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Title: SUPPLY LICENSE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/10/2006
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Sector: Healthcare

SUPPLY LICENSE AGREEMENT, Parties: mannatech inc , inb:biotechnologies  inc.
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Exhibit 10.3

*** Indicates omitted material that is the subject of a confidential treatment request filed separately with the Commission.

 

SUPPLY LICENSE AGREEMENT

This Supply License Agreement (this “Agreement” ), dated as of March 22, 2006, is entered into by and between Mannatech, Inc., a Texas corporation having a place of business at 600 South Royal Lane, Suite 200, Coppell, TX 75019 (“Buyer”) and InB:Biotechnologies, Inc., a New Jersey corporation having a place of business at 255 Long Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205 (“ Seller ”) .

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying certain types of plant-derived mineral nutrition technologies, including but not limited to the nutritional supplements and methods for the production thereof disclosed and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 6,270,809 (collectively, “Plant-Derived Mineral Nutrition Products”) ;

WHEREAS , Buyer develops and sells proprietary nutritional supplements and topical products (collectively, “Buyer Products”) through a network marketing system throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Denmark, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan by distributors referred to as Independent Associates (“Distributors”) ;

WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller now wish to set forth the terms by which Seller grants to Buyer an exclusive license under Seller’s intellectual property and the terms on which Buyer will, during the period set forth in this Agreement, order and purchase Plant-Derived Mineral Nutrition Products that are manufactured by Seller (the InB:B Technology ”).

A G R E E M E N T

NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.

Intellectual Property License .

(a) License. During the Term (defined below) and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Seller hereby grants to Buyer an exclusive license for the Field and Territory (as defined below) and subject to minimum purchase requirements as set forth in paragraph 2 hereof under Seller ‘s intellectual property, including U.S. Patent No. 6,270,809, and any other related intellectual property (collectively the “Seller Intellectual Property”) . Buyer’s license under the Seller Intellectual Property shall include the right to make, have made, use, sell and have sold Buyer Products that include InB:B Technology. Buyer’s license under the Seller Intellectual Property shall not include the right to grant sub-licenses to third parties, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Distributors of Buyer Products shall have the right to sell Buyer Products that include Plant-Derived Mineral Nutrition Products.

 

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(b) “ Field” The field (“Field”) of Buyer’s license under the Seller Intellectual Property is for InB:B Technology containing six or more mineral ingredients in a single formula, such as products sold under the trade name Multimins™ and products that include the “InB:B-MM Formula,” which is set forth in the Quality Assurance Agreement referred to in paragraph 7 hereof, and incorporated by reference herein Seller acknowledges and agrees that insofar as this Agreement is concerned, Buyer shall not be restricted from including the InB:B Technology in any Buyer Products or from combining the InB:B Technology with any other ingredients.

(c) Territory ” The territory shall be worldwide and exclusive with respect to InB:B Technology sold in a multi-level marketing and as related to China, in a direct sales distribution system.

(d) “ Manufacturing ” During the Term (defined below), Buyer shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in or arrange to subcontract for the manufacture of InB:B Technology; provided that Buyer shall not be restricted from manufacturing the InB:B Technology during the Term if Seller permanently ceases the manufacture of InB:B Technology or Seller is unable to fulfill Buyer’s orders for InB:B Technology by the Shipment Date in accordance with Section 3 .

(e) “ Buyer Non-Exclusivity . This Agreement does not prohibit, and shall not be construed or deemed to prohibit, Buyer from obtaining Plant-Derived Mineral Nutrition Products or any other dietary or nutritional supplement, product or ingredient therefor from any supplier of such items other than Seller, provided that the sale and purchase of such other products do not violate Seller’s intellectual property rights and provided further that Buyer is not in default of its obligations to Seller under this Agreement.

(f) “Term” shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof for a ten (10) year period or unless earlier terminated by either party subject to sections 2(d) and 10 hereof.

(g) “Renewals” The term of this Agreement may be extended for additional ten (10) year terms by mutual written agreement between the parties.

2.     Supply of InB:B Technology . In order to obtain and maintain its rights hereunder, during the Term and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Buyer will order and purchase the minimum quantities of InB:B: Technology from Seller set forth in this Section 2 (each a “Purchase Commitment”). Seller warrants that the InB:B Technology will comply with GMP standards applicable to such products and meet the product specifications set forth in the Quality Agreement as defined in paragraph 7 hereof.

(a) First Twelve (12) Month Period . Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Buyer will place an irrevocable purchase order for 5,000 Kg of InB:B Technology but may arrange for shipment of this Initial Purchase Commitment over the course of the first eleven-(11) month period after the date of this Agreement, with payment in relation to each shipment such that full payment for this Purchase Commitment will be made before the end of twelve (12) months after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Second Twelve (12) Month Period . In order to maintain its exclusive license hereunder, not later than ninety (90) days before the second twelve (12) month period of the Term (“ Second Agreement Year ”), Buyer will place an irrevocable purchase order for not less than 10,000 Kg. of InB:B Technology but may arrange for shipment of such Purchase Commitment over the course of the first eleven (11) months of the Second Agreement Year, with payment in relation to each shipment such that full payment for such Purchase Commitment will be made before the end of the Second Agreement Year.

(c) Additional Twelve (12) Month Periods . In order to maintain its exclusive license hereunder, not later than ninety (90) days before the commencement of any subsequent twelve (12) month period during the Term (“ Subsequent Agreement Year ”), Buyer will place an irrevocable purchase order for not less than 15,000 Kg. of InB:B Technology but may arrange for shipment of such Purchase Commitment over the course of the first eleven (11) months of any Subsequent Agreement Year, with payment in relation to each shipment such that full payment for such Purchase Commitment will be made before the end of any such Subsequent Agreement Year.

(d) Conversion . In the event Buyer shall not meet or exceed the Purchase Commitments set forth in Sections 2(b) or (c)  above for any twelve (12) month period, Seller shall have the right, upon sixty (60) days notice, to convert the License granted in Section 1 from exclusive to nonexclusive, or, if Buyer has not met its Purchase Commitment set forth in Section 2(a) and at least fifty percent (50%) of any subsequent Purchase Commitment, Seller shall be entitled to cancel the license completely without further obligation of either party other than to satisfy any accrued liabilities and obligations including the obligation to accept and pay for any open balance of a Purchase Commitment created by Buyer’s delivery of an irrevocable order pursuant to this Section 2. The foregoing notwithstanding, Seller shall have a reasonable period of time to exhaust its current inventory of Buyer’s Products containing Seller’s InB:B Technology. Buyer may, however, maintain the exclusivity of its license, notwithstanding any notice from Seller, if prior to expiration of the sixty (60) day notice period, Buyer shall pay to Seller a sum which is equal to the price of InB:B Technology necessary to bring Buyer’s orders of InB:B Technology up to the specified minimum for such twelve (12) month period. Failure of Seller to give the notice provided for in this Section 2(d) shall not constitute a waiver of the right to give such notice in reference to any subsequent twelve (12) month period during the Term.

 

3.

Orders .

(a) Buyer may place orders for InB:B Technology in such manner and on such form as Buyer and Seller may agree upon from time to time; provided , that in the absence of such agreement, each order shall (i) be in writing, (ii) specify the quantity of InB:B Technology ordered, (iii) subject to Section 3(b) , specify the date on which the InB:B Technology must be shipped to Buyer or its designee (the “Shipment Date”), and (iv) be faxed to Seller at (302) 737-2708 or such other fax number as Seller shall designate in accordance with Section 14(e) . Each order placed by Buyer for InB:B Technology during the Term shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation the price and other terms set forth in Section 6 ), whether or not either party signs and delivers a purchase order, invoice or other document, instrument or agreement that includes terms that are in conflict with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b) The Shipment Date for any order placed for the purchase of less than 1,000 Kg of Seller’s Products shall be no earlier than 60 days from the date that the order is placed by Buyer. The Shipment Date for any order placed for the purchase of 1,000 Kg or more but less than 2,500 Kg of Seller’s Products shall be no earlier than 120 days from the date that the order is placed by Buyer. The Shipment Date for any order placed for the purchase of 2,500 Kg or more of Seller’s Products shall be no earlier than 120 days from the date the order is placed by Buyer. If Buyer makes a written request for an order of 2,500 Kg or greater for periodic shipments, then Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such request. The calculation of permitted Shipment Dates for any new order placed while a prior order is still in process will use the Shipment Date of the prior order as the first point from which the minimum period before the next Shipment Date is measured. ˜

4.     Credit Against Commitment Amount . Each order for InB:B Technology submitted to Seller by Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed to satisfy a portion of the applicable Purchase Commitment amounts set forth in Section 2 , in an amount equal to the ordered quantity of such InB:B Technology, whether or not (i) Seller determines not to accept the order under Section 5 or (ii) Seller otherwise fails to manufacture, procure or supply such InB:B Technology; provided , however , that accepted orders that are subsequently canceled by Buyer (for any reason other than material nonperformance by Seller) shall not be deemed to satisfy a portion of the applicable Purchase Commitment amounts; provided further , that No Response Orders (defined below) that are not resubmitted by Buyer in accordance with Section 5 shall not be deemed to satisfy a portion of the applicable Purchase Commitment amounts.

5.     Acceptance . After receiving an order for Seller’s Products from Buyer, Seller may accept the order and confirm the Shipment Date only by delivering to Buyer a written response not later than the tenth business day after Seller’s receipt of the order. If Seller does not timely notify Buyer in writing of such acceptance (a “No Response Order” ), then Buyer may resubmit the order to Seller via facsimile in accordance with Section 14(e) hereof. If Buyer does not receive a response within two business days after such resubmission, then (i) the order shall be deemed to have been rejected and Buyer shall have no obligation thereunder (but the order shall count as satisfaction of a portion of the then applicable Purchase Commitment amount); and (ii) Buyer shall be permitted to manufacture or have manufactured the Seller’s Products in the quantity set forth in the No Response Order. If Buyer receives a response within two business days after such resubmission, then for the purposes of Section 3(b) , the order shall be deemed to have been placed on the date of its resubmission in accordance with this Section 5 .

 

6.

Price .

(a) Price . All InB:B Technology ordered by Buyer from Seller during the Term shall be ordered (and, if such order is accepted, and such InB:B Technology actually are sold, purchased and shipped) at prices no greater than those set forth on the price schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A , plus applicable freight and shipping charges and taxes, and subject to the other terms set forth in this Agreement. The terms of payment are two percent (2%) discount for payment within ten (10) days of shipment, the scheduled price for payment between eleven (11) and thirty (30) days after shipment, and interest at one and one-half percent (1  1 / 2 %) per month thereafter, provided, however, that payment in full is due before the thirty-first (31 st ) day and failure to make such payment shall constitute a default hereunder.

 

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(b) Invoices . Simultaneously with or after shipment to Buyer of InB:B Technology ordered by Buyer pursuant to an order that was accepted in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement, Seller shall deliver a written invoice to Buyer. If the order results in the shipment of InB:B Technology in separate truckloads over a period of time, then Seller may deliver separate invoices to Buyer simultaneously with, or after, each truckload shipment to Buyer of InB:B Technology.

(c) Payment Terms .

(i) During the Term, Buyer shall be entitled to a two percent (2%) discount on all invoices that are remitted in full within ten days of receipt of the applicable invoice by Buyer. All other invoices submitted by Seller shall be paid within 30 days of receipt of the applicable invoice by Buyer (the “Normal Payment Period” ) unless Buyer provides written notice of a good faith dispute with respect to such invoice (each, a Dispute Notice ) to Seller before the expiration of the Normal Payment Period. For example, the basis for Buyer to provide a Dispute Notice might include a dispute relating to the quantity, condition, price or shipment of InB:B Technology corresponding to a particular invoice, but product warranty or product liability claims would not be a basis for a Dispute Notice; provided , however , that the rejection of any InB:B Technology within 30 days after such product has been delivered to Buyer shall not be deemed a product warranty claim. The Dispute Notice shall state the date and the dollar amount of the disputed invoice. If only a portion of an invoice is disputed, the Dispute Notice shall state the dollar amount of the disputed portion and the amount of the undis


 
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