Third Party Infringement Suit. In the event that a Third Party sues Licensee alleging that Licensee’s, its Affiliates” or its sublicensees” making, having made, importing, exporting, using, manufacturing, having manufactured Licensed Compound or distributing, marketing, promoting, offering for sale or selling Licensed Product infringes or will infringe a claim of a patent that specifically covers the Licensed Compound or its manufacture, then Licensee may elect to defend such suit and, during the period in which such suit is pending, notwithstanding Licensee’s obligation to indemnify Merck under Section 11.01 herein, ​.

Third Party Infringement. If either Party has a reasonable basis to believe that a Third Party is or may be engaging in commercially significant infringement of any Licensed Trademark in the Territory, such Party shall notify the other Party in writing and provide it with any evidence of such infringement that is reasonably available. Licensee shall have the right and option to respond to any infringement or potential infringement with respect to any Licensed Trademark that Licensee is using in the Territory by appropriate steps, including filing an infringement suit or taking other similar action, and shall notify Axsome of, and consult with Axsome from time to time regarding, any such suit or other action. Axsome shall provide reasonable assistance to Licensee, including providing access to relevant documents and other evidence, making its employees available at reasonable business hours, and joining the action to the extent necessary to allow Licensee to maintain the action. Any amounts recovered by Licensee pursuant to this [Section 5.3.2], whether by settlement or judgment, shall first be used to reimburse Licensee for the costs of such enforcement action and the remainder, if any, shall be retained by Licensee for its own account, provided that # such recoveries treated as Net Sales in the Calendar Quarter in which they are received for all purposes under this Agreement.

Third-Party Infringement of Product IP. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Product IP or Transferred Technology. Except as set forth in Part ​(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Seller nor any Seller Affiliate has sent or otherwise delivered any written notice or other communication to any Person regarding any actual, alleged or suspected infringement or misappropriation of any Product IP or Transferred Technology.

If either Party becomes aware of any known or suspected infringement or misappropriation of the Licensed Protocol, the Kaufmann Name and the Kauffman Intellectual Property, including any Improvements, or any pending or threatened declaratory judgment, opposition, or similar action or proceeding alleging the invalidity, unenforceability, or non-infringement of the Licensed Protocol, the Kaufmann Name and the Kauffman Intellectual Property, including any Improvements, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party and provide the other Party with all information available to it regarding such activity or allegation.

Infringement of Third Party Patent Rights. If a Party’s conduct or exercise of its rights under this Agreement becomes the basis of a claim of infringement of any patent or other proprietary right of any Third Party, such Party shall promptly give notice to the other Party and the Parties shall confer to consider the claim and an appropriate course of action. If and when a Party to this Agreement has the right to defend an infringement claim, each Party shall have the right to conduct the defense against any such claim or infringement action brought against it, and shall have the right and authority to settle any such claim or action after consultation with the other Party, subject to Section 8.5. The other Party shall cooperate with the defending Party, as reasonably requested by it, in connection with the defense against such claim or action, at the defending Party’s expense. Costs and fees of any such defense (including but not limited to damages and reasonable, documented attorneys’ fees and expenses, but excluding any royalties or similar amounts due as consideration under any settlement agreement with respect thereto for any post-settlement activities) may be deducted, prior to the calculation of any payments due under Section 8.5.

Notification. Each Party will promptly notify the other Party in the event that any Third Party files suit or brings any other action alleging patent infringement by Licensee or Axsome or any of their respective Affiliates or sublicensees with respect to any of the Licensed Activities (any such suit or other action referred to herein as an “Infringement Claim”).

As between the Parties, SGI has the first right, but not the obligation, to seek to abate any actual or suspected Competitive Infringement of any SGI Background Patent or Patent within the SGI Program IP by a Third Party, or to file suit against any such Third Party under any SGI Background Patent or Patent within the SGI Program IP for such Competitive Infringement. If SGI does not take steps to abate the any such Competitive Infringement, or file suit to enforce the SGI Background Patent or Patent within the SGI Program IP against such Third Party with respect to such Competitive Infringement, within a commercially reasonable time, Unum has the right (but not the obligation) to take action as follows: first, to enforce Patent within the SGI Program IP against such Third Party for such Competitive Infringement, and second, if there are no such Patents within the SGI Program IP the Competitive Infringement is continuing, then to enforce any SGI Background Patent against such Third Party for such Competitive Infringement. The controlling Party will pay all its Patent Costs incurred for such enforcement.

Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Recordati Releasee and each ARS Releasee will be an express beneficiary of the rights and releases granted under this Section 6 (Mutual Release of Claims) and will be entitled to rely on the same as a defense to any suit brought against such Recordati Releasee or ARS Releasee, as applicable, in contravention of the provisions of this Section 6 (Mutual Release of Claims), without regard to the fact that such Recordati Releasee or ARS Releasee, as applicable, may not be a party to this Agreement.

Third Party Claims. Regeneron shall have the sole right and responsibility for defending against any alleged, threatened, or actual claim by a Third Party that the use or registration of the Product Trademarks in the Territory infringes, dilutes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any trademark or other right of that Third Party or constitutes unfair trade practices or any other like offense, or any other claims as may be brought by a Third Party against a Party in connection with the use of the Product Trademarks with respect to a Product in the Territory. Regeneron shall bear the costs and expenses relating to any defense commenced pursuant to this [Section 8.9.3] and any settlements and judgments with respect thereto, and shall retain any damages or other amounts collected in connection therewith.

Third Party Representations. Each of the representations and the warranties made by Guarantor in the Environmental Indemnity, the Guaranty and (if applicable) any other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party are true, complete and correct in all material respects.