Exclusion. The Consultant acknowledges that there are no ideas, processes, trademarks, service marks, technology, computer programs, Intellectual Property, Works of Authorship (original or otherwise), designs, formulas, inventions, discoveries, patents, copyrights, or improvements to the foregoing which fall within the provisions of section 7.2 that it desires to exclude from the operation of this Agreement. To the best of the Consultant's knowledge, it is not a party to any existing contract in conflict with this Agreement or any other contract to assign ideas, processes, trademarks, service marks, inventions, technology, computer programs, Works of Authorship (original or otherwise), designs, formulas, discoveries, patents, Intellectual Property or copyrights to any other Person.

Claim. A person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled under this Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”) must file a written request for such benefit with the Company, setting forth his or her claim. The request must be addressed to the General Counsel of the Company at its then principal place of business.

Claim. A "Claim" shall be broadly construed to include any damage, liability, expense, reasonable attorney fees, costs, or any combination thereof arising from, related to, or connected with a party's breach of this Agreement.

Exclusion Event. There occurs an Exclusion Event which has resulted or would be reasonably likely to result in non-compliance with any of the financial covenants set forth in [Section 7.18].

Legacy Exclusion. If, at any time prior to Ag Partner being granted an exclusive license under the Existing Ag Agreement to make, have made, use, sell, or import Viamet Derived Products incorporating a particular VDC or any Derivatives thereof, # rights to a particular VDC become subject to an option or license granted by Primary or any Affiliate thereof to a Third Party in the Primary Field, # a particular VDC becomes the subject of material optimization or development efforts by Primary, any Affiliate thereof, or any licensee of either of the foregoing in the Primary Field, or # a particular VDC is determined to constitute a ‘back up’ candidate identified by Primary for possible optimization or development in the Primary Field in the event any compound already engaged in optimization or development in the Primary Field is determined by Primary, any Affiliate thereof, or any licensee of either of the foregoing to no longer constitute a viable candidate for a product in the Primary Field and, with respect to any such determination by Primary, any Affiliate thereof, or any licensee of either of the foregoing, Primary provides written notice of (i), (ii), or (iii) to Legacy, such VDC shall no longer be included within the definition of VDC under this Agreement and Primary shall have no obligations, and Legacy shall have no rights, under this Agreement with respect to such VDC or any Derivative thereof, provided that the limitations and obligations of Section 3.2 shall remain in effect with respect thereto.

If, at any time prior to the Effective Date during the Research Term, # rights to a particular CDC became subject to an option or license granted by Ag Partner or any Affiliate thereof to a Third Party in the Legacy Field pursuant to a written agreement with such Third Party, # a particular CDC became the subject of material optimization or development efforts by Ag Partner, any Affiliate thereof, or any licensee of either of the foregoing in the Legacy Field, or # a particular CDC was reasonably determined to constitute a ‘back up’ candidate identified by Ag Partner for possible optimization or development in the Legacy Field in the event any CDC already engaged in optimization or development in the Legacy Field is reasonably determined by Ag Partner, an Affiliate thereof, or any licensee of either of the foregoing to no longer constitute a viable candidate for an Ag Partner Royalty Product in the Legacy Field and, prior to, on, or following the Effective Date, Ag Partner provided(provides) written notice of [(x), (y), or (z)])] to Legacy or Primary, Primary shall have no rights to further develop, sell or sublicense, such CDC or any Derivative thereof under this Agreement.

Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the current or demonstrably anticipated business, research, or development of Company; or

Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the Company shall advise the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days and shall deliver such reply within such period. The Company may, however, upon notice to the Claimant within such period, extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90) days for special circumstances.

Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the AT&T Executive Compensation Administration Department shall review the claim and provide the Claimant with a written notice of its decision within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, after the claim is received. If the AT&T Executive Compensation Administration Department determines that special circumstances require an extension of time beyond the initial ninety (90)- day claim review period, the AT&T Executive Compensation Administration Department shall notify the Claimant in writing within the initial ninety (90)-day period and explain the special circumstances that require the extension and state the date by which the AT&T Executive Compensation Administration Department expects to render its decision on the claim. If this notice is provided, the AT&T Executive Compensation Administration Department may take up to an additional ninety (90) days (for a total of one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the claim) to render its decision on the claim.

Exclusion for Passive Investments. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation which is publicly-traded and would, but for this sentence, result in a violation by the Executive of Section 6.1, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation.