License Agreement, dated December 14, 2015, between Nemus and the University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy

"Field" means all indications for Products administered via ocular delivery.

“Improvements” means any improvement, modification or other refinement, regardless of the patentability thereof to (a) the subject matter of the Licensed Technology that is within the scope of the Patents, or (b) the development, manufacture, use or sale of which, except for the licenses granted herein, would infringe any of the Patents including for patent applications those claims therein treated as if they were issued).

"Licensed Technology" means and includes UM Know-How, the Patents and Improvements related to UM 8930.

“Net Sales” means Licensee’s invoice price or fee, less the following for all Products sold for commercial use or Commercially Used by Licensee or its Affiliates:

"Patent(s)" means any patents or patent applications which claim the invention(s) summarized in Appendix A, including without limitation any United States Letters Patent, and all continuations, continuations-in-part, additions, divisions, renewals, extensions, reexaminations and reissues of any of the foregoing, all foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing, and any other patent applications or patents which relate to the Licensed Technology owned or controlled by UM during the term of this Agreement.

“Patent Expenses” means (a) all reasonable fees, expenses, and charges of outside patent counsel related to Patent Rights listed in Exhibit A currently or added by amendment at a future date, incurred by UM in connection with the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance, re-issuance, re-examination, interference, and/or maintenance of applications for patent rights, currently contained or that may be added to Exhibit A; and (b) an administrative fee in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the amount of future Patent Expenses incurred in the course of activities conducted pursuant to (a), subject to Article 7.

"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other entity, or a government or department of agency thereof.

"Technical Information" means and includes all technical information, trade secrets, developments, discoveries, know-how, methods, techniques, formulae, processes and other information relating to the Licensed Technology that UM owns or controls on the date hereof or owns or controls in the future, and provides to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, including by way of illustration and not limitation, designs, data, drawings, documents, models, and other similar information.

“UM Know-How” means all information, technical data and assistance, inventions and discoveries of UM disclosed or provided to Licensee by UM relating to the exploitation of any invention described in the Patents.

"Valid Claim" means a claim of an unexpired issued Patent that has not been withdrawn, canceled or disclaimed or held invalid by a court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision.

2.1

Grant of License.  Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, UM hereby grants to Licensee an exclusive, perpetual, non-transferrable except otherwise allowed in this Agreement, worldwide, royalty-bearing right and license to use and practice the Licensed Technology to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale and import Products in the Field. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UM expressly reserves a non-transferable royalty-free right to use the Licensed Technology in the Field itself, including use by its faculty, staff and researchers, for educational and non-commercial research purposes only.

2.2

Right to Sub-license.  Licensee shall have the right to sub-license to any third party, in whole or in part, its rights under this Agreement with written permission of UM, such permission not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that no such written permission of UM shall be required for the grant of any sublicense to any biotechnology or pharmaceutical company that has, at the time of the grant of such sublicense, annual revenues that are within the highest thirty (30) greatest annual revenues among biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies worldwide.  If Licensee requests permission to grant a sublicense pursuant to this Section 2.2, UM shall provide a response to such request within fifteen (15) days after its receipt of such request, and if UM fails to do so within such time period, such permission will be deemed to have been granted.  As a condition of granting sub-licenses, Licensee will provide UM with full and complete copies of all contracts and agreements between it and any sublicensee within ten (10) business days after execution of same.  UM will maintain such copies and their terms in confidence as required in Article 8.  A grant of a sublicense will be invalid if any agreement between Licensee and such sublicensee prohibits, restricts or conditions Licensee’s provision of such copies to UM as required in this article.

2.3	No Rights by Implication.  No rights or licenses with respect to the Licensed Technology are granted or deemed granted hereunder or in connection herewith, other than those rights or licenses expressly granted in this Agreement.

3.1	Upfront, Annual License Maintenance Fee and Milestone Payments. In consideration of the license granted hereunder, Licensee shall pay UM the following non-refundable payments:

(a).  One-Time Upfront Payment. *** within fifteen (15) days of the Effective Date of this Agreement. Such payments will be paid in four equal installments  (each equal to $***), each due on the first day of each of the first four (4) calendar months after the Effective Date.

(b).  Annual License Maintenance Fee. *** due on the anniversary of the Effective Date.   The Annual License Maintenance Fee will be credited against royalties in the current fiscal year.

(c).

One-Time Milestone Payments.

i.  *** paid in four equal installments (each equal to $***) on the first day of each of the first four (4) calendar months following the submission of the first Investigational New Drug Application (“IND”) to the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world, for a Product.

ii. ***, paid in four equal installments each equal to $***) on the first day of each of the first four (4) calendar months following the first submission of a New Drug Application (“NDA”), including but not limited to a 505b2 application, or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world for a Product.

iii.  *** paid in four equal installments (each equal to $***) on the first day of each calendar month following the first approval of a New Drug Application (“NDA”), the including but not limited to a 505b2 application to the FDA, or an equivalent application to a regulatory agency anywhere in the world, for a Product.

3.2	Royalties and Sublicense Licensing Fee Payments.

(c). In the event Licensed Technology is sub-licensed by Licensee to a third party, Licensee will be obligated to pay UM *** of any and all licensing fees received by Licensee, including but not limited to upfront fees (whether paid in cash, equity of the sub-licensee or other consideration), royalties, and milestone payments, received in consideration of the grant of sub-licenses of the Licensed Technology, however such sub-licenses may be characterized.  The percentage payable with respect to sublicensing fees received by Licensee will decrease from *** to the amounts indicated below if Licensee sublicenses the Licensed Technology after completion of the following development milestones:

(i). *** if such sub-license is granted after completion of Phase II clinical trials but prior to the commencement of Phase III clinical trials;

(ii) ***, if such sub-license is granted upon or after the commencement of Phase III clinical trials but prior to receipt of the first regulatory approval of Products;

(iii) *** if the sub-license is granted upon or after the first regulatory approval of Products based on a 505(b)2 New Drug Application ((not a 505(b)1 New Drug Application))  filed with the FDA or equivalent thereof; or

(iv) *** if the sub-license is granted upon or after the first regulatory approval of a Product based on a 505(b)1 New Drug Application ((not a 505(b)(2) application)) filed with the FDA, or equivalent thereof.

(d).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the foregoing percentages of the amounts received by the Licensee from a sub-licensee in the form of a royalty on net sales of Products sold by or on behalf of the Sub-licensee does not equal a minimum of *** of Net Sales (calculated mutatis mutandis as if such Net Sales were made by Licensee), Licensee will be obligated to pay UM a royalty of *** of Net Sales by or on behalf of such Sub-licensee (calculated mutatis mutandis as if such Net Sales were made by Licensee), subject to reduction as set forth below.

(e).

If, in connection with the manufacture, use, or commercialization of a Product, Licensee or its Affiliate is obligated to make royalty payments to any third parties, then Licensee may offset against the royalty owed to UM for that Product *** of the royalty payable to such third parties, provided that in no event would any such offsets result in reducing royalties due to UM by more than *** of those otherwise payable to UM.

(f).

If no Valid Claim covers a Product in a country at the time such Product is sold in such country, then the royalties payable under this Section 3.2 on Net Sales of Products by Licensee or its Affiliates shall be reduced by ***.  This reduction in royalties does not apply if a patent application that is part of the Patents licensed under this Agreement is pending in the country and the intention of UM is to obtain a Valid Claim that covers the Product in the country.  In no event would the royalty due to UM with respect to Net Sales of Products sold in a given country be reduced by operation of the foregoing offsets and reductions to less than *** of Net Sales of Products in such country.

(g). Royalties and payments due with respect to shall be paid pursuant to this Section 3.2 until the later of, on a country by country and Product by Product basis, (i) the date upon which no Valid Claim of a Patent included in the Licensed Technology covers the Product in such country, or (ii) ten (10) years after first commercial sale of such Product in such country.

 

4.1            Licensee Efforts; Reporting,

(a)

Licensee shall use its reasonable efforts to develop for commercial use and to market Products as soon as practicable, and to continue to market Products as long as commercially viable, all as is consistent with sound and reasonable business practice.

(b)

Licensee shall provide UM once per Calendar Year on December 1 with written reports, setting forth in such detail as UM may reasonably request, the progress of the development, evaluation, testing and commercialization of Products.  Licensee shall notify UM within thirty (30) days of the end of the first Calendar Quarter in which the first commercial sale of a Product occurs.

4.2

Compliance with Laws.  Licensee shall use its best efforts to comply in all material respects with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the development, testing, manufacture, marketing and import or export of Products.  Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee acknowledges that the transfer of certain commodities and technical data is subject to United States laws and regulations controlling the export of such commodities and technical data, including all Export Administration Regulations of the United States Department of Commerce.  These laws and regulations, among other things, prohibit or require a license for the export of certain types of technical data to specified countries.  Licensee will comply in all material respects with all United States laws and regulations controlling the export of commodities and technical data.

4.3	Government Approvals.  Licensee will be responsible for obtaining, at its cost and expense, all governmental approvals required to commercially market Products.

4.4

Patent Notices. Licensee shall mark or cause to be marked all Products made or sold in the United States with all applicable patent numbers where necessary to preserve the ability to claim damages for infringement, upon advice of counsel.  If it is not practical for a Product to be so marked, then Licensee shall mark or cause to be marked the package for each Product with all applicable patent numbers.

4.5

Bankruptcy or Equivalent.  Licensee will provide written notice to UM prior to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or equivalent if Licensee intends to file a voluntary petition, or, if known by Licensee through statements or letters from a creditor or otherwise, if a third party intends to file an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against Licensee.  Notice will be given at least 75 days before the planned filing or, if such notice is not feasible, as soon as Licensee is aware of the planned filing.  Licensee's failure to perform this obligation is deemed to be a material pre-petition incurable breach under this Agreement not subject to the 60-day notice requirement of Section 9.2, and UM is deemed to have terminated this Agreement forty-five (45) days prior to the filing of the bankruptcy.

(a)

this Agreement, when executed and delivered by UM, will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of UM, enforceable against UM in accordance with its terms;

(b)

UM subject to certain rights under 37 CFR 401.14 retained by the federal government in inventions resulting from federally supported work is the owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Technology, and has not granted rights in or to the Licensed Technology to any person other than Licensee;

(c)

UM has not received any written notice that the Licensed Technology infringes the proprietary rights of any third party;

(d)

the inventions claimed in the Patents to the knowledge of UM have not been publicly used, offered for sale, or disclosed in a printed publication by employees of UM more than one year prior to the filing of the U.S. application for the Patents.

5.2	Representations and Warranties of Licensee.  Licensee represents and warrants to UM as follows:

(a)

Licensee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of California and has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement;

(b)

This Agreement, when executed and delivered by Licensee, will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of Licensee, enforceable against Licensee in accordance with its terms;

(c)

the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Licensee does not conflict with, or constitute a breach or default under,

(i)

the charter documents of Licensee,

(ii)

any law, order, judgment or governmental rule or regulation applicable to Licensee, or

(iii)

any provision of any agreement, contract, commitment or instrument to which Licensee is a party; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Licensee does not require the consent, approval or authorization of, or notice, declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental or regulatory authority.

6.1

No warranties; Limitation on Liability.  EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, UM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO: (I) COMMERCIAL UTILITY; OR (II) MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR (III) THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK OR OTHER PROPRIETARY OR PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS.  UM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE, LICENSEE’S SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OR ANY THIRD PARTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM ON ACCOUNT OF, OR ARISING FROM, THE USE OF INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSED TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIED HEREUNDER OR THE MANUFACTURE, USE OR SALE OF PRODUCTS OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR ITEM DERIVED THEREFROM.

6.3

Licensee Indemnification.  Licensee will indemnify, defend and hold harmless UM, its trustees, officers, agents and employees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, action, claim or expense suffered or incurred by the Indemnified Parties which results from or arises out of third party claims in connection with (individually, a “Liability” and collectively, the “Liabilities”):

(a)

breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or a lawsuit, action, or claim brought by any third party that includes any allegation which, if proven true, would constitute a breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement;

(b)

the development, use, manufacture, promotion, sale, distribution or other disposition of any Products by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties, for personal injury, including death, or property damage arising from any of the foregoing.  The indemnification obligation under Article 6.3 shall not apply to any contributory negligence or product liability of the Indemnified Party which may have occurred prior to the execution of this Agreement.  Licensee will indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any Liabilities resulting from:

(i)

any product liability or other claim of any kind related to the use by a third party of a Product that was manufactured, sold, distributed or otherwise disposed by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties;

(ii)

clinical trials or studies conducted by or on behalf of Licensee relating to any Products, including, without limitation, any claim by or on behalf of a human subject of any such clinical trial or study, any claim arising from the procedures specified in any protocol used in any such clinical trial or study, any claim of deviation, authorized or unauthorized, from the protocols of any such clinical trial or study, any claim resulting from or arising out of the manufacture or quality control by a third party of any substance administered in any clinical trial or study;

(iii)

Licensee’s failure to comply with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the development, testing, manufacture, marketing and import or export of Products.

6.4

Procedures.  The Indemnified Party shall promptly notify Licensee of any claim or action giving rise to a Liability subject to the provisions of Article 6.3.  Licensee shall have the duty to defend any such claim or action, at its cost and expense.  Indemnified Party must have the right, however, to approve counsel through the Mississippi Attorney General and through its governing board to represent it, and such approval will not be unreasonably withheld.  In the event Licensee or any of its parents, affiliates or subsidiaries is also named in a particular claim, Licensee may choose the same attorneys who defend the Indemnified Parties to defend Licensee unless there arises a conflict of interest between the Licensee and one or more of the Indemnified Parties or among the Indemnified Parties. The indemnification rights of UM or other Indemnified Party contained herein are in addition to all other rights which such Indemnified Party may have at law or in equity or otherwise.

6.5

Product Liability Insurance.  Beginning with the commencement of human clinical trials of any Product and continuing for a period of time after Licensee ceases manufacturing and marketing Products that is reasonable based upon industry standards, Licensee shall maintain general liability and product liability insurance that is reasonable based upon industry standards, but not less than $5 million per incident and $5 million in the aggregate.  The insurance amounts specified herein shall not be deemed a limitation on Licensee’s indemnification liability under this Agreement.  Licensee shall provide UM with copies of such policies, upon request of UM.  Licensee shall notify UM at least ten (10) days prior to cancellation of any such coverage.

7.2            Infringement by Third Party.

(a) Each party will promptly notify the other party of any infringement or possible infringement of any of the Patents or other Licensed Technology.  Licensee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to prosecute such infringement at its own expense.  In such event, UM shall cooperate with Licensee, at UM’s expense.  Licensee shall not settle or compromise any such suit in a manner that imposes any obligations or restrictions on UM or grants any rights to the Licensed Technology which are inconsistent with the rights and obligations of Licensee or UM pursuant to this Agreement, without UM’s written consent.

(b)  If Licensee fails to prosecute or chooses not to prosecute such infringement within one hundred and twenty (120) days after receiving notice thereof, UM shall have the right, but not the obligation, to prosecute such infringement at its own expense.  In such event, Licensee shall cooperate with UM, at UM’s expense.

(b)

Any recovery obtained by the prosecuting party as a result of such proceeding, by settlement or otherwise, shall be applied first to the prosecuting party, an amount equal to two times its costs and expenses of the litigation, with the remainder to be paid 80% to the prosecuting party and 20% to the other party.

8.1

Confidentiality.  To the extent allowed by law, both parties shall maintain in confidence and shall not disclose to any third party the Confidential Information received pursuant to this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the disclosing party except that the Confidential Information may be disclosed by either party only to those third parties (x) who have a need to know the information in connection with the exercise by either party of its rights under this Agreement and who agreed in writing to keep the information confidential to the same extent as is required of the parties under this Article 8.1, or (y) to whom either party is legally obligated to disclose the information.  The foregoing obligation shall not apply to information which:

(a)

is, at the time of disclosure, publicly known or available to the public, provided that Information will not be deemed to be within the public domain merely because individual parts of such Information are found separately within the public domain, but only if all the material features comprising such Confidential Information are found in combination in the public domain;

(b)

is known to recipient at the time of disclosure of such Confidential Information not under confidentiality provided that recipient promptly notifies disclosing party in writing of this prior knowledge within thirty (30) days of receipt;

(c)

is hereafter furnished to recipient by a third party, as a matter of right and without restriction on disclosure, provided that recipient promptly notifies disclosing party in writing of this third party disclosure after receipt thereof;

(d)

is made public by disclosing party;

(e)

is disclosed with the written approval of either party;

(f)

is the subject of a legally binding court order compelling disclosure, provided that recipient must give disclosing party notice of any request for disclosure pursuant to any legal proceeding, within two (2) days of receipt of such request by recipient, and recipient must cooperate with disclosing party in obtaining appropriate protective orders to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information;

(g)

must be disclosed to comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations or rules of a securities exchange, provided that the party subject thereto uses reasonable efforts to minimize the scope of disclosure and to seek confidential treatment thereof.

8.2           Publications.  Should UM desire to disclose publicly, in writing or by oral presentation, Confidential Information related to the Licensed Technology, UM shall notify Licensee in writing of its intention at least ninety (90) days before such disclosure.  UM shall include with such notice a description of the oral presentation or, in the case of a manuscript or other proposed written disclosure, a current draft of such written disclosure.  Licensee may request UM, no later than ninety (90) days following the receipt of UM’s notice, to file a patent application, copyright or other filing related to such Invention.  All such filings shall be subject to the provisions of Article 8.1 of this Agreement.  Upon receipt of such request, UM shall arrange for a delay in publication, to permit filing of a patent or other application.  Should Licensee reasonably determine that more than ninety (90) days is required in order to file any such patent information (including additional time required to perform additional research required for adequate patent disclosure), or, if Licensee reasonably determines that such Confidential Information cannot be adequately protected through patenting and such Confidential Information has commercial value as a trade secret, then publication or disclosure shall be postponed until the parties can mutually agree upon a reasonable way to proceed.

8.3

Use of Name; Disclosure of Agreement.  Neither Licensee nor UM shall directly or indirectly use the other party’s name, seal, logo, trademark, or service mark, or any adaptation of them, or the name of any trustee, officer or employee thereof, without that party’s prior written consent, or disclose the terms of this Agreement to third parties except that UM or Licensee may disclose this Agreement to any sublicenses or Affiliate and may disclose an accurate description of the terms of this Agreement to the extent required under federal or state securities, tax, grant administration, or other governmental disclosure laws, rules or regulations or rules of a securities exchange, provided that UM shall take steps to preserve the confidentiality of such information to the extent allowed by law.

9.1

Term.  This Agreement and the licenses granted herein shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue, subject to earlier termination under Articles 9.2 or 9.3 hereof, until the later of the expiration of the last to expire of the patents or patent applications within the Licensed Technology, or expiration of Licensee’s payment obligations under Article 3. Upon expiration of the term, Licensee shall have an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license, with the right to grant sublicenses through multiple tiers, under the Licensed Technology, to develop, make, use, sell, offer for sale and import Product in the Field.

(a)

nonpayment of any material amount payable to UM that is continuing sixty (60) calendar days after UM gives Licensee written notice of such nonpayment;

(b)

any material breach by Licensee of any covenant (other than a payment breach referred to in clause (a) above or a Development Plan breach referred to in section 9.3 below) or any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement that is continuing sixty (60) calendar days after UM gives Licensee written notice of such breach;

(c)

Licensee fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the license granted under Article 2 hereof and such noncompliance is continuing sixty (60) calendar days after UM gives Licensee notice of such noncompliance;

(d)  Licensee becomes subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

(e)  the dissolution or cessation of operations by Licensee;

(f)  If after the first commercial sale of a Product and during the term of this Agreement, Licensee materially fails to make reasonable efforts to commercialize at least one (1) Product or fails to keep at least one (1) Product on the market after the first commercial sale for a continuous period of one (1) year, other than for reasons outside of Licensee’s control (e.g., action by regulatory authorities).

9.3

Development Plan.  Licensee will provide UM with a Development Plan reasonably acceptable to UM within six (6) months of the Effective Date of this Agreement.  Such Development Plan will be added to this Agreement as Appendix B.  UM shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement if Licensee fails to meet the pre-established development milestones contained in the Development Plan. The milestones may be changed as agreed upon in advance in writing by both parties.  UM shall give written notice of its decision to terminate this Agreement specifying a failure of the Development Plan milestones.  Unless Licensee has remedied such failure or both parties have agreed, in writing, to a revised milestone schedule (which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld) within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, this Agreement will be deemed to terminate as of the expiration of such sixty (60) day period.

9.4	Termination by Licensee.  Licensee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, at any time with or without cause, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the UM.

9.5

Rights and Duties Upon Termination.  Within thirty (30) days after termination (but not expiration) of this Agreement, each party shall return to the other party any Confidential Information of the other party.  If terminated by Licensee the Licensee also shall return all Licensed Technology which is embodied in physical form to the UM promptly upon the termination of this Agreement. In the event of an early termination of this Agreement, Licensee and its sub-licensees shall have the right to use or sell all the Product(s) on hand or in the process of manufacturing at the time of such early termination, provided that Licensee shall be obligated to pay to UM a royalty on such sales as set forth in this Agreement if, at that time there remains in existence any of UM’s Patents covering the transfer of such Product(s) and a royalty or other payment is payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  Within thirty (30) days after termination of this Agreement by the UM under Article 9.2 or by Licensee without Cause under Article 9.4, Licensee agrees:

(a)  to provide UM with copies of all results of research, development and marketing studies pertaining to the Products and Licensed Technology controlled by Licensee, its Affiliates or sublicencees;

 (b)  to provide UM an electronic and paper copy of any IND, NDA and any other documents and correspondence related to the Licensed Technology and Product(s) between Licensee and the Food and Drug Administration and other domestic and foreign government agencies controlled by Licensee, its Affiliates or sublicencees; and

(c)

to provide UM with an electronic and paper copy of any and all patent and trademark documents and correspondence related to the Licensed Technology and Product(s) between Licensee and the U.S. Patent Office and foreign government equivalents to the extent owned by Licensee, its Affiliates, or sublicencees.

(d) that UM shall own all right, title and interest in said research, development and marketing results as well as regulatory and intellectual property related applications submitted to all government agencies that is owned by Licensee, its Affiliates, or sub-licensees.  Licensee, its Affiliates or sub-licensees shall assign all such patents owned by Licensee, its Affiliates or sub-licensees in which UM is not an inventor to UM.

(e)  to perform all acts deemed necessary or desirable by UM to permit and assist it, at UM’s expense, in evidencing, perfecting, obtaining, maintaining, defending and enforcing UM’s ownership rights and/or any assignment with respect to inventions and patents to be assigned to UM pursuant to this Section 9.5 in any and all countries.  Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation in legal proceedings.  Upon termination, Licensee, its Affiliates and sub-licensees herby irrevocably designates and appoints UM and its duly authorized officers and agents, as its agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and in its behalf and instead of Licensee, its Affiliates and sub-licensees, to execute and file any documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the foregoing purposes with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Licensee, its Affiliates and sub-licensees.

9.6

Provisions Surviving Termination.  Licensee’s obligation to pay any royalties accrued but unpaid prior to termination of this Agreement shall survive such termination. Licensee shall owe UM royalties on sales when Licensee has received payments from a sub-licensee or Affiliate. In addition, all provisions required to interpret the rights and obligations of the parties arising prior to the termination date shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.

10.1

Assignment. This Agreement and the rights and benefits conferred upon Licensee hereunder may not be transferred or assigned to any Person, directly or by merger, by sale or assignment of membership interests in Licensee, or by other operation of law, without the express written permission of UM, which permission will not be unreasonably withheld.  Notwithstanding the requirement set forth in the preceding sentence, Licensee may assign or transfer its interests in this Agreement without written permission from UM in the following circumstances:

(a)

an assignment in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of Licensee’s assets which relate to the development or use of the Licensed Technology or a Product(s) provided that the buyer or transferee is at least as financially stable as Licensee and following the sale or transfer would be as capable of performing its obligations under this Agreement as Licensee would be; or

(b)

an assignment by Licensee to an Affiliate of Licensee; or

(c)

an assignment of a security interest in this Agreement as a part of a security interest in all or substantially all of the Licensee’s assets which relate to the Licensed Technology. or a Product(s).

Any prohibited assignment of this Agreement or the rights hereunder shall be null and void.  No assignment shall relieve Licensee of responsibility for the performance of any accrued obligations which it has prior to such assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of permitted assigns of Licensee.

10.2	No Waiver.  A waiver by either party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of that provision or as a waiver of any breach or violation of any other provision of this Agreement.

10.3

Independent Contractor.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a relationship of principal and agent between UM and Licensee, nor any of their agents or employees for any purpose whatsoever.  This Agreement shall not be construed as constituting UM and Licensee as partners, or as creating any other form of legal association or arrangement which could impose liability upon one party for the act or failure to act of the other party. No employees or staff of UM shall be entitled to any benefits applicable to employees of Licensee. Neither party shall be bound by the acts or conduct of the other party.

10.4	Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be sufficiently given if sent in writing by prepaid, first class, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

if to UM, to:

University of Mississippi

P.O. Box 1848

100 Barr Hall

University, MS 38677

Attention: Dr. Walter G. Chambliss

Director of Technology Management

if to Licensee, to:

Nemus

16133 Ventura Blvd.

7^th Floor, Encino, CA 91436

Attention:  Brian Murphy

CEO

or to such other addresses as may be designated from time to time by notice given in accordance with the terms of this Article.

10.5

Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the attachments hereto, embodies the entire understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral.  This Agreement may not be modified or varied except by a written document signed by duly authorized representatives of both parties.

10.6

Severability.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be unenforceable, invalid or in contravention of applicable law, such provision shall be of no effect, the remaining portions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace such provision with a provision which effects to the extent possible the original intent of such provision.

10.7

Force Majeure.  In the event that either party’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement shall be prevented by any cause beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation acts of God, acts of government, shortage of material, accident, fire, delay or other disaster, provided that the effected party shall have used its reasonable best efforts to avoid or remove the cause of such nonperformance and to minimize the duration and negative affect of such nonperformance, then such effected party’s performance shall be excused and the time for performance shall be extended for the period of delay or inability to perform due to such occurrence.  The affected party shall continue performance under this Agreement using its best efforts as soon as such cause is removed.

10.8	Headings.  Any headings and captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.

10.9	No Third Party Benefits.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or their permitted assigns, any benefits, rights or remedies.

10.10

Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Mississippi, excluding such state’s rules relating to conflicts of laws, and its form, execution, validity, construction and effect shall be determined in accordance with such internal laws.

10.11

Counterparts.  This Agreement shall become binding when any one or more counterparts hereof,individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of each of the parties hereto.  ThisAgreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against the party whose signature appears thereon, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

10.12

Resolution of Disputes.  In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or to any breach hereof, the parties shall attempt first to resolve the dispute by good faith negotiation.  If the parties are unable to reach agreement by negotiating in good faith within sixty (60) days of written assertion of a claim, they agree to try to settle the dispute by nonbinding mediation in accordance with the mediation rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).  Such nonbinding mediation shall be undertaken on a confidential basis and shall take place in Oxford, Mississippi, unless the parties agree to an alternative location.

6.

DTM will send Licensee a monthly IP report, usually the first week of every month, detailing all issued and pending patents.  The report will include a status item for every docket as well as timeline for any pending deadlines with a countries patent office.  Estimates for each action item will be included if they are available from OPC.