Third Party Licences. The Parties acknowledge that they have entered into licence agreements with Third Party owners of potentially blocking intellectual property and that it may be necessary or desirable to enter into such further licences (individually herein called a “Third Party Licence Agreement”). The Parties agree to treat such Third Party Licence Agreements as follows: (a) Following the Effective Date, if a Party desires to enter into a new Third Party Licence Agreement, it shall inform the Collaboration Committee and, prior to determining whether to enter into such Third Party Licence Agreement, shall give due consideration to any reasonable comments by the other Party relating thereto, including, comments that entering into such Third Party Licence Agreement [*] of the other Party. If the Collaboration Committee cannot unanimously agree whether or not such a Third Party Licence Agreement should be entered into, the matter shall be promptly submitted in writing to the [*] of both Parties. If following discussion between them, the [*] are unable to agree a resolution of the matter within [*] after the matter has been submitted to them the Territorial Commercial Lead may determine the matter for the countries within its Lead Territory. (b) Any fees or other payments due Third Parties under Third Party Licence Agreements prior to the first Regulatory Approval for Commercialisation of an Antibody Product shall be Research and Development Costs, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Research and Development Costs. (c) Any fees or other payments due to a Third Party under a Third Party Licence Agreement after the first Regulatory Approval of an Antibody Product shall be Licence Fees, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Licence Fees.
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Samples: Collaboration and License Agreement (Amgen Inc), Collaboration and License Agreement (Amgen Inc), Collaboration and License Agreement (Amgen Inc)
Third Party Licences. The Parties acknowledge 6.1 To the extent that they have entered into licence agreements with the Company has such rights under the relevant Third Party owners Licence, the Company agrees that the right to control the filing, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defence of potentially blocking intellectual property any Third Party Foreground Intellectual Property, or to procure that the relevant licensor(s) under the Third Party Licence(s) does so, shall be transferred to CRT. To the extent that the control of any such Third Party Foreground Intellectual Property is transferred to CRT it will comply with the patent management provisions of the relevant Third Party Licence as identified in Annex 6.
6.2 CRT will be responsible for paying to the Company any signing fee, royalty fee, milestone payment, sub-licence fee, annual payment or other similar fee payable directly as a result of developing, out-licensing, marketing or selling Products and/or Related Products in the Field by CRT or its sub-licensees pursuant to this Agreement that the Company is obliged to pay under the Third Party Licences solely as a result of the said activities by CRT or its sub-licensees. Any such fees that relate to both activities under this Licence by CRT or its sub-licensees and to activities of or on behalf of the Company (whenever commenced) outside of the Field shall be subject to appropriate apportionment between CRT and the Company on a fair and equitable basis which the Parties shall agree at the time. The Company shall keep CRT informed in a timely manner of the Company’s activities that have a bearing on the rights and obligations of CRT under this clause. For the avoidance of doubt (subject to CRT’s right to require apportionment of fees between CRT and the Company as mentioned above in this clause 6.2) CRT shall have responsibility under and in accordance with this Clause 6.2 for the Third Party Licence Costs but shall not have liability for any penalties, costs or charges that are payable under the relevant Third Party Licence as a result of any negligence or breach of contract by the Company. CRT shall not be obliged to deal with the sub-licensors under the Third Party Licences directly, and provided that CRT has made the payments to the Company of the payments mentioned above in this Clause 6.2, CRT shall have no further liability and shall be indemnified by the Company in respect of any claim made by a sub-licensor regarding the same. CRT acknowledges that it may has been provided with a redacted copy of the XXXX License and unredacted copies of the other Third Party Licences, and is aware of the payment obligations thereunder. CRT will notify the Company: Confidential Materials Omitted and Filed Separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to a Request for Confidential Treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Confidential Portions are marked: [***].
6.2.1 on becoming aware of the achievement of any milestone event that triggers Third Party Licence Costs; and
6.2.2 on receipt of sales data and royalty payments from a sub-licensee in respect of which royalty based Third Party Licence Costs are payable, and will provide the Company with a copy of the relevant sales data received from CRT’s sub-licensee to enable the Company to comply with its financial reporting obligations under the Third Party Licences.
6.3 CRT will pay to the Company the sums that CRT is obliged to pay to the Company pursuant to Clause 6.2 above in a timely manner so as to avoid the Company making late payment under the relevant Third Party Licence. Company will provide CRT with a copy of any invoice it receives for costs payable by CRT under any Third Party Licence, and CRT will make payment under any such properly due and payable invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt.
6.4 CRT will be necessary responsible for fulfilling or desirable obligating its sub-licensee(s) to fulfil any diligence and development reporting obligations under the Third Party Licences [as identified in Appendix 6]. CRT acknowledges that it has been provided with a redacted copy of the XXXX License and unredacted copies of all other Third Party Licences, and is aware of the diligence and development reporting obligations thereunder.
6.5 Any payments or other contractual obligations of the Company owed to a third party that are not covered by Clauses 2.3, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 and 6.4 will remain the exclusive responsibility of the Company, whether or not connected to the rights granted to CRT under this Agreement.
6.6 The Company will as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event within seven (7) days) notify CRT if it becomes aware that it has breached the terms of any Third Party Licences or otherwise becomes aware of any acts or omissions which would give one or more of its licensors the right to terminate a Third Party Licence.
6.7 CRT will require as a term of any sub-licence of rights to commercialise Products or Related Products that the sub-licensee maintains levels of insurance coverage or a scheme of self insurance that is appropriate to cover the sub-licensees intended activities in respect of Products and/or Related Products.
6.8 CRT will endeavour to procure from any sub-licensee(s) to which it intends to grant rights to commercialise Products or Related Products indemnities in favour of the licensors under the Third Party Licences that are consistent with those provided by the Company. In the event that CRT is unable to procure such indemnities from a prospective sub-licensee and is not willing or able to provide them its self it will not enter into such further licences (individually herein called sub-licence without the prior written agreement of the Company. Confidential Materials Omitted and Filed Separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to a “Third Party Licence Agreement”)Request for Confidential Treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Parties agree to treat such Third Party Licence Agreements as follows:
(a) Following the Effective Date, if a Party desires to enter into a new Third Party Licence Agreement, it shall inform the Collaboration Committee and, prior to determining whether to enter into such Third Party Licence Agreement, shall give due consideration to any reasonable comments by the other Party relating thereto, including, comments that entering into such Third Party Licence Agreement Confidential Portions are marked: [*] of the other Party. If the Collaboration Committee cannot unanimously agree whether or not such a Third Party Licence Agreement should be entered into, the matter shall be promptly submitted in writing to the [*] of both Parties. If following discussion between them, the [*] are unable to agree a resolution of the matter within [*] after the matter has been submitted to them the Territorial Commercial Lead may determine the matter for the countries within its Lead Territory].
(b) Any fees or other payments due Third Parties under Third Party Licence Agreements prior to the first Regulatory Approval for Commercialisation of an Antibody Product shall be Research and Development Costs, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Research and Development Costs.
(c) Any fees or other payments due to a Third Party under a Third Party Licence Agreement after the first Regulatory Approval of an Antibody Product shall be Licence Fees, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Licence Fees.
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Samples: Clinical Trial and Option Agreement (Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.), Clinical Trial and Option Agreement (Biotime Inc)
Third Party Licences. The Parties acknowledge 6.1 To the extent that they have entered into licence agreements with the Company has such rights under the relevant Third Party owners Licence, the Company agrees that the right to control the filing, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement and defence of potentially blocking intellectual property any Third Party Foreground Intellectual Property, or to procure that the relevant licensor(s) under the Third Party Licence(s) does so, shall be transferred to CRT. To the extent that the control of any such Third Party Foreground Intellectual Property is transferred to CRT it will comply with the patent management provisions of the relevant Third Party Licence as identified in Annex 6.
6.2 CRT will be responsible for paying to the Company any signing fee, royalty fee, milestone payment, sub-licence fee, annual payment or other similar fee payable directly as a result of developing, out-licensing, marketing or selling Products and/or Related Products in the Field by CRT or its sub-licensees pursuant to this Agreement that the Company is obliged to pay under the Third Party Licences solely as a result of the said activities by CRT or its sub-licensees. Any such fees that relate to both activities under this Licence by CRT or its sub-licensees and to activities of or on behalf of the Company (whenever commenced) outside of the Field shall be subject to appropriate apportionment between CRT and the Company on a fair and equitable basis which the Parties shall agree at the time. The Company shall keep CRT informed in a timely manner of the Company’s activities that have a bearing on the rights and obligations of CRT under this clause. For the avoidance of doubt (subject to CRT’s right to require apportionment of fees between CRT and the Company as mentioned above in this clause 6.2) CRT shall have responsibility under and in accordance with this Clause 6.2 for the Third Party Licence Costs but shall not have liability for any penalties, costs or charges that are payable under the relevant Third Party Licence as a result of any negligence or breach of contract by the Company. CRT shall not be obliged to deal with the sub-licensors under the Third Party Licences directly, and provided that CRT has made the payments to the Company of the payments mentioned above in this Clause 6.2, CRT shall have no further liability and shall be indemnified by the Company in respect of any claim made by a sub-licensor regarding the same. CRT acknowledges that it may has been provided with a redacted copy of the XXXX License and unredacted copies of the other Third Party Licences, and is aware of the payment obligations thereunder. CRT will notify the Company: Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this exhibit pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Confidential materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential portions are marked: [***].
6.2.1 on becoming aware of the achievement of any milestone event that triggers Third Party Licence Costs; and
6.2.2 on receipt of sales data and royalty payments from a sub-licensee in respect of which royalty based Third Party Licence Costs are payable, and will provide the Company with a copy of the relevant sales data received from CRT’s sub-licensee to enable the Company to comply with its financial reporting obligations under the Third Party Licences.
6.3 CRT will pay to the Company the sums that CRT is obliged to pay to the Company pursuant to Clause 6.2 above in a timely manner so as to avoid the Company making late payment under the relevant Third Party Licence. Company will provide CRT with a copy of any invoice it receives for costs payable by CRT under any Third Party Licence, and CRT will make payment under any such properly due and payable invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt.
6.4 CRT will be necessary responsible for fulfilling or desirable obligating its sub-licensee(s) to fulfil any diligence and development reporting obligations under the Third Party Licences [as identified in Appendix 6]. CRT acknowledges that it has been provided with a redacted copy of the XXXX License and unredacted copies of all other Third Party Licences, and is aware of the diligence and development reporting obligations thereunder.
6.5 Any payments or other contractual obligations of the Company owed to a third party that are not covered by Clauses 2.3, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 and 6.4 will remain the exclusive responsibility of the Company, whether or not connected to the rights granted to CRT under this Agreement.
6.6 The Company will as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event within seven (7) days) notify CRT if it becomes aware that it has breached the terms of any Third Party Licences or otherwise becomes aware of any acts or omissions which would give one or more of its licensors the right to terminate a Third Party Licence.
6.7 CRT will require as a term of any sub-licence of rights to commercialise Products or Related Products that the sub-licensee maintains levels of insurance coverage or a scheme of self insurance that is appropriate to cover the sub-licensees intended activities in respect of Products and/or Related Products.
6.8 CRT will endeavour to procure from any sub-licensee(s) to which it intends to grant rights to commercialise Products or Related Products indemnities in favour of the licensors under the Third Party Licences that are consistent with those provided by the Company. In the event that CRT is unable to procure such indemnities from a prospective sub-licensee and is not willing or able to provide them its self it will not enter into such further licences (individually herein called sub-licence without the prior written agreement of the Company. Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of this exhibit pursuant to a “Third Party Licence Agreement”)request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Parties agree to treat such Third Party Licence Agreements as follows:
(a) Following Confidential materials omitted and filed separately with the Effective Date, if a Party desires to enter into a new Third Party Licence Agreement, it shall inform the Collaboration Committee and, prior to determining whether to enter into such Third Party Licence Agreement, shall give due consideration to any reasonable comments by the other Party relating thereto, including, comments that entering into such Third Party Licence Agreement Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential portions are marked: [*] of the other Party. If the Collaboration Committee cannot unanimously agree whether or not such a Third Party Licence Agreement should be entered into, the matter shall be promptly submitted in writing to the [*] of both Parties. If following discussion between them, the [*] are unable to agree a resolution of the matter within [*] after the matter has been submitted to them the Territorial Commercial Lead may determine the matter for the countries within its Lead Territory].
(b) Any fees or other payments due Third Parties under Third Party Licence Agreements prior to the first Regulatory Approval for Commercialisation of an Antibody Product shall be Research and Development Costs, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Research and Development Costs.
(c) Any fees or other payments due to a Third Party under a Third Party Licence Agreement after the first Regulatory Approval of an Antibody Product shall be Licence Fees, provided however, that if the rights under such Third Party Licence Agreement are also applicable to products other than Antibody Products, then only an equitable portion of such fees or other payments shall be allocated to the Antibody Product as Licence Fees.
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Samples: Clinical Trial and Option Agreement (Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.)