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, ​.