Common use of Royalty Stacking Clause in Contracts

Royalty Stacking. If COMPANY or an AFFILIATE or SUBLICENSEE is legally required to pay royalties to one or more third parties, in order to obtain a license or similar right necessary to practice the PATENT RIGHTS, and COMPANY, AFFILIATE or SUBLICENSEE actually pays said third party royalties, COMPANY may offset a total of **** of such third-party payments against any royalty payments that are due to THE PARTIES in the same REPORTING PERIOD; provided, however, that in no event shall the royalty payments under this section, when aggregated with any other offsets and credits allowed under the AGREEMENT, be reduced below **** of the running royalty for such a LICENSED PRODUCT in any REPORTING PERIOD; provided, further, that COMPANY also make best efforts to require such third parties to offset its royalties as a result of royalties payable to THE PARTIES for the Patent RIGHTS by at least the same amount as THE PARTIES has offset its royalties under this Section. For purposes of clarity, third parties may include THE PARTIES.

Royalty Stacking. If COMPANY or an AFFILIATE or SUBLICENSEE is legally required to pay royalties to one or more third parties, in order to obtain a license or similar right necessary to practice the PATENT RIGHTS, and COMPANY, AFFILIATE or SUBLICENSEE actually pays said third party royalties, COMPANY may offset a total of **** of such third-party payments against any royalty payments that are due to THE PARTIES in the same REPORTING PERIOD; provided, however, that in no event shall the royalty payments under this section, when aggregated with any other offsets and credits allowed under the AGREEMENT, be reduced below **** of the running royalty for such a LICENSED PRODUCT, DISCOVERY PRODUCT and/or THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT in any REPORTING PERIOD; provided, further, that COMPANY also make best efforts to require such third parties to offset its royalties as a result of royalties payable to THE PARTIES for the Patent RIGHTS by at least the same amount as THE PARTIES has offset its royalties under this Section. For purposes of clarity, third parties may include THE PARTIES.