Common use of Shared Business Contracts Clause in Contracts

Shared Business Contracts. (a) The Parties acknowledge that the Shared Business Contracts relate to both the Business and the Retained Business. Following the Closing, the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, to have and obtain the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent related to the continuing business of the Buyers and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering into a new Contract or Contracts with the applicable third party on substantially similar terms (a “Separated Contract”). The costs of entering into a new Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne by Seller Parent, in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is a Business Contract or Buyer Parent, in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is not a Business Contract. If any Shared Business Contract cannot be separated into a Separated Contract at Closing, Seller Parent and Buyer Parent shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts to cause, for the period after the Closing until such Shared Business Contract is separated into a Separated Contract or such Separated Contract expires pursuant to its terms, (i) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as of the Closing, (i) if such Shared IP License Agreement is a Business Contract, Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contract, Seller Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreements) to an entity in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products or any other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Buyer Parent, by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired Assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Master Purchase Agreement (Allergan PLC), Master Purchase Agreement (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD)

Shared Business Contracts. (a) The Parties acknowledge shall each (and shall cause their Affiliates to) cooperate in good faith prior to the Closing Date, and for a period of 120 days following the Closing Date, and each Party shall (and shall cause each of its Affiliates to) use its reasonable efforts, to identify any Contracts (other than any Contract with original equipment manufacturers or suppliers to the Business or any other businesses of Seller or its Affiliates) which relate (x) in part to the Acquired Business and (y) in part to businesses, business lines, operations, assets or undertakings of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that do not relate to the Acquired Business, including any such Contract pursuant to which any Acquired Business Intellectual Property is, prior to the Closing Date, licensed from Seller or its Affiliates to a third party (any such Contract, excluding any Contract where the part related to the Acquired Business is de minimis, a “Shared Business Contracts relate Contract”) and (b) upon the written election of Purchaser with respect to both any such Shared Business Contract, each of Seller and Purchaser shall (and shall cause each of its Affiliates to) use its reasonable best efforts to (i) (A) if practicable and if permitted by such Shared Business Contract, assign to Purchaser or one of its Affiliates the Business benefits and the Retained Business. Following the Closing, the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit obligations under such portion of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, to have and obtain the rights and benefits under each such Shared Business Contract as relates to the extent related to the continuing business of the Buyers Acquired Business or (B) negotiate and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering new or revised terms, or enter into a new Contract or Contracts Contracts, with the applicable third party relevant counterparties to such Shared Business Contract, on terms substantially similar terms to those contained in such Shared Business Contract, in order for Purchaser and its Affiliates to receive such benefits under such Shared Business Contract as relate to the Acquired Business and (a “Separated ii) if the Parties are not able to assign or cause the assignment of the applicable portion of such Shared Business Contract”). The costs of entering , or to enter into new or revised terms, or a new Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne by Seller ParentContract, with respect to such Shared Business Contract, in accordance with the case preceding clause (i), to enter into, without further consideration, an arrangement reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, intended to both (A) provide Purchaser with the benefit, from and after the Closing, of a the part of such Shared Business Contract that is relates to the Acquired Business in a Business Contract or Buyer Parent, manner to place Purchaser in a substantially similar position as if the case applicable portion of a such Shared Business Contract that is not a related to the Acquired Business Contract. If any had been assigned to Purchaser or one of its Affiliates and (B) cause Purchaser or its applicable Affiliate to bear all Liabilities arising out such applicable portion of such Shared Business Contract cannot be separated into a Separated Contract at Closing, Seller Parent and Buyer Parent shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts relating to cause, for the period after the Closing until such Shared Business Contract is separated into a Separated Contract as if an Assumed Liability hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Seller or such Separated Contract expires pursuant to its terms, Purchaser (i) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as of the Closing, (i) if such Shared IP License Agreement is a Business Contract, Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has their respective Affiliates) be obligated to pay any money (other than a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contract, Seller Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreementsde minimis amount) to an entity in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering any Person or to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products offer or any grant other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Buyer Parent, by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent financial or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) other accommodations to any Person in connection with the sale by Seller Parent obtaining any assignment or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired Assetsnew Contract.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Sears Holdings Corp)

Shared Business Contracts. (ai) The Parties acknowledge that the Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to either (A) cause any Shared Business Contracts relate Contract to both be assigned in relevant part to Buyer on the Closing Date or to appropriately amend such Shared Business Contract so that Buyer will, at and the Retained Business. Following following the Closing, the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, be entitled to have and obtain the rights and benefits inuring to the Business under each such Shared Business Contracts or (B) assist Buyer in its efforts to procure an alternative arrangement that provides Buyer with the applicable Business requirements currently procured under such Shared Business Contract. If with respect to any Shared Business Contract, such partial assignment or amendment provided for in clause (A) cannot be obtained, or if an attempted partial assignment or amendment thereof would adversely affect in a material respect the rights of Seller or Buyer thereunder, Seller will either provide the assistance called for by clause (B) or Seller and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually acceptable arrangement under which Buyer and Seller will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law or the relevant Shared Business Contract, obtain the benefits and assume the obligations under such Shared Business Contract to the extent related to the continuing business of the Buyers and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering into a new Contract or Contracts with the applicable third party on substantially similar terms (a “Separated Contract”). The costs of entering into a new Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne by Seller Parent, in the case of a Shared Buyer) or businesses or operations other than the Business Contract that is a Business Contract or Buyer Parent, (in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is not a Business Contract. If Seller), including entering into sub-contracting, sub- licensing or sub-leasing arrangements for the benefit of Buyer or Seller, as the case may be (the “Sharing Arrangements”). (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the expiration or other termination of any Shared Business Contract cannot Contract, neither Buyer nor Seller will be separated into a Separated Contract at Closingobligated to continue the Sharing Arrangements, as applicable; provided, that neither Seller Parent and nor Buyer Parent shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts to cause, for the period after the Closing until may terminate any such Shared Business Contract is separated into a Separated Contract or such Separated Contract expires pursuant to its terms, (i) without the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to prior written consent of the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; other Party. (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as Any out-of-pocket costs of the Closing, (i) if such Shared IP License Agreement is a Business Contract, Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contract, Seller Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreements) to an entity in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products or any other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without obtaining the consent of Buyer Parentthe relevant counterparty to the arrangements contemplated by this Section 6.11(c), by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent including any payment or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing fee required to be bound by made to such counterparty in exchange for the terms grant of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenseconsent, (B) such assignee continues to will be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale paid by Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired AssetsBuyer.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Biodesix Inc)

Shared Business Contracts. If requested by Buyer, prior to the Closing and for a period of nine (a9) The months following the Closing (or, if applicable, such longer period specified in Section 2.8), the Parties acknowledge shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to cause any Business Contracts that are not exclusively related to the Business and other contracts listed on Schedule 2.6 (the “Shared Business Contracts”) to be split into separate contracts between the appropriate third party and Buyer (with respect to the portion of the Shared Business Contracts that does relate to both the Business) or between the appropriate third party and Seller (with respect to the portion of the Shared Business and Contracts that does not relate to the Retained Business. Following ), (ii) to cause the Closing, third party to the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, to have and obtain the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to enter a new contract with Buyer replacing the extent related to the continuing business portion of the Buyers and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting that does relate to the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering into Business, or (iii) to cause a new license or purchase order issued under a Shared Business Contract or Contracts with to be moved from that contract to a contract between the applicable third party on substantially similar terms and Buyer (the actions in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be referred to as a “Separated ContractContract Separation”). The costs of entering into In the event and to the extent the Parties are unable to complete a new Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne by Seller Parent, in the case of Separation with respect to a Shared Business Contract, then (x) the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to complete the Contract that is a Business Contract or Buyer Parent, in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is not a Business Contract. If any Shared Business Contract cannot be separated into a Separated Contract at Closing, Seller Parent and Buyer Parent shallSeparation as promptly as practicable, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts to cause, for the period after the Closing until such Shared Business Contract is separated into a Separated Contract or such Separated Contract expires pursuant to its terms, (i) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as of the Closing, (iy) if such Shared IP License Agreement separation is a Business Contractnot obtained, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate in any alternative lawful arrangement designed to provide for Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior the benefits after Closing that it would have received, and to Closing (subject Buyer directly to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has a right toLiabilities, as if such Contract Separation had occurred, and subject the Parties shall execute and deliver such documents and other papers and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to effectuate the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense foregoing. In connection with its efforts under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contractthis Section, Seller Parent shall grant at not be required to make any payment or prior financial or other accommodations or grants to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right tothird party, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreements) to an entity other than as mutually agreed in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products or any other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Buyer Parent, writing by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired AssetsParties.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Asset Purchase Agreement (Molina Healthcare Inc)

Shared Business Contracts. (a) The Parties acknowledge that the Shared Business Contracts relate to both the Business and the Retained Business. Following the Closing, the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, to have and obtain the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent related to the continuing business of the Buyers and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering into a new Contract or Contracts with the applicable third party on substantially similar terms (a “Separated Contract”). The costs of entering into a new Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne by Seller Parent, in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is a Business Contract or Buyer Parent, in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is not a Business Contract. If any Shared Business OC\1994682.10 Contract cannot be separated into a Separated Contract at Closing, Seller Parent and Buyer Parent shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best efforts to cause, for the period after the Closing until such Shared Business Contract is separated into a Separated Contract or such Separated Contract expires pursuant to its terms, (i) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as of the Closing, (i) if such Shared IP License Agreement is a Business Contract, Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contract, Seller Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreements) to an entity in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products or any other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses Sublicenses” and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Buyer Parent, by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred OC\1994682.10 Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired Assets.

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Sources: Purchase Agreement (Warner Chilcott LTD)

Shared Business Contracts. (a) The Parties acknowledge that the Shared Business Contracts relate to both the Business and the Retained other business activities of Sellers that are not part of the Business. Following the Closing, the Parties desire for themselves and for the benefit of Sellers and Buyers, respectively, to have and obtain the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent related to the continuing business of the Buyers and Sellers. Immediately after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate together to provide Sellers and Buyers with their applicable rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract by assisting the respective Sellers and/or Buyers in entering into a new Contract or Contracts with the applicable third party on substantially similar terms (a “Separated Contract”). The costs of entering into Following the Closing and until a new Separated Contract or Contract(s) shall be borne entered into with respect to a Shared Business Contract, each Party shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that the rights of each Seller and Buyer under such Shared Business Contract shall be preserved, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to assist each such Seller and Buyer to ensure its receipt of the consideration and other economic benefits to be received by such Seller Parentand such Buyer in and under such Shared Business Contract, (iii) not agree to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of such Shared Business Contract which would be material to such Seller (in the case of a Shared Business Contract that is a Business Contract Buyer Parent) or such Buyer (in the case of Seller Parent) without the prior written Consent of Seller Parent or Buyer Parent, respectively, and (iv) to the extent necessary, act as the agent for such Seller or such Buyer in the case of a connection with such Shared Business Contract that is not a Business Contract. If any Shared Business Contract cannot be separated into a Separated Contract at Closing, Seller Parent and Buyer Parent shall, hereby agree to keep each other reasonably informed of the progress of Sellers’ and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, use their reasonable best Buyers’ efforts to cause, for the period after the Closing until enter into any such Shared Business Contract is separated into a new Separated Contract or such Separated Contract expires pursuant Contracts and to its terms, (i) the rights and benefits under consult each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be enjoyed by Buyer Parent; (ii) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Business to be borne by Buyer Parent; (iii) the rights and benefits under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be enjoyed by Seller Parent; and (iv) the Liabilities under each Shared Business Contract to the extent relating to the Retained Business to be borne by Seller Parent. (b) Without limiting Section 6.6(a), if any Shared IP License Agreement is not separated in accordance with Section 6.6(a), effective as of the Closing, (i) if such Shared IP License Agreement is a Business Contract, Buyer Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Buyer Parent or any member of Buyer Group has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, to an entity in the Retained Group designated by Seller Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of brand pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of brand pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of brand pharmaceutical products (the “Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). and (ii) if such Shared IP License Agreement is not a Business Contract, Seller Parent shall grant at or prior to Closing (to the extent Seller Parent or any Retained Entity has a right to, and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Shared IP License Agreements) to an entity in the Transferred Group designated by Buyer Parent, a perpetual, irrevocable (i) exclusive within the field of generic pharmaceuticals and (ii) non-exclusive outside the field of generic pharmaceuticals, right and sublicense under the Shared IP License Agreements and solely for purposes of developing, manufacturing, using, selling, offering to sell, distributing, importing, supporting and otherwise disposing of the Products or any other generic pharmaceutical product (the Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses and, together with the Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicences, the “Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses”). The Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Buyer Parent, by the applicable Retained Entity (i) to Seller Parent or any Affiliate of Seller Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Seller Parent and (C) the assigning Retained Entity shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Seller Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) all or a relevant portion of the Retained Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or asset sale or (B) the product or products of Seller Group to which such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). The Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicenses shall be non-assignable (provided that such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense shall, to the extent permitted by and consistent with the terms of the applicable underlying Shared IP License Agreement, be assignable, without the consent of Seller Parent, by the applicable entity in the Transferred Group (i) to Buyer Parent or any Affiliate of Buyer Parent if (A) such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of such Seller Licensed Shared IP Sublicense, (B) such assignee continues to be an Affiliate of Buyer Parent and (C) the assigning entity in the Transferred Group shall remain primarily liable for the performance of all obligations of such Person under such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense and (ii) to any Person in connection with the sale by Buyer Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, to such Person of (A) the Business, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization or similar transaction or the transfer, sale, lease, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Business or (B) the Product or Products to which such Buyer Licensed Shared IP Sublicense relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, nothing in this Section 6.6 shall require Buyer Parent to assume any obligation that purports to bind or restrict any business, activity or asset other than the Business or Acquired Assetstherewith.

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Sources: Master Purchase Agreement (Beckman Coulter Inc)