Exhibit 10.13
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
THIS COLLABORATION AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) dated as of May 17, 2005 (the
“Effective Date”), is entered into between BIOSITE
INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Biosite”),
having a place of business at 11030 Roselle Street, San Diego,
California 92121, and POWER3 MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC, a New York
corporation (“Power3”), having a place of business at
3400 Research Forest Drive, Suite B2-3, The Woodlands, Texas
77381.
WHEREAS, Biosite owns or has rights
in certain expertise, technology and intellectual property rights
regarding the development of antibodies.
WHEREAS, Power3 owns or has rights
in certain expertise, technology and intellectual property rights
regarding certain target biomolecules for antibody
development.
WHEREAS, Biosite and Power3 desire
to engage in a collaborative research program to attempt to develop
antibodies to certain target biomolecules selected by Power3, and
to use such antibodies to conduct research to evaluate the
diagnostic and therapeutic potential of such target biomolecules,
on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants set forth below,
the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the
terms defined in this Section 1 shall have the respective
meanings set forth below:
1.1
“
Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person,
any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
A Person shall be regarded as in control of another Person if it
owns, or directly or indirectly controls, at least fifty
percent (50%) of the voting stock or other ownership interest
of the other Person, or if it directly or indirectly possesses the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of the other Person by any means whatsoever.
1.2
“
Biosite Improvement ” shall mean any Program Invention
that constitutes an improvement or enhancement to (a) the
antibody development technology of Biosite or (b) the bodily
fluid in vitro diagnostic assay technology of Biosite.
1.3
“
Biosite Inventions ” shall mean all Program Inventions
that are solely owned by Biosite.
1.4
“
Biosite Product ” shall mean any product for use in
the Exclusive Field, Semi-Exclusive Field or Non-Exclusive Field
that assays a Program Target and that if made, used, sold, offered
for sale or imported absent the licenses granted hereunder would
infringe at least one Valid Claim, or that otherwise uses or
incorporates the Power3 Know-How Rights.
1.5
“
Confidential Information ” shall mean, with respect to
a party, all information (and all tangible and intangible
embodiments thereof) that is disclosed by such party to the other
party and is marked, identified as or otherwise acknowledged to be
confidential at the time of disclosure to the other party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information of a party
shall not include information that the other party can establish by
written documentation (a) to have been publicly known prior to
disclosure of such information by the disclosing party to the
receiving party; (b) to have become publicly known, without
the fault of the receiving party, subsequent to disclosure of such
information by the disclosing party to the receiving party;
(c) to have been received by the receiving party at any time
from a source, other than the disclosing party, rightfully having
possession of and the right to disclose such information;
(d) to have been otherwise known by the receiving party prior
to disclosure of such information by the disclosing party to the
receiving party; or (e) to have been independently developed
by employees or agents on behalf of the receiving party without
access to or use of such information disclosed by the disclosing
party to the receiving party (each, a “Confidentiality
Exception”).
1.6
“
Exclusive Field ” shall mean the in vitro detection or
measurement of one or more analytes, by means of a diagnostic
device(s), instrument(s) or combination thereof, with a stated
average throughput equal to or less than one hundred (100) patient
samples per hour, for use in the detection, prognosis, diagnosis or
monitoring of any breast cancer-related disease, state or condition
in humans or animals.
1.7
“ First
Commercial Sale ” shall mean, with respect to any Biosite
Product and any country, the first bona fide transaction for which
consideration is received for the sale, use, lease, transfer or
similar disposition of such Biosite Product by a party, its
Affiliate or (sub)licensee to customers who are not Affiliates in
such country after all applicable marketing and pricing approvals
(if any) have been granted by the applicable governing health
authority of such country.
1.8
“ Issued
Royalty Term ” shall mean, with respect to each Biosite
Product in each country of sale, the term for which at least one
(1) Valid Claim defined in Section 1.28(a) remains
in effect and would be infringed, but for the license granted by
this Agreement, by the use, offer for sale, sale or import of such
Biosite Product in such country.
1.9
“ Joint
Inventions ” shall mean all Program Inventions that are
jointly owned by Biosite and Power3.
1.10
“
Monoclonal Preparation ” shall mean a preparation
containing a Fab or Fab fragment with a specific affinity to a
Program Target.
1.11
“ Net
Sales ” shall mean, with respect to any Biosite Product,
the gross sales price of such Biosite Product invoiced by Biosite,
its Affiliate, or its (sub)licensee to customers who are not
Affiliates (or are Affiliates but are the end users of such Biosite
Product) less, to the extent actually paid or accrued by Biosite or
its Affiliate (as applicable), (a) credits, allowances,
discounts and rebates to, and chargebacks from the account of, such
customers for spoiled, damaged, out-dated and returned Biosite
Product; (b) freight and insurance costs incurred by Biosite
or its Affiliate (as applicable) in transporting such Biosite
Product in final form to such customers; (c) cash, quantity
and trade discounts, rebates and other price reductions for
such
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Biosite Product given to
such customers under price reduction programs that are consistent
with industry practices and price reductions given for similar
products by Biosite or its Affiliate (as applicable);
(d) sales, use, value-added and other direct taxes incurred on
the sale of such Biosite Product in final form to such customers;
and (e) customs duties, surcharges and other governmental
charges incurred in exporting or importing such Biosite Product in
final form to such customers. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, if any reusable instrument (that is
itself a Biosite Product) is used in combination with a separate
diagnostic reagent-containing device (that is itself a Biosite
Product) to detect or measure one or more analytes from a patient
sample on or in such device, then for purposes of calculating Net
Sales, such device shall constitute a Biosite Product, but such
instrument shall not constitute a Biosite Product.
1.12
“ Net
Sublicensing Revenues ” shall mean, with respect to any
Biosite Product, the aggregate cash consideration received by
Biosite or its Affiliates in consideration for the sublicense under
the Power3 Patent Rights or Power3 Know-How Rights by Biosite or
its Affiliates to a Third Party sublicensee with respect to such
Biosite Product (excluding (i) royalties received by Biosite
or its Affiliates based on Net Sales of such Biosite Product by
such sublicensee, and (ii) amounts received to reimburse
Biosite or its Affiliates’ cost to perform research,
development or similar services conducted for such Biosite Product
after signing the agreement with the Third Party, in reimbursement
of patent or other out-of-pocket expenses on such Biosite Product,
or in consideration for the purchase of any securities of Biosite
or its Affiliates at a price up to one hundred percent (100%)
of the then fair market value of such securities).
1.13
“
Non-Exclusive Field ” shall mean the in vitro
detection or measurement of one or more analytes, by means of a
diagnostic device(s), instrument(s) or combination thereof, for use
in the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of any
neurological-related disease, state or condition in humans and
animals.
1.14
“
Omniclonal Preparation ” shall mean a mixture
containing a variety of Fab or Fab fragments with varying affinity
to a Program Target.
1.15
“
Pending Royalty Term ” shall mean, with respect to
each Biosite Product in each country of sale that is not covered by
at least one (1) Valid Claim as defined in
Section 1.28(a), the term during which at least one
(1) Valid Claim defined in Section 1.28(b) that has
not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the possibility of
appeal or refiling remains in effect and would be infringed (if in
an issued patent), but for the license granted by this Agreement,
by the use, offer for sale, sale or import of such Biosite Product
in such country.
1.16
“
Person ” shall mean an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust,
association, joint stock company, joint venture, pool, syndicate,
sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental
authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed
herein.
1.17
“ Power3
Inventions ” shall mean all Program Inventions that are
solely owned by Power3.
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1.18
“ Power3
Know-How Rights ” shall mean all trade secret and other
know how rights in all inventions, discoveries, compositions,
technology, data and information of any type whatsoever,
(a) that relates to a Program Antibody, Program Target or
fragment thereof (or any nucleotide sequence that encodes, or amino
acid sequences of the foregoing); (b) that are reasonably
necessary or useful for Biosite to conduct its obligations or
exercise its rights under this Agreement; (c) that are either
(i) disclosed by Power3 to Biosite and do not fall within the
scope of a Confidentiality Exception, or (ii) developed or
generated by Power3 in the course of conducting its obligations
under the Program; and (d) in which Power3 has an ownership or
other licensable interest during the term of the
Agreement.
1.19
“ Power3
Patent Rights ” shall mean (a) all patent
applications heretofore or hereafter filed or having legal force in
any country that claim (i) a Program Antibody, Program Target
or fragment thereof (or any nucleotide sequence that encodes, or
amino acid sequences of the foregoing), or (ii) any process of
manufacture or use of a Program Antibody, Program Target or
fragment thereof (or any nucleotide sequence that encodes, or amino
acid sequences of the foregoing) made or conceived prior to the
Effective Date or in the performance of the Program; (b) all
patents that have issued or in the future issue therefrom,
including without limitation utility, model and design patents and
certificates of invention; and (c) all divisionals,
continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations,
renewals, extensions or additions to any such patent applications
and patents; in each case in which Power3 has an ownership or other
licensable interest during the term of the Agreement.
1.20
“
Program ” shall mean the collaborative research
program to develop antibodies directed to certain target
biomolecules from selected by Power3, and to use such antibodies to
evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of such target
biomolecules, described in Section 3 below.
1.21
“
Program Antibody ” shall mean, with respect to each
Program Target provided by Power3 under Section 3.1.1(d),
(a) any Omniclonal Preparation to such Program Target (or any
fragment thereof) that is developed by Biosite and delivered to
Power3 pursuant to this Agreement; (b) any Monoclonal
Preparation to such Program Target (or any fragment thereof) that
is developed by Biosite and delivered to Power3 pursuant to this
Agreement; and (c) any antibody to such Program Target (or any
fragment thereof) derived in whole or in part from the preparations
described in clauses (a) and (b) above, or the
nucleotide sequences encoding or the amino acid sequences of the
preparations described in clauses (a) and
(b) above.
1.22
“
Program Invention ” shall mean any invention,
discovery, composition, enhancement, technology, data or
information (whether or not patentable) made or conceived by
employees or others on behalf of Biosite, Power3 or both in the
performance of the Program during the term of the
Program.
1.23
“
Program Target ” shall mean a target biomolecule that
is selected by Power3 pursuant to Section 3.1.1(a), designated
by the parties pursuant to Section 3.1.1(b), and for which the
parties reach agreement regarding the mutually acceptable
specificity, affinity and other specifications (if any) desired for
the antibody thereto pursuant to Section 3.1.1(c), together
with (a) any derivatives, parts or polymorphisms (including
without limitation splice variants) of such target biomolecule,
(b) any nucleotide sequences with homology to such target
biomolecule
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(together with any
derivatives, parts or splice variants of such nucleotide sequences)
and (c) amino acid sequences and proteins encoded by each such
nucleotide sequences (together with any derivatives or parts of
such amino acid sequences and proteins).
1.24
“
Samples ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.5(a) below.
1.25
“
Semi-Exclusive Field ” shall mean, collectively,
(a) research use for any diagnostic purpose, and (b) the
in vitro detection or measurement of one or more analytes, by means
of a diagnostic device(s), instrument(s) or combination thereof,
with a stated average throughput greater than one hundred (100)
patient samples per hour, for use in the detection, prognosis,
diagnosis or monitoring of any breast cancer-related disease, state
or condition in humans or animals.
1.26
“ Third
Party ” shall mean any Person other than Biosite, Power3
and their respective Affiliates.
1.27
“ Third
Party License Agreement ” shall mean a license agreement
between Power3 and a Third Party in effect at the time that Power3
designates the applicable proposed target biomolecule under
Section 3.1.1(a), or thereafter, which license agreement
grants to Power3 a license (with the right to grant sublicenses)
under any patent rights or know-how rights that would constitute
Power3 Patent Rights or Power3 Know-How Rights relating to such
proposed target biomolecule.
1.28
“ Valid
Claim ” shall mean (a) a claim of an issued and
unexpired patent included within the Power3 Patent Rights that has
not been held permanently unpatentable, revoked, unenforceable or
invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of
competent jurisdiction, unappealable or unappealed within the time
allowed for appeal, and that has not been admitted to be invalid or
unenforceable through reissue or disclaimer or otherwise, and
(b) a claim of a pending patent application included within
the Power3 Patent Rights, which claim was filed in good faith and
has not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the
possibility of appeal or refiling of such application.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Each party hereby represents and
warrants to the other party as follows:
2.1
Corporate
Existence . Such party is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state in which it is
incorporated.
2.2
Authorization
and Enforcement of Obligations . Such party
(a) has the corporate power and authority and the legal right
to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder, and (b) has taken all necessary corporate action on
its part to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the performance of its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such
party, and constitutes a legal, valid, binding obligation,
enforceable against such party in accordance with its
terms.
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2.3
Consents
. All
necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of all
governmental authorities and other Persons required to be obtained
by such party in connection with this Agreement have been
obtained.
2.4
No
Conflict . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the performance of such
party’s obligations hereunder (a) do not conflict with
or violate any requirement of applicable laws or regulations and
(b) do not conflict with, or constitute a default under, any
contractual obligation of such party.
2.5
DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES . NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROGRAM ANTIBODIES OR PROGRAM TARGETS, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF THE PATENT RIGHTS OR OTHER
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON.
3.
THE
PROGRAM
3.1
Responsibilities
.
3.1.1
Target
Designation .
(a)
Each calendar
quarter during the term of the Program, Power3 shall select up to
ten (10) target biomolecules from that Power3 desires to use
in the Program, provided that at least one half (1/2) of the target
biomolecules proposed by Power3 in any such calendar quarter shall
be target biomolecules with application in the Exclusive Field
and/or Semi-Exclusive Field. With respect to each such target
biomolecule with which Power3 desires to conduct immunizations
hereunder, Power3 shall provide to Biosite in writing the following
information: (i) the common name of such target
biomolecule, if any; (ii) other publicly known names of such
target biomolecule and any fragment thereof; (iii) the nucleic
acid sequence of the gene or cDNA encoding such target biomolecule,
or sufficient information to enable access to such sequence from
public databases; (iv) identification of the source of
biological materials that resulted in the identification of such
target biomolecule by Power3 in sufficient detail to allow Biosite
to determine the potential disease specificity of such target
biomolecule and whether, to the best of Power3’s knowledge,
such target biomolecule is difficult to express or to generate
antibodies thereto; (v) whether or not Power3 owns or has a
licensable interest in any patent or other intellectual property
rights in such target biomolecule, antibodies to such target
biomolecule or the use thereof, which would be licensed to Biosite
as set forth in Section 4.2; (vi) whether or not there
exist any Third Party License Agreements relating to such proposed
target biomolecule or antibodies thereto, and thereafter during the
term of this Agreement Power3 shall notify Biosite of any
additional Third Party License Agreements relating to a Program
Target or antibodies thereto and provide a description of the
applicable financial terms; (vii) whether or not such proposed
target biomolecule or antibodies thereto are the subject of a
collaboration, research, development, commercialization,
out-license or similar agreement between Power3 and any Third
Party; and (viii) copies of all patents and patent
applications covering such target biomolecule, an antibody thereto,
or any use of the foregoing.
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(b)
Within thirty
(30) days after Biosite receives from Power3 all the information
required under Section 3.1.1(a) for a proposed target
biomolecule, the parties shall attempt to reach mutual agreement on
designating such proposed target biomolecule as a Program
Target.
(c)
With respect to
each proposed target biomolecule that the parties mutually agree to
designate as a Program Target, Biosite and Power3 shall discuss in
good faith and attempt to reach mutually acceptable agreement
regarding the specificity, affinity and other specifications (if
any) desired for the antibody to such proposed target biomolecule
to be developed under the Program. A proposed target
biomolecule that the parties mutually agree to designate as a
Program Target shall be designated a Program Target upon the
agreement by the parties on the mutually acceptable specificity,
affinity and other specifications desired for the antibody
thereto.
(d)
With respect to
each Program Target with which Biosite is to conduct immunizations
hereunder, within thirty (30) days after designation of such
Program Target, Power3 shall provide Biosite with (i) at least
two (2) milligrams of purified protein of such Program Target
or a reasonably sufficient quantity of a cell line producing or
cDNA clone of such Program Target or cDNA sequence encoding such
Program Target; provided that immunizations and antibody
development will be delayed by at least three (3) months if a
cDNA clone is provided, and an additional period equal to the time
reasonably required by Biosite to express the target biomolecule if
just the cDNA sequence is provided, and (ii) such information
and data regarding such Program Target (including without
limitation the nucleotide sequence encoding and the amino acid
sequence of such Program Target), as reasonably necessary for
Biosite to conduct its obligations under the Program.
3.1.2
Antibody
Development and Delivery . With respect to each
Program Target, Biosite shall use commercially reasonable efforts
(a) to develop antibodies to the Program Target provided by
Power3 under Section 3.1.1(d) with the specificity,
affinity and such other specifications as mutually agreed by the
parties, and (b) to deliver such antibodies within nine
(9) months following the date Biosite first conducts
immunizations with such Program Target. Biosite shall:
(i) make a library of antibodies for each Program Target,
(ii) screen the antibodies in such library with the specified
antigen or antigen mixture, and (iii) determine which such
antibodies satisfy the specificity, affinity and other
specifications mutually agreed by the parties. After
consultation with Power3, Biosite shall select one Omniclonal
Preparation that meets such specifications for each Program Target,
and Biosite shall sell and deliver to Power3 a minimum of one
milligram (1mg) of such Omniclonal Preparation, and at least
twenty (20) Monoclonal Preparations selected from such
Omniclonal Preparation.
3.1.3
Limitations on
Use . Power3 shall use all
Omniclonal Preparations and Monoclonal Preparations sold and
delivered by Biosite under Section 3.1.2 solely to conduct its
obligations under the Program, or to conduct research. Power3
shall not, and shall not cause or permit any other Person to, use
any such Omniclonal Preparation or Monoclonal Preparation sold and
delivered by Biosite under Section 3.1.2, other than to
conduct its obligations under the Program, or to conduct
research.
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3.1.4
Target
Validation and Evaluation . Power3 shall conduct
such tests (if any) as Power3 determines reasonably necessary to
validate each Program Target, to evaluate the potential diagnostic
and therapeutic utility of each Program Target, and to otherwise
evaluate each Program Antibody.
3.1.5
Sample
Analysis .
(a)
Upon
Biosite’s written request, Power3 shall provide to Biosite,
prior to one (1) month following the first delivery of Program
Antibodies, non-degraded, intact, properly shipped, blood-based
clinical samples (each sample being approximately 2ml, but not less
than 1.5ml, in volume) previously obtained by Power3 from its
clinical trials being conducted at New York University, Mercy
Hospital and OGA (the “Samples”). With respect to
each Sample, Power3 shall (i) provide Biosite with such
information, that is not subject to confidentiality obligations
pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(“HIPPA”) and the clinical trial and material transfer
agreements under which the Samples and clinical data were
collected, regarding such Sample as Power3 has in its possession
and control; (ii) have obtained the requisite patient consent
forms to permit the use contemplated hereunder of all such Samples
and associated clinical data, together with all progeny, products
and information derived therefrom, for research and development
without compensation to the donor; (iii) prepare and maintain
complete and accurate records of Sample sources, donor medical
history, Sample procurement and any infectious disease screening,
together with any other records regarding the Samples required by
applicable laws and regulations; (iv) provide Biosite with
copies of all such patient consent forms and records upon request,
provided that Power3 shall redact patient names and other patient
identifying information for confidentiality purposes; and
(v) advise Biosite of any Third Party restrictions applicable
to the use of such Samples at the time of, or prior to, providing
such Samples to Biosite.
(b)
Biosite shall
treat all Samples and clinical data as Confidential Information and
shall not publish, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer or disclose
such Samples and clinical data to any other party without the
express consent of Power3; provided, however, that Biosite shall
have the right to publish and include in its marketing brochures
summaries of the clinical data. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Biosite shall have the right to use all Samples and
associated clinical data, together with all progeny, products and
information derived therefrom, for research and development
purposes, as long as Biosite use complies with HIPPA, Third Party
restrictions provided to Biosite under
Section 3.1.5(a) above, and any other current or future
government regulations governing the transfer and use of such
Samples and clinical data.
(c)
Biosite shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to generate an ELISA-based assay
for each Program Target with application in the Exclusive Field
and/or Semi-Exclusive Field and for which Biosite has generated
appropriate antibodies (as determined by Biosite in its reasonable
discretion) under the Program.
(d)
If Biosite
successfully develops an ELISA-based assay for any such Program
Target, Biosite shall analyze each of the Samples provided by
Power3 under Section 3.1.5(a) with such assay and shall
provide the resulting data to Power3.
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3.1.6
Conduct of
Program . Each party shall
conduct the Program in good scientific manner, and in compliance in
all material respects with all requirements of applicable laws and
regulations to attempt to achieve its objectives efficiently and
expeditiously. Each party shall proceed diligently with its
responsibilities under the Program, and shall allocate such
personnel, equipment, facilities and other resources as reasonably
necessary to conduct its obligations under the Program and to
accomplish the objectives thereof.
3.2
Results
.
3.2.1
Reports
. Within
thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar year
during the term of the Program and within thirty (30) days
following the expiration or termination of the Program, each party
shall prepare, and provide to the other party, a reasonably
detailed written report that shall describe the work performed by
such party, and the results achieved, to date under the Program,
together with copies of all data resulting from the tests and
evaluation performed by such party to date under the
Program.
3.2.2
Records
. Each
party shall maintain records, in sufficient detail and in good
scientific manner appropriate for patent purposes, which shall be
complete and accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all work
done and results achieved in the performance of the
Program.
3.2.3
Inspection of
Records . Each party shall have
the right, during normal business hours and on reasonable notice,
to inspect and copy such records of the other party regarding the
work done and results achieved in the performance of the Program,
to the extent reasonably necessary to enable such party to conduct
its obligations under the Program or to exercise its rights
hereunder. Each party shall maintain such records of the
other party (together with the information contained therein) in
confidence in accordance with Section 7 below and shall not
use such records (or information) except to the extent otherwise
permitted by this Agreement.
3.3
Program
Leaders . Each party shall
appoint a person (a “Program Leader”) to coordinate its
part of the Program. The Program Leaders shall be the primary
contacts between the parties with respect to the Program.
Each party shall notify the other within thirty (30) days
after the date of this Agreement of the appointment of its Program
Leader and shall notify the other party as soon as practicable upon
changing this appointment.
3.4
Subcontracts
. Either
party may subcontract portions of the Program to be performed by it
in the normal course of its business without the prior consent of
the other party; provided, however, that (a) such
subcontracting shall not involve the transfer of Confidential
Information of the other party to any Third Party unless the
subcontracted party shall enter into a confidentiality agreement
with the subcontracting party in accordance with Section 7
below; (b) the subcontracting party shall supervise such
subcontract work; and (c) the subcontracted party shall be in
compliance in all material respects with all requirements of
applicable laws and regulations.
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3.5
Term of
Program . Unless this Agreement
is terminated earlier under Section 10 below, the term of the
Program shall commence on the Effective Date of this Agreement and
shall continue for a period of three (3) years
thereafter.
3.6
Ownership of
Inventions .
3.6.1
As between
Biosite and Power3, all right, title and interest in (a) all
Program Targets, (b) all nucleotide sequences encoding Program
Targets and (c) all amino acid sequences of Program Targets,
in each case that are patented, patentable or Confidential
Information of Power3, together with all patent rights and other
intellectual property rights therein, shall be owned by
Power3.
3.6.2
As between
Biosite and Power3, all right, title and interest in all uses of
Program Targets, nucleotide sequences encoding Program Targets and
amino acid sequences of Program Targets, in each case that are
conceived in the performance and during the term of the Program
(whether or not patentable), together with all patent rights and
other intellectual property rights therein, shall be owned by
Power3. Biosite hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Power3
all of Biosite’s right, title and interest therein and
thereto.
3.6.3
As between
Biosite and Power3, all right, title and interest in all Program
Antibodies and all uses thereof, in each case that are conceived in
the performance and during term of the Program (whether or not
patentable), together with all patent rights and other intellectual
property rights therein, shall be owned by Power3. Biosite
hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Power3 all of
Biosite’s right, title and interest therein and
thereto.
3.6.4
All right, title
and interest in all Biosite Improvements, together with all patent
rights and other intellectual property rights therein, shall be
owned by Biosite. Power3 hereby sells, assigns and transfers
to Biosite all of Power3’s right, title and interest therein
and thereto.
3.6.5
All right, title
and interest in all Program Inventions constituting or pertaining
to phage display libraries and cells containing any plasmid that
encodes or secretes Program Antibodies and with all cell lines
therefor, together with all patent rights and other intellectual
property rights therein, shall be owned by Biosite. Power3
hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Biosite all of
Power3’s right, title and interest therein and thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Biosite
shall have no obligation to sell, assign or transfer to Power3 any
phage display libraries or cells containing any plasmid that
encodes or secretes Program Antibodies, or any
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