Exhibit 10.20
CONFIDENTIAL
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE: LICENSE
AGREEMENT
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
This License Agreement
(“Agreement”) is made effective as of the 18th day of
December 1998 (“Effective Date”), by and between CPG
IMMUNOPHARMACEUTICALS, Inc. having a place of business at 55
William Street, Suite 120, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA (herein
referred to as “CPG”) and SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC., a
corporation located at New Horizons Court, Brentford, Middlesex
TW89EP, United Kingdom (herein referred to as
“SB”)
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, CPG is the owner of certain right, title and
interest in, and/or is otherwise in possession and/or control of
the right to grant licenses under, certain patents in the manner
and to the extent identified in Appendix A hereto, and know-how to
the extent identified in Appendix B hereto, in the field of certain
adjuvant technology which has been demonstrated to exhibit activity
in animals when used in combination with a variety of antigen
materials; and
WHEREAS, SB has developed and/or is developing or
evaluating vaccines for the prevention and/or treatment of certain
diseases in humans; and
WHEREAS SB desires to obtain certain world-wide licenses
from CPG under the aforesaid patents and know-how in the field of
infectious diseases, and CPG is willing to grant to SB such
licenses in accordance with the provisions set forth
herein.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the covenants
and obligations expressed herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound the parties agree
as follows:
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1.01
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“ADDITIONAL ADJUVANT” shall mean any
and all compounds or composition or components or formulation of
components other than ADJUVANT included in PRODUCT, used to induce,
augment, fine-tune or enhance an ANTIGEN specific active response
of PRODUCT above the one already induced, augmented or enhanced by
ADJUVANT in combination with one or more ANTIGENS.
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1.02
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“ADJUVANT’ shall mean CPG motifs and
CPG oligonucleotides containing immunostimulatory unmethylated
cytosine guanine dinucleotides and any and all compounds or
compositions, whether produced naturally or by semisynthetic or
synthetic means, alone or in admixture with another material
(excluding “ADDITIONAL ADJUVANT”), in a suitable
vehicle which is used to induce, augment, fine-tune or enhance an
ANTIGEN specific immune response and which is covered by, or made
with the use of TECHNOLOGY.
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1.03
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“AFFILIATE(S)” shall mean any
corporation, firm, partnership or other entity, whether de
jure or de facto, which directly or indirectly owns, is
owned by or is under common ownership with a party to this
Agreement to the extent of at least fifty percent (50%) of the
equity (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum allowed to
be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction)
having the power to vote on or direct the affairs of the entity and
any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity actually
controlled by, controlling or under common control with a party to
this Agreement.
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1.04
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“ANNUAL
NET SALES VALUE” shall mean NET SALES VALUE of PRODUCTS
and/or COMBINATIONS in a calendar year.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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“ANTIGEN” shall mean any active
ingredient such as (but not limited to) live attenuated
micro-organisms, whole killed micro-organisms or subunit vaccines
(e.g. polysaccharides, polysaccharide conjugates, peptides,
recombinant proteins, glycolipids), that elicits an immune response
but excluding ANTIGENS which are nucleic acids expressed in vivo
following introduction of an encoded gene.
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1.06
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“BENEFIT” shall mean with respect to
an ANTIGEN other than a LICENSED ANTIGEN that:
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1)
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the protective
and/or therapeutic response to such ANTIGEN is improved (e.g.
increased) or;
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2)
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the dosage of
such ANTIGEN is improved (i.e. less dose needed) or;
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3)
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the schedule of
immunization or route of administration with such ANTIGEN is
improved (e.g. number of inoculations).
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1.07
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“BROAD
FIELD OF USE claim” shall mean a claim under existing PATENTS
as mutually agreed between both parties which provides an
enforceable monopoly right which can be used to effectively prevent
a THIRD PARTY (other than the second CO-EXCLUSIVE licensee or other
non-exclusive licensees in case of HIV) from developing, using,
making or marketing any product comprising an ANTIGEN in
combination with any immunostimulatory oligonucleotide intended for
use in humans containing an unmethylated cytosine guanine
dinucleotide. In the event of any dispute between the parties as to
whether a claim is a BROAD FIELD OF USE claim, such dispute shall
be resolved in accordance with Section 20.02.
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“CO-EXCLUSIVE” or
“CO-EXCLUSIVELY” shall mean that a commercial license
to utilise ADJUVANT for use in the FIELD may not be granted
hereunder to more than two (2) entities, including SB, or rather
than granting such a license to a THIRD PARTY in addition to SB,
CPG may retain for itself the right to develop, have developed,
make, have made, use, have used, sell, offer for sale, have sold,
keep and import ADJUVANT for use in the FIELD hereunder.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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“COMBINATION” shall mean a PRODUCT
which also contains ANTIGEN(s) other than the LICENSED ANTIGENS and
in which ANTIGEN(S) other than LICENSED ANTIGENS do not BENEFIT
from ADJUVANT. SB shall have the obligation to reasonably
demonstrate to CPG that such ANTIGEN(S) other than a LICENSED
ANTIGEN(S) does (do) not BENEFIT from ADJUVANT prior to selling any
such COMBINATION.
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“COMPOSITION OF MATTER” shall mean a
claim which provides an enforceable monopoly right that can be used
to effectively prevent a THIRD PARTY (other than the second
CO-EXCLUSIVE licensee or other non- 4 exclusive licensees in case
of HIV) from developing, using, making or marketing any product for
use in humans comprising ANTIGEN in combination with an ADJUVANT
which SB has incorporated into PRODUCT which is in preclinical or
clinical testing or on the market.
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“CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” shall
mean any information, data, patents, documents, memoranda, reports,
correspondence, drawings, clearly marked as CONFIDENTIAL and
exchanged between both parties under this Agreement. Oral
disclosure must be reduced to writing and marked CONFIDENTIAL
within thirty (30) days of the disclosure to be considered as
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
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“DISPUTED
PATENT” shall mean US patent application Ref. University of
Iowa Research Foundation patent application No WO 96/02555 claiming
priority to U.S. patent application Serial Number 08/276,358 dated
15/7/94 and all divisions and continuations of this application,
all patents issuing from such applications, any reissues,
reexaminations and extensions of all such patents and all foreign
counterparts of the foregoing, and any other claim made in writing
by THIRD PARTIES pertaining to any PATENT which has been made on or
before the EFFECTIVE DATE or during the EVALUATION, PERIOD and
which may adversely affect SB’s rights hereunder.
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“DNA VACCINE” shall
mean a pharmaceutical composition for PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION
and/or THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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against infectious disease in
humans, wherein the ANTIGEN (including LICENSED ANTIGENS) is
encoded in nucleic acid and expressed in vivo following
introduction of the nucleic acid.
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“ESCROW” shall mean an account of SB
opened at a Belgian bank from which no amounts can be withdrawn
other than by mutual consent of both parties or from which amount
can be released in accordance with the provisions of Section
8.09.
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“EVALUATION PERIOD” shall mean the
twelve (12) month period starting on the Effective Date (as such
period may be extended in accordance with Section 3).
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“FIELD” shall mean the use of
ADJUVANT in combination with LICENSED ANTIGENS as part of a PRODUCT
and/or COMBINATION for PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION and/or THERAPEUTIC
IMMUNIZATION against infectious diseases in humans, expressly
excluding the SPECIFIC FIELD.
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“INFRINGE” or
“INFRINGED” or “INFRINGEMENT” shall mean
that on a country per country basis, a THIRD PARTY other than CPG
or its second CO-EXCLUSIVE licensee hereunder or non exclusive
licensees in case of HIV has registered a PLA for a product covered
by CPG PATENT claims or is commercially manufacturing, commercially
using or importing such a product, provided, however, that if CPG
can demonstrate that CPG is, within a six (6) month period
following such PLA registration of the THIRD PARTY product,
actively negotiating with such THIRD PARTY a license in order to
avoid INFRINGEMENT of the PATENT in all countries where such
INFRINGEMENT exists and successfully enters into such license
agreement, no INFRINGEMENT shall be deemed to exist or have
existed. Failing to do so, INFRINGEMENT is deemed to exist as from
the end of such six (6) month period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in case of sale of such THIRD PARTY product,
INFRINGEMENT shall be deemed to exist.
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“KNOW-HOW” shall mean
all present and future (including those deriving from the RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM) technical information,
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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materials and know-how which relate
to ADJUVANT and which are now and/or at any time during the term of
this Agreement developed, owned, proprietary to and/or controlled
by CPG and/or any AFFILIATES of CPG and under which CPG has now, or
in the future, the right to grant licenses, and which are necessary
for or useful to the development, production and commercialisation
of ADJUVANT within the FIELD. KNOW-HOW shall include, without
limitation, all chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, clinical,
assay, control and manufacturing data and any other information
relating thereto and any materials, seeds, strains, reagents and
media. KNOW-HOW shall not include PATENTS. A summary of KNOW-HOW is
described in Appendix B. In all events shall KNOW-HOW be secret and
substantial or contained in a PATENT or PATENT application in any
country or described in Appendix B.
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“LICENSED
ANTIGEN” shall mean an ANTIGEN listed under Section 6 for
which a license to use ADJUVANT with such ANTIGENS is granted to SB
hereunder for the use specified in Section 6 as part of PRODUCT
and/or COMBINATION in which ADJUVANT induces, augments or enhances
the ANTIGEN specific immune response of such LICENSED
ANTIGEN.
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1.20
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“NET
SALES VALUE” shall mean the gross receipts from sales of
PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION in the TERRITORY by SB and/or its
AFFILIATES and/or its sublicensees to THIRD PARTIES less the
following amounts actually paid or allowed by SB and/or its
AFFILIATES and/or its sublicensees with respect to such
sales:
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(i)
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transportation
charges, including insurance; and
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(ii)
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SB’s
standard costs for syringes and other administration devices
combined with or contained in commercial packaging; and
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(iii)
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sales and
excise taxes and duties levied on the sale or delivery of PRODUCT
and/or COMBINATION and contributions and payments required by any
governmental authorities as liability provisions and/or made
pursuant to injury compensation schemes and/or as product liability
insurance premiums; and
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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(iv)
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trade and
quantity and cash discounts, governmentally required commissions
and other customary rebates; and
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(v)
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allowances or
credits to customers or charges back from customers on account of
rejection or return of PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION subject to
royalty under this Agreement or on account of retroactive price
reductions affecting such PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION ;
and
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(vi)
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royalties
payable and/or paid by SB to THIRD PARTIES on the manufacture, use
and/or sale of PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION for the use in the FIELD
of technology not encompassed within TECHNOLOGY and which is not
the subject of the offset set forth in Section 9 hereof, and
provided that deductions under this heading (vi) shall not exceed
[****] percent ([*]%) of gross receipts from sales of PRODUCT
and/or COMBINATION on which such royalty is payable hereunder in
the TERRITORY by SB and/or its sublicensees and/or its AFFILIATES
and/or it distributors.
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Sales between or among SB and its
AFFILIATES or sublicensees shall be excluded from the computation
of NET SALES VALUE except where such AFFILIATES or sublicensees are
end users, but NET SALES VALUE shall include the subsequent final
sales to THIRD PARTIES by such AFFILIATES or
sublicensees.
In the case of any COMBINATION, NET
SALES VALUE shall not include the value of any ANTIGEN other than
the LICENSED ANTIGEN and NET SALES VALUE of COMBINATION shall be
calculated as follows:
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(i)
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By multiplying the NET SALES
VALUE of the COMBINATION by the fraction A/A + B, where A is the
gross selling price, during the royalty period in question, of
PRODUCT(S) incorporating only LICENSED ANTIGENS, when
sold
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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separately; and B is the gross
selling price, during the royalty period in question, of product(s)
incorporating only ANTIGENS other than LICENSED ANTIGENS, when sold
separately; or
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(ii)
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In the event
that no such separate sales are made of such components of such
COMBINATION during the royalty period in question, NET SALES VALUE,
for the purposes of determining royalty payments, shall be
calculated using the above formula under (i) where A is the
reasonably estimated commercial value of the PRODUCT(S)
incorporating LICENSED ANTIGENS, when sold separately, and B is the
reasonably estimated commercial value of the other product(s)
incorporating only. ANTIGENS other than LICENSED ANTIGENS, when
sold separately. Any such estimates shall be determined using
criteria to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. Such estimates
shall be reported to CPG with the reports to be provided to CPG
pursuant to Section 15.02 hereof.
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(iii)
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If the parties
cannot agree on any estimates as set forth in (ii) above, the
matter shall be resolved pursuant to the provisions of Sections
20.2 and 20.03.
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“OTHER
PATENTS” shall mean patents and/or patent applications owned
and/or controlled by THIRD PARTIES having claims which would be
infringed by SB developing, having developed, making, having made,
using, having used, selling or having sold ADJUVANT as part of
PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION.
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“PATENT(S)” shall
mean all patents and patent applications which are or become owned
and/or controlled, in whole or in part, by CPG and/or any
AFFILIATES of CPG including PATENTS covering inventions made by CPG
during the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and under which CPG
has, now or in the future, the right to grant licenses and which
generically or specifically claim ADJUVANT and/or use of
ADJUVANT
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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and/or a process for manufacturing
ADJUVANT, and/or intermediates used in such process, and which are
useful in the FIELD. Included within the definition of PATENTS are
any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, patents of
addition, reissues, renewals or extensions including SPC’s
thereof. Also included within the definition of PATENTS are any
patents or patent applications which generically or specifically
claim or have claims covering any improvements of ADJUVANT or
intermediates or manufacturing processes required or useful for
production of ADJUVANT which are developed by CPG, and/or under
which CPG otherwise has the right to grant licenses or sublicenses,
now or in the future, during the term of this Agreement and in all
cases which relate to the FIELD. The list of patents and patent
applications encompassed within PATENTS on the Effective Date is
set forth in Appendix A attached hereto.
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“PRODUCT” shall mean any and all
pharmaceutical compositions for the PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION
and/or THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION against infectious diseases in
humans comprising one or more of the LICENSED ANTIGENS in
combination with ADJUVANT as an ingredient or component in any
formulation, configuration, combination and/or delivery system, to
the extent ADJUVANT induces, augments, fine-tunes or enhances the
ANTIGEN specific immune response of such LICENSED ANTIGENS
contained within PRODUCT.
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“PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION” shall
mean the use of PRODUCT or COMBINATION to immunize persons with no
diagnosed relevant disease.
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“REDUCED
FINANCIAL TERMS” shall mean the financial terms set forth in
Appendix E.
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“RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM” shall mean the research and
development program directed to the examination of the ADJUVANT
mode of action in combination with LICENSED ANTIGEN within PRODUCT
and/or COMBINATION in the context of THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION
within the FIELD. An outline of the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM will be set forth in Appendix C.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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“SIGNIFICANT COMPETITION” shall mean
on a country-per-country and PRODUCT-per-PRODUCT basis including
COMBINATIONS, the presence of a competitor other than the second
CO-EXCLUSIVE licensee or CPG (or other non exclusive licensees in
case of HIV) on such market who is selling a competing product
which utilizes unmethylated cytosine guanine dinucleotides as
adjuvant in combination with LICENSED ANTIGENS CO-EXCLUSIVELY
licensed hereunder, to the extent such competitor obtained a market
share of [******] percent ([**]%) or more or has doubled its market
share in the previous year from a base market share of at least
[****] percent ([*]%).
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“SPC” shall mean all Supplementary
Protection Certificates for medicinal products and their
equivalents provided under the Council Regulation (EEC) N°
1768/92 of June 18, 1992.
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“SPECIFIC
FIELD” shall mean the use of ADJUVANT (i) as part of or in
conjunction with a DNA VACCINE or (ii) other than in
combination ’ with a LICENSED ANTIGEN (except as
permitted in Section 1.09 as part of a COMBINATION).
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“STEERING
COMMITTEE” shall mean the entity organized and acting
pursuant to Section 5.
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“TECHNOLOGY” shall mean KNOW HOW
and/or PATENTS.
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“TERRITORY” shall mean all the
countries and territories in the world.
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“THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION” shall
mean the use of PRODUCT or COMBINATION to immunize patients with
diagnosed relevant disease.
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“THIRD
PARTY(IES)” shall mean any party which is neither a party to
this Agreement nor an AFFILIATE.
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“UPDATED
FINANCIAL TERMS” shall mean the financial terms selected by
SB during the EVALUATION PERIOD in accordance with Section 3, of
which the lower limit and the upper limit are set forth in Appendix
D.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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“VALID
CLAIM” shall mean a claim subsisting in a patent or in a
pending patent application, being a claim that has not finally been
canceled, revoked or held invalid by a final decision of a court or
other authority having jurisdiction to decide the issue. A final
decision in this context means a decision which has become legally
binding either because no appeal has been taken and the time for
appeal has expired, or because any appeal taken is no longer
pending, leaving the decision of cancellation, revocation or
invalidation standing without possibility of further
appeal.
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For the purpose of this Agreement,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or unless
the context otherwise requires: (a) defined terms include the
plural as well as the singular and the use of any gender shall be
deemed to include the other gender; (b) references to
“Articles”, “Sections” and other
subdivisions and to “Schedules” without reference to a
document, are to designated Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions of, and to Schedules to, this Agreement; (c) the use
of the term “including” means “including but not
limited to”; and (d) the words “herein”,
“hereof”, “hereunder” and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provisions.
CPG grants herewith a CO-EXCLUSIVE
LICENSE (except non-exclusive license for HIV) to SB in accordance
with the terms stated herein.
At the end of the EVALUATION PERIOD,
SB shall, after evaluation of the PATENT strengths and weaknesses,
in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3 below
decide on the UPDATED FINANCIAL TERMS or the REDUCED FINANCIAL
TERMS which shall become applicable after the EVALUATION PERIOD (as
such period may be extended).
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CPG shall during the EVALUATION
PERIOD use its best efforts to resolve claims relating to the
DISPUTED PATENTS to the satisfaction of SB. In resolving claims
relating to the DISPUTED PATENTS, CPG shall successfully terminate
any action which relates to the ownership of PATENTS and
shall
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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not abandon any claim under any
PATENT without prior approval of SB, which approval, with respect
to routine patent prosecution matters, shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. SB shall at all times have the right to make
comments regarding any proposal made by CPG hereunder or any
proposed settlement or action.
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3.02
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CPG, to the
extent legally possible, shall keep SB fully informed during the
EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension thereof) about the status of
the resolution of the claims relating to the DISPUTED PATENT and
shall disclose any information pertaining thereto to SB, including
but not limited to copies of correspondence and
documents.
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3.03
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The parties
shall, during the EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension thereof),
collaborate in the prosecution and maintenance of the PATENTS in
order to safeguard and/or improve the claims under PATENTS. [**]%
of the amount paid by SB pursuant to Section 3.O1.b hereunder shall
be dedicated to support such activities in accordance with a
decision of the STEERING COMMITTEE.
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3.04
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Provided claims
relating to DISPUTED PATENTS have been resolved during the
EVALUATION PERIOD (or EXTENDED EVALUATION TERM as defined in
Section 3.05) in accordance with Section 3.01, SB shall elect
UPDATED FINANCIAL TERMS which shall be effective after the
expiration of the EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension thereof as
the case may be). In determining the UPDATED FINANCIAL TERMS, SB
shall take the following into account:
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impact of the
DISPUTED PATENTS and related settlements or proceedings on the
patentability of claims under PATENTS;
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likelihood of
obtaining BROAD FIELD OF USE and/or COMPOSITION OF MATTER claims
within the TERRITORY;
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data obtained
during the EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension thereof as the case
may be) through the RESEARCH AND AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM or
otherwise which support the usefulness of the ADJUVANT within
PRODUCTS in humans.
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Upon election of the UPDATED
FINANCIAL TERMS all amounts already paid by SB hereunder during the
EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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thereof as the case may be) shall be
credited against the corresponding amounts of the UPDATED FINANCIAL
TERMS, and parties shall enter into a restated contract no later
than at the expiration of the EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension
thereof as the case may be) to incorporate such UPDATED FINANCIAL
TERMS as elected by SB hereunder, into the Agreement and to provide
payment for any balance due as continuation fee as set forth in
Appendix D, and any other amounts then due.
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3.05
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If claims
relating to DISPUTED PATENTS have not been resolved at the end of
the EVALUATION PERIOD in accordance with Section 3.01, SB shall
have the option (to be exercised no later than one (1) week before
expiry of the EVALUATION PERIOD) to extend the EVALUATION PERIOD
for an additional twelve (12) months (“EXTENDED EVALUATION
TERM”) or to elect the REDUCED PAYMENT TERMS for a
non-exclusive license or to elect the lower limit of the UPDATED
FINANCIAL TERMS for a CO-EXCLUSIVE license.
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If at the end of the EXTENDED
EVALUATION TERM, claims relating to DISPUTED PATENTS are still not
resolved in accordance with Section 3.01, SB shall have the option
either to elect the REDUCED PAYMENT TERMS for a non exclusive
license or a CO-EXCLUSIVE license at the lower limit of the UPDATED
FINANCIAL TERMS.
In either event the parties shall
enter into a restated contract, reflecting the REDUCED PAYMENT
TERMS or the UPDATED FINANCIAL TERMS in this Agreement as elected
by SB, all amounts already paid by SB hereunder during the
EVALUATION PERIOD (or any extension thereof as the case may be)
shall be credited against the corresponding amounts included in the
restated contract, and SB shall provide payment for any balance due
as continuation fee as set forth in Appendix D or Appendix E, and
any other amounts then due.
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3.06
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Any
determination made by SB pursuant to this Section 3 shall be made
in good faith.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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4.
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RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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4.01
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Scope of
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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The parties shall as from the
Effective Date conduct the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM under
the supervision of the STEERING COMMITTEE.
During the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM, CPG will examine the ADJUVANT mode of action in
combination with LICENSED ANTIGEN within PRODUCT and/or COMBINATION
in the context of THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION within the FIELD. The
STEERING COMMITTEE will decide on an outline of the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM which will be attached hereto as Appendix C.
The STEERING COMMITTEE shall determine the final program of
activities and shall update Appendix C no later than sixty (60)
days after the Effective Date.
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4.02
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Conduct
of RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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PROGRAM During the Research Term, CPG shall:
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a)
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undertake RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM with SB as set forth in Appendix C as further
completed by the STEERING COMMITTEE, and such other activities
which, from time to time, the STEERING COMMITTEE decides as being
necessary for the success of the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
provided that such decision is consistent with the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
It is understood that (i) SB shall be under no, obligation to
participate in the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM other than by
providing funding and scientific input as set forth herein and by
participating in discussions during the EVALUATION PERIOD (as such
period may be extended) regarding the PATENTS and potential claims
thereafter and (ii) that CPG shall have no obligation to provide
resources for the performance of the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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PROGRAM other than as set forth in
Appendix C or as otherwise mutually agreed.
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(b)
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use all
reasonable efforts and proceed diligently to perform or have
performed the work set out for CPG in THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM in a timely manner. It is the intention of the parties to
proceed in a cost-effective manner.
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(c)
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conduct the
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM in a good scientific manner, and
in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of
applicable laws, rules and regulations;
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(d)
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promptly
provide an invention disclosure report to SB with respect to any
CPG Invention or Joint Invention (as these terms are defined in
Section 4.05 below);
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(e)
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allow
representatives of SB, upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours, to visit the facilities of CPG or its contractees
where the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM is being conducted, and
to consult informally, during such visits and by telephone, with
CPG’s personnel performing work on the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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(a)
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CPG shall
maintain records, in sufficient detail and in good scientific
manner, which shall be complete and accurate in all material
respects and shall fully and properly reflect all work done and
results achieved in the performance of the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM (including all data in the form required under all
applicable laws and regulations). During the Research Term, CPG
shall provide quarterly reports to SB in mutually agreed
form.
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(b)
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SB shall have the right, during
normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to inspect and
copy all such records of CPG relating to the RESEARCH
AND
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM to the extent
reasonably required for the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement. SB shall maintain such records and the information
contained therein in confidence in accordance with Section 12 and
shall not use such records or information except to the extent
otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
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The STEERING COMMITTEE shall fix the
budget required for the performance of the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM. CPG shall fund the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM from
amounts otherwise paid to CPG under Section 8.01.b up to a maximum
amount of [*******************************] US dollars (US$
[*******]) for the Research Term (as defined in Section
4.06).
Inventions made by employees,
consultants or agents of both CPG and SB working together shall be
jointly owned by both parties (“Joint Inventions”).
Each party shall have the right to sublicense its interest in Joint
Inventions subject to the provisions set forth in Section 17.03.
Inventions which arise from the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
and which are made by an employee, consultant, or agent of CPG,
solely or jointly, other than with an employee or agent of SB shall
be owned by CPG (“CPG Inventions”); Inventions which
arise from the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and which are made
by an employee, consultant, or agent of SB, solely or jointly other
than with an employee or agent of CPG shall be owned by SB
(“SB Inventions”). Except as provided otherwise herein,
SB and CPG shall retain their respective unrestricted rights to
make, have made, use and sell such inventions which are owned by
them solely.
The term of the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, for a
period of one (1) year thereafter (the “Research
Term”). The parties may extend the Research Term and revise
the budget by mutual agreement.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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The parties shall establish the
STEERING COMMITTEE which shall be comprised of six members, three
representatives designated by each party. The members of the
STEERING COMMITTEE may be represented at any meeting by a designee
appointed by such member for such meeting. The chairperson of the
STEERING COMMITTEE shall be designated annually on an alternating
basis between the parties. The initial chairperson shall be
selected by SB. The party not designating the chairperson shall
designate one of its representative members as secretary to the
STEERING COMMITTEE for such year. Each party shall be free to
change its representative members on notice to the other
party.
The STEERING COMMITTEE shall be
responsible for overseeing the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM in
a manner which is consistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including, without limitation:
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(a)
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to evaluate and
determine scientific criteria to be implemented under the RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM;
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(b)
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to review,
approve and modify the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and the
budget included therein;
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(c)
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to review and
evaluate progress under the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM;
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(d)
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to provide for
the exchange of information and materials relating to the RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; and
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(e)
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to coordinate,
monitor and approve publication of research results arising from
the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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(f)
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to review and
control the expenditures made in accordance with the
budget.
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After the Research Term, the
STEERING COMMITTEE shall be responsible for monitoring future
developments and technologies conducted by CPG and relevant to the
license granted hereunder to SB, and monitoring the development of
PRODUCTS and/or COMBINATIONS by SB.
The STEERING COMMITTEE shall meet at
least twice every calendar year, and more frequently as the parties
deem appropriate, on such dates and at such times as the parties
shall agree. Meetings may also be called by either party, on ten
(10) days written notice to the other, unless such notice is waived
by the parties. The meeting shall alternate between the offices of
the parties unless the parties otherwise agree. The chairperson
shall be responsible for sending notices of meetings to all
members. The STEERING COMMITTEE may also convene or be polled or
consulted from time to time by means of telecommunications, video
conferences or correspondence, as deemed necessary or appropriate.
Two weeks prior to each of the two STEERING COMMITTEE meetings
described above, a summary of progress under the RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM shall be provided by CPG to the members of the
STEERING COMMITTEE, including a detailed accounting of the
expenditures.
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(a)
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All decisions
of the STEERING COMMITTEE shall be made by unanimous agreement of
the members present in person or by telephone at any meeting, with
the CPG members cumulatively having one vote and the SB members
cumulatively having one vote. A quorum for a meeting shall require
at least one representative from CPG and at least one
representative from SB.
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(b)
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In the event that the unanimity
cannot be reached by the STEERING COMMITTEE with respect to a
matter that is subject to its decision-making authority, then the
matter shall be referred for further review and resolution to the
President of SmithKline Beecham Biologicals S.A., (“SB
BIO”) rue de I’Institut 89, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium or
such other similar position designated by SB from time to time, and
the President of CPG, or such other similar
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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position designated by CPG from time
to time. The designated officers at each Party shall use reasonable
efforts to resolve the matter within thirty (30) days after the
matter is referred to them.
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(c)
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In the event
the designated officers fail to resolve the matter in accordance
with paragraph (b) above, the decision of SB BIO’s President
shall prevail in all cases.
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Within 15 days after each STEERING
COMMITTEE meeting, the secretary of the STEERING COMMITTEE shall
prepare and distribute minutes of the meeting, which shall provide
a description in reasonable detail of the discussions had at the
meeting and a list of any actions, decisions or determinations
approved by the STEERING COMMITTEE. The secretary shall be
responsible for circulation of all drafts and final minutes. Draft
minutes shall be first circulated to the chairperson, edited by the
chairperson and then circulated in final draft form to all members
of the STEERING COMMITTEE sufficiently in advance of the next
meeting to allow adequate review and comment prior to the meeting.
Minutes shall be approved or disapproved, and revised as necessary,
at the next meeting. Final minutes shall be distributed to the
members of the STEERING COMMITTEE.
The STEERING COMMITTEE shall exist
until the termination or expiration of all obligations of SB to pay
royalties under this Agreement.
Each Party shall be responsible for
all travel and related costs for its representatives to attend
meetings of, and otherwise participate on, the STEERING
COMMITTEE.
In consideration of the obligations
assumed by SB hereunder, CPG hereby grants to SB and to any
AFFILIATES of SB the following licenses as set forth
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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in this paragraph 6 with in each
case the right to grant sublicenses, under TECHNOLOGY to develop,
have developed, make, have made, use, have used, sell, offer for
sale, have sold, keep and/or import in the TERRITORY and in the
FIELD all PRODUCTS and/or COMBINATIONS, subject to the
following:
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(A1)
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For
PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION within the FIELD, CPG grants a
CO-EXCLUSIVE license for the following LICENSED ANTIGENS (including
combinations thereof) and no other ANTIGENS (except as provided in
Section 1.09)
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(A2)
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For
PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION within the FIELD, CPG grants a
non-exclusive license for the following LICENSED ANTIGENS and no
other ANTIGENS (except as provided in Section 1.09) :
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(B)
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For THERAPEUTIC
IMMUNIZATION within the FIELD, CPG grants SB a CO-EXCLUSIVE license
for the following LICENSED ANTIGENS (including combinations
thereof) and no other ANTIGENS (except as provided in Section 1.09)
:
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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7.
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PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS OF SB
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7.01
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If CPG elects
to grant a CO-EXCLUSIVE license to a THIRD PARTY with more
favorable terms regarding royalties or milestone payments or
license fees (excluding consideration of any other nature) on a
LICENSED ANTIGEN per LICENSED ANTIGEN basis and country by country
basis, CPG will provide SB with a written summary of such Agreement
and shall disclose to SB all information required for SB to make a
considered judgment under this Section 7.01. In case the terms of
such agreement are in the aggregate, on a LICENSED ANTIGEN per
LICENSED ANTIGEN basis and country by country basis, more favorable
in terms of royalties, milestone payments or license fees
(excluding consideration of any other nature) than the relevant
royalty rates, milestone payments or license fees due hereunder for
such LICENSED ANTIGEN, SB shall have the option to elect in writing
to apply the entire package of royalty rates (including offset
provisions), milestone payments and license fees awarded to such
THIRD PARTY in lieu of the respective provisions contained herein,
solely with respect to such LICENSED ANTIGEN. Upon any such
election, SB shall pay to CPG any sums due by virtue of such
election or shall receive a credit against future payments due
hereunder of any refunds due to SB (such differential shall be
calculated based on all cash considerations, pro-rated if necessary
per LICENSED ANTIGEN, which CPG has received for such LICENSED
ANTIGEN from SB under this Agreement prior to SB’s decision
to elect the offer of THIRD PARTY terms and conditions). If any
non-cash consideration is received by CPG pursuant to any such
THIRD PARTY license, CPG shall in good faith assign a reasonable
cash value to such consideration which shall be included in any
notice to SB hereunder. In addition, if any COMBINATION is sold for
which alternative royalty calculations have been elected by SB
pursuant to this Section 7.01 for one but not all LICENSED ANTIGENS
of such COMBINATION, NET SALES VALUE shall be apportioned
accordingly among the various LICENSED ANTIGENS using the method
set forth in Section 1.20 for COMBINATIONS.
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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7.02
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In the event
that SB desires to develop and/or market a COMBINATION containing
an ANTIGEN other than LICENSED ANTIGEN which BENEFITS from
ADJUVANT, CPG agrees to negotiate in good faith with SB for a
period not to exceed ninety (90) days a license for such purposes,
provided that CPG is able at the time of such request to grant a
license as requested by SB.
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8.
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LICENSE
FEES, PATENT. GRANT FEES, MILESTONE PAYMENTS AND
ROYALTIES
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8.01.a
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In
consideration of the license under PATENTS and KNOW-HOW resulting
from the research performed by CPG prior to the Effective Date and
the right to use the pre-clinical information developed by CPG
prior to the Effective Date and granted to SB hereunder, SB shall
pay the following amount to CPG: three million US dollars (US$
300,000), which shall be paid on the first working day following
the Effective Date.
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8.01.b
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In
consideration of PATENT prosecution of CPG during or prior to the
first anniversary date of the Effective. Date, SB shall pay to CPG
five hundred thousand US dollars (US$ 500,000) upon the first
working day following the Effective Date
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8.02
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Subject to
compliance with Section 13.02, in the event any of the PATENTS
within the FIELD is granted, which PATENT remains unopposed and/or
unchallenged (revocation, action, declaration of interference) by
any THIRD PARTY for 1 (one) year, SB shall make the following
payments (once only) on the first occurrence of each of the
following events:
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(a)
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[**********************] US dollars (US$
[*******]) at the first anniversary date of grant of a
“COMPOSITION OF MATTER” claim in the USA, provided that
such COMPOSITION OF MATTER is useful for at least two (2) SB
PRODUCTS;
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(b)
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[******************************] US dollars (US$
[*******]) at the first anniversary date of the date of grant of a
“BROAD FIELD OF USE” claim in the USA; and
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Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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(c)
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[******************************] US dollars (US$
[*******]) at the first anniversary date of grant of a “BROAD
FIELD OF USE” claim in Europe (as defined in Section
8.07).
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For the purpose of this Section
8.02, the PATENTS owned or controlled by ISIS set forth in Appendix
A are excluded.
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8.03
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SB shall pay
once only per LICENSED ANTIGEN the following amounts to CPG upon
the first achievement of the following development milestones for
each of the first five PRODUCTS or COMBINATIONS containing such
LICENSED ANTIGEN(S) CO-EXCLUSIVELY licensed hereunder for
PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION :
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1.
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Filing of IND
in US or Canada or equivalent in Europe : [******************] US
dollars (US$ [*******])
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2.
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Successful
completion of first phase I clinical trial:
[**********************] US dollars (US$ [*******])
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3.
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Initiation of
pivotal phase III clinical trial: [********************] US dollars
(US$ [*******])
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4.
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Submission and
acceptance for regulatory review for marketing approval of PRODUCT
or COMBINATION to the appropriate regulatory agency in USA or
Canada or Europe: [********************] US dollars (US$
[*******])
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5.
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Marketing
approval of PRODUCT or COMBINATION by the appropriate regulatory
agency in the USA or Canada or Europe: [*********************] US
dollars (US$ [*******]).
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For the sixth and following PRODUCTS
or COMBINATIONS containing LICENSED ANTIGENS) CO-EXCLUSIVELY
licensed hereunder for PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION to reach the above
milestones, the above milestones 1 to 5 will be reduced by [******]
percent ([**]%). For the sake of clarity, the reference to sixth is
not relative to the order depicted in Section 6 (Al) above and each
milestone shall only be payable once per LICENSED
ANTIGEN.
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and have
been filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant
to the Company’s application requesting confidential
treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act.
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For the first (and the first only)
PRODUCT or COMBINATION containing a LICENSED ANTIGEN
non-exclusively licensed hereunder for PROPHYLACTIC IMMUNIZATION to
reach the above milestones, the above milestones 1 to 5 under this
Section 8.03 will be reduced by [*****] percent ([**]%) and such
milestones shall be payable upon occurrence of the events specified
under Section 8.03.
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8.04
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SB shall pay
the following amounts once only per LICENSED ANTIGEN to CPG upon
first achievement of the following milestones for each PRODUCTS or
COMBINATIONS containing such LICENSED ANTIGEN(S) CO-EXCLUSIVELY
licensed hereunder for THERAPEUTIC IMMUNIZATION:
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1.
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Filing of IND
in US or Canada or e
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