Recordkeeping and Audit. (a) SBS shall keep, or shall cause to be kept, complete and accurate books and records of all information necessary, and in sufficient detail, to determine all Development Costs, Active Agent costs, and Manufacturing Costs payable by Voyager to SBS pursuant to this Agreement and Net Sales in the Terminated Countries (if any) and the royalties payable by SBS to Voyager pursuant to this Agreement for the previous seven (7) calendar years. (b) Voyager shall keep, or shall cause to be kept, complete and accurate books and records of all information necessary, and in sufficient detail, to determine Net Sales in the Territory and the royalties payable by Voyager to SBS pursuant to this Agreement for the previous seven (7) calendar years. (c) Voyager shall have the right, no more than once during any twelve (12) consecutive month period during the term of this Agreement and the twelve (12) months following the termination hereof, to have the books and records kept by SBS pursuant to Section 7.6(a) (and all related work papers and other information and documents) examined by an independent accounting firm of national standing reasonably acceptable to SBS to verify SBS’s calculations of the amounts of Development Costs, Active Agent costs, and Manufacturing Costs invoiced by SBS to Voyager hereunder and the accuracy of the information contained in the reports delivered by SBS pursuant to Section 7.5(d) and SBS’s calculation of the royalties payable hereunder. If Voyager shall dispute any such calculation, Voyager promptly shall notify SBS and Voyager and SBS shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If Voyager and SBS are unable to resolve such dispute within [**] days after Voyager notifies SBS of such dispute, then an independent accounting firm mutually agreed to by Voyager and SBS shall resolve such dispute and such accountant’s resolution shall be final and binding on the parties. Each party shall cooperate with such accountant’s investigation. If, and only if, it shall be determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in this clause (c) that (i) SBS invoiced Voyager an amount greater than [**] of the total amount actually owed by Voyager or (ii) SBS paid Voyager an amount less than [**] of the total royalty amount actually owed by SBS, then in each case SBS shall reimburse Voyager for all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any; otherwise Voyager shall bear all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any. (d) SBS shall have the right, no more than once during any twelve (12) consecutive month period during the term of this Agreement and the twelve (12) months following the termination hereof, to have the books and records kept by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.6(b) (and all related work papers and other information and documents) examined by an independent accounting firm of national standing reasonably acceptable to Voyager to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the reports delivered by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.3(d) and Voyager’s calculation of the royalties payable hereunder. If SBS shall dispute any such information or calculation, SBS promptly shall notify Voyager and SBS and Voyager shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If SBS and Voyager are unable to resolve such dispute within [**] days after SBS notifies Voyager of such dispute, then an independent accounting firm mutually agreed to by SBS and Voyager shall resolve such dispute and such accountant’s resolution shall be final and binding on the parties. Each party shall cooperate with such accountant’s investigation. If, and only if, it shall be determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in this clause (d) that Voyager paid SBS an amount less than [**] of the total royalty amount actually owed by Voyager, then Voyager shall reimburse SBS for all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any; otherwise SBS shall bear all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any. (e) If, as a result of the procedures set forth in clause (c) or (d) above, any amount paid by a party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be found to have been incorrectly calculated, the appropriate party promptly shall pay to the other party the amount necessary to correct such payment error. (f) All financial books and records maintained by the parties pursuant hereto shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP.
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Recordkeeping and Audit. (a) SBS shall keep, or shall cause to be kept, complete and accurate books and records of all information necessary, and in sufficient detail, to determine all Development Costs, Active Agent costs, and Manufacturing Costs payable by Voyager to SBS pursuant to this Agreement and Net Sales in the Terminated Countries (if any) and the royalties payable by SBS to Voyager pursuant to this Agreement for the previous seven (7) calendar years.
(b) Voyager shall keep, or shall cause to be kept, complete and accurate books and records of all information necessary, and in sufficient detail, to determine Net Sales in the Territory and the royalties payable by Voyager to SBS pursuant to this Agreement for the previous seven (7) calendar years.
(c) Voyager shall have the right, no more than once during any twelve (12) consecutive month period during the term of this Agreement and the twelve (12) months following the termination hereof, to have the books and records kept by SBS pursuant to Section 7.6(a) (and all related work papers and other information and documents) examined by an independent accounting firm of national standing reasonably acceptable to SBS to verify SBS’s 's calculations of the amounts of Development Costs, Active Agent costs, and Manufacturing Costs invoiced by SBS to Voyager hereunder and the accuracy of the information contained in the reports delivered by SBS pursuant to Section 7.5(d) and SBS’s 's calculation of the royalties payable hereunder. If Voyager shall dispute any such calculation, Voyager promptly shall notify SBS and Voyager and SBS shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If Voyager and SBS are unable to resolve such dispute within [**[ * * * ] days after Voyager notifies SBS of such dispute, then an independent accounting firm mutually agreed to by Voyager and SBS shall resolve such dispute and such accountant’s 's resolution shall be final and binding on the parties. Each party shall cooperate with such accountant’s 's investigation. If, and only if, it shall be determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in this clause (c) that (i) SBS invoiced Voyager an amount greater than [**[ * * * ] of the total amount actually owed by Voyager or (ii) SBS paid Voyager an amount less than [**[ * * * ] of the total royalty amount actually owed by SBS, then in each case SBS shall reimburse Voyager for all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any; otherwise Voyager shall bear all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any.
(d) SBS shall have the right, no more than once during any twelve (12) consecutive month period during the term of this Agreement and the twelve (12) months following the termination hereof, to have the books and records kept by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.6(b) (and all related work papers and other information and documents) examined by an independent accounting firm of national standing reasonably acceptable to Voyager to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the reports delivered by Voyager pursuant to Section 7.3(d) and Voyager’s 's calculation of the royalties payable hereunder. If SBS shall dispute any such information or calculation, SBS promptly shall notify Voyager and SBS and Voyager shall use good faith efforts to **Material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and such material has been filed separately with the SEC resolve such dispute. If SBS and Voyager are unable to resolve such dispute within [***] days after SBS notifies Voyager of such dispute, then an independent accounting firm mutually agreed to by SBS and Voyager shall resolve such dispute and such accountant’s 's resolution shall be final and binding on the parties. Each party shall cooperate with such accountant’s 's investigation. If, and only if, it shall be determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in this clause (d) that Voyager paid SBS an amount less than [***] of the total royalty amount actually owed by Voyager, then Voyager shall reimburse SBS for all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any; otherwise SBS shall bear all of its costs related to such examination and shall pay all costs and expenses of the mutually agreed accountant, if any.
(e) If, as a result of the procedures set forth in clause (c) or (d) above, any amount paid by a party pursuant to the terms hereof shall be found to have been incorrectly calculated, the appropriate party promptly shall pay to the other party the amount necessary to correct such payment error.
(f) All financial books and records maintained by the parties pursuant hereto shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP.
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Samples: Feasibility, Development and Commercialization Agreement (Durect Corp)