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This provides the Customer with a meaningful protection against intellectual property infringement claims arising from use of Google's own materials, shifting the defense burden and financial exposure to Google Maps.
If a third party alleges that your use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes their intellectual property rights, Google Maps is obligated to defend you and indemnify you against the resulting liabilities.
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this Section 14 states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement covered by this Section 14.
THESE SECTIONS 9(B) AND 9(C) STATE RAMP'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATIONS, AND COMPANY'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Google reserves the right, at its own expense, to enforce this Section 8 on behalf of all Google Affiliates and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by You.
"Google will defend Customer and its Affiliates participating under the Agreement...and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising from an Allegation that Customer Indemnified Parties' use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes the third party's Intellectual Property Rights.Excerpt from Google Maps's Platform Terms of Service
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This provides the Customer with a meaningful protection against intellectual property infringement claims arising from use of Google's own materials, shifting the defense burden and financial exposure to Google Maps.
If a third party alleges that your use of Google Indemnified Materials infringes their intellectual property rights, Google Maps is obligated to defend you and indemnify you against the resulting liabilities.
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