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Exhibit 10.1
RESEARCH AND EXCLUSIVE LICENSE
OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is dated as of
June 26, 2009 (“Effective Date”)
between
Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a limited liability company incorporated under
the laws of Israel, located at 5 Basel Street, Petach Tiqva 49131,
Israel (“Teva”);
Rexahn
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware,
United States of America, located at 9620 Medical Center Drive,
Rockville, Maryland 20850 (“Rexahn”).
Teva and Rexahn
may be individually referred to as a “Party” and
together as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, Rexahn
has developed a certain novel antimetabolite nucleoside compound,
known as RX-3117, which may be useful, among other things, in the
treatment of cancer (“RX-3117”) and is the owner of
U.S. Patent 7,405,214B2, issued on July 29, 2008;
WHEREAS, the
Parties wish that Rexahn perform an R&D Program (as defined
herein), to be funded by Teva as set forth herein, that shall
include certain pre-clinical and clinical activities, as more fully
described therein and herein;
WHEREAS, the
Parties agree that, following the completion of the R&D
Program, Teva shall have the exclusive option, but not the
obligation, to be granted the License (as defined
herein);
WHEREAS, the
Parties agree that in the event that Teva shall exercise the
aforementioned option to be granted the License, Rexahn shall grant
to Teva and Teva shall acquire from Rexahn, the License, subject to
and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
and
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WHEREAS,
subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set
forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Annex
1 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), Teva shall
effect certain equity investments in Rexahn.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties and
covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
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The foregoing
preamble and Annexes hereto form an integral part of this
Agreement.
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In this
Agreement the terms below shall bear the respective meanings
assigned to them below and other capitalized terms shall bear the
respective meanings assigned to them in their parenthetical
definition, unless specifically stated otherwise:
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“
Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Party, any
person, organization or entity directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with, such
Party. For purposes of this definition only,
“control” of another person, organization or entity
shall mean the ability, directly or indirectly, to direct the
activities of the relevant entity, and shall include, without
limitation (i) ownership or direct control of fifty percent
(50%) or more of the outstanding voting stock or other ownership
interest of the other organization or entity, or (ii) direct
or indirect possession, of the power to elect or appoint fifty
percent (50%) or more of the members of the governing body of the
organization or other entity.
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“
Combination Product ” shall mean a product which
comprises (i) the Licensed Product, and (ii) at least one
other active ingredient, which, if administered independently of
the Licensed Product, would have a clinical effect.
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“
Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 15.1.
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“
Effective Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
at the beginning of this Agreement.
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“
Final Response ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.1.10.
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“
Final Trial Development Report ” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1.8.
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“
First Commercial Sale ” shall mean, with respect to
the Licensed Product the first commercial sale to a third party, in
exchange for cash or some equivalent to which value can be
assigned, after the obtaining of all necessary regulatory and other
approvals required in order to commercially sell and market the
Licensed Product in the country in which the sale is made, other
than the sale of the Licensed Product for experimental, testing,
compassionate or promotional purposes.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in the foregoing paragraph to the contrary, for
the purposes of this definition, the transfer of the Licensed
Product by Teva or one of its Affiliates or Sublicensees to another
Affiliate of Teva or to a Sublicensee is not a sale, and shall not
be taken into account for the purposes of this
definition.
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“
Further Sublicense ” and “ Further
Sublicensee ” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Section 4.4.
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“
Generic Product ” shall mean, on a country-by-country
basis, and a Licensed Product by Licensed Product basis, a product
independently developed by a third party (i) having the same
composition of matter as the Licensed Product or which has a
marketing approval as a generic product by the regulatory
authorities, (ii) can reasonably be or is reasonably used for the
same indication or indications for which the Licensed Product is
approved and which could not have been sold or with respect to
which a license would have been required to be obtained from
Rexahn, if patent or other exclusivity rights covering the Licensed
Product would have been in full force and effect, and
(iii) that (a) following the First Commercial Sale of
such Generic Product the annual Net Sales of the Licensed Product
has declined in that year by greater than *** percent (***%)
compared to the average annual Net Sales of the Licensed Product
during the *** (***) *** preceding the First Commercial Sale of
such Generic Product, or (b) within *** *** following the
First Commercial Sale of such Generic Product, it attains a market
share of more than *** percent (***%) of the relevant market for
the Licensed Product, as determined by reference to IMS or a
similar source commonly recognized in the
industry. However, a product shall not be considered as
a Generic Product if Teva or anyone on its behalf was involved in
its approval or commercialization.
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“Generic Royalty
Payments” shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.4.
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“
Improvements ” shall mean all know-how, processes and
methods embodying RX-3117, or which are utilized in the production
or use thereof, owned by Rexahn or licensed to it as of the
Effective Date or that shall be developed following the Effective
Date in the course of the R&D Program, or otherwise, by or for
Rexahn, at any time.
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“Incapacitated Party”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 28.1.
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“
IND” means an investigational new drug application, as
described in 21 C.F.R. Section 312.23, filed for purposes of
conducting clinical trials in accordance with the requirements of
the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including all
supplements and amendments thereto relating to the use of the
Licensed Product, ownership of which shall be transferred to Teva
by Rexahn upon and subject to issuance of the License
Notice.
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“Initial Response”
shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.1.10.
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“ IP
Rights ” shall mean all vested, contingent and future
intellectual property rights including but not limited to:
(i) all inventions, materials, compounds, compositions,
substances, methods, processes, techniques, know-how, technology,
data, information, discoveries and other results of whatsoever
nature, and any patents, copyrights, proprietary intellectual or
industrial rights directly or indirectly deriving therefrom, as
well as provisionals, patent applications (whether pending or not),
and patent disclosures together with all reissuances,
continuations, continuations in part, revisions, extensions, and
reexaminations thereof; (ii) all trade marks, service marks,
copyrights, designs, trade styles, logos, trade dress, and
corporate names, including all goodwill associated therewith;
(iii) any work of authorship, regardless of copyrightability,
all compilations, all copyrights and (iv) all trade secrets,
confidential information and proprietary processes.
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“
License ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.2.1.
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License Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.2.2.
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“
License Option ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.2.1.
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“
Licensed Information ” shall mean IP Rights in and to
RX-3117, and its use, production and formulation.
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“
Licensed Product(s) ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 2.2.1.
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“
Liens ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2.1.
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“
Milestone ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.1.
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“
Milestone Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 6.1.
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“ Net
Sales ” shall mean with respect to the Licensed Product,
the total amounts received by Teva and/or its Affiliates,
Sublicensees or Further Sublicensees in respect of the Licensed
Product, as established in a bona fide arms-length
transaction with an unrelated third party, less the following items
(as they apply to the Licensed Product) (collectively, the
“Deductions”): (i) quantity and/or cash discounts
actually allowed or taken; (ii) customs, duties, sales,
withholding and similar taxes, if any, imposed on the Licensed
Product (in finished form), to the extent applicable to such sale
and included in the invoice in respect of such sale;
(iii) amounts actually allowed or credited by reason of
rejections, return of goods (including as a result of recalls), any
retroactive price reductions or allowances specifically
identifiable as relating to the Licensed Product (including those
resulting from inventory management or similar agreements with
wholesalers); (iv) amounts incurred resulting from government
mandated rebate programs (or any agency thereof); (v) third
party (a) rebates, (b) freight, postage, shipping and
applicable insurance charges, to the extent the same are separately
itemized on invoices and actually paid as evidenced by invoices or
other appropriate supporting documentation, and
(c) chargebacks or similar price concessions related to the
sale of the Licensed Product; (vi) reasonable royalties paid
to third parties by Teva, its Affiliates or Sub-Licensees in
respect of the use of third party’s IP Rights which are
required to commercialize the Licensed Product; and (vii) the
cost of reasonable quantities of samples, provided the quantity of
Licensed Product actually utilized for purposes of such samples (to
the extent actually borne by Teva and/or its affiliates,
Sublicensees or Further Sublicesees) shall not exceed *** percent
(***%) of the volume of annual Licensed Product sales during any
given year during the term of this Agreement. All of the
foregoing shall be calculated in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, specific Deductions
shall only be taken into account once when calculating Net
Sales.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in the foregoing paragraph to the contrary, for
the purposes of this definition, the transfer of the Licensed
Product by Teva or one of its Affiliates to another Affiliate of
Teva or to a Sublicensee or Further Sublicensee is not a sale; in
such cases, Net Sales will be determined based on the total amounts
received by Teva and/or its Affiliates, Sublicensees or Further
Sublicensees in respect of the Licensed Product first sold by Teva,
the Affiliate, Sublicensee or Further Sublicensee to independent
third-parties, less the deductions permitted herein.
In addition,
Net Sales shall be furthermore adjusted and reduced in the event
that the Licensed Product is sold as part of a Combination Product
as set forth in Section 6.5.
With respect to
sales which are not at bona fide arms-length and/or are not
in the ordinary course of business, the term “Net
Sales” shall mean the total amount that would have been due
in an arms-length sale made in the ordinary course of business and
according to the then current market conditions for such sale or,
in the absence of such current market conditions, according to
market conditions for sale of products similar to the Licensed
Product.
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In the case of
pharmacy incentive programs, hospital performance incentive
chargebacks, disease management programs, similar programs or
discounts on “bundles” of products, all discounts and
the like shall be allocated among products on the basis of which
such discounts and the like were actually granted or, if such basis
cannot be determined, in proportion to the respective list prices
of such products or such other reasonable allocation method as the
parties shall agree.
If Licensed
Products are sold or supplied in a currency other than United
States Dollars then the sum of Net Sales shall first be determined
in the currency in which such Licensed Product were invoiced and
then converted into equivalent United States Dollars at the middle
market rate of such foreign currency as quoted in the Financial
Times at the close of business of the last business day of the
quarter with respect to which the payment is made.
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“
Option Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.2.1.
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“
Patents ” shall mean U.S. Patent 7,405,214B2 and all
additional patent applications/patents that may be filed by or for
Rexahn covering RX-3117 or any of the Improvements. As
of the Effective Date, the Patents include all patents and patent
applications listed in Annex 2 attached
hereto.
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“
Phase I Clinical Trial ” shall mean, as to a
particular product for a particular indication, the initial
controlled and lawful study in humans of the safety of such product
for such indication, which is prospectively designed to generate
data to support commencing a Phase II Clinical Trial of such
product for such indication.
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“
Phase II Clinical Trial ” shall mean, as to a
particular product for a particular indication, the initial
controlled and lawful study in humans of the safety, dose ranging
and efficacy of such product for such indication, which is
prospectively designed to generate data to support commencing a
Phase III Clinical Trial of such product for such
indication.
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“
Phase III Clinical Trial ” shall mean, as to a
particular product for a particular indication, the large scale
human clinical trials conducted in humans of the safety and
efficacy of such product for such indication, which is
prospectively designed to demonstrate statistically whether such
product is safe and effective for use in such indication in order
to file an application for regulatory approval with respect to such
product for such indication.
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“
Pre-Clinical Activities ” shall mean those activities
required to be undertaken in order to file an IND application with
the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)
or an equivalent application to a similar foreign regulatory agency
in another jurisdiction, which may include, inter alia, managing
animal studies, as well as toxicology
studies. Pre-Clinical Activities shall not include
testing, experimentation or other use in human patients.
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“Primary EU Markets”
shall mean the United Kingdom,
Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
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“
R&D Budget ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 2.1.4.
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R&D Committee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 3.1.
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“
R&D Program ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.1.1.
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“
Rexahn IP ” shall mean all the IP Rights in and to
RX-3117 and the Improvements through the date of provision of the
License Notice by Teva to Rexahn, and the Patents.
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“
Royalty Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 6.3.
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“
Royalty Term ” shall mean in relation to the Licensed
Product on a country by country basis the period commencing upon
the First Commercial Sale of the Licensed Product in the relevant
country and expiring on the later of: (i) *** (***) years
after that date, or (ii) the expiry of a Valid Patent Claim
covering the main active ingredients of the Licensed
Product.
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“
RX-3117 ” shall mean the compound as described by
claim 4 of U.S. Patent No. 7,405,214B2.
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“
Sales Milestone ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 6.2.
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“Sales
Milestone Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6.2.
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“
Sublicense ” shall mean any right granted, license
given, or agreement entered into, by Teva and/or its Affiliates
and/or Sublicensees to or with any other person or entity (whether
or not such grant of rights, license given or agreement entered
into is described as a sublicense or otherwise), permitting any use
of the Licensed Information (or any part thereof) or any right to
research, develop, make, have made, register, import, manufacture,
use, sell, offer for sale, produce, sublicense, commercialize
and/or distribute the Licensed Product for any indication; and the
term “ Sublicensee ” shall be construed
accordingly.
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“ Teva
IP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 8.3.
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“
Valid Patent Claim ” shall mean a claim of an issued
and unexpired patent which has not been revoked and held
unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or
other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, unappealable
or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal, and which has not
been disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable
through reexamination, reissue, disclaimer or otherwise.
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In this
Agreement, words importing the singular shall include the plural
and vice-versa and words importing any gender shall include
all other genders and references to persons shall include
partnerships, corporations and unincorporated
associations.
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The words
“including” and “includes” mean including,
without limiting the generality of any description preceding such
terms.
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In the event of
any discrepancy between the terms of this Agreement and any of the
Annexes hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall
prevail.
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Section,
paragraph and annex headings shall not affect the interpretation of
this Agreement.
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The R&D
Program – Pre-Clinical Activities
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Rexahn shall
carry out a development program covering the Pre-Clinical
Activities, which program shall include all of the Pre-Clinical
Requirements (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) and be in accordance with the general outline of
activities and time schedule agreed between the Parties prior to
the Initial Closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“R&D Program”). The R&D Program shall be
supplemented by more detailed programs per each stage of
development and shall be updated from time to time during the
performance of such R&D Program by the R&D Committee (as
such term is defined in Section 3.1 below). The
R&D Program and each such update thereto shall form a part of
this Agreement and shall be appended to the signature copies for
the sake of good order.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, any amendment to the R&D Program involving
a change to the R&D Budget of the lower of at least (i)
US$*** (*** US dollars), in the aggregate, or (ii) ***
percent (***%) of the R&D Budget for the applicable year shall
require the prior written approval of the R&D
Committee.
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Rexahn shall
begin performing the R&D Program immediately following the
Initial Closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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Rexahn hereby
reconfirms its agreement to utilize that portion of Teva’s
investments under the Securities Purchase Agreement that is
intended to cover the R&D Budget solely for the purpose of
carrying out the R&D Program (directly and through contractors)
strictly in accordance with the budget (including updates) to be
proposed by Rexahn and approved in writing by Teva (the
“R&D Budget”). Each update of the
R&D Budget shall form a part of this Agreement and shall be
appended to the signature copies for the sake of good
order.
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Rexahn shall
keep separate records of the expenses which it incurs in
undertaking the R&D Program and shall provide Teva and the
R&D Committee with detailed reports of Rexahn’s
expenditures not less often than on a calendar quarter
basis.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, (i) any in-licensing of third party
technology by Rexahn for the purposes of the performance of the
R&D Program and/or (ii) any use of third party technology
by Rexahn for the purposes of the performance of the R&D
Program, shall require the prior written agreement of
Teva.
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At the end of
each calendar quarter during the course of the R&D Program,
Rexahn shall provide Teva with periodic progress reports regarding
the progress of the R&D Program, in a form and containing the
substance to be agreed in advance by the R&D
Committee.
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Not later than
thirty days (30) after the completion of each of the Pre-Clinical
Activities, unless otherwise agreed by the R&D Committee in
writing, Rexahn shall provide Teva with a report summarizing said
Pre-Clinical Activities in the context of the R&D Program, and
the results of same, in a form and containing the substance to be
agreed by the R&D Committee (each a “Final Trial
Development Report”).
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Teva’s
representative(s) on the R&D Committee may, from time to time,
request updates regarding the progress of the R&D Program, in
addition to the periodic progress reports, and Rexahn shall provide
any additional update that Teva’s representative(s) on the
R&D Committee may reasonably request.
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After receipt
by Teva of each Final Trial Development Report, if Teva wishes to
receive further information from Rexahn it shall so advise Rexahn
by written notice specifying the additional information requested
(the “First Notice”). Teva agrees to deliver
any such First Notice to Rexahn no later than thirty (30) days
after Teva’s receipt of the relevant Final Trial Development
Report. Rexahn will provide such additional information
within a reasonable time, but not later than thirty (30) days
following receipt of the First Notice (the “Initial
Response”). If following receipt of the Initial
Response Teva wishes to receive further information from Rexahn, it
shall so advise Rexahn by written notice specifying such additional
information requested (the “Second
Notice”). Teva agrees to deliver any such Second
Notice to Rexahn no later than thirty (30) days after Teva’s
receipt of the Initial Response. Rexahn will provide
such additional information within a reasonable time but not later
than thirty (30) days following receipt of the Second Notice (the
“Final Response”). If the Initial Response,
together with the Final Response provide the full and complete
information reasonably requested by Teva, then following submission
of the Final Response Rexahn shall not be required to provide any
additional information to Teva in connection with the Final Trial
Development Report.
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Rexahn shall
perform its obligations under the R&D Program in accordance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and shall procure
the receipt of all approvals and consents necessary for the
performance of its obligations under the R&D
Program.
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Rexahn shall
not be entitled to subcontract its obligations to perform any
Material Task (as term is defined below) under the R&D Program
to any third party without the prior written approval of Teva,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. For the purposes of this Section 2.1.12 a
“Material Task” shall mean any task in respect of which
the subcontract expenses equal or exceed the lower of
(i) US$100,000 (one-hundred thousand US dollars), in the
aggregate, or (ii) ten percent (10%) of the R&D Budget for
the applicable year(s) in which the relevant obligations are
performed by a subcontractor. Without derogating from
the preceding sentence, if Rexahn wishes to subcontract a Material
Task or any part thereof, Rexahn shall notify the R&D Committee
and Teva in writing, and Teva shall have the right of first option,
at its sole discretion (but shall not be obligated), to perform
such tasks as Rexahn’s subcontractor, at a cost mutually
agreed upon by Teva and Rexahn. The performance of any
part of the R&D Program by any subcontractor shall not relieve
Rexahn of or reduce its obligations under this
Agreement.
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From the
Effective Date until forty-five (45) days following the issuance of
the IND for RX-3117 (the “Option Period”), Teva shall
have the exclusive right, but not the obligation (the
“License Option”), exercisable at any time during the
Option Period, to receive the sole and exclusive, royalty-bearing,
worldwide license herein to use the Licensed Information to
research, develop, make, have made, register, import, manufacture,
use, sell, offer for sale, produce, commercialize and distribute
products embodying, based on or using the Licensed Information for
all indications (collectively the “Licensed Product”),
and to sublicense any such activities (the
“License”).
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If Teva elects
to take the License, it shall provide written notice of its
decision to Rexahn prior to the expiration of the Option Period
(the “License Notice”), and as of the date of the
provision of the License Notice, the grant of the License to Teva
shall become effective.
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Prior to the
expiration of the Option Period, Teva’s representatives shall
have the right (at Teva’s sole expense) to visit
Rexahn’s facilities for the purposes of conducting due
diligence or audits in relation to Rexahn and the Rexahn IP and
deciding whether or not to take the License, upon providing Rexahn
with reasonable notice of such visits or audits.
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Prior to the
expiration of the Option Period, Rexahn shall not discuss or
negotiate or enter into any transaction with any third party
regarding the Licensed Information without the prior written
approval of Teva.
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If Teva does
not serve the License Notice upon Rexahn within the Option Period,
then this Agreement shall automatically expire at the end of the
Option Period without any further actions by either
Party. In this event, other than the obligations set
forth in Section 15 (Confidentiality), Section 11 (Term
and Termination) and such other obligations intended to survive
termination or expiry of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 11.10, the Parties shall not be obligated in any
manner towards each other with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement.
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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Research and
Development Committee
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The Parties
will establish and maintain a Research and Development Committee
(the “R&D Committee”) throughout the R&D
Program. The R&D Committee shall have the authority
to approve, update and monitor the R&D Program and the R&D
Budget and any material deviation therefrom, and generally monitor
performance thereunder. The R&D Committee shall make decisions
on issues that arise in respect of the R&D Program and its
performance and shall establish and periodically review all draft
protocols and draft reports, draft expert reports, draft summaries
and final versions of same, and the commercial objectives and
activities set forth as part of the R&D Program. The
R&D Committee shall be comprised of four members, having one
vote each, of which two shall be appointed by each Party, including
one co-chairperson appointed by each party. The R&D
Committee shall meet (either in person by video conference or by
telephone) periodically (but in any event no less than quarterly)
during the course of the R&D Program.
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At each R&D
Committee meeting, at least one member appointed by each Party
present in person or by telephone shall constitute a
quorum. Each Party shall have equal voting power,
whether represented by one or two committee members, on all matters
before the R&D Committee.
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If during the
course of the R&D Program the members of the R&D Committee
cannot agree on an issue under the scope of its authority within
fourteen (14) days of the issue arising, then the members shall
refer the issue to the VP of Innovative Ventures of Teva and the
CEO of Rexahn for resolution. If no such resolution is achieved
within fourteen (14) days, then Teva shall have the determining
vote.
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Subject only to
Teva serving the License Notice on Rexahn in accordance with
Section 2.2.2, Rexahn hereby grants Teva the
License.
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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If Teva informs
Rexahn that any additional IP Rights or knowhow either owned by or
licensed to Rexahn which does not constitute part of the Rexahn IP
and which is reasonably required to be licensed to Teva in order
for Teva to commercialize any Licensed Product(s), then, subject to
any third party restrictions, the relevant portion of the same
shall be deemed as licensed to Teva on a non-exclusive basis, and
shall otherwise be treated as the Licensed Information covered by
the License hereunder, mutatis mutandis .
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From the
Effective Date and until the expiration of the Option Period,
Rexahn shall not, without Teva’s prior written consent, enter
into any agreement, arrangement or commitment according to which a
third party is granted any rights with respect to any portion of
the Licensed Information or the Licensed
Product. Furthermore, from the Effective Date and until
the expiration of the Option Period, Rexahn shall not without
Teva’s prior written consent enter into any agreement,
arrangement or commitment that would derogate from or conflict with
the rights granted to Teva pursuant to Section 4.2.
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Teva shall have
the right to grant (whole or partial) Sublicenses to third parties
(and such third parties shall be entitled to grant further
Sublicenses (each, a “Further Sublicense” and the term
“Further Sublicensee” shall be construed accordingly)
under the License), on terms and conditions consistent with the
terms of this Agreement and Teva shall be entitled to determine the
commercial terms of any such Sublicense, provided that with respect
to each Sublicense Teva notifies Rexahn upon signature thereof, and
provides Rexahn with the name of the Sublicensee and the scope and
territory of the Sublicense. The grant of any
Sublicenses and Further Sublicenses shall not relieve the Parties
of or reduce their obligations to each other under this
Agreement. The term of any Sublicense shall be limited
to the term of the License and will terminate upon the expiration
or the termination of the License for any reason whatsoever,
provided, however, that for each Sublicensee, upon termination of
the License with Teva, if the Sublicensee is not then in breach of
its Sublicensee agreement, and provided that such Sublicensee has
substantially similar financial and marketing capabilities as Teva,
Rexahn shall be obligated, at the joint request of the Sublicensee
and Teva to enter into a new license agreement with such
Sublicensee on substantially the same terms as this Agreement (with
Teva having no obligations or liabilities
thereunder). Teva shall provide Rexahn with an executed
copy of each Sublicense agreement (including any Further Sublicense
agreements – to the extent available to Teva) provided that
Teva may redact information or parts of any such agreement that is
not material to Rexahn or that is subject to obligations of
confidentiality, within thirty (30) days of execution of the
relevant Sublicense Agreement, and shall require any Sublicensee to
do the same. None of the provisions of this Section 4.4
shall be construed to limit Teva’s obligation to share the
financial terms of any Sublicense agreement as may be reasonably
necessary for Rexahn to verify from time to time the accuracy of
amounts payable by Teva to Rexahn hereunder.
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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Without
limiting the foregoing or any of Teva’s obligations under
this Agreement relating to the grant of Sublicenses or Further
Sublicenses, Teva shall be entitled to subcontract the conduct or
performance of any activity concerning the Licensed Product to a
third party, and such subcontract shall not be considered to be de
facto a grant of a sublicense.
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Throughout the
term of this License, Rexahn will not directly, or indirectly
(through licensees or otherwise), distribute, promote, market or
sell any product that embodies RX-3117 or any derivative
thereof. Further, from the Effective Date, until
the *** year anniversary of the Initial Closing under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, Rexahn agrees not to directly or
indirectly license any third party to research, develop, make,
register, import, manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale, produce,
sublicense, distribute or otherwise commercialize an
anti-metabolite product (an “Anti-metabolite
License”).
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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If at any time
after the foregoing *** (***) year period Rexahn desires to
directly or indirectly grant an Anti-metabolite License, then
Rexahn shall comply with the provisions of this Section 4.7.
Rexahn shall first notify Teva in writing of Rexahn's intention to
grant an Anti-metabolite License, which notice shall specify with
particularity the anti-metabolite product to be licensed. If
within twenty-one (21) days of its receipt of such notice Teva
informs Rexahn by a further notice that it wishes to negotiate the
terms of an Anti-metabolite License in and to such anti-metabolite
product, then Teva shall have the exclusive right, for a period of
*** (***) days after issuance of its further notice to Rexahn, to
negotiate the terms of such Anti-metabolite License with
Rexahn. During such *** (***) day period the parties
shall negotiate in good faith and Rexahn shall not provide any
information concerning such anti-metabolite product to, or engage
in any discussions concerning the anti-metabolite product with any
third party. If at the conclusion of the *** (***) day
period Teva and Rexahn are unable to agree on the
material terms of an Anti-metabolite License, then Rexahn may
negotiate and enter into an Anti-metabolite License with a third
party for the particular anti-metabolite product specified in
Rexahn's notice to Teva; provided, however, that the value in the
aggregate of any Anti-metabolite License entered into between
Rexahn and a third party shall be equal to at least 110% of the
aggregate value of the best offer made by Teva during the *** (***)
day negotiating period; and further provided, that if Rexahn shall
not have entered into an Anti-metabolite License with a third party
relating to such anti-metabolite product within *** (***) days of
the expiration of the foregoing *** (***) day negotiating period,
then Rexahn shall first comply again with the provisions
of this Section 4.7 before negotiating with or entering
into an Anti-metabolite License with a third party for such
anti-metabolite product.
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Development
and Commercialization of the Licensed Product
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Subject to Teva
serving the License Notice on Rexahn pursuant to
Section 2.2.2, Teva undertakes at its own expense to make such
commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize the
Licensed Product as are consistent with the commercial efforts
which Teva ordinarily takes to develop and commercialize products
of similar potential and at similar stages of development, taking
into account the cost effectiveness of efforts or resources, the
competitiveness of alternative compounds or products that are
expected to be in the marketplace, the patent and other proprietary
position of the Licensed Product, the profitability of the Licensed
Product and alternative compounds or products and other relevant
commercial factors.
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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Subject to
Section 5.1, Teva shall have responsibility for undertaking
clinical development of the Licensed Product and preparing,
submitting, seeking approval of, maintaining and updating marketing
approval applications, marketing approvals and other regulatory
approvals and applications for regulatory approvals in respect of
the Licensed Product. Teva will solely own, apply for
and be the holder or owner of record for all applications and
approvals relating to the Licensed Product. Without limiting the
generality of the immediately preceding sentence, Rexahn shall
transfer and assign to Teva all regulatory filings, approvals and
applications relating to the Licensed Product, including all INDs
granted by the FDA, and all related documentation and
information. Subject to Section 5.5, Teva will be
solely responsible for commercializing the Licensed Product during
the term of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
manufacture, marketing, promotion, patient assistance programs,
medical education, price negotiation and setting, reimbursement
negotiation, customer relations, sales, order processing, invoicing
and collection, preparation of sales records and reports,
warehousing, inventory management, logistics and distribution
(including, without limitation, the handling of returns, market
withdrawals, field corrections and recalls).
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Teva shall
provide Rexahn with a written report summarizing the progress,
status, and results of the material activities described in
Section 5.2 for the preceding six (6) month period, on a
semi-annual basis with respect to the Licensed
Product. Each such report shall be prepared in a manner
consistent with reports issued by Teva in the ordinary course of
business. In addition, no more than once
each calendar year, Rexahn may request a meeting with
Teva to discuss such report(s) on a date and at a location as shall
be mutually agreed by the parties hereto.
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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For the
avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as a warranty by Teva that any efforts to be made by Teva
pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation any
development or any commercialization to be carried out by Teva
pursuant to this Agreement, will actually achieve their aims or any
other results or succeed, and Teva makes no warranties whatsoever
as to any results to be achieved in consequence of the carrying out
of any such development, commercialization, efforts or
activities. Furthermore, Teva makes no representation to
the effect that the commercialization of the Licensed Product will
succeed, or that Teva will be able to sell a particular quantity of
the Licensed Product.
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If Rexahn has
the necessary capabilities and infrastructure to adequately
co-promote the Licensed Product in ***, the determination of which
shall be made by the mutual agreement of Rexahn and Teva (or if
Rexahn and Teva cannot come to a mutual agreement, then the parties
shall select a mutually agreeable third party to make such
determination, which determination shall be binding on the parties)
following the written request of Rexahn, then within sixty (60)
days of such determination, the Parties shall in good faith
negotiate the grant to Rexahn of such limited co-promotion rights
for ***. The grant of such rights shall, however, also
be subject to the Parties mutually agreeing upon the fee and
royalty structure as well as pricing for the Licensed Product
payable to Teva by Rexahn.
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Milestones,
Royalty Payments, Generic Royalty Payments and Sublicense
Fees
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In
consideration for the grant of the License upon the issuance by
Teva of the License Notice, Teva shall make the following payments
(the “Milestone Payments”) to Rexahn upon achievement
of the relevant milestones (each, a
“Milestone”):
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*** Confidential Treatment
Requested
***Text Omitted and Filed
Separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential
Treatment Requested Under
17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2
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upon the first
indication of the Licensed Product reaching any of the following
Milestones:
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Upon the later
of (i) receipt of the IND for the Licensed Product and (ii) the
issuance by Teva of the License Notice — a payment of $***
(*** US dollars);
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Upon the first
actual delivery/administration of the Licensed Product to the first
patient participating in the Phase I Clinical Trials in respect of
the Licensed Product — a payment of $*** (*** US
dollars);
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Upon the first
actual delivery/administration of the Licensed Product to the first
patient participating in the Phase II Clinical Trials in respect of
the Licensed Product — a payment of $*** (*** US
dollars);
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Upon the first
actual delivery/administration of the Licensed Product to the first
patient participating in the Phase III Clinical Trials in respect
of the Licensed Product — a payment of $*** (*** US
dollars);
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Upon the FDA
granting approval of the New Drug Application for the Licensed
Product — $*** (*** US dollars);
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Upon marketing
approval being granted by the EMEA for the Licensed Product —
a payment of $*** (*** US dollars);
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