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Enforcement. If infringing activity of potential commercial significance has not been abated within ​ following the date the Infringement Notice for such activity was provided, then during the period in which, and in the jurisdiction where, Licensee has exclusive rights under this Agreement, Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to Institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer after providing Institute # ​, including an ​ and # ​. Institute may voluntarily join such suit at Licensee’s reasonable expense, but 9745235_1.docx may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of Licensee’s suit or any judgment rendered in such suit. Licensee may not join Institute in a suit initiated by Licensee without Institute’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. If in a suit initiated by Licensee, Institute is involuntarily joined other than by Licensee, then Licensee will pay any documented costs incurred by Institute arising out of such suit, including any documented legal fees of counsel that Institute selects and retains to represent it in the suit. Licensee shall be free to enter into a settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition, provided that any settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition that # limits the scope, validity or enforcement of the Patent Rights or # admits fault or wrongdoing on the part of Licensee or Institute must be approved in advance by Institute in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Licensee’s request for such approval shall include complete copies of final settlement documents, a detailed summary of such settlement, and any other information material to such settlement. Institute shall provide Licensee notice of its approval or denial within ​ of any request for such approval by Licensee, provided that # in the event Institute wishes to deny such approval, such notice shall include a detailed written description of Institute’s reasonable objections to the proposed settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary disposition and # Institute shall be deemed to have approved of such proposed settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary disposition in the event it fails to provide such notice within such ​ period in accordance herewith.

Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to Institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer after providing Institute # [ * ], including an [ * ]and # [ * ]. Institute may voluntarily join such suit at Licensee’s reasonable expense, but may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of Licensee’s suit or any judgment rendered in such suit. Licensee may not join Institute in a suit initiated by Licensee without Institute’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. If in a suit initiated by Licensee, Institute is involuntarily joined other than by Licensee, then Licensee will pay any documented costs incurred by Institute arising out of such suit, including any documented legal fees of counsel that Institute selects and retains to represent it in the suit. Licensee shall be free to enter into a settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition, provided that any settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition that # limits the scope, validity or enforcement of the Patent Rights or # admits fault or wrongdoing on the part of Licensee or Institute must be approved in advance by Institute in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Licensee’s request for such approval shall include complete copies of final settlement documents, a detailed summary of such settlement, and any other information material to such settlement. Institute shall provide Licensee notice of its approval or denial within [ * ] of any request for such approval by Licensee, provided that # in the event Institute wishes to deny such approval, such notice shall include a detailed written description of Institute’s reasonable objections to the proposed settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary disposition and # Institute shall be deemed to have approved of such proposed settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary disposition in the event it fails to provide such notice within such [ * ] period in accordance herewith.

Step-In Right. If, within ​ following the date the Infringement Notice was provided, infringing activity of potential commercial significance has not been abated and if Licensee has not brought suit against the infringer, then Institute may Institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer. If Institute institutes such suit, then Licensee may not join such suit without the prior written consent of Institute and may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of Institute’s suit or any judgment rendered in such suit.

Step-In Right. If, within [ * ] days following the date the Infringement Notice was provided, infringing activity of potential commercial significance has not been abated and if Licensee has not brought suit against the infringer, then Institute may Institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer. If Institute Institutes such suit, then Licensee may not join such suit without the prior written consent of Institute and may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of Institute’s suit or any judgment rendered in such suit.

Infringement Notice. If Institute or the Licensee learns of infringement of potential commercial significance of any Patent Rights licensed under this Agreement, the knowledgeable Party will provide the other Party with: # written notice of such infringement; and # any evidence of such infringement available to it (the “Infringement Notice”). During the period in which, and in the jurisdiction where, Licensee has exclusive rights under this Agreement, neither Institute nor the Licensee will notify a possible infringer of infringement or put such infringer on notice of the existence of any Patent Rights without first obtaining consent of the other, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that Licensee may notify any then-existing Sublicensees under the relevant Patent Rights of such infringement without Institute’s prior consent if such Sublicensee is bound by obligations of confidentiality with respect to such information. Both Institute and the Licensee will use their diligent efforts to cooperate with each other to terminate such infringement (with or without litigation).

If, with respect to an infringement or potential infringement described in an Infringement Notice, such infringement or potential infringement has not been abated within ​ (or within ​) following the date of such Infringement Notice , then during the period in which, and in the jurisdiction where, ​ under the Institutions Patent Rights that are the subject of such infringement or potential infringement, Licensee shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer after providing Penn ​. For clarity, the information provided by Licensee to Institutions pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be deemed the Confidential Information of Licensee and Institutions. Institutions may voluntarily join such suit at ​, but may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of Licensee’s suit or any judgment rendered in such suit. Licensee may not join Institutions, unless Institutions are a necessary party, in a suit initiated by Licensee without Institutions’ prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If in a suit initiated by Licensee, Institutions are involuntarily joined other than by Licensee, then Licensee will ​, provided, however, that if ​. Licensee shall be free to enter into a settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition, provided that any settlement, consent judgment or other voluntary disposition that # limits the scope, validity or enforcement of Institutions Patent Rights or # admits fault or wrongdoing on the part of Licensee or Institutions must be approved in advance by Institutions in writing. Licensee’s request for such approval shall include ​. Institutions shall provide Licensee notice of its approval or denial within ​ of any request for such approval by Licensee, provided that ​.

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