(ii) Aurigene应有第一权利,但非义务,独自承担费用,根据专利团队推荐的专利审查策略,使用居里合理认可的律师,按照PD-1/VISTA许可计划的专利审查策略并接受来自Curis的审核和意见,Curis的意见将会被Aurigene诚信考虑。如果Aurigene计划放弃或停止在Aurigene领土的任何特定国家内起诉或维护任何此类专利权的,则Aurigene应提前至少[ ** ]书面通知Curis需按时起诉和维护该国家内的任何此类专利权的付款或其他行动之日,并在收到通知后,Curis有权但非义务承担起诉和维护此类专利权的责任,费用由其自行承担,如果Curis选择在该国继续起诉此类专利权,则在该国授予Aurigene的所有许可(或适用于Curis在该国家的此类专利权的利益下的许可)将被终止;
此外,双方同意,协议第6.9(d)、6.10、6.11、6.12、6.13、6.14、7.1、7.2、7.3(b)(将“印度共和国”和“美国联邦”更改为“美国”和“印度”)以及协议第7.4和7.5的适用条款(在每种情况下 在必要的情况下改变一些事项) shall apply to Aurigene’s payment obligations under this paragraph 3. For clarity, Curis shall have no payment obligations to Aurigene under the Agreement with respect to the development, registration or commercialization of CA-170 or CA-170 Products by or on behalf of Aurigene, its Affiliates or Aurigene Licensees in the Aurigene Territory. For further clarity, in the event of termination of the Agreement in its entirety or with respect to the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program, Aurigene’s payment obligations under this paragraph 3 (other than any such payment obligations accrued prior to such termination) shall terminate.
4. Development and Regulatory Matters in the Aurigene Territory.
(a) Aurigene Development. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.11(b) and 5.5 of the Agreement (or, for clarity, any provisions of the Second Amendment to the contrary), Aurigene shall have full and exclusive authority, itself or through the use of Affiliates or Aurigene Licensees, at Aurigene’s sole expense, to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program in the Aurigene Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Aurigene hereby agrees to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct a Pivotal Trial of CA-170 in the Aurigene Territory (the “Aurigene Pivotal Trial”), at Aurigene’s sole expense. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Aurigene (itself or with or through its Affiliates or Aurigene Licensees) shall be solely responsible for preparing and submitting all required INDs and other Regulatory Filings in connection with the Aurigene Pivotal Trial or other development, manufacturing or commercialization activities in the Aurigene Territory, at Aurigene’s sole expense.
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(b) PV Agreement. The Parties agree that the PV Agreement solely as it applies (or would apply) to Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program is hereby terminated as of the Fourth Amendment Date.
(c) Transfers. Curis shall: (i) disclose to Aurigene as soon as reasonably practicable such Curis Technology with respect to Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program not previously disclosed to Aurigene as may be necessary or useful to enable Aurigene to develop, manufacture and commercialize Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program in the Aurigene Territory; (ii) as promptly as reasonably practicable, transfer and assign to Aurigene all of its and its Affiliates’ right, title and interest in and to all Regulatory Filings and associated correspondence with Regulatory Authorities with respect to Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program in the Aurigene Territory (including transfer and assignment to Aurigene of ownership of the US IND No. [**] filed by Curis with the FDA for CA-170), with Aurigene becoming the named sponsor under such Regulatory Filings (or, if Applicable Law prevents or delays the transfer of ownership of any such Regulatory Filing to Aurigene, Curis shall grant, and does hereby grant, to Aurigene an exclusive and irrevocable right of access and reference to such Regulatory Filing for Program Compounds and Products from the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program in the Aurigene Territory, and shall cooperate fully to make the benefits of such Regulatory Filings available to Aurigene or its designee); (iii) to the extent requested by Aurigene, Curis shall also promptly provide to Aurigene all non-clinical and clinical Data and safety and other reasonably requested technical and other information or materials reasonably related to Development, manufacture, or Commercialization of Program Compounds and Products for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program in the Aurigene Territory; and (iv) take such other actions and execute such other instruments, assignments and documents as may be necessary to effect the transfer of rights under this paragraph 4(c) to Aurigene.
(d) Termination. In the event Aurigene materially breaches its obligation under paragraph 4(a) of this Fourth Amendment to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct the Aurigene Pivotal Trial, and such breach is not cured within the applicable cure period under Section 11.2 of the Agreement, Curis shall have the right to terminate this Fourth Amendment on account of such breach upon written notice to Aurigene, but Curis shall not have the right to terminate the Agreement in its entirety or to terminate the Agreement in part with respect to the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Agreement or to elect the alternative remedies under Section 11.3 of the Agreement on account of such breach. Termination by Curis of this Fourth Amendment shall be Curis’ sole remedy for such uncured material breach of paragraph 4(a) of this Fourth Amendment, and Curis shall have no right to terminate this Fourth Amendment other than as set forth in this paragraph 4(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph 4(d), in the event Aurigene has granted an Aurigene License to a Third Party for the PD-1/VISTA Licensed Program, the rights of such Aurigene Licensee shall survive any termination of this Fourth Amendment pursuant to this