Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. Licensee shall prosecute and maintain in the Territory, through outside counsel, the patents and patent applications that are set forth in Schedule C. Following the [***] milestone referred to in Section 7.02, however, [***]. Each party shall bear its own costs related to such prosecution and maintenance and shall manage any administrative challenge to [***], including any interference, post-grant review, inter partes review, derivation proceeding, opposition, reexamination, reissue or similar administrative proceeding. Licensee shall manage any such interference, post-grant review, inter partes review, derivation proceeding, opposition, reexamination, reissue or similar administrative proceeding through outside counsel. [***]. Licensee shall keep Merck advised of such prosecution and maintenance of patents and applications set forth in Schedule C and upon the written request of Merck, will provide advance copies of any substantive papers to be filed in connection with such prosecution and maintenance, including such applications, amendments thereto and other related correspondence to and from patent offices.
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Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. The Parties will perform their respective activities under this Section 8.2 in accordance with the Patent Strategy to the extent reasonably practicable and legally permissible.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. 14.3.1. IP Committee.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. The Parties hereby agree as follows with respect to the Prosecution and Maintenance of certain Patents, for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, subject to Third Party Obligations.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. (a) Subject to Section 7.2(b) (Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents), each Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its sole expense to Prosecute and Maintain Patents solely owned by such Party in accordance with Section 7.1 (Ownership).
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. Subject to Section 6.7, Prosecution and Maintenance of all Patents directed to any Inventions [***] shall be carried out in accordance with Section 7.3 of the Master Collaboration Agreement. Additionally, Celgene shall keep Juno informed as to [***] with respect to the Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents licensed to Juno under Section 6.1.2(a), and Juno shall keep Celgene informed as to [***] with respect to the Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents licensed to Celgene under Section 6.1.1(a). Celgene shall [***] with respect to any Patent Controlled by Celgene licensed to Juno under Section 6.1.2(a), and Juno shall provide Celgene [***] with respect to any Patent Controlled by Juno licensed to Celgene under Section 6.1.1(a). [***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. (a) Subject to Section 5.6, Protiva shall have the sole right and responsibility, in its sole discretion and at its sole cost and expense, to file, prosecute, maintain and/or abandon patent protection in the Territory for Protiva Background Patents.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, at its expense, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain Lilly Patent Rights in the Territory, on its own or through its Affiliate, or through outside counsel or Third Party contractor. Licensee will provide Lilly with copies of any substantive papers filed with or received by a patent office related to the maintenance of such patent filings. Licensee shall provide Lilly with drafts of any material filings in a reasonable amount of time in advance of the anticipated filing date and shall consider Lilly's reasonable comments thereto in good faith. The abandonment of any of the Lilly Patent Rights shall be ** CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST. Confidential treatment requested under 17 C.F.R. §§ 200.80(b)(4) and 240.24b-2. The confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted and are marked accordingly. The confidential portions will be filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request. governed by Section 8.07. Promptly following the Effective Date, Lilly shall transfer the existing, complete patent files for all applicable patents and patent applications to Licensee, shall file all documents necessary to transfer correspondence with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other applicable patent authorities to Licensee and shall give Licensee's designated patent counsel power of attorney thereto. Lilly shall cooperate with Licensee in the transfer of all prosecution and maintenance responsibilities relating to the Lilly Patent Rights. For clarity, after such transfer, Lilly will cooperate, but will not be responsible for further maintenance and annuity payments.
Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents. In relation to the prosecution and maintenance of Patents, the Parties agree as follows:
