Amendment No. 1 to Patent and Technology Agreement

EX-10.31 7 d13047exv10w31.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PATENT AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.31 [/\#/\] CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PATENT AND TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT This Amendment No. 1 to Patent and Technology License Agreement (FIRST AMENDMENT) is made and entered into as of February 10, 2004 by and between Myogen, Inc. (LICENSEE) and the Board of Regents (BOARD) of the University of Texas System (SYSTEM). RECITALS A. LICENSEE and BOARD entered into a Patent and Technology License Agreement effective as of January 1, 2002 (LICENSE AGREEMENT). B. LICENSEE and BOARD wish to further amend the terms of the LICENSE AGREEMENT as set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: 1. Section 5.1c of the LICENSE AGREEMENT shall be revised to read in its entirety as follows: "milestone fees according to the table below, due and payable within 30 days of each milestone event for the first LICENSED PRODUCT or IDENTIFIED PRODUCT to achieve such milestone event, [/\#/\], provided however, if LICENSEE pays a milestone fee under the 1999 AGREEMENT for a milestone event listed below, such payment is creditable toward the milestone fee due for the same milestone event for the same LICENSED PRODUCT or IDENTIFIED PRODUCT pursuant to this Section 5.1c:
MILESTONE EVENT MILESTONE FEE ------------------------------------------------ ------------------- The date the first patient is dosed in the first [/\#/\] Phase III clinical trial NDA approval in the U.S. for a LICENSED [/\#/\] PRODUCT or IDENTIFIED PRODUCT
2. Section 5.1d of the LICENSE AGREEMENT shall be revised to read in its entirety as follows: "a running royalty equal to [/\#/\] of NET SALES [/\#/\], subject to adjustment under Sections 5.1e and 5.1f below; provided, however, that if the total earned royalty due to LICENSEE by a NON-SUBLICENSEE CORPORATE PARTNER or sublicensee with respect to a LICENSED PRODUCT and/or IDENTIFIED PRODUCT is reduced upon the expiration of applicable PATENT RIGHTS or introduction of a generic product, the earned royalty due to BOARD by LICENSEE will be [/\#/\], but in no event shall the earned royalty owed by LICENSEE in such instance be greater than [/\#/\] of the total earned royalty due to LICENSEE from a NON-SUBLICENSEE CORPORATE PARTNER or sublicensee;" 3. Section 5.1h of the LICENSE AGREEMENT shall be revised to read in its entirety as follows: "a sublicense fee of [/\#/\] of SUBLICENSEE REVENUES and/or NON-SUBLICENSEE CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP REVENUES, subject to adjustment under Section 5.1i below, payable within 30 days of LICENSEE'S receipt of any such consideration; provided, however, if LICENSEE receives SUBLICENSE REVENUES in consideration for the grant of a sublicense under the licenses granted to LICENSEE hereunder [/\#/\] CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED Page 1 of 2 and such sublicense also includes the grant of a license or sublicense to other technology controlled by LICENSEE but not acquired from BOARD, then the foregoing amount shall be adjusted by a percentage that fairly represents, as reasonably determined by the parties, the contribution of the relevant LICENSED SUBJECT MATTER to the total revenue received by LICENSEE; and" 4. Except as expressly provided in this FIRST AMENDMENT, all other terms, conditions and provisions of the LICENSE AGREEMENT shall continue in full force and effect as provided therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LICENSEE and BOARD have entered into this FIRST AMENDMENT effective as of the date first set forth above. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE MYOGEN, INC. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM By /s/ John A. Roan By /s/ J. William Freytag --------------------------------------------- --------------------------- John A. Roan J. William Freytag Executive Vice President for Business Affairs President and CEO UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Date 2/25/04 Date 2/10/04 ------- ------- Approved as to Content: By /s/ Dennis K. Stone ----------------------------------------- Dennis K. Stone, M.D. Vice President for Technology Development UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Date 2/25/04 [/\#/\] CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED Page 2 of 2