Exhibit 10.26
[...] = Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
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EXHIBIT 10.26
(CONFIDENTIAL)
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PATENT
LICENSING MASTER AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to the
Patent Licensing Master Agreement ( “Amendment”
) is entered into as of December 18, 2003 by and between
Genentech, Inc. ( “GNE” ), a Delaware
corporation having offices at 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco,
California 94080 and Protein Design Labs, Inc. (
“PDL” ), a Delaware corporation having offices
at 34801 Campus Drive, Fremont, California 94555 (collectively, the
“Parties” ) and amends that certain Patent
Licensing Master Agreement dated September 25, 1998 (including
the form PDL License Agreement attached thereto as Exhibit C), as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Patent Licensing Master
Agreement dated September 18, 2003 (collectively the
“PLMA”). Except as expressly provided herein,
capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the PLMA and
references to Sections, Exhibits and Articles shall be deemed
references to the PLMA.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, GNE and PDL are Parties to
the PLMA; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the
Parties’ execution of a settlement agreement of even date
herewith (the “Settlement Agreement”), GNE and PDL
desire to amend the PLMA (including, without limitation, the form
PDL License Agreement attached thereto) to conform to the
provisions of the Settlement Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as
follows:
1. GNE and PDL agree that the
effective date of this Amendment will be the Effective Date of the
Settlement Agreement.
2. The PLMA is amended as
follows:
A new Section 1.18 is added and
shall read in full as follows:
1.18 “GNE ROW Net
Sales” means Net
Sales (as such term is defined under the form PDL License
Agreement) of GNE Licensed Product(s) other than GNE US Net
Sales.
A new Section 1.19 is added and
shall read in full as follows:
1.19 “GNE US Net
Sales” means Net
Sales (as such term is defined under the form PDL License
Agreement) of GNE Licensed Products(s) made, imported, used,
offered for sale or sold in the United States.
A new Section 1.20 is added and
shall read in full as follows:
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1.20 “PDL ROW Net
Sales” means Net
Sales (as such term is defined under the GNE License Agreement) of
PDL Licensed Product(s)) other than PDL US Net Sales.
A new Section 1.21 is added and
shall read in full as follows:
1.21 “PDL US Net
Sales” means Net
Sales (as such term is defined under the form GNE License
Agreement) of PDL Licensed Products(s) made, imported, used,
offered for sale or sold in the United States.
Section 2.3 is amended to read
in full as follows:
2.3 Procedure for Exercise of
License Rights. GNE
shall provide PDL with written notice identifying the Antigen for
which GNE desires to enter into a PDL License Agreement pursuant to
the provisions of Section 2.1. Such written notice shall occur
no later than ten (10) days following first regulatory
approval of a product incorporating an Antibody directed against
the relevant Antigen. Within fifteen (15) business days of the
written notice, GNE shall pay the applicable License Exercise Fee
specified in Section 3.2(a). PDL shall promptly review and
respond in writing to the request by GNE for a license within ten
(10) business days of receipt of the written request. PDL may deny
GNE’s request for a license grant only if PDL has previously
granted an exclusive or co-exclusive license or an unexpired option
for an exclusive or co-exclusive license with respect to Antibodies
to the identical Antigen or is then actively engaged in bona fide
negotiations for such an exclusive or co-exclusive license or
option for an exclusive or co-exclusive license; provided, however,
that with respect to each of the GNE Named Antigens and […],
PDL shall provide GNE written notice prior to entering into an
exclusive or co-exclusive license or option with any third party
with respect to that GNE Named Antigen or […] and shall
permit GNE the opportunity to exercise its rights under
Section 2.1 for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days
for a license for such GNE Named Antigen or […] prior to the
conclusion of an agreement with such third party for such a license
or option. In the event that PDL denies GNE’s request, as set
forth herein, for a PDL License Agreement, GNE’s right under
Section 2.1 shall not be considered exercised. If PDL affirms
GNE’s request or has not responded within ten (10) business
days of receipt of GNE’s request under this
Section 2.3(b), then GNE and PDL shall enter into a PDL
License Agreement with respect to the Antigen. For the avoidance of
doubt, if GNE has not given PDL notice of its desire to enter into
a PDL License Agreement with respect to an Antigen within ten (10)
days after first regulatory approval of a product incorporating an
Antibody directed against such Antigen, GNE shall no longer have
the right to exercise a PDL License Agreement with respect to such
Antibody under this Agreement, but GNE shall retain the right to
exercise a PDL License Agreement with respect to a different
Antibody directed at such Antigen. If, after GNE has exercised its
license rights with respect to a particular Antigen and has entered
into a PDL License Agreement pursuant to Section 2.1, GNE
later has another product incorporating an Antibody that is
directed against the same Antigen, then GNE must provide an
additional written notice that such product is a GNE Licensed
Product no later than ten (10) days following regulatory approval
of such other product.
Section 4.1 is amended to read
in full as follows:
4.1 Royalties.
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(a)
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GNE ROW Net
Sales. GNE will pay
royalties to PDL under each executed PDL License Agreement
(including the Herceptin License Agreement), notwithstanding any
provision of such PDL License Agreement to the contrary, at the
rate of three percent (3%) of GNE ROW Net Sales by GNE, its
Affiliates and sublicensees and Roche of each GNE Licensed Product.
Royalties for any GNE ROW Net Sales of any GNE Licensed Product
sold prior to the effective date of such PDL License Agreement
shall be paid in the first royalty payment under such PDL License
Agreement.
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(b)
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GNE US Net
Sales. GNE will pay
royalties to PDL under each executed PDL License Agreement
(including the Herceptin License Agreement), notwithstanding any
provision of such PDL License Agreement to the contrary, on total
annual GNE US Net Sales by GNE, its Affiliates and sublicensees and
Roche for all GNE Licensed Product(s) at the following
rates:
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Total Annual GNE US Net Sales For All GNE
Licensed Products
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Royalty Rate
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First $1.5 billion
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3.0
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%
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Next $1.0 billion (from $1.5 billion through
$2.5 billion)
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2.5
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%
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Next $1.5 billion (from $2.5 billion through
$4.0 billion)
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2
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%
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Total amounts over $4.0 billion
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1.0
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%
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Such total annual GNE US Net Sales
shall be calculated on a calendar year basis. Royalties for
any GNE US Net Sales of any GNE Licensed Product sold prior to the
effective date of such PDL License Agreement shall be paid in the
first royalty payment under such PDL License Agreement, and shall
be included in the total annual GNE US Net Sales for the calendar
year in which such GNE US Net Sales occur.
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In the case of
a GNE Licensed Product that is a bispecific antibody, to the extent
a license is required under the PDL Licensed Patents, each arm of
such bispecific antibody shall require a separate license, provided
that even if two licenses are required, the bispecific antibody
shall be considered one GNE Licensed Product and bear the royalty
applicable to one GNE Licensed Product. For example, if two
licenses are required for a GNE Licensed Product that is a
bispecific antibody that generates GNE ROW Net Sales, the royalty
due on such sales of such GNE Licensed Product, even if two
licenses are required, shall be three percent (3%) of GNE ROW
Net Sales by GNE, its Affiliates and sublicensees and
Roche.
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Section 5.3 is amended to read
in full as follows:
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