Ex-US Commercialization Agreement
Exhibit 10.3
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Ex-US Commercialization Agreement
This Agreement is entered into with effect as of the Effective Date (as defined below)
by and between
X. Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Ltd
with an office and place of business at Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 000, 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx (“Roche”)
on the one hand
and
with an office and place of business at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“FMI”)
on the other hand.
Table of Contents
1. |
Definitions |
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1.1 […***…] Region |
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1.2 Affiliate |
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1.3 Agreement |
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1.4 Agreement Term |
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1.5 Allocable Overhead Expenses |
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1.6 Applicable Law |
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1.7 Business Day |
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1.8 Calendar Quarter |
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1.9 Calendar Year |
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1.10 Commercially Launch(ed) |
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1.11 Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
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1.12 Confidential Information |
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1.13 Control |
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1.14 Cost of Services |
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1.15 Cover |
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1.16 Effective Date |
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1.17 EMA |
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1.18 EU |
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1.19 Existing Third Party Rights |
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1.20 FMI Know-How |
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1.21 FMI Patent Rights |
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1.22 FMI Territory |
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1.23 FMI Trademarks |
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1.24 FTE |
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1.25 Gross Margin |
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1.26 HSR |
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1.27 IFRS |
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1.28 Insolvency Event |
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1.29 JMC |
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1.30 JOC |
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1.31 Know-How |
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1.32 Net Sales |
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1.33 Non-Europe Region |
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1.34 […***…] Region |
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1.35 Party |
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1.36 Patent Rights |
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1.37 Post Approval Plan |
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1.38 Product |
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1.39 Quality Standards |
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1.40 Region |
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1.41 Regulatory Approval |
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1.42 Regulatory Authority |
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1.43 Roche Group |
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1.44 Sales |
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1.45 Sublicensee |
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1.46 Tactical Plan |
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1.47 Territory |
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1.48 Third Party |
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1.49 US |
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1.50 US$ |
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1.51 Additional Definitions |
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2. |
Licensesand Exclusivity |
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2.1 Licenses |
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2.2 Exclusive Right to Commercialize Products |
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3. |
Right to Include Future Products |
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4. |
Governance |
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4.1 Joint Management Committee |
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4.2 Joint Operational Committee |
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4.3 Members |
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4.4 Responsibilities of the JOC |
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4.5 Meetings |
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4.6 Minutes |
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4.7 Decisions |
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4.8 Information Exchange |
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4.9 Joint Operational Teams |
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4.10 Alliance Director |
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4.11 Limitations of Authority |
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4.12 Expenses |
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4.13 Lifetime |
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5. |
Supply |
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6. |
Regulatory |
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6.1 Responsibility |
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6.2 Clinical Trials |
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6.3 Reporting Adverse Events |
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6.4 Reimbursement |
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7. |
Commercialization |
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7.1 Business Planning Period |
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7.2 Reduction in Scope of Territory |
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7.3 Sales |
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7.4 Territory, Initial Launch and Launch Delay Fee |
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7.5 Responsibility |
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7.6 Branding and Pricing |
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7.7 Product Promotional Materials |
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8. |
Payment |
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8.1 General |
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8.2 Costs of Services |
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8.3 Royalty Payments and Sales Milestones |
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8.4 Disclosure of Payments |
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9. |
Accountingand Reporting |
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9.1 Timing of Payments |
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9.2 Late Payment |
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9.3 Method of Payment |
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9.4 Currency Conversion |
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9.5 Reporting |
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10. |
Taxes |
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11. |
Auditing |
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11.1 Right to Audit |
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11.2 Audit Reports |
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11.3 Over-or Underpayment |
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11.4 Duration of Audit Rights |
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12. |
Intellectual Property | 25 | ||||
12.1 Ownership of Inventions |
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12.2 Trademarks and Labeling |
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12.3 Prosecution of Patent Rights |
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12.4 Patent Coordination Team |
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12.5 Infringement |
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12.6 Defense |
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12.7 Common Interest Xxxxxxxxxxx |
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Representationsand Warranties |
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13.1 FMI Representations and Warranties |
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13.2 Mutual Representations of the Parties |
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14. |
Indemnification |
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15. |
Liability |
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15.1 Disclaimer |
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16. |
ObligationNot to Disclose Confidential Information |
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16.1 Non-Use and Xxx-Xxxxxxxxxx |
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16.2 Permitted Disclosure |
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16.3 Press Releases |
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16.4 Publications |
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16.5 Commercial Considerations |
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17. |
Term and Termination |
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17.1 Commencement and Term |
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17.2 Termination |
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17.3 Consequences of Termination and Expiration |
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17.4 Survival |
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18. |
Bankruptcy |
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19. |
Miscellaneous |
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19.1 Governing Law |
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19.2 Disputes |
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19.3 Arbitration |
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19.4 Assignment |
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19.5 Compliance with Applicable Law |
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19.6 Debarment |
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19.7 Independent Contractor |
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19.8 Unenforceable Provisions and Severability |
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19.9 Waiver |
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19.10 Appendices |
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19.11 Entire Understanding |
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19.12 Amendments |
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19.13 Invoices |
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19.14 Notice |
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19.15 Subcontractors |
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19.16 Force Majeure |
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Ex-US Commercialization Agreement
WHEREAS, FMI has certain products that it currently commercializes, FoundationOne® and FoundationOne® Heme, and would like to commercialize, either by itself or through a collaborator, additional products in the future; and
WHEREAS, Roche has expertise in the commercialization of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products; and
WHEREAS, Roche and FMI want to collaborate on the commercialization of certain FMI products outside of the US; and
WHEREAS, Roche and FMI are concurrently herewith entering into that certain transaction agreement dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”) which provides, among other things, for Roche to acquire a majority ownership of FMI upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement, and a related investor rights agreement, “Investor Rights Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, and as an inducement to Roche’s and FMI’s willingness to enter into the Transaction Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties hereto agree that , Roche will work with FMI in the United States to educate relevant persons on next generation sequencing and/or comprehensive genomic profiling technology pursuant to the US educaton collaboration agreement dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time-to-time, the “US Education Collaboration Agreement”), Roche will collaborate with FMI on the development of genomic testing platforms (“Collaboration Agreement”), and Roche and FMI wll evaluate a collaboration on certain diagnostics, including certain decentralized IVD diagnostics generated by FMI pursuant to the IVD collaboration termsheet dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time-to time, the “IVD Collaboration”, together with the US Education Collaboration Agreement and the IVD Collaboration, the “Related Agreements” ); and
WHEREAS, FMI and Roche intend that assays and other products generated under the Collaboration Agreement will be commercialized in accordance with this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1. | Definitions |
As used in this Agreement, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall have the following meanings:
1.1 | […***…] Region |
The term “[…***…] Region” shall mean […***…].
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1.2 | Affiliate |
The term “Affiliate” shall mean any individual, corporation, association or other business entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Party in question. As used in this definition of “Affiliate,” the term “control” shall mean the direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (>50%) of the stock having the right to vote for directors thereof or the ability to otherwise control the management of the corporation or other business entity whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, resolution, regulation or otherwise. Anything to the contrary in this paragraph notwithstanding, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a Japanese corporation (“Chugai”), shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Roche unless Roche provides written notice to FMI of its desire to include Chugai as an Affiliate of Roche. Moreover, FMI and its Affiliates existing as of the Effective Date shall not be deemed Affiliates of Roche and its Affiliates existing as of the Effective Date, and Roche and its Affiliates existing as of the Effective Date shall not be deemed Affiliates of FMI and its Affiliates existing as of the Effective Date. Affiliates coming into existence after the Effective Date shall be classified by the Parties as either Roche Affiliates or FMI Affiliates for the purposes of this Agreement.
1.3 | Agreement |
The term “Agreement” shall mean this document including any and all appendices and amendments to it as may be added and/or amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
1.4 | Agreement Term |
The term “Agreement Term” shall mean the period of time commencing on the Effective Date and, unless this Agreement is terminated sooner as provided in Article 17, expiring five (5) years from the Effective Date (“Initial Term”) unless extended by Roche in writing at least […***…] prior to the expiration of the Initial Term (or any Renewal Term) (i) in its entirety, (ii) on a country-by-country, Region by Region and/or Product-by-Product basis, or (iii) by mutual agreement of the Parties, in each case for additional two (2) year periods (each a “Renewal Term”) during any period of time in which the Aggregate Ownership Percentage (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) of Roche and its Affiliates is at least 50.1% (it being understood that this requirement is subject to Section 4.04 of the Investor Rights Agreement).
1.5 | Allocable Overhead Expenses |
The term “Allocable Overhead Expenses” shall mean costs incurred by a Party for its account which are attributable to the Party’s supervisory, services, occupancy costs, corporate bonus (to the extent not charged directly to department), and its payroll, information systems, human relations or purchasing functions and which are allocated to company departments based on space occupied or headcount or other activity-based method. Allocable Overhead Expenses shall not include any costs attributable to general corporate activities including executive management, investor relations, business development, legal affairs and finance.
1.6 | Applicable Law |
The term “Applicable Law” shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, code, rule or regulation that has been enacted by a government authority (including without limitation, any Regulatory Authority) and is in force as of the Effective Date or comes into force during the Agreement Term, in each case to the extent that the same is applicable to the performance by the Parties of their respective obligations under this Agreement.
1.7 | Business Day |
The term “Business Day” shall mean 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank or other public or federal holiday in Switzerland, New Jersey or Massachusetts.
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1.8 | Calendar Quarter |
The term “Calendar Quarter” shall mean each period of three (3) consecutive calendar months, ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
1.9 | Calendar Year |
The term “Calendar Year” shall mean the period of time beginning on January 1 and ending December 31, except for the first year which shall begin on the Effective Date and end on December 31.
1.10 | Commercially Launch(ed) |
The term “Commercially Launch(ed)” shall mean a commercial launch of a particular Product, which shall at a minimum require at least commercial scale sales, marketing and promotional activities using Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
1.11 | Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
The term “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” shall mean such level of efforts required to carry out such obligation in a sustained manner consistent with the efforts that Roche or FMI, as applicable, devotes at the same stage of development or commercialization, as applicable, for its own products with similar market potential, at a similar stage of their product life taking into account the existence of other competitive products in the market place or under development, the proprietary position of the product, the regulatory structure involved, the anticipated profitability of the product and other relevant factors. It is understood that such product potential may change from time to time based upon changing scientific, business and marketing and return on investment considerations.
1.12 | Confidential Information |
The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all information, data or know-how (including Know-How), whether technical or non-technical, oral or written, that is disclosed by one Party or its Affiliates (“Disclosing Party”) to the other Party or its Affiliates (“Receiving Party”). Confidential Information shall not include any information, data or know-how that:
(i) | was generally available to the public at the time of disclosure, or becomes available to the public after disclosure by the Disclosing Party other than through fault (whether by action or inaction) of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates, |
(ii) | can be evidenced by written records to have been already known to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates prior to its receipt from the Disclosing Party, |
(iii) | is obtained at any time lawfully from a Third Party under circumstances permitting its use or disclosure, |
(iv) | is developed independently by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates as evidenced by written records other than through knowledge of Confidential Information, or |
(vi) | is approved in writing by the Disclosing Party for release by the Receiving Party. |
The terms of this Agreement shall be considered Confidential Information of the Parties.
1.13 | Control |
The term “Control” shall mean (as an adjective or as a verb including conjugations and variations such as “Controls” “Controlled” or “Controlling”) (a) with respect to Patent Rights and/or Know-How, the possession by a Party of the ability to grant a license or sublicense of such Patent
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Rights and/or Know-How without violating the terms of any agreement or arrangement between such Party and any other party and (b) with respect to proprietary materials, the possession by a Party of the ability to supply such proprietary materials to the other Party as provided herein without violating the terms of any agreement or arrangement between such Party and any other party.
1.14 | Cost of Services |
The term “Cost of Services” means, as applicable to a Product, FMI’s costs incurred in connection with sample preparation, sequencing, data analysis, medical curation and report generation (collectively, “Service Activities” for such Product), equal to (a) […***…] and (b) […***…]. The Cost of Services shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP, or IFRS, as applicable and as consistently applied by FMI in preparing its audited consolidated financial statements. FMI shall be solely responsible for all capital costs incurred in connection with providing the Service Activities for Products for use in the Territory, including without limitation building out capacity for such Products, provided that depreciation for any equipment used to provide the Service Activities will be included in the Cost of Services to the extent allocable to a Product in a manner consistent with FMI’s internal and external accounting principles as consistently applied. Except as provided for in Section 8.2, Cost of Services will not include any transfer pricing xxxx-up. For clarity, any given deduction utilized in calculating Cost of Services (including the components thereof) shall be taken only once.
1.15 | Cover |
The term “Cover” shall mean (as an adjective or as a verb including conjugations and variations such as “Covered,” “Coverage” or “Covering”) that the developing, making, using, offering for sale, promoting, selling, exporting or importing of a given compound, formulation or product would infringe a valid claim in the absence of a license under the Patent Rights to which such valid claim pertains. The determination of whether a compound, formulation, process or product is covered by a particular valid claim shall be made on a country-by-country basis. As used in the previous sentence, “valid claim” means, with respect to a particular country a claim in an issued and unexpired patent that has not lapsed or been disclaimed, revoked, held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, unappealable or unappealed within the time allowed for appeal and that has not been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through re-examination, re-issue, disclaimer or otherwise, or lost in an interference proceeding.
1.16 | Effective Date |
The term “Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of the Collaboration Agreement.
1.17 | EMA |
The term “EMA” shall mean the European Medicines Agency or any successor agency with responsibilities comparable to those of the European Medicines Agency.
1.18 | EU |
The term “EU” shall mean the European Union and all its then-current member countries.
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1.19 | Existing Third Party Rights |
The term “Existing Third Party Rights” shall mean any Third Party rights granted by FMI to such Third Party relating to the Products in the Territory under an agreement with FMI existing as of the Effective Date. The Existing Third Party Rights are listed in Appendix 1.19.
1.20 | FMI Know-How |
The term “FMI Know-How” shall mean the Know-How that FMI Controls at the Effective Date and during the Agreement Term.
1.21 | FMI Patent Rights |
The term “FMI Patent Rights” shall mean the Patent Rights that FMI Controls Covering a Product or its use.
1.22 | FMI Territory |
The term “FMI Territory” shall mean (i) the US, (ii) any countries that have been excluded during or after the Business Planning Period, and (iii) any countries that have been removed from the Territory pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
1.23 | FMI Trademarks |
The term “FMI Trademarks” shall mean all trademarks Controlled by FMI which are necessary or useful for use in connection with the commercialization of Products.
1.24 | FTE |
The term “FTE” shall mean a full-time equivalent person-year, based upon a total of no less than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) working hours per year, undertaken in connection with the conduct of research in the Research Program. In no circumstance can the work of any given person exceed one (1) FTE.
1.25 | Gross Margin |
The term “Gross Margin” shall mean Net Sales minus Cost of Services.
1.26 | HSR |
The term “HSR” shall mean the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act.
1.27 | IFRS |
The term “IFRS” shall mean International Financial Reporting Standards.
1.28 | Insolvency Event |
The term “Insolvency Event” shall mean circumstances under which a Party (i) has a receiver or similar officer appointed over all or a material part of its assets or undertaking; (ii) passes a resolution for winding-up (other than a winding-up for the purpose of, or in connection with, any solvent amalgamation or reconstruction) or a court makes an order to that effect or a court makes an order for administration (or any equivalent order in any jurisdiction); (iii) enters into any composition or arrangement with its creditors (other than relating to a solvent restructuring); (iv) ceases to carry on business; (v) is unable to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of business.
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1.29 | JMC |
The term “JMC” shall mean the joint management committee described in Article 6 of the Collaboration Agreement. If the Collaboration Agreement terminates before this Agreement, then the provisions of the Collaboration Agreement to the necessary to interpret or implement this Agreement shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
1.30 | JOC |
The term “JOC” shall mean the joint operating committee as mentioned in the Collaboration Agreement and the US Education Collaboration Agreement, and described in Section 4.2.
1.31 | Know-How |
The term “Know-How” shall mean data, knowledge and information, including chemical manufacturing data, toxicological data, pharmacological data, preclinical data, assays, platforms, formulations, specifications, quality control testing data, that are necessary or useful for the discovery, manufacture, development or commercialization of Products.
1.32 | Net Sales |
The term “Net Sales” shall mean, for a Product in a particular period, the amount calculated by subtracting from the Sales of such Product for such period: (i) […***…].
1.33 | Non-Europe Region |
The “Non-Europe Region” shall mean all countries in the Territory excluding the […***…] Region and the […***…] Region.
1.34 | […***…] Region |
The term “[…***…] Region” shall mean […***…].
1.35 | Party |
The term “Party” shall mean FMI or Roche, as the case may be, and “Parties” shall mean FMI and Roche collectively.
1.36 | Patent Rights |
The term “Patent Rights” shall mean all rights under any patent or patent application, in any country of the Territory, including any patents issuing on such patent application, and further including any substitution, extension or supplementary protection certificate, reissue, reexamination, renewal, division, continuation or continuation-in-part of any of the foregoing.
1.37 | Post Approval Plan |
The term “Post Approval Plan” shall mean the plan for regulatory (including the strategy with respect to Regulatory Approvals and reimbursement approvals for Products) and clinical activities associated with a Product in the Territory.
1.38 | Product |
The term “Product” shall mean (i) FoundationOne® and FoundationOne® Heme, and any updated and successor versions to FoundationOne® and FoundationOne® Heme, including any updated and successor versions with updated gene lists or that provide clinical outcome data (collectively, “Initial Products”), (ii) any clinical diagnostic testing commercial products developed under the Immunotherapy Testing Platform Development Program (as defined in the
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Collaboration Agreement, the ctDNA Platform Development Program (as defined in the Collaboration Agreement), or the CDx Development Program (as defined in the Collaboration Agreement) (clause (ii) collectively, “Collaboration Products”) subject to the terms of Section 8.3.5 , and (iii) any other products that the Parties mutually agree to include under this Agreement. The term “Product” shall include associated Service Activities provided in connection with Sales, […***…]. For clarity, (a) in vitro diagnostic kit products, (b) companion diagnostic assay products developed by FMI for Third Parties, and (c) any standalone data or molecular information products (i.e. other than clinical diagnostic testing commercial products), are excluded from the definition of a Product.
1.39 | Quality Standards |
The term “Quality Standards” shall mean (i) FMI’s standard specifications in accordance with Section 2.3, with respect to the Products and performance of Service Activities, which shall include technical specifications on such Product and standards for the validation of such Product, and (ii) CLIA or QSR requirements, each as applicable to a Product, and other standards required by Applicable Laws in the Territory.
1.40 | Region |
The term “Region” shall mean the […***…] Region, the […***…] Region, and the Non-Europe Region.
1.41 | Regulatory Approval |
The term “Regulatory Approval” shall mean any approvals, licenses, registrations or authorizations by any Regulatory Authority, necessary to manufacture, sell, market or import or have imported any Product in the Territory.
1.42 | Regulatory Authority |
The term “Regulatory Authority” shall mean any national, supranational (e.g., the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Medicines Agency), regional, state or local regulatory agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental entity including the EMA, in any country involved in the granting of Regulatory Approval for the Product.
1.43 | Roche Group |
The term “Roche Group” shall mean collectively Roche and its Affiliates and Sublicensees.
1.44 | Sales |
The term “Sales” shall mean, for a Product in a particular period, the sum of (i) and (ii) :
(i) | the amount stated […***…] for such period […***…]. This amount reflects […***…] in such period reduced by […***…] taken in accordance with […***…]. By way of example […***…] taken in accordance […***…]: |
(a) | […***…]. |
(b) | […***…]. |
(c) | […***…]. |
(d) | […***…]. |
(e) | […***…]. |
For purposes of clarity, […***…] shall be excluded from “Sales.”
(ii) | […***…]. |
1.45 | Sublicensee |
The term “Sublicensee” shall mean a permitted entity to which Roche has licensed rights in accordance with Section 2.1.2 of this Agreement.
1.46 | Tactical Plan |
The term “Tactical Plan” shall mean the plan describing the tactics and logistics for marketing, promotion and sale of a Product in a specific country or Region, which shall address matters such as (i) annual minimum amounts of Product to be sold in such country or Region, (ii) details regarding the marketing support for the Products, and (iii) other activities to be conducted by either Party.
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1.47 | Territory |
The term “Territory” shall mean all countries of the world, excluding the FMI Territory.
1.48 | Third Party |
The term “Third Party” shall mean a person or entity other than (i) FMI or any of its Affiliates or (ii) a member of the Roche Group.
1.49 | US |
The term “US” shall mean the United States of America and its territories and possessions.
1.50 | US$ |
The term “US$” shall mean US dollars.
1.51 | Additional Definitions |
Each of the following definitions is set forth in the Section of this Agreement indicated below:
Definition |
Section | |
Accounting Period | 9.1 | |
Alliance Director | 4.10 | |
Arbitration Offer | 8.3.5 | |
Arbitration Commencement Date | 8.3.5 | |
Average Delivery Time Metric | 7.5.2.4 | |
Bankruptcy Code | 18 | |
Breaching Party | 17.2.1 | |
Business Planning Period | 7.1 | |
Chairperson | 4.2 | |
Collaboration Agreement | Whereas clause | |
Collaboration Product | 1.38 | |
Consensus Matters | 4.7.3 | |
Decision Period | 12.4 | |
Dependent Obligation | 7.5.1.4 | |
Disclosing Party | 1.12 | |
Expert | 8.3.5 | |
Extended Period | 7.4 | |
Global Cost | 8.2.1 | |
Global Test Fixed Fee | 8.2.1 | |
Indemnified Party | 14.3 | |
Indemnifying Party | 14.3 | |
Initial Discussion Period | 8.3.5 | |
Initial Term | 1.4 | |
Initial Product | 1.38 | |
Initiating Party | 12.4 | |
Investor Rights Agreement | Whereas clause | |
IVD Collaboration | Whereas clause |
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Definition |
Section | |
JOT | 4.9 | |
Local Cost | 8.2.2 | |
Local Test Fixed Fee | 8.2.2 | |
Members | 4.2 | |
Minimum Price | 7.6 | |
Minimum Revenue Requirements | 1.1.1.1 | |
Minimum Transfer Payment | 17.3.4.3 | |
NGS | 7.4 | |
Non-Breaching Party | 17.2.1 | |
Panel | 8.3.5 | |
Payment Currency | 9.3 | |
Peremptory Notice Period | 17.2.1 | |
Precedent Obligation | 7.5.1.4 | |
Product Trademark | 12.2 | |
Publishing Notice | 16.4 | |
Publishing Party | 16.4 | |
Qualified Sample | 7.5.2.4 | |
Quarterly Average Delivery Time Failure | 7.5.2.4 | |
Rebuttal | 8.3.5 | |
Receiving Party | 1.12 | |
Related Agreements | Whereas clause | |
Renewal Term | 1.4 | |
Roche Transfer Activities | 17.3.4.3 | |
ROFN Negotiation Period | 3 | |
Royalty Term | 8.3.1 | |
Samples | 17.3.4.3 | |
Selected Agreement | 8.3.5 | |
Settlement | 12.4 | |
Service Activities | 1.14 | |
Suit Notice | 12.4 | |
Supporting Memorandum | 8.3.5 | |
Third Party Test Fee | 8.2.2 | |
Transaction Agreement | Whereas clause | |
Universal CDx Product | 2.2 | |
US Education Collaboration Agreement | Whereas clause |
2. | Licenses and Exclusivity |
2.1 | Licenses |
2.1.1 | Patents and Know-How |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, FMI hereby grants to Roche a right and license, including the right to sublicense solely as permitted in Section 2.1.2, under FMI’s interest in the FMI Patent Rights and FMI Know-How to use, have used, import, have imported, export,
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have exported, market, have marketed, distribute, have distributed, sell and have sold Products in the Territory. Subject to Section 2.2, the foregoing license shall be co-exclusive (with FMI) during the Business Planning Period and exclusive (even as to FMI) following the Business Planning Period.
2.1.2 | Sublicenses |
The licenses granted by FMI to Roche in Section 2.1.1 and 2.1.3 may be sublicensed by Roche to any Affiliate of Roche for so long as such Affiliate remains an Affiliate. Any such sublicense automatically terminates if such Affiliate Sublicensee ceases to be an Affiliate of Roche. In addition, the licenses granted by FMI to Roche in Section 2.1.1 and 2.1.3 (and any sublicense by Roche to an Affiliate of Roche) may be sublicensed (through one or more tiers) by Roche (and its Affiliates) to a Third Party (i) without the prior written consent of FMI in countries where Roche customarily utilizes such Third Party to conduct commercialization activities on behalf of Roche or its Affiliates or (ii) otherwise with the prior written consent of FMI, not to be unreasonably withheld. Roche shall be liable for any act or omission of any such Sublicensee that is a breach of any of Roche’s obligations under this Agreement as though the same were a breach by Roche, and FMI shall have the right to proceed directly against Roche without any obligation to first proceed against such Sublicensee.
2.1.3 | Trademarks |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, FMI hereby grants to Roche a right and license, including the right to sublicense solely as permitted in Section 2.1.2, under FMI’s interest in the FMI Trademarks to use, have used, import, have imported, export, have exported, market, have marketed, distribute, have distributed, sell and have sold Products in the Territory. Subject to Section 2.2, the foregoing license shall be co-exclusive (with FMI) during the Business Planning Period and exclusive (even as to FMI) following the Business Planning Period. Such trademark licenses shall be non-transferable, except that FMI shall have the right to sublicense such rights to its licensees in the FMI Territory, and Roche shall have the right to sublicense such rights to its permitted Sublicensees in the Territory.
2.2 | Exclusive Right to Commercialize Products |
During the Business Planning Period, FMI will continue to be responsible for and will book all sales of Products in the Territory.
After the Business Planning Period, Roche and its Sublicensees shall have the exclusive right (even as to FMI) to market, distribute and sell Products in the Territory, subject to activities designated for FMI to conduct under a Tactical Plan approved by the JOC. To the extent applicable, the foregoing right shall be subject to the rights granted under the Existing Third Party Rights. If FMI receives any order from a prospective purchaser located in a country in the Territory, FMI shall promptly refer that order to Roche, and Roche shall process such order for such purchaser in the Territory in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If Roche receives any order from a prospective purchaser located in the FMI Territory, then Roche shall promptly refer that order to FMI. The Parties will discuss an appropriate transition plan for the Existing Third Party Rights. However, after the Business Planning Period, at Roche’s request, and to the extent possible under the Existing Third Party Rights without incurring any termination fee, penalty or similar fee, FMI will terminate any or all of the Existing Third Party Rights. Notwithstanding the above, if there is any termination fee, penalty or similar fee, Roche shall have the right to pay such termination fee, penalty or similar fee to terminate any or all of the Existing
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Third Party Rights. Moreover, Roche shall have the right, in coordination with FMI, to engage in negotiations with the Third Parties to which the Existing Third Party Rights pertain, with the intent of allowing Roche to intervene to terminate such Existing Third Party Rights.
Unless otherwise agreed expressly by the Parties, for any companion diagnostic assay Product that is also for use in indicating a therapeutic or referencing a clinical trial of a Third Party (“Universal CDx Product”), such Third Party shall have the right to recommend use of such Universal CDx Product in the Territory to the extent allowable under Applicable Law, including using or referencing such Universal CDx Product name, logo and trade dress in such Third Party therapeutics label, package insert, or in its promotional and regulatory materials.
2.3 | Product Specifications; Modifications |
Product specifications for the Initial Products are attached hereto as Appendix 2.3. FMI will develop product specifications for all other Products during development of each such Product. FMI will provide a copy of draft product specifications to the JOC for all other Products as such specifications are substantially completed. FMI will provide a copy of any material modifications to any Product specifications to the JOC no less than […***…] prior to anticipated locking of the design file, unless such changes are reasonably required to be implemented on an expedited basis, for example, to maintain compliance with Applicable Laws or the requirements of any Regulatory Authority, in which case FMI shall provide such specifications to the JOC as far in advance of implementation as is reasonably practicable. FMI shall consider in good faith any and all comments or concerns timely raised by Roche in connection with its review of such draft specifications or such modifications. FMI has final authority to adopt specifications for the Products and modifications thereto, […***…].
3. | Right to Include Future Products |
During the Agreement Term, Roche shall have a first right to negotiate with FMI to include in the Territory future clinical diagnostic testing commercial products Controlled by FMI (excluding (i) in vitro diagnostics kit products, (ii) any companion diagnostic assay products developed by FMI for a Third Party, and (iii) any standalone data or molecular information products (i.e. other than clinical diagnostic testing commercial products)), as a Product to market, distribute and sell in the Territory, on terms to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. If FMI plans to Commercially Launch a clinical diagnostic testing commercial product in the Territory or grant such product rights to a Third Party, then FMI shall provide Roche with written notice of such plan and a copy of draft specifications for such Product. […***…].
4. | Governance |
4.1 | Joint Management Committee |
The roles and responsibilities of the JMC are set forth in the Collaboration Agreement.
4.2 | Joint Operational Committee |
The JOC serves to oversee all activities under this Agreement. The JOC will strive to reach consensus on any matters within its authority with each Party having one (1) vote. The JOC will reasonably consider all information, proposals and advice received from each Party in relation to the matters for which it has responsibility. Unresolved disputes at the JOC will be escalated to the JMC using the procedures outlined in the Collaboration Agreement.
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4.3 | Members |
The JOC shall be composed of an equal number of persons from each Party (“Members”). Roche and FMI each shall be entitled to appoint three (3) Members with appropriate seniority and functional expertise, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. Each Party may replace any of its Members and appoint a person to fill the vacancy arising from each such replacement. A Party that replaces a Member shall notify the other Party at least […***…] prior to the next scheduled meeting of the JOC. Both Parties shall use reasonable efforts to keep an appropriate level of continuity in representation. Both Parties may invite a reasonable number of additional experts and/or advisors to attend part of or the whole JOC meeting with prior notification to the JOC. Members may be represented at any meeting by another person designated by the absent Member. The JOC shall be chaired […***…], and then alternating between the Parties on a […***…] basis thereafter (“Chairperson”).
4.4 | Responsibilities of the JOC |
The JOC shall have the responsibility and authority to:
(a) | create and approve a transition plan for Existing Third Party Rights; |
(b) | review and recommend for approval by the JMC Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans for Products that Roche intends to Commercially Launch or has Commercially Launched; |
(c) | review and recommend for approval by the JMC any revisions to the Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans; |
(d) | review and oversee execution of the Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans; |
(e) | establish timelines for the Commercial Launch of any Products and the marketing, distribution and sale of such Products; |
(f) | identify appropriate resources necessary to conduct the Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans; |
(g) | create, oversee or disband JOTs as deemed appropriate; |
(h) | establish and set expectations and mandates for JOTs, if applicable; |
(i) | resolve disputes of the ESWG (as such term is defined in the US Education Collaboration Agreement) in accordance with Section 2.2.3 of the US Education Collaboration Agreement; |
(j) | monitor and implement plans to ensure adequate Product supply in the Territory; |
(k) | review and approve product and corporate level branding for Products subject to Section 12.2 (Trademarks & Labeling); |
(l) | […***…]; |
(m) | review and recommend for approval by the JMC promotional materials outside of FMI’s approved guidelines; |
(n) | review and recommend for approval by the JMC any clinical research for Products in the Territory; provided that the Parties may conduct clinical research without approval of the JMC in accordance with Section 6.2 (Clinical Trials); |
(o) | […***…]; |
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(p) | recommend action items to its respective decision making bodies; |
(q) | review Quality Standards and modifications thereto in accordance with Section 2.3 (Product Specifications and Modifications); |
(r) | review customer service practices and performance in accordance with Section 7.5.2.3 (Customer Service); |
(s) | review strategies for reimbursement approvals in accordance with Section 6.4 (Reimbursement); |
(t) | review Average Delivery Time Metric in accordance with Section 7.5.2.4; and |
(u) | attempt in good faith to resolve any disputes between the Parties. |
The JOC shall have no responsibility and authority other than that expressly set forth in this Section, in the Related Agreements or as otherwise agreed to in writing by both Parties.
4.5 | Meetings |
The Chairperson or his/her delegate will be responsible for sending invitations and agendas for all JOC meetings to all Members at least […***…] before the next scheduled meeting of the JOC. The venue for the meetings shall be agreed by the JOC. The JOC shall hold meetings at least […***…], either in person or by tele-/video-conference, and in any case as frequently as the Members of the JOC may agree shall be necessary, but not less than […***…]. The Alliance Director of each Party may attend the JOC meetings as a permanent participant.
4.6 | Minutes |
The Chairperson will be responsible for designating a Member to record in reasonable detail and circulate draft minutes of JOC meetings to all members of the JOC for comment and review within […***…] after the relevant meeting. The Members of the JOC shall have […***…] to provide comments. The Party preparing the minutes shall incorporate timely received comments and distribute finalized minutes to all Members of the JOC within […***…] of the relevant meeting. The Chairperson approves the final version of the minutes before its distribution.
4.7 | Decisions |
4.7.1 | Decision Making Authority |
The JOC shall decide matters within its responsibilities set forth in Section 4.4.
4.7.2 | Consensus; Good Faith |
The Members of the JOC shall act in good faith to cooperate with one another and seek agreement with respect to issues to be decided by the JOC. The Parties shall endeavor to make decisions by consensus with each Party having one (1) vote.
4.7.3 | Failure to Reach Consensus |
If the JOC is unable to decide a matter requiring JOC approval by consensus, then the matter shall be escalated to the […***…].
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4.8 | Information Exchange |
FMI and Roche shall exchange the information in relation to its activities under this Agreement through the JOC. FMI and Roche may ask reasonable questions in relation to the above information and offer advice in relation thereto and each Party shall give due consideration to the other Party’s input. The JOC may determine other routes of information exchange. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if FMI, FMI’s Affiliates or sublicensees have sales forces in a country/Region outside of the FMI Territory for a product after the Business Planning Period, then Roche shall have the right to redact competitively sensitive information, including within the Tactical Plans or Post Approval Plans provided to FMI for any Product in such country/Region.
4.9 | Joint Operational Teams |
The JOC shall have the right to establish joint operational teams (“JOT”), which shall have the authority granted to them by the JOC and shall be comprised of members from both Parties.
4.10 | Alliance Director |
Each Party shall appoint one person to be its point of contact with responsibility for facilitating communication and collaboration between the Parties (each, an “Alliance Director”). The Alliance Directors shall be permanent participants of the JOC meetings (but not members of the JOC). The Alliance Directors shall facilitate resolution of potential and pending issues and potential disputes to enable the JOC to reach consensus and avert escalation of such issues or potential disputes.
4.11 | Limitations of Authority |
The JOC shall have no authority to amend or waive any terms of this Agreement.
4.12 | Expenses |
Each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses including travel and accommodation costs incurred in connection with the JOC.
4.13 | Lifetime |
The JOC shall exist during the Agreement Term.
5. | Supply |
Subject to Section 7.5.2.4, FMI shall be solely and exclusively responsible […***…] for the commercial supply of Products for sale in the Territory by or on behalf of Roche, and FMI shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to provide Products and Service Activities in the amounts requested by Roche meeting the Quality Standards and Average Delivery Time Metric.
For a given Product, if FMI fails to complete the Service Activities associated with such Product in a manner that meets such Product’s Quality Standards for at least […***…] of the Qualified Samples received from Roche in the Territory in a given Calendar Quarter (a “Quarterly Quality Standards Failure”) and such failure exists for […***…], then prior to the end of such […***…], the JOC shall prepare a plan for improving such performance, which plan will be implemented in the […***…]. The JOC will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of such plan with a goal of achieving and maintaining compliance on a consistent basis for such Quality Standards. If, following the implementation of a plan by the JOC to improve such performance, FMI is unable to improve performance, and there is a Quarterly Quality Standards Failure for […***…] (a “Material Performance Standards Failure”), then this shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement by FMI.
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[…***…]. Roche shall have the right, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advanced notice, to audit any Third Party used by FMI or its Affiliates in the supply of Products and services related to Products to the extent permitted in any existing agreements with such Third Party contractors and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements. Any new agreements entered into by FMI with respect to commercial supply of Products for sale in the Territory by or on behalf of Roche, shall provide Roche with the right to audit.
6. | Regulatory |
6.1 | Responsibility |
Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, FMI, […***…], shall be responsible for, in consultation with Roche, and shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts in the preparation of applications for Regulatory Approvals, as well as all governmental approvals required to market, import, have imported, sell and have sold Products in the Territory. FMI shall be responsible for pursuing and compiling all regulatory filing documentation, and Roche shall reasonably assist FMI in preparing and submitting such regulatory filing documentation and interacting with Regulatory Authorities, for Products in the Territory. FMI or its Affiliates shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to prepare, or have prepared for it, all regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals for all Products that are required to be submitted in each country of the Territory where Roche intends to Commercially Launch a Product or has Commercially Launched a Product. Roche shall reasonably assist FMI in submitting all such regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals in FMI’s name, unless prohibited by Applicable Law, in which case, to the extent required under Applicable Law, Roche shall file such regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals in Roche’s name. Each Party shall promptly supply the other Party with a copy of all material communications related to a Product to or from any Regulatory Authority in the Territory, including (i) communications with respect to any visits by any governmental authority or Regulatory Authority to any facilities at which any Product is manufactured or sold in the Territory and (ii) any written or oral inquiries about, any procedures in connection with any Product in the Territory.
6.2 | Clinical Trials |
The Parties shall discuss at the JOC and consider any clinical research (including, without limitation, any investigator sponsored studies and studies with key opinion leaders) to be conducted for the Products during the Agreement Term that may be necessary or reasonably useful in furtherance of market development and access for Products in the Territory. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, Roche shall have the right to conduct local clinical studies (including investigator sponsored studies and clinical studies with key opinion leaders) where such clinical research is for such local country or Region, provided that Roche shall consult with FMI through the JOC and consider in good faith any comments provided by FMI with respect to such strategy and conduct of such local clinical studies, […***…] in a given country in the Territory during the Agreement Term. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, with respect to any global clinical studies, FMI shall have the right to conduct, […***…], and shall be responsible for the strategy and conduct of such global clinical studies, provided that FMI shall consult with Roche through the JOC and consider in good faith any comments provided by Roche with respect to such strategy and conduct of such global clinical studies. If the Parties do not mutually agree to conduct additional global clinical research for the Territory, FMI shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pursue such global clinical research in its sole discretion and shall be responsible for […***…].
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6.3 | Reporting Adverse Events |
If the development or commercialization or a given Product mandates the mutual reporting of adverse events, the Parties will establish procedures for tracking and informing each other concerning such adverse advents as required by law, and shall maintain such databases and execute such agreements as needed for this purpose.
6.4 | Reimbursement |
Roche will be responsible, […***…], in cooperation with FMI, for all activities related to reimbursement approval for Products in the Territory. Prior to submission, Roche shall discuss its proposed filings for reimbursement approval of Products at the JOC and shall consider in good faith any comments provided by FMI with respect to such filings. After those materials have been submitted to the appropriate pricing authority, Roche shall permit FMI to obtain copies of such materials, including in electronic format, at reasonable times. However, if FMI, FMI’s Affiliates, or sublicensees have sales forces in a country/Region outside of the FMI Territory for a FMI clinical diagnostic product after the Business Planning Period, then Roche shall have the right to redact from such filings competitively sensitive information on reimbursement approvals to FMI for any Product in such country/Region. Roche shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to file submissions for reimbursement approval in each country where it intends to, or has, Commercially Launched a Product. For clarity, submissions for reimbursement approval in the Territory shall be consistent with the […***…] agreed upon by the Parties.
7. | Commercialization |
7.1 | Business Planning Period |
The Parties will use the first […***…] of the Initial Term (such […***…] period the “Business Planning Period”) to explore and develop a plan for the commercialization of the Initial Products by Roche in the Territory.
During the Business Planning Period, the Parties will focus on an analysis of the market, prioritization of countries and Regions within the Territory with respect to market access and market development, and in the formation of strategies related to obtaining Regulatory Approval and reimbursement for Products in said prioritized countries and Regions.
Following the Business Planning Period, the Parties will implement on the strategies agreed to at the JOC and JMC, in a staged approach and according to detailed Tactical Plans and Post-Approval Plans for each country/Region. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, following the Business Planning Period, Roche shall have the exclusive right (even as to FMI) to market, distribute and sell Products in the Territory in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding this exclusive right, the JOC shall consider utilizing FMI to conduct certain medical educational and/or medical affairs activities in connection with a Tactical Plan.
7.2 | Reduction in Scope of Territory |
During the Business Planning Period, Roche shall have the right to exclude countries or Regions from the Territory with immediate effect by providing written notice to FMI. Upon delivery of such written notice, the Territory shall be revised to remove such country or Region from the Territory and upon such country or Region shall be deemed to be included in the FMI Territory. For clarity,
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upon exclusion of any country or Region by Roche pursuant to this Section 7.2, the licenses and rights granted under this Agreement to Roche with respect to such country or Region, as applicable, shall automatically terminate and FMI shall have the sole right and discretion with respect to Products in such excluded country or Region.
7.3 | Sales |
Except as otherwise expressly agreed between the Parties, after the Business Planning Period:
(a) | Subject to the Existing Third Party Rights, Roche will book all sales of Products in the Territory. |
(b) | Subject to the Existing Third Party Rights, Roche will be responsible for billing and collections of Products in the Territory. |
7.4 | Territory, Initial Launch and Launch Delay Fee |
Following the Business Planning Period, and subject to FMI having fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, if Roche fails to Commercially Launch the Initial Products in a given Region in the Territory in accordance with the schedule below, then Roche shall have the right to pay FMI a Launch Delay Fee […***…] (the “Extended Period”). If Roche does not pay the Launch Delay Fee or thereafter Commercially Launch the Initial Products within the Extended Period, then FMI may, in its sole discretion, elect to (i) convert the licenses under Section 2.1 to non-exclusive, or (ii) terminate the licenses under Section 2.1 and remove the Regions from the Roche Territory (and upon such election such Region shall be deemed to be included in the FMI Territory) in each case (i) and (ii) other than in any country in such Region where Roche has already Commercially Launched prior to the end of the applicable period or Extended Period):
[…***…].
For example, […***…]
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Roche shall not be required to pay any Launch Delay Fee if such failure to Commercially Launch is a result of FMI failing to meet its responsibilities under this Agreement, including providing […***…], and, Roche shall have an automatic extension of the deadline for the amount of time equal to the period in which FMI has not cured such failure before which Roche is required to launch in a Region. For clarity, upon FMI’s cure of such failure, if Roche fails to meet the extended deadline for Commercial Launch, then Roche shall have the right to pay the Launch Delay Fee and obtain the extension or such Regions (other than any country in such Regions where Roche has already Commercial Launched) shall be deemed to be included in the FMI Territory.
7.5 | Responsibility |
7.5.1 | Roche Responsibilities |
7.5.1.1 | Funding Commitment |
Subject to FMI meeting its obligations under this Agreement, during the first […***…] of the Initial Term, Roche will commit at least […***…] in Roche FTE resources (based on Roche’s standard FTE rates as consistently applied). and out-of-pocket expenditures for the activities under this Agreement. FMI may audit Roche in accordance with Article 11 to ensure compliance with this Section. Notwithstanding the above, if there is a reduction in the scope of the Territory pursuant to Section 7.2, then FMI and Roche shall negotiate in good faith an adjustment to the […***…] commitment to equitably reflect the reduction in the market value of the Territory.
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7.5.1.2 | Minimum Revenue Requirement |
Commencing in […***…], in connection with the review of the Tactical Plan, […***…] (the “Minimum Revenue Requirements”). If the Initial Product specifications are modified pursuant to Section 2.3, the JOC may establish new Minimum Revenue Requirements for such Initial Product for the year in which such modification occurs. Roche will […***…]. If Roche fails to meet the Minimum Revenue Requirements for an Initial Product in any country in the Territory for […***…], then FMI will have the right, in its sole discretion, to either (i) remove such country from the Territory (and upon such election such country shall be deemed to be included in the FMI Territory) or (ii) convert the license for such country to non-exclusive.
7.5.1.3 | Commercial Activities |
During the Business Planning Period, Roche’s activities shall focus […***…].
Throughout the Agreement Term, Roche will be responsible for the preparation of country-or Region-specific Tactical Plans and Post-Approval Plans for Products in the Territory, which shall be updated […***…] and submitted to the JOC for review and comment. All activities under this Agreement will be conducted in accordance with country- or Region-specific Tactical Plans and Post-Approval Plans to be developed by Roche, working in cooperation with FMI, subject to review and approval by the JMC.
Roche will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to initiate and pursue market development and Commercially Launch Products in the Territory in accordance with the Tactical Plans, Post Approval Plans and the terms of this Agreement.
7.5.1.4 | Equitable Adjustments |
Where either Roche or FMI has an obligation under this Agreement (each such a “Dependent Obligation”) that can only reasonably be fulfilled if the other Party first performs one or more of its specific contractual obligations hereunder (each a “Precedent Obligation”), then, any deadline for the performance by Roche or FMI, as applicable, of such Dependent Obligation shall be tolled (i.e., the deadline shall be extended) for a period of time equal to the delay in the performance by such other Party of the relevant Precedent Obligation. For avoidance of doubt, each such deadline shall be similarly tolled to the extent achievement of an obligation under this Agreement is prevented by an event of force majeure as and to the extent provided in Section 19.16.
7.5.2 | FMI Responsibilities |
7.5.2.1 | Product Training |
FMI will provide Roche with NGS and Product training using Commercially Reasonable Efforts, including samples of each related training material used by FMI in the FMI Territory throughout the Term. Such training will be provided in the locations and on the schedule agreed to in the Tactical Plans. Each Party shall be responsible for their respective costs in relation thereto. For clarity, FMI trainers will provide this training at no charge to Roche.
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7.5.2.2 | Materials |
[…***…], or more frequently when available throughout the Term, FMI will provide Roche with copies of its then current Product marketing material, and will share with Roche any Product brand, promotional, or similar plans, any market research plans and results, any educational materials or other information or analysis prepared by or for FMI related to the Products in the FMI Territory or in the Territory.
Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, after the Business Planning Period, FMI will be responsible for Product sequencing, analysis and reporting services in accordance with the NGS Sequencing, Analysis and Reporting section below.
7.5.2.3 | Customer Service |
During the Business Planning Period, the JOC shall discuss and determine the reasonable levels of customer service assistance in addressing sales and technical support issues, customer inquiries, defective product and service replacements to be provided by the Parties in each country in the Territory consistent with the Tactical Plans, including in which local country languages and manner such customer service shall be provided. […***…]. FMI shall provide Roche with […***…] reports summarizing customer service assistance requests and inquiries (including a breakdown by percentage of the general issues or complaints raised by customers for each country).
7.5.2.4 | NGS Sequencing and Supply of Products and Service Activities |
FMI shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to provide Roche with the Service Activities (including NGS sequencing) necessary for Roche to implement the Tactical Plan and to meet the commercial need for Products sold by Roche in the Territory. Such Service Activities will meet the Quality Standards and the Average Delivery Time Metric. In the event of a shortfall/limited capacity of Products or Service Activities needed by both FMI and Roche, such available capacity shall be distributed […***…] with respect to the then-current volume used by each Party.
For each Product, FMI will provide the JOC with the average time between receipt by FMI of a processable sample meeting minimum tissue or other specimen requirements as set forth in FMI’s standard operating procedures (such sample, a “Qualified Sample”) and delivery by FMI of the results of testing for such Product (the “Average Delivery Time Metric”). Such Average Delivery Time Metric will initially be […***…] days for FoundationOne® and […***…] days for FoundationOne® Heme. After the Business Planning Period and periodically thereafter, the Average Delivery Time Metric may be revised by mutual written agreement of the Parties for differences in logistical, regulatory and other relevant factors. For a given Product, if FMI fails to achieve the Average Delivery Time Metric for at least […***…] of the Qualified Samples received from Roche in the Territory in […***…] Calendar Quarter (a “Quarterly Average Delivery Time Failure”) and such failure exists […***…], then prior to the end of such […***…], the JOC shall prepare a plan for improving such performance, which plan will be implemented in the […***…]. The JOC will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of such plan with a goal of achieving and maintaining compliance on a consistent basis for such Average Delivery Time Metric. If, following the implementation of a plan by the JOC to improve such performance, FMI is unable to improve performance, and there is a Quarterly Average Delivery Time Failure for an additional […***…] (a “Material Average Delivery Time Failure”), then this shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement by FMI.
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To the extent feasible and permitted by Applicable Law and regulatory guidelines of applicable Regulatory Authorities, the initial sequencing will be conducted by FMI at FMI’s laboratory and facilities in the US.
FMI shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct or have conducted genomic sequencing locally for its Initial Products […***…] after the Business Planning Period ends. FMI shall provide Roche with a written plan for the set-up of such […***…] laboratories, and shall consider Roche’s reasonable comments thereto. FMI shall update Roche on the progress of the establishment of […***…] testing. Such […***…] activities shall be provided in at least the same quality and standards as the […***…] testing in effect as of the Effective Date. To the extent that local Third Party costs are passed through to Roche, such costs shall be negotiated in good faith and at arms’ length with no benefits being given to FMI to the advantage or FMI, its Affiliates, sublicensees or customers that cause a disadvantage or do not similarly benefit the Roche Group and its customers.
FMI will be solely responsible, […***…], for the establishment of such laboratories and all Regulatory Approvals necessary for the establishment and operation of such laboratory(ies). Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties expressly acknowledge that FMI may choose to work with […***…].
Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Parties, data and final analysis, including medical curation and report generation will be conducted by FMI. Final reports will be provided from FMI in English or in the local language, to the extent requested by Roche and agreed to by FMI. If FMI is unable to provide local sequencing on the timeline set forth in this Section 7.5.2.4, or if FMI is unable to provide the NGS sequencing necessary to meet Roche’s commercial requirements for a period of […***…], then the JOC shall meet to determine a plan for improving such performance and the JOC will monitor the implementation and effectiveness of such plan, and FMI will provide reasonable support, with a goal of ensuring ongoing access to sufficient local sequencing, which may include Roche (itself or with or through a Third Party acceptable to FMI) performing such local sequencing in a manner approved by FMI that meets FMI’s requirements for performing subsequent Service Activities.
7.6 | Branding and Pricing |
Product branding and corporate-level branding will be discussed and agreed to at the JOC. The Parties will discuss at the JOC a […***…] in the Territory (the “[…***…]”). Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Parties, the list price for each Product in the Territory will be equal to or greater than the […***…] for such Product.
7.7 | Product Promotional Materials |
The Parties will collaborate and coordinate around development of any promotional or educational materials to be utilized for Products in the Territory leveraging FMI’s existing materials.
After the Business Planning Period, Roche shall be responsible for the preparation of all product promotional material for use with the Products by Roche in the Territory. All such Product promotional material shall be consistent with reasonable brand and Product guidelines provided to Roche by FMI. Any Product promotional materials not consistent with such approved
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guidelines shall be subject to review and approval by FMI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Product promotional guidelines and materials approved by FMI to be used by Roche will be subject to final review and approval by Roche.
8. | Payment |
8.1 | General |
Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, each Party shall bear its own costs for its activities under this Agreement, including without limitation, in connection with the Tactical Plans.
8.2 | Costs of Services |
8.2.1 | FMI Service Costs |
For each Product sold in the Territory, if FMI provides Service Activities for such Product, at FMI’s laboratories and facilities in the United States, Roche will pay FMI […***…] (collectively the “Global Cost”) […***…] (collectively, the “Global Test Fixed Fee”). The Global Test Fixed Fee for a Product will be calculated on a trailing […***…] basis, and the Global Test Fixed Fee and calculation shall be provided to Roche within […***…] after each […***…] in the Agreement Term, based on the Global Test Fixed Fee as determined from the preceding […***…] and […***…], subject to audit by Roche in accordance with Article 11.
For each Product sold in the Territory if FMI provides initial sequencing in laboratories and facilities outside of the US, Roche will pay FMI […***…] (collectively, the “Local Cost”), plus […***…] and […***…] (collectively, the “US Cost”), […***…] collectively, the “Local Test Fixed Fee”). The Local Test Fixed Fee for a Product will be calculated on a trailing […***…] basis, and the Local Test Fixed Fee and calculation shall be provided to Roche within […***…] after each […***…] in the Agreement Term, based on the Local Test Fixed Fee as determined from the preceding […***…] and fixed for such Calendar Quarter during the Agreement Term, subject to audit by Roche in accordance with Article 11.
FMI will submit invoices on a […***…] basis and Roche shall pay all Global Test Fixed Fees and Local Test Fixed Fees within […***…] following Roche’s receipt of an invoice for such fees.
8.2.2 | Third Party Service Costs |
FMI may have all or part of the Service Activities for Products in the Territory performed by a Third Party subject to the terms and conditions for Third Parties set forth in Section 7.5.2.4 or as otherwise agreed to in writing by Roche. In the event that all or part of the Service Activities are performed by a Third Party, Roche shall reimburse FMI […***…] (the “Third Party Test Fee”), provided that (i) such Third Party Test Fees are negotiated in good faith and at arms’ length with no benefits being given to FMI to the advantage or FMI, its Affiliates, sublicensees or customers that cause a disadvantage or do not similarly benefit the Roche Group and its customers, and (ii) […***…].
Roche shall pay all Third Party Test Fees within […***…] following Roche’s receipt of an invoice for such fees.
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8.3 | Royalty Payments and Sales Milestones |
8.3.1 | Royalty Term |
Royalties shall be payable by Roche on […***…] of Initial Products on an aggregated basis for all Initial Products commencing on the first commercial sale of an Initial Product and continuing for so long as Roche is selling any Initial Product (“Royalty Term”).
8.3.2 | Royalty Rates |
The following royalty rates shall apply to the respective tiers of aggregate […***…] of Initial Products in the Territory, on an incremental basis, as follows: […***…].
For example, if […***…] of an Initial Product in the Territory, for the first […***…] in a given […***…], is […***…].
If then in the second […***…] of such […***…], the […***…] of an Initial Product in the Territory is also […***…] for such […***…] thus far, […***…].
For the purpose of calculating royalties of a Product, […***…] and the royalty rates shall be subject to the following adjustments, as applicable:
8.3.3 | Third Party Payments |
In the event that it is necessary for Roche to obtain a license from a Third Party for Third Party intellectual property rights to use or sell the Product in the Territory following the Effective Date, Roche shall have the right to deduct […***…] of any consideration actually paid to such Third Party for such license from the royalties otherwise due and payable by Roche to FMI under this Section 8.3; provided, however, that in no case shall such reduction lower the amount of royalties otherwise payable under this Section 8.3 by more than […***…].
8.3.4 | Sales Milestones |
Roche will pay a one-time, non-refundable sales milestone payment of Ten Million US Dollars (US$10,000,000) the first time the aggregate annual Gross Margin of […***…] in a given Calendar Year first reach One Hundred Million US Dollars (US$100,000,000). […***…]
8.3.5 | Collaboration Products |
The financial terms for any Product that is a Collaboration Product (including royalty rates and sales milestone payments) and the diligence obligations for any such Product (including Commercial Launch obligations and Minimum Revenue Requirements) must be mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, taking into consideration the relative contributions made by each Party to the development of such Product, before such Product is included in this Agreement. Following FMI’s decision to Commercially Launch a Collaboration Product in the Territory, FMI shall provide written notice to Roche, and if the Parties cannot agree to terms and conditions for the inclusion of such Collaboration Product as a Product in this Agreement within […***…] (the “Initial Discussion Period”), then the Parties shall each select an independent Third Party expert who is neutral, disinterested and impartial, and has significant relevant experience in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products (the “Expert”). Each Expert will within […***…] select a […***…] Expert to form a panel of […***…] Experts (“Panel”). The date on which such Panel is in place will be the “Arbitration Commencement Date.” Each Party shall within […***…] following the Arbitration Commencement Date prepare and deliver to both the Panel and the other Party its proposed financial terms (including royalty rates and sales
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milestone payments) and diligence obligations (including initial launch and minimum revenue requirements) (collectively, the “Arbitration Offer”) to resolve the disputed matter for such Product and a memorandum (the “Supporting Memorandum”) in support thereof; provided that such Arbitration Offer shall be on the same or substantially similar terms as the last offer made by such Party to the other Party during the Initial Discussion Period. The Panel will also be provided with a copy of this Agreement. Within […***…] after receipt of the other Party’s Supporting Memorandum, each Party may submit to the Panel (with a copy to the other Party) a rebuttal to the other Party’s Supporting Memorandum (a “Rebuttal”), which may include a revision, marked to show changes, of either Party’s proposed terms. Neither Party may have communications (either written or oral) with the Panel other than for the sole purpose of engaging the Panel or as expressly permitted in this Section 8.3.5. Within […***…] after the Panel’s receipt of each Party’s Rebuttal (or the expiration of the period for the Parties to submit a Rebuttal, if earlier), the Panel will select, between the proposals provided by the Parties, the proposal that the Panel believes most accurately reflects an equitable result for FMI and Roche (the “Selected Agreement”). The Panel shall not have the authority to modify a proposal initially submitted by a Party. The decision of the Panel shall be the sole, exclusive and binding remedy and the Selected Agreement shall become a binding and enforceable agreement between the Parties. The Panel will have reasonable discretion to request additional information, hold a hearing, and extend the time frame for reaching a decision regarding the dispute at issue. The Experts’ fees and expenses will be paid by the Party whose proposal is not selected by the Panel. Each Party will bear and pay its own expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings under this Section 8.3.5.
8.4 | Disclosure of Payments |
Each Party acknowledges that the other Party may be obligated to disclose this financial arrangement, including all fees, payments and transfers of value, as may be advisable or required under Applicable Law.
9. | Accounting and Reporting |
9.1 | Timing of Payments |
Roche shall calculate royalties […***…] (each being the last day of an “Accounting Period”) and shall pay royalties on Net Sales within […***…] after the end of each Accounting Period in which such Net Sales occur.
9.2 | Late Payment |
Any payment under this Agreement that is not paid on or before the date such payment is due shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, at […***…] points above the average one-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR), as reported by Reuters from time to time, calculated on the number of days such payment is overdue.
9.3 | Method of Payment |
Royalties on Net Sales and all other amounts payable by Roche hereunder shall be paid by Roche in US Dollars (the “Payment Currency”) to account(s) designated by FMI.
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9.4 | Currency Conversion |
When calculating the Sales of any royalty-bearing Product that occur in currencies other than the Payment Currency, Roche shall convert the amount of such sales into […***…] and then into the Payment Currency using […***…].
9.5 | Reporting |
With each payment Roche shall provide FMI in writing for the relevant […***…] on an aggregated basis for all Initial Products, and thereafter on a Product-by-Product basis, the following information:
[…***…].
10. | Taxes |
FMI shall pay all sales, turnover, income, revenue, value added, and other taxes levied on account of any payments accruing or made to FMI under this Agreement.
If provision is made in law or regulation of any country for withholding of taxes of any type, levies or other charges with respect to any royalty or other amounts payable under this Agreement to FMI, then Roche shall promptly pay such tax, levy or charge for and on behalf of FMI to the proper governmental authority, and shall promptly furnish FMI with receipt of payment. Roche shall be entitled to deduct any such tax, levy or charge actually paid from royalty or other payment due FMI or be promptly reimbursed by FMI if no further payments are due to FMI. Each Party agrees to reasonably assist the other Party in claiming exemption from such deductions or withholdings under double taxation or similar agreement or treaty from time to time in force and in minimizing the amount required to be so withheld or deducted.
11. | Auditing |
11.1 | Right to Audit |
Each Party shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and sublicensees/Sublicensees to keep, full, true and accurate books of account containing all particulars that may be necessary for the purpose of calculating all amounts payable under this Agreement, such as with respect to royalties in the case of Roche and Cost of Services in the case of FMI. Such books of accounts shall be kept at their principal place of business. At the expense of the auditing Party, the auditing Party shall have the right to engage an independent public accountant from a major, internationally recognized accounting firm, to perform, on behalf of the auditing Party an audit of such books and records of the audited Party and its Affiliates, its licensees and sublicensees/Sublicensees, that are deemed necessary by the auditing Party’s independent public accountant for the period or periods requested by auditing Party and the correctness of any financial report or payments made under this Agreement.
Upon timely request and at least […***…] prior written notice from the auditing Party, such audit shall be conducted in the countries specifically requested by the auditing Party, during regular business hours in such a manner as to not unnecessarily interfere with the audited Party’s normal business activities, and shall be limited to results in the […***…] prior to audit notification.
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Such audit shall not be performed more frequently than […***…] nor more frequently than […***…] with respect to records covering any specific period of time.
All information, data documents and abstracts herein referred to shall be used only for the purpose of verifying statements, shall be treated as the audited Party’s Confidential Information subject to the obligations of this Agreement and need neither be retained more than […***…] after completion of an audit hereof, if an audit has been requested; nor more than […***…] from the end of the […***…] to which each shall pertain; nor more than […***…] after the date of termination of this Agreement.
11.2 | Audit Reports |
The auditors shall only state factual findings in the audit reports and shall not interpret the Agreement. The auditors shall share all draft audit reports with the audited Party before the draft report is shared with the auditing Party and before the final document is issued. The final audit report, if any, shall be shared with the audited Party at the same time it is shared with the auditing Party.
11.3 | Over-or Underpayment |
If the audit reveals an overpayment, such overpayment shall be credited against future payments owed by Roche for the amount of the overpayment or, if no further payments are owed by Roche, then FMI shall reimburse Roche for the amount of the overpayment within […***…]. If the audit reveals an underpayment, Roche shall make up such underpayment with the next payment or, if no further payments are owed by Roche, Roche shall reimburse FMI for the amount of the underpayment within […***…]. The audited Party shall pay for the audit costs if the underpayment/over receipt of the audited Party exceeds […***…] of the aggregate amount of payments owed with regard to the statements subject of the audit. Section 9.2 shall apply to this Section 11.3.
11.4 | Duration of Audit Rights |
The failure of FMI to request verification of any royalty calculation within the period during which corresponding records must be maintained under this Article 11 will be deemed to be acceptance of the royalty payments and reports.
12. | Intellectual Property |
12.1 | Ownership of Inventions |
Ownership of Inventions shall be as set forth in the Collaboration Agreement.
12.2 | Trademarks and Labeling |
The Parties shall attempt to use a uniform global trademark and logo for the Product; provided, that each Party may use its own trademarks and housemarks as it selects to promote the sale of the Product in the FMI Territory, with respect to FMI, and the Territory, with respect to Roche (collectively, excluding the housemarks, the “Product Trademarks”). The Parties shall agree on at least […***…] Product Trademarks for each Product, with […***…] of the trademarks being the global trademark and the other(s) being trademarks to be held in reserve in case the global trademark cannot be used in […***…] or more countries. The placement and size of a Party’s housemarks relative to Product Trademarks shall be approved by the JOC. Excluding the Roche housemarks, FMI shall own any global Product Trademarks used on or in connection with Products in the Territory, and shall, at its sole cost, be responsible for procurement, maintenance, enforcement and defense of such global Product Trademarks.
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Roche shall own its trademarks, including the Roche trademark and hexagon, and may use the Roche trademarks in connection with the Product as set forth in this Section. FMI shall not file any identical registrations or other filings in respect of any such housemarks owned by Roche. FMI shall own its housemark and any trademark it selects to promote the sale of the Product in the FMI Territory. Roche shall not file any identical registrations or other filings in respect of any such trademarks and housemarks owned by FMI.
Each Party shall maintain all registrations of such Product Trademarks owned by it and the other Party shall not file any registrations or other filings in respect of any of such Product Trademark owned by the Product Trademark owning Party without the Product Trademark owning Party’s prior written consent. FMI shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain and maintain Product Trademarks and to take reasonable measures to enforce oppositions and litigations in relation to the Product Trademarks.
Each Party shall use the Product Trademarks in accordance with sound trademark and trade name usage principles and in accordance with all Applicable Law as reasonably necessary to maintain the validity and enforceability of the Product Trademarks. Each Party recognizes that the trademarks owned by the other Party represents a valuable asset of such other Party, and that substantial recognition and goodwill are associated with such name, logo and trademarks. Each Party hereby agrees that, without prior written authorization of the other Party or as specifically permitted in this Agreement, it shall not use such other Party’s trademarks for any purpose.
Each Party shall have the right to police its own trademarks and enforce its own trademarks. Each Party shall have the right to audit the other Party, its Affiliates, sublicensees/Sublicensees and contractors to ensure the quality of the Products to which the trademark is associated.
In the event either Party becomes aware of any infringement of any Product Trademark by a Third Party, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party and the Parties shall consult with each other and jointly determine the best way to prevent such infringement.
12.3 | Prosecution of Patent Rights |
Patent Rights shall be prosecuted as set forth in the Collaboration Agreement.
12.4 | Patent Coordination Team |
The JPT as defined in the Collaboration Agreement will address all issues related to Patent Rights.
12.5 | Infringement |
Infringement shall be addressed as set forth in the Collaboration Agreement. However, if Roche is commercializing a Product in a particular country in the Territory, then Roche shall have the first right to enforce Patent Rights in such country in the Territory.
12.6 | Defense |
If an action for infringement is commenced against either Party, its licensees or its sublicensees/Sublicensees, the provisions of the Collaboration Agreement shall apply.
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12.7 | Common Interest Disclosures |
With regard to any information or opinions disclosed pursuant to this Agreement by one Party to each other regarding intellectual property and/or technology owned by Third Parties, the Parties agree that they have a common legal interest in determining whether, and to what extent, Third Party intellectual property rights may affect the conduct of the activities under this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of the Collaboration Agreement shall apply in this regard.
13. | Representations and Warranties |
13.1 | FMI Representations and Warranties |
13.1.1 | Safety Data |
FMI warrants and represents that it has, and covenants that it will, continue to disclose to Roche as soon as possible during the Term (i) the results of all preclinical testing and human clinical testing Controlled by FMI relating to any Product and (ii) all information in its Control concerning side effects, injury, toxicity or sensitivity reaction and incidents or severity thereof with respect to any Product.
13.1.2 | Third Party Patent Rights |
FMI warrants and represents that, as of the Effective Date, it has no knowledge of the existence of any patent or patent application owned by or licensed to any Third Party that could prevent Roche from making, having made, using, offering for sale, selling or importing Product in the Territory.
13.1.3 | Ownership of Patent Rights |
With respect to each Product, FMI shall provide Roche with a list of all FMI Patent Rights in the Territory that could potentially be asserted with respect to the use, sale, offer for sale, import or export of such Product in the Territory. FMI shall then warrant and represent that it is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in, or is the exclusive licensee of, such FMI Patent Rights.
13.1.4 | Ownership of Trademarks |
FMI warrants and represents that it is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in, or is the exclusive licensee of the trademarks for the Initial Products in the Territory.
13.1.5 | Inventors |
FMI warrants and represents that for the inventors of the inventions disclosed and/or claimed in the disclosed FMI Patent Rights, FMI has obtained the assignment of, or a license under, all interest and all rights or licenses thereunder with respect to the FMI Patent Rights necessary to grant the licenses granted hereunder. All of FMI’s employees, officers and consultants have executed agreements requiring assignment to FMI of all Inventions made by such individuals during the course of and as a result of their association with FMI.
13.1.6 | Grants |
FMI warrants and represents that to the best of FMI’s knowledge and belief, FMI has the lawful right to xxxxx Xxxxx and its Affiliates the rights and licenses described in this Agreement.
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13.1.7 | Valid Claims |
As of the Effective Date, FMI warrants and represents that it is not in possession of any information that would, in its reasonable opinion, render invalid and/or unenforceable any claims in any issued patent licensed pursuant to this Agreement. FMI has no knowledge of any inventorship disputes concerning any FMI Patent Rights.
13.1.8 | Ownership and Validity of Know-How |
As of the Effective Date, FMI warrants and represents that FMI’s Know-How relating to Products and Service Activities is legitimately in the possession of FMI and has not been misappropriated from any Third Party, and FMI has taken reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of its Know-How.
13.2 | Mutual Representations of the Parties |
13.2.1 | Authorization |
As of the Effective Date, each Party warrants and represents to the other Party that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Party and all instruments and documents to be delivered by such Party hereunder: (i) are within the corporate power of such Party; (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary or proper corporate action; (iii) are not in contravention of any provision of the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of such Party; (iv) to the knowledge of such Party, will not violate any law or regulation or any order or decree of any court of governmental instrumentality; (v) will not violate the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement, or other instrument to which such Party is a party or by which such Party or any of its property is bound, which violation would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of such Party or on the ability of such Party to perform its obligations hereunder; and (vi) do not require any filing or registration with, or the consent or approval of, any governmental body, agency, authority or any other person, which has not been made or obtained previously (other than approvals required under the HSR Act, Regulatory Approvals required for the sale of Products and filings with Regulatory Authorities required in connection with Products).
13.2.2 | No Claims |
As of the Effective Date, each Party warrants and represents to the other Party that there are no claims or investigations (other than with respect to the Parties’ HSR filings), pending or threatened against such Party or any of its Affiliates, at law or in equity, or before or by any governmental authority relating to the matters contemplated under this Agreement or that would materially adversely affect such Party’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
13.2.3 | No Conflict |
Each Party warrants and represents that neither it nor any of its Affiliates is or will be under any obligation to any person, contractual or otherwise, that is conflicting with the terms of this Agreement or that would impede the fulfillment of such Party’s obligations hereunder.
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13.2.4 | Activities |
Each Party will perform all activities under this Agreement (i) in a professional manner, (ii) in conformance with the level or care and skill ordinarily exercised by other professional institutions in similar circumstances, and (iii) in compliance with Applicable Law.
14. | Indemnification |
14.1 | Indemnification by Roche |
Roche shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend FMI and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, independent contractors, and agents from and against any and all losses, expenses, cost of defense (including without limitation attorneys’ fees, witness fees, damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) and any amounts FMI becomes legally obligated to pay because of any claim or claims brought by a Third Party against it to the extent that such claim or claims arise out of any member of the Roche Group’s action or inactions in connection with activities under this Agreement, except to the extent such losses, expenses, costs and amounts are due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act of FMI.
14.2 | Indemnification by FMI |
FMI shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Roche and its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and agents from and against any and all losses, expenses, cost of defense (including without limitation attorneys’ fees, witness fees, damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) and any amounts Roche becomes legally obligated to pay because of any claim or claims brought by a Third Party against it to the extent that such claim or claims arise out of FMI’s and its Affiliates’ actions or inactions in connection with activities under this Agreement, except to the extent such losses, expenses, costs and amounts are due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act of Roche.
14.3 | Procedure |
In the event of a claim by a Third Party against a Party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (“Indemnified Party”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the other Party (“Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the claim and the Indemnifying Party shall undertake and solely manage and control, at its sole expense, the defense of the claim and its settlement. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and may, at its option and expense, be represented in any such action or proceeding by counsel of its choice. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any litigation costs or expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party without the Indemnifying Party’s written consent. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle any such claim unless such settlement fully and unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from all liability relating thereto, unless the Indemnified Party otherwise agrees in writing.
15. | Liability |
15.1 | Disclaimer |
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY PROVIDE ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. FMI AND ROCHE DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THEIR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION
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EFFORTS HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER THE PRODUCTS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED OR MARKETED, THE ACCURACY, PERFORMANCE, UTILITY, RELIABILITY, TECHNOLOGICAL OR COMMERCIAL VALUE, COMPREHENSIVENESS, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHATSOEVER OF THE PRODUCTS. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A BREACH OF ARTICLE 16, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 14, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER FMI OR ROCHE BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
16. | Obligation Not to Disclose Confidential Information |
16.1 | Non-Use and Non-Disclosure |
During the Agreement Term and for […***…] thereafter, a Receiving Party shall (i) treat Confidential Information provided by Disclosing Party as it would treat its own information of a similar nature, (ii) take all reasonable precautions not to disclose such Confidential Information to Third Parties, without the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent, and (iii) not use such Confidential Information other than for fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. If any Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates to comply with a court or administrative order, the Receiving Party or its Affiliates will provide prompt notice to the Disclosing Party to enable the Disclosing Party to resist such disclosure.
16.2 | Permitted Disclosure |
Notwithstanding the obligation of non-use and non-disclosure set forth in Section 16.1, the Parties recognize the need for certain exceptions to this obligation, specifically set forth below, with respect to press releases, patent rights, publications, and certain commercial considerations.
16.3 | Press Releases |
Each Party shall provide the other with a copy of any draft press release related to the activities contemplated by this Agreement at least […***…] prior to its intended publication for such other Party’s review. The reviewing Party may provide the releasing Party with suggested modification to the draft press release. The releasing Party shall consider, and shall not unreasonably disregard, the reviewing Party’s suggestions in issuing its press release.
16.4 | Publications |
During the Agreement Term, the following restrictions shall apply with respect to disclosure by any Party of Confidential Information relating to the Product in any publication or presentation:
a) | Both Parties acknowledge that it is their policy for the studies and results thereof to be registered and published in accordance with their internal guidelines. The Parties shall have the right to jointly publish all studies, clinical trials and results conducted or generated in accordance with this Agreement to the extent both Parties have jointly participated in or collaborated in such clinical study or trial. To the extent any study or clinical trial is conducted solely by Roche with no participation by FMI, Roche, in accordance with its internal policies and procedures, shall have the right to publish all such studies, clinical trials and results thereof on the clinical trial registries that are maintained by or on behalf of Roche, and FMI shall not publish any such studies, clinical trials or results thereof on its clinical trial registry, provided however, the Roche’s clinical trial registry can be accessed via a link from FMI’s clinical trial registry. |
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b) | A Party (“Publishing Party”) shall provide the other Party with a copy of any proposed publication or presentation at least […***…] prior to submission for publication so as to provide such other Party with an opportunity to recommend any changes it reasonably believes are necessary to continue to maintain the Confidential Information disclosed by the other Party to the Publishing Party in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement. The incorporation of such recommended changes shall not be unreasonably refused; and if such other Party notifies (“Publishing Notice”) the Publishing Party in writing, within […***…] after receipt of the copy of the proposed publication or presentation, that such publication or presentation in its reasonable judgment (i) contains an invention, solely or jointly conceived and/or reduced to practice by the other Party, for which the other Party reasonably desires to obtain patent protection or (ii) could be expected to have a material adverse effect on the commercial value of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other Party to the Publishing Party, the Publishing Party shall prevent such publication or delay such publication for a mutually agreeable period of time. In the case of inventions, a delay shall be for a period reasonably sufficient to permit the timely preparation and filing of a patent application(s) on such invention, and in no event less than […***…] from the date of the Publishing Notice. |
16.5 | Commercial Considerations |
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party or its Affiliates from disclosing Confidential Information of the other Party to (i) governmental agencies to the extent required or desirable to secure government approval for the manufacture or sale of Product in the Territory, and (ii) Third Parties acting on behalf of Roche, to the extent reasonably necessary to conduct the activities contemplated by this Agreement, provided such Third Parties are bound by confidentiality and non-use obligations with respect to such information that are no less stringent than those included in this Agreement. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent that such Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by the Receiving Party to comply with Applicable Law, to defend or prosecute litigation or to comply with governmental regulations, provided that the Receiving Party provides prior written notice of such disclosure to the Disclosing Party and, to the extent practicable, takes reasonable and lawful actions to minimize the degree of such disclosure
17. | Term and Termination |
17.1 | Commencement and Term |
This Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date and continue for the Agreement Term.
17.2 | Termination |
17.2.1 | Automatic Termination |
This Agreement shall terminate automatically, without any notice or other action by any Party, upon the first to occur of (i) termination of the Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms and (ii) the mutual written consent of the Parties.
17.2.2 | Termination for Breach |
A Party (“Non-Breaching Party”) shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in its entirety or on a country-by-country or Product-by-Product basis in the event the other Party (“Breaching
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Party”) is in breach of any of its material obligations under this Agreement. The Non-Breaching Party shall provide written notice to the Breaching Party, which notice shall identify the breach and, if applicable, the affected countries in which, and the affected Products with respect to which, the Non-Breaching Party intends to have this Agreement terminate. The Breaching Party shall have a period of […***…] after such written notice is provided (“Peremptory Notice Period”) to cure such breach. If the Breaching Party has a dispute as to whether such breach occurred or has been cured, it will so notify the Non-Breaching Party, and the expiration of the Peremptory Notice Period shall be tolled until the Parties agree or the arbitrators have determined in accordance with Section 19.3 that this Agreement was materially breached. It is understood and acknowledged that, during the pendency of such a dispute, all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in effect, and the Parties shall continue to perform all of their respective obligations under this Agreement. Upon such agreement or determination of material breach or failure to cure, the Breaching Party may have the remainder of the Peremptory Notice Period to cure such breach. If such breach is not cured within the Peremptory Notice Period, then absent withdrawal of the Non-Breaching Party’s request for termination, this Agreement shall terminate in accordance with the written notice provided by the Non-Breaching Party and such termination shall be effective as of the expiration of the Peremptory Notice Period. For clarity, Roche may terminate this Agreement under this Section 17.2.2 if there is a material diminution in the Quality Standards, except as permitted under Section 2.3, or if FMI is unwilling or unable to fulfill its obligations under Section 7.5.2, and FMI may terminate this Agreement under this Section 17.2.2 if Roche is unwilling or unable to fulfill its obligations under Section 7.5.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Roche may terminate this Agreement under this Section 17.2.2 if a Material Average Delivery Time Failure or Material Performance Standards Failure occurs by providing written notice to FMI within […***…] of such Material Average Delivery Time Failure or Material Performance Standards Failure, and no cure period as provided under this Section 17.2.2 shall be applicable for such termination.
17.2.3 | Insolvency |
A Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, if the other Party incurs an Insolvency Event; provided, however, in the case of any involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, such right to terminate shall only become effective if the Party that incurs the Insolvency Event consents to the involuntary bankruptcy or such proceeding is not dismissed within […***…] after the filing thereof.
17.2.4 | Termination by Roche without a Cause |
Roche shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time after the Initial Term on a Product-by-Product and/or country-by-country basis upon […***…] prior written notice. The effective date of termination under this Section 17.2.4 shall be the date […***…] after Roche provides such written notice to FMI.
17.3 | Consequences of Termination and Expiration |
17.3.1 | Termination by FMI for Breach by Roche or by Roche without a Cause, or Expiration of the Agreement Term. |
Upon any termination under Section 17.2.1, FMI for breach by Roche in accordance with Section 17.2.2, termination by Roche under Section 17.2.4, or upon expiration of the Agreement Term, the following shall apply:
a) | The rights and licenses granted by FMI to Roche under this Agreement shall terminate in their entirety or on a country-by-country basis, as applicable, on the effective date of termination. |
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b) | After the effective date of termination Roche shall, to the extent Roche has the right to do so, assign and transfer to FMI all regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals, all final pre-clinical and clinical study reports and clinical study protocols, and all data, including clinical data, in Roche’s possession and control related to Product(s) in the country necessary for FMI to continue to commercialize the Product(s). All data shall be transferred in the form and format in which it is maintained by Roche. Original paper copies shall only be transferred, if legally required. Roche shall not be required to prepare or finalize any new data, reports or information solely for purposes of transfer to FMI. |
c) | Roche shall assign all clinical trial agreements, to the extent such agreements have not been cancelled and are assignable without Roche paying any consideration or commencing litigation in order to effect an assignment of any such agreement. |
d) | FMI shall, upon transfer, have the right to disclose such filings, approvals and data to (i) governmental agencies of the country to the extent required or desirable to secure government approval for the sale of Product(s) in the country, (ii) Third Parties acting on behalf of FMI, its Affiliates or licensees, to the extent reasonably necessary for the sale of Product(s) in the country, and (iii) Third Parties to the extent reasonably necessary to market Product(s) in the country. |
17.3.2 | Termination by Roche for Breach by FMI or FMI Insolvency |
Upon a material breach of a material obligation under this Agreement by FMI pursuant to Section 17.2.1 or FMI’s Insolvency pursuant to Section 17.2.2, at Roche’s option, (i) Roche may seek damages via arbitration under Section 19.3 or (ii) as Roche’s exclusive remedy (other than for breach of confidentiality under Section 16) FMI shall pay to Roche either a one-time payment reflecting the value of the terminated Product(s) or a royalty on sales of such terminated Product(s) based on the royalty that Roche would have paid to FMI had the Agreement not terminated, the amount of which will be agreed to by the Parties negotiating in good faith. If the Parties cannot agree on the amount in clause (ii) above, then the determination of such amount shall be referred to a Panel in a manner analogous to that found in Section 8.3.5.
Upon any termination by Roche for breach by FMI in accordance with Section 17.2.1 or for FMI’s insolvency in accordance with Section 17.2.2, the following shall apply:
a) | the rights and licenses granted by FMI to Roche under this Agreement shall terminate in their entirety or on a country-by-country and Product-by-Product basis, as applicable, on the effective date of termination. |
b) | After the effective date of termination Roche shall, to the extent Roche has the right to do so, assign and transfer to FMI all regulatory filings and Regulatory Approvals, all final pre-clinical and clinical study reports and clinical study protocols, and all data, including clinical data, in Roche’s possession and control related to Product(s) in the country necessary for FMI to continue to commercialize the Product(s). All data shall be transferred in the form and format in which it is maintained by Roche. Original paper copies shall only be transferred, if legally required. Roche shall not be required to prepare or finalize any new data, reports or information solely for purposes of transfer to FMI. |
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c) | Roche shall assign all clinical trial agreements, to the extent such agreements have not been cancelled and are assignable without Roche paying any consideration or commencing litigation in order to effect an assignment of any such agreement. |
d) | FMI shall, upon transfer, have the right to disclose such filings, approvals and data to (i) governmental agencies of the country to the extent required or desirable to secure government approval for the sale of Product(s) in the country, (ii) Third Parties acting on behalf of FMI, its Affiliates or licensees, to the extent reasonably necessary for the sale of Product(s) in the country, and (iii) Third Parties to the extent reasonably necessary to market Product(s) in the country. |
17.3.3 | Direct License |
Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 17.2.2 or 17.2.3, with respect to any existing, permitted sublicense granted by Roche under Section 2.1.2(ii) of this Agreement (and any further sublicenses thereunder) upon the written request of Roche, (i) if the sublicense was consented to by FMI or is to Chugai, then the sublicense shall survive termination provided such Sublicensee (a) is not then in breach of its sublicense agreement and (b) such Sublicensee agrees to be bound to FMI under the terms and conditions of such sublicense agreement, and (ii) if the sublicense was not consented to by FMI, then FMI shall negotiate in good faith with the applicable Sublicensee the terms under which such sublicense shall survive such termination, provided that (a) such Sublicensee is not then in breach of its sublicense agreement (and, in the case of termination by FMI for breach by Roche, that such Sublicensee and any further sublicensees did not cause the breach that gave rise to the termination by FMI); and (b) such Sublicensee agrees to be bound to FMI under the terms and conditions of such sublicense agreement.
17.3.4 | Other Obligations |
17.3.4.1 | Obligations Related to Ongoing Activities |
Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement, each Party (a) shall have the right to cancel all ongoing obligations as of the effective date of termination and (b) shall complete all non-cancellable obligations at its own expense.
From the date of notice of termination until the effective date of termination, Roche and FMI shall each continue their activities, including preparatory activities, ongoing as of the date of notice of termination. However, neither Party shall be obliged to initiate any new activities not ongoing at the date of notice of termination.
After the effective date of termination, neither Party shall have an obligation to perform and/or complete any activities or to make any payments for performing or completing any activities after such effective date of termination under this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) in case of termination by FMI under Section 17.2.2 or 17.2.3 or by Roche under Section 17.2.4, upon the request of FMI, Roche shall complete any clinical studies related to the Product(s) that are being conducted by Roche for the Product(s) and are ongoing as of the effective date of termination, and (b) in case of termination by Roche under Section 17.2.2 or 17.2.3, upon the request of Roche, FMI shall complete any clinical studies related to the Product(s) that are being conducted by FMI for the Product(s) and are ongoing as of the effective date of termination; provided, however, that
(i) | both FMI and Roche in their reasonable judgment have concluded that completing any such clinical studies does not present an unreasonable risk to patient safety; |
(ii) | neither Party shall have an obligation to recruit or enroll any additional patients after the effective date of termination; and |
(iii) | FMI agrees to reimburse Roche for all of its development costs that incurred by or on behalf of Roche after the effective date of termination in completing such clinical studies as per subsection (a) above and Roche agrees to reimburse FMI for all of its development costs that incurred by or on behalf of Roche after the effective date of termination in completing such clinical studies as per subsection (b) above. |
17.3.4.2 | Ancillary Agreements |
Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the termination of this Agreement shall cause the automatic termination of all ancillary agreements related hereto, including but not limited to supply or quality agreements, if any, but shall not cause the termination of the Related Agreements unless specifically stated in such Related Agreement.
17.3.4.3 | Limitations on Grant-Backs; Transfer Expenses |
For purposes of clarity, irrespective of anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
a) | All transfers and licenses from Roche to FMI or other obligations of Roche under Section 17.3 are solely with respect to Product(s). |
b) | In connection with clinical trials, Roche may have collected human samples and related clinical information for additional limited research and development programs (“Samples”). Legal and contractual restrictions may apply to such Samples, in particular as Samples may qualify as personal identifiable information. FMI acknowledges and accepts that notwithstanding anything herein, Roche shall not be obliged to transfer any such Samples to FMI. |
c) | Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting FMI any license under the intellectual property of Roche or its Affiliates in existence as of the Effective Date. |
d) | Except with respect to termination by FMI for Roche’s breach pursuant to Section 17.2.2, FMI shall promptly reimburse Roche for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including FTE charges based on Roche’s standard FTE rates) incurred by or on behalf of Roche for transfer of documents and materials as requested by FMI under this Article 17; however transfer activities corresponding to the return of material remains, data, reports, |
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records, documents, Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals originally provided by FMI to Roche (“FMI-Originated Transfer Activities”) shall be at no expense to FMI. If FMI desires Roche Transfer Activities other than FMI-Originated Transfer Activities, FMI shall make a payment to Roche of […***…] (“Minimum Transfer Payment”). The Minimum Transfer Payment shall be non-refundable, but shall be fully creditable against FMI’s reimbursement for the Roche Transfer Activities. Roche shall be under no obligation to provide Roche Transfer Activities (beyond the FMI-Originated Transfer Activities) prior to receipt of the Minimum Transfer Payment. |
17.3.5 | Royalty and Payment Obligations |
Termination of this Agreement by a Party, for any reason, shall not release Roche from any obligation to pay royalties or make any payments to FMI that are payable for sales of Product prior to the effective date of termination. Termination of this Agreement by a Party, for any reason, will release Roche from any obligation to pay royalties or make any payments to FMI that would otherwise become payable on or after the effective date of termination.
17.4 | Survival |
Article 1 (Definitions, to the extent necessary to interpret the Agreement), Article 10 (Taxes) Article 11 (Auditing), Article 12 (Intellectual Property, to the extent relating to intellectual property existing at the time of termination), Article 14 (Indemnification, to the extent relating to claims existing at the time or termination), Article 16 (Obligation Not to Disclose Confidential Information), Section 17.3 (Consequences of Termination and Expiration, to the extent applicable), Section 17.4 (Survival), Section 19.1 (Governing Law) and Section 19.3 (Arbitration) shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement that is intended by its very nature to survive expiration or termination of this Agreement shall also survive.
18. | Bankruptcy |
All licenses (and to the extent applicable rights) granted under or pursuant to this Agreement by FMI to Roche are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of Title 11, US Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101(60) of the Bankruptcy Code. Unless Roche elects to terminate this Agreement, the Parties agree that Roche, as a licensee or sublicensee of such rights under this Agreement, shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code, subject to the continued performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
19. | Miscellaneous |
19.1 | Governing Law |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York, US, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention of International Contracts on the Sale of Goods (the Vienna Convention).
19.2 | Disputes |
Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the event of any dispute in connection with this Agreement, such dispute shall be referred to the respective executive officers of the Parties designated below or their designees, for good faith negotiations attempting to resolve the dispute. The designated executive officers are as follows:
For FMI: | CEO | |
For Roche: | Head of Roche Partnering or the CEO of the Roche Group in the case of Minimum Revenue Requirements. |
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19.3 | Arbitration |
Should the Parties fail to agree within […***…] after such dispute has first arisen, it shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) as in force at the time when initiating the arbitration. The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York, US. The language to be used shall be English.
19.3.1 | Arbitrators |
Each Party shall nominate one arbitrator. Should the claimant fail to appoint an arbitrator in the request for arbitration within […***…] of being requested to do so, or if the respondent should fail to appoint an arbitrator in its answer to the request for arbitration within […***…] of being requested to do so, the other Party shall request the AAA to make such appointment.
The arbitrators nominated by the Parties shall, within […***…] from the appointment of the arbitrator nominated in the answer to the request for arbitration, and after consultation with the Parties, agree and appoint a third arbitrator, who will act as a chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal. Should such procedure not result in an appointment within the […***…] time limit, either Party shall be free to request the AAA to appoint the third arbitrator.
Where there is more than one claimant and/or more than one respondent, the multiple claimants or respondents shall jointly appoint one arbitrator.
Any Party-appointed arbitrator or the third arbitrator resigns or ceases to be able to act, a replacement shall be appointed in accordance with the arrangements provided for in this clause.
The language of the arbitration shall be English. Documents submitted in the arbitration (the originals of which are not in English) shall be submitted together with an English translation.
19.3.2 | Decisions; Timing of Decisions |
The arbitrators shall render a written opinion setting forth findings of fact and conclusions of law with the reason therefor stated, within no later than […***…] from the date on which the arbitrators were appointed to the dispute. A transcript of the evidence adduced at the arbitration hearing shall be made and, upon request, shall be made available to each Party.
The time periods set forth in the AAA Arbitration Rules shall be followed; provided however that the arbitrators may modify such time periods as reasonably necessary to render a written opinion in accordance with this Section 19.3.2.
The Arbitrator is empowered to award any remedy allowed by law, including money damages, prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees, and to grant final, complete, interim, or interlocutory relief, including injunctive relief.
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This arbitration agreement does not preclude either Party seeking conservatory or interim measures from any court of competent jurisdiction including, without limitation, the courts having jurisdiction by reason of either Party’s domicile. Conservatory or interim measures sought by either Party in any one or more jurisdictions shall not preclude the Arbitral Tribunal granting conservatory or interim measures. Conservatory or interim measures sought by either Party before the Arbitral Tribunal shall not preclude any court of competent jurisdiction granting conservatory or interim measures.
In the event that any issue shall arise which is not clearly provided for in this Section 19.3, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the AAA Arbitration Rules.
Any arbitration proceeding hereunder shall be confidential and the arbitrators shall issue appropriate protective orders to safeguard each Party’s Confidential Information. Except as required by law, neither Party shall make (or instruct the arbitrators to make) any public announcement with respect to the proceedings or decision of the arbitrators without prior written consent of the other Party. The existence of any dispute submitted to arbitration, and the award, shall be kept in confidence by the Parties and the arbitrators, except as required in connection with the enforcement of such award or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any and all issues regarding the scope, construction, validity and/or enforceability of any Patent Rights shall be determined in a court of competent jurisdiction under the local patent laws of the jurisdictions having issued the Patent Rights in question.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any and all issues regarding a breach or alleged breach of a Party’s obligations under Article 16 (Obligation Not to Disclose Confidential Information) shall be determined in a court of competent jurisdiction under the laws of New York, with express exclusion of its conflict of laws principles.
19.4 | Assignment |
Neither Party shall have the right to assign the present Agreement or any part thereof to any Third Party other than Affiliates without the prior written approval of the other Party.
19.5 | Compliance with Applicable Law |
Each Party shall comply with Applicable Law in conducting activities and carrying out responsibilities under this Agreement[, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (collectively hereinafter the “FCPA”) and anti-bribery laws in the countries in the Territory where Roche has its principal place of business and where it conducts activities under this Agreement.
19.6 | Debarment |
Each Party represents and warrants that it has never been debarred under 21 U.S.C. §335a, disqualified under 21 C.F.R. §312.70 or §812.119, sanctioned by a Federal Health Care Program (as defined in 42 X.X.X §0000 a-7b(f)), including without limitation the federal Medicare or a state Medicaid program, or debarred, suspended, excluded or otherwise declared ineligible from any other similar Federal or state agency or program. In the event a Party receives notice of debarment, suspension, sanction, exclusion, ineligibility or disqualification under the above-referenced statutes, such Party shall […***…].
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Each Party agrees that, to the best of its knowledge, none of its employees or agents conducting activities on its behalf under the Agreement is currently or will be during the term of this Agreement, debarred under 21 U.S.C. §335a, disqualified under 21 C.F.R. §312.70 or §812.119, sanctioned by a Federal Health Care Program (as defined in 42 X.X.X §0000 a-7b(f)), including without limitation the federal Medicare or a state Medicaid program, or debarred, suspended, excluded or otherwise declared ineligible from any other similar Federal or state agency or program. In the event a Party learns that any such employee or agent becomes so debarred, sanctioned, suspended, excluded or declared ineligible or is the subject of proceedings that may result in such debarment, sanction, suspension, exclusion or ineligibility, it will promptly so notify the other Party and will no longer allow such employee or agent to conduct activities under this Agreement.
19.7 | Independent Contractor |
No employee or representative of either Party shall have any authority to bind or obligate the other Party to this Agreement for any sum or in any manner whatsoever or to create or impose any contractual or other liability on the other Party without said Party’s prior written approval. For all purposes, and not- withstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, FMI legal relationship to Roche under this Agreement shall be that of independent contractor.
19.8 | Unenforceable Provisions and Severability |
If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be void or unenforceable, then such void or unenforceable provisions shall be replaced by valid and enforceable provisions that will achieve as far as possible the economic business intentions of the Parties. However the remainder of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, provided that the material interests of the Parties are not affected, i.e. the Parties would presumably have concluded this Agreement without the unenforceable provisions.
19.9 | Waiver |
The failure by either Party to require strict performance and/or observance of any obligation, term, provision or condition under this Agreement will neither constitute a waiver thereof nor affect in any way the right of the respective Party to require such performance and/or observance. The waiver by either Party of a breach of any obligation, term, provision or condition hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other obligation, term, provision or condition.
19.10 | Appendices |
All Appendices to this Agreement shall form an integral part to this Agreement.
19.11 | Entire Understanding |
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the Parties hereto with respect to the within subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, whether written or oral.
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19.12 | Amendments |
No amendments of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon either Party hereto unless in writing and signed by both Parties.
19.13 | Invoices |
All invoices that are required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sent by FMI to Roche at the following address or other address as Roche may later provide:
X. Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Ltd
Kreditorenbuchhaltung
4070 Basel
Switzerland
19.14 | Notice |
All notices that are required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally, sent by facsimile (and promptly confirmed by personal delivery, registered or certified mail or overnight courier), sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
if to FMI, to: | 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Legal Department Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | |
if to Roche, to: | X. Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Ltd Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 000 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Attn: Legal Department Facsimile No.: x00 00 000 00 00 |
or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the other Party in writing in accordance herewith. The effective date of any notice shall be: (a) the date of the addressee’s receipt, if delivered personally, by courier, or by registered or certified mail; or (b) the date of receipt if received by 5:00 p.m. local time on a business day or, if not, the first business day after receipt, if sent by facsimile.
19.15 | Subcontractors |
Subject to Section 2.1.2, either Party may perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, including under the Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans, through one or more subcontractors or consultants; provided that (i) such Party remains responsible for the work allocated to, and payment to, such subcontractors and consultants to the same extent it would if it had done such work itself, and such Party shall be liable for any act or omission of such subcontractor and consultant that is a breach of any of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement as though the same were a breach by such Party, and the other Party shall have the right to proceed directly
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against such Party without any obligation to first proceed against such subcontractor or consultant; (ii) the subcontractor or consultant undertakes in writing commercially reasonable obligations of confidentiality and non-use regarding Confidential Information, that are substantially the same as those undertaken by the Parties with respect to Confidential Information pursuant to Article 16 hereof; and (iii) the subcontractor or consultant undertakes in writing to assign or exclusively license back (with the right to sublicense) all intellectual property with respect to Product developed in the course of performing any such work under the Tactical Plans and Post Approval Plans to the subcontracting Party. Notwithstanding the above, if a the work to be done by the subcontractor or consultant is material to the performance of a Party under this Agreement, then the Party engaging such subcontractor or consultant shall seek the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
19.16 | Force Majeure |
Both Parties shall be excused from the performance of their obligations under this Agreement to the extent that such performance is prevented or delayed by force majeure and the nonperforming Party promptly provides notice of the prevention to the other Party. Such excuse shall be continued so long as the condition constituting force majeure continues and the nonperforming Party takes reasonable efforts to remove the condition. For purposes of this Agreement, force majeure means conditions beyond the reasonable control of the Parties, including an act of God, war, civil commotion, terrorist act, labor strike or lock-out, epidemic, failure or default of public utilities or common carriers, destruction of production facilities or materials by fire, earthquake, storm or like catastrophe, and failure of plant or machinery (provided that such failure could not have been prevented by the exercise of skill, diligence, and prudence that would be reasonably and ordinarily expected from a skilled and experienced person engaged in the same type of undertaking under the same or similar circumstances). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party shall not be excused from making payments owed hereunder because of a force majeure affecting such Party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
Foundation Medicine, Inc. | ||
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer |
X. Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Ltd | ||||||||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Global Head of Venture & Innovation, Roche Partnering | Title: | Head Legal Pharma |
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-3
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-4
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-5
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-6
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-7
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***Confidential Treatment Requested***
A-8