Common use of Gatekeeper Clause in Contracts

Gatekeeper. The inquiries and responses made by one Party to the other in connection with Sections 2.1 and 3.1(e)(ii) through (iii) shall be made in writing to the attention of an independent attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office mutually agreeable to both Parties (the "Gatekeeper") who will be bound by confidentiality obligations to both Parties. The Gatekeeper's responsibility shall be to ensure that each Party complies on an ongoing basis with the terms and conditions of Sections 2.1 and 3.1(e)(ii) through (iii). Each Party agrees to provide the Gatekeeper with full and complete copies of all records and information (including un-redacted copies of the relevant Third Party agreements) that are necessary for the Gatekeeper to render its determination. In the event that the Gatekeeper determines that, in connection with an inquiry or response made by either Party in connection with Sections 2.1 or 3.1(e)(ii) through (iii), such Party may not have complied with the provisions of one or more of those Sections, the Gatekeeper shall issue a written report to both Parties stating with specificity such actual or suspected non-compliance, and each Party hereby consents to the disclosure to the other Party of any confidential information included in such report (provided that such information shall be treated by the Parties' as Confidential Information pursuant to Article V). The Parties shall share equally the fees, costs and expenses of the Gatekeeper's appointment.