The second amended and restated first refusal andco-sale agreement will terminate in connection with the completion of this offering.
Transactions with Inceptus Medical, LLC
Robert Rosenbluth and Brian Cox, each of which are current members of our board of directors and are stockholders, are principals andco-founders of Inceptus Medical, LLC, or Inceptus. In addition, Paul Lubock, a former member of our board of directors and current stockholder, is a principal andco-founder of Inceptus.
In August 2019, we entered into a sublicense agreement with Inceptus, pursuant to which Inceptus granted us a sublicense to its licensed intellectual property rights related to tubular braiding technology; such rights were originally granted to Inceptus pursuant to an intellectual property license agreement with Drexel University, or Drexel License. See “Business—Intellectual Property—Sublicense Agreement with Inceptus Medical, LLC.”
In March 2018, we entered into an amended and restated technology agreement with Inceptus, pursuant to which Inceptus granted us a license to certain of its intellectual property related to braiding and aspiration controller technologies. See “Business—Intellectual Property—Amended and Restated Technology Agreement with Inceptus Medical, LLC.”
In March 2018, we also entered into an amendment to a license and assignment agreement, dated October 15, 2014, between us and Inceptus, pursuant to which the parties agreed to collaborate in the use and sharing of certain specified equipment.
In February 2018, we entered into an amended and restated services agreement with Inceptus, pursuant to which Inceptus agreed to conduct certain research and development services on our behalf. Any such services are to be set out and delivered pursuant to specified work plans and the terms of and conditions of the amended and restated services agreement. Pursuant to the amended and restated services agreement, we are obligated to pay amounts and fees to Inceptus set forth in any specified work plan, reimburse reasonable expenses of Inceptus incurred in connection with any specified work plan and pay all taxes, including interest and penalties, arising in connection with any specified work plan. The ownership and control of any intellectual property resulting from any specified work plan is determined in accordance with the amended and restated technology agreement. Inceptus has the right to terminate the amended and restated services agreement upon a change of control, upon our public offering, or upon written notice to us. Pursuant to an amended and restated work order under this amended and restated services agreement, Inceptus has agreed to provide a number of product development, manufacturing development, intellectual property preparation and prosecution, strategic planning, board participation and other services. Pursuant to this work order, from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2020 we have paid Dr. Rosenbluth, Mr. Lubock and Mr. Cox a total of $223,860, $211,606 and $260,145, respectively, for their participation on our board.
In connection with the amended and restated services agreement with Inceptus, we paid Inceptus a noninterest-bearing retainer to be applied to future amounts owed under the agreement. As of December 31, 2018, the retainer was $275,553. In December 2019, Inceptus repaid the outstanding amount of the retainer in full. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we incurred and paid development expenses of $998, which amount was paid to Inceptus and booked as a research and development expense.
Executive Loan
In March 2016 and April 2017, we loaned Mr. Hoffman, our Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of our board of directors, $95,229 and $173,419, respectively, in connection with his exercise of options to purchase shares of our common stock. These loans were evidenced by secured full-recourse promissory notes, which accrued interest at the rate of 2.00% per year and were secured by a first-priority security interest in the exercised shares. In November 2019, Mr. Hoffman repaid the March 2016 and April 2017 secured full-recourse promissory notes in full.
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