EXHIBIT 10.1
MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
AND
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
JANUARY 6, 2001
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS.......................................1
1.1 "Affiliate"...........................................1
1.2 "Bacteremia"..........................................1
1.3 "CAP".................................................1
1.4 "Change in Control"...................................2
1.5 "Clinical Transfer Price".............................2
1.6 "Commercial Launch"...................................2
1.7 "Commercialize".......................................2
1.8 "Commercially Reasonable Efforts".....................2
1.9 "Compulsory License"..................................2
1.10 "Confidential Information"............................2
1.11 "Control".............................................3
1.12 "Core IV Products"....................................3
1.13 "Core Licensed Products"..............................3
1.14 "Core Trials".........................................3
1.15 "CPMP"................................................3
1.16 "cSST"................................................3
1.17 "Cubist Development Plan".............................3
1.18 "Cubist Diligence Obligation".........................3
1.19 "Cubist Know-How".....................................3
1.20 "Cubist Marks"........................................3
1.21 "Cubist Patent".......................................3
1.22 "Cubist Technology"...................................3
1.23 "cUTI"................................................3
1.24 "Daptomycin"..........................................3
1.25 "Daptomycin Product"..................................4
1.26 "Daptomycin-Derived Product"..........................4
1.27 "Development Subcommittee"............................4
1.28 "Diligence Obligation"................................4
1.29 "Directly Competitive Product"........................4
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1.30 "Dollar"..............................................4
1.31 "Drug Approval Application"...........................4
1.32 "EC"..................................................4
1.33 "EMEA"................................................4
1.34 "Endocarditis"........................................5
1.35 "Enterococcal Infection"..............................5
1.36 "FDA".................................................5
1.37 "Force Majeure........................................5
1.38 "Free Sales Certificate"..............................5
1.39 "Gilead Development Plan".............................5
1.40 "Gilead Diligence Obligation".........................5
1.41 "Gilead Indemnifiable Technology".....................5
1.42 "Gilead Indemnifiable Technology Losses"..............5
1.43 "Gilead Marks"........................................5
1.44 "Gilead Project Know-How".............................5
1.45 "Gilead Project Patent"...............................6
1.46 "Gilead Project Technology"...........................6
1.47 "Gilead Territory"....................................6
1.48 "HAP".................................................6
1.49 "Incremental Product Development Costs"...............6
1.50 "IND".................................................6
1.51 "Information".........................................6
1.52 "Infringement"........................................6
1.53 "IV Product"..........................................6
1.54 "Joint Invention\.....................................6
1.55 "Joint Patent"........................................6
1.56 "Licensed Product"....................................6
1.57 "Lilly"...............................................7
1.58 "Lilly License".......................................7
1.59 "Loss"................................................7
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1.60 "MAA".................................................7
1.61 "Marketing Subcommittee"..............................7
1.62 "MSL".................................................7
1.63 "NDA".................................................7
1.64 "Necessary"...........................................7
1.65 "Net Sales"...........................................7
1.66 "Oral Product.........................................8
1.67 "Oral Product Fee.....................................8
1.68 "Other Licensee"......................................8
1.69 "Patent"..............................................8
1.70 "Permitted Sublicense"................................8
1.71 "Phase I Clinical Trial"..............................8
1.72 "Phase II Clinical Trial".............................9
1.73 "Phase III Clinical Trials"...........................9
1.74 "Phase IIIB Clinical Trials"..........................9
1.75 "Phase IV Clinical Trials"............................9
1.76 "Price Approval"......................................9
1.77 "Primary Endpoint"....................................9
1.78 "Refund Event.........................................9
1.79 "Regulatory Approval".................................9
1.80 "Regulatory Authority"................................9
1.81 "Related Gilead Know-How".............................9
1.82 "Related Gilead Project Patent"......................10
1.83 "Related Gilead Technology"..........................10
1.84 "ROFR Territory".....................................10
1.85 "Steering Committee".................................10
1.86 "Supply Agreement"...................................10
1.87 "Term"...............................................10
1.88 "Third Party Royalties"..............................10
1.89 "Third Party"........................................10
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1.90 "Transfer Price".....................................10
1.91 "Valid Claim"........................................10
ARTICLE 2 MANAGEMENT.......................................11
2.1 General..............................................11
2.2 Steering Committee...................................11
2.3 Formation of Subcommittees...........................13
2.4 Project Coordinators.................................15
2.5 Collaboration Guidelines.............................15
2.6 Accounting...........................................15
ARTICLE 3 DEVELOPMENT......................................16
3.1 Cubist Development, Development Plan, and
Diligence Obligation.................................16
3.2 Gilead Development Plan..............................18
3.3 Responsibilities of the Development Subcommittee
during Development...................................18
3.4 Modification of Clinical Trials; Incremental
Product Development Costs............................18
3.5 Determination of Cubist Diligence....................20
ARTICLE 4 REGULATORY.......................................21
4.1 General..............................................21
4.2 Free Sales Certificates; Ownership of Regulatory
Approvals............................................21
4.3 Gilead Access to Cubist and Other Licensee
Information..........................................22
4.4 Cubist and Other Licensee Access to Gilead
Information..........................................23
4.5 Adverse Event Reporting..............................23
4.6 Communications.......................................23
4.7 Applications for Regulatory Exclusivity..............24
4.8 Recalls and Voluntary Withdrawals....................24
4.9 Label................................................24
ARTICLE 5 COMMERCIALIZATION; DILIGENCE.....................24
5.1 Right................................................24
5.2 Responsibilities of the Marketing Subcommittee
during Commercialization.............................25
5.3 Marketing Plan.......................................25
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5.4 Activities by MSLs in Gilead Territory...............25
5.5 Diligence Obligation.................................27
5.6 Determination of Gilead's Diligence..................28
5.7 Diversion of Resources for Directly Competitive
Product..............................................29
5.8 Discounting..........................................30
5.9 Gilead Compliance....................................30
ARTICLE 6 LICENSE; RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL;
EXCLUSIVITY......................................31
6.1 Patent Licenses to Gilead............................31
6.2 Patent Licenses to Cubist............................31
6.3 Nonexclusive Know-How License to Gilead..............31
6.4 Nonexclusive Know-How License to Cubist..............32
6.5 Rights of First Refusal and Negotiation..............32
6.6 Exclusivity..........................................33
6.7 Trademark License....................................34
6.8 Third Party Technology...............................34
(a) Required....................................34
(b) Desirable...................................34
6.9 Sublicensed Technology...............................35
6.10 Related Gilead Technology............................36
6.11 Sublicensing.........................................37
6.12 Use of Patents and Know-How..........................37
6.13 Field................................................37
ARTICLE 7 MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY...........................37
7.1 Supply by Cubist.....................................37
7.2 Transfer Price.......................................38
ARTICLE 8 COMPENSATION.....................................40
8.1 License Fee..........................................40
8.2 Milestone Payments...................................41
8.3 Royalties............................................43
8.4 Term of Royalties....................................43
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8.5 Third Party Royalties and Other Payments.............44
8.6 Royalty Payments and Reports.........................44
8.7 Taxes................................................44
8.8 Blocked Currency.....................................44
8.9 Foreign Exchange.....................................44
8.10 Payments to or Reports by Affiliates.................45
8.11 Late Payments........................................45
ARTICLE 9 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY............................45
9.1 Ownership of Inventions..............................45
9.2 Prosecution of Patents...............................45
9.3 Patent Term Extensions...............................46
9.4 Non-Patent Regulatory Exclusivity....................47
9.5 Infringement of Patents by Third Parties.............47
9.6 Infringement of Third Party Rights...................49
9.7 Royalty Reduction....................................51
9.8 Patent Marking.......................................51
9.9 Selection and Registration of Product Trademarks.....51
9.10 Infringement of Trademarks by Third Parties..........52
9.11 Patent Oppositions...................................52
(a) Third Party Patent Rights...................52
(b) Parties' Patent Rights......................52
(c) Noncontravention............................52
9.12 Lilly License........................................53
ARTICLE 10 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES...................53
10.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties................53
10.2 Cubist...............................................54
10.3 Disclaimer...........................................54
10.4 No Other Representations.............................54
ARTICLE 11 INDEMNIFICATION..................................54
11.1 Indemnification by Cubist............................54
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11.2 Indemnification by Gilead............................55
11.3 Procedure............................................55
11.4 Insurance............................................55
11.5 No Application to Third Party Infringement Claims....56
11.6 Limitation of Liability..............................56
ARTICLE 12 RECORDS; PUBLICATIONS............................56
12.1 Records..............................................56
12.2 Publications.........................................57
ARTICLE 13 CONFIDENTIALITY..................................57
13.1 Treatment of Confidential Information................57
13.2 Authorized Disclosure................................58
13.3 Publicity............................................58
ARTICLE 14 TERM AND TERMINATION.............................58
14.1 Term.................................................58
14.2 Termination by Gilead................................59
14.3 Termination for Breach...............................59
14.4 Cubist Rights upon Certain Terminations of the
Agreement or as to Certain Licensed Products.........60
14.5 Gilead Rights upon Certain Terminations..............61
14.6 Survival.............................................61
14.7 Clarification with respect to Supply Agreement.......62
14.8 Repurchase of Inventory..............................62
ARTICLE 15 DISPUTE RESOLUTION...............................62
15.1 Disputes.............................................62
15.2 Governing Law; Judicial Resolution...................62
15.3 Patent and Trademark Dispute Resolution..............63
15.4 [ ]* Resolution of Certain Disputes................63
ARTICLE 16 MISCELLANEOUS....................................63
16.1 Entire Agreement; Amendment..........................63
16.2 Force Majeure........................................64
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16.3 Notices..............................................64
16.4 Maintenance of Records...............................65
16.5 No Strict Construction...............................65
16.6 Assignment...........................................65
16.7 Performance by Affiliates............................65
16.8 Counterparts.........................................65
16.9 Further Actions......................................65
16.10 Severability.........................................66
16.11 Headings.............................................66
16.12 No Waiver............................................66
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MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is
made effective as of the 6th day of January, 2001 (the "Effective Date") by and
between GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place
of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 ("Gilead"), and CUBIST
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of
business at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("Cubist"). Cubist
and Gilead are sometimes referred to herein individually as a "Party" and
collectively as the "Parties", and references to "Gilead" and "Cubist" shall
include their respective Affiliates.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Cubist has in-licensed and continues to develop a proprietary
compound known under the generic name of daptomycin;
WHEREAS, Cubist is currently conducting clinical trials of an intravenous
formulation of daptomycin for the treatment of various gram-positive bacterial
infections in humans, and is evaluating an oral formulation of daptomycin in
preclinical studies;
WHEREAS, Gilead possesses extensive capabilities in the development,
promotion and marketing of anti-infective pharmaceutical products in Europe and
desires to seek regulatory approval for and market daptomycin in Europe; and
WHEREAS, Gilead desires to obtain the exclusive right to develop and
commercialize daptomycin in the European Community and certain additional
countries, and Cubist desires to grant Gilead such rights in such countries all
as set forth below;
NOW THEREFORE, based on the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and
obligations set forth below, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the following meanings as used in this
Agreement:
1.1 "AFFILIATE" shall mean, except as provided below, an entity that,
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with Cubist or Gilead.
1.2 "BACTEREMIA" shall mean the treatment of a blood-borne infection caused
by any bacteria.
1.3 "CAP" shall mean the treatment of community acquired pneumonia.
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1.4 "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean that a Third Party shall have become the
beneficial owner of securities representing [ ]* or more of the aggregate voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of Cubist, or any sale by Cubist
of all or substantially all of Cubist's assets.
1.5 "CLINICAL TRANSFER PRICE" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 7.2.
1.6 "COMMERCIAL LAUNCH" shall mean the first sale of a Licensed Product to
a Third Party in a given country.
1.7 "COMMERCIALIZE" shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section
5.1 and "Commercialization" shall be interpreted accordingly.
1.8 "COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS" shall mean, with respect to a Party's
obligation under this Agreement to develop or commercialize Licensed Product,
the level of efforts required to carry out such obligation in sustained manner
consistent with the efforts a similarly situated biopharmaceutical company
devotes to a product of similar market potential, profit potential or strategic
value resulting from its own research efforts, based on conditions then
prevailing.
1.9 "COMPULSORY LICENSE" shall mean a compulsory license under any Cubist
Patent obtained by a Third Party through the order, decree, or grant of a
governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, authorizing such Third Party
to manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale or import a product competitive with a
Licensed Product in one or more countries within the Gilead Territory.
1.10 "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall mean all Information, and other
information and materials, received by either Party from the other Party
pursuant to this Agreement, other than that portion of such information or
materials which:
(A) is publicly disclosed by the disclosing Party, either before or
after it becomes known to the receiving Party;
(B) was known to the receiving Party, without obligation to keep it
confidential, prior to when it was received from the disclosing Party;
(C) is subsequently disclosed to the receiving Party by a Third Party
lawfully in possession thereof without obligation to keep it confidential;
(D) has been publicly disclosed other than by the disclosing Party and
without breach of an obligation of confidentiality with respect thereto; or
(E) has been independently developed by the receiving Party without the
aid, application or use of Confidential Information, as demonstrated by
competent written proof.
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1.11 "CONTROL" shall mean possession of the ability to grant a license or
sublicense as provided for herein without violating the terms of any agreement
or other arrangement with any Third Party.
1.12 "CORE IV PRODUCTS" shall mean those IV Products whose primary
therapeutic indication is CAP or cSST.
1.13 "CORE LICENSED PRODUCTS" shall mean those Licensed Products whose
primary therapeutic indication is CAP or cSST.
1.14 "CORE TRIALS" shall mean the clinical trials listed on Exhibit A under
the title "Core Trials."
1.15 "CPMP" shall mean the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products,
which represents the medicine authorities of the European Community member
states.
1.16 "CSST" shall mean the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue
bacterial infection.
1.17 "CUBIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 3.1.
1.18 "CUBIST DILIGENCE OBLIGATION" shall have the meaning assigned such
term in Section 3.5.
1.19 "CUBIST KNOW-HOW" shall mean all Information which is [ ]*.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Cubist Know-How shall exclude
Information [ ]*.
1.20 "CUBIST MARKS" shall mean (i) all [ ]* listed at Exhibit B; (ii) the
[ ]*; and (iii) any other [ ]* that the Parties may agree in writing to
designate for [ ]*.
1.21 "CUBIST PATENT" shall mean any Patent which (i) covers [ ]*; and (ii)
is [ ]*, including [ ]*.
1.22 "CUBIST TECHNOLOGY" shall mean all Cubist Patents and Cubist Know-How.
1.23 "CUTI" shall mean the treatment of complicated urinary tract
infections.
1.24 "DAPTOMYCIN" shall mean the compound set forth and identified as the
primary daptomycin molecule on Exhibit C, [ ]* of such compound, which [ ]*, and
all [ ]* of such primary daptomycin molecule, [ ]*.
1.25 "DAPTOMYCIN PRODUCT" shall mean any pharmaceutical composition
containing Daptomycin, but only if such pharmaceutical composition is formulated
for use for oral delivery [ ]* or for delivery via injection [ ]*, and that [
]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in any event, [ ]* is developing pursuant to its [
]* for development of [ ]* shall be deemed to be a Licensed Product.
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1.26 "DAPTOMYCIN-DERIVED PRODUCT" shall mean any pharmaceutical composition
[ ]* and that [ ]*, but excluding Daptomycin Products.
1.27 "DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE" shall have the meaning assigned such term
in Section 2.3(a).
1.28 "DILIGENCE OBLIGATION" shall mean the Gilead Diligence Obligation
and/or the Cubist Diligence Obligation.
1.29 "DIRECTLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCT" shall mean any antibiotic in any
formulation marketed and sold (i) primarily for [ ]* (PROVIDED THAT this clause
(i) shall apply solely for the purpose of determining whether a product is
competitive with [ ]* Licensed Product and shall not apply for the purpose of
determining whether a product is competitive with any Licensed Product other
than [ ]*, (ii) primarily to [ ]* in humans, and (iii) for [ ]* approved by a
Regulatory Authority in the Gilead Territory including, as the primary
indication for the product, an indication that is also included on the label
approved by a Regulatory Authority in the Gilead Territory for any Licensed
Product. The Parties shall, at the time Cubist or Gilead commences Phase III
Clinical Trials for an Oral Product that is a Licensed Product, modify this
definition by mutual agreement to accommodate products competitive with such
Oral Product, considering the terms of this Section 1.29 as guiding principles
(it being understood that [ ]* of such Oral Product may not necessarily be [ ]*.
If the Parties do not agree, the issue shall be submitted for resolution [ ]* as
provided in Section 15.4.
1.30 "DOLLAR" shall mean a United States dollar, and "$" shall be
interpreted accordingly.
1.31 "DRUG APPROVAL APPLICATION" shall mean an application for Regulatory
Approval required before commercial sale or use of a Licensed Product as a drug
in a regulatory jurisdiction, including without limitation an NDA filed in the
United States.
1.32 "EC" shall mean the European Community.
1.33 "EMEA" shall mean the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, or any
successor thereto, which coordinates the scientific review of human
pharmaceutical products under the centralized licensing procedures of the
European Community.
1.34 "ENDOCARDITIS" shall mean the treatment of inflammation of the heart
and/or its valves resulting from a bacterial infection.
1.35 "ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION" shall mean the treatment of enterococcal
bacterial infections.
1.36 "FDA" shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, or
any successor thereto.
1.37 "FORCE MAJEURE" shall mean any event beyond the control of the
relevant Party, including, without limitation, fire, flood, earthquakes, riots,
strikes, epidemics, war (declared or
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undeclared and including the continuance, expansion or new outbreak of any war
or conflict now in existence), embargoes and governmental actions or decrees.
1.38 "FREE SALES CERTIFICATE" shall mean market approval sufficient for the
manufacture, distribution, use and sale of Licensed Products outside of the
United States which can be obtained primarily on the basis of U.S. FDA, EMEA or
other European Regulatory Approval and without the conduct of additional
clinical trials, and shall include both market approvals referred to commonly as
"free sales certificates" and similar market approvals or certificates referred
to by other names, provided that such similar market approvals or certificates
do not impose a substantially greater burden on the applicant than those market
approvals commonly referred to as "free sales certificates."
1.39 "GILEAD DEVELOPMENT PLAN" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 3.2.
1.40 "GILEAD DILIGENCE OBLIGATION" shall have the meaning assigned such
term in Section 5.6.
1.41 "GILEAD INDEMNIFIABLE TECHNOLOGY" shall have the meaning assigned such
term in Section 9.6(d)(ii).
1.42 "GILEAD INDEMNIFIABLE TECHNOLOGY LOSSES" shall have the meaning
assigned such term in Section 9.6(d)(ii).
1.43 "GILEAD MARKS" shall mean (i) all [ ]* listed at Exhibit D as it may
be updated from time to time; (ii) any [ ]* in connection with Licensed Products
in the Gilead Territory; and (iii) any other [ ]* that the Parties may agree in
writing to designate for [ ]*.
1.44 "GILEAD PROJECT KNOW-HOW" shall mean all Information that (i) Gilead [
]*, (ii) covers the [ ]* and (iii) is [ ]*. Gilead Project Know-How shall
exclude Information [ ]*. Gilead Project Know-How shall include any [ ]* that
the Parties agree in writing to include in the Gilead Project Know-How [ ]*.
1.45 "GILEAD PROJECT PATENT" shall mean any Patent that (i) claims [ ]*,
(ii) covers the [ ]*, (iii) is [ ]*, and (iv) is [ ]*. Gilead Project Patents
include Gilead's interest in [ ]* that the Parties agree in writing to include
in the Gilead Project Patents [ ]*.
1.46 "GILEAD PROJECT TECHNOLOGY" shall mean the Gilead Project Know-How and
Gilead Project Patents.
1.47 "GILEAD TERRITORY" shall mean the countries listed in Exhibit E and
any other country that is added to the Gilead Territory pursuant to Section
6.5(a), and the possessions and territories of each such country.
1.48 "HAP" shall mean the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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1.49 "INCREMENTAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COSTS" shall mean the costs
attributed to the implementation of a Proposed Modification, as determined by
the Steering Committee pursuant to Section 3.4.
1.50 "IND" shall mean an Investigational New Drug Application as defined in
the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder by the FDA or the equivalent application to the
equivalent agency in any other country or group of countries, the filing of
which is necessary to commence clinical testing of Licensed Product in humans in
a particular jurisdiction.
1.51 "INFORMATION" shall mean (i) techniques and data specifically relating
to development, manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products, including, but
not limited to, inventions, practices, methods, knowledge, know-how, skill,
experience, test data including pharmacological, toxicological and clinical test
data, analytical and quality control data, regulatory submissions,
correspondence and communications, marketing, pricing, distribution, cost,
sales, manufacturing, patent and legal data or descriptions and (ii)
compositions of matter, assays and biological materials specifically relating to
development, manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products.
1.52 "INFRINGEMENT" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 9.5.
1.53 "IV PRODUCT" shall mean any Daptomycin Product formulated for
intravenous delivery, including without limitation the formulation described by
the specifications set forth in a letter that Cubist has provided to Gilead
prior to the Effective Date.
1.54 "JOINT INVENTION" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 9.1.
1.55 "JOINT PATENT" shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section
9.2.
1.56 "LICENSED PRODUCT" shall mean all Daptomycin Products, and all
Daptomycin - Derived Products that become Licensed Products pursuant to Section
6.5(b).
1.57 "LILLY" shall mean Xxx Xxxxx and Company.
1.58 "LILLY LICENSE" shall mean that certain Licensing Agreement between
Cubist and Lilly dated October 6, 2000, which restated the prior agreement
between such parties dated November 7, 1997, as amended.
1.59 "LOSS" shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section 11.1.
1.60 "MAA" shall mean an application filed with the EMEA for regulatory
approval to market and sell Licensed Products in the European Union, or an
application filed through the mutual recognition procedures in the European
Union having a similar purpose to the NDA in the United States.
1.61 "MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 2.3(b).
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1.62 "MSL" shall mean a Cubist employee serving as a medical science
liaison for commercialization of Licensed Products, as provided in Section 5.4.
1.63 "NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application for Regulatory Approval filed
in the United States.
1.64 "NECESSARY" shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section
6.8(a).
1.65 "NET SALES" shall mean, with respect to a particular time period, the
amount billed by Gilead, its Affiliates and Permitted Sublicensees for sales of
Licensed Products made in such time period to a Third Party less:
(i) discounts, including cash and quantity discounts, charge-back
payments and rebates granted to managed health care organizations or to federal,
state and local governments, their agencies, purchasers and reimbursers or to
trade customers;
(ii) credits or allowances actually granted upon claims, damaged
goods, rejections or returns of such Licensed Products, including recalls;
(iii) freight, postage, shipping, transportation and insurance
charges actually allowed or paid for delivery of Licensed Products; and
(iv) taxes (other than income taxes), duties or other governmental
charges levied on, absorbed or otherwise imposed on sale of such Licensed
Products, including without limitation value-added taxes, or other governmental
charges otherwise measured by the billing, as adjusted for rebates and refunds.
If Gilead sells Licensed Products in the form of a combination product
containing one or more active ingredients in addition to Daptomycin (which may
be either combined in a single formulation or packaged as separate formulations
sold as a single package), Net Sales for such combination product will be
calculated by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination product by the
fraction A/(A+B) where A is the invoice price of the Licensed Product if sold
separately, and B is the total invoice price of the other active ingredient or
ingredients in the combination, if sold separately. If, on a country-by-country
basis, the other active ingredient or ingredients in the combination are not
sold separately in said country, Net Sales for the purpose of determining
royalties of the combination product shall be calculated by multiplying actual
Net Sales of such combination product by the fraction A/C where A is the invoice
price of the Licensed Product if sold separately, and C is the invoice price of
the combination product. If, on a country-by-country basis, the Licensed Product
is not sold separately in said country, Net Sales for the purposes of
determining royalties of the combination product shall be determined by the
Steering Committee in good faith on the basis of the fair market value of the
Licensed Product.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received by Gilead, its Affiliates
or Permitted Sublicensees for the sale of Licensed Products among Gilead, its
Affiliates and Permitted Sublicensees for resale shall not be included in the
computation of Net Sales hereunder.
For purposes of this definition and the other provisions of this Agreement,
no distributor of Gilead that sells a Licensed Product shall be deemed to be a
Permitted Sublicensee of Gilead
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unless expressly so agreed in writing by the Parties. If any distributor of
Licensed Products makes any payment to Gilead, its Affiliates or Permitted
Sublicensees in consideration of being a distributor of any Licensed Product,
which payment would not, but for the provisions of this sentence, be included in
the definition of Net Sales, then the amount of such payment to Gilead, its
Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees shall be included in Net Sales in the
quarter in which Gilead, its Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees received such
payment for purposes of calculating the royalty due to Cubist pursuant to
Article 8.
1.66 "ORAL PRODUCT" shall mean any Daptomycin Product formulated for oral
delivery, [ ]*.
1.67 "ORAL PRODUCT FEE" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 8.1(b).
1.68 "OTHER LICENSEE" shall mean any Third Party to whom Cubist has granted
or grants a license and/or sublicense to develop or commercialize a Licensed
Product.
1.69 "PATENT" shall mean (i) unexpired letters patent (including inventor's
certificates) which have not been held invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken or has been taken
within the required time period, including without limitation any substitution,
extension, registration, confirmation, reissue, re-examination, renewal or any
like filing thereof and (ii) pending applications for letters patent, including
without limitation any provisional, converted provisional, continued prosecution
application, continuation, divisional or continuation-in-part thereof.
1.70 "PERMITTED SUBLICENSE" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 6.11.
1.71 "PHASE I CLINICAL TRIAL" shall mean those trials on sufficient numbers
of normal volunteers and patients that are designed to establish that a
pharmaceutical product is safe for its intended use, and to support its
continued testing in Phase II Clinical Trials.
1.72 "PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL" shall mean those trials on sufficient
numbers of patients that are designed to establish the safety, dosage and
biological activity of a pharmaceutical product for its intended use, and to
define warnings, precautions and adverse reactions that are associated with the
pharmaceutical product in the dosage range to be prescribed.
1.73 "PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS" means those trials on sufficient numbers
of patients that are designed to establish that a drug is safe and efficacious
for its intended use, and to define warnings, precautions and adverse reactions
that are associated with the drug in the dosage range to be prescribed, and
supporting Regulatory Approval of such drug or label expansion of such drug.
1.74 "PHASE IIIB CLINICAL TRIALS" means product support clinical trials of
a Licensed Product (i.e., a clinical trial which is not required for receipt of
Regulatory Approval but which may be useful in providing additional drug profile
data) commenced before receipt of Regulatory Approval in the country where such
trial is being conducted.
1.75 "PHASE IV CLINICAL TRIALS" means product support clinical trials of
a Licensed Product commenced after receipt of Regulatory Approval in the
country where such trial is being conducted.
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1.76 "PRICE APPROVAL" shall mean, with respect to any country in which the
price at which Gilead sells Licensed Product must be approved by a governmental
authority for reimbursement or payment purposes, the receipt of approval by the
applicable governmental authority with respect to such price.
1.77 "PRIMARY ENDPOINT" shall mean, with respect to a clinical trial, the
point at which equivalence to the comparator agent has been achieved with
respect to a clinical or microbiological outcome as specified in the protocol
for such trial as set forth in Exhibit A, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties
in writing.
1.78 "REFUND EVENT" shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section
8.1(c).
1.79 "REGULATORY APPROVAL" shall mean any approvals (including supplements,
amendments, pre- and post-approvals and Price Approvals), licenses,
registrations or authorizations of any national, supra-national (e.g., the
European Commission or the Council of the European Union), regional, state or
local regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other
governmental entity, necessary for the manufacture, distribution, use or sale of
Licensed Products in a regulatory jurisdiction.
1.80 "REGULATORY AUTHORITY" shall mean a foreign counterpart of the FDA.
1.81 "RELATED GILEAD KNOW-HOW" shall mean all Information [ ]* (i) which is
[ ]*, (ii) is [ ]* and (iii) relates to [ ]*.
1.82 "RELATED GILEAD PROJECT PATENT" shall mean any Patent other than a
Gilead Project Patent which (i) covers [ ]*; and (ii) is [ ]*, including
Gilead's interest in [ ]*.
1.83 "RELATED GILEAD TECHNOLOGY" shall mean the Related Gilead Know-How and
Related Gilead Project Patents.
1.84 "ROFR TERRITORY" shall mean those countries listed at Exhibit F and
their territories and possessions. The ROFR Territory shall also include [ ]*,
but shall exclude [ ]* and with respect to which [ ]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
any such country that is not included in the ROFR Territory [ ]* shall be
included in the ROFR Territory upon and from the date [ ]*.
1.85 "STEERING COMMITTEE" shall mean the committee formed as described in
Section 2.2.
1.86 "SUPPLY AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 7.1.
1.87 "TERM" shall mean the term of this Agreement.
1.88 "THIRD PARTY ROYALTIES" shall mean royalties payable to any Third
Party as a result of the manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products pursuant
to, and in accordance with,
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the provisions of this Agreement or the Supply Agreement, including without
limitation royalties due under the Lilly License.
1.89 "THIRD PARTY" shall mean any entity other than Cubist or Gilead or an
Affiliate of either of them.
1.90 "TRANSFER PRICE" shall mean the price to Gilead for supply of a unit
of Licensed Product manufactured by or for Cubist, which shall be determined
annually in accordance with Section 7.2.
1.91 "VALID CLAIM" shall mean (i) an unexpired claim of an issued patent
within Cubist Patents which has not been found to be unpatentable, invalid or
unenforceable by a court or other authority in the subject country, from which
decision no appeal is taken or can be taken; or (ii) a claim of a pending
application within the Cubist Patents, which application claims a first priority
no more than [ ]* prior to the date upon which pendency is determined.
ARTICLE 2
MANAGEMENT
2.1 GENERAL. The Parties desire to establish a committee that will oversee
the Parties' activities under this Agreement, and establish two (2) or more
subcommittees to exchange information regarding, and to discuss the Parties'
development and commercialization of, Licensed Products both within and outside
of the Gilead Territory. Such committee and subcommittees shall have the
responsibilities and authority set forth in this Article 2 and in other
provisions of this Agreement.
2.2 STEERING COMMITTEE.
(a) FORMATION. Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, Cubist
and Gilead shall establish the Steering Committee, which shall have overall
responsibility for the success of the Parties' efforts under this Agreement. The
purposes of the Steering Committee shall be (i) to coordinate the [ ]*, (ii) to
coordinate the Parties' activities hereunder, (iii) to resolve issues that the
subcommittees of the Steering Committee cannot resolve, and (iv) to approve [
]*, all based on the principles of prompt and diligent development of the
Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory consistent with good pharmaceutical
practices and the maximization of long-term profits derived from the sale of
Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory.
(b) MEMBERSHIP. Cubist and Gilead each shall designate three (3)
representatives with appropriate expertise to serve as members of the Steering
Committee. Each Party shall select one (1) person appointed by it to the
Steering Committee to serve as co-chair. Either Party may designate substitutes
for its committee representatives to participate if one or more of such Party's
designated representatives is unable to be present at a meeting. A Party may
replace its representatives serving on the Steering Committee from time to time
by written notice to the other Party specifying the prior representative(s) to
be replaced and the replacement(s) therefor. The Steering Committee will have
the power to form subcommittees in addition to the Development Subcommittee and
the Marketing Subcommittee expressly provided
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for in this Agreement, or working groups with appropriate representation from
Cubist, Gilead, their Affiliates, and appropriate Third Parties. The
co-chairpersons shall be responsible for calling meetings, preparing and
circulating an agenda in advance of each meeting, and preparing and issuing
minutes of each meeting within [ ]* days thereafter.
(c) MEETINGS. The Steering Committee shall hold meetings at such times
as it elects to do so, but in no event shall such meetings be held less
frequently than once every [ ]*. The Steering Committee shall meet alternately
at Cubist's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Gilead's facilities in
Foster City, California, or at such locations as the Parties may otherwise
agree. With the consent of the representatives of each Party serving on the
Steering Committee, other representatives of each Party or of Third Parties
involved in the manufacture, development or commercialization of the Licensed
Products may attend meetings of the Steering Committee as nonvoting
participants. Meetings of the Steering Committee may be held by audio or video
teleconference with the consent of each Party, provided that at least one (1)
meeting per year shall be held in person. Each Party shall be responsible for
all of its own expenses of participating in the Steering Committee. Meetings of
the Steering Committee shall be effective only if at least two (2)
representatives of each Party are present or participating. The co-chairpersons
will alternate responsibility for preparing minutes of each meeting of the
Steering Committee, which minutes will not be finalized until the co-chairperson
that did not prepare such minutes reviews and confirms the accuracy of such
minutes in writing.
(d) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES. In addition to its overall
responsibility for overseeing the Parties' activities under this Agreement, the
Steering Committee shall in particular:
(i) review and comment upon [ ]*, and review and comment upon the
[ ]*;
(ii) review strategies for [ ]*;
(iii) review [ ]* as it becomes available;
(iv) review and discuss the Parties' [ ]*;
(v) review the Parties' [ ]* with respect to Licensed Products;
(vi) approve the implementation of [ ]*, and the allocation of [ ]*
for any approved [ ]*;
(vii) review and discuss the Parties' [ ]* relating to Licensed
Products; and
(viii) perform such other functions as appropriate to further the
purposes of this Agreement as determined by the Parties, including the periodic
evaluation of the Parties' performance under this Agreement.
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(e) LIMITED AUTHORITY; DECISION-MAKING.
(i) Except with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3.4,
the role of the Steering Committee shall be [ ]*. The Steering Committee shall
serve as a forum for the sharing of information and for the purpose of
preventing, or informally resolving, disputes between the Parties. However, the
Parties intend to operate [ ]* in developing and commercializing Licensed
Products in their respective territories. The rights and responsibilities of
each Party shall be governed by this Agreement, including the exhibits hereto,
and the Steering Committee shall not have [ ]*.
(ii) The Steering Committee shall operate by consensus. With
respect to matters to be discussed by the Steering Committee, the
representatives of each Party shall present a unified position on behalf of such
Party. In the absence of consensus of Steering Committee members with respect to
any matter before the Steering Committee, such matter shall be deemed not to
have been approved by the Steering Committee, and the Parties shall be free to
proceed independently as they see fit (subject always to compliance by the
Parties with their respective obligations under this Agreement). Specifically,
in the absence of consensus of Steering Committee members for [ ]* that requires
Steering Committee approval, such approval shall be deemed not to have been
granted, and the Parties shall have the rights to proceed independently with
respect to [ ]*.
(f) MEETING AGENDAS. Each Party will disclose to the other Party its
final agenda items along with appropriate related Information at least [ ]* in
advance of each meeting of the Steering Committee.
2.3 FORMATION OF SUBCOMMITTEES.
(a) DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE. Within [ ]* after the Effective Date, the
Parties shall form a subcommittee of the Steering Committee to address
development issues relating to Licensed Products as provided below in Article 3
(the "Development Subcommittee").
(b) MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE. At a time designated by the Steering
Committee in advance of Commercial Launch, the Parties shall form a subcommittee
of the Steering Committee to address marketing issues relating to Licensed
Products in the Gilead Territory (the "Marketing Subcommittee").
(c) ADDITIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES. The Steering Committee may form such
additional subcommittees of the Steering Committee as it may deem to be
desirable to address other aspects of Licensed Product development and
commercialization.
(d) MEMBERSHIP. Cubist and Gilead each shall designate three (3)
representatives with appropriate expertise to serve as members of each of the
subcommittees formed under this Section 2.3. One (1) of each Party's members of
the Development Subcommittee shall also be one of such Party's members of the
Marketing Subcommittee and shall have expertise in the area of marketing
pharmaceutical products. One of each Party's members of the Marketing
Subcommittee shall also be one of such Party's members of the Development
Subcommittee and shall have expertise in the area of developing pharmaceutical
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products. Each Party shall select one (1) person appointed by it to each such
subcommittee to serve as co-chair. Either Party may designate substitutes for
its committee representatives to participate if one or more of such Party's
designated representatives is unable to be present at a meeting. A Party may
replace its representatives serving on a subcommittee from time to time by
written notice to the other Party specifying the prior representative(s) to be
replaced and the replacement(s) therefor. The co-chairpersons shall be
responsible for calling meetings, preparing and circulating an agenda in advance
of each meeting, and preparing and issuing minutes of each meeting within [ ]
*thereafter.
(e) MEETINGS. Each subcommittee shall hold meetings at such times as it
elects to do so, but in no event shall such meetings be held less frequently
than once every [ ]*. Each subcommittee shall meet alternately at Cubist's
facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Gilead's facilities in Foster City,
California, or at such locations as the Parties may otherwise agree. With the
consent of the representatives of each Party serving on a subcommittee, other
representatives of each Party or of Third Parties involved in the manufacture,
development or commercialization of Licensed Products may attend meetings of the
Steering Committee as nonvoting participants. Meetings of each subcommittee may
be held by audio or video teleconference with the consent of each Party,
provided that at least [ ]* shall be held in person. Each Party shall be
responsible for all of its own expenses of participating in the subcommittees.
Meetings of each subcommittee shall be effective only if at least two (2)
representatives of each Party are present or participating. The co-chairpersons
will alternate responsibility for preparing minutes of each meeting of each
subcommittee, which minutes will not be finalized until the co-chairperson that
did not prepare such minutes reviews and confirms the accuracy of such minutes
in writing.
(f) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE. In
addition to its overall responsibility for overseeing the Parties' development
activities under this Agreement, the Development Subcommittee shall in
particular:
(i) review and comment upon the [ ]*, review and comment upon the
[ ]*, discuss the requirements for [ ]* and review any [ ]*;
(ii) work to achieve [ ]* by coordinating efforts with the
Marketing Subcommittee;
(iii) evaluate the Parties' [ ]* to provide for sufficient [ ]*;
and
(iv) perform such other functions as appropriate to further the
purposes of this Agreement as determined by the Steering Committee.
(g) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE. In
addition to its overall responsibility for overseeing the Parties' marketing and
commercialization activities under this Agreement, the Marketing Subcommittee
shall in particular:
(i) consider and discuss [ ]*;
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(ii) work to achieve a [ ]* by coordinating efforts with the
Development Subcommittee, including without limitation coordinating the Parties'
efforts with respect to [ ]*;
(iii) evaluate the Parties' needs for [ ]*;
(iv) consider and discuss the Parties' efforts to [ ]*; and
(v) perform such other functions as appropriate to further the
purposes of this Agreement as determined by the Steering Committee.
(h) LIMITED AUTHORITY; DECISION-MAKING.
(i) The role of each subcommittee shall be [ ]*, with the goal of
serving as [ ]*. However, the parties intend to operate [ ]* in developing and
commercializing Licensed Products in their respective territories. The rights
and responsibilities of each Party shall be governed by this Agreement,
including the exhibits hereto, and no subcommittee shall have any power to
amend, modify or waive compliance with this Agreement.
(ii) Each subcommittee shall operate by consensus. With respect to
matters to be discussed by the subcommittee, the representatives of each Party
shall present a unified position on behalf of such Party. Any disagreement among
the members of a subcommittee will be submitted for resolution by the Steering
Committee.
(i) MEETING AGENDAS. Each Party will disclose to the other Party its
final agenda items along with appropriate related Information at least [ ]* in
advance of each meeting of each subcommittee.
2.4 PROJECT COORDINATORS. Each Party will, promptly after the formation
of each subcommittee pursuant to Section 2.3, assign an appropriately expert and
experienced individual to the other Party to facilitate communication and
coordination of activities relating to the development and commercialization of
Licensed Products and to provide support and guidance to the subcommittee (the
"Project Coordinator"). Each Project Coordinator shall be experienced in project
management.
2.5 COLLABORATION GUIDELINES.
(a) GENERAL. In all matters relating to this Agreement, the Parties
shall seek to comply with good pharmaceutical and environmental practices.
(b) INDEPENDENCE. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the
activities and resources of each Party shall be managed by such Party, acting
independently and in its individual capacity. The relationship between Cubist
and Gilead is that of independent contractors and neither Party shall have the
power to bind or obligate the other Party in any manner, other than as is
expressly set forth in this Agreement.
2.6 ACCOUNTING. Each Party shall determine Incremental Product
Development Costs and all other costs and expenses that may be shared with or
reimbursed to a Party under this
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Agreement or the Supply Agreement (including without limitation the amounts
Gilead shall pay to Cubist for supply of Licensed Products pursuant to the
Supply Agreement), if any, using its standard accounting procedures,
consistently applied, to the maximum extent practical as if such Licensed
Product were a solely owned product of the determining Party, except as
specifically provided in this Agreement. The Parties also recognize that such
procedures may change from time to time and that any such changes may affect the
definition of Incremental Product Development Costs and such other costs and
expenses. The Parties agree that, where such changes are economically material
to either Party, adjustments shall be made to compensate the affected Party in
order to preserve the same economics as reflected under this Agreement under
such Party's accounting procedures in effect as of the Effective Date.
ARTICLE 3
DEVELOPMENT
3.1 CUBIST DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND DILIGENCE OBLIGATION.
(a) DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATION. Subject to the limitations and other
provisions set forth in this Section 3.1, the Parties intend that during the
Term, Cubist shall continue to develop Licensed Products by conducting the Core
Trials to support Regulatory Approval of Core IV Products in the United States.
Additionally, subject to the limitations and other provisions set forth in this
Section 3.1, Cubist shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct (A) a [
]* for the treatment of [ ]*; (B) a [ ]* for the treatment of [ ]*; (C) [ ]* in
such territories and for such indications [ ]*, having reasonably [ ]* of the
Development Subcommittee; and (D) such additional clinical trials and
preclinical studies for the IV Product and such additional formulations of
Licensed Products as Cubist determines to conduct, [ ]* having reasonably [ ]*
that the Development Subcommittee may make.
(b) DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The development activities, including both
preclinical and clinical development activities, that Cubist will conduct for
Licensed Products shall be covered by a development plan that Cubist shall
prepare and submit to the Development Subcommittee for review [ ]* after the
Effective Date (such plan, the "Cubist Development Plan"). The Cubist
Development Plan shall include at least the [ ]* in clauses (A), (B) and (C)
above in Section 3.1(a). The Cubist Development Plan shall [ ]*. Subject to its
overall diligence obligations contained in this Section 3.1, Cubist reserves the
right to change or modify the Cubist Development Plan (except with respect to
the [ ]*) or any of the preclinical studies or clinical trials (other than the [
]*) described in the Cubist Development Plan in response to (i) [ ]*, (ii) [ ]*,
(iii) [ ]* or (iv) [ ]*. Cubist additionally reserves the right to change or
modify any Core Trial (1) [ ]* such trial in accordance with the then-current
protocol therefor as a result of [ ]*, or (2) in response to any [ ]*; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that Cubist recognizes that Gilead's efforts to [ ]* will depend upon [
]* and further provided that the foregoing ability to change or modify a Core
Trial shall not contravene Cubist's obligations to provide [ ]*. Accordingly, if
Cubist has the right to change or modify a Core Trial pursuant to the foregoing
sentence, it shall so notify Gilead, the Parties shall discuss any proposed
modification to the Core Trial at issue or other alternative arrangement to
address the reason giving rise to Cubist's right to change or modify the Core
Trial while providing for [ ]* from Cubist to [ ]*, and Cubist shall implement
any such proposed modification or alternative arrangement to which the Parties
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mutually agree. Cubist shall modify the Cubist Development Plan from time to
time to reflect timing or protocol changes to the Core Trials or any other
trials, and to reflect additional trials that Cubist conducts or trials Cubist
terminates for any Licensed Product during the Term. Cubist shall also revise
the Cubist Development Plan from time to time to reflect each new indication for
or formulation of Licensed Products that Cubist is developing or plans to
develop. Additionally, [ ]*, Cubist shall update the Cubist Development Plan no
later [ ]* and submit such plan to the Development Subcommittee for review and
comment. Cubist acknowledges that [ ]*. Accordingly, Cubist shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval of Core IV
Products in the United States.
(c) CONDUCT OF CLINICAL TRIALS DESCRIBED IN DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Subject
to the provisions of the next sentence and solely with respect to clinical
trials that are not Core Trials, Cubist shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to conduct, and to continue to conduct, if not already begun as of the
Effective Date, all of the clinical trials of Licensed Products described in the
Cubist Development Plan. Gilead acknowledges that it may be consistent with
Commercially Reasonable Efforts for Cubist to suspend or terminate a clinical
trial (other than a Core Trial) or activity referred to in the Cubist
Development Plan [ ]* including without limitation [ ]*.
(d) CUBIST TRIALS IN GILEAD TERRITORY. Any clinical trials conducted by
Cubist may be run at sites within the Gilead Territory, PROVIDED that Cubist
first confers with Gilead on the design of any such trials that begin after the
Effective Date, and that the data generated in any such trial shall be used by
Cubist, its Affiliates and Other Licensees solely to support Regulatory Approval
or marketing of Licensed Products outside of the Gilead Territory.
(e) ORAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. Anything to the contrary in Section
3.1(b) and 3.1(c) notwithstanding, Cubist's diligence obligation with respect to
the development of Oral Products shall be as described in this Section 3.1(e).
Until the Oral Product enters the clinical development phase, Cubist's diligence
obligation hereunder with respect to Oral Products shall be [ ]* with respect to
the development of the Oral Product; and Cubist shall provide Gilead with [ ]*
updates regarding its preclinical development of the Oral Product, whenever
possible, in advance of the Development Subcommittee meetings so that the
Development Committee may discuss such updates. From the date, if ever, that
Cubist decides to commence clinical development of an Oral Product, Cubist's
diligence obligation with respect to such Oral Product shall be to use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to clinically develop and seek Regulatory
Approval for the Oral Product [ ]* and to provide Gilead with a clinical data
package sufficient to support Regulatory Approval of the Oral Product in the
Gilead Territory.
(f) DETERMINATION. Determination of whether Cubist has met its
development diligence obligations pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall be
determined solely in accordance with Section 3.5.
3.2 GILEAD DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Gilead may, but shall not be obligated to,
conduct [ ]* for Licensed Products, and such other development activities that
Gilead, in its discretion, deems desirable to [ ]* for Licensed Products for
which Regulatory Approval has been obtained. Such studies may also include [ ]*
on Licensed Products. Any development activities that Gilead may conduct for the
Licensed Products shall be set forth in a development
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plan which Gilead shall prepare and submit to the Steering Committee for review
promptly after Gilead has designed such trial, but in no event later than the
date provided in Section 3.4 for submission of a protocol for consideration by
the Steering Subcommittee (such plan, the "Gilead Development Plan"). Gilead
shall modify the Gilead Development Plan from time to time to reflect changes to
the timing or protocol for the clinical trials described therein, or to reflect
trials that Gilead determines, in its sole discretion, to conduct or terminate
during the Term. Any clinical trials that Gilead conducts under this Section 3.2
may be run at sites outside of the Gilead Territory, PROVIDED that Gilead
confers with Cubist on the design of any such trial, and that the data generated
therein shall be used by Gilead, its Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees solely
to support Regulatory Approval in the Gilead Territory. Gilead shall update the
Gilead Development Plan [ ]* and submit such plan to the Development
Subcommittee for review and comment. [ ]* shall [ ]* in connection with any of
the activities reflected in the Gilead Development Plan, except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.4.
3.3 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE DURING DEVELOPMENT.
The Development Subcommittee will review the overall strategy for and design of
all programs under the Cubist Development Plan and the Gilead Development Plan.
The Development Subcommittee shall review and make recommendations to the
Steering Committee whether to approve any proposals by one Party to modify
clinical trials being planned by the other Party, as described in Section 3.4
and prepare initial estimates and budgets for shared Incremental Product
Development Costs as may be required under Section 3.4.
3.4 MODIFICATION OF CLINICAL TRIALS; INCREMENTAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COSTS.
(a) NOTICE. Each Party shall have the right to propose modifications to
a clinical trial for Licensed Products being conducted by the other Party as
provided in this Section 3.4. Each Party shall notify the other Party at least [
]* days before commencing any clinical trial not commenced prior to or on the
Effective Date to support Regulatory Approval of a Licensed Product in such
Party's territory (i.e., the Gilead Territory for Gilead, and all countries
outside the Gilead Territory for Cubist). If such Party giving notice with
respect to a clinical trial it is planning to commence (the "Conducting Party")
has not previously disclosed in the Gilead Development Plan or Cubist
Development Plan, as applicable, the protocol for such trial pursuant to Section
3.1 or 3.2, then such notice shall be accompanied by such protocol. Thereafter,
the Conducting Party shall, upon request by the other Party (the "Non-Conducting
Party"), provide such relevant information as the Non-Conducting Party may
reasonably request within [ ]* days after receiving notice from the Conducting
Party under this Section 3.4 to enable the Non-Conducting Party to determine its
interest in using data obtained in such clinical trial to support a filing for
Regulatory Approval of or another regulatory filing for Licensed Products in the
Non-Conducting Party's territory.
(b) RESPONSE. If the Non-Conducting Party is interested in so using
such data, and if the Non-Conducting Party desires to propose a modification to
a protocol for a clinical trial to be conducted by the Conducting Party, the
Non-Conducting Party shall so notify the Conducting Party and specify the
proposed modification to such protocol (the "Proposed Modification") within [ ]*
days of receiving all information the Conducting Party is required to provide
the Non-Conducting Party pursuant to the foregoing sentence.
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(c) STEERING COMMITTEE ROLE; AGREEMENT. The Steering Committee shall
confer regarding such Proposed Modification promptly after the Conducting Party
receives such notice, and the Steering Committee shall, within [ ]* after the
Conducting Party receives such notice, meet to determine whether implementation
of such Proposed Modification is acceptable to the Parties, and the costs
attributable to implementing the Proposed Modification (the "Incremental Product
Development Costs"). The Steering Committee may request that the Development
Subcommittee develop a budget for implementation of the Proposed Modification
and total Incremental Product Development Costs therefor, and that the
Development Subcommittee make a recommendation of the allocation of such
Incremental Product Development Costs between the Parties based upon [ ]*,
assuming a [ ]* of such trial. The Development Subcommittee shall also evaluate
the possibility of [ ]*. If the Steering Committee approves the Proposed
Modification and agrees upon the appropriate allocation of Incremental Product
Development Costs between the Parties, the Parties may enter into a written
agreement as to the details of the Proposed Modification and Incremental Product
Development Costs associated with such Proposed Modification providing for the
Conducting Party to modify the protocol for the relevant clinical trial to
incorporate the Proposed Modification and amend its development plan hereunder
to reflect such change. If the Steering Committee does not approve the Proposed
Modification, or the Parties do not enter into such an agreement within [ ]*
after the Steering Committee approves the Proposed Modification, then the
Conducting Party shall have no obligation to modify the protocol for the
relevant clinical trial to incorporate the Proposed Modification and the
Non-Conducting Party shall have no obligation to pay the Incremental Product
Development Costs if the Conducting Party does nonetheless implement the
Proposed Modification. Any such agreement between the Parties may provide for
the Steering Committee to, at least [ ]*, review the Incremental Product
Development Costs actually incurred and to be incurred in connection with a
relevant clinical trial and modify the budget for such Incremental Product
Development Costs as appropriate to reflect the Parties' progress with respect
to such clinical trial.
(d) ORAL PRODUCTS. In accordance with the rest of this Section 3.4
above, the Parties recognize that Gilead may request Proposed Modifications to
clinical trials of Oral Products for the purpose of obtaining data to support
Regulatory Approval therefor in the Gilead Territory, and the Parties may enter
into an agreement pursuant to Section 3.4(c). Any agreement between the Parties
with respect to a Proposed Modification of an Oral Product clinical trial may
include [ ]* with respect to the Oral Product if [ ]* will be required [ ]* the
Proposed Modification pursuant to such Agreement.
3.5 DETERMINATION OF CUBIST DILIGENCE. If Gilead believes that Cubist is
not meeting its diligence obligation pursuant to Section 3.1 (such obligation,
the "Cubist Diligence Obligation") with respect to any Licensed Product, Gilead
shall notify Cubist. Cubist shall respond in writing to Gilead's notice as to
Cubist's activities that it believes meets the Cubist Diligence Obligation with
respect to such Licensed Product as well as the circumstances surrounding
Cubist's development of the Licensed Products within [ ]* of Cubist's receipt of
such notice from Gilead. Gilead shall reply to Cubist within [ ]* after
receiving such written response from Cubist whether, in light of such response,
Gilead continues to believe that Cubist has not met the Cubist Diligence
Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product. If, after following the
foregoing procedures in this Section 3.5, the Parties continue to disagree
whether Cubist has met the Cubist Diligence Obligation with respect to such
Licensed Product, the
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Parties shall [ ]* to be convened within [ ]* of such reply from Cubist. [ ]*
shall examine and discuss for [ ]* Cubist's efforts to develop such Licensed
Product [ ]*. After such examinations and discussions:
(a) If the Parties are [ ]* the Cubist Diligence Obligation with
respect to such Licensed Product, then Cubist shall [ ]* its development of such
Licensed Product [ ]*.
(b) If Cubist [ ]* to meet the Cubist Diligence Obligation with respect
to such Licensed Product, then Cubist shall [ ]* with respect to such Licensed
Product as promptly as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances [ ]*;
PROVIDED that if Gilead [ ]*. If, after following such procedure, the Parties
are in disagreement as to whether Cubist has met the Cubist Diligence Obligation
with respect to such Licensed Product, then Section 3.5(c) shall apply.
(c) If, after having followed the procedure set forth in Sections
3.5(a) and 3.5 (b), the Parties disagree as to whether [ ]* describes [ ]* the
Cubist Diligence Obligation with respect to a particular Licensed Product, then
the Parties shall submit the issue of whether the [ ]* is sufficient to meet the
Cubist Diligence Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product to [ ]* by [
]*. Such [ ]* shall determine whether Cubist has met the Cubist Diligence
Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product or whether a [ ]* is sufficient
to enable Cubist to meet the Cubist Diligence Obligations with respect to such
Licensed Product. If such [ ]* determines that Cubist has met such Cubist
Diligence Obligation, then Cubist shall be free to proceed with the development
of such Licensed Product [ ]*; otherwise, such [ ]* shall formulate [ ]* to
enable Cubist to meet such Cubist Diligence Obligation and Cubist shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to perform under such [ ]*. [ ]*.
(d) In no event shall Cubist be deemed to breach the Cubist Diligence
Obligation with respect to any Licensed Product if any delay, omission or action
by Gilead has contributed to Cubist's delay or failure.
ARTICLE 4
REGULATORY
4.1 GENERAL. Gilead shall devote Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
file for and obtain Regulatory Approval for those Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory for which Cubist obtains Regulatory Approval in the United
States and regarding which Cubist provides Gilead with clinical data sufficient
to support Regulatory Approval in the Gilead Territory. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, Gilead shall not be required pursuant to this
Agreement, but may elect, to [ ]*. In recognition that Gilead's efforts to
obtain Regulatory Approval for Licensed products in the Gilead Territory will
depend upon its ability to use data relating to Licensed Products generated by
Cubist outside of the Gilead Territory in making regulatory filings within the
Gilead Territory, Cubist shall devote Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain
clinical data to support, file for and obtain Regulatory Approval for Core
Licensed Products outside the Gilead Territory in accordance with the provisions
of Article 3.
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4.2 FREE SALES CERTIFICATES; OWNERSHIP OF REGULATORY APPROVALS.
(a) Cubist shall apply for and use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
obtain Free Sales Certificates for Licensed Products in all countries within the
Gilead Territory where such certificates are available and Gilead requests in
writing that Cubist obtain them. Gilead shall cooperate in all such efforts [
]*. Gilead shall [ ]* in seeking such Free Sales Certificates. Once Cubist
obtains any Free Sales Certificates for Licensed Products in the Gilead
Territory, to the extent permitted by law, Cubist shall transfer them to Gilead
and Gilead shall thereafter assume all responsibility for communication with
Regulatory Authorities and compliance with law in each case in relation to the
Free Sales Certificates. In any country in which transfer of a Free Sales
Certificate to Gilead is not permitted by law, Cubist shall maintain such Free
Sales Certificate and reasonably cooperate with Gilead to effect communications
with Regulatory Authorities in connection therewith to the extent desired and
requested by Gilead.
(b) In all other countries of the Gilead Territory, Gilead shall [ ]*
Drug Approval Applications and Regulatory Approvals for Licensed Products, and
shall be [ ]* responsible for all communications with regulatory authorities in
such countries.
(c) Gilead shall apply for and use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
obtain Free Sales Certificates for Licensed Products in all countries outside
the Gilead Territory where such certificates are available and Cubist requests
in writing that Gilead obtain them. Cubist shall cooperate in all such efforts [
]*. Cubist shall [ ]* in seeking such Free Sales Certificates. Once Gilead
obtains any Free Sales Certificates for Licensed Products outside the Gilead
Territory, to the extent permitted by law, Gilead shall transfer them to Cubist
and Cubist shall thereafter assume all responsibility for communication with
regulatory authorities and compliance with law in each case in relation to the
Free Sales Certificates. In any country in which transfer of a Free Sales
Certificate to Cubist is not permitted by law, Gilead shall maintain such Free
Sales Certificate and reasonably cooperate with Cubist to effect communications
with Regulatory Authorities in connection therewith to the extent desired and
requested by Cubist.
4.3 GILEAD ACCESS TO CUBIST AND OTHER LICENSEE INFORMATION.
(a) REGULATORY DATA AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. Cubist will, as soon as
possible after the Effective Date, provide Gilead copies of all regulatory
filings, including without limitation the IND for the IV Product in the United
States, and the results of all clinical and non-clinical testing of IV Products
performed by or on behalf of Cubist or Other Licensees (subject to applicable
restrictions on disclosure of such Information) to the extent that such filings
or information existing prior to the Effective Date has not already been
provided to Gilead prior to the Effective Date.
(b) REGULATORY DATA GENERATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. During the
Term, Cubist will provide to Gilead for use in Gilead's development efforts
relating to Licensed Products all Information owned or Controlled by Cubist
regarding Licensed Products necessary or useful for making regulatory filings
for, or marketing of, Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory as such
Information becomes available.
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(c) OTHER LICENSEE PERMISSION. Cubist shall attempt to obtain from any
Other Licensees permission for Cubist to provide to Gilead any information
relating to Licensed Products that is necessary for Gilead to make regulatory
filings for Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory and that, if such
information were owned or Controlled by Cubist, would be Information that Cubist
must provide to Gilead pursuant to Section 4.3(a) or (b). Cubist shall require
Other Licensees to allow Cubist to disclose to Gilead all information relating
to adverse events that Cubist must report pursuant to Section 4.5. Gilead shall
not provide any Information it receives from Cubist pursuant to this Article 4
(other than Information relating to adverse events provided by Cubist pursuant
to Section 4.5) to any Permitted Sublicensee unless and until such Permitted
Sublicensee permits Gilead to provide to Cubist any and all information owned or
Controlled by such Permitted Sublicensee that, if such information were owned or
Controlled by Gilead, would be Information that Gilead must provide to Cubist
pursuant to Section 4.4.
(d) GILEAD USE OF INFORMATION. Gilead shall have a right of access, a
right of reference and the right to use and incorporate all information provided
to it pursuant to this Section 4.3 in its Drug Approval Applications for
Regulatory Approvals of Licensed Products within the Gilead Territory. The
Parties shall discuss, via their participation in the Steering Committee, the
form in which the Parties shall exchange Information pursuant to this Section
4.3 and Section 4.4.
4.4 CUBIST AND OTHER LICENSEE ACCESS TO GILEAD INFORMATION.
(a) PROVISION TO CUBIST. During the Term, Gilead will provide to Cubist
for use in Cubist's development efforts relating to Licensed Products all
Information in Gilead's possession regarding Licensed Products necessary or
useful for making regulatory filings for Licensed Products outside the Gilead
Territory as such Information becomes available. Cubist shall have a right of
access, a right of reference and the right to use and incorporate all
Information provided it pursuant to the foregoing sentence in Drug Approval
Applications in Licensed Products outside of the Gilead Territory. Such rights
shall be transferable solely as provided in Section 4.4(b).
(b) SUBLICENSEE PERMISSION; TRANSFERABILITY TO SUBLICENSEES. Gilead
shall attempt to obtain from any Permitted Sublicensees permission for Gilead to
provide to Cubist any information relating to Licensed Products that is
necessary for Cubist to make regulatory filings for Licensed Products in the
Cubist Territory and that, if such information were owned or Controlled by
Gilead, would be Information that Gilead must provide to Cubist pursuant to
Section 4.4(a). Gilead shall require its Permitted Sublicensees to allow Gilead
to disclose to Cubist all information that Gilead must report pursuant to
Section 4.5. Cubist shall not provide any Information it receives from Gilead
pursuant to this Article 4 (other than Information relating to adverse events
provided by Gilead pursuant to Section 4.5) to any Other Licensee unless and
until such Other Licensee permits Cubist to provide to Gilead any and all
information owned or Controlled by such Other Licensee that, if such information
were owned or Controlled by Cubist, would be Information that Cubist must
provide to Gilead pursuant to Section 4.3.
4.5 ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING. The Parties shall report, and take other
actions in relation to, adverse events with Licensed Products to each other in
accordance with a reporting
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protocol that will be substantially in the form of the protocol used by Gilead
under its relationship with [ ]*
4.6 COMMUNICATIONS. Except as may be required by law or as contemplated
pursuant to Section 4.2, Cubist shall not communicate regarding any Licensed
Product with any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction in the Gilead
Territory unless requested to do so by Gilead.
4.7 APPLICATIONS FOR REGULATORY EXCLUSIVITY. The Parties recognize that
exclusivity rights granted or provided for under regulatory laws of the
countries in the Gilead Territory are likely to be [ ]* to Licensed Products. To
the extent permitted by law, Gilead shall have the exclusive right to file for,
request and maintain any regulatory exclusivity rights for Licensed Products in
the Gilead Territory, including without limitation regulatory exclusivity rights
based upon an orphan drug designation of a Licensed Product, and to conduct and
prosecute any proceedings or actions to enforce such regulatory exclusivity
rights, and Cubist shall reasonably cooperate with Gilead in such actions [ ]*.
In countries where Gilead is not entitled to take one or more of the actions
described in the foregoing sentence, then Cubist shall take such actions as
instructed by Gilead and for the benefit of Gilead, [ ]*. Gilead shall own any
regulatory exclusivity rights in the Gilead Territory where permitted by law.
Cubist hereby grants Gilead the exclusive right to market Licensed Products in
the Gilead Territory under any regulatory exclusivity rights that must be
granted directly to Cubist in a given country in the Gilead Territory.
4.8 RECALLS AND VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWALS. The Parties shall exchange their
internal standard operating procedures ("SOPs") as to product recalls reasonably
in advance of Commercial Launch of any Licensed Product in the Gilead Territory.
If either Party becomes aware of information about any Licensed Product
indicating that it may not conform to the specifications for Licensed Product
then in effect pursuant to the Supply Agreement, or that there are potential
adulteration, misbranding and/or other issues regarding safety or effectiveness,
it shall promptly so notify the other Party. The Steering Committee shall meet
to discuss such circumstances and to consider appropriate courses of action,
which courses of action with respect to each recall shall be consistent with the
internal SOP of the Party having the right to control such recall pursuant to
this Section 4.8. Gilead shall have the right to control, [ ]*, a recall of the
Licensed Product in the Gilead Territory, unless such recall is caused by a
Manufacturing Defect (as defined by the Supply Agreement), in which case [ ]*
shall [ ]* associated with the recall. Cubist shall control, [ ]*, all recalls
of Licensed Product outside the Gilead Territory. Gilead shall maintain complete
and accurate records of any recall for such periods as may be required by legal
requirements, but in any event for no less than [ ]*.
4.9 LABEL. To the extent permitted by law, Gilead shall identify Cubist as
the manufacturer or licensor of each Licensed Product on the outside of the
packaging for such Licensed Product in each country of the Gilead Territory in a
manner approved in advance in writing by Cubist, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld.
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ARTICLE 5
COMMERCIALIZATION; DILIGENCE
5.1 RIGHT. Gilead shall have the exclusive right to market and
commercialize, including, without limitation, by conducting pre-marketing,
advertising and promotion activities, and sponsoring medical education events,
exhibits and symposia (collectively, "Commercialize") Licensed Products in all
countries of the Gilead Territory during the Term, for its own account (subject
to the [ ]* under this Agreement), [ ]* and subject to the participation of the
Cubist MSLs as provided below in Section 5.4.
5.2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEE DURING
COMMERCIALIZATION. The Marketing Subcommittee will review and comment upon the
overall strategy and design of Gilead's marketing efforts under its Marketing
Plans.
5.3 MARKETING PLAN. No later than [ ]* before Gilead anticipates the
first Commercial Launch of a Licensed Product anywhere in the Gilead
Territory, Gilead will submit a plan detailing Gilead's projected activities
to commercialize Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory including
anticipated budgets (the "Marketing Plan"), to the Marketing Subcommittee.
Thereafter, on or before each anniversary of the date of the first Commercial
Launch of a Licensed Product, Gilead shall update, revise, and present to the
Marketing Subcommittee the Marketing Plan. The Marketing Plan shall include a
description of any anticipated activities of the MSLs. Cubist may comment
upon each version of the Marketing Plan via its participation in the
Marketing Subcommittee. Gilead reserves the right to modify its Marketing
Plan at any time in response to (i) changes in [ ]*, (ii) [ ]*, (iii) the
feasibility of [ ]*, (iv) changes in the [ ]* or (v) any failure [ ]*,
subject only to [ ]* to comment upon such changes and [ ]*.
5.4 ACTIVITIES BY MSLS IN GILEAD TERRITORY.
(a) MSLS. During the [ ]* (as defined in Section 5.4(d)), Cubist shall
have a limited right to participate with Gilead in support of certain of
Gilead's Commercialization activities for Licensed Products in the Gilead
Territory, solely as described and permitted in this Section 5.4. Cubist may
provide up to [ ]* MSLs to participate in such activities throughout the Gilead
Territory at any one time during the [ ]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Cubist's
rights to so participate shall expire on a country-by-country basis as provided
in Section 5.4(d), and FURTHER PROVIDED that Gilead shall have the right, in its
discretion, to allocate the MSLs to participate in such activities in such
country or countries of the Gilead Territory as Gilead may decide. Cubist shall
notify Gilead on or before [ ]* of each calendar year during the [ ]* how many
MSLs it will make available in the next calendar year, subject to the
limitations set forth in this Section 5.4. Gilead shall provide to the Cubist
MSLs access to particular facilities in the Gilead Territory for the purposes of
conducting meetings with Gilead representatives, but shall not be required to
provide [ ]*. Such [ ]* by Cubist [ ]* to Gilead in the Gilead Territory, and
Cubist shall be [ ]*, subject to and in accordance with the requirements of the
country in which each Cubist MSL is employed. Each Cubist MSL shall have
language skills appropriate for conducting his or her responsibilities under
this Section 5.4 in the country of the Gilead Territory in which Gilead elects
to place them, and other educational and professional training appropriate for
the conduct of his or her responsibilities in such country. Gilead shall have
the
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[ ]* Cubist MSLs proposed by Cubist, and Cubist shall, upon Gilead's request,
[ ]*. Each [ ]* shall execute [ ]* in the form provided by [ ]*.
(b) ROLE OF CUBIST MSLS. The Cubist MSLs shall, [ ]* relating to
Licensed Products: (i) to [ ]* of Licensed Products conducted by or on behalf
of Gilead in the Gilead Territory; (ii) to [ ]* in the Gilead Territory, and
[ ]* in the Gilead Territory, to the extent consistent with the efforts of
Gilead's MSLs providing [ ]* in such country; and (iii) to [ ]*, concerning
the Licensed Products and their characteristics. During the [ ]*, Gilead
shall provide to each of the Cubist MSLs a more detailed description of the
scope of their [ ]*, and may update such detailed description from time to
time using its [ ]* judgment, provided that all activities set forth in any
such detailed description shall be consistent with this Section 5.4. Except
to the extent Gilead specifically directs in the detailed description of
permitted MSL activities provided pursuant to this Section 5.4(b), Cubist
MSLs shall not [ ]* of Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory, perform any
activities in connection [ ]*, provide any [ ]* with respect to Licensed
Products, [ ]* in the Gilead [ ]* in connection with Licensed Products, or
perform any [ ]* or other activities in relation to Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory. Cubist shall not directly or indirectly [ ]* set forth
therein. The Cubist MSLs shall [ ]* conducted in connection with Licensed
Products, [ ]* with respect to Licensed Products to a designated Cubist
representative who shall in turn provide reports of MSL activities to each of
the Development Subcommittee and the Marketing Subcommittee, and provide to
[ ]* of Licensed Products. Gilead shall have the right to [ ]* from time to
time upon [ ]* notice to Cubist.
(c) PAYMENT. Gilead shall pay Cubist [ ]* per MSL [ ]* to Gilead in
the Gilead Territory during each calendar year during the [ ]*. Such amount
shall be payable [ ]* each due within [ ]* after the end of [ ]* during the
[ ]*, with the first such payment due within [ ]* after the end of the [ ]*
in which the [ ]* commenced. For any MSL that Cubist provides pursuant to
this Section 5.4 for less than an entire calendar year, Gilead shall pay
Cubist a prorated portion of the foregoing [ ]* amount to reflect the portion
of such calendar year during which Cubist [ ]* such MSL to Gilead (the
"Partial Year"), with such amounts payable in [ ]* due at the end of [ ]*
during which such MSL was [ ]* to Gilead during such Partial Year.
(d) TERMINATION OF [ ]*. The [ ]* shall commence [ ]* prior to the
anticipated date (as determined by the Steering Committee) that the [ ]* in
the Gilead Territory (the "Commencement Date") and shall expire [ ]* after [ ]
* in the Gilead Territory in which Gilead [ ]* of Licensed Product (the
"Expiration Date"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the [ ]*, and FURTHER PROVIDED
that the [ ]* shall terminate [ ]*. Additionally, during the [ ]*, Cubist's
right to provide MSLs to support Commercialization of Licensed Products shall
[ ]* of a Licensed Product in the [ ]* in the Gilead Territory. Anything to
the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, (i) Gilead shall [ ]* in
Commercialization of Licensed Products in each country in the Gilead
Territory pursuant to this Section 5.4 [ ]* and (ii) Gilead shall [ ]*.
5.5 DILIGENCE OBLIGATION. The Parties agree that the primary focus of their
efforts to develop Licensed Products shall be upon IV Products and Oral
Products. Gilead shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize in
the Gilead Territory both the IV Product, and an Oral Product if Cubist obtains
Regulatory Approval for such a product in the United
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States and provides a clinical data package relating thereto that is sufficient
to support Regulatory Approval in the Gilead Territory, in each case following
Regulatory Approval of such Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory. Gilead
shall require its Permitted Sublicensees in the Gilead Territory to use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Commercialize such Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory following Regulatory Approval of such Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory. Whether Gilead is meeting such Diligence Obligation shall be
determined with respect to each Licensed Product based upon all relevant
factors, which may include without limitation the following factors:
(a) the level of [ ]* of such Licensed Product in the [ ]* in a given
calendar year relative to (i) the level of [ ]* in the preceding calendar year
for such Licensed Product, and (ii) the level of [ ]*;
(b) the [ ]* for such Licensed Product, including whether there is
[ ]*;
(c) the [ ]* in the Gilead Territory for such Licensed Product;
(d) the [ ]* for such Licensed Product in the [ ]*;
(e) the level of [ ]* Licensed Product in the Gilead Territory relative
to the level of [ ]* Licensed Product outside the Gilead Territory, taking into
account differences in Licensed Product [ ]*, the incidence of [ ]* in such
regions, as well as differences in [ ]* between the different regions, and such
other factors as may be appropriate under the circumstances;
(f) whether [ ]* with respect to such Licensed Product;
(g) the [ ]* for such Licensed Product in a country [ ]*; and
(h) Gilead's efforts with respect to [ ]* in the Gilead Territory and
each of the foregoing factors with respect to the [ ]*.
In no event shall Gilead's Diligence Obligation with respect to any
Licensed Product be deemed to include a requirement that Gilead [ ]* in any
country.
5.6 DETERMINATION OF GILEAD'S DILIGENCE. If Cubist believes that Gilead is
not meeting its diligence obligation pursuant to Section 5.5 (such obligation,
the "Gilead Diligence Obligation") with respect to any Licensed Product, Cubist
shall notify Gilead. The Parties shall then proceed as provided in Sections
5.6(a) through (d) to determine Gilead's diligence in Commercializing Licensed
Products. Gilead shall [ ]* to Cubist's notice [ ]* with respect to such
Licensed Product as well as [ ]* of such Licensed Products within [ ]* of
Gilead's receipt of such notice from Cubist. Cubist shall [ ]* with respect to
such Licensed Product. If, after following the foregoing procedures in this
Section 5.6, the Parties continue to disagree whether Gilead has met the Gilead
Diligence Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product, the Parties shall [
]* Gilead's efforts to Commercialize such Licensed Product in the Gilead
Territory (the "Discussion Period"). After such [ ]*:
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(a) If the Parties are in agreement that Gilead is meeting the Gilead
Diligence Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product, then Gilead shall
continue its Commercialization of the Licensed Product without being required to
alter its approach.
(b) If Gilead [ ]* with respect to such Licensed Product, then [ ]*
after the end of the Discussion Period, and shall use [ ]*; PROVIDED that if [
]* with respect to such Licensed Product, then the Parties shall follow the
procedure set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 5.6. If, after
following such procedure, the Parties are in disagreement as to whether Gilead
has met the Gilead Diligence Obligation with respect to such Licensed Product,
then Section 5.6(c) shall apply.
(c) If, after having followed the procedure set forth in Sections
5.6(a) and (b), the Parties [ ]* with respect to such Licensed Product, then
the Parties shall submit the issue of whether Gilead's plan is sufficient to
meet such Diligence Obligation to dispute resolution by [ ]* pursuant to
Section 15.4. Such [ ]* shall [ ]*. If such [ ]* determines that [ ]* of such
Licensed Product pursuant to its Marketing Plan; otherwise, such [ ]* shall
[ ]*.
(d) In no event shall Gilead be deemed to breach the Gilead Diligence
Obligation with respect to any Licensed Product if any delay, omission or action
by Cubist or any Cubist MSL has contributed to Gilead's delay or failure.
5.7 DIVERSION OF RESOURCES FOR DIRECTLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCT.
(a) If Gilead Commercializes a Directly Competitive Product in the
Gilead Territory (which Gilead [ ]*, Gilead shall, within [ ]* of the commercial
launch of such product, provide to Cubist a statement showing [ ]* of [ ]* the
date of the Commercial Launch of such Directly Competitive Product (the "First
Statement"), and shall provide Cubist a statement on [ ]* thereafter showing the
amount of [ ]* (each such report a "Subsequent Statement").
(b) If Cubist disputes the accuracy of the First Statement or any
Subsequent Statement for Licensed Products, the Parties shall confer to
determine [ ]* for such First Statement or Subsequent Statement. If the Parties
cannot agree on [ ]* for the relevant statement within [ ]* after beginning to
confer, the [ ]* for the purpose of making a determination hereunder.
(c) If any Subsequent Statement (including any statement that is
modified by agreement between Gilead and Cubist, or any that is modified [ ]*
shows that Gilead has [ ]* from the First Statement, then Gilead shall [ ]* with
respect to the relevant Licensed Product(s) and Cubist shall [ ]* with respect
to such Licensed Product(s), with such Licensed Product(s) [ ]*.
(d) This Section 5.7 has been agreed upon solely to address Cubist's
concern that Gilead may reduce its commitment to Commercializing Licensed
Product(s) if Gilead is also selling a Directly Competitive Product in the
Territory. Accordingly, this Section 5.7 and its provisions, approach,
reasoning, terms, and percentages shall apply and have relevance only if Gilead
is Commercializing a Directly Competitive Product in the Territory and may not
be referred to or relied upon by either Party, or any court or dispute
resolution body, for purposes of
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interpreting Gilead's obligations under any other section of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, for determining if Gilead has met the Gilead
Diligence Obligation in Section 5.6.
5.8 DISCOUNTING. Neither Gilead, its Affiliates nor Permitted Sublicensees
shall discount the price of Licensed Products in consideration of any price
increase on, or the receipt of any payment in connection with, a product other
than a Licensed Product, or shall enter into any agreement for such purpose.
5.9 GILEAD COMPLIANCE. In connection with any development activities
undertaken by Gilead in connection with any Licensed Product, Gilead shall
comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the care and use of
experimental animals, as such laws and regulations are in effect where such
development activities are undertaken. All animals used by Gilead to evaluate
Daptomycin or any Licensed Product shall be provided humane care and treatment
in accordance with the most acceptable veterinary practices.
ARTICLE 6
LICENSE; RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL; EXCLUSIVITY
6.1 PATENT LICENSES TO GILEAD. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Cubist grants to Gilead an exclusive (even as to Cubist except to the
extent provided below) license under the Cubist Patents: (i) [ ]* Licensed
Products on a worldwide basis for the [ ]* Licensed Products in the Gilead
Territory; (ii) to [ ]* Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory; and (iii) to
develop (by conducting preclinical and clinical studies) Licensed Products on a
worldwide basis for the [ ]* of Licensed Products within the Gilead Territory;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Cubist shall retain the right, including the right to
grant licenses and sublicenses, [ ]* Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for
the [ ]* of Licensed Products outside of the Gilead Territory and, solely
pursuant to this Agreement, in the Gilead Territory, and to develop Licensed
Products on a worldwide basis for the [ ]* of Licensed Products outside of the
Gilead Territory and, solely pursuant to this Agreement, in the Gilead
Territory. Gilead may grant sublicenses under the foregoing license under Cubist
Patents (A) for the purpose of [ ]* Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for
the [ ]* of Licensed Products in the Gilead Territory, and (B) for such other
purposes as Cubist may agree pursuant to Section 6.11. All such sublicenses are
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In addition to any rights
expressly retained by Cubist in the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1,
Cubist shall retain any and all rights in and to the Cubist Patents that are not
expressly granted to Gilead pursuant to this Section 6.1.
6.2 PATENT LICENSES TO CUBIST. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Gilead grants to Cubist a non-exclusive license under the Gilead
Project Patents: (i) to make and have made Licensed Products on a worldwide
basis for the use, sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed Products
outside of the Gilead Territory and, solely pursuant to this Agreement including
without limitation the Supply Agreement, in the Gilead Territory; (ii) to use,
sell, offer for sale and import Licensed Products outside of the Gilead
Territory and, solely pursuant to this Agreement including without limitation
the Supply Agreement, in the Gilead Territory; and (iii) to develop Licensed
Products on a worldwide basis for the use, sale, offering for sale and
importation of Licensed Products outside of the Gilead Territory and, solely
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pursuant to this Agreement including without limitation the Supply Agreement,
within the Gilead Territory. Cubist may grant sublicenses under the foregoing
license under Gilead Project Patents. All such sublicenses are subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Gilead shall retain any and all rights
in and to the Gilead Project Patents that are not expressly granted to Cubist
pursuant to this Section 6.2.
6.3 NONEXCLUSIVE KNOW-HOW LICENSE TO GILEAD. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Cubist grants Gilead a [ ]* to use Cubist Know-How
solely for the purposes of: (i) making and having made (solely as provided in
Article 7 and the Supply Agreement) Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for
the use, sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory; (ii) using, selling, offering for sale and importing Licensed
Products in the Gilead Territory; and (iii) developing (by conducting
preclinical and clinical studies) Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for the
use, sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed Products in the Gilead
Territory. Gilead may grant sublicenses under the foregoing license under Cubist
Know-How for the purpose of making and having made (solely as provided in
Article 7 and the Supply Agreement) Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for
the use, sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed Products in the
Gilead Territory and for such other purposes as Cubist may agree pursuant to
Section 6.11. All such sublicenses are subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. Cubist shall retain any and all rights in and to the Cubist
Know-How that are not expressly granted to Gilead pursuant to this Section 6.3.
6.4 NONEXCLUSIVE KNOW-HOW LICENSE TO CUBIST. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Gilead grants Cubist a royalty-free,
non-exclusive, worldwide license, to use Gilead Know-How solely for purposes of
(i) making and having made Licensed Products on a worldwide basis for the use,
sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed Products outside of the
Gilead Territory and, solely pursuant to this Agreement, including without
limitation the Supply Agreement, in the Gilead Territory; (ii) using, selling,
offering for sale and importing Licensed Products outside the Gilead Territory
and, solely pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation the Supply
Agreement, in the Gilead Territory; and (iii) developing Licensed Products on a
worldwide basis for the use, sale, offering for sale and importation of Licensed
Products outside of the Gilead Territory and, solely pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation the Supply Agreement, within the Gilead Territory.
Cubist may grant sublicenses under the foregoing license under Gilead Project
Know-How. All such licenses are subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Gilead shall retain any and all rights in and to the Gilead Project
Know-How that are not expressly granted to Cubist pursuant to this Section 6.4.
6.5 RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL AND NEGOTIATION.
(a) ROFR FOR LICENSED PRODUCT IN THE ROFR TERRITORY. Gilead desires to
have a right of first refusal to develop and Commercialize Licensed Products in
the countries included in the ROFR Territory, which are countries of [ ]*.
Accordingly, Cubist hereby grants Gilead a right of first refusal for [ ]*
Licensed Products in the ROFR Territory as follows: if Cubist intends to [ ]* to
[ ]* in any country [ ]*, Cubist shall so [ ]* prior to entering into an
agreement with such Third Party with respect to [ ]* and shall first [ ]* with
respect to such [ ]* upon the same [ ]* with respect to such [ ]*, on the other
terms and conditions set
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forth in this Agreement, prior to entering into such [ ]*. If, within [ ]*
after Cubist shall have made such offer to Gilead, Gilead shall not have
agreed in writing to [ ]* with respect to such Licensed Product upon such
[ ]*, then Cubist shall be free to enter into such agreement with such Third
Party on such [ ]* and shall have no further obligation under this Section
6.5(a) to offer or grant such terms to Gilead in each case for a period of
[ ]* after the earlier of [ ]*. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, this Section 6.5(a) shall apply if [ ]* with a Third Party for the
[ ]* in any country within the ROFR Territory during the Term. If Gilead
accepts [ ]* pursuant to this Section 6.5(a), then such country shall be
included in the Gilead Territory and excluded from the ROFR Territory for the
remainder of the Term. For purposes of this Section 6.5(a), [ ]*.
(b) ROFN FOR [ ]*. Cubist hereby grants Gilead a right of first
negotiation for [ ]* in the Gilead Territory and ROFR Territory on the following
terms: If Cubist wishes to contract with a Third Party [ ]*, Cubist shall so
notify Gilead, such notice to reference the relevant [ ]*. If Gilead requests
within [ ]* after its receipt of such notice to discuss with Cubist the terms
upon which Cubist would grant Gilead the right to include such [ ]* within the
definition of Licensed Product (and therefore the licenses of Sections 6.1 and
6.3 pursuant to this Agreement) and Commercialize, or to otherwise grant Gilead
the right to Commercialize, such [ ]*, then the Parties shall negotiate in good
faith for a period of [ ]* such terms. If the Parties are unable to agree upon
such terms within such [ ]* period, Cubist shall be free for a period of [ ]*
after the end of the Parties' good faith negotiation period to contract with a
Third Party [ ]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall Cubist enter into an
agreement with a Third Party relating to such [ ]* (i) prior to the expiration
of such [ ]* period if Gilead has not notified Cubist of its interest prior to
such date, or (ii) prior to expiration of such [ ]* period, if the Parties do
not reach written agreement prior to such date. If the Parties reach agreement
as to such terms pursuant to this Section 6.5(b), then the Parties may either
agree in writing to include such [ ]* within the definition of Licensed Product
hereunder or enter into a separate agreement pursuant to which Cubist would
grant Gilead the right to Commercialize such [ ]* in the Gilead Territory.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Section 6.5(b) shall
apply if [ ]* with a Third Party for the [ ]* in any country within the Gilead
Territory or ROFR Territory.
6.6 EXCLUSIVITY.
(a) GILEAD. In each country of the Gilead Territory, Gilead shall not
market, sell or otherwise distribute any Directly Competitive Product prior to
the [ ]* anniversary of the Commercial Launch of the Licensed Product with which
such Directly Competitive Product is competitive in such country. Gilead shall
not develop, promote, sell or offer for sale Licensed Products (except in
connection with clinical trials of Licensed Product) outside of the Gilead
Territory. Gilead shall require [ ]* to make a covenant similar that provided in
this Section 6.6(a) with respect to Licensed Products. Gilead shall be free to
manufacture Licensed Products outside the Gilead Territory solely to the extent
permitted in Article 7 and the Supply Agreement.
(b) CUBIST. Cubist shall not promote, sell, or offer for sale Licensed
Products for use (except in connection with clinical trials of Licensed Product)
within the Gilead Territory. Cubist shall be free to manufacture Licensed
Products in the Gilead Territory in a manner consistent with the licenses
granted to it in Article 6. Cubist shall require [ ]* to make a covenant similar
to that provided in this Section 6.6(b) with respect to Licensed Products.
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6.7 TRADEMARK LICENSE. Cubist hereby grants Gilead an exclusive,
royalty-free license under its entire right, title and interest in and to the
Cubist Marks to use and display the Cubist Marks in connection with the
Commercialization of Licensed Products within the Gilead Territory. Gilead
hereby grants Cubist an exclusive, royalty-free license under its entire right,
title and interest in and to the Gilead Marks to use and display the Gilead
Marks in connection with the Commercialization of Licensed Products outside of
the Gilead Territory. Each Party shall provide the other Party with copies of
any materials containing such other Party's trademarks prior to using or
disseminating such materials, and shall reasonably consider all comments made by
such other Party regarding the use of its trademarks. Neither Party shall use
the other Party's trade names and/or marks in a way which would be confusing or
otherwise adversely affect their value. [ ]*.
6.8 THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY.
(a) REQUIRED. [ ]* under all intellectual property rights (including
without limitation rights in Patents and trade secrets) that are [ ]* that
may be brought by a Third Party in connection with the manufacture of
Licensed Product by or for supply to [ ]*, or [ ]* by [ ]* in the [ ]*,
except that [ ]* shall have no obligation under this Section 6.8(a) to the
extent that such claims arise or would arise solely out of the practice of [ ]
*, and shall [ ]*, including without limitation [ ]* due pursuant to such
licenses. [ ]*, its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees and distributors as
described in more detail in Section 9.6(d) against any losses arising from
[ ]* to obtain or maintain any such license.
(b) DESIRABLE. For each intellectual property right that is [ ]*,
either Party may propose that the Steering Committee consider (i) whether the
Parties should seek a license thereunder to allow either or both Parties to
practice such right in connection with the development, manufacture, use sale,
offer for sale or import of Licensed Products, (ii) how to allocate the costs of
obtaining and maintaining such license between the Parties (taking into account
the Parties' relative interests therein inside and outside of the Gilead
Territory) and (iii) how the Parties should proceed to seek such license. If the
Steering Committee is unable to reach consensus with respect to the seeking of
such license, either Party shall be free to itself seek a license under such
right at its sole cost and expense, with no obligation to make such license or
right available to the other Party.
6.9 SUBLICENSED TECHNOLOGY.
(a) GENERALLY. The licenses granted under this Article 6, to the extent
they include sublicenses of Third-Party technology, shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the license agreement pursuant to which the sublicense
is granted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if either Party enters into any Third Party
license relevant to the development or commercialization of Licensed Products
during the Term for technology that is desirable for the development and
commercialization of Licensed Products, such Party shall faithfully and timely
perform and discharge its obligations under such Third Party license and shall
not permit any action to be taken or event to occur, in each case, within such
Party's reasonable control, which would give such Third Party the right to
terminate such Third Party license. [ ]*. If the Party that enters into any such
Third Party license [ ]* or otherwise [ ]*, it shall promptly notify the other
Party. The Parties shall promptly confer regarding an [ ]* within [ ]* by [ ]*.
If the Party
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that entered into any such Third Party license [ ]* within [ ]*, then the
[ ]* may [ ]* for [ ]* for [ ]* and [ ]* shall be [ ]*. If a good faith
dispute between a Third Party and the Party that entered into a license
with such Third Party about the interpretation of any provision of the
agreement governing such Third Party license, the other Party shall use its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to ensure that its actions, if any, under
this Section 6.9 do not detrimentally affect the ability of the breaching
Party to contest the interpretation advanced by such Third Party.
(b) LILLY LICENSE.
(i) Cubist shall, for the benefit of Gilead, faithfully and timely
perform and discharge its obligations under the Lilly License and shall not
permit any action to be taken or event to occur, in each case, within Cubist's
reasonable control, which would give Lilly the right to terminate the Lilly
License. Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing sentence, [ ]*. If
Cubist is notified or otherwise becomes aware of its material breach of the
Lilly License, it shall promptly notify Gilead. [ ]*. If Cubist does not perform
the agreed upon remedy of such breach within the designated time, [ ]*.
(ii) It is agreed and acknowledged that in the event of termination
of the Lilly License, [ ]*.
(c) GRANTS BACK BY OTHER LICENSEES. Cubist shall attempt to obtain the
agreement of each of the Other Licensees to grant to Cubist the ability to grant
Gilead a license under such Other Licensee's Patents and Know-How [ ]* for
Gilead's activities under this Agreement. Gilead shall attempt to obtain the
agreement of its Permitted Licensees to grant to Gilead the ability to grant
Cubist a license under such sublicensee's Patents and Know-How [ ]* to make,
have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import or export Licensed Products outside
of the Gilead Territory. If either Party [ ]*, as the case may be, [ ]*
agreement with the Other Licensee or Permitted Sublicensee, as the case may be;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither Party shall be [ ]* in connection with such
efforts.
6.10 RELATED GILEAD TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Gilead shall inform Cubist of any Related Gilead Know-How (i) that
Gilead is aware is being used by [ ]* to [ ]* in or for use in [ ]*, or (ii)
that Gilead wishes for Cubist and its Affiliates and Third Party manufacturers
[ ]*, in the case of clause (ii), as the Parties intend to further provide for
in the Supply Agreement.
(b) Gilead shall inform Cubist in writing of any [ ]* (i) that Gilead
is aware covers the [ ]* in or for use in [ ]*, or (ii) that covers an invention
that Gilead wishes for Cubist and its Affiliates and Third Party manufacturers
[ ]*, in the case of clause (ii), as the Parties intend to further provide for
in the Supply Agreement.
(c) If Cubist desires to include within the definition of [ ]*
thereunder pursuant to [ ]*, as applicable, any particular [ ]* of which
[ ]*, then Cubist shall so [ ]* pursuant to [ ]* and the Parties shall, to the
extent that [ ]* for a period of [ ]* upon which [ ]*. If the Parties [ ]*
for any particular [ ]* then such [ ]* shall be included in the definitions
of [ ]*, as applicable, subject to such agreed [ ]*. If the Parties [ ]*,
then [ ]*.
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6.11 SUBLICENSING. In addition to Gilead's rights to sublicense certain of
its rights included in its licenses under the Cubist Patents and the Cubist
Know-How pursuant to Sections 6.1 and 6.3 as provided for in such sections, [ ]*
pursuant to this Section 6.11 shall be referred to herein as a "Permitted
Sublicensee".
6.12 USE OF PATENTS AND KNOW-HOW. Each Party covenants to the other that it
will not practice the Patents or Know-How of the other Party except as expressly
permitted in the licenses granted to it in this Article 6.
6.13 FIELD. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it
is acknowledged and agreed by the Parties that the licenses granted by Cubist to
Gilead under this Agreement with respect to the Cubist Patents and Cubist
Know-How that are licensed to Cubist pursuant to the Lilly License shall be
solely for application to the treatment of [ ]*.
ARTICLE 7
MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY
7.1 SUPPLY BY CUBIST. As of the Effective Date, Cubist has established
manufacturing arrangements for bulk Daptomycin and finished IV Products through
Third Party suppliers (such Third Parties and any other Third Party supplier of
Licensed Products to Cubist shall be referred to collectively as the "Cubist
Suppliers"). Cubist shall supply to Gilead, and Gilead shall purchase from
Cubist, (i) [ ]* in the Gilead Territory during the first five (5) years of the
Term, and (ii) [ ]* of [ ]* in the Gilead Territory after the first [ ]* of the
Term, in both cases on the terms and conditions to be set forth in a Supply
Agreement to be added to this Agreement by addendum, which the Parties shall use
their reasonable efforts in good faith to negotiate, execute and deliver within
[ ]* days after the Effective Date (the "Supply Agreement"). Attached hereto as
Exhibit G is a term sheet that sets forth certain of the terms that the Parties
have agreed to incorporate into the Supply Agreement. Upon execution and
delivery by the Parties of the Supply Agreement, the Supply Agreement shall
supersede all of the terms and provisions of such term sheet.
7.2 TRANSFER PRICE.
(a) Gilead shall pay to Cubist a transfer price for (i) clinical supply
of Licensed Product to Gilead by Cubist equal to the Clinical Transfer Price,
and (ii) commercial supply of Licensed Product by Cubist to Gilead equal to the
Transfer Price, in each case as determined in accordance with this Section 7.2.
(b) [ ]* 2001, a "Clinical Transfer Price" for units of Licensed
Product for clinical supply delivered by Cubist to Gilead and a "Transfer Price"
for units of Licensed Product for commercial supply delivered by Cubist to
Gilead, in each case to apply for the following [ ]*, shall be determined as
provided in Sections 7.2(c) and (e) based upon Cubist's [ ]*, for Licensed
Product in the [ ]* period preceding the time the Transfer Price and Clinical
Transfer Price are determined. The "Clinical Manufacturing Cost" shall be equal
to [ ]*, calculated in accordance with reasonable cost accounting methods that
comply with generally accepted accounting principles. The "Manufacturing Cost"
shall be equal to [ ]*,
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calculated in accordance with reasonable cost accounting methods that comply
with generally accepted accounting principles. For quantities of Licensed
Product Cubist acquires from a Third Party, Cubist's [ ]* the calculations of
the Clinical Manufacturing Cost and Manufacturing Cost. The Transfer Price and
Clinical Transfer Price shall [ ]*
(c) No later than [ ]* and no later than [ ]* thereafter, Cubist shall
notify Gilead in writing of the dollar figures that Cubist proposes to be the
Clinical Transfer Price and Transfer Price, respectively, for units of Licensed
Product delivered in the [ ]* following the date of such notice. Cubist's notice
as to the Clinical Transfer Price and Transfer Price it proposes shall include [
]* upon which [ ]*, and shall include a [ ]*. Within [ ]* of receiving such
notice from Cubist, Gilead shall respond in writing as to whether it (i) [ ]*
manufactured by Cubist and/or its Affiliates to be [ ]*, or (ii) [ ]*.
Additionally within such time frame, [ ]*.
(d) If Gilead does not dispute the Clinical Transfer Price or the
Transfer Price proposed by Cubist, then the amounts proposed by Cubist shall be
the Clinical Transfer Price and Transfer Price, respectively, for all units of
Licensed Product manufactured by or for Cubist and/or its Affiliates and
delivered to Gilead in the [ ]* following the date of the Parties' notices
pursuant to Section 7.2(c).
(e) Within [ ]* after the end of each [ ]* in which Cubist has
delivered Licensed Product to Gilead, Cubist shall notify Gilead in writing of
Cubist's actual Clinical Manufacturing Cost for quantities of Licensed Product
delivered to Gilead as clinical supply in such [ ]*. If Gilead does not dispute
the Clinical Manufacturing Cost as calculated by Cubist, then [ ]* any
difference between the Clinical Transfer Price and the Clinical Manufacturing
Cost shall, within [ ]* after the end of such [ ]*, pay [ ]* by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by such other Party. If
Gilead disputes the Clinical Manufacturing Cost as calculated by Cubist, then
such values shall be determined pursuant to Section 7.2(f) and [ ]* any such
discrepancy shall, within [ ]* after the Independent Accounting Firm as defined
in Section 7.2(f) makes its calculation of such value known to the Parties, pay
[ ]* by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
such other Party.
(f) If Gilead disputes an amount proposed by Cubist to be the Clinical
Transfer Price, Transfer Price, Clinical Manufacturing Price or Manufacturing
Price, then the Steering Committee shall discuss the issues for a period of [
]*. If, after such discussions by the Steering Committee, the Parties continue
to disagree on such issue, then the Parties shall submit the issue to Cubist's
independent auditor (currently, Pricewaterhouse Coopers) (the "Independent
Accounting Firm"). The Independent Accounting Firm, using personnel other than
those who perform regular accounting services for Cubist, shall calculate the
disputed value in accordance with the basis specified in Section 7.2(b) based on
[ ]*. The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Independent Accounting Firm to render its calculation of the disputed value to
the Parties within [ ]* of the date the Parties submit such calculation to the
Independent Accounting Firm. Neither Party shall [ ]* the Independent Accounting
Firm. The Parties shall [ ]* the Independent Accounting Firm for the purposes
described in this Section 7.2(f). The Independent Accounting Firm's calculation
of the disputed value [ ]*.
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(g) If Cubist is to supply Gilead with multiple Licensed Products in a
given [ ]*, then Clinical Transfer Prices, Transfer Prices, Clinical
Manufacturing Costs and Manufacturing Costs shall be determined separately for
each Licensed Product in accordance with this Section 7.2.
(h) The Supply Agreement shall [ ]*.
ARTICLE 8
COMPENSATION
8.1 LICENSE FEE.
(a) Within [ ]* after the Effective Date, Gilead shall pay a license
fee for the IV Product of [ ]* to Cubist by wire transfer of immediately
available funds into an account designated by Cubist. This license fee shall be
nonrefundable and noncreditable.
(b) Within [ ]* after the Effective Date, Gilead shall pay a license
fee for the Oral Product of [ ]* to Cubist by wire transfer of immediately
available funds into an account designated by Cubist (the "Oral Product Fee").
The Oral Product Fee shall be subject to [ ]* in accordance with the provisions
of Section 8.1(c).
(c) If (I) this Agreement is [ ]* by Gilead with respect to the Oral
Product pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.2 at any time prior to the [ ]*
anniversary of the Effective Date, (II) Cubist shall have [ ]* its [ ]* with
respect to the Oral Product for a period exceeding [ ]* (other than on account
of a Force Majeure) at any time prior to the [ ]*, or (III) Cubist has been
determined pursuant to Section 3.5 to have [ ]* with respect to the Oral Product
at any time [ ]* in accordance with the following schedule:
(i) If a [ ]* occurs prior to the [ ]* anniversary of the Effective
Date, [ ]*.
(ii) If a [ ]* occurs on or after the [ ]* anniversary of the
Effective Date but prior to the [ ]* anniversary of the Effective
Date, [ ]* between [ ]*, prorated based upon the number of months after the [ ]*
anniversary of the Effective Date such event occurs (as examples, if such event
occurs [ ]* after the Effective Date, [ ]* if such event occurs [ ]* after
the Effective Date, [ ]*.
Additionally, Gilead shall not [ ]* with respect to the development of an Oral
Product [ ]*, subject to Section 8.1(d).
(d) If the [ ]* leading to a [ ]* pursuant to Section 8.1(c) was the
[ ]* referred to in clause (I) of such Section, then Gilead shall have [ ]* to
the Oral Product. If the [ ]* leading to a [ ]* pursuant to Section 8.1(c) was
the [ ]* referred to in clause (II) or clause (III) of such Section, then Cubist
shall [ ]* with respect to Oral Products, but Gilead shall [ ]* pursuant to this
Agreement. If at any time after a [ ]* referred to in the foregoing sentence
Cubist wishes to resume development of an Oral Product, Cubist shall so notify
Gilead in
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writing [ ]* development of an Oral Product. In such event, Gilead shall be [ ]*
with respect to an Oral Product [ ]* after the Resumption Date, but shall have
[ ]*.
8.2 MILESTONE PAYMENTS. Subject to Section 14.2, in consideration for the
licenses and exclusive rights of this Agreement, Gilead shall make milestone
payments to Cubist based on achievement of IV Product development milestones as
set forth in Section 8.2(a), and based on the achievement of Oral Product
development milestones as set forth in Section 8.2(b). Gilead shall pay the
amounts set forth below within [ ]* after Gilead's receipt of notice from Cubist
of the first achievement of the relevant milestone for an IV Product or an Oral
Product, as documented by appropriate written and/or other materials. Each
milestone payment by Gilead to Cubist hereunder shall be paid only once, and
shall be noncreditable and nonrefundable.
(a) IV PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE PAYMENTS.
PAYMENT
AMOUNT
MILESTONE EVENT (IN MILLIONS)
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1. [ ]* in the following clinical trials included in Exhibit A (defined as [ ]* [ ]*
for cSST; and either of the [ ]* for CAP.
2. [ ]*, Protocol Number [ ]*. [ ]*
3. [ ]*, Protocol Number [ ]* [ ]*
4. [ ]*, Protocol Number [ ]*. [ ]*
5. [ ]*, Protocol Number [ ]*. [ ]*
6. [ ]* for Endocarditis [ ]*
7. [ ]* for Endocarditis. [ ]*
8. Completion of the [ ]* of the following trials: [ ]*
o [ ]* for UTI
o [ ]* for Bacteremia
o [ ]* for Enterococcal Infection
9. [ ]* for the IV Product. [ ]*
10. [ ]*. [ ]*
11. Patent issuing from [ ]* in a country within the Gilead Territory. [ ]*
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TOTAL POTENTIAL IV PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE PAYMENTS [ ]*
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The Parties recognize that the clinical trials, protocol numbers and
Primary Endpoints listed in the milestone events above may change as otherwise
permitted pursuant to this Agreement. The milestone events as defined above
shall be interpreted to apply to the modified clinical trial, protocol number
and/or Primary Endpoint replacing that set forth above.
(b) ORAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE PAYMENTS.
PAYMENT
AMOUNT
MILESTONE EVENT (IN MILLIONS)
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1. [ ]* for an Oral Product. [ ]*
2. [ ]* of an Oral Product. $[ ]*
3. [ ]* of an Oral Product. [ ]*
4. [ ]* of an Oral Product. [ ]*
5. [ ]*. [ ]*
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TOTAL POTENTIAL ORAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MILESTONE PAYMENTS [ ]*
8.3 ROYALTIES.
(a) ROYALTY. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Gilead shall pay Cubist a royalty equal to [ ]* (the "Royalty Rate")
of Net Sales of each Licensed Product sold during each calendar quarter by
Gilead, its Affiliates, or Permitted Sublicensees, less the [ ]* paid by Gilead
for supply of units of such Licensed Product that are (i) [ ]* or (ii) [ ]*, but
in the case of clause (ii), [ ]* Licensed Products, and in each case by Gilead,
its Affiliates or Permitted Sublicensees in such calendar quarter, subject to
adjustment pursuant to this Section 8.3.
(b) ROYALTY WHERE THERE IS NO EXCLUSIVITY. The Royalty Rate shall be
reduced by [ ]* with respect to Net Sales in any country in the Gilead Territory
in which (i) there is [ ]* of Licensed Products, or [ ]* covering [ ]*; and (ii)
there is [ ]* in such country.
(c) COMPULSORY LICENSE. If Gilead learns that a Third Party is seeking
a Compulsory License in any country in the Gilead Territory, Gilead shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to oppose the granting of such Compulsory
License. If either Party learns that a Third Party has obtained a Compulsory
License in any country in the Gilead Territory, such Party shall promptly notify
the other Party of such occurrence. If the [ ]* by the grantee of the Compulsory
License is [ ]* than the [ ]* applicable in such country [ ]*, then the
applicable [ ]* applicable in such country pursuant to such Compulsory License
for so long as such Compulsory License remains in effect.
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8.4 TERM OF ROYALTIES. Cubist's right to receive royalties under Section
8.3 shall expire on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis upon the
later of (i) [ ]* from the Commercial Launch of such Licensed Product in such
country; or (ii) expiration of the last to expire issued Cubist Patent
containing a Valid Claim which would be infringed by the manufacture, use or
sale in the Gilead Territory by Gilead of Licensed Product absent the license
granted hereunder.
8.5 THIRD PARTY ROYALTIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS. The royalties payable by
Gilead to Cubist under Section 8.3 shall be [ ]* arising from license or other
agreements entered into by Cubist prior to the Effective Date relating the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of the Licensed Products,
including without limitation [ ]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this
Section 8.5 shall limit the obligation of Gilead to [ ]* as contemplated by the
Supply Agreement.
8.6 ROYALTY PAYMENTS AND REPORTS. All amounts payable to Cubist under this
Agreement shall be paid in Dollars within [ ]* of the end of each calendar
quarter except as otherwise specifically provided herein. Each payment of
royalties owing to Cubist shall be accompanied by a statement, [ ]* of Licensed
Product, [ ]* showing deductions provided for in Section 1.65 during such
quarter, the [ ]* of Licensed Product and Net Sales during such quarter and on a
[ ]* and the amount of royalty due on such sales. If any royalty reductions are
claimed by Gilead under this Agreement from the full royalty rates set forth in
Section 8.3, then the report shall set forth in detail the claimed reduction and
the related facts.
8.7 TAXES. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.7(b), Cubist shall be
responsible for any and all taxes levied on account of amounts it receives under
this Agreement.
(a) PAYMENT PROCEDURE. If Gilead is required by law, rule or regulation
to withhold taxes from such types of payments due Cubist hereunder, Gilead will
(i) deduct those taxes from the remittable amount, (ii) pay the taxes to the
proper taxing authority, and (iii) send evidence of the obligation together with
proof of payment to Cubist within [ ]* following that payment.
(b) GROSS-UP FOR TAXES RESULTING FROM ASSIGNMENT. If as a result of any
assignment of this Agreement from Gilead to an Affiliate of Gilead, or from an
Affiliate of Gilead to another Affiliate of Gilead, including, without
limitation, assignments pursuant to Section 16.6 (collectively, "Gilead
Affiliate Assignment"), the [ ]* under this Agreement [ ]*.
8.8 BLOCKED CURRENCY. In any country where conversion of the local currency
is blocked and such currency cannot be removed from the country, Gilead shall
pay Cubist in local currency by deposit in a local bank designated by Cubist.
8.9 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. For the purpose of computing the Net Sales for
Licensed Products sold in a currency other than Dollars, such currency shall be
converted into Dollars as computed in the central Gilead currency conversion
system using the average monthly rate of exchange at the time for such
currencies as retrieved from the on-line edition of the Wall Street Journal (at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx). The currency conversion system used by Gilead
shall be subject to audit by Cubist as described in Section 12.1, and, if not
determined to be a
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system reflecting a reasonable average exchange rate of the currencies in
question, shall be modified as necessary to effect currency conversion at a
reasonable average exchange rate.
8.10 PAYMENTS TO OR REPORTS BY AFFILIATES. Any payment required under any
provision of this Agreement to be made to either Party or any report required to
be made by any Party shall be made to or by an Affiliate of that Party if
designated in writing by that Party as the appropriate recipient or reporting
entity.
8.11 LATE PAYMENTS. Any amounts not paid by Gilead when due under this
Agreement shall be subject to interest from and including the date payment is
due through and including the date upon which Gilead has made a wire transfer of
immediately available funds into an account designated by Cubist at a rate equal
to [ ]* quoted in the Money Rates section of the on-line edition of the Wall
Street Journal (at XXXX://XXX.XXXXXXXXXXX.XXX.XXX) calculated daily on the basis
of a 365-day year, or similar reputable data source, or, if lower, the highest
rate permitted under applicable law.
ARTICLE 9
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
9.1 OWNERSHIP OF INVENTIONS. Each Party shall own any inventions made
solely by its employees or agents in their activities hereunder. Inventions
hereunder made jointly by employees or agents of each Party shall be owned
jointly by the parties ("Joint Inventions"). Inventorship shall be determined in
accordance with U.S. patent laws.
9.2 PROSECUTION OF PATENTS.
(a) CUBIST PATENTS. Cubist shall be responsible for the prosecution and
maintenance of the Cubist Patents at [ ]*. Gilead shall have the right to review
and comment upon such prosecution by Cubist of the Cubist Patents in the
jurisdictions of the Gilead Territory. To that end, Cubist shall furnish Gilead
with copies of each draft submission regarding a Cubist Patent to a patent
authority of any jurisdiction of the Gilead Territory no later than [ ]* prior
to the date such submission is proposed to be made, in the state that such
submission is reasonably in at such time (which may, for example, be in the form
of descriptions of experiments and experimental data that may be used to
demonstrate an actual reduction to practice of the relevant invention, which
experiment may be ongoing) and will [ ]* thereon. If Gilead does not provide
Cubist with reasonably timely comments, Cubist shall be free to proceed with its
submission or other contemplated action. Cubist will make reasonable efforts to
provide Gilead an update to such draft prior to filing to enable Gilead to
monitor progress and further comment on the draft and shall provide Gilead with
a copy of each submission to a patent authority of a jurisdiction within the
Gilead Territory regarding a Cubist Patent [ ]* after making such filing. If
Cubist determines in its sole discretion to abandon or not maintain any claim or
patent application within the Cubist Patents anywhere in the Gilead Territory,
then Cubist shall provide Gilead with [ ]* prior written notice of such
determination and shall provide Gilead with the opportunity to prosecute and
maintain such claim or patent application in the Gilead Territory on behalf of
Cubist [ ]*. Cubist shall inform Gilead of any patents, information or
proceeding of which
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Cubist becomes aware that relate to Cubist Patents that may adversely impact the
validity, title or enforceability of Cubist Patents in the Gilead Territory.
(b) GILEAD PROJECT PATENTS. Gilead shall be responsible for the
prosecution and maintenance of the Gilead Project Patents [ ]*. Cubist shall
have the right to review and comment upon Gilead's prosecution of the Gilead
Project Patents in the jurisdictions outside the Gilead Territory. To that end,
Gilead shall furnish Cubist with copies of each draft submission regarding a
Gilead Project Patent to the patent authority of any jurisdiction outside the
Gilead Territory no later than [ ]* prior to the date such submission is
proposed to be made, in the state that such draft submission is reasonably in at
such time (which may, for example, be in the form of descriptions of experiments
and experimental data that may be used to demonstrate an actual reduction to
practice of the relevant invention, which experiment may be ongoing) and will [
]* thereon. If Cubist does not provide Gilead with reasonably timely comments,
Gilead shall be free to proceed with its submission or other contemplated
action. Gilead will make reasonable efforts to provide Cubist an update to such
draft prior to filing to enable Cubist to monitor progress and further comment
on the draft and shall provide Cubist with a copy of each submission made to a
patent authority outside the Gilead Territory regarding a Gilead Project Patent
reasonably promptly after making such filing. If Gilead determines in its sole
discretion to abandon or not maintain any claim or patent application within the
Gilead Project Patents anywhere outside the Gilead Territory, then Gilead shall
provide Cubist with [ ]* prior written notice of such determination and shall
provide Cubist with the opportunity to prosecute and maintain such claim or
patent application outside the Gilead Territory on behalf of Gilead at [ ]*.
Gilead shall inform Cubist of any patents, information or proceeding of which
Gilead becomes aware that relate to Gilead Project Patents that may adversely
impact the validity, title or enforceability of Gilead Project Patents outside
the Gilead Territory.
(c) JOINT PATENTS. With respect to Joint Inventions, the Parties shall
[ ]* covering such Joint Invention (any such patent application and any patents
issuing therefrom a "Joint Patent"). If either Party prosecutes a patent
application covering a Joint Invention, such Party shall [ ]*, except as
provided in the final sentence of this paragraph. Except to the extent either
Party is restricted by the licenses granted to the other Party, and covenants
contained, herein, and to the extent permitted by law, each Party shall be
entitled to [ ]*. Either Party may disclaim its interest in any particular
Patent or patent application covering a Joint Invention, in which case (i) the
disclaiming Party shall assign its ownership interest in such Patent or patent
application to the other Party for no additional consideration, (ii) the Party
which is then the sole owner shall be solely responsible for all future costs of
such patent or patent application, and (iii) the disclaiming Party shall hold no
further rights thereunder.
9.3 PATENT TERM EXTENSIONS. Cubist will, [ ]*, after discussing its
strategy with Gilead and [ ]*, in each country in the Gilead Territory,
determine for which, if any, of the Patents within the Cubist Patents, Gilead
Project Patents and Joint Patents, the Parties will apply to extend the patent
term with respect to Licensed Products, as provided for in patent term extension
laws or regulations in the Gilead Territory similar to the Patent Term
Restoration Act or other similar laws and regulations affording an extension or
restoration of patent terms in the United States, which similar laws and
regulations shall include without limitation any Supplementary Protection
Certificates. Cubist shall act with reasonable promptness in light of the
development stage of Licensed Products to apply for any such extension. Gilead
shall not
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make any submissions, filings or other communications with any governmental
agency with respect to patent term restoration (or other similar grant of a
monopoly right with respect to any Licensed Product) for any Patents within the
Cubist Patents, Gilead Project Patents or Joint Patents in the Gilead Territory
without Cubist's express consent. Gilead will cooperate fully with Cubist in
making such filings [ ]* which may include without limitation, making available
regulatory data and information.
9.4 NON-PATENT REGULATORY EXCLUSIVITY. Gilead shall have the right to
apply for regulatory exclusivity for the Licensed Products as provided in
Section 4.7.
9.5 INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS BY THIRD PARTIES.
(a) NOTIFICATION. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Party in
writing of any alleged or threatened infringement of the Cubist Patents and
Gilead Project Patents of which it becomes aware (such infringement,
"Infringement", and "Infringe" shall be interpreted accordingly).
(b) INFRINGEMENT OF CUBIST PATENTS IN THE GILEAD TERRITORY [ ]*. If the
Infringement of Cubist Patents involves or would involve a [ ]* in the Gilead
Territory only and not Licensed Products outside of the Gilead Territory, Gilead
shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring, [ ]*, an appropriate
action against the person or entity engaged in such Infringement directly or
contributorily. If Gilead does not bring such action within [ ]* of notification
thereof to or by Cubist pursuant to Section 9.5(a) or within [ ]* of the date
upon which notification thereof to Cubist should have been given by Gilead
pursuant to Section 9.5(a) hereof, Cubist shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to bring [ ]* such appropriate action. The Party not bringing an
action under this paragraph (b) shall be entitled to separate representation in
such matter by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, but such Party
shall cooperate fully with the party bringing such action.
(c) OTHER INFRINGEMENT OF CUBIST PATENTS. For all Infringement of
Cubist Patents that involves or would involve a product that is [ ]* other than
Infringement described in Section 9.5(b), Cubist shall have the [ ]* right, but
not the obligation, to bring, [ ]*, an appropriate action against any person or
entity engaged in such Infringement directly or contributorily. If Cubist does
not bring such action within [ ]* of notification thereof to or by Gilead
pursuant to Section 9.5(a) or within [ ]* of the date upon which notification
thereof to Gilead should have been given by Cubist pursuant to Section 9.5(a)
hereof, Gilead shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring [ ]*, such
appropriate action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such appropriate action is brought [
]* and is limited only to [ ]* and not to [ ]* or otherwise to [ ]*. The Party
not bringing an action under this paragraph (c) shall be entitled to separate
representation in such matter by counsel of its own choice and at its own
expense, but such Party shall cooperate fully with the Party bringing such
action.
(d) JOINT PATENTS. With respect to Third Party Infringement of Joint
Patents other than that Infringement described in Sections 9.5(b) and 9.5(c),
the Parties shall confer and take such action, and allocate expenses and
recoveries, in such manner as they shall agree.
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(e) INFRINGEMENT OF GILEAD PROJECT PATENTS OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY BY
[ ]* INFRINGEMENT. In the event the Infringement of a Gilead Project Patent
involves or would involve a [ ]* outside of the Gilead Territory, Cubist shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to bring, [ ]*, an appropriate action
against the person or entity Infringing a Gilead Project Patent (including any
Joint Patent) directly or contributorily. If Gilead does not bring such action
within [ ]* in the case of an action brought under the Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act) of
notification thereof to or by Gilead, Cubist shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to bring [ ]*, such appropriate action. The Party not bringing an
action under this Section 9.5(e) shall be entitled to separate representation in
such matter by counsel of its own choice and at its own expense, but such Party
shall cooperate fully with the party bringing such action.
(f) OTHER INFRINGEMENT OF GILEAD PROJECT PATENTS. For all Infringement
other than that described in Section 9.5(e) that involves a Gilead Project
Patent that is not a Joint Patent, Gilead shall have the exclusive right, but
not the obligation, to bring, [ ]*, an appropriate action against any person or
entity Infringing a Gilead Project Patent directly or contributorily.
(g) SETTLEMENT; ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS. Cubist shall not settle a claim
brought under this Section 9.5 involving Gilead Project Patents or Joint
Patents, or a claim brought under this Section 9.5 involving Cubist Patents that
would [ ]*, in either case without the prior written consent of Gilead (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Gilead shall not settle
a claim brought under this Section 9.5 involving Cubist Patents or Joint
Patents, or a claim brought under this Section 9.5 involving Gilead Project
Patents that would [ ]*, in either case without the prior written consent of
Cubist (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). In the
event of any recovery of monetary damages from the Third Party in an action
brought under this Section 9.5, [ ]*, such recovery shall be allocated [ ]*, and
any remaining amounts shall be split as follows: (i) the portion of any such
remaining amounts that represents recovery for Infringement that involves or
would involve a product that [ ]* to Gilead and [ ]* to Cubist unless such
remaining amounts are recovered in an action brought by Cubist pursuant to
Section 9.5(b) hereof in which case the portion of any such remaining amounts
that represents recovery for Infringement that involves or would involve a
product that [ ]*, (ii) the portion of any such remaining amounts that
represents recovery for Infringement that involves or would involve a product
that [ ]* for Cubist and (iii) the portion of any such remaining amounts that
represents recovery for Infringement in an action brought pursuant to Section
9.5(d) shall be split [ ]* to Gilead and [ ]* to Cubist unless Gilead and Cubist
shall have agreed to a different allocation.
9.6 INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
(a) NOTICE. If any Licensed Product manufactured, used or sold by
either Party, its Affiliates, licensees or sublicensees under this Agreement
becomes the subject of a Third Party claim, or there is the potential for a
claim, of patent infringement relating to the manufacture, use, sale, offer for
sale or importation of Licensed Product, the Party first having notice of the
claim shall promptly notify the other Party, and the Parties shall promptly meet
to consider the claim and the appropriate course of action.
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(b) DEFENSE. Except as provided herein, the Party against which such
Third Party infringement claim is brought shall defend against such claim at its
sole expense and the other Party shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to participate in any such suit, at its sole option and at its own expense. Such
other Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Party conducting the defense of
the claim, including if required to conduct such defense, furnishing a power of
attorney. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.6(b), [ ]*.
(c) SETTLEMENT. Neither Party shall enter into any settlement that
affects the other Party's rights or interests without such other Party's written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) INDEMNIFICATION.
(i) Subject to the provisions of this Section 9.6(d), Cubist shall
Indemnify (as defined in Section 11.1) Gilead and the Gilead Indemnitees (as
defined in Section 11.1) from and against any and all Losses arising from the [
]* of any Third Party intellectual property right (all such Losses, "Section
9.6(d) Losses") by the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of
Licensed Products by Gilead and its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees and
distributors; PROVIDED that Cubist shall not be obligated to Indemnify Gilead or
the Gilead Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 9.6(d)(i) to the extent that (i)
the alleged infringement arises out of Gilead's breach or non-compliance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation the Supply
Agreement), or (ii) such Section 9.6(d) Losses are Gilead Indemnifiable
Technology Losses. If Cubist is unable to procure any license from a Third Party
owning or controlling rights that would be infringed or misappropriated by the
development, manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products in the Gilead
Territory on commercially reasonable terms, Cubist shall so notify Gilead and
Gilead shall discontinue manufacturing, using and selling such Licensed Product;
PROVIDED that prior to being required to cease such activities, (i) the Parties
shall first confer in good faith as promptly as practicable as to whether to
alter their approach to the infringing activities with respect to the Licensed
Product that would avoid such infringement without adversely affecting their
rights under this Agreement or return from the Commercialization of Licensed
Product in the Gilead Territory, (ii) the Third Party owning such technology
shall have refused to grant a license to Cubist on commercially reasonable
terms, and (iii) Cubist shall have afforded Gilead an opportunity to seek such
Third Party license and, within sixty (60) days of being given such opportunity,
such Third Party [ ]*. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cubist shall not be
required to obtain any such license and Cubist shall not be obligated to [ ]*
that would cause [ ]*. Gilead may in its sole discretion agree to [ ]* in order
to allow Cubist to achieve [ ]*. [ ]*.
(ii) If Cubist desires to incorporate or utilize any Gilead Project
Know-How or invention claimed by any Gilead Project Patent in or in connection
with the [ ]*. If Gilead agrees in writing, after such discussions by the
Development Subcommittee, that any such Gilead Project Technology shall be so
incorporated or utilized and shall be deemed "Gilead Indemnifiable Technology"
hereunder, then Gilead shall indemnify Cubist pursuant to the last sentence of
this Section 9.6(d)(ii). If Gilead does not so agree in writing, Cubist shall be
entitled to make such incorporation or utilization in connection with the
practice of the licenses set forth in Sections 6.2 and 6.4, but such Gilead
Project Technology shall not be Gilead Indemnifiable Technology and Gilead shall
not be obliged to indemnify Cubist as provided in such sentence.
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Gilead Indemnifiable Technology shall also include any technology owned or
Controlled by Gilead (other than Cubist Technology or Joint Patents) that Gilead
uses (but that is not being used by Cubist, its Affiliates or sublicensees in
connection with Licensed Products outside the Gilead Territory) in the
development, manufacture, use, sale offer for sale or import of Licensed
Products in the Gilead Territory. Subject to the last sentence of this Section
9.6(d), Gilead shall Indemnify Cubist and the Cubist Indemnitees (as defined in
Section 11.1) from and against any and all Losses to the extent arising from the
infringement or misappropriation of any Third Party intellectual property right
(all such Losses, "Gilead Indemnifiable Technology Losses") by the practice of
Gilead Indemnifiable Technology in the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or
importation of Licensed Products by or for Gilead and its Affiliates, Permitted
Sublicensees and distributors as otherwise permitted hereunder; PROVIDED that
Gilead shall not be obligated to Indemnify Cubist pursuant to this Section
9.6(d)(ii) to the extent that (i) the alleged infringement or misappropriation
arises out of Cubist's breach or non-compliance with any of the provisions of
this Agreement, including without limitation the Supply Agreement, or (ii) such
Losses arise from the infringement or misappropriation of Third Party
intellectual property by the practice of Cubist Technology.
(iii) If Gilead is obligated to indemnify Cubist pursuant to
Section 9.6(d)(ii) with respect to the practice of Gilead Indemnifiable
Technology outside of the Gilead Territory, and in connection with such
obligation is unable to procure any license from a Third Party owning or
Controlling rights that would be infringed or misappropriated by the
development, manufacture, use or sale of Licensed Products outside of the Gilead
Territory with respect to the Gilead Indemnifiable Technology on commercially
reasonable terms, Gilead shall so notify Cubist and [ ]*, (i) the Parties shall
[ ]*, (ii) the Third Party owning such technology shall have [ ]*, and (iii)
Gilead shall have afforded Cubist an [ ]*. The provisions of this Section 9.6(d)
and Sections 9.7 and 11.6 state [ ]* in respect of liability for infringement or
misappropriation of any Third Party's intellectual property right by the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of any Licensed Product.
9.7 ROYALTY REDUCTION. If Gilead is required (either by final judgment from
a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to the terms of any settlement
that complies with the provisions of Section 9.6(c) above) to pay a Third Party
a royalty or make any payment of any kind for the right to practice the Cubist
Technology in a particular country in the Gilead Territory and Cubist is
required, [ ]*, an amount [ ]* in respect of the [ ]*; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
nothing in this Section 9.7 shall relieve Cubist or Gilead from its obligations
under Section 9.6 hereof.
9.8 PATENT MARKING. Licensed Products marketed and sold by Gilead hereunder
shall be marked with appropriate patent numbers or indicia at Cubist's request
to the extent permitted by law, in those countries in which such markings have
notice value as against infringers of patents.
9.9 SELECTION AND REGISTRATION OF PRODUCT TRADEMARKS. Gilead may select and
own its own trademarks for use in connection with the sale of Licensed Products
within the Gilead Territory, in addition to the Cubist-owned trademarks to which
Gilead has a license pursuant to Section 6.7. Each Party shall be responsible
for registering and maintaining its own trademarks, at its own expense.
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9.10 INFRINGEMENT OF TRADEMARKS BY THIRD PARTIES. With respect to Licensed
Products within the Gilead Territory, each Party shall notify the Steering
Committee promptly upon learning of any actual, alleged or threatened
infringement of any trademark or of any unfair trade practices, trade dress
imitation, passing off of counterfeit goods, or like offenses, or any such
claims brought by a Third Party against a Licensed Product (hereinafter "TM
Infringement"). Upon learning of such TM Infringement, the Steering Committee [
]*. In the absence of other agreement [ ]*, to bring an action to address such
TM Infringement, in which case such Party [ ]*.
9.11 PATENT OPPOSITIONS.
(a) THIRD PARTY PATENT RIGHTS. If either Party desires to bring an
opposition, action for declaratory judgment, nullity action, interference,
reexamination or other attack upon the validity, title or enforceability of a
Patent owned or Controlled by a Third Party that covers the manufacture, use or
sale of any Licensed Product, such Party shall so notify the other Party and the
Parties shall promptly confer to determine whether to bring such action or the
manner in which to settle such action. Cubist shall have the first right, but
not the obligation, to bring at its own expense and in its sole control such
action outside the Gilead Territory. Gilead shall have the first right, but not
the obligation, to bring at its own expense and in its sole control such action
in the Gilead Territory. If Gilead does not bring such action within [ ]* of
notification thereof pursuant to this Section 9.11(a) (or earlier, if required
by the nature of the proceeding), Cubist shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to bring at Cubist's expense and in its sole control, such action.
The Party not bringing an action under this Section 9.11(a) shall be entitled to
separate representation in such proceeding by counsel of its own choice and at
its own expense, and shall cooperate fully with the Party bringing such action.
Any awards or amounts received in bringing any such action shall be first
allocated to [ ]*.
(b) PARTIES' PATENT RIGHTS. If a Cubist Patent or a Gilead Project
Patent becomes the subject of any proceeding commenced by a Third Party in
connection with an opposition, reexamination request, action for declaratory
judgment, nullity action, interference or other attack upon the validity, title
or enforceability thereof, then the Party owning or Controlling such Patent
shall control such defense at its sole cost; PROVIDED that if such action
relates to a Joint Patent, the Parties shall confer and determine which Party
shall control such action. The controlling Party will permit the non-controlling
Party to participate in the proceeding to the extent permissible under law, and
to be represented by its own counsel in such proceeding, at the non-controlling
Party's expense. If either Party decides that it does not wish to defend against
such action, then the other Party shall have a backup right to assume defense of
such Third Party action at its own expense. Any awards or amounts received in
defending any such Third Party action shall be allocated [ ]*.
(c) NONCONTRAVENTION. Nothing in this Section 9.11 shall be deemed to
relieve either Party of its obligations under Section 9.6(d) or Article 11.
9.12 LILLY LICENSE. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties' rights and
obligations under this Article 9 shall be subject to limitations imposed by the
Lilly License, PROVIDED that the Parties shall work to address such limitations
in a manner that permits Gilead to exercise its rights under this Agreement to
the fullest extent reasonably possible.
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ARTICLE 10
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
10.1 MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Party hereby represents
and warrants to the other Party as follows:
(a) CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. It is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state in which it is
incorporated, and has full corporate power and authority and the legal right to
own and operate its property and assets and to carry on its business as it is
now being conducted and as contemplated in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the right to grant the licenses granted hereunder.
(b) AUTHORITY AND BINDING AGREEMENT. As of the Effective Date, (a) it
has the corporate power and authority and the legal right to enter into this
Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; (b) it has taken all necessary
corporate action on its part required to authorize the execution and delivery of
the Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder; and (c) the
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party, and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party that is
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
(c) NO CONFLICT. It has not entered, and will not enter, into any
agreement with any Third Party that is in conflict with the rights granted to
the other Party under this Agreement, and has not taken and will not take any
action that would in any way prevent it from granting the rights granted to the
other Party under this Agreement, or that would otherwise materially conflict
with or adversely affect the rights granted to the other Party under this
Agreement. Its performance and execution of this Agreement will not result in a
breach of any other contract to which it is a Party.
(d) REGULATORY DATA. The regulatory data it provides to the other Party
shall be complete and accurate in all material respects.
(e) NO MISAPPROPRIATION. It has not and shall not misappropriate the
trade secret of another in its activities to develop or commercialize Licensed
Products.
(f) NO DEBARMENT. Each Party represents and warrants that in the course
of the development of Licensed Products, such Party shall not have used, during
the term of this Agreement, any employee or consultant that has been debarred by
the FDA or Regulatory Authorities, or, to the best of such Party's knowledge, is
the subject of debarment proceedings by the FDA or Regulatory Authorities.
10.2 CUBIST. Cubist represents and warrants to Gilead as follows:
(a) NON-INFRINGEMENT OF CUBIST TECHNOLOGY BY THIRD PARTIES. As of the
Effective Date, Cubist is unaware of any activities by Third Parties which would
constitute infringement or misappropriation of the Cubist Technology.
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(b) LILLY LICENSE. Cubist is in full compliance with the Lilly License
as of the Effective Date, and has received no notices of default under the Lilly
License.
(c) REGULATORY DATA. Cubist is not aware of any data or information
given to Gilead relating to Licensed Products that is untrue or inaccurate in
any material respect or of any other data or information that is necessary to
make the data and information provided to Gilead complete and not misleading in
all material respects.
(d) ORAL PRODUCT RIGHTS. Cubist owes no obligation [ ]* which would
conflict with the rights granted Gilead herein, including without limitation the
exclusive license with respect to all Licensed Products (including without
limitation Oral Products) that Gilead continues pursuant to this agreement to
enjoy even after a [ ]* described by clause (II) or (III) of Section 8.1(c).
(e) RIGHTS IN TECHNOLOGY. As of the Effective Date, Cubist has
sufficient right in and to the Cubist Technology, free and clear of any liens or
encumbrances, to grant the rights set forth in this Agreement.
(f) NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. As of the Effective Date,
Cubist is unaware of any Patents or trade secret rights owned or controlled by a
Third Party, which would be infringed or misappropriated by the manufacture,
use, sale, offer for sale or importation of Daptomycin Products, and has
received no, and has reason to believe that it would receive any, written claims
relating to any claims of such infringement or misappropriation.
10.3 DISCLAIMER. Gilead understands that Licensed Products are the subjects
of ongoing clinical research and development and that Cubist cannot assure the
safety or usefulness of Licensed Products. Cubist makes no warranty except as
set forth in this Article 10 concerning its Patents or Know-How.
10.4 NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS. THE EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
STATED IN THIS ARTICLE 10 ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR NON-MISAPPROPRIATION OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS.
ARTICLE 11
INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY CUBIST. Cubist hereby agrees to defend, hold
harmless and indemnify (collectively "Indemnify") Gilead and its Affiliates,
agents, directors, officers and employees (the "Gilead Indemnitees") from and
against any and all suits, claims, actions, demands, liabilities, expenses
and/or losses, including without limitation reasonable legal expenses and
attorneys' fees (collectively "Losses") resulting directly or indirectly from
(i) a breach of any of Cubist's representations and warranties pursuant to
Article 10; (ii) any claims resulting directly or indirectly from the secondment
of a Cubist MSL in the Gilead Territory other than to the extent arising
directly from an action taken by a Cubist MSL in accordance with Gilead's
specific instructions; or (iii) the development, use, sale, offer for sale or
importation of
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Licensed Products by Cubist or its Affiliates, licensees or sublicensees;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Cubist shall not be required pursuant to this Section
11.1 to indemnify the Gilead Indemnitees for any Section 9.6(d) Losses. Cubist's
obligation to Indemnify the Gilead Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 11.1
shall not apply to the extent of any Losses (i) that arise from the negligence
or intentional misconduct of any Gilead Indemnitee; (ii) from Gilead's breach of
this Agreement, including without limitation the Supply Agreement; or (iii) for
which Gilead is obligated to Indemnify the Cubist Indemnitees pursuant to
Section 11.2 or the Supply Agreement. Cubist's obligations to indemnify Gilead
with respect to the manufacture and supply of Licensed Product are set forth in
the Supply Agreement.
11.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY GILEAD. Gilead hereby agrees to Indemnify Cubist
and its Affiliates, agents, directors, officers and employees (the "Cubist
Indemnitees") from and against any and all Losses resulting directly or
indirectly from (i) a breach of any of Gilead's representations and warranties
pursuant to Article 10; or (ii) the development, use, sale, offer for sale or
importation of Licensed Products by Gilead or its Affiliates or sublicensees.
Gilead's obligation to Indemnify the Cubist Indemnitees pursuant to the
foregoing sentence shall not apply to the extent of any Losses (i) that arise
from the negligence or intentional misconduct of any Cubist Indemnitee, (ii) for
which Cubist is obligated to Indemnify the Gilead Indemnitees pursuant to
Section 11.1, or (iii) from any breach by Cubist of this Agreement, including
without limitation the Supply Agreement. Gilead's obligations to indemnify
Cubist with respect to the manufacture and supply of Licensed Products are set
forth in the Supply Agreement.
11.3 PROCEDURE. If either Party is seeking indemnification under Section
11.1 or 11.2 in connection with a Third Party claim, it shall inform the
indemnifying Party of such Third Party claim giving rise to the obligation to
indemnify pursuant to such section as soon as reasonably practicable after
receiving notice of the claim. The indemnifying Party shall have the right to
assume the defense of any such Third Party claim for which it is obligated to
indemnify the indemnified Party under Section 11.1 or 11.2. The indemnified
Party shall cooperate with the indemnifying Party (and its insurer) as the
indemnifying Party may reasonably request, and at the indemnifying Party's sole
cost and expense. The indemnified Party shall have the right to participate, at
its own expense and with counsel of its choice, in the defense of any claim or
suit that has been assumed by the indemnifying Party. Neither Party shall have
any obligation to indemnify the other Party in connection with any settlement
made without the indemnifying Party's written consent, PROVIDED that the
indemnifying Party does not unreasonably withhold or delay any such written
consent. If the Parties cannot agree as to the application of Sections 11.1 or
11.2 to any Third Party claim, the Parties may conduct separate defenses of such
claims, with each Party retaining the right to claim indemnification from the
other in accordance with Section 11.1 or 11.2 upon resolution of the underlying
claim.
11.4 INSURANCE. Each Party shall procure and maintain insurance or
self-insurance, including product liability insurance, adequate to cover its
obligations hereunder and which are consistent with normal business practices of
prudent companies similarly situated at all times during which any Licensed
Product is being clinically tested with human subjects or commercially
distributed or sold by Gilead. It is understood that such insurance shall not be
construed to create a limit of either Party's liability with respect to its
indemnification obligations under this Article 11. Each Party shall provide the
other with written evidence of such insurance (or financial information that
describes the amounts available under any
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self-insurance facility) upon request. Each Party shall provide the other with
written notice at least [ ]* prior to the cancellation, non-renewal or material
change in such insurance or self-insurance which materially adversely affects
the rights of the other Party hereunder.
11.5 NO APPLICATION TO THIRD PARTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS. Except for the
provisions of Section 11.4 above and Section 11.6 below, the provisions of this
Article 11 shall not apply to any claims by a Third Party for infringement of
such Third Party's patents or other intellectual property or to any Losses
suffered or incurred by either Party arising from, or related to, any such
claims by a Third Party. The indemnification rights and obligations of both
Parties with respect to any such claims by a Third Party are provided for in
Section 9.6(d) hereof.
11.6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IN THIS ARTICLE 11, AND EXCEPT FOR
INFRINGEMENT BY EITHER PARTY OF THE OTHER PARTY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OR BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 13, NEITHER PARTY SHALL
BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR LOST PROFITS OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER PARTY IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (COLLECTIVELY, "OTHER
DAMAGES"). IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR OTHER DAMAGES IN EXCESS
OF [ ]* (THE "SECTION 11.6 CAP"). IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE OBLIGATION
OF EITHER PARTY UNDER ARTICLE 11 TO INDEMNIFY FOR AMOUNTS THAT THE OTHER PARTY
ACTUALLY PAYS TO A THIRD PARTY SHALL NOT BE LIMITED BY THE SECTION 11.6 CAP.
ARTICLE 12
RECORDS; PUBLICATIONS
12.1 RECORDS. Each Party shall keep or cause to be kept such records as are
required to determine, in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States, the sums or credits due under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to Incremental Product Development Expenses, Transfer
Prices and Net Sales. At the request (and expense) of either Party, the other
Party and its Affiliates and licensees and sublicensees shall permit an
independent certified public accountant appointed by such Party and reasonably
acceptable to the other Party, accompanied by representatives of the financial
department of the audited Party at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice and
no more frequently than once per calendar year, to examine only those records as
may be necessary to determine, with respect to any calendar year ending not more
than [ ]* prior to such Party's request, the correctness or completeness of any
report or payment made under this Agreement. Results of any such examination
shall be (i) limited to information relating to the Licensed Products, (ii) made
available to both Parties, and (iii) subject to Article 13. The Party requesting
the audit shall bear the full cost of the performance of any such audit, unless
such audit discloses a variance of more than [ ]* from the amount of the
original report, royalty or payment calculation. In such case, the Party being
audited shall bear the full cost of the performance of such audit.
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12.2 PUBLICATIONS. Neither Party shall publish or present the results of
studies carried out under this Agreement without the opportunity for prior
review by the other Party. Subject to Section 13.2, each Party agrees to provide
the other Party the opportunity to review any proposed abstracts, manuscripts or
presentations (including verbal presentations) which relate to any Licensed
Product at least [ ]* prior to their intended submission for publication and
agrees, upon request, not to submit any such abstract or manuscript for
publication, or to make such presentation, until the other Party is given a
reasonable period of time to secure patent protection for any material in such
publication or presentation which it believes to be patentable. Both Parties
understand that a reasonable commercial strategy may require delay of
publication or presentation of information or filing of patent applications. The
Parties agree to review and consider delay of publication or presentation and
filing of patent applications under certain circumstances. The Steering
Committee will review such requests and recommend subsequent action. Neither
Party shall have the right to publish or present Confidential Information of the
other Party, and each Party shall remove the Confidential Information of the
other Party from any proposed publication or presentation upon request by such
other Party. Nothing contained in this Section 12.2 shall prohibit the inclusion
of information necessary to file a patent application with a government
authority, except for Confidential Information of the non-filing Party, provided
the non-filing Party is given a reasonable opportunity to review the information
to be included prior to submission of such patent application. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Parties recognize that independent investigators have been
engaged, and will be engaged in the future, to conduct clinical trials of
Licensed Products. Independent investigators that have been engaged by a Party
or both Parties prior to or on the Effective Date may release information
regarding such studies in a manner consistent with academic standards within the
scope of such investigator's agreement with the relevant Party. Independent
investigators that are engaged by a Party or both Parties after the Effective
Date are understood to operate in an academic environment and shall be allowed
to release information regarding such studies in a manner consistent with
academic standards; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Party in privity with such
investigators shall discourage such disclosures if detrimental to the
collaboration.
ARTICLE 13
CONFIDENTIALITY
13.1 TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Parties agree that during
the Term, and for a period of [ ]* 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 industrial 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 made in confidence to any Third Party
pursuant to a plan approved by the Steering Committee or to its licensees or
sublicensees who agree to be bound by obligations of non-disclosure and non-use
at least as stringent as those contained in this Article 13; and (iii) not use
such Confidential Information for any purpose except those purposes permitted by
this Agreement.
13.2 AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, each Party may disclose Confidential Information of the other Party:
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(a) to the extent and to the persons and entities required by an
applicable governmental law, rule or regulation or court order; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Party required to disclose Confidential Information shall
first have given prompt notice to the other Party hereto to enable it to seek
any available exemptions from or limitations on such disclosure requirement and
shall reasonably cooperate in such efforts by the other Party;
(b) to the extent and to the persons and entities required by rules of
the National Association of Securities Dealers;
(c) as necessary to file or prosecute patent applications, prosecute or
defend litigation or otherwise establish rights or enforce obligations under
this Agreement, but only to the extent that any such disclosure is necessary. In
particular, the Parties acknowledge that Cubist and/or Gilead may be obligated
to file a copy of this Agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event of any such filing, the Parties
agree to cooperate and work together to request confidential treatment pursuant
to, and in accordance with, the rules and regulations of the SEC; or
(d) as required by the Lilly License.
13.3 PUBLICITY. The Parties agree that the joint public announcement of the
execution of this Agreement shall be substantially in the form of the press
release attached as Exhibit H. Any other publication, news release or other
public announcement relating to this Agreement or to the performance hereunder,
shall first be reviewed and approved by both Parties, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE 14
TERM AND TERMINATION
14.1 TERM. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and
shall remain in effect, unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Article 14
with respect to each Licensed Product until the expiration of the last royalty
obligation relating to sales of such Licensed Product as provided in Article 8.
14.2 TERMINATION BY GILEAD. Gilead shall have, [ ]*, the right to terminate
this Agreement [ ]* upon [ ]* written notice to Cubist. If Gilead terminates
this Agreement [ ]* Licensed Product pursuant to this Section 14.2, (i) Gilead
shall provide Cubist with all reasonable assistance during the [ ]* notice
period to effect the transfer of all regulatory activities, regulatory filings
and Regulatory Approvals in the Gilead Territory for Licensed Product(s) as to
which such termination is effective to Cubist, (ii) Cubist shall promptly wind
down its efforts under any Proposed Modification to a protocol for a clinical
trial being conducted by Cubist for such Licensed Product(s) pursuant to Section
3.4 that the Steering Committee approves, to the extent reasonably practicable
without adversely affecting the value of the data to be obtained from such
clinical trial to Cubist or compromising patient safety, and
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(iii) Gilead shall wind down its efforts to develop and commercialize such
Licensed Product(s) in the Gilead Territory. Gilead shall continue to [ ]*
pursuant to its [ ]* as to which this Agreement is terminated that is ongoing as
of the date upon which Gilead provides a termination notice for such Licensed
Product(s) pursuant to this Section 14.2, but Gilead shall not be responsible
for [ ]* with respect to the Licensed Product(s) that are the subject of such
trial. The Steering Committee shall oversee any such wind down efforts.
Additionally, after termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 14.2,
[ ]* with respect to which this Agreement is terminated prior to the effective
date of such termination, but not for [ ]*.
14.3 TERMINATION FOR BREACH.
(a) NOTICE. If either Party believes that the other is in material
breach of this Agreement with respect to one or more Licensed Products, then the
Party holding such belief (the "Non-breaching Party") may deliver notice of such
breach to the other Party (the "Notified Party"). Other than as explicitly
provided for in Sections 3.5 or 5.6, a breach by either Party of its Diligence
Obligation shall not be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement. The
Notified Party shall have [ ]* to either cure such breach or, if cure cannot be
reasonably effected within such [ ]* period, to deliver to the Non-breaching
Party a plan to cure such breach within a timeframe that is reasonably prompt in
light of the circumstances then prevailing. Following delivery of such plan, the
notified Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to carry out the plan
and cure the breach.
(b) FAILURE TO CURE. If the Notified Party fails to cure such breach as
provided for in Section 14.3(a), the Non-breaching Party may terminate this
Agreement either in its entirety or with respect to one or more Licensed
Products upon written notice to the Notified Party; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
alleged breaches by either Party of its Diligence Obligations pursuant to
Section 3.1 or 5.5 shall be handled initially as provided in Section 3.5 or 5.6.
(c) DISPUTES. If a Party gives notice of termination under this Section
14.3 and the other Party disputes whether such termination is proper under this
Section 14.3, then the issue of whether this Agreement may properly be
terminated upon expiration of the notice period (unless such breach is cured as
provided in Section 14.3(a)) shall be resolved in accordance with Article 15. If
as a result of such dispute resolution process it is determined that the notice
of termination was proper, then such termination shall be deemed to have been
effective [ ]* following the date of the notice of termination. If as a result
of such dispute resolution process it is determined that the notice of
termination was improper, then no termination shall have occurred and this
Agreement shall remain in effect.
(d) TERMINATION AS TO CERTAIN LICENSED PRODUCTS. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 14.3, either Party may exercise its right
to terminate the Agreement pursuant to this Section 14.3 with respect to one or
more particular Licensed Products as to which the other Party has breached its
obligations under this Agreement, rather than with respect to the entire
Agreement, in which case the notice provided by such Party pursuant to Section
14.3(a) shall specify that the Agreement is being terminated pursuant to this
Section 14.3 only with respect to certain Licensed Products listed in such
notice. If either Party makes such an election under this Section 14.3(d), then
subsections (a) through (c) shall be
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deemed to refer to termination of the Agreement only with respect to those
Licensed Products set forth in the notice provided pursuant to Section 14.3(a).
14.4 CUBIST RIGHTS UPON CERTAIN TERMINATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT OR AS TO
CERTAIN LICENSED PRODUCTS. If Cubist terminates this Agreement in its entirety
or with respect to one or more Licensed Product(s) pursuant to Section 14.3, or
Gilead terminates this Agreement in its entirety or with respect to any Licensed
Products pursuant to Section 14.2 (such Licensed Products as to which Gilead or
Cubist has terminated Gilead's rights, or all Licensed Products if the Agreement
is terminated in its entirety, "Reverted Products"), then:
(a) Gilead hereby grants to Cubist a nonexclusive, royalty-free
license, with the right to grant sublicenses, to use the Gilead Marks in
connection with the commercialization of Reverted Products (collectively
"Permitted Uses"). Promptly after any such termination of this Agreement in its
entirety or Gilead's rights with respect to certain Licensed Products, Gilead
shall execute any documents required in the reasonable opinion of Cubist for
Cubist to be entered as a "registered user" or recorded licensee of the Gilead
Marks for Permitted Uses, or for Gilead to be removed as registered user or
licensee thereof.
(b) Gilead shall transfer to Cubist all Drug Approval Applications and
Regulatory Approvals for Reverted Products that Gilead holds as of the time of
such termination. In such event, Gilead shall take all actions reasonably
necessary to effect such transfer of such Drug Approval Applications and
Regulatory Approvals for Reverted Products to Cubist.
(c) The licenses granted by Cubist and by Gilead under Article 6 shall
terminate with respect to Reverted Products. Gilead shall grant to Cubist a
nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, license, with the right to grant
sublicenses, under the Gilead Project Technology to develop, make, use, sell,
offer for sale and import Reverted Products.
(d) Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to
any or all Licensed Products and, if applicable, after the sell-out period set
forth in Section 14.5 hereof has expired, Gilead shall discontinue making any
representation regarding its status as a licensee of or distributor for Cubist
in the Gilead Territory for all Reverted Products, and shall cease conducting
any activities with respect to the marketing, promotion, sale or distribution of
the Reverted Product in the Gilead Territory.
14.5 GILEAD RIGHTS UPON CERTAIN TERMINATIONS. If Gilead terminates this
Agreement pursuant to Section 14.3 in its entirety or with respect to one or
more Licensed Product(s), then [ ]* with respect to [ ]* for which [ ]* for
so long as [ ]*, except that [ ]* shall [ ]*, without [ ]*, and Gilead shall
have no further obligations under this Agreement with respect to any such
Licensed Product(s) other than [ ]*, which shall last [ ]* as required by
[ ]*, and any other [ ]* that [ ]*. In addition, each Party's [ ]* with
respect to [ ]* shall [ ]*. Gilead shall [ ]*.
14.6 SURVIVAL. The following provisions shall survive any expiration or
termination of this Agreement for the period of time specified: Articles 11
(other than Section 11.4, and, subject to Section 14.5, only with respect to
actions arising with respect to periods prior to termination), 12, 14, 15 and
16, and Sections 4.3 (but solely as necessary to effect the exchange of adverse
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events information in conjunction with Section 4.5), 4.5, 6.7 (but solely as to
marks used in connection with Licensed Products during the Term), 7.2(e) (but
only for [ ]* beyond the end of the Term), 8.6 (but only for [ ]* and in
relation to Net Sales made during the Term), 9.6(d) (subject to Section 14.5,
with respect to actions arising with respect to periods prior to termination),
13.1 and 13.2, and in the case of any of the foregoing and other Section that by
their terms explicitly survive beyond the Term, each such Section shall survive
beyond the Term only for the length of time specified in such Section. The
foregoing provisions that survive in the event of any expiration or termination
of this Agreement shall survive in addition to those that survive any
termination under Section 14.4 or 14.5, as specifically provided in such
sections. Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Parties of any
liability which accrued hereunder prior to the effective date of such
termination nor preclude either Party from pursuing all rights and remedies it
may have hereunder or at law or in equity with respect to any breach of this
Agreement nor prejudice either Party's right to obtain performance of any
obligation. The remedies provided in this Article 14 are not exclusive of any
other remedies a Party may have in law or equity.
14.7 CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO SUPPLY AGREEMENT. Upon The Parties'
execution of the Supply Agreement, references to the Agreement in Sections 14.2,
14.3, 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6 shall be interpreted to apply to this Agreement and to
the Supply Agreement as if they were one agreement.
14.8 REPURCHASE OF INVENTORY. Upon any termination of this Agreement by
Gilead, Cubist shall have the obligation, upon request of Gilead, to repurchase
all of the inventory of the Licensed Product held by Gilead or its sublicensees
in the Gilead Territory, PROVIDED such inventory is in resalable condition. The
price for such inventory shall be [ ]*. Gilead shall notify Cubist within [ ]*
days after termination if Gilead wishes to have Cubist repurchase inventory and
Cubist shall issue a return authorization to Gilead and Gilead shall ship the
Licensed Product to Cubist [ ]*. If Gilead does not exercise its right to have
Cubist repurchase inventory pursuant to this Section 14.8, Gilead shall have the
right to sell out its inventory for a period of [ ]* from the date of
termination.
ARTICLE 15
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
15.1 DISPUTES. The Parties recognize that disputes as to certain matters
may from time to time arise during the term of this Agreement which relate to
either Party's rights and/or obligations hereunder. It is the objective of the
Parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of disputes arising
under this Agreement in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and without
resort to litigation. To accomplish this objective, the Parties agree to follow
the procedures set forth in this Section 15.1 if and when a dispute arises under
this Agreement. All disputes arising under this Agreement shall be discussed
first by the Steering Committee. If the Steering Committee is unable to resolve
any dispute within [ ]* after such dispute is submitted to it, either Party may,
by written notice to the other Party, have such dispute referred to their
respective executive officers designated below or their successors for attempted
resolution by good faith negotiations within [ ]* after such notice is received.
Such designated officers are as follows:
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FOR GILEAD: Chief Executive Officer
FOR CUBIST: Chief Executive Officer
If the designated officers are not able to resolve such dispute within such [ ]*
period, either Party may at any time thereafter pursue any legal or equitable
remedy available to it.
15.2 GOVERNING LAW; JUDICIAL RESOLUTION. Resolution of all disputes arising
out of or related to this Agreement or the performance, enforcement, breach or
termination of this Agreement and any remedies relating thereto, shall be
governed by and construed under the substantive laws of the State of New York,
as applied to Agreements executed and performed entirely in the State of New
York by residents of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law
rules. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be submitted to a state or
federal court of competent jurisdiction, except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement.
15.3 PATENT AND TRADEMARK DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute, controversy or
claim relating to the scope, validity, enforceability or infringement of any
patent rights covering the manufacture, use or sale of any Licensed Product or
of any trademark rights relating to any Licensed Product shall be submitted to a
court of competent jurisdiction in the territory in which such patent or
trademark rights were granted or arose.
15.4 [ ]*RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES. Issues relating to whether either
Party is meeting its Diligence Obligations designated for resolution by a [ ]*
pursuant to Section 3.5 or 5.6, modification of Section 1.29 with respect to
Directly Competitive Product of an Oral Product, and whether Gilead has properly
determined the amount of Promotional Resources under Section 5.7, shall be
finally determined as set forth in this Section 15.4. Within [ ]* after a Party
proposes to submit an issue for resolution by a [ ]*, each Party shall [ ]*.
Neither of such [ ]* may be [ ]*, and neither of such [ ]*. Within [ ]* days
after expiration of such [ ]* period, the [ ]* shall [ ]* the issue(s) presented
by the Parties. [ ]*. Each Party shall submit written materials to the other
Party and to [ ]* relating to the matters in issue within [ ]* after [ ]*. Each
Party shall then have [ ]* to submit a written rebuttal to the other Party's
materials to the other Party [ ]*. The [ ]* shall decide the issue presented to
them pursuant to Section 5.6, within [ ]* after they receive all such written
materials from each Party. The [ ]* shall have the discretion to [ ]*. Each
Party shall cooperate with [ ]*. The [ ]* determination shall be dispositive of
all issues presented to it and such determination shall be given retroactive
effect. Until such determination is delivered to the Parties, the Parties shall
continue to perform their obligations under this Agreement in good faith and
make any applicable payments accordingly. The Parties shall bear all expenses
incurred pursuant to this Section 15.4 equally.
ARTICLE 16
MISCELLANEOUS
16.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Agreement, including the Exhibits
hereto, sets forth the complete, final and exclusive agreement and all the
covenants, promises,
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agreements, warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between
the Parties hereto and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and
understandings between the Parties. There are no covenants, promises,
agreements, warranties, representations, conditions or understandings, either
oral or written, between the Parties other than as are set forth herein and
therein. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this
Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties unless reduced to writing and signed
by an authorized officer of each Party.
16.2 FORCE MAJEURE. Both Parties shall be excused from the performance of
their obligations under this Agreement to the extent that such performance is
prevented by force majeure and the nonperforming Party promptly provides notice
of the prevention to the other Party. Such excuse shall be continued so long as
the condition constituting force majeure continues and the nonperforming Party
uses reasonable efforts to remove the condition. For purposes of this Agreement,
force majeure shall include conditions beyond the control of the Parties,
including without limitation, an act of God, voluntary or involuntary compliance
with any regulation, law or order of any government, war, civil commotion, labor
strike or lock-out, epidemic, failure or default of public utilities or common
carriers, destruction of production facilities or materials by fire, earthquake,
storm or like catastrophe; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the payment of invoices due and
owing hereunder shall not be delayed by the payor because of a force majeure
affecting the payor.
16.3 NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing, shall specifically refer to this Agreement and
shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given for all purposes if mailed by
first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, express delivery
service or personally delivered, or if sent by facsimile, electronic
transmission confirmed. Unless otherwise specified in writing, the mailing
addresses of the Parties shall be as described below.
For Gilead: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Vice-President of Corporate Development
Fax: (000) 000-0000
cc: General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a Copy to: Xxxxxx Godward LLP
Five Palo Alto Square
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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For Cubist: Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Head of Corporate Development and
Licensing
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a Copy to: Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Fax: (000) 000-0000
16.4 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. Each Party shall keep and maintain all records
required by law or regulation with respect to Licensed Products and shall make
copies of such records available to the other Party upon request.
16.5 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement has been prepared jointly and
shall not be strictly construed against either Party.
16.6 ASSIGNMENT. Neither Party may assign or transfer this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other,
except that a Party may make such an assignment without the other Party's
consent to Affiliates or to a successor to substantially all of the business of
such Party, whether in a merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other
transaction, and except to the extent provided in Section 10.06 of the Lilly
License. Any permitted successor or assignee of rights and/or obligations
hereunder shall, in a writing to the other Party, expressly assume performance
of such rights and/or obligations. The Cubist Technology and the Gilead Project
Technology shall exclude any intellectual property held or developed by a
permitted successor of the relevant Party not in connection with Daptomycin
Products. Any permitted assignment shall be binding on the successors of the
assigning Party. Any assignment or attempted assignment by either Party in
violation of the terms of this Section 16.6 shall be null and void and of no
legal effect.
16.7 PERFORMANCE BY AFFILIATES. Each of Cubist and Gilead acknowledge that
obligations under this Agreement may be performed by Affiliates of Cubist and
Gilead. Each of Cubist and Gilead guarantee performance of this Agreement by its
Affiliates. Wherever in this Agreement the Parties delegate responsibility to
Affiliates or local operating entities, the Parties agree that such entities may
not make decisions inconsistent with this Agreement, amend the terms of this
Agreement or act contrary to its terms in any way.
16.8 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
16.9 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.
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16.10 SEVERABILITY. If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement
is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction
from which no appeal can be or is taken, the provision shall be considered
severed from this Agreement and shall not serve to invalidate any remaining
provisions hereof. The Parties shall make a good faith effort to replace any
invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable one such that
the objectives contemplated by the Parties when entering this Agreement may be
realized.
16.11 HEADINGS. The headings for each article and section in this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
limit or expand on the meaning of the language contained in the particular
article or section.
16.12 NO WAIVER. Any delay in enforcing a Party's rights under this
Agreement or any waiver as to a particular default or other matter shall not
constitute a waiver of such Party's rights to the future enforcement of its
rights under this Agreement, except with respect to an express written and
signed waiver relating to a particular matter for a particular period of time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement in
duplicate originals by their proper officers as of the Effective Date.
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Title: Chief Executive Officer
Officer ---------------------------
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Date: January 6, 2001 Date: January 6, 2001
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EXHIBIT A
CUBIST CLINICAL TRIALS
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Protocol Number Country(ies) in which conducted Primary Endpoint
Core Trials and Trial Phase
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[ ]* [ ]* [ ]* [ ]*
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EXHIBIT B
CUBIST MARKS
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XXXX COUNTRY FILING DATE APPLICATION NUMBER
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EXHIBIT C
PRIMARY DAPTOMYCIN MOLECULE
[GRAPHIC WITH CHEMICAL SYMBOLS OMITTED]
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EXHIBIT D
GILEAD MARKS
[ ]*
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EXHIBIT E
COUNTRIES OF THE GILEAD TERRITORY
[ ]*
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EXHIBIT F
COUNTRIES OF THE ROFR TERRITORY
[ ]*
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EXHIBIT G
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
SUMMARY OF TERMS
[ ]*:
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EXHIBIT H
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
[CUBIST LOGO] [GILEAD SCIENCES LOGO]
CONTACTS:
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Xxxxxxxx XxXxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Investors
Senior Director, Corporate Communications (000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000
xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx Xxx Xxxxx, Media
(000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx/Xxxxx Communications
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Media
(212) 696-4455 ext. 227
xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS AND GILEAD SCIENCES ANNOUNCE
EUROPEAN COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR
INVESTIGATIONAL ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT CIDECINTM
CAMBRIDGE, MA AND FOSTER CITY, CA, JANUARY 7, 2001 -- Cubist
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBST) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD)
today jointly announced the signing of a licensing agreement for the exclusive
rights to commercialize Cubist's investigational antibacterial drug CidecinTM
(daptomycin for injection) and an oral formulation of daptomycin in 16 European
countries following regulatory approval.
Gilead has agreed to pay Cubist an up-front licensing fee of $13
million, and Cubist is entitled to receive additional cash payments of up to $31
million upon achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones. Gilead
will also pay Cubist a fixed royalty on net sales. Cubist will continue to be
responsible for worldwide clinical development of Cidecin, while Gilead will be
responsible for any regulatory filings in the covered territories. Gilead's
sales force will market the products in Europe. Cubist will provide European
Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) who will support the product by providing
medical education services to infectious disease specialists and other
international opinion leaders.
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"We believe Gilead to be the ideal European marketing partner for
Cubist," said Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Ph.D., Chairman, President and CEO of Cubist.
"With its international sales force, Gilead is already calling on the identical
target market for Cidecin. We believe this will be a synergistic relationship
given that Gilead's product AmBisome and Cidecin are complementary in
therapeutic focus, allowing for targeted marketing efforts to the same physician
audiences. In addition, Gilead's proven track record of sales performance and
experience with European regulatory authorities provides us with confidence in
the company's ability to successfully market Cidecin to the European hospital
community."
Daptomycin is the first in a new class of investigational drugs called
lipopeptides. Cubist is currently developing IV and oral formulations of
daptomycin to treat serious bacterial infections. IN VITRO data show daptomycin
has the ability to rapidly kill virtually all Gram-positive bacteria, including
those resistant to current therapies. Cubist has multiple ongoing Phase III
clinical trials of Cidecin, the IV formulation, to evaluate the efficacy and
safety in the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infection (cSST),
community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and complicated urinary tract infection
(cUTI). Phase II trial are also ongoing to investigate the treatment of
bacteremia (BAC) and resistant infections (RRC). Cubist recently announced that
it had completed enrollment in its international Phase III cSST trial and
expects to announce clinical results during the second quarter of 2001. An oral
version of daptomycin is currently in pre-clinical development.
"Cidecin is an important addition to our portfolio of products for
unmet medical needs," said Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive
Officer of Gilead. "We believe Cidecin possesses a strong worldwide market
potential and are pleased that Cubist has chosen Gilead as its European
commercialization partner."
Gilead markets AmBisome(R) (liposomal amphotericin B) for injection in
42 countries worldwide for the treatment of life-threatening systemic fungal
infections. Since the product's European introduction in 1990, Gilead has
successfully grown the market for Ambisome throughout the world. With total 1999
sales of $173 million, AmBisome is the second largest-selling injectable
antifungal product worldwide. Much of the product's growth can be attributed to
Gilead's efforts to increase the number of territories in which AmBisome is
marketed, expand the product label through additional regulatory filings and
inclusion of head-to-head competitive data, and maintain its well established
marketing relationships.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals is focused on becoming a global leader in the
research, development and commercialization of novel antimicrobial drugs to
combat serious and life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. Cubist is
evaluating the safety and efficacy of CidecinTM (daptomycin for injection) in
the EDGETM (Evaluation of Daptomycin against Gram-positive Entities) clinical
trial program and is engaged in multiple, strategic partnerships, including
Novartis Pharma AG, Merck & Co and Schering-Plough for the discovery and
development of novel antiinfectives. Cubist recently completed the acquisition
of TerraGen Discovery Inc., a private, natural products discovery company with
operations in Xxxxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxx and Slough, UK.
Gilead Sciences, headquartered in Foster City, CA, is an independent
biopharmaceutical company that seeks to provide accelerated solutions for
patients and the people who care for
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them. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes
proprietary therapeutics for challenging infectious diseases (viral, fungal and
bacterial infections) and cancer. Gilead maintains research, development or
manufacturing facilities in Foster City, CA, Boulder, CO, San Dimas, CA, and
Cambridge, UK, and sales and marketing organizations in the United States,
Europe and Australia.
Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are
subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. There are a number of important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements made by Cubist or
Gilead. These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the ability of Cubist
to successfully complete product research and development, including
pre-clinical and clinical studies and commercialization; (ii) the ability of
Cubist and Gilead to obtain required governmental approvals; (iii) the ability
of Cubist to attract and/or maintain manufacturing, sales, distribution and
marketing partners; (iv) the ability of Cubist to develop and commercialize its
products before its competitors; and (v) the ability of Gilead to grow or
maintain the market for AmBisome particularly in light of the anticipated
introduction of competitive products. Additional factors that would cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected or suggested in any
forward-looking statements are contained in each company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the
caption "Risk Factors" for Cubist on Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (file No.
000-21379) filed on April 3, 2000 and for Gilead on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
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For additional information, visit either of the companies' web sites
at xxx.xxxxxx.xxx or xxx.xxxxxx.xxx.
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