Common use of INTELLECTUAL Clause in Contracts

INTELLECTUAL. PROPERTY Supplier will indemnify, defend and otherwise hold harmless Distributor, its affiliates and its customers from all cost, loss, damage or liability arising from any proceeding or claim brought or asserted against Distributor, its affiliates or its customers, to the extent such proceeding or claim is based on an allegation that the products, any part thereof, or their distribution or use infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, right in a mask work, or any similar claim, if Distributor notifies Supplier of any such proceeding or claim promptly after it becomes known and provides all the assistance and cooperation to Supplier that is reasonably requested. Supplier will not be liable to Distributor under this paragraph to the extent that any claim is based on a use for which the product or part was not designed, or an alteration of the product by Distributor or at its direction which caused the infringement.