PATENT ASSIGNMENT
Exhibit 10.28
THIS PATENT ASSIGNMENT is executed by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a New Jersey corporation with a principal place of business at Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (“Assignor”) for the benefit of Scynexis, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 0000 X Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Assignee”).
RECITALS
Whereas, the Assignor owns certain rights, title and interest in, to and under the patents set forth in the Patent Schedule attached hereto (“the Patents”), each of which is related to enfumafungin.
Whereas, the Assignee is desirous of acquiring or confirming all of Assignor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the Patents.
To effect such transactions and in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legal bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
TERMS
Section 1 Assignment. The Assignor hereby conveys, transfers, assigns to, and confirms in the Assignee its entire right, title and interest in, to and under the Patents, any continuation, divisional and continuation-in-part patent applications directed to the same invention as, and claiming priority to, the Patents, as well as any patents that issue therefrom including all extensions, renewals, reissues, reexaminations and foreign counterparts thereof.
Section 2 Prosecution, Maintenance, and Enforcement Responsibilities.
Assignee shall assume and be responsible for prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing the Patents assigned herein.
Section 3 Assignment Recordation. The responsibility and cost of recording the present instrument assignment the Patents assigned herein or any assignment of any other patent applications arising from the Patents shall be borne solely by Assignee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Patent Assignment to be executed as of the date written below.
| (“ASSIGNOR”) | ||||
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Signatory: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title & Position: | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing | |||
| And External Research | ||||
Executed this 28th day of January, in the year 2014.
At
State of Pennsylvania
County of Xxxxxxxxxx
Before me personally appeared Xxxx X. Xxxxx who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be a free act and deed and also represented that he is a Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing and External Research at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., and is authorized to execute [and seal] the same this 28 day of January, in the year 2014.
| /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| (Notary Public) |
| My Commission expires: |
PATENT SCHEDULE
TITLE: ANTIFUNGAL AGENT
| Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
Publication No. |
Patent No. |
Issue Date | |||||||||||||
| Australia |
22529/97 | 01/27/1997 | 703925 | 07/15/1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada |
2244142 | 01/27/1997 | 2244142 | 03/29/2005 | ||||||||||||||
| France |
97906885.5 | 01/27/1997 | 0877618 | 0877618 | 01/02/2003 | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
97906885.5 | 01/27/1997 | 0877618 | 69718141.3-08 | 01/02/2003 | |||||||||||||
| Great Britain |
97906885.5 | 01/27/1997 | 0877618 | 0877618 | 01/02/2003 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
97906885.5 | 01/27/1997 | 0877618 | 0877618 | 01/02/2003 | |||||||||||||
| Japan |
527855/97 | 01/27/1997 | 3834062 | 07/28/2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
97906885.5 | 01/27/1997 | 0877618 | 2188899 | 01/02/2003 | |||||||||||||
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TITLE: PROCESSES FOR ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF ENFUMAFUNGIN
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| Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
Publication No. |
Patent No. |
Issue Date | |||||||||||||
| Argentina |
X000000000 | 09/01/2010 | AR078248A1 | |||||||||||||||
| EPC |
10814329.8 | 08/30/2010 | 2473169 | |||||||||||||||
| Taiwan |
099129753 | 09/02/2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States |
13/393638 | 08/30/2010 | US2012-0165513 | |||||||||||||||
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PATENT SCHEDULE
TITLE: ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
| Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
Patent No. |
Issue Date | ||||||||||
| Australia |
2009282476 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
2,731,696 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| China |
200980140551.5 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Europe |
9806946.1 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| India |
404/KOLNP/2011 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Japan |
2011-522977 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
| United States |
13/058,227 | 5/26/2011 | ||||||||||||
| WIPO |
PCT/US09/004569 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
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TITLE: ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
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| Country |
Application No. |
Filing Date |
Patent No. |
Issue Date | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0000000000 | 9/25/2008 | 0000000000 | 5/16/2013 | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2,700,530 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
| China |
200880116560.6 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Europe |
08836095.3 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
| India |
1241/KOLNP/2010 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Japan |
2010-526940 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
| United States |
12/680,472 | 2/18/2011 | 8,222,255 | 7/17/2012 | ||||||||||
| WO |
PCT/US2008/011100 | 9/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
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PATENT SCHEDULE
TITLE: ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
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Filing Date |
Patent No. |
Issue Date | ||||||||||
| Australia |
2007245024 | 3/29/2007 | 2007245024 | 12/20/2012 | ||||||||||
| Belgium |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2,649,432 | 3/29/2007 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| China |
200780019497.X | 3/29/2007 | ZL 200780019497.X | 6/20/2012 | ||||||||||
| Denmark |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Europe |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Spain |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| France |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| India |
4187/KOLNP/2008 | 3/29/2007 | ||||||||||||
| Italy |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Japan |
2009-504212 | 3/29/2007 | 5245057 | 4/19/2013 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| Sweden |
07754382.5 | 3/29/2007 | 2007396 | 2/13/2013 | ||||||||||
| United States |
11/727,927 | 3/29/2007 | 7,863,465 | 1/4/2011 | ||||||||||
| WIPO |
PCT/US07/07856 | 3/29/2007 |
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TITLE: ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
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P090103123 | 8/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Australia |
2009 282 474 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil |
PI0912074-2 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Belize |
658.11 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
2,731,941 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Chile |
00292-2011 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| China |
200980140485.1 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Columbia |
11-016262 | 0/0/0000 | ||||||||||||
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0000-0000 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic |
P2011-0053 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Xxxxxxx |
000000 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Eurasia |
201100350 | 8/7/2009 | 018337 | 7/30/2013 | ||||||||||
| Ecuador |
SP-11-10817 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt |
PCT250/2011 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Europe |
09806944.6 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Europe |
09806945.3 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast |
14100 | 8/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala |
A2011-0039 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
11112674.5 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Honduras |
2011-000404 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia |
W00201100885 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Israel |
210975 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| India |
410/KOLNP/2011 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Japan |
2011-522975 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Korea |
00-0000-0000000 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Lebanon |
5470 | 8/5/2009 | 8724 | 8/6/2009 | ||||||||||
| Morocco |
33691 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico |
11/001656 | 8/7/2009 | 306141 | 12/14/2012 | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
12/014669 | 12/13/2012 | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia |
PI2011000483 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Nicaragua |
2011-0035 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
590,914 | 8/7/2009 | 590,914 | 3/5/2012 | ||||||||||
| Peru |
000156-2011/DIN | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Philippines |
0-0000-000000 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Pakistan |
744/2009 | 8/6/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Russia |
201100350 | 8/7/2009 | 018337 | 7/30/2013 | ||||||||||
| Singapore |
201100626-9 | 8/7/2009 | 168675 | 5/15/2013 | ||||||||||
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E-3839-2011 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
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TN2011/0050 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
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098126822 | 8/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
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a201102860 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| United States |
12/461,318 | 8/7/2009 | 8,188,085 | 5/29/2012 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela |
2009-001516 | 8/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
| Vietnam |
0-0000-00000 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| WIPO |
PCT/US09/004557 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| WIPO |
PCT/US09/004560 | 8/7/2009 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa |
2011/00788 | 8/7/2009 | 2011/00788 | 5/30/2012 |
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