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EXHIBIT
10.116
LICENSE, SUPPLY AND
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This License, Supply and
Distribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of August 6, 2007, by and between Senetek PLC,
a United Kingdom public company with its offices located at 831
Latour Court, Napa, California 94558 (“ Senetek
”), and Triax Aesthetics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company with its offices located at 20 Commerce Drive, Cranford,
New Jersey 07016( “Licensee”).
BACKGROUND
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A. |
Senetek has developed certain inventions and other proprietary
intellectual property relating to the use of the Compound
(as defined below) as an ingredient in topical dermatological and
skin care products, and has filed patent applications claiming such
use as well as a trademark application for the tradename of the
Compound. |
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B. |
Licensee desires to distribute, market and sell specific
formulations containing the Compound in the Field in
the Authorized Channel within the Territory (all as
defined below). |
Accordingly, in consideration
of the mutual promises, covenants, and conditions set forth below,
the parties agree as follows:
When used in this Agreement,
each of the following capitalized terms shall have the respective
meanings set forth in this Article.
1.1 “ Affiliate
” means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other
legal entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling, or
under common control with another legal entity,
“control” meaning, for purposes hereof, the effective
power to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors or
other management body of a legal entity or to effectively direct
the management of a legal entity, by the ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise.
1.2 “ Agreement
Date ” means the date of this Agreement first set forth
above.
1.3 “ Applicable
Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations and guidelines
that apply to the import, export, research and development,
manufacture, marketing, distribution, or sale of the
Products hereunder or the performance of either
party’s obligations under this Agreement to the extent
applicable and relevant to such party.
1.4 “ Anticipated
Commercial Launch Date ” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.10
1.5 “ Authorized
Channel” means the ethical market channel, comprised of
the sale of Products to (i) estheticians and
dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other physicians that
prescribe or dispense topical dermatological preparations,
(ii) pharmacies for sale “behind the counter” and
not in the health and beauty aids section, (iii) medical
clinics, health maintenance organizations and other recognized
prescription drug channels of trade, and (iv) distributors for
resale to the channels of trade referred to in clauses
(i) through (iii), and such other channels of trade, if any,
as the parties may mutually agree from time to time.
1.6 “ Backup
Manufacturer ” has the meaning specified in
Section 3.3.5.
1.7 “Contract
Quarter” means the three month periods beginning on the
first day of the first, fourth, seventh and tenth months of a
Contract Year .
1.8 “ Commercial
Sale” means Licensee or its Affiliate taking a
purchase order for a Product from a non- Affiliate
purchaser in the Field in the Authorized Channel
within the Territory .
1.9 “Compound
” means the compound described in Schedule 1.9 hereto, known
as [***], in any form for use in the Field.
1.10 “ Confidential
Information ” means marketing, sales, financial,
scientific, and other non-public and/or proprietary information
concerning the products, projects, businesses and operations of a
party or its Affiliates disclosed by such party to the other
party or its Affiliates or of which the other party or its
Affiliates gains knowledge in performing this
Agreement.
1.11 “ Contract
Year ” means the twelve month period beginning on
January 1, 2008 and each 12 month period
thereafter.
1.12 “ Distribution
Rights ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.1.
1.13 “
Documentation ” means the documentation relating to
the Patents and the Know-How .
1.14 “ Field
” means the non-prescription topical dermatological use of
Products containing the Compound in
humans.
1.15 “ Final
Adjudication ” means any decision by a Governmental
Entity if either (a) any and all appeals in connection
with the adjudication are exhausted or (b) the time for any
such appeal shall have passed without such appeal having been
perfected.
1.15A “ First
Contract Year ” means the twelve month period commencing
on January 1, 2008 and ending on December 31,
2008.
1.16 “ GAAP
” means United States generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied.
1.17 “ Governmental
Entity ” means any competent governmental agency, board,
authority, commission, court or other entity having lawful
jurisdiction.
1.18 “ Initial
Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.3.2
1.19 “Initial
Purchase Order” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3.2
1.20 “Intellectual
Property” means collectively the Patents , the
Licensed Trademark , the Know-How and such other
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, designs and other proprietary
rights related to or useful in the performance of this Agreement
that Senetek or any of its Affiliates now owns, has rights
to or hereafter acquires rights to specifically related to the
development, manufacture or use of the Compound or the
Products in the Field in the Authorized
Channel in the Territory .
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
1.21 “ Know-How
” means such special knowledge, trade secrets, laboratory
workbooks, manufacturing processes, recipes and formulas, testing
and clinical trial data, subject photos, and all other technical or
other proprietary information, whether or not patented or
patentable, owned or controlled by Senetek or its Affiliates
at any time prior to or during the term of this Agreement which
Senetek is not prohibited from disclosing to Licensee and which is
specifically related to the development, manufacture or use of the
C ompound or the Products in the Field in the
Authorized Channel in the Territory.
1.22 "
Licensed Trademark" means all rights within the Field
in the Authorized Channel within the Territory
(including any registrations, applications or common law rights) to
the trademark and trade name “[***]” (or, if such trade
name is not in the opinion of Senetek's trademark counsel
reasonably capable of being registered as a trademark in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (the " USPTO "), all such
rights to such other trademark and trade name as Senetek may apply
to register as a designation for the Products as provided in
Section 3.2.1).
1.22A "Minimum Net
Sales" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.9.
1.23 “Net
Sales” means the aggregate amounts invoiced by Licensee
or its Affiliates from sales of Products to non-
Affiliates , less, without duplication, any and all
(i) discounts, rebates and allowances granted by Licensee or
its Affiliates and taken by such non- Affiliate
customers with respect thereto, (ii) amounts actually allowed
or credited by Licensee or its Affiliates for returns of
such Products , (iii) amounts actually written off by
Licensee or its Affiliates as uncollectible after reasonable
commercial efforts to collect the same, not to exceed [***]% of
gross sales, (iv) tariffs, duties, value-added taxes, sales
taxes and/or use taxes directly imposed on Licensee or its
Affiliates in connection with the sale of Products ,
and (v) packaging, freight, and insurance charges paid by
Licensee or its Affiliates , to the extent consistent with
and recorded in accordance with GAAP
1.24 “
Non-Performance Penalty Payment” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.10 .
1.24A “ Packaging
Specifications ” means the standard packaging
specifications for the Base Products as agreed to by the parties
which shall be developed and set forth on Schedule
1.24A.
1.25 “ Patents
” means the patent application set forth on Schedule 1.25,
any additional patent applications, divisionals, continuations and
continuations in part filed by or on behalf of Senetek or its
Affiliates in the Territory making claims equivalent
to or no broader than the claims of the patent application set
forth on Schedule 1.25, and any patents issued with respect to any
of the foregoing or entitled to the benefit of the priority dates
thereof. and (ii) any other patent applications and patents in
the Territory that are filed by, issued to or acquired by
Senetek or its Affiliates as of the Agreement
Date or any time thereafter , the claims of which cover
any Base Products or Additional Products .
1.26 “ Products
” means (i) the "Base Products" , meaning the two
products set forth in Schedule 1.26 (comprising a lotion without
SPF and a cream without SPF) in standard packaging described in the
Packaging Specifications which do not exceed 3 oz. (85 g.) in
Product content and which are labeled and marketed for
non-prescription use in reducing the appearance of lines and
wrinkles or other non-prescription "anti-aging" dermatological use
( "Anti-Aging Use" ") and (ii) the "Additional
Products" , meaning (a) such larger sized Units of
products having the formulations set forth in Schedule 1.26 for
Anti-Aging Use or contained in packaging with specifications
other than the Packaging Specifications for Anti-Aging Use
and (b) such other formulations of non-prescription topical
dermatological. preparations containing the Compound alone
or in combination with other active ingredients, whether for
Anti-Aging Use or other uses (such as skin whitening or acne
rosacea), as Senetek may determine to develop and offer to Licensee
from time to time and as Licensee may determine to accept as a
Product for purposes of this Agreement, subject to the parties'
agreement on pricing and Minimum Net Sales of such Products as set
forth in Section 3.6.2).
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
1.26A “ Roll Out
Program ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.10.
1.26B "Samples" means
Units of Products which Licensee distributes free of
charge or at a discount from list price for promotional purposes
(but excluding the Units that are the subject of the
Initial Purchase Order ).
1.27
“Specifications” means (i) the
specifications and Packaging Specifications for each Base
Product and (ii) the specifications for any Additional
Products agreed to by the parties , which shall be
developed and set forth on Schedule 1.26 as provided in
Section 3.1.
1.28 “ Territory
” means Canada and the United States of America, its
territories and possessions including Puerto Rico and such
countries of the Middle East on which the parties may
agree.
1.29
“Term” means the period starting on the
Agreement Date and ending (if not earlier terminated pursuant to
the other terms of this Agreement) at the later of
(i) expiration of the fifteenth (15 th ) Contract Year or
(ii) expiration of the last Valid Claim covering the
Products .
1.30
“Trademarks” means all rights within the
Field in the Authorized Channel within the
Territory (including any registrations, applications or
common law rights) to any trademarks which Licensee may apply to
register as a designation for the Products as provided in
Section 3.2.2 and such additional common law and statutory
trademarks, trade names, logos, trade dress and domain names (other
than the Licensed Trademark ) as Licensee may use from time
to time in connection with the distribution, marketing and sale of
the Products and in conjunction with the Licensed Trademark as
provided in the Agreement .
1.31 "Unit" means an
individual unit of Product in its primary retail consumer
packaging, whether sold separately or as part of a collection or
set.
1.32 “Valid
Claim” means any claim of an issued patent that is
included within the Patents that has not expired or been
deemed unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or other
governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable
or unappealed in the time allowed for appeal, and which has not
been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue or
disclaimer or otherwise.
2.1 Grant of License .
Senetek hereby grants to Licensee during the Term (and such post-
Term period described in Section 9.4 hereof) an exclusive,
even as to Senetek, transferable (to the extent provided in
Section 10.5) royalty-free license under the Intellectual
Property to distribute, market, warehouse and sell the Products in
the Authorized Channel in the Field in the Territory, and the right
to use the Documentation and Senetek’s Confidential
Information to facilitate such distribution, marketing, warehousing
and sale, in each case subject to the terms of this Agreement (the
“Distribution Rights”). Licensee may grant sublicenses
under the Distribution Rights to its Affiliates and to
distributors. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge
that as of the date hereof the application for the trademark
“[***]” for the Products is presently pending before
the USPTO and, as promptly as practicable after the Agreement Date,
counterparts thereof (or of such other trademark application as
Senetek may determine as provided in Section 3.2.1) will be
filed at Senetek’s cost in each other country within
the
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
Territory. Upon registration of such
trademark (or such other trademark as Senetek may so determine) in
the United States of America and such other countries within the
Territory in which it may be registered, Licensee shall be granted
an exclusive license (even as to Senetek) to the Licensed Trademark
for use in the Authorized Channel in the Field in the Territory
without any further action of th parties.
2.2 Exclusivity.
During the Term Senetek and its Affiliates will not, in the Field
in the Authorized Channel in the Territory, (i) distribute,
market or sell Products or any other non-prescription topical
dermatological product containing the Compound or, except as
provided in Section 2.3, any other compound with respect to
which Licensee would have a right of first offer pursuant to
Section 2.3, owned, licensed or developed by Senetek and its
Affiliates, or (ii) use the Licensed Trademark, or
(iii) license, retain, authorize or contract with any third
party so to do. Senetek will use its best efforts to prevent the
Products and any other non-prescription topical dermatological
product containing the Compound or using the Licensed Trademark
from entering the Field in the Authorized Channel in the Territory.
Without limiting the foregoing, Senetek and its Affiliates shall
not sell or otherwise provide any Products or any other
non-prescription product containing the Compound or using the
Licensed Trademark to any third party outside the Territory and/or
outside the Authorized Channel where Senetek has reason to believe
that such Products or other products containing the Compound or
using the Licensed Trademark will be sold by such third party in
the Field in the Authorized Channel in the Territory. Nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed to limit Senetek’s right to
use or license the Intellectual Property or the Confidential
Information or Documentation otherwise than in the manner
exclusively licensed to Licensee in Section 2.1.
2.3 Right of First
Offer. During the Term, Licensee shall have the exclusive right
of first offer to obtain the right to (i) distribute, market,
warehouse and sell in the Field in the Authorized Channel in the
Territory products containing improved versions of the Compound,
alone or in combination with other compounds, or products
containing other compounds covered by any of the Valid Claims of
the Patents (collectively "Improvements") and (ii) distribute,
market, warehouse and sell in the Authorized Channel in the
Territory products containing the Compound for approved
prescription drug use in humans (collectively, "Prescription
Products"), developed or otherwise acquired by Senetek or its
Affiliates. At such time as Senetek determines, based on
preliminary studies, that an Improvement exhibits biological
activity that may make it commercially marketable or that a
Prescription Product has been approved or may be approvable for
marketing in the Territory, Senetek shall give written Notice
thereof to Licensee, accompanied by such study and/or regulatory
data as may be in Senetek's possession or control that it is
permitted to disclose to Licensee, and Licensee shall have
forty-five (45) days from the date that Senetek gives such
Notice (the “Notice Period”) to give Notice to Senetek
setting forth in reasonable detail the terms upon which Licensee
would acquire the right to distribute, market, warehouse and sell
products containing the Improvement in the Field in the Authorized
Channel in the Territory or Prescription Products in the Authorized
Channel in the Territory, as the case may be. During this Notice
Period, Senetek shall not offer the Improvement or the Prescription
Product to any third party in the Authorized Channel in the
Territory. Senetek shall be permitted to give Notice, within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of any such Notice from
Licensee, either accepting or rejecting Licensee's offer and, if
rejecting, may set forth Senetek's counter-offer, in which event
Licensee shall be permitted to give Notice within fifteen
(15) days accepting or rejecting Senetek's counter-offer and,
if rejecting, may set forth a final offer, which Senetek shall
accept or reject within fifteen (15) days. If Senetek elects
not to accept Licensee's offer and any final offer (or if no Notice
setting forth an offer or final offer is made by Licensee within
the periods prescribed above) Senetek shall be free subject to the
terms of this Agreement to grant such rights to others on terms no
better to such other party than those last offered by
Licensee.
2.4 No Other Right. It
is expressly understood that this Agreement grants no rights to
Licensee under the Intellectual Property except those express
rights set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. Without limiting the
foregoing, Licensee has no right pursuant to this Agreement to, and
shall not, (i) manufacture or package or have manufactured or
packaged any products containing the Compound that fall within the
scope of a Valid Claim, (ii) distribute, market or sell or
knowingly permit its customers or distributors to re-distribute,
re-market or re-sell any Products that fall within the scope of a
Valid Claim other than in the Field in the Authorized Channel
within the Territory, (iii) distribute, market or sell
products containing the Compound that fall within the scope of a
Valid Claim otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, or (iv) acquire or assert any co-ownership or other
proprietary interest in any of the Intellectual Property (including
without limitation the Patents) by virtue of its distribution,
marketing or sale of products containing the Compound, whether
alone or in combination with other active ingredients in which
Licensee may have an ownership or other proprietary
interest.
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DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF
PRODUCTS |
3.1 Product Development
and Formulation. Senetek has made available to Licensee all
currently existing in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical
and clinical data related to the Compound and all existing Product
formulations, Product claim substantiation and Product safety
testing data, and will continue to make available to Licensee all
future like data related to the Products as from time to time
constituted which Senetek is not prohibited from disclosing
pursuant to agreements with third parties. Senetek shall be
responsible for the design, development, scope and conduct of all
future Product development, testing and clinical trials and for the
formulation, Specifications and product claims for all Products,
provided that Senetek shall not include in any Product's
Specifications any compound or other ingredient other than the
Compound requiring payment of royalty or other compensation to any
third party without Licensee's prior, written approval. In
addition, Senetek shall conduct such Product stability,
preservative challenge and like testing as the parties determine is
reasonably appropriate for the manufacture and storage of the
Products and as required by Applicable Laws pending their
distribution by Licensee. Senetek shall be solely responsible for
all costs related to such Product development, testing and clinical
trials and such Product stability, preservative challenge and like
testing. The Specifications of each Base Product and Additional
Product shall be annexed as an addendum to Schedule 1.26. Senetek
shall use its best efforts to complete development of the Base
Products no later than the dates set forth on Schedule
1.26.
3.2 Intellectual Property
Development and Protection; Trademark
3.2.1 Senetek has made
available to Licensee the patent application set forth in Schedule
1.25 and all prosecution files and records in its possession
related thereto. Senetek will promptly file appropriate
counterparts of such application in such other countries within the
Territory as the parties shall determine and will consult with
Licensee with respect to any notices from or correspondence with
the USPTO or any other Governmental Entity with respect thereto and
the development, filing and prosecution of any subdivisions,
continuations, continuations in part or additional applications
related to the Compound or any Product for use in the Field in the
Territory. In addition, Senetek has made available to Licensee all
applications and registrations for the Licensed Trademark and all
prosecution files and records related thereto, will promptly file
appropriate counterparts of such application in all other countries
within the Territory and shall use commercially reasonable best
efforts to prosecute such applications and will consult with
Licensee with respect to any notices from or correspondence with
the USPTO or any other Governmental Entity or third party with
respect to the Licensed Trademark. If, in the opinion of
Senetek's trademark counsel,
the trade name “[***]” is unlikely to be registrable
with the USPTO as a statutory trademark to designate Products,
Senetek shall consult with Licensee with respect to an alternate
trade name that in the opinion of Senetek's trademark counsel is
likely to be registrable with the USPTO as a statutory trademark to
designate Products, shall use commercially reasonable best efforts
to file applications for registration thereof throughout the
Territory as promptly as practicable, and shall keep Licensee
advised of its progress with the prosecution and maintenance of
such applications and any registrations for the Licensed Trademark
or the enforcement thereof. Senetek shall have sole and exclusive
ownership of the Patents, the Licensed Trademark and all other
Intellectual Property, Know-How and Documentation licensed to
Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, and Senetek shall be solely
responsible for all costs related to the foregoing, the payment of
all fees required for the maintenance of all Patents, the Licensed
Trademark and all other Intellectual Property, the defense of the
Patents, the Licensed Trademark and all other Intellectual Property
against challenge by any Governmental Entity or third party, and
the prosecution of actions against any third party that may
infringe any of the Patents, the Licensed Trademark or any other
Intellectual Property. Senetek shall use commercially reasonable
best efforts to obtain Patent and Licensed Trademark protection for
the Products throughout the Territory (including, but not limited
to, by the continued prosecution of any patent and trademark
applications that are on file as of the Agreement Date or are filed
hereafter during the Term), shall use best efforts to maintain in
force all issued Patents and Licensed Trademark registrations for
the Products at all times during the Term, and shall keep Licensee
reasonably informed with respect to the foregoing matters and take
into consideration Licensee’s reasonable suggestions with
respect to such matters.
3.2.2 All Products shall be
packaged and sold under Licensee's Trademark in conjunction with
the Licensed Trademark, and all packaging shall bear the parties'
respective principal corporate names in equal type size and
prominence as follows: "Senetek/Triax". Licensee has made or will
make available to Senetek all applications and registrations for
the Trademark and all prosecution files and records related
thereto, will promptly file appropriate counterparts of such
application in all other countries within the Territory and shall
use commercially reasonable best efforts to prosecute such
applications and will consult with Senetek with respect to any
notices from or correspondence with the USPTO or any other
Governmental Entity or third party with respect to such Trademark.
If, in the opinion of Licensee's trademark counsel, the Trademark
is unlikely to be registrable with the USPTO as a statutory
trademark to designate Products, Licensee shall consult with
Senetek with respect to an alternate trade name that in the opinion
of Licensee's trademark counsel is likely to be registrable with
the USPTO as a statutory trademark to designate Products, shall use
commercially reasonable best efforts to file applications for
registration thereof throughout the Territory as promptly as
practicable, and shall keep Senetek advised of its progress with
the prosecution and maintenance of such applications and any
registrations for such Trademark or the enforcement thereof.
Licensee shall in its sole discretion select any other Trademarks
to be used in the marketing of the Products under this Agreement.
During the Term and at all times thereafter, Licensee and/or its
designees shall solely own all rights to the Trademarks and any
applications and registrations for the Trademarks. Licensee shall
be solely responsible for the payment of all fees required for the
maintenance of all Trademarks, the defense of the Trademarks
against challenge by any Governmental Entity or third party, and
the prosecution of actions against any third party that may
infringe any of the Trademarks. Licensee shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to maintain Trademark protection for the
Products throughout the Territory (including, but not limited to,
by the continued prosecution of any applications that are included
in the Trademarks at any time during the Term), shall use its best
efforts to maintain in force all issued Trademarks for the Products
at all times during the Term, and shall keep Senetek
reasonably
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DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
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ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
informed with respect to the
foregoing matters and take into consideration Senetek's reasonable
suggestions with respect to such matters. During the Term, Senetek
and its Affiliates shall not use the Trademarks or any marks and
names that are confusingly similar thereto, anywhere in the
Territory without the prior, written consent of
Licensee.
3.3 Product Manufacturing,
Packaging . Except as expressly provided herein, Senetek shall
be solely responsible for the manufacturing and packaging of all
Products and shall manufacture, package and ship the same to
Licensee free of charge. The Products shall be manufactured by a
contract manufacturer appointed by Senetek. Senetek shall enter
into a written agreement with the contract manufacturer which is
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Section 3.3
and which expressly identifies Licensee as a third party
beneficiary of Senetek’s rights under such agreement. Senetek
shall provide Licensee with a true and correct copy of such
agreement promptly after it is signed. All Products shall be
manufactured in accordance with the Specifications therefor as in
effect on the date of manufacture, shall not be adulterated or
misbranded, and shall be in full compliance with all applicable
cosmetic good manufacturing practices requirements
(“CGMP”) and all Applicable Laws (including, but not
limited to, all Applicable Laws relating to any active
pharmaceutical ingredients or other drugs contained in any of the
Products). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall pay
Senetek its direct expenses without mark up of manufacturing,
packaging and shipping any Samples supplied to Licensee hereunder.
During the period commencing on the Agreement Date and through the
last day of the First Contract Year, Licensee shall pay [***]% of
the total purchase price of Samples at the time of its order
therefor, with the balance of all amounts payable to Senetek for
Samples delivered hereunder to be paid within thirty (30) days
following delivery of the Samples F.O.B. Licensee's receiving dock.
Thereafter during the remainder of the Term, all amounts shall be
payable to Senetek for Samples delivered hereunder within thirty
(30) days following delivery of Products F.O.B. Licensee's
receiving dock. Licensee shall make full payment for Samples as
above provided notwithstanding that it may have any dispute or may
have given any Exception Notice with respect thereto as provided in
Section 3.3.4. The minimum order size for each stock keeping
unit of Product shall be 5,000 Units. All shipments of Products to
be delivered to Licensee under this Agreement shall be sampled and
analyzed by or on behalf of Senetek to confirm that they meet the
Specifications. Senetek shall deliver or cause to be delivered with
each shipment of Products a certificate of analysis (or similar
document) stating that the Products being delivered meet the
applicable Specifications. In addition, Senetek shall provide
Licensee with a Certificate of Compliance with the initial shipment
of Products and thereafter annually for each Contract Year during
the Term. Senetek shall cause its contract manufacturer or
sub-contractor to package the Base Products in accordance with the
Packaging Specifications and all other Products in accordance with
packaging designs and specifications developed by Senetek in
consultation with Licensee, which shall be annexed to Schedule
1.24A, and in accordance with all Applicable Laws. All Product
packaging shall, to the extent that space can reasonably
accommodate the same, include the following or a similar statement
presented in a manner consistent with industry practice:
“Sold under license from Senetek PLC” with the patent
or patent application number applicable in the country of sale
indicated.
3.3.1 Delivery
Forecast. Except for the Initial Purchase Order provided for in
Section 3.3.2 below, not later than the end of the second
month of each Contract Quarter during the Term, Licensee shall
deliver to Senetek a rolling forecast covering the next four
(4) Contract Quarters (the “Delivery Forecast”),
which shall specify Licensee’s estimated order requirements
of Products (including any Samples), based on manufacturing batch
sizes and multiples thereof, desired formulations, and required
delivery dates and destinations for the Product. The first Contract
Quarter covered by each Delivery Forecast shall be considered a
firm order. Senetek shall cause its contract manufacturer to
manufacture and ship Products on the delivery dates specified in
any purchase order submitted hereunder to the extent the same are
consistent with
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ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
the current Delivery
Forecast, and to the extent the same are not so consistent, Senetek
shall cause its contract manufacturer to use its best efforts to
manufacture and ship on the delivery dates so specified, subject to
its capacity and production scheduling requirements, and Licensee
shall be obligated to purchase at least the quantity of each
Product set forth in the first Contract Quarter of each Delivery
Forecast.
3.3.2 Purchase and Sale;
Acceptance. Subject to the terms hereof, during the Term,
Senetek shall sell and deliver to Licensee, and Licensee shall
purchase and accept, the Products pursuant to orders submitted by
Licensee to Senetek in accordance with provisions hereof. All
deliveries of Product shall be deemed accepted by Licensee unless
Licensee shall deliver an Exception Notice to Senetek in accordance
with Section 3.3.4 below. Within fifteen (15) days of the
date of execution of this Agreement the parties will agree upon the
number of Units of the Products pricing, payment terms and
pre-launch packaging for use in the Roll Out Program (as
hereinafter defined) for the Products. Licensee will thereafter
submit to Senetek and Senetek will accept an initial purchase order
for the number of Units of the Products with the pricing, payment
terms and pre-launch packaging agreed upon by the parties with a
delivery date of October 1, 2007 (the "Initial Delivery Date")
for use in the Roll Out Program (as hereinafter defined) for the
Products. (the "Initial Purchase Order").
3.3.3 Title and Risk of
Loss. All Products to be delivered to Licensee under this
Agreement shall be shipped by Senetek's contract manufacturer to
Licensee fully insured against risk of loss, theft, seizure and
destruction. Title and risk of loss with respect to all shipments
of Product shall pass from Senetek to Licensee F.O.B.
Senetek’s contract manufacturer’s shipping dock in
locked containers bound for Licensee’s receiving dock
(currently located in Cranford, New Jersey, USA). Licensee shall
maintain at all time during the Term property casualty insurance
with an insurance company or companies rated at least Best AA
covering the Products (other than Samples) from the date title and
risk of loss pass to Licensee through the date of resale by
Licensee or its Affiliates for the full cost of replacement of such
Products, including shipping and transit insurance, naming Senetek
as a third party loss payee beneficiary.
3.3.4 Licensee Right of
Review; Exception Notice. Licensee may conduct its own analyses
on each shipment of the Product, in whatever form, delivered by or
on behalf of Senetek pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee shall
notify Senetek in writing within thirty (30) days after its
receipt of any shipment of Product if in Licensee's opinion the
same does not comply with Licensee’s order, does not meet the
Specifications (including, but not limited to, any applicable
release specifications), is adulterated or misbranded, or is
otherwise reasonably determined by Licensee not to comply with any
Applicable Laws or Applicable Permits (as defined below) (each such
notice, an “Exception Notice”). Any dispute arising
between Senetek and Licensee concerning the conformity of any
shipment of Product which cannot be settled between the two parties
within thirty (30) days following Licensee’s delivery of
such notice, shall be submitted to an independent testing
laboratory jointly agreed to by the parties in good faith. The
laboratory’s report of its analysis shall be delivered to
each party simultaneously. The decision of said laboratory shall be
binding on Senetek and Licensee. To the extent that the report of
analysis states that any portion of a shipment does not comply with
Licensee’s order, does not meet the Specifications
(including, but not limited to, any applicable release
specifications), is adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise does
not comply with any Applicable Laws or Applicable Permits (as
defined below), (i) Senetek shall or shall cause its contract
manufacturer to accept return of such Products at either
Senetek’s or the contract manufacturer's shipping expense and
to replace the same without payment by Licensee, (ii) Senetek
shall or shall cause its contract manufacturer to pay Licensee
interest on the purchase price paid for any Samples included among
such
Products from the date of
payment at the rate of [***] ([***]%) per month, and
(iii) the charges of such independent testing laboratory for
such analysis and report shall be paid by Senetek or Senetek's
contract manufacturer. To the extent that the report of analysis
does not so state, the charges of such independent testing
laboratory and all other costs and expenses arising from Licensee's
decision to conduct such analysis shall be paid by
Licensee.
3.3.5 Backup
Manufacturer. Prior to the Anticipated Commercial Launch Date
of the Product, Senetek will notify Licensee in writing of at least
one (1) third party manufacturer ( i.e. , in addition
to the contract manufacturer for the Product appointed under this
Section 3.3) that is reasonably acceptable to Licensee and
that would be capable of manufacturing Products on short notice in
the event of supply failure on the part of the appointed contract
manufacturer (the “Backup Manufacturer”). Senetek will
be responsible for ensuring the continued availability throughout
the Term of such Backup Manufacturer or an alternative Backup
Manufacturer to manufacture the Products on short
notice.
3.3.6 Notice of Third
Party Audit. Each party shall give the other party telephonic
notice (with written confirmation) of any pending or threatened
audit related to the Product (including, without limitation, the
manufacture, production, sale, distribution, import/export or
testing of the Product, in whatever form) by any Governmental
Entity or other authorized person, regardless of whether such audit
is of Licensee, Senetek, Senetek’s contract manufacturer or
any company or other person (other than Licensee) with which
Senetek or its contract manufacturer has an agreement related to
the Product or any ingredient thereof or process used in connection
with the manufacture thereof, including, without limitation, any
suppliers of raw materials used in the manufacture of the Product,
in each case which audit affects or could reasonably be expected to
affect the performance of Senetek’s obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise affect Licensee’s sale or distribution
of the Product (each, an “Audit”); provided,
however , that neither party shall be required to give such
notice to the other of an Audit by any person that is conducted in
the ordinary course pursuant to an agreement between Senetek and
such person and not in response to any suspected violation or
noncompliance. Each party shall provide any notice to the other
party required under this Section 3.3.6 as soon as
practicable, but in any event within five (5) business days,
following the date such party first becomes aware of such Audit,
and shall provide the other party with any documentation or other
information provided or available to it relating to any such Audit,
and shall provide the other party reasonable opportunity to review
and comment upon, prior to submission, any response to such Audit.
Each party shall keep the other party fully apprised of the
progress and results of any Audit and shall immediately provide the
other party with the results of such Audit following its
conclusion.
3.3.7 Notice of Regulatory
Action. Each party shall provide the other party with
notification of its receipt (or the receipt by any Person with
which a party has an agreement related to the Product, including,
without limitation, suppliers of raw materials and contract
manufacturers) of any warning, enforcement, penalty, default,
non-compliance, notice of violation or any similar letters,
notices, investigations, requests for information or orders from or
of any Governmental Entity or other authorized person that relate
to the Product. Each party shall provide any notice to the other
party required under this Section 3.3.7 as soon as
practicable, but in any event within twenty-four (24) hours,
following the date such party first receives or becomes aware of
any such regulatory action, and shall provide the other party with
any documentation or other information provided or available to it
relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Senetek maintains sole responsibility for any matter pertaining to
such regulatory actions to the extent such regulatory action does
not relate to the labeling, trademarking
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT , MARKED BY
BRACKETS , HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE S
ECURITIES AND E
XCHANGE C OMMISSION
PURSUANT TO R ULE 24
B -2 OF THE S
ECURITIES E XCHANGE A
CT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED .
(except in connection with
the Licensed Trademark), marketing, distribution or sales of the
Product. Each party shall have the right to review and comment on
any responses of the other party to any such regulatory
action.
3.4 Product Marketing and
Promotion. Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to market and promote the Products in such manner as to maximize
their branding as exclusive high-end non-prescription
dermatological products and their acceptance by estheticians and
dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other physicians that
prescribe or dispense topical dermatological preparations. During
the period from the Agreement Date through the end of the First
Contract Year, Licensee shall submit to Senetek for its written
approval all product marketing, advertising and promotional
materials and strategies, and thereafter Licensee shall have
discretion to establish such changes in marketing, advertising and
promotional materials and strategies as it may determine, after
consultation with Senetek. In the event that during the first
Contract Year, an objection or comments to the marketing,
advertisng or promotional materials is not received within ten
(10) business days after acknowledged receipt by Senetek, then
such materials shall be deemed to be approved and Licensee shall be
free to use such materials in the marketing, promotion and
advertising of the Products. Licensee shall prominently display the
Licensed Trademark in conjunction with the Trademarks in all
advertising, marketing and promotional materials for the Products.
Licensee agrees that in advertising, marketing and selling Products
it shall not make any negative or disparaging claims with respect
to any products licensed by Senetek to third parties without
Senetek's prior approval, provided that the foregoing shall
not limit Licensee’s right to make general superiority
claims, in compliance with Applicable Laws, and aggressively
promote and market the Products. Licensee shall be solely
responsible for all of its costs of marketing and promoting the
Products and all of its administrative costs related to Licensee's
performance of this Agreement, except as provided in
Section 3.8.1.
3.5 Product
Distribution. Commencing on the first day of the First Contract
Year and for the remainder of the Term, Licensee shall maintain a
sales force of not less than twenty (20) sales representatives
experienced in sales of topical skincare products to
dermatologists, plastic surgeons and estheticians (the
“Dispensing Salesforce”). Licensee shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Dispensing Salesforce
to distribute the Products in such manner as to maximize their
penetration throughout the Authorized Channel in the Territory
consistent with their branding referred to in Section 3.4.
Except as provided in Section 3.8.1, Lice
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