As to Intellectual Property Collateral. Each Grantor covenants and agrees to comply with the following provisions as such provisions relate to any Intellectual Property Collateral material to the operations or business of such Grantor:
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) Each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all necessary steps that such Grantor shall have determined are commercially reasonable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business with respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authority, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of patent, trademark or copyright registration or application now or hereafter included in the Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings. No Grantor shall discontinue use of or otherwise abandon any Intellectual Property Collateral, or abandon any right to file an application for letters patent, trademark or copyright, unless such Grantor shall have previously determined that such use or the pursuit or maintenance of such Intellectual Property Collateral is no longer desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business and that the loss thereof would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, in which case, with respect to any material item of Intellectual Property Collateral so abandoned, such Grantor shall give reasonable notice of any such abandonment to the Collateral Agent.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. Each Grantor covenants and agrees to comply with the following provisions as such provisions relate to any Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor:
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) The Grantor shall not, unless the Grantor shall either (i) reasonably and in good faith determine (and notice of such determination shall have been delivered to the Agent) that any of the Patent Collateral is of negligible economic value to the Grantor, or (ii) have a valid business purpose to do otherwise, do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any of the Patent Collateral may lapse or become abandoned or dedicated to the public or unenforceable.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) With respect to material Intellectual Property Collateral, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all commercially reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authority located in the United States, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings. No Grantor shall, without the written consent of the Collateral Agent, discontinue use of or otherwise abandon any of its material Intellectual Property Collateral, or abandon any right to file an application for patent, trademark, or copyright, unless such Grantor shall have previously determined that such use or the pursuit or maintenance of such Intellectual Property Collateral is no longer desirable in the conduct of such Grantor’s business.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) Except to the extent failure to act could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral for which such Grantor has standing to do so, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all steps, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authority located in the United States, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of any registered Intellectual Property Collateral (or applications therefor) and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark, or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 or the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) With respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all commercially reasonable steps in the United States, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other domestic governmental authority, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other domestic governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings, except, in each case, (A) permitted by the Loan Documents or (B) to the extent failure to act could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (i) With respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral, each Loan Party agrees to take, at its expense, all necessary steps, including, without limitation, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other applicable U.S. Governmental Authority, to (A) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (B) pursue the registration and maintenance of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Loan Party, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings. No Loan Party shall, without the written consent of the Lender, discontinue use of or otherwise abandon any Intellectual Property Collateral, or abandon any right to file an application for patent, trademark, or copyright, unless such Loan Party shall have determined prior to such cessation of use or abandonment that such use or the pursuit or maintenance of such Intellectual Property Collateral is no longer desirable in the conduct of such Loan Party’s business and that the loss thereof would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Change, in which case, such Loan Party will give prompt notice of any such abandonment to the Lender.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. (a) With respect to each item of its Intellectual Property Collateral material to the business of the Grantors, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all commercially reasonable steps as determined in Grantor's reasonable discretion, including, without limitation, in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and any other governmental authority, to (i) maintain the validity and enforceability of such Intellectual Property Collateral and maintain such Intellectual Property Collateral in full force and effect, and (ii) pursue the registration and maintenance (in accordance with the exercise of such Grantor's reasonable business discretion) of each patent, trademark, or copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Intellectual Property Collateral of such Grantor, including, without limitation, the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings initiated by third parties, in each case except where the failure to so file, register, maintain or participate is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Grantor shall, without the written consent of the Agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, discontinue use of or otherwise abandon any such material Intellectual Property Collateral, or abandon any right to file an application for patent, trademark, or copyright, unless such Grantor shall have reasonably determined that such use or the pursuit or maintenance of such Intellectual Property Collateral is no longer reasonably necessary or desirable in the conduct of such Grantor's business and that the loss thereof would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
As to Intellectual Property Collateral. The Borrowers shall not, except in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment, do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any item of material Intellectual Property Collateral may lapse or become abandoned or dedicated to the public or unenforceable other than upon the natural expiration of protective periods under applicable law.
