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Exhibit 10.1
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
AMONG
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
ARIAD GENE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
and
MERCK & CO., INC.
July 11, 2007
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
i
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
ii
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
iii
List of Exhibits and Schedules
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
This
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of July 11, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”), by and among ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
ARIAD Gene Therapeutics, Inc., both Delaware corporations with
offices at 26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139 (collectively, “ARIAD”), and Merck &
Co., Inc., a Corporation organized under the laws of New
Jersey with offices at One Merck Drive, Whitehouse
Station, NJ 08889-0100
(“MERCK”). Each of MERCK and ARIAD is
sometimes referred to individually herein as a
“Party” and collectively as the
“Parties.”
WHEREAS,
ARIAD has developed and controls certain technology and
proprietary materials related to mTOR inhibitor compounds,
including its proprietary compound AP23573; and
WHEREAS,
MERCK is engaged in the research, development and
commercialization of human therapeutics; and
WHEREAS,
the Parties desire to enter into a collaboration for the
purpose of developing and commercializing certain products
containing or derived from such mTOR inhibitor compounds for
the prevention, delay and treatment of certain cancer and,
upon further agreement, non-cancer indications.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
Whenever
used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, the
terms defined in this Section 1 and in Schedule 3
attached hereto shall have the meanings
specified.
1.1
“
AAA ” means the American Arbitration
Association.
1.2
“
Achievement of Clinical Proof of
Concept” means demonstration that a
Collaboration Compound has efficacy in a Phase 1 and/or Phase 2
Clinical Trial, as evidenced by clinical endpoints and/or by
validated Biomarkers(s) that are jointly agreed-upon by both
Parties, and that provide a statistically significant indication of
clinical efficacy.
1.3
“
Adverse Event ” means any unfavorable
and unintended change in the structure (signs), function
(symptoms), or chemistry (laboratory data), of the body temporally
associated with the use of a Product, whether or not considered
related to the use of the Product. Changes resulting
from normal growth and development which do not vary significantly
in frequency or severity from expected levels are not to be
considered adverse experiences. Examples of changes that
are not adverse events may include, but are not limited to,
teething, typical crying in infants and children, and onset of
menses or menopause occurring at a physiologically appropriate
time.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.4
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to
any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control”
means (a) ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares
of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors in the case
of a corporation, or more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity
interests in the case of any other type of legal entity, (b) status
as a general partner in any partnership, or (c) any other
arrangement whereby a Person controls or has the right to control
the board of directors of a corporation or equivalent governing
body of an entity other than a corporation.
1.5
“
Annual Global Development Plan ”
means, with respect to each Product and Calendar Year, the written
plan for the Development Program to be conducted for such Product
for such Calendar Year, as such written plan may be amended,
modified or updated in accordance with Section 3.1.2(b); provided,
however, that the initial Annual Global Development Plan shall
cover the period from the Effective Date through December 31,
2008.
1.6
“
Annual Net Sales ” means, with
respect to any Calendar Year, the aggregate amount of the Net Sales
for such Calendar Year.
1.7
“ AP23573
” means the compound
Controlled by ARIAD and described more fully on Schedule 1
attached hereto.
1.8
“
API ” means the active pharmaceutical
ingredient known as AP23573 or any other Collaboration Compound
being Developed and Commercialized hereunder.
1.9
“
Applicable Laws ” means any Federal,
state, local, national and supra-national laws, statutes, rules and
regulations, including any rules, regulations, guidance, guidelines
or requirements of Regulatory Authorities, national securities
exchanges or securities listing organizations, that are in effect
from time to time during the Term and applicable to a particular
activity hereunder.
1.10
“
ARIAD Background Technology ” means
any Technology that is used by ARIAD, or provided by ARIAD for use,
in the Development Program and that is (a) Controlled by ARIAD as
of the Effective Date, or (b) conceived or first reduced to
practice by employees of, or consultants to, ARIAD after the
Effective Date other than in the conduct of ARIAD Development
Activities and without the use, in any material respect, of any
MERCK Technology, MERCK Patent Rights or MERCK
Materials. For purposes of
clarity, ARIAD Background Technology shall not include ARIAD
Program Technology, Program Biomarker Technology or ARIAD’s
interest in Joint Technology.
1.11
“ ARIAD Co-Development
Percentage ” means (a) except
with respect to any Cancer Indication for which ARIAD exercises an
Opt-Out Right, fifty percent (50%), and (b) with respect to any
Cancer Indication for which ARIAD exercises an Opt-Out Right, zero
percent (0%).
1.12
“ ARIAD Decision
” means any decision with respect
to the Development and/or Commercialization (other than
Manufacturing) of a Product for [***] in the U.S. Territory other
than Pricing, Development and Commercialization budgets or global
Branding, or (iii) the commencement and prosecution of actions to
address [***] in the U.S. Territory unless a U.S. Commercialization
Transfer has occurred.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.13
“
ARIAD Development Activities ” means
the Development activities specified to be conducted by ARIAD in
any Annual Global Development Plan (or amendment
thereto).
1.14
“
ARIAD Materials ” means any
Proprietary Materials that are Controlled by ARIAD and used by
ARIAD, or provided by ARIAD for use, in the Development
Program.
1.15
“
ARIAD Patent Rights ” means any
Patent Rights that contain one or more claims that cover ARIAD
Technology. For purposes of clarity, ARIAD Patent Rights
includes all Licensed Patent Rights and all ARIAD Program Patent
Rights.
1.16
“ ARIAD Program Patent
Rights ” means any Patent
Rights Controlled by ARIAD that contain one or more claims that
cover ARIAD Program Technology.
1.17
“
ARIAD Program Technology ” means (a)
any Product Technology, and (b) any Program Technology other than
Product Use Technology that is conceived or first reduced to
practice by employees of, or consultants to, ARIAD, alone or
jointly with any Third Party, without the use, in any material
respect, of any MERCK Technology, MERCK Patent Rights, MERCK
Materials or Joint Technology.
1.18
“
ARIAD Revenue Sharing Percentage ”
means the percentage obtained by subtracting MERCK
Revenue Sharing Percentage from one hundred
percent.
1.19
“
ARIAD Technology ” means,
collectively, ARIAD Background Technology and ARIAD Program
Technology.
1.20
“ Back-Up Compound
” means any Rapamycin Derived mTOR Inhibitor
within the claims of [***] or any other Rapamycin Derived mTOR
Inhibitor discovered by ARIAD, or jointly by ARIAD and MERCK, and
covered by a patent application filed by ARIAD and/or MERCK, in
either case that is designated by the JSC for further Development
as a Back-Up Compound pursuant to Section 3.2.
1.21
“
Biomarker ” means a specific protein,
protein isoform, nucleic acid sequence, gene expression profile,
single nucleotide polymorphism profile, microRNA profile, genomic
alteration profile, metabolite, metabolic
profile and/or other molecular feature, alone or in combination,
the presence or level of which correlates with and/or predicts (a)
the inhibition or activation of mTOR or the mTOR pathway, (b) the
performance characteristics (including, without limitation, safety,
efficacy and tolerability) of a Collaboration Compound, alone or in
combination with other treatments, (c) the severity,
characteristics or prognosis of a human condition or disease, or
(d) the responsiveness of patients to a treatment or combination of
treatments.
1.22
“ Biomarker Information
” means any data, information or know-how
that pertains to Biomarkers and that is discovered, created, or
developed (i) in the Development Program, including as a result of
any pre-clinical, non-clinical or clinical testing of a
Collaboration Compound in cells, animals or humans, including
testing of a biological material (such as fluid, tissue
or tumor samples, (ii) with the use of any biological materials,
data or information developed in or resulting from the Development
Program or otherwise funded by the Parties in the Collaboration, or
(iii) with the use of any Biomarker Information described in the
preceding clauses (i) or (ii).
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.23
“
Branding ” means determining all
matters relating to branding of any Product, including without
limitation, brand names, product logos, branding colors,
positioning and key messages to be incorporated in promotional
materials.
1.24
“
Calendar Quarter ” means the period
beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the last day of the
calendar quarter in which the Effective Date falls, and thereafter
each successive period of three (3) consecutive calendar months
ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December
31.
1.25
“
Calendar Year ” means each successive
period of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1 and ending on
December 31.
1.26
“
Cancer Indication ” means any Sarcoma
Indication, Major Cancer Indication, or Other Cancer
Indication.
1.27
“ Challenge
” means any challenge to the validity or
enforceability of any of the ARIAD Patent Rights, including without
limitation by (a) filing a declaratory judgment action in which any
of the ARIAD Patent Rights is alleged to be invalid or
unenforceable; (b) citing prior art pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§301, filing a request for re-examination of any of the ARIAD
Patent Rights pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §302 and/or §311, or
provoking or becoming a party to an interference with an
application for any of the ARIAD Patent Rights pursuant to 35
U.S.C. §135; or (c) filing or commencing any re-examination,
opposition, cancellation, nullity or similar proceedings against
any of the ARIAD Patent Rights in any country.
1.28
“
Clinical Product ” means Product, in
the form appropriate for a particular use, for use by MERCK and
ARIAD and their Affiliates and sublicensees in Clinical Trials, the
Development Program or for other non-commercial
purposes.
1.29
“
Clinical Product Transfer ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Supply Agreement.
1.30
“ Clinical Trial
” means a clinical study of a Product
involving the administration of Product to patients for any
Indication, and includes any Phase 1 Clinical Trial, Phase 2
Clinical Trial, Phase 3 Clinical Trial, Phase 4 Clinical Trial and
Phase 5 Clinical Trial as applicable.
1.31
“ Clinical Trial Proposal
” means a proposal submitted by either Party
at any time on and after the date of Completion of a Phase 1
Clinical Trial and after Achievement of Clinical Proof of
Concept involving a Product that describes in reasonable
detail the proposed Late Stage Clinical Trial to be incorporated
into the Development Program and which includes a final protocol,
analysis plan and detailed synopsis for such Late Stage Clinical
Trial and is designed to obtain Commercialization Regulatory
Approval for such Product for a Major Cancer Indication or Other
Cancer Indication (including, without limitation, an estimated
budget and timeline with respect thereto).
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.32
“
Collaboration ” means the alliance of
ARIAD and MERCK established pursuant to this Agreement for the
purposes of Developing Products and Commercializing Products in the
Field in the Territory.
1.33
“
Collaboration Compounds ” means,
collectively, (a) AP23573, and (b) any Back-Up
Compounds.
1.34
“
Commercially Reasonable Efforts ”
means, with respect to activities of a Party
in the Development or the Commercialization
of a particular Product, the efforts and resources typically used
by that Party (or if the Party does not engage in that activity for
other products or compounds, by biotechnology and/or
pharmaceutical companies that are similar in size) in the
development of product candidates or the commercialization of
products of comparable market potential, taking into account all
relevant factors including, as applicable and without limitation,
stage of development, mechanism of action, efficacy and safety
relative to competitive products in the marketplace, actual or
anticipated Regulatory Authority approved labeling, the nature and
extent of market exclusivity (including patent coverage and
regulatory exclusivity), cost and likelihood of obtaining
Commercialization Regulatory Approval, and actual or
projected profitability. Commercially Reasonable Efforts shall be
determined on a market-by-market and indication-by-indication basis
for a particular Product, and it is anticipated that the level of
effort will be different for different markets, and will change
over time, reflecting changes in the status of the Product and the
market(s) involved.
1.35
“
Commercialization ” or “
Commercialize ” means any and all
activities directed to the offering for sale and sale of a Product,
both before and after Commercialization Regulatory Approval has
been obtained, including activities related to marketing,
promoting, Detailing, distributing, Manufacturing (other
than Manufacturing Development or Manufacturing for use
in Development), importing, selling and offering to sell Product
and/or conducting post-marketing human clinical studies (including
Phase 5 Clinical Trials) with respect to any Targeted Indication
with respect to which Commercialization Regulatory Approval has
been received or for a use that is subject of an
investigator-initiated study program, and interacting with
Regulatory Authorities regarding the foregoing. When
used as a verb, “to Commercialize” and
“Commercializing” means to engage in Commercialization
and “Commercialized” has a corresponding
meaning.
1.36
“
Commercialization Regulatory Approval
” means, with respect to any Product, the Regulatory Approval
required by Applicable Laws to sell such Product for use for an
Indication in the Field in a country or region in the Territory, as
well as, to the extent applicable, pricing approvals and government
reimbursement approvals, even if not legally required to sell
Product in a country . For purposes of
clarity, (a) “Commercialization Regulatory Approval” in
the United States shall mean final approval of an NDA or sNDA
permitting marketing of the applicable Product in interstate
commerce in the United States; (b) “Commercialization
Regulatory Approval” in the European Union shall mean
marketing authorization for the applicable Product granted either
by a Regulatory Authority in any Major European Country or by the
EMEA pursuant to Council Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended, or
Council Regulation 2309/93/EEC, as amended, together with the first
pricing approval and government reimbursement approval for the
applicable Product granted by a Regulatory Authority in any Major
European Country or by the EMEA, as the case may be; and (c)
“Commercialization Regulatory Approval” in Japan shall
mean final approval of an application submitted to the Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare and the publication of a New Drug
Approval Information Package permitting marketing of the applicable
Product in Japan, together with pricing approval and government
reimbursement approval, as any of the foregoing may be
amended from time to time.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.37
“ Completion
” means, with respect to a Clinical Trial
conducted by a Party, the date on which all material data
reasonably expected to be derived therefrom has been generated and
the final study report with respect thereto has been
finalized.
1.38
“
Confidential Information ” means (a)
with respect to ARIAD, all tangible embodiments of ARIAD
Technology, (b) with respect to MERCK, all tangible embodiments of
MERCK Technology and (c) with respect to each Party, (i) all
tangible embodiments of Joint Technology and (ii) all information,
Technology and Proprietary Materials disclosed or provided by or on
behalf of such Party (the “disclosing Party”) to the
other Party (the “receiving Party”) or to any of the
receiving Party’s employees, consultants, Affiliates or
sublicensees; provided, that, none of the foregoing shall be
Confidential Information if: (A) as of the date of disclosure, it
is known to the receiving Party or its Affiliates as demonstrated
by contemporaneous credible written documentation, other than by
virtue of a prior confidential disclosure to such receiving Party;
(B) as of the date of disclosure it is in the public domain, or it
subsequently enters the public domain through no fault of the
receiving Party; (C) it is obtained by the receiving Party from a
Third Party having a lawful right to make such disclosure free from
any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; or (D)
it is independently developed by or for the receiving Party without
reference to or use of any Confidential Information of the
disclosing Party as demonstrated by contemporaneous credible
written documentation. For purposes of clarity, unless
excluded from Confidential Information pursuant to the proviso at
the end of the preceding sentence, any scientific, technical,
manufacturing or financial information of a Party that is disclosed
at any meeting of the JSC, the JDC, the JMC or the JCC or disclosed
through an audit report shall constitute Confidential Information
of the disclosing Party.
1.39
“
Contract Year ” means (a) the period
beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary
of the last day of the calendar month in which the Effective Date
falls, and (b) each succeeding twelve (12) month period
thereafter.
1.40
“
Control ” or “
Controlled ” means (a) with respect
to Technology (other than Proprietary Materials) or Patent Rights,
the possession by a Party of the right to grant a license or
sublicense to such Technology or Patent Rights as provided herein
without the payment of additional consideration to, and without
violating the terms of any agreement or arrangement with, any Third
Party and without violating any Applicable Laws and (b) with
respect to Proprietary Materials, the possession by a Party of the
right to supply such Proprietary Materials to the other Party as
provided herein without the payment of additional consideration to,
and without violating the terms of any agreement or arrangement
with, any Third Party and without violating any Applicable
Laws.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.41
“
Co-Promoted Product ” means any
quantity of Product that is not Royalty-Bearing
Product.
1.42
“
Co-Promotion ” or “
Co-Promote ” means, with respect to
each Co-Promoted Product, the joint promotion and Detailing of such
Co-Promoted Product under the same Product Trademark in the
Co-Promotion Territory using a coordinated field sales force
consisting of Representatives of both MERCK and ARIAD.
1.43
“ Co-Promotion Percentage
” means, with respect to any Co-Promoted
Product, the percentage of Detailing efforts to be provided by each
Party in Co-Promoting such Co-Promoted Product, as determined by
the JCC pursuant to Section 2.3.4(o); provided, that, under no
circumstances shall the Co-Promotion Percentage of either Party be
less than [***] percent ([***]%).
1.44
“
Detail ” means with respect to a
Co-Promoted Product, an interactive, personal, live,
contact of a Representative within the Co-Promotion Territory with
a medical professional with prescribing authority or other
individuals or entities that have a significant impact or influence
on prescribing decisions, in an effort to increase physician
prescribing preferences of such Co-Promoted Product for its
approved uses within the Co-Promotion Territory. When
used as an adjective, “Detailing” means of or related
to performing Details.
1.45
“
Development ” or “
Develop ” means, with respect to each
Product, (i) all non-clinical and clinical activities designed to
obtain Regulatory Approval of such Product in accordance with this
Agreement up to and including the obtaining of Commercialization
Regulatory Approval of such Product, including without limitation,
Phase 4 Clinical Trials, the development of Biomarkers, Biomarker
Information and Program Biomarker Technology, regulatory toxicology
studies, DMPK studies, statistical analysis and report writing,
Clinical Trial design and operations, preparing and filing Drug
Approval Applications, and all regulatory affairs related to the
foregoing; and (ii) Manufacturing Development. When used
as a verb, “Developing” means to engage in Development
and “Developed” has a corresponding
meaning.
1.46
“
Development Costs ” means the
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and internal costs incurred by a
Party (or for its account by an Affiliate or a Third Party) after
the Effective Date that are generally consistent with the
respective Development and Manufacturing Development activities of
such Party in the applicable Annual Global Development Plan and are
attributable to the Development of a Product. For
purposes of this definition (a) out-of-pocket costs means the
actual amounts paid to a Third Party for specific
external Development activities applicable to a Product, including,
without limitation all filing fees required for and other costs
associated with, any Regulatory Filings and all patent expenses
applicable to a Product; (b) internal costs means the applicable
FTE Rate multiplied by the number of FTE hours utilized in the
relevant period on activities directly relating to Development in
accordance with the Annual Global Development Plan; and (c) the
reasonable out-of-pocket and internal costs shall include the cost
of Manufacturing or obtaining Collaboration Compounds or Products
or raw materials or intermediates therefore for use in the
activities in clause (a) or (b). For the avoidance of
doubt, Development Costs shall include the costs incurred by either
Party (i) in conducting Clinical Trials other than Phase 5 Clinical
Trials with respect to a Product, including, without
limitation, all costs incurred with respect to the initial Phase 3
Clinical Trial for a Sarcoma Indication, and (ii) the cost of
acquisition of raw materials, intermediates, AP23573 and Product on
hand or ordered and paid for by ARIAD as of the Effective Date that
are to be used in the Development
Program. Notwithstanding the above, costs incurred
before the Effective Date with respect to the initial Phase 3
Clinical Trial for a Sarcoma Indication shall be included in
Development Costs.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.47
“
Development Program ” means, with
respect to each Product, the Development program (including the
Manufacturing Development program) to be conducted by the Parties
during the Term with respect to such Product pursuant to the Annual
Global Development Plans.
1.48
“Diagnostic Product” means a product or
kit using Biomarker Information or Program Biomarker Technology
which is developed by or on behalf of the Parties and intended to
be commercialized to test, identify, diagnose, screen or
monitor a human condition or disease, or to predict or evaluate the
responsiveness of a patient to treatment or a
combination of treatments, other than in the Excluded
Uses.
1.49
“
Dimerizer ” means a bivalent
small-molecule compound used to bring into proximity two engineered
fusion proteins.
1.50
“
Drug Approval Application ” means,
with respect to each Product in a particular country or region, an
application for Commercialization Regulatory Approval for such
Product in such country or region, including without limitation:
(a) an NDA or sNDA; (b) a counterpart of an NDA or sNDA in any
country or region in the Territory; and (c) all supplements and
amendments to any of the foregoing.
1.51
“ DMF
” shall mean a Drug Master File maintained
with the FDA or its equivalent maintained with a Regulatory
Authority in other countries within the Territory.
1.52
“
Effective Date ” means the date set
forth in the first recital above.
1.53
“ European Union
” means all countries that comprise the
European Union (whether on the Effective Date or at any time during
the Term).
1.54
“
Excluded Uses ” means the use of any
Product (a) in a stent or other Medical Device for which
ARIAD has granted, or may hereafter grant, rights to a third Party
or (b) as a Dimerizer for use in gene therapy, cell therapy or
vaccines.
1.55
“
FDA ” means the United States Food
and Drug Administration or any successor agency or authority
thereto.
1.56
“
FDCA ” means the United States
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
1.57
“
Field ” means all uses,
including without limitation the treatment, delay or
prevention in humans of all Targeted Indications, other than the
Excluded Uses.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.58
“
First Commercial Sale ” means, with
respect to a Product in a country in the Territory, the first sale,
transfer or disposition for value to an end user of such Product in
such country; provided that any sale to an Affiliate or Sublicensee
will not constitute a First Commercial Sale unless the Affiliate or
Sublicensee is the last entity in the distribution chain of the
Product; and provided further that any sale
on a cost reimbursement basis for use in a Clinical Trial or other
distribution for use in a Clinical Trial will not constitute a
First Commercial Sale.
1.59
“
Force Majeure
” means any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of a
Party that (a) prevents or substantially interferes with the
performance by such Party of any of its obligations hereunder and
(b) occurs by reason of any act of God, flood, fire, explosion,
earthquake, strike, lockout, labor dispute, casualty or accident,
or war, revolution, civil commotion, act of terrorism, blockage or
embargo, or any injunction, law, order, proclamation, regulation,
ordinance, demand or requirement of any government or of any
subdivision, authority or representative of any such
government.
1.60
“
FTE ” shall mean [***] ([***]) hours
of work devoted to or in support of Development or
Commercialization of Products in accordance with an Annual Global
Development Plan or Product Commercialization Plan that is carried
out by one or more employees, contract personnel or consultants of
a Party (other than field sales force personnel), measured in
accordance with such Party’s normal time allocation practices
from time to time. In no event shall an individual
account for more than one FTE year in any Calendar
Year.
1.61
“
FTE Cost ” means, for any period, the
FTE Rate multiplied by the number of FTEs in such
period.
1.62
“
FTE Rate ” means a rate of [***]
dollars ($ [***]) per FTE per annum for personnel engaged in
Development. The FTE Rate shall be adjusted annually for each
Calendar Year after 2008 to be equal to the FTE Rate for the
previous Calendar Year plus a percentage increase equal to the
[***], since the Effective Date, or if later, since the date of the
last adjustment.
1.63
“
GAAP ” means United States generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
1.64
“ GLP
” means the then current Good Laboratory
Practice Standards promulgated or endorsed by the FDA or in the
case of foreign jurisdictions, comparable regulatory standards
promulgated or endorsed by the applicable Regulatory Authority,
including those procedures expressed in or contemplated by any
Regulatory Filings.
1.65
“ GMP "
means current Good Manufacturing Practices that apply to the
Manufacture of API and Clinical Product, including, without
limitation, the United States regulations set forth under Title 21
of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, parts 210, 211
and 600-680, as may be amended from time-to-time, as well as all
applicable guidance published by the FDA from time-to-time
. The Parties may agree to change this definition in the
Supply Agreement .
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.66
“
Hatch-Waxman Act ” means the Drug
Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, as
amended.
1.67
“ HSR Act
” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
1.68
“
IND ” means: (a) an Investigational
New Drug Application as defined in the FDCA and regulations
promulgated thereunder or any successor application or procedure
required to initiate clinical testing of a Product in humans in the
United States; (b) a counterpart of an Investigational New Drug
Application that is required in any other country or region in the
Territory before beginning clinical testing of a Product in humans
in such country or region; and (c) all supplements and amendments
to any of the foregoing.
1.69
“
Indication ” means any human disease
or condition in the Field which can be treated, prevented, cured or
the progression of which can be delayed.
1.70
“
Initiation ” means, with respect to a
human Clinical Trial, the first date that a subject or patient is
dosed in such Clinical Trial.
1.71
“
Joint Commercialization Committee ”
or “ JCC ” means the committee
comprised of ARIAD and MERCK representatives established pursuant
to Section 2.3.
1.72
“ Joint Development
Committee ” or
“ JDC
” means the committee composed of ARIAD and
MERCK representatives established pursuant
to Section 2.2.
1.73
“
Joint Manufacturing Committee ” or
“ JMC ” means the committee
composed of ARIAD and MERCK representatives established pursuant to
Section 2.4 of this Agreement and the Supply
Agreement.
1.74
“
Joint Patent Rights ” means Patent
Rights that contain one or more claims that cover Joint
Technology.
1.75
“
Joint Steering Committee ” or “
JSC ” means the committee composed of
ARIAD and MERCK representatives established pursuant to Section
2.1.
1.76
“
Joint Technology ” means (i) any
Program Technology, other than Product Technology, that is (a)
jointly conceived or reduced to practice by one or more employees
of or consultants to MERCK and one or more employees of or
consultants to ARIAD or (b) conceived or first reduced to practice
solely by one or more employees of, or consultants to, a Party
resulting from the use in any material respect of (i) any
Technology, Patent Rights or Proprietary Materials Controlled by
the other Party and/or (ii) any Product Use Technology; provided
however, that the use by a Party of fluid, tissue or tumor samples
or data collected by either Party in the Development Program in the
discovery or development of Biomarker Information or Biomarkers or
otherwise other than used in connection with Biomarkers for use
with mTOR Inhibitors shall not cause such Biomarker Information or
Biomarkers or other inventions to be Joint
Technology. For clarity, Biomarkers for use with mTOR
Inhibitors discovered or developed as a result of the use by a
Party of fluid, tissue or tumor samples or data
collected by either Party in the Development Program shall be Joint
Technology.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.77
“
Knowledge ” or “
Known ” means, with respect to ARIAD,
[***] of ARIAD.
1.78
“ Late Stage Clinical Trials
” means, with respect to any Product for any
Cancer Indication, a Phase 2 Clinical Trial and/or a Phase 3
Clinical Trial or a combined Phase 2 and Phase 3 Clinical Trial, in
each case for registration.
1.79
“
Launch ” means, with respect to a
Product in a country, First Commercial Sale of Product in the
country after approval of an NDA or equivalent in such
country.
1.80
“ LIBOR Rate
” means, for any applicable interest period,
the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR
Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or, if
Reuters does not publish quotations of BBA LIBOR, another
commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as
selected by agreement of the Parties) at approximately 11:00 a.m.
London time two (2) London Banking Days before the commencement of
the interest period, for U.S. Dollar deposits (for delivery on the
first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to such
interest period. If such rate is not available at such
time for any reason, then the rate for that interest period will be
determined by such alternate method as reasonably selected by
agreement of the Parties. A “London Banking
Day” is a day on which banks in London are open for business
and dealing in offshore dollars.
1.81
“
Licensed Patent Rights ” means any
ARIAD Patent Rights and ARIAD’s interest in Joint Patent
Rights that (a) contain one or more claims that cover any Product
(including its Manufacture or its formulation or a method of its
delivery or of its use); and
(b) are necessary for MERCK to exercise the
licenses granted to it pursuant to Sections 6.1.1(a) and
(b). For purposes of clarity, the Licensed Patent Rights
existing as of the Effective Date include, without limitation, the
Patent Rights listed on Schedule 2 attached
hereto.
1.82
“
Licensed Technology ” means any ARIAD
Technology and ARIAD’s interest in Joint Technology that (a)
relates to any Product (including its Manufacture or its
formulation or a method of its delivery or of its use) and (b)
is necessary for MERCK to exercise the
licenses granted to it pursuant to Sections
6.1.1(a) and (b) and the rights and obligations of MERCK under the
Supply Agreement.
1.83
“ Major Cancer Indication
” means, collectively, breast cancer,
prostate cancer, colon cancer and non-small cell lung
cancer.
1.84
“ Major European Country
” means each of the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Italy or Spain.
1.85
"Manufacture ” or “
Manufacturing ” or
“ Manufactured
" shall mean all operations involved in the
manufacture, receipt, incoming inspections, storage and handling of
Materials, and the manufacture, processing, fermentation,
purification, formulation packaging, labeling, warehousing, quality
control testing (including in-process release and stability
testing), shipping and release of API or Product; as the case may
be, provided that the Parties may agree to change such definition
in the Supply Agreement .
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.86
“ Manufacturing Cost
” shall mean, with respect to Clinical
Product supplied by ARIAD prior to the execution of the Supply
Agreement and the completion of Clinical Product Transfer, the sum
of (a) all charges incurred by ARIAD for outsourcing the
Manufacture of the Clinical Product (including API or any other
intermediate thereof), (b) the cost of supervising and managing the
toll manufacturers, and of receipt, incoming inspections, storage,
packaging, handling, labeling warehousing, quality control testing
and release of API and Clinical Product, and (c) [***] to the costs
in (a) and (b) to cover an allocation of departmental overhead and
general and administrative costs. The Parties may agree to change
this definition in the Supply Agreement
.
1.87
“Manufacturing Development ” means,
with respect to API or Product, all activities related to the
optimization of a commercial-grade Manufacturing process for the
Manufacture of API or Product including, without limitation, test
method development and stability testing, formulation, validation,
productivity, trouble shooting and second generation formulation,
process development, Manufacturing scale-up, strain improvements,
development-stage Manufacturing, and quality assurance/quality
control development.
1.88
“
Marketed Product ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Supply Agreement.
1.89
"
Materials " shall mean all raw
materials, including without limitation, API, excipients,
components, containers, labels and packaging materials necessary
for the Manufacture of API, Clinical Product or Marketed
Product. For the avoidance of doubt, Materials shall not
include API with respect to the Manufacture of API by
ARIAD. It is agreed that the Parties may agree to change
the definition of Materials in the Supply Agreement.
1.90
“
Medical Device ” means any device
implanted permanently inside a blood vessel of a patient to release
any formulation of a drug to the local area of treatment aimed at
treatment of any structural abnormality or functional impairment of
blood vessels which results from a medical condition other than
cancer, excluding any device which (i) infuses or systemically
delivers a drug into the blood, (ii) delivers a separately packaged
drug (e.g., in a bottle) to the local area of treatment in the
blood vessel, or (iii) delivers a drug from a reservoir or chamber
packaged with or incorporated in such device to the local area of
treatment in the blood vessel. For clarity, any device
for the treatment, prevention or delay of cancer will not be a
Medical Device.
1.91
“
MERCK Background Technology ” means
any Technology that is used by MERCK, or provided by MERCK
for use, in the Development Program and
that is (a) Controlled by MERCK as of the Effective Date, or (b)
conceived or first reduced to practice by employees of, or
consultants to, MERCK after the Effective
Date other than in the conduct of MERCK Development Activities and
without the use in any material respect of any ARIAD Technology,
ARIAD Patent Rights or ARIAD Materials. For purposes of
clarity, MERCK Background Technology shall not include MERCK
Program Technology, Program Biomarker Technology or MERCK’s
interest in Joint Technology.
1.92
“ MERCK Co-Development
Percentage ” means (a) except
with respect to any Cancer Indication for which MERCK exercises an
Opt-Out Right, fifty percent (50%), and (b) with respect to any
Cancer Indication for which MERCK exercises an Opt-Out Right, zero
percent (0%).
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.93
“ MERCK Decision
” means any decision with respect to (i) the
Development (other than Manufacturing Development) and/or
Commercialization of a Product for [***] in the ROW Territory, or
(ii) the commencement and prosecution of actions to address [***]
in the ROW Territory or, if a U.S. Commercialization Transfer has
occurred, the U.S. Territory.
1.94
“ MERCK Development
Activities ” means the Development activities
specified to be conducted by MERCK in any Annual Global Development
Plan (or amendment thereto).
1.95
“ MERCK Materials ”
means any Proprietary Materials that are Controlled by MERCK and
used by MERCK, or provided by MERCK for use, in the Development
Program.
1.96
“ MERCK Patent Rights
” means any Patent Rights Controlled by MERCK that contain
one or more claims that cover MERCK
Technology.
1.97
“ MERCK ROW Product Commercialization
Plan ” means, with respect to
each Product, the written Product Commercialization Plan for the
Commercialization of such Product by MERCK in the ROW
Territory.
1.98
“ MERCK
Program Patent Rights
” means any Patent Rights that contain one
or more claims that cover MERCK Program Technology.
1.99
“ MERCK Program Technology
” means any Program Technology, other than Product Technology
and Product Use Technology that is conceived or first reduced to
practice by employees of, or consultants to, MERCK
, alone or jointly with any Third Party, without
the use in any material respect of any ARIAD Technology, ARIAD
Patent Rights, ARIAD Materials or Joint Technology.
1.100
“ MERCK Revenue Sharing
Percentage ” means with respect
to any Co-Promoted Product for which ARIAD is the Responsible Party
and which is sold in the U.S. Territory for any Cancer Indication,
a percentage equal to [***] percent ([***]%); provided, however,
that in the event MERCK exercises an Opt-Out Right for any Major
Cancer Indication, the MERCK Revenue Sharing Percentage shall be a
percentage equal to [***] percent ([***]%).
1.101
“ MERCK Technology ”
means, collectively, MERCK Background Technology and MERCK Program
Technology.
1.102
“ mTOR Inhibitor ” means any compound
that directly inhibits the activity or expression of the human
protein known as mammalian target of Rapamycin or
“mTOR” (UniProtKB/SwissProt database entry
P42345).
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.103
“
NDA ” means a New Drug Application,
as defined in the FDCA and regulations promulgated thereunder or
any successor application or procedure required to sell a Product
in the United States.
1.104
“
Net Sales ” means the [***] or any of
its Affiliates or Sublicensees, [***] as the case may be, [***]for
sales or other dispositions or transfers for value of [***]actually
allowed and taken, [***]if prepaid by the Seller and included on
Seller’s bill or invoice or as a separate
item[***]pursuant to agreements (including, without limitation,
managed care agreements) or government regulations, to the extent
actually allowed[***]similarly incurred to the extent
included on the bill or invoice or as a separate
item. In addition, Net Sales are subject to the
following:
(a) If
the Seller or any of its Affiliates effects a sale,
disposition or transfer of [***]the Net Sales of such Product
to such customer shall be [***] of such
Product. For purposes of this subsection (a),
[***]shall mean the value that would have been derived
had[***](b)In the case of [***]all discounts and the like
shall be allocated among products on the basis on which such
discounts and the like were actually granted or, if such basis
cannot be determined, [***](c)For purposes of clarity, (i) use
of any[***] or other research or development activities, or
disposal or transfer[***]give rise to any Net Sales and (ii)
use of any Product in an [***]deemed sale for purposes of this
definition unless the Seller or its Affiliates or
sublicensees[***]of the Seller’s
Manufacturing Cost to supply such Product.
1.105
“ Non-Cancer Indications
” means any Indication that is not a Cancer
Indication.
1.106
“ Operating Income (Loss)
” has the meaning set forth on Schedule
3 attached hereto.
1.107
“ Other Cancer Indications
” means any type or class of cancer that is
not a Major Cancer Indication or a [***], including without
limitation, [***].
1.108
“ Participating Party
” means the Party that participates in, but
is not the Responsible Party for, the Development and/or the
Commercialization of a Product for an Indication in a part of the
Territory.
1.109
“
Patent Rights ” means the rights and
interests in and to issued patents and pending patent applications
(which, for purposes of this Agreement, include certificates of
invention, applications for certificates of invention and priority
rights) in any country or region, including all provisional
applications, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part,
divisions, renewals, all letters patent granted thereon, and all
reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof, and all foreign
counterparts of any of the foregoing.
1.110
“ Permitted Pre-Clinical
Research ” means pre-clinical
research conducted by (a) ARIAD (or by an Affiliate of ARIAD or by
a Third Party under an agreement with ARIAD) for any Non-Cancer
Indication for any Collaboration Compound, and (ii) MERCK (or by an
Affiliate of MERCK or by a Third Party under an agreement with
MERCK) for any Non-Cancer Indication other than Excluded Uses for
any Collaboration Compound.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.111
“ Permitted Transactions
” means any agreement by and between a Party
and (a) any Third Party pursuant to which such Third Party conducts
contract services permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.1(a) of this
Agreement or (b) any Third Party non-profit or academic
institution, which agreement provides for the grant
to the Party entering into the agreement of all rights
to Technology and Patent Rights relating to the use of mTOR
Inhibitors in the Field that are conceived or reduced to practice
by any party under such agreement, with the right to sublicense to
the other Party.
1.112
“
Person ” means an individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, incorporated association, joint
venture or similar entity or organization, including a government
or political subdivision, department or agency of a
government.
1.113
“
Phase 1 Clinical Trial ” means a
Clinical Trial in any country that would satisfy the requirements
of 21 CFR 312.21(a).
1.114
“
Phase 2 Clinical Trial ” means, as to
a particular Product for any Indication, a Clinical Trial conducted
in any country that would satisfy the requirements of 21 CFR
312.21(b) .
1.115
“
Phase 3 Clinical Trial ”
means, a Clinical Trial in any country that
would satisfy the requirements of 21 CFR 312.21(c) .
1.116
“ Phase 4 Clinical Trial
” means a post-registrational Clinical Trial
conducted in any country or countries and required as a condition
to, or for the maintenance of, any Regulatory Approval for a
Product in the Territory.
1.117
“ Phase 5 Clinical Trial
” means a post-registrational Clinical Trial
conducted in any country or countries and not required as a
condition to, or for the maintenance of, any Regulatory Approval
for a Product in the Territory. For avoidance of doubt,
such Phase 5 Clinical Trials are commonly referred to as
“marketing” Clinical Trials.
1.118
“
Pricing ” means determining Product
pricing at all levels, including wholesale, retail, hospital,
clinic, health care provider, HMO, non-profit entity or government
entities, including average sales price, average wholesale price
and best price.
1.119
“ Product
” means any pharmaceutical or medicinal
item, substance or formulation that is comprised of or contains a
Collaboration Compound (whether or not such Collaboration Compound
is the sole active ingredient). For purposes of clarity,
Product includes Co-Promoted Product and Royalty-Bearing
Products.
1.120
“
Product Commercialization Plan ”
means, with respect to each Product, the written plan for the
Commercialization of such Product in the U.S. Territory (including,
without limitation, expected Manufacturing requirements, for such
Product; and a detailed strategy, budget and proposed timelines),
as such plan may be amended or updated. Each Product
Commercialization Plan shall include, without limitation, (a)
demographics and market dynamics, market strategies, a marketing
plan (including advertising, Detailing forecasts, pricing
strategies pertaining to discounts, samples and sales forecasts)
for the U.S. Territory, (b) the specific Commercialization
objectives, projected milestones, resource allocation requirements
and activities to be performed over such period (including, without
limitation, all anticipated Clinical Trials); (c) the Party
responsible for such activities; (d) a timeline for such
activities, including the estimated launch date(s) in the U.S.
Territory; (e) a sales and expense forecast (including at least
five (5) years of estimated sales and expenses) for the U.S.
Territory, (f) Manufacturing plans and the expected product
profile, (g) a “Commercialization
Budget” including a budget of the expenses expected
to be incurred in performing all activities therein contained, as
well as any Third Parties proposed to be utilized and, to the
extent applicable, any proposed Third Party arrangements, and (h)
the expected Regulatory Filings to be required and prepared, and
the expected timetable for making such Regulatory
Filings. Each Product Commercialization Plan, and each
amendment, modification or update to each Product Commercialization
Plan, shall be prepared by, or at the direction of, the JCC, and
approved by the JSC at such time as JSC may from time to time
direct and in any event, on or prior to the initiation of
Commercialization activities with respect to the Product and shall
be attached to the minutes of the meeting of the JSC at which such
Product Commercialization Plan or amendment, modification or update
is approved by the JSC.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.121
“
Product Delivery Technology ” means
any Program Technology that covers the formulation or delivery of
any Collaboration Compound or any Product.
1.122
“ Product Technology
” means any Program Technology that covers
the composition of matter of any Collaboration Compound or the
final chemical synthesis step used to convert Rapamycin to API of
any Collaboration Compound.
1.123
“
Product Trademark ” means any
trademark or trade name, whether or not registered, or any
trademark application or renewal, extension or modification
thereof, in the Territory, or any trade dress and packaging, in
each case (a) that are applied to or used with any Product by the
Responsible Party and (b) together with all goodwill associated
therewith and promotional materials relating thereto.
1.124
“
Product Use Technology ” means any
Program Technology that covers (i) the use of any mTOR Inhibitor,
and/or (ii) the use of any Biomarker with any mTOR
Inhibitor. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Product Use Technology includes methods of treatment,
combinations with other drugs, and the use of Biomarkers in
connection with the treatment of patients with an mTOR
Inhibitor.
1.125
“
Program Biomarker Technology ” means
any Technology that constitutes a Biomarker or covers any Biomarker
that is both (a) Program Technology and (b) conceived or first
reduced to practice solely by one or more employees of, or
consultants to, a Party, or jointly by one or more employees of, or
consultants to, each Party, in either case resulting from use in
any material respect of any biological materials, data, or
information developed in, resulting from, or funded by the Parties
in, the Collaboration.
1.126
“ Program Technology
” means any Technology (including, without
limitation, any new and useful process, method of manufacture or
composition of matter) or Proprietary Material that is conceived
and first reduced to practice (actually or constructively) by
either Party or jointly by both Parties in the conduct of the
Development Program and/or in the Commercialization of Products;
provided however, that the use by a Party of fluid, tissue or tumor
samples or data collected by either Party in the Development
Program in the discovery or development of Biomarker Information or
Biomarkers or otherwise other than used in connection with
Biomarkers for use with mTOR Inhibitors shall not cause
such Biomarker Information or Biomarkers or other
inventions to be Program Technology. For clarity,
Biomarkers for use with mTOR Inhibitors discovered or developed as
a result of the use by a Party of fluid, tissue or tumor
samples or data collected by either Party in the Development
Program shall be Program Technology.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.127
“
Proprietary Materials ” means
tangible chemical, biological or physical materials (a) that are
furnished by or on behalf of one Party to the other Party in
connection with this Agreement, whether or not specifically
designated as proprietary by the transferring Party, or (b) that
are otherwise conceived or reduced to practice in the conduct of
the Development Program and/or in connection with the
Commercialization of Products.
1.128
“
Rapamycin Analog ” means any chemical
derivative of Rapamycin or any variant of Rapamycin produced by
fermentation.
1.129
“
Rapamycin Derived mTOR Inhibitor ”
means an mTOR Inhibitor that is a Rapamycin Analog.
1.130
“
Regulatory Approval ” means, with
respect to any country or region in the Territory, any approval,
product and establishment license, registration or authorization of
any Regulatory Authority required for the Manufacture, use,
storage, importation, exportation, transport, distribution or sale
of a Product in such country or region.
(including without limitation all applicable pricing and
governmental reimbursement approvals even if not legally required
to sell Product in a country) .
1.131
“
Regulatory Authority ” means the FDA,
or any counterpart of the FDA outside the United States, or any
other national, supra-national, regional, state or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other
governmental entity with authority over the distribution,
importation, exportation, Manufacture, production, use, storage,
transport, clinical testing or sale of a Product.
1.132
“
Regulatory Filings ” means,
collectively: (a) all INDs, NDAs, BLAs, establishment license
applications, DMFs, applications for designation as an
“Orphan Product(s)” under the Orphan Drug Act, for
“Fast Track” status under Section 506 of the FDCA (21
U.S.C. § 356) or for a Special Protocol Assessment under
Section 505(b)(4)(B) and (C) of the FDCA (21 U.S.C. §
355(b)(4)(B)) and all other similar filings (including, without
limitation, counterparts of any of the foregoing in any country or
region in the Territory); (b) all supplements and amendments to any
of the foregoing; and (c) all data and other information contained
in, and correspondence relating to, any of the
foregoing.
1.133
“ Responsible Party
” means the Party that is primarily
responsible for the Development of a Product under a Development
Program or the Commercialization of a Product. For
purposes of clarity, (a) ARIAD shall be the Responsible Party for
(i) the conduct of the Development Program for any Product for the
Sarcoma Indication in the U.S. Territory and the Commercialization
of any Product for the Sarcoma Indication in the U.S. Territory,
(ii) the Manufacture of Clinical Product, and
(iii) subject to the terms of the Supply Agreement, the
Manufacture and supply of API; (b) MERCK shall be the Responsible
Party for (i) Development and Commercialization of Products for all
Cancer Indications in the ROW Territory and (ii) subject to the
terms of the Supply Agreement, the Manufacture and supply of
Product for all Indications in the Territory ; and (c) the Parties
shall jointly serve as Responsible Party for Development and
Commercialization of Products for all Major Cancer Indications and
other Cancer Indications in the U.S. Territory.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.134
“ ROW Territory
” means all of the countries and territories
of the world other than the U.S. Territory.
1.135
“
Royalty-Bearing Product ” means all
quantities of Product that are sold by MERCK in the Royalty-Bearing
Territory.
1.136
“ Royalty-Bearing Territory
” means (a) the ROW Territory; and (b) the
U.S. Territory following the occurrence of a U.S. Commercialization
Transfer.
1.137
“
Royalty Term ” means, (i) with
respect to each Royalty-Bearing Product in each country in the ROW
Territory, the period beginning on the date of First Commercial
Sale of such Royalty-Bearing Product in such country and ending on
the later to occur of (a) expiration of the last to expire Valid
Claim of the ARIAD Patent Rights, MERCK Patent Rights or Joint
Patent Rights in such country that covers the composition of matter
or sale or import of the Collaboration Compound contained in such
Royalty-Bearing Product or its use for any indication for which
Commercialization Regulatory Approval has been obtained in such
country, (b) [***] from the date of the First Commercial Sale of
such Royalty-Bearing Product in such country, or (c) the last date
upon which ARIAD supplies any Product to MERCK pursuant to the
Supply Agreement; and (ii) with respect to each Royalty-Bearing
Product in the U.S. Territory in the event of a U.S.
Commercialization Transfer, the period beginning on the date of the
U.S. Commercialization Transfer and ending on the latest to occur
of (a) expiration of the last to expire Valid Claim of the ARIAD
Patent Rights, MERCK Patent Rights or Joint Patent Rights in the
U.S. that covers the composition of matter or sale or import of the
Collaboration Compound contained in such Royalty-Bearing Product or
its use for any indication for which Commercialization Regulatory
Approval has been obtained in the U.S. Territory, (b) [***] from
the date of the First Commercial Sale of such Royalty-Bearing
Product in the U.S. Territory, (c) the last date upon which ARIAD
[***] pursuant to the Supply Agreement, or (d) the last date upon
which ARIAD co-promotes any Product in the U.S.
Territory.
1.138
“ Sarcoma Indication
” means any cancer of the connective or
supportive tissue that is generally known in medical practice as a
sarcoma.
1.139
“
Serious Adverse Event” means any
untoward medical occurrences that at any dose results in any of the
following: death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient
hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization,
results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or, is
a congenital anomaly/birth defect
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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1.140
“
sNDA ” means a Supplemental New Drug
Application, as defined in the FDCA and applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder.
1.141
“
Sublicensee ” means
any Affiliate or Third Party to which a Party grants a
sublicense in accordance with Section 6.2.
1.142
“ Sublicense Agreement
” means any agreement by and between a Party
and a Sublicensee which is entered into in accordance with Section
6.2.
1.143
“ Targeted Indications
” means, collectively, the following
Indications: (a) [***] Indications; (b) [***] Indications; (c)
[***] Indications; and (d) [***] Indications.
1.144
“ Technology ” means,
collectively, inventions, discoveries, improvements, trade secrets
and proprietary methods, whether or not patentable, including
without limitation: (a) methods of Manufacture or use of, and
structural and functional information pertaining to, chemical
compounds and (b) compositions of matter, data, formulations,
processes, techniques, know-how and results (including any negative
results).
1.145
“
Territory ” means all countries and
territories of the world, consisting of the U.S. Territory and the
ROW Territory.
1.146
“
Third Party ” means a Person other
than MERCK and ARIAD and their respective Affiliates.
1.147
“ Third Party Data Provider
” means [***] and/or any other Third Party
reasonably acceptable to the Parties that performs market analyses
and provides sales data for the biotechnology or pharmaceutical
industry.
1.148
“ U.S. Territory
” means the United States of America and its
territories, including, without limitation, Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
1.149
“
Valid Claim ” means any claim of a
pending patent application or an issued unexpired patent that (a)
has not been finally cancelled, withdrawn, abandoned or rejected by
any administrative agency or other body of competent jurisdiction,
(b) has not been permanently revoked, held invalid, or declared
unpatentable or unenforceable in a decision of a court or other
body of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed
within the time allowed for appeal, (c) has not been rendered
unenforceable through disclaimer or otherwise, and (d) is not lost
through an interference proceeding.
Additional Definitions . In addition,
each of the following definitions shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the section of this Agreement indicated
below:
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.1.1
Establishment .
ARIAD and MERCK hereby establish the Joint Steering
Committee. The JSC shall have and perform the
responsibilities set forth in Section 2.1.4.
2.1.2
Membership .
Each of ARIAD and MERCK shall designate in writing an
equal (not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the JSC,
who shall be senior level personnel. One (1)
representative of each Party shall be designated as Co-Chairs of
the JSC. Each Party shall have the right at any time to
substitute individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any
of its previously designated representatives to the JSC by giving
written notice to the other Party.
2.1.3
Meetings .
(a)
Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JSC shall
establish a schedule of times for regular meetings, taking
into account, without limitation, the planning needs of the
Development Program and the Commercialization of Products and
the responsibilities of the JSC. Special meetings
of the JSC may be convened by any member upon not less than
thirty (30) days (or, if such meeting is proposed to be
conducted by teleconference, upon not less than ten (10) days)
written notice to the other members; provided that (i) notice
of any such special meeting may be waived at any time, either
before or after such meeting and (ii) attendance of any member
at a special meeting shall constitute a valid waiver of notice
from such member. In no event shall the JSC meet
less frequently than once every six (6)
months. Regular and special meetings of the JSC may
be held in person or by teleconference or videoconference;
provided that meetings held in person shall alternate between
the respective offices of the Parties in Cambridge,
Massachusetts and Upper Gwynedd, PA or at other locations
mutually agreeable to the JSC members. The
Co-Chairs shall alternate the responsibility for preparing and
circulating to each JSC member an agenda for each JSC meeting
not later than one (1) week prior to such
meeting.
(b)
Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JSC
meeting, (i) the presence in person of at least
one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is
present shall have one vote on all matters before the JSC at
such meeting. All decisions of the JSC, shall be
made by majority vote; provided, that, any member designated
by a Party shall have the right to cast the votes of any of
such Party’s members on the JSC who are absent from the
meeting. Alternatively, the JSC may act by written
consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each Party.
Whenever any action by the JSC is
called for hereunder during a time period in which the JSC is
not scheduled to meet, either Co-Chair shall cause the JSC to
take the action in the requested time period by calling a
special meeting or by circulating a written
consent. Representatives of each Party or of its
Affiliates who are not members of the JSC (including, without
limitation, the Patent Coordinators) may attend JSC meetings
as non-voting observers at the request of either
Co-Chair.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(c)
Minutes . The JSC shall keep minutes of its
meetings that record all decisions and all actions recommended
or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts of the
minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of the
JSC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
thirty (30) business days, and the Co-Chairs shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JSC shall have the
opportunity to provide comments on the draft
minutes. Draft minutes shall be approved,
disapproved and revised as soon as
practicable. Upon approval, final minutes of each
meeting shall be circulated to the members of the JSC by the
Co-Chair with responsibility for preparing such
minutes.
(d)
Expenses . ARIAD and MERCK shall each bear
all expenses of their respective JSC representatives related
to their participation on the JSC and attendance at JSC
meetings.
2.1.4
Responsibilities .
The JSC shall be responsible for overseeing the conduct
and progress of the Development Program, and the global Development
and Commercialization in the U.S. Territory of
Products. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the JSC shall have the following
responsibilities:
(a) overseeing
the activities and performance by each of the JDC, the JCC and
the JMC of its respective responsibilities;
(b) reviewing
data, reports or other information submitted to it by the JDC,
the JCC or the JMC from time to
time;
(c) determine
whether to terminate the JDC or the JCC;
(d) review
and approve Annual Global Development Plan and budget and the
Product Commercialization Plan and Commercialization
Budget;
(e) resolving
all JDC, JCC or JMC matters that are in dispute;
(f) designating
Back-Up Compounds; and
(g) making
such other decisions as may be delegated to the JSC pursuant
to this Agreement or by mutual written agreement of the
Parties during the Term.
2.1.5
Dispute
Resolution . The JSC members shall use
reasonable efforts to reach agreement on any and all
matters. In the event that, despite such reasonable
efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be reached by the
JSC within ten (10) days after the JSC first meets to consider such
matter or such later date as may be mutually acceptable to the
Parties (each such matter, a “Disputed Matter”), then,
[***] shall refer such Disputed Matter to the [***] for MERCK and
the [***] for ARIAD who shall promptly initiate discussions in good
faith to resolve such Disputed Matter. If the Disputed
Matter is not resolved by the aforementioned senior executives, the
Disputed Matter will [***] of MERCK (as appropriate) and the [***]
for ARIAD. If the Disputed Matter is not resolved by the
[***] within the later of (i) ten (10) days after the date the
[***] first meet to consider such Disputed Matter, or (ii) thirty
(30) days after the date the JSC first met to consider such
Disputed Matter, then (a) if the Disputed Matter involves an ARIAD
Decision, the [***] of ARIAD shall have the right to make the final
decision on such Disputed Matter, [***] (b) if the Disputed Matter
involves a MERCK Decision, the [***] of
MERCK (as appropriate) MERCK shall have the
right to make the final decision on such Disputed Matter, [***] and
(c) if the Disputed Matter involves any other matter (including,
without limitation, Development and Commercialization decisions in
the U.S. Territory for all Indications other than Sarcoma
Indications, as well as all decisions in the U.S.
Territory relating to [***], such Disputed Matter must be promptly
resolved by consensus of the JSC or the foregoing officers
[***].
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.2
Joint Development Committee .
2.2.1
Establishment .
ARIAD and MERCK hereby establish the Joint Development
Committee. The JDC shall have and perform the
responsibilities set forth in Section 2.2.4. Unless
otherwise agreed by the Parties, the term for the JDC shall
commence on the Effective Date and continue until the JSC
determines to discontinue the JDC as a result of the completion of
all Development activities for Products.
2.2.2
Membership .
Each of ARIAD and MERCK shall designate in writing an
equal (not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the
JDC. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, one
representative of each Party shall be designated as Co-Chairs of
the JDC. Each Party shall have the right at any time to
substitute individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any
of its previously designated representatives to the JDC by giving
written notice to the other Party.
2.2.3
Meetings .
(a)
Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JDC shall
establish a schedule of times for regular meetings, taking
into account, without limitation, the planning needs of the
Development Program and the responsibilities of the
JDC. Special meetings of the JDC may be convened by
any member upon not less than thirty (30) days (or, if such
meeting is proposed to be conducted by teleconference, upon
not less than ten (10) days) written notice to the other
members; provided that (i) notice of any such special meeting
may be waived at any time, either before or after such meeting
and (ii) attendance of any member at a special meeting shall
constitute a valid waiver of notice from such
member. In no event shall the JDC meet less
frequently than once each Calendar Quarter. Regular
and special meetings of the JDC may be held in person or by
teleconference or videoconference; provided that meetings held
in person shall alternate between the respective offices of
the Parties in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Upper Gwynedd, PA
or at other locations mutually agreeable to the JDC
members. The Co-Chairs shall alternate the
responsibility for preparing and circulating to each JDC
member an agenda for each JDC meeting not later than one (1)
week prior to such meeting.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(b)
Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JDC
meeting, (i) the presence in person of at least
one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is
present shall have one vote on all matters before the JDC at
such meeting. All decisions of the JDC, shall be
made by majority vote; provided, that, any member designated
by a Party shall have the right to cast the votes of any of
such Party’s members on the JDC who are absent from the
meeting. Alternatively, the JDC may act by written
consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each
Party. Whenever any action by the JDC is called for
hereunder during a time period in which the JDC is not
scheduled to meet, either Co-Chair shall cause the JDC to take
the action in the requested time period by calling a special
meeting or by circulating a written
consent. Representatives of each Party or of its
Affiliates who are not members of the JDC (including, without
limitation, the Patent Coordinators) may attend JDC meetings
as non-voting observers. In the event that the JDC
is unable to resolve any matter before it, such matter shall
be resolved in accordance with Section 2.2.5.
(c)
Minutes . The JDC shall keep minutes of its
meetings that record all decisions and all actions recommended
or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts of the
minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of the
JDC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
thirty (30) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JDC shall have the
opportunity to provide comments on the draft
minutes. Draft minutes shall be approved,
disapproved and revised as necessary at the next JDC
meeting. Upon approval, final minutes of each
meeting shall be circulated to the members of the JDC by the
by the Co-Chair with responsibility for preparing such
minutes.
(d)
Expenses . ARIAD and MERCK shall each bear
all expenses of their respective JDC representatives related
to their participation on the JDC and attendance at JDC
meetings.
2.2.4
Responsibilities .
The JDC shall be responsible for overseeing the conduct
and progress of the Development Program and the global Development
of Products. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the JDC shall have the following
responsibilities:
(a) preparing,
or directing the preparation by the Parties of, each Annual
Global Development Plan, including the budget;
(b) preparing,
or directing the preparation by the Parties of, each amendment
to any Annual Global Development Plan or the related
budget;
(c) establishing
guidelines and procedures for allocating FTEs of the Parties
to the performance of the Annual Global Development Plans and
determining the proportion of such FTEs to be allocated to the
U.S. Territory and the ROW Territory and making any revisions
to such allocations.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(d) monitoring
the progress of the Development Program under each Annual
Global Development Plan and of each Party’s activities
thereunder;
(e) providing
a forum for consensual decision making with respect to the
Development Program, including making decisions regarding the
form of drug product;
(f) reviewing
and circulating to the Parties data, reports or other
information submitted by either Party with respect to work
conducted under the Development Program;
(g) reviewing
any Clinical Trial Proposal submitted by either Party and
integrating, or directing the integration of, such Clinical
Trial Proposal into the applicable Annual Global Development
Plan;
(h) reviewing
and approving any agreement entered into by a Party with a
Third Party pursuant to Section 6.2.1;
(i) determining
and approving the overall strategy for publications and
presentations in support of Product in the Territory and
supervising the Publication Committee;
(j) making
such other decisions as may be delegated to the JDC pursuant
to this Agreement or by the JSC or by mutual written agreement
of the Parties during the Term.
(k) determining
whether studies in the Annual Global Development Plan will be
conducted as company-sponsored or as investigator-initiated
trials; and
(l) reconciling
issues between the Parties with respect to the Parties’
respective share of Development Costs with respect to
Co-Promoted Products.
2.2.5
Dispute Resolution . The JDC
members shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on any and
all matters. In the event that, despite such reasonable
efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be reached by the
JDC within ten (10) days after the JDC first meets to consider such
matter, then the matter shall be referred to the JSC for resolution
pursuant to Section 2.1.5.
2.3.1
Establishment .
ARIAD and MERCK hereby establish the Joint
Commercialization Committee. The JCC shall have and
perform the responsibilities set forth in Section
2.3.4. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the term
for the JCC shall commence at such time as the JSC determines and
continue for so long as a Product is being
Commercialized.
2.3.2
Membership .
Each of ARIAD and MERCK shall designate in writing an
equal (not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the
JCC. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, one
representative of each Party shall be designated as Co-Chairs of
the JCC. Each Party shall have the right at any time to
substitute individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any
of its previously designated representatives to the JDC by giving
written notice to the other Party.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.3.3
Meetings .
(a)
Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JCC shall
establish a schedule of times for regular meetings, taking
into account, without limitation, the planning needs for the
Commercialization of Products and the responsibilities of the
JCC. Special meetings of the JCC may be convened by
any member upon not less than thirty (30) days (or, if such
meeting is proposed to be conducted by teleconference, upon
ten (10) days) written notice to the other members; provided
that (i) notice of any such special meeting may be waived at
any time, either before or after such meeting and (ii)
attendance of any member at a special meeting shall constitute
a valid waiver of notice from such member. In no
event shall the JCC meet less frequently than once each
Calendar Quarter. Regular and special meetings of
the JCC may be held in person or by teleconference or
videoconference; provided that meetings held in person shall
alternate between the respective offices of the Parties in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Whitehouse
Station, New Jersey or at other locations mutually
agreeable to the JCC members. The Co-Chairs shall
alternate responsibility for preparing and circulating to each
JCC member an agenda for each JCC meeting not later than one
(1) week prior to such meeting.
(b)
Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JCC
meeting, (i) the presence in person of at least
one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is
present shall have one vote on all matters before the JCC at
such meeting. All decisions of the JCC, shall be
made by majority vote; provided, that, any member designated
by a Party shall have the right to cast the votes of any of
such Party’s members on the JCC who are absent from the
meeting. Alternatively, the JCC may act by written
consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each
Party. Whenever any action by the JCC is called for
hereunder during a time period in which the JCC is not
scheduled to meet, the Co-Chairs shall cause the JCC to take
the action in the requested time period by calling a special
meeting or by circulating a written
consent. Representatives of each Party or of its
Affiliates who are not members of the JCC (including, without
limitation, the Patent Coordinators) may attend JCC meetings
as non-voting observers. In the event that the JCC is unable
to resolve any matter before it, such matter shall be resolved
in accordance with Section 2.3.5.
(c)
Minutes . The JCC shall keep minutes of its
meetings that record all decisions and all actions recommended
or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts of the
minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of the
JCC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
ten (10) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JCC shall have the
opportunity to provide comments on the draft
minutes. Draft minutes shall be approved,
disapproved and revised as necessary at the next JCC
meeting. Upon approval, final minutes of each
meeting shall be circulated to the members of the JCC by the
by the Co-Chair with responsibility for preparing such
minutes.
(d)
Expenses . ARIAD and MERCK shall each bear
all expenses of their respective JCC representatives related
to their participation on the JCC and attendance at JCC
meetings.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.3.4
Responsibilities .
The JCC shall be responsible for overseeing the conduct
and progress of the Commercialization of each Product in the U.S.
Territory and the Co-Promotion of each Co-Promoted Product in the
U.S. Territory. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the JCC shall have the following
responsibilities:
(a) preparing
or directing the preparation by the Parties of, each Product
Commercialization Plan, including the budget;
(b) preparing
or directing the preparation by the Parties of, each amendment
to any Product Commercialization Plan or the related
budget;
(c) deciding
Pricing and Branding matters in the U.S.
Territory;
(d) deciding
appearance of the Product, packaging and promotional
materials;
(e) determining
managed health care strategy and tactics, including pricing,
rebates, discounts and charge-backs;
(f) agreeing
upon the market definition against which the Product will be
measured for internal and external reporting
purposes;
(g) determining
the appropriate use of medical science liaisons in support of
the Product;
(h) determining
the format and quantities of promotional sales, marketing and
educational materials for the Product;
(i) reviewing
and approving any proposals for development of additional
Product or modifications of existing Products, including,
without limitation, new formulations after First Commercial
Sale and line extensions;
(j) agreeing
upon the design and implementation of all Product launch
activities;
(k) monitoring
the progress of Commercialization of Products under each
Annual Product Commercialization Plan and of each
Party’s activities thereunder;
(l) reviewing
and circulating to the Parties data, reports or other
information submitted by either Party with respect to the
Commercialization of Products;
(m) reconciling
issues between, the Parties with respect to the Parties’
respective share of Operating Income (Loss) with respect to
Co-Promoted Products;
(n) preparing
or directing the preparation by the Parties of short-term and
long-term sales forecasts for Products;
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(o) determining
appropriate targets for sales force staffing and territory
mapping purposes, determining the Co-Promotion Percentage of
each Party, provided that the Co-Promotion percentage of
neither Party shall be [***], and coordinating the Detailing
efforts of both Parties with respect to Co-Promoted
Products;
(p) overseeing
all recalls, market withdrawals and any other corrective
actions related to Products;
(q) receiving
and providing to the Parties sales reports pertaining to
Collaboration Products;
(r) subject
to the requirement in the Co-Promotion Agreement that Third
Parties shall only be used to Co-Promote if the other Party
has been given the option to conduct the extra Details and be
reimbursed on the basis set forth in the Co-Promotion
Agreement and turned down the option, approving all Third
Parties to be engaged by either Party to provide
Representatives to Co-Promote Collaboration Products, any such
approval to be reflected in the minutes of the
JCC;
(s) monitoring
compliance of marketing activities throughout the Territory
with Applicable Laws and the corporate governance codes and
policies of the Parties;
(t) making
such other decisions as may be delegated to the JCC pursuant
to this Agreement or by the JSC or by mutual written agreement
of the Parties during the Term;
(u) reviewing
the MERCK ROW Product Commercialization Plan as set forth in
Section 3.5.2 and providing a forum for discussion with
respect to the Commercialization of Products in the ROW
Territory.
2.3.5
Dispute Resolution . The JCC
members shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on any and
all matters. In the event that, despite such reasonable
efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be reached by the
JCC within ten (10) days after the JCC first meets to consider such
matter, then the matter shall be referred to the JSC for resolution
pursuant to Section 2.1.5.
2.4.1
Establishment .
ARIAD and MERCK hereby establish the Joint
Manufacturing Committee, which shall report to the
JSC. The JMC shall have and perform the responsibilities
set forth in the Supply Agreement. Unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties, the term for the JMC shall commence at such
time as the JSC determines and shall continue as long as the Supply
Agreement remains in effect.
2.4.2
Membership .
Each of ARIAD and MERCK shall designate in writing an
equal (not less than two (2)) number of representatives to the
JMC. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, one
representative of each Party shall be designated as Co-Chairs of
the JMC. Each Party shall have the right at any time to
substitute individuals, on a permanent or temporary basis, for any
of its previously designated representatives to the JMC by giving
written notice to the other Party.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.4.3
Meetings .
(a)
Schedule of Meetings; Agenda . The JMC shall
establish a schedule of times for regular meetings, taking
into account, without limitation, the planning needs for the
Manufacture of Products and the responsibilities of the
JMC. Special meetings of the JMC may be convened by
any member upon not less than thirty (30) days (or, if such
meeting is proposed to be conducted by teleconference, upon
not less than ten (10) days) written notice to the other
members; provided that (i) notice of any such special meeting
may be waived at any time, either before or after such meeting
and (ii) attendance of any member at a special meeting shall
constitute a valid waiver of notice from such
member. In no event shall the JMC meet less
frequently than quarterly. Regular and special
meetings of the JMC may be held in person or by teleconference
or videoconference; provided that meetings held in person
shall alternate between the respective offices of the Parties
in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
or at other locations mutually agreeable to the JMC
members. The Co-Chairs shall alternate the
responsibility for preparing and circulating to each JMC
member an agenda for each JMC meeting not later than one (1)
week prior to such meeting.
(b)
Quorum; Voting; Decisions . At each JMC
meeting, (i) the presence in person of at least
one (1) member designated by each
Party shall constitute a quorum and (ii) each member who is
present shall have one vote on all matters before the JMC at
such meeting. All decisions of the JMC, shall be
made by majority vote; provided, that, any member designated
by a Party shall have the right to cast the votes of any of
such Party’s members on the JMC who are absent from the
meeting. Alternatively, the JMC may act by written
consent signed by at least one (1) member
designated by each
Party. Whenever any action by the JMC is called for
hereunder during a time period in which the JMC is not
scheduled to meet, either Co-Chair shall cause the JMC to take
the action in the requested time period by calling a special
meeting or by circulating a written
consent. Representatives of each Party or of its
Affiliates who are not members of the JMC may attend JMC
meetings as non-voting observers. In the event that
the JMC is unable to resolve any matter before it, such matter
shall be resolved in accordance with Section
2.4.5.
(c)
Minutes . The JMC shall keep minutes of its
meetings that record all decisions and all actions recommended
or taken in reasonable detail. Drafts of the
minutes shall be prepared and circulated to the members of the
JMC within a reasonable time after the meeting, not to exceed
thirty (30) business days, and the Parties shall alternate
responsibility for the preparation and circulation of draft
minutes. Each member of the JMC shall have the
opportunity to provide comments on the draft
minutes. Draft minutes shall be approved,
disapproved and revised as necessary at the next JMC
meeting. Upon approval, final minutes of each
meeting shall be circulated to the members of the JMC by the
by the Co-Chair with responsibility for preparing such
minutes.
(d)
Expenses . ARIAD and MERCK shall each bear
all expenses of their respective JMC representatives related
to their participation on the JMC and attendance at JMC
meetings.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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2.4.4
Responsibilities .
The JMC shall be responsible for overseeing the
Manufacture of Products. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the JMC shall have the
following responsibilities below, which responsibilities
shall be subject to revisions set forth in the Supply
Agreement:
(a)
providing
input relating to the Specifications for Product to the JDC or
JCC;
(b)
reviewing
issues relating to quality standards for Product;
(c)
reviewing
issues relating to, and monitoring the progress of, Manufacturing
Development of Product and providing a forum for consensual
decision making with respect to Manufacturing of
Product;
(d)
reviewing
issues relating to supply ( e.g., quantity forecast of
Product, shortage, and regulatory information regarding Product) of
Product by ARIAD to MERCK;
(e)
providing
CMC input to the JCC with respect to Product.
2.4.5
Dispute Resolution . The JMC
members shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on any and
all matters. In the event that, despite such reasonable
efforts, agreement on a particular matter cannot be reached by the
JMC within ten (10) days after the JMC first meets to consider such
matter, then the matter shall be referred to the JSC for resolution
pursuant to Section 2.1.5.
2.5.1
Appointment . Each Party shall
have the right to appoint a person who shall oversee interactions
between the Parties for all matters related to the Development and
Commercialization of Products between meetings of the JSC, the JDC,
the JMC and the JCC (each, an “Alliance
Manager”). The Alliance Managers shall have the
right to attend all meetings of the JSC, JDC, JMC and the JCC, as
the case may be, as non-voting participants and may bring to the
attention of the JSC, JDC, JMC or the JCC, as the case may be, any
matters or issues either of them reasonably believes should be
discussed and shall have such other responsibilities as the Parties
may mutually agree in writing. Each Party may replace
its Alliance Manager at any time or may designate different
Alliance Managers with respect to Development and
Commercialization, respectively, by notice in writing to the other
Party.
2.5.2
Responsibilities . The Alliance
Managers, if appointed, shall have the responsibility of creating
and maintaining a constructive work environment within the JSC,
JDC, JMC and the JCC and between the Parties for all matters
related to the Collaboration. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each Alliance Managers
shall:
(a) identify
and bring to the attention of the JSC, as applicable, any
disputes arising between the Parties related to the
Collaboration in a timely manner, including, without
limitation, any asserted occurrence of a material breach by a
Party, and function as the point of first referral in the
resolution of each dispute;
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(b) provide
a single point of communication for seeking consensus within
the Parties’ respective organizations and between the
Parties with respect to the Collaboration;
(c) plan
and coordinate cooperative efforts, internal communications
and external communications between the Parties with respect
to the Collaboration; and
(d) take
such steps as may be required to ensure that meetings of the
JSC, the JDC, the JMC and the JCC occur as set forth in this
Agreement, that procedures are followed with respect to such
meetings (including, without limitation, the giving or proper
notice and the preparation and approval of minutes) and that
relevant action items resulting from such meetings are
appropriately carried out or otherwise addressed.
2.6.1
Appointment is a Right .
The appointment of members of the JSC, JDC, JMC and JCC
and Alliance Managers is a right of each Party and not an
obligation and shall not be a “deliverable” as defined
in EITF Issue No. 00-21. Each Party shall be free to
determine not to appoint members to the JSC, JDC, JMC and JCC and
not to appoint an Alliance Manager.
2.6.2
Consequence of Non-Appointment
. If a Party (“Appointing
Party”) does not appoint members of the JSC, JDC, JMC or JCC
or an Alliance Manager, it shall not be a breach of this Agreement,
nor shall any consideration be required to be returned, and unless
and until such persons are appointed, the other Party may discharge
the roles of the Committees for which members were not appointed by
an Appointing Party.
2.7
Interests of the Parties . All
decisions made and all actions taken by the JSC, the JDC, the JCC,
the JMC or the officers of the Parties pursuant to Section 2.1.5
shall be made or taken with due interest of both Parties considered
in good faith. This provision shall not be subject to
arbitration or other dispute resolution under this
Agreement.
3.1.1
Objectives of the Development Program
. The objectives of the Development
Program shall be the Development of Products in order to obtain
Commercialization Regulatory Approval of Products in the Field in
the Territory pursuant to the Annual Global Development
Plans.
3.1.2
Global Development Plan
.
(a)
Initial [***] Activities.
The Parties anticipate that the Development
Program will include, during the [***] after the Effective
Date, among other things: (i) a Phase 3 Clinical Trial in a
Sarcoma Indication, (ii) specified [***] and [***] for [***]
(i.e., [***], and (iii) specified [***] for any [***]
(initially, [***]), (iv) additional Clinical Trials in the
[***], (v) a [***] in a [***] population [***] and (vi)
specific [***] intended to be pivotal trials for use in
seeking [***] that are selected based on [***] listed in the
preceding clauses. The parties anticipate that, subject to
success in earlier required Clinical Trials in the case of
Phase 3 Clinical Trials, all of the Clinical
Trials listed above will be conducted during the [***] after
the Effective Date and that multiple Cancer Indications will
be pursued concurrently. Certain Phase 1 and Phase
2 Clinical Trials may be investigator initiated
studies, as set forth in the Annual Global Development
Plan. In order to develop and finalize the
definitive Development Program, ARIAD and MERCK will engage
in further in-depth discussion, and will obtain external
input from thought leaders in the appropriate scientific
fields and from Regulatory Authorities. All aspects of
the Development Program are subject to the approval of the
JDC.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(b)
Preparation of Annual Global Development Plan. An
initial Annual Global Development Plan and budget for the
period from the Effective Date through December 31, 2008 for
each Product and Indication shall be prepared by the Parties
at the direction of the JDC, and submitted to the JSC for
approval within ninety (90) days after the Effective
Date. Thereafter, for Calendar Year 2009 and for
each Calendar Year thereafter during the Term, an Annual
Global Development Plan and budget for each Product and
Indication shall be prepared by the Parties at the direction
of the JDC and submitted to the JSC for approval as provided
in Section 2.2.4(a) at least twenty (20) days before the
meeting at which it will be considered; provided, that, the
Parties shall manage the preparation of each such Annual
Global Development Plan and budget in a manner designed to
obtain such JSC approval no later than thirty (30) days prior
to the end of the then-current Calendar Year. Each
Annual Global Development Plan shall: (a) set forth (i) the
Development objectives, including pre-clinical studies,
Clinical Trials and other activities, priorities, timelines,
budget (taking into account, with respect to budgeting amounts
for specific Clinical Trial activities to be conducted
internally by ARIAD or MERCK, the amount of expenditure that
would be incurred by that Party if it elected to outsource
such activities to a qualified contract research organization)
and resources for the initial period or Calendar Year covered
by the Annual Global Development Plan with reasonable
specificity, (ii) which activities are ARIAD Development
Activities and/or MERCK Development Activities, (iii) with
respect to such Development Activities, the number of FTEs to
be allocated to perform such activities and the corresponding
FTE Cost, and (iv) the allocation of the Development Cost for
the Development Activities between the U.S. Territory and the
ROW Territory, and (v) jointly determine which studies will be
conducted as company-sponsored and which will be conducted as
investigator-initiated; and (b) be consistent with the other
terms of this Agreement. Each amendment,
modification and/or update to any Annual Global Development
Plan shall include the resulting changes to the budget and
shall be set forth in a written document prepared by, or at
the direction of, the JDC and approved by the JDC in
accordance with Section 2.2.4(b), shall specifically state
that it is an amendment, modification or update to any Annual
Global Development Plan and shall be attached to the minutes
of the meeting of the JDC at which such amendment,
modification or update was submitted.
(c)
Non-Cancer Indications . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, under no
circumstances shall a Clinical Trial for a Non-Cancer
Indication be initiated by either Party for any Collaboration
Compound unless the Parties have agreed in writing to initiate
such Clinical Trial and have agreed upon, inter alia,
the funding, milestones, commercialization responsibility and
revenue sharing applicable thereto, and the Party responsible
for overseeing the conduct of such Clinical Trial and its
trial design. Each Party shall be free to conduct
Permitted Pre-clinical Research, provided that it gives
reasonable detailed advance written notice of such Permitted
Pre-clinical Research in the Field to the other
Party. A Party conducting any Permitted
Pre-clinical Research in the Field shall promptly disclose the
results thereof to the other Party. The cost of any
Permitted Pre-clinical Research by either Party shall not be a
Development Cost. If either Party conducts any such
Permitted Pre-clinical Research in the Field, any resulting
Technology shall be Joint Technology and any Patent Rights
covering such Joint Technology shall be Joint Patent Rights;
provided however, that neither party may use outside the
Collaboration, or license or sublicense to Affiliates and
Third Parties for use outside the Collaboration, all or any
portion of its interest in such Joint Technology or Joint
Patent Rights created pursuant to this Section 3.1.2(c)
without the prior written consent of the other
Party.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(d)
Diagnostic Products and Biomarkers
. Research to develop Biomarker Information and
Biomarkers under this Agreement will be conducted as set forth
in the Annual Global Development Plans as part of the
Development Program. Neither Party shall conduct
activities to develop Biomarker Information or any Biomarker
for use with Rapamycin Derived mTOR Inhibitors except as set
forth in the Annual Global Development Plans, which shall set
forth the experiments to be performed, the analyses to be
conducted and the number of FTEs to be utilized and the budget
for such activities. Neither Party shall conduct
activities to develop a Diagnostic Product or commercialize a
Diagnostic Product or Biomarker for use with Rapamycin Derived
mTOR Inhibitors unless the Parties have executed an agreement
(a “Diagnostic Product Agreement”) setting forth,
inter alia , a global development plan, funding,
milestones, development and commercialization responsibility
(including the use of Third Parties to conduct activities in
furtherance thereof) and revenue sharing applicable
thereto. Each Diagnostic Product Agreement shall
also include, inter alia, provisions (i) for joint
decision-making by ARIAD and MERCK with respect to the
development activities, funding, milestones and such other
matters as the Parties shall agree, (ii) for the grant by each
Party of a license rights, as applicable, under its interest
in the Licensed Technology, Licensed Patent Rights, MERCK
Technology, MERCK Patent Rights Joint Technology, Joint Patent
Rights, Product Use Technology, Biomarker Information and
Program Biomarker Technology and Program Technology for the
purpose of conducting activities to Develop and Commercialize
the Diagnostic Products and Biomarkers which are the subject
of such Diagnostic Product Agreement, (iii) that any
Technology resulting from the Development of Diagnostic
Products and Biomarkers shall be governed by the ownership
rules set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.6, and (iv)
specifically dealing with the treatment of revenues from the
combination of a Diagnostic Product sold with a Product for
purposes of royalties and sharing of Operating Income
hereunder. No costs of Development or
Commercialization of Biomarkers or Diagnostic Products shall
be a Development Cost or Commercialization Expense unless set
forth in a Diagnostic Product Agreement or incurred in
activities specifically set forth in an Annual Global
Development Plan as set forth above.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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3.1.3
Responsibility for Development of Products
. Prior to Clinical Product
Transfer, ARIAD shall be the Responsible Party and MERCK
shall be the Participating Party for Manufacturing Development of
API and Clinical Product. After Clinical
Product Transfer, MERCK shall be the Responsible
Party and ARIAD shall be the Participating Party for Manufacturing
Development of Clinical Product and Marketed Product;
and ARIAD shall be the Responsible Party and MERCK shall be the
Participating Party for Manufacturing Development of API provided,
however, that such Party's status as a Responsible Party shall not
make any Manufacturing Development matter an ARIAD Decision or a
MERCK Decision, as the case may be. Both Parties will, in
accordance with the provisions of the Supply Agreement or as agreed
to by the parties in the Global Development Plan
, participate and contribute to Manufacturing
Development of API, Clinical Product and Marketed
Product. Reference to “Development” below in
this Section 3.1.3 shall not include Manufacturing
Development. Subject to the exercise by a Party of an
Opt-Out Right and/or a Development Transfer pursuant to Section
3.4(b)(i) and unless otherwise set forth in any Annual Global
Development Plan, (a) ARIAD shall be the Responsible Party and
MERCK will be the Participating Party for all aspects of the
Development of Product for all Sarcoma Indications in the U.S.
Territory in accordance with the applicable Annual Global
Development Plan; (b) ARIAD and MERCK shall jointly be the
Responsible Party for all aspects of the Development of Product for
all Major Cancer Indications and Other Cancer Indications in the
U.S. Territory in accordance with the applicable Annual Global
Development Plan; and (c) MERCK shall be the Responsible Party and
ARIAD will be the Participating Party for all aspects of the
Development of Product for all Cancer Indications in the ROW
Territory in accordance with the applicable
Annual Global Development Plan. Each Party shall have the right to
engage Third Party contractors to perform functions in connection
with the Development or Commercialization of Products hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Phase 3 Sarcoma
Clinical Trial and other ongoing Clinical Trials in the ROW
Territory as of the Effective Date, the Parties agree that ARIAD
shall continue to conduct such trials in the ROW
Territory. Except as set forth in any Annual Global
Development Plan, the Responsible Party for Development of a
Product shall have the primary right and responsibility for the
conduct of all non-clinical studies for such Product for use in
seeking Regulatory Approvals in its Territory. For
Clinical Trials conducted in both the U.S. Territory and the ROW
Territory or in the U.S. Territory only for an Indication other
than Sarcoma, the Parties will be jointly responsible for the
conduct of all activities related to such Clinical Trials except as
set forth in the Annual Global Development Plan. For
Clinical Trials conducted only in the ROW Territory, MERCK will be
responsible for the conduct of all activities related to such
Clinical Trials except as set forth in the Annual Global
Development Plan. Notwithstanding the Parties’
designation as Responsible Party in various parts of the Territory,
each Party may conduct Clinical Trials throughout the world as set
forth in the Annual Global Development Plan; provided, that any
Clinical Trial proposed to be conducted by MERCK in the U.S.
Territory to be used in seeking any Regulatory Approval in the ROW
Territory shall require the prior written consent of ARIAD (who
shall be the holder of the IND for such Clinical Trials in the
U.S.) and any Clinical Trial for a Sarcoma Indication proposed to
be conducted in the ROW Territory to be used in seeking any
Regulatory Approval in the U.S. Territory (other than the Phase 3
Sarcoma Trial planned as of the Effective Date) shall require the
prior written consent of MERCK. Such approval may be
withheld by ARIAD if such Clinical Trial is inconsistent with
clinical development activities being conducted or proposed to be
conducted by ARIAD in the U.S. Territory, but otherwise may not be
unreasonably withheld. Subject to Section 3.10.3, (i)
ARIAD shall file all Regulatory Filings and Drug Approval
Applications in the U.S. Territory in its own name, and (ii) MERCK
shall file all Regulatory Filings and Drug Approval Applications in
the ROW Territory in its own name; and all Regulatory Filings and
Drug Approval Applications for Products shall be owned by ARIAD in
the U.S. Territory and by MERCK in the ROW
Territory. ARIAD shall be responsible in the U.S.
Territory for reporting all Adverse Events related to any Product
to Regulatory Authorities if and to the extent required by
Applicable Laws, unless ARIAD transfers Regulatory Approvals in the
U.S to Merck pursuant to this Agreement, in which case MERCK shall
have such responsibility. MERCK shall be responsible in
the ROW Territory for reporting all Adverse Events related to any
Product to Regulatory Authorities if and to the extent required by
Applicable Laws.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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3.1.4
Global Coordination . In
addition to meetings of the JDC, representatives of the Parties
will meet periodically to ensure that the clinical and regulatory
activities and strategy are consistent on a global
basis. Both Parties will provide input into the global
regulatory strategy, will review all significant Regulatory Filings
prior to submission to Regulatory Authorities, will receive copies
of all correspondence from Regulatory Authorities in a timely
manner, and will have the right to attend all Regulatory Authority
meetings/interactions in the U.S. Territory or with the EMEA or the
Regulatory Authorities in any European Country or in
Japan. The Party that is the Responsible Party may
schedule meetings with such Regulatory Authorities and shall give
the other Party as much notice as is practicable of such
meetings.
3.2.1
Back-Up Compounds .
If requested by the JSC, and upon agreement
by the Parties on a research plan, including the allocation of
research responsibilities, and a budget, one or both Parties will
use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to deliver one (1) or more
Rapamycin Derived mTOR Inhibitors in addition to AP23573 which may
be Developed as a follow-up compound or simultaneously with AP23573
for Targeted Indications (each such compound, a “Back-Up
Compound”). All activities conducted by the
Parties to identify each Back-Up Compound shall be performed and
funded as Development Activities and the Annual Global Development
Plan shall be amended accordingly. The rights and
obligations of the Parties relating to each Back-Up Compound shall
be identical to those applicable to AP23573, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein. Either Party
shall notify the JSC in writing in the event it wishes to replace
AP23573 with a specified Rapamycin Derived mTOR Inhibitor developed
hereunder as a Back-Up Compound or to Develop such Rapamycin
Derived mTOR Inhibitor as a Back-Up Compound in addition to
AP23573. Within thirty (30) days after its receipt of
such notice, the JSC shall review the data information and
determine whether to so designate the proposed Rapamycin Derived
mTOR Inhibitor as a Back-Up Compound. Subsequent to such
designation, as applicable, any reference to the Product shall be
deemed to include or to be made to the Back-Up Compound for the
purposes of this Agreement.
3.3
Supply of Proprietary
Materials . From time
to time during the Term, either Party (the “Transferring
Party”) may supply the other Party (the “Recipient
Party”) with Proprietary Materials of the Transferring Party
for use in the Development Program. In connection
therewith, each Recipient Party hereby agrees that (a) it shall not
use such Proprietary Materials for any purpose other than
exercising its rights or performing its obligations hereunder; (b)
it shall use such Proprietary Materials only in compliance with all
Applicable Laws; (c) it shall not transfer any such Proprietary
Materials to any Third Party without the prior written consent of
the Transferring Party, except for (i) the transfer of Products for
use in Clinical Trails or (ii) in a Permitted Transaction or for
Permitted Preclinical Research or as otherwise expressly permitted
hereby; (d) the Recipient Party shall not acquire any right, title
or interest in or to such Proprietary Materials as a result of such
supply by the Transferring Party; and (e) upon the expiration or
termination of the Development Program, the Recipient Party shall,
if and as instructed by the Transferring Party, either destroy or
return any such Proprietary Materials that are not the subject of
the grant of a continuing license hereunder.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(a)
Opt-Out Right . At any time on and after the
date of Completion of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial and
Achievement of Clinical Proof of Concept for a
Product for any [***] or [***], either Party may submit a
Clinical Trial Proposal to the JDC. The JDC shall
meet to consider such Clinical Trial Proposal within sixty
(60) days, and shall promptly integrate, or direct the
integration of, such Clinical Trial Proposal into the Annual
Global Development Plan. Subject to Section 3.4(b),
during the period commencing on the date of presentation to
the JDC of a Clinical Trial Proposal and continuing for a
period of sixty (60) days, the Party not submitting the
Clinical Trial Proposal (the “Opting-Out Party”)
shall have the right (the “Opt-Out Right”), in its
sole discretion, to elect not to fund or otherwise participate
in the Late Stage Clinical Trial(s) proposed in such Clinical
Trial Proposal, by providing the other Party with written
notice (the “Opt-Out-Notice”) pursuant to Section
12.2 prior to the expiration of the Opt-Out Period which shall
specify the Clinical Trial Proposal with respect to which the
Opting-Out Party is exercising its Opt-Out Right and shall
indicate the date (the “Separation Date”) on which
the Opt-Out Right shall be effective, which shall under no
circumstances be sooner than thirty (30) days from the date of
the Opt-Out Notice (the “Opt-Out Notice
Period”). During the Opt-Out Notice Period,
the Parties shall continue to Develop the Product in
accordance with the applicable Annual Global Development
Plan. If an Opting-Out Party exercises its Opt-Out
Right as provided in this Section 3.4 and the Party submitting
the Clinical Trial Proposal determines to proceed with the
Late Stage Clinical Trial(s) proposed in the Clinical Trial
Proposal, then, as of the Separation Date (a) the Party that
receives the Opt-Out Notice shall thereafter be the
Responsible Party for the conduct of the proposed Late Stage
Clinical Trial(s) as set forth in the Clinical Trial Proposal
that is the subject of the Opt-Out Notice; and (b) the
Opting-Out Party shall have [***] with respect to the conduct
of such Late Stage Clinical Trial(s) and the other Party shall
fund [***].
(b)
Consequences of Exercise of Opt-Out Right By ARIAD
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement,
(i)
Development Transfer . In the event ARIAD
exercises an Opt-Out Right on any occasion for Late Stage
Clinical Trials proposed in a Clinical Trial Proposal
submitted by MERCK for a Product for a [***] and MERCK
proceeds with the Late Stage Clinical Trials for such [***],
then, as of the Separation Date, MERCK shall be the
Responsible Party and ARIAD will be the Participating Party
for the Development of Products for [***] throughout the
Territory (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the U.S.
Territory) (a “Development Transfer”);and the
license set forth in Section 6.1.1(a) shall become exclusive
with respect to the conduct of Clinical Trials throughout the
Territory.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(ii)
U.S. Commercialization Transfer . Upon the
receipt of Commercialization Regulatory Approval in the United
States of a Product for any Major Cancer Indication for which
ARIAD exercised an Opt-Out Right, (a) [***] for all Cancer
Indications throughout the Territory (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, the U.S. Territory) (a “ U.S.
Commercialization Transfer”), [***], and in any event
within sixty (60) days after MERCK’s request: (A) [***]
applicable to such Product, if any, other than Product
Trademarks incorporating ARIAD’s name or logo; (B) [***]
then in its name applicable to Products in the U.S. Territory,
if any; and all Confidential Information Controlled by ARIAD
relating to such Regulatory Filings, Drug Approval
Applications and Regulatory Approvals; (C) [***] and take any
other action reasonably necessary to effect such transfer; (D)
[***] and such Regulatory Authorities relating to such
Regulatory Filings, Drug Approval Applications and Regulatory
Approvals; (E) unless expressly prohibited by any Regulatory
Authority, [***] of such Product being conducted in the U.S.
Territory by or on behalf of ARIAD as of the Separation Date
and continue to conduct such trials, at MERCK’s sole
expense, for up to [***] to enable such transfer to be
completed without interruption of any such trial; (F) [***]
with any Third Party with respect to the conduct of Clinical
Trials for Products including, without limitation, agreements
with contract research organizations, clinical sites and
investigators, unless expressly prohibited by any such
agreement (in which case ARIAD shall cooperate with MERCK
in all reasonable respects to secure
the consent of such Third Party to such assignment); and (G)
[***] or its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement that relate
to any Product [***]. As of such grant date (the
“Transfer Date”), (A) MERCK shall be deemed the
Responsible Party for Commercialization of such Products for
all Cancer Indications in the Territory [***], (B) the Parties
will agree upon and implement a plan for the orderly transfer
of [***] from ARIAD to MERCK, including responsibility for
order fulfillment and distribution of Product in the U.S.
Territory and upon implementation of such plan (C)
ARIAD shall have the right to Co-Promote Products in the U.S.
Territory as set forth in Section 3.13, (D) if MERCK reduces
ARIAD’s level of Co-Promotion effort, a reasonable
transition period, but in no event less than [***] will be
allowed to permit ARIAD to adjust its field sales force, and
(E) ARIAD will receive from MERCK, in lieu of [***], the [***]
described in [***] on [***] that occur in the U.S. Territory
after the date of implementation of the plan for U.S.
Commercialization Transfer. The exercise of an Opt–Out
Right by ARIAD shall not change the Parties' responsibilities
for Manufacturing as provided in Section 3.5.2 and
the Supply Agreement.
(iii)
Consequences of Exercise of Opt Out Right by MERCK . In
the event MERCK exercises an Opt-Out Right on any occasion for
Late Stage Clinical Trial(s) proposed in a Clinical Trial
Proposal submitted by ARIAD for any Major Cancer Indication,
and ARIAD proceeds with the Late Stage Clinical Trial(s) for
such Major Cancer Indication, then upon subsequent FDA
approval in the United States of the Product for that Major
Cancer for which MERCK exercised its Opt-Out Right, MERCK
Revenue Sharing Percentage shall be [***] percent
([***]%). For clarity, the reduction in the MERCK
Revenue Sharing Percentage shall apply attributable to sales
of the Product in the U.S. Territory for all Indications. The
exercise of an Opt–Out Right by MERCK shall not change
the Parties' responsibilities for Manufacturing as
provided in Section 3.5.2 and the Supply
Agreement.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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3.5.1
Product Commercialization Plans
. Subject to resolution of disputes as
set forth in Section 2.1.5, the JCC shall prepare, and/or direct
the preparation of, and approve a Product Commercialization Plan
for each Product, at such time as the JSC may
direct. Each such Product Commercialization Plan shall
be updated and approved at such time as the JCC may determine, not
less than annually.
3.5.2
Responsibility for Commercialization of
Products . Subject to the exercise by
a Party of an Opt-Out Right pursuant to Section 3.4 and unless
otherwise set forth in any Product Commercialization Plan (a) ARIAD
shall be the Responsible Party and MERCK will be the Participating
Party for all Sarcoma Indications in the U.S. Territory other than
budgets, Pricing and Branding and the Parties shall jointly be the
Responsible Party and have the right and responsibility for all
aspects of the Commercialization of Products for all Major Cancer
Indications and Other Cancer Indications in the U.S. Territory and
for budgets, Pricing and Branding for all Indications in the U.S.
Territory in accordance with the applicable Product
Commercialization Plan; provided that ARIAD shall have
responsibility for Manufacturing all API
for Product under the Supply Agreement and Clinical
Product (prior to Clinical Product Transfer) and for order
fulfillment and distribution of Product in the U.S. Territory and
shall book all sales in the U.S. Territory; and (b) MERCK shall be
the Responsible Party and have the sole right and responsibility
for all aspects of the Commercialization of Products for all Cancer
Indications in the ROW Territory in accordance with the applicable
MERCK ROW Product Commercialization Plan and shall book all sales
in the ROW Territory and shall have responsibility for
Manufacturing all Product ,
including Clinical Product (after Clinical
Product Transfer), under the Supply Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Responsible Party (or Parties) shall
have the right and responsibility for the conduct of all
pre-marketing, marketing, promotion, sales, distribution, import
and export activities (including securing reimbursement, sales and
marketing and conducting any post-marketing trials or
post-marketing safety surveillance or maintaining databases),
subject to the oversight of the JSC with respect to Co-Promoted
Products. MERCK will provide ARIAD with a draft or
update of the MERCK ROW Product Commercialization Plan annually,
not later than March 31 of each Calendar Year and will give good
faith consideration to ARIAD’s comments on such
draft. MERCK will review the MERCK ROW Product
Commercialization Plan with ARIAD at a meeting of the JCC and will
provide ARIAD with an annual roll-up of the MERCK ROW Product
Commercialization Plan.
3.6.1
Negotiation and Execution . As
soon as possible after the execution hereof, ARIAD and MERCK shall
negotiate in good faith and enter into a supply agreement (the
“Supply Agreement”) providing for the terms of
Manufacture and supply of API by ARIAD and Product in tablet form
by MERCK for the Collaboration in such form and substance as
mutually agreed by the Parties. If it is determined
pursuant to this Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Product in
a form other than tablets, a separate supply agreement or an
amendment to the Supply Agreement shall be negotiated for supply of
such Product. The Parties agree that no Collaboration
Compound or Product shall be sold by either Party for use in the
Field until the Supply Agreement has been executed by the
Parties. ARIAD shall be the Responsible Party for (i)
supply of Clinical Product in tablet form until the Supply
Agreement is executed and a Clinical Product Transfer has been
completed and (ii) for supply of Clinical Product in any form other
than tablets until an additional supply agreement or an amendment
to the Supply Agreement has been executed. The Parties
further agree that the definitions and other provisions of this
Agreement concerning supply of Clinical Product shall not be
precedent for the terms of the Supply Agreement.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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3.6.2
Dispute Resolution . In the
event the Parties fail to execute and deliver the Supply Agreement
within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, (i) the Parties
shall use reasonable efforts to complete such negotiations and to
execute and deliver the Supply Agreement as soon as possible after
such thirty (30) day period and (ii) without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, after the expiration of such thirty
(30) day period, either Party may by written notice to the other
Party require that each Party produce a list of issues on which
they have failed to reach agreement and submit its list to the JSC
to be resolved in accordance with Section 2.1.5. For
clarity, no issue referred to the JSC pursuant to this Section
3.6.2 shall be an ARIAD Decision or a MERCK Decision.
3.6.3
Non-Commercial Supply of Product
.
(a) Prior
to Clinical Product Transfer, ARIAD shall have Manufactured
API, Product and intermediates thereof for Clinical Trials,
pre-clinical studies, and start-up, pre-validation and other
non-commercial purposes in the Territory (“
Clinical Supplies ”), and ARIAD shall
supply MERCK with Clinical Supplies for use by MERCK in
Clinical Trials and otherwise in the Development
Program. The Manufacturing Cost of such Clinical
Supplies shall be a Development Cost.
(b) Prior
to Clinical Product Transfer, ARIAD shall have Manufactured
the Clinical Supplies in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations, including applicable
cGMPs.
(c) ARIAD
shall notify MERCK in writing of any deviations from
applicable regulatory or legal requirements relating to the
Clinical Supplies provided by ARIAD to MERCK. ARIAD
hereby certifies that it will not and has not employed or
otherwise used in any capacity the services of any person
debarred under Section 21 USC 335a in performing any portion
of the Manufacture of Clinical Supplies.
(d) ARIAD
shall maintain complete and accurate records of all relevant
data and information relating to the performance by ARIAD of
its obligations under this Section 3.6.3. ARIAD
shall maintain original batch records for seven (7) years and,
at such time thereafter as ARIAD intends to dispose of such
batch records, ARIAD shall notify MERCK in advance, and shall
permit MERCK, at its discretion, to take possession of such
batch records.
(e) Upon
execution of the Supply Agreement, the terms of the Supply
Agreement shall govern Clinical Supplies supplied to MERCK by
ARIAD and to ARIAD by MERCK.
3.7
Development and Commercialization
Diligence . During
the Term, each Party shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
(a) conduct the Development Activities assigned to it as set forth
in each Annual Global Development Plan; and (b) Commercialize
Products for Indications in the portions of the Territory for which
it is the Responsible Party, and each Party shall commit such
resources (including employees, consultants, contractors,
facilities, equipment and materials) as each deems necessary to
conduct such Development Activities and Commercialize
Products.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have been filed
separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to the
Company’s application requesting confidential treatment under
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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3.8
Compliance
. Each Party shall perform its
obligations under each Annual Global Development Plan and Product
Commercialization Plan in good scientific manner and in compliance
in all material respects with all Applicable Laws. For
purposes of clarity, with respect to each activity performed under
an Annual Global Development Plan and Product Commercialization
Plan that will or would reasonably be expected to be submitted to a
Regulatory Authority in support of a Regulatory Filing or Drug
Approval Application, the P
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