JIPC Responsibilities Sample Clauses

JIPC Responsibilities. The JIPC will have the following responsibilities: (i) within [***] of the Effective Date, selecting the IP Expert; (ii) establishing and approving for Takeda’s implementation the strategy for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining Licensed Patents (including Arising ​ Protagonist Patents and Joint Patents) Covering the Exploitation of a specific Licensed Product in the U.S. (the “US Patent Strategy”), unless Protagonist has exercised an Opt-Out Right with respect to such Licensed Product; (iii) establishing and approving for Takeda’s implementation the strategy for abating a Third Party Product Infringement in the U.S. (the “US Enforcement Strategy”), unless Protagonist has exercised an Opt-Out Right with respect to the Licensed Product that is the subject of such Third Party Product Infringement; (iv) without limiting Section ‎9.5(c)(i) or Section ‎9.5(c)(iii), facilitating communication, exchange of documents, and coordination between the Parties to enable the lead Party, in accordance with the applicable Section of this ‎Article IX, to conduct the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defense of the Licensed Patents, Arising Protagonist Patents, Arising Takeda Patents and Joint Patents, and the non-lead Party’s rights of review and comment, and, if applicable, step-in to assume such activities from such lead Party; (v) serving as a forum for the Parties to discuss strategy for and actions to be taken with respect to, without limiting ‎9.5(c)(iii), any Third Party Product Infringement and Third Party Infringement Claims; (vi) discussing the strategy for listing patents in the Orange Book maintained by the FDA or similar or equivalent patent listing or linking source, if any, in other countries in the Territory for the Licensed Products, as described in Section ‎9.11; (vii) discuss strategy with respect to patent term extensions as described in Section ‎9.10; and (viii) approving and otherwise providing input regarding any other matters that the Parties agree in writing will be the responsibility of the JIPC.