EXHIBIT 10.49
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS SUPPLY AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made as of January 1, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between Abbott Nutrition, a
division of Abbott Laboratories, a corporation organized under the
laws of Illinois with offices located at 625 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus, OH 43215 (including predecessor and successor entities,
subsidiaries, divisions and Affiliates, “PURCHASER”),
and Martek Biosciences Corporation, a Delaware corporation with
offices located at 6480 Dobbin Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045
(“SELLER”).
WITNESSETH THAT :
WHEREAS, PURCHASER and SELLER entered
into a License Agreement dated as of March 31 st , 2000, which
License Agreement is amended by this Agreement solely to the extent
expressly provided for herein (as so amended, the “License
Agreement”), wherein SELLER has granted to PURCHASER in the
Territory (as defined therein) certain rights under Licensed
Patents (as defined therein) and Technology (as defined therein)
(A) to produce the Licensee Product (as defined therein),
(B) to use and make the Martek Products (as defined therein)
for purposes of making and having made the Licensee Product and
(C) to use, market and distribute the Licensee Product, in
each case as further specified in the License Agreement; and
WHEREAS, PURCHASER wishes to purchase
the Martek Products from SELLER; and
WHEREAS, SELLER is willing to supply
the Martek Products for use by PURCHASER to manufacture, use,
market and distribute the Licensee Product in accordance with the
terms of the License Agreement and as otherwise set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, such purchase and supply of
the Martek Products shall be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and of the mutual undertakings herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
Unless defined herein, all
capitalized terms will have the meaning stated in the License
Agreement, as amended hereby. References herein to SELLER and
PURCHASER shall also be deemed as references to Licensor and
Licensee, respectively, for purposes of the License
Agreement.
1.1 * shall mean * as set forth in
Exhibit F attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be modified by
written agreement of the parties.
1.2 * shall mean* as such * may be
modified by written agreement of the parties.
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1.3 “ARA” shall mean
arachidonic acid.
1.4 “DHA” shall mean
docosahexaenoic acid.
1.5 “Growing Up Milk”
shall mean nutritionally enhanced milk and soy-milk based products
marketed to and intended for use by children from twelve
(12) through thirty-six (36) months of age.
1.6 “Martek Product
Specifications” shall mean the specifications for the Martek
Products to be supplied hereunder, as set forth in Exhibit C
attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be modified by written
agreement of the parties.
1.7 “Unit of the Martek
Product” shall mean that quantity of Martek Products
containing one (1) kilogram of DHA, one (1) kilogram of
ARA, or one (1) kilogram of ARA and DHA in the
aggregate.
ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF
COMPOUNDS
2.1 Purchase .
2.1.1 Notwithstanding
PURCHASER’s right to make and have made DHA and ARA as
provided in the License Agreement, during the Term and subject to
the terms of this Agreement including without limitation
Section 2.7, PURCHASER shall purchase, and/or shall direct the
Designee(s) (as defined in Exhibit B hereto) to purchase, from
SELLER, PURCHASER’s total requirements of DHA and ARA as
required by PURCHASER for use in the manufacture of Infant Formula
Products in the Territory in accordance with the terms of the
License Agreement and as otherwise set forth herein; provided,
however, that such total requirements shall not include
PURCHASER’s requirements of DHA and/or ARA for research and
development purposes, or * to the extent not prohibited by this
Agreement or the License Agreement. For purposes hereof, * includes
the * of each formulation of each Licensee Product using *
reasonably prior to * as part of reasonable efforts to * following
*.
All
quantities of the Martek Products purchased by PURCHASER or any
Designee under this Agreement shall be used solely for purposes of
manufacture and production of Licensee Products, or for research
and development purposes related to Infant Formula Products or
Growing Up Milk.
2.1.2 PURCHASER agrees that, unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, from and after the Effective
Date, the provisions of Sections 2.4(i) and 4.1(vi) of the
License Agreement shall be deleted and of no further force or
effect, and shall be replaced by the following provisions, which
shall survive termination of this Agreement until any later
termination or expiration of the License Agreement:
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SELLER agrees that (A) the price per Unit of Martek
Products and the corresponding price per kilogram, for the same
volume of Martek Products for use in Infant Formula Products,
charged to PURCHASER have been, since the effective date of the
License Agreement, * for Martek Products for use in Infant Formula
Products, and (B) the per unit and corresponding per kilogram
price for Martek Products for use in Infant Formula Products
charged to PURCHASER shall, unless consented to in writing by
PURCHASER or * to PURCHASER, *, continue to be *. |
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SELLER shall not enter into * that includes any *, with another
company having * greater than * of the * (such * as measured on *
basis by * or a mutually agreed replacement therefor), for DHA
and/or ARA for use in Infant Formula Products, with an * unless
SELLER pays to PURCHASER*; provided, however, that the foregoing
provision shall not apply with respect to any company that is an *
with respect to Infant Formula Products operating in * as of the
Effective Date, or to any company that has received a written offer
of * within thirty-six (36) months prior to the Effective
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2.2 Forecasts and Orders
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2.2.1 On the Effective Date of this
Agreement, PURCHASER shall give SELLER written notice of the
quantity of Martek Products that PURCHASER estimates in good faith
it will order or direct the Designees to order from SELLER during
the remainder of the current calendar year. Not later than
September 30 of each calendar year during the Term, PURCHASER
shall give SELLER written notice of the quantity of Martek Products
that PURCHASER estimates in good faith it will order or direct the
Designees to order from SELLER during the next calendar year. In
addition to the foregoing, one (1) month before the
commencement of each calendar quarter during the Term, PURCHASER
shall provide SELLER with a forecast (a “Rolling
Forecast”) of PURCHASER’s requirements for the Martek
Products for each of the succeeding four (4) quarters,
specifying quantities and requested delivery dates. These forecasts
will be PURCHASER’s good-faith estimate of requirements and
shall not be considered a commitment or other obligation of
PURCHASER or its Designees to purchase such Martek Products.
2.2.2 PURCHASER and/or its Designees
shall issue formal purchase orders (“Purchase Orders”)
at least sixty (60) but no more than ninety (90) days in
advance of the date on which PURCHASER or the Designee requests
that SELLER deliver the Martek Products pursuant to
Section 2.4.1 below. SELLER shall accept and fulfill Purchase
Orders from PURCHASER and its Designees made in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement for up to * of the relevant volumes
specified in the Rolling Forecasts provided by PURCHASER pursuant
to Section 2.2.1 above. Purchase Orders for additional amounts
shall be accepted and filled by SELLER as is commercially
reasonable.
2.2.3 Purchase Orders submitted in
accordance with this Agreement, which have been acknowledged in
writing by SELLER, shall be considered as firm and binding orders
(subject to the provisions of this Agreement) and shall only be
canceled or amended by mutual written agreement of
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the
parties. SELLER shall acknowledge all Purchase Orders submitted in
accordance with this Agreement within five (5) business days
of SELLER’s receipt of such Purchase Orders.
2.3 Payment Terms .
2.3.1 Price . During the Term,
PURCHASER or its Designee(s), as applicable based on who placed the
Purchase Order, shall pay for the Martek Products that it orders
and receives delivery of in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, at the prices determined in accordance with
Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Purchase Price”).
Since the Purchase Price per Unit of Martek Product is based on an
annual volume purchase level, the Purchase Price invoiced for
Martek Products purchased hereunder during a given calendar year
shall be set using the annual forecasts submitted to SELLER by
PURCHASER on September 30 th of the prior
calendar year in accordance with Section 2.2.1, subject to
adjustments, if applicable, as provided in Section 2.3.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if PURCHASER’s relevant
September 30 forecast indicates an annual volume that is *
below the volume required for the next lower pricing tier, such
lower price will be utilized for the invoiced Purchase Price for
the relevant calendar year, subject to adjustments, if applicable,
as provided in Section 2.3.2.
2.3.2 Adjustments . If the
quantity used to determine the invoiced Purchase Price as provided
in Section 2.3.1 is greater than the quantity actually
purchased during the relevant calendar year, and, as a result, the
Purchase Price paid per Unit of Martek Product should have been
higher in accordance with Exhibit A, then SELLER shall invoice
PURCHASER within thirty (30) days after the end of such calendar
year for an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the
total Purchase Price paid and the total Purchase Price payable for
the quantity of Martek Products actually purchased from SELLER as
specified in Exhibit A. Alternatively, if the quantity
actually purchased during the relevant calendar year exceeds the
quantity used to determine the invoiced Purchase Price as provided
in Section 2.3.1 for such calendar year, and, as a result, the
Purchase Price paid per Unit of Martek Product should have been
lower in accordance with Exhibit A, then SELLER shall credit
against future purchases of the Martek Products by PURCHASER from
SELLER an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the total
Purchase Price payable for the quantity actually purchased as
specified in Exhibit A and the total Purchase Price paid by
PURCHASER. Any credit due to PURCHASER shall be made available
within thirty (30) days after the end of such calendar year.
In the event this Agreement terminates or is cancelled prior to the
end of a calendar year, then the payments or, in lieu of credits
for future purchases, reimbursements required to effectuate the
foregoing shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date
following such termination or cancellation.
2.3.3 Collaboration . In each
calendar year (or prorated portion thereof) during the Term, SELLER
agrees to provide, as requested by PURCHASER, up to* man hours (or
prorated portion thereof in the event of less than a full calendar
year) of reasonable assistance to PURCHASER in PURCHASER’s
efforts to identify efficiencies in PURCHASER’s shipping and
handling of the Martek Products and in other areas as mutually
agreed. As to any efficiencies in shipping and handling that may be
attained pursuant to the foregoing sentence, * of any resulting
savings shall accrue to PURCHASER, and, as to any other
efficiencies, the parties shall mutually negotiate and agree in
good faith on an apportionment of any savings resulting therefrom
prior to undertaking such collaborative efforts.
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2.3.4 Taxes . The Purchase
Price for the Martek Products is exclusive of any and all national,
state or local sales, use, value added or other similar taxes,
customs duties and similar tariffs and fees which SELLER or its
Affiliates may be required to pay or collect upon the delivery of
the Martek Products, or otherwise. Should any such tax or levy be
made, PURCHASER agrees to pay such tax or levy and indemnify SELLER
for any claim for such tax or levy demanded. In no event, however,
shall PURCHASER be responsible for any taxes based on
SELLER’s income or similar measures.
2.3.5 Terms . PURCHASER or the
Designee, as applicable, shall pay all correct invoices for amounts
due in accordance with Section 2.3.1 above in the United
States in U.S. dollars within * from the date of SELLER’s
invoice, which invoice shall be dated as of the date of delivery of
the invoiced Martek Products in accordance with Section 2.4.1
below. Invoices to Designees shall not reference any Martek Product
other than that being delivered for the benefit of PURCHASER
hereunder. For any invoices containing invoicing errors, payment
shall not be due with respect to the incorrect portions of the
invoice only until the invoicing errors are corrected and a new
invoice, with respect to the incorrect portions on the original
invoice, is received by PURCHASER. In order to induce SELLER to
fill orders for the Martek Products placed by the Designees,
PURCHASER hereby agrees to * to ensure the timely payment of, and
to assist in the collection of, amounts due from the Designees
following receipt from SELLER of written notice of nonpayment of
correctly invoiced amounts due hereunder from a Designee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the
License Agreement, SELLER, at its reasonable discretion, shall have
the right to revoke its approval of a particular Designee on sixty
(60) days prior written notice to PURCHASER due to
SELLER’s reasonable dissatisfaction with the performance of
such Designee.
2.3.6 Sample Request . SELLER
may request, up to two (2) times per year, and PURCHASER shall
provide following each such request, samples for up to six
(6) SKUs of the Licensee Products from PURCHASER’s
international markets. Reasonable expenses of filling any such
requests shall be borne by SELLER. SELLER shall not resell or
distribute such Licensee Products and shall use them only for
purposes of display or evaluating their content of Martek
Products.
2.4 Order and Delivery Terms
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2.4.1 Martek Products shall be
delivered ExWorks SELLER’s place of shipment to PURCHASER or
its Designee, as specified in the applicable Purchase Order.
2.4.2 Title to and risk of loss of
the Martek Products shall be transferred to PURCHASER or its
Designee in accordance with Section 2.4.1 above.
2.4.3 SELLER shall comply with the
Martek Product Specifications, as set forth in Exhibit C
attached hereto, and *, with respect to all Martek Product
delivered hereunder.
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2.4.4 In connection with ordering and
delivering the Martek Products hereunder, SELLER and PURCHASER
and/or its Designees may employ their standard forms, but nothing
in such forms shall be construed to bind SELLER or PURCHASER or its
Designees or to modify or amend the terms of this Agreement, and,
in case of conflict herewith, this Agreement shall control.
2.5 Product Recall/Complaints
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2.5.1 Product Recall
. Should the parties’ actions or any
governmental action require the recall, destruction or withholding
from market of any Martek Product or Licensee Product sold
hereunder or pursuant hereto (a “Recall”), then SELLER
shall bear the costs and expenses of such Recall to the extent such
Recall is the result of the fault or omission of SELLER or its
agents or subcontractors, including, by way of example only and not
limitation, supplying Martek Product that is not in compliance with
the Martek Product Specifications *, and PURCHASER shall bear the
costs and expenses of such Recall to the extent such Recall is the
result of the fault or omission of PURCHASER or its agents or
subcontractors.
2.5.2 Product Complaints
. If SELLER receives a complaint from any Third Party, or if
SELLER’s quality assurance group, infant formula business
unit managers, or senior management otherwise become aware of a
complaint or issue, about Martek Product involving safety concerns,
SELLER shall notify PURCHASER in writing (Attn: Quality Assurance),
including providing a copy of the complaint, within twenty-four
(24) hours.
2.6 Capacity and Supply
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2.6.1 SELLER shall manage its
manufacturing capacity through process improvement, capital
expansion, and/or subcontracting with a Third Party to ensure it
has the necessary capacity to manufacture and deliver Martek
Product as ordered by PURCHASER in accordance with this
Agreement.
2.6.2 In the event that SELLER
subcontracts the manufacture of Martek Product to a Third Party (a
“SELLER TPM”), then SELLER shall (i) give
PURCHASER at least three (3) months written notice prior to
contracting with a SELLER TPM, (ii) disclose the identity and
manufacturing location of the SELLER TPM, (iii) ensure that
the SELLER TPM is bound to perform the relevant obligations of
SELLER set forth pursuant to this Agreement, and (iv) before
use of such SELLER TPM to supply Martek Product to PURCHASER, the
SELLER TPM must be qualified pursuant to PURCHASER’s
reasonable qualification process, which process PURCHASER shall
conduct in a timely manner.
2.6.3 The parties shall cooperate in
order to help ensure a continuous supply of Martek Product. In
order to help achieve this goal, SELLER shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to provide, within six (6) months after the
Effective Date, contingency plans for the manufacture by SELLER
and/or its SELLER TPMs of Martek Product.
2.6.4 If SELLER’s management
does not reasonably believe that it will be able to supply all of
the volumes of Martek Product specified in a Rolling Forecast or
any outstanding Purchase
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Order,
then within * of SELLER’s receipt of the relevant Rolling
Forecast pursuant to Section 2.2.1, or the occurrence of the
event (e.g., a force majeure event or some other event that may
interrupt SELLER’s operations) causing such supply concern,
SELLER shall in good faith notify PURCHASER in writing of the
quantity and timing of any expected shortfall, but any such
notification shall not be deemed to be considered a firm commitment
or result in any liability or obligation on the part of SELLER
except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.
2.7 Failure to Supply . In the
event that SELLER (a) indicates pursuant to Section 2.6.4 that
it is unable to satisfy PURCHASER’s requirements for Martek
Product, or (b) fails to supply all of PURCHASER’s
requirements for Martek Product pursuant to Purchase Orders
accepted and acknowledged in accordance with Sections 2.2.2
and 2.2.3 (a “Shortfall Situation”), then Section 2.7.1
shall apply and, provided that PURCHASER is then in material
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, PURCHASER shall be
released from the obligation to purchase all of its requirements of
Martek Product from SELLER, pursuant to Section 2.1.1, to the
extent expressly provided below.
2.7.1 In any Shortfall Situation,
SELLER shall supply the portion of Martek Product that SELLER is
capable of supplying, provided that SELLER may allocate Martek
Product among its customers so long as SELLER treats PURCHASER*,
and in no event shall PURCHASER receive, pursuant to Purchase
Orders placed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, less
than that percentage share of available supply capacity that is
directly proportionate to PURCHASER’s average percentage of
SELLER’s capacity used to supply PURCHASER and its Designees
during the prior twelve (12) months. SELLER shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to implement appropriate
contingency plans established or subsequently developed by the
parties that are designed with the objective of ensuring the
continuity of uninterrupted supply of Martek Products as ordered by
PURCHASER and its Designees and to otherwise overcome as soon as
possible the cause for the inability of SELLER to fulfill
PURCHASER’s and its Designees’ purchase orders for
Martek Product. SELLER shall work collaboratively with PURCHASER to
consider and pursue all other reasonable contingency options and
plans.
2.7.2 If a failure to supply occurs
during any * of the Term such that SELLER fails to supply at least
* of the amount of Martek Product ordered by PURCHASER and its
Designees in the aggregate, or if a Shortfall Situation as
described in Section 2.7(a) shall exist, then, as elected by
PURCHASER, (y) PURCHASER may itself manufacture up to the
Shortfall Quantity (as defined below) of DHA and/or ARA, as
relevant, and/or (z) PURCHASER may obtain any remaining
Shortfall Quantity of DHA and/or ARA, as relevant, from other
sources by utilizing PURCHASER’s license and sublicensing
rights as set forth in the License Agreement.
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PURCHASER may obtain ARA and/or DHA via the foregoing rights
for such period of time as is reasonably necessary for PURCHASER to
obtain reasonable cover for SELLER’s failure to provide
quantities of the Martek Products ordered hereunder by PURCHASER
and its Designees, and to the extent otherwise consistent with
PURCHASER’s rights under the License Agreement and this
Agreement, but without an obligation to pay a Royalty. For purposes
hereof, the “Shortfall Quantity” shall mean a monthly
quantity that is * of (A) the maximum monthly shortfall
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reasonably specified by SELLER in any relevant notice given
pursuant to Section 2.6.4, or (B) the maximum amount
actually ordered by PURCHASER and its Designees pursuant to
Purchase Orders placed in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement which is not delivered by SELLER in any of the * prior to
PURCHASER becoming eligible to exercise its rights under this
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In negotiating any such contract for cover, PURCHASER shall
reasonably consult with SELLER as to terms being offered and
cooperate in good faith with SELLER in SELLER’s reasonable
efforts to ensure it can resume its supply of PURCHASER’s
total requirements of Martek Product hereunder upon SELLER’s
resumption of its ability to supply such requirements. In any
event, PURCHASER shall ensure that any contract for cover can be
unilaterally terminated by PURCHASER on no more than * notice,
unless otherwise agreed in writing by SELLER, such agreement to not
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PURCHASER will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize
the volume requirements and duration of any contract with a Third
Party reasonably entered into to obtain cover as permitted herein.
In connection with the foregoing sentence, provided SELLER agrees
in writing to * PURCHASER for any difference in the price necessary
to obtain lesser volumes, a shorter term, and/or a shorter notice
period for a unilateral right to terminate early without cause, as
applicable, as compared to a lower price that has been offered to
PURCHASER in writing by a Third Party for other commercially
reasonable terms consistent with PURCHASER’s rights to cover
herein, PURCHASER shall agree to accept such higher price in
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In the
event that it is necessary for PURCHASER to contract for more than
the Shortfall Quantity in order to obtain cover hereunder pursuant
to reasonable commercial terms, PURCHASER shall, following written
notice to SELLER of such event, be permitted, subject to the above
provisions in this Section 2.7.2, to contract for a reasonable
amount in addition to such Shortfall Quantity, provided that,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, PURCHASER
shall be required to pay to SELLER the Royalty as provided in the
License Agreement (prior to any amendment made hereunder) on Infant
Formula Product derived from any such quantity in excess of the
Shortfall Quantity. For clarity, if any Shortfall Situation only
relates to DHA or ARA, and not both, the rights as provided herein
shall only relate to DHA or ARA, as relevant.
2.7.3 In the event PURCHASER
exercises any of its rights above in this Section 2.7
(including due to the force majeure provision in this Agreement),
any amounts obtained by PURCHASER in accordance with this
Section 2.7 in order to cover for SELLER’s failure to
supply hereunder shall be credited to the volumes in the pricing
tiers set forth in Exhibit A for the relevant year(s), solely
for the purpose of making any adjustments pursuant to
Section 2.3.2.
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2.7.4 PURCHASER’s exercise of
the rights granted in this Section 2.7 shall not be a breach
of this Agreement by PURCHASER, and SELLER shall not pursue patent
infringement actions against PURCHASER or any Third Party suppliers
to the extent their actions are consistent with PURCHASER’s
rights under this Section 2.7 and the License Agreement.
ARTICLE 3. WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
3.1 SELLER’s Warranties
. SELLER represents and warrants that:
3.1.1 All Martek Products will be
manufactured in accordance with current good manufacturing
practices and in accordance with the characteristics, composition,
stability and other requirements included in the Martek Product
Specifications set forth in Exhibit C and *.
3.1.2 All Martek Products
manufactured and delivered to PURCHASER or any Designee pursuant to
this Agreement will, at the time of such delivery, not be
adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended (the “ Act ”)
or within the meaning of any applicable state or municipal law in
which the definitions of adulteration and misbranding are
substantially the same as those contained in the Act, as such Act
and such laws are constituted and effective at the time of delivery
and will not be an article that may not be introduced into
interstate commerce.
3.1.3 If any Martek Products fail to
conform to the warranties set forth in Sections 3.1.1 and
3.1.2 above, SELLER, *, shall either replace the nonconforming
Martek Products or refund to PURCHASER or its Designee, as
applicable, the Purchase Price paid by PURCHASER or its Designee,
as applicable, for the nonconforming Martek Products (including
duty, freight, insurance charges, and other similar related
expenses).
3.1.4 To the knowledge of any of
SELLER’s senior management (which includes SELLER’s
General Counsel), as of the signing of this Agreement, there are no
valid and enforceable Third Party patents that are infringed by
SELLER’s manufacture or sale, in the Territory, of the Martek
Products.
3.2 SELLER’s Disclaimers
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3.2.1 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, RELATING TO
THE TECHNOLOGY OR THE MARTEK PRODUCTS. SELLER MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AND HAS NO DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE
TECHNOLOGY OR THE MARTEK PRODUCTS ARE USABLE WITH THE LICENSEE
PRODUCT OR CAN BE INCORPORATED SAFELY INTO THE LICENSEE PRODUCT. IT
IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED THAT IT SHALL BE
PURCHASER’S RIGHT AND OBLIGATION TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY AND
UTILITY OF THE USE OF THE
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MARTEK
PRODUCTS WITH EACH LICENSEE PRODUCT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS
PROVISION DOES NOT SERVE TO RELIEVE MARTEK OF ITS OBLIGATIONS AS
OTHERWISE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
3.2.2 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLER FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY RELATING
TO THE PATENTABILITY OF, OR THE VALIDITY OF ANY PATENTS RELATING
TO, THE TECHNOLOGY, OR THE MARTEK PRODUCTS AND MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER WITH REGARD TO THE SCOPE OF ANY LICENSED
PATENTS OR THAT ANY LICENSED PATENTS MAY BE COMMERCIALLY EXPLOITED
WITHOUT INFRINGING OTHER PATENTS.
3.3 Mutual Warranties . SELLER
and PURCHASER, as to its respective self, each represents and
warrants to the other as follows:
3.3.1 That its execution and delivery
of this Agreement and its performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate actions.
3.3.2 That its performance of any of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement will not constitute a
breach or violation of any other agreement or understanding,
written or oral, to which it or its Affiliates is a party.
3.3.3 To the best of its knowledge
after the exercise of reasonable diligence, as of the Effective
Date, no actions have been threatened in writing or are pending
before any court or governmental agency or other tribunal that
would affect its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 4. TERM; TERMINATION
4.1 Term . This Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and, subject to possible
earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof, shall terminate on the tenth (10 th ) anniversary
of the Effective Date (the “Term”).
4.2 Termination .
4.2.1 Termination in Case of
Material Breach; Opportunity to Cure . Either party to this
Agreement may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days
prior written notice if the other party shall commit a material
breach of this Agreement and shall not cure such breach within such
thirty (30) day period. Any such written notice to terminate
shall include a detailed statement as to the notifying
party’s claimed material breach by the notified party.
4.2.2 Termination in Case of
Infringement . PURCHASER shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement in a particular jurisdiction within the Territory if a
court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines by
final order that the Technology or the Martek Products infringe
upon the patent or other proprietary rights of any Third Party in
such jurisdiction; provided, however, that if, prior to any such
termination, SELLER develops a non-infringing
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alternative or obtains a license from such Third Party, such that
PURCHASER could lawfully use the Technology and/or the Martek
Products (as the case may be) in a commercially reasonable manner
as permitted in this Agreement or the License Agreement in
connection with the Licensee Products at no additional cost or
expense to PURCHASER beyond that expressly provided in this
Agreement, PURCHASER shall not terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 4.2.2. *.
4.2.3 Termination in Case of
Insolvency; Change of Control .
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party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement upon giving
notice to the other, should the other commit an act of bankruptcy,
declare bankruptcy, be declared bankrupt, enter into an arrangement
for benefit of creditors, enter into a procedure of winding up or
dissolution, or should a trustee or receiver be appointed for the
other or upon the expropriation, takeover or nationalization of the
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In the event of any assignment of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9.7 by SELLER to any of the following entities,
including to any acquirer, successor, assign, or person
controlling, or under the common control of, any such named entity,
and any other entity carrying on an infant formula business
substantially similar to the businesses on an equivalent or greater
scale to that carried on by any of such named entities, PURCHASER
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by providing written
notice of such intent to SELLER and to SELLER’s assignee at
any time within sixty (60) days of receipt by PURCHASER of such
notice of assignment: *. The date on which PURCHASER desires any
such termination to become effective shall be indicated in its
notice hereunder, and shall in no event be more than three hundred
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4.2.4 Early Termination .
PURCHASER, with or without cause, unilaterally may terminate this
Agreement effective as of or after the fifth (5 th ) anniversary
of the Effective Date of the Agreement, provided that written
notice thereof is provided to SELLER at least twelve
(12) months prior to the intended effective termination
date.
4.3 Effect of Termination .
Upon termination of this Agreement, PURCHASER and its Affiliates
and Designees may continue, for a period of up to six
(6) months, to manufacture and produce Licensee Products
containing the Martek Products purchased hereunder, and to
thereafter use, market, offer for sale, sell, promote and
distribute, to the extent lawful, any such Licensee Products. Upon
termination of this Agreement on account of SELLER’s breach
of this Agreement, PURCHASER shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to request SELLER to purchase from PURCHASER and its
Affiliates and Designees, at the cost paid for such Martek
Products, PURCHASER’s unused inventories of the Martek
Products, and upon such a request SELLER shall purchase such Martek
Products.
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4.4 Effect on License
Agreement . Except to the extent specified in the second
sentence of this Section 4.4, the provisions of this
Agreement, including without limitation the provisions of
Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto, expressly amend
Article I and Sections 1.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.4, 4.1(iii),
4.1(iv), 4.1(v), 4.1(vi), 4.4, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of the License
Agreement, and such amendments shall survive any termination of
this Agreement, and the parties hereby ratify the terms of the
License Agreement as amended by this Agreement. Upon termination of
this Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the
License Agreement shall continue in accordance with the terms in
effect as amended by this Agreement, except that (a) the
amendments in this Agreement to Sections 4.1(iii) through
4.1(vi) of the License Agreement, and (b) the amendment to the
License Agreement that is in Section 6 of Exhibit B to
this Agreement, shall each be of no further force or effect from
and after the effective date of termination.
ARTICLE 5. COVENANTS
5.1 License Agreement . During
the Term, Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of the License Agreement
shall be deemed deleted in their entirety and replaced with
Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 below.
5.2 Licensed Patents . It
shall be solely SELLER’s responsibility to prosecute, defend,
and maintain the Licensed Patents.
5.3 Compliance with Law;
Regulatory Approval; Manufacturing Audits .
5.3.1 Each of SELLER and PURCHASER
(itself and on behalf of its Affiliates) covenants and agrees that
it shall conduct all of its operations dealing with the Technology,
the Martek Products and the Licensee Product, in material
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and other
requirements which may be in effect from time to time, of all
national governmental authorities, and of all states,
municipalities and other political subdivisions and agencies
thereof, including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the
regulations and other requirements of the United States Food and
Drug Administration, similar state laws and regulations or similar
laws and other requirements in the Territory, including any and all
amendments, as may be applicable in any jurisdiction in the
Territory in which any Martek Products, or Licensee Product, as
applicable, is sold.
5.3.2 It shall be PURCHASER’s,
and not SELLER’s, responsibility to secure any regulatory
approvals for Licensee Products in the Territory that may be
necessary in connection with exercise by PURCHASER of the rights
granted to it under this Agreement; provided, however, that
PURCHASER shall not be obligated to take any specific action or
measure to seek regulatory approval for or to market Licensee
Products. In connection with the immediately foregoing sentence,
PURCHASER shall not intentionally impair SELLER’s ability to
obtain any regulatory approval of the Martek Products by the
competent governmental authorities in any Territory and for any
product that SELLER may elect to pur
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