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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. ("Medisorb"), a Delaware limited partnership, doing business at 6954 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, and |
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL, a division of Cilag International AG, ("Janssen"), a Swiss business corporation, doing business at Kollerstrasse 38, |
CH-6300 Zug 6, Switzerland, agree this 23 rd day of December, 1993 to jointly develop the products described herein under the following terms and conditions: |
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1. Background |
Janssen desires to develop a depot formulation of [ ]. Medisorb possesses technology and expertise relating to bioabsorbable polymer technologies and |
drug delivery systems for biologically active compounds based on such polymers. In light of these facts, Medisorb and Janssen's Affiliate entered |
into a preliminary Development Agreement (dated 9 June 1992) in order to collaborate in determining the feasibility of developing a depot |
formulation of [ ]. Janssen has executed the option as specified in the said preliminary Development Agreement and both parties agree to continue |
the development of Product under the terms and conditions specified hereinafter. |
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2. Definitions |
A) Affiliate: shall mean any company controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a party by ownership, directly or |
indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total ownership or by the power to control the policies and actions of such company. |
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B) Field: shall mean human [ ] products comprising polymers of lactic and glycolic acids. In this regard [ .] |
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C) International Registration Dossier ("IRF"): |
shall mean the Product registration file compiled by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Beerse, Belgium on behalf of Janssen, the |
contents and format being such that it can be submitted as such to national health authorities or be used as a basis for a |
national application for marketing authorization for the Products in the specific format required by such national health authorities. |
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D) Patents: shall mean (i) any and all existing issued patents and patent applications or parts thereof which describe and claim a depot |
formulation of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic |
acids and the production and use thereof; (ii) any other patents and patent applications filed by or on behalf of Medisorb, or under which Medisorb has the |
rights to grant licenses, which are needed to practice the inventions; and (iii) any reissues, extensions, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, |
revalidations, additions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or divisions of or to any of the foregoing which are granted hereafter or any additional |
protection certificate granted with respect thereto. |
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E) Products: shall mean any and all depot formulations of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids which are designed to deliver [ ], or any of its chemical analogues, over an extended period. |
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3. Development Program |
A) "Development Program" shall mean the development activities conducted by the parties as contemplated hereunder. The Development Program is |
to be mutually agreed upon from time to time as the parties find necessary. Medisorb shall (i) carry out its development activities in |
the Development Program to the currently accepted standards of Good Laboratory Practice, and (ii) manufacture human clinical supplies to |
cGMP standards. The Development Program is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein. |
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B) Janssen will fund Medisorb's activities under the Development Program at a cost not to exceed the following projected development costs |
without prior written authorization from Janssen: |
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Medisorb will invoice Janssen monthly according to Medisorb's standard rates and practices for the actual costs of work performed during the |
immediately preceding month. Payment will be due 30 days from the end of the month in which the invoice is received; a late fee of 1.5% per |
month will be added to any outstanding balance not paid when due. |
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C) Medisorb will provide Janssen monthly brief written descriptions of the work performed during the preceding month. Upon Janssen's request |
Medisorb will promptly provide Janssen with detailed reports of the work already undertaken, in order for Janssen and its Affiliates to |
prepare the health registration applications and the IRF. Medisorb will provide to Janssen a final detailed written report on the work |
performed under the Development Program within 30 days of completion of the Development Program. |
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D) Janssen will disclose to Medisorb as soon as reasonably practicable during the term of this Agreement the following test results from |
experiments employing materials supplied to Janssen by Medisorb: (i) bioavailability and bioactivity assays from in vivo tests and (ii) any |
results which reasonably suggest potential adverse consequences in humans associated with such materials. |
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4. Term and Termination |
A) The initial term of this Agreement shall commence upon the date first above written and continue thereafter until the earlier of (i) the |
completion of the Development Program at the moment of finalization of the IRF, which is expected during the [ ], or (ii) [ |
], unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4 or according to the terms of Section 16 below. However, in |
the event that the IRF has not been completed by [ ], if Janssen can show due diligence, this Agreement shall not |
terminate and will be extended for such period as Janssen requires to finalize the IRF, provided that during such extension Janssen |
continues to show due diligence. Due diligence, amongst other factors, shall mean the timely filing of required regulatory applications, |
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including, without limitation, a CTX (clinical trial exemption certificate) and/or IND, and continuing to fund the Development |
Program in a commercially reasonable manner. |
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B) Janssen may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice, provided that Janssen must fulfill all obligations to Medisorb |
actually incurred prior to the notice of termination. |
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C) Medisorb may only terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice for cause, which shall include: |
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1. Any material breach of this Agreement by Janssen which has not been cured within 30 days of written notice of the breach; and |
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2. The failure of Janssen to provide within 60 days of a request by Medisorb reasonably sufficient quantities of [ |
] as will be required by Medisorb to fulfill its obligations hereunder. |
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D) Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 17 shall survive termination of this Agreement. |
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5. Exclusivity and Right of First Refusal |
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A) This Agreement shall be exclusive with respect to both parties obligations in the Field. |
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B) With respect to Products in the Field intended to treat [ ] the development of which is not being currently pursued and/or |
funded by Janssen shall be subject to the following right of first refusal. With respect to products in the Field which are subject to |
this right of first refusal, Medisorb shall provide written notice to Janssen of Medisorb's intent to enter into substantive negotiations |
with a third party for the development of such a product. Medisorb's notice shall, to the fullest permissible extent, disclose to Janssen |
the details of the proposed product and its application(s). Medisorb shall not be required to disclose the identity of the third party. |
Janssen shall have 60 days following the notice required above from Medisorb to inform Medisorb of its intent to enter into substantive |
negotiations with Medisorb for the development of a product in the same application(s). In the event that Janssen does not elect to |
enter into such negotiations with Medisorb within the 60 day period, Medisorb shall thereafter be free to enter into development, licensing |
and/or supply contracts with third parties respecting the product which was the subject of Medisorb's original notice to Janssen. In |
the event that Janssen elects to enter into substantive negotiations with Medisorb and the parties are unable, despite their mutual good |
faith efforts, to negotiate and enter into the subject agreements within 120 days from Medisorb's original notice to Janssen, Medisorb |
shall thereafter be free to enter into development, licensing and/or supply contracts with third parties respecting the product which was |
the subject of Medisorb's original notice to Janssen. Medisorb agrees that whenever it would not have been possible to execute such an |
agreement with such third party within a period of twelve months, the right of first refusal granted to Janssen will be restored. |
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6. Option |
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A) Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen an option, exercisable at any time during the period beginning with the finalization of the IRF and 30 |
days thereafter (except as modified by Section 6(B) below), to enter into the License Agreements (i.e., the first a worldwide license, |
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excluding the United States, and the second a license encompassing only the United States) attached hereto as Exhibits B & C, respectively. |
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B) The option granted to Janssen under Section 6(A) above shall be immediately exercisable upon the termination of this Agreement by Janssen due to material breach by Medisorb. |
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7. Future Supply |
A) In the event that Janssen and Medisorb enter into the License Agreements referred to in Section 6 above, the parties agree that it |
is likely that either Janssen or Medisorb will manufacture Product(s) for commercial sale. Therefore the parties are negotiating the |
definitive terms of two Product Manufacturing Agreements (i.e., the first a worldwide agreement, excluding the United States, and the |
second encompassing only the United States) which shall be appended hereto as Exhibits D & E respectively, and which will be executed at |
the moment of executing the License Agreements, unless Janssen elects to manufacture the Product itself as specified hereafter. The parties |
each covenant to use their best efforts to expeditiously negotiate the definitive Manufacturing Agreements referred to in this Section 7(A). |
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It is understood and agreed upon that Janssen and its Affiliates shall retain sole discretion at the time of entering in to the License |
Agreements under Section 6 to choose to manufacture or have manufactured Product(s). In the event that Janssen determines to |
manufacture Product(s) itself or have Product(s) manufactured by a third party, the terms of the License Agreements (Appendices B and C |
to this Agreement) shall control the transfer of the required technology from Medisorb to Janssen. |
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B) With respect to third party suppliers, except as limited by the Product Manufacturing Agreements, Medisorb will have a right of first |
refusal as to the manufacture and supply to Janssen of all Product(s), and component bioabsorbable polymers thereof, developed under this |
Agreement. Medisorb will have a period of thirty days following written notice from Janssen of terms it is offering to, or prepared to |
accept from, third parties to notify Janssen of its intention to exercise its right of first refusal to supply Product or component |
bioabsorbable polymers thereof to Janssen, its Affiliates and Licensees on terms no less favorable to Janssen than those offered by |
such third party supplier. |
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8. Proprietary Rights |
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A) Medisorb will retain title to and ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and data |
relating thereto) relating to absorbable polymers, controlled release of active agents, and/or manufacturing methods or processes relating |
to such polymers and the controlled delivery systems for active agents based on such polymers previously owned by Medisorb or developed by |
Medisorb as a result of the Development Program or otherwise. Medisorb will pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the protection |
of any such technology, including all patent application and maintenance costs and Janssen agrees to provide Medisorb with any necessary utility information. |
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Medisorb shall inform Janssen of any patent application it wishes to file to protect proprietary rights defined in Article 8, resulting |
from either the Development Program or the preliminary |
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Development Program and shall forward a copy of any such patent application to Janssen at least one month prior to filing. |
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Medisorb shall consider any suggestions made by Janssen for amplifying such application and shall accordingly amend the application where in |
Medisorb's opinion it is appropriate. |
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Nine months after the first filing, Medisorb shall propose a list of countries in which it intends to file foreign equivalents. Janssen |
shall be given the opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In case the adding of some or all of these further |
countries is unacceptable to Medisorb, Janssen shall have the right to file patent applications in those countries, in Medisorb's name and |
at Janssen expense. Medisorb shall assist in the transfer of rights for the latter patent applications and shall provide all information |
necessary to file and prosecute such patent applications. |
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Medisorb shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or patent applications without having first consulted Janssen, which |
shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which Medisorb wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in |
its own name and at its own expense. |
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B) Janssen and/or its Affiliate will retain title to and ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, |
and data relating thereto) relating to [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity previously owned by Janssen and/or its Affiliate or developed by Janssen as a result of this Agreement or otherwise. Janssen and/or |
its Affiliate will pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the protection of any such technology, including all patent |
application and maintenance costs and Medisorb agrees to provide Janssen with any necessary utility information. |
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C) Any inventions, other than those falling under either section 8(A) or 8(B) hereof, having an inventorship jointly between at least one |
employee of Janssen or an Affiliate of Janssen and one employee of Medisorb or an Affiliate of Medisorb shall be jointly-owned by Janssen |
and Medisorb. Each party will cooperate fully in the filing and prosecution of such patent applications. |
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Janssen and Medisorb shall agree on which of both shall be responsible for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such joint patent |
applications and patents (hereinafter referred to as the "Responsible Party"). In principle, the party having contributed the most to the |
invention to be protected shall be the responsible party, unless agreed upon differently. Upon mutual consent, the responsible party |
may select an agent for drafting, filing and prosecuting a joint application. However, both parties shall agree who shall be the agent |
and to what extent this agent shall be used. |
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The Responsible Party shall consult the other party when drafting any new jointly owned patent application. The final draft shall be |
forwarded to the other party at least one month prior to filing to give the opportunity to make final comments. |
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The Responsible Party shall propose a list of countries in which it intends to file such patent applications. The other party shall be |
given the opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In case the adding of some or all of these further countries is |
unacceptable to the Responsible Party, the other party shall have the right to file patent applications in those countries, in its own name |
and at its own expense. The Responsible Party shall assist in the |
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transfer of rights for the latter patent applications and shall provide all information necessary to file and prosecute such patent applications. |
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The Responsible Party shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or patent applications without having first consulted the |
other party, which shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which the responsible party wishes to abandon, |
or parts thereof, in its own name and at its own expense. |
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All out-of-pocket costs made in relation to joint patent applications and patents shall be shared equally by Janssen and Medisorb. A |
statement of costs shall be made up on a quarterly basis and invoiced to the other party. |
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Medisorb shall grant to Janssen an exclusive fully-paid up royalty free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and |
sell under any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any continuations, continuations in part, divisions, |
patents of addition, reissues, renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates granted with respect thereto, |
in respect of any claims concerning the application of [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar |
physiological activity. However, nothing contained in this paragraph shall obviate Janssen's obligation to pay royalties under Section 6 |
hereof with respect to any Products developed hereunder. |
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Janssen shall grant to Medisorb an exclusive fully paid-up royalty free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and |
sell under any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any continuations, continuations in part, divisions, |
patents of addition, reissues, renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates granted with respect thereto, in |
respect of any claims concerning the application of bioabsorbable polymers in the field of human and/or veterinary medicine. |
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D) In addition, each party will retain exclusive title to its respective Confidential Information (as defined in Section 11 below) |
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9. Patent Infringement |
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A) In the event that either party becomes aware that any third party is infringing any patents included within the Patents in any country or |
countries, the party becoming aware of such infringement shall promptly give notice of such infringement to the other party. Any |
possible action against such alleged infringement of the Patents will be carried out by either or both of the parties in accordance with the |
provisions specified hereinafter in paragraphs B), C), D) and E). |
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B) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling within the definition of Patents and of which Medisorb retains full |
title and ownership pursuant to Article 8 A), Medisorb shall use all reasonable efforts to take action against such infringement in its own |
name, at its own expense and on its own behalf. |
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If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action |
after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in paragraph A) above or after having become aware of such |
infringement, Janssen shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
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immediate action against such infringement in its own name, at its own expense and on its own behalf. If Janssen commences or assumes such |
action, Janssen may credit [ ] of any royalty otherwise due to Medisorb for sales in such country or countries |
against the amount of the expenses and costs of such action, including without limitation, attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen.The |
amount of expenses so deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen as a result of such action. |
Except for such repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen shall be entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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In no event shall Medisorb settle with such infringing third party in the Field without the prior written consent of Janssen. |
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C) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen retains full |
title and ownership pursuant to Article 8 B), Janssen shall have the right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement |
in its own name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such infringement, or if Janssen does not |
use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph A) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own |
expense, to take action against such infringement. Medisorb shall be entitled to retain all recoveries, if any, therefrom. |
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D) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb |
jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 8 C), and whenever in such case the infringing product would be a drug product |
falling within the definition of the Field, Janssen shall have the right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement |
in its own name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such infringement, or if Janssen does not |
use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph A) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own |
expense, to take action against such infringement, it being understood that Janssen will have a continuing right to take over any such action |
at its own expense and shall pay to Medisorb from any recoveries Janssen receives (i) Medisorb's expenses and (ii) from any sums |
remaining after deduction of Medisorb's and Janssen's expenses, an amount proportionate to Medisorb's expenses in relation to Janssen's expenses. |
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Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb |
jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 8C), and whenever in such case the infringing product would be a drug product |
falling outside the definition of the Field, Medisorb shall have the right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement |
in its own name, at its own cost and on its own behalf.If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if Medisorb does |
not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice |
referred to in paragraph A) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen shall be entitled at its own discretion and at |
its own expense, to take action against such infringement, it being understood that Medisorb will have a continuing right to take over any |
such action at its own expense. If Janssen commences or assumes such action, Janssen may credit [ ] of any royalty |
otherwise payable to Medisorb payable hereunder against the amount of the expenses and costs of such action, including without limitation, |
attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen. The amount of expenses so |
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deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen as a result of such action. Except for such |
repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen shall be entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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E) Each party agrees to cooperate reasonably with the other party in such litigation, including making available to the other party records, |
information, and evidence relevant to the infringement of the Patent. |
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10. Third Party Intellectual Property Rights |
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A) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its current knowledge and belief the Products to be developed hereunder will not infringe the patent |
rights of any third party. |
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B) In the event that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product would constitute an infringement of the rights of a third party in a country |
because of the use of the Patents or Medisorb's know how, each party shall, as soon as it becomes aware of the same, notify the other |
thereof in writing, giving in the same notice full details known to it of the rights of such third party and the extent of any alleged |
infringement. The parties shall after receipt of such notice meet to discuss the situation, and, to the extent necessary attempt to agree |
on a course of action in order to permit Janssen to practice the license granted hereunder. Such course of action may include: (a) |
modifying the Product or its manufacture so as to be noninfringing; (b) obtaining an appropriate license from such third party; or © |
fight the claimor suit. In the event that within a short period of time, the parties fail to agree on an appropriate course of action |
Janssen may decide upon the course of action in the interest of the further development, manufacturing or commercialization of the Product. |
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C) In the event that the parties cannot agree on modifying the Product or in the case that such modification would not be economically viable or |
regulatorily feasible, Janssen, whenever it relates to know how, whether patented or not, owned by Janssen in accordance with the |
provisions of Article 8 B) and C), or Medisorb, whenever it relates to know how, whether patented or not, owned by Medisorb in accordance |
with the provisions of Article 8 A), will have the right to negotiate with such third party for such license. Both parties hereto will in |
any event in good faith consult with each other with respect to such negotiations and the party negotiating such license as indicated |
above, will make every effort to minimize the amount of license fees and royalties payable thereunder. In no event shall either party as a |
result of such settlement, grant a sublicense or cross license to the third party to settle the suit, without the prior written approval of |
the other party. In the event that such negotiations result in a consummated agreement, any license fee and/or royalties to be paid |
thereunder shall be paid by the party responsible for the negotiations as indicated above, [ ] of any license fees or |
royalties paid by Janssen under such license will be creditable against royalties due to Medisorb with respect to such country or countries. |
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D) In the event that either or both parties would further to such notification under Paragraph 10 B) decide to defend such suit or claim |
in which a third party alleges that the manufacture, use or selling of the Product infringes said third party's patent in a country, Janssen |
shall have the right to apply [ ] of the royalties due to Medisorb on the sales of the allegedly infringing Product |
against its litigation expenses. |
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11. Confidentiality and Disclosure |
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A) Each party agrees to keep confidential and to not use for any purpose other than as set forth herein all technical information and materials |
supplied by the other hereunder and any information a party may acquire about the other or its activities as a result of entering into |
this Agreement, provided that such obligation shall not apply to technical information or material which: (i) was in the receiving |
party's possession without restriction prior to receipt from the other party or its Affiliates; (ii) was in the public domain at the time of |
receipt; (iii) becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the receiving party; (iv) shall be lawfully received from a third |
party with a right of further disclosure; (v) shall be required to be disclosed by law, by regulation or by the rules of any securities exchange. |
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B) Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the confidentiality obligations as set out in this Section shall continue so long as this |
Agreement remains in force and for 10 years thereafter. |
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C) Licensee shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to enter into similar obligations of confidentiality with respect to unpublished |
information within the Patents and Technical Information. |
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12. Disclaimer of Warranty |
Medisorb makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, other than those specified in section 13 below, with respect to any services, |
technology, products or materials supplied to Janssen hereunder, including without limitation any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. |
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13. Liability |
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A) Janssen agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Medisorb from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including |
reasonable attorney fees) Medisorb may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or judgments which may be made or instituted against |
Medisorb by reason of personal injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Janssen's clinical testing of the Product, except |
where such liabilities claims, demands, costs or judgments are caused by any sole negligence on behalf of Medisorb in manufacturing the |
clinical trial samples, its failure to supply such samples in accordance with the mutually agreed written specifications or its |
failure to provide Janssen with any information as specified in Article 13(B). Medisorb will notify Janssen as soon as it becomes |
aware of any such claim or action and agrees to give reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of such claim or action it |
being understood that it shall allow Janssen to control the disposition of the same. |
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B) Medisorb agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Janssen from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including |
reasonable attorney fees) Janssen may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or judgments which may be made or instituted against |
Janssen by reason of personal injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Medisorb's sole negligence in manufacturing the clinical |
trial samples or its failure to supply such samples in accordance with the mutually agreed written specifications. |
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C) In no event shall either party be liable for loss of profits, loss of goodwill or any consequential or incidental damages of any kind of the other party. |
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D) This indemnification shall not apply with respect to any Product which would be commercialized under the terms of the License Agreement or |
manufactured under the terms of the Product Manufacture Agreement with respect to which the indemnification clause of such Agreements will apply. |
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14. Product Information and Adverse Drug Events |
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A) As Janssen has superior knowledge of the end-use applications to which Products developed hereunder will be put, Janssen is responsible for |
providing third parties with adequate information as to the medical profile of the Product. Janssen will provide Medisorb with copies of |
the IPID (International Product Information Document) and the IPPI (International Patient Package Insert), which are all part of the IRF |
for the Product. For the purpose of this Agreement IPID refers to the document that summarizes all medically relevant features of the |
Product, including the instructions for use meant to inform the medical profession, whereas the IPPI is a patient-oriented document, |
based upon the IPID that summarizes all relevant information on the Product in lay language. Janssen will keep Medisorb informed of any |
revisions or amendments in the IPID and IPPI of the Product. |
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B) Medisorb will provide to Janssen promptly after its discovery by Medisorb, any information in its possession which indicates adverse |
effects in humans associated with the Products developed hereunder. For the purpose of this Agreement "adverse event" shall mean an |
experience which is noxious and unintended and which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or therapy of a |
disease or for the modification or physiological functioning and any report of an overdose. |
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A) Janssen shall be responsible for conducting all necessary testing as well as determining what, if any, government approvals are required |
for the use and sale of Products developed hereunder and shall comply with all such requirements prior to and following the sale or |
distribution of such Products. |
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Medisorb shall cooperate fully with Janssen in obtaining regulatory approvals for Products developed hereunder and shall, at Janssen's |
request, provide appropriate regulatory authorities with any and all information concerning Medisorb's technology, Medisorb polymers and |
manufacturing methods for such Products. |
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In this respect Medisorb undertakes that it has submitted or will as soon as possible submit a type IV Drug Master File to the FDA |
identifying Medisorb's method of manufacture, release specifications and testing methods used in the manufacture of its bioabsorbable |
polymers and a type I Drug Master File of Medisorb's manufacturing facilities where Product may be manufactured. |
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16. Warranties and Covenants |
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A) Each party hereto covenants with the other to use its best efforts, consistent with reasonable business practice, to perform its |
obligations hereunder in a timely fashion. In the event that Janssen determines not to pursue the commercialization of Products, it will |
promptly inform Medisorb of such decision and this Agreement will automatically terminate. |
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B) Medisorb warrants to the best of its knowledge that Medisorb bioabsorbable polymers are suitable for chronic human use in |
parenteral drug delivery systems similar to Products to be developed hereunder. |
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C) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its knowledge the use of Medisorb's bioabsorbable polymers in Products will not infringe the |
patent rights of any third parties. |
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17. Force Majeure |
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Neither party shall be liable for its failure to perform any of its obligations hereunder if such failure is occasioned by a contingency beyond |
its reasonable control including, but not limited to, occurrences such as strikes or other labor disturbances, lock out, riot, war, default by a |
common carrier, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, other acts of God, inability to obtain raw materials, failure of plant facilities or |
government regulation, act or failure to act. Each party shall notify the other immediately upon occurrence or cessation of any such contingencies. |
If such contingency continues unabated for at least 180 consecutive days, either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without |
further obligation beyond those actually incurred prior to such termination. |
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18. Dispute Resolution |
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Should any dispute arise under this Agreement, the parties shall first meet in an attempt to amicably resolve the situation. In the event that the |
parties are unable to resolve any contested issues, then both parties hereby agree to submit said disputes to the jurisdiction of the competent |
Courts of Zurich, Switzerland, and agree that any litigation in any way related to this Agreement shall be submitted to such Courts and that same |
shall be subject to Swiss law. |
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19. Assignment |
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This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that assignment |
shall be permitted without such consent to any party, not less than 50% of the total interest of which owns, is owned by, or is under common control |
with the assigning party. In the event of any such permitted assignment the assignee shall be subject to and shall agree in writing to be bound by the |
terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
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20. Severability |
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In the event that 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 or any of the parties hereto to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable such provision or provisions shall be validly reformed to as |
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the intent of the parties as possible and, if unreformable; shall be divisible and deleted in such jurisdiction, elsewhere this Agreement shall |
not be affected, except to the extent such applicability would substantially burden only one of the parties to this Agreement. |
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21. Separate Entities |
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute the parties hereto as partners or joint venturers, or as agents or representatives of the other. |
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22. Captions |
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The captions of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not be deemed of any force or effect whatsoever in construing this Agreement. |
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23. Waiver |
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Any waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any further breach |
of the same or other provisions of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or |
more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any |
other term of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing. |
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24. Press Communications |
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Neither Party shall originate any publicity, news release or public announcement, written or oral relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the prior written approval of the other party. |
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25. Notices |
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Any legal notice required or permitted hereunder shall be considered properly given if in writing and sent by first class mail, certified mail |
or by telefacsimile to the party being notified at the respective address of such party as follows: |
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If to Medisorb: Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
6954 Cornell Road |
Cincinnati, OH 45242 |
USA |
Facsimile: 513-489-2348 |
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If to Janssen: Janssen Pharmaceutica |
Kollerstrasse 38 |
6300 Zug 6 |
Switzerland |
Facsimile: 00-41-42449565 |
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Such notice shall be effective upon receipt or upon refusal to accept such notice. In any case, notice shall be presumed effective no later than five |
(5) days after such notice is sent. |
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Neither party shall originate any publicity, news release or public announcement, written or oral, relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the written approval of the other party. |
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26. Entire Understanding |
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This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be considered to be an |
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding |
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements related thereto, provided, however, that |
no variation or modification of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto. |
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WITNESS the signature of both parties by their duly authorized officers: |
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JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL |
A division of Cilag International AG |
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By: /s/ Erik Rombouts |
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Name: Erik Rombouts |
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Title: Business Manager |
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Date: January 4, 1994 |
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{Second Janssen Signatory} |
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By: /s/ Heinz Schmid |
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Name: Heinz Schmid |
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Title: General Manager |
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Date: January 4, 1994 |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
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its General Partner |
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By: /s/ David R. Lohr |
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Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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Date: December 6, 1993 |
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To Development Agreement |
dated December 23, 1993 |
between |
Janssen Pharmaceutica International |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
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License Agreement, ex. United States of America |
Following 16 Pages |
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[Note: This exhibit supercedes the previous Exhibit B, document number |
07069402.doc.] |
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/s/ Erik Rombouts 12/12/95 |
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LICENSE AGREEMENT |
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This Agreement is made as of the __ day ______ of 19___, between MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P., a Delaware limited partnership |
(hereinafter "Medisorb") and JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL, a division of Cilag International AG, a Swiss business corporation ("Janssen"). |
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WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a certain Development Agreement, dated December 23, 1993 (the "Development Agreement"), for the |
development of a Product (as described below); and |
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WHEREAS, Janssen has an option under the Development Agreement to enter into this License Agreement for the Medisorb technology required to make, |
use and sell the Product, which option Janssen has elected to exercise; and |
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WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in their mutual best interest for Medisorb to license to Janssen on an exclusive basis in the Territory, |
Medisorb Patents and Technical Information within the Field, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; |
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NOW, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: |
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(1) Definitions: The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any company controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a party by ownership, directly or indirectly, of |
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total ownership or by the power to control the policies and actions of such company. |
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(b) "Development Program" shall mean the development activities conducted by the parties pursuant to the Development Agreement. |
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(c) "Field" shall mean the treatment of [ ]. |
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(d) "Improvements" shall mean any improvements or developments to or of the Patents and Technical Information in the Field which Medisorb may |
acquire, discover, invent, originate, make, conceive or have a right to, in whole or in part, during the term of this Agreement, whether or not such |
improvement or development is patentable. |
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(e) "International Registration Dossier" ("IRF") shall mean the Product registration file compiled by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Beerse, |
Belgium on behalf of Janssen, the contents and format being such that it can be submitted as such to national health authorities or be used as a basis for a |
national application for marketing authorization for the Products in the specific format required by such national health authorities. |
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(f) "Medisorb Polymers" shall mean bioresorbable aliphatic polyesters based on glycolide, lactide, caprolactone and combinations of such |
polymers, which are manufactured by Medisorb and utilized in Product(s) licensed under this Agreement. |
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(g) "Net Sales" shall mean the gross amounts received from sales of Products during a calendar quarter to third parties by Janssen, its |
Sublicensees or any Affiliate of either, less any: (i) applicable sales taxes; (ii) cash trade or quantity discounts; (iii) amounts repaid or credited by |
reason of rejections or return of goods; or (iv) freight, postage and duties paid for. No deduction from the gross sales price shall be made for any item of |
cost incurred by the seller in its own operations incident to the manufacture, sale or shipment of the product sold. For purposes hereof, Net Sales shall not |
include sales of a Product from Janssen or an Affiliate of Janssen to any Affiliate or Sublicensee of either; it being intended that Net Sales shall only |
include sales to unrelated third-parties. |
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(h) "Patents" shall mean (i) any and all existing issued patents and patent applications or parts thereof which describe and claim a depot |
formulation of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids and the production and |
use thereof; (ii) any other patents and patent applications filed by or on behalf of Medisorb, or under which Medisorb has the rights to grant licenses, |
which are needed to practice the inventions; and (iii) any reissues, extensions, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, revalidations, additions, |
continuations, continuations-in-part, or divisions of or to any of the foregoing which are granted hereafter or any additional protection certificate granted |
with respect thereto. |
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(i) "Product(s)" shall mean any and all depot formulations of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids which are designed to deliver [ ], or any of its chemical analogues, |
over an extended period. |
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(j) "Sublicensees" shall mean any company or companies, other than Janssen's Affiliates, sublicensed by Janssen. |
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(k) "Technical Information" shall mean all unpatented information, know-how, practical experience, procedures, methodology, specifications, |
formulae and data whether or not the same shall be patentable which have been heretofore developed or acquired by Medisorb prior to the date of this Agreement |
and which are necessary in order to use, manufacture or sell Products in the Field. |
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(l) "Territory" shall mean worldwide with the exception of the United States, its Territories, Protectorates, Commonwealths, and all other |
political subdivisions of the United States. |
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(2) License Grant |
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(a) Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen in the Territory an exclusive license under the Patents and Technical Information existing prior to |
the effective date of this Agreement, with the right to grant sublicenses thereunder, for all purposes within the Field to practice and use the Patents |
and Technical Information, including the rights to manufacture and have manufactured, to use and have used, and to sell and have sold Products. Medisorb |
exclusively retains all rights under the Patents and Technical Information outside the Field and for use other than in Products. The right to grant |
sublicenses granted hereunder is exclusive to Janssen and shall not extend to Janssen Affiliates or Sublicensees. |
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(b) Medisorb shall offer to Janssen for incorporation into this License Agreement on reasonable terms and conditions, Medisorb Improvements in |
the Field which, if incorporated into Janssen's then current commercial Product(s), would: (i) result in significant changes in either the |
specifications for such Product(s) or the processes for producing such Product(s), and (ii) would reasonably be expected to result in enhanced market |
value and/or profitability of such Product(s). Examples of such Improvements would include: (i) the development by Medisorb of a non-aqueous injection |
vehicle which offers significant advantages with respect to ease of administration and (ii) the development by Medisorb of technology enabling[ ]. It is the parties' |
understanding that the effect of any such license amendment would, in general, be either an extension of the term of this Agreement for a mutually agreed |
period or a marginal increase in the then current royalty rate . All other Medisorb Improvements shall be made available to Janssen for its use without |
further agreement. Proprietary rights to Improvements jointly developed by Medisorb and Janssen shall be governed by the terms of Section 5(c) of this Agreement. |
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(c) In the event that at any time during the term of this Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb |
Polymers required by Janssen for use in Products, then the license granted under paragraph 2(a) above shall be expanded to include the Medisorb Technology |
required to make and use the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(3) Royalties: |
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(a) Janssen shall pay or cause to be paid to Medisorb a running royalty with respect to all Products sold to customers by Janssen, its |
Affiliates and Sublicensees, payable quarter-annually in arrears within sixty (60) days following the end of each three (3) month period ending on March 31, |
June 30, September 30 or December 31 in any year during the term hereof, as follows: (i) [ ]% of the Net Sales of each unit of Product sold during the |
preceding calendar quarter during the term hereof, if such unit of Product was manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a written contract for the supply of |
Product; or (ii) [ ]% of the Net Sales of each unit of Product sold during the preceding calendar quarter during the term hereof, if such unit of Product |
was not manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a written contract for the supply of Product. Any withholding or other tax that Janssen or any of its Affiliates |
are required by statute to withhold and pay on behalf of Medisorb with respect to the royalties payable to Medisorb under this Agreement shall be deducted from |
said royalties and paid contemporaneously with the remittance to Medisorb; provided, however, that in regard to any tax so deducted Janssen shall furnish |
Medisorb with proper evidence of the taxes paid on its behalf. |
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(b) In the event that, in a country where Product is not claimed in a valid Patent, a similar product obtains a market share greater than [ ]% of |
the total market revenues for Products and similar products in such country, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith an appropriate reduction in |
the royalty rate then in effect. In no event shall a reduction in royalty rates pursuant to this section result in royalty rates [ ] of the rates specified |
under Section 3(a)(i) and 3(a)(ii) of this Agreement. For the purposes of this section, "similar product" shall mean a generic version of the Product(s) where: |
(i) the active agent is [ ], or a chemical analogue thereof and (ii) the excipient is comprised of lactic and/or glycolic acids. In the event that patent |
protection for Product(s) becomes available subsequent to a royalty reduction pursuant to this section, the parties agree to (i) reinstitute the royalty |
otherwise applicable, and (ii) in the event that any recovery is obtained for prior infringement of the subsequently issued patent, the parties will first |
apply such recoveries to reimbursing Medisorb for royalties it would otherwise have received. |
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(c) Janssen shall keep complete and adequate records with respect to the proceeds of Products on which it has to pay royalties payable hereunder |
for at least two (2) years after expiry of the year they concern. Medisorb shall have the right to have such records of Janssen inspected and examined, at |
Medisorb's expense, for the purpose of determining the correctness of royalty payments made hereunder. |
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Such inspection shall be made by an independent, certified public accountant to whom Janssen shall have no reasonable objection. Such accountant shall not |
disclose to Medisorb any information other than that necessary to verify the accuracy of the reports and payments made pursuant to this Agreement. It is |
understood that such examination with respect to any quarterly accounting period shall take place not later than two (2) years following the expiration of said |
period. Not more than one examination per year shall take place. |
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Based upon the verification of such reports and whenever there is reasonable doubt about the accuracy of the sales of Product realized by an Affiliate or |
sublicensee, Medisorb may reasonably request Janssen to audit the books of such Affiliate or such sublicensee in accordance with any applicable contractual |
provision, in order to confirm the accuracy of such reports. |
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(a) Janssen shall use its reasonable efforts to commercialize and market Product, or to have the same commercialized and marketed. |
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(b) In the event that Janssen determines to manufacture Product itself or have Product manufactured by a third party, Medisorb shall transfer to |
Janssen all relevant Technical Information, and provide such technical assistance, upon mutually agreed terms and conditions, as is required by Janssen |
in order to enable the manufacture of Product by Janssen or its designated third party manufacturer. However, with respect to such third party manufacturers, |
except as limited by a written Product manufacturing agreement between Janssen and Medisorb, Medisorb will have a right of first refusal as to the manufacture |
and supply to Janssen of all Product(s), and component bioabsorbable polymers utilized in such Product(s). Medisorb will have a period of thirty (30) days |
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following written notice from Janssen of terms it is offering to, or prepared to accept from, a third party manufacturer to notify Janssen of its intention to |
exercise its right of first refusal to supply Product and/or component bioabsorbable polymers thereof to Janssen, its Affiliates and Licensees on terms |
no less favorable to Janssen than those offered by such third party manufacturer. Such third party manufacturer cannot be an in-kind competitor to |
Medisorb and must be reasonably acceptable to Medisorb with respect to confidential protection of Medisorb's Technical Information. In the event that |
at any time during the term of this Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb Polymers required by Janssen for use in |
Products, then the right of first refusal under this paragraph respecting the supply of the component bioabsorbable polymers shall be eliminated. For the |
purposes of this section, an "in-kind" competitor shall mean any organization which regularly engages in the contract development and/or contract manufacture |
of injectable controlled release drug delivery systems comprising a polymeric excipient based on lactic and/or glycolic acids and/or other closely related |
monomers. This Section 4(b) specifically supercedes Section 7(B) of the Development Agreement, which Section 7(B) shall be of no further force or effect. |
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(c) The right of first refusal granted to Medisorb pursuant to Section 4(b) above shall be contingent upon: (i) Medisorb and Janssen reaching |
an agreement concerning the financing, scheduling and construction in Europe of a Medisorb manufacturing facility within twelve (12) months of the date first |
above written or the initiation of Phase III human clinical trials, whichever is later, and (ii) prior to the qualification of Medisorb's European manufacturing |
facility, Medisorb using reasonable efforts to supply from its United States manufacturing facilities all of Janssen's commercial requirements for Product |
pursuant to the Product Supply Agreement anticipated by Section 7(A) of the Development Agreement. |
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(a) Medisorb will retain title to and ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and data relating |
thereto) relating to absorbable polymers, controlled release of active agents, and/or manufacturing methods or processes relating to such polymers and the |
controlled delivery systems for active agents based on such polymers previously owned by Medisorb or developed by Medisorb as a result of the Development |
Program or otherwise. Medisorb will pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the protection of any such technology, including all patent application and |
maintenance costs and Janssen agrees to provide Medisorb with any necessary utility information. |
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Medisorb shall inform Janssen of any patent application it wishes to file to protect proprietary rights defined in Article 5, resulting from either |
the Development Program or the preliminary Development Program and shall forward a copy of any such patent application to Janssen at least one month prior to filing. |
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Medisorb shall consider any suggestions made by Janssen for amplifying such application and shall accordingly amend the application where in Medisorb's |
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Nine months after the first filing, Medisorb shall propose a list of |
countries in which it intends to file foreign equivalents. Janssen shall be |
given the opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In |
case the adding of some or all of these further countries is unacceptable to |
Medisorb, Janssen shall have the right to file patent applications in those |
countries, in Medisorb's name and at Janssen expense. Medisorb shall assist in |
the transfer of rights for the latter patent applications and shall provide all |
information necessary to file and prosecute such patent applications. |
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Medisorb shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or |
patent applications without having first consulted Janssen, which shall have the |
right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which Medisorb wishes |
to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name and at its own expense. |
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(b) Janssen and/or its Affiliate will retain title to and |
ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, |
inventions, and data relating thereto) relating to [ ] or any chemical analogues |
of [ ] with similar physiological activity previously owned by Janssen and/or |
its Affiliate or developed by Janssen as a result of this Agreement or |
otherwise. Janssen and/or its Affiliate will pay its own costs and expenses in |
connection with the protection of any such technology, including all patent |
application and maintenance costs and Medisorb agrees to provide Janssen with |
any necessary utility information. |
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(c) Any inventions, other than those falling under either section |
5(a) or 5(b) hereof, having an inventorship jointly between at least one |
employee of Janssen or an Affiliate of Janssen and one employee of Medisorb or |
an Affiliate of Medisorb shall be jointly-owned by Janssen and Medisorb. Each |
party will cooperate fully in the filing and prosecution of such patent |
applications. |
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Janssen and Medisorb shall agree on which of both shall be responsible |
for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such joint patent |
applications and patents (hereinafter referred to as the "Responsible Party"). |
In principle, the party having contributed the most to the invention to be |
protected shall be the responsible party, unless agreed upon differently. Upon |
mutual consent, the responsible party may select an agent for drafting, filing |
and prosecuting a joint application. However, both parties shall agree who shall |
be the agent and to what extent this agent shall be used. |
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The Responsible Party shall consult the other party when drafting any |
new jointly owned patent application. The final draft shall be forwarded to the |
other party at least one month prior to filing to give the opportunity to make |
final comments. |
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The Responsible Party shall propose a list of countries in which it |
intends to file such patent applications. The other party shall be given the |
opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In case the |
adding of some or all of these further countries is unacceptable to the |
Responsible Party, the other party shall have the right to file patent |
applications in those countries, in its own name and at its own expense. The |
Responsible Party shall assist in the transfer of rights for the latter patent |
applications and shall provide all information necessary to file and prosecute |
such patent applications. |
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The Responsible Party shall not abandon part or whole of any of the |
patents or patent applications without having first consulted the other party, |
which shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications |
which the responsible party wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name |
and at its own expense. |
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All out-of-pocket costs made in relation to joint patent applications |
and patents shall be shared equally by Janssen and Medisorb. A statement of |
costs shall be made up on a quarterly basis and invoiced to the other party. |
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Medisorb shall grant to Janssen an exclusive fully-paid up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ |
] with similar physiological activity. However, nothing contained in this |
paragraph shall obviate Janssen's obligation to pay royalties under Section 3 |
hereof with respect to any Products developed hereunder. |
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Janssen shall grant to Medisorb an exclusive fully paid-up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of bioabsorbable polymers in the field of human and/or veterinary |
medicine. |
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(d) In addition, each party will retain exclusive title to its |
respective confidential information in accordance with the provisions of Article |
9 below. |
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(a) In the event that either party becomes aware that any third |
party is infringing any patents included within the Patents in any country or |
countries, the party becoming aware of such infringement shall promptly give |
notice of such infringement to the other party. Any possible action against such |
alleged infringement of the Patents will be carried out by either or both of the |
parties in accordance with the provisions specified hereinafter in paragraphs |
(b), (c), (d) and (e). |
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(b) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Medisorb retains full |
title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 a), Medisorb shall use all reasonable |
efforts to take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own |
expense and on its own behalf. |
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If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
immediate action against |
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such infringement in its own name, at its own expense and on its own behalf. If |
Janssen commences or assumes such action, Janssen may credit [ |
] of any royalty otherwise due to Medisorb for sales in such country or |
countries against the amount of the expenses and costs of such action, including |
without limitation, attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen. The amount of |
expenses so deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, |
received by Janssen as a result of such action. Except for such repayment of |
royalties deducted, Janssen shall be entitled to retain all recoveries |
therefrom. |
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In no event shall Medisorb settle with such infringing third party in |
the Field without the prior written consent of Janssen. |
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(c) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen retains full title |
and ownership pursuant to Article 5 B), Janssen shall have the right but not the |
obligation to take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own |
cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such |
infringement, or if Janssen does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such |
action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice |
referred to in paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such |
infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own |
expense, to take action against such infringement. Medisorb shall be entitled to |
retain all recoveries, if any, therefrom. |
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(d) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb |
jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 (c), and whenever |
in such case the infringing product would be a drug product falling within the |
definition of the Field, Janssen shall have the right but not the obligation to |
take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on |
its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Janssen does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action |
against such infringement, it being understood that Janssen will have a |
continuing right to take over any such action at its own expense and shall pay |
to Medisorb from any recoveries Janssen receives (i) Medisorb's expenses and |
(ii) from any sums remaining after deduction of Medisorb's and Janssen's |
expenses, an amount proportionate to Medisorb's expenses in relation to |
Janssen's expenses. |
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Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb jointly |
retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 (c), and whenever in such |
case the infringing product would be a drug product falling outside the |
definition of the Field, Medisorb shall have the right but not the obligation to |
take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on |
its own behalf. If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or |
if Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action |
against such infringement, it being understood that Medisorb will have a |
continuing right to take over any such action at its own |
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expense. If Janssen commences or assumes such action, Janssen may credit [ |
] of any royalty otherwise payable to Medisorb payable hereunder against the |
amount of the expenses and costs of such action, including without limitation, |
attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen. The amount of expenses so deducted |
shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen as |
a result of such action. Except for such repayment of royalties deducted, |
Janssen shall be entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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(e) Each party agrees to cooperate reasonably with the other party |
in such litigation, including making available to the other party records, |
information, and evidence relevant to the infringement of the Patent. |
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(a) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its current knowledge |
and belief the Products to be developed hereunder will not infringe the patent |
rights of any third party. |
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(b) In the event that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product |
would constitute an infringement of the rights of a third party in a country |
because of the use of the Patents or Medisorb's know how, each party shall, as |
soon as it becomes aware of the same, notify the other thereof in writing, |
giving in the same notice full details known to it of the rights of such third |
party and the extent of any alleged infringement. The parties shall after |
receipt of such notice meet to discuss the situation, and, to the extent |
necessary attempt to agree on a course of action in order to permit Janssen to |
practice the license granted hereunder. Such course of action may include: (a) |
modifying the Product or its manufacture so as to be noninfringing; (b) |
obtaining an appropriate license from such third party; or (c) fight the claimor |
suit. In the event that within a short period of time, the parties fail to |
agree on an appropriate course of action Janssen may decide upon the course of |
action in the interest of the further development, manufacturing or |
commercialization of the Product. |
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(c) In the event that the parties cannot agree on modifying the |
Product or in the case that such modification would not be economically viable |
or regulatorily feasible, Janssen, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Janssen in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 |
(b) and (c), or Medisorb, whenever it relates to know how, whether patented or |
not, owned by Medisorb in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (a), will |
have the right to negotiate with such third party for such license. Both |
parties hereto will in any event in good faith consult with each other with |
respect to such negotiations and the party negotiating such license as indicated |
above, will make every effort to minimize the amount of license fees and |
royalties payable thereunder. In no event shall either party as a result of |
such settlement, grant a sublicense or cross license to the third party to |
settle the suit, without the prior written approval of the other party. In the |
event that such negotiations result in a consummated agreement, any license fee |
and/or royalties to be paid thereunder shall be paid by the party responsible |
for the negotiations as indicated above, [ ] of any license |
fees or royalties paid by Janssen under such license will be creditable against |
royalties due to Medisorb with respect to such country or countries. |
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(d) In the event that either or both parties would further to such |
notification under Paragraph 7 (b) decide to defend such suit or claim in which |
a third party alleges that the manufacture, use or selling of the Product |
infringes said third party's patent in a country, Janssen shall have the right |
to apply [ ] of the royalties due to Medisorb on the |
sales of the allegedly infringing Product against its litigation expenses. |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement and the |
term of the license granted to Janssen hereunder shall commence on the date |
first written above and shall expire (i) upon expiration of the last to expire |
Patent in such country or (ii) fifteen (15) years after the date of the first |
commercial sale of Product in such country, whichever is later; provided, that |
in no event shall the license granted hereunder expire later than the twentieth |
anniversary of the first commercial sale of Product in any country with the |
exception of the following countries where the fifteen (15) year minimum shall |
pertain regardless: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United |
Kingdom. After expiration of the license granted to Janssen hereunder, Janssen |
shall retain a fully paid-up non-exclusive license to manufacture, use and sell |
Products in the Field in the Territory. |
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(b) Medisorb may convert the exclusive license granted under this |
Agreement to non-exclusive if Janssen does not maintain the following minimum |
annual royalty payments to Medisorb: |
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(i) With respect to the entire Territory, excluding Japan, the |
minimum royalty obligation will first apply to the twelve month period following |
the anniversary of the end of the ;month in which the Product was launched in |
the third major country. For the purpose of this Article only, major country |
shall mean France, Germany, United Kingdom or Italy. During the first twelve |
month period that such minimum royalty obligation is applicable, the minimum |
royalty amount to be paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the |
applicable royalty rate by [ ] percent of the actual aggregate net sales of |
other [ ] products during such twelve month period in the three major countries |
referred to above. |
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As from the subsequent twelve month period the minimum annual royalty amount to |
be paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the applicable royalty rate |
by [ ]% of the aggregate net sales of other [ ] products |
during such period in all countries where Product has been launched and marketed |
for a period of minimally twelve months prior to the actual reference twelve |
month period; and |
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(ii) In Japan the minimum royalty obligation will be first |
applied to the twelve month period following the anniversary of the end of the |
month in which the Product was launched. The minimum annual royalty amount to be |
paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the applicable royalty rate by |
an amount representing [ ]% of the aggregate net sales of other [ ] products in |
Japan during such period. |
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Janssen shall have the right to make up any shortfall in minimum royalty |
payments from Product sales, both in Japan and in the rest of the Territory |
provided, such make-up payment is made at the same time and in the same manner |
as required for the underlying minimum royalty obligation. |
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Janssen may elect to have its exclusive rights converted into non-exclusive |
rights on a country by country basis. As a consequence thereof, such country's |
other [ ] products sales will no longer be taken into account |
for calculating the above minimum royalty obligation. |
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(c) In the event that either party shall enter or be put into |
voluntary or compulsory liquidation or have a receiver appointed or default in |
the observance or performance of its obligations under this Agreement and shall |
fail to remedy such default within ninety (90) days after the delivery of |
written notice from the other party, the other party shall be entitled upon |
giving written notice to terminate this Agreement. |
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(d) Janssen may terminate this Agreement without cause upon 30 |
days prior written notice. Thereafter, Janssen shall have no further rights or |
privileges with respect to the use of Medisorb Technology in Products and |
Medisorb shall be under no further obligation of non-competition or exclusive |
dealing. |
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(e) Any early termination of the Agreement shall be without |
prejudice to the rights of either party against the other accrued under this |
Agreement prior to termination. |
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(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement, any remaining |
inventory of Product may be sold, provided all royalties otherwise due hereunder |
are paid with respect to such sales. |
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(a) Each party agrees to keep confidential and to not use for any |
purpose other than as set forth herein all technical information and materials |
supplied by the other hereunder and any information a party may acquire about |
the other or its activities as a result of entering into this Agreement, |
provided that such obligation shall not apply to technical information or |
material which: (i) was in the receiving party's possession without restriction |
prior to receipt from the other party or its Affiliates; (ii) was in the public |
domain at the time of receipt; (iii) becomes part of the public domain through |
no fault of the receiving party; (iv) shall be lawfully received from a third |
party with a right of further disclosure; (v) shall be required to be disclosed |
by law, by regulation or by the rules of any securities exchange. |
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(b) Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the |
confidentiality obligations as set out in this Section shall continue so long as |
this Agreement remains in force and thereafter for a period of seven (7) years. |
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(c) Janssen shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to abide |
by the obligations of confidentiality with respect to unpublished information |
within the Patents and Technical Information. |
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(d) Any confidential information relating to the subject matter of |
this Agreement imparted to the other party prior to the execution of this |
Agreement shall be considered to fall under the terms of this Agreement. |
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(10) Disclaimer of Warranty: Medisorb makes no representations or |
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warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Medisorb Patents and |
Technical Information licensed to Janssen hereunder, including without |
limitation any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular |
purpose. |
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(a) Janssen agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Medisorb |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Medisorb may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Medisorb by reason of personal |
injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Janssen's promotion, use |
and sale of the Product, except where such liabilities claims, demands, costs or |
judgments are caused by Medisorb's failure to provide Janssen with any |
information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article 13. Medisorb will notify |
Janssen as soon as it becomes aware of any such claim or action and agrees to |
give reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of such claim or |
action it being understood that it shall allow Janssen to control the |
disposition of the same. |
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(b) Medisorb agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Janssen |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Janssen may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Janssen by reason of personal |
injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Medisorb's failure to |
provide Janssen with any information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article |
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(c) In no event shall either party be liable for loss of profits, |
loss of goodwill or any consequential or incidental damages of any kind of the |
other party. |
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(a) As Janssen has superior knowledge of the end-use applications |
to which Products licensed hereunder will be put, Janssen is responsible for |
providing third parties with adequate information as to the medical profile of |
such Products. Janssen will provide Medisorb with copies of the IPID |
(International Product Information Document) and the IPPI (International Patient |
Package Insert), which are all part of the IRF for the Product. For the purpose |
of this Agreement IPID refers to the document that summarizes all medically |
relevant features of the Product, including the instructions for use meant to |
inform the medical profession, whereas the IPPI is a patient-oriented document, |
based upon the IPID that summarizes all relevant information on the Product in |
lay language. Janssen will keep Medisorb informed of any revisions or amendments |
in the IPID and IPPI of the Product. |
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(b) Medisorb does not claim the expertise to judge whether |
Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen's application(s). Janssen is the |
sole judge as to whether Product(s) will |
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perform acceptably in Janssen's application(s). Janssen represents and warrants |
on an on-going basis during the term of this agreement that it has the |
capability to assess the suitability of Product(s) in Janssen's application(s) |
and agrees to conduct adequate testing to confirm the safety and efficacy of |
Products prior to commercialization. |
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(c) Medisorb will provide to Janssen promptly after its discovery |
by Medisorb, any information in its possession which indicates adverse effects |
in humans associated with the Products, including the bioabsorbable polymeric |
components thereof, licensed hereunder. For the purpose of this Agreement |
"adverse event" shall mean an experience which is noxious and unintended and |
which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or |
therapy of a disease or for the modification of a physiological function and any |
report of an overdose. |
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Janssen shall be responsible for conducting all necessary testing as |
well as determining what, if any, government approvals are required for the use |
and sale of Product licensed hereunder and shall comply with all such |
requirements prior to and following the sale or distribution of such Products. |
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Medisorb shall cooperate fully with Janssen in obtaining regulatory |
approvals for Product licensed hereunder and shall, at Janssen's request, |
provide appropriate regulatory authorities with any and all information |
concerning Medisorb's technology, Medisorb polymers and Medisorb's manufacturing |
process for such Product. |
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In this respect Medisorb undertakes that it has submitted or will as |
soon as possible submit a type IV Drug Master File to the FDA identifying |
Medisorb's method of manufacture, release specifications and testing methods |
used in the manufacture of its bioabsorbable polymers and a type I Drug Master |
File of Medisorb's manufacturing facilities where Product may be manufactured. |
Medisorb will authorize Janssen at its request to cross-reference any Medisorb |
Drug Master Files relating to the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(14) Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for its failure to |
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perform any of its obligations hereunder if such failure is occasioned by a |
contingency beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, |
occurrences such as strikes or other labor disturbances, lock out, riot, war, |
default by a common carrier, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, other acts of God, |
inability to obtain raw materials, failure of plant facilities or government |
regulation, act or failure to act. Each party shall notify the other immediately |
upon occurrence or cessation of any such contingencies. If such contingency |
continues unabated for at least 180 consecutive days, either party shall have |
the right to terminate this Agreement without further obligation beyond those |
actually incurred prior to such termination. |
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publicity, news release or public announcement, written or oral relating to this |
Agreement, including its existence, without the prior written approval of the |
other party. |
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(16) Notices: Any legal notice required or permitted hereunder shall |
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be considered properly given if in writing and sent by first class mail, |
certified mail or by telefacsimile to the party being notified at the respective |
address of such party as follows: |
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If to Medisorb: |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
6954 Cornell Road |
Cincinnati, OH 45242 |
USA |
Facsimile: 513-489-2348 |
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If to Janssen: |
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Janssen Pharmaceutica |
Kollerstrasse 38 |
6300 Zug 6 |
Switzerland |
Facsimile: 00-41-42449565 |
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Such notice shall be effective upon receipt or upon refusal to accept such |
notice. In any case, notice shall be presumed effective no later than five (5) |
days after such notice is sent. |
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Neither party shall originate any publicity, news release or public |
announcement, written or oral, relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the written approval of the other party. |
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(17) Assignment: This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party |
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without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that |
assignment shall be permitted without such consent to any party, not less than |
50% of the total interest of which owns, is owned by, or is under common control |
with the assigning party. In the event of any such permitted assignment the |
assignee shall be subject to and shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms |
and conditions of this Agreement. |
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(18) Dispute Resolution: The parties shall amicably discuss and |
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negotiate any matters which arise under this Agreement and are not specifically |
set forth hereunder. If any disputes arise under this Agreement, the parties |
shall use their best efforts to meet and resolve such disputes. In the event |
that the parties are unable to resolve any such disputes, then both parties |
hereby agree to submit said disputes to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts |
of Zurich, Switzerland, and agree that any litigation in any way related to this |
Agreement shall be submitted to such Courts and that same shall be subject to |
Swiss law. |
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this Agreement should for any reason be held by any court or authority having |
jurisdiction over this Agreement or any of the parties hereto to be invalid, |
illegal or unenforceable such provision or |
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provisions shall be validly reformed to as nearly approximate the intent of the |
parties as possible and, if unreformable; shall be divisible and deleted in such |
jurisdiction, elsewhere this Agreement shall not be affected. |
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(20) Captions: The captions of this Agreement are for convenience |
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this Agreement. |
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(21) Waiver: The failure on the party of a party to exercise or |
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enforce any right conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver |
of any such right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any |
time thereafter. |
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the termination or expiration of this Agreement: 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, and 18. |
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(23) Miscellaneous: This Agreement may be executed by the parties |
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hereto in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be |
considered to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together |
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement is the complete |
agreement of the parties and supersedes all previous understandings and |
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor |
any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or |
modified orally , but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party |
against whom enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or |
modification is sought. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the parties |
hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. |
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JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL |
A division of Cilag International AG |
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By: _________________________ |
Name: _______________________ |
Title: ______________________ |
Date: _______________________ |
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{Second Janssen Signatory} |
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By: _________________________ |
Name: _______________________ |
Title: ______________________ |
Date: _______________________ |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
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by: Medisorb Technologies |
International, Inc., |
its General Partner |
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By: __________________________ |
Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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Date: ________________________ |
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EXHIBIT C |
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To Development Agreement |
dated December 23, 1993 |
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Janssen Pharmaceutica International |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P.: |
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License Agreement, United States of America |
Following 16 Pages |
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/s/ Paul F. Costa 12/12/95 |
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For JANSSEN Date |
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/s/ David R. Lohr December 6, 1995 |
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For MEDISORB Date |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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LICENSE AGREEMENT |
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This Agreement is made as of the __ day ______ of 19___, between |
MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P., a Delaware limited partnership |
(hereinafter "Medisorb") and JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INC., a New Jersey |
corporation ("Janssen US"). |
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WHEREAS, Medisorb and Janssen Pharmaceutica International, an |
affiliate of Janssen US, have entered into a certain Development Agreement, |
dated December 23, 1993 (the "Development Agreement"), for the development of a |
Product (as described below); and |
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WHEREAS, Janssen Pharmaceutica International has an option under the |
Development Agreement to enter into this License Agreement for the Medisorb |
technology required to make, use and sell the Product, which option Janssen |
Pharmaceutica International has assigned to Janssen US with the consent of |
Medisorb and which option Janssen US has elected to exercise; and |
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WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in their mutual best interest |
for Medisorb to license to Janssen US on an exclusive basis in the Territory, |
Medisorb Patents and Technical Information within the Field, upon the terms and |
conditions set forth herein; |
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NOW, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: |
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(1) Definitions: The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed |
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to them herein, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any company controlling, controlled by, |
or under common control with a party by ownership, directly or indirectly, of |
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total ownership or by the power to control |
the policies and actions of such company. |
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(b) "Development Program" shall mean the development activities |
conducted by the parties pursuant to the Development Agreement. |
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(c) "Field" shall mean the treatment of [ |
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(d) "Improvements" shall mean any improvements or developments to |
or of the Patents and Technical Information in the Field which Medisorb may |
acquire, discover, invent, originate, make, conceive or have a right to, in |
whole or in part, during the term of this Agreement, whether or not such |
improvement or development is patentable. |
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(e) "Medisorb Polymers" shall mean bioresorbable aliphatic |
polyesters based on glycolide, lactide, caprolactone and combinations of such |
polymers, which are manufactured by Medisorb and utilized in Product(s) licensed |
under this Agreement. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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(f) "NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application and all supplements |
filed pursuant to the requirements of the United States Food and Drug |
Administration, including all documents, data and other information concerning |
Product which are necessary for, or included in, FDA approval to market a |
Product as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. 314.5 et seq. or any other similar |
application for marketing authorization filed with the appropriate regulatory |
authorities in other countries of the Territory (as defined hereinafter). |
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(g) "Net Sales" shall mean the gross amounts received from sales |
of Products during a calendar quarter to third parties by Janssen US, its |
Sublicensees or any Affiliate of either, less any: (i) applicable sales taxes; |
(ii) cash trade or quantity discounts; (iii) amounts repaid or credited by |
reason of rejections or return of goods; or (iv) freight, postage and duties |
paid for. No deduction from the gross sales price shall be made for any item of |
cost incurred by the seller in its own operations incident to the manufacture, |
sale or shipment of the product sold. For purposes hereof, Net Sales shall not |
include sales of a Product from Janssen US or an Affiliate of Janssen US to any |
Affiliate or Sublicensee of either; it being intended that Net Sales shall only |
include sales to unrelated third-parties. |
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(h) "Patents" shall mean (i) any and all existing issued patents |
and patent applications or parts thereof which describe and claim a depot |
formulation of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar |
physiological activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids and the |
production and use thereof; (ii) any other patents and patent applications filed |
by or on behalf of Medisorb, or under which Medisorb has the rights to grant |
licenses, which are needed to practice the inventions; and (iii) any reissues, |
extensions, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, revalidations, |
additions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or divisions of or to any of |
the foregoing which are granted hereafter or any additional protection |
certificate granted with respect thereto. |
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(i) "Product(s)" shall mean any and all depot formulations of [ |
], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids which are designed to |
deliver [ ], or any of its chemical analogues, over an extended period. |
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(j) "Sublicensees" shall mean any company or companies, other than |
Janssen US's Affiliates, sublicensed by Janssen US. |
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(k) "Technical Information" shall mean all unpatented information, |
know-how, practical experience, procedures, methodology, specifications, |
formulae and data whether or not the same shall be patentable which have been |
heretofore developed or acquired by Medisorb prior to the date of this Agreement |
and which are necessary in order to use, manufacture or sell Products in the |
Field. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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(l) "Territory" shall mean the United States, its Territories, |
Protectorates, Commonwealths, and all other political subdivisions of the United |
States. |
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(2) License Grant |
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(a) Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen US in the Territory an |
exclusive license under the Patents and Technical Information existing prior to |
the effective date of this Agreement, with the right to grant sublicenses |
thereunder, for all purposes within the Field to practice and use the Patents |
and Technical Information, including the rights to manufacture and have |
manufactured, to use and have used, and to sell and have sold Products. Medisorb |
exclusively retains all rights under the Patents and Technical Information |
outside the Field and for use other than in Products. The right to grant |
sublicenses granted hereunder is exclusive to Janssen US and shall not extend to |
Janssen US Affiliates or Sublicensees. |
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(b) Medisorb shall offer to Janssen US for incorporation into this |
License Agreement on reasonable terms and conditions, Medisorb Improvements in |
the Field which, if incorporated into Janssen US's then current commercial |
Product(s), would: (i) result in significant changes in either the |
specifications for such Product(s) or the processes for producing such |
Product(s), and (ii) would reasonably be expected to result in enhanced market |
value and/or profitability of such Product(s). Examples of such Improvements |
would include: (i) the development by Medisorb of a non-aqueous injection |
vehicle which offers significant advantages with respect to ease of |
administration and (ii) the development by Medisorb of technology enabling [ |
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understanding that the effect of any such license amendment would, in general, |
be either an extension of the term of this Agreement for a mutually agreed |
period or a marginal increase in the then current royalty rate . All other |
Medisorb Improvements shall be made available to Janssen US for its use without |
further agreement. Proprietary rights to Improvements jointly developed by |
Medisorb and Janssen US or any of its Affiliates shall be governed by the terms |
of Section 5(c) of this Agreement. |
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(c) In the event that at any time during the term of this |
Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb |
Polymers required by Janssen U.S. for use in Products, then the license granted |
under paragraph 2(a) above shall be expanded to include the Medisorb Technology |
required to make and use the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(3) Royalties: |
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(a) Janssen US shall pay or cause to be paid to Medisorb a running |
royalty with respect to all Products sold to customers in the Territory by |
Janssen |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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US, its Affiliates and Sublicensees, payable quarter-annually in arrears within |
sixty (60) days following the end of Janssen US's regular fiscal quarters in any |
year during the term hereof, as follows: (i) [ ]% of the Net Sales of each |
unit of Product sold during the preceding calendar quarter during the term |
hereof, if such unit of Product was manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a |
written contract for the supply of Product; or (ii) [ ] % of the Net Sales of |
each unit of Product sold during the preceding calendar quarter during the term |
hereof, if such unit of Product was not manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a |
written contract for the supply of Product. Any withholding or other tax that |
Janssen US or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees are required by statute to |
withhold and pay on behalf of Medisorb with respect to the royalties payable to |
Medisorb under this Agreement shall be deducted from said royalties and paid |
contemporaneously with the remittance to Medisorb; provided, however, that in |
regard to any tax so deducted Janssen US shall furnish Medisorb with proper |
evidence of the taxes paid on its behalf. |
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(b) In the event that Product is not claimed in a valid Patent |
effective in the Territory and a similar product obtains a market share greater |
than [ ]% of the total market revenues for Products and similar products in |
such country, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith an |
appropriate reduction in the royalty rate then in effect. In no event shall a |
reduction in royalty rates pursuant to this section result in royalty rates [ |
] of the rates specified under Section 3(a)(i) and 3(a)(ii) of this Agreement. |
For the purposes of this section, "similar product" shall mean a generic version |
of the Product(s) where: (i) the active agent is [ ], or a |
chemical analogue thereof and (ii) the excipient is comprised of lactic and/or |
glycolic acids. In the event that patent protection in the Territory for |
Product(s) becomes available subsequent to a royalty reduction pursuant to this |
section, the parties agree to (i) reinstitute the royalty otherwise applicable, |
and (ii) in the event that any recovery is obtained for prior infringement of |
the subsequently issued patent, the parties will first apply such recoveries to |
reimbursing Medisorb for royalties it would otherwise have received. |
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(c) Janssen US shall keep complete and adequate records with |
respect to the proceeds of Products on which it has to pay royalties payable |
hereunder for at least two (2) years after expiry of the year they concern. |
Medisorb shall have the right to have such records of Janssen US inspected and |
examined, at Medisorb's expense, for the purpose of determining the correctness |
of royalty payments made hereunder. |
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Such inspection shall be made by an independent, certified public accountant to |
whom Janssen US shall have no reasonable objection. Such accountant shall not |
disclose to Medisorb any information other than that necessary to verify the |
accuracy of the reports and payments made pursuant to this Agreement. It is |
understood that such examination with respect to any quarterly accounting period |
shall take place not later than two (2) years following the expiration of said |
period. Not more than one examination per year shall take place. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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Based upon the verification of such reports and whenever there is reasonable |
doubt about the accuracy of the sales of Product realized by an Affiliate or |
sublicensee, Medisorb may reasonably request Janssen US to audit the books of |
such Affiliate or such sublicensee in accordance with any applicable contractual |
provision, in order to confirm the accuracy of such reports. |
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(4) Production of Product/Technology Transfer: |
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(a) Janssen US shall use its reasonable efforts consistent with |
its overall business practices and strategies to commercialize and market |
Product, or to have the same commercialized and marketed in the Territory. |
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(b) In the event that Janssen US determines to manufacture Product |
itself or through an Affiliate or have Product manufactured by a third party, |
Medisorb shall transfer to Janssen US and/or Affiliate all relevant Technical |
Information, and provide such technical assistance, upon mutually agreed terms |
and conditions, as is required by Janssen US in order to enable the manufacture |
of Product by Janssen US, its Affiliate or its designated third party |
manufacturer. However, with respect to such third party manufacturers, except |
as limited by a written Product manufacturing agreement between Janssen US and |
Medisorb, Medisorb will have a right of first refusal as to the manufacture and |
supply to Janssen US of all Product(s), and component bioabsorbable polymers |
utilized in such Product(s). Medisorb will have a period of thirty (30) days |
following written notice from Janssen US of terms it is offering to, or prepared |
to accept from, a third party manufacturer to notify Janssen US of its intention |
to exercise its right of first refusal to supply Product and/or component |
bioabsorbable polymers thereof to Janssen US, its Affiliates and Licensees on |
terms no less favorable to Janssen US than those offered by such third party |
manufacturer. Such third party manufacturer cannot be an in-kind competitor to |
Medisorb and must be reasonably acceptable to Medisorb with respect to |
confidential protection of Medisorb's Technical Information. In the event that |
at any time during the term of this Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason |
whatsoever to supply the Medisorb Polymers required by Janssen U.S. for use in |
Products, then the right of first refusal under this paragraph respecting the |
supply of the component bioabsorbable polymers shall be eliminated. For the |
purposes of this section, an "in-kind" competitor shall mean any organization |
which regularly engages in the contract development and/or contract manufacture |
of injectable controlled release drug delivery systems comprising a polymeric |
excipient based on lactic and/or glycolic acids and/or other closely related |
monomers. This Section 4(b) specifically supersedes Section 7(B) of the |
Development Agreement, which Section 7(B) shall be of no further force or |
effect. |
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(5) Proprietary Rights |
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(a) Medisorb will retain title to and ownership of all technology |
(including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and data relating |
thereto) relating to absorbable polymers, controlled release of active agents, |
and/or manufacturing methods or processes relating to such polymers and the |
controlled delivery systems for active agents based on such polymers previously |
owned by Medisorb or developed by Medisorb as a result of the Development |
Program or otherwise. Medisorb will pay its own costs and expenses in connection |
with the protection of any such technology, including all patent application and |
maintenance costs and Janssen US agrees to provide Medisorb with any necessary |
utility information. |
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Medisorb shall inform Janssen US of any patent application it wishes |
to file to protect proprietary rights defined in Article 5, resulting from |
either the Development Program or the preliminary Development Program and shall |
forward a copy of any such patent application to Janssen US at least one month |
prior to filing. |
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Medisorb shall consider any suggestions made by Janssen US for |
amplifying such application and shall accordingly amend the application where in |
Medisorb's opinion it is appropriate. |
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Medisorb shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or |
patent applications without having first consulted Janssen US, which shall have |
the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which Medisorb |
wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name and at its own expense. |
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(b) Janssen US and/or its Affiliate will retain title to and |
ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, |
inventions, and data relating thereto) relating to [ ] or any chemical |
analogues of [ ] with similar physiological activity previously owned by |
Janssen US and/or its Affiliate or developed by Janssen US and/or affiliate as a |
result of this Agreement or otherwise. Janssen US and/or its Affiliate will pay |
its own costs and expenses in connection with the protection of any such |
technology, including all patent application and maintenance costs and Medisorb |
agrees to provide Janssen US with any necessary utility information. |
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(c) Any inventions, other than those falling under either section |
5(a) or 5(b) hereof, having an inventorship jointly between at least one |
employee of Janssen US or an Affiliate of Janssen US and one employee of |
Medisorb or an Affiliate of Medisorb shall be jointly-owned by Janssen US or |
Janssen US Affiliate as the case may be and Medisorb. Each party will cooperate |
fully in the filing and prosecution of such patent applications. |
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Janssen US and Medisorb shall agree on which of both shall be |
responsible for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such joint patent |
applications |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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and patents (hereinafter referred to as the "Responsible Party") in Territory. |
In principle, the party having contributed the most to the invention to be |
protected shall be the responsible party, unless agreed upon differently. Upon |
mutual consent, the responsible party may select an agent for drafting, filing |
and prosecuting a joint application. However, both parties shall agree who shall |
be the agent and to what extent this agent shall be used. |
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The Responsible Party shall consult the other party when drafting any |
new jointly owned patent application. The final draft shall be forwarded to the |
other party at least one month prior to filing to give the opportunity to make |
final comments. |
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The Responsible Party shall not abandon part or whole of any of the |
patents or patent applications without having first consulted the other party, |
which shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications |
which the responsible party wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name |
and at its own expense. |
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All out-of-pocket costs made in relation to joint patent applications |
and patents in the Territory shall be shared equally by Janssen US and Medisorb. |
A statement of costs shall be made up on a quarterly basis and invoiced to the |
other party. |
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Medisorb shall grant to Janssen US an exclusive fully-paid up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ |
] with similar physiological activity. However, nothing contained in this |
paragraph shall obviate Janssen US's obligation to pay royalties under Section 3 |
hereof with respect to any Products developed hereunder. |
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Janssen US shall grant to Medisorb an exclusive fully paid-up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of bioabsorbable polymers in the field of human and/or veterinary |
medicine. |
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(d) In addition, each party will retain exclusive title to its |
respective confidential information in accordance with the provisions of Article |
9 below. |
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(6) Patent Infringement |
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(a) In the event that either party becomes aware that any third |
party is infringing in the Territory any patents included within the Patents, |
the party becoming aware of such infringement shall promptly give notice of such |
infringement to the other party. Any possible action against such alleged |
infringement of the Patents will be carried out by either or both of the parties |
in accordance with the provisions specified hereinafter in paragraphs (b), (c), |
(d) and (e). |
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(b) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Medisorb retains full |
title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 a), Medisorb shall use all reasonable |
efforts to take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own |
expense and on its own behalf. |
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If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
US shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
immediate action against such infringement in its own name, at its own expense |
and on its own behalf. Medisorb will give all reasonable assistance to Janssen |
in taking such action in accordance with Article 6(e), including giving Janssen |
the authority to file and prosecute such suit and, if necessary, being named a |
party in such action. If Janssen US commences or assumes such action, Janssen |
US may credit [ ] of any royalty otherwise due to |
Medisorb for sales in such country or countries against the amount of the |
expenses and costs of such action, including without limitation, attorney fees |
actually incurred by Janssen US. The amount of expenses so deducted shall be |
paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen US as a |
result of such action. Except for such repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen |
US shall be entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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In no event shall Medisorb settle with such infringing third party in |
the Field without the prior written consent of Janssen US. |
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(c) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its |
Affiliates retains full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 B), Janssen US |
shall have the right but not the obligation to take action against such |
infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen |
US fails to take action against such infringement, or if Janssen US does not use |
reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement thereof, |
within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) above or |
after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at |
its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action against such |
infringement. Medisorb shall be entitled to retain all recoveries, if any, |
therefrom. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(d) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its |
Affiliates and Medisorb jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to |
Article 5 (c), and whenever in such case the infringing product would be a drug |
product falling within the definition of the Field, Janssen US shall have the |
right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement in its own |
name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen US fails to take action |
against such infringement, or if Janssen US does not use reasonable efforts in |
carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days |
after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) above or after having become aware |
of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at |
its own expense, to take action against such infringement, it being understood |
that Janssen US will have a continuing right to take over any such action at its |
own expense and shall pay to Medisorb from any recoveries Janssen US receives |
(i) Medisorb's expenses and (ii) from any sums remaining after deduction of |
Medisorb's and Janssen US's expenses, an amount proportionate to Medisorb's |
expenses in relation to Janssen US's expenses. |
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Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its |
Affiliates and Medisorb jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to |
Article 5 (c), and whenever in such case the infringing product would be a drug |
product falling outside the definition of the Field, Medisorb shall have the |
right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement in its own |
name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Medisorb fails to take action |
against such infringement, or if Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in |
carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days |
after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) above or after having become aware |
of such infringement, Janssen US shall be entitled at its own discretion and at |
its own expense, to take action against such infringement, it being understood |
that Medisorb will have a continuing right to take over any such action at its |
own expense. If Janssen US commences or assumes such action, Janssen US may |
credit [ ] of any royalty otherwise payable to |
Medisorb payable hereunder against the amount of the expenses and costs of such |
action, including without limitation, attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen |
US. The amount of expenses so deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the |
recoveries, if any, received by Janssen US as a result of such action. Except |
for such repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen US shall be entitled to retain |
all recoveries therefrom. |
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(e) Each party agrees to cooperate reasonably with the other party |
in such litigation, including making available to the other party records, |
information, and evidence relevant to the infringement of the Patent. |
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(7) Third Party Intellectual Property Rights |
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(a) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its current knowledge |
and belief the Products to be developed hereunder will not infringe the patent |
rights of any third party. |
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(b) In the event that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product |
would constitute an infringement of the rights of a third party in the Territory |
because of the use of the Patents or Medisorb's know how, each party shall, as |
soon as it becomes aware of the same, notify the other thereof in writing, |
giving in the same notice full details known to it of the rights of such third |
party and the extent of any alleged infringement. The parties shall after |
receipt of such notice meet to discuss the situation, and, to the extent |
necessary attempt to agree on a course of action in order to permit Janssen US |
to practice the license granted hereunder. Such course of action may include: |
(a) modifying the Product or its manufacture so as to be noninfringing; (b) |
obtaining an appropriate license from such third party; or (c) fight the claim |
or suit. In the event that within a short period of time, the parties fail to |
agree on an appropriate course of action Janssen US may decide upon the course |
of action in the interest of the further development, manufacturing or |
commercialization of the Product. |
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(c) In the event that the parties cannot agree on modifying the |
Product or in the case that such modification would not be economically viable |
or regulatory feasible, Janssen US, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Janssen US in accordance with the provisions of |
Article 5 (b) and (c), or Medisorb, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Medisorb in accordance with the provisions of Article |
5 (a), will have the right to negotiate with such third party for such license. |
Both parties hereto will in any event in good faith consult with each other with |
respect to such negotiations and the party negotiating such license as indicated |
above, will make every effort to minimize the amount of license fees and |
royalties payable thereunder. In no event shall either party as a result of |
such settlement, grant a sublicense or cross license to the third party to |
settle the suit, without the prior written approval of the other party. In the |
event that such negotiations result in a consummated agreement, any license fee |
and/or royalties to be paid thereunder shall be paid by the party responsible |
for the negotiations as indicated above, [ ] of any license |
fees or royalties paid by Janssen US under such license will be creditable |
against royalties due to Medisorb hereunder. |
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(d) In the event that either or both parties would further to such |
notification under Paragraph 7 (b) decide to defend such suit or claim in which |
a third party alleges that the manufacture, use or selling of the Product in the |
Territory infringes said third party's patent in, Janssen US shall have the |
right to apply [ ] of the royalties due to Medisorb on the |
sales of the allegedly infringing Product against its litigation expenses. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement and the |
term of the license granted to Janssen US hereunder shall commence on the date |
first written above and shall expire (i) upon expiration of the last to expire |
Patent or (ii) fifteen (15) years after the date of the first commercial sale of |
Product in the Territory, whichever is later; provided, that in no event shall |
the license granted hereunder expire later than the twentieth anniversary of the |
first commercial sale of Product. After expiration of the license granted to |
Janssen US hereunder, Janssen US shall retain a fully paid-up non-exclusive |
license to manufacture, use and sell Products in the Field in the Territory. |
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(b) Medisorb may convert the exclusive license granted under this |
Agreement to non-exclusive if Janssen US does not maintain the following minimum |
annual royalty payments to Medisorb. With respect to the entire Territory, the |
minimum royalty obligation will first apply to the twelve month period following |
the anniversary of the end of the month in which the Product was launched. |
During the first twelve month period and each subsequent twelve month period |
that such minimum royalty obligation is applicable, the minimum royalty amount |
to be paid by Janssen US will be calculated by multiplying the applicable |
royalty rate by [ ] percent of the actual aggregate net sales of other |
[ ] products in the Territory during such twelve month period. |
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Janssen US shall have the right to make up any shortfall in minimum royalty |
payments from Product sales in the Territory provided, such make-up payment is |
made at the same time and in the same manner as required for the underlying |
minimum royalty obligation. |
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(c) In the event that either party shall enter or be put into |
voluntary or compulsory liquidation or have a receiver appointed or default in |
the observance or performance of its obligations under this Agreement and shall |
fail to remedy such default within ninety (90) days after the delivery of |
written notice from the other party, the other party shall be entitled upon |
giving written notice to terminate this Agreement. |
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(d) Janssen US may terminate this Agreement without cause upon 30 |
days prior written notice. Thereafter, Janssen US shall have no further rights |
or privileges with respect to the use of Medisorb Technology in Products and |
Medisorb shall be under no further obligation of non-competition or exclusive |
dealing. |
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(e) Any early termination of the Agreement shall be without |
prejudice to the rights of either party against the other accrued under this |
Agreement prior to termination. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement, any remaining |
inventory of Product may be sold, provided all royalties otherwise due hereunder |
are paid with respect to such sales. |
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(g) All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this |
Agreement by Medisorb to Janssen U.S. are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, |
for purposes of Section 365(n) of Title 11, U.S. Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), |
licenses to "intellectual property" as defined under section 101(60) of the |
Bankruptcy Code. The parties agree that Janssen, as a licensee of such rights |
under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and |
elections under the Bankruptcy Code. |
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(a) Each party agrees to keep confidential and to not use for any |
purpose other than as set forth herein all technical information and materials |
supplied by the other hereunder and any information a party may acquire about |
the other or its activities as a result of entering into this Agreement, |
provided that such obligation shall not apply to technical information or |
material which: (i) was in the receiving party's possession without restriction |
prior to receipt from the other party or its Affiliates; (ii) was in the public |
domain at the time of receipt; (iii) becomes part of the public domain through |
no fault of the receiving party; (iv) shall be lawfully received from a third |
party with a right of further disclosure; (v) shall be required to be disclosed |
by law, by regulation or by the rules of any securities exchange. |
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(b) Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the |
confidentiality obligations as set out in this Section shall continue so long as |
this Agreement remains in force and thereafter for a period of seven (7) years. |
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(c) Janssen US shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to |
abide by the obligations of confidentiality with respect to unpublished |
information within the Patents and Technical Information. |
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(d) Any confidential information relating to the subject matter of |
this Agreement imparted to the other party prior to the execution of this |
Agreement shall be considered to fall under the terms of this Agreement. |
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(10) Disclaimer of Warranty: Medisorb makes no representations or |
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warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Medisorb Patents and |
Technical Information licensed to Janssen US hereunder, including without |
limitation any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular |
purpose. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(a) Janssen US agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless |
Medisorb from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including |
reasonable attorney fees) Medisorb may suffer as the result of claims, demands, |
costs or judgments which may be made or instituted against Medisorb by reason of |
personal injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Janssen US's |
promotion, use and sale of the Product, except where such liabilities claims, |
demands, costs or judgments are caused by Medisorb's failure to provide Janssen |
US with any information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article 13. Medisorb |
will notify Janssen US as soon as it becomes aware of any such claim or action |
and agrees to give reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of |
such claim or action it being understood that it shall allow Janssen US to |
control the disposition of the same. |
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(b) Medisorb agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Janssen |
US from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including |
reasonable attorney fees) Janssen US may suffer as the result of claims, |
demands, costs or judgments which may be made or instituted against Janssen US |
by reason of personal injury or damage to property arising out or caused by |
Medisorb's failure to provide Janssen US with any information as specified in |
Section 12 (c) and Article 13. |
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(c) In no event shall either party be liable for loss of profits, |
loss of goodwill or any consequential or incidental damages of any kind of the |
other party. |
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(a) As Janssen US has superior knowledge of the end-use |
applications to which Products licensed hereunder will be put, Janssen US is |
responsible for providing third parties with adequate information as to the |
medical profile of such Products. Janssen US will provide Medisorb with copies |
of the product information document which is part of the NDA for the Product. |
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(b) Medisorb does not claim the expertise to judge whether |
Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen US's application(s). Janssen US is |
the sole judge as to whether Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen US's |
application(s). Janssen US represents and warrants on an on-going basis during |
the term of this agreement that it has the capability to assess the suitability |
of Product(s) in Janssen US's application(s) and agrees to conduct adequate |
testing to confirm the safety and efficacy of Products prior to |
commercialization. |
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(c) Medisorb will provide to Janssen US promptly after its |
discovery by Medisorb, any information in its possession which indicates adverse |
effects in |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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humans associated with the Products, including the bioabsorbable polymeric |
components thereof, licensed hereunder. For the purpose of this Agreement |
"adverse event" shall mean an experience which is noxious and unintended and |
which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or |
therapy of a disease or for the modification of a physiological function and any |
report of an overdose. |
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Janssen US shall be responsible for conducting all necessary testing |
as well as determining what, if any, government approvals are required for the |
use and sale of Product licensed hereunder and shall comply with all such |
requirements prior to and following the sale or distribution of such Products. |
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Medisorb shall cooperate fully with Janssen US in obtaining regulatory |
approvals for Product licensed hereunder and shall, at Janssen US's request, |
provide appropriate regulatory authorities with any and all information |
concerning Medisorb's technology, Medisorb polymers and Medisorb's manufacturing |
process for such Product. |
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In this respect Medisorb undertakes that it has submitted or will as |
soon as possible submit a type IV Drug Master File to the FDA identifying |
Medisorb's method of manufacture, release specifications and testing methods |
used in the manufacture of Medisorb Polymers and a type I Drug Master File of |
Medisorb's manufacturing facilities where Product may be manufactured. Medisorb |
will authorize Janssen U.S. at its request to cross-reference any Drug Master |
Files relating to the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(14) Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for its failure to |
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perform any of its obligations hereunder if such failure is occasioned by a |
contingency beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, |
occurrences such as strikes or other labor disturbances, lock out, riot, war, |
default by a common carrier, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, other acts of God, |
inability to obtain raw materials, failure of plant facilities or government |
regulation, act or failure to act. Each party shall notify the other immediately |
upon occurrence or cessation of any such contingencies. If such contingency |
continues unabated for at least 180 consecutive days, either party shall have |
the right to terminate this Agreement without further obligation beyond those |
actually incurred prior to such termination. |
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(15) Press Communications: Neither party shall originate any |
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publicity, news release or public announcement, written or oral relating to this |
Agreement, including its existence, without the prior written approval of the |
other party. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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(16) Notices: Any legal notice required or permitted hereunder shall |
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be considered properly given if in writing and sent by first class mail, |
certified mail or by telefacsimile to the party being notified at the respective |
address of such party as follows: |
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If to Medisorb: |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
6954 Cornell Road |
Cincinnati, OH 45242 |
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Facsimile: 513-489-2348 |
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If to Janssen US: |
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Janssen U.S. |
1125 Trenton-Harbourton Road |
P.O. Box 200 |
Titusville, New Jersey 08560-0200 |
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Facsimile: 609-630-2616 |
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with a copy to Janssen Pharmaceutica International |
Kollerstrasse 38 |
6300 Zug 6 |
Switzerland |
Facsimile: 00-41-42449565 |
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Such notice shall be effective upon receipt or upon refusal to accept such |
notice. In any case, notice shall be presumed effective no later than five (5) |
days after such notice is sent. |
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Neither party shall originate any publicity, news release or public |
announcement, written or oral, relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the written approval of the other party. |
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(17) Assignment: This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party |
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without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that |
assignment shall be permitted without such consent to any party, not less than |
50% of the total interest of which owns, is owned by, or is under common control |
with the assigning party. In the event of any such permitted assignment the |
assignee shall be subject to and shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms |
and conditions of this Agreement. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(18) Dispute Resolution: The parties shall amicably discuss and |
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negotiate any matters which arise under this Agreement and are not specifically |
set forth hereunder. If any disputes arise under this Agreement, the parties |
shall use their reasonable efforts to meet and resolve such disputes. In the |
event that the parties are unable to resolve any such disputes, then both |
parties hereby agree to submit said disputes to the jurisdiction of the |
competent courts of the State of New Jersey and agree that any litigation in any |
way related to this Agreement shall be submitted to such courts and that same |
shall be subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its |
rules respecting choice of law. |
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(19) Severability: In the event any one or more of the provisions of |
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this Agreement should for any reason be held by any court or authority having |
jurisdiction over this Agreement or any of the parties hereto to be invalid, |
illegal or unenforceable such provision or provisions shall be validly reformed |
to as nearly approximate the intent of the parties as possible and, if |
unreformable; shall be divisible and deleted in such jurisdiction, elsewhere |
this Agreement shall not be affected. |
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(20) Captions: The captions of this Agreement are for convenience |
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only, and shall not be deemed of any force or effect whatsoever in construing |
this Agreement. |
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(21) Waiver: The failure on the party of a party to exercise or |
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enforce any right conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver |
of any such right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any |
time thereafter. |
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(22) Survival: The following Articles of this Agreement shall survive |
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the termination or expiration of this Agreement: 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, and 18. |
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(23) Miscellaneous: This Agreement may be executed by the parties |
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hereto in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be |
considered to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together |
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement is the complete |
agreement of the parties and supersedes all previous understandings and |
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor |
any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or |
modified orally , but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party |
against whom enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or |
modification is sought. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the parties |
hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. |
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JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INC. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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By: _________________________ |
Name: _______________________ |
Title: ______________________ |
Date: _______________________ |
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{Second Janssen Signatory} |
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By: _________________________ |
Name: _______________________ |
Title: ______________________ |
Date: _______________________ |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
by: Medisorb Technologies |
International, Inc., |
its General Partner |
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By: __________________________ |
Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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Date: ________________________ |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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<DESCRIPTION>FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT |
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT |
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This First Amendment to that certain Development Agreement, dated 23 December |
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1993 (hereinafter "the Development Agreement"), by and between MEDISORB |
TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. ("Medisorb"), a Delaware limited partnership, |
doing business at 6954 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, and JANSSEN |
PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL, a division of Cilag International AG, ("Janssen"), |
a Swiss business corporation, doing business at Kollerstrasse 38, CH-6300 Zug 6, |
Switzerland, is agreed this 6th day of December, 1995. |
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WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend certain terms of the Development Agreement |
respecting the timing of Janssen's right to exercise its option to license MTI |
technology and, further, respecting, certain milestone dates; |
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Development Agreement as follows: |
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(A) Section 4(A) of the Development Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety |
to read as follows: |
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The initial term of this Agreement shall commence upon the date first above |
written and continue thereafter until the earlier of (i) the completion of |
the Development Program at the moment of finalization of the IRF, which is |
expected during the [ ], or (ii) [ |
], unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4 |
or according to the terms of Section 16 below. However, in the event that |
the IRF has not been completed by [ ], if Janssen can |
show due diligence, this Agreement shall not terminate and will be extended |
for such period as Janssen requires to finalize the IRF, provided that |
during such extension Janssen continues to show due diligence. Due |
diligence, amongst other factors, shall mean the timely filing of required |
regulatory applications, including, without limitation, a CTX (clinical |
trial exemption certificate) and/or IND, and continuing to fund the |
Development Program in a commercially reasonable manner. |
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(B) Section 6(A) of the Development Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety |
to read as follows: |
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Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen an option, exercisable at any time during |
the term of this Agreement and continuing for a period of thirty (30) days |
thereafter to enter into the License Agreements (i.e., the first a |
worldwide license, excluding the United States, and the second a license |
encompassing only the United States) attached hereto as Exhibits B & C, |
respectively. |
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All capitalized terms used in this First Amendment shall have the same meanings |
as defined in the Development Agreement. Other than the foregoing, all other |
terms of the Development Agreement remain in full force and effect. |
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WITNESS the signature of both parties by their duly authorized officers: |
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JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL |
A division of Cilag International AG |
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By: /s/ Erik Rombouts |
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Name: Erik Rombouts |
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Title: Operations Director |
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Date: 12/12/95 |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIALS IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT |
AMENDMENT |
JANSSEN-MEDISORB |
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[Second Janssen Signatory] |
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By: /s/ Heinz Schmid |
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Name: Heinz Schmid |
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Title: General Manager |
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Date: 12/12/95 |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
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by: Medisorb Technologies |
International, Inc., |
its General Partner |
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By: /s/ David R. Lohr |
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Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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Date: December 6, 1995 |
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<DESCRIPTION>LICENSE AGREEMENT DATED 2/13/96 |
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LICENSE AGREEMENT |
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This Agreement is made as of the 13 day February of 1996, between MEDISORB |
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TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (hereinafter |
"Medisorb") and JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INC., a New Jersey corporation ("Janssen |
US"). |
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WHEREAS, Medisorb and Janssen Pharmaceutica International, an affiliate of |
Janssen US, have entered into a certain Development Agreement, dated December |
23, 1993 (the "Development Agreement"), for the development of a Product (as |
described below); and |
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WHEREAS, Janssen Pharmaceutica International has an option under the |
Development Agreement to enter into this License Agreement for the Medisorb |
technology required to make, use and sell the Product, which option Janssen |
Pharmaceutica International has assigned to Janssen US with the consent of |
Medisorb and which option Janssen US has elected to exercise; and |
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WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in their mutual best interest for |
Medisorb to license to Janssen US on an exclusive basis in the Territory, |
Medisorb Patents and Technical Information within the Field, upon the terms and |
conditions set forth herein; |
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NOW, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: |
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(1) Definitions: The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to |
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them herein, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any company controlling, controlled by, or |
under common control with a party by ownership, directly or indirectly, of fifty |
percent (50%) or more of the total ownership or by the power to control the |
policies and actions of such company. |
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(b) "Development Program" shall mean the development activities |
conducted by the parties pursuant to the Development Agreement. |
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(c) "Field" shall mean the treatment of [ |
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(d) "Improvements" shall mean any improvements or developments to or of |
the Patents and Technical Information in the Field which Medisorb may acquire, |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN |
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discover, invent, originate, make, conceive or have a right to, in whole or in |
part, during the term of this Agreement, whether or not such improvement or |
development is patentable. |
(e) "Medisorb Polymers" shall mean bioresorbable aliphatic polyesters |
based on glycolide, lactide, caprolactone and combinations of such polymers, |
which are manufactured by Medisorb and utilized in Product(s) licensed under |
this Agreement. |
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(f) "NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application and all supplements filed |
pursuant to the requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration, |
including all documents, data and other information concerning Product which are |
necessary for, or included in, FDA approval to market a Product as more fully |
defined in 21 C.F.R. 314.5 et seq. or any other similar application for |
marketing authorization filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities in |
other countries of the Territory (as defined hereinafter). |
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(g) "Net Sales" shall mean the gross amounts received from sales of |
Products during a calendar quarter to third parties by Janssen US, its |
Sublicensees or any Affiliate of either, less any: (i) applicable sales taxes; |
(ii) cash trade or quantity discounts; (iii) amounts repaid or credited by |
reason of rejections or return of goods; or (iv) freight, postage and duties |
paid for. No deduction from the gross sales price shall be made for any item of |
cost incurred by the seller in its own operations incident to the manufacture, |
sale or shipment of the product sold. For purposes hereof, Net Sales shall not |
include sales of a Product from Janssen US or an Affiliate of Janssen US to any |
Affiliate or Sublicensee of either; it being intended that Net Sales shall only |
include sales to unrelated third-parties. |
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(h) "Patents" shall mean (i) any and all existing issued patents and |
patent applications or parts thereof which describe and claim a depot |
formulation of [ ], or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar |
physiological activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids and the |
production and use thereof; (ii) any other patents and patent applications filed |
by or on behalf of Medisorb, or under which Medisorb has the rights to grant |
licenses, which are needed to practice the inventions; and (iii) any reissues, |
extensions, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, revalidations, |
additions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or divisions of or to any of |
the foregoing which are granted hereafter or any additional protection |
certificate granted with respect thereto. |
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(i) "Product(s)" shall mean any and all depot formulations of [ ], |
or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological activity, |
based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids which are designed to deliver |
[ ], or any of its chemical analogues, over an extended period. |
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(j) "Sublicensees" shall mean any company or companies, other than |
Janssen US's Affiliates, sublicensed by Janssen US. |
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(k) "Technical Information" shall mean all unpatented information, |
know-how, practical experience, procedures, methodology, specifications, |
formulae and data whether or not the same shall be patentable which have been |
heretofore developed or acquired by Medisorb prior to the date of this Agreement |
and which are necessary in order to use, manufacture or sell Products in the |
Field. |
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(l) "Territory" shall mean the United States, its Territories, |
Protectorates, Commonwealths, and all other political subdivisions of the United |
States. |
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(a) Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen US in the Territory an exclusive |
license under the Patents and Technical Information existing prior to the |
effective date of this Agreement, with the right to grant sublicenses |
thereunder, for all purposes within the Field to practice and use the Patents |
and Technical Information, including the rights to manufacture and have |
manufactured, to use and have used, and to sell and have sold Products. |
Medisorb exclusively retains all rights under the Patents and Technical |
Information outside the Field and for use other than in Products. The right to |
grant sublicenses granted hereunder is exclusive to Janssen US and shall not |
extend to Janssen US Affiliates or Sublicensees. |
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(b) Medisorb shall offer to Janssen US for incorporation into this |
License Agreement on reasonable terms and conditions, Medisorb Improvements in |
the Field which, if incorporated into Janssen US's then current commercial |
Product(s), would: (i) result in significant changes in either the |
specifications for such Product(s) or the processes for producing such |
Product(s), and (ii) would reasonably be expected to result in enhanced market |
value and/or profitability of such Product(s). Examples of such Improvements |
would include: (i) the development by Medisorb of a non-aqueous injection |
vehicle which offers significant advantages with respect to ease of |
administration and (ii) the development by Medisorb of technology enabling [ |
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It is the parties' understanding that the effect of any such license amendment |
would, in general, be either an extension of the term of this Agreement for a |
mutually agreed period or a marginal increase in the then current royalty rate. |
All other Medisorb Improvements shall be made available to Janssen US for its |
use without further agreement. Proprietary rights to Improvements jointly |
developed by Medisorb and Janssen US or any of its Affiliates shall be governed |
by the terms of Section 5(c) of this Agreement. |
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(c) In the event that at any time during the term of this Agreement |
Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb Polymers |
required by Janssen U.S. for use in Products, then the license granted under |
paragraph 2(a) above shall be expanded to include the Medisorb Technology |
required to make and use the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(a) Janssen US shall pay or cause to be paid to Medisorb a running |
royalty with respect to all Products sold to customers in the Territory by |
Janssen US, its Affiliates and Sublicensees, payable quarter-annually in arrears |
within sixty (60) days following the end of Janssen US's regular fiscal quarters |
in any year during the term hereof, as follows: (i) [ ]% of the Net Sales of |
each unit of Product sold during the preceding calendar quarter during the term |
hereof, if such unit of Product was manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a |
written contract for the supply of Product; or (ii) [ ]% of the Net Sales of |
each unit of Product sold during the preceding calendar quarter during the term |
hereof, if such unit of Product was not manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a |
written contract for the supply of Product. Any withholding or other tax that |
Janssen US or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees are required by statute to |
withhold and pay on behalf of Medisorb with respect to the royalties payable to |
Medisorb under this Agreement shall be deducted from said royalties and paid |
contemporaneously with the remittance to Medisorb; provided, however, that in |
regard to any tax so deducted Janssen US shall furnish Medisorb with proper |
evidence of the taxes paid on its behalf. |
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(b) In the event that Product is not claimed in a valid Patent |
effective in the Territory and a similar product obtains a market share greater |
than [ ]% of the total market revenues for Products and similar products in |
such country, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith an |
appropriate reduction in the royalty rate then in effect. In no event shall a |
reduction in royalty rates pursuant to this section result in royalty rates |
[ ] of the rates specified under Section 3(a)(i) and 3(a)(ii) of this |
Agreement. For the purposes of this section, "similar product" shall mean a |
generic version of the Product(s) where: (i) the active agent is |
[ ], or a chemical analogue thereof and (ii) the excipient is |
comprised of lactic and/or glycolic acids. In the event that patent protection |
in the Territory for Product(s) becomes available subsequent to a royalty |
reduction pursuant to this section, the parties agree to (i) reinstitute the |
royalty otherwise applicable, and (ii) in the event that any recovery is |
obtained for prior infringement of the subsequently issued patent, the parties |
will first apply such recoveries to reimbursing Medisorb for royalties it would |
otherwise have received. |
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(c) Janssen US shall keep complete and adequate records with respect to |
the proceeds of Products on which it has to pay royalties payable hereunder for |
at least two (2) years after expiry of the year they concern. Medisorb shall |
have the right to have such records of Janssen US inspected and examined, at |
Medisorb's expense, for the purpose of determining the correctness of royalty |
payments made hereunder. |
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Such inspection shall be made by an independent, certified public accountant to |
whom Janssen US shall have no reasonable objection. Such accountant shall not |
disclose to Medisorb any information other than that necessary to verify the |
accuracy of the reports and payments made pursuant to this Agreement. It is |
understood that such examination with respect to any quarterly accounting period |
shall take place not later than two (2) years following the expiration of said |
period. Not more than one examination per year shall take place. |
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Based upon the verification of such reports and whenever there is reasonable |
doubt about the accuracy of the sales of Product realized by an Affiliate or |
sublicensee, Medisorb may reasonably request Janssen US to audit the books of |
such Affiliate or such sublicensee in accordance with any applicable contractual |
provision, in order to confirm the accuracy of such reports. |
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(a) Janssen US shall use its reasonable efforts consistent with its |
overall business practices and strategies to commercialize and market Product, |
or to have the same commercialized and marketed in the Territory. |
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(b) In the event that Janssen US determines to manufacture Product |
itself or through an Affiliate or have Product manufactured by a third party, |
Medisorb shall transfer to Janssen US and/or Affiliate all relevant Technical |
Information, and provide such technical assistance, upon mutually agreed terms |
and conditions, as is required by Janssen US in order to enable the manufacture |
of Product by Janssen US, its Affiliate or its designated third party |
manufacturer. However, with respect to such third party manufacturers, except as |
limited by a written Product manufacturing agreement between Janssen US and |
Medisorb, Medisorb will have a right of first refusal as to the manufacture and |
supply to Janssen US of all Product(s), and component bioabsorbable polymers |
utilized in such Product(s). Medisorb will have a period of thirty (30) days |
following written notice from Janssen US of terms it is offering to, or prepared |
to accept from, a third party manufacturer to notify Janssen US of its intention |
to exercise its right of first refusal to supply Product and/or component |
bioabsorbable polymers thereof to Janssen US, its Affiliates and Licensees on |
terms no less favorable to Janssen US than those offered by such |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN |
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third party manufacturer. Such third party manufacturer cannot be an in-kind |
competitor to Medisorb and must be reasonably acceptable to Medisorb with |
respect to confidential protection of Medisorb's Technical Information. In the |
event that at any time during the term of this Agreement Medisorb is unable for |
any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb Polymers required by Janssen U.S. |
for use in Products, then the right of first refusal under this paragraph |
respecting the supply of the component bioabsorbable polymers shall be |
eliminated. For the purposes of this section, an "in-kind" competitor shall mean |
any organization which regularly engages in the contract development and/or |
contract manufacture of injectable controlled release drug delivery systems |
comprising a polymeric excipient based on lactic and/or glycolic acids and/or |
other closely related monomers. This Section 4(b) specifically supersedes |
Section 7(B) of the Development Agreement, which Section 7(B) shall be of no |
further force or effect. |
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(a) Medisorb will retain title to and ownership of all technology |
(including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and data relating |
thereto) relating to absorbable polymers, controlled release of active agents, |
and/or manufacturing methods or processes relating to such polymers and the |
controlled delivery systems for active agents based on such polymers previously |
owned by Medisorb or developed by Medisorb as a result of the Development |
Program or otherwise. Medisorb will pay its own costs and expenses in connection |
with the protection of any such technology, including all patent application and |
maintenance costs and Janssen US agrees to provide Medisorb with any necessary |
utility information. |
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Medisorb shall inform Janssen US of any patent application it wishes to |
file to protect proprietary rights defined in Article 5, resulting from either |
the Development Program or the preliminary Development Program and shall forward |
a copy of any such patent application to Janssen US at least one month prior to |
filing. |
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Medisorb shall consider any suggestions made by Janssen US for amplifying |
such application and shall accordingly amend the application where in Medisorb's |
opinion it is appropriate. |
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Medisorb shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or patent |
applications without having first consulted Janssen US, which shall have the |
right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which Medisorb wishes |
to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name and at its own expense. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN |
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(b) Janssen US and/or its Affiliate will retain title to and ownership |
of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and |
data relating thereto) relating to [ ] or any chemical analogues of |
[ ] with similar physiological activity previously owned by Janssen US |
and/or its Affiliate or developed by Janssen US and/or affiliate as a result of |
this Agreement or otherwise. Janssen US and/or its Affiliate will pay its own |
costs and expenses in connection with the protection of any such technology, |
including all patent application and maintenance costs and Medisorb agrees to |
provide Janssen US with any necessary utility information. |
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(c) Any inventions, other than those falling under either section 5(a) |
or 5(b) hereof, having an inventorship jointly between at least one employee of |
Janssen US or an Affiliate of Janssen US and one employee of Medisorb or an |
Affiliate of Medisorb shall be jointly-owned by Janssen US or Janssen US |
Affiliate as the case may be and Medisorb. Each party will cooperate fully in |
the filing and prosecution of such patent applications. |
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Janssen US and Medisorb shall agree on which of both shall be responsible |
for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such joint patent |
applications and patents (hereinafter referred to as the "Responsible Party") in |
Territory. In principle, the party having contributed the most to the invention |
to be protected shall be the responsible party, unless agreed upon differently. |
Upon mutual consent, the responsible party may select an agent for drafting, |
filing and prosecuting a joint application. However, both parties shall agree |
who shall be the agent and to what extent this agent shall be used. |
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The Responsible Party shall consult the other party when drafting any new |
jointly owned patent application. The final draft shall be forwarded to the |
other party at least one month prior to filing to give the opportunity to make |
final comments. |
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The Responsible Party shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents |
or patent applications without having first consulted the other party, which |
shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which |
the responsible party wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name and |
at its own expense. |
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All out-of-pocket costs made in relation to joint patent applications and |
patents in the Territory shall be shared equally by Janssen US and Medisorb. A |
statement of costs shall be made up on a quarterly basis and invoiced to the |
other party. |
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Medisorb shall grant to Janssen US an exclusive fully-paid up royalty free |
license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under any |
such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, |
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divisions, patents of addition, reissues, renewals or extensions thereof or any |
supplementary protection certificates granted with respect thereto, in respect |
of any claims concerning the application of [ ] or any chemical |
analogues of [ ] with similar physiological activity. However, nothing |
contained in this paragraph shall obviate Janssen US's obligation to pay |
royalties under Section 3 hereof with respect to any Products developed |
hereunder. |
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Janssen US shall grant to Medisorb an exclusive fully paid-up royalty free |
license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under any |
such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of bioabsorbable polymers in the field of human and/or veterinary |
medicine. |
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(d) In addition, each party will retain exclusive title to its |
respective confidential information in accordance with the provisions of Article |
9 below. |
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(a) In the event that either party becomes aware that any third party |
is infringing in the Territory any patents included within the Patents, the |
party becoming aware of such infringement shall promptly give notice of such |
infringement to the other party. Any possible action against such alleged |
infringement of the Patents will be carried out by either or both of the parties |
in accordance with the provisions specified hereinafter in paragraphs (b), (c), |
(d) and (e). |
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(b) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Medisorb retains full title and |
ownership pursuant to Article 5 a), Medisorb shall use all reasonable efforts to |
take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own expense and on |
its own behalf. |
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If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if Medisorb |
does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement |
thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) |
above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen US shall be |
entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take immediate action |
against such infringement in its own name, at its own expense and on its own |
behalf. Medisorb will give all reasonable assistance to Janssen in taking such |
action in accordance with Article 6(e), including giving Janssen the authority |
to file and prosecute such suit and, if necessary, being named a party in such |
action. If Janssen US commences or assumes such action, Janssen US may credit |
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any royalty otherwise due to Medisorb for sales in such country or countries |
against the amount of the expenses and costs of such action, including without |
limitation, attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen US. The amount of |
expenses so deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, |
received by Janssen US as a result of such action. Except for such repayment of |
royalties deducted, Janssen US shall be entitled to retain all recoveries |
therefrom. |
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In no event shall Medisorb settle with such infringing third party in the |
Field without the prior written consent of Janssen US. |
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(c) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its |
Affiliates retains full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 B), Janssen US |
shall have the right but not the obligation to take action against such |
infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen |
US fails to take action against such infringement, or if Janssen US does not use |
reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after commencement thereof, |
within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) above or |
after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at |
its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action against such |
infringement. Medisorb shall be entitled to retain all recoveries, if any, |
therefrom. |
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(d) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its |
Affiliates and Medisorb jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to |
Article 5 (c), and whenever in such case the infringing product would be a drug |
product falling within the definition of the Field, Janssen US shall have the |
right but not the obligation to take action against such infringement in its own |
name, at its own cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen US fails to take action |
against such infringement, or if Janssen US does not use reasonable efforts in |
carrying out such action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days |
after the notice referred to in paragraph (a) above or after having become aware |
of such infringement, Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at |
its own expense, to take action against such infringement, it being understood |
that Janssen US will have a continuing right to take over any such action at its |
own expense and shall pay to Medisorb from any recoveries Janssen US receives |
(i) Medisorb's expenses and (ii) from any sums remaining after deduction of |
Medisorb's and Janssen US's expenses, an amount proportionate to Medisorb's |
expenses in relation to Janssen US's expenses. |
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Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling within the |
definition of Patents and of which Janssen US or any of its Affiliates and |
Medisorb jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 (c), and |
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infringing product would be a drug product falling outside the definition of the |
Field, Medisorb shall have the right but not the obligation to take action |
against such infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on its own |
behalf. If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
US shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
action against such infringement, it being understood that Medisorb will have a |
continuing right to take over any such action at its own expense. If Janssen US |
commences or assumes such action, Janssen US may credit |
[ ] of any royalty otherwise payable to Medisorb |
payable hereunder against the amount of the expenses and costs of such action, |
including without limitation, attorney fees actually incurred by Janssen US. The |
amount of expenses so deducted shall be paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, |
if any, received by Janssen US as a result of such action. Except for such |
repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen US shall be entitled to retain all |
recoveries therefrom. |
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(e) Each party agrees to cooperate reasonably with the other party in |
such litigation, including making available to the other party records, |
information, and evidence relevant to the infringement of the Patent. |
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(a) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its current knowledge and |
belief the Products to be developed hereunder will not infringe the patent |
rights of any third party. |
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(b) In the event that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product |
would constitute an infringement of the rights of a third party in the Territory |
because of the use of the Patents or Medisorb's know how, each party shall, as |
soon as it becomes aware of the same, notify the other thereof in writing, |
giving in the same notice full details known to it of the rights of such third |
party and the extent of any alleged infringement. The parties shall after |
receipt of such notice meet to discuss the situation, and, to the extent |
necessary attempt to agree on a course of action in order to permit Janssen US |
to practice the license granted hereunder. Such course of action may include: |
(a) modifying the Product or its manufacture so as to be noninfringing; (b) |
obtaining an appropriate license from such third party; or (c) fight the claim |
or suit. In the event that within a short period of time, the parties fail to |
agree on an appropriate course of action Janssen US may decide upon the course |
of action in the interest of the further development, manufacturing or |
commercialization of the Product. |
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(c) In the event that the parties cannot agree on modifying the |
Product or in the case that such modification would not be economically viable |
or regulatory feasible, Janssen US, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Janssen US in accordance with the provisions of |
Article 5 (b) and (c), or Medisorb, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Medisorb in accordance with the provisions of Article |
5 (a), will have the right to negotiate with such third party for such license. |
Both parties hereto will in any event in good faith consult with each other with |
respect to such negotiations and the party negotiating such license as indicated |
above, will make every effort to minimize the amount of license fees and |
royalties payable thereunder. In no event shall either party as a result of such |
settlement, grant a sublicense or cross license to the third party to settle the |
suit, without the prior written approval of the other party. In the event that |
such negotiations result in a consummated agreement, any license fee and/or |
royalties to be paid thereunder shall be paid by the party responsible for the |
negotiations as indicated above, [ ] of any license fees |
or royalties paid by Janssen US under such license will be creditable against |
royalties due to Medisorb hereunder. |
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(d) In the event that either or both parties would further to such |
notification under Paragraph 7 (b) decide to defend such suit or claim in which |
a third party alleges that the manufacture, use or selling of the Product in the |
Territory infringes said third party's patent in, Janssen US shall have the |
right to apply [ ] of the royalties due to Medisorb |
on the sales of the allegedly infringing Product against its litigation |
expenses. |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement and the term |
of the license granted to Janssen US hereunder shall commence on the date first |
written above and shall expire (i) upon expiration of the last to expire Patent |
or (ii) fifteen (15) years after the date of the first commercial sale of |
Product in the Territory, whichever is later; provided, that in no event shall |
the license granted hereunder expire later than the twentieth anniversary of the |
first commercial sale of Product. After expiration of the license granted to |
Janssen US hereunder, Janssen US shall retain a fully paid-up non-exclusive |
license to manufacture, use and sell Products in the Field in the Territory. |
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(b) Medisorb may convert the exclusive license granted under this |
Agreement to non-exclusive if Janssen US does not maintain the following minimum |
annual royalty payments to Medisorb. With respect to the entire Territory, the |
minimum royalty obligation will first apply to the twelve month period following |
the anniversary of the end of the month in which the Product was launched. |
During the first twelve month period and each subsequent twelve month period |
that such minimum royalty obligation is applicable, the |
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minimum royalty amount to be paid by Janssen US will be calculated by |
multiplying the applicable royalty rate by [ ] percent of the actual aggregate |
net sales of other [ ] products in the Territory during such twelve month |
period. |
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Janssen US shall have the right to make up any shortfall in minimum royalty |
payments from Product sales in the Territory provided, such make-up payment is |
made at the same time and in the same manner as required for the underlying |
minimum royalty obligation. |
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(c) In the event that either party shall enter or be put into |
voluntary or compulsory liquidation or have a receiver appointed or default in |
the observance or performance of its obligations under this Agreement and shall |
fail to remedy such default within ninety (90) days after the delivery of |
written notice from the other party, the other party shall be entitled upon |
giving written notice to terminate this Agreement. |
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(d) Janssen US may terminate this Agreement without cause upon 30 days |
prior written notice. Thereafter, Janssen US shall have no further rights or |
privileges with respect to the use of Medisorb Technology in Products and |
Medisorb shall be under no further obligation of non-competition or exclusive |
dealing. |
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(e) Any early termination of the Agreement shall be without prejudice |
to the rights of either party against the other accrued under this Agreement |
prior to termination. |
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(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement, any remaining inventory of |
Product may be sold, provided all royalties otherwise due hereunder are paid |
with respect to such sales. |
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(g) All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this |
Agreement by Medisorb to Janssen U.S. are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, |
for purposes of Section 365(n) of Title 11, U.S. Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), |
licenses to "intellectual property" as defined under section 101(60) of the |
Bankruptcy Code. The parties agree that Janssen, as a licensee of such rights |
under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and |
elections under the Bankruptcy Code. |
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(a) Each party agrees to keep confidential and to not use for any |
purpose other than as set forth herein all technical information and materials |
supplied by the other hereunder and any information a party may acquire about |
the other or its activities as a result of entering into this Agreement, |
provided that such obligation shall not apply to |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN |
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technical information or material which: (i) was in the receiving party's |
possession without restriction prior to receipt from the other party or its |
Affiliates; (ii) was in the public domain at the time of receipt; (iii) becomes |
part of the public domain through no fault of the receiving party; (iv) shall be |
lawfully received from a third party with a right of further disclosure; (v) |
shall be required to be disclosed by law, by regulation or by the rules of any |
securities exchange. |
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(b) Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the confidentiality |
obligations as set out in this Section shall continue so long as this Agreement |
remains in force and thereafter for a period of seven (7) years. |
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(c) Janssen US shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to abide by |
the obligations of confidentiality with respect to unpublished information |
within the Patents and Technical Information. |
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(d) Any confidential information relating to the subject matter of |
this Agreement imparted to the other party prior to the execution of this |
Agreement shall be considered to fall under the terms of this Agreement. |
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(10) Disclaimer of Warranty: Medisorb makes no representations or |
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warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Medisorb Patents and |
Technical Information licensed to Janssen US hereunder, including without |
limitation any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular |
purpose. |
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(a) Janssen US agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Medisorb |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Medisorb may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Medisorb by reason of personal |
injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Janssen US's promotion, |
use and sale of the Product, except where such liabilities claims, demands, |
costs or judgments are caused by Medisorb's failure to provide Janssen US with |
any information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article 13. Medisorb will |
notify Janssen US as soon as it becomes aware of any such claim or action and |
agrees to give reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of such |
claim or action it being understood that it shall allow Janssen US to control |
the disposition of the same. |
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(b) Medisorb agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Janssen US |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Janssen US may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Janssen US by reason of |
personal injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Medisorb's |
failure to provide Janssen US with any information as specified in Section 12 |
(c) and Article 13. |
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(c) In no event shall either party be liable for loss of profits, loss |
of goodwill or any consequential or incidental damages of any kind of the other |
party. |
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(a) As Janssen US has superior knowledge of the end-use applications |
to which Products licensed hereunder will be put, Janssen US is responsible for |
providing third parties with adequate information as to the medical profile of |
such Products. Janssen US will provide Medisorb with copies of the product |
information document which is part of the NDA for the Product. |
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(b) Medisorb does not claim the expertise to judge whether Product(s) |
will perform acceptably in Janssen US's application(s). Janssen US is the sole |
judge as to whether Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen US's |
application(s). Janssen US represents and warrants on an on-going basis during |
the term of this agreement that it has the capability to assess the suitability |
of Product(s) in Janssen US's application(s) and agrees to conduct adequate |
testing to confirm the safety and efficacy of Products prior to |
commercialization. |
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(c) Medisorb will provide to Janssen US promptly after its discovery |
by Medisorb, any information in its possession which indicates adverse effects |
in humans associated with the Products, including the bioabsorbable polymeric |
components thereof, licensed hereunder. For the purpose of this Agreement |
"adverse event" shall mean an experience which is noxious and unintended and |
which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or |
therapy of a disease or for the modification of a physiological function and any |
report of an overdose. |
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Janssen US shall be responsible for conducting all necessary testing as |
well as determining what, if any, government approvals are required for the use |
and sale of Product licensed hereunder and shall comply with all such |
requirements prior to and following the sale or distribution of such Products. |
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Medisorb shall cooperate fully with Janssen US in obtaining regulatory |
approvals for Product licensed hereunder and shall, at Janssen US's request, |
provide appropriate regulatory authorities with any and all information |
concerning Medisorb's technology, Medisorb polymers and Medisorb's manufacturing |
process for such Product. |
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In this respect Medisorb undertakes that it has submitted or will as soon |
as possible submit a type IV Drug Master File to the FDA identifying Medisorb's |
method of manufacture, release specifications and testing methods used in the |
manufacture of Medisorb Polymers and a type I Drug Master File of Medisorb's |
manufacturing facilities where Product may be manufactured. Medisorb will |
authorize Janssen U.S. at its request to cross-reference any Drug Master Files |
relating to the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(14) Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for its failure to |
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perform any of its obligations hereunder if such failure is occasioned by a |
contingency beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, |
occurrences such as strikes or other labor disturbances, lock out, riot, war, |
default by a common carrier, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, other acts of God, |
inability to obtain raw materials, failure of plant facilities or government |
regulation, act or failure to act. Each party shall notify the other immediately |
upon occurrence or cessation of any such contingencies. If such contingency |
continues unabated for at least 180 consecutive days, either party shall have |
the right to terminate this Agreement without further obligation beyond those |
actually incurred prior to such termination. |
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news release or public announcement, written or oral relating to this Agreement, |
including its existence, without the prior written approval of the other party. |
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(16) Notices: Any legal notice required or permitted hereunder shall be |
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considered properly given if in writing and sent by first class mail, certified |
mail or by telefacsimile to the party being notified at the respective address |
of such party as follows: |
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If to Medisorb: |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
6954 Cornell Road |
Cincinnati, OH 45242 |
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Facsimile: 513-489-2348 |
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Janssen U.S. |
1125 Trenton-Harbourton Road |
P.O. Box 200 |
Titusville, New Jersey 08560-0200 |
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Facsimile: 609-630-2616 |
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with a copy to Janssen Pharmaceutica International |
Kollerstrasse 38 |
6300 Zug 6 |
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Such notice shall be effective upon receipt or upon refusal to accept such |
notice. In any case, notice shall be presumed effective no later than five (5) |
days after such notice is sent. |
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Neither party shall originate any publicity, news release or public |
announcement, written or oral, relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the written approval of the other party. |
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(17) Assignment: This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party |
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without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that |
assignment shall be permitted without such consent to any party, not less than |
50% of the total interest of which owns, is owned by, or is under common control |
with the assigning party. In the event of any such permitted assignment the |
assignee shall be subject to and shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms |
and conditions of this Agreement. |
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negotiate any matters which arise under this Agreement and are not specifically |
set forth hereunder. If any disputes arise under this Agreement, the parties |
shall use their reasonable efforts to meet and resolve such disputes. In the |
event that the parties are unable to resolve any such disputes, then both |
parties hereby agree to submit said disputes to the jurisdiction of the |
competent courts of the State of New Jersey and agree that any litigation in any |
way related to this Agreement shall be submitted to such courts and that same |
shall be subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its |
rules respecting choice of law. |
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this Agreement should for any reason be held by any court or authority having |
jurisdiction over this Agreement or any of the parties hereto to be invalid, |
illegal or unenforceable such provision or provisions shall be validly reformed |
to as nearly approximate the intent of the |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN |
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parties as possible and, if unreformable; shall be divisible and deleted in such |
jurisdiction, elsewhere this Agreement shall not be affected. |
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(20) Captions: The captions of this Agreement are for convenience |
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only, and shall not be deemed of any force or effect whatsoever in construing |
this Agreement. |
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(21) Waiver: The failure on the party of a party to exercise or |
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enforce any right conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver |
of any such right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any |
time thereafter. |
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the termination or expiration of this Agreement: 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, and 18. |
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hereto in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be |
considered to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together |
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement is the complete |
agreement of the parties and supersedes all previous understandings and |
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor |
any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or |
modified orally , but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party |
against whom enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or |
modification is sought. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the parties |
hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. |
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By: /s/ Paula F. Costa |
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Name: Paula F. Costa |
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Title: President |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
by: Medisorb Technologies |
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Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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This Agreement is made as of the 21 day February of 1996, between |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P., a Delaware limited partnership |
(hereinafter "Medisorb") and JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL, a division of |
Cilag International AG, a Swiss business corporation ("Janssen"). |
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WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a certain Development |
Agreement, dated December 23, 1993 (the "Development Agreement"), for the |
development of a Product (as described below); and |
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WHEREAS, Janssen has an option under the Development Agreement to |
enter into this License Agreement for the Medisorb technology required to make, |
use and sell the Product, which option Janssen has elected to exercise; and |
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WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in their mutual best interest |
for Medisorb to license to Janssen on an exclusive basis in the Territory, |
Medisorb Patents and Technical Information within the Field, upon the terms and |
conditions set forth herein; |
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NOW, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: |
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(1) Definitions: The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed |
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to them herein, unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) "Affiliate" shall mean any company controlling, controlled by, |
or under common control with a party by ownership, directly or indirectly, of |
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total ownership or by the power to control |
the policies and actions of such company. |
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(b) "Development Program" shall mean the development activities |
conducted by the parties pursuant to the Development Agreement. |
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(c) "Field" shall mean the treatment of [ |
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(d) "Improvements" shall mean any improvements or developments to |
or of the Patents and Technical Information in the Field which Medisorb may |
acquire, |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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discover, invent, originate, make, conceive or have a right to, in whole or in |
part, during the term of this Agreement, whether or not such improvement or |
development is patentable. |
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(e) "International Registration Dossier" ("IRF") shall mean the |
Product registration file compiled by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Beerse, |
Belgium on behalf of Janssen, the contents and format being such that it can be |
submitted as such to national health authorities or be used as a basis for a |
national application for marketing authorization for the Products in the |
specific format required by such national health authorities. |
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(f) "Medisorb Polymers" shall mean bioresorbable aliphatic |
polyesters based on glycolide, lactide, caprolactone and combinations of such |
polymers, which are manufactured by Medisorb and utilized in Product(s) licensed |
under this Agreement. |
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(g) "Net Sales" shall mean the gross amounts received from sales |
of Products during a calendar quarter to third parties by Janssen, its |
Sublicensees or any Affiliate of either, less any: (i) applicable sales taxes; |
(ii) cash trade or quantity discounts; (iii) amounts repaid or credited by |
reason of rejections or return of goods; or (iv) freight, postage and duties |
paid for. No deduction from the gross sales price shall be made for any item of |
cost incurred by the seller in its own operations incident to the manufacture, |
sale or shipment of the product sold. For purposes hereof, Net Sales shall not |
include sales of a Product from Janssen or an Affiliate of Janssen to any |
Affiliate or Sublicensee of either; it being intended that Net Sales shall only |
include sales to unrelated third-parties. |
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(h) "Patents" shall mean (i) any and all existing issued patents |
and patent applications or parts thereof which describe and claim a depot |
formulation of [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ ] with |
similar physiological activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids |
and the production and use thereof; (ii) any other patents and patent |
applications filed by or on behalf of Medisorb, or under which Medisorb has the |
rights to grant licenses, which are needed to practice the inventions; and (iii) |
any reissues, extensions, substitutions, confirmations, registrations, |
revalidations, additions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or divisions of |
or to any of the foregoing which are granted hereafter or any additional |
protection certificate granted with respect thereto. |
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(i) "Product(s)" shall mean any and all depot formulations of [ |
] or any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity, based on polymers of lactic and glycolic acids which are designed to |
deliver [ ], or any of its chemical analogues, over an extended period. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(j) "Sublicensees" shall mean any company or companies, other |
than Janssen's Affiliates, sublicensed by Janssen. |
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(k) "Technical Information" shall mean all unpatented information, |
know-how, practical experience, procedures, methodology, specifications, |
formulae and data whether or not the same shall be patentable which have been |
heretofore developed or acquired by Medisorb prior to the date of this Agreement |
and which are necessary in order to use, manufacture or sell Products in the |
Field. |
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(l) "Territory" shall mean worldwide with the exception of the |
United States, its Territories, Protectorates, Commonwealths, and all other |
political subdivisions of the United States. |
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(a) Medisorb hereby grants to Janssen in the Territory an |
exclusive license under the Patents and Technical Information existing prior to |
the effective date of this Agreement, with the right to grant sublicenses |
thereunder, for all purposes within the Field to practice and use the Patents |
and Technical Information, including the rights to manufacture and have |
manufactured, to use and have used, and to sell and have sold Products. Medisorb |
exclusively retains all rights under the Patents and Technical Information |
outside the Field and for use other than in Products. The right to grant |
sublicenses granted hereunder is exclusive to Janssen and shall not extend to |
Janssen Affiliates or Sublicensees. |
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(b) Medisorb shall offer to Janssen for incorporation into this |
License Agreement on reasonable terms and conditions, Medisorb Improvements in |
the Field which, if incorporated into Janssen's then current commercial |
Product(s), would: (i) result in significant changes in either the |
specifications for such Product(s) or the processes for producing such |
Product(s), and (ii) would reasonably be expected to result in enhanced market |
value and/or profitability of such Product(s). Examples of such Improvements |
would include: (i) the development by Medisorb of a non-aqueous injection |
vehicle which offers significant advantages with respect to ease of |
administration and (ii) the development by Medisorb of technology enabling[ |
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understanding that the effect of any such license amendment would, in general, |
be either an extension of the term of this Agreement for a mutually agreed |
period or a marginal increase in the then current royalty rate . All other |
Medisorb Improvements shall be made available to Janssen for its use without |
further agreement. Proprietary rights to Improvements jointly developed by |
Medisorb and Janssen shall be governed by the terms of Section 5(c) of this |
Agreement. |
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TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
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(c) In the event that at any time during the term of this |
Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the Medisorb |
Polymers required by Janssen for use in Products, then the license granted under |
paragraph 2(a) above shall be expanded to include the Medisorb Technology |
required to make and use the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(a) Janssen shall pay or cause to be paid to Medisorb a running |
royalty with respect to all Products sold to customers by Janssen, its |
Affiliates and Sublicensees, payable quarter-annually in arrears within sixty |
(60) days following the end of each three (3) month period ending on March 31, |
June 30, September 30 or December 31 in any year during the term hereof, as |
follows: (i) [ ]% of the Net Sales of each unit of Product sold during the |
preceding calendar quarter during the term hereof, if such unit of Product was |
manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a written contract for the supply of |
Product; or (ii) [ ]% of the Net Sales of each unit of Product sold during |
the preceding calendar quarter during the term hereof, if such unit of Product |
was not manufactured by Medisorb pursuant to a written contract for the supply |
of Product. Any withholding or other tax that Janssen or any of its Affiliates |
are required by statute to withhold and pay on behalf of Medisorb with respect |
to the royalties payable to Medisorb under this Agreement shall be deducted from |
said royalties and paid contemporaneously with the remittance to Medisorb; |
provided, however, that in regard to any tax so deducted Janssen shall furnish |
Medisorb with proper evidence of the taxes paid on its behalf. |
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(b) In the event that, in a country where Product is not claimed |
in a valid Patent, a similar product obtains a market share greater than |
[ ]% of the total market revenues for Products and similar products in such |
country, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith an appropriate |
reduction in the royalty rate then in effect. In no event shall a reduction |
in royalty rates pursuant to this section result in royalty rates [ |
] of the rates specified under Section 3(a)(i) and 3(a)(ii) of this Agreement. |
For the purposes of this section, "similar product" shall mean a generic version |
of the Product(s) where: (i) the active agent is [ ], or a chemical |
analogue thereof and (ii) the excipient is comprised of lactic and/or glycolic |
acids. In the event that patent protection for Product(s) becomes available |
subsequent to a royalty reduction pursuant to this section, the parties agree to |
(i) reinstitute the royalty otherwise applicable, and (ii) in the event that any |
recovery is obtained for prior infringement of the subsequently issued patent, |
the parties will first apply such recoveries to reimbursing Medisorb for |
royalties it would otherwise have received. |
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(c) Janssen shall keep complete and adequate records with respect |
to the proceeds of Products on which it has to pay royalties payable hereunder |
for at least two (2) years after expiry of the year they concern. Medisorb shall |
have the right to have such records of Janssen inspected and examined, at |
Medisorb's expense, for the purpose of determining the correctness of royalty |
payments made hereunder. |
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Such inspection shall be made by an independent, certified public accountant to |
whom Janssen shall have no reasonable objection. Such accountant shall not |
disclose to Medisorb any information other than that necessary to verify the |
accuracy of the reports and payments made pursuant to this Agreement. It is |
understood that such examination with respect to any quarterly accounting period |
shall take place not later than two (2) years following the expiration of said |
period. Not more than one examination per year shall take place. |
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Based upon the verification of such reports and whenever there is reasonable |
doubt about the accuracy of the sales of Product realized by an Affiliate or |
sublicensee, Medisorb may reasonably request Janssen to audit the books of such |
Affiliate or such sublicensee in accordance with any applicable contractual |
provision, in order to confirm the accuracy of such reports. |
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(a) Janssen shall use its reasonable efforts to commercialize and |
market Product, or to have the same commercialized and marketed. |
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(b) In the event that Janssen determines to manufacture Product |
itself or have Product manufactured by a third party, Medisorb shall transfer to |
Janssen all relevant Technical Information, and provide such technical |
assistance, upon mutually agreed terms and conditions, as is required by Janssen |
in order to enable the manufacture of Product by Janssen or its designated third |
party manufacturer. However, with respect to such third party manufacturers, |
except as limited by a written Product manufacturing agreement between Janssen |
and Medisorb, Medisorb will have a right of first refusal as to the manufacture |
and supply to Janssen of all Product(s), and component bioabsorbable polymers |
utilized in such Product(s). Medisorb will have a period of thirty (30) days |
following written notice from Janssen of terms it is offering to, or prepared to |
accept from, a third party manufacturer to notify Janssen of its intention to |
exercise its right of first refusal to supply Product and/or component |
bioabsorbable polymers thereof to Janssen, its Affiliates and Licensees on terms |
no less favorable to Janssen than those offered by such third party |
manufacturer. Such third party manufacturer cannot be an in-kind competitor to |
Medisorb and must be reasonably acceptable to Medisorb with respect to |
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Medisorb's Technical Information. In the event that at any time during the term |
of this Agreement Medisorb is unable for any reason whatsoever to supply the |
Medisorb Polymers required by Janssen for use in Products, then the right of |
first refusal under this paragraph respecting the supply of the component |
bioabsorbable polymers shall be eliminated. For the purposes of this section, an |
"in-kind" competitor shall mean any organization which regularly engages in the |
contract development and/or contract manufacture of injectable controlled |
release drug delivery systems comprising a polymeric excipient based on lactic |
and/or glycolic acids and/or other closely related monomers. This Section 4(b) |
specifically supercedes Section 7(B) of the Development Agreement, which Section |
7(B) shall be of no further force or effect. |
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(c) The right of first refusal granted to Medisorb pursuant to |
Section 4(b) above shall be contingent upon: (i) Medisorb and Janssen reaching |
an agreement concerning the financing, scheduling and construction in Europe of |
a Medisorb manufacturing facility within twelve (12) months of the date first |
above written or the initiation of Phase III human clinical trials, whichever is |
later, and (ii) prior to the qualification of Medisorb's European manufacturing |
facility, Medisorb using reasonable efforts to supply from its United States |
manufacturing facilities all of Janssen's commercial requirements for Product |
pursuant to the Product Supply Agreement anticipated by Section 7(A) of the |
Development Agreement. |
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(a) Medisorb will retain title to and ownership of all technology |
(including, without limitation, all patents, inventions, and data relating |
thereto) relating to absorbable polymers, controlled release of active agents, |
and/or manufacturing methods or processes relating to such polymers and the |
controlled delivery systems for active agents based on such polymers previously |
owned by Medisorb or developed by Medisorb as a result of the Development |
Program or otherwise. Medisorb will pay its own costs and expenses in connection |
with the protection of any such technology, including all patent application and |
maintenance costs and Janssen agrees to provide Medisorb with any necessary |
utility information. |
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Medisorb shall inform Janssen of any patent application it wishes to |
file to protect proprietary rights defined in Article 5, resulting from either |
the Development Program or the preliminary Development Program and shall forward |
a copy of any such patent application to Janssen at least one month prior to |
filing. |
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Medisorb shall consider any suggestions made by Janssen for amplifying |
such application and shall accordingly amend the application where in Medisorb's |
opinion it is appropriate. |
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Nine months after the first filing, Medisorb shall propose a list of |
countries in which it intends to file foreign equivalents. Janssen shall be |
given the opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In |
case the adding of some or all of these further countries is unacceptable to |
Medisorb, Janssen shall have the right to file patent applications in those |
countries, in Medisorb's name and at Janssen expense. Medisorb shall assist in |
the transfer of rights for the latter patent applications and shall provide all |
information necessary to file and prosecute such patent applications. |
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Medisorb shall not abandon part or whole of any of the patents or |
patent applications without having first consulted Janssen, which shall have the |
right to further pursue any patents or patent applications which Medisorb wishes |
to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name and at its own expense. |
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(b) Janssen and/or its Affiliate will retain title to and |
ownership of all technology (including, without limitation, all patents, |
inventions, and data relating thereto) relating to [ ] or |
any chemical analogues of [ ] with similar physiological |
activity previously owned by Janssen and/or its Affiliate or developed by |
Janssen as a result of this Agreement or otherwise. Janssen and/or its |
Affiliate will pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the |
protection of any such technology, including all patent application and |
maintenance costs and Medisorb agrees to provide Janssen with any necessary |
utility information. |
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(c) Any inventions, other than those falling under either section |
5(a) or 5(b) hereof, having an inventorship jointly between at least one |
employee of Janssen or an Affiliate of Janssen and one employee of Medisorb or |
an Affiliate of Medisorb shall be jointly-owned by Janssen and Medisorb. Each |
party will cooperate fully in the filing and prosecution of such patent |
applications. |
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Janssen and Medisorb shall agree on which of both shall be responsible |
for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of any such joint patent |
applications and patents (hereinafter referred to as the "Responsible Party"). |
In principle, the party having contributed the most to the invention to be |
protected shall be the responsible party, unless agreed upon differently. Upon |
mutual consent, the responsible party may select an agent for drafting, filing |
and prosecuting a joint application. However, both parties shall agree who shall |
be the agent and to what extent this agent shall be used. |
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The Responsible Party shall consult the other party when drafting any |
new jointly owned patent application. The final draft shall be forwarded to the |
other party at least one month prior to filing to give the opportunity to make |
final comments. |
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The Responsible Party shall propose a list of countries in which it |
intends to file such patent applications. The other party shall be given the |
opportunity to propose further countries to be added to the list. In case the |
adding of some or all of these further countries is unacceptable to the |
Responsible Party, the other party shall have the right to file patent |
applications in those countries, in its own name and at its own expense. The |
Responsible Party shall assist in the transfer of rights for the latter patent |
applications and shall provide all information necessary to file and prosecute |
such patent applications. |
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The Responsible Party shall not abandon part or whole of any of the |
patents or patent applications without having first consulted the other party, |
which shall have the right to further pursue any patents or patent applications |
which the responsible party wishes to abandon, or parts thereof, in its own name |
and at its own expense. |
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All out-of-pocket costs made in relation to joint patent applications |
and patents shall be shared equally by Janssen and Medisorb. A statement of |
costs shall be made up on a quarterly basis and invoiced to the other party. |
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Medisorb shall grant to Janssen an exclusive fully-paid up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of [ ] or any chemical analogues of [ ] |
with similar physiological activity. However, nothing contained in this |
paragraph shall obviate Janssen's obligation to pay royalties under Section 3 |
hereof with respect to any Products developed hereunder. |
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Janssen shall grant to Medisorb an exclusive fully paid-up royalty |
free license with the right to sublicense to make, have made, use and sell under |
any such patents or patent applications for the duration of the patents, any |
continuations, continuations in part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues, |
renewals or extensions thereof or any supplementary protection certificates |
granted with respect thereto, in respect of any claims concerning the |
application of bioabsorbable polymers in the field of human and/or veterinary |
medicine. |
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(d) In addition, each party will retain exclusive title to its |
respective confidential information in accordance with the provisions of Article |
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(a) In the event that either party becomes aware that any third |
party is infringing any patents included within the Patents in any country or |
countries, the party becoming aware of such infringement shall promptly give |
notice of such infringement to the other party. Any possible action against such |
alleged infringement of the Patents will be carried out by either or both of the |
parties in accordance with the provisions specified hereinafter in paragraphs |
(b), (c), (d) and (e). |
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(b) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Medisorb retains full |
title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 a), Medisorb shall use all reasonable |
efforts to take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own |
expense and on its own behalf. |
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If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
immediate action against such infringement in its own name, at its own expense |
and on its own behalf. If Janssen commences or assumes such action, Janssen may |
credit [ ] of any royalty otherwise due to Medisorb |
for sales in such country or countries against the amount of the expenses and |
costs of such action, including without limitation, attorney fees actually |
incurred by Janssen. The amount of expenses so deducted shall be paid to |
Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen as a result of such |
action. Except for such repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen shall be |
entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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In no event shall Medisorb settle with such infringing third party in |
the Field without the prior written consent of Janssen. |
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(c) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen retains full title |
and ownership pursuant to Article 5 B), Janssen shall have the right but not the |
obligation to take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own |
cost and on its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such |
infringement, or if Janssen does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such |
action after commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice |
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in paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, |
Medisorb shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take |
action against such infringement. Medisorb shall be entitled to retain all |
recoveries, if any, therefrom. |
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(d) Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application |
falling within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb |
jointly retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 (c), and whenever |
in such case the infringing product would be a drug product falling within the |
definition of the Field, Janssen shall have the right but not the obligation to |
take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on |
its own behalf. If Janssen fails to take action against such infringement, or if |
Janssen does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Medisorb |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action |
against such infringement, it being understood that Janssen will have a |
continuing right to take over any such action at its own expense and shall pay |
to Medisorb from any recoveries Janssen receives (i) Medisorb's expenses and |
(ii) from any sums remaining after deduction of Medisorb's and Janssen's |
expenses, an amount proportionate to Medisorb's expenses in relation to |
Janssen's expenses. |
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Whenever it would concern a patent or patent application falling |
within the definition of Patents and of which Janssen and Medisorb jointly |
retain full title and ownership pursuant to Article 5 (c), and whenever in such |
case the infringing product would be a drug product falling outside the |
definition of the Field, Medisorb shall have the right but not the obligation to |
take action against such infringement in its own name, at its own cost and on |
its own behalf. If Medisorb fails to take action against such infringement, or |
if Medisorb does not use reasonable efforts in carrying out such action after |
commencement thereof, within thirty (30) days after the notice referred to in |
paragraph (a) above or after having become aware of such infringement, Janssen |
shall be entitled at its own discretion and at its own expense, to take action |
against such infringement, it being understood that Medisorb will have a |
continuing right to take over any such action at its own expense. If Janssen |
commences or assumes such action, Janssen may credit [ ]of any |
royalty otherwise payable to Medisorb payable hereunder against the amount of |
the expenses and costs of such action, including without limitation, attorney |
fees actually incurred by Janssen. The amount of expenses so deducted shall be |
paid to Medisorb out of the recoveries, if any, received by Janssen as a result |
of such action. Except for such repayment of royalties deducted, Janssen shall |
be entitled to retain all recoveries therefrom. |
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(e) Each party agrees to cooperate reasonably with the other party |
in such litigation, including making available to the other party records, |
information, and evidence relevant to the infringement of the Patent. |
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(a) Medisorb warrants that to the best of its current knowledge |
and belief the Products to be developed hereunder will not infringe the patent |
rights of any third party. |
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(b) In the event that the manufacture, use or sale of the Product |
would constitute an infringement of the rights of a third party in a country |
because of the use of the Patents or Medisorb's know how, each party shall, as |
soon as it becomes aware of the same, notify the other thereof in writing, |
giving in the same notice full details known to it of the rights of such third |
party and the extent of any alleged infringement. The parties shall after |
receipt of such notice meet to discuss the situation, and, to the extent |
necessary attempt to agree on a course of action in order to permit Janssen to |
practice the license granted hereunder. Such course of action may include: (a) |
modifying the Product or its manufacture so as to be noninfringing; (b) |
obtaining an appropriate license from such third party; or (c) fight the claimor |
suit. In the event that within a short period of time, the parties fail to |
agree on an appropriate course of action Janssen may decide upon the course of |
action in the interest of the further development, manufacturing or |
commercialization of the Product. |
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(c) In the event that the parties cannot agree on modifying the |
Product or in the case that such modification would not be economically viable |
or regulatorily feasible, Janssen, whenever it relates to know how, whether |
patented or not, owned by Janssen in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 |
(b) and (c), or Medisorb, whenever it relates to know how, whether patented or |
not, owned by Medisorb in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (a), will |
have the right to negotiate with such third party for such license. Both |
parties hereto will in any event in good faith consult with each other with |
respect to such negotiations and the party negotiating such license as indicated |
above, will make every effort to minimize the amount of license fees and |
royalties payable thereunder. In no event shall either party as a result of |
such settlement, grant a sublicense or cross license to the third party to |
settle the suit, without the prior written approval of the other party. In the |
event that such negotiations result in a consummated agreement, any license fee |
and/or royalties to be paid thereunder shall be paid by the party responsible |
for the negotiations as indicated above, [ ] of any |
license fees or royalties paid by Janssen under such license will be creditable |
against royalties due to Medisorb with respect to such country or countries. |
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(d) In the event that either or both parties would further to such |
notification under Paragraph 7 (b) decide to defend such suit or claim in which |
a third party alleges that the manufacture, use or selling of the Product |
infringes said third party's patent in a country, Janssen shall have the right |
to apply [ ] of the royalties due to Medisorb on |
the sales of the allegedly infringing Product against its litigation expenses. |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement and the |
term of the license granted to Janssen hereunder shall commence on the date |
first written above and shall expire (i) upon expiration of the last to expire |
Patent in such country or (ii) fifteen (15) years after the date of the first |
commercial sale of Product in such country, whichever is later; provided, that |
in no event shall the license granted hereunder expire later than the twentieth |
anniversary of the first commercial sale of Product in any country with the |
exception of the following countries where the fifteen (15) year minimum shall |
pertain regardless: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United |
Kingdom. After expiration of the license granted to Janssen hereunder, Janssen |
shall retain a fully paid-up non-exclusive license to manufacture, use and sell |
Products in the Field in the Territory. |
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(b) Medisorb may convert the exclusive license granted under this |
Agreement to non-exclusive if Janssen does not maintain the following minimum |
annual royalty payments to Medisorb: |
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(i) With respect to the entire Territory, excluding Japan, the |
minimum royalty obligation will first apply to the twelve month period following |
the anniversary of the end of the month in which the Product was launched in the |
third major country. For the purpose of this Article only, major country shall |
mean France, Germany, United Kingdom or Italy. During the first twelve month |
period that such minimum royalty obligation is applicable, the minimum royalty |
amount to be paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the applicable |
royalty rate by [ ] percent of the actual aggregate net sales of other |
[ ] products during such twelve month period in the three major |
countries referred to above. |
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As from the subsequent twelve month period the minimum annual royalty amount to |
be paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the applicable royalty rate |
by [ ]% of the aggregate net sales of other [ ] products |
during such period in all countries where Product has been launched and marketed |
for a period of minimally twelve months prior to the actual reference twelve |
month period; and |
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(ii) In Japan the minimum royalty obligation will be first |
applied to the twelve month period following the anniversary of the end of the |
month in which the Product was launched. The minimum annual royalty amount to |
be paid by Janssen will be calculated by multiplying the applicable royalty |
rate by an amount representing [ ]% of the aggregate net sales of other |
[ ] products in Japan during such period. |
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Janssen shall have the right to make up any shortfall in minimum royalty |
payments from Product sales, both in Japan and in the rest of the Territory |
provided, such make-up payment is made at the same time and in the same manner |
as required for the underlying minimum royalty obligation. |
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Janssen may elect to have its exclusive rights converted into non-exclusive |
rights on a country by country basis. As a consequence thereof, such country's |
other [ ] products sales will no longer be taken into account for |
calculating the above minimum royalty obligation. |
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(c) In the event that either party shall enter or be put into |
voluntary or compulsory liquidation or have a receiver appointed or default in |
the observance or performance of its obligations under this Agreement and shall |
fail to remedy such default within ninety (90) days after the delivery of |
written notice from the other party, the other party shall be entitled upon |
giving written notice to terminate this Agreement. |
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(d) Janssen may terminate this Agreement without cause upon 30 |
days prior written notice. Thereafter, Janssen shall have no further rights or |
privileges with respect to the use of Medisorb Technology in Products and |
Medisorb shall be under no further obligation of non-competition or exclusive |
dealing. |
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(e) Any early termination of the Agreement shall be without |
prejudice to the rights of either party against the other accrued under this |
Agreement prior to termination. |
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(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement, any remaining |
inventory of Product may be sold, provided all royalties otherwise due hereunder |
are paid with respect to such sales. |
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purpose other than as set forth herein all technical information and materials |
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other hereunder and any information a party may acquire about the other or its |
activities as a result of entering into this Agreement, provided that such |
obligation shall not apply to technical information or material which: (i) was |
in the receiving party's possession without restriction prior to receipt from |
the other party or its Affiliates; (ii) was in the public domain at the time of |
receipt; (iii) becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the |
receiving party; (iv) shall be lawfully received from a third party with a right |
of further disclosure; (v) shall be required to be disclosed by law, by |
regulation or by the rules of any securities exchange. |
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(b) Except as may be otherwise provided herein, the |
confidentiality obligations as set out in this Section shall continue so long as |
this Agreement remains in force and thereafter for a period of seven (7) years. |
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(c) Janssen shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to abide |
by the obligations of confidentiality with respect to unpublished information |
within the Patents and Technical Information. |
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(d) Any confidential information relating to the subject matter of |
this Agreement imparted to the other party prior to the execution of this |
Agreement shall be considered to fall under the terms of this Agreement. |
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warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Medisorb Patents and |
Technical Information licensed to Janssen hereunder, including without |
limitation any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular |
purpose. |
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(a) Janssen agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Medisorb |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Medisorb may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Medisorb by reason of personal |
injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Janssen's promotion, use |
and sale of the Product, except where such liabilities claims, demands, costs or |
judgments are caused by Medisorb's failure to provide Janssen with any |
information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article 13. Medisorb will notify |
Janssen as soon as it becomes aware of any such claim or action and agrees to |
give reasonable assistance in the investigation and defense of such claim or |
action it being understood that it shall allow Janssen to control the |
disposition of the same. |
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(b) Medisorb agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Janssen |
from and against any liability, loss, damages and expenses (including reasonable |
attorney fees) Janssen may suffer as the result of claims, demands, costs or |
judgments which may be made or instituted against Janssen by reason of personal |
injury or damage to property arising out or caused by Medisorb's failure to |
provide Janssen with any information as specified in Section 12 (c) and Article |
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(c) In no event shall either party be liable for loss of profits, |
loss of goodwill or any consequential or incidental damages of any kind of the |
other party. |
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(a) As Janssen has superior knowledge of the end-use applications |
to which Products licensed hereunder will be put, Janssen is responsible for |
providing third parties with adequate information as to the medical profile of |
such Products. Janssen will provide Medisorb with copies of the IPID |
(International Product Information Document) and the IPPI (International Patient |
Package Insert), which are all part of the IRF for the Product. For the purpose |
of this Agreement IPID refers to the document that summarizes all medically |
relevant features of the Product, including the instructions for use meant to |
inform the medical profession, whereas the IPPI is a patient-oriented document, |
based upon the IPID that summarizes all relevant information on the Product in |
lay language. Janssen will keep Medisorb informed of any revisions or amendments |
in the IPID and IPPI of the Product. |
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(b) Medisorb does not claim the expertise to judge whether |
Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen's application(s). Janssen is the |
sole judge as to whether Product(s) will perform acceptably in Janssen's |
application(s). Janssen represents and warrants on an on-going basis during the |
term of this agreement that it has the capability to assess the suitability of |
Product(s) in Janssen's application(s) and agrees to conduct adequate testing to |
confirm the safety and efficacy of Products prior to commercialization. |
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(c) Medisorb will provide to Janssen promptly after its discovery |
by Medisorb, any information in its possession which indicates adverse effects |
in humans associated with the Products, including the bioabsorbable polymeric |
components thereof, licensed hereunder. For the purpose of this Agreement |
"adverse event" shall mean an experience which is noxious and unintended and |
which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or |
therapy of a disease or for the modification of a physiological function and any |
report of an overdose. |
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Janssen shall be responsible for conducting all necessary testing as |
well as determining what, if any, government approvals are required for the use |
and sale of Product licensed hereunder and shall comply with all such |
requirements prior to and following the sale or distribution of such Products. |
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Medisorb shall cooperate fully with Janssen in obtaining regulatory |
approvals for Product licensed hereunder and shall, at Janssen's request, |
provide appropriate regulatory authorities with any and all information |
concerning Medisorb's technology, Medisorb polymers and Medisorb's manufacturing |
process for such Product. |
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In this respect Medisorb undertakes that it has submitted or will as |
soon as possible submit a type IV Drug Master File to the FDA identifying |
Medisorb's method of manufacture, release specifications and testing methods |
used in the manufacture of its bioabsorbable polymers and a type I Drug Master |
File of Medisorb's manufacturing facilities where Product may be manufactured. |
Medisorb will authorize Janssen at its request to cross-reference any Medisorb |
Drug Master Files relating to the Medisorb Polymers. |
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(14) Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for its failure to |
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perform any of its obligations hereunder if such failure is occasioned by a |
contingency beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, |
occurrences such as strikes or other labor disturbances, lock out, riot, war, |
default by a common carrier, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, other acts of God, |
inability to obtain raw materials, failure of plant facilities or government |
regulation, act or failure to act. Each party shall notify the other immediately |
upon occurrence or cessation of any such contingencies. If such contingency |
continues unabated for at least 180 consecutive days, either party shall have |
the right to terminate this Agreement without further obligation beyond those |
actually incurred prior to such termination. |
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(15) Press Communications: Neither party shall originate any |
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publicity, news release or public announcement, written or oral relating to this |
Agreement, including its existence, without the prior written approval of the |
other party. |
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(16) Notices: Any legal notice required or permitted hereunder shall |
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be considered properly given if in writing and sent by first class mail, |
certified mail or by telefacsimile to the party being notified at the respective |
address of such party as follows: |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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If to Medisorb: |
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Medisorb Technologies International L.P. |
6954 Cornell Road |
Cincinnati, OH 45242 |
USA |
Facsimile: 513-489-2348 |
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If to Janssen: |
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Janssen Pharmaceutica |
Kollerstrasse 38 |
6300 Zug 6 |
Switzerland |
Facsimile: 00-41-42449565 |
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Such notice shall be effective upon receipt or upon refusal to accept such |
notice. In any case, notice shall be presumed effective no later than five (5) |
days after such notice is sent. |
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Neither party shall originate any publicity, news release or public |
announcement, written or oral, relating to this Agreement, including its |
existence, without the written approval of the other party. |
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(17) Assignment: This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party |
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without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that |
assignment shall be permitted without such consent to any party, not less than |
50% of the total interest of which owns, is owned by, or is under common control |
with the assigning party. In the event of any such permitted assignment the |
assignee shall be subject to and shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms |
and conditions of this Agreement. |
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(18) Dispute Resolution: The parties shall amicably discuss and |
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negotiate any matters which arise under this Agreement and are not specifically |
set forth hereunder. If any disputes arise under this Agreement, the parties |
shall use their best efforts to meet and resolve such disputes. In the event |
that the parties are unable to resolve any such disputes, then both parties |
hereby agree to submit said disputes to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts |
of Zurich, Switzerland, and agree that any litigation in any way related to this |
Agreement shall be submitted to such Courts and that same shall be subject to |
Swiss law. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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(19) Severability: In the event any one or more of the provisions of |
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this Agreement should for any reason be held by any court or authority having |
jurisdiction over this Agreement or any of the parties hereto to be invalid, |
illegal or unenforceable such provision or provisions shall be validly reformed |
to as nearly approximate the intent of the parties as possible and, if |
unreformable; shall be divisible and deleted in such jurisdiction, elsewhere |
this Agreement shall not be affected. |
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(20) Captions: The captions of this Agreement are for convenience |
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only, and shall not be deemed of any force or effect whatsoever in construing |
this Agreement. |
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(21) Waiver: The failure on the party of a party to exercise or |
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enforce any right conferred upon it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver |
of any such right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any |
time thereafter. |
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(22) Survival: The following Articles of this Agreement shall survive |
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the termination or expiration of this Agreement: 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, and 18. |
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(23) Miscellaneous: This Agreement may be executed by the parties |
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hereto in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be |
considered to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together |
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement is the complete |
agreement of the parties and supersedes all previous understandings and |
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor |
any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived or |
modified orally , but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party |
against whom enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or |
modification is sought. |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the parties |
hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. |
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JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA INTERNATIONAL |
A division of Cilag International AG |
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By: /s/ Erik Rombouts |
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Name: Erik Rombouts |
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Title: Operations Director |
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Date: February 21, 1996 |
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[Second Janssen Signatory] |
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By: /s/ Heinz Schmid |
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Name: Heinz Schmid |
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Title: General Manager |
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Date: February 21, 1996 |
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MEDISORB TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL L.P. |
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by: Medisorb Technologies |
International, Inc., |
its General Partner |
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By: /s/ David R. Lohr |
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Name: David R. Lohr |
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Title: President |
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Date: January 31, 1996 |
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THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN REDACTED AND IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL |
TREATMENT REQUEST. REDACTED MATERIAL IS BRACKETED AND HAS BEEN FILED |
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. |