Except as set forth in Section 9.1.3 or otherwise expressly provided herein, all inventions and discoveries invented, conceived, or developed by or on behalf of a Party or its Affiliates, whether alone or with the other Party or a Third Party, in conducting activities pursuant to this Agreement and any Patent Rights claiming the foregoing shall be owned based on inventorship, as inventorship is determined in accordance with United States patent law, irrespective of where or when such conception, discovery or development occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, “activities pursuant to this Agreement” includes participation in committee meetings and any other communications between the Parties in connection with this Agreement.