AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made in triplicate and effective as of the date of execution by
the last party hereto.
BETWEEN: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter referred to
as "Government")
AND: CJAB Associates LLP, a partnership duly organized under the laws of Texas,
having an office in Pearland, Texas (hereinafter referred to as "Transferor")
AND: BioCell Innovations, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of
Texas and having an office in Baytown, Texas (hereinafter referred to as
"Transferee")
WHEREAS The Government, represented by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (hereinafter "NASA"), has entered into NASA License Agreement
DE-326, granting an exclusive, royalty-bearing license to the Transferor in the
following intellectual property:
PATENT NUMBER TITLE PATENT ISSUE DATE
-------------- ----- -------------------
5,153,132 "Three-Dimensional Co-Culture Process" October 6, 1992
5,153,133 "Method for Culturing Mammalian Cells October 6, 1992
in a Horizontally Rotated Bioreactor"
5,155,034 "Three-Dimensional Cell to Tissue October 13, 1992
Assembly Process"
5,155,035 "Method for Culturing Mammalian Cells October 13, 1992
in a Perfused Bioreactor"
5,308,764 "Multi-Cellular Three-Dimensional May 3, 1994
Living Mammalian Tissue"
5,496,722 "Cultured Normal mammalian Tissue March 5, 1996
and Process"
5,627,021 "Multi-Cellular, Three-Dimensional Living May 6, 1997
Mammalian Tissue"
5,846,807 "Media Compositions for Three-Dimensional December 8, 1998
Mammalian Tissue Growth Under
5,858,783 "Production of Normal Mammalian Organ January 12, 1999
Culture Using a Medium Containing
Mem- Alpha, Leibovitz X-00, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Fructose
5,851,816 "Cultured High-Fidelity December 22, 1998
Three Dimensional Human Urogenital
Tract Carcinomas and Process"
6,117,674 "Horizontal Rotating-Wall Vessel September 12, 2000
Propagation in Vitro Human Tissue
Models"
The term "License," as used in this Agreement, means License Agreement
DE-326 and all other modifications made between the Government and the
Transferor before the effective date of this Agreement (whether or not
performance and payment have been completed and releases executed if the
Government or the Transferor has any remaining rights, duties, or obligations
under the License, and any modifications). Included in the term "License" are
all modifications made under the terms and conditions of the License between the
Government and the Transferee, on or after the effective date of this Agreement.
WHEREAS the Transferor has agreed to assign all of its rights under the
License to the Transferee, and the Transferee has agreed to assume and perform
all of the obligations created by the said License, subject to the consent of
the Government; and
WHEREAS the Government has agreed to consent to such Assignment subject to
the terms and conditions herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements set
forth below, the parties mutually agree as follows:
1. The Transferor assigns, transfers and sets over to the Transferee, for $1
and other good and valuable consideration, all of the Transferor's right, title,
interest, obligations, including payment and performance obligations,
liabilities, claims and unresolved disputes under the License (the
"Assignment").
2. The Transferee accepts the Assignment set out in paragraph 1.1 above and
agrees to faithfully fulfil, observe, perform and comply with all of the terms,
conditions, obligations and provisions of the License and shall be entitled to
all of the benefits of the License as though originally named as a party to the
License.
3. The Transferee affirms that it is in a position to fully perform all
obligations existing under the License.
4. The Transferee confirms, ratifies and adopts all the terms, conditions,
duties and obligations of the License.
5. The Transferor confirms the transfer to the Transferee, and waives any
claims and rights against the Government that it now has or may have in the
future in connection with the License.
6. The Transferee ratifies all previous actions taken by the Transferor with
respect to the License, with the same force and effect as if the action had been
taken by the Transferee, and assumes all obligations and liabilities of and
claims against the Transferor under the License.
7. The Government hereby consents to the Assignment by the Transferor to the
Transferee on the terms in this Agreement. It is agreed by the parties that any
previous payments owing by Transferor to the Government under the License but
not received by the Government shall be considered as payments due by Transferee
to the Government.
8. The Government recognizes the Transferee as the Transferor's
successor in interest in and to the License. The Transferee by this Agreement
becomes entitled to all rights, titles, and interests of the Transferor in and
to the license as if the Transferee were the original party to the license.
Following the effective date of this Agreement, the term "Licensee," as used in
the License, shall refer to the Transferee.
9. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in it shall be
construed as a waiver of any rights of the Government against the Transferor.
10. All payments and reimbursements previously made by the Government to the
Transferor, and all other previous actions taken by the Government under the
License, shall be considered to have discharged those parts of the Government's
obligations under the License. All payments and reimbursements made by the
Government after the date of this Agreement in the name of or to the Transferor
shall have the same force and effect as if made to the Transferee and shall
constitute a complete discharge of the Government's obligations under the
License, to the extent of the amounts paid or reimbursed.
11. The Transferor and the Transferee agree that the Government is not
obligated to pay or reimburse either of them for, or otherwise give effect to,
any costs, taxes, or other expenses, or any related increases, directly or
indirectly arising out of or resulting from the transfer or this Agreement,
other than those that the Government in the absence of this transfer or
Agreement would have been obligated to pay or reimburse under the terms of the
License.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have duly executed this Agreement.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
/s/
BY: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
TITLE: General Counsel
DATE: APRIL 21, 2002
CJAB ASSOCIATES LLP BIOCELL INNOVATIONS, INC.
/s/ /s/
BY: Xxxx Xxxx BY: XXXXXXX XXXX
TITLE: PRESIDENT TITLE: CEO
DATE: APRIL 21, 2002 DATE: April 21, 2002
