Amgen Primary Prosecution Sample Clauses

Amgen Primary Prosecution. Amgen shall control, itself or through outside counsel reasonably acceptable to Novartis and directed by Amgen, the preparation, filing (including filing for correction of claims or specifications), prosecution, maintenance and defense (including responses to patent or trademark office communications, any office actions, oppositions, interferences and challenges (whether before a patent or trademark authority or judicial body) related thereto) (the foregoing collectively “Patent and Trademark Matters”) with respect to Licensed Amgen Patents, Licensed Amgen Trademarks and Joint Patents (in which case the prosecution will be in the name of both Parties), in each case solely in the Territory (collectively, the “Territory Patents and Trademarks”), as well as preparation and filing for any patent term extensions or similar protections therefor. Novartis shall be responsible for reasonable, documented costs incurred by or on behalf of Amgen in connection with such activities with respect to the Territory Patents and Trademarks (other than the costs associated with the creative development of Trademarks and related availability searches). Within [*] days following each Calendar Quarter, Amgen shall provide Novartis an invoice setting forth such costs in reasonable detail, and Novartis shall pay such invoice within [*] days of receipt thereof. From and after the Effective Date, with respect to Territory Patents and Trademarks related to Franchise Product 1 and Franchise Product 2, and from and after the Option Exercise Date, with respect Amgen Ref. No. 2015641252 Page 44 Note: Redacted portions have been marked with [*]. The redacted portions are subject to a request for confidential treatment that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. to Territory Patents and Trademarks related to Franchise Product 3, (i) Amgen shall provide Novartis with copies of and an opportunity to review and comment upon the text of the applications relating to the Territory Patents and Trademarks as soon as practicable (but in no event less than [*] days for new patent application filings and [*] days for all other filings or correspondence before submission thereof) before filing, (ii) Amgen shall provide Novartis with a copy of each submission made to and document received from a patent or trademark authority, court or other tribunal regarding any Territory Patents and Trademarks reasonably promptly after making such filing or receiving such document, including a co...
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Amgen Primary Prosecution. Amgen shall control, itself or through outside counsel reasonably acceptable to Novartis and directed by Amgen, Patent and Trademark Matters with respect to Amgen Patents, Amgen Product Trademarks and Joint Patents (in the case of Joint Patents, the prosecution will be in the name of both Parties), in each case solely in the United States (collectively, the “United States Patents and Trademarks”), as well as preparation and filing for any patent term extensions or similar protections therefor. From and after the Original Effective Date, with respect to United States Patents and Trademarks specific to the Product, (i) Amgen shall provide Novartis with copies of and an opportunity to review and comment upon the text of the applications relating to such United States Patents and Trademarks as soon as practicable (but in no event less than [***] for new patent application filings and [***] for all other filings or correspondence before submission thereof) before filing, (ii) Amgen shall provide Novartis with a copy of each submission made to and document received from a patent or trademark authority, court or other tribunal regarding any such United States Patents and Trademarks reasonably promptly after making such filing or receiving such document, including a copy of each application for each item within such United States Patents and Trademarks as filed together with notice of its filing date and application number, (iii) Amgen shall keep Novartis advised of the status of all material communications, actual and prospective filings or submissions regarding such United States Patents and Trademarks, and shall give Novartis copies of and an opportunity to review and comment on any such material communications, filings and submissions proposed to be sent to any patent or trademark authority or judicial body, and (iv) Amgen shall reasonably consider in good faith Novartis’ comments on the communications, filings and submissions for such United States Patents and Trademarks. Amgen shall not abandon or fail to (a) maintain any patent, trademark or application within such United States Patents and Trademarks or (b) defend against any post-grant challenges, including without limitation inter-partes reviews or post-grant reviews filed with respect to any patent, trademark or application within such United States Patents and Trademarks, in each case, without the prior written consent of Novartis and Novartis shall respond to Amgen’s request for a consent within [***]...
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Amgen Primary Prosecution. Amgen shall control, itself or through outside counsel reasonably acceptable to Novartis and directed by Amgen, Patent and Trademark Matters with respect to Amgen Patents, Amgen Product Trademarks and Joint Patents (in the case of Joint Patents, the prosecution will be in the name of both Parties), in each case solely in the United States (collectively, the “United States Patents and Trademarks”), as well as preparation and filing for any patent term extensions or similar protections therefor. From and after the Effective Date, with respect to United States Patents and Trademarks specific to the Product, (i) Amgen shall provide Novartis with copies of and an opportunity to review and comment upon the text of the applications relating to such United States Patents and Trademarks as soon as practicable (but in no event less than [*] days for new patent application filings and [*] days for all other filings or correspondence before submission thereof) before filing, (ii) Amgen shall provide Novartis with a copy of each submission made to and document received from a patent or trademark authority, court or other tribunal regarding any such United States Patents and Trademarks reasonably promptly after making such filing or receiving such document, including a copy of each application for each item within such United States Patents and Trademarks as filed together with notice of its filing date and application number, (iii) Amgen shall keep Novartis advised of the status of all material communications, actual and prospective filings or submissions regarding such United States Patents and Trademarks, and shall give Novartis copies of and an opportunity to review and comment on any such material communications, filings and submissions proposed to be sent to any patent or trademark authority or judicial body, and (iv) Amgen shall reasonably consider in good faith Novartis’ comments on the communications, filings and submissions for such United States Patents and Trademarks.
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