Common use of Program Technology Clause in Contracts

Program Technology. If a Party proposes to publish or present any material disclosing Program Technology, such as by oral presentation, manuscript or abstract, that Party will communicate such intent to the SOC and the Patent Team through the Alliance Manager. The Patent Team shall first consider and determine whether any additional patent applications claiming or covering the Program Technology proposed to be disclosed should be made before the Party proposing to make such publication or presentation may proceed. The SOC, in consultation with the Patent Team, shall also discuss in good faith whether the proposed publication or presentation should be made solely by the proposing Party or jointly by the Parties. After determination that all appropriate applications for Program Patent Rights have been filed with respect to the applicable Program Technology, and before any such material is submitted for publication or disclosure, the Party proposing publication or presentation (the “Publishing Party”) shall deliver a complete copy to the other Party and to the Patent Team at least [**] days (except in the case of oral presentation materials and abstracts, which are addressed below) prior to submitting the material to a publisher or initiating such other disclosure, and the non-publishing Party shall review any such material and give their respective comments to the Publishing Party within [**] days of the delivery of such material to the non-publishing Party, which comments shall be considered by the Publishing Party in good faith. With respect to oral presentation materials and abstracts, the Publishing Party shall deliver a