Common use of Preservation of Intent Clause in Contracts

Preservation of Intent. If any term, covenant or condition of this Section 4 or Exhibit D or the application thereof to any Party or circumstance, to any extent, is invalid or unenforceable, then (a) the remainder of this Section 4 and Exhibit D, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to Parties or circumstances other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable, will not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Section 4 and Exhibit D will be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law; and (b) the Parties hereto covenant and agree to renegotiate any such term, covenant or application thereof in good faith in order to provide a reasonably acceptable alternative to the term, covenant or condition of this Section 4 and Exhibit D or the application thereof that is invalid or unenforceable, it being the intent of the Parties that the basic purposes of this Section 4 and Exhibit D are to be effectuated.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Founding Investor Rights Agreement (Regulus Therapeutics Inc.), Founding Investor Rights Agreement (Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc), Founding Investor Rights Agreement (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)