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Patent Prosecution and Maintenance. For the avoidance of doubt Assignee shall have the sole right to control and manage the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights at its sole cost and expense and by counsel of its own choice. Assignee shall keep Assignor reasonably informed of progress with regard to the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of such Patent Rights and shall consult with, and consider in good faith its requests and suggestions with respect to strategies for filing and prosecuting the Patent Rights.

LICENSEE copies of all official correspondence, (including, but not limited to, Applications, Office Actions, responses, etc.) relating thereto. LICENSEE shall have the right to comment and advise UNIVERSITY and its counsel as to the conduct of such prosecution and maintenance, provided, however, that UNIVERSITY shall have the right to make the final decisions for all matters associated with such prosecution and maintenance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UNIVERSITY shall not abandon prosecution of any patent application or maintenance of any issued patent without first, to the extent reasonably possible, giving LICENSEE notice at least ​ days prior to the date on which such patent application or patent will become abandoned, and shall allow LICENSEE to assume prosecution of any such patent application, or maintenance of any such patent, at LICENSEE’s own expense and with counsel of its choosing and with LICENSEE having the final decision for all matters associated with prosecution and maintenance. If LICENSEE assumes prosecution of any such patent application or maintenance of any such patent, LICENSEE’s obligations for payment under [Article 3] based upon such patent application or patent shall terminate at the time that LICENSEE assumes prosecution or maintenance of such patent.

reasonably possible, giving LICENSEE notice at least ​ days prior to the date on which such patent application or patent will become abandoned, and shall allow LICENSEE to assume prosecution of any such patent application, or maintenance of any such patent, at LICENSEE’s own expense and with counsel of its choosing and with LICENSEE having the final decision for all matters associated with prosecution and maintenance. If LICENSEE assumes prosecution of any such foreign patent application or maintenance of any such foreign patent, LICENSEE’s obligations for payment under [Article 3] based upon such patent application or patent shall terminate at the time that LICENSEE assumes prosecution or maintenance of such patent.

ARTICLE # Patent Prosecution and Maintenance 21

In the event that Arcus decides not to continue the prosecution or maintenance of a Patent within the Licensed Patents in any country, Arcus shall provide Abmuno with express written notice of such decision at least ​ days prior to any pending lapse or abandonment thereof, or if a decision not to continue prosecution or maintenance is responsive to an official communication from governmental agency that is received by Arcus less than ​ days prior to a deadline for taking action in response to such communication, then the deadline for giving such notice to Abmuno shall be ​ of the time remaining for response after such communication is received by Arcus. In such event, Arcus shall provide Abmuno with an opportunity to assume responsibility for prosecution and maintenance of such Patent. In the event that Abmuno, at Abmuno’s expense, assumes such responsibility, Arcus shall transfer the responsibility for prosecution and maintenance of such Patent to Abmuno, and in such case, Arcus, at Arcus’s expense, shall provide Abmuno an update of the filing, prosecution and maintenance status for each such Patent, including copies of any material official correspondence to or from patent offices. Arcus shall no longer have any right or license in, to or under such Patent under this Agreement. For purposes of clarification, upon assuming responsibility for prosecution and maintenance of any Patent, Abmuno, at Abmuno’s sole discretion, may or may not continue such prosecution and maintenance, and shall have a right, at any time, to abandon such prosecution and/or maintenance or to transfer such prosecution and/or maintenance, or a share of such prosecution and maintenance, to JN Biosciences. In the event that Abmuno, solely or together with JN Biosciences, prosecutes, or JN Biosciences solely prosecutes, such a Patent to issuance, Arcus may reinstate Arcus’s rights and license under such Patent to the full extent of Abmuno’s and JN Biosciences’ interests in such Patent by # reimbursing Abmuno and JN Biosciences for their documented costs and expenses related to the prosecution and maintenance of such Patent and # assuming, in writing, Abmuno’s and JN Biosciences’ responsibility, to the full extent of such responsibility, for the continued prosecution and maintenance of such Patent in accordance with this [Section 9]. In the event a Patent issues with respect to any such Patent during the period that Abmuno, either solely or jointly with JN Biosciences, or JN Biosciences by itself, is conducting the prosecution and maintenance of such Patent, Abmuno shall provide prompt written notice thereof to Arcus. If Arcus elects to reimburse Abmuno and JN Biosciences for their costs and expenses related to the prosecution and maintenance of such Patent and to reassume Abmuno’s and JN Biosciences’ responsibility for the continued prosecution and maintenance of such Patent, in order to reinstate its rights and license to such Patent, then Arcus shall provide Abmuno with written notice of such election, and Abmuno shall provide to Arcus promptly its and JN Biosciences’ documented costs and expenses related to the prosecution and maintenance of such Patent, and following receipt of Arcus’ reimbursement of such costs and expenses, shall transfer that portion of responsibility held by Abmuno, and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause JN Biosciences to transfer that portion of responsibility held by JN Biosciences, for prosecution and maintenance of such Patent to Arcus. In such case, Abmuno, at Abmuno’s expense, shall provide Arcus an update of the filing, prosecution and maintenance status for each such Patent, including copies of any material official correspondence to or from patent offices,that Abmuno is in possession of.

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Arcus shall have the first right to file, prosecute and maintain all Licensed Patents in the Territory using its own outside counsel reasonably acceptable to WuXi. All such prosecution and maintenance in the Territory will be at Arcus’ sole expense. Arcus shall keep WuXi reasonably informed of all decisions or actions concerning the prosecution and maintenance of such Licensed Patents in the Territory, including, without limitation, by providing copies of office actions and other communications with patent offices, and providing a reasonable opportunity for WuXi to deliver comments to Arcus or its selected counsel regarding such prosecution materials, such comments to be considered by Arcus in good faith and acting reasonably. WuXi shall reasonably cooperate with Arcus in its efforts to prepare, file, prosecute and maintain Licensed Patents, including, without limitation, in disclosing new Improvements to Arcus within thirty (30) days, and in responding promptly to Arcus’ requests for data, affidavits, and other information and assistance to support filing, prosecution and maintenance of the ​ CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.

Payment of Expenses. Payment of all fees and costs, including, without limitation, attorneys fees, for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of the Patent Rights incurred by Harbour before the Effective Date shall be the responsibility of Surface. Surface shall be responsible for the payment of all fees and costs, including, without limitation, attorneys fees, for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights for which it is responsible pursuant to [Section 6.1].

Option of Licensee to Prosecute and Maintain Patents. Each Party shall give ​ days (​) advanced written notice to the other Party (the “Notified Party”) of any desire to cease prosecution and/or maintenance of the patents and patent applications set forth in [Schedule C] or [Schedule D] including a desire to not maintain pendency, in each country, of at least one member of the family of any such patent or application. If the Notified Party provides written notice, within the ​ days, of a desire to continue prosecution or maintenance of the patents and patent applications on which the other Party desires to cease prosecution and/or maintenance, then such other Party shall permit the Notified Party to do so at the expense of the Notified Party.

Filings and prosecution corresponding to JOINT INVENTIONS shall be by counsel of LICENSEE’s choosing and shall be in the name of UNIVERSITY and LICENSEE. LICENSEE shall keep UNIVERSITY advised as to the prosecution of such applications by forwarding, and directing LICENSEE’s patent counsel to forward, to UNIVERSITY copies of all official correspondence, (including, but not limited to, Applications, Office Actions, responses, etc.) relating thereto. UNIVERSITY shall provide reasonable assistance to LICENSEE related to the preparation, filing, prosecuting, issuance and maintenance of patent applications and patents corresponding to JOINT INVENTIONS, including, without limitation, providing necessary assignment documents, declarations, power of attorney documents, copies of any supporting data, analysis or reports, and reasonable access to the INVENTORS during normal working hours. UNIVERSITY shall have the right to comment and advise LICENSEE and its counsel as to the conduct of such prosecution and maintenance, provided, however, that LICENSEE shall have the right to make the final decisions for all matters associated with such prosecution and maintenance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSEE shall not abandon prosecution of any patent application or maintenance of any issued patent corresponding to JOINT INVENTIONS without first, to the extent reasonably possible, giving UNIVERSITY notice at least ​ days prior to the date on which such patent application or patent will become abandoned, and shall allow UNIVERSITY

Axsome Election to Not Prosecute or Maintain. If Axsome at any time decides to abandon or declines to continue prosecution or maintenance of the patents and applications in a particular country in the Territory for any Licensed Patent Right, Axsome shall provide Licensee with at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to such effect, and Axsome shall have no responsibility with respect to the prosecution or maintenance of the applicable Licensed Patent Right after the end of such ninety (90) day period. If Licensee gives written notice to Axsome before the end of such ninety (90) day period that Licensee elects to continue prosecution or maintenance, # Axsome, upon Licensee’s request and subject to Axsome’s obligations under any Upstream License with respect to such Licensed Patent Right, shall make reasonable efforts to timely execute such documents and perform such acts, at Licensee’s expense, as may be reasonably necessary to permit Licensee to prosecute and maintain, in Axsome’s name, such Licensed Patent Right at its sole expense and # Licensee shall keep Axsome advised on the status of the prosecution and maintenance of such Licensed Patent Right annually and at other times as reasonably requested by Axsome. If Licensee does not give written notice to Axsome before the end of such forty-five (45) day period that Licensee elects to continue prosecution or maintenance of such Licensed Patent Right, Axsome shall be entitled to allow such Licensed Patent Right to lapse or take any other action with respect thereto as may be required or permitted under any applicable Upstream License. For avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall be construed to give Licensee the right to use Axsome’s Confidential Information in prosecuting Licensed Patent Rights or in connection with such prosecution without Axsome’s prior written consent.

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