EXHIBIT 10.2
THE REGISTRANT HAS APPLIED FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WITH
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS
OF THIS EXHIBIT ARE MARKED WITH ASTERISKS (*****) AND HAVE BEEN
OMITTED. THE OMITTED PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WILL BE FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
CO-PROMOTION AGREEMENT
Between
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
And
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Dated as of April 11, 2005
Table of
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1.0
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.0
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CO-PROMOTION OF
PRODUCT
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11
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2.1
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Grant of
rights
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2.2
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts; minimum number of Details and PSRs
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2.3
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Management
Steering Committee:
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(a)
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Creation and
Overview
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(b)
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Responsibilities
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(c)
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Management
Steering Committee Meetings
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(d)
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Management
Steering Committee Decision Making
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2.4
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Marketing
Committee
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(a)
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Creation and
Overview
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(b)
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Responsibilities
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(c)
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Marketing
Committee Meetings
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(d)
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Marketing
Committee Decision Making
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(e)
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Decisions
regarding certain Matters
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2.5
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Obligations Of
The Parties And Their Affiliates
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2.6
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Oscient Level
of PSRs; PSR Compensation
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2.7
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Co-Promotion
Start Date
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2.8
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Promotion
Plan
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2.9
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Marketing
Budget; Allocation of Marketing Expenses
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2.10
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Additional
Expenses
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2.11
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Promotional
Activities
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2.12
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Promotional
Materials
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2.13
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Co-Branding
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2.14
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Oscient PSR
Training
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2.15
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Auxilium Supply
and Manufacturing Responsibilities
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2.16
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Co-Promotion
Reports
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2.17
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Inventory
Reports
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2.18
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Trademark
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2.19
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TMF
Option
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2.20
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Other Product
Option.
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2.21
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Other
Commercialization Activities
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3.0
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TERM AND
COMPENSATION
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3.1
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Term
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3.2
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First Extension
Period
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3.3
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Second
Extension Period
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3.4
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Expense
Reports
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3.5
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Allocation of
Gross Profit
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3.6
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Adjustments to
the Profit Sharing Thresholds
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3.7
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Tail
Period
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3.8
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Generic
Entry
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4.0
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STATEMENTS AND
REMITTANCE
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4.1
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Record of the
number of Details
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4.2
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Record Gross
Sales, Net Sales, Gross Profit, Marketing Budget expenses and
Actual Cost
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4.3
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Record
Promotional Material usage and purchases
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4.4
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Right to
independent certified public accountant
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4.5
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Reimbursement
for examination
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4.6
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Payment of
taxes
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4.7
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Payment of PCP
Gross Profits
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4.8
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Late
Payment.
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4.9
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Method of
Payment
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5.0
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ADVERSE EVENTS,
CONFIDENTIALITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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5.1
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Adverse Events
and Regulatory Matters
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5.2
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Confidential
Information
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5.3
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Disclosure to
Affiliate
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5.4
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Public
Announcements
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5.5
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Publications
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5.6
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Trademark
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5.7
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Copyright
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5.8
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Patents
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5.9
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Injunctive
Relief
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6.0
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PRODUCT
COMPLAINTS; INQURIES, WITHDRAWALS AND RECALLS
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7.0
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TERMINATION
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7.1
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Breach
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7.2
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Insolvency
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7.3
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Generics
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7.4
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Product
Withdrawal
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7.5
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Competitive
Product
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7.6
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Termination by
Oscient
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7.7
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Termination by
Auxilium for Failure to Detail
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8.0
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RIGHTS AND
DUTIES UPON TERMINATION
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8.1
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Survival
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8.2
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Return of
Materials
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8.3
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No
Prejudice
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9.0
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WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS
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9.1
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Auxilium and
Oscient representations, warranties and covenants
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9.2
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Auxilium
representation, warranties and covenants
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9.3
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Oscient
acknowledgment concerning trademark and copyright
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10.0
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INDEMNIFICATION
AND LIABILITY
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11.0
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MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1
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Arbitration
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11.2
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Non-Solicitation
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11.3
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Parties in
Interest
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11.4
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Assignment
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11.5
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Force
Majeure
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11.6
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Governing
Law
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11.7
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Severability
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11.8
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Amendments
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11.9
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Notices
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11.10
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Entire
Agreement
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11.11
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No
Waiver
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11.12
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Construction;
Headings
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11.13
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Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures
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iii
CO-PROMOTION
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of the
11 TH day of April, 2005 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and between Auxilium
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with principal
offices at 160 W. Germantown Pike, Norristown, PA 19401 (“
Auxilium ”) and Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp., a
Massachusetts corporation, with principal offices at 1000 Winter
Street, Suite 2200, Waltham, MA, 02451, (“ Oscient
”) (with each of Auxilium and Oscient referred to herein
individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as
the “ Parties ”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Auxilium owns or licenses
patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights to
Product; and
WHEREAS, Auxilium intends to use its
pharmaceutical sales force and distribution capability to market
and promote Product in the Territory; and
WHEREAS, Oscient intends to use its
pharmaceutical sales force to Co-Promote Product in the Territory;
and
WHEREAS, Auxilium desires to
complement the Detailing efforts of its pharmaceutical sales force
promoting Product with the additional capability of Oscient’s
sales force; and
WHEREAS, Oscient desires to
participate in such Co-Promotion effort in order to expand its
marketing activities in the Territory;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the covenants and obligations expressed herein and intending to be
legally bound, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
The following terms as used in this Agreement
shall have the meanings set forth in this Article:
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1.1
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Actual Cost ” shall mean Auxilium’s fully
burdened cost incurred in the development, production and/or
manufacture of Promotional Materials, including, without
limitation, raw material and labor costs and amounts paid to Third
Parties in connection therewith, as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
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1.2
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“
Adverse Experience ” means any undesirable, untoward
or noxious event or experience associated with the clinical,
commercial or other use, or occurring following administration, of
Product in humans, occurring at any dose, whether expected, and
whether considered related to or caused by Product, including such
an event or experience as occurs in the course of the use of
Product in professional practice, in a clinical trial, from
overdose, whether accidental or intentional, from abuse, from
withdrawal, or from a failure of expected pharmacological or
biological therapeutic action of Product, and including those
events or experiences that are required to be reported to any
regulatory authority under applicable laws, including reports to
the FDA under 21 C.F.R. section 314.80.
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1.3
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“
Affiliate ” shall mean any corporation, partnership or
other entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with a Party hereto. For the purpose
of the foregoing, “control” shall mean the direct or
indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
stock in such corporation or other entity, or the de facto
decision-making power in such corporation or entity, except that
any equity owner of a Party that is not an operating entity engaged
in business in the pharmaceutical industry shall not be deemed an
Affiliate.
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1.4
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“
Aggregate Marketing Expense ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.
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1.5
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“
AMA ” shall mean the American Medical
Association.
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1.6
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“
Auxilium-Only Cohort ” shall mean PCPs detailed
exclusively by Auxilium as specified in the final Detailing Plan to
be completed within thirty (30) days from the Effective
Date.
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1.7
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“
Average Testim Market Share ” shall mean the share of
the Product in the Transdermal TRT Market, calculated as the
quotient of (i) the total prescriptions of the Product dispensed
divided by (ii) total prescriptions of all products dispensed in
the Transdermal TRT Market, both measured by IMS Xponent
data.
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1.8
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“
Bentley Patent ” shall mean United States Patent
Number 5,023,252, and any and all continuations,
continuations-in-part, additions, divisions, renewals, extensions,
re-examinations and reissues thereof and any and all foreign
counterparts to which Auxilium has an exclusive license to make,
have made, use and sell Product in certain territories, including
the Territory.
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1.9
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“
Commercially Reasonable Efforts ” means efforts and
resources normally used by a Party, taking into account the size,
stage of development and level of resources of such Party, for a
product, proposed product or technology owned by it or to which it
has rights, which, as compared to the Product, is of similar
commercial potential at a similar stage in its development or
product life. Commercially Reasonable Efforts may include (a)
promptly assigning responsibility for a Party’s obligations
to specific employee(s) who are held accountable for progress and
monitoring such progress on an ongoing basis, (b) setting and
consistently seeking to achieve specific and meaningful objectives
for carrying out such obligations, and (c) consistently making and
implementing decisions and allocating resources designed to advance
progress with respect to such objectives.
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1.10
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“
Confidential Information ” shall mean with respect to
a Party, technical, financial and business information, including
where appropriate and without limitation, trade secrets, billing
practices and procedures, price lists, customer lists, training
materials, Product information, marketing strategies,
specifications, sales and service manuals, samples, proprietary
correspondence, operational data, research, technical and/or
manufacturing information designs, know-how and processes; and all
tangible and intangible embodiments thereof, including, where
appropriate and without limitation, all presentations, reports,
documents and data in electronic form, that is owned or controlled
by such Party or its Affiliates and disclosed by such Party to the
other Party, including information provided by a Party to the other
Party prior to the Effective Date, that is identified or
acknowledged to be confidential at the time of disclosure, or that
the receiving Party knows or has reason to know is or contains
trade secrets or other proprietary information of the other Party;
provided that Confidential Information shall not include
information that (i) is in the receiving Party’s possession
or is known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure
without an obligation to keep it confidential as evidenced by
contemporaneous written records of the receiving Party, (ii) is
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public
domain at the time of disclosure, (iii) is or becomes publicly
known through no act of the receiving Party, (iv) was disclosed to
the receiving Party by a Third Party who had no obligation of
confidentiality as evidenced by contemporaneous written records of
the receiving Party, (v) is developed independently by the
receiving Party as evidenced by contemporaneous written records,
(vi) is authorized to be released by the disclosing Party, (vii) is
ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction to be disclosed,
provided prompt notice of any such order is given to the disclosing
Party and all reasonable steps are taken to secure a protective
order for the Confidential Information.
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1.11
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“
Controlled Substances Act ” shall mean the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq .), as such
statute may be amended and in force from time to time.
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1.12
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“
Co-Promote ” or “ Co-Promotion ”
shall mean the joint marketing, promotion and Detailing of Product
under a single Trademark by the Parties (or their respective
Affiliates) in the Territory, pursuant to the Promotion
Plan.
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1.13
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“
Co-Promotion Report ” shall mean a written report
summarizing the marketing and Promotional Activities undertaken by
a Party (or its relevant local Affiliates) during the previous
quarter in connection with the applicable Promotion
Plan.
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1.14
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“
Co-Promotion Start Date ” shall mean the date on which
Oscient begins Detailing the Product pursuant to Section 2.7
hereof.
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1.15
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“
Co-Promotion Term ” shall mean the term described in
Section 3.1 hereof.
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1.16
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“ Cost
of Goods Sold ” shall mean, for any particular period,
the total cost of goods of the Product sold in the Territory for
such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, including, but
not limited to, (i) raw materials; (ii) fees paid to contract
manufacturers; (iii) royalty payments to Bentley; (iv) personnel
costs associated with quality assurance and manufacturing
oversight; (v) distribution costs, including warehousing and
freight; and (vi) product liability insurance. Auxilium’s
current revenue recognition is based on units of the Product
dispensed, therefore if Auxilium transitions after the Effective
Date to revenue recognition based on Product shipped, any one-time
adjustments relating to Auxilium’s transition to revenue
recognition based on Product shipped shall be excluded.
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1.17
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“ Cost
of Returns ” shall mean the product of (a) the Weighted
Average Wholesale Acquisition Cost for a particular period, times
(b) the number of Product units returned in a particular period,
times (c) the sum of (i) wholesaler prompt pay discount of *****%;
(ii) Wholesaler Distribution Fee Percentage; (iii) return
processing cost of *****%; and (iv) destruction cost of *****%.
“Wholesaler Distribution Fee Percentage” shall be the
sum of the Effective Distribution Fee Rate for each wholesaler that
Auxilium has a distribution fee contract with in a particular
period. The “Effective Distribution Fee Rate” for each
wholesaler shall be the quotient of the total Product shipped in
the preceding year to that wholesaler divided by the total Product
shipped to all Auxilium customers in the preceding year times the
contracted distribution fee rate for that wholesaler.
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“
DEA ” shall mean the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration, and any successor thereto.
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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“
Detail ” or “ Detailing ” shall
mean a personal contact by a PSR with a health care practitioner
for the purpose of providing information on or stimulating interest
in the use or purchase of the Product.
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1.20
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“
Detailing Plan ” shall mean the document included
within the Promotion Plan, prepared by the Marketing Committee and
approved by the Management Steering Committee, describing the
responsibilities of both Parties with respect to PCP Detailing. The
Detailing Plan shall be approved in final form by the Management
Steering Committee within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date
based on the initial draft of the Detailing Plan executed by the
Parties on or about the Effective Date. The Detailing Plan may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement.
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1.21
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“
Effective Date ” shall mean the date referred to in
the preamble to this Agreement.
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1.22
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“
FDA ” shall mean the United States Food and Drug
Administration and any successor thereto.
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1.23
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“
FD&C Act ” shall mean The Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq .), as such statute may
be amended and in force from time to time.
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1.24
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“
GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied by Auxilium.
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1.25
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“
Generic Entry ” shall mean the first commercial sale
of a product following final approval by the FDA under section
505(j) of the FD&C Act of an application for such product that
identifies the Product as a reference listed drug in the
application.
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1.26
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“
Gross Profit ” shall be equal to Gross Profit Margin
multiplied by Net Sales.
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1.27
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“
Gross Profit Margin ” shall be equal to Net Sales of
Product, less the Cost of Goods Sold, divided by such Net Sales.
Gross Profit Margin shall be set equal to *****% for Year 1.
Thereafter the Gross Profit Margin for each successive Year will be
equal to the actual Gross Profit Margin for the then preceding Year
(e.g., Year 2 Gross Profit Margin will be equal to Year 1 actual
Gross Profit Margin).
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“
Gross Sales ” shall mean, for any particular period,
the total amount invoiced in the Territory by Auxilium for the
Product shipped during such period, if
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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Auxilium’s revenue
recognition methodology as reported for such period is based on
Product shipped; or total units of the Product dispensed in the
Territory, as measured using IMS NPA and NSP data, multiplied by
the Weighted Average Wholesale Acquisition Cost for such period, if
Auxilium’s revenue recognition methodology as reported for
such period is based on units of the Product dispensed.
Auxilium’s current revenue recognition is based on units of
the Product dispensed, therefore if Auxilium transitions after the
Effective Date to revenue recognition based on Product shipped, any
one-time adjustments relating to Auxilium’s transition to
revenue recognition based on Product shipped shall be
excluded.
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“
Management Steering Committee ” shall mean the
committee consisting of three senior representatives from each
Party (one representing each of sales/marketing, finance and
business development), with a Chairperson designated by Auxilium,
which is charged with overseeing all strategic aspects of the
Promotional Activities and supervises the Marketing Committee as
described in more detail in this Agreement.
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1.30
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“
Marketing Budget ” shall mean the total annual
marketing budget for the Product, as approved annually by the
Management Steering Committee, which sets forth all marketing
expenses, including, without limitation, PCP-directed speaker and
medical education programs, PCP advisory boards, Promotional
Materials, clinical publications, samples, coupons, and, to the
extent approved by the Management Steering Committee, Phase IIIb
trials and Phase IV trials. The Marketing Budget will include
certain items that will be used both in (a) PCP-directed marketing
activities performed by the Parties, and (b) Specialist-directed
marketing activities performed by Auxilium. Therefore, the
Marketing Budget will contain PCP and Specialist sections.
Promotion Materials used exclusively for Specialists are not
included in the Marketing Budget, except for speakers’
training. The Marketing Budget for Year 1 shall be approved in
final form by the Management Steering Committee within thirty (30)
days of the Effective Date based on the initial draft of the
Marketing Budget attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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1.31
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“
Marketing Committee ” shall mean the committee
consisting of three representatives from each Party (one
representing each of sales, marketing and finance), with a
Chairperson designated by Auxilium, which is charged with managing
all operational aspects of the Promotional Activities as described
in more detail in this Agreement. The Marketing Committee is
responsible for developing the Promotion Plan, including the
Marketing Budget and Detailing Plan, which Promotion Plan must be
approved by the Management Steering Committee. The Marketing
Committee is supervised by the Management Steering
Committee.
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1.32
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“
Marketing Expense ” shall mean 50% of the Aggregate
Marketing Expense.
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1.33
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“
Marketing Plan ” shall mean the document included
within the Promotion Plan, prepared by the Marketing Committee and
approved by the Management Steering Committee, which sets forth the
responsibilities of both Auxilium and Oscient with respect to
marketing the Product to PCPs, including (i) Co-Promote pre-launch
promotional and educational programs, (ii) Co-Promote launch
promotional and educational programs, (iii) positioning and message
strategy to PCPs, (iv) Promotion Materials, (v) advertising
materials, (vi) educational materials, (vii) product management
direction and (viii) annual sales forecasts for the Product. The
Marketing Plan may be amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
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1.34
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“
NDA ” shall mean any and all New Drug Applications
submitted to the FDA under Section 505 or 512 of the FD&C Act
and applicable regulations related to Product including, without
limitation, full NDAs, Supplemental NDAs (SNDAs), and
“paper” NDAs and abbreviated NDAs (ANDAs), by Auxilium
relating to the Product during the term of this
Agreement.
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1.35
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“ Net
Sales ” shall mean Gross Sales less all reductions from
Gross Sales as reported by Auxilium and consistently applied under
GAAP, including, but not limited to (i) cash discounts; (ii)
rebates; (iii) patient coupons; and (iv) Cost of
Returns.
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1.36
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“
Oscient-Only Cohort ” shall be a group of physicians,
elected by Oscient as specified in the final Detailing Plan within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date from one of the following
groups:
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(a)
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*****
physicians (defined as those physicians who comprise the smallest
number of physicians responsible for *****% of prescriptions in a
defined market) in the Transdermal TRT market who are detailed
exclusively by Oscient as specified in the final Detailing Plan to
be completed within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date;
or
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*****
physicians selected from those physicians that will be called on
initially by Oscient to Detail the Product, which may include the
physicians in group (a) of this definition. If Oscient elects to
have the group described in this clause (b) become the Oscient-Only
Cohort, it shall select, and notify Auxilium in writing of, the
***** individuals comprising this group by December 31, 2005. In
the event that Oscient has not notified Auxilium as described
above, clause (a) above shall apply in determining the Oscient-Only
Cohort.
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1.37
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“
Other Product ” shall mean any product, other than the
Product, that (i) contains testosterone as the active ingredient,
(ii) is indicated for the treatment of male hypogonadism and (iii)
is either owned by or licensed to Auxilium.
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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1.38
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“
Patents ” shall mean those patents and patent
applications in which Auxilium has rights, including, for example,
ownership rights or rights though an exclusive or non-exclusive
license, that may cover the Product, including the Bentley Patent
and other such patents and applications listed on Exhibit B, and
all continuations, continuations-in-part, additions, divisions,
renewals, extensions, re-examinations and reissues
thereof.
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1.39
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“
PCP ” shall mean Primary Care Physician, defined as
including all AMA specialty designations other than urologists,
endocrinologists and a cohort of HIV-treating physicians agreed to
by the Parties in writing on or about the Effective
Date.
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1.40
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“ PCP
Gross Profit ” shall mean Gross Profit Margin multiplied
by PCP Net Sales.
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1.41
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“ PCP
Gross Sales ” shall mean, for a particular period, the
product of (i) total units of the Product dispensed in the
Territory during such period, as measured using IMS NPA and NSP
data multiplied by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing PCP units
of the Product dispensed in the Territory during such period by
total units of the Product dispensed in the Territory during such
period, each as measured using IMS Xponent data, multiplied by
(iii) Weighted Average Wholesale Acquisition Cost for such
period.
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1.42
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“ PCP
Gross Profit Allocation Report ” shall mean the report
delivered by Auxilium to Oscient pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof,
which shall include, for the applicable period, (i) PCP Gross
Sales, (ii) PCP Net Sales, (iii) PCP Gross Profit and (iv) the
number of units and prescriptions for the Product during the
applicable period. Also included shall be detail of the adjustments
to reflect any under- or over-allocation of PCP Gross Profit to
Oscient from the preceding quarter based on the actual results of
the preceding quarter as compared to the estimates that were used
to calculate PCP Gross Profits for such preceding
quarter.
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1.43
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“ PCP
Net Sales ” shall mean PCP Gross Sales multiplied by the
ratio of Net Sales to Gross Sales for the applicable
period.
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1.44
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“
PDE ” or “ Primary Detail Equivalent
” shall mean either one (1) Primary Detail or two (2)
Secondary Details conducted by a Party.
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1.45
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“ Post Generic Gross
Profit ” for each twelve month period following a Generic
Entry in the Territory shall be equal to the sum of (i) the Gross
Profit Margin during the last Year preceding Generic Entry in the
Territory plus (ii) the
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percentage points by which
Auxilium’s obligation to pay Third Party royalties on Net
Sales of Product decreases after expiration of the Bentley Patent
in the Territory multiplied by the PCP Net Sales for each such
twelve month period following the Generic Entry.
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1.46
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“
Primary Detail ” shall mean a Detail in the first
mention position and consuming the greatest amount of time spent
(approximately 60-70%) during a call to a health care
practitioner.
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1.47
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“
Product ” shall mean (i) any product identified in NDA
number 21-454, including any amendments or supplements to such NDA,
or (ii) a TRT product requiring a license under the Bentley Patents
to make, have made, use or sell such product in the
Territory.
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1.48
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“
Promotion Materials ” or “ Promotional
Materials ” shall mean promotional, advertising,
communication and educational materials relating to the Product for
use in connection with the marketing, promotion, Detailing and sale
of the Product for Co-Promotion to PCPs in the Territory, and the
content thereof, and shall include, without limitation, promotional
literature, Product samples, Product support materials, field
communication, educational, training or clinical publications, and
other promotional materials provided by Auxilium to Oscient to
prepare for or to be used in Detailing Product.
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1.49
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“
Promotion Plan ” shall mean the document, approved by
the Management Steering Committee, that includes the Marketing Plan
(including the Marketing Budget) and the Detailing Plan. The
Promotion Plan for Year 1 will be finalized by the Parties within
thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.
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1.50
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“
Promotional Activities ” shall mean Co-Promote pre-
and post-Product launch activities, including, without limitation,
all activities related to promotion, Detailing, and sampling of the
Product in the Territory to PCPs. Promotional Activities shall also
include Phase IIIb and IV clinical trials as approved by the
Management Steering Committee.
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1.51
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“
PSR ” shall mean professional sales
representatives.
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1.52
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“
Quarterly Marketing Expense ” shall be equal to 50% of
the Aggregate Marketing Expense (as defined in Section 2.9 hereof)
for a particular quarter.
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1.53
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“
Secondary Detail ” shall mean a Detail in the second
mention position and consuming approximately 30-40% of time spent
during a call to a health care practitioner.
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1.54
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“
Specialists ” shall mean urologists, endocrinologists
and a cohort of HIV-treating physicians agreed to in writing
between the Parties on or about the date hereof.
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1.55
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“
Supply Interruption ” shall exist when (i) there is no
Product at ICS (or any other Third Party distributor used by
Auxilium) and (ii) the supply of Product at wholesalers and
warehouses is sufficient to meet demand for no more than *****
(based on demand for the most recent 90 days).
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1.56
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“
Territory ” shall mean the United States of
America.
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1.57
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“
Third Party ” shall mean any party other than either
of the Parties or their Affiliates.
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1.58
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“
TMF ” shall mean transmucosal film containing
testosterone as licensed to Auxilium and currently under joint
development by Formulation Technologies, LLC, d/b/a PharmaForm and
Auxilium.
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1.59
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“
Trademarks ” shall mean those trademarks used by
Auxilium with respect to the marketing or promotion of the Product
as of the Effective Date and from time to time after the Effective
Date, as listed on Exhibit C, which Exhibit shall be amended from
time to time to include any additional trademarks used from time to
time in the promotion of the Product after the Effective
Date.
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1.60
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“
TRT ” shall mean testosterone replacement therapy for
the treatment of male hypogonadism.
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1.61
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“
Transdermal TRT Market ” shall mean the total market
sales, as reported by IMS data, of the following TRT gel products
in the Territory: *****; provided that, in the event any new
transdermal gel TRT product enters the market in the Territory, the
Parties will discuss in good faith whether or not to include such
product in this definition.
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1.62
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“
Weighted Average Wholesale Acquisition Cost ” shall
mean the unit weighted average Wholesale Acquisition Cost of the
units dispensed during a period, as calculated by Auxilium and
reported to Oscient in the PCP Gross Profit Allocation
Report.
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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1.63
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“
Wholesale Acquisition Cost ” shall mean the list price
for the Product to wholesalers or direct purchasers, not including
prompt pay or other discounts, rebates or reductions in
price.
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1.64
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“
Year ” shall refer to time periods as follows: Year 1
shall be the period commencing on May 1, 2005 and ending on
December 31, 2005; Years 2-6 refer to the successive 12-month
periods beginning on January 1, wherein Year 2 is 2006, Year 3 is
2007, Year 4 is 2008, Year 5 is 2009 and Year 6 is 2010; Year 7
shall be the period commencing on January 1, 2011 and ending on
April 30, 2011.
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2.0
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CO-PROMOTION OF
PRODUCT
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2.1
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Auxilium hereby
grants to Oscient the right, and Oscient accepts the obligation
during the term of this Agreement and under the conditions herein
imposed, to exclusively promote and Detail the Product jointly with
Auxilium to PCPs in the Territory, all as further described
herein.
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2.2
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Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, each Party (and its Affiliates) shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to fulfill all responsibilities
assigned to it under any then applicable Promotion Plan and shall
perform such responsibilities in compliance with all applicable
laws and regulations. In addition, Auxilium shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to promote the Product to Specialists,
including, but not limited to, investing in sales and marketing
initiatives for Specialists. In connection with the foregoing,
Oscient shall perform the minimum number of Details with the
minimum number of PSRs as set forth in this Agreement, and Auxilium
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to employ not less than
***** full time PSRs, of whom at least *****% are employees of
Auxilium (subject to fluctuations in such number resulting from
vacancies, employee turnover and similar reasons). Subject to
Section 2.6(b), Auxilium shall perform (a) not less than ***** PDEs
to PCPs, of which at least ***** are Primary Details, and not less
than ***** PDEs to Specialists, of which at least ***** are Primary
Details in Year 1; (b) not less than ***** PDEs to PCPs, of which
at least ***** are Primary Details, and not less than ***** PDEs to
Specialists, of which at least ***** are Primary Details in Years
2-6; and (c) not less than ***** PDEs to PCPs, of which at least
***** are Primary Details, and not less than ***** PDEs to
Specialists, of which at least ***** are Primary Details in Year
7.
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2.3
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Management
Steering Committee :
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(a)
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Creation and
Overview : Each Party
shall nominate three (3) members to the Management Steering
Committee. The nominated members from each
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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Party are listed on the attached
Exhibit D. The Parties may agree to change the total number of
representatives on the Management Steering Committee, provided that
the Parties always have an equal number of representatives. The
Chairperson of the Management Steering Committee shall be a
representative of Auxilium. Each Party may replace any of its
Management Steering Committee representatives at any time upon
written notice to the other Party. Upon written notice provided to
the other Party at least one week prior to the date of the meeting,
any member of the Management Steering Committee may invite
non-members to participate in the discussions and meetings of the
Management Steering Committee so long as such non-member is an
employee of a Party or an agent of a Party bound by obligations of
confidentiality no less strict than Section 5.2 of this Agreement.
The Parties understand and agree that non-members do not have the
right to vote. Each Party shall be responsible for all travel and
related costs of its own representatives to attend meetings of, and
otherwise participate on, the Management Steering
Committee.
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(b)
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Responsibilities : The purpose of the Management Steering
Committee shall be (i) to supervise the Marketing Committee and
(ii) to oversee all strategic aspects of the Promotional
Activities, including, without limitation, the
following:
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1.
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Reviewing and
approving the Promotion Plan formulated by the Marketing
Committee;
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2.
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Reviewing and
approving any changes to the Promotion Plan; and
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3.
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Considering and
acting upon such other matters as are specified in this
Agreement.
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In addition to the foregoing,
Auxilium shall keep Oscient reasonably informed of the following
matters through the Management Steering Committee and shall
reasonably consider all input and comments from Oscient regarding
such matters; provided that Auxilium shall be solely responsible
for all decisions regarding such matters in its sole, reasonable
discretion:
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Prices,
discounts, rebates, reductions, chargebacks and similar policies
for the Product in the Territory;
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ii.
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Managed care
strategies and decisions;
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iii.
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Pharmacovigilance and drug safety
matters;
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iv.
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Recalls, market
withdrawals, and any other corrective actions related to any
Product in the Territory;
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v.
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Medical
inquiries from healthcare providers and responses to such
inquiries;
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vi.
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Status of third
party manufacturing arrangements;
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vii.
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Reporting of
pricing information to the government in accordance with all
applicable laws; and
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viii.
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Planning and
conducting Phase IIIb and IV trials for the Product that are
ongoing on the Effective Date (which trials shall be conducted at
Auxilium’s sole expense, unless otherwise agreed to by the
Parties).
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(c)
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Management
Steering Committee Meetings . The Management Steering Committee shall meet
no less frequently than quarterly following the quarterly meetings
of the Marketing Committee and at such other times and at such
places as shall be mutually agreed by the Parties. Meetings will be
in person or by video or teleconference, as the Parties may agree.
In the event that a Management Steering Committee member of a Party
cannot attend a meeting, such Party shall have the right to
nominate another representative of that Party to attend and vote at
the meeting, provided that such representative is reasonably
experienced in the areas for which such Management Steering
Committee member is responsible. In-person meetings shall be held
at such location as mutually agreed upon by the Parties. The
Chairperson shall prepare and distribute to the Management Steering
Committee members an agenda for each Management Steering Committee
meeting at least ten (10) business days before the meeting. A
Management Steering Committee representative of the Party hosting
the meeting shall serve as Secretary of that meeting. The Secretary
of the meeting shall prepare and distribute to all members of the
Management Steering Committee draft minutes of the meeting within
five (5) business days after of the meeting for review and comment
by the other Management Steering Committee members. Such minutes
shall provide a description in reasonable detail of the discussions
at the meeting and a list of any actions, decisions or
determinations approved by the Management Steering Committee. After
receipt of comments from other Management Steering Committee
members and incorporation of such comments as appropriate in the
draft minutes, the Secretary shall provide the Chairperson with the
final draft minutes. The Chairperson shall distribute the final
minutes of each meeting to the members of the Management Steering
Committee for final review and approval as soon as practicable
after a meeting. Minutes will be approved no later than the next
meeting of the Management Steering Committee.
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Management Steering Committee
Decision Making . At
least a majority of the members of the Management Steering
Committee shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the
Management Steering Committee,
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provided that at least two (2)
members from each Party are present. All decisions of the
Management Steering Committee shall be made on a unanimous basis of
all Management Steering Committee members participating in the
meeting where a quorum is present. If the Management Steering
Committee cannot reach agreement with respect to a particular issue
before it within three (3) business days, then the Auxilium
Chairperson and a Management Steering Committee member selected by
Oscient shall meet again (via phone or videoconference) within four
(4) business days after the date of the Management Steering
Committee meeting on such matter and will negotiate in good faith
to reach consensus. If the Auxilium Chairperson and the Oscient
Management Steering Committee member are unable to reach agreement
after five (5) business days, subject to Section 2.5, the Auxilium
Chairperson will have the authority to make a final decision on the
matter, which decision shall be made in good faith and consistent
with the objectives and intent of this Agreement. For clarity, the
Management Steering Committee cannot in any way amend or modify the
terms or provisions of this Agreement or increase the Marketing
Budget as it pertains to Oscient without Oscient’s
consent.
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2.4
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Marketing
Committee :
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(a)
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Creation and
Overview : Within thirty
(30) days following the Effective Date, each Party shall nominate
three (3) members to the Marketing Committee. The Parties may agree
to change the total number of representatives on the Marketing
Committee, provided that the Parties always have an equal number of
representatives. The Chairperson of the Marketing Committee shall
be a representative of Auxilium. Each Party may replace any of its
Marketing Committee representatives at any time upon written notice
to the other Party. Upon written notice provided to the other Party
at least one week prior to the date of the meeting, any member of
the Marketing Committee may invite non-members to participate in
the discussions and meetings of the Management Steering Committee
so long as such non-member is an employee of the Party or an agent
of a Party bound by obligations of confidentiality no less strict
than Section 5.2 of this Agreement. The Parties understand and
agree that non-members do not have the right to vote. Each Party
shall be responsible for all travel and related costs for its own
representatives to attend meetings of, and otherwise participate
on, the Marketing Committee.
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(b)
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Responsibilities : The purpose of the Marketing Committee shall
be to oversee all operational aspects of the Promotional
Activities, including, without limitation, the
following:
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Formulating the
Promotion Plan to be reviewed and approved by the Management
Steering Committee;
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2.
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Developing and
updating, as necessary, marketing guidelines for the Product
branding, positioning, core messages, and other tactical
plans;
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3.
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Preparing
short-term and long-term sales forecasts in the
Territory;
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4.
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Developing and
approving the Promotional Materials and Promotional Activities,
subject to regulatory review and approval by Auxilium;
and
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5.
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Considering and
acting upon such other matters as are specified in this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Marketing
Committee Meetings . The
Marketing Committee shall meet no less frequently than quarterly
and at such other times and at such places as shall be mutually
agreed by the Parties. Meetings will be in-person or by video or
teleconference, as the Parties may agree. In the event that a
Marketing Committee member of a Party cannot attend a meeting, such
Party shall have the right to nominate another representative of
that Party to attend and vote at the meeting, provided that such
representative is reasonably experienced in the areas for which
such Marketing Committee member is responsible. In-person meetings
shall be held at such location as mutually agreed upon by the
Parties. The Chairperson shall prepare and distribute to the
Marketing Committee members an agenda for each Marketing Committee
meeting at least ten (10) business days before the meeting. A
Marketing Committee representative of the Party hosting the meeting
shall serve as Secretary of that meeting. The Secretary of the
meeting shall prepare and distribute to all members of the
Marketing Committee draft minutes of the meeting within five (5)
business days after of the meeting for review and comment by the
other Marketing Committee members. Such minutes shall provide a
description in reasonable detail of the discussions at the meeting
and a list of any actions, decisions or determinations approved by
the Marketing Committee. After receipt of comments from other
Marketing Committee members and incorporation of such comments as
appropriate in the draft minutes, the Secretary shall provide the
Chairperson with the final draft minutes. The Chairperson shall
distribute the final minutes of each meeting to the members of the
Marketing Committee for final review and approval. Minutes will be
approved no later than the next meeting of the Marketing
Committee.
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Marketing Committee Decision
Making . At least a
majority of the members of the Marketing Committee shall constitute
a quorum for any meeting of the Marketing Committee, provided that
at least two (2) members from each Party are present. All decisions
of the Marketing Committee shall be made on a unanimous basis of
all Marketing Committee members participating in the meeting where
a quorum is present. If the Marketing Committee cannot reach
agreement with respect
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to a particular issue before it
within three (3) business days, then the Auxilium Chairperson and a
Marketing Committee member selected by Oscient shall meet again
(via phone or videoconference) within four (4) business days after
the date of the Marketing Committee meeting on such matter and will
negotiate in good faith to reach consensus. If the Auxilium
Chairperson and the Oscient Marketing Committee member are unable
to reach agreement after five (5) business days, subject to Section
2.5, the Auxilium Chairperson will have the authority to make a
final decision on the matter, which decision shall be made in good
faith and consistent with the objectives and intent of this
Agreement. For clarity, the Marketing Committee cannot in any way
amend or modify the terms or provisions of this
Agreement.
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Decisions
Regarding Certain Matters . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, final decisions regarding the following matters over
which the Parties are in dispute and are unable to resolve despite
using good faith efforts under the provisions of Sections 2.3(e)
and 2.4(d) shall, in lieu of resolution by decision of the Auxilium
Chairperson, be resolved by mutual agreement between the Chief
Executive Officer of Auxilium and the Chief Executive Officer of
Oscient:
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Final approval
of the Detailing Plan for any Year;
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2.
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Final decisions
regarding short-term or long-term sales forecasts for the Product;
and
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3.
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Final decisions
regarding the Marketing Budget for any Year.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event that the Chief Executive Officer of Auxilium and the
Chief Executive Officer of Oscient are unable to reach mutual
agreement concerning the matters specified in any of clauses (1) to
(3) above in this section within five (5) business days, then both
Parties agree that such matters shall be resolved by arbitration in
accordance with Section 11.1 of this Agreement; provided that, for
purposes of this Section only, the Parties shall jointly appoint
one arbitrator and within the number of days agreed upon by the
Parties and the single arbitrator, each Party shall submit to the
arbitrator a written proposed resolution of the matter in dispute.
The arbitrator shall choose one of the proposals as the final and
binding resolution of such dispute. If a Party does not submit a
proposal within time period agreed upon, the proposal of the other
Party shall be binding. In the event that the Parties shall fail to
agree upon the choice of an arbitrator, then the arbitration shall
proceed in accordance with Section 11.1 of this
Agreement.
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2.5
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Obligations Of The Parties And
Their Affiliates . The
Parties shall cause their respective designees on the Management
Steering Committee, the Marketing Committee and their respective
executive officers to take the actions and make the
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decisions provided herein to be
taken and made by such respective designees and executive officers
in the manner and within the applicable time periods provided
herein. To the extent a Party performs any of its obligations
hereunder through any Affiliate of such Party, such Party shall be
fully responsible and liable hereunder and thereunder for any
failure of such performance, and each Party agrees that it will
cause each of its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this
Agreement which restricts or prohibits a Party from taking any
specified action. Moreover, each Party shall take all actions under
this Agreement (including the exercise by Auxilium of its
discretion as permitted under this Article 2) in good faith and
consistent with the intent of the Parties as evidenced by this
Agreement.
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2.6
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Oscient
Level of PSRs and Detailing; PSR Compensation
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(a)
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(i) Oscient
agrees that within *****, it shall replace any agent PSRs with PSRs
who are employees of Oscient; provided that, up to *****% of
Oscient’s PSRs may be non-employee agents of Oscient. Oscient
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to employ a minimum of
***** full time PSRs, at its own cost, to Detail Product, subject
to fluctuations in such number resulting from vacancies, employee
turn-over and similar reasons. Oscient further agrees that the
number of agent PSRs Detailing Product under this Agreement will
not exceed *****% of the number of PSRs up to the first ***** PSRs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Oscient has the sole option to
expand the number of PSRs promoting the Product beyond ***** with
any combination of employees and non-employee agents determined by
Oscient, with the deployment of any such additional PSRs to be set
forth in an amendment to the Promotion Plan; provided, however,
that Oscient employees shall annually perform a number of Details
for the Product that is not less than the greater of (x) ***** PDEs
or (y) *****% of the PDEs required by the applicable Detailing Plan
to be performed by Oscient and further provided, Oscient employees
shall annually perform at least *****% of the Primary Details
required by the applicable Detailing Plan. In the event Oscient
decides to allocate more than ***** PSRs for detailing the Product,
unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Oscient’s calling
audience will continue to be PCPs, and Auxilium will retain
exclusive detailing rights to Specialists as defined in Section
1.55; and
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(ii) Oscient shall perform *****
PDEs of which at least ***** are Primary Details in Year 1, *****
PDEs of which at least ***** are Primary Details in Years 2-6 and
***** PDEs of which at least ***** are Primary Details in Year
7.
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Compensation
of Oscient PSRs . A
minimum of *****% of the variable compensation which each of the
initial ***** Oscient PSRs can earn for each POA during each Year
shall be based upon achievement of goals
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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related to the Product. If
Oscient increases the number of PSRs Detailing the Product as
permitted under this Agreement and increases the number of PDEs for
the Product at least in proportion to the increase in the number of
PSRs, a minimum of *****% of the variable compensation to which
each of Oscient’s PSRs Detailing the Product can earn for
each POA during each Year shall be based upon achievement of goals
related to the Product.
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Compensation of Auxilium
PSRs . The percentages
specified below of the variable compensation which each of the
Auxilium PSRs (for both PCP and specialists) can earn for each POA
during each Year shall be based upon achievement of goals related
to the Product:
For Year 1: *****%
For Years 2 through 4: *****% if
Auxilium is, at the time, promoting no more than ***** products
(including the Product) and *****% if Auxilium is, at the time,
promoting more than ***** products.
In addition, during Years 2 through
4, if Auxilium is promoting ***** products (including the Product),
it may elect to allocate a minimum of *****% of its variable
compensation to the Product. However, if Auxilium elects to
allocate less than *****% of its variable compensation to the
Product (while promoting ***** products), Auxilium will commit an
additional ***** PDEs annually toward Details for PCPs for the
Product.
For Years 5 through 7: *****% if
Auxilium is, at the time, promoting no more than ***** products
(including the Product) and *****% if Auxilium is, at the time,
promoting more than ***** products.
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Co-Promotion
Start Date . Oscient
shall start detailing the Product no later than May 9, 2005, with
no less than ***** PSRs (subject to the provisions of Section 2.6)
by May 15, 2005, in accordance with the Promotion Plan. Oscient
shall hire one full time marketing person promptly after the
Effective Date and shall dedicate such person to marketing
activities associated with the Product.
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Promotion
Plan . A final draft of
the Promotion Plan for Year 1 will be approved by the Management
Steering Committee within 30 days of the Effective Date based on
the initial draft of the Detailing Plan to be agreed by the Parties
in writing on or about the Effective Date. The Promotion Plan shall
be amended from time to time as determined necessary by either the
Management Steering Committee or the Marketing Committee, with any
such amendment to be approved by the Management Steering Committee.
The Promotion Plan shall include, among other things, the Detailing
Plan and Marketing Plan.
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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2.9
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Marketing
Budget; Allocation of Marketing Expenses . The budget for Product promotion shall be
under the direction of the Marketing Committee, supervised by the
Management Steering Committee and set forth in the Marketing
Budget. No later than November 1st of the preceding calendar year,
the Management Steering Committee shall approve a new Marketing
Budget for that Year. The Parties acknowledge that many of the
items to be included in the Marketing Budget will also be used by
Auxilium in its Specialist-directed marketing activities. The
Marketing Committee will indicate, for each item in the Marketing
Budget, the percentage of that item’s cost to be allocated to
the Auxilium Specialist marketing budget. The Marketing Budget will
therefore contain a PCP component, to be shared equally between the
Parties, and a Specialist component, to be funded by Auxilium only.
In addition, the Marketing Budget will provide: (1) an estimated
breakdown of the spending by category; and (2) an estimated
breakdown of spending by quarter, for each category. The Marketing
Budget shall also identify which Party will pay for each spending
category, and the Parties’ marketing expenditures during each
quarter shall be recorded in terms of total, PCP and Specialist
marketing. Each Party may elect to include certain prescription
data costs in the Marketing Budget, to be shared equally between
the Parties as PCP Marketing Expense. For Oscient, such costs shall
be its cost of purchasing IMS NPA, NSP, and Xponent data to be used
to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement, up to a maximum of
$***** per year. For Auxilium, such costs shall be 50% of its
annual cost of purchasing IMS NPA, NSP, and Xponent data. In Year
2, the Parties intend to spend on PCP marketing approximately
$*****. A new 2-year target level for the marketing spend will be
established upon the extension of the Agreement at the end of Years
2 and 4. The aggregate actual expenses incurred by the Parties for
PCP marketing shall be referred to herein as the “Aggregate
Marketing Expense”. To the extent that a Party has paid more
than 50% of the Aggregate Marketing Expense in a quarter, an
adjustment will be made such that each Party has incurred 50% of
the Aggregate Marketing Expense for that quarter (the
“Quarterly Expense True-up”), with such adjustment
being made pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof. In addition, the
Quarterly Expense True Up will be adjusted such that Auxilium has
paid 100% of the Specialist marketing expenditures.
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Additional
Expenses . In addition to
the foregoing Marketing Budget expenses, each Party shall be
responsible for all costs associated with its respective sales
force, including, without limitation, salaries, bonuses, and field
support funds of $***** per PSR per year.
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Promotional
Activities . Promotional
Activities for the Product shall be under the direction of the
Marketing Committee, supervised by the Management Steering
Committee, and set forth in the Promotion Plan. All Promotional
Activities shall be approved by the Marketing Committee; provided
that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement regarding
decision making matters within the
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Confidential
information has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential
treatment request.
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Marketing Committee, neither
Party shall be required to perform any Promotional Activities which
it believes in good faith violate legal or regulatory
requirements.
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2.12
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Promotional
Materials. During the
term of this Agreement, Auxilium shall create and develop all
Promotional Materials relating to the Product for distribution in
the Territory. All Promotional Materials shall be approved by the
Marketing Committee; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions
of this Agreement regarding decisions making matters within the
Marketing Committee, neither Party shall be required to use any
Promotional Materials which it believes in good faith violate legal
or regulatory requirements. Auxilium shall provide such Promotional
Materials to Oscient in amounts that are reasonable under the terms
of the Promotion Plan. The Actual Costs of such Promotional
Materials provided to Oscient shall be charged to the Marketing
Budget and considered to be Oscient PCP Marketing Expenses. To the
extent used to Detail PCPs, Promotional Material used by Auxilium
shall be charged to the Marketing Budget and considered to be
Auxilium PCP Marketing Expense.
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2.13
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Co-Branding . Promotional Materials and other secondary
packaging and other communications regarding the Product that are
used in connection with the Product shall include the names of both
Parties on a use-up and use basis. Oscient hereby grants to
Auxilium a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use
Oscient’s name and trademarks in connection with the
co-branding of the Products in the Promotional Materials and other
secondary packaging used in connection with the Product in the
Territory during the term of this Agreement; provided that,
Auxilium will provide Oscient with copies of all Promotional
Materials and other secondary packaging prior to its use and shall
remove Oscient’s name and trademark from any such materials
as reasonably requested by Oscient.
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2.14
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Oscient PSR
Training . Oscient shall
be responsible for Product and sales training for its PSRs. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Auxilium shall provide
assistance to Oscient’s training department for training on
Product characteristics and how to provide Details on Product,
including access to, and a cop
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