Common use of Product-Specific Patents Clause in Contracts

Product-Specific Patents. Subject to Section 9.2.4, Akcea, either directly or through its Affiliates and Sublicensees, will have the first right, at its expense, to file, prosecute, and maintain throughout the world all Product-Specific Patents. Until such time that Akcea hires in-house patent counsel or engages outside patent counsel, Isis will provide to Akcea, under the Services Agreement, patent management services, including preparation and prosecution of all Product-Specific Patents world-wide and management of outside patent counsel world-wide. After Akcea retains its own patent counsel, Akcea will provide Isis with an update of the filing, prosecution and maintenance status for each such Product-Specific Patent on a periodic basis and will reasonably consult with and cooperate with Isis with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Product-Specific Patents, including providing Isis with drafts of material filings in sufficient time to allow Isis’ review and comment before such filings are due. Akcea, or its outside counsel, will provide to Isis copies of any material papers relating to the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Product-Specific Patents promptly upon their being filed or received. Akcea may cease prosecuting or maintaining particular applications or patents within such Product-Specific Patents in selected jurisdictions, if Akcea determines that it is not commercially reasonable to continue such efforts (in which case the terms of Section 9.2.4 will apply).

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Commercialization and License Agreement, And License Agreement (Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.), And License Agreement (Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.)

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Product-Specific Patents. Subject to Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 9.2.49.2.2 and Section 9.2.5, Akcea, either directly or through its Affiliates and Sublicensees, will have the first right, at its expense, to file, prosecute, and maintain throughout the world all Product-Specific Patents. Until such time that Akcea hires in-house patent counsel or engages outside patent counsel, Isis Ionis will provide to Akcea, Akcea patent management services under the Services Agreement, patent management services, including preparation and prosecution of all Product-Specific Patents world-wide and management of outside patent counsel world-wide. After Akcea retains its own patent counsel, Akcea will provide Isis Ionis with an update of the filing, prosecution prosecution, and maintenance status for each such Product-Specific Patent on a periodic basis and will reasonably consult with and cooperate with Isis Ionis with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Product-Specific Patents, including providing Isis Ionis with drafts of material filings in sufficient time to allow IsisIonis’ review and comment before such filings are due. Akcea, Akcea or its outside counsel, counsel will provide to Isis Ionis copies of any material papers relating to the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Product-Specific Patents promptly upon their being filed or received. If Akcea may cease determines that it is not commercially reasonable to continue prosecuting or maintaining particular applications or patents within such Product-Specific Patents in selected jurisdictions, if then Akcea determines that it is not commercially reasonable to continue may cease such efforts (in which case the terms of Section 9.2.4 9.2.5 will apply).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: And License Agreement (Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc), And License Agreement (Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.)

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