License Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Abeona Therapeutics Inc., dated as of August 14, 2020

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

ARTICLE 3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

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3.7

ARTICLE 4

4.1

4.2

4.3

ARTICLE 5

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

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5.6

5.7

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5.10

5.11

ARTICLE 6

6.1

6.2

6.3

ARTICLE 7

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

ARTICLE 8

8.1

8.2

8.3

ARTICLE 9

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

ARTICLE 10

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

ARTICLE 11

11.1

11.2

ARTICLE 12

12.1

12.2

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12.7

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12.10

12.11

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12.14

12.15

“Affiliate” means a Person who controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a Party, but only for so long as such control exists. For the purposes of this Section 1.1, the word “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” or “under the common control with”) means the actual power, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, to direct the management and policies of such Person or entity, whether by the ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of such entity, or by contract or otherwise.

“BLA” means a Biologics License Application submitted pursuant to the requirements of the FDA, as more fully defined in 21 C.F.R. § 601, and any equivalent application submitted in any country in the Territory, including all additions, deletions or supplements thereto, and as any and all such requirements may be amended, or supplanted, at any time.

“Calendar Quarter” means each three (3) month period commencing January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1 of any year; provided, however, that (a) the first Calendar Quarter of the Term shall extend from the Effective Date to the end of the first full Calendar Quarter thereafter, and (b) the last Calendar Quarter of the Term shall end upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

“Calendar Year” means the period beginning on the 1^st of January and ending on the 31^st of December of the same year; provided, however, that (a) the first Calendar Year of the Term shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the 31^st of December of the same year and (b) the last Calendar Year of the Term shall commence on the 1^st of January of the Calendar Year in which this Agreement terminates or expires and end on the date of termination or expiration of this Agreement.

“CLN1 Disease” means infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, also known as infantile Batten disease, caused by mutations in the palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) gene.

“cGMP Inventory” means Licensor’s inventory of CLN1 Plasmid that has been manufactured in accordance with (a) standards promulgated by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the manufacture of Licensed Product, including those Current Good Manufacturing Practices promulgated by the FDA and related regulations, as amended, or any successor laws thereto (“cGMP”), required to be followed in connection with the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products; (b) standards promulgated by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the manufacture of Licensed Product, in the form of draft or final guidance documents (including advisory opinions, compliance policy guides and guidelines); and (c) such other industry standards as may be agreed upon by the Parties as applicable to Licensed Product.

“Clinical Trial” means a clinical trial in human subjects that has been approved by a Regulatory Authority and Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee, and is designed to measure the safety and/or efficacy of Licensed Product. Clinical Trials shall include, but are not limited to, Pivotal Trials.

“Combination Product” means any product comprised of a combination of a Licensed Product and at least one other product where the other product is an active ingredient, device, delivery system or other separately sold product co-packaged such that the Licensed Product and other product is integrated in a singular product.

“Commercialization” or “Commercialize” means any and all activities undertaken before and after Regulatory Approval of a BLA for the Licensed Product that relate to the marketing, promoting, distributing, importing or exporting for sale, offering for sale, and selling of the Licensed Product, and interacting with Regulatory Authorities regarding the foregoing.

“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means: (a) with respect to the efforts to be expended by a Party with respect to any objective, such reasonable, diligent, and good faith efforts as such Party would normally use to accomplish a similar objective under similar circumstances; and (b) with respect to any objective relating to Development or Commercialization of the Licensed Product by a Party, the application by such Party, consistent with the exercise of its prudent scientific and business judgment, of diligent efforts and resources to fulfill the obligation in issue, consistent with the level of efforts a similarly situated pharmaceutical company would devote to a product at a similar stage in its product life as the Licensed Product and having profit potential and strategic value comparable to that of the Licensed Product, taking into account, without limitation, commercial, legal and regulatory factors, target product profiles, product labeling, past performance, the regulatory environment and competitive market conditions in the therapeutic area, safety and efficacy of the Licensed Product, the strength of its proprietary position and such other factors as such Party may reasonably consider, all based on conditions then prevailing. For clarity, Commercially Reasonable Efforts will not mean that a Party guarantees that it will actually accomplish the applicable task or objective.

“Confidential Information” of a Party, means information relating to the business, operations or products of a Party or any of its Affiliates, including any Know-How, that such Party discloses to the other Party under this Agreement, or otherwise becomes known to the other Party by virtue of this Agreement.

“Controlled” means, with respect to (a) Patents, (b) Know-How or (c) biological, chemical or physical material, that a Party or one of its Affiliates owns or has a license or sublicense to such Patents, Know-How or material (or in the case of material, has the right to physical possession of such material) and has the ability to grant a license or sublicense to, or assign its right, title and interest in and to, such Patents, Know-How or material as provided for in this Agreement without violating the terms of any agreement or other arrangement with any Third Party.

“Cover”, “Covering” or “Covered” means, with respect to Licensed Product, that the making, using, selling, or offering for sale of Licensed Product would, but for a license granted in this Agreement under the Licensed Patents, infringe a Valid Claim of the Licensed Patents.

“Development” or “Develop” means, with respect to the Licensed Product, the performance of all pre-clinical and clinical development (including toxicology, pharmacology, test method development and stability testing, process development, formulation development, quality control development, statistical analysis), Clinical Trials (excluding Clinical Trials conducted after Regulatory Approval of a BLA), manufacturing and regulatory activities that are required to obtain Regulatory Approval of Licensed Product in the Territory.

“Executive Officers” means, together, [***] of Company and the [***] of Licensor.

“Existing Third-Party Agreement(s)” means the agreement(s) set forth on Schedule 1.16.

“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration or a successor federal agency thereto.

“Field” means, and is limited to, the practice of the Licensed Patents, Licensed Material, and Licensed Know-How for gene therapy for the prevention, treatment or diagnosis of CLN1 Disease in humans.

“First Commercial Sale” of Licensed Product(s) means any transfer for value in an arms-length transaction to an independent Third Party distributor, agent or end user in a country after obtaining all Regulatory Approvals from applicable Regulatory Authorities required for the manufacture, importation, marketing, promotion, pricing, reimbursement and sale of the Licensed Product(s) in such country.

“Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or entity and any court or other tribunal); (d) multi-national or supranational organization or body; or (e) individual, entity, or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any nature.

“IND” means an investigational new drug application submitted to applicable Regulatory Authorities for approval to commence Clinical Trials in a given jurisdiction.

“Know-How” means any: (a) scientific or technical information, results or data of any type whatsoever, in any tangible or intangible form whatsoever, that is not in the public domain or otherwise publicly known, including, without limitation, discoveries, inventions, trade secrets, devices, databases, practices, protocols, regulatory filings, methods, processes (including manufacturing processes, specification and techniques), techniques, concepts, ideas, specifications, formulations, formulae, data (including pharmacological, biological, chemical, toxicological, clinical and analytical information, quality control, trial and stability data), case reports forms, medical records, data analyses, reports, studies and procedures, designs for experiments and tests and results of experimentation and testing (including results of research or development), summaries and information contained in submissions to and information from ethical committees, or Regulatory Authorities, and manufacturing process and development information, results and data, whether or not patentable, all to the extent not claimed or disclosed in a patent or patent application; and (b) compositions of matter including, without limitation, plasmids, viruses, cells, cell lines, assays, animal models and physical, biological or chemical material, including drug substance samples, intermediates of drug substance samples, drug product samples and intermediates of drug product samples. The fact that an item is known to the public shall not be taken to exclude the possibility that a compilation including the item, and/or a development relating to the item, is (and remains) not known to the public. “Know-How” includes any rights including copyright, database or design rights protecting such Know-How. “Know-How” excludes Patents.

“Law” or “Laws” means all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements having the binding effect of law of any Governmental Body.

“Licensed Know-How” means all Know-How that is Controlled by Licensor or any of its Affiliates, as of the Effective Date that is necessary or useful in the research, Development, manufacture, use, or Commercialization of Licensed Products. The Licensed Know-How shall include all Know-How set forth on Schedule 1.24.

“Licensed Materials” means the chemical, biological or physical materials that are set forth on Schedule 1.25.

“Licensed Patents” means the Patents listed on Schedule 1.26, (b) the Patent Rights (as defined by the UNC Agreement) to the extent not already set forth on Schedule 1.26, and (c) any Patents Controlled by Licensor or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date (to the extent not already set forth on Schedule 1.26 as of the Effective Date) or during the Term that are necessary or useful to research, Develop, manufacture, use or Commercialize a Licensed Product with an AAV vector containing a nucleic acid transgene encoding a PPT1 polypeptide. Licensor shall update Schedule 1.26 from time-to-time to include any new Patents Controlled by Licensor during the Term pursuant to clauses (b) and (c)..

“Licensed Product” means any product, or component part thereof for which the manufacture, use, importation or sale of which, absent the license granted under this Agreement, would infringe a Valid Claim of a Licensed Patent and/or that incorporate the Licensed Material.

“Licensed Technology” means the Licensed Patents, the Licensed Know-How and the Licensed Materials. For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensed Technology includes any Licensed Patents, Licensed Know-How and/or Licensed Materials Controlled by Licensor pursuant to any Existing Third-Party Agreement.

“Market Exclusivity” means an exclusive benefit by grant or an exclusion under or from the FDA, European Medicines Agency or other similar Regulatory Authority, relating to a Licensed Product, including orphan drug protection or data exclusivity.

“Net Sales” means [***].

“Out-of-Pocket Expenses” means expenses actually paid by a Party or its Affiliate to any Third Party; provided, that “Out-of-Pocket Expenses” shall not include expenses paid to any consultants (or service providers of like kind), except for travel expenses associated with a consultant (or service provider of like kind).

“Patents” means: (a) an issued or granted patent, including any extension, supplemental protection certificate, registration, confirmation, reissue, reexamination or renewal thereof; (b) a pending patent application, including any continuation, divisional, continuation-in-part, substitute or provisional application thereof; and (c) all counterparts or foreign equivalents of any of the foregoing issued by or filed in any country or other jurisdiction.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, business trust, joint venture, association, organization, company, partnership or other business entity, or any government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Pivotal Trial” means either (a) a Clinical Trial, the principal purpose of which is to demonstrate clinically and statistically the efficacy and safety of a Licensed Product as a basis for obtaining Regulatory Approval, and has been recognized and approved as such by the Regulatory Authority, or (b) a Clinical Trial of a Licensed Product on a sufficient number of subjects that satisfies both of the following (i) and (ii): (i) such trial is designed to establish that such Licensed Product has an acceptable safety and efficacy profile for its intended use, and to determine warnings, precautions, and adverse reactions that are associated with such Licensed Product, which trial is intended to support Regulatory Approval of such Licensed Product; and (ii) such trial is a registration trial intended to be sufficient to support the filing of an application for Regulatory Approval for such Licensed Product in the US, or applicable country, as evidenced by (A) an agreement with or statement from the FDA or its foreign equivalent, or (B) other guidance or minutes issued by the FDA or its foreign equivalent, for such registration trial.

“Price Approvals” means, in those countries in the Territory where Regulatory Authorities may approve or determine pricing and/or pricing reimbursement for pharmaceutical products, such pricing and/or pricing reimbursement approval or determination.

“Regulatory Authority” means the FDA or any foreign equivalent.

“Regulatory Approval” means any and all approvals, licenses, registrations, or authorizations of the relevant Regulatory Authority, including Price Approvals, necessary for the Development, manufacture, use, storage, import, transport or Commercialization of Licensed Product in a particular country or jurisdiction. For the avoidance of doubt, Regulatory Approval to Commercialize Licensed Product shall include Price Approval.

“Royalty Term” means, on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product and country-by-country basis, the period from the First Commercial Sale of such Licensed Product in such country until the later of (a) the expiration or revocation or complete rejection of the last to expire or to be revoked or to be completely rejected of any Licensed Patent Covering such Licensed Product in the country in which the Licensed Product is sold, (b) the loss of Market Exclusivity in the country in which such Licensed Product is sold, or (c) if no Licensed Patent exists in the country where the Licensed Product is sold Covering the manufacture, use or sale of the Licensed Product and no Market Exclusivity exists in the country in which the Licensed Product is sold, ten (10) years from the First Commercial Sale of such Licensed Product in such country.

“Sublicensee” means any Person other than an Affiliate of Company to which Company (or its Affiliates) grants a sublicense under Licensed Patents or Licensed Know-How.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

“Territory” means all the countries of the world.

“Third Party” means any Person other than Licensor, Company or any of their respective Affiliates.

“Third Party License Agreement” means any agreement entered into by a Party or its Affiliate with a Third Party, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in each case following the Effective Date, whereby royalties, fees or other payments are to be made by a Party or its Affiliate to such Third Party in connection with the grant of rights under intellectual property rights Controlled by such Third Party, which rights are necessary or useful to research, Develop, manufacture, have made, import, export, use or Commercialize Licensed Product.

“United States” or “US” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions.

“USD” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

“UNC Agreement” means the license agreement entered into by Licensor and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“University”) dated September 16, 2016 and referencing “CLN1 Genome Designs for AAV Vectors, University File 16-0076,” as attached hereto as Schedule 1.46.

“Valid Claim” means, with respect to the Licensed Patents, (a) any unexpired claim of an issued Patent that has not been found to be unpatentable, unenforceable or invalid by a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed in the time allowed for appeal; or (b) a claim of a pending application, which application claims a first priority no more than [***] prior to the date upon which pendency is determined. For purposes of clarification, if a claim in an application has been pending for more than [***] from its priority date, and a Patent subsequently issues containing such claim, then upon issuance of the Patent, the claim shall thereafter be considered a Valid Claim.

Other Terms. The definition of each of the following terms is set forth in the section of the Agreement indicated below:

Section

“Action”

“Agreement”

“cGMP”

“CM&C Know-How”

“Company”

“Company Indemnitees”

“Company IP”

“Company Patent”

“Development Support”

“Effective Date”

“Existing IND”

“Insolvency Event”

“Licensor”

“Licensor Indemnitees”

“Manufacturing Technology Transfer”

“Manufacturing Technology Transfer Plan”

“Party” and “Parties”

“Representatives”

“Sales Milestone”

“Suspension IND”

“Term”

“University”

Grant of License to Company. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Company and its Affiliates an exclusive (even as to Licensor), worldwide, royalty-bearing right and license (with the right to sublicense, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2) under the Licensed Technology to research, Develop, manufacture, have manufactured, use and Commercialize Licensed Product in the Field in the Territory.

Grant of Sublicense by Company. Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to grant sublicenses, in whole or in part, under the licenses granted in Section 2.1; provided, however, that (a) the terms and conditions of each sublicense shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the UNC Agreement and (b) the granting by Company of a sublicense shall not relieve Company of any of its obligations hereunder.

Technology Transfer. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date, but in no event later than [***] following the Effective Date (provided that Company shall have the right to reasonably extend such time period of time to the extent reasonably necessary to enable Company to receive the foregoing transfer), Licensor will transfer to Company, at Licensor’s cost and expense, the Licensed Know-How set forth on Schedule 1.24 and Licensed Materials (except for Licensed Know-How and Licensed Materials relating to the manufacture of Licensed Product, which are the subject of Section 2.4).

Manufacturing Technology Transfer. The technology transfer described in this Section 2.4 shall be referred to as the “Manufacturing Technology Transfer” and shall be conducted in accordance with a manufacturing technology transfer plan to be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties within [***] after the Effective Date (the “Manufacturing Technology Transfer Plan”). The Manufacturing Technology Transfer Plan will: (a) specify goals and estimated time lines for the achievement of the Manufacturing Technology Transfer; (b) identify certain of the technology to be transferred; (c) specify the activities related to implementation of such technology in Company’s facilities; and (d) set forth those obligations assigned to each Party with respect to such technology transfer. Manufacturing Technology Transfer Plan shall also include an obligation for Licensor to transfer to Company a copy of all Licensed Know-How and all Licensed Materials, including such Know-How as is specifically identified in the Manufacturing Technology Transfer Plan, including, without limitation, toxicity data related to Licensed Product, as is reasonably necessary to complete

Regulatory Technology Transfer. Upon Company’s written request, Licensor shall, at Licensor’s cost and expense, assign to Company all applications and filings made by or on behalf of Licensor with any Regulatory Authority with respect to Licensed Product, including any IND (including the IND existing as of the Effective Date (the “Existing IND”)), BLA or orphan drug designations or any other application for regulatory consultations or consideration, including sponsorship thereof, as more fully detailed in Schedule 2.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge the assignment and transfer of all regulatory materials pursuant to this Section 2.5 is subject to the acceptance of the applicable Regulatory Authority. Accordingly, until such acceptance by each applicable Regulatory Authority, Licensor shall remain responsible for performing any tasks required by a Regulatory Authority, including, but not limited to, responding to any requests or communications with a Regulatory Authority; provided, however, that Licensor shall consult with Company regarding such obligations prior to taking any actions and Company shall have the final decision-making authority with respect to any such actions to be taken by Licensor.

Procedures for Technology Transfer. The technology transfers set forth in Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 shall occur in an orderly fashion and in a manner such that the value, usefulness and confidentiality of the transferred Licensed Know-How, Licensed Materials and regulatory documentation are preserved in all material respects. During the Term, Licensor shall, upon Company’s written request, provide full and prompt disclosure of, and shall license, and hereby does license, to Company as a part of Licensed Know-How, any Know-How (including CM&C Know-How) that becomes Controlled by Licensor or any of its Affiliates after the Effective Date that is reasonably necessary for Company to manufacture Licensed Product or complete the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls section of a regulatory submission document included in a BLA.

UNC Agreement. Company hereby (a) acknowledges the [***].

No Implied Licenses. Except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party shall be deemed by estoppel or implication to have granted the other Party any license or other right to any intellectual property of such Party. For clarity, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Licensor retains all rights under the Licensed Technology for any and all uses outside of the Field.

Negative Covenant. Company covenants that it will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates or Sublicensees to, use or practice any Licensed Technology outside the scope of the license granted to it under Section 2.1.

Development of the Licensed Product by Company. Company shall have the exclusive right, and sole responsibility and decision-making authority, to research and Develop Licensed Product and to conduct (either itself or through its Affiliates, agents, subcontractors and/or Sublicensees) all Clinical Trials and non-clinical studies Company believes appropriate to obtain Regulatory Approval for Licensed Product in the Field.

Licensor Support in Development. Until the [***], Licensor shall make its employees, consultants, contractors, advisors and agents (“Representatives”) that are knowledgeable regarding the Licensed Technology or Licensed Product (including the properties and functions thereof), available to Company for scientific and technical explanations, and advice that may reasonably be required by Company relating to the Development of Licensed Products (the “Development Support”). The Development Support shall be provided by Licensor free-of-charge up to [***]. Thereafter, any Development Support will be reimbursed by Company at a mutually agreed upon (in writing) hourly rate.

Commercialization. Company shall have the exclusive right, and sole responsibility and decision-making authority, to Commercialize Licensed Product itself or through one or more Affiliates or Sublicensees or other Third Parties selected by Company and shall have the sole decision-making authority and responsibility in all matters relating to the Commercialization of the Licensed Product.

Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing. Company shall have the exclusive right to manufacture Licensed Product itself or through one or more Affiliates or Sublicensees or other Third Parties selected by Company.

Diligence by Company. Subject to Licensor’s fulfillment of its obligations under this Agreement, Company shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to (a) Develop at least one Licensed Product and (b) Commercialize at least one (1) Licensed Product in the United States. Activities by Company’s Affiliates and Sublicensees will be considered as Company’s activities under this Agreement for purposes of determining whether Company has complied with its obligation to use Commercially Reasonably Efforts.

Trademarks. As between Licensor and Company, Company shall have the sole authority to select trademarks for the Licensed Product and shall own all such trademarks.

Reporting. Company shall, within plus or minus [***] of each anniversary of the Effective Date, provide Licensor with a written report summarizing in reasonable detail its major Development and, as applicable, Commercialization activities conducted during the prior Calendar Year. All information and reports provided to Licensor pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be without any commitment from Company and shall be treated as Confidential Information of Company hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company’s obligation to provide reports under this Section 3.7 shall expire upon First Commercial Sale in the United States.

Regulatory Filings. As between Company and Licensor, Company shall own and maintain all regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals for the Licensed Product, including all INDs and BLAs.

Communications with Authorities. Company (or one of its Affiliates or Sublicensees) shall be responsible, and act as the sole point of contact, for communications with Regulatory Authorities in connection with the Development, Commercialization, and manufacturing of Licensed Product.

Recalls. Company shall have the sole right to determine whether and how to implement a recall or other market withdrawal of the Licensed Product.

Initial Fee. Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Licensor a fee of Three Million USD (USD 3,000,000), within [***] following the Effective Date. Payment of the initial fee shall be subject to any withholding tax obligations set forth in Section 5.11.

Milestone Payments. Company shall pay to Licensor the following milestone payments upon the first achievement of the milestone events described below for each Licensed Product, whether achieved by Company, its Affiliates or their respective Sublicensees. Company shall notify Licensor in writing of the achievement of any such milestone event, within [***] of such achievement, and Licensor shall issue Company an invoice for the amount of the corresponding milestone payment, which invoice Company shall pay within [***] following receipt of such invoice.

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Commercial Event Payments. Company shall pay Licensor the following amounts for the first and only the first achievement of the following sales event milestones (each, a “Sales Milestone”).

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Royalty Payments for Licensed Product.

Existing Third-Party Agreements. Licensor shall be responsible for the timely payment of any amounts due under any Existing Third-Party Agreement, and in the event that Licensor shall fail to make any payment when due under such Existing Third-Party Agreement, Company shall have the right to make such payment on behalf of Licensor. In such event, Licensor shall promptly reimburse Company any such amounts paid by Company or, at Company’s election, Company may offset such amounts paid by Company against any amounts payable to Licensor hereunder.

Timing of Payment. Royalties payable under Section 5.4(a) shall be payable on actual Net Sales and shall accrue at the time the invoice for the sale of Licensed Product is delivered. Royalty obligations that have accrued during a particular Calendar Quarter shall be paid, on a Calendar Quarter basis, within [***] after the end of each Calendar Quarter during which the royalty obligation accrued.

Mode of Payment and Currency; Invoices.

Royalty Reports. Within [***] after the end of each Calendar Quarter during which Licensed Product has been sold, Company shall deliver to Licensor, together with the applicable royalty payment due for such Calendar Quarter, a written report, on a Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis, of Net Sales subject to royalty payments for such Calendar Quarter. Such report shall be deemed “Confidential Information” of Company subject to the obligations of ARTICLE 8 of this Agreement.

Late Payments. Any failure by Company to make a payment within [***] after the date when due shall obligate Company to pay computed interest, the interest period commencing on the due date and ending on the actual payment date, to Licensor at a rate of [***] per month, or the highest rate allowed by Law, whichever is lower.

Audits.

Taxes. Licensor shall be responsible for the payment of any and all Taxes levied on account of the royalties and other payments paid to Licensor by Company or its Affiliates or Sublicensees under this Agreement. If Law requires that Taxes be deducted and withheld from royalties or other payments paid under this Agreement, Company shall (a) deduct those Taxes and interests and penalties assessed thereon from the payment or from any other payment owed by Company hereunder; (b) pay the Taxes to the proper Governmental Body; (c) send evidence of the obligation together with proof of Tax payment to Licensor within [***] following such payment; (d) remit the net amount, after deductions or withholding made under this Section 5.11; and (e) cooperate with Licensor in any way reasonably requested by Licensor, to obtain available reductions, credits or refunds of such Taxes; provided, however, that Licensor shall reimburse Company for Company’s Out-of-Pocket Expenses incurred in providing such assistance.

Further Assurances. Licensor shall require all of its employees, and use its best efforts to require its contractors and agents, and any Affiliates and Third Parties working on its behalf under this Agreement (and their respective employees, contractors and agents), to assign to Licensor any Licensed Technology.

Patent Prosecution and Maintenance.

Enforcement and Defense.

Notice.

Actions.

Confidentiality Obligations. Each Party agrees that, for the Term and for [***] thereafter, such Party shall, and shall ensure that its Representatives hold in confidence all Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other Party pursuant to this Agreement, unless such information, as demonstrated by competent evidence of the recipient:

Use. Notwithstanding Section 7.1, a Party may use the Confidential Information of the other Party for the purpose of performing its obligations, or exercising its rights, under this Agreement, including for purposes of:

Required Disclosure. The recipient may disclose the Confidential Information to the extent required by Law or court order; provided, however, that the recipient promptly provides to the disclosing party, to the extent legally permissible, prior written notice of such disclosure and provides reasonable assistance in obtaining an order or other remedy protecting the Confidential Information from public disclosure.

Publications. Licensor shall not publish any information relating to Licensed Product without the prior written consent of Company (which consent may be withheld or given in Company’s sole discretion), unless such information has already been publicly disclosed either prior to the Effective Date or after the Effective Date through no fault of Licensor or otherwise not in violation of this Agreement. Company shall have the right to make such publications as it chooses, in its sole discretion, without the approval of Licensor. Licensor shall submit to Company for Company’s written approval (which approval be granted or denied in Company’s sole discretion) any publication or presentation (including in any seminars, symposia or otherwise) of information related directly or indirectly to the Licensed Product for review and approval at least [***] prior to submission for the proposed date of publication or presentation.

Press Releases and Disclosure.

Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that, as of the Effective Date:

Additional Representations and Warranties of Licensor. Licensor represents and warrants to Company that, as of the Effective Date:

Licensor Covenants. Licensor covenants to Company that:

Indemnification by Company. Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensor and its Affiliates and each of their respective agents, employees, officers and directors (the “Licensor Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liability, damage, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent arising out of Third Party claims or suits related to: (a) Company’s negligence or willful misconduct; (b) Company’s exploitation, including Development or Commercialization, of Licensed Products; or (c) breach by Company of this Agreement; provided, however, that Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall not apply (i) to the extent such claims or suits result from the negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Licensor Indemnitees, or (ii) with respect to claims or suits arising out of breach by Licensor of this Agreement.

Indemnification by Licensor. Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company and its Affiliates and each of their respective agents, employees, officers and directors (the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liability, damage, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) to the extent arising out of Third Party claims or suits (including Actions) related to: (a) Licensor’s negligence or willful misconduct; (b) Licensor’s provision of the cGMP Inventory (provided, that Licensor’s indemnification obligations with respect to the manufacture of such cGMP Inventory by the Third Party manufacturer shall be limited to such recoveries that Licensor is entitled to obtain from the Third Party manufacturer that manufactured such cGMP Inventory); or (c) breach by Licensor of this Agreement; provided, however, that Licensor’s obligations pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall not apply (i) to the extent that such claims or suits result from the negligence or willful misconduct of any of Company Indemnitees or (ii) with respect to claims or suits arising out of a breach by Company of this Agreement.

No Consequential Damages. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR EACH PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9.1 OR SECTION 9.2, AS APPLICABLE, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR ANY BREACH HEREOF. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL LIMIT EITHER PARTY FROM SEEKING OR OBTAINING ANY REMEDY AVAILABLE UNDER LAW FOR ANY BREACH OF BY THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-USE OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 8.

Notification of Claims; Conditions to Indemnification Obligations. As a condition to a Party’s right to receive indemnification under this ARTICLE 9, it shall: (a) promptly notify the other Party as soon as it becomes aware of a claim or suit for which indemnification may be sought pursuant hereto; (b) cooperate, and cause the individual indemnitees to cooperate, with the indemnifying Party in the defense, settlement or compromise of such claim or suit; and (c) permit the indemnifying Party to control the defense, settlement or compromise of such claim or suit, including the right to select defense counsel. In no event, however, may the indemnifying Party compromise or settle any claim or suit in a manner which admits fault or negligence on the part of the indemnified Party or any indemnitee without the prior written consent of the indemnified Party. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate with the other Party and its counsel in the course of the defense of any such suit, claim or demand, such cooperation to include without limitation using reasonable efforts to provide or make available documents, information and witnesses. The indemnifying Party shall have no liability under this ARTICLE 9 with respect to claims or suits settled or compromised without its prior written consent.

Insurance. During the Term, each Party shall obtain and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements) in types and amounts, that are reasonable and customary in the United States pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry for companies engaged in comparable activities. It is understood and agreed that this insurance shall not be construed to limit either Party’s liability with respect to its indemnification obligations hereunder. Each Party will, except to the extent self-insured, provide to the other Party upon request a certificate evidencing the insurance such Party is required to obtain and keep in force under this Section 9.5.

Term and Expiration. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated as provided in this ARTICLE 10, shall continue in full force and effect, on a country-by-country and Licensed Product-by-Licensed Product basis until the date on which the Royalty Term in such country with respect to such Licensed Product expires, at which time this Agreement shall expire in its entirety with respect to such Licensed Product in such country and the terms of Section 10.4(b)(i) shall apply.

Termination of the Agreement for Convenience. At any time during the Term, Company may, at its convenience, upon [***] prior written notice to Licensor, terminate this Agreement in its entirety.

Termination upon Material Breach.

If a Party breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, the Party not in default may give to the breaching Party written notice specifying the nature of the default, requiring it to cure such breach, and stating its intention to terminate this Agreement if such breach is not cured within [***]. If such breach is not cured within [***] after the receipt of such notice, the Party not in default shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice to the other Party. Any dispute regarding an alleged material breach of this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with ARTICLE 11 hereof.

Either Party may terminate this Agreement if, at any time, (a) voluntary or involuntary proceedings by or against the other Party are instituted in bankruptcy under any insolvency Law, which proceedings, if involuntary, shall not have been dismissed within [***] after the date of

Effects of Termination.

Survival.

Licenses.

Termination on Bankruptcy or Insolvency. All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by Licensor are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, if applicable, licenses of right to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Parties agree that Company, as licensor of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Parties further agree that, in the event of an Insolvency Event with respect to Licensor, Company shall be entitled to a complete duplicate of (or complete access to, as appropriate) any such intellectual property and all embodiments of such intellectual property, which, if not already in Company’s possession, shall be promptly delivered to it (i) following any such commencement of a bankruptcy proceeding upon Company’s written request therefor, unless Licensor elects to continue to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) if not delivered under clause (a), following the rejection of this Agreement by Licensor upon written request therefor by Company.

Other Remedies. Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not release either Party from any liability or obligation that already has accrued prior to such termination. Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not constitute a waiver or release of, or otherwise be deemed to prejudice or adversely affect or limit, any rights or remedies that otherwise may be available at Law or in equity.

Escalation to Executive Officers. Either Party may, by written notice to the other Party, request that a dispute arising between the Parties in connection with this Agreement, or a dispute relating to material breach, be resolved by the Executive Officers, within [***] after referral of such dispute to them. If the Executive Officers cannot resolve such dispute within [***] after referral of such dispute to them, then, at any time after such [***] period, either Party may proceed to enforce any and all of its rights with respect to such dispute.

Injunctive Relief. Subject to Section 10.3, no provision herein shall be construed as precluding a Party from bringing an action for injunctive relief or other equitable relief prior to the initiation or completion of the above procedure.

Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be deemed, for financial, tax, legal or other purposes, to constitute a partnership, agency, joint venture or employer-employee relationship between the Parties.

Assignment. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any interest hereunder shall be assignable, nor any other obligation delegable, by a Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that either Party may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the consent of the other Party to (a) any Affiliate or (b) a Third Party in connection with a merger, acquisition of all or substantially all of the business or assets of such Party to which this Agreement relates, consolidation, change of control or other similar transaction. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties. Any assignment not in accordance with this Section 12.2 shall be void. Licensor shall have the right to assign or transfer all, but not less than all, Licensed Technology to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of Company solely to the extent that Licensor also assigns and transfers this Agreement to such Affiliate.

Performance and Exercise by Affiliates. Company shall have the right to have any of its obligations hereunder performed, or its rights hereunder exercised, by, any of its Affiliates and the performance of such obligations by any such Affiliate shall be deemed to be performance by Company; provided, however, that Company shall be responsible for ensuring the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and that any failure of any Affiliate performing obligations of Company hereunder shall be deemed to be a failure by Company to perform such obligations. For clarity, the foregoing means that Company may designate an Affiliate to perform its obligations hereunder or to be the recipient of Licensor’s performance obligations hereunder.

Further Actions. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments and to do all such other acts as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party or be deemed to have breached or defaulted under this Agreement for failure or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement for the time and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts of God, pandemic, earthquake, riot, civil commotion, terrorism, war, strikes or other labor disputes, fire, flood, failure or delay of transportation, omissions or delays in acting by a governmental authority, acts of a government or an agency thereof or judicial orders or decrees or restrictions or any other reason which is beyond the control of the respective Party. The Party affected by force majeure shall provide the other Party with full particulars thereof as soon as it becomes aware of the same (including its best estimate of the likely extent and duration of the interference with its activities), and will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to overcome the difficulties created thereby and to resume performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable.

No Trademark Rights. No right, express or implied, is granted by this Agreement to a Party to use in any manner the name or any other trade name or trademark of the other Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement or otherwise.

Entire Agreement of the Parties; Amendments. This Agreement and the Schedules hereto constitute and contain the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof and cancel and supersede any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements between the Parties, whether oral or written, regarding such subject matter. No waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless made in a writing referencing this Agreement and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.

Captions. The captions to this Agreement are for convenience only, and are to be of no force or effect in construing or interpreting any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding application of any conflict of laws principles that would require application of the Law of a jurisdiction outside of the State of Delaware, and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction located in the State of Delaware.

Notices and Deliveries. Any notice, request, approval or consent required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given if delivered in person, transmitted by facsimile (receipt verified) or by express courier service (signature required) to the Party to which it is directed at its address or facsimile number shown below or such other address or facsimile number as such Party shall have last given by notice to the other Party.

Waiver. A waiver by either Party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such term or condition for the future, or of any other term or condition hereof. All rights, remedies, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of either Party.

Severability. When possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under Law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. The Parties shall make a good faith effort to replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid one which in its economic effect is most consistent with the invalid or unenforceable provision.

No Implied License. No right or license is granted to Licensor hereunder by implication, estoppel, or otherwise to any know-how, patent or other intellectual property right owned or controlled by Company or its Affiliates.

Interpretation. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” All references herein to Articles, Sections, and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Unless the context otherwise requires, countries shall include territories.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same instrument. A facsimile or a portable document format (PDF) copy of this Agreement, including the signature pages, will be deemed an original.

ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC.

Signature: /s/ João Siffert                                    

Printed Name: João Siffert, M.D.

Title: Chief Executive Officer

TAYSHA GENE THERAPIES, INC.

Signature: /s/ RA Session II                                    

Printed Name: RA Session II

Title: President & CEO