Common use of Obtain and maintain the Patents Clause in Contracts

Obtain and maintain the Patents. (a) Licensee shall file, prosecute and maintain Patents, so as to secure the broadest patent protection reasonably available, through patent counsel selected by Licensee and reasonably acceptable to CUTS who shall consult with CUTS and keep CUTS advised with respect thereto. After the Effective Date of this Agreement, Licensee shall bear the cost and expense for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patents in the United States, European Patent Office, and Japan and any other foreign countries designated by Licensee. (b) With respect to any Patents, each patent application, office action, response to office action, request for terminal disclaimer, and request for reissue or reexamination of any patent issuing from such application shall be provided to CUTS. CUTS shall have the right to take any action that in its judgement is necessary to preserve such Patents. (c) CUTS shall and shall cause the inventors and UC to cooperate with Licensee with respect to filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patents. (d) If the Licensee wishes to abandon any such application or not to maintain any such Patent (or to cease funding such application or Patent) it shall give 3 months' prior written notice to CUTS and on the expiry of such notice period the Licensee shall cease to be licensed under the patent application or Patent identified in the notice and shall take all actions necessary to transfer the prosecution and maintenance of such patent application or Patent to CUTS.