LICENSE AGREEMENT by and between INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and INSITE VISION INCORPORATED Dated as of February 15, 2007
EXECUTION
VERSION
by
and between
INSPIRE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
and
INSITE
VISION INCORPORATED
Dated
as of February 15, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE
2 LICENSES AND EXCLUSIVITY
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12
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2.1
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Licenses
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12
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2.2
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Sublicenses
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13
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2.3
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InSite
Trademarks and Domain Names
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14
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2.4
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Use
of Affiliates and Third Party Contractors
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15
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2.5
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Reserved
Interests
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15
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2.6
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No
Implied Grants
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15
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2.7
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Registration
of License
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15
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2.8
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Supply
of API
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15
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2.9
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Supply
of Finished Product
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16
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2.10
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Option
for Option Product License
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16
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2.11
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Inspire
Blocking Patent Rights
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17
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ARTICLE
3 DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
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17
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3.1
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Data
and Materials Transfer and Right of Reference
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17
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3.2
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Current
Product Development
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18
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3.3
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Regulatory
Matters; InSite Assistance.
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19
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3.4
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Commercialization
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21
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3.5
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Reports
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22
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3.6
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Adverse
Event Reporting
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22
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3.7
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Coordination
Committee
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23
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3.8
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Future
Development
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24
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ARTICLE
4 INITIAL PAYMENT AND MILESTONE PAYMENT
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25
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4.1
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Initial
Payment
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25
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4.2
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Milestone
Payment upon Regulatory Approval
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25
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4.3
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Payment
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25
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ARTICLE
5 ROYALTIES
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26
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5.1
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Royalty
Rates
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26
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5.2
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Royalty
Term
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26
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5.3
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Minimum
Royalty
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26
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5.4
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Reports
and Payments
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28
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5.5
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Taxes
and Withholding
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29
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5.6
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Currency
Exchange; Manner and Place of Payment
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29
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5.7
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Maintenance
of Records; Audit
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29
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5.8
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Reductions
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30
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ARTICLE
6 TRADEMARKS
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33
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6.1
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Registrations
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33
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6.2
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Inspire
Trademarks
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33
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ARTICLE
7 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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33
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7.1
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Mutual
Representations and Warranties
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33
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7.2
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Additional
InSite Representations and Warranties
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34
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7.3
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Additional
Inspire Representations and Warranties
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38
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7.4
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No
Implied Warranties
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38
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7.5
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Certain
Additional Covenants.
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38
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
ARTICLE
8 CONFIDENTIALITY, PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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41
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8.1
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Confidentiality
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41
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8.2
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Authorized
Disclosure
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41
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8.3
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Scientific
Publications
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41
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8.4
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Disclosure
of Agreement
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42
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8.5
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Unauthorized
Use
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43
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8.6
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Return
of Confidential Information
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43
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ARTICLE
9 INDEMNIFICATION
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43
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9.1
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Inspire
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43
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9.2
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InSite
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43
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9.3
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Indemnification
Procedures
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43
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9.4
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Insurance
Proceeds
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45
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9.5
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Insurance
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45
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ARTICLE
10 TERM AND TERMINATION
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45
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10.1
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Term
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45
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10.2
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Voluntary
Termination by Inspire
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45
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10.3
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Material
Breach
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46
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10.4
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Bankruptcy
or Insolvency
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46
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10.5
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Continuing
Rights of Sublicensees
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46
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10.6
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Effect
of Expiration or Termination of Agreement
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47
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10.7
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Effect
of Partial Termination of Agreement
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48
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10.8
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Inspire
Remedy for Uncured Breach
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48
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10.9
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Rights
in Bankruptcy
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49
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ARTICLE
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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49
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11.1
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Prosecution
of InSite Licensed Patents
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49
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11.2
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Right
to Consult
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49
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11.3
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Abandonment
of Prosecution by InSite
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50
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11.4
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Patent
Term Extensions
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50
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11.5
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Third
Party Infringement
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50
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11.6
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Infringement
of Third Party Rights
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52
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ARTICLE
12 MISCELLANEOUS
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53
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12.1
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Consideration
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53
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12.2
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Assignment
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12.3
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Further
Actions
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53
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12.4
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Notices
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53
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12.5
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Amendment
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54
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12.6
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Waiver
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54
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12.7
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Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures
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54
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12.8
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Descriptive
Headings
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55
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12.9
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Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution
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55
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12.10
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Severability
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55
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12.11
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Entire
Agreement of the Parties
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55
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12.12
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Independent
Parties
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55
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12.13
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Accrued
Rights; Surviving Obligations
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55
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12.14
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Certain
Remedies
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56
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12.15
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Expenses
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56
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12.16
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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56
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12.17
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No
Strict Construction
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56
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This
LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of February 15, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”),
is
made by and between Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation
having
its principal office at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000
(“Inspire”),
and
InSite Vision Incorporated, a Delaware corporation having its principal office
at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“InSite”).
Inspire and InSite are each sometimes referred to individually as a
“Party”
and
together as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
InSite is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of
proprietary pharmaceutical products for the treatment of ophthalmic indications
and owns certain patents, know-how and regulatory filings relating to certain
products;
WHEREAS,
Inspire is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of
proprietary pharmaceutical products for the treatment of ophthalmic indications;
and
WHEREAS,
Inspire desires to obtain from InSite, and InSite desires to grant to Inspire,
the exclusive rights in the Territory to certain patents, know-how and
regulatory filings for the commercialization of Subject Products (each as
defined below).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, Inspire and InSite,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
When
used
in this Agreement, whether in the singular or plural, each of the following
capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Article
1.
1.1 “2006
Senior Notes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(e).
1.2 “Acceptable
Label”
means,
for a Subject Product in the United States, FDA-approved labeling for the
treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis, where such label: (a) indicates dosing
of
such Subject Product of not more than two (2) times daily for seven (7) days,
(b) permits expiration dating of such Subject Product of no less than eighteen
(18) months, and (c) has a comparable side effect profile to ocular antibiotics
being marketed as of the Effective Date.
1.3 “Affiliate”
means
a
corporation or non-corporate business entity that, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person
specified. An entity will be regarded as in control of another entity if:
(a) it
owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting securities or capital
stock of such entity, or has other comparable ownership interest with respect
to
any entity other than a corporation; or (b) it possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and
policies of the corporation or non-corporate business entity, as applicable,
whether through the ownership or control of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise.
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1.4 “AzaSite
Patent Rights”
means,
collectively, (a) (i) all Patent Rights related to any Subject Product or
its
manufacture or use that are Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite
as of
the Effective Date, including without limitation all patents and patent
applications listed as “AzaSite Patent Rights” in Schedule
1,
as may
be amended by the Parties from time to time, and (ii) all Patent Rights with
priority based on such patents or patent applications or on any application
on
which the priority of such patents or patent applications is based, (b)
all
Patent Rights, other than those set forth in the foregoing clause (a), that
are
Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the Effective Date or
at
any time thereafter during the Term and are
necessary to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Subject
Product in the Field in the Territory,
and (c)
all Patent Rights related to any InSite Developments that are Controlled
by
InSite or an Affiliate of InSite. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“AzaSite Patent Rights” shall not include the Container Patent Rights, the
DuraSite Patent Rights, the Columbia Patent Rights or the Pfizer Patent
Rights.
1.5 “AzaSite
Trademark”
means
the trademark AzaSite™.
1.6 “Breach
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.7 “Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.8 “Business
Day”
means
any day, except Saturday and Sunday, on which commercial banking institutions
in
New York are open for business. Any reference in this Agreement to “day” whether
or not capitalized shall refer to a calendar day, not a Business
Day.
1.9 “Cardinal”
means
Cardinal Health PTS, LLC.
1.10 “Cardinal
Agreement”
means
the Manufacturing Services Agreement entered into by InSite and Cardinal
on
September 12, 2005.
1.11 “Columbia”
means
Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
1.12 “Columbia
Agreement”
means
the letter agreement entered into by and between InSite and Columbia on February
27, 1992.
1.13 “Columbia
Patent Rights”
means
all Patent Rights licensed to InSite under the Columbia Agreement related
to any
Subject Product or its manufacture or use, including without limitation all
patents listed as “Columbia Patent Rights” in Schedule 1,
in each
case to the extent Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the
Effective Date and any time thereafter during the Term.
1.14 “Commercially
Reasonable Efforts”
means,
with respect to the efforts of a particular Party to complete specific tasks
or
obligations under this Agreement, the efforts and resources that would be
used,
consistent with prevailing pharmaceutical industry standards, by a company
of
similar size and scope to such Party with respect to a product or potential
product at a similar stage in its development or product life and of similar
market potential, taking into account efficacy, safety, the anticipated
Regulatory Authority approved labeling, the competitiveness of alternative
products in the marketplace or under development, the profitability of the
product including the royalties payable to Third Party licensors, the patent
and
other proprietary position of the product, the likelihood of Regulatory
Approval, the commercial value of the product and other relevant factors.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts shall be determined on a country-by-country
basis for a particular product or potential product, and it is anticipated
that
the level of effort will change over time, reflecting changes in the status
of
the product or potential product and the market involved.
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1.15 “Confidential
Information”
of
a
Party means all secret, confidential or proprietary information or data,
whether
provided in written, oral, graphic, video, computer or other form, provided
by
such Party (the “Disclosing
Party”)
to the
other Party (the “Receiving
Party”)
pursuant to this Agreement (including information generated by or on behalf
of
such Party pursuant to this Agreement and disclosed to the other Party),
which
may include without limitation information relating to the Disclosing Party’s
existing or proposed research, development efforts, sales and supply forecasts,
financial projections, other sales and marketing information, patent
applications, business or products and any other materials that have not
been
made available by the Disclosing Party to the general public. The terms of
this
Agreement shall also be deemed Confidential Information of each Party, except
to
the extent disclosed pursuant to Section 8.4
herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentences, the term “Confidential Information”
shall not include any information or materials that the Receiving Party can
demonstrate:
(a) were
already known to the Receiving Party (other than under an obligation of
confidentiality), at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the
extent such Receiving Party has documentary evidence to that
effect;
(b) were
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain
at the
time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party;
(c) became
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain
after
its disclosure or development, as the case may be, and other than through
any
act or omission of the Receiving Party in breach of its confidentiality
obligations under this Agreement;
(d) were
subsequently lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party by a Third Party who
had
no obligation to the Disclosing Party not to disclose such information to
others;
(e) were
independently discovered or developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party
without the use of the Confidential Information belonging to the other Party
and
the Receiving Party has documentary evidence to that effect; or
(f) is
approved for release by the Disclosing Party in writing.
1.16 “Container
Patent Rights
means,
collectively, (a) (i) all patents and patent applications listed as “Container
Patent Rights” in Schedule
1,
as may
be amended by the Parties from time to time, and (ii) all Patent Rights with
priority based on such patents or patent applications or on any application
on
which the priority of such patents or patent applications is based, and (b)
all
Patent Rights, other than those set forth in the foregoing clause (a), that
are
Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the Effective Date or
at
any time thereafter during the Term and are necessary to make, have made,
use,
sell, offer for sale or import any Subject Product in the Field in the
Territory.
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1.17 “Control,”
“Controls,”
or
“Controlled”
means,
with respect to specific materials, Know-How or Patent Rights, that the
applicable Party owns or has a license under such materials, Know-How or
Patent
Rights and has the ability to grant to the other Party licenses or sublicenses
thereto as contemplated under this Agreement without violating the terms
of any
agreement or other arrangement with, or the rights of, any Third Party existing
as of the date on which such license or sublicense is granted.
1.18 “Coordination
Committee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.7.
1.19 “Course
of Action”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 11.6(a).
1.20 “Current
Indication”
means
bacterial conjunctivitis.
1.21 “Current
Product”
means
the Subject Product with the composition and formulation described in the
IND
with the number 62,873 or NDA with the number 50-810, as each may be
amended, for the Current Indication.
1.22 “[***]
Agreement”
means
the letter agreement entered into by InSite and [***].
1.23 “Disclosing
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 1.15.
1.24 “Domain
Names”
means
the internet domain names set forth in Schedule 1.24,
such
domain names being owned and registered by InSite.
1.25 “Drug
Master File”
means
a
Drug Master File, as defined in the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act,
pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 314.420 as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (or the equivalent thereto as specified in any succeeding
legislation), or any foreign equivalent thereto, with respect to the manufacture
of any Subject Product or an Inspire Licensed Product.
1.26 “DuraSite
Patent Rights”
means,
collectively, (a) (i) all patents and patent applications listed as “DuraSite
Patent Rights” in Schedule
1,
as may
be amended by the Parties from time to time, and (ii) all Patent Rights with
priority based on such patents or patent applications or on any application
on
which the priority of such patents or patent applications is based, and (b)
all
Patent Rights, other than those set forth in the foregoing clause (a), that
are
Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the Effective Date or
at
any time thereafter during the Term and are necessary to make, have made,
use,
sell, offer for sale or import any Subject Product in the Field in the
Territory.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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1.27 “FDA”
means
the United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency
thereof.
1.28 “Field”
means
the treatment, prevention or palliation of any human ocular or ophthalmic
disease or condition.
1.29 “First
Commercial Sale”
means,
with regard to a particular Inspire Licensed Product in a country in the
Territory, the first commercial sale by Inspire or its Affiliate or sublicensee
of such Inspire Licensed Product to a Third Party for end use or consumption
in
such country after Inspire’s (or its Affiliate’s or sublicensee’s) receipt of
Regulatory Approval for such Inspire Licensed Product in such country. Use
of
Inspire Licensed Products for promotional, sampling or compassionate use
purposes that are customary in the prevailing pharmaceutical industry shall
not
be considered a commercial sale hereunder.
1.30 “Future
Development”
means
any and all Know-How, developments, inventions or discoveries in the Field
conceived, reduced to practice, made or developed by or on behalf of InSite
or
any of its Affiliates (whether or not patentable) during the Term, and any
Patent Rights related thereto not otherwise licensed to Inspire under Section
2.1 of this Agreement, in each case that are: (i) Controlled by InSite or
its
Affiliate, (ii) used by or on behalf of InSite or its Affiliate in the context
of a phase I clinical trial, and (iii) necessary or useful to develop,
manufacture or commercialize any Subject Product in the Field in the Territory.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Future Development” shall not include
any InSite Developments or the Option Product.
1.31 “Future
Development Option Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
1.32 “Future
Development Option Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
1.33 “GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as interpreted and
accepted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
1.34 “Generic
Competition”
means
that one or more Third Parties are marketing, for use in human beings, a
Generic
Equivalent in a country within the Territory.
1.35 “Generic
Equivalent”
means
a
[***].
1.36 “IND”
means
an Investigational New Drug Application, as defined in the U.S. Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 312.3 as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, or the equivalent thereto as specified
in
any succeeding legislation.
1.37 “Indemnitee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
1.38 “Indemnitor”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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1.39 “Independent
Sublicensee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.5.
1.40 “Infringement
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 11.5(a).
1.41 “Initial
Payment”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
1.42 “Initial
Royalty Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).
1.43 “InSite
Developments”
means
any and all Know-How, developments, inventions or discoveries conceived,
reduced
to practice, made or developed by or on behalf of InSite or any of its
Affiliates (whether or not patentable) at any time from the Effective Date
up to
and including the Transfer Date, and any Patent Rights related thereto, in
each
case that are Controlled by InSite or its Affiliate and are necessary or
useful
to develop, manufacture or commercialize any Subject Product for the Current
Indication in the Field in the Territory.
1.44 “InSite
Formulation Know-How”
means
the formulation of polycarbophil, sodium chloride EDTA, disodium and sterile
water for irrigation, and any Know-How specifically related thereto, in each
case Controlled by InSite or its Affiliate as of the Effective
Date.
1.45 “InSite
Indemnitees”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.46 “InSite
Intellectual Property”
means,
collectively, the InSite Owned Patents, the InSite Know-How, the InSite
Formulation Know-How, the InSite Trademarks and the Domain Names.
1.47 “InSite
Know-How”
means,
collectively, (a) all Know-How related to any Subject Product that is Controlled
by InSite or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, and (b) all
Know-How related to any InSite Developments that is Controlled by InSite
or any
of its Affiliates at any time from the Effective Date up to and including
the
Transfer Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “InSite Know-How” shall
not include the InSite Formulation Know-How.
1.48 “InSite
License Fee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
1.49 “InSite
Licensed Patents”
means,
collectively, the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Columbia Patent Rights, the
AzaSite Patent Rights, the Container Patent Rights and the Pfizer Patent
Rights.
1.50 “InSite
Owned Patents”
means,
collectively, the DuraSite Patent Rights, the AzaSite Patent Rights and the
Container Patent Rights.
1.51 “InSite
Trademarks”
means
the trademarks set forth in Schedule
1.24,
such
marks being owned and registered by InSite.
1.52 “Inspire
Blocking Patent Rights”
means
all Patent Rights that are Controlled by Inspire or an Affiliate of Inspire
at
any time during the Term and are necessary to make, have made, use, sell,
offer
for sale or import Subject Products in the Field outside the
Territory.
1.53 “Inspire
Indemnitees”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
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1.54 “Inspire
Improvement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
1.55 “Inspire
Licensed Product”
means
any Subject Product of Inspire or its Affiliate or sublicensee (a) whose
manufacture, use, sale, distribution or importation by Inspire would, absent
the
licenses granted by InSite to Inspire herein, infringe any Valid Claim included
in the InSite Licensed Patents, determined on a country-by-country basis,
and/or
(b) materially uses or incorporates the InSite Know-How or the InSite
Formulation Know-How.
1.56 “Inspire
Royalties”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
1.57 “Inspire
Royalty Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
1.58 “Inspire
Trademarks”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
1.59 “IP
Communication”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.5(h).
1.60 “Know-How”
means
all non-public information, results and data of any type whatsoever, in any
tangible or intangible form whatsoever, whether or not patentable, including
databases, practices, methods, techniques, specifications, formulations,
formulae, knowledge, skill, experience, data (including pharmacological,
medicinal chemistry, biological, chemical, biochemical, toxicological and
clinical study data), analytical and quality control data, stability data,
studies and procedures, and manufacturing process and development information,
results and data (other than such Know-How which is or becomes the subject
of a
Patent Right).
1.61 “Knowledge”
means,
with respect to a particular fact or matter, the applicable Party or its
Affiliate is actually aware of that fact or matter as of the Effective Date
following a reasonable internal review and discussion with such Party’s or
Affiliate’s officers and employees who could reasonably be expected to be aware
of such fact or matter.
1.62 “Lien”
means
(a) any interest in property (whether real, personal or mixed and whether
tangible or intangible) which secures an obligation owed to, or a claim by,
a
Person other than the owner of such property, whether such interest is based
on
the common law, statute or contract, including, without limitation, any such
interest arising from a lease, license, mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation,
security agreement, conditional sale, trust receipt or deposit in trust,
or
arising from a consignment of bailment given for security purposes (other
than a
trust receipt or deposit given in the ordinary course of business which does
not
secure any obligation for borrowed money), (b) any encumbrance upon such
property which does not secure such an obligation, (c) any exception to or
defect in the title to or ownership interest in such property, including,
without limitation, reservations, rights of entry, possibilities of reverter,
encroachments, easements, rights of way, restrictive covenants and licenses,
and
(d) any other claim, charge or commitment. For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien”
shall not include any of the Material Agreements or any other license under
the
InSite Intellectual Property, or other agreements not related to the Subject
Products or the InSite Intellectual Property, that InSite enters into in
its
ordinary course of business after the Effective Date.
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1.63 “Losses”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.64 “Material
Agreements”
means,
collectively, the Pfizer Agreement, the Columbia Agreement, the Cardinal
Agreement and the [***] Agreement.
1.65 “Milestone
Payment”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
1.66 “Minimum
Royalty”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
1.67 “Minimum
Royalty Date”
means
the first
Quarter Start Date that is at least one year (365 days) after the date of
the
First Commercial Sale of an Inspire Licensed Product in the United
States.
1.68 “Minimum
Royalty Period”
means
the one-year period commencing on the Minimum Royalty Date or any yearly
anniversary thereof, as applicable.
1.69 “NDA”
means
a
New Drug Application pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 505(b)(1) or § 505(b)(2) submitted
to the FDA or any successor application or procedure required for Regulatory
Approval to commence sale of a Subject Product.
1.70 “Net
Sales”
means
the gross amounts invoiced by Inspire, any of its Affiliates or any of its
sublicensees for sales of Inspire Licensed Products to Third Parties, less
the
total of the following deductions to the extent customary in the prevailing
pharmaceutical industry and actually allowed or incurred in connection with
such
sales:
(a) trade,
cash and quantity discounts;
(b) excise,
sales and other consumption taxes and custom duties to the extent included
in
the invoice price;
(c) freight,
handling, insurance and other transportation or distribution charges and
fees to
the extent included in the invoice price;
(d) amounts
repaid, credited or accrued by reason of returns, rejections, defects or
recalls
or because of chargebacks, allowances, adjustments, retroactive price
reductions, refunds or billing errors;
(e) payments
and rebates related to the sale of such Inspire Licensed Products accrued,
paid
or deducted pursuant to agreements (including, but not limited to, managed
care
agreements) with Third Parties or governmental regulations;
(f) any
amounts actually written off or specifically identified as uncollectible,
in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied; and
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(g) any
other
similar and customary deductions taken in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied.
Use
of
Inspire Licensed Products for promotional, sampling or compassionate use
purposes shall not be considered in determining Net Sales. In the case of
any
sale of an Inspire Licensed Product between Inspire and its Affiliates or
sublicensees for resale, Net Sales shall be calculated as above only on the
first arm’s length sale thereafter to a Third Party.
1.71 “New
Indication”
means
any indication for any Subject Product other than for bacterial
conjunctivitis.
1.72 “Non-Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.73 “Option
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
1.74 “Option
Product”
means
the topical anti-infective product for human ophthalmic indications, as
formulated with the InSite Formulation Know-How and described
in the IND with the number 76,074, as such IND may be amended,
containing only the following active ingredients in addition to other
ingredients as described in such IND: (a) the chemical compound known as
azithromycin or any salts, esters or hydrates thereof, and (b) the chemical
compound known as dexamethasone or any salts, esters or hydrates
thereof.
1.75 “Option
Product Phase I Clinical Trial”
means
a
clinical trial, having the study number C-06-502-001, to determine the safety
of
the Option Product (as formulated with the InSite Formulation Know-How and
described in the IND with the number 76,074, as such IND may be amended)
in
humans, as more fully described in 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(a).
1.76 “Option
Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
1.77 “Patent
Rights”
means
the rights and interests in and to all issued patents and pending patent
applications, including without limitation, all provisional applications,
substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, and renewals,
all letters patent granted thereon, and all patents-of-addition, reissues,
reexaminations and extensions or restorations by existing or future extension
or
restoration mechanisms (including regulatory extensions), and all supplementary
protection certificates, together with any foreign counterparts thereof anywhere
in the Territory.
1.78 “Person”
or
“person”
means
any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, unincorporated organization or other entity or a government agency
or
political subdivision thereto, and shall include any successor (by merger
or
otherwise) of such Person.
1.79 “Pfizer”
means
Pfizer Inc.
1.80 “Pfizer
Agreement”
means
the Exclusive License Agreement entered into by InSite and Pfizer on February
15, 2007, relating to the
Pfizer Patent Rights, as in effect from time to time.
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1.81 “Pfizer
Patent Rights”
means
all Patent Rights licensed to InSite under the Pfizer Agreement related to
any
Subject Product or its manufacture or use, including without limitation all
patents and patent applications listed as “Pfizer Patent Rights” in Schedule
1,
in each
case to the extent Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the
Effective Date and any time thereafter during the Term.
1.82 “Prosecution”
or
“Prosecute”
means
the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance and maintenance (including,
without limitation, interference, opposition and similar third party proceedings
before the relevant patent office) of any patent applications or
patents.
1.83 “PTO”
means
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
1.84 “Publishing
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
1.85 “Quarter
Start Date”
means
January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of any applicable year.
1.86 “Receiving
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 1.15.
1.87 “Redemption
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
1.88 “Regulatory
Approval”
means
the issuance by the applicable Regulatory Authority of an action letter
indicating that an NDA or foreign equivalent, as applicable, is approved.
For
avoidance of doubt, Regulatory Approval does not mean that the Regulatory
Authority issues an action letter indicating that an NDA or foreign equivalent
is approvable.
1.89 “Regulatory
Authority”
means
any national (e.g., the FDA), state, provincial or local regulatory agency,
department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental entity involved
in
or responsible for regulation of medicinal products intended for human use
in
any country.
1.90 “Regulatory
Dossier”
means
the technical, medical and scientific registrations, authorizations and
approvals (including, without limitation, approvals of NDAs or foreign
equivalents, supplements and amendments, pre- and post- approvals, pricing
and
third party reimbursement approvals, and labeling approvals) of any Regulatory
Authority necessary for the development (including the conduct of clinical
trials), manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, offer for sale,
use,
import, reimbursement, export or sale of a Subject Product in the Field in
a
regulatory jurisdiction in the Territory, together with all related
correspondence to or from any Regulatory Authority and all documents referenced
in the complete regulatory chronology for each NDA or foreign equivalent,
including the IND, NDA and supplemental new drug applications (sNDAs), or
foreign equivalents in the Territory.
1.91 “Reserved
Interests”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
1.92 “Reviewing
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
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1.93 “[***]”
means
[***].
1.94 “[***]
Agreement”
means
the Commercial Supply/Purchase Agreement entered into by InSite and [***]
on
April 1, 2005.
1.95 “Scientific
Publication”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
1.96 “SEC”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
1.97 “Security
Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(e).
1.98 “Senior
Secured Notes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1(e).
1.99 “Serious
Adverse Drug Experience”
means
any of an “adverse drug experience,” a “life-threatening adverse drug
experience,” a “serious adverse drug experience,” or an “unexpected adverse drug
experience,” as those terms are defined at either 21 C.F.R. § 312.32 or 21
C.F.R. § 314.80 or relevant foreign regulation within the
Territory.
1.100 “Subject
Product”
means
any topical anti-infective product for human ocular or ophthalmic indications,
in any dosage strength or size, for any mode of ocular or ophthalmic
administration, containing as the sole active ingredient the chemical compound
known as azithromycin or any salts, esters or hydrates thereof.
1.101 “Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
1.102 “Territory”
means
the United States and Canada and their respective territories and
possessions.
1.103 “Third
Party(ies)”
means
any Person other than InSite, Inspire and their respective
Affiliates.
1.104 “Third
Party Claim”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.105 “Third
Party Manufacturers”
means
Third Parties who have been engaged by InSite to perform services or supply
facilities or goods (including, without limitation, any Subject Product)
in
connection with the manufacture, testing or packaging of any Subject Product
by
InSite.
1.106 “Title
11”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.9.
1.107 “Transfer
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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1.108 “Valid
Claim”
means
a
claim of an issued and unexpired patent, or a claim of a pending patent
application, within the InSite Licensed Patents, which claim has not been
held
invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable by a court or other government agency
of
competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be further taken, and has
not
been held or admitted to be invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable through
abandonment, re-examination or disclaimer, opposition procedure, nullity
suit or
otherwise, which claim, but for the licenses granted herein, would be infringed
by the manufacture, sale or importation of an Inspire Licensed Product;
provided, however, that if a claim of a pending patent application shall
not
have issued within three (3) years after the filing date from which such
claim
takes priority, such claim shall not constitute a Valid Claim for the purposes
of this Agreement unless and until such claim shall issue in a
patent.
1.109 “Wind-Down
Period”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 10.6(c).
1.110 “Withholding
Taxes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
ARTICLE
2
LICENSES
AND EXCLUSIVITY
2.1 Licenses.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire
a
royalty-bearing, exclusive (even as to InSite and its Affiliates, except
as
provided in Section 2.1(d))
right
and license, with the right to grant sublicenses, under the AzaSite Patent
Rights and the InSite Know-How: (i) to develop, have developed, make, have
made,
use, have used, market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized,
offer
for sale, sell, have sold, import and have imported Subject Products in the
Field in the Territory, and (ii) to develop, have developed, make, have made,
use and have used Subject Products anywhere in the world for the purpose
of
marketing, commercialization or sale of Subject Products in the Field in
the
Territory.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire
a
royalty-bearing, non-exclusive right and license, with the right to grant
sublicenses, under the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Container Patent Rights,
the
Columbia Patent Rights and the InSite Formulation Know-How: (i) to develop,
have
developed, make, have made, use, have used, market, have marketed,
commercialize, have commercialized, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import
and
have imported Subject Products in the Field in the Territory, and (ii) to
develop, have developed, make, have made, use and have used Subject Products
anywhere in the world for the purpose of marketing, commercialization or
sale of
Subject Products in the Field in the Territory. Notwithstanding the
non-exclusive nature of the foregoing grant (but subject to Section 2.1(d)),
InSite
hereby expressly covenants that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates
and
licensees not to, directly or indirectly: (x) practice the DuraSite Patent
Rights, the Container Patent Rights or the Columbia Patent Rights or use
the
InSite Formulation Know-How (1) to develop, have developed, make, have made,
use, have used, market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized,
offer
for sale, sell, have sold, import or have imported any Subject Products in
the
Field in the Territory, or (2) to develop, have developed, make, have made,
use
or have used any Subject Products anywhere in the world for the purpose of
marketing, commercialization or sale of any Subject Products in the Field
in the
Territory; or (y) grant to any Third Party any right or license under the
DuraSite Patent Rights, the Container Patent Rights, the Columbia Patent
Rights
or the InSite Formulation Know-How to conduct any of the activities set forth
in
the foregoing clause (x).
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(c) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire
a
royalty-bearing, exclusive (even as to InSite and its Affiliates, except
as
provided in Section 2.1(d))
right
and sublicense, with the right to grant further sublicenses, under the Pfizer
Patent Rights, in each case to the extent not greater than the rights and
licenses granted to InSite under the Pfizer Agreement: (i) to develop, have
developed, make, have made, use, have used, market, have marketed,
commercialize, have commercialized, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import
and
have imported Subject Products in the Field in the Territory, and (ii) to
develop, have developed, make, have made, use and have used Subject Products
anywhere in the world for the purpose of marketing, commercialization or
sale of
Subject Products in the Field in the Territory.
(d) For
the
avoidance of doubt, (i) the licenses and rights granted to Inspire under
this
Agreement shall not include a right to offer for sale, sell or have sold
Subject
Products, and Inspire expressly covenants that it shall not sell any Subject
Products, in the Territory in circumstances in which Inspire knows or reasonably
should know such Subject Products will be distributed or sold outside the
Territory, (ii) InSite shall retain the rights under the InSite Intellectual
Property and Pfizer Patent Rights to develop, have developed, make, have
made,
use and have used Subject Products in the Field in the Territory solely for
the
purposes of distribution, sale or other commercial pursuit of Subject Products
outside the Territory, (iii) InSite shall be permitted to carry out and perform
its tasks and responsibilities under this Agreement, (iv) InSite shall retain
the exclusive rights to develop, have developed, make, have made, use, have
used, market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized, offer for
sale,
sell, have sold, import and have imported Subject Products outside the Field
and/or outside the Territory, and (v) InSite retains all rights to pursue
any of its Reserved Interests.
(e) With
respect to each Subject Product, on a country-by-country basis, upon the
expiration of the Inspire Royalty Term applicable to such Subject Product
in a
specific country, the rights and licenses granted to Inspire under paragraphs
(a),
(b)
and
(c)
above
shall become fully paid up, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable with
regards
to such Subject Product in such country.
(f) To
the
extent required by and in conformance with any applicable laws, Inspire shall
xxxx Inspire Licensed Products with the numbers of the applicable InSite
Licensed Patents.
2.2 Sublicenses.
All
sublicenses granted hereunder must be in writing and must contain provisions
that are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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2.3 InSite
Trademarks and Domain Names.
(a) The
Parties are entering into a trademark license agreement contemporaneously
with
this Agreement under which InSite is granting to Inspire rights and licenses
to
use the InSite Trademarks and the Domain Names in connection with the marketing,
commercialization and sale of Subject Products in the Field in the Territory
(the “Trademark
License Agreement”).
(b) If
Inspire and InSite enter into a definitive license agreement with respect
to the
Option Product pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10
(or
otherwise mutually agree to enter into such an agreement despite Inspire’s
failure to exercise its option under Section 2.10 or the Parties’ failure to
come to an agreement within the time period for negotiation set forth therein),
or if InSite makes any public announcement that it is no longer pursuing
development of the Option Product, then:
(i) within
ten (10) days after the execution of such agreement or the making of such
announcement, as applicable, InSite shall assign to Inspire all of InSite’s
right, title, and interest in and to the AzaSite Trademark in the Territory,
including without limitation in the registration therefor, together with
the
good will of the business associated therewith and which is symbolized
thereby,
and
shall execute the AzaSite Trademark Assignment Agreement attached hereto
as
Schedule
2.3(b)
to give
effect to such assignment in the United States and a comparable agreement
to
give effect to such assignment in Canada. InSite
agrees promptly to execute and deliver such further and other documents and
to
perform such actions as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing
assignment. From
and
after the effective date of such assignment, the term “InSite Trademarks” shall
not include the AzaSite Trademark for any purpose under this Agreement; and
(ii) effective
upon the execution of such agreement or the making of such public announcement,
as applicable, InSite hereby transfers and assigns to Inspire all of InSite’s
right, title and interest in and to the Domain Names. InSite acknowledges
and
agrees that Inspire is not assuming any liabilities, obligations or indebtedness
of InSite related to the Domain Names accrued by InSite prior to the
effectiveness of such transfer, whether arising as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise related to InSite’s business in any
manner, all of which will remain solely InSite’s responsibility. Inspire shall
be solely responsible for any liabilities related to the use of the Domain
Names
accrued by Inspire. InSite
agrees promptly to execute and deliver such further and other documents and
to
perform such actions as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing
assignment and transfer.
(c) In
addition, if Inspire and InSite enter into a definitive license agreement
with
respect to the Option Product pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10
(or
otherwise mutually agree to enter into such an agreement despite Inspire’s
failure to exercise its option under Section 2.10 or the Parties’ failure to
come to an agreement within the time period for negotiation set forth therein),
then InSite shall assign to Inspire all of InSite’s
right, title, and interest in and to the trademark AzaSite PlusTM
in the
Territory, including without limitation in the registration therefor, together
with the good will of the business associated therewith and which is symbolized
thereby. In such event, the Parties shall include the trademark AzaSite
PlusTM
as a
trademark assigned under the
AzaSite
Trademark Assignment Agreement (for the United States) and the comparable
assignment agreement (for Canada) that are executed pursuant to paragraph
(b)
above in order to give effect to such assignment.
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2.4 Use
of
Affiliates and Third Party Contractors.
The
licenses granted under Section 2.1
include
the right of Inspire to engage its Affiliates and Third Party contractors
in
exercising such rights and in carrying out its activities and obligations
under
this Agreement, provided that (i) all such agreements with Third Party
contractors must be in writing and must contain provisions that are not
inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
(ii) Inspire remains responsible for the compliance with this Agreement by
such Affiliates or Third Party contractors.
2.5 Reserved
Interests.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Inspire acknowledges and
agrees
that this Agreement shall not restrict or limit InSite or its Affiliates,
at any
time, with respect to (i) any activity, licensing or otherwise, related to
any
product other than the Subject Products (other than the Option Product as
provided under Section 2.10
or any
Future Development as provided in Section 3.8); or (ii) any activity,
licensing or otherwise, related to the Option Product other than as expressly
provided under Section 2.10
or
related to any Future Development other than as expressly provided under
Section 3.8. Inspire also acknowledges and agrees that any such activities
described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as well as all rights and interests
not
expressly granted to Inspire are reserved by InSite (the “Reserved
Interests”).
2.6 No
Implied Grants.
Except
as expressly licensed hereunder, neither Party grants any rights to the other
Party under this Agreement, by implication or estoppel, under any of its
intellectual property rights.
2.7 Registration
of License.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 8, Inspire, at its expense,
may register the licenses granted under this Agreement in any country of
the
Territory. Upon request by Inspire, InSite agrees promptly to execute any
“short
form” licenses consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
submitted to it by Inspire reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing
registration in such country.
2.8 Supply
of API.
The
Parties are entering into a supply agreement contemporaneously with this
Agreement under which InSite will supply bulk azithromycin [***] (as API),
obtained from [***] under the [***] Agreement, to Inspire for Inspire’s use in
manufacturing and commercializing Subject Products in final form.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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2.9 Supply
of Finished Product.
Upon
Inspire’s election within ninety (90) days after Regulatory Approval of the
Current Product in the United States, InSite promptly will modify the Cardinal
Agreement so that the Cardinal Agreement would only be for the purpose of
commercialization outside the Territory and assist Inspire in executing a
new
agreement with Cardinal with identical terms to the current Cardinal Agreement,
except with respect to commercialization inside the Territory, in order to
transition to Inspire all rights with respect to manufacture of Subject Products
in finished form for commercialization inside the Territory. During the period
commencing on the First Commercial Sale of any Subject Product in the United
States and continuing until the first (1st)
anniversary of such date, Inspire shall, at no cost to Inspire, be permitted
to
use, or have used for Inspire’s benefit, the equipment owned or controlled by
InSite and used by Cardinal with respect to Subject Products in connection
with
the Cardinal Agreement. If, after the expiration of such one (1) year period,
Inspire elects to continue to use or have used such equipment, Inspire shall
be
permitted to do so at a reasonable market rate that the Parties shall negotiate
in good faith.
2.10 Option
for Option Product License.
During
the period commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the date
that
is the later of (a) [***], and (b) [***] days after the date on which InSite
provides to Inspire data from the completed Option Product Phase I Clinical
Trial [***] (the “Option
Term”),
Inspire will have the exclusive option, but not the obligation, to enter
into a
license agreement with InSite for the Option Product upon terms and conditions
to be separately discussed and negotiated by the Parties. At the request
of
Inspire, InSite promptly shall afford Inspire a reasonable opportunity to
review
the scientific and clinical information relevant to the Option Product that
are
available to InSite (including during negotiations between the Parties as
provided below). Inspire may exercise its option under this
Section 2.10
by
providing written notice (the “Option
Notice”)
to
InSite on or before the expiration of the Option Term. If Inspire timely
provides the Option Notice, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and
exclusively, using their respective best efforts, for a period of up to [***]
days from the date of the Option Notice to enter into a definitive license
agreement with respect to the Option Product prior to the expiration of such
[***] day negotiating period; provided, however, that (x) if at the end of
such
[***] day negotiation period the Parties are actively negotiating the terms
of
such agreement, then such negotiation period may be extended, if mutually
agreed
to so extend by the Parties at such time, to a mutually acceptable time by
the
Parties in writing, and (y) if at the end of such [***] day negotiation period
the FDA has not yet granted Regulatory Approval of the Current Product, then
such negotiation period shall be extended until [***] days after the date
on
which the FDA grants such Regulatory Approval. If Inspire does not exercise
its
option under this Section 2.10
on or
before the expiration of the Option Term, or if the Parties cannot come to
an
agreement despite such efforts after such [***] day period (or any extension
thereof in accordance with this provision), then InSite shall be free to
pursue
any and all other opportunities with respect to the Option Product with no
further obligations to Inspire. InSite represents, warrants and covenants
that
neither it nor its Affiliates have granted prior to the Effective Date, nor
will
grant during the Term, to any Third Party any license, option, first refusal,
or
other right or interest in or to any Patent Rights, Know-How, trademarks
or
internet domain names related to the Option Product that is inconsistent
with
this Agreement, including without limitation this Section 2.10.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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2.11 Inspire
Blocking Patent Rights.
If and
when Inspire first files or Controls any Inspire Blocking Patent Rights outside
the Territory, Inspire shall notify InSite within a reasonable time after
such
filing. Upon InSite’s election in writing within [***] days of such notice, the
Parties shall negotiate in good faith for a period of up to [***] days from
the
date of such election to determine a commercially reasonable royalty rate
to
apply to InSite’s practice under any Inspire Blocking Patent Rights in the Field
outside the Territory, together with such other terms as are reasonable and
customary to effectuate the license granted below, including without limitation
reporting and payment obligations and audit rights (collectively, the
“Additional
Terms”).
Effective upon the Parties’ agreement in writing to the Additional Terms: (i)
the Additional Terms shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement
as
if set forth in full herein, and (ii) subject to the Additional Terms and
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Inspire hereby grants to InSite a
royalty-bearing, non-exclusive right and license, without any right to grant
sublicenses, under the Inspire Blocking Patent Rights to make, have made,
use,
sell, offer to sell and import Subject Products in the Field outside the
Territory.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, InSite acknowledges
and agrees that this Section 2.11 shall not affect, restrict or limit: (i)
any
right of Inspire or its Affiliates or sublicensees under this Agreement with
respect to any Subject Products, including without limitation the rights
and
licenses granted to Inspire in Section 2.1, or (ii) any obligation of or
restriction upon InSite or its Affiliates under this Agreement with respect
to
Subject Products, including without limitation the exclusive nature of the
grants in Section 2.1.
ARTICLE
3
DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMERCIALIZATION
3.1 Data
and Materials Transfer and Right of Reference.
(a) In
furtherance of the licenses granted by InSite to Inspire under this Agreement
and the activities contemplated by this Article 3, InSite shall, or shall
cause
its Affiliates or Third Party contractors to, transfer promptly (but in all
events within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date) to Inspire (i)
an
instance of any physical embodiments, to the extent necessary or useful and
available, of the InSite Know-How and the InSite Formulation Know-How, and
(ii)
a copy of the entire Regulatory Dossier for any Subject Products for the
Territory in existence as of the Effective Date. Without limiting the foregoing,
InSite shall provide to Inspire copies of all final audited study reports,
prepared in accordance with applicable FDA guidelines, for all studies relating
to the Current Product, including without limitation those listed on
Schedule
3.1(a).
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(b) InSite
shall make reasonably available to Inspire at no cost to Inspire during the
period commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the expiration
of
the twelve (12) month period following Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product by the FDA, for up to [***] man hours, InSite’s key employees (including
but not limited to key manufacturing and development personnel) for purposes
of
reasonable consulting with Inspire regarding the development, testing and
manufacturing of the Current Product, and to enable Inspire to use the InSite
Know-How and InSite Formulation Know-How in connection with the Current Product.
Any support beyond such will be subject to InSite’s agreement at reasonable
market rates.
(c) InSite,
to the extent it has the right to do so, hereby grants to Inspire a “Right of
Reference or Use” as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. § 314.3(b), and any
foreign equivalents, to any and all regulatory filings, data and information
relating to the Current Product, or to any other Subject Products developed,
manufactured or commercialized by Inspire, in the Field in the Territory,
including without limitation that related to pharmacology, toxicology,
preclinical testing, clinical testing, chemistry, manufacturing and controls
data, batch records, trials and studies, safety and efficacy, manufacturing
information, analytical and quality control, including without limitation
the
data and information listed on Schedule
3.1(c),
and
agrees to sign, and cause its Affiliates to sign, any instruments reasonably
requested by Inspire in order to effect such grant. In addition, InSite will
use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, on Inspire’s behalf, a writing from
applicable Drug Master File holders for the Current Product granting Inspire
the
right to reference such Drug Master Files. In the event that InSite is not
able
to obtain any such writing, InSite promptly shall establish alternative
arrangements reasonably acceptable to Inspire whereby Inspire’s access to supply
of the Current Product in commercially reasonable amounts for launch and
marketing thereof is not impaired by the lack of such writing. In addition,
upon
Inspire’s request, InSite shall provide reasonable assistance to Inspire in any
efforts by Inspire to obtain a writing from applicable Drug Master File holders
for any other Subjects Products developed, manufactured or commercialized
by
Inspire granting Inspire the right to reference such Drug Master Files.
3.2 Current
Product Development.
InSite
will be responsible for, and will bear all costs and expenses associated
with,
obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Current Product in each country in
the
Territory. InSite will not be responsible for any other development or
Regulatory Approval for any other product or indication except as otherwise
agreed to under the terms of Section 3.8. Subject to and without limiting
the foregoing, InSite shall, using its Commercially Reasonable
Efforts:
(a) Progress
NDA number 50-810 for the Current Product to Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product by the FDA, including without limitation conducting all clinical
trials
required for the Current Product, as deemed necessary by the FDA in order
to
grant Regulatory Approval of the Current Product;
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted
and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(b) Address
any material concerns (i.e., without resolution of which, Regulatory Approval
of
the Current Product cannot be obtained) raised by the FDA with regard to
the
Current Product, whether in an action letter indicating that the NDA for
the
Current Product is approvable or otherwise;
(c) Prepare
and file an application for Regulatory Approval in Canada for the Current
Product and progress such application to Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product by the applicable Regulatory Authority in Canada, including without
limitation conducting all clinical trials required for the Current Product,
as
deemed necessary by such Regulatory Authority in order to grant Regulatory
Approval of the Current Product in Canada;
(d) Address
any material concerns (i.e., without resolution of which, Regulatory Approval
of
the Current Product cannot be obtained) raised by the applicable Regulatory
Authority in Canada with regard to the Current Product;
(e) Prior
to
Regulatory Approval of the Current Product in each country in the Territory,
keep Inspire fully and promptly informed of: (i) the preparation of all
documents submitted to Regulatory Authorities and the filing of all submissions
relating to Regulatory Approval of any Subject Product in the Territory;
and
(ii) all regulatory actions, communications and meetings with any Regulatory
Authority with respect to any Subject Product in the Territory; including
in
each case, without limitation, with respect to labeling matters. InSite shall
collaborate in good faith with Inspire in connection with all of the foregoing,
and Inspire shall be permitted to attend any meeting described in clause
(ii) of
the preceding sentence upon Inspire’s request;
and
(f) Facilitate
discussions between InSite’s Third Party Manufacturers and Inspire in order to
assist Inspire in obtaining its requirements of pre-clinical, clinical and
commercial supplies of the Current Product.
3.3 Regulatory
Matters; InSite Assistance.
(a) Within
twenty-five (25) days after Regulatory Approval of the Current Product in
any
country of the Territory, InSite shall:
(i) submit
to
the FDA or equivalent foreign Regulatory Authority to transfer to Inspire
ownership of, and Inspire shall own in Inspire’s name, the entire Regulatory
Dossier for the Current Product (and, to the extent in existence at the time
of
such transfer, any other Subject Products) in such country, including without
limitation NDA number 50-810 and IND number 62,873 or any foreign equivalents
thereto (as applicable) in the Territory, all at no additional charge to
Inspire. InSite shall execute and deliver to the applicable Regulatory Authority
such documents as are required to notify such Regulatory Authority of the
transfer of such NDA and IND, or foreign equivalents thereto, to Inspire.
In
addition, InSite promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms
of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as Inspire may
reasonably request in order to give effect to or evidence the foregoing
assignments. The date on which all such assignments have been given effect
in
both the United States and Canada shall be deemed the “Transfer
Date”
under
this Agreement; and
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(ii) use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, on Inspire’s behalf, a writing from
[***] granting Inspire the right to reference the Drug Master File held by
[***]
for the Current Product. In the event that InSite is not able to obtain such
writing, InSite promptly shall establish alternative arrangements reasonably
acceptable to Inspire whereby Inspire’s access to supply of the Current Product
in commercially reasonable amounts for launch and marketing thereof is not
impaired by the lack of such writing.
(b) InSite
shall retain the right to use any and all information in the Regulatory Dossier
assigned to Inspire as described above, and the right of reference to all
such
regulatory documents, solely for purposes relating to InSite’s exercise of
rights retained by it under Section 2.1(d)
or
otherwise not granted to Inspire under this Agreement.
(c) From
and
after the transfer of the Regulatory Dossier in any country in the Territory
as
provided above in paragraph (a)
above:
(i) Inspire
shall have exclusive control over, and authority and responsibility for,
the
regulatory strategies relating to the further development and commercialization
of Subject Products in such country in the Field, including, without limitation:
(A) the preparation of all documents submitted to Regulatory Authorities
and the
filing of all submissions relating to Regulatory Approval of Subject Products
in
such country; and (B) all regulatory actions, communications and meetings
with
any Regulatory Authority with respect to Subject Products in such country.
Upon
the request of Inspire, InSite shall provide to Inspire on a timely basis
such
information in its possession relating to Subject Products as may be required
for the foregoing regulatory activities, and otherwise provide reasonable
assistance to Inspire, at Inspire’s expense, in complying with all regulatory
obligations in such country relating to Subject Products, including without
limitation, safety updates, amendments, annual reports, pharmacovigilance
filings, investigator notifications, manufacturing facility inspections and
certifications and product approvals.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(ii) Inspire
shall be responsible for interfacing, corresponding and meeting with all
Regulatory Authorities in such country with respect to Subject Products in
the
Field. Except as required by applicable law or as permitted under
paragraph (b)
above,
InSite shall not communicate directly with any Regulatory Authority in such
country relating to Subject Products in the Field without the prior written
consent of Inspire. In furtherance thereof, InSite shall refer all Regulatory
Authority communications relating to Subject Products in the Field in such
country to Inspire.
(iii) InSite
shall cooperate with Inspire, at Inspire’s expense, to provide all reasonable
assistance and take all actions reasonably requested by Inspire that are
necessary to comply with any law applicable to Subject Products, including,
but
not limited to, reporting of adverse drug experience reports (and Serious
Adverse Drug Experiences) to Regulatory Authorities in such country.
(iv) Inspire
shall make available to InSite on a reasonable basis any documents in the
Regulatory Dossier, and amendments thereto, for the Subject Products in such
country that InSite is required by applicable law to reference in connection
with seeking Regulatory Approval of Subject Products outside the Territory,
provided that InSite requests such access in writing and identifies such
applicable law in such request. In addition, Inspire shall consider in good
faith any other reasonable request by InSite for access to information in
the
Regulatory Dossier for the Subject Products in such country.
3.4 Commercialization.
(a) Except
as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Inspire shall be solely responsible
for
commercialization of Inspire Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory,
including without limitation with respect to:
(i) sales
and
marketing;
(ii) advertising,
marketing and promotional materials;
(iii) sales
representatives and sales force matters;
(iv) distribution;
(v) regulatory
compliance and communications and regulatory fees (e.g., adverse event reporting
programs, establishment and product fees under the Prescription Drug User
Fee
Act), in each case to the extent such responsibilities or fees arise following
Regulatory Approval of the Current Product and transfer of the Regulatory
Dossier for the Current Product in the applicable country of the Territory
as
provided above in Section 3.3(a);
and
(vi) product
inquiries and complaints.
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(b) Inspire
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to commercialize an Inspire Licensed
Product in the Field in the Territory, promptly after (i) Regulatory Approval
for such Inspire Licensed Product in the Territory has been obtained, (ii)
such
other approvals (including without limitation reimbursement approvals) as
are
necessary for the marketing of such Inspire Licensed Product in the Territory
have been obtained, and (iii) the transitions as provided under Sections
2.9
(provided Inspire has made the election set forth therein) and 3.3(a)
(as
applicable) have been given effect (collectively, “Launch
Approval”).
(c) Without
limiting the foregoing, Inspire agrees that it shall effect a First Commercial
Sale of the Current Product in the United States no later than [***] calendar
days after Launch Approval for the Current Product is obtained in the United
States; provided, however, that such obligation shall be suspended during
any
period in which [***].
(d) Inspire
shall not include in promotional kits any Subject Products intended for sale
without InSite’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not affect or restrict
any sampling practices of Inspire.
3.5 Reports.
Every
twelve (12) months following the Effective Date, Inspire shall provide InSite
a
written report summarizing the efforts and accomplishments of Inspire, its
Affiliates and its sublicensees during the preceding twelve (12) month period
in
commercializing Inspire Licensed Products.
3.6 Adverse
Event Reporting.
(a) Each
Party shall, and shall require its respective Affiliates to:
(i) to
the
extent permissible under time constraints and reporting requirements, provide
to
the other Party in advance of initial or periodic submission to Regulatory
Authorities any and all adverse event reports and Serious Adverse Drug
Experience reports from clinical trials and commercial experiences with respect
to Subject Products or any Inspire Licensed Products;
(ii) provide
such adverse event reports and Serious Adverse Drug Experience reports to
the
other Party contemporaneously with the provision of such reports to the
applicable Regulatory Authority; and
(iii) adhere
to
all requirements of applicable laws, rules and regulations that relate to
the
reporting and investigation of adverse events and Serious Adverse Drug
Experiences and keep the other Party informed of such events.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(b) If
a
Party contracts with a Third Party for research to be performed by such Third
Party on any Subject Products or any of the Inspire Licensed Products, that
Party shall require such Third Party to report to the contracting Party the
information set forth above.
3.7 Coordination
Committee.
(a) Within
thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, the Parties will establish a
committee to (i) discuss further development efforts related to Subject Products
in the Field in the Territory following Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product in each country in the Territory, (ii) manage and facilitate in an
orderly manner the transition as provided above in Section 2.9
and the
transition of the Regulatory Dossier in each country of the Territory as
provided above in Section 3.3(a),
(iii)
manage and facilitate InSite’s access to the Regulatory Dossier in the United
States, after the assignment thereof pursuant to Section 3.3(a), as reasonably
necessary to facilitate InSite’s obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Current
Product in Canada, and (iv) manage and facilitate (A) in connection with
the
launch of Subject Products by Inspire, Inspire’s access to Subject Products
manufactured by Cardinal and (B) Inspire’s access to bottle molds and trade
dress used by InSite in connection with Subject Products (the “Coordination
Committee”).
The
Coordination Committee will be comprised of equal numbers of representatives
of
each Party, with each Party appointing two (2) representatives as members
of the
Coordination Committee. The Coordination Committee may change its size from
time
to time by mutual consent of its members. Each Party may replace its
Coordination Committee representatives at any time upon written notice to
the
other Party.
(b) The
Coordination Committee will meet in person (or by having certain representatives
of the Parties participate by telephone where necessary) no less frequently
than
once every six (6) months, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. The members
of the Coordination Committee may also convene or be consulted from time
to time
by means of telecommunications, videoconferences, electronic mail or
correspondence, as deemed necessary or appropriate. Meetings of the Coordination
Committee that are held in person will alternate between the offices of the
Parties, or such other place as the Parties may agree. The first meeting
of the
Coordination Committee will take place at the offices of one of the Parties
within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date.
(c) The
Coordination Committee will strive to reach consensus on any determinations
with
respect to further development efforts related to Subject Products in the
Field
in the Territory following Regulatory Approval of the Current Product in
each
country in the Territory; provided, however, that Inspire shall have final
decision-making authority with respect to the development of Subject Products
in
the Field in the Territory.
(d) The
Coordination Committee will have only such purposes as are specifically stated
in this Agreement, and will have no power to amend or interpret this Agreement
or waive a Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement.
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3.8 Future
Development.
(a) Subsequent
to the Transfer Date, Inspire has exclusive control with respect to any further
development of any Subject Product, including without limitation any New
Indication, in the Field in the Territory (each such improvement an
“Inspire
Improvement”).
Inspire may, at its discretion, pursue any such Inspire Improvement
independently or through the Coordination Committee. Any such Inspire
Improvement will be deemed a Subject Product under this Agreement and, if
and to
the extent such Inspire Improvement also constitutes an Inspire Licensed
Product, such Inspire Improvement will be subject to Inspire Royalties payable
under Article
5.
No
additional milestone payments will be due for any such Inspire Improvement
under
any circumstances. If Inspire, at its discretion, requests InSite’s assistance
in developing any Inspire Improvement and InSite, at its discretion, agrees
to
provide such assistance, Inspire shall reimburse InSite for any such development
efforts in the manner agreed by the Parties.
(b) InSite
promptly shall provide Inspire written notice of any Future Development together
with the data from a completed phase I clinical trial (to determine the safety
of such Future Development in humans as more fully described in 21 C.F.R.
§312.21(a)) in a form suitable for submission to the FDA or equivalent
Regulatory Authority (“Future
Development Option Notice”).
During the period of [***] days following the date of the Future Development
Option Notice (“Future
Development Option Term”),
Inspire will have the exclusive option, but not the obligation, to enter
into a
license agreement with InSite for the Future Development described in the
Future
Development Option Notice for commercialization within the Territory upon
terms
and conditions to be separately discussed and negotiated by the Parties.
At the
request of Inspire, InSite shall promptly afford Inspire a reasonable
opportunity to review the scientific and clinical information relevant to
such
Future Development that are available to InSite (including during negotiations
between the Parties as provided below). Inspire may exercise its option under
this Section 3.8 by providing written notice (the “Future
Development Option Exercise Notice”)
to
InSite on or before the expiration of the Future Development Option Term.
If
Inspire timely provides the Future Development Option Exercise Notice, the
Parties shall negotiate in good faith and exclusively, using their respective
best efforts, for a period of up to [***] days from the date of the Future
Development Option Exercise Notice to enter into a definitive license agreement
with respect to the applicable Future Development prior to the expiration
of
such [***] day negotiating period; provided, however, that if at the end
of such
[***] day negotiation period the Parties are actively negotiating the terms
of
such agreement, then such negotiation period may be extended, if mutually
agreed
to so extend by the Parties at such time, to a mutually acceptable time by
the
Parties in writing. If Inspire does not exercise its option under this
Section 3.8 on or before the expiration of the applicable Future
Development Option Term, or if the Parties cannot come to an agreement despite
such efforts after such [***] day period (or such extension as mutually agreed
by the Parties in accordance with this provision), then InSite shall have
no
further obligation to negotiate with Inspire with respect to such Future
Development. InSite represents, warrants and covenants that neither it nor
its
Affiliates have granted prior to the Effective Date, nor will grant during
the
Term, to any Third Party any license, option, first refusal, or other right
or
interest in or to any Patent Rights, Know-How, trademarks or internet domain
names related to any Future Development that is inconsistent with this
Agreement, including without limitation this Section 3.8.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, InSite acknowledges
and agrees that this Section 3.8 shall not affect, restrict or limit: (i)
any
right of Inspire or its Affiliates or sublicensees under this Agreement with
respect to any Subject Products or InSite Developments, including without
limitation the rights and licenses granted to Inspire in Section 2.1, or
(ii)
any obligation of or restriction upon InSite or its Affiliates under this
Agreement with respect to Subject Products or InSite Developments, including
without limitation the exclusive nature of the grants in
Section 2.1.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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ARTICLE
4
INITIAL
PAYMENT AND MILESTONE PAYMENT
4.1 Initial
Payment.
On
the
Effective Date, Inspire shall pay InSite Thirteen Million U.S. Dollars
($13,000,000) (the “Initial
Payment”)
as
follows:
(a) Seven
Million Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and
Sixty-Two Cents ($7,352,665.62) to The Bank of New York, N.A. to redeem the
Senior Secured Notes (the “Redemption
Amount”)
on
behalf of InSite and in the manner set forth in Section 4.3;
and
(b) Five
Million Six Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars
and
Thirty-Eight Cents ($5,647,334.38) to InSite in the manner set forth in
Section 4.3
(the
“InSite
License Fee”).
The
Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall become effective
on the
Effective Date immediately upon receipt of the Redemption Amount by The Bank
of
New York, N.A. as specified in the foregoing clause (a). InSite agrees that
Inspire’s payment of the foregoing amounts in the manner specified shall
constitute full and complete satisfaction of Inspire’s payment obligations under
this Section 4.1.
4.2 Milestone
Payment upon Regulatory Approval.
Within
fifteen (15) calendar days following
receipt by InSite of Regulatory Approval in the United States of any Subject
Product with an Acceptable Label, Inspire shall pay InSite Nineteen Million
U.S.
Dollars ($19,000,000) (the “Milestone
Payment”)
in the
manner set forth in Section 4.3.
For
purposes of clarification, the Milestone Payment shall be made only once
and
upon the first occurrence of the indicated event, regardless of the number
of
Subject Products or occurrences of Regulatory Approval for Subject
Products.
4.3 Payment.
The
Initial Payment and the Milestone Payment shall each be non-refundable and
shall
be made by Inspire in U.S. Dollars by wire transfer in immediately available
funds. Inspire shall transfer the Redemption Amount to the Bank of New York,
N.A., as Collateral Agent for the holders of the Senior Secured Notes, by
wire
transfer to the credit of such bank account as is designated in Schedule
4.3.
The
InSite License Fee and the Milestone Payment shall be paid to InSite by wire
transfer to the credit of such bank account of InSite as is designated in
Schedule
5.5.
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ARTICLE
5
ROYALTIES
5.1 Royalty
Rates.
Inspire
shall pay to InSite the following non-refundable royalties in accordance
with
this Article 5 (“Inspire
Royalties”)
based
on the cumulative volume of Net Sales of Inspire Licensed Products in the
Territory:
(a) For
Net
Sales of Inspire Licensed Products occurring during the period commencing
on the
Effective Date and continuing until the second (2nd) anniversary of the First
Commercial Sale of an Inspire Licensed Product in the United States (such
period, the “Initial
Royalty Period”),
twenty percent (20%) of such Net Sales; and
(b) For
Net
Sales of Inspire Licensed Products occurring after the expiration of the
Initial
Royalty Period, twenty-five percent (25%) of such Net Sales.
The
obligation to pay Inspire Royalties under this Article 5 shall be imposed
only
once (i) with respect to any sale of the same unit of any Inspire Licensed
Product, and (ii) with respect to a single unit of any Inspire Licensed Product.
5.2 Royalty
Term.
The
Inspire Royalties set forth in Section 5.1
shall be
payable as to each particular Inspire Licensed Product sold in a particular
country, on an Inspire Licensed Product-by-Inspire Licensed Product basis
and a
country-by-country basis, for the longer of: (a) eleven (11) years
following the First Commercial Sale by Inspire, any of its Affiliates or
any of
its sublicensees of such Inspire Licensed Product in a particular country
of
sale, or (b) for so long as there exists in the particular country of sale
a
Valid Claim within the InSite Licensed Patents covering such Inspire Licensed
Product (such period, the “Inspire
Royalty Term”
as
to
the particular Inspire Licensed Product sold in the particular country);
provided, however, that the applicable royalty rate under Section 5.1
shall be
reduced by [***] in any country for any period during which the manufacture,
sale or importation of such Inspire Licensed Product in such country is not
covered by any Valid Claim within the InSite Licensed Patents. For the avoidance
of doubt, Inspire shall have no obligation to pay any Inspire Royalties for
a
particular Inspire Licensed Product in a particular country under Section
5.1
above
upon the expiration of the Inspire Royalty Term applicable to such Inspire
Licensed Product in such country.
5.3 Minimum
Royalty.
(a) For
each
of five (5) one-year Minimum Royalty Periods, which Minimum Royalty Periods
shall commence on the Minimum Royalty Date and run consecutively for
five
(5)
years thereafter, Inspire shall pay to InSite the
annual minimum royalty payment for the applicable year as specified in
Schedule 5.3(a)
(each a
“Minimum
Royalty”),
subject
to any applicable reductions or offsets permitted under this Agreement. On
the
date that is forty-five (45)
days
after the end of a particular Minimum Royalty Period, Inspire shall determine
the total amounts of Inspire Royalties accrued and payable for such Minimum
Royalty Period under Section 5.1. If such total amount of Inspire Royalties
accrued is less than the Minimum Royalty amount owed for such Minimum Royalty
Period as set forth in Schedule
5.3(a),
then,
in addition to the payment of Inspire Royalties that Inspire made for the
calendar quarter that just ended at the end of such Minimum Royalty Period,
Inspire shall also pay InSite an amount equal to the difference between the
Minimum Royalty amount owed and such total amount of Inspire Royalties accrued
for such Minimum Royalty Period.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(b) Promptly
after completion of a particular calendar year in which a Minimum Royalty
Period
ended, Inspire may conduct and complete an internal financial audit with
respect
to the total
amounts of Inspire Royalties accrued and payable under
Section 5.1 for
such
Minimum
Royalty Period. If such audit (combined with the applicable portions of an
audit
performed for the prior calendar year) shows that the total amount of Inspire
Royalties actually owed and paid to InSite, under Section 5.1, for such Minimum
Royalty Period is different from the amount used in Section 5.3(a) above
in
calculating the amount (if any) that must be paid to InSite to meet the Minimum
Royalty amount owed for such Minimum Royalty Period, then Inspire may provide
to
InSite written notice of such difference, and the consequential difference
(if
any) in the amount of the payment (if any) that Inspire should have made
under
Section 5.3(a) above for such Minimum Royalty Period in order to meet the
Minimum Royalty amount owed for such Minimum Royalty Period (such difference,
the “Reconciliation
Amount”).
If
such audit demonstrates that there is a Reconciliation Amount that must be
paid
by one Party to the other, in order to make the payment made under Section
5.3(a) for the applicable Minimum Royalty Period accurate, then the applicable
Party shall pay to the other Party such Reconciliation Amount shown to be
owing
by the audit, within thirty (30) days of Inspire providing such written notice
to InSite.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) Inspire’s
obligation to pay Minimum Royalties under this Section 5.3 shall be suspended
during any period in which (A) [***], or (B) Inspire is unable, despite use
of
Commercially Reasonable Efforts, [***];
(ii) Inspire
shall have no further obligation to pay Minimum Royalties under this Section
5.3
as of the date on which:
(A) there
no
longer exists any [***];
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(B) sales
of
a Generic Equivalent, as to any Inspire Licensed Product, during any calendar
quarter, are equal to or greater than either [***],
expressed in local currency; or
(C) InSite
has not cured a material failure to perform any of its obligations under
this
Agreement within [***] days of receiving notice thereof from Inspire;
(iii) If
Inspire’s obligation to pay Minimum Royalties under this Section 5.3 is
suspended pursuant to subsection (i) above during any particular Minimum
Royalty
Period(s), then the Minimum Royalty amount owed for such Minimum Royalty
Period(s) shall be based on a pro-rated amount (using a straight-line pro
ration
based on the number of days in such Minimum Royalty Period(s) during which
Inspire’s obligation to pay Minimum Royalties were not suspended) of the
required Minimum Royalties owed for such Minimum Royalty Period(s) under
Schedule
5.3(a);
and
(iv) If
Inspire’s obligation to pay Minimum Royalties under this Section 5.3 expires
pursuant to subsection (ii) above, or if this Agreement expires or is
terminated, during any particular Minimum Royalty Period, then the Minimum
Royalty amount owed for such Minimum Royalty Period shall be based on a
pro-rated amount (using a straight-line pro ration based on the number of
days
in such Minimum Royalty Period through the date of such expiration or applicable
notice of termination) of the required Minimum Royalties owed for such Minimum
Royalty Period under Schedule
5.3(a).
(d) During
any suspension and after any expiration of Inspire’s obligation to pay Minimum
Royalties under this Section 5.3, other than as a result of expiration or
termination of this Agreement, Inspire shall continue to be obligated to
use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to commercialize Inspire Licensed Products
in
the Field in the Territory pursuant to Section 3.4.
5.4 Reports
and Payments.
Inspire
shall deliver to InSite, within twenty-five (25) days
after the end of each calendar quarter, a report setting forth for such calendar
quarter the following information for each Inspire Licensed Product: (i)
Net
Sales of such Inspire Licensed Product by Inspire, any of its Affiliates
or any
of its sublicensees on a country-by-country basis; (ii) the Inspire Royalties
due to InSite in respect of such Net Sales; and (iii) the exchange rates
used in
calculating any of the foregoing. The total Inspire Royalties due in respect
of
Net Sales of Inspire Licensed Products during such calendar quarter shall
be
remitted at the time such report is made.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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5.5 Taxes
and Withholding.
Any
payments made by Inspire to InSite under this Agreement may be reduced by
the
amount required to be paid or withheld pursuant to any applicable law,
including, but not limited to, United States federal, state or local tax
law
(“Withholding
Taxes”).
Any
such Withholding Taxes required by law to be paid or withheld shall be an
expense of, and borne solely by, InSite. Inspire shall pay all applicable
Withholding Taxes from payments payable hereunder to the appropriate government
authority on behalf of InSite, as required by applicable law. Inspire shall
submit to InSite reasonable proof of payment of the Withholding Taxes, together
with an accounting of the calculations of such taxes, within thirty (30)
days
after such Withholding Taxes are remitted to the proper authority. The Parties
will cooperate reasonably in completing and filing documents required under
the
provisions of any applicable tax laws or under any other applicable law in
connection with the making of any required tax payment or withholding payment,
or in connection with any claim to a refund of or credit for any such
payment.
5.6 Currency
Exchange; Manner and Place of Payment.
All
payments hereunder shall be payable in U.S. Dollars. Inspire Royalties shall
be
calculated based on Net Sales in each country’s currency in which Net Sales have
occurred, and shall be converted (as applicable) to U.S. Dollars as follows.
With respect to each calendar quarter, whenever conversion of payments from
any
foreign currency shall be required, such conversion shall be made using the
same
exchange rate Inspire uses to record such sales. All payments shall be made
by
wire transfer to the credit of such bank account of InSite as is designated
in
Schedule
5.5
or as
may otherwise be designated at least ten (10) Business Days in advance by
InSite
in writing to Inspire.
5.7 Maintenance
of Records; Audit.
For a
period of two (2) years from the end of the calendar quarter in which the
particular sale occurred, Inspire shall maintain, and shall require its
Affiliates and sublicensees to maintain, complete and accurate books and
records
in connection with the sale of Inspire Licensed Products hereunder, as necessary
to allow the accurate calculation consistent with GAAP of the Inspire Royalties
due to InSite, including any records required to calculate any royalty
adjustments hereunder. Once per calendar year, InSite shall have the right
to
engage an independent accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Inspire, which
shall have the right to examine in confidence the relevant records of Inspire
as
may be reasonably necessary to determine or verify the amount of royalty
payments due hereunder. Such examination shall be conducted, and Inspire
shall
make its records available, during normal business hours, after at least
fifteen
(15) Business Days prior written notice to Inspire, and shall take place
at the
facility(ies) where such records are maintained. Each such examination shall
be
limited to pertinent books and records for any year ending not more than
twenty-four (24) months prior to the date of request; provided, however,
that
InSite shall not be permitted to audit the same period of time more than
once.
Before permitting such independent accounting firm to have access to such
books
and records, Inspire may require such independent accounting firm and its
personnel involved in such audit to sign a confidentiality agreement (in
form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Inspire) as to any confidential
information which is to be provided to such accounting firm, or to which
such
accounting firm will have access, while conducting the audit under this
paragraph. The independent accounting firm will prepare and provide to each
Party a written report stating whether the royalty reports submitted and
royalties paid are correct or incorrect and the details concerning any
discrepancies. Such accounting firm may not reveal to InSite any information
learned in the course of such audit other than the amount of any such
discrepancies. InSite agrees to hold in strict confidence all information
disclosed to it, except to the extent necessary for InSite to enforce its
rights
under this Agreement or to the extent disclosure is required by law. In the
event there was an underpayment by Inspire of amounts owed under this Agreement,
Inspire shall promptly (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after
Inspire’s receipt of the independent auditor’s report so correctly concluding)
make payment to InSite of any shortfall. In the event that there was an
overpayment by Inspire hereunder, InSite shall promptly (but in no event
later
than thirty (30) days after InSite’s receipt of the independent auditor’s report
so correctly concluding) refund to Inspire or credit to future royalties,
at
Inspire’s election, the excess amount. InSite shall bear the full cost of such
audit unless such audit discloses an underreporting by Inspire of more than
ten
percent (10%) of the aggregate amount of royalties in any twelve (12) month
period, in which case, Inspire shall bear the full cost of such audit. Upon
the
expiration of twenty four (24) months following the end of any Inspire fiscal
year, the calculation of royalties payable with respect to such year will
be
binding and conclusive upon InSite except with respect to any audit then
underway, and except for fraud or misrepresentation, Inspire and its Affiliates
will be released from any liability or accountability with respect to royalties
for such fiscal year. In
addition, Inspire shall maintain and permit Pfizer to audit books and records
in
connection with sales of Inspire Licensed Products in the same manner and
to the
same extent that InSite is required to maintain and permit audits of InSite’s
books and records with respect to such sales under Section 4(c) of the Pfizer
Agreement.
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5.8 Reductions.
(a) [***]
Third Party Patent Rights, Know-How or other technology rights in any country
in
the Territory are necessary for the development of, having developed, making
of,
having made, using of, having used, marketing of, having marketed,
commercializing of, having commercialized, offering for sale of, sale of,
having
sold, importing of or having imported a particular Inspire Licensed Product
in
the Field and if Inspire then enters into a written license agreement with
any
such Third Party, Inspire may:
(i) reduce
the Inspire Royalties and Minimum Royalties payable with respect to such
Inspire
Licensed Product in such country pursuant to this Article 5 by [***] of the
sum
of the royalties paid to all Third Parties by Inspire pursuant to all such
Third
Party licenses combined; provided, however, that in no event shall the Inspire
Royalties or Minimum Royalties payable by Inspire to InSite hereunder be
reduced
by more than [***] as a result of application of this Section 5.8(a)(i);
and
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(ii) offset
[***] of any license issue fees (including but not limited to any initial
or
upfront fees) and milestone payments paid to all Third Parties by Inspire
pursuant to all such Third Party licenses against any Inspire Royalties or
Minimum Royalties due under this Agreement. Offsets for such payments to
Third
Parties may be applied in any single calendar quarter or several calendar
quarters until the application of such payments in their entirety; provided,
however, that in no event shall the aggregate of offsets under this
Section 5.8(a)(ii) exceed in any particular calendar quarter [***] of the
sum of any Inspire Royalties or Minimum Royalties due hereunder in such
quarter.
(b) [***]
to
obtain rights in any country in the Territory from any Third Party, other
than
the situation described in paragraph (a) above, for Patent Rights, Know-How
or
other technology to develop, have developed, make, have made, use, have used,
market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized, offer for sale,
sell,
have sold, import or have imported a particular Inspire Licensed Product
in the
Field, then Inspire may notify InSite of its intent to enter into, and may
enter
into, a license with any such Third Party at its discretion. Within thirty
(30)
days of receipt of such notice, InSite shall notify Inspire of its concurrence
or lack of concurrence to such Third Party license (which concurrence shall
not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If InSite so notifies
Inspire
of its lack of concurrence, the following royalty reductions shall not apply.
Any lack of notice shall not be deemed as concurrence. If InSite has notified
Inspire of its concurrence to such Third Party license, and if Inspire then
enters into a written license agreement with such Third Party, Inspire may:
(i) reduce
the Inspire Royalties and Minimum Royalties payable with respect to such
Inspire
Licensed Product in such country pursuant to this Article 5 by [***] of the
sum
of the royalties paid to all Third Parties by Inspire pursuant to all such
Third
Party licenses combined; provided, however, that in no event shall the Inspire
Royalties or Minimum Royalties payable by Inspire to InSite hereunder be
reduced
by more than [***] as a result of application of this Section 5.8(b)(i);
and
(ii) offset
[***] of any license issue fees (including but not limited to any initial
or
upfront fees) and milestone payments paid to all Third Parties by Inspire
pursuant to all such Third Party licenses against any Inspire Royalties or
Minimum Royalties due under this Agreement. Offsets for such payments to
Third
Parties may be applied in any single calendar quarter or several calendar
quarters until the application of such payments in their entirety; provided,
however, that in no event shall the aggregate of offsets under this
Section 5.8(b)(ii) exceed in any particular calendar [***] of the sum of
any Inspire Royalties or Minimum Royalties due hereunder in such quarter.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(c) The
Inspire Royalties payable by Inspire with respect to any Inspire Licensed
Product in any country in the Territory pursuant to this Article 5 shall
be
reduced by the following percentages effective during and after the calendar
quarter when Generic Competition occurs at the following sales levels with
respect to such Inspire Licensed Product in such country. Where the sales
of a
Generic Equivalent, as to such Inspire Licensed Product, during a calendar
quarter are equal to or greater than either [***] of total sales of such
Inspire Licensed Product sold in such country, expressed in units, or
(v) [***] of the total sales of such Inspire Licensed Product sold in such
country, expressed in local currency, the Inspire Royalties with respect
to such
Inspire Licensed Product shall be reduced, subject to Section 5.8(d), by
[***]
of
the amounts otherwise owed in
such
country. Where the sales of a Generic Equivalent, as to such Inspire Licensed
Product, during a calendar quarter are equal to or greater than either
(w) [***] of total sales of such Inspire Licensed Product sold in such
country, expressed in units, or (x) [***] of the total sales of such
Inspire Licensed Product sold in such country, expressed in local currency,
the
Inspire Royalties with respect to such Inspire Licensed Product shall be
reduced, subject to Section 5.8(d), by [***] of the amounts otherwise owed
in
such country. Where the sales of a Generic Equivalent, as to such Inspire
Licensed Product, during a calendar quarter are equal to or greater than
either
(y) [***] of total sales of such Inspire Licensed Product sold in such
country, expressed in units, or (z) [***] of the total sales of such
Inspire Licensed Product sold in such country, expressed in local currency,
the
Inspire Royalties with respect to such Inspire Licensed Product shall be
reduced
to an amount that is equal to [***] of applicable Net Sales of such Inspire
Licensed Product. If such Generic Competition ceases to exist at such sales
levels, then, beginning with the first calendar quarter after such Generic
Competition does not exist at such sales levels, the reduction of Inspire
Royalties with respect to such Inspire Licensed Product in this Section 5.8(c)
shall be reduced to the reduction applicable to such lower sales levels,
if any,
in such country until such time as Generic Competition may again exist at
such
sales levels with respect to such Inspire Licensed Product in such country.
(d) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Sections [***] permitting Inspire to reduce Inspire Royalties
under certain circumstances, in no event shall Inspire Royalties payable
by
Inspire to InSite pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to a particular
Inspire Licensed Product in a particular country of the Territory in any
single
calendar quarter be reduced, as a result of the application of such provisions,
to an amount that is below [***] of applicable Net Sales of such Inspire
Licensed Product in such country in such quarter. Subject to the foregoing,
Inspire shall be permitted to apply any reduction or offset to which it is
entitled under Section 5.8(a) or Section 5.8(b) in any single calendar quarter
or several calendar quarters until the application of such amounts in their
entirety. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.8(d) shall not limit
the
application of any other reduction or offset to which Inspire is or may be
entitled under this Agreement, and shall not preclude Inspire’s exercise of any
other applicable rights or remedies from time to time.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(e) In
the
event that Inspire becomes a direct licensee of Pfizer under the Pfizer Patent
Rights, Inspire shall be entitled to offset, against any Inspire Royalties
or
Minimum Royalties due under this Agreement, any payment made by Inspire to
Pfizer in connection with such license.
ARTICLE
6
TRADEMARKS
6.1 Registrations.
InSite
shall, at InSite’s expense, use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure
and thereafter to maintain registrations for all of the InSite Trademarks
in
each jurisdiction in the Territory.
Inspire
agrees to provide reasonable cooperation in connection with InSite’s preparation
and filing of any applications, renewals or other documentation necessary
or
useful to protect InSite’s intellectual property rights in the InSite Trademarks
and Domain Names.
6.2 Inspire
Trademarks.
Subject
to Section 3.2 of the Trademark License Agreement, Inspire shall own any
trademarks created by or on behalf of Inspire that Inspire elects, in its
sole
discretion, to use in connection with the Inspire Licensed Products (the
“Inspire
Trademarks”).
InSite acknowledges that the Inspire Trademarks and any domain names
incorporating such trademarks will be selected by Inspire and will be registered
in Inspire’s or its Affiliate’s name and will be the sole property of Inspire,
and InSite agrees that it will not have, assert or acquire any right, title
or
interest therein or thereto or any good will associated therewith, except
as
provided in Section 3.2 of the Trademark License Agreement. Subject to
Section 3.2 of the Trademark License Agreement, any trade names, brand
names, slogans, logos, designs, trade dress, copyrights and good will used
on or
in connection with the Inspire Licensed Products may be selected by Inspire
in
its sole discretion and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Inspire.
Neither InSite nor its Affiliates shall have the right or license to use
the
Inspire Trademarks at any time before, during, or after the Term of this
Agreement; provided, however, that InSite shall be permitted to mention the
Inspire Trademarks to the extent necessary in making any permitted disclosures
under Article 8.
ARTICLE
7
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
7.1 Mutual
Representations and Warranties.
Each
Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Party as of the Effective
Date
that:
(a) such
Party is a corporation or entity duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has
full
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Trademark License Agreement and to carry out the provisions hereof and
thereof;
(b) such
Party is duly authorized, by all requisite corporate action, to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement and to carry out
the
provisions hereof and thereof, and the Person executing this Agreement and
the
Trademark License Agreement on behalf of such Party is duly authorized to
do so
by all requisite corporate action;
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(c) no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification,
designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local
governmental authority is required on the part of such Party in connection
with
the valid execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Trademark License Agreement, except where the failure to obtain any of the
foregoing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to
materially adversely affect such Party’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein or therein or perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder;
(d) this
Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement are legal and valid obligations
binding upon such Party and enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws; and
(e) the
execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the Trademark
License Agreement and its compliance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement does not and will not (i) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws (or
other
comparable corporate charter documents); (ii) conflict with or result in
a
violation or breach of any term or provision of any law or order applicable
to
it; or (iii) (A) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (B)
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under,
(C) require it to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make any filing
with or give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of,
or (D)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon it or any of the InSite
Intellectual Property under, any contract, instrument or license to which
it is
a party or by which any of its assets and properties is bound; except, in
the
case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, which could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect its ability
to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein or perform its obligations
hereunder, and except, in the case of (iii)(A), (B) and (D) above, with respect
to (x) that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of
December 30, 2005, by and between InSite and The Bank of New York (the
“Security
Agreement”)
and
(y) the 2003 Senior Notes, the 2005 Senior Notes (each as defined in the
Security Agreement), as amended on December 22, 2006, and those senior
secured promissory notes issued by InSite on January 11, 2006, as amended
on
December 22, 2006 (the “2006
Senior Notes,”
and
together with the 2003 Senior Notes and the amended 2005 Senior Notes, the
“Senior
Secured Notes”).
7.2 Additional
InSite Representations and Warranties.
InSite
additionally represents and warrants to Inspire as of the Effective Date
that:
(a) InSite
has the full right, power and authority to grant, and is not prohibited by
the
terms of any agreement to which it is a party from granting, the licenses
granted to Inspire under Article 2 hereof and under Article 2 of the Trademark
License Agreement. InSite has not previously granted any rights inconsistent
with the rights and licenses granted to Inspire under this Agreement or the
Trademark License Agreement;
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(b) InSite
is
the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in the InSite Owned
Patents
as set forth in Schedule
1,
except
with respect to the Container Patent Rights which are jointly owned with
X.X.
Xxxxxxx Technologies, Inc. Schedule
1
contains
a complete and accurate description of all Patent Rights owned by, or otherwise
Controlled by, InSite or any of its Affiliates as of the Effective Date that
are
necessary or useful to develop, manufacture or commercialize Subject Products
in
the Field in the Territory. InSite’s rights and interests in the InSite Owned
Patents are through assignment, without reservation, from the designated
inventors; except that it is expressly acknowledged that InSite derives no
rights from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, a co-inventor named in the Container Patent
Rights,
and that X.X. Xxxxxxx Technologies, Inc., not InSite, is the assignee of
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx;
(c) all
InSite Intellectual Property is, and immediately after the Effective Date
will
be, free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens imposed under the terms
of
the Security Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes, which Liens shall be
automatically released upon full payment of the Redemption Amount by Inspire
on
behalf of InSite in the manner set forth in Section 4.3.
InSite
has obtained the assignment or exclusive licenses of all material interests
and
all material rights from its employees and independent contractors and any
other
Third Party contractors with respect to the InSite Know-How and the InSite
Formulation Know-How. InSite has taken reasonable security measures to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality and value as of the Effective Date of the InSite
Know-How and the InSite Formulation Know-How that it regards as material
and in
need of confidential treatment;
(d) the
patent applications included in the InSite Owned Patents have been duly filed;
(e) there
are
no actions, claims, demands, suits, citations, summons, subpoenas, inquiries
or
investigations of any nature, civil, criminal, regulatory or otherwise, in
law
or in equity, or arbitral proceedings or any proceedings by or before any
governmental authority (including any Regulatory Authority), pending or,
to
InSite’s Knowledge, threatened against, relating to or affecting InSite or the
Current Product or any of the InSite Intellectual Property (with the exception
of normal Prosecution at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
equivalent foreign patent offices or customary actions with the relevant
Regulatory Authorities) which (A) could reasonably be expected to result in
the issuance of an order restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
or
making illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement or otherwise result in a
diminution of the benefits contemplated by this Agreement or the Trademark
License Agreement to Inspire; or (B) if determined adversely to it, could
reasonably be expected to result in any injunction or other equitable relief
against it that would interfere in any material respect with its ability
to
perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the Trademark
License Agreement;
(f) to
InSite’s Knowledge, neither the manufacture, use or sale of the Current Product
nor the use of the InSite Know-How, the InSite Formulation Know-How or the
InSite Trademarks by Inspire as contemplated by this Agreement and the Trademark
License Agreement will infringe upon any Third Party’s patents or will
constitute a misappropriation of a Third Party’s trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights existing as of the Effective Date; neither InSite
nor its Affiliates and, to InSite’s Knowledge, its Third Party contractors, have
received any notice in writing, or otherwise have Knowledge of any facts,
which
have, or reasonably should have, led InSite to believe that the manufacture,
use
or sale of the Current Product or the use of the InSite Know-How, the InSite
Formulation Know-How or the InSite Trademarks by Inspire as contemplated
by this
Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement will infringe any rights of
a
Third Party existing as of the Effective Date;
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(g) to
InSite’s Knowledge, there is no Third Party using or infringing any of the
InSite Owned Patents or InSite Trademarks or misappropriating or using InSite
Know-How or InSite Formulation Know-How in derogation of the rights granted
to
Inspire in this Agreement and the Trademark License Agreement;
(h) the
development, testing, manufacture, labeling, storage and distribution of
the
Current Product have been conducted by InSite and its Affiliates and, to
InSite’s Knowledge, its Third Party contractors, in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including with
respect
to investigational use, good clinical practices, good laboratory practices,
good
manufacturing practices, record keeping, security and filing of reports;
neither
InSite nor its Affiliates, and to InSite’s Knowledge, its Third Party
contractors, have received any notice in writing, or otherwise have knowledge
of
any facts, which have, or reasonably should have, led InSite to believe that
any
of the regulatory submissions relating to the Current Product are not currently
in good standing with the FDA;
(i) InSite
has provided to Inspire all material information, available to InSite or
its
Affiliates, with respect to the safety and/or efficacy of the Current Product,
including without limitation, all material information related to clinical
and
non-clinical studies, and, to InSite’s Knowledge, there is no issue that would
prevent InSite from obtaining Regulatory Approval in each country in the
Territory for the Current Product and there are no material adverse effects
that
would preclude Inspire or Inspire’s Affiliates from exercising any rights
granted hereunder or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Trademark License Agreement;
(j) InSite
is
the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in the InSite Trademarks.
The InSite Trademarks and registrations thereof are in full force and effect
and
will be maintained by InSite in the Territory during the Term in the ordinary
course. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to InSite’s
Knowledge, that has been threatened in writing by any Third Party which,
if
adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect upon the ability
of
Inspire to use the InSite Trademarks in connection with the Subject Products
in
the Territory under the terms of this Agreement or the Trademark License
Agreement;
(k) the
Domain Names are duly registered, the registrations thereof are in full force
and effect and will be maintained by InSite during the Term in the ordinary
course, and all applicable fees have been paid. InSite is the exclusive
registrant of the Domain Names and has the unencumbered right to transfer
the
Domain Names to Inspire. The Domain Names are, and immediately after the
Effective Date will be, free and clear of all Liens. There is no action,
suit or
proceeding pending or, to InSite’s Knowledge, that has been threatened in
writing by any Third Party which, if adversely determined, would have a material
adverse effect upon the ability of Inspire to use the Domain Names in connection
with the Subject Products in the Territory under the terms of this Agreement
or
the Trademark License Agreement;
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(l) each
of
the Material Agreements is a legal and valid obligation binding upon InSite
and,
as applicable, Pfizer, Columbia, Cardinal or [***], is in full force and
effect,
and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar
laws. Neither InSite nor, to the Knowledge of InSite, Pfizer, Columbia, Cardinal
or [***] is in default or breach of any of its respective obligations under
any
of the Material Agreements. Neither InSite nor, to the Knowledge of InSite,
Pfizer, Columbia, Cardinal or [***] has waived any rights or defaults or
breaches under any of the Material Agreements that would adversely affect
the
ability of Inspire or Inspire’s Affiliates to exercise any rights granted under
this Agreement or that would prohibit the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. To InSite’s Knowledge, no event has occurred which, after the giving
of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach
under any of the Material Agreements by InSite, Pfizer, Columbia, Cardinal
or
[***]. True, correct and complete copies of the Material Agreements, including
all amendments thereto, have been provided by InSite to Inspire. InSite has
not
received any notice orally or in writing that any of the Material Agreements
has
been, will be, or is threatened to be, terminated (in whole or in part) or
that
InSite is in default or breach of its obligations under any of the Material
Agreements. InSite has no intention of terminating any of the Material
Agreements (in whole or in part) and is not aware of any events, circumstances
or grounds upon which any of the Material Agreements may be terminated (in
whole
or in part) by a party thereto for default or breach;
(m) a
true,
correct and complete copy of the [***]Agreement, including all amendments
thereto, has been provided by InSite to Inspire. [***] has no right, title
or
interest in, to or under the InSite Intellectual Property except as expressly
set forth in such agreement; and
(n) all
written statements and other writings furnished by InSite pursuant hereto
or in
connection with this Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, are complete and accurate in
all
material respects to the best of InSite’s Knowledge. No representation or
warranty by InSite in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make any
statement contained herein not misleading. There is no fact, event or condition
known to InSite that materially adversely affects the Current Product that
has
not been set forth in this Agreement or disclosed by InSite to Inspire in
writing.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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7.3 Additional
Inspire Representations and Warranties.
Inspire
additionally represents and warrants to InSite as of the Effective Date that
there is no action, claim, demand, suit, proceeding, arbitration, grievance,
citation, summons, subpoena, inquiry or investigation of any nature, civil,
criminal, regulatory or otherwise, in law or in equity, pending or, to Inspire’s
Knowledge, relating to or threatened against Inspire in connection with or
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.4 No
Implied Warranties.
Except
as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party makes any representation
or
warranty, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof or
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
7.5 Certain
Additional Covenants.
(a) Each
Party shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations
applicable to its performance under this Agreement and the Trademark License
Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Inspire shall conduct its marketing
and sales activities under this Agreement in compliance with applicable laws,
rules and regulations and prevailing pharmaceutical industry standards. Inspire
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to maintain an adequate sales force
to
market and sell the Inspired Licensed Products as contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) InSite
shall not grant to any Third Party any rights inconsistent with the rights
and
licenses granted to Inspire under this Agreement and the Trademark License
Agreement.
(c) InSite
shall promptly notify Inspire in writing upon becoming aware:
(i) of
any
actual or threatened claim, judgment or settlement against or owed by InSite
with respect to any of the InSite Intellectual Property, or of any threatened
claims or litigation seeking to invalidate the InSite Licensed
Patents;
(ii) of
any
actual or threatened investigation, inquiry, action or proceeding by any
Regulatory Authority or other government agency with respect to any Subject
Product;
(iii) of
any
actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding by any Third Party which,
if
adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect upon the ability
of
Inspire to use the InSite Intellectual Property as licensed hereunder or
under
the Trademark License Agreement in connection with the Subject Products in
the
Field in the Territory; or
(iv) that
the
manufacture, use or sale of any Subject Product or the use of the InSite
Know-How, the InSite Formulation Know-How or InSite Trademarks may infringe
any
Patent Rights or other intellectual property rights of a Third Party.
(d) InSite
will promptly disclose to Inspire all InSite Developments that arise, if
any.
Information provided by InSite to Inspire with respect to such InSite
Developments will be in reasonable detail but in no circumstance less than
would
be sufficient to permit an understanding of the nature of the InSite
Developments by a practitioner reasonably skilled in the relevant technical
or
scientific area.
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(e) Except
in
connection with an assignment or transfer of this Agreement as permitted
under
Section 12.2,
InSite
shall not sell, assign or transfer any of the Material Agreements without
Inspire’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
InSite shall deploy and conduct itself under each of the Material Agreements
in
a manner that will enable Inspire to perform its obligations and exercise
its
rights with regard to Subject Products and Inspire Licensed Products under
this
Agreement. In this regard, and without limiting the foregoing, InSite shall:
(i) comply
in
all material respects with and perform all of its duties and obligations
under
each of the Material Agreements;
(ii) not
intentionally take or fail to take any action within InSite’s reasonable control
under any of the Material Agreements that could have a materially adverse
effect
on Inspire’s rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to any
action or inaction that would empower Pfizer, Columbia, Cardinal or [***]
to
terminate any of the Material Agreements or otherwise limit or reduce InSite’s
rights thereunder in any material respect;
(iii) enforce
the material provisions of each of the Material Agreements against Pfizer,
Columbia, Cardinal, or [***], as applicable, if failure to do so could have
a
materially adverse effect on Inspire’s rights with respect to Subject Products
or Inspire Licensed Products under this Agreement; and
(iv) not
modify, amend or terminate any of the Material Agreements without the prior
written consent of Inspire.
(f) InSite
shall promptly (but no later than within five (5) Business Days) notify Inspire
in writing of any actual or threatened (or InSite’s receipt of notice of any
actual or threatened) default (including failure to pay royalties when due,
if
applicable), breach, suspension of compliance or performance, or termination
(in
whole or in part) under or of any of the Material Agreements. InSite shall
promptly (but no later than within five (5) Business Days) notify Inspire
in
writing of the actual or threatened commencement of (or receipt of notice
of the
actual or threatened commencement of) any dispute, claim, suit, litigation
or
arbitration proceeding related to any of the Material Agreements, including
without limitation those disputes, claims, suits, litigations or arbitration
proceedings alleging a Third Party’s infringement or misappropriation of any of
the Patent Rights licensed or sublicensed under the Pfizer Agreement or the
Columbia Agreement. Each such notification shall contain a summary of the
event
described therein. At the request of Inspire, InSite shall promptly provide
to
Inspire full particulars, of which it is aware, in writing of the applicable
matter. InSite shall keep Inspire reasonably informed as to the status and
proposed resolution of each such matter.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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(g) In
the
event that InSite receives notice of any default (including failure to pay
royalties when due) or breach under any of the Material Agreements and has
not
cured such breach or default within ten (10) days of receiving such notice,
Inspire shall be entitled, but not obligated, to undertake payment or
performance of the applicable underlying obligation on behalf of InSite as
necessary to cure such default or breach and to offset, against amounts payable
to InSite under this Agreement, any reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
Inspire in the course thereof.
(h) InSite
shall notify Inspire in writing promptly after receipt by InSite of any notice
from Pfizer or Columbia relating to the status, validity, or change thereto,
of
any of the Patent Rights licensed or sublicensed under the Pfizer Agreement
or
the Columbia Agreement (including maintenance, filings, extensions,
abandonments, surrenders, patent office proceedings, Third Party interference
or
other challenges to, or Third Party potential infringement or misappropriation
of such Patent Rights) (each, an “IP
Communication”).
InSite shall inform Inspire of the receipt and substance of each IP
Communication and if in writing shall furnish Inspire with a copy of such
IP
Communication. InSite shall promptly inform Inspire in writing if InSite
receives, or becomes aware of, any certification filed under the U.S. “Drug
Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984” claiming that any
patent licensed or sublicensed under the Pfizer Agreement or the Columbia
Agreement is invalid or that infringement thereof will not arise from the
manufacture, use, import, offer for sale or sale of any product by a Third
Party.
(i) InSite
shall be responsible for and comply in all material respects with and materially
perform all of its duties and obligations under the [***] Agreement and under
any other agreement by or through which any Third Party has any right, title
or
interest in or to any of the InSite Intellectual Property.
(j) InSite
shall not create, incur, or allow any Lien on any of the InSite Intellectual
Property, unless the Person that is to hold such Lien shall have first entered
into a mutually acceptable non-disturbance agreement with Inspire providing
to
the effect that, in the event such Person exercises its rights with respect
to
the InSite Intellectual Property under such Lien, such Person agrees to
recognize the existence and validity of, and Inspire’s rights with respect to
the InSite Intellectual Property under, this Agreement or any agreement
supplementary hereto.
(k) Inspire
and its Affiliates shall not directly or indirectly challenge or induce any
Third Party to challenge the validity or enforceability of the Pfizer Patent
Rights, or any patent claim(s) therein, or initiate or participate in any
re-examination or other proceeding related to the validity, enforceability
or
patentability of any claim of the Pfizer Patent Rights before any tribunal
or
patent office. This section shall not prohibit Inspire and its Affiliates
from
responding to a subpoena, process, or discovery requests in any litigation
or
administrative proceeding provided that Inspire gives prompt notice to Pfizer
of
the receipt of said subpoena, process or discovery requests.
(l) The
Parties acknowledge the provisions of Section 4(b) of the Pfizer Agreement
regarding estimated monthly net sales and the Parties agree to cooperate
reasonably to facilitate compliance with such provisions. The Parties further
acknowledge that to the extent Inspire delivers information regarding such
estimated monthly net sales to InSite for further delivery by InSite to Pfizer
then such further delivery shall not constitute a breach of Section 8.1 of
this
Agreement, provided that InSite shall advise Pfizer that such disclosure
is
Confidential Information under the Pfizer Agreement and subject to the
obligations of non-disclosure and non-use in Section 11(a) of the Pfizer
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
8
CONFIDENTIALITY,
PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.1 Confidentiality.
The
Parties agree that during the Term, and for a period of five (5) years after
this Agreement expires or terminates, a Party receiving Confidential Information
of the other Party shall (i) maintain in confidence such Confidential
Information to the same extent such Party maintains its own proprietary
information of similar kind and value (but at a minimum each Party shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain Confidential Information in
confidence); (ii) not disclose such Confidential Information to any Third
Party
without prior written consent of the Disclosing Party, except for disclosures
to
its sublicensees and commercial partners for Subject Products who agree to
be
bound by obligations of non-disclosure and non-use at least as stringent
as
those contained in this Article 8; and (iii) not use such Confidential
Information for any purpose except those purposes permitted by this Agreement.
InSite acknowledges that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
it shall be an uncurable material breach of this Agreement if InSite breaches
this Section 8.1 with respect to any Confidential Information of Inspire
regarding actual or projected financial, sales or supply information or
forecasts, including without limitation disclosing such Confidential Information
or any portion thereof to investors, analysts or any other Third Party or
providing opinions or financial projections to any Third Party based on such
Confidential Information. InSite shall in no event be restricted from providing
its own financial projections, so long as Inspire’s confidential projections are
not disclosed and InSite’s projections are not in any way attributed to Inspire
by InSite. For the avoidance of doubt, any financial information of Inspire
that
is made generally available to the public by Inspire shall not be considered
Confidential Information of Inspire.
8.2 Authorized
Disclosure.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Receiving Party
may
disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to a Third Party:
(i)
to the extent and to the Persons as required by an applicable law, rule,
regulation, legal process or court order, or an applicable disclosure
requirement of any Regulatory Authority, the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”),
the
Nasdaq market or any other securities exchange or market; or (ii) to the
extent
necessary to exercise the rights granted to or retained by the Receiving
Party
under this Agreement in filing or prosecuting patent applications, prosecuting
or defending litigation or otherwise establishing rights or enforcing
obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Receiving Party
shall provide prior notice of such intended disclosure to the Disclosing
Party
if possible under the circumstances and shall disclose only such Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party as is reasonably required to be
disclosed.
8.3 Scientific
Publications.
Subject
to existing obligations of each Party to any Third Party and excluding any
publications currently being pursued, each as described in Schedule
8.3,
prior
to making any formal scientific publication relating to any Inspire Licensed
Product or Subject Product in the Field (a “Scientific
Publication”),
each
Party (the “Publishing
Party”)
agrees
to provide the other Party (the “Reviewing
Party”)
the
opportunity to review: (a) any proposed Scientific Publication comprising
a
formal scientific paper for publication in any peer reviewed journal at least
thirty (30) days prior to its intended publication, and (b) any proposed
Scientific Publication comprising a formal scientific abstract or poster
at
least ten (10) days prior to its intended publication. The Reviewing Party
shall
have the right (i) to request in good faith a delay in the Scientific
Publication in order to protect patentable information; and (ii) to require
the
Publishing Party to remove from the Scientific Publication the Reviewing
Party’s
Confidential Information. If the Reviewing Party requests a delay pursuant
to
clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the Publishing Party shall delay the
Scientific Publication for a period of sixty (60) days from such request
to
enable patent applications to be filed protecting each Party’s rights in such
information. Upon the expiration of the applicable period specified above
in
this Section 8.3,
the
Publishing Party shall be free to proceed with the Scientific Publication
as
transmitted to the Reviewing Party, except to the extent that the Reviewing
Party has exercised its rights under clause (i) or (ii) of the second preceding
sentence.
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8.4 Disclosure
of Agreement.
The
Parties agree that the material terms of this Agreement shall be considered
Confidential Information of both Parties, subject to the special authorized
disclosure provisions set forth below in this Section 8.4
(in lieu
of the authorized disclosure provisions set forth in Section 8.2,
to the
extent of any conflict) and without limiting the generality of the definition
of
Confidential Information set forth in Section 1.15.
The
Parties will mutually agree the text of a press release announcing the execution
of this Agreement. Thereafter, if either Party desires to make a public
announcement concerning the terms of this Agreement, such Party shall give
reasonable prior advance notice of the proposed text of such announcement
to the
other Party for its prior review and approval, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld. A Party shall not be required to seek the permission
of
the other Party to repeat or disclose any information as to the terms of
this
Agreement that has already been publicly disclosed by such Party in accordance
with the foregoing or by the other Party, or any similar or comparable
information. Either Party may disclose the terms of this Agreement to such
Party’s existing investors, lenders, directors and professional advisors and to
potential investors, lenders, acquirors or merger partners and their
professional advisors who are bound by written or professional obligations
of
non-disclosure and non-use that are at least as stringent as those contained
in
this Article 8 or are customary for such purpose. InSite also may disclose
this
Agreement to Pfizer as required under Section 2(c) of the Pfizer Agreement,
provided that InSite shall advise Pfizer that such disclosure is Confidential
Information under the Pfizer Agreement and subject to the obligations of
non-disclosure and non-use in Section 11(a) of the Pfizer Agreement. Inspire
also may disclose the relevant terms of this Agreement to potential sublicensees
who agree to be bound by obligations of non-disclosure and non-use at least
as
stringent as those contained in this Article 8. Each Party acknowledges that
the
other Party may be obligated to file a copy of this Agreement with the SEC
with
its next quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K or current
report on Form 8-K or with any registration statement filed with the SEC
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and each Party shall
be
entitled to make such filings, provided, however, that the filing Party requests
(to the extent legally permitted) confidential treatment of the terms hereof
for
which confidential treatment is customarily sought, to the extent such
confidential treatment is reasonably available to such Party under the
circumstances then prevailing. In the event of any such filing, the filing
Party
will provide the other Party with a copy of the Agreement marked to show
provisions for which the filing Party intends to seek confidential treatment
and
shall reasonably consider the other Party’s timely comments
thereon.
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8.5 Unauthorized
Use.
If
either Party becomes aware or has knowledge of any unauthorized use or
disclosure of the other Party’s Confidential Information, it shall promptly
notify the other Party of such unauthorized use or disclosure.
8.6 Return
of Confidential Information.
Upon
termination of this Agreement, the Receiving Party shall promptly return
all of
the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, including all reproductions and
copies thereof in any medium (except that the Receiving Party may retain
one
copy for its legal files) except as otherwise reasonably necessary to exercise
the Receiving Party’s surviving rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Inspire.
Inspire
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless InSite and its Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents (the “InSite
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all losses, costs, damages, liabilities fees or expenses
(including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) (“Losses”)
incurred in connection with or arising out of any Third Party claim, suit,
action or proceeding (a “Third
Party Claim”)
against any InSite Indemnitees to the extent resulting from (i) the breach
by
Inspire of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or obligations
under this Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement, (ii) any gross
negligence or willful misconduct of Inspire in the exercise of any rights
granted by InSite or the performance of any of Inspire’s obligations under this
Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement, or (iii) the development,
manufacture, sale or use of any Subject Product by Inspire or its Affiliates
and
sublicensees.
9.2 InSite.
InSite
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Inspire and its Affiliates and
their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents (the “Inspire
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all Losses incurred in connection with or arising out
of any
Third Party Claim against any Inspire Indemnitees to the extent resulting
from
(i) the breach by InSite of any of its representations, warranties, covenants
or
obligations under this Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement, (ii)
any
gross negligence or willful misconduct of InSite in the exercise of any of
its
rights or the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement
or the
Trademark License Agreement, (iii) the development or manufacture of any
Subject
Product by InSite or its Affiliates, or (iv) the sale or use of any Subject
Product by InSite or its Affiliates.
9.3 Indemnification
Procedures.
(a) In
the
case of a Third Party Claim made by any Person who is not a Party to this
Agreement (or an Affiliate thereof) as to which a Party (the “Indemnitor”)
may be
obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Party
seeking indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnitee”)
will
notify the Indemnitor in writing of the Third Party Claim (and specifying
in
reasonable detail the factual basis for the Third Party Claim and, to the
extent
known, the amount of the Third Party Claim) reasonably promptly after becoming
aware of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give
such
notification will not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except
to
the extent the Indemnitor shall have been actually prejudiced as a result
of
such failure.
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(b) If
a
Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee and the Indemnitor acknowledges
in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee therefor, the Indemnitor
will be entitled, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of written
notice from the Indemnitee of the commencement or assertion of any such Third
Party Claim, to assume the defense thereof (at the expense of the Indemnitor)
with counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitee, for so long as the Indemnitor is conducting a good faith and
diligent defense. Should the Indemnitor so elect to assume the defense of
a
Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor will not be liable to the Indemnitee for
any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if under applicable standards
of professional conduct a conflict of interest exists between the Indemnitor
and
the Indemnitee in respect of such claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right
to
employ separate counsel (which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitor) to represent such Indemnitee with respect to the matters as to
which
a conflict of interest exists and in that event the reasonable fees and expenses
of such separate counsel shall be paid by such Indemnitor; provided, further,
that the Indemnitor shall only be responsible for the reasonable fees and
expenses of one separate counsel for such Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor assumes
the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall have the right
to
participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense,
separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnitor. If the Indemnitor assumes
the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor will promptly supply
to the
Indemnitee copies of all correspondence and documents relating to or in
connection with such Third Party Claim and keep the Indemnitee informed of
developments relating to or in connection with such Third Party Claim, as
may be
reasonably requested by the Indemnitee (including, without limitation, providing
to the Indemnitee on reasonable request updates and summaries as to the status
thereof). If the Indemnitor chooses to defend a Third Party Claim, all
Indemnitees shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitor in the defense
thereof (such cooperation to be at the expense, including reasonable legal
fees
and expenses, of the Indemnitor). If the Indemnitor does not elect to assume
control of the defense of any Third Party Claim within the one hundred twenty
(120) day period set forth above, or if such good faith and diligent defense
is
not being or ceases to be conducted by the Indemnitor, the Indemnitee shall
have
the right, at the expense of the Indemnitor, after three (3) Business Days
notice to the Indemnitor of its intent to do so, to undertake the defense
of the
Third Party Claim for the account of the Indemnitor (with counsel selected
by
the Indemnitee), and to compromise or settle such Third Party Claim, exercising
reasonable business judgment; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall
not
compromise or settle such Third Party Claim without the Indemnitor’s prior
written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) if such
compromise or settlement would result in an admission or liability or loss
of
right by the Indemnitor or payment by the Indemnitor. The Indemnitor agrees
to
reasonably cooperate with the Indemnitee in such defense, at the Indemnitor’s
expense, including being joined as a necessary party.
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(c) If
the
Indemnitor acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee
for a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitee will agree to any settlement, compromise
or discharge of such Third Party Claim that the Indemnitor may recommend
that by
its terms obligates the Indemnitor to pay the full amount of Losses (whether
through settlement or otherwise) in connection with such Third Party Claim
and
unconditionally and irrevocably releases the Indemnitee completely from all
liability in connection with such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that,
without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, the Indemnitor shall not consent
to any settlement, compromise or discharge (including the consent to entry
of
any judgment), and the Indemnitee may refuse in good faith to agree to any
such
settlement, compromise or discharge, that provides for injunctive or other
non-monetary relief affecting the Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor acknowledges
in
writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee for a Third Party Claim,
the
Indemnitee shall not (unless required by law) admit any liability with respect
to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the
Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
9.4 Insurance
Proceeds.
Any
indemnification hereunder shall be made net of any insurance proceeds recovered
by the Indemnitee (it being understood that an Indemnitee may simultaneously
pursue an insurance claim and a claim for indemnification hereunder); provided,
however, that if, following the payment to the Indemnitee of any amount under
this Article 9, such Indemnitee recovers any insurance proceeds in respect
of
the claim for which such indemnification payment was made, the Indemnitee
shall
promptly pay an amount equal to the amount of such proceeds (but not exceeding
the amount of such indemnification payment) to the indemnifying
Party.
9.5 Insurance.
Each
Party agrees to obtain and maintain commercial general liability insurance,
including clinical trials and products liability insurance, with reputable
and
financially secure insurance carriers, in such amounts and subject to such
deductibles as are reasonable and customary in the pharmaceutical industry
for
companies of comparable size and activities. Each Party shall maintain such
insurance for so long as Subject Products in the Territory continue to be
developed, manufactured or sold and thereafter for so long as is necessary
to
cover any and all Third Party Claims which may arise from the development,
manufacture or sale of Subject Products in the Territory. Upon reasonable
request by a Party, the other Party shall produce evidence that such insurance
policies are valid, kept up to date and in full force and effect.
ARTICLE
10
TERM
AND TERMINATION
10.1 Term.
Except
as set forth in Section 12.13,
unless
earlier terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties in writing or pursuant
to
the provisions of this Article 10, this Agreement will become effective as
of
the Effective Date and continue in full force and effect until the expiration
of
the Inspire Royalty Term with respect to all Inspire Licensed Products
throughout the Territory (the “Term”).
10.2 Voluntary
Termination by Inspire.
Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, Inspire may terminate this Agreement in its entirety
or on a country-by-country basis for its convenience at any time after the
earlier of (i) the regulatory approval of the Current Product in the United
States or (ii) April 27, 2008, subject to the following. If Inspire so
terminates prior to the First Commercial Sale of an Inspire Licensed Product,
Inspire shall provide InSite no less than ninety (90) days advance written
notice of such intent to terminate. If Inspire so terminates after such First
Commercial Sale, Inspire shall provide InSite no less than one hundred eighty
(180) days advance written notice of such intent to terminate. During such
one
hundred eighty (180) day notice period (if applicable), Inspire’s obligations
under this Agreement shall continue, subject to all terms and conditions
of this
Agreement.
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10.3 Material
Breach.
Upon
a
material breach of this Agreement by a particular Party (in such capacity,
the
“Breaching
Party”),
the
other Party (in such capacity, the “Non-Breaching
Party”)
may
provide written notice (a “Breach
Notice”)
to the
Breaching Party specifying the material breach. If the Breaching Party fails
to
cure such material breach during the [***] day period following the date
on
which the Breach Notice is provided (or, if applicable, such longer period,
but
not to exceed [***] days, as would be reasonably necessary for a diligent
party
to cure such material breach, provided the Breaching Party has commenced
and
continues its diligent efforts to cure during the initial [***] day period
following the date on which the Breach Notice is provided) (such failure,
an
“Uncured
Breach”),
then
the Non-Breaching Party may terminate this Agreement on a country-by-country
basis with respect to the particular country that was at issue in the Uncured
Breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the cure period for any failure by
Inspire to make the Milestone Payment or to make royalty payments due hereunder
shall be [***] days; provided, however, that the failure by Inspire to make
any
such payment shall not be considered a breach to the extent that such payment
is
the subject of a good faith dispute by Inspire.
10.4 Bankruptcy
or Insolvency.
Either
Party may, subject to the provisions set forth herein, terminate this Agreement
by giving the other Party written termination notice if, at any time, the
other
Party shall: (a) file in any court pursuant to any statute a petition for
bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization in bankruptcy, or for an
arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee or administrator
of
such Party or of its assets; (b) be served with an involuntary petition against
it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition shall not be dismissed
within sixty (60) days after the filing thereof; (c) propose or be a party
to
any dissolution; or (d) make an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors.
10.5 Continuing
Rights of Sublicensees.
Upon
any termination of any license rights granted to Inspire under this Agreement,
each sublicense previously granted by Inspire or any of its Affiliates under
such license rights to any Person that is not an Affiliate of Inspire (each,
an
“Independent
Sublicensee”)
shall
remain in effect and shall become a direct license or sublicense, as the
case
may be, of such rights by InSite to such Independent Sublicensee, subject
to (i)
the Independent Sublicensee agreeing in writing to assume Inspire’s terms,
conditions and obligations to InSite under this Agreement as they pertain
to the
sublicensed rights, and (ii) Inspire remaining liable for any liability to
the
Independent Sublicensee incurred by Inspire prior to such
termination.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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10.6 Effect
of Expiration or Termination of Agreement.
(a) Expiration
or termination of this Agreement in its entirety pursuant to this Article
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shall not (i) relieve a Party hereto of any obligation accruing to such Party
prior to such termination, or (ii) result in the waiver of any right or remedy
by a Party hereto accruing to such Party prior to such termination. Without
limiting the foregoing, upon expiration or termination of this Agreement
in its
entirety pursuant to this Article
10,
Inspire
shall pay InSite all outstanding accrued payments under this Agreement in
the
manner required by this Agreement.
(b) Upon
termination of this Agreement in its entirety by Inspire pursuant to
Section 10.2
or by
InSite pursuant to Sections 10.3
or
10.4:
(i) all
licenses granted to Inspire by InSite under this Agreement will terminate,
and
all rights therein will revert to InSite; and (ii) Inspire promptly shall
assign
and surrender to InSite (A) the Regulatory Dossier in the Territory for all
Subject Products and (B) all Third Party agreements that relate solely to
the
Subject Products and are necessary for the development, manufacture or
commercialization of Subject Products in the Territory, provided that Inspire
has the right to assign such agreements. Inspire promptly shall cease, and
cause
its Affiliates and sublicensees (subject to Section 10.5)
promptly to cease, any sale of any Subject Product in the Territory. In
addition, Inspire promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms
of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as InSite may
reasonably request in order to give effect to or evidence the foregoing
assignments.
(c) Upon
termination of this Agreement in its entirety by Inspire pursuant to
Sections 10.3
or
10.4,
Inspire
shall have a period of [***] months to continue to sell any Inspire Licensed
Products in its or its Affiliate’s or sublicensee’s inventory (the “Wind-Down
Period”),
subject to the payment of royalties and other terms of this Agreement. After
the
Wind-Down Period, (i) all licenses granted to Inspire by InSite under this
Agreement will terminate, and all rights therein will revert to InSite; and
(ii)
Inspire promptly shall assign and surrender to InSite (A) the Regulatory
Dossier
in the Territory for all Subject Products and (B) all Third Party agreements
that relate solely to the Subject Products and are necessary for the
development, manufacture or commercialization of Subject Products in the
Territory, provided that Inspire has the right to assign such agreements.
After
the Wind-Down Period, Inspire shall promptly cease, and cause its Affiliates
and
sublicensees (subject to Section 10.5)
promptly to cease, any sale of any Subject Product in the Territory. In
addition, Inspire promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms
of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as InSite may
reasonably request in order to give effect to or evidence the foregoing
assignments.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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10.7 Effect
of Partial Termination of Agreement.
(a) Termination
of this Agreement with respect to a particular country pursuant to this Article
10 shall not (i) relieve a Party hereto of any obligation accruing to such
Party
prior to such termination, (ii) result in the waiver of any right or remedy
by a
Party hereto accruing to such Party prior to such termination, or (iii) result
in the termination or modification of any rights or obligations of a Party
under
the Agreement not involved in such termination.
(b) Upon
termination of this Agreement with respect to a particular country by Inspire
pursuant to Section 10.2
or by
InSite pursuant to Section 10.3:
(i) the
licenses granted to Inspire by InSite under this Agreement solely with respect
to such country will terminate, and all such rights will revert to InSite;
and
(ii) Inspire promptly shall assign and surrender to InSite (A) the Regulatory
Dossier in such country for all Subject Products and (B) all Third Party
agreements that relate solely to the Subject Products in such country and
are
necessary for the development, manufacture or commercialization of Subject
Products in such country, provided that Inspire has the right to assign such
agreements. Inspire promptly shall cease, and cause its Affiliates and
sublicensees (subject to Section 10.5)
promptly to cease, any sale of any Subject Product in such country. In addition,
Inspire promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as InSite may
reasonably request in order to give effect to or evidence the foregoing
assignments.
(c) Upon
termination of this Agreement with respect to a particular country by Inspire
pursuant to Section 10.3,
Inspire
shall have a period of twelve (12) months to continue to sell Inspire Licensed
Products in such country, subject to the payment of royalties and other terms
of
this Agreement. After such period, (i) the licenses granted to Inspire by
InSite
under this Agreement solely with respect to such country will terminate,
and all
such rights will revert to InSite; and (ii) Inspire promptly shall assign
and
surrender to InSite (A) the Regulatory Dossier in such country for all Subject
Products and (B) all Third Party agreements that relate solely to the Subject
Products in such country and are necessary for the development, manufacture
or
commercialization of Subject Products in such country, provided that Inspire
has
the right to assign such agreements. After such period, Inspire shall promptly
cease, and cause its Affiliates and sublicensees (subject to
Section 10.5)
promptly to cease, any sale of any Subject Product in such country. In addition,
Inspire promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as InSite may
reasonably request in order to give effect to or evidence the foregoing
assignments.
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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10.8 Inspire
Remedy for Uncured Breach.
In the
event of an Uncured Breach by InSite, the Inspire Royalties with respect
to all
Inspire Licensed Products immediately shall be reduced by [***] of the amounts
otherwise owed by Inspire under this Agreement until such time as InSite
has cured such Uncured Breach. For the avoidance of doubt, only one
such
reduction shall be in effect at any particular time during the Term. For
the
further avoidance of doubt, such reduction shall be cumulative with, and
shall
not limit the application of, any other reduction or offset to which Inspire
is
or may be entitled under this Agreement. In addition, the enumeration of
the
remedy set forth in this Section 10.8 is not intended to be to the exclusion
of
other applicable remedies, and it shall not preclude Inspire’s exercise of any
other applicable rights or remedies under the Agreement or that may now or
hereafter exist at law or in equity.
10.9 Rights
in Bankruptcy.
All
rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by InSite
to
Inspire are, for all purposes of Section 365(n) of Title 11 of the U.S. Code
(“Title
11”),
licenses of rights to intellectual property as defined in Title 11. InSite
agrees during the Term of this Agreement to maintain and preserve any current
copies of all such intellectual property that are in existence and in its
possession as of the commencement of a case under Title 11 by or against
InSite.
If a case is commenced by or against InSite under Title 11, then, unless
and
until this Agreement is rejected as provided in Title 11, InSite (in any
capacity, including debtor-in-possession) and its successors and assigns
(including, without limitation, a Title 11 Trustee) shall, as Inspire may
elect
in a written request, immediately upon such request (a)(i) perform all of
the
obligations provided in this Agreement to be performed by InSite, or (ii)
provide to Inspire copies of all such intellectual property (including all
embodiments thereof) held by InSite and such successors and assigns as of
the
commencement of a case under Title 11 by or against InSite and from time
to time
thereafter, and (b) not interfere with the rights of Inspire as provided
in this
Agreement, or any agreement supplementary hereto, to such intellectual property
(including all such embodiments thereof), including any right of Inspire
to
obtain such intellectual property (or such embodiment) from any other
entity.
ARTICLE
11
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
11.1 Prosecution
of InSite Licensed Patents.
InSite
shall have the obligation to diligently Prosecute the InSite Owned Patents,
and,
if and to the extent InSite is permitted to do so under the Pfizer Agreement,
to
diligently Prosecute the Pfizer Patent Rights (the Pfizer Patent Rights with
respect to which InSite has such rights, if any, the “Pfizer
Prosecution Patents”),
in
the Territory at no cost to Inspire. InSite and Inspire shall reasonably
consult
and cooperate with each other regarding the Prosecution of the AzaSite Patent
Rights and the Pfizer Prosecution Patents with regard to matters affecting
Subject Products.
11.2 Right
to Consult.
During
the Term, InSite shall copy Inspire, or have Inspire copied, on all substantive
documents relating to the AzaSite Patent Rights and the Pfizer Prosecution
Patents received from or to be filed in any patent office in the Territory,
within fifteen (15) days of receipt from the patent office and at least fifteen
(15) days prior to filing with the patent office, respectively, including
without limitation copies of each patent application, official action, response
to official action, declaration, information disclosure statement, request
for
terminal disclaimer, request for patent term extension, and request for
reexamination. Inspire may comment on the Prosecution of the AzaSite Patent
Rights and the Pfizer Prosecution Patents with regard to matters affecting
Subject Products and provide such comments to InSite’s patent counsel, and
InSite shall cause its patent counsel to consider in good faith such comments
from Inspire.
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11.3 Abandonment
of Prosecution by InSite.
InSite
shall notify Inspire in the event it for any reason elects to abandon the
Prosecution of a particular patent application or maintenance of an issued
patent within the AzaSite Patent Rights or the Pfizer Prosecution Patents
in the
Territory (other than in favor of a continuing application based on such
parent
application). Such notification shall specify the application to be abandoned
or
patent that will not longer be maintained by InSite and shall be given within
a
reasonable period (i.e., with sufficient time for Inspire to take action
as may
be necessary or desired) prior to the date on which such patent application(s)
or patent(s) will lapse or go abandoned. With respect to any such patent
application(s) or patent(s) that relate to Subject Products, Inspire shall
then
have the option with respect to the AzaSite Patent Rights, exercisable upon
written notification to InSite, and InSite shall not interfere with any rights
Inspire may have with respect to the Pfizer Prosecution Patents, to assume
full
responsibility, at Inspire’s discretion and at Inspire’s cost and expense, for
Prosecution of the affected patent application(s) or maintenance of any of
the
affected patent(s) in such country or countries in the Territory; provided,
however, that Inspire may offset any such costs and expenses against the
Milestone Payment or Inspire Royalties or Minimum Royalties due to
InSite.
11.4 Patent
Term Extensions.
Inspire
shall have the right to request that InSite file all applications and take
actions necessary to obtain patent extension pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 156 or
similar foreign statutes for the AzaSite Patent Rights in the Territory (to
the
extent affecting Subject Products), which extensions shall be owned by InSite.
If InSite declines to pursue such patent extensions, then Inspire shall have
the
right (at Inspire’s cost and expense) on behalf of InSite to file all such
applications and take all such actions necessary to obtain such patent
extensions. InSite agrees to sign such further document and take such further
actions (at Inspire’s cost and expense) as may be requested by Inspire in this
regard. Inspire
may offset any costs and expenses incurred by it under this Section 11.4
against
the Milestone Payment or Inspire Royalties or Minimum Royalties due to
InSite.
11.5 Third
Party Infringement.
(a) Suits
for Infringement of the InSite Licensed Patents or InSite
Trademarks.
If
InSite or Inspire becomes aware of infringement of any patent included in
the
InSite Licensed Patents by a Third Party in the Territory, or any material
instance of an actual or potential infringement of, or unfair competition
by a
Third Party affecting, any InSite Trademark used in connection with Inspire
Licensed Products in the Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the
other
Party in writing to that effect and provide a summary of the relevant facts
and
circumstances known to such Party relating to such infringement (“Infringement
Notice”).
Promptly after receipt of an Infringement Notice, the Parties shall discuss
in
good faith the infringement or unfair competition and appropriate actions
that
could be taken to cause it to cease. Upon Inspire’s request, InSite shall submit
to Pfizer a writing approved by Inspire evidencing any infringement of the
Pfizer Patent Rights and shall request that Pfizer assert the Pfizer Patent
Rights to restrain such infringement. InSite shall keep Inspire informed
with
respect to any such proceeding as may be instituted by Pfizer. InSite shall
have
the right, but not be obligated, at its sole discretion, on its own behalf,
to
institute, prosecute and control any action or proceeding to restrain
infringement of any InSite Owned Patents or to xxxxx infringement or unfair
competition with respect to any InSite Trademarks. In addition, if and to
the
extent InSite is permitted to do so under the Pfizer Agreement, InSite shall,
upon Inspire’s request, institute and diligently prosecute an action or
proceeding to restrain infringement of any Pfizer Patent Rights. Inspire
shall
provide all reasonable cooperation required to prosecute such litigation.
InSite
shall have sole control of any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement
or compromise; provided, however, that (i) InSite shall keep Inspire
informed and consult with Inspire with respect to any such proceeding and
(ii) InSite shall not settle or compromise any such suit or enter into any
agreement or consent order for the settlement or compromise thereof without
the
prior written consent of Inspire, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
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(b) Step-in
Right for Inspire.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said Infringement Notice,
(i)
(A) InSite has not obtained a discontinuance of an alleged infringement of
the InSite Owned Patents or an alleged infringement or unfair competition
with
respect to any InSite Trademarks by a Third Party or brought an infringement
action or proceeding or otherwise taken appropriate action to xxxxx such
infringement or unfair competition, or (B) if InSite shall notify Inspire
at any
time prior thereto of its intention not to bring suit against an alleged
infringer and (ii) such infringement or unfair competition is not
de
minimis
and is
adverse to an Inspire Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory, then
Inspire shall have the right, but not be obligated, to institute, prosecute
and
control any action or proceeding to restrain such infringement or unfair
competition. In addition, if InSite is permitted to institute and prosecute
an
action or proceeding to restrain infringement of any Pfizer Patent Rights,
and
InSite does not diligently do so within ten (10) days of Inspire’s request
therefor, then Inspire shall, subject to any rights of Pfizer with respect
to
the Pfizer Patent Rights, have the right, but not be obligated, to institute,
prosecute and control any action or proceeding to restrain such infringement.
InSite agrees to be joined as a party plaintiff if necessary to prosecute
any
such action or proceeding and shall provide all reasonable cooperation,
including any necessary use of its name, required to prosecute any such
litigation. InSite shall have the right to join any such action, using counsel
of its own choosing and at its own expense. Inspire shall have sole control
of
any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise; provided,
however, that (i) Inspire shall keep InSite informed and consult with
InSite with respect to any such proceeding and (ii) Inspire shall not
settle or compromise any such suit or enter into any agreement or consent
order
for the settlement or compromise thereof without the prior written consent
of
InSite, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Costs
and Recoveries from Infringement Action.
Each
Party shall assume and pay all of its own out-of-pocket costs incurred in
connection with any litigation or proceedings described in this
Section 11.5
including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of that Party’s counsel.
Any recovery obtained by any Party as a result of any proceeding described
in
this Section 11.5,
by
settlement or otherwise, shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(i) first, to reimburse each Party for all litigation costs in connection
with
such proceeding paid by that Party and not otherwise recovered (on a pro
rata
basis based on each Party’s respective litigation costs, to the extent the
recovery was less than all such litigation costs); and (ii) second, the
remainder of the recovery shall be shared equally.
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(d) Declaratory
Actions and Counterclaims Against Inspire or InSite.
In the
event that an action alleging invalidity or non-infringement of any of the
InSite Owned Patents shall be brought against InSite or Inspire, InSite,
at its
sole discretion, shall have the right, but not be obligated, within thirty
(30)
days after the commencement of such action, to take or regain control of
the
action at its own expense. If InSite shall determine not to exercise this
right,
Inspire may take over or remain as lead counsel for the action at Inspire’s sole
discretion. Any recovery obtained from such litigation, proceeding or settlement
shall be shared in accordance with Section 11.5(c).
11.6 Infringement
of Third Party Rights.
(a) Infringement
Claims.
With
respect to any and all claims instituted by Third Parties for patent
infringement involving the manufacture, use, offer for sale or sale of an
Inspire Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory during the Term, Inspire
shall promptly notify InSite of such claim and the Parties shall discuss
in good
faith such infringement and determine the best course of action. If the Parties
cannot agree on the best course of action after such good faith discussions
and
Inspire in good faith believes that the claim is significant and adverse
to the
manufacture, use, offer for sale or sale of an Inspire Licensed Product in
the
Field in the Territory during the Term, then Inspire may proceed with what
it
deems to be the best course of action in its good faith judgment under the
terms
of this provision (either this course of action or the agreed upon course
of
action will be referred to herein as “Course
of Action”).
Except for any such claims for which InSite is obligated to indemnify Inspire
under Section 9.2,
Inspire
shall have the right, but not be obligated, at its sole discretion, on its
own
behalf, to pursue any Course of Action. InSite agrees to be joined as a party
if
necessary to pursue any Course of Action and shall provide all reasonable
cooperation, including any necessary use of its name, required for such Course
of Action. Inspire shall have sole control of any such Course of Action,
including without limitation any associated settlement or compromise; provided,
however, that (i) Inspire shall keep InSite informed and consult with
InSite with respect to any such Course of Action and (ii) Inspire shall not
settle or compromise any such action or proceeding or enter into any agreement
or consent order for the settlement or compromise thereof without the prior
written consent of InSite, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
(b) Step-in
Right for InSite.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said claim being brought,
or
such sooner period as may be necessary to appropriately respond to said claim,
Inspire has not elected to pursue any Course of Action, or if Inspire shall
notify InSite at any time prior thereto of its intention not to pursue any
Course of Action, then InSite shall have the right, but not be obligated,
to
defend and control such action or proceeding. Inspire shall provide all
reasonable cooperation required to defend such claim, including any necessary
use of its name. InSite shall have sole control of any such defense and all
negotiations for its settlement or compromise; provided, however, that (i)
InSite shall keep Inspire informed and consult with Inspire with respect
to any
such Course of Action and (ii) InSite shall not settle or compromise any
such suit or enter into any agreement or consent order for the settlement
or
compromise thereof without the prior written consent of Inspire, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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(c) Costs
and Expenses from Defending an Infringement Action.
Inspire
may offset its out-of-pocket costs, losses and expenses incurred in connection
with any Course of Action described in this Section 11.6, including without
limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel, against any Inspire Royalties
or
Minimum Royalties or the Milestone Payment due under this Agreement. Offsets
for
such costs and expenses may be applied in any calendar quarter or several
calendar quarters until the application of such costs and expenses in their
entirety.
ARTICLE
12
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Consideration.
The
Parties acknowledge that each of the licenses and rights granted by InSite
in
Article
2
and each
of the provisions of this Agreement for efforts or assistance by InSite and
access to InSite Intellectual Property and Pfizer Patent Rights, individually
and collectively, constitute good, valuable, and sufficient consideration
for
each and all of the fees and payments called for hereunder and for each and
all
of the other obligations of Inspire and its Affiliates and sublicensees;
and the
Parties further acknowledge that the individual and collective rights under
and
access to InSite Licensed Patents, InSite Trademarks, InSite Know-How, and
InSite Formulation Know-How renders the way in which those fees and payments
hereunder are determined, and their duration, appropriate and desirable as
a
matter of convenience.
12.2 Assignment.
This
Agreement may not be assigned or otherwise transferred (in whole or in part,
whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise) by either Party without
the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that such consent shall not be
required in connection with (a) assignment or transfer to an Affiliate of
the
Party; (b) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Party, (c) a
sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the voting stock, or all or
substantially all of the assets, of the Party, or (d) a sale or transfer
by the
Party of all or substantially all of the assets of the Party with respect
to its
program related to Subject Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such
assignment or transfer to an Affiliate shall not relieve the assigning Party
of
its responsibilities for performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of
the
Parties. Any attempted assignment not in accordance with this Agreement shall
be
void.
12.3 Further
Actions.
Each
Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments,
and
to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
carry
out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
12.4 Notices.
Notices
to InSite shall be addressed to:
InSite
Vision Incorporated
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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a copy to:
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& Xxxxx LLP
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Xxx Xxxxx, Esq.
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No.: 000-000-0000
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to Inspire shall be addressed to:
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
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General Counsel
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No.: 000-000-0000
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a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, L.L.P.
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Either
Party may change the address to which notices shall be sent by giving notice
to
the other Party in the manner herein provided. Any notice required or provided
for by the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (i) sent
via
a reputable overnight courier service, or (ii) sent by facsimile transmission,
in each case properly addressed in accordance with the paragraphs above.
The
effective date of any notice shall be the actual date of receipt by the Party
receiving the same.
12.5 Amendment.
No
amendment, modification or supplement of any provision of this Agreement
shall
be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized
representative of each Party.
12.6 Waiver.
No
provision of this Agreement shall be waived by any act, omission or knowledge
of
a Party or its agents or employees except by an instrument in writing expressly
waiving such provision and signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving
Party.
12.7 Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts and such counterparts taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may be executed
by
facsimile signatures, which signatures shall have the same force and effect
as
original signatures.
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12.8 Descriptive
Headings.
The
descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall
be of
no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of
this
Agreement.
12.9 Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution.
This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions
thereof. Prior to bringing a legal action against the other Party, such dispute
shall be separately negotiated by the Parties hereto in good faith and all
reasonable efforts undertaken to settle amicably such matters before resorting
to further legal recourse, as follows: upon the occurrence of a dispute between
the Parties, including, without limitation, any breach of this Agreement
or any
obligation relating thereto, or any dispute with respect to whether a product
is
an Inspire Licensed Product, the matter shall be referred first to the officers
of InSite and Inspire having responsibility for the subject matter of the
dispute, or their designees. The officers, or their designees, as the case
may
be, shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute in a mutually
satisfactory manner for up to thirty (30) days. If such efforts do not result
in
mutually satisfactory resolution of the dispute, the matter shall be referred
to
the chief executive officers of InSite and Inspire, or their designees. The
chief executive officers, or their designees, as the case may be, shall
negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute in a mutually satisfactory
manner for up to thirty additional (30) days, or such longer period of time
to
which the chief executive officers may agree.
12.10 Severability.
If any
provision hereof should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect
in any jurisdiction, the Parties hereto shall use reasonable efforts to
substitute, by mutual written consent, valid provisions for such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions which valid provisions in their economic
effect are sufficiently similar to the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions that it can be reasonably assumed that the Parties would have
entered
into this Agreement with such valid provisions. In case such valid provisions
cannot be agreed upon, the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions of
this
Agreement shall not affect the validity of this Agreement as a whole, unless
the
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions are of such essential importance
to
this Agreement that it is to be reasonably assumed that the Parties would
not
have entered into this Agreement without the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions.
12.11 Entire
Agreement of the Parties.
This
Agreement hereby, together with the Trademark License Agreement and the
Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto, constitutes and contains the
complete, final and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties
and
cancels and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence,
understandings and agreements whether oral or written, between the Parties
respecting the subject matter hereof and thereof.
12.12 Independent
Parties.
The
relationship between the Parties created by this Agreement is one of independent
contractors and is not a joint venture, partnership or any similar arrangement.
Neither Party shall have the power or authority to bind or obligate the other
except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
12.13 Accrued
Rights; Surviving Obligations.
Unless
explicitly provided otherwise in this Agreement, termination, relinquishment
or
expiration of this Agreement for any reason shall be without prejudice to
any
rights that shall have accrued to the benefit to any Party prior to such
termination, relinquishment or expiration, including damages arising from
any
breach hereunder. Such termination, relinquishment or expiration shall not
relieve any Party from obligations which are expressly indicated to survive
termination or expiration of the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing,
the
obligations and rights set forth in Sections 2.1(e),
5.7,
6.2, 10.5, 10.6, and Articles 1 (to the extent required to enforce other
surviving rights or obligations), 8, 9 and 12 hereof shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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12.14 Certain
Remedies.
Each
Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party would be irreparably damaged
if any of the provisions of this Agreement (other than provisions involving
the
payment of money) are not performed by a Party in accordance with their specific
terms, and that any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, this
Agreement by a Party could not be adequately compensated in all cases by
monetary damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy
to
which a Party may be entitled at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to
enforce any provision of this Agreement (other than provisions involving
the
payment of money) by a decree of specific performance and to temporary,
preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened
breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any
bond or
other undertaking.
12.15 Expenses.
Unless
otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by
the
Party that shall have incurred the same and the other Party shall have no
liability relating thereto.
12.16 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
No
person or entity other than the Parties hereto and their respective Affiliates,
successors and permitted assigns shall be deemed an intended beneficiary
hereunder or have any right to enforce any obligation of this
Agreement.
12.17 No
Strict Construction.
This
Agreement has been prepared jointly and shall not be strictly construed against
either Party.
[Signature
Page Immediately Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the Parties have duly
executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO LICENSE AGREEMENT
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Schedule
1
InSite
Licensed Patents
DuraSite
Patent Rights:
[***]
AzaSite
Patent Rights:
U.S.
Patent Nos. 6,239,113; 6,569,443, 7056,893
[***]
Columbia
Patent Rights:
[***]
Container
Patent
Rights:
[***]
[***]
Pfizer
Patent Rights:
U.S.
Patent No. 6,861,411
[***]
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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Schedule
1.24
InSite
Trademarks
Trademarks
U.S.:
DuraSite
DuraSite®
US
Trademark Number: 1769077
AzaSite
AzaSite™
US Trademark Application Number: 78/426,374
Canada:
DuraSite
DuraSite®
Canadian
Registration Number 432299
AzaSite
AzaSite™
Canadian Trademark Application Number 1325128
Domain
Name
xxx.XxxXxxx.xxx
Schedule
2.3(b)
AzaSite
Trademark Assignment Agreement
(See
attached document)
ASSIGNMENT
OF TRADEMARKS
This
ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARKS (this “Assignment”) is dated and made as of _____ __,
2007, by and between InSite Vision Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(“Assignor”), and Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Assignee").
RECITAL
Assignee
and Assignor are parties to a License Agreement dated as of February 15,
2007.
In accordance therewith, Assignor desires to transfer and assign to Assignee,
and Assignee desires to accept the transfer and assignment of, all of Assignor’s
right, title and interest in, to and under Assignor’s registered and
unregistered trademarks with respect to AzaSite [AzaSite
Plus to be added as applicable]
in the
United States of America, and the territories and possessions thereof, and
all
registrations and registration applications associated therewith, including
without limitation any and all of the foregoing listed on Schedule A annexed
hereto and incorporated herein by reference (all of the foregoing being referred
to herein as the "Marks").
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor does hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally transfer and assign to Assignee, and Assignee does hereby
accept
such transfer and assignment, all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in,
to, and under (i) the Marks, together with the goodwill associated therewith
and
which is symbolized thereby, and any and all renewals and extensions thereof
that may hereafter be secured, now or hereafter in effect, and (ii) all claims
and causes of action for damages and other relief by Assignor by reason of
all
past and future infringements, dilutions, and other violations of any and
all
rights under such Marks along with Assignor’s right to xxx under such claims and
to collect and enjoy damages, benefits, and other remedies resulting therefrom,
all the foregoing to be held and enjoyed by Assignee, its successors and
assigns
from and after the date hereof as fully and entirely as the same would have
been
held and enjoyed by Assignor had this Assignment not been made.
Assignor
agrees to assist Assignee by executing such other instruments and taking
such
other actions as requested by Assignee to vest sole and exclusive ownership
of
the Marks in Assignee’s name and to otherwise give full effect to the rights
granted to Assignee hereunder.
Assignor
hereby authorizes and requests the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, and the similar authorities in all trademark, intellectual property,
or
other offices where any of the registration applications included in the
Marks
have been or may be filed, to issue any registrations arising from said
applications to Assignee for its sole use and advantage; and for the use
and
advantage of its legal representatives and assigns, to the full end of the
term,
and any extensions thereof, for which such registrations may be granted,
as
fully and entirely as the same would have been held by Assignor had this
Assignment not been made.
Assignor
hereby authorizes Assignee to file this Assignment and any other documents
relating thereto with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the trademark,
intellectual property, or other offices where any registrations or registration
applications for Marks have been or may be filed or issued for purposes of
having the Assignment recorded therein and to place sole and exclusive right,
title, and interest in and to such Marks in the name of Assignee.
This
Assignment is effective as of ____ __, 2007.
Except
to
the extent that federal law preempts state law with respect to the matters
covered hereby, this Assignment shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice
of
law provisions thereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused its duly authorized officer to execute
this Assignment as of the date set forth below.
InSite
Vision Incorporated
By:
___________________
Name:
Title:
Inspire
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By:
______________________
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE
A
AzaSite
AzaSite™
US Trademark Application Number: 78/426,374
[AzaSite
Plus to be added as applicable]
Schedule
3.1(a)
Final
Audited Study Reports
[***]
*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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Schedule
3.1(c)
Data
and Information Related to AzaSite
All
data
supplied in NDA-50-810 and Amendments to 50-810 which has been supplied to
Inspire
Schedule
4.3
Wire
Transfer Instructions for Redemption Amount
Bank:
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ABA
#:
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[***]
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Credit
Account #:
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[***]
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Acct
Name:
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[***]
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Reference:
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[***]
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Attn:
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[***]
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*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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Schedule
5.3(a)
Minimum
Royalties
Minimum
Royalty Period
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Required
Minimum Royalty for Period (US$)
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First
Minimum Royalty Period:
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Second
Minimum Royalty Period:
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[***]
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Third
Minimum Royalty Period:
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[***]
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Fourth
Minimum Royalty Period:
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[***]
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Fifth
Minimum Royalty Period:
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[***]
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*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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Schedule
5.5
Wire
Transfer Instructions
Bank:
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[***]
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ABA
#:
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[***]
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Credit
Account #:
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[***]
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Acct
Name:
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[***]
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Attn:
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[***]
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*Indicates
that certain information contained herein has been omitted and
filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted
portions.
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Schedule
8.3
Scientific
Publications
Abstracts
and Articles:
1. |
Ocular
Bioavailability and Systemic Levels of an Ophthalmic Formulation
of
Azithromycin, ISV-401. E.C. Si, X.X. Xxxxxx, S.D. Xxx. Invest
Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
2003. E
-
Abstract 1461. Presented
at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Monday,
May
5, 2003.
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A
Randomized Trial Assessing Microbial Eradication and Clinical Efficacy
of
1% Azithromycin Ophthalmic Solution vs. Tobramycin in Pediatric
and Adult
Subjects with Bacterial Conjunctivitis. M. B. Xxxxxxx, X. X. Xxxxxxx,
A.
M. Xxxxxxx, AzaSite Clinical Study Group. Invest
Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
2006. E
-
Abstract 3589. Presented
at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Wednesday,
May 3, 2006.
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A
Randomized Trial Assessing Safety and Tolerability of 1% Azithromycin
Ophthalmic Solution vs. Tobramycin in Pediatric and Adult Subjects
with
Bacterial Conjunctivitis. X. X. Xxxxxxx, M.B. Xxxxxxx, A.M. Xxxxxxx,
AzaSite Clinical Study Group. Invest
Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
2006. E
-
Abstract 4958 Presented
at: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Thursday,
May 4, 2006.
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4. |
Safety
and Tolerability of Azithromycin 1% Eye Drops as Anti-infective
Therapy
for Bacterial Conjunctivitis. X. Xxxxxx, M.B. Xxxxxxx, A.M. Xxxxxxx,
The
AzaSite Clinical Study Group. Presented
at: The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
November
11-14, 2006.
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5. |
Efficacy
of Azithromycin 1% Eye Drops vs. Vehicle as First-Line Therapy
for
Bacterial Conjunctivitis. M.B. Xxxxxxx, A.M. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxx,
The
AzaSite Clinical Study Group. Presented
at: The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
November
11-14, 2006.
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6. |
DuraSite
as a Drug Delivery Platform. X.X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxx, E.
Si
Presented at: The Annual Meeting of the Association for Ocular
Pharmacology and Therapeutics 8th
Scientific Meeting, February 9-11,
2007.
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7. |
Frequent
Dosing with Topical 1% Azithromycin is Effective in Reducing
Azithromycin-Resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosa Colony
Counts in a NZW Rabbit Model. X.X.
Xxxxx, E.G. Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Mah, X.X. Xxxxxx. Accepted
at:
The
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2007.
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8. |
Development
of a Commercial Eye Drop Formulation of Azithromycin. X.X. Xxxxxx,
E. Si,
X. Xxxx, X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx Accepted at: The
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2007.
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9. |
Phase
3 Safety Comparisons for 1.0% Azithromycin in a Polymeric Mucoadhesive
Eyedrop vs. 0.3% Tobramycin Eyedrops for Bacterial Conjunctivitis.
Protzko
E., Xxxxxx L., Xxxxxxx A., Xxxxxxx M.B. and AzaSite Study Group.
Invest
Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
in
press.
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10. |
“Study
results promising: Antibiotic product treats bacterial conjunctivitis
effectively” Ophthalmology
Times,
Nov 2002: Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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11. |
Xxxxxx
N, Xxxxxxx MB “Antibiotic combats acute bacterial conjunctivitis”
Ophthalmology
Times
April 2003: Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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12. |
“Patent
covers all azalide use for ocular infections” Ophthalmology
Times,
May 2003: Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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13. |
Xxxxxxx
M.B. Xxxxxx M., Xxxxxx X. “Ophthalmic drugs: What’s in the pipeline?”
Ophthalmology
Times,
May 2005: Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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14. |
Lines
L., Xxxxxxx M.B. “The Ophthalmic Pharmaceutical Pipeline Expands”
Ophthalmology
Times,
Jul 2006: Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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15. |
Xxxxxxx
C. “Long-acting azithromycin safe, effective in treating bacterial
conjunctivitis.” Ophthalmology
Times,
Jul 2006: M.B. Xxxxxxx (editor) Advanstar Communications. Article
Link
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16. |
Donnenfeld
E. “Azithromycin with DuraSite offers stability, increased corneal
contact.” Ocular
Surgery News,
November 2006: vol. 24 issue 22. Slack Incorporated.
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17. |
Xxxxxxx
M.B. “Pearls from ARVO—allergies, AMD and therapeutics” Eye
World
August 2006: Xxxx Lines (Editor). ASCRS
Ophthalmic Services Corp. Article
Link
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18. |
Xxxxxxx
T. “New Topical Broad Spectrum Antibiotic on the Horizon: Phase 3 Trial
of
Azithromycin Yields Promising Results.” Eye
World,
February 2007: Vol. 12;2:20-21 X. Xxxxxxx and X.X. Xxxxxx (editors)
:
ASCRS
Ophthalmic Services Corp. Current
Issue Main Page
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Submitted
Chapters and Manuscripts:
19. |
Donnenfeld
E., Xxxxxxxxxxxx X.X. “Azithromycin in Ophthalmology: A New Therapy” in
Clinical
Applications of Antibiotics and Antiinflammatory Drugs in
Ophthalmology
X.
Xxxx, X. Xxxxxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx (Editors). M/S
Jaypee
Brothers Medical Publisher Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, Publishers.
2007
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20. |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
X.X., Protzko E. 1%
Azithromycin in DuraSite: Clinical Development of Topical
Azalide Anti-Infective for Ocular Surface Therapy. Clinical
Ophthalmology.
2007.
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21. |
A
Randomized Trial Assessing the Clinical Efficacy and Microbial
Eradication
of 1% Azithromycin Ophthalmic Solution vs. Tobramycin in Adult
and
Pediatric Subjects with Bacterial Conjunctivitis Xxxxxxx M.B.,
Xxxxxx L.,
Xxxxxxx A., Xxxxxxx X. and AzaSite Study Group. Clinical
Ophthalmology
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Manuscripts
in Progress
22. |
Xxxxxxx
M.B., Xxxxxx L., Xxxxxxx A., Xxxxxx X.X. and AzaSite Study Group
“Efficacy
and Safety of Topical 1% Azithromycin in DuraSite vs. Vehicle for
Bacterial Conjunctivitis”
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