MPI Patent Rights Clause Samples

The MPI Patent Rights clause defines the ownership, use, and licensing of patents developed or utilized under an agreement involving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or similar institutions. Typically, this clause outlines which party retains rights to inventions, how patent applications are managed, and the terms under which other parties may use patented technology, such as through non-exclusive or exclusive licenses. Its core function is to clarify intellectual property rights and responsibilities, thereby preventing disputes and ensuring that all parties understand how patented innovations will be handled during and after the collaboration.
MPI Patent Rights. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.3(b), MPI shall have the sole right and authority to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain the MPI Patent Rights (other than Joint Patents) on a worldwide basis. The [***], with SGI responsible for such [***], and MPI responsible for such [***]; provided, however, that if SGI elects not to [***], it shall notify MPI and such [***]. MPI shall provide SGI reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such efforts regarding the MPI Collaboration Patent Rights in the SGI Territory, including by providing SGI with a copy of material communications from any patent authority regarding such MPI Collaboration Patent Rights, and by providing drafts of any material filings or responses to be made to such patent authorities in advance of submitting such filings or responses. If MPI determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any MPI Collaboration Patent Rights in any country in the SGI Territory, then MPI shall provide SGI with written notice of such determination within a period of time reasonably necessary to allow SGI to assume responsibility for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such MPI Collaboration Patent Rights. In the event SGI provides written notice to MPI expressing its interest in such MPI Collaboration Patent Rights, SGI shall thereafter have the right to direct the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such MPI Collaboration Patent Rights on MPI’s behalf, and the costs of such filing, prosecution and maintenance shall be borne by SGI.
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MPI Patent Rights. MPI shall have the first right to bring and control any action or proceeding with respect to infringement of any MPI Patent Right at its own expense and by counsel of its own choice. With respect to infringement of any MPI Patent Right that is likely to have a material adverse effect on any Product being developed or commercialized by MPI, its Affiliates or its Sublicensees with respect to which SBI is entitled to royalty or other payments hereunder, SBI shall have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such action by counsel of its own choice, and if MPI fails to bring an action or proceeding within (a) 60 days following the notice of alleged infringement or (b) 10 days before the time limit, if any, set forth in the appropriate laws and regulations for the filing of such actions, whichever comes first, SBI shall have the right to bring and control any such action at its own expense and by counsel of its own choice, and MPI shall have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such action by counsel of its own choice.
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Related to MPI Patent Rights

  • Licensed Patent Rights The Licensee shall indemnify and hold the IC, its employees, students, fellows, agents, and consultants harmless from and against all liability, demands, damages, expenses, and losses, including but not limited to death, personal injury, illness, or property damage in connection with or arising out of:

  • Joint Patent Rights If not already established under the Research Collaboration Agreement, prior to either Party filing any Patent Right disclosing Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements, the Parties shall establish a patent committee (the “Patent Committee”) comprised of at least one (1) representative of each Party for the purpose of facilitating the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of Joint Patent Rights. As agreed upon by the Parties, meetings of the Patent Committee may be face-to-face or may be conducted by teleconferences or videoconferences, from time to time as needed. The Patent Committee will be the forum through which the Parties coordinate their respective obligations to each other described in Sections 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 hereof and in this Section. In the event the Parties conceive or generate any Joint Program Technology or Joint Probody Platform Improvements, the Parties shall promptly meet to discuss and determine, based on mutual consent, whether to seek patent protection thereon, which Party will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents and how to pay for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patents. It is presumed that ImmunoGen will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint Program Technology or Joint Conjugation Probody Platform Improvements, and that CytomX will control filing, prosecution and maintenance of Joint Patent Rights claiming Joint Unconjugated Probody Platform Improvements. Neither Party will file any Joint Patent Right without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Party controlling filing and prosecution of any such Joint Patent Right (a) shall keep the other Party informed regarding each Patent Right, (b) shall consider in good faith any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of any such Patent Right and (c) shall not unreasonably refuse to incorporate any recommendations made by the other Party in regard to such filing, prosecution or maintenance.

  • Patent Rights The State and the U. S. Department of Transportation shall have the royalty free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to use and to authorize others to use any patents developed by the Engineer under this contract.

  • Licensed Patents Immune Design, at its expense, shall have the first right to file, prosecute and maintain all Licensed Patents for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement using patent counsel reasonably approved by IDRI, including conducting any interferences, reexaminations, reissues, oppositions, or request for patent term extension relating thereto. Immune Design shall conduct such filing, prosecution and maintenance in good faith, taking into consideration IDRI’s retained rights hereunder, and consistent with reasonable business judgment, provide IDRI with all relevant or material documentation and proposed filing in the Territory so that IDRI may be concurrently and promptly informed of the continuing prosecution, and consult with IDRI with regards to Immune Design’s patent strategy with the Licensed Patents for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement. Licensed Patents in the name of IDRI shall remain in the name of IDRI. Immune Design shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ***, as applicable. To the extent such ***, Immune Design shall provide IDRI reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such prosecution efforts regarding such Licensed Patents in the Territory, and any IDRI comments will be reasonably considered in such prosecution efforts, and included to the extent affecting the IDRI Exclusive Field or IDRI Territory, as the case may be. If Immune Design determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement in the Territory, then Immune Design shall promptly provide IDRI with written notice of such determination at least sixty (60) days before any deadline for taking action to avoid abandonment and shall provide IDRI with the right, opportunity and reasonable assistance to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Licensed Patent in the applicable jurisdiction in IDRI’s sole discretion and at IDRI’s expense, provided that Immune Design shall provide such reasonable assistance at its own costs and expenses. If IDRI elects to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain such Licensed Patent in such jurisdiction for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights, then Immune Design’s license rights to such Licensed Patent in such country will become nonexclusive in such country under such Licensed Patent (and/or patent application). If IDRI desires Immune Design to file, in a particular jurisdiction, a Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement that claims priority to another Licensed Patent for which Immune Design has any exclusive rights under this Agreement, IDRI shall provide written notice to Immune Design requesting that Immune Design file such patent application in such jurisdiction. If IDRI provides such written notice to Immune Design, Immune Design shall either (i) file and prosecute such patent application and maintain any patent issuing thereon in such jurisdiction and the Parties shall share the related costs and expenses (A) in countries *** on the basis of *** percent (***%) Immune Design: *** percent (***%) IDRI or (B) in countries within the IDRI Territory equally; or (ii) notify IDRI that Immune Design does not desire to file such patent application in such jurisdiction and provide IDRI with the opportunity to file and prosecute such patent application, provided that if IDRI files and prosecutes such patent application in such jurisdiction, then Immune Design’s license rights to such License Patent in such country will become nonexclusive in such country under such Licensed GLA Patent (and/or patent application). Immune Design shall be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred in connection with its own activities for filing, prosecuting and maintaining the Licensed Patents; IDRI shall be responsible for monitoring of such activities by IDRI.

  • Third Party Patent Rights No Party makes any warranty with respect to the validity, perfection or dominance of any Patent or other proprietary right or with respect to the absence of rights in Third Parties which may be infringed by the manufacture or sale of the Licensed Product. Each Party agrees to bring to the attention of the other Party any patent or patent application it discovers, or has discovered, and which relates to the subject matter of this Agreement.