AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT
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EXECUTION VERSION
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated License Agreement, (the “Amendment”) is entered into as of September 11, 2018 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by and between:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation having its statewide administrative offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 (“University”), represented by its San Diego campus having an address at University of California, San Diego, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, Mail Code 0910, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 (“UCSD”); and
HORIZON ORPHAN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (“Licensee”),
each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”.
All capitalized terms not herein defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement (as defined below).
Background
WHEREAS, UCSD and Licensee, as successor-in-interest to Raptor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (f/k/a Encode Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), are parties to that certain License Agreement, as amended and restated on May 31, 2017 and effective as of October 31, 2007 (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2018 and pursuant to Paragraph 7.4 of the Agreement, the Parties mutually terminated the license granted under the Agreement solely with respect to the XXXX Indication (the “XXXX Termination”);
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2018 and pursuant to Paragraph 7.4 of the Agreement, the Parties mutually terminated the license granted under the Agreement solely with respect to the HD Indication (the “HD Termination”);
WHEREAS, Licensee has corrected inventorship with respect to the Patent Rights under SD2017-236 “Delayed release cysteamine bead formulation” to add Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx as an inventor (the “Inventorship Correction”); and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Agreement to reflect the XXXX Termination, the HD Termination and the Inventorship Correction, on the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter set forth, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
Agreement
1. | Exhibit A. Exhibit A to the Agreement shall be and hereby is amended and restated in its entirety by the Exhibit A-1 attached hereto. |
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2. | Full Force and Effect. Except as set forth in this Amendment, in all other respects the Agreement remains in full force and effect. |
3. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which will together be deemed to constitute one agreement. The Parties agree that the execution of this Amendment by industry standard electronic signature software and/or by exchanging PDF signatures shall have the same legal force and effect as the exchange of original signatures. |
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The Parties have executed this Amendment to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
HORIZON ORPHAN LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Medical Officer |
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Director of Commercialization |
Exhibit A-1
Patent Rights
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EXHIBIT A-1
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