SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.16.3
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 22, 2008 (“Security Agreement”), is made by BIOCEPT, INC., a California corporation (“Grantor”), in favor of THE XXXXX FAMILY GST EXEMPT MARITAL DEDUCTION TRUST (“Secured Party”).
RECITALS
A. Secured Party has made and has agreed to make certain advances of money and to extend certain financial accommodations to Grantor as evidenced by that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated December 22, 2008 executed by Grantor in favor of Secured Party and such other Secured Convertible Promissory Notes which may be executed by Grantor in favor of Secured Party after the date hereof (individually, the “Note” and, collectively, the “Notes”) and that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated December 22, 2008, by and between Grantor and Secured Party (the “Purchase Agreement”), such advances, future advances, and financial accommodations being referred to herein as the “Loans”.
B. Secured Party is willing to make the Loans to Grantor, but only upon the condition, among others, that Grantor shall have executed and delivered to Secured Party this Security Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce Secured Party to make the Loans and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Grantor hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS. When used in this Security Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title XI of the United States Code.
“Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 of this Security Agreement.
“Contracts” means all contracts (including any customer, vendor, supplier, service or maintenance contract), leases, licenses, undertakings, purchase orders, permits, franchise agreements or other agreements (other than any right evidenced by Chattel Paper, Documents or Instruments), whether in written or electronic form, in or under which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any right, title or interest, including, without limitation, with respect to an Account, any agreement relating to the terms of payment or the terms of performance thereof.
“Copyright License” means any agreement, whether in written or electronic form, in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any interest, granting any right in or to any Copyright or Copyright registration (whether Grantor is the licensee or the licensor thereunder)
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including, without limitation, licenses pursuant to which Grantor has obtained the exclusive right to use a copyright owned by a third party.
“Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired or created (as a work for hire for the benefit of Grantor) by Grantor or in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest, in whole or in part: (a) all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant to the laws of the United States, any State thereof or any other country; (b) registrations, applications, recordings and proceedings in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country; (c) any continuations, renewals or extensions thereof; (d) any registrations to be issued in any pending applications, and shall include any right or interest in and to work protectable by any of the foregoing which are presently or in the future owned, created or authorized (as a work for hire for the benefit of Grantor) or acquired by Grantor, in whole or in part; (e) prior versions of works covered by copyright and all works based upon, derived from or incorporating such works; (f) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect to copyrights, including, without limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present or future infringement; (g) rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements of any copyright; and (h) any other rights corresponding to any of the foregoing rights throughout the world.
“Event of Default” any “Event of Default” as defined in the Notes.
“Intellectual Property” means any intellectual property, in any medium, of any kind or nature whatsoever, now or hereafter owned or acquired or received by Grantor or in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest, and shall include, in any event, any Copyright, Copyright License, Trademark, Trademark License, Patent, Patent License, trade secret, customer list, marketing plan, internet domain name (including any right related to the registration thereof), proprietary or confidential information, mask work, source, object or other programming code, invention (whether or not patented or patentable), technical information, procedure, design, knowledge, know-how, software, data base, data, skill, expertise, recipe, experience, process, model, drawing, material or record.
“License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests, whether in-bound or out-bound, whether in written or electronic form, now or hereafter owned or acquired or received by Grantor or in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires or receives any right or interest, and shall include any renewals or extensions of any of the foregoing thereof.
“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.
“Money” means a medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government and includes a monetary unit of account established by an intergovernmental organization or by agreement between two or more nations.
“Patent License” means any agreement, whether in written or electronic form, in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any interest, granting any right with respect to any
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invention on which a Patent is in existence (whether Grantor is the licensee or the licensor thereunder).
“Patents” means all of the following in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country; (b)all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof; (c) all xxxxx patents, divisionals and patents of addition; (d) all patents to issue in any such applications; (e) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect to patents, including, without limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present or future infringement; and (f) rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements of any patent.
“Permitted Lien” means: (a) any Liens existing on the date of this Security Agreement and set forth on Schedule A attached hereto; (b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) Liens (i) upon or in any Equipment acquired or held by Grantor to secure the purchase price of such Equipment or indebtedness (including capital leases) incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such Equipment or (ii) existing on such Equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the Equipment so acquired, improvements thereon and the Proceeds of such Equipment; (d) leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of Grantor’s business if such are not otherwise prohibited under this Security Agreement and do not interfere in any material respect with the business of Grantor; (e) any right, title or interest of a licensor under a license; (f) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments to the extent and only so long as such judgment, decree or attachment has not caused or resulted in an Event of Default; (g) easements, reservations, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar Liens affecting real property not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Grantor; (h) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (i) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; (j) Liens in favor of a depository bank or a securities intermediary pursuant to such depository bank’s or securities intermediary’s customary customer account agreement; provided that any such Liens shall at no time secure any indebtedness or obligations other than customary fees and charges payable to such depository bank or securities intermediary; (k) statutory or common law Liens of landlords and carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (l) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds, and other obligations of like nature, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; (m) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security; (n) pledges and deposits securing liability for
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reimbursement or indemnification obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of landlords; and (o) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under the preceding clauses, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase.
“Secured Obligations” means (a) the obligation of Grantor to repay Secured Party all of the unpaid principal amount of, and accrued interest on (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of bankruptcy), the Loans, and (b) the obligation of Grantor to pay any fees, costs and expenses of Secured Party under the Notes, the Purchase Agreement, or this Security Agreement.
“Security Agreement” means this Security Agreement and all Schedules hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.
“Trademark License” means any agreement, whether in written or electronic form, in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any interest, granting any right in and to any Trademark or Trademark registration (whether Grantor is the licensee or the licensor thereunder).
“Trademarks” means any of the following in which Grantor now holds or hereafter acquires any interest: (a) any trademarks, tradenames, corporate names, company names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof and any applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country (collectively, the “Marks”); (b) any reissues, extensions or renewals thereof; (c) the goodwill of the business symbolized by or associated with the Marks; (d) income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect to the Marks, including, without limitation, damages, claims and recoveries for past, present or future infringement; and (e) rights to xxx for past, present and future infringements of the Marks.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of California (and each reference in this Security Agreement to an Article thereof (denoted as a Division of the UCC as adopted and in effect in the State of California) shall refer to that Article (or Division, as applicable) as from time to time in effect, which in the case of Article 9 shall include and refer to Revised Article 9 from and after the date Revised Article 9 shall become effective in the State of California); provided, however, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of Secured Party’s security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of California, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code (including the Articles thereof) as in effect at such time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
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In addition, the following terms shall be defined terms having the meaning set forth for such terms in the UCC: “Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commodity Account”, “Deposit Account”, “Documents”, “Equipment”, “Fixtures”, “General Intangible”, “Goods”, “Instrument”, “Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Right”, “Money”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Promissory Notes”, “Securities Account”, and “Supporting Obligations”. Each of the foregoing defined terms shall include all of such items now owned, or hereafter acquired, by Grantor.
2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. As collateral security for the full, prompt, complete and final payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations and in order to induce Secured Party to cause the Loans to be made, Grantor hereby assigns, conveys, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and transfers to Secured Party, and hereby grants to Secured Party, a security interest in all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (all of which being collectively referred to herein as the “Collateral”):
(a) All Accounts of Grantor;
(b) All Chattel Paper of Grantor;
(c) All Commodity Accounts of Grantor;
(d) All Contracts of Grantor;
(e) All Deposit Accounts of Grantor;
(f) All Documents of Grantor;
(g) All General Intangibles of Grantor, including, without limitation, Intellectual Property;
(h) All Goods of Grantor, including, without limitation, Equipment, Inventory and Fixtures;
(i) All Instruments of Grantor, including, without limitation, Promissory Notes;
(j) All Investment Property of Grantor;
(k) All Letter-of Credit Rights of Grantor;
(l) All Money of Grantor;
(m) All Securities Accounts of Grantor;
(n) All Supporting Obligations of Grantor;
(o) All property of Grantor held by Secured Party, or any other party for whom Secured Party is acting as agent, including, without limitation, all property of every-description
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now or hereafter in the possession or custody of or in transit to Secured Party or such other party for any purpose, including, without limitation, safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of Grantor, or as to which Grantor may have any right or power;
(p) All other goods and personal property of Grantor, wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, existing, leased or consigned by or to Grantor; and
(q) To the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, the grant, assignment and transfer of a security interest as provided herein shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include: (a) “intent-to-use” trademarks at all times prior to the first use thereof, whether by the actual use thereof in commerce, the recording of a statement of use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or otherwise or (b) any Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note in which Grantor has any right, title or interest if and to the extent such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note includes a provision containing a restriction on assignment such that the creation of a security interest in the right, title or interest of Grantor therein would be prohibited and would, in and of itself, cause or result in a default thereunder enabling another person party to such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note to enforce any remedy with respect thereto; provided that the foregoing exclusion shall not apply if (i) such prohibition has been waived or such other person has otherwise consented to the creation hereunder of a security interest in such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note or (ii) such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406(d), 9-407(a) or 9-408(a) of the UCC, as applicable and as then in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided further that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and Grantor shall be deemed to have granted on the date hereof a security interest in, all its rights, title and interests in and to such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note as if such provision had never been in effect; and provided further that the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect Secured Party’s unconditional continuing security interest in and to all rights, title and interests of Grantor in or to any payment obligations or other rights to receive monies due or to become due under any such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note and in any such monies and other proceeds of such Account, Chattel Paper, General Intangible or Promissory Note.
3. RIGHTS OF SECURED PARTY; COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTS.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Security Agreement to the contrary, Grantor expressly agrees that it shall remain liable under each of its Contracts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Instruments and Licenses to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder and that it shall perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions of each such Contract, Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument or License. Secured
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Party shall not have any obligation or liability under any such Contract, Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, or License by reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or the granting to Secured Party of a lien therein or the receipt by Secured Party of any payment relating to any such Contract, Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, or License pursuant hereto, nor shall Secured Party be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Grantor under or pursuant to any such Contract, Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, or License, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such Contract, Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, or License, or to present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
(b) Secured Party authorizes Grantor to collect its Accounts. At the request of Secured Party, Grantor shall deliver all original and other documents evidencing and relating to the performance of labor or service which created such Accounts, including, without limitation, all original orders, invoices and shipping receipts.
(c) Secured Party may at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, notify Account Debtors of Grantor, parties to the Contracts of Grantor, and obligors in respect of Instruments of Grantor and obligors in respect of Chattel Paper of Grantor that the Accounts and the right, title and interest of Grantor in and under such Contracts, Instruments and Chattel Paper have been assigned to Secured Party and that payments shall be made directly to Secured Party. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon the request of Secured Party, Grantor shall so notify such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors in respect of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper. Secured Party may, in its name or in the name of others, communicate with such Account Debtors, parties to such Contracts, obligors in respect of such Instruments and obligors in respect of such Chattel Paper to verify with such parties, to Secured Party’s satisfaction, the existence, amount and terms of any such Accounts, Contracts, Instruments or Chattel Paper.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Grantor hereby represents and warrants to Secured Party that:
(a) Except for the security interest granted to Secured Party under this Security Agreement and Permitted Liens, Grantor is the sole legal and equitable owner of each item of the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest hereunder.
(b) No effective security agreement, financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral exists, except such as may have been filed by Grantor in favor of Secured Party pursuant to this Security Agreement and except for Permitted Liens.
(c) This Security Agreement creates a legal and valid security interest on and in all of the Collateral in which Grantor now has rights.
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(d) Grantor’s taxpayer identification number is set forth in the signature page hereof. Grantor’s chief executive office, principal place of business, and the place where Grantor maintains its records concerning the Collateral are presently located at the address set forth on the signature page hereof. The Collateral consisting of goods, other than motor vehicles and such other mobile goods, is presently located at such address and at such additional addresses set forth on Schedule B attached hereto.
(e) All Collateral of Grantor consisting of Chattel Paper, Instruments or Investment Property is set forth on Schedule C attached hereto.
(f) The name and address of each depository institution at which Grantor maintains any Deposit Account and the account number and account name of each such Deposit Account is listed on Schedule D attached hereto. The name and address of each securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Grantor maintains any Securities Account or Commodity Account and the account number and account name is listed on Schedule D attached hereto. Grantor agrees to amend Schedule D upon Secured Party’s request to reflect the opening of any additional Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account, or closing or changing the account name or number on any existing Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
(g) All Intellectual Property now owned or held by the Grantor are listed on Schedule E attached hereto.
5. COVENANTS. Unless Secured Party otherwise consents (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Grantor covenants and agrees with Secured Party that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and until the Secured Obligations have been performed and paid in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and any commitment of Secured Party to make Loans to Grantor has expired or terminated:
5.1 Disposition of Collateral. Grantor shall not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (each, a “Transfer”), or attempt or contract to do so, other than (a) the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b) the granting of Licenses in the ordinary course of business and (c) the disposal of worn-out or obsolete Equipment.
5.2 Change of Jurisdiction of Organization, Relocation of Business. Grantor shall not change its jurisdiction of organization or relocate its chief executive office, principal place of business or its records from such address(es) provided to Secured Party pursuant to Section 4(d) above without at least seven (7) days prior notice to Secured Party.
5.3 Limitation on Liens on Collateral. Grantor shall not, directly or indirectly, create, permit or suffer to exist, and shall defend the Collateral against and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien on the Collateral, except (a) Permitted Liens and (b) the Lien granted to Secured Party under this Security Agreement.
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5.4 Insurance. Grantor shall maintain insurance policies insuring the Collateral against loss or damage from such risks and in such amounts and forms and with such companies as are customarily maintained by businesses similar to Grantor.
5.5 Taxes, Assessments, Etc. Grantor shall pay promptly when due all property and other taxes, assessments and government charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against, the Goods, except to the extent the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith and adequate reserves are being maintained in connection therewith.
5.6 Defense of Intellectual Property. Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks material to Grantor’s business and (ii) detect infringements of all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks material to Grantor’s business.
5.7 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Secured Party, and at the sole expense of Grantor, Grantor shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security Agreement, including, without limitation, (a) executing, delivering and causing to be filed any financing or continuation statements (including “in lieu” continuation statements) under the UCC with respect to the security interests granted hereby, (b) at Secured Party’s reasonable request, filing or cooperating with Secured Party in filing any forms or other documents required to be recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office, (c) at Secured Party’s reasonable request, placing the interest of Secured Party as lienholder on the certificate of title (or similar evidence of ownership) of any vehicle, watercraft or other Equipment constituting Collateral owned by Grantor which is covered by a certificate of title (or similar evidence of ownership), (d) executing and delivering and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable depository institution, securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or issuer or nominated party under a letter of credit to execute and deliver a collateral control agreement with respect to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account or Letter-of-Credit Right in or to which Grantor has any right or interest and (e) at Secured Party’s reasonable request, using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain acknowledgments from bailees having possession of any Collateral and waivers of liens from landlords and mortgagees of any location where any of the Collateral may from time to time be stored or located. Grantor also hereby authorizes Secured Party to file any such financing or continuation statement (including “in lieu” continuation statements) without the signature of Grantor.
6. SECURED PARTY’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE BY SECURED PARTY.
(a) Subject to Section 6(b) below, Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Secured Party, and any officer or agent of Secured Party, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full, irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Grantor and in the name of Grantor or in its own name, from time to time at Secured Party’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Security
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Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Security Agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby gives Secured Party the power and right, on behalf of Grantor, without notice to or assent by Grantor to do the following:
(i) to ask, demand, collect, receive and give acquittances and receipts for any and all monies due or to become due under any Collateral and, in the name of Grantor, in its own name or otherwise to take possession of, endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other Instruments for the payment of monies due under any Collateral and to file any claim or take or commence any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by Secured Party for the purpose of collecting any and all such monies due under any Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) to pay or discharge any Liens, including, without limitation, any tax lien, levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, to effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Security Agreement and to pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof, which actions shall be for the benefit of Secured Party and not Grantor;
(iii) to (1) direct any person liable for any payment under or in respect of any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due or to become due thereunder directly to Secured Party or as Secured Party shall direct, (2) receive payment of any and all monies, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time arising out of or in respect of any Collateral, (3) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with Accounts and other Instruments and Documents constituting or relating to the Collateral, (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral, (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against Grantor with respect to any Collateral, (6) settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described above, and in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as Secured Party may deem appropriate, (7) license, or, to the extent permitted by an applicable License, sublicense, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any Copyright, Patent or Trademark throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions and in such manner as Secured Party shall in its discretion determine and (8) sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes; and
(iv) to do, at Secured Party’s option and Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and Secured Party’s security interest therein in order to effect the intent of this Security Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Grantor might do.
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(b) Secured Party agrees that, except upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, it shall not exercise the power of attorney or any rights granted to Secured Party pursuant to this Section 6. Grantor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 6 is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Secured Obligations are completely and indefeasibly paid and performed in full and Secured Party no longer has any commitment to make any Loans to Grantor.
(c) If Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein and Secured Party, as provided for by the terms of this Security Agreement, shall perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement, the reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, of Secured Party together with interest thereon at a rate of interest equal to the highest per annum rate of interest charged on the Loans, incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, shall be payable by Grantor to Secured Party within five (5) business days of demand and shall constitute Secured Obligations secured hereby.
7. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT. Beginning on the date which is ten (10) business days after any Event of Default shall have occurred and while such Event of Default is continuing:
(a) Secured Party may exercise in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it under this Security Agreement, the Notes, or the Purchase Agreement, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Grantor expressly agrees that in any such event Secured Party, without demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except the notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon Grantor or any other person, may (i) reclaim, take possession, recover, store, maintain, finish, repair, prepare for sale or lease, shop, advertise for sale or lease and sell or lease (in the manner provided herein) the Collateral, and in connection with the liquidation of the Collateral and collection of the accounts receivable pledged as Collateral, use any Trademark, Copyright, or process used or owned by Grantor and (ii) forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give an option or options to purchase or sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange or broker’s board or at any of Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere at such prices as it may deem commercially reasonable, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. Grantor further agrees, at Secured Party’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Secured Party at places which Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether at Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. Secured Party shall apply the net proceeds of any such collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale as provided in Section 7(e), below, with Grantor remaining liable for any deficiency remaining unpaid after such application. Grantor agrees that Secured Party need not give more than twenty (20) days’ notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place and that such notice is reasonable notification of such matters.
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(b) As to any Collateral constituting certificated securities or uncertificated securities, if, at any time when Secured Party shall determine to exercise its right to sell the whole or any part of such Collateral hereunder, such Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any reason whatsoever, be effectively registered under Securities Act of 1933, as amended (as so amended the “Act”), Secured Party may, in its discretion (subject only to applicable requirements of law), sell such Collateral or part thereof by private sale in such manner and under such circumstances as Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable, but subject to the other requirements of this Section 7(b), and shall not be required to effect such registration or cause the same to be effected. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in any such event Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, (i) in accordance with applicable securities laws, proceed to make such private sale notwithstanding that a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Collateral or part thereof could be or shall have been filed under the Act; (ii) approach and negotiate with a single possible purchaser to effect such sale; and (iii) restrict such sale to a purchaser who will represent and agree that such purchaser is purchasing for its own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale of such Collateral or part thereof. In addition to a private sale as provided above in this Section 7(b), if any of such Collateral shall not be freely distributable to the public without registration under the Act at the time of any proposed sale hereunder, then Secured Party shall not be required to effect such registration or cause the same to be effected but may, in its sole discretion (subject only to applicable requirements of law), require that any sale hereunder (including a sale at auction) be conducted subject to such restrictions as Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, deem necessary or appropriate in order that such sale (notwithstanding any failure so to register) may be effected in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the Act and all applicable state securities laws.
(c) Grantor also agrees to pay all fees, costs and expenses of Secured Party, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the enforcement of any of its rights and remedies hereunder.
(d) Grantor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any Collateral.
(e) The Proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be distributed by Secured Party in the following order of priorities:
FIRST, to Secured Party in an amount sufficient to pay in full the costs of Secured Party in connection with such sale, disposition or other realization, including all fees, costs, expenses, liabilities and advances incurred or made by Secured Party in connection therewith, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees;
SECOND, to Secured Party in an amount equal to the then unpaid Secured Obligations; and
FINALLY, upon payment in full of the Secured Obligations, to Grantor or its representatives, in accordance with the UCC or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
12.
8. INDEMNITY. Grantor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Secured Party and its officers, employees, and agents against (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities claimed or asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement and (b) all losses or expenses in any way suffered, incurred, or paid by Secured Party as a result of or in any way arising out of, following or consequential to transactions between Secured Party and Grantor, whether under this Security Agreement or otherwise (including without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), except for losses arising from or out of Secured Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
9. REINSTATEMENT. This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Grantor’s property and assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
10.1 Waivers; Amendments. Any amendment of the Notes, the Purchase Agreement or this Security Agreement shall require the written consent of the Grantor and the Secured Party.
10.2 Termination of this Security Agreement. Subject to Section 9 hereof, this Security Agreement shall terminate upon the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations.
10.3 Successor and Assigns. This Security Agreement and all obligations of Grantor hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Grantor, and shall, together with the rights and remedies of Secured Party hereunder, inure to the benefit of Secured Party, any future holder of any of the Secured Obligations and their respective successors and assigns. No sales of participations, other sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of any agreement governing or instrument evidencing the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner affect the lien granted to Secured Party hereunder.
10.4 Governing Law. In all respects, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, this Security Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws, except to the extent that the UCC provides for the application of the law of a different jurisdiction.
13.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.
| ADDRESS OF GRANTOR |
BIOCEPT, INC., as Grantor | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
| Printed Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
| Title: | President & CEO | |||||
| TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF GRANTOR | JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION OF GRANTOR | |||||
| California | ||||||
| ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
THE XXXXX FAMILY GST EXEMPT MARITAL DEDUCTION TRUST, as Secured Party | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Printed Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
| Title: |
Trustee |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECURITY AGREEMENT]
SCHEDULE A
LIENS EXISTING ON THE DATE OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
None
SCHEDULE B
LOCATION OF GOODS
| ENTITY |
ADDRESS | |
| Biocept, Inc. |
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 |
SCHEDULE C
LIST OF CHATTEL PAPER, INSTRUMENTS, AND
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
(CERTIFICATED SECURITIES)
None
SCHEDULE D
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS, SECURITIES ACCOUNTS AND
COMMODITY ACCOUNTS
(Including Type of Account, Account Name, Account Number and Name and Address of Institution/Intermediary)
| Description | Type of Account | Account Name | Account Number | |||
| California Coast Credit Union |
Savings | Biocept Inc. | 7100001171 | |||
| Address: |
California Coast Credit Union, XX Xxx 000000, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | |||||
| SVB General Account |
Analysis Checking | Biocept Inc. | 3300575742 | |||
| Address: |
Silicon Valley Bank, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | |||||
| Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Checking |
WCMA | Biocept Inc. | 778-07010 | |||
| Address: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | |||||
| Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Investment |
WCMA/MLPA | Biocept Inc. | 778-07007 | |||
| Address: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | |||||
| Ulster Bank Account |
Corporate Checking | Biocept Europe | 35180007 | |||
| Address: |
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, 00-00 Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
| Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx | ||||||
SCHEDULE E
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Issued/Granted Patents:
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product | Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 62685 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Method of Using an Improved Peptide Nucleic Acid Universal Library to Optimize DNA Sequence Hybridization | X. Xxxx A. Patron X. Xxxxxxx |
PNA | Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 01/07/1999 99933646.4 |
5/2/2001 EP1095054 |
10/25/2006 EP 1,095,054 B1 | |||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 01/07/1999 7000159 |
— | 3/7/2007 694914 | ||||||||||||||
| 62829 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Method of Making Biochips and the Biochips Resulting Therefrom | X. Xxxx | Hydroarray | US | 7/19/1999 010110/0277 |
04/26/1999 09/299,831 |
N/A | 01/16/2001 6,174,683 | |||||||||
| 66152 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Peptide Nucleic Acid Precursors and Methods of Preparing Same (CIP-abandoned) | A. Patron X. Xxxxxx |
PNA | US | 1/5/2000 010523/0685 |
01/05/2000 09/479,320 |
N/A | 08/13/2002 6,433,134 | |||||||||
| 66233 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Method of Making Biochips and The Biochips Resulting Therefrom | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydroarray | Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 04/26/2000 00928450.6 |
1/23/2002 EP1173620 |
11/8/2006 EP 1,173,620 B1 | |||||||||
| Germany | N/A | 11/8/2006 600 31 772.2-08 |
N/A | 9/6/2007 DE 600 31 772 T2 | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 04/26/2001 7013634/2001 |
— | 4/13/2007 709795 | ||||||||||||||
| 69905 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Three Dimensional Format Biochips | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydroarray | Australia (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 0000000000 |
N/A | 1/11/2007 AU
0000000000 | |||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 01994529.4 |
7/23/2003 EP1328810 |
Published No
further |
1
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product | Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 71716 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microwell Biochip | X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
Microwell | Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 10/15/2002 2772545.0-2204 |
8/11/2004 EP 1,444,500 |
6/11/08 1,444,500 | |||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 10/15/2002 2003-536,713 |
3/3/2005 2005-506,530 |
Published No
further | ||||||||||||||
| 72711 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Methods and Gel Compositions for Encapsulating Living Cells and Organic Molecules | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydrogel | US | 8/7/2003 013857/0723 |
04/02/2003 10/398,725 |
2/12/2004 2004/0029241 |
02/6/2007 7,172,866 | |||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 04/02/2002 02763911.1-2405 |
1/2/2004 EP1373472 |
6/27/2007 1,373,472 – Filed | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | N/A | 6/27/2007 602 20 893.9-08 |
N/A | 3/6/2008 DE60220893T2 | ||||||||||||||
| 81633 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microarray Hybridization Device Having Bubble-Fracturing Elements | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Hybridization Device |
US | 11/24/2003 014756/0001 |
11/24/2003 10/722,290 |
05/26/2005 2005/0112589 |
07/3/2007 7,238,521 | |||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 11/03/2004 04800599.5 |
8/9/2006 EP1687080 |
6/24/08 1,687,080 | ||||||||||||||
| 81634 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Reflective Substrate and Algorithms for 3D Biochip | X. Xxxxxxx | Substrate | US | 11/4/2004 015338/0315 |
09/16/2003 10/664,248 |
Filed w/Non- Publication Notice |
04/3/2007 7,198,901 | |||||||||
| 81674 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Alleviation of Non-Specific Binding in Microarray Assays | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Protein | US | 11/3/2004 015332/0733 |
8/19/2004 10/922,387 |
2/23/2006 2006/0040407 |
08/21/07 7,258,990 | |||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 2/21/2007 05,808,506.9 |
5/23/2007 1,787,120 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| 81721 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microwell Biochip (Cont. 71716) |
X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Microwell | US | 10/14/2004 015248/0196 |
04/12/2004 10/823,021 |
9/30/2004 2004/0191891 |
05/15/2007 7,217,520 | |||||||||
| 81736 |
Fitch, Even Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | mRNA Expression Analysis | X. Xxxxxxx | Expression Analysis |
Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 6/18/2004 04776771.0-2405 |
4/26/06 XX0000000 |
Abandoned |
2
Pending Applications:
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 62685 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Method of Using an Improved Peptide Nucleic Acid Universal Library to Optimize DNA Sequence Hybridization | X. Xxxx A. Patron X. Xxxxxxx |
PNA | WO (PCT) |
N/A | 01/07/1999 PCT/US99/14969 |
01/20/2000 WO0002899 |
N/A | |||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 01/07/1999 2000-559,128 |
7/9/2002 2002-520,008 |
Published | ||||||||||||||
| 66233 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Method of Making Biochips and The Biochips Resulting Therefrom | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydroarray | WO (PCT) |
N/A | 04/26/2000 PCT/US001/11282 |
11/02/2000 WO/0065097 |
N/A | |||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 4/26/2000 2000-614,431 |
/2002 2002-543,398 |
Published | ||||||||||||||
| 69905 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Three Dimensional Format Biochips | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydroarray | WO (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 PCT/US01/51265 |
8/1/2002 WO02059372 |
N/A | |||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 | 01 994 529.4 | Published | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 2002-559,854 |
6/17/2004 2004-518,138 |
|||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 10/26/2001 7008285/2002 |
Pending | |||||||||||||||
| 71716 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microwell Biochip | X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
Microwell | WO (PCT) |
N/A | 10/15/2001 PCT/US02/32751 |
04/24/2003 WO2003034026 |
N/A | |||||||||
| 71726 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Three-Dimensional Format Biochips (CIP) | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydroarray | US | 5/28/2002 012736/0060 |
10/25/2001 10/054,728 |
2/17/2005 2005/0037343 |
Published No
Further |
3
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 72711 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Methods and Gel Compositions for Encapsulating Living Cells and Organic Molecules | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydrogel | WO (PCT) |
N/A | 04/02/2002 PCT/US02/10411 |
10/17/2002 WO2002/081662 |
N/A | |||||||||
| Canada (PCT) |
N/A | 04/02/2002 2,443,060 |
Published | Maintain – no further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Israel (PCT) |
N/A | 04/02/2002 158128 |
— | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 04/02/2002 2002-580,026 |
11/4/2004 2004-533,500 |
N/A | ||||||||||||||
| 81633 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microarray Hybridization Device | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Hybridization Device | WO | N/A | 11/03/2004 PCT/US04/036475 |
6/16/2005 WO2005/053827 |
N/A | |||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 5/22/2006 200480034517.7 |
12/20/2006 CN1882382A |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 6/5/2007 07105921.6 |
9/28/2007 1100820 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 09/21/2006 2316/CHENP/2006 |
Abandoned | |||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 11/7/2006 2006-541216 |
6/14/2007 2007-515627 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 6/22/2006 7012472/2006 |
Pending | Abandoned |
4
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 81665 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Detection of Chromosomal Disorders | X. Xxxx X. Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx |
Chromosomal Disorder Detection | US | 10/4/2004 015217/0311 |
05/05/2004 10/840,208 |
11/10/2005 2005/0250111 |
No Further Submissions | |||||||||
| WO | N/A | 04/18/2005 PCT/US2005/013070 |
11/24/2005 WO2005/111237 |
N/A | ||||||||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 12/21/06 200580020530.1 |
6/13/2007 CN1981052A |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 11/6/07 07112041.7 |
3/14/08 1,106,553 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 12/4/2006 05740274.4 |
3/7/2007 EP1759011 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 4473/CHENP/2006 | Pending | — | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 11/6/2006 2007-511389 |
12/13/2007 2007-535928 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 12/1/2006 7025434/2006 |
Pending | — | ||||||||||||||
| 81671 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Detection of STRP Such as Fragile X Syndrome | X. Xxxx | Chromosomal Disorder Detection | US | 4/21/2004 014538/0289 |
03/01/2004 10/791,209 |
9/1/2005 2005/0191636 |
Abandoned | |||||||||
| WO | N/A | 02/28/2005 PCT/US05/007049 |
09/15/2005 WO2005/085476 |
N/A | ||||||||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 08/31/2006 200580006466.1 |
03/23/2007 CN1926247A |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 6/26/2007 07106812.6 |
11/2/2007 1,102,059 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 09/21/2006 05,724,566.4 |
11/22/2006 XX0000000 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 2/28/2005 3600/CHENP/2006 |
Pending | — | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 01/16/2007 501418993 |
9/13/2007 2007-525998 |
— | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 10/2/2006 7020635/2006 |
Pending | — |
5
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 81672 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Protein Microarrays | X. Xxxxxxxx | Protein | US | 11/18/2004 015391/0794 |
8/17/2004 10/921,073 |
2/23/06 2003/0040377 |
N/A | |||||||||
| WO | N/A | 8/9/2005 PCT/US2005/028225 |
3/2/2006 WO2006/023324 |
N/A | ||||||||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 2/12/2007 200580027771.9 |
Pending | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 3/26/2008 08103346.7 |
Pending | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 2/21/2007 05,784,703.0 |
5/2/2007 1,779,114 |
No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 8/9/2005 1108/CHENP/2007 |
Pending | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 4/19/2007 2007-527867 |
4/3/08 2008-510165 |
No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 3/15/2007 7006000/2007 |
— | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| 81673 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Microarrays Utilizing Hydrogels | X. Xxxxxxxx | Hydrogel | US | 10/18/2004 0152561/0623 |
8/19/2004 10/922,391 |
2/23/06 2006/0040274 |
No further submissions | |||||||||
| WO | N/A | 8/9/2005 PCT/US2005/028224 |
3/2/06 WO2006/023323 |
N/A | ||||||||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 2/25/2007 200580028415.9 |
9/26/07 CN101044401A |
No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 3/26/2008 08103349.4 |
Pending | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 2/21/2007 05,784,526.5 |
5/2/2007 1,779,113 |
No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 10/2007 1144/CHENP/2007 |
Pending | No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 2/19/2007 2007-527866 |
4/3/08 2008-510164 |
No further submissions | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 3/15/2007 7006001/2007 |
Pending | No further submissions |
6
| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| 81674 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Alleviation of Non-Specific Binding in Microarray Assays | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Protein | WO | N/A | 8/11/2005 PCT/US2005/028690 |
3/2/2006 WO2006/023383 |
N/A | |||||||||
| China (PCT) |
N/A | 2/25/2007 200580028345.7 |
8/29/2007 CN101027559A |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
N/A | 11/23/2007 07112786.6 |
4/3/2008 1,107,400 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| India (PCT) |
N/A | 10/2007 1142/CHENP/2007 |
Pending | Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 2/19/2007 2007-527889 |
4/3/08 2008-510167 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| Korea (PCT) |
N/A | 3/16/2007 7006187/2007 |
Pending | Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| 81736 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | mRNA Expression Analysis | X. Xxxxxxx | Expression Analysis | WO | N/A | 06/21/2004 PCT/US04/019559 |
01/06/2005 WO2005/001139 |
N/A | |||||||||
| Japan (PCT) |
N/A | 12/27/2005 2006-517413 |
11/29/2007 2007-534298 |
Abandoned | ||||||||||||||
| 81835 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | 3D Format Biochips and Method of Use (CIP 71726) | X. Xxxxxxx | Cell Separation | US | 2/4/2005 015660/0316 |
12/16/2004 11/015,459 |
05/12/2005 2005/0100951 |
N/A | |||||||||
| 86357 |
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Xxxxxxxx | Methods and Gel Compositions for Encapsulating Living Cells and Organic Molecules (DIV of 72711) | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Hydrogel | US | N/A | 02/01/2007 11/670,061 |
6/21/2007 2007/0141164 |
Response to Office Action Filed | |||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Recovery of Rare Cells Using a Microchannel Apparatus with Patterned Posts (Foreign see 86213) | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
MEMs Channel | US | 3/11/2005 015884/0336 |
1/18/2005 11/038,920 |
7/20/2006 2006/0160243 |
Response to Office Action filed |
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| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
Country | Assign. Date/ Reel/Frame |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 01US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Detection or Isolation of Target Molecules Using a Microchannel Apparatus (CONT. 81816) | X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
MEMs Channel | US | N/A | 7/19/2006 11/458,668 |
11/9/2006 2006/0252087 |
Response to Office Action filed | |||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 01WO |
WO | N/A | 7/18/2007 PCT/US07/073817 |
01/24/2008 WO2008/011486 |
N/A | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 03US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Cell Separation Using Microchannel Having Patterned Posts (Incorps. 81816 & BIOE-001/02US) | X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
MEMs Channel | US (PCT) |
Pending | 7/18/2007 11/814,276 |
Pending | Pending Exam Requested | |||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 03WO |
WO | N/A | 1/5/2006 PCT/US2006/000383 |
07/27/2006 WO2006/078470 |
X/X | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
N/A | 1/5/2006 200680002401.4 |
1/9/2008 CN101102847A |
— | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 003EP |
Europe (PCT) |
N/A | 5/31/2007 06717562.0 |
Pending | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 03IN |
India (PCT) |
N/A | 8/14/2007 2991/KOLNP/2007 |
Pending | — | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxxx (PCT) |
N/A | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
N/A | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
N/A | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-001/ 03TW |
Taiwan | N/A | 5/2/2006 95115566 |
11/16/2007 200742612 |
Request for Exam. Due 5/2/09 |
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Inventor(s) |
Product |
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| BIOE-002/ 00WO |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Isolation of Cells or the Like from Bodily Fluids (Beads) | X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Cell Separation | WO | N/A | 12/21/2005 PCT/US2005/046961 |
7/6/2006 WO2006/071824 |
N/A – No National Filing | |||||||||
| BIOE-002/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Isolation of Cells or the Like from Bodily Fluids (Beads) | X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Cell Separation | US | 3/4/2005 015838/0143 |
12/23/2004 11/021,304 |
6/29/2006 2006/0141045 |
Issue Fee Paid Awaiting | |||||||||
| BIOE-003/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Trophoblast Preservation/ Pretreatment Medium and Method | X. Xxxxxxx | Transport Medium | US | 4/24/2006 017518/0416 |
3/22/2006 11/277,218 |
9/27/2007 2007/0224588 |
Abandoned | |||||||||
| BIOE-004/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Isolating Fetal Trophoblasts (Mucus Dissolution) | X. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
Cell Separation | US | 5/1/2006 017556/0667 |
3/23/2006 11/277,288 |
9/27/2007 2007/0224597 |
Abandoned | |||||||||
| BIOE-004/ 01WO |
WO | N/A | 3/22/2007 PCT/US2007/64705 |
10/4/2007 WO2007/112281 |
N/A | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-005/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Device for Cell Separation and Analysis and Method of Using (covered) | X. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
MEMs Channel | US | 2/6/2006 017238/0401 |
01/12/2006 11/331,988 |
7/12/2007 2007/0161051 |
Pending Published | |||||||||
| BIOE-005/ 01WO |
WO | N/A | 1/12/2007 PCT/US2007/060518 |
1/19/2007 WO2007/082302 |
X/X | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
— | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-005/ 01EP |
Europe (PCT) |
— | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
— | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-005/ 01IN |
India (PCT) |
— | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
— | Preparing to File | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Enrichment of Circulating Fetal DNA (BAYLOR) | X. Xxxxxxxx | Cell Separation | US | 8/23/2007 019739/0966 |
4/11/2007 11/734,224 |
10/18/2007 2007/0243549 |
Abandoned | |||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 01WO |
WO | N/A | 4/11/2007 PCT/US2007/66475 |
10/25/2007 WO2007/121276 |
N/A |
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Inventor(s) |
Product |
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Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Isxxxx/ Xxxxxx # | |||||||||
| XXXX-000/ 00XX |
Xxxxx (PCT) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 01EP |
Europe (PCT) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 01JP |
Japan (PCT) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 01IN |
India (PCT) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-006/ 01KR |
Korea (PCT) |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-007/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Identification and Isolation of Fetal Cells and Nucleic Acid (PROVISIONAL) | X. Xxxxxxxx | Cell Separation | US | — | 9/21/2007 60/974,392 |
N/A | Application Filed | |||||||||
| BIOE-009/ 00US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Non-Invasive Prenatal Genetic Screen | X. Xxxxx W. Fan R. Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Cell Separation | US | 020377/0504 | 12/7/2007 11/952,459 |
Converted to PCT and US |
Application Filed National
Phase | |||||||||
| BIOE-009/ 01WO |
WO | — | 12/7/2007 PCT/US2007/86862 |
— | N/A | |||||||||||||
| BIOE-010/ 01US |
Cooley, Godward, Kronish | Non-Invasive Detection of Endometrial Cancer (Priority date of 5/2/07) | X. Xxxxxxx Q. Le |
Cell Separation | US | Pending | 05/02/2008 12/114,584 |
— | Application Filed Abandoned | |||||||||
| WO | — | 5/1/2008 PCT/US2008/062286 |
— | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| BIOE-013/ 00US |
Xxxxxx Godward Kronish | In-Situ Hybridization to Detect RNA and DNA Markers (PROVISIONAL) |
X. Xxxxx W. Fan R. Xxx |
Cell Separation | US | 01/04/2008 020319/0009 |
8/3/2007 60/953,812 |
N/A | National Phase Due 2/3/2010 | |||||||||
| BIOE-014/ 00US |
Cooley Godward Kronish | Non-Invasive Isolation of Fetal Nucleic Acid (Partial Lysis) (PROVISIONAL) | X. Xxxxx X. Xxxxx I. Postor W. Fan |
Cell Separation | US | — | 11/1/2007 60/984,698 |
N/A | Application Filed |
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| Attorney |
Outside |
Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product |
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Date Filed/ Serial # |
Pub. Date/ Pub. # |
Date Issued/ Patent # | |||||||||
| BIOE-0015/ 00US |
Cooley Godward Kronish | Method for Isolating Cell Free Apoptotic or Fetal Nucleic Acids (PROVISIONAL) |
X. Xxxxx W. Fan |
Cell Separation | US | 6/9/2008 021068/0429 |
2/12/2008 61/028,064 |
N/A | Application Filed | |||||||||
| BIOE-0016/ 00US |
Cooley Godward Kronish | Device Utilizing Electric Field and Size Cut-Off for the Separation of Changed Species (Electrophoresis) (PROVISIONAL) |
X. Xxxx | Cell Separation | US | 5/19/2008 020968/0447 |
4/7/2008 61/043,028 |
N/A | Application Filed Abandoned | |||||||||
| BIOE-018/ 00US |
Cooley Godward Kronish | Two-Stage Enrichment of Cell Free Fetal DNA in Maternal Plasma (PROVISIONAL) | X. Xxxxxxxx | Cell Separation | US | — | 1/30/2008 61/024,872 |
N/A | Application Filed |
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Pending Drafts:
| Attorney Docket # |
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Title |
Inventor(s) |
Product | Country | Status | ||||||
| BIOE-012/ 00US |
Xxxxxx Godward Kronish | Collection, Separation, Purification and Testing of Trophoblasts | X. Xxxxxxx | Cell Separation | US | Abandoned | ||||||
| BIOE-011/ 00US |
Xxxxxx Godward Kronish | Method and Kit for Cell Separation (Double-Sided Slide) | X. Xxxxx | Cell Separation | US | Abandon |
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TRADEMARKS
Registered:
| Outside Counsel |
Xxxx | Int’l Class(es) | Registry | Date Filed/ Serial # |
Date Registered/ Registration # | |||||
| US | ||||||||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
Biocept® | 9 | Principal | 03/22/2002 78/116,876 |
08/31/2004 2,880,222 | |||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
Biocept Laboratories® | 9/42 | Principal | 05/04/2004 78/412,723 |
10/17/2006 3,159,956 | |||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
CEE® | 44 | Principal | 06/10/2005 78/648,645 |
10/30/2007 3,326,287 | |||||
| Cooley Godward Kronish LLP |
ChipCalc® | 9 | Principal | 12/15/2003 78/341,146 |
09/20/2005 2,999,101 | |||||
| Cooley Godward Kronish LLP |
HydroArray® | 1/9 | Principal | 08/01/2003 78/282,032 |
03/22/2005 2,934,749 | |||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
3D HydroArray® | 1/9 | Principal | 09/12/2003 78/299,957 |
09/27/2005 3,000,775 | |||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
Engineering new directions in diagnostics™ |
42/44 | Principal | 5/27/2008 | 07/01/08 3,458,860 | |||||
| European Community (CTM) | ||||||||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
preCEEd® | 9/42 | N/A | 11/16/2005 4724101 |
11/16/2006 4700000 | |||||
| Xxxxx | ||||||||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
preCEEd® | 9/44 | N/A | 11/11/2005 2005-106514 |
05/11/2007 5046520 | |||||
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Pending Registration:
| Outside Counsel |
Xxxx | Int’l Class |
Date Filed/ Serial # |
Status | ||||
| US | ||||||||
| Cooley Godward Kronish LLP |
FirstCEE™ | 1/9/44 | 3/19/2007 77/134,792 (IC 001) 77/134793 (IC 009) 77/134,796 (IC 044) |
Allowed for all classes; SOU for Class 1&9 due 10/30/08; SOU for Class 44 due 1/1/09 (2nd ext.) | ||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
I.D. ™ | 1/5/44 | 05/15/2008 77/475,119 |
Awaiting Office Communication | ||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
preCEEd™ | 1/9/44 | 06/10/2005 78/648,632 (IC 001/9) |
Allowed 7/24/07; Statement of Use due 1/24/09 (3rd ext.) | ||||
| 07/17/200678/931,082 (IC 044) |
Allowed 5/22/07; Statement of Use due 11/22/08 (3rd ext.) | |||||||
| European Community (CTM) | ||||||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
CEE™ | 9/42 | 11/17/2005 4725545 |
To be re-filed with more stylized format | ||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
FIRSTCEE™ | 1/5/9/44 | 09/17/2007 6282719 |
Replied to O.A. 11/25/07 | ||||
| Japan | ||||||||
| Cooley Godward Kronish LLP |
CEE™ | 9/42 | 11/11/2005 2005-106515 |
Replied to O.A. 12/23/06 | ||||
| Xxxxxx Godward Kronish LLP |
FIRSTCEE™ | 1/9/44 | 09/18/2007 2007-098571 |
Replied to Office Action 5/16/08 (all classes) | ||||
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