Sublicense Income Company shall pay Medical School {***} of all Sublicense Income. Such amounts shall be due and payable within sixty (60) days after Company receives the relevant payment from the Sublicensee.
Royalties This agreement entitles the author to no royalties or other fees. To such extent as legally permissible, the author waives his or her right to collect royalties relative to the article in respect of any use of the article by the Journal Owner or its sublicensee.
Net Sales The term “
Earned Royalties In partial consideration of the License and subject to Sections 3.7 and 3.8, Company will pay to Penn:
(i) a graduated royalty as set forth in the table below based upon worldwide annual Net Sales made by Company and its Affiliates (but not sublicensees) of any Designated Compound Sold for use in the Field of Use while covered in the country of Sale of expected use by a Valid Claim of the Assigned BMS Patents that is licensed to Company under the License (but no other Licensed Product): <$500 million [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/% >$500 million but <$750 million [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/% >$750 million but <$1 billion [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/% >$1 billion [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/% [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/ PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
(ii) a royalty of [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/ percent ([CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/%) of Net Sales made by Company and its Affiliates (but not sublicensees) for all Licensed Products that qualify as “Licensed Products” hereunder based on clause (b) of that definition and Sold while covered in the country of Sale of expected use by a Valid Claim of the Penn Existing Patents or Penn New Patents; provided that, notwithstanding any credits provided for in Section 3.7 but subject in all events to Section 3.8, royalties payable by Company for such Net Sales for such Licensed Products shall not be less than [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/ percent ([CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] /*/%). Only one royalty shall be due hereunder on the Sale of the same unit of Licensed Product. If a royalty accrues to a Sale of a Licensed Product under both clause (i) and (ii) above, then the higher rate of clause (i) shall apply. Only one royalty shall be due hereunder on the Sale of a Licensed Product even if the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of such Licensed Product infringes more than one Valid Claim of the Penn Patent Rights.
Third Party Royalties (i) In the event that Amgen, its Affiliates or Sublicensee obtains a license under Patents of a Third Party in any country that Amgen or its Affiliate, on the advice of patent counsel, determines, in the absence of a license thereunder could be considered to be infringed by the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of the Compound contained in a Product sold by Amgen (or its Affiliate or Sublicensee) in such country (in each case, a “Necessary Third Party License”), then Amgen may deduct […***…]% of the royalties actually paid to such Third Party under such Necessary Third Party License with respect to sales of such Product in such country from the royalty payments owed to Xencor pursuant to Section 6.7 with respect to Net Sales of such Product in such country, provided that the royalties payable to Xencor with respect to such Product in such country may not be reduced by more than […***…]% in any calendar quarter as a result of any and all such offsets in the aggregate.
(ii) In the event that Amgen, its Affiliates or Sublicensee obtains a license (other than a Necessary Third Party License) under Patents of a Third Party in any country that Amgen or its Affiliate determines are necessary or reasonably useful to Develop, make, use, sell, offer for sale or import a Compound or Product sold by Amgen (or its Affiliate or Sublicensee) in such country (in each case, a “Useful Third Party License”), then Amgen may deduct […***…]% of the […***…] actually paid to such Third Party under such Useful Third Party License with respect to sales of such Product in such country from the royalty payments owed to Xencor pursuant to Section 6.7 with respect to Net Sales of such Product in such country, provided that the royalties payable to Xencor with respect to such Product in such country may not be reduced by more than […***…]% in any calendar quarter as a result of any and all such offsets in the aggregate.
(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the foregoing, it is understood that a Party shall be solely responsible for payment of any and all royalties and other amounts owed by such Party under its license or other agreements with Third Parties that were entered into prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that Amgen shall be responsible for payment of all payments that become due after the Option Exercise Date under the Catalent Agreement (defined in Section 10.2(b)) as a result of the Development, manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of any Product by or on behalf of Amgen or any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees.
Fees and Royalties In consideration for the license granted herein to LICENSEE under Patent Rights LICENSEE agrees to pay to UNIVERSITY:
(a) license maintenance fees of i) [***] on the [***] anniversary of the Effective Date, and ii) [***] on the [***] anniversary of the Effective Date, and iii) [***] on the [***] and annually thereafter on each anniversary of the Effective date;
(b) an earned royalty of [***] on Net Sales; [***] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
(c) [***] of all sublicense fees received by LICENSEE from its Sublicensees that are not earned royalties. All fees and royalty payments specified in this Paragraph 3.1 shall be paid by LICENSEE in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4.3. If there are multiple, stacking royalties required to be paid by LICENSEE to any third party in order to exercise its rights hereunder to make, have made, use or sell the Licensed Products and the resulting aggregate royalty rate is [***], then the royalty rate under Section 3.1.(b) will be adjusted so that the combined royalty payments from LICENSEE to all of its licensors, including UNIVERSITY, does not exceed [***]. The royalty rate payable to UNIVERSITY will be reduced [***] to a rate determined by [***], provided, however, that in no event shall the royalty rate payable to LICENSEE be less than [***]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if LICENSEE’s agreement with any of such other licensors provides for a royalty proration formula based on an aggregate royalty rate [***], LICENSEE and UNIVERSITY will replace the aggregate royalty rate set forth in this Section with [***].
Payments and Royalties 3.1 As an initial non-refundable payment for the licenses and rights herein granted to SHENZHEN HIGH POWER under this Agreement, SHENZHEN HIGH POWER shall pay to OBC the up-front fees, without subtraction or deduction of Chinese withholding taxes, if any, pursuant to the schedule set forth in Appendix II attached hereto.
3.2 In addition to the lump sum payment under Article 3.1 above, SHENZHEN HIGH POWER shall pay to OBC non-refundable running royalties, also pursuant to the schedule set forth in Appendix II hereto, of the Net Selling Price of the Licensed Consumer Hydride Batteries sold or Otherwise Disposed Of by SHENZHEN HIGH POWER and its Affiliates (either directly or through sales representatives or agents) in any country of the world during the period commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement and ending upon the expiration of the last to expire of the Licensed Patents.
3.3 Notwithstanding that a Licensed Consumer Hydride Battery may be covered by (i) the claims of one or more of the Licensed Patents or (ii) the claims of one or more of the Licensed Patents in one or more countries throughout the world, SHENZHEN HIGH POWER, in connection with the manufacture or sale of the Licensed Consumer Hydride Batteries by SHENZHEN HIGH POWER, its successors or assigns shall be obliged to pay a single royalty hereunder and only on the first sale of such Licensed Consumer Hydride Batteries and not on any subsequent sale or resale thereof and all end-users, distributors, customers, dealers, or suppliers of SHENZHEN HIGH POWER, its successors or assigns of such Licensed Consumer Hydride Batteries shall be licensed to use and/or sell the same.
3.4 All statements submitted and all payments made pursuant to Article 3.1 and Article
3.2 herein shall be stated and made in U.S. legal tender at the selling rate of authorized foreign exchange bankers in various individual countries under the license for transfers to New York in U.S. dollars on the date on which payments are made as required hereunder.
Net Sales Proceeds In the case of a transaction described in clause (A) of the definition of Sale, the proceeds of any such transaction less the amount of selling expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company, including all real estate commissions, closing costs and legal fees and expenses. In the case of a transaction described in clause (B) of such definition, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction less the amount of selling expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company, including any legal fees and expenses and other selling expenses incurred in connection with such transaction. In the case of a transaction described in clause (C) of such definition, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction actually distributed to the Company from the Joint Venture less the amount of any selling expenses, including legal fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company (other than those paid by the Joint Venture). In the case of a transaction or series of transactions described in clause (D) of the definition of Sale, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction (including the aggregate of all payments under a Mortgage or in satisfaction thereof other than regularly scheduled interest payments) less the amount of selling expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company, including all commissions, closing costs and legal fees and expenses. In the case of a transaction described in clause (E) of such definition, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction less the amount of selling expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company, including any legal fees and expenses and other selling expenses incurred in connection with such transaction. In the case of a transaction described in the last sentence of the definition of Sale, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions less all amounts generated thereby which are reinvested in one or more Assets within 180 days thereafter and less the amount of any real estate commissions, closing costs, and legal fees and expenses and other selling expenses incurred by or allocated to the Company in connection with such transaction or series of transactions. Net Sales Proceeds shall also include any consideration (including non-cash consideration such as stock, notes, or other property or securities) that the Company determines, in its discretion, to be economically equivalent to proceeds of a Sale, valued in the reasonable determination of the Company. Net Sales Proceeds shall not include any reserves established by the Company in its sole discretion.
Royalty Payments 6.1 During the TERM of this Agreement, as partial consideration for the LICENSE, LICENSEE shall pay to YALE an earned royalty of [***] percent ([***]%) of worldwide cumulative NET SALES of LICENSED PRODUCTS by LICENSEE or its SUBLICENSEES or AFFILIATES (“EARNED ROYALTY”).
6.1.1 The obligation to pay royalties under this Article 6.1 shall be imposed only on the original sale of any individual LICENSED PRODUCT to the end-user thereof, and the royalty shall be imposed only once on such sale regardless of whether such LICENSED PRODUCT is covered by more than one patent claim within the LICENSED PATENTS.
6.1.2 In the event that LICENSEE determines that it is necessary to obtain a license from a third party in order to avoid infringing a third party’s patent(s) by making, having made, using, offering for sale, selling, having sold, importing or exporting LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSEE may reduce its applicable royalty obligation to YALE by an amount which is the lesser of (i) [***], or (ii) [***].
6.1.3 The multiplier to be used to reduce the running royalties paid by LICENSEE to YALE on a COMBINATION PRODUCT, defined as a product containing a LICENSED PRODUCT and one or more additional products containing active ingredients sold together as a single product by LICENSEE, AFFILIATES or SUBLICENSEES, will be calculated by [***].
6.1.4 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the operation of Articles 6.1.2 or 6.1.3 result in EARNED ROYALTIES payable to YALE being reduced to less than [***] percent ([***]%).
6.1.5 Should a compulsory license be granted by LICENSEE or an AFFILIATE to a third party under the applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, or other directives of any governmental or supranational agency in the LICENSED TERRITORY under the LICENSED PATENTS, LICENSEE shall notify YALE, including any material information concerning such compulsory license, and the running royalty rates payable under Article 6.1 for sales of LICENSED PRODUCTS in such country will be adjusted to equal any lower royalty rate granted to such third party for such country with respect to the sales of LICENSED PRODUCTS therein.
6.2 In the event that (i) LICENSEE or any of its AFFILIATES or SUBLICENSEES brings a PATENT CHALLENGE anywhere in the world, or (ii) LICENSEE or any of its AFFILIATES or SUBLICENSEES assists another party in bringing a PATENT CHALLENGE anywhere in the world, and (iii) YALE does not choose to exercise its rights to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 13, then the following provisions shall apply.
(a) All payments due to YALE under this Agreement other than patent costs shall be [***] during the pendency of the PATENT CHALLENGE and shall remain payable to YALE when due.
(b) If the PATENT CHALLENGE is inconclusive or results in a determination that at least one challenged claim is both valid and infringed,
(i) all payments due to YALE under this Agreement other than patent costs shall be [***] for the remainder of the TERM of the Agreement.
(ii) LICENSEE shall promptly reimburse YALE for all legal fees and expenses incurred in YALE’s defense against the PATENT CHALLENGE.
(c) In the event that such a PATENT CHALLENGE is successful, LICENSEE will have no right to recoup any payments made prior to the final, non-appealable determination of a court of competent jurisdiction.
6.3 Neither LICENSEE nor any of its AFFILIATES or SUBLICENSEES shall bring a PATENT CHALLENGE without first providing YALE [***] written notice setting forth (a) precisely which claims and patents are being challenged or claimed not to be infringed, (b) a clear statement of the factual and legal basis for the challenge, and (c) an identification of all prior art and other matter believed to invalidate any claim of the LICENSED PATENT or which supports the claim that the LICENSED PATENT is not infringed.
6.4 LICENSEE shall pay all EARNED ROYALTIES accruing to YALE within [***] from the end of each calendar quarter (March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31), beginning in the first calendar quarter in which NET SALES occur. Unless YALE requests otherwise, LICENSEE shall report all EARNED ROYALTIES and other payments accruing to YALE on a quarterly basis, but shall defer payments accruing to YALE that do not, in total, exceed [***] Dollars ($[***]) in any given quarter until the earlier of (1) the end of the calendar year, or (2) the quarter upon which the cumulative accrued royalties and other payments exceed [***] Dollars ($[***]).
6.5 All EARNED ROYALTIES and other payments due under this Agreement shall be paid to YALE in United States Dollars. In the event that conversion from foreign currency is required in calculating a payment under this Agreement, the exchange rate used shall be the Interbank rate quoted by Citibank at the time the payment is due. If overdue, the royalties and any other payments due under this Agreement shall bear interest until payment at a per annum rate [***] percent ([***]%) above the prime rate in effect at Citibank on the due date. The payment of such interest shall not foreclose YALE from exercising any other right it may have as a consequence of the failure of LICENSEE to make any payment when due.
Earned Royalty In addition to the annual license maintenance fee, ***** will pay Stanford earned royalties (Y%) on Net Sales as follows:
