Valid Claim

Valid Claim. Shall mean a claim of an issued patent within the PATENT RIGHTS that has not (a) lapsed, been cancelled or become abandoned, (b) been declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (c) been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue or disclaimer.

Valid Claim. Shall mean a claim of any issued, unexpired United States or foreign patent that shall not have been donated to the public, disclaimed, nor held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision.

Valid Claim. Means a claim of any United States or foreign patent or patent application which shall not have been withdrawn, canceled or disclaimed, nor held or admitted to be invalid, unenforceable or unpatentable by a court or other appropriate body of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision or which has not been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise.

Valid Claim. Means a claim present in any of the Phenomix Licensed Patent Rights which shall not have been withdrawn, canceled or disclaimed, nor held or admitted to be invalid, unenforceable or unpatentable by a court or other appropriate body of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision and which has not been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise.

Valid Claim. Means a claim of a pending patent application within the Patent Rights or an issued and unexpired patent within the Patent Rights which has not been held unenforceable or invalid by a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, and which has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reexamination, reissue, opposition, or otherwise.

Valid Claim. Shall mean a claim in any patent In Force which has not been disclaimed, revoked, held invalid, or otherwise declared unenforceable by a court, patent office or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction.

Valid Claim. Shall mean, with respect to each country, a claim of an issued, unexpired patent included in the Licensed Patents or the Joint Research Program Patents, that has not been (a) held invalid or unenforceable by a final court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to binding arbitration, or (b) admitted in writing to be invalid or unenforceable by the holder(s) by reissue, disclaimer or otherwise. Unless (a) or (b) applies, an issued patent is considered to be unexpired for a... period of twelve years from the date of signing of this agreement on. Micrus agrees not to challenge any of Biotronik ́s patents or Licensed Patents. View More

Valid Claim. Means a claim of any of the Patents that has not expired or been held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Valid Claim. An issued and unexpired patent claim which has not been held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction in a Final Court Decision.

Valid Claim. Means a claim of an unexpired issued Patent that has not been withdrawn, canceled or disclaimed nor held invalid or unenforceable by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision.