Common Interest Clause Samples

Common Interest. All information exchanged between the Parties regarding the Prosecution and Maintenance and enforcement of Patent Rights under this Article 12 will be deemed Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such Prosecution and Maintenance and enforcement, the interests of the Parties as licensor and licensee are to obtain the strongest patent protection possible, and, as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning the Patent Rights under this Article 12, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent a Party has a good faith belief that any information required to be disclosed by such Party to the other Party under this Article 12 is protected by attorney-client privilege or any other applicable legal privilege or immunity, such Party will not be required to disclose such information and the Parties will in good faith cooperate to agree upon a procedure (including entering into a specific common interest agreement, disclosing such information on a “for counsel eyes only” basis or similar procedure) under which such information may be disclosed without waiving or breaching such privilege or immunity.

Common Interest. All information exchanged between the Parties regarding the Prosecution and Maintenance, and enforcement and defense, of the Patents under this Section 14 will be deemed Confidential Information of the disclosing Party. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such Prosecution and Maintenance, and enforcement and defense, the interests of the Parties as collaborators and licensor and licensee are to obtain the strongest patent protection possible, and as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning the Patents under this Section 14, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent a Party has a good faith believe that any information required to be disclosed by such Party to the other Party under this Section 14 is protected by attorney-client privilege or any other applicable legal privilege or immunity, such Party shall not be required to disclose such information and the Parties shall in good faith cooperate to agree upon a procedure (including entering into a specific common interest agreement, disclosing such information on a “for counsel eyes only” basis or similar procedure) under which such information may be disclosed without waiving or breaching such privilege or immunity.

Common Interest. All information exchanged between the Parties representatives pursuant to this Section 15 (Intellectual Property) regarding the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, or enforcement of Patent Rights will be deemed Confidential Information. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of the Voyager Patent Rights, Collaboration Patent Rights, SMA Product-Specific Patent Rights and HD Product-Specific Patent Rights the interests of the Parties as collaborators and licensor and licensee are to obtain the strongest patent protection possible, and as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning such Patent Rights, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines.

Common Interest. All information exchanged between the Parties’ representatives pursuant to this Article 10 (Intellectual Property Rights) regarding the preparation, filing, Prosecution, maintenance, or enforcement of Patents and Trademarks will be the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of the Licensed Patents and Trademarks, the interests of the Parties as licensor and licensee are to obtain the strongest patent and Trademark protection possible, and as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning such Patents, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines.

Common Interest. All information exchanged between the Parties regarding the prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defense of Patents under this ARTICLE 7 will be deemed to be Confidential Information of the disclosing Party. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defense, the interests of the Parties as collaborators, licensors and/or licensees are, for their mutual benefit, to obtain patent protection and plan patent defense against potential patentability/invalidity challenges or infringement activities by Third Parties, and as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning Patents under this ARTICLE 7, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent a Party has a good faith belief that any information required to be disclosed by such Party to the other Party under this ARTICLE 7 is protected by attorney-client privilege or any other applicable legal privilege or immunity, such Party shall not be required to disclose such information and the Parties shall in good faith cooperate to agree upon a procedure (which may include entering into a specific common interest agreement, disclosing such information on a “for counsel eyes only” basis or similar procedure) under which such information may be disclosed without waiving or breaching such privilege or immunity.

Common Interest. 2.1 The parties have a common, joint and mutual legal interest in cooperating with each other, to the extent permitted by law, to share information protected by the attorney-client privilege and by the work product doctrine with respect to the Patent Matters. Any counsel or consultant retained by a party or their Counsel to assist in the Patent Matters shall be bound by, and entitled to the benefits of, this Agreement. 2.2 In order to further their common interest, the parties and their Counsel shall exchange privileged and work product information, orally and in writing, including, without limitation, factual analyses, mental impressions, legal memoranda, source materials, draft legal documents, prosecution history files and other information (hereinafter “Common Interest Materials”). The sole purpose for the exchange of the Common Interest Materials is to support the parties’ common interest with respect to the prosecution and enforcement of the Patent Matters. Any Common Interest Materials exchanged shall continue to be protected under all applicable privileges and no such exchange shall constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection.

Common Interest. All non-public information exchanged between JHU and the LICENSED PARTIES or their respective counsel regarding preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS shall be deemed CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. In addition, the parties acknowledge and agree that, with respect to such preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS, the interests of the parties are to obtain the strongest patent protection possible, and as such, are aligned and are legal in nature. The parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this AGREEMENT constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning the PATENT RIGHTS or the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines.

Common Interest. MUS and Codexis acknowledge that in the course of conducting the activities described in Articles 9 and 10 of this Agreement, the Parties may discuss information related to Patent Applications and Patents and other intellectual property rights of the Parties and their Affiliates and/or of Third Parties, and/or conduct by Third Parties that may constitute infringement of one or more of the patents licensed under this Agreement, and the Parties may wish to review documents and information of the other Party that is protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine, and agree that disclosure of such documents and information, in confidence, will further the mutual interests of the Parties. Accordingly, the Parties agree that a community of interest exists between MUS and Codexis as to these matters and therefore the disclosure of privileged information in the conduct of activities pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any such privilege. Each Party will treat all such information received from the other Party under this Agreement that is marked, by the Party to which the privilege runs, as “Confidential” or “Privileged” or “Attorney Work Product,” or in a similar manner to reasonably indicate its protected and confidential nature, and will take precautions to preserve the confidentiality and privilege of said information as if it were its own privileged information or attorney work product.

Common Interest. All non-public information disclosed by Broad or Broad’s outside patent counsel to Company regarding Prosecution of the Licensed Patent Rights, CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. INFORMATION FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED IS OMITTED AND MARKED WITH “[***]”. AN UNREDACTED VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT HAS ALSO BEEN FURNISHED SEPARATELY TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AS REQUIRED BY RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. including information regarding [***], shall be deemed Confidential Information of Broad. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, with regard to such Prosecution of the Licensed Patent Rights, the interests of the Parties as licensors and licensee are aligned in desiring the [***] and are legal in nature. The Parties agree and acknowledge that they have not waived, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of, any legal privilege concerning the Licensed Patent Rights or their Confidential Information, including privilege under the common interest doctrine and similar or related doctrines.