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Exhibit
10.2
L ICENSE
AND C OLLABORATION A
GREEMENT
BY
AND BETWEEN
Z YMO G
ENETICS , I NC .
AND
B AYER S
CHERING P HARMA A.G.
E FFECTIVE
AS OF J UNE 18,
2007
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= omitted, confidential material, which material has been
separately filed with
the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment.
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Confidential Treatment Requested
CONTENTS
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| A RTICLE O NE Definitions and
Terminology |
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1.1 |
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Terminology |
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1.2 |
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Definitions |
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| A RTICLE T WO Grant of
Licenses and Other Rights |
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2.1 |
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ZGEN Technology Licenses |
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2.2 |
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Trademark License |
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2.3 |
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Bayer Technology License |
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2.4 |
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Third Party Agreements |
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2.5 |
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Sublicensing and Delegation |
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2.5.1 |
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Sublicensing |
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2.5.2 |
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Performance by Affiliates |
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2.6 |
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Retained Rights |
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2.7 |
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No Implied License |
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| A RTICLE T HREE Initial
Coordination of the Relationship |
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3.1 |
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Acknowledgement regarding Limited Management
Architecture |
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3.2 |
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[ *
] Clinical Trial |
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3.3 |
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Decision Making Authority |
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3.4 |
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Transfer of ZGEN Technology |
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3.5 |
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Secondary Manufacturing Process Transfer |
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3.6 |
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Commercialization Advisory Committee; Global Brand |
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3.7 |
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Funding Regarding Initial Licensed Products |
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| A RTICLE F OUR Designation of
Collaboration Products |
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4.1 |
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New Presentations |
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4.2 |
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Declined Products |
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4.3 |
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Opt-In Rights |
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4.4 |
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Tracking Collaboration Products and Declined
Products |
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| A RTICLE F IVE Management
Following Addition of Collaboration Products |
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5.1 |
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Joint Steering Committee |
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5.1.1 |
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Formation |
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5.1.2 |
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Membership of JSC |
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5.1.3 |
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Responsibilities of JSC |
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5.1.4 |
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Administration of JSC |
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5.1.5 |
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Recourse
to Dispute Resolution Procedure |
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5.2 |
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Joint Development Committee |
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5.2.1 |
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Formation |
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5.2.2 |
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JDC
Responsibilities |
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5.2.3 |
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Decision
Making; Administrative Matters |
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| A RTICLE S IX
Development |
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6.1 |
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Diligence and Reports; Removal of Region(s) from Bayer
Territory |
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6.2 |
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Compliance |
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6.3 |
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Information and Data |
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6.4 |
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Quality Assurance Audit |
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6.5 |
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Development Funding for Collaboration Products |
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| A RTICLE S EVEN Regulatory
Affairs |
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7.1 |
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Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals |
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7.2 |
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Clinical Trials |
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7.3 |
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Target Labeling |
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7.4 |
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Drug Safety Information |
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7.5 |
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Adverse Event Reporting; Customer Complaints |
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7.6 |
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Regulatory Communications in the Bayer Territory |
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7.7 |
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Regulatory Communications in the ZGEN Territory |
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7.8 |
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Regulatory Communications Pertaining to Manufacturing of
Licensed Product |
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7.9 |
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Applications for Regulatory Exclusivity |
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7.10 |
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Recalls |
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7.11 |
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Bulk Drug Substance |
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7.12 |
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Licensed Product |
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| A RTICLE E IGHT
Commercialization |
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8.1 |
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Diligence and Reports |
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8.2 |
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Pricing and Reimbursement |
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8.3 |
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Promotional Materials |
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8.4 |
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Compliance With Laws, Regulations and Guidelines |
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8.5 |
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Co-Promotion Agreement |
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| A RTICLE N INE Manufacture and
Supply |
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9.1 |
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Manufacturing Agreements |
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9.2 |
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Clinical Supplies of Initial Licensed Products |
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9.3 |
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Commercial Supplies of Initial Licensed Products |
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9.4 |
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Transfer Price |
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9.5 |
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Additional Supplies |
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| A RTICLE T EN
Consideration |
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10.1 |
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Upfront Payment |
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10.2 |
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Milestones |
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10.3 |
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Royalties |
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10.4 |
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Third Party Payments |
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10.5 |
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Competitive Product |
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10.6 |
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Acknowledgment Regarding Compensation |
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| A RTICLE E LEVEN Intellectual
Property |
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11.1 |
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Project Technology Ownership |
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11.2 |
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Patent Contacts |
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11.3 |
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Prosecution and Maintenance |
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11.3.1 |
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ZGEN
Technology |
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11.3.2 |
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Bayer
Technology |
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11.3.3 |
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Joint
Project Technology |
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11.3.4 |
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Patent
Prosecution Party’s Efforts and Obligations |
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11.3.5 |
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Discontinued Patent |
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11.4 |
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Defense and Enforcement Actions |
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11.4.1 |
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Notification |
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11.4.2 |
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Parties’ Roles |
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11.4.3 |
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Sharing
of Awards |
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11.5 |
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Patent Term Extensions |
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11.6 |
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Infringement of Third Party Patents |
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| A RTICLE T WELVE Payment,
Records and Audit |
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12.1 |
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Payments |
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12.1.1 |
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Payment
Instructions |
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12.1.2 |
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Royalty
Payments |
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12.1.3 |
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Foreign
Exchange Conversion |
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12.1.4 |
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Late
Payments |
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12.1.5 |
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Taxes |
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12.2 |
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Records; Audit |
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| A RTICLE T HIRTEEN
Publications |
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13.1 |
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Procedure |
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13.2 |
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Credit |
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| A RTICLE F OURTEEN
Confidentiality |
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14.1 |
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Treatment of Confidential Information |
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14.2 |
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Authorized Disclosure |
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14.3 |
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Materials |
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14.4 |
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Publicity; Terms of Agreement |
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14.5 |
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Use of Names, Logos or Symbols |
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| A RTICLE F IFTEEN
Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
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15.1 |
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Representations and Warranties of Bayer |
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15.1.1 |
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Corporate
Existence, Power and Authority |
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15.1.2 |
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Binding
Agreement |
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15.1.3 |
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No
Conflict |
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15.1.4 |
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Validity |
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15.1.5 |
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Expertise |
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15.1.6 |
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Business
Condition |
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15.2 |
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Representations and Warranties of ZGEN |
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15.2.1 |
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Corporate
Existence, Power and Authority |
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15.2.2 |
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Binding
Agreement |
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15.2.3 |
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No
Conflict |
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15.2.4 |
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Validity |
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15.2.5 |
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Business
Condition |
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15.2.6 |
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Intellectual Property |
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15.2.7 |
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Provision
of Information |
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15.2.8 |
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No Untrue
Statement |
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15.2.9 |
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Agreements with Third Parties |
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15.3 |
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Mutual Covenants |
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15.3.1 |
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No
Conflict |
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15.3.2 |
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Regulatory Data |
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67 |
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15.3.3 |
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No
Debarment |
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15.3.4 |
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Compliance |
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15.3.5 |
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Territorial Restrictions |
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15.3.6 |
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No
Misappropriation |
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15.4 |
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Acknowledgement; Disclaimers |
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| A RTICLE S IXTEEN
Indemnification and Insurance |
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16.1 |
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Indemnification by ZGEN |
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16.2 |
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Indemnification by Bayer |
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16.3 |
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Insurance |
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16.4 |
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Limitation of Liability |
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| A RTICLE S EVENTEEN Term and
Termination |
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17.1 |
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Term |
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17.2 |
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Regulatory Deadlines |
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17.3 |
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Material Breach |
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17.4 |
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Termination of License With Respect to Contested Patent
Rights |
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17.5 |
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Bankruptcy |
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17.6 |
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Termination for Convenience by Bayer |
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17.7 |
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Transition Following Termination for Bayer’s Convenience
or Passing of Regulatory Deadlines |
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17.8 |
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Effects of Termination and Expiration |
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17.9 |
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Accrued Rights |
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| A RTICLE E IGHTEEN Dispute
Resolution |
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18.1 |
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Goal; Cooperative Decision-Making |
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18.2 |
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Procedure |
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18.2.1 |
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Resolution by Senior Executives |
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18.2.2 |
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Resolution by ZGEN’s CEO and Bayer’s Business Unit
Head |
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18.2.3 |
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Optional
Mediation |
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18.3 |
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Expert Matters; Expedited Arbitration |
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18.4 |
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Other Matters; Litigation |
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18.5 |
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Governing Law; Judicial Resolution |
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18.6 |
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Patent and Trademark Dispute Resolution |
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| A RTICLE N INETEEN
General |
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19.1 |
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Force Majeure |
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19.2 |
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Notices |
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19.3 |
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No Strict Construction |
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19.4 |
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Assignment |
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19.5 |
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Counterparts |
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19.6 |
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Severability |
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19.7 |
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Further Actions |
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19.8 |
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Independent Contractors |
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19.9 |
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No Benefit of Third Parties |
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19.10 |
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No Waiver |
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19.11 |
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Export Requirements |
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19.12 |
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Entire Agreement; Amendment |
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LIST OF
EXHIBITS
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| EXHIBIT A |
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| EXHIBIT B |
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| EXHIBIT C |
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| EXHIBIT D |
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| EXHIBIT E |
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| EXHIBIT F |
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| EXHIBIT G |
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| EXHIBIT H |
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| EXHIBIT I |
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L ICENSE
AND C OLLABORATION A
GREEMENT
T HIS L
ICENSE AND C
OLLABORATION A GREEMENT is made as of
the 18th day of June, 2007 (the “ Effective
Date ”) by and between ZymoGenetics, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Washington
State, U.S.A. (“ ZGEN ”), and Bayer
Schering Pharma A.G., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Germany (“ Bayer ”). ZGEN and
Bayer are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “
Party ” and collectively as the “
Parties .”
R
ECITALS
A. ZGEN is developing certain
products containing Recombinant Thrombin for use in
hemostasis.
B. Bayer has significant
experience in the development, marketing, promotion and sale of
pharmaceutical products and can make significant contributions to
the successful Development and Commercialization of one or more
Licensed Products outside of the United States.
C. ZGEN and Bayer wish to
collaborate in the global development of certain Licensed
Products.
D. ZGEN wishes to enable
Bayer to Commercialize one or more Licensed Products outside of the
United States.
E. Concurrent with the
execution of this Agreement, ZGEN and Bayer’s Affiliate,
Bayer HealthCare LLC, are entering into a U.S. Co-Promotion
Agreement of even date herewith (the “ Co-Promotion
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Parties have
agreed to co-promote the Initial Licensed Products in the United
States for a limited time period.
A
GREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
A RTICLE O
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Definitions and
Terminology
Where words and phrases are
used herein in the singular, such usage is intended to include the
plural forms where appropriate to the context, and vice versa. The
words “ including ,” “
includes ” and “ such as
” are used in a non-limiting sense and have the same meaning
as “ including without limitation ” and
“ including, but not limited to .”
References to Articles, Sections, Subsections and paragraphs are to
the same with all their subparts as they appear in this Agreement.
“ Herein ” means anywhere in this
Agreement. “ Hereunder ” and “
hereto ” mean under or pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement. The Article and
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Section headings contained herein
are for reference only and shall not be considered a part of this
Agreement, nor shall they in any way affect the interpretation
hereof. All references to time are to the time in Seattle,
Washington, U.S.A.
In addition to other terms
defined elsewhere in this Agreement, words and phrases with initial
capitals shall have the following meanings:
1.2.1 “
Adverse Event ” means an adverse event as
defined under the applicable Drug Laws.
1.2.2 “
Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Party, an
individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, or any
other entity or any combination of the aforementioned entities
that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Party. For purposes of this definition, “control” will
mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Party, whether
through ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
voting securities of such Party, by contract or
otherwise.
1.2.3 “
Agreement ” means this License and
Collaboration Agreement, as amended, from time to time, in
accordance with its terms.
1.2.4 “
Alliance Manager ” is defined in
Section 3.1(b) .
1.2.5 “
Allocated Net Sales of a Combination Product ”
means the Net Sales of a Combination Product calculated as
described in Exhibit C .
1.2.6 “
Asia/Pacific Region ” means the countries
listed on Exhibit E as being within that
Region.
1.2.7 “
Bankrupt Party ” is defined in
Section 17.5 .
1.2.8 “
Bayer ” is defined in the introduction to this
Agreement.
1.2.9 “
Bayer Enabling Technology ” means, other than
Project Technology, all of the following Controlled by Bayer or its
Affiliates:
(a) any Know-How that at any
time during the Term is actually used by or on behalf of Bayer or
its Affiliates in the Development or Commercialization of any
Initial Licensed Product or Collaboration Product; and
(b) all Patent Rights and
other intellectual property rights anywhere in the world covering
any of the Know-How described in
subparagraph (a) of this
Section 1.2.9 , including the Patent Rights
described on Exhibit D ;
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provided, however, that any of the
foregoing technology and rights described in
subparagraph (a) and (b)
Controlled by any person or entity that becomes an Affiliate of
Bayer as a result of a Change of Control shall not be Bayer
Enabling Technology unless (i) such technology or rights had
been Controlled by Bayer or its Affiliates that were Affiliates
prior to the Change of Control, or (ii) with respect to any of
the foregoing technology covered by Patent Rights, at least one
named inventor was employed by Bayer or one of its Affiliates that
was an Affiliate prior to the Change of Control immediately prior
to the public announcement of the transaction giving rise to such
Change of Control.
1.2.10 “
Bayer Indemnitees ” is defined in
Section 16.1(a) .
1.2.11 “
Bayer Project Technology ” means Project
Technology invented, discovered, developed or otherwise generated
solely by employees, consultants or agents of Bayer or its
Affiliates that is Controlled by Bayer or its Affiliates. Bayer
Project Technology shall not include Bayer’s or its
Affiliate’s interest in Joint Project Technology.
1.2.12 “
Bayer Technology ” means the Bayer Project
Technology, the Bayer Enabling Technology and Bayer’s or its
Affiliate’s interest in the Joint Project
Technology.
1.2.13 “
Breakpoint ” is defined in
Section 10.3(b) .
1.2.14 “
Bayer Territory ” means all countries of the
world except for those countries that are in the ZGEN
Territory.
1.2.15 “
Bulk Drug Substance ” means any bulk form of
Recombinant Thrombin made by or on behalf of ZGEN prior to or
during the Term.
1.2.16 “
Bulk Drug Substance Supply Agreement ” is
defined in Section 9.1(a) .
1.2.17 “
Bulk Manufacturing ” means the process of
producing Bulk Drug Substance.
1.2.18 “
CAC ” means the Commercialization Advisory
Committee as that term is defined in Section 3.5
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1.2.19 “
CAC Team Leader ” is defined in
Section 3.6(b) .
1.2.20 “
Canada/Latin America Region ” means the
countries listed on Exhibit E as being within that
Region.
1.2.21 “
Change of Control ” means, with respect to a
Party, the acquisition after the Effective Date, directly or
indirectly, by any Third Party of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of such Party’s then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors.
1.2.22 “
Clinical Trial ” means any Phase 1 Clinical
Trial, Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Phase 3 Clinical Trial or human
clinical trials conducted after receipt of Regulatory
Approval.
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1.2.23 “
CMC ” means the chemistry, manufacturing and
control section contained in any Regulatory Filing.
1.2.24 “
Collaboration Product ” means a New
Presentation that the Parties have approved in writing pursuant to
Article 4 , by Election or Opt-In, for Development
and Commercialization in accordance with this Agreement. Each
Collaboration Product shall be described in Exhibit G
in the same detail as that given for Initial Licensed Products in
Exhibit G .
1.2.25 “
Combination Product ” means a product, other
than an Initial Licensed Product, containing a combination of
Licensed Product and one or more active pharmaceutical
ingredient(s) or device(s) (whether combined in a single
formulation or package, as applicable, or formulated or packaged
separately but sold together for a single price). For the sake of
clarity, Initial Licensed Products shall not be deemed Combination
Products for purposes of this Agreement.
1.2.26 “
Commercialization ” or “
Commercialize ” means all activities relating
to the manufacture, promotion, marketing, advertisement, sale,
reimbursement and distribution of Licensed Product, and other
pre-launch and post-launch marketing and sale activities for
Licensed Product, and, in the case of ZGEN, all activity relating
to the manufacture of Bulk Drug Substance. When used as a verb,
“ Commercialize ” means to engage in
Commercialization.
1.2.27 “
Commercially Reasonable Efforts ” means the
level of efforts and resources required to Develop and
Commercialize, as applicable, a Licensed Product in a sustained
manner consistent with the efforts a similarly situated
biopharmaceutical company (in the case of ZGEN) or pharmaceutical
company (in the case of Bayer) would reasonably devote to a product
of similar market potential at a similar stage in its product life,
profit potential or strategic value resulting from its own research
efforts, based on conditions then prevailing. Commercially
Reasonable Efforts will be determined on a country-by-country (each
country including its territories) basis for a particular Licensed
Product, and it is anticipated that the level of effort may change
over the life of the Licensed Product and the country (including
its territories) involved.
1.2.28 “
Competitive Product ” means any product
that:
(a) is marketed in a country
in the Bayer Territory by one or more person(s) or entity(ies) that
is/are not an Affiliate(s) or Sublicensee(s) of Bayer and was not
acquired, directly or indirectly, from Bayer or an Affiliate or
Sublicensee of Bayer;
(b) contains as an active
ingredient a
[ * ] ;
and
(c) is
[ * ] and is
[ * ] to a
Licensed Product marketed by Bayer or its Affiliates, Distributors
or Sublicensees in the country. With regard to the meaning of
[ * ] ,
products that
[ * ] or that
[ * ] shall be
regarded as having a
[ * ] , but
products that contain
[ * ] will not
be regarded as having a
[ * ]
.
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1.2.29 “
Confidential Information ” means all tangible
and intangible techniques, technology, practices, trade secrets,
inventions (whether patentable or not), methods, knowledge,
know-how, conclusions, skill, experience, test data and results
(including pharmacological, toxicological and clinical test data
and results), analytical and quality control data, results or
descriptions, software and algorithms received by either Party or
its Affiliates from the other Party or its Affiliates pursuant to
(1) this Agreement, (2) the Confidentiality Agreement,
dated as of January 24, 2006, by and between ZGEN and Bayer
Pharmaceuticals Corporation (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
Confidentiality Agreement, dated January 5, 2007), or
(3) Confidential Disclosure Agreement, dated April 19,
2006, by and between Bayer HealthCare LLC and ZGEN, other than that
portion of such information that:
(a) is publicly disclosed by
the disclosing Party, either before or after it becomes known to
the receiving Party;
(b) was known to the
receiving Party, without obligation to keep it confidential, prior
to when it was received from the disclosing Party;
(c) is subsequently disclosed
to the receiving Party by a Third Party lawfully in possession
thereof without obligation to keep it confidential;
(d) has been publicly
disclosed other than by the disclosing Party and without breach of
an obligation of confidentiality with respect thereto;
or
(e) has been independently
developed by the receiving Party without the aid, application or
use of Confidential Information, as demonstrated by competent
written proof.
1.2.30 “
Control ” or “ Controlled
” means, with respect to any Know-How or intellectual
property rights, that a Party:
(a) (i) owns such Know-How or
intellectual property rights or (ii) has a license to such
Know-How or intellectual property rights; and
(b) has the unencumbered
right to grant the other Party access, a license or sublicense, as
applicable, in or to such Know-How or intellectual property rights
as provided for herein without (assuming the timely payment of all
applicable royalties) violating the terms of any agreement or other
arrangement with any Third Party. A Party shall be deemed not to
Control any Know-How or intellectual property rights it acquires
after the Effective Date by in license or otherwise, with right to
sublicense, until the other Party executes an agreement pursuant to
Section 2.4(a) .
1.2.31 “
Co-Promotion Agreement ” is defined in Recital
E.
1.2.32 “
Courts ” is defined in
Section 18.5 .
1.2.33 “
Declining Party ” is defined in
Section 4.2(a) .
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1.2.34 “
Declined Product ” means a New Presentation
proposed by a Party pursuant to Section 4.1 as
to which the other Party (a) does not make an Election within
the time allowed therefore or (b) gives written notice that it
will not make an Election prior to the time allowed therefore;
provided that a New Presentation that becomes a Declined Product
will cease being a Declined Product if the Declining Party Opts-In
in accordance with Section 4.3 . Each Declined
Product shall be described in Exhibit G in the same
detail as that given for Initial Licensed Products in Exhibit
G .
1.2.35 “
Declined Product Activities ” is defined in
Section 4.2(b) .
1.2.36 “
Development ” or “ Develop
” means, with respect to a Licensed Product, all pre-clinical
and clinical activities including all Clinical Trials undertaken to
support filing of a Drug Approval Application and to obtain
Regulatory Approval. For the avoidance of doubt, these activities
will include drug development activities, including animal
pharmacology, toxicology, statistical analysis and report writing,
CMC activities, manufacturing process development, and the
manufacture of non-clinical and clinical supplies, product approval
and registration, and regulatory affairs related to the foregoing.
When used as a verb, “ Develop ” means to
engage in Development.
1.2.37 “
Development Expense ” is defined in
Exhibit F .
1.2.38 “
Developing Party ” is defined in
Section 4.1 .
1.2.39 “
Discontinued Patent ” is defined in
Section 11.3.5 .
1.2.40 “
Distributor ” means a Third Party who acquires
a Licensed Product from a Party, its Affiliates or Sublicensees at
a fixed price as to which the Third Party does not owe a royalty or
any other consideration based on the resale of the Licensed
Product.
1.2.41 “
Dollar ” means a United States dollar, and
“ $ ” will be interpreted
accordingly.
1.2.42 “
Drug Approval Application ” means an
application for Regulatory Approval required before commercial sale
or use of a Licensed Product as a drug or device or to treat a
particular indication in a regulatory jurisdiction, including
(a) (i) a Biologics License Application (BLA) pursuant to
21 C.F.R. 601.2, submitted to the FDA, or any successor application
or procedure, (ii) a Premarket Approval (PMA) application
pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 814, submitted to the FDA, or any successor
application or procedure, and (ii) any counterpart of a BLA or
PMA in any country in the Bayer Territory; and (b) all
supplements and amendments, including supplemental BLAs, PMA
supplements (and any foreign counterparts), that may be filed
(e.g., to expand the label) with respect to the
foregoing.
1.2.43 “
Drug Laws ” means all laws, rules and
regulations that are applicable to the research, manufacture, use,
sale, registration and promotion of pharmaceutical products for
human use in a Party’s portion of the Territory and that
materially affect the Party’s performance under this
Agreement, including the United States Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, and all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and any similar laws, rules or
regulations in any country in the Bayer Territory.
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1.2.44 “
eCTD ” means an electronic biologics license
application (eBLA) and amendments in FDA-compliant electronic
common technical document (eCTD) format, based on the ICH version
3.2 and FDA 2.01 document type definitions (dtd) to be transferred
pursuant to Section 3.4 .
1.2.45 “
Effective Date ” means the date this Agreement
was entered into and is defined in the introduction to this
Agreement.
1.2.46 “
Election ” is defined in
Section 4.1(b) .
1.2.47 “
EMEA ” means the European Agency for the
Evaluation of Medicinal Products.
1.2.48 “
Europe ” means the countries listed in
Exhibit E .
1.2.49 “
Expert ” means a mutually acceptable,
disinterested, conflict-of-interest-free individual with such
scientific, technical, regulatory and commercial experience with
respect to the development of haemostatic products or financial
accounting as is necessary to resolve a dispute. The Expert shall
not be or have been during the preceding
[ * ] (
[ * ] ) years
an Affiliate, employee, consultant, officer or director of either
Party or any of their respective Affiliates.
1.2.50 “
Expert Matter ” means a difference of business
judgment pertaining only to:
(a) any matter involving the
Development of an Initial Licensed Product or Collaboration
Product, including the determination of Clinical Trial
design;
(b) any audit dispute under
this Agreement;
(c) any dispute regarding the
determination of
[ * ] under
Exhibit C ;
(d) any dispute regarding
(i) whether a
[ * ] and
(ii) if applicable, the
[ * ] under
Exhibit C ;
(e) any dispute regarding the
determination of whether (i) a product constitutes a
[ * ] as
defined in Section
[ * ] and/or
(ii) a
[ * ] has
achieved the
[ * ] in a
[ * ] set
forth in Section
[ * ] ;
or
(f) appropriateness of a
Development plan or application of Commercially Reasonable Efforts
pursuant to Section 6.1(c) .
For the sake of clarity,
Expert Matter shall not include any dispute relating to the
determination of validity of a Party’s Patent Rights or other
issues relating solely to a Party’s intellectual property and
any dispute with respect to the interpretation or potential breach,
termination or invalidity of this Agreement, including breach of
the representations, warranties and covenants made
hereunder.
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1.2.51 “
FDA ” means the United States Food and Drug
Administration, or any successor agency thereto.
1.2.52 “
Field ” means all
[ * ] in
humans except, and expressly excluding,
[ * ] . For
the avoidance of doubt, Field includes uses of
[ * ] other
than for [ * ]
.
1.2.53 “
First Commercial Sale ” shall mean, in each
country in the Bayer Territory, the first sale by Bayer or its
Affiliates or Sublicensees of a Licensed Product to a Third Party
after obtaining the required Regulatory Approval to sell such
Licensed Product in that country. For purposes of the foregoing, a
sale shall be deemed to occur on the earlier of (a) the date
Licensed Product is shipped or (b) the date of the invoice to
the purchaser of Licensed Product.
1.2.54 “
Force Majeure ” means any occurrence beyond the
reasonable control of a Party that prevents or substantially
interferes with the performance by such Party of any of its
obligations hereunder, if such occurs by reason of any act of God,
flood, fire, explosion, earthquake, breakdown of plant, shortage of
critical equipment, loss or unavailability of manufacturing
facilities or material, strike, lockout, labor dispute, casualty or
accident, or war, revolution, civil commotion, terrorism and acts
of public enemies, 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, inability to procure or use
materials, labor, equipment, transportation or energy sufficient to
meet manufacturing needs without allocation, or any other cause
whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to those above
enumerated, beyond the reasonable control of such Party, if and
only if the Party affected will have used reasonable efforts to
avoid such occurrence and to remedy it promptly if it will have
occurred.
1.2.55 “
FTE ” means the equivalent of one person
working full time for one 12-month period in a Development,
regulatory or other relevant capacity.
1.2.56 “
FTE Costs ” means the costs of compensation,
benefits, and all associated support and overhead; provided that
such support and overhead shall not include costs attributable to
general corporate activities (e.g., executive management, investor
relations, business development, legal affairs and
finance).
1.2.57 “
GAAP ” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles.
1.2.58 “
GCP ” means current good clinical practices as
defined by applicable rules, regulations and guidance in the
Territory, including, as applicable, the International Conference
of Harmonization (ICH) and FDA rules and regulations.
1.2.59 “
Global Brand ” is defined in
Section 3.6(a) .
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1.2.60 “
Global Development Plan ” means a program for
Development of a Collaboration Product comprising the Joint
Activities and the Territory Specific Activities, as prepared by
the JDC and reviewed and, as applicable, approved by the JSC in
accordance with Article 5 .
1.2.61 “
GLP ” means current good laboratory practices
as defined by applicable rules, regulations and guidance in the
Territory, including, as applicable, the International Conference
of Harmonization and FDA rules and regulations.
1.2.62 “
GMP ” means current good manufacturing
practices as defined by applicable rules, regulations and guidance
in the Territory, including, as applicable, the International
Conference of Harmonization, FDA rules and regulations, and
Directive 2003/94 of the Commission of the European Communities,
effective as of November 2003, and further elaborated in “The
Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Community”
Volume IV - Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal
Products.
1.2.63 “
IAS/IFRS ” shall mean International Accounting
Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards of the
International Accounting Standards Board.
1.2.64 “
IND ” means an Investigational New Drug
application or its equivalent outside the United States.
1.2.65 “
Initial Licensed Product Manufacturing Agreement
” is defined in Section 9.1(a)
.
1.2.66 “
Initial Licensed Products ” means the
Presentations substantially in the form described in
paragraph 1 (a) through (c)
on Exhibit G .
1.2.67 “
Japan Region ” means the country listed on
Exhibit E as being within that Region.
1.2.68 “
JDC ” means the Joint Development Committee as
that term is defined in Section 5.2.1(a)
.
1.2.69 “
JDC Team Leader ” is defined in
Section 5.2.1(b) .
1.2.70 “
Joint Activities ” means those Development
activities pertaining to a Collaboration Product that are
recommended by the JDC and approved by the JSC and that are part of
an integrated development program whose primary goal is to obtain
Regulatory Approval of such Collaboration Product in both the
United States and one or more Major Countries, and such
post-Regulatory Approval activities pertaining to such
Collaboration Product as the Parties may agree.
1.2.71 “
Joint Patent Rights ” means the Patent Rights
covering Joint Project Technology.
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1.2.72 “
Joint Project Technology ” means the Project
Technology that is invented, discovered, developed, or otherwise
generated by at least one (1) employee, consultant or agent of
Bayer or its Affiliates and at least one (1) employee,
consultant or agent of ZGEN or its Affiliates.
1.2.73 “
JSC ” means the Joint Steering Committee as
that term is defined in Section 5.1.1(a)
.
1.2.74 “
Know-How ” means any proprietary inventions,
discoveries, know-how, methods, processes, data, information,
technology, research tools, reagents, compositions, formulas, trade
secrets, test results and Materials (whether or not patentable or
otherwise protected by trade secret laws).
1.2.75 “
Knowledge ” means (a) the
[ * ]
knowledge of any individual within a group consisting of
[ * ] or above
(the “ ZGEN Management ”) and
(b) the knowledge that the ZGEN Management
[ * ] based on
the [ * ]
knowledge of any ZGEN employee of
[ * ] ;
provided that in no event shall ZGEN be required to
[ * ] . In
addition, a determination of the knowledge that the ZGEN Management
[ * ] and the
information that
[ * ] shall
take into consideration that
[ * ]
.
1.2.76 “
Licensed Product ” means a
Presentation:
(a) the manufacture, use,
sale, offer to sell or import of which (or of the Bulk Drug
Substance incorporated therein) would infringe one or more Valid
Claims under any Patent Rights in or to any ZGEN Technology in the
absence of a license granted under this Agreement;
(b) the manufacture, use,
sale, offer to sell or import of which (or of the Bulk Drug
Substance incorporated therein) would infringe one or more Valid
Claims under any Patent Rights in or to any Joint Project
Technology in the absence of an ownership interest therein;
or
(c) the research,
development, formulation, composition or manufacture of which (or
of the Bulk Drug Substance incorporated therein) was performed with
the use of or incorporates any of the ZGEN Technology, Joint
Project Technology or Bayer Project Technology.
1.2.77 “
Licensing Party ” is defined in
Section 2.4(a) .
1.2.78 “
Losses ” means liabilities, costs, fees,
expenses and/or losses, including reasonable legal costs and
expenses and attorneys’ fees for outside counsel.
1.2.79 “
Major Country ” means each of
[ * ]
.
1.2.80 “
Manufacturing Agreements ” means, collectively,
the Bulk Drug Substance Supply Agreement and the Initial Licensed
Product Manufacturing Agreement.
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1.2.81 “
Materials ” means biological materials and
other materials (including Bulk Drug Substance), screens, assays,
animal models and other research tools, cell lines, cells, nucleic
acids, peptides, vectors, proteins, antibodies, receptors, reagents
and the like.
1.2.82 “
Milestone Payment ” is defined in
Section 10.2(c) .
1.2.83 “
Net Sales ” means:
(a) the gross amount invoiced
with respect to the sale or other disposition of Licensed Product
in the Bayer Territory by Bayer or its Affiliates or Sublicensees
to a non-Sublicensee Third Party (including a Distributor) after
deducting returns and allowances (actually paid or allowed)
including prompt payment and any other discounts (including
deductions commonly referred to as “fee for service” if
applicable), price reductions, including government reimbursement
programs in the Bayer Territory similar to Medicare and Medicaid
and similar types of rebates, chargebacks from wholesalers of
Licensed Product (whether in cash or trade), and rebates, when
included in gross sales, but not including taxes when assessed on
income derived from such sales and bad debts; and
(b) all Allocated Net Sales
of a Combination Product.
Amounts received by Bayer or its
Affiliates for the sale of Licensed Product among Bayer or its
Affiliates for resale or for transfer of Licensed Product to a
Sublicensee for resale will not be included in the computation of
Net Sales hereunder. Any Licensed Product sold or otherwise
transferred in other than an arm’s-length transaction or for
other property (e.g., barter) shall be deemed invoiced at its fair
market price in the country of sale or transfer.
1.2.84 “
New Presentation ” means a Presentation other
than the Initial Licensed Products. Each New Presentation shall be
described in Exhibit G in the same detail as that
given for Initial Licensed Products in Exhibit G
.
1.2.85 “
Non-Licensing Party ” is defined in
Section 2.4(a) .
1.2.86 “
Opt-In ” is defined in
Section 4.3 .
1.2.87 “
Opt-In Notice ” is defined in
Section 4.3 .
1.2.88 “
Party ” is defined in the introduction to this
Agreement.
1.2.89 “
Patent Contacts ” means the patent
practitioners appointed by each party in accordance with
Section 11.2 .
1.2.90 “
Patent Prosecution ” means all activities
associated with the preparation, filing, prosecution, maintenance,
and conduct of opposition, appeal, reexamination, reissue,
revocation and interference of patent or patent applications or
other administrative proceedings under or with respect to Patent
Rights.
1.2.91 “
Patent Prosecution Party ” is defined in
Section 11.3.4 .
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1.2.92 “
Patent Rights ” means:
(a) a pending application for
a patent, including any provisional, converted provisional,
continued prosecution application, continuation, divisional or
continuation-in-part thereof; or
(b) an issued, unexpired
patent (with the term “patent” being deemed to
encompass an inventor’s certificate) that has not been held
invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from
which no appeal can be taken or has been taken within the required
time period, including any substitution, extension, registration,
confirmation, reissue, re-examination, renewal, supplemental
protection certificate or any like filing thereof.
1.2.93 “
[ * ]
Agreement ” is defined in
Section 15.4(a) .
1.2.94 “
Pharmacovigilance Agreement ” is defined in
Section 7.4(a) .
1.2.95 “
Phase 1 Clinical Trial(s) ” means those
clinical trials conducted in patients or normal volunteers and
designed to determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of
Licensed Product in humans, the side effects associated with
Licensed Product, early evidence on effectiveness,
structure-activity relationships, or mechanism of action in humans,
and that satisfy the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 312.21(a) (or its
successor regulation) or the equivalent thereof in any jurisdiction
outside the United States.
1.2.96 “
Phase 2 Clinical Trial(s) ” means those
clinical trials that are designed to establish the safety and
preliminary efficacy of Licensed Product for its intended use, and
to define warnings, precautions, and adverse reactions that are
associated with the drug in the dosage range to be prescribed and
that satisfy the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 312.21(b) (or its
successor regulation) or the equivalent thereof in any jurisdiction
outside the United States.
1.2.97 “
Phase 3 Clinical Trial(s) ” means those
clinical trial(s) that satisfy the provisions of 21 C.F.R.
312.21(c) and any successor regulation, or the equivalent thereof
in any jurisdiction outside the United States, and are designed to
gather additional evidence of safety and efficacy of Licensed
Product to support Regulatory Approval and to evaluate the overall
risks and benefits of a Licensed Product.
1.2.98 “
Presentation ” means a particular configuration
and dosage, or a particular formulation, of a product in final
dosage form that contains Bulk Drug Substance for use in the
Field.
1.2.99 “
Product Trademark ” means any Trademarks that
are (a) Controlled by either Party and (b) actually
applied to or used, or agreed by the Parties to be used, with
Licensed Product or any Promotional Materials.
1.2.100 “
Project Technology” means:
(a) any Know-How that is
invented, discovered, developed or otherwise generated (whether
before or after an Election or Opt-In) by or on behalf of either
Party (or their respective Affiliates) individually or both Parties
(or their Affiliates) jointly in the course of researching,
Developing or Commercializing any Initial Licensed Product or
Collaboration Product, including a New Presentation that is or
becomes a Collaboration Product as provided in Article
4 ; and
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(b) all Patent Rights and
other intellectual property rights anywhere in the Territory
covering any of the Know-How described in subparagraph
(a) of this
Section 1.2.100.
1.2.101 “
Promotional Materials ” means, with respect to
a Licensed Product, all sales representative training materials and
all written, printed, graphic, electronic, audio or video matter,
including journal advertisements and sales visual aids, direct
mail, direct-to-consumer advertising, Internet postings, broadcast
advertisements and sales reminder aids (e.g., scratch pads, pens
and other such items) intended for use or used by a Party in
connection with any promotion of such Licensed Product, except
for:
(a) the Regulatory
Authority-approved full prescribing information for a Licensed
Product, including any required patient information; and
(b) all labels and other
written, printed or graphic matter upon any container, wrapper or
any package insert or outsert utilized with or for a Licensed
Product.
1.2.102 “
Recall ” means an event, incident or
circumstance that may result in the need for a “recall”
or “market withdrawal” (as those terms are defined in
United States regulations in 21 C.F.R. 7.3 or other similar
national, state or local law or regulations) or field alert or
field correction of Licensed Product or any lot thereof.
1.2.103 “
Recombinant Thrombin “means (i) the
protein identified in Exhibit L produced through a
process claimed in any of the Patent Rights listed on Exhibit
H and (ii) all species, fragments and modifications of
such protein that are produced through a process claimed in any of
the Patent Rights listed on Exhibit H .
1.2.104 “
Region ” means any one of the following three
regions: (1) Asia/Pacific; (2) Japan; and
(3) Canada/Latin America. The countries comprising such
Regions are set forth in Exhibit E .
1.2.105 “
Regulatory Approval ” means any approvals
(including supplements, amendments, pre- and post-approvals,
reimbursement approvals and price approvals), licenses,
registrations or authorizations of any national, supranational,
regional, state or local regulatory agency, department, bureau,
commission, council or other governmental entity, including the FDA
or equivalent foreign Regulatory Authorities, necessary for the
marketing and sale of Licensed Product in a regulatory
jurisdiction. Regulatory Approval does not include any site license
for a Party’s manufacturing facility.
1.2.106 “
Regulatory Authority ” means the FDA or any
foreign counterpart of the FDA.
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1.2.107 “
Regulatory Filings ” means collectively, Drug
Approval Applications, INDs, establishment license applications
(ELAs) and drug master files (DMFs), or any other similar filings
(including any foreign equivalents and further including any
related correspondence and discussions), and all data contained
therein, as may be required by the FDA or equivalent foreign
Regulatory Authorities for the Development or Commercialization of
a Licensed Product.
1.2.108 “
Regulatory Milestone Event ” is defined in
Section 10.2(a) .
1.2.109 “
Regulatory Milestone Payment ” is defined in
Section 10.2(a) .
1.2.110 “
Royalty ” or “ Royalties
” means those amounts payable as royalties by Bayer to ZGEN
pursuant to Section 10.3 .
1.2.111 “
Royalty Period ” means with respect to each
Licensed Product in each country in the Bayer Territory the period
starting on the date of the First Commercial Sale in such country
and ending on the later of:
(a) the
[ * ] (
[ * ] ) year
anniversary date of the First Commercial Sale of such Licensed
Product in such country; and
(b) the later of:
(i) the date on which the last to expire of any Valid Claim
within the ZGEN Technology or Joint Project Technology that would
be infringed by the use, sale, manufacture, offer to sell or import
of such Licensed Product in such country in the absence of a
license granted under this Agreement or an ownership interest
therein; and (ii) the expiration of regulatory exclusivity for
such Licensed Product in such country as described in
Section 7.9 .
1.2.112 “
Safety Issues ” is defined in
Section 7.10(b) .
1.2.113 “
Sales Milestone Event ” is defined in
Section 10.2(b) .
1.2.114 “
Sales Milestone Payment ” is defined in
Section 10.2(b) .
1.2.115 “
Scientific Advice ” means the procedures
established by EMEA Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, or any subsequent
regulations of the EMEA, providing a mechanism to obtain advice
regarding development of new therapies.
1.2.116 “
SEC ” is defined in
Section 14.4 .
1.2.117 “
Secondary Manufacturing ” means (a) the
process of producing Licensed Product for the Bayer Territory in
finished form, including filling and freeze-drying of Bulk Drug
Substance or (b) secondary packaging with ancillary supplies
and labeling for sale to or use by an end user of Licensed Product
in the Bayer Territory or (c) both.
1.2.118 “
Senior Executives ” means one or more executive
officers of a Party or its Affiliates (other than members of the
JSC, if any) who have direct reporting responsibility to, in the
case of ZGEN, the CEO and, in the case of Bayer the Head of the
responsible Business Unit within the Pharmaceutical Division of
Bayer HealthCare LLC and who are appointed from time to time to
conduct one or more of the dispute resolution processes described
in Section 18.2 .
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1.2.119 “
SOP ” means standard operating
procedures.
1.2.120 “
Sublicensee ” means a Third Party to whom Bayer
has granted a license or sublicense under Bayer’s rights
pursuant to Article 2 to sell, offer for sale or
import Licensed Product in one or more countries in the Bayer
Territory. For the sake of clarity, “Sublicensee” shall
not include a Distributor or any Third Party who receives an
implied license to use Licensed Product arising by operation of law
as a consequence of the purchase of Licensed Product.
1.2.121 “
Target Labeling ” is defined in
Section 5.2.2(f) .
1.2.122 “
Term ” means the term of this Agreement as set
forth in Section 17.1(a) .
1.2.123 “
Termination Notice Period ” is defined in
Section 17.6 .
1.2.124 “
Territory ” means, collectively, the Bayer
Territory and the ZGEN Territory.
1.2.125 “
Territory Specific Activities ” means any
Development activities that (a) are conducted or sponsored by
a Party as part of a development program whose primary goal is to
obtain Regulatory Approval of a Collaboration Product solely in
such Party’s portion of the Territory and (b) are not
part of the Joint Activities.
1.2.126 “
Third Party ” means any individual or entity
other than ZGEN or Bayer or an Affiliate of either of
them.
1.2.127 “
Third Party Agreement ” means any agreement
entered into with a Third Party by either ZGEN, Bayer or their
respective Affiliates, or any amendment thereto, whereby royalties,
fees or other payments are to be made to the Third Party based on
the exploitation of or right to use Know-How or intellectual
property rights Controlled by the Third Party where such Know-How
or intellectual property rights are used in the course of the
Development or Commercialization of a Licensed Product.
1.2.128 “
Third Party Payment ” means all upfront
payments, milestone payments, license fees, royalties or other
payments, paid or payable to any Third Party under any Third Party
Agreement.
1.2.129 “
Trademark ” means any and all service marks,
logos or trademarks and trademark applications (whether or not
registered) together with all good will associated therewith, and
any renewals, extensions or modifications thereto either filed or
used.
1.2.130 “
Transfer Price ” is defined in
Section 9.4 .
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1.2.131 “
United States ” means the United States of
America, together with its territories and possessions.
1.2.132 “
Valid Claim ” means a claim (a) of an
issued patent within the Patent Rights that has not been found to
be unpatentable, invalid or unenforceable by a court or other
authority in the country of the patent, from which no appeal is
taken or can be taken; or (b) of an application within the
Patent Rights that has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned,
or pending for more than
[ * ] (
[ * ] )
years.
1.2.133 “
ZGEN ” is defined in the introduction to this
Agreement.
1.2.134 “
ZGEN Enabling Technology ” means, other than
Project Technology, all of the following Controlled by ZGEN or its
Affiliates:
(a) any Know-How that
(i) as of the Effective Date or any time thereafter during the
Term is necessary for the Development or Commercialization of any
Initial Licensed Product, or (ii) at any time during the Term
is actually used by or on behalf of ZGEN or its Affiliates in the
Development or Commercialization of any Initial Licensed Product or
Collaboration Product; and
(b) all Patent Rights and
other intellectual property rights anywhere in the world covering
any of the Know-How described in
subparagraph (a) of this
Section 1.2.134 including the Patent Rights
described on Exhibit H ;
provided, however, that any of the
foregoing technology and rights described in
subparagraph (a) and (b)
Controlled by any person or entity that becomes an Affiliate of
ZGEN as a result of a Change of Control shall not be ZGEN Enabling
Technology unless (i) such technology or rights had been
Controlled by ZGEN or its Affiliates that were Affiliates prior to
the Change of Control, or (ii) with respect to any of the
foregoing technology covered by Patent Rights, at least one named
inventor was employed by ZGEN or one of its Affiliates that was an
Affiliate prior to the Change of Control immediately prior to the
public announcement of the transaction giving rise to such Change
of Control.
1.2.135 “
ZGEN Indemnitees ” is defined in
Section 16.2(a) .
1.2.136 “
ZGEN Project Technology ” means Project
Technology invented, discovered, developed or otherwise generated
solely by employees, consultants or agents of ZGEN or its
Affiliates that is Controlled by ZGEN or its Affiliates. ZGEN
Project Technology shall not include ZGEN’s or its
Affiliate’s interest in Joint Project Technology.
1.2.137 “
ZGEN Technology ” means the ZGEN Project
Technology, the ZGEN Enabling Technology and ZGEN’s or its
Affiliate’s interest in the Joint Project
Technology.
1.2.138 “
ZGEN Territory ” means the United States and,
if applicable, the countries within one or more Region(s) that are
removed from the Bayer Territory in accordance with
Section 6.1(c) as set forth in an amendment to
this Agreement executed by the Parties pursuant to
Section 6.1(c) .
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A RTICLE T
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Grant of Licenses and
Other Rights
| 2.1 |
ZGEN Technology Licenses |
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (including
Section 2.6 ), ZGEN hereby grants to Bayer, and
Bayer hereby accepts:
(a) an exclusive (even as to
ZGEN and its Affiliates) license under the ZGEN Technology to sell,
offer to sell, have sold and import for sale Licensed Product in
the Field in the Bayer Territory until expiration of the Royalty
Period;
(b) a co-exclusive license
under the ZGEN Technology to conduct research and Develop Licensed
Products in the Field in the Bayer Territory until expiration of
the Royalty Period;
(c) a non-exclusive license
under the ZGEN Technology to use Bulk Drug Substance in the
manufacture of, and to make and have made, Licensed Product for
which Bayer has responsibility for manufacture under this Agreement
or the Manufacturing Agreements or any other manufacturing or
supply agreement entered into by the Parties; and
(d) a non-exclusive license
under the ZGEN Technology to (i) perform Bayer’s tasks
under the Global Development Plan in the ZGEN Territory and
(ii) use Licensed Product in the ZGEN Territory exclusively
for non-commercial research related to potential New
Presentations.
Bayer will have the right to
grant sublicenses under the foregoing licenses only as set forth in
Section 2.5 .
(a) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including
Article 8 , ZGEN hereby grants to Bayer an
exclusive license under ZGEN’s entire right, title and
interest in and to the Product Trademarks Controlled by ZGEN, to
use and display such Product Trademarks solely in connection with
the Commercialization of Licensed Product in the Field in the Bayer
Territory until expiration of the Royalty Period. Bayer will have
the right to grant sublicenses under the foregoing license only as
set forth in Section 2.5 .
(b) Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including
Article 8 , Bayer hereby grants to ZGEN an
exclusive license under Bayer’s entire right, title and
interest in and to the Product Trademarks Controlled by Bayer, to
use and display such Product Trademarks solely in connection with
the Commercialization of Licensed Product in the Field in the ZGEN
Territory. ZGEN will have the right to grant sublicenses under the
foregoing license only as set forth in
Section 2.5.1(d) .
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| 2.3 |
Bayer Technology License |
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Bayer hereby grants to ZGEN, and ZGEN
hereby accepts:
(a) an exclusive, fully
paid-up, royalty-free, sublicensable license under the Bayer
Technology to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, have sold
and import Bulk Drug Substance and/or Licensed Product in the Field
in the ZGEN Territory;
(b) a co-exclusive, fully
paid-up, royalty-free, sublicensable license under the Bayer
Technology to conduct research and Develop Licensed Products in the
Field in the ZGEN Territory; and
(c) a non-exclusive, fully
paid-up, royalty-free, sublicensable license under the Bayer
Technology to make, have made and import in the Field in the Bayer
Territory Licensed Product for which ZGEN has responsibility for
manufacture under this Agreement or the Manufacturing Agreements or
any other manufacturing or supply agreement entered into by the
Parties.
| 2.4 |
Third Party Agreements |
(a) There shall be no license
pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.3
of any Know-How or intellectual property rights acquired by a Party
or its Affiliates (the “ Licensing Party
”) by in-license or otherwise from a Third Party after the
Effective Date, and the other Party (the “
Non-Licensing Party ”) shall not be subject to
any obligations, financial or otherwise, with respect to such
license, unless and until the Non-Licensing Party agrees in writing
to:
(i) receive the license,
which shall be consistent with all terms and conditions of the
relevant Third Party Agreement;
(ii) pay the Licensing Party
an appropriate share of costs incurred by the Licensing Party up to
and including the date on which the license becomes effective
pursuant to this Section 2.4(a) , including the
initial acquisition costs; and
(iii) pay the Licensing Party
any payments owed in the future to the Third Party resulting from
the Non-Licensing Party’s use or exploitation of the Third
Party’s Know-How or intellectual property rights (e.g.,
royalties and milestones).
(b) All Third Party
Agreements entered into by ZGEN on or before the Effective Date are
listed in Exhibit A hereto. Except as otherwise
agreed by the Parties and set forth in Exhibit A , as
the same may be amended from time to time, ZGEN shall be solely
responsible for all costs and obligations arising under the Third
Party Agreement set forth in Exhibit A and Bayer
shall have no liability or obligations, financial or otherwise,
under such Third Party Agreement.
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(c) Following the Effective
Date, neither Party may enter a Third Party Agreement relating to
any Initial Licensed Product or Collaboration Product that would
result in the creation of a financial obligation on the other Party
without prior review and approval by the other Party (such review
and approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If a
Party wishes to enter into a Third Party Agreement of the kind
described in the previous sentence, it shall promptly notify the
other Party of such wish and one Party shall be designated the lead
Party to negotiate such Third Party Agreement as agreed upon at the
time by both Parties; provided, however that unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties, ZGEN shall be designated the lead Party to
negotiate any Third Party Agreement pertaining to
[ * ] . For
the sake of clarity, this Section 2.4(c) shall
not apply to a Third Party Agreement relating to the development of
a New Presentation prior to the time it becomes a Collaboration
Product; provided that the Third Party Agreement is disclosed
pursuant to Section 4.1 when the New
Presentation is offered to the other Party.
(d) Bayer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all Third Party
Agreements into which it enters, including any that apply only in
the Bayer Territory, may be assigned or sublicensed to ZGEN
pursuant to Section 17.7(e) .
| 2.5 |
Sublicensing and Delegation |
2.5.1
Sublicensing
(a) Subject to
Section 19.4 and
Section 2.5.2 , Bayer may sublicense its rights
under this Article 2 to its Affiliates (for so
long as they remain its Affiliates) without the consent of ZGEN and
without providing ZGEN a copy of the agreement between Bayer and
its Affiliates. Bayer may sublicense its rights under
Section 2.1(c) to a Third Party manufacturer
without the consent of ZGEN and without providing ZGEN a copy of
the agreement between Bayer and such Third Party manufacturer;
provided that Bayer shall provide to ZGEN the identity of the Third
Party and the scope of rights granted together with a copy of the
quality agreement entered into by Bayer and such Third Party
manufacturer and shall give written notice to ZGEN promptly after
sublicensing its rights under Section 2.1(c)
.
(b) Bayer will have the right
to sublicense any of its rights under Section 2.1(a),
(b) or (d) to Sublicensees only
with the prior written consent of ZGEN, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed except as follows:
[ * ] . Any
such sublicense will require the Sublicensee to comply in all
material respects with the obligations of Bayer as contained herein
(specifically including obligations under
Articles 10 , 12 and
Section 19.11 ) and include an obligation
of the Sublicensee to account for and report its sales of Licensed
Product to Bayer on the same basis as if such sales were Net Sales
by Bayer. Any sublicense shall terminate upon termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article 17 . Bayer will
forward to ZGEN a copy of each fully executed sublicense agreement
with Sublicensees under this Section 2.5.1(b) or
modification thereof within
[ * ] of the
execution thereof. Bayer shall provide an English translation of
any such sublicense agreement or modification thereof if written in
a language other than English within the foregoing
[ * ]
period.
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(c) Bayer will guarantee the
full and complete performance of all of Bayer’s obligations
and duties under this Agreement, whether the obligations and duties
are performed by Bayer or by any of its Sublicensees. For the
avoidance of doubt, Bayer will forward to ZGEN, and Bayer
acknowledges that ZGEN will be entitled to receive, Royalties on
Net Sales of Licensed Product sold by its Affiliates and
Sublicensees hereunder and that Bayer will be responsible to ZGEN
for paying Royalties due on Net Sales of Licensed Product sold by
its Affiliates and Sublicensees.
(d) Except for a sublicense
to an Affiliate or a Distributor, ZGEN shall have no right to
sublicense the rights licensed pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) . Any sublicense by ZGEN of its
rights under Sections 2.2(b) or 2.3
will require ZGEN’s sublicensee to comply in all material
respects with the obligations of ZGEN as contained herein. ZGEN
will guarantee the full and complete performance of all of
ZGEN’s obligations and duties under this Agreement, whether
the obligations and duties are performed by ZGEN or by any of its
sublicensees.
2.5.2 Performance by
Affiliates
Each of ZGEN and Bayer
acknowledges that obligations under this Agreement may be performed
by Affiliates of ZGEN and Bayer for so long as they remain
Affiliates. Each of ZGEN and Bayer guarantees performance of this
Agreement by its Affiliates, notwithstanding any delegation to
Affiliates. Wherever in this Agreement the Parties delegate
responsibility to Affiliates, the Parties agree that the Affiliates
may not make decisions inconsistent with this Agreement, or amend
the terms of this Agreement or act contrary to its terms in any
way. In case any Affiliate of a Party materially breaches this
Agreement, the non-breaching Party will promptly notify the other
Party of the breach, including a description of the breach and the
identity of the Affiliate, and thereafter the non-breaching Party
will have the rights under Section 17.3 directly
against the other Party.
With respect to the licenses
granted under this Article 2 , ZGEN reserves for
itself and its Affiliates:
(a) the exclusive right to
make and have made Bulk Drug Substance under ZGEN Technology in the
Bayer Territory for the purpose of supplying:
(i) the requirements for
Licensed Product of ZGEN and any ZGEN licensee for use in the ZGEN
Territory; and
(ii) Bayer’s
requirements for Licensed Product pursuant to this
Agreement;
(b) a co-exclusive (with
Bayer and its Affiliates), sublicensable right to conduct research
and Develop Licensed Products in the Field in the Bayer
Territory;
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(c) a co-exclusive (with
Bayer and its Affiliates), sublicensable right to use Licensed
Product in the Bayer Territory exclusively for non-commercial
research related to potential New Presentations;
(d) a non-exclusive,
sublicensable right to make and have made Licensed Product under
ZGEN Technology in the Bayer Territory for use by or on behalf of
ZGEN in the ZGEN Territory; and
(e) a co-exclusive (with
Bayer and its Affiliates), sublicensable right to perform
ZGEN’s tasks under the Global Development Plan in the Bayer
Territory.
ZGEN retains all rights in
ZGEN Technology and Bayer retains all rights in Bayer Technology
not expressly licensed hereunder, including the right to make, have
made, use, sell, lease, offer to sell, have sold, import, export or
otherwise exploit products other than Licensed Product (including
any product outside the Field), for any purpose in any field
anywhere in the Territory. Except as expressly provided in this
Article 2 or elsewhere in this Agreement,
neither Party will be deemed by this Agreement to have been granted
any license or other rights to the other Party’s Patent
Rights, Know-How or intellectual property rights either expressly
or by implication, estoppel or otherwise.
A RTICLE T
HREE
Initial Coordination of
the Relationship
| 3.1 |
Acknowledgement regarding Limited Management
Architecture |
(a) The Parties acknowledge
that given the development and regulatory status of the Initial
Licensed Products, their Development and Commercialization will
require limited collaborative effort and, consequently, limited
need for management architecture; provided that the Parties shall
(i) transfer certain technology pursuant to Sections
3.4 and 3.5 and (ii) explore the pursuit
of a Global Brand pursuant to Section 3.6
.
(b) Until the Parties
designate a New Presentation as a Collaboration Product pursuant to
Article 4 , the Parties will establish such
procedures (e.g., regular meetings) as they deem appropriate to
coordinate the Development and Commercialization of the Initial
Licensed Products; provided, however, that each Party shall
designate a single contact within such Party’s organization
(the “ Alliance Manager ”) who shall act
as liaison and serve as the principal point of communication with
the other Party with respect to the Parties’ activities under
this Agreement pertaining to the Development and Commercialization
of the Initial Licensed Products. Each Party may replace the
Alliance Manager upon [ * ] prior written notice
to the other Party and the Alliance Manager may appoint a project
manager to form and lead a technology transfer team or any other
group necessary or desirable to facilitate the Parties’
activities under this Agreement pertaining to the Development and
Commercialization of the Initial Licensed Products, including the
transfer of technology pursuant to Sections 3.4 and
3.5 . Following the designation of the first New
Presentation as a Collaboration Product and the formation of the
JSC, the Parties may delegate to the JSC such aspects of the
management of the Initial Licensed Products as they deem
appropriate.
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Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, unless the Parties
agree otherwise, Bayer shall not conduct a
[ * ] Clinical
Trial with respect to the Initial Licensed Products. If the Parties
cannot agree relating to such a proposed
[ * ] Clinical
Trial, such matter shall be resolved in accordance with
Sections 18.2 and 18.3
.
| 3.3 |
Decision Making Authority |
(a) Subject to
Section 3.3(c) , Bayer shall have sole
responsibility for, and the rights to make decisions relating to,
any matter that relates to:
(i) its Development of a
Licensed Product in the Bayer Territory (except with respect to a
[ * ] Clinical
Trial, as to which Section 3.2 shall apply);
and
(ii) Commercialization of
Licensed Product in the Bayer Territory (except with respect to any
issue pertaining to a Global Brand, as to which
Section 3.6(c) shall apply).
(b) Subject to
Section 3.3(c) , ZGEN shall have sole
responsibility for, and the rights to make decisions relating to,
any matter that relates to:
(i) the manufacture of Bulk
Drug Substance (subject to change management provisions set forth
in the Manufacturing Agreement or any other manufacturing and
supply agreement entered into by the Parties);
(ii) its Development of a
Licensed Product in the ZGEN Territory; and
(iii) Commercialization of
Licensed Product in the ZGEN Territory (except with respect to any
issue pertaining to a Global Brand, as to which
Section 3.6(c) shall apply).
(c) If either Party (the
“ First Party ”) reasonably believes that
the final decision of the Party with responsibility and
decision-making authority for a matter would
[ * ] on the
First Party’s
[ * ] of a
Licensed Product or otherwise
[ * ] of a
Licensed Product’s
[ * ] in the
First Party’s portion of the Territory, then the First Party
shall have the right to refer such matter for resolution in
accordance with Article 18 . Until a dispute is
resolved in accordance with Article 18 , the
Parties shall refrain from taking action on the matter; provided,
however, that if the disputed matter pertains to any activity,
including any Clinical Trial (other than a
[ * ] Clinical
Trial), that is required by applicable law, rule or regulation or
by a Regulatory Authority, the affected Party shall be entitled to
conduct such activity as so required.
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| 3.4 |
Transfer of ZGEN Technology |
Promptly following the
Effective Date, ZGEN shall provide to Bayer, at ZGEN’s
expense, the eCTD for the Initial Licensed Product described in
paragraph 1(a) of Exhibit G . In
addition, through the Parties’ Alliance Managers or their
project managers or other designees, ZGEN will, for a period of
[ * ]
following the Effective Date, provide such further assistance to
Bayer, including transfer of ZGEN Enabling Technology and other
data or results relating to the Initial Licensed Products, in
support of Bayer’s Regulatory Filings and communications with
Regulatory Authorities in the Bayer Territory relating to the
Initial Licensed Products as Bayer may reasonably request,
including, if applicable, in seeking to obtain Scientific Advice.
At Bayer’s request, ZGEN will provide a budget and timeline
for providing such further assistance to Bayer.
| 3.5 |
Secondary Manufacturing Process Transfer |
The Parties agree that
product supply is of critical importance to the successful
Commercialization in the Bayer Territory and that the transfer of
Secondary Manufacturing responsibilities to Bayer is potentially
beneficial. Consequently, the Parties will facilitate through the
Alliance Managers or their project managers or other designees the
transfer to Bayer or its Sublicensee of Secondary Manufacturing
responsibility for the Initial Licensed Products for sale in the
Bayer Territory. Each Party will use commercially reasonable
efforts to transfer to Bayer or its Sublicensee within the
applicable time period set forth in Section 9.3
(i.e., no longer than
[ * ] from the
Effective Date) Secondary Manufacturing responsibility for the
Initial Licensed Products for sale in the Bayer
Territory.
| 3.6 |
Commercialization Advisory Committee; Global
Brand |
(a) The Parties may mutually
agree that a single brand should be used for Commercialization of
one or more Initial Licensed Products and/or Collaboration Products
throughout the United States and Major Countries (“
Global Brand ”).
(b) If the Parties agree to
use a Global Brand or if the Parties wish to establish a committee
to prepare guidelines for Promotional Materials or to otherwise
communicate on matters pertaining to Commercialization of Initial
Licensed Products and/or Collaboration Products throughout the
Territory, the Parties may establish a Commercialization Advisory
Committee (the “ CAC ”). The CAC shall be
comprised of at least one (1) member and up to three
(3) members representing each Party. Each Party shall
designate one of its representatives on the CAC as its initial
project leader to coordinate communication regarding
Commercialization of the Initial Licensed Products and/or
Collaboration Products (each a “ CAC Team
Leader ”). The CAC may adopt procedural rules
comparable to those for the JSC or establish its own procedural
rules for its operation, including frequency of meetings, and for
determining when to disband the CAC.
(c) If the Parties cannot
reach consensus on whether to use a Global Brand or on the
associated process, architecture or development of a Global Brand,
each Party will use a separate brand for the Commercialization of
Collaboration Products in such Party’s portion of the
Territory.
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| 3.7 |
Funding Regarding Initial Licensed Products |
(a) Bayer shall be
responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of all costs
attributable to:
(i) obtaining Regulatory
Approval of each Initial Licensed Product in the Bayer Territory,
including any costs incurred by ZGEN after the Effective Date in
providing support to Bayer at Bayer’s request; and
(ii) subject to
Section 3.7(c) , transferring manufacturing
responsibility under Section 3.5 , including any
costs incurred by ZGEN after the Effective Date in providing
support to Bayer at Bayer’s request.
For the purpose of
reimbursement, ZGEN’s costs shall be calculated on the same
basis as Development Expenses. At Bayer’s request, ZGEN will
provide a budget and timeline for providing the foregoing support
to Bayer.
(b) ZGEN shall be responsible
for one hundred percent (100%) of all costs attributable to
obtaining Regulatory Approval in the ZGEN Territory of the Initial
Licensed Products.
(c) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, expenses incurred by ZGEN after the Effective Date in
[ * ] the
[ * ] for the
Initial Licensed Products will be funded
[ * ] of such
expenses. In addition, the Parties agree to
[ * ] the
expenses incurred by ZGEN after the Effective Date in
[ * ]
described in Section 1.2.117(a) for the Initial
Licensed Products to the extent that such
[ * ] relates
to the [ * ]
by which Bayer will be supplied Initial Licensed Products. The
Parties will agree upon a work plan and budget relating to the
[ * ]
activities within
[ * ] after
the [ * ]
Agreement
[ * ]
contained therein. A draft work plan and budget is set forth on
Exhibit M .
A RTICLE F
OUR
Designation of
Collaboration Products
(a) During the Term, each
Party (the “ Developing Party ”) shall
notify the other Party of each New Presentation for which it
Controls the rights necessary for Commercialization in the other
Party’s portion of the Territory and shall provide such
factual information relating to the New Presentation as is likely
to be material to the other Party’s decision whether to
Develop and Commercialize the New Presentation in accordance with
this Agreement, including, at least, the items listed on
Exhibit K . Each New Presentation notice shall
describe the New Presentation with a level of detail that is
comparable to the level of detail set forth in Exhibit
G with respect to the Initial Licensed Products. In
addition to the information set forth in Exhibit K ,
if the
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Developing Party considers the New
Presentation to be a Combination Product, the Developing Party will
inform the other Party of the applicable allocation formula set
forth in Exhibit C proposed to be applied in
calculating the Net Sales of such New Presentation and the invoice
price(s), if known, or the
[ * ] ,
proposed to be applied in performing such calculation. If the
Developing Party proposes to apply
[ * ] , rather
than invoice prices, in the calculation of Net Sales pursuant to
Exhibit C for such New Presentation and if the other
Party disagrees with the
[ * ] proposed
by the Developing Party, the matter shall be resolved
[ * ] . If the
Developing Party, in providing information pertaining to a New
Presentation, does or does not characterize the New Presentation as
a Combination Product and if the other Party disagrees, such matter
(in addition to a determination of
[ * ] , if
applicable) shall be resolved
[ * ] . The
determination
[ * ] and
shall apply whether such New Presentation becomes a Collaboration
Product or a Declined Product; provided that if the allocation of
Net Sales of a Combination Product is based on
[ * ] and
invoice prices become available, the invoice prices shall be used
to allocate Net Sales in accordance with Exhibit C
starting with the next calendar quarter.
(b) The Developing Party may
notify the other Party of a New Presentation under
subparagraph (a) of this
Section 4.1 at any time; provided that it does
so no later than
[ * ] before
[ * ] for the
New Presentation in the
[ * ] . Within
[ * ] after
receipt of the Developing Party’s notice or, if later, final
determination of status as a
[ * ] and, if
applicable,
[ * ] pursuant
to [ * ] , the
other Party may elect to Develop and Commercialize the New
Presentation pursuant to this Agreement by providing the Developing
Party with a written notice and paying fifty percent (50%) of
the costs described in paragraph (c) of
Exhibit K (an “ Election
”). A New Presentation for which a Party makes an Election
shall be deemed a Collaboration Product. Following the designation
of the first Collaboration Product under this
Section 4.1 , the Parties shall form a JSC
pursuant to Section 5.1 . If appropriate, the
non-Developing Party’s Election shall include an agreement
regarding one or more Third Party Agreements as contemplated by
Section 2.4(a) . For the sake of clarity, all of
a Party’s Project Technology related to a New Presentation
that becomes a Collaboration Product as provided herein and that
was invented, discovered, developed or otherwise generated prior to
the Election is included as part of the Developing Party’s
Project Technology for purposes of this Agreement effective on the
date on which the non-Developing Party makes an Election with
respect to such New Presentation.
(c) If a Developing Party
does not Control the rights necessary for Commercialization of a
New Presentation in the other Party’s portion of the
Territory, it shall,
[ * ] for the
New Presentation in the
[ * ] , notify
the other Party of the New Presentation and provide a description
of the New Presentation in a level of detail that is comparable to
the level of detail set forth in Exhibit G with
respect to the Initial Licensed Products, including the first three
items listed in paragraph (a) on Exhibit
K ; provided that, if Bayer is the Developing Party, the
Parties shall agree whether or not the New Presentation is a
Combination Product and, if it is a Combination Product, the
applicable allocation formula, including, if required, the fair
market value of the components in accordance with the procedure set
forth in Section 4.1(a) .
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(a) If the non-Developing
Party (the “ Declining Party ”) does not
make an Election within the time allowed, the relevant New
Presentation shall be a Declined Product. A Declined Product with
respect to which a Party is the Developing Party is a Licensed
Product of such Developing Party for purposes of this Agreement,
including for purposes of the licenses set forth in
Article 2 . Sales by Bayer in the Bayer
Territory of a Declined Product with respect to which Bayer is the
Developing Party shall be subject to Royalties and Milestone
Payments. Unless the Declining Party elects to Opt-In in accordance
with Section 4.3 , the Declining Party shall
have no right to Know-How and intellectual property rights of the
Developing Party relating to the Declined Product anywhere in the
Territory. For the sake of clarity, a Developing Party shall have
no right to sell or offer to sell a Declined Product in the
Declining Party’s portion of the Territory.
(b) Subject to
Section 4.3 , the Developing Party shall be
solely responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the Development and Commercialization of a Declined
Product (the “ Declined Product Activities
”), and the Declining Party shall have no financial
obligation to support or otherwise fund, and no obligation,
responsibility or authority regarding, any efforts in respect of
such Declined Product Activities.
(c) The Developing Party
shall submit to the Declining Party a written report in June and
December of each year during the Term that covers the then current
Development status, the results achieved, the problems being
encountered, costs incurred and other pertinent material
information relating to the Development of each Declined Product
being Developed by the Developing Party, including the
[ * ] for the
Declined Product in the
[ * ] . In
addition, the Developing Party shall notify the Declining Party
upon the Developing Party’s
[ * ] for a
Declined Product in the
[ * ]
.
The Declining Party shall
have the right to opt-in with respect to any Declined Product
Activities (“ Opt-In ”) as described in
this Section 4.3 , and thereafter shall have the
right to Develop and Commercialize such Declined Product in
accordance with this Agreement. To preserve its rights to Opt-In,
the Declining Party must, no later than
[ * ] after
receiving notice from the Developing Party of the Developing
Party’s
[ * ] for the
Declined Product in the
[ * ] , submit
a written request to the Developing Party for additional
information relating to the Declined Product. Within
[ * ] after
receipt of such written request from the Declining Party, the
Developing Party shall provide to the Declining Party a written
statement of Development Expenses incurred by the Developing Party
in connection with such Declined Product Activities to date. Within
[ * ] after
receipt of such statement (subject to, following an Opt-In, the
Declining Party’s audit rights in accordance with
Section 12.2 ), the Declining Party shall have
the right to Opt-In by providing written notice thereof to the
Developing Party together with a payment equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the total amount of the Developing Party’s
Development Expenses incurred in connection with such Declined
Product Activities to date (including the costs described in
paragraph (c) of Exhibit K ), as
though such costs and expenses were Development Expenses shared in
accordance with Section 6.5 , plus a
risk
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premium equal to
[ * ] percent
( [ * ] %) of
the Declining Party’s share of such Development Expenses (an
“ Opt-In Notice ”). From and after the
Developing Party’s receipt of such payment for the Declining
Party’s share of such Development Expenses, such Declined
Product shall be deemed a Collaboration Product, the Declined
Product Activities shall cease to be Declined Product Activities
and shall be deemed Joint Activities, and the Parties shall share
all such Development Expenses in accordance with
Section 6.5 . For the sake of clarity, all of a
Party’s Project Technology related to a Declined Product that
becomes a Collaboration Product as provided herein and that was
invented, discovered, developed or otherwise generated prior to the
Opt-In Notice is included as part of that Party’s Project
Technology for purposes of this Agreement effective on the date on
which the other Party gives its Opt-In Notice with respect to such
Declined Product.
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Tracking Collaboration Products and Declined
Products |
The Parties shall, from time
to time, revise Exhibit G to accurately list the
Collaboration Products, Declined Products and, after notice
pursuant to Section 4.1(c) , New Presentations
for which the Developing Party does not Control the rights
necessary for Commercialization in the other Party’s portion
of the Territory. Each Collaboration Product, Declined Product and
New Presentation listed on Exhibit G shall be
described with a level of detail that is comparable to the level of
detail set forth in Exhibit G with respect to the
Initial Licensed Products.
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IVE
Management Following
Addition of Collaboration Products
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Joint Steering Committee |
5.1.1
Formation
(a) Within
[ * ]
following the first Election or Opt-In Notice, as the case may be,
the Parties will establish a Joint Steering Committee (the “
JSC ”), with such subcommittees as the JSC may
establish from time to time as it deems appropriate, to oversee and
coordinate the worldwide Development of Collaboration Products and
such responsibilities relating to the Initial Licensed Products as
the Parties may delegate, if any.
(b) The JSC may at any time
agree to reduce the frequency of meetings of the JSC and/or any of
the subcommittees. In addition, the JSC may elect to disband itself
and its subcommittees at any time that the JSC determines that the
Parties are not engaged in Joint Activities. Neither Party shall
have a deciding vote with respect to a decision to disband the JSC
or its subcommittees and if the JSC cannot reach consensus on
whether to disband a committee, such committee shall not be
disbanded at such time and the matter shall be resolved in
accordance with Section 5.1.5 .
(c) The JSC shall operate by
consensus. The representatives from each Party on the JSC shall
have collectively one (1) vote on behalf of that Party. If the
JSC cannot reach consensus on a matter, such matter may, subject to
Section 5.1.5 , be settled by casting deciding
votes as set forth in Section 5.1.1(d) .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party shall have
the
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deciding vote regarding the designation
of any Development activities as Joint Activities or the budget for
Development Expenses associated with Joint Activities and, if the
JSC cannot reach consensus on such matters, such matters shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 5.1.5
.
(d) If the Parties cannot
reach consensus on a matter, such matter may, subject to
Section 5.1.5 , be settled by casting the
following deciding votes:
(i) Bayer shall have the
deciding vote with respect to any matter that relates entirely or
substantially to any Territory Specific Activities in the Bayer
Territory, including the inclusion of Territory Specific Activities
in the Global Development Plan and the design, approval or
performance of a Clinical Trial required to support Regulatory
Approval solely in the Bayer Territory; and
(ii) ZGEN shall have the
deciding vote with respect to any matter that relates entirely or
substantially to any Territory Specific Activities in the ZGEN
Territory, including the inclusion of Territory Specific Activities
in the Global Development Plan and the design, approval or
performance of a Clinical Trial required to support Regulatory
Approval solely in the ZGEN Territory.
5.1.2 Membership of
JSC
The JSC will be comprised of
at least three (3) members representing each Party, all of
whom shall have appropriate expertise and seniority to enable them
to make decisions on behalf of the Parties with respect to the
issues falling within the jurisdiction of the JSC. Either Party, in
its sole discretion, may substitute members of the JSC from time to
time upon written notice to the other Party; provided, however
that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a key
objective with respect to membership in the JSC shall be preserving
continuity. The JSC shall be chaired at each meeting by a
representative of the Party hosting that meeting, as described in
Section 5.1.4 . The Parties’ respective
JDC Team Leaders may, at the discretion of the JSC, take part in
all meetings of the JSC.
5.1.3 Responsibilities of
JSC
The JSC shall have
responsibility for overseeing the global Development of
Collaboration Products, including specifically:
(a) coordinating a global
strategy for the Development of Collaboration Products, and
overseeing the implementation of such strategy
worldwide;
(b) reviewing the Global
Development Plan prepared by the JDC and approving the Joint
Activities (with amendment as appropriate) together with the annual
budget for Development Expenses associated with the Joint
Activities as set forth in the Global Development Plan;
(c) coordinating the exchange
of Bayer Technology and ZGEN Technology relating to Collaboration
Products pursuant to this Agreement;
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(d) assigning manufacturing
responsibility to a Party with respect to any Collaboration
Product;
(e) subject to
Section 13.1 , approving a strategy with respect
to publishing and presenting the results of all Clinical
Trials;
(f) reviewing and approving
Target Labeling proposed by the JDC;
(g) resolving disputes of the
JDC and any other subcommittees established by the JSC;
and
(h) performing such other
functions as are set forth herein or as the Parties may mutually
agree upon in writing, including functions relating to the Initial
Licensed Products.
5.1.4 Administration of
JSC
(a) The JSC will establish
its own procedural rules for its operation, consistent with the
terms of this Article 5 . The chairperson of the
JSC will be responsible for calling regular meetings of the JSC and
for leading the meetings. The chairperson of each JSC meeting will
alternate between the Parties. Regular meetings of the JSC will be
held either by phone, videoconference or in person at least once
per calendar quarter, unless the JSC chooses to reduce the
frequency of such meetings as provided in
Section 5.1.1(b) . The JSC also shall meet as
necessary, either by phone or in person, to timely address all
matters it is called upon to resolve by the JDC. A JSC member of
the Party hosting the JSC meeting will serve as secretary of that
meeting. Promptly following each meeting, the secretary of the
meeting will prepare and distribute to all members of the JSC the
written minutes of the meeting. The minutes will provide a
reasonably detailed description of the meeting discussions and a
list of any actions, decisions or determinations approved by the
JSC. The minutes of each JSC meeting will be approved or
disapproved by each Party (on behalf of such Party’s JSC
members) promptly following receipt, and revised as necessary, for
approval at the next meeting. Final minutes of each meeting will be
distributed to the members of the JSC and the Parties’
respective JDC Team Leaders by the chairperson prior to
commencement of the next meeting. Each Party shall bear its own
costs associated with its participation on the JSC, including all
travel and living expenses.
(b) If a Party’s
representative is unable to attend a meeting, that Party may
designate an alternate representative with decision-making
authority for that Party to attend the meeting. Any decision made
by that attendee will be considered to be a decision made by the
absent representative. In addition, each Party may, at its
discretion (and with the consent of the other Party), invite
additional employees, consultants or scientific advisors to attend
any JSC meeting, provided that any individual so invited will not
have any voting power at such JSC meeting and is subject to
obligations of confidentiality comparable to
Article 14 . A quorum for each JSC meeting will
consist of at least two (2) members from each
Party.
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5.1.5 Recourse to Dispute
Resolution Procedure
If:
(a) the JSC are unable to
reach consensus on any matter and one Party is not expressly
authorized to cast the deciding vote over the matter as set forth
in this Agreement; or
(b) either Party (the “
First Party ”) reasonably believes that the
final decision of the Party authorized to cast the deciding vote on
a matter would
[ * ] on the
First Party’s
[ * ] of an
Initial Licensed Product or a Collaboration Product or otherwise
[ * ] of an
Initial Licensed Product’s or a Collaboration Product’s
[ * ] in the
First Party’s portion of the Territory,
then the First Party shall have the
right to refer such matter for resolution in accordance with
Article 18 . Until a dispute is resolved in
accordance with Article 18 , the Parties shall
refrain from taking action on the matter; provided, however, that
if the disputed matter pertains to any activity, including any
Clinical Trial (other than a
[ * ] Clinical
Trial), that is required by applicable law, rule or regulation or
by a Regulatory Authority, the affected Party shall be entitled to
conduct such activity as so required.
| 5.2 |
Joint Development Committee |
5.2.1
Formation
(a) Within
[ * ]
following the first Election or Opt-In Notice, as the case may be,
the Parties will establish a Joint Development Committee (the
“ JDC ”) as the standing subcommittee of
the JSC for Development. The JDC shall be comprised of at least
three (3) members representing each Party, all of whom shall
have appropriate expertise and seniority to enable them to make
decisions on behalf of the Parties with respect to the issues
falling within the jurisdiction of the JDC. The JDC will follow the
organizational and meeting procedures set forth in
Section 5.2.3 .
(b) Each Party shall
designate one of its representatives on the JDC as its initial
project leader to coordinate Development of each Collaboration
Product (each a “ JDC Team Leader ”) and
shall promptly thereafter notify the other Party of such
appointment. If at any time a vacancy occurs for any reason, the
Party that appointed the prior incumbent shall as soon as
reasonably practicable appoint a successor. Each Party shall
promptly notify the other Party of any substitution of another
person as its JDC Team Leader.
(c) The JDC Team Leaders
shall coordinate the Parties’ respective Development
activities. Each Party’s JDC Team Leader will be reasonably
available to answer questions from the other Party’s JDC Team
Leader.
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5.2.2 JDC
Responsibilities
The JDC will be responsible
for developing a plan for the overall worldwide Development of each
Collaboration Product, including specifically:
(a) Preparing and submitting
to the JSC for review, and, in the discretion of the JSC, approval
of, on at least an annual basis, the Global Development Plan,
including any changes to the Global Development Plan that the JDC
considers appropriate in response to interactions with Regulatory
Authorities, to manage clinical drug supply of Collaboration
Product or for any other reason. In proposing Development
activities for inclusion in the Global Development Plan, the JDC
shall designate them as either Joint Activities or Territory
Specific Activities.
(b) Preparing and submitting
to the JSC for approval on at least an annual basis, as part of the
Global Development Plan, a detailed annual budget and a
[ * ] projection for Development Expenses associated with
the Joint Activities (but not Territory Specific Activities) for
each Collaboration Product beginning with the calendar year in
which the applicable Election is made or Opt-In Notice is given, as
the case may be; provided, however, that such responsibility may be
delegated to the Parties’ controllers or other individuals
within the Parties’ finance groups or to a joint finance
committee if established as a subcommittee of the JSC.
(c) Establishing and
recommending to the JSC forecasts for non-clinical and clinical
supply of Collaboration Product; provided, however, that such
responsibility may be delegated to a joint supply or manufacturing
committee if established as a subcommittee of the JSC.
(d) Facilitating the exchange
of Bayer Enabling Technology, ZGEN Enabling Technology, Project
Technology and all other data or results relating to Collaboration
Products pursuant to this Agreement.
(e) Subject to
Section 13.1 , developing and recommending to
the JSC a strategy with respect to publishing and presenting the
results of all Clinical Trials.
(f) Developing and
recommending to the JSC proposed labeling for each Collaboration
Product (“ Target Labeling ”) that each
Party would seek to use with each such Collaboration Product in
such Party’s portion of the Territory.
(g) Performing such other
functions as appropriate to further Development of each
Collaboration Product in the Territory according to the applicable
Global Development Plan or as assigned by the JSC.
5.2.3 Decision Making;
Administrative Matters
(a) The JDC will operate by
consensus. The representatives from each Party will have
collectively one (1) vote on behalf of that Party. If the
members of the JDC cannot reach consensus on a matter, the matter
will be referred to the JSC for resolution and a special meeting of
the JSC may be called for such purpose.
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(b) The JDC will establish
its own procedural rules for its operation, consistent with the
terms of this Article 5 . The chairperson of
each meeting of the JDC will alternate between the Parties. The
chairperson will be responsible for calling regular meetings of the
JDC and for leading the meetings. Regular meetings of the JDC will
be held either by phone, videoconference or in person at least once
per calendar quarter, unless the JSC chooses to reduce the
frequency of such meetings as provided in
Section 5.1.1(b) . A JDC member of the Party
hosting the JDC meeting will serve as secretary of that meeting.
Promptly following each meeting, the secretary of the meeting will
prepare and distribute to all members of the JDC the written
minutes of the meeting. The minutes will provide a reasonably
detailed description of the meeting discussions and a list of any
actions, decisions or determinations approved by the JDC. The
minutes of each JDC meeting will be approved or disapproved by each
Party (on behalf of such Party’s JDC members) promptly
following receipt, and revised as necessary, for approval at the
next meeting. Final minutes of each meeting will be distributed to
the members of the JDC and JSC by the chairperson prior to
commencement of the next meeting. Each Party shall bear its own
costs associated with its participation on the JDC, including all
travel and living expenses.
(c) If a Party’s
representative is unable to attend a meeting, that Party may
designate an alternate representative with decision-making
authority for that Party to attend the meeting. Any decision made
by that attendee will be considered to be a decision made by the
absent representative. In addition, each Party may, at its
discretion (and with the consent of the other Party), invite
additional employees, consultants or scientific advisors to attend
any JDC meeting, provided that any individual so invited will not
have any voting power at such JDC meeting and is subject to
obligations of confidentiality comparable to
Article 14 . A quorum for each JDC meeting will
consist of at least two (2) members from each
Party.
A RTICLE S
IX
Development
| 6.1 |
Diligence and Reports; Removal of Region(s) from Bayer
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