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UNITED STATES COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

Collaboration Agreement

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SHIRE PLC | SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | NEW RIVER PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

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Title: UNITED STATES COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/9/2005
Industry: BIOTRX     Law Firm: Cooley Godward LLP; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP     Sector: HEALTH

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Exhibit 10

Exhibit 10.2

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     UNITED STATES
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT

 

 

BY AND AMONG

SHIRE LLC

SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

AND

NEW RIVER PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

DATED AS OF MARCH 31, 2005

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

2

ARTICLE 2

 

MANAGEMENT OF COLLABORATION

 

13

                   2.1

 

General

 

13

                   2.2

 

Joint Development Committee (JDC)

 

13

                   2.3

 

Joint Marketing Committee (JMC)

 

14

                   2.4

 

Joint Supply Committee (JSC)

 

15

                   2.5

 

Joint Intellectual Property Committee (JIPC)

 

17

                   2.6

 

General Committee Membership and Procedures

 

17

                   2.7

 

Committee Decision-Making

 

18

ARTICLE 3

 

DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

20

                   3.1

 

Overview

 

20

                   3.2

 

Development Plans

 

20

                   3.3

 

Development in the US Territory for ADHD

 

21

                   3.4

 

Right of Reference to the ROW Territory

 

23

                   3.5

 

Reporting

 

23

                   3.6

 

Development in the US Territory for Indications other than ADHD

 

23

                   3.7

 

Shared Expenses

 

25

                   3.8

 

Use of Third Parties

 

26

                   3.9

 

Right to Audit

 

27

                   3.10

 

Assistance

 

27

                   3.11

 

Compliance with Laws

 

27

ARTICLE 4

 

COMMERCIALIZATION OF COLLABORATION PRODUCTS

 

28

                   4.1

 

Principles of Commercialization

 

28

                   4.2

 

Sales and Distribution of Collaboration Products to Third Parties

 

28

                   4.3

 

Marketing Plans and Budgets for the US Territory

 

28

                   4.4

 

Regulatory Obligations During Commercialization

 

29

                   4.5

 

Diligence in Commercialization

 

29

                   4.6

 

Cost of Commercialization

 

30

                   4.7

 

Use of Third Parties

 

30

 

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Page

                   4.8

 

Promotional Materials

 

30

                   4.9

 

Provisions Applicable to Sales Representatives

 

30

                   4.10

 

Reporting

 

33

                   4.11

 

Compliance with Laws

 

33

ARTICLE 5

 

CO-PROMOTION OF COLLABORATION PRODUCTS

 

33

                   5.1

 

Option

 

34

                   5.2

 

Exercise of Option

 

34

                   5.3

 

Co-Promotion Period

 

34

                   5.4

 

Amendment of Marketing Plan to Include Co-Promotion Activities

 

34

                   5.5

 

Scope

 

34

                   5.6

 

Advertising and Promotional Materials

 

35

                   5.7

 

Shipment, Storage and Allocation of Samples

 

35

                   5.8

 

Training

 

35

                   5.9

 

Provisions Applicable to All New River Sales Representatives

 

37

ARTICLE 6

 

MANUFACTURE OF COLLABORATION PRODUCTS

 

36

                   6.1

 

Manufacture and Supply

 

36

                   6.2

 

Specifications and Terms of Supply; Multiple Sources

 

37

                   6.3

 

Manufacture by Shire; Commercial Supply by Shire

 

38

                   6.4

 

Supply Terms

 

39

ARTICLE 7

 

FINANCIAL TERMS

 

39

                   7.1

 

Licensing Fee

 

39

                   7.2

 

Milestone Payments

 

39

                   7.3

 

Refunds by New River

 

40

                   7.4

 

Sharing of US Product Profit

 

40

ARTICLE 8

 

PAYMENT TERMS

 

41

                   8.1

 

Payment Method

 

41

                   8.2

 

Payment Schedules; Reports

 

41

                   8.3

 

Currency Conversion

 

42

 

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Page

                   8.4

 

Legal Restrictions

 

42

                   8.5

 

Taxes

 

42

                   8.6

 

Records Retention; Audit

 

43

ARTICLE 9

 

LICENSES

 

44

                   9.1

 

Licenses to Shire

 

44

                   9.2

 

Licenses to New River

 

44

                   9.3

 

Sublicensing

 

44

                   9.4

 

Scope of Licenses

 

44

                   9.5

 

No Implied Licenses

 

44

                   9.6

 

Exclusivity

 

45

                   9.7

 

Nonassertion

 

45

                   9.8

 

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45

ARTICLE 10

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

45

                   10.1

 

Confidential Information

 

46

                   10.2

 

Publicity; Filing of this Agreement

 

47

                   10.3

 

Publication

 

48

                   10.4

 

Use of Names

 

48

                   10.5

 

Confidentiality of this Agreement

 

48

                   10.6

 

Disclosures Under Existing NDA

 

48

                   10.7

 

Survival

 

49

ARTICLE 11

 

OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PATENT RIGHTS

 

49

                   11.1

 

Ownership

 

49

                   11.2

 

Disclosures; Disputes Regarding Inventions

 

49

                   11.3

 

Patent Filings

 

50

                   11.4

 

Third-Party Patent Rights

 

51

                   11.5

 

Enforcement and Defense of Patents

 

51

                   11.6

 

Notice of Certification

 

54

 

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Page

11.7

 

 

Patent Term Extensions

 

 

54

11.8

 

 

Listing of Patents

 

 

54

11.9

 

 

Trademarks and Copyrights

 

 

55

ARTICLE 12

 

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; EXCLUSIVITY

 

 

57

12.1

 

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

 

57

12.2

 

 

Limitation on Representations or Warranties

 

 

62

12.3

 

 

Performance by Affiliates

 

 

62

12.4

 

 

Disclaimer of Warranty

 

 

62

12.5

 

 

Limitation of Liability

 

 

62

12.6