Common use of Patent Oppositions Clause in Contracts

Patent Oppositions. The intellectual property subcommittee, in consultation with the Parties’ patent departments, will decide whether and how to participate in Patent oppositions and undertake activities intended to invalidate Third Party Patents when necessary; provided that in the event the intellectual property subcommittee is unable to make such decision due to a deadlock, each Party shall have final decision-making authority for decisions exclusively related to its solely owned Patents. The intellectual property subcommittee will keep the Parties informed and apprised of any such decisions and activities.