Responsibility for Joint Patents Clause Samples

The "Responsibility for Joint Patents" clause defines how parties involved in a collaboration will share duties and obligations related to patents that are co-owned or jointly developed. Typically, this clause outlines which party will handle the filing, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement of joint patents, and may specify how costs and decision-making authority are allocated. For example, one party might be designated to manage patent filings while both parties must agree on enforcement actions. The core function of this clause is to prevent disputes and ensure efficient management of intellectual property that results from joint efforts.
Responsibility for Joint Patents. Epizyme, Eisai and RMS are entitled, but have no obligation, to control any legal proceedings or other actions to enforce and/or defend the Joint Patents worldwide, at the expense of the Party that desires to control, enforce or defend (the “Acting Party”). If more than one Party desires to be the Acting Party, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith about who should be in control. The Parties that are not controlling, enforcing or defending the applicable Joint Patent(s) (“Supporting Parties”) are entitled, at their own expense, to be represented in any such enforcement or defense by counsel of their own choice. If the Acting Party is unable to initiate or prosecute the action solely in its own name, the Supporting Parties will, upon request, join the action and/or execute all documents reasonably necessary for the Acting Party to initiate, prosecute and maintain the action. The Supporting Parties shall have the right to consult with the Acting Party to participate in decisions regarding the appropriate course of conduct for such action, and the additional right to join and participate in (but not control) such action. Each Party shall have the right to be represented by legal counsel of its own choice in connection with any legal proceedings or other actions undertaken by another Party pursuant to this Section 8.9(b) to defend or enforce the Joint Patents.
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Responsibility for Joint Patents. Merck shall have the right, but not the obligation, using counsel of its own choice, to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain any Joint Patents in the Territory, at its expense. If, as between the Parties, Merck decides not to prepare, file, prosecute or maintain a Joint Patent in a country in the Territory, Merck shall provide reasonable prior written notice to KalVista of such intention and KalVista shall thereupon have the option, in its sole discretion, to assume the control and direction of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Joint Patent at KalVista’s sole cost and expense in such country, in which circumstance Merck shall provide KalVista with reasonable assistance in the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Joint Patents.
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