Joint Improvements definition

Joint Improvements means Improvements conceived or first reduced to practice jointly by (a) one or more employees of, or others obligated to assign inventions to, ImmunoGen or any Affiliate of ImmunoGen, and (b) one or more employees of, or others obligated to assign inventions to, Novartis or any Affiliate of Novartis.

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Joint Improvements means (a) any and all Improvements to the Acceleron Technology created, conceived or reduced to practice, and, in the case of patentable Improvements, Invented, solely by Celgene, its Affiliates, agents or by Third Parties acting on their behalf, while performing activities under this Agreement; and (b) any and all Improvements to the Acceleron Technology or Joint Technology created, conceived or reduced to practice, and, in the case of patentable Improvements, Invented, jointly by Acceleron and Celgene, their respective Affiliates, agents or Sublicensees or by Third Parties acting on their behalf, while performing activities under this Agreement; provided, however, that Joint Improvements shall not include any Improvement that is a Celgene Improvement or Acceleron Improvement.

Joint Improvements has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d).

Examples of Joint Improvements in a sentence

• If any patent applications are filed seeking to protect any Joint Improvements (“Jointly Owned IP”), each Party shall be named as joint inventors.

• As between the Parties, (a) title to all Celgene Improvements and Celgene Collaboration IP shall be owned by Celgene, (b) title to all Acceleron Improvements and Acceleron Collaboration IP shall be owned by Acceleron, and (c) title to all Joint Improvements and Joint Collaboration IP shall be jointly owned by Celgene and Acceleron.

• All Joint Improvements (and any and all patent rights and other intellectual property rights with respect to such improvements) shall fall within the scope of the Licensed Subject Matter being licensed to LICENSEE under this Agreement.

• Licensee and Tessera shall reasonably consult with one another with respect to applying for and maintaining jointly owned patents with respect to such Joint Improvements at shared expense.

• ImmunoGen, acting through patent counsel or agents of its choice, shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense and in its sole discretion, for the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of all Licensed Patent Rights (other than Licensed Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Improvements).

More Definitions of Joint Improvements

Joint Improvements means improvements, variations, updates, modifications, and enhancements made and/or acquired jointly by UBC and the Licensee or any sublicensees or sub-sublicensees of the Licensee relating to the Technology at any time after the Effective Date;

Joint Improvements means all discoveries and/or inventions (whether patented or not) conceived or reduced to practice (actual or constructive) by LICENSOR and LICENSEE during the term of this Agreement that constitute a modification, improvement or variation of the Licensed Subject Matter.

Joint Improvements means an Improvement or invention, whether patentable or not, which is invented, made or discovered jointly by or on behalf of the employee(s), licensee(s) (including sublicensees), or contractors (including subcontractors) of both Parties (and/or their Affiliates).

Joint Improvements shall have the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.3.

Joint Improvements means all Inventions and Know-How first (i) conceived, (ii) developed, (iii) reduced to practice or (iv) shown to have utility by, on one hand, one or more employees or Third Parties working on behalf of ZMC, on the one hand, with one or more employees or Third Parties working on behalf of AMBRX, on the other hand, in connection with the development of Licensed Products or in the course of engaging in aHer2-ADC Program, as well as any and all Patents covering the same.

Joint Improvements has the meaning attributed to that term in section 9.1 of this AGREEMENT;

Joint Improvements means Improvements the inventors of which are jointly (a) employees of, or others obligated to assign inventions to, ImmunoGen or any Affiliate of ImmunoGen, and (b) employees of, or others obligated to assign inventions to, Lilly or any Affiliate of Lilly.