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AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY
XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICA, N.V.
AND
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS .....................................................2-8
ARTICLE II - LICENSE GRANTS ...................................................8
2.1 Common Interest Patent Cross License....................................8
2.2 Special Interest Patent Cross License...................................9
2.3 Other Patent Licenses..................................................11
2.4 Initial Payments License...............................................12
ARTICLE III - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION.......................13
3.1 Independent Programs...................................................13
3.2 No Diligence...........................................................13
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ARTICLE IV - PAYMENTS ........................................................14
4.1 License Fees Payable to DPC...........................................14
4.2 Milestone Payments to DPC.............................................15
4.3 Milestone Payments to Xxxxxxx.........................................16
4.4 Milestone Payment Timing..............................................17
4.5 DPC Earned Royalties for X-Products...................................18
4.6 Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine Earned Royalties For Products..................19
4.7 Term For Royalty Payment..............................................20
4.8 Third Party Patents...................................................20
4.9 Compulsory License....................................................21
4.10 Currency Restrictions.................................................21
4.11 Royalty Reports and Records...........................................21
4.12 Taxes ................................................................23
4.13 Neurocrine Receptor License Payment...................................23
4.14 Xxxxxxx or Neurocine Obligation of Payment............................23
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ARTICLE VI - RELEASE .........................................................27
6.1 Release ...............................................................27
6.2 General Release........................................................28
6.3 No Admission...........................................................28
6.4 Remedies ..............................................................29
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ARTICLE VII - CONFIDENTIALITY ................................................30
7.1 Confidentiality; Exceptions.............................................30
7.2 Authorized Disclosure...................................................31
7.3 Survival ...............................................................31
7.4 Public Announcements....................................................31
ARTICLE VIII - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY .........................................32
8.1 Ownership of Patents....................................................32
8.2 Patent Filings on N-Compounds or N-Products.............................32
8.3 Patent Filings..........................................................32
8.4 Infringement by Third Parties...........................................34
8.5 Defense and Settlement of Third Party Claims............................35
8.6 Patent Assignment.......................................................36
8.7 Notices Relating to the Act.............................................36
8.8 Authorization Relating to Patent Term Extension.........................36
ARTICLE IX - INDEMNIFICATION .................................................37
9.1 Indemnification.........................................................37
9.2 Procedure...............................................................38
ARTICLE X - TERM AND TERMINATION .............................................38
10.1 Term ..................................................................38
10.2 Material Breach .......................................................38
10.3 Bankruptcy.............................................................39
10.4 Survival ..............................................................40
ARTICLE XI - DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..............................................41
11.1 Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.....................................41
11.2 Arbitration............................................................41
ARTICLE XII - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; EXCLUSIVITY.....................41
12.1 Representations and Warranties.........................................41
12.2 Patent Warranties......................................................42
12.3 Exclusivity............................................................42
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS ...................................................43
13.1 Relationship of Parties................................................43
13.2 Counterparts...........................................................43
13.3 Headings ..............................................................43
13.4 Binding Effects........................................................43
13.5 Assignment.............................................................43
13.6 Amendment and Waiver...................................................43
13.7 Governing Law..........................................................44
13.8 Severability...........................................................44
13.9 Entire Agreement.......................................................44
13.10 Advise of Counsel.....................................................44
13.11 Consents Not Unreasonably withheld....................................44
13.12 Retained Rights.......................................................44
13.13 Force Majeure.........................................................45
13.14 Further Actions.......................................................45
13.15 No trademark Rights...................................................45
13.16 Notices ..............................................................45
13.17 Waiver ...............................................................47
13.18 Compliance with Laws..................................................47
EXHIBIT A - DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made effective as of the 28th day of September, 1999 by and
among DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company, a Delaware general partnership having a
principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx ("DPC"),
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place
of business at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 ("Neurocrine")
and Xxxxxxx Pharmaceutica, N. V., a Belgium corporation having its principal
place of business at Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx ("Xxxxxxx"). DPC,
Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx are each referred to by name or as a "Party" or,
collectively, as "Parties".
RECITALS WHEREAS, The Parties each have on-going research in the field of
corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists and have developed
certain technology in this field.
WHEREAS, the Parties each have an interest in various intellectual
properties in the field of CRF receptor antagonists which is a source of
potential dispute among them.
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to settle potential disputes by the exchange of
certain rights and obligations hereunder. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The terms in this Agreement with initial letters capitalized, whether
used in the singular or the plural, shall have the meaning set forth below or,
if not listed below, the meaning designated in places throughout this Agreement.
1.1 "Affiliate" means an individual, trust, business trust, joint venture,
partnership, corporation, association or any other entity which (directly or
indirectly) is controlled by, controls or is under common control with a Party.
For the purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including, with
correlative meanings, the term "controlled by" and "under common control with")
as used with respect to any Party, shall mean the possession of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity,
through the ownership of the outstanding voting securities or by contract or
otherwise.
1.2 "Control" means possession of the ability to grant a license or sublicense
as provided for herein without violating the terms of any agreement or other
arrangements with a Third Party.
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1.4 "Date of First Sale" means, on a Product-by-Product basis, the date on which
a Party (or an Affiliate or a Sublicensee) first sells a Product to an
unaffiliated Third Party in an arms length commercial transaction. 1.5 "DPC
X-Patents" means the rights granted by any governmental authority under a Patent
derived from *********** and any counterparts thereof, and additionally, the
rights granted by any governmental authority under a Patent which claims
*********************** ***************************, which Patent is owned or
Controlled by DPC at any time.
1.6 "Effective Date" means the date first written above.
1.7 "EMEA" means the European Medical Evaluation Agency.
1.8 "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor
agency.
1.9 "Field" means the discovery, synthesis, and selection of X-Compounds and
N-Compounds and the manufacture, development and use of Products. 1.10 "IND"
means an investigational new drug application for a Product filed with the FDA
as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R.
ss.312.3 or its equivalent in any country.
1.11 "Information" means information, generally not known to the public,
relating to the Field and including screening data, pharmacological,
toxicological, clinical test data and analytical data. 1.12 "Xxxxxxx X-Patents"
means the rights granted by any governmental authority under a Patent derived
from *********** and any counterparts thereof, and additionally, the rights
granted by any governmental authority under a Patent which claims
*********************** ***************************, which Patent is owned or
Controlled by Xxxxxxx at any time.
1.13 "Major European Country" means France, Germany or the United Kingdom.
1.14 "N-Compounds" means those compounds which, as compounds or chemical
entities, are specifically or generically within the scope of
**************************************** and includes those compounds as
described in the disclosure of *********** and shown
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1.15 "NDA" means a New Drug Application and all supplements filed pursuant to
the requirements of the FDA, including all documents, data and other information
concerning Product which are necessary for or included in, FDA approval to
market a Product as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. ss.314.50 et. seq.
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1.17 "Net Sales" means the amount billed by a Party or an Affiliate or
Sublicensee for sales of a Product to a Third Party less: (a) discounts,
including cash discounts, discounts to managed care or similar organizations or
government organizations, rebates paid, credited, accrued or actually taken,
including government rebates such as Medicaid chargebacks or rebates, and
retroactive price reductions or allowances actually allowed or granted from the
billed amount, and commercially reasonable and customary fees paid to
distributors (other than to a distributor that is an Affiliate of a Party), (b)
credits or allowances actually granted upon claims, rejections or returns of
such sales of Products, including recalls, regardless of a Party requesting such
recalls, (c) freight, postage, shipping and insurance charges paid for delivery
of such Product, to the extent billed separately on the invoice and paid by the
buyer, and (d) taxes, duties or other governmental charges levied on or measured
by the billing amount when included in billing, as adjusted for rebates,
charge-backs and refunds and (e) provisions for actual uncollectible accounts
determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting practices,
consistently applied to all products of a Party. Where a Product is sold in the
form of a combination Product containing one or more active ingredients in
addition to an X-Compound or N-Compound, Net Sales for such combination Product
will be calculated by multiplying actual Net Sales of such combination Product
by the fraction A/(A+B) where A is the invoice price of the X-Product or
N-Product if sold separately in the same dose, and B is the total invoice price
of any other active component or components, or devices, in the combination, if
sold separately in
the same dose. If, on a country-by-country basis, the other active
component or components in the combination are not sold separately in the same
dose in said country, Net Sales for the purpose of determining royalties of the
combination Product shall be calculated by multiplying actual Net Sales of such
combination Product by the fraction A/C where A is the invoice price of the
Product, if sold separately in the same dose, and C is the invoice price of the
combination Product. If, on a country-by-country basis, neither the Product nor
the other active component or components of the combination Product is sold
separately in the same dose in said country, Net Sales for the purposes of
determining royalties of the combination Product shall be determined by the
Parties by mutual agreement.
1.18 "N-Product" means a Product comprised of an N-Compound.
1.19 "Neurocrine N-Patents" means the rights granted by any governmental
authority under a Patent derived from ************ and any counterparts thereof,
and additionally, the rights granted by any governmental authority under a
Patent which claims ******************** *************************, which Patent
is owned or Controlled by Neurocrine at any time.
1.20 "Neurocrine Receptor License" means the license granted to Neurocrine
pursuant to the
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1.21 "Neurocrine X-Patents" means the rights granted by any governmental
authority under a Patent derived from *********** and any counterparts thereof,
and additionally, the rights granted by any governmental authority under a
Patent which claims *********************** ***************************, which
Patent is owned or Controlled by Neurocrine at any time.
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1.23 "Patent" means (i) valid and enforceable letters patent including any
extensions, registration, confirmation, reissue, continuation, divisional,
continuation-in-part, re-examination, or renewal thereof, and (ii) pending
applications for letters patent.
1.24 "Patent Costs" means the reasonable fees and expenses paid to outside legal
counsel and other Third Parties, and filing and maintenance expenses, incurred
in connection with the establishment and maintenance of rights under Patents.
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1.26 "Phase II" means that portion of the clinical development program for a
Product which provides for an indication of the dosage regimen in patients and
as an initial assessment of efficacy and safety required as more fully defined
in 21 C.F. R.
312.21(b).
1.27 "Phase III" means that portion of the clinical development program for a
Product which provides for large scale clinical studies intended as pivotal
trials for regulatory filings conducted in a sufficient number of patients to
establish Product clinical efficacy for one or more indications and its safety,
as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. 312.21 (c).
1.28 "Product" means any form or dosage of a compound for pharmaceutical use in
humans or other animals or for use as a diagnostic tool that consists of an
X-Product or N-Product, as the case may be.
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1.30 "Regulatory Approval" means all official approvals by government, pricing
or health authorities in a country (or -------------------- super-national
organizations, such as the EMEA) which are required for first use or sale,
including, importation, manufacture (where manufacture is required), pricing or
reimbursement of a pharmaceutical product in such country where required.
1.31 "Sublicensee" means, with respect to a particular Product, a Third Party to
whom a Party has granted a license or sublicense ----------- under any Patents
to make, use and sell such Product. As used in this Agreement, "Sublicensee"
shall also include a Third Party to whom a Party has granted the right to
distribute a Product, provided that such Third Party is responsible for
marketing and promotion of such Product within its distribution territory.
1. 32 "Third Party" means any entity other than a Party hereto, excepting
Affiliates of a Party. -----------
1.33 "X-Compounds" means compounds which, as compounds or chemical entities, are
specifically or generically within the published ----------- claims of
*********** or which are specifically or generically within the published claims
of ***************************************** having the following base
structure: ********************** ************. For clarity and in accordance
with the foregoing, an "X-Compound" is not and does not include those compounds
described *******************************************************
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1.34 "X-Product" means a Product comprised of an X-Compound.
1.35 "Valid Patent Claim" means a claim in any unexpired Patent, which has
matured into an issued patent which has not been held invalid by a non-appealed
or unappealable decision by a court or other appropriate body of competent
jurisdiction. The scope of a Valid Patent Claim shall be limited to its terms as
set forth in the Patent itself and as further defined by any court, body or law
of competent jurisdiction. For the purpose of royalty determination and payment,
any claim being prosecuted in a pending patent application shall be deemed to be
the equivalent of a Valid Claim of an issued, unexpired patent, provided it is
not pending for greater ********* ********* from the filing date of the patent
application in which case it shall cease being a Valid Claim until the patent
issues, provided further that in the case of interference proceedings in the
United States, ****************** period will be extended until the completion
of the interference.
ARTICLE II
LICENSE GRANTS
2.1 Common Interest Patent Cross License.
(a) DPC. DPC grants to Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine, separately, a non-exclusive
worldwide license under any Patent derived from *********** and any
counterparts thereof, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have
sold and import X-Compounds and X-Products.
(b) Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine.
Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine, separately, grant to DPC a non-exclusive worldwide
license in and to their respective rights under any Patent derived from
*********** and any counterparts thereof, to make, have made, use, sell,
offer to sell, have sold and import X-Compounds and X-Products.
(c) Sublicenses. The licenses of this paragraph are without the right to grant
sublicenses except to the license grantor. -----------
2.2 Special Interest Patent Cross License.
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(a) DPC. Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine, separately, grant to DPC an exclusive
worldwide license, with a right to grant sublicenses, under their
respective rights in and to the Xxxxxxx X-Patents and Neurocrine X-Patents
and under their respective interests in DPC X-Patents to make, have made,
use, sell, offer for sale, have sold and import certain X-Compounds, which
X-Compounds contain *************************************
************************************* as in formula ****************** and
formula ****** ************ where such ************************* is
otherwise **************************************** otherwise specifically
do not include a total of ******** compounds which may be
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provided that said specifically ************************ were not
previously************************************************************* or
which may be ******** ************************* after ************** and
before *********** ****** ********************* and provided that said
specifically named **************** were not
************************************** in a written record before
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(b) Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine. DPC grants to Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine, separately,
co-exclusive worldwide licenses, with the right to grant sublicenses, under
DPC X-Patents and under DPC's interest in Xxxxxxx X-Patents and Neurocrine
X-Patents to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold and
import X-Compounds, which X-Compounds
do not contain ********************************************************
******************* as in formula ****************** and formula *********
******** where such *********************** is otherwise ******************
********************* otherwise specifically include a total***********
compounds which may
be********************************************************************* and
provided that said specifically *********************** were not
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************ or which may be ********************************** after
****** ************************************************************ and
provided that said ************************************* were not
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in accordance with the foregoing, DPC does not grant to Xxxxxxx or
Neurocrine a license (exclusive or non-exclusive) to any subject matter
disclosed or claimed in ************************************* or otherwise
as shown in formula ****************************************.
(c) Program Patents. DPC X-Patents licensed to Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine under
this Article will be considered by Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine a "Program
Patent" under the agreement between Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine effective
January 1, 1995 for the purpose of determining the rights therein and the
obligations therefor as between Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine only. 2.3 Other
Patent Licenses.
(a) Neurocrine N-Patents. Neurocrine grants to DPC an exclusive worldwide
license, with a right to grant sublicenses, under the Neurocrine N-Patents,
to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell and import N-Compounds or
N-Products.
(b) Neurocrine Receptor License. At the election of DPC, Neurocrine agrees to
grant and will grant to DPC, by way of sublicense, a non-exclusive license,
with no right to grant sublicenses, under the Neurocrine Receptor License,
to ************************** ************************ This sublicense will
terminate ****************** unless extended by mutual agreement and is
fully paid-up with respect to license fees and patent prosecution and
maintenance expenses following provision by DPC of the payment specified in
Section 4.13(i). In the event DPC wishes to exercise its right to receive
such a sublicense, DPC must notify Neurocrine of such election in writing
within by no later than **************************************************.
Following the Effective Date, DuPont may request that Neurocrine deliver to
DPC the relevant terms, with appropriate substantiation, under which
Neurocrine has received the Neurocrine Receptor License. Neurocrine will
deliver the relevant terms, with appropriate substantiation, within 30 days
of the date of the request. Neurocrine and DPC will then
****************************************************, Neurocrine will
provide a sublicense to DPC and DPC will agree to pay royalties and other
amounts payable *********************************** ***********************
in accordance with the terms of such sublicense to
********************************************************** by reason of
DPC's exploitation of the sublicense. In any event,
DPC will not be obligated to pay the Third Party licensor or Neurocrine for
acts under such license or sublicense any amount
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with respect to equivalent acts.
2.4 Initial Payments License. In the event that Xxxxxxx elects to avoid any
obligation of payment to DPC required under sub-paragraph 4.1(b), then Xxxxxxx
agrees (and Neurocrine approves and consents to the extent that any such
approval or consent are necessary) that DPC may, at its option, assume from
Xxxxxxx all of Xxxxxxx'x rights and obligations ************** which are held or
owed by Xxxxxxx at the time Xxxxxxx notified DPC of its intent to avoid such
payment and which are held or owed by Xxxxxxx **************************. In the
event DPC exercises this right, Neurocrine hereby agrees to cooperate to the
extent reasonably necessary to permit DPC to assume such rights and obligations.
DPC may exercise this right of assumption by written notice to Xxxxxxx within
ninety (90) days following DPC's receipt of the notice of Xxxxxxx'x intent to
avoid payment pursuant to sub-paragraph 4.1(b). Upon exercise of this right of
assumption, DPC will assume all of Xxxxxxx'x rights and obligations relating
specifically *******************************************************************
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clarification, the future development and marketing efforts of DPC with
Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx with Neurocrine will be considered as independent
relationships with all rights and obligations being independently determined.
Specifically, the **************************************************************
************************************************************* will have no
effect on the other rights and obligations of Xxxxxxx *****
************************************* and the further development and sale of
compounds by Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine will have no effect
on the rights and obligations of DPC under the portion of
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ARTICLE III
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
3.1 Independent Programs. Unless otherwise specifically stated herein or
provided for elsewhere, each Party's efforts to identify, develop and
commercialize Products are separate and independent efforts. Unless otherwise
specifically stated herein or provided for elsewhere, there is no obligation or
right of the Parties herein to consult, collaborate or exchange information.
3.2 No diligence. Unless provided for by separate agreement between the Parties,
no research, development or commercialization diligence or efforts are agreed to
or required by the Parties hereunder. All business decisions, including, but not
limited to, the design, sale, price and promotion of X-Products and N-Products
under this Agreement and the decisions whether to market or discontinue
marketing any particular X-Product or N-Product shall be within the sole
discretion of the marketing Party. Any marketing of an X-Product or N-Product in
one market or country shall not obligate the marketing Party to market said
Product in any other market or country. Furthermore, the Parties make no
representation or warranty that the marketing of an X-Product or N-Product, as
the case may be, shall be the exclusive means by which a Party will participate
in any therapeutic field. ****************************************************
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ARTICLE IV **
PAYMENTS **
In consideration of the assignments, rights and licenses granted under this
Agreement, the Parties agree to pay each other as follows:
4.1 License Fees Payable to DPC.
(a) Initial Payment. Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date,
**************** ------------------- *********************************. (b)
Subsequent Payments. *********************************************
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**************************************************** may avoid any payment
under this subparagraph by notifying *** of its intent to avoid such
payment and warranting to ************************
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long as the payment is not made by no later than the payment due date. No
further amounts will be payable under this subparagraph
(b) and DPC will be entitled to exercise it option under Paragraph 2.4 above.
In the event Xxxxxxx shall have terminated or forfeited its rights to
develop and commercialize X-Products in favor of Neurocrine, then
Neurocrine will be solely responsible for the warranty made under this
sub-Paragraph. 4.2 Milestone Payments to DPC. Xxxxxxx agrees to make the
following payments to DPC upon the first occurrence of each milestone event
for the first ********************* developed by Xxxxxxx, its Affiliates,
or Sublicensees during the term of this Agreement. Xxxxxxx shall not be
required to make any milestone payment for ********************** once the
applicable milestone payment has been paid for *********************. If an
********** is dropped from development by Xxxxxxx and replaced with
****************** (a ************************), Xxxxxxx shall not be
obligated to make the same milestone
payments for the ********************** as it already made in connection
with the ********** which was replaced. Except as specifically provided for
below, it is understood that in no event shall Xxxxxxx be obligated to make
the payment due on any milestone more than once with respect to the same
********** (or its **********************), regardless of the number of
indications for which such ********** is developed.
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Milestone Payment
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Filing and acceptance for review of an IND
or its equivalent in any Major European Country $***********
Enrollment of the fifth patient in a Phase II
clinical trial or its equivalent in any country $***********
Enrollment of the fifth patient in a Phase III
clinical trial or its equivalent in any country $***********
Filing and acceptance for review of a U. S. NDA $***********
Regulatory Approval in the U. S. for a first indication $***********
Regulatory Approval in any Major European
Country or by the EMEA $***********
Regulatory Approval in the U. S. of each additional indication $***********
4.3 Milestone Payments to Xxxxxxx. DPC agrees to make the following payments to
Xxxxxxx and/or Neurocrine, as the case may be, upon the first occurrence of each
milestone event for the first ************************************,
collectively, developed by DPC, its Affiliates, or Sublicensees, during the term
of this Agreement. Payments for *********** shall be made to Xxxxxxx and
payments *************** shall be made to Neurocrine. DPC shall not be required
to make any milestone payment for subsequent *********** or
***********
once the applicable milestone payment has been paid for
*************************** ********. If an ************************ is dropped
from development by DPC and replaced with another
**************************************************** or
"**********************"), DPC shall not be obligated to make the same milestone
payments for the ********************** or ********************** as it already
made in connection with the ************************ which was replaced. Except
as specifically provided for below, it is understood that in no event shall DPC
be obligated to make the payment due on any milestone more than once with
respect to the same ***********************************************************
*****************************************, regardless of the
********************* ************************************. For clarification,
********************** shall be considered to form a single group of compounds
for the determination of amounts due under this Paragraph.
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Milestone Payment
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Filing and acceptance for review of an IND or its
equivalent in any Major European Country $***********
Enrollment of the fifth patient in a Phase II
clinical trial or its equivalent in any country $***********
Enrollment of the fifth patient in a Phase III
clinical trial or its equivalent in any country $***********
Filing and acceptance for review of a U. S. NDA $***********
Regulatory Approval in the U. S. for a first indication $***********
Regulatory Approval in any Major European
Country or by the EMEA $***********
Regulatory Approval in the U. S. of each
additional indication $***********
4.4 Milestone Payment Timing. The Party achieving any milestone event shall
promptly give notice to the Party receiving payment that a milestone event has
been achieved and a milestone payment earned under Paragraphs 4.2 or 4.3 hereof.
The payments set forth in Paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 shall each be due and payable
by the paying Party within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, provided
however, that in the event any of the milestone events have occurred prior to
the Effective Date, said milestone payments shall be due and payable within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date. 4.5 DPC Earned Royalties For X-Products.
On a Product-by-Product basis, Xxxxxxx shall pay DPC a royalty, based on Net
Sales of X-Products sold by or for Xxxxxxx, or its Affiliates or Sublicensees
according to the following schedule:
(a) for Net Sales in the United States (its territories and possessions) only,
where a Valid Patent Claim on a composition of matter exists in a DPC
X-Patent or any Patent derived from ************ and any counterparts
thereof that covers the sale or use of an X-Product;
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Annual U. S. Net Sales Royalty Rate
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Less that *********** ***********
From *********** ***********
Greater than *********** ***********
(b) for all consolidated Net Sales outside the United States (its territories
and possessions), where a Valid Patent Claim on a composition of matter
exists in a DPC X-Patent or any Patent derived from *********** and any
counterparts thereof that covers the sale or use of an X-Product;
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Annual ex-U. S. Net Sales Royalty Rate
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Less that *********** ***********
From *********** ***********
From *********** ***********
Greater than *********** ***********
The royalties payable under Section 4.5(a) are paid to DPC regardless of the
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4.6 Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine Earned Royalties For Products. On a Product by
Product basis, DPC shall pay Xxxxxxx a royalty, based on Net Sales of X-Products
and Neurocrine a royalty based on Net Sales of N-Products sold by or for DPC, or
its Affiliates or Sublicensees according to the following schedule:
(a) for Net Sales in the United States (its territories and possessions) only,
where a Valid Patent Claim on a composition of matter exists in a
Neurocrine N-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, Xxxxxxx X-Patent or any Patent
derived ********* ****** and any counterparts thereof that covers the sale
or use of an X-Product or N-Product;
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Annual U. S. Net Sales Royalty Rate
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Less that $*********** ***********
From *********** ***********
Greater than *********** ***********
(b) for all consolidated Net Sales outside the United States (its territories
and possessions), where a Valid Patent Claim on a composition of matter
exists in which Xxxxxxx or Neurocrine have rights and that covers sale or
use of an X-Product or N-Product;
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4.7 Term For Royalty Payment. Royalties payable under Paragraphs 4.5 and 4.6
shall be paid on a country-by-country, Product-by-Product basis from the Date of
First Sale until the expiration of the last to expire of any Xxxxxxx X-Patent,
Neurocrine X-Patent, DPC X-Patent and/or Neurocrine N-Patent including a Valid
Patent Claim on a composition of matter that covers the sale or use of such
Product. For clarification, the royalty rates are applicable to the incremental
Net Sales with which they are associated only, so that, for example, the highest
royalty rate is applicable to those incremental Net Sales in excess of
$*********** only. For further clarification, no royalty is due in countries
where there is no Valid Patent Claim that covers the sale or use of the Product
and Net Sales therein are not included in any calculation of royalty due.
4.8 Third Party Patents. In the event that during the term of the royalty
obligation for a Product under this Article IV, a Third Party shall control a
Patent or Patents in any country covering the sale of a Product, and in the
reasonable judgment of the Party selling such Product pursuant to the licenses
granted hereunder, it would be impractical or impossible for such Party (or its
Affiliates or Sublicensees) to continue to sell the Product without obtaining a
royalty bearing license from such Third Party, then such Party shall be entitled
to a credit against the royalties due hereunder with respect to such country an
amount equal to *********** of the royalty paid to such Third Party, said credit
not to exceed *********** of the royalty rate due under this Agreement, arising
from the sale of the Product in said country. By way of example, in no event
shall a *********** royalty rate be less than ***********
4.9 Compulsory License. If at any time and from time to time a Third Party in
any country shall, under the right of a compulsory license granted or ordered to
be granted by a competent governmental authority, manufacture, use or sell a
Product with respect to which royalties would be payable pursuant to Paragraphs
4.5 or 4.6 hereof, manufacture, use or sale of such Product by the Third Party
shall not be considered sales by a Sublicensee hereunder. The Party by whom a
royalty would have been payable and the Party to whom a royalty would have been
payable under Paragraph 4.5 or 4.6, shall each be entitled to fifty percent
(50%) of the compulsory royalty payable by said Third Party as consideration for
the compulsory license.
4.10 Currency Restrictions. Except as herein provided in this Paragraph, all
royalties shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. If, at any time, legal restrictions
prevent the prompt remittance of part of or all royalties with respect to any
country where Products are sold, the paying Party shall have the right and
option to make such payments by depositing the amount thereof in local currency
to the receiving Party's accounts in a bank or depository in such country.
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4.11 Royalty Reports and Records.
(a) Reports. During the term of this Agreement and commencing with the Date of
First Sale of Product, the paying Party shall furnish, or cause to be
furnished to the receiving Party, written reports, including royalty
payment due, within sixty (60) days following the end of each calendar
quarter for which royalties are due, showing: (i) the Net Sales of all
X-Products or N-Products sold by the paying Party, its Affiliates and its
Sublicensees, during the calendar quarter; (ii)the royalties payable in
U.S. Dollars, which shall have accrued hereunder in respect to such Net
Sales; (iii) the exchange rates used, if any, in determining the amount of
U.S. Dollars; and (iv) any withholding taxes required to be paid from such
royalties.
(b) Currency. All payments to be made by the paying Party to the receiving
Party shall be made in U.S. Dollars, except as provided in Paragraph 4.10.
In the case of sales outside the United States, royalty payments shall be
converted to U.S. Dollars in accordance with the paying Party's current
customary and usual procedures for calculating same.
(c) Audit. The paying Party shall maintain complete and accurate records, in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting practices, which are
relevant to costs, expenses and payments under this Agreement and such
records shall be open during reasonable business hours for a period of two
(2) years from creation of individual records for examination at the
receiving Party's expense and not more often than once each year by a
certified public accountant or other representative selected by the
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receiving Party and acceptable to the paying Party for the sole purpose of
verifying the correctness of calculations or such costs, expenses or
payments made under this Agreement. In the absence of material
discrepancies (in excess of five percent (5%)) in any request for
reimbursement resulting from such audit, the accounting expense shall be
paid by the receiving Party. If material discrepancies do result, the
paying Party shall bear the reasonable audit expense. Any records or
accounting information received from the paying Party shall be Confidential
Information for purposes of Article VII.
4.12 Taxes. The Party receiving royalties shall pay any and all taxes levied on
account of royalties it receives under this Agreement. If laws or regulations
require that taxes be withheld, the paying Party will (i) deduct those taxes
from otherwise remittable royalty, (ii) timely pay the taxes to the proper
taxing authority, and (iii) send proof of payment to the receiving Party within
thirty (30) days of receipt of confirmation of payment from the relevant taxing
authority.
4.13 Neurocrine Receptor License Payment. In the event that DPC elects to
receive a sublicense under the Neurocrine Receptor License, (i) in consideration
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within thirty (30) days after the effective date of any such sublicense for said
rights under said sublicense, and (ii) DPC shall be responsible for payment to
the Third Party licensor of the Neurocrine Receptor License, all amounts payable
under the Neurocrine Receptor License which are attributable to DPC's activities
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of clarification, it is intended that Neurocrine may arrange with its Third
Party licensor that royalty or milestone sums due under this Paragraph will be
paid directly to such Third Party licensor by DPC and DPC will cooperate in such
agreement. 4.14 Xxxxxxx or Neurocrine Obligation of Payment. Except as
specifically provided for otherwise, any obligation of payment to DPC pursuant
to the terms of this Article for the development and sale of Products are the
responsibility of Xxxxxxx. In the event Xxxxxxx shall have terminated or
forfeited its rights to develop and commercialize a Product in favor of
Neurocrine and where the obligation of payment arose due to acts taken by
Neurocrine subsequent to such termination or forfeiture, then such payments
shall be the obligation of Neurocrine alone. Additionally, the actions of
Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine under this Article will be considered the actions of a
single party in the determination of what milestone payments are due, in the
determination of royalty rate and in the determination of the number of Products
developed.
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ARTICLE VI **
RELEASE **
6.1 Release. Each of DPC, Neurocrine, and Xxxxxxx for itself, its officers,
directors, investors, employees, assigns and ** successors, in consideration of
the promises and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, does ** hereby fully and forever release, remise, acquit and
discharge each other, their representatives, agents, employees, employers, **
officers, directors, shareholders, administrators, successors, attorneys,
insurers and assigns and any of their Affiliates of and ** from any and all
actions, causes of action, suits, claims, cross-claims, demands, debts, damages,
losses, costs and expenses, of ** every kind, nature and description, which it
now has, ever had, or which its administrators, successors, insurers and assigns
now ** have or may hereafter have on account of, or arising out of, or relating
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intends that this release shall release each other from any and all claims,
actual and potential, known and unknown, fixed and contingent including claims
of which the Parties are not aware as of the date hereof relating to
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in addition to or different from those which it now believes to be true. Each of
DPC, Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx agrees that it will withdraw and desist from any
proceedings or arbitrations presently in progress with the acknowledgement that
the issues of such proceeding or arbitration have been finally settled. 6.2
General Release. Each of DPC, Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx, being represented by legal
counsel, acknowledges that it is familiar with provisions of California Civil
Code Section 1542, which provides as follows: A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND
TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT
THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. Each of DPC, Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx,
being aware of said code section, agrees to expressly waive any rights it may
have thereunder, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of
similar effect. Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx further acknowledge and agree that this
waiver of rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code by DPC has been separately
bargained for and is essential and material term of this Agreement and, without
such waiver, each of DPC, Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx would not have entered into
this Agreement.
6.3 No Admission. DPC acknowledges that Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx have denied, and
continue to deny, any and all liability with respect to or relating
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Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute any acknowledgment or admission of
liability whatsoever by Neurocrine and/or Xxxxxxx nor is this Agreement to be
construed as an admission or suggestion of liability on the part of Neurocrine
and/or Xxxxxxx. At all times and for all purposes, this is a settlement of any
disputed claims intended to forever terminate any claims or continuing demands
which may be or may have been made between DPC and/or Neurocrine and/or Xxxxxxx,
or any of their respective representatives, successors, assigns, officers,
directors, shareholders, members, agents employees or insurers with respect to
the foregoing.
6.4 Remedies. The Parties agree that after the Effective Date, each of DPC,
Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx shall be permitted to enforce this Agreement with respect
to any duty or obligation each other have undertaken hereunder, but in no event
and under no circumstances will each of DPC, Neurocrine and Xxxxxxx be permitted
to assert, publicly allege, threaten to bring or bring any claim against each
other for any act, event or omission which occurred prior to the Effective Date
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ARTICLE VII **
CONFIDENTIALITY **
7.1 Confidentiality; Exceptions. Except to the extent expressly authorized by
this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing, ** ----------------------------
the Parties agree that, for the time royalties are due and for five (5) years
thereafter, the receiving Party shall keep confidential and shall not publish or
otherwise disclose or use for any purpose other than as provided for in this
Agreement any Information and ** other confidential and proprietary information
and materials furnished to it by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement **
(collectively, "Confidential Information"), except to the extent that it can be
established by the receiving Party that such ** Confidential Information:
(a) was in the lawful knowledge and possession of the receiving Party prior to
the time it was disclosed to, or learned by, the receiving Party, or was
otherwise developed independently by the receiving Party, as evidenced by
written ** records kept in the ordinary course of business, or other
documentary proof of actual use by the receiving Party;
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(b) was generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public
domain at the time of its disclosure to the receiving Party;
(c) became generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public
domain after its disclosure and other than through any act or omission of
the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement; or
(d) was disclosed to the receiving Party, other than under an obligation of
confidentiality, by a Third Party who had no obligation to the disclosing
Party not to disclose such information to others.
7.2 Authorized Disclosure. If a Party is required by law or regulation to make
any disclosure of the other Party's Confidential Information it will, except
where impracticable for necessary disclosures, for example in the event of
medical emergency, give reasonable advance notice to the other Parties of such
disclosure requirement and, except to the extent inappropriate in the case of
Patents, will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of
such Confidential Information required to be disclosed.
7.3 Survival. This Article VII shall survive the termination or expiration of
this Agreement for a period of five (5) years.
7.4 Public Announcements. No Party shall originate any publicity, news release
or public announcements, written or oral, whether to the public or press,
stockholders or otherwise, relating to this Agreement, including its existence,
the subject matter to which it relates, performance under it or any of its
terms, to any amendment hereto or performances hereunder, other than those
announcements that are required by law to be made without the prior written
consent of the other Parties. Such announcements shall be brief and factual. If
a Party decides to make an announcement required by law, it will where
reasonable possible give the other Parties
at least five (5) business days advance notice, of the text of the announcement
so that the other Parties will have an opportunity to comment upon the
announcement. To the extent that any Party reasonably requests that a disclosing
or announcing Party seek confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 406 of the
Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended, as applicable (or any other applicable regulation relating to the
confidential treatment of information) of any information proposed to be
disclosed or announced, the disclosing or announcing Party will omit the
information from the disclosure or announcement unless in the opinion of the
disclosing Party's legal counsel such information is legally required to be
fully disclosed.
ARTICLE VIII
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1 Ownership of Patents. Patents shall be owned according to the laws in effect
and agreements made by the Parties hereto. There is no provision herein
affecting or transferring the ownership of any Patent. 8.2 Patent Filings on
N-Compounds or N-Products. Neurocrine will cooperate with DPC to file divisional
applications worldwide, as necessary, to isolate those claims relating to
N-Compounds or N-Products and contained in Neurocrine N-Patents in separate
applications. In regard to such divided applications relating N-Compounds and
N-Products, DPC shall assume all control and responsibility for filing,
prosecuting and maintaining such Patents, including having the right to direct
or control all material actions relating to the prosecution or maintenance of
such Patents. DPC will determine the countries in which to file Patents relating
to N-
Compounds and N-Products and will assume all Patent Costs relating to filing,
prosecuting and maintaining such Patents. The parties will cooperate with each
other with respect to any interference between subject matter in DPC's patents
covering subject matter that overlaps with the subject matter in the Neurocrine
N-Patents.
8.3 Patent Filings.
(a) Prosecution and Maintenance. Each Party shall prepare, file, prosecute,
maintain and own Xxxxxxx X-Patents, Neurocrine X-Patents, Neurocrine
N-Patents and DPC X-Patents to cover discoveries and inventions made solely
by its own employees or consultants and use reasonable efforts to file
initially all such applications in the United States, the European Patent
Office or the appropriate forum under the circumstances.
(b) Control. The Party who is responsible for filing a Xxxxxxx X-Patent,
Neurocrine X-Patent, or DPC X-Patent will be termed the "Filing Party" and,
unless specifically provided for otherwise, shall have the right to direct
or control all material actions relating to the prosecution or maintenance
of such Patent and shall bear all Patent Costs associated therewith. The
Filing Party shall keep the other Parties apprised of the status of each
Xxxxxxx X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, or DPC X-Patent and shall seek the
advice of the other Parties with respect to patent strategy and drafting
applications and shall give reasonable consideration to any suggestions or
recommendations of the other Parties concerning the preparation, filing,
prosecution, maintenance and defense thereof, in so far as such status and
advice relates to X-Compounds, or X-Products. The Parties shall cooperate
reasonably in the prosecution of all Xxxxxxx X-Patents, Neurocrine
X-Patents, or DPC X-Patents and shall share all material information
relating thereto, including all material communications from patent
offices, promptly after receipt of such information, in so far as such
information relates to X-Compounds, or X-Products.
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(d) Breadth of Filing. Unless specifically provided for otherwise, the
determination of the countries in which to file Xxxxxxx X-Patents,
Neurocrine X-Patents, and DPC X-Patents shall be made by the Filing Party.
In the case of applications *********** and ***********, equivalent Patents
covering X-Compounds and X-Products must be filed in at
least***********************************************************
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sub-Paragraph may be reduced as to one application or the other where there
is a good faith discussion and agreement among the Parties that such filing
would not serve the interest of the Parties.
(e) Discontinuation. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Filing Party
intends to allow any Xxxxxxx X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, or DPC X-Patent
to lapse or go abandoned, the Filing Party shall, whenever practicable,
notify the non-filing Parties of such intention at least sixty (60) days
prior to the date upon which such Patent shall lapse or become abandoned,
and the non-filing Parties shall thereupon have the right, but not the
obligation, to assume responsibility for the prosecution, maintenance and
defense thereof and all expenses related thereto. The Filing Party will
receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free license under such Patent in the
countries concerned.
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8.4 Infringement by Third Parties. If any Xxxxxxx X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent,
and/or DPC X-Patent is infringed by a Third Party in any country in connection
with the manufacture, use and sale of a X-Product in such country, the Party to
this Agreement first having knowledge of such infringement shall promptly notify
the others in writing. The notice shall set forth the known facts of that
infringement in reasonable detail. The Party owning such Patent shall have the
primary right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute, and control any
action or proceeding with respect to such infringement, by counsel of its own
choice, and at its own expense. If the owning Party fails to bring an action or
proceeding within a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after a request by
the exclusively licensed Party of the infringed subject matter to do so, the
exclusively licensed Party of the infringed subject matter shall have the right
to bring and control any such action by counsel of its own choice, and at its
own expense. The Party bringing suit under this Paragraph shall bear all costs
and expenses of the suit and shall retain any damages or other monetary awards
recovered. A settlement or consent judgment or other voluntary final disposition
of a suit brought by such exclusively licensed Party under this Paragraph may be
entered into without the consent of the owning Party; provided that such
settlement, consent judgment or other disposition does not admit the invalidity
or unenforceability of any Patent; and provided further, that any rights to
continue the infringing activity in such settlement, consent judgment or other
disposition shall be limited to the Product or activity that was the subject of
the suit. A settlement or consent judgment or other voluntary final disposition
of a suit brought by the owning Party under this Paragraph may be entered into
only with the consent of such exclusively licensed Party. 8.5 Defense and
Settlement of Third Party Claims. If a Third Party asserts that a patent,
trademark or other intangible right owned by it is infringed by the manufacture,
use or sale of
any Product, the Party responsible for the payment of royalties on such Product
pursuant to Article IV above (the "Defending Party') will be solely responsible
for defending against any such assertions at its cost and expense. The Defending
Party shall have the right to defend and settle against such charge of
infringement
8.6 Patent Assignment. No Party may assign its rights under any Xxxxxxx
X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, Neurocrine N-Patent or DPC X-Patent, except with
the prior written consent of the Party(ies) obligated to pay royalties on
Products covered by such Patent under Article IV above; provided, however, that
a Party may assign such rights without consent to permitted assignee under this
Agreement in connection with a merger or similar reorganization or the sale of
all or substantially all of its assets.
8.7 Notices Relating to the Act. The Filing Party with respect to any Xxxxxxx
X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, DPC X-Patent shall notify the Party(ies)
obligated to pay royalties on Products covered by such Patent under Article IV
above, of communications as to which the Filing Party receives (as patent owner)
a notice pursuant to the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act
of 1984 (hereinafter the "Act"), including but not necessarily limited to
notices pursuant to ss.ss.101 and 103 of the Act from persons who have filed an
abbreviated NDA ("ANDA") or a "paper" NDA.
8.8 Authorization Relating to Patent Term Extension. The Filing Party of
any Xxxxxxx X-Patent, Neurocrine X-Patent, or DPC X-Patent hereby authorizes the
Party(ies) obligated to pay royalties on Products covered by such Patent under
Article IV above, to (a) provide in any NDA a list of patents which includes the
Filing Party Patents that relate to such Product and such other information as
the Party believes is appropriate; (b) commence suit for infringement of the
Patents under ss. 271(e) (2) of Title 35 of the United States Code; and (c)
exercise any rights that
may be exercisable by the Filing Party as Patent owner under the Act, including
without limitation, applying for an extension of the term of any patent licensed
to such Party hereunder. In the event that applicable law in any country
provides for the extension of the term of any patent included among the Filing
Party's Patents, such as under the U.S. Drug Price Competition and Patent Term
Restoration Act of 1984, the Supplementary Certificate of Protection of the
Member States of the European Union and other similar measures in any other
country, the Filing Party shall apply for and use its reasonable efforts to
obtain such an extension or, should the law require the Party(ies) obligated to
pay royalties to so apply, the Filing Party hereby gives permission to such
Party hereunder to do so. The Party(ies) obligated to pay royalties hereunder
and the Filing Party agree to cooperate with one another in obtaining such
extension. The Filing Party agrees to cooperate with the Party(ies) obligated to
pay royalties or its Sublicensee, as applicable, in the exercise of the
authorization granted herein and will execute such documents and take such
additional action as such Party hereunder may reasonably request in connection
therewith, including, if necessary, permitting itself to be joined as a Party in
any suit for infringement brought by such Party licensed hereunder. DPC agrees
that Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine will in all cases be considered as the Party
obligated to pay royalties under this Paragraph for any Product for any DPC
X-Patent.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification. Each Party (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify,
defend and hold the other Parties (each an "Indemnified Party") harmless from
and against any and all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, expenses or money
judgments ("Losses") incurred by or
rendered against the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates and Sublicensees
incurred in the defense or settlement of a Third Party lawsuit or in a
satisfaction of a Third Party judgment arising out of any injuries to person
and/or damage to property resulting from the research, development and
commercialization of Products by the Indemnifying Party, provided however, an
Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to indemnification hereunder to the
extent any Loss is attributable to the Indemnified Party's negligence. 9.2
Procedure. In the event that an Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification
under Paragraph 9.1, it shall inform Indemnifying Party of a claim as soon as
reasonably practicable after it receives notice of the claim, shall permit the
Indemnifying Party to assume direction and control of the defense of the claim
(including the right to settle the claim solely for monetary consideration), and
shall cooperate as requested (at the expense of the Indemnifying Party in the
defense of the claim.
ARTICLE X
TERM AND TERMINATION
10.1. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain
in effect on a Product-by-Product basis until the expiration of the obligation
to pay royalties on the part of any Party for such Product.
10.2 Material Breach.
(a) In the event that either Party commits a breach of any material term
or condition of this Agreement and that Party fails to remedy that
breach within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice of that
breach from the other Party, the Party giving notice may, at its
option, begin arbitration proceedings pursuant to Paragraph 11.2 and
seek whatever relief he is entitled to under the law.
(b) The Parties agree that a breach, including a material breach, by one
Party under this Agreement in its obligations to a second Party will
not effect the rights and obligations of the third Party hereunder.
Specifically, a breach by Xxxxxxx of its obligations owed to DPC will
not disturb the rights of Neurocrine, including the licenses held by
Neurocrine, and a breach by Neurocrine of its obligations owed to DPC
will not disturb the rights of Xxxxxxx, including the licenses held by
Xxxxxxx.
(c) A material breach by Xxxxxxx under this Agreement which results in a
loss of rights by Xxxxxxx which effects Xxxxxxx'x ability to market
X-Products will be considered a material breach by Xxxxxxx under the
agreement between Xxxxxxx and Neurocrine effective January 1, 1995.
10.3 Bankruptcy. Each Party may, in addition to any other remedies
available to it by law or in equity, exercise the rights set forth
below by written notice to any other Party (the "Insolvent Party"), in
the event the Insolvent Party shall have become insolvent or bankrupt,
or shall have made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
there shall have been appointed a trustee or receiver of the Insolvent
Party or for all or a substantial part of its property, or any case or
proceeding shall have been commenced or other action taken by or
against the Insolvent Party in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization,
liquidation, dissolution, winding-up arrangement, composition or
readjustment of its debts or any other relief under any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar act or law of any
jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect, or there shall have been
issued a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar
process against any substantial part of the property of the Insolvent
Party, and any such event shall have continued for sixty (60) days
undismissed, unbonded and undischarged. All rights and licenses
granted
under or pursuant to this Agreement are, and shall otherwise be deemed
to be, for purposes of Section 365 (n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code,
licenses of rights to "intellectual property" as defined under Section
101 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Parties agree that the Parties as
licensees of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may
fully exercise all of their rights and elections under the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code. The Parties further agree that, in the event of the
commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding by or against any Party under
the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the other Parties shall be entitled to a
complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such
intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual
property, and same, if not already in the their possession, shall be
promptly delivered to them (i) upon any such commencement of a
bankruptcy proceeding upon its written request therefor, unless the
Party subject to such proceeding elects to continue to perform all of
their obligations under this Agreement or (ii) if not delivered under
(i) above, upon the rejection of this Agreement by or on behalf of the
Party subject to such proceeding upon written request therefor by the
other Party. Upon the insolvency of any Party hereto, the other
Parties shall have the option to (i) terminate this Agreement or (ii)
keep this Agreement in full force and effect and retain all licenses
granted hereunder subject to the payment of all milestones and
royalties set forth above. The Parties expressly agree that a Party
reserves a security interest in any amounts owed to the Insolvent
Party and maintains a right of setoff against amounts owed to such
Party by the Insolvent Party or the value of damages caused by any
failure to perform by the Insolvent Party. 10.4 Survival. Termination,
relinquishment or expiration of the Agreement for any reason shall be
without prejudice to any obligations which shall have accrued prior to
such termination, relinquishment or expiration, including, without
limitation, the any payment obligations and any
and all damages arising from any breach hereunder. Such termination,
relinquishment or expiration shall not relieve any Party from
obligations that are expressly indicated to survive termination or
expiration of the Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
11.1 Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. In the case of any disputes between the
Parties arising from this Agreement, and in case this Agreement does not provide
a solution for how to resolve such disputes, the Parties shall discuss and
negotiate in good faith a solution acceptable to both Parties and in the spirit
of this Agreement. If after good faith discussions, the Parties fail to reach an
amicable agreement, then either Party may upon written notice to the other
submit to binding arbitration pursuant to Section 11.2. 11.2 Arbitration. Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with or relating
to this Agreement, or the interpretation, application, breach, termination or
validity thereof, including any claim of inducement by fraud or otherwise not
settled by the procedures set forth in Paragraph 11.1 above or the breach or
alleged breach of a material provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by
arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Proceedings as set forth in
Exhibit A attached hereto.
ARTICLE XII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; EXCLUSIVITY.
12.1 Representations and Warranties. Each of the Parties hereby represents and
warrants and covenants as follows: (a)
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(a) Binding Agreement. This Agreement is a legal and valid obligation
binding upon such Party and enforceable in accordance with its terms
except as (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of
creditor's rights and (ii) equitable principles of general
applicability.
(b) Due Authorization. Each party is duly authorized and validly existing
under the laws of the state of Delaware and has full corporate power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out the
provisions hereof.
(c) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement
by such Party does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or
understanding, oral or written, to which it is a Party or by which it
is bound, nor violate any law or regulation of any court, governmental
body or administrative or other agency having jurisdiction over it.
(d) Third Party Rights. Each Party has not, and during the term of the
Agreement will not, grant any right to any Third Party relating to its
respective technology in the Field which would conflict with the
rights granted to the other Party hereunder.
(e) Patents. Each Party owns or otherwise controls all of the rights,
title and interest in and to Patents licensed by it hereunder.
12.2 Patents Warranties. To its reasonable best knowledge as of the Effective
Date, each Party represents and warrants that it is not aware of any Third Party
right, other than *************************************************************;
which would interfere with the exercise by the Parties of the rights granted
hereunder.
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12.3 Exclusivity. Unless specifically stated herein or provided for elsewhere,
the Parties are free to compete in any market or therapeutic area, including the
Field, without restriction and make no promises of exclusivity.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Relationship of Parties. For the purposes of this Agreement, each Party is
an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of any other Party. No
Party shall have authority to make any statements, representations, or
commitments of any kind, or to take any action which shall be binding on any
other Party, except as may be explicitly provided for herein or authorized in
writing.
13.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall be
deemed to be one and the same instrument.
13.3 Headings. All headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not affect the meaning of any provision hereof. 13.4 Binding Effect. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and
their respective lawful successors and assigns. 13.5 Assignment. No party may
assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties,
except that a Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or to a successor
in connection with the merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially
all of its assets or that portion of its business pertaining to the subject
matter of this Agreement.
13.6 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented, or
otherwise modified at any time, but only by means of a written instrument signed
by all of the Parties. Any waiver of any rights or failure to act in a specific
instance shall relate only to such instance and shall not be construed as an
agreement to waive any rights or fail to act in any other instance, whether or
not similar.
13.7 Governing Law. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, USA, irrespective of any choice of laws or conflict of laws
principles.
13.8 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall, for
any reason, be held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision
had not been included herein.
13.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all
prior or contemporaneous oral and prior written agreements and understandings.
13.10 Advice of Counsel. The Parties have each consulted counsel of their choice
regarding this Agreement, and each acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement
shall not be deemed to have been drafted by one party or another and will be
construed accordingly.
13.11 Consents Not Unreasonably Withheld. Whenever provision is made in this
Agreement for a Party to secure the consent or approval of any other, that
consent or approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, and whenever in this
Agreement provision is made for a Party to object to or disapprove a matter,
such objection or disapproval shall not unreasonably be exercised.
13.12 Retained Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit in any respect the
right of any Party to conduct research and development with respect to and
market products outside the Field using such Party's know-how.
13.13 Force Majeure. No Party shall lose any rights hereunder or be liable to
any other Party for damages or losses on account of failure of performance by
the defaulting Party if the failure is occasioned by government action, war,
fire, explosion, flood, strike, lockout, embargo, act of God, or any other
similar cause beyond the control of the defaulting Party, provided that the
Party claiming force majeure has exerted all reasonable efforts to avoid or
remedy such force majeure; provided, however, that in no event shall a Party be
required to settle any labor dispute or disturbance. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Section 13.13 shall not operate to relieve a Party from
performance of any obligation for more than ninety (90) days.
13.14 Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver
such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or
appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
13.15 No Trademark Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, no right,
express or implied, is granted by the Agreement to use in any manner the name of
any Party, or any other trade name or trademark of the any Party or its
Affiliates in connection with the performance of the Agreement.
13.16 Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
given if delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (receipt verified),
telexed, mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested),
postage prepaid, or sent by express courier service, to the Parties at the
following addresses (or at such other addresses for a Party as shall be
specified
by like notice; provided, that notices of a change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt thereof).
If to DPC,
addressed to: Vice-President
Product Planning & Acquisition
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxx Plaza, Walnut Run
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Patent Department
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxx Plaza, Walnut Run
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Xxxxxxx:
addressed to: President, JRF
Xxxxxxx Pharmaceutica N. V.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00
0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Phone: (32 +14) 602111
Facsimile: (32+14) 602841
With a copy to: Office of General Counsel
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to Neurocrine:
addressed to: President & CEO
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
With a copy to: General Counsel
Each of the Parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal
Courts and agree to accept any legal process served upon such Party at the
addresses specified above for such Party.
13.17 Waiver. Except as specifically provided for herein, the waiver from time
to time by any Party of any of its rights or its failure to exercise any remedy
shall not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver of same or of any other
of such Party's rights or remedies provided in this Agreement.
13.18 Compliance with Laws. The Parties shall comply with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations and orders of the United States and applicable European
countries and supra-governmental organizations and all jurisdictions and any
agency or court thereof in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed and delivered
this Agreement as a sealed instrument effective as of the date first above
written.
........XXXXXXX PHARMACEUTICA, N.V.
........By:....../s/ Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx
.................President
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
........By:....../s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
.................President
DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY.
........By: ...../s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
.................Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
.................Executive Vice-President &
Chief Operating Officer, DuPont
Exhibit A
Arbitration Proceedings
1.1 (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in
connection with or relating to this Agreement, or the
interpretation, application, breach, termination or validity
thereof, including any claim of inducement by fraud or
otherwise, shall, before submission to arbitration, first be
mediated through non-binding mediation in accordance with
the Model Procedures for the Mediation of Business Disputes
promulgated by the Center for Public Resources ("CPR") then
in effect, except where those rules conflict with these
provisions, in which case these provisions control. The
mediation shall be conducted in Philadelphia, PA and shall
be attended by a senior executive with authority to resolve
the dispute from each of the operating companies that are
Parties.
(b) The mediator shall be an attorney specializing in business
litigation who has at least 15 years of experience as a lawyer
with a law firm of over 25 lawyers or was a judge of a court
of general jurisdiction and who shall be appointed from the
list of neutrals maintained by CPR.
(c) The Parties shall promptly confer in an effort to select a
mediator by mutual agreement. In the absence of such an
agreement, the mediator shall be selected from a list
generated by CPR with each Party having the right to exercise
challenges for cause and two peremptory challenges within
three business days of receiving the CPR list.
(d) The mediator shall confer with the Parties to design
procedures to conclude the mediation within no more than
forty-five (45) days after initiation. Unless agreed upon by
the Parties in writing, under no circumstances shall the
commencement of arbitration under Section 1.2 hereof be
delayed more than forty-five (45) days by the mediation
process specified herein.
(e) Each Party agrees to toll all applicable statutes of
limitation during the mediation process and not to use the
period or pendency of the mediation to disadvantage the other
Party procedurally or otherwise. All negotiations pursuant to
this clause will be confidential and shall be treated as
compromise and settlement negotiations for the purposes of the
Federal Rules of Evidence and all other evidentiary purposes.
(f) Each Party has the right to pursue provisional relief from any
court, such as attachment, preliminary injunction, replevin,
etc., to avoid irreparable harm, maintain the status quo, or
preserve the subject matter of the arbitration, even though
mediation has not been commenced or completed.
1.2 (a) Following the mediation procedures set forth in Exhibit A
Section 1.1, any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of
or in connection with or relating to this Agreement, or the
interpretation, application, breach, termination or validity
thereof, including any claim of inducement by fraud or
otherwise, will be submitted for resolution to arbitration
pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules then pertaining
of the Center for Public Resources ("CPR"), except where those
rules conflict with these provisions, in which case these
provisions control. The arbitration will be held in
Philadelphia, PA.
(b) The panel shall consist of three arbitrators chosen from the
CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals each of whom is a lawyer
specializing in business litigation with at least 15 years
experience with a law firm of over 25 lawyers or was a judge
of a court of general jurisdiction.
(c) The Parties agree to cooperate (1) to obtain selection of the
arbitrators within thirty (30) days of initiation of the
arbitration, (2) to meet with the arbitrators within thirty
(30) days of selection and (3) to agree at that meeting or
before upon procedures for discovery and as to the conduct of
the hearing which will result in the hearing being concluded
within no more than nine (9) months after selection of the
arbitrators and in the award being rendered within sixty (60)
days of the conclusion of the hearings, or of any post-hearing
briefing, which briefing will be completed by both Parties
with twenty (20) days after the conclusion of the hearings. In
the event no such agreement is reached, the CPR will select
arbitrators, allowing appropriate strikes for reasons of
conflict or other cause and three peremptory challenges for
each side. The arbitrators shall set a date for the hearing,
commit to the rendering of the award within sixty (60) days of
the conclusion of the evidence at the hearing, or of any
post-hearing briefing (which briefing will be completed by
both sides in no more than twenty (20) days after the
conclusion of the hearings), and provide for discovery
according to these time limits, giving recognition to the
understanding of the Parties hereto that they contemplate
reasonable discovery, including document demands and
depositions, but that such discovery be limited so that the
time limits specified herein may be met without undue
difficulty. In no event will the arbitrators allow either side
to obtain more than a total of forty (40) hours of deposition
testimony from all witnesses, including both fact and expert
witnesses. In the event multiple hearing days are required,
they will be scheduled consecutively to the greatest extent
possible.
(d) The arbitrators shall render their award following the
substantive law of Delaware. The arbitrators shall render an
opinion setting forth findings of fact and conclusions of law
with the reasons therefor stated. A transcript of the evidence
adduced at the hearing shall be made and shall, upon request,
be made available to either Party.
(e) To the extent possible, the arbitration hearings and award
will be maintained in confidence.
(f) Any United States District Court having jurisdiction of the
matter may enter judgment upon any award. In the event the
panel's award exceeds Five Million Dollars (5,000,000) in
monetary damages or includes or consists of equitable relief,
then the court shall vacate, modify or correct any award where
the arbitrators' findings of fact are clearly erroneous,
and/or where the arbitrators' conclusions of law are
erroneous; in other words, it will undertake the same review
as if it were a federal appellate court reviewing a district
court's findings of fact and conclusions of law rendered after
a bench trial. An award for less than Five Million Dollars
(5,000,000) in damages and not including equitable relief may
be vacated, modified or corrected only upon the grounds
specified in the Federal Arbitration Act. The Parties consent
to the jurisdiction of the District Court for the enforcement
of these provisions, the entry of judgment on any award, and
the vacatur, modification and correction of any award as above
specified.
(g) Each Party has the right before or during the arbitration to
seek and obtain from the appropriate court provisional
remedies such as attachment, preliminary injunction, replevin,
etc. to avoid irreparable harm, maintain the status quo, or
preserve the subject matter of the arbitration.
(h) Each Party hereto waives its right to trial of any issue by
jury.
(i) Each Party hereto waives any claim to punitive, exemplary and
consequential damages from the other.
