Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote
omissions.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement (the “
Agreement ”) dated as of June 1, 2007 (the
“ Effective Date ”) is made by and between DSU
Medical Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“ Licensor
”), and Medisystems Corporation, a Washington corporation
(“ Licensee ”).
INTRODUCTION
A. Prior to the merger of
Medisystems Technology Corporation (“ MTC ”)
into Licensor, Licensor and MTC entered into that certain License
and Royalty Agreement dated as of October 1, 1998 (as amended,
the “ 1998 License ”) and MTC sublicensed
certain of the rights granted thereunder to Licensee pursuant to
that certain revocable Sub-License and Royalty Agreement dated as
of October 1, 1998, (as amended, the “ 1998
Sublicense, ” and together with the 1998 License, the
“ Existing Licenses”) .
B. Licensor, as successor in
interest to MTC’s rights under the Existing Licenses has
elected to revoke the 1998 Sublicense, terminate the 1998 License,
and grant Licensee a new license on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
In consideration of the receipt by
Licensor of U.S. [**] Dollars ($[**]) and the mutual covenants and
promises contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Licensee and Licensor hereby agree as follows:
I.
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the
following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall have
the following meanings:
1.1 “ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, company,
partnership, joint venture and/or firm which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For
purposes of this Section, “control” shall mean
(a) in the case of corporate entities, direct or indirect
ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the stock or shares
having the right to vote for the election of directors, and
(b) in the case of non-corporate entities, direct or indirect
ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity interest
with the power to direct the management and policies of such
non-corporate entities.
1.2 “ [**] ” means
that certain [**].
1.3 “ Covered Business
Methods ” means the methods and processes claimed in the
Licensed Class B Patents for developing, testing, training,
using, supplying, selling, manufacturing, storing, servicing,
supporting, distributing and otherwise commercializing the Covered
Products or Covered Treatment Methods.
1.4 “ Covered Methods
” means the Covered Treatment Methods and the Covered
Business Methods.
1.5 “ Covered Products
” means Electro-Mechanical Equipment, Tubing Sets, Bag Sets,
Blood Access Devices, Fluid Filters and Fluid Preparation Devices
for the preparation, transport, containment or treatment of blood,
dialysate or replacement fluids in Covered Treatments, as well as
the Needle Safety Devices, Securement Devices and Components used
in connection therewith, each as defined below:
(i) “
Blood Access Devices ” mean AVF, Apheresis, Buttonhole
needles and similar products and angiograph and central venous
catheters and other similar catheters. Blood Access Devices are
deemed to include 10 gauge to 18 gauge winged needle sets and to
exclude 19 gauge to 30 gauge winged needle sets.
(ii) “
Components ” mean the connectors, chambers, clamps,
tubing, injection sites, LockSite needle-less valves (only to the
extent such valves are covered by the claims of the LockSite
Patents), caps, filters, used in connection with the Covered
Products.
(iii) “
Electro-mechanical Equipment ” means dialysis
machines, fluid preparation machines, dialysate preparation
machines, CHF-type machines, fluid warmers and other similar
machines.
(iv) “
Fluid Filters ” mean hemodialyzers, hemofilters, final
filters, Water treatment filters, immuno-absorption filters and
other similar filters.
(v) “
Needle Safety Devices ” means the Medic Product and
similar needle safety devices, provided, however that “Needle
Safety Devices” shall not include needle-bearing syringes
with an attachable dull or safety needle component.
(vi) “
Securement Devices ” mean the products currently
referred to as “MasterLock™”,
“Wedgie™” and other similar products.
(vii) “
Tubing Sets ” mean blood tubing sets, peritoneal
dialysis sets, dialysate sets, apheresis sets and other similar
tubing sets.
1.6 “ Covered Treatments
” means Extracorporeal Fluid Treatments and/or Renal
Insufficiency Treatments.
1.7 “ Covered Treatment
Methods ” means the methods and processes claimed in the
Licensed Class B Patents for developing, testing, using, supplying,
selling, manufacturing, storing, servicing, supporting,
distributing, training and otherwise commercializing the Covered
Products and/or performing Extracorporeal Fluid Treatment or Renal
Insufficiency Treatment.
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1.8 “ Excluded Patents
” means any and all (a) patents and patent applications
set forth in Exhibit C hereto, (b) continuations,
divisionals, re-examinations, substitutions, renewals, extensions,
foreign counterparts and reissues of the patents and patent
applications set forth in Exhibit C , (c) patents
and patent applications, other than continuations in part, claiming
priority from one or more of any of the foregoing, and (d) all
continuations in part that include at least one patent claim that
is entitled to claim the benefit of the filing date of one or more
of any of the foregoing.
1.9 “ Existing Customers
” shall mean the following entities that purchased the Medic
Products and/or the Blood Access Devices products from MDS as of
the Effective Date: Henry Schein, Inc., [**], and B. Braun Inc.
(and their successors and assigns).
1.10 “ Extracorporeal Fluid
Treatments ” mean therapies, treatments or procedures
consisting of the withdrawal of a patient’s bodily fluid for
the purpose of treating, collecting, separating, modifying or
otherwise acting upon such fluid extracorporeally, followed by
return of all or a portion of such fluid to the body.
Extracorporeal Fluid Treatments include, but are not limited to
hemodialysis, hemofiltration, ultrafiltration, hemodiafiltration,
therapeutic removal or collection of plasma and/or cellular
components, phresis and apheresis.
1.11 “ Field ”
means the development, manufacture, use, importation and sale of
Covered Products for use in Covered Treatments and the practice of
Covered Methods in Covered Treatments.
1.12 “ KL Sublicense
” means that certain Sublicense Agreement for [**] Gauge
Field of Use entered into between Licensee and Kawasumi
Laboratories, Inc. dated February 1, 2001.
1.13 “ Licensed Class A
Patents ” means, whether existing now or in the future
anywhere in the world, any and all (a) patents and patent
applications set forth in Exhibit A hereto, (b)
continuations, divisionals, re-examinations, substitutions,
renewals, extensions, foreign counterparts and reissues of the
patents and patent applications set forth in Exhibit A
, (c) patents and patent applications, other than
continuations in part, claiming priority from one or more of any of
the foregoing, and (d) all continuations in part that include
at least one patent claim that is entitled to claim the benefit of
the filing date of any of the foregoing.
1.14 “ Licensed Class B
Patents ” means, whether existing now or in the future
anywhere in the world, any and all (a) patents and patent
applications set forth in Exhibit B hereto, (b)
continuations, divisionals, re-examinations, substitutions,
renewals, extensions, foreign counterparts and reissues of the
patents and patent applications set forth in Exhibit B
, (c) patents and patent applications, other than
continuations in part, claiming priority from one or more of any of
the foregoing, and (d) all continuations in part that include
at least one patent claim that is entitled to claim the benefit of
the filing date of any of the foregoing. For purposes of clarity,
Licensed Class B Patents include the LockSite Patents.
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1.15 “ Licensed Patents
” means the Licensed Class A Patents and the Licensed
Class B Patents.
1.16 “ Licensed
Trademarks ” means the trademarks, service marks and
designs as set forth on Exhibit E .
1.17 “ LockSite Patents
” means any and all (a) patents and patent applications
set forth in Exhibit D hereto, (b) continuations,
divisionals, re-examinations, substitutions, renewals, extensions,
foreign counterparts and reissues of the patents and patent
applications set forth in Exhibit D , (c) patents
and patent applications, other than continuations in part, claiming
priority form one or more of any of the foregoing, and
(d) continuations in part that include at least one patent
claim that is entitled to claim the benefit of the filing date of
one or more of any of the foregoing.
1.18 “ Medic Product
” means the product currently known as the Medic TM Anti-stick
plastic needle.
1.19 “ Party ”
means Licensee or Licensor; “ Parties ” means
Licensee and Licensor. As used in this Agreement, references to
“third parties” do not include a Party or its
Affiliates.
1.20 “ Person ”
means a natural person, sole proprietorship, corporation, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated
organization, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental
entity or other legally-recognized entity.
1.21 “ Renal Insufficiency
Treatments ” mean therapies, treatments or procedures for
chronic or acute renal insufficiency. Renal Insufficiency
Treatments include, but are not limited to, peritoneal dialysis
hemodialysis, ultrafiltration, hemodiafiltration and
hemofiltration.
II.
EFFECT ON EXISTING LICENSES
Upon
the Effective Date, hereof, the Existing Licenses shall be
superceded and replaced in their entirety by this Agreement and
shall be of no further force or effect.
III.
LICENSE
3.1 Exclusive License . As of
the Effective Date, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, a
worldwide, exclusive (even as to Licensor), royalty-free,
fully-paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable and
non-terminable right and license (a) under all of the Licensed
Class A Patents to develop, make, have made, use, import,
offer for sale, sell, and have sold products of any type and to
practice the methods and processes claimed therein for any purpose;
and (b) under all of the Licensed Class B Patents to
develop, make, have made, use, import, offer for sale, sell, and
have sold Covered Products for use in the Covered Treatments and to
practice Covered Methods in the Covered Treatments. In addition, as
of the Effective Date, Licensor also hereby grants to Licensee, a
worldwide, exclusive (even as to Licensor), royalty-free, fully
paid-up, perpetual,
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irrevocable, sub-licensable and non-terminable right and license
under all of the Licensed Class B Patents to sell, have sold
and offer for sale the Medic Products and the Blood Access Devices
products solely to Existing Customers for use in any field, and to
make, have made and import Medic Products for such permitted
sales.
3.2 Existing Sublicenses . The
Parties acknowledge that notwithstanding the termination of the
Existing Licenses, the [**] and the KL Sublicense remain in effect
in accordance with their terms, including, without limitation,
those set forth in Section 2.6 of the [**].
3.3 Reservation of Rights. All
rights with respect to the Licensed Patents not granted herein are
expressly reserved by the Licensor, including without limitation
all rights with respect to the practice of the Licensed
Class B Patents outside of the Field. Licensee shall acquire
no ownership interest in or to the Licensed Patents. Licensee shall
have the right to grant one or more sublicenses under any or all of
its rights granted in Section 3.1, however, Licensee shall not
grant any sublicense under the Licensed Patents that exceeds the
scope of the rights granted in Section 3.1. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, no right or license in or to
any of the Excluded Patents or any inventions claimed therein is
granted to Licensee hereunder.
3.4 Trademark License . As of
the Effective Date, Licensee hereby grants to Licensor, a
worldwide, exclusive (even as to Licensee), royalty-free, and
fully-paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable right and
license to use the Licensed Trademarks in connection with the
development and commercialization of medical products and related
services. Licensor shall annually provide to Licensee examples of
Licensor’s use of the Licensed Trademarks. Licensee shall be
responsible for prosecuting and maintaining all of the Licensed
Trademarks; provided that Licensee’s sole obligations with
respect to such prosecution and maintenance shall be to follow the
reasonable and explicit written instructions of Licensor with
respect thereto. Licensor shall bear all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by Licensee in connection with the prosecution
and maintenance of the Licensed Trademarks. Prior to Licensee
electing to cease to prosecute or maintain any Licensed Trademark,
Licensee shall provide written notice to Licensor of such election
at least [**] months before such Licensed Trademark expires or
becomes abandoned. Licensor shall have the right at its own cost
and expense to assume the prosecution and maintenance of such
Licensed Trademarks. Each of Licensee and Licensor agrees to
provide written notice to the other party promptly after becoming
aware of any infringement or challenge to the validity or
enforceability of the Licensed Trademarks. Licensor shall have the
exclusive right and option under its own control and at its own
expense to prosecute any third party infringement of the Licensed
Trademarks. Licensee shall cooperate with Licensor, at
Licensor’s expense, in the enforcement of the Licensed
Trademarks. If required by law, Licensee shall permit any action
under this Section to be brought in its name, including being
joined as a party-plaintiff; provided that Licensor shall
hold Licensee harmless from, and indemnify Licensee against, any
costs, expenses, or liability that Licensee incurs in connection
with such action. Any recovery obtained in an action brought by
Licensor under this Section shall be retained solely by Licensor.
Licensee shall provide to Licensor copies of all correspondence
related to the prosecution, maintenance and enforcement of the
Licensed Trademarks. Licensor shall have the
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right to
terminate the license set forth herein solely with respect to one
or more of the Licensed Trademarks upon [**] days’ prior
written notice to Licensee, and, as of the effective date of such
termination, all rights and obligations under this Section 3.4
with respect to such Licensed Trademarks shall terminate.
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS; COVENANTS
4.1 Authority . Each Party
hereby represents and warrants to the other that the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by or on behalf of such Party and its
performance and grant of rights hereunder have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on and will
not conflict with, result in a breach of, violate, result in a
default under, or result in the acceleration of obligations under,
or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel,
any provision of any contract, agreement, document, instrument,
arrangement, judgment, order, statute, or rule or regulation to
which such Party is a party or any court order to which such Party
is subject.
4.2 Ownership . Licensor
hereby represents and warrants to Licensee that as of the Effective
Date (a) the Licensed Class A Patents, Licensed
Class B Patents and Excluded Patents constitute all of the
patents and patent appl
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