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Exhibit 10.2
Confidential Treatment has been requested for
portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the
information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are
designated as “***”. A complete version of this exhibit
has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LICENSE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”),
dated as of July 31, 2007 (the “ Execution Date ”), is entered
into by and between NOVADEL
PHARMA, INC. , a
Delaware corporation (“ NovaDel ”), and
HANA BIOSCIENCES,
INC . , a
Delaware corporation (the “ Licensee ”). NovaDel and
Licensee each may be referred to herein individually as a
“ Party ,” or collectively as the “ Parties .”
WHEREAS, NovaDel has
certain proprietary rights and intellectual property (including to
certain patents) with respect to lingual sprays for the metered
delivery of pharmaceutical products to humans (the “
Technology ”);
and
WHEREAS , pursuant to
that certain License and Development Agreement by and between
NovaDel and Licensee, effective as of October 26, 2004 (the
“ Effective Date
”), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1
To License and Development Agreement dated August 3, 2005, as
amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 To License and Development
Agreement dated May 15, 2006, and as amended by that certain
Amendment No. 3 To License and Development Agreement dated December
22, 2006, (collectively, the “ Initial Agreement ”), Licensee
obtained from NovaDel, and NovaDel granted to Licensee, an
exclusive, restricted, sublicensable license to develop
and commercialize a pharmaceutical product
containing ondansetron as an active ingredient that will be
administered only to humans using the Technology; and
WHEREAS , the Parties
desire to amend and restate the Initial Agreement in its entirety
upon the terms and conditions as set forth herein in connection
with the PAR Sublicense Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual promises and
covenants of the Parties contained herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless
otherwise specifically provided herein:
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1.1
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“
AAA ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
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1.2
“ Affiliate ” shall mean, with
respect to any Entity, any other Entity that directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with such Entity. For purposes of this
Section 1.2 only, “control” and, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with” shall mean (a) the
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possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct the management or policies of an Entity, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, or (b)
the ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent
(50%) of the voting securities or other ownership interest of an
Entity.
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1.3
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“
Agreement ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.4
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“
Agreement-Related Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.7.2.
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1.5
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“
Anticipated Filing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2.2.
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1.6
“ Applicable
Law ” shall mean the applicable
laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and requirements of the
Regulatory Authorities, in the Territory.
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1.7
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Claims ” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.6.
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1.8
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“
CMC ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.1.
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1.9
“ Commercially
Reasonable Efforts ” shall mean,
with respect to the development or commercialization of a Licensed
Product, efforts and resources commonly used in the research-based
pharmaceutical industry for a product of similar commercial
potential at a similar stage in its lifecycle, taking into
consideration its safety and efficacy, its cost to develop, the
competitiveness of alternative products, its proprietary position,
the likelihood of regulatory approval, its profitability, and all
other relevant factors. Commercially Reasonable Efforts shall be
determined on a market-by-market basis for each Licensed Product
without regard to the particular circumstances of a Party,
including any other product opportunities of such Party.
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1.10
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“
Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Article 15.
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1.11 “ Common Technical
Document ” shall have the meaning
set forth in the International Conference on Harmonization of the
Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for
Human Use (ICH) Guideline M4, Organization
of the Common Technical Document , as
revised on January 13, 2004.
1.12 “ Control ” shall mean, with respect to any item of Information and
Inventions, Patents or other intellectual property right,
possession of the ability, whether directly or indirectly, and
whether by ownership, license or otherwise, to assign, or grant a
license, sublicense or other right to or under, such item, Patent
or right as provided for herein without violating the terms of any
agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party.
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1.13
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“
Designated Compound ” shall mean ondansetron.
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1.14
“Development Activities”
shall mean the activities performed by the Parties
under the Development Plan pursuant to Article 3.
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1.15
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“
Development Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2.2.
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1.16
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“Development
Committee” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 3.3.1.
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1.17
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“Development
Plan” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2.1.
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1.18
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“
Effective Date ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.19
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“
Execution Date ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.20 “ Entity ” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship,
corporation, limited liability company, association, joint venture,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
trust, university, business, government or political subdivision
thereof, including an agency, or any other organization that
possesses independent legal standing.
1.21
“Exploit” shall mean to make, have made, import, use, sell, or offer for
sale, including to research, develop, register, modify, improve,
manufacture, have manufactured, store, have used, export,
transport, distribute, promote, market or have sold or otherwise
dispose of a Licensed Product or Licensed Process.
1.22 “ Exploitation
” shall mean the making, having made,
importation, use, sale, offering for sale of a licensed product or
process, including the research, development, registration,
modification, improvement, manufacture, storage, optimization,
import, export, transport, distribution, promotion, marketing, sale
or other disposition of a Licensed Product or Licensed
Process.
1.23 “ Extraterritorial
Licensees ” shall mean
NovaDel’s Affiliates and licensees outside of the
Territory.
1.24 “ FDA ” shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration, or any successor agency responsible for the
evaluation and approval of pharmaceutical products.
1.25 “ GAAP ” shall mean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as
consistently applied.
1.26 “ Improvement
” shall mean any
modification, variation or revision to an apparatus, method,
product or technology, or any discovery, technology, device,
process or formulation related to an apparatus, method, product or
technology, whether or not patented or patentable, including any
enhancement in the manufacture or steps or processes thereof,
ingredients, preparation, presentation, formulation, means of
delivery, packaging or dosage of an apparatus, method, product or
technology, any discovery or development of any new or expanded
indications for an apparatus, method, product or technology, or any
discovery or development that improves the stability, safety or
efficacy of an apparatus, method, product or technology, in each
case, to the extent related to the Licensed Process, Licensed
Product or Licensed Technology.
1.27 “ IND ” shall mean an investigational new drug application
filed with the FDA for approval to commence human clinical trials,
and its equivalent in other countries or regulatory jurisdictions
in the Territory.
1.28
“Indemnification Claim
Notice” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 10.3.1.
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1.29
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“Indemnified
Party” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 10.3.1.
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1.30 “ Initial Commercial
Sale ” shall mean the first sale
for use or consumption by the general public of the Licensed
Product by Licensee or its Affiliates or Sublicensee in the
Territory following Regulatory Approval of the Licensed Product.
Sales for clinical studies, compassionate use, named patient
programs, sales under a treatment IND, test marketing, any
nonregistrational studies, or any similar instance where the
Licensed Product is supplied without charge shall not constitute an
Initial Commercial Sale.
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1.31
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Initial Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
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1.32
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Infringement Suit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.8.2.
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1.33 “ Information and
Inventions ” shall mean all
technical, scientific and other know-how and information, trade
secrets, knowledge, technology, means, methods, processes,
practices, formulas, instructions, skills, techniques, procedures,
experiences, ideas, technical assistance, designs, drawings,
assembly procedures, computer programs, apparatuses,
specifications, data, results and other material, including
pre-clinical and clinical trial results, manufacturing procedures
and test procedures and techniques, (whether or not confidential,
proprietary, patented or patentable) in written, electronic or any
other form now known or hereafter developed, and all Improvements,
whether to the foregoing or otherwise, and other discoveries,
developments, inventions, and other intellectual property (whether
or not confidential, proprietary, patented or patentable), in each
case, to the extent related to the Licensed Process, Licensed
Product or Licensed Technology.
1.34 “ Knowledge
” shall mean the good faith understanding of
the vice presidents, senior vice presidents, executive vice
presidents, president or chief executive officer of the respective
Party of the facts and information then in their possession without
any duty to conduct any investigation with respect to such facts
and information.
1.35 “ Licensed Process
” shall mean the proprietary lingual spray
technology for the delivery of pharmaceutical compounds through the
mucosal membrane of the mouth in humans using an aerosol or pump
spray device that is under the Control of NovaDel as of the
Effective Date and any Improvements thereto that are conceived and
reduced to practice by NovaDel in the course of performing the
Development Activities.
1.36 “ Licensed Product
” shall mean any dosage of pharmaceutical
composition or preparation in finished form labeled and packaged
for sale by prescription, over-the-counter or any other method only
for human application that contains, as the sole ingredient, the
Designated Compound delivered by means of the Licensed
Process.
1.37 “ Licensed Technology
” shall mean the NovaDel Patents, the NovaDel
Know-How and the Drug Master File, collectively, but only with
respect to the Exploitation of the Licensed Product.
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1.38
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Licensee ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.39
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Licensee Shares ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
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1.40
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Losses ” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
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1.41 “ NDA ” shall mean a New Drug Application filed pursuant to the
requirements of the FDA, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. §
314.5 et seq .,
and any equivalent application required by any Regulatory Authority
for the marketing, sale or use of the Licensed Product in the
Territory for human application.
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1.42
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Net Sales ” shall
mean [***] .
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1.43
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NovaDel ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.44 “ NovaDel
Know-How ” shall
mean all Information and Inventions Controlled by NovaDel or an
Affiliate of NovaDel as of the Effective Date or, from time to
time, during the Term that (a) (i) are necessary for the use of the
Licensed Process to Exploit the Licensed Product or (ii) relate to
Improvements to the Licensed Product or Licensed Process that are
conceived and/or reduced to practice in the course of Exploiting
the Licensed Product or Licensed Process, and (b) are not generally
known, but excluding any Information and Inventions to the extent
claimed by any NovaDel Patents.
1.45 “ NovaDel Patents
” shall mean the Patents that NovaDel Controls
(a) as of the Effective Date that are listed on Exhibit A hereto
and (b) from time to time during the Term that claim (i) the
Licensed Process, (b) the Licensed Product, (c) NovaDel Know-How,
or (d) any Improvements that are conceived and/or reduced to
practice in the course of Exploiting the Licensed Product or
Licensed Process.
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1.46
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PAR ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1.
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1.47
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PAR Sublicense Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.2.1.
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1.48
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“
Parties ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.49
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Party ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.50 “ Patents ” shall mean any of the following: (a) United States
patents; (b) United States patent applications (both provisional
and non-provisional), PCT patent applications, and divisionals,
continuations and claims of continuation-in-part applications which
shall be directed to subject matter specifically described in such
United States and/or PCT patent applications, and the resulting
patents (whether such divisionals, continuations or
continuation-in-part applications are based upon a United States
patent, United States patent application or PCT application); (c)
any patents resulting from reissues or reexaminations of the United
States patents described in (a) and (b) above; (d) foreign patents;
(e) foreign patent applications and, to the extent applicable,
divisionals, continuations and claims of continuation-in-part
applications which shall be directed to subject matter specifically
described in such foreign patent applications, and the resulting
patents (whether such divisionals, continuations or
continuation-in-part applications are based upon a foreign patent
application or a foreign patent); and (f) any foreign patents,
resulting from foreign procedures similar to United States reissues
and reexaminations, of the foreign patents and applications
described in (d) and (e) above.
1.51 “ Regulatory Approval
” shall mean approval by the FDA to market the
Licensed Product in the United States, or equivalent Regulatory
Authority in Canada to market the Licensed Product in Canada,
including the issuance by the FDA or such other Regulatory
Authority of an action letter indicating the approval of the NDA
and the manufacturing processes and facilities for commercial
supplies of the Licensed Product.
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1.52 “ Regulatory
Authority ” shall mean any
applicable supra-national, federal, national, regional, state,
provincial or local regulatory agencies, departments, bureaus,
commissions, councils or other government entities regulating or
otherwise exercising authority with respect to the Licensed
Technology or the Licensed Product in the Territory.
1.53 “ Regulatory
Documentation ” shall mean all
applications, registrations, licenses, authorizations and approvals
(including all Regulatory Approvals), all correspondence submitted
to or received from Regulatory Authorities (including minutes and
official contact reports relating to any communications with any
Regulatory Authority), all supporting documents and all clinical
studies and tests, relating to any Licensed Product, and all data
contained in any of the foregoing, including all regulatory drug
lists, advertising and promotion documents, adverse event files and
complaint files.
1.54
“ Sublicensee ” shall mean any
Third Party to which Licensee grants a sublicense pursuant to
Section 2.4 under the licenses granted to Licensee by NovaDel under
Section 2.1.
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1.55
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“
Technology ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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1.56
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Term ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
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1.57
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“
Territory ” shall
mean the United States of America and Canada.
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1.58 “ Third Party
” shall mean any Entity other than NovaDel,
Licensee and their respective Affiliates.
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1.59
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Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3.2.
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1.60 “ Trademark
” shall include any word, name, symbol, color,
designation or device or any combination thereof, including any
trademark, trade dress, brand mark, trade name, brand name, logo or
business symbol.
1.61 “ Valid Claim
” shall mean, with respect to a particular
country, a claim of a Patent in such country that (a) has not been
revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court
or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction from which no
appeal can be taken or has been taken within the time allowed for
appeal, and (b) has not been abandoned, disclaimed, denied or
admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue or
disclaimer or otherwise in such country, except if a claim, or the
subject matter thereof, of a pending patent application shall not
have issued within four (4) years after the filing date from which
such claim, or subject matter thereof, takes priority, such claim
shall not constitute a valid claim for purposes of this agreement
unless and until such claims shall issue.
ARTICLE 2
GRANT OF RIGHTS
2.1
License Grants to Licensee.
Subject to Section 2.3 and the other terms and
conditions of this Agreement, NovaDel hereby grants to Licensee and
Licensee accepts, a non-transferable (except as provided in Article
12), sublicenseable (only as provided in Section 2.4),
royalty-bearing, exclusive right and license under the Licensed
Technology to Exploit the
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Licensed Product in the Territory, to the full end
of the Term for which the Licensed Technology is licensed, unless
sooner terminated as herein after provided.
2.2
License Grant to NovaDel. Licensee hereby grants to NovaDel a limited, royalty-free,
non-exclusive right and license in the Territory in and to the
Licensed Technology to the extent necessary to perform its
Development Activities under Article 3.
2.3
Retained Rights. NovaDel retains all right, title and interest, including the
right to grant licenses to Third Parties, in and to the Licensed
Technology. Licensee shall have no rights, express or implied, with
respect to the Licensed Technology, except as expressly set forth
in Section 2.1, and Licensee covenants to NovaDel that none of
Licensee, its Affiliates or Sublicensees shall use the Licensed
Technology, directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than for
administration of the Designated Compound in connection with the
Exploitation of Licensed Product hereunder. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, NovaDel does hereby
retain, without any duty of accounting or otherwise to Licensee or
a Sublicensee, as applicable,:
2.3.1 The
right to enter into collaborations or other agreements with, and to
grant licenses and other rights under the NovaDel Patents and
NovaDel Know-How to Third Parties to Exploit products containing
compounds other than the Designated Compound and to use the
Licensed Process in connection therewith; and
2.3.2 The
right to independently Exploit products containing compounds other
than the Designated Compound and to use the Licensed Process in
connection therewith; and
2.3.3 An
irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use the Licensed
Technology (including the Licensed Process) with respect to the
Designated Compound, for its internal, non-commercial research and
development activities; and
2.3.4 The
rights for all other territories other than the Territory and
non-human uses of the Designated Compound.
2.4
Sublicenses. Licensee
shall have the right to grant sublicenses under the grants in
Section 2.1 to Third Parties pursuant to a separate written
agreement, subject to the following requirements and
conditions:
2.4.1 Licensee must obtain NovaDel’s prior written consent in
respect of each such sublicense, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld but in no case will exceed thirty (30) days.
Except to the extent the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the
terms of a particular sublicense granted under this Section 2.4,
any sublicense agreement must be fully consistent with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, and provide that Sublicensee will
indemnify NovaDel and its Affiliates to the extent provided in
Article 10.
2.4.2 Within five (5) days after execution or receipt thereof, as
applicable, Licensee shall provide NovaDel with a full and complete
copy of each sublicense agreement granted hereunder and shall
deliver copies of all reports (including relating to royalties and
other payments) received by Licensee from such
Sublicensees.
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2.4.3 Termination of this Agreement by NovaDel pursuant to Section
8.3 with respect to Licensee shall not terminate any sublicense
granted by Licensee pursuant to this Section 2.4 with respect to a
Sublicensee, provided that (a) such Sublicensee is not in breach of
any provision of this Agreement or the applicable sublicense
agreement, (b) such Sublicensee shall perform all obligations of
Licensee under this Agreement, (c) NovaDel shall have all rights
with respect to any and all Sublicensees as it had hereunder with
respect to Licensee prior to termination of this Agreement with
respect to Licensee, and (d) Licensee shall include in any
sublicense a provision in which said Sublicensee acknowledges its
obligations to NovaDel hereunder and the rights of NovaDel to
terminate such sublicense agreement for a breach of such sublicense
agreement by such Sublicensee. The failure of Licensee to include
in a sublicense the provisions referenced in clause (d) shall
render the affected sublicense void.
ARTICLE 3
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
ACTIVITIES
3.1
Development and Commercialization
. Licensee or its Sublicensee shall have the sole
right and obligation to develop and commercialize the Licensed
Product in the Territory. NovaDel shall perform or cause to be
performed, on behalf of Licensee, certain Development Activities in
accordance with this Article 3. Except as set forth herein or in an
applicable sublicense, Licensee shall be solely responsible for all
costs and expenses in connection with all development and
commercialization activities, including the Development Activities
performed by NovaDel on behalf of Licensee.
3.2
Development Activities. Except as the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of
a sublicense agreement:
3.2.1 Election Upon Termination of Par Sublicense.
If that certain Product Development and
Commercialization Sublicense Agreement by and between Licensee,
NovaDel and PAR Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“ PAR ”), dated as of the
Execution Date (the “ PAR Sublicense
Agreement ”) is terminated,
Licensee shall notify NovaDel within sixty (60) days following such
termination of Licensee’s election to undertake further
development of Licensed Product. Within sixty (60) days following
delivery of such notice to NovaDel, Licensee will adopt and provide
to NovaDel a development plan describing its strategy and principal
activities in seeking Regulatory Approval and commercializing the
Licensed Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
(the “ Development Plan
”). If Licensee fails to notify NovaDel within
the sixty (60) day period of its election to undertake further
development, fails to provide NovaDel within the sixty (60) day
period a Development Plan, or elects not to continue development of
Licensed Product, this Agreement shall terminate in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8.4
3.2.2 General . Under the direction and
supervision of the Development Committee, NovaDel and Licensee each
shall perform, or cause to be performed, its respective Development
Activities in accordance with the Development Plan and
corresponding development budget (the “ Development Budget ”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree
that there can be no assurances that the objectives of the
Development Activities can be achieved, or that they can be
achieved in the manner or in the time set forth in the Development
Plan. Although outcomes cannot be guaranteed, each Party shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to perform or cause to be performed
its respective
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Development Activities in good scientific manner,
and in material compliance with Applicable Law. In addition, and
without limiting Licensee’s obligations under this Section
3.2.2, Licensee or its Sublicensee shall file the NDA with the FDA
on or before the last day of the thirty-second (32nd) month after
the Execution Date (the “ Anticipated Filing Date ”);
provided, however, that Licensee or its Sublicensee may extend the
Anticipated Filing Date by four (4) months by delivering, at any
time after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Execution Date,
written notice of such extension to NovaDel. The Anticipated Filing
Date, as extended, may thereafter be extended only upon the mutual
agreement of Licensee or its Sublicensee and NovaDel.
3.2.3 Reports. Within thirty (30) days
after the end of each calendar quarter in which Development
Activities are performed, each Party shall provide to the
Development Committee a written progress report, which shall
describe the Development Activities it has performed, or cause to
be performed, during such calendar quarter, evaluate the work
performed in relation to the goals of the Development Plan and in
relation to the Development Budget, and provide such other
information as may be required by the Development Plan or
reasonably requested by the Development Committee with respect to
the Development Activities. Minutes from periodic project team
meetings or other meetings between the Parties can serve as a
substitute for the required progress reports outlined in this
Section 3.2.3.
3.2.4 Development Plan and Budget. The
Development Committee shall review the Development Plans and the
Development Budgets at least quarterly and shall have the right to
make such modifications or updates to the Development Plans or
Development Budgets that it deems appropriate. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that the amounts set forth in the Development
Budgets are estimates and, given the unpredictability of the
Development Activities, there can be no assurances that the
Development Activities can be completed within the Development
Budgets, provided, however, that the Parties agree to use their
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to adhere to the Development
Budgets not to exceed the amounts set forth in such Development
Budgets without written approval of the Development
Committee.
3.3
Development Committee. Except as the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of
a sublicense agreement:
3.3.1 Formation and Authority of Development Committee.
NovaDel and Licensee shall establish a development
committee (the “ Development
Committee ”), which shall oversee
the Development Activities performed by the Parties, review and
approve the Development Budget and approve any changes to the
Development Plan and Development Budget. Each Party shall appoint
an equal number of representatives with the requisite experience
and seniority to enable them to make decisions on behalf of the
Parties with respect to the Development Activities. From time to
time, each Party may substitute its representatives on written
notice to the other Party.
3.3.2 Procedural Rules of Development Committee.
The Development Committee shall meet monthly, or as
otherwise agreed to by the Parties. The Development Committee shall
adopt such standing rules as shall be necessary for its work. A
quorum of the Development Committee shall exist whenever there is
present at a meeting at least one representative appointed by each
Party. Members of the Development Committee may attend a meeting
either in person or by telephone, video conference or similar means
in which each
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participant can hear what is said by the other
participants. Representation by proxy shall not be allowed. The
Development Committee shall take action by unanimous consent of
NovaDel and Licensee, with each such Party having a single vote,
irrespective of the number of representatives actually in
attendance at a meeting, or by a written resolution signed by the
designated representatives of each of NovaDel and
Licensee.
3.3.3 Dispute Resolution. If the
Development Committee cannot, or does not, reach agreement on an
issue, then either Party shall have the right to refer such issue
to the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties who shall confer on
the resolution of the issue. Any final decision mutually agreed to
by the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties shall be in writing
and shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If such
officers are not able to agree on the resolution of an issue within
twenty (20) days after such issue was first referred to them,
either Party shall have the right to refer such dispute to
arbitration pursuant to Article 9.
3.3.4 Limitations on Authority of Development Committee.
Each Party to this Agreement 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 Development Committee unless such delegation or
vesting of rights is expressly provided for in this Agreement or
the Parties expressly so agree in writing. The Development
Committee shall not have the power to amend or modify this
Agreement, which may only be amended or modified as provided in
Section 16.4.
3.4
Regulatory Approvals. Except as the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of
a sublicense, all INDs, NDAs and other filings, applications or
requests pursuant to or in connection with the Regulatory Approvals
required under the Development Plan shall be made in the name of
Licensee; provided, however, that Licensee shall consult with
NovaDel with respect to the preparation and submission of any such
filings, applications or requests in connection with Regulatory
Approvals.
3.4.1 Licensee will be the primary contact for Chemistry,
Manufacturing and Control (“ CMC ”) matters in all relevant
regulatory applications except to regulatory bodies outside the
United States and Canada. Licensee will keep NovaDel reasonably
informed of all such communications, if any, between Licensee and
the Regulatory Authorities in the United States and
Canada.
3.4.2 NovaDel and NovaDel’s Extraterritorial Licensees shall
have a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide right to use
and reference the Regulatory Documentation with respect to the
Licensed Product and any data included or referenced therein for
all purposes. Licensee agrees to utilize the Common Technical
Document format for its marketing applications in order to
facilitate any subsequent submissions filed by NovaDel or its
Extraterritorial Licensee’s outside of the Territory.
Licensee shall keep NovaDel reasonably informed as to the
communications, if any, between Licensee and the Regulatory
Authorities.
3.4.3 Licensee agrees to keep the Common Technical Document, except
for those sections in the Summary Basis of Approval and available
through the Freedom of Information Act, strictly confidential in
accordance with Article 15.
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3.5
Regulatory Records. NovaDel and Licensee each shall maintain, or cause to be
maintained, records of its respective Development Activities in
sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for
patent and regulatory purposes, which shall be complete and
accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all work done and
results achieved in the performance of its respective Development
Activities, and which shall be retained by such Party for at least
five (5) years after the termination of this Agreement, or for such
longer period as may be required by Applicable Law. Each Party
shall have the right, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable notice, to inspect and copy any such records; provided,
however, that neither Party shall have the right to conduct more
than one such inspection in any twelve (12)-month
period.
3.6
Development Expenses. Except as the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of
a sublicense:
3.6.1 Licensee’s Obligation. In
consideration of NovaDel’s performance of its Development
Activities, Licensee shall reimburse NovaDel for the reasonable and
documented costs and expenses incurred by NovaDel in performing
such activities in accordance with the Development Budget (as may
be amended in accordance with Section 3.2.4). Licensee shall bear
all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Licensee in
connection with the performance of its Development
Activities.
3.6.2 Invoices and Payments. Within thirty
(30) days after the end of each month in which Development
Activities are performed, NovaDel shall invoice Licensee for any
costs and expenses incurred by NovaDel or its Affiliates in such
month. Each invoice shall be payable to NovaDel within thirty (30)
days after invoice date.
3.6.3 Books and Records. Each Party
shall maintain complete and accurate books, records
and accounts that, in reasonable detail, fairly reflect any
reimbursable costs and expenses incurred by it or its Affiliates in
performance of the Development Activities in conformity with GAAP.
Each Party shall retain such books, records
and accounts until the later of (a) three (3) years after the end
of the period to which such books, records and accounts pertain,
and (b) the expiration of the applicable tax statute of limitations
(or any extensions thereof), or for such longer period as may be
required by Applicable Law. Each Party shall have the right to have
its certified public accountant, who shall be reasonably acceptable
to NovaDel and Licensee, as applicable, audit the books and
financial records of the other Party and their respective
Affiliates relating to its Development Activities during one or
more calendar quarters; provided, however, that Licensee shall not
have the right to audit a calendar quarter more than two (2) years
after the end of such quarter, to conduct more than one such audit
in any twelve-month period, or to audit any calendar quarter more
than once; and provided further that each Party shall bear the cost
of such audit unless the audit reveals a variance of more than five
percent (5%) from the reported results, in which case audited Party
shall bear the cost of the audit. The results of such accounting
firm shall be final, absent manifest error.
3.7
Cooperation. Each Party
shall cooperate with any and all reasonable requests for assistance
from the other Party with respect to the Development Activities,
including by making its employees, consultants and other scientific
staff available upon reasonable notice during
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normal business hours at their respective places of
employment to consult with such other Party on issues arising in
connection with the performance of such Development
Activities.
3.8
Development and Use of Trademarks.
Licensee shall have the sole right to determine the
Trademarks to be used with respect to the Exploitation of the
Licensed Product in the Territory, provided that the product
labeling and promotional materials disclose that the Licensed
Product are delivered using the Licensed Process.
3.9
Diligence Obligations. Following receipt of Regulatory Approval of the Licensed
Product by the FDA, Licensee (or its Sublicensees) shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Exploit the Licensed Product in
the United States. Licensee shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to Exploit the Licensed Product in Canada. In addition,
Licensee directly or through a Sublicensee will consummate the
Initial Commercial Sale in the United States within nine (9) months
after receipt of Regulatory Approval from the FDA for the Licensed
Product. Licensee (or its Sublicensee if there is a sublicense
agreement) shall have responsibility for all advertising,
marketing, promotion, distribution, selling and other
commercialization activities, including developing strategies and
tactics related to such activities for the Licensed Product.
Licensee (or its Sublicensee if a there is a sublicense agreement)
shall, at all times during the Term of this Agreement, use efforts,
including but not limited to appropriate promotional campaigns and
materials, and qualified commercial personnel, consistent with
those typically used in the pharmaceutical industry and equal to
those committed to products of similar size and expected value to
seek to commercialize the Licensed Product in the Territory after
receipt of Regulatory Approval for those formulations and
indications for which Licensee (or its Sublicensee if a there is a
sublicense agreement) is commercializing the Licensed Product.
Should Licensee (or its Sublicensee if a there is a sublicense
agreement) fail to meet the above ‘standard’, the
Parties will discuss Licensee’s (or its Sublicensee’s
if a there is a sublicense agreement) continued commitment to
commercialize the Licensed Product and the termination of this
Agreement or sublicense agreement, if applicable.
3.10
Manufacturing. Except
as the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of an
applicable sublicense:
3.10.1 Subject to the
other provisions of this Section 3.10.1, Licensee shall be solely
responsible for the manufacture of the Licensed Product, both for
clinical development and following receipt of Regulatory Approval
of the Licensed Product; provided that Licensee may contract with a
Third Party to perform such manufacturing services. Licensee shall
share all data and other information relating to the manufacturing
process and shall consult with NovaDel with respect thereto.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, NovaDel shall
have the opportunity to review, prior to execution, all agreements
with Third Parties relating to the manufacture of the Licensed
Product. Any disputes between NovaDel and Licensee relating to the
manufacture of the Licensed Product shall be resolved in the manner
set forth in Section 3.3.3 hereof. NovaDel and its Extraterritorial
Licensees retain the right to purchase product from said Third
Party, if applicable, at the same costs as Licensee with the
exception of an increase of cost due to a modification to the
packaging/labeling by NovaDel or any Extraterritorial
Licensee.
3.10.2 Licensee agrees
that, at all times during the performance of the Development
Activities, it, or its designee, will act in accordance with all
Applicable Laws.
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3.10.3 To the extent
Licensee contracts with a Third Party to manufacture the Licensed
Product, such Third Party shall agree in writing to be bound by the
obligations of confidentiality and non-use at least equivalent in
scope to those set forth in Article 15 of this
Agreement.
3.10.4 NovaDel and its
Extraterritorial Licensees may purchase Licensed Product under
Section 3.10.1 in the identical packaging and labeling as Licensee
purchases such Licensed Product for sale in the United States,
subject to the requirement by NovaDel and Sublicensees to have such
Licensed Product uniquely identified by a separate batch record
identification or other indicia sufficient to distinguish sales by
NovaDel, or its Extraterritorial Licensees, from those of
Licensee.
3.10.5 Licensee shall
use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain any required
licenses, permissions needed and documentation (e.g., Certificate
of Pharmaceutical Product) in order for NovaDel and its
Extraterritorial Licensees to buy and export Licensed Product from
the United States. NovaDel shall reimburse all reasonable expenses
incurred by Licensee for obtaining such licenses or permissions
within thirty (30) days of an Extraterritorial Licensee’s
receipt of an invoice from Licensee itemizing such
expenses.
3.10.6 NovaDel
warrants, covenants and agrees that any license agreement that
NovaDel enters into with an Extraterritorial Licensee regarding
Licensed Product that are subject to this Agreement shall contain
an indemnity clause requiring the Extraterritorial Licensee to
indemnify Licensee and its Affiliates against any and all claims,
proceedings, demands, liability and expenses of any kind, including
legal expenses and attorneys’ fees (collectively,
“ Claims ”), arising out of or in connection with the manufacture,
sale, use, consumption, advertisement or other disposition of
Licensed Product by the Extraterritorial Licensee, its Affiliates
or any end user, or arising from any violation of law, negligence,
willful or reckless misconduct, or from any breach of any material
obligation of such Extraterritorial Licensee under its agreement
with NovaDel, other than Claims resulting from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of Licensee; provided, however, that in no
event shall the scope of the indemnification to Licensee be any
less than the scope of the Extraterritorial Licensee’s
indemnification obligations to NovaDel.
ARTICLE 4
ROYALTIES AND OTHER CONSIDERATION
4.1
Royalties. As
consideration for the rights, privileges and licenses granted
hereunder and the Development Activities performed by NovaDel
pursuant to Article 3, Licensee shall make the following payments
to NovaDel:
4.1.1 Licensee shall pay to NovaDel royalties as follows: (i)
[***] percent (
[***] %) of up to the
first $ [***] of
Net Sales by Licensee or any Affiliate or Sublicensee of Licensee
of the Licensed Product during each calendar year in the Territory
plus (ii) [***] percent ( [***] %) of Net Sales greater than $ [***] and up to $
[***] by Licensee or
any Affiliate or Sublicensee of Licensee of the Licensed Product
during each calendar year in the Territory
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plus (iii) [***]
percent ( [***]
%) of Net Sales greater than $ [***] by Licensee or any Affiliate or
Sublicensee of Licensee of the Licensed Product during each
calendar year in the Territory (see Exhibit B for schedule of
royalty calculation).
4.1.2 The
conversion rate for payments under Section 4.1.1, as it pertains to
sales in Canada, shall be calculated by using the conversion rate
on the last day of the calendar quarter for which the sales apply.
The conversion rate to be used will be taken from the currency
converter at www.oanda.com . Canadian dollar
sales will be converted into U.S. dollars and then the royalty
rates outlined in Section 4.1.1 will apply.
4.1.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
and all royalties to be received by Licensee pursuant to the PAR
Sublicense Agreement shall be paid to a lock-box account.
Accordingly, the Parties agree that, within thirty (30) days after
the Execution Date, the Parties and the Sublicensee will take such
actions reasonably requested by NovaDel, and enter into
documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
NovaDel (including, without limitation, a security agreement,
lockbox agreement and irrevocable payment instructions), in order
to (i) grant to NovaDel a first priority, perfected security
interest in all of Licensee’s right, title and interest under
the Par Sublicense Agreement (including without limitation its
right to receive payments of the sublicense fees and other amounts
payable by Par thereunder) and in and to any lockbox account(s) to
which royalty payments thereunder may be made, (ii) perfect
NovaDel’s security interest in such lockbox account(s) and
provide for remittances therefrom in accordance with the terms in
this Agreement and (iii) irrevocably instruct PAR to make all
royalty payments under the PAR Sublicense Agreement directly to
such lockbox account(s).
4.2
Royalty Term. Except as
the Parties otherwise agree pursuant to the terms of an applicable
sublicense, Licensee’s royalty obligations under Section
4.1.1 shall terminate, on a country-by-country basis, with respect
to the Licensed Product upon the later of (a) the expiration or
invalidation in such country of the last NovaDel Patent that
includes at least one Valid Claim covering the Licensed Product in
such country and (b) the twentieth (20th) anniversary of the
Execution Date; provided, however, if (i) the last NovaDel Patent
that includes at least one Valid Claim covering the Licensed
Product in such country expires or is invalidated prior to the
twentieth (20th) anniversary of the Execution Date and (ii) and no
regulatory exclusivity with respect to such Licensed Product exists
in such country (whether as a result of expiration of the
exclusivity period or otherwise), then the royalty obligations
under Section 4.1.1 in such country shall be reduced in accordance
with the terms of Section 4.6.
4.3
Royalty Payments. Royalties under Section 4.1.1 shall be payable to NovaDel on a
calendar quarterly basis, within forty-five (45) days after the end
of each calendar quarter. Licensee will submit to NovaDel
documentation to support the total amount of funds spent by the
Licensee on pharmaceutical development and clinical studies for the
Licensed Product. Licensee will submit along with payment to
NovaDel, a quarterly royalty statement in a format mutually agreed
by both Parties. Along with the statement will be all supporting
documentation comprising of a statement of net sales for the period
and copies of actual paid invoices covering clinical supplies,
consultants, clinical studies, investigator fees, document
preparation, regulatory fees and other direct fees related to
development of the Licensed Product,
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4.4
Licensee Fee & Equity. Simultaneously with the execution of the Initial Agreement,
Licensee issued and sold to NovaDel 73,121 shares of its common
stock (the “ Licensee
Shares ”) totaling a value of
$500,000. Upon execution of this Agreement, NovaDel will transfer
and assign to Licensee all of its right, title and interest in and
to the Licensee Shares and Licensee will redeem the Licensee
Shares. Such transfer and assignment by NovaDel will be evidenced
by a duly executed stock power or other form of assignment and
shall be accompanied by the original certificate representing the
Licensee Shares.
4.5.1 Licensee has paid, and NovaDel hereby acknowledges receipt of,
the Milestone Payments in the total sum of $ [***] , as described in Sections
4.5.1, 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 of the Initial Agreement.
4.5.2 Licensee shall pay to NovaDel the additional sum of $
[***] within ten (10)
Business Days from the date on which the NDA for
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