Common use of Subcontracting Permitted Clause in Contracts

Subcontracting Permitted. The Parties acknowledge and agree that portions of the work involved in the Product Development Program may be performed on behalf of the Party responsible for work thereunder by Third Persons provided that (a) the Working Team shall have previously obtained approval to use such Third Person from the Steering Committee, (b) the subcontracting Party shall first have obtained a written confidentiality agreement with the subcontractor and written obligation to assign all rights including any patent rights and Know-How that such subcontractor may develop by reason of work performed under this Agreement, and (c) the work which the subcontracting Party desires to subcontract is required to be performed according to appropriate quality standards (i.e., cGLPs, cGMPs or QSRs).