“Intellectual Property” shall mean trademarks, trade names, trade dress, service marks, copyrights, and similar rights (including registrations and applications to register or renew the registration of any of the foregoing), patents and patent applications, trade secrets, and any other similar intellectual property rights.
“Intellectual Property License” shall mean any license, permit, authorization, approval, contract or consent granted, issued by or with any Person relating to the use of Intellectual Property.
“Law” or “Laws” shall mean all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, injunctions and/or ordinances of any Governmental Authority.
“Lien” shall mean a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, event or occurrence (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or when taken together with all other Effects, has (i) a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform its obligations, or consummate the Transaction, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the case of (i) or (ii), an Effect will not be considered a Material Adverse Effect to the extent that such Effect results from or arises out of: (A) changes in conditions in the United States or global economy or capital or financial markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates; (B) changes in general legal, regulatory, political, economic or business conditions, or changes in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or interpretations thereof that, in each case, generally affect the biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industries; (C) the announcement, pendency, or performance of the Transaction Agreements or the consummation of the Transaction, or the announcement of the identity of the Investor; (D) any change in the trading prices or trading volume of the Common Stock (it being understood that the facts giving rise to or contributing to any such change may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account when determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect, except to the extent any of such facts is an Effect referred to in clauses (A) through (C) or (E) through (H) of this definition); (E) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (F) earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or other natural disasters, (G) pandemics or other health crises, including but not limited to theCOVID-19 pandemic, (H) any action taken by the Company contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or with the Investor’s written consent; (I) any breach, violation ornon-performance by the Investor or any of its Affiliates under the Collaboration Agreement; or (J) shareholder litigation arising out of or in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Agreements;provided, that, with respect to clauses (A), (B), (E), (F) and (G), such Effect does not have a materially disproportionate and adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies in the biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industries.
“Organizational Documents” shall mean (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through the date of this Agreement, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended through the date of this Agreement.
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