Exhibit 10.44
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
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PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT
This PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of August 15, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between Vir Biotechnology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VirBio”), having a principal place of business at 499 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158, and Xencor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Xencor”), having a principal place of business at 111 West Lemon Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016. VirBio and Xencor may each be referred to herein individually as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties”.
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS, Xencor has developed expertise in engineering Antibodies;
WHEREAS, Xencor owns and controls certain Patents directed to its half-life extension Fc Region-related technologies, which are [***] of an Antibody that can be introduced to extend the half-life in vivo of an Antibody;
WHEREAS, VirBio and its Affiliates possess expertise in discovering, developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling pharmaceutical products worldwide, including with respect to discovering, developing, and manufacturing Antibodies;
WHEREAS, VirBio intends to develop and commercialize Antibodies for the treatment of influenza and Hepatitis B; and
WHEREAS, VirBio desires to obtain from Xencor, and Xencor desires to grant to VirBio, anon-exclusive license to incorporate Xencor’s half-life extension Fc Region-related technologies claimed by the Xencor Patents into Fc Licensed Products, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Article 1 below or elsewhere in this Agreement:
1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to control another Person if it owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the equity securities of such other Person entitled to vote in the election of directors (or, in the case that such other Person is not a corporation, for the election of the corresponding