LICENCE AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement” ), entered in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, as of September 11, 2008.
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OCEANUTRASCIENCES Inc , a corporation
duly incorporated in Canada, having its head office at 72, rue du
Port, Matane, Quebec G4W 3M6, represented for the purpose hereof by
André Rancourt, duly authorized as he so declares;
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(hereinafter called " ONS" )
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BIO-SOLUTIONS CORP, a corporation duly
incorporated under the laws of Nevada, .having its head office at
14517 Joseph-Marc-Vermette, Mirabel, Québec, Canada J7J 1X2
represented for the purpose hereof by Roger Corriveau, duly
authorized as he so declares;
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(hereinafter called “
BIO” )
WHEREAS ONS has rights in certain
technology known as Nutra-Pro 80-20;
WHEREAS ONS is interested in granting
license rights to market and sell the ONS Product (as defined
below) and to use the Trademarks (as defined below) in the
Territory (as defined hereinafter);
WHEREAS ONS owns or has access to the
equipment, facilities and has the required skills to manufacture or
have manufactured the ONS Product in accordance with applicable
standards;
WHEREAS BIO desires to acquire license
and Trademark rights to the ONS Product in the Territory, upon the
terms and conditions herein set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS BIO wishes to retain the
services of ONS to supply it with the ONS Product upon the terms
and conditions set forth this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE
MUTUAL COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN AND INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY
BOUND, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1.
DEFINITIONS (Defined Terms) . Each time
the following terms are used in this agreement and as far as the
context does not clearly give them another meaning, they shall have
the following meaning:
1.1.
“ Affiliates ” shall mean any legal entity (such
as a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company) that
controls is controlled by, or under common control with, BIO or
ONS, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition,
the term "control" means (i) beneficial ownership of at least fifty
percent (50%) of the voting securities of a corporation or other
business organization with voting securities or (ii) a fifty
percent (50%) or greater interest in the net assets or profits of a
partnership or other business organization without voting
securities.
1.2.
" Agreement " shall mean this License Agreement.
1.3.
“ ONS Marketing Resources ” means all currently
existing and future marketing materials, research reports,
advertisements, educational materials, art work, designs or other
materials related to ONS Product that are developed by or for ONS,
and used by ONS or its predecessor to promote or market ONS Product
in the Territory, and all currently existing and future Published
Studies (as defined below). BIO is free to use the ONS
Marketing Resources at its entire discretion, provided however that
it acknowledges that ONS makes no representations or warranties
with respect to the accuracy of the information, the regulatory
compliance or the validity of the claims found in the ONS Marketing
Resources that were prepared by or for ONS.
1.4.
" ONS Product " means Nutra-Pro 80-20, in its pure form,
1.5.
" Effective Date " means the date of this Agreement as set
forth above.
1.6.
“Finished Package” 5 kilos seal pack
1.7.
“Nutra-pro 80-20” See Schedule A
1.8.
“ Materials ” means any packaging, labels and/or
advertisement relating to the ONS Product, any claim relating to
the functions and characteristics of the ONS Product, or the dose
and dosage in respect of the ONS Product used in the Territory, as
well as any future changes related to any of the aforementioned,
including Promotional Items and Product Packaging, but not
including ONS Marketing Resources.
1.9.
“ Patents ” means all currently existing and
future US, Canadian and international patents, patent applications,
and any future patents and patent applications relating to
Nutra-Pro 80-20, or the ONS Product, including any other patents
and other intellectual property protection resulting from reissues,
reexaminations, extension, modifications or divisions of such
patents, as well as any rights granted pursuant to patents
pending.
1.10.
“ Product Packaging ” means the packaging and
labels designed by BIO for the ONS Product in the Territory that
incorporate the Trademarks for the applicable ONS Product required
or permitted by this Agreement.
1.11.
“Promotional Items" means any type of promotional
material or object used to entice the use and sale of the ONS
Product in the Territory, but excludes ONS Marketing Resources.
1.12.
“Published Studies” means published research
materials; reports and clinical studies related to non-prescription
cholesterol management applications of any ONS Product.
1.13.
" Purchase Order " means the form on which BIO shall order
the ONS Product as described in Section 3 below.
1.14.
" Territory " North America, animal feed.
1.15.
" Trademarks " means ONS currently existing and future US,
Canadian and international trademarks, logos and trade names,
including, but not limited to “Nutra Pro 80-20” and
their representations in the form of designs, that are related to
the ONS Product, as they may be modified from time to time as well
as all applications and registrations related thereto, including,
but not limited to, those identified on Schedule B to this
Agreement which is hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
1.16.
The “ Animal Feed ” means sales and marketing to
the following vet, hand users, feed company all market for animal
feed.
2.1.
ONS hereby grants to BIO, and BIO hereby accepts, the right to
licence the ONS Product during the Term, including co-packaging,
marketing, selling and distributing, in the Territory, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth below and otherwise set forth in
this Agreement.
(a)
This licence right shall be exclusive with respect to the
Territory
(b)
BIO shall at all time uses its best efforts in order to actively
promote the sales of the ONS Product pursuant to this Agreement and
develop the market for the ONS Product in the Territory.
2.2 .
BIO hereby acknowledges that any claims made in the packaging
and/or advertisement relating to the ONS Product which is created
or used by BIO, any claim relating to the functions and
characteristics of the ONS Product made in the Materials used in
the Territory, as well as any future changes related to any of the
aforementioned, shall be the sole responsibility of BIO, except for
the use of Published Studies or the use of claims made or
information provided in the Published Studies. All such
Materials used in the Territory shall be subject to the prior
written approval of ONS, with the sole objective being to ensure
that they adequately protect ONS trademarks and copyrights, with
such approval not being unreasonably
withheld... ONS shall not require BIO to make any
changes to the Materials that do not affect ONS trademarks,
copyrights, or ONS trademark policies that have been applied
worldwide in a consistent manner to all distributors of the ONS
Product. BIO shall submit to ONS all proposed
Materials at least thirty (30) days prior to publicly releasing any
such Materials. Except as otherwise provided herein,
upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, each of BIO and
ONS agrees not to use or advertise any trademarks, logos or other
property rights of the other party.
2.3.
ONS hereby grants BIO the right to use the Trademarks in connection
with the promotion, marketing and sale of ONS Product in the
Territory and the right to use the applicable Trademarks in
relation with the Promotional Items and Product Packaging, ONS
Marketing Resources, and the Materials in the Territory, the whole
without any consideration other than as provided
herein. ONS hereby grants BIO the right to use the
Trademarks in the Territory that relate to the ONS Product in
relation with the Promotional Items and the Materials in the
Territory, the whole without any consideration other than as
provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
rights granted under this Section 2.3 are subject to revocation or
modification if the license granted under Section 2.1 above is
revoked or modified as provided in Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), or
2.1(c).
2.4.
ONS shall make available to BIO, and BIO may use, all ONS Marketing
Resources. In addition, subject to the limitations set
forth above, BIO may design, create and use any Promotional Items
and Product Packaging in connection with the marketing and sale of
the ONS Product; provided, however, any such Promotional Items and
Product Packaging shall be subject to the approval of ONS, with the
sole objective being to ensure that they adequately protect ONS
trademarks and copyrights, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
2.5.
BIO may not grant any licence rights related to the ONS Product to
third parties without the prior written approval of ONS, such
approval being at ONS sole discretion; provided, however, that BIO
may, with the approval of ONS, grant all or any of the licence
rights granted to BIO under this Agreement to any of BIO’s
Affiliates and to the third parties that are listed on Schedule
C to this Agreement, such ONS approval shall not unreasonably
be withheld.
2.6.
Any license rights granted by BIO shall include provisions that
require the licensee to be subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, including, but not limited to Sections 2.2 and 9.3
of this Agreement. Any licence agreement granted by BIO
shall include a provision pursuant to which, upon termination of
this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the licence agreement
will be either terminated or assumed by ONS, at ONS sole
discretion. No distributor shall be granted a term
greater than the term of this Agreement. Should this
Agreement be terminated, BIO’s ability to grant further
licence rights shall immediately terminate. BIO shall be
solely liable for any and all such distributors.
2.7.
As consideration for the license granted hereunder, BIO agrees that
it will pay ONS the following amounts:
after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by both BIO and ONS, a payment of One hundred
Fifty Thousand Canadian dollars (CDN$150,000.00).
50,000.00$ on the 31 July 2008
50,000.00$ on the 31 October 2008
50,000.00$ on the 31 December 2008
3.1.
ONS hereby undertakes and agrees to manufacture or have
manufactured all ONS Product required by BIO, in accordance with
the orders received from BIO, such orders being in the form of a
Purchase Order (a “ Purchase Order ”) having
terms and conditions to be established in good faith, to the
satisfaction of the parties, acting reasonably, the whole in
accordance with the Specifications for the ONS Product which are
annexed hereto as Schedule “A ”, which shall be
subject to modification as described in Section 3.2 below (the
“ Specifications ”). Schedule
A hereto sets forth the Specifications for Nutra-Pro 80-20 and
shall be modified from time to time, to add Specifications related
to any other ONS Products that may be sold by BIO under this
Agreement, or any modification made pursuant to Section 3.2
below. Each Purchase Order shall be for at least one
hundred kilograms (100 Kg) of the ONS Product. After the
first anniversary of this Agreement, ONS, may, at its sole option,
supply the ONS Product only in bulk powder and ONS will have no
further obligation to supply finished product to
BIO. ONS may reject any Purchase Order that does not
meet the requirements established by this Agreement; provided,
however, that ONS shall have been deemed to accept each Purchase
Order, unless it provides BIO with a written objection to such
Purchase Order within ten (10) days of receipt of such Purchase
Order, and sets forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for
the rejection of such Purchase Order.
3.2.
ONS may, at any time, modify the Specifications of the ONS Product
in a reasonable manner, provided that such modification does not
substantially alter the nature of the ONS Product, subject to
ninety days (90) prior written notice of same being given to BIO,
such notice to be accompanied by an explanation of such
modification with any applicable regulatory documents from the
country of manufacture . Any such modification
shall apply only with respect to orders received after the
expiration of such ninety (90) day prior notice period.
3.3.
The ONS Product shall conform to all applicable United States laws,
rulings, rules, standards and regulations relating to the
manufacturing and storing of the ONS Product.
3.4.
ONS shall ship the quantities of the ONS Product specified by BIO
in any Purchase Order within sixty (60) days from the date of the
approval of any Purchase Order, in the form of powder in sealed
bags, as specified in the BIO Purchase Order, subject to the
provisions of Section 3.1 above. The delivery lead-time
shall be revisited at such time as ONS’s manufacturing
facility is operational. The Finished Boxes shall
be included in a retail shipper box that includes 10 Finished
sealed bags. ONS shall have manufactured and use the Product
Packaging designs and specifications provided by BIO to package and
label the ONS Products. Unless prohibited by applicable
law, BIO may identify itself (using its trade names or trademarks)
on Product Packaging and Promotional Items, as the manufacturer of
the ONS Product. Where required by law, ONS shall be
identified on Product Packaging and Promotional Items as the
manufacturer of the ONS Product..
3.5.
All orders shall be shipped F.O.B. ONS facility to the address or
addresses indicated by BIO in the Purchase Order.
3.6.
Prior to the signing of this Agreement, BIO shall provide ONS with
a forecast of the quantities required for the Territory for the
remainder of 2008, including the projected delivery date and
quantity of bulk ONS Product required. BIO shall use its
best efforts to provide accurate forecasts, and shall update such
forecasts each subsequent quarter for the duration of the
Agreement. ONS will have the right to refuse any
Purchase Order that exceeds by 51% or more the most recent forecast
provided by BIO to ONS; unless BIO has provided ONS with an updated
forecast not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such
Purchase Order.
3.7.
The ONS Product sold to BIO pursuant to the terms hereof will be
set at a price of CDN$126.00 per kilogram of bulk powder 5 kilos
seal bag, pre-tax and FOB the ONS facility. ONS may
increase this price at any time upon one hundred and twenty (120)
days prior written notice to BIO, provided that such written notice
is accompanied by a reasonable explanation of the justification for
the price increase. Any such price increase shall apply
only with respect to Purchase Orders given after the expiration of
such 120-day notice period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties agree that the initial price set forth above
will be guaranteed for the first year of this Agreement.
3.8.
The terms of payment will be net 30 days from the date of
invoicing, such date of invoicing being the same as the shipment
date of the ONS Product.
3.9.
Title to the ONS Product sold and risk of loss of such ONS Product
passes to BIO upon delivery of such ONS Product to the carrier at
ONS facility.
3.10.
BIO shall be obligated to order from ONS, for the Territory, the
following minimum quantities of the ONS Product for the periods
indicate below:
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Period
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Total Annual Amount of ONS Product Purchased by BIO
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First year (starting at the Effective
Date)
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1,250
Kg
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Second year
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Third year
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* ONS and BIO agree for 6 months open
starting at the effective date, to establish needs for year 2 and
3.
Should BIO fail to order the minimum quantity
specified during any period, ONS may, but shall not be required to,
by giving BIO written notice within thirty (30) days after the end
of the applicable period to either, (i) change the licence rights
and the right to the Trademarks granted to BIO, or (ii) terminate
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BIO shall
have thirty (30) days from receipt of such written notice, to cure
any such failure, by ordering such amount of additional ONS Product
as required to make up the deficiency, in which case this Agreement
shall continue as if such deficiency had not occurred.
3.11.
If this Agreement is renewed for one or more additional terms as
provided in Section 7.2 below, prior to the commencement of each
additional renewal term, the parties shall negotiate in good faith,
a reasonable increase in the minimum quantities required for each
one-year period during each renewal term.
4.
CONTRACTUAL WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4.1.
ONS warrants to BIO that all ONS Products sold to BIO will
materially conform to the Specifications established from time to
time for the ONS Products, in accordance with sub-section
3.1. ONS warrants to BIO that all ONS Products sold to
BIO will comply with all applicable laws as set forth in Section
3.3 of this Agreement. ONS will replace in a
commercially reasonable period at no cost to BIO, any ONS Product
suffering from a material no