SERVICE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.6
THIS
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective January 30, 2008 (the "Effective Date"), is
by and between Sign Path
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Delaware
and having its office at Office at 00 Xxxxxxxx 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, XXX
(“CLIENT”) and BROOKWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC having a principal place of
business at 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
("BROOKWOOD").
WHEREAS,
BROOKWOOD is a corporation organized and operated for the purpose of developing
and manufacturing controlled release pharmaceutical formulations, biodegradable
polymers and biomaterials; and
WHEREAS,
CLIENT desires to engage the services of BROOKWOOD for the purpose of performing
the services for CLIENT as described in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS,
BROOKWOOD represents that it has complied with all federal, state and local laws
regarding business permits and licenses of any kind that may be required to
carry out the said business and the tasks to be performed under this
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and undertakings herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1 –
Services
1.1
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CLIENT hereby retains
BROOKWOOD to provide the services outlined in Exhibit A which is
incorporated and made a part of this Agreement (the
"Services").
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1.2
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BROOKWOOD
represents that it shall have sufficient personnel, facilities, chemicals,
and other supplies to perform the Services during the term of this
Agreement.
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1.3
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BROOKWOOD
hereby accepts the obligations contained in this Agreement and subject to
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth agrees to provide the
Services.
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1.4
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Any
additional services not specifically set forth in this Agreement, shall be
agreed to between the parties in writing prior to the performance of such
services, and subsequently shall be incorporated into this Agreement. If
CLIENT wishes to change the scope of the Services or wishes to obtain
additional services not initially covered by this Agreement, CLIENT shall
so advise BROOKWOOD and shall submit written specifications to BROOKWOOD.
BROOKWOOD shall not conduct additional services nor change the scope of
the Services without first submitting a list of such different or
additional services and a quote therefore to CLIENT for written
approval. No purported amendment of this Agreement shall be
valid unless made in writing and signed by both parties hereto. All
Services shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and by such supplementary written amendments of this Agreement as may be,
from time to time, executed between the parties. In the event of a
conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Exhibit, the terms of
this Agreement shall govern.
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Section 2 – Compensation and
Expenses
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CLIENT’S
liability for the payment of BROOKWOOD’s performance of the Services shall
not exceed Eighty One Thousand U. S. Dollars ($81,000 US Dollars) without
the written consent of CLIENT. CLIENT shall pay to BROOKWOOD
ten (10) percent of this amount within 30 days signing of this
Agreement. BROOKWOOD shall invoice CLIENT on a monthly basis
for performance of the Services. The monthly invoice will cover
the actual amount of charges for the Services reduced by ten (10)
percent. CLIENT shall pay each invoice within forty five (45)
days of the invoice date. BROOKWOOD may terminate this
Agreement if CLIENT fails to pay any invoice within ninety (90) days of
the invoice date.
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2.2
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Within
thirty (30) days of completion
of the Services or termination of this Agreement, BROOKWOOD shall submit a
final invoice to CLIENT for all monies due to BROOKWOOD under this
Agreement.
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Section 3 –
Confidentiality
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Each
party is in possession of proprietary information, confidential technical
information confidential business information concerning its business
including, without limitation, drugs, drug formulations, formulation
methods, pharmaceutical products, polymer technology, biodegradable
polymer technology, drug-delivery technology and know-how, manufacturing
know-how, business plans, financial projections, agreements with third
parties, patents, patent applications, research results, product plans,
inventions, customers and know how. All such information shall herein be
designated as "Information", subject to this Section 3. With respect to
any and all Information acquired by a receiving party from a disclosing
party, as a result of this Agreement or from performance of the Services
to be rendered hereunder, the receiving party agrees that it will not use
such Information other than for the purposes of this Agreement, and it
will not disclose any of said Information to any third party except to
those of its employees, agents, subcontractors, affiliates, or consultants
who need to know such Information and from whom the receiving party has
secured an agreement to be bound by the confidentiality obligations
hereof, for a period of seven (7) years from the Effective Date. The
foregoing obligation shall not apply to the extent a given item of
Information:
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(1)
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can
be shown to have been known to the receiving party prior to its receipt
from the disclosing party;
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(2)
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is
or lawfully becomes generally known to the public without the fault of the
receiving party;
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(3)
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is
lawfully acquired from third parties who have a right to disclose such
Information;
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(4)
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is
released from a confidential status by mutual written
agreement;
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(5)
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is
subsequently and independently developed by employees of the receiving
party, which it can show had no knowledge of the Information disclosed;
and
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(6)
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is
required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that the
disclosing party is given advance written notice of such requirement by
the receiving party so that the disclosing party may contest or limit such
release.
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3.2
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The
terms of this Section 3, and the parties
obligations hereunder, shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement and the completion of BROOKWOOD's Services
hereunder.
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Section 4 - Term and
Termination
4.1
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This
Agreement shall be effective for a period of six (6) months from the
Effective Date; however, Sections 3, 8, 9 and 12 shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
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4.2
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In
the event that either party commits a breach or default in any of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement and that party fails to remedy that
default or breach within thirty (30) days after receipt
of notice of that breach from the other party, the party giving notice
may, at its option and without waiving any other remedy which may be
available in law or equity, terminate this Agreement by sending written
notice of termination to the other
party.
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4.3
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CLIENT
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving
appropriate written notice at thirty (30) days prior to the desired
termination date. Upon receipt of CLIENT's written notice to terminate
this Agreement, BROOKWOOD will promptly discontinue performance of the
Services. BROOKWOOD will invoice CLIENT for the sum of any uninvoiced
charges and any committed, non-cancelable costs incurred by BROOKWOOD
prior to CLIENT's requested termination date. CLIENT shall pay to
BROOKWOOD the sum of the charges listed on this invoice within thirty (30)
days of the invoice date.
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4.4
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Upon
the termination of this Agreement or the Services for any reason, except
for breach by CLIENT, BROOKWOOD shall deliver to CLIENT, at CLIENT’S
expense, copies of all data, results and other information in BROOKWOOD'S
possession.
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Section 5 - Publicity
and Publication
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BROOKWOOD
may not disclose that CLIENT has retained BROOKWOOD for professional
services unless CLIENT specifically agrees in writing that such disclosure
may be made, and CLIENT may not disclose that BROOKWOOD has been retained
by CLIENT for professional services unless BROOKWOOD agrees in writing
that such disclosure may be made.
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No
advertising or publicity matter having any reference to BROOKWOOD, express
or implied, shall be made use of by CLIENT or anyone on behalf of CLIENT,
unless and until such matter shall have first been submitted to and
received the approval in writing of
BROOKWOOD.
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Section 6 - Independent
Contractor
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BROOKWOOD
shall perform the Services under this Agreement only as an independent
contractor, and nothing contained herein shall be construed to be
inconsistent with that relationship or status. BROOKWOOD, its employees,
and agents shall not be considered employees or agents of CLIENT. This
Agreement shall not constitute, create, or in any way be interpreted as, a
joint venture, partnership, or business organization of any
kind.
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Section 7 – Force
Majeure
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The
untimely performance of any obligation arising hereunder by either party
will be excused, and such delay of performance shall not constitute a
breach or grounds for termination or prejudice of any rights hereunder,
provided that (a) the delay of performance is a result of circumstances or
occurrences beyond the reasonable control of the party whose performance
is excused hereunder (the "Delaying Event"), and (b) such party shall (i)
immediately resume performance after the Delaying Event is removed and
(ii) be reasonably diligent during such Delaying Event in avoiding further
delay. Without limiting the generality of circumstances or
occurrences that shall constitute a Delaying Event, examples of Delaying
Events include, but are not limited to, strikes, shortages of power or
other utility services, materials or transportation, acts of government or
of God, sabotage, insurrection and civil war. A party whose
performance may be affected by a Delaying Event promptly shall give notice
to the other party of such Delaying Event and the fact that it intends to
rely upon such Delaying Event to excuse its performance under this
Agreement.
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Section 8 – Intellectual
Property
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BROOKWOOD
agrees to promptly notify CLIENT of any and all inventions, discoveries,
or developments, whether or not patentable, directly resulting from
BROOKWOOD's performance of the Services (each, an
"INVENTION”).
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8.2
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Any
INVENTION developed by BROOKWOOD during performance of the Services shall
be owned by CLIENT and may be used by CLIENT without further accounting to
BROOKWOOD provided that BROOKWOOD shall have a perpetual, royalty-free,
paid-up right to use for internal and commercial purposes aspects of
INVENTIONS which are procedures, formulation methods, or processes and do
not involve CLIENT Information.
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8.3
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BROOKWOOD
represents and warrants that it has the right to enter into this Agreement
and will not disclose to nor use for the benefit of CLIENT any trade
secrets of another party in the performance of the
Services.
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8.4
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BROOKWOOD's
agreements with its officers, employees, representatives, consultants, and
agents will contain appropriate terms to effectuate the provisions of
Section 3 and Section 8 of this
Agreement.
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8.5
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, BROOKWOOD shall retain ownership rights in and to all
intellectual property, technical information, processes, know-how,
specifications, data, characterization methods, formulation
methods, and other proprietary information owned or used by
BROOKWOOD to perform the Services existing as of the Effective Date or
developed by BROOKWOOD independently of the activities performed pursuant
to this Agreement.
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8.6
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In
the event that BROOKWOOD and CLIENT agree that BROOKWOOD will perform
additional or different services than those described in Exhibit A, the
parties agree that the ownership of INVENTIONS made in the performance of
such services may be altered from that set forth in Section 8.2 and that
compensation to BROOKWOOD also may include a royalty and other
intellectual property payments.
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8.7
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All
drawings, reports, designs, data, results of analysis, technical
information resulting from the performance of the Services shall be
reported to CLIENT and become the property of
CLIENT.
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Section 9 – Representations,
Warrants, and Limitation of Liability
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CLIENT
and BROOKWOOD each represent, warrant, and covenant to the other
that:
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(i)
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it
has the right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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(ii)
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this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable
against that Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
such Party and its officers and directors. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement does not breach, violate,
contravene or constitute a default under any contracts, arrangements or
commitments to which such Party is a party or by which it is bound nor
does the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such
Party violate any order, law or regulation of any court, governmental body
or administrative or other agency having authority over
it.
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(iii)
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it
will perform all of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with the Agreement and all applicable laws and
regulations.
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9.2
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Each
party represents, warrants, and covenants that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief it has sufficient and/or beneficial title under or
rights to its intellectual property rights to enable the party to perform
the Services and/or meet its obligations under this
Agreement. Sign Path represents and warrants to BROOKWOOD that
to to the best of its knowledge that the performance of the Services by
BROOKWOOD utilizing the Sign Path intellectual property rights will not
constitute infringement or misappropriation of the intellectual property
rights of any third party.
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9.3
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The
sole remedy of CLIENT for any breach or default under this Agreement by
BROOKWOOD which is not cured by BROOKWOOD within the requisite cure
period, except for BROOKWOOD’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in
performance of the Services shall be limited to termination of this
Agreement as herein provided or a repeat of the Services, or portion
thereof, which are the subject of the default or breach. Under no
circumstances shall BROOKWOOD be liable for special or consequential
damages.
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9.4
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Under
this Agreement, BROOKWOOD is to perform certain Services and other work
incidental thereto, and is to provide certain advice, conclusions and/or
recommendations. BROOKWOOD will use its professional experience and
diligent professional efforts in performing the Services. HOWEVER, THE
COSTS AND TIMELINES SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A ARE ESTIMATES ONLY AND BROOKWOOD
DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE
SERVICES WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIMELINES OR THAT THE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY
BROOKWOOD WILL MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS SET FORTH BY
CLIENT. FURTHER, BROOKWOOD DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR
GUARANTEE THAT ITS RESULTS OR PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM ARE MERCHANTABLE
OR SATISFACTORY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO SUCH EFFECT. Any acceptance, reliance
on, or use of such results or products shall be at the sole risk of
CLIENT. CLIENT hereby agrees to release, waive, and forever discharge any
demands, claims, suits, or actions of any character against BROOKWOOD
arising out of or in connection with CLIENT's acceptance, reliance on, or
use of such results or products. In connection with the work performed
hereunder, BROOKWOOD shall in no event be responsible or liable in
contract or in tort for any special, indirect, incidental, or
consequential damages such as, but not limited to, loss of product,
profits or revenues, damage or loss from operation or nonoperation of
plant, or claims of customers of CLIENT. However, the representations made
in this Section 9.4 shall not apply in
the event that damage to CLIENT occurs as the result of BROOKWOOD's
negligence or willful misconduct.
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CLIENT
hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend BROOKWOOD and its
officers, directors, representatives, agents and employees from and
against any and all demands, claims or actions of any character presented
or brought on account of any injuries, losses, or damages sustained by any
person or property in consequence of any use by CLIENT of any results or
materials produced hereunder. The foregoing indemnity shall
include but not be limited to court costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees,
costs of investigation, and costs of defense associated with such demands,
claims, suits, or actions. CLIENT'S obligations under this Section 9.5 are
expressly conditioned on the following: a) that CLIENT is notified
promptly in writing of any complaint, claim or injury relating to any
injuries, losses, or damages subject to this indemnification; and (b) that
CLIENT has the right to select defense counsel and to or direct the
defense and settlement of any such complaint or claim(s); provided that
CLIENT may not settle any such complaint or claim(s) in any manner
affecting BROOKWOOD's rights without BROOKWOOD's prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. BROOKWOOD, its employees
and agents, shall reasonably cooperate with CLIENT and its legal
representatives in the investigation and defense of any claim or suit
covered under this Agreement. In the event a claim or action is or may be
asserted, BROOKWOOD shall have the right to select and to obtain
representation by separate legal counsel. If BROOKWOOD exercises such
right, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by BROOKWOOD for such
separate counsel shall be borne by BROOKWOOD, and CLIENT shall reasonably
cooperate with BROOKWOOD and its legal representatives in the
investigation and defense of any such claim or
action.
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Section 10 – Quality Control
and Audits
10.1
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BROOKWOOD
shall, upon reasonable notice, allow CLIENT, its designated
representatives, and/or regulatory agencies, access to its premises,
records, processes, and Standard Operating Procedures for quality
assurance purposes.
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Section 11 – Communications
and Payments
11.1
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Payments
for invoices shall be sent to Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 000 Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Accounts
Receivable
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11.2
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BROOKWOOD
shall send invoices for performance of the Services to Sign Path
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Attn: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxx 0xx
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
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11.3
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Any
notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given as of the date it is:
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(a)
delivered by hand;
(b)
received by overnight courier, Registered or Certified Mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested; or
(c)
received by facsimile, as can be presumptively demonstrated by return fax or
letter demonstrating successful facsimile transmission; and addressed to the
party to receive such notice at the address(es) and/or facsimile telephone
number(s) set forth below, or such other address as is subsequently specified to
the notifying party by the receiving party in writing.
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If
to BROOKWOOD:
Brookwood
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: President
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to CLIENT:
Sign Path
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Attn: Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00
Xxxxxxxx 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Section 12 -
Miscellaneous
12.1
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Neither
party shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any of the rights
or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other
party, except that either party may unilaterally assign this Agreement to
an affiliate or to a subsidiary or an acquirer of or successor to that
area of its business to which this Agreement is related. In the
event of such an assignment, the assigning party will provide written
notice to the other party within thirty (30) days of the
assignment.
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties on the
subject matter and supersedes all prior contracts, agreements and
understandings relating to the same subject matter between the parties.
The parties intend this Agreement to be a complete statement of the terms
of their agreement, and no change or modification of any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by
a duly authorized officer of BROOKWOOD and
CLIENT.
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12.3
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This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United
States of America without regard to its conflict of laws
rules.
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12.3
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This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
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12.4
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Subject
to Section 1.4, this Agreement between the parties shall be considered a
basic agreement, the terms and conditions of which shall apply to each
Exhibit agreed upon by the parties. Exhibit A is hereby incorporated into
this Agreement.
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12.5
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The
failure of either party to insist upon the performance of any of the terms
of this Agreement or to exercise any right hereunder or at law or in
equity, or any delay by either party in the exercise of any such
performance or right, and any effective waiver or relinquishment of any
such right must be in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of
the party waiving or relinquishing the right or rights. No
waiver or relinquishment of any right granted by either party to the other
shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver of such right in the future
unless otherwise provided in the
waiver.
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Each
of the parties shall execute and deliver to, or cause to be executed and
delivered to, the other party, such further instruments, or take such
other action as may reasonably be requested of it to consummate more
effectively the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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12.7
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Descriptive
headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or construction of any provision
hereof.
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12.8
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If
one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable
under applicable law, such provisions shall be modified to the minimum
extent necessary to comply with applicable law and the intent of the
parties.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the following have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their respective duly authorized representatives effective as of this day and
year above written.
BROOKWOOD
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name:
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, PHD
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Title:
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CEO
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Title:
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President
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Date:
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1/30/2008
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Date:
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2/1/2008
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