Exhibit 10.9
CONFIDENTIAL
Execution Copy
SUBLICENSE AGREEMENT
ThisSUBLICENSE AGREEMENT(this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of December 17, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Dermavant Sciences GmbH, a company organized and existing pursuant to the laws of Switzerland having a principal place of business at Viaduktstrasse 8, Basel 4051, Switzerland (“Sublicensor”) and Roivant Sciences GmbH, a company organized and existing pursuant to the laws of Switzerland having a principal place of business at Viaduktstrasse 8, Basel 4051, Switzerland (“Sublicensee”). Each of Sublicensor and Sublicensee may be referred to in this Agreement individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, Sublicensee entered into a License Agreement with AstraZeneca AB, a company incorporated in Sweden under no. 556011-7482 with its registered office atSE-151 85 Södertälje, Sweden and with offices atSE-431 83 Mölndal, Sweden (“AstraZeneca”) effective as of September 19, 2017 (the “Head License”), pursuant to which Sublicensee received an exclusive license from AstraZeneca to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize certain products for all diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic uses in humans and animals;
WHEREAS, Sublicensee (a) transferred, conveyed and assigned all of its rights under the Head License to Sublicensor, excluding, as of the Effective Date, as related to China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (“Greater China”) and the Republic of Korea and all territories thereof (“South Korea”, and together with Greater China, the “Reserved Territory”), and (b) may at a future time transfer to Sublicensor all of its rights under the Head License as related to one or more of the countries or administrative districts in the Reserved Territory, in each case, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement effective as of the date hereof (the “Assignment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Sublicensee has previously transferred, conveyed and assigned all of its rights under the Head License as related to the Reserved Territory to Roivant China Holdings Ltd. (as successor in interest to Sinovant Sciences Ltd., a Bermuda exempted limited company) (“SSL”), pursuant to a China and South Korea IP Purchase Agreement, dated February 14, 2018 (“Sinovant Agreement”);
WHEREAS, SSL and its subsidiary, Sinovant Sciences HK Limited (“SinoHK”), entered that certain Intellectual Property License Agreement, dated March 16, 2018, pursuant to which SSL sublicensed to SinoHK, inter alia, its intellectual property rights under the Sinovant Agreement in the Reserved Territory;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Head License, Sublicensor has certain rights to sublicense its rights under the Head License to Affiliates and other Third Parties; and
WHEREAS, Sublicensor desires to grant to Sublicensee, and Sublicensee desires to obtain, a sublicense under the Head License to certain of Sublicensor’s rights thereunder in respect of the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of Licensed Compounds and Licensed Products that pertain to the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of any and all human and animal diseases, disorders and conditions, other than the Retained Field (the “Sublicensed Field”), worldwide, excluding any country or administrative district in the Reserved Territory unless or
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