Common use of Scientific Publication Clause in Contracts

Scientific Publication. Each Party shall provide to the other the opportunity to review any proposed scientific/technical publications or scientific presentations which relate to Collaboration Compounds or Collaboration Products as early as reasonably practical, but at least [***] calendar days prior to the intended submission for publication (except with the written consent of the other Party). The reviewing Party will provide the publishing Party with its response to the publishing Party’s request to publish within [***] calendar days of receipt of such request. No publication shall be made by any Party without the written agreement of or approval by the other Party. However, the failure of the receiving Party to respond to such request within such [***] calendar day period shall be deemed to be approval of such request and the publishing Party shall then be free to proceed with said publication or presentation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, publications regarding development and commercialization activities or that are reasonably needed to effectively develop and commercialize the Collaboration Product may be made by OMP even if ADDEX does not approve, provided that ADDEX may request a reasonable delay on such publication to seek patent protection on any patentable inventions disclosed therein.