Exhibit 10.37
DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
by and between
WYETH,
acting through its
WYETH CONSUMER HEALTHCARE
DIVISION
and
SCOLR PHARMA, INC.
December 21,
2005
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS.
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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY.
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LICENSES.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
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MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF
PRODUCTS; REGULATORY MATTERS.
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PAYMENTS.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
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CONFIDENTIALITY.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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GOVERNMENT APPROVALS; TERM AND
TERMINATION.
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INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This Development and License
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into this
21 st day of December 2005 (the
“Execution Date”), by and between Wyeth, together with
its Affiliates (as defined below), acting through its Wyeth
Consumer Healthcare Division, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and having a place of
business at Five Giralda Farms, Madison, New Jersey 07940 U.S.A.
(collectively, “Wyeth”) and SCOLR Pharma, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and having a place of business at 3625 132nd Avenue SE,
Suite 300, Bellevue, Washington 98006 U.S.A. (“SCOLR”).
Wyeth and SCOLR may each be referred to herein individually as a
“Party” and collectively as the
“Parties.”
WHEREAS, Wyeth is engaged in the
research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical
products;
WHEREAS, SCOLR owns the exclusive
rights to certain controlled delivery technology for pharmaceutical
products; and
WHEREAS, Wyeth desires to obtain and
SCOLR desires to grant to Wyeth an exclusive license for such
technology on the terms set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises and covenants set forth below and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
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1.1
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Additional
License Opportunity .
“Additional License Opportunity” shall mean an
opportunity to enter into a license under any Patent Rights and
Know-How Controlled by SCOLR, other than the Licensed Technology,
relating to the modification of the duration of the activity or
effectiveness of active pharmaceutical ingredients with respect to
any product containing ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt thereof,
either alone or in combination with one or more other active
ingredients.
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Affiliate(s). “ Affiliate(s)” shall mean, with respect to
any person or entity, any other person or entity that controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with such person or
entity. A person or entity shall be regarded as in control of
another entity if it owns or controls at least fifty percent
(50%) of the equity securities of the subject entity entitled
to vote in the election of directors (or, in the case of an entity
that is not a corporation, for the election of the corresponding
managing authority), provided, however , that the term
“Affiliate” shall not include subsidiaries or other
entities in which a Party or its Affiliates owns a majority of the
ordinary voting power necessary to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other governing board, but is restricted from electing
such majority by contract or otherwise, until such time as such
restrictions are no longer in effect.
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ALO. “ALO” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3.
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CDT .
“CDT” shall mean the technology Controlled by SCOLR
relating to (a) compositions, compounds, ingredients or
formulations of drugs characterized by or causing extended release
delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of active
pharmaceutical ingredient or (b) manufacturing or delivery
technologies that enhance the profile of a drug to deliver an
extended release of a therapeutically effective amount of drug, or
both.
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Combination
Product. “Combination Product” shall mean any
pharmaceutical product that consists of any combination of the
Product sold together with another pharmaceutical product for a
single invoiced price. For the avoidance of doubt, Product that
contains a combination of ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt
thereof and one or more other active ingredients in a single
tablet, caplet, capsule or similar unit shall not be a Combination
Product unless that Product is sold together with another
pharmaceutical product for a single invoiced price.
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Commercialization. “Commercialization” shall mean any
and all activities of using, importing, exporting, marketing,
promoting, distributing, offering for sale and selling a Product.
When used as a verb, “Commercialize” shall mean to
engage in Commercialization.
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts. “Commercially Reasonable Efforts”
shall mean [***]
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Confidential
Information. “Confidential Information” shall
mean with respect to each Party, non-public proprietary data or
information that belong in whole or in part to such Party or its
Affiliates or information designated as Confidential Information of
such Party hereunder or both of the foregoing.
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Control or
Controlled. “Control” or
“Controlled” shall mean with respect to any
(a) item of information, including, without limitation,
Know-How, or (b) intellectual property right, the possession
(whether by ownership or license, other than pursuant to this
Agreement) by a Party of the ability to grant to the other Party
access or a license as provided herein under such item or right
without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangements
with any Third Party.
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Copyright. “Copyright” shall mean any copyright
Controlled by Wyeth, which copyright pertains to the promotional
materials and literature utilized by Wyeth in connection with the
Commercialization of Products in the Territory.
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page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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Development . “Development” shall mean, on a
country-by-country basis, all activities performed by or on behalf
of Wyeth with respect to a Product from the effective date of an
IND for such Product until Regulatory Approval of such Product is
obtained in such country for the indication under study. When used
as a verb, “Develop” shall mean to engage in
Development.
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Development Program. “Development Program” shall
mean any one or all of the Initial Development Programs (which
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2), an
Additional Development Program (which shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.2) or an Additional Prescription
Development Program (which shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.2), as the context requires.
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Diligence
Cure Period .
“Diligence Cure Period” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1.
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Execution Date. “Execution Date” shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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FDA. “FDA” shall mean the United States
Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency
thereto.
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FD&C
Act. “FD&C
Act” shall mean the United States Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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First Commercial Sale. “First Commercial
Sale” shall mean, with respect to any Licensed Product and
any country of the world, the first sale of such Licensed Product
under this Agreement to a Third Party in such country, after such
Licensed Product has been granted Regulatory Approval by the
competent Regulatory Authorities in such country.
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HSR
Act. “HSR
Act” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (16 C.F.R. §§ 801.1 et seq .), and any
similar, applicable law, statute, rule or regulation of a non-U.S.
jurisdiction.
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HSR
Filing. “HSR
Filing” shall mean filings by Wyeth and SCOLR with the United
States Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the
United States Department of Justice of a Notification and Report
Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (as that term is defined
in the HSR Act) with respect to the matters set forth in this
Agreement, together with all required documentary attachments
thereto, and any similar filing that must be made in a non-U.S.
jurisdiction.
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HSR
Clearance Date. “HSR Clearance Date” shall mean the
earliest date on which the Parties have actual knowledge that all
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereunder have expired or have been
terminated.
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Improvements. “Improvements” shall mean any
modification, enhancement or refinement, whether patentable or not
and whether made by SCOLR alone or jointly with Wyeth, to any
Product, the SCOLR Patent Rights, the SCOLR Know-How, the Joint
Patent Rights or Joint Know-How or the Manufacture or use of any of
the foregoing.
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IND. “IND” shall mean an Investigational
New Drug Application, as defined in the FD&C Act, that is
required to be filed with the FDA before beginning clinical testing
of a Product in human subjects, or an equivalent foreign
filing.
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Joint
Know-How. “Joint
Know-How” shall mean any Know-How that is jointly owned by
the Parties pursuant to Section 7.1.
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Joint Patent
Rights. “Joint
Patent Rights” shall mean those Patent Rights that are
jointly owned by the Parties pursuant to
Section 7.1.
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Know-How. “Know-How” shall mean inventions,
discoveries, improvements, adaptations, enhancements, data,
results, information, processes, methods, techniques, materials,
technology, results or other proprietary know-how, whether or not
patentable.
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Licensed
Product. “Licensed
Product” Shall Mean Any Product That (a) Contains
Ibuprofen Or Any Enantiomer Or Salt Thereof, Either Alone Or In
Combination With One Or More Other Active Ingredients;
(b) Comprises Or Is Manufactured Using Cdt; And (c) Meets
The Release Profile. “initial Licensed Product” Shall
Mean The Licensed Product Identified On Exhibit 1.26 Attached
Hereto And “additional Licensed Product” Shall Mean Any
Licensed Product Other Than The Initial Licensed
Product.
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License
Effective Date. “License Effective Date” shall mean
the later to occur of (a) the determination made by Wyeth that
a notification of this Agreement is not required to be made under
the HSR Act, and (b) if notification of this Agreement is
required to be made under the HSR Act, the HSR Clearance
Date.
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Licensed
Technology .
“Licensed Technology” shall mean the SCOLR Know-How,
the SCOLR Patent Rights, Improvements and SCOLR’s interest in
the Joint Patent Rights and Joint Know-How.
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Major Market
Country . “Major
Market Country” shall mean (i) the United States,
(ii) France, (iii) Canada, (iv) Australia,
(v) the United Kingdom, (vi) Germany,
(vii) Colombia, (viii) Mexico, (ix) The Netherlands,
and (x) China.
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Manufacture,
Manufactured or Manufacturing. “Manufacture”,
“Manufactured” or “Manufacturing” shall
mean all activities undertaken by or on behalf of Wyeth or its
Affiliates or sublicensees that are involved in the production of a
Product.
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Market
Exclusivity .
“Market Exclusivity” shall mean, with respect to each
Licensed Product, the period of time during which there is no
product, including without limitation any generic product,
containing ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt thereof with the
same or substantially the same dosage regimen and ibuprofen content
as such Licensed Product and incorporating controlled delivery or
timed-release technology being sold by a Third Party other than a
sublicensee or distributor of Wyeth, which product could reasonably
be expected to be sold for use in the treatment of any indication
for which such Licensed Product is approved by a Regulatory
Authority.
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Net
Sales. “Net
Sales” shall mean the gross amounts charged for sales of
Licensed Products (on which payments are due under this Agreement)
by Wyeth or its sublicensees, as appropriate, to Third Parties,
less the sum of (a) and (b) where (a) is a
provision, determined under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles in the United States, for (i) trade, cash and
quantity discounts or trade or consumer rebates, service allowances
and broker’s or agent’s commissions, if any, actually
allowed or paid, (ii) credits or allowances actually given or
made for rejection or return of, previously sold Licensed Products
or for retroactive price reductions (including Medicaid, managed
care and similar types of rebates), (iii) taxes, duties or
other governmental charges levied on or measured by the billing
amount (excluding income and franchise taxes), as adjusted for
rebates and refunds, (iv) credits or allowances actually given
or made for wastage replacement, and (v) charges actually
incurred for packing, freight, and shipping from Wyeth’s or
its sublicensees’ distribution center and insurance directly
related to such packing, freight, and shipping of such Licensed
Product and (b) is a periodic adjustment (positive or
negative, as applicable) of the provision (a) to reflect
amounts actually incurred for (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v). In
the case of any sale of Licensed Products for consideration other
than cash, such as barter or counter trade, Net Sales shall be
calculated on the fair market value of the consideration received.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Licensed Product is a
Combination Product, the calculation of “Net Sales”
from such Combination Product in a country shall be determined by
multiplying the actual Net Sales in such country of such
Combination Product, calculated as set forth above, by the fraction
A/(A+B), where: A is the invoice price, in such country, of the
Licensed Product contained in the Combination Product, if sold
separately in such country, by Wyeth or its sublicensees, as
applicable, and B is the invoice price, in such country, of any
other active component or components in the Combination Product if
sold separately, in such country, by Wyeth or its sublicensees, as
applicable.
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sublicensees, as applicable, separately sell the Licensed Product
contained in the Combination Product in a country, but do not
separately sell all of the other active components in the
Combination Product in such country, the calculation of “Net
Sales” from such Combination Product in such country shall be
determined by multiplying the actual Net Sales in such country of
such Combination Product, calculated as set forth above, by the
fraction A/C, where: A is Wyeth’s or its sublicensees, as
applicable, average
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wholesale price, in such country, of
the Licensed Product contained in such Combination Product and sold
separately by Wyeth or its sublicensees, as applicable, and C is
the average wholesale price, in such country, of the Combination
Product sold in such country by Wyeth or its sublicensees, as
applicable.
In the event that Wyeth or its
sublicensees, as applicable, do not separately sell the Licensed
Product contained in the Combination Product in a country, the
calculation of “Net Sales” from such Combination
Product in such country shall be determined by multiplying the
actual Net Sales, in such country of such Combination Product,
calculated as set forth above, by the fraction D/(D+E), where D is
the number of Licensed Products in such Combination Product and E
is the number of other active components in the Combination
Product, provided that, in no event shall the fraction D/(D+E) be
less than 1 / 2
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If a Licensed Product is sold as
part of a bundle of distinct products (i.e., not (i) packaged
together with another product or (ii) in a Combination Product
form alone) the Net Sales for such Licensed Product shall be based
on the discounted unit price of such Licensed Product Net Sales,
which discounted unit price shall be proportional to the total
discount provided for the entire bundle (e.g., if the price for the
bundle of product is twenty percent (20%) less than the price
that would be charged by Wyeth or its sublicensees for the same
group of products if sold separately, based on the average unit
price of such products when sold separately in such country, then
the discounted unit price attributable to the Licensed Product when
sold as part of such bundle would be eighty percent (80%) of
the average unit price of the Licensed Product when sold separately
in such country by Wyeth or its sublicenses).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net
Sales shall not include any consideration received by Wyeth or its
sublicensees in respect of (i) the sale, use or other
disposition of a Licensed Product in a country as part of a
clinical trial prior to the receipt of all Regulatory Approvals
required to commence commercial sales of such Licensed Product in
such country or (ii) the use or disposition of a Licensed
Product in a country as free goods or samples.
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Paragraph IV
Certification. “Paragraph IV Certification” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.4.
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Patent
Rights. “Patent
Rights” shall mean any and all U.S. and foreign
(a) patents, (b) pending patent applications, including,
without limitation, all provisional applications, substitutions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, renewals, and all
patents granted thereon, and (c) all patents-of-addition,
reissues, reexaminations and extensions or restorations by existing
or future extension or restoration mechanisms, including, without
limitation, supplementary protection certificates or the equivalent
thereof.
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Pilot
Study/FDA Meeting Milestone. “Pilot Study/FDA Meeting Milestone”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.1.
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Product. “Product” Shall Mean Any Product
That (a) Contains Ibuprofen Or Any Enantiomer Or Salt Thereof,
Either Alone Or In Combination With One Or More Other Active
Ingredients; And (b) Comprises Or Is Manufactured Using
Cdt.
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Regulatory
Approval. “Regulatory Approval” shall mean the
technical, medical and scientific licenses, registrations,
authorizations and approvals (including, without limitation,
approvals of New Drug Applications (“NDAs”),
investigational new drug applications (“INDs”),
supplements and amendments, pre- and post- approvals, pricing
approvals, and labeling approvals) of any national, supra-national,
regional, state or local regulatory agency, department, bureau,
commission, council or other governmental entity, necessary for the
commercial manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, offer
for sale, use, import, export and sale of Licensed Product(s) in a
regulatory jurisdiction. If an explicit regulatory approval as
defined above is not required, then “Regulatory
Approval” shall mean all the regulatory requirements to
permit the above cited activities must be met, as confirmed by
Wyeth through review of the related data and documentation. For the
sake of clarity, Regulatory Approval shall not be deemed to have
been obtained in a country until any applicable governmental
pricing and governmental reimbursement approvals have also been
obtained in such country.
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Regulatory
Approval Application. “Regulatory Approval Application”
shall mean an application submitted to the appropriate Regulatory
Authority seeking Regulatory Approval of a Product for use in one
or more therapeutic indications in a regulatory jurisdiction within
the Territory, including with out limitation an IND application or
similar filing.
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Regulatory
Authority. “ Regulatory Authority” shall mean any
national (e.g., the FDA), supra-national (e.g., the European
Commission, the Council of the European Union, or the European
Medicines Agency), regional, state or local regulatory agency,
department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental
entity in each country of the world involved in the granting of
Regulatory Approval for the Product.
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Release
Profile. “Release
Profile” shall mean for the Initial Licensed Product the
release profile set forth on Exhibit 1.40 attached hereto and for
each Additional Licensed Product the release profile set forth in
the Development Plan for such Additional Licensed
Product.
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Research.
“ Research”
shall mean those discovery and preclinical activities undertaken by
or on behalf of Wyeth or its Affiliates with respect to a Product
prior to the Development of such Product, including, without
limitation, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, preclinical
toxicology, and formulation of such Product. When used as a verb
“Research” shall mean to engage in Research.
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RFN
Notice. “RFN
Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3.
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Royalty
Period. “Royalty
Period” shall mean the period of time beginning on the
License Effective Date and, on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed
Product and country-by-country basis, extending until the earlier
of (a) the termination of this Agreement, pursuant to Article
10 hereof, either in its entirety or with respect to such Licensed
Product in such country, and (b) the twenty (20) year
anniversary of the First Commercial Sale of such Licensed Product
in such country.
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SCOLR
Know-How . “SCOLR
Know-How” shall mean all Know-How Controlled by SCOLR as of
the Execution Date or that comes under the Control of SCOLR during
the term of the Agreement relating to CDT, including, without
limitation, all data, results or other Know-How arising from or
invented, created or made in the course of the Development Program
and all other data, results, studies, clinical trials and other
similar items relating to the Products and all of the foregoing
submitted to any Regulatory Authority, and also including, without
limitation, any joint interest of SCOLR in any of the foregoing,
but excluding any of the foregoing that is or becomes generally
available to the public without cost or license.
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1.45
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SCOLR
Patent . “SCOLR
Patent” shall mean any patent or patent application listed on
Exhibit 1.45 and any patent granted on any such
application.
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1.46
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SCOLR Patent
Rights . “SCOLR
Patent Rights” shall mean any and all Patent Rights claiming
or relating to CDT or SCOLR Know-How, which Patent Rights are
Controlled by SCOLR as of the Execution Date or that come under the
Control of SCOLR during the term of the Agreement, including,
without limitation, the SCOLR Patents, and also including, without
limitation, any joint interest of SCOLR in any of the foregoing
other than the Joint Patent Rights.
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SCOLR
Trademarks and Copyrights. “SCOLR Trademarks and Copyrights”
shall mean the CDT ® mark and any other trademark, service mark or
copyright right Controlled by SCOLR and necessary for Wyeth to meet
its obligation under Section 7.3 hereof or any other provision
of this Agreement.
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Territory. “Territory” shall mean the entire
world.
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Third
Part(y/ies). “Third
Part(y/ies)” shall mean any person(s) or entit(y/ies) other
than Wyeth, SCOLR or their respective Affiliates.
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Trademark. “Trademark” shall mean those
trademarks and service marks used in connection with the
Commercialization of any Product by Wyeth hereunder.
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Valid Claim.
“Valid Claim” shall mean
a claim that (a) in the case of any unexpired United States or
foreign patent, shall not have been donated to the public,
disclaimed, nor held invalid or unenforceable by a court or
government agency of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or
unappealable decision, or (b) in the case of any United States
or foreign patent application, (i) shall not have
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been cancelled, withdrawn or
abandoned, without being refiled in another application in the
applicable jurisdiction, (ii) shall not have been finally
rejected by an administrative agency or other governmental action
from which no appeal can be taken and (iii) shall not have
been pending for more than five (5) years, and in either case
which claim (if issued) would be infringed by the sale of any
Licensed Product. For purposes of this definition, the time period
for which a claim is pending shall begin on the priority date for
such claim and shall continue until such claim is either issued or
is no longer deemed to be a Valid Claim in accordance with the
preceding sentence regardless of whether such claim is amended or
refiled in another application in the applicable jurisdiction. If a
claim of a patent application that ceased to be a Valid Claim under
(b) due to the passage of time later issues as part of a
patent described within (a) then it shall again be considered
to be a Valid Claim effective as of the issuance of such
patent.
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TRANSFER OF
TECHNOLOGY.
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Technology
Transfer .
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Initial
Technology Transfer .
Within thirty (30) days after the License Effective Date,
SCOLR shall provide Wyeth with tangible embodiments of the Licensed
Technology to the extent practicable for Wyeth’s and its
sublicensees’ and subcontrators’ use in the Research,
Development, Manufacturing and Commercialization of Products under
this Agreement, as more fully described in Exhibit
2.1.1.
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Additional
Technology Transfer . At
Wyeth’s request from time to time, SCOLR shall provide full
technical assistance to Wyeth and shall provide Wyeth with any
additional documentation or information deemed necessary or
desirable by Wyeth to transfer the Licensed Technology to Wyeth,
including without limitation, assistance, documentation and
information relating to process and manufacturing technology,
analytical methods, scale up, and process and equipment validation.
SCOLR shall provide up to [***] per employee-hour plus reasonable
travel and other reasonable, related expenses approved by Wyeth in
writing in advance, for a total reimbursement not to exceed [***]
in the aggregate unless approved by Wyeth in writing in advance.
All travel by SCOLR representatives must be in accordance with
Wyeth’s travel and entertainment policies as in effect from
time to time.
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[***] Certain information on this
page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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Exclusive
License to Wyeth. SCOLR,
effective as of the License Effective Date, hereby grants to Wyeth
an exclusive (exclusive even as to SCOLR) license, with the right
to grant sublicenses, under the Licensed Technology to Research,
Develop, formulate, use, have used, Manufacture, make, have made,
offer for sale, sell, have sold, import and otherwise Commercialize
Products in the Territory. Wyeth shall notify SCOLR of any
sublicenses granted by Wyeth pursuant to this Section 3.1.1
periodically.
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Non-Exclusive License to Wyeth.
SCOLR, effective as of the License
Effective Date, hereby grants to Wyeth a nonexclusive license under
any Patent Rights and Know-How that (i) are not included in
the Licensed Technology, (ii) are Controlled by SCOLR as of
the License Effective Date or come into the Control of SCOLR during
the term of this Agreement and (iii) but for the license
granted under this Section 3.1.2 would be infringed by the
exercise of any of the rights or licenses granted to Wyeth under
Section 3.1.1 hereof, with the right to grant sublicenses, to
Research, Develop, formulate, use, have used, Manufacture, make,
have made, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import and otherwise
Commercialize Products in the Territory. Wyeth shall notify SCOLR
of any sublicenses granted by Wyeth pursuant to this
Section 3.1.2 periodically.
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Grant Back
to SCOLR. Wyeth,
effective as of the License Effective Date, hereby grants to SCOLR
a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable sublicense under the
Licensed Technology for the sole purpose of permitting SCOLR to
perform its Licensed Product Development obligations described in
this Agreement.
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3.1.4
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Retention of
Rights. Wyeth
acknowledges that SCOLR shall retain the right to use and have used
the SCOLR Know-How and the SCOLR Patent Rights in connection with
products other than Products.
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Right of
Reference. SCOLR hereby
grants to Wyeth an exclusive “Right of Reference,” as
that term or any similar term is defined in 21 C.F.R. §
314.3(b) or any foreign counterpart to such regulation, to and an
exclusive right to use Product related pre-clinical, clinical,
manufacturing and technical data and results, and related
regulatory documents Controlled by SCOLR, including without
limitation all data and results from any Development Program, and
SCOLR shall provide a signed statement to this effect, if requested
by Wyeth, in accordance with 21 C.F.R. § 314.50(g)(3) or any
foreign counterpart to such regulation.
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Right of First
Negotiation . If at any
time during the term of this Agreement SCOLR proposes or intends to
enter into any Additional License Opportunity with any Third Party,
or if SCOLR receives any proposal or indication of interest from a
Third Party with respect to any Additional License Opportunity
that
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SCOLR intends to pursue (an
“ALO”), SCOLR shall provide written notice to Wyeth of
such proposal or intent, along with reasonable details regarding
such Additional License Opportunity (such notice from SCOLR to
Wyeth referred to as a “RFN Notice”). SCOLR hereby
grants to Wyeth a right of first negotiation with respect to each
ALO. With respect to each ALO, during the period of [***] from the
date of the relevant RFN Notice, SCOLR shall provide to Wyeth all
information reasonably requested by Wyeth with respect to such ALO
and Wyeth shall inform SCOLR whether Wyeth desires to negotiate an
agreement between SCOLR and Wyeth relating to such ALO. If Wyeth
notifies SCOLR that it desires to negotiate an agreement between
SCOLR and Wyeth relating to an ALO, SCOLR and Wyeth shall in good
faith negotiate transaction terms and conditions and an agreement
relating to the relevant Additional License Opportunity during the
[***] period (or such longer period as may be agreed to by Wyeth
and SCOLR) following the date of the notice by Wyeth referred to in
clause (a) or (b) above, and during such period SCOLR and
its directors, officers, representatives and agents shall
discontinue all, and shall not initiate, encourage or engage in
any, discussions with any Third Party with respect to such
Additional License Opportunity. If Wyeth and SCOLR do not execute
an agreement with respect to such Additional License Opportunity
despite their good faith efforts to do so in the period of time
referred to in the preceding sentence, SCOLR shall be free to enter
into an agreement, within [***] after the discontinuation of
negotiations between SCOLR and Wyeth, for such Additional License
Opportunity with one or more Third Parties on terms no less
favorable to SCOLR than the terms last offered by SCOLR to Wyeth.
In order to keep Wyeth fully informed of potential Additional
License Opportunities, SCOLR shall notify Wyeth promptly after
becoming aware of any invention, development, license or
acquisition that could be the subject of an Additional License
Opportunity. In addition to the foregoing, from time to time, SCOLR
shall disclose any new technology relating to the modification of
the duration of the activity or effectiveness of active
pharmaceutical ingredients suitable for use with any product
containing ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt thereof, either
alone or in combination with one or more of the active ingredients,
that SCOLR Controls and, if requested by Wyeth, negotiate in good
faith with Wyeth the license rights with respect
thereto.
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Exclusivity . During the Term of this Agreement, SCOLR shall
not, and shall not authorize or grant any rights or licenses to any
Third Party to, research, develop, manufacture or commercialize any
product, whether over-the-counter or prescription, that contains
ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt thereof, either alone or in
combination with one or more other active ingredients, including
without limitation any product that contains an amount of active
ingredient(s) that is different from the amount contained in a
particular Product. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement confers upon Wyeth
exclusive rights under the license grants contained above to both
prescription and over the counter Products, and SCOLR shall not
grant to any Third Party any rights with respect to products the
development, manufacture, sale, importation or use of which would
violate or conflict with the exclusive rights granted to Wyeth
hereunder.
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Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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4.
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RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
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Conduct of
Research and Development Activities. Subject to Section 4.2, Wyeth shall have
the sole authority and responsibility with respect to the Research
and Development of Products and shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to Research and Develop at least one (1) Licensed
Product for purposes of seeking Regulatory Approval for the
Commercialization of such Licensed Product in one or more countries
in the Territory, either itself or through Third Parties. If Wyeth
fails to use such Commercially Reasonable Efforts as set forth in
the preceding sentence, SCOLR shall send written notice of such
failure to Wyeth and if Wyeth does not cure such failure within
[***] days after receiving such notice from SCOLR (the
“Diligence Cure Period”), SCOLR shall have the right,
exercisable during the [***] day period following the end of the
Diligence Cure Period, to convert the exclusive licenses granted to
Wyeth under Section 3.1 to semi-exclusive licenses (i.e.,
SCOLR would be permitted to grant a license under the Licensed
Technology to one other Party to commercialize time-released
ibuprofen). Such conversion to semi-exclusive licenses shall be
SCOLR’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event that Wyeth
fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Research and
Develop at least one (1) Licensed Product for purposes of
seeking Regulatory Approval for the Commercialization of such
Licensed Product in one or more countries in the Territory. Wyeth
shall have no other diligence obligations with respect to the
Research or Development of Products. [***]. Wyeth acknowledges that
the conversion of Wyeth’s rights to semi-exclusive will allow
SCOLR to compete with Wyeth with products that contain ibuprofen or
any enantiomer or salt thereof and comprises or is manufactured
using CDT.
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Research and
Development Program. Within a reasonable period of time after the
License Effective Date, SCOLR and Wyeth shall establish a
coordinated development program (the “Initial Development
Program”) to complete the formulation and clinical
development of the Initial Licensed Products. Exhibit 4.4 sets
forth a description of the Initial Development Program for the
Initial Licensed Product, and includes the roles and
responsibilities of Wyeth and SCOLR with respect to
Development.
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If at any time during the term of
this Agreement Wyeth proposes or intends to commence any
Development Program for any Additional Licensed Product (an
“Additional Development Program”), Wyeth shall provide
written notice to SCOLR of such proposal or intent, along with
reasonable details regarding such Additional Development Program
(such notice from Wyeth to SCOLR referred to
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Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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as a “Development
Notice”). Wyeth hereby grants to SCOLR a right of first
negotiation with respect to each Additional Development Program.
With respect to each Additional Development Program, during the
period of [***] months from the date of the relevant Development
Notice, Wyeth shall provide to SCOLR all information reasonably
requested by SCOLR with respect to such Additional Development
Program and SCOLR shall inform Wyeth whether SCOLR desires to
conduct such Additional Development Program with Wyeth. If during
such [***] month period SCOLR notifies Wyeth in writing that it
desires to conduct such Additional Development Program with Wyeth,
SCOLR and Wyeth shall in good faith negotiate the timing and
development costs of such Additional Development Program during the
[***] month period (or such longer period as may be agreed to by
Wyeth and SCOLR) following the date of the notice by SCOLR. If
Wyeth and SCOLR do not agree in writing on the timing and
development costs of such Additional Development Program (and add
such Additional Development Program to this Agreement by an
amendment in writing) despite their good faith efforts to do so in
the period of time referred to in the preceding sentence, Wyeth
shall be free to either (i) conduct such Additional
Development Program itself, (ii) enter into an agreement with
a Third Party to conduct such Additional Development Program
(provided that such Additional Development Program does not require
the disclosure of the SCOLR Know-How to such Third Party) or
(iii) with SCOLR’s prior written consent (which consent
may be withheld in SCOLR’s sole discretion), enter into an
agreement with a Third Party to conduct such Additional Development
Program, which agreement may provide for the disclosure of the
Licensed Technology to such Third Party.
In addition, if at any time during
the term of this Agreement SCOLR desires for Wyeth to commence a
Development Program for an Additional Licensed Product that
contains a combination of ibuprofen or any enantiomer or salt
thereof with one or more other active ingredients, which
combination is not under development by Wyeth, or has not been
developed previously by Wyeth, pursuant to this Agreement and that
SCOLR reasonably and in good faith expects to be approved by
Regulatory Authorities as a prescription product (an
“Additional Prescription Development Program”), SCOLR
shall provide written notice thereof to Wyeth (such notice from
SCOLR to Wyeth also referred to as the “Development
Notice”). With respect to each Additional Prescription
Development Program, during the period of [***] from the date of
the relevant Development Notice, SCOLR shall provide to Wyeth all
information reasonably requested by Wyeth with respect to such
Additional Prescription Development Program and Wyeth shall inform
SCOLR whether Wyeth desires to conduct such Additional Prescription
Development Program for such Additional Licensed Product. If during
such [***] period Wyeth notifies SCOLR in writing that it desires
to conduct such Additional Prescription Development Program, SCOLR
and Wyeth shall in good faith negotiate the timing and development
costs of such Additional Prescription Development Program during
the [***] month period (or such longer period as may be agreed to
by Wyeth and SCOLR) following the date of the notice by Wyeth. If
Wyeth and SCOLR do not agree in writing on the timing and
development costs of such Additional
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Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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Prescription Development Program
(and add such Additional Prescription Development Program to this
Agreement by an amendment in writing) despite their good faith
efforts to do so in the period of time referred to in the preceding
sentence, SCOLR shall be free to enter into an agreement, within
[***] months after the discontinuation of negotiations between
SCOLR and Wyeth, for the prescription rights to such Additional
Licensed Product (the “Prescription Product”) with one
or more Third Parties on terms no less favorable to SCOLR than the
terms last offered by SCOLR to Wyeth and, in such case, Wyeth shall
be deemed to have granted SCOLR a sublicense under the Licensed
Technology to research, develop, formulate, use, have used,
manufacture, make, have made, offer for sale, sell, have sold,
import and otherwise commercialize such Prescription
Product.
Each Party shall use its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to carry out its activities and
responsibilities under the Initial Development Program, and any
subsequent Additional Development Program or Additional
Prescription Development Program added to this Agreement by
amendment, in a timely manner.
SCOLR shall permit Wyeth to monitor
all aspects of the activities conducted by SCOLR under the Initial
Development Program, and any Additional Development Program or
Additional Prescription Development Program added to this Agreement
by amendment, and shall provide Wyeth access to all documents and
information relating to such Development Program. Within sixty
(60) days after the completion of its assigned activities
under each Development Program, SCOLR shall submit to Wyeth a draft
report in reasonable detail regarding the data and results of such
activities, and within sixty (60) days after the completion of
its assigned activities under each Development Program, SCOLR shall
submit to Wyeth a final report in reasonable detail regarding the
data and results of such activities.
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Dispute
Resolution. In the event
of any disagreement between SCOLR and Wyeth with respect to any
matter concerning the Initial Development Program, or any
Additional Development Program or Additional Prescription
Development Program added to this Agreement by amendment, which
disagreement the Parties are unable to resolve despite their good
faith efforts to do so, the matter shall be referred to the heads
of research and development of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and SCOLR.
If these individuals cannot reach agreement on the issue, the
matter shall be referred to the President of Wyeth Consumer
Healthcare (or an executive officer of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
designated by such president) and the Chief Executive Officer of
SCOLR (or an executive officer of SCOLR designated by such chief
executive officer). If these individuals cannot reach agreement on
the issue, then the President of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare (or an
executive officer of Wyeth designated by such president) shall have
authority to make the final decision.
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page has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with
respect to the omitted portions.
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Reimbursement. Wyeth shall reimburse SCOLR for the actual costs
of Initial Development Program activities for the Initial Licensed
Product performed by SCOLR pursuant to the Initial Development
Program after achievement of the Pilot Study/FDA Meeting Milestone,
which reimbursable costs are set forth in Exhibit 4.4. For
Additional Licensed Products and Additional Prescription Licensed
Products, the Additional Development Program and the Additional
Prescription Development Program, respectively, added to this
Agreement by amendment, shall specify the costs of SCOLR, if any,
that would be reimbursed by Wyeth.
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Ownership of
Data . All information,
data and results (including, without limitation, all clinical and
pre-clinical data) relating to the Licensed Products (including,
without limitation, to the safety, efficacy and/or performance of
the Licensed Products) generated during any Development Program by
either Wyeth or SCOLR shall be the exclusive property of Wyeth and
SCOLR shall execute such documents and perform such acts, at
Wyeth’s expense, as may be necessary to vest title thereto in
Wyeth. SCOLR shall not, and shall not authorize any Third Party to,
use any such information, data or results without Wyeth’s
prior written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld. All other Know-How relating to any Development Program or
any Licensed Product generated during the Term of this Agreement
shall be treated as follows:
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Know-How
independently developed, discovered, invented or otherwise
conceived by Wyeth, whether patentable or not, would be solely
owned by Wyeth;
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Know-How
independently developed, discovered, invented or otherwise
conceived by SCOLR, whether patentable or not, would be solely
owned by SCOLR, but would be licensed to Wyeth under
Section 3.1.1; and
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Know-How
jointly developed, discovered, invented or otherwise conceived by
the Parties, whether patentable or not, would be jointly owned by
the Parties, but SCOLR’s rights therein would be licensed to
Wyeth under Section 3.1.1.
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MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PRODUCTS;
REGULATORY MATTERS.
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Manufacturing and Commercialization.
Pursuant to the licenses granted to
Wyeth in Section 3.1, Wyeth shall have the exclusive right to
(a) Manufacture, itself or through Third Parties selected by
Wyeth or both, Products, and (b) Commercialize, itself or
through Third Parties selected by Wyeth or both, Products
(including all ingredients and components thereof). Wyeth shall
notify SCOLR prior to having any Third Party Manufacture Product.
Wyeth shall have sole authority and responsibility in all matters
relating to the Manufacture and Commercialization of Products;
provided, however , Wyeth shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to Commercialize at least one (1) Licensed Product in
those countries where Wyeth has obtained Regulatory Approval for
such Product. Wyeth shall have no other diligence obligations with
respect to the Manufacture or Commercialization of
Products.
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Regulatory
Approvals. Wyeth shall
file, in its name (except as set forth below), and own all
Regulatory Approval Applications and Regulatory Approvals for
Products where Wyeth, in its sole discretion, determines it is
commercially advantageous to do so. If requested by Wyeth, SCOLR
shall file, at Wyeth’s expense, an NDA with FDA for the
Initial Licensed Product and at Wyeth’s further request SCOLR
shall transfer such NDA to Wyeth without any further compensation
for such transfer. Wyeth shall have the sole responsibility for
communicating with any Regulatory Authority regarding any
Regulatory Approval Application or any Regulatory Approval once
granted. As reasonably requested by Wyeth from time to time, SCOLR
shall cooperate with Wyeth and provide support and assistance,
without additional charge to Wyeth, in Wyeth’s efforts to
obtain and maintain Regulatory Approvals for Products. In addition,
SCOLR shall assign and transfer to Wyeth all Regulatory Approval
Applications and Regulatory Approvals granted to, or applied for
by, SCOLR or its Affiliates and shall provide hard copies of all
documentation relating thereto, including without limitation
clinical studies.
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Regulatory
Reporting. Wyeth shall be
solely responsible for filing all reports required to be filed in
order to maintain any Regulatory Approvals granted for Products in
the Territory, including, without limitation, adverse drug
experience reports (other than reports required to maintain
Regulatory Approvals for Products that are owned by SCOLR pursuant
to the mutual agreement of SCOLR and Wyeth). To the extent SCOLR
has or receives any information regarding any adverse drug
experience which may be related to the use of any Product, SCOLR
shall immediately, and in no event later than three
(3) calendar days of receipt by SCOLR, provide Wyeth with all
such information in English as follows:
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Overnight
courier (only) to:
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Global Safety
Surveillance & Epidemiology
GSSE Triage Unit
Wyeth Research
Dock E
500 Arcola Road
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
19426
The Parties agree to meet after the
Effective Date to establish a detailed Safety Agreement outlining
the responsibilities of each Party in connection with collecting
and reporting of adverse drug experiences including literature
review and associated reporting; adverse drug experience follow-up
reporting; preparation and sub
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