Common use of Maintenance and Prosecution of the Assigned Clause in Contracts

Maintenance and Prosecution of the Assigned. Patents prior to the Effective Date. BII will be responsible for the maintenance and prosecution of the Assigned Patents on and prior to the Effective Date. BII will pay all prosecution fees, maintenance fees and/or such other fees due and required by the relevant patent offices for maintenance of the Assigned Patents on or prior to the Effective Date and will pay all bills and invoices for work performed on or prior to the Effective Date in connection with the maintenance and/or prosecution of the Assigned Patents. CENTREXION shall reimburse BII all fees and external costs paid by BII in relation to the maintenance and/or prosecution of the Assigned Patents after [***], in particular fees and costs paid in order to ensure that due dates prescribed for (i) the entry of International Patent Applications listed in Exhibit 1.4 into the regional/national Phase according to Art. 22 and 39 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT-PRIVILEGED DRAFT - BII - CENTREXION - PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSING AGREEMENT PCT and (ii) the validation of the European Patents listed in Exhibit 1.4 pursuant Art. 65 EPC are met. For clarity, work relating to the transfer of the Assigned Patents to CENTREXION, whether performed before or after the Effective Date shall not constitute work performed in connection with the maintenance or prosecution of the Assigned Patents for purposes of this Section.