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This Agreement (hereinafter “Agreement”) is entered into as of the date of complete execution
(the “Effective Date”) by and between _________________, having its principal office at
________________________, (hereinafter “LICENSOR”), and ______________, having its
principal office _______________________, (hereinafter “LICENSEE”), hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “Parties.”
WITNESSETH:
1.
Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following
terms shall be defined as follows:
1.1 “Territory” means the world.
1.2 “Licensed Patents” shall mean US Patent Nos. ____________ issued ____________
and ____________ issued ____________.
1.3 “Licensed Technology” shall mean a product and/or the practice of the methods
described within the scope of one or more valid claims of one or more Licensed
Patents.
1.4 “Affiliate” shall mean a corporation, company, or other entity where more than 49%
of whose outstanding securities representing the right, other than as affected by
events of default, to vote for the election of directors or other governing authorities,
are now or hereafter owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by LICENSEE
or LICENSOR, but such corporation, company or other entity shall be deemed
to be an Affiliate only so long as such ownership or control exists.
1.5 “LICENSOR Improvements” means any modification, change or alteration to
the Licensed Technology which could not reasonably be practiced without
incorporating or using the Licensed Patents and which increases the usefulness,
quality or efficiency of products manufactured using the Licensed Patents without
materially altering the character thereof.
1.6 “LICENSEE Improvements” means any modification, change or alteration to the
Licensed Technology which could not reasonably be practiced without incorporating
or using the Licensed Patents and which increases the usefulness, quality or
efficiency of products manufactured using the Licensed Patents without materially
altering the character thereof.
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT, continued
1.7 “Net Selling Price” means the fair market value based on an arms length transaction
of the net value of the products or services using the products or methods
encompassed by the Licensed Patents. In the case of the sale of products, the
Net Selling Price shall be the invoiced price to the customers of LICENSEE.
3. License Grants
3.1
Principal Grant. LICENSOR hereby grants and agrees to grant to LICENSEE
and its Affiliates, an [exclusive/non-exclusive] right to produce the product
and practice the methods under the U. S. Patent Nos. ___________ to make,
have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import the Licensed Technology throughout
the Territory for the Term of this Agreement. This grant shall be binding upon
LICENSOR, its Affiliates, successors and assignees. LICENSEE does not have
the right to sublicense the Licensed Patents unless LICENSEE obtains the prior
written approval of LICENSOR on terms to be negotiated in good faith by the
parties at that time.
Reserved Rights [if exclusive license]. LICENSEE hereby grants LICENSOR
3.2
a non-exclusive, fully paid, right and license to use and have made the Licensed
Patents and Licensed Technology for the limited purpose of performing research and
development. In addition, LICENSOR and its Affiliates reserve a non-exclusive fully
paid right to produce the products and practice the methods under the Licensed
Patents to make, have made, use, and import the Licensed Technology limited to
LICENSOR clinical use only.
3.3
Rights to Improvements. LICENSEE will receive an option to LICENSOR
Improvements at terms to be negotiated later in good faith between the Parties.
LICENSOR will receive a license to all of the LICENSEE Improvements.
4. Technical Assistance
4.1 When requested by LICENSEE, LICENSOR may make available technical staff
personnel to LICENSEE, including where appropriate visits to LICENSEE’s
facilities in order to give advice and guidance to the extent which both parties
agree. Such visits will be arranged on a mutual convenience basis.
4.2 LICENSEE shall bear all expenses related to round trip business class traveling
expenses, communication expenses related to the visits for technical assistance,
and living expenses. In addition to such expenses, LICENSEE shall reimburse
LICENSOR a fee for each technical staff person at the reasonable and ordinary
consulting rate.
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT, continued
$
___ and thereafter $
LICENSEE will have the option of paying these amounts by the end of the
applicable calendar year period if annual sales do not create the required level
of Running Royalty payment. [(if exclusive)If the Minimum Annual Royalty
amounts are not reached, the license will become non-exclusive
thereafter for the term of this Agreement, but otherwise all other rights
granted to LICENSEE will remain as set forth by this Agreement.]
However, if LICENSEE does not achieve commercialization of the technology
by generating at least __________ dollars ($________) of Running Royalties by
the end of calendar year ________ based on actual sales, LICENSOR may, at
its option, terminate the license.
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT, continued
5.6
Report and Payment. LICENSEE shall provide LICENSOR with a written report
as necessary for calculation of the Running Royalties under Section 5.4 of the
number of Licensed Technology made, had made, used, imported, offered for
sale or sold within the Territory by LICENSEE for each quarterly period ending
the last day of March, June, September, and December and make each payment
for Licensed Technology on the sixtieth (60th) day from the commencement of
each new quarterly period.
5.7 M
ethod of Payment. Payment of the initial payment, license fees, benchmark
payments and all royalty payments shall be made by check payable to
_______________ on or before the due date.
5.8
Interest on Past Due Payments. Any amount paid after the due date for such
payment shall be subject to an interest charge of ________ (__%) above the
prevailing prime interest rate.
7. Termination
7.1 In the event of a noncompliance with any material term or condition (hereinafter
“breach”) of this Agreement by either Party, the other Party in addition to any
other remedies it may have, may terminate this Agreement by a written notice
to the breaching Party specifying such breach. Neither Party shall be held to
have committed a breach of this Agreement in the event of its inability to carry
out, observe and comply with any of the provisions or conditions hereof insofar
and for so long as such inability arises out of or is caused by war, Act of God,
statutes or other requirements of duly constituted legislative bodies, strikes,
lock-outs, or disturbances of a national character. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically sixty (60) days after the Effective Date of the notice pursuant to
Section 14, unless the breaching Party cures the breach within such sixty (60)
day period.
7.2 Any termination by a Party shall not affect the rights and obligations of either
Party which accrued before the Effective Date of the termination and does not
affect any obligations of confidentiality covered by this Agreement.
9. Assignment
9.1 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties
hereto, their successors and assigns, and neither the rights, nor the duties
of the Parties hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part by either Party
without the prior written consent of the other Party.
PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT, continued
10. Notice
10.1 All notices and payments relating to this Agreement shall be by first class mail
or courier addressed as follows:
If to LICENSOR: If to LICENSEE:
__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________
Attn: _____________________ Attn: _____________________
or any other addresses of which either Party shall notify the other Party in writing.
Any notice provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed effective on the date
of actual receipt by a Party.
14. Severability
14.1 In the event that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way
be effected or impaired thereby. In such event, such provision, or provisions
shall be validly reformed to as nearly approximate the intent of the Parties as
possible and, if unreformable, shall be severed and deleted from this Agreement.
15. No Waiver
15.1 No failure or delay on the part of either Party in exercising any right, power or
remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy hereunder or provided by
law.
17. Headings
17.1 The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be
considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LICENSOR and LICENSEE have signed and executed this
Agreement on the Effective Date by their authorized representatives, in duplicate.
LICENSOR LICENSEE