LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of October 31, 2017 by and among the KU CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION, INC. d/b/a KU Innovation and Collaboration, having its principal place of business at 2029 Becker Drive, Suite 142, Lawrence, KS 66047, hereinafter referred to as “KUCTC,” UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, on behalf of University of Kansas Medical Center, having its principal place of business at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, hereinafter referred to as “KUMC,” KANSAS LIFE SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., having its principal place of business at 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, hereinafter referred to as “KLSDC,” and collectively, with KUCTC and KUMC, “Kansas,” UCL BUSINESS PLC, having its principal place of business at 97 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TP, UK, hereinafter referred to as “UCLB,” and ORPHAZYME A/S, having its principal place of business at Ole Maaløes Vej 3, DK-2200 N, Copenhagen, Denmark, hereinafter referred to as “Licensee.” For purposes of this Agreement: (a) each of Kansas and UCLB will be referred to as the “Licensor” and (b) each of Kansas, UCLB and Licensee shall be referred to as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, certain data and know-how have been generated in the course of research in connection with the Study (as defined below) conducted by and on behalf of the University of Kansas (“KUMC”) and University College London (“UCL”);
WHEREAS, KUMC and KUCTC have an agreement wherein KUCTC is the manager of intellectual property owned by KUMC;
WHEREAS, UCL has assigned to UCLB all of its right, title and interest in and to any data and know-how generated in the course of research in connection with the Study undertaken at UCL;
WHEREAS, each of the Licensors desires that certain data and know-how generated in the Study be developed and utilized to the fullest extent so that their benefits can be enjoyed by the general public;
WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to obtain from each of the Licensors a license to all of the data and know-how generated in the Study for the commercial development, production, manufacture, use and sale of Licensed Products, and each of the Licensors is willing to grant such a license upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, certain data and know-how generated in the Study were developed in the course of research sponsored in part by the U.S. Government, and as a consequence are subject to overriding obligations of Kansas to the U.S. Government;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants, conditions and undertakings hereinafter set forth, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 | “Affiliate” means any company or other business entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control by Licensee. Solely for purposes of this definition, the term “control” means the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract. Control will be presumed if an entity owns, either of record or beneficially, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of the other entity. An entity will be deemed an Affiliate only while such ownership or control relationship continues. |
1.2 | “Commercially Diligent Efforts” means, with respect to a Licensed Product, the diligent exercise, dedication and expenditure of efforts, money, personnel, and resources as reasonably needed to develop, manufacture, market and sell the Licensed Product. Such efforts shall be documented and must be consistent with those utilized by companies of similar size and type that have successfully developed products and services similar to the Licensed Product. At a minimum, Commercially Diligent Efforts shall be based upon the development plan, attached as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference, submitted to each of the Licensors by Licensee as required under Article 5. In determining Commercially Diligent Efforts with respect to a particular Licensed Product, Licensee may not reduce such efforts due to the competitive, regulatory or other impact of any other product or method that it owns, licenses or is developing or commercializing for the Intended Indication. |
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