Exhibit 10.1
Confidential Materials omitted and filed
separately with the
Securities and
Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
Product License
and Supply Agreement
Parties
This Product License and Supply
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective January 1,
2007 (the “Effective Date”), by and between
CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
with offices at 41 University Drive, Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940,
USA (“CollaGenex”), and
MediGene AG, with offices at
Lochhamer Strasse 11, DE82152 Planegg/Martinsried, Germany
(“MediGene”).
Recitals
WHEREAS , CollaGenex filed and on 27 May, 2006 the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration approved, New Drug Application 50/805
covering the marketing and sale of a 40mg controlled release
doxycycline monohydrate capsule conforming to the specifications
described in such application (such product being referred to as
the “Product”), and
WHEREAS , CollaGenex filed a Request for Marketing
Authorisation for the Product with the U.K. Medicines and
Healthcare Regulatory Agency on February 27, 2006 under file number
PL 27682/0001 (the “RMA”) pursuant to the decentralized
approval procedure of the European Community, identifying as
concerned member states those countries identified with an
*asterisk on Exhibit A, and at or about the same time filed a
national application seeking marketing authorization for the
Product in Switzerland;
WHEREAS, CollaGenex is the owner or licensee of various
Patents and Trademarks more fully set out below, which cover the
Product;
WHEREAS, MediGene intends to build a direct sales force
to specialize in the sale of pharmaceuticals used to treat
dermatological indications, which sales force will directly call on
dermatologists in selected countries in the Territory (as defined
below) and intends to sublicense the manufacture, marketing,
distribution and sale of the Product in the other countries in the
Territory; and
WHEREAS, CollaGenex wishes to license the right to
manufacture, market, distribute and sell the Product in the
Territory and MediGene is willing and able to so and wishes to
accept such license.
CollaGenex and MediGene (each a
“Party”) Agree As Follows:
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DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement, the following
terms appear as defined terms in more than one place and have the
meanings ascribed to them in the following sections or
paragraphs:
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1.
Grant of License .
(a)
Exclusive License.
CollaGenex grants to MediGene
an exclusive royalty bearing license and, as the case may be, an
exclusive royalty bearing sublicense (the “License”)
under the Patents, the Trademarks, the Product Know-How and the
Product Data (all as defined below and collectively referred to as
the “Licensed Assets”) to the extent necessary to
obtain marketing authorisations for, and to manufacture, have
manufactured, to market, have marketed, to distribute, have
distributed, and to sell and have sold the Product in the field of
dermatology in the Territory.
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(b)
Right to Sublicense.
All licenses granted
under this Agreement shall include the right to grant sublicenses
subject to the appropriate terms hereof being accepted by any
sublicensee, and on the express understanding that any such
sublicense shall not affect the performance or other obligations of
MediGene hereunder.
(c)
Exclusivity.
CollaGenex shall not itself,
and shall not authorise any other party to, market, distribute, or
sell the Product in the Territory, nor will CollaGenex market,
distribute or sell in the Territory any other systemic product
approved for the treatment of acne or rosacea and having as its
active ingredient doxycycline. Nothing in this paragraph
shall preclude CollaGenex from authorizing any other party to, or
itself deciding to, develop or market or sell in the Territory a
systemic product approved for the treatment of a clinical
indication outside dermatology and having as its active ingredient
doxycycline.
(d)
Territory.
The “Territory”
shall mean those countries listed on Exhibit A. MediGene shall not
sell the Products outside the Territory, nor to any other person
that - to MediGene’s best knowledge - is selling or that
intends to sell the Products outside the Territory.
(e)
Imports Into
Territory.
CollaGenex shall use its best efforts to ensure that Products are
not imported into the Territory from any other geography and shall
immediately respond to any report of such activity and shall take
appropriate measures to halt it.
(f)
Non-Compete;
Non-solicitation.
MediGene agrees that, in consideration for receiving and acquiring
this License, it will not, for the term of this Agreement and for a
period of one year thereafter, except in case of expiration of the
Agreement according to sec. 16(a), market, distribute or sell any
product which is an oral systemic therapy for dermatological
conditions containing doxycycline or any chemically modified
tetracyclines, neither will it solicit the employment of any
employee of CollaGenex.
2.
Licensed Assets .
(a)
Patents. The “Patents” covered by this
Agreement include all the patents and patent applications, utility
models and designs related to the Product as of the Effective Date
and at any time during the Term of this Agreement, which are
necessary or appropriate to market, distribute, sell and
manufacture the Product in the Territory, which are under control
of CollaGenex. The patents and patent applications as of the
Effective Date are listed and grouped on Exhibit B and
include
(i)
The SUNY Patent(s), of which
CollaGenex is the exclusive licensee in the field of dermatology,
and to which CollaGenex grants MediGene a sublicense pursuant to
this Agreement;
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(ii)
The Supernus Patent(s), of which
CollaGenex is the exclusive licensee in the field of dermatology,
and to which CollaGenex grants MediGene a sublicense pursuant to
this Agreement;
(iii)
The CollaGenex Patents, of which
CollaGenex is the owner and to which CollaGenex grants MediGene a
license pursuant to this Agreement.
Included in the Patents are
furthermore corresponding foreign intellectual property rights
having the same priority dates and patent applications that claim
priority in whole or in part from the specified foreign
intellectual property rights including but not limited to
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reexaminations
and reissues of such foreign intellectual property
rights.
(b)
Trademarks.
The “Trademarks”
covered by this Agreement include all the trademarks listed on
Exhibit B, provided, however, that CollaGenex grants MediGene the
right but does not impose on it the obligation to use such
trademarks for the purpose of promoting the Products.
CollaGenex may at any time remove any Trademark from Exhibit B upon
notice to MediGene if, at such time, MediGene has not informed
CollaGenex of its intention to use such Trademark. MediGene
shall be free to use its own trademarks for the purpose of
marketing, distribution, sale and manufacturing of the
Products. If MediGene elects to use the Trademarks, it shall
use them only in connection with the promotion of the Products and
shall not alter, modify or otherwise change the Trademarks. If
changes to or of Trademarks are necessary due to legal, regulatory
or other aspects based on a good faith determination by MediGene,
Parties will jointly discuss how to implement such changes without
diminishing the goodwill attaching to any Trademark anywhere in the
world and in light of such discussions CollaGenex will not
unreasonably withhold approval to such changes. CollaGenex
further agrees that MediGene may use its own name and logo in
connection with such trademarks, provided that the manner of such
use has first been approved by CollaGenex, such approval not
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Nothing in this limited grant of
rights shall imply that either Party acquires, nor will it acquire,
any further rights whatever in or to the trademarks or trade names
of the other Party
(c)
Product Know-How.
The “Product Know-How”
covered by this agreement means all Know-How (as defined below)
related to the Product which is under control of CollaGenex as of
the Effective Date or is created during this Agreement, which is
not covered by the Patents but is necessary or useful to market,
distribute, sell or manufacture the Product. As used in this
Agreement, “Know-How” shall mean tangible and
intangible: techniques, technology, practices, trade secrets,
discoveries, inventions, methods, formulas, knowledge, know-how,
skill, experience, tests, assays, test data and results (including
pharmacological, toxicological, pre-clinical and clinical test data
and results), technical, non-technical, analytical and quality
control data, results or descriptions, drawings, plans, diagrams,
software and algorithms.
(d)
Product Data
The “Product
Data” covered by this Agreement shall include all the data
included in the RMA, and such other data referenced therein or
otherwise under the control of CollaGenex relating to the
development,
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manufacture, use or sale of the
Product as MediGene may reasonably request in order to carry out
the intentions of this Agreement.
3.
Consideration .
(a)
Execution Payment.
In consideration for the
grant of the above license, MediGene will pay U.S. $5 million to
CollaGenex within 30 days after execution of this
Agreement.
(b)
First Sales Milestone.
MediGene will pay CollaGenex
U.S. $[**] when aggregate revenues required by GAAP to be
reported from sales of the Product in the Territory for the first
time exceed U.S. $[**] in any twelve month period adopted by
MediGene as a financial year for purposes of its financial
reporting (an “Annual Accounting Period”).
(c)
Second Sales
Milestone.
MediGene will pay CollaGenex U.S. $[**] when aggregate
revenues required by GAAP to be reported from sales of the Product
in the Territory for the first time exceed U.S. $[**] in any Annual
Accounting Period, provided, however, that in the event that both
the first and the second sales milestones described in Sections 3
(b) and 3(c) occur are passed in the same Annual Accounting Period,
both milestone payments, for a combined amount of U.S. $7.5
million, would be payable in the same Annual Accounting Period. For
the avoidance of doubt the Milestone payments under Sec. 3 (b) and
3 (c) shall under no circumstances exceed the aggregate amount of
U.S. $ 7.5 million.
(d)
Accounts and Exchange
Rate. Payments
according to Sec. 3 (b) an 3 (c) shall be paid within 30 days after
the annual accounts of MediGene have been audited by the certified
public accountant of MediGene. All Payments hereunder shall be
payable in united States dollars using the arithmetic average of
the daily exchange rates (U.S.$/€) during the Annual
Accounting Period, for which a milestone payment shall be made,
taken from the Wall Street Journal, Eastern U.S. Edition or, if
such exchange rates are not available with respect to any given
day, from Reuters Daily Rate Report.
(e)
Russian Milestone.
MediGene will pay CollaGenex [**] of
any lumpsum payments received from distributors or sub-licensees
within 3 years of the execution of a sub-license or similar
agreement providing such distributor or sublicensee with the right
to market and sell the Product in Russia. Such payments shall be
made to CollaGenex within 30 days of receipt by MediGene of the
corresponding payment.
4.
Royalties .
(a)
Running Royalty.
MediGene shall pay to
CollaGenex a running royalty as follows:
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(i)
12% of Net Sales on the first U.S.
$10 million of Net Sales in any Annual Accounting Period;
and
(ii)
15% of Net Sales on Net Sales in
excess of U.S. $10 million in any Annual Accounting
Period.
(b)
Renegotiation of
Royalty. For so
long as MediGene does not exercise its right to manufacture, the
above rates may be renegotiated if the Transfer Price (as defined
below) exceeds [**]% of average unit sales price required by GAAP
to be reported from sales of the Products in those countries
identified as Concerned Member States in the RMA in any Annual
Accounting Period.
(c)
Minimum Royalties.
At any time after CollaGenex
has obtained “RMA Approval” (being the national
marketing authorisation in Germany and U.K.) royalties payable to
CollaGenex shall be no less than:
(i)
U.S. $[**] in the Annual Accounting
Period relating predominantly to 2007,
(ii)
U.S. $[**] in the Annual Accounting
Period relating predominantly to 2008;
(iii)
U. S. $[**] in the Annual Accounting
Period relating predominantly to 2009, and in all Annual Accounting
Periods thereafter.
provided, however, that the amounts
may be reduced in the manner set out in the attached Exhibit D if
RMA Approval is not obtained before [**];
(d)
Net Sales.
For the purposes of this
Agreement, “Net Sales” shall mean aggregate amounts
received from sales of the Products in the Territory by MediGene or
its sublicensees, less all trade or quantity discounts or rebates
actually allowed, discounts or rebates actually allowed to
government or non-government healthcare providing or g
anizations, returns, and prompt payment discounts, calculated
according to GAAP consistently applied.
(e)
Reports. Within [**] Business Days of the end of
each [**], MediGene shall provide CollaGenex with a non-binding
pro-forma estimate of Net Sales of the Product in the Territory
during such [**]. Within [**] calendar days (each day counted
on the calendar being considered a “Calendar Day”
whether or not business is conducted on such day) of the end of
each calendar [**] (or whatever [**] date MediGene shall adopt for
purposes of its financial reporting), MediGene shall submit to
CollaGenex a report setting out the prescriptions, unit sales and
selling prices of the Product in the Territory in such [**] in
sufficient detail, but not including any customer data, to
substantiate its calculation of the royalty payable in respect of
such [**] (the “[**] Report”).
(f)
Payments and Exchange
Rate. All payments
required under this Section shall be calculated in Euros and made
in United States dollars using the arithmetic average of the daily
exchange rates (e.g., Dollar/Euro), during the quarterly accounting
period covered by the relevant royalty calculation, taken from
The Wall Street Journal , Eastern U.S. Edition or, if such
exchange rates are not
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available with respect to any given
day, from the Reuters Daily Rate Report . Such amounts will
then be delivered for deposit to the account or accounts specified
from time to time by CollaGenex within 60 Calendar Days of the end
of the quarter in which they became due. The shortfall, if any,
between paid royalties and Minimum Royalties, will be paid
together with the royalty payment for the fourth quarter of each
Annual Accounting Period.
(g)
Withholding Taxes.
MediGene shall be responsible
for paying and for accounting for all withholding or other taxes
for which the payor of any of the payments described above is
legally responsible, and shall fully document any such payment
which diminishes the amount of royalty or other payments due to
CollaGenex.
(h)
Right to Audit.
MediGene shall keep records
in sufficient detail to permit the determination of Net Sales and
royalties payable under this Agreement and, at the request and
expense of CollaGenex, shall permit an independent certified public
accountant, reasonably acceptable to both parties, to examine, in
confidence, during ordinary business hours once in each Annual
Accounting Period, subject to a thirty (30) day written notice by
CollaGenex thereof, such records as may be necessary to verify or
determine royalties or other payments paid or payable under this
Agreement. CollaGenex shall pay for such audits and
inspections, except that in the event that any such audit covering
at least four (4) calendar quarters reveals that, during the period
covered by the audit, MediGene paid to CollaGenex less than
ninety-five percent (95%) of the aggregate amount of Royalties that
were due to CollaGenex with respect to such period, MediGene shall
be obligated to reimburse CollaGenex for the reasonable
out-of-pocket costs incurred by CollaGenex with respect to such
audit.
5.
MediGene Promotional Obligations .
(a)
Sales Force.
MediGene will, at its own
expense, maintain, manage and compensate a direct sales force or a
contractual sales force that calls on dermatologists in the
Territory and at all times is believed by MediGene to be sufficient
to achieve in excess of the Minimum Sales set out below.
MediGene shall ensure that such sales force is trained in the
promotion and sale of the Product. All costs related to the
training of the sales force shall be borne by MediGene.
(b)
Promotion.
MediGene shall use all
reasonable legal efforts to promote and sell the Products in the
Territory. MediGene will be responsible at its own expense
for designing and producing all promotional materials in compliance
with applicable EU directives, provided, however, that CollaGenex
shall make available to MediGene upon request examples of all
promotional materials used by CollaGenex to promote the Product
outside the Territory.
(c)
Minimum Sales
. MediGene shall achieve,
subject to CollaGenex’s diligent and timely fulfillment of
obligations under this Agreement, at least the following
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aggregate levels of Net Sales of the
Products in the Territory, during the following time periods (the
“Minimum Sales”):
Annual Accounting Period relating
predominantly to
2009
$[**]
Annual Accounting Periods after 2009
up to and until competition by systemic antibiotic products with
submicrobial formulations or applications, including but not
limited to incyclinide, is launched in the
Territory $[**]
provided, however, that these
amounts may be [**] in the manner set out in the attached ExhibitD
if RMA Approval is not obtained before [**]
The failure to achieve the Minimum
Sales in 2009 or any subsequent Annual Accounting Period in which
Minimum Sales have to be achieved shall trigger CollaGenex’s
right of termination set out in Section 16 (b) (i).
6.
Marketing Authorisations
(a)
RMA Approval.
(i)
CollaGenex will use reasonable best
efforts to achieve RMA Approval.
(ii)
In case that RMA Approval is granted
as a conditional approval any reasonable costs and expenses arising
in connection with or fulfilling the conditions attached to such
approval shall be borne
(A)
solely by CollaGenex if such
condition is to be fulfilled prior to sale of the Product in
Germany or U.K. or
(B)
as follows if such condition is to
be fulfilled subsequent to approval and sale of the Product in
Germany or U.K.:
(aa)
the first $ [**].- shall
be borne solely by CollaGenex;
(bb)
the next $ [**].- shall
be borne solely by MediGene;
(cc)
Amounts in excess of $ [**].- shall
be split with [**]% borne by CollaGenex and [**]% borne by
MediGene,
provided, however, that if MediGene
reasonably estimates that the cost of fulfilling any post-approval
condition will exceed $ [**].-, MediGene shall have the right, at
any time, during a period of [**] days following the announcement
of a post approval condition, to refuse to fund the fulfillment of
such post approval condition, in which case all of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the country
requiring such post approval condition shall terminate.
(iii)
CollaGenex warrants, that it will
promptly transfer on a country-by-country basis to MediGene all the
national marketing authorisations that CollaGenex obtains in the
Territory; provided, however, that if transfer of
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such marketing authorisations is for
any reason not permitted, CollaGenex will use best efforts to
provide MediGene with all the rights necessary to carry out the
activities contemplated by this Agreement. At the time of
each such transfer, MediGene shall assume the responsibilities of a
marketing authorisation holder in the relevant country. CollaGenex
shall provide MediGene with copies of or access to all the
documents received by CollaGenex in connection with achieving of or
applying for national marketing authorisations, together with such
clinical documentation and clinical results as may be needed by
MediGene (including its affiliates or sublicensees) to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement and to comply with applicable laws
in the Territory.
(iv)
Immediately following RMA Approval
CollaGenex will transfer to MediGene the sponsorship of all
national marketing authorisations that are pending at that time,
provided, however, that if transfer of such marketing
authorisations is for any reason not permitted, CollaGenex will use
best efforts to provide MediGene with all the rights necessary to
carry out the activities contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)
Further Marketing
Authorisations
[**] days after receipt of RMA Approval, MediGene shall formulate,
submit to CollaGenex, and begin diligently to pursue a plan for
obtaining marketing authorisations for the Product [**]. Such plan
shall be subject to approval by CollaGenex (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld). In the event that MediGene fails for any
reason to put together a plan that meets with CollaGenex’s
reasonable approval with respect to any country, or fails to obtain
a marketing authorisation in any country specified in the approved
plan within the time frame set out for such country in the plan,
then CollaGenex shall have the right itself, or through a third
party, on a co-exclusive basis to seek a marketing authorization in
such country and to market and sell the Product in such
country.
(c)
Specifications.
In its dealings with regulatory
agencies in the Territory in connection with obtaining or
maintaining marketing authorisations, MediGene shall not agree to
any changes in the Specifications for the Product without
obtaining advance written approval of CollaGenex, pursuant to the
notice procedure specified in Section 21.
(d)
Pricing Negotiations.
MediGene shall be
responsible for pricing and reimbursement negotiations with
relevant authorities and private-sector pharmaceutical benefit
management organizations in the Territory.
(e)
Status Reports.
In its Quarterly Reports
MediGene shall inform CollaGenex each quarter of the status of (i)
its efforts to obtain marketing authorisations in the Territory and
(ii) pricing and reimbursement negotiations for authorised products
in the Territory.
(f)
Cooperation in Regulatory
Affairs . Upon reasonable
advance notice each Party agrees to make its employees and
non-employee consultants reasonably available (up to 40 hours
per year) at their respective places of employment to consult with
the other Party on issues arising in connection with any
request
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from any regulatory agency,
including , without limitation, regulatory, scientific, technical
and clinical testing.
(g)
Maintenance of Marketing
Authorisations. At
the time of receiving the transfer from CollaGenex of any marketing
authorization, or of itself obtaining any marketing authorisation,
MediGene shall assume the reponsibilities of Marketing
Authorisation Holder in the relevant country and will, at its sole
cost and expense, maintain all such marketing authorisations or
other rights, including obtaining any variations or renewals
thereof and paying any license or other fees required as part of
such maintenance.
(h)
Registration Dossiers.
CollaGenex shall have the
right of full access at any time to any of the registration
dossiers of MediGene, including stability and all other data
associated with the Product, to enable CollaGenex (or an affiliate
of CollaGenex or an authorised regulatory agent of CollaGenex) to
utilise the data contained therein for any registration
applications that CollaGenex may wish to make in any jurisdiction
for any product for clinical indications outside
dermatology.
(i)
Adverse Drug Event
Reporting. Parties will
enter into a separate agreement concerning Adverse Drug Event
Reporting reflecting the requirements of applicable laws and
regulations.
7.
Manufacture, Purchase and Supply of Product
(a)
Purchases.
Until MediGene has exercised
its right to manufacture and executed the Technology Transfer
Agreement pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement, and
additionally thereafter for any transitional period provided in the
Technology Transfer Agreement (such entire period being referred to
as the “Purchase Period”), MediGene shall purchase the
Product exclusively from CollaGenex and CollaGenex agrees to
manufacture or have manufactured and sell the Product exclusively
for and to MediGene during the Term of this Agreement for sale of
Product in the Territory.
(b)
Quality Assurance.
CollaGenex shall manufacture or have
manufactured the Product in accordance with the specifications set
forth in the approval of the marketing authorisations in the
Territory (the “Specifications”), all laws and
guidelines that apply to it or its operations, Good Manufacturing
Practices (including European GMP) and applicable laws, guidelines
and regulations referenced in the marketing authorisation issued by
the reference member state, provided, however, that any additional
costs incurred in conforming to such Specifications, practices or
guidelines, to the extent they deviate from the specifications of
the Product set forth in the FDA approval relating to NDA 50/805,
shall be borne by MediGene. However, if those additional costs
include set up or other costs prior to initiation of manufacture
that are estimated by MediGene as likely to exceed $ 1,000,000.-,
then MediGene shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to section 16 (c) (v). CollaGenex shall not, without prior
written notice to MediGene, change its current contract
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