Exhibit 10.26
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LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective as of
October 12, 2005 (the “ Effective Date ”),
by and between Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Licensor ”) and ULURU, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Licensee
”).
RECITALS:
A.
Licensor and Licensee have entered
into an Asset Sale Agreement of even date herewith (the “
ASA ”) whereby Licensor is selling certain of its
assets and liabilities to Licensee as of the Closing Date (as
defined therein).
B.
Pursuant to the ASA, Licensor has
retained ownership of certain patents and patent applications,
including certain patent applications related to its
nanoparticle aggregate technology (as described in
Exhibit A attached hereto, the “ Patents
”).
C.
Licensee desires to obtain from
Licensor, and Licensor desires to grant to Licensee, an exclusive,
fully-paid up, worldwide license under the Patent Rights (as
defined below) in the Field of Use described below, on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
1.
Definitions
. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in the ASA.
(a)
“
Affiliate ” when used to indicate a relationship with
any person or entity, means (i) any corporation, firm,
partnership or other entity, whether de jure or de facto, which
directly or indirectly owns, is owned by or is under common
ownership with such person or entity to the extent of at least
fifty percent (50%) of the equity (or such lesser percentage which
is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a
particular jurisdiction) having the power to vote on or direct the
affairs of the entity, or (ii) any person, firm, partnership,
corporation or other entity actually controlled by, controlling or
under common control with such person or entity.
(b)
“
Confidential Information ” means any information which
is disclosed by Licensee or Licensor during the term of this
Agreement which is or should be reasonably understood by the
receiving party to be confidential or proprietary to the disclosing
party, including, without limitation, any non-public information of
Licensee or Licensor, and any scientific or technical data,
know-how or expertise of Licensee or Licensor that relates to a
Licensed Product (whether existing at or after the Effective Date);
provided , however , that “Confidential
Information” shall not include information that (i) was
in the receiving party’s possession or was known to it prior
to its receipt from the disclosing party, as evidenced by the
receiving party’s written records; (ii) is or becomes
public
knowledge without the fault of the
receiving party; (iii) is or becomes rightfully available on
an unrestricted basis to the receiving party from a source other
than a party owing an obligation of confidentiality to the
disclosing party; or (iv) is independently developed by
employees of the receiving party who have not had direct or
indirect access to the disclosing party’s Confidential
Information, as evidenced by the receiving party’s written
record.
(c)
“
FDA ” means the Food and Drug Administration of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(d)
“ Field
of Use ”means all applications of the Patent Rights
excluding subcutaneous or intramuscular drug delivery
implants.
(e)
“ Improvements ”
means, individually and collectively, all discoveries, inventions,
know-how, techniques, methodologies, modifications, improvements,
designs and data (whether or not protectable under patent, trade
secrecy or similar laws) relating to additions, developments,
enhancements, updates and other changes in or to the Patent
Rights.
(f)
“
Licensed Product ” means any product or device that:
(i) is developed, designed, modified, improved, manufactured,
used, imported, sold or offered for sale by or on behalf of the
Licensee or its Affiliates (or its or their sublicensees) that
would, in the absence of this Agreement, infringe a Valid and
Enforceable claim in the Patent Rights; or (ii) incorporates
the Patent Rights.
(g)
“ Patent
Rights ” means each and all of the following:
(i) all right, title and interest of Licensor and its
Affiliates in the Patents, any Valid and Enforceable claim in any
patent issuing from any patent applications, and any Valid and
Enforceable claim in any issued patent, claiming priority to any of
the foregoing, including any reissues, re-examinations,
divisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, and
extensions thereof; and (ii) any corresponding foreign patents
or patent applications related or claiming priority
thereto.
(h)
“ Valid
and Enforceable ” means, with respect to any patent
claim, a claim in any unexpired patent which has not been held
invalid or unenforceable by a decision of a court or other
governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, unappealable or
unappealed within the time period allowed for appeal, or which has
not been admitted to be invalid through reissue, reexamination or
disclaimer.
2.
License
.
(a)
Grant . Licensor hereby grants to
Licensee and its Affiliates an exclusive, worldwide,
nontransferable right and license, with the right to grant
sublicenses as set forth in Section 2(b), under the Patent
Rights (including, without limitation, any Improvements conceived
or reduced to practice by an employee, agent, or consultant of
Licensor) to develop, design, modify, improve, make, have made,
use, import, offer to sell and sell the Licensed Products solely in
the Field of Use during the term of this Agreement. Licensee hereby
acknowledges that: (i) Licensor is the sole and
exclusive
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owner of all right, title and
interest in and to the Patent Rights, and (ii) Licensor
retains the right to use the Patent Rights for its own purposes and
to use and grant to others licenses to use the Patent Rights
outside the Field of Use. Except as set forth in this Agreement,
Licensee shall not have any right, title or interest in or to the
Patent Rights. Licensee and its Affiliates shall have no right to
manufacture, use, import, offer to sell or sell Licensed Products
outside of the Field of Use. Licensee will own all rights, title
and interest in and to any Improvement conceived or reduced to
practice by an employee, agent, or consultant of Licensee or its
Affiliates.
(b)
Sublicenses
. Licensee and
its Affiliates may grant sublicenses under the Patent Rights
without the prior written consent of the Licensor solely in the
Field of Use; provided , however, that (i) such
sublicenses are no less protective of Licensor’s rights as
the provisions set forth in this Agreement, and to the extent
applicable, shall include all of the rights and obligations due to
Licensor hereunder; and (ii) Licensee makes payments to
Licensor based upon milestones and sales of Licensed Products by
its Affiliates and such sublicensees in accordance with
Section 3, as if such milestones and sales of Licensed Product
were reached and/or made by Licensee.
(c)
Patent
Marking. Licensee, its Affiliates and
all sublicensees shall mark all Licensed Products in accordance
with the statutes of any country where a patent application has
been filed or a patent issued relating to the Patent Rights. To the
extent the Licensed Product cannot be marked, such marking shall be
included in the literature and/or marketing materials describing
the Licensed Product.
3.
Payments
.
(a)
Milestone
Payments . In consideration of the
licenses granted herein, Licensee shall make the milestone payments
to Licensor as set forth in Section 3.2 of the
ASA.
(b)
Notice of
Triggering Events . Licensee shall provide
Licensor with prompt written notice of: (i) the commencement
of Phase II clinical testing of any Licensed Product;
(ii) execution of any agreement by and between Licensee or its
Affiliates and any third party with respect to any Patent Rights or
a Licensed Product; and (iii) the first commercial sale of
each Licensed Product (“ First Commercial Sale
”).
(c)
Books and
Records . Licensee agrees to keep,
and shall cause its Affiliates and sublicensees to keep, complete
and accurate books of account and records covering all transactions
relating to this Agreement, including Annual Net Sales as reported
pursuant to Section 3.2 of the ASA. All such books of account
and records shall be kept available for at least two (2) years
after the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
(d)
Expenses
. Unless
otherwise specifically set forth herein, all fees, costs and
expenses incurred by Licensee in developing, manufacturing,
promoting, marketing and selling Licensed Products or otherwise
incurred under this Agreement shall be borne solely by
Licensee.
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4.
Regulatory
Approval and Commercialization .
(a)
Regulatory
Approvals . Licensee shall be
responsible, at its expense, for filing, obtaining, and maintaining
all necessary authorizations from the FDA and any comparable
foreign regulatory authorities for the marketing and sale of
Licensed Products in the United States and such foreign countries
as Licensee, in its sole discretion, determines. Licensee’s
obligations under this Section 4(b) shall include the
preparation and filing of any required submissions and the
establishment and oversight of any required clinical investigations
and clinical follow-up relating to future commercial sale of the
Licensed Products.
(b)
Manufacturing
and Sales . Upon receipt of a
substantially equivalent letter from the FDA clearing the Licensed
Product for marketing, Licensee shall be responsible for
manufacturing, marketing and selling such Licensed Product and
Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to market and
sell such Licensed Product.
5.
Licensee’s
Representations and Warranties . Licensee hereby represents
and warrants to Licensor that as of the date hereof:
(a)
Licensee is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and this Agreement has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of Licensee.
(b)
This Agreement is
the legal, valid and binding obligation of Licensee, enforceable
against Licensee in accordance with its terms.
(c)
Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the compliance with
the terms and conditions hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation by Licensee of or constitute a default under
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract,
agreement or other instrument to which Licensee is or may be
bound or affected.
(d)
Licensee will comply with all
applicable laws in performing its obligations under this
Agreement.
6.
Licensor’s
Representations and Warranties . Licensor hereby represents
and warrants to Licensee that as of the date hereof:
(a)
Licensor is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and this Agreement has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of Licensor.
(b)
This Agreement is
the legal, valid and binding obligation of Licensor, enforceable
against Licensor in accordance with its terms.
(c)
Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the compliance with
the terms and conditions hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation by
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Licensor of or constitute a default
under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract,
agreement or other instrument to which Licensor is or may be
bound or affected.
(d)
Licensor will comply with all
applicable laws in performing its obligations under this
Agreement.
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES IN SECTIONS 5 AND 6, THE PATENT RIGHTS ARE LICENSED ON
AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND NO PARTY MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTY HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS THE
SAME.
7.
Term and
Termination .
(a)
Term . The term of this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in force,
unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 7(b),
until the last to expire of the Patent Rights.
(b)
Termination
. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 7(a), this Agreement may be
terminated upon mutual written agreement of the
parties.
(c)
Rights and
Obligation on Termination . In the event of
termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason, the
parties shall have the following rights and
obligations:
(i)
Licensee shall
remain responsible for any payment due to Licensor that has accrued
prior to the effective date of termination.
(ii)
The licenses
granted to Licensee under Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above
shall immediately terminate and be of no further force and effect.
Licensor, at its sole discretion, shall determine whether any or
all sublicenses entered into by and between Licensee and its
sublicensees prior to the effective date of termination of this
Agreement shall be canceled or assigned to Licensor.
(iii)
Sections 1, 2(c),
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
(iv)
Subject to its
obligations under Section 3, Licensee, its Affiliates and
sublicensees shall be permitted to sell any inventory of Licensed
Product in fully-finished form on hand at the effective date
of termination.
(v)
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