Exhibit 10.3
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”) is entered into as of February 19, 2008 (“
Effective Date ”), by and among NOVAVAX, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“ Novavax ”), and GRACEWAY
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Graceway ”).
WHEREAS , Graceway and Novavax are parties to that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “
Asset Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which,
Novavax agreed to sell to Graceway, and Graceway agreed to acquire
from Novavax, certain assets used by Novavax in connection with the
research, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing, sale,
promotion, importation and use of the Product (as defined in the
Asset Purchase Agreement);
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 7.02(d) of the
Asset Purchase Agreement, Graceway has agreed to license to Novavax
certain rights in the Licensed Technology (as defined herein);
and
WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to Novavax’s
obligation to consummate the Closing under the Asset Purchase
Agreement that the parties enter into this Agreement, and the
parties are entering into this Agreement on and as of the Closing
Date under the Asset Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing, the
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and the Asset
Purchase Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES
1.1. Defined Terms.
Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined in this
Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Asset
Purchase Agreement.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Asset Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals.
“
Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Field ” means [* * *]
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“
Graceway Confidential Information ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.2(a) .
“
Licensed IP ” means the Patents listed in
Schedule 2.01(a) of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
“
Licensed Technology ” means the Transferred Know-How
as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
1.2. Construction of Certain
Terms and Phrases.
Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (a) words of
any gender include each other gender; (b) words using the
singular or plural number also include the plural or singular
number, respectively; (c) the terms “hereof”,
“herein”, “hereby” and derivative or
similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (d) all
references herein to “Articles” or
“Sections” are to Articles or Sections of this
Agreement; (e) the term “or” has, except as
otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the
phrase “and/or”; and (f) the words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”.
ARTICLE 2
LICENSE GRANT
2.1. License Grant.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Graceway hereby
grants to Novavax an exclusive, non-transferable (except as
permitted under Section 8.6 ), royalty-free, limited
license, with the right to grant sublicenses through multiple
tiers, to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, and
import products and services claimed or covered by the Licensed IP
solely in the Field. Novavax acknowledges and agrees that the
license granted in this Section 2.1(a) is for the sole
purpose of enabling Novavax to practice and/or sublicense to third
parties the Licensed IP for the research, development and sale of
products and services by such third parties in the Field in
accordance with the terms of the foregoing license, and Novavax is
expressly excluded from using the Licensed IP for any other
purpose.
(b) Subject
to this Section 2.1(b) , Novavax may sublicense the
rights granted under this Section 2.1 to a third party
without the consent of Graceway. Novavax acknowledges and agrees
that any sublicense granted shall be made subject to the terms of
this Agreement and shall not relieve Novavax of its obligations
under this Agreement. Promptly after the execution of any
sublicense agreement, Novavax shall provide Graceway with a
complete copy of such agreement; provided , that financial
and other business terms that are unrelated to Novavax’s
obligations under this Agreement may be redacted.
(c) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Graceway hereby
grants to Novavax an exclusive, non-transferable (except as
permitted under Section 8.6 ),
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royalty-free, limited license, with the right to grant sublicenses
through multiple tiers, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for
sale, and import products and services developed using or
incorporating the Licensed Technology solely in the Field and in
the Territory.
2.2. Reservation of
Rights.
Novavax
acknowledges and agrees that Graceway owns, reserves and retains
all right, title and interest in and to the Licensed IP and the
Licensed Technology, except for the limited, express license grant
set forth herein.
2.3. No Access to
Information.
Novavax
acknowledges and agrees that Graceway has no obligation to provide
Novavax with any information, data, materials or documentation
regarding the Licensed Technology or any other assets of Graceway
(including the NDA for the Product), nor to provide any other
technical assistance. For the avoidance of doubt, Novavax
acknowledges and agrees that neither Novavax nor any of its
licensees or sublicensees shall have any right of reference to any
information, data, materials or documentation regarding the
Licensed Technology or any other assets of Graceway (including the
NDA for the Product).
2.4. Disclaimers.
Graceway
makes no representation as to, and does not warrant, the accuracy
or completeness of the Licensed IP or the Licensed Technology, nor
does Graceway warrant that the use of the Licensed IP or the
Licensed Technology, or any products developed, manufactured or
packaged in accordance with or utilizing such technology or the
intellectual property rights therein, will be free from claims of
infringement of the patents, copyrights or other intellectual
property rights of any third party. Except for Graceway’s
express obligations under this Agreement, Graceway shall not be
under any liability arising out of granting the license set forth
in Section 2.1 under, in connection with or as a result
of this Agreement, whether on warranty, contract, negligence or
otherwise.
ARTICLE 3
COVENANTS
Novavax
covenants and agrees that Novavax shall not use, nor permit any
permitted assignee or sublicensee to use, all or any part of the
Licensed IP or the Licensed Technology for any purpose except as
set forth in Section 2.1 and Novavax agrees that any
use of the Licensed IP or the Licensed Technology outside of the
scope of the license grant set forth in Section 2.1
shall be a breach of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 4
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
4.1. Ownership.
Novavax
hereby agrees that the Licensed Technology constitutes commercially
valuable, proprietary trade secrets and confidential information of
Graceway. Novavax further agrees that except for the limited
license grant set forth in Section 2.1 and its rights
to the Licensed Technology outside the Territory, Novavax shall not
assert any right, title or interest in or to the Licensed IP or the
Licensed Technology. Novavax acknowledges that the Licensed
Technology (i) derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain
economic value from the disclosure or use and (ii) is the
subject of efforts of Graceway that are reasonable under the
circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
4.2. Confidential
Information.
(a) In
addition to Novavax’s other confidentiality obligations set
forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Novavax agrees, during the
term of this Agreement and thereafter, to (i) maintain the
Licensed Technology whether disclosed by Graceway to Novavax in any
manner and in any form or format or otherwise retained by Novavax
(the “ Graceway Confidential Information ”), in
the strictest confidence, (ii) not disclose the Graceway
Confidential Information to any third parties, and (iii) only
use such Graceway Confidential Information to practice the license
and other rights granted hereunder in accordance with this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Novavax may disclose
Graceway Confidential Information, and authorize the use of such
Graceway Confidential Information on the same terms applicable to
Novavax under this Agreement, to the following persons and
entities: (A) employees or contractors of Novavax who have a
need to know such information and (B) sublicensees in
connection with the grant of any sublicense of the rights granted
hereunder, in each case where such persons or entities have a legal
obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information on
the same terms applicable to Novavax in this Agreement. In
addition, Novavax may disclose Graceway Confidential Information to
Governmental Authorities solely for the purposes of, and solely to
the extent necessary for, submitting and maintaining applications
for the authorization or use of pharmaceutical products in the
Field; provided , that Novavax shall request confidential
treatment for any submission of such information to any
Governmental Authority and, if such information will not receive
confidential treatment by such Governmental Authority, then Novavax
shall not disclose such information to such Governme
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