Confidential Draft Amendment Submission No. 1 submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2014. This draft registration statement has not been filed publicly with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all information contained herein remains confidential.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 2836 | 27-3615821 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood City, CA 94065
(650) 649-3530
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants principal executive offices)
Dennis M. Lanfear
President and Chief Executive Officer
Coherus BioSciences, Inc.
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200
Redwood City, CA 94065
(650) 649-3530
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Alan C. Mendelson, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 140 Scott Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 Telephone: (650) 328-4600 Facsimile: (650) 463-2600 |
Alan F. Denenberg, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Telephone: (650) 752-2000 Facsimile: (650) 752-2111 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ |
Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer x |
Smaller reporting company ¨ | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of securities to be registered |
Proposed
maximum offering price(1) |
Amount of registration fee | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
$ | $ | ||
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(1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Includes shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement of Coherus BioSciences, Inc. is being filed solely to include certain exhibits to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, Part I, the form of prospectus, has been omitted from this filing.
PART II
Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 13. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the registrant in connection with the sale of Common Stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except for the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, registration fee, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, filing fee and The NASDAQ Global Market, or NASDAQ, listing fee.
Item |
Amount to be paid |
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SEC registration fee |
$ | * | ||
FINRA filing fee |
* | |||
NASDAQ listing fee |
* | |||
Printing and engraving expenses |
* | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
* | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
* | |||
Blue Sky qualification fees and expenses |
* | |||
Transfer agent fees and expenses |
* | |||
Miscellaneous expenses |
* | |||
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Total |
$ | * | ||
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* | To be completed by amendment |
Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
As permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have adopted provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws that limit or eliminate the personal liability of our directors for a breach of their fiduciary duty of care as a director. The duty of care generally requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors exercise an informed business judgment based on all material information reasonably available to them. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
| any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; |
| any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| any act related to unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or payment of dividends; or |
| any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
These limitations of liability do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also authorizes us to indemnify our officers, directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated bylaws provide that:
| we may indemnify our directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; |
| we may advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; and |
| the rights provided in our amended and restated bylaws are not exclusive. |
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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, attached as Exhibit 3.1, and our amended and restated bylaws, attached as Exhibit 3.3, provide for the indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein. We intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers which may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law. These indemnification agreements generally require us, among other things, to indemnify our officers and directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors or officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. In addition, we have purchased a policy of directors and officers liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act.
The form of Underwriting Agreement, to be attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, provides for indemnification by the underwriters of us and our officers who sign this Registration Statement and directors for specified liabilities, including matters arising under the Securities Act.
Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
The following list sets forth information as to all securities we have sold since January 1, 2011, which were not registered under the Securities Act.
1. | In January 2011, we issued an aggregate of 1,615,000 shares of common stock to a service provider of the Company for aggregate cash consideration of $8,075. These shares were subject to vesting restrictions which lapsed over time pursuant to the recipients continued service to the Company. Such individual terminated services with the Company in March of 2013, at which time the Company repurchased 100,000 vested shares. |
2. | In January 2011, we issued an aggregate of $159,840 in principal amount of unsecured convertible promissory notes and stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 106,560 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share to five accredited investors. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to their termination dates, which are five years from the date of issuance. |
3. | In March 2011, we issued an aggregate of 1,620,888 shares of our Series A convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $0.75 for a combination of cash and conversion of $160,699 in convertible debt, for an aggregate gross consideration of $1.2 million, to 13 accredited investors. |
4. | From July 2011 through December 2011, in a series of closings, we issued an aggregate of $10,394,477 in principal amount of unsecured convertible promissory notes and stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 587,543 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share to 15 accredited investors. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to their termination dates, which are seven years from the date of issuance. |
5. | In January 2012, we issued an aggregate of 8,754,742 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $4.1841 for a combination of cash and conversion of $10.6 million in convertible debt, for an aggregate gross consideration of $36.6 million, to 18 accredited investors. An aggregate of 836,500 shares were issued as consideration for past and future services provided to the Company by one investor, for an aggregate value of $3.5 million, which was determined (i) exceeded the par value of such shares and (ii) was no less than the aggregate purchase price for such shares. |
6. | In April 2012, we issued an aggregate of 95,600 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $0.01, for an aggregate gross consideration of $956, pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock purchase warrants to two accredited investors. |
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7. | In December 2012, we issued an aggregate of 4,788,365 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $4.1841 for an aggregate gross consideration of $20.0 million, to seven accredited investors. An aggregate of 2,876,365 shares were issued as consideration for past and future services provided to the Company by five investors, for an aggregate value of $12.0 million, which was determined (i) exceeded the par value of such shares and (ii) was no less than the aggregate purchase price for such shares. |
8. | From July 2013 through September 2013, in a series of closings, we issued an aggregate of $9,950,000 in principal amount of secured convertible promissory notes and stock purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,134,149 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share to 19 accredited investors. The warrants may be exercised at any time prior to their termination dates, which are seven years from the date of issuance. |
9. | In February 2014, we issued an aggregate of 420,106 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $4.1841 for an aggregate gross consideration of $1.8 million, to two accredited investors. An aggregate of 13,623 shares were issued as consideration for past and future services provided to the Company by one investor, for an aggregate value of $57,000, which was determined (i) exceeded the par value of such shares and (ii) was no less than the aggregate purchase price for such shares. |
10. | In February 2014, we issued an aggregate of 143,400 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock in consideration for services rendered to four service providers. |
11. | In February 2014, we issued an aggregate of 1,051,286 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock to certain stockholders of InteKrin Therapeutics Inc., or InteKrin, in connection with our acquisition of InteKrin. |
12. | In April and May 2014, we issued an aggregate of 7,420,944 shares of our Series B convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $0.01, for an aggregate gross consideration of $74,209, pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock purchase warrants to 19 accredited investors. |
13. | In May 2014, we issued an aggregate of 10,930,508 shares of our Series C convertible preferred stock at a price per share of $6.00 for a combination of cash and conversion of $10.6 million in convertible debt, for an aggregate gross consideration of $65.6 million, to 35 accredited investors. An aggregate of 16,667 shares were issued as consideration for past and future services provided to the Company by three investors, for an aggregate value of $100,000.00, which was determined (i) exceeded the par value of such shares and (ii) was no less than the aggregate purchase price for such shares. |
14. | We granted stock options and stock awards to employees, directors and consultants under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, covering an aggregate of 9,748,372 shares of common stock, at a weighted-average exercise price of $0.9713 per share. Of these, options covering an aggregate of 504,542 shares were canceled without being exercised. |
15. | We sold an aggregate of 87,062 shares of common stock to employees, directors and consultants for cash consideration in the aggregate amount of $26,070 upon the exercise of stock options and stock awards. |
We claimed exemption from registration under the Securities Act for the sale and issuance of securities in the transactions described in paragraphs (1)-(13) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions not involving any public offering. All of the purchasers of unregistered securities for which we relied on Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D represented that they were accredited investors as defined under the Securities Act. We claimed such exemption on the basis that (a) the purchasers in each case represented that they intended to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof and that they either received adequate information about the registrant or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information and (b) appropriate legends were affixed to the stock certificates issued in such transactions.
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We claimed exemption from registration under the Securities Act for the sales and issuances of securities in the transactions described in paragraphs (14)-(15) above under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act in that such sales and issuances did not involve a public offering or under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that they were offered and sold either pursuant to written compensatory plans or pursuant to a written contract relating to compensation, as provided by Rule 701.
Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
(a) | Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index attached to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated by reference herein. |
(b) | Financial Statement Schedules. Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. |
Item 17. | Undertakings. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
1. | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
2. | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Redwood City, California, on , 2014.
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Dennis M. Lanfear President and Chief Executive Officer |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis M. Lanfear as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments or any abbreviated registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is sought, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
Dennis M. Lanfear |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
, 2014 | ||
George G. Montgomery |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
, 2014 | ||
Michael A. Nazak |
Director of Finance (Principal Accounting Officer) |
, 2014 | ||
James I. Healy, M.D., Ph.D. |
Director |
, 2014 | ||
V. Bryan Lawlis, Ph.D. |
Director |
, 2014 | ||
Christos Richards |
Director |
, 2014 | ||
Ali J. Satvat |
Director |
, 2014 |
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Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
August J. Troendle, M.D. |
Director |
, 2014 | ||
Mats Wahlström |
Director |
, 2014 | ||
Mary T. Szela |
Director |
, 2014 |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1* | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | |
3.1+ | Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, currently in effect. | |
3.2* | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to be in effect immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. | |
3.3+ | Bylaws, currently in effect. | |
3.4* | Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws, to be in effect immediately prior to the consummation of this offering. | |
4.1 | Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.4. | |
4.2* | Form of Common Stock Certificate. | |
4.3+ | Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2014 by and among Coherus BioSciences, Inc. and certain investors named therein. | |
5.1* | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. | |
10.1 | License Agreement, effective January 23, 2012, by and between Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited and BioGenerics, Inc. | |
10.2(a) | License Agreement, effective August 30, 2013, by and among Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and Baxter Healthcare SA and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.2(b) | First Amendment to License Agreement, effective February 7, 2014, by and among Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and Baxter Healthcare SA and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.3 | Distribution Agreement, effective December 26, 2012, by and between Orox Pharmaceuticals B.V. and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.4 | Non-Exclusive License Agreement, effective July 10, 2013, by and between Genentech, Inc. and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.5 | Commercial License Agreement, effective April 8, 2011, by and between Selexis SA and BioGenerics, Inc. | |
10.6 | Commercial License Agreement, effective June 25, 2012, by and between Selexis SA and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.7+ | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 8, 2014, by and among Coherus BioSciences, Inc., Coherus Intermediate Corp., Coherus Acquisition Corp., InteKrin Therapeutics Inc., and Fortis Advisors LLC. | |
10.8(a)+ | Office Lease, effective September 26, 2011, by and between CA-Towers at Shores Center Limited Partnership and BioGenerics, Inc. | |
10.8(b)+ | First Amendment to the Office Lease, effective May 17, 2012, by and between CA-Towers at Shores Center Limited Partnership and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.8(c)+ | Second Amendment to the Office Lease, effective September 11, 2013, by and between CA-Towers at Shores Center Limited Partnership and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.8(d)+ | Third Amendment to the Office Lease, effective February 4, 2014, by and between CA-Towers at Shores Center Limited Partnership and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.8(e)+ | Fourth Amendment to the Office Lease, effective May 1, 2014, by and between CA-Towers at Shores Center Limited Partnership and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. |
Exhibit |
Description | |
10.9(a)+ | Standard Industrial/Commercial Multi-tenant Lease-Gross, effective December 5, 2011, by and between Howard California Property Camarillo 5 and BioGenerics, Inc. | |
10.9(b)+ | First Amendment to Lease, effective December 21, 2013, by and between Howard California Property Camarillo 5 and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
10.10(a)#+ | BioGenerics, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. | |
10.10(b)#+ | Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. | |
10.11*# | Coherus BioSciences, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Award Plan and forms of agreement thereunder. | |
10.12*# | Coherus BioSciences, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and forms of agreement thereunder. | |
10.13*# | Form of Indemnification Agreement between Coherus BioSciences, Inc. and each of its directors, officers and certain employees. | |
10.14#+ | Separation Agreement, effective June 30, 2014, by and between Stephen C. Glover and Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
23.1* | Consent of independent registered public accounting firm. | |
23.2* | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
24.1* | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page). |
* | To be filed by amendment. |
| Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and this exhibit has been filed separately with the SEC. |
# | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. |
+ | Previously filed. |
Exhibit 10.1
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
by and between
BIOGENERICS, INC.
and
DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
dated
January 23rd, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE | ||||||||
1. | DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||||
2. | LICENSES | 11 | ||||||
2.1 | License Grants | 11 | ||||||
2.2 | Sublicense Rights | 12 | ||||||
2.3 | Option to Obtain a License in Option Territory | 13 | ||||||
2.4 | No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights | 13 | ||||||
3. | GOVERNANCE | 14 | ||||||
3.1 | Joint Steering Committee | 14 | ||||||
3.2 | Joint Development Committee | 15 | ||||||
3.3 | Joint Process and Manufacturing Committee | 15 | ||||||
3.4 | Joint Commercialization Committee | 16 | ||||||
3.5 | BioGenerics Membership in Committees | 17 | ||||||
4. | DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY MATTERS | 17 | ||||||
4.1 | Development Activities and Funding | 17 | ||||||
4.2 | Development Plans | 18 | ||||||
4.3 | Efforts | 19 | ||||||
4.4 | Standard of Performance | 19 | ||||||
4.5 | Regulatory Filings | 19 | ||||||
4.6 | Development Subcontracting | 20 | ||||||
4.7 | Development Reports | 20 | ||||||
4.8 | Records | 20 | ||||||
4.9 | Notice of Communication with Regulatory Authorities | 20 | ||||||
4.10 | Trial Master File | 21 | ||||||
4.11 | Right of Reference | 21 | ||||||
4.12 | BioGenerics Global Clinical Database | 21 | ||||||
4.13 | BioGenerics Global Development Plan | 22 | ||||||
4.14 | Pharmacovigilance | 22 | ||||||
5. | MANUFACTURING | 23 | ||||||
5.1 | Manufacturing by BioGenerics | 23 | ||||||
5.2 | Licensee Manufacturing Option | 24 | ||||||
5.3 | Manufacturing Subcontracting | 25 | ||||||
5.4 | Records | 25 |
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6. | COMMERCIALIZATION | 25 | ||||
6.1 | Efforts | 25 | ||||
6.2 | Commercialization Plan | 25 | ||||
6.3 | Trademarks | 26 | ||||
7. | PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS | 28 | ||||
7.1 | Payment Structure | 28 | ||||
7.2 | Reports and Payments | 28 | ||||
7.3 | Sublicensing | 29 | ||||
7.4 | Currency of Payment | 29 | ||||
7.5 | Accounting | 29 | ||||
7.6 | Withholding Tax | 29 | ||||
7.7 | Audit Request | 30 | ||||
7.8 | Interest | 30 | ||||
8. | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS | 30 | ||||
8.1 | Intellectual Property | 30 | ||||
8.2 | Disclosure | 30 | ||||
8.3 | Ownership of Inventions | 30 | ||||
8.4 | Individual Patent Filings | 32 | ||||
8.5 | Joint Patent Filings | 33 | ||||
8.6 | Defense of Infringement Claims by Third Parties. | 34 | ||||
8.7 | Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties. | 35 | ||||
9. | REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS | 35 | ||||
9.1 | Mutual Representations and Warranties | 35 | ||||
9.2 | Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of BioGenerics | 36 | ||||
9.3 | Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Licensee | 37 | ||||
9.4 | Additional Covenants of the Parties | 37 | ||||
9.5 | Covenant Not to Challenge Patents | 38 | ||||
10. | INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE | 38 | ||||
10.1 | BioGenerics Right to Indemnification | 38 | ||||
10.2 | Licensees Right to Indemnification | 39 | ||||
10.3 | Process for Indemnification | 39 | ||||
10.4 | Insurance | 40 | ||||
11. | CONFIDENTIALITY | 40 | ||||
11.1 | Confidentiality; Exceptions | 40 |
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11.2 | Degree of Care; Permitted Use | 41 | ||||
11.3 | Authorized Disclosure | 41 | ||||
11.4 | Publications. | 42 | ||||
11.5 | Press Release | 43 | ||||
11.6 | Irreparable Injury | 43 | ||||
12. | TERM AND TERMINATION | 43 | ||||
12.1 | Term | 43 | ||||
12.2 | Extension of Term | 44 | ||||
12.3 | Termination by Licensee | 44 | ||||
12.4 | Termination by BioGenerics | 44 | ||||
12.5 | Termination for Material Breach | 45 | ||||
12.6 | Termination upon Insolvency | 45 | ||||
12.7 | Consequences of Expiration or Termination | 45 | ||||
12.8 | General Surviving Obligations | 52 | ||||
13. | LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY | 52 | ||||
13.1 | LIMITATION OF LIABILITY | 52 | ||||
13.2 | DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY | 53 | ||||
14. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION | 53 | ||||
14.1 | Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism | 53 | ||||
14.2 | Resolution by Executive Officers | 53 | ||||
14.3 | Arbitration | 53 | ||||
14.4 | Preliminary Injunctions | 54 | ||||
14.5 | Patent Disputes | 54 | ||||
14.6 | Confidentiality | 55 | ||||
15. | MISCELLANEOUS | 55 | ||||
15.1 | Agency | 55 | ||||
15.2 | Performance by Affiliates | 55 | ||||
15.3 | Assignment | 55 | ||||
15.4 | Further Actions | 55 | ||||
15.5 | Non-Solicitation | 56 | ||||
15.6 | Force Majeure | 56 | ||||
15.7 | Notices | 56 | ||||
15.8 | Amendment | 57 | ||||
15.9 | Waiver | 57 | ||||
15.10 | Counterparts | 57 | ||||
15.11 | Construction | 57 | ||||
15.12 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction | 58 | ||||
15.13 | Severability | 58 |
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15.14 | Compliance with Applicable Laws | 58 | ||||
15.15 | No Re-Importation | 58 | ||||
15.16 | Entire Agreement of the Parties | 59 |
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of January 23rd, 2012 (the Effective Date) between BIOGENERICS, INC., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065, United States of America (BioGenerics), and DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED, a Japanese corporation with a principal place of business at 3-5-1 Nihonbashi-honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8426 (Licensee). BioGenerics and Licensee are sometimes referred to herein individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, BioGenerics is a global biotechnology company that conducts research, development, manufacturing and commercialization, and is developing various biosimilar products for the potential treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases and conditions;
WHEREAS, Licensee has existing development and commercialization capabilities in the Territory (as defined below);
WHEREAS, BioGenerics wishes to use data Developed by Licensee in the Territory for the purpose of supporting a regulatory approval application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
WHEREAS, BioGenerics wishes to partner with Licensee for the development and commercialization of the Products (as defined below) in the Territory in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof; and
WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to partner with BioGenerics with respect to the development and commercialization of the Products in the Territory in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
AGREEMENT
Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1 AAA has the meaning set forth in Section 14.3(b) (Arbitration).
1.2 Additional Supply Period has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 12.3(C) (Licensee Opt-Out Rights).
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1.3 Affiliate means a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified Party but only for so long as such relationship exists. For such purposes, control, controlled by and under common control with shall mean the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting equity, voting member or partnership interests, control of a majority of the board of directors or other similar body, by contract or otherwise. In the case of a corporation, the direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of its outstanding voting shares or the ability otherwise to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing authority of the entity shall in any event be presumptively deemed to confer control, it being understood that the direct or indirect ownership of a lesser percentage of such shares shall not necessarily preclude the existence of control. Anything to the contrary in this paragraph notwithstanding, [***] and any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity controlled directly or indirectly by [***], shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Licensee unless Licensee provides written notice to BioGenerics of its desire to include [***] as an Affiliate of Licensee and [***] agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, once an entity ceases to be an Affiliate of Licensee, then such entity shall, without any further action, cease to have any rights, including license and sublicense rights, under this Agreement that it has by reason of being an Affiliate and any and all BioGenerics Know-How (excluding BioGenerics Generic Know-How) or Confidential Information of BioGenerics transferred to such entity while it was an Affiliate under this Agreement shall be returned to Licensee within thirty (30) days of the time such entity ceases to be an Affiliate.
1.4 Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including without limitation any rules, regulations, guidelines or other requirements of the Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities, that may be in effect from time to time in any relevant legal jurisdiction.
1.5 BioGenerics Generic Know-How means BioGenerics Know-How that (i) is not patentable, (ii) is not a trade secret, and (iii) includes only that portion of Information comprising practices, procedures, skill, or experience that is of a general nature not specific to any particular Product or Option Product.
1.6 BioGenerics Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 (BioGenerics Right to Indemnification).
1.7 BioGenerics Inventions has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c) (BioGenerics Inventions).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.8 BioGenerics Know-How means all Information that is (a) Controlled by BioGenerics as of the Effective Date or during the Term that is not publicly known, even though parts thereof may be known, and (b) useful or necessary to (i) Develop and/or Commercialize Products in the Field in the Territory and/or (ii) Manufacture Products in the Field in the Territory . BioGenerics Know-How does not include BioGenerics Patent Rights.
1.9 BioGenerics Patent Rights means any Patent and/or Patent Application that (a) is Controlled by BioGenerics as of the Effective Date or during the Term and (b) claims a product, method, apparatus, material, manufacturing process, or other technology necessary or useful to (i) Develop and/or Commercialize Products in the Field in the Territory and/or (ii) Manufacture Products in the Field in the Territory. BioGenerics Patent Rights includes, but is not limited to, any of BioGenerics interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Inventions. BioGenerics Patent Rights as of the Effective Date shall be set forth in Exhibit 1.9 (BioGenerics Patent Rights) which shall be updated from time to time upon approval by the JSC.
1.10 BioGenerics Trademarks means the trademarks set forth in Exhibit 1.10 (BioGenerics Trademarks), which may be updated by BioGenerics from time to time during the Term.
1.11 Business Day means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which commercial banks located in the State of New York, U.S.A., or Japan are authorized or obligated by Applicable Laws to close.
1.12 Calendar Quarter means the respective periods of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31; provided, however, that (a) the first Calendar Quarter of the Term will extend from the Effective Date to the end of the first complete Calendar Quarter thereafter and (b) the last Calendar Quarter of the Term will end upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
1.13 Calendar Year means each successive period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
1.14 CDA has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions).
1.15 Chairperson has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) (Membership; Meetings).
1.16 Clinical Trials means any and all human clinical trial of a compound, including without limitation Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Phase 2 Clinical Trials, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, Phase 4 Clinical Trials, bioequivalence trials, and/or variations of such trials (for example, phase 2/3 studies).
1.17 Combined Royalty Rate has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 7.1(C) (Royalties on Net Sales).
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1.18 Commercially Reasonable Efforts means the carrying out of obligations or tasks consistent with the reasonable practices of the biopharmaceutical industry for the development or marketing of a biopharmaceutical product having similar market potential or profit potential in the Territory as the applicable Product, based on conditions then prevailing and taking into consideration issues of safety, efficacy, product profile, the competitiveness of the marketplace in the Territory, the regulatory structure involved and other relevant commercial factors. Commercially Reasonable Efforts requires that the Party, at a minimum: (a) determine the general industry practices in the Territory with respect to the applicable activities; (b) reasonably promptly assign responsibility for such obligations to specific employee(s) who are held accountable for progress and monitor such progress on an on-going basis; (c) set and consistently seek to achieve specific and meaningful objectives for carrying out such obligations; and (d) make and implement decisions and allocate resources designed to advance progress with respect to such objectives.
1.19 Commercialization or Commercialize means, with respect to a Product, any and all activities directed to the marketing, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, selling, distribution, and post market surveillance (including without limitation Clinical Trials commenced following Regulatory Approval for the purpose of marketing the Product and not conducted as a condition of obtaining Regulatory Approval), importing, exporting (but not exporting to outside the Territory) such Product for sale, and interacting with Regulatory Authorities regarding the foregoing.
1.20 Commercialization Plan(s) means, for each Product, the plan for Commercialization of such Product in the Field in the Territory and the activities to be conducted by Licensee relating thereto, including without limitation the long-term strategic plan, which includes the activities to be conducted prior to First Commercial Sale, planning for launch of such Product, and activities to be conducted after launch of such Product, as well as detailed near-term plans], for example detailed plans for sales and marketing after launch of such Product.
1.21 Competitor has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights).
1.22 Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions).
1.23 Control means, with respect to any item of Information, Patent, Patent Application, or other intellectual property right, the right to grant a license or sublicense with respect thereto as provided for in this Agreement without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with, or any legal rights of, or without requiring the consent of, or payments to, any Third Party.
1.24 Damages has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 (BioGenerics Right to Indemnification).
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1.25 Develop or Development means all pre-clinical, clinical, and regulatory activities relating to obtaining or maintaining Regulatory Approval of a Product, excluding Process Development and Manufacturing. Development includes, for example, non-clinical studies, including without limitation non-human animal testing and toxicology studies, Clinical Trials, regulatory affairs activities, and the equivalent in the Territory of U.S. post-approval commitment studies and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) programs.
1.26 Development Plan means, for each Product, the plan for Licensees conduct of Development activities with respect to such Product, and the activities to be carried out by each Party relating thereto.
1.27 Disputes has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1 (Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism).
1.28 Dollar means a U.S. dollar, and $ shall be interpreted accordingly.
1.29 Enforcement Action has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(b) (Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties).
1.30 Field means the treatment of human diseases and conditions.
1.31 First Commercial Sale means, with respect to each Product, the first sale of such Product by a Party or its Affiliates or Sublicensees to a Third Party end user (other than a Sublicensee) in a bona fide arms length transaction for which payment has been received in any country in the Territory after all applicable required Regulatory Approvals have been granted by the applicable Regulatory Authority in such country.
1.32 Formulated Bulk means bulk purified Product which has not been filled and finished.
1.33 GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied and employed by Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the applicable country (excluding the Option Territory as to sublicensees) in the Territory.
1.34 Global Brand Trademark has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b) (Global Brand Trademark).
1.35 Global Database has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a) (BioGenerics Global Clinical Database).
1.36 Grant-Back IP means any [***], or other [***] covering [***], derived or conceived [***] by [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.37 Indemnification Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.38 Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.39 Indemnitor has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.40 Information means ideas, inventions, discoveries, concepts, formulas, practices, procedures, processes, methods, knowledge, know-how, trade secrets, technology, designs, drawings, computer programs, skill, experience, documents, results, clinical and regulatory strategies, test data, including without limitation pharmacological, toxicological and clinical and non-clinical data, analytical and quality control data, manufacturing data and descriptions, Patent and legal data, market data, financial data or descriptions, assay protocols, chemical formulas, sequence listings, specifications, and the like, in written, electronic or other form, now known or hereafter developed, whether or not patentable.
1.41 Inventions means any and all inventions [***] by or on behalf of either Party, its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the course of activities performed under or contemplated by this Agreement.
1.42 Joint Commercialization Committee or JCC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 (Joint Commercialization Committee).
1.43 Joint Development Committee or JDC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 (Joint Development Committee).
1.44 Joint Inventions has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b) (Joint Inventions).
1.45 Joint Patent Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 (Joint Patent Filings).
1.46 Joint Process and Manufacturing Committee or JPMC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 (Joint Process and Manufacturing Committee).
1.47 Joint Steering Committee or JSC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) (General).
1.48 Licensee Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 (Licensees Right to Indemnification).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.49 Licensee Know-How means all Information that is (a) Controlled by Licensee as of the Effective Date or during the Term that is not publicly known, even though parts thereof may be known, and (b) useful or necessary to develop, make, use, sell, offer for sale, import or export Products. Licensee Know-How does not include Licensee Patent Rights.
1.50 Licensee Patent Rights means any Patent and/or Patent Application that is (a) Controlled by Licensee as of the Effective Date or during the Term and (b) claims a product, method, apparatus, material, manufacturing process, or other technology necessary or useful to develop, make, use, sell, offer for sale, import or export the Products. Licensee Patent Rights includes, but is not limited to, any of Licensees interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Inventions.
1.51 Licensee Trademarks means any trademark, other than a Product Trademark, that is (a) Controlled by Licensee and (b) used in the Commercialization of Products.
1.52 Manufacture or Manufacturing means all manufacturing activities, excluding Process Development, undertaken with respect to Products in support of clinical and commercial supply of Product, as applicable, including without limitation manufacture of Formulated Bulk, fill and finish operations, sterilization, lyophilization, packaging, labeling, quality control, quality assurance, and release.
1.53 Manufacturing and Supply Agreements has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) (Manufacturing and Supply Agreements).
1.54 Manufacturing Cost means the [***] of Manufacturing, including without limitation the cost of [***], and [***] costs incurred in [***].
1.55 Manufacturing Option has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option).
1.56 Net Sales means the actual gross amount invoiced on sales of each Product in the Territory by a Party and its Affiliates and permitted sublicensees to Third Party end users in bona fide arms length transactions, less the following deductions allowed and taken by Third Parties and not otherwise recovered by or reimbursed to such Party and its Affiliates and permitted sublicensees: (a) freight, insurance and other transportation charges to the extent added to the sales price and set forth separately as such on the total amount invoiced; (b) any sales, use, value-added, excise taxes and/or duties or allowances on the selling price of the Product which fall due and are paid as a consequence of such sale; (c) chargebacks, trade, quantity and cash discounts and rebates actually allowed and taken to the extent customary in the trade, including
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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without limitation governmental rebates; and (d) allowances or credits, including without limitation allowances or credits to customers on account of rejection, defects or returns of the such Products or because of a retroactive price reduction, and such other deductions actually taken by customers that are customary in the trade. Net Sales shall not include a sale or transfer of Products to an Affiliate or sublicensee or if done for clinical, regulatory or governmental purposes where no consideration is received, but the resale by such Affiliate or sublicensee shall be included in Net Sales of such Product.
1.57 Opt-out Date has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 12.3(B) (Opt-Out During Commercialization).
1.58 Opt-out Window has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 12.3(A) (Opt-Out Prior to Commercialization).
1.59 Opting In Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b) (Opt-In Rights).
1.60 Opting Out Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b) (Opt-In Rights).
1.61 Option Product means any of the BioGenerics products set forth in Exhibit 1.61 (Option Products).
1.62 Option Territory means the country(ies) set forth in Exhibit 1.62 (Option Territory).
1.63 Option Term has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 (Option to Obtain a License in Option Territory).
1.64 Option Territory Option has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 (Option to Obtain a License in Option Territory).
1.65 Patent means (a) letters patent (or other equivalent legal instrument), including without limitation utility and design patents, and including without limitation any extension, substitution, registration, confirmation, reissue, re-examination or renewal thereof, and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.66 Patent Application means (a) an application for letters patent [***], including without limitation a reissue application, a re-examination application, a continuation application, a continued prosecution application, a continuation-in-part application, a divisional application or any equivalent thereof [***] and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.67 Phase 1 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound, the principal purpose of which is a preliminary determination of safety in healthy individuals or patients, as described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(a), or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.68 Phase 2 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound in any country that would satisfy the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 312.21(b) and is intended to explore a variety of doses, dose response, and duration of effect, and to generate initial evidence of clinical safety and activity in a target patient population, or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.69 Phase 3 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound performed after evidence suggesting effectiveness of the compound has been obtained pursuant to one (1) or more Phase 2 Clinical Trial(s), conducted for inclusion in: (a) that portion of an FDA submission and approval process which provides for the continued trials of a product on sufficient numbers of human patients to confirm with statistical significance the safety and efficacy of a product sufficient to support a Regulatory Approval for the proposed indication, as more fully described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(c), or (b) equivalent Regulatory Filings with similar requirements in a country other than the United States; or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.70 Phase 4 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a Product commenced after receipt of Regulatory Approval of the Product not for the purpose of satisfying a condition imposed by a Regulatory Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval, but only to support the marketing of such Product.
1.71 Process Development means all process development activities undertaken with respect to Products, including without limitation activities related to development and optimization of cell lines, expression systems, reagents, upstream process, downstream process, protein modification, development of the Manufacturing process, process scale-up, process characterization, and process validation for bulk drug substance and final dosage forms of the Products and their related placebos.
1.72 Product means any of the BioGenerics products set forth in Exhibit 1.72 (Products).
1.73 Product Trademark has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) (Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark).
1.74 Regulatory Approval means approval by the Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction in the applicable country of a Regulatory Approval Application and satisfaction of related applicable regulatory and notification requirements, if any, together with any other approvals necessary to make and sell a Product commercially in such country[***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.75 Regulatory Approval Application means (a) the single application or set of applications in the Territory comparable to a Biologic License Application, as defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) in 21 CFR Part 601, or other applicable filing for each Product to Manufacture and sell commercially such Product, filed by Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees with the applicable Regulatory Authority, and (b) any related registrations with or notifications to such Regulatory Authority, and any amendments or supplements thereto and any substitutes.
1.76 Regulatory Authority means any applicable supra-national, federal, national, regional, state, provincial or local regulatory agencies, departments, bureaus, commissions, councils or other government entities, including without limitation the equivalent in the Territory to the USFDA or Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) regulating or otherwise exercising authority with respect to the Products in the Territory.
1.77 Regulatory Filings means any and all Regulatory Approval Applications and other regulatory applications, filings, approvals and associated correspondence required to Develop, Manufacture, Commercialize, and import Products in, or into, each country or jurisdiction in the Territory.
1.78 Renewal Period has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2 (Extension of Term).
1.79 Responsible Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 (Joint Patent Filings).
1.80 Rules has the meaning set forth in Section 14.3(b) (Arbitration).
1.81 Sublicensee means any person or entity to which Licensee grants a sublicense to the extent permitted under Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights) (other than BioGenerics or Affiliates of BioGenerics).
1.82 Technology Transfer Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c) (Technology Transfer Agreement).
1.83 Term has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 (Term).
1.84 Territory means the country(ies) set forth in Exhibit 1.84 (Territory).
1.85 Third Party means any person or entity other than Licensee, BioGenerics, or an Affiliate of either of them.
1.86 Third Party Payments has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 7.1(D) (Third Party Payments).
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1.87 Trademark means any word, name, symbol, color, designation or device or any combination thereof, whether registered or unregistered, including without limitation any trademark, trade dress, service mark, service name, brand mark, trade name, brand name, logo or business symbol.
2. LICENSES.
2.1 License Grants.
(a) Development and Commercialization License to Licensee. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BioGenerics hereby grants to Licensee and its Affiliates an exclusive (subject to Section 2.1(d) (License to BioGenerics) and Section 2.4 (No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights)), royalty-bearing license, under the BioGenerics Know-How and BioGenerics Patent Rights, to Develop, Commercialize and use Products in the Field in the Territory. The foregoing license does not include the right to Manufacture, or have Manufactured, any Products, or to conduct, or have conducted, any Process Development.
(b) Manufacturing License to Licensee. If Licensee exercises its Manufacturing Option with respect to a Product(s) pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option), then subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BioGenerics shall grant to Licensee and its Affiliates, effective as of the effective date of such Manufacturing Option exercise, an [***] (subject to Section 2.1(d) (License to BioGenerics) and Section 2.4 (No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights)), [***] license, under the BioGenerics Know-How and BioGenerics Patent Rights, to Manufacture and have Manufactured such Product(s) in the Field [***] for Development, Commercialization and/or use in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may [***]. The foregoing license does not include the right to conduct, or have conducted, any Process Development.
(c) Generic Know-How License to Licensee. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BioGenerics hereby grants to Licensee and its Affiliates a [***] license, under the BioGenerics Generic Know-How, to make, use, and sell any products other than Products or other biosimilars of the reference drugs on which the Products are based corresponding to such Products in the Field. [***].
(d) License to BioGenerics. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee hereby grants to BioGenerics a non-exclusive license, under the Licensee Know-How and Licensee Patent Rights, to perform BioGenerics obligations under this Agreement.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(e) Disclosure of Information. BioGenerics shall disclose to Licensee the BioGenerics Know-How described in and pursuant to the schedule in Exhibit 2.1(e) (BioGenerics Know-How Disclosure Schedule). In addition, [***] BioGenerics shall disclose BioGenerics Patent Rights and additional BioGenerics Know-How that is necessary for Development or Commercialization of the Products [***], including without limitation, [***].
2.2 Sublicense Rights. Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under the licenses granted to it under Section 2.1(a) (Development and Commercialization License to Licensee) and 2.1(b) (Manufacturing License to Licensee) without the prior written consent of BioGenerics, which consent may be withheld [***] except with respect to (i) [***], or (ii) [***], in which case [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be [***] with respect to any [***] shall mean a [***]. For clarity, a [***], such as [***], including, without limitation, [***] shall not be considered [***] for conducting those specific activities. If BioGenerics consents in writing to allow Licensee to grant a sublicense, then Licensee may grant such sublicense, through [***], subject to the following: (a) each Sublicensee shall agree to be bound by all of the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) the terms of each sublicense granted by Licensee shall provide that the Sublicensee shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (c) Licensees grant of any sublicense shall not relieve Licensee from any of its obligations under this Agreement; (d) Licensee shall remain jointly and severally liable for any breach of a sublicense by a Sublicensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement, and any breach of the sublicense by such Sublicensee shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement by Licensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement as if Licensee had committed such breach; and (e) Licensee will notify BioGenerics of the identity of any Sublicensee, and the territory in which it has granted such sublicense, promptly after entering into any sublicense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for clarity, Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under Section 2.1 (License Grants) to any Third Party to Manufacture Products, other than under Section 2.1(b) (Manufacturing License to Licensee) and in accordance with Section 5.3 (Manufacturing Subcontracting), to a contract manufacturing organization that Manufactures Product for Licensee on a fee-for-services basis.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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2.3 Option to Obtain a License in Option Territory. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BioGenerics hereby grants to Licensee the exclusive option (the Option Territory Option), exercisable [***] (a) within six (6) months after the Effective Date (the Option Term), on an Option Product-by-Option Product basis, to obtain an exclusive license to Develop and Commercialize and (b) subject to exercise of the Manufacturing Option pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option), at any time during the term of the license agreement for the Option Product(s) in the Option Territory to be executed between the Parties or its Affiliates, to Manufacture [***] ([***]), each Option Product for the Option Territory, under [***] terms and conditions to be negotiated in good faith by the Parties and set forth in a separate license agreement. Licensee shall exercise the Option Territory Option, if at all, by written notice to BioGenerics at any time during the Option Term (or, with respect to the Manufacturing Option, any time during the term of the license agreement for the Option Product(s) in the Option Territory to be executed between the Parties or its Affiliates) which notice shall make reference to this Agreement and the applicable Option Product(s) and shall state Licensees decision to exercise the Option Territory Option with respect to such Option Product(s). Within three (3) months after the exercise by Licensee of the Option Territory Option, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith a definitive written license agreement, which will specify the terms of the licensing arrangement, and shall be consistent with all of the relevant provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, during the Option Term, [***].
2.4 No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights. BioGenerics grants to Licensee no rights or licenses in or to any Patent, Information, Trademark, or other intellectual property right, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement are hereby retained by BioGenerics. BioGenerics further retains the right, under the BioGenerics Know-How and BioGenerics Patent Rights, to perform BioGenerics obligations under this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that no rights are granted hereunder to Licensee with respect to Process Development inside or outside the Territory. The Parties further acknowledge that, except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, no rights are granted hereunder to Licensee with respect to any country outside the Territory, and that Licensee shall have no authority with respect to the development, manufacture, or commercialization of the Products outside the Territory. As between the Parties, BioGenerics shall have the sole right to conduct Process Development inside or outside the Territory, and subject to Section 2.3 (Option to Obtain a License in Option Territory), to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize the Products outside the Territory.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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3. GOVERNANCE.
3.1 Joint Steering Committee.
(a) General. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Parties shall establish a joint steering committee (the Joint Steering Committee or JSC) to oversee the Development, Manufacturing, and Commercialization activities of the Parties with respect to Products in the Field in the Territory during the Term as set forth in this Section 3.1. The JSC shall have review and coordination responsibilities for Development, Manufacturing, and Commercialization of Products. The JSC shall review and provide advice regarding the overall progress of Licensees efforts to Develop, Manufacture, and Commercialize Products. The JSC shall review and provide comments relating to the Development Plans, Commercialization Plans, and any modifications thereof, and shall be briefed by Licensee regarding the content, execution, and results achieved thereunder. The JSC shall also provide a forum for sharing advice, progress, and results relating to such activities and shall attempt to facilitate the resolution of any disputes between the Parties, as described in Section 3.1(c) (Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC). The JSC may establish and oversee other committees as it deems appropriate for carrying out activities under this Agreement.
(b) Membership; Meetings. The JSC shall be composed of three (3) representatives of Licensee and three (3) representatives of BioGenerics or such number as the Parties may agree, and, during the Term, shall meet at least [***] per [***], or more often as the JSC shall determine, in person, by teleconference, or by video-teleconference. In-person meetings shall alternate between BioGenerics and Licensee locations whenever possible unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. The first such meeting shall be held within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date. Any member of the JSC may designate a substitute to attend with prior written notice to the other Party. There will be an annually rotating chairperson (the Chairperson) with the first Chairperson to be designated by Licensee. Ad hoc guests who are employees of neither Licensee nor BioGenerics but who are subject to written confidentiality obligations commensurate in scope to the provisions in Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY) may be invited to the JSC meetings subject to the other Partys consent. Each Party may replace its JSC members with other of its employees, at any time, upon prior written notice to the other Party.
(c) Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, decisions of the JSC shall be made by consensus, with each Party having collectively one (1) vote in all decisions. The JSC shall have only such powers as are specifically delegated to it in this Agreement and such powers shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the JSC shall have no power to amend, modify or waive compliance with this Agreement. In the event that the JSC is unable to reach a consensus decision on a matter that is within its decision-making authority within thirty (30) days after it has met and attempted to reach such decision, then either Party may submit such matter for resolution to the Executive Officers in accordance
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), and the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply.
(d) Secretary; Minutes. The Chairperson shall designate a secretary of the JSC who will be responsible for calling meetings, preparing and circulating an agenda in advance of each meeting, and preparing and circulating minutes within thirty (30) days after each meeting of the JSC setting forth, among other things, a description, in reasonable detail, of the discussions at the meeting and a list of any actions, decisions, or determinations approved by the JSC. Such minutes shall be effective only after being approved by both Parties. Definitive minutes of all JSC meetings shall be finalized no later than sixty (60) days after the meeting to which the minutes pertain.
3.2 Joint Development Committee. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Parties shall establish a joint Development committee (the Joint Development Committee or JDC). The JDC will be composed of an equal number of representatives from BioGenerics and Licensee, except the case of BioGenerics withdrawal set forth in Section 3.5 (BioGenerics Membership in Committees). For clarity, either Party may invite its employees to the JDC. The JDC will be responsible for the coordination and review and consultation of the Development efforts with respect to each Product, including without limitation [***]. The JDC will report to the JSC, and any disagreement between the Parties members on the JDC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC in accordance with Section 3.1(c) (Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC); provided, however, that if the Executive Officers are unable to reach resolution in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), then no further escalation of dispute resolution under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply and [***] shall have the final deciding vote, unless [***]. The JDC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to [***].
3.3 Joint Process and Manufacturing Committee. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Parties shall establish a joint Process Development and Manufacturing committee (the Joint Process and Manufacturing Committee or JPMC). The JPMC will be composed of an equal number of representatives from BioGenerics and Licensee, except the case of BioGenerics withdrawal set forth in Section 3.5 (BioGenerics Membership in Committees). For clarity, either Party may invite its employees to the JPMC. The JPMC will be responsible for reviewing Process Development and Manufacturing improvements, progress and development of analytical methods and analysis, Product formulations, coordination of technology transfer from BioGenerics to Licensee as set forth in Section 5.2(c) (Technology Transfer Agreement), as well as other Process Development and Manufacturing related activities. The JPMC will report to the JSC, and any disagreement between the Parties members on the JPMC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC in accordance with Section 3.1(c)
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(Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC); provided, however, that if the JSC is unable to reach resolution within the thirty (30) day period allotted to it under Section 3.1(c) (Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC), then no further escalation of dispute resolution under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply and [***] shall have the final deciding vote, unless the dispute relates to [***], and [***]. The JPMC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to [***].
3.4 Joint Commercialization Committee. Upon a decision by the JSC to activate the joint Commercialization committee (the Joint Commercialization Committee or JCC), the Parties shall establish the JCC, but in no case later than eighteen (18) months prior to the first projected launch of a Product in the Territory. The JCC will be composed of an equal number of representatives from each of BioGenerics and Licensee, except the case of BioGenerics withdrawal set forth in Section 3.5 (BioGenerics Membership in Committees). For clarity, either Party may invite its employees to the JCC. The JCC will be responsible for the communication, review and discussion of the Commercialization Plans and other Commercialization matters, including but not limited to marketing strategy and planning, pricing, commercial manufacture, and medical affairs support. Without limiting the foregoing, the JCC shall be responsible for: (a) reviewing Commercialization Plans (and changes thereto) for the Products in the Territory prior to adoption of such plans or changes by a Licensee; (b) communicating with the JDC regarding the interrelationship between Development activities and potential Commercialization of the Products in the Territory; (c) reviewing and monitoring the activities and progress against the Commercialization Plans; (d) monitoring and reporting on the competitive landscape for the Products in the Territory; (e) establishing appropriate processes for coordinating review of promotional materials for the Territory to ensure compliance with Applicable Law and industry best practices; (f) overseeing the trademark and publication strategies for the Territory; and (g) communicating with the Parties regarding all of the foregoing. The JCC will report to the JSC, and any disagreement between the Parties members on the JCC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC in accordance with Section 3.1(c) (Decision-Making; Limitations on JSC); provided, however, that if the Executive Officers are unable to reach resolution in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), then no further escalation of dispute resolution under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply and [***] shall have the final deciding vote, unless [***]. The JCC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to review and discuss material decisions and key activities that relate to such activities, with a first meeting no later than [***] prior to [***].
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3.5 BioGenerics Membership in Committees. BioGenerics membership in the JSC, JDC, JPMC, JCC, and/or any other committee established by the JSC pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (General) shall be at its sole discretion, as a matter of right and not obligation, for the sole purpose of participation in governance, decision-making, and information exchange with respect to activities within the jurisdiction of such committee. At any time during the Term, BioGenerics shall have the right to withdraw from membership in any or all of such committees upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Licensee, which notice shall be effective as to the relevant committee upon the expiration of such thirty (30) day period. For clarity, any withdrawal by BioGenerics from a committee shall not affect any of its other obligations under this Agreement, including Process Development and Manufacturing. Following the issuance of such notice for a given committee, (a) BioGenerics membership in such committee shall be terminated and (b) BioGenerics shall have the right to continue to receive the information it would otherwise be entitled to receive under this Agreement but shall have no decision making authority in such committee. If, at any time, following issuance of such a notice, BioGenerics wishes to resume participation in such committee, BioGenerics shall notify Licensee in writing and, thereafter, BioGenerics representatives to such committee shall be entitled to attend any subsequent meeting of such committee and to participate in the activities of, and decision-making by, such committee as provided in this Article 3 as if such notice had not been issued by BioGenerics pursuant to this Section 3.5. If BioGenerics withdraws from membership in any or all of such committees, then any data and information that otherwise would have been provided by a Party to such committee(s) shall be provided by such Party directly to the other Party.
4. DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY MATTERS.
4.1 Development Activities and Funding. Licensee shall be responsible for the Development of the Products, the preparation and submission of Regulatory Filings for the Products, and obtaining and maintaining all Regulatory Approvals for the Products, each to the extent in the Field and in the Territory and each in accordance with the Development Plan, subject to Section 5.1(b) (Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing). Licensee shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct all Development activities with respect to the Products, in accordance with the applicable Development Plans. Except as stated otherwise in this Agreement, Licensee shall [***], including without limitation [***]. Licensees responsibility with respect to the Products in the Field in the Territory shall include without limitation: (a) filing for and seeking Regulatory Approvals (subject to Section 5.1(b)) in the name of Licensee from the relevant Regulatory Authorities; (b) carrying out all major Development tasks to be conducted prior to submission of filings for Regulatory Approval of the Products in the Field in the Territory and any post-Regulatory Approval Development activities to be conducted for any such Product; (c) identifying key Development objectives, expected associated resources, risk factors, timelines, decision points and relevant decision criteria; (d) carrying out all aspects of all Clinical
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Trials (including but not limited to bioequivalence Clinical Trials) in the Territory necessary to obtain Regulatory Approval in the Territory for each Product pursued (including without limitation post-Regulatory Approval Clinical Trials), including, but not limited to, (i) designing study protocols, (ii) establishing and contracting with Clinical Trial sites, investigators and clinical research organizations, (iii) enrolling Clinical Trial subjects, (iv) organizing investigator meetings, scientific meetings, advisory panel workshops and regulatory meetings, and (v) analyzing and summarizing Clinical Trial results; (e) performing any other additional clinical research in support of the Development of the Products; (f) forecasting clinical manufacturing production requirements; (g) reporting on study design, study outcome, other communications and Regulatory Filings to the appropriate Regulatory Authority; and (h) submitting all Clinical Trial results and any other clinical data to the Global Clinical Database pursuant to Section 4.12 (BioGenerics Global Clinical Database). Notwithstanding the foregoing, BioGenerics shall be responsible for carrying out non-clinical studies expressly set forth in Exhibit 4.1 (Non-Clinical Studies) relating to obtaining or maintaining Regulatory Approval of the Product and preparing the filing documents thereof, each at BioGenerics sole cost and expense in accordance with the timeline agreed by the JDC; provided, however, that for all non-clinical studies not set forth in Exhibit 4.1 and requested by Licensee, which are required solely for Regulatory Approval in the Territory, BioGenerics shall conduct any such studies at its sole discretion and Licensee shall [***]. Licensee shall have [***] after the Effective Date to [***], and [***]. Licensee shall promptly, and in no event more than fifteen (15) days after [***], provide [***], and BioGenerics shall [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, BioGenerics shall [***]. Some examples for which it would be considered [***] include, without limitation: (i) [***], (ii) [***], or (iii) [***].
4.2 Development Plans. Not later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, Licensee shall provide to the JDC for review its Development Plan for Development of each Product in the Field in the Territory. The Development Plan shall include, with respect to each Product, a multi-year plan for conducting anticipated Development activities with respect to such
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Product, including without limitation the following anticipated activities or events: [***], [***], [***], and [***], if applicable. Licensee may [***]. No Development Plan may be implemented by Licensee if [***]. The Development Plans shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement without the written consent of the Parties, and in the event of any inconsistency between any of the Development Plans and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Law requires a change to a Development Plan, Licensee shall revise the Development Plan to the extent necessary to comply with such requirement and shall promptly provide to the JDC the revised Development Plan.
4.3 Efforts. Licensee and its Affiliates and Sublicensees, at Licensees sole cost and expense, shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Develop the Products in the Field in the Territory in accordance with the Development Plan and the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation by using Commercially Reasonable Efforts to prepare, obtain, and maintain all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals covering the Products in the Field in the Territory. Subject to the requirements of Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach) including the requirement of providing written notice and the entitlement of a cure period, if Licensee does not comply in any material way (including all material aspects of the Development Plan) with the obligations set forth in this Section 4.3 with respect to a Product in a country in the Territory, BioGenerics shall have the right to terminate the rights granted to Licensee under Section 2.1 (License Grants) with respect to such Product in such applicable country, and Section 12.7 (Consequences of Expiration or Termination) shall apply with respect to such Product in such country.
4.4 Standard of Performance. Licensee, in performing its activities in connection with the Development of the Products, shall comply with all Applicable Laws.
4.5 Regulatory Filings. Except with respect to Regulatory Filings controlled by BioGenerics under Section 5.1(b) (Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing), Licensee or its designee shall be the owner of any and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals covering the Products in the Field in the Territory and shall be responsible for all interactions with Regulatory Authorities relating thereto; provided, however, that, at all times during the Term, BioGenerics shall have the opportunity to have one (1) representative attend all key meetings, solely as an observer, with Regulatory Authorities relating to the Products, [***]. Licensee and its Affiliates and Sublicensees, shall provide BioGenerics, at BioGenerics request[***], with summary documents of Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals. BioGenerics will cooperate with Licensee, at its reasonable request, with respect to any Regulatory Filings for which Licensee is responsible. In addition to Licensees other obligations under this Section 4.5, Licensee shall keep BioGenerics informed on a regular basis (but no less frequently than [***]) of Regulatory Filings related to the Products. As
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between the Parties, BioGenerics shall be the owner of any and all regulatory filings by BioGenerics, its Affiliates or licensees with the USFDA or its equivalent in each country outside the Territory pertaining to the Products and shall be responsible for all interactions with such regulatory authorities relating thereto. [***].
4.6 Development Subcontracting. Subject to Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights), Licensee may perform any activities in support of its Development of Products through subcontracting to a Third Party contractor or contract service organization; provided that: (a) none of the rights of BioGenerics hereunder is materially adversely affected as a result of such subcontracting; (b) any such Third Party subcontractor to whom Licensee discloses Confidential Information has entered into an appropriate written agreement obligating such Third Party to be bound by obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of such Confidential Information that are no less restrictive than the obligations in Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY); (c) Licensee will retain or obtain ownership or a license of any and all intellectual property (and patent rights covering such intellectual property) made by such Third Party in performing such services for Licensee that are necessary for the Development, Manufacturing, and/or Commercialization; and (d) Licensee shall at all times be responsible for the performance of such subcontractor.
4.7 Development Reports. Licensee will provide, at least [***] per [***], the JDC with written Development reports or presentations at JDC meetings. Each report or presentation shall include, but not be limited to, the Development activities accomplished by or on behalf of Licensee since the previous JDC meeting, including without limitation a summary of significant results and Information generated, significant challenges anticipated and [***] relating to each Product. Upon request by BioGenerics, Licensee shall provide BioGenerics additional Information with respect to the material experimental data underlying such summary, summaries of available clinical protocols, investigator brochures, regulatory submissions and correspondence from Regulatory Authorities with respect to Products. Upon request of either Party, the other Partys JDC members shall meet with the requesting Partys JDC members to discuss any aspects of such reports within a reasonable time period after such request.
4.8 Records. Licensee shall, and shall require its Affiliates, its subcontractors and Sublicensees to, maintain accurate records of all work, in accordance with Applicable Laws, conducted in furtherance of the Development of Products and all results, Information, and developments made in conducting such activities. Such records shall be accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all such work done and results achieved in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and regulatory purposes.
4.9 Notice of Communication with Regulatory Authorities. Except with respect to Regulatory Filings controlled by BioGenerics under Section 5.1(b) (Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing), Licensee shall be responsible for reporting all adverse events and handling all complaints and communications (including without limitation with Regulatory Authorities) relating to the Products in the Field in the Territory. Except as otherwise provided for in this
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Section 4.9, each Party shall provide summaries [***] to the other Party of any oral or written major communications to or from Regulatory Authorities on matters relating to the Products in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall notify the other Party of any oral communications, and provide such other Party with copies of any written communications, to or from Regulatory Authorities on matters which may reasonably be deemed to impact Development, Manufacture, Commercialization or Regulatory Approval of Products within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such communication, or such earlier date as required by Applicable Laws or Regulatory Authority. Moreover, in each such case, [***], and provide such other Party with a copy of the final response as specified herein.
4.10 Trial Master File. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement regarding the return or transfer of Confidential Information or clinical trial data or documents, any Party that is a sponsor of a Clinical Trial involving the Products shall retain all documents and data, including, but not limited to the Trial Master File, to the extent required to be retained under Applicable Laws. [***].
4.11 Right of Reference.
(a) BioGenerics hereby grants to Licensee, its Affiliates and Sublicensees a right of reference [***] to any regulatory filings [***].
(b) Licensee hereby grants to BioGenerics, its Affiliates and licensees a right of reference [***] to any Regulatory Filings [***].
4.12 BioGenerics Global Clinical Database.
(a) Subject to Section 4.14 (Pharmacovigilance), BioGenerics may, in BioGenerics sole discretion, create a global database for all Clinical Trial results and clinical data submitted by BioGenerics and its exclusive licensees throughout the world to applicable regulatory authorities (the Global Clinical Database). The purpose of the Global Clinical Database will be for BioGenerics and its exclusive licensees who submit data to the Global Clinical Database to share such data in support of their regulatory filings, and, in the case of BioGenerics, for use in Process Development activities.
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(b) If BioGenerics decides to create the Global Clinical Database, BioGenerics shall notify Licensee of such decision, and Licensee shall be obligated to submit all clinical data pertaining to the Products in the Territory [***] in a form to be [***], and subject to Applicable Laws, including any obligations to de-identify patient specific data, to the Global Clinical Database.
(c) BioGenerics shall be responsible for managing, maintaining, and updating the Global Clinical Database in accordance with Applicable Laws and shall have the right to share any and all de-identified information received from Licensee under this Section 4.12 with [***] outside the Territory relating to the Products [***].
(d) Following Licensees submission of and BioGenerics acceptance of Licensees clinical data for the Global Clinical Database, Licensee shall have reasonable access to the Global Clinical Database for use in its Regulatory Filings. Licensees continued access to the Global Clinical Database shall be conditioned on Licensees timely submission of additional data under this Section 4.12 to the extent such data is generated by or on behalf of Licensee. Subject to Licensees compliance with this Section 4.12, Licensee shall have the right to share any and all Information in the Global Clinical Database with Licensees Affiliates and Sublicensees in the Territory.
4.13 BioGenerics Global Development Plan. The Parties acknowledge that [***]. The Parties agree to [***]. Upon the request of either Party, the Parties shall [***].
4.14 Pharmacovigilance. In no event later than six (6) months after the Effective Date, the Parties shall enter into a pharmacovigilance agreement concerning all matters relating to the pharmacovigilance and the exchange of all relevant Information that relates to the safety of each Product worldwide and especially all adverse events. Generally, (a) Licensee shall be responsible for reporting all adverse drug reaction experiences required to be reported to the appropriate Regulatory Authorities in the countries in the Territory in which such Product is being Developed or Commercialized, in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the relevant countries and Regulatory Authorities; and (b) BioGenerics, its Affiliates or licensees or sublicensees shall be responsible for submitting all regulatory filings, including without limitation any post-marketing reports of adverse drug experiences, relating to such Product required to be reported to the appropriate regulatory authorities outside of the Territory in
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accordance with the Applicable Laws of the relevant countries. BioGenerics shall have the right to share any and all information received from Licensee under this Section 4.14 (and/or such pharmacovigilance agreement) with BioGenerics Affiliates and licensees and sublicensees outside the Territory. Licensee shall have the right to share any and all information received from BioGenerics under this Section 4.14 and/or such pharmacovigilance agreement with Licensees Affiliates and Sublicensees in the Territory. The JSC shall review from time to time Licensees pharmacovigilance policies and procedures.
5. MANUFACTURING.
5.1 Manufacturing by BioGenerics. BioGenerics, either directly or through its designee, shall be responsible for the Manufacture and supply of Products to Licensee or its designated Affiliate or Sublicensee or a Third Party logistics provider, freight forwarder or contract research organization, designated by Licensee for Development in the Territory in conformance with the specifications set forth in the respective Regulatory Approval Application. Unless Licensee exercises the Manufacturing Option set forth in Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option), BioGenerics, either directly or through its designee, shall be responsible for the Manufacture and supply of Products to Licensee for Commercialization in the Territory in conformance with the specifications set forth in the respective Regulatory Approval Application. Such Products shall be provided to Licensee as set forth in Exhibit 5.1 (Manufacturing and Supply by BioGenerics).
(a) Manufacturing and Supply Agreements. Within six (6) months after the Effective Date, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a definitive written clinical supply agreement, which will specify the terms of the Manufacturing and supply of Products by BioGenerics to Licensee or its designee to be used in non-clinical and Clinical Trials. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a definitive written commercial supply agreement[***], which will specify the terms of the Manufacturing and supply of Products by BioGenerics to Licensee or its designee for commercial use (together with the clinical supply agreement, the Manufacturing and Supply Agreements). The Manufacturing and Supply Agreements shall be consistent with all of the terms and conditions in this Section 5.1, Exhibit 5.1 (Manufacturing and Supply by BioGenerics), and all other relevant provisions of this Agreement, and shall be agreements to supply all of Licensees, its Affiliates and Sublicensees requirements for the Products in the Territory and contain customary market terms including, without limitation, [***].
(b) Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing. BioGenerics shall be solely responsible for the preparation and submission of all Regulatory Filings with respect to the Manufacture of the Products provided to Licensee pursuant to this Section 5.1, including without limitation with respect to the use of any Third Party to Manufacture and supply the Products. Licensee shall provide BioGenerics any cooperation reasonably requested by BioGenerics in
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connection with any such Regulatory Filings, and BioGenerics shall [***].
5.2 Licensee Manufacturing Option (a). Licensee shall have the option to obtain the right to Manufacture Product [***] for Development and/or Commercialization in the Territory (the Manufacturing Option), which Licensee may exercise [***] at any time during the Term, by providing to BioGenerics written notice thereof.
(a) Grant of License. Upon the effective date of Licensees exercise of the Manufacturing Option, BioGenerics shall grant to Licensee the license to Manufacture or have Manufactured the applicable Product(s) set forth in Section 2.1(b) (Manufacturing License to Licensee), and shall disclose to Licensee, pursuant to a schedule to be included in the Technology Transfer Agreement, the BioGenerics Know-How that is necessary to Manufacture the Products in the Field;
(b) Process Development. BioGenerics shall be responsible for any and all Process Development reasonably necessary for Licensee, its Affiliates and Sublicensees to Manufacture, Develop, or Commercialize the Products or to support Regulatory Approval in the Territory;
(c) Technology Transfer Agreement. As soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than six (6) months after Licensees exercise of the Manufacturing Option [***], the JPMC shall agree on a process for, and prepare a schedule pertaining to the implementation of, the technology transfer of BioGenerics Know-How necessary for Licensee to Manufacture or have Manufactured the applicable Product, and the Parties shall execute an agreement thereon (the Technology Transfer Agreement). The Technology Transfer Agreement shall specify, among other items, [***]; and
(d) Supply by Licensee. If Licensee is Manufacturing Product pursuant to this Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) (which Manufacturing for purposes of this Section 5.2(d) [***]), and the Parties mutually agree that BioGenerics will purchase Product Manufactured by Licensee, BioGenerics may purchase Product Manufactured by Licensee[***] for sale in markets outside of the Territory, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a separate definitive written Licensee manufacturing and supply agreement. Such Licensee manufacturing and supply agreement shall contain customary market terms including, without limitation, [***].
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5.3 Manufacturing Subcontracting. Subject to Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights), Licensee may perform any activities in support of its Manufacturing of Products through subcontracting to a Third Party contractor or contract manufacturing organization; provided that: (a) none of the rights of BioGenerics hereunder is materially adversely affected as a result of such subcontracting; (b) any such Third Party subcontractor to whom Licensee discloses Confidential Information has entered into an appropriate written agreement obligating such Third Party to be bound by obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of such Confidential Information that are no less restrictive than the obligations in Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY); (c) Licensee will retain or obtain ownership or a license of any and all intellectual property (and patent rights covering such intellectual property) made by such Third Party in performing such manufacturing services for Licensee that are necessary for the development, manufacturing, and/or commercialization of Products; and (d) Licensee shall at all times be responsible for the performance of such subcontractor.
5.4 Records. The Parties shall, and shall require its Affiliates, subcontractors and sublicensees to, maintain records of all work conducted by such Party in furtherance of the Manufacture of Products and all results, Information, and developments made in conducting such activities in accordance with Applicable Laws. Such records shall be complete and accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all such work done and results achieved in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and regulatory purposes.
6. COMMERCIALIZATION.
6.1 Efforts. Licensee shall be responsible for the Commercialization of Products, and, as between the Parties, shall book all sales of Products in the Territory in the Field. Licensee shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize the Products in the Territory in accordance with the Commercialization Plan and terms of this Agreement. Subject to the requirements of Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach) including the requirement of providing written notice and the entitlement of a cure period, if Licensee does not comply in any material way (including all materials aspects of the Commercialization Plan) with the obligations set forth in this Section 6.1 with respect to a Product in a country in the Territory, BioGenerics shall have the right to terminate the rights granted to Licensee under Section 2.1 (License Grants) with respect to such Product in such applicable country, and Section 12.7 (Consequences of Expiration or Termination) shall apply with respect to such Product in such country.
6.2 Commercialization Plan.
(a) Not later than three [***] after submission of Regulatory Filings for each Product in each country of the Territory, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review its initial Commercialization Plan for each Product for each country in the Territory. Such initial Commercialization Plan will describe Licensees plans for activities to be conducted for such Product for such country. Each Commercialization Plan shall include the details of obligations to be performed by Licensee to achieve the specific activities that are applicable to the stage of
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Commercialization (e.g., pre-launch, launch planning, launch, or post-launch) of the applicable Product during the time period covered by such Commercialization Plan and subsequent time periods.
(b) Prior to the First Commercial Sale for such Product in such country, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review an updated Commercialization Plan for such Product for such country. Such updated Commercialization Plan will include, but not be limited to, Licensees updated plans for activities to be conducted for such Product for such country prior to launch as well as activities to be conducted in connection with such launch.
(c) Promptly after each anniversary of the First Commercial Sale of such Product during the Term, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review updated Commercialization Plans for such Product for such country. Such further updated Commercialization Plan will include, but not be limited to, Licensees plans for Commercialization activities for such Product and such country for the twelve (12) month period following the date of delivery of such Commercialization Plan.
No Commercialization Plan may be implemented by Licensee if [***]. Each Commercialization Plan shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement [***], and in the event of any inconsistency between the Commercialization Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a [***], Licensee shall [***] and shall promptly [***].
6.3 Trademarks.
(a) Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark. Subject to Section 6.3(d) (Use of BioGenerics Trademarks), each Product, including without limitation all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for such Product, shall bear one or more Trademark(s) that pertain specifically to such Product chosen and owned by Licensee (Product Trademark) and to the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, the Licensee Trademark.
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(b) Global Brand Trademark. Licensee shall have the option[***] to use one or more Trademark(s) Controlled by BioGenerics that pertain specifically to a particular Product outside of the Territory for such Product in the Territory (the Global Brand Trademark) in place of using the Product Trademark under Section 6.3(a) (Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark). Such Global Brand Trademark may be used on all Products in the Territory including without limitation all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for such Product.
(c) Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance. Licensee shall [***] be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining, including without limitation searching and policing, any and all Product Trademarks and Licensee Trademarks, and conducting litigation with respect thereto. BioGenerics shall [***] be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining, including without limitation searching and policing, any and all Global Brand Trademarks and BioGenerics Trademarks, and conducting litigation with respect thereto.
(d) Use of BioGenerics Trademark. To the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, at BioGenerics request, each Product, including without limitation all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for such Product, shall bear the BioGenerics Trademark as set forth in this Section 6.3(d). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BioGenerics hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, royalty-free license, under the BioGenerics Trademarks and, subject to Licensees option under Section 6.3(b) (Global Brand Trademark), under the Global Brand Trademarks, with the right to grant sublicenses in accordance with Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights), throughout the Territory, to use and display the BioGenerics Trademarks in connection with the Commercialization of each Product in the Field throughout the Territory, as provided under and in accordance with this Section 6.3. All representations of the BioGenerics Trademark(s) that Licensee so uses, if intended to be disclosed to Third Parties and not previously approved by BioGenerics, will first be submitted to BioGenerics for approval[***], and BioGenerics will have [***] to review and approve each such representation of the BioGenerics Trademark(s). [***]. Licensee shall not use any BioGenerics Trademark outside the scope of this Agreement, and shall not knowingly take any action that would materially adversely affect the value of any BioGenerics Trademark. BioGenerics shall retain the right to monitor the quality of the goods on or with which any BioGenerics Trademark is used solely to the extent necessary to maintain BioGenerics Trademark rights. For clarity, should Applicable Laws only permit one Trademark (i.e. Licensee Trademark or BioGenerics Trademark) on the Products, that Trademark shall be Licensee Trademark.
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(e) Packaging. BioGenerics shall be responsible for filling Product into syringes or vials and labeling of such Product, with a label or package design provided by Licensee, until such time that Licensee has exercised the Manufacturing Option and such Manufacturing for purposes of this Section 6.3(e) has commenced and includes the manufacture of Formulated Bulk. For the avoidance of doubt, packaging, shipping, novel administration devices and other such costs will be borne by Licensee. In case that Licensee exercises the Manufacturing Option for a Product, then Licensee shall be responsible for all packaging and labeling of each Product Manufactured by Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees after completion of the technology transfer from BioGenerics to Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees. [***].
7. PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.
7.1 Payment Structure. In consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee shall pay BioGenerics the amounts set forth in Exhibit 7.1 (Payment Structure).
7.2 Reports and Payments. During the Term following the First Commercial Sale of any Product, within [***] after the end of each Calendar Quarter, Licensee shall pay to BioGenerics royalty and other fees payable for such Calendar Quarter and shall provide a report showing, on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis:
(a) the gross amount invoiced for and the Net Sales during such Calendar Quarter reporting period, including without limitation the specific deductions applied in the calculation of such Net Sales amounts;
(b) the royalties and other fees payable in Dollars which shall have accrued hereunder with respect to such Net Sales;
(c) the rate of exchange used by Licensee in determining the amount of Dollars payable hereunder.
If no royalty or other payment is due for any period hereunder, Licensee shall so report. Licensee shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and Sublicensees to keep (all in accordance with GAAP), complete and accurate records in sufficient detail to properly reflect the Net Sales and to enable the royalties and other fees payable hereunder to be determined for a period of at least five (5) Calendar Years or as otherwise necessary to permit the audits contemplated under Section 7.7 (Audit Request).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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7.3 Sublicensing. In the event Licensee grants a sublicense under Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights) to a Sublicensee to offer to sell or sell Products in the Territory such sublicenses shall require the Sublicensee to account for and report its Net Sales of such Product on the same basis as if such sales were Net Sales of such Product by Licensee, and Licensee shall pay royalties on such sales as if the Net Sales of the Sublicensees were Net Sales of Licensee.
7.4 Currency of Payment. All payments to be made under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars. Net Sales made in foreign currencies shall be converted into Dollars using [***].
7.5 Accounting.
(a) Licensee shall determine Net Sales with respect to the Products using its standard accounting procedures, consistent with GAAP, as if the Products were solely owned products of Licensee, except as specifically provided in this Agreement. In the case of amounts to be determined by Third Parties (for example, Net Sales by Sublicensees), such amounts shall be determined in accordance with GAAP in effect in the country in which such Third Party is engaged. The Parties also recognize that such procedures may change from time to time and that any such changes may affect the definition of Net Sales. The Parties agree that, where such changes are economically material to BioGenerics, adjustments shall be made to compensate BioGenerics in order to preserve the same economics as are reflected under this Agreement under Licensees accounting procedures in effect prior to such change. Where the change is or would be material to BioGenerics, Licensee shall provide an explanation of the proposed change and an accounting of the effect of the change on the relevant revenue, cost, or expense category.
(b) In the event of the payment or receipt of non-cash consideration in connection with the performance of activities under this Agreement, Licensee shall advise BioGenerics of such transaction, including without limitation Licensees assessment of the fair market value of such non-cash consideration and the basis therefor. Such transaction shall be accounted for on a cash equivalent basis, as mutually agreed by the Parties in good faith.
7.6 Withholding Tax. Licensee shall bear any and all taxes required to be paid on amounts due to BioGenerics, and Licensee shall not be entitled to deduct such payments from such amounts payable to BioGenerics under Section 7.1 (Payment Structure). For clarity, amounts due to BioGenerics under Section 7.1 shall be based on amounts due to BioGenerics prior to any deduction as a result of taxes payable by Licensee. BioGenerics shall reasonably cooperate Licensee to facilitate appropriate proceedings required by tax authorities in the Territory relating to the payments hereunder.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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7.7 Audit Request. Each Party shall, at its expense (except as provided below), have the right to audit during regular business hours the books and records maintained by the other Party to determine with respect to any Calendar Year, the accuracy of any report or payment made or expense charged by one Party to the other under this Agreement in the [***] preceding Calendar Years. If a Party desires to audit such records, it shall engage an independent, certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the other Party, to examine such records under conditions of confidentiality. Such accountant shall be instructed to provide to the auditing Party a report verifying any report made or payment submitted or expense charged by the other Party during such period, but shall not disclose to the auditing Party any Confidential Information of the other Party not necessary therefor. The expense of such audit shall be borne by the auditing Party; provided, however, that, if an error of more than five percent (5%) is discovered, then such expenses shall be paid by the other Party. If such accountant concludes that additional payment amounts were owed or additional expenses were charged to the auditing Party during any period, the other Party shall pay such payment amount (including without limitation interest thereon pursuant to Section 7.8 (Interest) from the date such amounts were payable) within thirty (30) days after the date the auditing Party delivers to the other Party such accountants written report so concluding, unless such other Party notifies the auditing Party of any dispute regarding the audit and commences proceedings under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) within thirty (30) days after delivery of the accountants report (in which case the payment shall be delayed until conclusion of the proceeding). Such auditors shall not be paid on a contingency basis.
7.8 Interest. Licensee shall pay BioGenerics interest on any payments that are not paid on or before the date such payments are due under this Agreement at [***].
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS.
8.1 Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party grants any right, title, or interest in any Patent, Information, Trademark, or other intellectual property right Controlled by such Party to the other Party.
8.2 Disclosure. Each Party shall promptly disclose to the other Party any Inventions that it or its employees, sublicensees, Affiliates, independent contractors or agents solely or jointly make, conceive, reduce to practice, author, or otherwise discover.
8.3 Ownership of Inventions.
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(a) Sole Inventions. All Inventions made, conceived, reduced to practice, or otherwise discovered solely by employees, independent contractors, or agents of either Licensee or BioGenerics, or their respective Affiliates or sublicensees, excluding any such Inventions owned solely by BioGenerics pursuant to Section 8.3(c) (BioGenerics Inventions), shall be solely owned by such Party. Patents and Patent Applications covering Inventions that are solely owned by BioGenerics shall be included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights. Patents and Patent Applications covering solely Inventions that are solely owned by Licensee shall be included in the Licensee Patent Rights.
(b) Joint Inventions. All Inventions made, conceived, reduced to practice, or otherwise discovered by employees, independent contractors, or agents of each of Licensee and BioGenerics, or their respective Affiliates or sublicensees, excluding any such Inventions owned solely by BioGenerics pursuant to Section 8.3(c) (BioGenerics Inventions), shall be owned jointly by the Parties (Joint Inventions). Each Party shall own an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in each such Joint Invention, and all Patents and Patent Applications claiming it and other intellectual property rights therein, and, with no duty of accounting to the other Party, shall have the right to practice such Joint Invention and grant licenses under such Partys interest in such Patents and Patent Applications and other intellectual property rights in such Partys interest in such Joint Inventions without the consent of the other Party. BioGenerics interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Joint Inventions shall be included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights, and Licensees interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Joint Inventions shall be included in the Licensee Patent Rights.
(c) BioGenerics Inventions. Notwithstanding Sections 8.3(a) (Sole Inventions) and Section 8.3(b) (Joint Inventions), as between the Parties, BioGenerics shall solely own all right, title, and interest in and to all Inventions that claim, cover, or relate to (i) [***], and all Patents and Patent Applications claiming them and all other intellectual property rights therein, including without limitation all rights to enforce such Patents and Patent Applications (BioGenerics Inventions). BioGenerics shall be responsible, at its sole expense and discretion (subject to Section 8.4 (Individual Patent Filings)), and if necessary with the cooperation of Licensee [***], for the preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of Patents and Patent Applications claiming such Inventions as set forth in Section 8.4. BioGenerics Inventions covering Inventions under subsection (i) above shall be included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights; provided, however, that Inventions related to [***] shall be included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(d) Ownership Disputes. The [***] shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes arising hereunder regarding ownership of Inventions, Patents and any other intellectual property. In the event the [***] is unable to resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after its receipt of notice of the dispute, the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 14 (Dispute Resolution) shall apply.
(e) Assignment and Perfection of Interests. Without additional consideration, each Party hereby assigns to the other Party such of its right, title, and interest in and to any Inventions, Patents, and Patent Applications claiming them, and all other intellectual property rights therein, and shall require its sublicensees and Affiliates, and all independent contractors, employees, or agents of such Party, its Affiliates, or its sublicensees to so assign to the other Party such of their right, title, and interest in and to them, as is necessary to effectuate the allocation of right, title, and interest in and to Inventions as set forth in this Section 8.3. Each Party shall, and shall cause its sublicensees and Affiliates, and all independent contractors, employees, and agents of such Party, its Affiliates, or its sublicensees to, cooperate with the other Party and take all reasonable additional actions and execute such agreements, instruments, and documents as may be reasonably required to perfect the other Partys right, title, and interest in and to Inventions, Patents, and Patent Applications and other intellectual property rights thereon or therein as such other Party has pursuant to this Section 8.3. If a Party is unwilling or unable to execute any such agreements, instruments, and documents, it hereby appoints the other Party as its attorney-in-fact, which shall be coupled with an interest, to execute the same on its behalf. [***].
(f) License. Licensee shall and hereby does grant to BioGenerics the non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP, to develop, make, use, sell, offer to sell, and import any Products outside of the Territory.
8.4 Individual Patent Filings. Each Party will, to the maximum extent practicable, strive to separate any claims within Patents and Patent Applications that claim Inventions into separate Patents and Patent Applications consisting of claims that claim solely BioGenerics owned Inventions, solely Licensee owned Inventions, or solely Joint Inventions.
(a) Solely Owned Inventions. BioGenerics shall have sole discretion and responsibility to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain any and all Patents and Patent Applications solely claiming Inventions within the BioGenerics Patent Rights and any and all other Patents and Patent Applications within the BioGenerics Patent Rights, and shall be responsible for [***] proceedings. Licensee shall have sole discretion and responsibility to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain any and all Patents and Patent Applications solely claiming Inventions within the Licensee Patent Rights, and shall be responsible for [***] proceedings. The Parties shall file any such Patent Application outside of the United States before any oral, written, or electronic disclosure of the Inventions claimed therein to maintain the validity of such Patents and Patent Applications. At
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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least sixty (60) days prior to the contemplated filing date of any Patent Application in the Territory claiming its solely-owned Invention, each Party shall [***], [***], and [***], and shall [***] with respect to such Patent Application. Licensee shall [***] pursuant to this Section 8.4(a) for Patents and Patent Applications within the Licensee Patent Rights, and BioGenerics shall [***] pursuant to this Section 8.4(a) for Patents and Patent Applications within the BioGenerics Patent Rights.
(b) Opt-In Rights. If a Party elects, in any country, not to file or not to continue to prosecute and thereby abandon a Patent or Patent Application within the patent rights licensed to the other Party in the Territory, or not to maintain and thereby abandon such a Patent or Patent Application, without the intent to file a continuing or divisional filing or an equivalent thereof or upon advice of patent counsel to optimize the overall patent protection on Products or Process Development, such Party (the Opting Out Party) shall notify the other Party (the Opting In Party) not less than ninety (90) days before any relevant deadline, and thereafter such Opting In Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pursue, [***] preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Patent or Patent Application; provided, however, that the Opting In Party provides the Opting Out Party with [***] at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed submission date and such Opting Out Party determines[***] that any such submission will not prejudice any other Patents and Patent Applications of such Opting Out Party.
8.5 Joint Patent Filings. With respect to all Patents and Patent Applications claiming Joint Inventions, but not solely owned Inventions, (the Joint Patent Rights), BioGenerics shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to file, prosecute, maintain, and defend such Joint Patent Rights on behalf of both Parties (the Responsible Party). At least sixty (60) days prior to the contemplated filing of any Joint Patent Right, BioGenerics shall submit a substantially completed draft of such Joint Patent Right to Licensee for its approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned]. Except as set forth in this Section 8.5, below, the Parties shall [***], pursuant to [***] ([***]). If BioGenerics does not wish to file, prosecute, or maintain any Joint Patent Right or maintain or defend such a Joint Patent Right in a particular country, it shall grant Licensee any necessary authority to file, prosecute, and maintain such Joint Patent Right or maintain or defend such Joint Patent Right in the name of both Parties if Licensee so requests. If either Party elects [***], it shall so notify the other Party, in which case the other Party may proceed with respect to such Joint Patent Right in its own name [***]. In such case, the [***] shall [***] such Joint Patent Right [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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8.6 Defense of Infringement Claims by Third Parties.
(a) In the event of the institution or threatened institution of any suit by a Third Party against Licensee for infringement involving the Development, Manufacture (only if Licensee has exercised the Manufacturing Option), or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, Licensee shall have the right to defend such suit at its own expense and shall be responsible for all damages incurred as a result thereof. BioGenerics hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with Licensee, at Licensees reasonable request, and Licensee shall reimburse BioGenerics any reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith. Licensee shall solely control the defense of such a claim and shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim; provided, however, that any such settlement shall not adversely affect BioGenerics rights or interests without BioGenerics prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. Subject to such control, BioGenerics may join any defense and settlement pursuant to this Section 8.6 with its own counsel at its sole cost.
(b) In the event of the institution or threatened institution of any suit by a Third Party against BioGenerics for infringement involving the development, manufacture, or commercialization of the Product in the Territory, BioGenerics shall have the right to defend such suit at its own expense and shall be responsible for all damages incurred as a result thereof. Licensee hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with BioGenerics, at BioGenerics reasonable request, and BioGenerics shall reimburse Licensee any reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith. BioGenerics shall solely control the defense of such a claim and shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim; provided, however, that any such settlement shall not adversely affect Licensees rights or interests without Licensees prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. Subject to such control, Licensee may join any defense and settlement pursuant to this Section 8.6 with its own counsel at its sole cost.
(c) If such Third Party asserts that a patent or other intellectual property right owned by it is infringed by the manufacture or commercialization of the Product in the Territory by both of the Parties, then the Parties shall meet and confer, and both Parties shall have the sole right to defend against any such assertions with respect to its activities at its respective sole cost. Regardless of which Party is the defending Party (or if both Parties are a defending Party), the defending Party shall seek and reasonably consider the other Partys comments before determining the strategy for such matter. Without limiting the foregoing, the defending Party shall keep the other Party advised of all material communications and actual and prospective filings or submissions regarding such action, and shall provide the other Party copies of and an opportunity to review and comment on any such communications, filings and submissions. Each Party shall keep the other reasonably informed of all claims and actions governed by this Section 8.6.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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8.7 Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties.
(a) If either Party learns of an infringement, unauthorized use, misappropriation, ownership claim, threatened infringement, or other similar claim by a Third Party with respect to the BioGenerics Patent Rights in the Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing and shall promptly provide such other Party with available evidence of such infringement or other such claim.
(b) BioGenerics shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to institute an infringement suit or take other appropriate action against such Third Party in the Territory. If BioGenerics does not secure actual cessation of such infringement or institute an infringement proceeding (which may include sending a cease and desist letter if appropriate), against an offending Third Party with respect to infringement of such BioGenerics Patent Rights as a result of the development, manufacture, commercialization or use of a product that is competitive with a Product in the Field in the Territory (Enforcement Action), BioGenerics shall notify Licensee of such determination as soon as reasonably practicable but in any case no later than sixty (60) days of learning of such infringement. Upon receipt of such notice or absent such notice within such sixty (60) days, Licensee shall have the right at its sole discretion to institute an Enforcement Action in the name of either or both Parties. Each Party shall execute all necessary and proper documents, take such actions as shall be appropriate to allow the other Party to institute and prosecute such infringement actions and shall otherwise cooperate in the institution and prosecution of such actions (including without limitation consenting to being named as a nominal party thereto).
(c) The costs and expenses of any such Enforcement Action (including without limitation fees of attorneys and other professionals) shall be borne [***]. Any award paid by Third Parties as a result of such an Enforcement Action (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be applied [***].
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS.
9.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other, as of the Effective Date, as follows:
(a) such Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement;
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not violate (i) such Partys certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any agreement, instrument or contractual obligation to which such Party is bound in any material respect, (iii) any requirement of any Applicable Laws, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or governmental agency presently in effect applicable to such Party;
(c) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms and conditions;
(d) such Party is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any person or entity that conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of this Agreement or that would impede the diligent and complete fulfillment of its obligations hereunder;
(e) to such Partys knowledge, all of its employees, officers, contractors, and consultants have executed agreements requiring assignment to such Party of all inventions made during the course of and as a result of their association with such Party and obligating each such employee, officer, contractor, and consultant to maintain as confidential the Confidential Information of such Party; and
(f) neither such Party, nor any of its employees, officers, subcontractors or consultants who have rendered or will render services relating to the Products: (i) has ever been debarred or is subject or debarment or convicted of a crime for which an entity or person could be debarred under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or its foreign equivalent or (ii) has ever been under indictment for a crime for which a person or entity could be debarred under any such provision.
9.2 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of BioGenerics. BioGenerics hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Licensee that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, BioGenerics is entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to Licensee as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) BioGenerics has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the BioGenerics Patent Rights in the Territory that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Licensee under this Agreement;
(c) to the actual knowledge of BioGenerics it has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not knowingly grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the BioGenerics Know-How in the Territory that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Licensee under this Agreement;
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(d) BioGenerics has not granted any liens or security interests to the BioGenerics Know-How or BioGenerics Patent Rights other than under any licenses or sublicenses;
(e) all BioGenerics Know-How and BioGenerics Patent Rights existing as of the Effective Date are Controlled by BioGenerics;
(f) BioGenerics has not received, with respect to the BioGenerics Know-How or BioGenerics Patent Rights, any written notice of infringement or misappropriation or any other written communication relating to an alleged infringement or misappropriation of any patent rights or any know-how Controlled by a Third Party;
(g) All inventors named in the BioGenerics Patent Rights have assigned their entire right, title and interest in and to the inventions claimed in such BioGenerics Patent Rights to BioGenerics, and to the actual knowledge of BioGenerics, the inventors listed are correct;
(h) BioGenerics has not received any claims or assertions in writing regarding the inventorship of the BioGenerics Patent Rights alleging that additional or alternative inventors ought to be listed; and
(i) [***].
9.3 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Licensee. Licensee hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to BioGenerics that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, Licensee is entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to BioGenerics as set forth in this Agreement; and
(b) Licensee has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Licensee Patent Rights or Grant-Back IP that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to BioGenerics under this Agreement.
9.4 Additional Covenants of the Parties (a). Each Party hereby covenants to the other Party that:
(a) if, during the Term such Party has reason to believe that it or any of its employees, officers, subcontractors, or consultants rendering services relating to the Product: (a) is or will be debarred or convicted of a crime under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or its foreign equivalent, or (b) is or will be under indictment under any such provision, then such Party shall immediately notify the other Party in writing; and
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(b) all of such Partys employees and officers involved in development of the Products shall be obligated to assign to such Party all Inventions and to maintain as confidential any and all Confidential Information.
9.5 Covenant Not to Challenge Patents. Licensee hereby covenants: (a) not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any Patent or Patent Application included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights or any foreign counterparts thereof; (b) that it shall include in all of its sublicense agreements the obligation binding on the Sublicensee under such sublicense agreement not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any such Patent or Patent Application; (c) that is shall include provisions in all sublicense agreements providing that, if the Sublicensee challenges the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent or Patent Application, Licensee may terminate its sublicense agreement with such Sublicensee; and (d) if any such Sublicensee challenges the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent or Patent Application, Licensee shall terminate such sublicense agreement, and such Sublicensee shall no longer have any rights under any such Patent or Patent Application. In the event that all or any portion of this Section 9.5 is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then the Parties will use their best efforts to replace the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision(s) with valid, legal, and enforceable provision(s).
10. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
10.1 BioGenerics Right to Indemnification. Licensee shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BioGenerics and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the BioGenerics Indemnitees), from and against any and all damages, losses, suits, proceedings, liabilities, costs (including without limitation reasonable legal expenses, costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys fees), or judgments, whether for money or equitable relief, of any kind (Damages) resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of Licensee, its Affiliates, and/or its Sublicensees and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with Licensees performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by Licensee of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant in this Agreement; (c) the Development, Commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, Manufacture (only if manufactured by Licensee in the Territory), labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, any Product by or for Licensee or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, and contractors in the Territory; and (d) the failure to comply with Applicable Law by Licensee, or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, or subcontractors; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any BioGenerics Indemnitee (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which BioGenerics is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 10.2 Licensees Right to Indemnification).
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10.2 Licensees Right to Indemnification. BioGenerics shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Licensee and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the Licensee Indemnitees), from and against any and all Damages resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of BioGenerics and its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with BioGenerics performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by BioGenerics of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant set forth in this Agreement; (c) the development, commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, Manufacture, labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, any Product by BioGenerics or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, and contractors outside of the Territory; (d) [***] by BioGenerics or any of its Affiliates, sublicensees, agents, and contractors inside or outside of the Territory, and (e) the failure to comply with Applicable Laws by BioGenerics, or any of its Affiliates, agents, or subcontractors; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any Licensee Indemnitee (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which Licensee is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 10.1 (BioGenerics Right to Indemnification).
10.3 Process for Indemnification. A claim to which indemnification applies under Section 10.1 (BioGenerics Right to Indemnification) or Section 10.2 (Licensees Right to Indemnification) shall be referred to herein as an Indemnification Claim. If a party (collectively, the Indemnitee) intends to claim indemnification under Section 10.1 or Section 10.2, the Indemnitee shall notify the other Party (the Indemnitor) in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any claim that may be an Indemnification Claim (it being understood and agreed, however, that the failure by an Indemnitee to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its indemnification obligation under this Agreement except and only to the extent that the Indemnitor is actually prejudiced as a result of such failure to give notice). The Indemnitor shall have the right to assume and control the defense of the Indemnification Claim at its own expense with counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnitee, if representation of such Indemnitee by the counsel retained by the Indemnitor would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceedings. If the Indemnitor does not assume the defense of the Indemnification Claim as described in this Section 10.3 above, the Indemnitee may defend the Indemnification Claim but shall have no obligation to do so. The Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, and the Indemnitor shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim in any manner that would have an
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adverse effect on the Indemnitees interests, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor at the Indemnitors expense and shall make available to the Indemnitor all pertinent information under the control of the Indemnitee, which information shall be subject to Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
10.4 Insurance. During the Term and for [***] years thereafter, each Party shall maintain, at its sole expense, such types and amounts of insurance coverage as is appropriate and customary in the biopharmaceutical industry in light of the nature of the activities to be performed by such Party hereunder.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY.
11.1 Confidentiality; Exceptions. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Article 11 or otherwise agreed in writing, each Party hereby agrees that, during the Term and for ten (10) years thereafter, it shall keep confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use for any purpose other than as explicitly provided for in this Agreement any confidential and proprietary information or materials, patentable or otherwise, in any form (written, oral, photographic, electronic, magnetic, or otherwise) which is disclosed to it by the other Party or otherwise received or accessed by a Party under this Agreement [***], including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, know-how, Product specifications, formulae, processes, techniques and information relating to a Partys past, present and future marketing, financial, and research and development activities for any product of the other Party and the pricing thereof (collectively, Confidential Information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret shall not be subject to such ten (10) year term, but shall continue to be subject to the obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement for as long as such Confidential Information remains a trade secret under New York law (including New Yorks version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act if and when adopted). The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each Party. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under Article 8 (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS), Information relating specifically to inventions and discoveries are to be owned by one Party, such Information shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of such Party, even if such Information is initially generated and disclosed by the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include that portion of Information or materials that a Party can demonstrate by contemporaneous written records:
(a) is already lawfully known to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality at the time of disclosure by the other Party as evidenced by written records kept in the ordinary course of business, or other documentary proof of actual use by such Party;
(b) is generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to such Party;
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(c) becomes generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure to such Party and other than through any act or omission of such Party or its Affiliates in violation of this Agreement;
(d) is independently developed by such Party as demonstrated by documented evidence prepared contemporaneously with such independent development; or
(e) is lawfully disclosed to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by a Third Party who had no obligation not to disclose such information to others;
[***].
11.2 Degree of Care; Permitted Use. Each Party shall take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party, which steps shall be no less protective than those steps that such Party takes to protect its own Information and materials of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Neither Party shall use or permit the use of any Confidential Information of the other Party except for the purposes of carrying out its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, and neither Party shall copy any Confidential Information of the other Party except as may be reasonably useful or necessary for such purposes. All Confidential Information of a Party, including without limitation all copies and derivations thereof, is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the disclosing Party and subject to the restrictions provided for herein. Neither Party shall disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party other than to [***].
11.3 Authorized Disclosure. Notwithstanding Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions) and Section 11.2 (Degree of Care; Permitted Use), each Party may disclose Confidential Information of other Party:
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(a) in its publicly-filed financial statements or other public statements pursuant to Applicable Laws, regulations, and stock exchange rules or otherwise disclosed pursuant to Applicable Law; provided, that [***];
(b) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body and provided that [***];
(c) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in connection with any legal or regulatory requirements or obligations, including without limitation SEC filings or Regulatory Filings, provided that [***];
(d) to Regulatory Authorities to facilitate the issuance of Regulatory Approvals for a Product; provided that reasonable measures shall be taken to assure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information;
(e) [***]
(f) to Third Parties in connection with such Partys efforts to secure financing or enter into strategic partnerships, [***].
11.4 Publications.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(a) In the event either Party proposes a publication or presentation to a Third Party that includes Confidential Information relating to a Product in the Field in the Territory, or which otherwise includes Confidential Information of the other Party, such Party shall first submit to [***] an early draft of such publication or presentation, whether they are to be presented orally or in written form, prior to submission for publication or presentation. [***] shall review such proposed publication or presentation in order to avoid the unauthorized disclosure of its Confidential Information and to preserve the patentability of Inventions and shall, as soon as reasonably possible, inform such Party if its proposed publication or presentation:
(i) contains Confidential Information of the other Party, in which case such Party shall delete such Confidential Information from its proposed publication or presentation; or
(ii) could be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Patent or Information of the other Party, then such Party shall delay such proposed publication or presentation sufficiently long to permit the timely preparation and first filing of Patent Application(s) on the Information involved.
(b) This Section 11.4 shall not apply to any disclosures pursuant to Section 11.3 (Authorized Disclosure).
11.5 Press Release. Neither Party shall issue any press release relating to this Agreement without obtaining the other Partys prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned.
11.6 Irreparable Injury. The Parties acknowledge that either Partys breach of this Article 11 would cause the other Party irreparable injury for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law. In the event of a breach, the nonbreaching Party may seek injunctive relief, whether preliminary or permanent, in addition to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity[***].
12. TERM AND TERMINATION.
12.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless sooner terminated or extended as specifically provided in this Article 12, shall continue in effect on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the receipt of Regulatory Approval for the applicable Product in each country in the Territory (the Term).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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12.2 Extension of Term. If this Agreement has not been earlier terminated with respect to a particular country in the Territory and Licensee is Manufacturing a Product in such country pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) prior to the tenth (10th) anniversary of the receipt of Regulatory Approval for such Product for such country, at Licensees sole and exclusive option, the Term shall be renewed for an additional three (3) years with respect to such country (the Renewal Period). Thereafter, at Licensees sole and exclusive option, for as long as this Agreement has not been earlier terminated with respect to a particular country in the Territory and Licensee is still Manufacturing a Product in such country pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option), the Term shall continue to be renewed for additional Renewal Periods with respect to such country. If Licensee has not exercised its Manufacturing Option, then the Term may only be extended for additional three (3) years periods on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis, upon mutual written consent of the Parties, based upon the JSCs approval of a Commercialization Plan for the applicable Product for the applicable country in the year immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the receipt of Regulatory Approval for such Product for such country or in the year immediately preceding the third year of a Renewal Period.
12.3 Termination by Licensee. Licensee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis only as set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-Out Rights).
12.4 Termination by BioGenerics. BioGenerics shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, at any time, immediately upon written notice to Licensee in the event that Licensee or any of its Affiliates challenges in a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity, scope or enforceability of, or otherwise opposes, any Patent included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights. If a Sublicensee of Licensee or its Affiliate challenges the validity, scope or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any Patent included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights under which such Sublicensee is sublicensed, then Licensee or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall, upon written notice from BioGenerics, terminate such sublicense. Licensee and each of its Affiliates shall include without limitation provisions in all agreements under which a Third Party obtains a license under any Patent included in the BioGenerics Patent Rights providing that, if the Sublicensee challenges the validity or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent under which the Sublicensee is sublicensed, then Licensee may terminate such sublicense agreement with such Sublicensee, and Licensee shall, upon request by BioGenerics, enforce such right if such Sublicensee breaches such restriction.
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12.5 Termination for Material Breach. If either Party believes the other Party is in breach of this Agreement, it may give notice of such breach to the other Party, which other Party shall have sixty (60) days in which to remedy any such material breach, or thirty (30) days in the case of breach (whether material or not) of any payment obligation hereunder; provided, however, if the breach (excluding payment obligations) cannot be reasonably cured within such time period, Licensee shall not be in breach or default of this Agreement if Licensee commences to cure the breach within such time period and in good faith continues to cure the breach, but in no event shall such time period be extended beyond one hundred eighty (180) days. If such alleged breach is not remedied in the time period set forth above, the nonbreaching Party shall be entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights conferred on it by this Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party. In the event of a dispute regarding any payments due and owing hereunder, all undisputed amounts shall be paid when due, and the balance, if any, shall be paid promptly after settlement of the dispute, including without limitation any accrued interest thereon.
12.6 Termination upon Insolvency. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, either Party may terminate this Agreement if, at any time, the other Party (a) files in any court or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of any state or country, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of such other Party or of its assets, (b) proposes a written agreement of composition or extension of its debts, (c) is served with an involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition shall not be dismissed within forty-five (45) days after the filing thereof, (d) proposes or is a party to any dissolution or liquidation, or (e) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
12.7 Consequences of Expiration or Termination.
(a) Consequences of Expiration or Termination of this Agreement with Respect to One Product in a Country but Not in the Entire Territory. Upon expiration of this Agreement under Section 12.1 (Term) with respect to a Product in a country (but not all countries in a Territory), or early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.3 (Termination by Licensee) with respect to a Product in a country (but not all countries in a Territory):
(i) the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) and Section 6.3 (Trademarks) with respect to such Product shall terminate in such terminated or expired country, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in Section 12.7(a)(ii) and/or Section 12.7(a)(viii);
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(ii) promptly after the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall commence winding down its Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(a)(viii)) activities for such Product for such country under the oversight of the JSC, and shall use best efforts to complete any and all such Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(a)(viii)) activities within three (3) months after the effective date of such termination or expiration;
(iii) Licensee shall disclose to BioGenerics all Inventions Controlled by Licensee relating to such Product, including without limitation any Inventions relating to or useful for the development, manufacturing, or commercialization of such Product;
(iv) Licensee shall and hereby does grant to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, the exclusive, perpetual, royalty-bearing, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP to develop, make, use, sell, offer to sell, and import such Product in such country. Any royalties due under this Section 12.7(a)(iv) shall be paid in accordance with Exhibit 12.3(D) (Additional Obligations) in the case of Licensee opt-out pursuant to Section 12.3 or Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights), in the case of expiration pursuant to Section 12.1, in either case, with respect to Net Sales by BioGenerics, its Affiliates or sublicensees for such expired or terminated Product in the expired or terminated country in the Territory, as the case may be;
(v) Licensee shall and hereby does assign, at its cost, and shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to assign, to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, all of Licensees (or its Affiliates) rights, title and interests in and to the Product Trademark for such Product and all relevant applications and registrations, and all intellectual property rights and other rights and goodwill with respect thereto in such terminated or expired country. Each Party shall execute and deliver or shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to execute and deliver to the other Party all documents that are necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Section 12.7(a)(v);
(vi) Licensee shall assign to or permit access by BioGenerics or BioGenerics designee its entire right in all clinical and related study data based on use or research on such Product and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals relating to such Product in such terminated or expired country, and shall provide assistance to BioGenerics or its designee to become the holder of such Regulatory Approvals;
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(vii) Licensee shall promptly notify BioGenerics of any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for any and all Products terminated. At BioGenerics request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates to assign) to BioGenerics, and BioGenerics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for such Product in such terminated or expired country, including without limitation agreements with contract research organizations, clinical sites and investigators, that relate to Clinical Trials in support of Regulatory Approvals in such country(ies), unless such agreement (A) expressly prohibits such assignment, (B) covers clinical trials for products in addition to the Products, (C) covers Products in a country or countries in respect of which this Agreement has not been terminated or expired, or (D) is required to be maintained by Licensee in order for Licensee to comply with its obligations to supply Products during any Additional Supply Period set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Rights), provided that Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Effort to assign such agreement to BioGenerics promptly after such Additional Supply Period. In all cases (A)(D), Licensee shall cooperate with BioGenerics in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between the BioGenerics and the Third Party; and
(viii) if Licensee is Manufacturing such Product for such terminated or expired country pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) (which Manufacturing for purposes of this Section 12.7(a) [***]), prior to the effective date of such termination or expiration, then Licensee shall continue to supply BioGenerics in a timely manner with its requirements for such Product in such country during any Additional Supply Period set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Rights), and promptly following the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall provide to BioGenerics any and all documentation and/or data Controlled by Licensee as of the effective date of such termination or expiration relating to the Manufacture of such Product for such terminated or expired country.
(b) Consequences of Expiration or Termination of this Agreement with Respect to One Product in Entire Territory. Upon expiration of this Agreement under Section 12.1 (Term) with respect to a Product in all countries in a Territory (but not this Agreement in its entirety), or early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.3 (Termination by Licensee) with respect to a Product in all countries in a Territory (but not this Agreement in its entirety):
(i) the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) and Section 6.3 (Trademarks) with respect to such Product shall terminate in the Territory, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in Section 12.7(b)(iii) and/or Section 12.7(b)(ix);
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(ii) Licensee shall return to BioGenerics within three (3) months of the effective date of such expiration or termination any and all BioGenerics Know-How or Confidential Information of BioGenerics transferred to Licensee under this Agreement, that relates to such Product and not to Products for which this Agreement has not expired or been terminated;
(iii) promptly after the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall commence winding down its Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(b)(ix)) activities for such Product under the oversight of the JSC, and shall use best efforts to complete any and all such Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(b)(ix)) activities within three (3) months after the effective date of such termination or expiration;
(iv) Licensee shall disclose to BioGenerics all Inventions Controlled by Licensee relating to such Product, including without limitation any Inventions relating to or useful for the development, manufacturing, or commercialization of such Product;
(v) Licensee shall and hereby does grant to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, the exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, perpetual, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP to develop, make, use, sell, offer to sell, and import such Product in the Territory. Any royalties due under this Section 12.7(b)(v) shall be paid in accordance with Exhibit 12.3(D) (Additional Obligations) in the case of Licensee opt-out pursuant to Section 12.3 or Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights), in the case of expiration pursuant to Section 12.1, in either case, with respect to Net Sales by BioGenerics, its Affiliates or sublicensees for such expired or terminated Product, as the case may be, in the Territory;
(vi) Licensee shall and hereby does assign, at its cost, and shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to assign, to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, all of Licensees (or its Affiliates) rights, title and interests in and to the Product Trademark for such Product and all relevant applications and registrations, and all intellectual property rights and other rights and goodwill with respect thereto. Each Party shall execute and deliver or shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to execute and deliver to the other Party all documents that are necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Section 12.7(b)(vi);
(vii) Licensee shall assign to BioGenerics or BioGenerics designee its entire right in all clinical and related study data based on use or research on such Product and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals relating to such Product, and shall provide assistance to BioGenerics or its designee to become the holder of such Regulatory Approvals;
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(viii) Licensee shall promptly notify BioGenerics of any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for any and all Products terminated. At BioGenerics request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates to assign) to BioGenerics, and BioGenerics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for such Product, including without limitation agreements with contract research organizations, clinical sites and investigators, that relate to Clinical Trials in support of Regulatory Approvals, unless such agreement (A) expressly prohibits such assignment, (B) covers Clinical Trials for products in addition to the Products, or (C) is required to be maintained by Licensee in order for Licensee to comply with its obligations to supply Products during any Additional Supply Period set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Rights), provided that Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Effort to assign such agreement to BioGenerics promptly after such Additional Supply Period. In all cases (A)(C), Licensee shall cooperate with BioGenerics in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between the BioGenerics and the Third Party; and
(ix) if Licensee is Manufacturing such Product pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) (which Manufacturing for purposes of this Section 12.7(b) [***]), prior to the effective date of such termination or expiration, then Licensee shall continue to supply BioGenerics in a timely manner with its requirements for such Product in the Territory during any Additional Supply Period set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Rights), and promptly following the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall provide to BioGenerics any and all documentation and/or data Controlled by Licensee as of the effective date of such termination or expiration relating to the Manufacture of such Product.
(c) Consequences of Expiration or Termination of this Agreement in its Entirety. Upon expiration of this Agreement under Section 12.1 (Term) with respect to all Products in all countries in the Territory, or early termination of this Agreement in its entirety pursuant to Section 12.4 (Termination by BioGenerics), Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach), or Section 12.6 (Termination upon Insolvency):
(i) the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) and Section 6.3 (Trademarks) shall terminate, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in Section 12.7(c)(iii) and/or Section 12.7(c)(ix);
(ii) Licensee shall return to BioGenerics within three (3) months of the effective date of such expiration or termination any and all BioGenerics Know-How or Confidential Information of BioGenerics transferred to Licensee under this Agreement;
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(iii) promptly after the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall commence winding down its Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(c)(ix)) activities for all Products under the oversight of the JSC, and shall use best efforts to complete any and all such Development, Commercialization, and Manufacturing (subject to Section 12.7(c)(ix)) activities within three (3) months after the effective date of such termination or expiration;
(iv) Licensee shall disclose to BioGenerics all Inventions Controlled by Licensee, including without limitation any Inventions relating to or useful for the development, manufacturing, or commercialization of any and all Products;
(v) Licensee shall and hereby does grant to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, the exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing (only with respect to expiration pursuant to Section 12.1 (Term) or termination by Licensee for BioGenerics uncured material breach pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach)), perpetual, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP, to develop, make, use, sell, offer to sell, and import any and all Products in or for the Territory. Any royalties due under this Section 12.7(c)(v) shall be paid solely in accordance with Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights), and solely in the case of (i) expiration pursuant to Section 12.1 or (ii) termination by Licensee for BioGenerics uncured material breach pursuant to Section 12.5, in both cases with respect to Net Sales by BioGenerics, its Affiliates, or sublicensees of Products in the Territory;
(vi) Licensee shall and hereby does assign, at its cost, and shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to assign, to BioGenerics, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, all of Licensees (or its Affiliates) rights, title and interests in and to any and all Product Trademarks and all relevant applications and registrations, and all intellectual property rights and other rights and goodwill with respect thereto. Each Party shall execute and deliver or shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to execute and deliver to the other Party all documents that are necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Section 12.7(c)(vi);
(vii) Licensee shall assign to BioGenerics or BioGenerics designee its entire right in all clinical and related study data based on use or research on any and all Products and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals relating to any and all Products, and shall provide assistance to BioGenerics or its designee to become the holder of such Regulatory Approvals;
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(viii) Licensee shall promptly notify BioGenerics of any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for any and all Products terminated. At BioGenerics request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates to assign) to BioGenerics, and BioGenerics shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Manufacturing activities for any and all Products, including without limitation agreements with contract research organizations, clinical sites and investigators, that relate to Clinical Trials in support of Regulatory Approvals, unless such agreement (A) expressly prohibits such assignment, (B) covers clinical trials for products in addition to the Products, or (C) is required to be maintained by Licensee in order for Licensee to comply with its obligations to supply Products during any Additional Supply Period set forth in Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Rights), provided that Licensee shall [***]. In both cases (A)(C), Licensee shall cooperate with BioGenerics in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between the BioGenerics and the Third Party; and
(ix) except with respect to a termination of the Agreement by Licensee under Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach) due to BioGenerics uncured material breach, if Licensee is Manufacturing any Products pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) (which Manufacturing for purposes of this Section 12.7(c) [***]), prior to the effective date of such termination or expiration, and in order for BioGenerics to smoothly continue the commercialization of Products, then Licensee shall, for a maximum period of two (2) years from the effective date of such termination or expiration, supply BioGenerics in a timely manner with its requirements for any and all such Products in the Territory. BioGenerics shall [***]. Additionally, promptly following the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall provide to BioGenerics any and all documentation and/or data that Controlled by Licensee as of the effective date of termination relating to the Manufacture of such Products;
(d) Expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not (i) release any Party from any obligation that has accrued prior to the effective date of such expiration or termination (including without limitation the obligation to pay amounts accrued and due under this Agreement prior to the effective date of such expiration or termination but that are unpaid or become payable thereafter (including without limitation any payments then accrued because the event has occurred but the payment is not yet due)), (ii) preclude any Party from claiming any other damages, compensation, or relief that it may be entitled to upon such expiration or termination, or (iii) terminate any right to obtain performance of any obligation provided for in this Agreement that shall survive expiration or termination
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(e) Upon expiration of this Agreement under Section 12.1 (Term), (i) with respect to a Product in a country (but not all countries in a Territory) under Section 12.7(a), (ii) with respect to a Product in all countries in a Territory (but not this Agreement in its entirety) under Section 12.7(b), or (iii) with respect to all Products in all countries in the Territory under Section 12.7(c); or upon termination of the Agreement by Licensee due to BioGenerics uncured material breach under Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach), with respect to a Product in a particular country or all countries, or with respect to all Products in all countries in the Territory, as the case may be, BioGenerics shall pay a residual royalty to Licensee only as set forth in Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights).
12.8 General Surviving Obligations. The rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement shall extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement only to the extent expressly provided for herein, or to the extent that the survival of such rights or obligations are necessary to permit their complete fulfillment or discharge. In the event of expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, the following provisions shall survive in addition to others specified in this Agreement to survive in such event: Section 2.1(c) (Generic Know-How License to Licensee), Section 2.4 (No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights), Section 4.9 (Notice of Communication with Regulatory Authorities), Section 4.10 (Trial Master File), Section 8.1 (Existing Intellectual Property), Section 8.2 (Disclosure), Section 8.3 (Ownership of Inventions), Section 8.4 (Individual Patent Filings), Section 8.5 (Joint Patent Filings), Section 8.6 (Defense of Infringement Claims by Third Parties), Section 12.7 (Consequences of Expiration or Termination) (as applicable), this Section 12.8, Exhibit 12.3 (Licensee Opt-out Option) (as applicable), Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights), Article 1 (DEFINITIONS), Article 10 (INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE), Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY) (for the period set forth in Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions)), Article 13 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY), Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION), and Article 15 (MISCELLANEOUS).
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
13.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A BREACH OF ARTICLE 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY), AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE PARTIES OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 10 (INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE), NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO A PARTYS PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER.
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13.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY PROVIDES ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS USED IN PRECLINICAL STUDIES OR CLINICAL TRIALS OR FOR COMMERCIAL USE, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
14.1 Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism. In the event that the Parties cannot reach agreement on a matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and any other agreement entered into pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including without limitation matters relating to any Partys rights and/or obligations hereunder and/or regarding the construction, interpretation, and enforceability of such agreements), the procedures set forth in this Article 14 shall be the exclusive mechanism for resolving any dispute, controversy, or claim in connection with this Agreement, the construction hereof, or the rights, duties or liabilities of either Party under this Agreement (collectively, Disputes) between the Parties or the JSC that may arise from time to time that cannot be resolved through good faith negotiation between the Parties, except as set forth in Section 14.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 14.5 (Patent Disputes) or unless otherwise set forth herein.
14.2 Resolution by Executive Officers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of any Dispute, the Parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves. In the event that such Dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within ten (10) Business Days after one Party provides notice to the other Party of such Dispute, either Party may, by written notice to the other Party, refer such Dispute to the other Party for attempted resolution by good faith negotiation within thirty (30) days after such notice is received. Such Disputes shall be referred to the executive officers for attempted resolution. In the event that any Dispute is not resolved under the foregoing provisions, each Party may, at its sole discretion, seek resolution of such Dispute in accordance with Section 14.3 (Arbitration), as applicable.
14.3 Arbitration.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 14.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 14.5 (Patent Disputes), or unless otherwise set forth herein, any Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers) shall be [***] resolved by [***] arbitration pursuant to this Section 14.3.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) Any such arbitration shall be conducted [***].
(c) Within ten [***] after receipt of an arbitration notice from a Party, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree on a single neutral arbitrator with relevant industry experience to conduct such arbitration. If the Parties do not agree on a single neutral arbitrator within ten (10) days after receipt of an arbitration notice[***].
(d) The decision or award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final, binding, and incontestable and may be used as a basis for judgment thereon in any jurisdiction. [***].
14.4 Preliminary Injunctions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction) in order to prevent immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage [***].
14.5 Patent Disputes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any and all issues regarding the scope, construction, validity, and enforceability of any Patent or Patent Application in a country within the Territory shall be determined in a court or other
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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governmental authority of competent jurisdiction under the applicable patent laws of such country, as provided in Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction).
14.6 Confidentiality. All proceedings and decisions of the arbitrator(s) shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each of the Parties, and shall be subject to Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
15. MISCELLANEOUS.
15.1 Agency. Neither Party is, nor shall be deemed to be, an employee, agent, co-venturer, or legal representative of the other Party for any purpose. Neither Party shall be entitled to enter into any contracts in the name of, or on behalf of the other Party, nor shall either Party be entitled to pledge the credit of the other Party in any way or hold itself out as having the authority to do so.
15.2 Performance by Affiliates. The Parties recognize that each Party may perform some or all of its obligations under this Agreement through Affiliates; provided, however, that each Party shall remain responsible for the performance of its Affiliates and shall course its Affiliates to comply with the provisions of this Agreement in connection with such performance.
15.3 Assignment. Licensee shall not have the right to assign this Agreement or any obligation of Licensee hereunder without the prior written consent of BioGenerics, except the cases of (a) in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, (b) to any purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates, or (c) to any successor corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation, share exchange, or other similar transaction. BioGenerics shall not have the right to assign this Agreement or any obligation of BioGenerics hereunder without the prior written consent of Licensee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned, except that BioGenerics may assign this Agreement and the rights, obligations, and interests of BioGenerics, (a) in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, (b) to any purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates, or (c) to any successor corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation, share exchange, or other similar transaction. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the successors and permitted assignees of the Parties and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 15.3 shall be void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any such assignment, the intellectual property rights of the acquiring party (if other than one of the Parties to this Agreement) shall not be included in the intellectual property rights licensed to the other Party hereunder to the extent held by such acquirer prior to such transaction, or to the extent such intellectual property rights are developed outside the scope of activities conducted with respect to Products.
15.4 Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
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15.5 Non-Solicitation. While Licensee is performing Development and/or Commercialization activities under this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, neither Party shall, without the express written consent of the other Party, recruit, solicit, or induce any employee of the other Party who has performed activities under this Agreement to terminate his or her employment with such other Party. The foregoing provision shall not, however, restrict either Party or its Affiliates from advertising employment opportunities in any manner that does not directly target the other Party or its Affiliates or from hiring any persons who respond to such generalized public advertisements.
15.6 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement for the time and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by epidemic, earthquake, riot, civil commotion, rebellion, insurrection, invasion, fire, acts of God, war, terrorist acts, strike, storm, flood, or governmental acts or restriction, or other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of the respective Party. The Party affected by such force majeure shall provide the other Party with all information relating thereto (including without limitation its best estimate of the likely extent and duration of the interference with its activities) as soon as reasonably and practically possible after its occurrence, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome the difficulties created thereby and to resume performance of its obligations as soon as practicable. In such event, the Parties shall meet promptly to determine an equitable solution to the effects of any such event, including without limitation the possibility of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 15.6 shall excuse or suspend the obligation to make any payment due hereunder in the manner and at the time provided.
15.7 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified), (b) five (5) days after mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or (c) three (3) days after sent by express courier service, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice; provided that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof):
If to Licensee, addressed to:
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Nihonbashi Honcho 3-5-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
103-8426, Japan
Attn: [***]
Fax: [***]
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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If to BioGenerics, addressed to: | BioGenerics,Inc. | |
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200 | ||
Redwood City, CA, USA 94065 | ||
Attn: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Fax: +1-866-491-7350 | ||
With copies to: | ||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
140 Scott Drive | ||
Menlo Park, CA 94062 | ||
Attn: Alan C. Mendelson | ||
Fax: 650-463-2600 | ||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 | ||
San Diego, CA 92130 | ||
Attn: John E. Wehrli | ||
Fax: 858-523-5450 |
15.8 Amendment. No amendment, modification, or supplement of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.
15.9 Waiver. The waiver by either Party of any right hereunder or the failure to perform or of a breach by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or of any other breach or failure by such other Party whether of a similar nature or otherwise.
15.10 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, either one of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but both such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile, by email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of this Agreement shall have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing original signature.
15.11 Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement. Except where the context otherwise requires, wherever used the singular shall include the plural, the plural the singular, the use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders.
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The language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language mutually chosen by the Parties and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.
15.12 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to its or any other jurisdictions choice of law rules. [***].
15.13 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under Applicable Laws, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. In the event of such invalidity, the Parties shall seek to agree on an alternative enforceable provision that preserves the original purpose of this Agreement.
15.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Party will comply with all Applicable Laws in performing its obligations and exercising its rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to permit Licensee to export, re-export, or otherwise transfer any Information transferred hereunder or Product(s) without complying with Applicable Laws.
15.15 No Re-Importation. Licensee will ensure that reasonable safeguards are put in place so that Products sold in the Territory are not, directly or indirectly, exported, or marketed, distributed, or sold, outside of the Territory. Licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, offer Products to any Third Party in a country outside the Territory that Licensee knows is going to, directly or indirectly, export such Products, or market, distribute, or sell such Products, outside of the Territory. If Licensee becomes aware that any of its customers has, directly or indirectly, imported Products into, exported Products to, or marketed, distributed, or sold Products in, any country outside of the Territory, or has reason to believe that a customer intends to, directly or indirectly, import Products, export Products to, or market, distribute, or sell Products, outside of the Territory, Licensee shall take reasonable actions to cause such customer to cease such import, export, marketing, distribution, or sales activities; if such customer does not cease such activities, then Licensee shall immediately cease sale or distribution of any and all Products to such customer, unless prohibited by Applicable Law.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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15.16 Entire Agreement of the Parties. This Agreement, including the exhibits attached hereto, constitutes and contains the complete, final and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties, and cancels and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, understandings, and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof, including without limitation the CDA, and neither Party shall be liable or bound to the other Party with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. To the extent that anything set forth in an exhibit attached hereto conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives as set forth below:
BIOGENERICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Name: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Joji Nakayama | |
Name: Joji Nakayama | ||
Title: President and CEO |
[Signature Page to License Agreement]
EXHIBIT 1.9
BIOGENERICS PATENT RIGHTS
EXHIBIT 1.10
BIOGENERICS TRADEMARKS
BioGenerics
EXHIBIT 1.61
OPTION PRODUCTS
[***]: | BioGenerics biosimilar version of Enbrel (etanercept) | |
[***]: | BioGenerics biosimilar version of [***] | |
[***]: | BioGenerics biosimilar version of Rituxan (rituximab) |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 1.62
OPTION TERRITORY
[***]
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 1.72
PRODUCTS
[***]: | BioGenerics biosimilar version of Enbrel (etanercept) | |
[***]: | BioGenerics biosimilar version of Rituxan (rituximab) |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 1.84
TERRITORY
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
EXHIBIT 2.1(e)
BIOGENERICS KNOW-HOW DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
[***] (ETANERCEPT BIOSIMILAR):
Timeline: |
Item(s) Disclosed: | |
[***] following the [***] | [***] | |
[***] used for [***] | ||
[***] including [***] with [***], [***], [***], [***], and [***] | ||
[***] and [***] | ||
[***] following the [***] | [***] | |
[***] | ||
[***] including [***] | ||
[***] following the [***] | [***] | |
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
[***] (RITUXIMAB BIOSIMILAR):
Timeline: |
Item(s) Disclosed: | |
[***] following the [***] | [***] with [***] | |
[***] and [***] | ||
[***] following the [***] | [***] | |
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] including [***], [***], [***], and [***] | ||
[***] following the [***] | [***] | |
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] | ||
[***] including [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 4.1
NON-CLINICAL STUDIES
[***] (ETANERCEPT BIOSIMILAR):
Study: |
(a) [***] study in [***] with [***] |
(b) [***] studies to [***] and [***] of [***] |
(c) Any other additional non-clinical studies to [***] |
[***] (RITUXIMAB BIOSIMILAR):
Study: |
(a) [***] study in [***] with [***] |
(b) [***] studies to [***] and [***] of a [***] |
(c) Any other additional non-clinical studies to [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 5.1
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY BY BIOGENERICS
A. | Supply for Regulatory Filings in the Territory. For any Clinical Trials conducted by Licensee, its Affiliate or Sublicensee under a Regulatory Filing: |
1. | BioGenerics will supply all required clinical materials, including placebo, for (a) bioequivalence trials and (b) Phase 1 Clinical Trials. In each case (a) and (b), BioGenerics will supply clinical Products at [***] for such trials for up to [***] patients to Licensee; provided, however, that Licensee will supply all innovator drug at [***]; and provided further, that Licensee will [***] for [***] required for such trials [***]. |
2. | BioGenerics will supply Product, as [***], and placebo for all other Clinical Trials conducted for Development purposes to Licensee at the [***] in connection with such supply of Product. |
3. | BioGenerics shall supply Licensee with the Products and other materials described in Section A.1 and Section A.2 above as set forth below: |
[***]: (etanercept): By [***]
[***]: (rituximab): By [***]
B. | Commercial Supply in the Territory. BioGenerics will supply Product, as [***], and placebo for Commercialization purposes, if any, to Licensee at the [***] in connection with such supply of Product. |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 7.1
PAYMENT STRUCTURE
A. | Upfront License Payment. In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee shall pay to BioGenerics a one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable payment of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) within one (1) day after the Effective Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated in writing by BioGenerics. |
B. | Equity Investment. Within one (1) day after the Effective Date, Licensee shall purchase Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) of Series B Preferred Stock of BioGenerics, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a stock purchase agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.1-B (Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement) at Four Dollars and Eighteen and 41/100 Cents ($4.1841) per share. |
C. | Royalties on Net Sales. In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, including without limitation Patent and know-how licenses and other proprietary rights, Licensee shall pay BioGenerics non-refundable and non-creditable royalties as set forth in this Section C. |
1. | Licensee shall pay BioGenerics a royalty rate based on aggregate Net Sales in the Territory on a Product-by-Product basis each Calendar Year, as follows: |
Aggregate Net Sales by Product in such Calendar Year | Royalty Rate | |
[***] |
[***] | |
[***] |
[***] | |
[***] |
[***] |
For example, if the aggregate Net Sales for a Product in a Calendar Year is [***], then the royalty rate shall be [***].
2. | If BioGenerics is Manufacturing Product pursuant to Section 5.1 (Manufacturing by BioGenerics), Licensee shall pay BioGenerics [***], on a Product-by-Product basis. |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
D. | Third Party Payments. |
1. | In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, including without limitation Patent and know-how licenses and other proprietary rights, Licensee shall pay any royalty payments[***] to the extent such payments arise from activities of Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the Territory pursuant to this Agreement. The Parties shall each pay [***] or [***] to any other Third Party in consideration for [***] (payments to other Third Parties shall be referred to as the Third Party Payments) necessary to [***]; provided, however, that Licensee shall pay the Third Party Payments necessary to [***], unless [***]. |
2. | If Licensee is Manufacturing Product pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option), and the Parties mutually agree that BioGenerics will purchase Product Manufactured by Licensee[***] for sale in markets outside of the Territory, then [***]. |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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EXHIBIT 7.1-B
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[To be added.]
EXHIBIT 12.3
LICENSEE OPT-OUT RIGHTS
A. | Opt-Out Prior to Commercialization. Licensee shall have the right to terminate the Agreement on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis only during the period of time specified below following the occurrence of each milestone (i) through (vi) as set forth in the table below (each period of time, an Opt-out Window), and, except for the case of (vi) below, only (a) if Licensee concludes, in good faith, that the Development and/or Commercialization of such Product or in such country is not commercially viable, (b) if Licensee concludes, in good faith, that there are material safety, efficacy or patient tolerability issues with such Product that cannot be remedied or overcome, or (c) if Licensee concludes, in good faith, that it would be difficult to Develop and/or Commercialize the Product in a country in the Territory due to its internal/portfolio reason. |
Milestone |
Opt-out Window | |||
(i) | [***] | [***] | ||
(ii) | [***] | [***] | ||
(iii) | [***] | [***] | ||
(iv) | [***] | [***] | ||
(v) | [***] | [***] | ||
(vi) | [***] | [***] |
1. | For the avoidance of doubt, in each of (i) through (vi), Licensee may [***], and [***]. |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
2. | The Opt-out Date with respect to this Section A shall be [***]. |
B. | Opt-Out During Commercialization. Licensee shall have the right to terminate the Agreement on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis [***] with [***] prior written notice to BioGenerics, and only if (a) Licensee concludes, in good faith, that Commercialization of such Product or in such country is not commercially viable, (b) if Licensee concludes, in good faith, that there are material safety, efficacy or patient tolerability issues with such Product that cannot be remedied or overcome, or (c) if Licensee concludes, in good faith, that it would be difficult to Develop and/or Commercialize the Product in a country in the Territory due to its internal/portfolio reason. The Opt-out Date with respect to this Section B [***]. |
C. | Additional Supply Periods. If Licensee is Manufacturing any Product (which Manufacturing for purposes of this Section C [***]) pursuant to Section 5.2 (Licensee Manufacturing Option) prior to the Opt-out Date for such Product, then Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to supply BioGenerics in a timely manner with BioGenerics requirements for such Product for the country(ies) in the Territory as to which this Agreement terminates for the additional period of time following the Opt-out Date as set forth in the table below (such additional period of time, the Additional Supply Period). BioGenerics shall [***] in connection with such supply of Product. Any Manufacturing of Product for BioGenerics by Licensee during the Additional Supply Period shall be addressed in a manufacturing and supply agreement between the Parties, which the Parties shall negotiate in good faith following the Opt-out Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall not be obliged to supply the Product to BioGenerics if [***]. |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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Opt-out Trigger | Additional Supply Period | |||
(i) | [***] | [***] | ||
(ii) | [***] | [***] | ||
(iii) | [***] | [***] |
D. Additional Obligations.
1. | For clarity, Licensee shall comply with the obligations set forth in Section 12.7(a) (Consequences of Expiration or Termination of this Agreement with Respect to One Product in a Country but Not in the Entire Territory) or Section 12.7(b) (Consequences of Expiration or Termination of this Agreement with Respect to One Product in the Entire Territory), as applicable. For the purposes of Section 12.7, the Opt-out Date [***]. |
2. | For [***] following the Opt-out Date, Licensee may not Commercialize or Manufacture a product that is a biosimilar of the reference drug for the terminated Product(s) in the terminated country(ies). |
3. | Following the Opt-out Date, BioGenerics shall pay Licensee a royalty rate based on Net Sales of the applicable Product in the applicable country, as follows: |
Time Period | Royalty Rate | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] |
For the avoidance of doubt, the above royalties under this Section D.3 are exclusive in the case of Licensee opt-out, and no royalty shall be due under Exhibit 12.7(e) (Licensee Expiration or Termination Rights) with respect to any Product or any country in the Territory if a royalty with respect to such Product or country in the Territory under this Section D.3 is due.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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EXHIBIT 12.7(e)
LICENSEE EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION RIGHTS
1. | Solely as provided by Section 12.7(e), BioGenerics shall pay Licensee a royalty rate based on Net Sales of the applicable Product in the applicable country, as follows: |
Time Period | Royalty Rate | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] | |
[***] | [***] |
For the avoidance of doubt, the above royalties under this Exhibit 12.7(e) are exclusive, and no royalty shall be due under Exhibit 12.3(D) (Additional Obligations) with respect to any Product or country in the Territory if a royalty with respect to such Product or country in the Territory under this Exhibit 12.7(e) is due.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
Exhibit 10.2(a)
EXECUTION VERSION
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
by and among
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.,
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.,
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,
AND
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
dated
August 30, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. |
DEFINITIONS | 2 | ||||
2. |
LICENSES; LICENSEE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL | 16 | ||||
3. |
GOVERNANCE | 21 | ||||
4. |
DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY MATTERS | 25 | ||||
5. |
MANUFACTURING | 35 | ||||
6. |
COMMERCIALIZATION | 38 | ||||
7. |
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS | 40 | ||||
8. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS | 43 | ||||
9. |
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS | 48 | ||||
10. |
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE | 51 | ||||
11. |
CONFIDENTIALITY | 53 | ||||
12. |
TERM AND TERMINATION | 57 | ||||
13. |
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY | 64 | ||||
14. |
DISPUTE RESOLUTION | 64 | ||||
15. |
MISCELLANEOUS | 66 |
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of August , 2013 (the Effective Date) among COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065, United States of America (Coherus), on the one hand, and BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America (BII), BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss corporation with a principal place of business at Postfach 8010 Zurich, Switzerland (BHSA) and BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America (BHC and, together with BII and BHSA, Licensee), on the other hand. Coherus and Licensee are sometimes referred to herein individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Coherus is a global biotechnology company that conducts research, development, manufacturing and commercialization and is developing various biosimilar products for the potential treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other diseases and conditions;
WHEREAS, Licensee has existing development and commercialization capabilities in the Territory (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Coherus and Licensee wish to collaborate for the development and commercialization of the Product (as defined below) in the Territory in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1 Accounting Standards shall mean GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, consistently applied.
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1.2 Affiliate means a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified Party but only for so long as such relationship exists. For such purposes, control, controlled by and under common control with shall mean the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting equity, voting member or partnership interests, control of a majority of the board of directors or other similar body, by contract or otherwise. In the case of a corporation, the direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of its outstanding voting shares or the ability otherwise to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing authority of the entity shall in any event be presumptively deemed to confer control, it being understood that the direct or indirect ownership of a lesser percentage of such shares shall not necessarily preclude the existence of control. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, once an entity ceases to be an Affiliate of Licensee, then such entity shall, without any further action, cease to have any rights, including license and sublicense rights, under this Agreement that it has by reason of being an Affiliate and any and all Coherus Know-How or Confidential Information of Coherus transferred to such entity while it was an Affiliate under this Agreement shall be returned to Licensee within thirty (30) days of the time such entity ceases to be an Affiliate.
1.3 Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including any rules (including stock exchange rules), regulations, guidelines or other requirements of the Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities, that may be in effect from time to time in any relevant legal jurisdiction.
1.4 [***] Opt-In has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 1.4.
1.5 Business Day means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which commercial banks located in the State of New York, U.S.A. are authorized or obligated by Applicable Laws to close.
1.6 Calendar Quarter means the respective periods of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31; provided, however, that: (a) the first Calendar Quarter of the Term will extend from the Effective Date to the end of the first complete Calendar Quarter thereafter and (b) the last Calendar Quarter of the Term will end upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
1.7 Calendar Year means each successive period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
1.8 CDA has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions).
1.9 Chairperson has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) (Membership; Meetings).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.10 Clinical Trials means human clinical trials conducted up through receipt of Regulatory Approval, including Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, bioequivalence trials, and/or variations of such trials (for example, phase 2/3 studies). For clarity, the term Clinical Trials shall not include Phase 4 Clinical Trials.
1.11 Coherus Biosimilar Candidate(s) means: (a) [***] ([***] biosimilar), (b) [***] ([***] biosimilar), and (c) [***] ([***] biosimilar); provided, however, a Rejected Biosimilar Candidate shall no longer be considered a Coherus Biosimilar Candidate for any purposes under this Agreement.
1.12 Coherus Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
1.13 Coherus Inventions means all Inventions made, conceived, reduced to practice, authored or otherwise discovered solely by employees, independent contractors, or agents of Coherus, it Affiliates or sublicensees.
1.14 Coherus Know-How means all Information that is: (a) Controlled by Coherus as of the Effective Date or during the Term that is not publicly known, even though parts thereof may be known, and (b) useful or necessary to Develop, Manufacture and/or Commercialize the Product in the Field in the Territory. Coherus Know-How does not include Coherus Patent Rights.
1.15 Coherus-Owned Joint Inventions has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a)(i).
1.16 Coherus-Owned Licensee Inventions has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a)(i).
1.17 Coherus Patent Rights means any Patent and/or Patent Application that: (a) is Controlled by Coherus as of the Effective Date or during the Term (including Patents and Patent Applications covering Coherus Inventions, Coherus-Owned Licensee Inventions and Coherus-Owned Joint Inventions) and (b) claims a product, method, apparatus, material, manufacturing process, or other technology necessary or useful for Development, Process Development, Manufacture and/or Commercialization of the Product in the Field in the Territory. Coherus Patent Rights includes, but is not limited to, any of Coherus interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Inventions. Coherus Patent Rights as of the Effective Date are set forth in Exhibit 1.17 (Coherus Patent Rights) which shall be updated from time to time.
1.18 Coherus Trademarks means the trademarks set forth in Exhibit 1.18 (Coherus Trademarks), which may be updated by Coherus from time to time during the Term by providing notice to Licensee.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.19 Commercially Reasonable Efforts means the carrying out of obligations or tasks consistent with the reasonable practices of a company within the biopharmaceutical industry for the development, manufacture or marketing of a biopharmaceutical product having similar market potential or profit potential in the Territory as the Product, based on conditions then prevailing and taking into consideration issues of safety, efficacy, product profile, the competitiveness of the marketplace in the Territory, the regulatory structure involved and other relevant commercial factors. Commercially Reasonable Efforts requires that the Party, at a minimum: (a) determine the general industry practices in the Territory with respect to the applicable activities; (b) reasonably promptly assign responsibility for such obligations to specific employee(s) who are held accountable for progress and monitor such progress on an on-going basis; (c) set and consistently seek to achieve specific and meaningful objectives for carrying out such obligations; and (d) make and implement decisions and allocate resources designed to advance progress with respect to such objectives.
1.20 Commercialization or Commercialize means any and all activities directed to the marketing, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, selling, distribution, importing and exporting (but not exporting to territories outside of the Territory) the Product for sale in the Territory, including costs associated with key opinion leaders engaged by or on behalf of Licensee.
1.21 Commercialization Plan means the plan for Commercialization of the Product in the Field in the Territory and the activities to be conducted by Licensee relating thereto (including the budget associated with such Commercialization activities), which includes the activities to be conducted prior to First Commercial Sale, planning for launch of the Product, and activities to be conducted after launch of the Product, as well as detailed near-term plans, for example detailed plans for sales and marketing after launch of the Product.
1.22 Competitor means a Third Party that develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, or promotes, for itself or for others: (a) [***]; or (b) [***].
1.23 Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions).
1.24 Control means, with respect to any item of Information, Patent, Patent Application, or other intellectual property right, the right to grant a license or sublicense with respect thereto as provided for in this Agreement without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with, or any legal rights of, any Third Party.
1.25 CRO means a Third Party contract research organization, as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. Part 312.3(b).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.26 CSR or Clinical Study Report means the final clinical study report generated in connection with a Clinical Trial containing all Information generated by the Clinical Trial, cleaned and statistically analyzed.
1.27 Damages has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
1.28 Develop or Development means all pre-clinical, clinical, and regulatory activities relating to obtaining a Regulatory Approval in the Territory. Development includes, for example, [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Development specifically excludes [***] and [***].
1.29 Development Budget means the budget associated with Development activities with respect to the Product, on a Calendar Quarter basis, and includes the Global Studies Budget.
1.30 Development Costs means: (a) the costs invoiced by Third Parties to Coherus after the Effective Date in connection with enabling and supporting Development efforts for the Product in the Territory [***] as set forth in the Development Plan or otherwise approved by the JSC, and (b) any other costs and expenses [***] to Coherus after the Effective Date to enable or support the Development of the Product, as reasonably determined and required by the JDC and approved by the JSC. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Development Costs shall exclude [***].
1.31 Development Plan means the plan for conduct of Development activities with respect to the Product, including planning timelines, and the activities to be carried out by each Party relating thereto, and including a Development Budget as amended from time to time by the Parties and approved by the JSC pursuant to Article 3. The Development Plan shall include a multi-year plan for conducting anticipated Development activities, including the following anticipated activities or events: (a) [***], (b) [***], (c) [***], and (d) [***], if applicable.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.32 Disputes has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1 (Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism).
1.33 Dollar means a U.S. dollar, and $ shall be interpreted accordingly.
1.34 Enforcement Action has the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(b) (Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties).
1.35 Executive Officers means the [***] of Coherus and the [***] of Licensee.
1.36 FDA means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency thereto.
1.37 Field means the treatment of human diseases and conditions.
1.38 First Commercial Sale means the first sale of the Product by Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees to a Third Party end user (other than a Sublicensee) in a bona fide arms length transaction for which payment has been received in any country in the Territory after all applicable Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals (if applicable) have been obtained for such country have been granted by the applicable Regulatory Authority in such country.
1.39 GAAP means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, consistently applied and employed by Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the applicable country in the Territory.
1.40 Global Brand Trademark has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b) (Global Brand Trademark).
1.41 Global Clinical Database has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 (Coherus Global Clinical Database).
1.42 Global Psoriasis Study means the Phase 3 Clinical Trial of the Product in psoriasis conducted by or on behalf of Coherus directed toward obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product with respect to psoriasis inside and outside the Territory.
1.43 Global RA Study means the Phase 3 Clinical Trial of the Product in rheumatoid arthritis conducted by or on behalf of Coherus directed toward obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Product with respect to rheumatoid arthritis inside and outside the Territory.
1.44 Global Study Budget means the overall budget for the Global Studies, included in the Development Budget.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.45 Global Study(ies) means the Global Psoriasis Study and the Global RA Study.
1.46 Grant-Back IP means any [***], or other [***] and [***] covering [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, Grant-Back IP shall [***].
1.47 IFRS shall mean International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied and employed by Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the applicable country in the Territory.
1.48 Illustrative Development Plan/Budget means the documents attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1.48 setting forth certain Development activities and the budget related thereto which are included for illustrative purposes for the JDC and JSC to review at their initial meetings in connection with its preparation of the actual Development Plan and related budget.
1.49 [***] Milestones means [***]
1.50 Indemnification Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.51 Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.52 Indemnitor has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.53 Initial Development Activities means the key development activities and related expenditures anticipated in the thirty (30) days following the Effective Date as set forth in Exhibit 1.53 (Initial Development Activities), attached hereto.
1.54 Information means ideas, Inventions, discoveries, concepts, formulas, practices, procedures, processes, methods, knowledge, know-how, trade secrets, technology, designs, drawings, computer programs, skill, experience, documents, results, clinical and regulatory strategies, test data, including pharmacological, toxicological and clinical and non-clinical data, analytical and quality control data, manufacturing data and descriptions, Patent and legal data, market data, financial data or descriptions, assay protocols, chemical formulas,
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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sequence listings, specifications, and the like, in written, electronic or other form, now known or hereafter developed, whether or not patentable, relating to the Product.
1.55 Initial Review Period means a period of ninety (90) days following the Effective Date.
1.56 Initiation means:
(a) with respect to the Global Psoriasis Study, the first dosing of a patient in such Global Psoriasis Study;
(b) with respect to the Global RA Study, the first dosing of a patient in such Global RA Study; and
(c) with respect to a Phase 3 Clinical Trial for the Product other than in the Global Psoriasis Study or the Global RA Study, the first dosing of a patient in such Phase 3 Clinical Trial.
1.57 Inventions means any and all inventions [***] by or on behalf of either Party, its Affiliates or Sublicensees in the course of activities performed under or contemplated by this Agreement.
1.58 Joint Commercialization Committee or JCC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 (Joint Commercialization Committee).
1.59 Joint Development Committee or JDC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f) (Joint Development Committee).
1.60 Joint Inventions means all Inventions [***] by employees, independent contractors, or agents of both Licensee and Coherus (including their respective Affiliates or sublicensees).
1.61 Joint Patent Rights has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 (Joint Patent Filings).
1.62 Joint Process Development and Manufacturing Committee or JPDMC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 (Joint Process Development and Manufacturing Committee).
1.63 Joint Steering Committee or JSC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) (General).
1.64 Licensee Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 (Licensees Right to Indemnification).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.65 Licensee Inventions means all Inventions [***] solely by employees, independent contractors, or agents of Licensee, it Affiliates or sublicensees.
1.66 Licensee Know-How means all Information that is: (a) Controlled by Licensee or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date or during the Term that is not publicly known, even though parts thereof may be known, and (b) necessary to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold, import or export the Product. Licensee Know-How does not include Licensee Patent Rights.
1.67 Licensee Patent Rights means any Patent and/or Patent Application that is: (a) Controlled by Licensee or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date or during the Term (including Patents and Patent Applications covering Licensee Inventions that are owned by Licensee pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii)) and (b) claims a product, method, apparatus, material, manufacturing process, or other technology necessary to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold, import or export the Product. Licensee Patent Rights includes, but is not limited to, any of Licensees interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Inventions.
1.68 Licensee Trademarks means any trademark, other than a Product Trademark, that is: (a) Controlled by Licensee or its Affiliates and (b) used in the Commercialization.
1.69 Major EU Country(ies) means the [***].
1.70 Manufacture or Manufacturing means all manufacturing activities, undertaken with respect to the Product in support of clinical and commercial supply of the Product, as applicable, including manufacture of formulated bulk, fill and finish operations, sterilization, lyophilization, packaging, labeling, storing, transporting (with respect to the Product used in the Global Trials) quality control, quality assurance, and release but specifically excluding Process Development activities.
1.71 Manufacturing and Supply Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 (Manufacturing and Supply Agreement).
1.72 Manufacturing Cost means the costs of Manufacturing bulk drug substance or Units (including Product contained in such Unit). Manufacturing Costs shall include the cost of [***] ([***]) ([***]), costs associated with [***], [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Manufacturing Cost shall [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.73 Manufacturing Regulatory Filings means any and all regulatory applications, filings, approvals and associated correspondence required to Manufacture the Product in the country in which it is Manufactured as well as to import the Product into each country or jurisdiction in the Territory.
1.74 Net Sales means, on a country-by-country basis, the gross revenues invoiced by Licensee, its Affiliates and Sublicensees in connection with the sale, lease or other transfer for value of Product in a bona fide arms-length transaction with unaffiliated Third Parties; less the following items to the extent actually incurred or accrued in accordance with the Accounting Standards and to the extent not already deducted in the amount invoiced: (a) trade and quantity and/or cash discounts actually allowed or taken; (b) governmental customs, duties, sales, withholding and similar taxes (including, for the avoidance of doubt value added or import/export taxes, sales taxes and excise taxes but excluding taxes based on income), if any, imposed on the Product, to the extent directly related to such sale; (c) amounts actually allowed or credited by reason of rejections, return of goods (including as a result of recalls), any retroactive price reductions or allowances specifically identifiable as relating to the Product (including those resulting from inventory management or similar agreements with wholesalers); (d) amounts incurred resulting from government-mandated rebate programs, including programs mandated by any agency thereof; (e) rebates actually given to a Third Party specifically for Product; (f) freight, postage, shipping and applicable insurance charges, to the extent same are separately itemized in the invoice price and charged to the buyer; (g) patient discount programs, administrative fees and chargebacks or similar price concessions related to the sale of the Product; and (h) [***].
Net Sales shall not include a sale or transfer of Product to an Affiliate or Sublicensee or if done for clinical, regulatory or governmental purposes where no consideration is received, but resale by such Affiliate or Sublicensee to a Third Party end user shall be included in Net Sales.
If any Product is sold in combination with one or more other products (e.g. a delivery device) or active ingredients which are not the subject of this Agreement (as used in this definition of Net Sales, a Combination), then the gross amount invoiced for that Product shall be calculated by multiplying the gross amount invoiced for such Combination by the fraction A/(A+B), where A is the gross amount invoiced for the Product sold separately and B is the gross amount invoiced for the other active ingredient(s) sold separately. In the event that the other active ingredient is not sold separately, then the gross amount invoiced for that Product shall be calculated by multiplying the gross amount invoiced for the Combination by the fraction A/C, where A is the gross invoice amount for the Product, if sold separately, and C is the gross invoice amount for the Combination. In the event that no such separate sales are made, Net Sales for royalty determination shall be determined by the Parties in good faith.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.75 Non-Negative Central Scientific Advice means receipt of guidance from the central Regulatory Authority in the European Union as part of the central scientific advice response [***] the Development Plan as approved by the JSC.
1.76 Opting-In Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b) (Opt-In Rights).
1.77 Opting-Out Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b) (Opt-In Rights).
1.78 Patent means: (a) letters patent (or other equivalent legal instrument), including utility and design patents, and including any extension, substitution, registration, confirmation, reissue, re-examination or renewal thereof, and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.79 Patent Application means: (a) an application for letters patent, including a provisional patent application, a reissue application, a re-examination application, a continuation application, a continued prosecution application, a continuation-in-part application, a divisional application or any equivalent thereof that is pending at any time during the Term before a government patent agency and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.80 Phase 1 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of the Product, the principal purpose of which is a preliminary determination of safety in healthy individuals or patients, as described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(a), or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.81 Phase 1 Results means: (a) [***]; (b) [***] and [***]; (c) [***]; and (d) [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.82 Phase 3 Clinical Trial means a confirmatory safety and efficacy human clinical trial of the Product performed after evidence suggesting effectiveness of the compound has been obtained pursuant to [***]: (a) that portion of an FDA submission and approval process which provides for the continued trials of a product on sufficient numbers of human patients to confirm with statistical significance the safety and efficacy of a product sufficient to support a Regulatory Approval for the proposed indication, as more fully described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(c), or (b) equivalent Regulatory Filings with similar requirements in a country other than the United States, or a similar human clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country. For clarity, Phase 3 Clinical Trial includes [***].
1.83 Phase 4 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of the Product in the Territory commenced following receipt of Regulatory Approval in the Territory not for the purpose of satisfying a condition imposed by a Regulatory Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval or receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals in the Territory, but only to support the marketing of the Product.
1.84 Post-Regulatory Approval Activities means the following activities conducted following receipt of Regulatory Approval: (a) any clinical trials required to receive or maintain Regulatory Approvals or receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals in the Territory; (b) open label extension studies; (c) any Phase 4 Clinical Trial; (d) studies required to support pharmacovigilance activities in the Territory; and (e) the equivalent in any country within the Territory of U.S. post-approval commitment studies and risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) programs.
1.85 Pricing and Reimbursement Approval means any approval received from a Regulatory Authority in a country or region relating to (a) the price that may be charged to a third party for the sale of a medical product or (b) the amount to be reimbursed (directly or indirectly) to the seller of such a medical product pursuant to the Applicable Laws in such country or region.
1.86 Process Development means all process development activities undertaken with respect to the Product, including activities related to [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.87 Process Development Costs means all costs invoiced by Third Parties to Coherus and/or its Affiliates for Process Development activities after the Effective Date directly resulting from any Process Development efforts as set forth in the Process Development Plan or otherwise approved by the JSC. Process Development Costs shall include [***], such as [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Process Development Costs shall include [***].
1.88 Process Development Plan means the plan for conduct of Process Development activities with respect to the Product, and the activities to be carried out by each Party relating thereto, including the budget therefor.
1.89 Product means Coherus product known as CHS-0214 that is intended to be a biosimilar medicine product of Enbrel (etanercept) pursuant to the EMEA guidance document 837805 dated 27th of September 2012.
1.90 Product Trademark has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) (Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark).
1.91 Regulatory Approval means approval by the Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction in the applicable country of a Regulatory Approval Application and satisfaction of all related applicable regulatory and notification requirements and such other approvals that are necessary to Commercialize the Product in such country. [***].
1.92 Regulatory Approval Application means: (a) the application or set of applications in the applicable country that is comparable to a Biologic License Application, as defined by the FDA in 21 CFR Part 601, or other applicable filing for a biological product to commercialize such product in the applicable country and (b) any related registrations with or notifications to such Regulatory Authority, and any amendments or supplements to either of the foregoing and any substitutes therefor.
1.93 Regulatory Authority means any applicable supra-national, federal, national, regional, state, provincial or local regulatory agencies, departments, bureaus, commissions, councils or other government entities regulating or otherwise exercising authority with respect to the Product in the Territory, including the equivalent in the Territory to the FDA.
1.94 Regulatory Filings means any and all Regulatory Approval Applications and other regulatory applications, filings and associated correspondence required to obtain Regulatory Approval or receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals to Develop, Commercialize, import the Product in, or into, or export the Product from the applicable country or jurisdiction.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.95 Reimbursable Costs means (subject to Section 4.1 (Development Activities; Process Development Activities and Funding)): (a) [***], (b) [***], (c) the [***], or (d) [***] ; but, in each case, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any costs and expenses solely related to [***].
1.96 Renewal Period has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2 (Extension of Term).
1.97 Responsible Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5 (Joint Patent Filings).
1.98 ROFR Agreement means a definitive agreement entered into by Coherus and Licensee related to either a Coherus Biosimilar Candidate or Product X pursuant to Section 2.4 (Licensee Rights of First Refusal).
1.99 Rules has the meaning set forth in Section 14.3(b) (Arbitration).
1.100 Second Review Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(e) (Product Opt-Out).
1.101 Sublicensee means any person or entity to which Licensee grants a sublicense to the extent permitted under Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights) (other than Coherus or Affiliates of Coherus).
1.102 Term has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 (Term).
1.103 Territory means worldwide, excluding the following countries: Japan, the United States (including its territories and protectorates), [***].
1.104 Third Party means any person or entity other than Licensee, Coherus, or an Affiliate of either of them.
1.105 Third Party Payments has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 7.1(D) (Royalties on Net Sales; Third Party Payments).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.106 Trademark means any word, name, symbol, color, designation or device or any combination thereof, whether registered or unregistered, including any trademark, trade dress, service mark, service name, brand mark, trade name, brand name, logo or business symbol.
1.107 Unit means one (1) filled, finished, labeled, and released dosage form comprised of one of the following: (a) [***] Product, or (b) [***] Product, or (c) [***] Product, or (d) another mutually agreed upon [***].
1.108 Vendors means [***].
2. LICENSES; LICENSEE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
2.1 License Grants.
(a) Development and Commercialization License to Licensee. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement including Sections 2.1(b) (Licenses to Coherus) and Section 2.3 (No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights), Coherus hereby grants to Licensee and its Affiliates an exclusive, royalty-bearing license, under the Coherus Know-How and Coherus Patent Rights, to Develop, Commercialize and use the Product in the Field in the Territory. The foregoing license does not include the right to Manufacture, or have Manufactured, the Product, or to conduct, or have conducted, any Process Development activities.
(b) Licenses to Coherus. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee hereby grants to Coherus and its Affiliates: (i) a fully-paid, non-exclusive license, under the Licensee Know-How and Licensee Patent Rights, to perform Coherus obligations under this Agreement; (ii) a fully-paid, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP, to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold and import the Product outside of the Territory; and (iii) a fully-paid, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers) under any Licensee Inventions owned by Licensee pursuant to Section 8.3(a)(ii) (Generally) solely to the extent necessary to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold and import the Product (whether inside and outside the Territory).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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2.2 Sublicense Rights. Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under the licenses granted to it under Section 2.1(a) (Development and Commercialization License to Licensee) and Section 6.3(d) (Use of Coherus Trademark), without the prior written consent of Coherus, which consent may be withheld [***], except with respect to [***], in which case [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be [***] with respect to [***]. If Coherus consents in writing to allow Licensee to grant a sublicense, then Licensee may grant such sublicense, through [***], subject to the following: (a) each Sublicensee shall agree to be bound by all of the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) the terms of each sublicense granted by Licensee shall provide that the Sublicensee shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (c) Licensees grant of any sublicense shall not relieve Licensee from any of its obligations under this Agreement; (d) Licensee shall be liable for any breach of a sublicense by a Sublicensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement, and any breach of the sublicense by such Sublicensee shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement by Licensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement as if Licensee had committed such breach; provided, however, that in each instance of any breach, Licensee and/or Sublicensee shall have the right to cure any such breach pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (e) Licensee will notify Coherus of the identity of any Sublicensee, and the territory in which it has granted such sublicense, promptly after entering into any sublicense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for clarity, Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under Section 2.1 (License Grants) to any Third Party to Manufacture Products or to conduct Process Development.
2.3 No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights. Neither Coherus nor Licensee grants to the other Party any rights or licenses in or to any Patent, Information, Trademark, or other intellectual property right, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted to Coherus or Licensee (as applicable) in this Agreement are hereby retained by the Party that owns such rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee expressly acknowledges that Coherus will use the Regulatory Filings (including any Regulatory Approvals in the Territory) in Manufacturing, obtaining Regulatory Approvals outside the Territory and selling the Product outside the Territory.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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2.4 Licensee Rights of First Refusal.
(a) Right of First Refusal for Coherus Biosimilar Candidates. During the Initial Review Period, Licensee will be granted [***] to [***]. Within forty-five (45) days of the commencement of the Initial Review Period, Licensee shall provide written notice (the Rejection Notice) of one (1) Coherus Biosimilar Candidate in which it has no interest in developing and/or commercializing with Coherus (a Rejected Biosimilar Candidate) and such Rejected Biosimilar Candidate shall no longer be subject to the rights set forth in this Section 2.4(a). In addition, during the Initial Review Period, Licensee may elect, by providing written notice of such election (the Election Notice) to Coherus during the Initial Review Period, to enter into an agreement with Coherus for the development and commercialization of one (1) of the remaining Coherus Biosimilar Candidates in the Field in a territory which is not, as of the Effective Date, subject to a development and/or commercialization license from Coherus to a Third Party [***]. Alternatively, Licensee may elect, by providing an Election Notice to Coherus during the Initial Review Period, to enter into a joint venture or other commercial arrangement with Coherus for the development and commercialization of a biosimilar compound (Product X); provided, however, that, at the time of such election by Licensee, [***]. If Product X is the product selected in the Election Notice, the identity of Product X, and Licensees election to proceed with a joint venture or other commercial arrangement, must be made within the Initial Review Period; Coherus [***]. The Coherus Biosimilar Candidate or Product X which Licensee selects during the Initial Review Period shall be known as the ROFR Candidate. For clarity, Licensee is not obligated to select a ROFR Candidate during the Initial Review Period and Licensee is allowed to select only one ROFR Candidate during the Initial Review Period unless the provisions set forth in Section 2.4(e) (Product Opt-Out) are operative.
(b) Coherus/Licensee Product X Compounds as of Effective Date. As of the Effective Date [***] the following compounds which shall be eligible to be named as a Product X during the Initial Review Period (each, an Available Product X): [***]. Between the Effective Date and the expiration of the Initial Review Period, [***]. For clarity, the list of Available Product Xs set forth in this Section 2.4(b) is [***] named by Licensee and[***] Licensee may [***].
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(c) [***] After the Initial Review Period. After the Initial Review Period, Coherus may permit Third Parties to [***] with respect to any such Coherus Biosimilar Candidates until at least thirty (30) days following the end of the Initial Review Period. Following receipt of the Rejection Notice, Coherus may permit Third Parties to [***].
(d) Negotiation Periods.
(i) If the Election Notice identifies one of the Coherus Biosimilar Candidates as the ROFR Candidate, the Parties shall enter into a period of [***] negotiations of thirty (30) days which shall commence on the date that Licensee delivers to Coherus the applicable Election Notice, with the goal of [***] by Coherus [***]. If a [***] during such thirty (30)-day period, the Parties shall promptly enter into a period of [***] negotiations of not more than sixty (60) days following the [***] mutually acceptable financial and other terms under which Coherus would [***] license to Licensee such intellectual property rights.
(ii) If the Election Notice identifies a Product X as the ROFR Candidate, the Parties shall enter into a period of [***] negotiations of not more than six (6) months following the receipt by Coherus of the applicable Election Notice with the goal of executing a definitive license agreement setting forth the mutually acceptable financial and other terms under which Coherus would exclusively license to Licensee the intellectual property rights related to Product X that are Controlled by Coherus.
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(e) Product Opt-Out. Licensee shall have a period of forty-five (45) days (which shall be extended by Coherus by an additional fifteen (15) days upon the reasonable request of Licensee) following [***] Product Opt-Out Period) to make a decision not to proceed with Development solely based on: (i) the failure of the Phase 1 Results to demonstrate pharmacokinetic bio-equivalence [***]; (ii) material safety issues with the Product which are evident in the Phase 1 Results and which issues cannot be remedied or overcome; or (iii) quality audits of the Vendors conducted between the Effective Date and the expiration of the Product Opt-Out Period ([***]) that provide findings identifying violations of applicable GXP of such a severity or number that they would, in the aggregate, preclude the ability of one or both of the Vendors to qualify under Licensees standard vendor qualification policies and procedures taking into account the performance of reasonable remediation efforts in a timely manner. The Parties will work together in good faith to remediate any such findings. The Parties will share any reports generated in connection with the quality audits under subsection (iii) above, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by any Third Party consultants utilized in such quality audits. If Licensee makes a decision not to proceed with Development pursuant to this Section 2.4(e), it shall, prior to the expiration of the Product Opt-Out Period, provide written notice of such decision to Coherus (an Opt-Out Notice), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis on which it has made its decision. If Licensee delivers an Opt-Out Notice during the Product Opt-Out Period, Licensee shall have an additional sixty (60)-day period following delivery of the Opt-Out Notice (the Second Review Period) to elect to enter into one or more [***] term sheets and/or ROFR Agreements (as contemplated below) with Coherus for the development and commercialization of additional product candidates as follows:
(i) Coherus shall promptly [***];
(ii) If Licensee selected a ROFR Candidate within the Initial Review Period, Licensee may, during the Second Review Period, select [***], such that, [***], Licensee may [***]; whereas if [***], Licensee must [***];
(iii) If Licensee did not select a ROFR Candidate within the Initial Review Period, Licensee may, during the Second Review Period, select [***]; provided, however, that [***];
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(iv) The identity of Product X, and Licensees election to proceed with [***] must be made within the Product Opt-Out Period;
(v) For clarity, the expiration of the Initial Review Period shall not impact Licensees ability to select one or more Coherus Biosimilar Candidates or Product X during the Second Review Period following delivery by Licensee of an Opt-Out Notice during the Product Opt-Out Period; and
(vi) [***] of the Upfront Payment paid to Coherus pursuant to Exhibit 7.1 Section A (Upfront License Payment) shall be [***] under the definitive ROFR Agreement(s) to be negotiated pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) (Product Opt-Out); provided, however, that: (A) [***], (B) [***]; and (C) [***]. For clarity, this [***] is only applicable in the event of Product Opt-Out by Licensee.
(f) [***] Term Sheet and/or Definitive Agreements to be Negotiated. Any [***] term sheet or ROFR Agreement between Coherus and Licensee related to either a Coherus Biosimilar Candidate or Product X will be negotiated in good faith, within the timeframes for completing negotiations set forth in Section 2.4 (Licensee Rights of First Refusal), subject to extension by mutual agreement of the Parties, and will provide for mutually acceptable financial and other terms; provided, however, that it is anticipated that any ROFR Agreement(s) for Product X shall [***]; provided, however, that, [***]:
(i) with respect to any ROFR Agreement for the first Coherus Biosimilar Candidate, Coherus shall [***]; and
(ii) with respect to any ROFR Agreement for [***], Coherus shall not bear any internal or external development costs.
3. GOVERNANCE.
3.1 Joint Steering Committee.
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(a) Generally. As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, but in any event within fifteen (15) days of the Effective Date, the Parties shall establish a joint steering committee (the Joint Steering Committee or JSC) to oversee the Development, Process Development, Manufacturing, Process Development and Commercialization activities of the Parties with respect to Product in the Territory during the Term as further detailed in this Article 3 (GOVERNANCE). The JSC shall have review and coordination responsibilities for Development, Manufacturing, Process Development and Commercialization activities and in connection therewith shall review and provide advice regarding the overall progress thereof. The JSC shall also provide a forum for sharing advice, progress, and results relating to such activities and shall attempt to facilitate the resolution of any disputes between the Parties, as described in Section 3.1(d) (Decision-Making; Deciding Vote).
(b) Membership; Meetings. The JSC shall be composed of three (3) representatives of Licensee and three (3) representatives of Coherus or such other number as the Parties may agree. During the Term, the JSC shall meet at least [***] per [***], or more often as the JSC shall determine, in person, by teleconference, or by video-teleconference. There will be an annually rotating chairperson (the Chairperson) with the first Chairperson to be designated by Licensee. In-person meetings shall alternate between Coherus and Licensee locations whenever possible unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. The first such meeting shall be held within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date. Any member of the JSC may designate a substitute to attend with prior written notice to the other Party. Ad hoc guests who are employees of neither Licensee nor Coherus but who are subject to written confidentiality obligations commensurate in scope to the provisions in Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY) may, subject to the other Partys consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), attend the JSC meetings. Each Party may replace its JSC members with other of its employees, at any time, upon prior written notice to the other Party.
(c) Sub-Committees. No later than its initial meeting, the JSC shall agree upon the formation of certain sub-committees to address specific issues in greater detail (each, a Sub-Committee) including the JDC, JPDMC and JCC (each, as hereinafter defined) with each Sub-Committee consisting of an equal number of representatives from Coherus and Licensee. In connection therewith, the JSC shall establish and appoint members to the Sub-Committees and each such Sub-Committee shall hold its first meeting in person as set forth in the applicable sections below at such location designated by the JSC. [***]. For clarity, either Party may, as appropriate and reasonable, invite additional employees or other ad-hoc guests who are subject to written confidentiality obligations commensurate in scope to the provisions in Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY) to the meetings of the Sub-Committees.
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(d) Decision-Making; Deciding Vote. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 3.1(d), decisions of the JSC and each Sub-Committee shall be made by consensus, with each Party having, collectively, one (1) vote in all decisions. In the event that the JSC or any Sub-Committee is unable to reach a consensus decision on a matter that is within its decision-making authority within fifteen (15) day after it has met and attempted to reach such decision, then either Party may submit such matter for resolution to the Executive Officers in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), and, except as set forth below in this Section 3.1(d), the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply.
(i) The JDC will report to the JSC. Any disagreement between the Parties members on the JDC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC. If the JSC is unable to resolve such disagreement, such disagreement will be escalated to the Executive Officers for their resolution in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers); provided, however, that if the disagreement that is escalated to the Executive Officers relates to [***], then the Executive Officers shall [***]; provided further, [***].
(ii) The JPDMC will report to the JSC, and any disagreement between the Parties members on the JPDMC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC and, if necessary, for subsequent escalation to and resolution by the Executive Officers in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers); provided, however, that if the Executive Officers are unable to reach resolution in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), then no further escalation of dispute resolution under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply and [***] shall have the final deciding vote.
(iii) The JCC will report to the JSC, and any disagreement between the Parties members on the JCC will be submitted for resolution to the JSC and, if necessary, for subsequent escalation to and resolution by the Executive Officers in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers); provided, however, that if the Executive Officers are unable to reach resolution in accordance with Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers), then no further escalation of dispute resolution under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) shall apply and [***] shall have the final deciding vote.
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(e) Limitations on JSC and Sub-Committees. The JSC and each Sub-Committee shall have only such powers as are specifically delegated to it in this Agreement and such powers shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the JSC nor any Sub-Committee thereof shall have any power to amend, modify or waive compliance with this Agreement though the JSC or any Sub-Committee may make recommendations to the Parties regarding any such amendments, modifications or waivers.
(f) Secretary; Minutes. The Chairperson of the JSC and the chairperson of each Sub-Committee shall designate a secretary who will be responsible for calling meetings, preparing and circulating an agenda in advance of each meeting, and preparing and circulating minutes within fifteen (15) days after each meeting of the JSC setting forth, among other things, a description, in reasonable detail, of the discussions at the meeting and a list of any actions, decisions, or determinations approved by the JSC or the applicable Sub-Committee. Definitive minutes of all meetings shall be finalized no later than thirty (30) days after the meeting to which the minutes pertain. Such minutes shall be effective only after being approved by both Parties.
3.2 Joint Development Committee.
(a) No later than its initial meeting, the JSC shall establish a joint Development committee (the Joint Development Committee or JDC) which shall hold its initial meeting within fifteen (15) days of its establishment. At its first meeting, the JDC shall: (i) [***], and (ii) review, modify as necessary and recommend for approval to the JSC a Development Plan (including the Development Budget). The Illustrative Development Plan/Budget is an illustrative indication of the activities and the budget to be considered and addressed in the first Development Plan and shall not be binding on the Parties, the JSC or the JDC. Following its initial meeting, the JDC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to [***].
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the JDC shall be responsible for: (i) reviewing, consulting with the Parties on and modifying (as appropriate) the Development Plan including the Development Budget; (ii) recommending the Development Plan including the Development Budget (as modified) for approval by the JSC; (iii) communicating with the JCC regarding the interrelationship between Development activities and potential Commercialization; (iv) reviewing and monitoring the activities and progress against the Development Plan; (v) reviewing and monitoring the costs and expenses of Development against the Development Budget; (vi) finalizing the Product specifications for inclusion in the Regulatory Filings for the Territory and Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals for the Territory; and (vii) communicating with the Parties regarding all of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the CRO used for Clinical Trials shall be selected by Coherus, and such selection shall not be subject to the dispute escalation process under Section 3.1(d) (Decision-Making; Deciding Vote).
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3.3 Joint Process Development and Manufacturing Committee. At its initial meeting, the JSC shall establish a joint Process Development and Manufacturing committee (the Joint Process Development and Manufacturing Committee or JPDMC) which shall, as noted above, hold its initial meeting within fifteen (15) days of its establishment. Following its initial meeting, the JPDMC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to review and discuss material decisions and key activities that relate to the matters set forth below. The JPDMC will be responsible for reviewing Process Development, progress and development of analytical methods and analysis, Product formulations, coordination of Process Development and Manufacturing related activities and the review, modification as necessary and recommendation for approval to the JSC of a Process Development Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Third Party contract manufacturer for clinical and commercial supplies of Product in the Territory shall be selected by Coherus, and such selection shall not be subject to the dispute escalation process under Section 3.1(d) (Decision-Making; Deciding Vote).
3.4 Joint Commercialization Committee. Upon a decision by the JSC to activate the joint Commercialization committee, but in no case later than eighteen (18) months prior to the projected First Commercial Sale (the Joint Commercialization Committee or JCC), the Parties shall establish the JCC. The JCC shall hold its initial meeting within thirty (30) days of its establishment. Following its initial meeting, the JCC will meet in person, by teleconference or by video-teleconference at least [***] per [***] to review and discuss material decisions and key activities that relate to the matters set forth below. The JCC will be responsible for the communication, review and discussion of the Commercialization Plan and other Commercialization matters, including marketing strategy and planning, pricing, commercial manufacture, and [***], in each case in the Territory. Without limiting the foregoing, the JCC shall be responsible for: (a) reviewing and consulting with Coherus on the Commercialization Plan prior to adoption of the Commercialization Plan or changes by Licensee; (b) recommending the Commercialization Plan for approval by the JSC prior to adoption of the Commercialization Plan; (c) communicating with the JDC regarding the interrelationship between Development activities and potential Commercialization activities; (d) reviewing and monitoring the activities and progress against the Commercialization Plan; (e) monitoring and reporting on the competitive landscape for the Product in the Territory; (f) establishing appropriate processes for coordinating review of promotional materials for the Territory to ensure compliance with Applicable Laws and industry best practices; (g) overseeing the trademark and publication strategies for the Territory; and (h) communicating with the Parties regarding all of the foregoing.
4. DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY MATTERS.
4.1 Development Activities; Process Development Activities and Funding.
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(a) Coherus Responsibilities. Subject to the oversight of the JDC, the JPDMC and the JSC ([***]), Coherus shall be solely responsible for carrying out all activities set forth in the Development Plan and the Process Development Plan. Coherus shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct all Development and Process Development activities in accordance with the Development Plan or the Process Development Plan (as applicable) and the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Coherus responsibility with respect to Development shall include: (a) preparing Regulatory Approval Applications for submission in the Territory by and in the name of Licensee to the relevant Regulatory Authorities in the Territory; (b) carrying out all major Development tasks to be conducted prior to submission of filings for such Regulatory Approvals; (c) identifying key Development objectives, expected associated resources, risk factors, timelines, decision points and relevant decision criteria; (d) carrying out all aspects of all Clinical Trials (including bioequivalence Clinical Trials) necessary to obtain Regulatory Approval and receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals in the Territory including: (i) designing study protocols, developing [***], (ii) establishing and contracting with Clinical Trial sites, investigators and CROs, (iii) enrolling Clinical Trial subjects, (iv) organizing investigator meetings, scientific meetings, advisory panel workshops and regulatory meetings, and (v) analyzing and summarizing Clinical Trial results; (e) performing any other additional clinical research in support of the Development; (f) [***]; (g) reporting on study design, study outcome, other communications and Regulatory Filings in the Territory to the appropriate Regulatory Authority in the Territory; and (h) submitting all Clinical Trial results and any other clinical data to the Global Clinical Database pursuant to Section 4.7 (Coherus Global Clinical Database). For clarity, any Post-Regulatory Approval Activities shall be conducted by Licensee and Licensee shall [***]; provided, that to the extent Coherus had responsibility for [***] unless otherwise agreed.
(b) Clinical Trials in the Territory. Except as contemplated by the Global Studies and such other Phase 3 Clinical Trials being conducted by or on behalf of Coherus in support of Regulatory Approvals or Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals in the Territory, [***].
(c) Expense Reports for Reimbursable Costs. Coherus shall deliver to Licensee, within thirty (30) days of the end of each Calendar Quarter, a report setting forth in reasonable detail the Reimbursable Costs for such Calendar Quarter. Licensee shall promptly notify Coherus of any good faith dispute regarding an invoice submitted pursuant to this Section 4.1, and the Parties shall work in good faith to exchange information to resolve such dispute; provided, however, [***].
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(d) Cost Reimbursement. [***]:
(i) Global RA Study. [***] of:
(1) | the Development Costs for the Global RA Study; and |
(2) | the Manufacturing Cost for Units (including Product contained therein) and bulk drug substance Manufactured for use in such Global RA Study; and |
(3) | the cost of comparator drug to be used in such Global RA Study. |
(ii) Other Clinical Trials. [***] of:
(1) | the Development Costs for any Clinical Trial(s) (including a Global Psoriasis Study) under the Development Plan other than the trials referenced in Section 4.1(d)(i)(1) (Global RA Study) above; and |
(2) | the Manufacturing Cost for Units (including Product contained therein) and bulk drug substance Manufactured for use in such Clinical Trial(s); and |
(3) | the cost of comparator drug to be used in such Clinical Trial(s). |
(iii) Process Development and Manufacture Supporting Clinical Trials and Launch. [***] of:
(1) Process Development Costs, including those incurred by Coherus with respect to: (A) [***], (B) [***] and (C) [***]; and
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(2) the Manufacturing Cost for all Units (including Product contained therein) and bulk drug substance Manufactured to enable or support Development (including in connection with Process Development activities) [***].
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, Subsection 4.1(d)(ii)(3) is not intended to nor shall it include [***] and [***].
(f) Cost Reimbursement Limitations; Cost Caps. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement and in this Section 4.1 in particular, the Parties agree as follows:
(i) Licensee [***].
(ii) [***]. All Reimbursable Costs for such Global Studies in excess of the Global Study Reimbursement Cap shall be shared by the Parties with Licensee being responsible for [***] percent ([***]%) of such incremental costs and Coherus being responsible for [***] percent ([***]%) of such incremental costs; provided, however, that any Reimbursable Costs associated with Clinical Trials in addition to the Global Studies that are requested by Licensee or any Regulatory Authority within the Territory or Licensees request or such Regulatory Authoritys request to expand the scope, numbers of patients, or otherwise to expand the Global Studies beyond their scope as of the Effective Date (inclusive of pharmacoeconomic or other clinical endpoints required to support Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals after receipt of Regulatory Approval) shall not be included for purposes of calculating whether the Global Study Reimbursement Cap has been reached or exceeded. Licensee shall [***].
(iii) [***]. All Reimbursable Costs for Process Development and Manufacturing in excess of the Process Development Cap shall be shared by the Parties with Licensee being responsible for [***] percent ([***]%) of such incremental costs and Coherus being responsible for [***] percent ([***]%) of such incremental costs.
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(iv) Licensee shall pay all Reimbursable Costs in excess of the Global Study Reimbursement Cap and/or Process Development Cap (as applicable) for which it is responsible pursuant to this Section 4.1(f)(ii) or (iii) within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from Coherus, setting forth in reasonable detail the costs and expenses to be reimbursed by Licensee (including any reasonably requested supporting materials). Licensee shall promptly notify Coherus of any dispute regarding an invoice submitted pursuant to this Section 4.1(d) and the Parties shall work in good faith to exchange information to resolve such dispute; provided, however, that [***].
(v) Licensee [***].
(vi) For clarity, all Reimbursable Costs incurred by Coherus directly resulting from Coherus preparation of: (A) the Regulatory Filing for the EU Regulatory Approval and (B) Regulatory Filings for the [***] countries within the Territory other than the EU for which Regulatory Approval is sought, shall be included as Reimbursable Costs which are subject to the cap described in this Section 4.1(f). Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Licensee shall be responsible for and shall pay all Reimbursable Costs incurred by Coherus directly resulting from Coherus preparation of Regulatory Filings for all other countries in the Territory that are approved by the JSC and such Reimbursable Costs shall not be subject to the cap described in this Section 4.1(f).
(g) Coherus Reimbursement of Licensee Development Costs and Expenses. If the Product is commercialized in the United States other than by entering into a commercial arrangement therefor with Licensee, Coherus shall reimburse Licensee for [***] percent ([***]%) of the sum of all Reimbursable Costs ([***]) actually paid to Coherus, whether Coherus commercializes the Product in the United States with a Third Party or Coherus commercializes the Product without a Third Party. In either case, reimbursement to the Licensee shall be due forty five (45) days after the first commercial sale of the Product in the United States whether for Coherus own account or by a Third Party.
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4.2 Development Plans. Coherus shall provide to the JDC, in advance of its first meeting, a draft Development Plan. The draft Development Plan may [***]. If modifications or changes to the draft Development Plan are proposed by either Party, the JDC shall review and recommend any modifications or changes thereto and shall make its recommendation to the JSC for review and approval of the draft Development Plan (as modified by the JDC). For clarity, the Illustrative Development Plan/Budget is illustrative of the activities and the budget to be considered and addressed in the draft Development Plan to be provided by Coherus to the JDC. Following approval by the JSC, the Development Plan shall be updated and/or amended by the JDC no less frequently than [***], with any such updates and amendments being subject to the approval of the JSC. The Development Plan shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement without the written consent of the Parties, and in the event of any inconsistency between the Development Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws requires a change to a Development Plan, the JDC shall, subject to the approval of the JSC, revise the Development Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Development Plan shall be binding on the Parties unless and until it has been approved by the JSC.
4.3 Efforts. Coherus shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Develop the Product in the Territory in accordance with the Development Plan and the terms of this Agreement, including the preparation, for Licensees subsequent submission to Regulatory Authorities in the Territory, of all Regulatory Filings (including Regulatory Approval Applications) covering the Product in the Territory.
4.4 Regulatory Filings.
(a) Responsibilities. Coherus shall, subject to the oversight of the JDC and approval of the JSC, have primary responsibility for preparing each Regulatory Filing in the Territory, and shall also be responsible for establishing and managing timelines for completion of each such Regulatory Filing (including drafting of responses to Regulatory Authority questions during the Regulatory Approval Application review period) until receipt of the applicable Regulatory Approval for the applicable country or region in the Territory. With respect to the Territory, and notwithstanding Coherus obligation to prepare such filings pursuant to the preceding sentence: (i) all Regulatory Filings in the Territory shall be prepared in the name of Licensee or an Affiliate of Licensee, (ii) Licensee shall be the owner of all Regulatory Filings and all Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals relating thereto, and (iii) Licensee shall be responsible for submitting the Regulatory Approval Applications in the Territory to the Regulatory Authorities for approval within the timing set forth in subsection (b) below.
(b) Review and Submission of Regulatory Approval Applications.
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(i) European Union. Coherus shall deliver to Licensee the Regulatory Approval Application [***] for initial review. Licensee shall promptly review and provide comments to the initial draft in a time-frame that is consistent with the document review and development plan. Subsequently, Coherus will develop a final draft of the Regulatory Approval Application and shall deliver to the Licensee for final review and approval. Within thirty (30) days of delivery of such Regulatory Approval Application, Licensee shall provide any comments for Coherus reasonable consideration of inclusion in such Regulatory Approval Application. Failure to provide any comments within such thirty (30)-day period shall be deemed Licensees consent to the filing of such Regulatory Approval Application, as previously delivered to Licensee, with the Regulatory Authorities in the European Union. Coherus and Licensee shall work in good faith to resolve any comments provided by Licensee within such thirty (30)-day period. If Coherus and Licensee are unable to resolve any Licensee comments within such thirty (30)-day period, any delay involved in the filing beyond the initial thirty (30)-day period shall be credited to Coherus, on a day-for-day basis, in determining the order of entrance to market for the EU Regulatory Approval Milestone. If Coherus and Licensee have resolved any such comments, but it takes longer than such thirty (30)-day period for the Parties to revise the Regulatory Approval Application for submission to the Regulatory Authorities in the European Union, [***].
(ii) All Other Countries. All other Regulatory Filings for the Product in the Territory shall be subject to [***] prior to submission to Regulatory Authorities in the Territory.
(c) Responsible Party.
(i) Prior to submission of a Regulatory Approval Application in the name of Licensee or its Affiliate in the applicable country or jurisdiction in the Territory, Coherus shall be the responsible Party for all interactions concerning the Product with Regulatory Authorities in such country or jurisdiction, including relating to Regulatory Filings for the Global Studies and for interactions related to the design and conduct of the Global Studies and Regulatory Authority inspections of the manufacturing facilities and/or Clinical Trial sites. Coherus will be responsible for the inspection(s) findings and resulting commitments to Regulatory Authorities. Coherus shall keep Licensee reasonably informed of all communications received from Regulatory Authorities in the Territory.
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(ii) After submission of a Regulatory Approval Application in the name of Licensee or its Affiliate in the applicable country or jurisdiction in the Territory, Licensee shall be the responsible Party for all interactions concerning the Product with Regulatory Authorities in such country or jurisdiction except for Regulatory Authority inspections related to the Clinical Studies and manufacturing facilities. Licensee shall keep Coherus reasonably informed of all communications received from Regulatory Authorities in the Territory.
(iii) Parties shall consult and cooperate to maximize the possibility of receipt of the Full Label in the period after filing of a Regulatory Approval Application and prior to receipt of Regulatory Approval in each country or jurisdiction in the Territory.
(d) Face-to-Face Meetings.
(i) Prior to submission of the Regulatory Approval Application in the name of Licensee or its Affiliate in the applicable country or region in the Territory, Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the right to send one (1) representative to attend all face-to-face meetings relating to the Product with any Regulatory Authority in the Territory. After submission of the Regulatory Approval Application in the name of Licensee or its Affiliate in the applicable country or region in the Territory, Coherus shall have the right to send one (1) representative to all face-to-face meetings relating to the Product with any Regulatory Authority in the Territory.
(ii) Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the right to send one (1) representative to attend all face-to-face meetings relating to the Product, solely as an observer, with Regulatory Authorities for unpartnered territories for the Product. In addition, Coherus will request that each Third Party partner of Coherus for the Product permit the participation of one (1) Licensee representative in such meetings within such partners territories.
(e) Manufacturing Facility and/or Clinical Site Inspections. Prior to and following Regulatory Approval of the Product, Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, have the right to send one (1) representative to attend all Regulatory Authority inspections of manufacturing facility(ies) and/or Clinical Trial sites.
(f) Regulatory Communications.
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(i) Except as otherwise provided for in this Section 4.4(f), each Party shall provide summaries for each Calendar Quarter to the other Party of any oral or any substantive written communications to or from Regulatory Authorities on matters relating to the Product in the Territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall notify the other Party of any oral communications with, and provide such other Party with copies of any written communications to or from, Regulatory Authorities on matters which may reasonably be deemed to impact Development, Manufacture, Process Development, Commercialization or Regulatory Approval and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals as soon as reasonably practicable (but in all events within seventy two (72) hours of receipt of such communication, or such earlier date as required by Applicable Laws). Moreover, in each such case, each Party shall give the other Party reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any proposed response to any such oral or written communications relating to the Product to or from Regulatory Authorities prior to submitting any response thereto, and provide such other Party with a copy of the final response as specified herein.
(ii) Coherus shall promptly notify Licensee of all communications received by Coherus from Regulatory Authorities [***] and Coherus shall [***].
(g) Regulatory Reports. Each Party shall provide the other Party, at such other Partys request and expense, with summary documents related to the Product in the Territory for Regulatory Filings, Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals and key interactions with Regulatory Authorities relating thereto for which it is the responsible Party. In addition, each Party shall keep the other Party informed on a regular basis ([***]) of Regulatory Filings in the Territory.
4.5 Development Reports. At least [***] per [***], Coherus will provide the JDC with written Development reports or presentations. Each report or presentation shall include, but not be limited to, the Development activities accomplished by or on behalf of Coherus since the previous JDC meeting, including a summary of significant results and Information generated, significant challenges anticipated and [***]. Upon request by Licensee, Coherus shall provide Licensee additional information with respect to the material experimental data underlying such summary, summaries of available clinical protocols, investigator brochures, regulatory submissions and correspondence from Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Product. Upon request of either Party, the other Partys JDC members shall meet with the requesting Partys JDC members to discuss any aspects of such reports within a reasonable time period after such request. Coherus shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates, agents and Third Party service providers to keep (all in accordance with the Accounting Standards), accurate records in sufficient detail to allow Reimbursable Costs to be determined for a period of at least three (3) Calendar Years to facilitate the audits contemplated under Section 7.8 (Audit Request).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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4.6 Right of Reference.
(a) Coherus hereby grants to Licensee, its Affiliates and Sublicensees a right of reference (including the right to inspect) to any Regulatory Filings for the Product [***].
(b) Licensee hereby grants to Coherus, its Affiliates and licensees a right of reference (including the right to inspect) to any Regulatory Filings for the Product [***].
4.7 Coherus Global Clinical Database.
(a) Subject to Section 4.8 (Pharmacovigilance), Coherus shall create a global database for all Clinical Trial results and clinical data related to the Product submitted by Coherus and/or its licensees throughout the world to applicable Regulatory Authorities (the Global Clinical Database). The purpose of the Global Clinical Database will be for Coherus and its exclusive licensees who submit data to the Global Clinical Database to share such data in support of their Regulatory Filings, and, in the case of Coherus, for any purpose generally related to enhancing Coherus understanding of, or to improving, the Product.
(b) Coherus shall have the right to submit all clinical data pertaining to the Product in the Territory [***].
(c) Coherus shall be responsible for managing, maintaining, and updating the Global Clinical Database in accordance with Applicable Laws and shall have the right to share any and all de-identified information received from Licensee under this Section 4.7 with Coherus Affiliates, and with all licensees of Coherus outside the Territory relating to the Product who submit data to the Global Clinical Database.
(d) Licensee shall have reasonable access to the Global Clinical Database in connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement including for use in its Regulatory Filings, without cost (other than any cost charged by the Third Party database provider associated with the transfer of data from the Global Clinical Database to Licensee for its use in connection with Regulatory Filings), and shall have the right to share any and all Information in the Global Clinical Database with Licensees Affiliates and Sublicensees in the Territory.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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4.8 Pharmacovigilance. Ninety days prior to the submission of a Regulatory Approval Application in any country in the Territory but in no event later than twelve (12) months after the Effective Date, the Parties shall enter into a pharmacovigilance agreement concerning all matters relating to the pharmacovigilance and the exchange of all relevant Information that relates to the safety of the Product worldwide and especially all adverse events. Generally, (a) Licensee shall be responsible for reporting all adverse drug reactions required to be reported to the Regulatory Authorities in the applicable countries in the Territory, in accordance with Applicable Laws; and (b) Coherus, its Affiliates or licensees or sublicensees shall be responsible for submitting all Regulatory Filings and for reporting of all adverse drug reactions, relating to the Product required to be reported to the appropriate Regulatory Authorities outside of the Territory in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the relevant countries. Coherus shall have the right to share any and all information received from Licensee under this Section 4.8 with Coherus Affiliates and licensees and sublicensees outside the Territory. Licensee shall have the right to share any and all information received from Coherus under this Section 4.8 with Licensees Affiliates and Sublicensees in the Territory. The JSC shall review from time to time Licensees pharmacovigilance policies and procedures.
4.9 Formulation Development. Coherus shall be responsible for [***] development of Product formulations and performance of stability analyses on such formulations.
4.10 Initial Development Activities. The Parties acknowledge that during the thirty (30)-day period immediately following the Effective Date, Coherus will undertake the activities set forth in Exhibit 1.29 (Initial Development Activities), pursuant to which Coherus will incur the Reimbursable Costs included therein.
4.11 Development Partners. To the extent that Coherus is not, as of the Effective Date, contractually obligated to use a specific Third Party for any Development activities contemplated by this Agreement, the Parties shall discuss and consider in good faith the Third Parties to be used for such activities at meetings of the JDC.
5. MANUFACTURING.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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5.1 Manufacturing and Supply of Product. Within one hundred eighty (180) days following completion of enrollment in the Global RA Study, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a definitive written commercial supply agreement (the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement or MSA) and a quality agreement related thereto, pursuant to which Coherus, either directly or through its designee, shall Manufacture and supply to Licensee, its Affiliates and Sublicensees (as applicable) all of Licensees, its Affiliates and Sublicensees requirements of Units for Commercialization in the Territory. The MSA will provide, among other things, that all Product supplied thereunder will meet the Product specifications set forth in the applicable Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals and any Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals in the Territory and shall contain customary terms and conditions including: [***] and shall otherwise be consistent with the terms and conditions in this Article 5. The Manufacturing and Supply Agreement shall provide that Coherus shall have the right to supply Product or Units produced at facilities licensed under Licensees Regulatory Approval to its ex-Territory licensees of Product. The MSA shall also include [***].
5.2 Manufacturing Regulatory Filings. Coherus shall be solely responsible for the preparation and submission of all Manufacturing Regulatory Filings, including with respect to the use of any Third Party to Manufacture and supply the Product. Licensee shall provide Coherus such reasonable cooperation as may be requested by Coherus in connection with any such Manufacturing Regulatory Filings, and Coherus shall [***]. In addition, upon the written request of Coherus, Licensee shall provide to Coherus one (1) complete copy of each Regulatory Filing and each Regulatory Approval for Coherus, its Affiliates or licensees use in Manufacturing the Product for sale or use outside the Territory, and Licensee hereby grants to Coherus, its Affiliates and licensees the right to provide each such Regulatory Filing and Regulatory Approval to Regulatory Authorities outside the Territory.
5.3 Process Development and Capital Expenditures.
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(a) Process Development. Coherus, through the JPDMC, shall develop a Process Development Plan (as well as the anticipated associated budget) for review by the JPDMC and subsequent approval by the JSC. The Process Development Plan shall include the plan for implementing Process Developments [***] and such Process Development Plan shall include provisions for [***]. Any amendment or update to an approved Process Development Plan is subject to review by the JPDMC and approval by the JSC. The Process Development Plan shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement without the written consent of the Parties, and in the event of any inconsistency between the Process Development Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws requires a change to a Process Development Plan, the JPDMC shall revise the Process Development Plan to the extent necessary to comply with such requirement and shall promptly submit the revised Process Development Plan to the JSC for approval. Licensee shall bear all costs and expenses for the activities contemplated in the Process Development Plan pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(iii)(1).
(b) Process Development Plan. Coherus shall retain sole responsibility for performing any activities under an approved Process Development Plan[***].
(c) Capital Expenditures for Post Launch Expansion. [***] associated with the construction of all Manufacturing facilities necessary to satisfy Licensees, its Affiliates and Sublicensees requirements for Product pursuant to Section 5.1 and the MSA. For clarity, the [***] are separate and distinct from, and shall not include, the costs and expenses for Process Development borne by Licensee pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(iii)(1) above.
5.4 Records. Each Party shall, and shall require its Affiliates, subcontractors and sublicensees to, maintain records of all work conducted by such Party in connection with the Process Development activities and the Manufacture of Product or Units and all results, Information, and developments made in conducting such activities in accordance with Applicable Laws. Such records shall be complete and accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all such work done and all results achieved in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for patent and regulatory purposes.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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5.5 [***] Technology Transfer. The Parties shall agree on a process for, and shall prepare appropriate documentation pertaining to, the implementation of a technology transfer of all know-how (including all Coherus Know-How) necessary for a Third Party to Manufacture or have Manufactured the Product for Commercialization in [***], and the Parties shall execute an agreement thereon (the Technology Transfer Agreement). The Technology Transfer Agreement shall specify, among other items: (i) the composition of the technology transfer teams, and (ii) a timeline for technology transfer and (iii) the responsibilities of the Parties with respect thereto. The costs and expenses of executing the technology transfer pursuant to the Technology Transfer Agreement shall be borne solely by Licensee[***].
6. COMMERCIALIZATION.
6.1 Efforts. Licensee shall be responsible for Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, and, as between the Parties, shall book all sales of the Product in the Territory. Licensee shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize the Product in each of the Major EU Countries, [***] in accordance with the Commercialization Plan and the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the obligation set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Licensee shall initiate Commercialization activities within each of the Major EU Countries within three (3) months following [***] for the Product in the applicable Major EU Country.
6.2 Commercialization Plan.
(a) Initial Commercialization Plan. No later than eighteen (18) months prior to the anticipated commercial launch of the Product in the Territory, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review its initial Commercialization Plan for the Territory. Such initial Commercialization Plan will describe Licensees plans for activities to be conducted for the Territory on a country-by-country basis. The Commercialization Plan shall include the details of activities to be performed by Licensee, its Affiliates and/or Sublicensees relative to the applicable stage of Commercialization (e.g., pre-launch, launch planning, launch, or post-launch) during the time period covered by such Commercialization Plan and subsequent time periods.
(b) Updated Commercialization Plan Prior to First Commercial Sale. Prior to the First Commercial Sale in the Territory, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review and subsequent review and approval by the JSC, an updated Commercialization Plan for the Territory on a country-by-country basis. Such updated Commercialization Plan will include Licensees updated plans for activities to be conducted for the Territory, on a country-by-country basis, prior to launch as well as activities to be conducted in connection with such launch.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(c) Updated Commercialization Plan After First Commercial Sale. Promptly after the first anniversary of the First Commercial Sale in the Territory and thereafter on each subsequent anniversary during the Term, Licensee will provide to the JCC for review an updated Commercialization Plan for the Territory on a country-by-country basis. Such updated Commercialization Plan will include, but not be limited to, Licensees plans for Commercialization activities for the Territory, on a country-by-country basis, for the twelve (12) month period following the date of delivery of such Commercialization Plan.
(d) General. Each Commercialization Plan shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement [***], and in the event of any inconsistency between the Commercialization Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws requires a change to the Commercialization Plan, the JSC shall revise the Commercialization Plan to the extent necessary to comply with such requirement and shall promptly provide the revised Commercialization Plan to the JSC for approval.
6.3 Trademarks.
(a) Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark. Subject to Section 6.3(d) (Use of Coherus Trademarks), all Product, including all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for the Product, shall bear one or more Trademark(s) that pertain specifically to the Product in the Territory, to be determined by the JSC and owned by Licensee (Product Trademark). Further, to the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, the Licensee may include on such packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for the Product additional Licensee Trademarks.
(b) Global Brand Trademark. Licensee shall have the option[***] to use one or more Trademark(s) Controlled by Coherus that pertain specifically to the Product outside of the Territory for the Product in the Territory (the Global Brand Trademark) in place of using the Product Trademark under Section 6.3(a) (Product Trademark; Licensee Trademark). Such Global Brand Trademark may be used in the Territory including on all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for the Product.
(c) Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance. Licensee shall [***] be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining (including searching and policing) any and all Product Trademarks and Licensee Trademarks, and conducting litigation with respect thereto. Coherus shall [***] be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining (including searching and policing) any and all Global Brand Trademarks and Coherus Trademarks, and conducting litigation with respect thereto.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(d) Use of Coherus Trademark. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws [***] (but subject to the remainder of this Section 6.3), Licensee may include on the packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for the Product, the Coherus Trademark. In connection therewith and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Coherus hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, royalty-free license, under the Coherus Trademarks and, subject to Licensees option under Section 6.3 (Global Brand Trademark), under the Global Brand Trademarks, with the right to grant sublicenses in accordance with Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights), throughout the Territory, to use and display the Coherus Trademarks in connection with the Commercialization throughout the Territory, as provided under and in accordance with this Section 6.3. All representations of the Coherus Trademark(s) that Licensee so uses, if intended to be disclosed to Third Parties and not previously approved by Coherus, will first be submitted to Coherus for approval[***], and Coherus will have fifteen (15) Business Days to review and approve each such representation of the Coherus Trademark(s). [***]. Licensee shall not use any Coherus Trademark outside the scope of this Agreement, and shall not knowingly take any action that would materially adversely affect the value of any Coherus Trademark. Coherus shall retain the right to monitor the quality of the goods on or with which any Coherus Trademark is used solely to the extent necessary to maintain Coherus Trademark rights. For clarity, should Applicable Laws only permit one Trademark (i.e. Licensee Trademark or Coherus Trademark) on the Product, the Licensee Trademark shall be the Trademark used.
7. PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.
7.1 Payment Structure. In consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee shall pay Coherus the amounts set forth in Exhibit 7.1 (Payment Structure).
7.2 Coherus Reports. During the Term following the First Commercial Sale, within forty five (45) days after the end of each Calendar Quarter, Coherus shall provide a report showing the Manufacturing Cost per Unit for each configuration of Units supplied to Licensee for the immediately preceding Calendar Quarter.
7.3 Licensee Reports and Payments. During the Term following the First Commercial Sale, within sixty (60) days after the end of each Calendar Quarter, Licensee shall pay to Coherus the Coherus Royalty (as such term is defined in Exhibit 7.1) and shall provide a report showing, on a country-by-country basis, the items set forth below in this Section 7.3. If no Coherus Royalty is due for any period hereunder, Licensee shall so report, otherwise the report shall set forth:
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(a) the gross amount invoiced for and the Net Sales during such Calendar Quarter reporting period, including the specific deductions applied in the calculation of such Net Sales amounts;
(b) the Manufacturing Cost per Unit (as provided by Coherus in its quarterly report);
(c) the related Coherus Royalty in Dollars which shall have accrued hereunder with respect to such Net Sales; and
(d) the rate of exchange used by Licensee in determining the amounts payable hereunder in Dollars.
7.4 Sublicensing. In the event Licensee grants one or more sublicenses under Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights) to a Sublicensee to offer to sell or sell Product in the Territory each sublicense agreement shall require the applicable Sublicensee to account for and report its net sales of the Product on the same basis as if such sales were Net Sales by Licensee, and Licensee shall pay a Coherus Royalty on such sales as if the net sales of the Sublicensees were Net Sales of Licensee.
7.5 Currency of Payment. All payments to be made under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars. Net Sales made in foreign currencies shall be converted into Dollars using [***] for each of the three calendar months included in the Calendar Quarter in which such Net Sales were made.
7.6 Records; Accounting.
(a) Licensee shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and Sublicensees to keep (all in accordance with the Accounting Standards and Licensees applicable policies and practices as such may be modified from time to time), complete and accurate records in sufficient detail to properly reflect the Net Sales and to enable the Coherus Royalty payable hereunder (if any) to be determined for a period of at least [***] Years or as otherwise necessary to facilitate the audits contemplated under Section 7.8 (Audit Request).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) Licensee shall determine Net Sales consistent with the Accounting Standards and Licensees applicable policies and practices as such may be modified from time to time. In the case of amounts to be determined by Third Parties (for example, net sales by Sublicensees), such amounts shall be determined in accordance with the Accounting Standards in effect in the country in which such Third Party is engaged. Licensee retains the right to modify its policies and practices to comply with specific changes in the Accounting Standards and as otherwise deemed necessary or appropriate by Licensee but shall not do so solely to reduce the amount of payments due to Coherus hereunder. Where Coherus notifies Licensee that the change is material to Coherus, Licensee shall provide an explanation of the change and an accounting of the effect of the change on the relevant revenue, cost, or expense category.
(c) In the event of the payment or receipt of non-cash consideration in connection with the performance of activities under this Agreement, Licensee shall advise Coherus of such transaction, including Licensees assessment of the fair market value of such non-cash consideration and the basis therefor. Such transaction shall be accounted for on a cash equivalent basis, as mutually agreed by the Parties in good faith.
7.7 Withholding Tax. Licensee shall bear any and all taxes required to be paid on amounts due to Coherus, and Licensee shall not be entitled to deduct such payments from such amounts payable to Coherus under Section 7.1 (Payment Structure). For clarity, amounts due to Coherus under Section 7.1 shall be based on amounts due to Coherus prior to any deduction as a result of taxes payable by Licensee. Coherus shall reasonably cooperate with Licensee to facilitate appropriate proceedings required by tax authorities in the Territory relating to the payments hereunder.
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7.8 Audit Request. Each Party shall, at its sole cost and expense (except as provided below), have the right one (1) time each Calendar Year to audit, during regular business hours and upon not less than fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the other Party, the books and records maintained by such other Party to determine with respect to any Calendar Year, the accuracy of any report or payment made or expense charged by one Party to the other under this Agreement in the [***] Calendar Years. If a Party desires to audit such records, it shall engage an independent, certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the other Party, to examine such records under conditions of confidentiality. Such accountant shall be instructed to provide to the auditing Party a report verifying any report made or payment submitted or expense charged by the other Party during such period, but shall not disclose to the auditing Party any Confidential Information of the other Party not necessary to be disclosed. The expense of such audit shall be borne by the auditing Party; provided, however, that, if an error of more than five percent (5%) is discovered, then such expenses shall be paid by the other Party. If such accountant concludes that additional payment amounts were owed or additional expenses were charged to the auditing Party during any period, the other Party shall pay such payment amount (including interest thereon pursuant to Section 7.9 (Interest) from the date such amounts were payable) within thirty (30) days after the date the auditing Party delivers to the other Party such accountants written report so concluding, unless such other Party notifies the auditing Party of any dispute regarding the audit and commences proceedings under Article 14 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) within thirty (30) days after delivery of the accountants report (in which case the payment shall be delayed until conclusion of the proceeding). Such auditors shall not be paid on a contingency basis.
7.9 Interest. Interest shall be payable: (a) on any payments that are not paid on or before the date such payments are due under this Agreement calculated based on the total number of days payment is delinquent and (b) on any errors identified pursuant to the audit conducted pursuant to Section 7.8 (Audit Request) calculated from the date such payments were originally made at [***], or the maximum applicable legal rate, if less.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS.
8.1 Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party grants to the other Party any right, title, or interest in any Patent, Patent Application, Information, Trademark, or other intellectual property right Controlled by such Party.
8.2 Disclosure. Each Party shall promptly disclose to the other Party any Inventions that it or its employees, sublicensees, Affiliates, independent contractors or agents solely or jointly make, conceive, reduce to practice, author, or otherwise discover in the course of activities performed under or contemplated by this Agreement.
8.3 Ownership of Inventions.
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(a) Generally.
(i) Subject to the license granted in Section 2.1(a) (Development and Commercialization License to Licensee), and as between Coherus and Licensee, Coherus owns: (a) all Coherus Inventions (b) any Joint Inventions to the extent such Joint Inventions relate [***] (the Coherus-Owned Joint Inventions) and (c) any Licensee Inventions to the extent such Licensee Inventions relate [***] (the Coherus-Owned Licensee Inventions).
(ii) Subject to the license granted in Section 2.1(b) (Licenses to Coherus), and as between Coherus and Licensee, Licensee owns all Licensee Inventions (excluding Coherus-Owned Licensee Inventions).
(iii) Each Party owns an undivided one half (1/2) interest in: (a) all Joint Inventions (excluding the Coherus-Owned Joint Inventions) and (b) all Patents and Patent Applications claiming all Joint Inventions (excluding those Patents and Patent Applications for the Coherus-Owned Joint Inventions). Coherus interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Joint Inventions shall be included in the Coherus Patent Rights, and Licensees interest in any Patents and Patent Applications covering Joint Inventions shall be included in the Licensee Patent Rights.
(b) Ownership Disputes. The [***] shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes arising hereunder regarding ownership of Inventions, Patents and any other intellectual property. In the event the [***] is unable to resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after its receipt of notice of the dispute, the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 14 (Dispute Resolution) shall apply.
(c) Assignment and Perfection of Interests. Without additional consideration, each Party hereby assigns to the other Party such of its right, title, and interest in and to any Inventions, Patents, and Patent Applications claiming them, and all other intellectual property rights therein, and shall require its sublicensees and Affiliates, and all independent contractors, employees, or agents of such Party, its Affiliates, or its sublicensees to so assign to the other Party such of their right, title, and interest in and to them, as is necessary to effectuate the allocation of right, title, and interest in and to Inventions as set forth in this Section 8.3. Each Party shall, and shall cause its sublicensees and Affiliates, and all independent contractors, employees, and agents of such Party, its Affiliates, or its sublicensees to, cooperate with the other Party and take all reasonable additional actions and execute such agreements, instruments, and documents as may be reasonably required to perfect the other Partys right, title, and interest in and to Inventions, Patents, and Patent Applications and other intellectual property rights thereon or therein as such other Party has pursuant to this Section 8.3. If a Party is unwilling or unable to execute any such agreements, instruments, and documents, it hereby appoints the other Party as its attorney-in-fact, which shall be coupled with an interest, to execute the same on its behalf. Each Party shall also include provisions in its relevant agreements with Third Parties that effect the intent of this Section 8.3(c).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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8.4 Individual Patent Filings. Each Party will, to the maximum extent practicable, strive to separate any claims within Patents and Patent Applications that claim Inventions into separate Patents and Patent Applications consisting of claims that claim solely Coherus Inventions, solely Licensee Inventions, or solely Joint Inventions.
(a) Solely Owned Inventions. Coherus shall have sole discretion and responsibility to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain any and all Patents and Patent Applications within the Coherus Patent Rights. Licensee shall have sole discretion and responsibility to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain any and all Patents and Patent Applications within the Licensee Patent Rights. At least sixty (60) days prior to the contemplated filing date of any Patent Application in the Territory claiming a Partys solely-owned Invention, such Party [***], [***], and [***], and shall [***] with respect to such Patent Application. Licensee shall [***] pursuant to this Section 8.4(a) for Patents and Patent Applications within the Licensee Patent Rights, and Coherus shall [***] pursuant to this Section 8.4(a) for Patents and Patent Applications within the Coherus Patent Rights.
(b) Opt-In Rights. If a Party elects, in any country of the Territory, not to file or not to continue to prosecute and thereby abandon a Patent or Patent Application within the patent rights licensed to the other Party under this Agreement, or not to maintain and thereby abandon such a Patent or Patent Application, without the intent to file a continuing or divisional filing or an equivalent thereof or upon advice of patent counsel to optimize the overall patent protection on the Product or Process Development, such Party (the Opting-Out Party) shall notify the other Party (the Opting-In Party) not less than thirty (30) days before any relevant deadline, and thereafter such Opting-In Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pursue, [***] preparation, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of such Patent or Patent Application; provided, however, that the Opting-In Party provides the Opting-Out Party with [***] at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed submission date and such Opting-Out Party determines[***] that any such submission will not prejudice any other Patents and Patent Applications of such Opting-Out Party.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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8.5 Joint Patent Filings. With respect to all Patents and Patent Applications claiming Joint Inventions, but not Coherus Inventions (the Joint Patent Rights), Coherus shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to file, prosecute, maintain, and defend such Joint Patent Rights on behalf of both Parties (the Responsible Party). At least sixty (60) days prior to the contemplated filing of any Joint Patent Right, Coherus shall submit a substantially completed draft of such Joint Patent Right to Licensee for its approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. Except as set forth in this Section 8.5, below, the Parties shall [***], pursuant to [***] ([***]). If Coherus does not wish to file, prosecute, or maintain any Joint Patent Right or maintain or defend such a Joint Patent Right in a particular country, it shall grant Licensee any necessary authority to file, prosecute, and maintain such Joint Patent Right or maintain or defend such Joint Patent Right in the name of both Parties if Licensee so requests. If either Party elects [***], it shall so notify the other Party, in which case the other Party may proceed with respect to such Joint Patent Right in its own name [***]. In such case, the [***] shall [***] such Joint Patent Right [***].
8.6 Defense of Infringement Claims by Third Parties.
(a) In the event of the institution or threatened institution of any suit by a Third Party against Licensee for infringement involving Commercialization, Licensee shall have the right to defend such suit at its own expense and shall be responsible for all damages (including lost profits) incurred as a result thereof. Coherus hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with Licensee, at Licensees reasonable request, and Licensee shall reimburse Coherus any reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith. Licensee shall solely control the defense of such a claim and shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim; provided, however, that any such settlement shall not adversely affect Coherus rights or interests without Coherus prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. Subject to such control, Coherus may join any defense and settlement pursuant to this Section 8.6 with its own counsel at its sole cost.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) In the event of the institution or threatened institution of any suit by a Third Party against Coherus for infringement involving the development, Manufacture, or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, Coherus shall have the right to defend such suit at its own expense and shall be responsible for all damages incurred as a result thereof. Licensee hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with Coherus, at Coherus reasonable request, and Coherus shall reimburse Licensee any reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith. Coherus shall solely control the defense of such a claim and shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim; provided, however, that any such settlement shall not adversely affect Licensees rights or interests without Licensees prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. Subject to such control, Licensee may join any defense and settlement pursuant to this Section 8.6 with its own counsel at its sole cost.
(c) If such Third Party asserts that a patent or other intellectual property right owned by it is infringed by the Development, Manufacture or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory by both of the Parties, then the Parties shall meet and confer, and both Parties shall have the sole right to defend against any such assertions with respect to its activities at its respective sole cost. Regardless of which Party is the defending Party (or if both Parties are a defending Party), the defending Party shall seek and reasonably consider the other Partys comments before determining the strategy for such matter. Without limiting the foregoing, the defending Party shall keep the other Party advised of all material communications and actual and prospective filings or submissions regarding such action, and shall provide the other Party copies of and an opportunity to review and comment on any such communications, filings and submissions before delivered or filed. Each Party shall keep the other reasonably informed of all claims and actions governed by this Section 8.6.
(d) In the event the Parties mutually agree that a settlement of any suit involving payment of prospective royalties is reasonable and necessary for continued Commercialization of Product in the Territory, the Parties shall consult in good faith and discuss a mutually satisfactory basis for sharing responsibility for such prospective royalties. In the absence of such agreement, the Parties shall share responsibility for such royalties as described in Exhibit 7.1 (Payment Structure).
(e) In the event Licensee is required to pay damages and/or lost profits pursuant to paragraph (a) above, Licensee shall be entitled to deduct from Coherus Royalty payments up to [***] of the amount of such damages and/or lost profits; provided, however, the amount of such deduction applied by Licensee when added to any Third Party Payments in any given Calendar Quarter shall not reduce the Coherus Royalty payment by more than [***] in such Calendar Quarter.
8.7 Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(a) If either Party learns of an infringement, unauthorized use, misappropriation, ownership claim, threatened infringement, or other similar claim by a Third Party with respect to the Coherus Patent Rights or Coherus Know-How in the Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing and shall promptly provide such other Party with available evidence of such infringement or other such claim.
(b) Coherus shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to institute an infringement suit or take other appropriate action against such Third Party in the Territory. If Coherus does not secure actual cessation of such infringement, misappropriation or institute a proceeding (which may include sending a cease and desist letter if appropriate) against an offending Third Party with respect to infringement of such Coherus Patent Rights or misappropriation of such Coherus Know-How as a result of the development, manufacture, commercialization or use of a product that is competitive with the Product in the Territory (Enforcement Action), Coherus shall notify Licensee as soon as reasonably practicable but in any case no later than sixty (60) days of learning of such infringement. Upon receipt of such notice or absent such notice within such sixty (60) days, Licensee shall have the right at its sole discretion to institute an Enforcement Action in the name of either or both Parties. Each Party shall execute all necessary and proper documents, take such actions as shall be appropriate to allow the other Party to institute and prosecute such infringement actions and shall otherwise cooperate in the institution and prosecution of such actions (including consenting to being named as a nominal party thereto).
(c) The costs and expenses of any such Enforcement Action (including fees of attorneys and other professionals) shall be borne [***].
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS.
9.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other, as of the Effective Date, as follows:
(a) such Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement;
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not violate: (i) such Partys certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any agreement, instrument or contractual obligation to which such Party is bound in any material respect, (iii) any requirement of any Applicable Laws, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or governmental agency presently in effect applicable to such Party;
(c) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms and conditions;
(d) such Party is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any person or entity that conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of this Agreement or that would impede the diligent and complete fulfillment of its obligations hereunder;
(e) to such Partys knowledge, all of its employees, officers, contractors, and consultants have executed agreements requiring assignment to such Party of all Inventions made during the course of and as a result of their association with such Party and obligating each such employee, officer, contractor, and consultant to maintain as confidential the Confidential Information of such Party; and
(f) neither such Party, nor any of its employees, officers, subcontractors or consultants who have rendered or will render services relating to the Product: (i) has ever been debarred (or is subject to debarment) or convicted of a crime for which an entity or person could be debarred under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or its foreign equivalent or (ii) has ever been under indictment for a crime for which a person or entity could be debarred under any such provision.
9.2 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Coherus. Coherus hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Licensee that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, Coherus is entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to Licensee as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) Coherus has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Coherus Patent Rights in the Territory that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Licensee under this Agreement;
(c) Coherus has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not knowingly grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Coherus Know-How in the Territory that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Licensee under this Agreement;
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(d) Coherus has not granted any liens or security interests to the Coherus Know-How or Coherus Patent Rights other than under any licenses or sublicenses;
(e) there are no existing or, to the knowledge of Coherus, threatened, actions, suits or claims pending with respect to the right of Coherus to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(f) Coherus has not received, with respect to the Coherus Know-How or Coherus Patent Rights, any written notice of infringement or misappropriation or any other written communication relating to an alleged infringement or misappropriation of any patent rights or any know-how Controlled by a Third Party; and
(g) [***].
9.3 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Licensee. Licensee hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Coherus that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, Licensee is entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to Coherus as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) Licensee has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Licensee Patent Rights or Grant-Back IP that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Coherus under this Agreement;
(c) Licensee has in place policies related to ensuring that its business operations and practices are compliant with all Applicable Laws in the United States and the Territory relating to anti-corruption, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and those enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions. Coherus acknowledges that Licensee has provided to Coherus prior to the Effective Date copies of the following Licensee policies: (a) International Anticorruption Policy, (b) International Anticorruption Third Party Policy and (c) Code of Conduct (collectively, as such may be amended from time to time in accordance with Licensees customary practices, the Policies and Codes);
(d) Licensee will use best efforts to ensure that, throughout the Term, it, its Affiliates, Sublicensees and agents comply with the Policies and Codes;
(e) At Coherus reasonable request (including to permit Coherus to respond to inquiries regarding compliance with Applicable Laws), Licensee shall promptly provide to Coherus then-current copies of the Policies and Codes; and
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(f) Licensee shall use best efforts to ensure that any Third Party who represents Licensee or its Affiliates in connection with, or who will be involved in performing, this Agreement or any related activity, shall certify to compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws and the obligations set forth in the Policies and Codes prior to any involvement in this Agreement or any related activity.
9.4 Additional Covenants of the Parties. Each Party hereby covenants to the other Party that:
(a) if, during the Term, such Party has reason to believe that it or any of its employees, officers, subcontractors, or consultants rendering services relating to the Product: (a) is or will be debarred, excluded under any United States federal healthcare programs or convicted of a crime under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or the foreign equivalent thereof, or (b) is or will be under indictment under any such provision, then such Party shall immediately notify the other Party in writing;
(b) all of such Partys employees and officers involved in development of the Product shall be obligated to assign to such Party all Inventions and to maintain as confidential any and all Confidential Information; and
(c) it shall, in performing the activities contemplated to be performed by it under this Agreement, including those in connection with the Development, Process Development, Manufacturing and Commercialization, and shall ensure that each of its Affiliates, subcontractors and agents shall, comply with all Applicable Laws.
9.5 Covenant Not to Challenge Patents. Licensee hereby covenants: (a) not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any Patent or Patent Application included in the Coherus Patent Rights or any foreign counterparts thereof; (b) that it shall include in all of its sublicense agreements relating to the Product the obligation binding on the Sublicensee under such sublicense agreement not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any such Patent or Patent Application; (c) that it shall include provisions in all sublicense agreements relating to the Product providing that, if the Sublicensee challenges the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent or Patent Application, Licensee shall have the right to terminate such sublicense agreement, and such Sublicensee shall no longer have any rights under any such Patent or Patent Application. In the event that all or any portion of this Section 9.5 is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then the Parties will use their best efforts to replace the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision(s) with valid, legal, and enforceable provision(s).
10. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
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10.1 Coherus Right to Indemnification. Licensee shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Coherus and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the Coherus Indemnitees), from and against any and all damages, losses, suits, proceedings, liabilities, costs (including reasonable legal expenses, costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys fees), or judgments, whether for money or equitable relief, of any kind (Damages) resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of Licensee, its Affiliates, and/or its Sublicensees and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with Licensees performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by Licensee of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant set forth in this Agreement; (c) the Development, Commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, the Product by or for Licensee or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, and contractors in the Territory; and (d) the failure by Licensee, or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, or subcontractors to comply with Applicable Laws or the failure of Licensee, or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, or subcontractors to materially comply with the Policies and Codes then in effect; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any Coherus Indemnitee: (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which Coherus is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 10.2 (Licensees Right to Indemnification).
10.2 Licensees Right to Indemnification. Coherus shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Licensee and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the Licensee Indemnitees), from and against any and all Damages resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of Coherus and its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with Coherus performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by Coherus of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant set forth in this Agreement; (c) the development (including Development), commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, Manufacture, labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, the Product by Coherus or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, and contractors outside of the Territory; (d) [***] by Coherus or any of its Affiliates, sublicensees, agents, and contractors inside or outside of the Territory, and (e) the failure to comply with Applicable Laws by Coherus, or any of its Affiliates, agents, or subcontractors; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any Licensee Indemnitee (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which Licensee is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 10.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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10.3 Process for Indemnification. A claim to which indemnification applies under Section 10.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification) or Section 10.2 (Licensees Right to Indemnification) shall be referred to herein as an Indemnification Claim. If a party intends to claim indemnification under Section 10.1 or Section 10.2, such Party (the Indemnitee) shall notify the other Party (the Indemnitor) in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any claim that may be an Indemnification Claim (it being understood and agreed, however, that the failure by an Indemnitee to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its indemnification obligation under this Agreement except and only to the extent that the Indemnitor is actually prejudiced as a result of such failure to give notice). The Indemnitor shall have the right to assume and control the defense of the Indemnification Claim at its own expense with counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnitee, if representation of such Indemnitee by the counsel retained by the Indemnitor would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceedings. If the Indemnitor does not assume the defense of the Indemnification Claim as described in this Section 10.3 above, the Indemnitee may defend the Indemnification Claim but shall have no obligation to do so. The Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, and the Indemnitor shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim in any manner that may have an adverse effect on the Indemnitees interests, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor at the Indemnitors expense and shall make available to the Indemnitor all pertinent information under the control of the Indemnitee, which information shall be subject to Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
10.4 Insurance. During the Term and for five (5) years thereafter, each Party shall maintain, at its sole expense, such types of insurance coverage as is appropriate and customary in the biopharmaceutical industry in light of the nature of the activities to be performed by such Party hereunder; provided, however, that Licensee shall have the right to self-insure. Such insurance shall be in such amounts and subject to such deductibles as are prevailing in the biosimilar industry from time to time, provided that, each Party shall maintain a minimum of an aggregate of [***] and [***] in general comprehensive liability insurance and an aggregate of: (a) [***] in product liability insurance until receipt of the first Regulatory Approval in a country in the Territory; and (b) [***] in product liability insurance (or such other amount as is mutually agreed upon by the Parties) no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of the first Regulatory Approval in a country in the Territory.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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11.1 Confidentiality; Exceptions. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Article 11 or otherwise agreed in writing, each Party hereby agrees that, during the Term and for five (5) years thereafter, it shall keep confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use for any purpose other than as explicitly provided for in this Agreement any confidential and proprietary information or materials, patentable or otherwise, in any form (written, oral, photographic, electronic, magnetic, or otherwise) which is disclosed to it by the other Party or otherwise received or accessed by a Party under this Agreement [***], including any trade secrets, know-how, Product specifications, formulae, processes, techniques and information relating to a Partys past, present and future marketing, financial, and research and development activities for any product of the other Party and the pricing thereof (collectively, Confidential Information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret shall not be subject to such five (5) year term, but shall continue to be subject to the obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement for as long as such Confidential Information remains a trade secret under New York law (including New Yorks version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act if and when adopted). The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each Party. In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under Article 8 (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS), Information relating specifically to Inventions and discoveries are to be owned by one Party, such Information shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of such Party, even if such Information is initially generated and disclosed by the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include that portion of Information or materials that a Party can demonstrate by contemporaneous written records:
(a) is already lawfully known to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality at the time of disclosure by the other Party as evidenced by written records kept in the ordinary course of business, or other documentary proof of actual use by such Party;
(b) is generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to such Party;
(c) becomes generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure to such Party and other than through any act or omission of such Party or its Affiliates in violation of this Agreement;
(d) is independently developed by such Party as demonstrated by documented evidence prepared contemporaneously with such independent development; or
(e) is lawfully disclosed to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by a Third Party who had no obligation not to disclose such information to others.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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11.2 Degree of Care; Permitted Use. Each Party shall take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party, which steps shall be no less protective than those steps that such Party takes to protect its own Information and materials of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Neither Party shall use or permit the use of any Confidential Information of the other Party except for the purposes of carrying out its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, and neither Party shall copy any Confidential Information of the other Party except as may be reasonably useful or necessary for such purposes. All Confidential Information of a Party, including all copies and derivations thereof, is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the disclosing Party and subject to the restrictions provided for herein. Neither Party shall disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party other than to [***].
11.3 Authorized Disclosure. Notwithstanding Section 11.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions) and Section 11.2 (Degree of Care; Permitted Use), each Party may disclose Confidential Information of other Party:
(a) in its publicly-filed financial statements or other public statements to the extent required by Applicable Laws; provided, however,, that: [***];
(b) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body and provided that [***];
(c) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in connection with any legal or regulatory requirements or obligations, including SEC filings or Regulatory Filings inside or outside the Territory; provided, however, [***];
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(d) to Regulatory Authorities to facilitate the issuance of Regulatory Approvals or receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals inside or outside the Territory; provided, however, that reasonable measures shall be taken to assure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information;
(e) [***]
(f) to Third Parties in connection with such Partys efforts to secure financing or enter into strategic partnerships; provided, however, [***].
11.4 Publications.
(a) In the event either Party proposes a publication or presentation to a Third Party that includes Confidential Information of the other Party relating to the Product in the Territory, or which otherwise includes Confidential Information of the other Party, such Party shall first submit to [***] an early draft of such publication or presentation, whether they are to be presented orally or in written form, prior to submission for publication or presentation. [***] shall review such proposed publication or presentation in order to avoid the unauthorized disclosure of its Confidential Information and to preserve the patentability of Inventions and shall, as soon as reasonably possible, inform such Party if its proposed publication or presentation:
(i) contains Confidential Information of the other Party, in which case such Party shall delete such Confidential Information from its proposed publication or presentation; or
(ii) could be expected to have a material adverse effect on any Patent or Information of the other Party, then such Party shall delay such proposed publication or presentation sufficiently long to permit the timely preparation and first filing of Patent Application(s) on the Information involved.
(b) This Section 11.4 shall not apply to any disclosures pursuant to Section 11.3 (Authorized Disclosure).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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11.5 Press Releases; Publicity. Except with respect to (i) the press release which will be attached hereto as Exhibit 11.5 (which shall be issued by the Parties at a mutually agreed upon time following execution of this Agreement), and (ii) the matters listed in Exhibit 11.5A which Coherus may disclose to potential investors, collaboration partners, and underwriters on a non-confidential basis, no press release or public announcement shall be made by either Party concerning the execution of this Agreement or the terms and conditions hereof without [***]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written consent of the other in connection with a due diligence process associated with any future financing by either Party or the negotiation or exploration of a possible strategic transaction involving such Party; provided that such disclosure is made in the course of such diligence, negotiation or exploration pursuant to confidentiality obligations consistent with those set forth in this Agreement. Each Party may issue a press release or public announcement concerning the development of the Product, provided that such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of such press release or public announcement at least ten (10) days in advance of its intended publication or release thereof and shall consider in good faith the comments of the other Party which comments shall be provided as promptly as reasonably practicable following receipt of the press release or public announcement from the Party desiring to make the disclosure. Further, each Party agrees that it shall cooperate fully and in a timely manner with the other Party with respect to all disclosures required by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States and any other Regulatory Authority, including requests for confidential treatment of Confidential Information of either Party included in any such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may issue any public announcement that it is advised by legal counsel is required under applicable Laws, provided that such Party provides to the other Party a copy of such press release or public announcement not less than two (2) business days in advance of its release if legally permissible. In the event [***] wishes to disclose information in its non-confidential discussions with potential investors, partners and underwriters which is not [***], [***] shall seek [***] written consent for such disclosure and [***] shall consider [***] request in good faith, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
11.6 Irreparable Injury. The Parties acknowledge that either Partys breach of this Article 11 would cause the other Party irreparable injury for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law. In the event of a breach, the nonbreaching Party may seek injunctive relief, whether preliminary or permanent, in addition to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity, without necessity of posting a bond.
12. TERM AND TERMINATION.
12.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless sooner terminated or extended as specifically provided in this Article 12, shall continue in effect until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date (the Initial Term).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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12.2 Extension of Term. If this Agreement has not been earlier terminated with respect to a particular country in the Territory during the Term (including any renewal Periods), the Term for each such non-terminated country shall, at Licensees discretion, be extended for an additional period of three (3) years (each, a Renewal Period and, together with the Initial Term, the Term); provided, however, that the JSC has approved the Commercialization Plan for the applicable country/ies in the six (6) months immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date or in the six (6) months immediately preceding the last day of the third year of a Renewal Period.
12.3 Termination by Licensee.
(a) Opt Out Termination. Licensee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement (in its entirety or on a country-by-country basis as set forth below) by providing written notice to Coherus during the applicable window noted below if Licensee concludes in good faith that: (1) the Development and/or Commercialization in the Territory or such country in the Territory, as applicable, is not commercially viable, and/or (2) there are material safety, efficacy or patient tolerability issues with the Product that cannot be remedied or overcome as follows:
(i) Solely with respect to the entire Territory, within the Product Opt-Out Period; or
(ii) Solely with respect to the entire Territory, within three (3) months following the later to occur of receipt by Licensee of the Clinical Study Report for (A) the Global RA Study and (B) the Global Psoriasis Study; or
(iii) With respect to one or more countries in the Territory, within one (1) month following submission by Licensee of the Regulatory Approval Application for the Product in such country/ies; or
(iv) With respect to one or more countries in the Territory, within ten (10) days following the later to occur of: (A) receipt of Regulatory Approval (if such approval does not include Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals) or (B) receipt of Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals of the Product in such country/ies; or
(v) Licensee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement (in its entirety or with respect to a country within the Territory, as applicable) following the occurrence of each milestone.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 2.4 allowing Licensee to consider alternative programs during the Initial and/or Second Review Periods shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(b) Other Licensee Termination. Licensee shall also have the right to terminate this Agreement in its entirety, in its sole discretion, as follows:
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(i) After First Commercial Sale in the Territory, without cause upon eighteen (18) months prior written notice to Coherus; or
(ii) At any time if the aggregate expenses for which Licensee is responsible pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(i) (Global RA Study) and Section 4.1(d)(ii) (Clinical Trials) are reasonably expected to exceed [***]; or
(iii) At any time if the aggregate expenses for which Licensee is responsible pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii)(3) (Process Development and Manufacture Supporting Clinical Trials and Launch) are reasonably expected to exceed [***]; or
(iv) If by [***], the Manufacturing Cost exceeds [***] for one (1) filled, finished, released, labeled dosage form [***]; provided, however, such Manufacturing Cost shall be adjusted each January 1 occurring after the Effective Date [***]; or
(v) If by [***], the Manufacturing Cost exceeds [***] for one (1) filled, finished, released, labeled dosage form [***]; provided, however, such Manufacturing Cost shall be adjusted each January 1 occurring after the Effective Date [***].
12.4 Termination by Coherus. Coherus shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to Licensee in the event that Licensee or any of its Affiliates challenges in a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity, scope or enforceability of, or otherwise opposes, any Patent included in the Coherus Patent Rights. If a Sublicensee of Licensee or its Affiliate challenges the validity, scope or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any Patent included in the Coherus Patent Rights under which such Sublicensee is sublicensed, then Licensee or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall provide written notice to Coherus and shall promptly terminate the sublicense agreement but, for the avoidance of doubt, such challenge by a Sublicensee, unless directed by Licensee, shall not be grounds for termination of this Agreement by Coherus.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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12.5 Termination for Material Breach. If either Party believes the other Party is in material breach of this Agreement (which shall include any breach of any payment obligation hereunder), it shall give notice of such breach to such other Party, and such other Party shall have ninety (90) days in which to remedy any such material breach, or ten (10) Business Days in the case of breach (whether material or not) of any payment obligation hereunder. If such alleged breach is not remedied in the time period set forth above, the nonbreaching Party shall be entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights conferred on it by this Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party. In the event of a dispute regarding any payments due and owing hereunder, all undisputed amounts shall be paid when due, and the balance, if any, shall be paid promptly after settlement of the dispute, including any accrued interest thereon pursuant to Section 7.9. Subject to foregoing (including the right to cure), if Licensee does not materially comply with the obligations set forth in Section 6.1 (Efforts) with respect to Commercialization in each of the Major EU Countries, Canada, Brazil, China and Australia, Coherus shall have the right to terminate the Agreement with respect to such country, and Section 12.7 (Consequences of Expiration or Termination) shall apply with respect to the Product in such terminated country.
12.6 Termination Upon Insolvency. To the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, either Party may terminate this Agreement if, at any time, the other Party: (a) files in any court or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of any state or country, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of such other Party or of its assets, (b) proposes a written agreement of composition or extension of its debts, (c) is served with an involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition shall not be dismissed within forty-five (45) days after the filing thereof, (d) proposes or is a party to any dissolution or liquidation, or (e) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
12.7 Consequences of Expiration or Termination.
(a) Consequences of Termination of this Agreement with Respect to One or More Country(ies) but Not in the Entire Territory. Upon early termination of this Agreement by Licensee pursuant to Section 12.3 (Termination by Licensee) or by Coherus pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach) with respect to a country (but not all countries in a Territory):
(i) the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) and Section 6.3 (Trademarks) with respect to the Product shall terminate in such terminated country, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in Section 12.7(a)(ii);
(ii) promptly after the effective date of such termination, Licensee shall commence winding down its Development and Commercialization activities for such country under the oversight of the JSC, and shall complete any and all such wind-down Development and Commercialization activities within three (3) months after the effective date of such termination;
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(iii) Licensee shall and hereby does grant to Coherus, effective as of the effective date of such termination, the exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold and import the Product in such country;
(iv) Licensee shall and hereby does assign, at its cost, and shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to assign, to Coherus, effective as of the effective date of such termination, all of Licensees (or its Affiliates) rights, title and interests in and to the Product Trademark and all relevant trademark applications and registrations with respect thereto in such terminated country. Each Party shall execute and deliver or shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to execute and deliver to the other Party all documents that are necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Section 12.7(a)(iv);
(v) Licensee shall assign to Coherus or Coherus designee its entire right in all clinical and related study data based on use or research on such Product and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals relating to such Product in the terminated country, and shall provide reasonable assistance to Coherus or its designee to allow such party to become the holder of such Regulatory Approvals; and
(vi) Licensee shall promptly notify Coherus of any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Commercialization activities for any and all countries terminated. At Coherus request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the termination of this Agreement with respect to a country, Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates to assign) to Coherus, and Coherus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Commercialization activities in such terminated country, including agreements with CROs, clinical sites and investigators, that relate to Clinical Trials in support of Regulatory Approvals in such country(ies), unless such agreement: (A) expressly prohibits such assignment, (B) covers clinical trials for products in addition to the Product, or (C) covers the Product in a country or countries in respect of which this Agreement has not been terminated. In all cases (A)(C), Licensee shall cooperate with Coherus in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between the Coherus and the Third Party.
(b) Consequences of Expiration or Certain Terminations of this Agreement in its Entirety. Upon expiration of this Agreement under Section 12.1 (Term), or early termination of this Agreement in its entirety by Licensee pursuant to Section 12.3 (Termination by Licensee), by Coherus pursuant to Section 12.4 (Termination by Coherus), by Coherus pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach), or by Coherus pursuant to Section 12.6 (Termination upon Insolvency):
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(i) the licenses granted to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) and Section 6.3 (Trademarks) shall terminate, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in this Section 12.7(b);
(ii) Licensee shall return to Coherus within three (3) months of the effective date of such expiration or termination (or certify the destruction of) any and all Coherus Know-How or Confidential Information of Coherus transferred to Licensee under this Agreement;
(iii) promptly after the effective date of such termination or expiration, Licensee shall commence winding down its Development and Commercialization activities under the oversight of the JSC, and shall use best efforts to complete any and all such Development and Commercialization activities within three (3) months after the effective date of such termination or expiration;
(iv) Licensee shall and hereby does grant to Coherus, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, the exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable license (with full rights to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers), under any Grant-Back IP, to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold and import the Product in or for the Territory;
(v) Licensee shall and hereby does assign, at its cost, and shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to assign, to Coherus, effective as of the effective date of such termination or expiration, all of Licensees (or its Affiliates) rights, title and interests in and to any and all Product Trademarks and all relevant trademark applications and registrations with respect thereto. Each Party shall execute and deliver or shall cause its Affiliates (as applicable) to execute and deliver to the other Party all documents that are necessary to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Section 12.7(b)(v);
(vi) Licensee shall assign to Coherus or Coherus designee its entire right in all clinical and related study data based on use or research on the Product and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals, and shall provide reasonable assistance to Coherus or its designee to allow such party to become the holder of such Regulatory Filings or Regulatory Approvals; and
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(vii) Licensee shall promptly notify Coherus of any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Commercialization activities. At Coherus request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates to assign) to Coherus, and Coherus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Licensee (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Development and/or Commercialization activities, including agreements with CROs, clinical sites and investigators, that relate to Clinical Trials in support of Regulatory Approvals, unless such agreement: (A) expressly prohibits such assignment, or (B) covers clinical trials for products in addition to the Product. In both cases (A) and (B), Licensee shall cooperate with Coherus in all reasonable respects to facilitate the execution of a new agreement between the Coherus and the Third Party.
(c) Consequences of Certain Terminations of this Agreement in its Entirety by Licensee. Upon early termination of this Agreement by Licensee pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach), or by Licensee pursuant to Section 12.6 (Termination upon Insolvency).
(i) the licenses granted to Coherus pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) shall terminate;
(ii) Coherus shall return to Licensee within three (3) months of the effective date of such termination (or certify the destruction of) any and all Licensee Know-How or Confidential Information of Licensee transferred to Coherus under this Agreement; and
(iii) Coherus shall promptly notify Licensee of any and all agreements between Coherus (and/or its Affiliates) and Third Parties to whom any sublicenses were granted and shall confirm to Licensee that all such sublicenses were terminated as of the effective date of such termination.
(d) For eighteen (18) months following early termination of this Agreement, whether in its entirety or as to one or more countries in the Territory, Licensee may not commercialize in the terminated country(ies) any product that is a biosimilar (or biobetter) of the reference drug for the Product; provided, however, this Section 12.7(c) shall not apply if Licensee terminates this Agreement under Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach).
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(e) Expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not: (i) release any Party from any obligation that has accrued prior to the effective date of such expiration or termination (including the obligation to pay amounts accrued and due under this Agreement prior to the effective date of such expiration or termination but that are unpaid or become payable thereafter (including any payments then accrued because the event has occurred but the payment is not yet due)), (ii) preclude any Party from claiming any other damages, compensation, or relief that it may be entitled to upon such expiration or termination, or (iii) terminate any right to obtain performance of any obligation provided for in this Agreement that shall survive expiration or termination
12.8 General Surviving Obligations. The rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement shall extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement only to the extent expressly provided for herein, or to the extent that the survival of such rights or obligations are necessary to permit their complete fulfillment or discharge. In the event of expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, the following provisions shall survive in addition to others specified in this Agreement to survive in such event: Articles 1, 9, 10, 13 and 14 and Sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 , 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.7, 12.8, 15.5, 15.7, 15.11 15.13 and 15.16.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
13.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A BREACH OF ARTICLE 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY), AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE PARTIES OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 10 (INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE), NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO A PARTYS PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER.
13.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY PROVIDES ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING PRODUCT USED IN PRECLINICAL STUDIES OR CLINICAL TRIALS OR FOR COMMERCIAL USE, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
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14.1 Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism. In the event that the Parties cannot reach agreement on a matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and any other agreement entered into pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including matters relating to any Partys rights and/or obligations hereunder and/or regarding the construction, interpretation, and enforceability of such agreements), the procedures set forth in this Article 14 shall be the exclusive mechanism for resolving any dispute, controversy, or claim in connection with this Agreement, the construction hereof, or the rights, duties or liabilities of either Party under this Agreement (collectively, Disputes) between the Parties or the JSC that may arise from time to time that cannot be resolved through good faith negotiation between the Parties, except as set forth in Section 14.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 14.5 (Patent Disputes) or unless otherwise set forth herein.
14.2 Resolution by Executive Officers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of any Dispute, the Parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves. In the event that such Dispute is not resolved on an informal basis within ten (10) Business Days after one Party provides notice to the other Party of such Dispute, either Party may, by written notice to the other Party, refer such Dispute to the Executive Officers for attempted resolution by good faith negotiation within thirty (30) days after such notice is received. In the event that any Dispute is not resolved under the foregoing provisions, each Party may, at its sole discretion, seek resolution of such Dispute in accordance with Article 3 (GOVERNANCE) or Section 14.3 (Arbitration), as applicable.
14.3 Mediation; Arbitration.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 14.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 14.5 (Patent Disputes), or unless otherwise set forth herein, any Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Section 14.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers) shall be submitted to the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) for mediation, and if the matter is not resolved through mediation, then it shall be submitted to CPR for exclusive, final and binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 14.3.
(b) Any such mediation or arbitration shall be conducted in New York, New York, United States of America, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties in writing. Each and any arbitration shall be administered by CPR pursuant to its Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the Rules), as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or modified by this Section 14.3 or by agreement of the Parties. At any applicable hearing, the Parties may present testimony (either by live witness or deposition) and documentary evidence and have the right to be represented by counsel. The U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence will apply to any and all matters submitted to final and binding arbitration under this Agreement.
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(c) Within ten (10) days after receipt of an arbitration notice from a Party, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree on a single neutral arbitrator with relevant industry experience to conduct such arbitration. If the Parties do not agree on a single neutral arbitrator within ten (10) days after receipt of an arbitration notice, each Party shall select one (1) arbitrator and the two (2) Party-selected arbitrators shall select a third arbitrator with relevant industry experience to constitute a panel of three (3) arbitrators to conduct the arbitration in accordance with the Rules. In the event that only one of the Parties selects an arbitrator, then such arbitrator shall be entitled to act as the sole arbitrator to resolve the Dispute or any and all unresolved issues subject to such arbitration. Each and every arbitrator of the arbitration panel conducting the arbitration must and shall agree to render an opinion within thirty (30) days after the final hearing before the panel.
(d) The decision or award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final, binding, and incontestable and may be used as a basis for judgment thereon in any jurisdiction. The arbitrator(s) shall, upon the request of any Party, issue a written opinion of the findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall deliver a copy to each of the Parties. Each Party shall bear its own costs and attorneys fees, and the Parties shall equally bear the fees, costs, and expenses of the arbitrator(s) and the arbitration proceedings; provided, however, that the arbitrator(s) may exercise discretion to award costs, including attorneys fees, to the prevailing Party. Without limiting any other remedies that may be available under Applicable Laws, the arbitrator(s) shall have no authority to award provisional remedies of any nature whatsoever, or special, indirect, incidental, punitive, consequential, or any other similar form of damages (including damages resulting from loss of use, loss of profits, interruption or loss of business, or other economic loss).
14.4 Preliminary Injunctions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction) in order to prevent immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage on a provisional basis, pending the decision of the arbitrator(s) on the ultimate merits of any Dispute.
14.5 Patent Disputes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any and all issues regarding the scope, construction, validity, and enforceability of any Patent or Patent Application in a country within the Territory shall be determined in a court or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction under the applicable patent laws of such country, as provided in Section 15.12 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction).
14.6 Confidentiality. All proceedings and decisions of the arbitrator(s) shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each of the Parties, and shall be subject to Article 11 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
15. MISCELLANEOUS.
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15.1 Agency. Neither Party is, nor shall be deemed to be, an employee, agent, co-venturer, or legal representative of the other Party for any purpose. Neither Party shall be entitled to enter into any contracts in the name of, or on behalf of the other Party, nor shall either Party be entitled to pledge the credit of the other Party in any way or hold itself out as having the authority to do so.
15.2 Performance by Affiliates. The Parties recognize that each Party may perform some or all of its obligations under this Agreement through Affiliates; provided, however, that each Party shall remain responsible for the performance of its Affiliates and shall course its Affiliates to comply with the provisions of this Agreement in connection with such performance.
15.3 Assignment. Neither Party shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any obligation of such Party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned, except that a Party may assign this Agreement and the rights, obligations, and interests of such Party: (a) in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, (b) to any purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates, or (c) to any successor corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation, share exchange, or other similar transaction. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the successors and permitted assignees of the Parties and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 15.3 shall be void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any such assignment, the intellectual property rights of the acquiring party (if other than one of the Parties to this Agreement) shall not be included in the intellectual property rights licensed to the other Party hereunder to the extent held by such acquirer prior to such transaction, or to the extent such intellectual property rights are developed outside the scope of activities conducted with respect to the Product.
15.4 Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
15.5 Non-Solicitation. While the Parties are performing Development and/or Commercialization activities under this Agreement and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, neither Party shall, without the express written consent of the other Party, recruit, solicit, or induce any employee of the other Party who has performed activities under this Agreement to terminate his or her employment with such other Party. The foregoing provision shall not, however, restrict either Party or its Affiliates from advertising employment opportunities in any manner that does not directly target the other Party or its Affiliates or from hiring any persons who respond to such generalized public advertisements.
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15.6 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement for the time and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by epidemic, earthquake, riot, civil commotion, rebellion, insurrection, invasion, fire, acts of God, war, terrorist acts, strike, storm, flood, or governmental acts or restriction, or other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of the respective Party. The Party affected by such force majeure shall provide the other Party with all information relating thereto (including its best estimate of the likely extent and duration of the interference with its activities) as soon as reasonably and practically possible after its occurrence, and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to overcome the difficulties created thereby and to resume performance of its obligations as soon as practicable. In such event, the Parties shall meet promptly to determine an equitable solution to the effects of any such event, including the possibility of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.5 (Termination for Material Breach). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 15.6 shall excuse or suspend the obligation to make any payment due hereunder in the manner and at the time provided.
15.7 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (a) if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified), (b) five (5) days after mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or (c) three (3) days after sent by express courier service, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice; provided, however, that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof):
If to Licensee, addressed to: | ||
Baxter Healthcare SA | ||
Postfach | ||
8010 Zurich | ||
Switzerland | ||
Attn: Legal Department | ||
Fax: +41 44 878 6520
and
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation | ||
1 Baxter Parkway | ||
Deerfield, IL 60015 | ||
Attn: General Counsel | ||
Fax: (224) 948-3441 |
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If to Coherus, addressed to: | Coherus Biosciences, Inc. | |
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200 | ||
Redwood City, CA, USA 94065 | ||
Attn: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Fax: (866) 491-7350 | ||
With copies to:
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Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
140 Scott Drive | ||
Menlo Park, CA 94062 | ||
Attn: Alan C. Mendelson | ||
Fax: 650-463-2600 | ||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 | ||
San Diego, CA 92130 | ||
Attn: Faye H. Russell | ||
Fax: 858-523-5450 |
15.8 Amendment. No amendment, modification, or supplement of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.
15.9 Waiver. The waiver by either Party of any right hereunder or the failure to perform or of a breach by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or of any other breach or failure by such other Party whether of a similar nature or otherwise.
15.10 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, either one of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but both such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile, by email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of this Agreement shall have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing original signature.
15.11 Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement. Except where the context otherwise requires, wherever used the singular shall include the plural, the plural the singular, the use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The term including or includes means including without limitation or includes without limitation. The language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language mutually chosen by the Parties and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.
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15.12 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to its or any other jurisdictions choice of law rules. Any Disputes not subject to Section 14.3 (Mediation; Arbitration) shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in the State of New York, U.S.A., and the Parties irrevocably accept the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts solely and specifically for the purpose of adjudicating such Disputes, and in no event shall any Party be deemed to have consented to such jurisdiction for any other purpose. Each Party further agrees that such courts provide a convenient forum for any such action, and waives any objections or challenges to venue with respect to such courts.
15.13 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under Applicable Laws, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. In the event of such invalidity, the Parties shall seek to agree on an alternative enforceable provision that preserves the original purpose of this Agreement.
15.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Party will comply with all Applicable Laws in performing its obligations and exercising its rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to permit Licensee to export, re-export, or otherwise transfer any Information transferred hereunder or Product without complying with Applicable Laws.
15.15 No Re-Importation.
(a) Licensee will ensure that reasonable safeguards are put in place so that Product sold in the Territory is not, directly or indirectly, exported, or marketed, distributed, or sold, outside of the Territory. Licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, offer Product to any Third Party in a country within the Territory that Licensee knows is going to, directly or indirectly, export such Product, or market, distribute, or sell such Product, outside of the Territory. If Licensee becomes aware that any of its customers has, directly or indirectly, imported Product into, exported Product to, or marketed, distributed, or sold Product in, any country outside of the Territory, or has reason to believe that a customer intends to, directly or indirectly, import Product, export Product to, or market, distribute, or sell Product, outside of the Territory, Licensee shall take prompt and reasonable actions to cause such customer to cease such import, export, marketing, distribution, or sales activities; if such customer does not cease such activities, then Licensee shall immediately cease sale or distribution of any and all Product to such customer, unless prohibited by Applicable Laws.
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(b) Coherus will ensure that reasonable safeguards are put in place so that Product sold outside the Territory is not, directly or indirectly, exported, or marketed, distributed, or sold, within the Territory. Coherus shall not, directly or indirectly, offer Product to any Third Party in a country outside the Territory that Coherus knows is going to, directly or indirectly, import such Product, or market, distribute, or sell such Product, within the Territory. If Coherus becomes aware that any of its customers or commercial partners has, directly or indirectly, imported Product into, exported Product to, or marketed, distributed, or sold Product in, any country in the Territory, or has reason to believe that a customer intends to, directly or indirectly, import Product, export Product to, or market, distribute, or sell Product, in the Territory, Coherus shall take prompt and reasonable actions to cause such customer or commercial partner to cease such import, export, marketing, distribution, or sales activities; if such customer does not cease such activities, then Coherus shall immediately cease sale or distribution of any and all Product to such customer or commercial partner, unless prohibited by Applicable Laws.
15.16 Entire Agreement of the Parties. This Agreement, including the exhibits attached hereto, constitutes and contains the complete, final and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties, and cancels and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, understandings, and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof, including the CDA, and neither Party shall be liable or bound to the other Party with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. To the extent that anything set forth in an exhibit attached hereto conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives as set forth below:
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear |
By: | /s/ Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||
Name: | Dennis M. Lanfear | Name: | Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | CVP/President BioScience | |||||
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||||
Name: | Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||||
Title: | CVP/President BioScience | |||||||
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Piero Novello | |||||||
Name: | Piero Novello | |||||||
Title: | Commercial Director | |||||||
Emerging Markets EMEA | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Steven Martin | |||||||
Name: | Steven Martin | |||||||
Title: | VP Quality EMEA |
EXHIBIT 1.4
[***] OPT-IN
For a period of [***] from the Effective Date, Licensee shall have the exclusive right to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement with a Third Party relating to Commercialization of the Product in [***] in which a technology transfer of Coherus Know-How or other intellectual property rights of Coherus is contemplated (the [***] Agreement).
If, after such [***] period, Licensee has not entered into a [***] Agreement, Licensee and Coherus shall each have the right to pursue such a [***] Agreement.
In any case, during the period of time that Licensee is selling finished Product directly (or through an Affiliate or Sublicensee) in [***] such that Licensee (or such Affiliate) is booking sales of the Product, the Coherus Royalty for Net Sales in [***] shall be as set forth in Exhibit 7.1 (Payment Structure).
If either Party enters into a [***] Agreement, it shall provide written notice to the other Party within [***] thereafter. Coherus shall have [***] following delivery or receipt of such notice to elect to be responsible for a portion of the costs incurred in connection with the associated technology transfer as set forth below (the [***] Opt-In) by providing written notice to Licensee.
If Coherus notifies Licensee of its election of the [***] Opt-In, the Parties shall share both the costs incurred in connection with executing the technology transfer under the [***] Agreement and the financial payments received under the [***] Agreement in the following proportions:
(a) Licensee, [***] percent ([***]%); and
(b) Coherus, [***] percent ([***]%).
Following a [***] Opt-In, no Coherus Royalties shall be due on Net Sales in [***].
If Coherus does not notify Licensee of its election of the [***] Opt-In within the required period, Coherus shall receive [***] percent ([***]%) of any financial payments received by Licensee under the [***] Agreement and Licensee shall bear all costs incurred in connection with executing the technology transfer under the [***] Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, if Licensee enters into a [***] Agreement, Coherus shall be obligated to grant Licensee (or its designee or sublicensee) a license to all Coherus Know-How and Coherus Patent Rights that are necessary or useful to enable Licensee (whether by itself or through an Affiliate or sublicensee) to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold or import the Product in [***] (including the right to grant sublicenses therefor). Such license may be set forth in the MSA or in an amendment to this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 1.17
COHERUS PATENT RIGHTS
1. Patent Filings Owned by Coherus
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2. Patents Owned by [***], Licensed To Coherus.
(Note: [***] patents listed below are included within Coherus Patent Rights)
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COHERUS TRADEMARKS
Coherus
EXHIBIT 1.48
ILLUSTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN/BUDGET
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INITIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
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EXHIBIT 5
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY BY COHERUS
Coherus will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to execute a definitive agreement for the Manufacture and supply of Product for the Global Studies within ninety (90) days of the Effective Date.
Coherus will provide a draft of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement to Licensee prior to execution and will reasonably consider Licensees comments thereto.
Coherus will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to supply Units, for Commercialization purposes to Licensee at Coherus documented Manufacturing Cost [***]. Licensee will also be responsible for [***].
Coherus may Manufacture Units for commercialization outside the Territory using the Third Party manufacturer and/or Manufacturing facility licensed under Licensees Regulatory Approval in the Territory, [***].
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, the Parties will execute a quality agreement in a mutually acceptable form.
The term of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement shall be coincident with this Agreement.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 7.1
PAYMENT STRUCTURE
A. | Upfront Payment. |
1. | In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee shall pay to Coherus a one-time, non-refundable payment of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) within one (1) Business Day after the Effective Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated in writing by Coherus. A portion of this Upfront Payment [***] as set forth in Section 2.4(e)(v) (Product Opt-out). |
2. | Following delivery of an Opt-Out Notice, [***] the Upfront Payment [***]. |
3. | Following delivery of an Opt-Out Notice, if Licensee does not elect to enter into a ROFR Agreement within the Second Review Period, [***] the Upfront Payment [***]. |
B. | Milestone Payments. In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, the following one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable payments shall be due and payable upon the occurrence of the applicable event (Milestone Payment(s)), with each such payment to occur within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of the applicable event by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated in writing by Coherus: |
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C. | EU Regulatory Approval Payments. In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, the following one-time, non-refundable, non-creditable payments shall be due and payable upon receipt of Regulatory Approval in the European Union (EU Regulatory Approval), as follows: |
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By way of example, if the Product is [***], Coherus would receive [***]. If[***] the Product [***], Coherus would receive [***]. If[***], Coherus would receive [***].
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Such EU Regulatory Approval Payments shall be paid by Licensee to Coherus within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of the applicable event by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated in writing by Coherus.
D. | Royalties on Net Sales; Third Party Payments. In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, including Patent and know-how licenses and other proprietary rights, Licensee shall pay Coherus non-refundable and non-creditable royalties as set forth in this Section D. |
1. | Licensee shall pay Coherus a royalty rate of [***] Net Sales in the Territory, on a country-by-country basis each Calendar Year, calculated in [***] on a country-by-country basis, in the applicable Calendar Quarter, as follows (the Coherus Royalty): |
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2. | Notwithstanding the foregoing, except in connection with the exercise by Coherus of the [***] Opt-In, Licensee shall pay Coherus a Coherus Royalty equal to [***] of Net Sales in [***]. |
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3. | In partial consideration for the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement, including Patent and know-how licenses and other proprietary rights, Licensee shall [***]. In addition, Licensee may reduce the Coherus Royalty by an amount [***] or [***] to any other Third Party in consideration for [***] (payments to other Third Parties shall be referred to as the Third Party Payments) which [***] is either necessary or commercially reasonable to Develop, Manufacture, or Commercialize; provided, however, that in no case shall such reduction (or the aggregate reduction if multiple Third Party licenses are required) for Third Party Payments exceed the greater of: (a) [***] or (b) [***]. |
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EXHIBIT 11.5
PRESS RELEASE
(See attached.)
EXHIBIT 11.5A
CERTAIN PUBLICITY MATTERS
The following general matters related to the subject matter of this Agreement may be disclosed by Coherus to potential investors, collaboration partners and underwriters, on a non-confidential basis and without the prior written consent of Licensee:
1. That the size of the overall market that the Product addresses is approximately $3 billion or is a multi-billion market.
2. That the transaction has up fronts and milestones worth approximately $150 million payable between signing and issuance of regulatory approval.
3. That the transaction includes royalties that Coherus expects will be in the double digits.
4. That Coherus will be responsible for manufacturing with its CMO partner, such partner also being a Coherus shareholder.
5. That the transaction has the potential for additional products, and we hope to be able to expand the collaboration.
6. That Licensee will cover 100% of anticipated development costs not covered by other partners and therefore Coherus expects 100% of the development costs for Product to be covered by its partners.
Exhibit 10.2(b)
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this Amendment) is made and entered into as of this 7th day of February, 2014 (the Effective Date) by and among Coherus Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065, United States of America (Coherus), on the one hand, and Baxter International, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America (BII), Baxter Healthcare SA, a Swiss corporation with a principal place of business at Postfach 8010 Zurich, Switzerland (BHSA) and Baxter Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America (BHC and, together with BII and BHSA, Baxter), on the other hand to amend the terms of that certain License Agreement between Coherus and Baxter dated August 30, 2013 (the License Agreement).
WHEREAS, Coherus and Baxter entered into the License Agreement, pursuant to which, inter alia, the parties agreed to further develop and commercialize Coherus Biosimilar product CHS-0214; and
WHEREAS, Coherus and Baxter now desire to amend the Agreement to reflect an agreed upon modification of [***];
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound, Coherus and Baxter hereby agree as follows:
1. | Incorporation of the Agreement. All capitalized terms which are not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Agreement, and the Agreement, to the extent not inconsistent with this Amendment, is incorporated herein by this reference as though the same was set forth in its entirety. To the extent any terms and provisions of the Agreement are inconsistent with the amendments set forth in Paragraph 2 below, such terms and provisions shall be deemed superseded hereby. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and its provisions shall be binding on the Parties hereto. |
2. | Amendment of the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by [***] |
3. | Effectuation. The amendment to the Agreement contemplated by this Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above upon the full execution of this Amendment and without any further action required by the Parties hereto. There are no conditions precedent or subsequent to the effectiveness of this Amendment. |
4. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. One or more counterparts of this Amendment may be delivered by facsimile, with the intention that delivery by such means shall have the same effect as delivery of an original counterpart thereof. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives as set forth below:
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear |
By: | /s/ Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||
Name: | Dennis M. Lanfear | Name: | Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | CVP/President BioScience | |||||
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||||
Name: | Ludwig N. Hantson | |||||||
Title: | CVP/President BioScience | |||||||
BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA | ||||||||
By: | /s/ B. Lenzlinger | |||||||
Name: | B. Lenzlinger | |||||||
Title: | Finance Director | |||||||
By: | /s/ Yvo Aebli | |||||||
Name: | Yvo Aebli | |||||||
Title: | Finance Director |
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Exhibit 10.3
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of December 26, 2012 (the Effective Date) between COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, California 94065, United States of America (Coherus), and OROX PHARMACEUTICALS B.V., a Caraçao company with a principal place of business at Schottegatweg Oost 10, unit 1A1, Curaçao (Distributor). Coherus and Distributor are sometimes referred to herein individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Coherus is a global biotechnology company that conducts research, development, manufacturing and commercialization, and is developing various biosimilar products for the potential treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases and conditions;
WHEREAS, Distributor has commercialization capabilities in the Territory (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Distributor wishes to obtain commercialization rights in the Territory and Coherus wishes to grant to Distributor such commercialization rights in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1 Affiliate means a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified Party or entity to which this Agreement refers. For such purposes, control, controlled by and under common control with shall mean the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting equity, voting member or partnership interests, control of a majority of the board of directors or other similar body, by contract or otherwise.
1.2 Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).
1.3 Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including without limitation any rules, regulations, guidelines or other requirements of the Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities, that may be in effect from time to time in any relevant legal jurisdiction.
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1.4 Business Day means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which commercial banks located in the State of New York, U.S.A., or Argentina are authorized or obligated by Applicable Laws to close.
1.5 Calendar Quarter means the respective periods of three (3) consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31; provided, however, that (a) the first Calendar Quarter of the Term will extend from the Effective Date to the end of the first complete Calendar Quarter thereafter and (b) the last Calendar Quarter of the Term will end upon the termination of this Agreement.
1.6 Calendar Year means each successive period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
1.7 Change in Control means and includes, with respect to Distributor or Parent, [***]
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1.8 Clinical Trials means any and all human clinical trials of a compound, including without limitation Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Phase 2 Clinical Trials, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, Phase 4 Clinical Trials, bioequivalence trials, and/or variations of such trials (for example, Phase 2/3 studies).
1.9 Coherus Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
1.10 Coherus Know-How means all Information that is (a) Controlled by Coherus as of the Effective Date or during the Term that is not publicly known, even though parts thereof may be known, and (b) necessary to Commercialize Products in the Field in the Territory. Coherus Know-How does not include Coherus Patent Rights.
1.11 Coherus Patent Rights means any Patent and/or Patent Application that (a) is Controlled by Coherus as of the Effective Date or during the Term and (b) claims a product, method, apparatus, material, manufacturing process, or other technology necessary to Commercialize Products in the Field in the Territory. Coherus Patent Rights as of the Effective Date shall be set forth in Exhibit 1.11 (Coherus Patent Rights) which shall be updated from time to time during the Term by Coherus.
1.12 Commercially Reasonable Efforts means the carrying out of obligations or tasks consistent with the reasonable practices of the biopharmaceutical industry for the development or marketing of a biopharmaceutical product having similar market potential or profit potential in the applicable country within the Territory as the applicable Product, based on conditions then prevailing and taking into consideration issues of safety, efficacy, product profile, the competitiveness of the marketplace in such country within the Territory, the regulatory structure involved and other relevant commercial factors. Commercially Reasonable Efforts requires that the Party, at a minimum: (a) determine the general industry practices in the applicable country within the Territory with respect to the applicable activities; (b) promptly assign responsibility for such obligations to specific employee(s) who are held accountable for progress and monitor such progress on an on-going basis; (c) set and consistently seek to achieve specific and meaningful objectives for carrying out such obligations; and (d) diligently make and implement decisions and allocate resources designed to advance progress with respect to such objectives.
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1.13 Commercialization or Commercialize means, with respect to a Product, any and all activities directed to the marketing, advertising, promotion, detailing, offering for sale, selling, distribution (including, without limitation, secondary packaging operations in the Territory related to Finished Product, quality control and quality assurance), and post market surveillance, importing and/or exporting (but not exporting to outside the Territory) such Product for sale in the Territory, and interacting with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory regarding the foregoing. For clarity, Commercialization shall not include the conduct of any Clinical Trials, even if commenced following Regulatory Approval.
1.14 Commercialization Plan(s) means, for each Product, the plan for Commercialization of such Product in the Field and the activities to be conducted by Distributor relating thereto, including without limitation the long-term strategic plan, which includes the timeline for Regulatory Filings, other activities to be conducted prior to First Commercial Sale, planning for launch of such Product, and activities to be conducted after launch of such Product, as well as detailed near-term plans, for example detailed plans for sales and marketing after launch of such Product.
1.15 Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions).
1.16 Control means, with respect to any item of Information, Patent, Patent Application, or other intellectual property right, the right to grant a license or sublicense with respect thereto as provided for in this Agreement without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with, or any legal rights of, or without requiring the consent of, or payments to, any Third Party.
1.17 Damages has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
1.18 Disputes has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 (Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism).
1.19 Distributor Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2 (Distributors Right to Indemnification).
1.20 Dollar means a U.S. dollar, and $ shall be interpreted accordingly.
1.21 Enforcement Action has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3 (Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties).
1.22 Exploit means the importation, exportation, use, sale, offering for sale, or disposition of a Product, including without limitation the packaging, storage, import, export, transport, distribution, sale or offering to sell, advertisement, contracting for or with, and promotion or marketing of, a Product, or in any other manner or extent making or attempting to make profit with respect to or commercializing such Product.
1.23 Field means the treatment of human diseases and conditions.
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1.24 Finished Product means [***] Product in final finished form, [***], and described in specifications included in the Regulatory Approvals in the Territory. For clarity, and subject to Regulatory Approvals, Finished Product shall include, [***].
1.25 First Commercial Sale means, with respect to each Product, the first sale of such Product by Distributor or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees to a Third Party end user (other than a permitted Sublicensee) in a bona fide arms length transaction for which payment has been received in any country in the Territory after all applicable required Regulatory Approvals have been granted by the applicable Regulatory Authority in such country.
1.26 GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied and employed by Distributor or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees in the applicable country in the Territory.
1.27 [***] Profit means, for any reporting period and on a Product-by-Product basis, the Net Sales invoiced for such period on sales of each Product in the Territory by Distributor and its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees to Third Party end users in bona fide arms length transactions minus the following deductions: [***].
1.28 Indemnification Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.29 Indemnitee has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.30 Indemnitor has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 (Process for Indemnification).
1.31 Information means ideas, inventions, discoveries, concepts, formulas, practices, procedures, processes, methods, knowledge, know-how, trade secrets, technology, designs, drawings, computer programs, skill, experience, documents, results, clinical and regulatory strategies, test data, including without limitation pharmacological, toxicological and clinical and non-clinical data, analytical and quality control data, manufacturing data and descriptions, Patent and legal data, market data, financial data or descriptions, assay protocols, chemical formulas, sequence listings, specifications, and the like, in written, electronic or other form, now known or hereafter developed, whether or not patentable.
1.32 Major Market Country(ies) has the meaning set forth in Exhibit 1.58.
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1.33 Manufacture or Manufacturing means all manufacturing activities undertaken with respect to Products in support of commercial supply in the Territory of Finished Product, as applicable, including, without limitation, manufacture, sterilization, lyophilization, quality control, quality assurance, and release.
1.34 Manufacturing and Supply Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 (Manufacturing and Supply Agreement).
1.35 Manufacturing Cost means, on a Finished Product-by-Finished Product basis, (a) if Coherus is using a Third Party contract manufacturer to manufacture the Finished Product, [***]; or (b) if Coherus or an Affiliate is directly manufacturing the Finished Product, [***]. [***].
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1.36 Net Sales means the gross invoiced sales prices charged for Products sold by Distributor or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees in arms length transactions to Third Parties; less the total of the following charges or expenses in regard to such sales as determined in accordance with GAAP: (i) non-recoverable taxes, tariffs and duties and any other governmental charges paid for and either (A) separately identified on the invoice or (B) reflected in the books and records of Distributor or its Affiliates or permitted Sub-licensees and levied on the sale of Products, including but not limited to, [***]; (ii) trade, cash, prompt payment and/or quantity discounts, actually allowed and taken directly by the Third Party, and mandated discounts; (iii) rejections, returns, allowances, rebates, chargebacks, credits or payments to government agencies or other Third Parties; (iv) retroactive price reductions actually granted to the Third Party applicable to sales of such product and (v) credits or allowances actually granted to the Third Party for product replacement, whether cash or trade. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any disposal of Products at no charge for, or use of Products at no charge in, non-clinical applications, clinical trials or pre-clinical studies (including in collaboration with academic and research institutions), and Products given as free samples, or distributed at no charge to patients unable to purchase Product shall not be included in Net Sales.
1.37 Option has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 (Option to Obtain a License in the Territory).
1.38 Option Product means any biological products that are demonstrated to be biosimilar to or interchangeable with an FDA-licensed biologic product developed by or on behalf of Coherus following the Effective Date and during the Option Term, other than the Products as of the Effective Date. The biosimilar product for [***].shall not be an Option Product if Coherus has granted [***] no later than twelve (12) months after marketing authorization has been obtained by Coherus from the regulatory authorities in any of [***]. For clarity, if Coherus does not grant such commercialization rights [***] within twelve (12) months after such marketing authorization has been obtained, the biosimilar product for [***] shall be an Option Product and Distributor shall have a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of notice from Coherus of such Option Products availability in which to exercise the Option for such Option Product.
1.39 Option Term means, on an Option Product-by-Option Product basis, that period of time beginning on the Effective Date and ending ninety (90) days after notice in writing has been given by Coherus and delivered to Distributor of the [***] for such Option Product.
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1.40 Packaging means secondary packaging for a Product according to the requirements of each country in the Territory.
1.41 Parent means, in the case of Distributor, [***], or any entity or entities that individually or collectively, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls or control Distributor, and in the case of Coherus, any Affiliate that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controls Coherus. For clarity, as of the Effective Date, Coherus does not have a Parent. For the purposes of this Section 1.41, control shall mean the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting equity, voting member or partnership interests, control of a majority of the board of directors or other similar body, or through contract or otherwise.
1.42 Patent means (a) letters patent (or other equivalent legal instrument), including without limitation utility and design patents, and including without limitation any extension, substitution, registration, confirmation, reissue, re-examination or renewal thereof, and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.43 Patent Application means (a) an application for letters patent, including without limitation a reissue application, a re-examination application, a continuation application, a continued prosecution application, a continuation-in-part application, a divisional application or any equivalent thereof that is pending at any time during the Term before a government patent agency and (b) all foreign or international equivalents of any of the foregoing in any country.
1.44 Phase 1 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound, the principal purpose of which is a preliminary determination of safety in healthy individuals or patients, as described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(a), or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.45 Phase 2 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound in any country that would satisfy the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 312.21(b) and is intended to explore a variety of doses, dose response, and duration of effect, and to generate initial evidence of clinical safety and activity in a target patient population, or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
1.46 Phase 3 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a compound performed after evidence suggesting effectiveness of the compound has been obtained pursuant to one (1) or more Phase 2 Clinical Trial(s), conducted for inclusion in: (a) that portion of an FDA submission and approval process which provides for the continued trials of a product on sufficient numbers of human patients to confirm with statistical significance the safety and efficacy of a product sufficient to support a Regulatory Approval for the proposed indication, as more fully described in 21 C.F.R. 312.21(c), or (b) equivalent Regulatory Filings with similar requirements in a country other than the United States; or a similar clinical study prescribed by the Regulatory Authorities in a foreign country.
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1.47 Phase 4 Clinical Trial means a human clinical trial of a Product commenced after receipt of Regulatory Approval of the Product not for the purpose of satisfying a condition imposed by a Regulatory Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval, but only to support the marketing of such Product.
1.48 Product means any of the Coherus products set forth in Exhibit 1.48 (Products) and any Option Products for which Distributor has exercised the Option, For the avoidance of doubt: [***] shall not initially be within the definition of Product; [***]; if [***], and [***] shall be included as a Product [***].
1.49 Product Trademark has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a) (Product Trademark).
1.50 Regulatory Approval means approval by the Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction in the applicable country in the Territory of a Regulatory Approval Application and satisfaction of related applicable regulatory and notification requirements, if any, together with any other approvals necessary to sell a Product commercially in such country, including without limitation any pricing approvals. For clarity, Regulatory Approvals shall not include any such approvals necessary to Manufacture a Product for commercial sale in such country.
1.51 Regulatory Approval Application means (a) the single application or set of applications in a country in the Territory comparable to a Biologic License Application, as defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) in 21 C.F.R. Part 601, or other applicable filing for each Product to sell commercially such Product, filed by Distributor, its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees with the applicable Regulatory Authority, and (b) any related registrations with or notifications to such Regulatory Authority, and any amendments or supplements thereto and any substitutes.
1.52 Regulatory Authority means any applicable supra-national, federal, national, regional, state, provincial or local regulatory agencies, departments, bureaus, commissions, councils or other government entities regulating or otherwise exercising authority with respect to the Products in the Territory, including without limitation the equivalent in the Territory to the USFDA.
1.53 Regulatory Filings means any and all Regulatory Approval Applications and other regulatory applications, filings, approvals and associated correspondence required to Commercialize, and import Products in, or into, each country or jurisdiction in the Territory.
1.54 Related Agreements means the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, the pharmacovigilance agreement between Coherus and Distributor described in Section 3.7 (Pharmacovigilance), the quality assurance agreement between Coherus and Distributor described in Section 4.1 (Manufacturing by Coherus) and any other agreement entered into by the Parties related to the Commercialization of the Products in the Territory.
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1.55 Rules has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(b) (Arbitration).
1.56 Sublicensee means any person or entity to which Distributor grants a sublicense to the extent permitted under Section 2.2 (Sublicense Rights) (other than Coherus or Affiliates of Coherus).
1.57 Term has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 (Term).
1.58 Territory means the country(ies) set forth in Exhibit 1.58 (Territory).
1.59 Third Party means any person or entity other than Distributor, Coherus, or an Affiliate of either of them.
1.60 Trademark means any word, name, symbol, color, designation or device or any combination thereof, whether registered or unregistered, including without limitation any trademark, trade dress, service mark, service name, brand mark, trade name, brand name, logo or business symbol.
2. LICENSES.
2.1 License Grants.
(a) Commercialization License to Distributor. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Coherus hereby grants to Distributor and its Affiliates an exclusive (subject to Section 2.4 (No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights)) license, under the Coherus Know-How and Coherus Patent Rights, to Commercialize Products in the Field in the Territory. Exclusivity granted to Distributor means that Coherus shall not grant in the Territory rights to Commercialize or otherwise Exploit Products to any other party than Distributor and that Coherus itself shall not conduct any of such activities in the Territory with respect of the Products, except as specifically agreed in this Agreement. The foregoing license does not include the right to conduct research on Products or Option Products within or outside the Territory, to develop Products or Option Products within or outside the Territory, to Manufacture, or have Manufactured, Products or Option Products within or outside the Territory, or to commercialize Products or Option Products outside the Territory.
(b) Disclosure of Information. Coherus shall disclose to Distributor the Coherus Know-How necessary for Distributor to prepare and file Regulatory Filings in the Territory. [***].
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(c) Notice from Coherus. Coherus shall provide written notice to Distributor promptly upon confirmation that Coherus [***]. Following delivery of such notice to Distributor, the Parties shall discuss in good faith [***] in a manner that is consistent with US law [***], it being understood that for such [***] Distributor shall not be required to perform any obligation other than [***]. If [***].
2.2 Sublicense Rights. Distributor shall not grant sublicenses under the licenses granted to it under Section 2.1(a) (Commercialization License to Distributor) without the prior written consent of Coherus which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent by Coherus shall be necessary if sublicenses under the licenses granted to Distributor under Section 2.1(a) are granted by Distributor to [***], or to [***] or to an Affiliate of Distributor. With the exception of an Affiliate of Distributor, any other Sublicensee shall not have the right to grant further sublicenses without the prior written consent of Coherus, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Upon termination of this Agreement (whether in its entirety or with respect to a particular Product or country in the Territory), any associated rights granted to Sublicensees shall terminate immediately.
2.3 Option to Obtain a License in the Territory. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and while this Agreement is in force, Coherus hereby grants to Distributor the exclusive option during the Option Term to obtain an exclusive license to Commercialize the Option Products in the Field in the Territory (the Option), exercisable at [***] on an [***] basis, beginning on the date on which notice in writing has been given by Coherus and delivered to Distributor [***] and thereafter during the Option Term, under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement[***]. For the avoidance of doubt, Parties agree that the Option is [***]. The written notice provided by Coherus will include [***] for the applicable Option Product as well as [***]. Distributor shall exercise the Option, if at all, by written notice (the Option Notice) received by Coherus within ninety (90) days after notice in writing has been given by Coherus and delivered to Distributor [***], which Option Notice shall make reference to this Agreement and the applicable Option Product(s) and shall state Distributors decision to exercise the Option with respect to such Option Product(s). Upon receipt by Coherus of such Option Notice, the relevant Option Product(s) shall automatically be included in the Product definition of this Agreement and shall be applicable to all countries in the Territory and the Parties shall update Exhibit 1.48 to reflect such inclusion. If an Option
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Notice is not received by Coherus prior to the expiration of the applicable Option Term, Distributor shall have no further rights in the applicable Option Product and Coherus may thereafter license any and all rights in such Option Product to a Third Party in the Territory. Coherus may terminate the Option as to all remaining Option Products in a particular country, on a country-by-country basis, upon [***]. If Coherus shall elect to terminate the Option as to all remaining Option Products [***], then Distributor may request Coherus [***]. Upon the occurrence of [***], the Option as to all remaining Option Products shall terminate in its entirety automatically[***]. To the extent practicable, Distributor shall provide written notice of [***]. For purposes of this Section 2.3: [***] means [***]; and [***] means [***]. From time to time or when reasonably requested by Distributor, Coherus shall inform Distributor of its plans to develop Option Products and intended timelines for such development in order to allow Distributor the possibility to anticipate with a reasonable lead time the products that eventually would be targeted by Coherus as Option Products.
2.4 No Implied Rights or Licenses; Retained Rights. Coherus grants to Distributor no rights or licenses in or to any Patent, Information, Trademark, or other intellectual property right, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted to Distributor in this Agreement are hereby retained by Coherus. Coherus further retains the right, under the Coherus Know-How and Coherus Patent Rights, to perform Coherus obligations under this Agreement. The Parties further acknowledge that no rights are granted hereunder to Distributor with respect to any country outside the Territory, and that Distributor shall have no authority with respect to the development, manufacture, or commercialization of the Products outside the Territory. As between the Parties, Coherus shall have the sole right to conduct research, development and Manufacturing inside or outside the Territory, and to commercialize the Products outside the Territory, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties with respect to certain aspects of Manufacturing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that in one or more countries of the Territory, [***] is required by governmental authorities, including without limitation, Regulatory Authorities, or [***], then the Parties shall meet and consult in good faith on the feasibility of [***] or such other requirements of such governmental authorities (which the Parties acknowledge would require the amendment of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement and/or execution of a new manufacturing and supply agreement). For the
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avoidance of doubt, Coherus shall not be obliged to transfer any Manufacturing technology, including without limitation, cell lines, cell culture and product purification technologies.
3. DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY MATTERS.
3.1 Development Activities. [***] shall have the sole responsibility for conducting development of the Products, including, without limitation, Clinical Trials related to the Products, whether within or outside the Territory. In addition, (a) Coherus and Distributor shall consult with Regulatory Authorities in [***] prior to initiation of the first Phase 3 Clinical Trial for the Product anywhere in the world with respect to the need to include patients from [***] in any Phase 3 Clinical Trial; (b) [***] will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to include the number of patients from [***] required by the applicable Regulatory Authorities to be included in any Phase 3 Clinical Trial conducted by or on behalf of Coherus[***]; (c) if additional Clinical Trials are required by any Regulatory Authority in connection with (e.g., Phase 4 Clinical Trials) or following receipt of Regulatory Approval, other than Additional Manufacturing Studies (as defined below) (Additional Required Clinical Trials), Coherus shall consult in good faith with Distributor on the feasibility of conducting such Additional Required Clinical Trials ([***]); (d) [***] shall retain final decision-making on whether to proceed with any such Additional Required Clinical Trials unless [***] agrees to pay for any such Additional Required Clinical Trials, in which case [***] shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct such Additional Required Clinical Trials and [***] shall promptly pay any invoices submitted by Coherus related to such Additional Required Clinical Trials; (e) if, in connection with the implementation of any [***] and such [***] are not also required outside the Territory, Coherus shall consult in good faith with Distributor on the feasibility of conducting such [***]); (f) Coherus and Distributor shall consult with Regulatory Authorities in [***] prior to initiation of such [***]; (g) if [***], then [***]; and (h) [***] shall retain final decision-making on whether to proceed with any such [***] for the Territory unless [***] agrees to pay for any such [***] for the Territory in which case [***] shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct such [***] for the Territory, [***] shall promptly pay any invoices submitted by [***] related to such [***] and, [***]. [***] shall, on [***] reasonable request, provide assistance to [***] in conducting development of the Products in the
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Territory, including without limitation, any Additional Required Clinical Trials or any [***].
3.2 Regulatory Matters.
(a) Regulatory Filings. Except with respect to Regulatory Filings controlled by Coherus under Section 4.2 (Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing), Distributor or its designee shall be the owner of any and all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals covering the Products in the Field in the Territory and shall be responsible for all interactions with Regulatory Authorities relating thereto; provided, however, that, at all times during the Term, Distributor may not file any Regulatory Filings, including without limitation, Regulatory Approval Applications, or otherwise interact with any Regulatory Authorities, without the prior written consent of Coherus, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further, Coherus shall have the opportunity to participate in all meetings solely as observer, and other communications with Regulatory Authorities relating to the Products[***]. Distributor and its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees shall promptly provide Coherus, at Distributors expense, with a complete copy of all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals. As between the Parties, Coherus shall be the owner of any and all regulatory filings by Coherus, its Affiliates or licensees with the USFDA or its equivalent in each country outside the Territory pertaining to the Products and shall be responsible for all interactions with such regulatory authorities relating thereto. [***]. Additionally, [***].
(b) Regulatory Communications. Except with respect to Regulatory Filings controlled by Coherus under Section 4.2 (Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing), Distributor shall be responsible for reporting all adverse events and handling all complaints and communications relating to the Products in the Field in the Territory; provided, however, Distributor shall notify Coherus of all serious adverse event reports within seventy two (72) hours of the time such adverse event becomes known to Distributor.
3.3 Efforts.
(a) Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Subject to Section 3.2(a) (Regulatory Filings), Distributor and its Affiliates and Sublicensees[***], shall promptly use Commercially Reasonable Efforts (i) to prepare and submit Regulatory Filings for the Products in the Territory promptly following any receipt of regulatory approval by Coherus, its Affiliates or sublicensees anywhere in the world and (ii) to obtain and maintain all Regulatory Approvals of the Products in all Major Market Countries. If Distributor shall not have prepared and submitted Regulatory Filings for the Products in countries of the Territory other than the Major Market Countries of the Territory (Minor Market Countries of the Territory), within twenty four (24) months as of the date of the submission of Regulatory
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Filings in the first of the Major Market Countries, then Coherus and Distributor shall [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, [***]. Coherus[***] shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to provide assistance, including without limitation[***] to Distributor as Distributor prepares and submits Regulatory Filings for the Products in the Territory. Coherus will [***]. Distributor, its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees, shall be [***].
(b) Additional Diligence Obligations. In addition to the requirement to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts as set forth in Section 3.3(a) (Efforts), Coherus shall also be required to attain the specific regulatory diligence milestones for each Product set forth in Exhibit 3.3(b). Diligence Requirements.
3.4 Standard of Performance. Distributor, in performing its activities in connection with preparing and submitting Regulatory Filings for the Products in the Territory and obtaining and maintaining all Regulatory Approvals of the Products in the Territory, shall comply with all Applicable Laws.
3.5 Records. Distributor shall, and shall require its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees to, maintain records of all work, in accordance with Applicable Laws, conducted in furtherance of the Regulatory Approval of Products and all results, Information, and developments made in conducting such activities. Such records shall be complete and accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all such work done and results achieved in sufficient detail and in good scientific manner.
3.6 Right of Reference; Access to Regulatory Dossiers.
(a) Subject to Section 4.2(a) (Regulatory Filings for Manufacture), Distributor hereby grants to Coherus, its Affiliates and licensees a right of reference [***] to any Regulatory Filings by Distributor with the Regulatory Authorities pertaining to the Products[***].
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(b) Coherus hereby grants to Distributor, its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees a right of reference [***] to any regulatory filings by Coherus or its licensees [***].
(c) Coherus and Distributor shall consult to determine [***].
3.7 Pharmacovigilance. In no event later than twelve (12) months after the Effective Date, the Parties shall enter into a pharmacovigilance agreement concerning all matters relating to the pharmacovigilance and the exchange of all relevant Information that relates to the safety of each Product worldwide and especially all adverse events and which will provide that (a) Distributor will liaise with Coherus pharmacovigilance provider for its reporting obligations[***], (b) Distributor shall be responsible for reporting all adverse drug reaction experiences required to be reported to the appropriate Regulatory Authorities in the countries in the Territory in which such Product is being Commercialized, in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the relevant countries and Regulatory Authorities in coordination with Coherus and with the review and final approval by Coherus of any such reporting; and (c) Coherus, its Affiliates or licensees or sublicensees shall be responsible for submitting all regulatory filings, including without limitation any post-marketing reports of adverse drug experiences, relating to such Product required to be reported to the appropriate regulatory authorities outside of the Territory in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the relevant countries. Each Party shall have the right to share any and all information received from the other Party under this Section 3.7 (and/or such pharmacovigilance agreement) with its Affiliates and licensees and sublicensees, including without limitation, permitted Sublicensees. Coherus shall review from time to time Distributors pharmacovigilance policies and procedures. Subject to the requirements of Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach) including the requirement of providing written notice and the entitlement of a cure period, in the event that [***] rate of reported serious adverse events within a country within the Territory for a Product compared to [***], Coherus shall have the right to terminate all rights granted to Distributor under this Agreement with respect to such Product in such country, and Section 11.6 (Consequences of Termination) shall apply with respect to such Product in such country.
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3.8 Reporting. At least once every six (6) months during the Term, Distributor shall submit a written report to Coherus covering the preceding six (6) month period. Each report will describe: Distributors progress in connection with any regulatory and/or Commercialization activities, on a Product-by-Product basis, including work completed, current schedules or anticipated events or milestones, market plans for introduction of Products, and significant corporate transaction(s) involving Products. Distributor shall also provide to Coherus copies of any reports received from its permitted Sublicensees, within thirty (30) days of receipt. In addition, upon the reasonable request of Coherus but no more frequently than [***], Distributor and Coherus shall meet in-person (or by teleconference if mutually agreed) at a mutually agreeable location to discuss the topics described in the progress reports, and such other topics related to Products in the Territory as the Parties may reasonably request.
4. MANUFACTURING.
4.1 Manufacturing by Coherus. Coherus, either directly or through its designee, shall be responsible for the Manufacture and supply of Products to Distributor or its designated Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees for Commercialization in the Territory. Coherus will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to supply all of Distributors, its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees requirements for each Product in the Territory. Such Product shall be supplied as Finished Product[***]. Coherus will [***]. For clarity, Distributor shall be responsible for Packaging of Product. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a definitive written commercial supply agreement, by mutually agreed timing, which will specify the terms of the Manufacturing and supply of Products by Coherus to Distributor or its designee for commercial use in the Territory (the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement). The Manufacturing and Supply Agreement shall be consistent with the terms and conditions in this Section 4.1, Exhibit 4.1 (Commercial Supply Key Provisions), and all other relevant provisions of this Agreement, and shall contain customary market terms; provided however that such terms shall not impose on the Parties material obligations that are not consistent with the terms and conditions set out in this Section 4.1 and Exhibit 4.1. In addition, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and enter into a definitive written quality assurance agreement in conjunction with the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, which quality assurance agreement shall be consistent with pharmaceutical practices related to biologic commercial quality assurance agreements.
4.2 Regulatory Filings for Manufacturing. Coherus shall be solely responsible for the preparation and submission of all regulatory filings with respect to the Manufacture of the Products provided to Distributor or its designee pursuant to Section 4.1 (Manufacturing by Coherus), including without limitation with respect to the use of any Third Party to Manufacture and supply the Products. Distributor shall provide Coherus any cooperation reasonably requested by Coherus in connection with any such regulatory filings, and Coherus shall [***].
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5. COMMERCIALIZATION
5.1 Commercialization.
(a) Commercially Reasonably Efforts. Distributor shall be responsible for the Commercialization of Products and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize the Products in the Field in the Territory in accordance with the applicable Commercialization Plan and terms of this Agreement. Coherus shall have the right at all times to review and provide advice regarding the overall progress of Distributors efforts to Commercialize Products as well as, with Distributor input and market feedback, to establish jointly with Distributor the Commercialization Plans, and any modifications thereof. Distributor shall brief Coherus regarding the content, execution, and results achieved under the Commercialization Plan.
(b) Additional Diligence Obligations. In addition to the requirement to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize the Products in the Field in the Territory, Distributor shall also be required to attain the specific diligence milestones for each Product set forth in Exhibit 3.3(b).
(c) Excuse for Distributor Non-performance. Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations set forth in this Section 5.1 (Commercialization), Distributor shall not launch any Product in a country in the Territory if Coherus provides written notice that a dispute or a litigation involving intellectual property rights covering or alleged to cover such Product in the Territory is threatened or initiated by a Third Party and which dispute or litigation may likely result in preventing the Manufacture of the Products and storage, promotion, sale and/or distribution of the Products in the Territory. Coherus and Distributor will investigate the dispute or litigation, whether threatened or initiated, and shall [***].
5.2 Commercialization Plans. Not later than nine months (9) months after the Effective Date, Distributor shall provide to Coherus for review and approval its initial Commercialization Plan for the Commercialization of each Product for each country in the Territory. Such initial Commercialization Plan shall be tentative and shall also depend on Coherus progress with respect to the development of Products, including without limitation, regulatory filings and/or approvals world-wide for Products and regulatory approvals for manufacturing facilities used in the Manufacture of Products. Each initial Commercialization Plan will describe Distributors plans for activities to be conducted for each Product for each country and timelines for data preparation and submission of Regulatory Filings and will include details of obligations to be performed by Distributor to achieve the specific activities that are applicable to the stage of Commercialization (e.g., pre-launch, launch planning, launch, or post-
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launch) of the applicable Product during the time period covered by such Commercialization Plan and subsequent time periods. Each Commercialization Plan shall conform to the requirements mutually agreed by the Parties prior to the delivery of the initial Commercialization Plan. Prior to the First Commercial Sale for a Product in a country in the Territory, Distributor will provide to Coherus for review and approval an updated Commercialization Plan for such Product for such country. Such updated Commercialization Plan will include, but not be limited to, Distributors updated plans for activities to be conducted for such Product for such country [***] as well as activities to be conducted [***]. Promptly after each annual anniversary of the First Commercial Sale of such Product during the Term, Distributor will provide to Coherus for review and approval updated Commercialization Plans for such Product for such country. Such further updated Commercialization Plan will include, but not be limited to, Distributors plans for Commercialization activities for such Product for such country for the twelve (12) month period following the date of delivery of such Commercialization Plan. No Commercialization Plan may be implemented by Distributor if it is determined by Coherus that such plan has a material adverse impact on the development and/or commercialization of any Product inside or outside the Territory. Each Commercialization Plan shall be consistent with and shall not contradict the terms of this Agreement [***], and in the event of any inconsistency between the Commercialization Plan and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Law requires a change to a Commercialization Plan, Distributor shall revise the Commercialization Plan to the extent necessary to comply with such requirement and shall promptly provide to Coherus the revised Commercialization Plan for its review and approval. Approval by Coherus of the Commercialization Plans shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
5.3 Trademarks.
(a) Product Trademark. Each Product, including without limitation all packaging, promotional materials, package inserts, and labeling for such Product, shall bear one or more Trademark(s) that pertain specifically to such Product in the Territory chosen by Distributor (Product Trademark). For clarity, no Trademark of Coherus may be included as a Product Trademark without the prior written consent of Coherus, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. Prior to filing any application for a Product Trademark or any proposed response to Regulatory Authorities relating to any such application, Distributor shall give Coherus reasonably opportunity to review and comment on any such application or response, and Distributor shall consider Coherus comments in good faith and include those that benefit the Product and/or the Product Trademark in the Territory. All Product Trademarks shall be owned by Distributor; provided that Distributor may use Coherus corporate name in a country in the Territory solely to the extent required by Regulatory Authorities in such country in the Territory. Otherwise, the Parties shall consult and reasonably agree on use of Coherus Trademark(s) and corporate logos in each country in the Territory.
(b) Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance. Distributor shall [***] be responsible for filing, prosecuting and maintaining, including without limitation searching and policing, any and all Product Trademarks, and conducting litigation with respect thereto.
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5.4 Standard of Performance. Distributor, in performing its Commercialization activities for the Products in the Territory, shall comply with all Applicable Laws.
5.5 No Re-Importation.
(a) Distributor will ensure that reasonable safeguards are put in place so that Products sold in the Territory are not, directly or indirectly, exported, or marketed, distributed, or sold, outside of the Territory. Distributor shall not, directly or indirectly, offer Products to any Third Party that Distributor knows is going to, directly or indirectly, export such Products, or market, distribute, or sell such Products, outside of the Territory. If Distributor becomes aware that any of its customers has, directly or indirectly, imported Products into, exported Products to, or marketed, distributed, or sold Products in, any country outside of the Territory, or has reason to believe that a customer intends to, directly or indirectly, import Products, export Products to, or market, distribute, or sell Products, outside of the Territory, Distributor shall take reasonable actions to cause such customer to cease such import, export, marketing, distribution, or sales activities, including [***].
(b) Coherus will ensure that reasonable safeguards are put in place so that Products sold outside the Territory are not, directly or indirectly, exported, or marketed, distributed, or sold, in the Territory. Coherus shall not, directly or indirectly, offer Products to any Third Party that Coherus knows is going to, directly or indirectly, export such Products, or market, distribute, or sell such Products, in the Territory. If Coherus becomes aware that any of its customers has, directly or indirectly, imported Products into, exported Products to, or marketed, distributed, or sold Products in, any country in the Territory, or has reason to believe that a customer intends to, directly or indirectly, import Products, export Products to, or market, distribute, or sell Products, in the Territory, Coherus shall take reasonable actions to cause such customer to cease such import, export, marketing, distribution, or sales activities, including [***].
6. PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.
6.1 Profit Share. In consideration for the rights granted to Distributor under this Agreement, Distributor shall pay to Coherus non-refundable and non-creditable profit sharing payments equal to [***] (the Coherus Profit Share), as set forth in this Section 6 (Payment Obligations).
6.2 Reports. Distributor shall report to Coherus reports related to the following, on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis within sixty (60) days of the end of each Calendar Quarter:
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| Gross Sales |
| Deductions, by line item, from Gross Sales to get to Net Sales, including without limitation, [***] |
| Net Sales |
| Number of units of each Product sold |
| Additional deductions, by line items, from Net Sales to get to [***] |
An example of the report to be delivered each Calendar Quarter is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2.
6.3 Functional Currency. The Functional Currency under this Agreement will be Dollars. Except as the Parties otherwise mutually agree, for billing and reporting, the Gross Sales, deductions from Net Sales, Net Sales, [***] and other deductions related to the calculation of Net Sales and [***] will all be converted into Dollars as of the last day of the month using the official average rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with local currency in each applicable country within the Territory where sales have been made. In the event in one or more countries in the Territory de facto or de jure restrictions or prohibitions are imposed to accessing the purchase of Dollars with local currency by Distributor´s Affiliates or Sublicensees impeding those Distributor´s Affiliates or Sublicensees to transfer in Dollars all monies owed to Distributor for subsequent payment by Distributor to Coherus as provided hereunder (and only while such restriction or prohibition is in force), such average rate of exchange shall be the average rate of exchange quoted in a free exchange market where Dollars may be purchased with the affected local currency (i.e. as an example [***], or [***]).
6.4 Audits and Interim Reviews. Either Party shall have the right to request that an internationally recognized, independent accounting firm to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and that is not either Partys independent accounting firm perform an audit or interim review of the other Partys books and records as they relate to activities under this Agreement (including without limitation reports received and payments made) in order to express an opinion regarding such Partys accounting for revenues, costs and expenses under this Agreement. Such audits or review will be conducted at the expense of the requesting Party. Either Party shall have the right to request that an internationally recognized, independent accounting firm to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and that is not either Partys independent accounting firm perform an audit of the other Partys books of accounts for the sole purpose of verifying compliance with the Agreement. Upon thirty (30) days prior written notice from a Party (the Auditing Party), the other Party (the Audited Party) shall permit the mutually agreed upon independent accounting firm to examine the relevant books and records of the Audited Party and its Affiliates as may be reasonably necessary to verify the reports and information submitted by the Audited Party. An examination by a Party under this Section 6.4 (Audits and Interim Reviews) shall occur not more than once in any calendar year and shall be limited to the pertinent books and records for any calendar year ending not more than [***]
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before the date of the request. The accounting firm shall be provided access to such books and records at the Audited Partys facility(ies) and/or the facilities of its Affiliates or sub-distributors where such books and records are normally kept and such examination shall be conducted during the Audited Partys normal business hours. The Audited Party may require the accounting firm to sign a standard non-disclosure agreement with terms that are not inconsistent with the terms of the Agreement before providing the accounting firm access to the Audited Partys facilities or records. Upon completion of the audit, the accounting firm shall provide both Parties with a written report disclosing whether the reports submitted by the Audited Party are correct or incorrect and the specific details and supporting analysis for any discrepancies. No other information shall be provided to the Auditing Party. If the accounting firm determines that, based on errors in the reports so submitted, any report prepared in accordance with the Agreement is incorrect, the Parties shall promptly revise the report and the associated Reconciliation Statement and any additional amount owed by one Party to the other shall be paid within thirty (30) days after receipt of the accountants report, along with interest at the lesser of (i) the annualized interest rate at the [***] or (ii) the highest rate permitted by applicable law from the date that such additional amount should have first been paid; provided, however, that no such interest shall be payable if the errors leading to the calculation being incorrect were in the reports provided by the Party to receive such additional amount. Additionally, if the accounting firm determines that the reports submitted by the Audited Party overstate the Audited Partys share by more than [***], the Audited Party shall [***]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Parties shall coordinate with their Affiliates such that not more than one (1) audit of a Party and its Affiliates as a whole, shall be performed in any given calendar year with respect to the Commercialization under this Agreement or any Related Agreement.
6.5 Payment of Manufacturing Costs. Within [***] days of receipt of an invoice for Finished Product (which invoice shall be delivered upon shipment of Product to Distributor), Distributor shall make payment to Coherus of the Manufacturing Costs set forth in such invoice by wire transfer to such bank account as Coherus shall indicate from time to time.
6.6 Calculation of Profit Share. Within [***] days following the end of a Calendar Quarter, Distributor shall submit to Coherus its reports described in Section 6.2 (Reports) for such Calendar Quarter, setting forth true and accurate amounts for each category described in such reports. An example of the report to be delivered each Calendar Quarter is attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2. Distributor shall use the amounts set forth in these Calendar Quarter reports for purposes of calculating [***] for such Calendar Quarter and shall make a cash settlement to Coherus of the Coherus Profit Share no later than [***] days after the end of such Calendar Quarter.
6.7 Taxes. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate to maximize the tax efficiency for both Parties without bias to either Party. In addition, the Parties shall cooperate to facilitate appropriate proceedings required by tax authorities in the Territory relating to the payments hereunder.
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6.8 Interest. Any amount owed by Distributor to Coherus under this Agreement, that is not paid within the applicable time period set forth herein shall bear simple interest at [***] based on the total number of days payment is delinquent.
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INVENTIONS.
7.1 Patent Filings. Coherus shall have sole discretion and responsibility, in consultation with Distributor, to prepare, file, prosecute, and maintain any and all Patents and Patent Applications within the Coherus Patent Rights, and shall be responsible for related interference proceedings. Coherus shall bear all costs incurred pursuant to this Section 7.1 for Patents and Patent Applications within the Coherus Patent Rights.
7.2 Defense of Infringement Claims by Third Parties. In the event of the institution or threatened institution of any suit by a Third Party against a Party or both Parties for infringement involving the development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory, Coherus shall have the right to defend such suit at Coherus expense and Coherus shall be responsible for all damages resulting from any such suit. Distributor hereby agrees to assist and cooperate with Coherus, at Coherus reasonable request, and Coherus shall reimburse Distributor any reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection therewith. Coherus shall solely control the defense of such a claim, in consultation with Distributor, and shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim. If such settlement shall adversely affect Distributors rights or interests, then Distributors prior written consent to such settlement shall be required, which prior written consent by Distributor shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Subject to such control, Distributor may join any defense and settlement pursuant to this Section 7.2 with its own counsel at its sole cost.
7.3 Enforcement Actions Against Third Parties. If either Party learns of an infringement, unauthorized use, misappropriation, ownership claim, threatened infringement, or other similar claim by a Third Party with respect to the Coherus Patent Rights in the Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing and shall promptly provide such other Party with available evidence of such infringement or other such claim. Coherus shall have the sole right, at its expense, but not the obligation, to institute an infringement suit or take other appropriate action against such Third Party in the Territory (Enforcement Action). Distributor shall execute all necessary and proper documents, take such actions as shall be appropriate to allow Coherus to institute and prosecute such Enforcement Action and shall otherwise cooperate in the institution and prosecution of such actions (including without limitation consenting to being named as a nominal party thereto). Coherus may decide to appoint Distributor its attorney-in-fact for purposes of instituting the Enforcement Action. The costs and expenses of any such Enforcement Action (including without limitation fees of attorneys and other professionals) shall be borne by Coherus, subject to reimbursement under this Section 7.3. Any award paid by Third Parties as a result of such an Enforcement Action (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be applied first to reimburse Coherus for all costs and expenses incurred by Coherus with respect to such action and, if after such reimbursement any funds shall
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remain from such award, they shall be allocated [***]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Coherus decides not to institute an Enforcement Action against such Third Party in the Territory, Distributor may decide, at its own expense and risk, to institute such an Enforcement Action provided Distributor has advised Coherus of such decision with no less than a [***] days prior written notice; provided however that Coherus shall have the right, at its own expense to participate in such defense and to be represented in any such action by counsel of its choice at its sole discretion; provided further that Distributor shall not enter into any settlement without the written consent of Coherus, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Coherus shall execute all necessary and proper documents, take such actions as shall be appropriate to allow Distributor to institute and prosecute such Enforcement Action and shall otherwise cooperate in the institution and prosecution of such actions (including without limitation consenting to being named as a nominal party thereto). Any award paid by Third Parties as a result of such an Enforcement Action (whether by way of settlement or otherwise) shall be applied first to reimburse Distributor for all costs and expenses incurred with respect to such Enforcement Action and, if after such reimbursement any funds shall remain from such award, they shall be allocated [***].
8. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS.
8.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other, as of the Effective Date, as follows:
(a) such Party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement;
(b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not violate (i) such Partys certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any material agreement, instrument or contractual obligation to which such Party is bound, (iii) any material requirement of any Applicable Laws, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or governmental agency presently in effect applicable to such Party;
(c) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms and conditions;
(d) such Party is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any person or entity that conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of this Agreement or that would impede the diligent and complete fulfillment of its obligations hereunder;
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(e) to such Partys knowledge, all of its employees, officers, contractors, and consultants have executed agreements requiring assignment to such Party of all inventions made during the course of and as a result of their association with such Party and obligating each such employee, officer, contractor, and consultant to maintain as confidential the Confidential Information of such Party; and
(f) neither such Party, nor any of its employees, officers, subcontractors or consultants who have rendered or will render services relating to the Products: (i) has ever been debarred or is subject or debarment or convicted of a crime for which an entity or person could be debarred under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or its foreign equivalent or (ii) has ever been under indictment for a crime for which a person or entity could be debarred under any such provision.
8.2 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Coherus. Coherus hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Distributor that:
(a) as of the Effective Date, Coherus is entitled to grant the rights and licenses granted to Distributor as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) Coherus has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Coherus Patent Rights in the Territory nor any right to otherwise Exploit the Products that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Distributor under this Agreement;
(c) to the actual knowledge of Coherus it has not granted in the Territory as of the Effective Date, and will not knowingly grant during the Term, any right or license in or to any of the Coherus Know-How in the Territory that is in conflict with the rights or licenses granted to Distributor under this Agreement;
(d) Coherus has not granted as of the Effective Date any liens or security interests to the Coherus Know-How or Coherus Patent Rights other than under any licenses or sublicenses;
(e) all Coherus Know-How and Coherus Patent Rights existing as of the Effective Date are Controlled by Coherus;
(f) as of the Effective Date, Coherus has not received, with respect to the Coherus Know-How or Coherus Patent Rights, any written notice of infringement or misappropriation or any other written communication relating to an alleged infringement or misappropriation of any patent rights or any know-how Controlled by a Third Party;
(g) as of the Effective Date, all inventors named in the Coherus Patent Rights have assigned their entire right, title and interest in and to the inventions claimed in such Coherus Patent Rights to Coherus, and to the actual knowledge of Coherus, the inventors listed are correct;
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(h) as of the Effective Date, Coherus has not received any claims or assertions in writing regarding the inventorship of the Coherus Patent Rights alleging that additional or alternative inventors ought to be listed; and
(i) [***].
8.3 Additional Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Distributor. Distributor hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to Coherus that:
(a) in connection with the execution and performance of this Agreement, Distributor agrees to comply with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation, applicable anticorruption laws and regulations, including without limitation the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Act, the anticorruption laws of the Territory and applicable laws dealing with bribery, extortion and kickbacks (collectively, such anticorruption laws and regulations, Applicable Anticorruption Laws);
(b) Distributor has not offered and will not offer, directly or indirectly, any illegal bribe, kickback or other improper or illegal payment to any person in connection with the this Agreement or any related agreement or activity;
(c) Distributor has not corruptly made, offered, paid, promised or authorized, and will not corruptly make, offer, pay, promise or authorize, the payment or gift of money or anything of value directly or indirectly to any Public Official, as defined below, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of the Public Official in his or her official capacity; (ii) inducing the Public Official to do an act in violation of a lawful duty; or (iii) inducing the Public Official to influence the act or decision of a government or government instrumentality, in order to assist Distributor or Coherus in obtaining or retaining business or securing any improper advantage, including any license, permit, government authorization or any decision related to Coherus or this Agreement. Public Official means: (i) any official, officer, employee or representative of (a) any federal, state, provincial, territory, county or municipal government or any department or agency thereof, (b) any public international organization or any department or agency thereof, or (c) any company or other entity owned or controlled by any government; (ii) any political party or party official; and (iii) any candidate for political office;
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(d) Distributor shall maintain, for a period of five (5) years after termination of this Agreement, records relating to its performance under this Agreement and to expenses incurred in connection with the Agreement, including payments to governments and Public Officials. Distributor shall provide Coherus (or its designated representative) access to records relating to this Agreement upon reasonable request. Coherus (or its designated representative) shall have the right upon reasonable prior notice, to conduct a review of Distributors records to verify Distributors compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.3 and Applicable Anticorruption Laws. Distributor shall cooperate fully with such review, the scope, method, nature and duration of which shall be at the sole reasonable discretion of Coherus;
(e) Distributor shall execute the Certification of Anticorruption Compliance attached hereto as Exhibit 8.3(e) prior to performing services in connection with this Agreement and on an annual basis at the request of Coherus; and
(f) (i) Distributor is not a Public Official. (ii) no Public Official holds an ownership interest of any kind, in Distributor or in any contractual relationship related to the Agreement, (iii) Distributor is not held or controlled by or for the benefit of any Public Official, (iv) and Distributor will promptly notify Coherus in the event of a change in the foregoing.
8.4 Additional Covenant of the Parties. Each Party hereby covenants to the other Party that if, during the Term such Party has reason to believe that it or any of its employees, officers, subcontractors, or consultants rendering services relating to the Product: (a) is or will be debarred or convicted of a crime under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or its foreign equivalent, or (b) is or will be under indictment under any such provision, then such Party shall immediately notify the other Party in writing;
8.5 Covenant Not to Challenge Patents. Distributor hereby covenants: (a) not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any Patent or Patent Application included in the Coherus Patent Rights or any foreign counterparts thereof; (b) that it shall include in all of its sublicense agreements the obligation binding on the Sublicensee under such sublicense agreement not to challenge the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise oppose any such Patent or Patent Application; (c) that is shall include provisions in all sublicense agreements providing that, if the Sublicensee challenges the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent or Patent Application, Distributor may terminate its sublicense agreement with such Sublicensee; and (d) if any such Sublicensee challenges the validity, scope, or enforceability of or otherwise opposes any such Patent or Patent Application, Distributor shall terminate such sublicense agreement, and such Sublicensee shall no longer have any rights under any such Patent or Patent Application. In the event that all or any portion of this Section 8.5 is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then the Parties will use their best efforts to replace the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision(s) with valid, legal, and enforceable provision(s).
9. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
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9.1 Coherus Right to Indemnification. Distributor and Parent, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Coherus and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the Coherus Indemnitees), from and against any and all damages, losses, suits, proceedings, liabilities, costs (including without limitation reasonable legal expenses, costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys fees), or judgments, whether for money or equitable relief, of any kind (Damages) resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of Distributor, its Affiliates, and/or its permitted Sublicensees and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with Distributors performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by Distributor of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant in this Agreement; (c) the Commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, any Product by Distributor, its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees, agents and contractors in breach of this Agreement or the Related Agreements, in the Territory; and (d) the failure to comply with Applicable Law by Distributor, or any of its Affiliates, permitted Sublicensees, agents, or subcontractors; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any Coherus Indemnitee (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which Coherus is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 9.2 (Distributors Right to Indemnification).
9.2 Distributors Right to Indemnification. Coherus shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Distributor and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and representatives (the Distributor Indemnitees), from and against any and all Damages resulting from Third Party claims or actions, to the extent arising out of or relating to, directly or indirectly: (a) the negligence, recklessness, or wrongful intentional acts or omissions of Coherus and its Affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, in connection with Coherus performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement; (b) any breach by Coherus of any obligation, representation, warranty, or covenant set forth in this Agreement; (c) the development, commercialization, transfer, importation or exportation, Manufacture, labeling, handling or storage, or use of, or exposure to, any Product by Coherus or any of its Affiliates, Sublicensees, agents, and contractors; and (d) the failure to comply with Applicable Laws by Coherus, or any of its Affiliates, agents, or subcontractors; except in any such case for Damages to the extent reasonably attributable to any Distributor Indemnitee (i) having committed an act or acts of negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct; (ii) having failed to materially comply with Applicable Laws; (iii) having materially breached this Agreement; or (iv) to the extent such Damages result from or arise out of any act or omission for which Distributor is found to have an indemnity obligation under Section 9.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification).
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9.3 Process for Indemnification. A claim to which indemnification applies under Section 9.1 (Coherus Right to Indemnification) or Section 9.2 (Distributors Right to Indemnification) shall be referred to herein as an Indemnification Claim. If a Party (collectively, the Indemnitee) intends to claim indemnification under Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, the Indemnitee shall notify the other Party (the Indemnitor) in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any claim that may be an Indemnification Claim (it being understood and agreed, however, that the failure by an Indemnitee to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnitor of its indemnification obligation under this Agreement except and only to the extent that the Indemnitor is actually prejudiced as a result of such failure to give notice). The Indemnitor shall have the right to assume and control the defense of the Indemnification Claim at its own expense with counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided, however, that an Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnitee, if representation of such Indemnitee by the counsel retained by the Indemnitor would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceedings. If the Indemnitor does not assume the defense of the Indemnification Claim as described in this Section 9.3 above, the Indemnitee may defend the Indemnification Claim but shall have no obligation to do so. The Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, and the Indemnitor shall not settle or compromise the Indemnification Claim in any manner that would have an adverse effect on the Indemnitees interests, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor at the Indemnitors expense and shall make available to the Indemnitor all pertinent information under the control of the Indemnitee, which information shall be subject to Article 10 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
9.4 Insurance. During the Term and for [***] thereafter, each Party shall maintain, at its sole expense, such types and amounts of insurance coverage as is appropriate and customary in the biopharmaceutical industry in light of the nature of the activities to be performed by such Party hereunder. [***]. Each Party will provide proof of such product liability insurance to the other Party as reasonably requested.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY.
10.1 Confidentiality; Exceptions. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Article 10 or otherwise agreed in writing, each Party hereby agrees that, during the Term and for ten (10) years thereafter, it shall keep confidential and shall not publish or otherwise disclose or use for any purpose other than as explicitly provided for in this Agreement any confidential and proprietary information or materials, patentable or otherwise, in any form (written, oral, photographic, electronic, magnetic, or otherwise) which is disclosed to it by the other Party or otherwise received or accessed by a Party in connection with or relating to this Agreement (including discussions and negotiations related thereto occurring prior to the Effective Date), including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, know-how, Product specifications, formulae, processes, techniques and information relating to a Partys past, present and future marketing,
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financial, and research and development activities for any product of the other Party and the pricing thereof (collectively, Confidential Information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret shall not be subject to such ten (10) year term, but shall continue to be subject to the obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth in this Agreement for as long as such Confidential Information remains a trade secret under New York law (including New Yorks version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act if and when adopted). The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include that portion of Information or materials that a Party can demonstrate by contemporaneous written records:
(a) is already lawfully known to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality at the time of disclosure by the other Party as evidenced by written records kept in the ordinary course of business, or other documentary proof of actual use by such Party;
(b) is generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to such Party;
(c) becomes generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure to such Party and other than through any act or omission of such Party or its Affiliates in violation of this Agreement;
(d) is independently developed by such Party as demonstrated by documented evidence prepared contemporaneously with such independent development; or
(e) is lawfully disclosed to such Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by a Third Party who had no obligation not to disclose such information to others.
10.2 Degree of Care; Permitted Use. Each Party shall take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party, which steps shall be no less protective than those steps that such Party takes to protect its own Information and materials of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Neither Party shall use or permit the use of any Confidential Information of the other Party except for the purposes of carrying out its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, and neither Party shall copy any Confidential Information of the other Party except as may be reasonably useful or necessary for such purposes. All Confidential Information of a Party, including without limitation all copies and derivations thereof, is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the disclosing Party and subject to the restrictions provided for herein. Neither Party shall disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party other than to [***]. Neither Party shall (a)
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reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or determine the composition of any formulations, prototypes, software or other tangible objects that embody the other Partys Confidential Information; or (b) file any patent application containing any claim, the subject matter of which is based upon or derived from Confidential Information of the other Party.
10.3 Authorized Disclosure. Notwithstanding Section 10.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions) and Section 10.2 (Degree of Care; Permitted Use), each Party may disclose Confidential Information of other Party:
(a) in its publicly-filed financial statements or other public statements pursuant to Applicable Laws, regulations, and stock exchange rules or otherwise disclosed pursuant to Applicable Law; provided, that (i) the terms of this Agreement shall be redacted to the greatest extent reasonably possible, and (ii) such Party shall provide the other Party with a copy of the proposed text of such statements or disclosure (including without limitation any exhibits containing this Agreement) sufficiently in advance of the scheduled release or publication thereof to afford such other Party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the proposed text (including without limitation redacted versions of this Agreement);
(b) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body and provided that [***];
(c) to the extent it is required to be disclosed in connection with any legal or regulatory requirements or obligations, including without limitation SEC filings or Regulatory Filings, provided that [***];
(d) to Regulatory Authorities to facilitate the issuance of Regulatory Approvals for a Product; provided that reasonable measures shall be taken to assure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information;
(e) to the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary in [***]; and/or
(f) to Third Parties in connection with such Partys efforts to secure financing or enter into strategic partnerships, provided [***].
In addition, Coherus may disclose Confidential Information of Distributor to a client, to a government or government agency and to anyone determined by Coherus General Counsel to have a legitimate need to know, without notice to Distributor, relating to a possible violation of Applicable Anticorruption Laws or the existence of the terms of this Agreement, including the compensation provisions.
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10.4 Publications. Distributor shall not propose a publication or presentation to a Third Party that includes Confidential Information relating to a Product in the Field in the Territory, or which otherwise includes Confidential Information of Coherus without the prior written consent of Coherus, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
10.5 Publicity; Press Release. The Parties agree that any public announcement of the execution of this Agreement shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 10.5 and shall cooperate in the issuance thereof as soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement unless agreed otherwise. In addition, the Parties recognize that any of them may from time to time desire to issue additional press releases and make other public statements or disclosures regarding Commercialization of the Products in the Territory. Each Party shall use reasonable efforts to provide the other Party with an opportunity to review and comment on any such disclosures and shall consider such comments in good faith. Notwithstanding anything else in this Article 10, any disclosure which is required by law or the rules of a securities exchange, or as advised by the disclosing Partys counsel, may be made without the prior consent or review of the other Party. Except as set forth herein, neither of the Parties shall issue press releases or make other public statements or disclosures regarding Commercialization of the Products in the Territory without [***].
10.6 Irreparable Injury. The Parties acknowledge that either Partys breach of this Article 10 would cause the other Party irreparable injury for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law. In the event of a breach, the nonbreaching Party may seek injunctive relief, whether preliminary or permanent, in addition to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity, without necessity of posting a bond.
11. TERM AND TERMINATION.
11.1 Term.
(a) The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless sooner terminated or extended as specifically provided in this Article 11, shall continue in effect on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the receipt of Regulatory Approval for the applicable Product in each country in the Territory (as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 11.1(b), the Term).
(b) If this Agreement has not been earlier terminated, then the Term shall be automatically extended for additional three (3) year periods (the Renewal Period(s)) on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis, unless Distributor provides written notice at last eighteen (18) months in advance of the then-expiration of the Term of its desire not to renew this Agreement with respect to such Product and/or country.
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11.2 Termination by Coherus. In addition to the termination rights set forth in Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach), Coherus shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in its entirety, at any time, immediately upon written notice to Distributor in the event that (a) Distributor or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees challenges in a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity, scope or enforceability of, or otherwise opposes, any Patent included in the Coherus Patent Rights; (b) Distributor has breached any provision of Section 8.3(a) through (f) or Distributor has violated any Applicable Anticorruption Law; or (c) Distributor has breached Section 3.4 or Section 5.4.
11.3 Termination for Material Breach. If either Party believes the other Party is in material breach of this Agreement or breach of any payment obligation hereunder, it may give notice of such breach to the other Party, which other Party shall have sixty (60) days in which to remedy any such breach, provided however that if the breach (excluding breach of payment obligations) cannot be reasonably cured within such time period, the breaching Party shall not be in breach or default of this Agreement, if such breaching Party commences to cure the breach within such period of time and in good faith continues to cure the breach, but in no event shall such time period for cure be extended beyond one hundred and eighty (180) days. If such alleged material breach is not remedied in the time period set forth above (or an applicable extension if the breaching Party has commenced to and continues to cure the breach as provided above), the non-breaching Party shall be entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights conferred on it by this Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement with respect to the country and/or Product as to which such material breach relates, upon written notice to the other Party. If any alleged payment breach is not remedied in the sixty (60)-day period set forth above, including accrued interest due thereon pursuant to this Agreement, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights conferred on it by this Agreement, and in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement in its entirety upon written notice to the other Party; provided such payment breach exceeds [***] Dollars. In the event of a dispute regarding any payments due and owing hereunder, all undisputed amounts shall be paid when due, and the balance, if any, shall be paid promptly after settlement of the dispute, including without limitation any accrued interest thereon. Coherus is not obligated to receive partial payments and if it does so it shall not be deemed a waiver of any aggregate amount due (principal and interest).
11.4 Termination upon Insolvency. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law, either Party may terminate this Agreement in its entirety if, at any time, the other Party or its Parent (a) files in any court or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of any state or country, a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of such other Party or its Parent or of their respective assets, (b) proposes a written agreement of composition or extension of its debts, (c) is served with an involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition shall not be dismissed within forty-five (45) days after the filing thereof, (d) proposes or is a party to any dissolution or liquidation, or (e) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
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11.5 Termination for Convenience: Distributor may terminate this Agreement for convenience on a Product-by-Product basis at any time by giving Coherus twelve (12) months prior written notice of such termination specifying the applicable Product(s) and without such early termination giving rise to any compensation in favor of Coherus, other than obligations that have accrued prior to the effective date of termination (including without limitation, payment for Manufacturing Costs associated with Product delivered, or subject to Distributors firm order(s), prior to such effective date).
11.6 Consequences of Termination.
(a) Consequences of Termination. Upon early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2 (Termination by Coherus), Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach) (either in its entirety or with respect to the applicable Product in the applicable country, as the case may be), Section 11.4 (Termination upon Insolvency), or Section 11.5 (Termination for Convenience) (either in its entirety or with respect to the applicable Product in the applicable country, as the case may be) or upon termination by Coherus pursuant Section 3.7 (Pharmacovigilance) (solely with respect to the applicable Product in the applicable country):
(i) the licenses granted to Distributor pursuant to Section 2.1 (License Grants) shall terminate, except as otherwise necessary to conduct the activities expressly set forth in Section 11.6(a)(iii);
(ii) Distributor shall return to Coherus within three (3) months of the effective date of such termination any and all Coherus Know-How or Confidential Information of Coherus transferred to Distributor under this Agreement;
(iii) promptly after the effective date of such termination, Distributor shall commence winding down its Commercialization activities for all Products, and shall use best efforts to complete any and all such Commercialization activities within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such termination;
(iv) Distributor shall assign to Coherus or Coherus designee its entire right in all Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals relating to any and all Products, and shall provide assistance to Coherus or its designee to become the holder of such Regulatory Approvals;
(v) In the event of early termination of this Agreement by Coherus pursuant to Section 11.2 (Termination by Coherus), Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach) with respect to a breach by Distributor, or Section 11.4 (Termination upon Insolvency of Distributor), for a period of two (2) years after the effective date of termination, Distributor shall not commercialize any product intended as a biosimilar (or biobetter) of the same innovator product to which the Products affected by such termination are biosimilars;
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(vi) in the event of early termination of this Agreement by Distributor pursuant to Section 11.5 (Termination for Convenience), for a period of one (1) year after the effective date of termination, Distributor shall not commercialize any product intended as a biosimilar (or biobetter) of the same innovator product to which the Products affected by such termination are biosimilars;
(vii) Upon the request of Coherus, Distributor shall transfer to Coherus all Finished Product and/or Product then in its possession (or to which it has access) and Coherus shall pay for such Finished Product and/or Product at Manufacturing Costs plus any applicable national costs previously incurred; and
(viii) In the event of early termination of this Agreement by Coherus pursuant to Section 11.2 (Termination by Coherus) , Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach) with respect to a breach by Distributor, Section 11.4 (Termination upon Insolvency of Distributor), or Section 11.5 (Termination for Convenience), Distributor shall promptly notify Coherus of any and all agreements between Distributor (and/or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Commercialization activities for any and all Products terminated. At Coherus request, which request shall be made within three (3) months after the termination of this Agreement, Distributor shall utilize Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assign (or cause its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees to assign) to Coherus, and Coherus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to assume, any and all agreements between Distributor (and/or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees) and Third Parties with respect to the conduct of Commercialization activities for any and all Products.
(b) Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not (i) release any Party from any obligation that has accrued prior to the effective date of termination (including without limitation the obligation to pay amounts accrued and due under this Agreement prior to the effective date of termination but that are unpaid or become payable thereafter (including without limitation any payments then accrued because the event has occurred but the payment is not yet due)), (ii) preclude any Party from claiming any other damages, compensation, or relief that it may be entitled to under this Agreement upon such termination, or (iii) terminate any right to obtain performance of any obligation provided for in this Agreement that shall survive termination
11.7 General Surviving Obligations. The rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement shall extend beyond the termination of this Agreement only to the extent expressly provided for herein, or to the extent that the survival of such rights or obligations are necessary to permit their complete fulfillment or discharge. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, the following provisions shall survive in addition to others specified in this Agreement to survive in such event: Section 3.5 (Records) (to the extent required by Applicable Law), 8.3(d), 8.5 (Covenant Not to Challenge Patents), Section 11.6 (Consequences of Termination) (as applicable), this Section 11.7, Article 1 (DEFINITIONS), Article 6 (PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS), Article 9 (INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE), Article 10 (CONFIDENTIALITY) (for the period set forth in Section 10.1 (Confidentiality; Exceptions)), Article 12 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY), Article 13 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION), and Article 14 (MISCELLANEOUS).
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12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
12.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A BREACH OF ARTICLE 10 (CONFIDENTIALITY), AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE PARTIES OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 9 (INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE), NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO A PARTYS PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER.
12.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY PROVIDES ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL USE, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
13.1 Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism. In the event that the Parties cannot reach agreement on a matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and any Related Agreement (including without limitation matters relating to any Partys rights and/or obligations hereunder and/or regarding the construction, interpretation, and enforceability of such agreements), the procedures set forth in this Article 13 shall be the exclusive mechanism for resolving any dispute, controversy, or claim in connection with this Agreement, the construction hereof, or the rights, duties or liabilities of either Party under this Agreement (collectively, Disputes) between the Parties that may arise from time to time that cannot be resolved through good faith negotiation between the Parties, except as set forth in Section 13.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 13.5 (Patent Disputes) or unless otherwise set forth herein.
13.2 Resolution by Executive Officers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of any Dispute, the Parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve such Dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves. [***].
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13.3 Arbitration.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 13.4 (Preliminary Injunctions) and/or Section 13.5 (Patent Disputes), or unless otherwise set forth herein, any Dispute that is not resolved pursuant to Section 13.2 (Resolution by Executive Officers) shall be exclusively and finally resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 13.3.
(b) Any such arbitration shall be [***].
(c) Within ten (10) days after receipt of an arbitration notice from a Party, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to agree on a single neutral arbitrator with relevant industry experience to conduct such arbitration. If the Parties do not agree on a single neutral arbitrator within ten (10) days after receipt of an arbitration notice, [***].
(d) The decision or award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final, binding, and incontestable and may be used as a basis for judgment thereon in any jurisdiction. The arbitrator(s) shall, [***].
13.4 Preliminary Injunctions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Party may seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Section 14.13 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction) in order to prevent immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage [***].
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13.5 Patent Disputes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any and all issues regarding the scope, construction, validity, and enforceability of any Patent or Patent Application in a country within the Territory shall be determined in a court or other governmental authority of competent jurisdiction under the applicable patent laws of such country, as provided in Section 14.13 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction).
13.6 Confidentiality. All proceedings and decisions of the arbitrator(s) shall be deemed to be Confidential Information of each of the Parties, and shall be subject to Article 10 (CONFIDENTIALITY).
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
14.1 Agency. Neither Party is, nor shall be deemed to be, an employee, agent, co-venturer, or legal representative of the other Party for any purpose. Neither Party shall be entitled to enter into any contracts in the name of, or on behalf of the other Party, nor shall either Party be entitled to pledge the credit of the other Party in any way or hold itself out as having the authority to do so.
14.2 Performance by Affiliates. The Parties recognize that each Party may perform some or all of its obligations under this Agreement through Affiliates or assign this Agreement in its entirety to a single Affiliate, by giving six (6) months prior written notice of such assignment to the other Party in which event no consent by such other Party shall be necessary; provided, however, that each Party shall remain responsible for the performance of its Affiliates and shall cause its Affiliates to comply with the provisions of this Agreement in connection with such performance.
14.3 Assignment. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Distributor shall [***]. Coherus shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any obligation of Coherus hereunder without the prior written consent of Distributor. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the successors and permitted assignees of the Parties and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 14.3 shall be void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any such assignment, the intellectual property rights of the acquiring party (if other than one of the Parties to this Agreement) shall not be included in the intellectual property rights licensed to the other Party hereunder to the extent held by such acquirer prior to such transaction, or to the extent such intellectual property rights are developed outside the scope of activities conducted hereunder with respect to Products.
14.4 Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge, and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
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14.5 Non-Solicitation. While Distributor is performing Commercialization activities under this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, neither Party shall, without the express written consent of the other Party, recruit, solicit, or induce any employee of the other Party who has performed activities under this Agreement to terminate his or her employment with such other Party. The foregoing provision shall not, however, restrict either Party or its Affiliates from advertising employment opportunities in any manner that does not directly target the other Party or its Affiliates or from hiring any persons who respond to such generalized public advertisements.
14.6 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than payment obligations) for the time and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by epidemic, earthquake, riot, civil commotion, rebellion, insurrection, invasion, fire, acts of God, war, terrorist acts, strike, storm, flood, or governmental acts or restriction, or other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of the respective Party. The Party affected by such force majeure shall provide the other Party with all information relating thereto (including without limitation its best estimate of the likely extent and duration of the interference with its activities) as soon as reasonably and practically possible after its occurrence, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome the difficulties created thereby and to resume performance of its obligations as soon as practicable. In such event, the Parties shall meet promptly to determine an equitable solution to the effects of any such event, including without limitation the possibility of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.3 (Termination for Material Breach). For the avoidance of doubt,, nothing in this Section 14.6 shall excuse or suspend the obligation to make any payment due hereunder in the manner and at the time provided.
14.7 Unforeseeability; Change in Circumstances.
(a) Distributor expressly and irrevocably waives its respective rights to invoke (a) the doctrine of unforeseeability, or excessive burden, or change in the circumstances borne in mind at the time of executing this Agreement and/or (b) any other right Distributor may deem applicable, to excuse its obligations to pay and comply with all obligations arising hereunder in any other currency other than Dollars which is hereby specified as an essential condition for payment. The waiver provided in this Section 14.7 (a) has been given after due regard to the present circumstances including without limitation [***].
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if due to [***] in a country within the Territory beyond Distributors control or which Distributor [***], Distributor believes its payment or other obligations may be [***] imposed by local, state, national, municipal or international authorities applicable to such country (on a country-by-country basis, [***]), then: (i) If one or more [***] in such country [***] event/in such country by more than [***] during [***] or by more than [***] for [***] (on a country-by-country basis, [***]), and Distributor, its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees are prevented by Applicable Laws or market conditions from increasing the in-market prices of the Product in such country to a level such that would avoid the [***], then the Parties shall meet and shall [***], in a manner that may be mutually acceptable to contemplate [***] so long as (A) Coherus at all times [***] for Products with respect to which Distributor has provided [***] to Coherus and (B) should any [***], Distributor shall [***] Commercialization in such country and (C) the [***] pursuant to [***]); (ii) if Coherus agrees to any such [***] pursuant to subsection (i), Distributor (itself or through its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees) shall use [***] to [***] in such country were for the prior [***] to the occurrence of the [***] until subsection (iii) occurs; and (iii) when the conditions for an [***] implemented through this Section 14.7(b) as a result of those conditions will automatically be canceled as of the date the relevant conditions no longer apply.
14.8 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified), or (b) three (3) days after sent by internationally recognized overnight express courier service, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice; provided that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof):
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If to Distributor, addressed to: | Orox Pharmaceuticals B.V. | |
Schottegatweg Oost 10, unit 1A1 | ||
Curaçao | ||
Attn: Managing Director | ||
Fax: [***] | ||
With copy to: | ||
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If to Coherus, addressed to: | Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | |
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200 | ||
Redwood City, CA, USA 94065 | ||
Attn: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Fax: +1-866-491-7350 | ||
With copies to: | ||
Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | ||
Attn: Vice President, Legal Affairs | ||
Fax: +1-866-491-7350 | ||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
140 Scott Drive | ||
Menlo Park, CA 94062 | ||
Attn: Alan C. Mendelson | ||
Fax: +1-650-463-2600 | ||
Latham & Watkins LLP | ||
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 | ||
San Diego, CA 92130 | ||
Attn: Faye H. Russell | ||
Fax: +1-858-523-5450 |
14.9 Amendment. No amendment, modification, or supplement of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.
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14.10 Waiver. The waiver by either Party of any right hereunder or the failure to perform or of a breach by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right hereunder or of any other breach or failure by such other Party whether of a similar nature or otherwise.
14.11 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, either one of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but both such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile, by email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of this Agreement shall have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing original signature.
14.12 Construction. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement. Except where the context otherwise requires, wherever used the singular shall include the plural, the plural the singular, the use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language mutually chosen by the Parties and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.
14.13 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to its or any other jurisdictions choice of law rules. [***].
14.14 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under Applicable Laws, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. In the event of such invalidity, the Parties shall seek to agree on an alternative enforceable provision that preserves the original purpose of this Agreement.
14.15 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Party will comply with all Applicable Laws in performing its obligations and exercising its rights hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to permit Distributor to export, re-export, or otherwise transfer any Information transferred hereunder or Product(s) without complying with Applicable Laws.
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14.16 Entire Agreement of the Parties. This Agreement, including the exhibits attached hereto, constitutes and contains the complete, final and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties, and cancels and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, understandings, and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof, and neither Party shall be liable or bound to the other Party with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. To the extent that anything set forth in an exhibit attached hereto conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date by their duly authorized representatives as set forth below:
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Name: | Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
OROX PHARMACEUTICALS B.V. | ||
By: | /s/ M. Clarinda | |
Name: | M. Clarinda | |
Title: | ATC Corporate Services (Curacao) N.V. | |
Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT 1.11
COHERUS PATENT RIGHTS
See Attached
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EXHIBIT 1.48
PRODUCTS
CHS-0214: | Coherus biosimilar version of Enbrel® (etanercept) | |
CHS-4028: | Coherus biosimilar version of Rituxan® Mabthera (rituximab) | |
CHS-1420: | Coherus biosimilar version of Humira® (adalimumab) | |
CHS-1701: | Coherus biosimilar version of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) |
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EXHIBIT 1.58
TERRITORY
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Major Market Countries shall mean: [***].
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EXHIBIT 3.3(b)
DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS
COHERUS DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS
Coherus shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to file for regulatory approval of Products in the United States, Europe or Japan as follows:
CHS-0214: [***]
CHS-4028: [***]
CHS-1420: [***]
CHS-1701: [***]
DISTRIBUTOR DILIGENCE OBLIGATIONS
For each Product in a country in the Territory, Commercialization activities are initiated, including without limitation, if applicable, stocking of channel in such country, sales and marketing activities and contracting activities, no later than [***] following receipt of the applicable Regulatory Approval in such country.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
COMMERCIAL SUPPLY KEY PROVISIONS
| Coherus, either directly or through its designee, shall be responsible for the Manufacture and supply of Products to Distributor or its designated Affiliate or permitted Sublicensee for Commercialization in the Territory. |
| Coherus will use [***] to supply all of Distributors, its Affiliates and permitted Sublicensees requirements for each Product in the Territory. [***]. |
| Product shall be supplied as Finished Product, [***]. Coherus shall convey to Distributor good title to the Products, free of any security interest, lien or encumbrance. |
| Coherus will supply Finished Product ([***]) to Distributor from [***] by the appropriate regulatory authorities to provide such Finished Product [***]. With respect to [***], Coherus will supply [***] to Distributor from the [***] by the appropriate regulatory authorities to provide [***] to the [***]. |
| Coherus (or Affiliate) shall own and be responsible for all necessary manufacturing approvals for the commercial Manufacture of the Finished Product. Distributor to be responsible for filing for and maintaining all other necessary Regulatory Approvals and other approvals needed to Commercialize Finished Product in the Territory. Coherus shall [***]. |
| Coherus (or Affiliate) shall supply Distributor with Finished Product that is manufactured in accordance with and conforms to [***]. Finished Product supplied to Distributor shall comply with cGMP in force in the country of Finished Products manufacture and shall also comply with the Regulatory Approvals. Finished Product to be provided [***]. Product packaging to conform to written standards that are to be agreed by the Parties. |
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| Distributor shall submit in writing to Coherus firm purchase orders [***]. Distributor shall be responsible for paying Coherus for any firm purchase orders accepted by Coherus. Any binding commitment shall be modified to account for short supply and Force Majeure should these conditions exist. |
| To the extent required to account for market demand fluctuations, Distributor may request Coherus to deliver up to [***] of the amount of each Product and Product samples presentations as specified in the binding forecast. Distributor shall be bound to place an order and purchase at least [***] of the quantity of each product and Product samples included in the binding forecast. |
| Additional detailed forecasting, ordering and delivery provisions to be negotiated in good faith between the Parties, having regard to reasonable adjustments in respect of delivery problems arising from external causes, and to be fully set out in Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, and to be consistent with any such terms contained in Coherus commercial supply agreement(s) with any Third Party and where Coherus, its Affiliate or sublicensee is the party being supplied. |
| The Parties shall establish a supply process to deal with matters arising between the Parties over supply issues. The process will address developments relating to forecasting, commercial and regulatory issues, scheduling and supply and other topics. |
| In the event that Coherus is unable for any reason to Manufacture sufficient quantities of the Product ordered by Distributor, Coherus shall [***]. |
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| Distributor shall [***]. Coherus shall [***]. With regard to proposed changes to the Manufacturing Testing or controls documentation, Coherus shall [***] (if such approval is required)] and shall inform Distributor of [***]. |
| Coherus will provide Distributor or its Affiliates or permitted Sublicensees with [***]. |
| Distributor shall maintain in a suitable warehouse for the Territory properly rotated stock of Products and the proper storage and security conditions and, after delivery by Coherus, shall maintain the Products under equally appropriate conditions while under transit to Distributors customers, and in compliance with any instructions Coherus may supply to Distributor in writing, including without limitation, necessary temperature requirements, all at Distributors costs. Distributor shall maintain an efficient system of stock control and, where mandatory, tracking so as to permit Coherus to monitor elements of the Commercialization process. |
| Distributor shall maintain agreed upon levels of safety stock through agreed order and forecast procedures. If requested by Distributor, Coherus and Distributor shall discuss [***]. |
| Release and rejection provisions shall be agreed upon (e.g., defects and latent defects) reasonably acceptable to the Parties, with Coherus (or Affiliate) to have a specified time [***]. |
| All remedies for failures, delays or defects in supply including defects in the Product shall be negotiated in good faith by the Parties and specifically set out in the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement, to the exclusion of any other remedy. |
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| Distributor shall be responsible for coordinating any Product recall in the Territory and for ensuring that recalls are conducted in a commercially reasonable manner. Costs of recall shall be borne by [***]. |
| Coherus (or Affiliate) shall be responsible for Manufacturing the Product to meet Finished Product specifications and in compliance with cGMP and other Applicable Law. Distributor shall be responsible for marketing and promotion. |
| Delivery of Finished Product may be suspended for lack of payment. |
| Representations, warranties and indemnification provisions shall correspond to the Parties responsibilities under the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement as it is in industry practice and consistent with Section 9 (Indemnification and Insurance) of the Agreement. |
| Term of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement will be the Term of the Distribution Agreement. |
If the Parties are unable to agree on any mutually agreed terms or on terms to be agreed in good faith as set forth in this Exhibit 4.1, [***].
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Exhibit 6.2
EXAMPLE OF QUARTERLY REPORT
See Attached
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Exhibit 8.3(e)
CERTIFICATION OF ANTICORRUPTION COMPLIANCE
I, [INDIVIDUAL], an authorized representative of Orox Pharmaceuticals B.V. (Distributor), certify that in connection with and further to the Distribution Agreement with Coherus dated December 26, 2012:
1. | Distributor has, and I personally have, complied and will comply with all applicable anticorruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and all applicable laws governing the giving or receiving of gifts or hospitality to Public Officials.1 |
2. | Distributor has not, and I personally have not, offered and will not offer, directly or indirectly, any illegal bribe, kickback or other improper or illegal payment to any person in connection with the Agreement or any related agreement or activity. |
3. | Distributor has not, and I personally have not, corruptly made, offered, paid, promised or authorized, and will not corruptly make, offer, pay, promise or authorize, the payment or gift of money or anything of value directly or indirectly to any Public Official for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of the Public Official in his or her official capacity; (ii) inducing the Public Official to do an act in violation of a lawful duty; or (iii) inducing the Public Official to influence the act or decision of a government or government instrumentality, in order to assist Coherus or Distributor in obtaining or retaining business or securing any improper advantage, including any license, permit, government authorization or any decision related to the Agreement. |
4. | I am not aware of any other individual or company making, offering, paying promising or authorizing any payment or gift prohibited by Provision 3 or 4 on behalf of Coherus or Distributor. |
5. | I am not a Public Official. |
6. | Section 8.3(f) of the Agreement remains accurate. |
7. | I will immediately advise Coherus in writing if it becomes aware of any changes to these representations and covenants. |
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1 | Public Official means: (i) any official, officer, employee or representative of (a) any federal, state, provincial, territory, county or municipal government or any department or agency thereof, (b) any public international organization or any department or agency thereof, or (c) any company or other entity owned or controlled by any government; (ii) any political party or party official; and (iii) any candidate for political office. |
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Exhibit 10.5
PRESS RELEASE
To be agreed to by the Parties
Exhibit 10.4
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
CONFIDENTIAL
NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT
[Cabilly Patents]
This Non-Exclusive License Agreement (Agreement) is effective as of July 10, 2013 (Effective Date) by and between Genentech, Inc., a corporation having its principal place of business at 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080 (hereinafter Genentech) and Coherus Biosciences, Inc., a corporation having its principal place of business at 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065 (hereinafter Coherus).
WHEREAS:
A. | Genentech owns and controls certain patent rights relating to methods and compositions in the field of antibodies (the Licensed Patents, as that term is defined below); |
B. | Coherus is developing, and intends to commercialize, including through Affiliates, an antibody product that binds to the Antigen (as defined below) and wishes to acquire a non-exclusive license to commercialize such product and related products under the Licensed Patents; and |
C. | Genentech is willing to grant such a non-exclusive license to Coherus on the terms and conditions set forth below. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants recited herein, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.01 Affiliate shall mean any corporation or other entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, a Party. For the purpose of this Section 1.01 control shall mean (i) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities or other ownership interest of an entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to manage, direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation or other entity or the power to elect or appoint fifty percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of the corporation or other entity.
1.02 Antibody shall mean any antibody that specifically binds the Antigen, including, without limitation, full-length antibodies and antibody fragment forms, such as Fv, Fab and F(ab)2 , and antibodies or fragments thereof conjugated to a toxin, drug, label or other
moiety. Antibody shall not include any bi-specific antibody, antibody form thereof, or conjugate thereof. [***].
1.03 Antigen shall mean Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha.
1.04 Calendar Quarter shall mean each three month period commencing January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year during the Term.
1.05 City of Hope shall mean the City of Hope, having a place of business at 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010.
1.06 Combination Product shall mean (a) either a single pharmaceutical formulation containing as its active ingredients both an Antibody and one or more other therapeutically or prophylactically active ingredients, or (b) a combination therapy comprised of an Antibody and one or more other therapeutically or prophylactically active products, priced and sold in a single package containing such multiple products, in each case, in all dosage forms, formulations, presentations, line extensions, and package configurations. All references to Licensed Product in this Agreement shall be deemed to include Combination Product.
1.07 Designee(s) shall mean any corporation or other entity that is not an Affiliate designated by and under written contract with Coherus or its Affiliates to exercise the license rights of Coherus hereunder in concert with, or in place of and to the exclusion of, Coherus and its Affiliates in all or part of the Territory.
1.08 Field of Use shall mean the diagnosis, prevention, control and/or treatment of any and all therapeutic conditions.
1.09 First Commercial Sale shall mean the first sale of any Licensed Product by Coherus, its Affiliate or a permitted Sublicensee thereof to a Third Party. The sale shall be deemed to occur on the date of the invoice to the Third Party for the Licensed Product.
1.10 Licensed Patents shall mean (i) U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415, issued December 18, 2001 from USSN 07/205,419, (ii) any unexpired patent(s) issuing from divisionals, continuations, or continuations-in-part of any patent application from which U.S. Patent No. 6,331,415 claims priority, including USSN 08/422,187, and (iii) patents that are reissues, reexaminations or extensions of any of the foregoing subsections (i) or (ii), and (iv) foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing subsections (i), (ii) or (iii).
1.11 Licensed Product shall mean any product containing an Antibody, the making (or having made), using, selling, offering for sale or importing of which, but for the license granted under this Agreement, would infringe a Valid Claim in the country or jurisdiction in which such activity occurs.
1.12 Marketing Approval shall mean all approvals, licenses, registrations or authorizations of any regulatory agency, department, bureau or other governmental entity, necessary for the manufacturing, use, storage, import, transport, marketing and sale of Licensed Products in a country or regulatory jurisdiction.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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Net Sales of Licensed Product in a particular period shall mean [***].
1.13 Party shall mean either Genentech or Coherus, and when used in the plural shall mean both Genentech and Coherus.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.14 Royalty Term shall mean, with respect to Licensed Product, on a country-by- country basis, the period of time beginning on the First Commercial Sale and ending on the date of expiration of the last Valid Claim.
1.15 Sublicensee is defined in Section 2.02.
1.16 Term is defined in Section 7.01.
1.17 Territory means the entire world.
1.18 Third Part(y)ies means any part(y)ies other than Coherus, Affiliates thereof and Designees.
1.19 Third Party Contractor means a Third Party to whom Coherus, its Affiliate or a Sublicensee contracts to perform activities to facilitate the development or marketing of a Licensed Product on behalf of Coherus, an Affiliate thereof or a Sublicensee, including without limitation, to manufacture, fill, finish, distribute and/or ship Licensed Product.
1.20 U.S. and United States shall mean the United States of America, including its territories and possessions.
1.21 Valid Claim shall mean any claim of an issued and unexpired patent within the Licensed Patents that has not been disclaimed, abandoned or dedicated to the public or held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, which decision is unappealable or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal.
1.22 Valid Sublicense Product shall mean a specific Coherus proprietary Licensed Product for which Coherus or its Affiliates have exclusive rights to make, sell, offer for sale, import and export worldwide.
ARTICLE II
GRANT
2.01 License. Genentech hereby grants to Coherus and Coherus hereby accepts a non- exclusive license under the Licensed Patents during the Term to make (and have made), use, sell, offer for sale, and import Licensed Product in the Territory in the Field of Use. Coherus shall have a limited right to grant sublicenses with respect to Valid Sublicense Product as provided in Section 2.02.
2.02 Right to Grant Sublicenses. Coherus shall only have the right to grant sublicenses to its Affiliates and Designees (each a Sublicensee) of the rights granted hereunder to Coherus to make (and have made), use, sell, offer for sale, and import Valid Sublicense Product, in all or any part of the Territory; provided that Coherus shall always be responsible for the payment of royalties on Net Sales of Valid Sublicense Product by any such Sublicensee and for all other obligations of such Sublicensee under this Agreement as if such obligations were those of
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Coherus. The right to grant a sublicense hereunder to a Sublicensee shall be contingent upon, and shall be effective and valid only in the event such sublicense contains provisions binding such Sublicensee that are substantially and effectively the same as the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the grant to Coherus of audit rights similar to Genentechs audit rights under Section 4.01 of this Agreement, which rights Coherus agrees to exercise for Genentech at Genentechs request and expense. Coherus and its Affiliates shall notify Genentech in writing promptly after the grant of a sublicense hereunder to any Designee (including in such notice the name and address of the Designee). A sublicense granted under this section shall only be further sublicensed in connection with Valid Sublicense Product.
2.03 Third Party Contractors. Coherus, its Affiliates and/or Sublicensees shall be permitted to contract with a Third Party Contractor, provided such Third Party Contractor shall only have the right to perform activities on behalf of Coherus, its Affiliate and/or Sublicensee, shall have no right under the license granted hereunder to use Licensed Product in any other way and shall have no right to sell, offer for sale, import or export Licensed Product.
2.04 No Other License. Coherus understands and agrees that no license under any patent or patent application other than Licensed Patents, or under any know-how, is or shall be deemed to have been granted under this Agreement, either expressly or by implication.
ARTICLE III
FEES AND ROYALTIES
3.01 License Grant Fee. Coherus shall pay to Genentech a one-time, non-creditable, non-refundable license grant fee of [***].
3.02 Development Milestone Payment. Coherus or its Affiliate shall pay a development milestone payment to Genentech for the first Licensed Product to achieve the development milestone event set forth below. Coherus or its Affiliate shall notify Genentech in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days of achieving such event, and Coherus or its Affiliate shall make the development milestone payment to Genentech within thirty (30) calendar days of achieving such event.
(i) For [***], Coherus shall pay to Genentech a one-time, non-creditable, non-refundable development milestone fee of [***]; the development milestone payment set forth in this section shall be payable only one time and only with respect to the first Licensed Product to achieve such milestone event, regardless of how many Licensed Products subsequently achieve such milestone event.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(b) Royalties. For sales of Licensed Product occurring after the First Commercial Sale, Coherus or its Affiliates shall pay to Genentech on a Calendar Quarter basis a royalty as follows: [***].
3.03 Sales To or Between Coherus, Affiliates and Sublicensees. It is the intent of the Parties that Net Sales shall be based on arms length sales transactions to Third Parties. No royalties shall be paid upon sales of Licensed Product to or among any of Coherus, its Affiliates and Designees for further sale; provided, however, that in such cases royalties shall be paid upon such further sale of Licensed Product by Coherus, its Affiliates or Sublicensees to Third Parties.
3.04 No Non-Monetary Consideration. Without the prior written consent of Genentech, Coherus, its Affiliates and Sublicensees shall not solicit or accept any consideration for the sale of any Licensed Product unless such consideration will be accurately reflected in Net Sales.
3.05 No Credit Against Royalties. Coherus shall not be entitled to deduct any portion of royalties or other amounts paid to any Third Party from the fees or royalties due to Genentech pursuant to this Agreement for any reason.
ARTICLE IV
RECORDS, REPORTS AND PAYMENTS
4.01 Records Retention. Coherus shall keep and shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to keep true, complete and accurate records of all sales of all Licensed Product in accordance with GAAP, or the equivalent, and in sufficient detail to confirm the accuracy of Coherus royalty calculations. Such records shall be kept for [***] following the end of the calendar year to which they pertain or as required for a requested examination of such records as set forth below. At Genentechs request and expense, Coherus shall permit, not more than once in a calendar year, an independent certified public accountant appointed by Genentech and acceptable to Coherus to examine at Coherus principal places of business, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, such records solely to the extent necessary to verify Coherus calculations. Coherus shall be responsible for providing access to such records as in the ordinary course of business that are in the possession or control of its Affiliates and Sublicensees. Such examination shall be limited to a period of time no more than [***] immediately preceding the request for examination. The report of any such examination shall be made simultaneously to Coherus and Genentech, and the report shall state the amount, if any, by which Coherus has overpaid or underpaid its royalties, including an explanation of such overpayment or underpayment and all data and calculations used to arrive at such overpayment or underpayment. If the royalties paid are found to be in error such that royalties to Genentech were underpaid, then Coherus shall pay the deficient amount plus interest pursuant to Section 4.05 to Genentech
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of the final audit report; and if royalties to Genentech were underpaid by more than [***] of the total royalty owed for the period in question, then Coherus shall additionally reimburse Genentech for its reasonable costs incurred in examining such records. If the underpayment is less than [***] of the total royalty owed for the period in question, Coherus shall only be obligated to pay the deficient amount plus interest pursuant to Section 4.05 to Genentech within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of the final audit report. If Coherus royalties are found to be in error such that royalties to Genentech were overpaid, then such overpayment shall be credited against future royalty payments to Genentech. Amounts credited by Genentech against future royalty payments shall not exceed the amount of overpayment for the audit period. Genentech shall treat the report under this Section 4.01 in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, and shall cause its independent certified public accountant to enter into a confidentiality agreement with and acceptable to Coherus obligating the independent certified public accountant to retain all such information in confidence pursuant to such confidentiality agreement.
4.02 Reports. Within sixty (60) calendar days after the end of each Calendar Quarter following the First Commercial Sale of Licensed Product, Coherus shall provide to Genentech a written report of all Net Sales subject to royalty under Article III during such Calendar Quarter. Such report shall include, on a country-by-country basis, the determination of Net Sales, setting forth without limitation, the amount of gross sales, deductions taken from gross amount invoiced for sales to arrive at Net Sales and Net Sales amounts, and the royalty payment due.
4.03 Payments. Concurrently with each report pursuant to Section 4.02, Coherus shall make the royalty payment then due. Payments shall be in United States dollars and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account of Genentech in such bank as Genentech may from time to time designate in writing. All royalty payments shall be free and clear of any taxes, duties, levies, fees or charges, except for withholding taxes. Coherus shall pay any withholding tax due on behalf of Genentech, and such withholding taxes shall be deducted from all payments due hereunder. The Parties shall cooperate to take advantage of the benefit of any double taxation treaty(ies) that may be applicable.
4.04 Currency Conversion. Royalties payable on Net Sales of Licensed Product made in currency other than U.S. dollars shall be expressed in the currency of the invoice issued by the party making the sale together with the U.S. dollar equivalent of the royalty payable, calculated using the method consistently applied by Coherus in preparing its audited financial statements.
4.05 Interest. All payments not made when due shall bear interest, calculated from the date such payment was due, at [***].
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.01 Genentech represents and warrants that it has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the license granted under this Agreement. Genentech represents and warrants that (a) it is the co-owner, with the City of Hope, of the Licensed Patents, and (b) by virtue of an agreement between Genentech and the City of Hope, Genentech has the exclusive right to grant licenses under the Licensed Patents, including the right to grant the license granted under this Agreement.
5.02 Each Party represents and warrants that it has made such investigation of all matters pertaining to this Agreement as such Party deems necessary, and does not rely on any statement, promise, or representation, whether oral or written, with respect to such matters other than those expressly set forth herein. Each Party agrees that it is not relying on any matter or any statement, promise, or representation, whether oral or written, made by any person or entity, not specifically set forth in this Agreement.
5.03 Nothing in this Agreement is or shall be construed as:
(i) A warranty or representation by Genentech as to the validity, enforceability, patentability or scope of any claim or patent or patent application within the Licensed Patents;
(ii) A warranty or representation by Genentech that anything made, used, sold, or otherwise disposed of under any license granted in this Agreement is or will be free from infringement of any patent rights or other intellectual property right of any Third Party;
(iii) A grant by Genentech, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, of any licenses or rights other than that expressly granted under Section 2.01; or
(iv) An obligation to bring or prosecute actions or suits against any Third Party for infringement of any of the Licensed Patents.
5.04 EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE, NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED PATENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUE OR OTHERWISE, AND THE PARTIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, VALIDITY, ENFORCEABILITY, PATENTABILITY, SCOPE AND/OR INFRINGEMENT OF THE LICENSED PATENTS, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE PATENT OR OTHER RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY.
5.05 Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF ANY NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO OR SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY PARTY UNDER SECTION 6.01, OR DAMAGES AVAILABLE FOR A PARTYS BREACH OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS IN SECTION 8.11.
ARTICLE VI
LIABILITY
6.01 Indemnification by Coherus. Coherus shall indemnify, defend and hold Genentech and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys and professional fees and other costs of litigation), losses or causes of action (each, a Liability) arising out of or relating in any way to (i) the possession, manufacture, use, sale or other disposition of Licensed Product hereunder, whether based on breach of warranty, negligence, product liability or otherwise, (ii) the exercise of any right granted to Coherus, its Affiliates or Sublicensees pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) any breach of this Agreement by Coherus, its Affiliates or Sublicensees, except to the extent, in each case, that such Liability is caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Genentech, its directors, officers, employees and/or agents as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arising out of or relating in any way to any material breach of Section 5.01 of this Agreement by Genentech; provided, however, that upon receiving notice of any such Liability, Genentech shall promptly notify Coherus and permit Coherus to handle and control the defense (including litigation and settlement) of such Liability, at Coherus sole expense, and Genentech shall reasonably cooperate with Coherus in the defense of such Liability, at Coherus sole expense.
ARTICLE VII
TERM AND TERMINATION
7.01 Term. This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and remain in full force and effect until the end of the Royalty Term (the Term), unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Article VII.
7.02 Termination without Cause. Coherus has the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason upon a sixty (60) calendar day prior written notice to Genentech.
7.03 Termination for Breach. Genentech shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the licenses granted hereunder upon written notice to Coherus for a material breach of this Agreement if Coherus has failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) calendar days following notice thereof. Coherus failure to pay royalties, and provide reports, to Genentech pursuant to this Agreement when owed shall constitute a material breach.
7.04 Insolvency. Genentech may terminate this Agreement if, at any time, Coherus shall file in any court pursuant to any statute of any individual state or country, a petition in bankruptcy, insolvency or for reorganization or for an agreement among creditors or for the
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appointment of a receiver or trustee of Coherus or of its assets, or if Coherus proposes a written agreement of composition or extension of its debts, or if Coherus shall be served with an involuntary petition against it filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing thereof, or if Coherus shall propose or be a party to any dissolution or liquidation, or if Coherus shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Any termination pursuant to this section shall be effective immediately upon notice of such termination.
7.05 Effect of Termination. Termination of this Agreement in whole or in part for any reason shall not relieve Coherus of its obligations to pay all fees and royalties that shall have accrued hereunder prior to the effective date of termination. Termination of this Agreement as to Coherus shall result in the termination of the licenses granted to Coherus and of all sublicenses hereunder, except as set forth in Section 7.06 below. The provisions of Article I, Article IV, Article V, Article VI, Section 7.05 and Section 7.06, and Article VIII shall survive termination of the Agreement for any reason.
7.06 Direct License to Sublicensee on Termination. A sublicense granted by Coherus to a Sublicensee in accordance with this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be a direct license from Genentech to such Sublicensee, provided that (i) such Sublicensee is then in full compliance with all terms of this Agreement and the respective sublicense, (ii) such Sublicensee agrees in writing to assume all of the obligations of Coherus that are within the scope of the sublicense granted to such Sublicensee (i.e. subject to any territorial or field limitations in the sublicense to such Sublicensee) under this Agreement and can reasonably show the capacity to comply with such obligations to the same extent as if such Sublicensee were an original party hereto, (iii) the obligations of Genentech under such direct license shall not be greater than the obligations of Genentech under this Agreement, and (iv) the scope of such direct license shall not be broader than the rights sublicensed by Coherus to such Sublicensee.
7.07 Challenge to Licensed Patents. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Genentech may terminate the Agreement at Genentechs sole and absolute discretion, in the event Coherus, its Affiliate or a Sublicensee challenges, or knowingly participates with or assists a Third Party to challenge the validity, enforceability, patentability and/or scope of any claim within the Licensed Patents in a court or patent office or other governmental agency (for a Sublicensee only, this section shall apply to such challenge only with respect to a Licensed Product), [***]. In the event of termination by Genentech pursuant to this section, any royalty or other payment owed to Genentech prior to such termination shall be non-refundable.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
8.01 Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to constitute or give rise to a partnership, agency, distributorship, employer-employee, joint venture, or fiduciary relationship between the Parties. No Party shall incur any debts or make any commitments for the other.
8.02 Patent Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement. Genentech shall be solely responsible, at its sole discretion and expense, for the prosecution, defense, and maintenance of Licensed Patents, and for enforcing Licensed Patents against actual or suspected Third Party infringers.
8.03 Assignment. Neither Party shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder except: (a) as incident to the merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of stock or assets affecting substantially all of the assets or voting control of the assigning Party; (b) in the case of Coherus, to any corporation or other entity to which it may transfer all or substantially all of its assets related to the Licensed Product; (c) to any Affiliate if the assigning Party remains liable and responsible for the performance and observance of all of the Affiliates duties and obligations hereunder; or (d) with the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties, and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this section shall be void.
8.04 Further Acts and Instruments. Upon request by either Party, the other Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
8.05 Trade names and Trademarks. Except as otherwise provided herein, no right, express or implied, is granted to a Party by this Agreement to use in any manner the name of the other Party or its Affiliates or any other trade name, trademark or logo of the other Party or its Affiliates.
8.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement dated [***] between the Parties constitute and contain the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties and cancel and supersede any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements, whether verbal or written, between the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof. No waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties.
8.07 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should for any reason be held by any court or authority having jurisdiction over this Agreement
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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or either of the Parties to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision or provisions shall be validly reformed to as nearly as possible approximate the intent of the Parties and, if such provision cannot be reformed, shall be divisible and deleted in such jurisdiction; elsewhere, this Agreement shall not be affected so long as the Parties are still able to realize the principal benefits bargained for in this Agreement.
8.08 Waiver. The waiver by a Party of any breach of or default under any of the provisions of this Agreement or the failure of a Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right hereunder shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of any other breach or default or as a waiver of any such rights or provisions hereunder.
8.09 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted equally by the Parties, and in construing this Agreement no presumption shall operate in either Partys favor as a result of the role of it or its counsel in drafting or negotiating the terms or provisions hereof.
8.10 Notices. Any notice, request, consent, or other document required or permitted to be given under this Agreement or otherwise relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given if delivered in person, transmitted by facsimile (with a confirming copy sent by overnight courier), or sent by overnight courier or registered mail to the Party to whom it is directed at its address shown below or such other address as such Party shall have last given by notice to the other Party. Any such notice, requests, delivery, approval or consent shall be deemed received on the date of hand delivery or transmission by facsimile (provided that such date is a business day, otherwise it shall be deemed received on the next business day), one (1) business day after dispatch by overnight courier, or five (5) business days after dispatch of the registered mail.
If to Coherus, addressed to:
Coherus Inc.
201 Redwood Shores Parkway,
Suite 200,
Redwood City, CA 94065
Attn: President and Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (866) 491-7350
If to Genentech, addressed to:
Genentech, Inc.
1 DNA Way
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile: (650) 467-9146
8.11 Confidentiality. Neither Party shall disclose any of the terms of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the financial terms), and Genentech shall not disclose reports
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provided pursuant to Section 4.02 or notices provided pursuant to Section 2.02, to any Third Party, in each case without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that each Party shall be free to disclose any of the terms of this Agreement (i) to the extent that a Party reasonably believes, upon advice of legal counsel, that it is required to do so by securities or other applicable laws, regulations, or rules (including the regulations or rules of any relevant stock exchange), (ii) pursuant to a legal proceeding or order of a court or governmental agency, (iii) to actual or prospective sublicensees, (iv) in the case of Genentech, to its Affiliates and to the City of Hope, (v) to its accountants, attorneys and other professional advisors, (vi) in the case of Coherus, to Affiliates and/or Designees or (vii) in connection with a financing, merger, consolidation, acquisition or a permitted assignment of this Agreement, provided that in the case of any disclosure under (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) above, the recipient(s) are obligated and do so undertake to keep such terms of this Agreement confidential to the same extent as said Party, and provided that in the case of disclosure under (ii), the disclosing Party will use reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such terms of this Agreement as are required to be disclosed.
8.12 Publicity. Neither Party shall issue any press release or other publicity material or make any public representation that refers to the terms, including, without limitation, the financial terms, of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. For purposes hereof, a facsimile copy, or email with attached pdf copy of this Agreement, including the signature pages hereto, will be deemed to be an original.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Genentech and Coherus have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
GENENTECH, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steve Krognes | |
Name: Steve Krognes | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Name: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.5
CONFIDENTIAL
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
SELEXIS
COMMERCIAL LICENSE AGREEMENT
ENTERED INTO WITH
BIOGENERICS, INC.
CONFIDENTIAL
This Commercial License Agreement (the Agreement) is made effective on April 8, 2011 (the Effective Date), by and between SELEXIS SA, 18 chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland SA (Selexis) and BIOGENERICS, INC. 555 Bryant Street, Ste 266, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (COMPANY).
BACKGROUND
Whereas, COMPANY is a biopharmaceutical Company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and sale of biopharmaceutical products and
Whereas, Selexis is a biotechnology Company engaged in the development and sale of recombinant cell lines based on proprietary technology (Selexis Technology, as defined further below); and
Whereas, Selexis is the owner of certain proprietary and confidential information and know-how (Selexis Know-How, as defined further below), and intellectual property (Selexis Patent Rights, as defined further below); and
Whereas, Pursuant to a Services Agreement dated April 8, 2011 Selexis has developed certain recombinant cell lines for COMPANY based on Selexis Technology and COMPANY has evaluated such cell lines; and
Whereas, Selexis is willing to grant COMPANY, and COMPANY is willing to receive from Selexis, Selexis Know-How and Selexis Patent Rights and licenses thereto related to the Selexis Technology, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
Now, therefore, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, do hereby agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS |
The following capitalized terms, whether used in the singular or the plural, shall have the following meanings as used in this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically indicated:
1.1. Affiliate shall mean any Person that, at the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Party specified. For the purposes of this definition, control. shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting securities of such Person, by contract or otherwise. A Person shall only be considered an Affiliate for so long as such control exists.
1.2. Agreement shall mean as defined on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
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1.3. Biosimilar of [***] shall mean a biological product that is demonstrated to be clinically or biophysically highly similar (biosimilar) to, or interchangeable with, the FDA-licensed biological product [***].
1.4. Calendar Quarter shall mean for each Calendar Year, each of the three month periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
1.5. Calendar Year shall mean the period commencing on January 1 and ending twelve (12) consecutive calendar months later on December 31.
1.6. Cell Line shall mean a mammalian cell line that is developed using the Selexis Technology.
1.7. Clinical Trials shall mean human studies designed to measure the safety and/or efficacy of the Product. Clinical Studies include Phase 1 Clinical Trials, Phase II Clinical Trials, and Phase Ill Clinical Trials.
1.8. Collaboration Partner shall mean a Third Party with which COMPANY collaborates on the development of the production process and/or commercialization of a Product or to which COMPANY has granted a license for the development of the production process and/or commercialization of a Product.
1.9. Combination Product shall mean a Product that contains (a) a Biosimilar of [***] and (b) one (1) or more devices, components or therapeutically active pharmaceutical ingredients other than a Biosimilar of [***].
1.10. Combination Product Adjustment shall mean the following: Net Sales for such combination product will be adjusted by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination product by the fraction N(A + B) where A is the weighted (by sales volume) average invoice price of the Product, if sold separately, and B is the weighted (by sales volume) average invoice price of any other active ingredient, device or component in the combination, if sold separately. If, on a country-by-country basis, the other active ingredient, device or component in the combination is not sold separately, Net Sales shall be calculated by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination product in such country by the fraction NC where A is the invoice price of the Product, if sold separately, in such country and C is the invoice price of the combination product in such country. If, on a country-by-country basis, neither the Product, nor the other active ingredient, device or component of the combination product, is sold separately, Net Sales shall be [***].
1.11. Commercial License shall mean as defined in Section 2.1.
1.12. Commercial License Option shall mean as defined in Section 2.1.
1.13. Confidential Information shall mean and include but not be limited to any technical and business information pertaining to materials and production techniques, products, processes and services, including without limitation relating to physical working models and samples of the products, research, development, patentable and unpatentable inventions, manufacturing, purchasing and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information,
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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engineering, marketing, merchandising, selling, customer lists, customer prospects, software codes, algorithms, names and expertise of employees and consultants, blueprints, technical information, trade secrets or know how or other related proprietary business information and data, in any case whether such information is provided in tangible or intangible form, written, oral, graphic, pictorial or recorded form or stored on computer discs, hard drives, magnetic tape or digital or any other electronic medium if it is labelled or declared Confidential or if a party may reasonably assume that the information received must be treated confidential. Confidential Information shall also include any information or documents the Recipient received in confidence from a third party that are subject to similar covenants as those contained in this Agreement.
1.14. Contractor shall mean a Third Party contractor who: (i) develops the production process for Products or (ii) manufactures and supplies Products by using such production process.
1.15. Default shall mean as defined in Section 7.2.
1.16. Defaulting Party shall mean as defined in Section 7.2.
1.17. Effective Date shall have the meaning as given on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.18. [***] shall mean the biologically active protein with the identical protein sequence to commercially available [***] which [***].
1.19. FDA shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency.
1.20. First Commercial Sale shall mean, with respect to any Product in any country, the first sale of such Product for value and for end-use or consumption by the general public in such country after Regulatory Approval as well as Pricing and Reimbursement Approval for such Product has been obtained in such country. For the avoidance of doubt, sales prior to receipt of all Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals necessary to commence regular commercial sales, such as so-called treatment IND sales, named patient sales and compassionate use sales, and sales for research or other noncommercial purposes shall not be construed as a First Commercial Sale.
1.21. Force Majeure shall mean any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of a Party that prevents or substantially interferes with the performance by the Party of any of its obligations hereunder.
1.22. COMPANY shall mean as defined on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.23. IND shall mean an Investigational New Drug Application for the Product filed with the FDA pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Part 312, or any comparable filing made with a Regulatory Authority in another country (including the submission to a competent authority of a request for an authorisation concerning a clinical trial, as envisaged in Article 9. paragraph 2, of European Directive 2001/20/EC).
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.24. Insolvent Party shall mean as defined in Section 7.3.
1.25. Invention shall mean any invention, idea, innovation, enhancement, improvement or feature, whether or not patentable or registrable, together with any intellectual property rights relating thereto (including without limitation Patent Rights and rights in confidentiality and proprietary information).
1.26. Know-How shall mean information in whatever form, including in any electronic, tangible or intangible medium, and includes information and materials relating to Inventions and other know-how, trade secrets, data (including amongst other things all data from pre-clinical and clinical studies and other studies intended for regulatory submission), results, formulae, DNA and amino acid sequence information and developments.
1.27. Licensed Field of Use shall mean the treatment, prevention, diagnosis and palliation of all disease.
1.28. Losses shall mean as defined in Section 6.1.
1.29. Net Sales shall mean the amount collected by COMPANY, its Affiliates and/or its sublicensees on account of sales of Product to Third Parties in the Territory, less the following deductions:
1.29.1. sales and excise taxes arid duties paid or allowed by the selling party and any other governmental charges imposed upon the production, importation, use or sale of the Products;
1.29.2. bona fide trade, quantity and cash discounts allowed on Products;
1.29.3. bona fide rebates;
1.29.4. allowances or credits to customers on account of rejection or return of Product or on account of retroactive price reductions affecting the Product; and
1.29.5. freight and insurance costs, if they are included in the selling price for the product invoiced to Third Parties or if they are billed separately on an invoice, provided always that such deduction shall not be greater than the balance between the selling price actually invoiced to the Third Party and the standard selling price which would have been charged to such Third Party for such Product exclusive of freight and insurance in the respective country or in a comparable country.
In the event that Products are sold in any country in the form of a Combination Product, the Net Sales for any such Combination Product shall be computed pursuant to the Combination Product Adjustment in such country.
In the event that Products are sold to a Third-Party distributor for purposes of resale by the distributor, the distributor shall be considered a Third Party, and not a sublicensee, for purposes of determination of Net Sales, regardless of whether the distributor has entered into any sublicense with COMPANY.
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Sales of a Product between COMPANY and its Affiliates or sublicensees for resale shall be excluded from the computation of Net Sales, but the subsequent resale of such Product to a Third Party shall be included within the computation of Net Sales. Any free-of-charge disposal or use of a Product for development, regulatory or marketing purposes, such as clinical trials, compassionate use or indigent patient programs, shall not be deemed a sale or disposition for purposes of calculating Net Sales.
1.30. Non-Defaulting Party shall have the meaning as given in Section 7.2.
1.31. Notice of Default shall have the meaning as given in Section 7.2.
1.32. Party shall mean Selexis or COMPANY, as the case may be; and Parties shall mean Selexis and COMPANY, collectively.
1.33. Patent Rights shall mean any and all of the following: (i) patent applications (including provisional patent applications) and patents (including the inventors certificates); (ii) any substitution, extension (including patent term extensions and supplementary protection certificate), registration, confirmation, reissue, continuation, divisional, continuation-in-part, re-examination, renewal, patent of addition or the like thereof or thereto; (iii) any foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing; and (iv) any utility model applications and utility models (whether or not corresponding to any of the foregoing).
1.34. Person shall mean an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability Company, a trust, an estate, an unincorporated organization, or any other entity, or a government or any department or agency thereof, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
1.35. Phase I Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans which is principally intended to obtain data on the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic properties of a product. Phase I shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated. Phase I shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
1.36. Phase II Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans in which the primary objective is a preliminary determination of therapeutic efficiency and/or to find an optimal dose range in patients with the disease target being studied. Phase II shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated. Phase II shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
1.37. Phase III Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans in which the primary objective is a determination of therapeutic efficiency in patients with the disease target being studied, Phase Ill shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated, Phase III shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has
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completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
1.38. Price and Reimbursement Approval shall mean any approvals, licences, registrations or authorisations of any supranational, national, regional, state or local Regulatory Authority or other regulatory agency, department, bureau or governmental entity, necessary to determine or set the pricing of a Product, and/or its reimbursement level by the relevant health authorities, providers or other funding institutions, at supranational, national, regional, state or local level.
1.39. Product shall mean any pharmaceutical preparation in final form containing a Biosimilar of [***] as one of its active ingredients, such Biosimilar of [***] having been manufactured using a Cell Line.
1.40. Regulatory Approval shall mean any approvals, licences, registrations or authorisations of any supranational, national, regional, state or local Regulatory Authority or other regulatory agency, department, bureau or governmental entity, necessary for the manufacture, marketing or sale of the Product or conduct of clinical trials in a regulatory jurisdiction, excluding Price and Reimbursement Approval.
1.41. Regulatory Authority shall mean (i) the FDA or (ii) any and all governmental or supranational agencies, ministries, authorities or other bodies with similar regulatory authority with respect to approval or registration of pharmaceutical or biologic products in any other jurisdiction anywhere in the world.
1.42. Royalty Term means with respect to each Product sold in a particular country, the period beginning on the date of First Commercial Sale in such country and terminating on the expiration of the last-to-expire or lapse of any Valid Claims covering the Product in such country.
1.43. Selexis shall have the meaning as given on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.44. Selexis Know-How shall mean Selexis Confidential Information and Know-How relating to the construction and development of recombinant cell lines for the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products and existing as of the Effective Date or obtained thereafter during the term of this Agreement.
1.45. Selexis Materials shall mean the materials provided by Selexis to COMPANY under this Agreement and all modifications and improvements thereof made by Selexis during the term hereof.
1.46. Selexis Patent Rights shall mean Patent Rights that: (i) are owned or controlled by Selexis, (ii) which are necessary or useful for the use of Selexis Materials or the construction and development of Cell Lines, or the use, manufacture and purification of a Biosimilar of [***] and/or the Product, and (iii) are existing as of the Effective Date or obtained
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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thereafter during the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the definition set forth in this Section 1.46 the Selexis Patent Rights as of the Effective Date are listed in Exhibit 1 hereto.
1.47. Selexis Technology shall mean the Selexis Patent Rights, Selexis Know-How and Selexis Materials.
1.48. Taxes shall mean all excises, taxes and duties with the exception of VAT.
1.49. Term shall mean as defined in Section 7.1.
1.50. Territory shall mean the entire world.
1.51. Third Party shall mean a Person other than Selexis, COMPANY or an Affiliate of Selexis or COMPANY.
1.52. Valid Claim shall mean any issued or granted claim of the Selexis Patent Rights that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, that is unappealable or remains unappealed at the end of the time allowed for appeal, or that has not been disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination, disclaimer or otherwise.
1.53. VAT shall mean value added tax and any other similar turnover, sales or purchase, tax or duty levied by any other jurisdiction whether central, regional or local.
2. | COMMERCIAL LICENSES |
2.1. Commercial Licenses. Selexis hereby grants to COMPANY and its Affiliates a non-exclusive license (Commercial License) in the Territory, with the right to sublicense as per clause 2.2 hereafter, under the Selexis Technology, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, to use Cell Lines for the manufacture of Products in the Licensed Field of Use and to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, import and otherwise exploit Products, including, without limitation, the use of Products in Clinical Trials.
2.2. Sublicenses. COMPANY may grant sublicenses under the foregoing Commercial License and/or transfer the Cell Lines and Selexis Know-How to a Third Party. For the avoidance of doubt, COMPANY shall not transfer Cell Lines to a Third Party for any purpose other than to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, import and otherwise exploit Products. Any agreement granting such sublicence shall be consistent with the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement. In any event, COMPANY is fully liable and responsible for any breach of any of its obligations hereunder committed by an Affiliate, a Collaboration Partner or Contractor, a consultant or agent to whom the Cell Line and the Selexis Technology or parts thereof are made available under any such sublicense. Selexis agrees that, to the extent (i) provided for in each sublicense granted under this Agreement and (ii) such sublicense does not impose any obligations on Selexis in excess of those imposed on Selexis herein, all sublicenses granted with respect to the rights granted under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will automatically be assigned to Selexis upon such termination, in order to provide for the applicable sublicensees continued enjoyment of its rights thereunder.
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2.3. Transfer of Selexis Materials. COMPANY shall [***]. If COMPANY makes any such transfer it shall notify Selexis within 30 days of any such transfer and report the name and address of any Transferees together with confirmation that the Transferee has agreed to adhere to the obligations of confidentiality set out in this Agreement.
3. | CONSIDERATION |
3.1. Payments.
3.1.1. Commercial License Exercise Payment. Upon the execution of this Agreement, COMPANY shall pay Selexis the sum of [***].
3.1.2. Commercial License Milestone Payments. As consideration for the rights and licenses granted by Selexis to COMPANY under this Agreement, COMPANY shall make the following milestone payments to Selexis with respect to the first occurrence of such milestone events:
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The payments set forth above in this Section 3.1.2 shall be payable only once for each milestone event, upon the first occurrence of such milestone event, regardless of the number of times each event occurs.
3.1.3. Commercial License Royalty Payments. In addition to the milestone payments, during the Royalty Term COMPANY shall pay Selexis on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis a royalty of [***] of Net Sales of all Products sold worldwide. In the case where royalties are due in respect of the sale of Product directly by COMPANY such royalties shall be paid for each Calendar Quarter within forty-five (45) days of the end of that Calendar Quarter. Where royalties are due in respect of the sale of Products by a sub-licensee of COMPANY payment shall be made within ninety (90) days of the end of that Calendar Quarter. For the avoidance of doubt no royalty payments shall be due in any country after the Royalty Term has expired in such country Where royalties are no longer due in accordance with the foregoing in respect of any Product in any country, the Commercial Licences granted to COMPANY under this Agreement shall become perpetual, irrevocable,
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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fully paid up and royalty free in respect of such Product in such country and notwithstanding Section 2.3, COMPANY shall have the right to transfer the Selexis Materials to any Third Party in connection with the manufacture, use and sell of such Product in such country.
3.2. Mechanism of Payment. The payments due to Selexis under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer or electronic fund transfer (at COMPANYs discretion) to the credit and account of Selexis as follows:
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3.3. Payment Terms. Save as provided in Section 3.1.3, COMPANY shall make payments due to Selexis under this Agreement at the latest [***] after receipt of invoice except where such fees are due from a COMPANY licensee, in which case COMPANY shall have [***] after receipt of invoice to make such payments. All such fees and payments are exclusive of any applicable VAT, other taxes, duties and excises (collectively, Taxes).
3.4. Records. COMPANY and its Affiliates shall keep (and COMPANY shall use its best endeavours to procure that its sub-licensees shall keep and make available to COMPANY) true accounts of Net Sales of Products and COMPANY shall deliver to Selexis at the same time as the payments due under Section 3.1.3. a written account, including quantities of Net Sales of each such Product, broken down on a country-by-country basis in respect of those payments. Upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice, Selexis is entitled to have such accounts audited by an independent expert of its choice for a period of [***] after receiving any such written account, solely to verify the accuracy of payments reported and paid hereunder. Such audits may be made no more than once each calendar year and during normal business hours, with reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of COMPANYS normal business activities. Such independent expert shall be bound by confidentiality terms at least as restrictive as the terms of Clause 10 of this Agreement and shall be authorized to disclose to Selexis only the amount and accuracy of payments reported and actually paid or otherwise payable under this Agreement. COMPANY shall provide access to all information reasonably requested by such expert. The cost of any audit shall be borne by Selexis unless the audit shows that COMPANY underpaid Selexis by more than 2% of the amounts due in which case the cost of the audit shall be borne by COMPANY.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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3.5. Taxes. [***] will pay [***] taxes levied on account of any payments made to Selexis under this Agreement (other than taxes on income, gains or profits levied against [***]). If any taxes are required to be withheld by Company from any payment made to Selexis under this Agreement, Company will (a) deduct such taxes from the payment made to Selexis, (b) timely pay the taxes to the proper taxing authority, and (c) send proof of payment to Selexis and certify its receipt by the taxing authority within thirty (30) days following such payment.
3.5.1. Single Royalty. Nothing shall oblige COMPANY or its sublicensees to pay or cause to be paid to Selexis more than one royalty on any unit of Product, irrespective of how many Selexis Patent Rights may cover such Product.
4. | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
4.1. Ownership. Each Party shall retain the entire right and title in and to its Inventions and Know-How which exists on the Effective Date of this Agreement or which is thereafter developed independently of the performance of this Agreement.
4.2. In the event Selexis possesses, acquires, creates or is licensed any improvements to the Selexis Technology, subject to any bona fide obligations owed by Selexis to third parties (in respect of which Selexis has notified COMPANY), such improvements shall automatically be included in the Selexis Patent Rights and/or the Selexis Know-how and thereby disclosed and licensed at no extra cost to COMPANY in accordance with this Agreement.
4.3. Third Party Patent Rights.
4.3.1. Selexis covenants that if Selexis becomes aware or reasonably determines that the practice of the Selexis Technology and/or use of the Cell Lines in order to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Product in the Field in the Territory would, or would allegedly infringe or misappropriate any Third Party Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property rights. it shall notify COMPANY of the same within five (5) days (the Infringement Notice). Selexis shall use its best efforts to promptly resolve such infringement at Selexis cost to ensure that COMPANY may exercise its rights under this Agreement without infringing or misappropriating such Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property rights , including using its best efforts to obtain a license from the Third Party owner of such Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property which entitles Selexis to continue to grant the rights to COMPANY set forth herein. Should such efforts not be successful, Selexis shall inform COMPANY in writing. Selexis shall be responsible for payment of any and all fees, milestones, royalties or other payments owed to any Third Party for any Patent Rights or Know-How or other intellectual property rights licensed or acquired by it after the Effective Date, which are necessary or useful for COMPANY to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Product in the Field in the Territory without infringing or misappropriating a Third Partys Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property right.
4.4.Enforcement of Selexis Patent Rights. If during the Term, either Party becomes aware of any infringement or potential infringement of the Selexis Technology it shall promptly notify the other Party in writing and the Parties shall consult with each other to decide the best
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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way to respond to such infringement or misuse. Selexis covenants that if Selexis becomes aware of an infringement of the Selexis Patent Rights by Third Parties in the Licensed Field of Use, Selexis shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to prevent or enjoin such infringement.
4.5. COMPANY Intellectual Property. COMPANY shall retain all right, title and interest in (and the unrestricted right to use) any and all information, data, results, Know-How, products and the like, whether patentable or not, arising out of the conduct of the licenses granted hereunder and all intellectual property appurtenant thereto, including without limitation the Product composition or sequence and any related intellectual property. COMPANY shall have the unrestricted right to publish or otherwise disclose the results and data obtained by the practice of the Selexis Technology provided such disclosure does not include the Confidential Information of Selexis. The name of Selexis shall be given proper recognition in such publication(s) as scientifically appropriate.
4.6. Further Assurance. Each Party agrees to execute and do all things at the cost of the other Party (it not specifically agreed otherwise) as the other Party may reasonably require to give that other Party the full benefit of the provisions of this Section 4.
5. | REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS |
5.1. Corporate Power. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that such Party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state (or country or other jurisdiction, as the context requires) of its incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions hereof.
5.2. Due Authorization. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that such Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and the person executing this Agreement on its behalf has been duly authorized to do so by all requisite corporate actions.
5.3. Binding Agreement. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that this Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles and public policy.
5.4. No Conflicts. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a Party or by which it may be bound, nor violate any law or regulation of any court, governmental body or administrative or other agency having authority over it.
5.5. Additional Warranties by Selexis. Selexis hereby warrants, represents and covenants to COMPANY that, to the best of its knowledge;
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5.5.1. As of the Effective Date, there are no Third Party intellectual property rights that may be asserted against COMPANY claiming that the use by COMPANY of the Selexis Technology under this Agreement constitutes an infringement thereof;
5.5.2. As of the Effective Date, there is no pending litigation which alleges that the use of Selexis Technology has infringed or misappropriated any of the intellectual property rights of any Third Party, and Selexis has not received any written claim that the use of Selexis Technology infringes on any intellectual property rights of a Third Party or a request or demand from any Third Party for the licensing of any intellectual property rights of such party in connection with the practice of the Selexis Technology;
5.5.3. Selexis is the owner of or controls the Selexis Technology, and has the right to grant COMPANY the rights and licenses granted COMPANY under this Agreement, and will not, knowingly during the Term, grant any rights to any Third Party that would adversely affect COMPANY s rights or licenses granted under this Agreement.
5.5.4. The Selexis Technology is free and clear of any encumbrance, lien, mortgage, charge, restriction or liability of any kind whatsoever, whether equitable or legal, that would conflict with or impair the rights granted to COMPANY under this Agreement;
5.5.5. As of the Effective Date, none of the Selexis Patent Rights are involved in any interference or opposition proceeding, and Selexis has not received any request, demand or notice from any Third Party threatening or disclosing such a proceeding with respect to any of the Selexis Patent Rights; and
5.5.6. As of the Effective Date, Selexis has not received any statement or assertion that (i) any claim in any of the Selexis Patent Rights is, or may be or become rendered, invalid or unenforceable, (ii) any Third Party is aware of any basis as to the Future potential invalidity or unenforceability of any claim of any of the Selexis Patent Rights, or (iii) the Selexis Patent Rights do not list all required inventors.
5.5.7. Any replacement Selexis Materials shall satisfy the characteristics set forth in the Selexis Report and shall be free of mycoplasma or other pathogenic contamination.
5.6. Additional Warranties by COMPANY. COMPANY hereby warrants, represents and covenants to Selexis that, to the best of its knowledge:
5.6.1. As of the Effective Date, there is no pending litigation which alleges that the use of the DNA sequence replicated by the Cell Line has infringed or misappropriated any of the intellectual property rights of any Third Party, and COMPANY has not received any claim that the use thereof infringes on any intellectual property rights of a Third Party or a request or demand from any Third Party for the licensing of any intellectual property rights of such party in connection with the use of the DNA sequence replicated by the Cell Line;
5.7. Notification. Selexis shall notify COMPANY promptly during the Term, if:
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5.7.1. Selexis Patent Rights become involved in any interference or opposition proceeding, or Selexis receives any request, demand or notice from any Third Party threatening or disclosing such a proceeding with respect to any of the Selexis Patent Rights; or
5.7.2. Selexis receives any written statement or assertion that (i) any claim in any of the Selexis Patent Rights is, or may be or become rendered, invalid or unenforceable, (ii) any Third Party is aware of any basis as to the future potential invalidity or unenforceability of any claim of any of the Selexis Patent Rights, or (iii) the Selexis Patent Rights do not list all required inventors.
5.8. Disclaimer of Warranties by Selexis. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELEXIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO COMPANY OF ANY NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE SELEXIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE USEFUL FOR, OR ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR RESULTS AS A RESULT OF ANY USE BY COMPANY OF THE SELEXIS TECHNOLOGY PURSUANT TO ANY LICENSE GRANTED TO COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELEXIS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
6. | INDEMNIFICATION; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
6.1. Indemnification by Selexis. During the Term and thereafter, Selexis hereby agrees to save, defend and hold COMPANY, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents harmless from and against any and all liability, damage, loss or expense (collectively, Losses) claimed by a Third Party resulting from (i) any breach of Selexis representations, warranties, and covenants set forth in this Agreement or (ii) the practice of licensed rights by COMPANY in accordance with this Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses result from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of COMPANY, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents. In the event COMPANY seeks indemnification under this Section 6.1, COMPANY shall inform Selexis of a claim as soon as reasonably practicable after it receives notice of the claim, shall permit Selexis to assume direction and control of the defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim solely for monetary consideration), and shall cooperate as requested (at Selexis expense) in the defense of the claim but provided always that Selexis may not settle any such claim or otherwise consent to an adverse judgment or order in any relevant action or other proceeding or make any admission as to liability or fault without the express written permission of COMPANY.
6.2. Indemnification by COMPANY. During the Term and thereafter, COMPANY hereby agrees to save, defend and hold Selexis and its officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents harmless from and against any and all Losses claimed by a Third Party (i) that the [***] or (ii) resulting from personal injury or damage to property caused by any Products (including breach of the warranty pursuant to clause 5.6), except to the extent that COMPANY is indemnified by Selexis in respect of those Losses pursuant to Section 6.1 or that such Losses result from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of Selexis its Affiliates,
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents. In the event Selexis seeks indemnification under this Section 6.2, Selexis shall inform COMPANY of a claim as soon as reasonably practicable after it receives notice of the claim, shall permit COMPANY to assume direction and control of the defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim solely for monetary consideration), and shall cooperate as requested (at COMPANYs expense) in the defense of the claim.
6.3. Insurance. COMPANY shall maintain product liability insurance (or self-insure) in an amount consistent with industry standards; with respect to COMPANY, such insurance being in place by the time human clinical trials are initiated and maintained while clinical trials are underway or Product is offered for sale. COMPANY shall name Selexis as an additional insured with respect to such insurance. Company shall provide a certificate of insurance (or evidence of self-insurance) evidencing such coverage to Selexis upon request.
6.4. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF SECTION 8, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM THE OTHER PARTY ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LICENSE GRANTED HEREUNDER; provided however, that this Section 6.4 shall not be construed to limit either Partys indemnification obligations under this Section 6.
6.5. Limitation of Liability. Excluding breaches of Section 8, Selexis liability under Section 6,1 will in no event exceed [***] the aggregate amount paid to Selexis under this Agreement, and Selexis liability otherwise under this Agreement. whether in contract or tort or otherwise, will not exceed [***] the aggregate amount paid to Selexis under this Agreement.
7. | TERM AND TERMINATION |
7.1. Term. This Agreement shall enter into effect on the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Sections 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis until the expiration of the Royalty Term with respect to such Product (such period, the Term). Upon expiration of the Term on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis, the Commercial Licences granted to COMPANY under this Agreement shall become perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid up and royalty free in respect of such Product and country, and this provision shall survive expiration and termination of this Agreement.
7.2. Termination for Default. In addition to any other remedies which may be available at law or equity, in the event of any material breach of this Agreement by a Party (Default), the Party not in default (Non-Defaulting Party) shall have the right to give the other Party (Defaulting Party) written notice thereof (Notice of Default), which notice must state the nature of the Default in reasonable detail and request that the Defaulting Party cure such Default within [***] days. If such Default is not cured within the period set forth herein after receipt of a Notice of Default by the Defaulting Party or if such Default is not capable of being cured, then the Non-Defaulting Party, at its option, may terminate this Agreement by written notice effective upon receipt.
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7.3. Termination for Bankruptcy. In the event that a Party files for protection under bankruptcy laws, files a petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency act or has such a petition filed against it which is not discharged in [***] days thereof , or makes any arrangement with its creditors or has a receiver or administrator appointed to the whole or any part of its assets or if an order shall be made or a resolution passed for its winding up unless such order or resolution is part of a scheme for its amalgamation or reconstruction (Insolvent Party), the other Party shall have the right to serve immediate notice of termination of this Agreement, effective upon receipt.
7.4. Termination by COMPANY. COMPANY may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving sixty (60) days written notice to Selexis.
7.5. Effects of Expiration or Termination.
7.5.1. Termination of Licenses. In the event of a termination of this Agreement by COMPANY pursuant to Section 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4 or by Selexis pursuant to Sections 7.2 or 7.3, the rights and licenses granted under this Agreement shall terminate other than those licenses which have become perpetual as described in Sections 3.1.3 and 7.1.
7.5.2. Selexis Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement under Section 7.2 or 7.3 wherein COMPANY is the Insolvent Party, or Section 7.4, COMPANY shall dispose of all tangible embodiments, including Selexis Materials, and render inaccessible or useless all electronic embodiments, of Selexis Confidential Information provided to COMPANY by Selexis hereunder, except that (i) COMPANY may retain one (1) copy thereof for legal archival purposes, (ii) Company may retain any such Selexis Confidential Information to the extent necessary to exercise rights under licenses that have become perpetual as described in Sections 3.1.3 and 7.1 and (iii) sublicensees possessing sublicenses that survive such termination may possess such Selexis Confidential Information.
7.5.3. COMPANY Confidential Information. Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, Selexis shall dispose of all tangible embodiments, and render inaccessible or useless all electronic embodiments, of COMPANY Confidential Information provided to Selexis by COMPANY hereunder, except that Selexis may retain one (1) copy thereof for legal archival purposes.
7.5.4. Accrued Obligations. Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Parties of any obligation or liability accruing prior to such expiration or termination and all ancillary provisions necessary for the implementation of this Section 7.5.5 shall survive termination.
7.5.5. Survival. Sections 4, 6, 7.1, 7.5, 8, 9, and the final sentence of Section 3.1.3 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
7.5.6. Wind Down. COMPANY and its Affiliates may continue, to the extent that COMPANY and its Affiliates continue to have an inventory of Products, to fulfill orders received from customers for Products until up to twelve (12) months after the effective date of termination For the Products sold by COMPANY and its Affiliates after the effective
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date of termination, COMPANY shall continue to make payments to Selexis in accordance with Section 3.1.3.
8. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
8.1. Nondisclosure. During the Term, and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, each Party will maintain all Confidential Information of the other Party as confidential and will not disclose any Confidential Information to any Third Party except to its Affiliates, sublicensees, employees, agents, consultants and other representatives, who have a need to know such Confidential Information and who are bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as restrictive as set forth herein. Each Party may use such Confidential Information only to the extent required to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party will use at least the same standard of care as it uses to protect proprietary or confidential information of its own to ensure that its Affiliates, employees, agents, consultants and other representatives do not disclose or make any unauthorized use of the Confidential Information.
8.2. Exceptions. Confidential Information shall not include any information that the receiving Party can prove by competent evidence is:
8.2.1. now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the receiving Party, generally known or available;
8.2.2. known by the receiving Party at the time of receiving such information, as evidenced by its records;
8.2.3. hereafter furnished to the receiving Party by a Third Party, as a matter of right and without restriction on disclosure;
8.2.4. independently developed by the receiving Party without the aid, application or use of Confidential Information; or
8.2.5. the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by the providing Party.
8.3. Authorized Disclosures. Each Party shall be permitted to disclose Confidential Information of the other Party:
8.3.1. to the extent that, such Confidential Information is required to be disclosed to comply with applicable laws or regulations (such as disclosure to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or to comply with the request or order of any applicable Regulatory Authority, whether or not having the force of law) or with a court or administrative order; provided however, that such Party shall first have given written notice of such required disclosure to the other Party, shall make reasonable efforts to narrow the scope of Confidential Information of the other Party required to be disclosed, and shall take reasonable steps to allow the other Party at its own expense to seek a protective order to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed; or
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8.3.2. to establish rights or enforce obligations under this Agreement, but only to the extent such disclosure is necessary and provided that such Party seeks confidential treatment of the Confidential Information to be disclosed.
9. | MISCELLANEOUS |
9.1. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, that either Party may assign this Agreement and all of its rights and obligations hereunder, without such consent, to an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets of such Party (or the business or assets to which this Agreement pertains) whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, acquisition, sale, license or otherwise; and COMPANY may assign this Agreement and all of its rights and obligations hereunder, without such consent, to an Affiliate if COMPANY remains liable and responsible for the performance and observance of all of the Affiliates duties and obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 9.1 shall be null and void.
9.2. Compliance with Governmental Obligations. Each Party shall comply, upon reasonable notice from the other Party, with all governmental requests directed to either Party and provide all information and assistance necessary to comply with the governmental requests.
9.3. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and may be executed through the use of facsimiles.
9.4. Dispute Resolution. The Parties agree that in the event of a dispute between them arising from, concerning or in any way relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall undertake good faith efforts to resolve any such dispute in good faith with the matter being referred at the request of either Party to the general counsel for each Party and, if remaining unresolved after thirty (30) days, then to the chief executive officers of each Party (or their designees). If after ninety (90) days of the matter first being referred to the general counsel the Parties are unable to resolve such dispute, either Party may seek any remedy available pursuant to Section 9.8 of this agreement
9.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference) sets forth all of the covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; constitutes and contains the complete, final, and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; and cancels, supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations conditions or understandings, whether oral or written, between the Parties other than as set forth herein. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition
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to this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties hereto unless reduced to writing and signed by the respective authorized officers of the Parties.
9.6. Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for loss or damages for any default or delay attributable to any Force Majeure, if the Party affected shall give prompt notice of any such cause to the other Party. The Party giving such notice shall thereupon be excused from such of its obligations hereunder as it is thereby disabled from performing for so long as it is so disabled, provided, however. that such affected Party commences and continues to take reasonable and diligent actions to cure such cause; and provided further that if any Force Majeure delays or prevents the performance of the obligations of either party for a continuous period in excess of six months, the party not so affected shall then be entitled to give notice to the affected party to terminate this Agreement, specifying the date (which shall not be less than [30] days after the date on which the notice is given) on which termination will take effect, Such a termination notice shall be irrevocable, except with the consent of both parties, and upon termination the provisions of Section 9.5 shall apply.
9.7. Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of the Agreement.
9.8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Massachusetts. In relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (Proceedings), each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts, and waives any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum.
9.9. Independent Contractors. The relationship between Selexis and COMPANY created by this Agreement is one of independent contractors and neither Party shall have the power or authority to bind or obligate the other Party except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
9.10. Interpretation of Agreement. Article and other descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not constitute a part hereof or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the context so requires, the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa.
9.11. License Obligations. Nothing in this Agreement imposes any obligation upon a Party to enter into any other license or agreement with the other Party. The Parties agree that (i) either Party shall be entitled, to the full extent permitted by applicable bankruptcy law, to elect to retain of its rights as a licensor or licensee respectively, in the event that the other Party files for bankruptcy in any jurisdiction or has any petition for bankruptcy filed against it, and (ii) either Party may, to the fullest degree permitted by applicable bankruptcy law, exercise all of its rights and elections under the relevant bankruptcy law, including but not limited to retention of its rights as a licensor or licensee respectively, regardless of whether either Party files for
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bankruptcy in the United States or any other jurisdiction or has any petition for bankruptcy filed against it.
9.12. Non-Disclosure. Except as otherwise required by law or regulation, and only after compliance with this Section 9.12, neither Party shall issue a press release or make any other disclosure of the existence of or the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise use the name or trademarks or products of the other Party or the names of any employee thereof, without the prior approval of such press release or disclosure by the other Party. However if, in the reasonable opinion of such Partys counsel, a public disclosure shall be required by law, regulation, or court order, including without limitation in a filing with the United States or Europe Securities and Exchange Commission or the United States Food and Drug Administration or the European Medicines Agency, the disclosing Party shall provide copies of the disclosure reasonably in advance of such filing or other disclosure for the non-disclosing Partys prior review and comment, and the non-disclosing Party shall provide its comments as soon as practicable. No disclosure permitted by this Section 9.12 shall contain any Confidential Information of the other Party unless otherwise permitted in accordance with Section 9 herein.
9.13. Notices. All notices and other communications required by this Agreement shall be in writing in the English language and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or sent by express courier service, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice, provided, however, that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof):
To Company |
Selexis | |||
Address: | BioGenerics, Inc. | Selexis S.A. | ||
555 Bryant St Ste 266 | 18 Chemin des Aulx | |||
Palo Alto, CA 94301 | 1228 Plan-les-Ouates | |||
Geneva, Switzerland | ||||
Attention: | Chief Executive Officer | General Assistant | ||
With a copy to: | Chief Business Officer | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Facsimile: | +1 650 521-5910 | +41 22 308-9361 |
or to such addresses or addresses as the Parties hereto may designate for such purposes during the Term. Notices shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made: (i) if by facsimile with confirmed transmission, when performed, and (ii) if by air courier upon receipt by the Party.
9.14. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of COMPANY and Selexis (and their permitted successors and assigns) and nothing in this Agreement (express or implied) is intended to or shall confer upon any Third Party any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
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9.15. Severability. If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Party or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to parties or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
9.16. Use of Name. No right, express or implied, is granted to either Party by this Agreement to use in any manner any trademark or trade name of the other Party including the names BioGenerics and Selexis without the prior written consent of the owning Party.
9.17. Waiver. The failure on the part of a Party to exercise or enforce any rights conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such rights nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any time or times hereafter.
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In Witness Whereof, the Parties, having read the terms of this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, do hereby execute this Agreement.
SELEXIS S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Igor Fisch | |
Name: Dr. Igor Fisch | ||
Title: CEO | ||
Date: April 13, 2014 | ||
By: | /s/ Regine Brokamp | |
Name: Regine Brokamp | ||
Title: COO | ||
Date: April 13, 2014 | ||
COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Name: Dennis M. Lanfear | ||
Title: President and CEO | ||
Date: April 8, 2014 |
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EXHIBIT 1
SELEXIS PATENT RIGHTS
Patent 1.
Title | [***] | |
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Publication ID | [***] | |
Geographies | [***] | |
Status | [***] |
Patent 2.
Title | [***] | |
Priority date | [***] | |
Priority ID | [***] | |
Publication ID | [***] | |
Geographies | [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
COMMERCIAL LICENSE AGREEMENT
ENTERED INTO WITH
COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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This Commercial License Agreement (the Agreement) is made effective on as of June 25, 2012 (the Effective Date), by and between SELEXIS SA, 18 chemin des Aulx, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland SA (Selexis) and COHERUS BIOSCIENCES, INC., 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065 (COMPANY).
BACKGROUND
Whereas, COMPANY is a biopharmaceutical Company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and sale of biopharmaceutical products;
Whereas, Selexis is a biotechnology Company engaged in the development and sale of recombinant cell lines based on proprietary technology (Selexis Technology, as defined further below);
Whereas, Selexis is the owner of certain proprietary and confidential information and know-how (Selexis Know-How, as defined further below), and intellectual property (Selexis Patent Rights, as defined further below);
Whereas, Pursuant to a Services Agreement dated October 20, 2011 Selexis has developed (or will develop) certain recombinant cell lines for COMPANY based on Selexis Technology and COMPANY has evaluated (or will evaluate) such cell lines (the Services Agreement); and
Whereas, Selexis is willing to grant COMPANY, and COMPANY is willing to receive from Selexis, Selexis Know-How and Selexis Patent Rights and licenses thereto related to the Selexis Technology, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
Now, therefore, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, do hereby agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS |
The following capitalized terms, whether used in the singular or the plural, shall have the following meanings as used in this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically indicated:
Affiliate shall mean any Person that, at the date of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Party specified. For the purposes of this definition, control shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting securities of such Person, by contract or otherwise. A Person shall only be considered an Affiliate for so long as such control exists.
Agreement shall mean as defined on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
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1.1 BLA shall mean a Biologics License Applications for the Product filed with the FDA pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Part 601.
1.2 Calendar Quarter shall mean for each Calendar Year, each of the three month periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
1.3 Calendar Year shall mean the period commencing on January 1 and ending twelve (12) consecutive calendar months later on December 31.
1.4 Cell Line shall mean a mammalian cell line that is developed using the Selexis Technology.
1.5 Clinical Trials shall mean human studies designed to measure the safety and/or efficacy of the Product. Clinical Studies include Phase I Clinical Trials, Phase II Clinical Trials, and Phase III Clinical Trials.
1.6 Collaboration Partner shall mean a Third Party with which COMPANY collaborates on the development of the production process and/or commercialization of a Product or to which COMPANY has granted a license for the development of the production process and/or commercialization of a Product.
1.7 Combination Product shall mean a Product that contains (a) the Company Protein and (b) one (1) or more devices, components or therapeutically active pharmaceutical ingredients other than the Company Protein.
1.8 Combination Product Adjustment shall mean the following: Net Sales for such combination product will be adjusted by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination product by the fraction A/(A B) where A is the weighted (by sales volume) average invoice price of the Product, if sold separately, and B is the weighted (by sales volume) average invoice price of any other active ingredient, device or component in the combination, if sold separately. If, on a country-by-country basis, the other active ingredient, device or component in the combination is not sold separately, Net Sales shall be calculated by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination product in such country by the fraction A/C where A is the invoice price of the Product, if sold separately, in such country and C is the invoice price of the combination product in such country. if, on a country-by-country basis, neither the Product, nor the other active ingredient, device or component of the combination product, is sold separately, Net Sales shall be [***].
1.9 Commercial License shall mean as defined in Section 2.1.
1.10 COMPANY shall mean as defined on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.11 Company Protein means the monoclonal antibody identified by COMPANY as [***] (and identified as such in the Proposal of the Services Agreement), the sequence of which is provided in Exhibit 2, and any progeny, derivative, part or fragment thereof.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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1.12 Confidential Information shall mean and include but not be limited to any technical and business information pertaining to materials and production techniques, products, processes and services, including without limitation relating to physical working models and samples of the products, research, development, patentable and unpatentable inventions, manufacturing, purchasing and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and information, engineering, marketing, merchandising, selling, customer lists, customer prospects, software codes, algorithms, names and expertise of employees and consultants, blueprints, technical information, trade secrets or know how or other related proprietary business information and data, in any case whether such information is provided in tangible or intangible form, written, oral, graphic, pictorial or recorded form or stored on computer discs, hard drives, magnetic tape or digital or any other electronic medium if it is labelled or declared Confidential or if a Party may reasonably assume that the information received must be treated confidential. Confidential Information shall also include any information or documents the Recipient received in confidence from a Third Party that are subject to similar covenants as those contained in this Agreement.
1.13 Contractor shall mean a Third Party contractor who: (i) develops the production process for Products or (ii) manufactures and supplies Products by using such production process.
1.14 Default shall mean as defined in Section 7.2.
1.15 Defaulting Party shall mean as defined in Section 7.2.
1.16 Effective Date shall have the meaning as given on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.17 FDA shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency.
1.18 First Commercial Sale shall mean, with respect to any Product in any country, the first sale of such Product for value and for end-use or consumption by the general public in such country after Regulatory Approval as well as Pricing and Reimbursement Approval for such Product has been obtained in such country. For the avoidance of doubt, sales prior to receipt of all Regulatory Approvals and Pricing and Reimbursement Approvals necessary to commence regular commercial sales, such as so-called treatment IND sales, named patient sales and compassionate use sales, and sales for research or other non-commercial purposes shall not be construed as a First Commercial Sale.
1.19 Force Majeure shall mean any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of a Party that prevents or substantially interferes with the performance by the Party of any of its obligations hereunder.
1.20 IND shall mean an Investigational New Drug Application for the Product filed with the FDA pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Part 312, or any comparable filing made with a Regulatory Authority in another country (including the submission to a competent authority of a request for an authorisation concerning a clinical trial, as envisaged in Article 9, paragraph 2, of European Directive 2001/20/EC).
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1.21 Insolvent Party shall mean as defined in Section 7.3.
1.22 Invention shall mean any invention, idea, innovation, enhancement, improvement or feature, whether or not patentable or registrable, together with any intellectual property rights relating thereto (including without limitation Patent Rights and rights in confidentiality and proprietary information).
1.23 Know-How shall mean information in whatever form, including in any electronic, tangible or intangible medium, and includes information and materials relating to Inventions and other know-how, trade secrets, data (including amongst other things all data from pre-clinical and clinical studies and other studies intended for regulatory submission), results, formulae, DNA and amino acid sequence information and developments.
1.24 Licensed Field of Use shall mean the treatment, prevention, diagnosis and palliation of all disease.
1.25 Losses shall mean as defined in Section 6.1.
1.26 Net Sales shall mean the amount collected by COMPANY, its Affiliates and/or its sublicensees on account of sales of Product to Third Parties in the Territory, less the following deductions:
1.26.1. sales and excise taxes and duties paid or allowed by the selling party and any other governmental charges imposed upon the production, importation, use or sale of the Products;
1.26.2. bona fide trade, quantity and cash discounts allowed on Products;
1.26.3. bona fide rebates,
1.26.4. allowances or credits to customers on account of (i) rejection or return of Product, (ii) on account of retroactive price reductions affecting the Product, and (iii) programs that provide low income, uninsured or other patients the opportunity to obtain discounted Products; and
1.26.5. freight and insurance costs, if they are included in the selling price for the product invoiced to Third Parties or if they are billed separately on an invoice, provided always that such deduction shall not be greater than the balance between the selling price actually invoiced to the Third Party and the standard selling price which would have been charged to such Third Party for such Product exclusive of freight and insurance in the respective country or in a comparable country.
In the event that Products are sold in any country in the form of a Combination Product, the Net Sales for any such Combination Product shall be computed pursuant to the Combination Product Adjustment in such country.
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In the event that Products are sold to a Third-Party distributor for purposes of resale by the distributor, the distributor shall be considered a Third Party, and not a sublicensee, for purposes of determination of Net Sales, regardless of whether the distributor has entered into any sublicense with COMPANY.
Sales of a Product between COMPANY and its Affiliates or sublicensees for resale shall be excluded from the computation of Net Sales, but the subsequent resale of such Product to a Third Party shall be included within the computation of Net Sales. Any free-of-charge disposal or use of a Product for development, regulatory or marketing purposes, such as clinical trials, compassionate use or indigent patient programs, shall not be deemed a sale or disposition for purposes of calculating Net Sales.
1.27 Non-Defaulting Party shall have the meaning as given in Section 7.2.
1.28 Notice of Default shall have the meaning as given in Section 7.2.
1.29 Party shall mean Selexis or COMPANY, as the case may be; and Parties shall mean Selexis and COMPANY, collectively.
1.30 Patent Rights shall mean any and all of the following: (i) patent applications (including provisional patent applications) and patents (including the inventors certificates); (ii) any substitution, extension (including patent term extensions and supplementary protection certificate), registration, confirmation, reissue, continuation, divisional, continuation-in-part, re-examination, renewal, patent of addition or the like thereof or thereto; (iii) any foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing; and (iv) any utility model applications and utility models (whether or not corresponding to any of the foregoing).
1.31 Person shall mean an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability Company, a trust, an estate, an unincorporated organization, or any other entity, or a government or any department or agency thereof, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
1.32 Phase I Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans which is principally intended to obtain data on the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic properties of a product. Phase I shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated. Phase I shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
1.33 Phase II Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans in which the primary objective is a preliminary determination of therapeutic efficiency and/or to find an optimal dose range in patients with the disease target being studied. Phase II shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated. Phase II shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
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1.34 Phase III Clinical Trial shall mean a clinical trial conducted in humans in which the primary objective is a determination of therapeutic efficiency in patients with the disease target being studied. Phase III shall be deemed to have commenced when the first patient in the study has been treated. Phase III shall be deemed to have completed when the last patient has completed his or her treatment being investigated by that clinical trial as described in its protocol, the database is locked, and data from all patients, according to protocol, has been analyzed for the primary endpoint.
1.35 Price and Reimbursement Approval shall mean any approvals, licences, registrations or authorisations of any supranational, national, regional, state or local Regulatory Authority or other regulatory agency, department, bureau or governmental entity, necessary to determine or set the pricing of a Product, and/or its reimbursement level by the relevant health authorities, providers or other funding institutions, at supranational, national, regional, state or local level.
1.36 Product shall mean any pharmaceutical preparation in final form containing the Company Protein as one of its active ingredients, such Company Protein having been manufactured using a Cell Line.
1.37 Regulatory Approval shall mean any approvals, licences, registrations or authorisations of any supranational, national, regional, state or local Regulatory Authority or other regulatory agency, department, bureau or governmental entity, necessary for the manufacture, marketing or sale of the Product or conduct of clinical trials in a regulatory jurisdiction, excluding Price and Reimbursement Approval.
1.38 Regulatory Authority shall mean (i) the FDA or (ii) any and all governmental or supranational agencies, ministries, authorities or other bodies with similar regulatory authority with respect to approval or registration of pharmaceutical or biologic products in any other jurisdiction anywhere in the world.
1.39 Royalty Term means with respect to each Product sold in a particular country, the period beginning on the date of First Commercial Sale of such Product in such country and terminating on the expiration of the last-to-expire or lapse of any Valid Claims covering such Product in such country.
1.40 Selexis shall have the meaning as given on Page 2, 1st paragraph.
1.41 Selexis Know-How shall mean Selexis Confidential Information and Know-How relating to the construction and development of recombinant cell lines for the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products and existing as of the Effective Date or obtained thereafter during the term of this Agreement.
1.42 Selexis Materials shall mean the materials provided by Selexis to COMPANY under this Agreement and all modifications and improvements thereof made by Selexis during the Term hereof.
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1.43 Selexis Patent Rights shall mean Patent Rights that: (i) are owned or controlled by Selexis, (ii) which are necessary or useful for the use of Selexis Materials or the construction and development of Cell Lines, or the use, manufacture and purification of the Company Protein and/or the Product, and (iii) are existing as of the Effective Date or obtained thereafter during the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the definition set forth in this Section, the Selexis Patent Rights as of the Effective Date are listed in Exhibit 1 hereto.
1.44 Selexis Technology shall mean the Selexis Patent Rights, Selexis Know-How and Selexis Materials.
1.45 Taxes shall mean all excises, taxes and duties with the exception of VAT.
1.46 Term shall mean as defined in Section 7.1.
1.47 Territory shall mean the entire world.
1.48 Third Party shall mean a Person other than Selexis, COMPANY or an Affiliate of Selexis or COMPANY.
1.49 Valid Claim shall mean any issued or granted claim of the Selexis Patent Rights that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, that is unappealable or remains unappealed at the end of the time allowed for appeal, or that has not been disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination, disclaimer or otherwise.
1.50 VAT shall mean value added tax and any other similar turnover, sales or purchase, tax or duty levied by any other jurisdiction whether central, regional or local.
2. | COMMERCIAL LICENSES |
2.1 Commercial Licenses. Selexis hereby grants to COMPANY and its Affiliates a non-exclusive license (Commercial License) in the Territory, with the right to sublicense as per Section 2.2 hereafter, under the Selexis Technology, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, to use Cell Lines for the manufacture of Products in the Licensed Field of Use, either at Company facilities or Contractors (subject to Sections 2.1 and 2.2), and to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, import, export and otherwise exploit Products, including, without limitation, the use of Products in Clinical Trials.
2.2 Sublicenses. COMPANY may grant sublicenses under the foregoing Commercial License and/or transfer the Cell Lines and Selexis Know-How to any Third Party. For the avoidance of doubt, COMPANY shall not transfer Cell Lines to a Third Party for any purpose other than to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, import and otherwise exploit Products. Any agreement granting such sublicense shall be consistent with the terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement. In any event, COMPANY is fully liable and responsible for any breach of any of its obligations hereunder committed by an Affiliate, a Collaboration Partner or Contractor, a consultant or agent to whom the Cell Line and the Selexis Technology or parts thereof are made available under any such sublicense. Selexis agrees that, to the extent (i)
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provided for in each sublicense granted under this Agreement and (ii) such sublicense does not impose any obligations on Selexis in excess of those imposed on Selexis herein, all sublicenses granted with respect to the rights granted under this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and will automatically be assigned to Selexis upon such termination, in order to provide for the applicable sublicensees continued enjoyment of its rights thereunder.
2.3 Transfer of Selexis Materials. COMPANY shall [***]. If COMPANY makes any such transfer it shall notify Selexis within thirty (30) days of any such transfer and report the name and address of any Transferees together with confirmation that the Transferee has agreed to adhere to the obligations of confidentiality set out in this Agreement.
3. | CONSIDERATION |
3.1 Payments.
3.1.1. Commercial License Exercise Payment. Upon the execution of this Agreement, COMPANY shall pay Selexis the sum of [***].
3.1.2. Commercial License Milestone Payments. As partial consideration for the rights and licenses granted by Selexis to COMPANY under this Agreement, COMPANY shall make the following milestone payments to Selexis within thirty (30) days after the first occurrence of such milestone events:
3.1.2.1. [***]: [***];
3.1.2.2. [***]: [***];
3.1.2.3. [***]: [***];
3.1.2.4. [***]: [***].
The payments set forth above in this Section 3.1.2 shall be payable only once for each milestone event, upon the first occurrence of such milestone event, regardless of the number of times each event occurs.
3.1.3. Commercial License Royalty Payments: In addition to the foregoing milestone payments, during the Royalty Term, COMPANY shall pay Selexis on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis a royalty of [***] of Net Sales of all Products sold worldwide. In the case where royalties are due in respect of the sale of Product
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directly by COMPANY such royalties shall be paid for each Calendar Quarter within forty-five (45) days of the end of that Calendar Quarter. Where royalties are due in respect of the sale of Products by a sub-licensee of COMPANY, payment shall be made within ninety (90) days of the end of that Calendar Quarter. For the avoidance of doubt no royalty payments shall be due in any country after the Royalty Term has expired in such country. Where royalties are no longer due in accordance with the foregoing in respect of any Product in any country, the Commercial Licenses granted to COMPANY under this Agreement shall become perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid up and royalty free in respect of such Product in such country and notwithstanding Section 2.3, COMPANY shall have the right to transfer the Selexis Materials to any Third Party in connection with the manufacture, use and sell of such Product in such country.
3.2 Mechanism of Payment. The payments due to Selexis under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer or electronic fund transfer (at COMPANYs discretion) to the credit and account of Selexis as follows :
Bank Name: | [***] | |
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3.3 Payment Terms. Save as provided in Section 3.1.3, COMPANY shall make payments due to Selexis under this Agreement at the latest [***] after receipt of invoice except where such fees are due from a COMPANY licensee, in which case COMPANY shall have [***] after receipt of invoice to make such payments. All such fees and payments are exclusive of any applicable VAT, other taxes, duties and excises (collectively, Taxes).
3.4 Records. COMPANY and its Affiliates shall keep (and COMPANY shall use its best endeavours to procure that its sublicensees shall keep and make available to COMPANY) true accounts of Net Sales of Products and COMPANY shall deliver to Selexis at the same time as the payments due under Section 3.1.3 a written account, including quantities of Net Sales of each such Product, broken down on a country-by-country basis in respect of those payments. Upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice, Selexis is entitled to have such accounts audited by an independent expert of its choice for a period of [***] after receiving any such written account, solely to verify the accuracy of payments reported and paid hereunder. Such audits may be made no more than once each calendar year and during normal business hours, with reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of COMPANYS normal business
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activities. Such independent expert shall be bound by confidentiality terms at least as restrictive as the terms of Clause 10 of this Agreement and shall be authorized to disclose to Selexis only the amount and accuracy of payments reported and actually paid or otherwise payable under this Agreement. COMPANY shall provide access to all information reasonably requested by such expert. The cost of any audit shall be borne by Selexis unless the audit shows that COMPANY underpaid Selexis by more than two percent (2%) of the amounts due in which case the cost of the audit shall be borne by COMPANY
3.5 Taxes. [***] will pay [***] taxes levied on account of any payments made to Selexis under this Agreement (other than taxes on income, gains or profits levied against [***]). if any taxes are required to be withheld by Company from any payment made to Selexis under this Agreement, Company will (a) deduct such taxes from the payment made to Selexis, (b) timely pay the taxes to the proper taxing authority, and (c) send proof of payment to Selexis and certify its receipt by the taxing authority within thirty (30) days following such payment.
3.6 Single Royalty. Nothing shall oblige COMPANY or its sublicensees to pay or cause to be paid to Selexis more than one royalty on any unit of Product, irrespective of how many Selexis Patent Rights may cover such Product.
4. | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
4.1 Ownership. Each Party shall retain the entire right and title in and to its Inventions and Know-How which exists on the Effective Date of this Agreement or which is thereafter developed independently of the performance of this Agreement.
4.2 In the event Selexis possesses, acquires, creates or is licensed any improvements to the Selexis Technology, subject to any bona fide obligations owed by Selexis to third parties (in respect of which Selexis has notified COMPANY), such improvements shall automatically be included in the Selexis Patent Rights and/or the Selexis Know-how and thereby disclosed and licensed at no extra cost to COMPANY in accordance with this Agreement.
4.3 Third Party Patent Rights. Selexis covenants that if Selexis becomes aware or reasonably determines that the practice of the Selexis Technology and/or use of the Cell Lines in order to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Product in the Field in the Territory would, or would allegedly infringe or misappropriate any Third Partys Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property rights, it shall notify COMPANY of the same within five (5) days (the Infringement Notice). Selexis shall use its best efforts to promptly resolve such infringement at Selexis cost to ensure that COMPANY may exercise its rights under this Agreement without infringing or misappropriating such Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property rights, including using its best efforts to obtain a license from the Third Party owner of such Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property which entitles Selexis to continue to grant the rights to COMPANY set forth herein. Should such efforts not be successful, Selexis shall inform COMPANY in writing. Selexis shall be responsible for payment of any and all fees, milestones, royalties or other payments owed to any Third Party for any
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Patent Rights or Know-How or other intellectual property rights licensed or acquired by it after the Effective Date, which are necessary or useful for COMPANY to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Product in the Field in the Territory without infringing or misappropriating a Third Partys Patent Rights, Know-How or other intellectual property right.
4.4 Enforcement of Selexis Patent Rights. If during the Term, either Party becomes aware of any infringement or potential infringement of the Selexis Technology it shall promptly notify the other Party in writing and the Parties shall consult with each other to decide the best way to respond to such infringement or misuse. Selexis covenants that if Selexis becomes aware of an infringement of the Selexis Patent Rights by Third Parties in the Licensed Field of Use, Selexis shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to prevent or enjoin such infringement.
4.5 COMPANY Intellectual Property. COMPANY shall retain all right, title and interest in (and the unrestricted right to use) any and all information, data, results, Know-How, products and the like, whether patentable or not, arising out of the conduct of the licenses granted hereunder and all intellectual property appurtenant thereto, including without limitation the Product composition or sequence and any related intellectual property. COMPANY shall have the unrestricted right to publish or otherwise disclose the results and data obtained by the practice of the Selexis Technology provided such disclosure does not include the Confidential Information of Selexis. The name of Selexis shall be given proper recognition in such publication(s) as scientifically appropriate.
4.6 Further Assurance. Each Party agrees to execute and do all things at the cost of the other Party (if not specifically agreed otherwise) as the other Party may reasonably require to give that other Party the full benefit of the provisions of this Section 4.
5. | REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS |
5.1 Corporate Power. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that such Party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state (or country or other jurisdiction, as the context requires) of its incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions hereof.
5.2 Due Authorization. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that such Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and the person executing this Agreement on its behalf has been duly authorized to do so by all requisite corporate actions.
5.3 Binding Agreement. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that this Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles and public policy.
5.4 No Conflicts. Each Party hereby represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a Party or by which it may be bound,
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nor violate any law or regulation of any court, governmental body or administrative or other agency having authority over it.
5.5 Additional Warranties by Selexis. Selexis hereby warrants, represents and covenants to COMPANY that, to the best of its knowledge:
5.5.1. As of the Effective Date, there are no Third Party intellectual property rights that may be asserted against COMPANY claiming that the use by COMPANY of the Selexis Technology under this Agreement constitutes an infringement thereof;
5.5.2. As of the Effective Date, there is no pending litigation which alleges that the use of Selexis Technology has infringed or misappropriated any of the intellectual property rights of any Third Party, and Selexis has not received any written claim that the use of Selexis Technology infringes on any intellectual property rights of a Third Party or a request or demand from any Third Party for the licensing of any intellectual property rights of such Third Party in connection with the practice of the Selexis Technology;
5.5.3. Selexis is the owner of or controls the Selexis Technology, and has the right to grant COMPANY the rights and licenses granted COMPANY under this Agreement, and will not, knowingly during the Term, grant any rights to any Third Party that would adversely affect COMPANYs rights or licenses granted under this Agreement.
5.5.4. The Selexis Technology is free and clear of any encumbrance, lien, mortgage, charge, restriction or liability of any kind whatsoever, whether equitable or legal, that would conflict with or impair the rights granted to COMPANY under this Agreement;
5.5.5. As of the Effective Date, none of the Selexis Patent Rights are involved in any interference or opposition proceeding, and Selexis has not received any request, demand or notice from any Third Party threatening or disclosing such a proceeding with respect to any of the Selexis Patent Rights; and
5.5.6. As of the Effective Date, Selexis has not received any statement or assertion that (i) any claim in any of the Selexis Patent Rights is, or may be or become rendered, invalid or unenforceable, (ii) any Third Party is aware of any basis as to the future potential invalidity or unenforceability of any claim of any of the Selexis Patent Rights, or (iii) the Selexis Patent Rights do not list all required inventors.
5.5.7. Any replacement Selexis Materials shall satisfy the characteristics set forth in the Selexis Report and shall be free of mycoplasma or other pathogenic contamination.
5.6 Additional Warranties by COMPANY. COMPANY hereby warrants, represents and covenants to Selexis that, to the best of its knowledge:
5.6.1. As of the Effective Date, there is no pending litigation which alleges that the use of the DNA sequence replicated by the Cell Line has infringed or misappropriated any of the intellectual property rights of any Third Party, and COMPANY has not received any claim that the use thereof infringes on any intellectual property rights of a Third Party or a request or
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demand from any Third Party for the licensing of any intellectual property rights of such Third Party in connection with the use of the DNA sequence replicated by the Cell Line;
5.7 Notification. Selexis shall notify COMPANY promptly during the Term, if:
5.7.1. Selexis Patent Rights become involved in any interference or opposition proceeding, or Selexis receives any request, demand or notice from any Third Party threatening or disclosing such a proceeding with respect to any of the Selexis Patent Rights; or
5.7.2. Selexis receives any written statement or assertion that (i) any claim in any of the Selexis Patent Rights is, or may be or become rendered, invalid or unenforceable, (ii) any Third Party is aware of any basis as to the future potential invalidity or unenforceability of any claim of any of the Selexis Patent Rights, or (iii) the Selexis Patent Rights do not list all required inventors.
5.8 Disclaimer of Warranties by Selexis. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELEXIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO COMPANY OF ANY NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE SELEXIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE USEFUL FOR, OR ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR RESULTS AS A RESULT OF ANY USE BY COMPANY OF THE SELEXIS TECHNOLOGY PURSUANT TO ANY LICENSE GRANTED TO COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELEXIS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
6. | INDEMNIFICATION; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
6.1 Indemnification by Selexis. During the Term and thereafter, Selexis hereby agrees to save, defend and hold COMPANY, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents harmless from and against any and all liability, damage, loss or expense (collectively, Losses) claimed by a Third Party resulting from (i) any breach of Selexis representations, warranties, and covenants set forth in this Agreement or (ii) the practice of licensed rights by COMPANY in accordance with this Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses result from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of COMPANY, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents. In the event COMPANY seeks indemnification under this Section 6.1, COMPANY shall inform Selexis of a claim as soon as reasonably practicable after it receives notice of the claim, shall permit Selexis to assume direction and control of the defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim solely for monetary consideration), and shall cooperate as requested (at Selexis expense) in the defense of the claim but provided always that Selexis may not settle any such claim or otherwise consent to an adverse judgment or order in any relevant action or other proceeding or make any admission as to liability or fault without the express written permission of COMPANY.
6.2 Indemnification by COMPANY. During the Term and thereafter, COMPANY hereby agrees to save, defend and hold Selexis and its officers, directors, employees, consultants
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and agents harmless from and against any and all Losses claimed by a Third Party (i) that the [***] or (ii) resulting from personal injury or damage to property caused by any Products (including breach of the warranty pursuant to clause 5.6), except to the extent that COMPANY is indemnified by Selexis in respect of those Losses pursuant to Section 6.1 or that such Losses result from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of Selexis its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents. In the event Selexis seeks indemnification under this Section 6.2, Selexis shall inform COMPANY of a claim as soon as reasonably practicable after it receives notice of the claim, shall permit COMPANY to assume direction and control of the defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim solely for monetary consideration), and shall cooperate as requested (at COMPANYs expense) in the defense of the claim.
6.3 Insurance. COMPANY shall maintain product liability insurance (or self-insure) in an amount consistent with industry standards; with respect to COMPANY, such insurance being in place by the time human clinical trials are initiated and maintained while clinical trials are underway or Product is offered for sale. COMPANY shall name Selexis as an additional insured with respect to such insurance. Company shall provide a certificate of insurance (or evidence of self-insurance) evidencing such coverage to Selexis upon request.
6.4 EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF SECTION 8, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM THE OTHER PARTY ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LICENSE GRANTED HEREUNDER; provided however, that this Section 6.4 shall not be construed to limit either Partys indemnification obligations under this Section 6.
6.5 Limitation of Liability. Excluding breaches of Section 8, Selexis liability under Section 6.1 will in no event exceed [***] the aggregate amount paid to Selexis under this Agreement, and Selexis liability otherwise under this Agreement, whether in contract or tort or otherwise, will not exceed [***] the aggregate amount paid to Selexis under this Agreement.
7. | TERM AND TERMINATION |
7.1 Term. This Agreement shall enter into effect on the Effective Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Sections 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis until the expiration of the Royalty Term with respect to such Product (such period, the Term). Upon expiration of the Term on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis, the Commercial Licenses granted to COMPANY under this Agreement shall become perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid up and royalty free in respect of such Product and country, and this provision shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.
7.2 Termination for Default. In addition to any other remedies which may be available at law or equity, in the event of any material breach of this Agreement by a Party (Default), the Party not in default (Non-Defaulting Party) shall have the right to give the
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other Party (Defaulting Party) written notice thereof (Notice of Default), which notice must state the nature of the Default in reasonable detail and request that the Defaulting Party cure such Default within [***] days. If such Default is not cured within the period set forth herein after receipt of a Notice of Default by the Defaulting Party or if such Default is not capable of being cured, then the Non-Defaulting Party, at its option, may terminate this Agreement by written notice effective upon receipt.
7.3 Termination for Bankruptcy. In the event that a Party files for protection under bankruptcy laws, files a petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency act or has such a petition filed against it which is not discharged in [***] days thereof , or makes any arrangement with its creditors or has a receiver or administrator appointed to the whole or any part of its assets or if an order shall be made or a resolution passed for its winding up unless such order or resolution is part of a scheme for its amalgamation or reconstruction (Insolvent Party), the other Party shall have the right to serve immediate notice of termination of this Agreement, effective upon receipt.
7.4 Termination by COMPANY. COMPANY may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving sixty (60) days written notice to Selexis.
7.5 Effects of Expiration or Termination.
7.5.1. Termination of Licenses. In the event of a termination of this Agreement by COMPANY pursuant to Section 7,2, 7.3, or 7.4 or by Selexis pursuant to Sections 7.2 or 7.3, the rights and licenses granted under this Agreement shall terminate other than those licenses which have become perpetual as described in Sections 3.1,3 and 7.1.
7.5.2. Selexis Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement under Section 7.2 or 7.3 wherein COMPANY is the Insolvent Party, or Section 7.4, COMPANY shall dispose of all tangible embodiments, including Selexis Materials, and render inaccessible or useless all electronic embodiments, of Selexis Confidential Information provided to COMPANY by Selexis hereunder, except that (i) COMPANY may retain one (1) copy thereof for legal archival purposes, (ii) Company may retain any such Selexis Confidential Information to the extent necessary to exercise rights under licenses that have become perpetual as described in Sections 3.1.3 and 7.1 and (iii) sublicensees possessing sublicenses that survive such termination may possess such Selexis Confidential Information
7.5.3. COMPANY Confidential Information. Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, Selexis shall dispose of all tangible embodiments, and render inaccessible or useless all electronic embodiments, of COMPANY Confidential Information provided to Selexis by COMPANY hereunder, except that Selexis may retain one (1) copy thereof for legal archival purposes.
7.5.4. Accrued Obligations. Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Parties of any obligation or liability accruing prior to such expiration or termination and all ancillary provisions necessary for the implementation of this Section 7.5.5 shall survive termination.
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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7.5.5. Survival. Sections 1, 3 (as to payments accrued during the Term under this Agreement), 4, 6, 7.1, 7.5, 8, 9, and the final sentence of Section 3.1.3 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
7.5.6. Wind Down. COMPANY and its Affiliates may continue, to the extent that COMPANY and its Affiliates continue to have an inventory of Products, to fulfill orders received from customers for Products until up to twelve (12) months after the effective date of termination. For the Products sold by COMPANY and its Affiliates after the effective date of termination, COMPANY shall continue to make payments to Selexis in accordance with Section 3.1.3.
8. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
8.1 Nondisclosure. During the Term, and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, each Party will maintain all Confidential Information of the other Party as confidential and will not disclose any Confidential Information to any Third Party except to its Affiliates, sublicensees, collaborators, employees, agents, consultants and other representatives, who have a need to know such Confidential Information and who are bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as restrictive as set forth herein. Each Party may use such Confidential Information only to the extent required to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party will use at least the same standard of care as it uses to protect proprietary or confidential information of its own to ensure that its Affiliates, employees, agents, consultants and other representatives do not disclose or make any unauthorized use of the Confidential Information.
8.2 Exceptions. Confidential Information shall not include any information that the receiving Party can prove by competent evidence is:
8.2.1. now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the receiving Party, generally known or available;
8.2.2. known by the receiving Party at the time of receiving such information, as evidenced by its records;
8.2.3. hereafter furnished to the receiving Party by a Third Party, as a matter of right and without restriction on disclosure;
8.2.4. independently developed by the receiving Party without the aid, application or use of Confidential Information; or
8.2.5. the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by the providing Party.
8.3 Authorized Disclosures. Each Party shall be permitted to disclose Confidential Information of the other Party:
8.3.1. to the extent that such Confidential Information is required to be disclosed to comply with applicable laws or regulations (such as disclosure to the United States Securities
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and Exchange Commission or to comply with the request or order of any applicable Regulatory Authority, whether or not having the force of law) or with a court or administrative order; provided however, that such Party shall first have given written notice of such required disclosure to the other Party, shall make reasonable efforts to narrow the scope of Confidential Information of the other Party required to be disclosed, and shall take reasonable steps to allow the other Party at its own expense to seek a protective order to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential information required to be disclosed;
8.3.2. solely on a need-to-know basis to potential or actual acquirers, merger partners, or assignees permitted under Section 9.1, investment bankers, investors, lenders, or other potential financial partners, and their and each of the Parties respective directors, employees, contractors and agents, each of whom prior to disclosure must be bound by written obligations of confidentiality and non-use no less restrictive than the obligations set forth in this Article 8 and for their use solely in connection with evaluating the potential acquisition or investment; and
8.3.3. to establish rights or enforce obligations under this Agreement, but only to the extent such disclosure is necessary and provided that such Party seeks confidential treatment of the Confidential Information to be disclosed.
9. | MISCELLANEOUS |
9.1 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, that either Party may assign this Agreement and all of its rights and obligations hereunder, without such consent, to an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets of such Party (or the business or assets to which this Agreement pertains) whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, acquisition, sale, license or otherwise; and COMPANY may assign this Agreement and all of its rights and obligations hereunder, without such consent, to an Affiliate if COMPANY remains liable and responsible for the performance and observance of all of the Affiliates duties and obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties and the name of a Party appearing herein shall be deemed to include the names of such Partys successors and permitted assigns to the extent necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 9.1 shall be null and void.
9.2 Compliance with Governmental Obligations. Each Party shall comply, upon reasonable notice from the other Party, with all governmental requests directed to either Party and provide all information and assistance necessary to comply with the governmental requests.
9.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and may be executed through the use of facsimiles.
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9.4 Dispute Resolution. The Parties agree that in the event of a dispute between them arising from, concerning or in any way relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall undertake good faith efforts to resolve any such dispute in good faith with the matter being referred at the request of either Party to the general counsel for each Party and, if remaining unresolved after thirty (30) days, then to the chief executive officers of each Party (or their designees). If after ninety (90) days of the matter first being referred to the general counsel the Parties are unable to resolve such dispute, either Party may seek any remedy available pursuant to Section 9.8 of this agreement.
9.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits attached hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference) sets forth all of the covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; constitutes and contains the complete, final, and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; and cancels, supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations conditions or understandings, whether oral or written, between the Parties other than as set forth herein. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties hereto unless reduced to writing and signed by the respective authorized officers of the Parties.
9.6 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for loss or damages for any default or delay attributable to any Force Majeure, if the Party affected shall give prompt notice of any such cause to the other Party. The Party giving such notice shall thereupon be excused from such of its obligations hereunder as it is thereby disabled from performing for so long as it is so disabled, provided, however, that such affected Party commences and continues to take reasonable and diligent actions to cure such cause; and provided further that if any Force Majeure delays or prevents the performance of the obligations of either Party for a continuous period in excess of six (6) months, the Party not so affected shall then be entitled to give notice to the affected Party to terminate this Agreement, specifying the date (which shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the date on which the notice is given) on which termination will take effect. Such a termination notice shall be irrevocable, except with the consent of both parties, and upon termination the provisions of Section 9.5 shall apply.
9.7 Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of the Agreement.
9.8 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Massachusetts. In relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (Proceedings), each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts, and waives any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum.
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9.9 Independent Contractors. The relationship between Selexis and COMPANY created by this Agreement is one of independent contractors and neither Party shall have the power or authority to bind or obligate the other Party except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
9.10 Interpretation of Agreement. Article and other descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not constitute a part hereof or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the context so requires, the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa.
9.11 License Obligations; Rights in Bankruptcy. Nothing in this Agreement imposes any obligation upon a Party to enter into any other license or agreement with the other Party. All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by Selexis are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (i.e., Title 11 of the U.S. Code) or analogous provisions of applicable law outside the United States, licenses of rights to intellectual property as defined under Section 101 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or analogous provisions of applicable laws outside the United States. The Parties agree that (i) either Party shall be entitled, to the full extent permitted by applicable bankruptcy law, to elect to retain of its rights as a licensor or licensee respectively, in the event that the other Party files for bankruptcy in any jurisdiction or has any petition for bankruptcy filed against it, and (ii) either Party may, to the fullest degree permitted by applicable bankruptcy law, exercise all of its rights and elections under the relevant bankruptcy law, including but not limited to retention of its rights as a licensor or licensee respectively, regardless of whether either Party files for bankruptcy in the United States or any other jurisdiction or has any petition for bankruptcy filed against it.
9.12 Non-Disclosure. Except as otherwise required by law or regulation, and only after compliance with this Section 9.12, neither Party shall issue a press release or make any other disclosure of the existence of or the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise use the name or trademarks or products of the other Party or the names of any employee thereof, without the prior approval of such press release or disclosure by the other Party. However if, in the reasonable opinion of such Partys counsel, a public disclosure shall be required by law, regulation, or court order, including without limitation in a filing with the United States or Europe Securities and Exchange Commission or the United States Food and Drug Administration or the European Medicines Agency, the disclosing Party shall provide copies of the disclosure reasonably in advance of such filing or other disclosure for the non-disclosing Partys prior review and comment, and the non-disclosing Party shall provide its comments as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may disclose the existence of and the terms of this Agreement solely on a need-to-know basis to potential or actual acquirers, merger partners, or assignees permitted under Section 9.1, investment bankers, investors, lenders, or other potential financial partners, and their and each of the Parties respective directors, employees, contractors and agents, each of whom prior to disclosure must be bound by written obligations of confidentiality and non-use no less restrictive than the obligations set forth in Article 8 and for their use solely in connection with evaluating the potential acquisition or investment. No disclosure permitted by this Section 9.12 shall contain any Confidential Information of the other Party unless otherwise permitted in accordance with Section 8 herein.
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9.13 Notices. All notices and other communications required by this Agreement shall be in writing in the English language and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or sent by express courier service, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice, provided, however, that notices of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof):
To Company |
Selexis | |||
Address: | Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | Selexis S.A. | ||
201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 200 | 18 Chemin des Aulx | |||
Redwood City, CA 94085 | 1228 Plan-les-Ouates | |||
Geneva, Switzerland | ||||
Attention: | Chief Executive Officer | General Assistant | ||
With a copy to: | Chief Business Officer | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Facsimile: +1 650 521-5910 | +41 22 308-9361 |
or to such addresses or addresses as the Parties hereto may designate for such purposes during the Term. Notices shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made: (i) if by facsimile with confirmed transmission, when performed, and (ii) if by air courier upon receipt by the Party.
9.14 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of COMPANY and Selexis (and their permitted successors and assigns) and nothing in this Agreement (express or implied) is intended to or shall confer upon any Third Party any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.15 Severability. If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Party or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to parties or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
9.16 Use of Name. No right, express or implied, is granted to either Party by this Agreement to use in any manner any trademark or trade name of the other Party including the names Coherus and Selexis without the prior written consent of the owning Party.
9.17 Waiver. The failure on the part of a Party to exercise or enforce any rights conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such rights nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any time or times hereafter.
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[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
In Witness Whereof, the Parties, having read the terms of this Agreement and intending to be legally bound hereby, do hereby execute this Agreement.
SELEXIS S.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Regine Brokamp | |
Name: | Regine Brokamp | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer | |
Date: | July 18, 2012 | |
By: | /s/ Pierre-Alain Girod | |
Name: | Pierre-Alain Girod | |
Title: | Chief Scientific Officer | |
Date: | July 18, 2012 | |
COHERUS BIOSCIENCE., INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Name: | Dennis M. Lanfear | |
Title: | President and CEO | |
Date: | June 25, 2012 |
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EXHIBIT 1
SELEXIS PATENT RIGHTS
Patent 1.
Title | [***] | |
Priority date | [***] | |
Priority ID | [***] | |
Publication ID | [***] | |
Geographies | [***] | |
Status | [***] |
Patent 2.
Title | [***] | |
Priority date | [***] | |
Priority ID | [***] | |
Publication ID | [***] | |
Geographies | [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
EXHIBIT 2 COMMERCIAL LICENSE FOR [***]
COMPANY Product Name: | [***] | |
AA Sequence - Light Chain | [***] | |
AA Sequence - Heavy Chain | [***] |
[***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.