LICENSE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.70
Confidential
This
License Agreement (the “Agreement”),
dated
the 16th
day of
June, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”),
is by
and between Bioscan, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation (“Bioscan”), and
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (“IDSI”).
INTRODUCTION
1. IDSI
owns
or otherwise has the right to grant licenses under certain intellectual
property.
2. IDSI
has
begun development of a system currently known as the Laser Imager for Lab
Animals (“XXXX”) system.
3. Bioscan
is in the business of developing and marketing imaging products.
4. IDSI
is
in the business of developing and marketing imaging products for clinical
applications.
5. IDSI
and
Bioscan are interested in establishing a licensing relationship.
NOW,
THEREFORE, Bioscan and IDSI agree as follows:
Article
I
Definitions
When
used
in this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth
in this Article I:
1.1 “Affiliate”.
Affiliate means, with respect to a Person, any Person that controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of
this
Section 1.1, “control”
shall
refer to (a) direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of
the
stock or shares having the right to vote for the election of directors of such
Person or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct,
or
cause the direction of, the management or policies of such Person whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
1.2 “Bankruptcy Code”,
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code, as
amended.
1.3 “Business
Day”.
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or federal
holiday.
1.4 “Commercial
Year”.
Commercial Year means each of the following: (a) the twelve (12) month period
beginning on the Market Release Date (the “First
Commercial Year”)
and (b)
each twelve (12) month period beginning on the anniversary of the Market Release
Date (the “Second
Commercial Year”,
the
“Third
Commercial Year”,
etc.).
1.5 “Commercialization”
or
“Commercialize”.
Commercialization or Commercialize means any activities directed to
manufacturing, marketing, promoting, distributing, selling or importing a
product.
1.6 “Competitive
Product”.
Competitive Product means any product that is a substitute for or otherwise
competitive with any Product or potential Product, regardless of the stage
of
Development or Commercialization of such Product or potential
Product.
1.7 “Confidential
Information”.
Confidential Information means all proprietary documents, technology or other
information actually disclosed by one Party (the “Disclosing
Party”)
to the other (the “Receiving
Party”)
pursuant to this Agreement or the Prior CDA and marked as “confidential” or
“proprietary”. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, information that
is orally or visually disclosed by a Party, or is disclosed in writing without
an appropriate letter, stamp or legend, shall constitute Confidential
Information of such Party for sixty (60) days after its disclosure and
thereafter shall remain Confidential Information if, within such 60-day period
after such disclosure, the Disclosing Party delivers to the Receiving Party
a
written document or documents describing the information and referencing the
place and date of such oral, visual or written disclosure and the names of
the
persons to whom such disclosure was made. “Confidential
Information”
shall
not include information to the extent such information:
(a) is
or
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure
thereof by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates; (b) is lawfully received
by
the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a Third Party that is
not
itself under any obligation of confidentiality or nondisclosure to the
Disclosing Party or any other Person with respect to such information; (c)
is
already known to the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing
Party; or (d) can be shown by the Receiving Party to have been independently
developed by the Receiving Party without reference to the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information.
1.8 “Control”
or
“Controlled”.
Control
or Controlled means, with respect to any Intellectual Property Right, the
possession (whether by ownership or license, other than by a license granted
pursuant to this Agreement) by a Party or its Affiliates of the ability to
grant
to the other Party access, ownership, a license and/or a sublicense as provided
herein without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with
any Third Party entered into or existing as of the time such Party or its
Affiliates would first be required hereunder to grant the other Party such
access, ownership, license, or sublicense.
1.9 “Cost
of Goods
Sold”.
Cost of
Goods Sold means, with respect to a Product sold by Bioscan or its Affiliates,
Bioscan’s or its Affiliates’ actual cost to acquire such Product from a Third
Party or Bioscan’s or any of its Affiliates’ direct variable costs for materials
and labor to make such Product, excluding all allocations of indirect costs
and
all overhead, including without limitation rent, real estate depreciation,
utilities, insurance, equipment lease payments, equipment depreciation, and
selling, general and administrative or similar expenses.
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1.10 “Cover”,
“Covering”
or
“Covered”.
Cover,
Covering or Covered means, with respect to a product, that, but for a license
granted to a Party under a Valid Claim included in the Patent Rights under
which
such license is granted, the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale,
importation, Development or Commercialization of such product or the practice
of
such technology by such Party would infringe such Valid Claim (or in the case
of
a Patent Right that is a patent application, would infringe a Valid Claim in
such patent application if it were to issue as a patent).
1.11 “Development”
or
“Develop”.
Development or Develop means research, discovery and development of a product,
but excluding Commercialization.
1.12 “Due
Diligence Period”.
Due
Diligence Period means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending
on
August 31, 2006.
1.13 “Field”.
Field means imaging of any animal, but expressly excluding all imaging of
humans.
1.14 “GAAP”.
GAAP means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, consistently
applied.
1.15 “Gross
Margin”.
Gross
Margin means, with respect to the applicable royalty period, the quotient,
expressed as a percentage, of (a) the result of subtracting the Cost of Goods
Sold for Products sold by Bioscan or its Affiliates during such royalty period
from the Net Sales in such royalty period, and (b) Net Sales in such royalty
period,
1.16 “IDSI
Intellectual Property”.
IDSI
Intellectual Property means (a) IDSI Patent Rights, (b) IDSI XXXX Software,
(c)
IDSI Know-How, (d) the IDSI XXXX Documentation, and (e) all Intellectual
Property Rights in the foregoing.
1.17 “IDSI Know-How”,
IDSI
Know-How means the following, to the extent considered Confidential Information
hereunder: (a) the reconstruction algorithm disclosed by IDSI to Bioscan
pursuant to the Prior CDA or this Agreement, and (b) any other know-how
disclosed by IDSI to Bioscan pursuant to the Prior CDA or this
Agreement.
1.18 “IDSI XXXX
Software”.
IDSI
XXXX Software means (a) the software developed by or for IDSI (other than any
software provided by Bioscan) for the XXXX system, including the image
acquisition and reconstruction software and any other software associated
therewith, and any derivative works thereof, or other software Controlled by
IDSI which is useful for image acquisition and processing with the XXXX system,
in all forms, including source and object code forms; provided, however,
that
IDSI’s proprietary breast image reconstruction software library and routines
shall only be provided to Bioscan as a dynamic link library (a DLL) (the
“Reconstruction
Software”)
(b) all
other software (in source and object code forms) related to the XXXX system;
(c)
all documentation associated with the software in clauses (a) or (b); and (d)
all Intellectual Property Rights in the foregoing.
1.19 “IDSI
Patent Rights”.
IDSI
Patent Rights means all Patent Rights Controlled by IDSI on the Effective Date
or thereafter during the term of this Agreement that (a) are set forth in
Exhibit
A,
as
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, (b) are
foreign
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counterparts
of the Patent Rights set forth in Exhibit
A,
as
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, (c) claim priority
from or are otherwise based on the Patent Rights set forth in Exhibit
A,
as
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the Parties, or (d) otherwise
claim or cover optical imaging technology or image acquisition or reconstruction
algorithms. The absence of a Patent Right from Exhibit
A
as
attached to this Agreement or as amended is not dispositive of whether such
Patent Right is included in IDSI Patent Rights.
1.20 “IDSI Transferred
Technology”.
IDSI
Transferred Technology means all of the following as in existence on the
Technology Transfer Date: (a) one copy of the IDSI XXXX Software in an
industry-standard electronic format; (b) a list, in an industry-standard
electronic format, of the names, addresses and other contact information for
the
vendors that provide the components for the XXXX system prototype; (c) one
copy
(in an industry-standard electronic format or, if not then available in such
format, in the form in which such documentation then exists) of all
documentation related to the XXXX system that may help Bioscan with the further
development of the Product (the “
IDSI
XXXX Documentation”)
and (d)
one copy (in an industry-standard electronic format or, if not then available
in
such format, in the form in which such documentation then exists) of any patent
applications included in the IDSI Patent Rights.
1.21 “Improvements”.
Improvements means, with respect to Bioscan, the Bioscan Improvements, and,
with
respect to IDSI, the IDSI Improvements.
1.22 “Intellectual
Property Rights”.
Intellectual Property Rights means Patent Rights, copyrights, trade secrets
and
other forms of proprietary or industrial rights pertaining to inventions,
know-how, works of authorship and other forms of intellectual property, but
excluding trademarks.
1.23 “XXXX
Inventory and Drawings”.
XXXX
Inventory and Drawings means all of the following as in existence on the
Technology Transfer Date: (a) all prototypes or other forms of the XXXX system;
(b) a complete set of the mechanical, electrical, assembly and other drawings
developed by IDSI for the assembly and manufacture of the XXXX system; (c)
all
jigs and other assembly materials developed by IDSI for use in the manufacture
of the XXXX prototype; (d) all related hardware and related documentation that
may help Bioscan with the further development of the Product; and (e) all
copyrights or any other Intellectual Property Rights (other than any rights
under the IDSI Patent Rights) in the foregoing.
1.24
“Market
Release Date”.
Market
Release Date means the first date on which a production Product is sold and
delivered to a Third Party by Bioscan, its Affiliate or sublicensee in any
country in the Territory.
1.25 “Net
Sales”.
Net
Sales means, with respect to the Products during the applicable royalty period,
the gross amounts received by Bioscan and its Affiliates in respect of sales
of
such Products to Third Parties less the following deductions:
(a) Trade,
cash and/or quantity discounts actually allowed and taken with respect to such
sales;
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(b) Tariffs,
duties, excises, sales taxes or other taxes imposed upon and paid with respect
to the production, sale, delivery or use of such Products (excluding national,
state or local taxes based on income);
(c) Amounts
repaid or credited by reason of rejections, defects, recalls or returns or
because of chargebacks, refunds, rebates or retroactive price reductions;
and
(d) Freight,
insurance and other transportation charges incurred in shipping such Products
to
Third Parties.
Such
amounts shall be determined from the books and records of Bioscan and its
Affiliates, maintained in accordance with GAAP.
In
the
event the Product is sold as part of a Combination Product (as defined below),
the Net Sales from the Combination Product, for the purposes of determining
royalty payments, shall be determined by multiplying the Net Sales (as
determined above) of the Combination Product, during the applicable royalty
period, by the greater of (A) fifty percent (50%) or (B) the fraction, A/A+B,
where A is Bioscan’s list price for the Product during the applicable royalty
period, and B is Bioscan’s list price for the Independent Component(s) (as
defined below) included in the Combination Product during the applicable royalty
period; provided, however,
that,
if the Product and all such Independent Component(s) are not sold separately
by
Bioscan during the applicable royalty period, such that there is no Bioscan
list
price for the Product and each such Independent Component(s) during the
applicable royalty period, then, for the purposes of determining royalty
payments, A/A+B shall equal fifty percent (50%) such that fifty percent (50%)
of
the Net Sales of the Combination Product shall be the basis for determining
royalty payments.
As
used
above, the term “Combination
Product”
means
any product in which a Product is sold in a single housing in combination with
other component(s) which would not be Product(s) if such component(s) were
sold
separately (the “Independent
Component(s)”)
and
either (i) the Independent Component(s) is(are) sold separately by Bioscan
during the applicable royalty period or (b) the product is of a type described
on Exhibit
B.
1.26 “Party”.
Party
means Bioscan or IDSI; “Parties”
means
Bioscan and IDSI.
1.27 “Patent
Rights”.
Patent
Rights means existing and future United States and foreign patents and patent
applications, and all substitutions, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and extensions.
1.28 “Person”.
Person
means any natural person or any corporation, company, partnership, joint
venture, firm or other entity, including without limitation a
Party.
1.29 “Prior CDA”.
Prior
CDA means the Non-Disclosure Agreement between the Parties dated on or about
October 26, 2005,
1.30 “Product”.
Product means any optical imaging product Covered by a Valid Claim of IDSI
Patent Rights.
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1.31 “Territory”.
Territory means all countries of the world.
1.32 “Third Party”.
Third
Party means any Person other than a Party or any of its Affiliates.
1.33 “Valid
Claim”.
Valid
Claim means a claim (a) of any issued, unexpired patent that has not been
revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or
governmental agency of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken,
or with respect to which an appeal is not taken within the time allowed for
appeal, and that has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or
unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, or (b) of any patent
application that has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned nor been pending
for more than seven (7) years.
1.34 Additional
Definitions.
Each of
the following definitions is set forth in the section of this Agreement
indicated below:
Definitions
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Section
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AAA
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12.1(a)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Bioscan
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Preamble
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Bioscan
Improvements
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3.1
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Bioscan
Indemnified Parties
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8.2
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Breaching
Party
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10.2(c)
|
Combination
Product
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1.25
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Competitive
Infringement
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5.3
(a)(i)
|
Disclosing
Party
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1.7
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Effective
Date
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Preamble
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IDSI
|
Preamble
|
IDSI
Improvements
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3.2
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IDSI
Indemnified Parties
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8.1
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IDSI
XXXX Documentation
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1.20
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Independent
Component(s)
|
1.25
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Invalidity
Claim
|
5.5
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Joint
IP
|
5.1(b)
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XXXX
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Preamble
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Receiving
Party
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1.7
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Reconstruction
Software
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1.18
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Royalty
Termination Date
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4.5(c)
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Technology
Transfer Date
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2.1
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Technology
Transfer Fee
|
2.1
|
Term
|
10.1
|
Transfer
|
13.3(b)
|
Transferee
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13.3(b)
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Article
II
Grant of
License and Technology Transfer to Bioscan
2.1 License
Grant.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, IDSI hereby grants to Bioscan
an
exclusive (even as to IDSI), sublicenseable, royalty-bearing (in accordance
with
Section 4.5) license, under the IDSI Intellectual Property and IDSI’s right in
any Joint IP, to (a) make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and otherwise
Develop and Commercialize Products in the Territory, which Products may be
marketed solely for use in the Field, (b)copy and make derivative works of
the
IDSI XXXX Software and the IDSI XXXX Documentation, and (c) distribute, execute,
perform and display the IDSI XXXX Software and the IDSI XXXX Documentation
in or
with the Products. Bioscan agrees not to exercise the rights under this license
unless and until Bioscan purchases the XXXX Inventory and Drawings pursuant
to
Section 4.3 and pays to IDSI a one-time technology transfer fee of US$250,000
(which shall be paid in accordance with and subject to Section 2.3(d)) (such
US$250,000 fee, the “Technology
Transfer
Fee”;
the date on which the last of such payments is made to IDSI, the “Technology
Transfer
Date”).
2.2
Restriction
on Purchasers.
During
the Term, Bioscan shall:
(a) not
sell
the Product to a purchaser if Bioscan knows that such purchaser intends to
use
such Product to perform human imaging; and
(b) include
in the standard quotations it provides to purchasers of the Products the
following language, or language which is substantially equivalent:
Restriction
on Use.
As a
condition of sale of this product, purchaser agrees not to use the product
or
the intellectual property embodied in the product to perform human imaging
or to
manufacture a device to perform human imaging. Failure to comply with this
restriction may constitute an infringement of patent rights and other
intellectual property rights of seller or third parties and a breach of the
terms of the sale of this product and could subject purchaser to damages and/or
an injunction.
2.3 Technology
Transfer.
(a) Within
fourteen (14) days after the Technology Transfer Date, IDSI shall provide the
IDSI Transferred Technology to Bioscan.
(b) During
the Due Diligence Period, Bioscan may conduct due diligence (including legal
and
technical diligence) with respect to the IDSI Intellectual Property, the IDSI
Transferred Technology and the XXXX Inventory and Drawings, using Bioscan
employees and outside consultants, and IDSI shall cooperate with such due
diligence process by (i) promptly providing to Bioscan and its attorneys a
complete copy of each agreement pursuant to which IDSI licenses the right to
use
the IDSI Intellectual Property, and (ii) allowing Bioscan to make two (2) one
day visits to IDSI’s facilities and by designating a knowledgeable IDSI employee
to answer Bioscan’s questions by telephone for one hour every two (2) weeks.
IDSI shall have no
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obligation
to provide further assistance during the Due Diligence Period and shall provide
any such assistance in its sole discretion.
(c) During
the six (6) month period following the Due Diligence Period, IDSI shall
cooperate with Bioscan’s Development of the Products by designating a
knowledgeable IDSI employee to answer Bioscan’s questions by telephone for one
hour every month. IDSI shall have no obligation to provide such assistance
after
such six month period and shall provide any further assistance in its sole
discretion.
(d) Bioscan
shall pay the Technology Transfer Fee in accordance with the following
schedule:
(i) An
initial installment of US$50,000 on or before the end of the Due Diligence
Period, i.e., August 31, 2006;
(ii) An
additional installment of US$100,000 on or before September 30, 2006;
and
(iii)
The
final installment of US$100,000 on or before October 16, 2006.
For
the
sake of clarity, if Bioscan pays the initial installment in accordance with
Section 2.3(d)(i), the additional installments shall be due and payable in
accordance with Sections 2.3(d)(ii) and 2.3(d)(ui). If Bioscan does not pay
the
initial installment in accordance with Section 2.3(d)(i), Bioscan shall have
no
obligation to pay the Technology Transfer Fee or to purchase the XXXX Inventory
and Drawings and shall not be in breach with respect thereto, and this Agreement
shall automatically terminate in accordance with Section l0.1(a). If Bioscan
pays the initial installment of the Technology Transfer Fee but fails to pay
a
subsequent installment, then IDSI may terminate this Agreement in accordance
with Section 10.2(c).
2.4 Conversion
to Non-Exclusive License.
If the
Market Release Date does not occur on or before the date which is twenty-four
(24) months after the Technology Transfer Date, then IDSI may convert the
exclusive license granted to Bioscan in Section 2.1 into a non-exclusive license
by providing written notice thereof to Bioscan at any time before the Market
Release Date. By way of example, if the Technology Transfer Date is September
6,
2006, then, if the Market Release Date does not occur on or before September
6,
2008, IDSI may convert the exclusive license granted to Bioscan in Section
2.1
into a non-exclusive license by providing written notice thereof to Bioscan
at
any time before the Market Release Date.
Article
III
Grant
Back License to IDSI
3.1 Grant
Back License.
In the
event that, on or before the Market Release Date, Bioscan makes any
modifications or enhancements to the Reconstruction Software (the “Bioscan
Improvements”).
and
if IDSI requests a license with respect to the Biosean Improvements, then (a)
Bioscan shall grant to IDSI, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, a non-
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exclusive,
non-sublicenseable, non-transferable, royalty-free license to copy and make
derivative works of the Bioscan Improvements solely for incorporation in the
software used in and sold with IDSI’s clinical Computed Tomography Laser
Mammography system, and to distribute, execute, perform and display the Bioscan
Improvements solely as incorporated into the software used in and sold with
IDSI’s clinical Computed Tomography Laser Mammography system; and Bioscan shall
provide a copy of the software for the Bioscan Improvements only as a dynamic
link library (a DLL). The license granted to IDSI under this Section 3.1 shall
terminate immediately upon the expiration or termination of the license granted
to Bioscan under Section 2.1.
3.2 Additional
Disclosure,
If
Bioscan makes any Bioscan Improvements after the Market Release Date or IDSI
makes any modifications or enhancements to the Reconstruction Software at any
time after the Technology Transfer Date (the “IDSI
Improvements”),
and if
IDSI or Bioscan, respectively, requests access to such other Party’s
Improvements (which request may be made no more than once per year), then such
other Party shall deliver a copy of the software for such Improvements only
as a
dynamic link library (a DLL) and such software shall automatically be included
in the license granted to the requesting Party under Section 3.1 or 2.1,
respectively.
Article
IV
Financial
Provisions
4.1 Initial
License Fee.
On the
Effective Date, Bioscan shall pay to IDSI US$1 in partial consideration for
the
licenses granted to Bioscan pursuant to Article II.
4.2 Technology
Transfer.
Unless
and until Bioscan pays the Technology Transfer Fee and purchases the XXXX
Inventory and Drawings, IDSI shall have no obligation to provide the IDSI
Transferred Technology to Bioscan.
4.3 Inventory
and Drawing Purchase.
(a) On
the
Technology Transfer Date, Bioscan shall purchase from IDSI, and IDSI shall
sell
to Bioscan, all right, title and interest in and to the XXXX Inventory and
Drawings for the lesser of (a) its then-current book value, as recorded on
IDSI’s books in accordance with GAAP and based on a physical inventory, or (b)
US$69,000.
(b) Within
fourteen (14) days after the Technology Transfer Date, IDSI shall put Bioscan
in
possession and control of the XXXX Inventory and Drawings.
(c) Notwithstanding
any provisions of law imposing the burden of such taxes on IDSI, Bioscan shall
be responsible for and shall pay all sales, use and transfer taxes, and all
governmental charges, if any, upon the sale or transfer of the XXXX Inventory
and Drawings.
(d) Each
Party hereby waives compliance with the provisions of any bulk transfers statute
applicable to the XXXX Inventory and Drawings.
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4.4 Sales
Milestone.
Bioscan
shall pay to IDSI a one-time payment of US$1,000,000 within thirty (30) days
after the sale by Bioscan or its Affiliates, on or after the Market Release
Date, of the seven hundred fiftieth (750th) unit of the Product(s).
4.5 Royalties.
(a) Royalties
During First Two Commercial Years.
With
respect to each of the first two (2) Commercial Years, Bioscan shall pay to
IDSI, within thirty (30) days after the end of such Commercial Year, (i)
US$250,000 if ten (10) or more Products are sold by Bioscan, its Affiliates
or
sublicensees during such Commercial Year, or (ii) if fewer than ten (10)
Products are sold by Bioscan, its Affiliates or sublicensees during such
Commercial Year, the lesser of (A) US$250,000 or (B) a royalty of six percent
(6%) of Net Sales during such Commercial Year, if, during such Commercial Year,
the Gross Margin is less than sixty-five percent (65%), or (ii) a royalty of
eight percent (8%) of Net Sales during such Commercial Year, if, during such
Commercial Year, the Gross Margin is greater than or equal to sixty-five percent
(65%).
(b) Royalties
After First Two Commercial Years.
Within
thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter during the Third
Commercial Year and each subsequent Commercial Year, Bioscan shall pay to IDSI
(i) a royalty of six percent (6%) of Net Sales during such calendar quarter,
if,
during such calendar quarter, the Gross Margin is less than sixty-five percent
(65%), or (ii) a royalty of eight percent (8%) of Net Sales during such calendar
quarter, if, during such calendar quarter, the Gross Margin is greater than
or
equal to sixty-five percent (65%).
(c)
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Length
of Payments.
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(i) The
amounts payable under Sections 4.5(a) and (b) shall continue with respect to
a
Product, on a country-by-country basis, until the expiration of all Valid Claims
of IDSI Patent Rights that Cover the sale of such Product in such country;
provided,
however,
that,
no further royalties shall be due under Section 4.5(b) once Bioscan has paid
to
IDSI royalties of US$3,000,000 thereunder (such expiration date or the date
on
which such payment is made, the “Royalty
Termination Date”).
(ii) Upon
the
Royalty Termination Date, the license under Section 2.1 shall become perpetual,
irrevocable, fully-paid up and royalty-free; provided, however, that Bioscan’s
obligation under Section 4.4 shall remain in effect unless already paid in
full.
(d) Offsets,
If
Bioscan is permitted, pursuant to Section 5.2(a)(ii), to offset any amounts
from
any payments due to IDSI pursuant to this Section 4.5, but cannot offset the
entire amount against payments due to IDSI during any royalty period, Bioscan
may offset the remainder against future payments due to IDSI
hereunder.
(e)
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Reports
and Accounting.
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(i) Reports;
Payments.
Bioscan
shall deliver to IDSI, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each royalty
period in Sections 4.5(a) and (b), reasonably detailed written accountings
of
Net Sales that are subject to payment obligations to IDSI under this Section
4.4
for such royalty period. Such reports shall indicate (A) Net Sales, (B) the
calculation
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of
payment amounts owed to IDSI pursuant to this Section 4.5 from such Net Sales,
and (C) the Gross Margin with respect to such royalty period. When Bioscan
delivers such accountings to IDSI, Bioscan shall also deliver all payments
due
under this Section 4.5 to IDSI for such royalty period.
(ii) Audits
by IDSI.
Bioscan
shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates to keep, complete and accurate
records of the latest three (3) years relating to Net Sales and Gross Margins.
For the sole purpose of verifying payments payable to IDSI pursuant to this
Section 4.5, IDSI shall have the right, no more than once each calendar year,
at
IDSI’s expense to retain an independent certified public accountant selected by
IDSI and reasonably acceptable to Bioscan, to review such records in the
location(s) where such records are maintained by Bioscan or its Affiliates
upon
reasonable notice and during regular business hours and under obligations of
confidence to Bioscan. Results of such review shall be made available to both
IDSI and Bioscan. If the review reflects an underpayment to IDSI, such
underpayment shall be promptly remitted to IDSI. If the underpayment is equal
to
or greater than five percent (5%) of the royalties that were otherwise due
under
this Section 4.5, Bioscan shall pay all of the costs of such
review.
4.6 Currency
and Method of_Payments.
All
payments under this Agreement shall be made in United States dollars by transfer
to such bank account as IDSI may designate from time to time. Any royalties
due
hereunder with respect to amounts in currencies other than United States dollars
shall be payable in their United States dollar equivalents, calculated using
the
applicable conversion rates for buying United States dollars as published by
The
Wall Street Journal
for the
last Business Day of the royalty period for which such royalties are
payable.
4.7 United
States Dollars.
All
dollar ($) amounts specified in this Agreement are United States dollar
amounts.
Article
V
Intellectual
Property Protection and Related Matters
5.1 Ownership.
(a) As
between the Parties, IDSI shall own the IDSI Intellectual Property; provided, however,
that
Bioscan shall own any modifications, enhancements, improvements or derivative
works of the IDSI XXXX Software or IDSI XXXX Documentation made by or for
Bioscan, its Affiliates or sublicensees.
(b) If
any
inventions are conceived and reduced to practice or otherwise developed jointly
by IDSI or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Bioscan or its Affiliates,
on
the other hand, then such inventions and all Intellectual Property Rights
therein (collectively, the “Joint
IP”)
shall
be owned jointly by IDSI and Bioscan on the basis of an undivided one-half
interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Party shall
have
the right to exploit such Joint IP, or sell, license or otherwise transfer
such
Joint IP to its Affiliates or any Third Party, without the consent of the other
Party so long as such exploitation, sale, license or transfer is subject to
the
licenses granted pursuant to this Agreement and is otherwise consistent with
this Agreement.
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(c) Inventorship
shall be determined in accordance with U.S. patent laws.
5.2 Prosecution
and Maintenance of Patent
Rights.
(a) IDSI
Patent Rights.
(i)
IDSI
shall have the first right and option to file and prosecute any patent
applications and to maintain any patents included in the 11)5! Patent Rights,
all at 1051’s expense.
(ii) If
IDSI
declines the option to file and prosecute any such patent applications or
maintain any such patents, it shall give Bioscan reasonable notice to this
effect, sufficiently in advance to permit Bioscan to undertake such filing,
prosecution and/or maintenance without a loss of rights, and thereafter Bioscan
may, upon written notice to IDSI, file and prosecute such patent applications
and maintain such patents in the name of IDSI, at Bioscan’s expense,
provided
that
Bioscan shall be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses from IDSI to the
extent that such expenses are reasonably necessary in light of the purpose
of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. IDSI shall reimburse
Bioscan for such amounts within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice
therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bioscan shall not be entitled to deduct
any claimed reimbursement from any payments due to IDSI pursuant to Section
4.5.
(b) Joint
Patent Rights.
(i) Bioscan
shall have the first right and option to file and prosecute any patent
applications and to maintain any patents included in the Joint IP in the name
of
both Parties. If Bioscan declines the option to file and prosecute any such
patent applications or maintain any such patents, it shall give IDSI reasonable
notice to this effect, sufficiently in advance to permit IDSI to undertake
such
filing, prosecution and/or maintenance without a loss of rights, and thereafter
IDSI may, upon written notice to Bioscan, file and prosecute such patent
applications and maintain such patents in the name of both Parties.
(ii) Bioscan
shall pay all expenses under Section 5.2(b)(i) with respect to any Joint IP
whose applicability is limited to small animal imaging and each Party shall
bear
fifty percent (50%) of all expenses under Section 5.2(b)(i) with respect to
any
other Joint IP; provided,
however,
that if
a Party does not wish to bear such expenses, then it shall provide notice to
the
other Party to such effect and, effective as of the date of receipt of such
notice, (A) such Joint IP shall be assigned to the other Party, and (B) such
Joint IP shall be considered the other Party’s Intellectual Property Right and
shall no longer be Joint IP.
(c) Cooperation,
Each
Party shall cooperate with the prosecuting Party with respect to the filing,
prosecution, maintenance and extension of patents and patent applications
pursuant to this Section 5.2, including:
(i) the
execution of all such documents and instruments and the performance of such
acts
as may be reasonably necessary in order to permit the prosecuting Party to
file,
prosecute, maintain or extend patents and patent applications as provided for
in
this Section 5.2;
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(ii) making
its employees, agents and consultants reasonably available to the prosecuting
Party (or to the prosecuting Party’s authorized attorneys, agents or
representatives), to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the prosecuting
Party to file, prosecute or maintain patents and patent applications as provided
for in this Section 5.2;
(iii)
providing the prosecuting Party with copies of all material correspondence
with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or its foreign counterparts
pertaining to the filing, prosecution or maintenance of patents and patent
applications as provided for in this Section 5.2; and
(iv)
cooperating, if necessary and appropriate, with the prosecuting
Party
in
gaining patent term extensions wherever applicable to such Patent
Rights.
5.3 Third
Party Infringement.
(a) IDSI
Patent Right.
(i) Notifications
of Third Party Infringement,
Each
Party agrees to notify the other Party when it becomes aware of the reasonable
probability of infringement of the IDSI Intellectual Property arising from
or
relating to the making, using, offering for sale, sale, importation, Development
or Commercialization of any Competitive Product in the Field, or the copying,
modification distribution, execution, performance or display of any software
therein (“Competitive
Infringement”).
(ii) Infringement
Action.
Within
ninety (90) days of becoming aware of any Competitive Infringement, IDSI shall
decide whether to institute an infringement suit or take other appropriate
action that it believes is reasonably required to enforce the IDSI Intellectual
Property. If IDSI fails to institute such suit or take such action within such
ninety (90) day period, then Bioscan shall have the right at its sole discretion
to institute such suit or take other appropriate action in the name of either
or
both Parties.
(iii)
Costs.
Each
Party shall assume and pay all of its own out-of-pocket costs incurred in
connection with any litigation or proceedings described in this Section 5.3(a),
including without limitation the fees and expenses of such Party’s
counsel.
(iv)
Recoveries.
As any
proceeding described in this Section 5.3(a) or any counterclaim or similar
claim
asserted in a proceeding described in Section 5.5 with respect to IDSI
Intellectual Property in the Field begins, the Parties shall negotiate in good
faith the allocation between the Parties of any recovery obtained by any Party
as a result of such proceeding or counterclaim, by settlement or otherwise,
with
the goal of ensuring that each Party is compensated in proportion to its loss
with respect to such proceeding or counterclaim; provided,
however,
that in
any event such recovery shall first be applied to reimburse each Party for
all
litigation costs in connection with such proceeding paid by such Party and
not
otherwise recovered (on a pro rata basis based on each Party’s respective
litigation costs, to the extent the recovery is less than all such litigation
costs). If the Parties are not able to agree on such an allocation prior to
the
receipt by either Party of such recovery, the Parties shall request the judge
presiding over such proceeding or counterclaim to allocate such recovery to
ensure that each
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Party
is
compensated in proportion to its loss with respect to such proceeding or
counterclaim and, if such judge cannot or will not do so, the provisions of
Article XII shall be applied to allocate such recovery to ensure that each
Party
is compensated in proportion to its loss with respect to such proceeding or
counterclaim.
(b) Joint
IP.
(i) Notifications
of Third Party Infringement,
Each
Party shall notify the other Party when it becomes aware of the reasonable
probability of infringement of the Joint IP by a Third Party.
(ii) Infringement
Action.
Within
ninety (90) days of becoming aware of infringement of the Joint IP, Bioscan
shall decide whether to institute an infringement suit or take other appropriate
action that it believes is reasonably required to enforce the Joint IP. If
Bioscan fails to institute such suit or take such action within such ninety
(90)
day period, then IDSI shall have the right at its sole discretion to institute
such suit or take other appropriate action in the name of either or both
Parties.
(iii)
Costs.
Each
Party shall assume and pay fifty percent (50%) of all out-of-pocket costs
(including attorneys fees) incurred by either Party in connection with any
litigation or proceedings described in this Section 5.3(b). Within thirty (30)
days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Party shall provide to the
other an accounting of such costs incurred by such Party during such quarter
and
the Party which has so incurred fewer costs than the other Party during such
quarter shall pay to such other Party, within thirty (30) days after receipt
of
the other’s accounting, an amount such that each Party has borne fifty percent
(50%) of such costs incurred by both Parties.
(iv)
Recoveries.
Any
recovery obtained by any Party as a result of any proceeding described in this
Section 5.3(b) or from any counterclaim or similar claim asserted in a
proceeding described in Section 5.5 with respect to Joint IP, by settlement
or
otherwise, shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(A) first,
to
reimburse each Party for all out-of-pockets costs incurred by such Party in
connection with such proceeding and not otherwise recovered (which, to the
extent the recovery is less than all such unrecovered litigation costs, shall
be
apportioned so that each Party shall have borne fifty percent (50%) of such
costs incurred by both Parties from such proceeding); and
(B) second,
the remainder of the recovery shall be paid fifty percent (50%) to each
Party.
(c) Cooperation;
Settlements.
In the
event that either Bioscan or IDSI takes action pursuant to Sections 5.3(a)
or
(b), the other Party shall cooperate with the Party so acting to the extent
reasonably possible, including the joining of suit if necessary or desirable.
Neither Party shall settle or compromise any claim or proceeding relating to
IDSI Intellectual Property or
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Joint
IP
without obtaining the prior written consent of the other Party, such consent
not
to be unreasonably withheld.
5.4 Claimed
Infringement; Third Party Actions.
In the
event that a Party becomes aware of any claim that the Development or
Commercialization of the Products in the Field infringes the Intellectual
Property Rights of any Third Party, such Party shall promptly notify the other
Party. Each Party shall provide to the other Party copies of any notices it
receives from Third Parties regarding any alleged infringement or
misappropriation of Third Party Intellectual Property Rights arising out of
or
in connection with the Development or Commercialization of any Product in the
Field. Such notices shall be provided promptly, but in no event after more
than
fifteen (15) days following receipt thereof. IDSI shall not settle any such
claim without Bioscan’s prior written consent.
5.5 Patent
Invalidity Claim,
If a
Third Party at any time asserts a claim that any IDSI Intellectual Property
in
the Field or Joint IP is invalid or otherwise unenforceable (an “Invalidity
Claim”),
whether as a defense in an infringement action brought by Bioscan or IDSI
pursuant to Section 5.3 or in an action brought against Bioscan or IDSI
described in Section 5.4, the Parties shall cooperate with each other in
preparing and formulating a response to such Invalidity Claim. Neither Party
shall settle or compromise any Invalidity Claim without the consent of the
other
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
5.6 Patent
Marking.
Bioscan
agrees to comply with the patent marking statutes in each country in which
Products are sold by Bioscan and/or its Affiliates.
Article
VI
Confidentiality
6.1 Confidential
Information.
The
Receiving Party shall (a) not use any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information except in connection with the activities contemplated by this
Agreement, (b) maintain in confidence the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information (except to the extent reasonably necessary for regulatory approval
of Products, for the filing, prosecution and maintenance of Patent Rights or
to
Develop and Commercialize Products in accordance with this Agreement), and
(c)
not otherwise disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to any
other person, firm, or agency, governmental or private (except consultants,
advisors and Affiliates in accordance with Section 6.3), without the prior
written consent of the Disclosing Party. If the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information is required to be disclosed by the Receiving Party to comply with
applicable laws or regulations, to defend or prosecute litigation or to comply
with legal process, the Receiving Party may do so,
provided
that (y)
to the extent permitted by law, the Receiving Party provides written notice
of
such disclosure request to the Disclosing Party within two Business Days
following receipt of the request and (z) the Receiving Party discloses
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party only to the extent reasonably
necessary and no sooner than reasonably required for such legal compliance
or
litigation purpose.
6.2 Reconstruction
Software and Improvements,
The
Reconstruction Software and the IDSI improvements shall be IDSI’s Confidential
Information, subject to Sections 1.7(a)
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through
(d). The Bioscan Improvements shall be Bioscan’s Confidential Information,
subject to Sections 1.7(a) through (d).
6.3 Employee,
Consultant and Advisor Obligations,
The
Receiving Party agrees that it and its Affiliates shall provide the Disclosing
Party’s Confidential Information only to those employees, consultants and
advisors of the Receiving Party, its Affiliates or sublicensees permitted
hereunder who have a need to know such Confidential Information to assist the
Receiving Party in fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under
this Agreement; provided
that the
Receiving Party shall remain responsible for any failure by its, its Affiliates’
and sublicensees’ respective employees, consultants and advisors to treat such
Confidential Information as required under Section 6.1.
6.4 Term.
All
obligations of confidentiality imposed under this Article VI shall expire five
(5) years following termination or expiration of this Agreement.
6.5 Equitable
Relief.
Each
Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party would be damaged irreparably
in the event that (a) a Party breaches the provisions of this Article VI, (b)
Bioscan uses the Reconstruction Software, as received from IDSI pursuant to
Section 2.3(a), outside the Field or otherwise breaches Section 2.1 with respect
to IDSI’s Reconstruction Software, or (c) IDSI uses Bioscan’s reconstruction
software, as received from Bioscan pursuant to Section 3, in the Field or
otherwise breaches Section 3.1 with respect to Bioscan’s reconstruction
software. Accordingly, each Party agrees that the other Party shall be entitled
to an injunction or other equitable relief to prevent such breaches and to
enforce specifically such provisions of this Agreement in any action instituted
in any court of the United States or any state thereof having jurisdiction
over
the Parties and the matter, in addition to any other remedy to which it may
be
entitled, at law or in equity.
Article
VII
Representations
and Warranties
7.1 Representations
of Authority.
Bioscan
and IDSI each represents and warrants to the other that, as of the Effective
Date, it has full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to
perform its respective obligations under this Agreement.
7.2 Consents.
Bioscan
and IDSI each represents and warrants that all necessary consents, approvals
and
authorizations of all government authorities and other Persons required to
be
obtained by such Party in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement have been obtained; provided
that no
representation or warranty is given with respect to governmental approvals
necessary for the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of
the
Products.
7.3 No
Conflict.
Bioscan
and IDSI each represents and warrants that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the
performance of such Party’s obligations hereunder (a) do not conflict with or
violate any requirement of applicable laws or regulations and (b) do not and
will not conflict with, violate or breach or constitute a default of, or require
any consent under, any contractual
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obligations
of such Party, except such consents as shall have been obtained prior to the
Effective Date.
7.4 Fees
Payable.
Bioscan
and IDSI each represents and warrants that there are no broker’s commissions,
finder’s fees or other amounts payable with regard to this transaction, other
than the fee (if any) due to ICA^2 (IC Squared) LLC, which shall be paid in
full
by IDSI.
7.5 Intellectual
Property.
IDSI
represents and warrants to Bioscan that (a) IDSI owns the entire right, title
and interest in and to, or owns the exclusive right to use, the IDSI
Intellectual Property, free and clear of all claims, liabilities, licenses,
liens, pledges, charges and encumbrances of any kind; (b) IDSI has the right
to
grant to Bioscan the rights and licenses under the ]DSI Intellectual Property
granted in this Agreement; (c) none of the IDSI Patent Rights was fraudulently
procured from the relevant governmental patent granting authority; (d) as of
the
Effective Date, there is no claim or demand of any Person, or any proceeding
which is pending or threatened, that asserts the invalidity, misuse or
unenforceability of the IDSI Patent Rights or challenges IDSI’s ownership of the
IDSI Intellectual Property or makes any adverse claim with respect thereto,
and,
to the knowledge of IDSI, there is no basis for any such claim, demand or
proceeding; (e) as of the Effective Date, there is no claim or demand of any
Person, or any proceeding which is pending or threatened, that asserts that
the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, importation or other Development or
Commercialization of the Product would or could infringe the Intellectual
Property Rights of any Third Party, and, to the knowledge of IDSI, there is
no
basis for any such claim, demand or proceeding; and (f) to the knowledge of
IDSI, as of the Effective Date, the IDSI Intellectual Property is not being
infringed by any Third Party.
7.6 Transferred Technology.
IDSI
represents and warrants to Bioscan, as of the Technology Transfer Date and
at
all times thereafter until Bioscan is put in possession and control of the
XXXX
Inventory and Drawings, that IDSI is the sole, true and lawful owner of the
XXXX
Inventory and Drawings, and has the right to sell and transfer to Bioscan good,
clear record and marketable title to the XXXX Inventory and Drawings, free
and
clear of all claims, liabilities, licenses, liens, pledges, charges and
encumbrances of any kind.
7.7 No Warranties,
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE VII, THE PARTIES MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS AND EXTEND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AS TO THE VALIDITY OR
ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY IDSI PATENT RIGHTS.
Article
VIII
Indemnification
8.1 Bioscan.
Bioscan
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless IDSI, its Affiliates and its
and
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (the “IDSI Indemnified
Parties”)
from
and against any losses, costs, damages, fees or expenses arising out of any
Third Party claim to the extent arising out of (a) any breach by Bioscan of
any
of its representations or warranties pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement,
(b) death or personal bodily injury from the Development or Commercialization
of
Products by Bioscan, its Affiliates
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or
sublicensees, (c) the infringement of the IDSI Intellectual Property through
the
Development or Commercialization of Products marketed by Bioscan or its
Affiliates for use outside the Field in breach of Section 2.1, or (d) the
infringement of the IDSI Intellectual Property through the use of a Product
outside the Field by a Third Party who purchases such Product from Bioscan
or
its Affiliates, with respect to which purchaser Bioscan breached its obligations
under Section 2.2(a) or (b). In the event of any Third Party claim against
the
IDSI Indemnified Parties in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder,
IDSI shall promptly notify Bioscan in writing of the claim and Bioscan shall
manage and control, at its sole expense, the defense of the claim and its
settlement. The IDSI Indemnified Parties shall cooperate with Bioscan and may,
at their option and expense, be represented in any such action or proceeding.
Bioscan shall not be liable for any litigation costs or expenses incurred by
the
IDSI Indemnified Parties without Bioscan’s prior written authorization. In
addition, Bioscan shall not be responsible for the indemnification of any IDSI
Indemnified Party to the extent arising from negligence or intentional
misconduct by such Person, or as the result of any settlement or compromise
by
the IDSI Indenmified Parties without Bioscan’s prior written
consent.
8.2 IDSI.
IDSI
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bioscan, its Affiliates and
sublicensees and its and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents (the “Bioscan
Indemnified Parties”)
from
and against any losses, costs, damages, fees or expenses arising out of any
Third Party claim to the extent arising out of (a) any breach by IDSI of any
of
its representations or warranties pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement
or
(b) death or personal bodily injury from the use by IDSI, its Affiliates or
licensees of the Bioscan Improvements. In the event of any Third Party claim
against the Bioscan Indemnified Parties in respect of which indemnity may be
sought hereunder, Bioscan shall promptly notify IDSI in writing of the claim
and
IDSI shall manage and control, at its sole expense, the defense of the claim
and
its settlement (subject to Section 5.4). The Bioscan Indemnified Parties shall
cooperate with IDSI and may, at their option and expense, be represented in
any
such action or proceeding. IDSI shall not be liable for any litigation costs
or
expenses incurred by the Bioscan Indemnified Parties without IDSI’s prior
written authorization. In addition, IDSI shall not be responsible for the
indemnification of any Bioscan Indemnified Party to the extent arising from
negligence or intentional misconduct by such Person, or as the result of any
settlement or compromise by the Bioscan Indemnified Parties without IDSI’s prior
written consent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event
that IDSI does not pay the cost of the defense of such claim and its settlement,
then Bioscan may, in addition to its other rights and remedies, undertake the
defense of such claim and may settle such claim without IDSI’s consent and
offset the cost of such defense and settlement against any further payment
obligations of Bioscan to IDSI hereunder.
Article
IX
Limitation
of Liability
9.1 No Consequential Damages.
EXCEPT
WITH RESPECT TO A BREACH OF ARTICLE VI, NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE EXERCISE OF ITS RIGHTS HEREUNDER, OR FOR
LOST PROFITS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THISAGREEMENT, REGARDLESS
OF ANY NOTICE OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTHING
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INTHIS
SECTION 9.1 IS INTENDED TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF EITHER PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
Article
X
Term
and Termination
10.1 Term.
Unless
terminated earlier pursuant to Section 10.2, this Agreement shall commence
on
the Effective Date and shall expire (a) on the expiration of the Due Diligence
Period, in the event Bioscan fails to pay the initial installment of the
Technology Transfer Fee in accordance with Section 2.3(d)(i), or (b) the earlier
of (i) the expiration of the last to expire of all Valid Claims of IDSI Patent
Rights or (ii) the date upon which Bioscan is no longer obligated to provide
royalty payments to IDSI under Section 4.3, in the event Bioscan pays the
initial installment of the Technology Transfer Fee in accordance with Section
2.3(d)(i) (such date, pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or (b), the “Term”).
10.2 Termination.
(a) Termination
for Commercialization Failure,
If the
Market Release Date does not occur on or before the third (3rd) anniversary
of
the Effective Date, then IDSI may terminate this Agreement by providing written
notice thereof to Bioscan at any time before the Market Release
Date.
(b) Termination
for Convenience.
Bioscan
may terminate this Agreement at any time after the Technology Transfer Date
by
providing written notice thereof to IDSI.
(c) Termination
For Material Breach.
Upon
any material breach of this Agreement, including without limitation any payment
default hereunder, by either Party (in such capacity, the “Breaching
Party”),
the
other Party may terminate this Agreement by providing thirty (30) days’ written
notice to the Breaching Party, specifying the material breach. The termination
shall become effective at the end of the thirty (30) day period unless the
Breaching Party cures such breach during such period; provided, however, that
IDSI may terminate the Agreement on 10 days’ written notice in the event of a
payment default by Bioscan under Section 2.3(d)(ii) or (iii) or Section 4.3,
provided that the breach is not cured within such 10-day period.
10.3 Effects
of Termination,
(a) Upon
any
expiration or termination of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall
be
construed to release either Party from any obligations that matured prior to
the
effective date of expiration or termination, and the following provisions shall
expressly survive any such expiration or termination: Sections 4..5(e)(ii),
5.1,
5.2(b),5.2(c), 5.3(b), 5.3(c), 5.5 (regarding Joint IP), 6, 7.7, 8, 9.1, 10.3,
11, 12 and 13.
(b) Upon
any
expiration of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(b), Section 4.5(c)(ii)
shall expressly survive such expiration.
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(e) Upon
any
expiration of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(ii), the following
provisions shall expressly survive such expiration until the expiration of
the
last to expire of all Valid Claims of IDSI Patent Rights: Sections 5.2(a),
5.3(a), 5.4, 5.5 (regarding IDSI Intellectual Property), 5.6 and
7.5.
(d) Upon
any
expiration or termination of this Agreement, each Receiving Party shall return
to the Disclosing Party the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party,
including all copies and reproductions thereof and will not retain any copies,
extracts, analyses, or other reproductions, in whole or in part, of such
Confidential Information, except that (i) each Receiving Party may retain the
Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to the extent necessary to exercise
its licenses which survive termination or expiration, and (ii) one copy may
be
retained by the legal counsel of the Receiving Party for purposes of complying
with the Receiving Party’s obligations hereunder.
(e) Upon
a
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.2, the licenses
granted by IDSI to Bioscan hereunder shall terminate as of the effective date
of
such termination; provided
that
upon termination by IDSI pursuant to Section 10.2(a) or (c) any sublicense
under
such licenses granted to any Third Party by Bioscan prior to the effective
date
of such termination (i) shall survive on the conditions that IDSI shall have
the
right to receive all payments and other consideration payable to Bioscan in
accordance with the sublicense agreement and such sublicensee shall assume
all
of Bioscan’s obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement and (ii) thereafter
may be terminated by IDSI upon thirty (30) days’ notice of a material breach of
the terms thereof by such sublicensee that is not cured prior to the expiration
of such thirty (30) day period, but, notwithstandling the foregoing clauses
(i)
and (ii), IDSI shall not assume, and shall not be responsible to any sublicensee
for, any representations, warranties or obligations of Bioscan to any
sublicensee.
(f) Termination
shall be in addition to, and shall not prejudice, any of the Parties’ remedies
at law or in equity.
Article
XI
Effect
of Bankruptcy
11.1 All
rights and licenses now or hereafter granted under or pursuant to this
Agreement, including under Sections 2.1 and 3.1, are rights to “intellectual
property” (as defined in Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code). For purposes
of clarification and without limiting any of the rights granted hereunder,
the
debtor Party hereby acknowledges that the following shall constitute
embodiments, as such term is used in 11 U.S.C. §365, of the intellectual
property licensed under this Agreement: a right to access and to benefit from,
and, in the case of any tangible item of which there is a fixed or limited
quantity, to obtain a pro rata portion of, each of the following to the extent
related to any right or license granted under or pursuant to any Section of
this
Agreement: (a) software, (b) documentation, and (c) all other embodiments of
such intellectual property in the debtor Party’s possession or control or in the
possession and control of any Third Party but which the debtor Party has the
right to access or benefit from and to make available to the non-debtor Party.
The debtor Party agrees not to interfere with the non-debtor Party’s exercise
under the Bankruptcy Code of rights and licenses to intellectual property
licensed hereunder (or under any agreement supplemental hereto) and embodiments
thereof in
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accordance
with this Agreement and agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts (but
not
including any obligation of the debtor Party to incur expenses or make any
payment in connection therewith) to assist the non-debtor Party to obtain such
intellectual property and embodiments thereof in the possession or control
of
any such Third Parties (which the debtor Party has the right to access or
benefit from and to make available to the non-debtor Party) as reasonably
necessary or desirable for the non-debtor Party to exercise such rights and
licenses in accordance with this Agreement (or under any agreement supplemental
hereto). In the event the debtor Party files for protection under the Bankruptcy
Code, unless and until such Party rejects this Agreement pursuant to 11 U.S.C.
§365, on the written request of the non-debtor Party, the debtor Party shall
perform this Agreement or provide to the non-debtor Party the intellectual
property (including any embodiment of such intellectual property) licensed
hereunder and under any agreement supplemental hereto held by the debtor Party.
In the event the non-debtor Party elects to retain its rights under 11 U.S.C.
§365(n)(l)(B), the debtor Party shall provide to the non-debtor Party such
intellectual property (including any embodiment of such intellectual property)
hereunder and under any agreement supplemental hereto held by the debtor
Party.
11.2 All
rights, powers and remedies of the non-debtor Party provided herein are in
addition to and not in substitution for any and all other rights, powers and
remedies now or hereafter existing at law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) in the event of the commencement of a
Bankruptcy Code case by or against the debtor Party. The non-debtor Party,
in
addition to the rights, power and remedies expressly provided herein, shall
be
entitled to exercise all other such rights and powers and resort to all other
such remedies as may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity (including,
without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code) in such event. The Parties agree that
they intend the foregoing rights to extend to the maximum extent permitted
by
law.
Article
XII
Dispute
Resolution
12.1 General.
Any
controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement
shall
be resolved through binding arbitration as follows:
(a) Either
Party may submit such dispute to arbitration by notifying the other Party,
in
writing, of such dispute. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice,
the Parties shall designate in writing a single arbitrator to resolve the
dispute; provided, however,
that if
the Parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within such 30-day period, the
arbitrator shall be selected by the Atlanta, Georgia, office of the American
Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The arbitrator shall be a lawyer
knowledgeable and experienced in the law concerning the subject matter of the
dispute, and shall not be an Affiliate, employee, consultant, officer, director
or stockholder of any Party.
(b) Within
thirty (30) days after the designation of the arbitrator, the arbitrator and
the
Parties shall meet, at which time the Parties shall be required to set forth
in
writing all disputed issues and a proposed ruling on the merits of each such
issue.
(c) The
arbitrator shall set a date for a hearing, which shall be no later than
forty-five (45) days after the submission of written proposals pursuant to
Section 12.1(b), to
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discuss
each of the issues identified by the Parties. The Parties shall have the right
to be represented by counsel. Except as provided herein, the arbitration shall
be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA; provided, however,
that
the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply with regard to the admissibility
of evidence and the arbitration shall be conducted by a single
arbitrator.
(d) The
arbitrator shall use his or her best efforts to rule on each disputed issue
within thirty (30) days after the completion of the hearing described in Section
12.1(c). The determination of the arbitrator as to the resolution of any dispute
shall be binding and conclusive upon all Parties. All rulings of the arbitrator
shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Parties.
(e) The
attorneys’ fees of the Parties in any arbitration, fees of the arbitrator and
costs and expenses of the arbitration shall be bone by the Parties as determined
by the arbitrator.
(f) Any
arbitration pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall be conducted in the English
language in Atlanta, Georgia.
(g) At
any
time, a party may seek or obtain preliminary, interim or conservatory measures
from the arbitrator or from a court.
Article
XIII
Miscellaneous
Provisions
13.1 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed and the respective rights of the Parties determined
(including the validity and applicability of the arbitration provision set
forth
in Section 12.1, and the conduct of any arbitration, enforcement of any arbitral
award and any other questions of arbitration law or procedure arising
thereunder) according to the substantive laws of the State of Delaware,
notwithstanding the provisions governing conflict of laws under such Delaware
law to the contrary.
13.2 Force
Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for failure or delay in performance
of
any obligation under this Agreement, other than payment of any amount due and
payable, if such failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond the
reasonable control of the Party concerned, which may include failures resulting
from fires, earthquakes, power surges or failures, accidents, labor stoppages,
war, revolution, civil commotion, acts of public enemies, blockade, embargo,
inability to secure materials or labor, any law, order, proclamation,
regulation, ordinance, demand, or requirement having a legal effect of any
government or any judicial authority or representative of any such government,
acts of God, or acts or omissions of communications carriers, or other causes
beyond the reasonable control of the Party affected, whether or not similar
to
the foregoing. Any such cause shall delay the performance of the affected
obligation until such cause is removed. The affected Party shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to remove the cause of such delay.
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13.3 Assignment.
(a) Neither
Party may assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the consent of
the
other, except (i) to an Affiliate of the assigning Party or (ii) to an acquirer
of all or substantially all of the assets or equity of the assigning Party
to
which the subject matter of this Agreement pertains. Any assignment not in
accordance with the foregoing shall be void.
(b) The
licenses granted to Bioscan under this Agreement are appurtenant to and run
with
the IDSI Intellectual Property and shall bind any Transferee (as defined below).
IDSI shall (i) ensure that any Person acquiring any right, title or interest
in
or to the IDSI Intellectual Property, or any Intellectual Property Rights
underlying the licenses granted herein, including any purchaser, assignee or
transferee of such intellectual property rights or any Person obtaining a
security interest therein, (collectively, “Transferees”)
shall
be bound by the licenses and other rights granted to Bioscan under this
Agreement, and (ii) require that Transferees confirm in writing prior to any
such sale, assignment, transfer or acquisition of any right, title or interest
in or to such intellectual property rights (“Transfer”) that the licenses and
other rights granted to Bioscan under this Agreement shall not be affected
in
any manner by such Transfer.
13.4 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect
to
the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous arrangements with respect
to the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral, including the Prior
CDA.
Any amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be made in writing signed
by both Parties.
13.5 Notices.
Notices
to IDSI shall be addressed to:
Imaging
Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
0000
XX
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Notices
to Bioscan shall be addressed to:
Bioscan,
Inc.
0000
XxxXxxxxx Xxxx., XX
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Any
Party
may change its address by giving notice to the other Party in the manner herein
provided. Any notice required or provided for by the terms of this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be (a) sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (b) sent via a reputable overnight
or
international express courier service, (c) sent by facsimile transmission,
or
(d) personally delivered, in each case properly addressed in
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accordance
with the paragraph above. The effective date of notice shall be the actual
date
of receipt by the Party receiving the same.
13.6 Public
Announcements.
Any
announcements or similar publicity with respect to the execution of this
Agreement shall be agreed upon by the Parties in advance of such announcement;
provided
that (a)
either Party may make any public announcements that are required, as reasonably
determined by the announcing Party, by applicable law, by applicable stock
exchange or Nasdaq regulation or by order or other ruling of a court, and (b)
Bioscan may announce and advertise the Development and Commercialization of
the
Products.
13.7 Independent
Contractors.
It is
understood and agreed that the relationship between the Parties hereunder is
that of independent contractors and that nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as authorization for either IDSI or Bioscan to act as agent for the
other.
13.8 No
Strict Construction.
This
Agreement has been prepared jointly and shall not be strictly construed against
any Party.
13.9 Headings.
The
captions or headings of the sections or other subdivisions hereof are inserted
only as a matter of convenience or for reference and shall have no effect on
the
meaning of the provisions hereof.
13.10 No
Implied Waivers;
Rights Cumulative.
No
failure on the part of IDSI or Bioscan to exercise, and no delay in exercising,
any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement, or provided by
statute or at law or in equity or otherwise, shall impair, prejudice or
constitute a waiver of any such right, power, remedy or privilege or be
construed as a waiver of any breach of this Agreement or as an acquiescence
therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power,
remedy or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege.
13.11 Severability.
If any
provision hereof should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) all
other
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction
and
shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the intentions of the Parties
as nearly as may be possible and (b) such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability
of
such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, IDSI and Bioscan hereby waive any provision of law that would render any
provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
13.12 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which counterparts, when
so
executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
13.13 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
No
person or entity other than IDSI, Bioscan and their respective Affiliates and
permitted assignees hereunder shall be deemed an intended beneficiary hereunder
or have any right to enforce any obligation of this Agreement.
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13.14 Construction
of this Agreement.
Except
where the context otherwise requires, wherever used, the singular will include
the plural, the plural the singular, the use of any gender will be applicable
to
all genders, and the word “or” is used in the inclusive sense. When used in this
Agreement, “including” and “includes” mean “including without limitation” and
“includes without limitation”, respectively. References to either Party include
the successors and permitted assigns of such Party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first
set
forth
above
BIOSCAN,
INC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
President
and Chief Executive Officer
IMAGING
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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Exhibit
A
IDSI
Patent Rights
June 16, 2006
Imaging
Diagnostic Systems, US Patents & Applications Relevant to
XXXX
|
|||
Description
|
Case
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
|
Diagnostic
Tomographic Laser Imaging Apparatus, Electronics &
Imaging
|
6356
|
6/7/95
|
5,692,511
|
Laser
Imaging Apparatus Using Biomedical Markers that Bind to Cancer
Cells
|
6647
|
1/16/98
|
5,952,664
|
Device
for Determining the Contour of the Surface of an Object Being
Scanned
|
6558
|
11/6/97
|
6,044,288
|
Detector
Array for Use in a Laser Imaging Apparatus
|
6573
|
11/4/97
|
6,100,520
|
Method
for Reconstructing the Image of an Object Scanned with a Laser Imaging
Apparatus
|
6574
|
11/28/97
|
6,130,958
|
Detector
Array using Variable Amplifiers for use in a Laser Imaging
Apparatus
|
6572
|
11/26/97
|
6,150,649
|
Detector
Array using Variable Amplifiers for use in a Laser Imaging
Apparatus
|
6572
|
11/15/00
|
6,331,700
|
Medical
optical imaging scanner using multiple wavelength simultaneous data
acquisition for breast imaging
|
6997
|
5/20/00
|
6,571,116
|
Method
for Improving the Accuracy of Data Obtained in a Laser Imaging
Apparatus
|
7205
|
3/14/02
|
6,681,130
|
Optical
Computed Tomography Scanner for Small Laboratory Animals
|
7325
|
11/21/03
|
Pending
|
Optical
Computed Tomography Scanner for Small Laboratory Animals (Two
Laser)
|
7325-1
|
5/25/04
|
Divisional
|
Laser
Imaging Apparatus with Variable Scanning Parameters
|
7471
|
10/04/05
|
Provisional
|
9
US
patents issued, 3 US patents pending that are pertinent to XXXX
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Exhibit
B
Specified
Independent Components
•
|
Any
product where the Independent Component(s) is (are) an X-ray, CT,
MRI,
nuclear medicine, PET, ultrasound or optical imaging component(s),
or any
other component mutually agreed upon by the
Parties
|
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Confidential
AMENDMENT
This
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”)
is
entered into as of August 30, 2006 (the “Amendment
Effective Date”),
by and
between Bioscan, Inc., a District of Columbia corporation (“Bioscan”),
and
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (“IDSI”;
Bioscan and IDSI collectively, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS,
the Parties are parties to that License Agreement, dated as of the 16th day
of
June, 2006 (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Bioscan is willing to commit to pay the Technology Transfer Fee (as defined
in
the Agreement), and the Parties are willing to amend the installment payment
schedule with respect thereto;
WHEREAS,
in accordance with Section 13.4 of the Agreement, the Parties desire to amend
the Agreement as set forth herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and with the specific intent to be bound hereby,
the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in the Agreement.
Article
2. Payment
Plan.
Section
2.3(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“(d)
Bioscan shall pay the Technology Transfer Fee in accordance with the following
schedule:
(i) An
initial installment of US$50,000 on or before October 15, 2006;
(ii) An
additional installment of US$100,000 on or before November 15, 2006;
and
(iii)
The
final installment of US$100,000 on or before December 15, 2006.
If
Bioscan fails to pay any installment of the Technology Transfer Fee, then IDSI
may terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.2(c).
IDSI
may
invoice Bioscan for the installments due hereunder at any time prior to the
date
such installment is due, but Bioscan shall have no obligation to pay any such
installment except as provided in this Section 2.3(d). Any language on
such
1
invoice
inconsistent with or in addition to the terms of this Agreement shall
be
void.”
Article
3. Term.
Section
10.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“10.1
Term.
Unless
terminated earlier pursuant to Section 10.2, this Agreement shall commence
on
the Effective Date and shall expire on the earlier of (i) the expiration of
the
last to expire of all Valid Claims of IDSI Patent Rights or (ii) the date upon
which Bioscan is no longer obligated to provide royalty payments to IDSI under
Section 4.5 (the “Term”).”
Article
4. Payment
Breach Termination.
Section
10.2(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“(c)
Termination
For Material Breach.
Upon
any material breach of this Agreement, including without limitation any payment
default hereunder, by either Party (in such capacity, the “Breaching
Party”),
the
other Party may terminate this Agreement by providing thirty (30) days’ written
notice to the Breaching Party, specifying the material breach. The termination
shall become effective at the end of the thirty (30) day period unless the
Breaching Party cures such breach during such period; provided, however, that
IDSI may terminate the Agreement on 10 days’ written notice in the event of a
payment default by Bioscan under Section 2.3(d)(i), (ii) or (iii) or Section
4.3, provided that the breach is not cured within such 10-day
period.”
Article
5.
Effect
on Agreement.
Except
as amended by this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect. After the date of this Amendment, every reference in the Agreement
to
the “Agreement” shall mean the Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
set forth above.
BIOSCAN,
INC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
President
and Chief Executive Officer
IMAGING
DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS. INC.
By:
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
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