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NORCISAPRIDE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS NORCISAPRIDE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 20th day of July, 1998 by and
between SEPRACOR INC. ("Sepracor"), a Delaware corporation which has offices at
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, and XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICA
N.V. ("Xxxxxxx"), a Belgian company which has offices at
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, X-0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
WHEREAS, Sepracor and Xxxxxxx (the "Parties") each possesses
certain intellectual property rights relating to norcisapride;
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx desires to engage in research, development,
marketing, and sale of pharmaceutical products involving a norcisapride
enantiomer as an active ingredient;
WHEREAS, Sepracor desires to grant, and Xxxxxxx desires to
acquire, a license under the intellectual property rights owned by Sepracor
relating to (+) norcisapride and (-) norcisapride; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have on 12 June 1998 executed a Letter
of Intent related to such license.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
promises, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
definitions.
1.1 Affiliates. "Affiliates" of a Party hereto shall mean: (i)
companies the majority of whose voting shares are now or hereafter owned or
controlled directly or indirectly by such Party; (ii) companies which now or
hereafter own or control directly or indirectly a majority of the voting shares
of such Party; and (iii) companies a majority of whose voting shares are now or
hereafter owned or controlled directly or indirectly by any company mentioned in
(i) or (ii) of this definition. A company shall be considered an "Affiliate"
only for so long as such
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ownership or control exists. For the purposes of this definition, partnerships
or similar entities where a majority-in-interest of its partners or owners are a
Party hereto and/or Affiliates of such Party shall also be deemed to be
Affiliates of such Party. For the purpose hereof "majority" shall mean fifty
percent (50%) or more.
1.2 Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean a day on which
banks are open for business in both Marlborough, Massachusetts and Beerse,
Belgium.
1.3 Business Information. "Business Information" shall mean
all information relating to the business of a Party which is disclosed by that
Party to the other prior to the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
1.4 Combination Product. "Combination Product" shall mean a
Product which comprises two or more active ingredients at least one of which is
not Compound.
1.5 Compound. "Compound" shall mean the dextrorotatory (+)
optical isomer and/or the levorotatory (-) optical isomer of the compound
4-amino-5-chloro-N-(3-methoxy-4-piperidinyl)-2-methoxybenzamide, which optical
isomers are sometimes referred to as (+) norcisapride and (-) norcisapride,
respectively, and any salts, crystal polymorphs, clathrates, metabolites and
other non-covalent derivatives thereof.
1.6 Confidential Information. "Confidential Information" shall
mean those parts of Business Information and those parts of the Technical
Information, whether written or oral, which are (i) not publicly known and (ii)
annotated as "confidential" or "proprietary" either at the time of disclosure
or, in the case of an oral disclosure, by a written instrument provided by a
Party within thirty (30) days of its oral disclosure of such Business or
Technical Information to the other Party (the "receiving Party").
1.7 Dollars. "Dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the
United States in immediately available funds.
1.8 Effective Date. "Effective Date" shall mean the latest of
(a) the date on which Sepracor executes this Agreement and (b) the date on which
Xxxxxxx executes this Agreement.
1.9 FDA. "FDA" shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
1.10 Improvement Patent. "Improvement Patent" shall mean any
patent or patent application (except Sepracor Basic Patent Rights described in
Section 1.22) and all continuations, divisions, extensions including
supplementary protection
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certificates, reissues, foreign equivalents or counterparts, and other filings
thereof, containing claims that cover an enhancement in the formulation,
ingredients, preparation, presentation, means of delivery, dosage, packaging of,
manufacture, or any new or expanded therapeutic indication(s) for, Product
developed prior to or during the term of this Agreement by or on behalf of
Sepracor.
1.11 Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price. "Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price"
shall mean, on a country-by-country basis, the invoiced sale price of Xxxxxxx,
its Affiliates or its Permitted Sublicensees or assigns for Product to third
parties, ex works the manufacturing facility for such Product, excluding: [**].
Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 1.11, [**];
provided, however, in no event shall [**].
1.12 Xxxxxxx Patent Rights. "Xxxxxxx Patent Rights" shall mean
the patents and patent applications listed on Exhibit 1.12 hereto, and all
continuations, divisions, extensions including supplementary protection
certificates, reissues, foreign equivalents or counterparts, and other filings
thereof.
1.13 Xxxxxxx Technical Information. "Xxxxxxx Technical
Information" shall mean Technical Information which is now in (or hereafter,
during the term of this Agreement, comes into) the possession of Xxxxxxx, which
it is allowed to disclose and which relates specifically to the manufacture,
sale, distribution, registration, use or testing of Compound or Product.
1.14 Licensed Technology. "Licensed Technology" shall mean the
Sepracor Patent Rights and Sepracor Technical Information.
1.15 NDA. "NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application for Product
in the United States and its equivalents outside the United States.
1.16 Net Sales. "Net Sales" of a Product shall mean the sum of
all Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Prices for such Product.
1.17 OTC Product. "OTC Product" shall mean: (a) within the
United States, any and all over-the-counter pharmaceutical products (including
Combination Products) comprising Compound as an active ingredient; and (b)
outside the United States, any and all products (including combination products)
comprising Compound as an active ingredient and of which the legal status is a
non-prescription medicine.
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1.18 Payment Period. "Payment Period" shall mean each of the
calendar quarters as defined in the Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx universal calendar, as
specified in Exhibit 1.18 hereto as amended by Xxxxxxx each subsequent year.
1.19 Permitted Sublicensee. "Permitted Sublicensee" shall mean
the holder of any sublicense granted pursuant to Section 2.2.
1.20 Product. "Product" shall mean OTC Product and Rx Product.
1.21 Rx Product. "Rx Product" shall mean any and all
prescription pharmaceutical products (including Combination Products) comprising
Compound as an active ingredient.
1.22 Sepracor Basic Patent Rights. "Sepracor Basic Patent
Rights" shall mean the patents and patent applications listed on Exhibit 1.22
hereto, and all continuations, divisions, extensions including supplementary
protection certificates, reissues, foreign equivalents or counterparts, and
other filings thereof.
1.23 Sepracor Patent Rights. "Sepracor Patent Rights" shall
mean Sepracor Basic Patent Rights and Improvement Patents.
1.24 Sepracor Technical Information. "Sepracor Technical
Information" shall mean Technical Information which is now in (or hereafter,
during the term of this Agreement, comes into) the possession of Sepracor, which
it is allowed to disclose and which relates specifically to the manufacture,
sale, distribution, registration, use or testing of Compound or Product.
1.25 Technical Information. "Technical Information" shall mean
all technical and scientific know-how and information, pre-clinical and clinical
trial results, computer programs, knowledge, technology, means, methods,
processes, practices, formulas, techniques, procedures, technical assistance,
designs, drawings, apparatus, written and oral representations of data,
specifications, assembly procedures, schematics and other valuable information
of whatever nature, whether confidential or not, and whether proprietary or not.
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1.26 Valid Claim. "Valid Claim" shall mean, with respect to a
country, a claim of any patent application or unexpired patent in such country
which shall not have been irrevocably and finally withdrawn, cancelled, or
disclaimed, nor held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authorized tribunal in an unappealed or unappealable decision; provided,
however, that with respect to an Improvement Patent the term "Valid Claim" shall
[**]. For the purposes of royalty determination and payment under Article 4
hereof, [**]. For the purposes of this Section 1.26,[**].
A Valid Claim shall be deemed to cover a Product if such Valid Claim is
infringed by the manufacture, use, sale, or offer for sale of such Product
according to the established principles of patent claim interpretation in the
jurisdiction where such Valid Claim is applied. A Valid Claim that covers the
use of Compound of Product for an indication recited in the approved label for
Product shall be deemed to cover Product.
2. GRANT
Subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:
2.1 Licensing of Rights.
(a) Sepracor hereby grants to Xxxxxxx an
exclusive (exclusive even as to Sepracor and its Affiliates) worldwide right and
license during the term of this Agreement to develop, make, have made, use, and
sell Compound and Product under the Sepracor Patent Rights and the Sepracor
Technical Information.
(b) As soon as practical after the Effective
Date, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date,
Sepracor shall provide to Xxxxxxx, at no additional cost to Xxxxxxx, all
Sepracor Technical Information.
2.2 Right to Sublicense.
(a) Xxxxxxx shall have the right to sublicense
any of the rights and licenses granted hereunder with Sepracor's prior written
consent
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(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), so long as Xxxxxxx remains
responsible to Sepracor under this Agreement and each such sublicensee confirms
in writing to Xxxxxxx that it agrees to be bound by all of the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, Xxxxxxx shall
have the right, without the consent of Sepracor, to grant sublicenses to
Affiliates.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 2.2(a) above, Product
may be sold by Xxxxxxx through its distributors or agents in any country.
2.3 No Rights by Implication. No rights or licenses with
respect to Licensed Technology are granted or deemed granted hereunder or in
connection herewith, other than those rights or licenses expressly granted in
this Agreement.
2.4 Government Filings. To the extent necessary, each of
Sepracor and Xxxxxxx shall cooperate with one another to the extent necessary in
the preparation of any submissions that may be required to be made to government
agencies with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each
Party shall be responsible for its own costs, expenses, and filing fees
associated with any such submissions.
3. XXXXXXX'X OBLIGATIONS
3.1 Product Development, Registration, and
Commercialization.
(a) Xxxxxxx undertakes to use good faith reasonable
efforts, at its own expense, in conducting trials and applying for all
governmental approvals necessary to manufacture, sell, market, and distribute
Product, and to develop and commercialize Product, for gastroesophageal reflux
disease.
(b) Xxxxxxx shall have sole and exclusive
responsibility for and shall bear all costs and expenses related to development
of Product and all regulatory filings related thereto. Any and all data arising
out of studies performed by Xxxxxxx shall be owned by Xxxxxxx. During the term
of this Agreement, Xxxxxxx shall inform Sepracor of commencement and
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completion of Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, NDA submission, NDA
filing, approvable and approval letters, and launch of Product. [**].
3.2 Ownership of NDAs. NDAs relating to Product shall be
owned by Xxxxxxx. As the owner of such NDAs, Xxxxxxx shall be responsible
at its own expense and discretion for maintaining such NDAs, ADE reporting, and
all other required reports and filings.
3.3 Progress Reports to Sepracor. During the term of this
Agreement, Xxxxxxx shall provide Sepracor with quarterly written reports,
including a meaningful summary of Product development (including summary results
from preclinical and clinical trials conducted on Product) and registration
progress under this Agreement.
3.4 Emesis, Irritable Bowel Disease, and Bulimia Indications.
Xxxxxxx shall conduct appropriate preclinical or clinical studies in accordance
with the timelines set forth in Exhibit 3.4 in order to assess the feasibility
of developing Product for emesis, irritable bowel disease, and bulimia. Xxxxxxx
shall disclose to Sepracor the results of the assessment, including but not
limited to study reports and market analyses relating to Xxxxxxx'x assessment of
feasibility. If Xxxxxxx determines that Product has potential use in any of
these indications, Xxxxxxx will at its own cost either (i) conduct a proof of
principle study or studies in patients, or (ii) fund such study or studies to
be conducted by Sepracor. The final decisions to conduct the proof of principle
studies and to go to full clinical development following proof of principle will
be Xxxxxxx'x.
3.5 Co-Promotion. Xxxxxxx may elect, at its own discretion, to
appoint a co-promotion partner in the United States to sell Rx Product to
pediatricians. If Xxxxxxx so elects, it shall negotiate in good faith a
co-promotion agreement with Sepracor, provided, however, that Sepracor shall
have, in Xxxxxxx'x judgment which shall be subject to Section 11.3 below,
established an adequately trained sales force of an adequate professional level,
specialization and training consistent with industry standards and shall have
available a sufficient number of sales representatives to be in a position to
give the priorities to the promotion of Rx Product as established by Xxxxxxx.
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4. COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO SEPRACOR
4.1 Royalties.
(a) Xxxxxxx agrees to pay Sepracor, for the rights
granted to Xxxxxxx with respect to OTC Product pursuant to Section 2.1 above, a
royalty for OTC Product covered by a Valid Claim of a Sepracor Patent Right sold
by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or assigns
in the amount of [**] for such OTC Product. Such royalty shall be payable on a
country by country basis commencing upon first sale of OTC Product in such
country by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or
assigns.
(b) Each royalty for OTC Product described in Section
4.1(a) shall be payable for sales in a country until the date upon which the
last of the Sepracor Patent Rights expire, are abandoned, or are declared no
longer valid in such country; provided, however, that after expiration,
abandonment, or declaration of invalidity of Sepracor Basic Patent Rights in
such country, [**]. On a country-by-country basis, upon expiration of all
Sepracor Patent Rights, the license of the Licensed Technology shall be
considered fully paid up in such country and no royalties shall be payable to
Sepracor for sales of such OTC Product in such country of sale.
(c) Xxxxxxx agrees to pay Sepracor, for the rights
granted to Xxxxxxx with respect to Rx Products pursuant to Section 2.1 above, a
royalty for Rx Product covered by a Valid Claim of a Sepracor Patent Right sold
by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or assigns.
Such royalty shall be payable commencing upon first sale in a country of Rx
Product by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or
assigns. Such royalty for Rx Product shall be:
[**]
(d) Each royalty for Rx Product described in Section
4.1(c) shall be payable for sales in a country until the date upon which the
last of the Sepracor Patent Rights expire, are abandoned, or are declared no
longer valid in such country, provided, however, that after expiration,
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abandonment, or declaration of invalidity of Sepracor Basic Patent Rights in
such country,[**].
On a country-by-country basis, upon expiration of all Sepracor Patent Rights,
the license of the Licensed Technology shall be considered fully paid up in such
country and no royalties shall be payable to Sepracor for sales of such Rx
Product in such country of sale.
(e) Once a royalty becomes payable on a Product in
accordance with this Section 4.1, no other royalty shall ever become payable on
such Product, regardless of whether and how such Product may subsequently be
sold. For the purposes of this Section 4.1, a sale shall be deemed to occur when
Xxxxxxx, its Affiliates or its Permitted Sublicensees or assigns sends an
invoice to an independent third party with respect to such sale.
(f) If Xxxxxxx pays a royalty on a Product pursuant
to this Section 4.1 which has been or is subsequently returned to Xxxxxxx, its
Affiliates or its Permitted Sublicensees or assigns or if Xxxxxxx pays such a
royalty on a Product, the sale of which is subsequently cancelled, and any money
paid to Xxxxxxx is returned to the buyer, the royalty so paid shall be deemed a
credit against royalties payable by Xxxxxxx for subsequent Payment Periods. If
no royalty amounts are payable for a subsequent Payment Period pursuant to this
Section 4.1, then the remaining balance of such credits shall be refunded to
Xxxxxxx within [**] after Sepracor's receipt of Xxxxxxx'x report for such
Payment Period prepared pursuant to Section 4.3 below.
4.2 Timing of Sale. Sales of Product shall be deemed to occur
when they are invoiced, or if not invoiced, when Product is delivered to a third
party.
4.3 Contents of Xxxxxxx'x Reports. Xxxxxxx shall deliver to
Sepracor within [**] after the end of each Payment Period, beginning with the
first Payment Period, a written report describing, for the applicable Payment
Period:
(a) the number and full description of each Product
sold by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx, its Affiliates and its Permitted Sublicensees
and assigns during such Payment Period;
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(b) the Net Sales for Product; and
(c) the total royalty due under Section 4.1 above.
4.4 Payments Accompany Xxxxxxx'x Reports. Each report for a
Payment Period required in Section 4.3 above shall be accompanied by full
payment to Sepracor of the royalties payable under Section 4.1 above.
4.5 Minimum Royalty.
(a) Minimum royalty requirements for the three
(3) full calendar years starting after two (2) full calendar years have elapsed
following first commercial launch of Rx Product in each of the United States,
Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France, independently, shall be
calculated based on [**] for each such country to be submitted by Xxxxxxx to
Sepracor for the immediately succeeding calendar year. The minimum royalty for
each such country shall be [**] for such country multiplied by the average
Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price for Rx Products in the relevant country multiplied by
the applicable royalty rate in Section 4.1.
(b) Xxxxxxx'x failure to meet the minimum
royalty requirements of Section 4.5(a) above shall constitute a basis for
Sepracor to convert the exclusive rights and licenses granted to Xxxxxxx
hereunder with respect to Compound and Product to non-exclusive rights in any
such country where the minimum requirements where not reached; provided,
however, that before and in lieu of such decision by Sepracor, Xxxxxxx may opt
to pay the difference between the minimum royalty requirement and the royalty
payments actually due for any calendar year within [**] after having received
notification from Sepracor that the minimum royalty requirements were not met.
4.6 Payment of Compensation to Sepracor.
(a) All payments to Sepracor pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made by wire transfer, to Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (ABA #000000000) to Account No. [**]
or such other bank or account as Sepracor may from time to time designate in
writing. All such payments shall be made in Dollars.
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(b) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be
stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be
made on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
(c) Payments hereunder shall be considered to be
made as of the day on which they are received in Sepracor's designated bank or
account.
(d) If the Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price of any
Product for a Payment Period is stated in a currency other than Dollars, then,
for the purpose of determining the amount of royalties payable pursuant to
Section 4.1 above such Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price shall be converted into Dollars
using an average exchange rate between those two currencies during the Payment
Period for which such royalties become due, wherein such calculated average
exchange rate is calculated as the average of the exchange rates most recently
quoted in the Wall Street Journal in New York on or before each of the last days
for (i) each month according to the Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx universal calendar in the
Payment Period, and (ii) the last month according to the Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx
universal calendar in the immediately preceding Payment Period. If no such
exchange rates have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal in New York at any
time during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date on which such
royalties become due, then such Xxxxxxx Net Invoice Price shall be converted to
Dollars at the average exchange rate used by BankBoston during the Payment
Period.
(e) All payments due to Sepracor hereunder but
not paid by Xxxxxxx on the due date thereof shall bear interest (in Dollars) at
the rate which is the lesser of: (i) [**]; and (ii) the maximum lawful interest
rate permitted under applicable law. Such interest shall accrue on the balance
of unpaid amounts from time to time outstanding from the date on which portions
of such amounts become due and owing until payment thereof in full.
4.7 Books and Records; Audits.
(a) Xxxxxxx shall keep and maintain, and shall
cause its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees and assigns to keep and maintain,
complete and accurate records and books of account in sufficient detail and form
so as to enable amounts payable under Article 4 to be determined. Such records
and books of account shall be maintained for a period of no less than [**]
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following the calendar year to which they pertain. Xxxxxxx shall permit such
records and books of account to be examined no more than once each calendar year
by an independent certified public accounting form selected by Sepracor and
approved by Xxxxxxx, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld. Such
examination shall be during normal business hours, upon [**] prior written
notice to Xxxxxxx, and at Sepracor's expense unless the examination should
establish that Xxxxxxx'x payment of such royalties for the period examined were
less than [**] of the royalties which should have been paid, in which case
Xxxxxxx shall be responsible for the reasonable expenses of such examination.
Audits related to Products sold as part of a bundle shall be conducted by an
independent certified public accounting form selected by Sepracor and approved
by Xxxxxxx, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld which shall
disclose to Sepracor only (i) whether the calculated invoice price for such
Products is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and Xxxxxxx'x normal
business practices for pharmaceutical products not licensed from a third party
and (ii) the specific details concerning any discrepancies.
(b) Prompt adjustment shall be made by Xxxxxxx
to compensate for any errors or omissions disclosed by such examinations.
Information obtained during the course of such an examination shall be kept
confidential by Sepracor and its agents, except to the extent necessary to
enforce Sepracor's rights hereunder.
4.8 Reports and Invoices Conclusively Correct. All reports,
invoices and payments not disputed as to correctness by Sepracor within [**]
after receipt thereof shall thereafter conclusively be deemed correct for all
purposes.
4.9 Third Party Licenses.
(a) Xxxxxxx shall have the sole discretion to
settle claims of third party patent infringement involving Compound or Product
and to obtain any patent licenses from a third party Xxxxxxx may deem necessary
or desirable for manufacture, use or sale of Product.
(b) If any third party patent is or would be
infringed by any and all practice of Sepracor Patent Rights, then [**];
provided however, that in no event [**].
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(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.9(b) above,
if Xxxxxxx elects to acquire rights under other third party patents which are or
would be infringed by use or sale of Product and which Xxxxxxx determines are
necessary or desirable for commercial success of Product, except for patents
relating to controlled release technology, then [**], provided however,
that in no event [**].
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.9(b) above,
if Xxxxxxx elects to acquire rights under third party patents covering
controlled release technology which are or would be infringed by manufacture,
use or sale of Product, then [**] provided however, that in no event [**],
and further provided that in no event [**].
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 4.9, in no event shall royalty payments to Sepracor be [**]
pursuant to Subsections (b), (c), and (d) above.
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1 Filing, Prosecution and Maintenance of Patents
(a) Sepracor shall at its own cost diligently
file, prosecute and maintain Sepracor Patent Rights including without
limitation, any Improvement Patent. Sepracor shall supply Xxxxxxx with a copy of
the applications as filed, together with notice of its filing date and serial
number. Sepracor shall keep Xxxxxxx advised of the status of pending patent
applications (including, without limitation, the grant of any Sepracor Patent
Rights), and shall provide copies of any substantive papers submitted in the
course of filing, prosecution and maintenance of such patent filings in the
United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France. Xxxxxxx
shall treat all information, papers, and other materials provided by Sepracor
pursuant to this Section 5.1 in accordance with the confidentiality provisions
of this Agreement.
5.2 Option of Xxxxxxx to Prosecute and Maintain Patents.
Sepracor shall give [**] notice to Xxxxxxx of any desire to cease prosecution or
maintenance of a particular Sepracor Patent Right and, in such case, shall
permit Xxxxxxx, at its sole discretion, to continue prosecution or maintenance
at its own expense. If Xxxxxxx elects to continue prosecution or maintenance,
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Sepracor shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at Xxxxxxx'x
expense, as may be reasonably necessary to effect an assignment of such Sepracor
Patent Right to Xxxxxxx. Any such assignment shall be completed in a timely
manner to allow Xxxxxxx to continue such prosecution or maintenance. Any patents
or patent applications so assigned shall not be considered Sepracor Patent
Rights and therefore no royalties are due to Sepracor under such patent or
patent application.
5.3 Improvement Patents and Other Intellectual Property
Rights. All right, title, and interest in any Sepracor Technical Information
(including but not limited to inventions, whether patentable or not) shall vest
in Sepracor. Sepracor may apply, at its own expense and discretion, for
appropriate patent and other intellectual property right registrations of such
Sepracor Technical Information in any and all jurisdictions.
5.4 Patent Term Restoration. The Parties hereto shall
cooperate with each other in obtaining patent term restoration or its equivalent
(including but not limited to supplementary protection certificates) for Product
where applicable to Xxxxxxx Patent Rights or Sepracor Patent Rights. In the
event that elections with respect to obtaining such patent term restoration are
to be made, Xxxxxxx shall have the right to make the election and Sepracor
agrees to abide by such election.
5.5 Studies in Support of Sepracor Patent Rights. Sepracor
shall have the right to perform studies using Compound and disclose the results
of such studies for the purpose of filing, prosecuting, and supporting Sepracor
Patent Rights with Xxxxxxx'x prior written approval, which approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
6.1 Confidentiality Maintained. Each Party hereto has a
proprietary interest in its own Confidential Information. [**], all disclosures
of the Confidential Information of a Party (the "disclosing Party") to the other
Party (the "receiving Party"), its agents and employees shall be held in
confidence by such receiving Party, which shall disclose such Confidential
Information only to those of its or its Affiliates agents and employees to whom
it is necessary in order to properly carry out their duties as limited by the
terms and conditions hereof. [**], the receiving Party shall not use such
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Confidential Information except for the purposes of exercising its rights and
carrying out its duties hereunder or except to the extent the licenses granted
under this Agreement have been fully paid up in accordance with Article 4 of
this Agreement. This Section 6.1 shall also apply to any consultants or
subcontractors during and after the term of this Agreement, that the receiving
Party may engage in connection with its obligations under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party shall be able to use and disclose
Confidential Information of the other Party to the extent reasonably necessary
to exploit the rights granted to that Party pursuant to this Agreement.
6.2 Liability for Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, obligations of confidentiality
shall not apply when and to the extent that Confidential Information:
(a) was in the public domain at the time it was
disclosed by the disclosing Party to the receiving Party; or
(b) was known to the receiving Party prior to
the time of disclosure by the disclosing Party to the receiving Party and can be
so demonstrated; or
(c) is disclosed inadvertently despite the
exercise of the same degree of care which the receiving Party takes to preserve
and safeguard its own proprietary confidential information; or
(d) was independently developed by the receiving
Party and is so demonstrated promptly upon receipt of the documentation
and technology by the receiving Party; or
(e) becomes known to the receiving Party from a
source other than the disclosing Party without breach of an obligation of
confidentiality owed to the disclosing Party and can be so demonstrated; or
(f) must be disclosed pursuant to a court order
or as otherwise required by law, order, or regulation.
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7. PROTECTION OF LICENSED TECHNOLOGY; LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
7.1 Infringements of Licensed Technology.
(a) Xxxxxxx may take and control, but is not
required to take and control, at its own expense any and all actions which are
necessary to terminate infringements of any part of the Xxxxxxx Patent Rights.
Any monetary recoveries received by Xxxxxxx shall be retained by Xxxxxxx.
(b) In the event that either Xxxxxxx or Sepracor
becomes aware of any infringement involving Compound or Product of any issued
patent within the Sepracor Patent Rights, it will notify the other Party in
writing to that effect. Any such notice shall include evidence to support an
allegation of infringement by such third party. Sepracor shall use reasonable
efforts to obtain a discontinuance of such infringement or bring suit against
the third party infringer. Sepracor shall bear all the costs and expenses of any
suit brought by it. Xxxxxxx will reasonably cooperate with Sepracor in any such
suit or action and shall have the right to consult with Sepracor and be
represented by its own counsel at its own expense Any recovery or damages
derived from such a suit shall be retained by Sepracor.
If Sepracor does not initiate such action [**], then Xxxxxxx
may initiate and control action or bring suit against the third party infringer.
Xxxxxxx shall bear all the costs and expenses of any such action or suit,
provided, however, that Xxxxxxx shall [**] under this Agreement; and further
provided, however, that in no event [**]. Any recovery or damages derived from
such an action or suit shall be used first to reimburse Xxxxxxx for its
documented out-of-pocket legal costs and expenses relating to the action or
suit, then to reimburse Sepracor for the royalty amounts credited by Xxxxxxx
toward the costs and expenses of the action or suit, with any remaining amounts
to be shared equally by the Parties.
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8. INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 Indemnity.
(a) Xxxxxxx shall defend and indemnify against,
and hold Sepracor and its Affiliates, employees, directors, officers and agents
harmless from, any loss, cost, liability or expense (including court costs and
reasonable fees of attorneys and other professionals) incurred from a claim
arising or alleged to arise out of the manufacture, use, distribution or sale by
Xxxxxxx, its Affiliates and its Permitted Sublicensees and assigns of any
Product anywhere in the world (except as specifically provided in Section 4.9
above); provided, however, that: (i) Sepracor shall provide notice promptly to
Xxxxxxx of any such actual or threatened claim of which Sepracor becomes aware
and reasonable cooperation, information, and assistance in connection therewith;
(ii) Xxxxxxx shall have sole control and authority with respect to the defense,
settlement, or compromise thereof; and (iii) this Section 8.1 shall not apply to
the extent that any such claim is caused directly or indirectly by Sepracor's
negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Sepracor shall defend and indemnify against,
and hold Xxxxxxx and its Affiliates, employees, directors, officers and agents
harmless from, any loss, cost, liability or expense (including court costs and
reasonable fees of attorneys and other professionals) caused directly or
indirectly by Sepracor's negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however,
that (i) Xxxxxxx shall provide notice promptly to Sepracor of any such actual or
threatened claim of which Xxxxxxx becomes aware and reasonable cooperation,
information, and assistance in connection therewith; and (ii) Sepracor shall
have sole control and authority with respect to the defense, settlement, or
compromise thereof.
(c) In the event a claim is based partially on
an indemnified claim described in Section 8.1 (a) or (b) above and partially on
a non-indemnified claim, or in the event a claim is based partially on an
indemnified claim described in Section 8.1(a) above and partially on an
indemnified claim described in Section 8.1(b) above, any payments and reasonable
attorney fees incurred in connection with such claims are to be apportioned
between the Parties in accordance with the degree of cause attributable to each
Party.
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(d) Xxxxxxx has the right, but not the
obligation, to defend any suit brought against it by any third party for
infringement of a patent of such third party in connection with the development,
manufacture, use, or sale of Product, subject to the provisions of Section 4.9
should such third party patent be licensed by Xxxxxxx.
8.3 Use of Name in Suit. Where, in the reasonable judgement of
Sepracor or Xxxxxxx it is necessary to use the other Party's name to prosecute
or defend an action pursuant to this Article 8, Sepracor and Xxxxxxx agree to
allow the other Party to so use its name; provided, however, that the other
Party agrees to hold Sepracor or Xxxxxxx, as the case may be, harmless against
any award of court costs or damages resulting solely from the use of Sepracor's
or Xxxxxxx'x name by such other Party in such action.
8.4 Limitations on Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER
PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF
PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THE MANUFACTURE, SALE OR
SUPPLYING OF PRODUCT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
9.1 Representations and Warranties of Both Parties. Each
of Sepracor and Xxxxxxx hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other
as follows:
(a) It has full right, power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and there is nothing which would prevent it from
performing its obligations under the terms and conditions imposed on it by this
Agreement.
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate and stockholder action and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) There is no provision in its articles of
incorporation, by-laws or equivalent governing documents which would be
contravened by the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement.
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(d) There is no action or proceeding pending or
in so far as it knows or ought to know threatened against it before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal which might have a material adverse
effect on its business or condition, financial or otherwise.
(e) It knows of no third party patent,
trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right that
would be infringed by manufacture, use, or sale of Product as contemplated by
this Agreement.
(f) Neither its execution nor its delivery of
this Agreement, nor its fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof, shall contravene any provision of the laws of any
jurisdiction, including, without limitation, any statute, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree, order, franchise or permit applicable to it.
(g) It has been represented by legal counsel in
connection with this Agreement and acknowledges that it has participated in the
drafting hereof. In interpreting and applying the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, the parties agree that no presumption shall exist or be implied
against the party which drafted such terms and provisions.
9.2 Representations and Warranties of Sepracor. Sepracor
represents and warrants that:
(a) It has not previously granted, and will not
grant to any third party during the term of this Agreement, any rights, licenses
or options with respect to Product, Sepracor Patent Rights or Sepracor Technical
Information that are inconsistent with the rights and licenses granted to
Xxxxxxx herein.
(b) It is a corporation, duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and is duly
qualified and authorized to do business wherever the nature of its activities or
properties requires such qualification or authorization.
(c) Except as provided in Exhibit 9.2(c) hereto,
no consent of any trustee or holder of any of its indebtedness or any other
third party is or shall be required as a condition to the validity of this
Agreement.
(d) It is the sole and exclusive owner of the
Sepracor Patent Rights and Sepracor Technical Information, and no other person,
corporate or other private entity, or governmental entity or subdivision
thereof, has or shall have any claim of ownership therein.
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9.3 Representations and Warranties of Xxxxxxx. Xxxxxxx
represents and warrants that:
(a) It is a corporation, duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Belgium, and is duly
qualified and authorized to do business wherever the nature of its activities or
properties requires such qualification or authorization.
(b) No consent of any trustee or holder of any
of its indebtedness or any other third party is or shall be required as a
condition to the validity of this Agreement.
9.4 Limitation of Warranty. NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, CONCERNING THE LICENSED
TECHNOLOGY OR ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATED TO THE OTHER PARTY
HERETO, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY AS TO QUALITY OR THE USEFULNESS OF THE LICENSED
TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.
Xxxxxxx makes no representation or warranty that development and
marketing of Product shall be the exclusive means by which Xxxxxxx will
participate in development, manufacturing, use, and sale of pharmaceutical
products for treatment and prevention of upper gastrointestinal disorders.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all decisions concerning marketing and
sales of Product including, without limitation, the design, sale, price and
promotion of Products covered under this Agreement shall be within the sole
discretion of Xxxxxxx. Sepracor realizes that Xxxxxxx already sells products for
the treatment of upper gastrointestinal disorders and acknowledges that Xxxxxxx
may now or in the future develop or acquire products for the treatment and
prevention of upper gastrointestinal disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux
disease, dyspepsia, gastroparesis, and gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome,
emesis and bulimia.
10. TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION
10.1 Term of Agreement. Unless it is terminated earlier
pursuant to this Article 10, this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect until the last of the obligations of Xxxxxxx to pay royalties to Sepracor
pursuant to Section 4.1 is expired. The term of this Agreement shall be from
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the Effective Date to the date of termination or expiration of this Agreement,
as the case may be.
10.2 Termination by Xxxxxxx.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated by Xxxxxxx
for cause by giving written notice of termination to Sepracor, such termination
being immediately effective upon the giving of such notice of termination, after
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) a material breach or material
default as to any obligation hereunder by Sepracor and the failure of Sepracor
cure such material breach or material default within the time specified in
Section 10.7; or
(ii) the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization against or by Sepracor, or Sepracor
becoming subject to a composition for creditors, whether by law or agreement, or
Sepracor going into receivership or otherwise becoming insolvent.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by Xxxxxxx
at any time without cause by giving written notice of termination to Sepracor,
such termination becoming effective ninety (90) days after the giving of such
notice. Upon such termination all rights and licenses granted to Xxxxxxx
hereunder shall be immediately revoked, and Xxxxxxx shall have no right to any
continued use of Sepracor Patent Rights or Technical Information of Sepracor,
and Sepracor shall have (1) the right to read and reference the preclinical
toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and any Xxxxxxx Technical Information
(excluding any business related information including but not limited to market
analyses), and (2) a worldwide royalty bearing exclusive (exclusive even as
Xxxxxxx and its Affiliates) right and license under Xxxxxxx Patent Rights and
Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any business related information
including but not limited to market analyses) for the purpose of making, using
and selling Compound and Product for emesis or bulimia, or both, wherein the
terms of Article 4 and other applicable terms of this Agreement shall apply
mutatis mutandis; furthermore, on a country by country basis, for the purpose of
developing Product for any other indication for launch upon or after expiration
of Xxxxxxx Patent Rights, and for making, using, and selling Product thereafter,
Sepracor shall also have the right to read and reference the preclinical
toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and a worldwide royalty free right and
license under any Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any business related
information including but not limited to market analyses). If Sepracor exercises
this right to read and reference the preclinical toxicology section of the
cisapride NDA in connection
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Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
with a regulatory submission for a Product for an indication other than emesis
or bulimia, [**].
10.3 Termination by Sepracor.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated by Sepracor
for cause by giving written notice of termination to Xxxxxxx, such termination
being immediately effective upon the giving of such notice of termination, after
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) a material breach or material
default as to any obligation hereunder by Xxxxxxx and the failure of Xxxxxxx to
cure such material breach or material default within the time specified in
Section 10.7; or
(ii) the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization against or by Xxxxxxx, or Xxxxxxx
becoming subject to a composition for creditors, whether by law or agreement, or
Xxxxxxx going into receivership or otherwise becoming insolvent.
Upon termination pursuant to Section 10.3(a)(i), all rights and licenses granted
to Xxxxxxx hereunder shall be immediately revoked, and Xxxxxxx shall have no
right to any continued use of Sepracor Patent Rights or Technical Information of
Sepracor, and Sepracor shall have(1) the right to read and reference the
preclinical toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and any Xxxxxxx Technical
Information (excluding any business related information including but not
limited to market analyses), and (2) a worldwide royalty bearing exclusive
(exclusive even as Xxxxxxx and its Affiliates) right and license under Xxxxxxx
Patent Rights and Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any business related
information including but not limited to market analyses) for the purpose of
making, using and selling Compound and Product for emesis or bulimia, or both,
wherein the terms of Article 4 and other applicable terms of this Agreement
shall apply mutatis mutandis; furthermore, on a country by country basis, for
the purpose of developing Product for any other indication for launch upon or
after expiration of Xxxxxxx Patent Rights, and for making, using, and selling
Product thereafter, Sepracor shall also have the right to read and reference the
preclinical toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and a worldwide royalty free
right and license under any Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any
business related information including but not limited to market analyses). If
Sepracor exercises this right to read and reference the preclinical toxicology
section of the cisapride NDA in connection
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Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
with a regulatory submission for a Product for an indication other than emesis
or bulimia,[**].
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by Sepracor
if Xxxxxxx ceases development of Product (as evidenced by Xxxxxxx'x quarterly
reports submitted to Sepracor pursuant to Section 3.3) by giving written notice
of termination to Xxxxxxx, such termination becoming effective [**] after the
giving of such notice. Upon such termination all rights and licenses granted to
Xxxxxxx hereunder shall be immediately revoked, and Xxxxxxx shall have no right
to any continued use of Sepracor Patent Rights or Technical Information of
Sepracor, and Sepracor shall have (1) the right to read and reference the
preclinical toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and any Xxxxxxx Technical
Information (excluding any business related information including but not
limited to market analyses), and (2) a worldwide royalty bearing exclusive
(exclusive even as Xxxxxxx and its Affiliates) right and license under Xxxxxxx
Patent Rights and Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any business related
information including but not limited to market analyses) for the purpose of
making, using and selling Compound and Product for emesis or bulimia, or both,
wherein the terms of Article 4 and other applicable terms of this Agreement
shall apply mutatis mutandis; furthermore, on a country by country basis, for
the purpose of developing Product for any other indication for launch upon or
after expiration of Xxxxxxx Patent Rights, and for making, using, and selling
Product thereafter, Sepracor shall also have the right to read and reference the
preclinical toxicology section of the cisapride NDA and a worldwide royalty free
right and license under any Xxxxxxx Technical Information (excluding any
business related information including but not limited to market analyses). If
Sepracor exercises this right to read and reference the preclinical toxicology
section of the cisapride NDA in connection with a regulatory submission for a
Product for an indication other than emesis or bulimia,[**].
(c) Nothing in this Agreement precludes Xxxxxxx
from contesting validity of Sepracor Patent Rights. Contesting validity of
Sepracor Patent rights by Xxxxxxx shall not be deemed to be a breach of this
Agreement by Xxxxxxx. Assertion by Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted
Sublicensees or assigns, of the invalidity of the of any claim of Sepracor
Patent Rights, if coupled with or followed by (i) withholding, or notice of
intent to withhold, or denial of obligation to pay, royalties otherwise payable
under this Agreement in respect of such claim, or (ii) initiation or
participation in an action before a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authorized tribunal
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challenging or denying the validity of such claim in reference to the operations
of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or assigns under this
Agreement, shall, at Sepracor's option, give Sepracor the right to terminate,
as of the earliest provable date of such withholding, notice, initiation, or
participation, Xxxxxxx'x license in respect of such claim and Xxxxxxx'x
obligation under this Agreement to pay royalties in respect to the future
operations of Xxxxxxx or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees or assigns under
such claim (but not under any other claim). For the avoidance of any doubt, the
parties expressly agree that in the event of termination by Sepracor pursuant to
this Section 10.3(c), Sepracor shall not be entitled to the grant of the
licenses recited in Sections 10.2(b), 10.3(a), or 10.3(b).
10.4 After Termination.
(a) If this Agreement is rejected by a trustee
(including without limitation by Sepracor as debtor in possession) in a
bankruptcy proceeding with respect to Sepracor, then Sepracor and Xxxxxxx agree
that Xxxxxxx, as a licensee of the rights granted under this Agreement, shall
retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the relevant
bankruptcy code. Sepracor agrees during the term of this Agreement to maintain
and create current copies or, if not amenable to copying, detailed descriptions
or other appropriate embodiments of the Licensed Technology hereunder. If a case
is commenced by or against Sepracor under the relevant bankruptcy code, then,
unless and until this Agreement is rejected as provided in the relevant
bankruptcy code, Sepracor (in any capacity, including debtor-in-possession) and
its successors and assigns (including, without limitation, a bankruptcy trustee)
shall either perform all of the obligations provided in this Agreement to be
performed by Sepracor or provide to Xxxxxxx all Licensed Technology (including
all embodiments thereof) held by Sepracor and such successors and assigns, as
Xxxxxxx may elect in a written request, immediately upon such request. If a
bankruptcy case is commenced by or against Sepracor, this Agreement is rejected
as provided in the relevant bankruptcy code and Xxxxxxx elects to retain the
rights hereunder as provided in the relevant bankruptcy code, then Sepracor (in
any capacity, including debtor-in-possession) and its successors and assigns
(including without limitation, a bankruptcy trustee) shall provide to Xxxxxxx
all Licensed Technology (including all embodiments thereof) held by Sepracor and
such successors and assigns immediately upon Xxxxxxx'x written request therefor.
All rights, powers and remedies of Xxxxxxx provided herein are in addition to
and not in substitution for any and all other rights, powers and remedies now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity (including, without limitation, the
relevant bankruptcy code) in the event of commencement of a bankruptcy case by
or against Sepracor. Xxxxxxx, in addition to the rights, powers and remedies
expressly provided herein, shall be entitled to exercise all other such
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rights and powers and resort to all other such remedies as may now or hereafter
exist at law or in equity (including the relevant bankruptcy code) in such
event.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is
terminated by Xxxxxxx in accordance with Section 10.2(a)(i) above based on a
material breach or material default by Sepracor, then all rights and licenses
granted by Sepracor to Xxxxxxx under this Agreement shall become perpetual,
worldwide, royalty-free, and fully paid up, effective immediately upon such
termination.
(c) In the event that this Agreement is
terminated by Sepracor in accordance with Sections 10.3(a)(i) above based on a
material breach or material default by Xxxxxxx, then all rights and licenses
granted to Xxxxxxx under this Agreement shall cease, effective immediately upon
such termination. If this Agreement is rejected by a trustee (including without
limitation by Xxxxxxx as debtor in possession) in a bankruptcy proceeding with
respect to Xxxxxxx, then Sepracor and Xxxxxxx agree that Sepracor, as a licensee
of the rights granted under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise
all of its rights and elections under the relevant bankruptcy code. To the
extent consistent with Belgium's bankruptcy code, if a case is commenced by or
against Xxxxxxx under the relevant bankruptcy code, then, unless and until this
Agreement is rejected as provided in the relevant bankruptcy code, Xxxxxxx (in
any capacity, including debtor-in-possession) and its successors and assigns
(including, without limitation, a bankruptcy trustee) shall either perform all
of the obligations provided in this Agreement to be performed by Xxxxxxx as
Sepracor may elect in a written request, immediately upon such request. All
rights, powers and remedies of Sepracor provided herein are in addition to and
not in substitution for any and all other rights, powers and remedies now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity (including, without limitation, the
relevant bankruptcy code) in the event of commencement of a bankruptcy case by
or against Xxxxxxx. Sepracor, in addition to the rights, powers and remedies
expressly provided herein, shall be entitled to exercise all other such rights
and powers and resort to all other such remedies as may now or hereafter exist
at law (including the relevant bankruptcy code) in such event.
(d) The Parties hereto agree that, once this
Agreement is terminated for material breach or material default, the breaching
or defaulting Party shall, at its own expense, return to the disclosing Party
all of its Confidential Information as soon as practicable after the date of
such termination or expiration, including, but not limited to, original
documents, drawings, computer diskettes, models, samples, notes, reports,
notebooks, letters, manuals, prints, memoranda and any copies thereof, which
have been received by the receiving Party. All Confidential Information of the
disclosing
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Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
Party shall remain the exclusive property of the disclosing Party
during the term of this Agreement and thereafter.
10.5 Payment Obligations Continue. Upon termination or
expiration of this Agreement, nothing shall be construed to release either Party
from its obligations to pay the other Party any and all fees, royalties or other
amounts accrued or irrevocably obligated but unpaid hereunder prior to the date
of such termination or expiration.
10.6 No Damages for Termination. The Parties hereto agree that
if either Party terminates the other Party pursuant to this Article 10, then the
terminating Party shall not be liable for damages or injuries suffered by the
other Party as a result of that termination.
10.7 Cure Period For Material Breach or Material Default. A
Party receiving a written notice of termination for a material breach or
material default shall have the following period within which to effect a cure
therefor:
(a) for any such breach or default relating to
an amount(s) payable to the other Party,[**] after receiving the written notice
of termination from the other Party; or
(b) for any other such breach or default,[**]
after receiving the written notice of termination from the other Party.
10.8 Materiality Dispute. If either Party disputes the
materiality of a breach or default, then the relevant period for cure of such
breach or default shall be stayed until resolution of the dispute pursuant to
Section 11.3.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Assignments and Change of Control. For the purposes of
this Section 11.1, "Control" shall mean the holding and/or possession of a
beneficial interest in and/or the ability to exercise the voting rights
applicable to shares, stocks, or other securities of a Party (whether directly
or by means of holding such interests in one or more legal entities) which
confer in aggregate on the holders thereof fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total voting
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rights exercisable at general meetings of that Party or with respect to all or
substantially all matters affecting that Party.
(a) Except as provided in Section 2.2 above,
this Agreement and any and all of the rights and obligations of either Party
hereunder shall not be assigned, delegated, sublicensed, sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior
written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that either Party may
assign, delegate, sublicense, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(collectively "transfer") rights and obligations hereunder without such prior
written consent to: (i) any of its respective Affiliates; or (ii) a third party
which acquires Control of or all or substantially all of the assets or stock of
such Party through purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise. This Agreement
shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, Sepracor and Xxxxxxx and
their respective permitted successors and assigns, to the extent such
assignments are in accordance with this Section 11.1(a); provided, however, that
with respect to Section 3.5, if a third party acquires Control of or all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of Sepracor through purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise, then Xxxxxxx shall elect in its sole discretion to
negotiate under Section 3.5 with such third party.
11.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed,
interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
applicable to agreements made and to be fully performed therein, without giving
effect to its principles of conflict of laws.
11.3 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, claim or controversy
arising from or related in any way to this agreement or the interpretation,
application, breach, termination or validity thereof, including any claim of
inducement of this agreement by fraud or otherwise, will be governed by the
provisions of Exhibit 11.3.
11.4 Waiver. A waiver of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of other breaches of the
same or other provisions of this Agreement.
11.5 No Other Relationship. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to create a joint venture, agency or partnership relationship between the
Parties hereto. Neither Party shall have any power to enter into any contracts
or commitments in the name of, or on behalf of, the other Party, or to bind the
other Party in any respect whatsoever.
11.6 Notices.
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(a) Each notice required or permitted to be sent
under this Agreement shall be given by telecopy transmission or by registered or
recorded delivery letter to Sepracor and to Xxxxxxx at the addresses and
telecopy numbers indicated below.
For Sepracor:
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: President, Pharmaceuticals
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
For Xxxxxxx:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00
X-0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Attention: Managing Director
Telecopy: 011 3214 60 3999
Either Party may change its address and/or telecopy number for purposes of this
Agreement by giving the other Party written notice of its new address and/or
telecopy number.
(b) Any properly addressed notice if given or
made by registered or recorded delivery letter shall be deemed to have been
received on the earlier of the date actually received and the date ten (10)
Business Days after the same was posted (and in proving such it shall be
sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed
and posted as aforesaid) and if given or made by telecopy transmission shall be
deemed to have been received at the time of dispatch, unless such date of deemed
receipt is not a Business Day, in which case the date of deemed receipt shall be
the next succeeding Business Day.
11.7 Entire Understanding. This Agreement supercedes the
Letter of Intent between the Parties dated 12 June 1998 and embodies the entire
understanding between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof, whether
written or oral, and there are no prior representations, warranties or
agreements between the Parties not contained in this Agreement.
11.8 Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement is
declared invalid or unenforceable by arbitration or a court having competent
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jurisdiction, it is mutually agreed that this Agreement shall endure except for
the part declared invalid or unenforceable by order of such court. The Parties
shall consult and use their best efforts to agree upon a valid and enforceable
provision which shall be a reasonable substitute for such invalid or
unenforceable provision in light of the intent of this Agreement, and if the
Parties cannot agree, the provision in question shall be severed from this
Agreement and the Agreement shall endure except for the provision severed.
11.9 Amendments. Any amendment or modification of any
provision of this Agreement must be in writing, dated and signed by both Parties
hereto.
11.10 Responsibility for Taxes.
(a) Xxxxxxx shall be responsible for payment of
taxes arising out of or related to Product sales made by Xxxxxxx and for
submission of proper documentation with respect thereto to the tax authorities.
Xxxxxxx shall indemnify and hold Sepracor harmless from and against any and all
claims and losses (including but not limited to attorney fees) arising out of
Xxxxxxx'x failure or delay in paying such taxes or submitting such
documentation.
(b) Any tax required to be withheld by Xxxxxxx
for the account of Sepracor in respect of payments to be made by Xxxxxxx to
Sepracor shall be promptly paid by Xxxxxxx for and on behalf of Sepracor to the
appropriate tax authorities and Xxxxxxx shall furnish Sepracor with proof of
payment of such tax together with receipts or other evidence of payment
sufficient to enable Sepracor to support a claim for income tax credit in
respect of any sum so withheld. Any such tax required to be withheld shall be
borne solely by Sepracor.
11.11 Force Majeure.
(a) Neither Sepracor nor Xxxxxxx shall be liable
in damages, or shall be subject to termination of this Agreement by the other
Party, for any delay or default in performing any obligation hereunder (other
than payment obligations) if that delay or default is due to any cause beyond
the reasonable control and without fault or negligence of such Party; provided,
however, that: (i) in order to excuse its delay or default hereunder, a Party
shall notify the other Party of the occurrence or the cause, specifying the
nature and particulars thereof and the expected duration thereof; and (ii)
within ten (10) Business Days after the termination of such occurrence or cause,
such Party shall give notice to the other Party specifying the date of
termination thereof. All obligations of both Parties shall return to being in
full
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Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
force and effect upon the termination of such occurrence or cause. The
Parties also agree that if either Party is prevented from performing its
obligation hereunder for a period of more than six (6) months, then the other
Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, effectively immediately.
(b) For the purposes of this Section 11.11, a
"cause beyond the reasonable control" of a Party shall include, without
limitation, any act of God, act of any government or other authority or
statutory undertaking, industrial dispute, fire, explosion, accident, power
failure, flood, riot or war (declared or undeclared).
11.12 Public Announcements. If either Party desires to, or is
required by law to, make a public announcement concerning this Agreement
(including but not limited to the terms hereof), such Party shall [**].
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for annual reports and other financial statements
each party may use the substance of previously approved public announcements
without prior notice provided that the nature and character of the previously
approved subject matter is not changed and further provided that the disclosure
is a truthful representation and does not forecast future events.
11.13 Publication. No publication of Technical Information of
a Party hereto may be made without the prior written consent of that Party. If
any proposed publication (as defined below) discloses Technical Information of a
Party, the Party or its Affiliates, Permitted Sublicensees, assigns, employees
or consultants wishing to make a publication shall deliver to the other Party a
copy of the proposed written publication or an outline of an oral disclosure
[**] prior to submission for publication or presentation. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term "publication" shall include, without limitation, abstracts
and manuscripts for publication, slides and texts of oral or other public
presentations, and texts of any transmission through any electronic media, e.g.,
any computer access system such as the Internet, World Wide Web. The reviewing
Party shall have the right (i) to propose modifications to the publication for
patent reasons, trade secret reasons or business reasons or (ii) to request
delay of the publication or presentation in order to protect patentable
information. If the reviewing Party requests a further delay for the purpose of
filing a patent application, the publishing Party shall delay submission or
presentation [**]. If the reviewing Party requests modifications to the
publication, the publishing Party may edit such
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publication to prevent disclosure of trade secret or proprietary business
information prior to submission of the publication or presentation.
11.14 Compliance With Laws. Each Party covenants and agrees
that all of its activities under or pursuant to this Agreement shall comply with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
11.15 Headings. Any headings contained herein are for
directory purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and shall
not be employed in interpreting this Agreement.
11.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an
original.
11.17 Exhibits. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement are
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed and entered into by their duly authorized representatives.
SEPRACOR INC. XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICA
N.V.
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Name: Executive Committee
Title: President and Title: Member
Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/Guy Veracauteren
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: VP Business Development
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EXHIBIT 1.12 Xxxxxxx Patents and Patent Applications
EXHIBIT 1.18 J&J Universal Calendar
EXHIBIT 1.22 Sepracor Patents and Patent Applications
EXHIBIT 3.4 Emesis, Irritable Bowel Disease,
Bulimia Development Timelines
EXHIBIT 9.2(c) Fleet Bank Letter
EXHIBIT 11.3 Dispute Resolution
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Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
EXHIBIT 1.12
Xxxxxxx Patents and Patent Applications
1. Patents and patent applications covering cisapride and norcisapride.
Country Application Filing Date Patent Grant Date Expiry Date Status
Number Number
Algeria
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangledesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bosnia
Bulgarta
Canada
Congo, Democratic Rep.
Croatia
Cyprus (Greek)
Cyprus (Turk)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
EPO
Fiji
Finland
France
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
Korea S.
Korea S.
Korea S.
Latvia [**]
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
Pakistan
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Romania
Romania
Russia
Saban
Sarawak
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland [**]
Taiwan
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
USA
USA
Venezuela
Virgin Islands
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
EXHIBIT 1.18
J&J Pharmaceutical Group
1998 Reporting Calendar
[**]
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
EXHIBIT 1.22
SEPRACOR PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATION
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NORCISAPRIDE
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Case Number Country Status FilDate ApplNumber PatNumber/ Title
Iss Date
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P089 A ISSUED 07-June-1995 08/485,570 5,712,293 METHOD FOR TREATING GASTRO-
27-Jan-1998 ESOPHAGEL REFLUX DISEASE AND
OTHER DISORDERS WITH
OPTICALLY PURE (-) NORCISAPRIDE
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[**]
P104 A Issued 19-July-1996 08/684,753 5,739,151 METHOD FOR TREATING EMESIS
14-Apr-1998 AND CNS DISORDERS WITH
OPTICALLY PURE (-) NORCISAPRIDE
[**]
EXHIBIT 3.4
Emesis, Irritable Bowel Disease, Bulimia
Development Timetable
This Page Intentionally Left Blank
Xxxxxxx to provide timeline
EXHIBIT 9.2(c)
Fleet Bank Letter
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
EXHIBIT 11.3
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1. Mediation
a. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of ore related to this
agreement, or the interpretation, application, breach, termination or validity
thereof, including any claim of inducement of this agreement by fraud or
otherwise shall first be mediated through non-binding mediation in accordance
with the Model Procedures for the Mediation of Business Disputes promulgated by
the Center for Public Resources ("CPR") then in effect, except where those rules
conflict with these provisions, in which case these provisions control. The
mediation shall be conducted in New York, New York, and shall be attended by a
senior executive with authority to resolve the dispute from each of the
operating companies that are parties.
b. The mediator shall be an attorney specializing in business
litigation who has at least fifteen (15) years of experience as a lawyer with a
law firm of over twenty-five (25) lawyers or was a judge of a court of general
jurisdiction and who shall be appointed from the list of neutrals maintained by
CPR.
c. The parties shall promptly confer in an effort to select a mediator
by mutual agreement. In the absence of such an agreement, the mediator shall be
selected from a list generated by CPR with each party having the right to
exercise challenges for cause and two (2) preemptory challenges within
seventy-two (72) hours of receiving the CPR list.
d. The mediator shall confer with the parties to design procedures to
conclude the mediation within no more than [**] after initiation. Under no
circumstances shall the commencement of arbitration under paragraph 2 below be
delayed more than [**] by the mediation process specified herein.
e. Each party agrees to toll all applicable statutes of limitation
during the mediation process and not to use the period or pendency of the
mediation to disadvantage the other party procedurally or otherwise. No
statements made by either side during the mediation may be used by the other
during any subsequent arbitration.
f. Each party has the right to pursue provisional relief from any
court, such as attachment, preliminary injunction, replevin, etc., to avoid
irreparable harm, maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the
arbitration, even though mediation has not been commenced or completed.
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Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
2. Arbitration
a. any dispute, claim or controversy arising from or related in any way
to this agreement or the interpretation, application, breach, termination or
validity thereof, including any claim of inducement of this agreement by fraud
or otherwise, which is not resolved by mediation pursuant to paragraph 1 above,
will be submitted for resolution to arbitration pursuant to the commercial
arbitration rules then pertaining of the Center for Public Resources ("CPR"),
except where those rules conflict with these provisions, in which case these
provisions control. The arbitration will be held in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
if initiated by Sepracor, or in Marlborough, Massachusetts, if initiated by
Xxxxxxx.
b. The panel shall consist of three arbitrators chose from the CPR
Panels of Distinguished Neutrals each of who is a lawyer specializing in
business litigation with at least fifteen (15) years experience with a law firm
of over twenty-five (25) lawyers or was a judge of a court of general
jurisdiction. In the event the aggregated damages sought [**], then a single
arbitrator shall be chosen, having the same qualifications and experience
specified above.
c. The parties agree to cooperation (1) to obtain selection of the
arbitrator(s) [**] of initiation of the arbitration, (2) to meet with the
arbitrator(s) within [**] of selection and (3) to agree at that meeting or
before upon procedures for discovery ad as to the conduct of the heating which
will result in the hearing being concluded within no more than [**] after
selection of the arbitrator(s) and in the award being rendered within [**] of
the conclusion of the hearings, or of any post- hearing briefing, which briefing
will be completed by both sides within [**] after the conclusion of the
hearings. In the event no such agreement is reached, the CPR will select
arbitrator(s), allowing appropriate strikes for reasons of conflicts or other
cause and three (3) preemptory challenges for each side. The arbitrator(s) shall
set a date for the hearing, commit to the rendering of the award [**] of the
conclusion of the evidence at the hearing, or of any post-hearing briefing
(which briefing will be completed by both sides in no more than [**] after the
conclusion of the hearings), and provide for discovery according to these time
limits, giving recognition to the understanding of the parties hereto that they
contemplate reasonable discovery, including document demands and depositions,
but that such discovery be limited so that the time limits specified herein may
be met without undue difficulty. In no event will the arbitrator(s) allow either
side to obtain more than a total of [**] of deposition testimony from all
witness, including both fact and expert witnesses. In the event multiple hearing
days are required, they will be scheduled consecutively to the greatest extent
possible.
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d. The arbitrator(s) shall render their award following the substantive
law of Delaware. The arbitrator(s) shall render an opinion setting forth
findings of fact and conclusions of law with the reasons therefor stated. A
transcript of the evidence adduced at the hearing shall be made and shall, upon
request, be made available to either party.
e. To the extent possible, the arbitration hearings and award will be
maintained in confidence.
f. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey may
enter judgment upon any award. In the event the panel's award [**], then the
court shall vacate, modify or correct any award where the arbitrators' findings
of act are clearly erroneous, and/or where the arbitrators' conclusion of law
are erroneous; in other words, it will undertake the same review as if it were a
federal appellate court reviewing a district court's findings of fact and
conclusions of law rendered after a bench trial. An award for [**] may be
vacated, modified or corrected only upon the grounds specified in the Federal
Arbitration Act. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the above-specified
Court for the enforcement of these provisions, the entry of judgment on any
xxxx, and the vacatur, modification and correction of any award as above
specified. In the event such court lacks jurisdiction, then any court having
jurisdiction of this matter may enter judgment upon any award and provide the
same relief, and undertake the same review, as specified herein.
g. Each party has the right before or during the arbitration to seek
and obtain from the appropriate court provisional remedies such as attachment,
preliminary injunction, replevin, etc. to avoid irreparable harm, maintain the
status quo, or preserve the subject matter of the arbitration.
h. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A TRIAL OF ANY ISSUED BY
JURY.
i. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES
FROM THE OTHER.
j. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY CLAIM OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FROM THE
OTHER UNLESS (1) THE FORESEEABILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AT THE TIME OF THE CONTRACT
AND (2) THE AMOUNT OF SUCH DAMAGES ARE PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE.
