EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
This
Exclusive License Agreement and the attached Appendix A (collectively, the
“Agreement”) is made and is effective this 26th day of
September 2008 (the "Effective Date") between THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA ("The Regents"), a California corporation having its corporate
offices located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, acting
through The Office of Intellectual Property Administration of the University of
California, Los Angeles, located at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 and Entest BioMedical Inc. ("Licensee"), a corporation
having a principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx #00, Xxx Xxxxx, XX
00000.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
a certain invention (the "Invention"), generally characterized as “SCREENING
TEST FOR GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS” (UCLA Case No. 2007-523) was made in the
course of research at the University of California, Los Angeles by Xxxxx X.
Xxxx, and is and claimed in Regents' Patent Rights as defined
below;
WHEREAS,
Xxxxx X. Xxxx is an employee of The Regents and as such is obligated to assign
his/her right, title and interest in and to the Invention to The
Regents;
WHEREAS,
The Regents wishes that Regents' Patent Rights be developed and utilized to the
fullest extent so that the benefits can be enjoyed by the general
public.
WHEREAS,
Licensee is a "small business concern" as defined in 15 U.S.C. §§632;
and
The
parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1
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"Regents'
Patent Rights" means The Regents’ interest in any of the patent
applications listed in Appendix A attached to this Agreement and assigned
to The Regents (UCLA Case No. 2007-523); any continuing applications
thereof including divisions; but excluding continuations-in-part except to
the extent of claims entirely supported in the specification and entitled
to the priority date of the parent application; any patents issuing on
these applications including reissues and reexaminations; and any
corresponding foreign patents or patent applications; all of which will be
automatically incorporated in and added to Appendix A and made a part of
this Agreement.
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1.2
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"Licensed
Product" means any article, composition, apparatus, substance, chemical,
or any other material covered by Regents' Patent Rights or whose
manufacture, use or sale would, absent the license granted under this
Agreement, constitute an infringement, inducement of infringement, or
contributory infringement, of any claim within Regents' Patent Rights, or
any service, article, composition, apparatus, chemical, substance, or any
other material made, used, or sold by or utilizing or practicing a
Licensed Method. This definition of Licensed Product also includes a
service either used by Licensee or sublicensee or provided by Licensee or
sublicensee to its customers when such service requires the use of
Licensed Product or performance of Licensed Method. If the Licensed
Product is a component of another product such as a kit, composition of
matter or combination, such kit, composition of matter or combination is
deemed to be the Licensed Product for purposes of this Agreement.
Likewise, if the Licensee or sublicensees receives a Licensed Product for
incorporation into another product intended for sales, transfer, lease or
other disposition, then, for the purposes of this Agreement, the Licensed
Product is the product intended for sale, transfer, lease, or other
disposition by recipient Licensee or
sublicensee.
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"Licensed
Method" means any process, service, or method which is covered by Regents'
Patent Rights or whose use or practice would, absent the license granted
under this Agreement, constitute an infringement, inducement of
infringement, or contributory infringement, of any claim within Regents'
Patent Rights.
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1.4
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The
"Field of Use" means all fields of use.
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1.5
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"
Affiliate " means any corporation or other business entity in which
Licensee owns or controls, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent
(50%) of the outstanding stock or other voting rights entitled to elect
directors. In any country where the local law does not permit foreign
equity participation of at least fifty percent (50%), then "Affiliate"
means any company in which Licensee owns or controls, directly or
indirectly, the maximum percentage of outstanding stock or voting rights
that is permitted by local law.
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“Joint
Venture” means any separate entity established pursuant to an agreement
between a third party and the Licensee and/or Sublicensee to constitute a
vehicle for a Joint Venture, in which the separate entity manufactures,
uses, purchases, Sells or acquires Licensed Products from the Licensee or
Sublicensee. Each reference to Licensee herein will be meant to include
its Joint Venture(s), and Licensee will be responsible for all obligations
of its Joint Ventures.
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1.7
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"First
Commercial Sale" means the first sale of any Licensed Product by Licensee
or sublicensee, following approval of it's marketing by the appropriate
governmental agency for the country in which the sale is to be made. When
governmental approval is not required, "First Commercial Sale" means the
first sale in that country.
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1.8
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"Final
Sale" means any sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition or
provision of a Licensed Product and/or a Licensed Method to a Customer by
a Licensee or Sublicensee. A Final Sale will be deemed to have occurred
upon the earliest to occur of the following (as applicable): (a) the
transfer of title to such Licensed Product and/or Licensed Method to a
Customer, (b) the shipment of such Licensed Product to a Customer, (c) the
provision of a Licensed Method to a Customer, (d) the provision of an
invoice for such Licensed Product or Licensed Method to a Customer, or (e)
payment by the Customer for Licensed Products or Licensed Methods.
Exchange of Licensed Products between Licensee and sublicense(s) is not a
Final Sale if the Licensed Product is intended for further sale, transfer,
lease, exchange or other disposition and instead the Final Sale will be
deemed to have occurred upon sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other
disposition or provision of Licensed Product by recipient to the Customer.
If the Licensee or sublicense transfers Licensed Product at no cost during
a clinical study, clinical trial, or as a free sample in product
promotion, then such sale will not be considered a Final Sale and no
royalty will be owed hereunder.
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"Net
Sales" means the total of the gross amount invoiced or otherwise charged
(whether consisting of cash or any other forms of consideration) for all
Final Sales, less the following deductions (to the extent included in and
not already deducted from the gross amount invoiced or otherwise charged)
to the extent reasonable and customary: cash, trade or quantity discounts
actually granted to Customers; sales, use, tariff, import/export duties or
other excise taxes imposed on particular sales, and value added taxes
(“vat”) to the extent that such vat is incurred and not reimbursed,
refunded, or credited under a tax authority; and allowances or credits to
Customers because of rejections or returns. Income taxes are not an
allowed deduction under Net Sales. If the Licensee, a sublicense,
development partner or Joint Venture is a Customer, then Licensee will pay
royalties on Net sales based on the total gross amount normally charged to
other Customers in arms length transactions.
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1.10
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Sublicensee"
means any party sublicensed by Licensee to make, have made, use, sell,
offer for sale or import any Licensed Product or to practice any Licensed
Method.
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1.11
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"Sublicensing
Income" means income received by Licensee under or on account of
sublicenses. Sublicensing Income includes income received from
Sublicensees attributable to the licensed Invention in the form of license
issue fees, milestone payments, and the like but specifically excludes
royalties on the sale or distribution of Licensed Products or the practice
of Licensed Methods. Not included in the definition of Sublicensing Income
is income received by Licensee as payment or reimbursement for research
costs applied to the licensed Invention and conducted by or for Licensee,
including costs of materials, equipment or clinical
testing.
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“Customer”
means any individual or entity that receives Licensed Products or Licensed
Methods, provided however, that Licensee or sublicensee shall be deemed a
Customer only if it receives Licensed Products or Licensed Method that are
not intended for further sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other
disposition.
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2.
GRANT
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2.1
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Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, The Regents hereby grants
to Licensee an exclusive license (the "License") under Regents' Patent
Rights, in jurisdictions where Regents' Patent Rights exist, to make, have
made, use, sell, offer for sale and import Licensed Products and to
practice Licensed Methods in the Field of Use to the extent permitted by
law. The Licensee will not make, use, sell, import, or offer for sale,
Licensed Products outside the Field of Use.
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2.2
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The
Regents expressly reserves the right to: (a) use Regents' Patent Rights
and associated technology for educational and research purposes, clinical
research, and research sponsored by commercial entities (b) to publicly
disclose research results, and (c) allow other non-profit research
institutions to use Regents' Patent Rights and associated technology for
the same purposes as (a) and (b).
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2.3
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The
Agreement will terminate immediately if Licensee files a claim including
in any way the assertion that any portion of Regents’ Patent Rights is
invalid or unenforceable where the filing is by the Licensee, a third
party on behalf of the Licensee, or a third party at the written urging of
the Licensee
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3.
SUBLICENSES
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3.1
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The
Regents also grants to Licensee the right to issue exclusive or
nonexclusive sublicenses ("Sublicenses") to third parties to make, have
made, use, sell, offer for sale or import Licensed Products and to
practice Licensed Methods in any jurisdiction in which Licensee has
exclusive rights under this Agreement, but Sublicenses will not include
further right to sublicense on the part of the Sublicensee. Each
Sublicense will be issued in writing. To the extent applicable,
sublicenses must include all of the rights of and will require the
performance of obligations due to The Regents (and, if applicable, the
U.S. Government under 35 U.S. C. §§201-212) contained in this Agreement.
Affiliates have no rights hereunder, unless, granted a Sublicense. For the
purposes of this Agreement, operations of Sublicensees are deemed to be
the operations of the Licensee, for which the Licensee is
responsible.
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3.2
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Licensee
must pay to The Regents Twenty-five percent (25%) of all Sublicensing
Income.
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3.3
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On
Net Sales of Licensed Products sold or disposed of by a Sublicensee,
Licensee must pay to The Regents an earned royalty in accordance with
Article 5 (Royalties) as if these were Licensee's Net Sales. Any royalties
received by Licensee in excess of royalties due to The Regents under this
Paragraph 3.3 belong to Licensee.
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3.4
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Licensee
must provide to The Regents a copy of each Sublicense within thirty (30)
days of execution, and a copy of all information submitted to Licensee by
Sublicensees relevant to the computation of the payments due to The
Regents under this Article 3.
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3.5
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If
this Agreement is terminated for any reason, all outstanding Sublicenses
not in default will be assigned by Licensee to The Regents, at the option
of The Regents. The Sublicenses will remain in full force and effect with
The Regents as the licensor or sublicensor instead of Licensee, but the
duties of The Regents under the assigned Sublicenses will not be greater
than the duties of The Regents under this Agreement, and the rights of The
Regents under the assigned Sublicenses will not be less than the rights of
The Regents under this Agreement, including all financial consideration
and other rights of The Regents.
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4.
FEES
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4.1
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In
partial consideration for the License, Licensee will pay to The Regents a
license issue fee of Five thousand dollars ($5,000) within thirty (30)
days of the Effective Date. This fee is nonrefundable and is not an
advance against royalties.
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4.2
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Licensee
must pay to The Regents a license maintenance fee of Five thousand dollars
($5,000) beginning on the one-year anniversary date of the Effective Date
of this Agreement and continuing annually on each anniversary date of the
Effective Date. The maintenance fee will not be due and payable on any
anniversary date of the Effective Date if on that date Licensee is
commercially selling a Licensed Product and paying an earned royalty to
The Regents on the sales of that Licensed Product. The license maintenance
fees are non-refundable and are not an advance against
royalties.
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5. ROYALTIES
5.1
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Licensee
must pay to The Regents for sales by Licensee and sublicensees an earned
royalty of Six percent (6%) of Net Sales of Licensed Products or Licensed
Methods.
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5.2
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Licensee
must pay to The Regents a minimum annual royalty of Fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) for the life of Regents' Patent Rights, beginning one year after
the First Commercial Sale of Licensed Product. Licensee must pay the
minimum annual royalty to The Regents by February 28 of each year. The
minimum annual royalty will be credited against the earned royalty due and
owing for the calendar year in which the minimum payment was
made.
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5.3
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Royalties
are payable on products covered by pending patent applications and issued
patents. Royalties accrue for the duration of this
Agreement.
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5.4
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Licensee
must pay royalties owed to The Regents on a quarterly basis. Licensee must
pay the royalties within two (2) months of the end of the calendar quarter
in which the royalties accrued.
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5.5
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All
monies due The Regents must be paid in United States funds. When Licensed
Products are sold for monies other than United States dollars, the
royalties will first be determined in the currency of the country in which
the Licensed Products were sold and, second, converted into equivalent
United States funds. Licensee will use the exchange rate established by
the Bank of America in San Francisco, California on the last day of the
calendar quarter.
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5.6
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Any
tax for the account of The Regents required to be withheld by Licensee
under the laws of any foreign country must be promptly paid by Licensee
for and on behalf of The Regents to the appropriate governmental
authority. Licensee will use its best efforts to furnish The Regents with
proof of payment of any tax. Licensee is responsible for all bank transfer
charges. All payments made by Licensee in fulfillment of The Regents' tax
liability in any particular country will be credited against fees or
royalties due The Regents for that country.
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5.7
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If
at any time legal restrictions prevent the acquisition or prompt
remittance of United States Dollars by Licensee with respect to any
country where a Licensed Product is sold, the Licensee shall pay royalties
due to The Regents from Licensee’s other sources of United States
Dollars.
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5.8
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If
any patent or any claim included in Regents' Patent Rights is held invalid
or unenforceable in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction
from which no appeal has or can be taken, all obligation to pay royalties
based on that patent or claim or any claim patentably indistinct from it
will cease as of the date of that final decision. Licensee will not,
however, be relieved from paying any royalties that accrued before that
decision or that is based on another patent or claim not involved in that
decision.
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6.
DILIGENCE
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6.1
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Upon
the execution of this Agreement, Licensee must diligently proceed with the
development, manufacture and sale ("Commercialization") of Licensed
Products and must earnestly and diligently endeavor to market them within
a reasonable time after execution of this Agreement and in quantities
sufficient to meet the market demands for
them.
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6.2
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Licensee
must endeavor to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the
Commercialization of Licensed Products.
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6.3
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The
Regents has the right and option to either terminate this Agreement or
reduce Licensee’s exclusive license to a nonexclusive license if Licensee
fails to perform any of the terms in this Paragraph 6.3. This right, if
exercised by The Regents, supersedes the rights granted in Article 2
(Grant).
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6.3a
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Initiate
a study in humans to measure D-chiro-inositol (“DBI”) throughout pregnancy
and correlate DBI levels with conventional gestational diabetes mellitus
(“GDM”) assays to determine value of DBI in predicting GDM by September 1,
2010.
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Complete
a study in humans to measure D-chiro-inositol (“DBI”) throughout pregnancy
and correlate DBI levels with conventional gestational diabetes mellitus
(“GDM”) assays to determine value of DBI in predicting GDM by September 1,
2011.
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Complete
a study to measure plasma DBI levels in samples from the Hyperglycemia and
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (HAPO) study and correlate these DBI levels to
GDM incidence by June 1, 2012.
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Complete
a prospective human study on DBI and its value in predicting GDM by June
1, 2013.
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6.3e
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Develop
a urine-based test for assaying DBI by September 1,
2015.
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6.3f
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First
Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product by September 1,
2017.
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6.4
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Licensee
has the sole discretion for making all decisions as to how to
commercialize any Licensed Product.
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7. PATENT FILING, PROSECUTION
AND MAINTENANCE
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7.1
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As
long as Licensee is current in reimbursing patent prosecution costs, The
Regents will file, prosecute and maintain the patents and applications
comprising Regents' Patent Rights. These patents will be held in the name
of The Regents and will be obtained with counsel of The Regents' choice.
The Regents must provide Licensee with copies of each patent application,
office action, response to office action, request for terminal disclaimer,
and request for reissue or reexamination of any patent or patent
application under Regents' Patent Rights. The Regents will consider any
comments or suggestions by Licensee and will use reasonable efforts to
amend patent applications to include claims reasonably requested by the
License to protect the products and services contemplated under this
Agreement. The Regents is entitled to take action to preserve rights and
minimize costs whether or not Licensee has commented.
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7.2
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Patent
Costs.
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7.2.1
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Licensee
will bear all costs incurred prior to this Agreement as well as during the
term of this Agreement for territories elected by Licensee pursuant to
Section 7.3 of this Agreement, and invoiced to The Regents in the
preparation, filing, prosecution and maintenance of patent applications
and patents in Regents' Patent Rights. Prosecution includes interferences,
oppositions and any other inter partes matters originating in a patent
office. Licensee must send payment to The Regents within thirty (30) days
after Licensee's receipt of an invoice.
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7.2.2
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The
Regents will use reasonable efforts to give Licensee estimates in advance
for patent actions costing more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in
order to get input from Licensee regarding the performance of such
activity and cost control. Reasonable efforts pursuant to this Paragraph
7.2.2 shall include: (A) providing to Licensee, after receipt by The
Regents from The Regents’ outside counsel, copies of all estimates for
fees and expenses to the extent such documents were not previously
provided to Licensee by Regents’ outside counsel and (B) instructing its
outside counsel to directly forward to Licensee, at the same time as its
outside counsel forwards to The Regents and using the same means that The
Regents’ outside counsel uses to forward to The Regents, copies of all
estimates for fees and expenses. No later than (A) ten (10) weeks prior to
the relevant patent action deadline (for example a patent filing bar date
or an office action response deadline); or (B) within ten (10) business
days of The Regents supplying the relevant cost estimate, whichever is
first, Licensee will inform The Regents in writing whether or not it
elects to proceed with the relevant patent action. If, based on the cost
estimate, Licensee elects not to proceed with the relevant patent action
such patent applications or the patents to which the office action
applies, will then no longer be subject to this Agreement, and The Regents
will be free to negotiate an agreement such as an option or license with
another party for these patent applications or patent (s). The Regents
will also instruct its outside counsel to send to Licensee a duplicate
copy of each invoice sent by The Regents’ outside counsel to The Regents.
Licensee will have fifteen (15) business days from the effective date of
delivery of the invoice or billing statement pursuant to Article
19(LIMITATION OF LIABILITY), to notify The Regents if Licensee believes
there are any inaccurate, excessive, or questionable charges on such
invoice or billing statement. For purposes of clarity it is understood
that The Regents cannot guarantee that its outside counsel will adhere to
these instructions.
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7.3
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Licensee
has the right to request patent prosecution on the Invention in foreign
countries if the rights are available. Licensee must notify The Regents of
its decision no later than three (3) months prior to the Chapter Two
Demand and no later than three (3) months prior to the National Phase
filing date indicating which territories they wish to select for
prosecution. This notice must be in writing and must identify the
countries desired. With the notice of election the Licensee must pay in
advance The Regents patent counsel’s estimated cost of the Chapter Two
Demand or the entry into National Phase in the requested territories. The
absence of this notice and advance payment either for Chapter Two or for
National Phase from Licensee to The Regents will be considered an election
not to secure the foreign rights associated with the specific phase of
patent prosecution.
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7.4
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Three
(3) months before the Chapter Two Demand and three (3) months before
National Phase filing, but not sooner, The Regents will have the right to
file patent applications at its own expense in any country which Licensee
has not identified in written notice provided by Paragraph 7.3. These
applications and resulting patents will not be part of Regents Patent
Rights and therefore not subject to this
Agreement.
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Licensee's
obligation to underwrite and to pay all United States and foreign patent
costs will continue for as long as this Agreement remains in effect.
Licensee may terminate its obligations with respect to any given patent
application or patent upon three (3) months written notice to The Regents.
The Regents will use its best efforts to curtail patent costs chargeable
to Licensee under this Agreement after this notice is received from
Licensee. The Regents may continue prosecution or maintenance of these
application(s) or patent(s) at its sole discretion and expense, and
Licensee will have no further rights or licenses to
them.
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7.6
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The
Regents will use its best efforts to not allow any Regents' Patent Rights
for which Licensee is licensed and is underwriting the costs of to lapse
or become abandoned without Licensee's written authorization under
Paragraph 7.5 or reasonable notice, except for the filing of
continuations, divisionals, or the like which substitute for the lapsed
application.
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8. PATENT
INFRINGEMENT
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8.1
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In
the event that The Regents (to the extent of the actual knowledge of the
licensing professional responsible for the administration of this
Agreement) or the Licensee learns of infringement of potential commercial
significance of any patent licensed under this Agreement, the
knowledgeable party will provide the other (i) with written notice of such
infringement and (ii) with any evidence of such infringement available to
it (the “Infringement Notice”). During the period in which, and in the
jurisdiction where, the Licensee has exclusive rights under this
Agreement, neither The Regents nor the Licensee will notify a third party
(including the infringer) of infringement or put such third party on
notice of the existence of any Regents’ Patent Rights without first
obtaining consent of the other. If the Licensee puts such infringer on
notice of the existence of any Regents’ Patent Rights with respect to such
infringement without first obtaining the written consent of The Regents
and if a declaratory judgment action is filed by such infringer against
The Regents, then Licensee's right to initiate a suit against such
infringer for infringement under Paragraph 8.2 below will terminate
immediately without the obligation of The Regents to provide notice to the
Licensee. Both The Regents and the Licensee will use their diligent
efforts to cooperate with each other to terminate such infringement
without litigation.
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8.2
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If
infringing activity of potential commercial significance by the infringer
has not been abated within ninety (90) days following the date the
Infringement Notice takes effect, then the Licensee may institute suit for
patent infringement against the infringer. The Regents may voluntarily
join such suit at its own expense, but may not thereafter commence suit
against the infringer for the acts of infringement that are the subject of
the Licensee’s suit or any judgment rendered in the suit. The Licensee may
not join The Regents in a suit initiated by Licensee without The Regents’
prior written consent. If, in a suit initiated by the Licensee, The
Regents is involuntarily joined other than by the Licensee, then the
Licensee will pay any costs incurred by The Regents arising out of such
suit, including but not limited to, any legal fees of counsel that The
Regents selects and retains to represent it in the
suit.
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If,
within a hundred and twenty (120) days following the date the Infringement
Notice takes effect, infringing activity of potential commercial
significance by the infringer has not been abated and if the Licensee has
not brought suit against the infringer, then The Regents may institute
such suit for patent infringement against the infringer. If The Regents
institutes such suit, then the Licensee may not join such suit without The
Regents consent and may not thereafter commence suit against the infringer
for acts of infringement that are subject to The Regents suit or any
judgment rendered in that suit.
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8.4
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Any
recovery or settlement received in connection with any suit will first be
shared by The Regents and the Licensee equally to cover any litigation
costs each incurred and next shall be paid to The Regents or the Licensee
to cover any litigation costs it incurred in excess of the litigation
costs of the other. In any suit initiated by the Licensee, any recovery in
excess of litigation costs will be shared between Licensee and The Regents
as follows: (a) for any recovery other than amounts paid for willful
infringement: (i) The Regents will receive five percent (5%) of the
recovery if The Regents was not a party in the litigation and did not
incur any litigation costs, (ii) The Regents will receive twenty-five
percent (25%) if The Regents was party in the litigation, but did not
incur any litigation costs, including provisions of Paragraph 8.2 above,
and (iii) The Regents will receive fifty percent (50%) of the recovery if
The Regents incurred any litigation costs in connection with the
litigation; and (b) for any recovery for willful infringement, The Regents
will receive fifty percent (50%) of the recovery. In any suit initiated by
The Regents, any recovery in excess of litigation costs will belong to The
Regents. The Regents and the Licensee agree to be bound by all
determinations of patent infringement, validity and enforceability (but no
other issue) resolved by any adjudicated judgment in a suit brought in
compliance with this Article 8 (Patent Infringement).
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8.5
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Any
agreement made by the Licensee for purposes of settling litigation or
other dispute shall comply with the requirements of Article 3
(Sublicenses) of this Agreement.
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8.6
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Each
party will cooperate with the other in litigation proceedings instituted
hereunder but at the expense of the party who initiated the suit (unless
such suit is being jointly prosecuted by the parties).
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8.7
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Any
litigation proceedings will be controlled by the party bringing the suit,
except that The Regents may be represented by counsel of its choice in any
suit brought by the Licensee.
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9. PROGRESS AND ROYALTY
REPORTS
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9.1
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Beginning
January 1, 2009, Licensee must submit to The Regents semiannual progress
reports covering Licensee's activities related to the development and
testing of all Licensed Products and the obtaining of the governmental
approvals necessary for marketing. These progress reports must be made for
each Licensed Product until its First Commercial Sale.
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9.2
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The
progress reports submitted under Paragraph 9.1 must include the following
topics:
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9.2a
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Summary
of work completed.
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9.2b
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Key
scientific discoveries.
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9.2c
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Summary
of work in progress.
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9.2d
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Current
schedule of anticipated events or milestones.
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9.2e
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Market
plans for introduction of Licensed Products.
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9.2f
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A
summary of resources (dollar value) spent in the reporting
period.
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Licensee
must notify The Regents if Licensee or any of its sublicensees ceases to
be a small entity (as defined by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office) under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §41(h).
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9.4
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Licensee
must report the date of the First Commercial Sale in the royalty report
immediately following that sale.
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9.5
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After
the First Commercial Sale of each Licensed Product, Licensee will make
quarterly royalty reports to The Regents by February 28, May 31, August 31
and November 30 of each year (i.e., within two months from the end of each
calendar quarter). Each royalty report will cover Licensee's most recently
completed calendar quarter and must show:
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9.5a
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Gross
sales and Net Sales of any Licensed Product.
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9.5b
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Number
of each type of Licensed Product sold.
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9.5c
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Royalties
payable to The Regents.
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9.6
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Licensee
will state in its royalty report if it had no sales of any Licensed
Product in the applicable quarter.
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10. BOOKS AND
RECORDS
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10.1
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Licensee
must keep accurate books and records of all Licensed Products developed,
manufactured, used or sold. Licensee must preserve these books and records
for at least five (5) years from the date of the royalty payment to which
they pertain. These books and records will be open to examination by
representatives or agents of The Regents during regular office hours to
determine their accuracy and assess the Licensee’s compliance with the
terms of this Agreement. The Licensee will pay fees and expenses of these
inspections if an error favoring Licensee of more than five percent (5%)
of the total annual royalties is discovered, otherwise The Regents will
pay the fees and expenses of inspections. Payment owed by Licensee
hereunder for underpayment of royalties will be due within thirty (30)
days of the examination result and payment by Licensee for any examination
costs incurred by The Regents will be due within thirty (30) days from the
date of The Regents’ invoice.
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11. LIFE OF THE
AGREEMENT
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11.1
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Unless
otherwise terminated by operation of law or by acts of the parties in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement is in force
from the Effective Date recited on page one and remains in effect for the
life of the last-to-expire patent or last to be abandoned patent
application in Regents' Patent Rights, whichever is
later.
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11.2
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Upon
termination of this Agreement, Licensee will have no further right to
make, have made, use or sell any Licensed Product except as provided in
Article 14 (Disposition of Licensed Products on Hand Upon
Termination).
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11.3
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Any
expiration or termination of this Agreement will not affect the rights and
obligations set forth in the following
Articles:
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Article
10
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Books
and Records.
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Article
14
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Disposition
of Licensed Products on Hand upon Termination.
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Article
16
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Use
of Names and Trademarks.
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Article
17
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Warranties
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Article
18
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Indemnification.
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Article
23
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Failure
to Perform.
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Article
24
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Governing
Laws
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12. TERMINATION
BY THE REGENTS
12.1
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If
Licensee violates or fails to perform any material term of this Agreement,
then The Regents may give written notice of the default ("Notice of
Default") to Licensee. If Licensee does not repair the default within
sixty (60) days after the effective date of the Notice of Default, then
The Regents has the right to terminate this Agreement and the License by a
second written notice ("Notice of Termination") to Licensee. If The
Regents sends a Notice of Termination to Licensee, then this Agreement
automatically terminates on the effective date of this notice. Termination
does not relieve Licensee of its obligation to pay any royalty or fees
owing at the time of termination and does not impair any accrued right of
The Regents.
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13. TERMINATION BY
LICENSEE
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13.1
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Licensee
has the right at any time to terminate this Agreement in whole or with
respect to any portion of Regents' Patent Rights by giving written notice
to The Regents. This notice of termination will be subject to Article 20
(Notices) and will be effective ninety (90) days after the effective date
of the notice.
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13.2
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Any
termination in accordance with Paragraph 13.1 does not relieve Licensee of
any obligation or liability accrued prior to termination. Nor does
termination rescind anything done by Licensee or any payments made to The
Regents prior to the effective date of termination. Termination does not
affect in any manner any rights of The Regents arising under this
Agreement prior to termination.
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14. DISPOSITION OF LICENSED
PRODUCTS
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ON HAND UPON
TERMINATION
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14.1
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Upon
termination of this Agreement, Licensee will have the right to dispose of
all previously made or partially made Licensed Products, but no more,
within a period of six (6) months. But Licensee must submit royalty
reports on the sale of these Licensed Products and must pay royalties at
the rate and at the time provided in this Agreement.
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15. PATENT
MARKING
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15.1
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Licensee
must xxxx all Licensed Products made, used or sold under the terms of this
Agreement, or their containers, in accordance with the applicable patent
marking laws.
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16. USE OF NAMES AND
TRADEMARKS
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16.1
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The
Licensee will not use any name, trade name, trademark or other designation
of The Regents’ or its employees (including contraction, abbreviation or
simulation of any of the foregoing) in advertising, publicity or other
promotional activity. Unless required by law, Licensee is expressly
prohibited from using the name "The Regents of the University of
California" or the name of any campus of the University of California in
advertising, publicity, or other promotional activity, without written
permission of The Regents.
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17. LIMITED
WARRANTY
17.1
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The
Regents warrants that it has the lawful right to grant this license to
Licensee.
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17.2
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This
License and the associated Invention are provided WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE REGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT
ANY LICENSED PRODUCT WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT OR OTHER PROPRIETARY
RIGHT.
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17.3
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IN
NO EVENT WILL THE REGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM EXERCISE OF THIS LICENSE OR THE USE
OF THE INVENTION OR LICENSED PRODUCTS OR THE USE OR THE PRACTICE OF
LICENSED METHODS.
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17.4
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Nothing
in this Agreement will be construed as:
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17.4a
|
A
warranty or representation by The Regents as to the validity or scope of
any Regents' Patent Rights.
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17.4b
|
A
warranty or representation that anything made, used, sold or otherwise
disposed of under any license granted in this Agreement is or will be free
from infringement of patents of third parties.
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17.4c
|
Obligating
The Regents to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties
for patent infringement except as provided in Article 8 (Patent
Infringement).
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17.4d
|
Conferring
by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or rights under any
patents of The Regents other than Regents' Patent Rights as defined
herein, regardless of whether such patents are dominant or subordinate to
Regents' Patent Rights.
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17.4e
|
Obligating
The Regents to furnish any know-how not provided in Regents' Patent
Rights.
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18.
INDEMNIFICATION
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||
18.1
|
Licensee
will, and will require its sublicensees to, indemnify, hold harmless and
defend The Regents, its officers, employees, and agents, the sponsors of
the research that led to the invention, the inventors of the patents and
patent applications in Regents' Patent Rights and their respective
employers from and against any and all liability, claims, suits, losses,
damages, costs, fees and expenses resulting from or arising out of
exercise of this Agreement or any Sublicense. Indemnification includes but
is not limited to products liability. If The Regents, in its sole
discretion, believes that there will be a conflict of interest or it will
not otherwise be adequately represented by counsel chosen by Licensee to
defend The Regents in accordance with this Paragraph 18.1, then The
Regents may retain counsel of its choice to represent it, and Licensee
will pay all expenses for such
representation.
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18.2
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Licensee,
at its sole cost and expense, must insure its activities in connection
with the work under this Agreement and obtain, keep in force and maintain
Commercial Form General Liability Insurance (contractual liability
included) with limits as follows:
|
18.2a
|
Each
occurrence
|
$500,000
|
|
18.2b
|
Products/completed
operations aggregate
|
$1,000,000
|
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18.2c
|
Personal
and advertising injury
|
$500,000
|
|
18.2d
|
General
aggregate (commercial form only)
|
$1,000,000
|
In Vitro
Diagnostics
|
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no later than the sooner of 60 days before the first use of
any Licensed Product or Licensed Method in or on a human or 60 days before
the anticipated date of market introduction of any Licensed Product or
Licensed Method where such Licensed Product or Licensed Method is a
diagnostic for in vitro use, Licensee, at its sole cost and expense, shall
insure its activities in connection with the work under this Agreement and
obtain, keep in force and maintain Comprehensive or Commercial Form
General Liability Insurance (contractual liability included) with limits
as follows (or an equivalent program of
self-insurance):
|
18.2e
|
Each
occurrence
|
$1,000,000
|
|
18.2f
|
Products/completed
operations aggregate
|
$5,000,000
|
|
18.2g
|
Personal
and advertising injury
|
$1,000,000
|
|
18.2h
|
General
aggregate (commercial form only)
|
$5,000,000
|
In Vivo
Diagnostics
|
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no later than 60 days before the first use of any Licensed
Product or Licensed Method in or on a human where such Licensed Product or
Licensed Method is a diagnostic for in vivo use, Licensee, at its sole
cost and expense, shall insure its activities in connection with the work
under this Agreement and obtain, keep in force and maintain Comprehensive
or Commercial Form General Liability Insurance (contractual liability
included) with limits as follows (or an equivalent program of
self-insurance):
|
18.2i
|
Each
occurrence
|
$2,000,000
|
|
18.2j
|
Products/completed
operations aggregate
|
$10,000,000
|
|
18.2k
|
Personal
and advertising injury
|
$1,000,000
|
|
18.2l
|
General
aggregate (commercial form only)
|
$4,000,000
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no later than 60 days before the anticipated date of market
introduction of any Licensed Product or Licensed Method where such
Licensed Product or Licensed Method is a diagnostic for in vivo use,
Licensee, at its sole cost and expense, shall insure its activities in
connection with the work under this Agreement and obtain, keep in force
and maintain Comprehensive or Commercial Form General Liability Insurance
(contractual liability included) with limits as follows (or an equivalent
program of self-insurance):
|
18.2m
|
Each
occurrence
|
$5,000,000
|
|
18.2n
|
Products/completed
operations aggregate
|
$10,000,000
|
|
18.2o
|
Personal
and advertising injury
|
$5,000,000
|
|
18.2p
|
General
aggregate (commercial form only)
|
$10,000,000
|
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18.3
|
If
the above insurance is written on a claims-made form, it shall continue
for three (3) years following termination or expiration of this Agreement.
The insurance shall have a retroactive date of placement prior to or
coinciding with the Effective Date of this Agreement.
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|
18.4
|
Licensee
will obtain, keep in force and maintain Worker's Compensation Insurance as
legally required in the jurisdiction in which Licensee is doing
business.
|
|
18.5
|
Licensee
expressly understands, however, that the coverages and limits in Paragraph
18.2 do not in any way limit the Licensee's liability. Licensee must
furnish The Regents with certificates of insurance evidencing compliance
with all requirements. Licensee's insurance must:
|
|
18.5a
|
Provide
for thirty (30) day advance written notice to The Regents of any
modification.
|
|
18.5b
|
Indicate
that The Regents of the University of California is endorsed as an insured
under the coverages listed in Paragraph 18.2.
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18.5c
|
Include
a provision that the coverages will be primary and will not participate
with nor will be excess over any valid and collective insurance or program
of self-insurance carried or maintained by The Regents.
|
|
18.6
|
The
Regents shall notify Licensee in writing of any claim or suit brought
against The Regents in respect of which The Regents intends to invoke the
provisions of this Article 18 (Indemnification). Licensee shall keep The
Regents informed on a current basis of its defense of any claims under
this Article 18 (Indemnification).
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19. LIMITATIONS OF
LIABLITY
|
||
19.1
|
THE
REGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, COSTS OF PROCURING
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST BUSINESS, ENHANCED DAMAGES FOR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER SPECIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE,
SUBLICENSEES, JOINT VENTURES, AFFILIATES OR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE REGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY AND BREACH OF WARRANTY) EVEN IF THE REGENTS HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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20.
NOTICES
|
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20.1
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Any
notice or payment required to be given to either party must be sent to the
respective address given below and is effective: (a) on the date of
delivery if delivered in person, (b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed
by first-class certified mail, postage paid, or (c) on the next business
day if sent by overnight delivery. Either party may change its designated
address by written notice.
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For
Licensee:
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Entest
BioMedical Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx #00
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Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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||
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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For
The Regents:
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The
Regents of the University of California
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University
of California, Los Angeles
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||
Office
of Intellectual Property Administration
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00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, xxxxx 000
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
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Attention:
Director
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Ref:
XX Xxxx Xx. 0000-000
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00. ASSIGNABILITY
21.1
|
This
Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of The Regents, its
successors and assigns. But it is personal to Licensee and assignable by
Licensee only with the written consent of The Regents. The consent of The
Regents will not be required if the assignment is in conjunction with the
transfer of all or substantially all of the business of Licensee to which
this license relates.
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22. LATE
PAYMENTS
|
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22.1
|
For
each royalty payment or fee not received by The Regents when due, Licensee
must pay to The Regents a simple interest charge of 10% per annum to be
calculated from the date payment was due until it was actually received by
The Regents.
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23.
WAIVER
|
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23.1
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The
waiver of any breach of any term of this Agreement does not waive any
other breach of that or any other term.
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24. FAILURE TO
PERFORM
|
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24.1
|
If
either party takes legal action against the other because of a failure of
performance due under this Agreement, then the prevailing party is
entitled to reasonable attorney's fees in addition to costs and necessary
disbursements.
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25. GOVERNING
LAW
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25.1
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THIS
AGREEMENT IS TO BE INTERPRETED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, but the scope and validity of any patent or
patent application will be governed by the applicable laws of the country
of the patent or patent application.
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26. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OR
REGISTRATION
|
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26.1
|
If
this Agreement or any associated transaction is required by the law of any
nation to be either approved or registered with any governmental agency,
Licensee will assume all legal obligations to do so. Licensee will notify
The Regents if it becomes aware that this Agreement is subject to a United
States or foreign government reporting or approval requirement. Licensee
will make all necessary filings and pay all costs including fees,
penalties, and all other out-of-pocket costs associated with such
reporting or approval process.
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27. COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWS
|
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27.1
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The
Licensee will comply will all applicable international, national, state,
regional, and local laws and regulations in performing its obligations
hereunder and in its use, manufacture, sale or import of the Licensed
Products or practice of the Licensed Methods. The Licensee will observe
all applicable United States and foreign laws with respect to the transfer
of Licensed Products and related technical data and the provision of
services using Licensed Methods to foreign countries, including and
without limitation, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
and the Export Administration Regulations. The Licensee will manufacture
Licensed Products and practice the Licensed Methods in compliance with all
applicable government importation laws and regulations of a country into
which Licensed Products are imported.
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29. FORCE
MAJEURE
|
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29.1
|
Except
for the Licensee’s obligation to make any payments to The Regents
hereunder, the parties shall not be responsible for any failure to perform
due to the occurrence of any events beyond their reasonable control which
render their performance impossible or onerous, including, but not limited
to: accidents (environment, toxic spill, etc.); acts of God; biological or
nuclear incidents; casualties; earthquakes; fires; floods; governmental
acts; orders or restrictions; inability to obtain suitable and sufficient
labor, transportation, fuel and materials; local, national or state
emergency; power failure and power outages; acts of terrorism; strike; and
war.
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29.2
|
Either
party to this Agreement, however, will have the right to terminate this
Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice if either party is
unable to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement due to any of the
causes specified in Paragraph 29.1 for a period of one (1)
year.
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30.
CONFIDENTIALITY
|
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30.1
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If
either party discloses confidential information to the other party, the
disclosing party will designate this information as confidential by
appropriate legend or instruction, and the receiving party
will:
|
|
30.1a
|
Use
the same degree of care to maintain the secrecy of the confidential
information as it uses to maintain the secrecy of its own information of
like kind.
|
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30.1b
|
Use
the confidential information only to accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement.
|
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30.2
|
Neither
party will disclose confidential information received from the other party
except to its employees, customers, distributors and other agents who are
bound to it by similar obligations of confidence and only as required to
accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement.
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30.3
|
Neither
party will have any confidentiality obligation with respect to the
confidential information belonging to or disclosed by the other party
that:
|
|
30.3a
|
the
receiving party can demonstrate by written records was previously known to
it.
|
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30.3b
|
the
receiving party lawfully obtained from sources under no obligation of
confidentiality.
|
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30.3c
|
is
or becomes publicly available other than through an act or omission of the
receiving party or any of its employees.
|
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30.3d
|
Is
required to be disclosed under the California Public Records Act,
governmental audit requirement or other requirement of
law.
|
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30.4
|
The
provisions of this Article 30 will continue in effect for five (5) years
after expiration or termination of this Agreement.
|
|
30.5
|
The
Regents is free to release to the Inventors and senior administrators
employed by The Regents the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If
such release is made, then The Regents shall give notice of the
confidential nature and shall request that the recipient not disclose such
terms and conditions to others. If a third party inquires whether a
license to Regents’ Patent Rights is available, then The Regents may
disclose the existence of this Agreement and the extent of the grant in
Articles 2 (Grant) and 3 (Sublicenses) to such third party, but will not
disclose the name of Licensee or any other negotiated terms or conditions
of this Agreement, except where The Regents is required to release
information under the California Public Records Act, a governmental audit
requirement, or other applicable law.
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31.
MISCELLANEOUS
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||
31.1
|
The
headings of the several sections are inserted for convenience of reference
only and are not intended to be a part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.
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31.2
|
This
Agreement is not binding upon the parties until it has been signed below
on behalf of each party, in which event it becomes effective as of the
date recited on page one.
|
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31.3
|
No
amendment or modification of this Agreement will be valid or binding upon
the parties unless made in writing and signed by each
party.
|
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31.4
|
This
Agreement and Appendix A (Regents’ Patent Rights) embodies the entire
understanding of the parties and supersedes all previous communications,
representations or understandings, either oral or written, between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
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31.5
|
If
any part of this Agreement is for any reason found to be unenforceable,
all other parts nevertheless remain enforceable as long as a party's
rights under this Agreement are not materially affected. In lieu of the
unenforceable provision, the parties will substitute or add as part of
this Agreement a provision that will be as similar as possible in economic
and business objectives as was intended by the unenforceable
provision.
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Both The
Regents and Licensee have executed this Agreement in duplicate originals by
their authorized officers on the dates written below:
ENTEST BIOMEDICAL
INC.
|
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
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By
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/s/Xxxxx
X. Xxxx
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By
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/s/Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Signature
|
Signature
|
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxx
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Name:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title
|
Chairman
and CEO
|
Title
|
Director
of Licensing
|
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Date
|
10/14/2008
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Date
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10/23/08
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APPENDIX A
REGENTS' PATENT
RIGHTS
Provisional
Patent Application No. 61/030,316 entitled “SCREENING TEST FOR GESTATIONAL
DIABETES MELLITUS” filed 02/21/2008 (UCLA Case No. 2007-523-1) by Xx. Xxxxx
Xxxx, and assigned to The Regents.
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