Common use of Third Party Suit Clause in Contracts

Third Party Suit. If a Third Party sues a Party (the “Sued Party”) alleging that the Sued Party’s or the Sued Party’s Sublicensees’ Development, Manufacture or Commercialization of HMPL-004 or the Product infringes or will infringe said Third Party’s Patent Right(s) or misappropriates said Third Party’s trade secret or has otherwise resulted in a claim in respect of product liability arising from or relating to HMPL-004 or a Product, then at Nestlé’s option, the Company will defend or settle such claim in its own name after consultation with Nestlé and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, Nestlé will provide reasonable assistance to the Company for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. The Company will keep Nestlé reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where Nestlé has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where the Company will defend such claim, the Company will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of Nestlé, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right or requires Nestlé or its Affiliates to abandon any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates (c) admits to any defect in HMPL¬004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. Nestlé will, at its own expense, cooperate with the Company in any such litigation. Nestlé may however elect to defend or settle such claim on behalf of the Company in which case Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps and will defend or settle such claim in its own name and/or on behalf of the Company after consultation with the Company and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, the Company will provide reasonable assistance to Nestlé for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. Nestlé will keep the Company reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where the Company has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where Nestlé will defend such claim, Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right (c) admits to any defect in HMPL-004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. The Company will, at its own expense, cooperate with Nestlé in any such litigation.

Third Party Suit. If a Third Party sues a Party (the “Sued Party”) alleging that the Sued Party’s or the Sued Party’s Sublicensees’ Development, Manufacture or Commercialization of HMPL-004 or the Product infringes or will infringe said Third Party’s Patent Right(s) or misappropriates said Third Party’s trade secret or has otherwise resulted in a claim in respect of product liability arising [**] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. from or relating to HMPL-004 or a Product, then at Nestlé’s option, the Company will defend or settle such claim in its own name after consultation with Nestlé and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, Nestlé will provide reasonable assistance to the Company for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. The Company will keep Nestlé reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where Nestlé has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where the Company will defend such claim, the Company will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of Nestlé, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right or requires Nestlé or its Affiliates to abandon any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates (c) admits to any defect in HMPL¬004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. Nestlé will, at its own expense, cooperate with the Company in any such litigation. Nestlé may however elect to defend or settle such claim on behalf of the Company in which case Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps and will defend or settle such claim in its own name and/or on behalf of the Company after consultation with the Company and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, the Company will provide reasonable assistance to Nestlé for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. Nestlé will keep the Company reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where the Company has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where Nestlé will defend such claim, Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right (c) admits to any defect in HMPL-004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. The Company will, at its own expense, cooperate with Nestlé in any such litigation.

Third Party Suit. If a Third Party sues a Party (the “Sued Party”) alleging that the Sued Party’s or the Sued Party’s Sublicensees’ Development, Manufacture or Commercialization of HMPL-004 or the Product infringes or will infringe said Third Party’s Patent Right(s) or misappropriates said Third Party’s trade secret or has otherwise resulted in a claim in respect of product liability arising from or relating to HMPL-004 or a Product, then at Nestlé’s option, the Company will defend or settle [**] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. such claim in its own name after consultation with Nestlé and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, Nestlé will provide reasonable assistance to the Company for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. The Company will keep Nestlé reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where Nestlé has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where the Company will defend such claim, the Company will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of Nestlé, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right or requires Nestlé or its Affiliates to abandon any other Patent Right of Nestlé or its Affiliates (c) admits to any defect in HMPL¬004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. Nestlé will, at its own expense, cooperate with the Company in any such litigation. Nestlé may however elect to defend or settle such claim on behalf of the Company in which case Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps and will defend or settle such claim in its own name and/or on behalf of the Company after consultation with the Company and in connection with its defense of any such Third Party suit, the Company will provide reasonable assistance to Nestlé for such defense and will join such suit if deemed a necessary party. Nestlé will keep the Company reasonably informed, in person or by telephone, prior to and during the pendency of any such suit, where the Company has not joined in such suit the information will be provided at minimum on a monthly basis. Where Nestlé will defend such claim, Nestlé will have full control of such litigation or steps but will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, enter into any compromise or settlement relating to such litigation, including without limitation that (a) admits the invalidity or unenforceability of any Company Patent Right or (b) requires the Company to abandon any Company Patent Right (c) admits to any defect in HMPL-004 or a Product which has, or could have contributed to, a product liability claim. The Company will, at its own expense, cooperate with Nestlé in any such litigation.