Merck Patent Rights definition

Merck Patent Rights means the Patent Rights owned by, or exclusively licensed by a Third Party or an Affiliate of Merck, to Merck or its Controlled Affiliates during the Term that (i) claim an Invention that was invented or created by or on behalf of Merck during the Research Term in its performance of the Research Program and (ii) claim the composition or use of an ADDL Antigen, an ADDL Antibody, an Antibody Product, or a Vaccine Product.

Merck Patent Rights means any Patent Rights Controlled by MERCK that contain one or more claims that cover MERCK Technology.

Merck Patent Rights means solely those patents and patent applications listed in Schedule 1.32, and all of Merck’s rights together with all inventions disclosed or claimed therein or covered thereby in all (i) continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals and substitute applications with respect to any such patent applications; (ii) patents issued based on or claiming priority to any such patent applications; (iii) any reissue, reexamination, renewal, extension (including any supplemental protection certificate) or restoration of any such patents; (iv) any confirmation patent or registration patent or patent of addition based on any such patents; (v) foreign counterparts and (vi) any other patents and patent applications that dominate the foregoing patents.

Examples of Merck Patent Rights in a sentence

• Merck hereby grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to Ablynx under the Merck Patent Rights and Merck Know-How, as applicable, solely to perform Ablynx’s activities under the Research Programs in accordance with this Agreement and the Work Plan.

• Merck and its Affiliates shall have the right to grant sublicenses under such retained rights in the Merck Patent Rights and Merck Know-How solely to third party subcontractors.

• With respect to Program Specific Deliverables or Program Specific Results, Merck shall have the right (in its discretion), […***…], to Prosecute Patent Rights claiming or covering such Program Specific Deliverables or Program Specific Results (the “Program-Specific Patent Rights” which shall be treated as Merck Patent Rights for purposes of Sections 7.4 and 7.5); […***…].

• In connection therewith, Merck shall execute such documents and perform such ministerial acts as may be reasonably necessary for Urovant to continue such prosecution or maintenance of the Merck Patent Rights.

• Urovant shall be responsible for applying for the patent term extension, unless, with respect to the Merck Patent Rights, the applicable patent authority requires Merck to file such application; in such event, Merck shall cooperate with Urovant and shall apply for the patent term extension.

More Definitions of Merck Patent Rights

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Merck Patent Rights means any and all Patent Rights which are Controlled by MERCK during the term of this Agreement, and which claim the composition of matter of a Collaboration Compound and/or Product or the use of a Collaboration Compound and/or Product Directed to a Non-MAP Collaboration Target or Discovery Target; provided, however, that MERCK Patent Rights shall not include Patent Rights that are the subject of a patent application filed by MERCK prior to receipt by MERCK of AVEO Genetic Screen Data from AVEO relating to such Non-MAP Collaboration Target or Discovery Target, but shall include Patent Rights that are the subject of (i) any claims filed or amended in a patent application that otherwise meets the definition of MERCK Patent Rights if such claims or amendments are filed after receipt by MERCK of AVEO Genetic Screen Data from AVEO related to such Non-MAP Collaboration Target or Discovery Target and such claims or amendments are supported by AVEO Information and Inventions, and (ii) a continuation-in-part arising from such patent application that otherwise meets the definition of MERCK Patent Rights if such continuation-in-part is filed after receipt by MERCK of AVEO Genetic Screen Data from AVEO related to such Non-MAP Collaboration Target or Discovery Target.

Merck Patent Rights means (a) Patent Rights Controlled by Merck or its Affiliates that are necessary to Idera in the performance of Idera's obligations under the Research Program and (b) Patent Rights that claim or cover Merck Materials Inventions.

Merck Patent Rights means any and all patents and patent applications in the Territory which, for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be deemed to include certificates of invention and applications for certificates of invention which, during the term of this Agreement, are Controlled by MERCK, including, but not limited to, those listed on Schedule 1.12, which (i) claim the Research Compound; and (ii) are necessary in connection with the performance of the Initial Research Program.

Merck Patent Rights means any patents or patent applications to the extent containing Initial Contested Claims and/or Other Contested Claims that:

Merck Patent Rights shall consist of Program Compound Patent Rights, Merck Process Patent Rights and Other Compound Patent Rights.

Merck Patent Rights means Patent Rights that (a) claim (i) MERCK Know-How, or (ii) the identification, characterization, optimization, construction, expression, use or production of an Ophthalmic Product to a Program Target, and which MERCK reasonably determines to be useful or necessary to Develop, Commercialize and/or Manufacture Ophthalmic Products in the Field in the Territory, and (b) are Controlled by MERCK at any time during the Agreement Term. MERCK Patent Rights shall not include Patent Rights included in MERCK Collaboration IP.