EX-10.36 2 d319818dex1036.htm COLLABORATION AGREEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. INFORMATION FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED IS OMITTED AND MARKED WITH “[*******]” OR OTHERWISE CLEARLY INDICATED. AN UNREDACTED VERSION OF...
Exhibit 10.36
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.
INFORMATION FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN
REQUESTED IS OMITTED AND MARKED WITH “[*******]” OR OTHERWISE
CLEARLY INDICATED. AN UNREDACTED VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS
ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Between
CORONADO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(“CORONADO”)
and
OVAMED GMBH
(“OVAMED”)
and
Xx. XXXX PHARMA GMBH
(“XXXX”)
This Collaboration Agreement (“Agreement”) dated as of March 20, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), by and among:
Coronado Biosciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, and having its principal place of business at 00 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX (“CORONADO”),
Ovamed GmbH, a German corporation registered with the Commercial Register of Amtsgericht Reinbek under HRB 3577 having its principal office at Xxxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (“OVAMED”), and
Xx. Xxxx Pharma GmbH, a German corporation registered with the Commercial Register of Amtsgericht Freiburg im Breisgau under HRB 3266 having its principal office at Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (“XXXX”).
CORONADO, OVAMED and XXXX are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
Article 1.
4. Whereas, the Parties entered into the Terms of Agreement dated December 22, 2011 (hereinafter “Terms of Agreement”) setting forth the general agreements with respect to a collaboration and associated transactions by and among the Parties and providing the framework for a collaboration agreement to be entered into by and among the Parties.
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Agreement
Article 2.
The following capitalized terms, whether used in the singular or the plural, shall have the following meanings as used in this Agreement unless otherwise specifically defined herein:
2.1 “Affiliate” shall mean any corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Party to this Agreement. For the purposes of this Article 2.1, “control” means ownership, directly or through one or more Affiliates, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, in the case of a corporation, or fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity interests in the entity, in the case of any other type of legal entity, status as a general partner in any partnership, or any other arrangement whereby a party controls or has the right to control the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that a company is deemed to be under “common control with” another company if the two companies are owned or controlled by the same group of individuals.
2.2 “Bulk Drug Product” shall mean Product, prior to being in its labeled and packaged form.
2.3 “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed, or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in Freiburg, Germany.
2.4 “Clinical Data” shall mean all information, data, and results owned or Controlled by the applicable Party and Developed or obtained in connection with a Clinical Trial involving the administration of Product for Crohn’s disease, including but not limited to minutes of meetings with, and scientific advice of, any regulatory authority (including, in the United States, the FDA, and in Europe, the EMA), case report forms, electronic databases, and clinical study reports or summaries.
2.5 “Clinical Trial” shall mean any investigation of Product in human subjects intended to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological and/or other pharmacodynamic effects of the Product, and/or to identify any adverse reactions to the Product and/or to study absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of the Product with the object of ascertaining its safety and/or efficacy.
2.6 “CMC” shall mean chemistry, manufacturing and controls.
2.7 “Commercialization” (including variations such as “Commercialize” and the like) shall mean those activities directed to the marketing, promotion, selling or offering for sale of Product.
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2.8 “Commercially Reasonable and Diligent Efforts” shall mean with respect to Development, a Party’s use of commercially reasonable efforts and resources for a company of its size consistent with (i) the rights and obligations of such Party under this Agreement and, as applicable, the OVAMED XXXX License and/or the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements; (ii) the exercise of prudent scientific and business judgment for a product of its type; (iii) such Party’s efforts with respect to other products in its product pipeline, and in each case taking into consideration the impact of such efforts and resources on the Development of the Product as a whole.
2.9 “Competing Product” shall mean a biological product marketed by a Third Party that (a) has been approved as “biosimilar” to Product or “interchangeable” with Product (as such terms are defined under the United States Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 and the regulations or guidances thereunder), and (b) has achieved a market share in the applicable country in the Coronado Territory of [*******] in such country.
2.10 “Confidential Information” shall mean information as defined under Article 15.1.
2.11 “Controlled” with respect to Intellectual Property Rights shall mean the ability of a Party to grant a license or sublicense to such Intellectual Property Rights as provided for herein without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party existing and in effect at the time such Party is or would be required hereunder to grant the other Party such license or sublicense.
2.12 “CORONADO Territory” shall mean the countries and territories listed in Exhibit 2.
2.13 “Development” (including variations such as “Develop” and the like) shall mean those activities as are customary for a company in the pharmaceutical industry as part of the process of obtaining Regulatory Approval, including conducting research, preclinical development and/or Clinical Trials.
2.14 “Development Plan” shall mean the plan defined under Article 3.2.
2.15 “Drug Approval Application” shall mean an application for Initial Regulatory Approval (including a Marketing Authorization Application in Europe and a Biologics License Application in the United States).
2.16 “Effective Date” shall mean the date first written above.
2.17 “EMA” shall mean the European Medicines Agency.
2.18 “European Commission” shall mean the Commission of the European Union.
2.19 “XXXX Patent Rights” shall mean XXXX’x rights in the following: (a) U.S. Patent Application Nos. 12/594,074 and 12/993,517 related to the Product; (b) U.S. patents issuing thereon or issuing from non-U.S. counterparts thereof; (c) any division, continuation-in-part, continuation, reissue and reexamination applications, and extensions or restorations related to any of the foregoing; (d) any patents, patent applications, or other rights of XXXX issuing from, or based on or claiming priority to or from any of the foregoing; and (e) any foreign counterparts to any of the foregoing; in each case in the CORONADO Territory.
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2.20 “XXXX Patent Rights License” shall mean the license defined under Article 6.1.
2.21 “XXXX Phase II Trial” shall mean the current Phase II Clinical Trial titled “Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, multi-centre phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of three different dosages of oral Trichuris suis ova (TSO) suspension in active Crohn’s disease” sponsored by XXXX.
2.22 “XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package” shall mean the IMPD.
2.23 “XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How” shall mean the XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package and the Know-How and Pre-Clinical Data included therein.
2.24 “XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How License” shall mean the license defined under Article 6.1.
2.25 “XXXX Territory” shall mean Germany and the countries and territories listed in Exhibit 1.
2.26 “FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration.
2.27 “Field” shall mean the prevention, treatment or cure of Crohn’s disease and/or ulcerative colitis.
2.28 “IMPD” shall mean the Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier filed by XXXX with the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, together with the application for the authorization of the XXXX Phase II Trial, reports mentioned therein and updates of such reports, and all supplements and amendments thereto.
2.29 “Initial Regulatory Approval” shall mean the first authorization or approval of Drug Approval Applications for marketing or commercial sale of Product for Crohn’s disease in Europe and in the United States by the European Commission and the FDA, respectively.
2.30 “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean any and all intellectual property rights including but not limited to patents and patent applications (including the XXXX Patent Rights), Know-How (including the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data), Inventions (whether patentable or not) and/or trademarks.
2.31 “Invention” shall mean discoveries, processes, methods, technologies or improvements and Know-How related to the formulation, delivery, presentation or manufacture of a Product first reduced to practice or created newly on or after the Effective Date.
2.32 “Know-How” shall mean all proprietary, non-patented, practical information owned or Controlled by a Party and relating to the Product including but not limited to trade secrets, techniques, data (including Confidential Information as defined in Article 15), discoveries, formulae, materials, practices, methods, processes, experience, test data (including pharmacological, toxicological and Clinical Data), analytical and quality control data, marketing, pricing, distribution, cost and sales data or descriptions which is secret, substantial and identified; in this context, “Secret” means that the Know-How, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, is not generally known or easily accessible; “Substantial” means that the Know-How includes information which is significant and
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useful to the user for the intended use including but not limited to manufacturing, commercialization, marketing, sale and distribution; “Identified” means that the Know-How must be described in a sufficiently comprehensive manner so as to make it possible to verify that it fulfils the criteria of secrecy and substantiality.
2.33 “Launch Date” shall mean the date determined by CORONADO to start with distribution and/or sale of the Product within a country in the CORONADO Territory.
2.34 “Losses” shall have the meaning according to the definition under Article 17.1.
2.35 “Mutual Non Disclosure Agreement” shall mean the Mutual Non Disclosure Agreement dated December 7, 2011 and entered into between CORONADO and XXXX.
2.36 “Net Sales” shall mean the total gross receipts for sales of the Product by or on behalf of CORONADO or its Affiliates or by or on behalf of sublicensees (including distributors) of CORONADO or Affiliates of CORONADO (as applicable), whether invoiced or not, less only the sum of the following: (a) usual trade discounts to customers; (b) sales, tariff duties and/or taxes directly imposed and with reference to particular sales; (c) amounts allowed or credited on returns or rejections; (d) bad debt deductions actually written off during the accounting period; (e) outbound transportation prepaid or allowed and transportation insurance; (f) sales commissions; and (g) packaging and freight charges. Sales between or among CORONADO or its Affiliates or sublicensees (including distributors) shall be excluded from the computation of Net Sales provided such parties are not the end-user of the Product, but sales by such entities to their non-affiliated customers shall be included in such computation. Net Sales does not include sales of Product at or below the fully-burdened manufacturing cost solely for (i) non-profit research or clinical testing or (ii) indigent or similar public support or compassionate use programs.
2.37 “OVAMED CORONADO Agreements” shall mean (a) the Exclusive Sublicense Agreement dated December 12, 2005, and (b) the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement dated March 29, 2006, each as amended by, and including (i) the Letter Agreement dated November 8, 2007, (ii) the Term Sheet dated June 8, 2010, and (iii) the Amendment and Agreement dated January 7, 2011, the parties to each of which are OVAMED and CORONADO (including any predecessors of CORONADO), and (iv) the Side Agreement effective as of November 15, 2011 by and among CORONADO, OVAMED and UIRF; as each such agreement may be further amended during the Term of this Agreement.
2.38 “OVAMED XXXX License” shall mean the Development, Manufacturing and Commercialization Agreement by and between OVAMED and XXXX dated as of January 9, 2004, as amended on March 20, 2012, and as may be further amended during the term of this Agreement.
2.39 “ParaTech” shall mean Parasite Technologies A/S, a Danish corporation registered with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency under company registration number 27 97 18 22 with its principal office at Vallerød Xxxxxxx 00, DK2960 Rungsted Kyst.
2.40 “Party” shall mean OVAMED, XXXX, or XXXXXXXX and, when used in the plural, shall mean all three of them.
2.41 “Patent Costs” shall mean the reasonable direct fees and expenses actually paid by a Party to Third Parties, including attorneys and patent offices, that are specifically identifiable and incurred for the filing, prosecution, and maintenance of the specified patents and/or patent applications in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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2.42 “Pharmacovigilance Data” shall mean information generated by or on behalf of a Party in connection with its pharmacovigilance duties related to the Product including but not limited to information generated in connection with adverse reaction reporting, development safety update reports, periodic safety update reports and post-authorisation safety studies.
2.43 “Pre-Clinical Data” shall mean technical, analytical, stability, quality control data, and CMC data relating to the Product and/or results of physico-chemical, pharmaceutical, biological including microbiological, toxicological and pharmacological tests of the Product.
2.44 “Product” shall mean any pharmaceutical or medicinal product containing Trichuris suis ova (TSO) as the active ingredient, incorporated into any formulation or delivery system, intended for use in the prevention, treatment or cure of any human disease or condition.
2.45 “Regulatory Approval” shall mean any approvals (including pricing and reimbursement approvals), licenses, registrations or authorizations of national or international or local regulatory agency, department, bureau or other governmental entity necessary for the marketing or commercial sale of the Product in the Respective Territory.
2.46 “Regulatory Filing” shall mean any submission, filing or application with any regulatory authority (including, in the United States, the FDA, and in Europe, the EMA) required to obtain or maintain authorization to conduct Clinical Trials with Product and/or authorization and approval to market or sell Product in the CORONADO Territory or the XXXX Territory, as applicable.
2.47 “Respective Territory” shall mean, when the applicable Party is explicitly or implicitly XXXX, the XXXX Territory, and when the applicable Party is explicitly or implicitly CORONADO, the CORONADO Territory.
2.48 “Royalty” shall mean the royalty defined under Article 7.1(d).
2.49 “Royalty Term” shall have the meaning as defined under Article 19.1(d).
2.50 “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency.
2.51 “Specifications” shall mean the quality assurance, quality process parameters and quality release standards and procedures for the Bulk Drug Product, as set forth in Regulatory Filings.
2.52 “Steering Committee” shall mean that body established pursuant to Article 4.1.
2.53 “Successor” shall mean Affiliates and other successors as defined under Article 22.1.
2.54 “Third Party” shall mean any entity other than CORONADO and Affiliates and sublicensees of CORONADO, OVAMED and Affiliates and sublicensees of OVAMED, and XXXX and Affiliates and sublicensees of XXXX.
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2.55 “Trichuris suis ova” shall mean the ova or eggs of the Trichuris suis worm.
2.56 “TSO” shall mean Trichuris suis ova.
Article 3.
Article 4.
Management of the Collaboration
4.1 Establishment of Steering Committee.
(a) The Parties hereby establish a Steering Committee to function as a forum for the Parties to inform and consult with one another concerning the Development Collaboration. The Steering Committee will be composed of three (3) representatives of each Party, who shall be appointed (and may be replaced at any time) by such Party on written notice to the other Party in accordance with this Agreement. Such representatives shall include individuals within the senior management of each Party with expertise and responsibilities in the areas of Development, process sciences, manufacturing or regulatory affairs, as applicable to the stage of Development of the Product. Any member of the Steering Committee may designate a substitute to attend and perform the functions of that member at any meeting of the Steering Committee. Additional representatives or designees of a Party may from time to time be invited to attend Steering Committee meetings, with the consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) One of the three representatives for each Party shall be designated as that Party’s General Manager. Although the members of the Steering Committee can and should change as the life cycle of the Product changes, the Parties will endeavor to keep the General Managers consistent for each Party throughout the Development Collaboration to maintain continuity in the collaboration.
(c) The initial Steering Committee members, including the General Manager, from each Party are listed on Exhibit 3 attached hereto.
4.2 Meetings of Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will meet at least
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twice each year (face-to-face) during the term of this Agreement, or at any frequency agreed by the Steering Committee, subject to Article 4.6. In any event, the Steering Committee will meet within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date or as soon as practicable as mutually agreed by the Parties.
(a) Oversee the Development Collaboration, including establishment of the Development Plan and review of draft study protocols for Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease, with the goal of: (i) coordinating Development such that XXXX and XXXXXXXX are each responsible for Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease on approximately 50% of the aggregate number of patients required for the Initial Regulatory Approvals in the United States and Europe, and (ii) in the event additional Development is required to be conducted after the Effective Date in order to obtain additional Pre-Clinical Data required for such Initial Regulatory Approvals, approving a Development Plan and budget and allocating responsibility for conducting such Development; in each case consistent with the terms and overall intents and purposes of this Agreement;
(b) Facilitate the exchange of Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data and other information;
(c) Review regulatory communications and strategies;
(d) Discuss manufacturing and supply issues, including scale-up of manufacturing process and Product formulation and improvements;
(e) Evaluate Commercialization strategies and post-marketing studies for Product for Crohn’s disease; and
(f) Serve as the initial forum for resolving disputes, it being agreed however, that each of XXXX and CORONADO, in light of their rights and obligations under this Agreement related to the Development and Commercialization in their Respective Territories, will retain final decision-making authority according to (and subject to OVAMED’s rights under) the OVAMED XXXX License and the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements with respect to the XXXX Territory and the CORONADO Territory, respectively; provided, however, that the Steering Committee shall attempt in good faith to reach agreement with respect to matters that come before it for decision and shall give consideration to the views, positions and recommendations of each Party on such matters.
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Article 5.
Development, Specifications and Manufacturing Methods
Article 6.
XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How License and XXXX Patent Rights License; Data Delivery
6.1 License to CORONADO. Subject to the terms hereof, XXXX hereby grants to
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CORONADO a royalty-bearing, exclusive right and license (including the right to grant sublicenses as set forth in Article 9.5) under the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How (the “XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How License”) and under the XXXX Patent Rights (the “XXXX Patent Rights License”) to (a) Develop, use, Commercialize, sell, offer for sale and import Product in the CORONADO Territory, and (b) subject, as between CORONADO and OVAMED, to the terms of the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, have Product made by OVAMED, make and have made Product.
6.2 XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package. Within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date, XXXX will deliver the XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package to CORONADO by permitting CORONADO Internet-based access to an electronic data room containing the XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package. XXXX consents to CORONADO’s right of reference and use of the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How in connection with any Regulatory Filing in the CORONADO Territory.
6.3 Disclosure of XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How. XXXX will disclose to CORONADO all XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How in addition to the XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package as soon as such XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How becomes available to XXXX.
Article 7.
Consideration for XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How and XXXX Patent Rights License
7.1 Consideration. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, and as consideration for the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How License and the XXXX Patent Rights License granted to CORONADO by XXXX under this Agreement, CORONADO shall pay to XXXX:
(a) One million Euros (€1 million) payable five (5) Business Days after the Business Day that is within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date, on which XXXX grants CORONADO Internet-based access to an electronic data room containing the XXXX Pre-Clinical Data Package;
(b) One million five hundred thousand Euros (€1,500,000) payable five (5) Business Days after the Business Day at which XXXX grants CORONADO Internet-based access to an electronic data room containing the recommendation of the independent data monitoring committee of the XXXX Phase II Trial based on the interim Clinical Data (blinded for XXXX) resulting from the XXXX Phase II Trial (the “Committee Recommendation”) independent from the results of the XXXX Phase II Trial;
(c) Two million five hundred thousand Euros (€2,500,000) payable five (5) Business Days after the Business Day at which XXXX grants CORONADO Internet-based access to an electronic data room containing the final written Clinical Study Report of the XXXX Phase II Trial, independent from the results of the XXXX Phase II Trial; and
(d) During the Royalty Term, a royalty equal to one percent (1%) of Net Sales of Product in the CORONADO Territory (the “Royalty”).
7.2 Past Due Amounts. Any failure by a Party to make a payment required by this Agreement within [*******] Business Days after the date when due shall obligate such Party to pay interest at an annual rate equal to [*******] per annum in each case calculated on the number of days such a payment is overdue.
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7.3 Reports. Starting with the first calendar quarter in which the Launch Date of a Product in the CORONADO Territory occurs, within [*******] after the end of each calendar quarter, CORONADO shall deliver to XXXX (a) a written report accounting for all Net Sales during, and calculating the Royalty payable for, the preceding calendar quarter in the CORONADO Territory; and (b) a copy of, or Internet reference link to, CORONADO’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC with respect to the preceding calendar quarter (provided, however, that for the last quarter of CORONADO’s fiscal year, such copy or link shall be to CORONADO’S Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for such fiscal year and shall be provided after the date that such report is filed with the SEC).
7.4 Records. CORONADO will maintain complete and accurate records which are relevant to Net Sales under this Agreement, and, upon the written request of XXXX, such records shall be open during reasonable business hours for a period of three (3) years from creation of individual records for examination, but not more often than once each year, by an independent certified public accountant selected by XXXX to verify the accuracy of the reports under Article 7.3(a). The cost of the services of such public accountant shall be born by XXXX unless the audit establishes a material infringement of CORONADO’s obligations under this Agreement.
7.5 Currency. Royalties due for any calendar quarter shall be converted into Euros using the rate of exchange published in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition (if available), or any other publication agreed to between CORONADO and XXXX, on the last Business Day of the calendar quarter.
7.6 Royalty Payments. Simultaneous with transmitting reports according to Article 7.3 to XXXX, CORONADO shall pay all Royalties due in Euro by wire transfer to a bank account designated by XXXX.
7.7 Taxes, etc. If laws, rules or regulations require withholding of income taxes or other taxes imposed upon payments set forth in this Agreement, the Party receiving such payment shall provide the Party required to make such payment, prior to any such payment, annually or more frequently if required, with all forms or documentation required by any applicable taxation laws, treaties or agreements to such withholding or as necessary to claim a benefit thereunder (including, but not limited to Form W-8BEN or any successor forms). The Parties agree to co-operate, consistent with its respective usual business practices, to ensure that any withholding taxes imposed are reduced as far as possible under the provisions of the current or any future taxation treaties or agreements between foreign countries. The Party making such payment shall pay to the relevant authorities the full amount to be deducted or withheld according to the applicable tax law. Any such required tax, charges and other duties actually paid on behalf of the Party receiving such payment shall be deducted from the sums due to the receiving Party under this Agreement.
7.8 No Guaranty of OVAMED. Nothing herein shall be construed as any guarantee or assumption of liability by OVAMED for any royalties, payments or other amounts payable by CORONADO to XXXX as contemplated by this Agreement.
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Article 8.
Exchange of CMC Information and Inventions
(a) Each Party shall submit to each other Party all CMC information related to the Product as soon as such CMC data becomes available.
(b) CORONADO and its designees shall have the right to access, and the right of reference or use, and each other Party hereto consents to such reference and/or use of, any such CMC data owned or Controlled by such other Party, in connection with any Regulatory Filing in the CORONADO Territory, to the extent necessary or useful to exercise CORONADO’s rights, obligations and responsibilities, including under this Agreement and the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements.
(c) XXXX and its designees shall have the right to access, and the right of reference or use, and each other Party hereto consents to such reference and/or use of, any such CMC data owned or Controlled by such other Party, in connection with any Regulatory Filing in the XXXX Territory, to the extent necessary or useful to exercise XXXX’x rights, obligations and responsibilities, including under this Agreement and the OVAMED XXXX License.
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of CORONADO, OVAMED and XXXX, including any Invention Created as a result of Development conducted and funded pursuant to Article 9.4(b) (regardless, with respect to CORONADO’s and XXXX’x interest therein, of inventorship determination with respect to such Invention under applicable patent laws), and patent applications and patents claiming such Joint Inventions, shall be owned jointly by CORONADO, by OVAMED and by XXXX with each such Party having an undivided interest in such Joint Invention in accordance with the joint ownership rules of applicable patent laws.
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and with no duty to account to any other Party, to the extent necessary or useful to exercise their rights, obligations and responsibilities including according to, to the extent applicable, and in a manner that is consistent with the licenses granted pursuant to, this Agreement, the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, and the OVAMED XXXX License.
Article 9.
Cross-Licenses, Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data Sharing
9.1 Exclusive License to CORONADO. XXXX hereby (a) grants CORONADO an exclusive right and license (including the right to grant sublicenses as set forth in Article 9.5) to and under Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data that is or becomes during the term of this Agreement owned or Controlled by XXXX to (i) Develop, use, import, sell, offer for sale, and Commercialize Product in the Field in the CORONADO Territory, and (ii) subject, as between CORONADO and OVAMED, to the terms of the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, have Product made by OVAMED, make and have made Product; and (b) consents to CORONADO’s right of reference and use of such Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data in connection with Regulatory Filings in the CORONADO Territory.
9.2 Exclusive License to XXXX. Subject, as between XXXX and OVAMED, to such Parties’ respective rights and obligations under the OVAMED XXXX License, CORONADO hereby (a) grants XXXX and OVAMED a co-exclusive right and license (including the right to grant sublicenses as set forth in Article 9.5) to and under Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data that is or becomes during the term of this Agreement owned or Controlled by CORONADO to Develop, have made by OVAMED, use, import, sell, offer for sale, and Commercialize Product in the Field in the XXXX Territory; and (b) consents to the right of reference and use of such Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data in connection with Regulatory Filings in the XXXX Territory by XXXX and/or OVAMED.
9.3 Disclosure. CORONADO and XXXX will disclose to each other all Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data, including interim Clinical Data and including the Committee Recommendation, as soon as such Pre-Clinical Data or Clinical Data become available.
9.4 Compensation. In connection with the Development Collaboration, the following shall be applicable:
(a) Clinical Trials. In the event that (i) the Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease will not result in a situation where XXXX and CORONADO are each responsible for Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease on approximately 50% of the aggregate number of patients required for the Initial Regulatory Approvals in the United States and Europe, and (ii) the Party (XXXX or XXXXXXXX) which is responsible for Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease with significantly less than 50% of the aggregate number of patients required for Initial Regulatory Approval in the United States and Europe benefits from the fact that the other Party is responsible for Clinical Trials of Product for Crohn’s disease with significantly more than 50% of the aggregate number of patients required for the Initial Regulatory Approvals in the United States and Europe by the cross-licenses provided for in this Article 9, then XXXX and CORONADO shall negotiate in good faith a fair compensation to be paid by the benefitting Party to the other Party contemplating the rights, duties, responsibilities, fields and territories of each Party concerned.
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(b) Pre-Clinical Data. In the event that after the Effective Date and in accordance with a Development Plan and budget approved by the Steering Committee, (i) XXXX and/or CORONADO conducts additional Development to obtain additional Pre-Clinical Data that is not included in the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How but is required for the Initial Regulatory Approvals, (ii) the costs actually incurred and paid by such Parties after the Effective Date to conduct such Development will not result in a situation where XXXX and CORONADO are each responsible for approximately fifty percent (50%) of the total costs authorized by the Development Plan and budget and actually incurred and paid by such Parties after the Effective Date to conduct such Development, and (iii) the Party that is responsible for significantly less than fifty percent (50%) of such total costs benefits from the fact that the other Party is responsible for significantly more than fifty percent (50%) of such total costs by the cross-licenses of such Pre-Clinical Data provided for in this Article 9, then XXXX and XXXXXXXX shall negotiate in good faith a fair compensation to be paid by the benefitting Party to the other Party, as applicable, contemplating the rights, duties, responsibilities, fields and territories of each Party concerned.
9.5 Sublicenses. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (a) subject to the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, CORONADO shall have the right to sublicense the rights and licenses granted to it under this Agreement to Affiliates or to Third Parties; and (b) subject to the OVAMED XXXX License, XXXX shall have the right to sublicense the rights and licenses granted to it under this Agreement to Affiliates or to Third Parties. A Party entering into any such sublicense shall advise the other Parties of such sublicense and any such sublicense shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall require the sublicensee to assume such Party’s obligations under this Agreement to the extent applicable to the rights and territory covered by the sublicense.
9.6 Retention of Rights. Except for the rights and licenses granted to another Party or as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Party will retain their respective rights and responsibilities relating to Development and Commercialization in the XXXX Territory and the CORONADO Territory, as applicable, pursuant to the OVAMED XXXX License and the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, as applicable.
Article 10.
Safety Information; Pharmacovigilance
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Article 11.
Consent and Rights and Obligations of OVAMED
Article 12.
Patent Prosecution and Maintenance, Third Party Infringements, Third Party Intellectual Property Rights
12.1 Patent Prosecution and Maintenance.
(a) XXXX Patent Rights. At its sole discretion, XXXX shall have the initial right to file, prosecute, and maintain patent applications and patents for any and all XXXX Patent Rights in such countries worldwide as it may determine. CORONADO shall reimburse XXXX for Patent Costs for the XXXX Patent Rights in the CORONADO Territory upon submission of appropriate invoices therefor. If XXXX elects not to file, prosecute or maintain any XXXX Patent Rights in any country of the CORONADO Territory, XXXX shall so inform CORONADO with written advance notice sufficient to avoid any loss or forfeiture, and XXXX shall enable CORONADO at CORONADO’s request, and in that case CORONADO shall have the right, but not the obligation, to file, prosecute and maintain any such XXXX Patent Rights in such country of the CORONADO Territory as it may determine at its own expense and discretion. In such event, at CORONADO’s request, XXXX shall assign such patent application or patent comprising such XXXX Patent Right to CORONADO, and such patent or patent application shall no longer be deemed a XXXX Patent Right in such country.
(b) Review and Cooperation. A Party having the initial right to prosecute and maintain patents and patent applications hereunder (including the Party that is determined by the Parties’ representatives under Article 8.5 to be initially responsible for filing in a particular country or jurisdiction a patent application claiming a Joint Invention) is referred to herein as the “Prosecuting Party”. The Prosecuting Party agrees to keep the other concerned Party(ies) informed of the course of patent prosecution or other proceedings, including by providing such other Party(ies) with a draft patent application for review sufficiently in advance of the planned filing date in order for the other Party to have the opportunity to comment thereon, and shall take such comments into consideration in the application filed. The Prosecuting Party shall also promptly furnish the other Party(ies) with copies of office actions and communications received by the Prosecuting Party from, and communications sent by the Prosecuting Party to, the patent offices concerning such patents or patent application and shall take each other Party’s comments and suggestions into consideration when framing responses and submissions to such patent offices. The Prosecuting Party shall timely inform the other Party(ies) of any patent issuing or granting from a patent application filed hereunder.
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(c) Joint Invention. If a Prosecuting Party elects not to file, prosecute or maintain a patent on a Joint Invention in any country (or not to pay or reimburse in accordance with Article 8.5 the Patent Costs agreed to be paid by such Party), it shall provide the other Party(ies) owning such Joint Inventions with written advance notice sufficient to avoid any loss or forfeiture and, if such other Party includes either CORONADO or XXXX, then XXXXXXXX or XXXX, as applicable, shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its expense, to file, prosecute or maintain such patent application or patent in such country. Thereafter, the Prosecuting Party shall transfer all its right, title and interest in such patent application or patent to either CORONADO or XXXX, as applicable, and such Prosecuting Party shall no longer be a joint owner of such patent or patent application claiming a Joint Invention.
12.2 Third Party Infringements. In the event of an (alleged) infringement by a Third Party of Intellectual Property Rights owned or Controlled by one Party or more Parties regulated by the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements and/or the OVAMED XXXX License, the rights and duties of the Parties concerned in such an event shall be governed by the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements and/or the OVAMED XXXX License, respectively. In the event of an (alleged) infringement by a Third Party of Intellectual Property Rights owned or Controlled by one Party or more Parties regulated by this Agreement the following shall apply:
(a) If a Party learns of any infringement or threatened (alleged) infringement by a Third Party of Intellectual Property Rights owned or Controlled by one Party or more Parties regulated by this Agreement, such Party shall promptly notify the other Parties in writing and shall provide the other Parties with all available evidence in its possession of such infringement.
(b) If the infringement is in (i) the XXXX Territory, XXXX shall have the first right, but not the obligation, (ii) the CORONADO Territory, CORONADO shall have the first right, but not the obligation, (iii) neither the XXXX nor the CORONADO Territory, the Party or Parties owning or Controlling such Intellectual Property Rights shall have the first right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute and control (collectively, “bring”) any action or proceeding with respect to infringement by a Third Party of such Intellectual Property Right by counsel of its own choice, and the Party or the Parties not having such first right to bring such action shall have the right, but not the obligation, to be represented in any such action by counsel of its own choice. If the Party having such first right to bring such action does not bring such an action or proceeding within sixty (60) days of being notified of such infringement, then the Party not having such first right to bring such action shall have the right, but not the obligation, to bring such action. The Party or the Parties not bringing such action or proceeding agrees or agree to be joined as a party plaintiff if necessary to prosecute the action or proceeding and to give reasonable assistance and authority to file and prosecute the action or proceeding. The Party or the Parties that brings or bring such action to enforce a given Intellectual Property Right shall also have the right to control settlement of such claim; provided, however, that if one Party controls, no settlement shall be entered into without the express written consent of at least the Party in whose Respective Territory the action was brought, such consent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld.
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(c) All reasonable costs and expenses occurring from such actions shall be shared by the Parties in good faith contemplating the rights, duties, responsibilities, fields and territories of each Party concerned. Any damages or other monetary awards or amounts recovered from settlement or judgment from such an action or proceeding shall be allocated first to reimburse the Part(ies) for the reasonable out-of pocket costs and expenses of the action or proceeding (which amount shall be allocated pro rata if insufficient to cover the totality of such costs and expenses), with the remainder to be paid to the Party (or shared equally among the Parties) owning the Intellectual Property Rights concerned.
12.3 Third Party Intellectual Property Rights. In the event of an (alleged) infringement of Intellectual Property Rights of a Third Party in the CORONADO Territory or the XXXX Territory by the operations to be conducted by or on behalf of a Party under this Agreement or under the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements or under the OVAMED XXXX License, the rights and duties of the Parties shall be governed as set forth herein and by the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements and/or the OVAMED XXXX License, as applicable.
Article 13.
Regulatory Filings and Post-Regulatory Approval Responsibilities
13.1 Responsibilities.
(a) XXXX Territory. In performing their respective obligations under this Agreement, as between CORONADO and XXXX, XXXX shall be responsible for Drug Approval Applications in the XXXX Territory. As between OVAMED and XXXX, Drug Approval Applications in the XXXX Territory shall be governed by the OVAMED XXXX License, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
(b) CORONADO Territory. In performing their respective obligations under this Agreement, as between CORONADO and XXXX, XXXXXXXX shall be responsible for Drug Approval Applications in the CORONADO Territory. As between OVAMED and CORONADO, Drug Approval Applications in the CORONADO Territory shall be governed by the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
13.2 External Responsibility. Each Party acknowledges that as between the Parties, each holder of a Regulatory Approval bears the ultimate responsibility vis-à-vis the competent Regulatory Authorities for complying with the regulatory requirements applicable to the manufacture, store, sale and supply of the Product, provided that in accordance with applicable law, the overall intents and purposes of the Development Collaboration, and the terms of this Agreement, the OVAMED XXXX License and the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, as applicable, the Parties shall cooperate with each other in providing any data owned or Controlled by the applicable Party in order for the other Parties to comply with such regulatory requirements.
Article 14.
Commercialization and Manufacturing
14.1 Commercialization and Manufacturing related to the XXXX Territory. As between CORONADO and XXXX, XXXX shall be responsible for Commercialization in the
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Field in the XXXX Territory. As between OVAMED and XXXX, Commercialization and manufacturing (including supply) related to the Product in the XXXX Territory shall be governed, to the extent applicable, by the OVAMED XXXX License.
14.2 Commercialization and Manufacturing related to the CORONADO Territory. As between CORONADO and XXXX, XXXXXXXX shall be responsible for Commercialization in the Field in the CORONADO Territory. As between OVAMED and CORONADO, Commercialization and manufacturing (including supply) related to the Product in the CORONADO Territory shall be governed, to the extent applicable, by the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements.
Article 15.
(a) is lawfully in the possession of the receiving Party prior to receiving the information from the disclosing Party under this Agreement, as evidenced by receiving Party’s contemporaneous written records;
(b) is in the public domain or which is evidently not of proprietary or confidential nature at the time of the disclosure or becomes part of the public domain other than by a breach of this Agreement;
(c) is independently developed by the receiving Party without any breach of the terms of this Agreement as evidenced by receiving Party’s contemporaneous written records;
(d) is obtained in good faith from a third party not in privity with any of the Parties hereto, and provided said third party is not under any obligation of confidentiality; or
(e) is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or is otherwise required by law to be disclosed by the receiving Party, and in such event, the receiving Party shall use reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential Information in such case.
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or responsibilities according to this Agreement, the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements or the OVAMED XXXX License; provided, however, that the receiving Party may use and disclose such Confidential Information (a) in filing or prosecuting patent applications, Regulatory Filings, conducting Clinical Trials or seeking Regulatory Approvals, in accordance with the receiving party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, the OVAMED XXXX License, and the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements, as applicable, prosecuting or defending litigation, in accordance with the publication provisions of Article 18, or complying with applicable laws or governmental regulations, and (b) to its officers, employees, agents and consultants who are bound by confidentiality terms similar to those contained in this Agreement but only to the extent required for the execution or performance of its rights, obligations or responsibilities according to this Agreement, the OVAMED CORONADO Agreements or the OVAMED XXXX License.
Article 16.
Representations and Warranties
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under, or result in the termination of, any material contract to which XXXX is a party or by which any of its property is bound or subject, or (ii) violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, or decree presently in effect having applicability to it; such that any such occurrence will have a material adverse effect on XXXX or on XXXX’x ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement;
(i) XXXX Patent Rights. XXXX owns or Controls the XXXX Patent Rights as of the Effective Date. However, U.S. Patent Application No. 12/594,074 is jointly-owned by ParaTech, provided, however, that such joint ownership does not affect XXXX’x Control of such Patent Application with respect to the CORONADO Territory; and OVAMED has certain rights in the XXXX Patent Rights in the future, provided, further, however, that OVAMED has consented under Article 11.1 to XXXX’x xxxxx to CORONADO of rights and licenses under the XXXX Patent Rights. No claim has been asserted or threatened by any person regarding the manufacture, use or licensing by XXXX of the XXXX Patent Rights as of the Effective Date. To the best knowledge of XXXX, the use of the XXXX Patent Rights does not violate or infringe, the rights of, and are not subject to any claims by, any Third Party as of the Effective Date;
(ii) XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How. Subject to the next sentence, XXXX owns or Controls the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How as of the Effective Date. OVAMED has certain rights in the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How in the future, provided, however, that OVAMED has consented under Article 11.1 to XXXX’x xxxxx to CORONADO of rights and licenses under the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How. No claim has been asserted or threatened by any person regarding the use or licensing by XXXX of the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How in the CORONADO Territory as of the Effective Date. To the knowledge of XXXX the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How does not violate or infringe, and has not in the past violated or infringed the rights of any Third Party as of the Effective Date in the CORONADO Territory, and no claims have been asserted by XXXX against any other person (other than OVAMED, which claim has been resolved or released) claiming infringement of the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How as of the Effective Date in the CORONADO Territory;
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in which the ownership or leasing of its properties or the character of its operations makes such qualification, registration or licensing necessary except where the failure to be so qualified, registered or licensed would not have a material adverse effect on the business of OVAMED;
Article 17.
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Article 18.
(a) The provisions of this Article 18 shall not apply to subsequent publications or presentations of substantially the same subject matter that was previously reviewed under Article 18; and
(b) CORONADO may make disclosure of this Agreement and the terms hereof in filings with the SEC or other documents as required by SEC or securities exchange rules, and file this Agreement as an exhibit to any such filing with the SEC.
Article 19.
(a) with respect to the Development Collaboration until the completion of the Development Collaboration and the grant of the Initial Regulatory Approvals;
(b) with respect to the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How License as long as the Pre-Clinical Know-How qualifies as Know-How;
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(c) with respect to the XXXX Patent Rights License on a country by country basis until the date of expiration of the last of the XXXX Patent Rights or the final abandonment of the last application for the XXXX Patent Rights;
(d) with respect to the Royalty on a country by country basis until the later of (i) the date of expiration of the last of the XXXX Patent Rights in such country; (ii) 10 years from the Launch Date in such country; or (iii) the date on which there is a Competing Product in such country (the “Royalty Term”);
(e) with respect to licenses regarding Joint Inventions on a country by country basis until the date of expiration of the last patent resulting from the Joint Invention concerned or the date of the final failure of the last application for a patent resulting from the Joint Invention concerned or, in case of unpatented Joint Inventions, as long as the Joint Invention concerned qualifies as Know-How;
(f) with respect to licenses regarding Pre-Clinical Data and Clinical Data as long as the Pre-Clinical Data or Clinical Data concerned qualify as Know-How;
(g) with respect to safety information and Pharmacovigilance Data on a Party by Party basis until the date where the Party concerned completely terminates the Development (prior to or in the absence of any Commercialization) or Commercialization, except to the extent required by law; and
(h) with respect to Confidential Information, subject to the terms of Article 15.
Article 20.
20.1 Termination of the Development Collaboration.
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to XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, XXXX Patent Rights, Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, Pharmacovigilance Data, and Inventions shall cease and CORONADO shall cease to use the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, Pharmacovigilance Data, or Inventions licensed to it by XXXX, and shall cease to Develop, use, have made by OVAMED, Commercialize and sell Product, in each case except as required by law or to the extent required for an orderly transition. Without further request, CORONADO shall promptly send or return all documents, copies of documents and electronically memorised data referencing the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, Pharmacovigilance Data, and Inventions licensed to it by XXXX, and XXXX’x Confidential Information. As far as it is not possible to return electronically processed information, CORONADO is obliged to use commercially reasonable efforts to delete or erase it immediately. In any case CORONADO is not allowed to retain any of the XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, Pharmacovigilance Data, or Inventions licensed to it by XXXX, and any of XXXX’x Confidential Information in any form. Exempted from this obligation is the retaining of documents which have to be kept according to the applicable law.
20.2 Termination for Non-Payment or Other Material Breach.
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Party”) of such breach, then the Non-Breaching Party shall have the right, without prejudice to any other rights to compensation for damages or any other remedies available to it under this Agreement or at law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement; provided, however, that the Non-Breaching Party shall not be entitled to terminate the Agreement for the Breaching Party’s failure to make any payments following the first instance of such failure to make payments and to timely remedy the failure (provided that the Breaching Party has made the required payments within a reasonable time after the end of the [*******] day cure period), or if (i) CORONADO and XXXX have a bona fide disagreement as to any event that would trigger such payment or the amount of such payment to be made to the Non-Breaching Party, and (ii) the Breaching Party has paid the Non-Breaching Party any undisputed amounts.
20.3 Effect of Termination for Non-Payment or Other Material Breach.
(a) Termination by CORONADO for Non-Payment or Material Breach of XXXX. If XXXXXXXX terminates this Agreement for non-payment or material breach by XXXX in accordance with Article 20.2(a) or 20.2(b), the licenses granted to CORONADO by XXXX with respect to XXXX Pre-Clinical Know-How, XXXX Patent Rights, Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, Pharmacovigilance Data, and Inventions, shall remain in effect. However, effective on the termination date, (i) the licenses granted to XXXX and/or OVAMED by CORONADO with respect to Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, and Inventions shall cease, and XXXX and OVAMED shall cease to use Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, or Inventions licensed to it by CORONADO except as required by law or to the extent required for an orderly transition, and (ii) in the event such termination results from a XXXX breach of its compensation obligations under Article 9.4, XXXX’x right to a Royalty on Net Sales of Product in the Field and XXXX’x rights connected to such Royalty shall terminate. Without further request, XXXX and OVAMED shall promptly send or return all documents, copies of documents and electronically memorised data referencing the Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, or Inventions licensed to it by
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CORONADO, and CORONADO’s Confidential Information. As far as it is not possible to return electronically processed information, XXXX and OVAMED are obliged to use commercially reasonable efforts delete or erase it immediately. In any case XXXX and OVAMED are not allowed to retain any of the Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, or Inventions licensed to it by CORONADO, and any of CORONADO’s Confidential Information in any form. Exempted from this obligation is the retaining of documents which have to be kept according to the applicable law.
(b) Termination for Bankruptcy of CORONADO. XXXX may, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it by law or in equity or according to this Agreement, terminate
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this Agreement, in whole or in part as XXXX may determine, by written notice to the other Parties in the event CORONADO shall have become bankrupt, or shall have made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or there shall have been appointed a trustee or receiver of CORONADO or for all or a substantial part of its property or any case or proceeding shall have been commenced or other action taken by or against CORONADO in bankruptcy or seeking reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, arrangement, composition or readjustment of its debts or any other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar act or law of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect and any such event shall have continued for [*******] days undismissed, unbonded and undischarged. However, the licenses granted to XXXX and/or OVAMED by CORONADO with respect to Pre-Clinical Data, Clinical Data, and Inventions shall remain in effect.
Article 21.
General Effects of Expiration or Termination.
Article 22.
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If to CORONADO to: | CORONADO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | |||
00 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
XXX | ||||
Attention: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Ph.D., | |||
President and CEO | ||||
Telecopy/Fax: | +[*******] | |||
If to OVAMED to: | OVAMED GMBH | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00 | ||||
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxx | ||||
Attention: | Xx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx and Mr. Detlev Goj, | |||
Managing Directors | ||||
Telecopy/Fax: | +[*******] | |||
If to XXXX to: | XX. XXXX PHARMA GMBH | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0 | ||||
Xxxxxxxx 0000 | ||||
00000 Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxx | ||||
Attention: | Xxx. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Managing Director | |||
Telecopy/Fax: | + [*******] |
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22.9 Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction.
(a) The Parties recognize that disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement (each a “Dispute”) may from time to time occur during the Term. It is the objective of the Parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution of Disputes in an expedient manner by mutual cooperation and without resort to litigation. To accomplish this objective, the Parties agree to follow the procedures set forth in this Article 22.9 if and when a Dispute occurs. Disputes shall be first referred to the Steering Committee. If the Steering Committee is unable to resolve such Dispute within [*******] days of being requested by a Party to resolve the Dispute, the matter shall be presented to the Chief Executive Officers (“CEOs”) of the concerned Parties for resolution. In the event that the CEOs cannot resolve the Dispute within [*******] days after it has been presented to them, the provisions of Article 22.9(b) shall be applicable.
(b) Subject to the foregoing provisions of Article 22.9(a), the Parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any court located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, for purposes of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agree that service of process in any such action may be made in the manner provided for in this Agreement for the delivery of notices.
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CORONADO BIOSCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |
Title: | President & CEO |
OVAMED GMBH | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Detlev Goj | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | Name: | Detlev Goj | |||||
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Managing Director |
XX. XXXX PHARMA GMBH | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Title: | Managing Director |
Exhibit 1
to the Collaboration Agreement between Coronado, Ovamed and Xxxx
- XXXX Territory -
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
+ Germany and XXXX’x right of first refusal in the Territory II as defined in Art. 19 of the OVAMED XXXX License, with the exception of the CORONADO Territory.
End of Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
to the Collaboration Agreement between Coronado, Ovamed and Xxxx
- XXXXXXXX Territory -
North America
South America
Japan
End of Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
to the Collaboration Agreement between Coronado, Ovamed and Xxxx
- Initial Steering Committee Members -
Steering Committee Members of CORONADO
(1) [*******]
(2) [*******]
(3) [*******]
Steering Committee Members of OVAMED
(1) [*******]
(2) [*******]
(3) [*******]
Steering Committee Members of XXXX
(1) [*******]
(2) [*******]
(3) [*******]
End of Exhibit 3