Royalty Payments to Third Parties. Any royalty payments required to be made to the owner of a patent sublicensed in the future in accordance with this Agreement shall be made, if permissible under the applicable license agreement and if acceptable to the sublicensor, directly by the sublicensee to such owner in accordance with the terms of the applicable license agreement. Unless otherwise required by the applicable license agreement, questions regarding the applicability, validity, or enforceability of any patent sublicensed in accordance with this Agreement shall be resolved by the owner of the sublicensed patent and the sublicensee. The sublicensor of such patent shall have the right in its discretion to participate in any such discussions or negotiations between the owner of the sublicensed patent and the sublicensee. In any event, the sublicensee shall keep the sublicensor fully informed of all discussions and negotiations between such sublicensee and the owner of the sublicensed patent. Any dispute arising between the sublicensor and sublicensee of any such patent shall be resolved by alternative dispute resolution as provided in Article 8 of this Agreement.
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Sources: CRM License Agreement (St Jude Medical Inc), Settlement Agreement (St Jude Medical Inc)
Royalty Payments to Third Parties. Any royalty payments required to be made to the owner of a patent sublicensed in the future in accordance with this Agreement shall be made, if permissible under the applicable license agreement and if acceptable to the sublicensor, directly by the sublicensee to such owner in accordance with the terms of the applicable license agreement. Unless otherwise required by the applicable license agreement, questions regarding the applicability, validity, or enforceability of any patent sublicensed in accordance with this **Confidential treatment requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act. Agreement shall be resolved by the owner of the sublicensed patent and the sublicensee. The sublicensor of such patent shall have the right in its discretion to participate in any such discussions or negotiations between the owner of the sublicensed patent and the sublicensee. In any event, the sublicensee shall keep the sublicensor fully informed of all discussions and negotiations between such sublicensee and the owner of the sublicensed patent. Any dispute arising between the sublicensor and sublicensee of any such patent shall be resolved by alternative dispute resolution as provided in Article 8 of this Agreement.
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