or by which it or any of its property is bound, which violation would have an adverse effect on its financial condition or on its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; and (vi) do not require any filing or registration with, or the consent or approval of, any governmental body, agency, authority or any other Person, which has not been made or obtained previously.
17.6 Validity of Patent Rights
[…***…] represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date, that it is not in possession of information that could render invalid and/or unenforceable any claims that are in any of the […***…]. […***…] has no knowledge of any inventorship disputes concerning any […***…].
17.7 Ownership and Validity of Know-How
[…***…] represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date, that its Know-How is legitimately in its possession and, to its knowledge, has not been misappropriated from any Third Party. […***…] has taken reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of its Know-How.
17.8 No Claims
Each of BPM and Roche represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date, that there are no claims or investigations, pending or threatened against it or any of its Affiliates, at law or in equity, or before or by any governmental authority relating to the matters contemplated under this Agreement or that would materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
17.9 No Conflict
To its knowledge, each of BPM and Roche represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date that neither it nor any of its Affiliates is or will be under any obligation to any person, contractual or otherwise, that is conflicting with the terms of this Agreement or that would impede the fulfillment of BPM’s obligations hereunder.
17.10 No Other Representations
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF PRODUCTS.
18. Indemnification
18.1 Indemnification by Roche
Roche shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend BPM and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all Third Party liabilities, losses, expenses, cost of defense (including without limitation attorneys' fees, witness fees, damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) and any amounts BPM becomes legally obligated to pay because of breach of contract by Roche or any claim or claims against it to the extent that such claim or claims arise out of Roche’s and its Affiliates’ actions or inactions in connection with activities under this Agreement, including the Exploitation of any Library Compounds, Other Compounds, Collaboration Compounds, Products or Licensed Products, except to the extent such liabilities, losses, expenses, costs and amounts are due to the breach of this Agreement by BPM or the gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act of BPM.
18.2 Indemnification by BPM
BPM shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Roche and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all Third Party liabilities, losses, expenses, cost of defense