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- "Ti" : "Patent Filing, Prosecution, and Maintenance" ,
"1.sec" : "Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7, ", "_IC", " agrees to take responsibility for, but to consult with, ", "_Licensee", " in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", " and shall furnish copies of relevant patent related documents to ", "_Licensee", "." ,
"2.sec" : "Upon ", "_IC", "\u2019s written request, ", "_Licensee", " shall assume the responsibility for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", " and shall, on an ongoing basis, promptly furnish copies of all patent related documents to ", "_IC", ". In this event, ", "_Licensee", " shall, subject to the prior approval of ", "_IC", ", select registered patent attorneys or patent agents to provide these services on behalf of ", "_Licensee", " and ", "_IC", ". ", "_IC", " shall provide appropriate powers of attorney and other documents necessary to undertake this action to the patent attorneys or patent agents providing these services. ", "_Licensee", " and its attorneys or agents shall consult with ", "_IC", " in all aspects of the preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications and patents included within the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", " and shall provide ", "_IC", " sufficient opportunity to comment on any document that ", "_Licensee", " intends to file or to cause to be filed with the relevant intellectual property or patent office." ,
"3.sec" : "At any time, ", "_IC", " may provide ", "_Licensee", " with written notice that ", "_IC", " wishes to assume control of the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", ". If ", "_IC", " elects to reassume these responsibilities, ", "_Licensee", " agrees to cooperate fully with ", "_IC", ", its attorneys, and agents in the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of any and all patent applications or patents included in the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", " and to provide ", "_IC", " with complete copies of any and all documents or other materials that ", "_IC", " deems necessary to undertake such responsibilities. ", "_Licensee", " shall be responsible for all costs associated with transferring patent prosecution responsibilities to an attorney or agent of ", "_IC", "\u2019s choice." ,
"4.sec" : "Each party shall promptly inform the other as to all matters that come to its attention that may affect the preparation, filing, prosecution, or maintenance of the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", " and permit each other to provide comments and suggestions with respect to the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the ", "_Licensed_Patent_Rights", ", which comments and suggestions shall be considered by the other party." ,
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