License Agreement between Lee G. Dante and Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (June 1, 2004)
This agreement, effective June 1, 2004, is between Lee G. Dante and Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. Dante grants Orexigen a license to use certain patent rights he owns. Orexigen is allowed to develop, manufacture, and sell products and services covered by these patents. The agreement defines key terms, outlines how royalties are calculated, and sets the conditions for use and sublicensing. Confidential information has been omitted. The main goal is to allow Orexigen to commercialize the patented technology while Dante receives compensation.
1.01 | AFFILIATE shall mean any corporation or non-corporate entity which controls, is controlled by or is under the common control with a party hereto. A corporation or a non-corporate entity, as applicable, shall be regarded as in control of another corporation if it owns or directly or indirectly controls at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the other corporation, or in the absence of ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of a corporation, or in the case of a non corporate entity, if it possesses directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such corporation or non-cooperate entity, as applicable. | ||
1.02 | CONSULTING AGREEMENT shall have the meaning given in Section 3.01(f). | ||
1.03 | FIELD OF USE shall mean any and all uses. | ||
1.04 | FULLY DILUTED BASIS means the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the OREXIGENs common stock, $.001 par value (OREXIGEN COMMON STOCK), calculated to include (i) conversion of all issued and |
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outstanding securities then convertible into OREXIGEN COMMON STOCK, (ii) the exercise of all then outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of OREXIGEN COMMON STOCK, whether or not then exercisable (other than options covered under the following clause (iii)), and (iii) the issuance or grant of all securities reserved for issuance pursuant to any stock or stock option plan of OREXIGEN in effect on the date of the calculation. | |||
1.05 | LICENSED PROCESS shall mean any process which is covered in whole or in part by a VALID CLAIM contained in the PATENT RIGHTS. | ||
1.06 | LICENSED PRODUCT shall mean any product or part thereof which: |
(a) | is covered in whole or in part by any VALID CLAIM contained in the PATENT RIGHTS in the country in which any such product or part thereof is made, used or sold; and/or | ||
(b) | is manufactured by using a process or is employed to practice a process which is covered in whole or in part by a VALID CLAIM contained in the PATENT RIGHTS in the country in which any LICENSED PROCESS is used or in which such product or part thereof is used or sold; and/or | ||
(c) | in its intended use, practices, incorporates, or otherwise utilizes, in whole, or in part, a VALID CLAIM contained in the PATENT RIGHTS in the country in which any such product or part thereof is made, used, or sold. |
1.07 | LICENSED SERVICE shall mean any service provided by OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) to a THIRD PARTY which utilizes LICENSED PRODUCTS and/or LICENSED PROCESSES. | ||
1.08 | NET SALES shall mean: |
(a) | in the case of LICENSED PRODUCTS, OREXIGENS (and/or those of SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) revenues received from sale and/or lease of the subject LICENSED PRODUCTS; and | ||
(b) | in the case of LICENSED PROCESSES, OREXIGENS (and/or those of SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) revenues received from sale and/or lease of the subject LICENSED PROCESSES; and | ||
(c) | in the case of LICENSED SERVICES, revenue received by OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) for provision of the subject LICENSED SERVICE to a THIRD PARTY. |
and each of (a) (b), and (c), above shall be less the sum of the following: |
(w) | discounts allowed in amounts customary in the trade; |
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(x) | sales, tariff duties and/or use taxes directly imposed and with reference to particular sales; | ||
(y) | outbound transportation prepaid or allowed; and | ||
(z) | amounts allowed or credited on returns. |
No deductions to NET SALES shall be made for commissions paid to individuals whether they are associated with independent sales agencies or regularly employed by OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) and on its payroll, or for cost of collections. LICENSED PRODUCTS shall be considered sold when the consideration for provision thereof is received by OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be). LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED SERVICES, and LICENSED SERVICES used by OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) for its own use in the FIELD (and not in connection with the sale to THIRD PARTIES) shall be considered to be NET SALES for purposes of computing royalty obligations, except to the extent that such LICENSED PRODUCTS and/or LICENSED SERVICES are used for clinical field trials or for OREXIGENs own internal non-commercial research (and/or SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be). | |||
Except as provided below, if a LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE is sold in combination with another active component or components, the NET SALES PRICE, for purposes of determining royalties on the combination, will be calculated by multiplying the NET SALES PRICE of the combination by the fraction A/(A+B), where A is the invoice price of the LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE if sold separately and B is the total invoice price of any other active component or components in the combination if sold separately. If the LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE and the other active component or components in the combination are not sold separately, the NET SALES PRICE, for purposes of determining royalties on the combination, will be calculated by multiplying the NET SALES PRICE of the combination by the fraction C/(C+D), where C is the actual manufacturing cost of the LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE and D is the total actual manufacturing cost any other active component(s) included in the combination. Cost of manufacturing or provision of services for the purposes of this paragraph will be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. | |||
1.09 | NON-OBESITY NET SALES shall mean NET SALES from any NON-OBESITY PRODUCT. | ||
1.10 | NON-OBESITY PRODUCTS shall mean any LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE used for the treatment of any indication other than obesity. |
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1.11 | OBESITY NET SALES shall mean NET SALES from any LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE for the treatment of obesity. | ||
1.12 | OBESITY PRODUCTS shall mean any LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS or LICENSED SERVICE used for the treatment of obesity. | ||
1.13 | PATENT RIGHTS shall mean the patents, patent applications listed in APPENDIX A (such patents hereinafter collectively referred to as PATENTS), together with all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part (but only to the extent that the subject matter of each such continuation-in-part application is described in and enabled by the disclosure of said PATENTS), re-examinations, reissues, substitutions, or extensions thereof and patents issuing therefrom in the United States and non-U.S. jurisdictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this AGREEMENT, PATENT RIGHTS shall not include those patents and/or patent applications which, during the term of this AGREEMENT, cease to be PATENT RIGHTS pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02. The term PATENT RIGHTS shall also include any Improvements, as such term is defined in the CONSULTING AGREEMENT. | ||
1.14 | PATENT RIGHTS EXPENSES shall mean all patent-related expenses (including, but not limited to, filing fees, maintenance fees, and reasonable fees and expenses of patent counsel) incurred in connection with the PATENT RIGHTS. | ||
1.15 | STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT shall have the meaning given in Section 3.01(a). | ||
1.16 | SUBLICENSE and SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT shall mean, and include without limitation, any relationship/agreement in which a THIRD PARTY gains any rightstemporary or otherwiseto any of the rights granted by DANTE to OREXIGEN under this AGREEMENT (including, but not limited to, OREXIGEN AFFILIATES, assignee(s), licensee(s), sublicensee(s), marketing partner(s) and the like, hereinafter, such THIRD PARTIES referred as SUBLICENSEES), including, but not limited to those granted via options, rights of first refusal, material transfer agreements, sublicenses (implied or expressed), and the like. | ||
1.17 | SUBLICENSE REVENUES shall mean any and all initial upfront fees, license fees, option fees, milestone payments, and other amounts (other than running royalties on NET SALES of LICENSED PRODUCTS) payable to OREXIGEN (and/or any of SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) under a SUBLICENSE to any of the licenses granted by DANTE to OREXIGEN under this AGREEMENT, but excluding any payments that are (a) reimbursements of documented research and development costs and expenses; (b) reimbursement of cost of goods directly relating to LICENSED PRODUCTS supplied by OREXIGEN to such SUBLICENSEE; (c) loans granted to OREXIGEN by such SUBLICENSEE; (d) |
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reimbursement of documented costs directly related to pursuit of patent protection and/or maintenance of patents for PATENT RIGHTS and/or OREXIGEN PATENT RIGHTS; or (e) an equity investment by a commercial THIRD PARTY (but solely to the extent that such investment is at a price equal to or less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of stock sold or otherwise transferred in such investment). It is agreed that [***] shall not receive from [***] for any SUBLICENSE under this AGREEMENT, without the express prior written permission of DANTE, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. |
1.18 | TERRITORY shall mean the world. | ||
1.19 | THIRD PARTY means any individual or other entity other than DANTE and/or OREXIGEN. | ||
1.20 | VALID CLAIM shall mean (i) an issued and unexpired claim within the PATENT RIGHTS that has not been permanently revoked or held invalid or unenforceable by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction and that has not been dedicated to the public or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, or (ii) a claim of a pending patent application that was filed in good faith, has not been pending for more than [***] ([***]) years, and which has not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the possibility of appeal or refilling of such application contained in the PATENT RIGHTS in the country in which any such product or part thereof is made, used or sold. | ||
1.21 | Where appropriate, words denoting a singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. | ||
1.22 | Certain other defined terms shall have the meanings given them elsewhere in this AGREEMENT. |
2.01 | DANTE hereby grants to OREXIGEN and OREXIGEN hereby accepts from DANTE, subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, the exclusive right and sublicenseable license for the FIELD OF USE in the TERRITORY to practice under the PATENT RIGHTS to develop, make, have made, import, use, lease, offer for sale, sell, and distribute LICENSED PRODUCTS for the FIELD OF USE in the TERRITORY only, to develop, make, have made, import, use, lease, offer for sale, sell, and distribute LICENSED PROCESSES in/for the FIELD OF USE in the TERRITORY, and/or to develop, make, have made, perform, provide, import, use, lease, offer for sale, sell, and distribute LICENSED SERVICES in the FIELD OF USE in the TERRITORY only until the end of the term for which the PATENT RIGHTS are granted unless this AGREEMENT shall be sooner terminated according to the terms hereinafter provided. |
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2.02 | All SUBLICENSES shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, shall be no less favorable to or protective of DANTE than this AGREEMENT except as expressly stated in this AGREEMENT, and shall not be further sublicenseable without the express written approval of DANTE, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. All SUBLICENSES will be assigned to DANTE in the event the AGREEMENT is terminated, subject to DANTEs approval, such approval not to be unreasonable withheld or delayed. OREXIGEN shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the terms of the SUBLICENSE agreements. OREXIGEN further agrees to provide DANTE with a copy of all SUBLICENSES within thirty (30) days of execution of each subject SUBLICENSE. |
3.01 | In consideration of the rights granted to OREXIGEN pursuant to this AGREEMENT and subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN agrees to pay or otherwise compensate DANTE as follows: |
(a) | Equity Consideration. OREXIGEN shall grant to DANTE stock options to purchase one hundred forty-six thousand eight hundred ninety-seven (146,897) shares of OREXIGEN COMMON STOCK as represent, on a FULLY DILUTED BASIS, an amount not less than [***] percent ([***]%) of OREXIGEN COMMON STOCK outstanding at the time of execution of this AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the DANTE OPTIONS). OREXIGEN shall issue and deliver the DANTE OPTIONS to DANTE within thirty (30) days of the EFFECTIVE DATE, DANTE and OREXIGEN shall enter into the Stock Option Agreement, the form of which is attached as Appendix B (the STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT). | ||
(b) | Upfront Royalty. OREXIGEN shall pay DANTE a one-time, noncreditable, non-refundable payment of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), payable as follows: (i) upon execution of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN shall pay DANTE the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and (ii) upon execution of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN shall deliver the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) into an OREXIGEN escrow account, which sum shall be released to DANTE upon OREXIGENS receipt of confirmation that John S. Nagle has filed an assignment of the PATENT RIGHTS with the Patent and Trademark Office. | ||
(c) | Royalty on NET SALES of LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED PROCESSES, and LICENSED SERVICES. At the times and in the manner set forth hereinafter, OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) shall pay to DANTE non-refundable running royalties (hereinafter such running royalty referred to collectively as the RUNNING ROYALTY) of: (i) [***] percent |
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([***]%) on OBESITY NET SALES, and (ii) [***] percent ([***]%) on NON-OBESITY NET SALES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) obtains from any THIRD PARTY any licenses and/or sublicenses for patent rights in order to practice PATENT RIGHTS in the FIELD OF USE or in order to develop, make, have made, use, import, offer for sale, sell, import, export or provide NON-OBESITY PRODUCTS, then OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) shall be entitled to credit its/their payment of additional running royalties to such THIRD PARTY(ies), if any, on NON-OBESITY NET SALES against the RUNNING ROYALTY for the subject NON-OBESITY PRODUCTS in the appertaining country(ies) during the appertaining time period, provided that in no event shall the amount otherwise payable to DANTE as RUNNING ROYALTY on NON-OBESITY NET SALES be reduced to less than [***] percent ([***]%) for the subject NON-OBESITY PRODUCTS in the appertaining country(ies) during the appertaining time period. The RUNNING ROYALTY on OBESITY NET SALES shall [***] under this Section 3.01(c). |
(d) | Milestone Payments. OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) shall pay DANTE a one-time, noncreditable, non-refundable payment of one million dollars ($1,000,000) within [***]. | ||
(e) | Royalty on SUBLICENSE REVENUES. OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) shall pay to DANTE a royalty of [***] percent ([***]%) on SUBLICENSING REVENUES. | ||
(f) | Consulting Agreement. Concurrently with the execution of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN and DANTE shall enter into a Consulting Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Appendix C (the CONSULTING AGREEMENT). |
3.02 | All payments due from OREXIGEN (and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be) pursuant to this AGREEMENT shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT. All past due payments shall bear interest at the annual rate of [***] percent ([***]%) legal from the due date of such payment until paid. The payment of such interest and late fees shall not foreclose DANTE from exercising any other rights he may have as a consequence of the lateness of any payment. | ||
3.03 | No multiple royalties on NET SALES shall be payable to DANTE on a single LICENSED PRODUCT because its manufacture, use, lease, sale or practice are or shall be covered by more than one of the PATENT RIGHTS. |
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4.01 | No multiple royalties on NET SALES shall be payable to DANTE on a single LICENSED PRODUCT because its manufacture, use, lease, sale or practice are or shall be covered by more than one of the PATENT RIGHTS and/or OREXIGEN PATENT RIGHTS. | ||
4.02 | OREXIGEN shall use commercially reasonable efforts to bring LICENSED PRODUCTS to market through a thorough, vigorous and diligent program for exploitation of the PATENT RIGHTS and OREXIGEN PATENT RIGHTS, and to continue active, diligent marketing efforts for LICENSED PRODUCTS throughout the life of this AGREEMENT. | ||
4.03 | During the term of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN will submit [***] progress reports to DANTE as set forth in Section 5.02. DANTE shall have the right to request [***] ([***]) [***] to discuss such information with representatives of OREXIGEN at OREXIGENS offices. As part of exercising such commercially reasonable efforts, OREXIGEN will consider filing an NDA for LICENSED PRODUCTS, provided that such a filing is appropriate, given the medical effectiveness of the particular LICENSED PRODUCT, the market opportunity therefor, competitive conditions, time to approval, cost of conducting reasonably anticipatory clinical trials and other commercially reasonable factors. |
5.01 | OREXIGEN shall keep full, true and accurate books of accounts and other records containing all particulars which may be necessary to properly ascertain and verify the amounts payable to DANTE hereunder and shall require SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be, to do the same. Said books of account shall be kept at OREXIGENs (and/or SUBLICENSEES) principal place of business or the principal place of business of the appropriate division of OREXIGEN (and/or SUBLICENSEE) to which this AGREEMENT relates. Said books and the supporting data shall be open at all reasonable times for [***] ([***]) years following the end of the calendar year to which they pertain, to the inspection of DANTE or its agents for the purpose of verifying the OREXIGENs (and/or SUBLICENSEEs) royalty statement or compliance in other respects with this AGREEMENT. Should such inspection lead to the discovery of a greater than [***] percent ([***]%) discrepancy in reporting, OREXIGEN agrees to pay the full cost of such inspection in addition to any amounts due to DANTE. | ||
5.02 | OREXIGEN shall report the status of development of each LICENSED PRODUCT [***] to DANTE by [***]. Such report shall include descriptions of OREXIGENs (and/or SUBLICENSEESs plans and commercially reasonable estimated timeframes for testing, development, governmental approvals and marketing/sale of each LICENSED PRODUCT. |
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5.03 | After the first commercial sale of a LICENSED PRODUCT, and in addition to the reports required under Section 5.02, OREXIGEN shall render to DANTE prior to [***] a written account of the NET SALES of LICENSED PRODUCTS made during the prior [***] period ending [***], respectively, and shall simultaneously pay to DANTE the royalties due on such NET SALES in United States dollars. Reports tendered shall include the calculation of royalties by product by country. Further, OREXIGEN shall render to DANTE prior to [***] a written account of royalties on SUBLICENSE REVENUES due to DANTE for the prior [***] period ending [***], respectively, and shall simultaneously pay to DANTE the royalties due on such NET SALES in United States dollars. |
6.01 | Patent Prosecution |
(a) | DANTE shall use his reasonable best efforts to have the prosecution of the PATENT RIGHTS transferred to OREXIGENS patent firm (Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, attn: Ned A. Israelsen, 550 West C Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA 92101, (619)  ###-###-#### (voice), (619)  ###-###-#### (fax), email ***@***) within [***] ([***]) days of the EFFECTIVE DATE so that OREXIGEN may assume primary responsibility for all activities associated with the prosecution and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS. OREXIGEN will use reasonable commercial efforts to file, prosecute and maintain the PATENT RIGHTS during the term of this AGREEMENT. OREXIGEN will keep DANTE advised as to all developments with respect to any applicable divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part and reissue application(s) within the scope of the PATENT RIGHTS. OREXIGEN shall keep DANTE advised as to the status of the PATENT RIGHTS and OREXIGENs designated patent attorneys will provide DANTE, in a timely manner, with copies of all official documents and correspondence relating to the prosecution, maintenance, and validity of the PATENT RIGHTS. OREXIGEN shall consult with DANTE in such prosecution and maintenance, shall diligently seek advice of DANTE on all matters pertaining to the PATENT RIGHTS, shall diligently seek strong and broad claims under the PATENT RIGHTS, and shall not abandon prosecution of any PATENT RIGHTS or any of the claims of the PATENT RIGHTS without first notifying DANTE in a timely manner of OREXIGENs intention and reason therefore, and providing DANTE with reasonable opportunity to assume responsibility for prosecution and maintenance of the appertaining PATENT RIGHTS (which thereafter shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.02(b) as regards status as PATENT RIGHTS and LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED PROCESSES, and LICENSED SERVICES and OREXIGENs rights therein). All decisions with respect to the prosecution of the PATENT RIGHTS by OREXIGEN pursuant to |
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this Section 6.01(a) shall be made by OREXIGEN, subject to the approval of DANTE which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. OREXIGENs obligations under this Section 6.01(a) shall include, without limitation, an obligation to inform DANTE in a timely manner (no less than [***] ([***]) days prior to the appertaining filing deadlines) that OREXIGEN will not pursue patents in any non-US country so that DANTE may pursue such patents if it so desires in which case from the date of such filing of such patent applications by DANTE shall not be considered PATENT RIGHTS and OREXIGEN shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights under this AGREEMENT to such patent applications and resulting patents. (APPENDIX A shall be deemed to be so amended.) For avoidance of doubt, it is understood that OREXIGEN shall assume direct and full responsibility for payment of expenses it incurs as a result of his assumption of responsibility for prosecution of PATENT RIGHTS under this Section 6.01(a). |
6.02 | Patent Costs. |
(a) | During the term of this AGREEMENT, payment of all PATENT RIGHTS EXPENSES shall be the responsibility of OREXIGEN, whether such fees and costs were incurred before or after the EFFECTIVE DATE of this AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AGREEMENT, except as OREXIGEN declines interest in non-US patent pursuit, OREXIGEN shall be responsible for all PATENT RIGHTS EXPENSES associated with the preparation and filing of the PCT application(s) contained within the PATENT RIGHTS as well as all PATENT RIGHTS EXPENSES associated with pursuit and maintenance of the PATENT RIGHTS. Within thirty (30) days of the EFFECTIVE DATE of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN agrees to reimburse DANTE for PATENT RIGHTS EXPENSES (not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000)) which were incurred by DANTE, and for which attorney invoices were received and processed by DANTE, before the EFFECTIVE DATE. | ||
(b) | If OREXIGEN decides to discontinue the financial support of the prosecution or maintenance of a subject PATENT APPLICATION or patent falling within the scope of PATENT RIGHTS, OREXIGEN will give DANTE timely written notice at least two (2) months in advance of the effective date of OREXIGENs decision and DANTE will be free to continue prosecution or maintain any such application(s)/patents, and to maintain any protection issuing thereon in the U.S. and in any foreign country at DANTEs sole expense. In such instances, from the date of DANTEs receipt of such written notice from OREXIGEN, such patent and/or DANTE PATENT APPLICATION shall no longer be considered to fall within the definition of PATENT RIGHTS (APPENDIX A shall be deemed to be so amended) and OREXIGEN shall forfeit all rights under this AGREEMENT to the subject issued patent(s) and/or subject DANTE |
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PATENT APPLICATION and patent(s) arising from such PATENT APPLICATION. Accordingly, DANTE shall be free, at his sole discretion to license said patent(s) and patent application(s) to any THIRD PARTY or otherwise dispose of such patent(s) and patent applications(s) as it deems appropriate. |
6.03 | OREXIGEN agrees to mark the LICENSED PRODUCTS (as the case may be), and/or their containers, labels, and/or other packaging, in such a manner as to conform to the patent laws and practices of the country of manufacture or sale, as appropriate. |
7.01 | In the event that DANTE or OREXIGEN is charged with infringement of a patent by a THIRD PARTY or is made a party in a civil action as a result of the activity of OREXIGEN and/or a SUBLICENSEE (and not from the activity of DANTE or his AFFILIATES other than the granting of this license to OREXIGEN) as a result (directly or indirectly) of the licenses granted hereunder to OREXIGEN, OREXIGEN: |
(a) | must defend and/or settle any such claim of infringement or civil action; | ||
(b) | must assume all costs, expenses, damages, and other obligations, for payments incurred as a consequence of such charges of infringement and/or civil action; | ||
(c) | must indemnify and hold DANTE harmless from any and all damages, losses, liability, and costs resulting from a charge of infringement or civil action which shall be brought against DANTE and attributable to technology added to, incorporated into or sold with a LICENSED PRODUCT by OREXIGEN, and/or SUBLICENSEE (as the case may be) or to manufacturing processes utilized by OREXIGEN or SUBLICENSEE (as the case may be); and | ||
(d) | may, if such claim of infringement or civil action shall be based on patent claims contained in any pending or issued patent included in the PATENT RIGHTS, terminate this AGREEMENT effective immediately upon DANTEs receipt of written notice of termination. |
7.02 | DANTE will give OREXIGEN reasonable assistance, at OREXIGENs expense, in the defense of any such infringement charge or lawsuit, as may be reasonably required. OREXIGEN shall reimburse DANTE for such expenses within [***] ([***]) days of receiving an invoice for the same. |
8.01 | Each party to this AGREEMENT is obligated to inform the other promptly in writing of any alleged infringement of which it becomes aware and of any |
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available evidence of infringement by a THIRD PARTY of any patents within the PATENT RIGHTS. |
8.02 | If during the term of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN becomes aware of any alleged infringement by a THIRD PARTY, OREXIGEN shall have the right, but not the obligation, to either: |
(a) | settle the infringement suit by sub-licensing the alleged infringer or by other means; or | ||
(b) | prosecute at its own expense any infringement of the PATENT RIGHTS. In the event OREXIGEN prosecutes such infringement of PATENT RIGHTS, OREXIGEN may, for such purposes, request to use the name of DANTE as party plaintiff. DANTE, at his sole discretion, may agree to become a party plaintiff, and all costs associated therewith shall be borne by OREXIGEN. |
8.03 | In the event that OREXIGEN undertakes the enforcement and/or defense of the PATENT RIGHTS by litigation, including any declaratory judgment action, the total cost of any such action commenced or defended solely by OREXIGEN shall be borne by OREXIGEN. Any recovery of damages by OREXIGEN as a result of such action shall be applied first in satisfaction of any unreimbursed expenses and attorneys fees of OREXIGEN relating to the action, and second in satisfaction of unreimbursed legal expenses and attorneys fees of DANTE, if any, relating to the action. If applicable, OREXIGEN shall receive an amount equal to its lost profits, a reasonable royalty on sales of the infringer, or other measure of damages the court shall have applied, less a reasonable approximation of the royalties that OREXIGEN would have owed to DANTE on NET SALES that may have been made by OREXIGEN but, instead, were lost to the infringer, which amount shall be promptly paid by OREXIGEN to DANTE. Any balance remaining from such recovery shall be distributed between OREXIGEN and DANTE, with OREXIGEN receiving [***] percent ([***]%) and DANTE receiving [***] percent ([***]%). | ||
8.04 | In the event OREXIGEN does not undertake action to prevent the infringing activity within [***] ([***]) months of having been made aware and notified thereof, DANTE shall have the right, but not the obligation, to prosecute at his own expense any such infringements of the PATENT RIGHTS and, in furtherance of such right, DANTE may use the name of OREXIGEN as a party plaintiff in any such suit without expense to OREXIGEN. The total cost of any such infringement action commenced or defended solely by DANTE shall be borne by DANTE. Any recovery of damages by DANTE for any infringement shall be applied first in satisfaction of any unreimbursed expenses and attorneys fees of DANTE relating to the suit, and second toward reimbursement of OREXIGENs reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, relating to the suit. Any balance remaining from such recovery shall be distributed between |
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OREXIGEN and DANTE, with DANTE receiving [***] percent ([***]%) and OREXIGEN receiving [***] percent ([***]%). |
8.05 | In any infringement suit instituted by either party to enforce the PATENT RIGHTS, the other party hereto shall, at the request and expense of the party initiating such suit, reasonably cooperate in all respects and, to the extent reasonably possible, have its employees testify when requested and make available relevant records, papers, information, samples, specimens, and the like. | ||
8.06 | OREXIGEN has the sole right in accordance with the terms and conditions herein to sublicense any LICENSED PRODUCT to an alleged infringer under the PATENT RIGHTS in the TERRITORY in order to avoid infringement in the future. | ||
8.07 | Any of the foregoing notwithstanding, if at any time during the term of this AGREEMENT any of the PATENT RIGHTS are held invalid or unenforceable in a decision which is not appealable or is not appealed within the time allowed, OREXIGEN shall have no further obligations to DANTE with respect to its future use or sale of any LICENSED PRODUCT, LICENSED PROCESS, and/or LICENSED SERVICE covered solely by such PATENT RIGHTS, including the obligation of paying royalties. For avoidance of doubt it is understood and agreed that in such event, OREXIGEN shall not have any damage claim or any claim for refund or reimbursement against DANTE for any amounts previously paid to DANTE under this AGREEMENT, including, but not limited to, the payment of DANTE STOCK. |
9.01 | Insofar as such clearance is required, OREXIGEN agrees to use its best efforts to have the LICENSED PRODUCTS cleared for marketing in those countries in which OREXIGEN intends to sell LICENSED PRODUCTS by the responsible government agencies requiring such clearance. To accomplish said clearances at the earliest possible date, OREXIGEN agrees to file or have filed any necessary data with said government agencies as quickly as commercially reasonable. Should this AGREEMENT terminate in accordance with Section 10.02, 10.03, or 10.04, LICENSEE shall, within [***] ([***]) days following such termination and at its own expense, assign to DANTE its full interest and title in and full documentation of (i) all market clearance applications (including all data relating thereto) which relate to LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED PROCESSES, and/or LICENSED SERVICES and (ii) all data that could relate to market clearance applications for LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED PROCESSES, and/or LICENSED SERVICES, including, but not limited to, all in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical data, pharmacology data, toxicology data, human data and the like. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AGREEMENT, effective upon receipt of such information, data, etc. by DANTE, such information shall not be considered the confidential information of OREXIGEN under Article 11 but instead shall henceforth be considered the confidential information of DANTE |
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and subject to the provisions of restricted use and non-disclosure set forth in Article 11. |
9.02 | It is understood and agreed that the right of publication/presentation of the PATENT RIGHTS shall reside with DANTE, but OREXIGEN shall also have the right to publish and/or co-author any publication/presentation on the PATENT RIGHTS in accordance with academic custom. In the event that either DANTE or OREXIGEN desires to so publish/present, the party desiring publication shall notify the other party of its desire to publish/present at least thirty (30) days in advance of each subject publication/presentation and shall furnish to the non-publishing party a written description of the subject matter of the publication/presentation in order to permit the non-publishing party to review and comment thereon, such obligation of notification of the publishing/presenting party and associated right of the non-publishing/presenting party to review and comment thereon to expire upon the [***] ([***]) anniversary of the Effective Date. |
10.01 | This AGREEMENT shall become effective upon the EFFECTIVE DATE, and unless sooner terminated in accordance with any of the provisions herein, shall remain in full force and effect for the life of the last-to-expire of the patents included in the PATENT RIGHTS. | ||
10.02 | Either party may immediately terminate this AGREEMENT for fraud, willful misconduct, or illegal conduct of the other party, in all such cases with respect to the subject matter of this AGREEMENT, upon written notice of same to that other party. | ||
10.03 | OREXIGEN may terminate this AGREEMENT by giving DANTE written notice at least three (3) months prior to the effective date of such termination. It is understood that OREXIGEN shall remain responsible for the timely payment of all amounts due DANTE under this AGREEMENT through the effective date of the termination. | ||
10.04 | If either party fails to fulfill any of its material obligations under this AGREEMENT, the non-breaching party may terminate this AGREEMENT, upon written notice to the breaching party, as provided below. Such notice must contain a full description of the event or occurrence constituting a breach of the AGREEMENT. The party receiving notice of the breach will have the opportunity to cure that breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice. If the breach is not cured within that time, the termination will be effective as of the thirty-first (31st) day after receipt of notice. A partys ability to cure a breach will apply only to the first [***] ([***]) breaches properly noticed under the terms of this AGREEMENT, regardless of the nature of those breaches. Any subsequent breach by that party will entitle the other party to terminate this AGREEMENT upon receipt of notice by the breaching party, where such notice must contain a |
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full description of the event or occurrence constituting a breach of this AGREEMENT. |
10.05 | If during the term of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN shall become bankrupt or insolvent or if the business of OREXIGEN shall be placed in the hands of a receiver or trustee, whether by the voluntary act of OREXIGEN or otherwise, or if OREXIGEN shall cease to exist as an active business, this AGREEMENT shall immediately terminate and all PATENT RIGHTS and any rights granted hereunder by DANTE to OREXIGEN shall immediately be returned and transferred to DANTE. | ||
10.06 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AGREEMENT, neither expiration nor any termination of this AGREEMENT shall remove any financial obligations to DANTE which OREXIGEN incurred under this AGREEMENT prior to and as of the effective date of any expiration or termination. | ||
10.07 | On or before the effective date of any expiration or termination of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN shall cease the manufacture, use, practice, lease, and sale, offering, distribution, and other commercialization of LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED PROCESSES, and LICENSED SERVICES. | ||
10.08 | Within thirty (30) days of any expiration or termination of this AGREEMENT, OREXIGEN shall (i) return to DANTE or destroy, as directed by DANTE, all information, data, and any relevant materials provided to OREXIGEN during the term of this AGREEMENT and (ii) destroy all LICENSED PRODUCTS in a safe and legal manner. Further, OREXIGEN shall provide DANTE with a written statement signed by an authorized representative of OREXIGEN certifying the destruction of all LICENSED PRODUCTS in a safe and legal manner, as well as the destruction of said information data, and relevant materials if such instructions for destruction are given by DANTE. |
11.01 | DANTE and OREXIGEN each agree to treat any confidential information disclosed to it by the other party under this AGREEMENT with reasonable care and to avoid disclosure of such information to any other person, firm or corporation, except AFFILIATES bound by the obligations of confidentiality and restricted use set forth in this Article 11, and either party shall be liable for unauthorized disclosure or failure to exercise such reasonable care. Further, the receiving party will not use the disclosing partys confidential information other than for the benefit of the parties hereto and relating to this AGREEMENT. These obligations of non-disclosure and restricted use shall remain effect for each subject disclosure of confidential information for a period of time of [***] ([***]) years from such disclosure, however, neither party shall have an obligation, with respect to confidential information disclosed to it, or any part thereof, which: |
(a) | is already known to the party at the time of the disclosure; |
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(b) | becomes publicly known without the wrongful act or breach of this AGREEMENT by the party; | ||
(c) | is rightfully received by the party from a THIRD PARTY on a non-confidential basis; | ||
(d) | is subsequently and independently developed by employees of the party who had no knowledge of the information, as verified by written records; | ||
(e) | is approved for release by prior written authorization of the party disclosing the information; or | ||
(f) | is disclosed pursuant to any judicial or government request, requirement or order, provided that the party so disclosing takes reasonable steps to provide the other party sufficient prior notice in order to contest such request, requirement or order and provided and provided that such disclosed confidential information otherwise remains subject to the obligations of confidentiality set forth in this Article 11. |
11.02 | DANTE and OREXIGEN agree that any information to be treated as confidential information under this Article 11 must be disclosed in writing or other tangible medium and must be clearly marked CONFIDENTIAL. Confidential information disclosed orally must be summarized and reduced to writing or other tangible medium and communicated to the other party within thirty (30) days of such disclosure, and the other party agrees that such disclosed information shall be deemed confidential. | ||
11.03 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, OREXIGEN shall have the right to use and disclose any confidential information related to the PATENT RIGHTS to investors, prospective investors, employees, consultants and agents with a need to know, collaborators, prospective collaborators and other THIRD PARTIES in the chain of manufacturing and distribution provided that OREXIGEN obtains from such parties written confidentiality agreements, the provisions of which are at least as restrictive and protective of DANTEs confidential information as those provided in this Article 11. | ||
11.04 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this AGREEMENT, all information relating to filing, prosecution, maintenance, defense, infringement, and the like regarding the PATENT RIGHTS (no matter how disclosed) shall be considered the confidential information of DANTE and subject to the obligations of restricted use and non-disclosure set forth in this Article 11. |
12.01 | It shall be a sufficient giving of any notice, request, report, statement, disclosure or other communication hereunder if the party giving the same shall |
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(b) | mail such a communication, postage prepaid, first class, certified mail; or | ||
(c) | send such communication, shipping prepaid by national/international courier service |
to the party to receive such communication at the address given below, or such other address as may hereafter be designated by notice in writing by the appertaining party. |
DANTE | OREXIGEN | |
Lee G. Dante | Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. | |
[***] | Attn: Chief Executive Officer | |
One Palmer Square, Suite 515 | ||
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA | ||
cc: (if of a legal nature) | Biotech Law Associates, P.C. | |
Flamm, Boroff & Bacine, P.C. | Attn: Douglas A. Branch | |
Attn: Mark W. Mullineaux | 800 Research Parkway, Suite 310 | |
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 220 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104 | |
Blue Bell, PA 19422 |
12.02 | The date of giving any such notice, request, report, statement, disclosure or other communications, and the date of making any payment hereunder required (provided such payment is received), shall be the actual date of receipt. |
13.01 | This AGREEMENT shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. However, OREXIGEN may not assign its rights in this AGREEMENT without approval by DANTE, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a change of control transaction, merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of OREXIGEN shall not be deemed an assignment for purposes of this clause and no consent of DANTE shall be required for such transactions. |
14.01 | DANTE will be indemnified, defended by counsel reasonably acceptable to DANTE, and held harmless by OREXIGEN and appertaining SUBLICENSEES, as the case may be, from and against any claim, liability, cost, expense, damage, deficiency, loss or obligation, of any kind or nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses of defense) (collectively, CLAIMS) based upon, arising out of, or otherwise relating to this AGREEMENT including, but not limited to, (i) any action relating to product liability, and (ii) any CLAIM that a LICENSED PRODUCT and/or practice of |
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any of the PATENT RIGHTS infringes the intellectual property of a THIRD PARTY. However, the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to CLAIMS to the extent that they (w) are related to CLAIMS made by John S. Nagle with respect to the PATENT RIGHTS, (x) are caused by the gross negligence of DANTE, (y) are caused by a material breach of this AGREEMENT by DANTE, and/or (z) pertain solely to claims that the activities of DANTE infringe the intellectual property of a THIRD PARTY. |
14.02 | OREXIGEN will purchase and maintain in effect, at its sole expense, with reputable insurance companies, appropriate insurance policies, including, but not limited to a policy of product liability insurance and a policy of general liability insurance, in such amounts as is reasonably sufficient and commercially reasonable to protect against its liability under Section 14.01 above. Further, OREXIGEN will require that every SUBLICENSEE, purchase and maintain in effect, at its sole expense, with reputable insurance companies, appropriate insurance policies, including, but not limited to a policy of product liability insurance and a policy of general liability insurance, in such amounts as is reasonably sufficient and commercially reasonable to protect against their respective liability as regards Section 14.01 above. It is understood and agreed that OREXIGEN and/or SUBLICENSEES (as the case may be) shall not be required to possess product liability insurance under this Section 14.02 until the first of the following to occur as regards OREXIGEN and/or appertaining SUBLICENSEES (i) commencement of clinical trials of a LICENSED PRODUCT; or (ii) commencement of sale, lease, or provision of LICENSED PRODUCTS (including, but not limited to provision of LICENSED SERVICES in connection with a clinical trial). DANTE shall have the right to ascertain from time to time that any required coverage under this Section 14.02 exists, such right to be exercised by DANTE in a reasonable manner. | ||
14.03 | DANTE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS NOR EXTENDS ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. IN PARTICULAR, THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE PATENT RIGHTS DOES NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER RIGHTS. IN ADDITION, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY DANTE OF THE VALIDITY OF ANY OF THE PATENT RIGHTS OR THE ACCURACY, SAFETY, EFFICACY, OR USEFULNESS, FOR ANY PURPOSE, OF THE PATENT RIGHTS. FURTHER, DANTE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO OREXIGEN, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBLICENSEES, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, SUSTAINED BY, OR ANY DAMAGE ASSESSED OR ASSERTED AGAINST, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY INCURRED BY OR IMPOSED UPON OREXIGEN OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RESULTING FROM: |
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(a) | the production, use, practice, offering, lease, or sale of any LICENSED PRODUCT; | ||
(b) | the use of the PATENT RIGHTS; or | ||
(c) | any advertising or other promotional activities with respect to any of the foregoing. |
The provisions of this Section 14.03 shall in no way limit or offset the indemnification provided for in Section 14.04 and shall be superseded in its application by Section 14.04. | |||
14.04 | OREXIGEN has been informed of agreements between DANTE and John S. Nagle (NAGLE) regarding ownership of the PATENT RIGHTS. DANTE has informed OREXIGEN that, based on an agreement dated October 23, 2003 between DANTE and NAGLE, and a payment by DANTE to NAGLE, DANTE is the sole owner of the PATENT RIGHTS. This Section 14.04 governs the rights and responsibilities of the parties relative to such matter. |
(a) | In the event of any actual or threatened litigation involving OREXIGEN or DANTE in which NAGLE (or any third party claiming rights from NAGLE) claims an ownership interest in, or a license or other right to, the PATENT RIGHTS (the NAGLE LITIGATION), OREXIGEN hereby agrees to assist DANTE in such matter, as provided in this Section 14.04. | ||
(b) | [***] shall pay all costs incurred by [***] in pursuing or defending any NAGLE LITIGATION, including, but not limited to, all attorneys fees, litigation costs incurred by any attorney representing [***], court costs, expert fees, travel costs, copying costs, and other costs related to the NAGLE LITIGATION (hereinafter referred to as NAGLE EXPENSES). [***] shall pay the NAGLE EXPENSES if [***] defends an action brought by NAGLE (or any third party claiming rights from NAGLE) that includes a claim of ownership of, or license rights to, the PATENT RIGHTS. [***] shall also pay the NAGLE EXPENSES if DANTE or OREXIGEN brings an action against NAGLE (or any third party claiming rights from NAGLE) so long as in any such action, [***] does not make a claim in addition to ownership of the PATENT RIGHTS. OREXIGEN and DANTE shall consult on litigation strategy, including, but not limited to, the selection of counsel, whether to institute an action and/or the selection of court (including geographic location). The rights and obligations under this Section 14.04 (b) are separate and apart from the rights and obligations stated in Sections 14.04 (c) and 14.04 (d) covering indemnification and hold harmless terms. Any rights or obligations or payments incurred or made under Sections 14.04 (c) and 14.04 (d) shall have no impact on any obligation of [***] to pay NAGLE EXPENSES. |
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(c) | DANTE shall be indemnified and held harmless by OREXIGEN, from and against any CLAIMS relating to or arising from NAGLE LITIGATION; provided, however, the extent to which OREXIGEN shall be required to so indemnify shall be reduced by any payments (the DANTE ROYALTY PAYMENTS) made to DANTE under Section 3.01 (other than Sections 3.01(a) or 3.01(f)). The payment of any NAGLE EXPENSES by [***]. OREXIGEN shall not be required to so indemnify DANTE under this Section 3.01 to the extent the CLAIMS in connection with the NAGLE LITIGATION arise out of, or are attributable to, fraud or material and intentional misrepresentation on the part of DANTE. | ||
(d) | OREXIGEN and its appertaining SUBLICENSEES shall be indemnified and held harmless by DANTE from and against any CLAIMS (excluding NAGE EXPENSES) relating to or arising from NAGLE LITIGATION; provided, however, that such indemnification shall be limited to the total amount of DANTE ROYALTY PAYMENTS made during the term of this AGREEMENT. |
14.05 | Neither party hereto is an agent of the other party for any purpose whatsoever. |
15.01 | Neither party will, without the prior written consent of the other party: |
(a) | use in any publication, advertising, publicity, press release, promotional activity or otherwise, any trade-name, personal name, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol, image, icon, or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned by the other party; or | ||
(b) | represent, either directly or indirectly, that any product or service of the other party is a product or service of the representing party or that it is made in accordance with or utilizes the information or documents of the other party. |
16.01 | Each clause of this AGREEMENT is a distinct and severable clause and if any clause is deemed illegal, void or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of any other clause or portion of this AGREEMENT will not be affected thereby. | ||
16.02 | The failure of a party in any instance to insist upon the strict performance of the terms of this AGREEMENT will not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any of the terms of this AGREEMENT, either at the time of the partys failure to insist upon strict performance or at any time in the future, and such terms will continue in full force and effect. |
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17.01 | All titles and article headings contained in this AGREEMENT are inserted only as a matter of convenience and reference. They do not define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this AGREEMENT or the intent of any of its provisions. |
18.01 | The provisions of Sections 3.01(a), 3.01(b)-(e) (as regards financial obligations described therein incurred during the term of this AGREEMENT), 5.01, 5.03 (as regards obligations for reports and payments due to DANTE for activities occurring during the term of this AGREEMENT), 6.02(a), 9.01 (as regards assignment to DANTE by OREXIGEN of full title and interest in and full documentation of said market clearance applications and all data that could relate to market clearance applications), 10.07, 10.08 and Articles 1, 7, 8 (to the extent, but only to the extent, that such infringement occurs during the term of this AGREEMENT and excluding Section 8.06 which shall only apply during the term of this AGREEMENT), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19 shall survive the expiration or termination of this AGREEMENT. |
19.01 | This AGREEMENT shall be construed as having been entered into in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and shall be interpreted in accordance with and its performance governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, excluding choice of law provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, questions affecting the construction and effect of any patent in PATENT RIGHTS shall be determined by the law of the country in which the patent was granted. |
20.01 | Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this AGREEMENT or the breach thereof will be settled by arbitration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before and in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the RULES) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). While the Rules shall apply, the parties will proceed as set forth below without hiring or paying AAA to manage the case. The parties shall follow the Rules and any applicable law. The award rendered in that arbitration will be binding on the parties hereto, and judgment upon the award can be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Without detracting from the generality of the foregoing, the following specific provisions will also apply: |
(a) | The proceedings will be held by a panel of three arbitrators, each party having the right to select one arbitrator, with the third to be selected in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association; | ||
(b) | The parties, by mutual agreement, can also provide that all or part of the arbitration proceedings be held outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; in |
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this event, the parties will equally bear any special expenses resulting from that decision; |
(c) | Before rendering their final decision, the arbitrators will first act as friendly, disinterested parties for the purpose of helping the parties reach compromise settlements on the points in dispute; and | ||
(d) | The costs of the arbitration will be in the discretion of the arbitrators, provided, however, that no party is obliged to pay more than its own costs, the costs of the arbitrator it has nominated, and the cost of the third arbitrator. |
21.01 | This AGREEMENT represents the entire understanding between the parties, and supersedes all other agreements, express or implied, between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and shall not be subject to any change or modification except by the execution of a written instrument subscribed to by the parties hereto. |
LEE G. DANTE | OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||||||
/s/ Lee G. Dante M.D. | By: | /s/ John F. Crowley | ||||||
John F. Crowley | ||||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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Date of Grant: | «GrantDate» | |
Exercise Price per Share: | «ExercisePrice» | |
Total Number of Shares Granted: | «NoofShares» | |
Total Exercise Price: | «TotalExercisePrice» | |
Type of Option: | «ISO»«NSO» | |
Expiration Date: | «ExpirDate10_years_from_grant» | |
Vesting Commencement Date: | «VestingCommencementDate» | |
Vesting Schedule: | So long as your Continuous Service Status with the Company continues, the Shares underlying this Option shall vest and become exerciseable in accordance with the following schedule: twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of Shares subject to the Option shall vest on the 1st anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date and 1/36th of the total remaining number of Shares subject to the Option shall vest on the same day of each month thereafter. | |
Termination Period: | This Option may be exercised for ninety (90) days after termination of Optionees Continuous Service Status except as set out in Section 5 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). Optionee is responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following termination for any reason of his or her service relationship with the Company. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods. | |
Transferability: | This Option may not be transferred. |
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Attention: President/Chief Executive Officer
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OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED to this ___day of February, 2004 | ||