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(a) be provided with a sample protocol demonstrating the quality and content of the PATH Module(s)
under consideration for purchase and may choose to accept The IP and Services thereupon; and/or
(b) Licensor shall make available, at its Headquarters in Paso Robles, CA an actual physical hard-copy of
all PATH System Module(s) under consideration for purchase that may be physically inspected by a
designated representative of PURCHASER/LICENSEE for review, prohibiting photo-reproduction or any
digital copying mechanism from capturing information during such review, and
PURCHASER/LICENSEE may choose to accept The IP and Services thereupon; OR
(c) PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall make a non-refundable deposit, and be provided with a Sample
Portion of the digital data set, demonstrating the quality and content of the PATH Module(s) under
consideration for purchase and may choose to accept The IP and Services thereupon.
Upon completion of review by PURCHASER/LICENSEE of PATH Module(s) under consideration,
PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall sign the Irrevocable Acceptance Form, supplied by Licensor, and submit
copy thereof to Licensor via secure upload portal, express mail service or registered U.S. Mail Service.
3.4. Expenses. PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall reimburse Licensor for any specialty security services,
transmittal documentation services and/or legal consultations that may be needed to provide digital
data transmission to PURCHASER/LICENSEE at PURCHASER/LICENSEE’S discretion.
Regulatory Governmental Entity and/or Notified Body requests for additional information, and technical support
related expenses:
In order to clarify expense types and limits and provide guidance to
PURCHASER/LICENSEE and Licensor for expense classifications,
PURCHASER/LICENSEE and Licensor agree as follows;
a. Licensor shall provide, at no charge to PURCHASER/LICENSEE, any and all support
for technical related questions that may arise during regulatory submissions regarding:
i. Data contained within any PATH Module(s) report, data record, photo-capture, or similar technical related
question. Licensor shall provide such information directly to PURCHASER/LICENSEE project contact for
use by PURCHASER/LICENSEE in communications with Regulatory Governmental Entity and/or Notified
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Body.
ii. External Testing Laboratory data, report, data record, photo-capture, or similar technical related question as it
relates to the accuracy, test-method, appropriateness and sample-sizing techniques applied to any such
External Testing Laboratory information included in any PATH Module(s) acquired by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE.
c. PURCHASER/LICENSEE and Contractor further agree that consulting costs associated with
questions from a Regulatory Governmental Entity and/or Notified Body, related to Adoption
Rationale language that is independently drafted by PURCHASER/LICENSEE additional to
Adoption Rationale template language provided by Licensor, that results in questions from a
Regulatory Governmental Entity and/or Notified Body, shall be exclusively borne by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE. Consultation shall be charged at the then applicable rates by Licensor
to PURCHASER/LICENSEE, under separate SOW or Purchase Order.
All Expenses not paid directly by PURCHASER/LICENSEE under an SOW shall be reimbursed to
Licensor within the payment terms in Section 3.2 above after receipt of Licensor’s complete, correct
and audit worthy invoice. All Expenses reimbursements shall be made at Licensor’s direct out-of-
pocket cost, plus a 15% processing fee. Invoices for Expenses should be sent to the address shown on
the applicable SOW.
4. Supply Terms.
4.1. Products and Pricing. Licensor shall make available to PURCHASER/LICENSEE those Products,
PATH Module(s), or related items, acquired by PURCHASER/LICENSEE that are described in the
General Products and Pricing Schedule attached as Exhibit A and any related SOW (both “PATH
Module(s)” and “PATH Related Digital Data”, collectively the “Products”), and shall supply
those Products via secured two-way digitally verified means such as, Lock-Lizard, DocuSign,
SignNow, HelloSign or similar secured digital transmission portal to PURCHASER/LICENSEE,
for initial review and assent for purchase. Final documents shall be unencumbered, unlocked and
otherwise fully accessible files in the Portable Document Format (PDF), with the exception of
Validated Settings Chart data, that is contained within the LICENSOR’S FDA, Master File. Final
document set shall be supplied via Digital Escrow Services, to ensure the transaction safety for both
PURCHASER/LICENSEE and LICENSOR. The Parties may add additional products to the
Products by mutual written agreement. Reference to “supply” in the context of the Products shall
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mean the sale, delivery, provision and supply of Products and related terms shall have the equivalent
meaning. “General Products and Pricing Schedule” shall mean the list of Products and prices that
Licensor may charge PURCHASER/LICENSEE for such products, and as more fully described in
the Products and Pricing Schedule attached as Exhibit C.
4.2. Purchase Orders. Except as set forth herein or an applicable SOW, any and all Purchase Orders issued
by PURCHASER/LICENSEE and any and all purchase transactions between Licensor and
PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and
the applicable SOW. The Parties agree that no other terms and conditions not referenced herein shall
apply and the Parties specifically and expressly disclaim any other or different terms and conditions,
including any other or contradictory terms and conditions contained within any Purchase Order issued by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE, any Licensor-issued documentation such as, by way of example but not
limitation, an order acknowledgement or invoice. “Purchase Order” shall mean a document (in hard
copy or electronic form) that PURCHASER/LICENSEE may, from time to time, issue to Licensor after
the Effective Date of this Agreement to specify the PATH Module(s) for purchase by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE and any sizing specifics of Products to be delivered to the
PURCHASER/LICENSEE digitally.
a. PATH Module(s): Are complete Packaging Validation Protocol and Report Sets that satisfy the
following:
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b. Preliminary Package Test Report(s): Are confirmatory tests performed on specific PATH
Module(s), packaging materials, acquired by PURCHASER/LICENSEE, containing actual
functional (although cosmetic defects are acceptable), devices intended for patient use, that are
“Substantially Equivalent” devices, as defined per U.S., FDA, to Licensor which shall undergo
preliminary drop-testing and vibration simulation testing, per ASTM standard. The preliminary Test
Reports of such testing shall be provided to PURCHASER/LICENSEE, as further evidence of
specific packaging performance, of specific PATH Module(s), packaging materials, acquired by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE.
c. Additional Services: PURCHASER/LICENSEE may, at its discretion, extend services under either
(a) separate SOW or (b) individual Purchase Order, for services / deliverables that it deems
necessary to complete product development related efforts, for which Licensor can provide such
deliverables as mutually agreed upon in the Scope of any such SOW or Purchase Order.
5. Term and Termination.
5.1. Term. The initial term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will terminate on the same
business day as PURCHASER/LICENSEE’s, Letter of Regulatory Clearance date(“Term”), unless terminated
sooner as provided herein. Provided, however, that this Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to any
SOW then in effect at the time of such termination until performance thereunder is completed to the
satisfaction of PURCHASER/LICENSEE or as detailed in §8.5. Survival, as herein provided. The Term allows
PURCHASER/LICENSEE to make Regulatory Entity submission and determine if “Refusal to Accept” or
“Request for Additional Information” conditions manifest, and whether or not additional Licensor support is
necessary.
5.2. Termination for Breach. Either Party may terminate this Agreement or any SOW upon written notice to
the other Party in the event the other Party materially breaches this Agreement or such SOW and fails to
cure the breach within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice thereof. Material breaches by a Party
shall include, but are not limited to: (a) the filing of bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding due to
insolvency (voluntarily or involuntarily) with respect to such Party; (b) dissolution, liquidation or other
discontinuation of all or a significant part of the such Party’s business operations or the threat to cease to
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carry on all or a significant part of its business operations; (c) with respect to Licensor, material adverse
change in Licensor’s financial condition or failure to meet any of its debt obligations when due; (d) any
unapproved assignment of Licensor’s obligations under this Agreement; I any material breach of such
Party’s representations and warranties; (f) any material non-performance of such Party’s obligations
under this Agreement or an SOW (“Termination for Breach”) shall be deemed effective as of the date
specified in the notice of termination.
a. Remedies Upon Breach. Termination of this Agreement shall not excuse any failure to perform or
breach of this Agreement by PURCHASER/LICENSEE or Licensor, and Licensor and
PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall each be entitled to all remedies under this Agreement and at law or
equity with respect to such failure or breach.
b. Transition Period. Following notice of the termination of this Agreement,
PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall have no greater that one hundred twenty (120) days (such time
period being the “Transition Period”) to cease use of the IP Rights, with exceptions as defined in
8.5., Survival. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during the Transition Period,
PURCHASER/LICENSEE may continue using the existing materials containing the IP Rights
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Following the Transition Period,
PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall immediately and permanently discontinue all use of those IP
Rights related to marketing, marketing materials, website(s), and any related external
communication(s) documents that utilize any of The IP, including, without limitation, the Marks and
further will remove all uses of Licensor Names, IP Rights, and Marks from the Primary Product and
Approved Derivative Works and any new or future Regulatory Filings; the Policies & Standards;
Licensor’s trade secrets; refrain from using any other mark, name, design, or any other designation
confusingly similar to the designation “True Validated”, or any of the other IP Rights.
c. BREACH AND REMEDIES
i. Notice and Cure Period. If Licensor in good faith determines that 3 rd Party Works prepared for or
by PURCHASER/LICENSEE, or the use of IP Rights found in any such works that were not
created by any employee, manager, executive, director, contractor, or Affiliate or Licensor and
that fail to comply with any of the Policies & Standards or any other terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Licensor shall give PURCHASER/LICENSEE written notice of such failure and
demand that PURCHASER/LICENSEE , within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice
and demand, correct the failure or cause the failure to be corrected and submit evidence of such
correction satisfactory to Licensor.
ii. Injunctive Relief. Licensor and CCT acknowledge and agree that a breach or threatened breach
by CCT, its Controlled Affiliates, or any of their Representatives of any of the terms or
conditions contained in Section I, III, IV, V, VIII or X of this Agreement, will cause immediate
and irreparable harm and damage to the other parties, and those monetary damages will be
inadequate to compensate the other party for such breach. Accordingly, Licensor and CCT agree
that Licensor and PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall, in addition to any other remedies available to
them at law or in equity, be entitled, without posting bond or other security, to seek an injunction
from any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and restraining any breach or threatened
breach of the terms or conditions of this Agreement by CCT, its Controlled Affiliates or
Licensor, its Affiliates; or Representatives of any party.
5.3. Consequences of Termination.
a. RETURN / DESTRUCTION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION (PROPRIETARY INFORMATION).
Upon termination of an SOW, Licensor will immediately notify PURCHASER/LICENSEE that:
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i. Notarized proof of complete, unambiguous, return of digital information under evaluation has been
performed by PURCHASER/LICENSEE; and
ii. Detailed documentation of internal circulation of information has been provided to Licensor, and that
all receiving individuals have been notified and are signatories to said notarized proof of return or
destruction of digital information; and
iii. Responsible individual within PURCHASER/LICENSEE’S organization has been made aware of this
Agreement and the “Digital Information Non-Proliferation requirements” contained herein, and is
hereby bound by the terms and conditions contained within this Agreement in Section 8.3..
b. All work product, for which satisfactory payment has been received by Licensor, attributable to
the terminated SOW, including, but not limited to, programs, reports, data, flow diagrams,
materials and all work in process, in whatever state of development they may exist on the date of
termination, shall be subject to the terms of Section 3.. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise noticed by a Party, the termination of a SOW will not constitute a termination of any
other SOW or this Agreement.
5.4. Survival. The provisions of “Consequences of Termination”, “Representations and Warranties”,
“Independent Contractor”, “Indemnity; Insurance”, “Confidentiality”, “Ownership and Intellectual
Property”, “Accidents and Emergency Medical Aid”, “Records”, “General Terms”, and “Notice”
hereof shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, with the exceptions of the
following provisions “Exceptions To Survival Of Purchaser/Licensee’s Rights”, “Limitations And
Rights Revoked”, and “Quality Control”. Additionally, survival of such other provisions that would be
reasonably expected to survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and shall be binding on
the respective successors, assigns and Affiliates of the Parties.
14.2. Agreement to Arbitration. The Parties hereby agree in advance, that any controversy or claim arising
out of or relating to this MSA, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the
American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial [or other] Arbitration Rules per
the State of California, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof.
14.3. Severability. A ruling by any court that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any
manner materially adverse to any Party. Thereafter, this Agreement shall be construed as if the invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision had been amended so as to make this Agreement valid and
enforceable as originally contemplated by this Agreement to the greatest extent possible.
14.4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original but all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties hereto and delivered to the other
Party. The exchange of copies of this Agreement or any amendments hereto and of signature pages by
facsimile transmission or by email transmission in portable document format, or similar format, shall
constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) by the Parties, and may be used in lieu
of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the Parties transmitted by facsimile or by
email transmission in portable document format, or similar format, shall be deemed to be their original
signatures for all purposes.
14.5. Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference
only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation or be deemed to be a substantive part
of this Agreement, except where used in the body of this Agreement to reference substantive
obligations.
14.6. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their respective legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise
specifically provided, this Agreement is not intended and shall not be construed to confer upon or to
give any person, other than the Parties hereto, any rights or remedies.
14.7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any documents referred to herein and any exhibits
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attached hereto and any executed SOW, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties, and there
are no other representations, warranties, covenants or obligations. The signing by both Parties shall
cause this Agreement to be valid on the Effective Date. This Agreement supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, written or oral, of the
Parties, relating to any transaction contemplated by this Agreement (including any confidentiality
agreement(s) entered into by the Parties or their Affiliates for the purposes of effectuating this
Agreement). No course of dealing or usage of trade shall be used to modify the terms hereof. The
documents referred to herein and attached hereto shall be read together with this Agreement to determine
the Parties’ intent. In the event of a conflict between or among such documents, the documents shall
govern in this order: (1) this Agreement, and (2) an SOW (3) a Purchase Order (except no terms or
conditions in any Purchase Order shall have any force or effect).
14.8. Waiver; Modification of Agreement. Waiver of any breach under this Agreement shall not constitute
waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision. Acceptance of any items or payment
therefor shall not waive any breach. No provision hereof or right hereunder may be waived except in
a writing executed by an authorized representative of the Party to be charged, which writing
expressly waives an identified portion of this Agreement. No modification of any of the terms of this
Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
14.9. Rights and Remedies Non-Exclusive. No right or remedy conferred in this Agreement is intended to be
exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every right and remedy shall be cumulative and in
addition to any other right or remedy given now or existing in law or in equity or by statute.
14.10. Assignment. Except as otherwise set forth herein, neither Party shall transfer or assign any or all of
its rights or interests under this Agreement or delegate any of its obligations without the prior written
consent of the other Party. No assignment shall relieve either Party of the performance of any accrued
obligation that such Party may then have under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment of this
Agreement not in compliance with this paragraph shall be of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the
above, PURCHASER/LICENSEE shall have the right to assign or otherwise transfer its interest under
this Agreement to (i) an affiliate, (ii) in connection with a merger, consolidation, or other business
combination, or (iii) in connection with the disposition of all or substantially all the assets of
PURCHASER/LICENSEE.
15. Notice.
15.1. All notices, requests, demands and other communications to be given under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, sent by facsimile or
other means of electronic communication with confirmation, sent by a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, or certified mail return receipt requested, to:
Notices shall be effective upon receipt. A Party may change its address listed above by notice to the other
Party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized corporate officers or representatives as of the date first above written.
PURCHASER/LICENSEE Licensor
Eagle Medical Packaging, Sterilization, Inc.
[Printed Name]
By:
By:
Name (printed): Name: Doyle L. Timmons
Title: Title: President & CEO
Attachments:
Exhibit A Sample – Additional Services – Statement of Work
Exhibit B Sample Opt-Out Agreement Form, Custom Design in Lieu of PATH System
Exhibit C PATH System, Products and Pricing Schedule
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EXHIBIT A
SAMPLE --- ADDITIONAL SERVICE REQUEST(S)
STATEMENT OF WORK
This Additional Service Request-Statement of Work (hereinafter referred to as the “SOW No. ”) is
executed and entered into and made effective as of (“Effective Date”) by
and between (“Licensor”) with offices located at and
(“PURCHASER/LICENSEE”) with offices located at .
WHEREAS, PURCHASER/LICENSEE and Licensor have entered into a Master Services & IP Agreement,
Contract # with an Effective Date of
(hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Licensor will provide and perform the additional services
described in this SOW for PURCHASER/LICENSEE; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the promises, covenants, and agreements
hereinafter set forth, and in further consideration of certain other valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which each of the parties expressly acknowledges, the parties hereby agree by and between
themselves as follows:
The terms of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into, and an integral part of, this SOW.
Scope of Services. Licensor shall perform the following services for PURCHASER/LICENSEE:
Payment. Payment to Licensor for performance of the Services described in this SOW shall be as
follows: By DELIVERABLES (please specify)
Additional PATH-System Module(s) Amt. Due by Deliverable Notes
Or by a RATE
Hourly:
Weekly:
Monthly:
Invoices. All invoices shall be addressed to: .
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Commencement and Completion of Services. The Services described above shall commence on or
before and shall be completed on or before .
Location of Performance. The Services described above shall be performed
at________.
Expenses shall be sent to . All expense reports shall be approved by
. Please see the attached PURCHASER/LICENSEE’s Expense Reimbursement Guidelines.
Project Manager. Licensor’s manager for performance of the Services is:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Tel. No.:
Fax. No.:
Email Address:
By:
Its:
SAMPLE – DO NOT SIGN
SAMPLE – DO NOT SIGN
By: By:
EXHIBIT B
3. PURCHASER/LICENSEE, hereby elects of its own volition, without duress, and without any
untoward or nefarious purpose to cease all activities in the acquisition of the PATH-System
module(s) as offered by Licensor and so disclosed in Table-1, below:
PURCHASER/LICENSEE, agrees, acknowledges and understands that the following NRE costs associated with
each PATH-System module for which an Opt-Out is selected shall be charged to PURCHASER/LICENSEE as
part of release from the Agreement by Licensor, along with this signed Opt-Out Form by the responsible
individual from PURCHASER/LICENSEE. Further, any inability, unwillingness or other preclusion of
PURCHASER/LICENSEE, from obtaining signed verification by a responsible individual, shall invoke
“Unverified Pricing” schedule as tabulated in Table-2 below, which shall be borne by
PURCHASER/LICENSEE.
By signing below, each party hereby certifies under penalty of perjury, to the provisions of this Opt-Out agreement.
PURCHASER/LICENSEE: Licensor: Eagle Medical Packaging Sterilization, Inc.
By:
Its:
2. Individual Module(s) Pricing. Table below contains the nominal pricing for each module
specific to the packaging solution type and degree of protection.