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LICENSE
THIS NON-EXCLUSIVE
PATENT LICENSE (this “ Agreement ”) is entered
into this 6th day of November, 2006 (the “ Effective
Date ”), and shall be treated as in full force and effect
as of October 1, 2006, by and between Palomar Medical
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 82
Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA 01803 (“ Palomar
”), and Cynosure, Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices
at 5 Carlisle Road, Westford, MA 01886 (“ Cynosure
”) (Palomar together with all Palomar Affiliates (as defined
below) on the one hand, and Cynosure together with all Cynosure
Affiliates (as defined below) on the other hand, each a “
Party ”, and together, the “ Parties
”).
WHEREAS, Palomar
has a license from MGH under the Anderson Patents (both as defined
below) relating to the use of light to remove hair;
WHEREAS, Cynosure
and Cynosure Affiliates desire to obtain, and Palomar is willing to
grant, a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing sublicense under the
Anderson Patents to develop and commercialize products developed by
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates under the following terms and
conditions; and
WHEREAS, Palomar
and Palomar Affiliates desire to obtain, and Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates are willing to grant, a fully paid up non-exclusive
(sub)license under the Cynosure Patents (as defined below) under
the following terms and conditions.
NOW THEREFORE, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . The following terms (and their correlatives),
in addition to terms defined on first use herein, shall have the
meanings set forth below:
(a) “
Palomar Affiliate ” shall mean any person or entity
that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Palomar
(i) as of the Effective Date or (ii) after the Effective
Date, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), only for so long as
such person or entity satisfies the foregoing
requirements.
(b)
“ Cynosure Affiliate ” shall mean any person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries (i) is controlled by Cynosure as of the
Effective Date or thereafter or (ii) controls or is under
common control with Cynosure (in each case provided such control
arises after the Effective Date); provided, in each case of clause
(i) or (ii), such person or entity is not an Excluded Third
Party at the time such person or entity first meets the foregoing
control requirements (unless Palomar provides its written consent
in its sole discretion), and further only for so long as such
person or entity satisfies the foregoing control requirements;
provided, further, that El. En. S.p.A. shall not be treated as a
“Cynosure Affiliate” for any purpose hereunder and thus
shall be treated as a “Third Party” for all purposes
hereunder. For clarity, (1) Exhibit A lists Cynosure
Affiliates as of the Effective Date, and (2) any
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not become a “Cynosure Affiliate” hereunder because of
the reference to “Excluded Third Party” in clause
(ii) above shall continue to be treated as a “Third
Party” for all purposes hereunder.
(c)
“ Affiliates ” shall mean, with respect to any
Third Party, any person or entity that, directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with such Third Party, in each case only
for so long as such person or entity satisfies the foregoing
requirement.
For purposes of
this Section 1.1, “control” and, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with” shall mean (i) the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management or
policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract relating to voting rights or corporate
governance, or otherwise, or (ii) the ownership, directly or
indirectly, of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting
securities or other ownership interest of an entity (or, with
respect to a limited partnership or other similar entity, its
general partner or controlling entity); provided, that if local law
restricts foreign ownership, “control” shall be deemed
established by direct or indirect ownership of the maximum
ownership percentage that may, under such local law, be owned by
foreign interests.
1.2. “
Anderson Patents ” shall mean (i) the Patents set
forth on Exhibit B , and (ii) all other Patents
that claim the right of priority to, or enjoy the benefit of an
earlier filing date of, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, one or more of the Patents identified in the
immediately preceding clause (i). “ Other Anderson
Patents ” shall mean the following subset of Anderson
Patents: U.S. Patent No. 5,824,023 and all other Patents that
claim the right of priority to, or enjoy the benefit of an earlier
filing date of, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, U.S.
Patent No. 5,824,023 or the application that issued as such
U.S. Patent.
1.3. “
Consumer Field ” shall mean the field in which
products or systems are intended for or marketed to consumers for
personal use. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Consumer
Field” shall exclude products or systems in the Professional
Field.
1.4. “
Excluded Third Party ” shall mean any Third Party and
its Affiliates against which:
(a) any
suit or action involving any Anderson Patent has been instituted
between Palomar or any Palomar Affiliates and such Third Party or
any of its Affiliates; or
(b) Palomar
or any of Palomar Affiliates has an outstanding injunction
pertaining to infringement of the Anderson Patents.
1.5. “
Gillette ” shall mean The Gillette Company, and its
successors and permitted assigns of the Gillette
Agreement.
1.6. “
Gillette Agreement ” shall mean that certain
“Development and License Agreement” between Palomar and
The Gillette Company dated as of February 14, 2003, as such
agreement is amended as of the Effective Date and as such agreement
may be amended or restated thereafter, provided that any terms of
the Gillette Agreement that by operation of such amendment or
restatement limit or restrict Cynosure’s or Cynosure
Affiliates’ rights under this
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impose any additional obligations on Cynosure or Cynosure
Affiliates, in each case other than as specified hereunder (each a
“ Restrictive Gillette Term ”), shall not be
binding on Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates. In the event that any
term of the Gillette Agreement is amended so that it is a
Restrictive Gillette Term, only (i) the unamended terms of the
Gillette Agreement as they existed immediately prior to becoming
Restrictive Gillette Terms pursuant to such amendment or
restatement, (ii) the amended terms of the Gillette Agreement
that are not Restrictive Gillette Terms and (iii) all other
terms of the Gillette Agreement that are not amended by such
amendment or restatement, in each case shall apply to Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates, and Palomar (and not Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliates) shall be responsible to Gillette for any liability
arising out of any Restrictive Gillette Term. A copy of the
Gillette Agreement, excluding exhibits thereto and redactions of
other commercially sensitive information, as amended as of the
Effective Date is attached hereto at Appendix A
.
1.7. “
Licensed Products ” shall mean Cynosure Products
(including those Cynosure Hair Modules that alone amount to a
“Cynosure Product” hereunder). For clarity, Licensed
Products may include future energy source modules, products,
systems, components or accessories Sold by Cynosure or Cynosure
Affiliates after the Effective Date, as long as such energy source
module, product, system, component and accessory satisfies in full
the definitional requirements for a “Licensed Product”
(and its subsidiary definitions) hereunder.
1.8. “
MGH ” shall mean The General Hospital Corporation in
Boston, Massachusetts.
1.9. “
MGH Agreement ” shall mean that certain “License
Agreement” between Palomar and MGH dated as of
August 18, 1995, as such agreement is amended as of the
Effective Date and as such agreement may be amended or restated
thereafter in a manner that is not materially inconsistent with the
terms of this Agreement, provided that any terms of the MGH
Agreement that by operation of such amendment or restatement limit
or restrict Cynosure’s or Cynosure Affiliates’ rights
under this Agreement, or impose any additional obligations on
Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates, in each case other than as
specified hereunder (each a “ Restrictive MGH Term
”), shall not be binding on Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates.
In the event that any term of the MGH Agreement is amended so that
it is a Restrictive MGH Term, only (i) the unamended terms of
the MGH Agreement as they existed immediately prior to becoming
Restrictive Gillette Terms pursuant to such amendment or
restatement, (ii) the amended terms of the MGH Agreement that
are not Restrictive MGH Terms and (iii) all other terms of the
MGH Agreement that are not amended by such amendment or
restatement, in each case shall apply to Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates, and Palomar (and not Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliates) shall be responsible to MGH for any liability arising
out of any Restrictive MGH Term. A copy of the MGH Agreement, as
redacted, as amended as of the Effective Date is attached hereto at
Appendix B .
1.10. “
Net Sales ” shall mean all amounts invoiced by
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates, for the Sale to Third Parties of
Licensed Products (collectively, the “ Actual Amounts
”), less: (i) allowances and adjustments actually
credited to customers for damaged and returned product (which
allowances and adjustments may be taken only on a
product-by-product basis, that is an allowance or adjustment on one
product, for example, a Cynergy System, shall not be taken against
Sales of another type of product, for example, an Apogee 5500
System); (ii) promotional, trade, quantity, cash and prompt
payment discounts separately identified on the
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actually allowed and taken; and (iii) Third Party charges of
the following kinds collected by the seller from the buyer and
separately identified on the invoice: transportation charges,
insurance charges for transportation, sales taxes, excise taxes and
customs duties, and governmental charges levied on or measured by
the sale; provided that: (1) no deductions shall be made from
Actual Amounts for any royalties owed or paid to any person or
entity; and (2) Net Sales shall include upgrades or additions
to, or partial replacements for, Licensed Products, where upgrades
include but are not limited to swapping a new Licensed Product for
a buyer’s existing product.
For clarity and
without limitation, this definition of Net Sales includes Cynosure
Combination Products which do not include a Cynosure Hair Module
for which no royalties are due Palomar hereunder for their Sale.
However, as provided in Section 4.4, subsequent Sales of
Cynosure Hair Modules for use with such Cynosure Combination
Products shall affect royalties owed to Palomar. Thus, it shall be
necessary to determine and keep records of the Net Sales
attributable to all such Licensed Products. As a consequence,
inclusion of a Licensed Product in this definition of Net Sales, by
itself, shall not indicate that royalties are necessarily due
Palomar hereunder on the Sale of such Licensed Product.
The following
paragraphs provide additional non-limiting examples for calculating
Net Sales hereunder:
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Trade-in of a first Cynosure Product
in connection with the Sale of a second Cynosure Product shall be
treated as follows: (i) the Net Sales attributed to the Sale
of such second Cynosure Product (a) shall not include any
deduction or other reduction for the trade-in given by Cynosure for
such first Cynosure Product, unless Cynosure paid royalties to
Palomar hereunder upon the Sale of such first Cynosure Product (
e.g. , there shall be no such deduction or other reduction
when such first Cynosure Product is a Cynosure Other Product), and
(b) shall be calculated as set forth in this definition, and
such Sale of such second Cynosure Product shall be subject to the
royalty obligations set forth in Section 4.4, and
(ii) the Net Sales attributable to any re-Sale of such first
Cynosure Product shall be calculated as set forth in this
definition, and such re-Sale of such first Cynosure Product shall
be subject to the royalty obligations set forth in Section 4.4. For
example, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if a
customer purchases from Cynosure an Apogee 5500 System for $60,000,
then under Section 4.4, Cynosure is obligated to pay Palomar a
royalty of $4,500 on such Sale of the Apogee 5500 System (7.5% of
$60,000). If that customer then purchases from Cynosure an Acclaim
7000 Laser System for $120,000 and is provided a credit of $20,000
in connection with a trade-in of such Apogee 5500 System that such
customer previously purchased (thus paying Cynosure $100,000), then
under Section 4.4, Cynosure is obligated to pay Palomar a
royalty of $7,500 on such Sale of the Acclaim 7000 Laser System
(7.5% of $100,000) and no amount shall be due hereunder for the
$20,000 credit provided for the Apogee 5500 System. If Cynosure
then re-Sells the traded-in Apogee 5500 System for $40,000, then
under Section 4.4, Cynosure is obligated to pay Palomar a
royalty of $3,000 on such re-Sale of the traded-in Apogee 5500
System (7.5% of $40,000).
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Installation charges, whether or not
separately invoiced or identified on an invoice, shall not be
deducted from the Actual Amounts.
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for a Licensed Product, whether or not separately invoiced or
identified on an invoice, shall not be deducted from the Actual
Amounts. However, charges separately identified on an invoice for
an extended warranty (after deducting appropriate charges for the
standard warranty) may be deducted from Actual Amounts.
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Charges for standard or basic
training (often referred to as inservice training or initial
training) or any training by Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates
(collectively referred to as “ Standard Training
”) for a Licensed Product, whether or not separately invoiced
or identified on an invoice, shall not be deducted from the Actual
Amounts. However, charges separately identified on an invoice for
additional training by a Third Party (after deducting appropriate
charges for the Standard Training, if such Third Party is to
provide the Standard Training) may be deducted from Actual
Amounts.
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light-based systems which are covered in the following paragraph on
Bundled Packages, charges for other products, accessories, parts or
items listed on an invoice along with a Licensed Product, with no
separate and distinct price set forth for those other products,
accessories, parts or items on the invoice in question, shall not
be deducted from Actual Amounts.
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Cynosure Affiliate Sells one or more Licensed Product(s), in
combination with other, physically separate light-based systems
that are not Licensed Products at a single price (a “
Bundled Package ”), then the Net Sales attributable to
such Licensed Product(s), for the purpose of determining Net Sales
attributable hereunder, shall be calculated by multiplying the Net
Sales of such Bundled Package by the fraction A/(A+B), where A is
the is the selling party’s ( i.e. , Cynosure or a
Cynosure Affiliate, who shall be deemed to be a “ Selling
Party ”) then current published list price(s) for the
Licensed Product(s) in the relevant country during the applicable
calendar quarter, and B is the then current published list prices
for all other components in the Bundled Package that are not
Licensed Product(s) in the relevant country during the applicable
calendar quarter. For purposes of this paragraph, if there is no
current published list price(s) for the Licensed Product(s) or
other light-based system(s) included in a Bundled Package, then
(i) the applicable values shall be determined by reference to
the average Net Sales price of such Licensed Product(s) or
light-based system(s) in the relevant country during the applicable
calendar quarter as Sold separately in bona fide arms-length
transactions by the Selling Party, or (ii) if, in any given
country and applicable calendar quarter, the Licensed Product(s)
and other light-based system(s) included in a Bundled Package are
not all Sold separately in bona fide arms-length
transactions in such country by the same Selling Party, then Net
Sales of a Licensed Product(s) included within the Bundled Package
shall be calculated using the formula above, using the average Net
Sales price in the United States for the applicable calendar
quarter of the Licensed Product(s) and the other light-based
system(s), again in bona fide arms-length transactions by a
single Selling Party, or (iii) if no average Net Sales prices
of the Licensed Product(s) and the other such light-based system(s)
is available for the United
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applicable calendar quarter from bona fide arms-length
transactions by a single Selling Party, the Net Sales of the
Licensed Product(s) shall be the aggregate Net Sales of such
assemblage of Products without deduction of any kind.
For clarity,
(i) transfer of a Licensed Product within Cynosure or between
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates for subsequent Sale to a Third
Party shall not be considered a Sale until a Sale is made to a
Third Party and the Net Sales shall be based on the Sale to the
Third Party of such Licensed Product by Cynosure or Cynosure
Affiliates, (ii) a Licensed Product shall be considered
“Sold” upon the earlier of shipment of or receipt of
payment for such Licensed Product or Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliate recognizing revenue with respect to such sale of Licensed
Product in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, and all royalty obligations on
Net Sales of such Licensed Product shall accrue upon the time of
Sale regardless of the time of collection by the selling entity,
(iii) sales of Licensed Products by Cynosure Sublicensees
(including sales by distributors and subdistributors) shall not
give rise to Net Sales hereunder because those products shall have
already been Sold by Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates to such
Cynosure Sublicensees, with the Net Sales arising from such Sale
already accounted for under this definition, (iv) “amounts
invoiced” as used above shall include the value of any
monetary or other consideration to be received by Cynosure or any
Cynosure Affiliates from a Sale of any Licensed Product,
(v) Net Sales shall be deemed to be equal to, for any Licensed
Product Sold to any Third Party for less than the seller is then
charging or will immediately thereafter begin charging in bona
fide arms-length transactions for comparable products, the
average Net Sales price of such Licensed Product in bona
fide arms-length transactions by such seller, (vi) all
Sales to any distributors shall include the fair market value of
all cash and other consideration received from such distributor,
and (vii) all of the amounts specified in this definition
shall be determined from the books and records of Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates maintained in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
1.11. “
Palomar Product ” shall mean any product, system,
component, method, process or accessory, Sold by Palomar or Palomar
Affiliates, (i) that as of the date of its Sale, is marketed
as being capable of using or uses or is incorporated into a product
or system that uses light to treat skin, including hair removal,
treatment of vascular and pigmented lesions, acne, wrinkles, scars
and tattoos, for other dermatological applications, and other
treatment or cosmetic purpose(s), and (ii) the manufacture,
use, sale, offering for sale or importation of which, absent the
(sub)licenses granted by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates herein,
would infringe a Valid Claim of the Cynosure Patents. For clarity
and without limitation, the products and systems listed on
Exhibit C are products Sold by Palomar and Palomar
Affiliates up to the Effective Date.
1.12. “
Palomar Sublicensee ” shall mean any Third Party to
which Palomar or a Palomar Affiliate grants a permitted sublicense
pursuant to Section 2.2(b) under the (sub)license grant from
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates in Section 2.2(a).
1.13. “
Patents ” shall mean (i) any patents and patent
applications and any patents issuing therefrom worldwide,
(ii) any substitutions, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, reissues, renewals, registrations,
confirmations, re-examinations, extensions, supplementary
protection certificates, term extensions (under patent or other
law), certificates of invention and
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the like, of
any such patents or patent applications, and (iii) any foreign
or international equivalents of any of the foregoing.
1.14. “
Professional Field ” shall mean the field in which
products or systems are intended or marketed for sale to doctors,
health care providers, beauty care professionals or other
commercial service providers for use on or with patients or
customers (and not for resale to any person or entity for personal
use).
1.15. “
Sale ” shall mean, with respect to a Licensed Product,
the sale, distribution, lease, use (including training,
preceptorships, marketing and promotional uses for which Cynosure
or one or more Cynosure Affiliates is to receive monetary or other
consideration), cost-per-shot arrangements and any other
arrangement in which monetary or other consideration is to be
received by Cynosure or one or more Cynosure Affiliates for the use
of such Licensed Product.
1.16. “
Third Party ” shall mean any person or entity, other
than Palomar, Cynosure or any Palomar Affiliates or Cynosure
Affiliates.
1.17. “
Valid Claim ” shall mean either (i) a claim of an
issued and unexpired Patent which has not been revoked or held
permanently unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or
other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, unappealable
or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal, and which has not
been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through opposition,
reissue, re-examination or disclaimer or otherwise, or (ii) a
claim of a pending application for a Patent which claim was filed
in good faith and has not been abandoned or finally disallowed
without the possibility of appeal or refiling of said
application.
1.18. “
Cynosure Modules ” shall mean Cynosure Hair Modules
and Cynosure Other Modules, each as defined below:
(a)
“ Cynosure Hair Module ” shall mean any energy
source module, Sold by Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates, that is
marketed as being capable of using or uses or is incorporated into
a product or system that uses optical radiation to remove hair. For
clarity and without limitation, if in addition to using optical
radiation to remove hair, a Cynosure Hair Module may be used for
the treatment of skin (including treatment of vascular and
pigmented lesions, acne, fat, cellulite, wrinkles, scars and
tattoos, skin tightening, and for other dermatological
applications), or other treatment or cosmetic purpose(s), it shall
in all events remain a “Cynosure Hair Module”
hereunder. By way of example and without limitation, the energy
source modules in the products listed in Exhibit E and
Exhibit F in the form they are Sold by Cynosure as of
the Effective Date for hair removal are “Cynosure Hair
Modules” for purposes of this Agreement.
(b)
“ Cynosure Other Module ” shall mean any energy
source module, Sold by Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates, that is
marketed as being capable of using or uses or is incorporated into
a product or system that uses optical radiation for the treatment
of skin (including treatment of vascular and pigmented lesions,
acne, fat, cellulite, wrinkles, scars and tattoos, skin tightening,
and for other dermatological applications) or other treatment or
cosmetic purposes, other than hair removal; in all events, other
than a Cynosure Hair Module. By way of example and without
limitation, the energy source modules in the products listed
in
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Combination Products” in the form they are Sold by Cynosure
as of the Effective Date for purposes other than for hair removal
are “Cynosure Other Modules” for purposes of this
Agreement.
1.19. “
Cynosure Patents ” shall mean: (i) the Patents
listed on Exhibit D ; (ii) all Patents either owned or
controlled with the right to sublicense (in each case in whole or
in part) by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates as of the Effective
Date, the practice of which would infringe any claims of the
Patents identified in the immediately preceding clause (i); and
(iii) all Patents claiming the right of priority to, or enjoying
the benefit of an earlier filing date of, in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, to one or more of the Patents identified in
the immediately preceding clause (i) or (ii), but not
including claims in such Patents that do not have a priority date
before the Effective Date.
1.20. “
Cynosure Products ” shall mean Cynosure Hair Products
and Cynosure Combination Products, each as defined below. “
Cynosure Other Product ” shall mean any product,
system, component or accessory, Sold by Cynosure or Cynosure
Affiliates, that (i) is not a Cynosure Product, and
(ii) that is marketed as being capable of using or uses or is
incorporated into a product or system that uses one or more
Cynosure Other Modules. As of the Effective Date, the following
products in the form they are Sold by Cynosure as of the Effective
Date are “Cynosure Other Products” for purposes of this
Agreement: Affirm System, Cynergy PL System, Photogenica SV System,
TriActive System and VStar System.
(a)
“ Cynosure Combination Product ” shall mean any
product, system, component or accessory, Sold by Cynosure or
Cynosure Affiliates, (i) that as of the date of its Sale, is
marketed as being capable of using both at least one Cynosure Other
Module and at least one Cynosure Hair Module, and (ii) the
manufacture, use, sale, offering for sale, or importation of which
when sold with a Cynosure Hair Module, absent the sublicense
granted by Palomar herein, would infringe a Valid Claim of the
Anderson Patents. For clarity and without limitation,
Exhibit E lists Cynosure Combination Products in
existence up to the Effective Date, examples of when a Cynosure
Other Product or a Cynosure Hair Product shall become a
“Cynosure Combination Product” hereunder, and an
example of a marketing technique which does not change a Cynosure
Hair Product into a “Cynosure Combination Product”
hereunder. Further, the Parties acknowledge that (A) as of the
Effective Date, the Cynosure Combination Products listed on
Exhibit E (the Cynergy and Cynergy III Systems) each
include an Nd:YAG laser, which is a Cynosure Hair Module hereunder,
(B) the Nd:YAG laser is used for hair removal through
handpieces providing spot sizes of ten (10), twelve (12) and
fifteen (15) millimeters and (C) the Nd:YAG laser is also
used for non-hair removal treatments ( e.g. , vascular
treatments) through handpieces providing spot sizes of seven (7),
five (5) and three (3) millimeters. After the Effective
Date, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates may cease to market and sell
the Cynergy and Cynergy III Systems for hair removal and modify
such Cynergy and Cynergy III Systems so that the Nd:YAG laser
module included therein only functions when connected to handpieces
providing spot sizes of seven (7) millimeters and less (
i.e. , so that the Nd:YAG laser will not emit light through
spot sizes of greater than seven (7) millimeters and, thus,
will not be practical for hair removal). After the Effective Date,
effective as of the date and solely to the extent that Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates cease marketing or selling Cynergy and Cynergy
III Systems for hair removal, such modified Cynergy and Cynergy III
Systems shall be deemed Cynosure Other Products
hereunder.
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(b)
“ Cynosure Hair Product ” shall mean any
product, system, component or accessory, Sold by Cynosure or
Cynosure Affiliates, (i) that contains a Cynosure Hair Module,
(ii) the manufacture, use, sale, offering for sale, or
importation of which, absent the sublicense granted by Palomar
herein, would infringe a Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents, and
(iii) that as of its date of Sale, is not marketed for use in
combination with a Cynosure Other Module. For clarity and without
limitation, Exhibit F provides additional
clarifications and lists items that are Cynosure Hair Products in
existence up to the Effective Date.
1.21. “
Cynosure Sublicensee ” shall mean any Third Party to
which Cynosure or a Cynosure Affiliate grants a permitted
sublicense pursuant to Section 2.1(b) under the sublicense
grant from Palomar in Section 2.1(a).
(a)
Licensed Products . Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Palomar hereby grants to Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates a worldwide, royalty-bearing, non-exclusive sublicense,
under the Anderson Patents, to make, use, sell, offer for sale and
import Licensed Products (provided that those Cynosure Hair Modules
that alone amount to a “Cynosure Product” hereunder are
used exclusively with other Cynosure Products or Cynosure Other
Products and no other products or systems of Cynosure, Cynosure
Affiliates or any Third Parties), in each case only for hair
removal and only outside of the Consumer Field. It is understood
and agreed that (i) the foregoing sublicense grant shall cover
only those Licensed Products Sold for which royalties are
paid when required by this Agreement (including the cure period set
forth in Section 8.3(b)) to Palomar hereunder as provided in
Section 4 (including with respect to Sales of Licensed
Products occurring before October 1, 2006, for which Cynosure
pays royalties hereunder as specified in Section 4.2),
(ii) the foregoing sublicense grant automatically extends,
without any further action by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates,
to each person and entity that is a “Cynosure
Affiliate” as of the Effective Date or becomes a
“Cynosure Affiliate” thereafter, but only for so long
as such person or entity remains a “Cynosure Affiliate”
hereunder, and (iii) Palomar shall be in direct privity under this
Agreement with any Cynosure Affiliate as a result of such
sublicense grant.
(b)
Limited Sublicensing Rights . Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall not have any right to grant to any Third Parties
any further sublicenses under the sublicense grant set forth in
Section 2.1(a), nor shall any purported sublicenses under such
sublicense grants made by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates or
any of their sublicensees prior to October 1, 2006 be valid or
enforceable, except Cynosure, and only those Cynosure Affiliates
that are wholly-owned or majority-owned by Cynosure (directly or
indirectly, and taking into account any local law restrictions as
noted in Section 1.1), and no other Cynosure Affiliates, may
grant sublicenses only as may be necessary for (i) Third
Parties to distribute Licensed Products Sold by Cynosure or
Cynosure Affiliates and for which royalties are payable to Palomar
on Net Sales hereunder, or (ii) the manufacture of Licensed
Products by Third Parties for sale only to Cynosure or Cynosure
Affiliates, provided that, for each of clauses (i) and (ii),
any such Third Parties are not Excluded Third Parties, and further
provided that any such sublicense grants shall apply only to
activities occurring on or after the actual date such sublicense
grant is first
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memorialized in
writing (and not before). Cynosure Sublicensees shall not have the
right to grant any sublicenses under any such sublicense grant by
Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates. Cynosure shall be responsible to
Palomar for the performance of any Cynosure Affiliates and Cynosure
Sublicensees under any provisions of this Agreement for which
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate is responsible, even if such
person or entity is also responsible to Palomar. No purchaser of
any Licensed Product shall, by operation of this Agreement, receive
any license, sublicense or other rights in, to or under the
Anderson Patents that exceeds the scope and terms of the sublicense
grant set forth in Section 2.1(a), notwithstanding the patent
exhaustion/first sale doctrine. Apart from the foregoing limited
right to grant further sublicenses, Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall not have any right to make an Assignment or
otherwise Transfer such sublicense grant except pursuant to
Section 9.3(a).
(c)
License Field Limitation . Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, (i) Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall not exercise, (ii) Cynosure shall not allow
any Cynosure Affiliates or Cynosure Sublicensees to exercise, and
(iii) with respect to any distributor, sublicense or other
agreements entered into by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates, or
purchase orders issued or accepted by Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliates, in each case after the Effective Date, Cynosure shall
expressly prohibit in writing all Cynosure Affiliates and Cynosure
Sublicensees from exercising, the sublicense grant provided for in
Section 2.1(a) within the Consumer Field. With respect to not
allowing certain activities by Cynosure Sublicensees as set forth
in clause (ii) of the 1 st sentence of this Section 2.1(c), the
Parties understand and agree that, without limiting Cynosure and an
Cynosure Affiliate’s obligations under such clause, once
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate learns of any violation of their
obligations not to allow any Cynosure Sublicensee to conduct those
prohibited activities, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall
promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to end all such
prohibited activities by such Cynosure Sublicensee within a
commercially reasonable time period, and if unable to end all such
prohibited activities by such efforts, shall in all events within
six (6) months of first learning of any such prohibited activities
by such Cynosure Sublicensee: (x) terminate the sublicense to such
Cynosure Sublicensee; and (y) stop Selling (directly or
indirectly through other Cynosure Sublicensees or otherwise)
Licensed Products to such Cynosure Sublicensee. If Palomar notifies
Cynosure in writing of any Cynosure Sublicensee conducting any such
prohibited activities, Cynosure shall thereafter confirm in writing
to Palomar that Cynosure has complied with the immediately
preceding sentence for such Cynosure Sublicensee.
(d)
Patent Marking . Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall mark
all Licensed Products Sold after the Effective Date in accordance
with the patent laws, if any, of the jurisdictions in which such
Licensed Products are manufactured, used or Sold. Without
limitation, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall mark all
Licensed Products Sold in the United States after the Effective
Date with the applicable U.S. patent numbers of the applicable
Anderson Patents.
(e)
Palomar’s Right to Grant Other Sublicenses . Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, Palomar retains the right to grant
sublicenses and other rights in and to the Anderson Patents as
Palomar may deem appropriate in its sole discretion, provided that
no such grant may limit or restrict Cynosure’s or Cynosure
Affiliates’ rights under this Agreement
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or impose any
obligation on Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates, other than as
specified hereunder.
(f)
Excluded Third Parties . The Parties intend that no Excluded
Third Party, or any of their products or other technology, is to be
granted any rights under the Anderson Patents sublicensed by
Palomar under Section 2.1(a), either through the direct
sublicense from Palomar to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates under
Section 2.1(a) or as a Cynosure Sublicensee. Thus, the Parties
have agreed to preclude any Excluded Third Party from becoming a
“Cynosure Affiliate” hereunder as provided in
Section 1.1(b), and further have agreed to preclude any
Assignment of this Agreement by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate
to or otherwise involving any Excluded Third Party under
Section 9.3(a). Further, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
hereby agree that to the extent that any of them acquires any
rights or interest in or to any product(s) or other technology from
any person or entity while such person or entity is an
“Excluded Third Party” hereunder, whether by Assignment
under Section 9.3(a), asset purchase or sale, bankruptcy,
conveyance, lease, distribution arrangement, manufacturing
arrangement (including any foundry arrangement), license,
sublicense, option, other transfer or any other transaction of any
type (any such transaction, an “ Acquisition ”),
the sublicense grant set forth in Section 2.1(a) (or any
sublicense thereunder granted pursuant to Section 2.1(b))
shall not apply to such product(s) or technology or any
improvements or derivatives thereto (even if such person or entity
at some time after the applicable Acquisition is no longer an
“Excluded Third Party” hereunder), and Palomar and its
sublicensees shall retain any and all rights to enforce the
Anderson Patents against Cynosure, Cynosure Affiliates, such
Excluded Third Party or any other Third Party with respect to the
same.
(a)
Palomar Products . Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates hereby
grant to Palomar and Palomar Affiliates a worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, fully paid up, royalty-free, non-exclusive license or
sublicense, as the case may be, under the Cynosure Patents, to
make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import Palomar
Products. It is understood and agreed that (i) the foregoing
sublicense grant automatically extends, without any further action
by Palomar or any Palomar Affiliates, to each person and entity
that is a “Palomar Affiliate” as of the Effective Date
or becomes a “Palomar Affiliate” thereafter, but only
for so long as such person or entity remains a “Palomar
Affiliate” hereunder, and (ii) Cynosure shall be in
direct privity under this Agreement with any Palomar Affiliate as a
result of such sublicense grant.
(b)
Limited Sublicensing Rights . Palomar and Palomar Affiliates
shall not have any right to grant to any Third Parties any
sublicense under the license and sublicense grants set forth in
Section 2.2(a), nor shall any purported sublicenses under such
sublicense grants made by Palomar or any Palomar Affiliates or any
of their sublicensees prior to the Effective Date be valid or
enforceable, except Palomar, and only those Palomar Affiliates that
are wholly-owned by Palomar (directly or indirectly, and taking
into account any local law restrictions as noted in
Section 1.1) and no other Palomar Affiliates, may grant
sublicenses only as may be necessary for (i) the sale or
distribution of Palomar Products by Third Parties acting as
distributors, (ii) the manufacture of Palomar Products for
resale only to Palomar, Palomar Affiliates or such Third Party
distributors, or (iii) the development and commercialization
of consumer products in a collaboration between Palomar or any
Palomar
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Affiliate and a
Third Party in which Palomar or a Palomar Affiliate has substantial
development and/or commercialization obligations, provided that,
any such sublicense grants shall apply only to activities occurring
on or after the actual date such sublicense grant is first
memorialized in writing (and not before). Palomar Sublicensees
shall not have the right to grant sublicenses under such sublicense
grants by Palomar or Palomar Affiliates except in connection with
the sale or other distribution of a Palomar Product. Palomar shall
be responsible to Cynosure for the performance of any Palomar
Affiliates and Palomar Sublicensees under any provisions of this
Agreement for which Palomar or any Palomar Affiliate is
responsible, even if such person or entity is also responsible to
Cynosure. No purchaser of any Palomar product shall, by operation
of this Agreement, receive any license, sublicense or other rights
in, to or under the Cynosure Patents that exceeds the scope and
terms of the sublicense grant set forth in Section 2.2(a),
notwithstanding the patent exhaustion/first sale doctrine. Apart
from the foregoing limited right to grant sublicenses, Palomar and
Palomar Affiliates shall not have any right to make an Assignment
or otherwise Transfer such license grant except pursuant to
Section 9.3(b).
(c)
Cynosure’s Right to Grant Other Sublicenses . Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, Cynosure retains the right to grant
sublicenses and other rights in and to the Cynosure Patents as
Cynosure may deem appropriate in its sole discretion, provided that
no such grant may limit or restrict Palomar’s or Palomar
Affiliates’ rights under this Agreement or impose any
obligation on Palomar or Palomar Affiliates, other than as
specified hereunder.
2.3. Related
Licensing Provisions .
(a)
Prosecution . As between the Parties, each Party shall have
the sole right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion
(subject to, for Palomar, the MGH Agreement) to prosecute,
maintain, enforce and defend any Patents (sub)licensed by such
Party to the other Party hereunder, and such other Party shall have
no rights with respect to any such activities.
(b)
Other Transactions . (i) Palomar may assign, convey,
sell, lease, encumber, license, sublicense or otherwise transfer to
or grant any right in or to (collectively, “ Transfer
”) a Third Party or a Palomar Affiliate any and all of the
Anderson Patents or the MGH Agreement and (ii) Cynosure and
any Cynosure Affiliate may Transfer to a Third Party or other
Cynosure Affiliate any and all of the Cynosure Patents, in each
case provided that any such transaction is made subject to all
rights and sublicense(s) of the other Party arising from this
Agreement and shall not shall not impose any additional obligations
on such other Party.
(c)
Licensing Fees . Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, any amounts or other consideration owed to any Third Party
or a Palomar Affiliate, in the case of Palomar, or to any Third
Party, in the case of Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate, on
account of the grant of the (sub)licenses contained in this
Section 2 shall be the sole responsibility of the Party
granting the (sub)license.
2.4. MGH
Agreement . Palomar represents and warrants to Cynosure that
the MGH Agreement, as redacted and attached hereto as
Appendix B , is true and complete and in effect as of
the Effective Date. In the event that the MGH Agreement is
terminated for any reason before
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the expiration
of all of the Valid Claims of the Anderson Patents, Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates shall no longer have any further royalty
obligations to Palomar under this Agreement from the date of such
termination (other than for royalty obligations accrued hereunder
before such date). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, Palomar shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever as
a result of such termination.
2.5. No Other
Rights . Each Party acknowledges and agrees that, as between
the Parties, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates owns or has all
right, title and interest in and to the Cynosure Patents, and
Palomar and MGH have all right, title and interest in and to the
Anderson Patents, other than in each case with respect to
non-exclusive (sub)license grants already made by the Parties in
the applicable license field hereunder, and that (i) in the
case of Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates, Palomar and Palomar
Affiliates shall acquire no right, title or interest in or to the
Cynosure Patents or any other Patents owned, licensed or Controlled
by Cynosure, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, other than the
(sub)license grant to Palomar and Palomar Affiliates set forth in
Section 2.2(a) or as otherwise expressly provided herein, and
(ii) in the case of Palomar, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
shall acquire no right, title or interest in or to the Anderson
Patents or any other Patents owned, licensed or Controlled by
Palomar, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, other than the
sublicense grant to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates set forth in
Section 2.1(a) or as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
3. Other
Obligations of Cynosure .
3.1.
Definitions for this Section 3 .
(a)
“ Exploit ” shall mean to make, have made,
import, use, sell, or offer for sale, including to research,
develop, register, modify, enhance, improve, Manufacture, have
Manufactured, formulate, have used, export, transport, distribute,
promote, market or have sold or otherwise dispose of.
(b)
“ Exploitation ” shall mean the making, having
made, importation, use, sale, offering for sale or disposition of a
product or process, including the research, development,
registration, modification, enhancement, improvement, Manufacture,
formulation, optimization, import, export, transport, distribution,
promotion or marketing of a product or process.
(c)
“ Manufacture ” shall mean, with respect to a
product or system, the manufacturing, processing, formulating,
packaging, labeling, holding and quality control testing of such
product or compound.
(a) For
as long as the sublicense grant by Palomar to Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates set forth in Section 2.1(a) is in effect (the
“ Sublicense Term ”), Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall not Exploit or otherwise practice the sublicenses
to the Anderson Patents granted to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
by Palomar under Section 2.1(a) by:
(i) developing
any Licensed Products intended by Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliates for use (in whole or in part) in the Consumer
Field;
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(ii) marketing
any Licensed Products in the Consumer Field; or
(iii) developing
or commercializing in or outside the Consumer Field any Female
Accessory Product during its period of commercialization by
Gillette or any Gillette licensee, provided that any apparatus,
component, accessory, disposable or Consumable as to which Cynosure
or any Cynosure Affiliate has expended material financial and other
resources on its development or commercialization as a Light-Based
Accessory Product before such Female Accessory Product is first
commercialized by Gillette or any Gillette licensee shall not be
subject to the restriction contained in this
Section 3.2(a)(iii). All capitalized terms used in this
Section 3.2(a)(iii), but not defined herein, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Gillette Agreement.
(b) During
the Sublicense Term, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall label
Licensed Products commercialized outside the Consumer Field
pursuant to the sublicense to the Anderson Patents granted to
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates by Palomar under
Section 2.1(a) with the following phrase (or similar words
which fairly convey such products are for use only outside the
Consumer Field): “not intended for consumer
self-use.”
(c) During
the Sublicense Term, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall not, in
the development and commercialization of Licensed Products outside
the Consumer Field pursuant to the sublicense to the Anderson
Patents granted to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates by Palomar
under Section 2.1(a), intentionally (1) design, modify or
otherwise improve any such Licensed Product(s) with the goal or
intent of improving its efficacy or performance in the Consumer
Field, or (2) optimize, induce, support or encourage the use of any
such Licensed Products in the Consumer Field.
(d) The
covenants of Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates contained in
Sections 3.2(a)(i), 3.2(a)(ii) and 3.2(c) shall not prevent
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates from conducting any activity,
or exercising or granting any licenses or other rights, with
respect to the practice of the Anderson Patents, that has as its
goal or intent Exploitation of a product or system outside the
Consumer Field and not Exploitation of a product or system in the
Consumer Field, notwithstanding the possibility that such activity,
exercise or grant may have applications in the Consumer
Field.
(e) All
Consumer Field Users (as defined in Section 3.3(a)), other
than Palomar, are hereby granted third-party beneficiary rights to
enforce the provisions of this Section 3.2 provided that
Palomar has granted such Consumer Field Users such rights in
writing.
3.3. Economic
Adjustments for Off-Label Sales .
(a) Cynosure
and Cynosure Affiliates each agrees to make payments to
(i) Gillette, (ii) any other Third Party to which Palomar
has granted an exclusive sublicense under the Anderson Patents in a
field that in whole or in part falls within the Consumer Field, and
(iii) Palomar (collectively, “ Consumer Field
Users ”), as appropriate, in the manner set forth below,
to compensate any of them for certain lost profits, if any,
resulting from net off-label purchases during the Sublicense Term
of Licensed Products commercialized pursuant to
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the sublicense
to the Anderson Patents granted to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
by Palomar under Section 2.1(a), for use in the Consumer
Field.
(b) In
the event that a Consumer Field User shall suffer Lost Profits
(calculated in the manner set forth in Section 3.3(c)) in
excess of Five Million Dollars (U.S. $5,000,000) in any calendar
year, then such Consumer Field User may submit a written notice to
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate (a “ Lost Profits
Notice ”) specifying its aggregate Lost Profits for such
calendar year and enclosing copies of (A) the Independent
Study (as defined below) supporting such calculation and
(B) this Agreement. Within one hundred and eighty
(180) days after receipt thereof, Cynosure or the Cynosure
Affiliate, as applicable, shall (1) remit payment to such
Consumer Field User, to such bank account designated in the Lost
Profits Notice, in an amount equal to the difference between such
Lost Profits and Five Million Dollars (U.S. $5,000,000) or
(2) provide to such Consumer Field User a detailed written
critique of such calculation, propose a revised calculation of such
Consumer Field User’s Lost Profits based on a new Independent
Study, and enclose a copy of such Independent Study. In the event
that Cynosure or such Cynosure Affiliate, as applicable, shall
propose a revised calculation, Cynosure or such Cynosure Affiliate,
as applicable, and such Consumer Field User shall meet within
thirty (30) days thereafter to attempt in good faith to
negotiate an agreed level of Lost Profits, or otherwise settle the
dispute. In the event that Cynosure or such Cynosure Affiliate, as
applicable, and such Consumer Field User shall fail to reach
agreement at such meeting, either of them may bring a lawsuit in
any court of competent jurisdiction to resolve such
dispute.
(c) The
Lost Profits of such Consumer Field User for a calendar year during
the Sublicense Term shall be determined as follows. Such Consumer
Field User shall retain, at its expense, a nationally-recognized
economic consulting firm to determine, for such year, on the basis
of accepted accounting, market research, sampling and survey
methodology, (A) the sales by Cynosure, Cynosure Affiliates,
Cynosure Sublicensees and Cynosure’s agents for such year of
Licensed Products, commercialized pursuant to the sublicense under
the Anderson Patents granted to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates by
Palomar under Section 2.1(a), that displaced sales by or on
behalf of such Consumer Field User of products, intended for use in
the Consumer Field, that use optical radiation for therapeutic or
cosmetic effect, and (B) the sales of such products for such
year by such Consumer Field User and its affiliates, sublicensees
and agents that displaced sales of such Licensed Products by or on
behalf of Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates, (C) the average net
profit of such Consumer Field User for each unit of product sold
(on a country-by-country basis, as relevant), (D) the loss of
sales resulting from net off-label sales, calculated on the basis
of (A) and (B), and (E) the lost profits attributable to
such net off-label sales, calculated on the basis of (C) and
(D) (the “ Lost Profits ”). Such determinations
shall be summarized and documented in a report prepared by such
nationally-recognized economic consulting firm (the “
Independent Study ”).
(d) All
Consumer Field Users, other than Palomar, are hereby granted
third-party beneficiary rights with respect to the provisions of
this Section 3.3 provided that Palomar has granted such
Consumer Field Users such rights in writing.
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(a) The
provisions of this Section 3 shall apply to Cynosure
Sublicensees to the same extent as Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates. The provisions of this Section 3 shall be in
effect for only as long as the Sublicense Term, and further shall
be in effect with respect to any particular Consumer Field User for
only as long as such Consumer Field User has an exclusive
sublicense under the Anderson Patents in a field that in whole or
in part falls within the Consumer Field, provided that the end of
the Sublicense Term shall not affect any obligations of Cynosure or
Cynosure Affiliates under this Section 3 that have accrued as
of the end of the Sublicense Term.
(b) Palomar
represents and warrants to Cynosure as of the Effective Date that
the Gillette Agreement, excluding exhibits and redactions of other
commercially sensitive information, and attached hereto as of the
Effective Date as Appendix A , is true and complete and
in effect as of the Effective Date.
4.1.
Flow-Chart . Attached hereto as Exhibit G are
flow-charts showing how to determine royalty payments for the Sale
of Licensed Products in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 4. The Parties intend for those flow-charts and the
provisions of this Section 4 to be read and construed as one
document in order to understand the royalty obligations
hereunder.
4.2. Royalties
Arising from Past Sales; Releases .
(a)
Payment . The Parties agree that (A) the aggregate
amount of royalties due for Sales of Licensed Products by Cynosure
and Cynosure Affiliates before October 1, 2006 is equal to Ten
Million U.S. Dollars (US$10,000,000), which the Parties understand
and agree is based on a royalty rate of seven and one half percent
(7.5%) of applicable Net Sales through September 30, 2006, in
accordance with Section 4.4, and excludes all interest,
penalties or damages of any kind whatsoever accruing before
October 1, 2006, and (B) for the avoidance of doubt,
subject to payment of the amount described in clause (A), Cynosure
shall not be liable for any interest, penalties or damages with
respect to such royalties due for Sales of Licensed Products by
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates before October 1, 2006, in
accordance with the release granted by Palomar in Section 4.2(b).
Cynosure shall pay to Palomar such amount within two (2) days
of the Effective Date. The payment required by this
Section 4.2 shall be made by wire transfer, without deduction
for any taxes or other charges, as provided in
Section 4.11.
(b)
Release by Palomar. Upon its receipt of such payment set
forth in Section 4.2(a), Palomar, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, shall release, acquit and forever discharge Cynosure,
each Cynosure Affiliate and each of their respective current and
former principals, officers, directors, equity holders, members,
employees, partners (whether general or limited), distributors,
attorneys, parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and
successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Cynosure
Group ”), of and from any and all manner of obligations,
damages, demands, costs, expenses, losses, liens, debts and
liabilities, and any and all claims, counterclaims and
causes
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of action
(whether in law or equity) (collectively, “Claims”),
whether known or unknown, that accrue based on any claim of
infringement of the Anderson Patents (including the Other Anderson
Patents) resulting from the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale
or importation of any product listed on Exhibit E or
Exhibit F limited to the form in which those products
were sold and to the treatments for which those products were
marketed by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates prior to
October 1, 2006, in each case in the Professional Field only,
which Palomar had, has, or may have prior to October 1, 2006
(but not thereafter). Palomar warrants and represents that it has
not assigned or otherwise transferred any Claim released by this
Section 4.2(b). Palomar covenants and agrees that it will not sue
Cynosure or any member of the Cynosure Group, individually or
collectively, or otherwise pursue or participate in the pursuit of
any claim brought by any person or entity against Cynosure or any
member of the Cynosure Group, individually or collectively, based
on any Claim released by this Section 4.2(b). Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 4.2(b), nothing in this
Agreement shall release, acquit, discharge or otherwise affect any
other Claims related to Palomar’s rights under this
Agreement.
(c)
Release by Cynosure. Effective as of October 1, 2006,
Cynosure, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby releases,
acquits and forever discharges Palomar, each Palomar Affiliate and
each of their respective current and former principals, officers,
directors, equity holders, members, employees, partners (whether
general or limited), distributors, attorneys, parents, affiliates,
subsidiaries, divisions, and successors and assigns (collectively,
the “ Palomar Group ”), of and from any and all
manner of Claims, whether known or unknown, that accrue based on
any claim of infringement of the Cynosure Patents resulting from
the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of any
product listed on Exhibit C limited to the form in
which those products were sold and to the treatments for which
those products were marketed by Palomar and Palomar Affiliates
prior to October 1, 2006, in each case in the Professional
Field only, which Cynosure had, has, or may have prior to
October 1, 2006 (but not thereafter). Cynosure warrants and
represents that it has not assigned or otherwise transferred any
Claim released by this Section 4.2(c). Cynosure covenants and
agrees that it will not sue Palomar or any member of the Palomar
Group, individually or collectively, or otherwise pursue or
participate in the pursuit of any claim brought by any person or
entity against Palomar or any member of the Palomar Group,
individually or collectively, based on any Claim released by this
Section 4.2(c). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 4.2(c), nothing in this Agreement shall release,
acquit, discharge or otherwise affect any other Claims related to
Cynosure’s rights under this Agreement.
4.3. No
Payments for Certain Products .
(a)
Palomar Products . The Parties acknowledge and agree that
the (sub)license grant by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates to
Palomar and Palomar Affiliates under the Cynosure Patents specified
in Section 2.2(a) is fully paid up and royalty-free, and
Palomar and Palomar Affiliates shall not pay Cynosure or any
Affiliates any amounts or other consideration on account of such
(sub)licenses.
(b)
Certain Licensed Products . The Parties acknowledge and
agree that no royalties are due hereunder for the Sale of
(1) Cynosure Other Products, except as provided in
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Section 4.4(c) to the extent that a
Cynosure Other Product becomes a Cynosure Combination Product
hereunder, or (2) Cynosure Other Modules, except as provided
in Section 4.4(c) upon their Sale as part of or for use with a
Cynosure Combination Product.
(c)
No Limitation . No provision contained herein, including in
this Section 4.3(c) or Section 4.4 or the definitions in
Section 1, shall limit Palomar’s ability to institute
any suit or action and seek any remedy against Cynosure or any
Cynosure Affiliate in the event the manufacture, use, sale,
offering for sale, or importation of any Cynosure Other Product or
Cynosure Other Module infringes any Valid Claim of the Anderson
Patents, even if the same is used in combination with a Licensed
Product for which a license is granted and royalties are paid
hereunder.
4.4. Royalties
Payable by Cynosure for Net Sales .
(a)
Cynosure Hair Products and Cynosure Modules Added Thereto
.
(i) Cynosure
shall pay to Palomar royalties on Net Sales of each Cynosure Hair
Product, except the Apogee Elite Laser System, in all countries
where the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of
such Cynosure Hair Product infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson
Patents, equal to seven and one half percent (7.5%) of such Net
Sales. Cynosure shall pay to Palomar royalties on Net Sales of each
Apogee Elite Laser System, in all countries where the manufacture,
use, sale, offer for sale or importation of such Apogee Elite Laser
System infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents, equal to
(i) seven and one half percent (7.5%) of such Net Sales for
purposes of calculating the portion of the payment set forth in
Section 4.2 that is attributable to Sales of the Apogee Elite
Laser System by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates accruing before
October 1, 2006, (ii) five percent (5%) of such Net Sales
of such Apogee Elite Laser System accruing between October 1, 2006
and September 31, 2007, inclusive, (iii) six and one half
percent (6.5%) of such Net Sales of such Apogee Elite Laser System
accruing between October 1, 2007 and September 31, 2008,
inclusive, and (iv) seven and one half percent (7.5%) of such
Net Sales of such Apogee Elite Laser System accruing on or after
October 1, 2008.
(ii) In
the event that a Cynosure Hair Module is Sold for use with a
previously Sold Cynosure Hair Product, Cynosure shall pay to
Palomar royalties of seven and one half percent (7.5%) on Net Sales
attributable to such Cynosure Hair Module in all countries where
the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of such
Cynosure Hair Module infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson
Patents.
(iii) In
the event that a Cynosure Other Module is Sold for use with a
previously Sold Cynosure Hair Product, (1) no royalties
already paid or owed to Palomar for the previous Sale of such
Cynosure Hair Product hereunder shall be creditable or refundable
and there shall be no right of set-off with respect thereto, and
(2) no royalties shall be owed Palomar hereunder on the Net
Sales attributable to such Cynosure Other Module.
(b)
Cynosure Other Products, and Cynosure Modules Added Thereto
.
(i) No
royalties shall be owed Palomar hereunder by Cynosure on the Sale
of Cynosure Other Products.
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(ii) In
the event that a Cynosure Hair Module is Sold for use with a
previously Sold Cynosure Other Product, (1) no royalties shall
be owed hereunder for the previous Sale of the Cynosure Other
Product, and (2) Cynosure shall pay to Palomar royalties of
seven and one half percent (7.5%) on Net Sales attributable to such
Cynosure Hair Module in all countries where the manufacture, use,
sale, offer for sale or importation of such Cynosure Hair Module
infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents.
(iii) In
the event that a Cynosure Other Module is Sold for use with a
previously Sold Cynosure Other Product, no royalties shall be owed
Palomar hereunder on the Net Sales attributable to such Cynosure
Other Module.
(c)
Royalties Payable by Cynosure on Cynosure Combination
Products .
(i) Amount.
Cynosure shall pay to Palomar a seven and one half percent (7.5%)
royalty on the percentage set forth in the table below of the
Aggregate Net Sales (as defined below) attributable to the Sale of
each Cynosure Combination Product, in all countries where the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of such
Cynosure Combination Product infringes a Valid Claim of the
Anderson Patents. This Section 4.4(c) shall apply to Sales of
the Apogee Elite Laser System, which shall be deemed a Cynosure
Combination Product hereunder, if Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliate modifies the Apogee Elite Laser System such that it is
marketed as being capable of using both (i) at least one
Cynosure Other Module and (ii) at least one Cynosure Hair
Module, in each case (a) including if Cynosure markets such
modified Apogee Elite Laser System between October 1, 2006 and
September 31, 2008 and (b) effective as of the date of
such modification.
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(ii) Calculation
of Royalties. For purposes of calculating royalties on the Sale of
Cynosure Combination Products, and Cynosure Modules for them, the
“ Aggregate Net Sales ” shall be used, wherein
such term shall mean all of the Net Sales attributable to all the
components of a particular Cynosure Combination Product,
i.e. , the Cynosure Combination Product and all associated
Cynosure Modules, whether one or more than one Sales were involved.
Accordingly, upon each Sale of a Cynosure Combination Product, or a
Cynosure Module associated therewith, the royalties due Palomar
shall be calculated or recalculated, as the case may be, as
follows:
(1) On
the first Sale of a Cynosure Combination Product, the royalty shall
be calculated as provided in the table above on the Net Sales
attributable to such Cynosure Combination Product (including any
Cynosure Modules Sold therewith), which shall be the Aggregate Net
Sales for such purposes;
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(2) For
a Cynosure Combination Product previously Sold, upon the Sale of a
Cynosure Module to be used with such Cynosure Combination Product,
the Net Sales from clause (1) above and the Net Sales
attributable to such Cynosure Module shall be summed to give the
Aggregate Net Sales, and the royalty shall be calculated as
provided in the table above, with the understanding that the
percentage of Aggregate Net Sales to be used to calculate the
royalty owed may change if the type of Cynosure Combination Product
were to change as a result of the Sale of such Cynosure Module, and
either (A) a credit shall be taken by Cynosure if and only to
the extent that Cynosure has already paid royalties on such
Cynosure Combination Product (and no other Cynosure Product) in
excess of the new royalty calculated, or (B) an additional
amount shall be paid by Cynosure to Palomar for any increase in the
royalties owed; and
(3) The
process in clause (2) above shall be repeated for each Sale of
a Cynosure Module to be used with such Cynosure Combination
Product.
Exhibit H sets forth examples of calculating royalties
owed for the Sale of Cynosure Combination Products.
(iii) Counting
Cynosure Modules. With respect to the foregoing table in
Section 4.4(c)(i), for purposes of determining the number of
Cynosure Modules associated with a particular Cynosure Combination
Product:
(1) Each
separate Cynosure Module shall count as either a Cynosure Hair
Module or a Cynosure Other Module, even if such module may be used
for multiple treatment purposes ( e.g. , a Cynosure Other
Module that was marketed for treatment of both wrinkles and acne
would count as one Cynosure Other Module for the tally);
and
(2) Each
Cynosure Module may only be associated with a single Cynosure
Combination Product, even if such Cynosure Module is used with more
than one Cynosure Combination Product, and each Cynosure Module
shall be associated with that Cynosure Combination Product that
gives to the greatest extent possible an equal number of each type
of Cynosure Module to all of the Cynosure Combination Products that
use such Cynosure Module.
4.5. Royalties
– General . The following provisions shall apply to all
royalties due under any provision of Section 4:
(a)
Limited Right of Set-Off . Except as expressly provided in
Section 4.11 and in Section 4.4(c) for royalties payable
pursuant to Section 4.4(c), all royalties owed or paid to
Palomar pursuant to this Section 4 shall be non-creditable and
non-refundable and there shall be no right of set-off with respect
thereto, provided that Cynosure may credit any over-payment made by
Cynosure to Palomar hereunder against future amounts owed Palomar
hereunder but otherwise Palomar shall not be obligated to reimburse
any such over-payment.
(b)
Multi-Sale Licensed Products . Royalties shall be owed to
Palomar hereunder no matter whether a Licensed Product is Sold in a
single transaction, or whether the various components of a Licensed
Product are Sold in a series of transactions. By way of example and
without limitation, if a first component of a Licensed Product that
by itself is not a Licensed Product hereunder is Sold ( e.g.
, an item that is used to remove tattoos but is not a
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Product hereunder), and then thereafter a second component of a
Licensed Product that, when combined or used in combination with
the first component, produces a Licensed Product hereunder is then
Sold ( e.g. , a piece that, when used with the item for
tattoo removal, produces optical radiation for hair removal),
royalties shall be owed to Palomar on the Net Sales attributable to
all the components that make up the Licensed Product (for this
example, the sum of the Net Sales attributable to the Sale of the
item for tattoo removal and the piece for hair removal).
(c)
Country Issues . Royalties shall be owed and payable only on
Net Sales of Licensed Products in those countries where the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or importation of such
Licensed Product infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents,
subject to the following understanding for the mutual convenience
of the Parties: the determination of whether the manufacture of a
Licensed Product infringes a Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents
shall be determined by assuming that the entire Licensed Product
for such infringement analysis is manufactured in each country in
which a part of the Licensed Product that is materially involved in
practicing such a Valid Claim occurs. By way of example and without
limitation, if a part of a Licensed Product that is materially
involved in practicing such a Valid Claim is manufactured in a
first country, and another part of a Licensed Product is
manufactured in a second country, for purposes of determining if a
royalty is owed to Palomar hereunder on the manufacture of the
Licensed Product as a whole, the entire Licensed Product shall be
assumed to be manufactured in the first country, and if such Valid
Claim in the first country would be, in the absence of the
sublicense granted in Section 2.1(a), infringed by such
manufacture, then a royalty shall be owed to Palomar on the Net
Sale attributable to the entire Licensed Product. Similarly, if the
part of the Licensed Product that is manufactured in the second
country is also materially involved in practicing a Valid Claim in
the second country and if such Valid Claim in the second country
would be, in the absence of the sublicense granted in
Section 2.1(a), infringed by such manufacture, then a royalty
shall be owed to Palomar on the Net Sale attributable to the entire
Licensed Product. The foregoing shall also apply in the event a
Licensed Product is Sold as components in more than one
transaction, as provided in Section 4.5(b).
(d)
Treatment of Marketing by Others . For purposes of
determining whether any module, product, system, component,
accessory or other good or service is a Licensed Product hereunder,
it is understood and agreed that all marketing activities supported
directly or indirectly by Cynosure or one or more Cynosure
Affiliates or Cynosure Sublicensees (which support may include,
without limitation, providing any written marketing materials,
supporting any clinical trials, or providing any consideration
(including by reducing amounts owed)) shall be attributed to
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates for such purposes. With respect to
attributing certain marketing activities by Cynosure Sublicensees
to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates under this Section 4.5(d),
the Parties understand and agree that, once Cynosure or any
Cynosure Affiliate learns of any such marketing activities by any
Cynosure Sublicensee that Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates do not
want to be attributed to them hereunder (the “
Non-Applicable Activities ”), Cynosure shall notify
Palomar in writing of such Non-Applicable Activities and the
Cynosure Sublicensee(s) involved (unless Palomar first notified
Cynosure of such Non-Applicable Activities, whereupon Cynosure
shall confirm in writing that it received such notice and intends
to take the steps set forth below), and Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to end such
Non-Applicable
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within a commercially reasonable period of time. If Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates are able to end all such Non-Applicable
Activities within six (6) months of first learning of any such
Non-Applicable Activities, those Non-Applicable Activities shall
not be attributed to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates hereunder;
however, if Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates are unable to end the
Non-Applicable Activities within six (6) months by such
efforts, Cynosure and the Cynosure Affiliates shall immediately
(x) terminate the sublicense to such Cynosure Sublicensee, and
(y) stop Selling (directly or indirectly through other
Cynosure Sublicensees or otherwise) Licensed Products to such
Cynosure Sublicensee. Cynosure’s and Cynosure
Affiliates’ full compliance with the preceding sentence shall
be deemed to fully satisfy their obligations under this
Section 4.5(d) with respect to Cynosure Sublicensees;
contingent upon such full compliance, any such Non-Applicable
Activities shall not be attributed to Cynosure or any Cynosure
Affiliate.
(e)
Records . In addition to the records that Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates are required to keep under Section 4.9,
Cynosure shall maintain, and shall cause Cynosure Affiliates to
maintain, such records, based on the serial number of each Cynosure
Product and Cynosure Module, to verify any royalty calculation for
Cynosure Products and Cynosure Modules, and such records shall be
available for audit as provided in Section 4.10.
(f)
Single Royalty . Cynosure shall pay only one royalty
hereunder on Net Sales attributable to each Licensed Product
whether or not it is covered by more than one claim of the Anderson
Patents and whether or not it infringes the Anderson Patents in
more than one country.
(g)
Waiver . By written notice to Cynosure, Palomar shall have
the right to waive, in its sole discretion, retrospectively or
prospectively, any royalties owed or that would otherwise be owed
in the future to Palomar by Cynosure as a result of this Agreement,
and Palomar shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever as a
result of the presence or absence of any waived
obligation.
4.6. Potential
Royalty Rate Reduction .
(a)
Potential Reduction in Royalty Rate . Subject to
Section 4.6(b), if after the Effective Date Palomar grants to
a Third Party a non-exclusive sublicense under the Anderson Patents
within the Professional Field (but not the Consumer Field), which
sublicense has materially the same terms as this Agreement but with
a royalty rate on net sales of products whose manufacture, use or
sale infringe the Anderson Patents in the United States that is a
lower percentage than the percentage rate specified under
Section 4.4 ( i.e. , 7.5%) (such lower percentage rate,
the “ Lower Rate ”), then Palomar shall notify
Cynosure of the existence of any such sublicense and the Lower
Rate, and the royalty percentage rate set forth in Section 4.4
shall be reduced to the Lower Rate for Net Sales of Licensed
Product whose manufacture, use or sale infringe the Anderson
Patents in the United States, which reduction shall become
effective as of the date (but not before) that such Third Party has
sold, in the aggregate, at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars (U.S.
$100,000) in products whose manufacture, use or sale infringe the
Anderson Patents in the United States giving rise to royalties
payable to Palomar at the Lower Rate. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, any such royalty
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reduction shall
not apply to amounts already paid or payable to Palomar hereunder
(including those identified in Section 4.2).
(b)
Exceptions . Section 4.6(a) shall not apply to any of
the following sublicenses under the Anderson Patents granted by
Palomar:
(i) Sublicenses,
or rights to sublicenses, that are in effect prior to the Effective
Date, provided that Section 4.6(a) shall apply to any
subsequent amendment or restatement of such existing sublicense,
where such amendment or restatement changes the royalty rate,
except if any other provision of this Section 4.6(b) applies,
in which case Section 4.6(a) shall not apply;
(ii) Sublicenses
granted by Palomar to settle any bona fide litigation or
arbitration;
(iii) Sublicenses
granted by Palomar to settle for infringement of the Anderson
Patents occurring prior to the effective date of such sublicense,
so long as the applicable royalty rate under such sublicense on net
sales after the effective date of such sublicense of products whose
manufacture, use or sale infringe the Anderson Patents in the
United States is equal to the percentage rate specified under
Section 4.4 ( i.e. , 7.5%);
(iv) Sublicenses
granted by Palomar for which the consideration owed to Palomar is
more than the payment of royalties on net sales, such as a bona
fide license or sublicense to Palomar by such Third Party under
Patents or other intellectual property rights owned or controlled
by such Third Party;
(v) Sublicenses
granted for other than hair removal;
(vi) Sublicenses
granted to Palomar Affiliates;
(vii) Sublicenses
granted in connection with a development and/or commercialization
agreement in which Palomar has more than de minimus
development or commercialization rights or obligations;
and
(viii) Sublicenses
or licenses that apply to more than the Anderson Patents, such as
licenses or sublicenses to other Patents owned or controlled by
Palomar or other intellectual property rights, such as trade
secrets, of Palomar.
(c)
Exceptions to an Anderson Patent Challenge .
Section 4.6(a) shall not apply under any circumstances if the
royalty rate under Section 4.4 increases as a result of an
Anderson Patent Challenge as specified in
Section 8.6.
(a)
Royalty Dispute and Escrow Account . If Palomar and any of
Cynosure or Cynosure Affiliates shall in good faith dispute whether
(i) Cynosure has an obligation to pay to Palomar royalties for
the Sale by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates of any module,
product, system, component or accessory, in each case other than
the Cynosure Combination Products
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and handpieces
listed in Exhibit E under the heading “List of
Cynosure Combination Products” and the Cynosure Hair Products
and handpieces listed in Exhibit F (the “
Cynosure Current Products ”), or the appropriate
amount of such payment, based on whether the manufacture, use or
sale of such item infringes the Anderson Patents, or whether such
item should be categorized as a Cynosure Hair Module or Cynosure
Other Module, or as a Cynosure Hair Product or Cynosure Combination
Product or Cynosure Other Product, as applicable hereunder (but not
based on any other dispute involving royalties, such as the amount
of royalties payable on Net Sales for sales of any module, product,
system, component or accessory the categorization of which is not
in dispute, the application of the Net Sales definition, audit
disputes, payment performance by Cynosure, whether any person or
entity is a Cynosure Affiliate or Excluded Third Party hereunder,
etc.), or (ii) any dispute regarding the applicability of
Section 4.6(a), then in each case (i) and (ii), the
subject Parties (plus Cynosure if the affected Party is a Cynosure
Affiliate) shall first attempt to resolve such dispute (a “
Royalty Dispute ”) in accordance with Section 6.
If the Parties are unable to resolve a Royalty Dispute as provided
in Section 6, then within seventy-five (75) days of the
applicable Dispute Notice Date from Section 6.1 for such
Royalty Dispute, Cynosure shall deposit those royalty amounts that
Palomar believes in good faith it is owed hereunder and that
Cynosure has failed or refuses to pay to Palomar (collectively, the
“ Disputed Amounts ”) into an escrow account
(the “ Escrow Account ”). The Escrow Account
shall (1) be under the control of an independent escrow agent
that is a U.S. recognized banking or financial institution and that
is reasonably acceptable to Palomar, (2) accrue interest on
all deposited Disputed Amounts at a commercially reasonable rate,
and (3) require that such escrow agent distribute all
deposited Disputed Amounts (plus interest and minus fees for the
Escrow Account) at the mutual direction of the Parties or as
provided by a court or other decision-maker agreed to by the
Parties. In addition, all fees charged by such escrow agent for the
Escrow Account (the “ Escrow Fees ”) shall be
paid from the deposited Disputed Amounts, subject to recovery as
provided in Section 4.7(b). All subsequent disputed or unpaid
royalties related to an unresolved Royalty Dispute shall be
deposited by Cynosure as additional deposited Disputed Amounts in
the applicable Escrow Account for such Royalty Dispute when the
payment would be due hereunder for those royalties. It is
understood and agreed that a new Escrow Account shall be
established for a Royalty Dispute that is unrelated to any then
unresolved Royalty Disputes. This Section 4.7 shall be in
addition and without prejudice to any Party’s other rights or
remedies hereunder.
(b)
Costs . In the event that Cynosure has deposited, or is
obligated to deposit, any amounts in an Escrow Account as provided
in Section 4.7(a) for a Royalty Dispute, then in the event
that any suit or action is instituted by either Party to resolve
such Royalty Dispute, the prevailing Party in such suit or action
with respect to the issue(s) giving rise to such Royalty Dispute
shall be entitled to recover from the losing Party all reasonable
out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses (including those of
attorneys, professionals and accountants and all those arising from
appeals and investigations) incurred by the prevailing Party in
connection with such Royalty Dispute on or after the applicable
Dispute Notice Date, as well as all applicable Escrow Fees
(collectively, “ Expenses ”). In the event that
one Party prevails on some issues, and the other Party prevails on
other issues, involved in such Royalty Dispute, then each Party
shall be entitled to recover from the other Party an amount equal
to the product calculated by multiplying (1) the sum total of
both Parties’ Expenses for such Royalty Dispute, with
(2) such Party’s Winning Percentage, wherein “
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sum of the monetary value of the applicable Disputed Amounts for
each issue on which a Party prevailed, divided by (ii) all of
the applicable Disputed Amounts.
(c)
Cynosure Current Products . During the Term, Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates shall not bring, pursue or maintain, allow any
Cynosure Sublicensee to bring, pursue or maintain, or allow, cause
or encourage any Third Party to bring, pursue or maintain, any
claim or other assertion in any court or other governmental forum
of competent jurisdiction (including any patent office) seeking a
judgment or other decision that the manufacture, use, sale,
offering for sale, or importation of the Cynosure Current Products
does not infringe any Valid Claims of the Anderson Patents (any
such claim or other assertion, a “ Non-Infringement
Challenge ”). In the event that any Non-Infringement
Challenge is brought, pursued or maintained in contravention of
this Section 4.7(c), Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates each
understands and agrees that, in addition and without prejudice to
any of Palomar’s other rights or remedies hereunder,
(i) Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall be in material
breach of this Agreement, and (ii) Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall reimburse Palomar for all reasonable costs and
expenses of attorneys, professionals and accountants incurred by
Palomar and MGH to respond to and defend any such Non-Infringement
Challenge.
4.8.
Reports . Following the Effective Date and for as long as
royalties are owed to Palomar hereunder, Cynosure shall furnish to
Palomar a written quarterly calendar report showing, on a
country-by-country basis, for all Sales by Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates: (i) the Net Sales of all Licensed Products for
which royalties are owed under Section 4.4 during the
reporting period and a reasonably detailed calculation of such Net
Sales, including separately identifying Sales made by Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates and including the amount and reasons for any
deductions from Actual Amounts; (ii) the royalties payable in
U.S. dollars owed to Palomar for such Net Sales; (iii) the
dates of the first commercial sale of any new Licensed Product that
occurred during the reporting period and Cynosure’s proposed
categorization of such new Licensed Product; (iv) the exchange
rates used in determining the amount of U.S. dollars; (v) the
reclassification of any Cynosure Product or Cynosure Other Product
from one category to another or within types of Cynosure
Combination Products identified in the table above, and a
reasonably detailed description for such reclassification; and
(vi) all serial number information regarding specific examples
of Cynosure Combination Products and Cynosure Modules for use with
them, including all other information reasonably necessary, to
explain any royalty calculation for Sales of such Products and
Modules. Each report shall be due on the thirtieth (30th) day
following the close of each calendar quarter. If no royalty is due
for any royalty period during the Term hereunder, Cynosure shall so
report. The receipt or acceptance by Palomar of any royalty
statement or royalty payment shall not prevent Palomar from
subsequently challenging the validity or accuracy of such statement
or payment, or the method used by Cynosure in calculating the same.
Further, the acceptance by Palomar of Cynosure’s payment set
forth in Section 4.2 shall not be construed as Palomar’s
acceptance of the method used by Cynosure in calculating any such
statement or payment covered thereby or Palomar’s acceptance
of Cynosure using such method for such Sales after October 1,
2006. The above report shall be regarded as Cynosure’s
confidential information and Palomar hereby covenants that it shall
not use or disclose any information included in such report for any
purpose other than determining whether Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates have complied with their obligations under, and
enforcing the terms of, this Agreement, provided that Palomar may
share such information with MGH under a confidentiality agreement
between Palomar and MGH.
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Palomar further
agrees that, until such time as such information is no longer
confidential through no fault of Palomar, it shall maintain the
report and any information included therein in confidence and treat
such information in a manner at least as restrictive as its manner
of treating its own confidential information of similar nature and
in any event not less than with a reasonable degree of
care.
4.9.
Records . Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall keep
complete and accurate records for seven (7) years after the
Sale of a Cynosure Product or Cynosure Module, including records of
Net Sales of Cynosure Products and Cynosure Modules.
4.10.
Audits . Upon sixty (60) days prior written request by
Palomar or MGH, Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall permit a
certified, independent public accountant selected by Palomar or MGH
to have access during normal business hours, at Cynosure and such
Cynosure Affiliate’s premises, to such of the records of
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates as may be reasonably necessary to
verify the accuracy of the royalty reports and payments hereunder
for Sales of Licensed Products by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
on or after October 1, 2006. Palomar may make such a request
not more than once in respect of any calendar year and such request
may not apply to any periods outside of the period of time that the
appropriate records are required to be kept hereunder in accordance
with Section 4.9. In the event that such accountant concludes
that additional royalties are owed for the audited period, the
additional royalty shall be paid within thirty (30) days of
the date Palomar delivers to Cynosure such accountant’s
written report so concluding, together with interest calculated in
the manner provided by Section 4.11. The fees charged by such
accountant shall be paid by Palomar or MGH unless the audit
discloses that the royalties payable by Cynosure for the audited
period are at least fifty thousand dollars (U.S. $50,000) more than
the royalties actually paid for such period, in which case Cynosure
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses charged by such
accountant. Palomar agrees that such accountant’s report and
all information subject to review under this Section 4.10 is
confidential, that it shall cause such accountant to retain all
such information in confidence, and that it shall not provide such
information to MGH unless MGH agrees to retain all such information
in confidence. Palomar hereby covenants and agrees that Palomar may
not use any such information for any purpose other than determining
whether Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate has complied with their
obligations under, and enforcing the terms of, this Agreement.
Palomar further agrees that, until such time as such information is
no longer confidential through no fault of Palomar, it shall
maintain such information in confidence and treat it in a manner at
least as restrictive as the manner in which Palomar treats its own
confidential information of similar nature and in any event not
less than with a reasonable degree of care.
4.11.
Payments . Royalties accrued by the end of a calendar
quarter shall be due and payable on the forty-fifth (45
th ) day following the close of each calendar
quarter. The receipt or acceptance by Palomar of any royalty
payment shall not prevent Palomar from subsequently challenging the
validity or accuracy of such payment. Late royalty payments,
together with interest thereon accruing under this Agreement from
the date when due, shall be payable immediately upon discovery. Any
credits to be taken by Cynosure as a result of deductions to the
royalties already paid shall be taken from the next payment due
hereunder. All payments under this Agreement shall be made when due
hereunder in U.S. dollars by transfer to Palomar to the bank
account specified below or such other bank account as Palomar may
designate from
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time to time.
Any payments which fall due on a date which is a legal holiday in
the jurisdiction in which the bank account resides may be made on
the next following day which is not a legal holiday in such
jurisdiction. Any payments that are not paid on or before the date
such payments are due under this Agreement shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the lesser of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per
month or the highest rate permitted by applicable law. Interest
payable shall be calculated on a compound basis with a monthly
compounding period from the date the payment was due until the date
payment is received by Palomar.
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4.12. Taxes and
Other Charges . In addition to any other amounts due hereunder,
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall pay all foreign, federal,
state, municipal and other governmental excise, sales, use,
property, customs, import, value added, gross receipts and other
taxes, fees, levies and duties of any nature now in force or
enacted in the future that are assessed upon or with respect to the
manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale or importation of the
Licensed Products, any royalties or other payments made or owing
hereunder, or otherwise arising in connection with this Agreement
or any transactions contemplated hereby, but excluding United
States taxes based on Palomar’s net income. If Cynosure is
required by law to make any deduction or withhold from any sum
payable to Palomar by Cynosure hereunder, then the sum payable by
Cynosure upon which the deduction or withholding is based shall be
increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after such
deduction or withholding, Palomar receives and retains, free from
liability for such deduction or withholding, a net amount equal to
the amount Palomar would have received and retained in the absence
of such required deduction or withholding.
4.13. Mutual
Convenience of the Parties . The royalty obligations set forth
hereunder (including the royalties payable on Licensed Products
manufactured in more than one country as provided in
Section 4.5(c) and Section 4.7 addressing Royalty
Disputes), have been agreed to by the Parties for the purpose of
reflecting and advancing their mutual convenience, including the
ease of calculating and paying royalties to Palomar. Nothing in
this Agreement, including any royalty obligation set forth
hereunder, shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Cynosure
or any Cynosure Affiliate that the manufacture, use or Sale by
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate of any of its respective
products prior to the Effective Date infringes or will infringe any
Valid Claim of the Anderson Patents (including the Other Anderson
Patents). Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates each hereby stipulates
to the fairness and reasonableness of such royalty obligations and
covenants not to allege or assert, or allow any Cynosure
Sublicensees, or allow, cause or encourage or support any Third
Party to allege or assert, that such royalty obligations are
unenforceable or illegal in any way or amount to patent
misuse.
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5.
Representations and Warranties with License; Disclaimer; No
Consequentials .
5.1 General
. Each of Cynosure and Palomar represents and warrants to the other
as of the Effective Date that:
(a) it
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and has
full corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement;
(b) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and is a
binding obligation of it, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and to general equitable
principles; and
(c) it
is not subject to a petition for relief under any bankruptcy
legislation, it has not made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, it is not subject to the appointment of a receiver for
all or a substantial part of its assets, and it is not
contemplating taking or becoming subject to any of the
foregoing.
5.2. By
Cynosure . Cynosure hereby represents and warrants to Palomar
as of the Effective Date that (i) together,
Exhibit E and Exhibit F contain a complete
and accurate list of all products and systems, and components,
accessories and replacement parts for use therewith, Sold by
Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates or Cynosure Sublicensees as of
the Effective Date for hair removal, (ii) Exhibit A
contains a complete and accurate list of all persons or entities
that are Cynosure Affiliates as of the Effective Date as
contemplated by Section 1.1(b) and (iii) the Cynosure
Current Products are royalty-bearing under this
Agreement.
5.3.
Disclaimer . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER
PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ARISING BY CUSTOM OR TRADE USAGE, WITH
RESPECT TO THE LICENSED PRODUCTS, PALOMAR PRODUCTS, ANDERSON
PATENTS, CYNOSURE PATENTS OR ANY OTHER ITEMS OR RIGHTS PROVIDED
HEREUNDER, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
(i) THAT ANY PRODUCT OR SYSTEM, OR ITS DEVELOPMENT,
MANUFACTURE, MARKETING, SALE, IMPORTATION, DISPOSITION OR USE, OR
ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE FREE
FROM INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER
RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, (ii) AS TO THE QUALITY OR
PERFORMANCE OF ANY SUCH ITEMS, OR (iii) OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR
NONINFRINGEMENT.
5.4. No
Consequential Damages . OTHER THAN FOR THE INDEMNIFICATION
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES CONTAINED IN SECTION 7, IN NO EVENT
SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS,
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LOSS OF PROFITS
OR LOSS OF USE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION
RELATING TO THE LICENSED PRODUCTS, PALOMAR PRODUCTS, CYNOSURE
PATENTS, ANDERSON PATENTS OR ANY OTHER ITEMS OR RIGHTS PROVIDED
HEREUNDER, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER
OR NOT SUCH PARTY KNOWS OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
6.1.
Disputes . The Parties recognize that disputes as to certain
matters may from time to time arise that relate to any
Party’s rights or obligations hereunder. It is the objective
of the Parties to establish procedures to facilitate the resolution
of disputes arising under this Agreement in an expedited manner by
mutual cooperation. To accomplish this objective, the Parties agree
to adhere to the following procedures if and when a dispute arises
under this Agreement: by a written notice sent by a Party, any such
disputes shall be first referred to executive officers designated
by each affected Party (plus Cynosure if the affected Party is a
Cynosure Affiliate or Palomar if the affected Party is a Palomar
Affiliate) (the date of such notice, the “ Dispute Notice
Date ”). If such executive officers are unable to resolve
such a dispute within thirty (30) days of the Dispute Notice
Date, the matter shall be presented to the chief executive officers
of such Parties, or their respective designees (which designees
must be senior executives), for resolution through good faith
discussions. In the event that the chief executive officers or
their designees cannot resolve the dispute within thirty
(30) days of being requested by a Party to resolve a dispute,
any such Parties may take such other lawful action as such Party
deems appropriate in its sole discretion, including pursuing
litigation against the others.
6.2. Equitable
Relief . Notwithstanding the foregoing dispute resolution
procedure, in the event of an actual or threatened breach
hereunder, the aggrieved Party may seek equitable relief (including
restraining orders, specific performance or other injunctive
relief) without submitting to such dispute resolution procedure if
there is a reasonable likelihood of the occurrence of irreparable
harm during the period of the dispute resolution
procedure.
6.3.
Tolling . The Parties agree that all applicable statutes of
limitation and time-based defenses (such as estoppel and laches)
shall be tolled while the dispute resolution procedure set forth in
Section 6.1 is pending, and the Parties shall cooperate in
taking any and all actions necessary to achieve such a
result.
7.1.
Indemnification by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates .
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall indemnify, pay on demand,
defend and hold Palomar and Palomar Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against
any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages
and expenses (including reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys,
professionals and accountants) (collectively, “ Losses
”) that arise out of or are incurred in connection with the
development or manufacture of any Licensed Products or the
marketing, distribution, sale, disposition or use by anyone
(including Cynosure, Cynosure
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Affiliates,
Cynosure Sublicensees and any of their agents, resellers and
customers) of any such Licensed Products or provision by anyone of
any related services. The foregoing shall include, without
limitation, indemnification by Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates
against all Losses that arise out of or are incurred in connection
with (i) any representation, warranty or agreement that is
made by Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliates (or any Cynosure
Sublicensees or agents or resellers of the foregoing) to or with
any reseller, customer or other Third Party with respect to any
Licensed Product or related service or that otherwise arises out of
any such transaction, or (ii) any claim that any such Licensed
Product or part thereof is defective (whether in design, materials,
workmanship or otherwise) or that otherwise relates to any
attribute, condition or failure of any such Licensed Product,
including any claim of product liability (whether brought in tort,
warranty, strict liability or other form of action) or negligence.
Palomar may participate in the defense of any such Losses. Cynosure
and Cynosure Affiliates, in the defense of any such Losses, shall
not, except with the approval of Palomar, consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement which (1) would result
in injunctive or other relief being imposed against Palomar, or
(2) does not include as a term thereof the giving by the
claimant to Palomar an unconditional release from all liability in
respect to such Losses.
7.2.
Indemnification by Palomar and Palomar Affiliates . Palomar
and Palomar Affiliates shall indemnify, pay on demand, defend and
hold Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against
any and all Losses that arise out of or are incurred in connection
with the development or manufacture of any Palomar Products or the
marketing, distribution, sale, disposition or use by anyone
(including Palomar, Palomar Affiliates and Palomar Sublicensees and
any of their agents, resellers and customers) of any such Palomar
Products or provision by anyone of any related services. The
foregoing shall include, without limitation, indemnification by
Palomar and Palomar Affiliates against all Losses that arise out of
or are incurred in connection with (i) any representation,
warranty or agreement that is made by Palomar or any Palomar
Affiliates (or any Palomar Sublicensees or agents or resellers of
the foregoing) to or with any reseller, customer or other Third
Party with respect to any Palomar Product or related service or
that otherwise arises out of any such transaction, or (ii) any
claim that any such Palomar Product or part thereof is defective
(whether in design, materials, workmanship or otherwise) or that
otherwise relates to any attribute, condition or failure of any
such Palomar Product, including any claim of product liability
(whether brought in tort, warranty, strict liability or other form
of action) or negligence. Cynosure may participate in the defense
of any such Losses. Palomar and Palomar Affiliates, in the defense
of any such Losses, shall not, except with the approval of
Cynosure, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement which (1) would result in injunctive or other
relief being imposed against Cynosure, or (2) does not include
as a term thereof the giving by the claimant to Cynosure an
unconditional release from all liability in respect to such
Losses.
8. Term and
Termination .
8.1. Term .
This Agreement shall become effective as of October 1, 2006,
may be terminated as set forth in this Section 8, and
otherwise shall remain in full force and effect until the date
there are no more Valid Claims contained within the Anderson
Patents (other than the Other Anderson Patents) (the “
Term ”).
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8.2. Effect of
Termination . Termination of this Agreement in accordance with
this Section 8, or expiration of this Agreement, shall not
affect any rights or obligations of the Parties, including the
payment of amounts due, which have accrued up to the date of such
termination or expiration. Upon any expiration or termination of
this Agreement, all rights and licenses granted to Cynosure and
Cynosure Affiliates hereunder shall terminate. Upon termination or
expiration of this Agreement, the provisions of Sections 1,
2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.1(e), 2.2, 2.3(a), 2.3(b), 2.5, 3.4(a), 4.3(a)
4.5(a), 4.5(e), 4.5(g), 4.7(a), 4.7(b), 4.8 to 4.13 (provided,
however, that the audit rights set forth in Section 4.10 shall
terminate on the third anniversary of the termination of this
Agreement), 5.3, 5.4, 6, 7, 8.2, 8.6 and 9 shall survive and shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
In addition, in the event of termination of this Agreement,
Cynosure’s contingent obligation in Section 4.3 to pay
royalties to Palomar survive for Net Sales accrued from the
Effective Date until the effective termination date, even if no
royalties have yet come due under such Section as of such
termination date.
8.3.
Termination for Material Breach . If either
Party:
(a) materially
breaches this Agreement in a manner that cannot be cured;
or
(b) materially
breaches this Agreement in a manner that can be cured and such
breach remains uncured for more than (i) twenty (20) days
in the case of nonpayment or (ii) forty-five (45) days in
the event of any other breach, after the receipt by the breaching
Party of notice specifying the breach and requiring its
remedy,
then on each
such occasion, (i) where Cynosure or any Cynosure Affiliate is
the breaching Party, Palomar shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement in full upon written notice to Cynosure, in addition and
without prejudice to any other rights or remedies Palomar may have,
or (ii) where Palomar or any Palomar Affiliate is the
breaching Party, Cynosure shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement in full upon written notice to Palomar, in addition and
without prejudice to any other rights or remedies Cynosure may
have.
8.4.
Bankruptcy . If Palomar or Cynosure is subject to a petition
for relief under any bankruptcy legislation, or makes an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or is subject to the appointment of a
receiver for all or a substantial part of such Party’s
assets, and such petition, assignment or appointment is not
dismissed or vacated within sixty (60) days, the other Party,
in addition and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies,
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in full upon
written notice to such affected Party.
8.5.
Termination for Convenience by Cynosure . Subject to the
terms of this Section 8, Cynosure shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement in full for convenience (i) upon at
least three (3) months prior written notice to Palomar, which
notice shall set forth the date for such termination, and
(ii) upon payment in full of all amounts due Palomar hereunder
through such termination date; provided that, as of such
termination date, there are no (A) good faith disputes subject
to the dispute resolution process set forth in Section 6
involving royalties owed to Palomar hereunder, and (B) yet
unresolved Royalty Disputes.
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(i) Cynosure
and Cynosure Affiliates shall not bring, pursue or maintain, or
cause or encourage any Cynosure Sublicensee or Third Party to
bring, pursue or maintain (in each case including in connection
with any action brought by Palomar to enforce Cynosure’s
obligation to pay royalties hereunder), any claim or other
assertion in any court or other governmental forum of competent
jurisdiction (including any patent office) seeking a judgment or
other decision that any claims of the Anderson Patents are invalid
or unenforceable or not patentable or otherwise not proper (any
such claim or other assertion, an “ Anderson Patent
Challenge ”). In the event that any Anderson Patent
Challenge is brought, pursued or maintained in contravention of
this Section 8.6(a), Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates each
understands and agrees that, in addition and without prejudice to
any of Palomar’s other rights or remedies hereunder,
(i) Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall be in material
breach of this Agreement, and (ii) Cynosure and Cynosure
Affiliates shall reimburse Palomar for all reasonable costs and
expenses of attorneys, professionals and accountants incurred by
Palomar and MGH to respond to and defend any such Anderson Patent
Challenge.
(ii) At
any time in Palomar’s sole discretion or in the event that
(x) the enforceability or legitimacy of the prohibition on
Anderson Patent Challenges contained in Section 8.6(a) is
challenged in any court or other governmental forum by Cynosure,
any Cynosure Affiliates or any Third Party (including any
governmental agency), or (y) such prohibition is held to be
unenforceable or otherwise not legal by any court or other
governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, then Palomar may
elect by written notice to Cynosure, in its sole discretion, at any
time, to replace such prohibition in full with the following
provision: with respect to any Anderson Patent Challenge, if either
(1) it is determined by a court or other governmental agency
of competent jurisdiction, unappealable or unappealed within the
time allowed for appeal, that any of the claims of the Anderson
Patents subject to such Anderson Patent Challenge are not held
invalid or unenforceable, or (2) such Anderson Patent
Challenge is not maintained or diligently pursued after being
brought before any such determination, in addition and without
prejudice to any of Palomar’s other rights or remedies
hereunder, (i) from the date such Anderson Patent Challenge is
first made and thereafter, the royalty rate payable by Cynosure
under Section 4.4 shall increase from seven and one half
percent (7.5%), or whichever rate is then-applicable to Sales of
the Apogee Elite Laser System under Section 4.4, to ten
percent (10%), and (ii) Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates shall
reimburse Palomar for all reasonable costs and expenses of
attorneys, professionals and accountants incurred by Palomar and
MGH to respond to and defend such Anderson Patent Challenge. All
additional royalties owed to Palomar as a result of such royalty
increase shall be due within ten (10) days of the earlier of
the date of such determination or the termination of such Anderson
Patent Challenge before such determination.
(iii)
Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates each acknowledges and agrees that
all the provisions of this Section 8.6(a) are reasonable,
valid and necessary for the adequate protection of Palomar’s
interest in and to the Anderson Patents, and that Palomar would not
have granted to Cynosure and Cynosure Affiliates the non-exclusive
sublicense under the Anderson Patents provided for in Section 2
without all of the provisions of this Section 8.6(a). Palomar
shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to strike
this Section 8.6(a) in part or in full from this Agreement,
and Palomar shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever as a
result of the presence or absence of this Section 8.6(a). This
Section 8.6(a) shall not be understood or
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alter any standing or jurisdictional requirements that may apply to
any Anderson Patent Challenge.
(i) Palomar
and Palomar Affiliates shall not bring, pursue or maintain, or
cause or encourage any Palomar Sublicensee or Third Party to bring,
pursue or maintain, any claim or other assertion in any court or
other governmental forum of competent jurisdiction (including any
patent office) seeking a judgment or other decision that any claims
of the Cynosure Patents are invalid or unenforceable or not
patentable or otherwise not proper (any such claim or other
assertion, a “ Cynosure Patent Challenge ”). In
the event that any Cynosure Patent Challenge is brought, pursued or
maintained in contravention of this Section 8.6(b), Palomar
and Palomar Affiliates each understands and agrees that, in
addition and without prejudice to any of Cynosure’s other
rights or remedies hereunder, (i) Palomar and Palomar
Affiliates shall be in material breach of this Agreement, and
(ii) Palomar and Palomar Affiliates shall reimburse Cynosure
for all reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys, professionals
and accountants incurred by Cynosure to respond to and defend any
such Cynosure Patent Challenge.
(ii) Palomar
and Palomar Affiliates each acknowledges and agrees that all the
provisions of this Section 8.6(b) are reasonable, valid and
necessary for the adequate protection of Cynosure’s interest
in and to the Cynosure Patents, and that Cynosure would not have
granted to Palomar and Palomar Affiliates the non-exclusive
sublicense under the Cynosure Patents provided for in Section 2
without all of the provisions of this Section 8.6(b). Cynosure
shall have the right, at any time in its sole discretion, to strike
this Section 8.6(b) in part or in full from this Agreement,
and Cynosure shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever as a
result of the presence or absence of this Section 8.6(b). This
Section 8.6(b) shall not be understood or applied to alter any
standing or jurisdictional requirements that may apply to any
Cynosure Patent Challenge.
9.1. Entire
Agreement; Counterparts . The Parties hereby terminate as of
the Effective Date that certain “Agreement”, dated
August 18, 2006, between the Parties, provided that the
obligations of the Parties thereunder with respect to
Communications (as defined therein) between the Parties under that
certain Agreement prior to the Effective Date shall survive such
termination and shall remain in effect for a period of five
(5) years from the date of such Communications. This Agreement
(including the Exhibits and Appendices) constitutes the entire
agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes and replaces all previous agreements, practices or
courses of dealings between the Parties, whether written or oral,
relating to the subject matter hereof, other than the surviving
obligations of that certain Agreement specified in the first
sentence of this Section 9.1. This Agreement may be executed
in counterparts with the same force and effect as if each of the
signatories had executed the same instrument.
9.2. No Agency
or Joint Venture Relationship . Nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to create any association, partnership, joint venture or
relationship of principal, agent, master or servant between the
Parties hereto or, in the case of Palomar, any Palomar
Affiliates,
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or, in the case
of Cynosure, any Cynosure Affiliates, or to provide any Party with
the right, power or authority to incur any obligation or make any
representations, warranties or guarantees on behalf of any other
Party.
(a) Cynosure
shall not, nor shall any Cynosure Affiliate with respect to its
rights and obligations hereunder, assign this Agreement, in whole
or in part, or otherwise Transfer any of its rights or interests,
nor delegate any of its obligations, hereunder, in any case whether
voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of Palomar in its sole
discretion, provided that (1) Cynosure may assign this
Agreement as a whole, effective upon written notice to Palomar, to
a Cynosure Affiliate if such Cynosure Affiliate assumes, and has
the ability to perform, all of the obligations of Cynosure under
this Agreement, whereupon upon completion of any such permitted
assignment, such Cynosure Affiliate shall be treated as
“Cynosure” hereunder for all purposes, or
(2) Cynosure may assign this Agreement as a whole, and any
Cynosure Affiliate may assign its rights and obligations hereunder
as a whole, effective upon written notice to Palomar, to
Cynosure’s or such Cynosure Affiliate’s (as applicable)
surviving or resulting entity in the event of an acquisition of
Cynosure or such Cynosure Affiliate (as applicable) or any merger
or other combination involving Cynosure or such Cynosure Affiliate
(as applicable), provided that none of the Third Party(ies)
involved in any such acquisition, merger or combination (including
any successor entity or acquirer) is an Excluded Third Party. Any
attempt to assign, Transfer or delegate all or any portion of this
Agreement in violation of this Section 9.3(a) shall be void
and constitute a material breach of this Agreement. Any of the
following transactions shall, without limitation, be deemed an
“ Assignment ” of a Party or any Cynosure
Affiliate for purposes of this Agreement (and thus subject to the
prohibition set forth in the first sentence of this
Section 9.3(a)): (i) a merger, consolidation, business
combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar
transaction involving an entity pursuant to which the stockholders
of such entity immediately preceding such transaction hold less
than a majority of the equity interests in the surviving or
resulting entity of such transaction; (ii) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
becomes a “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined
in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under such Act) (other than the
applicable entity), directly or indirectly, of securities of such
entity representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of such entity’s then outstanding securities; or
(iii) a sale or other disposition by an entity of assets or
earning power aggregating a majority of the assets or earning power
of such entity or those assets relating primarily to the subject
matter of this Agreement.
(b)
(1) Palomar may assign this Agreement as a whole, effective
upon written notice to Cynosure, to a Palomar Affiliate if such
Palomar Affiliate assumes, and has the ability to perform, all of
the obligations of Palomar under this Agreement, whereupon upon
completion of any such permitted assignment, such Palomar Affiliate
shall be treated as “Palomar” hereunder for all
purposes, or (2) Palomar may assign this Agreement as a whole,
and any Palomar Affiliate may assign its rights and obligations
hereunder as a whole, effective upon written notice to Cynosure, to
any entity as part of any Assignment provided that such entity
assumes, and has the ability to perform, all of the obligations of
Palomar or such
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Affiliate under this Agreement. Any attempt to assign all or any
portion of this Agreement in violation of this Section 9.3(b)
shall be void.
(c) This
Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the
Parties (including Cynosure Affiliates and Palomar Affiliates). For
clarity and without limiting the generality of this
Section 9.3(c), any permitted assignee of Cynosure or any
Cynosure Affiliate pursuant to Section 9.3(a) shall be bound
by all of Cynosure’s or such Cynosure Affiliate’s, as
applicable, obligations hereunder, including its royalty
obligations under Section 4.4. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein (including in Sections 3.2(e) and 3.3(d)) and
for the potential non-Party indemnitees identified in
Section 7, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries, either
express or implied, to this Agreement.
9.4.
Severability . Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, if any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any Party or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable (including the terms
of Section 8.6) by a court of competent jurisdiction, then
(i) the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of
such term, covenant or condition to Parties or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall
not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of
this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and (ii) the Parties hereto covenant and agree to
renegotiate any such invalid or unenforceable term, covenant or
application thereof in good faith in order to provide a reasonably
acceptable alternative to the term, covenant or condition of this
Agreement or the application thereof that is invalid or
unenforceable, it being the intent of the Parties that the basic
purposes of this Agreement are to be effectuated.
9.5. Waivers;
Amendments; Supplements . Except as expressly provided herein,
no waiver by any Party of a breach of any covenant or condition of
this Agreement by any other Party shall be construed to be a waiver
of any succeeding breach of the same or any other covenant or
condition. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this
Agreement or any Exhibit hereunder may not be changed or amended
except by a writing expressly referring to this Agreement signed by
both Parties.
9.6.
Jurisdiction . Subject to and without limiting
Section 4.7, the Parties hereby irrevocably consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court
sitting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, over any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any
agreement or document delivered in connection herewith or
therewith, and agree that all claims in respect of such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such state or federal
court. Each of the Parties consents to the jurisdiction of such
court or courts and agrees that the service upon it of a summons
and complaint by ordinary mail shall be sufficient for such court
or courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over the Parties. The
Parties waive any objection to any action or proceeding in any
state or federal court sitting in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on the basis of forum non-convenes, lack of personal
jurisdiction or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
action or proceeding may not be brought in any such court because
all such courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, the Parties may
bring such action or proceeding in a court of appropriate
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9.7. Governing
Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its principles of
conflicts of laws; provided that any dispute relating to the scope,
validity, enforceability, infringement, patentability or misuse of
any Patent shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the substantive laws of the jurisdiction in which
such Patent originates, except to the extent such dispute is within
the scope of Section 8.6, in which case the provisions of
Section 8.6 shall govern such dispute.
9.8. Certain
Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each
of the Parties hereto shall bear its own costs and expenses arising
out of the negotiation, execution and performance of this
Agreement.
9.9. Cumulative
Remedies . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no
remedy granted to any Party herein shall be exclusive of any other
remedy, and each remedy shall be cumulative with every other remedy
herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or
otherwise.
9.10. Further
Actions . Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver
such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be
necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and
intent of this Agreement.
9.11. Parties
Advised by Counsel . This Agreement has been negotiated between
unrelated Parties who are sophisticated and knowledgeable in the
matters contained in this Agreement and who have acted in their own
self interest. In addition, each Party has had the opportunity to
seek advice of legal counsel. This Agreement shall not be
interpreted or construed against any Party to this Agreement
because that Party or any attorney or representative for that Party
drafted or participated in the drafting of this
Agreement.
9.12.
Compliance . The Parties shall comply with all federal,
state and local laws (including regulations, orders and ordinances)
now or hereafter enacted, of any jurisdiction in which performance
occurs or may occur hereunder. Without limitation, each Party
hereby acknowledges that the rights and obligations of this
Agreement are subject to the laws and regulations of the United
States relating to the export of products and technical
information, and it shall comply with all such laws and
regulations. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each
Party shall be solely responsible for its violations of any of the
foregoing.
9.13.
Notices . All notices, demands, requests, approvals,
consents or other communications to be given or delivered under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
given: (i) when delivered in person or by courier or confirmed
facsimile; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt when sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested; or (iii) upon receipt when
sent by reputable private international courier with established
tracking capability (such as DHL, FedEx, or UPS), postage pre-paid,
and addressed as set forth as the case may be, to the noticed Party
at the address set forth below, or such other address as a Party
may specify by written notice to the other.
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shall be sent to Palomar at:
Palomar Medical
Technologies
82 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA 01803
Attention: CEO
Facsimile: (781) 993-2377
Palomar Medical
Technologies
82 Cambridge Street
Burlington, MA 01803
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (781) 993-2377
and
a further required copy to:
Goodwin Procter
LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Attention: Kingsley L. Taft, Esq.
Facsimile: (617) 523-1231
Cynosure,
Inc.
5 Carlisle Road
Westford, MA 01886
Attention: CEO
Facsimile: (978) 256-6556
William O.
Flannery, Esq.
945 Lenox Road
Richmond, MA 01254
Facsimile: (413) 698-3506
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9.14. Captions,
Section Headings . As used in this Agreement,
“including” means “including but not limited
to”, and “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. The
Section headings used herein are for reference and convenience
only, and shall not enter into the interpretation of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any
reference to a number of “days” hereunder shall refer
to calendar days. References to Sections include subsections, which
are part of the related Section ( e.g ., a section numbered
“Section 2.1(b)” would be part of
“Section 2”, and references to
“Section 2” would also refer to material contained
in the section described as
“Section 2.1(b)”).
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
have each caused its duly authorized representative to execute and
deliver this Agreement under seal of the Effective Date.
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Exhibit A
Cynosure Affiliates
Suzhou Cynosure
Medical Devices, Co.
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Exhibit B
Anderson Patents
U.S. Patent
Nos. 5,595,568 & 5,735,844
European Patent
Nos. EP 0 806 913 B1; EP 1 230 900 B1 & EP 1 219 258 B1
(all
validated in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and
Spain)
Chinese Patent
No. ZL96191751.2
Japanese Patent
No. 3,819,025
Canadian Patent
No. 2,210,720
Hong Kong
Patent No. 1048754
U.S. Patent
No. 5,824,023
Canada: Appl.
No. 2,550,682
Europe: Appl.
No. EP040077257 (Div of EP Appl. No. 02 07
6295.1)
Japan: Appl.
No. 2005-311144 (Div of JP2,210,720)
All Patent
equivalents of each of the foregoing in other
jurisdictions.
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Exhibit C
Palomar Products
LightSheer
(prior to the 1999 sale to Coherent, Inc.)
GentleWaves LED
Photomodulation
Including
associated handpieces and other accessories for each of the above
systems.
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Exhibit D
Cynosure Patents
5,871,479 “Alexandrite Laser System for Hair Removal
and Method Therefor”
7,018,396 “Method of Treating Acne”
SN 11/
202,014 “Method of
Treating Acne”
5,290,273 “Laser treatment method for removing
pigement containing lesions from the skin of a living
human”
5,749,868
“ Near infra-red
selective photothermolysis for ectatic vessels and method
therefor”
6,210,426 “Optical Radiation Treatment for
Prevention of Surgical Scars”
SN
09/797,124 “Laser
Treatment of Wrinkles”
SN
11/035,680 “Multiple wavelength laser
workstation”
All Patent
equivalents of the foregoing in other jurisdictions.
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List of Cynosure Combination
Products
Each of the
above systems includes associated handpieces.
Narrative Regarding Definition of
Cynosure Combination Products
By way of example,
and without limitation, if a Cynosure Other Product includes an
energy source module that is not a Cynosure Hair Module, and
Cynosure or one or more Cynosure Affiliates or Cynosure
Sublicensees begins at some time to market such energy source
module for hair removal, such energy source module shall be deemed
a Cynosure Hair Module and all Sales of such Cynosure product
(previously deemed Cynosure Other Product) shall thereafter be
treated as Sales of Cynosure Hair Products or Cynosure Combination
Products hereunder.
For clarity and
without limitation, a product that was one type of product, e.g., a
Cynosure Other Product, may become another type of product,
e.g. , a Cynosure Combination Product, for the reasons
described above and in Section 4.4 ( e.g. , marketing
of an energy source module for hair removal). However, product type
is determined at the time of Sale. Thus, once a specific example of
a Cynosure product with a unique serial number is Sold, its product
type is determined. That is, for example and without limitation, at
the time of Sale, if a Cynosure product is determined to be a
Cynosure Other Product ( i.e. , it is not capable of
containing or using a Cynosure Hair Module, e.g. , the
Affirm System), when a specific Cynosure Other Product with a
unique serial number is Sold it shall remain a Cynosure Other
Product hereunder even if such system is later modified to allow a
Cynosure Hair Module ( e.g. , a PhotoLight handpiece) to be
Sold for use with such specific Cynosure Other Product. Thereafter,
however, such Cynosure product ( e.g. , a modified Affirm
System) shall be a Cynosure Combination Product and future Sales of
such product, that would previously have been categorized as
Cynosure Other Products upon their Sale, because they are now
capable of using a Cynosure Hair Module, shall be treated upon Sale
as Cynosure Combination Products hereunder.
Similarly, if a
Cynosure product is determined to be a Cynosure Hair Product (
i.e. , it is not capable of containing or using a Cynosure
Other Module, e.g. , the Apogee 5500 System), when a
specific Cynosure Hair Product with a unique serial number is Sold
it shall remain a Cynosure Hair Product hereunder even if such
system is later modified to allow a Cynosure Other Module (
e.g. , the VStar Pulsed Dye Laser component and handpiece)
to be Sold for use with such specific Cynosure Hair Product.
Thereafter, however, such Cynosure product ( e.g. , a
modified Apogee 5500 System) shall be a Cynosure Combination
Product and future Sales of such product, that would previously
have been categorized as Cynosure Hair Products upon their Sale,
because they now may use a Cynosure Other Module, shall be treated
upon Sale as Cynosure Combination Products hereunder.
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Cynosure Hair Products
PhotoGenica
LPIR
Apogee Elite
Apogee 5500
Apogee Express
Apogee-40
Apogee 9300
Apogee 6200
Apogee 100
Apogee D-20
Acclaim 7000
SmartEpil
SmartEpil II
PhotoLight
PhotoSilk & PhotoSilk Plus Systems
Charm
Sure
Si
Cynosure M2 Laser
Each of the
above systems includes associated handpieces.
For clarity and
without limitation, in addition to using optical radiation to
remove hair, a Cynosure Hair Product may further use optical
radiation for treatment of skin (including treatment of vascular
and pigmented lesions, acne, wrinkles, scars and tattoos, and for
other dermatological applications), and other treatment or cosmetic
purpose(s).
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Royalty Calculation Flow Charts
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Royalty Payments Owed On Cynosure Combination
Products
The examples set
forth in this Exhibit are for clarification purposes only and are
not intended to be limiting in any way.
Cynosure Sells a
Cynosure Combination Product (“ Product One ”),
e.g. , Cynergy System, without a Cynosure Hair Module, e.g.,
without a 1064 Nd:YAG laser, and with only a Cynosure Other Module,
e.g. , 585nm pulsed dye laser. The Net Sales attributable to
such Sale is $100. No royalty is owed Palomar on such
Sale.
Cynosure then
Sells a Cynosure Hair Module, e.g. , a 1064 Nd:YAG laser,
for use with Product One, with Net Sales attributable to the Sale
of such Cynosure Hair Module of $40. The Aggregate Net Sales for
Product One, with the Cynosure Other Module and the Cynosure Hair
Module, is $140. Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of $5.25 ($140 x
50% x 7.5%).
Cynosure then
Sells a second Cynosure Hair Module, e.g. , a second 1064
Nd:YAG laser, for use with Product One, with Net Sales attributable
to the Sale of such Cynosure Hair Module of $32. The Aggregate Net
Sales for Product One, with the Cynosure Other Module and the two
Cynosure Hair Modules, is $172. Cynosure has paid Palomar the
previous royalty of $5.25. The total amount of royalty now owed is
$9.03 ($172 x 70% x 7.5%), so Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of
$3.78 ($9.03 - $5.25).
Cynosure then
Sells a second Cynosure Other Module, e.g. , a second 585nm
pulsed dye laser, for use with Product One, with Net Sales
attributable to the Sale of such Cynosure Other Module of $28. The
Aggregate Net Sales for Product One, with the two Cynosure Other
Modules and the two Cynosure Hair Modules, is $200. Cynosure has
paid Palomar the previous royalty of $9.03. The total amount of
royalty now owed is $10.05 ($200 x 70% x 7.5%), so Cynosure owes
Palomar royalties of $1.47 ($10.05-$9.03).
Cynosure Sells a
Cynosure Combination Product (“ Product Two ”),
e.g. , Cynergy III System, with only a Cynosure Hair Module,
e.g. , 1064 Nd:YAG laser. The Net Sales attributable to such
Sale is $160. Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of $12 ($160 x 100% x
7.5%).
Cynosure then
Sells a Cynosure Other Module, e.g. , 585nm pulsed dye
laser, for use with Product Two, with Net Sales attributable to the
Sale of such Cynosure Other Module of $90. The Aggregate Net Sales
for Product Two, with the Cynosure Hair Module and the Cynosure
Other Module, is $250. Cynosure has paid Palomar the previous
royalty of $12. The total amount of royalty now owed is $9.38 ($250
x 50% x 7.5%), so Cynosure may take a credit of $2.62 ($12-$9.38)
on future royalty payments owed Palomar.
Cynosure then
Sells a second Cynosure Hair Module, e.g. , a second 1064
Nd:YAG laser, and a second Cynosure Other Module, e.g. ,
Cynergy PL pulsed light module, for use with
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Product Two,
with Net Sales attributable to both those Sales of Cynosure Modules
of $112. The Aggregate Net Sales for Product Two, with the four
Cynosure Modules, is $362. Cynosure has paid Palomar a total
royalty of $9.38, first paying $12 and then taking a credit of
$2.62. The total amount of royalty now owed is $19.01 ($362 x 70% x
7.5%), so Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of $9.63
($19.01-$9.38).
Cynosure Sells a
Cynosure Combination Product (“ Product Three
”), e.g. , Cynergy III System, with a Cynosure Hair
Module, e.g. , 1064 Nd:YAG laser, and a Cynosure Other
Module, e.g. , 585nm pulsed dye laser. The Net Sales
attributable to such Sale is $190. Cynosure owes Palomar royalties
of $7.13 ($190 x 50% x 7.5%).
Cynosure then
Sells a Cynosure Other Module, e.g. , Cynergy PL module, for
use with Product Three, with Net Sales attributable to the Sale of
such Cynosure Other Module of $70. The Aggregate Net Sales for
Product Three, with the Cynosure Hair Module and the two Cynosure
Other Modules, is $260. Cynosure has paid Palomar the previous
royalty of $7.13. The total amount of royalty now owed is $9.75
($260 x 50% x 7.5%), so Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of $2.62
($9.75-$7.13).
Cynosure then
Sells a second Cynosure Hair Module, e.g. , a second 1064
Nd:YAG laser, for use with Product Three, with Net Sales
attributable to the Sale of such Cynosure Hair Module of $75. The
Aggregate Net Sales for Product Three, with the four Cynosure
Modules, is $335. Cynosure has paid Palomar the previous royalty of
$9.75. The total amount of royalty now owed is $17.59 ($335 x 70% x
7.5%), so Cynosure owes Palomar royalties of $7.84
($17.59-$9.75).
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Appendix A
Gillette Agreement
DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE
AGREEMENT
THIS
DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of February 14,
2003 (the “Effective Date”), by and between The
Gillette Company, a Delaware corporation (“The Gillette
Company,” and collectively with its Affiliates,
“Gillette”), and Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Palomar Medical Technologies,
Inc.,” and collectively with its Affiliates,
“Palomar”). Gillette and Palomar are sometimes referred
to herein individually as a “party” and collectively as
the “parties.”
WHEREAS,
Palomar has developed light-based systems for, among other things,
the management of human hair;
WHEREAS,
Gillette has specialized experience in, among other things, the
development and worldwide commercialization of consumer hair
management products and systems for personal use; and
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the parties
desire to enter into a collaboration for the development and
commercialization of light-based, consumer products and systems for
personal use for female hair management.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the
mutual promises and covenants of the parties contained herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
(a) Conduct of
the R&D Activities . Each of Palomar and Gillette shall
perform, or cause to be performed, its respective R&D
Activities in accordance with this Agreement, including the initial
R&D plan attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Initial
R&D Plan”). The Initial R&D Plan shall be revised,
updated and extended as the R&D Committee may direct at least
semi-annually, with the Initial R&D Plan and any such
revisions, updates or extensions thereto hereinafter referred to as
the “R&D Plan.”
(b) Scope of
the R&D Program . The purpose of the R&D Program shall
be to develop one or more Light-Based Hair Management Products in
the Female Field, including the First Female Product.
(c) Duration of
the R&D Program . The term of the R&D Program shall
commence on April 1, 2003 (the “Commencement
Date”) and, unless earlier terminated in accordance with
Section 10.4(a), shall end on the latest to occur of
(i) nine hundred twelve (912)
days after the
Commencement Date, (ii) the date on which Palomar has
completed the last R&D Activity required to be performed by
Palomar pursuant to the R&D Plan, or (iii) the date on
which Regulatory Approval in the United States is received for the
First Female Product (the “R&D Period”).
(d) R&D
Leader and Key Personnel . Each party shall conduct its
day-to-day R&D Activities under the direction and supervision
of a project leader designated by such party (the “R&D
Leader”). The R&D Leader of each party shall be the
primary contact for the other party with respect to the R&D
Activities. The R&D Leader and the other scientific and
technical personnel of Palomar considered by Gillette to be key
personnel for the R&D Activities (the “Palomar Key
Personnel”), and the minimum amount of time that each will
devote to the R&D Activities, are listed by name or job
description on Schedule 1.1(d). (For those Key Personnel
listed on Schedule 1.1(d) by job description but not by name,
at the point at which Palomar assigns a Person to the position, it
will notify Gillette in writing of the identity of such Person and
the position to which such Person was assigned). Palomar shall not
substitute persons for the Palomar Key Personnel or materially
reduce the time commitment of any Palomar Key Personnel to the
R&D Activities without the prior written approval of Gillette,
which approval with respect to the Palomar Key Personnel other than
the R&D Leader shall not be unreasonably withheld. Palomar
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from each of
its Key Personnel and other persons substantially involved in
conducting Palomar’s obligations with respect to the R&D
Activities, Additional Activities and Commercial Assessment Period
Additional Activities covenants not to compete with Palomar in the
development or commercialization of Light-Based Hair Management
Products in the Field during such person’s involvement in the
R&D Activities or this Agreement and for a six (6) month
period following the termination of such person’s involvement
in such activities. During the Restricted Access Period, Palomar
shall not be required to disclose to Gillette or any Gillette
representative serving on the R&D Committee any data or
information concerning any Female Product, Palomar Technology or
any other Information and Inventions, other than that data and
information with respect to which Gillette has a right of
evaluation during such period pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i),
or as the parties may otherwise mutually agree.
(e)
Subcontracting . Either party may subcontract its work
obligations for the R&D Activities; provided ,
however , that except in the case of R&D Activities
designated in the R&D Plan as activities for which
subcontractors will be used (the “R&D Plan Subcontracted
Activities”), Palomar shall not subcontract R&D
Activities without Gillette’s prior written consent in any
instance where a single subcontractor Person will be paid more than
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or in the event that all
subcontractors will be paid more than three hundred and
seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) in the aggregate for all
R&D Activities (other than R&D Plan Subcontracted
Activities) subcontracted by Palomar hereunder. Each party shall be
responsible to the other for the performance of any of its
subcontractors under any provisions of this Agreement for which
such party is responsible. Neither party shall disclose to any
subcontractor nor permit any subcontractor to use the other
party’s Technology, nor any Joint Technology, Confidential
Information or Controlled Information without provisions
safeguarding non- use and non-disclosure at least as restrictive as
those provided in this Agreement.
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1.2 Palomar
Rights and Obligations During R&D Period. All of
Palomar’s obligations under this Section 1.2 are subject
in part to Gillette’s payment obligations with respect to the
R&D Program as provided in Section 1.3(b)(iii):
(a) In
General . Palomar shall (i) perform, or cause to be
performed, its R&D Activities as required pursuant to the
R&D Plan in good scientific manner, and in compliance in all
material respects with all Applicable Law and good clinical,
laboratory and Manufacturing practices, and (ii) allocate
sufficient time, effort, equipment and skilled personnel to
complete its R&D Activities. Without limiting the foregoing,
Palomar’s obligations under the R&D Plan shall include
consulting with Gillette during the R&D Period and informing
Gillette in a timely manner of Palomar’s research and
development with respect to Female Products.
(b)
Reporting . Within thirty (30) days after the end of
each Calendar Quarter in which R&D Activities are performed,
Palomar shall provide to the R&D Committee a written progress
report, which report shall describe the R&D Activities Palomar
has performed, or cause to be performed, during such Calendar
Quarter, evaluate the work performed in relation to the goals of
the R&D Plan, and provide such other information as may be
required by the R&D Plan or, subject to Section 1.3(a)(i),
reasonably requested by the R&D Committee with respect to the
R&D Activities.
(c) Su pply of
Resources and Facilities for Use in R&D Program . Subject
to Section 1.3(b)(iii), Palomar shall supply at no additional cost
to Gillette, any and all funding, materials, equipment, facilities
and other resources reasonably required to carry out
Palomar’s obligations under the R&D Plan.
(d) R&D and
Clinical Supply of Prototypes During the R&D Period .
Subject to Section 1.3(a)(i), as provided in the R&D Plan,
Palomar shall supply Prototypes (i) for use by Gillette in
conducting an evaluation of the First Female Product, Palomar
Technology or the R&D Activities, and (ii) for use by the
parties in carrying out the R&D Activities, including Clinical
Trials, in each case in the number and within the time period
provided in the R&D Plan. Such Prototypes when provided by
Palomar to Gillette shall be treated as Palomar Confidential
Information hereunder, and during the Restricted Access Period,
Gillette may use the Prototypes only in accordance with the
protocols developed by Gillette, provided that, (i) prior to using
the Prototypes, Gillette shall provide to Palomar advance written
notice of such protocols and any material changes thereto made by
Gillette subsequent to providing such notice, (ii) Palomar
shall have forty-eight (48) hours to provide to Gillette
comments thereon and (iii) upon Gillette’s receipt of
any such comments prior to the expiration of such period Gillette
shall consult with Palomar in good faith regarding such comments
prior to using the Prototypes. Gillette shall promptly disclose to
Palomar all Information and Inventions arising from the use of the
Prototypes in accordance with Section 8.1(c)(i). ALL
PROTOTYPES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. In the event that Gillette
reasonably requests Palomar to supply more than the number of
Prototypes that Palomar is required to deliver to Gillette pursuant
to the R&D Plan, Palomar shall supply such additional
Prototypes and Gillette shall pay for them in accordance with
Section 1.8 as Additional Activities hereunder.
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(e) Regulatory
Approval . Palomar shall have the right, in consultation with
Gillette, to develop the appropriate strategy for obtaining and
maintaining the Regulatory Approval in the United States for the
First Female Product, provided that all IDEs, Regulatory
Documentation and other filings, applications or requests pursuant
to or in connection with the Regulatory Approval in the United
States for the First Female Product shall be made in the name of
Palomar (all U.S. Regulatory Documentation developed by Palomar for
the First Female Product, the “Palomar U.S. Regulatory
Documentation”). Palomar shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts consistent with the R&D Plan to obtain Regulatory
Approval for the First Female Product in the United States within
the applicable FDA Approval Period. Palomar shall conduct all
communications with the U.S. Regulatory Authorities with regard to
the First Female Product; provided , however , that
subject to all Applicable Law, Palomar shall (i) notify
Gillette as soon as reasonably practicable in advance of all
meetings and significant communications with the U.S. Regulatory
Authorities relating to the First Female Product, (ii) permit
representatives of Gillette to attend such meetings, unless
Gillette representatives’ presence would materially impede
the Regulatory Approval process in the United States, and
(iii) forward to Gillette copies of written correspondence to
and from the U.S. Regulatory Authorities related to the First
Female Product, promptly upon submission thereto or receipt
therefrom, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Section 1.2(e) to the contrary, and without limitation of
any other right or remedy that may be available to Gillette, in the
event that Palomar refuses or otherwise fails during any one
hundred and eighty (180) day period during the R&D Period
to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts consistent with the R&D
Plan to obtain Regulatory Approval for the First Female Product in
the United States, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice to Palomar and Palomar’s failure to cure such refusal
or failure within forty-five (45) days of Palomar’s
receipt of such notice, Gillette shall have the right to seek
Regulatory Approval for the First Female Product in the United
States in the name of Gillette, and shall have the right to
reference and otherwise use any Palomar U.S. Regulatory
Documentation in connection therewith, consistent with the terms of
the license granted by Palomar to Gillette in
Section 4.1(a)(ii).
1.3 Gillette
Rights and Obligations During R&D Period.
(a)
Gillette’s Access Rights .
(i)
Gillette’s Right of Evaluation During Restricted Access
Period . During the Restricted Access Period, Gillette shall
have access to clinical and safety data relating to the First
Female Product, but no Palomar Technology or other Information and
Inventions owned or Controlled by Palomar. During such period,
Palomar shall supply to Gillette pursuant to Section 1.2(d)
and in accordance with the R&D Plan such Prototypes as Gillette
may reasonably request for the purpose of evaluating the safety,
efficacy and functionality of such Prototypes; provided ,
however , that Gillette shall not reverse engineer,
disassemble, decompile or otherwise modify, test or analyze the
Prototypes, any part thereof or software contained therein during
such period.
(ii)
Gillette’s Right of Access After Restricted Access
Period . In the event that Gillette does not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(a), from and after the
expiration of the Restricted Access Period, Gillette shall have the
right from time to time during the R&D Period upon written
request to Palomar to evaluate all Regulatory
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Documentation
and all Information and Inventions relating to or comprising any
Female Product(s) or the Palomar Technology, but in each case only
to the extent Controlled by Palomar. Within five (5) business
days of receipt of such request, Palomar shall (1) provide to
Gillette copies of any and all Regulatory Documentation, Patents
and inventions disclosure documents, and copies of any other
documentation reasonably requested by Gillette (in the form in
which such other documentation is maintained by Palomar),
(2) grant access to Gillette during reasonable business hours
at Palomar’s research facility for Gillette to review all
such documentation and such Information and Inventions, and
(3) respond to reasonable inquiries made by Gillette relating
to such documentation and Information and Inventions, in each of
clauses (1) and (2), that has not yet been disclosed to
Gillette.
(b) Gillette
Obligations .
(i) In
General . Gillette shall (A) perform, or cause to be
performed, its R&D Activities as required pursuant to the
R&D Plan in good scientific manner, and in compliance in all
material respects with all Applicable Law and good clinical,
laboratory and Manufacturing practices, and (B) allocate
sufficient time, effort, equipment and skilled personnel to
complete its R&D Activities. Without limiting the foregoing,
Gillette’s obligations under the R&D Plan shall include
consulting with Palomar during the R&D Period and informing
Palomar in a timely manner of Gillette’s development and
commercialization-related decisions with respect to Female
Product(s).
(ii) Regulatory
Approval . Gillette shall have the right to obtain and maintain
Regulatory Approval(s) for (A) the First Female Product in all
countries other than the United States, and (B) all Female
Products other than the First Female Product in all countries
worldwide, and all IDEs, Regulatory Documentation, and other
filings, applications or requests pursuant to or in connection with
the such Regulatory Approvals shall be made in the name of Gillette
(or its designee). During the Exclusivity Period, at
Gillette’s written request, Palomar shall consult with
Gillette on the process of filing for and obtaining Regulatory
Approvals for such Female Products in such countries. Gillette
shall pay Palomar in accordance with Section 1.8 for all Costs
incurred by Palomar in connection with Palomar’s performance
of its obligations pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(ii) as
Additional Activities hereunder.
(iii) R&D
Funding for the Initial R&D Plan . Prior to the first day
of the applicable Calendar Quarter, Gillette shall pay to Palomar
the amounts set forth in Section 6.1(b). Gillette’s
total obligations to make payments to Palomar in connection with
Palomar’s performance of its obligations under the Initial
R&D Plan shall be as set forth in Section 6.1(b). In the
event that Palomar’s costs and expenses relating to the
Initial R&D Plan (including obtaining Regulatory Approval for
the First Female Product in the United States) exceed the amount to
be paid by Gillette to Palomar with respect to such activities,
then Palomar shall bear such excess costs and expenses unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the parties or except as otherwise
provided pursuant to Section 1.6(b).
(iv)
Reporting . Within thirty (30) days after the end of
each Calendar Quarter in which R&D Activities are performed,
Gillette shall provide to the R&D Committee a written progress
report, which report shall describe the R&D Activities Gillette
has performed, or caused to be performed, during such Calendar
Quarter, evaluate the work
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performed in
relation to the goals of the R&D Plan, and provide such other
information as may be required by the R&D Plan or reasonably
requested by the R&D Committee with respect to the R&D
Activities.
(v)
Gillette Costs . Gillette shall be solely responsible for
all costs and expenses (including all its Costs) that it incurs in
connection with the R&D Activities.
(a) Formation
and Authority of R&D Committee . Palomar and Gillette shall
establish a research oversight and management committee (the
“R&D Committee”), which shall oversee the R&D
Activities performed by the parties and approve any changes in the
R&D Plan.
(b) Composition
of R&D Committee . The R&D Committee shall be comprised
of two (2) representatives of each of Gillette and Palomar. Each
party shall designate one (1) of its representatives to be
such party’s “R&D Committee Leader.” Each
party shall notify the other of its initial representatives and
R&D Committee Leader within ten (10) business days after
the execution of this Agreement. From time to time, each party may
substitute its representatives or R&D Committee Leader on three
(3) days’ prior written notice to the other
party.
(c) Procedural
Rules of R&D Committee . The R&D Committee shall meet
at least once each Calendar Quarter, or as otherwise agreed to by
the parties, with the location of such meetings alternating between
Palomar and Gillette facilities. In the event that either party
hosts a R&D Committee meeting at a site outside of Eastern
Massachusetts, the hosting party shall reimburse the other party
for all reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred by the
other party in having its members of the R&D Committee attend
such meeting. The R&D Committee Leaders shall send notices and
agendas for all regular R&D Committee meetings to all R&D
Committee members. Each party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its representatives to attend the meetings of the
R&D Committee. A representative of Gillette shall be designated
at all times to act as the chair of the R&D Committee (the
“R&D Committee Chair”). The R&D Committee shall
adopt such standing rules as shall be necessary for its work. A
quorum of the R&D Committee shall exist whenever there is
present at a meeting at least one (1) representative appointed
by each party. Members of the R&D Committee may attend a
meeting either in person or by telephone, video conference or
similar means in which each participant can hear what is said by
the other participants. Representation by proxy shall not be
allowed. In addition, each party may, at its discretion, invite
non-voting employees, and with the consent of the other party,
consultants or vendors, to attend the meetings of the R&D
Committee. Subject to Section 1.4(d), the R&D Committee
shall take all action by (i) consensus of the R&D
Committee Leader of both Gillette and Palomar, or if the R&D
Committee Leader for either party is not present at the meeting,
the other representative of such party present at a meeting at
which a quorum exists, or (ii) by written resolution approved
by all of the members of the R&D Committee.
(d) Resolution
of Disputes Arising Among the R&D Committee . Issues coming
before the R&D Committee that require action, approval or
resolution and for which the
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R&D
Committee is unable to reach consensus as provided in
Section 1.4(c) on a mutually acceptable action, approval or
resolution, shall be resolved by the R&D Committee Chair,
provided , however , that at the written request of
the Palomar R&D Committee Leader, prior to final resolution of
any dispute by the R&D Committee Chair, a meeting shall be held
between the Chief Executive Officer of Palomar and the Vice
President of Research and Development of The Gillette Company, who
shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution (subject to
Board of Directors or equivalent approval, where applicable). In
the event of any such escalation of a dispute, Gillette shall
retain the final right of decision, except that in case of any
disputed matter, the resolution of which by Gillette would result
in (i) a significant delay in the timetable for the
development or Regulatory Approval of the First Female Product, or
(ii) an increase in the costs relating to the development or
Regulatory Approval of the First Female Product, such change shall
require the mutual written consent of both parties unless, with
respect to clause (ii) only (and not clause (i)), Gillette
agrees to bear one hundred percent (100%) of such additional costs.
This Section 1.4(d) shall not apply to the procedure
established by the parties pursuant to
Section 8.2(a).
(e) Minutes of
R&D Committee Meetings . The party hosting any meeting
shall appoint one person (who need not be a member of the R&D
Committee) to attend the meeting and record the minutes of the
meeting. Such minutes shall be circulated to the parties promptly
following the meeting for review, comment and distribution. Such
minutes shall be deemed approved by both of the parties unless a
party objects to the accuracy of such minutes by providing written
notice to the other party within ten (10) days of receipt of
such minutes. Any modifications to the R&D Plan approved at a
R&D Committee meeting shall be considered approved and shall
constitute an amendment thereto upon R&D Committee ratification
of the meeting minutes related thereto.
(f) Limitations
on Authority of R&D Committee . Each party to this
Agreement shall retain the rights, powers, and discretion granted
to it under this Agreement, and no such rights, powers, or
discretion shall be delegated to or vested in the R&D Committee
unless such delegation or vesting of rights is expressly provided
for in this Agreement or the parties expressly so agree in writing.
Except in the case of amendments to the R&D Plan made pursuant
to Section 1.4(e), the R&D Committee shall not have the
power to amend or modify this Agreement, which may only be amended
or modified as provided in Section 14.7.
1.5 R&D
Records. Palomar and Gillette each shall maintain, or cause to
be maintained, records of its respective R&D Activities in
sufficient detail and in good scientific manner appropriate for
patent and regulatory purposes, which shall be complete and
accurate and shall fully and properly reflect all work done and
results achieved in the performance of its respective R&D
Activities, and which shall be retained by such party for at least
five (5) years after the termination of this Agreement, or for
such longer period as may be required by Applicable Law or for the
pendency of any application for Patent. Each party shall have the
right, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to
inspect and copy any such records; provided, however , that
Palomar shall not have any obligation to make such records
available to Gillette during the Restricted Access Period, to the
extent that such records (a) contain information other than
information as to which Gillette has a right of evaluation
during
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such period
pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i), or (b) concern Joint
Inventions and related Joint Technology with respect to which
Palomar has no disclosure obligation pursuant to Section
8.1(c)(i).
1.6
Gillette’s First Decision Point.
(a) The First
Decision Point . On or before the First Decision Point,
Gillette shall determine in its sole discretion whether it desires
to continue participating in the development and commercialization
of the Female Product(s). In the event that Gillette determines on
or before the First Decision Point not to continue participating in
such development and commercialization, Gillette shall terminate
this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(d). In the event that
Gillette fails to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.4(d), Gillette shall be deemed to have elected to continue
participating in such development and commercialization and
Gillette shall make the First Development Completion Payment to
Palomar pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) on or before the First
Development Completion Payment Date.
(b) Assumption
that Pre-Market Approval Not Required . The Initial R&D
Plan has been prepared and the initial R&D Payments have been
determined on the assumption that the First Female Product will be
a 510(k) Product and not a PMA Product. In the event that the First
Female Product is determined by the FDA to be a PMA Product,
Gillette may elect to terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 10.4(b), or elect to continue participating in such
development and commercialization for such product. In the event
that Gillette elects to continue participating in such development
and commercialization, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to
agree upon a revised R&D Plan and additional R&D Payments
required to implement and carry out such revised plan, provided
that, subject to Gillette’s right to credit certain amounts
pursuant to the proviso in this sentence, Gillette shall be solely
responsible for any incremental Costs of Palomar and Gillette, and
shall pay Palomar additional R&D Payments in an amount equal to
Palomar’s incremental Costs, which result from or relate to
classification of such product as a PMA Product; provided ,
however , that fifty percent (50%) of the total amount of
such incremental Costs, not to exceed in the aggregate two million
five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000), are creditable by
Gillette against the First Development Completion Payment only (and
no other payments owed by Gillette to Palomar hereunder), if any,
owed by Gillette to Palomar. Following the adoption by the parties
of such revised R&D Plan, the parties shall cooperate in good
faith to implement and carry out the R&D Activities set out in
such R&D Plan.
1.7 Additional
Light-Based Hair Management Product(s). After the Restricted
Access Period and during the Exclusivity Period, Palomar shall
promptly notify Gillette in writing of each Light-Based Hair
Management Product other than the First Female Product, which
(a) has an application in the Female Field, (b) is
reasonably expected to be commercially successful, and (c) is
Controlled by Palomar (each an “Additional Light-Based Hair
Management Product”). Palomar shall provide to Gillette with
respect to each Additional Light-Based Hair Management Product a
report (the “Additional Product Report”) providing
material data and information Controlled by Palomar, in whole or in
part, concerning (i) such product’s safety and efficacy,
(ii) its commercial potential, and (iii) the intellectual
property rights Controlled by Palomar, in whole or in part,
claiming or covering such product, and
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contractual
obligations of Palomar and any known patent-related or other
restriction that Palomar reasonably believes would limit or
otherwise affect the parties’ rights to fully Exploit such
product. In the event that Gillette desires to develop and
commercialize such Additional Light-Based Hair Management Product
in the Female Field jointly with Palomar, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to agree upon an R&D plan (with respect
to each additional product, a “Supplemental R&D
Plan”) and R&D payments (with respect to each additional
product, “Supplemental R&D Payments”) for such
product. Upon the parties entering into a mutually acceptable
written agreement adopting the Supplemental R&D Plan and the
Supplemental R&D Payments with respect to such Additional
Light-Based Hair Management Product, references herein to the
“R&D Plan” and “R&D Payments” shall
automatically be deemed to include references to the
“Supplemental R&D Plan,” and “Supplemental
R&D Payments,” respectively. Any such Additional
Light-Based Hair Management Product, and the parties’ rights
and obligations with respect thereto, shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, including ARTICLE VI, except to
the extent that any term or condition (A) applies expressly or
by clear implication only to the First Female Product developed
pursuant to this Agreement, or (B) is supplemented, modified
or replaced by the Supplemental R&D Plan or Supplemental
R&D Payments, or is otherwise amended by the parties pursuant
to Section 14.7. All information contained in the Additional
Product Report shall be treated as Palomar Confidential Information
hereunder. This Section 1.7 shall terminate in its entirety
when the Exclusivity Period ends or is terminated. For the
avoidance of doubt, Gillette’s election not to develop or
commercialize jointly with Palomar any Additional Light-Based Hair
Management Product shall not in any way diminish or otherwise
affect the licenses or other rights that are granted by Palomar to
Gillette in this Agreement.
(a) Additional
Activities .
(i) Gillette may
request that Palomar perform or have performed activities or
services during the term of this Agreement, provided Gillette pay
Palomar’s reasonable Costs arising therefrom in accordance
with this Section 1.8(a), pursuant to various provisions of
this Agreement (such activities and services in each case,
“Additional Activities”). Additional Activities
include, without limitation, any activities or services to be
performed by Palomar that are subsequently added to the Initial
R&D Plan. This Section 1.8 specifies the procedure whereby
Gillette shall pay Palomar’s Costs for the performance of
Additional Activities:
(1) With respect
to all incremental out-of-pocket costs and expenses to be incurred
by Palomar in the performance of Additional Activities, including
all costs for materials, Palomar shall have the right to invoice
Gillette for fifty percent (50%) of such out-of-pocket costs and
expenses upon Palomar issuing a purchase order to a Third Party
giving rise to them, and Gillette shall pay Palomar such amounts
within forty-five (45) days of receiving such invoice from
Palomar with no right of set-off. For all Palomar’s
incremental Costs incurred in performing Additional Activities,
other than those out-of-pocket costs and expenses already paid by
Gillette in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence,
Palomar shall invoice Gillette on a monthly basis for all Costs
already incurred by Palomar, and Gillette shall pay Palomar in full
within forty-five (45) days of receiving such invoice
from
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Palomar with no
right of set-off or credit. Palomar shall provide to Gillette with
any such invoice a detailed summary of any and all Costs incurred
by Palomar during the period covered by such invoice, which summary
shall be accompanied by documentation of any such Costs. For the
avoidance of doubt, incremental out-of-pocket costs and other Costs
incurred by Palomar in connection with Additional Activities shall
include only those costs which are in addition to amounts that
Palomar was to incur prior to Gillette’s request that it
perform such Additional Activities, and any amount allocable to
R&D Activities that the R&D Committee cancels, reduces or
for which Additional Activities are substituted, shall be applied
to offset or credit costs incurred by Palomar in connection with
Additional Activities.
(2) At
Gillette’s request and prior to the performance of any
Additional Activities, Palomar shall provide Gillette with a
reasonably detailed good faith estimate of Palomar’s Costs
for the performance of Additional Activities after receiving from
Gillette a reasonably detailed description of such Additional
Activities (the “Estimate”). At Gillette’s
request, the parties shall meet and discuss the Estimate. In the
event that Palomar reasonably anticipates that Palomar’s
Costs for the performance of Additional Activities will be greater
than the applicable Estimate (an “Overrun”), then
Palomar shall, prior to performing the portion of Additional
Activities which will result in the Overrun, notify Gillette and
provide Gillette with a reasonably detailed accounting of the
difference between Palomar’s revised estimate of its Costs
and the original applicable Estimate. At Gillette’s option,
(A) some or all of the remaining Additional Activities shall
be postponed or canceled, or (B) Palomar shall continue to
perform such Additional Activities and the parties shall negotiate
in good faith to provide for an increase in the Estimate to cover
any such difference, which increase shall be due and payable as
provided in Section 1.8(a)(i)(1); provided , however,
that in the event that Gillette elects to have Palomar proceed with
such Additional Activities, Gillette shall not be required to pay
to Palomar any Costs that exceed the Estimate for the relevant
activities by more than twenty percent (20%) without
Gillette’s prior written consent (the “Authorized
Overruns”).
(b) Books .
Palomar shall maintain materially complete and accurate books,
records and accounts that, in reasonable detail, fairly reflect any
Costs to be paid by Gillette pursuant to this Section 1.8 in
conformity with GAAP. Such books, records and accounts shall be
Palomar Confidential Information. Palomar shall retain such books,
records and accounts until the later of (1) three
(3) years after the end of the period to which such books,
records and accounts pertain, or (2) the expiration of the
applicable tax statute of limitations (or any extensions thereof),
or for such longer period as may be required by Applicable Law.
Gillette shall have the right, during normal business hours and
upon reasonable notice, to inspect and copy any such books, records
and accounts for purposes of conducting an audit of
them.
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ARTICLE II
Commercialization
2.1
Gillette’s Commercialization Rights and
Obligations.
(a)
Gillette’s Commercialization Rights and Obligations .
From and after the expiration of the R&D Period for the First
Female Product, until such time as Gillette elects to opt-out of
the commercialization of such product pursuant to Section 2.3,
Gillette shall have the following rights and
responsibilities:
(i)
Commercialization of Female Products . Subject to
Palomar’s obligations as set forth in Section 2.2,
during the Exclusivity Period, Gillette shall have the sole right
to commercialize, Manufacture or have Manufactured, distribute and
sell the Female Product(s). The parties acknowledge and agree that
all commercialization decisions, including decisions relating to
which, if any, of the Palomar Technology, Joint Technology or
Gillette Technology shall be incorporated in, or used to
Manufacture, Female Products, and Gillette’s Exploitation and
pricing of the Female Products, shall be within the sole discretion
of Gillette. Subject to Section 3.1, Gillette reserves the
right to determine the Product Specifications for Female Product(s)
that Gillette commercializes. Palomar acknowledges that Gillette is
in the business of researching, developing, Manufacturing,
marketing and selling consumer products and nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed as imposing on Gillette the duty to
Exploit or otherwise commercialize any Female Product for which
payments are due hereunder to the exclusion of, or in preference
to, any other Gillette product.
(ii)
Manufacturing . Subject to Section 3.1, Gillette shall
have the right to Manufacture (or to have Manufactured by a Third
Party) a supply of each Female Product for use in CUTs and all
commercial supply of each Female Product for sale to consumers for
use in the Consumer Field. In accordance with the terms of Section
1.3(b)(ii), Palomar shall cooperate with Gillette in good faith and
assist Gillette in obtaining any and all Regulatory Approvals
required for Gillette or such Third Party to Manufacture each
Female Product.
(1) Gillette shall
have the sole right to determine the Trademarks to be used with
respect to the development and commercialization of the Female
Products on a worldwide basis, and shall own all right, title and
interest in and to such Trademarks.
(2) In the event
that Palomar requests that Gillette display on the Female
Product(s) (including labels, packaging or inserts therefore) a
Trademark or marketing logo provided by Palomar (the “Palomar
Marks”), Gillette shall consider such request but shall have
no obligation to use Palomar Marks. In the event that Gillette
elects, in its sole discretion, to display one of more Palomar
Marks on the Female Product, (A) the parties shall consult on
the manner and location of such display, provided that such display
shall not be more prominent than the trademark and marketing logo
of Gillette but in any event shall have a commercially reasonable
size and location, (B) Gillette shall permit Palomar to review
all material regulatory filings which relate to all proposed
labels, packaging, package inserts, and promotional materials
required under this Agreement to include the Palomar Marks, if
permitted by Applicable Law, prior to the filing of any such
materials with any Regulatory Authority, and (C) subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the parties shall enter
into a commercially reasonable agreement granting to Gillette a
non-exclusive license to use such Palomar Marks solely in
connection with the Exploitation of Female Products.
(3) During and
after the term of this Agreement, and except with respect to any
Palomar Marks licensed to Gillette as provided in
Section 2.1(a)(iii)(2), Palomar shall not use any Trademark
used by Gillette at any time to identify or distinguish
any
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Female Product,
or any Trademark that is confusingly similar to, misleading or
deceptive with respect to, or that dilutes any Trademark used by
Gillette at any time to identify or distinguish any Female
Product.
(iv) Costs and
Expenses of Commercialization Activities . Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, Gillette shall be solely responsible for
all costs and expenses in connection with commercialization
activities. For the avoidance of doubt, Gillette shall not have any
obligation to reimburse Palomar for any costs or expenses incurred
by Palomar prior to the Effective Date in connection with Palomar
Technology, Palomar Male Technology or Female Product Technology,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein.
(b)
Gillette’s Diligence Obligations . Palomar’s
sole remedies for any failure by Gillette to commercialize Female
Product(s) are as follows.
(i) In the event
that Gillette fails to Launch a Female Product comprising an
apparatus for delivering laser light to radiate areas of the skin
in one or more Major Markets within forty-eight (48) months
following the Launch Decision, Palomar shall have the right within
thirty (30) days after the end of such 48-month period to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.5;
provided , however , that Palomar shall not have the
right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.5 in
the event that, prior to the end of such 48-month period, Gillette
pays to Palomar ten million dollars (US $10,000,000) on account of
such failure to Launch.
(ii) In the event
that Gillette fails to Launch a Female Product comprising an
apparatus for delivering laser light to radiate areas of the skin
in one or more Major Markets within sixty (60) months
following the Launch Decision, Palomar shall have the right within
thirty (30) days after the end of such 60-month period to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.5;
provided , however, that Palomar shall not have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.5 in the event
that, prior to the end of such 60-month period, Gillette pays to
Palomar ten million dollars (US $10,000,000) on account of such
failure to Launch (the payment obligations of Gillette pursuant to
the provisos contained in Section 2.1(b)(i) and this Section
2.1(b)(ii), collectively the “Failure to Launch
Payments”).
(iii) In the event
that Gillette fails to Launch a Female Product comprising an
apparatus for delivering laser light to radiate areas of the skin
in one or more Major Markets within seventy-two (72) months
following the Launch Decision, Palomar shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.5.
For the
avoidance of doubt, (A) the rights and remedies of Palomar
specified in Sections 2.1(b)(i), 2.1(b)(ii) and 2.1(b)(iii)
are cumulative of one another, (B) the Failure to Launch
Payments are in addition to and not in lieu of the Annual
Exclusivity Collaboration Payments set forth in Section 6.1(g),
(iii) no portion of any Failure to Launch Payments shall
offset, reduce or be credited against any other payment obligations
of either party hereunder, including any payment obligations under
ARTICLE VI or ARTICLE VIII. Except with respect to any obligations
of Gillette pursuant to Section 1.3(b), Gillette shall be
deemed to satisfy its diligence obligations hereunder, whether
contractually or at common law, with respect to the Exploitation of
Female Product(s) and Non-Light Based Products through the payment
by Gillette to Palomar of the Annual Exclusivity Collaboration
Payments and the Launch Payments on the terms and conditions
provided for herein.
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2.2
Palomar’s Post-R&D Period.
(a) During the
Commercial Assessment Period . Palomar acknowledges and agrees
that the First Development Completion Payment, if any, made by
Gillette to Palomar at the First Development Completion Payment
Date pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i) is intended, among other
things as set forth in Section 6.1(d)(iii), to compensate
Palomar for Palomar’s performance, upon request by Gillette,
of reasonable services during the Commercial Assessment Period.
From and after completion of the R&D Program with respect to
the first Female Product, until the completion of the Commercial
Assessment Period, Palomar shall, at no additional cost or expense
to Gillette, perform activities related to the commercialization of
Female Products as Gillette may reasonably request (the
“Commercial Assessment Period Additional Activities”);
provided , however , that the performance by Palomar
of such activities shall not exceed three (3) FTEs during the
Commercial Assessment Period; provided further , that
Gillette shall reimburse Palomar for any out-of-pocket costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by Palomar to perform such activities
(including any travel expenses). Palomar shall have the right, with
Gillette’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably
withheld, to subcontract Commercial Assessment Period Additional
Activities, provided that (1) with respect to those Commercial
Assessment Period Additional Activities that are of the type that
Palomar subcontracted in connection with the R&D Plan,
(a) those Commercial Assessment Period Additional Activities
performed by the subcontractor(s) shall not be counted against the
FTEs provided for in the previous sentence, and (b) the costs
of such subcontracting shall be treated as out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of Palomar subject to reimbursement provided for in the
previous sentence, and (2) with respect to those Commercial
Assessment Period Additional Activities that are of the type that
Palomar performed (without subcontracting) under the R&D Plan,
(x) those Commercial Assessment Period Additional Activities
performed by the subcontractor(s) shall be counted against the FTEs
provided for in the previous sentence, and (y) the costs of
such subcontracting shall not be treated as out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of Palomar subject to reimbursement provided for in the
previous sentence (except to the extent that costs and expenses
reasonably incurred by the subcontractor would qualify as
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Palomar if such costs and
expenses were incurred by Palomar in the first instance). Any
activities performed in excess of those FTEs shall be paid for by
Gillette in accordance with Section 1.8 as Additional
Activities hereunder.
(b) Following
the Commercial Assessment Period . From and after completion of
the Commercial Assessment Period with respect to the First Female
Product until the end of the Exclusivity Period, Palomar shall
cooperate with any and all reasonable requests for consultation or
assistance from Gillette with respect to the development and
commercialization of the Female Product Technology, including by
making its employees, consultants and other scientific staff
available upon reasonable notice during normal business hours at
their respective places of employment to consult with Gillette on
issues arising during such development and commercialization. In
addition, during the Exclusivity Period, in the event that Gillette
reasonably concludes following the completion of the Commercial
Assessment Period with respect to the First Female Product that
design modifications are necessary or appropriate to maximize such
product’s commercial potential, Palomar shall, at
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Gillette’s election, cooperate with
Gillette in good faith to adopt a work plan for the additional
development work, and perform additional activities to implement
such modifications as the parties may mutually agree. For all
activities and services performed by Palomar under this
Section 2.2(b), Gillette shall pay Palomar in accordance with
Section 1.8 as Additional Activities hereunder.
2.3 Second
Decision Point. In the event that, pursuant to
Section 1.6(a), Gillette fails to terminate this Agreement in
accordance with Section 10.4(d) on or before the First
Decision Point, Gillette shall have the right to opt-out of the
commercialization process for the First Female Product on or before
the Second Decision Point. In the event that Gillette determines on
or before the Second Decision Point to opt-out of the
commercialization process, Gillette shall terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.4(d). In the event that Gillette fails
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(d) on or
before Second Decision Point, Gillette shall be deemed to have
elected to continue commercializing Female Product(s) (such
election, the “Launch Decision”), and Gillette shall
make the Second Development Completion Payment to Palomar in the
amount set forth in Section 6.1(d)(i) on or before the Second
Development Completion Payment Date.
(a) In
General . The parties shall confer in good faith to determine
which party, if either, shall supply the Female Product for use by
Gillette in CUTs (the “CUT Female Product”), provided
that Gillette shall have the right to make a final determination
with respect thereto. In the event that Gillette desires an
Estimate of the Manufacturing Costs that would be incurred by
Palomar in connection with the Manufacture of CUT Female Products,
Gillette shall provide to Palomar the Product Specifications on or
before the later of (i) eight hundred and forty-two (842) days
after the Effective Date, in the event that as of such date the
R&D Period has not been extended past the nine hundredth
twelfth (912th) day after the Effective Date, or (ii) sixty
(60) days prior to the end of the projected end of the R&D
Period, in the event that as of such date the R&D Period has
been extended past the nine hundredth twelfth (912th) day after the
Effective Date. Palomar shall provide to Gillette, not later than
thirty (30) days after the receipt of such Product
Specifications, a good faith Estimate as to all Costs that would be
incurred by Palomar in connection with the Manufacture of CUT
Female Products. In the event that Gillette elects to have Palomar
supply the CUT Female Product for use by Gillette in CUTs, Gillette
shall so notify Palomar in writing not later than ten
(10) days after the last day of the R&D Period (such
notice, the “Ten-Day Notice”). In the event that
Gillette does not so notify Palomar on or before the last day of
such ten-day period that Palomar will supply the CUT Female Product
for use by Gillette in CUTs, then Gillette shall be deemed to have
determined that Gillette shall supply the CUT Female
Product.
(b) Product
Specifications . With the Ten-Day Notice, Gillette shall
provide to Palomar complete Product Specifications for the CUT
Female Product (the “CUT Product Specifications”),
which CUT Product Specifications (i) shall contain
commercially reasonable tolerances, where appropriate,
(ii) shall comply with the applicable U.S.
Regulatory
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Approval,
(iii) in the case of Female Products other than the First
Female Product, shall specify a Female Product that is the same as
or substantially similar to the First Female Product, and
(iv) may be modified or changed by Gillette only in accordance
with Section 3.4.
(c) Supply of
CUT Female Products . Palomar shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to supply to Gillette within one hundred and twenty
(120) days (the last day of such period, the “Delivery
Date”) of receiving the Ten-Day Notice and the CUT Product
Specifications, and Gillette shall purchase from Palomar, three
hundred (300) units of the CUT Female Product, which CUT
Female Product shall conform to the CUT Product Specifications;
provided , however , that in the event that Palomar
Manufactures Prototypes in connection with the R&D Activities,
that conform to and comply with the requirements set forth in this
ARTICLE III with respect to CUT Female Products, such Prototypes
shall be delivered by Palomar to Gillette as “CUT Female
Products” and there shall be a corresponding reduction in the
number of units of the CUT Female Product that Gillette shall
purchase pursuant to this Section 3.1 (such number of units of
the CUT Female Product that Gillette shall purchase pursuant to
this Section 3.1, the “Total CUT Supply”). The
parties may mutually agree to have Palomar supply additional units
of the CUT Female Product, or other Female Product(s) for use by
Gillette in CUTs that do not conform with the CUT Product
Specifications, provided that any such agreement or supply by
Palomar shall not act to delay in any way the Commercial Assessment
Period Termination Date.
(d) Effects of
Delays in Supply of CUT Female Product. In the event that
Palomar determines that, for whatever reason, it will not deliver
to Gillette the Total CUT Supply by the Delivery Date, Palomar
shall promptly notify Gillette thereof in writing and inform
Gillette of the new delivery date (which date shall be the earliest
possible date on which Palomar can deliver the units). Upon receipt
of such notice, and to the extent Gillette determines that the
delay in delivery is likely to impact adversely the CUT schedule,
Gillette shall act promptly to adjust the CUT schedule in light of
such delay.
(i) A delay in the
supply by Palomar to Gillette of the Total CUT Supply, which delay
is attributable to Gillette, shall reduce the 240-day period
provided for in clause (b) of the definition of Commercial
Assessment Period by an amount of time equal to the period of delay
attributable to Gillette. For example, and without limitation,
delays attributable to Gillette shall include the following:
(i) if Gillette fails to provide the CUT Product
Specifications with the Ten-Day Notice as specified in Section
3.1(a), or otherwise provides CUT Product Specifications that do
not comply with the requirements of Section 3.1, then the
240-day period shall be reduced on a day-by-day basis for each day
that the CUT Product Specifications are late or are not in
compliance, or (ii) if Gillette fails to pay Palomar the
Advanced CUT Female Product Costs in a timely manner as specified
in Section 3.2, then the 240-day period shall be reduced on a
day-by-day basis for each day that the full amount of such payment
is late.
(ii) A delay in
the supply by Palomar to Gillette of the Total CUT Supply, which
delay is attributable to Palomar, shall increase the 240-day period
provided in clause (b) of the definition of Commercial
Assessment Period by up to sixty (60) days (or such larger
number of days as the parties mutually agree) in the event that
Gillette reasonably determines that such delay(s) will result in a
delay in the CUT schedule.
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3.2 Price.
The parties hereby agree that the price (the “Manufacturing
Fee”) of each unit of CUT Female Product supplied by Palomar
pursuant to this ARTICLE III shall be equal to Palomar’s
Costs to Manufacture such unit of CUT Female Product calculated in
accordance with Section 1.8 and Schedule A-2 (the
“Manufacturing Cost”). With respect to all
out-of-pocket costs and expenses to be incurred by Palomar in
supplying units of CUT Female Product under this ARTICLE III,
including all costs and expenses for components to be incorporated
into those units (collectively, the “Advanced CUT Female
Product Costs”), Palomar shall have the right to invoice
Gillette for fifty-percent (50%) of the Advanced CUT Female Product
Costs upon Palomar issuing a purchase order to a Third Party giving
rise to them, and Gillette shall pay Palomar such amounts within
forty-five (45) days of receiving such invoice from Palomar.
With respect to all Manufacturing Costs other than Advanced CUT
Female Product Costs, upon shipping units of CUT Female Product to
Gillette, Palomar shall invoice Gillette for such units of CUT
Female Product, and Gillette shall make a payment to Palomar within
forty-five (45) days after receipt by Gillette of such
invoice. Gillette shall have the right, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable notice, to review and audit
Palomar’s books and records to confirm the Manufacturing
Costs.
3.3 Female
Product(s) Requirements. Upon Gillette’s request, Palomar
shall promptly provide to Gillette in writing, with respect to the
CUT Female Product supplied to Gillette by Palomar under this
ARTICLE III, such warranties as Gillette may reasonably request to
confirm that, during the Commercial Assessment Period, the CUT
Female Products conform to the CUT Products Specifications and are
in compliance with the applicable U.S. Regulatory Approval (which
warranties shall not apply to any intellectual property rights). In
the event of any breach of such warranties, Gillette’s sole
and exclusive remedy shall be, at Palomar’s sole discretion,
for Palomar to replace the defective CUT Female Product unit or
repair such unit. The foregoing notwithstanding, Palomar shall not
be responsible for damage to any CUT Female Product resulting from
misuse, negligence or accident or resulting from repairs,
alterations or installation made or authorized by any Person other
than Palomar. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 3.3,
THE CUT FEMALE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
3.4 Amendment
of CUT Product Specifications and Manufacturing Process.
Gillette reserves the right to amend, modify or supplement the CUT
Product Specifications for the CUT Female Product for the purpose
of complying with Good Manufacturing Practices or the applicable
Regulatory Approvals or for any other reasonable business purpose,
provided that any such amendment, modification or supplement shall
not act to delay in any way the Commercial Assessment Period
Termination Date, and further provided that any such amendment,
modification or supplement shall not increase the cost to
manufacture the CUT Female Product unless the Manufacturing Fee is
correspondingly increased. Palomar may not amend, modify or
supplement the CUT Product Specifications for the CUT Female
Product in any respect without the prior written consent of
Gillette.
3.5 Records;
Notification of Inspections; Communications. Palomar shall
maintain all records necessary to comply with all Applicable Law
relating to the Manufacture of the CUT Female Product. Gillette
shall have the right, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable prior notice to Palomar, to inspect any Palomar (or
subcontractor) facility at which a CUT Female Product is
Manufactured, the equipment and materials used in Manufacturing
such
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product, and
the records relating to the Manufacture of such product. Palomar
shall promptly notify Gillette in writing of any proposed or
unannounced visit or inspection by any Regulatory Authority of any
Palomar (or subcontractor) facility at which a CUT Female Product
is Manufactured. Subject to all Applicable Law, Gillette shall have
a right to be present to participate in any such announced visit or
inspection, unless the Gillette representative’s presence
would impede the visit or inspection, and to receive copies of all
written communications with any Regulatory Authority with respect
thereto.
3.6
Controlling Terms and Conditions. The parties agree that the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, including this ARTICLE III,
shall control the supply of CUT Female Product hereunder, and that
the terms and conditions of any purchase order or form of
acceptance exchanged by the parties with respect to the supply of
CUT Female Product by Palomar to Gillette, shall not apply
thereto.
ARTICLE IV
License Grants
(a) License
Grants in the Female Field . In partial consideration of the
royalties payable to Palomar by Gillette hereunder, and subject in
the case of Sections 4.1(a)(i) and 4.1(a)(ii) to ARTICLE X,
and in all cases to all other terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Palomar hereby grants to Gillette:
(i) a worldwide,
exclusive (including with regard to Palomar), royalty-bearing
license (with the right to sublicense only as permitted in
Section 4.1(b)), under Palomar’s rights, titles, and
interests in and to the Palomar Technology and the Joint Technology
to Exploit Female Products;
(ii) a worldwide,
exclusive (including with regard to Palomar), royalty-bearing
license and right of reference (with the right to sublicense only
as permitted in Section 4.1(b)), under Palomar’s rights,
titles and interests in and to the Palomar U.S. Regulatory
Documentation, to Exploit Female Products;
(iii) a worldwide,
perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive (including with regard to
Palomar) license, with the right to grant sublicenses (through
multiple tiers of sublicensing), under all of Palomar’s
rights, titles, and interests in and to the Joint Technology
(including the MGH Joint Patents), to Exploit Non-Light-Based
Products; and
(iv) a worldwide,
perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license, with the right to
grant sublicenses (through multiple tiers of sublicensing), under
all of Palomar’s rights, titles, and interests in and to any
MGH Joint Technology with respect to which Gillette does not
receive an ownership interest pursuant to
Section 8.1(c)(ii)(2), to Exploit processes, products and
systems outside the Field (except (1) to the extent that
Palomar has granted to Gillette in Section 4.1(a)(iii)
exclusive rights to Exploit such processes, products and systems
(in which case Gillette’s rights shall be as provided in such
Section) or (2) for Exploitation of Light-Based
Products).
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The exclusive
nature of the license grants contained in this Section 4.1(a)
shall not prevent Palomar or any of its licensees or sublicensees
from conducting any activity, or exercising or granting any
licenses or other rights, as otherwise permitted under this
Agreement, with respect to the Palomar Technology, Joint Technology
or Palomar U.S. Regulatory Documentation that has as its goal or
intent (i) Exploitation of a product or a system outside the
Female Field and not Exploitation of a product or system inside the
Female Field, notwithstanding the possibility that such activity,
exercise or grant may have applications inside the Female Field, or
(ii) Exploitation of a product or system (other than a Non-Light
Based Product) and not Exploitation of a Non-Light Based Product,
notwithstanding the possibility that such activity, exercise or
grant may have applications as a Non-Light-Based Product. This
paragraph shall remain in full effect as long as any of the license
grants contained in this Section 4.1(a) are in
effect.
(b)
Sublicenses . Gillette shall not have the right to grant to
any Third Parties any sublicenses under the license grants set
forth in Section 4.1(a)(i) and 4.1(a)(ii), except as may be
necessary for (i) the Manufacture of Female Products on behalf
of Gillette or any of its permitted sublicensees, (ii) Third
Party distributors to sell or otherwise distribute Female Products
as provided hereunder, (iii) the importation, sale, offering
for sale, transport, distribution, promotion and marketing of
Female Products in markets other than any Major Market, or
(iv) for the limited purpose of subcontracting as provided for
by Section 1.1(e). In the event of the termination of the license
grants set forth in Section 4.1(a)(i) or 4.1(a)(ii) for any
reason, Palomar shall have the right to (A) terminate such
sublicense agreement(s) or (B) assume them from Gillette,
provided that such assumption by Palomar is consistent with the
terms and conditions of such sublicense agreement(s). Gillette
shall be responsible to Palomar for the performance of any of
Gillette’s permitted sublicensees under any provisions of
this Agreement for which Gillette is responsible. Gillette shall
not permit any sublicensees to use or disclose any Palomar
Technology or Palomar U.S. Regulatory Documentation (in each case,
to the extent such technology or documentation constitutes Palomar
Confidential Information or Gillette Controlled Information)
without provisions safeguarding non-disclosure and non-use at least
as strict as those provided in this Agreement. Apart from the
foregoing limited rights to sublicense, Gillette shall not have any
right or authority to sublicense, assign or otherwise transfer the
license grants set forth in Section 4.1(a)(i) or 4.1(a)(ii)
without Palomar’s prior written consent in its sole
discretion, provided that Gillette may transfer those license
grants in connection with the permitted assignment of this
Agreement in full pursuant to Section 14.2.
(c) No Other
Right . Gillette shall have no right, express or implied, to
the Palomar Technology, Palomar Male Technology, Palomar U.S.
Regulatory Documentation, or Palomar’s right, title, and
interest in and to the Joint Technology in or outside the Field
except as expressly provided in Section 4.1(a) or as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement. Gillette shall not at any
time use or practice, or grant licenses or other rights under,
Palomar Technology, Palomar Male Technology, Palomar U.S.
Regulatory Documentation, Palomar Confidential Information or
Palomar’s right, title, and interest in and to the Joint
Technology, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. All
rights in and to Palomar Technology, Palomar Male Technology,
Palomar U.S. Regulatory Documentation, or Palomar’s right,
title, and interest in and to the Joint Technology, which are not
expressly provided to Gillette in this Agreement, shall be retained
by Palomar.
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(a) Palomar
Technology and Joint Technology for Female Product Development
. Subject to Section 14.2 and ARTICLE X, Gillette hereby
grants to Palomar during the Exclusivity Period a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense
only in accordance with Section 4.2(e), under Gillette’s
right, title and interest in and to the Palomar Technology and the
Joint Technology (i) to conduct the R&D Activities,
Additional Activities and Commercial Assessment Period Additional
Activities, (ii) to research and develop Additional
Light-Based Hair Management Products for use in the Female Field
for the sole purpose of presenting to Gillette such product
opportunities pursuant to Section 1.7, and (iii) to use
the Manufacturing Process for the Female Product(s) to make and
have made the Female Product(s) for Gillette, in each case only to
the extent necessary for Palomar to fulfill its obligations to
Gillette under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing
in this Section 4.2(a) grants to Palomar the right to offer to
sell, sell, have sold, import or export any product or
system.
(b) Gillette
Technology for Female Product Development . Subject to
Section 14.2 and ARTICLE X, Gillette hereby grants to Palomar
during the Exclusivity Period a worldwide, non-exclusive,
royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense only in
accordance with Section 4.2(e), under Gillette’s right,
title and interest in and to the Gillette Technology, (i) to
conduct the R&D Activities, Additional Activities and
Commercial Assessment Period Additional Activities, (ii) to
research and develop Additional Light-Based Hair Management
Products in the Female Field for the sole purpose of presenting to
Gillette such product opportunities pursuant to Section 1.7,
and (iii) to use the Manufacturing Process for the Female
Product(s) to make and have made the Female Product(s) for
Gillette, in each case only to the extent necessary for Palomar to
fulfill its obligations to Gillette under this Agreement. For the
avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4.2(b) grants to
Palomar a license or other rights under the Gillette Technology to
offer to sell, sell, have sold, import or export any Female
Product, or any other product or system.
(c) Gillette
Technology for Male Product Development . Subject to
Section 14.2 and ARTICLE X, Gillette hereby grants to Palomar
a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license, with the right to
sublicense only in accordance with Section 4.2(e), under
Gillette’s right, title and interest in and to the Gillette
Technology, (i) to research and develop one or more
Light-Based Hair Management Products for use in the Male Field, and
(ii) to use the Manufacturing Process for a Light-Based Hair
Management Product in the Male Field to make and have made such
product, in each case (A) for the sole purpose of presenting
product opportunities to Gillette pursuant to Section 5.1, and
(B) only during the period commencing on the first day of the
R&D Period and ending on the last day of the Option Exercise
Period (unless Gillette agrees in writing to extend such period).
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4.2(c)
grants to Palomar a license or other rights under the Gillette
Technology to offer to sell, sell, have sold, import or export any
Light-Based Hair Management Product in the Male Field, or any other
product or system.
(d) Joint
Technology for Light-Based Products . Gillette hereby grants to
Palomar a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive (including
with regard to Gillette), royalty-free license, with the right to
grant sublicenses (through multiple tiers of
sublicensing),
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under all of
Gillette’s rights, titles, and interests in and to the Joint
Technology to Exploit Light-Based Products intended or marketed for
use outside the Field. Gillette shall not practice or use, or grant
licenses or other rights under, Joint Technology for the purpose of
Exploiting Light-Based Products outside the Field. The exclusive
nature of the license grant contained in this Section 4.2(d)
shall not prevent Gillette or any of its (sub)licensees from
conducting any activity, or exercising or granting any licenses or
other rights, as otherwise permitted under this Agreement, with
respect to the Joint Technology that has as its goal or intent
Exploitation of a product or a system, other than a Light-Based
Product intended or marketed for use outside the Field, and not as
its goal or intent Exploitation of a Light-Based Product intended
or marketed for use outside the Field, notwithstanding the
possibility that such activity, exercise or grant may have an
application as a Light-Based Product outside the Field.
(i) Palomar shall
have the right to grant to one or more Third Parties a sublicense
under the license granted by Gillette to Palomar in
Section 4.2(a) or 4.2(b) only (i) to the extent
consistent with the provisions governing subcontracting as provided
for by Section 1.1(e), or (ii) for the limited purpose of
Manufacturing the Prototypes or the CUT Female Product for Gillette
pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) Palomar shall
have the right to grant to one or more non-commercial Third Parties
(e.g., academic institutions, hospitals or governmental entities) a
sublicense under the license granted by Gillette to Palomar in
Section 4.1(c). Palomar shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to include in each agreement in which Palomar grants to a
Third Party such a (sub)license, terms and conditions that protect
and preserve the intellectual property interests of Palomar and
Gillette with respect to the technology (sub)licensed by Palomar
thereunder.
(iii) In the event
of the termination of the license grants set forth in Section
4.2(a), 4.2(b) or 4.2(c) for any reason, each such sublicense shall
be deemed to terminate. Palomar shall be responsible to Gillette
for the performance of any of Palomar’s permitted
sublicensees under any provisions of this Agreement for which
Palomar is responsible. Palomar shall not permit any sublicensees
to use or disclose any Gillette Technology (to the extent such
technology constitutes Gillette Confidential Information or Palomar
Controlled Information) without provisions safeguarding
non-disclosure and non-use at least as strict as those provided in
this Agreement. Apart from the foregoing limited rights to
sublicense, Palomar shall not have any right or authority to
sublicense, assign or otherwise transfer the license grants set
forth in Section 4.2(a), 4.2(b) or 4.2(c) without
Gillette’s prior written consent in its sole discretion,
provided that Palomar may transfer those license grants in
connection with the permitted assignment of this Agreement in full
pursuant to Section 14.2.
(f) No Other
Right . Palomar shall have no right, express or implied, to the
Gillette Technology (including the Gillette Licensed Patents) or
Gillette’s right, title, and interest in and to the Joint
Technology in or outside the Field except as expressly provided in
Section 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 4.2(c) or 4.2(d) or as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement. Palomar shall not at any time
use or practice, or grant licenses or other rights under the
Gillette Technology, Gillette Confidential Information, or
Gillette’s right, title and interest in and to the
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Joint
Technology, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. All
rights in and to Gillette Technology or Gillette’s right,
title, and interest in and to the Joint Technology, which are not
expressly provided to Palomar in this Agreement, shall be retained
by Gillette.
ARTICLE V
Other Covenants of the Parties
5.1 Option for
the Male Field.
(a) Grant of
Male Option . Subject to ARTICLE X, Palomar hereby grants to
Gillette an option (the “Male Option”) for a worldwide,
exclusive (including with regard to Palomar), royalty-bearing
license, under Palomar’s rights, titles, and interests in and
to the Palomar Male Technology, Joint Technology and Palomar U.S.
Regulatory Documentation to Exploit Light-Based Hair Management
Products for use in the Male Field (collectively, “Male
Products”).
(b) Exercise of
Male Option . Palomar may elect to provide Gillette one
opportunity (the “Male Product Opportunity”) to
exercise the Male Option with respect to Male Products by
Palomar’s providing to Gillette written notice thereof (the
“Opportunity Notice”), which opportunity shall be with
respect to the Male Product that, at the time such opportunity is
offered to Gillette, is the most commercially promising Male
Product that is in Palomar’s Control and that Palomar has,
directly or indirectly, conceived or developed. Subject to
Section 14.2(d), Palomar shall not be obligated to provide to
Gillette the Male Product Opportunity at any time. Gillette may
exercise its Male Option with respect to Male Products, pursuant to
the following terms and conditions:
(i) Prior to
offering to Gillette the Male Product Opportunity, Palomar shall
conduct with respect to one (1) Male Product comprising an
apparatus for delivering light to radiate areas of the skin (the
“Subject Male Product”) sufficient preclinical,
clinical and other testing to demonstrate that the product meets
the Safety and Efficacy Standards.
(ii) Prior to or
simultaneous with Palomar’s providing to Gillette the
Opportunity Notice, Palomar shall provide to Gillette in writing
(A) material preclinical, clinical and other testing data, and
any other material information in Palomar’s Control, with
respect to the Subject Male Product, which data and information
shall contain sufficient scientific evidence to demonstrate that
the Subject Male Product satisfies the Safety and Efficacy
Standards, and (B) material information concerning the
intellectual property rights Controlled by Palomar claiming or
covering such product, and contractual obligations of Palomar and
any known patent-related restrictions that Palomar reasonably
believes would limit or otherwise affect the parties’ rights
to fully Exploit the Subject Male Product (collectively, the
“Evaluation Materials”). The Evaluation Materials shall
be treated as Palomar Confidential Information
hereunder.
(iii) The
Opportunity Notice provided by Palomar to Gillette shall be in
writing and shall contain a legend that contains the words
“Opportunity Notice” and shall state that such notice
is being provided to Gillette pursuant to this
Section 5.1(b)(iii). The
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effective date
of the Opportunity Notice shall be the date on which such notice is
received by Gillette, provided that, if as of such date either
(A) Gillette has not received from Palomar all Evaluation
Materials, or (B) the second (2nd) anniversary of the
Effective Date has not yet occurred, then the effective date of the
Opportunity Notice shall be deemed to be the first date on which
(x) Gillette has received from Palomar such materials, and
(y) such second anniversary has occurred (the
“Opportunity Notice Effective Date”).
(iv) Gillette
shall have sixty (60) days after the Opportunity Notice
Effective Date (the “Option Exercise Period”) within
which to exercise the Male Option by providing to Palomar written
notice thereof (an “Option Exercise
Notice”).
(v) In the event
that Gillette elects not to, or otherwise fails to exercise the
Male Option within the Option Exercise Period, then the Male Option
shall terminate in its entirety and Palomar shall not have any
further obligation under this Section 5.1. Upon the
termination of the Male Option, (i) Palomar shall be free to
exercise rights under the Palomar Male Technology or
Palomar’s rights, title and interest in and to the Joint
Technology to Exploit, or to grant to a Third Party rights under
the Palomar Male Technology or such Joint Technology to Exploit,
Male Products in the Male Field, (ii) the covenant granted by
Palomar to Gillette in Section 5.2(b) shall terminate, and
(iii) Gillette shall return to Palomar or destroy, at
Palomar’s option, all Evaluation Materials and any materials
embodying Evaluation Materials (except that one copy of such
materials may be retained by Gillette in the offices of its outside
counsel).
(c) Negotiation
of Definitive Agreement With Respect to Subject Male Product .
In the event that Gillette exercises the Male Option in accordance
with Section 5.1(b)(iv), the parties shall negotiate in good
faith for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of the
Option Exercise Notice the terms and conditions to be included in a
definitive agreement governing the grant by Palomar to Gillette of
a license for the Male Field (the “Male Collaboration
Agreement”). The Male Collaboration Agreement shall
(1) reflect a deal structure substantially similar to the one
in this Agreement, (2) contain financial terms that are
commercially reasonable taking into consideration the stage of
development and market potential for the Subject Male Product,
which terms are similar in structure to those contained in ARTICLE
V, including the potential for an up-front payment by Gillette to
Palomar, (3) contain grants by Palomar to Gillette of licenses
for the Male Product with respect to the Male Field that are the
same in scope as the licenses granted to Gillette in
Section 4.1(a) for Female Products, and (4) contain
grants by each party of covenants that are the same in scope as the
covenants granted to the other party in ARTICLE IV and this ARTICLE
V with respect to the Female Field. In the event that the parties
are unable within such ninety (90) day period to negotiate and
enter into the Male Collaboration Agreement, either party may
initiate the dispute resolution process set forth in
Section 13.2. From and after the effective date of a Male
Collaboration Agreement, each party’s rights with respect to
Male Products shall be as set forth in that agreement.
5.2 Palomar
Covenants Relating to Exploitation of Technology and
Products.
(a) During the
Exclusivity Period, Palomar covenants to Gillette that, except as
provided in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b), Palomar shall not,
(i) except in connection with
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R&D
Activities, Additional Activities or Commercial Assessment Period
Additional Activities, (1) conduct any activity for the
benefit of, or sponsored by any Third Party, that has as its goal
or intent discovering, identifying, Exploiting or otherwise
commercializing Light-Based Hair Management Products in the Female
Field, (2) otherwise exercise rights under the Palomar
Technology or Joint Technology with a goal or intent to
Manufacture, sell, have sold, import, export or otherwise
commercialize any Light-Based Hair Management Products in the
Female Field, or any Female Accessory Product or (ii) grant
any license or other rights to any Person to utilize any
intellectual property Controlled by Palomar (including any Palomar
Technology or Joint Technology) with the goal or the intent of
discovering, identifying, Exploiting or otherwise commercializing
(1) Light-Based Hair Management Products in the Female Field,
or (2) any Female Accessory Product. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including Sections 5.3 and 5.4,
the restrictions contained in this Section 5.2(a) shall not
prevent Palomar from conducting any activity, or exercising or
granting any rights or licenses, that has as its goal or intent
Exploitation of a product or system (other than a Female Accessory
Product) outside of the Female Field and not Exploitation of a
product or system in the Female Field, notwithstanding the
possibility that any such product or system may have applications
in the Female Field.
(b) Prior to and
during the Option Exercise Period with respect to the Male Option
set forth in Section 5.1, Palomar covenants to Gillette that
Palomar shall not utilize, or grant any license or other rights to
any Person to utilize, any intellectual property Controlled by
Palomar (including any Palomar Male Technology or Joint Technology)
with the goal or intent of Exploiting Light-Based Hair Management
Products in the Male Field, except in accordance with this
Section 5.2(b). Prior to and during the Option Exercise
Period, Palomar shall have the right to utilize any intellectual
property Controlled by Palomar (including any Palomar Male
Technology or Joint Technology) to research and develop Light-Based
Hair Management Products in the Male Field for the sole purpose of
developing a Male Opportunity to present to Gillette, and Palomar
may enter into agreements with one or more non-commercial Third
Parties (e.g., academic institutions, hospitals or governmental
entities) as may be necessary or desirable to advance such efforts
and such purpose, provided that such agreements shall not grant any
commercialization rights (or options for such rights) to such Third
Parties in the Male Field. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, including this Section 5.2(b) and Sections 5.3
and 5.4, the restrictions contained in this Section 5.2(b)
shall not prevent Palomar from conducting any activity, or
exercising or granting any rights or licenses, that has as its goal
or intent Exploitation of a product or system (other than a Female
Accessory Product) outside of the Male Field and not Exploitation
of a product or system in the Male Field, notwithstanding the
possibility that any such product or system may have applications
in the Male Field.
(c) Palomar
covenants to Gillette that, in the event that at any time during
the Exclusivity Period, Palomar enters into an agreement with a
Third Party whereby the Third Party grants to Palomar a license
with respect to any intellectual property that would, if such
intellectual property were owned by Palomar, constitute Palomar
Technology under this Agreement, Palomar shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain from such Third Party the right to
grant to Gillette a sublicense under such license on terms and
conditions that are no less favorable to Gillette than those terms
and conditions in this Agreement that apply to Gillette’s
Exploitation of Female Products, which sublicense shall be subject,
without limitation, to the last two full sentences of
Section 6.1(i).
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5.3 Covenants
Relating to Exploitation. Palomar acknowledges and agrees that
the exclusivity granted by Palomar to Gillette under the Palomar
Technology, Palomar Male Technology and Palomar’s right,
title and interest in and to the Joint Technology to Exploit Female
Products (and in the event that the parties enter into the Male
Collaboration Agreement, Male Products), is of critical importance
to Gillette, and that without such exclusivity, Gillette would not
have entered into this Agreement. Gillette acknowledges and agrees
that Palomar’s ability to retain or grant to Third Parties
exclusivity with respect to Palomar Technology and Palomar Male
Technology outside the Exclusive Field and with respect to Joint
Technology to Exploit Light-Based Products outside the Field is of
critical importance to Palomar, and without the ability to retain
or grant to Third Parties such exclusivity, Palomar would not have
entered into this Agreement. In order to ensure that Gillette
receives the benefit of such exclusivity in the Exclusive Field,
and that Palomar retains the benefits of such exclusivity outside
the Exclusive Field, the parties agree as follows:
(a) Palomar
covenants to Gillette that:
(i) Palomar will
include in each Third Party agreement in which Palomar grants to
the Third Party a license or other rights under any Palomar
Technology, Palomar Male Technology or Joint Technology to sell,
have sold, offer for sale or otherwise commercialize one or more
Light-Based Products in the Consumer Field or Professional Field
(each such Third Party a “Palomar Licensee,” and each
such agreement, a “Palomar License Agreement”), terms
and conditions that prohibit the Palomar Licensee, at any time
during the Exclusivity Period, from Exploiting any such Technology,
by:
(1) developing any
Light-Based Product intended by Palomar (or such Third Party) for
use (in whole or in part) in the Exclusive Field;
(2) marketing any
Light-Based Product in the Exclusive Field; or
(3) developing or
commercializing in or outside the Field any Female Accessory
Product during its period of commercialization by Gillette or any
Gillette Licensee, provided that any apparatus, component,
accessory, disposable or Consumable as to which Palomar or any
Palomar Licensee has expended material financial and other
resources on its development or commercialization as a Light-Based
Accessory Product before such Female Accessory Product is first
commercialized by Gillette or any Gillette Licensee, shall not be
subject to the restriction contained in this
Section 5.3(a)(i)(3).
(ii) Palomar will
include in each Palomar License Agreement, terms and conditions
that, during the Exclusivity Period:
(1) require the
Palomar Licensee to label Light-Based Products commercialized in
the Consumer Field or Professional Field pursuant to such license
with the following phrase (or similar words which fairly convey
such products are for use only in the licensed field):
“intended only for use in the “x” field,”
where “x” shall mean the field of use for which the
Third Party holds such license and shall in any event exclude the
Exclusive Field;
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(2) prohibit the
Palomar Licensee, in the development and commercialization of
Light-Based Products in the Consumer Field or Professional Field,
from intentionally (A) designing, modifying or otherwise
improving any Light-Based Product(s) with the goal or intent of
improving its efficacy or performance in the Exclusive Field; or
(B) optimizing, inducing, supporting or encouraging the use of
any Light-Based Products in the Exclusive Field;
(3) grant to
Gillette Third Party beneficiary rights to enforce any provision of
such agreement that corresponds to the covenants of Palomar
contained in this Section 5.3(a); and
(4) grant to
Gillette the rights required pursuant to
Section 5.4(b).
(iii) In the event
that Palomar develops or commercializes any Light-Based Products
directly as opposed to granting a (sub) license(s) or other
right(s) to a Third Party(ies) as contemplated in
Sections 5.3(a)(i) and 5.3(a)(ii), Palomar shall comply with
the terms of Sections 5.3(a)(i) and 5.3(a)(ii) to the same
extent as if Palomar were standing in the shoes of any Third Party
referred to in such Sections ( e.g. , by doing that which a
Third Party would be required to do and by refraining from doing
that which a Third Party would be prohibited from doing), provided
that Sections 5.3(a)(i) and 5.3(a)(ii) shall, prior to the
Male Option Termination Date, not apply to Palomar’s
activities related to the Exploitation of Light-Based Products in
the Male Field, so long as Palomar complies with
Section 5.2(b).
(iv) The covenants
of Palomar contained in Sections 5.3(a)(i)(1), 5.3(a)(i)(2)
and 5.3(a)(ii)(2), which apply directly to Palomar and will apply
to Palomar Licensees, shall not prevent Palomar or any Palomar
Licensee from conducting any activity, or exercising or granting
any licenses or other rights, as otherwise permitted under this
Agreement, with respect to the Palomar Technology, Palomar Male
Technology, Joint Technology or otherwise, that has as its goal or
intent Exploitation of a product or system outside the Exclusive
Field and not Exploitation of a product or system in the Exclusive
Field, notwithstanding the possibility that such activity, exercise
or grant may have applications in the Exclusive Field.
(b) Gillette
covenants to Palomar that:
(i) Gillette will
include in each Third Party agreement in which Gillette grants to a
Third Party a license or other rights under any Palomar Technology,
Palomar Male Technology or Joint Technology to sell, have sold,
offer for sale or otherwise commercialize one or more Female
Products (each such Third Party a “Gillette Licensee,”
and each such agreement, a “Gillette License
Agreement”), terms and conditions that prohibit the Gillette
Licensee from Exploiting any such technology, by:
(1) With respect
to the Joint Technology, developing any Light-Based Product
intended by Gillette (or any Gillette Licensee) for use (in whole
or in part) outside the Field, and with respect to the Palomar
Technology, developing any Light-Based Product intended by Gillette
(or such Third Parties) for use (in whole or in part) outside the
Female Field;
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(2) marketing any
Light-Based Product outside the Exclusive Field;
(3) developing or
commercializing in or outside the Field any Light-Based Accessory
Product during its period of commercialization by Palomar or any
Palomar Licensee, provided that any apparatus, component,
accessory, disposable or Consumable as to which Gillette or any
Gillette Licensee has expended material financial and other
resources on its development or commercialization as a Female
Accessory Product before such Light-Based Accessory Product is
first commercialized by Palomar or any Palomar Licensee, shall not
be subject to the restriction contained in this
Section 5.3(b)(i)(3).
(ii) Gillette will
include in each Gillette License Agreement, terms and conditions
that:
(1) require the
Gillette Licensee to label Female Products with the following
phrase (or similar words which fairly convey such products are for
use only in the Female Field): “intended only for use in the
management or removal of female hair”;
(2) prohibit such
Gillette Licensee, in the development and commercialization of
Female Products, from intentionally (A) designing, modifying
or otherwise improving any Female Product(s) with the goal or
intent of improving its efficacy or performance outside the Female
Field, or (B) optimizing, inducing, supporting, or encouraging
the use of Female Products outside the Female Field.
(iii) grant to
Palomar Third Party beneficiary rights to enforce any provision of
such agreement that corresponds to the covenants of Gillette
contained in this Section 5.3(b), provided that such agreement
grants to Gillette a reciprocal right in accordance with
Section 5.3(a)(ii)(3).
(iv) grant to
Palomar Licensees the rights required pursuant to
Section 5.4(a).
(c) In the event
that Gillette develops or commercializes any Female Product
directly as opposed to granting a (sub) license(s) or other
right(s) to a Third Party(ies) as contemplated in
Section 5.3(b)(i) and 5.3(b)(ii), Gillette shall comply with
the terms of Sections 5.3(b)(i) and 5.3(b)(ii) to the same extent
as if Gillette were standing in the shoes of any Gillette Licensee
referred to in such Sections ( e.g. , by doing that which a
Gillette Licensee would be required to do and by refraining from
doing that which a Gillette Licensee would be prohibited from
doing), provided that nothing contained in this Section 5.3(c)
shall limit the scope of the license granted by Palomar to Gillette
in Section 4.1.
(d) The covenants
of Gillette contained in Sections 5.3(b)(i)(1), 5.3(b)(i)(2)
and 5.3(b)(ii)(2) shall not prevent Gillette or any Gillette
Licensee from conducting any activity, or exercising or granting
any licenses or other rights, as otherwise permitted under this
Agreement, with respect to the Palomar Technology, Joint Technology
or otherwise, that has
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as its goal or
intent Exploitation of a product or system with respect to the
Joint Technology, inside the Field, and with respect to all other
such technology, inside the Exclusive Field, notwithstanding the
possibility that such activity, exercise or grant may have
applications outside the Field and Exclusive Field,
respectively.
5.4 Economic
Adjustments for Off-Label Sales
(i) In order to
preserve for each of the Palomar Licensees the economic benefits of
the exclusivity granted by Palomar to such Palomar Licensee under
the Palomar Technology, Palomar Male Technology or Joint Technology
to Exploit Light-Based Products in the Consumer Field or the
Professional Field, as the case may be, Gillette agrees to make
payments to such Palomar Licensee in the manner set forth in
subparagraph (ii) below, to compensate such Palomar Licensee for
certain lost profits, if any, resulting from net off-label
purchases of Female Products by end-users in the exclusive field of
such Palomar Licensee.
(ii) In the event
that any Palomar Licensee shall suffer Lost Profits (calculated in
the manner set forth in subparagraph (iii) below) in excess of
Five Million Dollars (US $5,000,000) in any calendar year, then
such Palomar Licensee may submit a written notice to Gillette (a
“Lost Profits Notice”) specifying its aggregate Lost
Profits for such calendar year and enclosing copies of (A) the
Independent Study (as defined below) supporting such calculation
and (B) the relevant Palomar License Agreement. Within one
hundred and eighty (180) days after receipt thereof, Gillette
shall (1) remit payment to such Palomar Licensee, to such bank
account designated in the Lost Profits Notice, in an amount equal
to the difference between such Lost Profits and Five Million
Dollars ($5,000,000) or (2) provide to such Palomar Licensee a
detailed written critique of such calculation, propose a revised
calculation of such Palomar Licensee’s Lost Profits based on
a new Independent Study, and enclose a copy of such Independent
Study. In the event that Gillette shall propose a revised
calculation, Gillette and such Palomar Licensee shall meet within
thirty (30) days thereafter to attempt in good faith to
negotiate an agreed level of Lost Profits, or otherwise settle the
dispute. In the event that the parties shall fail to reach
agreement at such meeting, either party may bring a lawsuit in any
court of competent jurisdiction to resolve such dispute.
(iii) The Lost
Profits of a Palomar Licensee for a calendar year shall be
determined as follows. Such Palomar Licensee shall retain, at its
expense, a nationally-recognized economic consulting firm to
determine, for such year, on the basis of accepted accounting,
market research, sampling and survey methodology, (A) the
sales of Female Products for such year that displaced sales of
Light-Based Products by or on behalf of Palomar’s Licensee in
the exclusive field of such Palomar Licensee, as specified in the
relevant Palomar License Agreement, and (B) the sales of
Light-Based Products for such year by such Palomar Licensee or its
sublicensees or agents that displaced sales of Female Products by
or on behalf of Gillette; (C) the average net profit of such
Palomar Licensee for each unit of Light-Based Product sold (on a
country-by-country basis, as relevant); (D) the loss of sales
resulting from net off-label sales, calculated on the basis of
(A) and (B); and (E) the lost profits attributable to
such net off-label sales, calculated on the basis of (C) and
(D) (the “Lost Profits”). Such
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determinations
shall be summarized and documented in a report prepared by such
nationally-recognized economic consulting firm (the
“Independent Study”).
(iv)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.4,
Gillette shall have no obligation to make any payment to any
Palomar Licensee hereunder (A) if such Palomar Licensee has
materially breached any provision of the relevant Palomar License
Agreement corresponding to any negative covenant set forth in
Section 5.3(a) hereof or (B) if the Lost Profits claimed
by such Palomar Licensee relate to a period after the termination
or expiration of the period of license exclusivity provided for in
the relevant Palomar License Agreement.
(v) Gillette
hereby consents to Palomar’s granting to each Palomar
Licensee in the relevant Palomar License Agreement third party
beneficiary rights to enforce directly against Gillette any
provision of this Section 5.4(a), provided that such Palomar
License Agreement includes a provision corresponding to that
described in Section 5.4(b).
(b) Palomar
Covenants. Palomar agrees to include in each Palomar License
Agreement covenants that bind the relevant Palomar Licensee in the
same manner and to the same extent that Gillette is bound by
Section 5.4(a), mutatis mutandis (such that Gillette is
accorded thereunder the rights of a Palomar Licensee under
Section 5.4(a) hereof). Further, Palomar agrees to include in
each Palomar License Agreement a grant to Gillette of third party
beneficiary rights to enforce any such provision of such
agreement.
5.5 Duration
and Scope of Section 5.3. Insomuch as certain of the
provisions of Section 5.3 are intended to apply to Gillette
and any Gillette Licensee, and Palomar and any Palomar Licensee,
this Section 5.5 sets forth the general principles for the
duration and scope of Section 5.3:
(a) For as long as
Gillette or a Palomar Licensee has an exclusive (sub)license under
a license granted to it by Palomar under the Palomar Technology or
Joint Technology (as the case may be) sufficient in scope to
Exploit, in the case of Gillette, Female Products, and in the case
of the Palomar Licensee, Light-Based Products outside the Field,
then the Person receiving such license shall enjoy the benefits of
the restrictions contained in Section 5.3(a) or 5.3(b),
respectively, (i.e., as long as the licenses grants in
Section 4.1(a)(i) and 4.1(a)(ii) remain exclusive to Gillette,
Gillette shall enjoy the benefit of the restrictions contained in
Section 5.3(a)). At such time as Gillette or the Palomar
Licensee, as the case may be, no longer has any such exclusive
license, then Gillette or the Palomar Licensee shall no longer
enjoy the benefits of such restrictions.
(b) For as long as
Gillette or a Palomar Licensee is granted a (sub)license by
Palomar, whether exclusive or non-exclusive in scope, under the
Palomar Technology or Joint Technology sufficient in scope to
Exploit, in the case of Gillette, Female Products, and in the case
of the Palomar Licensee, Light-Based Products outside the Field,
then Gillette or the Palomar Licensee, respectively, shall be
subject to the restrictions contained in Section 5.3(a) or
5.3(b), as applicable (i.e., so long as the license grants
in Section 4.1(a)(i) and 4.1(a)(ii) remain in force, Gillette
shall be subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 5.3(b)).
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(c) For the
avoidance of doubt, (i) if Gillette or any such Palomar
Licensee only has non-exclusive rights under Palomar Technology or
Joint Technology, Gillette or such Palomar Licensee, respectively,
shall not enjoy the benefit of the restrictions contained in
Sections 5.3(a) or 5.3(b), but shall be subject to the
restrictions contained in Sections 5.3(a) or 5.3(b), as applicable,
(ii) the ownership interest that Gillette retains in Joint
Technology, as distinguished from the license interest from Palomar
under Section 4.1, shall not by itself render Gillette subject
to the restrictions contained in Section 5.3(b), and
(iii) for this Agreement, ARTICLE X sets forth if and when
Section 5.3 will terminate, and this Section 5.5 is not
intended to vary ARTICLE X or any other provision of this Agreement
in any way, with the understanding that ARTICLE X is intended to
reflect the principles set forth in this
Section 5.5.
5.6
Restrictions Reasonable. The parties acknowledge and agree that
all restrictions contained in this ARTICLE V are reasonable, valid
and necessary for the adequate protection of (a) in the case
of Gillette, Gillette’s Female Product(s) business, and the
Male Option granted by Palomar to Gillette until the Male Option
Termination Date, and (b) in the case of Palomar,
Palomar’s Light-Based Product business, and that neither
party would have entered into this Agreement without the protection
afforded to it by the other party pursuant to this ARTICLE
V.
6.1 Payments
to Palomar for Female Products. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, Gillette shall make the
following payments to Palomar:
(a) R&D
Advance Payment . Gillette shall pay to Palomar five hundred
thousand dollars (US $500,000) within ten (10) business days
of the Effective Date (the “R&D Advance Payment”),
which amount shall be fully creditable against the final payment
that Gillette shall be required to make to Palomar pursuant to
Section 6.1(b) in connection with the R&D Program. Except
as expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such
payment shall otherwise be non-creditable and non-refundable and
there shall be no right of set-off with respect thereto.
(b) R&D
Payments . For the first ten (10) full Calendar Quarters
after the Effective Date, Gillette shall pay to Palomar for each
such Calendar Quarter seven hundred thousand dollars (US $700,000)
to support the R&D Activities (each such payment, an
“R&D Payment” and collectively the “R&D
Payments”) in accordance with Section 1.3(b)(iii). For
the avoidance of doubt, Gillette shall be required to pay to
Palomar seven million dollars (US $7,000,000) in the aggregate, and
no more than seven million five hundred thousand dollars (US
$7,000,000) in the aggregate, unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, in Section 14.2(d), or as the parties may otherwise
agree, in connection with the R&D Program (which amount shall
be inclusive of the five hundred thousand dollar (US $500,000)
payment made by Gillette to Palomar pursuant to Section 6.1(a)
and credited against payments made in connection with the R&D
Program as provided in that Section). In the event that this
Agreement is terminated by Gillette pursuant to
Section 10.4(a) before the final R&D payment becomes due,
Gillette’s shall be obligated to make R&D Payments to
Palomar in the amount of four million five hundred thousand dollars
($4,500,000) in the aggregate (against which amount the five
hundred thousand
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dollar
($500,000) payment made by Gillette to Palomar pursuant to
Section 6.1(a) shall be credited). In the event that this
Agreement is terminated by Gillette pursuant to Section 10.4(b)
before the final R&D payment becomes due, Gillette shall be
obligated to make R&D Payments to Palomar with respect to the
two (2) Calendar Quarters after the Calendar Quarter in which
Gillette provides to Palomar written notice of such termination
(against which amounts the five hundred thousand dollar ($500,000)
payment made by Gillette to Palomar pursuant to Section 6.1(a)
shall be credited). In the event that this Agreement is terminated
by Gillette pursuant to Section 10.4(d) or by Palomar pursuant
to Section 10.3 before the final R&D Payment becomes due,
Gillette shall be obligated to pay Palomar all remaining R&D
Payments (against which remaining amount the five hundred thousand
dollar ($500,000) payment made by Gillette to Palomar pursuant to
Section 6.1(a) shall be credited). In the event that this
Agreement is terminated by Gillette pursuant to Section 10.3
for Palomar’s uncured material breach before the final
R&D Payment becomes due, Gillette shall have no further
obligation from and after the date on which Gillette provides to
Palomar written notice of such termination to pay Palomar any
additional R&D Payments. In the event that Gillette is
obligated to pay Palomar one or more R&D Payments after the
termination of this Agreement as provided above, all such R&D
Payments shall become due and payable within thirty (30) days
of when any such termination becomes effective. All R&D
Payments shall be non-creditable and non-refundable and there shall
be no right of set-off with respect thereto.
(c)
Manufacturing Payments . In the event that Gillette elects
to have Palomar Manufacture the CUT Female Product, Gillette shall
pay to Palomar Manufacturing Fees with respect to such CUT Female
Product, calculated in accordance with Section 3.2. All
Manufacturing Fees shall be non-creditable and non- refundable and
there shall be no right of set-off with respect thereto, except in
the event that an audit provided for in Section 3.2 confirms
that Gillette overpaid Palomar.
(d) Development
Completion Payment(s) .
(i) Development
Completion Payments . In the event that Gillette fails to
terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.4(d) on
or before the First Decision Date or Second Decision Date, as
applicable, Gillette shall pay to Palomar the applicable
Development Completion Payment(s) on or before the First
Development Completion Payment Date or the Second Development
Completion Payment Date, as the case may be:
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with the First Development Completion Payment, “Development
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(ii)
Development Completion Payments Not Creditable or Refundable;
Payable Only Once . Except as provided in Section 1.6(b)
and 14.2, Development Completion Payments made by Gillette at the
First Development Completion Payment Date and the Second
Development Completion Payment Date shall not be refundable or
creditable against TTPs or royalty payments or any other payments
owed by Gillette to Palomar hereunder and there shall be no right
of set-off with respect thereto. Each Development Completion
Payment
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shall be
payable only once irrespective of the number of Female Products
that are developed or commercialized by the parties pursuant to
this Agreement.
(iii)
Understanding . The parties understand and agree that the
Development Completion Payments are made for partial reimbursement
of costs expended by Palomar for its development of Palomar
Technology prior to the Effective Date, as further described in
Section 6.1(e)(i).
(e) TTPs to Be
Made by Gillette to Palomar for Female Products .
(i)
Introduction . The parties understand and agree that Palomar
shall disclose to Gillette a substantial amount of Palomar
Technology developed before the Effective Date. The parties further
understand and agree that Palomar has expended significant effort
and capital to develop such Palomar Technology and without it, the
parties would not be able to commercialize Female Products in the
time-frame or manner contemplated by this Agreement. Gillette shall
pay Palomar the TTPs set forth in this Section 6.1(e), the
Development Completion Payments set forth in Section 6.1(d),
the Annual Exclusivity Collaboration Payments set forth in
Section 6.1(g), the Failure to Launch Payments set forth in
Section 2.1(b), and the lump-sum payments set forth in
Section 6.2(a) as partial reimbursement for Palomar’s
development and disclosure of such Palomar independently-developed
technology. By means of the TTPs, the parties mutually agree that
they have shared equitably the risk involved in determining the
value of such Palomar Technology and the risk involved in
developing and commercializing Female Products (including the risk
involved in creating a new market sector).
(ii) TTPs .
On a Female Product-by-Female Product basis, Gillette shall pay to
Palomar on account of sales or distributions of each such product
by Gillette or any of its agents or (sub)licensees, TTPs in the
amount of four percent (4%) of worldwide Net Sales of each Female
Product(s); provided , however , in the case of each
Female Product Lotion, Gillette’s obligation to pay to
Palomar TTPs with respect to such Female Product Lotion shall be
two percent (2%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as
otherwise expressly provided in Section 6.1(g), 6.1(h) or
ARTICLE VIII, all such TTPs shall be non-creditable and
non-refundable and there shall be no right of set-off with respect
thereto, except in the event that an audit confirms that Gillette
had overpaid Palomar as provided in Section 6.8, whereupon any
over-payment shall be addressed as provided in that
Section.
(iii) TTP
Period . Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar TTPs
pursuant to Section 6.1(e)(ii) shall commence on the date of
First Commercial Sale of a Female Product and shall continue on a
Female Product-by-Female Product basis for as long as such Female
Product is sold or distributed by or on behalf of Gillette or any
of its agents or (sub)licensees.
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(f) Royalties
for Female Products .
(i)
Royalties . On a Female Product-by-Female Product and
country-by-country basis, Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account
of sales or distributions of each such product by Gillette or any
of its agents or (sub)licensees, royalties in the amount of two
percent (2%) of Net Sales of each Female Product where the
Manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or import of such Female
Product would (in the absence of the license(s) or other ownership
interests provided pursuant to this Agreement (including any of
Gillette’s ownership or other interests in the Joint
Patents)) infringe a Valid Claim of a Palomar Patent or Joint
Patent; provided , however , in the case of each
Female Product Lotion, Gillette’s obligation to pay to
Palomar royalties with respect to such Female Product Lotion shall
be one percent (1%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, that in the
event that such Manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or import of
such Female Product(s) would infringe an MGH Valid Claim(s) but no
other Valid Claim, Gillette’s obligation pursuant to this
Section 6.1(f) shall be reduced to one percent (1%) of such
Net Sales and shall apply only if and to the extent that Palomar
has a corresponding payment obligation to MGH under an MGH
Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section 6.1(g), 6.1(h) or ARTICLE VIII, all royalty payments
under this Section 6.1(f)(i) shall be non-creditable and
non-refundable and there shall be no right of set-off with respect
thereto, except in the event that an audit confirms that Gillette
had overpaid Palomar as provided in Section 6.8, whereupon any
over-payment shall be addressed as provided in that
Section.
(ii) Royalty
Period . Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar
royalties pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(i) shall commence on the
date of First Commercial Sale of a Female Product and terminate on
a Female Product-by-Female Product and country-by-country basis on
the date of the last to expire of any Valid Claim of a Palomar
Patent or Joint Patent in such country covering the Manufacture,
sale, offer for sale, importation or use of such
product.
(g) Annual
Exclusivity Collaboration Payments . As further reimbursement
to Palomar for its development and disclosure of Palomar Technology
as described in Section 6.1(e)(i) and in partial consideration of
the exclusivity granted by Palomar to Gillette pursuant to ARTICLE
IV and ARTICLE V, Gillette shall pay Palomar the Annual Exclusivity
Collaboration Payments (as defined below) set forth in this
Section 6.1(g). Subject to ARTICLE X, within thirty
(30) days after the first anniversary of the Second
Development Completion Payment Date (such anniversary, the
“Exclusivity Payment Date”), and thereafter within
thirty (30) days after each anniversary of the Exclusivity
Payment Date, Gillette shall pay to Palomar ten million dollars (US
$ 10,000,000) (each, an “Annual Exclusivity Collaboration
Payment”). For the twelve-month period commencing on the
second anniversary of the Exclusivity Payment Date and any future
such anniversary of the Exclusivity Payment Date, as the case may
be, and ending twelve months thereafter (each twelve month period,
an “Annual Exclusivity Collaboration Period”), the
Annual Exclusivity Collaboration Payment paid during the first
thirty (30) days of the corresponding Annual Exclusivity
Collaboration Period shall be (A) fully creditable against any and
all TTPs or royalties owed by Gillette to Palomar for Net Sales
during the corresponding Annual Exclusivity Collaboration Period,
and (B) payable only once irrespective of the number of Female
Products that are developed or commercialized by the parties
pursuant to this Agreement; provided , however , that
in the event that Gillette elects pursuant to Section 10.2 to
terminate the Exclusivity Period, from and after such termination
date
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no Annual
Exclusivity Collaboration Payments shall be payable by Gillette to
Palomar. For avoidance of doubt, any credits, offsets or other
reductions available under this Agreement for Gillette to credit
against TTPs and royalties owed by Gillette to Palomar (taking into
account Section 6.6(b)) shall not be used to reduce any Annual
Exclusivity Collaboration Payments.
(h) TTP and
Royalty Reductions . Subject to Section 6.6(b), on a
Female Product-by-Female Product and country-by-country basis, with
respect to each Female Product sold by Gillette or any of its
agents or (sub)licensees to one or more Third Parties in a
particular country, during any given Calendar Quarter, if the sum
of TTPs and royalty payments owed by Gillette to Palomar and by
Gillette to one or more Third Parties in connection with sales of
such product in such country exceeds ten percent (10%) of the Net
Sales of such product in such country (prior to application of this
Section), then thirty-three percent (33%) of the difference of
(1) the sum of (A) the applicable royalty rate and the
TTP rate payable to Palomar (as provided in
Sections 6.1(e)(ii) and 6.1(f)(i)) (the sum of such rates, the
“Female Product Payment Rate”) and (B) the rates
of royalties and TTPs payable to such Third Parties, minus
(2) ten percent (10%), shall be reduced from the Female
Product Payment Rate payable to Palomar for such Calendar Quarter
(which reduction shall be applied pro rata to each of the royalty
rate and the TTP rate); provided , however , that in
any Annual Exclusivity Collaboration Period, in no event shall this
Section 6.1(h) reduce the amount of any Annual Exclusivity
Collaboration Payment. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, (i) amounts paid by Gillette to
Palomar pursuant to Section 6.1(i) shall be excluded from the
royalty reduction provisions contained in this Section 6.1(h), and
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section 8.5, amounts paid by the parties pursuant to that
Section shall be excluded from the royalty reduction provisions
contained in this Section 6.1(h).
(i) Third Party
Royalties . In the event that Gillette’s Exploitation of
Female Products triggers any payment obligations to any Third Party
pursuant to an agreement originally entered into by Palomar and
such Third Party prior to or on the Effective Date, including to
MGH pursuant to the MGH Agreements, Palomar shall be solely
responsible for such payments. In the event that Gillette’s
Exploitation of Female Products triggers any payment obligations to
any Third Party pursuant to an agreement originally entered into by
Palomar and such Third Party after the Effective Date, Palomar
shall so inform Gillette in writing and provide to Gillette a copy
of such Third Party agreement. Gillette shall be required to pay to
Palomar any such payment obligations attributable to
Gillette’s exercise of any rights or license (or sublicense)
under such Third Party agreement that accrue after Gillette’s
receipt of such agreement; provided , however , that
in the event that Gillette elects not to exercise any rights or a
license (or sublicense) under such Third Party agreement, Gillette
shall so inform Palomar in writing and from and after such date
Gillette shall have no rights or license (or sublicense) and shall
have no obligations to make such payments to Palomar for such
payment obligations that accrue after such date unless and until
the parties otherwise mutually agree in writing.
6.2 Payments
to Palomar for Gillette Joint Independent Products and Other
Independent Products.
(a)
Lump-Sum Payments for Gillette Joint Independent Products and
Other Independent Products . In partial consideration of the
exclusivity granted by Palomar to Gillette pursuant to ARTICLE IV
and ARTICLE V, Gillette hereby agrees to make the following
payments to Palomar:
(i) Launch
During Exclusivity Period . Subject to
Sections 6.2(a)(iii) and 6.2(a)(iv), in the event that, during
the Exclusivity Period, Gillette Launches a Gillette Joint
Independent Product or an Other Independent Product in the Field,
within thirty (30) days of such Launch, Gillette shall pay to
Palomar on account of the Launch of such product, five million
dollars (US $5,000,000). In the event that, subsequent to such
Launch, Gillette terminates the Exclusivity Period pursuant to
Section 10.2, within thirty (30) days of the end of the
Exclusivity Period, Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account of the
Launch of such product, an additional five million dollars (US
$5,000,000). Such payments shall be non-creditable and
non-refundable and there shall be no right of set-off with respect
thereto.
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(ii)
Launch After Termination of Exclusivity Period . Subject to
Sections 6.2(a)(iii) and 6.2(a)(iv), in the event that, after
the termination, if any, of the Exclusivity Period, Gillette
Launches a Gillette Joint Independent Product or an Other
Independent Product in the Field, within thirty (30) days of
such Launch, Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account of the Launch
of such product, ten million dollars (US $ 10,000,000). Such
payment shall be non-creditable and non-refundable and there shall
be no right of set-off with respect thereto.
(iii)
Lump-Sum Payments Contingent on Regulatory Approval in the
United States for first Female Product . Notwithstanding
anything contained in Sections 6.2(a)(i) and 6.2(a)(ii), in
the event that, as of the date of Gillette’s Launch of a
Gillette Joint Independent Product or Other Independent Product in
the Field, Palomar has not obtained Regulatory Approval in the
United States for the First Female Product, Gillette’s
obligation to make a lump-sum payment to Palomar pursuant to
Section 6.2(a)(i) or 6.2(a)(ii), as applicable, shall be deferred
until thirty (30) days after such Regulatory Approval is
obtained. In the event that Palomar fails to obtain Regulatory
Approval in the United States for the First Female Product,
Gillette shall have no obligation to make any payment(s) to Palomar
pursuant to Sections 6.2(a)(i) and 6.2(a)(ii).
(iv)
Lump-Sum Payment(s) Payable Only Once . Once Gillette has
made a payment(s) to Palomar pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i) or
6.2(a)(ii) on account of the first Gillette Joint Independent
Product or Other Independent Product Launched by Gillette in the
Field, Gillette shall have no further obligation to make payments
to Palomar pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i) or 6.2(a)(ii) on
account of any subsequent or other Gillette Joint Independent
Product or Other Independent Product Launched by Gillette in the
Field.
(b)
TTPs for Gillette Joint Independent Products and Other
Independent Products .
(i) Gillette
Joint Independent Products . Gillette shall pay to Palomar on
account of sales or distributions of each Gillette Joint
Independent Product in the Field by Gillette or any of its agents
or (sub)licensees, on a Gillette Joint Independent
Product-by-Gillette Joint Independent Product basis, TTPs in the
amount of four percent (4%) of worldwide Net Sales of such product;
provided , however , that in the case of each
Independent
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Product Lotion,
Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar TTPs with respect to
such Independent Product Lotion shall be two percent (2%).
Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar TTPs pursuant to this
Section 6.2(b)(i) shall commence on the date of First
Commercial Sale of the Gillette Joint Independent Product and shall
continue, on a Gillette Joint Independent Product-by-Gillette Joint
Independent Product basis, for (A) in the case of a Gillette Joint
Independent Product Launched by Gillette during the Exclusivity
Period, as long as such Gillette Joint Independent Product is sold
by or on behalf of Gillette or any of its agents or (sub)licensees,
and (B) in the case of a Gillette Joint Independent Product
Launched within ten (10) years after the termination of the
Exclusivity Period, twenty (20) years after the Launch of the
first Gillette Joint Independent Product in the Field that is
Launched during the ten (10) years after the termination of
the Exclusivity Period.
(ii) Other
Independent Products . Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account
of sales or distributions of each Other Independent Product in the
Field by Gillette or any of its agents or (sub)licensees, on an
Other Independent Product-by-Other Independent Product basis, TTPs
in the amount of (A) one percent (1%) of worldwide Net Sales
of such product, with respect to sales occurring during the
Exclusivity Period, and (B) two percent (2%) of worldwide Net
Sales with respect to such product, with respect to sales occurring
after the Exclusivity Period has terminated. Gillette’s
obligation to pay to Palomar TTPs pursuant to this
Section 6.2(b)(ii) shall commence on the date of First
Commercial Sale of each Other Independent Product and shall
terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the First Commercial
Sale of the first Other Independent Product Launched by Gillette in
the Field.
(c) Royalties
for Gillette Joint Independent Products . Gillette shall pay to
Palomar on account of sales or distributions of each Gillette Joint
Independent
Product(s) in
the Field by Gillette or any of its agents or (sub)licensees, on a
Gillette Joint Independent Product-by-Gillette Joint Independent
Product and country-by-country basis, royalties in the amount of
two percent (2%) of Net Sales of such product; provided ,
however , that in the case of each Independent Product
Lotion, Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar royalties
with respect to such Independent Product Lotion shall be one
percent (1%). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such
Manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or import of such Gillette
Joint Independent Product(s) would infringe an MGH Valid Claim(s)
but no other Valid Claim, Gillette’s obligation pursuant to
this Section 6.2(c) shall be reduced to one percent (1%) of
such Net Sales and shall apply only if and to the extent that
Palomar has a corresponding payment obligation to MGH under an MGH
Agreement. Gillette’s obligation to pay to Palomar royalties
pursuant to this Section 6.2(c) shall commence on the date of
First Commercial Sale of the Gillette Joint Independent Product and
terminate on a country-by-country basis on the date of the last to
expire of any Valid Claim of a Joint Patent covering such
product.
(d) Royalties
for Non-Light Based Products . In the event, and only to the
extent, that the Manufacture, sale, offer for sale, use or import
of a Non-Light Based Product outside the Field by or on behalf of
Gillette or any of its sublicensees pursuant to the license granted
to Gillette in Section 4.1(a)(iii) would (in the absence of
such license) infringe a Valid Claim of an MGH Patent or an MGH
Joint Patent, Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account of sales or
distributions of each such Non-Light Based Product, on a Non-Light
Based Product,-by-Non-Light Based Product basis, royalties in the
amount of one percent (1%) of Net Sales of such product;
provided , however, that Gillette’s obligation
pursuant to this Section 6.2(d) shall apply
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only if and to
the extent that Palomar has a corresponding payment obligation to
MGH under an MGH Agreement. Gillette’s obligation to pay to
Palomar royalties pursuant to this Section 6.2(d) shall
commence on the date of First Commercial Sale of the Non-Light
Based Product and terminate on a country-by-country basis on the
date of the last to expire of any Valid Claim of a MGH Patent or
MGH Joint Patent covering such product. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in ARTICLE VIII, all royalty payments under this
Section 6.2(d) shall be non-creditable and non-refundable and
there shall be no right of set-off with respect thereto, except in
the event that an audit confirms that Gillette had overpaid Palomar
as provided in Section 6.8, whereupon any over-payment shall
be addressed as provided in that Section.
(e) Royalties
for Products or Systems Exploited Pursuant to the License Grant by
Palomar to Gillette in Section 4.1(a)(iv) . In the event,
and only to the extent, that the Manufacture, sale, offer for sale,
use or import of a product or system outside the Field by or on
behalf of Gillette or any of its sublicensees pursuant to the
license granted to Gillette in Section 4.1(a)(iv) would (in
the absence of such license) infringe a Valid Claim of a Joint
Patent with respect to which Gillette does on have an ownership
interest, Gillette shall pay to Palomar on account of sales or
distributions of each such products or systems, on a
product-by-product or system-by-system basis (as applicable),
royalties in the amount of one percent (1%) of Net Sales of such
product; provided, however, that Gillette’s obligation
pursuant to this Section 6.2(e) shall apply only if and to the
extent that Palomar has a corresponding payment obligation to MGH
under an MGH Agreement. Gillette’s obligation to pay to
Palomar royalties pursuant to this Section 6.2(e) shall
commence on the date of First Commercial Sale of such product or
system in such country and terminate on a country-by-country basis
on the date of the last to expire of any Valid Claim of any such
Joint Patent covering such product or system. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in ARTICLE VIII, all royalty payments under this
Section 6.2(e) shall be non-creditable and non-refundable and
there shall be no right of set-off with respect thereto, except in
the event that an audit confirms that Gillette had overpaid Palomar
as provided in Section 6.8, whereupon any over-payment shall
be addressed as provided in that Section.
6.3 Payments
to Gillette.
(a) Products
Claimed by Gillette Licensed Patents . Subject to the terms,
conditions and limitations of this Agreement, including
Section 6.3(b), in the event that Palomar Exploits, or grants
to a Third Party a sublicense to Exploit, any product or service
covered by a Gillette Licensed Patent, and provided that Gillette
has granted to Palomar a license under the Gillette Licensed
Patents that is being exercised by such Exploitation, Palomar shall
pay to Gillette on a product-by-product and country-by-country
basis, royalties in the amount of one percent (1%) of Net Sales of
such product or service in such country, which Net Sales shall be
calculated as provided in the definition of “Net
Sales,” substituting therein “Palomar” for
“Gillette” wherever such term appears. The royalty
obligations under this Section 6.3(a) shall terminate, on a
country-by-country basis, with respect to each product for which a
royalty is payable upon the expiration date in such country of the
last to expire of any Valid Claim of a Gillette Licensed Patent
covering such product or service.
(b) Third Party
Royalties . In the event that Palomar’s Exploitation of
any product or service under the rights granted by Gillette to
Palomar under the Gillette Licensed Patents triggers any payment
obligations by Gillette to any Third Party, Gillette shall so
inform
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Palomar in
writing and provide to Palomar a copy of such Third Party
agreement. Palomar shall be required to pay to Gillette any such
payment obligations attributable to Palomar’s exercise of any
rights or license (or sublicense) under such Third Party agreement
that accrue after Palomar’s receipt of such agreement;
provided , however , that in the event that Palomar
elects not to exercise any rights or a license (or sublicense)
under such Third Party agreement, Palomar shall so inform Gillette
in writing and from and after such date Palomar shall have no such
rights or license (or sublicense) and shall have no obligation to
make such payments to Gillette for such payment obligations that
accrue after such date unless and until the parties otherwise
mutually agree in writing.
6.4 TTP and
Royalty Reductions for Independent Products. Subject to
Section 6.6(b), on an Independent Product-by-Independent
Product and country-by- country basis, with respect to each
Independent Product sold by Gillette or any of its agents,
distributors or (sub)licensees to one or more Third Parties in a
particular country, during any given Calendar Quarter, if the sum
of TTPs and royalty payments owed by Gillette to Palomar and by
Gillette to one or more Third Parties in connection with sales of
such Independent Product in such country, exceeds ten percent (10%)
of the Net Sales of such product in such country (prior to
application of this Section), then thirty-three percent (33%) of
the difference of (1) the sum of (A) the applicable TTP
rate and royalty rate payable to Palomar (as provided in this
ARTICLE VI) (the sum of such rates, the “Independent Product
Payment Rate”) and (B) the rates of TTPs and royalties
payable to such Third Parties, minus (2) ten percent (10%),
shall be reduced from the Independent Product Payment Rate payable
to Palomar for such Calendar Quarter (which reduction shall be
applied pro rata to each of the TTP rate and the royalty rate).
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, amounts paid by Gillette to Palomar pursuant to
Section 6.1(i) shall be excluded from the royalty reduction
provisions contained in this Section 6.4.
6.5 Royalty
Reductions for Gillette Licensed Patents. On
product/service-by-product/service and country-by-country basis,
with respect to each product/service sold by or distributed by
Palomar or any of its agents, distributors or (sub)licensees to one
or more Third Parties in a particular country for which Palomar is
obligated to pay Gillette a royalty pursuant to Section 6.3, during
any given Calendar Quarter, if the sum of royalty payments owed by
Palomar to Gillette and by Palomar to one or more Third Parties, as
the case may be, in each case in connection with sales of such
product/service in such country, exceeds ten percent (10%) of the
Net Sales of such product/service in such country (prior to
application of this Section), then thirty-three percent (33%) of
the difference of (1) the sum of (A) the applicable
royalty rate payable to Gillette (as provided in this ARTICLE VI)
(the sum of such rates, the “Product/Service Payment
Rate”) and (B) the rates of TTPs and royalties payable to
such Third Parties, minus (2) ten percent (10%), shall be
reduced from the Product/Service Payment Rate payable to Gillette
for such Calendar Quarter; provided , however, that in no
event shall the Product/Service Payment Rate be reduced more than
thirty-three percent (33%) in any Calendar Quarter. For purposes of
this Section, for sales by Palomar or any of its of its agents or
(sub)licensees, Net Sales shall be calculated as provided in the
definition of “Net Sales,” substituting therein
“Palomar” for “Gillette” wherever such term
appears. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to
the contrary, amounts paid by Palomar to Gillette pursuant to
Section 6.3(b) shall be excluded from the royalty reduction
provisions contained in this Section 6.5.
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6.6 TTP and
Royalty Payments.
(a) In
General . Running royalties and TTPs payable pursuant to
Sections 6.1(e)(ii), 6.1(f)(i), 6.2(b)(i), 6.2(c) and 6.3 shall be
payable on a Calendar Quarterly basis, within sixty (60) days
after the end of each Calendar Quarter, based upon the Net Sales
during such Calendar Quarter, commencing with the Calendar Quarter
in which the First Commercial Sale of a Product is made. Royalties
shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP and with the terms of
this ARTICLE VI.
(b) Offsets,
Credits and Reductions. Notwithstanding any right of Gillette
(i) pursuant to Article VIII to offset or credit certain
amounts against royalties or TTPs owed by Gillette to Palomar in
this Agreement, or (ii) pursuant to Section 6.1(h) or 6.4
to otherwise reduce the amount of royalties or TTPs payable by
Gillette to Palomar, the aggregate credits, offsets and other
reductions that Gillette shall be permitted to apply in any given
Calendar Quarter with respect to a particular product shall not
exceed, in the case of royalties, if any, royalties in the amount
of one percent (1%) of Net Sales during such Calendar Quarter with
respect to such product, and in the case of TTPs, if any, TTPs in
the amount of one percent (1%) of Net Sales during such Calendar
Quarter with respect to such product. Credits, offsets and
reductions not exhausted in any Calendar Quarter may be carried
into future Calendar Quarters, subject to the foregoing
sentence.
(c)
Covenants . The parties have agreed to the TTPs set forth in
Sections 6.1(e) and 6.2(b) and the royalties set forth in
Sections 6.1(f) and 6.2(c). Gillette hereby stipulates to the
fairness and reasonableness of such TTPs and royalties and
covenants not to allege or assert, or cause any Third Party to
allege or assert, that the TTP or royalty obligations are
unenforceable or illegal in any way. To the extent permitted by
Applicable Law, Gillette further covenants to include in any
agreement with a Third Party in which it grants to such Third Party
a sublicense under any license granted to it by Palomar hereunder a
term that prohibits such Third Party from alleging or asserting to
any court or other appropriate governmental entity that the
payments owed to Gillette by such Third Party on account of
payments owed by Gillette to Palomar under this Agreement are
unenforceable or illegal in any way. In the event that Gillette
asserts or alleges, or causes any Third Party to assert or allege,
to any court or other appropriate governmental entity that such
TTPs or royalties are not legal or otherwise enforceable, this
assertion or allegation will constitute a material breach by
Gillette hereunder and Palomar shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement immediately in accordance with Section 10.3
because of the material breach by Gillette without any opportunity
to cure.
6.7 TTP and
Royalty Statements. Each TTP and royalty payment hereunder
shall be accompanied by a statement showing (a) the number of
units of each product sold by the payor party on a
country-by-country basis during the applicable Calendar Quarter,
(b) the amount of royalties and TTPs, if any, due on such Net
Sales, (c) withholding taxes, if any required by Applicable
Law to be deducted, (d) the date of the First Commercial Sale
for all Products in any country that occurred during the reporting
period, (e) any calculation concerning a reduction in TTPs or
royalties pursuant to Section 6.1(h), 6.4 or 6.5, as
applicable, and (f) the exchange rates used in determining the
amount of United States dollars. In addition, each TTP and royalty
and other payment hereunder shall be accompanied by a statement
showing (i) any credits, offsets or other reductions (if any)
taken against such payment, (ii) a reasonably
detailed
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statement of
the source of such credits, offsets or other reductions;
(iii) the provision(s) of this Agreement expressly authorizing
such credits, offsets or other reductions, (iv) the extent to
which such credits, offsets or other reductions were capped
pursuant to Section 6.6(b) or any provision of ARTICLE VIII;
and (v) the amount and nature any credits, offsets and other
reductions that are carried into future Calendar Quarters as a
result of being capped pursuant to such Section or
ARTICLE.
6.8 Records
Retention; Audit.
(a) Record
Retention . Until the third (3rd) anniversary of
December 31 of the Calendar Year in which a product for which
a party owed to the other party TTP or royalty payments is sold or
distributed, the paying party shall keep (and shall ensure that its
agents and (sub)licensees shall keep) records of such sales in
sufficient detail to confirm the accuracy of the TTP or royalty
calculations hereunder. With respect to any credits, offsets or
other reductions (if any) taken against any TTP or royalty or other
payment, until the third (3rd) anniversary of December 31 of
the Calendar Year in which any such credit, offset or other
reduction is taken, the paying party shall keep (and shall ensure
that its agents and (sub)licensees shall keep) records of such
credits, offsets or other reductions in sufficient detail to
confirm the accuracy of them hereunder.
(b) Audit .
Upon the written request of the receiving party and not more than
once in each Calendar Year, the paying party shall permit an
independent certified public accounting firm of nationally
recognized standing selected by the receiving party, and reasonably
acceptable to the paying party, at the receiving party’s
expense, to have access during normal business hours, and upon
reasonable prior written notice, to such of the records of the
paying party as may be reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy
of the TTP or royalty reports hereunder for any Calendar Year
ending not more than twenty-four (24)&
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