EX-10.34 2 qtnt-ex1034_20150331979.htm EX-10.34 DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.34
DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
This Distribution and Supply Agreement dated as of January 29, 2015 (“Effective Date”) is entered into between QBD (QS-IP) LIMITED, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands, with registered number 109469, and with its registered office at PO Box 1075, Xxxxxxxxx House, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX0 0XX, Channel Islands, (“Quotient”), Quotient Suisse SA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, with registered number CHE-167.592.818, and with its registered office at Route de Crassier 13, Business Park Terre Bonne, Xxxxxxxx X 0, 0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, (“Suisse SA”), and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of New York, and with its principal place of business at 0000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (“OCD”). Quotient, Suisse SA and OCD are referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
Recitals:
A. |
Quotient, together with its Affiliates, are engaged in the development of MosaiQ™, a next generation diagnostics platform for determining the blood groups of patients and donors and screening donor blood to detect unwanted pathogens; |
B. |
Quotient owns or has exclusive rights to certain technology, intellectual property rights and confidential and/or proprietary information relating to the Products (as defined below), and possesses the resources, skills and experience necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement; |
C. |
Quotient is interested to appoint OCD exclusively to Commercialize (as defined below) the Products for certain purposes in certain territories; |
D. |
OCD and its Affiliates (as defined below) are engaged in the distribution of in vitro diagnostic products and possess the resources, skills and experience necessary to perform their obligations under this Agreement. |
In consideration of the above recitals, the Parties agree as follows:
1. |
1.1 |
“510(k) Clearance” shall mean clearance for Commercialization of a medical device such as the Instrument by the FDA. |
1.2 |
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, provided that, with respect to OCD, for so long as OCD is controlled by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Bermuda Co. Ltd. (“OCD Bermuda”) or one or more Subsidiaries of OCD Bermuda, “Affiliate” shall only mean OCD Bermuda and its |
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Subsidiaries (including future Subsidiaries). A Person shall be regarded as in control of another Person if it owns, or directly or indirectly controls, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other ownership interest of the other Person, or if it directly or indirectly possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person by any means whatsoever. |
1.3 |
“Agreement” shall mean this Distribution and Supply Agreement together with its attached Schedules. |
1.4 |
“All Reasonable Endeavours” shall mean, in the case of either Party, with respect to any Product, those efforts and resources that a biotechnology or medical device company would typically devote to a product owned by it or to which it has rights of the type it has hereunder, which is of similar market potential at a similar stage in its development or product life, taking into account its relative potential safety and efficacy, competitive position, pricing and launching strategy, proprietary position and profitability and other relevant legal, medical, regulatory, scientific or technical factors. In no event shall “All Reasonable Endeavours” when applied to OCD be interpreted to require OCD to cease its development or commercialization of OCD Existing Products. |
1.5 |
“Ancillary Product” shall mean the following consumables and reagents required to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the Instrument at customer sites: on board system reagents, quality control materials, maintenance and cleaning kits, toolkits for maintenance and specialized sample racks. |
1.6 |
“Annual Review” shall mean the review for which Section 5.4 provides. |
1.7 |
“Approval Date” shall mean the date of the Regulatory Approval of the Products in a country in the Territory by the relevant Regulatory Authority to the extent that any is necessary or commercially advisable for Commercialization there. |
1.9 |
“Blood Grouping” shall mean characterization of the blood-group antigens and antibodies to such antigens set forth on Schedule 1.9 in a given blood sample. Schedule 1.9 may be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 4.3.3 and Section 4.3.4. |
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1.10 |
“Blood Grouping Consumable” shall mean a consumable product designed for Blood Grouping when used in conjunction with the Instrument. |
1.12 |
“Chapter 11” shall mean chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. |
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1.18 |
“Confidential Information” shall mean the following, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 14.2. |
1.18.1 |
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for which each Party will be considered a Disclosing Party and a Recipient Party; |
1.18.2 |
the Dossiers, Know-how and Other Confidential Information for which Quotient will be considered the Disclosing Party and OCD shall be the Recipient Party; and |
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include all Direct Attributable Costs and Indirect Attributable Costs incurred by Quotient in the actual manufacturing of the Instrument, Consumable, Replacement Parts or Ancillary Products, all of which shall be calculated on a standard basis, as consistently applied by Quotient. “Direct Attributable Costs” are [***]. “Indirect Attributable Costs” are costs that [***]. Some of the foregoing costs may include an allocation of the total costs incurred by Quotient [***], which will be allocated to Indirect Attributable Costs based on the percentage of actual utilization for the production of the Instrument, Consumable, Replacement Parts or Ancillary Products. Costs of [***] are excluded. Indirect Attributable Costs shall not include costs for [***] including, by way of example only, [***], and any other activities not supporting activities conducted under this Agreement. Cost of Goods Sold with respect to an Instrument, Consumable, Replacement Part or Ancillary Product shall be the sum of the foregoing expressed per unit of Instrument, Consumable, Replacement Part or Ancillary Product, as applicable. |
1.22.1 |
activities associated with the development, use and manufacture of the Instrument and Consumables; |
1.22.2 |
activities associated with the development, use, formulation and optimization of reagents to be included on or in the Consumables; |
1.22.3 |
and “Develop”, “Developed” and any other derivatives thereof shall be construed accordingly.
1.23 |
“Development Plan” shall mean the plan of activity for the Development of Products to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement. |
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1.24 |
“Donor Testing” shall mean the collection of blood from donors and in relation to which Blood Grouping and/or Serological Disease Screening is performed. |
1.27 |
“FDA” shall mean US Food and Drug Administration, or any successor thereto. |
1.28 |
“FDA Approval” shall mean that (i) all required BLA Approvals required to sell Product in accordance with the Specifications in the USA have been obtained (which BLA Approvals include labeling for Product in accordance with the Requirements), (ii) all post-approval commitments have been defined and accepted, (iii) all 510(k) clearances required to sell such Product in the USA have been obtained; and (iv) all required manufacturing facility certifications have been obtained. |
1.31 |
“GAAP” shall mean US generally accepted accounting principles. |
1.32 |
“Good Manufacturing Practice” shall mean all applicable standards relating to manufacturing practices for Consumables for supply for use in a given country or group of countries including: |
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1.32.1 |
in the case of the EU, Directive 98/79/EC or any other applicable European Community legislation or regulation; |
1.32.2 |
in the case of the USA, the principles detailed in the US Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 21 C.F.R. Parts 210, 211, 601 and 610; |
1.32.3 |
1.32.4 |
each as may be applicable and as amended from time to time.
1.33 |
“Group Chairperson” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 3.1.1. |
1.36 |
“Insolvency Event” shall mean in relation to Quotient, any one of the following: |
1.36.1 |
a notice having been issued to convene a meeting for the purpose of passing a resolution to wind up that Party, or such a resolution having been passed other than a resolution for the solvent reconstruction or reorganization of that Party or for the purpose of inclusion of any part of the share capital of that Party in the Official List of the London Stock Exchange or in the list of the New York Stock Exchange or quotation of the same on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or any other international stock exchange; |
1.36.3 |
a resolution having been proposed by that Party to appoint an administrator, or to apply to court for an administration order, or an application for an administration |
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order having been lodged with the court whether or not by that Party or any step is taken pursuant to the Insolvency Xxx 0000, Schedule B1 and/or the Insolvency Rules 1986 to appoint an administrator out of court or that Party enters administration, or any analogous action that is taken in a jurisdiction other than England and Wales; |
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1.36.10 |
Quotient is or becomes “bankrupt” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954. |
1.37 |
“Instrument” shall mean the Initial Instrument and any Other Instrument. |
1.40 |
“Knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of an officer or senior manager or other individual with similar responsibility, regardless of title, of Quotient relating to a particular matter. |
1.42 |
“Losses” shall mean any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses). In |
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calculating “Losses”, the duty to mitigate on the part of the Party suffering the Losses shall be taken into account. |
1.43 |
(a) |
normal and customary trade, cash and quantity discounts and credits, price adjustments or allowances for damaged Consumables, or returns or rejections of Consumables, in every case as actually given; |
(b) |
chargeback payments and rebates (or the equivalent thereof) (including amounts repaid, discounted or credited by reason of retroactive price reductions, discounts, or rebates, including any governmental special medical assistance programs, which are, in each case, imposed upon OCD or its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors by any governmental or non-governmental authority) for the Consumables granted to group purchasing organizations, or to federal, state/provincial, local and other governments; |
(c) |
freight, shipping insurance and other transportation expenses directly related to the sale of the Consumables (if actually borne by OCD or its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors without reimbursement from any Third Party customer); |
(e) |
any Reagent Rental Charge billed, if applicable to the Consumables sold. |
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The transfer of Consumables by OCD or one of its Affiliates or Sub-Licensees to another Affiliate or Sub-Licensee or Sub-Distributor shall not be considered a sale.
Where the sale of Products is made through an operating or capital lease or any other comparable sales arrangement the gross amount invoiced and received by OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors for sale of Consumables to Third Parties for the purposes of this definition shall be the gross price for the Consumables including any Reagent Rental Charge. The portion of this gross price that is the Reagent Rental Charge shall be subject to the deduction in (e) above, provided that the deduction shall not be more than renders such net price of the Consumables less than the selling price of the same Consumables to a customer in the same country or region purchasing similar quantities of Consumables in a sales arrangement without an attached operating or capital lease or other comparable sales arrangement.
In the case of any sale or other disposal of a Consumable for non-cash consideration, Net Sales shall be calculated as the normal arms-length price of the Consumable in the country of sale or disposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provision of the Consumable for the purpose of conducting field trials shall not be deemed to be a sale. For clarity, any Consumable provided as free samples or as charitable donations shall not give rise to any Net Sales. Net Sales shall be determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Product, or components thereof, or for Quotient to provide the maintenance and support contemplated by Section 4.1.14. |
1.52 |
“Overlapping Market” shall mean any agency, hospital or reference laboratory within the Hospital Market that conducts Donor Testing. |
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thereof or therefor covering the Product, and all international counterparts of any of the foregoing. |
1.56 |
“Quotient Financial Year” shall mean the period from 1 April in one calendar year until 31 March in the next calendar year, as may be adjusted from time to time by written notice from Quotient. |
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1.59 |
“Regulatory Approval” shall mean the authorization of the Commercialization of the Products in a country in the Territory by CE-Marking, BLA Approval and/or 510(k) Clearance or other corresponding approvals in other countries, as granted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities and other authorities in such country. |
1.62 |
“Requirements” shall mean that the Blood Grouping Consumable shall achieve (i) a concordance of [***] or more in respect of antigen typing using an FDA-licensed reference method, and (ii) a concordance of [***] or more in respect of antibody identification using an FDA-licensed reference method. |
1.63 |
“Sales Year” shall mean each full calendar year commencing after the date of FDA Approval for the Product in the USA. |
1.64 |
“SC Members” shall mean a member of a Sub-Committee from time to time. |
1.65 |
“Screening Consumable” shall mean a consumable product designed to perform Serological Disease Screening when used in conjunction with an Instrument. |
1.68 |
“Services” shall mean First Level Support, Second Level Support and other services provided to purchasers and users of Products in connection with the installation, use and maintenance of Products. |
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1.70 |
“Steering Group” shall mean the top-level group for alliance management established between the Parties, as specified in Section 3. |
1.71 |
1.73 |
“Stratec Letter Agreement” shall mean the Stratec Letter Agreement made between Stratec, Quotient and OCD of even date hereof. |
1.74 |
“Sub-Committees” shall mean the sub-committees of the Steering Group to be established under Section 3.4. |
1.76 |
“Sub-Licensee(s)” shall mean any Third Party that OCD or an Affiliate of OCD appoints in an arrangement or agreement (whether expressed as a license, a distribution arrangement, a hybrid of both or a partial assignment of rights and obligations under this Agreement) and (i) that is a recipient of rights in a material portion of Territory A and/or Territory B, and (ii) for which, as between such Third Party and OCD, OCD does not remain primarily responsible for administering, in relation to Quotient, the exercise of the rights or performance of the obligations of OCD under this Agreement, and “Sub-License” shall be construed accordingly. |
1.78 |
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly is controlled by such Person (e.g., a direct or indirect subsidiary corporation). A Person shall be regarded as in control of another Person if it owns, or directly or indirectly controls, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other ownership interest of the other Person, or if it directly or indirectly possesses the |
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power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person by any means whatsoever. |
1.80 |
1.82 |
“Territory B” shall mean all countries in the world with the exception of Territory A. |
1.84 |
“Third Party” shall mean any Person other than OCD, Quotient, Suisse SA or an Affiliate of any of OCD, Quotient or Suisse SA. |
1.86 |
“TTP” shall mean The Technology Partnership PLC. |
1.87 |
“TTP Agreements” shall mean the Master Development Agreement made between TTP and Quotient dated January 4, 2010, the Intellectual Property Rights Agreement made between TTP and Quotient dated March 4, 2014, and any agreement made in the future between TTP and Quotient, Suisse SA or either’s Affiliates that covers the supply of Instrument components by TTP. |
1.88 |
“TTP Letter Agreement” shall mean the TTP Letter Agreement made between TTP, Quotient and OCD of even date hereof. |
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1.89 |
“TTP Licensed IPR” shall mean SureDrop Technology, SureDropArray Technology, Arising SuredropArray Technology and/or Arising SureDrop Intellectual Property, each as defined in the TTP Agreements. |
1.91 |
“WASP” shall mean total Net Sales during the period in question divided by the number of Blood Grouping Consumables sold making up such Net Sales in the USA and the European Union. |
2. |
APPOINTMENT |
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which will supply the Screening Consumables ordered and book the sales of such Screening Consumables in its own name; and (iii) Suisse SA will pay OCD the agency fee specified in relation to such sales of Screening Consumables made by Suisse SA as specified in Section 5.10. For clarity, in such circumstances OCD will be providing the First Level Support and the Second Level Support in relation to the Instruments. |
2.5 |
In the event that any of the three Net Sales Targets are not achieved in circumstances when Suisse SA has delivered the Instruments and Consumables ordered by OCD |
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3. |
STEERING GROUP |
3.1 |
With effect from the Effective Date the Parties shall establish and run a Steering Group as the principal organ of liaison, communication and strategic planning with regard to the Development and Commercialization of the Products and to oversee the activities of the Sub-Committees under this Agreement as follows: |
3.1.2 |
Quotient and OCD respectively shall each notify the other of any change in the identities of their Group Members. Both sides shall use reasonable efforts to keep an appropriate level of continuity in representation. Group Members may be represented at any meeting by another person designated in writing by the absent Group Member; |
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3.1.3 |
the venue for meetings of the Steering Group shall alternate between the premises of the Parties, if not held by teleconference or videoconference or another mutually acceptable site. Each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses including travel and accommodation costs incurred in connection with Steering Group meetings; |
3.1.4 |
the Steering Group shall have power to invite persons whose special skills or influence might advance the Development and/or Commercialization of the Products, in confidence and upon behalf of the Steering Group, to attend and address meetings of the Steering Group. For the avoidance of doubt it is agreed that such persons shall not be Group Members; |
3.1.5 |
the Group Chairperson is responsible for promptly preparing the minutes of any Steering Group meeting, which shall set forth, in reasonably specific detail, the discussions and any approval, determination and any other action agreed to by all members of the Steering Group. The Group Chairperson shall seek unanimous approval of those minutes from the Group Members, signing and dating the approved minutes and promptly distributing a copy of the signed minutes to each Party provided that such minutes shall be deemed accepted if, within twenty (20) days from receipt, no one has objected in writing to the Group Chairperson; and |
3.1.6 |
no later than seven (7) days prior to each meeting of the Steering Group, each Party will provide the other with written copies of all materials that Party intends to present at the Steering Group meeting and each Sub-Committee will submit its report to the Group Members. |
3.2 |
Steering Group Duties. |
The Steering Group shall:
3.2.1 |
hold meetings in person as frequently as the Group Members may agree shall be necessary and otherwise by teleconference or a video-conference but in any event no less frequently than four (4) times a year. Dates of meetings shall be agreed by the Parties not less than thirty (30) days beforehand; responsibility for arranging the meetings, including, at least, providing notice and an agenda, shall be the responsibility of the Group Chairperson for that meeting. The first meeting of the Steering Group will take place as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date and will be organized by Quotient. In addition, special meetings of the Steering Group may be called by any Group Member upon written request to the then current Group Chairperson; |
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3.2.2 |
review the reports of each Sub-Committee, the then current version of the Development Plan and Commercialization Plan and progress reports on the Development and Commercialization of the Products; |
3.2.4 |
discuss and attempt to establish an Alternative Transfer Price for Consumables sold in Territory B for purposes of Section 5.3.2. |
3.2.5 |
discuss the marketing strategy for the Products, including the branding, Trade Marks strategy, positioning, pricing, communications and publications strategy, market research activities and opinion leader development; |
3.2.6 |
review the sales reports provided by OCD to Quotient under Section 4.2.10 and shall be an interface for the discussion of data presented by OCD to Quotient concerning its performance its Commercialization obligations under this Agreement; |
3.2.7 |
ensure a regular flow of information between the Parties; |
3.2.8 |
review any decision of the Sub-Committees; |
3.2.9 |
seek to resolve disputes arising from the Sub-Committees; |
3.2.10 |
discuss the manner in which sales of Consumables to customers that are charged on a cost per reportable basis will be included in Net Sales; and |
3.2.11 |
perform such functions and responsibilities as are given to it under the express provisions of this Agreement but shall have no authority to amend any commercial terms of this Agreement or any matter that would cause any payments stated in this Agreement to be other than the amount of those terms as stated herein. |
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3.4 |
The Steering Group shall at its first meeting establish its five sub-committees as follows:
(a) |
an Assay Development Committee to coordinate and report on assay Development; |
(b) |
an Instrument Development Committee to coordinate and report on the Development of the Instrument; |
(c) |
a Consumable Manufacturing Committee to coordinate and report on the manufacturing of the Consumables; |
(d) |
a Clinical and Regulatory Committee to coordinate and report on Regulatory Approvals and other regulatory issues affecting the Products; and |
(e) |
a Commercialization Committee to coordinate and report on Commercialization issues. |
3.4.2 |
The Steering Group shall appoint three (3) Quotient personnel and three (3) OCD personnel, to sit on each of the Sub-Committees and shall cause the Sub-Committees to meet not less than seven (7) days prior to each meeting of the Steering Group whether in person or by teleconference to consider current issues and to provide progress reports to the Steering Group in the form of minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting. SC Members shall submit agenda items for each Sub-Committee meeting not less than seven (7) days prior to each Sub-Committee meeting. |
3.4.3 |
Quotient and OCD respectively shall each notify the other of any change in the identities of their SC Members. Both sides shall use reasonable efforts to keep an appropriate level of continuity in representation on the Sub-Committees. SC Members may be represented at any meeting by another person designated in writing by the absent SC Members. |
3.5 |
Each Party shall appoint one alliance manager who may or may not be a member of the Steering Group, and each of them shall be the principal point person for communication between the Parties concerning any aspect of this Agreement or its performance between Steering Group meetings. Each Party may change the identity of its alliance manager by providing written notice to the other Party. |
4. |
OBLIGATIONS |
4.1 |
Obligations of Quotient. |
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Quotient shall have the following obligations during the Term:
4.1.1 |
Quotient shall use All Reasonable Endeavours to carry out its obligations under the Development Plan and to seek and obtain Regulatory Approval of the Products in Territory A, at Quotient’s sole expense. Quotient will also use All Reasonable Endeavours to incorporate attributes into the Products that OCD reasonably believes are normally required by Regulatory Authorities in Territory B and that are above and beyond the attributes for Products required for Territory A. |
4.1.2 |
Without limiting Section 4.1.1, Quotient shall use all Reasonable Endeavours to complete all formalities and activities relating to all Regulatory Approvals for the Products in Territory A in accordance with the timetables set forth in the Development Plan. Quotient shall hold all such Regulatory Approvals for the Products in Territory A in its own name and shall be responsible for complying with all the obligations of the holder of such Regulatory Approvals. Quotient shall bear all expenses of such activities. |
4.1.3 |
Quotient shall provide copies of all proposed filings and communications relating to Regulatory Approvals of Product in Territory A, in advance of the filing or submission thereof for review and approval by OCD. Quotient shall inform OCD in advance of all meetings or conference calls with the Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities with respect to Products, and OCD shall have the right to approve the anticipated agenda and intended messages and questions therefor, and participate in the same. Quotient shall notify OCD in writing of any changes to the Products that are required by Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction in the Territory. |
4.1.4 |
Quotient shall provide OCD with a copy of the Dossiers held by Quotient and Quotient Know-how in electronic format, provided that Quotient shall not be required to provide to OCD any Quotient Know-how which it is prohibited from providing under the terms of the Stratec Agreements, the TTP Agreements or any other agreement between Quotient and a Third Party. |
4.1.5 |
Upon OCD’s request, within thirty (30) days of such request, Quotient shall supply OCD with a copy of each Regulatory Approval for Product in Territory A if not previously provided to OCD, and Quotient will attend such international conferences and meetings to which OCD has invited Quotient unless attending such international conferences and meetings would constitute an undue burden to Quotient. |
4.1.6 |
Quotient shall provide OCD with Other Confidential Information Controlled by Quotient that may assist OCD in the performance of its obligations under this |
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Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Quotient shall to a reasonable extent, provide to OCD free of charge, in the English language, Product training sessions and published articles or studies in the English language that may assist when selling the Products. |
4.1.7 |
Quotient shall invite OCD to attend international conferences and meetings in which Quotient participates and where Quotient displays or discusses the Products. |
4.1.8 |
Quotient shall discuss with OCD any proposed material changes in the Specifications or other changes that affect the Regulatory Approval for Products (or the Instrument or Consumables individually) in the Territory; provided that any such changes that are relevant to the Hospital Market in the Territory or the Donor Screening Market in Territory B shall be subject to OCD’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. |
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4.1.14 |
Quotient shall provide Third Level Support for the Instruments in accordance with Section 11. |
4.1.16 |
Quotient shall use All Reasonable Endeavours to achieve the milestone events set forth in Schedule 4.1.16, prior to the date specified therein. |
4.1.18 |
Quotient will provide OCD copies of any applicable training or certification materials to enable OCD to perform the Services. |
4.1.20 |
Quotient will provide OCD the opportunity to participate with Quotient and Stratec in developing and implementing the Reliability Program Plan (as defined in the Stratec Agreements). |
4.1.21 |
In cases where Suisse SA holds the Regulatory Approval for Products where OCD cannot do so under applicable laws as provided in Section 4.2.5, Suisse SA shall be responsible for complying with all the obligations of the holder of such Regulatory Approvals. In circumstances in which Suisse SA holds the Regulatory Approval for a country in Territory B, Suisse SA shall notify OCD in writing of any changes to the Products that are required by Regulatory Authorities or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction in such country of Territory B. |
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4.2 |
Obligations of OCD. |
In addition to the other obligations of OCD otherwise specified in the Agreement, OCD shall, at its sole expense, have the following obligations, exercisable by itself or its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors (subject to Sections 4.2.13 and 18.1.2) during the Term:
4.2.1 |
OCD shall use All Reasonable Endeavours to carry out its obligations under the Development Plan to seek and obtain Regulatory Approval of the Products in Territory B, at OCD’s sole expense. |
4.2.2 |
OCD shall use All Reasonable Endeavours to Commercialize the Products for the Hospital Market in the Territory and the Donor Testing Market in Territory B. |
4.2.3 |
OCD shall use the Dossiers, Know-how and the Other Confidential Information supplied to it by Quotient solely and exclusively for the Commercialization of the Products in the Territory, as applicable. |
4.2.4 |
Except as provided in Section 6, OCD shall not manufacture, or procure the manufacture from a Third Party of, the Products, but obtain supply of commercial Products exclusively from Quotient or from suppliers designated by Quotient in accordance with this Agreement. |
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4.2.7 |
OCD shall retain and archive all documentation relating to Regulatory Approvals filed or held by it in Territory B. |
4.2.9 |
Within six (6) months of the Effective Date and on each anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter, prepare in the English language a Commercialization Plan for the following calendar year which it shall submit to the Steering Group for the purpose of coordinating Commercialization of Products in the Territory. OCD must use All Reasonable Endeavours to start Commercializing the Products within [***] after the Approval Date in such country, provided that Quotient performs its obligations to supply Product as provided in this Agreement as necessary to enable such Commercialization in such country. Each draft Commercialization Plan shall be drafted to be consistent with Section 4.2.1. The Steering Group shall have thirty (30) days to review and comment on each Commercialization Plan. OCD shall reasonably consider such comments. |
4.2.10 |
(a) |
comply with any reasonable and appropriate policies established by the Steering Group from time to time relating to the promotional positioning of the Products in the Hospital Market in the Territory or the Donor Testing Market in Territory B; |
(b) |
only sell the Instruments and Consumables separately from products that are not Products and not in any kind of bundle with such other products; |
(c) |
furnish Quotient with calendar quarterly sales reports for Products; |
(e) |
maintain adequate insurance in respect of OCD’s stocks of the Products against loss or damage by theft, fire, xxxxx, xxxxxxx, riot; and |
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(f) |
provide the First Level Support and Second Level Support for the Instruments, in accordance with Section 11. |
4.2.11 |
OCD shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable in the Territory dealing with the sale and distribution, including the Commercialization, of the Products purchased under this Agreement, including applicable laws relating to data protection and safety in the workplace, and laws and regulations prohibiting the giving of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to influence improperly the supply or sale of the Products in the Territory. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, OCD shall, at its sole expense, obtain and maintain all applicable licenses and governmental approvals that may be necessary to permit the importation of the Products and the Commercialization of the Products by OCD, other than those Regulatory Approvals for which Quotient is responsible pursuant to Section 4.1. |
4.2.12 |
OCD shall not do anything that would cause either Party to be in violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or any other anti-bribery laws applicable to either Party’s performing under this Agreement. |
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this Agreement. No agreement or arrangement by OCD under this Section 4.2.13 shall relieve OCD of its obligations generally or to comply with the Commercialization Plan. |
4.3 |
Future Development Activities; Improvements and Modifications. |
4.3.1 |
Quotient shall have the sole responsibility to Develop, in accordance with the Development Plan, the Initial Instrument for the Donor Testing Market in Territory A, at its sole expense, in accordance with the Specifications existing as of the Effective Date or as may be modified by the Steering Group from time to time during the Term. |
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changes at its own cost and expense. Quotient shall report such changes to the Steering Group once a filing for FDA Approval is made in relation to them under the Development Plan, and shall not implement such changes for six (6) months following the date of the initial report, or upon FDA Approval for them, whichever is the later. OCD shall have the right to decide whether it wishes to launch the modified Consumables into the Hospital Market or into the Donor Testing Market in Territory B. If OCD gives notice to Quotient that it wishes to do so then Quotient will supply the modified Consumables to OCD under the terms of this Agreement. If OCD does not give such notice it will be presumed that OCD does not wish to do so and Quotient shall continue to supply the existing Consumables to OCD. |
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4.3.6 |
Quotient shall discuss with the Steering Group the Cost of Goods Sold for the Instrument, and any cost reductions anticipated to be, or actually, achieved with respect thereto. Quotient shall report to the Steering Group progress under the Development Plan, including with respect to the budget for Development and progress against such budget. |
4.4 |
The Parties shall act reasonably and in good faith to enter into a quality agreement for the manufacture of Products, including the Instrument and Consumables, (the “Quality Agreement”), within [***] after the Effective Date. OCD shall deliver the first draft of the Quality Agreement to Quotient within [***] after the Effective Date. Such Quality Agreement will specify each Party’s responsibilities for quality control and quality assurance testing and communications regarding complaints with respect to Products. The Parties anticipate that the Quality Agreement will need to be amended and updated throughout the Term, and agree that such amendments will be agreed between them, acting reasonably and in good faith, via the Clinical and Regulatory Committee. The Quality Agreement will also contain mechanisms for the Parties to agree upon additional details of quality-related activities as Product Development progresses become available. |
5. |
5.1.1 |
upon the first CE-Marking for the Product (excluding the Screening Consumable) in the Hospital Market in Territory A, [***]; |
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5.1.2 |
upon first receipt of FDA Approval for the Product (excluding the Screening Consumable) in the Hospital Market in the USA, [***]; |
5.1.3 |
upon First Commercial Sale Date for the Blood Grouping Consumable in the European Union, [***]; |
5.1.4 |
upon First Commercial Sale Date for the Blood Grouping Consumable in the USA, [***]; and |
5.1.5 |
upon First Commercial Sale Date for the Product (excluding the Screening Consumable) for the Hospital Market in any country outside of the European Union and the USA, [***]. |
5.3.1 |
In Territory A and in Japan and subject to Sections 5.6 to 5.8 below, a Transfer Price as set forth below: |
where,
A equals [***] of that portion of Net Sales of Consumables in Territory A and in Japan, which, during the calendar year in question, is less than or equal to [***];
B equals [***] of that portion of Net Sales of Consumables in Territory A and in Japan, which, during the calendar year in question, is greater than [***] and less than or equal to [***];
C equals [***] of that portion of Net Sales of Consumables in Territory A and in Japan, which, during the calendar year in question, is greater than [***].
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For clarity, the Steering Group decision on establishing any such Proposed Transfer Price or other transfer price as an Alternative Transfer Price shall be made by consensus without either Party having the final decision-making right with respect to such issue. Any disputes amongst the Steering Group with respect to establishing an Alternative Transfer Price shall be submitted for resolution pursuant to Section 18.4, modified as in Section 18.4.10. If the arbitrators select the price contained in the submission of Suisse SA under Section 18.4.10, but OCD determines that the Alternative Transfer Price so established will not result in OCD realizing an acceptable profit on sales of Consumables in such country in Territory B, then it shall so notify Quotient in writing, and upon Quotient’s receipt of such notice, the licenses and rights granted under Section 2.1 to OCD for such country shall be deemed automatically terminated. In such case, if Quotient exercises its rights to Commercialize Products in such country either itself or through its Affiliates or licensees or distributors, OCD shall elect in writing either (i) to require Quotient to pay to OCD a royalty on sales of such Consumables in such country based on the provisions relating to Net Sales and payments due thereon set forth in Section 1 and Sections 5.11 to 5.20 hereof (applied mutatis mutandis as if such sales were made by OCD rather than Quotient, its Affiliates, licensees or distributors) at the rate of [***]
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of such Net Sales; or (ii) to be released from its obligations under Section 2.4 in relation to such country or countries. If the arbitrators select the price contained in the submission of OCD under Section 18.4.10 but the Alternative Transfer Price so established is less than Suisse SA’s Cost of Goods Sold plus a net profit margin (as defined using generally accepted accounting principles), on a country-by-country basis, comparable to that which is realized by international companies selling diagnostic products that test for some or all of the blood group specificities or pathogens then capable of being determined or identified using the Consumables in the relevant country, Suisse SA shall not be bound to supply Consumables under this Agreement. If Suisse SA declines to supply Consumables pursuant to the preceding sentence, then OCD shall have the rights set forth in this Section 5.3 that would have applied if OCD had determined that the Alternative Transfer Price will not result in OCD realizing an acceptable profit on sales of Consumables in such country in Territory B.
Minimum Transfer Price per Consumable = average Cost of Goods Sold per Consumable ÷ [***], provided that the Minimum Transfer Price per Consumable shall not exceed the Maximum TPC;
If, for the calendar year in question, the WASP is less than [***], the Maximum TPC shall be adjusted as follows:
Adjusted Maximum TPC = actual WASP, for the calendar year in question ÷ [***] x Maximum TPC.
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5.8 |
The Transfer Price for Consumables that are not sold by OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors to Third Parties but that are instead provided free of charge to customers for evaluation of the Instrument by such customers shall be (i) for the first [***] units of Consumables provided to such customers, [***], or (ii) for the number of units of Consumables provided to such customers [***] in excess of [***], included in Net Sales as if such Consumables had been sold at the then-applicable price charged by OCD, its Affiliate, Sub-Licensee or Sub-Distributor for such Consumables. |
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5.12 |
Whenever for the purpose of calculating transfer price payments, conversion from any foreign currency shall be required, such conversion shall be made as follows. |
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When calculating the Net Sales, the amount of such sales in foreign currencies shall be converted into US dollars using the average monthly rate of exchange for such currencies calculated in accordance with OCD’s then current standard practices. |
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Product or, as applicable, to OCD the Cost of Goods Sold for the period or periods requested by Quotient and Suisse SA or OCD, respectively, on the following basis: |
5.16.5 |
any such access examination and certification shall occur no more frequently than once per calendar year and will not go back over records more than two (2) calendar years old; |
5.16.6 |
the audited Party shall make reasonably available personnel to answer queries on all books and records required for the purpose of that certification; and |
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certification shall be used for purposes of calculating any monies owed and any monies owed by the audited Party to the other shall be paid by the audited Party. The cost of the accountant shall be the responsibility of the audited Party if the recalculation shows that the audited Party’s previous payment figures supplied to the auditing Party to be less than that due to the auditing Party by more than the lesser of [***] or [***] and the responsibility of the auditing Party otherwise. |
5.17.1 |
such person shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator and shall be subject to confidentiality obligations; |
5.17.2 |
such person shall be instructed to determine the matters in dispute within twenty (20) days of his appointment; |
5.17.4 |
the decision of such person is, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, final and binding on the Parties; and |
5.17.5 |
such person’s costs shall be paid by OCD and Suisse SA or Quotient as the case may be in equal proportions subject to any adjustment as such person may determine. |
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connection with the supply of Product for resale by OCD (or its Affiliates) in Switzerland that are recoverable by OCD (or its Affiliates), such value-added taxes shall be invoiced by Suisse SA to OCD (or its Affiliate), paid by OCD (or its Affiliate) to Suisse SA, and remitted by Suisse SA to the relevant government authority in accordance with applicable law, and OCD (or its Affiliates) shall be entitled to recovery of such value-added taxes. The Parties shall cooperate in accordance with applicable law to minimize any Indirect Taxes incurred in connection with this Agreement. |
6. |
FORECASTS AND ORDERING |
6.1 |
6.1.1 |
Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, no later than six (6) months prior to the anticipated First Commercial Sale Date for Instruments in any country in the Territory (such date to be determined in OCD’s discretion) and by the second (2nd) day of each month thereafter, OCD shall prepare and provide Quotient with a written forecast of its total requirement for Instruments, including desired delivery dates, for at least the following [***] (“Instrument Forecast”). Subject to Sections 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 below, the Instrument Forecast shall be a non-binding estimate. Against the Instrument Forecast, OCD will formally call off the Instrument quantity subject to and in line with the Instrument Firm Order and Instrument Mid Order processes described in Sections 6.1.2 and 6.1.3. |
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6.1.2 |
The quantity of Instruments detailed in the [***] of each Instrument Forecast (“Instrument Firm Order Period”) shall constitute a binding commitment on OCD to purchase such quantity of Instruments from Quotient on the terms and conditions of this Agreement (“Instrument Firm Order”). |
6.1.3 |
The quantity of Instruments detailed in the [***] months (i.e. months [***]) (“Instrument Mid Order Period”) of each Instrument Forecast shall be deemed to be a commitment to purchase [***] of such quantity of Instruments from Quotient on the terms and conditions of this Agreement (“Instrument Mid Order”). |
6.1.4 |
Quotient shall respond to each Instrument Firm Order received from OCD within [***] of receipt. Within [***] of receipt, Quotient shall confirm the quantity set out in the Instrument Firm Order and the date by which Quotient will be able to deliver the Instruments. In the event that discussion is required regarding the timing of delivery then the relevant personnel from both Parties will discuss the same on the following call. OCD agrees to discuss (via conference call) with Quotient on a monthly basis, no later than the tenth (10th) business day of the month, the latest Instrument Forecasts sent by OCD. The purpose of this discussion is for OCD to explain changes made to the Instrument Forecasts and to highlight any future developments in any country in the Territory that may affect future Instrument Forecasts and for Quotient to explain delivery dates. Quotient will document the monthly Instrument supply discussion and send a summary of the discussion to OCD within five (5) business days thereof. Quotient will also review whether the latest Instrument Forecasts raise any issues regarding Quotient's ability to supply Instruments to meet anticipated future demand. If potential issues arise, Quotient will respond to OCD within [***] with an action plan responding to the issues. |
6.1.5 |
It is understood that volumes detailed in each Instrument Forecast for the months following the Instrument Mid Order Period constitute a good faith estimate of future requirement of Instruments by OCD and its Affiliates and do not comprise a minimum purchase requirement or a binding commitment on OCD. |
6.1.6 |
In the event of any shortage of supply of Instruments, Quotient shall allocate for supply to OCD a portion of the available supply of Instruments that reflects the portion of Instruments sold during the prior [***] period by OCD of the aggregate number of Instruments sold during such time period by OCD and Quotient together; provided that if such shortage occurs prior to the date upon which both Quotient and OCD have sold commercially Instruments for at least [***], the available supply shall be allocated in a manner determined by the Steering Group, working in good faith to achieve an equitable apportionment. |
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6.1.7 |
Quotient shall have the right to supply the Instrument and Replacement Parts by Suisse SA upon giving written notice to OCD, and thereafter all the provisions of this Section 6.1 and 8.4 shall be deemed to refer to Suisse SA instead of Quotient. |
6.2 |
6.2.1 |
Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, no later than six (6) months prior to the anticipated First Commercial Sale Date for Consumables in any country in the Territory (such date to be determined in OCD’s discretion) and by the second (2nd) day of each month thereafter, (but subject always to the provisions of Section 6.2.5) OCD shall prepare and provide Suisse SA with a written forecast of its total requirement for Consumables, including desired delivery dates, for at least the following [***] (“Consumables Forecast”). Subject to Section 6.2.2 below, the Consumables Forecast shall be a non-binding estimate. Against the Consumables Forecast OCD will specify the relevant quantity that is subject to and in line with the Consumables Firm Order process described in Sections 6.2.2 and 6.2.3. |
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6.2.4 |
It is understood that volumes detailed in each Consumables Forecast for the months following the Consumables Firm Order Period constitute a good faith estimate of future requirement of Consumables by OCD and its Affiliates and do not comprise a minimum purchase requirement or a binding commitment on OCD. |
6.2.6 |
All of the provisions of this Section 6.2 shall apply equally to forecasting and ordering of those Ancillary Products to be supplied by Suisse SA, which for clarity are all Ancillary Products. |
6.3 |
All relevant promotional materials and information provided with the Consumables or with respect to the Consumables shall be in compliance with Specifications established by OCD in its sole discretion. OCD shall have the right to have a statement included in the labeling and promotional materials for the Product for the Hospital Market in the Territory and the Donor Testing Market in Territory B stating that OCD is the distributor of such Product. OCD shall also have the right to have its trade dress for the Instruments sold by OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors indicating that OCD is the distributor of the Instrument |
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Products in this manner shall constitute sales made directly to OCD. OCD shall pay all freight, insurance charges, import duties, inspection fees and other charges applicable to the transport and receipt by OCD or its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors of Products purchased by OCD hereunder. Title and risk of loss and damage to Products purchased by OCD hereunder shall pass to OCD upon loading of the Products onto the carrier appointed by OCD. |
7.2 |
OCD acknowledges that the supply of Products and Know-how by Suisse SA and/or Quotient, as applicable, to OCD under this Agreement may be subject to export control and trade sanctions laws and regulations in the Territory (“Trade Restrictions”) and neither Quotient nor Suisse SA shall be required to supply any Products or Know-how to OCD where such supply would constitute a breach of applicable Trade Restrictions. OCD shall comply, and shall use All Reasonable Endeavours to procure that its customers shall comply with, all applicable Trade Restrictions relating to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Commercialization of the Products in the Territory, as applicable. |
8. |
CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY |
8.2 |
Without prejudice to any other right or remedy of Quotient and/or Suisse SA, if OCD is in arrears with any payment due to Quotient or Suisse SA under this Agreement in any material respect after notice of [***] to OCD, other than payments being disputed by OCD, then Quotient and/or Suisse SA may elect not to deliver the Products (except against payment in full in cash of all the amounts owing to Quotient or Suisse SA by OCD) and/or Quotient and/or Suisse SA may suspend further deliveries under any unfilled purchase orders (until payment in full of the amounts owing by OCD is received). All monies owing to Quotient from OCD for Instrument supply shall be due and payable within [***] after OCD receives an invoice therefor. |
8.3 |
OCD shall adhere to applicable Specifications for storage conditions for the Products (temperature, humidity, etc.). |
8.4 |
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non-conformities in the overall order for which Quotient might be responsible. OCD shall notify Quotient of any such non-conformity in its sole discretion (acting reasonably) found in this inspection promptly in writing. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.4.3, if OCD does not notify Quotient of such non-conformity within such [***], such shipment of the Instrument shall be deemed to have been accepted. |
8.4.2 |
For the purposes of Section 8.4.1, “visual inspection” shall mean: |
(a) |
comparing the applicable order against the documentation accompanying the shipment to verify that the identity, quantity and exterior shipment labelling comply with the order; |
(b) |
visually inspecting the exterior of the shipment to verify that the shipment appears to be in good condition and in accordance with the Specification, including without limitation, tilt and rock-watches, package condition, product codes, package labels and damages; and |
(c) |
verifying that the transportation integrity devices (e.g. tilt indicators) of the shipment have remained within specification by reviewing the appropriate device. |
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8.4.5 |
If Quotient does not issue a return authorization and First Level Support and Second Level Support performed by OCD, and Third Level Support performed by Quotient personnel inspecting and servicing the Instrument in the field do not lead to a commercially reasonable solution, the Parties shall address such matter as provided in the Quality Agreement. |
8.4.6 |
In case of returning modules or sub-assemblies or defective modules or sub-assemblies under this Section 8.4, the Parties shall address such matter as provided in the Quality Agreement. |
8.5 |
8.5.2 |
For the purposes of Section 8.5.1, “visual inspection” shall mean: |
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(a) |
comparing the applicable order against the documentation accompanying the shipment to verify that the identity, quantity and exterior shipment labelling comply with the order; and |
(b) |
visually inspecting the exterior of the shipment of Consumables and/or Ancillary Products, as applicable, to verify that the shipment appears to be in good condition and in accordance with the Specification. |
8.5.4 |
For any shipment for which OCD notifies Suisse SA pursuant to Section 8.5.1 or 8.5.3 of a defect and rejection, the Parties shall address such matter as provided in the Quality Agreement. |
8.5.5 |
For the purposes of backup supply, each month, Suisse SA shall maintain the number of units of Consumables and Ancillary Products equal to the number of units of Consumables and Ancillary Products forecasted to be purchased by OCD during the immediately following month. Additionally, if (i) there is an interruption in the supply of Consumables, Ancillary Products or the Instrument from Stratec or another relevant Third Party vendor, and (ii) Suisse SA does not take, or does not intend to take, reasonable steps to secure an alternative supplier therefor, then Suisse SA will cooperate with OCD to enable OCD to establish an alternative supplier therefor, so as to minimize any shortages of supply of such Consumables, Ancillary Products and/or Instrument. |
9. |
INSPECTION |
9.1 |
OCD will reserve the right to inspect and/or perform compliance audits at Quotient or Suisse SA or the site of Third Party suppliers to Quotient or Suisse SA, to ensure compliance with applicable quality and regulatory standards as they apply to the Product. These rights will be detailed in the Quality Agreement. |
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10. |
INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION |
10.1 |
OCD shall act in accordance with the recall policies and procedures of Quotient and Suisse SA as shall be notified to OCD by Quotient and Suisse SA and as required by applicable laws and regulations. To the extent any recall is caused by a default of OCD whether a breach of this Agreement or a breach of applicable laws and regulations in the Territory, such recall shall be at OCD’s expense. Except to the extent any recall is caused by a failure of OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors to store, transport, handle, or maintain the Products in compliance with the applicable Specification, all costs and expenses of any such recall shall be at Quotient’s or Suisse SA’s expense. The costs and expenses for which Quotient or Suisse SA is responsible shall include, without limitation, any customer expenses related to such recall, all costs of communications regarding, and the implementation of, such recall (including without limitation out-of-pocket expenses and other direct and indirect costs thereof), the costs of repairing or replacing recalled Instruments and/or Consumables, and all payments made to Quotient or Suisse SA with respect to the recalled Instruments and/or Consumables. |
10.2 |
If OCD (including any OCD Affiliate) receives any complaint relating to the quality or condition of the Products, OCD shall forthwith acknowledge receipt of such complaint. OCD shall notify Quotient and Suisse SA in writing as soon as practicable and in any event within ten (10) working days of receipt of such complaint. OCD shall offer all reasonable cooperation to Quotient or Suisse SA in investigating any such complaint and the circumstances surrounding it, and Quotient or Suisse SA shall address any such complaint in compliance with the applicable Quality Agreement. The Quality Agreement will provide that the Parties will cooperate to resolve the basis for such complaints so as to avoid any adverse impact on OCD’s business with respect to Products. |
11. |
SERVICE SUPPORT |
11.1 |
During the Term, OCD shall, at its own cost and expense, provide customers of OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors in the Territory (“Customers”) with service and maintenance for Instruments. OCD shall provide First Level Support (including telephone support) and Second Level Support (including deployment of field engineers). Any service of Instruments in the field shall be performed by OCD. |
11.2 |
During the Term, Quotient or Suisse SA shall, at its own cost and expense, provide Customers with Third Level Support for those items or situations in respect of which OCD is unable to render or address in First Level Support and Second Level Support. |
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Third Level Support will be provided by a Third Party contractor of Quotient for Instrument related matters and by Suisse SA for Consumables related matters. Any support requested by OCD not within the scope of the Third Level Support shall be charged at Quotient’s regular rates. |
11.3 |
OCD, Quotient and Suisse SA shall furnish each other, from time to time, but at least calendar quarterly, with their confidential customary service and reliability data, statistics and analyses relating to failure rates, failure mechanisms and repair time of Instruments, in accordance with procedures and reporting templates approved by the Steering Group. |
12. |
12.2 |
Neither Party shall use the other Party’s corporate name, or use any trademarks (other than the Trademarks and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement) in connection with any publication or promotion without the other Party’s prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The above restriction will not apply to representations that OCD is the exclusive distributor of Quotient for the Products for the Hospital Market in the Territory and for the Donor Testing Market in Territory B. |
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such a case, OCD will keep Quotient fully informed of all processes and developments in relation to such Patent filing. |
13.3 |
OCD hereby grants to Quotient under OCD Know-How, and OCD Patents, a non-exclusive, sub-licensable license to use the same in relation to the Development and Commercialization of the Products. |
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provided that OCD shall not, in connection with any such claim or proceedings, disclose any trade secret information forming part of Quotient Controlled IPR save than is reasonably necessary in order for OCD to assert its rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Quotient informs OCD in response to a request by OCD to initiate such proceedings that Quotient considers that to take such proceedings would be prejudicial to its litigation strategy in the Territory in a material respect, the Steering Group shall discuss such matter and the basis for such concerns prior to OCD exercising its rights under this Section 13.6. OCD shall bear the expenses of any such claim brought by it pursuant to this Section 13.6, however Quotient shall, and shall procure that its Affiliates shall, reasonably assist and cooperate with OCD in any such claim, with OCD to reimburse Quotient for all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses, if any, relating to such assistance and cooperation. Such reasonable assistance and cooperation of Quotient and its Affiliates shall include but not be limited to the execution of such documents and the performance of such other acts as may be reasonably required to facilitate such claim. OCD shall have sole right to settle such proceedings provided such settlement does not adversely affect Quotient’s rights and interests including in the Donor Testing Market in Territory A. |
13.8 |
Recoveries. Any and all recoveries resulting from a suit, action or proceeding relating to a claim of Third Party Infringement shall first be applied to reimburse each Party’s costs and expenses in connection with such suit, action or proceeding, with any remaining recoveries (the “Remaining Recoveries”) allocated (i) if the controlling Party is OCD, [***] to OCD, with OCD paying Quotient [***], and (ii) if the controlling Party is Quotient or Suisse SA, [***] to Quotient or Suisse SA as they may direct and [***] to OCD. |
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misappropriation or other violation is directed at OCD’s or its Sub-Licensee’s or Sub-Distributor’s commercialization of a Product. OCD shall have all authority with respect to any such action, including the right to exclusive control of the defense of any such suit, action or proceeding and the exclusive right to compromise, litigate, settle or otherwise dispose of any such suit, action, or proceeding; provided that OCD shall keep Quotient timely informed of the proceedings and filings, and provide Quotient with copies of all communications pertaining to such defense action and OCD shall not settle, stipulate to any facts or make any admission with respect to any such defense action without Quotient’s prior written consent, if such settlement, stipulation or admission would: (a) adversely affect the validity, enforceability or scope, or admit non-infringement, of any of the Quotient Controlled IPR or TTP Licensed IPR; (b) give rise to liability of Quotient or its Affiliates; (c) grant to a Third Party a license or covenant not to xxx under, or with respect to, any Quotient Controlled IPR or TTP Licensed IPR, other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement with respect to OCD's rights to sublicense the Quotient Controlled IPR and TTP Licensed IPR; or (d) otherwise impair Quotient’s or any of its Affiliates’ rights in any Quotient Controlled IPR and TTP Licensed IPR or Quotient’s or any of its Affiliates’ rights in this Agreement. |
14. |
14.1 |
OCD, Quotient and Suisse SA, on behalf of themselves and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and Affiliates (“Representatives”), undertake that during the Term and after the expiration or any termination of the Agreement for any reason: (1) all Confidential Information which is transmitted by one Party to the other Party or Parties on the basis of the Agreement shall be treated in confidence by the Recipient Party Representatives and shall only be used by Recipient Party Representatives or furnished to any Third Party for purposes consistent with the Agreement and (2) Recipient Party Representatives shall take all commercially reasonable and appropriate precautions to observe confidentiality of, and not disclose, the same. In this connection, Recipient Party shall take all commercially reasonable measures to ensure that Representatives other than itself observe strict secrecy in respect of any of the said Confidential Information and that disclosure to such persons is limited to only those persons who have a need to know same for the purpose of performing the Agreement. |
14.2 |
The obligations of Recipient Party Representatives contained in Section 14.1 shall not apply to Confidential Information, which the Recipient Party can so show: |
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14.2.1 |
is generally available in the public domain at the time it is disclosed to the Recipient Party or subsequently comes into the public domain through no fault of the Recipient Party; |
14.2.2 |
was known to the Recipient Party other than under confidentiality at the time it was disclosed if the source of such information was entitled to disclose the information; |
14.2.3 |
is made known to Recipient Party by way of independent Third Parties, without these parties having received it directly or indirectly from any Disclosing Party and being at the time of transmitting it not under a non-disclosure obligation; or |
14.2.4 |
is required by law, by a competent court or an administrative body to be disclosed; provided that if Recipient Party Representatives are requested or required to disclose any such information in such manner, Recipient Party shall promptly notify in writing Disclosing Party of such request or requirement so that Disclosing Party (or its designated Affiliate) may seek a protective order, and/or take any other mutually agreed action. |
14.3 |
For clarity, specific aspects or details of Confidential Information shall not be deemed to be within the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient Party merely because the Confidential Information is embraced by more general information in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient Party. Further, any combination of Confidential Information shall not be considered in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient Party merely because individual elements of such Confidential Information are in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient Party unless the combination is in the public domain or in the possession of the Recipient Party. |
14.4 |
Notwithstanding the above obligations of confidentiality and non-use, a Recipient Party may: |
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14.4.2 |
disclose Confidential Information: (i) to the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with the order of a court; or (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required to comply with a Legal Requirement, including to the extent such disclosure is required in publicly filed financial statements or other public statements under rules governing a stock exchange (e.g., the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, NASDAQ, NYSE, UKLA or any other stock exchange on which securities issued by any Party may be listed); provided, to the extent possible bearing in mind such Legal Requirements and subject to the next subsequent sentence of this Section 14.4.2, where practicable and permitted under applicable laws, rules and regulations, such Party shall provide the other Parties with a copy of the proposed text of such statements or disclosure three (3) business days in advance of the date on which the disclosure is to be made to enable the other Parties to review and provide comments, unless a shorter review time is agreed. If the compliance with a Legal Requirement requires filing of this Agreement, the filing Party shall to the extent reasonable seek confidential treatment of portions of this Agreement from the relevant Competent Authority and shall provide the other Parties with a copy of the proposed filings at least five (5) business days prior to filing, where practicable, for the other Parties to review any such proposed filing. Each Party agrees that it will obtain its own legal advice with regard to its compliance with Legal Requirements and will not rely on any statements made by the other Parties relating to such Legal Requirements; |
14.4.3 |
disclose Confidential Information to such of Recipient Party’s employees, Affiliates, or actual or potential sub-licensees, sub-distributors, contractors (including clinical researchers) and consultants, as such Recipient Party reasonably determines is necessary to receive the benefit of the licenses and rights granted or available to it |
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under this Agreement or to fulfil its obligations pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, any such persons must be obligated to substantially the same extent as set forth in Section 14.1 to hold in confidence and not make use of such Confidential Information for any purpose other than those permitted by this Agreement; |
14.4.4 |
disclose Confidential Information: (i) to its actual or potential investment bankers; (ii) to existing and potential investors in connection with an offering or placement of securities for purposes of obtaining financing for its business and to actual and prospective lenders for the purpose of obtaining financing for its business; and (iii) to a bona fide potential acquirer or merger partner for the purposes of evaluating entering into a merger or acquisition, provided, however, any such persons must be obligated to substantially the same extent as set forth in Section 14.1 to hold in confidence and not make use of such Confidential Information for any purpose other than those permitted by this Agreement; and |
14.4.5 |
disclose Confidential Information to its legal advisers for the purpose of seeking advice. |
14.5 |
Nothing in this Section 14 restricts any Party from using or disclosing any of its own Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever. |
14.6 |
Other than the press releases pertaining to this transaction that the Parties have agreed upon and attached as Schedule 14.6 to this Agreement and save as permitted in Section 14.4: |
14.6.1 |
no Party shall make any public announcement or statement to the public containing Confidential Information or information about the sales levels or other financial performance resulting from Commercialization of Products under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties. No such public announcements or statements shall be made without the prior review and consent of the appropriate individual designated for the purpose by the other Parties; and |
14.6.2 |
no Party shall mention or otherwise use the name or Trade Xxxx of another Party or its Affiliates in any publication, press release, promotional material or other form of publicity without the prior written consent of the appropriate individual designated for the purpose by the other Party. |
14.6.3 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, OCD shall be entitled to include the name of Quotient within a list of collaborators. |
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15. |
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS |
15.1 |
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of OCD. |
15.1.1 |
OCD makes the following representations, warranties and covenants: |
(a) |
Corporate Power. OCD is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of New York and has full corporate power and authority to enter into the Agreement and to carry out its provisions. |
(b) |
Due Authorization. OCD is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Agreement and to perform its obligations under the Agreement. The person executing the Agreement on OCD’s behalf has been duly authorized to do so by all requisite corporate action. |
(c) |
Binding Agreement. The Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon OCD and enforceable in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by OCD will not be prevented or impaired by any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which OCD, is a party or by which OCD may be bound, nor violate any material law or regulation of any governmental body or administrative or other agency having jurisdiction over it. |
(d) |
Validity. OCD is aware of no action, suit or inquiry or investigation instituted by any governmental or regulatory agency or by any other person or company that might question or threaten the validity of the Agreement. |
15.1.2 |
OCD undertakes to inform Quotient promptly but in any event within ten (10) business days after the occurrence of any of the following events: |
(a) |
the sale of all or any material portion of its assets or business relevant to this Agreement; |
(b) |
the entry of any declaratory, injunctive or other equitable remedy or court order that would materially impair OCD’s ability to continue to conduct its business or to perform its obligations under this Agreement; |
(c) |
any attachment (including prejudgment attachment) of any material assets relevant to this Agreement; |
(d) |
the loss of any permits, licenses or governmental authorizations that are reasonably necessary in order for OCD to continue to engage in its current business relevant to this Agreement. |
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15.2 |
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Quotient. |
15.2.1 |
Quotient makes the following representations, warranties and covenants: |
(a) |
Corporate Power. Quotient is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Jersey and has full corporate power and authority to enter into the Agreement and carry out the provisions of the Agreement. |
(b) |
Due Authorization. Quotient is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Agreement and to perform its obligations under the Agreement. The person executing the Agreement on Quotient’s behalf has been duly authorized to do so by all requisite corporate action. |
(c) |
Binding Agreement. The Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon Quotient, and enforceable in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Quotient does not conflict with any agreement, instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which Quotient or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it may be bound, nor violate any material law or regulation of any governmental body or administrative or other agency having jurisdiction over it. |
(d) |
Validity. Quotient is aware of no action, suit or inquiry or investigation instituted by any governmental or regulatory agency or by any other person or company that questions or threatens the validity of the Agreement. |
(e) |
Infringement; Sufficiency. To its Knowledge, but without having conducted freedom to operate searches country-by-country within the Territory, the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument and Consumables in the form existing as of the Effective Date within the Territory will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property Rights of a Third Party in the public domain at the Effective Date. To its Knowledge, the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument and Consumables on or prior to the Effective Date did not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Party. To its Knowledge, no Third Party is or was infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Quotient Controlled IPR or TTP Licensed IPR within Territory A. To its Knowledge, Quotient itself Controls all Intellectual Property Rights necessary or useful to grant the rights to OCD that Quotient purports to grant under this Agreement, and no Affiliate of Quotient or Third Party owns or controls any Intellectual Property Rights |
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that are not both Controlled by Quotient and included in the licenses and rights granted to OCD pursuant to this Agreement. |
(f) |
Manufacturing; Upstream Agreements. Quotient has disclosed to OCD any agreement that it has entered into with any Third Party that is material to the development, manufacture, use or sale of the Products. To its knowledge (with enquiry to Stratec and its other suppliers as of the Effective Date), none of the Third Party suppliers of Quotient entered into a consent decree or similar arrangement with respect to the manufacture thereof or received notice of material noncompliance with Applicable Laws relevant to the manufacture of the Product, Initial Instrument and Consumables. Quotient shall during the term of this Agreement maintain in full force and effect the TTP Agreements (including the future agreement covering the supply of Instrument components by TTP, once consummated) and the Stratec Agreements, and notwithstanding any amendment provisions in the TTP Agreements or the Stratec Agreements, as applicable, Quotient shall not modify, expand, amend, waive rights under or take any similar action with respect to the TTP Agreements or the Stratec Agreements, in any manner that could have a material adverse impact upon OCD or its rights under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of OCD, and Quotient shall during the term of this Agreement maintain in full force and effect the TTP Agreements and the Stratec Agreements and shall promptly provide a copy of any alleged breach it provides or receives under such Agreements to OCD. Quotient will fully and timely enforce its rights under the TTP Agreements and Stratec Agreements. All Products supplied by or on behalf of Quotient shall comply with the applicable Specifications and Requirements and shall be manufactured in compliance with all applicable laws. |
(g) |
Third Party Rights. To its Knowledge, no Third Parties have made any claim of ownership or joint ownership in and to any Patents existing as of the Effective Date that claims the Product, the Initial Instrument or Consumables, or the article of manufacture, composition, use or manufacture thereof, except pursuant to the Stratec Agreements or the TTP Agreements. |
(h) |
Debarment. Neither Quotient nor its Affiliates or Third Party manufacturers or vendors have utilized in connection with the Product, Initial Instrument or Consumables any person or entities that have been or are debarred by the |
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FDA pursuant to the provisions of the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (21 U.S.C. § 335). |
(i) |
Violations of Law. Quotient has not received any notices of violations of Applicable Laws from the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority with respect to the Development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument or Consumables that could reasonably be deemed to adversely affect the Parties’ activities under this Agreement. |
(j) |
Employees; Consultants. All employees, consultants and officers of Quotient or its Affiliates conducting activities prior to the Effective Date with respect to the Product, Initial Instrument or Consumables have executed agreements requiring assignment to Quotient or its Affiliate, as applicable, of all right, title and interest in and to their inventions and discoveries (to the extent included in the Quotient Controlled IPR) invented or otherwise discovered or generated in connection with the activities he or she conducted with respect to the Product, the Initial Instrument or Consumables, whether or not patentable, if any, to Quotient or its Affiliate, as applicable, as the sole owner thereof. |
(k) |
Litigation. Quotient is not a party to any litigation with any Third Party relating to the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument and Consumables within the Territory. |
(l) |
Compliance with Laws. To the extent material to the Development, manufacture or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument or Consumables, all activities conducted by or on behalf of Quotient or its Affiliates prior to the Effective Date in the course of the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of the Product, Initial Instrument and Consumables have been in material compliance with all Applicable Laws. |
16. |
16.1 |
Except as otherwise provided in Section 16.2, OCD shall defend, indemnify and hold Quotient, its Affiliates and their directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from and against any Losses to the extent arising out of Third Party claims, suits or demands resulting from the use, distribution, Commercialization or other exploitation of the Products, Instruments or Consumables sold by OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors in the Territory or OCD’s negligence or recklessness, including without limitation those based on alleged or actual bodily injury or death or |
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other product liability type claims, but in each case excluding Losses to the extent arising from manufacturing defects existing in the Products manufactured by or on behalf of Quotient, infringement of Third Party intellectual property rights arising out of the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of Products in the Territory, or breach of this Agreement by Quotient or Quotient’s negligence or recklessness, as these Losses are the subject of Section 16.2. |
16.2 |
Quotient shall defend, indemnify and hold OCD, its Affiliates and their directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from and against any direct Losses to the extent arising out of Third Party claims, suits or demands resulting from the use, distribution, Commercialization or other exploitation of the Products, Instruments or Consumables sold by Quotient, its Affiliates, sub-licensees or sub-distributors (excluding OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors), including without limitation Third Party claims, suits or demands based on alleged or actual bodily injury or death or other product liability type claims resulting from the use of the Products, Instruments or Consumables sold by Quotient, its Affiliates, sub-licensees or sub-distributors (other than OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees or Sub-Distributors) in the Territory, or infringement of Third Party intellectual property rights arising out of the Development, manufacture, use or Commercialization of Products in the Territory, breach of this Agreement by Quotient or Quotient’s negligence or recklessness, or manufacturing defects existing in the Products manufactured by or on behalf of Quotient and supplied to OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors or Quotient’s negligence or recklessness, or any liability for any tax required by applicable law to be withheld with respect to any payment made by OCD (or its Affiliates) to Quotient or Suisse SA (or their Affiliates) in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Subscription Agreement, including any interest and penalties imposed thereon. |
16.3 |
An indemnified person under Sections 16.1 or 16.2 (“Indemnified Party”) shall give the indemnifying party under Sections 16.1 or 16.2 (“Indemnifying Party”) prompt written notice of any Losses or discovery of any relevant Third Party claim (“Third Party Claim”) upon which such Indemnified Party intends to base a request for indemnification under Sections 16.1 or 16.2 (an “Indemnification Claim Notice”). Where required the Indemnifying Party shall promptly send a copy of the Indemnification Claim Notice to its relevant insurers and shall permit them to exercise their rights of subrogation and hereafter in this Section 16, “Indemnifying Party” shall be deemed to include any such insurers. In no event shall the Indemnifying Party be liable for any Losses to the extent resulting from any delay in providing the Indemnification Claim Notice. Each Indemnification Claim Notice shall contain a description of the claim and the nature and amount of the Losses |
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claimed (to the extent that the nature and amount of such Losses are known at such time). The Indemnified Party shall furnish promptly to the Indemnifying Party copies of all correspondence, communications and official documents (including court documents) received in respect of any such Losses. For the avoidance of doubt, all indemnification claims in respect of a Party, its Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnitee”) shall be made solely by a Party to this Agreement or its insurers, provided that a Party can make a claim on behalf of its Indemnitees. |
16.4 |
Except with respect to any Third Party Claims with respect to the taxes of an Indemnified Party (which shall be governed exclusively by Section 16.4.5), the obligations of an Indemnifying Party under this Section 16 shall be governed by and contingent upon the following: |
16.4.1 |
At its option, the Indemnifying Party may assume control of the defense of any Third Party Claim (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the conduct of all dealings with such Third Party) by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party within fourteen (14) days after the Indemnifying Party’s receipt of an Indemnification Claim Notice. |
16.4.2 |
Upon the assumption of the control of the defense of a Third Party Claim by the Indemnifying Party: |
(a) |
subject to the provisions of Section 16.4.3, it shall have the right to and shall assume sole control and responsibility for dealing with the Third Party and the Third Party Claim, including the right to settle the claim on any terms the Indemnifying Party chooses, but at all times in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.4.4; |
(b) |
if it chooses, the Indemnifying Party may appoint as counsel in the defense of the Third Party Claim any law firm or counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party; and |
(c) |
except as expressly provided in Section 16.4.3, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the analysis, defense or settlement of the Third Party Claim. |
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counsel of its choice for such purpose; provided, however, that such retention shall be at the Indemnified Party’s own expense unless the interests of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party with respect to such Third Party Claim are sufficiently adverse to prohibit the representation by the same counsel of both Parties under any legal requirement, ethical rules or equitable principles or legal theories. |
16.4.4 |
With respect to any Losses relating solely to the payment of money to the Third Party to settle the Third Party Claim and that will not result in the Indemnified Party becoming subject to injunctive relief or otherwise materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party, and as to which the Indemnifying Party shall have acknowledged in writing the obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party under Section 16.4.1, the Indemnifying Party shall have the sole right to enter into any such settlement including any consent judgment, on such terms as the Indemnifying Party, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate. With respect to all other Losses or where the Indemnified Party will be subject to injunctive relief, and in circumstances where the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 16.4.1, the Indemnifying Party shall have authority to consent to the entry of any judgment, enter into any settlement or otherwise dispose of such Losses, provided that it obtains the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) |
16.4.6 |
If the Indemnifying Party chooses to control the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall, and shall cause each other Indemnitee to, reasonably cooperate in the defense thereof and shall furnish such records, information and testimony, provide such witnesses and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith. Such cooperation shall include access during normal business hours by the Indemnifying Party to, and reasonable retention by the Indemnified Party of, records and information that are reasonably relevant to such Third Party |
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Claim, and making the Indemnified Party and its and their employees and agents available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any records or information provided, and the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for all of its related reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. |
16.4.7 |
Except as expressly provided above, the reasonable and verifiable costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, incurred by the Indemnified Party where it participates in the defense under Section 16.4.3 or 16.4.5 shall be reimbursed on a calendar quarterly basis by the Indemnifying Party, without prejudice to the Indemnifying Party’s right to contest the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification and subject to refund in the event the Indemnifying Party is ultimately held not to be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party. |
16.5 |
Quotient, Suisse SA and OCD shall each carry Products liability insurance with respect to its activities under this Agreement under ordinary terms and conditions standard in the industry, and shall confirm the existence and broad details thereof in writing upon the request of the other. |
16.6 |
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH RESPECT TO ITS PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF A BREACH OF THE NON DISCLOSURE AND NON USE OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 14. THIS SECTION 16.6 SHALL NOT LIMIT EITHER PARTY’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 16. |
17. |
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT; |
17.2 |
Quotient shall have the right to terminate the entire Agreement, effective upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to OCD, and without prejudice to any other rights or |
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remedies that Quotient may have against OCD in such circumstances, if at any time OCD or any of its Affiliates: |
17.2.1 |
contests or challenges the validity or ownership of, or knowingly aids or assists others to contest or challenge the validity or ownership of, any Patents within Quotient Controlled IPR or TTP Licensed IPR or the Trademarks; |
17.2.2 |
except as provided in Section 6, breaches Section 4.2.4 (e.g., it manufactures, or procures the manufacture of the Products; or purchases the Products from any Third Party); or |
17.2.3 |
materially breaches any obligation of this Agreement other than Section 4.2.4 and fails to cure such material breach within sixty (60) days after receiving written notice from Quotient specifying the nature of such breach (a “Material Breach”). |
17.3 |
Quotient shall also have the right to terminate the Commercialization rights of OCD in a country if OCD goes into Chapter 11, provided that termination shall be limited to those countries outside the USA. |
17.5 |
The Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect in the event of the US Bankruptcy of OCD. |
17.6 |
17.6.1 |
OCD shall continue to have all rights and licenses granted to it under this Agreement, subject to the terms of this Agreement; |
17.6.2 |
the Steering Group shall be disbanded; |
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17.6.4 |
all provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply for so long as Quotient and its Affiliates, as applicable, continue to perform their obligations hereunder, and subject to Section 17.6.3, once any agreement with the administrator or liquidator of Quotient under Section 17.6.3 is in force, the provisions of that agreement shall govern the extent to which the provisions of this Agreement shall survive. |
17.7.1 |
Except as provided in Section 17.7.2, all rights granted by Quotient to OCD under the Agreement shall terminate, such rights shall revert to Quotient and OCD shall immediately cease all use of the Quotient Controlled IPR, TTP Licensed IPR, Trademarks, Dossiers, Know-how and Other Confidential Information supplied by Quotient hereunder; |
17.7.2 |
OCD shall take all reasonable actions as may be required by Quotient for the transition of the support and maintenance services provided by OCD pursuant to Section 11.1 to a Third Party nominated by Quotient in its absolute discretion over a period of ninety (90) days after such termination; |
17.7.3 |
commensurate with legislative and regulatory requirements, OCD shall as soon as practicably possible transfer to Quotient or its nominee all right, title and interest in all relevant Regulatory Approvals held by OCD for the Product (in the relevant country of Territory B, if termination is by country) (together the “Product Registrations”), and OCD shall execute all necessary and appropriate letters to the FDA and other Regulatory Authorities in the Territory (if any) to ensure that ownership of the Product Registrations are transferred to Quotient within ninety (90) days of termination. The date upon which a Product Registration is registered in Quotient’s name shall be known as the “Transfer Date”. In the event that such a transfer is not possible, OCD shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that Quotient has the benefit of the relevant Product Registrations and, to this end, consents to any Regulatory Authority in the Territory cross-referencing to the data and information on file with any Regulatory Authority as may be necessary to facilitate the granting of a Product Registration directly to Quotient or its designee based on such Product Registration held by OCD or its designee to Quotient in the Territory, and OCD agrees to complete whatever other procedures are reasonably necessary in relation to the same to enable Quotient (either itself or in conjunction with a Third Party) freely to Commercialize at Quotient’s expense. Further, from the date of submission of the appropriate letters to the Regulatory Authorities in the Territory (if any) necessary to ensure that ownership of the Product Registrations is transferred to Quotient until the |
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Product Registrations are actually transferred to Quotient by such Regulatory Authorities, OCD shall: |
(a) |
submit all necessary filings, correspondence and reports, attend all necessary meetings and otherwise conduct all activities reasonably required to maintain the Product Registrations; |
(b) |
as soon as practicably possible, submit to Quotient copies of all filings and correspondence that are submitted to any Regulatory Authority to the extent that they relate to the Product in the Territory; and |
(c) |
provide Quotient with advance written notice of any meetings or telephone calls with any Regulatory Authority in the Territory relating to Product Registrations and allow Quotient to participate in all such meetings or telephone calls; |
17.8 |
Expiration or termination of the whole Agreement under Sections 17.1 to 17.3 and 17.5 shall also have the following consequences: |
17.8.1 |
termination of all Product Firm Orders and other supply obligations of Quotient; |
17.8.3 |
OCD shall supply to Quotient all remaining stocks of materials covered by Commercial IP held by OCD, its Affiliates and will transfer to Quotient the domain name for the Internet website established by it. OCD also grants to Quotient a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, sub-licensable, fully paid up royalty free license to use any Commercial IP for Commercialization of Products; |
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Products, in each of (i) through (iii), unless OCD otherwise agrees in advance in writing to include such items in this license post-termination, to make, use, sell, offer for sale and import Products as they exist as of the effective date of such termination. Such license shall not be sublicenseable without OCD’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld. Quotient shall be responsible for all payments due to third parties arising out of Quotient’s or its Affiliate’s or permitted sublicensee’s practice of the foregoing license. |
17.10 |
Where such law exists and only to the extent applicable, all licenses granted under this Agreement are deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code, licenses of rights to "intellectual property" as defined in Section 101 of such Code. Each Party, as licensee, may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code. The Parties further agree that, if a Party elects to retain its rights as a licensee under any Bankruptcy Code, such Party shall be entitled to complete access to any technology licensed to it hereunder and all embodiments of such technology. Such embodiments of the technology shall be delivered to the licensee Party not later than: (a) the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings against the licensor, upon written request, unless the licensor elects to perform its obligations under the Agreement, or (b) if not delivered to OCD prior thereto, upon the rejection of this Agreement by or on behalf of the licensor, upon written request. Any agreements supplemental hereto will be deemed to be "agreements supplementary to" this Agreement for purposes of Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code. As used herein, "Bankruptcy Code" means the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and any foreign equivalent thereto in any country having jurisdiction over a Party or its assets. |
18. |
18.1 |
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18.1.3 |
If Quotient wishes to grant to a Third Party a license, distributorship, Commercialization rights or equivalent rights for Products in any particular country or group of countries in Territory A for the Donor Testing Market, it shall give written notice of this fact to OCD before any approach to any Third Party in relation thereto. Within [***] of receipt of such notice OCD shall indicate to Quotient if OCD is interested in obtaining such rights for such countries or country. If OCD is so interested Quotient shall exclusively negotiate with OCD in good faith the terms for such a reversion for a period of [***]. At the expiry of such period and if the Parties have not by then entered into an agreement for such reversion, Quotient shall the right to negotiate and enter an agreement with other Third Parties for such license, distributorship, Commercialization rights or equivalent rights in relation only to the countries in question; provided however that Quotient shall not enter into any such agreement on terms materially more favorable to such Third Party than those last offered by OCD without first offering OCD the right to obtain such rights on such terms, and OCD declines to obtain such rights on such terms. |
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18.1.4 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 18.1.1, Quotient and Suisse SA hereby agree that the Quotient Controlled IPR, TTP Licensed IPR, TTP Agreements and Stratec Agreements are integral to OCD’s ability to exercise all rights granted to it pursuant to this Agreement. If Quotient or Suisse SA assign this Agreement pursuant to Section 18.1.1, they may do so only in a manner that allows OCD to continue to practice all rights and licenses granted to OCD under all Quotient Controlled IPR, TTP Licensed IPR, or other IPR owned or controlled by TTP or Stratec that may be licensed to Quotient or Suisse SA and sublicensed to OCD pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise necessary to enable OCD to practice the rights granted to it pursuant to this Agreement (“Other Licensed Rights”), or rights derived from Quotient’s rights under the TTP Agreements and Stratec Agreements, after the effective date of such assignment as OCD had the right to practice prior to such assignment, which may be by assigning to the assignee the Quotient Controlled IPR owned by Quotient, assigning or sublicensing to the assignee any agreement under which Quotient obtained a license under the TTP Licensed IPR, Stratec IP Rights as defined in the Stratec Agreements, Other Licensed Rights, and assigning to the assignee the TTP Agreements and Stratec Agreements, in each case together with this Agreement. Similarly, during the term of this Agreement, Quotient and Suisse SA shall neither assign or transfer to any Third Party any right, title or interest in or to the Quotient Controlled IPR, TTP Licensed IPR, Other Licensed Rights, TTP Agreements or Stratec Agreements, nor permit any lien or encumbrance to exist on the same, unless it does so in a manner consistent with this Setion 18.1 and that allows OCD to continue to practice all rights and licenses granted to OCD under this Agreement. |
18.2 |
Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be responsible for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under the Agreement or shall be liable to the other for loss or damages for any default or delay caused by conditions beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, governmental restrictions, declared or not declared wars or insurrections, strikes, terrorism, floods, work stoppages, if any of the Parties affected shall give prompt written notice of such cause to the other Party. The Party giving such notice shall thereupon be excused from such of its obligations under the Agreement as it is thereby disabled from performing for so long as it is so disabled, provided that each Party shall have the right to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect if any claim made by the other Party under this Section 18.2 is not cured within ninety (90) days. |
18.3 |
Governing Law. The interpretation and construction of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of New York, USA, excluding any conflicts or choice of law |
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rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. |
18.4 |
18.4.1 |
Any dispute controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the alleged breach, termination or invalidity of this Agreement shall be submitted in the first instance to the Chief Executive Officer of Quotient or such person’s designee of equivalent or superior position, and to the Chief Executive Officer of OCD or such person’s senior executive designee, who shall meet in person or by teleconference or videoconference to discuss the same within thirty (30) days of the receipt by one Party of formal written notice of dispute from the other Party. If the senior executives are unable to resolve the dispute within such time period, then either Party may refer the dispute to arbitration upon giving written notice to the other and thereafter the following provisions shall apply. |
18.4.2 |
Disputes not resolved under Section 18.4.1 shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect on the date of filing of the arbitration (the “Rules”), except as modified herein, and the arbitrator(s) shall be engaged on terms consistent with those set forth herein: |
18.4.3 |
If the amount in controversy, including claims and counterclaims, is less than [***] and does not relate to an allegation of material breach or termination of this Agreement or a claim under Section 17.2, there shall be one arbitrator, who shall be selected jointly by OCD and Quotient within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration. If the amount in controversy is [***] or more, or if the dispute involves an allegation of material breach, or termination of this Agreement under Section 17.2, there shall be three neutral and impartial arbitrators, one appointed by OCD and one appointed by Quotient within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand for arbitration, and the third arbitrator, who shall serve as chair of the arbitral tribunal, shall be appointed by agreement of the Party-appointed arbitrators within twenty (20) days of the appointment of the second arbitrator and who must be an experienced judge, barrister or trial lawyer admitted to practice law in the same jurisdiction as the governing law. Any arbitrator not timely appointed shall be appointed by the AAA. Any arbitrator appointed by the AAA shall have significant experience with the arbitration of similar large, complex, commercial disputes and shall be an experienced judge, barrister or trial lawyer admitted to practice law in the same jurisdiction as the governing law. |
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18.4.4 |
The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in the English language. |
18.4.5 |
The arbitration proceeding shall be held and the award shall be issued in New York New York, USA although the Parties may agree in writing to conduct individual hearings in other locations. |
18.4.6 |
During the course of the arbitration, each Party shall provide to the other copies of Relevant Material. “Relevant Material” is defined as all documents or other material relevant to the matters at issue in the arbitration with the exception of (i) communications to and from lawyers admitted to practice law or practicing law (whether or not employed by a Party) for the purpose of obtaining and giving legal advice; (ii) communications between the Parties and/or their respective advisers in relation to the terms of a settlement of the particular dispute or disputes which is or are the subject of the arbitration proceedings. |
18.4.7 |
The arbitrators may, if requested by one of the Parties, order the preparation of lists of the Relevant Material for initial evaluation by the requesting Party prior to disclosure and/or inspection of the Relevant Material. The arbitrators shall also have the power to order production of the Relevant Material on whatever terms the arbitrators deem fit including the need for production to take place on an urgent basis and the reimbursement of all reasonable costs of production by the requesting Party to the furnishing Party. Any dispute as to whether a particular document or other material should be classified as Relevant Material or otherwise disclosed in the course of the arbitration shall be determined in the sole discretion of the arbitrators. The classification of a document or other material as Relevant Material shall not determine whether such material shall be admissible in evidence in the arbitration. Questions of admissibility shall be decided by the arbitrators in their sole discretion. In the event that the Parties seek to take deposition discovery in the course of a proceeding, each Party agrees that it will limit the number of depositions that it will take to ten (10) depositions, unless the arbitrators determine that additional depositions are warranted. |
18.4.8 |
The arbitration shall be confidential. No Party shall use or disclose any Relevant Material obtained under this Section 18.4 for any purpose except in the course of the conduct of the arbitration and (as far as applicable) proceedings before any court, and then only to the extent necessary for the implementation and enforcement of any award of the arbitrators; |
18.4.9 |
The arbitration shall be conducted as expeditiously as practicable, and the Parties and the arbitrators shall use their best efforts to hold the hearing on the merits no later than ninety (90) days after the appointment of a sole arbitrator and no later than one |
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hundred and eighty (180) days after the appointment of a third arbitrator (as the case may be), and the arbitrator(s) shall use their best efforts to issue a final award within twenty (20) days after the close of the hearing. |
18.4.11 |
The arbitration award shall be in writing and shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based. |
18.4.12 |
The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties and shall not be appealable to any court in any jurisdiction. |
18.4.13 |
The award may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction. |
18.4.14 |
Each Party shall pay its own expenses of arbitration and the expenses of the arbitrators shall be equally shared, except that if, in the opinion of the arbitrators, any claim by a Party hereto or any defense or objection thereto by the other Party was unreasonable, the arbitrators may in their discretion assess as part of the award all or any part of the arbitration expenses of the other Party (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and the fees and expenses of the arbitrators and the AAA against the Party raising such unreasonable claim, defense or objection. |
18.4.15 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, matters relating to the scope, validity or enforceability of Patent rights shall be submitted for resolution by a court of competent jurisdiction in the applicable country or territory. |
18.4.16 |
Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 18.4, for any disputes regarding the establishment of an Alternative Transfer Price that are not resolved as provided in Section 5.3.2, the following adjustments to the foregoing arbitration processes shall apply: Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the arbitrators, each Party shall submit to the arbitrators its final and best proposal for an appropriate Alternative Transfer Price for the relevant country(ies) in Territory B, along with all Relevant Materials to support such Party’s belief that such Alternative Transfer Price would provide each Party with a reasonable profit on sales of Consumables in such country that is proportional to the profit each such Party would realize on sales of Consumables in Territory A. Within sixty (60) days after such submissions have been made to the arbitrators, the arbitrators shall select one Party’s |
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final and best proposal, without modification, as the Alternative Transfer Price. When considering each submission the arbitrators shall take account of the provision of Section 5.3.2 that Suisse SA shall not be obligated to supply Consumables at less than a price equal to the Cost of Goods Sold thereof plus a net profit margin (as defined using generally accepted accounting principles), on a country-by-country basis, comparable to that which is realized by international companies selling diagnostic products that test for some or all of the biomarkers then capable of being tested by the MosaiQ system in the relevant country. |
18.5 |
18.5.1 |
Any notice (which term shall in this clause include any other communication) required to be given under this Agreement or in connection with the matters contemplated by it shall, except where otherwise specifically provided, be in writing in the English language. |
18.5.2 |
Any such notice shall be addressed as provided in Section 18.5.3 and may be: |
(a) |
delivered by courier, in which case it shall be deemed to have been given upon delivery at the relevant address if it is delivered not later than 17.00 hours on a business day, or, if it is delivered later than 17.00 hours on a business day or at any time on a day which is not a business day, at 08.00 hours on the next business day; or |
(b) |
sent by facsimile, in which case it shall be deemed to have been given when despatched, subject to confirmation of uninterrupted transmission by a transmission report provided that any notice despatched by facsimile after 17.00 hours on any business day or at any time on a day which is not a business day shall be deemed to have been given at 08.00 on the next business day; or |
(c) |
sent by electronic mail, in which case it shall be deemed to be given when the E-mail leaves the E-mail gateway of the sender where it leaves such gateway before 17.00 hours on any business day or in any other case at 08.00 hours on the next business day after it leaves such gateway and the onus shall be on the sender to prove the time that the E-mail left its gateway. |
18.5.3 |
The addresses and other details of the Parties referred to in this Section 18.5.3 are, subject to Section 18.5.4: |
If to Quotient, addressed to:
Attention: Company Secretary
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With a copy to: Chief Executive Officer
Address: XX Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx House
0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail address:
If to OCD, addressed to:
Attention: Chief Operating Officer
With a copy to: General Counsel
Address: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
0000 XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
E-mail address:
18.5.4 |
Any Party to this Agreement may notify the other Parties of any change to the address or any of the other details specified in Section 18.5.3, provided that such notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five (5) business days after the notice is given, whichever is later. |
18.6 |
No Other Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement, no other right, express or implied, is granted by the Agreement. |
18.9 |
Amendment. No amendment, modification or supplement of any provision of the Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer or director of each Party. |
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18.11 |
Counterparts. The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which need not contain the signature of more than one Party but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A signed Agreement received by a Party hereto via facsimile will be deemed an original, and binding upon the Party who signed it. |
18.14 |
Local Law Requirements. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each Party shall at their own expense in their respective countries, take such steps as may be required to satisfy any laws or requirements with respect to declaring, filing, recording or otherwise rendering the Agreement valid. |
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chargeable to such other Party, except as may be specifically authorized in advance in writing in each case by such other Party |
[Signature Page Follows]
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Intending to be legally bound, the Parties have caused the Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers or directors as of the Effective Date.
By:QBD (QS-IP) LIMITED
Its:CEO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
_________________________
By:Quotient Suisse SA
Its:CEO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
_________________________
By:Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Its:/s/ X. Xxxxxx
_________________________
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SCHEDULE 1.9
Antigens and Antibodies
Blood Group Antigens – Required Specificities
Family |
Specificity |
ABO |
[***] |
D |
[***] |
Rh |
[***] |
Xxxx |
[***] |
Xxxxx |
[***] |
Xxxx |
[***] |
Xxxxx |
[***] |
MNS |
[***] |
P |
[***] |
Diego |
[***] |
Blood Group Antigens – Optional Specificities
Family |
Specificity |
ABO |
[***] |
D |
[***] |
H |
[***] |
Lu |
[***] |
Wr |
[***] |
Xg |
[***] |
Other |
[***] |
Blood Group Antibodies – Required Specificities
Family |
Specificity |
ABO |
[***] |
Rh |
[***] |
Xxxx |
[***] |
Xxxxx |
[***] |
Xxxx |
[***] |
Xxxxx |
[***] |
MNS |
[***] |
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P |
[***] |
Diego |
[***] |
Blood Group Antibodies – Optional Specificities
Family |
Specificity |
Lu |
[***] |
Xg |
[***] |
Other |
[***] |
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Schedule 1.46
Net Sales Targets
The total Net Sales of Consumables by OCD, its Affiliates, Sub-Licensees and Sub-Distributors shall be the following target amounts in the following Sales Years:-
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Schedule 1.47
Existing Products of OCD
MicroPillar™
Vitros®
Ortho ProVue®
AutoVue®
Ortho Vision®
Ortho Vision® Max
Ortho® Workstation
BioVue®
ID-Micro Typing System™ Gel Test™ Cards
Ortho® Sera
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Development and Regulatory Milestones
Milestone event |
Milestone date |
Submission of application for FDA Approval |
[***] |
Submission of application for CE-Marking |
[***] |
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Schedule 14.6
Press Releases - Agreed Form
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Quotient and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Establish Exclusive Commercial Partnership
for MosaiQ™ in the Global Patient Testing Market and Donor Testing Markets
in the Developing World and Japan
Collaboration to accelerate the commercialization of MosaiQTM within the
$2.8 billion global transfusion diagnostics market
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Quotient to commercialize MosaiQ™ in the donor testing market in North America, the European Union and certain countries in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan |
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Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (“OCD”) to sell and distribute MosaiQ™ in the global patient testing market and the donor testing market in territories not addressed by Quotient |
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Quotient retains all rights to additional applications for MosaiQ™ |
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OCD has provided $25 million of funding for MosaiQ™, including a $10 million investment in new Quotient ordinary shares at an issue price of $22.50 per share |
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Quotient to receive $59 million of additional funding upon successful achievement of certain agreed-upon regulatory and commercial milestones |
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Quotient will manufacture and supply MosaiQ™ consumables for supply to OCD. The transfer price payable by OCD for consumables will “step up” based on agreed-upon revenue milestones |
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Quotient and OCD will collaborate to explore additional diagnostics applications for MosaiQ™ |
JERSEY, Channel Islands, January 29, 2015 – Quotient Limited (“Quotient”) (NASDAQ:QTNT), a commercial-stage diagnostics company, and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., the global market leader in transfusion diagnostics, today announced that they are entering into a broad strategic collaboration to sell and distribute Quotient’s MosaiQ™ platform within the $2.8 billion global transfusion diagnostics market.
Under the terms of an exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement (“D&S Agreement”), Quotient retains all rights to commercialize MosaiQ™ in North America, the European Union and certain Asia-Pacific territories (excluding Japan) for the donor testing market, while OCD has acquired exclusive rights to sell and distribute MosaiQ™ for the global patient testing market (for blood grouping) and the donor testing market in territories not covered by Quotient (for blood grouping and serological disease screening). Quotient will be responsible for the manufacture of all products (instruments, consumables and ancillary products) associated with MosaiQ™ and has retained all other commercial rights to MosaiQ™ with OCD receiving a right of first offer where Quotient decides to commercialize MosaiQ™ with a third party for an application other than blood grouping.
“This strategic collaboration represents a significant milestone in our long and successful working relationship with OCD focused upon the development of innovative new products for the $2.8 billion transfusion diagnostics market worldwide,” said Xxxx Xxxxx, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quotient. “Given OCD’s leadership position in the global transfusion diagnostics marketplace, we are pleased with the confidence they have placed in Quotient to successfully develop MosaiQ™, our transformative diagnostics platform for blood grouping and serological disease screening. In addition to accelerating the commercialization of MosaiQ™ in the $1.0 billion global patient testing market and the donor testing market in the developing world and in Japan, this agreement represents an important step forward with our goal of enabling more fully characterized patient and donor blood – ultimately improving patient outcomes. We believe our partnership with OCD further validates MosaiQ™ both technically and commercially, while providing important funding to support its development timelines and objectives.”
MosaiQ™ has been designed to offer a breadth of diagnostic tests on a single multiplex consumable that is unmatched by any commercially marketed transfusion diagnostic instrument platform, including comprehensive antigen phenotyping and antibody identification for all samples tested. Time to result using MosaiQ™ will be equivalent to or significantly quicker than existing blood grouping methods. With this capability, adoption of MosaiQ™ should lead to improved patient outcomes by allowing for the more comprehensive matching of donor and patient blood. MosaiQ™ will also represent a highly cost-effective solution for donor and patient testing organizations worldwide.
Quotient has retained all rights and intellectual property related to the development and manufacture of MosaiQ™ consumables, which it will supply at its own cost to OCD. Under the D&S Agreement, the transfer price for MosaiQ™ consumables supplied to OCD by Quotient will increase as a percentage of net sales, subject to the achievement of agreed-upon revenue targets. In addition, a basis for calculating minimum transfer prices has also been agreed.
“We believe this strategic relationship with Quotient for the innovative MosaiQ™ technology has the potential to bring completely new solutions to the global transfusion diagnostics market,” said Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OCD. “As the worldwide leader in blood typing, we are very excited about the opportunity to add Quotient’s novel approach to blood grouping to OCD’s market-leading product and service offerings. Together we will bring valuable and very differentiated offerings to donor collection agencies, hospitals and reference laboratories worldwide.”
In connection with the transaction, OCD has subscribed (through an affiliate) for 444,445 new Quotient Ordinary shares at an issue price of $22.50 per new Ordinary share, raising $10 million of equity proceeds, and $15 million of 7% redeemable preference shares (the “Preference Shares”). Following the transaction, OCD will own approximately 2% of Quotient’s fully-diluted ordinary share capital. Quotient will also be entitled to receive payments totaling $59 million upon the achievement of specified regulatory approvals and commercial milestones, which primarily relate to the approval and launch of MosaiQ™ in the U.S. and the European Union for blood grouping.
Quotient and OCD have also agreed to explore opportunities to develop and commercialize MosaiQ™ in other diagnostics applications outside of blood grouping and serological disease screening, utilizing the combined knowledge and expertise of both parties.
UBS Investment Bank acted as financial advisor to Quotient.
Conference Call
Quotient will host a conference call on January 30, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its collaboration with OCD. Participants may access the call by dialing 0-000-000-0000 in the U.S. or 0-000-000-0000 outside the U.S. The call will be webcast live on Quotient’s website at xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
A replay of this conference call will be available through February 6 by dialing 0-000-000-0000 in the U.S. or 0-000-000-0000 outside the U.S. The replay access code is 13600550.
About Quotient Limited
Quotient is an established, commercial-stage diagnostics company committed to reducing healthcare costs and improving patient care through the development and commercialization of innovative tests, currently focused on blood grouping and serological disease screening. Quotient is developing its proprietary MosaiQ™ technology platform to offer a breadth of tests that is unmatched by any commercially available transfusion diagnostic instrument platform. The company’s operations are based in Edinburgh, Scotland; Newtown, Pennsylvania; and Eysins, Switzerland.
About Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. delivers high-quality in vitro diagnostic products that give healthcare professionals around the world the knowledge they need to make better treatment decisions sooner. The company serves the global transfusion medicine community with donor screening and blood typing products to help ensure every patient receives blood that is safe, the right type and the right unit. OCD also brings sophisticated information management, testing technologies and automation and interpretation tools to clinical laboratories worldwide to help them run more efficiently and improve patient care. For more information, visit xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations of continued growth, the development, regulatory approval, commercialization and impact of MosaiQTM and other new products. Such statements are based on current assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include delays or denials of regulatory approvals or clearances for products or applications; market acceptance of our products; the impact of competition; the impact of facility expansions and expanded product development, clinical, sales and marketing activities on operating expenses; delays or other unforeseen problems with respect to manufacturing, product development or field trial studies; adverse results in connection with any ongoing or future legal proceeding; continued or worsening adverse conditions in the general domestic and global economic markets; as well as the other risks set forth in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Quotient disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
The Quotient logo and MosaiQTM are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quotient Limited and its subsidiaries in various jurisdictions.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer – xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx; x00.00.000.0000
or
MEDIA CONTACT:
Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxx, FTI Consulting – xxxx.xxxxx-xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; x0.000.000.0000