EXHIBIT 10.4
FIRST AMENDMENT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to License Agreement ("First Amendment") is
entered into as of May 6, 1999, and effective as of the Effective Date (as
defined in the GW License Agreement) by and between Triangle Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a for-profit Delaware corporation with principal offices located at 0
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
("COMPANY") and Emory University, a not-for-profit Georgia corporation with
offices at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, X.X., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 ("LICENSOR"),
and amends certain terms of that certain License Agreement, dated as of April
17, 1996 between LICENSOR and COMPANY (the "Agreement").
RECITALS:
A. LICENSOR and COMPANY have previously entered into the Agreement,
pursuant to which LICENSOR has licensed certain patent rights and know-how to
COMPANY with respect to FTC.
B. LICENSOR has acquired certain rights from a third party which
LICENSOR and COMPANY desired to be included within the Agreement.
C. LICENSOR and COMPANY desire to amend certain terms of the
Agreement as set forth in this First Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, COMPANY and
LICENSOR hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this First Amendment, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "GW Agreements" shall mean the GW License Agreement and the
Settlement Agreement.
(b) "GW License Agreement" shall mean the Exclusive License
Agreement by and among Glaxo Group Limited, The Wellcome Foundation
Limited, Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. (collectively "GW"), LICENSOR and
COMPANY, dated as of even date herewith, pursuant to which GW has,
among other things, granted LICENSOR certain rights under patents
and patent applications relating to FTC.
(c) "Settlement Agreement" shall mean the Settlement Agreement,
dated as of even date herewith, by and among Glaxo Wellcome plc and
GW on the one hand, and LICENSOR, COMPANY and Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxx on
the other hand, providing for the settlement, release and dismissal
of the FTC litigation and related claims (including but not limited
to [***]), and certain claims of Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxx against Glaxo
Wellcome, plc, GW and their Affiliates.
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(d) All other terms used in this First Amendment and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to
them in the Agreement.
2. AMENDMENTS. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The patents and patent applications to which LICENSOR
acquires title under the GW Agreements shall be deemed to be
"Licensed Patents" under the Agreement.
(b) The patents and patent applications under which LICENSOR
obtains an exclusive license or a covenant not to xxx under the GW
Agreements shall be deemed to be the "GW Patents" referred to in the
Agreement.
(c) APPENDIX "A" to the Agreement is deleted and replaced with
APPENDIX "A" attached to this First Amendment.
(d) The data package, regulatory filings and any other
know-how, information or technology to which LICENSOR acquires any
right, title, license or other interest under the GW Agreements
shall be deemed to be the "GW Know How" referred to in the Agreement.
(e) The GW Know How shall be deemed to constitute "Licensed
Technology" under the Agreement and shall be subject to all
applicable provisions thereunder including, but not limited to,
COMPANY's obligations under Section 11.7 of the Agreement.
(f) Pursuant to Subsection 2.6(b) of the Agreement, COMPANY
acknowledges that LICENSOR has given COMPANY the required notice of
and information concerning the licenses and covenants not to xxx
under the GW Patents and the title and licenses under the GW Know
How that LICENSOR is obtaining under the GW Agreements. Pursuant to
Section 2.6 of the Agreement, COMPANY hereby elects to obtain from
LICENSOR a sublicense under the GW Patents and the GW Know How and
LICENSOR hereby grants to COMPANY a sublicense and a sub-immunity
from suit under the GW Patents and the GW Know How, each of which is
exclusive in accordance with and coterminous with the provisions of
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 of the Agreement.
(g) COMPANY shall have the right to grant sublicenses and
sub-immunities from suit under the GW Patents and GW Know How, to
the same extent and under the same conditions provided in Sections
2.4 and 3.7 of the Agreement.
(b) COMPANY shall be responsible for paying the royalties due
to GW under the GW License Agreement resulting from sale of Licensed
Products (as defined in the GW License Agreement) by COMPANY, its
Affiliates and
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sublicensees. COMPANY hereby indemnifies LICENSOR, its trustees,
directors, employees, students and their respective successors and
assigns and holds them harmless against all claims by GW of non-payment
or underpayment of such royalties. COMPANY will pay such royalties
directly to GW, as prescribed by the GW License Agreement, with notice
to LICENSOR. COMPANY's obligation under this paragraph (g) shall
terminate in respect of a given country upon the expiration or
termination of the GW License Agreement in such country.
(i) COMPANY will pay LICENSOR the Additional Milestone payment as
provided by Subsection 3.3(b) of the Agreement, but COMPANY will be
relieved of its obligation to pay the Additional Milestone payment
provided by Subsection 3.3(a) of the Agreement. Subsection 3.3(a) of the
Agreement is hereby deleted.
(j) The royalties actually paid by COMPANY, its Affiliates and
sublicensees under the GW License Agreement shall be deemed to be "Third
Party Royalties" under Subsection 3.9(a) of the Agreement and COMPANY,
its Affiliates and sublicensees shall have the right of deduction
defined by that Subsection 3.9(a) with respect to the royalties paid
thereunder to GW. This right of deduction shall apply irrespective of
whether GW has a patent in a country where any Licensed Product is made,
used, sold or offered for sale and irrespective or whether any such
patent is infringed by the activities of COMPANY, its Affiliates,
sublicensees or any party in a co-promotion or co-marketing relationship
with COMPANY in such country. Notwithstanding Section 3.9 of the
Agreement, COMPANY's payment of royalties to GW and the offset of a
portion of those royalties against COMPANY's royalty obligations to
LICENSOR shall not be an acknowledgment by either COMPANY or LICENSOR
that any GW Patents would be infringed but for the license or immunity
from suit granted by GW under the GW License Agreement.
(k) Pursuant to Section 4.2 of the GW License Agreement, COMPANY
agrees to keep and maintain records of sales of Licensed Products made
pursuant to this sublicense granted hereby and to grant to GW's
independent certified accountant in the same manner and to the same
extent as prescribed in the GW License Agreement.
(l) LICENSOR agrees not to assume responsibility for any GW Patent
Prosecution Activities (as defined in the GW License Agreement) [***].
(m) Any right which LICENSOR acquires to pursue third party
infringers in respect of the GW Patents shall be immediately exercisable
by COMPANY in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions set
forth in the GW License Agreement and Article 8 of the Agreement.
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(n) LICENSOR and COMPANY each covenant that, during the term of
the Agreement, it will:
(i) fulfill all of its obligations under the GW Agreements,
including, but not limited to, any royalty obligations set forth
therein;
(ii) take no action or omit to take any action which would
cause it to be in breach of any provision of the GW Agreements; and
(iii) immediately notify the other party in the event it
receives notice from GW that it is in default under the GW
Agreements or that GW has terminated or intends to terminate the GW
Agreements. In the event of any default of the type described in
this clause (iii), LICENSOR or COMPANY, as applicable, agrees that
if it fails or does not intend to cure such default, the other
party may, at such other party's option, do so and may offset (in
the case of COMPANY) or invoice (in the case of LICENSOR) any
reasonable expenses such other party incurs in curing such default.
(o) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the GW
Agreements, COMPANY may not assign to GW or any Affiliate of GW any
rights transferred, license or sublicensed to COMPANY under the GW
Agreements.
3. GENERAL TERMS.
(a) Except as expressly amended hereby, the remaining terms of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) The Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment, constitutes
the entire agreement between LICENSOR and COMPANY or regarding the
subject matters contained therein and herein.
(c) In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the
Agreement and this First Amendment, the provisions of this First
Amendment shall govern and control.
(d) This First Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the [***] without regard to its conflicts
of laws principles.
(e) This First Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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(f) If any provision of this First Amendment is for any reason
held to be ineffective, unenforceable or illegal, such condition shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the remaining
portions hereof; provided, further, that the parties shall negotiate in
good faith to replace any ineffective, unenforceable or illegal provision
with an effective replacement as soon as is practical.
(g) In the event the Effective Date shall not have occurred on or
before ninety (90) days from the date first set forth above, this First
Amendment shall become null and void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LICENSOR and COMPANY have each executed this
First Amendment through an authorized officer as of the date first written
above.
EMORY UNIVERSITY
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Its: Executive Vice President
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Its: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
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APPENDIX "A"
FTC APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS
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FTC APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS
FOREIGN
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DOCKET NO. COUNTRY SERIAL NO. FILING DATE PATENT NO. ISSUE DATE
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EMU104 PCT PCT/ US91/ 07/31/91 Pub. No. Pub. Date
00685 WO 08/08/91
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Australia 73004/91 07/31/91 658136
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Barbados 81/219 07/31/91 81/219
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provisional protection under Article 67(3) in Germany,
Belgium, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Greece,
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands
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Finland 923446 07/31/91
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Hungary P9202496 07/31/91
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Hungary P/P00581 07/31/91 211.300
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Japan 3-504897 07/31/91 618/1995
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Korea 92-701845 07/31/91 188357 01/12/99
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EMU108 PCT PCT/US92/ 02/20/92 WO 09/03/92
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