation shall not arise with respect to any assertion by a Controlled Company alleged to be in violation of such section unless Licensee has received a written notice of such assertion.
(ii) In the case of an entity which is not a Controlled Company but in which Associate Licensee or any of its Controlled Companies holds any voting, voting security or any other ownership interest (a “"Partially Owned Company”"), Associate Licensee shall not knowingly vote, and shall cause each Controlled Company not to knowingly vote, any voting, voting security or ownership interest in any such Partially Owned Company in favor of asserting any claim which Associate Licensee would be prohibited from asserting hereunder, provided that this paragraph (ii) shall not apply where such action conflicts with Licensee's or Such Controlled Company's fiduciary duty. Associate Licensee agrees to use reasonable efforts to vote, and use reasonable efforts to cause each Controlled Company to vote, all voting securities and ownership interests in each Partially Owned Company to terminate any such claim(s). The termination of any such claim(s) under Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s), as the case may be, shall relieve Associate Licensee of all liability for any failure to comply with its obligations pursuant to this paragraphSection 5.1(c).
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Samples: CSS License Agreement (Intervideo Inc), CSS License Agreement (Intervideo Inc)
Termination of Suits. (i) If Associate Licensee or any of its Controlled Companies asserts any Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s) in violation of the above provisionsSection 5.1(a) or (b), Associate Licensee shall terminate or cause to be terminated such assertion of claim, provided that this obligation shall not arise with respect to any assertion by a Controlled Company alleged to be in violation of such section unless Licensee has received a written notice of such assertion.
(ii) In the case of an entity which is not a Controlled Company but in which Associate Licensee or any of its Controlled Companies holds any voting, voting security or any other ownership interest (a “Partially Owned Company”), Associate Licensee shall not knowingly vote, and shall cause each Controlled Company not to knowingly vote, any voting, voting security or ownership interest in any such Partially Owned Company in favor of asserting any claim which Associate Licensee would be prohibited from asserting hereunder. Associate Licensee agrees to use reasonable efforts to vote, and use reasonable efforts to cause each Controlled Company to vote, all voting securities and ownership interests in each Partially Owned Company to terminate any such claim(s). The termination of any such claim(s) under Absolutely Necessary Claim(s) or Disc IP claim(s), as the case may be, shall relieve Associate Licensee of all liability for any failure to comply with its obligations pursuant to this paragraphSection 5.1(c).
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Samples: CSS License Agreement