Common use of FILING PATENT APPLICATIONS Clause in Contracts

FILING PATENT APPLICATIONS. A. The Parties agree that the Party initially indicated as having an ownership interest in any Subject Inventions shall have the first opportunity to file U S and foreign patent applications7 but it such Party does not file such applications within six (6) months after election, then the other Party to this CRADA may file patent applications on such inventions and the Party initially having ownership shall fully cooperate in this effort. The Parties will agree as to who will file patent applications on any joint Subject Inventions. B. The Parties agree that DOE has the right to file patent applications in any country in which neither Party desires to file a patent application for any Subject Invention. Notification of such negative intent shall be made in writing to the DOE Contracting Officer within three (3) months of the decision of the non-Inventing Party not to file a patent application for the Subject Invention pursuant to Article XV, or not later than sixty (60) days prior to the time when any statutory bar might foreclose filing of a U.S. patent application.

FILING PATENT APPLICATIONS. A. The Parties agree that the Party initially indicated as having an ownership interest in any Subject Inventions shall have the first opportunity to file U S U.S. and foreign patent applications7 applications; but it if such Party does not file such applications within six (6) months one year after election, then the other Party to this CRADA may file patent applications on such inventions and the Party initially having ownership shall fully cooperate in this effort. The Parties will agree as to who will file patent applications on any joint Subject Inventions. B. The Parties agree that DOE has the right to file patent applications in any country in which neither Party desires to file a patent application for any Subject Invention. Notification of such negative intent shall be made in writing to the DOE Contracting Officer within three (3) months of the decision of the non-Inventing inventing Party not to file a patent application for the Subject Invention pursuant to Article XV, or not later than sixty (60) days prior to the time when any statutory bar might foreclose filing of a U.S. patent application.