Exhibit 10.2
EXCLUSIVE PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
BIOMIMETIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
AND
ZYMOGENETICS, INC.
This Exclusive Patent License Agreement (the "Agreement") is made on March
28, 2001 ("Effective Date") between BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
("Licensee") a Tennessee corporation having a principal place of business at
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., 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
l.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), 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
hydroxyapatitcs, natural bone powder at bone matrix fibrin glue, collagen,
gelatin, or synthetic polymers such as polylatides or polyglycolides).
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 of peridontal disease and/or the repair,
restoration and reconstruction of cranio-maxillofacial osseous defects.
l.6 First Commercial Sale means the first sale of any Licensed Product by
Licensee 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, continuation, 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 Patents; or (b) any product developed through the use of a
process which is covered by the Licensed Patents.
1.ll 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 return
paid; **. In the case of (i) and (iv), such amounts shall be deductible only to
the extent the same are separately identified on the invoiced to the customer or
other documentation maintained in the ordinary course of business.
** 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.
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 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.
** 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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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 eighteen (18) months from Effective Date, Licensee shall file an
Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") or its equivalent for a Licensed
Product; and
(b) Within fifty four (54) 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 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 Claim that covers a Licensed Product in
that country. Licensee's obligation to pay royalties shall expire on a country
by country basis.
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** 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.
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 shall immediately terminate
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 Licenced Products on
which production is completed 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 will pay
Licensor the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), in exchange for the rights
granted to Licensee under this Agreement.
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 nine percent (9%) of
Net Sales in major market countries and Net Sales in minor market countries of
all Single Agent Products.
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** 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.
(b) Licensee shall pay royalties to Licensor equal to five percent (5%) 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 Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). 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 One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). 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 Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
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 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 Minimum 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 Due Diligence
Milestone clause(s) in Section 2.3. With each such notice, Licensee shall pay to
Licensor the corresponding amount set forth below:
MILESTONE AMOUNT
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1. IND approval or equivalent foreign filing for a Licensed
Product and; **
2. The later of 18 months from IND or equivalent **
foreign approval for a Licensed Product, or date
of Initiation of Phase III or pivotal clinical trials, as
"Phase III" is defined by Title 21: Chapter 1-Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services for
a Licensed Product and;
3. The later of 24 months from IND or equivalent foreign **
approval or date of filing of a BLA for a Licensed
Product and;
4. First marketing approval for a Licensed Product. $1,000,000
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** 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.
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 or Sublicensee exceeds **, Licensee
will pay a Sales Bonus to Licensor of **.
4.7 Sublicense Fees. Licensee agrees to pay to Licensor sublicense fees as
follows:
(1) ** 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, for Licensed Products if the sublicense is for a Single Agent Products and
such sublicense is entered prior to the initiation of a Phase II Clinical Trial.
(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 prior to the initiation of a Phase II Clinical Trial.
(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 only a Single Agent Product(s) and such
sublicense is entered after the initiation of a Phase II Clinical Trial.
(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 only a Combination Product(s) and such sublicense is entered
after the initiation of a Phase II Clinical Trial.
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
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** 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.
foreign currency in a local bank or banks in such 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 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 Patents 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 assigned Licensed Patents, and such costs and expenses
may be deducted from royalty or milestone payments due 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
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Use. Licensor agrees to provide Licensee with copies of all correspondence to
and from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other national and
international patent offices.
6. PATENT MARKINGS AND EXPORT
6.3 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.
6.4 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 the receiving party (by activity not
associated with the Licensed Patent Rights) as can be demonstrated by written
evidence; or
(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
** 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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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.
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 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 its partner 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 partner. If
Licensor and its partner decline to take action against an 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 partner. Licensor (or its partner 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 partner) 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 partner.
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.
** 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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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
(g) Licensee will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
guidelines in connection with the performance of Licensee'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.
9.2. 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
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(c) Licensor 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 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 adversely impact 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.
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.
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10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1. Personal Injury or Property Damage. Licensee and Sublicensee(s) 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 out of 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 in case of gross negligence or willful
misconduct by Licensor.
10.2. Patent Infringement. Licensee 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 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 having made, importation, use, sale or having sold of 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 in case of gross negligence or willful
misconduct by Licensor.
10.3. Insurance. Licensee shall maintain and cause its Sublicensee's to maintain
appropriate product liability insurance with respect to development, manufacture
and sale of Licensed Products by Licensee and its Sublicensees in such amount as
Licensee customarily maintains with respect to sales of its other products.
Licensee shall maintain and cause its Sublicensees to maintain such insurance
for so long as it continues to manufacture or sell Licensed Products, and
thereafter for so long as Licensee customarily maintains insurance with respect
to sales of its other products.
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 by
Licensee solely shall be solely owned by Licensee. Any Improvement made or
otherwise developed jointly by Licensee and Licensor shall be owned by Licensor
and Licenses according to the patent laws of the United States. If patentable,
Improvements, whether made by Licensee solely or Licensee and Licensor jointly,
shall be protected by filing patent applications, prepared by the party or
parties in its or their own name, as the case may be, that made or developed
such Improvement. Any jointly owned Improvement shall be included within the
Licensed Patent Rights.
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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.
11.2 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.
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.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx.,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President and CEO
With a copy to: BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx.,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal Department
If to ZGI: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Business Development
With a copy to: ZymoGenetics, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal affairs Department
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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, 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 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.
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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.
BIOMIMETIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ZYMOGENETICS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. X. Xxxxxx
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. X. Xxxxxx Ph.D.
Its: President & chief Executive Officer Its: President and CEO
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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 07/09/96
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
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,
Country Patent No. Issue Date Comments
------- ---------- ---------- --------
FR, XX, XX, XX, XX, 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 2127599 02/24/97
JP 2823690 09/04/98
Pending Applications
Country Application No. Filing Date Comments
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JP 259632 12/13/95
CA 544,480 08/11/87
DK 87/4217 08/11/87
CA 2,087,969 07/22/91
