CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. Confidential portions of this document have been redacted and separately filed with the Commission. RESEARCH AND LICENCE AGREEMENT By and Between YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD, a company duly incorporated...
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED. Confidential portions of this document have been redacted
and separately filed with the Commission.
RESEARCH
AND LICENCE AGREEMENT
By
and
Between
YEDA
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD,
a
company
duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Israel, of
X.X.Xxx
00, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
(hereinafter
“Yeda”),
of
the
one part,
and
XENOGRAFT
TECHNOLOGIES LTD,
a
company
duly registered and existing under the laws of the State of Israel,
of
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
(hereinafter
“the Corporation”),
of
the
other part,
WHEREAS
in
the
course of research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
(hereinafter “the Institute”), ***** (hereinafter “*****”) has developed certain
technology constituting the subject matter of the patent applications listed
in
the attachment hereto marked “A” and constituting an integral part hereof
(hereinafter
collectively “the Existing Applications” and “the Existing
Technology”); and
WHEREAS
the
Corporation is interested in the performance of further research at the
Institute under the supervision of *****
in the
field of the Existing Technology
as specified in the research program attached hereto, marked
“B”
and
forming an integral part hereof (hereinafter “the Research Program” and “the
Research”); and
WHEREAS
certain
of the Research has already been performed pursuant to the agreement dated
as of
September 1, 1992, between Yeda and Yeda Holdings, Inc; (hereinafter “the YH
Agreement”);
WHEREAS in
consideration of the Corporation’s undertakings hereunder and the fulfilment
thereof, Yeda is willing, subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, to procure the continuance of the performance
of
the Research at the Institute under the supervision of *****
as
aforesaid; and
WHEREAS
the
Corporation is willing, subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, to finance the continuance of the performance
of
the Research; and
WHEREAS pursuant
to an agreement between the Institute of the first part, Yeda of the second
part, and the scientists employed by the Institute (including
*****)
of the
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third
part, all right, title and interest in the Existing Technology and in any
information deriving from the performance of the Research vests and will
vest in
Yeda; and
WHEREAS subject
to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Corporation wishes to receive, and Yeda is willing to grant the Corporation,
an
exclusive worldwide license for the use of the Existing Technology and of
information deriving from the performance of the Research and Yeda Holdings
Inc
has waived all rights under the YH Agreement and has agreed to the grant
of the
said licence to the Corporation;
NOW
THEREFORE IT IS AGREED BY THE PARTIES HERETO AS FOLLOWS;
1. |
Status
of Recitals
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The
recitals hereto form an integral part of this Agreement.
2. |
Performance
of Research
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(a) |
In
consideration of the sums to be paid by the Corporation pursuant
to
Paragraph 3 below and subject to the execution of such payments,
Yeda
undertakes to procure the continuance of performance of the Research
at
the Institute under the supervision of *****
during the period commencing on the effective date of this Agreement
and
ending on July 31, 1995, (hereinafter “the Research
Period”).
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Subject
to Paragraphs 3(e)(ii) and 3(b) below, the Research shall be performed
in
accordance with the Research Program and within the framework of
the
budget attached thereto (hereinafter “the Research
Budget”).
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If
***** shall
cease to be available for the supervision of the performance of
the
Research, Yeda shall use its best efforts to find from among the
staff of
the Institute a replacement scientist acceptable to the Corporation
(such
acceptance not to be unreasonably
withheld)
but no undertaking to find such replacement is given by Yeda. Should
no
such acceptable replacement scientist be found within 60 (sixty)
days of
*****
becoming unavailable, then the Research Period and the performance
of
Research hereunder shall cease at the end of a further period of
60
(sixty) days, but without prejudice to any licence already then
granted
pursuant to this Agreement end the terms and provisions hereof
relating
thereto.
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(d) |
For
the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that nothing in this Agreement
constitutes or shall constitute a warranty or representation by
Yeda that
any results will be achieved by the Research or that the Existing
Technology or any results achieved by the Research are or will
be
commercially exploitable or of any other
value.
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3. |
Funding
of the Research
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(a) |
In
consideration of Yeda’s undertaking to procure the performance of the
Research, the Corporation undertakes to provide Yeda with funds
to be used
for financing the Research, as
follows:
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United States Dollars) in *****
equal instalments payable at the commencement of each quarter year
during
the period commencing June 1, 1993 and ending February 28, 1994,
(funds
for the financing of the Research until the data hereof end
until May
31, 1993 having been provided by Yeda Holdings Inc under the YH
Agreement);
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Subject
to achievement by January 31, 1994 of the milestones specified
in the
attachment hereto, marked “C” and forming an integral part hereof “C”
(hereinafter “the Milestones”), a further *****
United States Dollars) in *****
equal instalments payable at the commencement of each quarter year
during
the period commencing on March 1, 1994 and ending on August 31,
1995.
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It
is understood that it may become necessary, having regard to the
results
obtained in the course of the performance of the Research and in
order to
expedite or facilitate progress therein or the achievement of the
objects
of the Research, to make variations in the Research Program and
consequent
reallocations of the Budget and it is agreed, upon the written,
detailed
and reasoned recommendation of *****,
that such variations and/or reallocations shall be made,
provided:
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that
in no event shall the Corporation be obliged, without its prior
written
consent, to increase the amount of funds which it is obliged to
provide to
Yeda hereunder or to accelerate the payment thereof;
and
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that
reallocation from one major expense category in the Budget to another
such
category in excess of *****
in
a quarter year shall require the prior written approval of the
Corporation.
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(c) |
Should
any of the Milestones not have been achieved by January 31, 1994,
the
Corporation shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by
service of
written notice an Yeda, by no later than February 28, 1994. Upon
service
of such notice, the Licence granted hereunder shall terminate and
the
Corporation shall be released of any obligations to make any payment
pursuant to Para 3(a)(ii) above. If such notice shall not have
been served
by February 28, 1994, then the Agreement shall continue in full
force and
effect and the performance of the Research shall continue in accordance
with the Research Program, with any modifications thereto that
may be
recommended by ***** and accepted by the
Corporation.
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The
parties agree that in the event of a dispute between them as to
whether
the Milestones shall have been achieved, the matter shall be resolved
by
majority vote of the Founding Members of the Scientific Advisory
Board to
be established by the parties and which shall advise in connection
with
the scientific aspects of the performance of this Agreement. Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, the Founding Members of the Scientific
Advisory Board shall be *****. If any of the Founding Members of
the
Scientific Advisory Board should resign or not be available for
any
reason, the surviving Founding Members shall be competent to resolve
the
said dispute by majority vote. The Founding Members of the Scientific
Advisory Hoard shall be requested to make their determination by
no later
than February 15, 1994. If the votes of the Founding Members participating
in such determination are tied, the Milestones shall be deemed
not to have
been achieved.
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Nothing
herein shall prevent the parties from adding additional members to the
Scientific Advisory Board after prior consultation between them, but the
resolution of the said dispute shall be according to the vote of the Founding
Members only as aforesaid.
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Reporting
by Yeda
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(a)
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Yeda
will submit to the Corporation a detailed written report on the
progress
of the Research in each 6 month period during the Research Period,
within
30 days of the end of each such 6 month period, and written report
summarising the results of the Research within 60 days of the end
of the
Research Period. In addition, Yeda will submit to the Corporation
an
interim written report on the progress of the Research in the first
half
of each such 6 month period, such report to contain a general outline
of
progress in the Research made in that first half and to be provided
within
30 days of the end of such first half. Further, prompt written
reports
will be submitted by Yeda on significant breakthroughs in
the Research and the authorized scientific representatives of the
Corporation shall be given the opportunity, from time to time,
and at
mutually convenient times, to discuss the progress of the Research
with
*****.
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Further,
Yeda shall submit to the corporation, with respect to each 3 (three)
month
period of the Research Period, a financial report setting forth
the monies
received and expended in connection with the Research during such
3
(three) month period. Each report as aforesaid shall be submitted
to the
Corporation not later than 45 (forty-five) days after the end of
the
period covered by such report. Charges in respect of indirect Research
expenditures shall be made at the rate of *****%
of direct expenses incurred. Within 90 days of the end of each
year during
the Research Period or within 90 days of the Corporation’s written
request, whichever is the later, Yeda shall provide the Corporation
with a
written report from the CPA acting as Yeda's outside auditor, certifying
the Research expenditures incurred in the said
year.
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(c)
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Reports
already made under the YH Agreement shall be deemed to have been
made
hereunder and the Corporation acknowledges receipt
thereof.
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(a)
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Subject
to the licence granted to the Corporation in terms hereof, it is
hereby
agreed that all right, title and interest, in and to the Existing
Technology and any products, inventions, materials, methods, processes,
techniques, knowhow, data, information and other results which
are
discovered or which accrue in the course of, or which arise or
stem from
the performance of the Research (hereinafter “the Program Technology”) as
well as in and to any drawings, plans, diagrams, specifications
and other
documents in any way embodying the Existing Technology or the Program
Technology (the Existing Technology, the Program Technology and
all said
drawings, plans, diagrams, specifications and other documents being
referred to hereinafter collectively as “the Technology”), shall vest in
Yeda exclusively. At the request of Yeda from time to time, the
Corporation shall take and shall procure the taking of all acts
necessary
to give formal effect to the aforegoing provisions of this Paragraph
5.
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With
45 (forty-five) days of receipt of any report from Yeda under paragraph
4(a) above, the Corporation shall be entitled to advise Yeda by
notice in
writing that the Corporation has no interest in obtaining e licence
from
Yeda to all or any of the Technology contained in the said report,
whereupon such specified Technology (hereinafter “the Excluded
Technology”) shall not be included in the licence granted hereunder, the
Corporation shall maintain the Excluded Technology in strict confidence
and shall not thereafter make any use thereof, and Yeda shall be
entirely
free to deal with the Excluded Technology as it deems fit by way
of grant
of license to a third party or otherwise howsoever. In this Agreement
below, the term “the Licensed Technology” shall mean all the Technology
disclosed in the Existing Applications and in the reports submitted
by
Yeda pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) above, except the Excluded
Technology.
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Patents
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(a)
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At
the initiative of either party, the parties shall consult with
one another
regarding the filing of patent applications in respect of any portion
of
the Licensed Technology including, but without limitation, the
timing of
the filing of such applications and the contents thereof. Following
such
consultations, Yeda shall, at the Corporation’s written request, file and
prosecute applications as aforesaid. The Corporation confirms that
it will
seek patent protection for all patentable Licensed Technology in
at least
the countries listed in Appendix D. The applications filed under
the YH
Agreement are included in Attachment A and shall be deemed applications
filed by Yeda at the request of the Corporation pursuant to this
subparagraph (a).
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All
patent applications to be filed by Yeda in terms of sub-paragraph
(a)
above, shall be filed in the name of Yeda or should the law so
require, in
the name of the inventor and then assigned to Yeda. The Corporation
shall
bear all costs and fees incurred by Yeda in the preparation, filing,
prosecution, maintenance and the like of all patent applications
filed in
accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) above and in
the
maintenance of all patents issuing therefrom. In addition, the
Corporation
agrees to reimburse Yeda for all costs and fees incurred by Yeda
until the
date hereof (to the extent not already reimbursed by then) in connection
with the filing and prosecution of the Existing Applications listed
in
Attachment “A” hereto up to a maximum of *****
and to bear all costs incurred by Yeda after the date hereof in
the
further prosecution, maintenance and the like of the Existing Applications
and in the maintenance of all
patents
issuing therefrom. Yeda hereby acknowledges receipt of *****
under the YH Agreement in reimbursement of patent costs and fees
incurred
by Yeda in connection with the filing and prosecution of the Existing
Applications.
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At
the request of the Corporation, Yeda shall take such action as
shall be
available to protect or to xxx for infringement of any patent which
shall
have issued from any of the patent applications referred to in
or filed
pursuant to subparagraph
(b)(i) above and Yeda may also take such action at its own initiative
and
without the Corporation’s request. However, before initiating any such
action, Yeda shall advise the Corporation in writing of its intention
to
do so and the Corporation shall have the right *****
of
receipt of such notice, to elect by notice in writing to Yeda that
such
action be treated as being taken at the Corporation’s request and/or to
become a party in such action. In any action taken at the Corporation’s
request (or so treated), counsel representing Yeda (and the Corporation.
should the Corporation wish to become a party to the action) shall
be
selected by the Corporation, with Yeda's written approval (not
to be
unreasonably withheld) and Yeda
confirms that the firm of *****
is
acceptable to it for action in the USA. All costs involved in any
action
taken at the Corporation's request (or so treated or in which the
Corporation has elected to become a party), (including, inter alia,
legal
casts and other sums awarded to the counter-party in such action)
shall be
borne by the Corporation exclusively. Any recovery in any such
action
financed by the Corporation shall first be applied to cover costs
and
thereafter divided *****
to
the Corporation and ***** to
Yeda. All costs involved
in
any such action taken by Yeda without the Corporation’s request (or not
being an action so treated or not being an action in which the
Corporation
has elected to become a party as aforesaid), including any costs
or other
sums awarded to the counter party, shall be borne by Yeda exclusively,
the
conduct
and discontinuance of such action shall be matters entirely within
Yeda’s
discretion and any recovery in any such action shall be retained
by Yeda
in full. The Corporation shall cooperate with Yeda in pursuing
any actions
undertaken under this sub-paragraph
(b)(ii).
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For
the removal of doubt, it is agreed - without derogating from the
provisions of subparagraph (a) above, that the provisions of the
said
subparagraph shall not prevent Yeda from filing patent applications
with
respect to any portion of the Licensed Technology (in addition
to those
filed by it at the Corporation’s written request pursuant to the said
subparagraph), it being agreed:
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that
at least *****
days before filing any such patent application. Yeda shall send
the
Corporation written notice of its intention to do
so;
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that
within *****
days of receipt of such written notice, the Corporation shall be
entitled
to advise Yeda in writing that it wishes such patent application
to be
filed and treated in all respects as an application filed at the
Corporation's request, pursuant to subparagraph (a)
above;
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that
should the Corporation not send such notice as aforesaid,
then:
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the
subject-matter of such application shall thereupon be deemed Excluded
Technology;
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(2)
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all
costs and fees incurred in connection with the preparation, filing,
maintenance, prosecution, protection and the like of such patent
applications and patents issuing therefrom shall be borne by Yeda
exclusively; and
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(3)
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the
Corporation shall not be entitled to cause Yeda to take any action
whatsoever for the protection of or for infringement of patents
issuing on
such patent applications, the taking of any such action shall be
entirely
within Yeda’s discretion, the costs of any such action, as well as any
costs and other sums awarded to any counter-party in such action,
shall be
paid by Yeda exclusively and any recovery in any such action shall
be
retained by Yeda.
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The
Corporation agrees to pay any amount due to Yeda pursuant to sub-paragraph
(b) above within 30 (thirty) days of Yeda's first written request
supported by invoice or other appropriate
document.
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Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to be a warranty by Yeda that
the
Existing Applications or any of them or any patent applications
relating
to the Licensed Technology or any portion thereof will be granted,
or that
any patents obtained on any of the said patent applications, if
obtained,
are or will be valid or will afford proper
protection.
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Licensing
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(a)
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Subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Yeda hereby
grants the
Corporation and the Corporation accepts, an exclusive worldwide
licence
(“the Licence”) (i) under the Licensed Patents (as hereinafter defined)
(if any), and (ii) the Licensed Technology,
to
make, use, practise and sell the products and services covered
in whole or
in part by the claims of the Existing Applications and or of the
other
patent applications filed by Yeda at the request of the Corporation
or
treated as such as hereinbefore provided (whether or not patents
including
such claims issue on all or any of such applications) and/or the
making,
use and practice of which is covered in whole or in part by the
claims of
the said applications (whether or not patents including such claims
issue
on all of any of such applications) (the said products being referred
to
hereinafter as “the Products” and the said services being referred to
hereinafter as “the Services”). The Licence includes the right to grant
sublicences, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c)
below,
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(b)
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(i)
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In
this Agreement the term “Licensed Patents” shall mean the patents issuing
on the Existing Applications or on patent applications filed by
Yeda in
accordance with the Corporation’s written request pursuant to Paragraph
6(a) above or treated as such pursuant to Paragraph 6(c)
above.
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The
Licence shall remain in force (if not previously terminated according
to
the provisions of this Agreement) with respect to any of the Products
or
Services in any country as follows:
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in
a country where a Licensed Patent or Patents issues including claims
covering, in whole or in part, such Product or Service, *****;
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in
any other country, *****.
The Corporation shall notify Yeda in writing immediately upon the
entering
into of each such first commercial transaction, specifying its
date.
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Yeda
recognizes that the Corporation contemplates the grant of a sublicence
or
sublicences as part of its plan for commercialization under the
Licence,
but the Corporation agrees that no sub-licence under the Licence
may be
granted by the Corporation without Yeda’s prior written consent,
*****,
it
being
agreed that Yeda’s consent may not be sought unless the proposed
sublicence is for monetary consideration exclusively
in a bona fide arms-length commercial transaction, is made by written
agreement, the provisions of which are consistent with the terms
of the
Licence and contain, inter alia, the following terms and
conditions:
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on
the termination of the Licence for any reason, the sublicence shall
expire
automatically;
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(ii)
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the
party receiving the sublicence (hereinafter “the Sublicensee”) shall be
bound by provisions substantially similar to those in Paragraph
10 below
binding the Corporation (the obligations of the Sublicensee so
arising
being addressed also to Yeda
directly);
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(iii)
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all
terms necessary to enable performance by the Corporation of its
obligations under Paragraphs 7(d)(iii) and 9(b)
hereof;
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(iv)
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that
any act or omission by the Sublicensee which would have constituted
a
breach of this Agreement by the Corporation had it been the act
or
omission of the Corporation, shall constitute a breach of this
Agreement
by the Corporation;
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(v)
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that
the sublicence shall not be assignable or further
sublicenseable;
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(vi)
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that
a copy of the agreement granting the sublicence shall be made available
to
Yeda at least *****
prior to its execution.
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Notwithstanding
the aforegoing, should Yeda refuse its consent to a sub-licence and the
Corporation should contend that such refusal is unreasonable, the dispute
between the parties shall be resolved by the Expert (as such expression is
defined below) at the request of the Corporation made no later than *****
days
after receipt by the Corporation of Yeda’s said refusal. The Expert shall act as
an expert and not as arbitrator and shall conduct the hearing of the dispute
as
he deems fit. His decision shall be binding on the parties. The Expert may
order
that the Expert's costs be borne by one of the parties or shared by them
in such
proportion as the Expert shall direct, and the parties shall comply with
such
order. The Expert shall be *****,
or if
he shall be unable or unwilling to act or continue to act in such capacity,
the
President for the time being of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem or, if
he
should be unable or unwilling to act or continue to act in such capacity,
then
the person nominated by him to act as the Expert.
(d) | (i) |
In
this Agreement, the term “Net Sales” shall mean the *****:
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In
consideration for the Licence, the Corporation shall pay Yeda a
royalty of
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of
all Net Sales received by the Corporation *****
of
all amounts received by the Corporation for or from the grant of
sublicences and/or pursuant thereto (hereinafter “Sublicensing Receipts”),
provided that on any Sublicensing Receipts received by the Corporation
which are calculated on the basis of proceeds received by a Sublicensee
from sales of Products or provision of Services by it, the royalty
payable
to Yeda by the Corporation shall be *****
of
such Sublicensing Receipts as aforesaid or the amount being *****
of
the Net Sales of the Sublicensee form the sales of Products or
provision
of Services generating such Sublicensing Receipts, which is the
higher.
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Amounts
payable to Yeda in terms of this Paragraph 7(d) shall be paid to
Yeda on a
quarterly basis and no later than *****
days after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the
first
calendar quarter in which any Net Sales or Sublicensing Receipts
are
received.
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All
amounts payable to Yeda hereunder in respect of Net Sales or Sublicensing
Consideration which are received by the Corporation or its Sublicencee
in
a currency other than Israeli currency shall be paid to Yeda in
the same
foreign currency to the extent permitted by law, and to the extent
not, by
payment of the equivalent amount of Israeli currency calculated
at the
representative rate of exchange last published by the Bank of Israel
at
the time of payment to Yeda. Amounts due to Yeda in respect of
Net Sales
or Sublicensing Consideration which are received by the Corporation
or its
Sublicencee in Israeli currency shall be linked to the Consumer
Price
Index published by the Israel Government’s Central Bureau of Statistics
from the date payment is reached by the Corporation or its Sublicencee
until it is due to Yeda (and thereafter subject to interest payments
as
provided in Paragraph 13(b)(v) below)
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The
Corporation shall, within a period of *****
days from the end of each calendar quarter commencing with the
first
calendar quarter in which any Net Sales or Sublicensing Receipts
are
received, submit to Yeda a full and detailed report, setting out
all
amounts owing to Yeda in respect of the quarter to which the report
refers, and with full details (1) of payments received by the Corporation
and Sublicensees constituting Net Sales or Sublicensing Receipts
including, without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing,
a
breakdown of Net Sales according to country and identity of buyer,
a
breakdown of Sublicensing Receipts according to country and identity
of
Sublicencee, currency of the payments and date of receipt thereof;
and (2)
of any other matter necessary to enable the determination of the
amounts
payable hereunder.
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The
Corporation shall keep and shall cause Sublicensees to keep complete
and
correct books of account and records consistent with sound business
and
accounting principles and practices and in such form and in such
details
as to enable the determination of the amounts due to Yeda in terms
hereof.
The Corporation shall supply Yeda at the end of each year, commencing
with
the first year in which any amount is payable under this Paragraph
7(d), a
report certified by a Chartered Public Accountant in respect of
the
amounts due to Yeda pursuant to this Paragraph 7(d) in respect
of the year
covered by the said report, it being understood that insofar as
such
amounts relate to Net Sales of Sublicences, the
said Chartered Public Accountant shall be entitled to rely in his
report
on certificates issued by other Chartered Public Accountants relating
to
such Net Sales, such certificates to be attached to the said
report.
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Yeda
or its authorised representatives shall have the right at reasonable
times
up to *****
per year during normal business hours to inspect the Corporation’s and
Sublicensees’ books of accounts, records and other documentation to the
extent relevant or necessary in or for the ascertaining or verification
of
the amounts due to Yeda under this Paragraph
7(d).
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Development
and Commercialization
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It
is understood and agreed that subject to termination of this Agreement
and
the Licence thereunder pursuant to Paragraph 3(d) above or to the
other
provisions of this Agreement, should the Corporation wish to have
further
research (beyond that to be performed at the Institute and to be
funded
pursuant to Paragraph 3 above) conducted outside the Corporation's
own
facilities with respect to all or any part of the Licenced Technology
then
such additional research shall be performed at the Institute, (to
the
extent that Yeda confirms the availability of the necessary facilities)
under the supervision of *****,
should he declare himself available, willing and able to perform
such
further research, provided that the cost of performing such research
at
the Institute (including the
cost of acquisition of any necessary equipment), shall not be
substantially more than such cost at a reputable institution which
has
declared itself willing to undertake the performance of such further
research.
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The
Corporation undertakes to act diligently and to make reasonable
efforts to
expedite the commencement of commercial sale of the Products and
commercial provision of the Services and without derogating from
the
generality of the aforegoing, the performance of necessary research,
toxicological tests, pharmacological and efficacy tests, pre-clinical
tests, clinical trials, the steps required for obtaining regulatory
approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory
authorities and the development of procedures and facilities for
large-scale commercial production of the Products and provision
of the
Services. The Corporation further undertakes to continue to act
diligently
in the exercise of the Licence and to take all reasonable steps
to
maximize such exercise throughout the period of the
Licence.
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Should
Yeda be of the opinion that the Corporation is in breach of its
obligations pursuant to Paragraph 8(b) above with respect to
the research,
development and commercialization activities relating to any
Product or
Service, it may so advise the Corporation and notify the Corporation
that
unless certain steps are taken by the Corporation within a certain
time as
specified in the said notice,
the Licence shall lapse. Should the Corporation not refer the
matter to
arbitration pursuant to subparagraph (ii) below nor take the
said
specified steps within the said specified time, the Licence and
this
Agreement shall thereupon
terminate.
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Should
the Corporation not accept the terms of Yeda’s said notice, it shall be
entitled, within 30 days of receipt of Yeda’s said notice, to advise Yeda
that it does not accept the terms of the said notice and to refer
the
dispute for resolution by arbitration pursuant to Paragraph 14
below.
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The
Corporation will provide Yoda with full written reports on the progress and
results of research, tests and trials conducted and all other actions taken
by
the Corporation pursuant to paragraph 8(c) above, such reports to be made
on a
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within *****
of the
end of each *****
period
during the term of the Agreement. Further, written reports on significant
developments in such activities shall be made by the Corporation to Yeda
promptly.
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Confidentiality
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The
corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the
Technology in confidence, except and to the extent that it is in
the
public domain at the date of the signing hereof or becomes pert
of the
public domain thereafter other than through a violation by the
Corporation
of this undertaking of confidentiality and except that the Corporation
shall be released from its obligation of confidentiality with regard
to
that portion of the Technology expressly released therefrom by
Yeda by
notice in writing.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Corporation may disclose to its personnel and to other
third
parties (including permitted Sublicencees) such confidential information
as
shall be necessary for the exercise by it of its rights hereunder or in the
fulfilment of its obligations hereunder, provided that it shall bind such
personnel and other third parties with a similar undertaking of confidentiality
in writing. It is agreed, for the removal of doubt, that the aforegoing
obligation of confidentiality shall not prevent the Corporation from disclosing
the general net of the research and development activities engaged in pursuant
to this Agreement.
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In
addition to and without derogating from the aforegoing, the Corporation
undertakes not to make mention and not to allow Subliceneees to
make
mention of the names of Yeda or the Institute or *****
in
any advertising, sales literature, promotional material, other
publications, private placement memoranda, public offering registration
statements and the like, unless the prior written approval of Yeda
thereto
has been obtained (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).
Once an
approval has been granted by Yeda to a certain form of words for
use in a
particular context. then the same form of words can be used again
by the
Corporation or by Sublicencees in the same context, without further
approval from Yeda.
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For
the removal of doubt, nothing in subparagraphs (a) or (b) above
contained
shall be deemed to prevent the Corporation from mentioning the
names of
Yeda and/or the Institute or *****
or
to prevent the Corporation from disclosing any information where
such
mention or disclosure
is to competent authorities for the purposes of obtaining approval
or
permission for the exercise of the License or is in the fulfilment
of any
legal duty owed to any competent authority. For the purpose of
this
paragraph, such mention in a private placement.
memoranda or a public offering registration statement shall not
be deemed
fulfilment of a legal duty to a competent
authority.
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Yeda
shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the Licenced
Technology
in confidence except and to the extent that it is in the public
domain at
the date of signing hereof or becomes part of the public domain
thereafter
other than through a violation by Yeda of this undertaking of
confidentiality, and it being expressly agreed that Yeda shall
have the
tight to allow *****
(and, with *****
consent, *****
students) publish articles relating to the Licenced Technology
in
scientific publications, provided that at least 60 days before
the
intended date of such publication, the text thereof shall be submitted
to
the Corporation in order to enable it to request the filing of
patent
application relating to the subject- matter of the article before
the
publication takes place and Yeda shall procure that such filing
shall take
place within 30 days of the Corporation's written request pursuant
to
Paragraph 6(a) above.
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No
termination of this Agreement, for whatever reason, shall release
the
Corporation from any of its obligations under this Paragraph 10
and such
obligations shall survive termination as
aforesaid.
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No
Assignment
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Except
as
expressly provided herein, the Corporation may not assign all or any of its
tights or obligations under this Agreement or arising therefrom without the
prior written consent of Yeda.
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Indemnification
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The
Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless *****
and the
officers and employees of them from and against an loss, damage, liability
and
expense (including attorney fees and legal costs) arising out of or resulting
from the exercise of the License, including the grant or exercise of
Sublicences. This obligation shall survive the termination of this
Agreement for
any
reason.
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Terms
and Terminated
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Unless
previously terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof,
this
Agreement terminates upon expiry of the License specified in Paragraph
7(b) above.
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Without
derogating from the parties’ rights hereunder or under another agreement
or by law to any other or additional remedy or
relief:
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Yeda
may terminate this Agreement by serving a written notice to that
effect on
the Corporation if the aggregate payment made under Paragraph 7(d)
above
in the *****
or
any subsequent year of the term of the Licence shall be less than
US
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Either
Yeda or the Corporation may terminate this Agreement and the Licence
hereunder by serving a written notice to that effect on the other,
upon or
after the winding up or insolvency of the other, or upon or after
the
commitment of a material breach hereof by the other (which breach
cannot
be cured or, if curable, has not been cured by the party in breach
within
45 (forty-five) days after receipt of a written notice for the
other party
in respect of such breach); and in such event this Agreement and
the
Licence hereunder shall be terminated forthwith upon receipt of
notice as
aforesaid. For the purposes of this Paragraph 13(b)(ii), “material breach”
shall not include the breaches governed by subparagraph (i) above,
but
shall include - without limitation - default in any payment payable
hereunder to Yeda, except that if the aggregate of amounts owing
by the
Corporation to Yeda at any time and in arrears shall not exceed
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United States Dollars) and the Corporation shall have advised Yeda
in good
faith that it disputes its liability to pay the said amount setting
out
the reasons for such view and having initiated
arbitration proceedings pursuant to Paragraph 14 below
with respect to such dispute, then the existence of such debt shall
not
entitle Yeda to terminate this Agreement unless and until the arbitrator
has confirmed that all or any of the said amount is due to Yeda
and the
Corporation has failed, within 15 days of the arbitrator's award,
to
pay the amount due together with any interest and casts awarded
by the
arbitrator.
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The
Corporation shall be entitled at any time after completion of the
financing by the Corporation of the Research Program pursuant to
the
provision of this Agreement, to terminate this Agreement and the
Licence
hereunder, by service of written notice to that effect on Yeda,
such
notice to be served at least 6 (six) months in advance of the desired
date
of termination.
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Yeda
may terminate this Agreement by service of written notice on the
Corporation, if:
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the
total of equity funds invested in the Corporation by March 1994
shall be
less than *****:
or
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*****;
or
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the
total of equity funds invested in the Corporation by March 1995
shall be
less than *****.
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Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, payments of amounts due
hereunder
which are expressed in US Dollars shall be made by payment of the
equivalent amount in Israeli currency calculated at the representative
rate lest published by the Bank of Israel at the time of
payment.
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Yeda is liable to pay VAT on any amount payable to it hereunder
the payer
shall pay Yeda the amount of the VAT due together with the payment
in
respect of which it is due, against VAT invoice from
Yeda.
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Any
amount payable hereunder by one of the parties to the other, which
has not
been paid by its due date of payment, shall bear interest from
its due
date of payment until the date of actual payment, as
follows:
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if
it is payable in foreign currency (i.e. not Israeli currency),
at the rate
charged by Bank Leumi Le Israel B.M on loans to Israeli residents
in that
currency over the period of the arrears;
or,
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if
it is payable in Israel currency, at the highest rate of interest
charged
by Bank Leumi Le Israel B.M on unapproved overdrafts in Israel
currency
over the period of the arears.
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the termination of this Agreement for whatever reason, *****.
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The
termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not relieve
the parties
of any obligations to make payments thereunder which shall have
accrued
prior to such termination.
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Upon
termination of this Agreement and the Licence thereunder pursuant
to
subparagraph (b) above, all rights in the Licensed Technology vested
in
the Corporation shall revert to Yeda, and the Corporation shall
not
thereafter be entitled to make any use of the Licensed
Technology.
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Upon
termination of this Agreement by Yeda pursuant to subparagraphs
(b)(1),
(ii) or (iv) above or by the Corporation pursuant to subparagraph
(iii)
above or upon termination pursuant to Paragraphs 3(c) or 8(c)(ii)
above,
all rights, title and interest in any technology deriving from
research
and development activities performed by the Corporation in connection
with
the Licenced Technology shall vest in Yeda and the Corporation
shall take
all steps necessary to procure and perfect such
vesting.
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Governing
Law and Forum
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This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Israel and any disputes arising
in
connection therewith (except those to be resolved by the Expert as hereinbefore
provided) shall be resolved by arbitration by a single arbitrator in Israel
in
accordance with the Israel Arbitration Law as amended from time to time,
such
arbitrator to be agreed by the parties, or failing agreement within 15 days
of a
candidate first being proposed, to be appointed by the President of the Israel
Bar Association at the request of either party. The arbitrator shall resolve
the
dispute in accordance with the substantive law and shall give the reasons
for
his award, but he shall not be bound by the rules of court procedure or the
rules of evidence. The arbitrator shall be entitled, inter alia, to grant
interim and/or
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interlocutory
relief. The arbitrator shall be requested to issue his award with all due
speed
and i£ possible within 120 days of appointment of the arbitrator and the parties
shall cooperate in expediting the arbitration. Any award of the arbitrator
shall
be enforceable in any competent court.
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties. Any addition
or
amendment thereto shall not be effective unless in writing signed by the
authorised signatories of both parties.
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Notices
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Notices
to be given hereunder shall be given if available by telex or telecopier
or, if neither of these is available, as required by Paragraph
16(b). If
notice is sent by telex or telecopier, it shall be deemed to have
been
served 24 hours after transmission. All notices given by telex
or
telecopier shall be confirmed by letter despatched in the manner
appearing
in Paragraph 16(b) within 24 hours of
transmission.
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Any
other notices to be given hereunder shall be served on a party
by prepaid
express registered letter (or nearest equivalent) to its address
given
herein or such other address as many from time to time be notified
for
this purpose and any notice so served shall he deemed to have been
served
7 (seven) days after the time at which it was posted and in proving
such
service it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly
addressed and posted,
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their signatures as of the
7th
day of
April, 1993.
For
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.
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XENOGRAFT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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By:
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Title:
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Title:
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