Common use of Patent Liaisons Clause in Contracts

Patent Liaisons. Promptly (but no later than [**] days) after the Effective Date, the Parties shall each designate representative(s) to consult with the other Party’s representative(s) with respect to Patent prosecution and enforcement matters (the “Patent Liaisons”) as more fully described in this Section 4.4. The Patent Liaisons shall discuss, at such times, places and frequencies as either Patent Liaison determines is necessary, material issues and provide input to each other regarding the prosecution, maintenance, enforcement or defense of Collaboration IP, EPIZYME IP, EPIZYME Diagnostic IP, GSK IP and Joint IP. The Patent Liaisons shall be responsible for coordinating the implementation of each Party’s strategies for the protection of the foregoing intellectual property rights related to Licensed Compounds and EPIZYME Compounds, as applicable; provided, that such strategy for both Parties shall require the filing and prosecution of [**] with respect to [**] reasonably possible, with the [**] (the foregoing referred to herein as the “Patent Strategy”). All final decisions related to the prosecution, maintenance, enforcement or defense of any Collaboration IP, EPIZYME IP, EPIZYME Diagnostic IP, GSK IP and Joint IP shall be made by the Party with the right to control such prosecution, maintenance, enforcement or defense, as applicable, as set forth in Article 8.