Portions of this
Exhibit Have Been
Omitted and Separately Filed
with the Securities
And Exchange Commission with a
Request
For Confidential
Treatment
AMENDED AND RESTATED NON
EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT
This agreement
is made this 1st day of July, 2008 (hereinafter “the DATE
OF SIGNATURE ”)
CELLECTIS , a French Société Anonyme, registered
under the Registre de commerce et des Sociétés de Paris
under n° B 428 859 052, having its registered office at 102
avenue Gaston Roussel – 93235 Romainville, France,
represented by its legal representative, Mr. André
CHOULIKA, Directeur Général (hereinafter “
CELLECTIS ”)
REGENERON
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. , a
company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, having a principal place of business at 777 Old Saw Mill
River Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 U.S.A. (United States of America),
represented by its legal representative, Mr. Stuart Kolinski,
Senior Vice President & General Counsel (hereinafter “
REGENERON ”).
REGENERON and
CELLECTIS hereinafter individually or collectively referred to as
the PARTY(IES).
WHEREAS , CELLECTIS is a biotechnology company
specialized in rational genome engineering. CELLECTIS controls and
develops tools and methods to rewrite DNA sequences in genomes of
living organisms. With these technologies, CELLECTIS develops
therapeutic drugs, as well as industrial tools to develop animal
models and to engineer protein producer strains, animals or
plants;
WHEREAS, CELLECTIS has exclusive rights, including the
right to grant sublicenses, from INSTITUT PASTEUR, a French
foundation located at 25 Rue du Docteur Roux – 75015 Paris
France, the owner of PATENTS (as defined below), relating to a
process for the specific replacement or insertion of a gene in the
receiver genome by homologous recombination;
WHEREAS, REGENERON is a biopharmaceutical company that
has developed technologies and know-how to generate genetically
modified animals, and that discovers, develops, and commercializes
therapeutic medicines for the treatment of serious medical
conditions;
WHEREAS, REGENERON and CELLECTIS, parties to a
Non-Exclusive License Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 (as
the same has been amended, modified, and
supplemented,
the “Original Agreement”) wish to amend and restate the
Original Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
WHEREAS REGENERON accepts to enter into this AGREEMENT
*****
NOW,
THEREFORE , in
consideration of the mutual undertakings contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the Parties intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
For the purpose
of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
defined herein:
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1.1.
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“AFFILIATE”
means a legal entity
that indirectly or directly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, a PARTY hereto or a THIRD PARTY, as the case
may be (where control means direct or indirect legal or beneficial
ownership of 50% or more of the issued shares or voting
rights).
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1.2.
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“AGREEMENT”
means this Amended and
Restated Non Exclusive License Agreement, which includes the
Exhibits as well as any amendments thereto signed by duly
authorized officers of the PARTIES.
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1.3.
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“ASTELLAS”
means Astellas Pharma
Inc., a Japanese company with a principal place of business located
at 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 103-8411, Japan, and
its AFFILIATES.
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1.4.
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“ASTRAZENECA”
means AstraZeneca UK
Limited, a company incorporated in England with a registered office
at 15 Stanhope Gate, London W1K 1lN and its AFFILIATES.
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1.5.
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“CLAIMS”
shall mean any and all
claims, actions, causes of action, demands, costs, and charges of
whatever nature .
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1.6.
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“DERIVED
PRODUCT” means any nucleic acid material
(including that coding for a protein, including an antibody), cells
containing the foregoing in which the method of inserting the
nucleic acid is not a LICENSED PROCESS, and proteins (including
antibodies), in all cases that are both: (i) derived,
developed or discovered from a LICENSED PRODUCT, and
(ii) whose manufacture, use, sale, offer to sell, lease,
transfer, import or export infringes a VALID CLAIM of a
PATENT.
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1.7.
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“FIELD OF
USE” means the in vitro and/or in vivo
modification and manipulation of the genetic material and/or of the
pluripotent, embryonic, or other cells of a rodent using VELOCIGENE
and/or VELOCIMMUNE, and the research, development, production
and/or commercialization of LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED SERVICES,
and DERIVED PRODUCTS.
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1.8.
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“IMPROVEMENT”
means any improvement,
addition, enhancement, modification, development, invention,
alteration and/or technical advance, whether patentable
or
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not, relating to any of the PATENTS
whose exploitation is dependent on at least one claim of the
PATENTS.
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1.9.
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“LICENSED
PRODUCT” means any and all VELOCIGENE
PRODUCTS and VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCTS.
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1.10.
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“LICENSED
PROCESS” means any process which infringes a
VALID CLAIM.
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1.11.
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“LICENSED
SERVICES” means any and all VELOCIGENE
SERVICES and VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES.
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1.12.
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“NET SALES”
means with respect to a
LICENSED PRODUCT and/or LICENSED SERVICES, the gross amount
invoiced by REGENERON or its AFFILIATES for the sales of LICENSED
PRODUCTS and/or the performance of LICENSED SERVICES to a THIRD
PARTY, less:
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(a)
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trade, quantity and cash discounts
actually allowed;
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(b)
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discounts, refunds, rebates, charge
backs, retroactive price adjustments, and any other allowances
actually granted which effectively reduce the net selling
price;
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(c)
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product returns and allowances
actually granted;
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(d)
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any
tax, tariff or duty imposed on the production, sale, delivery or
use of the product (excluding federal, state or local taxes based
on income); and
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(e)
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freight, postage, shipping, customs
duties, excises and insurance charges actually allowed or paid for
delivery of LICENSED PRODUCTS, to the extent billed.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, sales and/or performances, as the case may
be, of LICENSED PRODUCTS and/or LICENSED SERVICES between REGENERON
and either (i) ASTELLAS, ASTRAZENECA, or SANOFI-AVENTIS under
the SPECIAL AGREEMENTS, or (ii) REGENERON’s AFFILIATES
shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating NET
SALES.
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1.13.
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“NIH GRANT”
shall mean the research
grant number 5UO1HJ004085/02 dated September 7, 2006 (and any
extensions or continuation thereof) from the National Institutes of
Health of the United States government for creating and developing
animals for use in research efforts to the extent REGENERON
supplies LICENSED PRODUCTS or performs LICENSED SERVICES under said
grant or contract.
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1.14.
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“PATENTS”
means (i) all
patent applications and issued patents claiming the priority date
of the French application published as FR 2 646 438 relating to a
PROCESS FOR THE SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT OF A COPY OF A GENE PRESENT IN
THE RECEIVER GENOME VIA THE INTEGRATION OF A GENE, including but
not limited to those referenced in Exhibit A; (ii) any
application or patent corresponding to the national or regional
phases of the PCT international application WO 90/11354;
(iii) the European Patent EP 419 621 as well as any divisional
applications; (iv) any US and other foreign patents and patent
applications corresponding to any of the foregoing in (i), (ii),
(iii) and/or (iv), and/or any divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions or reissues thereof; and
(v) all patent applications
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and
issued patents claiming priority to any of the patents or patent
applications referenced in Exhibit A.
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1.15.
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“REGENERON
PRODUCTS” means any and all LICENSED PRODUCTS
and LICENSED SERVICES made (or was made for), used, leased,
transferred, imported, exported, or sold by REGENERON or any of its
AFFILIATES to or for THIRD PARTIES.
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“SANOFI-AVENTIS”
means Aventis
Pharmaceuticals Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the
state of Delaware, having a principal place of business at 55
Corporate Drive, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 and its
AFFILIATES.
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1.17.
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“SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS” means each of (i) the
Non-Exclusive License and Material Transfer Agreement, dated as of
February 5, 2007, by and between REGENERON and ASTRAZENECA,
(ii) the Non-Exclusive License and Material Transfer
Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2007, by and between
REGENERON and ASTELLAS, (iii) the Discovery and Preclinical
Development Agreement, the License and Collaboration Agreement, and
the Stock Purchase Agreement, each dated as of November 28,
2007, between REGENERON and SANOFI-AVENTIS, (iv) with respect
to each agreement described in (i), (ii) and (iii) above,
any amendments, modifications, or extensions thereof, and
(v) all other agreements in the FIELD OF USE entered into with
these parties, including without limitation, any license or
material transfer agreement with SANOFI-AVENTIS, including those
agreements contemplated in sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 of the
November 28, 2007 Discovery and Preclinical Development
Agreement between REGENERON and SANOFI-AVENTIS.
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1.18.
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“THIRD PARTY
(IES)” means any and all persons,
partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, companies, firms, or
any other entities other than CELLECTIS, *****, REGENERON or any of
their respective AFFILIATES.
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“TERRITORY”
means any and all
countries throughout the world.
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1.20.
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“VALID CLAIM”
means a claim in an
issued and unexpired patent under the PATENTS, which has not been
held unenforceable, invalid or unpatentable by a court or other
government body having competent jurisdiction, and which has not
been rendered unenforceable through disclaimer or
otherwise.
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1.21.
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“VELOCIGENE”
means any technology and
know-how for genetically engineering pluripotent, embryonic stem,
or other cells that involve the deletion, modification, and/or
insertion of genetic material from or into such cells.
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1.22.
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“VELOCIGENE
PRODUCT” means,
*********************************** in each case, the manufacture,
use, sale, offer to sell, lease, transfer, import or export of
which infringes a VALID CLAIM. For the purpose of this AGREEMENT,
neither a VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCT nor a DERIVED PRODUCT shall be
considered a VELOCIGENE PRODUCT.
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1.23.
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“VELOCIGENE
SERVICE” means a contract with a THIRD PARTY
pursuant to which REGENERON or its AFFILIATE is engaged
specifically to make or use a
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VELOCIGENE PRODUCT. For the purpose
of this AGREEMENT, a VELOCIMMUNE SERVICE shall not be considered a
VELOCIGENE SERVICE.
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1.24.
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“VELOCIMMUNE”
means
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1.25.
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“VELOCIMMUNE
PRODUCT” means
*********************************************, the manufacture,
use, sale, offer to sell, lease, transfer, import or export of
which infringes a VALID CLAIM. For the purposes of this AGREEMENT,
neither a VELOCIGENE PRODUCT nor a DERIVED PRODUCT shall be
considered a VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCT.
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1.26.
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“VELOCIMMUNE
SERVICE” means a contract with a THIRD PARTY
pursuant to which REGENERON or its AFFILIATES is engaged
specifically to make or use a VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCT. For the purpose
of this AGREEMENT, a VELOCIGENE SERVICE shall not be considered a
VELOCIMMUNE SERVICE.
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The trademarks
“VELOCIGENE” and “VELOCIMMUNE” are used in
these defined terms for convenience only, it being understood that
REGENERON may use any other brand name for the products and
technologies referred to in this AGREEMENT.
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ARTICLE 2 – LICENSE
GRANT
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2.1.
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(a)
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Subject to the terms and conditions
of this AGREEMENT, CELLECTIS hereby grants to REGENERON and its
AFFILIATES a non-transferable, non-exclusive license under the
PATENTS in the FIELD OF USE in the TERRITORY to practice the
PATENTS, including to make, have made, use, transfer, offer to
sell, sell, lease, import, or export LICENSED PRODUCTS, the
LICENSED PROCESS and LICENSED SERVICES, without the right to grant
sub-licenses under the PATENTS, except as set forth in
Section 2.2.
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(b)
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For
the avoidance of doubt it is understood and agreed that the license
right granted in Section 2.1(a) includes: (1) the right
for REGENERON to make, have made, use, transfer, offer to sell,
sell, lease, import or export LICENSED PRODUCTS and LICENSED
SERVICES to or for THIRD PARTIES in the FIELD OF USE to enable such
THIRD PARTIES to make, have made, use, transfer, offer to sell,
sell, lease, import or export REGENERON PRODUCTS, or DERIVED
PRODUCTS; and (2) the right for REGENERON to make, have made,
use, transfer, offer to sell, sell, lease, import or export DERIVED
PRODUCTS on or behalf of THIRD PARTIES in the FIELD OF
USE.
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(c)
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In
case REGENERON grants to THIRD PARTIES a license (or sublicense) of
other patents controlled by REGENERON, solely for use in connection
with establishing a VELOCIGENE platform, CELLECTIS will offer such
THIRD PARTIES a non exclusive license under the PATENTS with the
same terms and conditions as granted to REGENERON in the ORIGINAL
AGREEMENT.
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2.2.
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Unless the contrary is clearly
indicated by the text hereof, in every instance of this AGREEMENT,
it is understood that reference to REGENERON includes AFFILIATES of
REGENERON as well and that REGENERON may extend to its AFFILIATES
by sublicense the benefits of this LICENSE provided that REGENERON
remains responsible to CELLECTIS with regard to all obligations
placed upon REGENERON pursuant to this AGREEMENT.
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2.3.
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For
the purpose of this AGREEMENT, it is understood and agreed that the
license grant in this Article 2 includes the
following:
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2.3.1
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REGENERON is entitled to make, have
made, use, transfer, offer to sell, sell, lease, import or export
DERIVED PRODUCTS;
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2.3.2
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REGENERON is entitled to grant
licenses on its intellectual property covering DERIVED PRODUCTS and
LICENSED PRODUCTS and to sell DERIVED PRODUCTS and LICENSED
PRODUCTS;
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2.3.3
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REGENERON, ASTELLAS, ASTRAZENECA,
and SANOFI-AVENTIS, as well as the THIRD PARTIES having received
REGENERON PRODUCTS or DERIVED PRODUCTS in accordance with the terms
of this AGREEMENT shall have the right (i) to make, have made,
use, transfer, offer to sell, sell, lease, import or export DERIVED
PRODUCTS and (ii) to practice the LICENSED PROCESS to use,
breed, derive and replicate REGENERON PRODUCTS.
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2.4.
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For
the purposes of settlement of the dispute between the PARTIES
regarding the interpretation of the commitments made and rights
granted in the ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, and based on the representations
made by REGENERON in Section 10.8 of this AGREEMENT, it is
agreed that the rights and licenses set forth in this AGREEMENT
were included in the ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. Therefore the rights and
licenses set forth in this AGREEMENT were granted as of
December 12, 2003 and continue to exist through the duration
specified in Article 11.
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2.5.
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No
Other Licenses. No right or licenses are granted hereunder, except
as expressly and specifically set forth in this
Section 2.
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ARTICLE 3– FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS
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In full
consideration of the rights and privileges granted under this
AGREEMENT, REGENERON agrees to pay to CELLECTIS any and all of the
amounts provided under this Article according to the terms of
payment provided here below.
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(a)
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REGENERON shall pay to CELLECTIS a
fixed, non-refundable lump sum payment of US$12,450,000 (TWELVE
MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS), within ten
(10) days from its receipt of the signed INSTITUT PASTEUR
Letter. It is agreed that this lump sum payment shall satisfy any
and all payment obligations to CELLECTIS arising under this
AGREEMENT with respect to the SPECIAL AGREEMENTS and that
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, REGENERON shall
not be required to make any further royalty or other payments
hereunder, under the ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, or otherwise (whether
under contract or law) with respect to the SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS.
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(b)
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REGENERON shall pay to CELLECTIS a
royalty of **************************** made after
December 31, 2007 of any VELOCIGENE PRODUCTS and/or VELOCIGENE
SERVICES by REGENERON within the TERRITORY. Notwithstanding the
foregoing no royalties shall be payable to CELLECTIS under this
subsection (b) under the following circumstances: NET SALES of
VELOCIGENE PRODUCTS or VELOCIGENE SERVICES (i) pursuant to any
agreement made with THIRD PARTIES receiving VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCTS or
VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES subject to the royalty obligations in
subsection 3(c) below, or (ii) pursuant to any of the SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS. The payments specified in this subsection (b) are
subject to and limited by subsection 3(1).
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(c)
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Subject to the terms of the second
sentence of this subsection (c), REGENERON shall pay to CELLECTIS a
royalty of ******************************* made after
December 31, 2007 of any VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCTS and/or
VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES by REGENERON made within the TERRITORY (other
than any such NET SALE pursuant to any of the SPECIAL AGREEMENTS).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if under an agreement with THIRD
PARTIES, REGENERON provides services or sells, licenses, leases, or
transfers rights in addition to a VELOCIMMUNE PRODUCT or
VELOCIMMUNE SERVICE, then REGENERON, at its option, may satisfy its
obligations under this subsection (c) with respect to such
agreement(s) either (i) by making within thirty (30) days
from the effective date of such agreement (s)
***************************************** in consideration of the
rights granted on the LICENSED PROCESS and the payments
attributable to the NET SALES of the applicable VELOCIMMUNE
PRODUCTS or VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES. By way of example, it is
understood and agreed that VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES may be sold on a
fee-for-service basis or as part of a collaboration agreement where
REGENERON is being paid to provide VELOCIMMUNE SERVICES along with
other rights and services. The payments specified in this
subsection (c) are subject to and limited by subsection
3(1).
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(d)
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this AGREEMENT, if under any agreement with a THIRD
PARTY, *********************
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or
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(ii)
********************************** then REGENERON shall pay to
CELLECTIS *************************************************. The
payments specified in this subsection (d) are subject to and
limited by subsection 3(1).
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REGENERON shall pay to CELLECTIS a
fee of ******************* for any transfer free of charge of
VELOCIGENE PRODUCTS and/or VELOCIGENE SERVICE to any academic,
non-profit entity within the TERRITORY. The transfer fee(s) shall
be payable to CELLECTIS annually in accordance with
Section 5.1.
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(f)
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REGENERON shall pay to CELLECTIS an
annual success fee :
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over *** VELOCIGENE PRODUCTS
developed and produced by REGENERON in any calendar year and
transferred to a THIRD PARTY and/or academic within one calendar
year, REGENERON will pay to CELLECTIS a success fee of
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between ************* VELOCIGENE
PRODUCTS developed and produced by REGENERON in any calendar year
and transferred to a THIRD PARTY and/or academic within one
calendar year, REGENERON will pay to CELLECTIS a success fee of
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between ******* VELOCIGENE PRODUCTS
developed and produced by REGENERON in any calendar year and
transferred to a THIRD PARTY and/or academic within one calendar
year, REGENERON will pay to CELLECTIS a success fee of
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between ********* VELOCIGENE
PRODUCTS developed and produced by REGENERON in any calendar year
and transferred to a THIRD PARTY and/or academic within one
calendar year, REGENERON w
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