Exhibit 10.37
[NOTE: CERTAIN
PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN MARKED TO INDICATE THAT
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR SUCH PORTIONS BY
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. THESE PORTIONS HAVE BEEN MARKED WITH
TWO ASTERISKS ENCLOSED IN BRACKETS (i.e., [**]). THE
CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
CO-DEVELOPMENT AND
CO-COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR
ERBITUX ® IN
JAPAN
AMONG
1.
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
2.
E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, LLC
3.
BRISTOL-MYERS K.K.
4.
MERCK KGAA
5.
MERCK SERONO JAPAN COMPANY, LIMITED
AND
6.
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
DATED AS OF
October 12, 2007
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1 Defined
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1.2 Additional
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2.
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MANAGEMENT OF
COLLABORATION
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2.1
General
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2.2 Steering
Committee Japan
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2.3
Subcommittees
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2.4 Membership
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2.5
Decision-making
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2.6
Minutes
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2.7
Term
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2.8 Certain
Committees and Boards
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2.9 Alliance
Managers
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2.10
Cooperation
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DEVELOPMENT
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3.1 The
Long-Term Development Plan
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3.2 Allocation
of Development Responsibilities
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3.3
Interactions with Japanese Regulatory Authorities and Ethics
Committees
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3.4 Conduct of
the Co-Development
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3.5 Process
Flows and Study Instructions
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3.6 Databases
and Ownership of Results
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3.7 Reporting
of Safety Information
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4.
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PAYMENT COSTS,
AND REPORTING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIALIZATION PURPOSES
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4.1 General
Obligations of the Parties
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4.2
Development Costs
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4.3 Equal
Sharing of Non-Sales Force Commercialization Activities
Costs
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4.4
Reporting
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4.5
Reimbursements of Costs and Payment of Profit Or Loss
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4.6 Mode of
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4.7 Records
Retention
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4.8 Payment
Audits
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4.9
Taxes
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OWNERSHIP OF
INVENTIONS; USE OF RESULTS; PATENTS
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5.1 Ownership
of Inventions made by the Parties
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5.2 Ownership
of Inventions made by Third Parties
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5.3 Use of
Inventions and Results
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5.4 Patent
Enforcement, Patent Maintenance and Infringement
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COMMERCIALIZATION
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6.1
Generally
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6.2
Commercialization Plans and Budgets
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6.3 Equal
Sharing of Sales Force Commercialization Efforts
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6.4 Diligent
Efforts; Sales Efforts and Sales Representative
Deployment
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6.5 Sales
Force Capabilities; Training
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6.6
Co-Promotion Advertising and Promotional Materials
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6.7 Sales and
Distribution in Japan
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6.8 Incentive
Plans for Sales Representatives
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6.9 Sales
Representatives
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6.10
Government, Group Purchasing and Other Accounts
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SHARING OF
PROFIT OR LOSS
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7.1 Profit Or
Loss
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7.2
Copromotion Term
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7.3
Profit-Sharing Adjustment
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7.4 Payments
to our Reports by Affiliates
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7.5 Non-Cash
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MANUFACTURE
AND SUPPLY
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8.1 General
Manufacturing Structure: Manufacturing Plan and Budget
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8.2
Manufacturing Responsibilities
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8.3
Specifications, Forecasts, and Terms of Supply
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8.4 Shortage
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8.5
Inventory
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8.6
Manufacturing Costs and Fees
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8.7 Product
Recall
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8.8
Post-Termination Manufacturing
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8.9 Other
Covenants
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TRADEMARKS;
PRODUCT MARKING
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9.1 Product
Trademarks
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9.2 Other
Proprietary Trademarks
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9.3 Product
Trademark Infringement
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9.4 Patent
Marking
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SUBLICENSING; COMMERCIALIZATION OF A
COMPETING PRODUCT
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10.1 No Effect
on Existing Agreements
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10.2 Effect of
Commercialization of a Competing Product
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10.3
Sublicensing
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10.4
Maintenance of Third Party Agreements
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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11.1
Representations and Warranties of the Parties
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11.2
Disclaimer
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PUBLICATION;
CONFIDENTIALITY
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12.1
Notification
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12.2
Review
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12.3
Confidentiality; Exceptions
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12.4
Exceptions to Obligation
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12.5
Limitations on Use
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12.6
Remedies
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INDEMNIFICATION; LIABILITY
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13.1 Mutual
Indemnification
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13.2 Shared
Liability Claims
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13.3
Procedure
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TERM;
TERMINATION
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14.1
Term
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14.2
Termination of BMS-ImClone Agreement
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14.3
Termination of Merck-ImClone Agreement
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14.4
Termination of this Agreement for Cause
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14.5
Termination by Merck or BMS without Cause
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14.6 Effect of
Expiration of Agreement or Termination Prior to First
Approval
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14.7 Other
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14.8 Accrued
Rights; Surviving Obligations
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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MISCELLANEOUS
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16.1
Relationship of Parties
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16.2
Assignment
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16.3
Affiliates of the Parties
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16.4 Books and
Records
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16.5 Further
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16.6
Notice
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16.8 Public
Announcements
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16.9
Waiver
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16.10
Severability
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Amendment
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16.12
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
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16.13
Arbitration
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16.14 Entire
Agreement
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16.15 Parties
in Interest
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16.16
Descriptive Headings; Construction
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CO-DEVELOPMENT AND
CO-COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR ERBITUX® IN JAPAN (this
“ Agreement
”), effective as of October 12, 2007 (the “
Restatement Effective Date
”), is entered into by and among Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, having offices located at Route 206 &
Province Line Road, Princeton, New Jersey (“ Bristol ”), E.R.
Squibb & Sons, LLC, a limited liability company organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having
offices located at Route 206 & Province Line Road,
Princeton, New Jersey (“ ERS ”) (Bristol and ERS,
collectively, “ BMS
”), Bristol-Myers K. K., a Japanese corporation, with its
principal place of business at Shinjuku I-Land Tower, 5-1,
Nishi-Shinjuku 6-chome, shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-1328, Japan
(“ BMKK ”),
Merck KGaA, a German corporation with general partners organized
and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany,
having offices located at Frankfurter Straße 250, 64293
Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany (“ Merck ”), Merck Serono Japan
Company, Limited, a Japanese corporation, with its principal place
of business at 6F Meguro Tokyu Bldg., 2-13-17 Kamiosaki, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo, 141-0021, Japan (“ MJ ”), and ImClone Systems
Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware, having offices located at 180 Varick Street, New York,
New York 10014 (“ ImClone ”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, ImClone and Merck entered into that
certain Development and License Agreement, dated December 14,
1998 (and, as amended heretofore or hereafter, hereinafter referred
to as the “ Merck-ImClone
Agreement ”), with respect to the development and
marketing of ImClone’s chimerized monoclonal antibody to
EGFR, known as C-225 (IMC-225, cetuximab), which is the active
pharmaceutical ingredient in the product sold under the
Erbitux® trademark;
WHEREAS, ImClone has granted to Merck under
such Merck-ImClone Agreement worldwide outside of Canada, Japan and
the United States of America (including all territories and
possessions thereof) exclusive rights to develop and market
Cetuximab;
WHEREAS, with respect to Japan, the
Merck-ImClone Agreement provides that ImClone and Merck have
co-exclusive rights to develop and market, with certain rights to
sublicense, Cetuximab in Japan;
WHEREAS, ImClone, BMS and ERS entered into that
certain Development, Promotion, Distribution and Supply Agreement,
dated September 19, 2001 and as heretofore amended, pursuant
to which, among other things, ImClone and BMS shall
(i) co-develop and co-promote Cetuximab in the United States
of America and Canada, and (ii) co-develop and co-promote
Final Product in Japan, together with Merck (such agreement, as
amended heretofore or hereafter, and hereinafter referred to as the
“ BMS-ImClone
Agreement ” and collectively with the Merck-ImClone
Agreement, the Merck-ImClone Japan Agreement and the BMS-ImClone
Japan Agreement, the “ Existing Agreements
”);
WHEREAS, MJ, a fully owned subsidiary of Merck,
has expertise, amongst other fields, in the development and
marketing of drugs in Japan;
WHEREAS, BMKK, a fully owned subsidiary of BMS,
has expertise, amongst other fields, in the development and
marketing of drugs in Japan and has a substantial presence in Japan
with which to do so;
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WHEREAS, the Parties (as hereinafter defined),
recognizing that drafting, negotiating and concluding the terms and
conditions of a full and complete co-development and
co-commercialization agreement for Final Product in Japan would be
time consuming, entered into a Co-Development Agreement for
Cetuximab in Japan effective as of December 15, 2004 (the
“ Co-Development
Agreement ”), which the Parties acknowledge and agree
remained in full force and effect until amended and restated by
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Parties would like to amend and
restate the Co-Development Agreement in order to provide for
co-commercialization by the Parties of Final Product in Japan on
the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing Preliminary Statements and the mutual agreements and
covenants set forth herein, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS.
1.1
Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this
Article 1 unless context clearly and unambiguously dictates
otherwise:
“ Affiliate ” with respect
to any Party, shall mean any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such
Party, for only so long as such control exists; provided that for
purposes of this Agreement, neither ImClone nor any of its
subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of BMS or its
subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “
control ” when used with respect to any Person, means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and
“ controlled ” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“ Allowable Expenses ”
means, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including Section 3.1(c)), the following expenses that are
specifically identifiable or reasonably allocable to the
Commercialization of the Final Product in Japan:
[**]
“ Alternative Final Product
” means a product that incorporates the drug IMC-C225 (C225,
cetuximab), in all forms, dosages, and presentations, and that is
formulated, packaged, finished, labeled, and released for
commercial sale and distribution in Japan under the Alternative
Trademark.
“ Antibody ” means any
antibody, or fragment thereof, whether human, humanized, chimeric,
murine or from any other source (and including bispecific
antibodies, single chain antibodies, and immunoconjugated
antibodies), that (a) has been raised, engineered or otherwise
optimized to bind specifically and directly to the Target (whether
exclusively or in addition to any other target to which such
Antibody may directly bind), and (b) once bound to the Target,
competitively inhibits the binding of epidermal growth factor (EGF)
(and other ligands, such as transforming growth factor-alpha) to
the Target. For clarification, any fusion protein comprised
of a fragment of an Antibody and that uses such fragment in order
to bind to the Target shall be considered an Antibody for purposes
of this Agreement. For sake of clarity and avoidance of
doubt, Merck’s EMD72000 antibody and ImClone’s IMC-11F8
antibody are Antibodies within the meaning of this
definition.
“ API ” means bulk cetuximab
drug substance.
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“ Applicable Law ” means the
applicable laws, rules and regulations, including any rules,
regulations, guidelines, or other requirements of the Japanese
Regulatory Authorities or other Regulatory Authorities, that may be
in effect from time to time and apply to the activities
contemplated under this Agreement.
“ Approval ” means receipt
from the Japanese Regulatory Authorities of any and all approvals,
licenses, registrations or authorizations necessary to market Final
Product, including receipt of pricing/reimbursement approval, where
applicable.
“ Approved Commercialization Plan
” means the then current Annual Commercialization Plan and
Budget and the then current Long-Term Commercialization Plan and
Budget, in each case as adopted or approved hereunder, as the case
may be.
“ Approved
Indications ” means those indications for which Final
Product has received Approval in Japan.
“ Approved Plan ” means any
of the then current Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget, the
Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget, the Japan
Manufacturing Plan and Budget, the Long-Term Development Plan, and
the Annual Development Plan and Budget, in each case as adopted or
approved by the SCJ hereunder, as the case may be and as the
context may require. “ Approved Plans ” means
all of the foregoing. Where references in this Agreement
refer to the conduct or performance of activities in accordance
with an Approved Plan, such references shall be deemed not to refer
to those non-binding components of the Long-Term Development
Plan.
“ Bad Debts ” means amounts
actually written off by MJ by reason of uncollectible Net
Sales. Should a Bad Debt which was written off be collected,
such amount shall be included in Net Sales in the Quarter in which
received.
“BMS-ImClone Japan
Agreement” means that separate agreement executed
between ImClone, BMKK and BMS dated as of the Restatement Effective
Date, as the same may be amended or supplemented hereafter.
“ Business Day ” means
a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in Tokyo, Japan are required by law to remain
closed.
“ Call Center ” means
the customer support center established in Japan by the Parties
under the direction of the SCJ.
“ Canada ” shall mean
Canada, including its possessions and territories.
“ Cetuximab ” shall mean a
product that incorporates the chimeric antibody IMC-C225 (C225,
cetuximab), in all forms of administration, dosages, and
presentations. For clarity, Cetuximab does not include
humanized or human forms of C225.
“ Change of Control ” means,
with respect to a Party, any of the following transactions with a
Third Party (a “ Third Party
Acquirer ”): (a) a merger or consolidation of
such Party (or of any of its Affiliates) with the Third Party
Acquirer which results in the holders of the voting securities of
such Party outstanding immediately prior thereto (other than the
Third Party Acquirer, its “affiliates” and
“associates” (as such terms are used in the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)) ceasing to represent, directly
or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the surviving entity (or, if applicable, its parent
company) immediately after such merger or consolidation; (b) the
sale to the Third Party Acquirer of all or substantially all of the
business of such Party to which this Agreement relates
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(whether by
merger, consolidation, sale of stock, sale of assets or other
similar transaction); or (c) the Third Party Acquirer (which
shall not be any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of such Party, or any corporation
owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of such Party, in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of
such Party), together with any of the Third Party Acquirer’s
“affiliates” or “associates”, as such terms
are used in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
becoming the beneficial owner of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such Party
(or, if applicable, its parent company. For purposes of this
definition only, a Third Party, (i) with respect to BMS or
BMKK, includes Merck, ImClone and their respective Affiliates,
(ii) with respect to Merck or MJ, includes BMS, ImClone and
their respective Affiliates, and (iii) with respect to
ImClone, includes BMS, Merck and their respective
Affiliates.
“ Clinical Trial ” means,
with respect to Cetuximab or Final Product, a Phase I Clinical
Trial, a Phase II Clinical Trial, a Phase III Clinical Trial
(including a Phase IIIb Clinical Trial), or a Phase IV Clinical
Trial, as the case may be, that (x) is conducted in Japan
pursuant to an Annual Development Plan and Budget or (y) is
conducted outside of Japan pursuant to an Annual Development Plan
and Budget in support of registration of Cetuximab or Final Product
in Japan and whose principal objective is to support registration
in Japan as opposed to other geographies. A Clinical Trial
involving study subjects shall be deemed to have commenced when the
first patient in such study has been enrolled.
“ Commercialize ”
means to promote, market, distribute, sell (and offer for sale or
contract to sell), import, provide product support for Final
Product, or otherwise commercially exploit or use Final Product in
Japan, including by way of example:
(a)
detailing and other promotional activities in support of Final
Product;
(b)
advertising and public relations in support of Final Product,
including market research, development and distribution of selling,
advertising and promotional materials, field literature,
direct-to-consumer advertising campaigns, media/journal
advertising, and exhibiting at seminars and conventions;
(c)
developing reimbursement programs and information and data
specifically intended for national accounts, large health care
organizations, governmental agencies ( e.g ., federal, state
and local), and other group purchasing organizations, including
pull-through activities;
(d)
Co-Promotion activities not included in the above; and
(e)
conducting journal advertising.
“ Commercializing ”, “
Commercialization ” and “ Commercial
” shall be interpreted accordingly. To
“Commercialize” is exclusive of manufacturing
activities.
“ Competing Product ” means
any pharmaceutical product (other than Final Product) for which
marketing authorization has been filed with the Japanese Regulatory
Authorities for an oncology Indication that is the same as any
oncology Indication for which a marketing authorization is or has
been filed or received for Final Product in Japan, and wherein such
pharmaceutical product is comprised in whole or in part of any (i)
Antibody or (ii) any compound or other substance that (A) has been
developed, synthesized, engineered or optimized to bind
specifically and directly to the Target and (B) once bound to the
Target, competitively inhibits the binding of epidermal growth
factor (EGF) (and other ligands, such as transforming growth
factor-alpha) to the Target. For sake of clarity and
avoidance of doubt, (1)
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the conduct of
preclinical research and clinical development are not activities
that, for purposes of this definition and this Agreement only,
would cause a product to be treated as a Competing Product; and
(2) the determination of whether a product is a Competing
Product shall be made without regard to the timing of the filing or
Approval of such Competing Product and the Final Product (i.e., it
shall not be affected by whether the Competing Product or the Final
Product was the first to file or receive approval for an
overlapping oncology Indication).
“ Co-Promote ” means to
perform jointly those activities normally undertaken by a
pharmaceutical company’s sales force to implement marketing
plans and strategies aimed at encouraging the appropriate use of a
product under such product’s Trademark. It is agreed
that this definition is not intended to alter the Diligent Efforts
obligations that a Party is or may be required to devote under this
Agreement or any Existing Agreement.
“Co-Promotion” shall be interpreted
accordingly.
“ Corporate Names ”
means (a) in the case of ImClone, the Trademark ImClone®
and the ImClone corporate logo or such other names and logos as
ImClone may designate in writing from time to time, and (b) in
the case of BMS, the Trademarks Bristol-Myers Squibb®, E.R.
Squibb®, and the BMS corporate logo or such other names and
logos as BMS may designate in writing from time to time, and
(c) in the case of Merck, the Trademark Merck® and the
Merck corporate logo or such other names and logos as Merck may
designate in writing from time to time, and, in each case ((a),
(b) and (c)), together with any variations and derivatives
thereof.
“ CRO ” means a Third Party
clinical research organization.
“ Detail ” means, with
respect to Final Product, a face-to-face contact (including a live
video presentation or a group presentation, if in accordance with
an Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget) between a Sales
Representative and a physician or other medical professional
licensed in Japan to prescribe drugs, during which a Primary
Position Detail or Secondary Position Detail is made to such
person, in each case as measured by each Party’s internal
recording of such activity in accordance with Section 6.4(e);
provided , that such meeting is in compliance with
Applicable Law and this Agreement. When used as a verb,
“ Detail ” shall mean to engage in a
Detail. For the avoidance of doubt, any contact or
presentation between a Sales Representative and a large health care
organization (as distinguished from calls on individual physicians
or other medical professionals licensed to prescribe drugs who may
be affiliated with a large health care organization, in connection
with their professional prescribing decisions (but not with respect
to the large health care organization’s formulary)) shall not
be considered a Detail for purposes of this Agreement.
“ Develop ” means, with
respect to Cetuximab or Final Product, those activities that, in
general, are necessary for the development of Cetuximab and Final
Product for registration in Japan (including as encompassed by the
definition of Clinical Trials under this Agreement), to obtain and
maintain Approval(s) for Final Product in Japan (including to
support pricing/reimbursement), and to support appropriate usage
for Final Product in Japan, including analysis, testing, any
necessary pre-clinical studies required by Japanese Regulatory
Authorities, and development activities pertaining to lifecycle
management (including the conduct of Phase IIIb Clinical
Trials and Phase IV Clinical Trials not explicitly for
registrational purposes), new indications, and, if applicable, new
formulations developed specifically for the Japan market,
including, by way of example, the activities listed in the
definition of Development Costs below. “
Developing ” and “ Development ”
shall have correlative meanings.
“ Development Costs ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
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“ Diligent Efforts ”
means, for a Party, the performance of obligations in a sustained
manner consistent with the efforts such Party devotes to a product
of similar market potential resulting from its own research
efforts, based on conditions then prevailing and taking into
account the terms of this Agreement, but without regard to whether
such Party is also developing a potential Competing Product or
commercializing a Competing Product; provided ,
however , if, with respect to the Commercialization or
manufacture of Final Product, a Party does not have any such
product of similar market potential, such Party shall use
commercially reasonable efforts in the performance of its
obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the
applicable Diligent Efforts that a Party is required to apply under
this Agreement shall not alter or supersede, or modify the
interpretation of, the Diligent Efforts that a Party may be
required to exercise under the Existing Agreements. For
emphasis, the diligence obligation owed to ImClone under this
Agreement by Merck, on the one hand, and by BMS, on the other,
shall be determined by the diligence obligations owed to ImClone by
Merck and BMS, respectively, under the Existing
Agreements.
“ Distribution Costs
” means the [**] as an expense by a Party or any of its
Affiliates after the Restatement Effective Date that are
specifically identifiable or reasonably allocable to the Commercial
distribution of Final Product in Japan by a Party during the
Co-Promotion Term, including: [**].
“ Existing Committees ”
shall mean the Joint Executive Committee established under the
BMS-ImClone Agreement and the Merck/ImClone Steering Committee
established pursuant to the Merck-ImClone Agreement.
“ Experienced Arbitrator
” means a mutually acceptable, disinterested,
conflict-of-interest-free individual not affiliated with any of the
Parties or their Affiliates who (a) with respect to disputes
of a primarily legal, scientific, technical or regulatory nature
hereunder shall be an individual with appropriate legal,
scientific, technical or regulatory expertise to resolve such
disputes, or (b) with respect to disputes of a primarily
business or financial nature ( e.g. , disputes referred for
resolution pursuant to “baseball arbitration” under
Section 16.13(a)) shall be an individual who possesses
appropriate expertise to resolve such disputes. The
arbitrator shall not be or have been at any time an Affiliate,
employee, officer or director of any of the Parties or any of their
respective Affiliates, or, at any time within the five years
preceding the arbitration, a consultant of any of the Parties or
any of their respective Affiliates.
“ FDA ” shall mean the
United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor
thereto.
“ Final Product ”
means a product that incorporates Cetuximab, in all forms, dosages,
and presentations, and that is formulated, packaged, finished,
labeled, and released for commercial sale and distribution in Japan
under the Erbitux® Trademark.
“ Fully Burdened Manufacturing
Costs ” for any component or item comprising API or Final
Product means 100% of a Party’s fully burdened manufacturing
cost (as defined in the Party’s generally accepted accounting
policies consistently applied) that is (x) supplied by a Third
Party and/or (y) directly manufactured or supplied by a Party or an
Affiliate of such Party, determined as follows:
In
the case of clause (x) above, Fully Burdened Manufacturing
Costs means those amounts that are payable to a Third Party and
incurred by a Party or its Affiliates in connection with the
manufacture or supply of API or Final Product, including
[**].
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Fully-Burdened Manufacturing Costs incurred by
a Party or its Affiliates (other than Fully-Burdened Manufacturing
Costs that are payable to a Third Party, as discussed above) shall
comprise the sum of:
(a)
For API:
Cost of Raw Materials
The
purchase unit cost of raw materials multiplied by [**].
Direct Labor and Allocable Overhead
Costs :
The
cost of direct labor and manufacturing overhead resources consumed
in the production process [**].
Costs will include any efficiency, activity and
spending variances from standards as well as any underabsorbed
overhead expenses incurred during the startup of the biologic
operation for the Final Product or caused by subsequent evolution
of the Final Product’s volumes sold in Japan,
[**].
Manufacturing overhead includes the following
costs:
-
Normal depreciation of building, machinery and equipment
-
Plant management
-
Plant services and utilities
-
Plant maintenance
-
Quality control at all stages
-
Freight and storage costs at all stages
-
Cost accounting and data processing services
-
Any taxes and duties other than VAT and income tax
(b)
For the Processing of API into Final Product:
Cost of Raw Materials
The
purchase unit cost of any materials and packaging components
necessary to make the finished goods (including the API)
[**].
Direct Labor and Overhead Costs
The
cost of direct labor and overhead resources consumed in the
manufacturing process, [**].
[**]
The
manufacturing overhead will include:
-
Normal depreciation of fixed assets
-
Plant management
-
Plant common services and utilities
-
Plant maintenance
-
Quality control at all stages
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-
Subject to Section 8.6(b), reasonable manufacturing plant
capacity reservation fees to the extent reasonably allocable to
binding forecasts of production of Final Product for sale or use in
Japan
-
Freight and storage costs at all stages
-
Cost accounting and data processing services
-
Any taxes and duties other than VAT and income tax.
For
the avoidance of doubt, Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost shall in
both cases described in subsections (a) and (b) above (as
well as for purposes of item (x) in the first paragraph of
this definition of Fully Burdened Manufacturing Cost),
[**].
“ FTE ” means the
equivalent of the work of one (1) employee full time for one
(1) year (consisting of at least a total of [*] hours per
year, or such other number as may be agreed by the SCJ) of work
directly related to the Commercialization of Final Product or any
other activities contemplated under this Agreement. No
additional payment shall be made with respect to any person who
works more than [*] hours per year (or such other number as may be
agreed by the SCJ), and any person who devotes less than [*] hours
per year (or such other number as may be agreed by the SCJ) shall
be treated as an FTE on a pro-rata basis, to be calculated upon the
actual number of hours worked divided by [*] (or such other number
as may be agreed by the SCJ).
“ FTE Cost ”, for a
given employee performing services under this Agreement, means the
FTE Rate for such category of employee as established under
Section 4.1(e) and as adjusted subsequently in accordance
with Section 4.1(e), multiplied by the percentage of time
devoted by such employee to the applicable task.
“ GAAP ” shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States,
consistently applied by ImClone or BMS, as the case may
be.
“ Good Manufacturing
Practices ” or “ cGMP ” means current
good manufacturing practices for biological and other
pharmaceutical products (and components thereof) as described in
regulations promulgated by the Japanese Regulatory Authorities or
other Regulatory Authorities (such as FDA), as updated and
applicable from time to time.
“ IFRS ” shall mean
International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied
by Merck.
“Indication
” shall mean a specific disease indication and which, in the
case of oncology, shall be differentiated by tumor type (e.g.,
colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and the like are
separate Indications). Any lines of therapy within a given
tumor type shall not be deemed separate Indications. For the
sake of clarity, approval of new lines of therapy within a given
tumor type (e.g., 1 st line, 2 nd line, 3
rd line or adjuvant) shall not be considered as new
Indications for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes
of Section 3.1(c) and Article 6 of this Agreement
(including Section 6.4(b)(i)).
“ Invention ” shall mean any
new or useful process, compound, composition of matter,
improvements, discoveries, claims, formulae, processes, trade
secrets, technologies and know-how (including confidential data and
Confidential Information), to the extent relating to, derived from
and useful for the manufacture, use or sale of Final Product
(including the formulation, delivery or use thereof in
pharmaceutical applications for human health), including synthesis,
preparation, recovery and purification processes and techniques,
control methods and assays, chemical data, toxicological and
pharmacological data and techniques, clinical data, medical uses,
product forms and product formulations and specifications,
whether
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patentable or unpatentable; and in each case,
limited to those Inventions conceived or first reduced to practice
or demonstrated to have utility in the performance of activities
undertaken under, and in direct connection with the co-development
and/or co-commercialization activities undertaken by or on behalf
of a Party or two or more Parties pursuant to and during the term
of, this Agreement, as contemplated herein.
“ Japan ” shall mean Japan,
including its possessions and territories.
“ Japanese Regulatory Authorities
” shall mean the health regulatory authority(ies) in Japan,
and any successor(s) thereto.
“ JNDA ” means a regulatory
filing made with the Japanese Regulatory Authorities that seeks
Approval to market and sell a Final Product in Japan for a given
Indication.
“ Launch ” means the
first commercial sale of a Final Product to the general public in
Japan after Approval for the marketing and sale of such Final
Product has been obtained for its first Indication in
Japan.
“ Long-Term Development Plan
” means the written Development plan then approved by the SCJ
for Development in Japan, which plan shall include:
(A)
a binding section, which shall indicate those specific Clinical
Trials that the Parties have agreed to conduct under this Agreement
with respect to Japan, and which shall include, where agreed
upon: (i) a budget for such Clinical Trials (or a good
faith estimate if a firm budget is not reasonably practicable),
(ii) any plans involving a CRO for such Clinical Trials,
(iii) to the extent known, estimated timelines for the
initiation and completion of such Clinical Trials, (iv) to the
extent known, key endpoints for such Clinical Trials, (v) to
the extent known, any specific allocation of responsibilities among
the Parties with respect to the implementation of such Clinical
Trials, (vi) if applicable, any go/no-go criteria for a given
study, and (vii) if applicable, any clinical studies being
conducted outside the Development Plan (and which will not be
shared as Development Costs under this Agreement) that will be used
to bridge to or support the Clinical Trials; and
(B)
a non-binding section, which shall indicate those Indication(s),
new line(s) of therapy within an Indication, preclinical
studies and/or Clinical Trials that the Parties are contemplating
but have not yet agreed to conduct with respect to Japan, which
section may include (i) a good faith estimate of the budget
for the Development of the Indications, lines of therapy, and/or
conduct of those studies, (ii) any other or related
significant Development related activities contemplated for Japan,
(iii) any plans involving a CRO, (iv) to the extent
known, estimated timelines, (v) to the extent known, key
regulatory activities and any material regulatory strategies
relating to such Indications, lines of therapy, and/or studies, and
(vi) any contemplated allocation of responsibilities among the
Parties with respect to the implementation of the Long-Term
Development Plan.
Where references in this Agreement refer to the
implementation of, or the conduct or performance of activities in
accordance with, or subject to, an Approved Plan or a Long-Term
Development Plan, such references shall be deemed to refer only to
the binding components of the Long-Term Development Plan and not to
those non-binding components of the Long-Term Development
Plan.
“ Marketing Costs ”
means, subject to Sections 4.1, 4.3(a) and 4.3(b),
[**].
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“ Medical Education
Activities ” means activities designed to ensure or
improve appropriate medical use of, conduct medical education of,
or further research regarding, Final Product sold in Japan,
including by way of example:
[**]
“ Medical Education Costs
” means, subject to Sections 4.1, 4.3(a) and 4.3(c),
[**] an expense by BMKK, MJ or any of their Affiliates after the
Restatement Effective Date that are approved by the SCJ or incurred
in accordance with an Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget and
that are specifically identifiable or reasonably allocable to
Medical Education Activities with respect to Final Product
Commercialization efforts of MJ and BMKK in Japan during the
Co-Promotion Term, together with any such costs incurred in excess
of the budget set forth in the Annual Commercialization Plan and
Budget for same that are approved by the JJCC or SCJ.
“Merck-ImClone Japan
Agreement” means that separate agreement executed
between ImClone and Merck, dated as of the Restatement Effective
Date, as the same may be amended or supplemented hereafter.
“ Net Sales ” means
the amount billed or otherwise charged by the final billing Party,
an Affiliate or any permitted (sub)licensee for sales or other
dispositions of Final Product to a Third Party, less (to the extent
not reimbursed or refunded to the final billing Party):
(a)
normal and customary discounts (including cash discounts and
quantity discounts), retroactive price reductions, charge-back
payments (or their equivalent) and rebates allowed, paid, or
granted to managed health care organizations or to national,
state/provincial, local and other governments in Japan, their
agencies, and purchasers and reimbursers or to trade customers as
accrued by such Party in accordance with its customary practices in
accordance with GAAP or IFRS, as applicable to such Party;
(b)
credits or allowances accrued for claims, damaged goods, rejections
or returns of such Final Product, including Final Product returns
in connection with recalls or withdrawals (to the extent the recall
or withdrawal is not attributable to the negligence of the Party
booking the Net Sale);
(c)
freight out, postage, shipping and insurance charges for delivery
of Final Product (excluding such charges that are included in
Distribution Costs), to the extent that such items are included in
the gross amount billed; and
(d)
taxes or duties levied on, absorbed or otherwise imposed on sale of
such Final Product, including value-added taxes, tariffs, excise
taxes, or other governmental charges otherwise imposed upon the
billed amount, as adjusted for rebates and refunds, to the extent
not paid by the Third Party or otherwise reimbursed (but not
including taxes assessed against the income derived from such
sale.
Net
Sales shall not include sales between a Party and its Affiliates,
but shall arise upon the sale by a Party or its Affiliates to
unrelated Third Parties, such as end users, wholesalers and
retailers. Net Sales, as set forth in this definition, shall
be calculated applying, in accordance with GAAP or IFRS, as
applicable to such Party, the standard accounting practices that a
Party customarily applies to other products sold by it.
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“ Other Operating Expenses
” means other operating costs recorded as an expense by BMKK,
MJ or any of their Affiliates after the Restatement Effective Date
that relate to the manufacture or Commercialization of Final
Product by a Party in Japan, that fall within the following cost
categories, and that are specifically identifiable to or reasonably
allocable to the manufacture of Final Product by a Party for use or
sale in Japan or to Final Product Commercialization efforts of a
Party in Japan:
[**]
The
methodology used to determine the amount of each item set forth
above shall be developed by the JJFC and approved by the
SCJ.
“ Packaging and Release ”
means those activities undertaken in connection with this Agreement
to place a label on filled vials, package (both primary and
secondary packaging) such vials, conduct QA/QC, and release
Cetuximab or Final Product for use or sale in Japan.
Packaging and Release also includes the conduct of a market life
stability program, whether performed in or outside of Japan,
including, without limitation, the timely preparation and delivery
of summary tables and reports to support regulatory filing
submissions for Finished Product for Commercialization in Japan
according to stability protocols and other requirements that are
agreed to by the JJMC and as may be modified by the JJMC from time
to time.
“ Party ” shall mean, as
applicable, Merck, MJ, ImClone, BMS, or BMKK and, when used in the
plural, shall mean Merck, MJ, ImClone, BMS, and BMKK.
“ Party Group ” shall mean
either (i) Merck and MJ, or (ii) ImClone, BMS, and
BMKK.
“ PDC ” shall mean the
Product Development Committee established pursuant to the
BMS-ImClone Agreement.
“ PDE ” or “
Primary Detail Equivalent ” means a primary Detail
equivalent where (a) a Primary Position Detail has a value of
[**] PDE, and (b) a Secondary Position Detail has the value of
[**] PDE. The procedures for determining PDEs in a group
presentation are set forth on Exhibit 1.1(b)
hereto.
“ PDE Rate ” means
the fully-burdened cost of providing an oncology PDE in Japan, as
initially established and thereafter adjusted in accordance with
Section 6.3(b).
“Person
” shall mean an individual or a corporation, partnership,
association, trust, or any other entity or organization, including
a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“ Phase IIIB Clinical Trial
” means (a) a product support human clinical trial of
Final Product ( i.e. , a clinical trial that is not required
for receipt of Approval for an Indication in Japan or new line of
therapy within an Indication, but which may be useful in providing
additional drug profile data in support of such Approval in Japan
for such Indication or new line of therapy) that is commenced
before receipt of Approval for such Indication (or new line of
therapy) in Japan, or (b) a clinical trial that is required or
advised by a Japanese Regulatory Authorities as a condition of or
in connection with obtaining or maintaining a regulatory approval
for an Indication or new line of therapy (and that is
commenced after receipt of such regulatory approval).
“ Phase IV Clinical Trial
” means (a) a human clinical trial, or other test or
study, of Final Product commenced after receipt of initial Approval
for an Indication (or for a new line of therapy within an
Indication) in Japan that is conducted within the parameters of the
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approved for the Final Product, other
than Phase IIIB Clinical Trials, and (b) investigator
sponsored clinical trials of Final Product that are not set forth
in the Annual Development Plan. Phase IV Studies may include
clinical trials, or other tests and studies, conducted in support
of pricing/reimbursement for an initial Approval, epidemiological
studies, modeling and pharmacoeconomic studies, and post-marketing
surveillance studies. For clarity, the funding, the design,
and the scientific integrity (and related matters) of any Phase IV
studies are to be approved by the JJDC and not the JJCC.
“ Primary Position Detail
” means a Detail in which [**].
“ Profit Or Loss ”
means, subject to Sections 3.1(c), 6.4(f), 7.2 and 7.3, Net Sales
of Final Product in Japan, less Allowable Expenses in Japan.
For sake of clarity, Profit Or Loss shall be determined prior to
application of any income taxes, and if such terms are used
individually, “Profit” shall mean a positive Profit Or
Loss, and “Loss” shall mean a negative Profit Or
Loss .
“ QA ” means quality
assurance activities conducted in accordance with Good
Manufacturing Practices.
“ QC ” means quality
control activities conducted in accordance with Good Manufacturing
Practices.
“ Quarter ” means
each of the three (3) month periods ending on March 31,
June 30, September 30 and December 31;
provided that the first Quarter during the term of this
Agreement shall commence on the Restatement Effective Date and end
on December 31, 2007.
“Regulatory
Authority ” means any national (for example, the FDA
in the United States) or supra-national (for example, the European
Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products) agency or other
governmental entity authorized and empowered to grant regulatory
approvals necessary to market Cetuximab outside of Japan.
“ Regulatory Costs ”
means [**] an expense by a Party or any of its Affiliates after the
Restatement Effective Date (including filing, user, maintenance and
other fees paid to Japanese Regulatory Authorities) (i) that
are incurred in accordance with an Approved Commercialization Plan,
the Japan Manufacturing Plan and Budget, or an Approved Annual
Development Plan and Budget, or are otherwise approved by the SCJ,
and (ii) that are specifically identifiable or reasonably
allocable to the preparation of regulatory submissions for, and the
obtaining and maintenance of any Approval of, any Final Product in
Japan, including [**]. Such Regulatory Costs shall be
appropriately allocated between the Approved Commercialization Plan
and the Approved Development Plan. For sake of clarity,
Regulatory Costs relating to Development activities for the purpose
of obtaining regulatory Approval for an Indication (or new line of
therapy within an existing approved Indication) for Cetuximab or
Final Product in Japan to be considered Development Costs, while
Regulatory Costs incurred in connection with obtaining pricing or
reimbursement approval, maintenance of Approvals, or Phase IV
Clinical Trials to be considered Allowable Expenses.
“ Representative ”
means such individual as a Party is entitled to and has appointed
to the SCJ, a Subcommittee or Working Group from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement. Each Party will endeavor to
appoint individuals who are appropriate to, and have pertinent
experience with respect to, the functions of the SCJ, Subcommittee
or Working Group. For clarity, the appointment or
qualifications of a Party’s Representatives are not subject
to approval by the other Parties.
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“ Results ” shall mean all
data and information discovered or developed under or in connection
with a Study, the Annual Development Plan and Budget, and/or the
Development activities contemplated under this
Agreement.
“ Sales Costs ” means
[**] an expense by a Party or any of its Affiliates after the
Restatement Effective Date that are approved by the SCJ or incurred
in accordance with the then Approved Commercialization Plan and
Budget and that are specifically identifiable or reasonably
allocable to the sales efforts during the Co-Promotion Term for
Final Product to all markets in Japan, together with any such costs
incurred in excess of the budget set forth in the Annual
Commercialization Plan and Budget for same that are approved by the
JJCC or SCJ. Subject to the foregoing, for sake of clarity,
Sales Costs shall include the following costs paid or incurred by a
Party associated with the following:
[**]
“ Sales Representative
” of a Party means (a) an employee of such Party or an
Affiliate of such Party or (b) an individual independent
contractor engaged by such Party or Affiliate (but only to the
extent expressly permitted by Section 6.9(b) of this
Agreement or by agreement of the BMKK/BMS and MJ/Merck members of
the JJCC) to Co-Promote Final Product on behalf of such Party, in
either case (i) who is responsible for meeting in person with
customers and others who can buy or prescribe (or influence the
buying or prescribing process and decisions regarding buying or
prescribing) the Final Product in Japan, and (ii) whose
success at such activities is a significant factor in the ongoing
employment or engagement, and compensation, of the individual,
excluding in each case (x) those employees or independent
contractors of either Party or such an Affiliate that are solely
engaged in telemarketing, professional education or other indirect
activities in support of direct selling and (y) Medical
Liaisons.
“ Secondary Position Detail
” means a Detail in which [**].
“ Semi-Annual Period
” means any period consisting of two (2) consecutive
Quarters; provided that each Semi-Annual Period shall begin
on the day following the last day of a previous Semi-Annual
Period.
“ Specifications ”
means the specifications for the manufacture, labeling, packaging,
storage, shipment, and release of the Final Product, as set forth
in an applicable JNDA or other regulatory filing ( e.g. , a
drug master file (as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations))
or Approval then in effect from time to time.
“ Target ” means the
extracellular domain of the human epidermal growth factor receptor
(EGFR, HER1, c-ErbB-1).
“ Third Party ” shall mean
any Person who or which is neither a Party nor an Affiliate of a
Party.
“ Third Party Milestone
Payments ” means up-front fees (including any fees paid
in installments) and milestones and other payments payable to
a Third Party in consideration for rights necessary or useful for
(i) the Commercialization or use of the Final Product in
Japan, or (ii) the manufacture of the API or Final Product
anywhere in the world for the purpose of, but only to the extent
fairly and reasonably allocable to, the Commercialization or use of
the Final Product in Japan, but excluding amounts paid in the form
of Third Party Royalties.
“ Third Party Payments
” means Third Party Milestone Payments and Third Party
Royalties. The Third Party Payments as of the Restatement
Effective Date are listed on Exhibit 1.1(a).
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“ Third Party Royalties
” means royalties (but excluding any royalties or other
payments that are not tied to sales of Final Product) payable to a
Third Party in consideration for rights necessary or useful for
(i) the Commercialization or use of the Final Product in
Japan, or (ii) the manufacture of Final Product anywhere in
the world for the purpose of, and to the extent fairly and
reasonably allocable to, the Commercialization or use of the Final
Product in Japan.
“ Trademark ” shall
include any word, name, symbol, color, designation or device or any
combination thereof, including any trademark, trade dress, service
mark, service name, brand mark, trade name, brand name, logo or
business symbol, that is used in connection with distribution,
marketing, promotion and sale of the Final Product in Japan, but
excluding the Corporate Names of any Party and its Affiliates and
variants thereof.
“ United States ” or “
U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America,
including its possessions and territories.
1.2
Additional Defined Terms . The following additional
defined terms shall have the meanings set forth in the sections of
this Agreement listed below:
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Defined
Term
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Section Where
Defined
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“Agreement”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Alliance Manager”
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2.9
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“Alternative Trademark”
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3.2(c)(iv)
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“Annual Commercialization Plan and
Budget”
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6.1(a)
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“Annual Development Plan and
Budget”
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3.1(a)
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“Audited Party(ies)”
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4.8(b)
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“Auditing Party(ies)”
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4.8(b)
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“Bankrupt Party”
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4.9(a)
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“Benefit Plans”
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6.9(h)
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“BMKK”
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Preliminary Statement
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“BMKK/MJ NSF Commercialization Activities
Costs”
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4.3(a)
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“BMS”
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Preliminary Statement
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“BMS-ImClone Agreement”
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Preliminary Statement
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“BMS Manufactured
Component”
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8.8(b)
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“Breaching Party(ies)”
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14.2
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“Claims”
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13.2
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“Clinical Trial Expense
Overrun”
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4.2(c)
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“Co-Development
Agreement”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Collaboration”
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2.1(b)
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“Company Invention”
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5.1
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“Competing Product
Party”
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10.2(a)
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“Confidential
Information”
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12.3
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“Co-Promotion Term”
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7.2
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“Courts”
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16.12(b)
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“CSO”
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6.9(b)
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“CTNs”
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3.2(c)(ii)
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“Declining Party”
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7.3(a)(ii)
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“Duplicate Database”
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3.6(a)
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“Existing Agreements”
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Preliminary Statement
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“fill/finish”
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8.2(c)(i)
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“FM Shortage”
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8.4
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“FTE Rate”
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4.1(e)
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Defined
Term
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Section Where
Defined
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“General Invention”
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5.2
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“Good Faith Challenge”
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10.4
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“Hiring Party”
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6.9(h)
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“ImClone”
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Preliminary Statement
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“ImClone Manufactured
Component”
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8.8(c)
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“Indemnifying Party”
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13.3(c)
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“Indemnifying Party”
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13.3(c)
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“Initial Training
Period”
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6.5(c)(i)
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“Interested Party”
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3.1(c)
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“Japan Agency Agreement”
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3.2(b)
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“Japan Manufacturing Plan and
Budget”
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8.1(a)
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“Joint Japan Commercialization
Committee” or “JJCC”
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2.1(b)
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“Joint Japan Development Committee”
or “JJDC”
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2.1(b)
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“Joint Japan Finance Committee” or
“JJFC”
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2.1(b)
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“Joint Japan Manufacturing
Committee” or “JJMC”
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2.1(b)
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“Long-Term Commercialization Plan
and Budget”
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6.1(a)
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“Losses”
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13.1
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“Manufacturing Cost
Worksheet”
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8.1(c)(iii)
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“Marketing Expense
Overrun”
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4.3(b)
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“Marketing Materials”
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6.6(a)
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“Master Database”
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3.6(a)
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“Medical Education Expense
Overrun”
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4.3(c)
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“Merck”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Merck-ImClone
Agreement”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Merck Manufactured
Component”
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8.8(a)
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“MJ”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Non-breaching
Party(ies)”
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14.2
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“Non-Interested Party”
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3.1(c)
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“Non-Qualifying Details”
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6.4(b)(ii)
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“Party” or
“Parties”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Product Trademark”
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9.1(a)
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“Promotional Data”
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6.4(e)
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“Providing Party”
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6.2(b)(v)(1)
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“Quarterly PDE Amount”
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6.4(b)(i)
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“Reassigned”
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6.2(b)v)(3)
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“Recall”
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8.7(a)
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“Related Invention”
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5.2
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“Requesting Party”
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6.2(b)(v)(1)
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“Restatement Effective
Date”
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Preliminary Statement
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“Shortfall Party”
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6.4(f)(iii)
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“Steering Committee Japan” or
“SCJ”
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2.1(b)
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“Subcommittee”
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2.1(b)
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“Sublicense Proposing
Party”
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10.3(c)
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“Sublicensee”
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10.3(c)
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“Third Party Acquirer”
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Definition of Change of Control
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“Trademark Infringement
Claims”
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9.3(a)
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Defined
Term
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Section Where
Defined
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“Uncured Material
Default”
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14.4(a)
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“Working Group”
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2.8(a)
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2.
MANAGEMENT OF
COLLABORATION.
2.1
General
(a)
General Scope . The collaboration among the Parties
set forth in this Agreement shall be composed of and limited
to:
(i)
the co-Development and regulatory activities of the Parties
undertaken with the intention to obtain marketing authorizations
for Final Product in Japan. The Clinical Trials described in
detail in the Annual Development Plan and Budget and the binding
portion of the Long-Term Development Plan attached as Exhibit 3.1(a) hereto are
those Clinical Trials with respect to which the Parties have
currently agreed to pursue for Final Product in Japan;
(ii)
the co-Commercialization by BMKK and MJ of Final Product in Japan;
and
(iii)
the manufacture and supply of Cetuximab for co-development, and of
Final Product for co-Commercialization, in Japan.
(b)
Committees and Subcommittees . Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties have established or
shall establish (i) a joint steering committee (the “
Steering Committee Japan
” or “ SCJ
”) that will oversee the Parties’ activities under this
Agreement (the “ Collaboration ”) and facilitate
communications between the Parties with respect to the Development,
Approval, manufacturing and Commercialization of the Final Products
hereunder, and (ii) four (4) specialized joint
subcommittees (“ Subcommittees ”) consisting of
one to focus on each of the following areas: Development and
Approval and other regulatory matters (such Subcommittee, the
“ Joint Japan Development
and Regulatory Committee ” or “ JJDC ”), Commercialization (such
committee, the “ Joint Japan
Commercialization Committee ” or “ JJCC ”), manufacturing (such
committee, the “ Joint Japan
Manufacturing Committee ” or “ JJMC ”), and financial (such
committee, the “ Joint Japan
Financial Committee ” or “ JJFC ”), respectively, arising
out of the Collaboration. Each Committee shall have the
responsibilities and authority allocated to it in this
Article 2 and elsewhere in this Agreement. The Parties
intend that their respective organizations will work together to
assure the success of the Collaboration.
(c)
Reservation of Rights in a Party. Notwithstanding the
Committee structure established pursuant to
Section 2.1(b) to oversee the Collaboration, each Party
shall retain the rights, powers and discretion granted to it under
this Agreement, and no such rights, powers, or discretion shall be
delegated to or vested in the SCJ or a Subcommittee unless such
delegation or vesting of rights is expressly provided for in this
Agreement or the Parties expressly so agree in writing. The
Parties hereby agree that the following matters are outside the
jurisdiction and authority of the SCJ and the Subcommittees:
(i) the amendment, modification or waiver of compliance with
this Agreement, which shall require mutual written agreement of the
Parties, and (ii) such other matters as are expressly reserved
to the consent, approval, agreement or other decision-making
authority of any one or more Parties in this Agreement, whether or
not required by this Agreement to be considered by the SCJ one or
more Subcommittees prior to the exercise of such consent, approval
or other decision-making authority.
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(d)
No Effect on Existing Agreements . Except as provided
in Section 16.14(c), no decision by the SCJ or any
Subcommittee may affect, alter or modify a Party’s
obligations under any of the Existing Agreements, as amended by
this Agreement.
2.2
Steering Committee Japan . The Steering Committee
Japan shall be responsible for overseeing and coordinating each
Party’s co-Development and co-Commercialization activities as
set forth in, and subject to the terms of, this Agreement. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the SCJ shall have overall
responsibility for the success of the Collaboration, and its
general areas of responsibility shall be: (i) to determine the
Development, regulatory, Commercialization, and manufacturing
strategy for the Collaboration, (ii) to coordinate the
Parties’ activities hereunder, and (iii) as applicable,
to review, comment on, approve, and resolve disputes with respect
to, plans and budgets for, and the implementation of, the
Collaboration, including the specific responsibilities of the SCJ
outlined below. The SCJ shall have the membership and shall
operate by the procedures set forth in Sections 2.4, 2.5 and
2.6. In particular, and subject to Sections 3.1(c) and
10.2 and to Article 14 of this Agreement, the SCJ shall have
the following specific responsibilities:
(a)
Development and Regulatory Responsibilities . Subject
to Section 3.1(c), the SCJ shall: (1) approve the
Development and regulatory strategy for the Final Product,
(2) provide a forum for coordination of the Parties’
Development and regulatory activities under this Agreement, and
(3) as applicable, review, comment on, approve, and seek to
resolve disputes with respect to, Development plans and budgets
for, and the implementation of, the Development and regulatory
strategy for, the Final Product. The Long-Term Development
Plan, as of the Restatement Effective Date, is as set forth in
Exhibit 3.1(a)
hereto. The SCJ may amend or supplement the Long-Term
Development Plan, and make any decision necessary to fulfill the
Long-Term Development Plan in accordance with this Agreement.
In particular, the SCJ shall have the following specific
responsibilities with respect to the Development and registration
of the Final Product in Japan:
(i)
subject to Section 3.1(c), review and approve all Annual
Development Plans and Budgets, and all updates, amendments and
modifications to, and waivers of provisions of, each Annual
Development Plan and Budget and the Long-Term Development Plan,
including whether to pursue the Development of an additional
Indication (or a new line of therapy within an existing approved
Indication), the termination of an Indication (or line of therapy)
then being developed, or the initiation or cessation of other
additional Development activities;
(ii)
review and approve each Annual Development Plan and Budget or any
changes thereto approved by the JJDC, and resolve any disputes at
the JJDC with respect to the Annual Development Plan and Budget or
any changes thereto;
(iii)
monitor progress of the ongoing Clinical Trials and any future
Clinical Trials added to the binding and non-binding sections of
the Long-Term Development Plan, identify issues and provide
necessary resources, tools and ideas to solve such issues;
(iv)
establish and develop common working structures (e.g., use of
common databases, investigator brochures, exchange of safety
information);
(v)
review and comment upon interactions with the Japanese Regulatory
Authorities pursuant to Article 3 hereof;
(vi)
review, modify and approve, and ensure consistency between, draft
JNDAs for Cetuximab proposed by BMKK, as agent for ImClone, and
MJ;
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(vii)
create, monitor, oversee and direct working groups as necessary or
useful to carry out the implementation of the binding portions
of the Long-Term Development Plan;
(viii)
determine a publication strategy and oversee publications pursuant
to Sections 12.1 and 12.2;
(ix)
review and approve all key regulatory and key clinical Development
strategies;
(x)
review, modify and approve (including funding for) compassionate
use and early access programs; and
(xi)
approve Final Product labeling and all changes thereto.
(b)
Commercialization and Manufacturing Responsibilities .
The SCJ shall: (1) determine the Commercialization, and
manufacturing, quality control and product release strategy for
Final Product, (2) provide a forum for coordination of the
Parties’ Commercialization activities under this Agreement,
and (3) as applicable, review, comment on, approve, and seek
to resolve disputes with respect to, plans and budgets for, and the
implementation of, the Commercialization, manufacturing, quality
control and product release aspects of and strategy for Final
Product. The Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget as
of the Restatement Effective Date is as set forth in Exhibit 6.2(a) hereto, and
has been approved by the SCJ. The manufacturing plan portion
of the Manufacturing Plan and Budget as of the Restatement
Effective Date is as set forth in Exhibit 8.1(a) hereto, and
has been approved by the SCJ. Subject to applicable terms of
this Agreement, the SCJ may amend or supplement the Long-Term
Commercialization Plan and Budget and the Manufacturing Plan and
Budget, and make any decision necessary to fulfill or implement
same in accordance with this Agreement. In particular,
the SCJ shall have the following specific responsibilities with
respect to the Commercialization of Final Product and the
manufacture of API and Final Product for sale in Japan:
(i)
review and approve (1) each Long-Term Commercialization Plan
and Budget, (2) each Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget,
and (3) all updates, amendments and modifications thereto, and
waivers of provisions thereof;
(ii)
review and approve (1) each Japan Manufacturing Plan and
Budget, and (2) all updates, amendments and modifications
thereto, and waivers of provisions thereof);
(iii)
determine whether to recall or withdraw Final Product in the
circumstances set forth in Section 8.7;
(iv)
review and approve long-term ( i.e., for the ensuing
three-to-five years) Commercial strategy for Final Product;
(v)
subject to the Existing Agreements and this Agreement, review and
approve strategies for obtaining and maintaining patent and
Trademark protection, enforcing such patents and Trademarks, and
defending Third Party claims relating to patents and
Trademarks;
(vi)
determine and approve pricing/reimbursement strategy with respect
to large health care providers, governmental agencies ( e.g
., national, state, regional, and local), and other group
purchasing accounts;
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(vii)
review and approve the parameters of any terms and conditions
relating to or affecting the price at which Final Product will be
sold in Japan, including discounts available to large health care
providers, governmental agencies ( e.g ., federal, state and
local), and other group purchasing accounts; discounts attributable
to payments on receivables; and credits, price adjustments, other
discounts and allowances to be granted or refused;
(viii)
subject to Section 10.2(a), review and approve the specific
terms and conditions with respect to which MJ may offer Final
Product for sale in Japan.
(ix)
approve the methodology used to determine the amount of each item
of Operating Expenses;
(x)
resolve any disputes at the JJFC regarding the calculation of
Profit and Loss or any other amount due a Party under this
Agreement or the reconciliation of payments between the
Parties;
(xi)
evaluate performance of the Parties under this Agreement;
(xii)
coordinate and oversee the activities of the Parties and Committees
hereunder and resolve any disputes at the JJMC, JJDC and JJCC;
and
(xiii)
review recommendations submitted by the JJCC concerning, and
approve, patient assistance and indigent access programs and any
changes thereto.
(c)
Generally . The SCJ shall also:
(i)
provide guidance to the JJDC, the JJCC, JJFC and the JJMC with
respect to any other Development, Commercialization, financial, and
manufacturing activities, strategies, plans and budgets (or
portions thereof);
(ii)
review any matter that falls within the responsibilities of the
JJDC, JJCC JJFC, or JJMC, if any Party’s members of such
Subcommittee believe that a matter should be reviewed by the SCJ
following review by such Subcommittee;
(iii)
perform such other responsibilities related to the Parties’
co-Development and co-Commercialization activities contemplated
hereunder as have been or may be assigned to the SCJ pursuant to
this Agreement or as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties
from time to time;
(iv)
periodically, as a Party may request, evaluate the performance of
the Development, manufacturing and Commercialization activities
against its related Plan goals;
(v)
coordinate the activities of the Parties hereunder, including
oversight of the JJDC, JJCC, and JJMC as provided herein;
(vi)
seek to resolve any disputes or disagreements within or between the
JJDC, JJCC, JJFC or JJMC;
(vii)
approve winning bids to manufacture Final Product (or any component
thereof) pursuant to Section 8.1(c); and
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(viii)
review any matter that falls within the responsibilities of the
JJDC, JJCC, JJFC or JJMC if a Party’s members of such
Subcommittee (where such Party has a vote on such Subcommittee)
believe that a matter should be reviewed by the SCJ following
review by such Subcommittee.
2.3
Subcommittees . Unless already established, the
following Subcommittees shall also be established by the Parties
within thirty (30) days after the Restatement Effective Date, each
of which shall have, subject to Sections 3.1(c) and 10.2 and
to Article 14, the following specific responsibilities:
(a)
Joint Japan Commercialization Committee (JJCC) . The
JJCC shall be responsible for preparing and submitting to the SCJ
for its approval, on an annual basis consistent with Article 6
hereof, each Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget and each
Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget. Each such
Plan shall be consistent with applicable terms of this
Agreement. The JJCC shall be charged with taking any action
and making any decision necessary to implement each such Annual
Commercialization Plan and Budget approved by the SCJ. In
particular, the JJCC shall be responsible for the following
Commercialization activities with respect to Final Product in
Japan:
(i)
establish a strategy for Commercialization of Final Product in
Japan, including product positioning, consistent where achievable
with the Parties’ respective strategies in other major market
countries in which they Commercialize ERBITUX;
(ii)
make recommendations to the SCJ with respect to the SCJ’s
review and approval of each Long-Term Commercialization Plan and
Budget, and all updates, amendments and modifications to, and
waivers of provisions of, each such Long-Term Commercialization
Plan and Budget;
(iii)
developing and recommending for approval by the SCJ each Annual
Commercialization Plan and Budget, and all updates, amendments and
modifications thereto, and waivers of provisions thereof, in each
case consistent with the Long-Term Commercialization Plan and
Budget;
(iv)
develop and provide to the JJMC market, unit sales, and Net Sales
forecasts for Final Product, broken down by approved Indication and
updated quarterly, in sufficient detail and length of time as to
enable the JJMC to determine its own forecasts under
Section 8.3(b);
(v)
determine and approve the allocation of responsibilities among the
Parties applicable to the Development activities contemplated under
this Agreement in a manner consistent with this Agreement and the
Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget;
(vi)
monitor progress and compliance under, and oversee the
implementation of, each Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget
and each Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget;
(vii)
monitor, review and comment on costs incurred by the Parties in
connection with their respective Commercialization activities, to
the extent practicable, on an Indication-by-Indication basis;
(viii)
review and recommend for approval by the SCJ packaging designs and
provide input to the SCJ regarding Product labeling;
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(ix)
review and approve Final Product marketing, advertising and
promotional strategies and materials, including all Marketing
Materials, developed by the Parties for the Parties’ Sales
Representatives, for compliance with this Agreement and applicable
Law;
(x)
endeavor to coordinate Final Product marketing, advertising and
promotional activities, where practicable, on a worldwide
basis;
(xi)
approve the selection of major or key marketing vendors (
e.g ., public relations agencies, advertising agencies
and/or medical education agencies);
(xii)
recommend reimbursement strategies for approval by the SCJ;
(xiii)
review and approve strategies for, and key specific, market
research plans and journal advertising, in each case in accordance
with this Agreement, the applicable Annual Commercialization Plan
and Budget and the Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget, and
approve and assign responsibilities for implementation of same;
(xiv)
review and approve, assign responsibilities for, and coordinate all
sales force activities, including Sales Representative training,
the number of Sales Representatives to be assigned to Final Product
promotion, the number of PDEs to be devoted to Final Product
promotion, and the territory alignment of Sales Representatives, in
each case in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable Annual
Commercialization Plan and Budget and the Long-Term
Commercialization Plan and Budget;
(xv)
plan and oversee promotional programs, including speaker and
peer-to-peer activity programs, and the funding of educational and
professional symposia, in each case in accordance with this
Agreement, the applicable Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget
and the Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget;
(xvi)
discuss and recommend to the SCJ for its approval a range of
suggested prices and discount strategies for the sale of Final
Product to unaffiliated Third Parties;
(xvii)
receive and review each Party’s sales, pricing, and financial
reports pertaining to Sales Costs, Marketing Costs and other
Allowable Expenses;
(xviii) make
recommendations to the SCJ with respect to patient assistance and
indigent access programs, and provide input to the SCJ with respect
to early access and compassionate use programs;
(xix)
review and approve any significant agreements (including any
agreement or series or group of related agreements with an
aggregate expense of more than one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000)) with Third Parties to be entered into by a Party with
respect to the Commercialization of Final Product in Japan;
(xx)
facilitate the flow of Commercialization information;
(xxi)
review MJ’s or BMKK’s plans for detailing a product to
be detailed in the third position, where Final Product is detailed
in the first or second position;
(xxii)
coordinate with the Existing Committees and the JJDC, JJFC and JJMC
as appropriate; and
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(xxiii)
provide updates to the SCJ on its activities no less frequently
than once each Quarter after the Restatement Effective Date and
during the term of this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in
Article 6, the JJCC shall, in allocating
responsibilities between the Parties with respect to
Commercialization activities: (A) endeavor to take
advantage of the respective resources, capabilities and expertise
of MJ and BMKK, and (B) endeavor to (i) maintain, to the
extent reasonably practical and commercially appropriate,
continuity in functions and commitments of personnel and physical
resources of MJ and BMKK, (ii) avoid duplication of efforts by
the Parties, and (iii) foster efficient use by the Parties of
resources and personnel, consistent with this Agreement, the
applicable Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget and the
Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget.
(b)
Joint Japan Development and Regulatory Committee (JJDC)
. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the JJDC shall be
responsible, in consultation with the JJCC and the JJMC, as
applicable, for preparing and submitting to the SCJ for its
approval any key regulatory strategies for the Development and
Commercialization of Final Product in Japan, for proposing
amendments to the Long-Term Development Plan for review and
approval by the SCJ, for approving an Annual Development Plan and
Budget for review and/or modification by the SCJ, for overseeing
and coordinating the Development of, and the making of regulatory
filings for, Final Product in Japan, for facilitating the flow of
information with respect to Development activities, for overseeing
the conduct of Phase I-IIIA Clinical Trials, and, where necessary
or appropriate, for collaborating with the JJCC to oversee
any Phase IIIB Clinical Trials and Phase IV Clinical Trials.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the JJDC shall be charged
with taking any action and making any decision necessary to
implement the binding portion of the Long-Term Development Plan and
each approved strategy in cooperation with the Existing Committees,
the JJCC, JJFC, and the JJMC, as applicable. In particular,
subject to the terms of this Agreement, the JJDC shall be
responsible for the following Development and regulatory activities
with respect to Final Product in Japan:
(i)
recommending a strategy for the Development and Approval of Final
Product in Japan, on an Indication-by-Indication basis, for review
and approval by the SCJ;
(ii)
making recommendations to the SCJ with respect to its review and
approval of the Long-Term Development Plan and all updates,
amendments and modifications thereto, and waivers of provisions
thereof;
(iii)
preparing and recommending each Annual Development Plan and Budget
for review and approval by the SCJ, and all updates, amendments and
modifications thereto, and waivers of provisions thereof, in each
case consistent with the binding portion of the Long-Term
Development Plan;
(iv)
determine and approve the allocation of responsibilities among the
Parties applicable to the Development activities contemplated under
this Agreement in a manner consistent with this Agreement, the
Annual Development Plan and Budget, and the binding portion of the
Long-Term Development Plan;
(v)
overseeing the implementation of, and monitoring the progress of,
the clinical and regulatory program, consistent with the Long-Term
Development Plan, including making proposals to the SCJ whether to
conduct, cease or suspend any Phase I-IIIA Clinical Trials;
(vi)
reviewing and approving the scientific integrity and protocols of
all Clinical Trials included in the Annual Development Plan and
Budget, and the binding
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portion of the Long-Term Development Plan, and
supervising the use and dissemination of the resulting
data;
(vii)
recommend for approval by the SCJ a budget for all Clinical Trials
that is consistent with the binding portion of the Long-Term
Development Plan and the Annual Development Plan and Budget;
(viii)
formulating and proposing for inclusion in the Long-Term
Development Plan, a regulatory strategy, schedule, and plan for
filing and obtaining Approvals, on an Indication-by-Indication
basis (it being understood that any such inclusion shall not
control or affect a Party’s decision as to whether it will
agree (or not agree) to include a given Clinical Trial in the
Annual Development Plan and Budget or the binding portion of the
Long-Term Development Plan);
(ix)
overseeing and monitoring regulatory aspects of the Development
with respect to obtaining Approval, including all regulatory
actions, communications and filings and submissions (including
filings and submissions of supplements and amendments to Approvals)
to or with the Japanese Regulatory Authorities;
(x)
overseeing and making recommendations to the SCJ and JJCC with
respect to Final Product labeling;
(xi)
coordinating preparation for and attendance at meetings of Japanese
Regulatory Authorities with respect to Final Product;
(xii)
coordinating responses to additional requirements and inquiries of
Japanese Regulatory Authorities with respect to Final Product;
(xiii)
drafting, or having drafted, the contents of the Chemistry,
Manufacturing and Controls section of any JNDA with respect to
Final Product;
(xiv)
facilitating the exchange of all critical Final Product regulatory
information and data between the Parties, as well as ensuring that
significant issues concerning Final Product adverse event
information and safety issues are addressed in a timely manner,
consistent where practicable, to the manner in which such issues
are addressed by the Parties with Regulatory Authorities in other
countries;
(xv)
reviewing and approving the content, strategies for, and other
aspects (other than level of funding) for (A) Product
labeling, (B) early access and compassionate use programs for
a given Indication or line of therapy (prior to launch in Japan for
such Indication or line of therapy), and (C) Medical Education
Activities, as well as approve and assign responsibilities for
implementation of same; and
(xvi)
providing updates at least quarterly on its activities to the SCJ,
JJCC, and Existing Committees.
(c)
Joint Japan Manufacturing Committee (JJMC). The JJMC
shall be responsible for preparing and submitting the Japan
Manufacturing Plan and Budget annually to the SCJ for its
approval. The JJMC shall be charged with taking any action
and making any decision necessary to implement each such Japan
Manufacturing Plan and Budget approved by the SCJ. As soon as
practicable after the Restatement Effective Date, the first annual
Japan Manufacturing Plan and Budget shall be prepared by the JJMC
consistent with the long-term Japan Manufacturing Plan and Budget
and forwarded to the SCJ for review, comment and approval. In
particular, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the
Existing
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Agreements, the JJMC shall be responsible for
the following manufacturing and supply activities with
respect to Final Product in Japan:
(i)
delineate requirements and responsibilities for development and
licensure of manufacturing processes and facilities for the supply
of Final Product in Japan;
(ii)
develop a manufacturing strategy for the Long-Term Development
Plan, the Long-Term Commercialization Plan and Budget and the
Annual Commercialization Plan and Budget, to enable development and
licensure of manufacturing processes and facilities for Final
Product in Japan that includes all aspects of manufacture and
release, including bulk drug substance (API), intermediate(s),
dosage form (formulations), devices, product characterization
studies, stability studies and manufacturing plans and
forecasts;
(iii)
prepare and submit to the SCJ annually a long-term and annual Japan
Manufacturing Plan and Budget, and allocate responsibilities for
and oversee the implementation thereof;
(iv)
prepare and submit to the SCJ on a quarterly basis updated
forecasts for requirements of API, Cetuximab, and Final Product for
Commercialization in Japan in the manner set forth in
Section 8.3;
(v)
oversee and approve process development plans prior to the
manufacture of registration batches;
(vi)
review quality assurance efforts, including those efforts with
respect to the establishment of Specifications and quality
standards;
(vii)
approve the terms of any supply or quality agreement involving any
Party or its Affiliates that affects (or may affect) the supply of
bulk drug substance (API) , any intermediates or Final Product;
(viii)
approve the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) section of
each JNDA and any revisions to same, and coordinate with the JJDC
the drafting and contents of the CMC section of each JNDA and any
revisions to same;
(ix)
review and approve technology transfer plans for any changes in
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