Exhibit 10.3
SECOND EXCLUSIVE PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
BIOMIMETIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
AND
ZYMOGENETICS, INC.
This Exclusive Patent License Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on January 21,
2003 ("Effective Date") between BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Licensee") a
Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx. Xxxxx X-x, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, and ZymoGenetics, Inc.
("Licensor") a Washington corporation having a principal place of business at
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Licensor owns the "Licensed Patent Rights" as hereinafter defined;
WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain an exclusive worldwide license for the
Licensed Patent Rights in the Field of Use in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;
WHEREAS, Licensor is willing to grant an exclusive worldwide license for
the Licensed Patent Rights in the Field of Use to Licensee on the terms and
conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein,
it is agreed by the parties as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Affiliate means any company, corporation, business or entity controlled by,
controlling, or under common control with either Licensee or Licensor. "Control"
means direct or indirect beneficial ownership of at least fifty percent (50%)
interest in the voting stock (or the equivalent) of such corporation or other
business or having the right to direct, appoint or remove a majority or more of
the members of its board of directors (or their equivalent)
1.2 Biologically Active Substance means any product other than Licensed Product
which has intrinsic biological or cell stimulatory activity related to the
presence of growth factors, such as insulin-like growth factors (e.g.,
IGF-I, IGF-I etc), transforming growth factor family (e.g. TGF-beta, etc),
epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factors (aFGF, bFGF, etc),
keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and growth factor like proteins or morphogens.
Such product will not include substances or compounds whose primary function is
to act as a vehicle for the delivery of PDGF (eg. synthetic bone powder such as
hydroxyapatites, natural bone powder or bone matrix, fibrin glue, collagen,
gelatin, or synthetic polymers such as polyactides or polyglycolides).
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1.3 Bundled Product means a Licensed Product sold or bundled together with other
products.
1.4 Combination Product means a Licensed Product which includes one or more
Biologically Active Substance(s) to achieve the desired therapeutic response.
1.5 Field of Use means the treatment and healing of bone, cartilage, tendon and
ligaments of the skeletal tissue system. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties
agree that the Field of Use specifically excludes the treatment and healing of
soft tissue wounds.
1.6 First Commercial Sale means the first sale of any Licensed Product by
Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensees following approval by the appropriate
governmental agency.
1.7 Improvement means any modification, alteration, enhancement or improvement
to Licensed Patents that Licensee shall own or control solely or as joint Owner
with Licensor, with such ownership or control determined by the U.S. laws of
inventorship.
1.8 Licensed Patents means: (a) the patents and the patent applications, short
particulars of which are set out in Exhibit A (attached hereto and made part of
this Agreement); and (b) any patents and patent applications of Licensor arising
from the patent families listed in Exhibit A to the extent any Valid Claim of
these patents or patent applications would, in the absence of the licenses
contemplated hereunder, bar the use or exploitation within the Field of Use of
a product developed by or for Licensee pursuant to this Agreement (treating for
this purpose any Valid Claim in pending applications as if they had been
issued), and (c) all patents issued or hereafter issuing therefrom throughout
the world, whether national or regional, and including any divisions, renewals,
reexaminations, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions or reissues
thereof, and any supplementary protection certificates. Exhibit A will be
updated on at least an annual basis.
1.9 Licensed Patent Rights means all rights within the Field of Use under the
Licensed Patents.
1.10 Licensed Product(s) means: (a) any product or part thereof which is covered
by any Licensed Patent Rights; or (b) any product developed through the use of a
process which is covered by the Licensed Patent Rights.
1.11 Net Sales in major market countries, defined as North America (U.S.,
Canada, Mexico), the EU, Scandinavia, Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), China
and Japan means the amounts invoiced by Licensee or its Affiliates or its
Sublicensees during the Term of this Agreement for the sale of Licensed Products
to bona fide independent third parties in such major market countries, less to
the extent included in such amount: (i) normal and customary rebates, and cash
and trade discounts, actually taken; (ii) sales, use and/or other excise taxes,
custom duties or other governmental charges (other than taxes imposed on or
measured by net income) actually paid in connection with sales of Licensed
Products; (iii) the cost of any bulk packages and packing, prepaid freight
charges and insurance; (iv) amounts actually allowed or credited due to returns
paid; **. In the case of (i) and (iv), such amounts
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shall be deductible only to the extent the same are separately identified on the
invoice to the customer or other documentation maintained in the ordinary course
of business.
Net Sales in minor market countries, defined as countries other than the major
market countries, means ** less to the extent included in such amount: (i)
normal and customary rebates, and cash and trade discounts, actually taken; (ii)
sales, use and/or other excise taxes, custom duties or other governmental
charges (other than taxes imposed on or measured by net income) actually paid in
connection with sales of Licensed Products; (iii) the cost of any bulk packages
and packing, prepaid freight charges and insurance; (iv) amounts actually
allowed or credited due to returns paid; **. In the case of (i) and (iv), such
amounts shall be deductible only to the extent the same are separately
identified on the invoice to the customer or other documentation maintained in
the ordinary course of business.
1.12 Single Agent Product means a Licensed Product which contains no additional
Biologically Active Substance(s) to achieve the desired therapeutic response.
1.13 Sublicensee means any non-Affiliate to whom Licensee grants a sublicense of
some or all of the rights granted to Licensee under this Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, "Sublicensee" shall also include a third party to whom Licensee
has granted the right to distribute a Licensed Product.
1.14 Territory, means worldwide.
1.15 Valid Claim means with respect to the Licensed Patents (i) a claim of a
pending patent application; or (ii) a claim of an issued patent which has not
lapsed or become abandoned or been declared invalid or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction or an administrative agency from which no appeal has
been taken after ninety (90) days.
1.16 PDGF means Platelet Derived Growth Factor.
2. GRANT
2.1 Exclusive License. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee and Licensee hereby
accepts from Licensor, upon the terms and conditions herein specified, a sole
and exclusive license under the Licensed Patent Rights in the Territory, and in
the Field of Use to develop, make, have made, import, have imported, use, offer
to sell, sell and otherwise commercialize Licensed Product(s).
2.2 Sublicenses. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts
from Licensor, upon the terms and conditions herein specified the right to grant
sublicenses under the Licensed Patent Rights to the extent necessary to develop,
make, have made, import, have imported, use, offer for sale, sell and otherwise
commercialize Licensed Products; provided, within ten (10) days of the date such
sublicense is executed, Licensee shall provide Licensor with at least the
following information with respect to each such Sublicensee: (i) the identity of
the
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Sublicensee; (ii) a description of the Licensed Product, and the rights being
granted to the Sublicensee; and (iii) the territory in which the Licensed
Product will be sold by Sublicensee. Each sublicense granted by Licensee shall
be consistent with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and Licensee
shall remain responsible to Licensor for the compliance of each such Sublicensee
with the financial and other obligations under this Agreement.
2.3 Due Diligence Milestones. Licensee shall proceed diligently with the
development of Licensed Products. Licensee shall be deemed to satisfy the
foregoing obligation if Licensee achieves the following milestones within the
time frame indicated:
(a) Within thirty (30) months from Effective Date, Licensee shall file an
Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") or its equivalent for a Licensed
Product; and
(b) Within the later of forty-eight (48) months from the filing of an IND
under Section 2.3(a) hereinabove or seventy-eight (78) months from the
Effective Date, Licensee shall file a Biologics License Application ("BLA") or
its equivalent for A Licensed Product.
(c) Licensee agrees: (i) to exert all continuing reasonably diligent
efforts to register one or more Licensed Products for commercial sale for
administration in humans in the Field of Use throughout the Territory and; (ii)
to promote and market the Licensed Product(s) in such areas with all continuing
reasonable commercial efforts so that the sales thereof may be maximized.
A milestone shall be deemed to be achieved by Licensee if achieved by
Licensee or any Sublicensee or Affiliate of Licensee.
2.4 Extensions. If Licensee anticipates it will fail to achieve the milestone
provided in 2.3(a) above, Licensee will provide written notice of such failure
to Licensor at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the diligence period.
Upon receipt of such notice by Licensor, Licensee will be entitled to a maximum
of ** extensions in exchange for payment to Licensor of ** per extension, with
such payment being made by Licensee to Licensor within thirty (30) days of
failing to achieve any such milestone. If Licensee anticipates it will fail to
achieve the milestone provided in 2.3(b) above, Licensee will provide written
notice of such failure to Licensor at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of
the diligence period. Upon receipt of such notice by Licensor, Licensor, in its
sole discretion, may provide Licensee a ** extension for a fee to be agreed upon
in good faith between Licensor and Licensee. If the milestones are not met
within the periods provided and an extension has not been obtained pursuant to
this Section 2.4, Licensor may, at its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement
or render the License granted in Section 2.1 nonexclusive.
3. TERM AND TERMINATION
3.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period beginning with the
Effective Date and extending, on a country-by-country basis, until the
expiration of the last to expire Valid
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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
Claim that covers a Licensed Product in that country. Licensee's obligation to
pay royalties shall expire on a country-by-country basis.
3.2 Termination.
(1) Except as described in Section 2.4, in the event that Licensee commits
any material breach of this Agreement, unless this Agreement provides a
different remedy, the Licensor at its option, may terminate this Agreement by
giving the breaching party written notice of its election to terminate as of a
stated date, not less than ** from such stated termination date. Such notice
shall state the nature of the defaults claimed by the non-breaching party. The
breaching party during said ** period may cure any default stated in said
notice, and if such default is cured, or, if such default will take longer than
** to cure and the breaching party is diligently pursuing such cure, Licensor
may at its sole discretion on a case-by-case basis allow or not allow a
reasonable extension of the cure period and this Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect as if such notice had not been given.
(2) In the event either party shall become insolvent or shall cease
business, or shall file a voluntary petition or an answer admitting the
jurisdiction of the court and the material allegations of, or shall consent to,
involuntary petition pursuant to or purporting to be pursuant to any
reorganization or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver or trustee of a substantial part of its property, at
the option of the other party, this Agreement may be terminated by the other
party effective as of a date ten (10) days following written notice by the party
intending to terminate.
3.3 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated prior to its
expiration, upon such termination Licensee shall cease all production and sale
of Licensed Products except for the production and sale of Licensed Products on
which production is complete prior to the notice of such termination. Licensee
may continue to sell such Licensed Products for up to ** after such notice and
shall pay to Licensor any royalties, milestones or sublicense fees that may
accrue on such sales.
3.4 Survivability. Articles 1, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11, and Sections 3.3, 3.4, and,
with respect to amounts accruing prior to expiration or termination, Sections
4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 hereof shall survive termination or
expiration of this Agreement.
4. FEES AND ROYALTIES
4.1 License Issue Fees. Upon execution of this Agreement, Licensee shall be
obligated to pay Licensor the sum of **, in partial consideration for the rights
granted to Licensee under this Agreement. Such payment may be made, at the
election of Licensee, either (a) in cash on the date of this Agreement, or (b)
in fully paid and nonassessable shares of such equity security of Licensee as
are issued in the next Qualified Financing (as defined below), at the price paid
by the investors in such Qualified Financing and issued on the closing date of
such Qualified Financing. If payment is made pursuant to Section
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
4.1(b), Licensor shall be entitled to the same rights provided in the purchase
agreement and related agreements entered into with respect to the Qualified
Financing. For the purpose of this Section 4, a "Qualified Financing" means an
equity financing in the amount of at least **, of which no less than ** is
purchased by investors who were not previously shareholders (or related to
previous shareholders) of Licensee. If Licensor has not been issued shares in a
Qualified Financing by way of payment pursuant to Section 4.1(b) within ** days
after the date of this Agreement, then Licensor, at its option and on demand,
shall be entitled to immediate payment in cash.
4.2 Royalties. Licensee, in exchange for the rights granted to Licensee under
this Agreement, shall also pay or cause to be paid to Licensor royalties at the
rates and in accordance with the terms below:
(a) Licensee shall pay royalties to Licensor equal to ** of Net Sales in
major market countries and Net Sales in minor market countries of all Single
Agent Products.
(b) Licensee shall pay royalties to Licensor equal to ** of Net Sales in
major market countries and Net Sales in minor market countries of all
Combination Products.
4.3 Minimum Royalties. Licensee will provide written notice to Licensor within
thirty (30) days of making the First Commercial Sale of each Licensed Product.
In the first full calendar year of sales following the First Commercial Sale of
a Licensed Product, the royalties payable by Licensee to Licensor pursuant to
Section 4.2 shall not be less than **. In the second full calendar year
following the First Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product, the royalties payable
by Licensee to Licensor pursuant to Section 4.2 shall not be less than **. In
the third full calendar year following the First Commercial Sale of a Licensed
Product, the royalties payable by Licensee to Licensor pursuant to Section 4.2
shall not be less than **.
4.4 Bundled Products. In the event that a Licensed Product is sold as part of a
Bundled Product the Net Sales of the Licensed Product, for the purposes of
determining royalty payments, shall be determined by multiplying the Net Sales
of the Bundled Product by the fraction, A/(A+B) where A is the average sale
price of the Licensed Product when sold separately in finished form, provided A
is sold thusly, and B is the average sale price of the other product(s) in the
Bundled Product sold separately in finished form.
In the event the Licensed Product is not sold separately in finished form,
Licensor and Licensee will mutually agree on a value for the average sale price
of the Licensed Product if it were to be sold separately in finished form and
that average sale price will be incorporated into the calculation above.
4.5 Milestone Payments. Licensee shall provide Licensor written notice within
thirty (30) days of the achievement of each of the milestone events set forth
below, whether achieved by the Licensee, Affiliate or Sublicensee. All such
milestone events will be subject to the corresponding
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TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
Due Diligence Milestone clause(s) in Section 2.3. With each such notice,
Licensee shall pay to Licensor the corresponding amount set forth below:
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MILESTONE AMOUNT
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1. IND filing or equivalent foreign filing for a Licensed **
Product; and
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2. Initiation of Phase III or pivotal clinical trials, as "Phase **
III" is defined by Title 21: Chapter l-Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services for a
Licensed Product; and
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3. Filing of a BLA or equivalent foreign filing for a Licensed **
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4. First marketing approval by the United States Food and Drug **
Administration for a Licensed Product.
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5. One year following first marketing approval by the United **
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6. Two years following first marketing approval by the United **
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Milestones 1-4 may be paid in either cash or Licensee stock, or a combination
thereof, at the election of Licensee, and milestones 5-6 may be paid in either
cash or Licensee stock, or a combination thereof, at the election of Licensor,
provided, however, that a milestone may not be paid in Licensee stock if
Licensee has sold its stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
pursuant to a public offering prior to the date on which the applicable
milestone event is achieved. In the case of payment in Licensee stock under this
Section 4.5 or under Section 4.6 hereinbelow, such payment shall be made in
fully paid and nonassessable shares of such equity security of Licensee as are
issued in the next Qualified Financing (as defined in Section 4.1 hereinabove)
occurring after the applicable milestone event or SB Payment Date (as defined in
Section 4.6), at the price paid by the investors in such Qualified Financing and
issued on the closing date of such Qualified Financing. Notwithstanding, the
foregoing, if no Qualified Financing takes place within ** days after the
applicable milestone event or SB Payment Date, then payment shall be made in
fully paid and nonassessable shares of such equity security of Licensee as were
issued in the last Qualified Financing occurring prior to the applicable
milestone event or SB Payment Date, at the price paid by the investors in such
Qualified Financing. If payment is made in Licensee stock under this Section 4.5
or Section 4.6 hereinbelow, Licensor shall be entitled to the same rights
provided in the purchase agreement and related agreements entered into with
respect to the Qualified Financing. If Licensor has not been issued shares of
Licensee stock under this Section 4.5 or Section 4.6 hereinbelow within ** days
after the applicable milestone event or SB Payment Date, then Licensor, at its
option and on demand, shall be entitled to immediate payment in cash.
4.6 Sales Bonus Payment. No later than April 1 of the year following the first
(but only the first) calendar year in which worldwide annual Net Sales of
Licensed Products by Licensee, Affiliate and Sublicensee exceeds ** ("SB
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AMENDED.
Payment Date"), Licensee will pay a Sales Bonus to Licensor of **. Such payment
may be paid in either cash or Licensee stock, or a combination thereof, at the
election of Licensor, as provided in Section 4.5 hereinabove, provided, however,
that a milestone may not be paid in Licensee stock if Licensee has sold its
stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a public
offering prior to the SB Payment Date.
4.7 Sublicense Fees. Licensee agrees to pay to Licensor sublicense fees as
follows:
(1) ** of any license fees and milestone payment (but excluding royalty
payments) paid to Licensee by any Sublicensee minus the corresponding minimum
license fee or milestone payment previously paid to Licensor by Licensee, if
any, for Licensed Products if the sublicense is for a Single Agent Product(s)
and such sublicense is entered into within ** of the Effective Date.
(2) ** of any license fees and milestone payments (but excluding royalty
payments) paid to Licensee by any Sublicensee minus the corresponding minimum
license fee or milestone payment previously paid to Licensor by Licensee, if
any, if the sublicense involves only a Combination Product(s) and such
sublicense is entered into within ** of the Effective Date.
(3) ** of any license fees and milestone payments (but excluding royalty
payments) paid to Licensee by any Sublicensee minus the corresponding minimum
license fee or milestone payment previously paid to Licensor by Licensee, if
any, if the sublicense involves a Single Agent Product(s) or Combination
Product(s) and such sublicense is entered into from ** to ** of the Effective
Date.
(4) ** of any license fees and milestone payments (but excluding royalties)
paid to Licensee by any Sublicensee minus the corresponding minimum license fee
or milestone payment previously paid to Licensor by Licensee, if any, if the
sublicense involves a Single Agent Product(s) or Combination Product(s) and such
sublicense is entered into later than ** after the Effective Date.
4.8 Schedule and Form of Payment/Taxes. Licensee shall pay royalties and
sublicense fees, if any, on a quarterly basis commencing on the date of First
Sale of a Licensed Product and payments shall be due and payable with the
reports required by this Section 4.6 forty five (45) days following the close of
the relevant calendar quarterly period. Each such payment shall be accompanied
by a report for the period covered showing total number or volume of Licensed
Products sold and identified as Net Sales on a country by country basis, the
exchange rate used to convert any payments into U.S. dollars, and total
royalties due. All amounts payable to Licensor hereunder shall be payable in
United States funds. Licensee shall be responsible for the payment of all
withholding taxes imposed by any country on any royalty payable to Licensor
hereunder and shall withhold such taxes from the amounts payable to Licensor
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the law of any foreign country
prevents any payment payable to Licensor hereunder to be made in the United
States of America or prevents any such payment to be made in United States
dollars, Licensor agrees to accept such royalty in form and place as permitted,
including deposits by Licensee in the applicable foreign currency in a local
bank or banks in such
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country designated by Licensee. If any currency conversion is required in
connection with any payment to Licensor hereunder such conversion shall be made
at the buying rate for the transfer of such other currency as quoted by Citicorp
Bank (New York), or its successor, on the last business day of the applicable
accounting period, in the case of any payment payable with respect to a
specified quarterly period.
4.9 Records. Licensee shall maintain complete and accurate records sufficient to
enable accurate calculation of royalties due Licensor under this Agreement. Once
a calendar year, Licensor shall have the right to select a certified public
accountant reasonably acceptable to Licensee to inspect, on not less than
fifteen (15) days prior written notice and during regular business hours, the
records of Licensee necessary to verify Licensee's statement and royalty
payments due pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee agrees to cooperate and
provide reasonable access to the books, records and premises of Licensee;
provided, however, that such access shall be limited to those books and records
necessary to verify the accuracy of the payment made by Licensee to Licensor
pursuant to this Agreement. The entire cost for such inspection shall be borne
by Licensor unless there is a discrepancy of greater than, or equal to, ten
percent (10%) in Licensee's favor in which case Licensee shall bear the entire
cost of the inspection and audit. Records shall be preserved by Licensee for
three (3) years for inspection by Licensor.
5. PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PATENT RIGHTS
5.1 Right to Prosecute and Maintain Licensed Patents. During the term hereof,
Licensor shall, at its own cost and expense, file, prosecute and maintain all
patents and patent applications as set forth in Exhibit A, and shall maintain
the Licensed Parents to keep the same in full force and effect, except as
otherwise provided herein. Licensee shall render Licensor such assistance as the
latter may reasonably require to comply with said obligations. Licensor shall
retain the right to abandon patent applications in order to advance prosecution
of Licensed Patents. In any other event, however, if Licensor should wish to
finally abandon any one or more of the Licensed Patents or cease the maintenance
thereof, Licensor shall notify Licensee not less than sixty (60) days prior to
any action required to preserve such Licensed Patents, and shall offer Licensee
a right to prosecute and maintain such Licensed Patents. Licensee shall notify
Licensor within sixty (60) days of receipt of Licensor's notification of
Licensee's intent to assume such prosecution and maintenance rights that
Licensor wishes to abandon or cease maintaining. Licensee shall thereafter have
the right, but not the obligation, to pursue the prosecution and maintenance of
such Licensed Patents at Licensees sole expense, and Licensor shall provide such
assistance and execute such documents as are necessary to assist Licensee in
such prosecution and maintenance. Licensee shall thereafter assume all costs and
expenses related to such Licensed Patents, and such costs and expenses may be
deducted from royalty or milestone payments due and payable by Licensee to
Licensor pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2 Assistance and Communication. Licensor shall have exclusive control over the
prosecution of the Licensed Patents before all national and international patent
offices. Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor and shall render all reasonable
assistance to Licensor in preparing, filing and prosecuting Licensed Patents
relating to the Field of Use. Licensor agrees to provide Licensee with copies of
all correspondence to and from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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and other national and international patent offices regarding the prosecution of
the Licensed Patents.
6. PATENT MARKINGS AND EXPORT
6.1 Marking. Licensee shall comply with all applicable United States and foreign
statutes related to the marking of Licensed Products and their packaging with
patent pending, patent number(s), or other intellectual property notices and
legends required to maintain the Licensed Patent Rights.
6.2 Export. Licensee shall be solely responsible for obtaining all licenses,
permits or authorizations required from the U.S. and any other government for
export or reexport of Licensed Products. Licensor agrees to provide Licensee
with such assistance as it may reasonably request in obtaining such licenses,
permits or authorization at Licensee's expense.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY
7.1 Confidential Information. It may be necessary for one party to disclose to
the other party certain confidential or proprietary information. "Confidential
Information" means information related to the business of Licensee or to the
business of Licensor and includes, without limitation, information exchanged by
the parties in anticipation of this Agreement, all tangible and intangible
information relating to scientific data, analyses and projections; intellectual
property, trade secrets, know how products and product candidates, business,
strategies, operations, systems, software, ideas, financial information,
contracts, business documents, and business records together with analysis,
compilations, studies and other documents, in whatever form furnished, prepared
or stored, whether prepared by a party, its representatives or others, which are
based upon, incorporate or otherwise reflect such information. During the term
of this Agreement and for ** thereafter, the party receiving Confidential
Information of the other party agrees not to disclose such Confidential
Information and not to use it for any purposes except those specifically allowed
in this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not include information which:
(1) is now in the public domain or which becomes generally available to the
public through no fault of the receiving party;
(2) is already known to, or in the possession of, the receiving party prior
to disclosure by the disclosing party as can be demonstrated by written
evidence;
(3) is disclosed on a non-confidential basis to the receiving party by a
third party having the right to make such a disclosure;
(4) is independently developed by or for the receiving party (by activity
not associated with the Licensed Patent Rights) as can be demonstrated by
written evidence; or
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(5) is required to be disclosed by order of any court or governmental or
regulatory authority, but only after notification to the providing party by the
receiving party of such requirement in order to allow the providing party to
seek protection for the providing party's Confidential Information from such
court or governmental or regulatory authority.
7.2 Additional PDGF-B Information. Licensee, from time to time during the term
of this Agreement but not more than once per calendar year, may request that
Licensor supply it with certain research data concerning PDGF-B generated by
Licensor after the Effective Date of this Agreement, including research data
generated in studies ongoing as of the Effective Date of the Agreement, to the
extent and only to the extent such data relates solely to the use of Licensed
Product(s) in the Field of Use. Subject to any contractual and other obligations
with respect to such research data, Licensor shall have the sole right, in its
sole discretion, to decide whether to make any such research data available to
Licensee. If Licensor decides to make any such data available to Licensee, it
shall be treated by Licensee as the Confidential Information of Licensor,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Licensee shall have no
right to use such research data for any purpose other than to evaluate its
interest in entering into a business relationship with Licensor with respect to
such research data, provided, however, that neither party shall be obligated to
enter into any agreement with the other party with respect to such research
data.
8. INTERFERENCE, OPPOSITION AND ENFORCEMENT
8.1 Interference. In the event an interference is declared by the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office involving one or more of the Licensed Patents, then
Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing. Licensor shall have
exclusive control over the conduct of the interference. At Licensor's sole
discretion and expense, Licensee shall assist Licensor and cooperate in any such
interference upon Licensor's request. In the event that there is an interference
declared involving one or more of the Licensed Patents, the obligation of
Licensee to pay royalties under the Licensed Patent Rights shall continue
unabated.
8.2 Opposition. In the event that one or more Licensed Patents are subject to an
opposition proceeding, then Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee in writing.
Licensor shall have exclusive control over the conduct of the opposition. At
Licensor's sole discretion and expense, Licensee shall assist Licensor and
cooperate in any such opposition upon Licensor's request. In the event that
there is an opposition involving one or more of the Licensed Patents, the
obligation of Licensee to pay royalties under the Licensed Patent Rights shall
continue unabated.
8.3 Enforcement. In the event that Licensee becomes aware of any infringement by
a third party of any of the Licensed Patent Rights, Licensee shall promptly
notify Licensor in writing (including evidence establishing a prima facie case
of infringement by such third party). If Licensor or a prior licensee of the
Licensed Patent (hereinafter, "Prior Licensee") take action against an
infringer, then the obligation of Licensee to pay royalties under the Licensed
Patent Rights shall continue unabated. Licensee acknowledges that a
discontinuation of such third party infringement or initiation of suit against
such third party infringer may be accomplished by Licensor or its Prior
Licensee. If Licensor and its Prior Licensee decline to take action against an
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infringer in the Field of Use then the royalties payable to Licensor by Licensee
pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by ** in the territory where such
infringement is taking place and such reduction in royalties shall remain in
effect so long as the infringement continues to take place in that territory
without action being taken by Licensor or its Prior Licensee. Licensor (or its
Prior Licensee conducting such suit under Section 8.3, above), shall have
exclusive control over the conduct of any enforcement action. Licensee shall
assist Licensor (or its Prior Licensee) and cooperate upon request in any such
litigation. All expenses incurred by Licensee, including legal fees, resulting
from requested assistance to Licensor shall be paid by the Licensor within 30
days of receipt of a written invoice from Licensee. Any recovery as a result of
any litigation or settlement thereof shall be the property of Licensor or its
Prior Licensee.
8.4 Declaratory Judgment Action. In the event a third party brings an action to
obtain a declaration of patent invalidity against Licensor and one or more
Licensed Patents, Licensor shall have the sole right to defend such action at
its own cost and expense, and to control any ensuing litigation.
9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
9.1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Licensee. Licensee represents
and warrants to and covenants with Licensor that:
(a) Licensee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
corporate good standing under the laws of Tennessee; and
(b) Licensee has the corporate and legal right, title, authority and power
to enter into this Agreement; and
(c) Licensee has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement; and
(d) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
constitute a valid and binding obligation of Licensee, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors' and contracting parties' rights generally and except as
enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
and
(e) the performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not
conflict with or result in a breach of any agreements, contracts or other
arrangements to which it is a party; and
(f) Licensee will not during the term of this Agreement enter into any
agreements, contracts or other arrangements that would prevent Licensee from
meeting its obligations or adversely impact Licensor's rights under this
Agreement; and
** REPRESENTS MATERIAL WHICH HAS BEEN REDACTED AND SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.
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(g) Licensee will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
guidelines in connection with the activities conducted by Licensee pursuant to
this Agreement, including but not limited to all applicable product safety,
product testing, product labeling, package marking and product advertising laws
and regulations and the regulations of the United States and any other relevant
nation concerning any export or other transfer of technology, services or
products.
9.2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Licensor. Licensor represents
and warrants to and covenants with Licensee that:
(a) Licensor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
corporate good standing under the laws of the state of Washington; and
(b) Licensor has the corporate and legal right, title, authority and power
to enter into this Agreement; and
(c) Licensor has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(d) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
constitute a valid and binding obligation of Licensor enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors' and contracting parties' rights generally and except as
enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or, at law);
and
(e) the performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not
conflict with or result in a breach of any agreements, contracts or other
arrangements to which it is a party; and
(f) Licensor will not after the Effective Date enter into any agreements,
contracts or other arrangements that would prevent Licensor from meeting its
obligations or conflict with Licensee's rights under this Agreement; and
(g) Licensor will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
guidelines in connection with the performance of Licensor's obligations pursuant
to this Agreement, including but not limited to all applicable product safety,
product testing, product labeling, package marking and product advertising laws
and regulations and the regulations of the United States and any other relevant
nation concerning any export or other transfer of technology, services or
products.
9.3. Warranty Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED PATENT
RIGHTS, GOODS, SERVICES OR OTHER SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND HEREBY
DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL OF THE FOREGOING.
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9.4. Limited Liability. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT, NEITHER LICENSEE NOR LICENSOR WILL BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY
MATTER ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS OR (B) COST OF PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Personal Injury or Property Damage. Licensee and Sublicensee(s) shall
indemnify and hold Licensor and its Affiliates and their respective directors,
officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims,
judgments, costs, awards, expenses (including, but not limited to, any
attorney's fees) or liability of any kind arising out of any activities
performed by Licensee and Sublicensees pursuant to this Agreement, including
without limitation personal injury or property damage caused or alleged to be
caused by a Licensed Product. In addition, Licensee and Sublicensee(s) shall
assume all obligations for warranties and product liability claims that
accompany or result from the sale or use of a Licensed Product; and shall
indemnify and hold Licensor harmless from and against any and all claims,
judgments, costs, awards, expenses (including, but not limited to, any
attorney's fees) or liability of any kind arising from customers and relating to
such warranty obligations or product liability claims. Licensee's or
Sublicensee's obligation to indemnify Licensor under this Section 10.1 shall not
apply to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Licensor.
10.2. Patent Infringement. Licensee shall indemnify and hold Licensor and its
Affiliates and their respective directors, offers, employees and agents harmless
from and against any and all claims, judgments, costs, awards, expenses
(including, but not limited to, any attorney's fees) or liability of any kind
arising out of or connected with the actual or alleged infringement of any
patent or other proprietary right of third parties by reason of Licensee's, or
Sublicensee's making, having made, using, importing, offering for sale, selling
or having sold any Licensed Product, provided, however, that in the event a
suit, claim or action is brought against Licensee or Sublicensee(s) by a third
party. Licensor shall render all reasonable assistance to Licensee upon request
of Licensee, at Licensee's cost and expense in connection therewith. Licensee's
obligation to indemnify Licensor under this Section 10.2 shall not apply to the
extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Licensor.
10.3. Insurance. Licensee shall maintain and cause its Sublicensee's to maintain
appropriate product liability insurance in form and with insurers reasonably
acceptable to Licensor with respect to the development, manufacture, use and
sale of Licensed Products by Licensee and its Sublicensees, Licensee shall
maintain and cause its Sublicensees to maintain such insurance for so long as
it continues to manufacture, use or sell Licensed Products, and thereafter for
so long as Licensee customarily maintains insurance with respect to sales of its
other products. Licensee agrees to obtain and maintain the following levels of
insurance:
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(a) from and after the initiation of clinical trials for any Licensed
Product, insurance in amounts of not less than twenty million dollars
($20,000,000); and
(b) from and after the first regulatory approval for a Licensed Product,
insurance in amounts of not less than fifty million dollars
($50,000,000).
It is understood that such insurance shall not be construed to limit
Licensee's liability with respect to its indemnification obligations hereunder.
At the request of Licensor, Licensee shall provide Licensor with a certificate
of insurance evidencing the foregoing coverage.
10.4. Survival. The obligations of this Section 10 shall survive the expiry or
termination, for whatever reason, of this Agreement.
11. IMPROVEMENTS
11.1 Ownership of Improvements. Any Improvement made or otherwise developed
solely by Licensee shall be solely owned by Licensee. Any Improvement made or
otherwise developed jointly by Licensee and Licensor shall be owned by Licensor
and Licensee according to the patent laws of the United States. Any jointly
owned Improvement shall be included within the Licensed Patent Rights. Licensee
shall have the first right, but not the obligation, at its sole cost and
expense, to file and prosecute patent applications and maintain patents with
respect to any Improvement made solely by Licensee; provided, however, that
Licensee shall notify Licensor of any decision not to file and prosecute patent
applications or maintain patents with respect to any such Improvement and
Licensee shall then have the right, but not the obligation, at its sole cost and
expense, to file and prosecute such patent applications and maintain such
patents and shall thereafter solely own any such Improvement, any patent
applications filed thereon and any patents issuing therefrom. With respect to
jointly owned Improvements, the parties shall have the right, but not the
obligation, at their joint cost and expense, to jointly file and prosecute
patent applications and maintain patents with respect to any such jointly owned
Improvement, provided, however, that either party may at any time choose not to
participate in the filing and prosecution of patent applications and the
maintenance of patents with respect to any such jointly owned Improvement, in
which event the other party shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its
sole cost and expense, to file and prosecute such patent applications and
maintain such patents and shall thereafter solely own any such Improvement, any
patent applications filed thereon and any patents issuing therefrom.
11.2 Improvements Excluded. Any improvement to the Licensed Patent Rights or to
the Licensed Product that Licensor owns totally or partially, in combination
with any third party, but not with Licensee, or in which Licensor obtains a
total or partial interest, in combination with any third party, but not with
Licensee, whether or not patentable, shall not be an Improvement or included
within the Licensed Patents Rights for purposes of this Agreement.
11.3 Notice. Either party may generate Improvements without approval from or
prior notice to the other party, but shall promptly thereafter notify the other
party of such Improvements.
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12. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable, the same shall
either be conformed to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or
stricken if not so conformable, so as not to affect the validity of this
Agreement.
12.2 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, waivers, consents, approvals or
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered personally, faxed with receipt acknowledged (and
with a confirmation copy also sent by first class mail, return receipt
requested), delivered by a recognized commercial courier service with receipt
acknowledged, or mailed by registered or certified mail return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, as follows:
If to Licensor: BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X-0
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President and CEO
With a copy to: BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X-0
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal Department
If to ZGI: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Vice President, Intellectual Property and
Legal Affairs
or to such other addresses as the addressee may have specified in a notice duly
given to the sender as provided herein. Such notice, request, demand, waiver,
consent, approval or other communication will be deemed effective (i) as of the
date so delivered (either personally or by courier service) or faxed; or (ii) on
the third (3rd) business day after the same has been mailed.
12.3 Force Majeure. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable for delay or
failure in the performance of any of its obligations hereunder if such delay or
failure is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without
limitation, acts of God, fires, earthquakes, strikes and labor disputes, acts of
war, acts of terrorism, civil unrest, or intervention of any governmental
authority, but any such delay or failure shall be remedied by such party as soon
as is reasonably possible. If the Force Majeure event persists for longer than
twelve (12) months, the other party shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement.
12.4 Assignments. This Agreement may not be assigned by Licensee without the
written prior consent of licensor, provided that Licensee may assign this
agreement to an acquirer of all or substantially all of its assets. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties' permitted
assigns, and successors in interest. The parties hereto agree that each is
acting
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as an independent contractor and not as an agent or partner of the other by
virtue of this Agreement.
12.5 Waivers and Modifications. The failure of any party to insist on the
performance of any obligation hereunder shall not act as a waiver of such
obligation. No waiver, modification, release, or amendment or any obligation
under this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless in writing and signed by
both parties hereto.
12.6 Choice of Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is subject to and shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington
without reference to its choice of law provisions.
12.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties as to the subject matter hereof, and all prior negotiations,
representations, agreements and understandings are merged into, extinguished by
and completely expressed by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
the avoidance of doubt, the Exclusive Patent License Agreement dated March 28,
2001 between Biomimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Zymogenetics, Inc. shall
remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
12.8 Recording and Further Assurances. Licensee may record this Agreement in
each place necessary or convenient to perfect, protect or otherwise evidence
Licensee's rights hereunder. Each party agrees, promptly upon request, to
execute such further documents as the other party may reasonably request for the
purpose of making effective the rights of such party under this Agreement, at
the sole expense of the party so requesting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.
[SEAL]
BIOMIMETIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ZYMOGENETICS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Its: Executive Vice President Its: Senior Vice President and
Chief Business Officer
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EXHIBIT A
PDGF LICENSED PATENTS
GRANTED PATENTS
COUNTRY PATENT NO. ISSUE DATE COMMENTS
US 4,769,328 09/06/88
US 4,801,542 01/31/89
US 5,045,633 09/03/91
US 4,766,073 08/23/88
US 4,889,919 12/26/89
US 5,428,010 06/27/95
US 5,533,836 07/09/95
US 6,004,929 12/21/99
US 4,845,075 07/04/89
US 5,516,896 05/14/96
US 4,849,407 07/18/89
US 5,498,600 03/12/96
US 5,187,263 02/16/93
US 5,128,321 07/07/92
US 5,474,982 12/12/95
US 5,895,755 04/20/99
US 5,905,142 05/18/99
US 5,770,228 06/23/98
US 5,889,149 03/30/99
AU 638010 06/17/93
AU 641816 02/08/94
CA 1,340,846 12/07/99 Reissued Patent
CA 1,341,398 11/19/02
CA 2,087,969 10/16/01
EP 177957 01/07/93 Registered in AT, BE, CH, LI, DE, FR, GB,
IT, NL, LU, SE
EP 487166 12/29/99 Registered in AT, BE, CH, LI, DE, FR, XX,
XX, XX, XX, XX, SE
EP 259632 12/13/95 Registered in AT, BE, CH, LI, DE, FR, GB,
IT, LU, NL, SE
EP 547064 06/22/94 Registered in AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR,
GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
JP 2837407 10/09/98
JP 3145968 01/05/01
JP 2127599 02/24/97
JP 2823690 09/04/98
PENDING APPLICATIONS
COUNTRY APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE COMMENTS
DK 87/4217 08/11/87
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