“Prosecution and Maintenance” means in relation to any Patents, # to prepare and file Patent applications, including re-examinations or re-issues thereof, and represent applicants or assignees before relevant patent offices or other relevant governmental authorities during examination, re-examination and re-issue thereof, in appeal processes, interferences, inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, or any equivalent proceedings, # to defend all such applications against Third Party oppositions, # to secure the grant of any Patents arising from such Patent application, # to maintain in force any issued Patent (including through payment of any relevant maintenance fees), and # to make all decisions with regard to any of the foregoing activities.

“Prosecute” or “Prosecution” means in relation to any Patent Rights, # to prepare and file patent applications, including, without limitation, re-examinations or re-issues thereof, and represent applicant(s) or assignee(s) before relevant patent offices or other relevant governmental authorities during examination, re-examination and re-issue thereof, in appeal processes and interferences, or any equivalent proceedings, # to defend all such applications against Third Party oppositions, # to secure the grant of any Patent Rights arising from such patent application, # to maintain in force any issued Patent Right (including, without limitation, through payment of any relevant maintenance fees and/or any patent term extension), and # to make all decisions with regard to any of the foregoing activities.