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License Agreement |
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drugstore.com, inc.; PacificHealth Laboratories Inc.; Smithkline Beecham plc; Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott |
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THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (hereinafter "AGREEMENT"), made as of the ___ day of June
2001 between SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC (doing business as GlaxoSmithKline), a
corporation incorporated in England and Wales, having a principal place of
business at New Horizons Court, Brentford Middlesex, England and PACIFIC HEALTH
LABORATORIES INC., a corporation of the State of Delaware, having a principal
place of business at 1480 Route 9 North, Suite 204, Woodbridge, New Jersey
07095.
WITNESSETH THAT:
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WHEREAS, PACIFIC, as defined below, is the owner of all right, title
and interest in certain patents, identified in Appendix A hereto, and know-how
relating to certain products in the field of appetite suppression, meal
replacement, weight loss and/or weight management under development and/or
marketed by PACIFIC under the brand name "Satietrol(R)"; and
WHEREAS, GSK, as defined below, desires to obtain certain licenses from
PACIFIC to develop and commercialize such products under the aforesaid patents
and know-how, and PACIFIC is willing to grant to GSK such licenses;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and obligations
expressed herein, and intending to be legally bound, and otherwise to be bound
by proper and reasonable conduct, the parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
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1.01 "AFFILIATES" shall mean any corporation, firm, partnership or
other entity, whether de jure or de facto, which directly or indirectly owns, is
owned by or is under common ownership with a party to this AGREEMENT to the
extent of at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity (or such lesser percentage
which is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a
particular jurisdiction) having the power to vote on or direct the affairs of
the entity and any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity
actually controlled by, controlling or under common control with such party.
1.02 "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date upon which this AGREEMENT is
effective and shall be the date of this AGREEMENT first written above.
1.03. "FIELD" shall mean all human uses of LICENSED PRODUCT.
1.04 "GSK" shall mean SmithKline Beecham plc and its AFFILIATES.
1.05 "KNOW-HOW" shall mean all present and future technical
information and know-how in the FIELD which is owned or controlled by PACIFIC
and relates to LICENSED PRODUCT and shall include, without limitation, all
formulation, biological, chemical, pharmacological, toxicological, clinical,
assay, control and manufacturing data and any other information relating to
LICENSED PRODUCT and useful for the development and commercialization of
LICENSED PRODUCT.
1.06 "NET SALES" shall mean the gross receipts representing sales of
LICENSED PRODUCT in the TERRITORY under this AGREEMENT by GSK and its
sublicensees ("the Selling Party") to THIRD PARTIES in finished product form
(i.e., packaged and labeled for sale to the ultimate consumer) less deductions
for:
(i) transportation charges to the extent they are included in the
selling price or otherwise paid by the THIRD PARTY purchaser,
including insurance, for transporting LICENSED PRODUCT;
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(ii) sales and excise taxes and duties and any other governmental
charges imposed upon the production, importation, use or sale
of such LICENSED PRODUCT;
(iii) trade, quantity and cash discounts and/or trade rebates (in
each case, excluding advertising and promotional
considerations included in the selling price ) allowed on
LICENSED PRODUCT;
(iv) allowances or credits to customers on account of rejection or
return of LICENSED PRODUCT or on account of retroactive price
reductions affecting such LICENSED PRODUCT.
Sales between GSK and its sublicensees shall be excluded from the
computation of NET SALES and no royalties will be payable on such sales.
1.07 "LICENSED PRODUCT" shall mean all products concerning or relating
to appetite suppression, meal replacement products used in weight management,
weight loss and/or weight management under development by PACIFIC as of the
Effective Date and/or marketed by PACIFIC under the brand name "Satietrol(R)" as
of the EFFECTIVE DATE, the manufacture, use, sale or import of which, but for
the license granted under this AGREEMENT, infringes any PATENT or employs any
KNOW HOW; together with all improvements, line extensions and enhancements to
such products created by or on behalf of PACIFIC during the term of the License
Agreement.
1.08 "PACIFIC" shall mean Pacific Health Laboratories Inc. and its
AFFILIATES.
1.09 "PATENTS" shall mean all patents and patent applications in the
FIELD which are or become owned or controlled by PACIFIC, or to which PACIFIC
otherwise has, now or in the future, the right to grant licenses, which
generically or specifically claim LICENSED PRODUCT, a process for manufacturing
or formulating LICENSED PRODUCT, an intermediate used in such process or a use
of LICENSED PRODUCT. Included within the definition of PATENTS are all
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, patents of addition, reissues,
renewals or extensions thereof and all SPCs. Also included within the definition
of PATENTS are any patents or patent applications which generically or
specifically claim any improvements on LICENSED PRODUCT or intermediates or
manufacturing processes required or useful for production of LICENSED PRODUCT
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which are developed by PACIFIC, or which PACIFIC otherwise has the right to
grant licenses, now or in the future, during the term of this AGREEMENT. The
current list of patent applications and patents encompassed within PATENTS is
set forth in Appendix A attached hereto.
1.10 "PER PRODUCT BASIS" shall mean each distinct form or presentation
or use of LICENSED PRODUCT, for example, and without limitation to the
foregoing, a meal replacement product is a distinct form of LICENSED PRODUCT to
a pre-meal beverage, and the addition of vitamins to an existing formulation
will not constitute a distinct form or presentation of LICENSED PRODUCT. In
determining whether a particular LICENSED PRODUCT is a distinct form or
presentation, no account will be taken of minor changes, such as flavor,
packaging or enhancements to an existing form or presentation of LICENSED
PRODUCT. In the event that two existing forms and/or presentations of LICENSED
PRODUCT are packaged in combination and sold together to THIRD PARTIES, the NET
SALES pertaining to such a combination will be apportioned between each
individual form or presentation of such LICENSED PRODUCTS in accordance with the
relative selling price of each such LICENSED PRODUCT when sold individually by
GSK and/or its sublicensees.
1.11 "SPC" shall mean a right based upon a PATENT to exclude others from
making, using or selling LICENSED PRODUCT, such as a Supplementary Protection
Certificate
1.12 "TERRITORY" shall mean worldwide.
1.13 "THIRD PARTY(IES)" shall mean any party other than GSK, PACIFIC and
their respective AFFILIATES.
1.14 "USA" shall mean the United States of America, including all of its
territories and possessions.
2. GRANT AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
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