Inventions Owned by Merck. Notwithstanding Section 10.1, the Parties agree that all rights to Inventions relating solely to Merck Compound or a Merck Class Compound but not to a Combination (collectively, “Merck Compound Inventions”) are the sole and exclusive property of Merck. Merck shall be entitled to file in its own name relevant patent applications and to own resultant patent rights for any such Merck Compound Invention. For the avoidance of doubt, any Invention generically encompassing Merck Compound (and not a Vaccinex Class Compound nor any Combination) within its scope, even where Merck Compound is not disclosed per se, is a Merck Compound Invention and the sole and exclusive property of Merck. Vaccinex shall and hereby does assign to Merck its entire right, title and interest in any such Merck Compound Inventions.
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Sources: Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement (Vaccinex, Inc.), Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement (Vaccinex, Inc.)