Research & Development and Manufacturing Agreement, dated September 6, 2023, by and between Longevity Health Holdings, Inc. (as assignee of Elevai Labs, Inc.) and Allure Labs, LLC
EXHIBIT 10.3
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
This Research & Development and Manufacturing Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September 6, 2023 (“Effective Date”) by and between Allure Labs, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having its principal place of business at 30901 Wiegman Road, Hayward, California 94544 (“Allure”), on the one hand, and Elevai Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 120 Newport Center Drive, Ste. 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (“Elevai” or “Customer”), on the other hand (each, a “Party” or collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals set forth above and the covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Changes to Allure Products in response to Customer requests shall not change the ownership of said product. Customer owns all of its products (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property rights associated therewith or incorporated therein) in existence as of the Effective Date, excluding the formulas listed in Schedule A, which are owned by Allure (as noted in Schedule A). Allure shall sell to Elevai any or all of such formulas (including any Intellectual Property rights therewith or incorporate therein) upon Elevai providing written request and tendering $25,000 per formula to Allure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, immediately upon Elevai purchasing at least
$1,000,000 of any product for which Allure owns the formula, Allure shall transfer and assign to Elevai all right, title and interest in and to such formula (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property rights associated therewith or incorporated therein) without any further consideration. For purposes of clarification, Elevai shall have the unrestricted right to commercialize all formulas that it acquires from Allure.
Allure shall not, directly or indirectly through any third party, manufacture, market, sell or distribute any product for which (i) the formula was developed for Elevai or developed in connection with this Agreement or (ii) Elevai owns the formula. Further, Allure shall maintain all formulas free and clear of all lien, encumbrances, mortgages, charges and other security interests.
5) Taxes. Customer shall be responsible for and shall pay any applicable, separately- itemized sales, use, excise or similar taxes, including value added taxes and customs duties due on the importation of Products and arising from Product purchases made by Customer under the Agreement. All such taxes shall be determined based upon the final shipment designation of the items identified on the invoice.
6) Delivery Times. All Products ordered by Customer pursuant to accepted purchase orders will be scheduled for delivery in accordance with Allure’s then current and normal delivery times. Allure agrees to promptly notify Customer of any delays. Allure shall have no liability for any delay caused by any event listed in Section N- 6 of this Agreement or any delays caused by a failure of a supplier to timely deliver to Allure any deliverable that is necessary for the manufacturing of the relevant Product. In the event of delay, the Parties will mutually agree on a commercially reasonable shipment date provided that if the Parties cannot agree on a commercially reasonable shipment date, then Allure reserves the right to reject all or part of the affected purchase order.
E) INSPECTION, ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION
1) Defective Products. Allure does not accept, and will not be required to accept, return of Products except as provided in this Section for Products that were defective within sixty (60) days of being made available to Customer (“Defective Products”). For purposes of this Agreement, Defective Products means only the following: (a) Products that do not meet documented Product specifications agreed upon by the Parties for any particular Product (“Product Specifications”) including, without limitation, Products which do not contain the correct quantities of ingredients, (b) Products that are mislabeled or contain peeling, visibly crooked or unreadable labels, and (c) Products that are leaking. All such returns must be pre- authorized and accompanied by a Return Authorization Number issued by Allure. Allure shall accept returns of Defective Products, provided Customer gives Allure notice in writing of such defect within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Products by Allure to the facility Customer specifies with respect to any defect apparent on the surface or with respect to any latent or hidden defect. Customer is obligated to examine any shipment upon receipt and report any Defective Products to Allure immediately. Unless otherwise required by law, no claim, on any basis, will be accepted after sixty (60) days from delivery to the facility specified by Customer, regardless of when the alleged defect was discovered including, but not limited to, any claim based upon the alleged gross negligence of Allure. ALLURE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF
PROFITS, REVENUES, OR CONTRACTS. Allure shall in no event be responsible for any defect, damage or deficiency caused by any third party who may have altered the Products after Allure delivered the Products to the facility specified by Customer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the sixty (60)
day limitation specified herein shall not be applicable to any recall as provided in the Quality Agreement.
ANY KIND. In the event Customer returns Products to Allure, including Defective Products, without prior written authorization, Allure may in its discretion destroy the Products and not return them to Customer or issue any credit or make any payment to Customer for such goods, or Allure may refuse the Products.
1) Allure Warranties. Allure represents and warrants that the Products subject to this Agreement including, without limitation, all products replacing any Defective Products, are free of material defects in workmanship, materials and ingredients under normal use. Allure warrants that such Products are in compliance with the Product Specifications provided with respect to such Products and are manufactured in compliance with the Quality Agreement. Allure makes no warranty concerning any product performance or characteristics, or that any product conforms to promises or affirmations of fact made by Customer on the container or label, if any. ALLURE MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE PRODUCT(S) ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ARE FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE, ALLURE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
2) Customer Warranties. Customer represents and warrants that all specifications supplied by Customer, all materials supplied by Customer, all labeling copy, and all artwork approved, designated, or supplied by Customer shall be in compliance with all applicable laws and governmental regulations, shall be of good quality in composition, material and workmanship, shall be suitable for their stated intended purpose, shall be non-infringing, and that no prohibited substance, material, paint or dye will be used in or on any of the foregoing. Customer further warrants that it has completed all Product safety testing required by this Agreement or recommended by Allure. Customer further warrants that all Products delivered to it under this Agreement shall be maintained at conditions appropriate for the Product and shall instruct its customers, distributors, wholesalers and resellers of such requirement. Customer further warrants that it is a business entity in good standing and is licensed to do business by the appropriate government agency.
3) Additional Customer Warranties for Professional Products. If Customer orders professional Products from Allure, or Products that Allure informs Customer in writing are for professional use, Customer represents and warrants that it is and shall at all times during this Agreement be licensed by the appropriate governmental or private agency to perform professional skincare services as part of its business operation. Customer acknowledges and agrees that all professional Products must be administered by a licensed professional who has obtained professional training that would qualify him or her to perform advanced professional treatments and that the licensed professional is required to follow all appropriate protocols and precautions. Allure assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any adverse outcomes that may arise from the use or performance of professional Products by Customer or any of its customers, distributors, wholesalers and resellers using such Products.
H) PRODUCT LIABILITY
1) Allure Obligations. Except to the extent the product liability or strict liability claims is based on a defect caused by Customer, or any of its distributors, resellers or agents’ storage or handling of the Products: (a) for Allure Products, Allure shall be responsible for and indemnify and defend Customer against any claim of product liability with regard to such Products; and (b) for New Joint Products, Allure shall be responsible for and indemnify and defend Customer against any claim of product liability with regard to such Products until the completion of the transfer of formula ownership, provided however Customer has performed all of the required product safety testing on the Products and provided Allure with copies of the test results. Allure’s obligation to indemnify and defend Customer does not operate in any way to release any claim Allure may have against third-party ingredient suppliers.
2) Customer Obligations. Except to the extent the product liability or strict liability claims is based on a defect caused by Allure’s intentional or material failure to adhere to Product specifications: (a) Customer shall be responsible for
and indemnify and defend Allure against any claim of product liability with regard to Customer Products. Customer’s obligation to indemnify and defend Allure does not operate in any way to release any claim Customer may have against third-party ingredient suppliers.
I) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
1) Confidential Information. As used in this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean confidential, proprietary, private, non-public information including, without limitation, the possible arrangement forming the basis for this Agreement, financial or business information, business strategies, business plans, pricing, forecasts, manufacturing information, trade secrets, formulae, methodologies, specifications, processes, procedures, protocols, techniques, inventions, know- how, products, product offerings, technical information, ideas, designs, data, concepts, drawings, artwork, photographs, materials, diagrams, models, prototypes, tooling, developmental materials, discoveries, research, studies, technical expertise, customer lists, vendor lists, works of authorship and other nonpublic materials, whether disclosed prior to or after the Effective Date, that the disclosing Party discloses to the receiving Party or that is otherwise learned by the receiving Party in the course of its discussions or dealings with the disclosing Party.
2) Designation of Confidential Information. Information that qualifies as Confidential Information will be deemed “Confidential Information” to the extent that: (a) such information is reduced to a writing which is provided to Receiving Party within a reasonable amount of time after initial disclosure and is marked “Confidential” or with a similar designation; (b) such information is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure; or (c) such information would generally be understood by a reasonable person to be confidential, based on the nature of the information or manner and circumstances in which it is disclosed.
3) Limits on Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” will not include information: (a) that becomes generally available to the public other than by reason of disclosure by the other Party; (b) which was known to the other Party prior to its being provided to the other Party; or (c) that becomes available to the other Party from a source other than the Party which owns the information, and the other Party has no reasonable grounds to believe that such source is bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Party owning the information or that such source is under a duty to keep the information confidential.
4) Confidential Information of Allure. Customer hereby agrees that Allure’s Confidential Information shall expressly include, but is not limited to, formulas, processes, methods, methodologies, formula specifications, know-how, and technical, manufacturing, financial or marketing information relating to the Allure Products or New Joint Products.
5) Confidential Information of Customer. Allure hereby agrees that Customer’s Confidential Information shall expressly include, but is not limited to, formulas, processes, methods, methodologies, formula specifications, know-how, and technical, manufacturing, financial or marketing information relating to the Customer Products or New Joint Products.
J) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1) Intellectual Property Defined. “Intellectual Property” or “IP” means and includes, but is not limited to: worldwide rights to any and all ideas, processes, compositions, designs, trademarks, trade dress, trade names, copyrights, patents, inventions, discoveries, works of authorship, domain names, web and social media sites, and improvements, developments or derivative works thereof arising from, connected to or embodying each Party’s Confidential Information as defined in Section H of this Agreement, or New Works or Products created prior to, during or after the Term of this Agreement whether or not reduced to use, publication, or practice and including all applications for registrations or recordations of patents, copyrights or trademarks therefrom in any format or media.
2) IP License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party grants to the other Party a non-transferable, non-exclusive and personal license to use the Party’s IP for the purpose of this Agreement. However, Customer may not:
(a) modify, adapt, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Products or IP licensed hereunder by Allure; (b) create derivative works based on the Products or IP licensed hereunder by Allure; (c) make unauthorized copies of the Products or IP licensed hereunder by Allure; or (d) allow any unauthorized third party to use or have access to the Products or IP licensed hereunder by Allure, except (in each case) to the extent Customer owns the formula with respect to such Products as set forth in Section 4 hereof.
(c) minimum order size and the applicable upcharge for smaller order sizes. Acceptance of orders is subject to Elevai having sufficient excess capacity, as determined by Elevai in its sole discretion (not expected to be prior to July 2024). Allure shall be solely responsible for all legal and regulatory matters directly or indirectly arising out of its use of any exosomes supplied by Elevai.
(e) any use by Allure of any exosomes supplied by Elevai in any injectable product;
and (f) the misappropriation, infringement, or violation of, or conflict with, any third- party intellectual property or proprietary rights resulting from Allure’s use of such exosomes including in combination with any other materials or products.
For Existing Allure Customers
For New Allure Customers
of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) each occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate liability limits. Customer shall also maintain adequate insurance coverage to cover its inventory of the Products against fire, flood, theft or robbery and any other event it may deem necessary.
(b) any willful misconduct on the part of Allure or its employees or agents; and (c) any claim that Allure’s manufacturing processes misappropriate, infringe, or violate, or conflict with, any third-party intellectual property or proprietary rights. Allure shall have no responsibility for or any obligation to indemnify or hold Customer harmless for any product statements, claims, representations or warranties made by Customer in connection with its marketing, advertising or sale of the products.
sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested or receipted courier service. All notices shall be sent to the Parties at the address first written above to the attention of the individuals who have signed this Agreement, or to such other address as such Party shall have notified the other in writing.
[Signatures to Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
ALLURE LABS, LLC
By: Name: Sam Dhatt
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ELEVAI LABS, INC.
By: Name: Jordan R. Plews
Title: Chief Executive Officer