| (b) | Ionis’ Right to Terminate. If Ionis believes that Roche is in material breach of this Agreement (other than with respect to a failure to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts under Section 3.1 or Section 8.1, which is governed by Section 13.2.3 below), then Ionis may deliver notice of such material breach to Roche. If the breach is curable, Roche will have sixty (60) days to cure such breach (except to the extent such breach involves the failure to make a payment when due, which breach must be cured within thirty (30) days following such notice). If Roche fails to cure such breach within the sixty (60)-day or thirty (30)-day period, as applicable, or if the breach is not subject to cure, Ionis may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to Roche. |
| 13.2.3. | Remedies for Failure to Use Commercially Reasonable Efforts. |
| (a) | If Ionis, in Roche’s reasonable determination, fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to conduct the activities Ionis agreed to perform under Section 3.1 prior to Option exercise, Roche will notify Ionis and, within thirty (30) days thereafter, Ionis and Roche will meet and confer to discuss and resolve the matter in good faith, and attempt to devise a mutually agreeable plan to address any outstanding issues related to Ionis’ use of Commercially Reasonable Efforts for such activities in Section 3.1. Following such a meeting, if Ionis fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts as contemplated by Section 3.1, then subject to Section 13.2.4 below, Roche will have the right, at its sole discretion, to (i) terminate this Agreement, or (ii) prior to Option exercise, Roche may elect to trigger the alternative remedy provisions of Section 13.3 below, which such election is Roche’s sole and exclusive remedy if Ionis fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts in the activities contemplated in Section 3.1 prior to Option exercise.
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| (b) | If Roche, in Ionis’ reasonable determination, fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts under Section 3.1 or Section 8.1 above, Ionis will notify Roche and, within thirty (30) days thereafter, Ionis and Roche will meet and confer to discuss and resolve the matter in good faith, and attempt to devise a mutually agreeable plan to address any outstanding issues related to Roche’s use of Commercially Reasonable Efforts under Section 3.1 or Section 8.1. Following such a meeting, if Roche fails to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts as contemplated by Section 3.1 or Section 8.1, then subject to Section 13.2.4 below, Ionis will have the right, at its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement. |
| 13.2.4. | Disputes Regarding Material Breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Breaching Party in Section 13.2.2 or Section 13.2.3 disputes in good faith the existence, materiality, or failure to cure of any such breach which is not a payment breach, and provides notice to the Non-Breaching Party of such dispute within such sixty (60)-day period, the Non-Breaching Party will not have the right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 13.2.2 or Section 13.2.3, or trigger the alternative remedy provisions of Section 13.3, as applicable, unless and until it has been determined in accordance with Section 15.1 that this Agreement was materially breached by the Breaching Party and the Breaching Party fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following such determination. During the pendency of such dispute, all the terms of this Agreement will remain in effect and the Parties will continue to perform all of their respective obligations hereunder, including satisfying any payment obligations. |
| 13.2.5. | Termination for Insolvency. |
| (a) | Either Party may terminate this Agreement if, at any time, the other Party files in any court or agency pursuant to any statute or regulation of any state or country a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or for reorganization or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of the Party or of substantially all of its assets; or if the other Party proposes a written agreement of composition or extension of substantially all of its debts; or if the other Party is served with an involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such petition is not dismissed within ninety (90) days after the filing thereof; or if the other Party is a party to any dissolution or liquidation; or if the other Party makes an assignment of substantially all of its assets for the benefit of creditors. |
| (b) | All rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to any section of this Agreement are and will otherwise be deemed to be for purposes of Section 365(n) of Title 11, United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined in Section 101(56) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Parties will retain and may fully exercise all of their respective rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code. Upon the bankruptcy of any Party, the non-bankrupt Party will further be entitled to a complete duplicate of, or complete access to, any such intellectual property, and such, if not already in its possession, will be promptly delivered to the non-bankrupt Party, unless the bankrupt Party elects in writing to continue, and continues, to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement. |
13.3. | Alternative Remedy to Termination Available to Roche Prior to Option Exercise. If Roche elects, pursuant to Section 13.2.3(a)(ii), to exercise the alternative remedy provisions of this Section 13.3 in lieu of terminating this Agreement by providing written notice of such election to Ionis in accordance with Section 13.2.3(a), then this Agreement will continue in full force and effect with the following modifications: |
| (a) | Ionis will have no further obligations under the Development Plan, and Roche is responsible for the continued Development and Commercialization of IONIS-FB-LRx (including meeting all remaining performance obligations under Section 8.1); |
| (b) | effective as of the date of Roche’s notice to Ionis electing the alternative remedy provisions of this Section 13.3, Roche will be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have exercised the Option; |
| (c) | Roche will have and Ionis grants, the exclusive license under Section 7.1.1; |
| (d) | Ionis will perform its obligations under Section 7.2, assign and transfer the IND for IONIS-FB-LRx to Roche, and transfer, at Roche’s request, any Phase 2 Trials then-being administered by Ionis, all within ninety (90) days after Roche electing to exercise its alternative remedies under this Section 13.3; and |
| (e) | the financial provisions of ARTICLE 9 will be modified as follows: |
| (ii) | [***], Roche will [***], and the license fee set forth in Section 9.3 will be [***]. |
The milestone provisions of Section 9.4 and Section 9.5 and the royalty provisions of Section 9.7 will [***].
13.4. | Consequences of Termination or Expiration of the Agreement. |
| 13.4.1. | In General. If this Agreement is terminated by a Party in accordance with Section 10.12 or this ARTICLE 13 in its entirety or on a country-by-country or Product-by-Product basis at any time and for any reason, the following terms will apply to any such termination: |
| (a) | Return of Information and Materials. After termination of the Agreement, the Parties will return (or destroy, as directed by the other Party) all data, files, records and other materials containing or comprising the other Party’s Confidential Information that are the subject of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties will be permitted to retain one copy of such data, files, records, and other materials for archival and legal compliance purposes. |
| (b) | License Termination. Upon termination but not expiration of the Agreement, except for the licenses granted under Section 7.1.2 or, if applicable, Section 13.1, any licenses granted by Ionis to Roche under this Agreement will terminate and Roche, its Affiliates and Sublicensees will cease selling all Products that are the subject of such termination, unless Ionis elects to have Roche continue to sell the applicable Product(s) as part of the Transition Activities under Section 13.4.2(i). |
| (c) | Exclusivity Covenants. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason or expiration of this Agreement, neither Party will have any further obligations under Section 5.1 of this Agreement. |
| (d) | Development Plan. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason or expiration of this Agreement, neither Party will have any further obligations under the Development Plan or IDCP. |
| (e) | Accrued Rights. Termination of this Agreement for any reason or expiration of this Agreement will be without prejudice to any rights or financial compensation that will have accrued to the benefit of a Party prior to such termination. Such termination will not relieve a Party from obligations that are expressly indicated to survive the termination of this Agreement. For purposes of clarification, milestone payments under ARTICLE 9 accrue as of the date the applicable Milestone Event is achieved even if the payment is not due at that time. |
| (f) | Survival. The following provisions of this Agreement will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 7.1.2 (Cross Licenses under Collaboration Intellectual Property); Section 7.1.4(d) (Effect of Termination on Sublicenses), Section 7.2 (Technology Transfer) (but only to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 13.4.2), Section 9.9 (Reverse Royalty Payments to Roche for a Discontinued Product), Section 9.11.5 (Records Retention), Section 9.12 (Audits), Section 10.1.1 (Ionis Intellectual Property and Roche Intellectual Property), Section 10.1.2 (Agreement Intellectual Property), Section 10.4.2 (Discontinued Product), Section 11.4 (Disclaimer), ARTICLE 12 (Indemnification; Insurance), Section 13.1 (Agreement Term; Expiration), Section 13.4 (Consequences of Expiration or Termination of the Agreement), ARTICLE 14 (Confidentiality), ARTICLE 15 (Miscellaneous) and Appendix 1 (Definitions) (to the extent definitions are embodied in the foregoing listed Articles and Sections). |
| 13.4.2. | Special Consequences of Expiration or Termination of the Agreement. If (A) this Agreement expires due to the expiration of Roche’s Option under Section 6.2, (B) Roche terminates the Agreement under Section 13.2.1 (Roche’s Termination for Convenience), or (C) Ionis terminates this Agreement under Section 10.12 (No Challenge), Section 13.2.2(b) (Ionis’ Right to Terminate) or Section 13.2.3(b) (Remedies for Failure to Use Commercially Reasonable Efforts), then, [***] the following additional terms will also apply: |
| (a) | License to Ionis for Discontinued Products. Roche will and hereby does grant to Ionis a sublicensable, worldwide, exclusive license or sublicense, as the case may be, under all Roche Collaboration Intellectual Property created pursuant to activities under this Agreement (excluding Companion Diagnostic IP) as of the date of such reversion that Covers Discontinued Products solely as necessary to Develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, have sold, import and otherwise Commercialize such Discontinued Products in the Field; |
| (b) | License to Ionis for Companion Diagnostic Products. Roche will make available to Ionis, on commercially reasonable terms, (i) any Discontinued Product-specific diagnostic products and/or services offered by Roche as of the date of such reversion to patients who use the Discontinued Product (each, a “Companion Diagnostic Product”) and (ii) any Patent Rights and Know-How Covering such Companion Diagnostic Products (such intellectual property, “Companion Diagnostic IP”) Controlled by Roche as of the date of such reversion that is necessary to Develop or continue to Commercialize such Companion Diagnostic Products; |
| (c) | Know-How Transfer. Within ninety (90) days following the date of termination, Roche will transfer to Ionis for use with respect to the Development and Commercialization of Discontinued Products, copies of any Collaboration Know-How data, results, and regulatory information, and to the extent solely related to the Discontinued Products, pricing and market access strategy information, health economic study information, material communications with payors, filings, and files in the possession of Roche as of the date of such reversion that relate to such Discontinued Products and are necessary for the Development of such Discontinued Products, and any other information or material specified in Section 7.2; |
| (d) | Regulatory Materials. Within ninety (90) days following the date of the termination, Roche will assign, and hereby does assign, to Ionis all of Roche’s right, title and interest in and to all Regulatory Materials for the Discontinued Product, including any IND, orphan drug designation and marketing authorizations that relate to the applicable Discontinued Product; |
| (e) | Trademarks. Roche will license to Ionis any trademarks that are specific to Discontinued Products solely for use with such Discontinued Products; provided, however, that in no event will Roche have any obligation to license to Ionis any trademarks used by Roche both in connection with a Product and in connection with the sale of any other product or service, including any Roche- or Roche-formative marks, company logos, or trademarks of its Affiliates or Sublicensees; |
| (f) | Prosecution and Maintenance. Ionis will control and be responsible at its sole cost for all aspects of the Prosecution and Maintenance of all Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents, and Roche will provide Ionis with (and will instruct its counsel to provide Ionis with) all of the information and records in Roche’s and its counsel’s possession related to the Prosecution and Maintenance of such Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents; |
| (g) | Stocks of API and Finished Drug Product. Ionis will have the right to purchase from Roche any or all of the inventory of API and/or Finished Drug Product for such Discontinued Product held by Roche as of the effective date of termination (that are not committed to be supplied to any Third Party or Sublicensee, in the ordinary course of business, as of the effective date of termination), if any, at a price equal to [***] to acquire or manufacture such inventory. Ionis will notify Roche within forty-five (45) days after the effective date of termination whether Ionis elects to exercise such right; |
| (h) | Manufacturing Technology Transfer. If Roche or Roche’s CMO is manufacturing API and/or Finished Drug Product as of the termination triggering this provision, Ionis may request Roche to conduct (or cause to be conducted by Roche’s CMO) a technology transfer to Ionis (or Ionis’ designated Third Party supplier) of any technology, information and data reasonably related to Roche’s or such CMO’s manufacturing and supply of API and/or Finished Drug Product for such Discontinued Product, and if so requested, Roche will conduct (or cause to be conducted by Roche’s CMO) such a technology transfer, and Ionis will [***], and Roche will (or will cause Roche’s CMO to) continue to (i) provide reasonable support and cooperation with Ionis’ regulatory filings and interactions with Regulatory Authorities related to Roche’s or such CMO’s API and/or Finished Drug Product manufacturing (including any required inspections), and (ii) supply (or cause to be supplied by Roche’s CMO) API and/or Finished Drug Product to Ionis, at a price equal to [***] to enable Ionis to identify and contract with a suitable Third Party API and/or Finished Drug Product manufacturer; and |
| (i) | Transition Activities. |
For a period of up to [***] following the effective date of termination:
| (i) | The Parties wish to provide a mechanism to ensure that, assuming the Discontinued Product is available to patients as of the reversion date, patients who were being treated with the Discontinued Product prior to such termination or who desire access to the Discontinued Product can continue to have access to such Discontinued Product while the regulatory and commercial responsibilities for the Discontinued Product are transitioned from Roche to Ionis. As such, Ionis may request Roche to perform transition activities that are necessary or useful to (1) transition Roche’s Commercialization activities (if any) to Ionis to minimize disruption to sales, (2) provide patients with continued access to the applicable Discontinued Products (if applicable), (3) enable Ionis (or Ionis’ designee) to assume and execute the responsibilities under all Approvals and ongoing Clinical Studies for the applicable Discontinued Product, and (4) ensure long-term continuity of supply for the Discontinued Product (collectively, the “Transition Activities”), including, if applicable, the categories of services and deliverables listed on Schedule 13.4.2(i), but no longer than [***] following the effective date of termination. If applicable, Roche will perform such Transition Activities using commercially reasonable efforts for the periods set forth in Schedule 13.4.2(i); provided Roche and Ionis may mutually agree in writing to conduct the Transition Activities for a longer period of time. |
| (ii) | Ionis may elect to have Roche perform the applicable Transition Activities by providing written notice to Roche no later than forty-five (45) days following the effective date of the termination. If Ionis requests Transition Activities, without limiting the provisions of Section 13.4.2, the Parties will mutually agree upon a transition plan for Roche to perform the applicable Transition Activities including delivery and transition dates. In addition, the Parties will establish a transition committee consisting of at least each Party’s Alliance Managers, a representative from each Party’s chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) group who was responsible for the Discontinued Product prior to the termination, and up to two (2) additional representatives from each Party who are from other relevant functional groups to facilitate a smooth transition. While Roche is providing applicable Transition Activities, Roche and Ionis will agree on talking points and a communication plan to customers, specialty pharmacies, physicians, regulatory authorities, patient advocacy groups, and clinical study investigators, in each case only if applicable at the time of reversion, and Roche will make all such communications to such applicable entities in accordance with the mutually agreed talking points. |
| (iii) | Ionis will [***] to perform the Transition Activities. In addition, Ionis will [***] to perform the Transition Activities. Ionis will own [***]. |
ARTICLE 14.
CONFIDENTIALITY
14.1. | Confidentiality; Exceptions. Except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement or otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties agree that, during the Agreement Term and for five years thereafter, the receiving Party (the “Receiving Party”) and its Affiliates will keep confidential and will not publish or otherwise disclose or use for any purpose other than as provided for in this Agreement any confidential or proprietary information or materials, patentable or otherwise, in any form (written, oral, photographic, electronic, magnetic, or otherwise) which is disclosed to it by the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) or its Affiliates or otherwise received or accessed by a Receiving Party in the course of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, including trade secrets, Know-How, inventions or discoveries, proprietary information, formulae, processes, techniques and information relating to the past, present and future marketing, financial, and research and development activities of any product or potential product or useful technology of the Disclosing Party or its Affiliates and the pricing thereof (collectively, “Confidential Information”). |
14.2. | Prior Confidentiality Agreement. The Non-Disclosure Agreement executed by Ionis and Roche on February 7, 2018 (including any and all amendments thereto) (the “CDA”) will terminate as of the Effective Date. All Confidential Information exchanged between the Parties under the CDA and on or after the Effective Date under this Agreement will be subject to the terms of this ARTICLE 14. |
14.3. | Authorized Disclosure. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, a Receiving Party or its Affiliates may use and disclose to Third Parties Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party as follows: (i) solely in connection with the performance of its obligations or exercise of rights granted or reserved in this Agreement under confidentiality provisions no less restrictive than those in this Agreement, provided, a Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to a governmental entity or agency without requiring such entity or agency to enter into a confidentiality agreement; (ii) to the extent reasonably necessary to file or prosecute patent, copyright and trademark applications (subject to Section 14.4 below), complying with applicable governmental regulations, obtaining Approvals, conducting Non-Clinical Studies or Clinical Studies, marketing a Product, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, regulation, rule or legal process (including the rules of the SEC and any stock exchange); provided, however, that if a Receiving Party or any of its Affiliates is required by law or regulation to make any such disclosure of a Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information it will, except where impracticable for necessary disclosures, give reasonable advance notice to the Disclosing Party of such disclosure requirement and will use its reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such Confidential Information required to be disclosed; (iii) in communication with actual or potential lenders, investors, merger partners, acquirers, consultants, or professional advisors on a need-to-know basis, in each case under confidentiality provisions no less restrictive than those of this Agreement; (iv) to the extent such disclosure is required to comply with existing expressly stated contractual obligations owed to such Party’s or its Affiliates’ licensor with respect to any intellectual property licensed to the other Party under this Agreement; or (v) as mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties. |
14.4. | Press Release; Publications; Disclosure of Agreement. |
| 14.4.1. | Public Announcements – Generally. Upon execution of this Agreement, Ionis may issue a press release announcing the existence of this Agreement in a form and substance agreed to in writing by the Parties. Except to the extent required to comply with Applicable Law, regulation, rule or legal process or as otherwise permitted in accordance with this Section 14.4, each Party agrees not to issue any other press release or other public statement disclosing other information relating to this Agreement or the terms of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. |
| 14.4.2. | Use of Name. Except as set forth in Section 14.4.9, neither Party will use the other Party’s name in a press release or other publication without first obtaining the prior consent of the Party to be named. |
| 14.4.3. | Notice of Significant Events. Each Party will notify (no later than three (3) Business Days after the information or results are obtained) the other Party of any significant event related to a Product (including any data, serious adverse event or regulatory advice or approval) so that the Parties may analyze the need to or desirability of publicly disclosing or reporting such event. Notwithstanding Section 14.4.1 above, any press release or other similar public communication by either Party related to a Product’s efficacy or safety data and/or results, will be submitted to the other Party for review and approval at least three (3) Business Days in advance of such proposed public disclosure, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. |
| 14.4.4. | Before Option Exercise. Before Option exercise, Ionis will have the sole right, consistent with its practice with its other compounds and products, to issue press releases, publish, present or otherwise disclose the progress and results regarding IONIS-FB-LRx to the public; provided, that with respect to any proposed press release or other similar public communication by Ionis disclosing regulatory discussions, the efficacy or safety data or clinical results related to IONIS-FB-LRx, (i) Ionis will submit such proposed communication to Roche for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of such proposed public disclosure, (ii) Roche will have the right to review and recommend changes to such communication, and (iii) Ionis will in good faith consider any changes that are timely recommended by Roche. |
| 14.4.5. | After Option Exercise. After Option exercise, Roche will have the sole right, consistent with its practice with its other compounds and products, to issue press releases, publish, present or otherwise disclose the progress and results regarding IONIS-FB-LRx to the public; provided, that with respect to any proposed press release or other similar public communication by Roche disclosing regulatory discussions, the efficacy or safety data or results related to the Products or Roche’s sales projections, (i) Roche will submit such proposed communication to Ionis for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of such proposed public disclosure, (ii) Ionis will have the right to review and recommend changes to such communication, and (iii) Roche will in good faith consider any changes that are timely recommended by Ionis. |
| 14.4.6. | Scientific or Clinical Presentations. Regarding any proposed scientific publications related to results from any Clinical Studies regarding Products, the Parties agree to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to control public scientific disclosures of such results to prevent any adverse effect of any premature public disclosure of such results. The Parties will establish a procedure for publication review and each Party will first submit to the other Party through the JPC an early draft of all such publications or presentations, at least forty-five (45) days prior to submission for publication including to facilitate the publication of any summaries of Clinical Studies data and results as required on the clinical trial registry of each respective Party. Each Party will review such proposed publication to avoid the unauthorized disclosure of a Party’s Confidential Information and to preserve the patentability of inventions arising from the Development Plan or IDCP. If, during such forty-five (45)-day period, the other Party informs such Party that its proposed publication contains Confidential Information of the other Party, then such Party will delete such Confidential Information from its proposed publication. In addition, if during such forty-five (45)-day period, the other Party informs such Party that its proposed publication discloses non-public inventions made by either Party in the course of the Development under this Agreement, or the public disclosure of such proposed publication may have a material adverse effect on any Patent Rights or Know-How solely owned or Controlled by such other Party, then such Party will either (i) delay such proposed publication for up to sixty (60) days from the date of such Party’s objection, to permit the timely first filing of patent application(s), or (ii) remove the identified disclosures prior to publication. |
| 14.4.7. | SEC Filings. Each Party will give the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review all material filings with the SEC describing the terms of this Agreement prior to submission of such filings, and will give due consideration to any reasonable comments by the non-filing Party relating to such filing. |
| 14.4.8. | Subsequent Disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent information regarding this Agreement or a Product has already been publicly disclosed, either Party (or its Affiliates) may subsequently disclose the same information to the public without the consent of the other Party. |
| 14.4.9. | Acknowledgment; Commercial Materials. Each Party will acknowledge in any press release, public presentation, publication or commercial marketing materials regarding the Collaboration or a Product, the other Party’s role in discovering and developing a Product or Discontinued Product, as applicable, that the Product is under license from Ionis and otherwise acknowledge the contributions from the other Party, and each Party’s stock ticker symbol (e.g., Ionis: Nasdaq: IONIS; Roche: SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY). Ionis may include the Products (and identify Roche as its partner for the Product) in Ionis’ drug pipeline. In addition, subject to Applicable Law, the words “Discovered and developed by Ionis Pharmaceuticals” will be included and reasonably visible in Product communications and branding, provided that Roche will have final decision-making authority regarding the applicability of any legal and regulatory requirements for such acknowledgement. |
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ARTICLE 15.
MISCELLANEOUS
| 15.1.1. | Escalation. If any dispute occurs under this Agreement (other than a dispute regarding the construction, validity or enforcement of either Party’s Patents, which disputes will be resolved pursuant to Section 15.2), either Party may request in writing that the dispute be referred for resolution to the Head of Roche Partnering of Roche and the Chief Operating Officer of Ionis (the “Executives”). Within thirty (30) days after such a request, the Executives will meet in person at a mutually acceptable time and location or by means of telephone or video conference to negotiate a settlement of the dispute. Each Party’s JSC representatives may participate in such meeting if desired. If the Executives fail to resolve the dispute within such thirty (30)-day period, then, except as set forth in Section 4.1.1(b)(ii), the dispute will be referred to binding arbitration under Section 15.1.2. |
| 15.1.2. | Binding Arbitration. If a dispute subject to Section 15.1.1 is not resolved pursuant to Section 15.1.1, such dispute will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with this Section 15.1.2 and under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect, including application of the “Expedited Procedures” (sections E-1, et al) of the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA. The proceedings and decisions of the arbitrators will be confidential, final and binding on the Parties, and judgment upon the award of such arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. and will be conducted by three arbitrators. Each of Roche and Ionis will appoint one (1) arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the notice that initiated the arbitration. These two (2) arbitrators will in turn appoint a third arbitrator who will be reasonably acceptable to the Parties and who will be appointed in accordance with AAA rules. Each arbitrator chosen hereunder will have educational training and industry experience sufficient to demonstrate a reasonable level of scientific, financial, medical and industry knowledge relevant to the particular dispute. |
15.2. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process. |
| 15.2.1. | This Agreement and any dispute will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, U.S., without reference to conflicts of laws principles. |
| 15.2.2. | Each Party hereby agrees that service of process: (a) made in any manner permitted by California law, or (b) made by overnight express courier service (signature required), prepaid, at its address specified pursuant to Section 15.7, will constitute good and valid service of process in any such action and (c) waives and agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise) in any such action any claim that service of process made in accordance with clause (a) or (b) does not constitute good and valid service of process. |
15.3. | Remedies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Party will be entitled to seek, in addition to any other right or remedy it may have, at law or in equity, a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, without the posting of any bond or other security, enjoining or restraining the other Party from any violation or threatened violation of this Agreement, and the Parties agree that in the event of a threatened or actual material breach of this Agreement injunctive relief would be appropriate. Neither Party may recover any Losses relating to any matter arising under one provision of this Agreement to the extent that such Party has already recovered Losses with respect to such matter pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement (including recoveries under Section 12.1 or Section 12.2). Except for the offsets and credits explicitly set forth in Section 9.10.3(b) and Section 9.12, neither Party will have the right to setoff any amount it is owed or believes it is owed against payments due or payable to the other Party under this Agreement. |
15.4. | Assignment and Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any obligation of a Party hereunder may be assigned by either Party without the consent of the other, except that each Party may assign this Agreement and the rights, obligations and interests of such Party, in whole or in part, without the other Party’s consent, to any of its Affiliates, to any purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets or all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates or to any successor corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation, share exchange or other similar transaction; provided, if a Party transfers or assigns this Agreement to [***] described in this Agreement, then such transferring Party (or such Affiliate) (“Transferring Party”), will [***] that the Transferring Party is obligated to pay to the non-transferring Party (“Non-Transferring Party”) under ARTICLE 9 for the taxes withheld such that the Non-Transferring Party receives [***] assignment. In addition, Ionis may assign or transfer its rights to receive payments under this Agreement (but no liabilities), without Roche’s consent, to an Affiliate or to a Third Party in connection with a payment factoring transaction. Any purported assignment or transfer made in contravention of this Section 15.4 will be null and void. |
To the extent the Non-Transferring Party utilizes a [***] in any year, the Non-Transferring Party will [***] to the Transferring Party [***]. To assist the Transferring Party in determining when [***] pursuant to the foregoing sentence, beginning with the first Annual tax return for the year in which the [***] payment under this Section 15.4, and each year thereafter (including, for clarity, all years in which the Non-Transferring Party utilizes a [***], the Non-Transferring Party will provide the Transferring Party with the Non-Transferring Party’s Annual tax returns (federal and state) and, in years in which the Non-Transferring Party utilizes the [***], supporting documentation for such [***].
15.5. | Change of Control. If Ionis undergoes a Change of Control, then Roche will have the right at any time after it exercises the Option to disband the JSC and make unilateral decisions with respect to the Development Plan, IDCP, Development and Commercialization with no obligation to seek input from Ionis or its successor, if applicable. |
15.6. | Force Majeure. No Party will be held responsible to the other Party nor be deemed to be in default under, or in breach of any provision of, this Agreement for failure or delay in performing any obligation of this Agreement when such failure or delay is due to force majeure, and without the fault or negligence of the Party so failing or delaying. For purposes of this Agreement, force majeure means a cause beyond the reasonable control of a Party, which may include acts of God; acts, regulations, or laws of any government; war; terrorism; civil commotion; fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, tsunami, explosion or storm; pandemic; epidemic and failure of public utilities or common carriers. In such event the Party so failing or delaying will immediately notify the other Party of such inability and of the period for which such inability is expected to continue. The Party giving such notice will be excused from such of its obligations under this Agreement as it is thereby disabled from performing for so long as it is so disabled for up to a maximum of ninety (90) days, after which time the Parties will negotiate in good faith any modifications of the terms of this Agreement that may be necessary to arrive at an equitable solution, unless the Party giving such notice has set out a reasonable timeframe and plan to resolve the effects of such force majeure and executes such plan within such timeframe. To the extent possible, each Party will use reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of any force majeure. |
15.7. | Notices. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given under or in connection with this Agreement will be deemed to have been sufficiently given if in writing and personally delivered or sent by certified mail (return receipt requested), facsimile transmission (receipt verified), or overnight express courier service (signature required), prepaid, to the Party for which such notice is intended, at the address set forth for such Party below: |
| If to Ionis, addressed to: | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
2855 Gazelle Court
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Attention: Chief Operating Officer
Fax: [***]
| with a copy to: | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
2855 Gazelle Court
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Attention: General Counsel
Email: [***]
| If to Roche, addressed to: | F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
Grenzacherstrasse 124
4070 Basel, Switzerland
Attention: Corporate Legal Department
Fax: [***]
| If to Roche, addressed to: | Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. |
150 Clove Road, Suite 8
Little Falls, NJ 07424
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Fax: [***]
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| with a copy to: | F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
Grenzacherstrasse 124
4070 Basel, Switzerland
Attention: Alliance Manager
Fax: [***]
or to such other address for such Party as it will have specified by like notice to the other Party; provided that notices of a change of address will be effective only upon receipt thereof. If delivered personally or by facsimile transmission, the date of delivery will be deemed to be the date on which such notice or request was given. If sent by overnight express courier service, the date of delivery will be deemed to be the next Business Day after such notice or request was deposited with such service. If sent by certified mail, the date of delivery will be deemed to be the third Business Day after such notice or request was deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.
15.8. | Invoices. All invoices that are required or permitted hereunder will be in writing and sent by Ionis to Roche at the following address or any other address that Roche may later provide: |
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Kreditorenbuchhaltung
4070 Basel
Switzerland
with an electronic copy to Roche’s Alliance Manager.
Upon Ionis’ request, Roche’s Alliance Manager will provide Ionis’ Alliance Manager with any additional information reasonably requested by Ionis to facilitate the prompt delivery of invoices to Roche, including a facsimile number for sending invoices.
15.9. | Export Clause. Each Party acknowledges that the laws and regulations of the United States restrict the export and re-export of commodities and technical data of United States origin. Each Party agrees that it will not export or re-export restricted commodities or the technical data of the other Party in any form without the appropriate United States and foreign government licenses. |
15.10. | Waiver. Neither Party may waive or release any of its rights or interests in this Agreement except in writing. The failure of either Party to assert a right hereunder or to insist upon compliance with any term or condition of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of that right or excuse a similar subsequent failure to perform any such term or condition. No waiver by either Party of any condition or term in any one or more instances will be construed as a continuing waiver or subsequent waiver of such condition or term or of another condition or term. |
15.11. | Severability. If any provision hereof should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the Parties will negotiate in good faith a valid, legal and enforceable substitute provision that most nearly reflects the original intent of the Parties and all other provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and will be liberally construed in order to carry out the intentions of the Parties hereto as nearly as may be possible. Such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. |
15.12. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Schedules and Appendices hereto, sets forth all the covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions and understandings between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof. There are no covenants, promises, agreements, warranties, representations, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof other than as set forth in this Agreement and the Schedules and Appendices hereto. No subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement will be binding upon the Parties hereto unless reduced to writing and signed by the respective authorized officers of the Parties. |
15.13. | Independent Contractors. Nothing herein will be construed to create any relationship of employer and employee, agent and principal, partnership or joint venture between the Parties. Each Party is an independent contractor. Neither Party will assume, either directly or indirectly, any liability of or for the other Party. Neither Party will have the authority to bind or obligate the other Party and neither Party will represent that it has such authority. |
15.14. | Interpretation. Except as otherwise explicitly specified to the contrary, (a) references to a section, appendix or schedule means a section of, or appendix or schedule to this Agreement, unless another agreement is specified, (b) the word “including” (in its various forms) means “including without limitation”, (c) references to a particular statute or regulation include all rules and regulations thereunder and any predecessor or successor statute, rules or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, (d) words in the singular or plural form include the plural and singular form, respectively, (e) references to a particular Person include such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, (f) unless otherwise specified, “$” is in reference to United States Dollars, and (g) the headings contained in this Agreement, in any appendix or schedule to this Agreement and in the table of contents to this Agreement are for convenience only and will not in any way affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement. |
15.15. | Further Actions. Each Party will execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the expressly stated purposes and the clear intent of this Agreement. |
15.16. | Construction of Agreement. The terms and provisions of this Agreement represent the results of negotiations between the Parties and their representatives, each of which has been represented by counsel of its own choosing, and neither of which has acted under duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic or otherwise. Accordingly, the terms and provisions of this Agreement will be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings, and each of the Parties hereto hereby waives the application in connection with the interpretation and construction of this Agreement of any rule of law to the effect that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions contained in this Agreement will be interpreted or construed against the Party whose attorney prepared the executed draft or any earlier draft of this Agreement. |
15.17. | Supremacy. In the event of any express conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any Schedule or Appendix hereto, the terms of this Agreement will apply. The Parties understand and agree that the Schedules and Appendices hereto are not intended to be the final and complete embodiment of any terms or provisions of this Agreement, and are to be updated from time to time during the Agreement Term, as appropriate and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. |
15.18. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, notwithstanding variations in format or file designation which may result from the electronic transmission, storage and printing of copies of this Agreement from separate computers or printers. Facsimile signatures and signatures transmitted via electronic mail in PDF format will be treated as original signatures. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.
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By: | | /s/ Stefan Arnold | |
Name: | Stefan Arnold | |
Title: | Head Legal Pharma | |
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By: | | /s/ Vikas Kabra | |
Name: | Vikas Kabra | |
Title: | Head of Transaction Excellence | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. | |
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Name: | John Parise | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.
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Name: | Stanley T. Crooke | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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List of Appendices and Schedules
Appendix 1 – Definitions
Appendix 2 – Specific Performance Milestone Events
Appendix 3 – Permitted Licenses as of the Effective Date
Schedule 4.2 – Alliance Management Activities
Schedule 4.4.2 – Ionis’ Fully Absorbed Cost of Goods Methodology
Schedule 9.7.2(e) – Royalty Calculation Examples
Schedule 9.7.2(f) – Allocation of Net Sales
Schedule 11.2.4(a) – Ionis Core Technology Patents
Schedule 11.2.4(b) – Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents
Schedule 11.2.4(c) – Ionis Product-Specific Patents
Schedule 11.2.6 – Prior Agreement
Schedule 13.4.2(i) – Transition Activities
Appendix 1
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms will have the following meanings:
“AAA” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.2.
“Acceptance of Filing” means, with respect to an NDA, MAA, or JNDA filed for a Product, (a) in the United States, the receipt of written notice from the FDA in accordance with 21 C.F.R. §314.101(a)(2) that such NDA is officially “filed”, (b) in the European Union, receipt of written notice of validation by the EMA of such MAA under the centralized European procedure in accordance with any feedback received from European Regulatory Authorities; provided that if the centralized filing procedure is not used, then Acceptance of Filing will be determined upon the validation of such MAA by the applicable Regulatory Authority in a Major Market in Europe, and (c) in Japan, receipt of written notice of acceptance of filing of such JNDA from the Koseisho (i.e., the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, or any successor agency thereto).
“Additional Core IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.3(a).
“Additional Ionis In-License Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.1(a).
“Additional Product-Specific Patents” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.2(a).
“Affiliate” of an entity means any corporation, firm, partnership or other entity which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a Party to this Agreement. An entity will be deemed to control another entity if it (i) owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities or capital stock (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction) of such other entity, or has other comparable ownership interest with respect to any entity other than a corporation; or (ii) has the power, whether pursuant to contract, ownership of securities or otherwise, to direct the management and policies of the entity. Anything to the contrary in this paragraph notwithstanding, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a Japanese corporation (“Chugai”) and/or its subsidiaries (if any) and Foundation Medicine, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FMI”) and/or its subsidiaries (if any), will not be deemed an Affiliate of Roche unless Roche provides written notice to Ionis of its desire to include Chugai and/or FMI as an Affiliate of Roche.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Agreement Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
“Alliance Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“ANDA” means an Abbreviated New Drug Application and all amendments and supplements thereto filed with the FDA, or the equivalent application filed with any equivalent agency or governmental authority outside the U.S. (including any supra-national agency such as the EMA in the EU).
“Annual” means the period covering a Calendar Year or occurring once per Calendar Year, as the context requires.
“API” means the bulk active pharmaceutical ingredient manufactured in accordance with cGMP (unless expressly stated otherwise) for a Product.
“Applicable Law” or “Law” means all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and other pronouncements having the effect of law of any federal, national, multinational, state, provincial, county, city or other political subdivision, agency or other body, domestic or foreign, including any applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, or other requirements of the Regulatory Authorities that may be in effect from time to time.
“Approval” means (i) with respect to a Product in the EU, the earlier to occur of (A) approval from the applicable Regulatory Authority in at least one member state in the EU sufficient for the manufacture, distribution, use, marketing and sale of such Product, including pricing and reimbursement approval, in such jurisdiction in accordance with Applicable Laws, or (B) the First Commercial Sale of a Product in the EU or in a European country in a Major Market; and (ii) with respect to a Product in any regulatory jurisdiction other than the EU, approval sufficient for the manufacture, distribution, use, marketing and sale of such Product in such jurisdiction in accordance with Applicable Laws.
“Approved Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.5.
“Approved Change Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.5.
“ASO” means an oligonucleotide compound, or analog, variant, mimic, or mimetic thereof, having a sequence that is at least six bases long and that modulates expression or splicing of a gene target via the binding, partially or wholly, of such compound to the RNA of such gene target.
“Audit Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.5(b).
“Breaching Party” means the Party that is believed by the Non-Breaching Party to be in material breach of this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banking institutions in both New York, New York and Zurich, Switzerland are open for business.
“Calendar Quarter” means a period of three consecutive months ending on the last day of March, June, September, or December, respectively, and will also include the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the last day of the Calendar Quarter in which the Effective Date falls.
“Calendar Year” means a year beginning on January 1 (or, with respect to 2018, the Effective Date) and ending on December 31.
“CDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.2.
“cGMP” means current Good Manufacturing Practices as specified in the United States Code of Federal Regulations, ICH Guideline Q7A, or equivalent laws, rules, or regulations of an applicable Regulatory Authority at the time of manufacture.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to a Party: (a) the acquisition by any Third Party of beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common shares or voting power of such Party, other than acquisitions by employee benefit plans sponsored or maintained by such Party; (b) the consummation of a business combination involving such Party, unless, following such business combination, the stockholders of such Party immediately prior to such business combination beneficially own directly or indirectly more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common shares or voting power of the entity resulting from such business combination.
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“Chugai” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Affiliate.
“Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“Clinical Study” or “Clinical Studies” means a Phase 1 Trial, Phase 2 Trial, Registration-Directed Trial or Phase 4 Trial, or such other study in humans that is conducted in accordance with good clinical practices and is designed to generate data in support or maintenance of an NDA, MAA, JNDA or other similar marketing application.
“CMO” means a Third Party contract manufacturer Manufacturing API or finished drug Product for any purpose under this Agreement.
“Collaboration” means the conduct of the Development Plan in accordance with this Agreement.
“Collaboration Intellectual Property” means collectively Ionis Collaboration Intellectual Property and Roche Collaboration Intellectual Property.
“Commercialize”, “Commercialization” or “Commercializing” means any and all activities directed to marketing, promoting, detailing, distributing, importing, having imported, exporting, having exported, selling or offering to sell a Product following receipt of Approval for a Product in the applicable country, including conducting pre-and post-Approval activities, including studies reasonably required to increase the market potential of a Product and studies to provide improved formulation and Product delivery, and launching and promoting a Product in each country.
“Commercializing Party” means (a) Roche, with respect to a Product that is being Developed and Commercialized by or on behalf of Roche, its Affiliates or Sublicensees hereunder, and (b) Ionis, with respect to a Discontinued Product that is being Developed and Commercialized by or on behalf of Ionis, its Affiliates or Sublicensees hereunder.
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means the carrying out of discovery, research, development or commercialization activities using good-faith commercially reasonable and diligent efforts that the applicable Party would reasonably devote to a compound or product of similar market potential or profit potential at a similar stage in development or product life resulting from its own research efforts, based on conditions then prevailing and taking into account, without limitation, issues of safety and efficacy, regulatory authority-approved labeling, product profile, the competitiveness of alternative products in the marketplace, the likely timing of the product’s entry into the market, the patent and other proprietary position, the likelihood of approval and other relevant scientific, technical and commercial factors. Without limiting any of the foregoing, (A) Commercially Reasonable Efforts as it applies to Roche’s Development or Commercialization of a Product hereunder includes the use of Commercially Reasonable Efforts to (i) perform the activities assigned to Roche set forth in the Development Plan or IDCP in accordance with the timelines set forth therein, (ii) perform the “General Activities” set forth in Appendix 2, and (iii) achieve the specific performance milestone events set forth in Appendix 2 (“Specific Performance Milestone Events”) for a Product on the timeline set forth in Appendix 2; and (B) Commercially Reasonable Efforts as it applies to Ionis’ Development of IONIS-FB-LRx hereunder includes use of Commercially Reasonable Efforts to perform the activities assigned to Ionis under the Development Plan in accordance with the timelines set forth therein and the Specific Performance Milestone Events set forth in Appendix 2; provided, however, in each case, if regulatory or Development issues arise that are outside of either Party’s reasonable control and make achievement of any Specific Performance Milestone Event on the stated timeline impossible, the Parties will meet and negotiate in good faith to revise, consistent with any applicable Additional Ionis In-License Agreements, the date by which the applicable Specific Performance Milestone Event must be achieved. However, Roche (and its Affiliates) does not always seek to market its own products in every country or seek to obtain regulatory approval in every country or for every potential Indication. As a result, the exercise of diligence by Roche is to be determined by judging Roche’s commercially reasonable efforts in the Major Markets, taken as a whole.
“Companion Diagnostic IP” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.4.2(b).
“Companion Diagnostic Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.4.2(b).
“Competitive Infringement” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.1.
“Complete” or “Completion” means, with respect to a Clinical Study, the point in time at which the primary database lock for such study has occurred and, if such study has a statistical analysis plan, the listing and tables of safety and efficacy data generated based on that primary database lock under the statistical analysis plan for such study are available.
“Compound” means an ASO that is designed to bind to the RNA that encodes Factor B where such ASO is discovered by Ionis prior to or in the performance of the Development Plan.
“Compulsory Sublicense” means a Sublicense granted to a Third Party, through the order, decree or grant of a governmental authority having competent jurisdiction, authorizing such Third Party to manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, import or export a Product in any country.
“Compulsory Sublicensee” means a Third Party that was granted a Compulsory Sublicense.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1. “Confidential Information” does not include information that:
| (a) | was in the lawful knowledge and possession of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates prior to the time it was disclosed to, or learned by, the Receiving Party or its Affiliates, or was otherwise developed independently by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates, as evidenced by written records kept in the ordinary course of business, or other documentary proof of actual use by the Receiving Party or its Affiliates; |
| (b) | was generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates; |
| (c) | became generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after its disclosure and other than through any act or omission of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates in breach of this Agreement; or |
| (d) | was disclosed to the Receiving Party or its Affiliates, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by a Third Party who had no obligation to the Disclosing Party or its Affiliates not to disclose such information to others. |
“Conjugate Technology” means a group of atoms covalently bound to an oligonucleotide designed to enhance one or more properties of the oligonucleotide, such as targeting of antisense drugs to specific tissues and cells. Conjugate Technology includes N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) ligand conjugates capable of binding to the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R) and enhancing the targeting of antisense drugs.
“Control”, “Controlled” or “Controlling” means possession of the ability to grant a license or sublicense hereunder without violating the terms of any agreement with any Third Party; provided, however, that if a Party has a right to grant a license or sublicense, with respect to an item of intellectual property to the other Party only upon payment of compensation (including milestones or royalties) to a Third Party (“Third Party Compensation”) (other than Ionis Supported Pass-Through Costs in the case of Ionis, and other than Roche Supported Pass-Through Costs in the case of Roche), then the first Party will be deemed to have “Control” of the relevant item of intellectual property only if the other Party agrees to bear the cost of such Third Party Compensation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary under this Agreement, with respect to any Third Party that becomes an Affiliate of a Party after the Effective Date (including a Third Party acquirer), no intellectual property of such Third Party will be included in the licenses granted hereunder by virtue of such Third Party becoming an Affiliate of such Party.
“Cover”, “Covered” or “Covering” means, with respect to a patent, that the act of making, using or selling by an unauthorized Person would infringe a Valid Claim included in such patent, or in the case of a patent that is a patent application, would infringe a Valid Claim in such patent application if it were to issue as a patent.
“Develop,” “Developing” or “Development” means with respect to a Product, any and all discovery, characterization, or non-clinical (including non-clinical studies required to file an IND), clinical, or regulatory activity with respect to a Product to seek Approval (including the submission of all necessary filings with applicable Regulatory Authorities to support such non-clinical and clinical activities and Approval), including human clinical trials conducted after Approval of a Product to seek Approval for additional Indications for a Product.
“Development Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Development Program has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.
“Discontinued Product” means a Product that is the subject of a termination under this Agreement.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“EMA” means the European Medicines Agency and any successor entity thereto.
“European Union” or “EU” means each and every country or territory that is officially part of the European Union.
“Executives” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.1.
“Existing Diagnostic Agreement” means that certain Non-Exclusive G-Clamp License Agreement between Isis (now Ionis) and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd dated April 26, 2011.
“Factor B” means the human gene complement factor B (GenBank accession # NM_001710; Gene ID: 629), or any alternative splice variants, mutants, polymorphisms and fragments thereof.
“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor entity thereto.
“FDCA” will mean the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.
“Field” means the prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnostic use or form of administration of a Product for any Indication.
“Finished Drug Product” means any drug product containing API as an active ingredient in finished bulk form for the Development or Commercialization of a Product by a Party under this Agreement.
“First Commercial Sale” means the first sale of a Product by Roche, its Affiliate or its Sublicensee to a Third Party in a particular country after Approval of a Product has been obtained in such country.
“FMI” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Affiliate.
“FTE” means a total of forty-seven (47) weeks or one thousand eight hundred eighty (1,880) hours per year of work on the Development of a Product carried out by employees of a Party having the appropriate relevant expertise to conduct such activities.
“Full Royalty Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.2(a).
“Fully Absorbed Cost of Goods” means the costs incurred by Ionis as determined using the methodology set forth in Schedule 4.4.2 fairly applied and as employed on a consistent basis throughout Ionis’ operations.
“GA” has the meaning set forth in ARTICLE 2.
“Generic Product” means, on a Product-by-Product and country-by-country basis, any product sold by a Third Party that is not a licensee or Sublicensee of Roche where such product(s) has the same active pharmaceutical ingredient as a Product and for which in the U.S. an ANDA has been filed naming such Product as the reference listed drug or outside of the U.S., an equivalent process where bioequivalence to such Product has been asserted, and such product(s) taken in the aggregate has a market share (measured in number of prescriptions during a Calendar Quarter with the numerator of such fractional share being the Generic Products taken in the aggregate, and the denominator being the total of the Generic Products taken in the aggregate plus the Product taken in the aggregate, as provided by IQVIA) in such country of at least [***].
“Group Sublicensee” means any individual, corporation, association or other business entity:
| (i) | to which Roche has granted a Sublicense; |
| (ii) | that is not an Affiliate of Roche; and |
| (iii) | that is consolidated within Roche’s externally published audited financial statements. |
“gRED” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.2.
“HSR Act” means Section 7A of the Clayton Act, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“IDCP” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1.
“[***]” has the meaning set forth in ARTICLE 2.
“IND” means an Investigational New Drug Application (as defined in the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended) filed with the FDA or its foreign counterparts.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.
“Indication” means a primary sickness or medical condition or any interruption, cessation or disorder of a particular bodily function, system or organ (each a “disease”) including sub-types and pediatric populations of the same disease. Indications that require separate pivotal trials to obtain Approval to market and sell a Product are separate Indications.
“Initiation” means, with respect to any Clinical Study, dosing of the first human subject in such Clinical Study.
“Ionis” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Ionis Collaboration Know-How” means Know-How discovered, developed, invented or created solely by or on behalf of Ionis or its Affiliate or a Third Party acting on their behalf in the performance of the Development Plan, that is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Ionis Collaboration Patents” means Patent Rights discovered, developed, invented or created solely by or on behalf of Ionis or its Affiliate or a Third Party acting on their behalf in the performance of the Development Plan, that are necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Ionis Collaboration Intellectual Property” means Ionis Collaboration Know-How, Ionis Collaboration Patents and Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Intellectual Property.
“Ionis Core Technology Patents” means all Patent Rights owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Ionis or its Affiliates, in each case to the extent Controlled by Ionis or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term, claiming subject matter generally applicable to ASOs or Conjugate Technology and not limited to a single specified gene target, other than Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents. A list of Ionis Core Technology Patents as of the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 11.2.4(a) attached hereto.
“IONIS-FB-LRx” means the compound known as ISIS 696844, which has the following structure: [***].
“Ionis’ Fully Absorbed Cost of Goods” means the costs incurred by Ionis as determined using the methodology set forth in Schedule 4.4.2 fairly applied and as employed on a consistent basis throughout Ionis’ operations.
“Ionis Internal ASO Safety Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.2(a).
“Ionis Know-How” means any Know-How, including Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How, owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Ionis or its Affiliates, in each case to the extent Controlled by Ionis or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term. Ionis Know-How does not include the Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Know-How.
“Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Know-How” means Know-How, including Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How, that relates to the synthesis or analysis of a Product regardless of sequence or chemical modification, owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Ionis or its Affiliates, in each case to the extent Controlled by Ionis or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term. Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Know-How does not include the Ionis Know-How.
“Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents” means Patent Rights, including Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents, that claim methods and materials used in the synthesis or analysis of a Product regardless of sequence or chemical modification, owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Ionis or its Affiliates, in each case to the extent Controlled by Ionis or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term. A list of Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents as of the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 11.2.4(b) attached hereto. Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents do not include the Ionis Product-Specific Patents or the Ionis Core Technology Patents.
“Ionis Product Reverse Royalties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9.
“Ionis Product-Specific Patents” means Product-Specific Patents Controlled by Ionis or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term. A list of Ionis Product-Specific Patents as of the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 11.2.4(c) attached hereto.
“Ionis Supported Pass-Through Costs” means the licensing costs and payments payable by Ionis to Third Parties to the extent arising from a Third Party agreement under [***] or [***].
“Japan NDA” or “JNDA” means the Japanese equivalent of an NDA filed with the Koseisho (i.e., the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, or any successor agency thereto).
“JNDA Approval” means the Approval of a JNDA by the Koseisho (i.e., the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, or any successor agency thereto) for the applicable Product in Japan.
“Joint Development Committee” or “JDC” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2.
“Joint Patent Committee” or “JPC” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.3(a).
“Joint Steering Committee” or “JSC” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.
“Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How” means Know-How discovered, developed, invented or created jointly in the performance of the Development Plan by or on behalf of both Parties or their respective Affiliates or Third Parties acting on their behalf that is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents” means any Patent Rights discovered, developed, invented or created jointly in the performance of the Development Plan by or on behalf of both Parties or their respective Affiliates or Third Parties acting on their behalf that is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Jointly-Owned Collaboration Intellectual Property” means Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How and Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents.
“Key Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.6.
“Know-How” means unpatented inventions, technical information, know-how and materials, including technology, data, compositions, formulas, biological materials, assays, reagents, constructs, compounds, discoveries, procedures, processes, practices, protocols, methods, techniques, results of experimentation or testing, knowledge, trade secrets, skill and experience.
“Lead Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4.1.
“Licensed CMO” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.4(a)(ii).
“Licensed Know-How” means Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Know-How, Ionis Know-How, Ionis Collaboration Know-How, and Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How. For clarity, Licensed Know-How does not include any Know-How generated after the Effective Date covering formulation technology or delivery devices (other than any Conjugate Technology comprised in IONIS-FB-LRx) unless such Know-How is included in any Ionis Collaboration Know-How or Jointly-Owned Collaboration Know-How.
“Licensed Patents” means the Ionis Product-Specific Patents, Ionis Core Technology Patents, Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents, Ionis Collaboration Patents, and Ionis’ interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents. For clarity, Licensed Patents do not include any Patent Rights filed after the Effective Date claiming formulation technology or delivery devices (other than any Conjugate Technology comprised in IONIS-FB-LRx) unless such Patent Rights are included in any Ionis Collaboration Patents or Jointly-Owned Collaboration Patents.
“Licensed Intellectual Property” means any and all Licensed Patents and Licensed Know-How, in each case to the extent necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“MAA” means a marketing authorization application filed with the EMA after completion of Clinical Studies to obtain Approval for a Product under the centralized European filing procedure or, if the centralized EMA filing procedure is not used, filed using the applicable procedures in any European Union country or other country in Europe.
“MAA Approval” means the Approval of an MAA by (i) the EMA for a Product in any country in the EU, or (ii) a Regulatory Authority for a Product in a European country that is a Major Market.
“Major Market” means any of the following countries: the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Russia, India and China.
“Manufacture” or “Manufactured” or “Manufacturing” means any activity involved in or relating to the manufacturing, quality control testing (including in-process, release and stability testing), releasing or packaging for non-clinical, clinical, or commercial purposes, of API, Finished Drug Product or a Product.
“Milestone Event” means a Post-Licensing Milestone Event or a Sales Milestone Event, as applicable.
“Minimum Third Party Payments” means [***].
“NDA” means a New Drug Application filed with the FDA after completion of Clinical Studies to obtain Approval for a Product in the United States.
“NDA Approval” means the Approval of an NDA by the FDA for a Product in the U.S.
“Net Sales” of a Product in a particular period will mean the amount calculated by subtracting from the Sales of such Product for such period: (A) a lump sum deduction of four percent (4%) of Sales under item (i) of the “Sales” definition in lieu of those deductions that are not accounted for on a Product-by-Product basis (e.g., freight, postage charges, transportation insurance, packing materials for dispatch of goods, custom duties); (B) uncollectible amounts accrued during such period based on a proportional allocation of the total bad debts accrued during such period; (C) credit card charges (including processing fees) accrued during such period on such Sales; and (D) government mandated fees and taxes and other government charges accrued during such period for such Product including, for example, any fees, taxes or other charges that become due in connection with any healthcare reform, change in government pricing or discounting schemes, or other action of a government or regulatory body; provided that the foregoing deductions under (A) to (D) were not already taken as a gross-to-net deduction in accordance with the then currently used International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the calculation of Sales of such Product for such period.
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“New Third Party Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.2.
“Non-Breaching Party” means the Party that believes the Breaching Party is in material breach of this Agreement.
“Non-Clinical Studies” means in vitro and in vivo studies of a Product, not in humans, including those studies conducted in whole animals and other test systems, designed to determine the toxicity, bioavailability, and pharmacokinetics of a Product and whether a Product has a desired effect.
“Non-Rare Disease Indication” means an Indication that is not a Rare Disease Indication.
“Non-Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.4.
“Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Option Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Option Period” has the meaning set forth in ARTICLE 2.
“Party” or “Parties” means Roche and Ionis individually or collectively.
“Patent Costs” means the reasonable fees and expenses paid to outside legal counsel, and filing, maintenance and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid to Third Parties, incurred in connection with the Prosecution and Maintenance of Patent Rights.
“Patent Rights” means (a) patents, patent applications and similar government-issued rights protecting inventions in any country or jurisdiction however denominated, (b) all priority applications, divisionals, continuations, substitutions, continuations-in-part of and similar applications claiming priority to any of the foregoing, and (c) all patents and similar government-issued rights protecting inventions issuing on any of the foregoing applications, together with all registrations, reissues, renewals, re-examinations, confirmations, supplementary protection certificates, and extensions of any of (a), (b) or (c).
“Permitted Licenses” means (1) licenses granted by Ionis before or after the Effective Date to any Third Party under the Ionis Core Technology Patents, the Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents, or the Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Know-How (but not under the Ionis Product-Specific Patents) to (a) use oligonucleotides (or supply oligonucleotides to end users) solely to conduct non-clinical research, or (b) enable such Third Party to manufacture or formulate oligonucleotides, where Ionis does not assist such Third Party to identify, discover or make a Compound or Product; and (2) material transfer agreements with academic collaborators or non-profit institutions solely to conduct noncommercial research. A list of Permitted Licenses as of the Effective Date is set forth on Appendix 3 attached hereto.
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“Person” will mean any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association, governmental body, authority, bureau or agency, any other entity or body, or an individual.
“Phase 1 Trial” means the initial clinical testing of a Product in humans (first in humans study) in any country that is designed to satisfy the requirements of 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(a) FDCA, as amended from time to time, or a foreign equivalent thereof.
“Phase 2 GA Trial” means the Phase 2 Trial of IONIS-FB-LRx in GA commenced by Ionis and to be conducted in accordance with the Development Plan.
“Phase 2 [***] Trial” means the anticipated phase 2a trial of IONIS-FB-LRx in [***] to be conducted by Ionis in accordance with the Development Plan.
“Phase 2b [***] Trial” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.3.
“Phase 2 Trial” means a human clinical study of a Product that is intended to explore a variety of dose and dose response to generate initial evidence of clinical safety and activity in a target patient population for which the primary endpoints include a determination of dose ranges and/or a preliminary determination of efficacy in patients being studied as described in 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(b) FDCA, as amended from time to time, or a foreign equivalent thereof.
“Phase 2 Trial Data Package” means, with respect to the Phase 2 GA Trial and the Phase 2 [***] Trial, the listing and tables of safety and efficacy data available to Ionis after the last patient has received his/her last dose of a Product in each such trial. If, as of the time the Phase 2 Trial Data Package is complete, there is available to Ionis additional Phase 2 Trial data or any additional earlier stage Clinical Study data for the Product pursuant to Section 3.1.3, then Ionis will provide such additional data to Roche along with the Phase 2 Trial Data Package.
“Phase 4 Trial” means (i) any Clinical Study conducted to satisfy a requirement of a Regulatory Authority in order to maintain Approval for a Product, or (ii) any Clinical Study conducted after the first Approval in the same disease state for which a Product received Approval other than for purposes of obtaining Approval for such Product.
“Post-Licensing Milestone Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
“Post-Licensing Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
“Pre-Option Development Milestone Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
“Pre-Option Development Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
“Prior Agreement” means the agreement listed on Schedule 11.2.6 attached hereto.
“Proceeding” means an action, suit or proceeding.
“Product” means any product, including any combination product, containing IONIS-FB-LRx as an active pharmaceutical ingredient regardless of its finished form, formulation or dosage.
“Product-Specific Patents” means, with respect to a Product, Patent Rights Controlled by a Party or any of its Affiliates on or after the Effective Date claiming (i) the specific composition of matter of such Product, or (ii) methods of using such Product as a prophylactic or therapeutic, in each case to the extent necessary to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product; provided however, Patent Rights Controlled by Ionis or any of its Affiliates that (a) include claims that are directed to subject matter applicable to ASOs or products in general, or (b) include an ASO, the sequence of which targets the RNA that encodes Factor B and ASOs that do not target the RNA encoding Factor B, will not be considered Product-Specific Patents, and in the case of (a) and (b), such Patent Rights will be considered Ionis Core Technology Patents.
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“Proposed Phase 2 Trials” means the Phase 2 GA Trial and the Phase 2 [***] Trial.
“Prosecution and Maintenance” or “Prosecute and Maintain” means, with regard to a Patent Right, the preparing, filing, prosecuting and maintenance of such Patent Right, as well as handling re-examinations, reissues, and requests for patent term extensions with respect to such Patent Right, together with the conduct of interferences, the defense of oppositions and other similar proceedings with respect to the particular Patent Right. For clarification, “Prosecution and Maintenance” or “Prosecute and Maintain” will not include any other enforcement actions taken with respect to a Patent Right.
“Rare Disease Indication” means an Indication for which the expected U.S. patient population with a disease eligible for treatment by the Product is two hundred thousand (200,000) or less as determined by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development.
“Receiving Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.
“Reduced Royalty Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.2(d).
“[***]” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.2(b).
“Registration-Directed Trial” means a pivotal Clinical Study (whether or not called a “Phase 3” Clinical Study) [***] intended to establish that a Product is safe and effective for its intended use; and is intended to support NDA filing (or foreign equivalent filing) of such Product in patients having the disease or condition being studied, as described in 21 C.F.R. § 312.21(c) FDCA, as amended from time to time, or a foreign equivalent thereof.
“Regulatory Authority” means any governmental authority, including the FDA, EMA or Koseisho (i.e., the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, or any successor agency thereto), that has responsibility for granting any licenses or approvals or granting pricing or reimbursement approvals necessary for the marketing and sale of a Product in any country.
“Regulatory Materials” means regulatory applications, submissions, notifications, communications, correspondence, registrations, Approvals and/or other filings made to, received from or otherwise conducted with a Regulatory Authority that are necessary in order to Develop, Manufacture, obtain marketing authorization, market, sell or otherwise Commercialize a Product in a particular country or regulatory jurisdiction. Regulatory Materials include INDs, NDAs, MAAs, JNDAs, drug master files, presentations, responses, and applications for other Approvals. For clarity, Regulatory Materials also include written minutes of any meeting with any Regulatory Authorities, including minutes prepared by said Regulatory Authorities and those prepared by a Party’s personnel.
“Roche” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Roche Basel” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
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“Roche Collaboration Know-How” means Know-How discovered, developed, invented or created solely by or on behalf of Roche or its Affiliate or a Third Party acting on their behalf in the performance of the Development Plan or the IDCP, that is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Roche Collaboration Patents” means Patent Rights discovered, developed, invented or created solely by or on behalf of Roche or its Affiliate or a Third Party acting on their behalf in the performance of the Development Plan or the IDCP, that are necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field.
“Roche Collaboration Intellectual Property” means Roche Collaboration Know-How, Roche Collaboration Patents and Roche’s interest in any Jointly-Owned Collaboration Intellectual Property.
“Roche Full Royalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.1.
“Roche Know-How” means any Know-How that (i) did not arise in connection with the performance of the Development Plan, (ii) is owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Roche or its Affiliates, and (iii) is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field, in each case to the extent Controlled by Roche or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term.
“Roche US” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Roche Patents” means any Patent Rights that (i) did not arise in connection with the performance of the Development Plan or IDCP, (ii) are owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Roche or its Affiliates, and (iii) are necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product in the Field, in each case to the extent Controlled by Roche or its Affiliates on the Effective Date or at any time during the Agreement Term.
“Roche-Prosecuted Patents” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.4(b).
“Roche Reduced Royalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.2(b).
“Roche Supported Pass-Through Costs” means [***].
“Roche Intellectual Property” means Roche’s interest in Roche Collaboration Intellectual Property, Roche Know-How, Roche Patents and any trademarks described in Section 7.1.7, owned, used, developed by, or licensed to Roche or its Affiliates that is necessary or useful to Develop, Manufacture or Commercialize a Product.
“[***]” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7.2(b).
“Sales” of a Product in a particular period will mean the sum of (i) and (ii):
(i) the amount stated in Roche sales line of its externally published audited financial statements with respect to such Product for such period (excluding sales to any Sublicensee that are used for research or Development or re-sold by such Sublicensee as sales under item (ii) below). This amount reflects the gross invoice price at which such Product was sold or otherwise disposed of (other than for use as clinical supplies or free samples) by Roche, its Affiliates and Group Sublicensees to Third Parties (excluding sales to any Sublicensee that are used for research or Development or re-sold by such Sublicensee as sales under item (ii) below) in such period reduced by gross-to-net deductions, if not previously deducted from such invoiced amount, taken in accordance with the then currently used International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
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By way of example, the gross-to-net deductions taken in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as of the Effective Date include the following:
| (a) | credits, reserves or allowances granted for (w) damaged, outdated, returned, rejected, withdrawn or recalled Product, (x) wastage replacement and short-shipments, (y) billing errors and (z) indigent patient and similar programs (e.g., price capitation); |
| (b) | governmental price reductions and government mandated rebates; |
| (c) | chargebacks, including those granted to wholesalers, buying groups and retailers; |
| (d) | customer rebates, including cash sales incentives for prompt payment, cash and volume discounts; and |
| (e) | taxes, duties and any other governmental charges or levies imposed upon or measured by the import, export, use, manufacture or sale of a Product (excluding income or franchise taxes). |
For the purpose of clarity, sales by Roche and its Affiliates to any Sublicensee and/or Group Sublicensee that are used for research or Development or re-sold by such Sublicensee or Group Sublicensee as sales under item (ii) below will be excluded from “Sales” calculated under this item (i).
(ii) Sublicensee (excluding Compulsory Sublicensee) sales amounts reported to Roche and its Affiliates in accordance with Sublicensee contractual terms and their then currently used accounting standards. For the purpose of clarity, any Sublicensee sales as reported to Roche in accordance with Compulsory Sublicense agreements will be excluded from the Sales amount.
“Sales Milestone Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“Sales Milestone Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5.
“Second Indication” means either (i) any second Indication if the applicable Post-Licensing Milestone Event has already been achieved by a Non-Rare Disease Indication, or (ii) the first Rare Disease Indication for which the applicable Post-Licensing Milestone Event is achieved.
“Specific Performance Milestone Event” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Commercially Reasonable Efforts”.
“Step-In Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4.1.
“Sublicensee” means a Third Party to whom a Party or its Affiliates or Sublicensees has granted a sublicense or license under any Licensed Intellectual Property or Roche Intellectual Property, as the case may be, licensed to such Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Third Party” means a Person or entity other than the Parties or their respective Affiliates.
“Third Party Obligations” means any financial and non-financial encumbrances, obligations, restrictions, or limitations imposed by an agreement between Ionis and a Third Party (including any Additional Ionis In-License Agreements) that relate to a Product, Factor B, including field or territory restrictions, covenants, milestone payments, diligence obligations, sublicense revenue, royalties, or other payments.
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“Transferring Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.4.
“Transition Activities” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.4.2(i)(i).
“United States” or “U.S.” means the fifty states of the United States of America and all of its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia.
“Valid Claim” means a claim (i) of any issued, unexpired United States or foreign Patent Right, which will not, in the country of issuance, have been donated to the public, disclaimed, nor held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction in an unappealed or unappealable decision, or (ii) of any United States or foreign patent application within a Patent Right, which will not, in the country in question, have been cancelled, withdrawn, abandoned nor been pending for more than seven (7) years, not including in calculating such seven-year period of time in which such application is in interference or opposition or similar proceedings or time in which a decision of an examiner is being appealed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on a country-by-country basis, a patent application pending for more than seven years will not be considered to have any Valid Claim for purposes of this Agreement unless and until a patent meeting the criteria set forth in clause (i) above with respect to such application issues.
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Appendix 2
Development and Commercialization Activities and
Specific Performance Milestone Events
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Appendix 3
Permitted Licenses as of the Effective Date
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Schedule 4.2
Alliance Management Activities
Each Alliance Manager is responsible for:
(a) | Promoting the overall health of the relationship between the Parties; |
(b) | Developing a mutually agreed alliance launch plan covering any activities and systems that the Parties need to implement within the first one hundred (100) days after the Effective Date to support the Development Plans; |
(c) | Organizing JSC and JDC meetings, including agendas, drafting minutes, and publishing final minutes; |
(d) | Supporting the co-chairs of the JSC and JDC with organization of meetings, information exchange, meeting minutes, and facilitating dispute resolution as necessary; |
(e) | Preparing status and progress reports on the above as determined necessary by the JSC and JDC; |
(f) | Ensuring compliance in maintaining the Ionis Internal ASO Safety Database as outlined in Section 8.2.2(a); and |
(g) | Ensuring proper approval of publications prior to submission as required in Section 14.4. |
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Schedule 4.4.2
Ionis’ Fully Absorbed Cost of Goods Methodology
Cost Estimate of API Cost per Kilogram
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Schedule 9.7.2(e)
Royalty Calculation Examples
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Schedule 9.7.2(f)
Allocation of Net Sales
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Schedule 11.2.4(a)
Ionis Core Technology Patents
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Schedule 11.2.4(b)
Ionis Manufacturing and Analytical Patents
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Schedule 11.2.4(c)
Ionis Product-Specific Patents
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Schedule 11.2.6
Prior Agreement
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Schedule 13.4.2(i)
Transition Activities
Roche will perform Transition Activities, to the extent applicable at the time of the applicable termination, that are necessary to (1) provide patients with continued access to the applicable Products, (2) enable Ionis (or Ionis’ designee) to assume and execute the responsibilities under all Approvals and then-ongoing Clinical Studies for the applicable Product, and (3) ensure long-term continuity of supply for the Product. Roche will perform the Transition Activities for Ionis through an agreed-upon schedule as set forth in an agreed upon transition plan, including but not limited in the following areas:
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