Prosecution and Maintenance Sample Clauses
The Prosecution and Maintenance clause outlines the responsibilities for filing, pursuing, and upholding intellectual property rights, such as patents or trademarks, related to the subject matter of an agreement. Typically, it specifies which party is responsible for preparing and submitting applications, responding to office actions, and paying required fees to maintain the validity of the rights. This clause ensures that valuable intellectual property is properly protected and maintained, preventing loss of rights due to neglect or administrative oversight.
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Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Lifecore shall, or shall cause CCF to, diligently prosecute and maintain the Sublicensed Patents and the Licensed Trademark, using counsel of its choice. Such counsel shall promptly provide ISB with copies of all relevant documentation, notices, and communications (written and oral) with government officials, so that ISB may be informed and apprised of the continuing prosecution. ISB agrees to keep this documentation confidential.
(b) ISB shall pay, or reimburse Lifecore, for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket-costs (including attorneys’ and filing fees) incurred on or after the Effective Date for preparing, filing, prosecuting (including interferences, re-examinations and reissues), and maintaining each of the Sublicensed Patents and the Licensed Trademark in the jurisdictions identified on Exhibit 1. For expenses incurred after the Effective Date, Lifecore will provide ISB invoices specifying the date on which the expense was incurred and the purpose of the expense (including, as applicable, a summary of patent attorney services giving rise to the expense). ISB will pay Lifecore within 30 days of receipt of Lifecore’s invoices.
(c) ISB consents to the maintenance of the Sublicensed Patents and Licensed Trademark that have already been filed and/or issued as of the Effective Date. ISB’s obligation to pay the prosecution and maintenance costs described in this Section 5.1 shall continue during the Term, provided, however, that ISB may terminate its obligations with respect to any given Sublicensed Patent or Licensed Trademark upon three (3) months’ prior written notice to Lifecore. Commencing on the effective date of such notice, (i) ISB shall thereafter have no license right under this Agreement under that Sublicensed Patent or Licensed Trademark in the applicable country, and (ii) Lifecore may abandon or continue prosecution and/or maintenance of such application(s), patent(s) or trademark(s) at its sole discretion and expense.
Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3.1(e) and Section 12.3.1(g) below, ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the ABX Patent Rights. ABX will use reasonable efforts to file Antibody composition of matter claims (i) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising before the Revision Date, within 6 months of the Revision Date and (ii) with respect to any ABX Patent Rights arising after the Revision Date, within 6 months of characterization of Antibody supernatants resulting from immunizations with Research Antigens. If ABX unreasonably fails to file such claims in such time period, CuraGen may, by written notice to ABX, assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ABX Patent Rights, to the extent and only to the extent, that such ABX Patent Rights claim such Antibodies as a composition of matter, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for all expenses of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such ABX Patent Rights.
(b) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the CuraGen Patent Rights. CuraGen shall have the right to use Antigen Specific Materials and Information and Research Program Technology and Information in preparing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending CuraGen Patent Rights; provided, however, that CuraGen shall not claim any ABX Technology.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 12.3(a) above and Section 12.3.1(e) and (f) below, (i) ABX shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by ABX; (ii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned solely by CuraGen; and (iii) CuraGen shall have the right (but not the obligation) to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Research Program Patent Rights owned jointly by the parties, and ABX shall reimburse CuraGen on demand for one-half the reasonable expenses thereof.
(d) Any method of use data arising from the conduct of in-vitro assays or use of in-vivo models in the Research Program will be filed by the responsible party simultaneously in the patent applications claiming Antibodies and Research Antigens, regardless of the category in which such patent applications fall. The...
Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 12.1, as between the Parties, Licensor shall have the sole right, at its sole expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the Registered IP Rights in the Licensee Territory. Licensee shall assist Licensor, upon request and at Licensor’s sole expense, and to the extent commercially reasonable, in connection therewith. Licensor shall consider in good faith the interests of Licensee in so doing. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensor shall (i) provide Licensee with any patent application within the Registered IP Rights filed by Licensor reasonably in advance of filing and receive and incorporate reasonable comments by Licensee thereon; (ii) provide Licensee with any such patent application filed by Licensor promptly after such filing; (iii) provide Licensee with copies of all material correspondence and communications received regarding such patent applications and patents and incorporate reasonable comments by Licensee thereon; (iv) provide Licensee with copies of all material correspondence and communications sent regarding such patents and patent applications promptly after such filing; and (v) notify Licensee of any interference, opposition, reexamination request, nullity proceeding, appeal or other similar action, review it with Licensee as reasonably requested, and receive and may incorporate reasonable comments by Licensee thereon.
(b) If Licensor elects (i) to abandon the prosecution or maintenance of any patent or patent application within the Registered IP Rights in the Licensee Territory, or (ii) elects not to file a patent application in the Licensee Territory for any Product, then Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing at least thirty (30) days before the abandonment or applicable filing deadline therefore, and Licensee shall have the right, upon providing written notice to Licensor of Licensee’s election to do so, at Licensee’s expense, to file, prosecute, continue to prosecute and/or maintain, as applicable, such patent or patent application. In such case, Licensee shall keep Licensor reasonably informed on matters regarding such filing, prosecution and maintenance, including by providing Licensor with a copy of any and all correspondence between Licensee and the relevant patent office, providing Licensor with sufficient time to review and comment on such communications (excluding any non-substantive correspondence or communications), and Licensee shall consider in good faith...
Prosecution and Maintenance. Each party retains the sole right to protect at its sole discretion the Intellectual Property and Technology owned by such party, including, without limitation, deciding whether to file and prosecute applications to register patents, copyrights and mask work rights included in such Intellectual Property, whether to abandon prosecution of such applications, and whether to discontinue payment of any maintenance or renewal fees with respect to any patents included in such Intellectual Property.
Prosecution and Maintenance. Wyeth shall be responsible for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance (including, without limitation, any interferences, oppositions, reissue proceedings and reexaminations), of the Wyeth Patents. Wyeth shall reasonably consult with DOV with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Wyeth Primary Patents and DOV agrees to reasonably cooperate with Wyeth in such activities. Wyeth shall keep DOV advised of the status of such activities and shall also inform DOV in a timely manner of any material communications Wyeth receives from the relevant patent office with respect to such activities. Wyeth shall give notice to DOV of any desire to cease preparation, filing, prosecution or maintenance of any Wyeth Primary Patent on a country-by-country basis, and in such case, DOV shall have the right to elect to continue preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Wyeth Primary Patent. In the event that DOV elects to continue any such activities for such Wyeth Primary Patent, DOV shall reasonably consult with Wyeth with respect thereto and shall consider in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ reasonable views with respect to such activities, and Wyeth agrees to transfer to DOV all information reasonably requested by DOV for DOV to conduct such activities and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with DOV in such actions. DOV shall keep Wyeth advised of the status of such actions and shall also inform Wyeth in a timely manner of any material communications DOV receives from the relevant patent office with respect to such activities. Each party shall bear its own costs with respect to any preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Wyeth Patent for which it is responsible. Upon DOV’s reasonable request, Wyeth shall consider in good faith prosecuting in a separate Patent application any claim(s) concerning Product or Marketed Product that if separated into a separate Patent would thereby qualify as a “Wyeth Primary Patent” under clause (iv) of that definition instead of being included in another Wyeth Patent that is a “Wyeth Secondary Patent” hereunder, provided that (i) such separation and additional Patent shall not adversely affect the patentability, validity or enforceability any of the other Wyeth Patents or any other Patents owned or controlled by Wyeth or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) DOV shall be responsible for any incremental out-of-pocket costs incurred by Wyeth for preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintaining s...
Prosecution and Maintenance. (1) Telix has, at Telix’s expense, subject to Sections 11.2(c)(i)(2) and 11.2(c)(ii) and the remainder of this Section 11.2(c)(i), the sole right and obligation to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Joint New Patents using patent counsel of Telix’s choice that is reasonably acceptable to L▇▇▇▇. Telix shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Prosecute and maintain Joint New Patents in each of the Major Markets. Telix will provide L▇▇▇▇ with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any filings or correspondence with patent authorities pertaining to any such Joint New Patent prior to any submission thereof to any such authority. Telix shall keep L▇▇▇▇ reasonably informed of all activities with respect to such Joint New Patents, including: [**].
(2) Upon the earlier to occur of L▇▇▇▇’▇ exercise of its Option or termination of this Agreement, L▇▇▇▇ has, subject to Section 11.2(c)(ii) and the remainder of this Section 11.2(c)(i)(2), the sole right and obligation to control the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Joint New Patents that Cover any Companion Diagnostic, but do not Cover any other product that is not a Companion Diagnostic (“Companion Diagnostic-Specific Joint Patents”) using patent counsel of L▇▇▇▇’▇ choice. L▇▇▇▇ shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Prosecute and maintain Companion Diagnostic-Specific Joint Patents in each of the Major Markets. L▇▇▇▇ will provide Telix with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any filings or correspondence with patent authorities pertaining to any such Companion Diagnostic- Specific Joint Patent prior to any submission thereof to any such authority. Upon any such transfer of control of Prosecution to L▇▇▇▇ under this Section 11.2(c)(i)(2), (A) all costs and expenses incurred with respect to the Prosecution and maintenance of the applicable Companion Diagnostic-Specific Joint Patent shall be borne by L▇▇▇▇ and (2) L▇▇▇▇ shall keep Telix reasonably informed of all activities with respect to such Companion Diagnostic-Specific Joint Patents, including: [**].
Prosecution and Maintenance. LICENSOR, directly or indirectly, shall be solely responsible for, and have control of, preparing, filing, prosecuting, obtaining, and maintaining the Technology (including Provisional Patent Applications and, if any, issued Patents). LICENSOR shall take such actions as it shall deem to be appropriate in its discretion in connection therewith and shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the foregoing activities.
Prosecution and Maintenance. (i) Upon the assignment of the Assigned Patents by BMS pursuant to Article 3.1, University shall have exclusive control of (subject to reasonable communication on a periodic basis with BMS regarding the status of the prosecution of pending patent applications within the Assigned Patents, including amendments to claim scope) and pay (or have Licensee Entities pay on behalf of University) for the prosecution and maintenance of the Assigned Patents (“Patent Costs”), including regarding any extensions, interferences, oppositions, reissue proceedings and reexaminations with respect thereto. To the extent that BMS has possession of any file wrapper materials concerning the prosecution of the Assigned Patents, BMS shall transfer to University copies of the same promptly after the Effective Date. BMS shall reasonably cooperate with University with respect to such prosecution and maintenance.
(ii) Notwithstanding Article 6.1(a)(i), University shall have the right to discontinue paying the Patent Costs, or to discontinue prosecution and maintenance of any of the Assigned Patent(s) as follows (and only as follows). In the event that University (and any Licensee Entities) no longer desires to pay the Patent Costs, or otherwise to prosecute or maintain one or more of the Assigned Patent(s), University shall offer to assign such Assigned Patent(s) back to BMS at least sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which any failure to pay such cost or take such action, as the case may be, would result in the abandonment of such Assigned Patent. BMS may accept such offer of assignment only by giving written notice to University within thirty (30) days after its receipt of written notice offering to assign any such Assigned Patent(s). Should BMS decline such offer of assignment, University shall thereafter have the right to abandon such Assigned Patent(s) or otherwise to assign such Assigned Patent(s) to any third party and in any event to terminate the Grant-back Licenses with respect to such abandoned Assigned Patent(s) (but no other Assigned Patent(s)), including all sublicenses thereunder, without liability to BMS or any sublicensee of BMS, the licensee under the license referred to in Article 12.1 or any sublicensee of such licensee. Furthermore, BMS shall not decline such offer of assignment to the extent that any abandonment of such Assigned Patent(s) would be a breach of the license referred to in Article 12.
1. Alternatively, should BMS accept such offer of assignment, U...
Prosecution and Maintenance. (a) Each Party shall control the Prosecution of its Cross-Licensed Patents. Each Party shall: (i) keep the other Party reasonably informed regarding its activities with respect to the Prosecution of its Cross-Licensed Patents, including by providing to the other Party for its review copies of draft applications of such Patents and substantive responses and other correspondence between patent offices and such Party pertaining to such Patents reasonably in advance of the deadline for filing; (ii) provide the other Party an opportunity to timely comment on such draft applications, responses and other correspondence pertaining to such Patents; and (iii) consider in good faith any reasonable comments thereon timely provided to such Party, provided that such Party shall implement the other Party’s timely comments regarding claims of such Patents directed to the other Party’s respective field [***].
(b) Intellia will be responsible for thirty percent (30%) of the Patent Costs incurred and paid by Caribou in connection with Prosecution activities relating to the Caribou Patents [***]. Caribou will be responsible for thirty percent (30%) of the Patent Costs incurred and paid by Intellia in connection with Prosecution activities relating to the Intellia Patents [***].
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(d) Either Party may at any time send a written notice to the other identifying any Patent within the Caribou Patents or the Intellia Patents, as applicable, that such Party no longer wishes to be kept informed and provide comments with respect to the Prosecution thereof pursuant to Section 4.1(a), and, in such case and from the date of such notice such Party’s payment obligation of any Patent Costs incurred in connection with Prosecution activities relating to such Patent pursuant to Section 4.1(b) shall cease and the other Party’s obligations under Section 4.1(a) with respect to such Patent shall terminate.
Prosecution and Maintenance. Licensor shall, reasonably promptly following Licensee’s request and at Licensee’s sole cost and expense, take all such actions as Licensee may reasonably request to prosecute and maintain any registration or application for registration of any Licensed ▇▇▇▇.