LICENSE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.31
This
License Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made effective as of November 1, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”)
by and
between NexMed Inc., a Nevada corporation (“NexMed”),
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Company, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (“Warner”).
NexMed and Warner are each hereinafter referred to individually as a
“Party”
and
together as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS,
NexMed Controls (as that term is hereafter defined) certain proprietary patent,
know-how and technology rights related to a pharmaceutical formulation
containing alprostadil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction;
and
WHEREAS,
Warner desires to obtain a license from NexMed to develop and commercialize
the
Licensed Products (as hereafter defined); and
WHEREAS,
NexMed desires to grant such license to Warner on the terms and subject to
the
conditions of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Whenever
used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, the terms defined in
this
Section 1 shall have the meanings specified.
1.1. “Affiliate”
shall
mean any corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership or other
entity that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a
Party
to this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 1.1, “control” means
ownership, directly or indirectly through one or more Affiliates, of fifty
percent (50%) or more of the shares of stock entitled to vote for the election
of directors, in the case of a corporation, or fifty percent (50%) or more
of
the equity interests in the case of any other type of legal entity, status
as a
general partner in any partnership, or any other arrangement whereby a person
or
entity controls or has the right to control the board of directors or equivalent
governing body of a corporation or other entity, or otherwise has the ability
to
direct the affairs or operations of such person.
1.2. “API”
shall
mean alprostadil.
1.3. “Approval”
shall
mean, with respect to any Licensed Product, approval from the FDA (as hereafter
defined) for the marketing, use and sale of the Licensed Product in the
Territory.
1.4. “Commercially
Reasonable Efforts”
means,
with respect to a Party, efforts and resources comparable to those undertaken
by
pharmaceutical companies of similar size and scope as such Party, as applicable,
to pursue intellectual property protection for, Develop, manufacture, market,
sell and distribute a pharmaceutical product owned by it or to which it has
rights, which is of similar overall market potential at a similar stage in
its
product lifecycle, taking into account, inter alia, the competitiveness of
the
marketplace, the proprietary position of the product, the profitability of
the
product and other relevant factors.
1.5. “Confidential
Information”
shall
mean with
respect
to a
Party all trade secrets, processes, formulae, data, know-how, improvements,
inventions, chemical materials, assays, techniques, marketing plans, strategies,
customer lists, or other information that has been created, discovered, or
developed by such Party, or has otherwise become known to such Party, or to
which rights have been assigned or licensed to such Party, as well as any other
information and materials that are deemed confidential or proprietary to or
by
such Party (including, without limitation, all information and materials of
such
Party’s customers and any other Third Party and their consultants), in each case
that are disclosed by such Party to the receiving Party, whether orally,
visually, in writing or by way of any other media, that if disclosed in tangible
form is marked “confidential,” or if disclosure is not in tangible form, the
disclosing Party has notified the receiving Party at the time of disclosure
that
such disclosure is confidential and summarized such disclosure in writing,
marking the summary “confidential” and submitting it to the receiving Party (or,
if applicable, to such of the receiving Party’s Affiliates or sublicensees to
whom disclosure has been made) within thirty (30) days of the disclosure.
Confidential Information shall not include any such information, data or
materials to the extent that the receiving Party can demonstrate that such
information, (a) as of the date of disclosure is known to the receiving Party
or
its Affiliates other than by virtue of a prior confidential disclosure to the
receiving Party or its Affiliates; (b) as of the date of disclosure is, or
subsequently becomes, publicly known, through no fault or omission of the
receiving Party or its Affiliates; (c) is obtained from a Third Party having
a
lawful right to make such disclosure free from any obligation of confidentiality
to the disclosing Party; or (d) is independently developed by or for the
receiving Party or its Affiliates without reference to or reliance upon any
Confidential Information of the disclosing Party.
1.6. “Contract
Year”
shall
mean each successive period of four consecutive calendar quarters, with the
first such Contract Year beginning on the first day of the first full calendar
quarter that begins after the Effective Date.
1.7. “Control”
or
“Controlled”
shall
mean with respect to any Technology or Patent Rights (as such terms are defined
hereunder), the ownership of the intellectual property rights in and to such
Technology or Patent Rights, or the possession by a Party of rights under such
Technology or Patent Rights sufficient to permit it to grant licenses or
sublicenses to such Technology or Patent Rights as provided for herein, in
each
case without violating the terms of any legally binding agreements between
such
Party and any Third Party.
1.8. “Development”
or
“Develop”
means,
with respect to a Licensed Product, all clinical and other development
activities undertaken to obtain Approval of such Licensed Product in accordance
with this Agreement. When used as a verb, “Developing” means to engage in
Development and “Developed” shall have a corresponding meaning.
1.9. “Divided
Patent Rights”
shall
mean the Patent Rights set forth on Exhibit B hereto and any Licensed Patent
Rights other than the Undivided Patent Rights.
1.10. “FDA”
shall
mean the United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor agency
or
authority thereto.
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1.11. “Field”
shall
mean the topical treatment of erectile dysfunction.
1.12. “First
Commercial Sale”
shall
mean the date of the first arm’s length transaction, transfer or disposition for
value to a Third Party of a Licensed Product by or on behalf of Warner or any
Affiliate or Sublicensee of Warner.
1.13. “Generic
Product”
shall
mean any Third Party product that contains the API, is identical to the Licensed
Product in strength, dosage form and route of administration, is bioequivalent
to the Licensed Product and is approved by the FDA as an AB-rated equivalent
(as
defined in the 27nd edition of Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations issued by the United States Department of Health and
Human Services) to the Licensed Product.
1.14. “Licensed
Know-How”
shall
mean any Technology (as hereafter defined) that is Controlled by NexMed as
of
the Effective Date or at any time thereafter that is necessary or useful for
Warner to Develop, have Developed, make, have made, use, have used, sell,
distribute for sale, have distributed for sale, offer for sale, have sold,
import or have imported the Licensed Products and any NexMed Improvements.
1.15. “Licensed
Patent Rights”
shall
mean any Patents Rights under the Control of NexMed as of the Effective Date,
or
at any time thereafter, that cover Licensed Product or any NexMed
Improvements.
1.16. “Licensed
Product”
shall
mean any form or dosage of a pharmaceutical product for use in the Field that
contains the API as an active ingredient.
1.17. “NDA”
shall
mean a new drug application (as defined in Title 21 of the United States Code
of
Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time), or supplement thereto,
filed
with the FDA, seeking regulatory approval to market and sell any Licensed
Product in the Territory in the Field.
1.18. “Net
Sales”
shall
mean the gross invoiced sales price for all Licensed Products sold by Warner,
its Affiliates or Sublicensees to Third Parties throughout the Territory during
a reporting period, less the following amounts actually incurred or paid by
Warner or its Affiliates or Sublicensees during such reporting period with
respect to sales of Licensed Products:
(a)
allowances for normal and customary trade, quantity and cash discounts, rebates,
chargebacks; (b) fees, reimbursements or similar payments or adjustments granted
or paid to wholesalers or other distributors, buying groups, healthcare
insurance carriers or other similar persons; (c) transportation, shipping,
customs duties, insurance and postage charges included in the billing amount,
if
paid by Warner, any Warner Affiliate or any Sublicensee; (d) credits or
allowances actually granted for damaged goods, recalls, returns or rejections
(including, but not limited to, wholesaler, distributor and retailer returns)
of
Licensed Products or for retroactive price reductions; (e) any payment,
allowance or credit to any governmental entity, including Federal or state
Medicaid, Medicare or similar program; (f) actual write-offs for bad debts
and
(g) sales, use, excise, value-added and other taxes (other than income taxes)
or
governmental charges included in the billing amount, in each case, determined
in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”).
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If
any
Licensed Products are sold to Third Parties in transactions that are not at
arm’s length between the buyer and seller, or for consideration other than cash,
then the gross amount to be included in the calculation of Net Sales for such
sales shall be the amount that would have been invoiced had the transaction
been
conducted at arm’s length, which amount shall be determined, whenever possible,
by reference to the average selling price of the relevant Licensed Product
in
arm's-length transactions at the time of sale. If Warner or its Affiliates
or
Sublicensees sell Licensed Products to a Third Party who also purchases other
products or services from Warner or its Affiliates or Sublicensees, Warner
shall
not, and shall require its Affiliates and Sublicensees not to, (i) bundle or
include any Licensed Product as part of any incentive programs, chargebacks,
disease management programs or similar programs based on multiple product
offerings or (ii) discount or price any Licensed Product, in the case of either
of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), such that the applicable rebate, discount,
other form of reimbursement for, or the price of, such Licensed Product in
such
arrangement is inconsistent with the rebate, discount, or other form of
reimbursement for, or price of, such Licensed Product when sold separately
to
such Third Party from any such other products or services sold to such Third
Party.
1.19. “NexMed
Improvement”
shall
mean any change in the formulation, ingredients, preparation, presentation,
means of delivery, dosage, package of, manufacture, or any new or expanded
uses
of the Licensed Product in the Field developed during the term of this Agreement
by or on behalf of NexMed.
1.20. “OTC
Product”
shall
mean a Licensed Product for sale over-the-counter.
1.21. “Patent
Rights”
shall
mean
all
rights arising under patents
or patent applications (including any patents issuing therefrom), as well as
any
substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals and all
reissues, renewals, reexaminations, extensions, supplementary protection
certificates, confirmations, revalidations, registrations or patents of addition
in connection with any of the foregoing.
1.22. “Pre-Notification
Room Temperature Formulation Development Activities”
shall
mean all Development activities conducted by NexMed during the period from
the
Effective Date until the Room Temperature Formulation Notification Date with
respect to the Room Temperature Formulation.
1.23. “Refrigerated
Formulation”
shall
mean a formulation of the Licensed Product that is manufactured, distributed,
stored and sold under refrigeration.
1.24. “Refrigerated
Formulation NDA”
shall
mean an NDA with respect to the Refrigerated Formulation.
1.25. “Room
Temperature Formulation”
shall
mean a formulation of the Licensed Product that is manufactured, distributed,
stored and sold at room temperature.
1.26. “Room
Temperature Formulation NDA”
shall
mean an NDA with respect to the Room Temperature Formulation.
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1.27. “Sublicense”
shall
mean each sublicense agreement entered into by Warner pursuant to Section 2.2
with respect to a Licensed Product.
1.28. “Sublicensee”
shall
mean any Third Party or Affiliate of Warner to whom Warner grants a Sublicense
of the rights granted to Warner under this Agreement, as provided under Section
2.2.
1.29. “Technology”
shall
mean and include, whether or not patentable, any and all proprietary ideas,
inventions, discoveries, Confidential Information, biologic materials, data,
results, formulae, designs, specifications, methods, processes, formulations,
techniques, ideas, know-how, technical information (including, without
limitation, structural and functional information), process information,
pre-clinical information, clinical information, and any and all proprietary
biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, pre-clinical, clinical,
assay, control and manufacturing data and materials.
1.30. “Term”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 9 hereof.
1.31. “Territory”
shall
mean the United States of America, including its possessions and
territories.
1.32. “Third
Party”
shall
mean any person or entity other than Warner, NexMed and their respective
Affiliates.
1.33. “Undivided
Patent Rights”
shall
mean the Patent Rights set forth on Exhibit C hereto and any Licensed Patent
Rights that relate solely to the Licensed Products.
1.34. “Valid
Claim”
shall
mean a claim that has been allowed or is contained in an issued patent or
pending patent application, which claim has not lapsed, been canceled, or become
abandoned and which claim has not been declared invalid or unenforceable by
an
unappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.
1.35. “Warner
Improvement”
shall
mean any change in the formulation, ingredients, preparation, presentation,
means of delivery, dosage, package of, manufacture, or any new or expanded
uses
of the Licensed Product in the Field developed during the term of this Agreement
by or on behalf of Warner.
2. GRANT
OF RIGHTS
2.1. License
to Warner.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, NexMed grants to Warner an
exclusive (even as to NexMed and its Affiliates but subject to Section 2.5)
license under the Licensed Know-How and Licensed Patent Rights to Develop,
have
Developed, make, have made, use, have used, sell, distribute for sale, have
distributed for sale, offer for sale, have sold, import or have imported
Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory.
2.2. License
to NexMed.
Warner
hereby grants to NexMed a fully paid-up, exclusive license under any Warner
Improvements and Joint Inventions to develop, manufacture, use, sell, offer
for
sale and import products including Licensed Products (i) outside the Territory
and (ii) inside the Territory outside the Field, including the right to grant
sublicenses.
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2.3. Right
to Sublicense.
Warner
shall have the right to grant sublicenses under the exclusive license granted
pursuant to Section 2.1 to an Affiliate of Warner. In the event Warner intends
to grant to a Third Party a sublicense of the rights granted hereunder, it
shall
provide written notice to NexMed of its intention to appoint or designate a
sublicensee, including a reasonably detailed description of the scope and nature
of such sublicense. In connection with the grant of any permitted sublicense
hereunder, Warner shall ensure that each of its Affiliates and Sublicensees
accepts and complies with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
as
if such Affiliates or Sublicensees were a party to this Agreement and Warner
shall guarantee and remain obligated for the performance (or failure of
performance) of any Affiliate or Sublicensee hereunder, including by way of
example only and not limitation, for the payment to NexMed of its milestone
and
royalty obligations as described in Section 5 hereof.
2.4. Non-Compete.
During
the Term, except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither Party nor their
respective Affiliates, directly or indirectly or with or through a Third Party,
shall develop, make, use, promote, distribute or sell a pharmaceutical product
in the Field in the Territory.
2.5. Retained
Rights and License to NexMed.
Except
as expressly provided hereunder, NexMed reserves all other rights in and to
the
Licensed Know-How and Licensed Patent Rights. Warner hereby grants NexMed a
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under the Licensed know-How
and
Licensed Patent Rights solely to the extent necessary to allow NexMed to fulfill
its obligations to Develop, manufacture and supply Licensed Products under
this
Agreement.
2.6. Right
of Reference.
Each
Party and its Affiliates will, upon reasonable request, provide the other Party
with a right of reference to any filings with the FDA related to the Licensed
Product including, but not limited to, drug master files.
2.7. OTC
Product.
If at
any time during the Term the JSC determines in good faith that it is reasonably
likely that an OTC Product could be (i) manufactured under a commercially viable
manufacturing process and (ii) sold in compliance with applicable law then
Warner shall notify NexMed within ninety (90) days of such determination if
it
intends to Develop and commercialize such OTC Product (such notice, the
“OTC
Commercialization Notice”).
Following delivery of the OTC Commercialization Notice, Warner shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Develop and commercialize the OTC Product
as
promptly as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Warner fails to
provide the OTC Commercialization Notice within the period described in this
Section 2.7, the rights granted to Warner to Develop and commercialize the
OTC
Product in the Field and in the Territory under this Agreement shall revert
to
NexMed and NexMed shall thereafter have the unencumbered right to grant one
or
more Third Parties the right to develop and commercialize the OTC Product.
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3. DEVELOPMENT,
REGULTORY APPROVAL AND COMMERCIALIZATION
OF LICENSED PRODUCTS.
3.1. Regulatory
Approval for Refrigerated Formulation NDA.
NexMed
will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain Approval of the Refrigerated
Formulation NDA as promptly as practicable following the Effective Date. In
the
event the Parties determine that additional Development is required following
submission of the Refrigerated Formulation NDA to the FDA in order to obtain
Approval of such submission, such Development shall be conducted by NexMed
at
the direction of the JSC (as hereafter defined) in accordance with Section
3.2
and Warner shall reimburse NexMed for all costs and expenses (other than any
FDA
filing fees with respect to the Refrigerated Formulation NDA) relating to such
Development, including any amounts paid to a contract research organization
engaged by NexMed to perform such Development. Warner shall determine the nature
and extent of any improvements, upgrades, personnel changes or other
modifications that are necessary to enable the NexMed manufacturing facility
to
receive all required approvals relating to the FDA pre-approval inspection
(the
“PAI”)
conducted in connection with obtaining Approval of the Refrigerated Formulation
NDA (collectively, the “PAI
Upgrades”).
Warner shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to timely conduct such PAI
Upgrades in advance of the PAI and NexMed shall provide reasonable assistance
and cooperation to facilitate the PAI Upgrades. Warner shall bear the cost
of
the PAI Upgrades.
3.2. Development.
3.2.1. JSC.
All
Development (other than that Pre-Notification Room Temperature Formulation
Development Activities) with respect to the Licensed Products shall be conducted
at the direction of a joint steering committee (the “JSC”)
that
shall be established by the Parties as promptly as practicable after the
Effective Date. The JSC shall (i) oversee all Development in connection with
obtaining Approval of the Refrigerated Formulation NDA and (ii) in the event
Warner determines to proceed with the Development of the Room Temperature
Formulation in accordance with Section 3.2.3, prepare a Development plan with
respect to the Room Temperature Formulation and oversee the Development thereof
and the preparation and filing of the Room Temperature Formulation NDA. The
JSC
shall consist of six (6) members, three (3) nominated by each Party. Each Party
may designate a substitute for a member nominated by it, who is unable to be
present at a meeting. Meetings of the JSC shall be held on a quarterly basis,
or
at such other interval as may be agreed between the Parties. The JSC will be
chaired by one of the Warner designated representatives (the “Chair”).
Meetings shall be held alternately at the offices of Warner or NexMed. The
JSC
may be convened, polled or consulted from time to time by means of
telecommunication or correspondence. The meetings of the JSC shall be documented
in written minutes to be approved by both Parties. Each Party shall bear its
own
costs for participation in the JSC. At each JSC meeting the NexMed
representatives shall provide an update with respect to all material aspects
of
any ongoing Development and regulatory filings. If there is a material change
with respect to such updates after any such meeting, NexMed will promptly notify
Warner thereof.
3.2.2. JSC
Decisions.
The JSC
members shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on any and all matters.
In the event that, despite such reasonable efforts, agreement on a particular
matter cannot be reached by the JSC, then the Chair of the JSC shall have the
right to make the final decision on such matter, but shall only exercise such
right in good faith after full consideration of the positions of both Parties;
provided, however, that NexMed shall not be required to provide resources or
expertise beyond its reasonable capabilities, notwithstanding the fact that
Warner is required to reimburse NexMed for such Development costs and expenses.
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3.2.3. Room
Temperature Formulation.
3.2.3.1.
NexMed
shall provide Warner with reasonably detailed summaries of all Pre-Notification
Room Temperature Formulation Development Activities at such times as Warner
shall reasonably request.
3.2.3.2.
In the
event Warner determines, in its sole discretion, to proceed with the Development
and commercialization of the Room Temperature Formulation, Warner shall notify
NexMed in writing (such notice, the “Room
Temperature Formulation Development Notice”)
on or
prior to the date that is 30 days following Approval of the Refrigerated
Formulation NDA (such date, the “Room
Temperature Formulation Notification Date”).
Thereafter, the Parties shall promptly enter into good faith discussions in
order to determine mutually acceptable product labeling with respect to the
Room
Temperature Formulation NDA. Following receipt of the Room Temperature
Formulation Development Notice, NexMed shall provide Warner with reasonably
detailed documentation of all expenses incurred by NexMed relating to
Pre-Notification Room Temperature Formulation Development Activities and Warner
shall promptly reimburse NexMed for all costs and expenses relating to such
Development, including any amounts paid to a contract research organization
engaged by NexMed to perform such Development. Following receipt of the Room
Temperature Formulation Development Notice (i) all Development thereafter
conducted with respect to the Room Temperature Formulation shall be conducted
by
NexMed at the direction of the JSC in accordance with Section 3.2 and Warner
shall reimburse NexMed for (A) all costs and expenses relating to such
Development, including any amounts paid to a contract research organization
engaged by NexMed to perform such Development and (B) any filing fees paid
to
the FDA with respect to the Room Temperature Formulation NDA and (ii) at the
direction of the JSC in accordance with Section 3.2, NexMed will use
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, submit and obtain Approval of a
Room
Temperature Formulation NDA that reflects the labeling agreed by the Parties,
as
promptly as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that
Warner shall only be responsible to reimburse NexMed for Pre-Notification Room
Temperature Formulation Development Activities if Warner delivers the Room
Temperature Formulation Development Notice and in no instance shall Warner
be
responsible to reimburse NexMed for Development conducted prior to the Effective
Date. The Party manufacturing the Room Temperature Formulation shall be
responsible for payment to the FDA of any annual fees on establishments under
the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”)
with
respect to such Party’s manufacturing facility for so long as such Party
manufactures the Room Temperature Formulation.
3.3. FDA
Meetings and Submissions.
NexMed
shall own all regulatory filings and Approvals for all Licensed Products in
the
Territory and NexMed shall be responsible for and shall control the regulatory
strategy and interactions with regulatory authorities for all Licensed Products
in the Territory and shall be the designated point of contact with such
regulatory authorities, it being understood that NexMed shall consult with
Warner with respect to such strategy and interactions and will consider in
good
faith any Warner recommendations relating thereto. Warner shall be entitled
to
participate in all meetings and discussions with the FDA relating to the
Licensed Products. Prior to submitting any correspondence or other information
relating to the Licensed Products to the FDA (an “FDA
Submission”),
NexMed shall (i) provide Warner with a copy of the FDA Submission and (ii)
in
the case of a material FDA Submission, provide Warner with a reasonable
opportunity to review such FDA Submission and NexMed shall consider and discuss
in good faith any comments or proposed changes to such submission by Warner.
NexMed shall be responsible for pursuing, compiling and submitting all
regulatory documents, and for interacting with the FDA. Nexmed shall be
responsible for all product renewal fees payable to the FDA with respect to
any
Licensed Product under PDUFA.
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3.4. Commercialization.
3.4.1. Responsibility.
From
and after the Effective Date, Warner, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, shall be fully responsible for and shall have full control
and
authority over the commercialization of Licensed Products in the Field in the
Territory, including without limitation, (a) subject to Section 4.2.2, all
activities relating to manufacture and supply of all Licensed Products, and
(b)
all marketing, promotion, sales and distribution activities relating to any
Licensed Product.
3.4.2. Diligence.
Warner
will exercise Commercially Reasonable Efforts to commercialize Licensed Products
in the Field in the Territory. For the avoidance of doubt, Warner shall be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this Section 3.4.2 so long as
it
is exercising Commercially Reasonable Efforts to commercialize the Refrigerated
Formulation, the Room Temperature Formulation or the OTC Product.
3.4.3. Warner
Responsibilities.
In
addition to and without limiting, defining or otherwise qualifying the standards
of conduct set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, Warner shall:
3.4.3.1. launch
the Licensed Product within six (6) months following receipt of Approval of
the
Licensed Product in the Territory;
3.4.3.2. perform
pre-commercialization analysis, planning, market preparation, and related
marketing activities for the Territory;
3.4.3.3. conduct
phase IV clinical trials and marketing studies as Warner deems necessary or
useful for commercialization of Licensed Product;
3.4.3.4. conduct
the commercialization of Licensed Product in compliance in all material respects
with all requirements of applicable laws; and
3.4.3.5. consult
with and keep NexMed and the JSC informed, through regular, periodic written
reports, in accordance with Section 3.4.5.
3.4.4. Commercialization
Expenses.
Warner
shall be responsible and pay for one hundred percent (100%) of all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the distribution, marketing, sale or other
commercialization of the Licensed Product in the Territory.
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3.4.5. Updates
and Reports.
In
addition to royalty information reports to be provided by Warner pursuant to
Section 5.5 hereof, no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expected date
of
Approval of each Licensed Product,Warner shall provide NexMed a preliminary
written commercialization plan and budget for such Licensed Product for review
and comment by NexMed (each, a “Commercialization
Plan”).
Warner shall consider all of NexMed’s comments in good faith. Each
Commercialization Plan shall be developed by Warner in good faith in accordance
with usual pharmaceutical industry practices and, at a minimum, shall contain:
(a) a quarterly Net Sales forecast (dollars and units) and associated pricing
and market share assumptions for at least the four (4) consecutive calendar
quarters after the forecasted First Commercial Sale of such Licensed Product;
(b) the out-of-pocket expense budgets for promotional activities including
but
not limited to advertising and public relations and any other relevant
promotional activities; and (c) a description of the sales force efforts,
including the number, type and allocation of pharmaceutical sales
representatives beginning with pre-launch activities through and including
the
4th quarter of the Net Sales forecast. Warner shall amend and update each
Commercialization Plan annually after the first such plan is prepared for each
Licensed Product and shall promptly provide a copy of such updated
Commercialization Plan to NexMed. Warner shall provide NexMed with oral updates
as reasonably requested by NexMed with respect to any Commercialization Plan.
All such Commercialization Plans and updates shall be considered Confidential
Information of Warner, subject to the terms of Section 6 hereof.
3.4.6. Pharmacovigilance.
Warner
shall be responsible for all processing of information related to any adverse
events, including, without limitation, any information regarding such adverse
events that is received from a Third Party with respect to Licensed Product
in
the Territory. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this
Agreement, the pharmacovigilance departments of each of NexMed and Warner shall
meet and determine the approach to be taken for the collection, review,
assessment, tracking and filing of information related to adverse events
associated with Licensed Product, consistent with the provisions of this Section
3.4.6. Such approach shall be documented in a separate and appropriate written
pharmacovigilance agreement between each of NexMed and Warner. Each Party agrees
to share relevant information it receives (either directly or indirectly) with
the other Party in a timely manner so as to allow each Party to comply with
its
responsibility to report pharmacovigilance information.
4. LICENSED
PRODUCT MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY
4.1. Licensed
Product Manufacture by Warner.
Subject
to Section 4.2, Warner shall have the sole obligation and responsibility for
the
manufacture of the Licensed Products for commercial sale during the Term.
4.2. Option
for Licensed Product Manufacture by NexMed.
In the
event Warner notifies NexMed that it desires NexMed to manufacture the
Refrigerated Formulation, the Parties shall promptly negotiate in good faith
and
execute the necessary manufacturing and supply agreement (the “Manufacturing
Agreement”);
provided that it is understood that in the event the parties agree to enter
into
the Manufacturing Agreement, Warner shall retain responsibility for the
manufacture and supply of Licensed Product until such time as NexMed is able
to
qualify and validate a facility for the manufacture of Licensed Product for
the
Territory. The Manufacturing Agreement shall provide that NexMed shall be
exclusively responsible for the manufacture of and supply to Warner, and Warner
shall exclusively purchase from NexMed, all requirements of the Refrigerated
Formulation for a period of three years commencing on the date of Approval
of
the Refrigerated Formulation NDA (the “Manufacturing
Term”),
it
being understood that the Manufacturing Agreement shall also provide that NexMed
shall manufacture quantities of the Refrigerated Formulation necessary to
adequately supply the trade in anticipation of the commercial launch of the
Refrigerated Formulation. Warner shall be responsible for the cost of any
initial plant and equipment improvements with respect to NexMed’s manufacturing
facility that are necessary to enable NexMed to meet its supply obligations
under the Manufacturing Agreement (the “Manufacturing
Improvements”),
it
being understood that the Manufacturing Improvements shall not include personnel
and Warner shall have no obligation with respect to costs associated with
personnel. Warner shall be responsible for determining the Manufacturing
Improvements that are necessary and a process for conducting such improvements.
Warner will oversee the implementation of the Manufacturing Improvements and
NexMed shall reasonably cooperate to allow such improvements to be completed
in
a timely manner. The price for the Refrigerated Formulation supplied to Warner
under the Manufacturing Agreement shall be NexMed’s fully-loaded cost of supply
with respect to such Refrigerated Formulation. The Party manufacturing the
Refrigerated Formulation shall be responsible for payment to the FDA of any
annual fees on establishments under PDUFA with respect to such Party’s
manufacturing facility for so long as such Party manufactures the Refrigerated
Formulation.
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4.3. Transfer
of Manufacturing Know-How
4.3.1. Upon
the
reasonable request of Warner, for a period of time from the Effective Date
until
twelve (12) months after Approval, NexMed shall provide to Warner the assistance
of NexMed’s employees and access to NexMed’s other internal resources to provide
Warner with a reasonable level of technical assistance and consultation with
respect to the transfer from NexMed to Warner, or any Third Party manufacturer
designated by Warner of the manufacture of the Refrigerated Formulation. After
such initial twelve (12) month period, Warner shall pay NexMed $600 per day
per
full time equivalent for the provision of such assistance.
4.3.2. Upon
the
reasonable request of Warner, for a period of time from the Effective Date
until
twelve (12) months after Approval, NexMed shall provide to Warner the assistance
of NexMed’s employees and access to NexMed’s other internal resources to provide
Warner with a reasonable level of technical assistance and consultation with
respect to the transfer to Warner of any expertise or know-how that NexMed
has
developed relating to the manufacture of Room Temperature
Formulation.
After
such initial twelve (12) month period, Warner shall pay NexMed $600 per day
per
full time equivalent for the provision of such assistance.
5. PAYMENTS
AND ROYALTIES.
5.1. Upfront
License Fee.
In
consideration of the grant of the licenses described in Section 2 hereof, Warner
hereby shall pay NexMed on the Effective Date a nonrefundable, non-creditable
license fee in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00
US).
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“****
indicates where a confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately
with the Commission.”
5.2. Milestone
Payments.
Additionally,
Warner shall pay to NexMed the following amounts:
5.2.1. ****
Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000 US). ****
5.2.2. ****
Two
Million Dollars (US $2,000,000 US). ****
5.2.3. ****
Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000 US) ****
5.2.4. ****
Six
Million Dollars ($6,000,000 US). ****
“****
indicates where a confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately
with the Commission.”
5.3. Royalty
Rates; Payment.
5.3.1. Royalty
Payment.
In
further consideration of the grant of the licenses by NexMed hereunder, and
subject to the other terms of this Agreement, commencing on the date of the
First Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product and continuing until the last to
expire Valid Claim included in the Licensed Patent Rights covering such Licensed
Product:
5.3.1.1. with
respect to Net Sales of Licensed Product during the period from the date of
the
First Commercial Sale of the Licensed Product until the end of the first full
calendar year thereafter (“Year
1”),
Warner shall pay to NexMed a royalty payment equal to (i) ****% of the first
$150 million of Net Sales, (ii) ****% of Net Sales in excess of $150 million
and
up to $300 million and (iii) ****% of Net Sales in excess of $300;
5.3.1.2. with
respect to Net Sales of Licensed Product during the 12 month period following
Year 1 (“Year
2”),
Warner shall pay to NexMed a royalty payment equal to (i) ****% of the first
$150 million of Net Sales, (ii) ****% of Net Sales in excess of $150 million
and
up to $300 million and (iii) ****% of Net Sales in excess of $300 million;
and
5.3.1.3. with
respect to Net Sales of Licensed Product during the 12 month period following
Year 2 (“Year
3”)
and
thereafter until the expiration of the Term, Warner shall pay to NexMed a
royalty payment equal to (i) ****% of the first $150 million of Net Sales,
(ii)
****% of Net Sales in excess of $150 million and up to $300 million and (iii)
****% of Net Sales in excess of $300 million.
5.3.2. Generic
Competition.
The
royalties payable by Warner, its Affiliates and Sublicensees under Section
5.3.1
shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%) for any period during which one or
more
Generic Products that have received Approval in the Field are sold by one or
more Third Parties in the Territory during the Term provided there is a
reduction in the market share of the Licensed Product in the Territory of at
least twenty percent (20%), as measured by unit sales (as determined by IMS
International, or if such data is not available, a reliable source of data
as
reasonably agreed by the Parties) from the calendar quarter immediately prior
to
such first Generic Product sale. Notwithstanding anything in this Section to
the
contrary, no adjustment for Generic Product competition will be due in the
event
Warner, its Affiliates and Sublicensees fail to use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to promote and market Licensed Product.
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5.4. Payment.
All
payments to be made by Warner hereunder shall be made in United States Dollars
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such United States bank
account as shall be designated by NexMed. Late payments shall bear interest
at
the rate of 1% of the outstanding balance per month as prorated, or the maximum
amount permitted by law, whichever is less.
5.5. Sales
Reports and Royalty Payments.
After
the First Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product and during the Term, Warner
shall furnish to NexMed a written report, within thirty (30) days after the
end
of each calendar quarter (or portion thereof, if this Agreement terminates
during a calendar quarter), showing the amount of royalty payments due for
the
immediately preceding calendar quarter (or portion thereof). Royalty payments
for each calendar quarter shall be due at the same time as such written reports.
Each written report shall contain the following information:
5.5.1. the
gross
sales and quantity of each Licensed Product sold by Warner, its Affiliates,
and
Sublicensees in the preceding calendar quarter;
5.5.2. the
calculation of Net Sales from such gross sales; and
5.5.3. the
royalties payable in United States Dollars which shall have accrued hereunder
in
respect of such Net Sales.
If
no
royalty payment is due for any royalty period hereunder, Warner shall so
report.
5.6. Tax
Withholding; Restrictions on Payment.
All
payments hereunder shall be made free and clear of any taxes, duties, levies,
fees or charges, except for withholding taxes (to the extent mandated by
applicable law). Warner shall make any applicable withholding payments due
on
behalf of NexMed and shall provide NexMed upon request with such written
documentation regarding any such payment as is available to Warner.
5.7. Sales
Record Audit.
Warner
shall keep, and shall cause each of its Affiliates, and Sublicensees, if any,
to
keep, full and accurate books of accounting in accordance with GAAP as may
be
reasonably necessary for the purpose of calculating the royalties payable to
NexMed. Such books of accounting (including, without limitation, those of
Warner’s Affiliates, and Sublicensees, if any) shall be kept at their principal
place of business and, with all necessary supporting data, shall during all
reasonable times for the three (3) years next following the end of the calendar
year to which each shall pertain, be open for inspection at reasonable times
upon written notice by NexMed, no more than once per year, by a nationally
recognized independent certified accountant selected by NexMed (reasonably
acceptable to Warner), for the purpose of verifying royalty statements for
compliance with this Agreement. Such accountant must have agreed in writing
to
maintain all information learned in confidence, except as necessary to disclose
to NexMed such compliance or noncompliance by Warner. The results of each
inspection, if any, shall be binding on both Parties. NexMed shall pay for
such
inspections, except that in the event there is any upward adjustment in
aggregate royalties payable for the period of such inspection of more than
five
percent (5%) of the amount actually paid to NexMed, Warner shall pay for the
reasonable out-of-pocket costs of such audit. Any underpayments shall be paid
by
Warner within thirty (30) days of notification of the results of such inspection
plus interest as calculated in accordance with Section 5.4. Any overpayments
shall be fully creditable against amounts payable in subsequent payment periods
or, if no such amounts become payable within ninety (90) days after notification
of such results, shall be refunded.
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5.8. Minimum
Royalties.
If at
any time after the completion of Year 3 Warner fails to generate at least $25
million of Net Sales in each of two consecutive Contract Years (the
“Net
Sales Minimums”),
upon
the written request of NexMed, the Parties shall enter into a co-promotion
agreement on commercially reasonable terms with respect to the Licensed Products
pursuant to which NexMed will have the right to co-promote the Licensed
Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Warner, in its sole discretion,
makes a payment to NexMed within thirty (30) days of receipt of such request
equal to difference between (i) the amount of the royalty that NexMed would
have
received under Section 5.3.1.3 if Warner had generated $25 million of Net Sales
in each of such two consecutive Contract Years and (ii) the amount of the
royalty actually paid to NexMed with respect to such periods, then NexMed shall
have no co-promotion rights hereunder as a result of Warner’s failure to meet
such Net Sales Minimums.
6. TREATMENT
OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
6.1. Confidentiality
Obligations.
Each of
NexMed and Warner agree that during the Term and for ten (10) years thereafter,
it will keep confidential, and will cause its employees,
consultants, Affiliates, agents, subcontractors,
and
Sublicensees
to keep
confidential, all Confidential Information of the other Party. Neither NexMed
nor Warner nor any of their employees,
consultants, Affiliates, agents, subcontractors,
or
Sublicensees
shall
use Confidential Information of the other Party for any purpose whatsoever
other
than exercising any rights granted to it or reserved by it hereunder. Without
limiting the foregoing, each Party may disclose information to the extent such
disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) file and prosecute patent applications
and/or maintain patents which are filed or prosecuted in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, or (b) file, prosecute or defend litigation in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) comply with applicable
laws, regulations or court orders; provided,
however,
that if
a Party is required to make any such disclosure of the other Party’s
Confidential Information in connection with any of the foregoing, it will give
reasonable advance notice to the other Party of such disclosure requirement
and
will use reasonable efforts to assist such other Party in efforts to secure
confidential treatment of such information required to be
disclosed.
6.2. Limited
Disclosure and Use. NexMed
and Warner each agree that any disclosure of the other Party’s Confidential
Information to any of its employees,
consultants, Affiliates, agents, subcontractors,
or
sublicensees
shall be
made only if and to the extent necessary to carry out its rights and
responsibilities under this Agreement, shall be limited to the maximum extent
possible consistent with such rights and responsibilities, and shall only be
made to the extent any such persons are bound by confidentiality obligations
to
maintain the confidentiality thereof and not to use such Confidential
Information except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. NexMed and Warner
each further agree not to disclose or transfer the other Party’s Confidential
Information to any Third Parties under any circumstance without the prior
written approval from the other Party, except as otherwise required by law,
and
except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement. Each Party shall
take
such action, and shall cause its employees,
consultants, Affiliates, agents, subcontractors,
and
sublicensees
to take
such action, to preserve the confidentiality of each other Party’s Confidential
Information as it would customarily take to preserve the confidentiality of
its
own Confidential Information. In connection with the termination of this
Agreement, upon the request of the other Party, each Party will return all
the
Confidential Information disclosed or transferred to it by the other Party
pursuant to this Agreement, including all copies and extracts of documents
and
all manifestations of Confidential Information in any form, within sixty (60)
days of such request; provided however, that a Party may retain (a) any
Confidential Information of the other Party relating to any license which
expressly survives such termination and (b) one (1) copy of all other
Confidential Information in inactive archives solely for the purpose of
maintaining a record of information and materials deemed to be Confidential
Information hereunder.
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6.3. Publicity.
Neither
Party may publicly disclose the existence or terms or any other matter of fact
regarding this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party;
provided,
however,
that
either Party may make such a disclosure (a) to the extent required by law or
by
the requirements of any nationally recognized securities exchange, quotation
system or over-the-counter market on which such Party has its securities listed
or traded, or (b) to any actual or prospective sublicensees, investors, lenders,
other financing sources, acquirors, or companies being acquired by such Party
who are obligated to keep such information confidential. The Party desiring
to
make any such public announcement or disclosure shall inform the other Party
of
the proposed announcement or disclosure in reasonably sufficient time prior
to
public release and shall provide the other Party with a written copy thereof.
Each Party agrees that it shall cooperate fully with the other with respect
to
all disclosures regarding this Agreement to the Securities Exchange Commission
and any other governmental or regulatory agencies, including, without
limitation, requests for confidential treatment of proprietary information
of
either Party included in such disclosure.
7. PROVISIONS
CONCERNING THE FILING, PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE
OF LICENSED PATENT RIGHTS
7.1. Ownership
of Inventions.
7.1.1. Sole
Inventions.
Subject
to Section 7.1.3, each Party shall exclusively own all inventions conceived
by
such Party, its employees, agents and consultants during the Term without the
use in any material respect of any Technology owned by the other Party
(“Sole
Inventions”).
Sole
Inventions conceived solely by NexMed, its employees, agents and consultants
are
referred to herein as “NexMed
Sole Inventions”.
Sole
Inventions conceived solely by Warner, its employees, agents and consultants
are
referred to herein as “Warner
Sole Inventions.”
7.1.2. Joint
Inventions.
Subject
to Section 7.1.3, the Parties shall jointly own all inventions (a)
conceived or first reduced to practice jointly by or on behalf of both Warner
(or any of its Affiliates) and NexMed (or any of its Affiliates) or (b)
conceived or first reduced to practice by or on behalf of one Party or any
of
its Affiliates as a result of its use in any material respect of the Technology
of the other Party,
on the
basis of each Party having an undivided interest in the whole (collectively
“Joint
Inventions”).
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7.1.3. Permeation
Inventions.
Notwithstanding Section 7.1.1 or Section 7.2.2, in the event a Joint Invention
is a discovery, invention, improvement or new use of permeation enhancing
excipient technology (a “Permeation
Invention”),
such
Permeation Invention shall be the sole and exclusive property of NexMed, and
Warner agrees to assign, and hereby does assign, its entire right, title and
interest in and to such Permeation Invention to NexMed. Thereafter, all assigned
Permeation Inventions shall be part of the “Licensed Know-How” under this
Agreement.
7.1.4. Inventorship.
For
purposes of determining whether an invention is a NexMed Sole Invention, a
Warner Sole Invention or a Joint Invention, questions of inventorship shall
be
resolved in accordance with United States patent laws.
7.2. Cooperation.
Warner
agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests of NexMed in the filing and
prosecution of the Licensed Patent Rights.
7.3. Patent
Filing, Prosecution and Maintenance.
Subject
to the other terms of this Section 7, NexMed, at its cost, shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to diligently prepare, file, prosecute, and
maintain, the Licensed Patent Rights in the Territory. NexMed shall timely
provide to Warner, prior to filing, any patent applications or filings with
respect to the Licensed Patent Rights in the Territory and shall consider in
good faith any comments by Warner thereon. NexMed will keep Warner informed
of
the status of filing, prosecution and maintenance of all Licensed Patent Rights
in the Territory and shall provide Warner with copies of all material documents
relating thereto. NexMed also shall promptly notify Warner in the event it
determines to abandon or permit the expiration of any Patent Rights included
in
the Licensed Patent Rights in the Territory (other than any expiration of the
natural life of such Patent Right(s)), which notice shall, to the extent
practical, be delivered no less than thirty (30) days prior to such action
or
inaction, in order to permit Warner, in Warner’s reasonable judgment and at
Warner’s cost and expense, to prosecute or maintain such Licensed Patent
Right(s), provided,
however,
that
any such action does not violate the terms of any judgment, settlement,
compromise or other resolution binding upon NexMed.
7.4. Notice
of Infringement.
If,
during the Term, either Party learns of any actual, alleged or threatened
infringement by a Third Party of any Licensed Patent Rights in the Territory,
such Party shall notify the other Party within fifteen (15) days of becoming
aware of such infringement and shall provide such other Party with available
evidence of such infringement.
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7.5. Infringement
of Licensed Patent Rights.
NexMed
shall have the first right (but not the obligation), at its own expense and
with
legal counsel of its own choice, to bring suit (or take other appropriate legal
action) against any actual, alleged or threatened infringement of the Divided
Patent Rights in the Territory. Warner shall have the first right (but not
the
obligation), at its own expense and with legal counsel of its own choice, to
bring suit (or take other appropriate legal action) against any actual, alleged
or threatened infringement of the Undivided Patent Rights in the Territory.
Each
Party shall have the right, at its own expense, to be represented in any such
action brought by the other by counsel of such Party’s own choice; provided,
however,
that
under no circumstances shall the foregoing affect the right of the other Party
to control the suit as described in this Section 7.5. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither Party shall settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any
such
suit that (i) in the case of a settlement by NexMed, materially restricts or
waives rights under the Licensed Patent Rights granted to Warner hereunder
and
(ii) in the case of a settlement by Warner, materially restricts or waives
any
rights under the Licensed Patents, in each case without the prior written
consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed. If the Party having the first right to bring suit does
not file any action or proceeding against any such infringement within thirty
days after the earliest of notice under Section 7.4, or a written request from
the other to take action with respect to such infringement, then other Party
shall have the right (but not the obligation), at its own expense, to bring
suit
(or take other appropriate legal action) against such actual, alleged or
threatened infringement, with legal counsel of its own choice, but shall not
be
permitted to settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any such suit without
the
prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any damages, monetary awards
or
other amounts recovered by a Party, whether by judgment or settlement, pursuant
to any suit, proceeding or other legal action taken under this Section 7.5,
shall be applied as follows:
7.5.1. first,
to
reimburse the Parties for their respective out-of- pocket costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred in prosecuting such
enforcement action; and
7.5.2. second,
any remaining balance that (i) represents compensation for lost sales, royalty
or profits, or any other damages as result of impairment of Warner’s rights
hereunder resulting from the infringement (collectively, “Infringement
Damages”),
shall
be retained by or paid to Warner; provided, such Infringement Damages shall
be
deemed Net Sales and subject to royalty payments as set forth in Section 5.3.1
and (ii) represents punitive and exemplary damages shall be shared equally
by
Warner and NexMed.
If
a
Party brings any such action or proceeding hereunder, the other Party agrees
to
be joined as Party plaintiff if necessary to prosecute such action or
proceeding, and to give the Party bringing such action or proceeding reasonable
assistance and authority to file and prosecute the suit; provided,
however,
that
neither Party shall be required to transfer any right, title or interest in
or
to any property to the other Party or any Third Party to confer standing on
a
Party hereunder.
7.6. Defense
of Claims.
In the
event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought against NexMed or Warner
or
any Affiliate or Sublicensee of either Party alleging the infringement of the
Technology or intellectual property rights of a Third Party by reason of the
development, manufacture, use, sale, importation or offer for sale of a Licensed
Product in the Territory (a “Third
Party Action”)
then
Warner shall have the first right to defend itself and NexMed in such Third
Party Action. In such case, NexMed shall have the right to be represented by
independent counsel at NexMed’s own expense. If either Warner refuses to accept
control of the defense of a Claim by a Third Party for which it has the first
right to control defense hereunder within thirty (30) days after receiving
or
giving notice thereof, then the other NexMed shall have the right to defend
against such Third Party Action. The Parties and their respective Affiliates
shall cooperate with each other in the defense of any Third Party Action. The
Parties will give each other prompt written notice of the commencement of any
Third Party Action and will furnish each other a copy of each communication
relating to the alleged infringement. Warner shall not compromise, settle or
otherwise dispose of any Third Party Action without NexMed’s advice and prior
consent if such compromise, settlement or other disposition would impair the
use
of such Technology or Patent Rights, provided that such consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Parties shall each be responsible for fifty percent
(50%) of the amount of any settlement, judgment or legal expenses arising out
of
such Third Party Action.
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8. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
8.1. NexMed
Representations.
NexMed
represents and warrants to Warner that:
8.1.1. the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all appropriate NexMed
corporate action;
8.1.2. this
Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon NexMed and enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by NexMed does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or
understanding to which NexMed is a Party or by which it is bound;
8.1.3. To
the
knowledge of NexMed, NexMed has not provided to Warner any written information
concerning the Licensed Know-How which is materially inaccurate or misleading
and has not failed to provide to Warner any written information in its
possession or under its Control which is materially inconsistent with the
written information provided to Warner by NexMed as of the Effective
Date;
8.1.4. NexMed
is
the owner of the Licensed Patent Rights and Licensed Know-How and has the
requisite rights to grant to Warner the licenses granted herein to Warner,
and,
to the knowledge of NexMed, no right or license of any Third Party is required
to permit NexMed to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
8.1.5. to
the
knowledge of NexMed no Third Party patent, patent application or other
intellectual property rights would be infringed by practicing any process or
method or by making, using or selling any composition which is claimed or
disclosed in the Licensed Patent Rights, or which constitutes Licensed Know-How;
8.1.6. there
is
no litigation pending or, to the knowledge of NexMed, threatened, against NexMed
with respect to the Licensed Patent Rights existing as of the Effective Date;
and
8.1.7. NexMed
is
not aware of any infringement or misappropriation by a Third Party of the
Licensed Patent Rights or Licensed Know-How.
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8.2. Warner
Representations.
Warner
represents and warrants to NexMed that:
8.2.1. the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all appropriate Warner
corporate action; and
8.2.2. this
Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon Warner and enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Warner does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or
understanding to which Warner is a Party of or by which it is
bound.
8.3. No
Warranties.
Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION
OR EXTENDS ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN
OR
ORAL, AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES
ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES ARISING BY
COURSE OF DEALING, PERFORMANCE, CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE, AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8.4. Indemnification.
8.4.1. Warner
Indemnity.
Warner
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless NexMed, its Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders and agents and their
respective successors, heirs and assigns (the “NexMed
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any liability, damage, loss or expense (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses of litigation) incurred by or imposed upon such
NexMed Indemnitees, or any of them, in connection with any Third Party claims,
suits, actions, demands or judgments, including, without limitation, product
liability matters, to the extent arising (i) as a consequence of a breach by
Warner of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements, hereunder
or
(ii) out of the manufacture, sale or use by any person of any Licensed Product
manufactured or sold by Warner or any Affiliate or Sublicensee under this
Agreement, in each case, except to the extent of NexMed’s responsibility
therefore under Section 8.4.2, or arising from the negligence or willful
misconduct of NexMed.
8.4.2. NexMed
Indemnity.
NexMed
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Warner, its Affiliates and their
respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, and their respective
successors, heirs and assigns (the “Warner
Indemnitees”),
from
and against any liability, damage, loss or expense (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses of litigation) incurred by or imposed upon such
Warner Indemnitees, or any of them, in connection with any Third Party claims,
suits, actions, demands or judgments, arising as a result of (i) a breach by
NexMed of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements hereunder,
in
each case, except to the extent of Warner’s responsibility therefore under
Section 8.4.1, or arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of
Warner or (ii) the manufacture by NexMed of any Licensed Product.
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8.4.3. Indemnification
Procedures.
In the
event that any Indemnitee is seeking indemnification under Section 8.4
above from a Party (the “Indemnifying
Party”),
the
other Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party of such claim with respect
to
such Indemnitee as soon as reasonably practicable after the Indemnitee receives
notice of the claim, and the Party (on behalf of itself and such Indemnitee)
shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume direction and control of the
defense of the claim (including the right to settle the claim solely for
monetary consideration) and shall cooperate as requested (at the expense of
the
Indemnifying Party) in the defense of the claim. The indemnification obligations
under Section 8 shall not apply to any harm suffered as a direct result of
any
delay in notice to the Indemnifying Party hereunder or to amounts paid in
settlement of any claim, demand, action or other proceeding if such settlement
is effected without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall
not be withheld or delayed unreasonably. The Indemnitee, its employees and
agents, shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its legal
representatives in the investigation of any claim, demand, action or other
proceeding covered by Section 8.4.
8.5. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
8.5.1. EXCEPT
FOR EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION OF INDEMNITY UNDER SECTION 8.4, NEITHER PARTY SHALL
BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, EXCEPT FOR A BREACH OF EITHER
PARTY’S OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 6 (“TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION”).
8.5.2. THE
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE A FUNDAMENTAL PART
OF
THE BASIS OF EACH PARTY’S BARGAIN HEREUNDER, AND NEITHER PARTY WOULD ENTER INTO
THIS AGREEMENT ABSENT SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
8.6. Insurance.
Each
Party will obtain and maintain, during the term of this Agreement, at its own
cost and expense, with reputable and financially sound insurance carriers,
comprehensive commercial general liability insurance, product liability
insurance, to cover such Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder, or
self-insurance, in amounts consistent with such Party’s normal business
practices. Each Party will name the other Party as an additional insured on
each
such insurance policy. Each such policy or self-insurance shall be in types
and
amount that are reasonable and customary in the pharmaceutical industry for
companies engaged in similar business and operations and amounts that meet
all
contractual requirements of each Party’s vendors, distributors or other
contractors. Maintenance of such insurance coverage will not relieve a Party
of
any responsibility under this Agreement for Losses in excess of such insurance
limits or otherwise. Each Party will provide the other Party, upon reasonable
request, with a certificate from the insurer(s) evidencing such insurance
coverage.
9. TERM
AND TERMINATION
9.1. Term;
Expiration.
Unless
earlier terminated as provided herein, the term of this Agreement (“Term”)
shall
commence on the Effective Date and continue until expiration of the last to
expire of the Licensed Patent Rights. Upon the expiration of the last payment
obligation to NexMed hereunder (other than a termination for cause), Warner
shall have a fully paid-up, irrevocable and sublicensable (subject to the terms
of Section 2.2) license in the Territory and the Field under the Licensed
Know-How to make, have made, use, have used, sell, distribute for sale, have
distributed for sale, offer for sale, have sold, import or have imported
Licensed Products in the Territory.
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9.2. Termination
by NexMed.
9.2.1. Insolvency.
NexMed
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to any or all
licenses granted to Warner pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement, at NexMed’
sole discretion, upon delivery of written notice to Warner upon the filing
by
Warner in any court or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of the
United States or any other jurisdiction of a petition in bankruptcy or
insolvency or for reorganization or similar arrangement for the benefit of
creditors or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of Warner or its
assets, or if Warner is served with an involuntary petition against it in any
insolvency proceeding, upon the ninety-first (91st) day after such service
if
such involuntary petition has not previously been stayed or dismissed, or upon
the making by Warner of an assignment of substantially all of its assets for
the
benefit of its creditors.
9.2.2. Material
Breach.
NexMed
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to any or all
licenses granted to Warner pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement by giving
thirty (30) days written notice to Warner in the event of any breach
by
Warner of any material terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided that
such breach has not been cured within sixty (60) days after written notice
thereof is given by NexMed to Warner specifying the nature of the alleged
breach.
9.2.3. Termination
for Convenience.
NexMed
may terminate this Agreement upon delivery of written notice to Warner if Warner
(i) has not delivered the Room Temperature Formulation Development Notice and
(ii)(A) the 45 day period set forth in Section 5.2.1 has expired and Warner
has
not made a payment to NexMed thereunder or (B) the 30 day period set forth
in
Section 5.2.2 has expired and Warner has not made a payment to NexMed
thereunder.
9.2.4. Patent
Challenge.
NexMed
will be permitted to terminate this Agreement by written notice effective upon
receipt if Warner or its Affiliates directly, or indirectly through assistance
granted to a Third Party, commence any interference or opposition proceeding,
challenge the validity or enforceability of (other than in defense of an action
for infringement of a Patent Controlled by Warner), or oppose any extension
of
or the grant of a supplementary protection certificate with respect to, any
Licensed Patent Right (each such action, a “Patent
Challenge”).
Warner will include provisions in all agreements granting sublicenses of
Warner’s rights hereunder providing that if the Sublicensee or its Affiliates
undertake a Patent Challenge with respect to any NexMed Patent under which
the
sublicensee is sublicensed, Warner will be permitted to terminate such
sublicense agreement. If a sublicensee of Warner (or an Affiliate of such
sublicensee) undertakes a Patent Challenge of any such Licensed Patent Right
under which such Sublicensee is sublicensed, then Warner upon receipt of notice
from NexMed of such Patent Challenge will terminate the applicable sublicense
agreement. If Warner fails to so terminate such sublicense agreement, NexMed
may
terminate Warner’s right to sublicense and any sublicenses previously granted to
such sublicensee shall automatically terminate. In connection with such
sublicense termination, Warner shall cooperate with NexMed’s reasonable requests
to cause such a terminated sublicensee to discontinue activities with respect
to
the Licensed Product.
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9.3. Termination
by Warner.
9.3.1. Insolvency.
Warner
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at Warner’s sole discretion,
upon delivery of written notice to NexMed upon the filing by NexMed in any
court
or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of the United States or any
other jurisdiction of a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for
reorganization or similar arrangement for the benefit of creditors or for the
appointment of a receiver or trustee of NexMed or its assets, or if NexMed
is
served with an involuntary petition against it in any insolvency proceeding,
upon the ninety-first (91st) day after such service if such involuntary petition
has not previously been stayed or dismissed, or upon the making by NexMed of
an
assignment of substantially all of its assets for the benefit of its
creditors.
9.3.2. Material
Breach.
In
addition, Warner may terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days written
notice to NexMed in the event of any breach by NexMed of any material terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, provided that such breach has not been cured
within sixty days (60) days after written notice thereof is given by Warner
to
NexMed specifying the nature of the alleged breach.
9.3.3. Termination
for Convenience.
Warner
may terminate this Agreement upon delivery of written notice to NexMed
following:
9.3.3.1.
receipt
of (i) Ninety Day Conference Comments sufficient to commence the 45 day period
under Section 5.2.1 hereof or (ii) all material FDA comments provided to NexMed
in connection with the process of obtaining Approval of the Refrigerated
Formulation NDA if such Ninety Day Comments are not received; provided Warner
delivers such notice within forty five (45) days of receipt of such
comments;
9.3.3.2.
receipt
of Approval of the Refrigerated Formulation NDA, if such NDA, as approved,
(i)
contains labeling that is not materially consistent with the labeling set forth
in Exhibit A or (ii) in Warner’s reasonable determination, will not allow it to
launch a commercially viable Licensed Product; provided Warner delivers such
notice within thirty (30) days of receipt of such Approval; or
9.3.3.3.
receipt
of Approval of the Room Temperature Formulation Supplement, if such NDA, as
approved, contains labeling that is not materially consistent with the labeling
agreed by the Parties in accordance with Section 3.2.3.2; provided Warner
delivers such notice within thirty (30) days of receipt of such
Approval.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, if Warner exercises its termination right under this Section
9.3.3 it shall have no obligation to make any milestone payment with respect
to
the milestone event resulting in such termination.
9.4. Effect
of Termination.
Upon
termination of this Agreement or any right or license pursuant to Sections
9.2
or 9.3, the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, and all licenses
granted to Warner hereunder shall immediately cease.
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9.4.1. Payments.
Subject
to Section 9.3.3, all amounts due or payable to NexMed prior to the effective
date of termination shall remain due and payable, but (except as otherwise
expressly provided herein) no additional amounts shall be payable.
9.4.2. Inventory.
Should
Warner have any inventory of any Licensed Product approved and allocated for
commercial sale prior to termination other than upon the occurrence of a
material breach by NexMed pursuant to Section 9.3.2, Warner shall have twelve
(12) months thereafter in which to dispose of such inventory (subject to the
payment to NexMed of any royalties due hereunder thereon). In the event that,
at
the end of such twelve-month period, Warner has unsold inventory of Licensed
Product remaining, Warner shall offer to sell such Licensed Products to NexMed
at Warner's fully loaded manufacturing cost (but NexMed shall be under no
obligation to purchase same unless it agrees to do so in writing at such time).
If NexMed terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2.1 or 9.2.2, Warner
and its Affiliates and Sublicensees shall immediately cease all sales of
Licensed Product.
9.4.3. Assignments.
Warner
will promptly (and in each case within sixty (60) days of receipt of NexMed’s
request) and at no cost to NexMed:
9.4.3.1. following
any termination of this Agreement other than a termination under Section 9.3.1
or 9.3.2:
9.4.3.1.1. upon
NexMed’s request, assign to NexMed all of Warner’s right, title and interest in
and to any agreements between Warner and Third Parties that are freely
assignable by Warner and that relate to the commercialization of Licensed
Product;
9.4.3.1.2. Warner,
if in Warner’s name or possession, agrees to transfer and assign, and hereby
does transfer and assign, to NexMed all of Warner’s right, title and interest in
and to any and all regulatory filings, regulatory dossiers and Approvals
(including the NDA and any foreign equivalents thereto) for Licensed Product;
9.4.3.1.3. assign
to
NexMed all of Warner’s right, title and interest in and to any trademarks
utilized by Warner in connection with the commercialization of Licensed Product
(other than any Warner housemarks or logos) (including any goodwill associated
therewith), any registrations and design patents for any of the foregoing and
any Internet domain name registrations for such trademarks and slogans, all
to
the extent solely related to Licensed Product;
9.4.3.1.4. to
the
extent that any agreement or other asset described in this Section 9.4.3 is
not
assignable by Warner or does not relate solely to Licensed Product, then such
agreement or other asset will not be assigned, and upon the request of NexMed,
Warner will take such steps as may be necessary to allow NexMed to obtain and
to
enjoy the benefits of such agreement or other asset in the form of a license
or
other right to the extent Warner has the right and ability to do so;
and
9.4.3.1.5. provide
copies of any other books, records, documents and instruments to the extent
related to Licensed Product.
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9.4.3.2.
following any termination of this Agreement under Section 9.3.1 or 9.3.2, Warner
(i) if in Warner’s name or possession, agrees to transfer and assign, and hereby
does transfer and assign, to NexMed all of Warner’s right, title and interest in
and to any and all regulatory filings, regulatory dossiers and Approvals
(including the NDA and any foreign equivalents thereto) for Licensed Product
and
(ii) will promptly assign to NexMed all of Warner’s right, title and interest in
and to any trademarks utilized by Warner in connection with the
commercialization of Licensed Product (other than any Warner housemarks or
logos) (including any goodwill associated therewith), any registrations and
design patents for any of the foregoing and any Internet domain name
registrations for such trademarks and slogans, all to the extent solely related
to Licensed Product.
9.4.4. Manufacturing.
To the
extent Warner is then manufacturing Licensed Product, Warner will, upon NexMed’s
request, supply NexMed with quantities of Licensed Product for the shorter
of
(i) the period until NexMed or its designee is able to resume manufacturing
Licensed Product or (ii) twelve (12) months from the effective date of such
termination; provided, however, that NexMed will reimburse Warner for Warner’s
cost of goods, it being understood that in the case of a termination under
Section 9.3.1 or 9.3.2 Warner shall have no obligation to supply NexMed with
Licensed Product.
9.4.5. Sublicensees.
Except
for a termination for cause by NexMed arising as a result of a breach by a
Sublicensee of the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein, upon
any
termination of this Agreement where Warner has designated a non-Affiliate as
a
Sublicensee as permitted hereunder, such Sublicensee shall be permitted to
exercise the rights granted under such Sublicense on the same terms and
conditions under which such rights and licenses were granted to such
Sublicensee, provided that such Sublicensee (i) is in material compliance with
the Sublicense terms; (ii) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms,
conditions and limitations relating to the Licensed Patent Rights, Licensed
Know-How, Licensed Compounds and Confidential Information as set forth
hereunder; and (iii) agrees, to further evidence the continuation of the
licenses granted under this Agreement and the Sublicense, execute a document
having the same text and meaning as the Sublicense in favor of NexMed but does
not include obligations upon NexMed that exceed the obligations of NexMed under
this Agreement.
9.5. Remedies.
Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the termination provisions
of this Section 9 are in addition to any other relief and remedies available
to
either Party at law.
9.6. Surviving
Provisions.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations
of the Parties set forth in Sections 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 8.4, 8.5, 9.4, 11.3 and
Articles 1 and 6, as well as any rights or obligations otherwise accrued
hereunder (including any accrued payment obligations), shall survive the
expiration or termination of the Term for any reason. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing and subject to Section 9.3.3, Warner shall have
no
obligation to make any milestone or royalty payment to NexMed that has not
accrued prior to the effective date of any termination of this Agreement, but
shall remain liable for all such payment obligations accruing prior to the
effective date of such
termination.
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10. Jurisdiction.
The
Parties agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey or any New Jersey State
court, so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction
over
such suit, action or proceeding, and that any cause of action arising out of
this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business
in
the State of New Jersey, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents
to
the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts
therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter
have
to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such
court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court
has
been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or
proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within
or
without the jurisdiction of any such court.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. Notification.
All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall
be addressed to the receiving Party’s address set forth below or to such other
address as a Party may designate by notice hereunder, and shall be either (i)
delivered by hand, (ii) made by facsimile transmission (to be followed with
written confirmation by the delivering Party), (iii) sent by private courier
service providing evidence of receipt, or (iv) sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. The addresses and other contact
information for the Parties are as follows:
If
to NexMed:
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NexMed,
Inc.
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Chief Financial Officer
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to Warner:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Company, Inc.
XX
Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Director, Business Management
Fax:
(000) 000 0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx (US), Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn:
General Counsel
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be deemed to have
been given either (i) if by hand, at the time of the delivery thereof to the
receiving Party at the address of such Party set forth above, (ii) if made
by
facsimile transmission, at the time that receipt thereof has been acknowledged
by the recipient, (iii) if sent by private courier, on the day such notice
is
delivered to the recipient, or (iv) if sent by registered or certified mail,
on
the fifth (5th)
business day following the day such mailing is made.
11.2. Language.
This
Agreement has been prepared in the English language and the English language
shall control its interpretation.
11.3. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement will be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the
laws
of the State of New Jersey, excluding its body of law controlling conflicts
of
law.
11.4. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement is the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior representations, understandings
and agreements between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
No
modification shall be effective unless in writing with specific reference to
this Agreement and signed by the Parties.
11.5. Waiver.
The
terms or conditions of this Agreement may be waived only by a written instrument
executed by the Party waiving compliance. The failure of either Party at any
time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner
affect its rights at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by either
Party
of any condition or term shall be deemed as a continuing waiver of such
condition or term or of another condition or term.
11.6. Headings.
Section
and subsection headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and
do
not form part of this Agreement.
11.7. Assignment.
This
Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party to any third party without
the
written consent of the other Party hereto; except either party may assign this
Agreement, without such consent, to (i) an Affiliate or (ii) an entity that
acquires all or substantially all of the capital stock, business or assets
of
the Party to which this Agreement pertains, (whether by merger, reorganization,
acquisition, sale or otherwise) and agrees in writing to be bound by the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. Any permitted assignee shall assume all
obligations of its assignor under this Agreement. Any purported assignment
in
violation of this Section 11.7 shall be void. The terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the permitted
successors and assigns of the Parties.
11.8. Force
Majeure.
Except
for obligations of payment arising hereunder, neither Party shall be liable
for
failure of or delay in performing obligations set forth in this Agreement,
and
neither shall be deemed in breach of its obligations, if such failure or delay
is due to natural disasters or any causes beyond the reasonable control of
such
Party. In event of such force majeure, the Party affected thereby shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cure or overcome the same and resume
performance of its obligations hereunder.
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11.9. Construction.
The
Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that: (i) each Party and its counsel
reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Agreement and have
contributed to its revision; (ii) the rule of construction to the effect that
any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed
in
the interpretation of this Agreement; and (iii) the terms and provisions of
this
Agreement shall be construed fairly as to all Parties hereto and not in favor
of
or against any Party, regardless of which Party was generally responsible for
the preparation of this Agreement.
Neither
Party shall challenge the validity or enforceability of the terms, conditions,
obligations and covenants hereunder.
11.10. Severability.
If any
provision(s) of this Agreement are or become invalid, are ruled illegal by
any
court of competent jurisdiction or are deemed unenforceable under then current
applicable law from time to time in effect during the Term hereof, it is the
intention of the Parties that the remainder of this Agreement shall not be
affected thereby provided that a Party’s rights under this Agreement are not
materially affected. The Parties hereto covenant and agree to renegotiate any
such term, covenant or application thereof in good faith in order to provide
a
reasonably acceptable alternative to the term, covenant or condition of this
Agreement or the application thereof that is invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
it being the intent of the Parties that the basic purposes of this Agreement
are
to be effectuated.
11.11. Status.
Nothing
in this Agreement is intended or shall be deemed to constitute a partner,
agency, employer-employee, or joint venture relationship between the
Parties.
11.12. Section
365(n).
All
licenses granted under this Agreement are deemed to be, for purposes of Section
365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, licenses of right to “intellectual property”
as defined in Section 101 of such Code.
11.13. Further
Assurances.
Each
Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instructions,
and
to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry
out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
11.14. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more counterparts (including
by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representative.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX COMPANY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxx
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Name:
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Xxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Title:
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Senior
Director
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Exhibit
A - Refrigerated Formulation Labeling
In
connection with the Approval of the labeling with respect to the Refrigerated
Formulation NDA, the FDA shall not require any material adverse revisions to
the
labeling set forth in the Refrigerated Formulation NDA submitted to the FDA
prior to the Effective Date. The initial dose of the Refrigerated Formulation
set forth in the Dosage and Administration section of such labeling as approved
by the FDA shall be 300 mcg and such labeling shall not require or suggest
that
a physician titrate from a 200 mcg dose.
In
connection with the Approval of the Refrigerated Formulation NDA, the FDA shall
not require the implementation of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
(REMS) or distribution restrictions
EX-A-1
Exhibit
B - Divided Patents
DIVIDED
- Compositions, Penetration Enhancers and
Applicators
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|||||
Patent
No.
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Appln.
No.
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Filed
|
Granted
|
Title
|
|
4,980,378
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07/201,029
|
June
1, 1988
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December
25, 1990
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Biodegradable
Absorption Enhancers
|
|
5,082,866
|
07/566,758
|
August
14, 1990
|
January
21, 1992
|
Biodegradable
Absorption Enhancers
|
|
NMD-102
|
6,046,244
|
08/964,509
|
November
5, 1997
|
April
4, 2000
|
Topical
Compositions For Xxxxxxxxxxxxx X0
Delivery
|
NMD-107
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6,118,020
|
09/314,571
|
May
19, 1999
|
September
12, 2000
|
Crystalline
Salts Of Dodecyl 2-(N, X-Xxxxxxxxxxxxx)-Xxxxxxxxxx
|
XXX-000
|
6,224,573
|
09/232,360
|
January
15, 1999
|
May
1, 2001
|
Medicament
Dispenser
|
NMD-113
|
6,414,028
|
09/542,668
|
April
4, 2000
|
July
2, 2002
|
Topical
Compositions Containing Prostaglandin X0
|
XXX-000
|
7,105,571
|
10/236,485
|
September
6, 2002
|
September
12, 2006
|
Prostaglandin
Compositions And Methods Of Treatment For Male Erectile Dysfunction
[Claims to compositions]
|
NMD-125
|
6,841,574
|
10/336,481
|
January
3, 2003
|
January
11, 2005
|
Topical
Stabilized Prostaglandin E Compound Dosage Forms
|
EX-B-1
Exhibit
C - Undivided Patents
UNDIVIDED
- Methods of Treating Erectile Dysfunction and Suitable Applicator
plus
Medicament
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|||||
Patent
No.
|
Serial
No.
|
Filed
|
Granted
|
Title
|
|
NMD-118
|
6,323,241
|
09/480,738
|
January
10, 2000
|
November
27, 2001
|
Prostaglandin
Compositions And Methods Of Treatment For Male Erectile Dysfunction
[Claims to Methods of Treatment]
|
NMD-123
|
6,693,135
|
09/947,617
|
September
6, 2001
|
February
17, 2004
|
Prostaglandin
Compositions And Methods Of Treatment For Male Erectile Dysfunction
[Claims to Applicator and Medicament]
|
EX-C-1