Primary Prosecution Rights Sample Clauses

Primary Prosecution Rights. The responsibility for (a) preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications (including, but not limited to, provisional, reissue, continuing, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, and substitute applications and any foreign counterparts thereof) Covering a Program Invention; (b) maintaining any Program Patent Rights; and (c) managing any interference or opposition or similar proceedings relating to the foregoing ((a) through (c), collectively, "Patent Prosecution") shall be the responsibility of the party owning such Program Invention; provided, however, that with respect to any Joint Program Inventions, such responsibility shall be assigned by the Joint Management Committee on a case-by-case basis. In determining which party shall be responsible for Patent Prosecution of a jointly owned patent application, the Joint Management Committee shall consider, among other factors, the relative contribution of each party to the claimed subject matter and the relatedness of the claimed subject matter to that in other patent applications being prosecuted by each party. Each party shall bear all Patent Prosecution expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by such party in the performance of Patent Prosecution, except that, unless the parties agree otherwise the Patent Prosecution expenses, including attorneys' fees, for Joint Program Inventions shall be shared equally by the parties.
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Primary Prosecution Rights. The responsibility for (a) preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications (including, but not limited to, provisional, reissue, continuing, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, and substitute applications and any foreign counterparts thereof) Covering inventions within the Program Technology and Program Intellectual Property; (b) maintaining any Program Patent Rights; and (c) managing any interference or opposition or similar proceedings relating to the foregoing ((a) through (c), collectively, “Patent Prosecution”) shall be the responsibility of the owner of such inventions determined in accordance with Section 11.1; provided that the Joint Management Committee shall determine which of the parties shall be responsible for Patent Prosecution with respect to inventions jointly owned by the parties, taking into account, among other factors, the nature of the claimed subject matter, the relative contribution of each party to the claimed subject matter and the relatedness of the claimed subject matter to that in other patent applications being prosecuted by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the party holding an exclusive license under Sections 8.1 and 8.2 to Program Patent Rights Covering a Program Antibody, Program Antisense Compound, Program Protein or Collaboration Product or Reverted Product that incorporates or is derived from any Program Antibody, Program Antisense Compound or Program Protein shall be responsible for Patent Prosecution with respect to such Program Patent Rights. All decisions related to (y) [**] or (z) [**], shall be the responsibility of the party responsible for Patent Prosecution.
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Primary Prosecution Rights. As between the Parties and subject to Section 5.6.2, Axcan shall have the right, at its expense, to control the Prosecution and Maintenance, using counsel of its choice, of all Patents within the Aeroquin™ IP and Development IP (the “Product Patents”).
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Primary Prosecution Rights. SPRI shall have responsibility for Patent Prosecution (as defined below) of Program Patent Rights Covering inventions within the Program Materials
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Primary Prosecution Rights. The responsibility for (a) preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications (including reissue, continuing, divisional, and substitute applications and any foreign counterparts thereof); (b) for maintaining any Patent Rights; and (c) for managing any interference or opposition proceedings relating to the foregoing ("Patent Prosecution") Covering an invention conceived or reduced to practice during the course of the performance of activities pursuant to this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Party owning such invention, PROVIDED HOWEVER, that with respect to any such invention that is jointly owned by the Parties, such responsibility shall be shared by the Parties as determined by agreement of the Parties on a case-by-case basis. All Patent Prosecution expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by a Party in the performance of Patent Prosecution shall be borne by such Party or, in the case of an invention that is jointly owned, shared by the Parties as agreed.
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Primary Prosecution Rights. The responsibility for (a) preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications (including, but not limited to, provisional, reissue, continuing, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, and substitute applications and any foreign counterparts thereof) Covering inventions within the Program Technology and Program Intellectual Property; (b) maintaining any Program Patent Rights; and (c) managing any interference or opposition or similar proceedings relating to the foregoing ((a) through (c), collectively, "Patent Prosecution") shall be the responsibility of Lexicon, unless otherwise determined by the Joint Management Committee. In making such determination, the Joint Management Committee shall consider, among other factors, the nature of the claimed subject matter, the relative contribution of each party to the claimed subject matter and the relatedness of the claimed subject matter to that in other patent applications being prosecuted by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all decisions related to (y) [**] or (z) [**], shall be the responsibility of the Joint Management Committee.
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Related to Primary Prosecution Rights

  • Registration Rights of Third Parties Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

  • No Registration Rights to Third Parties Without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, the Company covenants and agrees that it shall not grant, or cause or permit to be created, for the benefit of any person or entity any registration rights of any kind (whether similar to the demand, “piggyback” or Form F-3 registration rights described in this Section 2, or otherwise) relating to any securities of the Company which are senior to, or on a parity with, those granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities.

  • Patent Prosecution 7.1 UFRF shall diligently prosecute and maintain the Licensed Patents using counsel of its choice. UFRF shall provide Licensee with copies of all patent applications amendments, and other filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices. UFRF will also provide Licensee with copies of office actions and other communications received by UFRF from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices relating to Licensed Patents. Licensee agrees to keep such information confidential.

  • Joint Patent Rights 11.8.1 Genmab shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to file, prosecute, maintain and defend Patent Rights relating to Joint Inventions (“Joint Patent Rights”) throughout the Territory, at its sole expense, and Genmab shall give timely notice to CureVac, and, if during the Research Period, with a copy to the IP Sub-Committee, of any desire to not file patent applications claiming Joint Patent Rights or to cease prosecution and/or maintenance of Joint Patent Rights on a country-by-country basis and, in such cases, shall permit CureVac, in its sole discretion, to file such patent applications or to continue prosecution, maintenance or defense of such Joint Patent Rights at its own expense. At the latest [*****] before filing, the prosecuting Party shall give the non-prosecuting Party an opportunity to review and comment upon the text of any application with respect to such Joint Patent Right, shall consult with the non-prosecuting Party with respect thereto, shall not unreasonably refuse to address any of the non-prosecuting Party’s comments and supply the non-prosecuting Party with a copy of the application as filed, together with notice of its filing date and serial number. The prosecuting Party shall keep the non-prosecuting Party reasonably informed of the status of the actual and prospective prosecution, and maintenance, including but not limited to any substantive communications with the competent patent offices that may affect the scope of such filings, and the prosecuting Party shall give the non-prosecuting Party a timely, prior opportunity to review and comment upon any such substantive communication and shall consult with such non- prosecuting Party with respect thereto, and shall not unreasonably refuse to address any of such non-prosecuting Party’s comments.

  • Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights 4.1. GENERAL shall be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of all patent applications and patents included in PATENT RIGHTS. GENERAL shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the issuance of the broadest valid claims in such applications in such countries as METASYN may, from time to time specify. METASYN shall reimburse GENERAL for all reasonable costs incurred by GENERAL both prior to and subsequent to the LICENSE EFFECTIVE DATE for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of all PATENT RIGHTS ("COSTS") except as hereinafter provided, provided that patent counsel selected by GENERAL is acceptable to METASYN. With respect to COSTS incurred by GENERAL prior to the LICENSE EFFECTIVE DATE, GENERAL shall provide METASYN with a detailed accounting of such COSTS within thirty (30) days of the LICENSE EFFECTIVE DATE and METASYN shall reimburse GENERAL for such costs in twenty four (24) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the month in which METASYN receives such accounting. With respect to COSTS incurred subsequent to the LICENSE EFFECTIVE DATE, GENERAL shall be reimbursed by METASYN within thirty (30) days of receipt of GENERAL's notice of payment of such COSTS and any COSTS not reimbursed within said thirty (30) days shall be charged interest at the rate of 1.5 percent per month compounded each thirty (30) days they remain unpaid. Subsequent to the LICENSE EFFECTIVE DATE, GENERAL (and by instruction, its patent counsel) shall consult with METASYN and its patent counsel as to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such PATENT RIGHTS and shall furnish to METASYN copies of documents relevant to such preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance sufficiently prior to filing such documents or making any payment due thereunder to allow for review and comment by METASYN. If, as a result of any such review, METASYN shall elect not to pay the expenses of any patent application or patent included in PATENT RIGHTS, METASYN shall so notify GENERAL within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such documents and shall thereby surrender its rights under such patent application or patent, provided, however, that METASYN shall remain obligated to reimburse GENERAL for any costs incurred with respect to such patent application or patent prior to said election.

  • Assignability of Registration Rights Except as provided in Section 8.11, no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the other Party to this Agreement.

  • Licensed Patent Rights The term “Licensed Patent Rights” shall mean rights arising out of or resulting from:

  • Prosecution of Patents (a) The Licensor shall be solely responsible for preparing, prosecuting and maintaining the BENTLEY Patents.

  • Third Party Patent Rights If either Party desires to bring an opposition, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference, declaration for non-infringement, reexamination or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability of a Patent Right owned or controlled by a Third Party and having one or more claims that Cover the Compound or Product, or the use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Compound or Product (except insofar as such action is a counterclaim to or defense of, or accompanies a defense of, a Third Party’s claim or assertion of infringement under Section 7.6, in which case the provisions of Section 7.6 shall govern), such Party shall so notify the other Party and the Parties shall promptly confer to determine whether to bring such action or the manner in which to settle such action. Provention shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to bring, at its own expense and in its sole control, such action in the Territory. If Provention does not bring such an action in the Territory, within ninety (90) days of notification thereof pursuant to this Section 7.7(a) (or earlier, if required by the nature of the proceeding), MacroGenics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring, at MacroGenics’ own expense, such action. The Party not bringing an action under this Section 7.7(a) shall be entitled to separate representation in such proceeding by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, and shall cooperate fully with the Party bringing such action. Any awards or amounts received in bringing any such action shall be first allocated to reimburse the initiating Party’s expenses in such action, and any remaining amounts shall be allocated between the Parties as provided in Section 7.5(e).

  • Patent Rights The State and the U. S. Department of Transportation shall have the royalty free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to use and to authorize others to use any patents developed by the Engineer under this contract.

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