Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights Sample Clauses
The "Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights" clause outlines the responsibilities and procedures for protecting and upholding patent rights related to the agreement. Typically, it specifies which party has the authority to initiate legal action against infringers, how costs and recoveries are handled, and the level of cooperation required between parties during enforcement or defense efforts. This clause ensures that both parties understand their roles in maintaining the value of the patented technology and provides a clear framework for addressing potential infringements or challenges, thereby safeguarding intellectual property and minimizing disputes over enforcement actions.
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Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each party shall notify the other party in writing within [***] (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the Arcus Patents, TAIHO Patent or 乐天堂app下载t Patents (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (a) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of a Licensed Product in the Field, (b) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2) or 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with an ANDA (an Abbreviated New Drug Application) or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States or other NDA for a Licensed Product in the Field (a 鈥淧atent Certification鈥�), (c) patent clearance under the BPCI Act patent exchange and litigation process or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with a Biosimilar Application or other BLA for a Licensed Product in the Field (鈥淧atent Clearance鈥�) and (d) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party that is developing, manufacturing or commercializing any product directed to the Target of Licensed Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the Arcus Patents or 乐天堂app下载t Patents ((a)-(d), collectively, 鈥淐ompetitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each party shall notify the other party of any Patent Certification or Patent Clearance regarding any Arcus Patent or 乐天堂app下载t Patent that it receives, and such party shall provide the other party with a copy of such Patent Certification or Patent Clearance, within [***] after receipt.
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each Party shall notify the other Party in writing within 10 Business Days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the Chimerix Patent Rights, 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights or ContraVir Patent Rights (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of a Compound or Product in the Field, (y) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2) or 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with an ANDA (an Abbreviated New Drug Application in the United States or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States) or other NDA for a Product in the Field (a 鈥�Patent Certification鈥�), and (z) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party that is developing, manufacturing or commercializing a Compound or Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the Chimerix Patent Rights, 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights or ContraVir Patent Rights ((x)-(z), collectively, 鈥淐ontraVir Competitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party of any Patent Certification regarding any Chimerix Patent Right or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Right that it receives, and such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such Patent Certification, within five (5) days of receipt (except that if ContraVir receives any Patent Certification with respect to a Chimerix/UC Patent Right, ContraVir shall provide such notice and copy to Chimerix within two (2) days of receipt, in order to permit Chimerix to comply with its notification obligations under the UC License).
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each Party shall notify the other Party in writing within 10 Business Days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the OyaGen Patent Rights and/or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of a Product in the Field, (y) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2) or 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with an ANDA (an Abbreviated New Drug Application in the United States or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States) or other request for approval or marketing authorization for a Product in the Field (a 鈥�Patent Certification鈥�), and (z) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party related to a Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the OyaGen Patent Rights or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights ((x)-(z), collectively, 鈥�Competitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party of any Patent Certification regarding any OyaGen Patent Right or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Right that it receives, and such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such Patent Certification, within five (5) days of receipt.
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听12.4.1 Each Party shall give the other Party notice, promptly after becoming aware, of any infringement of Collaboration Patents or NGM Patents that claim or cover Products, Program Compounds, Small Molecule Products or Small Molecule Collaboration Compounds (collectively, 鈥�Collaboration Compound Patents鈥�) or NP201 Patents, where such infringement concerns the manufacture, importation, use, offer for sale or sale of a Program Compound, Product, Small Molecule Collaboration Compound or Small Molecule Product in the Field in the Territory (a 鈥淟icensed Infringement鈥�). Merck and NGM shall thereafter consult and cooperate fully to determine a course of action, including the commencement of legal action by either or both Merck and NGM, to terminate such Licensed Infringement. However, Merck, upon notice to NGM, shall have the first right to initiate and prosecute such legal action at its own expense and in the name of Merck and, if necessary, NGM, or to control the defense of any declaratory judgment action relating to such Licensed Infringement; provided, however, [*]. Merck shall promptly inform NGM if it elects not to exercise such first right and NGM shall thereafter have the right to either initiate and prosecute such action or to control the defense of such declaratory judgment action in the name of NGM and, if necessary, Merck. Each Party shall have the right to be represented by counsel of its own choice. [*] = Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
12.4.2 In the event that Merck elects not to initiate and prosecute an action with respect to a Licensed Infringement as provided in Section 12.4.1, and NGM elects to do so, the costs of any agreed-upon course of action to terminate such Licensed Infringement, including the costs of any legal action commenced or the defense of any declaratory judgment, shall be borne solely by NGM; provided, however, that [*].
12.4.3 For any action to terminate any Licensed Infringement, in the event that the Party electing to initiate or prosecute such action in accordance with Section 12.4.1 is unable to initiate or prosecute such action solely in its own name, the other Party will join such action voluntarily and will execute and cause its Affiliates and Related Parties to execute all documents necessary for such Party to initiate litigat...
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Subject to the terms of any applicable license as a result of which Ironwood Controls any Patent Rights included in the Ironwood Technology (i.e., the Existing Agreements or other Third Party agreements), AstraZeneca has the first right (but not the obligation) to enforce or defend in connection with any such enforcement activity any Ironwood Technology in the Territory, AstraZeneca Technology worldwide (provided that it has the sole right, but not the obligation, with respect to AstraZeneca Technology that is not Collaboration Technology), and Collaboration Technology that is not included in AstraZeneca Technology (including 乐天堂app下载t Technology and Development Data) in the Territory, to the extent either Party has the legal power to enforce or defend such Technology (鈥�Subject Technology鈥�), against an Infringement in the Territory, provided that AstraZeneca may not admit the invalidity or unenforceability of any Ironwood Technology or 乐天堂app下载t Technology without first consulting with Ironwood and obtaining Ironwood鈥檚 prior written consent to such admission. If AstraZeneca exercises its right to enforce (and so defend) any Subject Technology pursuant to this Section 7.6.5, Ironwood will reasonably cooperate with AstraZeneca with respect to such enforcement or defense, including by joining any lawsuit or proceeding as a party where such joinder is required under Applicable Law to enforce or so defend the Subject Technology. In the event that AstraZeneca declines to enforce or so defend the Subject Technology (other than AstraZeneca Technology that is not Collaboration Technology) against an Infringement within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required to comply with legal or regulatory deadlines which relate to such Infringement) of becoming aware thereof, Ironwood will have the right to so enforce or so defend such Subject Technology against such Infringement. Ironwood has the first right (but not the obligation) to enforce and defend any 乐天堂app下载t Technology against an Infringement outside the Territory, provided that [**] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission. Ironwood may not admit the invalidity or unenforceability of such Technology without first consulting with AstraZeneca and obtaining AstraZeneca鈥檚 prior written consent to such admission. In the event that Ironwood declines to enforce or so defend such Technology ag...
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each Party shall notify the other Party in writing within 10 Business Days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any actual, alleged or threatened Infringement by a Third Party of any of the Licensor Patent Rights or Licensee Patent Rights or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights, including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of a Product in the Field, (y) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2), 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or 42 U.S.C. 搂 262(l) or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with an ANDA (an Abbreviated New Drug Application in the United States or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States), biosimilar application or other NDA for a Product in the Field (a 鈥�Patent Certification鈥�), and (z) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party that is developing, manufacturing or commercializing a Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the Licensor Patent Rights or Licensee Patent Rights or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights ((x)-(z), collectively, 鈥�Competitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party of any Patent Certification regarding any Licensor Patent Right that it receives, and such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such Patent Certification, within five (5) days of receipt. In addition, Licensor shall notify Licensee within ten (10) Business days of becoming aware of any actual, alleged or threatened Infringement by a Third Party of any Licensor Patent Rights in the Territory in the Field.
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each party shall notify the other party in writing within 14 days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the Biocon Patents or 乐天堂app下载t Patents (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of ITO or Product, (y) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2) or 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or similar provisions in other
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each Party shall notify the other Party in writing within 10 Business Days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the YouHealth Patents or 乐天堂app下载t Patents (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of Compound or Product in the Field, (y) any certification filed in the United States under 21 U.S.C. 搂355(b)(2) or 21 U.S.C. 搂355(j)(2) or similar provisions in other jurisdictions in connection with an ANDA (an Abbreviated New Drug Application in the United States or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States) or other NDA for a Product in the Field (a 鈥�Patent Certification鈥�), and (z) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party that is developing, manufacturing or commercializing Compound or Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the YouHealth Patents or 乐天堂app下载t Patents ((x)-(z), collectively, 鈥�Competitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party of any Patent Certification regarding any YouHealth Patent or 乐天堂app下载t Patent that it receives, and such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such Patent Certification, within five (5) days of receipt.
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听(a) A Party asserting its right to enforce or defend any patent under this Agreement (the 鈥�Controlling Party鈥�) shall keep the other Party reasonably informed during the course of any legal action related to such enforcement or defense (an 鈥淎ction鈥�), and shall consult with such other Party before taking any major steps during the conduct of such Action. The other Party shall provide all reasonable cooperation to the Controlling Party in connection with such Action, including being named as a party to such Action if required for standing purposes.
(b) The Controlling Party in an Action shall not take any position with respect to, or compromise or settle, such Action in any way that is reasonably likely to directly and adversely affect the scope, validity or enforceability of any patent without the other Party鈥檚 prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed).
(c) A Party having the right to be the Controlling Party in an Action shall provide prompt written notice to the other Party (in a sufficiently timely manner that such Action will not be prejudiced) if:
(i) it does not intend to pursue the Action pursuant to this Section 9.7 or take such other action as is required or permitted under the Act or BPCIA to preserve its ability to prosecute a potential Action; or
(ii) it has not commenced such Action within the earlier of: (A) [ * ] after notice of infringement, or (B) [ * ] prior to the time limit, if any, set forth under Applicable Law for filing such Action or taking such other action; or
(iii) it has ceased or intends to cease to diligently pursue such Action or such other action.
(d) Upon receipt of such written notice under Section 9.7(c), the other Party shall have the option to become the Controlling Party. The other Party shall respond with written notice within [ * ] indicating if it intends to exercise such option, upon which such other Party shall become the Controlling Party, and may take its own action (at its own expense) to enforce, or take such other action with respect to, such Action, including initiating its own Action or taking over prosecution of any such Action initiated previously. Failure to provide such written notice shall be considered a decision by the other Party that it will not exercise such option, and such option shall immediately terminate.
(e) Any recovery from an Action shall be first used to offset expenses of each Party directly attributable to such Action in proportion to each Party鈥檚 ...
Enforcement and Defense of Patent Rights.听Each Party shall notify the other Party in writing within 10 Business Days (except as expressly set forth below) of becoming aware of any alleged or threatened infringement by a Third Party of any of the Oramed Patent Rights, 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights or Oravax Patent Rights (鈥淚nfringement鈥�), including (x) any such alleged or threatened Infringement on account of a Third Party鈥檚 manufacture, use or sale of a Product in the Field, (y) submission of a BLA (a Biologics License Applications in the United States or a comparable application for Marketing Approval under Applicable Law in any country other than the United States) or other BLA for a Product in the Field (a 鈥�Patent Certification鈥�), and (z) any declaratory judgment action filed by a Third Party that is developing, manufacturing or commercializing a Product in the Field alleging the invalidity, unenforceability or non-infringement of any of the Oramed Patent Rights, 乐天堂app下载t Patent Rights or Oravax Patent Rights ((x)-(z), collectively, 鈥�Competitive Infringement鈥�); provided, however, that each Party shall notify the other Party of any Patent Certification regarding any Oramed Patent Right, Oravax Patent Right or 乐天堂app下载t Patent Right that it receives, and such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such Patent Certification, within five (5) days of receipt.