LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This LICENSE
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
February 15, 2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), is
made by and between Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation having its principal office at 4222 Emperor Blvd.,
Suite 200, Durham, NC 27703 (“ Inspire ”), and
InSite Vision Incorporated, a Delaware corporation having its
principal office at 965 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 (“
InSite ”). Inspire and InSite are each sometimes
referred to individually as a “ Party ” and
together as the “ Parties .”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, InSite is engaged in the research,
development and commercialization of proprietary pharmaceutical
products for the treatment of ophthalmic indications and owns
certain patents, know-how and regulatory filings relating to
certain products;
WHEREAS, Inspire is engaged in the research,
development and commercialization of proprietary pharmaceutical
products for the treatment of ophthalmic indications;
and
WHEREAS, Inspire desires to obtain from InSite,
and InSite desires to grant to Inspire, the exclusive rights in the
Territory to certain patents, know-how and regulatory filings for
the commercialization of Subject Products (each as defined
below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing premises and the mutual representations, covenants and
agreements contained herein, Inspire and InSite, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
When used in
this Agreement, whether in the singular or plural, each of the
following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in
this Article 1.
1.1
“ 2006 Senior Notes
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(e).
1.2
“ Acceptable Label
” means, for a Subject Product in the United States,
FDA-approved labeling for the treatment of bacterial
conjunctivitis, where such label: (a) indicates dosing of such
Subject Product of not more than two (2) times daily for seven (7)
days, (b) permits expiration dating of such Subject Product of no
less than eighteen (18) months, and (c) has a comparable side
effect profile to ocular antibiotics being marketed as of the
Effective Date.
1.3
“ Affiliate ”
means a corporation or non-corporate business entity that, directly
or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with the Person specified. An entity will be regarded as in
control of another entity if: (a) it owns, directly or indirectly,
at least 50% of the voting securities or capital stock of such
entity, or has other comparable ownership interest with respect to
any entity other than a corporation; or (b) it possesses, directly
or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of the corporation or non-corporate
business entity, as applicable, whether through the ownership or
control of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
1.4
“ AzaSite Patent Rights
” means, collectively, (a) (i) all Patent Rights related to
any Subject Product or its manufacture or use that are Controlled
by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the Effective Date,
including without limitation all patents and patent applications
listed as “AzaSite Patent Rights” in Schedule 1
, as may be amended by the Parties from time to time, and (ii) all
Patent Rights with priority based on such patents or patent
applications or on any application on which the priority of such
patents or patent applications is based, (b) all Patent Rights,
other than those set forth in the foregoing clause (a), that are
Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite as of the Effective
Date or at any time thereafter during the Term and are necessary to
make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or import any Subject
Product in the Field in the Territory, and (c) all Patent Rights
related to any InSite Developments that are Controlled by InSite or
an Affiliate of InSite. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“AzaSite Patent Rights” shall not include the Container
Patent Rights, the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Columbia Patent
Rights or the Pfizer Patent Rights.
1.5
“ AzaSite Trademark
” means the trademark AzaSite™.
1.6
“ Breach Notice ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.7
“ Breaching Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.8
“ Business Day ”
means any day, except Saturday and Sunday, on which commercial
banking institutions in New York are open for business. Any
reference in this Agreement to “day” whether or not
capitalized shall refer to a calendar day, not a Business
Day.
1.9
“ Cardinal ”
means Cardinal Health PTS, LLC.
1.10
“ Cardinal Agreement
” means the Manufacturing Services Agreement entered into by
InSite and Cardinal on September 12, 2005.
1.11
“ Columbia ”
means Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
1.12
“ Columbia Agreement
” means the letter agreement entered into by and between
InSite and Columbia on February 27, 1992.
1.13
“ Columbia Patent
Rights ” means all Patent Rights licensed to InSite under
the Columbia Agreement related to any Subject Product or its
manufacture or use, including without limitation all patents listed
as “Columbia Patent Rights” in Schedule 1 ,
in each case to the extent Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of
InSite as of the Effective Date and any time thereafter during the
Term.
1.14
“ Commercially Reasonable
Efforts ” means, with respect to the efforts of a
particular Party to complete specific tasks or obligations under
this Agreement, the efforts and resources that would be used,
consistent with prevailing pharmaceutical industry standards, by a
company of similar size and scope to such Party with respect to a
product or potential product at a similar stage in its development
or product life and of similar market potential, taking into
account efficacy, safety, the anticipated Regulatory Authority
approved labeling, the competitiveness of alternative products in
the marketplace or under development, the profitability of the
product including the royalties payable to Third Party licensors,
the patent and other proprietary position of the product, the
likelihood of Regulatory Approval, the commercial value of the
product and other relevant factors. Commercially Reasonable Efforts
shall be determined on a country-by-country basis for a particular
product or potential product, and it is anticipated that the level
of effort will change over time, reflecting changes in the status
of the product or potential product and the market
involved.
1.15
“ Confidential
Information ” of a Party means all secret, confidential
or proprietary information or data, whether provided in written,
oral, graphic, video, computer or other form, provided by such
Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) to the other
Party (the “ Receiving Party ”) pursuant to this
Agreement (including information generated by or on behalf of such
Party pursuant to this Agreement and disclosed to the other Party),
which may include without limitation information relating to the
Disclosing Party’s existing or proposed research, development
efforts, sales and supply forecasts, financial projections, other
sales and marketing information, patent applications, business or
products and any other materials that have not been made available
by the Disclosing Party to the general public. The terms of this
Agreement shall also be deemed Confidential Information of each
Party, except to the extent disclosed pursuant to Section 8.4
herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentences, the term
“Confidential Information” shall not include any
information or materials that the Receiving Party can
demonstrate:
(a)
were already known to the Receiving
Party (other than under an obligation of confidentiality), at the
time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the extent such
Receiving Party has documentary evidence to that effect;
(b)
were generally available to the
public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its
disclosure to the Receiving Party;
(c)
became generally available to the
public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure
or development, as the case may be, and other than through any act
or omission of the Receiving Party in breach of its confidentiality
obligations under this Agreement;
(d)
were subsequently lawfully disclosed
to the Receiving Party by a Third Party who had no obligation to
the Disclosing Party not to disclose such information to
others;
(e)
were independently discovered or
developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party without the use of
the Confidential Information belonging to the other Party and the
Receiving Party has documentary evidence to that effect;
or
(f)
is approved for release by the
Disclosing Party in writing.
1.16
“ Container Patent
Rights means, collectively, (a) (i) all patents and patent
applications listed as “Container Patent Rights” in
Schedule 1 , as may be amended by the Parties from time to
time, and (ii) all Patent Rights with priority based on such
patents or patent applications or on any application on which the
priority of such patents or patent applications is based, and (b)
all Patent Rights, other than those set forth in the foregoing
clause (a), that are Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite
as of the Effective Date or at any time thereafter during the Term
and are necessary to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or
import any Subject Product in the Field in the
Territory.
1.17
“ Control ,”
“ Controls ,” or “ Controlled
” means, with respect to specific materials, Know-How or
Patent Rights, that the applicable Party owns or has a license
under such materials, Know-How or Patent Rights and has the ability
to grant to the other Party licenses or sublicenses thereto as
contemplated under this Agreement without violating the terms of
any agreement or other arrangement with, or the rights of, any
Third Party existing as of the date on which such license or
sublicense is granted.
1.18
“ Coordination
Committee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.7.
1.19
“ Course of Action
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.6(a).
1.20
“ Current Indication
” means bacterial conjunctivitis.
1.21
“ Current Product
” means the Subject Product with the composition and
formulation described in the IND with the number 62,873 or NDA
with the number 50-810, as each may be amended, for the Current
Indication.
1.22
“ [***] Agreement
” means the letter agreement entered into by InSite and
[***].
1.23
“ Disclosing Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.15.
1.24
“ Domain Names ”
means the internet domain names set forth in
Schedule 1.24 , such domain names being owned and
registered by InSite.
1.25
“ Drug Master File
” means a Drug Master File, as defined in the U.S. Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 314.420
as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (or the
equivalent thereto as specified in any succeeding legislation), or
any foreign equivalent thereto, with respect to the manufacture of
any Subject Product or an Inspire Licensed Product.
1.26
“ DuraSite Patent
Rights ” means, collectively, (a) (i) all patents and
patent applications listed as “DuraSite Patent Rights”
in Schedule 1 , as may be amended by the Parties from time
to time, and (ii) all Patent Rights with priority based on such
patents or patent applications or on any application on which the
priority of such patents or patent applications is based, and (b)
all Patent Rights, other than those set forth in the foregoing
clause (a), that are Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of InSite
as of the Effective Date or at any time thereafter during the Term
and are necessary to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or
import any Subject Product in the Field in the
Territory.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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1.27
“ FDA ” means the
United States Food and Drug Administration, or any successor agency
thereof.
1.28
“ Field ” means
the treatment, prevention or palliation of any human ocular or
ophthalmic disease or condition.
1.29
“ First Commercial Sale
” means, with regard to a particular Inspire Licensed Product
in a country in the Territory, the first commercial sale by Inspire
or its Affiliate or sublicensee of such Inspire Licensed Product to
a Third Party for end use or consumption in such country after
Inspire’s (or its Affiliate’s or sublicensee’s)
receipt of Regulatory Approval for such Inspire Licensed Product in
such country. Use of Inspire Licensed Products for promotional,
sampling or compassionate use purposes that are customary in the
prevailing pharmaceutical industry shall not be considered a
commercial sale hereunder.
1.30
“ Future Development
” means any and all Know-How, developments, inventions or
discoveries in the Field conceived, reduced to practice, made or
developed by or on behalf of InSite or any of its Affiliates
(whether or not patentable) during the Term, and any Patent Rights
related thereto not otherwise licensed to Inspire under Section 2.1
of this Agreement, in each case that are: (i) Controlled by InSite
or its Affiliate, (ii) used by or on behalf of InSite or its
Affiliate in the context of a phase I clinical trial, and (iii)
necessary or useful to develop, manufacture or commercialize any
Subject Product in the Field in the Territory. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Future Development” shall not
include any InSite Developments or the Option
Product.
1.31
“ Future Development Option
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8.
1.32
“ Future Development Option
Term ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8.
1.33
“ GAAP ” means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as
interpreted and accepted by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.34
“ Generic Competition
” means that one or more Third Parties are marketing, for use
in human beings, a Generic Equivalent in a country within the
Territory.
1.35
“ Generic Equivalent
” means a [***].
1.36
“ IND ” means an
Investigational New Drug Application, as defined in the U.S.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. §
312.3 as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or
the equivalent thereto as specified in any succeeding
legislation.
1.37
“ Indemnitee ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
1.38
“ Indemnitor ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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1.39
“ Independent
Sublicensee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.5.
1.40
“ Infringement Notice
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.5(a).
1.41
“ Initial Payment
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
1.42
“ Initial Royalty
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(a).
1.43
“ InSite Developments
” means any and all Know-How, developments, inventions or
discoveries conceived, reduced to practice, made or developed by or
on behalf of InSite or any of its Affiliates (whether or not
patentable) at any time from the Effective Date up to and including
the Transfer Date, and any Patent Rights related thereto, in each
case that are Controlled by InSite or its Affiliate and are
necessary or useful to develop, manufacture or commercialize any
Subject Product for the Current Indication in the Field in the
Territory.
1.44
“ InSite Formulation
Know-How ” means the formulation of polycarbophil, sodium
chloride EDTA, disodium and sterile water for irrigation, and any
Know-How specifically related thereto, in each case Controlled by
InSite or its Affiliate as of the Effective Date.
1.45
“ InSite Indemnitees
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.46
“ InSite Intellectual
Property ” means, collectively, the InSite Owned Patents,
the InSite Know-How, the InSite Formulation Know-How, the InSite
Trademarks and the Domain Names.
1.47
“ InSite Know-How
” means, collectively, (a) all Know-How related to any
Subject Product that is Controlled by InSite or any of its
Affiliates as of the Effective Date, and (b) all Know-How related
to any InSite Developments that is Controlled by InSite or any of
its Affiliates at any time from the Effective Date up to and
including the Transfer Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
term “InSite Know-How” shall not include the InSite
Formulation Know-How.
1.48
“ InSite License Fee
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(b).
1.49
“ InSite Licensed
Patents ” means, collectively, the DuraSite Patent
Rights, the Columbia Patent Rights, the AzaSite Patent Rights, the
Container Patent Rights and the Pfizer Patent
Rights.
1.50
“ InSite Owned Patents
” means, collectively, the DuraSite Patent Rights, the
AzaSite Patent Rights and the Container Patent
Rights.
1.51
“ InSite Trademarks
” means the trademarks set forth in Schedule 1.24 ,
such marks being owned and registered by InSite.
1.52
“ Inspire Blocking Patent
Rights ” means all Patent Rights that are Controlled by
Inspire or an Affiliate of Inspire at any time during the Term and
are necessary to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale or
import Subject Products in the Field outside the
Territory.
1.53
“ Inspire Indemnitees
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
1.54
“ Inspire Improvement
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8(a).
1.55
“ Inspire Licensed
Product ” means any Subject Product of Inspire or its
Affiliate or sublicensee (a) whose manufacture, use, sale,
distribution or importation by Inspire would, absent the licenses
granted by InSite to Inspire herein, infringe any Valid Claim
included in the InSite Licensed Patents, determined on a
country-by-country basis, and/or (b) materially uses or
incorporates the InSite Know-How or the InSite Formulation
Know-How.
1.56
“ Inspire Royalties
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
1.57
“ Inspire Royalty Term
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
1.58
“ Inspire Trademarks
” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
1.59
“ IP Communication
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(h).
1.60
“ Know-How ”
means all non-public information, results and data of any type
whatsoever, in any tangible or intangible form whatsoever, whether
or not patentable, including databases, practices, methods,
techniques, specifications, formulations, formulae, knowledge,
skill, experience, data (including pharmacological, medicinal
chemistry, biological, chemical, biochemical, toxicological and
clinical study data), analytical and quality control data,
stability data, studies and procedures, and manufacturing process
and development information, results and data (other than such
Know-How which is or becomes the subject of a Patent
Right).
1.61
“ Knowledge ”
means, with respect to a particular fact or matter, the applicable
Party or its Affiliate is actually aware of that fact or matter as
of the Effective Date following a reasonable internal review and
discussion with such Party’s or Affiliate’s officers
and employees who could reasonably be expected to be aware of such
fact or matter.
1.62
“ Lien ” means
(a) any interest in property (whether real, personal or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible) which secures an obligation owed
to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of such property,
whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or
contract, including, without limitation, any such interest arising
from a lease, license, mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation,
security agreement, conditional sale, trust receipt or deposit in
trust, or arising from a consignment of bailment given for security
purposes (other than a trust receipt or deposit given in the
ordinary course of business which does not secure any obligation
for borrowed money), (b) any encumbrance upon such property which
does not secure such an obligation, (c) any exception to or defect
in the title to or ownership interest in such property, including,
without limitation, reservations, rights of entry, possibilities of
reverter, encroachments, easements, rights of way, restrictive
covenants and licenses, and (d) any other claim, charge or
commitment. For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall
not include any of the Material Agreements or any other license
under the InSite Intellectual Property, or other agreements not
related to the Subject Products or the InSite Intellectual
Property, that InSite enters into in its ordinary course of
business after the Effective Date.
1.63
“ Losses ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.64
“ Material Agreements
” means, collectively, the Pfizer Agreement, the Columbia
Agreement, the Cardinal Agreement and the [***]
Agreement.
1.65
“ Milestone Payment
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
1.66
“ Minimum Royalty
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
1.67
“ Minimum Royalty Date
” means the first Quarter Start Date that is at least one
year (365 days) after the date of the First Commercial Sale of an
Inspire Licensed Product in the United States.
1.68
“ Minimum Royalty
Period ” means the one-year period commencing on the
Minimum Royalty Date or any yearly anniversary thereof, as
applicable.
1.69
“ NDA ” means a
New Drug Application pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 505(b)(1) or
§ 505(b)(2) submitted to the FDA or any successor application
or procedure required for Regulatory Approval to commence sale of a
Subject Product.
1.70
“ Net Sales ”
means the gross amounts invoiced by Inspire, any of its Affiliates
or any of its sublicensees for sales of Inspire Licensed Products
to Third Parties, less the total of the following deductions to the
extent customary in the prevailing pharmaceutical industry and
actually allowed or incurred in connection with such
sales:
(a)
trade, cash and quantity
discounts;
(b)
excise, sales and other consumption
taxes and custom duties to the extent included in the invoice
price;
(c)
freight, handling, insurance and
other transportation or distribution charges and fees to the extent
included in the invoice price;
(d)
amounts repaid, credited or accrued
by reason of returns, rejections, defects or recalls or because of
chargebacks, allowances, adjustments, retroactive price reductions,
refunds or billing errors;
(e)
payments and rebates related to the
sale of such Inspire Licensed Products accrued, paid or deducted
pursuant to agreements (including, but not limited to, managed care
agreements) with Third Parties or governmental
regulations;
(f)
any amounts actually written off or
specifically identified as uncollectible, in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied; and
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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(g)
any other similar and customary
deductions taken in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied.
Use of Inspire
Licensed Products for promotional, sampling or compassionate use
purposes shall not be considered in determining Net Sales. In the
case of any sale of an Inspire Licensed Product between Inspire and
its Affiliates or sublicensees for resale, Net Sales shall be
calculated as above only on the first arm’s length sale
thereafter to a Third Party.
1.71
“ New Indication
” means any indication for any Subject Product other than for
bacterial conjunctivitis.
1.72
“ Non-Breaching Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.73
“ Option Notice ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
1.74
“ Option Product
” means the topical anti-infective product for human
ophthalmic indications, as formulated with the InSite Formulation
Know-How and described in the IND with the number 76,074, as such
IND may be amended, containing only the following active
ingredients in addition to other ingredients as described in such
IND: (a) the chemical compound known as azithromycin or any salts,
esters or hydrates thereof, and (b) the chemical compound known as
dexamethasone or any salts, esters or hydrates thereof.
.
1.75
“ Option Product Phase I
Clinical Trial ” means a clinical trial, having the study
number C-06-502-001, to determine the safety of the Option Product
(as formulated with the InSite Formulation Know-How and described
in the IND with the number 76,074, as such IND may be amended) in
humans, as more fully described in 21 C.F.R. §
312.21(a).
1.76
“ Option Term ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
1.77
“ Patent Rights ”
means the rights and interests in and to all issued patents and
pending patent applications, including without limitation, all
provisional applications, substitutions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisions, and renewals, all letters patent
granted thereon, and all patents-of-addition, reissues,
reexaminations and extensions or restorations by existing or future
extension or restoration mechanisms (including regulatory
extensions), and all supplementary protection certificates,
together with any foreign counterparts thereof anywhere in the
Territory.
1.78
“ Person ” or
“ person ” means any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity or a government agency
or political subdivision thereto, and shall include any successor
(by merger or otherwise) of such Person.
1.79
“ Pfizer ” means
Pfizer Inc.
1.80
“ Pfizer Agreement
” means the Exclusive License Agreement entered into by
InSite and Pfizer on February 15, 2007, relating to the Pfizer
Patent Rights, as in effect from time to time.
1.81
“ Pfizer Patent Rights
” means all Patent Rights licensed to InSite under the Pfizer
Agreement related to any Subject Product or its manufacture or use,
including without limitation all patents and patent applications
listed as “Pfizer Patent Rights” in Schedule 1 ,
in each case to the extent Controlled by InSite or an Affiliate of
InSite as of the Effective Date and any time thereafter during the
Term.
1.82
“ Prosecution ”
or “ Prosecute ” means the preparation, filing,
prosecution, issuance and maintenance (including, without
limitation, interference, opposition and similar third party
proceedings before the relevant patent office) of any patent
applications or patents.
1.83
“ PTO ” means the
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
1.84
“ Publishing Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
1.85
“ Quarter Start Date
” means January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of any
applicable year.
1.86
“ Receiving Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.15.
1.87
“ Redemption Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(a).
1.88
“ Regulatory Approval
” means the issuance by the applicable Regulatory Authority
of an action letter indicating that an NDA or foreign equivalent,
as applicable, is approved. For avoidance of doubt, Regulatory
Approval does not mean that the Regulatory Authority issues an
action letter indicating that an NDA or foreign equivalent is
approvable.
1.89
“ Regulatory Authority
” means any national (e.g., the FDA), state, provincial or
local regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission, council or
other governmental entity involved in or responsible for regulation
of medicinal products intended for human use in any
country.
1.90
“ Regulatory Dossier
” means the technical, medical and scientific registrations,
authorizations and approvals (including, without limitation,
approvals of NDAs or foreign equivalents, supplements and
amendments, pre- and post- approvals, pricing and third party
reimbursement approvals, and labeling approvals) of any Regulatory
Authority necessary for the development (including the conduct of
clinical trials), manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion,
offer for sale, use, import, reimbursement, export or sale of a
Subject Product in the Field in a regulatory jurisdiction in the
Territory, together with all related correspondence to or from any
Regulatory Authority and all documents referenced in the complete
regulatory chronology for each NDA or foreign equivalent, including
the IND, NDA and supplemental new drug applications (sNDAs), or
foreign equivalents in the Territory.
1.91
“ Reserved Interests
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
1.92
“ Reviewing Party
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
1.93
“ [***] ” means
[***].
1.94
“ [***] Agreement
” means the Commercial Supply/Purchase Agreement entered into
by InSite and [***] on April 1, 2005.
1.95
“ Scientific
Publication ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.3.
1.96
“ SEC ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
1.97
“ Security Agreement
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(e).
1.98
“ Senior Secured Notes
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.1(e).
1.99
“ Serious Adverse Drug
Experience ” means any of an “adverse drug
experience,” a “life-threatening adverse drug
experience,” a “serious adverse drug experience,”
or an “unexpected adverse drug experience,” as those
terms are defined at either 21 C.F.R. § 312.32 or 21 C.F.R.
§ 314.80 or relevant foreign regulation within the
Territory.
1.100
“ Subject Product
” means any topical anti-infective product for human ocular
or ophthalmic indications, in any dosage strength or size, for any
mode of ocular or ophthalmic administration, containing as the sole
active ingredient the chemical compound known as azithromycin or
any salts, esters or hydrates thereof.
1.101
“ Term ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
1.102
“ Territory ”
means the United States and Canada and their respective territories
and possessions.
1.103
“ Third Party(ies)
” means any Person other than InSite, Inspire and their
respective Affiliates.
1.104
“ Third Party Claim
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
1.105
“ Third Party
Manufacturers ” means Third Parties who have been engaged
by InSite to perform services or supply facilities or goods
(including, without limitation, any Subject Product) in connection
with the manufacture, testing or packaging of any Subject Product
by InSite.
1.106
“ Title 11 ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.9.
1.107
“ Transfer Date ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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1.108
“ Valid Claim ”
means a claim of an issued and unexpired patent, or a claim of a
pending patent application, within the InSite Licensed Patents,
which claim has not been held invalid, unpatentable or
unenforceable by a court or other government agency of competent
jurisdiction from which no appeal can be further taken, and has not
been held or admitted to be invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable
through abandonment, re-examination or disclaimer, opposition
procedure, nullity suit or otherwise, which claim, but for the
licenses granted herein, would be infringed by the manufacture,
sale or importation of an Inspire Licensed Product; provided,
however, that if a claim of a pending patent application shall not
have issued within three (3) years after the filing date from which
such claim takes priority, such claim shall not constitute a Valid
Claim for the purposes of this Agreement unless and until such
claim shall issue in a patent.
1.109
“ Wind-Down Period
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.6(c).
1.110
“ Withholding Taxes
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
ARTICLE
2
LICENSES AND
EXCLUSIVITY
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire a
royalty-bearing, exclusive (even as to InSite and its Affiliates,
except as provided in Section 2.1(d)) right and license, with the
right to grant sublicenses, under the AzaSite Patent Rights and the
InSite Know-How: (i) to develop, have developed, make, have made,
use, have used, market, have marketed, commercialize, have
commercialized, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import and have
imported Subject Products in the Field in the Territory, and (ii)
to develop, have developed, make, have made, use and have used
Subject Products anywhere in the world for the purpose of
marketing, commercialization or sale of Subject Products in the
Field in the Territory.
(b)
Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire a
royalty-bearing, non-exclusive right and license, with the right to
grant sublicenses, under the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Container
Patent Rights, the Columbia Patent Rights and the InSite
Formulation Know-How: (i) to develop, have developed, make, have
made, use, have used, market, have marketed, commercialize, have
commercialized, offer for sale, sell, have sold, import and have
imported Subject Products in the Field in the Territory, and (ii)
to develop, have developed, make, have made, use and have used
Subject Products anywhere in the world for the purpose of
marketing, commercialization or sale of Subject Products in the
Field in the Territory. Notwithstanding the non-exclusive nature of
the foregoing grant (but subject to Section 2.1(d)), InSite hereby
expressly covenants that it shall not, and shall cause its
Affiliates and licensees not to, directly or indirectly: (x)
practice the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Container Patent Rights or
the Columbia Patent Rights or use the InSite Formulation Know-How
(1) to develop, have developed, make, have made, use, have used,
market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized, offer
for sale, sell, have sold, import or have imported any Subject
Products in the Field in the Territory, or (2) to develop, have
developed, make, have made, use or have used any Subject Products
anywhere in the world for the purpose of marketing,
commercialization or sale of any Subject Products in the Field in
the Territory; or (y) grant to any Third Party any right or license
under the DuraSite Patent Rights, the Container Patent Rights, the
Columbia Patent Rights or the InSite Formulation Know-How to
conduct any of the activities set forth in the foregoing clause
(x).
(c)
Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, InSite hereby grants to Inspire a
royalty-bearing, exclusive (even as to InSite and its Affiliates,
except as provided in Section 2.1(d)) right and sublicense, with
the right to grant further sublicenses, under the Pfizer Patent
Rights, in each case to the extent not greater than the rights and
licenses granted to InSite under the Pfizer Agreement: (i) to
develop, have developed, make, have made, use, have used, market,
have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized, offer for sale,
sell, have sold, import and have imported Subject Products in the
Field in the Territory, and (ii) to develop, have developed, make,
have made, use and have used Subject Products anywhere in the world
for the purpose of marketing, commercialization or sale of Subject
Products in the Field in the Territory.
(d)
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the
licenses and rights granted to Inspire under this Agreement shall
not include a right to offer for sale, sell or have sold Subject
Products, and Inspire expressly covenants that it shall not sell
any Subject Products, in the Territory in circumstances in which
Inspire knows or reasonably should know such Subject Products will
be distributed or sold outside the Territory, (ii) InSite shall
retain the rights under the InSite Intellectual Property and Pfizer
Patent Rights to develop, have developed, make, have made, use and
have used Subject Products in the Field in the Territory solely for
the purposes of distribution, sale or other commercial pursuit of
Subject Products outside the Territory, (iii) InSite shall be
permitted to carry out and perform its tasks and responsibilities
under this Agreement, (iv) InSite shall retain the exclusive rights
to develop, have developed, make, have made, use, have used,
market, have marketed, commercialize, have commercialized, offer
for sale, sell, have sold, import and have imported Subject
Products outside the Field and/or outside the Territory, and
(v) InSite retains all rights to pursue any of its Reserved
Interests.
(e)
With respect to each Subject
Product, on a country-by-country basis, upon the expiration of the
Inspire Royalty Term applicable to such Subject Product in a
specific country, the rights and licenses granted to Inspire under
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above shall become fully paid up,
royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable with regards to such
Subject Product in such country.
(f)
To the extent required by and in
conformance with any applicable laws, Inspire shall mark Inspire
Licensed Products with the numbers of the applicable InSite
Licensed Patents.
2.2
Sublicenses
. All sublicenses granted hereunder
must be in writing and must contain provisions that are not
inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
2.3
InSite Trademarks and Domain
Names .
(a)
The Parties are entering into a
trademark license agreement contemporaneously with this Agreement
under which InSite is granting to Inspire rights and licenses to
use the InSite Trademarks and the Domain Names in connection with
the marketing, commercialization and sale of Subject Products in
the Field in the Territory (the “ Trademark License
Agreement ”).
(b)
If Inspire and InSite enter into a
definitive license agreement with respect to the Option Product
pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10 (or otherwise mutually
agree to enter into such an agreement despite Inspire’s
failure to exercise its option under Section 2.10 or the
Parties’ failure to come to an agreement within the time
period for negotiation set forth therein), or if InSite makes any
public announcement that it is no longer pursuing development of
the Option Product, then: .
(i)
within ten (10) days after the
execution of such agreement or the making of such announcement, as
applicable, InSite shall assign to Inspire all of InSite’s
right, title, and interest in and to the AzaSite Trademark in the
Territory, including without limitation in the registration
therefor, together with the good will of the business associated
therewith and which is symbolized thereby, and shall execute the
AzaSite Trademark Assignment Agreement attached hereto as
Schedule 2.3(b) to give effect to such assignment in the
United States and a comparable agreement to give effect to such
assignment in Canada. InSite agrees promptly to execute and deliver
such further and other documents and to perform such actions as may
be necessary to give effect to the foregoing assignment. From and
after the effective date of such assignment, the term “InSite
Trademarks” shall not include the AzaSite Trademark for any
purpose under this Agreement; and
(ii)
effective upon the execution of such
agreement or the making of such public announcement, as applicable,
InSite hereby transfers and assigns to Inspire all of
InSite’s right, title and interest in and to the Domain
Names. InSite acknowledges and agrees that Inspire is not assuming
any liabilities, obligations or indebtedness of InSite related to
the Domain Names accrued by InSite prior to the effectiveness of
such transfer, whether arising as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise related to
InSite’s business in any manner, all of which will remain
solely InSite’s responsibility. Inspire shall be solely
responsible for any liabilities related to the use of the Domain
Names accrued by Inspire. InSite agrees promptly to execute and
deliver such further and other documents and to perform such
actions as may be necessary to give effect to the foregoing
assignment and transfer.
(c)
In addition, if Inspire and InSite
enter into a definitive license agreement with respect to the
Option Product pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10 (or
otherwise mutually agree to enter into such an agreement despite
Inspire’s failure to exercise its option under Section 2.10
or the Parties’ failure to come to an agreement within the
time period for negotiation set forth therein), then InSite shall
assign to Inspire all of InSite’s right, title, and interest
in and to the trademark AzaSite Plus TM in the
Territory, including without limitation in the registration
therefor, together with the good will of the business associated
therewith and which is symbolized thereby. In such event, the
Parties shall include the trademark AzaSite Plus TM as a
trademark assigned under the AzaSite Trademark Assignment Agreement
(for the United States) and the comparable assignment agreement
(for Canada) that are executed pursuant to paragraph (b) above in
order to give effect to such assignment.
2.4
Use of Affiliates and Third Party
Contractors . The
licenses granted under Section 2.1 include the right of
Inspire to engage its Affiliates and Third Party contractors in
exercising such rights and in carrying out its activities and
obligations under this Agreement, provided that (i) all such
agreements with Third Party contractors must be in writing and must
contain provisions that are not inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and (ii) Inspire remains
responsible for the compliance with this Agreement by such
Affiliates or Third Party contractors.
2.5
Reserved Interests
. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, Inspire acknowledges and agrees that this
Agreement shall not restrict or limit InSite or its Affiliates, at
any time, with respect to (i) any activity, licensing or otherwise,
related to any product other than the Subject Products (other than
the Option Product as provided under Section 2.10 or any
Future Development as provided in Section 3.8); or (ii) any
activity, licensing or otherwise, related to the Option Product
other than as expressly provided under Section 2.10 or related
to any Future Development other than as expressly provided under
Section 3.8. Inspire also acknowledges and agrees that any
such activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as well as
all rights and interests not expressly granted to Inspire are
reserved by InSite (the “ Reserved Interests
”).
2.6
No Implied Grants
. Except as expressly licensed
hereunder, neither Party grants any rights to the other Party under
this Agreement, by implication or estoppel, under any of its
intellectual property rights.
2.7
Registration of
License . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Article 8, Inspire, at its expense, may
register the licenses granted under this Agreement in any country
of the Territory. Upon request by Inspire, InSite agrees promptly
to execute any “short form” licenses consistent with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement submitted to it by
Inspire reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing registration
in such country.
2.8
Supply of API
. The Parties are entering into a
supply agreement contemporaneously with this Agreement under which
InSite will supply bulk azithromycin [***] (as API), obtained from
[***] under the [***] Agreement, to Inspire for Inspire’s use
in manufacturing and commercializing Subject Products in final
form.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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2.9
Supply of Finished
Product . Upon
Inspire’s election within ninety (90) days after Regulatory
Approval of the Current Product in the United States, InSite
promptly will modify the Cardinal Agreement so that the Cardinal
Agreement would only be for the purpose of commercialization
outside the Territory and assist Inspire in executing a new
agreement with Cardinal with identical terms to the current
Cardinal Agreement, except with respect to commercialization inside
the Territory, in order to transition to Inspire all rights with
respect to manufacture of Subject Products in finished form for
commercialization inside the Territory. During the period
commencing on the First Commercial Sale of any Subject Product in
the United States and continuing until the first (1 st )
anniversary of such date, Inspire shall, at no cost to Inspire, be
permitted to use, or have used for Inspire’s benefit, the
equipment owned or controlled by InSite and used by Cardinal with
respect to Subject Products in connection with the Cardinal
Agreement. If, after the expiration of such one (1) year period,
Inspire elects to continue to use or have used such equipment,
Inspire shall be permitted to do so at a reasonable market rate
that the Parties shall negotiate in good faith.
2.10
Option for Option Product
License . During the
period commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the
date that is the later of (a) [***], and (b) [***] days after the
date on which InSite provides to Inspire data from the completed
Option Product Phase I Clinical Trial [***] (the “ Option
Term ”), Inspire will have the exclusive option, but not
the obligation, to enter into a license agreement with InSite for
the Option Product upon terms and conditions to be separately
discussed and negotiated by the Parties. At the request of Inspire,
InSite promptly shall afford Inspire a reasonable opportunity to
review the scientific and clinical information relevant to the
Option Product that are available to InSite (including during
negotiations between the Parties as provided below). Inspire may
exercise its option under this Section 2.10 by providing
written notice (the “ Option Notice ”) to InSite
on or before the expiration of the Option Term. If Inspire timely
provides the Option Notice, the Parties shall negotiate in good
faith and exclusively, using their respective best efforts, for a
period of up to [***] days from the date of the Option Notice to
enter into a definitive license agreement with respect to the
Option Product prior to the expiration of such [***] day
negotiating period; provided, however, that (x) if at the end of
such [***] day negotiation period the Parties are actively
negotiating the terms of such agreement, then such negotiation
period may be extended, if mutually agreed to so extend by the
Parties at such time, to a mutually acceptable time by the Parties
in writing, and (y) if at the end of such [***] day negotiation
period the FDA has not yet granted Regulatory Approval of the
Current Product, then such negotiation period shall be extended
until [***] days after the date on which the FDA grants such
Regulatory Approval. If Inspire does not exercise its option under
this Section 2.10 on or before the expiration of the Option
Term, or if the Parties cannot come to an agreement despite such
efforts after such [***] day period (or any extension thereof in
accordance with this provision), then InSite shall be free to
pursue any and all other opportunities with respect to the Option
Product with no further obligations to Inspire. InSite represents,
warrants and covenants that neither it nor its Affiliates have
granted prior to the Effective Date, nor will grant during the
Term, to any Third Party any license, option, first refusal, or
other right or interest in or to any Patent Rights, Know-How,
trademarks or internet domain names related to the Option Product
that is inconsistent with this Agreement, including without
limitation this Section 2.10.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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2.11
Inspire Blocking Patent
Rights . If and when
Inspire first files or Controls any Inspire Blocking Patent Rights
outside the Territory, Inspire shall notify InSite within a
reasonable time after such filing. Upon InSite’s election in
writing within [***] days of such notice, the Parties shall
negotiate in good faith for a period of up to [***] days from the
date of such election to determine a commercially reasonable
royalty rate to apply to InSite’s practice under any Inspire
Blocking Patent Rights in the Field outside the Territory, together
with such other terms as are reasonable and customary to effectuate
the license granted below, including without limitation reporting
and payment obligations and audit rights (collectively, the “
Additional Terms ”). Effective upon the Parties’
agreement in writing to the Additional Terms: (i) the Additional
Terms shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement as if
set forth in full herein, and (ii) subject to the Additional Terms
and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Inspire hereby
grants to InSite a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive right and
license, without any right to grant sublicenses, under the Inspire
Blocking Patent Rights to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell
and import Subject Products in the Field outside the Territory.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, InSite
acknowledges and agrees that this Section 2.11 shall not affect,
restrict or limit: (i) any right of Inspire or its Affiliates or
sublicensees under this Agreement with respect to any Subject
Products, including without limitation the rights and licenses
granted to Inspire in Section 2.1, or (ii) any obligation of or
restriction upon InSite or its Affiliates under this Agreement with
respect to Subject Products, including without limitation the
exclusive nature of the grants in Section 2.1.
ARTICLE
3
DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIALIZATION
3.1
Data and Materials Transfer and
Right of Reference .
(a)
In furtherance of the licenses
granted by InSite to Inspire under this Agreement and the
activities contemplated by this Article 3, InSite shall, or shall
cause its Affiliates or Third Party contractors to, transfer
promptly (but in all events within thirty (30) days following the
Effective Date) to Inspire (i) an instance of any physical
embodiments, to the extent necessary or useful and available, of
the InSite Know-How and the InSite Formulation Know-How, and (ii) a
copy of the entire Regulatory Dossier for any Subject Products for
the Territory in existence as of the Effective Date. Without
limiting the foregoing, InSite shall provide to Inspire copies of
all final audited study reports, prepared in accordance with
applicable FDA guidelines, for all studies relating to the Current
Product, including without limitation those listed on Schedule
3.1(a) .
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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(b)
InSite shall make reasonably
available to Inspire at no cost to Inspire during the period
commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the
expiration of the twelve (12) month period following Regulatory
Approval of the Current Product by the FDA, for up to [***] man
hours, InSite’s key employees (including but not limited to
key manufacturing and development personnel) for purposes of
reasonable consulting with Inspire regarding the development,
testing and manufacturing of the Current Product, and to enable
Inspire to use the InSite Know-How and InSite Formulation Know-How
in connection with the Current Product. Any support beyond such
will be subject to InSite’s agreement at reasonable market
rates.
(c)
InSite, to the extent it has the
right to do so, hereby grants to Inspire a “Right of
Reference or Use” as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. §
314.3(b), and any foreign equivalents, to any and all regulatory
filings, data and information relating to the Current Product, or
to any other Subject Products developed, manufactured or
commercialized by Inspire, in the Field in the Territory, including
without limitation that related to pharmacology, toxicology,
preclinical testing, clinical testing, chemistry, manufacturing and
controls data, batch records, trials and studies, safety and
efficacy, manufacturing information, analytical and quality
control, including without limitation the data and information
listed on Schedule 3.1(c) , and agrees to sign, and cause
its Affiliates to sign, any instruments reasonably requested by
Inspire in order to effect such grant. In addition, InSite will use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, on Inspire’s
behalf, a writing from applicable Drug Master File holders for the
Current Product granting Inspire the right to reference such Drug
Master Files. In the event that InSite is not able to obtain any
such writing, InSite promptly shall establish alternative
arrangements reasonably acceptable to Inspire whereby
Inspire’s access to supply of the Current Product in
commercially reasonable amounts for launch and marketing thereof is
not impaired by the lack of such writing. In addition, upon
Inspire’s request, InSite shall provide reasonable assistance
to Inspire in any efforts by Inspire to obtain a writing from
applicable Drug Master File holders for any other Subjects Products
developed, manufactured or commercialized by Inspire granting
Inspire the right to reference such Drug Master Files.
3.2
Current Product
Development . InSite will
be responsible for, and will bear all costs and expenses associated
with, obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Current Product in each
country in the Territory. InSite will not be responsible for any
other development or Regulatory Approval for any other product or
indication except as otherwise agreed to under the terms of
Section 3.8. Subject to and without limiting the foregoing,
InSite shall, using its Commercially Reasonable Efforts:
(a)
Progress NDA number 50-810 for the
Current Product to Regulatory Approval of the Current Product by
the FDA, including without limitation conducting all clinical
trials required for the Current Product, as deemed necessary by the
FDA in order to grant Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product;
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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(b)
Address any material concerns (i.e.,
without resolution of which, Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product cannot be obtained) raised by the FDA with regard to the
Current Product, whether in an action letter indicating that the
NDA for the Current Product is approvable or otherwise;
(c)
Prepare and file an application for
Regulatory Approval in Canada for the Current Product and progress
such application to Regulatory Approval of the Current Product by
the applicable Regulatory Authority in Canada, including without
limitation conducting all clinical trials required for the Current
Product, as deemed necessary by such Regulatory Authority in order
to grant Regulatory Approval of the Current Product in
Canada;
(d)
Address any material concerns (i.e.,
without resolution of which, Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product cannot be obtained) raised by the applicable Regulatory
Authority in Canada with regard to the Current Product;
(e)
Prior to Regulatory Approval of the
Current Product in each country in the Territory, keep Inspire
fully and promptly informed of: (i) the preparation of all
documents submitted to Regulatory Authorities and the filing of all
submissions relating to Regulatory Approval of any Subject Product
in the Territory; and (ii) all regulatory actions, communications
and meetings with any Regulatory Authority with respect to any
Subject Product in the Territory; including in each case, without
limitation, with respect to labeling matters. InSite shall
collaborate in good faith with Inspire in connection with all of
the foregoing, and Inspire shall be permitted to attend any meeting
described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence upon
Inspire’s request; and
(f)
Facilitate discussions between
InSite’s Third Party Manufacturers and Inspire in order to
assist Inspire in obtaining its requirements of pre-clinical,
clinical and commercial supplies of the Current Product.
3.3
Regulatory Matters; InSite
Assistance .
(a)
Within twenty-five (25) days after
Regulatory Approval of the Current Product in any country of the
Territory, InSite shall:
(i)
submit to the FDA or equivalent
foreign Regulatory Authority to transfer to Inspire ownership of,
and Inspire shall own in Inspire’s name, the entire
Regulatory Dossier for the Current Product (and, to the extent in
existence at the time of such transfer, any other Subject Products)
in such country, including without limitation NDA number 50-810 and
IND number 62,873 or any foreign equivalents thereto (as
applicable) in the Territory, all at no additional charge to
Inspire. InSite shall execute and deliver to the applicable
Regulatory Authority such documents as are required to notify such
Regulatory Authority of the transfer of such NDA and IND, or
foreign equivalents thereto, to Inspire. In addition, InSite
promptly shall execute any and all other instruments, forms of
assignment or other documents and take such further actions as
Inspire may reasonably request in order to give effect to or
evidence the foregoing assignments. The date on which all such
assignments have been given effect in both the United States and
Canada shall be deemed the “ Transfer Date ”
under this Agreement; and
(ii)
use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain, on Inspire’s behalf, a writing from [***] granting
Inspire the right to reference the Drug Master File held by [***]
for the Current Product. In the event that InSite is not able to
obtain such writing, InSite promptly shall establish alternative
arrangements reasonably acceptable to Inspire whereby
Inspire’s access to supply of the Current Product in
commercially reasonable amounts for launch and marketing thereof is
not impaired by the lack of such writing.
(b)
InSite shall retain the right to use
any and all information in the Regulatory Dossier assigned to
Inspire as described above, and the right of reference to all such
regulatory documents, solely for purposes relating to
InSite’s exercise of rights retained by it under Section
2.1(d) or otherwise not granted to Inspire under this
Agreement.
(c)
From and after the transfer of the
Regulatory Dossier in any country in the Territory as provided
above in paragraph (a) above:
(i)
Inspire shall have exclusive control
over, and authority and responsibility for, the regulatory
strategies relating to the further development and
commercialization of Subject Products in such country in the Field,
including, without limitation: (A) the preparation of all documents
submitted to Regulatory Authorities and the filing of all
submissions relating to Regulatory Approval of Subject Products in
such country; and (B) all regulatory actions, communications and
meetings with any Regulatory Authority with respect to Subject
Products in such country. Upon the request of Inspire, InSite shall
provide to Inspire on a timely basis such information in its
possession relating to Subject Products as may be required for the
foregoing regulatory activities, and otherwise provide reasonable
assistance to Inspire, at Inspire’s expense, in complying
with all regulatory obligations in such country relating to Subject
Products, including without limitation, safety updates, amendments,
annual reports, pharmacovigilance filings, investigator
notifications, manufacturing facility inspections and
certifications and product approvals.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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(ii)
Inspire shall be responsible for
interfacing, corresponding and meeting with all Regulatory
Authorities in such country with respect to Subject Products in the
Field. Except as required by applicable law or as permitted under
paragraph (b) above, InSite shall not communicate directly
with any Regulatory Authority in such country relating to Subject
Products in the Field without the prior written consent of Inspire.
In furtherance thereof, InSite shall refer all Regulatory Authority
communications relating to Subject Products in the Field in such
country to Inspire.
(iii)
InSite shall cooperate with Inspire,
at Inspire’s expense, to provide all reasonable assistance
and take all actions reasonably requested by Inspire that are
necessary to comply with any law applicable to Subject Products,
including, but not limited to, reporting of adverse drug experience
reports (and Serious Adverse Drug Experiences) to Regulatory
Authorities in such country.
(iv)
Inspire shall make available to
InSite on a reasonable basis any documents in the Regulatory
Dossier, and amendments thereto, for the Subject Products in such
country that InSite is required by applicable law to reference in
connection with seeking Regulatory Approval of Subject Products
outside the Territory, provided that InSite requests such access in
writing and identifies such applicable law in such request. In
addition, Inspire shall consider in good faith any other reasonable
request by InSite for access to information in the Regulatory
Dossier for the Subject Products in such country.
(a)
Except as otherwise set forth in
this Agreement, Inspire shall be solely responsible for
commercialization of Inspire Licensed Products in the Field in the
Territory, including without limitation with respect to:
(ii)
advertising, marketing and
promotional materials;
(iii)
sales representatives and sales
force matters;
(v)
regulatory compliance and
communications and regulatory fees (e.g., adverse event reporting
programs, establishment and product fees under the Prescription
Drug User Fee Act), in each case to the extent such
responsibilities or fees arise following Regulatory Approval of the
Current Product and transfer of the Regulatory Dossier for the
Current Product in the applicable country of the Territory as
provided above in Section 3.3(a); and
(vi)
product inquiries and
complaints.
(b)
Inspire shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to commercialize an Inspire Licensed Product in
the Field in the Territory, promptly after (i) Regulatory Approval
for such Inspire Licensed Product in the Territory has been
obtained, (ii) such other approvals (including without limitation
reimbursement approvals) as are necessary for the marketing of such
Inspire Licensed Product in the Territory have been obtained, and
(iii) the transitions as provided under Sections 2.9 (provided
Inspire has made the election set forth therein) and 3.3(a) (as
applicable) have been given effect (collectively, “ Launch
Approval ”).
(c)
Without limiting the foregoing,
Inspire agrees that it shall effect a First Commercial Sale of the
Current Product in the United States no later than [***] calendar
days after Launch Approval for the Current Product is obtained in
the United States; provided, however, that such obligation shall be
suspended during any period in which [***].
(d)
Inspire shall not include in
promotional kits any Subject Products intended for sale without
InSite’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall
not affect or restrict any sampling practices of Inspire.
3.5
Reports . Every twelve (12) months following the
Effective Date, Inspire shall provide InSite a written report
summarizing the efforts and accomplishments of Inspire, its
Affiliates and its sublicensees during the preceding twelve (12)
month period in commercializing Inspire Licensed
Products.
3.6
Adverse Event
Reporting .
(a) Each Party shall, and shall require its
respective Affiliates to:
(i)
to the extent permissible under time
constraints and reporting requirements, provide to the other Party
in advance of initial or periodic submission to Regulatory
Authorities any and all adverse event reports and Serious Adverse
Drug Experience reports from clinical trials and commercial
experiences with respect to Subject Products or any Inspire
Licensed Products;
(ii)
provide such adverse event reports
and Serious Adverse Drug Experience reports to the other Party
contemporaneously with the provision of such reports to the
applicable Regulatory Authority; and
(iii)
adhere to all requirements of
applicable laws, rules and regulations that relate to the reporting
and investigation of adverse events and Serious Adverse Drug
Experiences and keep the other Party informed of such
events.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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(b)
If a Party contracts with a Third
Party for research to be performed by such Third Party on any
Subject Products or any of the Inspire Licensed Products, that
Party shall require such Third Party to report to the contracting
Party the information set forth above.
3.7
Coordination Committee
.
(a)
Within thirty (30) days after the
Effective Date, the Parties will establish a committee to (i)
discuss further development efforts related to Subject Products in
the Field in the Territory following Regulatory Approval of the
Current Product in each country in the Territory, (ii) manage and
facilitate in an orderly manner the transition as provided above in
Section 2.9 and the transition of the Regulatory Dossier in each
country of the Territory as provided above in Section 3.3(a),
(iii) manage and facilitate InSite’s access to the Regulatory
Dossier in the United States, after the assignment thereof pursuant
to Section 3.3(a), as reasonably necessary to facilitate
InSite’s obtaining Regulatory Approval for the Current
Product in Canada, and (iv) manage and facilitate (A) in connection
with the launch of Subject Products by Inspire, Inspire’s
access to Subject Products manufactured by Cardinal and (B)
Inspire’s access to bottle molds and trade dress used by
InSite in connection with Subject Products (the “
Coordination Committee ”). The Coordination Committee
will be comprised of equal numbers of representatives of each
Party, with each Party appointing two (2) representatives as
members of the Coordination Committee. The Coordination Committee
may change its size from time to time by mutual consent of its
members. Each Party may replace its Coordination Committee
representatives at any time upon written notice to the other
Party.
(b)
The Coordination Committee will meet
in person (or by having certain representatives of the Parties
participate by telephone where necessary) no less frequently than
once every six (6) months, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.
The members of the Coordination Committee may also convene or be
consulted from time to time by means of telecommunications,
videoconferences, electronic mail or correspondence, as deemed
necessary or appropriate. Meetings of the Coordination Committee
that are held in person will alternate between the offices of the
Parties, or such other place as the Parties may agree. The first
meeting of the Coordination Committee will take place at the
offices of one of the Parties within ninety (90) days after the
Effective Date.
(c)
The Coordination Committee will
strive to reach consensus on any determinations with respect to
further development efforts related to Subject Products in the
Field in the Territory following Regulatory Approval of the Current
Product in each country in the Territory; provided, however, that
Inspire shall have final decision-making authority with respect to
the development of Subject Products in the Field in the
Territory.
(d)
The Coordination Committee will have
only such purposes as are specifically stated in this Agreement,
and will have no power to amend or interpret this Agreement or
waive a Party’s rights or obligations under this
Agreement.
(a)
Subsequent to the Transfer Date,
Inspire has exclusive control with respect to any further
development of any Subject Product, including without limitation
any New Indication, in the Field in the Territory (each such
improvement an “ Inspire Improvement ”). Inspire
may, at its discretion, pursue any such Inspire Improvement
independently or through the Coordination Committee. Any such
Inspire Improvement will be deemed a Subject Product under this
Agreement and, if and to the extent such Inspire Improvement also
constitutes an Inspire Licensed Product, such Inspire Improvement
will be subject to Inspire Royalties payable under Article 5. No
additional milestone payments will be due for any such Inspire
Improvement under any circumstances. If Inspire, at its discretion,
requests InSite’s assistance in developing any Inspire
Improvement and InSite, at its discretion, agrees to provide such
assistance, Inspire shall reimburse InSite for any such development
efforts in the manner agreed by the Parties.
(b)
InSite promptly shall provide
Inspire written notice of any Future Development together with the
data from a completed phase I clinical trial (to determine the
safety of such Future Development in humans as more fully described
in 21 C.F.R. §312.21(a)) in a form suitable for submission to
the FDA or equivalent Regulatory Authority (“ Future
Development Option Notice ”). During the period of [***]
days following the date of the Future Development Option Notice
(“ Future Development Option Term ”), Inspire
will have the exclusive option, but not the obligation, to enter
into a license agreement with InSite for the Future Development
described in the Future Development Option Notice for
commercialization within the Territory upon terms and conditions to
be separately discussed and negotiated by the Parties. At the
request of Inspire, InSite shall promptly afford Inspire a
reasonable opportunity to review the scientific and clinical
information relevant to such Future Development that are available
to InSite (including during negotiations between the Parties as
provided below). Inspire may exercise its option under this
Section 3.8 by providing written notice (the “ Future
Development Option Exercise Notice ”) to InSite on or
before the expiration of the Future Development Option Term. If
Inspire timely provides the Future Development Option Exercise
Notice, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and exclusively,
using their respective best efforts, for a period of up to [***]
days from the date of the Future Development Option Exercise Notice
to enter into a definitive license agreement with respect to the
applicable Future Development prior to the expiration of such [***]
day negotiating period; provided, however, that if at the end of
such [***] day negotiation period the Parties are actively
negotiating the terms of such agreement, then such negotiation
period may be extended, if mutually agreed to so extend by the
Parties at such time, to a mutually acceptable time by the Parties
in writing. If Inspire does not exercise its option under this
Section 3.8 on or before the expiration of the applicable
Future Development Option Term, or if the Parties cannot come to an
agreement despite such efforts after such [***] day period (or such
extension as mutually agreed by the Parties in accordance with this
provision), then InSite shall have no further obligation to
negotiate with Inspire with respect to such Future Development.
InSite represents, warrants and covenants that neither it nor its
Affiliates have granted prior to the Effective Date, nor will grant
during the Term, to any Third Party any license, option, first
refusal, or other right or interest in or to any Patent Rights,
Know-How, trademarks or internet domain names related to any Future
Development that is inconsistent with this Agreement, including
without limitation this Section 3.8. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, InSite acknowledges and agrees
that this Section 3.8 shall not affect, restrict or limit: (i) any
right of Inspire or its Affiliates or sublicensees under this
Agreement with respect to any Subject Products or InSite
Developments, including without limitation the rights and licenses
granted to Inspire in Section 2.1, or (ii) any obligation of or
restriction upon InSite or its Affiliates under this Agreement with
respect to Subject Products or InSite Developments, including
without limitation the exclusive nature of the grants in
Section 2.1.
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*Indicates that
certain information contained herein has been omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the
omitted portions.
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ARTICLE
4
INITIAL PAYMENT AND
MILESTONE PAYMENT
4.1
Initial Payment
. On the Effective Date, Inspire
shall pay InSite Thirteen Million U.S. Dollars ($13,000,000) (the
“ Initial Payment ”) as follows:
(a)
Seven Million Three Hundred
Fifty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Sixty-Two
Cents ($7,352,665.62) to The Bank of New York, N.A. to redeem the
Senior Secured Notes (the “ Redemption Amount ”)
on behalf of InSite and in the manner set forth in
Section 4.3; and
(b)
Five Million Six Hundred Forty-Seven
Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Eight Cents
($5,647,334.38) to InSite in the manner set forth in
Section 4.3 (the “ InSite License Fee
”).
The Parties
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall become effective on
the Effective Date immediately upon receipt of the Redemption
Amount by The Bank of New York, N.A. as specified in the foregoing
clause (a). InSite agrees that Inspire’s payment of the
foregoing amounts in the manner specified shall constitute full and
complete satisfaction of Inspire’s payment obligations under
this Section 4.1.
4.2
Milestone Payment upon Regulatory
Approval . Within fifteen
(15) calendar days following receipt by
InSite of Regula