Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Exclusive Patent License Agreement between MIT and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This amendment, effective January 10, 2007, is between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It removes MIT Case Number 9085, related to aerosol administration of heparin, from their existing exclusive patent license agreement. Momenta will have no further obligations regarding this technology, and all other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged.
Exhibit 10.8
SIXTH AMENDMENT
This Sixth Amendment, effective as of the date set forth above the signatures of the parties below, pertains to the Amended and Restated Exclusive Patent License Agreement (Agreement ###-###-####), effective on November 1, 2002, as subsequently amended by a First Amendment on November 15, 2002, a Letter Agreement on September 12, 2003, a Letter Agreement on October 22, 2003, a Second Amendment on November 19, 2003, a Third Amendment on April 2, 2004, a Fourth Amendment on July 17, 2004, and a Fifth Amendment on August 5, 2006 by and between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (COMPANY)
WHEREAS, COMPANY no longer plans to commercialize the technology included in MIT Case Number 9085, Aerosol Administration of Heparin to the Lungs, by Dongfang Liu, Yiwei Qi, Ram Sasisekharan, Mallikarjun Sundaram and Ganesh Venkataraman;
WHEREAS, M.I.T. agrees to remove this case from Agreement ###-###-#### without penalty to COMPANY;
NOW, THEREFORE, M.I.T. and COMPANY hereby agree to remove this case and all future obligations relating to this case from Agreement ###-###-####.
All other terms and conditions of Agreement ###-###-#### shall remain unchanged.
The AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE is January 10, 2007.
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By | /s/ Lita Nelsen |
| By | /s/ Susan K. Whoriskey |
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Name | Lita L. Nelsen, |
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| Name | Susan K. Whoriskey, Ph.D. |
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Title | Director, Technology Licensing Office |
| Title Vice President, Licensing & Business | |||||||
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