Right to Sublicense Company shall have the right to sublicense to any third party the rights conferred upon Company under this Agreement, subject to the following conditions:
2.4.1 Wistar shall have the right to approve in advance any Sublicensee if Company is not selling Licensed Product at the time of sublicensing negotiations, provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and further provided, however, that such approval shall be deemed to have been given if Wistar does not object to the proposed Sublicensee within [**] ([**]) business days after Company notifies Wistar in writing of the name of such Sublicensee.
2.4.2 Any Sublicense shall be in writing, shall be consistent with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and shall incorporate terms and conditions sufficient to enable Company to comply with this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each Sublicense shall (i) provide that in the event Sublicensee brings a Patent Challenge against Wistar or assists another party in bringing a Patent Challenge against Wistar (except as required under a court order or subpoena or if legally compelled by an administrative agency) then Company may terminate the Sublicense, (ii) require Sublicensee to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Wistar and carry insurance under the same terms set forth in Article 6 below, and (iii)state that Wistar is an intended third party beneficiary of such Sublicense, including for the purpose of enforcing such termination, indemnification, and insurance provisions.
2.4.3 No Sublicensee shall be permitted to sublicense further any of its rights under any Sublicense. Each Sublicense shall contain an agreement and acknowledgment by the Sublicensee that such Sublicense and the Sublicensee are subject to the terms and conditions of the license granted to Company under this Agreement.
2.4.4 Notwithstanding any Sublicense, Company shall remain primarily liable to Wistar for all of Company’s duties and obligations contained in this Agreement, and any act or omission of a Sublicensee which would be a breach of this Agreement if performed by Company shall be deemed to be a breach by Company of this Agreement. Wistar Reference No. LIC15-35 Wistar/OncoCyte Certain information has been omitted under a request for confidential treatment, and the omitted information has been filed with the Commission. Confidential portions are marked [**].
2.4.5 If Wistar has a claim arising under this Agreement against a Sublicensee, Wistar may seek a remedy directly against Company and may, but is not required to, seek a remedy against the Sublicensee.
2.4.6 If Company becomes subject to a Bankruptcy Event, all payments then or thereafter due and owing to Company from its Sublicensees shall thereupon, and without any notice from Wistar to any such Sublicensee, become payable directly to Wistar for the account of Company; provided, however, that Wistar shall remit to Company any amount by which such payments exceed the amounts owed by Company to Wistar.
2.4.7 Company shall furnish Wistar with a fully executed copy of any Sublicense agreement within thirty (30) days after execution without redaction.
2.4.8 Any sublicense that is not in compliance with all of the provisions of this Section 2.4 shall be void.
Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights The rights to cause the Company to register securities granted to a Holder by the Company under this Section 1 may be transferred or assigned by a Holder only to a transferee or assignee of not less than twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares of Registrable Securities (as presently constituted and subject to subsequent adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, and the like), provided that the Company is given written notice at the time of or within a reasonable time after said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of the transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and, provided further, that the transferee or assignee of such rights assumes in writing the obligations of such Holder under this Section 1.
Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company giving such holder or prospective holder any registration rights the terms of which are pari passu with or senior to the registration rights granted to the Holders hereunder.
Termination and Waiver of Rights of First Refusal The rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 shall not apply to, and shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to the Company’s Initial Offering or (ii) an Acquisition. Notwithstanding Section 5.5 hereof, the rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 may be amended, or any provision waived with and only with the written consent of the Company and the Major Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Major Investors, or as permitted by Section 5.5.
Restrictions on Assignment Unless otherwise provided in a cooperative’s articles or bylaws, a would-be contributor’s rights under a contribution rights agreement shall not be assigned, in whole or in part, to a person who was not a member at the time of the assignment, unless all the members approve the assignment by unanimous written consent.
Assignment of Right of First Refusal The Company shall have the right to assign the Right of First Refusal at any time, whether or not there has been an attempted transfer, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company.
Limited Right of Sublicense The right and license granted herein includes a limited right of each party to grant sublicenses to their respective subsidiaries, distributors, dealers, resellers, marketing representatives, and agents (collectively “Permitted Sublicensees”) in advertising and promotional materials for the purpose of marketing the Parties’ relationship to Participating Entities. Any sublicense granted will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article. Each party will be responsible for any breach of this Article by any of their respective sublicensees.
Waiver of Right of First Refusal The Company hereby waives any preexisting rights of first refusal applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Sublicense Rights Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under the licenses granted to it under Section 2.1(a) (Development and Commercialization License to Licensee) and Section 6.3(d) (Use of Coherus Trademark), without the prior written consent of Coherus, which consent may be withheld [***], except with respect to [***], in which case [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, it shall be [***] with respect to [***]. If Coherus consents in writing to allow Licensee to grant a sublicense, then Licensee may grant such sublicense, through [***], subject to the following: (a) each Sublicensee shall agree to be bound by all of the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) the terms of each sublicense granted by Licensee shall provide that the Sublicensee shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (c) Licensee’s grant of any sublicense shall not relieve Licensee from any of its obligations under this Agreement; (d) Licensee shall be liable for any breach of a sublicense by a Sublicensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement, and any breach of the sublicense by such Sublicensee shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement by Licensee to the extent that such breach would constitute a breach of this Agreement as if Licensee had committed such breach; provided, however, that in each instance of any breach, Licensee and/or Sublicensee shall have the right to cure any such breach pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (e) Licensee will notify Coherus of the identity of any Sublicensee, and the territory in which it has granted such sublicense, promptly after entering into any sublicense. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for clarity, Licensee shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under Section 2.1 (License Grants) to any Third Party to Manufacture Products or to conduct Process Development.
Sublicense Grant Licensee will be entitled to grant Sublicenses to third parties under the license granted pursuant to Section 2.1 subject to the terms of this Section 2.3. Any such Sublicense shall be on terms and conditions in compliance with and not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The grant of a Sublicense shall not in any way diminish or alter Licensee’s obligations under this Agreement.
