DEVICE LICENSE AGREEMENT
CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.
Exhibit 10.4
dated as of October 2, 2024
by and between
Pharmosa Biopharm Inc.
and
ARTICLE 1 DEFINTIONS…..…………………………………………………………………………...1
4.5Safety Data Exchange Agreement.
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Schedules:
Schedule 1.21 - Licensor’s Knowledge Individuals
Schedule 1.28 – Licensor Know-How
Schedule 1.29 - Licensor’s Knowledge Individuals
Schedule 1.30 – Licensor Patents
Schedule 1.37 - PN1[***] Device Specification
Schedule 1.38 - PN2[***] Device Specification
Schedule 2.3 - Licensor Technology Transfer Plan
Schedule 7.5.1 - Initial Press Release
This Device License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 2, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Pharmosa Biopharm Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Taiwan having a place of business at 00X, Xx. 000, Xxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx 000, Xxxxxx (“Licensor”), and Liquidia Technologies, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA having a place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX (“Company”). Licensor and Company may be referred to herein as a “Party” or, collectively, as the “Parties”.
RECITALS:
Whereas, the Parties entered into that certain License Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2023 (the “Original Product Agreement”), pursuant to which, inter alia, Licensor granted to Company an exclusive license under certain intellectual property rights controlled by Licensor to develop, have developed, manufacture, have manufactured, use and commercialize Products, as more fully set forth therein;
Whereas, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Parties are entering to that certain First Amendment to the License Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date (the “First Amendment” and, together with the Original Product Agreement, the “Product Agreement”) to amend certain terms of the Original Product Agreement, as more fully set forth therein;
WHEREAS, Licensor is engaged in the development of the Licensor Technology and the development of Devices; and
Whereas, Company desires to license from Licensor, and Licensor wishes to license to Company, on an exclusive basis, the right to Develop, manufacture, use and Commercialize Devices in the Field in the Territory on the terms and conditions herein.
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the various promises and undertakings set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.4 | “Business Days” means the days when the banks in Taiwan and the United States remain open. |
Compulsory License. A Compulsory License shall not be deemed to be a sublicense under Section 2.2. |
1.12 | “Confidential Information” of a Party, means information relating to the business, operations or products of a Party or any of its Affiliates, including any Know-How, that such Party discloses to the other Party under this Agreement, or otherwise becomes known to the other Party by virtue of this Agreement. |
1.15 | [***] |
1.17 | “Device” means (a) the PN2[***] Device or (b) upon exercise of the Second Device Option, the PN1[***] Device. |
1.18 | “Device Product” means a Combination Product containing a Product. |
1.19 | “Executive Officers” means, together, the Chief Executive Officer of Company and the General Manager of Licensor or their respective designees. |
1.20 | “Existing Product” has the meaning set forth in the Product Agreement. |
1.21 | “Existing Third Party Agreements” means the agreements set forth on Schedule 1.21. |
1.22 | “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration or a successor federal agency thereto. |
1.23 | “Field” means all uses in humans, including, without limitation, the diagnosis, treatment, management or prevention of any and all diseases. |
1.24 | “GAAP” means US generally accepted accounting principles, as such principles may be amended from time to time. |
1.27 | “Law” or “Laws” means all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the binding effect of law of any Governmental Body. |
1.31 | “Licensor Technology” means the Licensor Patents and the Licensor Know-How. |
1.34 | “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” means expenses actually paid by a Party or its Affiliate to any Third Party. |
1.40 | “Product” has the meaning set forth in the Product Agreement. |
1.41 | [***] |
1.44 | “Royalty Term” has the meaning set forth in the Product Agreement. |
1.48 | “Third Party” means any Person other than Licensor, Company or any of their respective Affiliates. |
such Third Party, which rights are necessary or useful to Develop, manufacture, have made, import, export, use or Commercialize a Device under the Licensed Rights. |
1.51 | “United States” or “US” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions. |
1.52 | “USD” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States. |
1.54 | Other Terms. The definition of each of the following terms is set forth in the section of this Agreement indicated below: |
Section | |
“Action” | 6.5.2 |
“Agreement” | Preamble |
“Company” | Preamble |
“Company Indemnitees” | 9.2 |
“Company Patents” | 6.4.5 |
“Company Tech Transfer Materials” | 2.7 |
“Cure Period” | 10.2.2 |
“Development Support” | 3.1.2(c) |
“Device Manufacturer” | 2.4 |
“Disputes” | 11.1 |
“Effective Date” | Preamble |
“First Amendment” | Recitals |
“ICC” | 11.3.1 |
“Licensed Rights” | 2.1 |
“Licensor” | Preamble |
“Licensor Development Activities” | 3.1.2(a) |
“Licensor Indemnitees” | 9.1 |
“Licensor Relevant Action” | 6.5.2 |
“Licensor Technology Transfer Plan” | 2.3 |
“Losses” | 9.1 |
“Non-Specific Licensor Patents” | 6.4.2 |
“Original Product Agreement” | Recitals |
“Party” and “Parties” | Preamble |
“Product Agreement” | Recitals |
“Regulatory Support” | 4.3 |
“Representatives” | 3.1.2(c) |
“Right of First Refusal” | 10.6.2 |
“Right of First Refusal Notice Period” | 10.6.2(b) |
“Rules” | 11.3.1 |
“Second Device Option” | 2.6 |
“Specific Licensor Patents” | 6.4.1 |
“Subcontractor” | 3.4 |
“Supply Agreement” | 3.3.1 |
“Term” | 10.1 |
“Device Manufacturer”) at reasonable, mutually agreed upon charges with respect to Company’s and its Affiliate’s (and any Device Manufacturer’s) receipt, adoption and establishment of the manufacturing process, including: (a) making available a reasonable number of appropriately trained personnel to provide, on a mutually convenient timetable, technical assistance with respect to such transfer, including technical and design details of all equipment used in the process of manufacturing a Device, (b) using Commercially Reasonable Efforts to promptly assist Company and its Affiliates (and any Device Manufacturer) in obtaining all necessary Regulatory Approvals or modifying existing Regulatory Approvals for the manufacture of Devices by Company, its Affiliate or a Device Manufacturer, (c) allowing Company and its Affiliates (and any Device Manufacturer) to cross reference Licensor’s (and its Affiliate’s) regulatory filings (including, but not limited to, a drug master file) and such other regulatory submissions controlled by Licensor (or its Affiliates) applicable to Devices, as the case may be, (d) supplying analytical test methods and other testing Know-How including method validation required to perform release testing or other testing as may be required by the applicable Regulatory Authority, and (e) upon request by Company, providing Company and its Affiliates (and any Device Manufacturer) with appropriate quantities of reference standards related to Product in order to facilitate its testing. |
2.7 | Company Technology Transfer. During the Term and upon Licensor’s reasonable written request (but no more frequently than twice each Calendar Year), Company shall provide to Licensor copies of all technical information, data, reports and regulatory dossiers generated by or on behalf of Company during the Development and Commercialization of the Device and Device |
Product that are necessary for Licensor to seek Regulatory Approvals for the Device and Device Product in the Field outside the Territory (the “Company Tech Transfer Materials”) at no cost to Licensor. Licensor shall have the right to incorporate, and sublicense such right to any Third Party to which Licensor licenses the right of development, manufacture or commercialization to such Third Party in any country outside of the Territory, any such Company Tech Transfer Materials into its regulatory filings for Regulatory Approvals for the Device and Device Product in the Field outside of the Territory; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any permitted assignment or transfer pursuant to Section 12.2, in no event shall the Company Tech Transfer Materials (including any rights with respect thereto) be assignable, licensable or otherwise transferable to a Third Party, including any Third Party licensee or successor-in-interest to Licensor’s business to which this Agreement relates, that is a Company Competitor (as such term defined in the Original Product Agreement) in the Territory. |
3.1 | Development. |
3.1.2 | Licensor Development and Support. |
3.1.3 | Acknowledgement. The Parties acknowledge that Company intends as of the Effective Date to Develop the PN2[***] Device; however, upon exercise of the Second Device |
Option, Company shall have the right to transition its exercise of its development rights under Section 3.1.1 from the PN2[***] Device to the PN1[***] Device. For clarity, following its exercise of the Second Device Option, Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to Develop the PN2[***] Device at its cost and expense. |
3.3 | Manufacturing. |
3.3.2 | Device Manufacturer Supply. Upon execution by Company and a Device Manufacturer, or assignment from Licensor to Company, of a Supply Agreement, as the case may be, and in accordance with the terms thereof, Company shall purchase Devices directly from a Device Manufacturer. Licensor shall cooperate in the transition of its manufacturing and supply responsibility to Company and Device Manufacturer(s) (including performance of a manufacturing technology transfer in accordance with Section 2.4). Licensor shall use best efforts to assist Company in effectuating a Supply Agreement on commercially reasonable terms, including purchasing Devices at a fixed amount for the Development, to facilitate the development of a business relationship between Company and the Device Manufacturer, and to inform Company of discussions and communications with a Device Manufacturer until such time as such Supply Agreement has been executed between Company and such Device Manufacturer or such Supply Agreement has been assigned by Licensor and assumed by Company. Company shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to sign such Supply Agreement with the Device Manufacturer no later than [***] months prior to the first commercial sale of a Device. |
3.5 | Trademarks. As between Licensor and Company, Company shall have the sole authority to select trademarks for the Device and shall own all such trademarks. |
required by Company relating regulatory matters (including preparation and filing for any Regulatory Approvals) for Devices (the “Regulatory Support”). The Regulatory Support shall be provided by Licensor free-of-charge during the Term. |
Transmission to Licensor:
Xxxxxx Xx
Pharmosa Biopharm Inc.
00X, Xx. 000, Xxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx 000, Xxxxxx
Tel: + 000-0-0000-0000#000
Fax: x000-0-0000-0000
Email: Xxxxxx.xx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Transmission to Company:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Morrisville, NC 27560
USA
Tel: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
6.4 | Patent Prosecution and Maintenance. |
Specific Licensor Patents by promptly forwarding to Licensor copies of all official correspondence (including, but not limited to, applications, office actions, and responses) relating thereto. Licensor shall have the right, and Company shall provide Licensor a reasonable opportunity, to comment on and advise Company as to the conduct of such filing, prosecution and maintenance of Specific Licensor Patents, provided, however, that Company shall have the final decision-making right for all matters associated with such filing, prosecution and maintenance. At Company’s request, Licensor will provide Company with reasonable free-of-charge assistance in prosecuting Specific Licensor Patents to the extent possible, including providing such data in Licensor’s Control that is, in Company’s reasonable judgment, needed to support the prosecution of a Specific Licensor Patent. For clarity, (i) any Licensor Patents that satisfy clause (a) and (b) above with respect to the PN2[***] Device shall be deemed Specific Licensor Patents until such time as Company exercises the Second Device Option at which time such Licensor Patents shall be deemed Non-Specific Licensor Patents, and (ii) any Licensor Patents that satisfy clause (a) and (b) above with respect to PN1[***] Device shall be deemed Non-Specific Licensor Patents until such time as Company exercises the Second Device Option at which time such Licensor Patents shall be deemed Specific Licensor Patents. |
6.4.4 | Patent Term Extension. Notwithstanding any Licensor Patent prosecution rights of Licensor under this Agreement, Company shall be responsible, in Licensor’s name, for |
obtaining patent term extensions or supplemental protection certificates or comparable extensions in any other country in the Territory, wherever available for Specific Licensor Patents in the Territory. Licensor shall provide Company with all relevant information, documentation and assistance in this respect as may reasonably be requested by Company. Any such assistance, supply of information and consultation shall be provided promptly and in a manner that will ensure that all patent term extensions for Specific Licensor Patents are obtained wherever legally permissible, and to the maximum extent available. In the event that any election with respect to obtaining patent term extensions is to be made, Company shall have the right to make such elections, and Licensor shall abide by all such elections. |
6.5 | Enforcement. |
6.5.1 | Notice. |
delayed. At Company’s request, Licensor shall immediately provide Company with all relevant documentation (as may be requested by Company) evidencing that Company is validly empowered by Licensor to take such an Action. Licensor shall join Company in such Action upon Company’s written request. Licensor shall provide reasonable assistance to Company, at the Company’s cost, including providing access to relevant documents and other evidence and making its employees available. All amounts recovered by Company shall be allocated, first, to the costs and expenses of the Parties incurred to enforce the Licensor Patents and, second, to Company (provided that such remaining amounts after deduction of the costs and expenses of the Action shall be deemed Net Sales for royalty calculation purposes under the Product Agreement). In the event that Company does not bring such Action against the Third Party infringer within ninety (90) days of the notice delivered under Section 6.5.1, Licensor may request in writing that Company bring an Action, and Company shall consider such request in good faith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Third Party institutes a re-examination action or inter partes review proceeding or brings an action where the sole relief sought is declaratory judgment, in each case seeking to have a Licensor Patent declared invalid or unenforceable or if the Action involves a Non Specific Licensor Patent (a “Licensor Relevant Action”), and Company does not elect to defend or initiate such Licensor Relevant Action within thirty (30) days following Licensor’s request pursuant to the preceding sentence, Licensor or its licensees shall be free to defend or initiate the Licensor Relevant Action, at its own expense, and retain any award or settlement in its entirety. If necessary, Company shall join or be joined as a party to the Licensor Relevant Action, but shall be under no obligation to participate, except to the extent that such participation is required as a result of being named a party to the Licensor Relevant Action. Company shall offer reasonable assistance in connection therewith, at no charge to Licensor, except for reimbursement of reasonable Out-of-Pocket Expenses. |
6.5.3 | Company Patents. Company shall have the sole right and authority, but not the obligation, to enforce Company Patents against any Third Party infringer; provided, however, that Licensor shall provide reasonable assistance to Company with respect thereto, including providing access to relevant documents and other evidence and making its employees available, subject to Company’s reimbursement of any Out-of-Pocket Expenses incurred on an on-going basis in providing such assistance. |
6.6 | Third Party Actions Claiming Infringement. |
6.6.1 | Notice. If Company becomes aware of any Third Party Action against Company, Company shall promptly notify Licensor thereof in writing, setting for the facts of such claim in reasonable detail. |
(a) | is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the recipient; |
(b) | is already known by or in the possession of the recipient at the time of disclosure by the disclosing Party; |
(c) | is independently developed by recipient without use of or reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or |
(d) | is obtained by recipient from a Third Party that has not breached any obligations of confidentiality. |
The recipient shall not disclose any of the Confidential Information, except to Representatives of the recipient who need to know the Confidential Information for the purpose of performing the recipient’s obligations, or exercising its rights, under this Agreement and who are bound by obligations of non-use and non-disclosure substantially similar to those set forth herein. The recipient shall be responsible for any disclosure or use of the Confidential Information by such Representatives. The recipient shall protect Confidential Information using not less than the same care with which it treats its own confidential information, but at all times shall use at least reasonable care. Each Party shall: (i) implement and maintain appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, the other Party’s Confidential Information; (ii) promptly notify the other Party of any unauthorized access or disclosure of such other Party’s Confidential Information; and (iii) cooperate with such other Party in the investigation and remediation of any such unauthorized access or disclosure.
(a) | filing or prosecuting patent applications, subject to the terms of Section 6.4; |
(b) | prosecuting or defending litigation; |
(c) | conducting pre-clinical studies or Clinical Trials pursuant to this Agreement or the Product Agreement; |
(d) | seeking or maintaining Regulatory Approval of the Device or Device Product; or |
(e) | complying with Law, including securities Law and the rules of any securities exchange or market on which a Party’s securities are listed or traded. |
In addition to the foregoing, Company may, in furtherance of its rights under this Agreement, disclose Confidential Information of Licensor to any Third Party, provided that such Third Party is bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as the ones herein.
In making any disclosures pursuant to this Section 7.2, the disclosing Party shall, where reasonably practicable, give such advance notice to the other Party of such disclosure requirement as is reasonable under the circumstances and will use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cooperate with the other Party in order to secure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information required to be disclosed. In addition, in connection with any permitted filing by either Party of this Agreement with any Governmental Body the filing Party shall endeavor to obtain confidential treatment of economic, trade secret information and such other information as may be requested by the other Party, and shall provide the other Party with the proposed confidential treatment request with reasonable time for such other Party to provide comments, and shall include in such confidential treatment request all reasonable comments of the other Party.
For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event may Licensor use or reference any Confidential Information of Company, including any information reported by Company to Licensor in connection with this Agreement, to engage in any Competitive Action (as defined in the Product Agreement).
7.5 | Press Releases and Disclosure. |
7.5.1 | Initial Press Release. The proposed joint public announcement by Licensor and Company of the execution of this Agreement is set forth on Schedule 7.5.1 hereto. |
Reasonable Efforts to notify Licensor in advance of any such press release that would reasonably be expected to trigger any securities filing obligations for Licensor. |
8.1 | Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that, as of the Effective Date: |
(a) | such Party is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation; |
(b) | such Party has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; |
(c) | this Agreement is a legal and valid obligation of such Party, binding upon such Party and enforceable against such Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not conflict with, breach or create in any Third Party the right to accelerate, terminate or modify any agreement or instrument to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound, and does not violate any Law of any Governmental Body having authority over such Party; and |
(d) | such Party has all right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations under this Agreement. |
8.2 | Additional Representations and Warranties of Licensor. Licensor represents and warrants to Company that, as of the Effective Date: |
(a) | no consent by any Third Party or Governmental Body is required with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Licensor or the consummation by Licensor of the transactions contemplated hereby; |
(b) | no claims have been asserted or threatened by any Person, nor to Licensor’s Knowledge, are there any valid grounds for any claim of any such kind, (i) challenging the validity, effectiveness, or ownership of Licensor Technology, and/or (ii) to the effect that the use, reproduction, modification, manufacturing, distribution, licensing, sublicensing, sale or any other exercise of rights in any of Licensor Technology infringes or will infringe on any intellectual property right of any Person; |
(c) | to Licensor’s Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of any of Licensor Technology by any employee or former employee of Licensor, or any other Third Party in the Territory; |
(d) | the Licensor Patents are subsisting and all registration, renewal, maintenance and other official fees with respect to the Licensor Patents due on or before the date of this Agreement have been paid in full. Licensor is the sole assignee and owner of each item listed on Schedule 1.30. To Licensor’s Knowledge, the Licensor Patents are not the subject of any litigation procedure, discovery process, interference, reissue, reexamination, opposition, appeal proceedings or any other legal dispute; |
(e) | the Licensor Patents (i) constitute all Patent Rights owned or Controlled by Licensor as of the Effective Date that are directly related to, necessary or useful for, or used in, the Development, Regulatory Approval, manufacture, use, marketing, sale, offer for sale, import, export or Commercialization of the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device in the Territory and (ii) listed on Schedule 1.30 hereto constitute all Patent Rights that are directly related to, necessary or useful for, or used in, the Development, Regulatory Approval, manufacture, use, marketing sale, offer for sale, import, export or Commercialization of the PN2[***] Device or the PN1[***] in the Territory; |
(g) | all of the Licensor Technology is owned by Licensor or its Affiliates and Licensor has not in-licensed, or otherwise obtained any rights, from a Third Party with respect to the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device or the Licensor Technology; |
(h) | Licensor has not licensed to a Third Party the right to develop the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device; |
(i) | no Third Party has filed, pursued or maintained or threatened in writing to file, pursue or maintain any claim, lawsuit, charge, complaint or other action alleging that any Licensor Patent is invalid or unenforceable; |
(j) | to Licensor’s Knowledge, Company’s and its Affiliates’ and Sublicensees’ practice and use of the inventions claimed in the Licensor Patents under the Licensed Rights as permitted herein (including the sale, offer for sale, Commercialization or Regulatory Approval of the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device) will not infringe any intellectual property rights of any Third Party; |
(k) | all Representatives of Licensor who have performed any activities on its behalf in connection with Development regarding the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device have assigned to Licensor the whole of their rights in any intellectual property made, discovered or developed by them as a result of such Development, and no Third Party has any rights to any such intellectual property; |
(l) | Licensor has all right, title and interest in and to the Licensor Technology and Licensor Technology is free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances or rights of others to possession or use; |
(m) | Licensor has not previously licensed, assigned, transferred, or otherwise conveyed any right, title or interest in and to the Licensor Technology to any Third Party in the Territory, including any rights with respect to the PN2[***] Device or the PN1[***] Device; |
(n) | to Licensor’s Knowledge, the Licensor Technology constitutes all of the intellectual property which could reasonably be expected to be necessary or useful for, or used in, the Development, manufacture, Regulatory Approval, import, export, use, marketing, sale, offer for sale or Commercialization of the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device; |
(o) | the PN2[***] Device and PN1[***] Device each fall within the scope of at least one Valid Claim of at least one of the Licensor Patents listed on Schedule 1.30; |
(p) | to Licensor’s Knowledge, there is no additional Third Party licenses that have to be taken now or in the future to guarantee freedom-to-operate to Develop, manufacture and Commercialize the PN2[***] Device or PN1[***] Device without any limitation; |
(q) | the Existing Third Party Agreements constitute all agreements that were entered into by Licensor or its Affiliates with Third Parties for the development or manufacture or supply of the PN2[***] Device or the PN1[***] Device. Licensor has provided to Company an accurate, true and complete copy of each of the Existing Third Party Agreements, as amended to date, and each of the Existing Third Party Agreements is in full force and effect. Licensor is not, and to Licensor’s Knowledge no other party to any Existing Third Party Agreement is, in breach or default in the performance of its obligations under any of the Existing Third Party Agreements. Licensor has not received any notice from any Third Party of any breach, default or non-compliance of Licensor under the terms of any of the Existing Third Party Agreements. There have been no amendments or other modification to any Existing Third Party Agreements, except as have been disclosed to Company in writing; |
(r) | all tangible information and data provided by or on behalf of Licensor to Company on or before the Effective Date in contemplation of this Agreement was and is true, accurate and complete in all material respects, and Licensor has not failed to disclose, or cause to be disclosed, any information or data that would cause the information and data that has been disclosed to be misleading in any material respect; |
(s) | Licensor (and its Affiliates) has not employed or otherwise used in any capacity, and will not employ or otherwise use in any capacity, the services of any Person debarred under any Law, including under Section 21 USC 335a or any foreign equivalent thereof, with respect to the Licensor Technology or a Device; |
(t) | all Development related to the PN2[***] Device and PN1[***] Device prior to the Effective Date has been conducted in accordance with all Laws; and |
8.3 | Licensor Covenants. Licensor covenants to Company that: |
(a) | Licensor shall fulfill all of its obligations, including but not limited to its payment obligations, under each Existing Third Party Agreement; |
(b) | Licensor shall fulfill all of its obligations, including but not limited to its payment obligations, under each Supply Agreement that related to periods prior to the effectuation or assignment to Company of any such agreement; |
(c) | Licensor shall fulfill all of its obligations, including but not limited to its payment obligations, under any Third Party License Agreement; |
(d) | Licensor shall not amend or waive, or take any action or omit to taking any action that would alter, any of Licensor’s rights under any Existing Third Party Agreement, Third Party License Agreement or Supply Agreement in any manner that adversely affects, or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, Company’s rights and benefits under this Agreement. Licensor shall promptly notify Company of any default under, termination or amendment of, any Third Party License Agreement or Supply Agreement; and |
(e) | with respect to each Supply Agreement that is to be assigned to Company hereunder, until such time as such Supply Agreement has been assigned to, and assumed by, Company, (i) Licensor shall not amend or terminate such Supply Agreement, or waive, or take any action or omit to take any action that would alter, any of Licensor’s rights under any Supply Agreement, and (ii) Licensor shall promptly notify Company of any default under, or termination or amendment of, any Supply Agreement. In the case of any default by Licensor under a Supply Agreement, Licensor shall provide Company a reasonable opportunity to cure such default. |
Commercialization of the Licensor Technology and Devices prior to the Effective Date; (b) Licensor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; (c) Licensor’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; or (d) breach by Licensor of its representations, warranties or covenants set forth in Article 8; except, in each case (a)-(d), to the extent such Losses arise out of any activities set forth in Sections 9.1(a)-(d) for which Company is obligated to indemnify any Licensor Indemnitee under Section 9.1. |
the Existing Product in such country, at which time this Agreement shall expire in its entirety in such country and the terms of Section 10.5.2(a) shall apply. |
10.2 | Termination upon Material Breach. |
10.2.3 | Material Breach Dispute. Any Dispute regarding an alleged material breach of this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with Article 11. In such event, termination will be tolled and the termination will become effective only if such material breach remains uncured for the applicable cure period after the final resolution of the Dispute through such dispute resolution procedures. |
10.3 | Bankruptcy Event Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by written notice by a Party at any time during the Term in the event of a Bankruptcy Event of the other Party. |
10.4 | Mutual Termination. The Parties may terminate this Agreement in its entirety or on a country-by-country or Device-by-Device basis upon mutual written agreement. |
10.5 | Effects of Termination. |
10.5.1 | Survival. |
10.5.2 | Licenses. |
10.6 | Additional Effects of Termination for a Licensor Bankruptcy Event. |
10.6.1 | Continuing Rights. The Parties agree that Company, as licensee of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Parties further agree that, in the event of a Licensor Bankruptcy Event, Company shall be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual property, which, if not already in Company’s possession, shall be promptly delivered to it (a) following any such commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding upon Company’s written request therefor, unless Licensor elects to continue to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement or (b) if not delivered under clause (a), following the rejection of this Agreement by Licensor upon written request therefor by Company. |
11.3 | Arbitration. |
or their respective Affiliates. No Party may have any ex parte discussion with any potential arbitrator, except for confirming if such arbitrator is willing and able to serve on the arbitration panel. All arbitrators shall have ten (10) or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, shall have appropriate experience with respect to the matter(s) to be arbitrated, and shall have some experience in mediating or arbitrating issues relating to such agreements. |
11.3.3 | Arbitration Process. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York, USA. The arbitrators shall set a date for a hearing that shall be held no later than sixty (60) days following the appointment of the last of such three (3) arbitrators. The Parties shall have the right to be represented by counsel. No less than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing, each Party shall submit the following to the other Party and the arbitration panel: (a) a copy of all exhibits on which such Party intends to rely in any oral or written presentation to the panel; (b) a list of any witnesses such Party intends to call at the hearing, and a short summary of the anticipated testimony of each witness; and (c) a brief in support of such Party’s proposed rulings and remedies; provided that the brief shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. This page limitation shall apply regardless of the number of issues raised in the arbitration proceeding. The arbitrators shall determine what discovery will be permitted in accordance with the Rules, consistent with the goal of reasonably controlling the cost and time that the Parties must expend for discovery; provided, however, that the arbitrators shall permit discovery as they deem proportionate to the issues in dispute. The arbitration panel shall have sole discretion regarding the admissibility of any evidence, except statements made during settlement negotiations and affidavits prepared for the purposes of the hearing shall not be admissible. Within ten (10) days following completion of the hearing, each Party may submit to the other Party and the panel a post-hearing brief in support of its proposed rulings and remedies; provided that such brief shall not contain or discuss any new evidence and shall not exceed ten (10) pages. This page limitation shall apply regardless of the number of issues raised in the proceeding. |
11.3.4 | Decision of Arbitrators. The arbitrators shall use their best efforts to rule on each disputed issue within thirty (30) days after completion of the hearing described in Section 11.3.3. The determination of the arbitrators as to the resolution of any Dispute shall be binding and conclusive upon the Parties, absent manifest error. All rulings of the arbitrators shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Parties as soon as is reasonably possible. |
11.3.5 | Awards. Any award to be paid by one Party to the other Party as determined by the arbitrators as set forth above under this Section 11.3 be promptly paid in USD free of any Tax, deduction or offset, and any costs, fees or Taxes incident to enforcing the award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, be charged against the Party resisting enforcement. Each Party agrees to abide by the award rendered in any arbitration conducted pursuant to this Section 11.3, and agrees that, subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, judgment may be entered upon the final award in a court of competent jurisdiction and that other courts may award full faith and credit to such judgment in order to enforce such award. |
12.2 | Assignment. |
12.2.1 | Assignment Generally. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable, nor any other obligation delegable, by Licensor without the prior written consent of Company (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). |
12.2.2 | Assignment by Company. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable, nor any other obligation delegable, by Company without the prior written consent of Licensor (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that Company may, without the prior written consent of Licensor, assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or to any Third Party in connection with a Change of Control or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates. |
12.2.3 | Continuing Obligations. No assignment under this Section 12.2 shall relieve the assigning Party of any of its responsibilities or obligations hereunder and, as a condition of such assignment, the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by all obligations of the assigning Party hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties. |
12.2.4 | Void Assignments. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 12.2 shall be void. |
12.2.5 | Assignment of Licensor Technology. Licensor shall not assign or transfer any Licensor Technology to any of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of Company unless such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by all obligations of Licensor. |
clarity, the foregoing means that Company may designate an Affiliate to perform its obligations hereunder or to be the recipient of Licensor’s performance obligations hereunder. |
12.5 | Accounting Procedures. Each Party shall calculate all amounts, and perform other accounting procedures required, under this Agreement and applicable to it in accordance with GAAP. |
12.9 | Captions. The captions to this Agreement are for convenience only, and are to be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement. |
12.10 | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA, excluding application of any conflict of laws principles that would require application of the Law of a jurisdiction outside of State of New York, USA. |
If to Company, addressed to:
Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
USA
Attention: General Counsel
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
00 Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
USA
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Licensor, addressed to:
00X, Xx. 000, Xxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Nangang District, Taipei City 11502
Taiwan
Attention: Pei Kan/ Xxxxxx Xx
Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/ Xxxxxx.xx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
30F, No. 95. Xxx Xxx X. Road, Section 2
Ta-an District, Taipei City 106
Taiwan
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxx Xx
Email: xxxxxxxxxx.xx@xxxxxxx.xxx
12.12 | Language. The official language of this Agreement and between the Parties for all correspondence shall be the English language. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
PHARMOSA BIOPHARM INC. | LIQUIDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
Signature: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Printed Name: Xxx Xxx | Printed Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Title: President | Title: CEO |
Schedule 1.21
Existing Third Party Agreements
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Schedule 1.29
Licensor’s Knowledge Individuals
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Schedule 1.30
Licensor Patents
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Schedule 1.37
PN1[***] Device Specification
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Schedule 1.38
PN2[***] Device Specification
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Schedule 2.3
Licensor Technology Transfer Plan
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Schedule 7.5.1
Initial Press Release
Liquidia and Pharmosa Biopharm Expand Collaboration to Develop
Sustained Release Inhaled Treprostinil (L606)
● | Liquidia amends exclusive license to include key markets in Europe, Japan and elsewhere |
● | Liquidia also obtains rights to Pharmosa’s next-generation nebulizers for use with L606 |
● | Pharmosa to receive $3.5 million upfront and up to $157.75 million in additional development and sales milestones tied to commercial sales outside of North America |
MORRISVILLE, N.C., [October 2], 2024 – Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ: LQDA), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with rare cardiopulmonary diseases, and Pharmosa Biopharm (Pharmosa) today announced that they have amended the current exclusive licensing agreement for the development and commercialization of L606, an inhaled, sustained-release formulation of treprostinil currently being evaluated in a clinical trial for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The amended agreement expands Liquidia’s licensed territory beyond North America to include key markets in Europe, Japan and elsewhere. Pharmosa will retain certain territories, including China, Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Southeast Asia.
Liquidia has also obtained certain rights to Pharmosa’s next-generation smart-technology nebulizers for use with its proprietary liposomal drug formulations. Unlike current nebulized treatments for PAH and PH-ILD, these palm-sized, lightweight, virtually silent nebulizers provide portability like a dry-powder inhaler and rapidly deliver a dose using breath-actuated smart technology that adapts to a patient’s normal breathing pattern.
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Medical Officer of Liquidia, stated: “This is a great example of our approach to research and development in pulmonary hypertension. This partnership has the potential to be transformational for people living with PAH and PH-ILD, as it will combine Liquidia’s expertise as a leader in the field of pulmonary hypertension with Pharmosa’s deep experience in inhaled liposomal formulations. We are delighted by the interest from the global medical and patient communities, many of which lack access to inhaled formulations of treprostinil, as we prepare to initiate the L606 pivotal study in PH-ILD later this year. We are also encouraged by the recent scientific advice from the European Medicines Agency that supports our plan to proceed with the study as designed.”
Pei Kan, Ph.D., President of Pharmosa, added: “This expanded partnership with Liquidia is a strong endorsement for our L606 programs and our contribution to the fight against pulmonary hypertension including PAH and PH-ILD. With more than 100,000 PAH and PH-ILD patients in the
major countries outside North America, improvements of the treatment strategies in this region are essential since there is no approved treatment for PH-ILD outside the U.S. We believe Liquidia’s commitment to move quickly and execute its global clinical program will accelerate the potential for long-term value creation for both parties in this partnership.”
Consistent with the agreement from June 2023, Liquidia will be responsible for the development, regulatory and commercial activities of L606 in the expanded territory. Pharmosa will continue to manufacture clinical and commercial supplies of L606. In consideration for these incremental exclusive rights, Liquidia will pay Pharmosa an upfront payment of $3.5 million and up to $157.75 million in additional milestone payments for the development of PAH and PH-ILD indications and commercial sales outside of North America. Royalties payable by Liquidia to Pharmosa on global net sales of L606 have not changed and remain two tiers of low, double-digit royalties as set forth in the original agreement.
Clinically, L606 continues to generate encouraging data in an open-label safety study in the United States in both PAH and PH-ILD. As reported in a poster presentation at the 2024 American Thoracic Society International Conference, the tolerability and titratability profile of L606 observed to date has been favorable up to the maximum dose allowed in the study of 378 mcg twice daily, a dosage comparable to 26 to 28 breaths of Tyvaso administered four times daily. Pharmacokinetic studies in healthy volunteers demonstrated therapeutic levels of L606 up to 12 hours and 7-times lower peak plasma concentration compared to Tyvaso®. The increased apparent half-life of L606, in concert with comparable systemic exposure and clearance rate, suggests that L606 provides controlled, continuous drug coverage during sleeping and waking hours, and supports twice-daily administration using a breath-actuated, smart-technology nebulizer.
About L606 (liposomal treprostinil) Inhalation Suspension
L606 is an investigational, liposomal formulation of treprostinil administered twice-daily with a short-duration next-generation nebulizer. The L606 suspension uses Pharmosa’s proprietary liposomal formulation to encapsulate treprostinil which can be released slowly at a controlled rate into the lung, enhancing drug exposure over an extended period and reducing local irritation of the upper respiratory tract. L606 is currently being evaluated in an open-label study in the United States for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a planned pivotal study for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD).
About Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, chronic, progressive disease caused by hardening and narrowing of the pulmonary arteries that can lead to right heart failure and eventually death. Currently, an estimated 45,000 patients are diagnosed and treated in the United States. There is currently no cure for PAH, so the goals of existing treatments are to alleviate symptoms, maintain or improve functional class, delay disease progression, and improve quality of life.
About Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease (PH-ILD)
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) includes a diverse collection of up to 150 different pulmonary diseases, including interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, connective tissue disease related ILD, and sarcoidosis among others. Any level of PH in ILD patients is associated with poor 3-year survival between 30 to 35%. A current estimate of PH-ILD prevalence in the United States is greater than 60,000 patients, though population growth in many of these underlying ILD diseases is not yet known due to factors including underdiagnosis and lack of approved treatments until March 2021 with inhaled treprostinil.
About Liquidia Corporation
Liquidia Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with rare cardiopulmonary disease. The company’s current focus spans the development and commercialization of products in pulmonary hypertension and other applications of its proprietary PRINT® Technology. PRINT enabled the creation of Liquidia’s lead candidate, YUTREPIA™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder, an investigational drug for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The company is also developing L606, an investigational sustained-release formulation of treprostinil administered twice-daily with a next-generation nebulizer, and currently markets generic Treprostinil Injection for the treatment of PAH. To learn more about Liquidia, please visit xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.
About Pharmosa Biopharm
Pharmosa Biopharm Inc. (PBI) is a Taiwan-based biotechnology company focused on developing new drugs by exploiting its proprietary liposomal formulations and manufacturing technology. With regional and global strategic partnerships, PBI develops products through 505(b)(2) or hybrid applications to regulatory authorities with the intent to expand the clinical potential of existing drugs by exploiting innovative delivery formulations and medical devices. For more information, please visit xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Tyvaso® is a registered trademark of United Therapeutics Corporation
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