Common use of CytomX Patent Rights Clause in Contracts

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. To the extent CytomX decides not to prosecute or maintain any Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such new initial Patent Right) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer written notice to such effect at least [***] prior to the date on which any filing or other action is due, in which event Pfizer may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Option and License Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.), Option and License Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

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CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any all Licensed Patent Rights (other than Licensed Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements). With respect to any Licensed Patent Rights disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Probody Platform Improvements included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely ownsthe Program Technology), including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any Licensed Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial Patent Rightpatent application) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with thirty (30) days prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] thirty (30) days prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to file or continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written requestrequest received within such thirty (30) day period, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, maintain such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to ; provided that ImmunoGen (a) shall keep CytomX reasonably informed of the contrarystatus of the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, all CytomX Patent Rights. With respect to any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements included in the CytomX Improvements. Program Technology), CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Communications regarding the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Rights that are Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology will be made through the Patent Committee established as set forth in Section 5.2.4 hereof. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any CytomX Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Developmentdevelopment, Manufacturemanufacture, Commercialization commercialization or use of any ImmunoGen Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial patent application or any CytomX Patent RightRight related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual PropertyCytomX Technology, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right; provided that ImmunoGen (a) shall keep CytomX reasonably informed of the status of the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Notwithstanding anything Any such Patent Right that is prosecuted or maintained by ImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.3 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the contraryParties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement or any then-outstanding License Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating CytomX to file any patent application in any country or other jurisdiction relating to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements. ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, all CytomX Patent Rights. With respect to any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, disclosing or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later claiming Program Technology (other than [Unconjugated Probody ***] after request by Pfizer Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. Platform Improvements included in the Program Technology), CytomX shall keep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers status of the Developmentfiling, Manufacture, Commercialization or use prosecution and maintenance of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Communications regarding the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Rights that are Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology will be made through the Patent Committee established as set forth in Section 5.2.4 hereof. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any CytomX Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Developmentdevelopment, Manufacturemanufacture, Commercialization commercialization or use of any ImmunoGen Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial patent application or any CytomX Patent RightRight related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual PropertyCytomX Technology, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right; provided that ImmunoGen (a) shall keep CytomX reasonably informed of the status of the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Notwithstanding anything Any such Patent Right that is prosecuted or maintained by ImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.3 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the contraryParties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement or any then-outstanding License Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as obligating CytomX to file any patent application in any country or other jurisdiction relating to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements. ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K 601(b)(10). Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to the omitted portions. without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] ninety (90) days after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. To the extent CytomX decides not to prosecute or maintain any Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such new initial Patent Right) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer written notice to such effect at least [***] thirty (30) days prior to the date on which any filing or other action is due, in which event Pfizer may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted (a) CytomX shall maintain the recent PCT application on the EGFR Probody, International Application Number PCT/US2013/038540, filed April 26, 2013 (the “EGFR PCT”) for its full life; and filed separately with (b) CytomX shall, on or before the Securities deadline for entry of the EGFR PCT into the national phase, file applications in the countries/regions listed in Schedule 6.2.1, parts A and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect B, provided that if CytomX does not wish to file in any region or country on Schedule 6.2.1 as set forth in part (b) of this sentence, CytomX shall notify Pfizer at least ninety (90) days prior to the omitted portions. [***]deadline for such filing and Pfizer may elect to file, prosecute and maintain such Patent Rights in such countries, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Rights. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K 601(b)(10). Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to the omitted portions. CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]for any national applications claiming priority to the EGFR provisional applications cited in the EGFR PCT in the countries listed in Schedule 6.2.1, part B that are initially filed by Pfizer pursuant to the foregoing sentence, this part (y) shall not apply, on a country-by-country basis, if CxxxxX agrees to pay and does pay, within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an invoice from Pfizer, fifty percent (50%) of Pfizer’s out-of-pocket expenses for all filing, prosecution and maintenance costs of such applications. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Option and License Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] ninety (90) days after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. To the extent CytomX decides not to prosecute or maintain any Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such new initial Patent Right) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer written notice to such effect at least [***] thirty (30) days prior to the date on which any filing or other action is due, in which event Pfizer may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted (a) CytomX shall maintain the recent PCT application on the EGFR Probody, International Application Number PCT/US2013/038540, filed April 26, 2013 (the “EGFR PCT”) for its full life; and filed separately with (b) CytomX shall, on or before the Securities deadline for entry of the EGFR PCT into the national phase, file applications in the countries/regions listed in Schedule 6.2.1, parts A and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect B, provided that if CytomX does not wish to file in any region or country on Schedule 6.2.1 as set forth in part (b) of this sentence, CytomX shall notify Pfizer at least ninety (90) days prior to the omitted portions. [***]deadline for such filing and Pfizer may elect to file, prosecute and maintain such Patent Rights in such countries, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Rights. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]for any national applications claiming priority to the EGFR provisional applications cited in the EGFR PCT in the countries listed in Schedule 6.2.1, part B that are initially filed by Pfizer pursuant to the foregoing sentence, this part (y) shall not apply, on a country-by-country basis, if CytomX agrees to pay and does pay, within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an invoice from Pfizer, fifty percent (50%) of Pfizer’s out-of-pocket expenses for all filing, prosecution and maintenance costs of such applications. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Option and License Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any all Licensed Patent Rights (other than Licensed Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements). With respect to any Licensed Patent Rights disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Probody Platform Improvements included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely ownsthe Program Technology), including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any Licensed Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial Patent Rightpatent application) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to file or continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written requestrequest received within such [***] period, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, maintain such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) ; provided that ImmunoGen (xa) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, shall keep CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects reasonably informed of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in status of the filing, prosecution or and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right under Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX Third Party Agreement, in regard to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, . Any such Patent Right that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed prosecuted or Commercialized maintained by Pfizer or its AffiliatesImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.2 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the loss Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. For avoidance of which would result doubt, “prosecution” as used in loss of right to this Section 5.2 includes oppositions, nullity or would materially diminish revocation actions, post-grant reviews and other patent office proceedings involving the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayedreferenced Patent Rights.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, all CytomX Patent Rights. With respect to any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements included in the CytomX Improvements. Program Technology), CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Communications regarding the filing, prosecution ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Rights that are Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology will be made through the Patent Committee established as set forth in Section 5.2.4 hereof. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any CytomX Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Developmentdevelopment, Manufacturemanufacture, Commercialization commercialization or use of any ImmunoGen Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial patent application or any CytomX Patent RightRight related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual PropertyCytomX Technology, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with thirty (30) days prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] thirty (30) days prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) ; provided that ImmunoGen (xa) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, shall keep CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects reasonably informed of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in status of the filing, prosecution or and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right under Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX Third Party Agreement, in regard to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, . Any such Patent Right that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed prosecuted or Commercialized maintained by Pfizer or its AffiliatesImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.3 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the loss of which would result Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement or any then-outstanding License Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. Nothing contained in loss of right this Agreement shall be construed as obligating CytomX to file any patent application in any country or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not other jurisdiction relating to be unreasonably withheld or delayedCytomX TAP Platform Improvements.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

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CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. To the extent ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. CytomX decides not to prosecute or maintain any Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such new initial Patent Right) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer written notice to such effect at least [***] prior to the date on which any filing or other action is due, in which event Pfizer may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at Pfizer’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon Pfizer’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Pfizer’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) provided that (x) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Patent Right under any CytomX Third Party Agreement, to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed or Commercialized by Pfizer or its Affiliates, and the loss of which would result in loss of right to or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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Samples: Option and License Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any all Licensed Patent Rights (other than Licensed Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements). With respect to any Licensed Patent Rights disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Probody Platform Improvements included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely ownsthe Program Technology), including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any Licensed Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial Patent Rightpatent application) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to file or continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written requestrequest received within such [***] period, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, maintain such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) ; provided that ImmunoGen (xa) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, shall keep CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects reasonably informed of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in status of the filing, prosecution or and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right under Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX Third Party Agreement, in regard to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, . Any such Patent Right that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed prosecuted or Commercialized maintained by Pfizer or its AffiliatesImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.2 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the loss Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. For avoidance of which would result doubt, “prosecution” as used in loss of right to this Section 5.2 includes oppositions, nullity or would materially diminish revocation actions, post-grant reviews and other patent office proceedings involving the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayedreferenced Patent Rights.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, all CytomX Patent Rights. With respect to any Patent Rights included in Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and Patent Rights comprised disclosing or claiming Program Technology (other than Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements included in the CytomX Improvements. Program Technology), CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it fileskeep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of the status of the filing, or in connection with the prosecution and maintenance of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [***] after request by Pfizer of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. Communications regarding the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Rights that are Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology will be made through the Patent Committee established as set forth in Section 5.2.4 hereof. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any CytomX Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Developmentdevelopment, Manufacturemanufacture, Commercialization commercialization or use of any ImmunoGen Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial patent application or any CytomX Patent RightRight related to CytomX TAP Platform Improvements) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual PropertyCytomX Technology, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written request, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own any discretion, such Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) Right; provided that ImmunoGen (xa) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, shall keep CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects reasonably informed of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in status of the filing, prosecution or and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right under Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX Third Party Agreement, in regard to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, . Any such Patent Right that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed prosecuted or Commercialized maintained by Pfizer or its AffiliatesImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.3 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the loss of which would result Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement or any then-outstanding License Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. Nothing contained in loss of right this Agreement shall be construed as obligating CytomX to file any patent application in any country or would materially diminish the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not other jurisdiction relating to be unreasonably withheld or delayedCytomX TAP Platform Improvements.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

CytomX Patent Rights. CytomX, at its own expense, shall have the sole right, but not the obligation, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain, throughout the world, any all Licensed Patent Rights included in (other than Licensed Intellectual Property that it solely owns, including CytomX Patent Rights and claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements). With respect to any Licensed Patent Rights comprised in the CytomX Improvements. CytomX shall not disclose any Pfizer Confidential Information in any Patent Rights that it files, disclosing or in connection with the prosecution of any such Patent Rights, without Pfizer’s prior written consent. CytomX shall notify Pfizer promptly, and no later than [claiming Program Technology ***] after request by Pfizer Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. (other than Probody Platform Improvements included in the Program Technology), CytomX shall keep ImmunoGen reasonably informed of any Patent Right after the Effective Date that covers status of the Developmentfiling, Manufacture, Commercialization or use prosecution and maintenance of any Licensed Product. In the absence of such prompt notification, any such Patent Rights shall be excluded from the Valid Claim definition. CytomX shall keep Pfizer informed regarding each Patent Right included in the Licensed Intellectual Property that CytomX or any Third Party licensor is prosecuting and shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by Pfizer ImmunoGen in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right. CytomX shall consult with ImmunoGen in the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any CytomX Patent Right related to Improvements to ImmunoGen Technology and shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by ImmunoGen in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance. To the extent CytomX decides not to file, prosecute or maintain any Licensed Patent Right of CytomX that CytomX reasonably believes covers or may cover the Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or use of any Licensed Product (other than any such Patent Right owned or co-owned by a Third Party licensor or the filing of any such a new initial Patent Rightpatent application) and except in the case in which the decision not to file, prosecute or maintain such Patent Right is made by CytomX in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects of the Licensed Intellectual Property, CytomX shall provide Pfizer ImmunoGen with [***] prior written notice to such effect (i.e., at least [***] prior to the date on which any such filing is intended or due or on which any other such action is due), in which event Pfizer ImmunoGen may elect to file or continue prosecution or maintenance of such Patent Right, at PfizerImmunoGen’s sole expense, and CytomX, upon PfizerImmunoGen’s written requestrequest received within such [***] period, shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at PfizerImmunoGen’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Pfizer ImmunoGen to file, prosecute and maintain, at its own discretion, maintain such Patent Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, ***Certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. [***]. CytomX will continue to own any Patent Rights that are filed, prosecuted or maintained by Pfizer pursuant to this Section 6.2.1(d) ; provided that ImmunoGen (xa) such Patent Rights in such countries will be excluded from the Valid Claim definition; and (y) in addition to the exclusive licenses granted to Pfizer under Section 4, shall keep CytomX will and does hereby grant to Pfizer (subject to any existing Third Party rights) a non-exclusive, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide license to practice and exploit such Patent Rights in such countries for any and all purposes, provided that [***]. Except in the ordinary course of filing continuation applications or as part of an overall strategy to optimize the scope or other aspects reasonably informed of the intellectual property protecting the relevant Agreement PDCs, CytomX shall not decline to pay for or participate in status of the filing, prosecution or and maintenance of such Patent Rights, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by CytomX in regard to such filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Right under Right, and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by CytomX Third Party Agreement, in regard to the extent CytomX is obligated to pay for such or has the right to participate in such filing, prosecution or maintenance, . Any such Patent Right that is included in the Licensed Intellectual Property and that, in Pfizer’s reasonable discretion, covers a Licensed Product Developed prosecuted or Commercialized maintained by Pfizer or its AffiliatesImmunoGen pursuant to this Section 5.2.2 (a) will continue to be owned by CytomX, and (b) subject to the loss Parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement, may be licensed by CytomX to one or more Third Parties. For avoidance of which would result doubt, “prosecution” as used in loss of right to this Section 5.2 includes oppositions, nullity or would materially diminish revocation actions, post-grant reviews and other patent office proceedings involving the overall protection of such Licensed Product, without Pfizer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayedreferenced Patent Rights.

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Samples: Research Collaboration Agreement (CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.)

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