EXHIBIT 10.13
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
between
LAVIPHARM LABORATORIES INC.
and
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
dated as of October 29, 1999
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The confidential portions of this exhibit have been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request
in accordance with Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933.
REDACTED PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT ARE MARKED BY AN ***.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS 1
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SECTION 1.01. General. ............................................................................................. 1
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ARTICLE II
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 5
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SECTION 2.01. Product Development................................................................................... 5
SECTION 2.02. Steering Committee.................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.03. Initial Products. .................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.04. Project Committee..................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.05. Product Development Plan.............................................................................. 6
SECTION 2.06. Target Specifications. ............................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.07. Product Specifications. .............................................................................. 7
SECTION 2.08. Best Reasonable Efforts. ............................................................................. 7
SECTION 2.09. Clinical Development and Regulatory Filings. ......................................................... 7
SECTION 2.10. Lavipharm Participation in Regulatory Process. ....................................................... 7
SECTION 2.11. Commercialization by Endo............................................................................. 7
SECTION 2.12. Development Exclusivity............................................................................... 8
SECTION 2.13. Exception to Exclusivity.............................................................................. 8
SECTION 2.14. Right to Exploit Intellectual Property................................................................ 8
ARTICLE III
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OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE GRANT 9
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SECTION 3.01. License Grant to Endo. ............................................................................... 9
SECTION 3.02. License Grant to Lavipharm............................................................................ 9
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SECTION 3.03. Ownership of Intellectual Property.................................................................... 9
SECTION 3.04. Joint Ownership....................................................................................... 9
SECTION 3.05. License of Joint Intellectual Property to Lavipharm................................................... 9
SECTION 3.06. License of Joint Intellectual Property to Endo........................................................ 9
ARTICLE IV
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PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT 10
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SECTION 4.01. Maintenance of Intellectual Property.................................................................. 10
SECTION 4.02. Joint Intellectual Property. ......................................................................... 10
SECTION 4.03. Prosecution of Joint Intellectual Property. .......................................................... 10
SECTION 4.04. Designated Party to Control........................................................................... 10
SECTION 4.05. Invoicing. ........................................................................................... 11
SECTION 4.06. Cooperation. ......................................................................................... 11
SECTION 4.07. Designated Party Abandonment.......................................................................... 11
SECTION 4.08. Updates on Developments............................................................................... 11
SECTION 4.09. Reports............................................................................................... 11
SECTION 4.10. Infringement of Joint Intellectual Property........................................................... 11
SECTION 4.11. Enforcement Within Respective Fields. ................................................................ 12
SECTION 4.12. Recoveries............................................................................................ 12
SECTION 4.13. Infringement of Other Intellectual Property. ......................................................... 12
ARTICLE V
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GRANT OF DISTRIBUTION AND SALE RIGHTS 13
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SECTION 5.01. Exclusive Distribution Grant.......................................................................... 13
SECTION 5.02. Exclusive Manufacturing Right......................................................................... 13
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ARTICLE VI 13
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MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS 13
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SECTION 6.01. Site of Manufacture................................................................................... 13
SECTION 6.02. Supply Sources........................................................................................ 13
SECTION 6.03. Manufacturing Specifications. ........................................................................ 14
SECTION 6.04. Packaging Specifications and Promotional Materials.................................................... 14
SECTION 6.05. Manufacturing Efforts................................................................................. 14
ARTICLE VII
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PRODUCT PURCHASE PLAN AND ORDERS 14
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SECTION 7.01. Initial Purchase Plan................................................................................. 14
SECTION 7.02. Revised and Definitive Purchase Plans. ............................................................... 14
SECTION 7.03. Updated Purchase Plan................................................................................. 15
SECTION 7.04. Purchase Requirements................................................................................. 15
ARTICLE VIII
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DELIVERY OF PRODUCT 16
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SECTION 8.01. Delivery of Product................................................................................... 16
SECTION 8.02. Defective or Non-conforming Product................................................................... 16
SECTION 8.03. Endo Responsibility................................................................................... 16
ARTICLE IX
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DEVELOPMENT FEES AND MILESTONE PAYMENTS 16
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SECTION 9.01. Initial Payment. ..................................................................................... 16
SECTION 9.02. Milestone Payments.................................................................................... 17
SECTION 9.03. Development Fee Payment and Invoices.................................................................. 17
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ARTICLE X
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TRANSFER PRICE, ROYALTIES AND PAYMENT TERMS 17
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SECTION 10.01. Price of Product..................................................................................... 17
SECTION 10.02. Payment of Transfer Price............................................................................ 18
SECTION 10.03. Royalties............................................................................................ 18
SECTION 10.04. Reporting. .......................................................................................... 18
SECTION 10.05. Lavipharm Taxes...................................................................................... 18
SECTION 10.06. Endo Taxes. ......................................................................................... 18
SECTION 10.07. Payment Currency..................................................................................... 18
SECTION 10.08 Right of Audit........................................................................................ 18
ARTICLE XI
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INFORMATION 19
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SECTION 11.01. Safety and Health Information........................................................................ 19
SECTION 11.02. Periodic Exchange of Information..................................................................... 19
SECTION 11.03. Product Incidents.................................................................................... 19
ARTICLE XII
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 19
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SECTION 12.01. Representations and Warranties of Lavipharm.......................................................... 19
SECTION 12.02. Representations and Warranties of Endo............................................................... 20
SECTION 12.03. DISCLAIMER........................................................................................... 21
ARTICLE XIII
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INDEMNIFICATION 21
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SECTION 13.01. Lavipharm's Indemnity................................................................................ 21
SECTION 13.02. Endo Indemnity....................................................................................... 21
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SECTION 13.03. Indemnification Procedures. ......................................................................... 21
SECTION 13.04. Limitations on Lavipharm's Indemnity................................................................. 22
SECTION 13.05. Endo Exclusive Remedy. .............................................................................. 22
SECTION 13.06. Limitations on Endo's Indemnity. .................................................................... 23
SECTION 13.07. Special Damages. .................................................................................... 23
ARTICLE XIV
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FORCE MAJEURE 23
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SECTION 14.01. Notification of Force Majeure. ...................................................................... 23
SECTION 14.02. Effect of Force Majeure. ............................................................................ 23
SECTION 14.03. Cessation of Force Majeure. ......................................................................... 24
ARTICLE XV
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CONFIDENTIALITY 23
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SECTION 15.01. Treatment of Confidential Information. .............................................................. 24
SECTION 15.02. Release from Restrictions. .......................................................................... 24
SECTION 15.03. Public Announcements and Publications................................................................ 25
ARTICLE XVI
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TERM AND TERMINATION 25
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SECTION 16.01. Development Exclusivity Term......................................................................... 25
SECTION 16.02. Renewal of Development Exclusivity Term. ............................................................ 25
SECTION 16.03. License Term......................................................................................... 25
SECTION 16.04. Termination of Development Plan. .................................................................... 25
SECTION 16.05. Term of Agreement.................................................................................... 26
SECTION 16.06. Termination.......................................................................................... 26
SECTION 16.07. Survival............................................................................................. 27
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ARTICLE XVII
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MISCELLANEOUS 26
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SECTION 17.01. Assignment........................................................................................... 27
SECTION 17.02. Successors and Assigns............................................................................... 27
SECTION 17.03. Notices. ............................................................................................ 27
SECTION 17.04. Waiver............................................................................................... 28
SECTION 17.05. Failure to Pay. ..................................................................................... 29
SECTION 17.06. Amendment............................................................................................ 29
SECTION 17.07. Entire Agreement. ................................................................................... 29
SECTION 17.08. Governing Law and Mediation.......................................................................... 29
SECTION 17.09. Counterparts......................................................................................... 29
SECTION 17.10. Headings............................................................................................. 29
SECTION 17.11. No Joint Venture/Agency. ............................................................................ 29
SECTION 17.12. Severability. ....................................................................................... 30
SECTION 17.13. Expenses. ........................................................................................... 30
SECTION 17.14. No Implicit Rights. ................................................................................. 30
SECTION 17.15. Non-Solicitation..................................................................................... 30
SECTION 17.16. Further Assurances................................................................................... 31
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement") is made and entered into this 29th day of October 1999 (the
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"Effective Date"), by and between Lavipharm Laboratories Inc. ("Lavipharm"), a
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New Jersey corporation, and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Endo"), a Delaware
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corporation (each, a "Party", and collectively, the "Parties").
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W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Lavipharm is the owner or licensee of certain Intellectual
Property (as defined below) related to the field of transdermal and intra-oral
drug delivery, and Endo is the owner or licensee of certain Intellectual
Property related to Pain Management (as defined below);
WHEREAS, Lavipharm is engaged in the business of developing and
manufacturing transdermal and intra-oral drug delivery systems;
WHEREAS, Endo is engaged in the business of developing, marketing and
distributing pharmaceuticals related to Pain Management (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Lavipharm and Endo
desire to cooperate in the development and commercialization of drug delivery
systems related to Pain Management utilizing transdermal patches and intra-oral
film or wafer-like dosage forms.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01. General. As used herein, the following terms shall
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have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" shall mean any Person that, directly or indirectly,
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through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under
common Control with another Person.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Agreement Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.05.
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"ANDA" shall mean an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the United
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States Food and Drug Administration.
"Batch" shall mean, for each Final Product, the number of Final
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Product units that comprise a single production run, as specified by the
applicable Product Specification.
"Clinical Development" shall mean, without limitation, post-IND
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toxicology studies, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion studies
to support phase I, II and III clinical trials, the preparation and filing of
all applicable IND, ANDA, NDA and equivalent foreign regulatory documents, and
obtaining all necessary regulatory, reimbursement and pricing approvals in
applicable countries.
"Confidential Information" shall mean all proprietary information and
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materials (whether or not patentable), disclosed by one Party to the other
Party, irrespective of the manner in which a Party disclosed such information,
in furtherance of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, substances,
formulations, techniques, methodology, equipment, data, reports, correspondence,
know-how, manufacturing documentation and sources of supply, as well as the
existence of this Agreement.
"Control" (including the terms "Controlled by" and "under common
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Control with"), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more
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Persons, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or
executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or
management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as
trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise, including, without limitation,
the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or similar body governing the affairs of such
Person.
"Definitive Product Purchase Plan" shall have the meaning specified in
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Section 7.02.
"Deliverables" shall mean all reports, results, Products and all other
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work product or deliverables of any type, in each case to be delivered by
Lavipharm to Endo pursuant to this Agreement.
"Designated Party" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
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"Development Exclusivity Term" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 16.01.
"Development Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
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"Distribution Exclusivity Term" applicable to a Final Product, shall
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mean the period commencing on the initial distribution of such Final Product by
Endo in any particular Major Market Country and terminating upon the later of
(i) fifteen (15) years after receipt of Marketing Authorization or (ii)
expiration of the Patent in any particular Major Market Country related to such
Final Product.
"Drug" shall mean a therapeutically active ingredient used in the
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Final Product.
"Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Endo" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Endo Field" shall mean all fields outside of the Lavipharm Field.
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"Endo Intellectual Property" shall mean all Intellectual Property
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owned by or licensed to (with the right to grant sublicenses) Endo, but
excluding Joint Intellectual Property.
"Final Product" shall mean that particular Product formulation
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developed pursuant to a Development Plan, specifying all details to the degree
required for final United States Food and Drug Administration approval, in those
particular doses of the Product as is first approved for sale in any Major
Market Country.
"Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost" shall mean any and all of
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following (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied by Lavipharm): direct and indirect costs
attributable to materials, production, manufacturing, processing and packaging
of a Final Product. Direct costs shall include personnel, supplies, materials,
royalties, licensing costs and contracted and outside services attributable to
the applicable materials or activities. Indirect costs shall include (i)
utilities, equipment and facility-related expenses, and (ii) personnel, supplies
and materials expenses of internal services from other departments, in each
case, only to the extent specifically applicable to the applicable materials or
activities.
"Fully Burdened Development Cost" shall mean all direct and indirect
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costs attributable to any aspect of the research and development work and the
preparation of regulatory filings undertaken by Lavipharm pursuant to this
Agreement including, but not limited to, (i) the fully-loaded costs of all
personnel engaged in work in connection with this Agreement calculated on the
basis of full-time employment (including salaries, employment-related benefits
and payroll taxes) or such appropriate pro rata costs of any personnel engaged
on a part-time basis, (ii) all out-of-pocket costs for supplies, materials and
the like, and (iii) all facility and overhead expenses allocated by Lavipharm
directly to the activities conducted hereunder.
"IND" shall mean an Investigational New Drug Application with the
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United States Food and Drug Administration.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean all intellectual property rights,
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including United States and foreign patents and patent applications, divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, or extensions thereof, trade
secrets, know-how and copyrights, but excluding trademarks and trademark related
rights.
"Joint Intellectual Property" shall mean all Intellectual Property to
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the extent covering inventions, improvements, modifications, alterations, or
enhancements that are made jointly by Lavipharm and Endo during and in the
course of developing Products under this Agreement.
"Lavipharm" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Lavipharm Field" shall mean the field of transdermal, intra-oral and
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transmucosal drug delivery, including the development and manufacture of
transdermal, intra-oral and transmucosal drug delivery systems, and the
development and manufacture of drugs for use in transdermal, intra-oral and
transmucosal drug delivery.
"Lavipharm Intellectual Property" shall mean all Intellectual Property
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owned by or licensed to (with the right to grant sublicenses) Lavipharm, but
excluding (i) Joint Intellectual Property and (ii) Intellectual Property that
may be acquired by or licensed to Lavipharm as a result of the transaction
contemplated in Section 2.13.
"Loss" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.01.
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"Major Market Country" shall mean Canada, China, France, Germany,
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Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom or the United States.
"Marketing Authorization" shall mean approval by the relevant
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governmental authority in a Major Market Country to import, market, promote
and/or sell a Final Product in such Major Market Country.
"NDA" shall mean a New Drug Application with the United States Food
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and Drug Administration.
"Net Sales" shall mean gross prices invoiced for a Final Product by
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Endo, or its Affiliates or sublicensees to an unrelated third Party, less (a)
trade credits, rebates and allowances actually granted on account of price
adjustments, rebate programs, billing errors or the rejection or return of
goods, and (b) all taxes (except income taxes), tariffs, duties and other
similar governmental charges paid by Endo, all determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the United States,
consistently applied.
"Non-Clinical Development" shall mean, without limitation, prototype
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design and development, skin flux assay development, skin toxicology assessment,
stability assessment, process development, methodology and process validation,
the collection of data in support of Endo's regulatory submissions, and the
manufacture of Products to be used for clinical trials.
"Packaging Specifications" for a Final Product shall mean those
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specifications for the packaging of such Final Product as shall be mutually
agreed upon by the Parties.
"Pain Management" shall mean the treatment of pain by the specific and
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intentional relief of the pain symptom and shall not include (i) the treatment
of the underlying injury or disease causing such pain, which may inherently or
supplementally relieve such pain as a result of relief or remission of such
injury or disease, or (ii) the treatment of pain by a drug or drug delivery
system that provides pain relief as a supplementary benefit to its primary
function or indication.
"Party" or "Parties" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, joint venture,
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corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity.
"Product" shall mean a drug delivery system for Pain Management
consisting of a transdermal patch or intra-oral film or wafer-like dosage form
developed pursuant to this Agreement.
"Product Specifications" for a Final Product shall mean those
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specifications for such Final Product as shall be mutually agreed by the
Parties.
"Project Committee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
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"Renewal Fee" shall mean (i) for the first renewal, the amount of
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$1,000,000, and (ii) for each subsequent renewal, an amount to be mutually
agreed at such time, but not less than $1,000,000.
"Rolling Order" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.
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"Steering Committee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
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"Target Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.
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"Target Specifications" shall mean non-binding target specifications
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for a Product established by the Parties in connection with a Development Plan
for such Product, including without limitation, the properties listed on Exhibit
A hereto.
"Term Year" shall mean the period from the date hereof until December
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31, 1999 and each calendar year thereafter during the Agreement Term.
"Three Month Order" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.
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"Transfer Price" of a Final Product shall be equal to Lavipharm's
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Fully Burdened Manufacturing Costs for such Final Product plus *** percent
(***%).
ARTICLE II
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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SECTION 2.01. Product Development. Subject to the terms and
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conditions of this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate to research and
develop Products and to commercialize Final Products resultant from such
development. Without limiting the performance obligations of the Parties
hereunder, in connection with developing and commercializing new Products,
Lavipharm shall principally be responsible for research, Non-Clinical
Development, and manufacturing of such Products, and Endo shall principally be
responsible for Clinical Development, distribution, marketing and selling such
Products.
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SECTION 2.02. Steering Committee. As soon as practicable after the
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Effective Date, each Party shall designate four (4) individuals who shall be
members of a Steering Committee (the "Steering Committee"). The Steering
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Committee shall be comprised of personnel of each Party who function as (i) the
head of research and development, (ii) the head of business development, (iii)
the head of marketing or sales, and (iv) the chief executive of a Party or, at
the option of a Party, another senior member of a Party's management,
respectively. The Steering Committee shall meet at least once each calendar
quarter and shall be responsible for policy-oriented decisions related to this
Agreement, including, but not limited to (i) determining Products to be
developed under this Agreement, (ii) reviewing and approving Target
Specifications, Development Plans, Packaging Specifications, and Product
Specifications, and (iii) resolving disputes concerning the implementation of
this Agreement. The members of the Steering Committee shall cooperate in good
faith to effectively implement this Agreement and to amicably resolve any
disputes or disagreements related to the implementation hereof.
SECTION 2.03. Initial Products. Within one hundred eighty (180) days
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of the Effective Date, the Steering Committee shall determine at least one (1)
transdermal Product and one (1) intra-oral Product to be developed pursuant to
this Agreement.
SECTION 2.04. Project Committee. As soon as practicable after the
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identification of a Product to be developed under this Agreement, each Party
shall designate at least four (4) individuals as members of a Project Committee
("Project Committee") that shall be responsible for development of such Product.
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The heads of research and/or development of each Party shall serve as co-
chairpersons of each Project Committee. Each Project Committee shall include
members of each Party's technical staff most responsible for the Product being
developed by such Project Committee and shall meet at least once each calendar
quarter.
SECTION 2.05. Product Development Plan. Prior to the commencement of
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the development of a Product, the Project Committee for such Product shall
cooperate in good faith to establish a development plan (a "Development Plan")
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for such Product in form similar to that set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
consisting of, without limitation: (i) a detailed description of the Non-
Clinical Development to be performed by Lavipharm; (ii) a detailed description
of the Clinical Development to be performed by Endo; (iii) a list of
Deliverables and milestones, including detailed written specifications and
requirements for each Deliverable; (iv) time deadlines for each Deliverable
and/or milestone; (v) schedules for the establishment of Product Specifications
for such Product and the commencement of the regulatory approval process by Endo
for such Product; and (vi) an estimate of the Fully Burdened Development Costs
Lavipharm expects to incur as a result of its activities under the Development
Plan. Each Product Development Plan may be modified by the Parties as a
particular Development Plan matures; provided, however, that Endo shall promptly
reimburse Lavipharm for any additional costs incurred by Lavipharm as a result
of such modification.
SECTION 2.06. Target Specifications. Pursuant to each Development
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Plan, the Parties shall jointly develop Target Specifications for the Product to
be developed. Such Target Specifications may be modified by the Parties as a
particular Development Plan matures.
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SECTION 2.07. Product Specifications. Pursuant to each Development
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Plan, and as such Development Plan progresses toward the development of a Final
Product, the Parties shall jointly develop detailed Product Specifications and
Packaging Specifications for such Final Product, which Product Specifications
and Packaging Specifications may be updated from time to time on mutual
agreement of the parties. The Product Specifications shall, inter alia, specify
the number of Final Product units to be included in a Batch.
SECTION 2.08. Best Reasonable Efforts. Lavipharm shall use its best
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reasonable efforts, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to
develop Products meeting the Target Specifications and Product Specifications.
The Parties expressly acknowledge that it may not be practicable or possible
with commercially reasonable efforts to develop Products meeting Target
Specifications or Product Specifications, and Lavipharm makes no warranty that
it will successfully complete development of any Product.
SECTION 2.09. Clinical Development and Regulatory Filings. Endo, at
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its own expense, shall devote its best reasonable efforts to complete the
Clinical Development of all Final Products and undertake, complete and obtain,
as soon as reasonably practicable, all regulatory filings for all Final
Products. Endo shall make all regulatory filings in its name, and at its
expense. Lavipharm shall provide reasonable cooperation to Endo in connection
with such regulatory filings, at the expense of Endo.
SECTION 2.10. Lavipharm Participation in Regulatory Process.
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Lavipharm shall be entitled to participate in all regulatory activities
undertaken by Endo pursuant to Section 2.09, including (i) to the greatest
extent feasible, attendance at any meetings with regulatory bodies or experts in
which any activities undertaken by Lavipharm pursuant to this Agreement will be
reviewed or discussed, (ii) review of all material regulatory submissions prior
to filing, and (iii) receipt of copies of all material communications and
filings with regulatory bodies.
SECTION 2.11. Commercialization by Endo. Upon development of a
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Final Product, Endo shall:
(a) devote best reasonable efforts to launch such Final Product as
soon as reasonably practicable; in no event shall launch of a Final Product
occur later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of regulatory
approval which permits the sale of such Final Product in any Major Market
Country; unless Endo has valid scientific or commercial reasons for such
delay;
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to advertise, market,
distribute and support all Final Products on a continuing basis;
(c) comply with good business practices and all laws and regulations
of the regulatory authorities applicable to it in each country where a
Final Product is sold;
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(d) not make any claims, representations, warranties or guarantees to
any third party in respect of the specifications, features or capabilities
of a Final Product that are inconsistent with information provided by
Lavipharm; and
(e) retain for a period of five (5) years after termination of this
Agreement records of all Final Product sales and customers sufficient to
adequately administer a recall of any Final Product.
SECTION 2.12. Development Exclusivity. During the Development
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Exclusivity Term, neither Party shall (i) develop Products outside of this
Agreement, nor (ii) enter into any agreement with any third party for the
development of Products. In the event that Endo intends, at any time, to request
Lavipharm to undertake the Non-Clinical Development of any Products in addition
to the two Initial Products referred to in Section 2.03 hereinabove, Endo shall
provide Lavipharm with written notice of such intention at least three (3)
months prior to the expected commencement of such activities by Lavipharm.
SECTION 2.13. Exception to Exclusivity. Endo acknowledges that
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Lavipharm is currently involved in negotiations regarding the acquisition of a
third party which, if successful, will prevent Lavipharm from developing,
manufacturing and supplying a Product based on one specific molecule exclusively
for Endo. Endo agrees that if such negotiations are successful, any obligations
of Lavipharm that conflict with any of the exclusivity provisions of this
Agreement with regard to such molecule shall be expressly excluded from the
exclusivity provisions hereof. Endo also acknowledges that this Agreement does
not grant to Endo any right, license or exclusivity under any Intellectual
Property that Lavipharm may acquire as a result of such acquisition and that
Lavipharm shall have the right to use, license others to use, and fully exploit
such Intellectual Property in connection with products and services within the
field of Pain Management; provided, however, that Lavipharm shall, if
contractually permitted to do so as a result of a successful acquisition, offer
to license any Intellectual Property acquired in such acquisition to Endo on an
exclusive basis subject to the terms of this Agreement. Endo acknowledges that
Lavipharm may consummate acquisitions of other companies subsequent to the
Effective Date of this Agreement and further agrees that this Agreement does not
grant to Endo any right or license under any Intellectual Property that
Lavipharm may acquire as a result of such acquisition, except as provided
hereinabove in this Section 2.13.
SECTION 2.14. Right to Exploit Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding
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the provisions of Section 2.12 and Article V, each Party shall have the right to
(i) use, license others to use, and fully exploit its Intellectual Property in
connection with products and services outside the field of Pain Management, (ii)
develop, market and sell products and services other than Products, and (iii)
enter into any agreement with any third party for the development, marketing and
sale of product and services other than Products.
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ARTICLE III
OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE GRANT
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SECTION 3.01. License Grant to Endo. Subject to the terms and
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conditions of this Agreement, Lavipharm hereby grants to Endo a worldwide,
exclusive, non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 17.01) license under
Lavipharm's Intellectual Property to use, sell, offer for sale and import, but
not to make or have made, Products during the License Term; provided, however,
that the license granted under this Section shall become non-exclusive upon
expiration of the Distribution Exclusivity Term.
SECTION 3.02. License Grant to Lavipharm. Subject to the terms and
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conditions of this Agreement, Endo hereby grants to Lavipharm a worldwide,
exclusive, non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 17.01) license under
Endo Intellectual Property to make, have made, use or import, but not to sell or
offer for sale, Products during the License Term; provided, however, that the
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license granted under this Section shall become non-exclusive upon expiration of
the Distribution Exclusivity Term.
SECTION 3.03. Ownership of Intellectual Property. Each Party
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acknowledges that any pre-existing Intellectual Property of the other Party is
and shall continue to be owned by such other Party, subject to the license
rights granted herein. Any inventions, discoveries, improvements, modifications,
alterations or enhancements that are made, conceived, discovered or reduced to
practice exclusively by a Party during and in the course of performance under
this Agreement, together with all Intellectual Property rights therein, shall be
owned exclusively by such Party and shall be included in the Intellectual
Property of such Party, subject to license to the other Party under the terms
hereof.
SECTION 3.04. Joint Ownership. The Parties shall jointly own all
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Joint Intellectual Property, subject to the limitations hereof with respect
thereto.
SECTION 3.05. License of Joint Intellectual Property to Lavipharm.
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Endo hereby grants to Lavipharm a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, exclusive
license under all Joint Intellectual Property to make, have made, offer for
sale, sell, use, import and export products in the Lavipharm Field, including
the right to grant sublicenses to third parties. In the event that Lavipharm
commercializes any products utilizing Joint Intellectual Property, Lavipharm
shall pay Endo a royalty of *** (***%) of the net sales of such products.
SECTION 3.06. License of Joint Intellectual Property to Endo.
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Lavipharm hereby grants to Endo a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, exclusive
license under all Joint Intellectual Property to make, have made, offer for
sale, sell, use, import and export products in the Endo Field, including the
right to grant sublicenses to third parties In the event that Endo
commercializes any products utilizing Joint Intellectual Property licensed under
the Section 3.06., Endo shall pay Lavipharm a royalty of *** (***%) of the net
sales of such products.
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ARTICLE IV
PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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SECTION 4.01. Maintenance of Intellectual Property. Except as
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otherwise provided herein, each Party shall, at its own discretion, be
responsible for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of patents, patent
applications and other registrations and application for registration of its
Intellectual Property, excluding Joint Intellectual Property. Neither Party
shall have any obligation to file, prosecute or maintain any such patents,
patent applications and other registrations and applications for registration of
its Intellectual Property.
SECTION 4.02. Joint Intellectual Property. In the event that either
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Party believes that any inventions, improvements, modifications, alterations or
enhancements that are made in the course of performance under this Agreement may
be Joint Intellectual Property, such Party shall so notify the Steering
Committee. The Steering Committee shall thereafter meet in good faith to
determine whether such inventions, improvements, modifications, alterations or
enhancements are Joint Intellectual Property. In the event the Steering
Committee is unable to make such determination, each Party shall designate an
experienced intellectual property attorney (in the case of determining
inventorship of a possibly patentable invention, a registered United States
patent attorney). Such attorneys shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any
such inventorship or authorship issues, applying prevailing United States rules
and interpretations for determining inventorship, authorship, and ownership.
SECTION 4.03. Prosecution of Joint Intellectual Property. The
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Steering Committee shall determine, subject to approval by the Chief Executive
Officers of the respective Parties, which Party shall be responsible for the
filing, prosecution and maintenance of each patent application and issued patent
in respect of Joint Intellectual Property (the "Designated Party"), with due
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regard to reasonable concerns, if any, expressed by either Party as to the
impact such a filing and prosecution may have on its other rights and
technologies, taking into account the nature of the Joint Intellectual Property,
and the relationship of such Joint Intellectual Property to the business of each
Party. In the event that a Designated Party declines or ceases to prosecute or
maintain an item of Joint Intellectual Property, such Party shall immediately
notify the other Party, and the other Party shall thereafter have the right to
prosecute or maintain such item of Joint Intellectual Property, in its sole
discretion, provided that all rights of the declining Party in such item of
Joint Intellectual Property, including any and all rights granted to the
declining Party pursuant to Section 3.05 or 3.06, shall revert to the other
Party in their entirety, and the declining Party shall thereafter have no right
to make, have made, offer for sale, sell, use, import or export products using
such Joint Intellectual Property.
SECTION 4.04. Designated Party to Control. Except as otherwise
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provided in this Article IV, the Designated Party shall prosecute and maintain
each item of Joint Intellectual Property for which it is responsible using
counsel mutually agreed between the Parties, under the direction and control of
the Designated Party. The Parties shall equally share the costs of prosecution
and maintenance of Joint Intellectual Property. In the event that either Party
declines to share such costs, all rights to such Joint Intellectual Property
shall revert to the other Party in
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accordance with the last sentence of Section 4.03. Periodically, but at least
quarterly (and not less than sixty (60) days prior to the next upcoming
deadline), the Designated Party shall advise the other Party in writing of all
upcoming deadlines in connection with Joint Intellectual Property. Unless
advised to the contrary by the other Party within thirty (30) days of a deadline
for taking action in a particular Joint Intellectual Property registration, the
Designated Party shall take the required action. If the Designated Party fails
to take a required action in connection with a particular element of Joint
Intellectual Property by five (5) business days before the non-extendable
deadline for taking such action, the other Party shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to take the required action.
SECTION 4.05. Invoicing. The Designated Party shall invoice the other
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Party for prosecution and maintenance costs as they are incurred, which invoices
shall be paid by the other Party within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof.
SECTION 4.06. Cooperation. At the request of the Designated Party,
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the other Party shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with
prosecution or maintenance of Joint Intellectual Property. Each Party shall make
available to the other Party or its respective authorized attorneys, agents or
representatives such of its employees as the other Party in its reasonable
judgment deems necessary in order to assist such other Party with such
prosecution or maintenance. Each Party shall sign or use its best efforts to
have signed at no charge to the other Party all legal documents necessary in
connection with such prosecution and maintenance.
SECTION 4.07. Designated Party Abandonment. The Designated Party
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shall not disclaim, dedicate, or otherwise abandon any Joint Intellectual
Property without the express written consent of the other Party.
SECTION 4.08. Updates on Developments. The Designated Party shall
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advise the other Party of any substantial action or development in the
prosecution and maintenance of registrations and applications for registration
of Joint Intellectual Property, and shall provide the other Party with copies of
all material correspondence, including correspondence with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Offices, and other U.S. and foreign
governmental authorities, in connection with Joint Intellectual Property.
SECTION 4.09. Reports. The Designated Party shall provide the other
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Party with a report no less frequently than once per year listing all such
registrations and applications being handled by the Designated Party,
identifying them by country and patent, registration or application number, and
briefly describing the status thereof.
SECTION 4.10. Infringement of Joint Intellectual Property. In the
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event that any Party obtains knowledge of any infringement or misappropriation
by a third party of any Joint Intellectual Property, such Party shall inform the
other Party promptly of such infringement and provide the other Party with any
available evidence of such infringement or misappropriation.
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SECTION 4.11. Enforcement Within Respective Fields. Lavipharm shall
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have the exclusive right to commence, prosecute, and settle or otherwise
compromise any dispute, action, suit, or proceeding involving or against any
third party believed to have infringed or misappropriated any Joint Intellectual
Property within the Lavipharm Field. Endo shall have the exclusive right to
commence, prosecute, and settle or otherwise compromise any dispute, action,
suit, or proceeding involving or against any third party believed to have
infringed or misappropriated any Joint Intellectual Property within the Endo
Field. Each Party hereby agrees to be bound by the outcome of any such action,
suit or proceeding or by any settlement or other compromise for any and all
purposes brought by the other Party. All costs and expenses of such action, suit
or proceeding shall be borne by the Party initiating such action. Each Party
agrees to cooperate with the other Party in any such action, suit or proceeding,
in any way reasonably necessary, including being named as a party to such action
if so requested by the other Party or required by law. Each Party shall have the
right to participate in and be represented by its own counsel in any such
action, suit or proceeding brought by the other Party at the expense of the
Party initiating the action. Neither Party shall have a claim of any kind
against the other Party based on or arising out of a Party's handling of or
decisions concerning any such action, suit, proceeding, settlement, or
compromise, and each Party hereby irrevocably releases the other Party from any
such claim. The initiating Party may discontinue such action, suit or proceeding
if in its sole discretion it determines that such action, suit or proceeding is
not advantageous to that Party.
SECTION 4.12. Recoveries. All damages or other compensation of any
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kind recovered in any action, suit, or proceeding or from any settlement or
compromise brought under Section 4.11 shall be for the benefit of the Party that
brought such action, suit, or proceeding.
SECTION 4.13. Infringement of Other Intellectual Property. In the
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event that any Party obtains knowledge of any infringement by a third party of
any Intellectual Property rights of the other relating to any Final Product,
such Party shall inform the other Party promptly of such infringement or
misappropriation and provide the other Party with any available evidence of such
infringement or misappropriation. Each Party shall use commercially reasonably
efforts, at its cost and expense, to terminate the infringement by any third
party of that Party's Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, the
filing and prosecution of an infringement action or other legal proceeding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may fail to take, or may discontinue,
any action to terminate the infringement or misappropriation if in its sole
discretion it determines that such action is not commercially advantageous or
cost effective to the Party, provided that it shall notify the other Party of
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its intention to fail to take or discontinue such action. Each Party shall
reasonably assist the other Party in any action or proceeding being prosecuted
or defended including being named as a party to such action if so requested by
the other Party or required by law. Each Party shall have the right to
participate in and be represented by counsel in any such action on proceeding
brought or defended by the other Party at the expense of the Party initiating or
defending the action or proceeding Neither Party shall have a claim of any kind
against the other Party based on or arising out of a Party's handling of or
decisions concerning any such action, suit, proceeding, settlement, or
compromise, and each Party hereby irrevocably releases the other Party from any
such claim.
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ARTICLE V
GRANT OF DISTRIBUTION AND SALE RIGHTS
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SECTION 5.01. Exclusive Distribution Grant. During the Distribution
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Exclusivity Term applicable to each Final Product, Lavipharm hereby grants to
Endo a worldwide, exclusive, non-transferable (except as set forth in Section
17.01) right to market, distribute and sell such Final Product; provided,
however, Lavipharm and its Affiliates shall have the first opportunity to
negotiate the exclusive right to market, distribute and sell such Final Product
in Greece during the Distribution Exclusivity Term under commercial terms to be
negotiated in good faith by the Parties at such time.
SECTION 5.02. Exclusive Manufacturing Right. During the Distribution
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Exclusivity Term applicable to each Final Product, Endo hereby grants to
Lavipharm the worldwide exclusive right to manufacture, have manufactured, and
supply to Endo such Final Product. During the Distribution Exclusivity Term
applicable to each Final Product, neither Endo nor its Affiliates shall purchase
such Final Product from any Person other than Lavipharm.
ARTICLE VI
MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS
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SECTION 6.01. Site of Manufacture. All Final Products shall be
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manufactured at a facility approved by the United States Food and Drug
Administration or other equivalent governmental authority of a Major Market
Country in which the applicable Final Product is sold. Lavipharm shall promptly
notify Endo of any change of the site of manufacture of any Final Product. Endo
shall, upon reasonable request, be entitled to conduct an inspection of that
portion of any manufacture site used to manufacture any Final Product. Lavipharm
shall make commercially reasonable efforts to perform the manufacture of the
Product at its own facility or a facility operated by a Lavipharm Affiliate. In
the event that the manufacture by Lavipharm or its Affiliate is not feasible,
Lavipharm shall have the right, subject to the consent of Endo which shall not
be unreasonably withheld, to subcontract all or part of the manufacture to a
third party. The determination of whether Lavipharm, a Lavipharm Affiliate or a
third party shall perform the manufacturing activities hereunder shall be made
jointly by the Parties prior to the completion of the development of the first
Product under Article II hereof; provided, however, that Lavipharm shall at all
times be responsible for ensuring that all Final Product meets the manufacturing
and packaging specifications set forth in this Article VI.
SECTION 6.02. Supply Sources. The supply sources for all components
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and materials necessary for the manufacture of Final Products shall be chosen by
Lavipharm;
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provided, however, that Lavipharm shall at all times comply with the Product
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Specifications for such Final Product.
SECTION 6.03. Manufacturing Specifications. Lavipharm shall
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manufacture, or have manufactured, each Final Product so that, at the time of
delivery to Endo, such Final Product conforms, in all material respects, to the
Product Specifications for such Final Product. In the performance of the
manufacturing undertaken by Lavipharm pursuant to this Agreement, Lavipharm
shall at all times conform to the quality control requirements of Endo mutually
agreed by the Parties prior to the commencement of manufacture.
SECTION 6.04. Packaging Specifications and Promotional Materials.
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Lavipharm shall manufacture and package each Final Product in accordance with
the Packaging Specifications for such Final Product. Unless otherwise requested
by Lavipharm, promotional materials and the outside packaging of all Final
Products shall include (in easily readable, non-obscured type that is of
reasonable size in light of the other names and notices a notice that the Final
Product was manufactured by Lavipharm and any reasonable patent or patent
application notices of Lavipharm. Such packaging may also contain any Endo
trademarks, or other markings designated by Endo. All such markings shall comply
with governmental regulations applicable to such packaging.
SECTION 6.05. Manufacturing Efforts and Cost. Lavipharm shall
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manufacture the Target Amount of Product for each Term Year and, on a schedule
to be mutually agreed by the Parties, any additional quantities of Product as
may be requested by Endo. The Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost for each Term
Year shall be subject to review and mutual agreement by the Parties at least
ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of the particular Term Year; provided
however that the Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost for any Year shall not be
less than such Cost for the prior Year unless there have been reductions in the
Cost as a result of declines in the costs of raw materials or efficiencies in
the manufacturing process.
ARTICLE VII
PRODUCT PURCHASE PLAN AND ORDERS
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SECTION 7.01. Initial Purchase Plan. Upon completion of phase I
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clinical trials for each Final Product, Endo shall submit to Lavipharm a plan
projecting, on an annual basis, the quantity of such Final Product to be ordered
and purchased by Endo during the first three years such Final Product will be
sold (a "Product Purchase Plan").
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SECTION 7.02. Revised and Definitive Purchase Plans. Upon submission
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of an NDA or ANDA, or equivalent filing in any Major Market Country, for a Final
Product, Endo shall submit to Lavipharm a Revised Product Purchase Plan
projecting, on an annual basis, the quantity of such Final Product to be
purchased by Endo during the first three years such Final Product will be sold
(the "Revised Product Purchase Plan"). Endo shall update the Revised Product
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Purchase Plan within fifteen (15) business days of obtaining approval of its NDA
or
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ANDA, as the case may be, for each Final Product by submitting to Lavipharm a
Definitive Product Purchase Plan (the "Definitive Product Purchase Plan").
Lavipharm will have the right to review each Definitive Product Purchase Plan
and Endo shall discuss and consider Lavipharm's comments and suggestions
reasonably and in good faith.
SECTION 7.03. Updated Purchase Plan. Not later than June 30 of each
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Term Year, Endo shall deliver to Lavipharm a Definitive Product Purchase Plan
projecting, on an annual basis, the quantity of each Final Product to be
purchased by Endo during the three Term Years immediately following such current
Term Year.
SECTION 7.04. Purchase Requirements. (a) Endo shall purchase from
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Lavipharm during each period of three Term Years covered by a Definitive Product
Purchase Plan or each Term Year, as the case may be, an amount (the "Target
Amount") agreed between the parties for such period or Term Year pursuant to the
procedures set forth in subsections (b) and (c) below. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Parties acknowledge that the agreed Target Amount may refer both to
the individual Target Amount for a specific Term Year and the aggregate Target
Amounts for the period covered by the relevant Definitive Product Purchase Plan.
(b) During each period of three Term Years covered by a Definitive
Product Plan, the Target Amount shall be at least 60% of the quantity of
Final Product projected to be purchased during such period, and the Target
Amount for each Term Year comprising such period shall be determined in the same
manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties acknowledge that up to three
different Target Amounts may cover the same Term Year (i.e., because the same
Term Year will be covered by three different Definitive Product Purchase Plans)
and the Parties agree that the requirements for each Term Year under Sections
6.05 and 7.04 shall be analyzed independently for each such Target Amount.
(c) On or before the twentieth day of every month following the
issuance of Marketing Authorization, Endo shall deliver to Lavipharm a written
rolling order for the twelve (12) month period beginning on the first day of the
following calendar month (as modified on a month-to-month basis, the "Rolling
Order") projecting the quantity of Final Product to be purchased by Endo for
each month of such period. The projection for the first three months (the "Three
Month Order") of each Rolling Order shall constitute a firm purchase order,
shall be invoiced as such and shall not be subject to any modification
whatsoever. The Three Month Order shall state with specificity the Final
Products ordered as well as the specific packaging required (e.g., medical
sample or consumer purchase), consistent with applicable Packaging
Specifications. Endo shall specify therein, for each month, the quantity of
Final Product to be purchased. The remaining nine months of the Rolling Order
may be modified by future Rolling Orders. All Rolling Orders for a Final Product
that Endo may place with Lavipharm shall be subject to written acceptance by
Lavipharm within seven days of receipt of such Rolling Order by Lavipharm and no
order shall be effective unless so accepted. Prior to the Term Year in which the
first sale of each Final Product will be made, the Parties shall agree on
procedures for
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the delivery of Rolling Orders, such as the timing and method of delivery of the
Rolling Orders and the Final Product.
ARTICLE VIII
DELIVERY OF PRODUCT
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SECTION 8.01. Delivery of Product. Lavipharm shall make best
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reasonable efforts to deliver the total quantity of Final Product specified in a
Three Month Order within ninety (90) days of receipt thereof. Lavipharm agrees
to consult with Endo if it anticipates any serious difficulties that may
jeopardize such delivery and in particular regarding any measures that may be
taken to address such difficulties. Ownership of Final Product shall change
hands ex-Lavipharm factory at which Lavipharm manufactures the Final Product.
All costs for freight, insurance and warehousing outside of such site shall be
the responsibility of Endo.
SECTION 8.02. Defective or Non-conforming Product. Delivery of Final
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Product in accordance with Section 8.01 shall constitute an unqualified
acceptance thereof, and a waiver by Endo of its rights to make any claim against
Lavipharm that such Final Product does not conform, in all material respects, to
the Product Specifications or the Packaging Specifications of such Final Product
(a "Defective Product") unless Endo gives Lavipharm written notice of such claim
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within sixty (60) days after delivery of such Final Product to Endo. If such
claim is exercised by Endo in due time, Lavipharm shall replace the Defective
Product and deliver the replacement Product to Endo's warehouse free of charge;
provided, however, that where the characteristics of a Defective Product are
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detectable only upon use, the sixty (60) day time period shall not apply and a
claim in relation to such a Defective Product may be notified to Lavipharm by
Endo up to and until the use-by date specified on the packaging of the Defective
Product.
SECTION 8.03. Endo Responsibility. Notwithstanding anything to the
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contrary in Section 8.02, Endo shall not be entitled to claim as a Defective
Product any Final Product that becomes a Defective Product as a result of
improper handling, transportation, storage or any other action or omission on
the part of Endo. Endo shall undertake all quality control procedures in respect
of Final Product in accordance with agreed specifications promptly after
delivery of such Final Product to Endo.
ARTICLE IX
DEVELOPMENT FEES AND MILESTONE PAYMENTS
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SECTION 9.01. Initial Payment. Upon execution of this Agreement, Endo
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shall pay Lavipharm an initial, non-refundable payment of $1,000,000. Such
payment shall be made by bank wire transfer to an account designated by
Lavipharm.
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SECTION 9.02. Milestone Payments. Endo shall pay Lavipharm the
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following non-refundable payments for each Final Product developed under this
Agreement: (i) $250,000 upon the acceptance of each IND or equivalent in a Major
Market Country, (ii) $1,500,000 upon the first submission of an ANDA or
equivalent in a Major Market Country, (iii) $1,250,000 upon the first submission
of an NDA or equivalent in a Major Market Country, (iv) $2,000,000 upon approval
of an ANDA or equivalent in a Major Market Country, and (v) $2,000,000 upon
approval of an NDA or equivalent in a Major Market Country. All of the payments
required to be made by Endo pursuant to this Section 9.02 shall be made within
fifteen (15) days of the particular milestone specified hereinabove.
SECTION 9.03. Development Fee Payment and Invoices. Lavipharm shall
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invoice Endo monthly by the 28th day of each month for Fully Burdened
Development Costs, and all out-of-pocket expenses for materials and supplies
utilized in the Product Development, incurred by Lavipharm in the preceding
calendar month. Endo shall pay all amounts due on each invoice within thirty
(30) days of the receipt of such invoice. In no event shall Endo be obligated to
pay any amount due on any invoice that it is not obligated to pay under terms of
this Agreement. Endo shall promptly notify Lavipharm of any disputed charges on
any invoice, and the Parties shall thereafter promptly cooperate with each other
to resolve such dispute. Endo shall pay interest at *** (***%) per annum on
any amount invoiced by Lavipharm that is not paid within thirty (30) days of
Endo's receipt thereof or that is not otherwise in good-faith dispute.
Development fees shall be non-refundable; provided, however, that in the event
that (i) the parties jointly conclude, after a meeting with the U. S. Patent and
Trademark Office examiner handling the patent applications(s) covering
Intellectual Property subject of this Agreement, that no patent on any aspect of
the Intellectual Property will issue or (ii) if the parties are unable to reach
an agreement on the issue described in subsection (i) above and no United States
patent has in fact issued on or before December 31, 2001, then, in either event,
Endo shall thereafter be entitled to a credit in the aggregate amount of ***
against future development costs invoiced by Lavipharm to Endo under this
Agreement. During the period in which Endo shall receive the credit against
development costs, Lavipharm shall continue to invoice Endo for such costs in
the manner hereinabove described, but Endo shall not be required to make any
payments of development costs to Lavipharm until the *** credit has been fully
utilized.
ARTICLE X
TRANSFER PRICE, ROYALTIES AND PAYMENT TERMS
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SECTION 10.01. Price of Product. Endo shall purchase each Final
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Product from Lavipharm at the Transfer Price.
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SECTION 10.02. Payment of Transfer Price. Lavipharm shall invoice Endo
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upon delivery of all Final Products. Endo shall pay to Lavipharm the amount
specified on each invoice within sixty (60) days of the date of the invoice.
SECTION 10.03. Royalties. In addition to the payment of the Transfer
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Price to Lavipharm pursuant to Section 10.01, Endo shall pay to Lavipharm a
royalty equal to (i) eight percent (8%) of Net Sales of all Final Products sold
subsequent to the approval of an NDA or foreign equivalent on such Final
Products, and (ii) seven percent (7%) of Net Sales of all Final Products sold
subsequent to the approval of an ANDA or foreign equivalent on such Final
Products. Royalties shall be payable quarterly with respect to each calendar
quarter within 90 days after the end thereof; provided, however, that if a
United States Patent covering the Intellectual Property subject of this
Agreement has not issued prior to the date on which the first commercial sale of
a Final Product has taken place, Endo shall be entitled to a credit in the
aggregate amount $200,000 against royalties otherwise due hereunder. In such
event, Endo shall continue to provide quarterly reports to Lavipharm as required
by Section 10.04 hereinafter, but shall not be required to make any royalty
payments to Lavipharm until the $200,000 credit has been fully utilized.
SECTION 10.04. Reporting. Within 90 days after the end of each
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calendar quarter, Endo shall provide to Lavipharm a report setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis for determining the amount of royalties due to
Lavipharm for the preceding calendar quarter, signed by a duly authorized
officer of Endo. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following
information with respect to the applicable calendar quarter: (a) the Net Sales,
together with a statement breaking down in reasonable detail the components
thereof, (b) the total quantity of Final Product sold or otherwise transferred
by Endo or any of its Affiliates, (c) the average gross prices invoiced by Endo
or any of its Affiliates, and (d) total royalties accrued.
SECTION 10.05. Lavipharm Taxes Except to the extent necessary to
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comply with any legal requirement, Endo shall pay to Lavipharm, in addition to
the Transfer Price for each Final Product, the amount of all excise taxes, sales
taxes, value added taxes, transfer taxes, or similar taxes or levies and/or
other charges relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(except taxes based on income) that Lavipharm may be required to pay with
respect to the sale of any Final Product as contemplated by this Agreement,
including any royalties payable hereunder.
SECTION 10.06. Endo Taxes. Endo shall collect and pay to each
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appropriate governmental authority any sales tax, value added tax, transfer tax,
or similar tax or levy imposed by any jurisdiction in connection with the
activities of Endo hereunder, other than taxes based upon the income of
Lavipharm.
SECTION 10.07. Payment Currency. Unless otherwise specified in this
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Agreement, all references to money payments, currency, monetary values and
dollars or U.S. dollars mean United States dollars and all payments hereunder
shall be made in United States dollars. Net sales of Final Products recorded in
foreign currency shall be converted into
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U. S. dollars at the exchange rate certified by Citibank, N. A. on the last day
of each calendar quarter in which royalties are due.
SECTION 10.08. Right of Audit. In order to verify the accuracy of the
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royalty payments made hereunder, Lavipharm shall have the right to audit the
books and records of Endo pertaining to the sales of Final Products. In order to
verify Lavipharm's Fully Burdened Manufacturing Costs and the Transfer Prices
payable by Endo hereunder, Endo shall have the right to audit the books and
records of Lavipharm pertaining thereto. Such audits shall occur no more
frequently than once a year and shall take place at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice.
ARTICLE XI
INFORMATION
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SECTION 11.01. Safety and Health Information. Endo shall make
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available to Lavipharm, upon its request, a summary of the safety and health
information Endo has gathered on any Final Product.
SECTION 11.02. Periodic Exchange of Information. Endo and Lavipharm
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each agree that, during the Agreement Term, they shall meet ninety (90) days
prior to the end of each Term Year to exchange (i) any additional material
safety and health information concerning Final Products; (ii) information
regarding Final Products that might have been developed or obtained during the
preceding 12 months with respect to clinical trials and any results of such
trials; (iii) information regarding any other tests conducted on any Final
Products; and (iv) information concerning the commercial sale of Final Products,
including geographic and market trends. In addition, Endo shall make reasonable
efforts to furnish such other information as may be reasonably requested by
Lavipharm from time to time.
SECTION 11.03. Product Incidents. Each Party shall promptly inform the
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other of any material safety, health or ecological incidents related to Final
Products. During the Agreement Term, each Party shall promptly inform the other
upon becoming aware of any unusual or unexpected reactions or side effects
attributable to any Final Products and/or any governmental action related
thereto.
ARTICLE XII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 12.01. Representations and Warranties of Lavipharm. Lavipharm
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represents and warrants to Endo, as of the date hereof:
(a) Lavipharm is a company duly incorporated under the laws of the
State of New Jersey and has the power to execute and deliver, and to
perform its obligations under, this Agreement;
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(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lavipharm and the
performance by Lavipharm of each of its obligations hereunder has been duly
authorized by all requisite action on the part of Lavipharm;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Lavipharm does not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any similar organizational
documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any law, regulation or
governmental order applicable to it or any of their assets or (iii)
conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event
which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or any
other charge on any of the assets or properties of Lavipharm pursuant to,
any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to
which Lavipharm is a Party or by which any of such assets or properties is
bound, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such conflict,
violation, breach, default or right, the existence of which, or any such
consent the failure of which to obtain, would prevent Lavipharm from
performing its obligations hereunder; and
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Lavipharm
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Lavipharm,
enforceable against Lavipharm in accordance with the terms hereof, except
as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws of general application that may affect
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable
principles.
SECTION 12.02. Representations and Warranties of Endo. Endo
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represents and warrants to Lavipharm, as of the date hereof:
(a) Endo is a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of
Delaware and has the power to execute and deliver, and to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement;
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Endo and the
performance by Endo of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized
by all requisite action on the part of Endo;
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Endo
does not (i) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any
provision of the by-laws of Endo, (ii) conflict with or violate any law,
regulation or governmental order applicable to Endo or any of its assets or
(iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or
event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any
rights of termination,
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amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, or
result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or any other charge on any
of the assets or properties of Endo pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage
or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which Endo is a party or by
which any of such assets or properties is bound, except, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii), any such conflict, violation, breach, default or
right, the existence of which, or any such consent the failure of which to
obtain, would prevent Endo from performing its obligations hereunder; and
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Endo and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Endo, enforceable
against Endo in accordance with the terms hereof, except as may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws of general application that may affect the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles.
SECTION 12.03. DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN,
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NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER MATTER WITH
RESPECT TO ANY FINAL PRODUCT, WHETHER USED ALONE OR COMBINED WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES, OR OTHERWISE.
ARTICLE XIII
INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 13.01. Lavipharm's Indemnity. Lavipharm shall indemnify,
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defend and hold Endo harmless from any and all suits, claims, actions, demands,
liabilities, interest, awards, judgments, penalties, expenses, costs, damages or
losses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
actually suffered or incurred (each, a "Loss") by Endo arising out of or
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relating to the breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement
by Lavipharm contained in this Agreement.
SECTION 13.02. Endo Indemnity. Endo shall indemnify, defend and hold
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Lavipharm harmless from any and all Losses by Lavipharm arising out of or
relating to the breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement
by Endo contained in this Agreement.
SECTION 13.03. Indemnification Procedures. A Party seeking
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indemnification pursuant to this Article 13 (the "Indemnified Party") shall give
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the other Party (the "Indemnifying Party") notice of any matter that the
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Indemnified Party has determined has given or could give rise to a right of
indemnification pursuant to this Article 13 within fifteen (15) days of such
determination, stating the amount of the Loss, if known, and method of
computation
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thereof; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not
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release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations pursuant to this
Article 13 except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially
prejudiced by such failure and shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any
other obligation or liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party. The
obligations and liabilities of the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Article
13 with respect to Losses arising from claims of any third party which are
subject to the indemnification provided for in this Article 13 ("Third Party
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Claims") shall be governed by and contingent upon the following additional terms
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and conditions: if the Indemnified Party shall receive notice of any Third Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of such
Third Party Claim within fifteen (15) days of the receipt by the Indemnified
Party of such notice; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice
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shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations pursuant to
this Article 13 except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially
prejudiced by such failure and shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any
other obligation or liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party. If the
Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing, within five (5) days of the receipt
of such notice from the Indemnified Party, its obligation to indemnify the
Indemnified Party hereunder against any Losses that may result from such Third
Party Claim, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume and control
the defense of such Third Party Claim at its expense and through counsel of its
choice; provided however, that if there exists, or is reasonably likely to
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exist, a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in the judgment
of the Indemnified Party for the same counsel to represent both the Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled
to retain its own counsel, in each jurisdiction for which the Indemnified Party
determines counsel is required, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. In the
event that the Indemnifying Party exercises the right to undertake any such
defense against any such Third Party Claim as provided above, the Indemnified
Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make
available to the Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party's expense, all
witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnified
Party's possession or under the Indemnified Party's control relating thereto as
is reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party. Similarly, in the event the
Indemnified Party is, directly or indirectly, conducting the defense against any
such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the
Indemnified Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnified Party,
at the Indemnifying Party's expense, all such witnesses, records, materials and
information in the Indemnifying Party's possession or under the Indemnifying
Party's control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Indemnified
Party. No such Third Party Claim may be settled by the Indemnified Party without
the written consent of the Indemnifying Party.
SECTION 13.04. Limitations on Lavipharm's Indemnity. Lavipharm shall
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not be required to indemnify and hold harmless Endo under this Agreement to the
extent that any Loss shall have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Endo or any of Endo's agents, representatives, employees,
directors, officers or Affiliates.
SECTION 13.05. Endo Exclusive Remedy. Endo's exclusive remedy, and
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Lavipharm's exclusive liability, for any and all Losses arising out of or
resulting from any Final
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Product that does not conform to the Product Specifications, the Packaging
Specifications or constitutes a Defective Product delivered under this
Agreement, or for delayed delivery or non-delivery of the Final Product, whether
or not such liability is based on negligence, breach of warranty or breach of
contract, shall be limited to the Transfer Price of the Product with respect to
which such claim is made (plus transportation costs, if any, paid by Endo for
such material) or, at Lavipharm's option, in the case of Final Product delivered
under this Agreement, the replacement of such Final Product at Endo's
destination.
SECTION 13.06. Limitations on Endo's Indemnity. Endo shall not be
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required to indemnify and hold harmless Lavipharm under this Agreement to the
extent that any Loss shall have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Lavipharm or any of Lavipharm's agents, representatives,
employees, directors, officers or Affiliates.
SECTION 13.07. Special Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE
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LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER OR
NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PARTY.
ARTICLE XIV
FORCE MAJEURE
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SECTION 14.01. Notification of Force Majeure. In the event that any
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Party is affected by any circumstances beyond its reasonable control that
prevents such Party from fulfilling its obligations, in whole or in part, under
this Agreement in a timely manner (each a "Force Majeure Event"), such Party
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(the "Non-Performing Party") shall notify the other Party as soon as reasonably
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practicable of the nature and extent of such circumstances. Such Force Majeure
Events, include, but are not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake,
explosion, accident, riot, war (declared or undeclared), blockade, embargo, act
of public enemy, civil disturbance, labor dispute, strike, lockout, inability to
secure sufficient labor, power, essential commodities, necessary equipment,
adequate transportation facilities, or failure or non-availability of any other
means for performance, and any applicable Law or any act of God.
SECTION 14.02. Effect of Force Majeure. (a) No Party shall be deemed
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to be in breach of this Agreement, or otherwise be liable to the other, by
reason of any delay in the performance, or non-performance, of any of such
Party's obligations under this Agreement, other than the payment of money, to
the extent that such delay or non-performance is due to a Force Majeure Event,
of which it has notified the other Parties, and the time for performance of such
obligations shall be accordingly extended. The Non-Performing Party shall take
all reasonable steps to minimize the loss to the other Parties as a result of
delayed performance or non-performance. The Parties shall enter into good faith
negotiations in order to minimize the effects of the Force Majeure Event or
agree to such alternative arrangements as may be fair and reasonable to the
Parties.
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(b) Where a Force Majeure Event prevents a Party from fulfilling its
obligations under this Agreement, and such condition continues for a period of
more than 60 days, any Party, upon written notice to the other Parties, may
cancel the specific delivery or deliveries of the Final Product that is or are
affected by such delay.
SECTION 14.03. Cessation of Force Majeure. Upon the cessation of the
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Force Majeure Event causing the delayed performance or non-performance of
obligations under this Agreement, the Non-Performing Party shall resume
performance of its obligations hereunder, unless such performance has been
canceled or waived by the other Party in writing.
ARTICLE XV
CONFIDENTIALITY
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SECTION 15.01. Treatment of Confidential Information. During the
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Agreement Term and for the period of ten (10) years after the expiration or
termination of this Agreement, the receiving Party shall maintain Confidential
Information in confidence, and shall not disclose, divulge or otherwise
communicate such Confidential Information to others, or use it for any purpose,
except pursuant to, and in order to carry out, the terms and objectives of this
Agreement. The receiving Party hereby agrees to exercise every reasonable
precaution to prevent and restrain the unauthorized disclosure of such
Confidential Information by any of its directors, officers, employees,
consultants, subcontractors, sublicensees or agents. Each Party hereby agrees to
return to the other Party, upon demand, all Confidential Information in its
possession or, upon demand, to destroy such Confidential Information and provide
a certificate to the other Party of such destruction signed by an officer of the
destroying Party. Endo shall not, at any time, make any attempt itself or on its
own behalf through another Person, to reverse engineer any Product or use any
Product for purposes other than those authorized pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION 15.02. Release from Restrictions. The provisions of Section
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15.01 shall not apply to any Confidential Information disclosed hereunder that:
(a) is lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party by an independent,
unaffiliated third party rightfully in possession of the Confidential
Information and under no confidentiality or fiduciary obligation not to
make disclosure;
(b) becomes published or generally known to the public through no
fault or omission on the part of the receiving Party; or
(c) a Party is legally compelled to disclose; provided, however, that
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the receiving Party shall provide prompt written notice of such requirement
to the disclosing Party so that the disclosing Party may seek a protective
order or other remedy or waive compliance with Section 15.01; and provided
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further that in the event that such protective order or other remedy is not
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obtained or the disclosing Party waives compliance with Section 15.01, the
receiving Party shall be permitted to furnish only that portion of such
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Confidential Information which is legally required to be provided and the
receiving Party shall exercise its reasonable best efforts to obtain
assurances that confidential treatment shall be accorded such information.
SECTION 15.03. Public Announcements and Publications.
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(a) Except as required by law, governmental regulation or by the
requirements of any securities exchange on which the securities of a Party
hereto are listed, no Party to this Agreement shall make, or cause to be made,
any press release or public announcement in respect of this Agreement, including
its existence, or the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise communicate
with any news media without the prior written consent of the other Party, and
the parties shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any such press
release or public announcement.
(b) In the event that either Party shall desire to publish or
otherwise publicly disclose any technical information related to Products
developed pursuant to this Agreement prior to the issuance of appropriate patent
protection, such Party shall submit such information to the Steering Committee
for approval thereof, which approval shall be at the sole discretion of the
Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall consider, with due regard, any
reasonable concerns expressed by either Party regarding the impact such
publication may have on the business of such Party or such Party's Intellectual
Property rights.
ARTICLE XVI
TERM AND TERMINATION
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SECTION 16.01. Development Exclusivity Term. The term during which
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the development provisions of this Agreement shall be exclusive shall commence
on the Effective Date, and shall terminate five (5) years thereafter, unless
renewed pursuant to Section 16.02 (the "Development Exclusivity Term"). Upon
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termination of the Development Exclusivity Term, the terms of Section 2.12
hereof shall immediately terminate.
SECTION 16.02. Renewal of Development Exclusivity Term. The
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Development Exclusivity Term may be renewed for additional five (5) year terms
upon (i) mutual agreement of the Parties prior to the end of the then-current
Development Exclusivity Term, and (ii) payment of the Renewal Fee by Endo to
Lavipharm.
SECTION 16.03. License Term. The License Term shall commence as of
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the Effective date and shall terminate upon the later of (i) the termination of
the Development Exclusivity Term or (ii) the expiration of the last surviving
Distribution Exclusivity Term (the "License Term").
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SECTION 16.04. Termination of Development Plan. If at any time after
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Lavipharm has commenced the development of a Product pursuant to a Development
Plan, (i) such Development Plan is terminated by Endo for strategic reasons, or
(ii) Endo fails or
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ceases to market a Final Product developed pursuant to such Development Plan,
Lavipharm may, in lieu of terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 16.06,
require Endo to either (i) release Lavipharm from the exclusivity provisions
under this Agreement in respect of all Products based on such Development Plan
or such Final Product and transfer ownership of all related regulatory materials
to Lavipharm, or (ii) pay Lavipharm an amount equal to all of the expenses for
personnel (including severance payments, if any), materials and supplies that
Lavipharm will be unable to recoup or reuse as a result of the termination of a
Development Plan hereunder up to a maximum amount of $1,000,000, as compensation
for its determination not to proceed with such Development Plan or such Final
Product.
SECTION 16.05. Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall
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commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate upon termination of the
License Term, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 16.06 (the
"Agreement Term").
SECTION 16.06. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated as
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follows:
(a) By any Party if, within 180 days of the Effective Date, the
Steering Committee has not determined to proceed with development of at
least one (1) transdermal Product and one (1) intra-oral Product pursuant
to this Agreement;
(b) By any Party if any other Party shall be in material breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement and any such breach shall not have been remedied within 45 days
after receipt of written notice from any other Party specifying such
failure or, in the case of payments due, within 30 days after receipt of
such notice. Such early termination of this Agreement by Endo or Lavipharm
shall have no effect on any outstanding orders of any Final Product, and
the Parties shall perform their obligations under this Agreement with
respect to such outstanding orders and pay for them as if this Agreement
had not been terminated;
(c) By any Party, if any other Party should commence any case,
proceeding or action (i) under any existing or future law of any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief
entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it as a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding up,
liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or
its debts or (ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or
other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its
assets; or, there shall be commenced against any Party any such case,
proceeding or other action which results in the entry of an order for
relief or any such adjudication or appointment remains undismissed,
undischarged or unbonded for a period of thirty days.
Termination pursuant to this Article 16 shall become effective on the
date of receipt of the termination notice and without any prior judicial
resolution.
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SECTION 16.07. Survival. The provisions of Sections 2.10, 2.11(d).
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2.11(e), 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 9.05, 11.03, Article 4 (excluding Sections 4.01 and
4.13) and Articles 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17. Termination of this Agreement shall
not affect the obligation of any Party to pay the other Party any amounts due
hereunder, whether accrued prior to or after the termination date hereof.
ARTICLE XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 17.01. Assignment. This Agreement, and the rights arising or
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granted hereunder, may not be assigned, without the express written consent of
the Party with (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion
of a Party); provided, however, that either Party may assign this Agreement to
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any of its Affiliates, or to a third party in connection with a sale of
substantially all of the assets or shares of each Party (or other merger,
consolidation or reorganization), without the prior written consent of the other
Party. No assignment hereunder shall serve to relieve any Party hereto of any of
its duties or obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 17.02. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
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upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties, their successors and
permitted assigns, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended or shall
confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or
remedy of any nature whatsoever.
SECTION 17.03. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and
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other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made
(and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery
in person, by courier service, by telecopy or by registered or certified mail
(postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the Parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like
notice):
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(a) if to Lavipharm:
Lavipharm Laboratories Inc.
00 Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Zsolt Lavotha
President and CEO
With a copy to:
Lavipharm Laboratories Inc.
00 Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Counsel
(b) if to Endo:
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy No.: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
President and CEO
With a copy to:
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy No.: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Senior Vice President, Business Development
SECTION 17.04. Waiver. Any Party to this Agreement may (a) extend the
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time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other
Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the
other Parties contained herein or in any document delivered by the other Parties
pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions
of the other Parties contained herein. Failure of any Party to exercise
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or enforce any right hereunder upon one occasion shall not waive the right to
exercise or enforce the same on another occasion.
SECTION 17.05. Failure to Pay. Lavipharm reserves the right to suspend
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further deliveries of the Product to Endo upon failure of Endo to make any
payment for the Product in the time required pursuant to this Agreement.
Payments due and unpaid under this Agreement shall bear interest from the date
payment is due until payment is received by Lavipharm at the rate of twelve
percent (12%) per annum or, if lower, the maximum rate legally applicable.
SECTION 17.06. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or
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modified except (a) by an instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, the
Parties or (b) by a waiver in accordance with Section 17.04.
SECTION 17.07. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
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agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, whether
oral or written. The Annexes hereto shall be deemed to be a part of and
incorporated into this Agreement.
SECTION 17.08. Governing Law and Mediation. This Agreement shall be
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governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within
that state. All differences, disputes, controversies or claims arising in
connection with any aspect of this Agreement, other than a matter where a Party
may be entitled to injunctive relief, shall be first submitted to non-binding
mediation with a mediator jointly agreed by the Parties. The costs of such
mediation shall be borne equally by the parties. In the event that mediation
fails to resolve the matter in dispute, a Party may commence appropriate legal
action. For the purpose of any such action, suit or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, the parties
hereto unconditionally and irrevocably agree and consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of, and service of process and venue in, the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New
York located in the County of New York and waive any objection with respect
thereto, and further agree not to commence any such action, suit or proceeding
except in such court.
SECTION 17.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
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more counterparts, and by each Party in separate counterparts, each of which
when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 17.10. Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this
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Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 17.11. No Joint Venture/Agency. Each Party shall perform its
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obligations hereunder as an independent contractor. This Agreement or any
arrangements
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hereunder, shall not create a joint venture, partnership, employee/employer or
principal/agent relationship among the Parties. No Party shall have the
authority, or represent that it has the authority, to assume or create any
obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other Parties, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
SECTION 17.12. Severability. If any term or other provision of this
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Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or
public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any Party. Upon any determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order
that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally
contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
SECTION 17.13. Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this
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Agreement, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall
be paid by the Party incurring such costs and expenses.
SECTION 17.14. No Implicit Rights. All of the rights granted hereunder
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are explicitly stated herein and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
grant any implied rights whatsoever to either Party or its Affiliates.
SECTION 17.15. Non-Solicitation. Each Party agrees not to solicit the
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employees or contractors of the other Party for employment for a period
commencing on the Effective Date and extending to one (1) year after the
expiration of the Development Exclusivity Term.
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SECTION 17.16. Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute any
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and all documents, at the request of the other Party, that may be required to
confirm the rights granted under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the rights in, ownership of and licenses under Joint Intellectual Property.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lavipharm and Endo have caused this Agreement to
be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized.
LAVIPHARM LABORATORIES INC.
By /s/ ZSOLT LAVOTHA
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Name: Zsolt Lavotha
Title: President & CEO
ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
By /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President & CEO
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EXHIBIT A
Product Target Specifications
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EXHIBIT B
Product Development Plan
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