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Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property, permits, domain names, trade dress, licenses, inventions, proprietary information and know-how of any type, whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases), formulas, and other intellectual property rights (collectively, "IP Rights"), that are used or held for use in or otherwise required to operate their respective businesses, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the failure to own or have which, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Intellectual Property Rights. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all inventions, technology, processes, innovations, ideas, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, trademarks, service marks, and other indicia of origin, writings, audiovisual works, concepts, drawings, reports and all similar, related, or derivative information or works (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright), including but not limited to all resulting patent applications, issued patents, copyrights, copyright applications and registrations, and trademark applications and registrations in and to any of the foregoing, along with the right to practice, employ, exploit, use, develop, reproduce, copy, distribute copies, publish, license, or create works derivative of any of the foregoing, and the right to choose not to do or permit any of the aforementioned actions, which relate to or Affiliates’ actual or anticipated Business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Executive while employed by or an Affiliate (collectively, the “Work Product”) belong to . The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that to the extent relevant, this Agreement constitutes a “work for hire agreement” under the Copyright Act, and that any copyrightable work (“Creation”) constitutes a “work made for hire” under the Copyright Act such that is the copyright owner of the Creation. To the extent that any portion of the Creation is held not to be a “work made for hire” under the Copyright Act, the Executive hereby irrevocably assigns to all right, title and interest in such Creation. All other rights to any new Work Product and all rights to any existing Work Product are also hereby irrevocably conveyed, assigned and transferred to pursuant to this Agreement. The Executive will promptly disclose and deliver such Work Product to and, at ’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by (whether during or after the Employment Period) to establish, confirm and protect such ownership (including, without limitation, the execution of assignments, copyright registrations, consents, licenses, powers of attorney and other instruments). All Work Product made within six months after termination of the Executive’s employment with will be presumed to have been conceived during the Executive’s employment with , unless the Executive can prove conclusively that it was created after such termination.

Each Rights Holder retains title to his/her interest in the Rights, including any and all intellectual property rights and know-how related thereto, save if and to the extent this Agreement expressly provides otherwise. For clarity, shall have and retain title and interest in and to any and all rights, results and/or know-how that is obtained or developed by A VROBIO through practice of the License or otherwise as a result of its research on and development, manufacture, sale and marketing of Products in the Field of Use. In the event that any Rights are jointly invented by and any Rights Holder, such Rights shall be jointly owned by the relevant Rights Holder(s) and and, notwithstanding [Section 6.1], shall have the first right to file, prosecute, defend or maintain any patent or patent application claiming the relevant Rights in accordance with the principles of [Section 6.1], mutatis mutandis.

Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, original works of authorship, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights and all applications and registrations therefor (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth in Schedule ‎3(r)(ii), none of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated or have been abandoned or are expected to expire or terminate or are expected to be abandoned, within three years from the date of this Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, being threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual Property Rights. Any and all concepts, improvements, computer software, articles, pamphlets, brochures, marketing plans, or other information (collectively, “Developments”) which the Executive discovers, edits or develops during the Term of his employment, which relates to or is useful in connection with the business of Flagship/Parent Company Affiliates, shall be deemed work for hire and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the applicable Flagship/Parent Company Affiliate. The Executive hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Flagship all right, title and interest in, and to all such Developments. The Executive shall make full disclosure thereof to Flagship and shall do such acts and deliver all such instruments as Flagship shall reasonably require of Executive, at Flagship’s expense, to effect such ownership and to enable Flagship to file and prosecute applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce any and all patents, trademark, registrations or copyrights under United States or foreign law with respect to such Developments or to obtain any extension, valid action, reissuance, continuance or renewal of any such patent, trademark or copyright.

Service Provider shall indemnify, hold harmless, release and defend Owner Persons Indemnified from all losses which may be incurred on account of alleged or claimed infringement of any United States patent or United States copyright, or misappropriation of any trade secret, trademark rights, proprietary rights or other intellectual property rights of any third party, arising out of the performance of Services by Service Provider. Owners shall promptly notify Service Provider of such claims, suits and actions in writing and Service Provider shall pay all costs, expenses, settlements and/or judgments resulting therefrom.

Exceptions. Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party shall not include information that the Receiving Party can demonstrate by competent evidence: # was in the public domain at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party; # later became part of the public domain through no act or omission of the Receiving Party in breach of this Agreement; # is lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis by a Third Party having the right to disclose it; or # was already known by the Receiving Party at the time of receiving such information from the Disclosing Party, as evidenced by the Receiving Party’s pre-existing written records.

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Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

Exceptions. THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.2 DOES NOT APPLY TO # THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO PAY THE SERVICE FEE OR OTHER DIRECT COSTS DUE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, # INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 9 (INDEMNITIES), # BREACHES OF ARTICLE 7 (CONFIDENTIALITY), # LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR WILLFUL OR CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT OF A PARTY, OR # THE

Exceptions. The Ownership Level requirements set forth in this Section are subject to such exceptions as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may grant in its sole discretion if compliance with this Section would create a severe hardship for Executive or would prevent Executive from complying with a court order (e.g., as part of a divorce settlement).

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