Applicable Agreements. (a) Neither Seller nor its Affiliates shall, without the written consent of Purchaser, (i) forgive, release or compromise, or agree to any delay or postponement of the payment of, any Royalty owed under the Applicable Agreements, (ii) waive, amend, cancel or terminate, exercise or fail to exercise any of their rights constituting or involving the right to receive the Royalties or the Royalty Rights, (iii) amend, modify, restate, cancel, supplement, terminate or waive any provision of the Applicable Agreements, or grant any consent thereunder, or agree to do any of the foregoing, including entering into any agreement with GSK under the provisions of any of the Applicable Agreements, (iv) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, upon or with respect to the Royalties or the Royalty Rights, or agree to do or suffer to exist any of the foregoing, except for any Permitted Liens or (v) sell, lease, license, transfer or assign (or attempt to do any of the foregoing) all or any portion of the Patent Rights. (b) Seller shall, as promptly as practicable, provide to Purchaser copies of any material reports or other information prepared by GSK it has received pursuant to the Applicable Agreements that has not been previously provided to Purchaser by Seller or any other Person. (c) As promptly as practicable after receiving written or oral notice from GSK, (A) (i) terminating any of the Applicable Agreements, (ii) alleging any breach of or default under any of the Applicable Agreements by Seller, or (iii) asserting the existence of any facts, circumstances or events which alone or together with other facts, circumstances or events could reasonably be expected (with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both) to give rise to a breach of or default under any of the Applicable Agreements by Seller or the right to terminate any of the Applicable Agreements by GSK or (B) Seller obtains Knowledge of any fact, circumstance or event which alone or together with other facts, circumstances or events could reasonably be expected (with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both) to give rise to a breach of or default under any of the Applicable Agreements by Seller or the right to terminate any of the Applicable Agreements by GSK, in each case, Seller shall promptly give a written notice to Purchaser describing in reasonable detail the relevant breach or default, including a copy of any written notice received from GSK and, in the case of any breach or default or alleged breach or default by Seller, describing in reasonable detail any action Seller proposes to take to dispute or correct such alleged breach or default and (i) dispute such breach or default, or (ii) cure as promptly as practicable such breach or default in accordance with applicable Law and in a manner consistent in all material respects with the standard with which Seller would dispute or cure a breach in the administration of its own business (assuming, for these purposes, that the Applicable Agreements were the only business of Seller); provided, however, that, if Purchaser, in its good faith judgment, determines that Seller has not used efforts to dispute or cure such breach or default consistent with the foregoing standard, Purchaser shall be entitled (but not obligated) to, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, take any and all actions on behalf of Seller that Purchaser deems reasonably necessary or advisable to dispute or cure such breach or default promptly (including by directly performing any obligation of Seller on behalf of Seller or providing funds to Seller so that Seller may perform its obligations under the Applicable Agreements), and Seller shall act in accordance with any reasonable instructions provided by Purchaser with respect to such breach or default, provide all reasonable cooperation requested by Purchaser in connection therewith and promptly reimburse Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith. (d) Seller shall not take any actions that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of Purchaser. (e) Seller shall (i) ensure that all licenses, covenants, releases and other rights granted under the Applicable Agreements by or on behalf of Seller and each of its Affiliates are, and shall at all such times remain, valid, enforceable and in full force and effect to the extent required by such Applicable Agreements and (ii) comply in all material respects with each of its covenants, agreements and other obligations under the Applicable Agreements.
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Sources: Royalty Purchase Agreement (Healthcare Royalty, Inc.), Royalty Purchase Agreement (Healthcare Royalty, Inc.), Royalty Purchase Agreement (Agenus Inc)