Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
or
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period
from
to
Commission
file number 000-26422
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-3171943
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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2600
Kelly Road, Suite 100
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Warrington,
Pennsylvania 18976-3622
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(215)
488-9300
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. YES x NO
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.
See
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated
filer
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x
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Non-accelerated filer |
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(Do no check if a smaller reporting
company) |
Smaller
Reporting company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO
x
As
of May
2, 2008, 96,688,377 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001
per share, were outstanding.
Table
of Contents
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Page
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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1
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CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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As
of March 31, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
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1
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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2
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
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For
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
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3
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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4
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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8
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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24
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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24
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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25
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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25
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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26
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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26
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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27
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Item
5. Other Information
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27
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27
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Signatures
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28
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the
“Company” include Discovery Laboratories,
Inc., and its wholly-owned, presently inactive subsidiary, Acute Therapeutics,
Inc.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). The forward-looking statements
are only predictions and provide our current expectations or forecasts of future
events and financial performance and may be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,”
“anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in
each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology, though
the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include all matters that are not
historical facts and include, without limitation statements concerning: our
business strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions,
goals, and future financial condition; plans regarding the May 2008 Approvable
Letter that we received from the FDA for Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in premature
infants; our research and development programs and planning for and timing
of
any clinical trials; the possibility, timing and outcome of submitting
regulatory filings for our products under development; plans regarding strategic
alliances and collaboration arrangements with pharmaceutical companies and
others to develop, manufacture and market our drug products; research and
development of particular drug products, technologies and aerosolization drug
devices; the development of financial, clinical, manufacturing and marketing
plans related to the potential approval and commercialization of our drug
products, and the period of time for which our existing resources will enable
us
to fund our operations.
We
intend
that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions
of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results
to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Examples of the risks and uncertainties include,
but
are not limited to:
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the
risk that we may not be able to timely respond to the Approvable
Letter
that we recently received for Surfaxin and that any response that
we do
file will not satisfy the FDA;
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the
risk that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other regulatory
authorities may not accept, or may withhold or delay consideration
of, any
applications that we may file, including our New Drug Application
(NDA)
for Surfaxin, or may not approve our applications or may limit approval
of
our products to particular indications or impose unanticipated label
limitations;
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risks
relating to the rigorous regulatory approval processes, including
pre-NDA
activities, required for approval of any drug or medical device products
that we may develop, independently, with development partners or
pursuant
to collaboration arrangements;
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the
risk that changes in the national or international political and
regulatory environment may make it more difficult to gain FDA or
other
regulatory approval of our drug product
candidates;
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risks
relating to our research and development activities, which involve
time-consuming and expensive pre-clinical studies, multi-phase clinical
trials and other studies and other efforts, and which may be subject
to
potentially significant delays or regulatory holds, or
fail;
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the
risk that we, our contract manufacturers or any of our materials
suppliers
encounter problems manufacturing our products or drug substances
on a
timely basis or in an amount sufficient to meet
demand;
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risks
relating to the transfer of our manufacturing technology to third-party
contract manufacturers;
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risks
relating to the ability of our development partners and third-party
suppliers of materials, drug substances and aerosolization systems
and
related components to timely provide us with adequate supplies and
expertise to support development and manufacture of drug product
and
aerosolization systems for initiation and completion of our clinical
studies, and, if approved, commercialization of our drug and combination
drug-device products;
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the
risk that we may not successfully and profitably market our
products;
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the
risk that , even if approved, we may be unable, for reasons related
to
market conditions, the competitive landscape or otherwise, to successfully
launch and market our products;
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risks
relating to our ability to develop a successful sales and marketing
organization to market Surfaxin., if approved, and our other product
candidates, in a timely manner, if at all, and that we or our marketing
and advertising consultants will not succeed in developing market
awareness of our products;
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the
risk that we or our development partners, collaborators or marketing
partners will not be able to attract or maintain qualified
personnel;
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the
risk that our product candidates will not gain market acceptance
by
physicians, patients, healthcare payers and others in the medical
community;
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the
risk that we may not be able to raise additional capital or enter
into
additional collaboration agreements (including strategic alliances
for
development or commercialization of
SRT);
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the
risk that recurring losses, negative cash flows and the inability
to raise
additional capital could threaten our ability to continue as a going
concern;
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risks
relating to reimbursement and health care
reform;
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risks
that financial market conditions may change, additional financings
could
result in equity dilution, or we will be unable to maintain The Nasdaq
Global Market listing requirements, causing the price of our shares
of
common stock to decline;
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the
risk that we may be unable to maintain and protect the patents and
licenses related to our SRT; other companies may develop competing
therapies and/or technologies or health care reform may adversely
affect
us;
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the
risk that we may become involved in securities, product liability
and
other litigation;
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other
risks and uncertainties detailed in “Risk Factors” and in the documents
incorporated by reference in this
report.
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Pharmaceutical
and biotechnology companies have suffered significant setbacks in advanced
clinical trials, even after obtaining promising earlier trial results. Data
obtained from such clinical trials are susceptible to varying interpretations,
which could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. After gaining approval
of a drug product, pharmaceutical companies face considerable challenges in
marketing and distributing their products, and may never become
profitable.
Except
to
the extent required by applicable laws or rules, we do not undertake to update
any forward-looking statements or to publicly announce revisions to any of
the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(in
thousands, except per share data)
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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19,050
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$
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36,929
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Available-for-sale
marketable securities
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22,495
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16,078
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Receivable
from collaborative arrangement
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2,000
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—
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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442
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611
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Total
Current Assets
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43,987
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53,618
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Property
and equipment, net
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6,766
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7,069
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Restricted
cash
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600
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600
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Deferred
financing costs and other assets
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1,320
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1,457
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Total
Assets
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$
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52,673
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$
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62,744
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LIABILITIES
& STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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1,927
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$
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757
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Accrued
expenses
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4,608
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7,087
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Equipment
loan, current portion
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2,794
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2,625
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Total
Current Liabilities
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9,329
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10,469
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Loan
payable, including accrued interest
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9,781
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9,633
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Equipment
loan, non-current portion
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2,384
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2,991
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Other
liabilities
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881
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870
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Total
Liabilities
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22,375
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23,963
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Stockholders’
Equity:
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 97,001
and 96,953 shares issued; and 96,688 and 96,640 shares outstanding
at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
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97
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97
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Additional
paid-in capital
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331,181
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329,999
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Accumulated
deficit
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(298,017
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)
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(288,303
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)
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Treasury
stock (at cost); 313 shares
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(3,054
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)
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(3,054
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Other
comprehensive income
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91
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42
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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30,298
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38,781
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Total
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
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$
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52,673
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$
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62,744
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See
notes to consolidated financial statements
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands, except per share data)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2008
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2007
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Revenue
from collaborative arrangement and
grants
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$
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2,050
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$
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—
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Expenses:
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Research
and development
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7,232
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5,422
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General
and administrative
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4,505
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2,754
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Total
expenses
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11,737
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8,176
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Operating
loss
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(9,687
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)
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(8,176
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)
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Other
income / (expense):
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Interest
and other income
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441
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306
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Interest
and other expense
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(468
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)
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(440
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)
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Other
income / (expense), net
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(27
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)
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(134
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)
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Net
loss
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$
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(9,714
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)
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$
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(8,310
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)
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Net
loss per common share -
Basic
and diluted
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.12
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)
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Weighted
average number of common shares
outstanding - basic and diluted
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96,649
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69,989
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See notes to consolidated financial
statements
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2008
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2007
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
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(9,714
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)
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$
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(8,310
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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573
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376
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Stock-based
compensation and 401(k) match
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1,182
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751
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Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
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1
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Changes
in:
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Receivable
from collaborative arrangement
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(2,000
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)
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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144
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348
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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(1,309
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)
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(834
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)
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Other
liabilities and accrued interest on loan payable
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159
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179
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(10,964
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)
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(7,490
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)
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase
of property and equipment
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(109
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)
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(275
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)
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Restricted
cash
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160
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Purchases
of marketable securities
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(17,773
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)
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(2,000
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)
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Proceeds
from sales or maturity of marketable securities
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11,405
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|
|
|
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(6,477
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)
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(2,115
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)
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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|
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Proceeds
from issuance of securities, net of expenses
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|
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2,005
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Proceeds
from equipment loan
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251
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|
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Principal
payments under equipment loan obligations
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(689
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)
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|
(494
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
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|
|
(438
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)
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|
1,511
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Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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|
(17,879
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)
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|
(8,094
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)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents - beginning of period
|
|
|
36,929
|
|
|
26,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents - end of period
|
|
$
|
19,050
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|
$
|
18,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Supplementary
disclosure of cash flows information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
157
|
|
$
|
123
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|
Non-cash
transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
gain on marketable securities
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
—
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|
See notes to consolidated financial
statements
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Note
1 – The
Company and Basis of Presentation
The
Company
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. (referred to in these Notes as “we”, “us” and “our”) is a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) for
respiratory disorders and diseases. Our proprietary technology produces a
peptide-containing synthetic surfactant that is structurally similar to
pulmonary surfactant, a substance produced naturally in the lung and essential
for survival and normal respiratory function. We believe that our proprietary
technology makes it possible, for the first time, to develop a series of SRT
respiratory therapies to treat conditions for which there are few or no approved
therapies available for patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and other
hospital settings.
Our
SRT
pipeline is focused initially on the most significant respiratory conditions
prevalent in the NICU and PICU. On May 1, 2008, we received from the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (“FDA”) a third Approvable Letter for our initial SRT
product, Surfaxin® (lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress
Syndrome (RDS) in premature infants. See“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Plan
of Operations.” We are also developing Surfaxin for the treatment of Acute
Respiratory Failure (ARF) in children up to two years of age and for the
prevention and treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), a debilitating
and
chronic lung disease typically affecting premature infants who have suffered
RDS. Aerosurf™ is our proprietary SRT in aerosolized form and is being developed
for the treatment of RDS in premature infants. Aerosurf has the potential to
obviate the need for endotracheal intubation and conventional mechanical
ventilation and
holds
the promise to significantly expand the use of SRT in respiratory medicine.
We
also
believe that our SRT will potentially address a variety of debilitating
respiratory conditions such as Acute Lung Injury (ALI), cystic fibrosis (CF),
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma, that affect other
pediatric, young adult and adult patients in the ICU and other hospital
settings.
We
have
implemented a business strategy that includes: (i) focusing primarily on
our
formal response to the
Approvable Letter to potentially gain regulatory approval in 2008 for Surfaxin
for the prevention of RDS in premature infants in the United States;
(ii) continued investment in the development of Aerosurf for neonatal and
pediatric conditions; (iii) preparing for the potential commercial launch
of
Surfaxin in the United States; (iv) seeking collaboration agreements and
strategic partnerships in the international and domestic markets for the
development and potential commercialization of our SRT pipeline, including
Surfaxin and Aerosurf; (v) continued investment in our quality systems and
manufacturing capabilities to meet the anticipated pre-clinical, clinical
and
potential future commercial requirements of Surfaxin, Aerosurf and our other
SRT
products; and (vi) seeking investments of additional capital, including
potentially from business alliances, commercial and development partnerships,
equity financings and other similar opportunities, although there can be
no
assurance that we will identify or enter into any specific actions or
transactions.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for interim financial information in accordance with the
instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normally recurring accruals)
considered for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008. Certain prior period
balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
Note
2 –
Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting
Policies
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31,
2007. For more information on critical accounting policies, refer to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Readers
are encouraged to review these disclosures in conjunction with the review of
this Form 10-Q.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), "Business
Combinations," or SFAS 141(R), which is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interest in the acquiree,
and the goodwill acquired in the business combination. SFAS 141(R) also
establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature
and
financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) will be applied
prospectively. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of
SFAS 141(R) will have on our results of operations and financial
condition.
In
December 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-1, “Accounting for
Collaborative Arrangements.”
EITF 07-1
requires certain income statement presentation of transactions with third
parties and of payments between parties to the collaborative arrangement, along
with disclosure about the nature and purpose of the arrangement. EITF 07-1
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We
are
currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of EITF 07-1 on our
consolidated financial statements.
In
June
2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable
Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research
and
Development Activities.” EITF 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance
payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research
and development activities be deferred and capitalized and recognized as an
expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed.
EITF 07-3 is effective, on a prospective basis, for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2007. EITF Issue
No.
07-3
was
effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008
and
does
not
have
a
material
impact
on our financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," which is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial
assets and liabilities at fair value. The Statement also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons
between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar
types
of assets and liabilities. SFAS 159 requires companies to provide
additional information that will help investors and other users of financial
statements to more easily understand the effect of a company's choice to use
fair value on its earnings. It also requires entities to display the fair value
of those assets and liabilities for which a company has chosen to use fair
value
on the face of the balance sheet. We
SFAS
159 was
effective for
our
fiscal
year beginning January 1, 2008
and
does
not
have
a
material
impact on our financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No.157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and
liabilities. The standard requires expanded information about the extent to
which a company measures assets and liabilities at fair value, the information
used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on
earnings. SFAS 157 was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008
and does not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Note
3 –
Net Loss Per Share
Net
loss
per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the periods. Common shares issuable upon the exercise of options
and warrants are not included in the calculation of the net loss per share
as
their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Note
4 –
Comprehensive Loss
Total
comprehensive loss was $9.7 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Total comprehensive loss consists of
the
net loss and unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities.
Note
5 –
Receivable from Collaborative Arrangements
The
receivable from collaborative arrangements is associated with a March 2008
restructuring of a collaboration arrangement with Philip Morris USA Inc. d/b/a
Chrysalis Technologies (Chrysalis”). Under the modified collaboration, Chrysalis
agreed to pay us $4.5 million to support further development of the
aerosolization technology, of which $2.0 million was classified as a receivable
as of March 31, 2008 and paid 30 days after execution of the modification
agreements and $2.5 million will be payable upon completion of a technology
transfer, which is expected to be completed by June 30, 2008.
Note
6 –
Working Capital
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for continued product research, development,
manufacturing and commercialization activities. Historically, we have funded
our
operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities and the use
of
debt and our equipment financing facility.
We
are
subject to risks customarily associated with the biotechnology industry, which
requires significant investment for research and development. There can be
no
assurance that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any
approved product will be commercially viable.
We
plan
to fund our research, development, manufacturing and potential commercialization
activities through:
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the
issuance of equity and debt financings;
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payments
from potential strategic collaborators, including license fees and
sponsored research funding;
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sales
of Surfaxin and our other SRT, if
approved;
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equipment
financings; and
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interest
earned on invested capital.
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Our
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success
of our product development and, if approved,
our commercialization plans. Even if we succeed in developing and
subsequently commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve sufficient
sales revenue to achieve or maintain profitability.
We
continue to evaluate a variety of strategic transactions, including, but not
limited to, potential business alliances, commercial and development
partnerships, financings and other similar opportunities, although there can
be
no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital when needed
with
acceptable terms, if at all.
We
have a
Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) that allows us to raise capital,
subject to certain conditions, at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to
us,
during a three-year period ending on May 12, 2009. Use of the CEFF is subject
to
certain conditions, including a share and dollar limitation (currently
approximately 5.2 million not to exceed $35.5 million) and the volume weighted
average price of our common stock on each trading day must be at least $2.00.
We
anticipate using the CEFF, when available, to support working capital needs
in
2008. (See
our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K at “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources
- Committed Equity Financing Facility”)
Note
7 –
Stock-Based Employee Compensation
We
use
the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock
options and amortize the stock-based compensation expense over the requisite
service periods of the stock options. The fair value of the stock options is
determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The fair value of stock options is affected by our stock price and several
subjective variables, including the expected stock price volatility over the
term of the option, actual and projected employee stock option exercise
behaviors, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
The
fair
value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing formula and the assumptions noted in the following
table:
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|
March
31,
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected
volatility
|
|
|
77%
|
|
|
95%
|
|
Expected
term
|
|
|
4
and 5 years
|
|
|
4
and 5 years
|
|
Risk-free
rate
|
|
|
3.4%
- 3.5%
|
|
|
4.6%
|
|
Expected
dividends
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
The
total
employee stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2008
and
2007 was as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Research
& Development
|
|
$
|
332
|
|
$
|
234
|
|
General
& Administrative
|
|
|
723
|
|
|
424
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,055
|
|
$
|
658
|
|
As
of
March 31 2008, there was $7.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the
Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting
period of 1.91 years.
As
of
March 31, 2008, 55,913 restricted stock awards were issued and outstanding
under
our Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (1998
Plan).
Note
8 –
Litigation
On
March
15, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Consolidated
Amended Complaint filed by the Mizla Group, individually and on behalf of a
class of investors who purchased our publicly traded securities between March
15, 2004 and June 6, 2006, alleging securities laws-related violations in
connection with various public statements made by our Company. The amended
complaint had been filed on November 30, 2006 against us, our Chief Executive
Officer, Robert J. Capetola, and our former Chief Operating Officer, Christopher
J. Schaber, under the caption “In re: Discovery Laboratories Securities
Litigation” and sought an order that the action proceed as a class action and an
award of compensatory damages in favor of the plaintiffs and the other class
members in an unspecified amount, together with interest and reimbursement
of
costs and expenses of the litigation and other equitable or injunctive relief.
On April 10, 2007, plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On April 29, 2008,
the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of
the complaint for the reasons set forth in the District Court opinion.
Plaintiffs have 14 days, or until May 13, 2008, to decide whether to seek a
rehearing of the Third Circuit's decision.
Actions
such as this one, based upon similar allegations, or otherwise, may be filed
in
the future. The potential impact of such actions, which generally seek
unquantified damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses, is uncertain. There can be
no assurance that an adverse result in any such proceedings would not have
a
potentially material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and
financial condition.
We
have
from time to time been involved in disputes and proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business, including in connection with the termination in
2006 of certain pre-launch commercial programs following our process validation
stability failure. Such claims, with or without merit, if not resolved, could
be
time-consuming and result in costly litigation. While it is impossible to
predict with certainty the eventual outcome of such claims, we believe the
pending matters are unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that
we
will be successful in any proceeding to which we are or may be a
party.
Note
9 – Subsequent Event
On
May 1,
2008, we received from the FDA a third Approvable Letter for
Surfaxin®
(lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in
premature infants. This official notification sets forth the remaining
conditions that must be satisfied to gain U.S. marketing approval for
Surfaxin.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should
be read in connection with our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto) appearing elsewhere herein.
OVERVIEW
We
are a
biotechnology company developing Surfactant Replacement Therapies (SRT) for
respiratory disorders and diseases. Our proprietary technology produces a
peptide-containing synthetic surfactant that is structurally similar to
pulmonary surfactant, a substance produced naturally in the lung and essential
for survival and normal respiratory function. We believe that our proprietary
technology makes it possible, for the first time, to develop a series of SRT
respiratory therapies to treat conditions for which there are few or no approved
therapies available for patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and other
hospital settings.
Our
SRT
pipeline is focused initially on the most significant respiratory conditions
prevalent in the NICU and PICU. On May 1, 2008, we received from the U.S.
Food
and Drug Administration (“FDA”) a third Approvable Letter for our initial SRT
product, Surfaxin® (lucinactant) for the prevention of Respiratory Distress
Syndrome (RDS) in premature infants (see“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
- Plan
of Operations - Research and Development - SRT for Neonatal and Pediatric
Indications - Surfaxin for the Prevention of RDS in Premature Infants”). We are
also developing Surfaxin for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF)
in
children up to two years of age and for the prevention and treatment of
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), a debilitating and chronic lung disease
typically affecting premature infants who have suffered RDS. Aerosurf™ is our
proprietary SRT in aerosolized form and is being developed for the treatment
of
RDS in premature infants. Aerosurf has the potential to obviate the need
for
endotracheal intubation and conventional mechanical ventilation and holds
the
promise to significantly expand the use of SRT in respiratory medicine.
We
also
believe that our SRT will potentially address a variety of debilitating
respiratory conditions such as Acute Lung Injury (ALI), cystic fibrosis (CF),
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma, that affect other
pediatric, young adult and adult patients in the ICU and other hospital
settings.
We
have
implemented a business strategy that includes:
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focusing
primarily on our formal response to the Approvable Letter to potentially
gain regulatory approval in the United States in 2008 for
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature
infants;
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continued
investment in the development of Aerosurf for neonatal and pediatric
conditions;
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preparing
for the potential commercial launch of Surfaxin in the United States,
including building our own commercial organization specialized in
neonatal
and pediatric indications to execute the launch of Surfaxin in the
United
States;
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seeking
collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships in the international
and domestic markets for the development and potential commercialization
of our SRT pipeline, including Surfaxin and Aerosurf. We continue
to
evaluate a variety of other potential strategic international and
domestic
collaborations intended to support the future growth of our SRT pipeline
and enhance shareholder value;
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continued
investment in our quality systems and manufacturing capabilities,
including our recently-completed analytical laboratories in Warrington,
Pennsylvania and our manufacturing operations in Totowa, New Jersey.
We
plan to manufacture sufficient drug product to meet the anticipated
pre-clinical, clinical, formulation development and potential future
commercial requirements of Surfaxin, Aerosurf and our other SRT product
candidates. For our aerosolized SRT, we
plan to collaborate with engineering device experts and use contract
manufacturers to produce aerosol devices and related components to
meet
our development and potential future commercial requirements. Our
long-term manufacturing strategy includes potentially expanding our
existing facilities or building or acquiring additional manufacturing
capabilities for the production and development of our proprietary
peptide-containing synthetic SRT drug products;
and
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·
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seeking
investments of additional capital, including potentially from business
alliances, commercial and development partnerships, equity financings
and
other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance that
we
will identify or enter into any specific actions or transactions.
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Since
our
inception, we have incurred significant losses and, as of March 31, 2008, we
had
an accumulated deficit of $298.0 million (including historical results of
predecessor companies). The majority of our expenditures to date have been
for
research and development activities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of
Operations.”
Historically,
we have funded our operations with working capital provided principally through
public and private equity financings, debt arrangements and strategic
collaborations. As of March 31, 2008, we had: (i) cash and marketable securities
of $41.5 million; (ii) approximately 5.2 million shares potentially available
for issuance under a Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) with Kingsbridge
Capital Limited (Kingsbridge), a private investment group, for future financings
(not to exceed $35.5 million), subject to certain conditions, including that
the
volume weighted average price of our common stock on each trading day must
be at
least $2.00; (iii) $9.8 million outstanding ($8.5 million principal and $1.3
million of accrued interest as of March 31, 2008) on a loan from PharmaBio
Development Inc. d/b/a NovaQuest (PharmaBio), the strategic investment group
of
Quintiles Transnational Corp., which is due and payable, together with all
accrued interest on April 30, 2010; and (iv) $5.2 million outstanding under
our
equipment
financing facility
with
General Electric Business Financial Services Inc. See “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity
and Capital Resources.”
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
were
$7.2 million and $5.4 million, respectively. These costs are charged to
operations as incurred and are tracked by category rather than by project.
Research and development costs consist primarily of expenses associated with
our
manufacturing operations, formulation development, development of aerosolization
systems, research, clinical, regulatory and other direct preclinical and
clinical projects.
These
cost categories typically include the following expenses:
Manufacturing
Development
Manufacturing
development primarily reflects costs to: (i) maintain our manufacturing
operations in Totowa, New Jersey and our quality assurance and analytical
chemistry capabilities in Totowa and at our recently completed analytical and
development laboratories at our headquarters in Warrington, Pennsylvania, to
assure adequate production of clinical and anticipated commercial drug supply
for our SRT programs, including Surfaxin, in conformance with current good
manufacturing practices (cGMP). These costs include employee expenses,
depreciation, the purchase of drug substances, quality control and assurance
activities and analytical services; (ii) design, develop, manufacture and
assemble aerosolization systems necessary to administer Aerosurf, including
the
initial prototype version and the next-generation version of our aerosol
generating device, disposable dose delivery packet and patient interface system,
and (iii) develop new formulations of our SRT.
Development
Operations (unallocated)
Development
operations include (i) clinical, regulatory and biostatistics activities for
the
management of our clinical trial programs in accordance with current good
clinical practices (cGCPs) and (ii) medical affairs capabilities, including
medical science liaisons, to provide medical education and scientific support
in
connection with the potential commercial launch of Surfaxin and other
products in our SRT pipeline. These costs include personnel, supplies,
facilities, fees to consultants, other related costs of clinical trials and
management, clinical quality control and regulatory compliance activities,
data
management and biostatistics. The 2007 costs also include activities associated
with obtaining data and other information included in our Complete Response
to
the April 2006 Approvable Letter.
Direct
Pre-Clinical and Clinical Program Expenses
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program expenses include (i) pre-clinical activities
prior to initiation of any potential human clinical trials and (ii) activities
associated with conducting human clinical trials, including patient enrollment
costs, external site costs, costs of clinical drug supply and related external
costs such as contract research consultant fees and expenses.
The
following summarizes our research and development expenses by each of the
foregoing categories for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007:
(
in thousands)
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|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Research
and Development Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing
development
|
|
$
|
4,366
|
|
$
|
2,864
|
|
Development
operations (unallocated)
|
|
|
1,980
|
|
|
1,501
|
|
Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program expenses
|
|
|
886
|
|
|
1,057
|
|
Total
Research & Development Expenses
|
|
$
|
7,232
|
|
$
|
5,422
|
|
Due
to
the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the clinical development
and
regulatory approval processes, the nature, timing of completion, and ultimate
cost of development of any of our product candidates is highly uncertain and
cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty. Results from clinical trials
may not be favorable and data from clinical trials are subject to varying
interpretation and may be deemed insufficient by the regulatory bodies reviewing
applications for marketing approvals. As such, clinical development and
regulatory programs are subject to risks and changes that may significantly
impact cost projections and timelines.
Currently,
none of our drug product candidates are available for commercial sale. All
of
our potential products are in regulatory review or clinical or pre-clinical
development. The status and anticipated completion date of each of our lead
SRT
programs are discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Plan of Operations.” Successful completion
of development of our SRT is contingent on numerous risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are described in detail in the “Risk Factors”
section contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
CORPORATE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
Chrysalis
Technologies, a Division of Philip Morris USA Inc.
In
March
2008, we agreed to restructure our December 9, 2005 Strategic Alliance Agreement
(the “Original Alliance Agreement”) with Philip Morris USA Inc., d/b/a Chrysalis
Technologies (“Chrysalis”), which was created to unite two complementary
respiratory technologies - our peptide-containing synthetic surfactant
technology with Chrysalis’ novel capillary aerosolization technology - to
deliver therapeutics to the deep lung.
Under
the
Original Alliance Agreement, Chrysalis was primarily responsible for development
activities related to its proprietary capillary aerosolization technology (the
“Chrysalis Technology”) and we were responsible for aerosolized drug
formulations, clinical and regulatory activities, and the manufacturing and
commercialization of the combination drug-device products using the Chrysalis
Technology (“Licensed Products”). Under the restructuring, we entered into an
Amended and Restated License Agreement dated March 28, 2008 (the “US License
Agreement”) with Chrysalis to amend and restate the Original Alliance Agreement
in the United States. As Chrysalis has assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A.
(“PMPSA”) all rights in and to the Chrysalis Technology outside of the United
States (the “International Rights”), effective March 28, 2008, we also entered
into a License Agreement with PMPSA with respect to the International Rights
(the “International License Agreement”, and together with the US License
Agreement, the “License Agreements”) on substantially the same terms and
conditions as the US License Agreement.
We
hold
an exclusive license in the United States under the US License Agreement and
an
exclusive license to the International Rights under the PMPSA License Agreement
in and to the Chrysalis Technology for use with pulmonary surfactants (alone
or
in combination with any other pharmaceutical compound(s)) for all respiratory
diseases and conditions (the foregoing uses in each territory, the “Exclusive
Field”). In addition, under the US License Agreement, we hold a license to use
the Chrysalis Technology with other drugs to treat specified target indications
in specified target populations. Our exclusive license under each License
Agreement now includes, in addition to the rights we previously had, the right
to develop and have developed Licensed Products in the Exclusive Field in the
respective territory.
The
US
License Agreement provides that prior to June 30, 2008, Chrysalis will complete
a technology transfer of the Chrysalis Technology to us in scope sufficient
to
permit us to practice the Chrysalis Technology. The License Agreements provide
that we are solely responsible for future development of the Chrysalis
Technology; however, Chrysalis has agreed to provide to us continued development
support through, but in no event after, June 30, 2008. In addition, the US
License Agreement provides that Chrysalis will provide to us transition
assistance in the form of payments totaling $4.5 million, with respect
to which we expect to receive the last payment in the third
quarter 2008.
Under
the
Original Alliance Agreement, we were obligated to pay Chrysalis royalties based
on a multi-tiered royalty structure (that escalated upon attaining collaboration
product revenues greater than $500 million and $1 billion). Under the License
Agreements, we are now obligated to pay royalties at a rate equal to a low
single-digit percent of sales of products sold in the Exclusive Field in the
respective territory. In connection with the exclusive undertakings of Chrysalis
and PMPSA not to exploit the Chrysalis Technology in the Exclusive Field, we
are
obligated to pay royalties on all product sales, including sales of any aerosol
devices and related components sold by us in the Exclusive Field that are based
on aerosolization technology other than the Chrysalis Technology. In addition,
we have agreed in the future to pay minimum royalties, but are entitled to
a
future reduction of royalties in an amount equal to the excess of any minimum
royalty paid over royalties actually earned under the License
Agreements.
Under
the
License Agreements, we generally own the intellectual property that we create
or
reduce to practice in the performance of the License Agreements or exercise
of
the licenses granted thereunder, except such inventions that relate primarily,
in each instance, to the Chrysalis Technology (the “Chrysalis Technology
Improvements”). We are obligated to assign to Chrysalis and PMPSA all such
Chrysalis Technology Improvements and all such inventions are then made subject
to our rights under each License Agreement. The License Agreements also contain
provisions related to the calculation and payment of royalties, record-keeping
and audit rights, and prosecution of patents, and include customary
representations, warranties and indemnities. Each License Agreement, unless
terminated earlier will expire as follows as to each Licensed Product in each
country in the respective territory, on a country-by-country basis, upon the
latest of: (a) the tenth anniversary of the date of the first commercial sale
of
the Licensed Product; (b) the date on which the sale of such Licensed Product
ceases to be covered by a claim of an issued and unexpired patent in such
country, or (c) the date a generic form of the product is introduced in such
country. The License Agreements may be terminated, by Chrysalis or PMPSA, as
appropriate, in the event that we fail to make the payment of the minimum
royalties, as provided therein, or by us, in whole or in part, initially upon
payment of a termination fee. In addition, either party to each License
Agreement may terminate upon a material breach by the other party (subject
to a
specified cure period).
PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for product research, development, manufacturing, sales
and marketing and general administrative activities. We will need to generate
significant revenues from product sales, related royalties and transfer prices
to achieve and maintain profitability.
Through
March 31, 2008, we had no revenues from any product sales, and had not achieved
profitability on a quarterly or annual basis. Our ability to achieve
profitability depends upon, among other things, our ability to develop products,
obtain regulatory approval for products under development and enter into
collaboration and other agreements for product development, manufacturing and
commercialization. In addition, our results are dependent upon the performance
of our strategic partners and suppliers. Moreover, we may never achieve
significant revenues or profitable operations from the sale of any of our
products or technologies.
Through
March 31, 2008, we had not generated taxable income. At December 31, 2007,
net
operating losses available to offset future taxable income for Federal tax
purposes were approximately $258.7 million. The future utilization of such
loss
carryforward may be limited pursuant to regulations promulgated under Section
382 of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, we had a research and development
tax credit carryforward of $6.1 million at December 31, 2007. The Federal net
operating loss and research and development tax credit carryforwards expire
beginning in 2008 through 2026.
Over
the
next 12 to 24 months, we plan to undertake a variety of initiatives that are
discussed below.
Research
and Development
We
will
continue to focus our research, development and regulatory activities to advance
our pipeline of potential SRT for respiratory diseases. The drug development,
clinical trial and regulatory process is lengthy, expensive and uncertain and
subject to numerous risks including, without limitation, the applicable risks
discussed herein and those contained in the “Risk Factors” section in our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis –
Research and Development.”
Our
major
research and development projects include:
SRT
for Neonatal and Pediatric Indications
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In
order to address the most prevalent respiratory disorders affecting
infants in the NICU and PICU, we are conducting several therapeutic
programs that target respiratory conditions that have been cited
as some
of the most significant unmet medical needs in the neonatal and pediatric
community.
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Surfaxin
for the Prevention of RDS
in Premature Infants
In
October 2007, we submitted to the FDA our Complete Response to the April
2006
Approvable Letter. The FDA thereafter established May 1, 2008, as its target
date to complete its review of our NDA.
Since
the
filing of our Complete Response and prior to receiving the May 1, 2008
Approvable Letter, the following important events have occurred:
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As of March 2008, we
have
submitted to the FDA 12-month stability data
on
our Surfaxin process validation batches, which continue to demonstrate
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In
March 2008, the FDA completed a pre-approval inspection (PAI)
of our
manufacturing operations at Totowa, New Jersey, and recently
issued an
Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) indicating an approval
recommendation. We believe that our manufacturing operations
are prepared
to
produce sufficient drug product to meet the commercial requirements
of
Surfaxin, if approved.
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On April 30, 2008,
as part of our
NDA review, we completed labeling discussions with the FDA and
agreed to
the content of the Surfaxin package insert. Although the package
insert
will not be considered final until the FDA approves our NDA, we
are
pleased with the competitive profile of
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On
May 1,
2008, we received another Approvable Letter from the FDA. Importantly, this
Approvable Letter contains no requirement for additional clinical trials
to gain
FDA approval for Surfaxin. The Approvable Letter includes, among other things,
requests (i) to further tighten an acceptance criterion for our release and
stability biological activity test, (ii) to further tighten acceptance criteria
for lipid drug substance impurities, and (iii) to submit (for inclusion in
the NDA) summary information from certain equipment-related qualification
reports.
Based
on
our assessment of the Approvable Letter, conducted by our regulatory,
manufacturing and quality management in consultation with our expert
consultants, we believe that with our current dataset for Surfaxin we and
the
FDA can reach agreement on appropriate acceptance criteria and drug product
specifications for Surfaxin. We also believe that the requested equipment
qualification summary information will be acceptable to the FDA because
the
reports in question have been reviewed and found acceptable during the
pre-approval inspection of our manufacturing operations at Totowa in March
2008.
Based on our regulatory assessment and our experts’ advice, we believe the
meeting will qualify for priority scheduling and that the FDA may designate
our
formal response to this Approvable Letter as a Class 1 resubmission, which
would
result in a target review period of 60 days (whereas a Class 2 resubmission
would result in a 6-month target review period).
We
anticipate being in a position to submit our formal response to the Approvable
Letter in approximately 6 to 8 weeks, although this timeline may be shortened
or
extended following discussions with the FDA. If our understanding of the
timeline is correct, we now anticipate the potential approval of Surfaxin
in
2008.
In
October 2004, we filed a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for clearance to market in Europe Surfaxin
for
the prevention and rescue treatment of RDS in premature infants. In June
2006,
following the Surfaxin process validation stability failure, we determined
that
we could not resolve our manufacturing issues within the regulatory time
frames
mandated by the EMEA procedure. Consequently, in June 2006, we voluntarily
withdrew the MAA without resolving with the EMEA certain outstanding clinical
issues related to the Surfaxin Phase 3 clinical trials. We have recently
consulted with regulatory experts in Europe and, if we receive approval for
Surfaxin in the United States, plan to have further discussions with the
EMEA
and potentially develop a strategy to gain approval for Surfaxin in
Europe.
Surfaxin
for BPD in Premature Infants
In
October 2006, we announced preliminary results of our Phase 2 clinical trial
for
Surfaxin for the prevention and treatment of BPD, which was designed as an
estimation study to evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of Surfaxin
in
infants at risk for BPD. We believe that these results suggest that Surfaxin
may
potentially represent a novel therapeutic option for infants at risk for
BPD. We
plan to seek scientific advice from the FDA and other regulatory agencies
with
respect to potential clinical trial designs to support the further development
of Surfaxin for the prevention of BPD. At this time, we expect to pursue
these
discussions only after we have successfully gained FDA approval of Surfaxin
for
the prevention of RDS in premature infants.
Surfaxin
for Acute Respiratory Failure
In
June
2007, we initiated a clinical trial to determine if restoration of surfactant
with Surfaxin will improve lung function and result in a shorter duration
of
mechanical ventilation and NICU/PICU stay for children up to two years of
age
suffering with ARF. The Phase 2 clinical trial is a multicenter, randomized,
masked, placebo-controlled trial that will compare Surfaxin to standard of
care
masked by a sham air control. Approximately 180 children (subject to sample
size
adjustment per protocol) under the age of two with ARF will receive standard
of
care and be randomized to receive either Surfaxin at 5.8 mL/kg of body weight
(expected weight range up to 15 kg) or sham air control. The trial will be
conducted at approximately 35-40 sites throughout the world in both the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres. The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety
and tolerability of Surfaxin administration and to assess whether such treatment
can decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation in young children with
ARF.
Patient enrollment is dependent upon the strength of the viral seasons.
Following conclusion of the upcoming viral season in the Southern Hemisphere
in
the fourth quarter 2008, we plan to assess the status of patient enrollment
in
this trial and determine at that time whether adjustments to our timeline
are
required. Currently, we believe that data from this trial will be available
in
the first half of 2009, although this time line may be extended as we conserver
resources to focus on seeking approval of Surfaxin for the prevention of
RDS in
premature infants.
Aerosurf,
Aerosolized SRT
Aerosurf is our first aerosolized SRT that is administered through less-invasive
means and is being developed to potentially obviate the need for intubation
and
conventional mechanical ventilation. Aerosurf holds the promise to significantly
expand the use of surfactants in respiratory medicine. We have demonstrated,
through both research and feasibility studies that we can aerosolize our
SRT and
have completed a small Phase 2 clinical study of Aerosurf that concluded
that it
is feasible to administer Aerosurf through nasal continuous positive airway
pressure (nCPAP) and that the treatment was generally safe and well tolerated.
We are currently developing Aerosurf using the Chrysalis
technology.
Under our restructured strategic alliance with Chrysalis, we have assumed
full
responsibility for development of the initial prototype version of the
novel
aerosolization system (see “Corporate Partnerships and Agreements”).
Our design engineers, together with our contract manufacturers and third-party
medical device experts and consultants, are optimizing the initial prototype
version of this novel aerosolization system. Once development milestones
have been achieved, we plan to file our regulatory package in support of
our
Phase 2 clinical program and manufacture aerosolization systems.
In
anticipation of our planned Phase 2 clinical trials using the initial
version of
the novel capillary aerosolization technology, we are executing a series
of
supportive pre-clinical studies that will support our regulatory package.
In
that regard, we have also met with and received guidance from the FDA
with
respect to the design of our proposed Phase 2 clinical program. and we
currently
expect to initiate our Phase 2 clinical program utilizing this novel
aerosolization technology in 2008. However, this time line may be extended
as we conserver resources to focus on seeking approval of Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants
Based
on
the knowledge gained to date, we are also engaged in activities to develop
the
next-generation aerosolization system based on this technology for use
in
potential Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials for Aerosurf and, if approved,
future commercial activities. For this development phase, we are working
with a leading engineering and design firm that has a successful track
record of
developing innovative devices for major companies in the medical and
pharmaceutical industries, both in the United States and other international
markets. If we are successful in developing Aerosurf for patients in the
NICU and PICU, we plan to use the knowledge gained from this effort to
develop a
program for aerosolized SRT administered as a prophylactic for adult
patients in
the hospital setting.
SRT
for Critical Care and Hospital Indications
We
are
also evaluating the potential development of our proprietary synthetic
peptide-containing SRT to address respiratory disorders such as CF, ALI, COPD,
asthma, and other debilitating respiratory conditions.
Manufacturing
Our
SRT,
including Surfaxin, must be manufactured in compliance with cGMP established
by
the FDA and other international regulatory authorities. Surfaxin is a complex
drug and, unlike many drugs, contains four active ingredients. It must be
aseptically manufactured at our facility as a sterile, liquid suspension and
requires ongoing monitoring of drug product stability and conformance to
specifications.
We
plan
to invest in and support our manufacturing strategy for the production of our
proprietary peptide-containing synthetic SRT to meet anticipated clinical needs
and, if approved, commercial needs in the United States, Europe and other
markets:
Current
Manufacturing Capabilities
We
have
owned our own manufacturing operations since December 2005. We believe that
this
has provided us with potentially improved control and economics for the
production of clinical and potential commercial supply of our lead product,
Surfaxin, and our SRT pipeline products.
In
April
2006, to respond to Surfaxin process validation stability failures, we initiated
a comprehensive investigation that focused on analysis of our manufacturing
processes, analytical methods and method validation, and active pharmaceutical
ingredient suppliers. We thereafter identified a most probable root cause
and
implemented a corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) plan. In February
2007, we completed manufacture of three new Surfaxin process validation batches,
which as of March 2008 have successfully attained 12-months stability and
continue to demonstrate conformance to established stability specifications.
In
March 2008, the FDA completed an inspection of this facility as part of its
review of our Surfaxin NDA and, in April, issued an Establishment Inspection
Report (EIR) indicating an approval recommendation for our Surfaxin NDA.
See“Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
- Plan
of Operations - Research and Development - SRT for Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit
- Surfaxin
for the Prevention of RDS in Premature Infants.”
Our
manufacturing strategy includes investing in our analytical and quality systems.
In October 2007, we completed construction of a new analytical and development
laboratory in our Warrington, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters, where
we have
consolidated our analytical, quality and development activities previously
located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Mountain View, California. The
activities to be located in our new laboratories include release and stability
testing of raw materials as well clinical and, if approved, commercial drug
product supply. We also expect to perform development work with respect to
our
aerosolized SRT and novel formulations of our SRT technology. The laboratory
will expand our capabilities by providing additional capacity to conduct
analytical testing as well as opportunities to leverage our newly-consolidated
professional expertise across a broad range of projects, improving both
operational efficiency and financial economics.
Long-Term
Manufacturing Capabilities
We
are
planning to have manufacturing capabilities, primarily through our manufacturing
operations in Totowa, New Jersey, that should allow for sufficient production
of
drug product to supply (i) the potential worldwide commercial demand for
Surfaxin for our RDS program, if approved, (ii) the preclinical and clinical
and, if approved, potential worldwide commercial demand for Surfaxin for
our ARF
and BPD programs, and (iii) the anticipated preclinical and clinical and,
if
approved, potential worldwide commercial demand for Aerosurf.
Owning
our own manufacturing operations in Totowa is an initial step in our
manufacturing strategy to support the continued development of our SRT
portfolio, including life cycle management of Surfaxin for new indications,
potential new formulations and formulation enhancements, and expansion
of our
aerosol SRT products, beginning with Aerosurf. The lease for our Totowa
facility
expires in December 2014. In addition to customary terms and conditions,
the
lease is subject to a right of the landlord, first after December 2007
and upon
two years’ prior notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination right is
subject to certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a related
party
of the landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises, and,
in the
earlier years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the landlord
must
make payments to us of significant early termination amounts. Currently,
our
manufacturing strategy includes (i) potentially renegotiating our current
lease
to amend the termination and other provisions, (ii) building or acquiring
additional manufacturing capabilities for the production of our SRT drug
products, and (iii) potentially using contract manufacturers, for the production
of our SRT drug products.
Aerosol
Devices
and Related Componentry
To
manufacture aerosolization systems for our planned Aerosurf clinical trials,
we
expect to utilize third-party contract manufacturers, suppliers and integrators.
The manufacturing process involves assembly of key device sub-components that
comprise the aerosolization systems, including the aerosol-generating device,
disposable dose delivery packets, which must be assembled in a clean room
environment, and patient interface systems necessary to administer our
aerosolized SRT. Under our manufacturing plan, third-party vendors will
manufacture customized parts for us and assemble the key device sub-components
and ship them to one central location for final assembly and integration into
the aerosolization system. Once assembled, the critical drug product-contact
components and patient interface systems will be packaged and sterilized. The
aerosolization systems will be quality-control tested prior to release for
use
in our clinical trials. We have entered into a Master Services Agreement with
Kloehn, Inc. to act as integrator of the prototype aerosolization system device
sub-components and disposable dose delivery packets that we plan to use in
our
planned Phase 2 clinical trials.
See
the
applicable risks discussed herein and in the “Risk Factors” section contained in
our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Sales
and Marketing
To
prepare for the potential approval of Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS
in
premature infants, we plan to establish our own U.S. specialty pulmonary
commercial organization that will initially specialize in neonatal and pediatric
indications and, as products are developed, may potentially expand to adult
critical care and other hospital settings. This strategy is intended to allow
us
to manage our own sales and marketing activities, establish a strong presence
in
the NICU, and optimize the economics of our business.
We
expect
to rely primarily on our commercial organization to market Surfaxin in the
United States, if approved. Our pre-approval preparations have included
the hiring of experienced management personnel. We have also begun to invest
in
our medical affairs capabilities to provide for increased scientific and
medical
educational activities. We plan to hire our sales representatives only after
we
have received approval to market Surfaxin. We expect to incur significant
expenses to develop a complete U.S. commercial capability. We also intend
to pursue potential collaboration arrangements with international partners
to
co-develop and/or co-commercialize our neonatal and pediatric pipeline for
Surfaxin and Aerosurf.
General
and Administrative
We
intend
to invest in general and administrative resources in the near term, primarily
to
support our legal requirements, intellectual property portfolios (including
building and enforcing our patent and trademark positions), our business
development initiatives, financial systems and controls, management information
technologies, and general management capabilities.
Potential
Collaboration Agreements and Strategic Partnerships
We
intend
to seek investments of additional capital and potentially enter into
collaboration agreements and strategic partnerships for the development and
commercialization of our SRT product candidates. We continue to evaluate a
variety of strategic transactions, including, but not limited to, potential
business alliances, commercial and development partnerships, financings and
other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance that we will
enter into any specific actions or transactions.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31,
2007. For more information on critical accounting policies, refer to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Readers
are encouraged to review these disclosures in conjunction with the review of
this Form 10-Q.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
net
loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $9.7 million (or
$0.10 per share) and $8.3 million (or $0.12 per share), respectively.
Revenue
from Collaborative Arrangements and Grants
The
Revenue from collaborative arrangements is associated with a March 2008
modification to our collaboration arrangement with Chrysalis. Chrysalis has
agreed to pay us $4.5 million to support further development of the
aerosolization technology, of which $2.0 million was paid 30 days after
execution of the modification agreements and $2.5 million will be payable upon
completion of a technology transfer, which is expected to be completed by June
30, 2008. For further discussion, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis -
Corporate Partnership Arrangements.”
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
were
$7.2 million and $5.4 million, respectively. For a description of expenses
and
research and development activities, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis -
Research and Development.” For a description of the clinical programs included
in research and development, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis - Plan of
Operations.”
The
increase in research and development expenses for the three months ended March
31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 primarily reflects:
(i)
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Manufacturing
development activities (included in research and development expenses)
to
support the production of clinical and anticipated commercial drug
supply
for our SRT programs, including Surfaxin, in conformance with cGMP.
Expenses associated with manufacturing development activities for
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $4.3 million and
$2.9
million, respectively. Manufacturing development expenses primarily
consist of costs to: (i) enhance and support our manufacturing operations
and our quality assurance and analytical chemistry capabilities to
assure
adequate production of clinical and anticipated commercial drug supply
for
our SRT programs, in conformance with current good manufacturing
practices
(cGMP); (ii) design, develop, manufacture and assemble aerosolization
systems necessary to administer Aerosurf, including the initial prototype
version and the next-generation version of our aerosol generating
device,
disposable dose delivery packet and patient interface system, and
(iii) develop new formulations of our SRT. Included in the expenses
for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were activities associated
with
obtaining data and other information included in our Complete Response
to
the April 2006 Surfaxin Approvable Letter. The increase in the first
quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 is primarily
due
to: (a) investments to enhance our quality assurance and analytical
chemistry capabilities to support the production of clinical and
anticipated commercial drug supply for our SRT programs in accordance
with
cGMP; and (b) activities related to the development and optimization
of
the initial version of the capillary aerosolization technology system
necessary to administer Aerosurf.
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Research
and development operations to manage the development and advancement
of
our SRT pipeline. Expenses related to these activities for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $2.0 million and $1.5 million,
respectively. These costs are primarily associated with scientific
and
clinical management, clinical quality control and regulatory compliance
activities, data management and biostatistics, and medical affairs
activities. The increase in the first quarter of 2008 as compared
to the
same period in 2007 is primarily due to investment in our medical
affairs
capabilities, including medical science liaisons, to provide scientific
and medical educational support to the neonatal medical community
regarding Surfaxin and our SRT
pipeline.
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Direct
pre-clinical and clinical program activities related to the advancement
of
our SRT pipeline. Expenses related to these activities were $0.9
million
and $1.1 million for the months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. These expenses in 2008 and 2007 primarily include:
(i)
activities associated with the ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating
the use of Surfaxin for ARF in children up to two years of age; and
(ii)
pre-clinical and preparatory activities for anticipated Phase 2 clinical
trials for Aerosurf for the prevention and treatment of RDS in premature
infants. Additionally, included in these expenses for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 were activities associated with obtaining data
and
other information included in our Complete Response to the April
2006
Surfaxin Approvable Letter.
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For
the
three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, research and development expenses
included charges of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, associated
with
stock-based employee compensation in accordance with the provisions of Statement
No. 123(R).
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
were $4.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively. General and administrative
costs primarily include costs associated with executive management, evaluation
of various strategic business alternatives, financial and legal management,
pre-launch commercialization activities and other administrative costs.
The
increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended
March
31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 primarily reflects:
(i)
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pre-launch
commercialization activities in 2008 in anticipation of the potential
approval of Surfaxin related to building a United States commercial
organization. Expenditures for these activities for the three months
ended
March 31, 2008 were $1.3 million. We did not incur any pre-launch
commercialization expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2007;
and
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charges
associated with stock-based employee compensation in accordance with
the
provisions of Statement No. 123(R) which for the three months ended
March
31, 2008 and 2007 were $0.7 million and $0.4 million,
respectively.
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Other
Income and (Expense)
Other
income and (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were
($27,000) and ($134,000), respectively.
Interest
and other income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $0.4
million and $0.3 million, respectively.
The
increase for the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same
period last year is primarily due to an increase in our average cash and
marketable securities.
Interest,
amortization and other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2007 was $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively. These expenses consist
of:
(i) interest related to the outstanding balance under the PharmaBio loan; (ii)
interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs
associated with warrants issued to PharmaBio in October 2006 in consideration
for renegotiating the terms on the existing $8.5 million loan; and (iii)
interest associated with our equipment loan obligations with General Electric
Business Financial Services, Inc. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital
Resources.”
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working
Capital
We
have
incurred substantial losses since inception and expect to continue to make
significant investments for continued product research, development,
manufacturing and commercialization activities. Historically, we have funded
our
operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities and the use
of
debt and our equipment financing facility.
We
are
subject to risks customarily associated with the biotechnology industry, which
requires significant investment for research and development. There can be
no
assurance that our research and development projects will be successful, that
products developed, including Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature
infants, will obtain necessary regulatory approval, or that any approved product
will be commercially viable.
We
plan
to fund our research, development, manufacturing and potential commercialization
activities through:
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issuance of equity and debt financings;
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payments
from potential strategic collaborators, including license fees and
sponsored research funding;
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sales
of Surfaxin and our other SRT, if
approved;
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equipment
financings; and
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Our
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success of
the
product development and commercialization plan. Even if we succeed in developing
and subsequently commercializing product candidates, we may never achieve
sufficient sales revenue to achieve or maintain profitability. There is no
assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital when needed with
acceptable terms, if at all.
We
have a
CEFF that allows us to raise capital, subject to certain conditions and
limitations, at the time and in amounts deemed suitable to us, during a
three-year period ending on May 12, 2009. Use of the CEFF is subject to certain
conditions, including a share limitation (currently approximately 5.2 million
shares) and the volume weighted average price of our common stock on each
trading day must be at least $2.00. We anticipate using the CEFF, when
available, to support working capital needs in 2008. (See
our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K at “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources
– Committed Equity Financing Facility”.)
We
continue to evaluate a variety of strategic transactions, including, but not
limited to, potential business alliances, commercial and development
partnerships, financings and other similar opportunities, although there can
be
no assurance that we will enter into any specific actions or transactions.
Cash,
Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
As
of
March 31, 2008, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of
$41.5
million, as compared to $53.0 million as of December 31, 2007. The decrease
is
primarily due to $11.5 million used in operating activities, purchases of
capital expenditures and principal payments, offset by new financings under
our
equipment financing facility with GE Business Financial Services
Inc.
Committed
Equity Financing Facility (CEFF)
In
April
2006, we entered into a new Committed Equity Financing Facility (CEFF) in which
Kingsbridge committed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the lesser
of
up to $50 million or up to 11,677,047 shares of our common stock. (See
our most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K at “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources
– Committed Equity Financing Facility”.)
As
of
March 31, 2008, there were approximately 5.2 million shares available for
issuance under the CEFF (up to a maximum of $35.5 million in gross proceeds)
for
future financings.
In
2006,
in connection with the CEFF, we issued a Class C Investor Warrant to Kingsbridge
to purchase up to 490,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
$5.6186 per share, which is fully exercisable beginning October 17, 2006 and
for
a period of five years thereafter. The warrant is exercisable for cash, except
in limited circumstances, with expected total proceeds to us, if exercised,
of
approximately $2.8 million. As of March 31, 2008, the Class C Investor Warrant
had not been exercised.
In
2004,
in connection with a previous Committed Equity Financing Facility that we
entered with Kingsbridge in July 2004 (2004 CEFF), which has been terminated,
we
issued a Class B Investor warrant to Kingsbridge to purchase up to 375,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to $12.0744 per share.
The
warrant, which expires in January 2010, is exercisable in whole or in part
for
cash, except in limited circumstances, with expected total proceeds, if
exercised, of approximately $4.5 million. As of March 31, 2008, the Class B
Investor Warrant had not been exercised.
October
2005 Universal Shelf Registration Statement
In
October 2005, we filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3
with
the SEC for the proposed offering, from time to time, of up to $100 million
of
our debt or equity securities. In December 2005, we completed a registered
direct offering of 3,030,304 shares of our common stock to select institutional
investors resulting in gross proceeds to us of $20.0 million. In April 2007,
we
completed a registered direct offering of 14,050,000 shares of our common stock
to select institutional investors resulting in gross proceeds of $30.2 million.
In December 2007, we completed a registered direct offering of 10,000,000 shares
of our common stock to select institutional investors resulting in gross
proceeds of $25.0 million.
The
universal shelf registration statement may permit us, from time to time, to
offer and sell up to an additional approximately $24.8 million of equity or
debt
securities. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to complete
any such offerings of securities. Factors influencing the availability of
additional financing include the progress of our research and development
activities, investor perception of our prospects and the general condition
of
the financial markets, among others.
Debt
Loan
with PharmaBio
PharmaBio,
the strategic investment group of Quintiles Transnational Corp., extended to
us
a secured, revolving credit facility of $8.5 to $10.0 million in 2001.
Currently, the outstanding principal amount, $8.5 million, matures on April
30,
2010. Interest on the loan accrues at the prime rate, compounded annually,
and
after October 1, 2006, is payable together with the outstanding principal at
maturity. We may repay the loan, in whole or in part, at any time without
prepayment penalty or premium. our obligations to PharmaBio under the loan
documents are secured by an interest in substantially all of our assets, subject
to limited exceptions set forth in the related Security Agreement.
In
October 2006, in consideration of PharmaBio’s agreement to restructure the loan,
we entered into a Warrant Agreement with PharmaBio, pursuant to which PharmaBio
has the right to purchase 1.5 million shares of our common stock at an exercise
price equal to $3.5813 per share. The warrants have a seven-year term and
are
exercisable, in whole or in part, for cash, cancellation of a portion of
our
indebtedness under the PharmaBio loan agreement, or a combination of the
foregoing, in an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price for the shares
being purchased upon any exercise. Under the Warrant Agreement, we filed
a
registration statement with the SEC with respect to the resale of the shares
issuable upon exercise of the warrants. As of March 31, 2008, the warrants
had
not been exercised.
As
of
March 31, 2008, the outstanding balance under the loan was $9.8 million ($8.5
million of pre-restructured principal and $1.3 million of accrued interest)
and
was classified as a long-term loan payable on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
Equipment
Financing Facility with GE Business Financial Services,
Inc.
On
May
21, 2007, we entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (Loan Agreement)
with
Merrill Lynch Capital (“Merrill Lynch”), a division of Merrill Lynch Business
Financial Services Inc., as Lender, pursuant to which Merrill Lynch agreed
to
provide us a $12.5 million credit facility (Facility) to fund our capital
programs. Previously, our capital financing arrangements had been primarily
with
the Life Science and Technology Finance Division of General Electric Capital
Corporation (GECC) under a Master Security Agreement dated December 20, 2002,
as
amended (GECC Agreement). We simultaneously terminated our arrangement with
GECC
and drew down $4.0 million of the Facility to prepay all of our then-outstanding
indebtedness under the GECC Agreement. Effective in February 2008, as a
consequence of the acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital by GECC or an affiliate
of GECC, GE Business Financial Services, Inc., as successor to Merrill Lynch
Capital, is now the Lender under the Loan Agreement and the provider of the
Facility.
The
minimum advance under the Facility is $100,000. Interest on each advance accrues
at a fixed rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 6.25%, determined on the funding
date of such advance. Principal and interest on all advances will be payable
in
equal installments on the first business day of each month. We may prepay
advances, in whole or in part, at any time, subject to a prepayment penalty,
which, depending on the period of time elapsed from the closing of the Facility,
will range from 4% to 1%.
We
may
use the Facility to finance (a) new property and equipment and (b) up to
approximately $1.7 million “Other Equipment” and related costs, which may
include leasehold improvements, intangible property such as software and
software licenses, specialty equipment, a pre-payment penalty paid to GECC
(with
respect to the termination of our previous arrangement) and “soft costs” related
to financed property and equipment (including, without limitation, taxes,
shipping, installation and other similar costs). Advances to finance the
acquisition of new property and equipment are amortized over a period of 36
months. The promissory note related to the GECC prepayment is amortized over
a
period of 27 months and Other Equipment and related costs is amortized over
a
period of 24 months.
The
right
to draw funds under the Facility will expire on May 30, 2008, subject
to a best
efforts undertaking by the Lender to extend the draw down period beyond
the
expiration date for an additional six months. We plan to approach GE
Business
Financial Services, Inc. to discuss the potential six-month extension
of the
Facility. In addition, our obligations under the Facility are secured
by a
security interest in (a) the financed property and equipment, including
the
property and equipment securing GECC under the GECC Agreement at the
time of
prepayment, and (b) as Supplemental Collateral, all of our intellectual
property, subject to limited exceptions set forth in the Loan Agreement.
Under
the Loan Agreement, the Supplemental Collateral will be released on the
earlier
to occur of (i) receipt by us of FDA approval of our NDA for
Surfaxin for
the
prevention of RDS in premature infants, or (ii) the date on which we
shall have
maintained over a continuous 12-month period ending on or after March
31, 2008,
measured at the end of each calendar quarter, a minimum cash balance
equal to
our projected cash requirements for the following 12-month period.
As
of
March 31, 2008, approximately $5.2 million was outstanding under the Facility
($2.8 million classified as current liabilities and $2.4 million as long-term
liabilities) and $4.9 million remained available for use, subject to the
conditions of the Facility.
Lease
Agreements
We
maintain facility leases for our operations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
California.
We
maintain our headquarters in Warrington, Pennsylvania. The facility is 39,594
square feet and serves as the main operating facility for clinical development,
regulatory, analytical technical services, research and development, sales
and
marketing, and administration. In April 2007, the lease, which originally
expired in February 2010 with total aggregate payments of $4.6 million, was
extended an additional three years through February 2013 with additional
payments of $3.0 million over the extension period.
We
lease
21,000 square feet of space for our manufacturing facility in Totowa, New
Jersey, at an annual rent of $150,000. This space is specifically designed
for
the production of sterile pharmaceuticals in compliance with cGMP requirements
and is our only manufacturing facility. The lease expires in December 2014,
subject to a right of the landlord, first exercisable after December 2007 and
upon two years’ prior notice, to terminate the lease early. This termination
right is subject to certain conditions, including that the master tenant, a
related party of the landlord, must have ceased all activities at the premises,
and, in the earlier years, if we satisfy certain financial conditions, the
landlord must make payments to us of significant early termination amounts.
The
total aggregate payments since inception of the lease are $1.4 million. For
a
discussion of our manufacturing strategy, see “Plan of Operations –
Research and Development – Manufacturing.”
We
lease
approximately 5,600 square feet office and analytical laboratory space in
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with an annual rent of approximately $93,800, which
since August 2007 has been leased on a monthly basis. We are currently
consolidating the activities at this location into our new laboratory space
in
Warrington, Pennsylvania and plan to terminate this lease in the third quarter
of 2008.
We
lease
16,800 square feet of office and laboratory space at our facility in Mountain
View, California, at an annual rent of approximately $275,000. The lease expires
in June 2008, with total aggregate payments over the lease term of $804,000.
In
March 2007, we subleased approximately 1,800 square feet of this facility for
total aggregate receipts of $46,000. In December 2007, we consolidated these
activities into our new laboratory space in Warrington, Pennsylvania and will
not renew or extend this lease.
Future
Capital Requirements
Unless
and until we can generate significant cash from our operations, we expect to
continue to require substantial additional funding to conduct our business,
including our manufacturing, research and product development activities and
to
repay our indebtedness. Our operations will not become profitable before we
exhaust our current resources; therefore, we will need to raise substantial
additional funds through additional debt or equity financings or through
collaborative or joint development or commercialization arrangements with
potential corporate partners. We may in some cases elect to develop products
on
our own instead of entering into collaboration arrangements and this would
increase our cash requirements. Other than our CEFF with Kingsbridge and our
equipment financing facility with GE Business Financial Services, Inc., the
use
of which are subject to certain conditions, we have no contractual arrangements
under which we may obtain additional financing. We continue to evaluate a
variety of strategic transactions, including, but not limited to, potential
business alliances, commercial and development partnerships, financings and
other similar opportunities, although there can be no assurance that we will
enter into any specific actions or transactions.
If
a
transaction involving the issuance of additional equity and debt securities
is
concluded, such a transaction may result in additional dilution to our
shareholders. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available
when needed or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we fail to receive
additional funding or enter into business alliances or other similar
opportunities, we may have to reduce significantly the scope of or discontinue
our planned research, development and manufacturing activities, which could
significantly harm our financial condition and operating
results.
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our
exposure to market risk is confined to our cash, cash equivalents and available
for sale securities. We place our investments with high quality issuers and,
by
policy, limit the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. We currently
do
not hedge interest rate or currency exchange exposure. We classify highly liquid
investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less as “cash
equivalents” and commercial paper and fixed income mutual funds as “available
for sale securities.” Fixed income securities may have their fair market value
adversely affected due to a rise in interest rates and we may suffer losses
in
principal if forced to sell securities that have declined in market value due
to
a change in interest rates.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over
financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system,
no
matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further,
the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent
limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by
collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.
The
design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about
the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design
will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management
recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment
in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Our
Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of
our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)
and
Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by
this
Quarterly
Report
on Form
10-Q.
Based
on this
evaluation,
our
Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer
concluded that as
of the
end of the period covered by this report our
disclosure controls and procedures were
effective in their
design to ensure that
information
required
to be disclosed by
us
in
the
reports that
we
file
or
submit
under
the
Exchange Act
is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the SEC's rules and forms.
(b) Changes
in internal controls
There
were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting or other factors
that could materially affect those controls subsequent to the date of our
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On
March
15, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the Second Consolidated
Amended Complaint filed by the Mizla Group, individually and on behalf of a
class of investors who purchased our publicly traded securities between March
15, 2004 and June 6, 2006, alleging securities laws-related violations in
connection with various public statements made by our Company. The amended
complaint had been filed on November 30, 2006 against us, our Chief Executive
Officer, Robert J. Capetola, and our former Chief Operating Officer, Christopher
J. Schaber, under the caption “In re: Discovery Laboratories Securities
Litigation” and sought an order that the action proceed as a class action and an
award of compensatory damages in favor of the plaintiffs and the other class
members in an unspecified amount, together with interest and reimbursement
of
costs and expenses of the litigation and other equitable or injunctive relief.
On April 10, 2007, plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On April 29, 2008,
the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of
the complaint for the reasons set forth in the District Court opinion.
Plaintiffs have 14 days, or until May 13, 2008, to decide whether to seek a
rehearing of the Third Circuit's decision.
Additional
actions such as this one, based upon similar allegations, or otherwise, may
be
filed in the future. The potential impact of such actions, which generally
seek
unquantified damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses, is uncertain. There can be
no assurance that an adverse result in any such proceedings would not have
a
potentially material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and
financial condition.
We
have
from time to time been involved in disputes and
proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including in connection
with the termination in 2006 of certain pre-launch commercial programs following
our process validation stability failure. Such claims, with or without merit,
if
not resolved, could be time-consuming and result in costly litigation. While
it
is impossible to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of such claims,
we
believe the pending matters are unlikely to have a material adverse effect
on
our financial condition or results of operations. However, there can be no
assurance that we will be successful in any proceeding to which we are or may
be
a party.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
In
addition to the risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth below and
elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, see the “Risk Factors” section contained in our
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Under
our restructured collaboration arrangement with Chrysalis, we are responsible
for future development, which will require us to build internal development
capabilities or enter into future collaboration or other arrangements to gain
the engineering expertise required to further develop the Chrysalis
Technology.
In
March
2008, we restructured our collaboration arrangement with Philip Morris USA
Inc.,
d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies (“Chrysalis”). We now have responsibility for the
development of the Chrysalis’ proprietary capillary aerosolization technology
(the “Chrysalis Technology”) and will not have development support from
Chrysalis after June 30, 2008. Our future development of the Chrysalis
Technology is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation:
· We
may
not be able to complete the development of the initial prototype aerosolization
device, if at all, on a timely basis and such inability may delay or prevent
initiation of our planned Phase 2 clinical trials;
· We
will
require sophisticated engineering expertise to continue the development of
the
Chrysalis Technology. Although we are building our own internal medical device
engineering expertise and have recently begun working with a leading engineering
and design firm that has a successful track record of developing innovative
devices for major companies in the medical and pharmaceutical industries,
there
is no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will be able
to
identify other potential collaborators to complete the development of the
next-generation aerosolization system and enter into agreements with such
collaborators on terms and conditions that are favorable to us, and, if we
are unable to identify or retain design engineers and medical device experts
to
support our development program, this could impair our ability to commercialize
or develop it’s aerosolized drug products;
· PMPSA
and
Chrysalis are no longer affiliated entities; as such, there is a risk that,
if
we were to require the consent of PMPSA and Chrysalis under the License
Agreements, they may not agree on the appropriate course and we may be forced
to
develop the Chrysalis Technology in the two territories under different
circumstances. Such inconsistencies could have an adverse effect on the our
ability to develop the Chrysalis Technology or to successfully commercialize
the
Licensed Products in one or both of the territories; and
· We
have
additional rights under the US License Agreement that are not provided under
the
International License Agreement. Although the International License Agreement
provides for the potential expansion of rights with the consent of PMPSA,
there
can be no assurance that PMPSA would agree to any such expansion and, as
a
result, we may be unable to develop and commercialize Licensed Products under
its expanded rights outside the United States markets.
See
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Plan of Operations – Research and Development –
Corporate Partnership Agreements.”
Our
pending NDA for Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants may
not
be approved by the FDA in a timely manner or at all, which would adversely
impact our ability to commercialize this product.
Receipt
of the May 2008 Approvable Letter has delayed the FDA’s review of our NDA for
Surfaxin for the prevention of RDS in premature infants. Based on our assessment
of the Approvable Letter, conducted by our regulatory, manufacturing and
quality
management in consultation with our expert consultants, we believe that with
our
current dataset for Surfaxin we and the FDA can reach agreement on appropriate
acceptance criteria and drug product specifications for Surfaxin. Based on
our
regulatory assessment and our experts’ advice, we believe the meeting will
qualify for priority scheduling and that the FDA may designate our formal
response to this Approvable Letter as a Class 1 resubmission, which would
result
in a target review period of 60 days (whereas a Class 2 resubmission would
result in a 6-month target review period). We anticipate being in a position
to
submit our formal response to the Approvable Letter in approximately 6 to
8
weeks, although this timeline may be shortened or extended following discussions
with the FDA. Although the FDA has not requested additional clinical data
to
date, it could at any time in its review process request additional data
from
additional clinical trials. Ultimately, the FDA may not approve Surfaxin
for RDS
in premature infants. Any failure to obtain FDA approval or further delay
associated with the FDA’s review process would adversely impact our ability to
commercialize our lead product and would have a material adverse effect on
our
business.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, we did not issue any unregistered shares
of common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding warrants and options.
There were no stock repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2008.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits
are listed on the Index to Exhibits at the end of this Quarterly Report. The
exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, listed on such Index in
response to this Item, are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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Discovery
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Robert J. Capetola
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Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
May 8 2008
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By:
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/s/
John G. Cooper
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John
G. Cooper
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Officer)
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are included with this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Method
of Filing
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3.1
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery, dated September 18,
2002.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
March
31, 2003.
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3.2
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of Discovery.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Discovery’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the SEC on
March
15, 2004.
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3.3
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Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
Cumulative Preferred Stock of Discovery, dated February 6,
2004.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Discovery’s Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC
on February 6, 2004.
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3.4
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery, dated
as of
May 28, 2004.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on August
9,
2004.
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3.5
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Certificate
of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Discovery,
dated as of July 8, 2005.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC on August
8,
2005.
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4.1
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Shareholder
Rights Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2004, by and between Discovery
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on February 6, 2004.
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4.2
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Form
of Class A Investor Warrant.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on June 20, 2003.
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4.3
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Class
B Investor Warrant dated July 7, 2004, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K as
filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004.
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4.4
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2004, by and between Discovery
and
QFinance, Inc.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Discovery’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
as filed with the SEC on November 9, 2004.
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4.5
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Class
C Investor Warrant, dated April 17, 2006, issued to Kingsbridge Capital
Limited
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.
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4.6
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2004, by and between Kingsbridge
Capital Limited and Discovery.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Method
of Filing |
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4.7
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2006, by and between Kingsbridge
Capital Limited and Discovery.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006.
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4.8
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Second
Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as of October 25, 2006,
issued
to PharmaBio Development Inc. (PharmaBio)
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
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4.9
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Warrant
Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2006, by and between Discovery
and
PharmaBio
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on October 26, 2006.
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4.10
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Warrant
Agreement, dated November 22, 2006
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on November 22, 2006.
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10.1
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Amendment
dated January 3, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
dated as of May 4, 2006 between Robert J. Capetola and Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008.
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10.2
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Amendment
dated January 3, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
dated as of May 4, 2006 between John G. Cooper and Discovery Laboratories,
Inc.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008.
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10.3
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Amendment
dated January 3, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
dated as of May 4, 2006 between David L. Lopez and Discovery Laboratories,
Inc.
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Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Discovery’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as
filed with the SEC on January 3, 2008.
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10.4+
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Amended
and Restated License Agreement by and between Discovery and Philip
Morris
USA Inc., d/b/a Chrysalis Technologies dated March 28,
2008.
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Filed
herewith.
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10.5+
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License
Agreement by and between Discovery Laboratories, Inc. and Philip
Morris
Products S.A., dated March 28, 2008.
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Filed
herewith.
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Filed
herewith.
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant
to
Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Filed
herewith.
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Filed
herewith.
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+ Confidential
treatment requested as to certain portions of these exhibits. Such portions
have
been redacted and filed separately with the Commission.
Unassociated Document
Exhibit
10.4
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Confidential
Treatment Requested
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Execution
Version
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED
LICENSE
AGREEMENT
by
and between
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
(a
Delaware corporation)
and
PHILIP
MORRIS USA INC., d/b/a CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES
(a
Virginia corporation)
March
28, 2008
Table
of Contents
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE
2 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
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9
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2.1
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Technology
Transfer
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2.2
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Transfer
of Regulatory Files, Data and Filings
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9
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ARTICLE
3 LICENSE
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10
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3.1
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License
|
10
|
3.2
|
Limitations
|
10
|
3.3
|
Sublicensing
Rights
|
10
|
3.4
|
Retained
Rights
|
10
|
|
|
ARTICLE
4 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
|
10
|
4.1
|
Licensed
Product Development
|
10
|
4.2
|
Notice
of Development of Licensed Products
|
11
|
4.3
|
Development
Effort
|
11
|
4.4
|
Costs
|
11
|
4.5
|
Development
Support by Chrysalis
|
11
|
4.6
|
Design
Configurations
|
11
|
4.7
|
Status
Updates
|
11
|
|
|
ARTICLE
5 COMMERCIALIZATION
|
12
|
5.1
|
Exclusive
Right to Sell the Licensed Products
|
12
|
5.2
|
Responsibility
For Commercialization Matters
|
12
|
5.3
|
Commercialization
|
12
|
5.4
|
Status
Updates
|
12
|
|
|
ARTICLE
6 REGULATORY MATTERS
|
12
|
6.1
|
Responsibility
and Consultation
|
12
|
6.2
|
Regulatory
Updates and Communications
|
13
|
6.3
|
Records
|
13
|
6.4
|
Product
Liability Litigation
|
13
|
|
|
ARTICLE
7 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
|
13
|
7.1
|
Transition
Assistance Fees
|
13
|
7.2
|
Royalties
with Respect to Licensed Products and Substitute Products
|
13
|
7.3
|
Minimum
Royalties
|
14
|
7.4
|
Prohibition
on Bundling
|
14
|
7.5
|
Fixed
Consideration
|
14
|
7.6
|
Treatment
of Partial Product Sales
|
15
|
7.7
|
Royalty
Reports
|
15
|
7.8
|
Payment
of Estimated and Actual Amounts
|
15
|
7.9
|
Pass-Through
Royalties
|
16
|
7.10
|
Records
and Audits
|
16
|
7.11
|
Foreign
Exchange
|
16
|
7.12
|
Manner
of Payments
|
17
|
7.13
|
Late
Payments
|
17
|
7.14
|
Tax
Withholding
|
17
|
ARTICLE
8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
|
17
|
8.1
|
Ownership
|
17
|
8.2
|
Disclosure,
Assignment, License and Exploitation
|
18
|
8.3
|
Agreement
with Personnel
|
19
|
8.4
|
Prosecution
of Patents
|
19
|
8.5
|
Patent
Term Extensions
|
19
|
8.6
|
Third
Party Infringement
|
19
|
8.7
|
Infringement
of Third Party Rights
|
21
|
|
|
ARTICLE
9 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
|
22
|
9.1
|
Use
of Confidential Information
|
22
|
9.2
|
Permitted
Disclosure and Use
|
22
|
9.3
|
Disclosure
for SEC Filings
|
23
|
9.4
|
Publications
|
23
|
9.5
|
Public
Announcements
|
24
|
9.6
|
Survival
|
24
|
|
|
ARTICLE
10 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
|
24
|
10.1
|
Mutual
Representations and Warranties
|
24
|
10.2
|
Intellectual
Property
|
25
|
10.3
|
No
Adverse Effects
|
26
|
|
|
ARTICLE
11 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
|
26
|
11.1
|
Compliance
with Laws
|
26
|
11.2
|
Cooperation
|
27
|
11.3
|
Sharing
of Information
|
27
|
|
|
ARTICLE
12 DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
|
27
|
12.1
|
Disclaimer
of Warranties
|
27
|
12.2
|
Limitation
of Liability
|
27
|
|
|
ARTICLE
13 INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE
|
28
|
13.1
|
Indemnification
|
28
|
13.2
|
Indemnification
Procedures
|
29
|
13.3
|
Insurance
|
30
|
|
|
ARTICLE
14 TERM
|
30
|
|
|
ARTICLE
15 TERMINATION
|
31
|
15.1
|
Termination
by Discovery On or Before the First Anniversary
|
31
|
15.2
|
Termination
by Discovery After the First Anniversary
|
31
|
15.3
|
Termination
Due to Failure to Meet Minimum Royalties
|
31
|
15.4
|
Termination
for Material Breach
|
31
|
15.5
|
Termination
Due to Certain Events
|
32
|
15.6
|
Effects
of Termination Generally
|
32
|
|
|
ARTICLE
16 STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
|
32
|
16.1
|
General
Standstill
|
32
|
16.2
|
Certain
Exceptions
|
33
|
16.3
|
Exception
for an Acquisition Transaction
|
33
|
|
|
ARTICLE
17 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
|
33
|
17.1
|
Dispute
Resolution
|
33
|
17.2
|
Executive
Negotiation
|
34
|
17.3
|
Mediation
|
34
|
17.4
|
Arbitration
|
34
|
17.5
|
Right
to Injunctive and Other Relief
|
35
|
|
|
ARTICLE
18 MISCELLANEOUS
|
35
|
18.1
|
Original
Agreement
|
35
|
18.2
|
Choice
of Law
|
35
|
18.3
|
Severability
|
36
|
18.4
|
Relationship
of the Parties
|
36
|
18.5
|
Parties
in Interest
|
36
|
18.6
|
Enforcement
of Certain Agreements
|
36
|
18.7
|
Use
of Affiliates, Subcontractors, Sublicensees and
Distributors
|
36
|
18.8
|
Assignment
|
37
|
18.9
|
Further
Assurances and Actions
|
37
|
18.10
|
Waiver
|
37
|
18.11
|
Section
365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code
|
37
|
18.12
|
Notices
|
38
|
18.13
|
Construction
|
38
|
18.14
|
Registration
and Filing of this Agreement
|
39
|
8.15
|
Force
Majeure
|
39
|
18.16
|
Entire
Agreement
|
39
|
18.17
|
Third
Party Beneficiaries
|
39
|
18.18
|
Execution
in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
|
39
|
AMENDED
AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT effective as of March 28, 2008 (the
“Amended
and Restated Effective Date”)
by and
between DISCOVERY LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Discovery”),
and PHILIP
MORRIS USA INC., d/b/a CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES, a Virginia corporation
(“Chrysalis”)
amends
and restates the Strategic Alliance Agreement effective as of December 9, 2005
(the “Original
Effective Date”),
by
and between Discovery and Chrysalis (the “Original
Agreement”).
Discovery and Chrysalis shall be referred to herein individually as a
“Party”
and
collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS,
Discovery and Chrysalis entered into the Original Agreement pursuant to which
Chrysalis granted to Discovery a worldwide license under its rights in and
to
its capillary aerosol generation technology to develop certain combination
drug-device surfactant products;
WHEREAS,
Chrysalis has assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (“PMPSA”)
all
rights outside of the United States in and to its capillary aerosol generation
technology (the “Assigned Rights”);
WHEREAS,
Discovery and PMPSA are entering into a license agreement as of the Amended
and
Restated Effective Date pursuant to which PMPSA will grant to Discovery a
license under the Assigned Rights (the “PMPSA/Discovery
Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
Discovery and Chrysalis now wish to amend the Original Agreement to cease
Chrysalis’ active involvement in the development of such combination drug-device
surfactant products, to provide a technology transfer to Discovery to permit
Discovery to continue with the development of such combination drug-device
surfactant products, and to account for such assignment of rights to PMPSA,
all
on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein, the Parties, intending
to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
In
addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
used
in this Agreement are defined below:
“AAA”
means
the American Arbitration Association.
“Actual
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8.2.
[***]
“Aerosol
Device”
means
a
device to aerosolize a pharmaceutical compound for administration to humans.
It
is contemplated that the Aerosol Device shall consist of (i) permanent
(e.g.,
nondisposable) components that control power and electronics (e.g.,
control unit) and (ii) a physical mechanism (e.g.,
pump)
to provide a means for dispensing the Drug Product from the container closure
system.
“Aerosol
Technology”
means
any technology related to the aerosolization of a liquid form of a
pharmaceutical compound. Aerosol Technology does not include technology that
is
related to the delivery of aerosols as dry powders.
“Affiliates”
means
with respect to any Party, any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Party. For purposes of this
Section, “control” means (i) in the case of a Person that is a corporate entity,
direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock
or
shares having the right to vote (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum
allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction)
for
the election of directors of such Person or (ii) in the case of a Person that
is
an entity, but is not a corporate entity, the possession, directly or
indirectly, of (A) more than fifty percent (50%) of the economic or partnership
interest in the income or capital of such Person or (B) the power to direct,
or
cause the direction of, the management or policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” or “under common control” shall have the
meanings correlative to the foregoing. For the purposes of this Amended and
Restated License Agreement, Chrysalis and PMPSA shall not be considered
Affiliates with respect to each other.
“Agreement”
means
this Amended and Restated License Agreement, including the Schedules attached
hereto.
“Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 15.4.1.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in
New
York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
“Chrysalis”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Chrysalis
Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1.1.
“Chrysalis
Patents”
means
all Patents owned by Chrysalis in the Territory or to which Chrysalis otherwise
has rights in the Territory, as of June 30, 2008, that claim or are directed
to
the Chrysalis Technology.
“Chrysalis
Technology”
means
(a) Chrysalis’ proprietary Aerosol Technology owned or controlled by Chrysalis
in the Territory as of June 30, 2008 (including without limitation the
technologies, devices, processes, equipment, materials and know-how relating
to
the aerosolization of liquid forms of drug products and the Aerosol Devices
and
Disposable Dose Packs therefor) and (b) all Intellectual Property owned by
or
licensed to Chrysalis in the Territory as of June 30, 2008 relating to such
Aerosol Technology, including, without limitation, the Chrysalis
Patents.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Chrysalis
Technology Improvements”
means
any rights in the Territory in and to any Inventions created or reduced to
practice [***]
in the
performance of the Agreement or exercise of the license granted pursuant to
this
Agreement, or [***]
under
the PMPSA/Discovery Agreement or exercise of the license granted pursuant to
the
PMPSA/Discovery Agreement, in each case which Inventions relate primarily to
the
Chrysalis Technology.
“Clinical
Trials”
means
Phase I, II, III and, if required, Phase IV clinical trials and such other
tests
and studies in human subjects or patients that are required to obtain, maintain,
or sustain Regulatory Approval in a country in the Territory.
“Confidential
Information”
means
all information received by either Party or its Affiliates from or on behalf
of
the other Party or its Affiliates relating to this Agreement that the disclosing
Party treats as confidential, including, without limitation: (i) copies of
any
nonpublic information regarding a Party’s Patents; (ii) techniques, technology,
practices, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable), designs,
methods, manufacturing processes, formulae, formulations, specifications,
documents, knowledge, know-how, skill, experience, test data, and results,
(including that related to pharmacology, toxicology, preclinical testing,
clinical testing, expression data, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC)
data, batch records, trials, and studies, safety and efficacy, analytical,
and
quality control); (iii) devices and related components, compounds, polypeptides,
proteins, formulations, compositions of matter, cells, cell lines, markers,
assays, and physical, biological, or chemical material; (iv) marketing
information, market research data, medical/physicians advisory boards, and
consultant input, including clinical studies designed to support promotional
efforts; (v) the terms of this Agreement, and (vi) other proprietary business
information such as business plans, financial or personnel matters, present
or
future products, research, process and technology development programs, sales,
suppliers, customers, employees, investors, or other business information,
whether in oral, written, graphic, or electronic form.
“Contract
Month”
means
each month during any Contract Year.
“Contract
Quarter”
means
each three (3) month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 during any Contract Year.
“Contract
Year”
means
a
twelve (12) month period ending on December 31.
The
initial Contract Year will be deemed to begin on the Amended and Restated
Effective Date and end on December
31 of
that
Contract Year in which it falls.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Diligent
Commercialization Efforts”
means
efforts and resources reasonably comparable to those commonly used in the
research-based pharmaceutical industry for a medical device, pharmaceutical
product or pharmaceutical compound at a similar stage in its commercialization
or product life of similar market potential, taking into account safety and
efficacy, the competitiveness of alternative products in the marketplace, the
patent and other proprietary position of the product, the likelihood of
regulatory approval given the regulatory structure involved, the potential
profitability of the product and alternative products and other relevant factors
relating to the commercialization of a Licensed Product, including, without
limitation, the potential cost, risk, timing and reward, provided,
however,
that
the fact that the Parties are required to share revenues with respect to the
Licensed Products shall not be a factor taken into account in determining
whether Diligent Commercialization Efforts were satisfied. Diligent
Commercialization Efforts shall be determined on a market by market basis for
a
particular Licensed Product, and it is anticipated that the level of effort
will
change over time reflecting changes in the status of the Licensed Product and
the market involved.
“Diligent
Development Efforts”
means
efforts and resources reasonably comparable to those commonly used in the
research-based pharmaceutical industry for a medical device, pharmaceutical
product or pharmaceutical compound at a similar stage in its development of
similar market potential, taking into account safety and efficacy, product
profile, difficulty in developing the product, competitiveness of alternative
products in the marketplace, the patent and other proprietary position of the
product, the likelihood of regulatory approval given the regulatory structure
involved, the potential profitability of the product and alternative products
and other relevant factors affecting the cost, risk and timing of development
and total potential reward to be obtained if a Licensed Product is
commercialized, provided,
however,
that
the fact that the Parties are required to share revenues with respect to the
Licensed Products shall not be a factor taken into account in determining
whether Diligent Development Efforts were satisfied.
“Discovery”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Discovery
Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1.2.
“Discovery
Patents”
means
all Patents owned by Discovery or to which Discovery otherwise has rights that
claim or are directed to any Discovery Intellectual Property.
“Discovery
Technology”
means
(a) Discovery’s proprietary Pulmonary Surfactant technology (including without
limitation the technologies, formulations, processes, equipment, materials
and
know-how relating to the manufacture and use of Pulmonary Surfactants for
treatment of respiratory conditions), and (b) all Intellectual Property owned
by
or licensed to Discovery relating to such Pulmonary Surfactant technology,
including, without limitation, the Discovery Patents.
“Discovery
Technology Improvements”
means
any Inventions created or reduced to practice [***]
in the
performance of the Agreement or exercise of the license granted pursuant to
this
Agreement, which Inventions relate primarily to Pulmonary Surfactants (alone
or
in combination with [***]).
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Disposable
Dose Packet”
consists of: (i) Drug Product within a container (comprising the drug
formulation containing the drug substance and the container closure system
in
which it is packaged), (ii) aerosolization capillary (heatable capillary through
which the formulation is pumped to produce an aerosol), (iii) patient interface
(components through which the aerosol produced by the capillary travels in
order
to reach the patient), and (iv) all ancillary tubing, connectors and fittings
related thereto.
“Dispute”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 17.1.
“Dollars”
and
“$”
means,
unless otherwise specified, United States Dollars.
“Drug
Product”
means
a
pharmacological agent(s), including Pulmonary Surfactants, together with any
excipients or inactive ingredients, formulated for use in connection with an
Aerosol Device or Disposable Dose Packet.
“Estimated
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.8.1.
[***]
“Exchange
Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 16.1.
“Exclusive
Field”
means
(i) the therapeutic or preventative use in humans of Aerosol Technology to
deliver Pulmonary Surfactants (alone or in combination with any other
pharmaceutical compound(s)) as an active ingredient for the prevention or
treatment of Respiratory Indications, and (ii) the therapeutic or preventative
use in humans of Aerosol Technology to deliver [***]
as an
active ingredient.
“FDA”
shall
mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, and any successor
agency.
“First
Commercial Sale”
means
the first arms-length commercial sale of a Licensed Product to a Third Party
by
Discovery or its Affiliates or sublicensees, as the case may be, in any country
in the Territory after receipt of Marketing Authorization in such country which
results in an exchange for cash or some equivalent to which value can be
assigned for the purpose of determining Net Sales.
“Force
Majeure Event”
means
an event or occurrence that materially interferes with the ability of a Party
to
perform its obligations or duties hereunder which is not within the reasonable
control of the Party affected or any of its Affiliates, not due to malfeasance
by such Party or its Affiliates, and which could not with the exercise of due
diligence have been avoided, including without limitation fire, earthquake,
acts
of God, acts of war, labor strikes or lockouts, riots, civil disturbances,
actions or inactions of governmental authorities (except actions in response
to
a breach of applicable Law by such Party).
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Hospital
Setting”
means
a
(i) hospital-setting in the delivery room, NICU, PICU, CCU, emergency
department, surgical care unit and/or intermediate care unit, (ii) emergency
and
specialized medical treatment centers, such as birthing centers, treatment
centers for chronic diseases, trauma centers and other similar facilities,
and
(iii) an institution setting which is used to provide long-term care for people
with chronic illness or disability, including hospice settings and nursing
homes.
“Indemnitee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 13.2.1.
“Indemnitor”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 13.2.1.
“Infringement
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.6.1.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all know how, Inventions, Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and
any
other intellectual property rights in the Territory that may be secured in
any
place under laws now or hereafter in effect.
“Invention”
means
any new or improved apparatus, process, information, product, invention,
discovery, idea, suggestion, material, data, equipment, design, circuit
component, drawing, tooling, prototype, report, computer software, documentation
or other intellectual property or know-how (whether or not patentable)
discovered, produced, conceived, created or reduced to practice by either or
both Parties (or their Affiliates, sublicensees, subcontractors, successors
or
assigns).
“Law”
means
any applicable statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order, or rule of any
federal, state, local, foreign, or other governmental agency or body or of
any
other type of regulatory body (including common law) or securities exchange
or
automated quotation system.
“Licensed
Product”
means
a
combination drug-device product using or otherwise practicing the Chrysalis
Technology and delivering Pulmonary Surfactants or [***]
(each
alone or in combination with [***]).
“Losses”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 13.1.1.
“Marketing
Authorization”
means,
with respect to each country in the Territory, the principal
Regulatory Approval required to market the Licensed Product in such country
(e.g., the NDA), including satisfactory pricing and reimbursement approval,
when
applicable.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“NDA”
shall
mean a new drug application, biologics
license application, pre-market
approval application, or a pre-market clearance under FDCA Section 510k that
may
be filed with the FDA in the United States or any
comparable application that may be filed with any equivalent Regulatory
Authority in the Territory.
“Net
Sales”
means,
with respect to Licensed Products and Substitute Products, as applicable, sold
by Discovery, its Affiliates and sublicensees in the Territory, the [***]
amount
[***]
for
Licensed Products or Substitute Products, as applicable, by Discovery, its
Affiliates, and any sublicensees of Discovery in arms-length, commercial
transactions in the Territory with customers that are Third Parties, less the
following deductions to the extent included in such [***]
amount:
[***]
Any
discretionary rebates, discounts or other adjustments to the [***]
amount
shall be commercially reasonable and consistent with standard industry
practices. Net Sales (including each applicable deduction from the [***]
amount)
shall be determined from the books and records of Discovery maintained in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
“Non-Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 15.4.1.
“Original
Effective Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Party”
and
“Parties”
have
the meanings set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Patents”
means
all patents and patent applications, and all patents issuing thereon (including
utility, model and design patents and certificates of invention), together
with
all reissue patents, patents of addition, divisions, renewals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutions, additions, extensions (including
supplemental protection certificates), registrations, confirmations,
re-examinations, and foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing in the
Territory.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, limited liability
company, proprietorship, trust or estate, joint venture, association, or other
legal entity.
“Pulmonary
Surfactant”
means
surface active agents designed for deposition in the lungs in order to exert
a
physiological or pharmacological affect to prevent or treat Respiratory
Indications.
“Regulatory
Approval”
means
any approvals (including, where necessary for the marketing, use, or other
distribution of a drug, medical device, or combination drug and medical device
in a regulatory jurisdiction, pricing, and reimbursement approvals), licenses,
registrations, or authorizations or equivalents necessary for the manufacture,
use, storage, import, export, clinical testing, transport, marketing, sale,
and
distribution of the Drug Product or Aerosol Device and any Licensed Product
in a
regulatory jurisdiction anywhere in the Territory, including Marketing
Authorizations.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Regulatory
Authority”
means
any federal, national, multinational, state, provincial, or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, or other governmental entity with authority to
regulate the marketing and sale of a pharmaceutical product, delivery system
or
device in the Territory, including the FDA in the United States.
“Regulatory
Data”
means
any and all research data, pharmacology data, chemistry, manufacturing, and
control data, preclinical data, clinical data and/or all other documentation
submitted, or required to be submitted, to Regulatory Authorities in association
with an Investigational New Drug Application or NDA for Licensed Products
(including any Drug Master Files, Device Master Files, Chemistry, Manufacturing
and Control (CMC) data, or similar documentation).
“Respiratory
Indications”
means
all respiratory dysfunctions, failures, syndromes, diseases, disorders, or
conditions.
“Royalty
Credit”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section7.8.2.
“Royalty
Report”
means
the reports to be delivered by Discovery to Chrysalis pursuant to Section 7.7
with respect to each Contract Month and pursuant to Section 7.8 with respect
to
each Contract Quarter, which reports shall give such particulars of each of
the
Licensed Products and Substitute Products sold by Discovery and its Affiliates
and sublicensees during the preceding Contract Month in the Territory in the
case of Section 7.7 and during the preceding Contract Quarter in the case of
Section 7.8 as are reasonably pertinent to perform an accounting of royalties
under this Agreement.
“SEC”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 9.3.
“Substitute
Product”
means
any Aerosol Device, Disposable Dose Packet or Drug Product (other than a
Licensed Product) sold by Discovery, its Affiliates and sublicensees for use
within the Exclusive Field.
“Target
Indications”
means
the following Respiratory Indications: [***].
“Target
Populations”
means
human patients [***]
receiving
forms of treatment for the applicable Respiratory Indication that are typically
and principally provided [***].
“Taxes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.14.
“Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Article 14.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Territory”
means
the United States of America and its territories and possessions, including
the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and
Northern Mariana Islands.
“Third
Party”
means
any Person other than Chrysalis or Discovery or their respective
Affiliates.
“Third
Party Claim”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 13.1.1.
“Valid
Claim”
means
a
claim of an issued and unexpired patent, which claim has not been held
unpatentable, invalid, or unenforceable by a court or other government agency
of
competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be or has been taken and has
not
been held or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through re-examination
or
disclaimer, opposition procedure, nullity suit or otherwise, which claim, but
for the licenses granted herein, would be infringed by the sale of a Licensed
Product.
ARTICLE
2
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
2.1 Technology
Transfer.
Prior
to June 30, 2008, Chrysalis shall provide Discovery with a technology transfer
reasonable in scope to enable Discovery to practice the Chrysalis Technology
for
purposes of exercising the license rights granted to Discovery hereunder.
Chrysalis shall have satisfied its obligations pursuant to this Section 2.1
in
the event Chrysalis complies with the specific obligations set forth in Exhibit
A.
2.2 Transfer
of Regulatory Files, Data and Filings.
In connection with the technology transfer contemplated pursuant to Section
2.1,
Chrysalis shall provide
to
Discovery or its designee, a copy of all governmental or regulatory
correspondence, conversation logs, filings, and approvals relating to the
development, manufacture or commercialization of the Licensed Product (including
study protocols, study results, analytical methodologies, validation
documentation, and regulatory documentation) that are reasonably necessary
for
the continued development and sale of the Licensed Product, including without
limitation those materials that are reasonably necessary for inclusion in a
new
drug application or equivalent filing with the FDA or other regulatory bodies.
Chrysalis shall also provide to Discovery copies of, and permit Discovery to
reference in connection with any Licensed Products, all Regulatory Data relating
to Licensed Products reasonably necessary to continue the development, marketing
and sale of the Licensed Products. From and after such time, all such Regulatory
Data and information provided to Discovery shall remain Confidential Information
of Chrysalis; provided, however, that Discovery may use all such Regulatory
Data
and information solely for the purposes of continuing to pursue the development
and commercialization of Licensed Products. Chrysalis shall execute all
documents and take all such further actions as may be reasonably requested
by
Discovery and required in order to give
effect
to the foregoing.
ARTICLE
3
LICENSE
3.1 License.
Subject
to the terms, conditions, and limitations of this Agreement, Chrysalis hereby
grants to Discovery an exclusive right and royalty-bearing license or
sublicense, as applicable, in the Territory, with the right to grant sublicenses
solely as set forth in Section 3.3, under the Chrysalis Technology and
Chrysalis Technology Improvements to make and have made, to use and have used,
to develop and have developed, to sell and have sold, to offer for sale and
have
offered for sale, to import and export and have imported and exported Licensed
Products in the Exclusive Field in the Territory during the Term.
3.2 Limitations.
The
license granted pursuant to Section 3.1 shall be exclusive only to the extent
that Chrysalis has the right to grant an exclusive license with respect to
the
Licensed Product in question. No right or license outside of the Exclusive
Field
is granted and all such rights are expressly reserved by Chrysalis. No right
or
license is or shall be granted under this Agreement by implication. All such
rights or licenses are or shall be granted only as expressly provided in this
Agreement. Discovery shall not practice the Chrysalis Technology in the
Territory except as expressly licensed herein. Nothing herein shall limit the
ability of Chrysalis to perform any research or development work on or using
the
Chrysalis Technology. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
no
rights with respect to any trademarks, trade names, service marks or logos
of
Chrysalis are granted pursuant to this Agreement.
3.3 Sublicensing
Rights.
The
license granted to Discovery pursuant to Section 3.1 by Chrysalis shall include
the right of Discovery to grant sublicenses, subject to terms and conditions
set
forth in Section 18.7. Discovery shall provide Chrysalis with prompt written
notice of any sublicenses granted hereunder.
3.4 Retained
Rights.
Any
rights of each Party not expressly granted to the other Party under the
provisions of this Agreement shall be retained by each Party, and, subject
to
any applicable terms, conditions, and limitations of this Agreement, each Party
shall retain the right to: (a) exploit such Party’s own Intellectual Property
relating to Licensed Products to develop, manufacture, and commercialize
products outside the Exclusive Field; (b) exploit such Party’s own Intellectual
Property relating to Licensed Products for other purposes outside the Exclusive
Field unrelated to the Licensed Products; and (c) perform its obligations and
exercise its rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
4
4.1 Licensed
Product Development.
Discovery shall be solely responsible for the development of Licensed Products
and Chrysalis shall have no obligations with respect to the development of
Licensed Products unless Chrysalis agrees otherwise in writing. Chrysalis
acknowledges and agrees that Discovery may partner with third parties with
respect to the development of Licensed Products.
4.2 Notice
of Development of Licensed Products.
Discovery shall provide Chrysalis with written notification of its intention
to
proceed with Phase II Clinical Trials for a Licensed Product. Such written
notification shall include sufficient detail for Chrysalis to understand the
nature of such Licensed Product to be developed by Discovery.
4.3 Development
Effort.
Discovery
shall use Diligent Development Efforts to
develop
at least one Licensed Product and to otherwise carry out its responsibilities
under this Agreement relating to such Licensed Product promptly and
expeditiously in accordance with all Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Parties acknowledge that the development of pharmaceutical products is
inherently speculative and there is no guarantee that the Discovery will be
successful in developing any commercially viable Licensed Products, or that
the
development of any Licensed Products will proceed as anticipated.
4.4 Costs.
Discovery shall be solely responsible for all costs incurred by Discovery in
connection with the development of Licensed Products hereunder.
4.5 Development
Support by Chrysalis.
Chrysalis shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform, in consultation
with Discovery, the development activities mutually agreed upon by the Parties
in writing on a mutually agreed upon schedule set forth in writing; provided,
however, that (if the technology transfer provided for in Article 2 shall have
been completed in accordance therewith) in no event shall Chrysalis have any
obligation to perform any development activities or otherwise provide any
support to Discovery after June 30, 2008. Discovery acknowledges and agrees
that
Chrysalis is transitioning out of the aerosol device business and that Chrysalis
makes no commitment that Chrysalis will have or retain the personnel or
resources necessary to perform any specific development activities hereunder.
Chrysalis’ obligation to perform the development activities set forth in this
Section 4.5 is subject to Chrysalis having qualified personnel to perform such
development activities. Chrysalis shall be solely responsible for all costs
incurred by Chrysalis in connection with the development activities performed
by
Chrysalis pursuant to this Section.
4.6 Design
Configurations.
The
Parties agree that any Aerosol Device and Disposable Dose Packet configuration
developed for use outside the Exclusive Field shall be distinct in appearance
from those for use with the Licensed Products and shall not be interchangeable
with the Aerosol Device or Disposable Dose Packet of the Licensed Products.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Chrysalis shall not offer
for
sale or sell, nor authorize any Third Party to offer for sale or sell, any
pharmaceutical product (i) in packaging similar in appearance to the Disposable
Dose Packet for a Licensed Product, or (ii) in packaging that is interchangeable
with the Disposable Dose Packet of a Licensed Product for purposes of use in
an
Aerosol Device.
4.7 Status
Updates.
Upon the
reasonable request of Chrysalis, Discovery shall provide Chrysalis with an
update on the status of the development of Licensed Products hereunder; provided
that in no event shall Discovery be required to provide an update more often
than once a Contract Quarter.
ARTICLE
5
COMMERCIALIZATION
5.1 Exclusive
Right to Sell the Licensed Products.
The
Parties agree that during the Term, Discovery shall have the exclusive right
to
market and have marketed, sell and have sold, and offer for sale or have offered
for sale any Licensed Products in the Territory.
5.2 Responsibility
For Commercialization Matters.
Discovery shall have the sole responsibility for all activities associated
with
the commercialization of the Licensed Products in the Territory, including,
without limitation, (a) preparing, submitting and seeking Marketing
Authorizations for the Licensed Products, (b) sales, advertising and marketing
of the Licensed Product, (c) scientific and medical affairs, (d) customer
service and distribution related services, such as order taking, shipping,
billing, accounts receivable, returns, allowance activities and product support;
(e) Phase IV Clinical Trials, (f) commercial manufacture of the Licensed
Product; and (g) branding of the Licensed Products.
5.3 Commercialization.
5.3.1 Diligent
Commercialization Efforts.
Discovery shall use Diligent Commercialization Efforts to bring the Licensed
Products to market and to market and sell the Licensed Products in the
Territory. Discovery shall promptly notify Chrysalis of the receipt of any
Marketing Authorization for a Licensed Product in the Territory.
5.3.2 Commercialization
Initiation.
With
respect to each Licensed Product, the First Commercial Sale in the Territory
shall occur within [***]
of
receipt of the relevant Marketing Authorization for the Territory for such
Licensed Product. Should Discovery materially fail to achieve any such
commercialization initiation within [***]
of
having received written notice of such failure from Chrysalis [***].
5.4 Status
Updates.
Upon
Chrysalis’ reasonable request, Discovery shall provide Chrysalis with an update
on the status of the commercialization of Licensed Products in the Territory
hereunder; provided that in no event shall Discovery be required to provide
an
update more often than once a Contract Quarter.
ARTICLE
6
REGULATORY
MATTERS
6.1 Responsibility
and Consultation.
Discovery shall be responsible for preparing, submitting, seeking and
maintaining all Regulatory Approvals for the Licensed Products in the Territory,
including without limitation Marketing Authorizations.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
6.2 Regulatory
Updates and Communications.
Within
thirty (30) days after the end of each Contract Quarter, Discovery shall provide
Chrysalis with a written update on the status of the Regulatory Approvals for
the Licensed Products in the Territory. In addition, Discovery shall provide
Chrysalis with a copy of any medical device reports relating to the use of
Licensed Products in the Territory and a copy (if in writing) or a description
(if oral) of any significant contact or communication from any Regulatory
Authority relating to a material safety issue with the Chrysalis Technology,
in
each case, promptly after Discovery’s receipt of the same.
6.3 Records.
Except
to the extent otherwise required by law, the Parties acknowledge and agree
that
Chrysalis shall have no obligation to maintain any records relating to the
Chrysalis Technology or the Licensed Product.
6.4 Product
Liability Litigation.
Discovery shall promptly inform Chrysalis of the initiation of any (i) recalls,
corrections or removals of Licensed Products, and (ii) litigation or
investigations
in the Territory relating to the Licensed Product involving a claim of death
or
bodily injury (or allegations thereof) to an individual and shall provide
Chrysalis with regular written updates with respect thereto. If any such
recalls, corrections, removals, litigation or investigations relate to the
Chrysalis Technology, then Chrysalis shall have the right to audit the books,
records and facilities relating to such Licensed Products (solely to the degree
that Discovery has the right to grant any such access and solely to the degree
such books, records and facilities relate to such litigation and investigation),
and Discovery shall reasonably cooperate with Chrysalis in connection therewith.
ARTICLE
7
FINANCIAL
PROVISIONS
7.1 Transition
Assistance Fees.
Chrysalis shall pay to Discovery the following fixed fees in accordance with
the
following schedule:
7.1.1 Within
[***] days
after the Amended and Restated Effective Date, a fixed fee of two million
dollars ($2,000,000); and
7.1.2 Within
[***]
days
after the Parties mutually agree in writing that [***],
a fixed
fee of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000);
provided,
however, that Chrysalis shall have no obligation to pay Discovery any amounts
pursuant to this Section 7.1 if Discovery is in material breach of any material
provision of this Agreement.
7.2
Royalties with Respect to Licensed Products and Substitute
Products.
In
consideration of the significant investments made by Chrysalis in developing
the
Chrysalis Technology and the rights granted and payments made to Discovery
herein, Discovery shall pay royalties to Chrysalis on Net Sales of Licensed
Products and Substitute Products in the Territory in an amount equal to
[***]
of the
Net Sales for such Licensed Products and Substitute Products.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.3 Minimum
Royalties.
Commencing [***]
and
continuing thereafter throughout the Term, if the royalties paid by Discovery
to
Chrysalis hereunder are not equal to or greater than the following for each
Contract Quarter of the applicable Contract Year:
[***]
(the
“Minimum
Royalty”),
then
Chrysalis shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
15.3; provided, that Discovery can cure any such royalty shortfall by paying
Chrysalis [***]
after
the end of the applicable Contract Quarter the difference between the Minimum
Royalty due for the applicable Contract Quarter and the actual royalties paid
by
Discovery hereunder for such Contract Quarter (the “Royalty
Shortfall”).
The
royalty payments required to be paid in any given Contract Quarter pursuant
to
Section 7.2 shall be subject to an offsetting reduction by Discovery in an
amount equal to the Royalty Shortfall; provided, however, that (i) no such
offset shall be applied until the royalty payments for such Contract Quarter
exceed the Minimum Royalties for such Contract Quarter, and (ii) such offset
may
be made only to the extent such Royalty Shortfall has not previously been
subject to offset pursuant to this Section.
7.4 Prohibition
on Bundling.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Discovery
hereby covenants that it will not include or bundle any Licensed Products and
Substitute Products or components thereof as part of a multiple product offering
with any other products or services if it would result in the price of the
Licensed Product or Substitute Product or any components thereof being
discounted from the then-applicable sale price in such jurisdiction, nor shall
Discovery permit its Affiliates or sublicensees to do so, except with the prior
written consent of Chrysalis. In the event any such bundled sales occur, the
Net
Sales with respect to such bundled transactions shall be deemed to be the-then
current average Net Sales for the Licensed Product or Substitute Product in
such
jurisdiction in arms length transactions or in the event there are no unbundled
transactions, the fair market value of such Net Sales.
7.5 Fixed
Consideration.
In the
event that Discovery receives any fixed payment, fee or other consideration
from
a Third Party (i) in consideration of any discount, credit or similar allowance
granted to such Third Party in connection with the purchase of any Licensed
Product(s) or Substitute Product(s) or (ii) in lieu of any royalties with
respect to any Licensed Product(s) or Substitute Product(s), then Discovery
shall pay to Chrysalis a royalty equal to the product of (a) such consideration
multiplied by (b) the royalty rate set forth in Section 7.2. Discovery shall
report on the amount of any such consideration, and the royalty payable thereon
in U.S. Dollars, in the Royalty Report. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section
7.5 shall not apply with respect to any fixed payment, fee or other
consideration from a Third Party in respect of development fees, milestone
payments or other similar payments in transactions that incorporate a
market-rate royalty structure.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.6 Treatment
of Partial Product Sales.
In the
event that portions of a Licensed Product or Substitute Product are sold
separately, (e.g., Aerosol Device, Disposable Dose Packet, Drug Product) the
royalties payable pursuant to this Article 7 shall be paid [***].
7.7 Royalty
Reports.
Within
[***]
days
after the end of each Contract Month (beginning with [***]
Licensed
Product or Substitute Product, as the case may be), Discovery shall deliver
to
Chrysalis a preliminary Royalty Report. [***]
The
Royalty Report shall include at least the following items, separately stated
as
to each of the Licensed Products and Substitute Products, as applicable:
(i) the
quantity of each of the Licensed Products and Substitute Products (delineated
as
Aerosol Devices and Disposable Dose Packets) invoiced by Discovery and its
Affiliates and sublicensees during such Contract Month and the [***]
amount
therefor;
(ii) the
allowable deductions therefrom and an itemization of each specific deduction
[***];
(iii) the
calculation of royalties, if any, thereon in a manner consistent with the
amounts set forth in the Royalty Report prepared in accordance with this Section
7.7.
7.8 Payment
of Estimated and Actual Amounts.
7.8.1 Payment
of Estimated Amounts.
Simultaneous with the issuance of the preliminary Royalty Report, Discovery
shall make payment of estimated amounts due to Chrysalis hereunder with respect
to such Contract Month (the “Estimated
Amount”).
7.8.2 Quarterly
Reconciliation and True-Up.
Within
[***]
days
following each Contract Quarter, Discovery shall calculate the actual amount
due
to Chrysalis hereunder with respect to the immediately preceding Contract
Quarter (the “Actual
Amount”)
and
provide to Chrysalis a true and accurate Royalty Report for such Contract
Quarter, setting forth the corrected calculations for such Contract Quarter.
If
the Estimated Amounts paid to Chrysalis pursuant to Section 7.8.1 for the three
Contract Months comprising the immediately preceding Contract Quarter exceeds
the Actual Amount for such Contract Quarter, Discovery shall notify Chrysalis
and such excess amount (the “Royalty
Credit”)
shall,
at the discretion of Discovery, be available to offset future royalties payable
to Chrysalis by Discovery. If such Actual Amount exceeds such Estimated Amount,
Discovery shall promptly pay such excess amount to Chrysalis. [***]
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.9 Pass-Through
Royalties.
Each
Party shall be solely responsible for paying any royalties which may be due
to
Third Parties with respect to such Party’s Intellectual Property.
7.10 Records
and Audits.
7.10.1 Records.
Discovery shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and sublicensees to
keep,
such records as are necessary to determine accurately the sums due to each
other
under this Agreement. Such records shall be retained by Discovery for the Term
and for three (3) years thereafter.
7.10.2 Audit.
At the
written request of Chrysalis, with reasonable advance notice, Discovery shall
make available for inspection, review, and audit, by an internationally
recognized independent certified public accounting firm appointed by Chrysalis
and reasonably acceptable to Discovery, such records of Discovery as may be
reasonably necessary to verify Discovery’s accounting reports and payments made
or to be made pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that such audits
may not be performed by Chrysalis more than once per Contract Year in the
absence of a reasonable basis for concern regarding compliance with the
Agreement or any applicable Laws. If such accountants identify a discrepancy,
then the appropriate Party shall pay the other Party the amount of the
discrepancy within thirty (30) days of the date of receiving such accountant’s
written report, or as otherwise agreed upon by the Parties, plus, in the event
of any underpayment, interest calculated in accordance with Section 7.13.
7.10.3 Audit
Confidentiality.
Chrysalis shall cause any accountants selected by it to enter into a
confidentiality agreement acceptable to Discovery obligating such accountants
to
retain all such information in confidence pursuant to such confidentiality
agreement. Such accountants shall not reveal to Chrysalis the details of its
review, except for such information as is required to be disclosed under this
Agreement, and such details shall be treated as Confidential Information. Each
Party agrees to hold in strict confidence all information concerning payments
and reports, and all information learned in the course of any audit or
inspection (and not to make copies of such reports and information), except
to
the extent necessary for such Party to reveal such information in order to
enforce its rights under this Agreement or if disclosure is required by Law,
regulation or judicial order.
7.10.4 Costs
of Audits.
Chrysalis shall pay for such inspections, except that in the event the
adjustment shown by such inspection is greater than [***]
percent
([***]%)
of the
original royalty amounts in question, Discovery shall pay for such
inspection.
7.11 Foreign
Exchange.
For the
purpose of computing the Net Sales for Licensed Products and Substitute Products
sold in a currency other than Dollars, such amounts shall be converted into
Dollars each Contract Month in the then standard manner used by Discovery in
the
preparation of its audited financial statements, consistently applied. Such
method of currency conversion used by Discovery shall be a commercially
reasonable method consistent with industry standards, and Discovery shall
disclose to Chrysalis [***]
prior to
First Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product or Substitute Product in a country
such method of currency conversion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, at Chrysalis’ option, with respect to any particular country in the
Territory, Discovery shall pay royalties for Licensed Products and Substitute
Products sold in such country in such country’s local currency. Discovery shall
not change such method of currency conversion disclosed to Chrysalis pursuant
to
this Section 7.11 without obtaining Chrysalis’ prior written consent, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.12 Manner
of Payments.
All
sums due to Chrysalis under this Agreement shall be payable by electronic funds
transfer in immediately available funds to such bank account(s) as Chrysalis
shall designate at least two (2) Business Days in advance.
7.13 Late
Payments.
Any
amounts not paid when due under this Agreement shall be subject to interest
from
and including the date payment is due through and including the date upon which
Chrysalis has collected immediately available funds in an account designated
by
Chrysalis at an annual rate equal to the sum of [***]
percent
([***]%)
plus
the annual prime rate of interest quoted in the Money Rates section of the
East
Coast edition of the Wall
Street Journal
calculated daily on the basis of a 365-day year, or similar reputable data
source, or, if lower, the highest rate permitted under applicable law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment of amounts by Discovery representing
the excess of Actual Amount over Estimated Amount, calculated in accordance
with
Section 7.8, shall not be subject to this Section 7.13.
7.14 Tax
Withholding.
Any
taxes, levies, or other duties (“Taxes”)
paid
or required to be withheld under the appropriate local tax Laws by Discovery
on
account of monies payable to Chrysalis under this Agreement shall be deducted
from the amount of monies otherwise payable to Chrysalis under this Agreement
and paid by Discovery to the proper taxing authority. Discovery shall secure
and
send to Chrysalis within a reasonable period of time proof of any such Taxes
paid or required to be withheld by Discovery for the benefit of Chrysalis.
The
Parties shall cooperate reasonably with each other to (i) ensure that any
amounts required to be withheld by Discovery are reduced in amount to the
fullest extent permitted by Law and (ii) to resolve such other Party’s taxation
concerns.
ARTICLE
8
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
8.1 Ownership.
8.1.1 Chrysalis
Intellectual Property.
Chrysalis shall own (i) all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by
Chrysalis relating to the Chrysalis Technology or Licensed Products that was
existing or conceived prior to the Amended and Restated Effective Date, (ii)
all
Intellectual Property relating to the Chrysalis Technology or the Licensed
Products developed by Chrysalis outside of the performance of this Agreement
or
to which Chrysalis otherwise obtains rights from a Third Party; (iii) all
Inventions conceived, created and reduced to practice solely by or on behalf
of
Chrysalis in the course of the performance of this Agreement, except Discovery
Technology Improvements; and (iv) all Chrysalis Technology Improvements
(collectively, “Chrysalis
Intellectual Property”).
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
8.1.2 Discovery
Intellectual Property.
Discovery shall own (i) all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by
Discovery relating to Discovery Technology or the Licensed Products that was
existing or conceived prior to the Amended and Restated Effective Date or is
developed by Discovery outside of the performance of this Agreement, (ii) all
Intellectual Property relating to Discovery Technology or the Licensed Products
developed by Discovery outside of the performance of this Agreement or exercise
of the license granted hereunder or to which Discovery otherwise obtains rights
from a Third Party, and (iii) all Inventions conceived, created and reduced
to
practice solely by or on behalf of Discovery in the course of the performance
of
this Agreement or exercise of the license granted hereunder, except Chrysalis
Technology Improvements; (iv) all Inventions conceived, created and reduced
to
practice jointly by or on behalf of the Parties in the course of the performance
of this Agreement or exercise of the license granted hereunder, except Chrysalis
Technology Improvements; and (v) all Discovery Technology Improvements
(collectively “Discovery
Intellectual Property”).
8.2 Disclosure,
Assignment, License and Exploitation.
8.2.1 Disclosure.
Each
Party shall cause all personnel conducting work or exercising rights on its
behalf under the Agreement to, promptly disclose to the other Party all
Intellectual Property in which the other Party has an ownership interest
pursuant to Section 8.1, and to assign any and all right, title and
interest in all such Inventions and Intellectual Property in accordance with
this Agreement. Each Party shall maintain records in sufficient detail and
in
good scientific manner appropriate for patent prosecution purposes to properly
reflect all work done and results achieved in conducting its work hereunder,
and
shall respond to reasonable requests of the other Party for information
regarding Intellectual Property in which the other Party has an ownership
interest.
8.2.2 Assignment
and License.
In the
event Chrysalis conceives, creates or reduces to practice any Discovery
Technology Improvements, Chrysalis shall promptly notify Discovery and Chrysalis
shall assign all right, title and interest in and to such Discovery Technology
Improvements to Discovery. In the event Discovery conceives, creates or reduces
to practice any Chrysalis Technology Improvements, Discovery shall promptly
notify Chrysalis and Discovery shall assign all right, title and interest in
and
to such Chrysalis Technology Improvements to Chrysalis, however, such Chrysalis
Technology Improvements are included in the Intellectual Property licensed
to
Discovery pursuant to Section 3.1.
8.2.3 Exploitation
of Intellectual Property.
To the
extent permitted by Law, Chrysalis agrees not to exploit the Chrysalis
Intellectual Property in the Exclusive Field in any country in the world;
provided, however, that in the event Discovery terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Article 15 with respect to [***],
this
Section 8.2.3 shall no longer apply to Chrysalis with respect to such
[***]
and
Chrysalis shall have the right to exploit the Chrysalis Intellectual Property
in
the Exclusive Field in the Territory with respect to such [***].
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
8.3 Agreement
with Personnel.
Each
Party shall have valid and enforceable written agreements with all personnel
conducting work on its behalf under the Agreement containing a nondisclosure
obligation comparable in scope to Article 9 and giving the other Party all
rights and authority necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Article
8.
Each Party shall provide copies of these agreements to the other Party upon
the
other Party’s request as allowed by each Party’s internal personnel
policies.
8.4 Prosecution
of Patents.
8.4.1 Discovery
and Chrysalis Patent Filings.
Discovery and Chrysalis each shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
diligently prosecute and
maintain their
respective Chrysalis Patents and Discovery Patents in the Territory; provided
that solely for the purposes of this Section 8.4.1 Discovery Patents shall
mean
those Discovery Patents that claim or are directed to Discovery Technology.
Within forty-five (45) days of a Party’s receipt of an allowance or grant of a
Patent, the Party prosecuting the Patent shall inform the other Party of such
allowance or grant, and provide the other Party with a copy of the allowed
or
granted Patent claims thereof.
8.4.2 Patent
Prosecution Costs.
Each
Party shall bear its own costs to file, prosecute and maintain its Patents
in
the Territory (including, without limitation, patent term
extension).
8.4.3 Abandonment
of Prosecution or Maintenance.
Each
Party shall notify the other Party in the event it is unable for any reason
to
meet its obligations under this Article 8 with respect to any Patents that
are
subject to Section 8.4.1. Such notification shall be given within a reasonable
period prior to the date on which such Patents will lapse or become abandoned.
The Party receiving any notification hereunder shall then have the option,
exercisable upon written notification to the Party that delivered such
notification, to assume full responsibility, at its discretion and its sole
cost
and expense, for prosecution or maintenance of the affected Patents in such
country or countries in the Territory.
8.5 Patent
Term Extensions.
Each
Party shall have the right to request that the other Party file all applications
and take all actions necessary to obtain patent extension pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 156 or like foreign statutes for the respective Parties’ Patents in the
Territory. If the filing Party declines to pursue such patent term extensions,
then as permitted by law, the other Party shall have the right (at its cost
and
expense) on behalf of the filing Party to file, or direct the filing of, all
such applications and take all such actions necessary to obtain such patent
term
extensions. Each Party agrees to sign such further documents and take such
further actions as may be requested by the other Party in this
regard.
8.6 Third
Party Infringement.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
8.6.1 Suits
for Infringement.
If
Discovery or Chrysalis becomes aware of infringement of any Patent included
in
the Discovery Patents or the Chrysalis Patents by a Third Party in the
Territory, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing to that
effect and provide a summary of the relevant facts and circumstances known
to
such Party relating to such infringement (“Infringement
Notice”).
Each
Party shall have the right, at its sole discretion and expense, on its own
behalf, to institute, prosecute, and control any action or proceeding to
restrain infringement of any of its Patents. A Party instituting suit shall
have
control of such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise;
provided however, that the instituting Party shall not settle or compromise
any
such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement or compromise
thereof which would materially adversely affect the Intellectual Property rights
with respect to a Licensed Product without the prior written consent of the
other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned,
or
delayed.
8.6.2 Step-in
Right.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said Infringement Notice,
the
Party whose Patents are alleged to be infringed has not obtained a
discontinuance of an alleged infringement by a Third Party or brought an
infringement action or proceeding or otherwise taken appropriate action to
abate
such infringement, such Party shall notify the other Party at any time prior
thereto of its intention not to bring suit against an alleged infringer. Upon
such notice and if such infringement is reasonably likely to materially
adversely affect a Licensed Product in the Territory, then, and in those events
only, the other Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its
sole
expense to institute, prosecute, and control any action or proceeding to
restrain such infringement. Each Party agrees to be joined as a party if
necessary to prosecute the action or proceeding and shall provide all reasonable
cooperation, including any necessary use of its name, required to prosecute
such
litigation. The other Party shall have control of any such suit and all
negotiations for its settlement or compromise; provided, however, that the
other
Party shall not settle or compromise any such suit or enter into any consent
order for the settlement or compromise thereof without the prior written consent
of the patentee Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned, or delayed.
8.6.3 Allocation
of Recovery.
All
damages, settlements and rewards made or obtained in connection with any suit
or
other legal proceeding under this Section 8.6 shall be shared among the parties
as follows:
(i)
[***]
(ii)
[***]
8.6.4 Declaratory
Actions and Counterclaims.
In the
event that an action alleging invalidity or non-infringement of any of the
Discovery Patents or Chrysalis Patents is brought against Discovery or Chrysalis
in the Territory, the Party defending such action or counterclaim, at its sole
discretion, shall have the right, within thirty (30) days after the commencement
of such action, to take or regain control of the action at its own expense.
If
the defending Party determines not to exercise this right, the other Party
may
take over or remain as lead counsel for the action at that Party’s sole
discretion. Any recovery obtained from such litigation, proceeding or settlement
shall be shared in accordance with Section 8.6.3.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
8.7 Infringement
of Third Party Rights.
8.7.1 Infringement
Claims.
With
respect to any and all claims instituted by Third Parties for patent
infringement involving the manufacture, use, offer for sale, or sale of a
Licensed Product in the Territory during the Term, the Party named as defendant
shall promptly notify the other Party of such claim, and the defending Party
shall have the right, at its sole discretion and expense, to defend and control
any action or proceeding with respect to such claim. The other Party agrees
to
be joined as a Party if necessary to defend the action or proceeding and shall
provide reasonable cooperation, including any necessary use of its name,
required to defend such litigation. The defending Party shall have sole control
of any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise;
provided, however, that the defending Party shall not settle or compromise
any
such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement or compromise
thereof without the prior written consent of the other Party if such settlement
would materially adversely affect the other Party’s rights or impose any
obligation on the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned, or delayed.
8.7.2 Step-in
Right.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said claim being brought,
or
such sooner period as may be necessary to appropriately respond to said claim,
the defending Party has not elected to defend such action or proceeding, or
if
the defending Party shall notify the other Party at any time prior thereto
of
its intention not to defend such action or proceeding, then, and in those events
only, the other Party shall have the right, but not be obligated, at its own
expense to defend and control any action or proceeding. Such other Party shall
have sole control of any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement
or
compromise; provided, however, that the other Party shall not settle or
compromise any such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement
or
compromise thereof without the prior written consent of the original defending
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or
delayed.
8.7.3 Notice
of Certification.
Discovery and Chrysalis each shall immediately give notice to the other of
any
certification filed under the U.S. “Drug Price Competition and Patent Term
Restoration Act of 1984” claiming that Discovery Patents or Chrysalis Patents
are invalid or that any infringement will not arise from the manufacture, use,
or sale of any Licensed Product by a Third Party. If a Party decides not to
bring infringement proceedings against the entity making such a certification,
that Party shall give notice to the other Party of its decision not to bring
suit within twenty-one (21) days after receipt of notice of such certification.
The other Party may then, but is not required to, bring suit against the party
that filed the certification. Any suit by Discovery or Chrysalis shall either
be
in the name of Discovery or in the name of Chrysalis, or jointly in the name
of
Discovery and Chrysalis, as may be required by Law. For this purpose, the Party
not bringing suit shall execute such legal papers necessary for the prosecution
of such suit as may be reasonably requested by the Party bringing suit.
ARTICLE
9
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
9.1 Use
of
Confidential Information.
A Party
receiving Confidential Information (the “Receiving
Party”)
from
the other Party (the “Disclosing
Party”)
shall
keep all such Confidential Information with the same degree of care it maintains
the confidentiality of its own confidential information, but in no event less
than a reasonable degree of care. Neither Party shall use such Confidential
Information for any purpose other than in performance of this Agreement, and
shall not disclose the same to any Person other than to its Affiliates and
such
of its and their employees or agents who have a need to know such Confidential
Information to implement the terms of this Agreement, and who are subject to
a
nondisclosure obligation comparable in scope to this Article 9. Each Party
shall
advise any employee or agent who receives such Confidential Information of
the
confidential nature thereof and of the obligations contained in this Agreement
relating thereto, and such Party shall ensure that all such employees and agents
comply with such obligations as if they had been a Party hereto. Upon
termination of this Agreement, each Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to return or destroy all documents, tapes or other media containing
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that remains in such Party’s or
its agents’ or employees’ possession, except that each Party may keep one (1)
copy of the Confidential Information solely for archival purposes. Such archival
copy shall be deemed to be the property of the Disclosing Party, and shall
continue to be subject to the provisions of this Article 9. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Confidential Information shall
not
include any information or materials that the Receiving Party can demonstrate
by
documentary evidence:
(i) were
already known to the Receiving Party (other than under an obligation of
confidentiality), at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing
Party;
(ii) were
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at
the
time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party;
(iii) became
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after
its disclosure or development, as the case may be, and other than through any
act or omission of a Party in breach of such Party’s confidentiality obligations
under this Agreement;
(iv) were
disclosed to a Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by
a
Third Party who had no obligation to the Disclosing Party not to disclose such
information to others; or
(v) were
independently discovered or developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party
without the use of the Confidential Information belonging to the other Party.
9.2 Permitted
Disclosure and Use.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that
the Receiving Party or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and
advisors and their representatives deems it necessary or are requested or
required (by oral questions, deposition, interrogatories, requests for
information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other legal
process by a court or other governmental authority, or by any Regulatory
Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval of a Licensed Product) to disclose
all
or any part of any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will provide
the Disclosing Party with prompt notice of such request or requirement (which
notice shall be reasonably in advance of such requested or required disclosure),
as well as notice of the terms and circumstances surrounding such request or
requirement, so that the Disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective
order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In such case,
the Receiving Party shall consult with the Disclosing Party with respect to
the
advisability of pursuing any such order or other legal action or available
steps
to resist or narrow such request or requirement. If, failing the entry of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Receiving Party
is,
in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Disclosing Party and its counsel,
legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party
may disclose that portion of the Confidential Information which its counsel
advises the Receiving Party that the Receiving Party is legally compelled to
disclose. In any event, the Receiving Party will use reasonable efforts to
obtain and will not oppose action by the Disclosing Party to obtain, an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be afforded the disclosure of such Confidential Information.
The
Receiving Party will use best efforts to cause its directors, officers,
employees, affiliates, agents and advisors and their representatives to comply
with the terms of this Section. A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential
Information belonging to a Disclosing Party to the extent such disclosure is
reasonably necessary to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
9.3 Disclosure
for SEC Filings.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties
expressly acknowledge that Discovery may file a copy of this Agreement with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
in any
of its SEC reports and filings, as well as incorporate them by reference into
other SEC filings. Discovery shall request confidential treatment of sensitive
terms hereof to the extent such confidential treatment is reasonably available
to Discovery under the prevailing circumstances. Discovery shall coordinate
in
advance with Chrysalis with regard to the terms of this Agreement, for which
Discovery shall seek to be redacted in any such SEC filings, and Discovery
shall
use reasonable efforts to seek confidential treatment for such mutually agreed
terms and terms reasonably requested by Chrysalis; provided, however, that
each
Party shall retain ultimate control and responsibility for their respective
disclosures to the SEC and the public generally. To the extent permitted by
Law,
Discovery shall use reasonable efforts to provide Chrysalis reasonable advance
notice of any SEC filing related to this Agreement which differs materially
from
prior filings.
9.4 Publications.
Subject
to any Third Party rights existing as of the Original Effective Date, each
Party
shall submit to the other Party for review and approval all proposed academic,
scientific and medical publications and public presentations relating to a
Licensed Product or any research or development activities conducted as part
of
the Agreement for review in connection with preservation of Patents, and trade
secrets and/or to determine whether Confidential Information should be modified
or deleted from the proposed publication or public presentation. Written copies
of such proposed publications and presentations shall be submitted to the
non-publishing Party no later than sixty (60) days before submission for
publication or presentation and the non-publishing Party shall provide its
comments with respect to such publications and presentations within ten (10)
Business Days of its receipt of such written copy. The review period may be
extended for an additional thirty (30) days if the non-publishing Party can
demonstrate a reasonable need for such extension including the preparation
and
filing of patent applications. By written agreement, this period may be further
extended. The Parties will each comply with standard academic practice regarding
authorship of scientific publications and recognition of contribution of other
Persons in any publications relating to a Licensed Product or any research
or
development activities under this Agreement.
9.5 Public
Announcements.
Subject
to Section 9.2 and Section 9.3, (i) neither Party will make any public
announcement of any information regarding this Agreement, the Licensed Products
or any research or development activities under this Agreement without the
prior
written approval of the other Party, and (ii) Discovery shall not make any
public statements regarding its activities with Chrysalis (including without
limitation any other division of Philip Morris USA Inc.), its relationship
with
Chrysalis (including without limitation any other division of Philip Morris
USA
Inc.) or any other public statements regarding Chrysalis (including without
limitation any other division of Philip Morris USA Inc.) without the prior
written approval of Chrysalis, provided however that each Party may disclose
(a)
the general stage of development, commercialization and manufacturing at any
given time during the course of the Agreement, except to the extent that any
such information constitutes Confidential Information, (b) any information
required by Law, and (c) any other information that has been previously approved
for disclosure by the other Party, without further approval from the other
Party
hereunder. The Parties agree and acknowledge that Discovery may, at its sole
discretion, subject to its compliance with this Article 9, file a Current Report
on Form 8-K with the SEC to announce the filing of the press release and file
it
as an exhibit thereto, as well as to incorporate it by reference into other
SEC
filings. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing and without any inference with respect
to any other requirement of this Section 9.5, the Parties hereby acknowledge
and
agree that any breach of this Section 9.5 in the form of any public statement
related to this Amended and Restated License Agreement or the Original Agreement
(including without limitation, the performance or non-performance of any
obligation by Chrysalis under the Amended and Restated License Agreement or
Original Agreement and Chrysalis ceasing active involvement in the development
of Licensed Products under the Amended and Restated License Agreement and the
Original Agreement) that disparages Chrysalis (including without limitation
any
other division of Philip Morris USA Inc.) (x) by an officer or executive of
Discovery or any other individual holding a senior level management position
at
Discovery, or (y) any other personnel or agent of Discovery, but, in the case
of
this Section 9.5(y), only if Discovery does not take immediate action to
publicly repudiate such statement, in the case of both (x) and (y) shall
constitute a material breach of a material provision of this
Agreement.
9.6 Survival.
The
obligations and prohibitions contained in this Article 9 shall survive the
expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
10
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
10.1 Mutual
Representations and Warranties.
Each
Party hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other Party that as
of
the Amended and Restated Effective Date:
10.1.1 Organization;
Authority.
It is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has full right, corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
to grant the licenses granted by such Party pursuant to this Agreement and
to
carry out the provisions hereof.
10.1.2 Consents.
Except
for any Regulatory Approvals necessary for the development, manufacture, or
commercialization of a Licensed Product, all necessary consents, approvals,
orders, permits and authorizations of all government authorities and Regulatory
Authorities and other Persons or Third Parties required to be obtained by it
as
of the Amended and Restated Effective Date in connection with the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been obtained.
10.1.3 No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Party, the performance of
such
Party’s obligations hereunder, and the rights, licenses and sublicenses to be
granted by such Party pursuant to this Agreement, (i) do not conflict with,
violate or constitute a breach or default under any requirement of Laws or
regulations existing as of the Amended and Restated Effective Date and
applicable to such Party or under any instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree,
contract of such Party or any of its Affiliates existing as of the Amended
and
Restated Effective Date; (ii) do not give rise to any event that results in
the
creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of such Party or
the
suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any material
permit, license, authorization or approval that applies to such Party, its
business or operations or any of its assets or properties; or (iii) conflict
with any rights granted by such Party to any Third Party or breach any
obligation that such Party has to any Third Party.
10.1.4 Enforceability.
This
Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to and limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights; and (ii)
judicial discretion in the availability of equitable relief.
10.1.5 Regulatory.
There
are no investigations, inquiries, actions or other proceedings pending before
or, to such Party’s knowledge, threatened, by any Regulatory Authority or other
government agency with respect to any Licensed Products (or components thereof)
or any facility where such Licensed Products (or components thereof) are
manufactured, and such Party has not received written notice threatening any
such investigation.
10.2 Intellectual
Property.
Discovery represents, warrants, and covenants to Chrysalis that as of the
Amended and Restated Effective Date with respect to the Discovery Intellectual
Property and, except with regard to Chrysalis’ intellectual property rights in
the name “Aria,” Chrysalis represents, warrants, and covenants to Discovery that
as of the Amended and Restated Effective Date with respect to the Chrysalis
Intellectual Property:
(i) It
(a)
holds good title to and is the legal and beneficial owner of, or (b) is the
licensee of, such Intellectual Property in the Territory free and clear of
any
lien, mortgage, security interest, license, right, pledge, restriction on
transferability, defect of title or other claim, charge, or encumbrance of
any
nature whatsoever on or affecting any property or property interest and no
Third
Party has any right, title, or interest in or to such Intellectual Property
in
the Territory.
(ii) To
its
knowledge, the Patents included in such Intellectual Property are valid and
enforceable in the Territory and there have been no, and such Party has no
reason to believe that there will be any, inventorship challenges with respect
to any of such Patents in the Territory.
(iii) There
are
no infringement proceedings, actions, suits or complaints pending against nor
any outstanding injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings or other
charges against such Party relating to such Intellectual Property in the
Territory.
(iv) It
has
not received any form of notice from a third party of infringement of Third
Party Patent rights that may affect the making, using or selling of Licensed
Products in the Territory; and to its knowledge (a) the manufacture, development
and commercialization of the Licensed Products in the Territory will not
infringe the Patents of any Third Party in the Territory and (b) there are
no
Third Party patent applications in the Territory pending which, if issued,
would
materially adversely affect the ability to make, use or sell the Licensed
Products in the Territory.
(v) It
has
not granted any third party any license, covenant not to sue, options, or other
right with respect to such Intellectual Property in the Territory that would
impact its ability to enforce such Intellectual Property in the Territory.
There
are no existing agreements, options, commitments, or rights with, of, or to
any
Person to acquire or obtain any rights with respect to the Intellectual Property
in the Territory that are inconsistent with the rights granted
herein.
(vi) Each
agreement pursuant to which a Third Party has granted, assigned or otherwise
transferred rights with respect to such Intellectual Property in the Territory
are in full force and effect, and no Party to such agreements is in breach
or
default thereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement will
not
result in a breach or default thereunder. It has provided a true and complete
copy of each such Third Party agreement to which it is a party to the other
Party.
10.3 No
Adverse Effects.
Discovery represents, warrants and covenants to Chrysalis that as of the Amended
and Restated Effective Date, the studies of Pulmonary Surfactants conducted
by
Discovery prior to the Amended and Restated Effective Date have not shown any
adverse effects or toxicity of the Pulmonary Surfactant in humans that could
reasonably be anticipated to frustrate the purposes of this Agreement, and
as of
the Amended and Restated Effective Date, Discovery has not been informed of
any
such adverse effects or toxicity.
ARTICLE
11
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
11.1 Compliance
with Laws.
Each
Party
shall perform its responsibilities in a good scientific manner in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and in compliance in all material respects
with
the requirements of Laws.
11.2 Cooperation.
The
Parties agree that maintaining effective and open communication between the
Parties on matters relating to the Agreement is important to the success of
the
Agreement.
11.3 Sharing
of Information.
Subject
to applicable Law and privileges and obligations of confidentiality, the Parties
agree to provide the other Party, upon such other Party’s reasonable request,
copies or access to all data, documentation and work products, including
Clinical Trials, relating to any Licensed Product.
ARTICLE
12
DISCLAIMERS
AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1 Disclaimer
of Warranties.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE,
CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIALIZATION, MARKETING, OR SALE OF ANY PRODUCT
INCLUDING THE SUCCESS OR POTENTIAL SUCCESS THEREOF. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH HEREIN, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE
PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE LICENSED PRODUCTS ARE THE SUBJECT OF ONGOING
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THAT NEITHER PARTY CAN ASSURE THE SAFETY
OR USEFULNESS OF LICENSED PRODUCTS. NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION
OR
WARRANTY EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 12 CONCERNING ITS PATENT RIGHTS
OR
KNOW-HOW, INCLUDING THE VALIDITY OR SCOPE OF ITS PATENT RIGHTS OR THAT THE
MANUFACTURE, USE OR SALE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE PATENT
RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
12.2 Limitation
of Liability.
IN NO
EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PERSONNEL
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, OR GOODWILL) SUFFERED OR INCURRED
BY
SUCH OTHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION
WITH A BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT WHERE ATTRIBUTABLE
TO A
WILLFUL OR INTENTIONAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 12.2
IS
INTENDED TO, NOR SHALL, LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF EITHER PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY CLAIMS UNDER THIS
ARTICLE 12, OR ANY REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AVAILABLE FOR BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY
OBLIGATIONS IN ARTICLE 9.
ARTICLE
13
INDEMNIFICATION;
INSURANCE
13.1 Indemnification.
13.1.1 Obligations
of the Parties.
Each of
the Parties shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, its
Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees,
consultants, contractors, representatives and agents (collectively, the
“Indemnified
Parties”)
from
and against any and all losses, costs, damages, fees, liabilities, or expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”)
incurred in connection with any Third Party claim, action or proceeding (a
“Third
Party Claim”)
arising out of or related to:
(i) any
material breach by the indemnifying Party of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations pursuant to this Agreement;
and
(ii) any
negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or wrongful intentional acts or
omissions of the indemnifying Party, its Affiliates, or their officers,
directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, representatives, or
sublicensees in the exercise of any of the indemnifying Party’s rights or the
performance of any of the indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
13.1.2 Additional
Indemnification by Chrysalis.
In
addition to the indemnity set forth in Section 13.1.1 above, Chrysalis shall
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Discovery, its Affiliates and its and their
respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors,
representatives and agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in
connection with any Third Party Claim that the Chrysalis Technology infringes
or
misappropriates such Third Party intellectual property in the Territory to
the
extent such Losses are directly attributable to actual infringement or
misappropriation of such Third Party’s intellectual property by the Chrysalis
Technology, except to the extent such infringement and misappropriation is
attributable to further development, modifications or enhancements of the
Chrysalis Technology by Discovery or due to the combination by Discovery
(directly or indirectly) of the Chrysalis Technology with any other technology
and provided that Discovery uses all reasonable efforts to minimize any such
Losses.
13.1.3 Additional
Indemnification by Discovery.
In
addition to the indemnity set forth in Section 13.1.1 above, Discovery shall
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Chrysalis, its Affiliates and its and their
respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors,
representatives and agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in
connection with any Third Party Claim arising out of or related to any
intellectual property infringement and trade secret misappropriation liability
relating to the development, manufacture, or commercialization of any Licensed
Product, except to the extent such Losses are due to matters for which Chrysalis
is required to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 13.1.2.
13.1.4 Certain
Product Liability Claims.
Notwithstanding Sections 13.1.1, 13.1.2, and 13.1.3, Discovery shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Chrysalis, its Affiliates and its and their
respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors,
representatives and agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in
connection with any Third Party Claims arising out of or relating to the
commercialization, marketing, sale, use, handling, manufacture and/or storage
of
any Licensed Product, including any claims that involve death or bodily injury
(or allegations thereof) to any individual.
13.1.5 Complete
Indemnification.
As the
Parties intend complete indemnification, all direct out of pocket costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with enforcement
of
Section 13.1 shall also be reimbursed by the Indemnitor.
13.2 Indemnification
Procedures.
13.2.1 Notification.
In the
case of a Third Party Claim as to which a Party may be obligated to provide
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement (the “Indemnitor”),
such
Indemnified Party seeking indemnification hereunder (“Indemnitee”)
will
notify the Indemnitor in writing of the Third Party Claim (and specifying in
reasonable detail the factual basis for the Third Party Claim and to the extent
known, the amount of the Third Party Claim) reasonably promptly after becoming
aware of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such
notification will not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except
to
the extent the Indemnitor shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of
such failure.
13.2.2 Assumption
of Defense.
If a
Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee, the Indemnitor will be
entitled, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of written notice
from the Indemnitee of the commencement or assertion of any such Third Party
Claim, to assume the defense thereof (at the expense of the Indemnitor) with
counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitee, for so long as the Indemnitor is conducting a good faith and
diligent defense. Should the Indemnitor so elect to assume the defense of a
Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor will not be liable to the Indemnitee for
any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if in the opinion of counsel,
such counsel and opinion being satisfactory to Indemnitor and its counsel,
a
conflict of interest exists between the Indemnitor and an Indemnitee in respect
of such claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel
(which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitor) to represent such
Indemnitee with respect to the matters as to which a conflict of interest exists
and in that event, the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel
shall be paid by such Indemnitor; provided further, that the Indemnitor shall
only be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) separate
counsel for such Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor assumes the defense of any Third
Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense
thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel
employed by the Indemnitor. If the Indemnitor assumes the defense of any Third
Party Claim, the Indemnitor will promptly supply to the Indemnitee copies of
all
correspondence and documents relating to or in connection with such Third Party
Claim and keep the Indemnitee informed of developments relating to or in
connection with such Third Party Claim, as may be reasonably requested by the
Indemnitee (including providing to the Indemnitee on reasonable request updates
and summaries as to the status thereof). If the Indemnitor chooses to defend
a
Third Party Claim, all Indemnitees shall reasonably cooperate with the
Indemnitor in the defense thereof (such cooperation to be at the expense,
including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of the Indemnitor). If the
Indemnitor does not elect to assume control of the defense of any Third Party
Claim, within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth above, or if
such good faith and diligent defense is not being or ceases to be conducted
by
the Indemnitor, the Indemnitee shall have the right, at the expense of the
Indemnitor, after three (3) Business Days notice to the Indemnitor of its intent
to do so, to undertake the defense of the Third Party Claim for the account
of
the Indemnitor (with counsel selected by the Indemnitee), and to compromise
or
settle such Third Party Claim, exercising reasonable business
judgment.
13.2.3 Settlements.
The
Indemnitee may agree to any settlement, compromise, or discharge of such Third
Party Claim that the Indemnitor may recommend that by its terms obligates the
Indemnitor to pay the full amount of Losses (whether through settlement or
otherwise) in connection with such Third Party Claim and unconditionally and
irrevocably releases the Indemnitee completely from all liability in connection
with such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that, without the Indemnitee’s
prior written consent, the Indemnitor shall not consent to any settlement,
compromise, or discharge (including the consent to entry of any judgment),
and
the Indemnitee may refuse in good faith to agree to any such settlement,
compromise, or discharge, that provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary
relief affecting the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall not (unless required
by
Law) admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise, or discharge,
such Third Party Claim without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed).
13.3 Insurance.
Discovery agrees to obtain and maintain commercial general liability insurance
and/or self-insurance, including prior to the date a Licensed Product is first
administered in humans, commercial general liability insurance and/or
self-insurance for Clinical Trials and products liability, with reputable and
financially secure insurance carriers, in such amounts and subject to such
deductibles as are reasonable and customary in the pharmaceutical industry
for
companies of comparable size and activities. Discovery shall maintain such
insurance for so long as Licensed Products in the Territory continue to be
developed, manufactured, or commercialized and thereafter for so long as is
necessary to cover any and all Third Party Claims required to be indemnified
by
Discovery which Third Party Claims may arise from the development, manufacture,
and/or commercialization of a Licensed Product in the Territory. Upon reasonable
request by Chrysalis, Discovery shall produce evidence that such insurance
policies are valid, kept up to date, and in full force and effect. The insurance
obligations set forth in this Section 13.3 may be satisfied by commercially
reasonable self-insurance or a commercially reasonable combination of insurance
and self-insurance.
ARTICLE
14
TERM
This
Agreement shall become effective on the Amended and Restated Effective Date,
and
unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Article 15
shall expire as follows as to each Licensed Product in each country in the
Territory, on a country-by-country basis, upon the latest of: (a) the
10th
anniversary of the date of the First Commercial Sale of the Licensed Product;
(b) the date on which the sale of such Licensed Product ceases to be covered
by
a Valid Claim in such country, or (c) in consideration of the performance by
Chrysalis of development services
without charge, the date a generic form of the product is introduced in such
country (the “Term”).
ARTICLE
15
TERMINATION
15.1 Termination
by Discovery On or Before [***].
At any
time on or before [***]
from
the
Amended and Restated Effective Date, Discovery may terminate this Agreement
in
its entirety upon written notice to Chrysalis, provided that Discovery pays
Chrysalis [***].
Upon
Chrysalis’ receipt of such notice and such payment, this Agreement shall
terminate.
15.2 Termination
by Discovery After [***].
After
[***]
from the
Amended and Restated Effective Date, Discovery may terminate this Agreement
for
any reason, in its entirety, [***],
upon
[***]
days
written notice to Chrysalis.
15.3 Termination
Due to Failure to Meet Minimum Royalties.
Chrysalis may terminate this Agreement upon [***]
days’
prior written notice to Discovery, if commencing [***]
and
continuing [***],
Discovery does not pay Chrysalis each Contract Quarter the Minimum Royalties
due
pursuant to Section 7.3, and Discovery does not cure such shortfall as provided
for in Section 7.3; provided, however, that Chrysalis shall not have a right
to
terminate the Agreement pursuant to this Section 15.3 for any time period in
which Discovery is disputing in good faith amounts due under this Agreement.
15.4 Termination
for Material Breach.
15.4.1 Right
to Terminate Agreement.
If a
Party (the “Breaching
Party”)
commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within
the applicable Cure Period (as provided in 15.4.2 below), the other Party (the
“Non-Breaching
Party”)
may, by
written notice of termination within thirty (30) days after the expiration
of
the applicable Cure Period, elect to terminate the Agreement. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding the Cure Period set forth
in Section 15.4.2, the practice by Discovery of the Chrysalis Technology outside
the scope of the licenses and sublicenses granted herein, which practice does
not cease within thirty (30) days after the receipt of written notice of such
breach from Chrysalis, shall constitute a material breach.
15.4.2 Applicable
Cure Periods.
Upon
receipt of written notice of a material breach pursuant to Section 15.4.1,
and
except as otherwise provided for in Section 15.4.1, the allegedly Breaching
Party shall have sixty (60) days to cure such material breach (the “Cure
Period”),
provided, however, that in
the case of any material breach that cannot be reasonably cured within the
sixty
(60) day cure period, should the Breaching Party deliver to the Non-Breaching
Party a plan for curing such material
breach
which is reasonably sufficient to effect a cure and uses commercially reasonable
efforts to pursue such plan and effect a cure, the Cure Period shall be extended
for an additional sixty (60) days.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
15.5 Termination
Due to Certain Events.
Without
prejudice to any other remedies available to it at Law or in equity, either
Party may, subject to the provisions set forth herein, terminate this Agreement
immediately upon written notice to the other Party if, at any time, the other
Party shall (i) file in any court pursuant to any statute a petition for
bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization
in
bankruptcy, or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee
or administrator of such Party or of its assets, (ii) be served with an
involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such
petition shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing thereof,
(iii) propose or be a party to any dissolution, (iv) make an assignment for
the
benefit of its creditors; or (v) ceases to do business in the ordinary course.
15.6 Effects
of Termination Generally.
15.6.1 Accrued
Obligations; Survival.
Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, all
of the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement including the
exclusive license in Section 3.1, shall terminate immediately except: (a)
any
rights that shall have accrued to the benefit of any Party prior to such
termination or expiration, including the right of Chrysalis to receive royalties
as provided in Article 7; and (b) any rights and obligations of the Parties
which are expressly indicated to survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement. All
of the Parties’ rights and obligations under, and the provisions contained in
[***]
shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. [***]
15.6.2 Outstanding
Payments.
All
payments of amounts owing to either Party under this Agreement as of its
expiration or termination shall be due and payable within the later of (i)
to
the extent such amounts can be calculated and a fixed sum determined at the
time
of expiration or termination of this Agreement, sixty (60) days after the date
of such expiration or termination, and (ii) ten (10) days after the date in
which such amounts can be calculated and a fixed sum determined.
ARTICLE
16
STANDSTILL
AGREEMENT
16.1 General
Standstill.
Except
as set forth in this Section 16.1, Chrysalis hereby agrees that, without the
written consent of Discovery, during the Term and for a [***] period
beginning on the date of termination of this Agreement for any reason, neither
Chrysalis nor any of its Affiliates will (nor assist or encourage others to),
directly or indirectly, without the written consent of Discovery: (i) acquire,
or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others,
by
purchase, gift, or otherwise, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
or
interest in any securities or direct or indirect rights, warrants, or options
to
acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any securities
of
Discovery; (ii) directly or indirectly effect or seek, initiate, offer, or
propose or participate in any (A) tender or exchange offer, merger,
consolidation, or other business combination involving Discovery, or (B) any
recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, sale of all or
substantially all the assets, or other extraordinary transaction with respect
to
Discovery; (iii) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly,
alone or in concert with others, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as
such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to
Section 14 of the Exchange Act); (iv) form or become a member of a “group” (as
defined under the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of
Discovery (including by depositing any securities of Discovery in a voting
trust
or by subjecting any securities of Discovery to any other arrangement or
agreement with respect to the voting of such securities); or (v) enter into
any
agreements, discussions, or arrangements with any Third Party with respect
to
any of the foregoing.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
16.2 Certain
Exceptions.
Nothing
in this Article 16 shall prohibit Chrysalis’ or its Affiliates’ employees from
purchasing securities of Discovery pursuant to (i) a pension plan established
for the benefit of Chrysalis’ or its Affiliates’ employees, (ii) any employee
benefit plan of Chrysalis or its Affiliates, (iii) any stock portfolios not
controlled by Chrysalis or any of its Affiliates that invest in Discovery among
other companies, or (iv) de
minimis
passive
investments not to exceed five percent (5%) of Discovery’s outstanding voting
securities.
16.3 Exception
for an Acquisition Transaction.
This
Article 16 shall terminate (subject to revival as provided below) and Chrysalis
and its Affiliates shall have the right to acquire any securities of Discovery
without regard to the limitations set forth in this Article 16 in the event
that
Discovery publicly announces a transaction, an intention or desire to effect
any
transaction, or the receipt of any offer, which would result in (a) the sale
of
all or substantially all of the assets of Discovery within the meaning of
Section 271 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (b) Discovery common
shareholders immediately prior to such transaction owning less than fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding common stock of the acquiring entity or, in
the
case of a merger transaction, the surviving corporation (an “Acquisition
Transaction”).
If
the proposed Acquisition Transaction has not been consummated within six (6)
months following Discovery’s public announcement in respect thereof, the
provisions of this Article 16 shall be revived and have full force and effect
until such time as Discovery makes a subsequent public announcement regarding
an
Acquisition Transaction, at which time the provisions of this Article 16 shall
once again apply.
ARTICLE
17
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
17.1 Dispute
Resolution.
Except
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, any material dispute,
difference, claim, action, demand, request, investigation, controversy, threat
or other question arising out of or relating to the interpretation of any
provisions of this Agreement or the failure of any Party to perform or comply
with any obligations or conditions applicable to such Party pursuant to this
Agreement (a “Dispute”)
shall
be settled in accordance with the provisions of this Article 17. If a Party
intends to initiate executive negotiation, mediation or arbitration (as set
forth below) to resolve a Dispute, such Party shall provide written notice
to
the other Party informing such other Party of such intention and the issues
to
be resolved.
17.2 Executive
Negotiation.
Promptly upon a Party’s receipt of a notice by the other Party as provided in
Section 17.1 with respect to a Dispute, and in any event within thirty (30)
days
of such receipt, the senior executives of each Party shall meet for attempted
resolution of such Dispute by good faith negotiations.
17.3 Mediation.
If the
senior executives referenced in Section 17.2 are unable to resolve any such
Dispute within ten (10) Business Days, either Party may, upon written notice
to
the other Party, refer such Dispute to mediation. Upon such written notice,
the
Parties shall mutually agree on a mediator to assist in the negotiations. If
the
Parties fail to mutually agree on a mediator within one week of the written
notice, a mediator shall be appointed by the AAA. The Party responsible for
referring the Dispute to mediation shall bear the costs of such mediation.
Any
settlement reached by mediation shall be resolved in writing, signed by the
Parties, and shall be binding on them.
17.4 Arbitration.
17.4.1 Referral
to Arbitration.
In the
event that a Dispute is not resolved during mediation within thirty (30) days
of
the selection of a mediator, either Party may refer such Dispute to final and
binding arbitration by sending written notice of such election to the other
Party clearly marked “Arbitration Demand,” whereupon such Dispute shall be
arbitrated in accordance with this Section 17.4.
17.4.2 Rules
and Procedures.
Except
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, any Dispute shall be finally
settled by arbitration under the then-current expedited procedures applicable
to
the then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA in accordance with
the
terms set forth in this Section 17.4. The arbitration of any Dispute shall
be
kept confidential and shall be filed with the office of the AAA located in
Washington, D.C. or such other AAA office as the Parties may agree. Such
arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators, one appointed by each
of
Chrysalis and Discovery and the third selected by the first two appointed
arbitrators. Each arbitrator shall be a person with relevant experience in
the
pharmaceutical industry. Chrysalis and Discovery must make their respective
arbitrator appointments within ten (10) Business Days of notice being given
to a
Party by the other Party of its intention to resolve such Dispute through
arbitration. Such appointed arbitrators shall select the third arbitrator within
ten (10) Business Days of the last to occur of their respective appointments.
Chrysalis and Discovery shall instruct such arbitrators to render a
determination of any such Dispute within sixty (60) days after the appointment
of the third arbitrator. All
Disputes shall be resolved by submission of documents unless the arbitration
panel determines that an oral hearing is necessary.
17.4.3 Awards.
The
decision of the arbitrators with respect to any Dispute shall be in writing
and
state the findings, facts and conclusions of law upon which the decision is
based. Any such decision and award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final
and binding upon the Parties. Judgment upon any award rendered may be entered
in
any court having jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for
a
judicial acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement, as the case may
be. Each Party submits itself to the jurisdiction of any such court for the
entry and enforcement to judgment with respect to the decision of the
arbitrators hereunder. The arbitrators shall have the power to grant all legal
and equitable remedies except specific performance and award compensatory
damages provided by applicable law, but shall not have the power or authority
to
award punitive damages. No Party shall seek punitive damages or specific
performance in relation to any matter under, arising out of, or in connection
with or relating to this Agreement in any other forum, provided however, that
the foregoing does not preclude suits or limit damages associated with
infringement.
17.4.4 Costs.
Each
Party shall pay its own expenses of arbitration, and the expenses of the
arbitrators shall be equally shared between Chrysalis and Discovery unless
the
arbitrators assess as part of their award all or any part of the arbitration
expenses of a Party or Parties (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against
the other Party or Parties, as the case may be.
17.4.5 No
Other Forum.
Except
as provided in Section 17.5, the provisions of this Section 17.4 shall be a
complete defense to any suit, action or proceeding instituted in any federal,
state or local court or before any administrative tribunal with respect to
any
Dispute arising under this Agreement. Any Party commencing a lawsuit in
violation of this Section 17.4 shall pay the costs of the other Party,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and defense
costs.
17.5 Right
to Injunctive and Other Relief.
Nothing in this Agreement, shall prohibit
either Party from seeking injunctive relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction in the event of a breach or prospective breach of this Agreement
by
the other Party which would cause irreparable harm to the first Party. Nothing
in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from seeking any remedies available
at
law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event of the
practice of such Party’s Intellectual Property outside the scope of the rights
granted herein.
ARTICLE
18
MISCELLANEOUS
18.1 Original
Agreement.
The
rights and obligations of the Parties prior to the Amended and Restated
Effective Date are governed by the Original Agreement. As of the Amended and
Restated Effective Date, the Original Agreement is terminated and the rights
and
obligations of the Parties are as set forth herein.
18.2 Choice
of Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under, and any action or
proceeding shall apply, the Laws of the State of New York excluding (i) its
conflicts of Laws principles, other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General
Obligations Law (ii), the United Nations Conventions on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods and (iii) the 1974 Convention on the Limitation
Period in the International Sale of Goods and any Protocols thereto, done at
Vienna, April 11, 1980.
18.3 Severability.
If,
under Law, any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, or
otherwise directly or indirectly affects the validity of any other material
provision(s) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall endure except for such
provision. The Parties shall consult one another and use their best efforts
to
agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute
for
such invalid or unenforceable provision in view of the intent of this
Agreement.
18.4 Relationship
of the Parties.
Each
Party shall bear its own fees, expenses, and disbursements, including the fees
and expenses of their respective counsel, accountants, bankers, and other
experts, in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and costs
incurred in the performance of its obligations hereunder without charge or
expense to the other except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Neither
Party shall have any responsibility for the hiring, termination or compensation
of the other Party’s employees or for any employee benefits of such employee. No
employee or representative of a Party shall have any authority to bind or
obligate the other Party to this Agreement for any sum or in any manner
whatsoever, or to create or impose any contractual or other liability on the
other Party without said Party’s approval. For all purposes, and notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties’ legal
relationship under this Agreement shall be that of independent contractors.
This
Agreement is not a partnership agreement and nothing in this Agreement shall
be
construed to establish a partnership, joint venture,
agency, or employer-employee relationship between
the Parties.
18.5 Parties
in Interest.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the respective legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns
of
the Parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended
to confer on any Person other than the Parties hereto, or their respective
successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under
or by reason of this Agreement.
18.6 Enforcement
of Certain Agreements.
Each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts at its expense to enforce the
provisions of any confidentiality agreements and agreements with respect to
noncompetition existing as of the Original Effective Date and the Amended and
Restated Effective Date with any of its present or former employees, agents,
consultants or independent contractors of Discovery that relate to any Licensed
Product; provided, however, that the obligation with respect to any agreement
related to this Section 18.6 shall terminate as of the date on which such
agreement and the obligations regarding noncompetition have terminated or
expired in accordance with its terms.
18.7 Use
of
Affiliates, Subcontractors, Sublicensees and Distributors.
Each
Party shall have the right to use Affiliates, subcontractors, sublicensees
and
distributors in exercising its rights and carrying out its obligations under
this Agreement, provided, however, that (i) such entities agree in writing
to be
bound by the provisions of Article 9, (ii) the use of such entities does not
in
any way materially diminish the other Party’s rights or otherwise modify the
other Party’s rights or obligations hereunder without such other Party’s prior
written consent, (iii) Discovery may not delegate, sublicense, assign, or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any entity
(including any Affiliate) that competes with any tobacco product of Chrysalis
or
its Affiliates without Chrysalis’ prior written consent, (iv) Chrysalis may not
delegate, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder to a company engaged in pulmonary critical care medicine, without
Discovery’s prior written consent and (v) except with respect to rights,
benefits and obligations assigned as permitted pursuant to Section 18.8, each
Party shall be liable for any actions or omissions of its Affiliates,
subcontractors, sublicensees and distributors in connection with this Agreement
and the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the other Party
to
the same extent as if such actions or omissions were conducted by the Party
itself.
18.8 Assignment.
Chrysalis may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right,
benefit or obligation hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise)
to
any Affiliate of Chrysalis without the prior written consent of Discovery
subject only to the limitations set forth in Section 18.7 (iv) above. Discovery
may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right, benefit
or
obligation hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) to any Affiliate
of Discovery without the prior written consent of Chrysalis, subject only to
the
limitations set forth in Section 18.7 (iii) above, provided, however,
notwithstanding such an assignment, Discovery shall remain responsible for
the
performance of the indemnification obligations set forth herein. No Party may
assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right, benefit or
obligation hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) to any other
Person other than an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the other
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or
delayed; except that, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 18.7
(iii)
and (iv) above, either Party may assign or otherwise transfer any or all of
its
rights and interests hereunder in connection with the sale of all or
substantially all of its assets or business to which this Agreement relates,
whether by way of merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other similar
transaction, provided that the assignee or transferee expressly agrees to assume
all of the obligations hereunder.
18.9 Further
Assurances and Actions.
From
time to time after the Original Effective Date, Discovery and Chrysalis shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to each other any further documents,
assurances, and other matters, and will take any other action consistent with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, that may reasonably be requested
by
a Party and necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of this
Agreement. Chrysalis and Discovery shall cooperate and use all reasonable
efforts to make all other registrations, filings, and applications, to give
all
notices, and to obtain as soon as practicable all governmental or other
consents, transfers, approvals, orders, qualifications, authorizations, permits,
and waivers, if any, and to do all other things necessary or desirable for
the
consummation of this Agreement.
18.10 Waiver.
Any
term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the Party
that
is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective unless
set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of the Party
waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any Party of any term or condition
of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or
construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Agreement on any future occasion. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, all rights and remedies available to a Party, whether under this
Agreement or afforded by Law or otherwise, will be cumulative and not in the
alternative to any other rights or remedies that may be available to such
Party.
18.11 Section
365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code.
All
rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to any section of this Agreement
are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of
the
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et
seq.,
as
amended (the “Bankruptcy
Code”),
licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under
Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Parties shall retain and may
fully exercise all of their respective rights and elections under Section 365(n)
of the Bankruptcy Code.
18.12 Notices.
All
notices that are required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be sufficient if personally delivered or sent by mail or Federal Express or
other delivery service. Any notices shall be deemed given upon the earlier
of
the date when received at, or the third day after the date when sent by
registered or certified mail or the day after the date when sent by Federal
Express to, the address set forth below, unless such address is changed by
notice to the other Parties hereto:
If
to
Chrysalis:
Chrysalis
Technologies
615
Maury
Street
Richmond,
VA 23224
Attention:
Timothy Beane
If
to
Discovery:
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
2600
Kelly Road, Suite 100
Warrington,
PA 18976
Attention
: David L. Lopez, Esq., CPA
with
a
copy to:
Dickstein
Shapiro LLP
1177
Avenue of the Americas
New
York,
NY 10036
Attention:
Ira L. Kotel, Esq.
18.13 Construction.
Unless
the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, (i) references to
any
gender include all genders, (ii) “or” has the inclusive meaning frequently
identified with the phrase “and/or,” (iii) “including” has the inclusive meaning
frequently identified with the phrase “including but not limited to” or
“including without limitation”, and (iv) references to “hereunder” or “herein”
relate to this Agreement and (v) all terms defined in the singular shall have
the same meaning in the plural and vice versa. The section and other headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation
thereof in any respect. Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references
are
to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Each accounting term used herein
that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning given to it
under
GAAP.
18.14 Registration
and Filing of this Agreement.
To the
extent, if any, that either Party concludes in good faith that it or the other
Party is required to file or register this Agreement or a notification thereof
with any Regulatory Authority, including the SEC or the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission, in accordance with Law, such Party shall inform the other Party
thereof. Should both Parties jointly agree that either of them is required
to
submit or obtain any such filing, registration or notification, they shall
cooperate, each at its own expense, in such filing, registration or notification
and shall execute all documents reasonably required in connection therewith.
In
such filing, registration or notification, the Parties shall request
confidential treatment of sensitive provisions of this Agreement, to the extent
permitted by Law. The Parties shall promptly inform each other as to the
activities or inquiries of any such Regulatory Authority relating to this
Agreement, and shall reasonably cooperate to respond to any request for further
information therefrom on a timely basis.
18.15 Force
Majeure.
No
Party shall be held liable or 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 fulfilling or 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
is defined as causes beyond the control of the Party, including, without
limitation, acts of God; acts, regulations, or laws of any government; war;
civil commotion; destruction of production facilities or materials by fire,
flood, earthquake, explosion or storm; labor disturbances; epidemic; and failure
of public utilities or common carriers. In such event Discovery or Chrysalis,
as
the case may be, shall 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 shall thereupon 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 and the thirty (30) days thereafter. To the extent possible, each
Party
shall use reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of any Force Majeure.
18.16 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect
to
the subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings
between the Parties, whether written or oral. This Agreement may be altered,
amended or changed only by a writing making specific reference to this Agreement
and signed by duly authorized representatives of Discovery and
Chrysalis.
18.17 Third
Party Beneficiaries.
Except
for any Third Party Indemnities under Article 13, none of the provisions of
this
Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Third Party,
including any creditor of either Party hereto, and no such Third Party (except
for such Indemnitees, as such) shall obtain any right under any provision of
this Agreement or shall by reasons of any such provision make any claim in
respect of any debt, liability or obligation (or otherwise) against either
Party
hereto.
18.18 Execution
in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which counterparts, when
so
executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and both of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument
even
if both Parties have not executed the same counterpart. Signatures provided
by
facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be original signatures.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties hereto as
of
the day and year first written above.
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PHILIP
MORRIS USA INC.,
d/b/a
CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES
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By: |
/s/ Dr. Ken Podrecz |
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Name:
Dr. Ken Podrecz
Title:
VP RD & E Administration &
Compliance
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D. |
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Name:
Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
Title:
President
and Chief Executive Officer
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[***]
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Unassociated Document
Exhibit
10.5
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Confidential
Treatment
Requested
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Execution
Version
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LICENSE
AGREEMENT
by
and between
DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC.
(a
Delaware corporation)
and
PHILIP
MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
(a
Switzerland corporation)
March
28, 2008
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE
2 LICENSE |
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2.1
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License
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8
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2.2
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Limitations
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9
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2.3
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Sublicensing
Rights
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9
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2.4
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Retained
Rights
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10
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ARTICLE
3 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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10
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3.1
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Licensed
Product Development and No PMPSA Obligations With Respect to
the
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Development
of Licensed Products
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10
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3.2
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Notice
of Development of Licensed Products
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10
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3.3
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Development
Effort
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10
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3.4
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Costs
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10
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3.5
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Design
Configurations
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10
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3.6
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Status
Updates
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11
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ARTICLE
4 COMMERCIALIZATION
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11
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4.1
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Exclusive
Right to Sell the Licensed Products
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11
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4.2
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Responsibility
For Commercialization Matters
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11
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4.3
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Commercialization
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11
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4.4
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Status
Updates
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11
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ARTICLE
5 REGULATORY MATTERS
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12
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5.1
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Responsibility
and Consultation
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12
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5.2
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Regulatory
Updates and Communications
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12
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5.3
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Records
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12
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5.4
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Product
Liability Litigation
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12
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ARTICLE
6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
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12
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6.1
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Royalties
with Respect to Licensed Products and Substitute Products
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12
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6.2
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Minimum
Royalties
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13
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6.3
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Prohibition
on Bundling
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13
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6.4
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Fixed
Consideration
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13
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6.5
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Treatment
of Partial Product Sales
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14
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6.6
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Royalty
Reports
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14
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6.7
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Payment
of Estimated and Actual Amounts
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14
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6.8
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Pass-Through
Royalties
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14
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6.9
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Records
and Audits
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14
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6.10
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Foreign
Exchange
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15
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6.11
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Manner
of Payments
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16
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6.12
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Late
Payments
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16
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6.13
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Tax
Withholding
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16
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ARTICLE
7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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16
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7.1
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Ownership
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16
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7.2
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Disclosure,
Assignment, License and Exploitation
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17
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7.3
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Agreement
with Personnel
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17
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7.4
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Prosecution
of Patents
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18
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7.5
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Patent
Term Extensions
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18
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7.6
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Third
Party Infringement
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18
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7.7
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Infringement
of Third Party Rights
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19
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ARTICLE
8 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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20
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8.1
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Use
of Confidential Information
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20
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8.2
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Permitted
Disclosure and Use
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21
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8.3
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Disclosure
for SEC Filings
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22
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8.4
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Publications
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22
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8.5
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Public
Announcements
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22
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8.6
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Survival
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23
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ARTICLE
9 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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23
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9.1
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Mutual
Representations and Warranties
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23
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9.2
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Intellectual
Property
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23
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9.3
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No
Adverse Effects
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24
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ARTICLE
10 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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25
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10.1
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Compliance
with Laws
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25
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10.2
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Cooperation
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25
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10.3
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Sharing
of Information
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25
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ARTICLE
11 DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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26
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11.1
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Disclaimer
of Warranties
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26
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11.2
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Limitation
of Liability
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26
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ARTICLE
12 INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE
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27
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12.1
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Indemnification
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27
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12.2
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Indemnification
Procedures
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28
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12.3
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Insurance
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29
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ARTICLE
13 TERM
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30
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ARTICLE
14 TERMINATION
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30
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14.1
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Termination
by Discovery
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30
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14.2
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Termination
Due to Failure to Meet Minimum Royalties
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30
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14.3
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Termination
for Material Breach
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30
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14.4
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Termination
Due to Certain Events
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31
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14.5
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Effects
of Termination Generally
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31
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ARTICLE
15 STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
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31
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15.1
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General
Standstill
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31
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15.2
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Certain
Exceptions
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32
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15.3
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Exception
for an Acquisition Transaction
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32
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ARTICLE
16 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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32
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16.1
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Dispute
Resolution
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32
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16.2
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Executive
Negotiation
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33
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16.3
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Mediation
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33
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16.4
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Arbitration
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33
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16.5
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Right
to Injunctive and Other Relief
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ARTICLE
17 MISCELLANEOUS
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34
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17.1
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Choice
of Law
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34
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17.2
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Severability
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34
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17.3
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Relationship
of the Parties
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35
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17.4
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Parties
in Interest
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35
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17.5
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Enforcement
of Certain Agreements
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35
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17.6
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Use
of Affiliates, Subcontractors, Sublicensees and
Distributors
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35
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17.7
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Assignment
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36
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17.8
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Further
Assurances and Actions
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36
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17.9
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Waiver
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36
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17.10
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Section
365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code
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36
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17.11
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Notices
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37
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17.12
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Construction
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37
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17.13
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Registration
and Filing of this Agreement
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37
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17.14
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Force
Majeure
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38
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17.15
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Entire
Agreement
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38
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17.16
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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38
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17.17
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Execution
in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
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38
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LICENSE
AGREEMENT
THIS
LICENSE AGREEMENT effective as of March 28, 2008 (the “Effective
Date”)
by and
between DISCOVERY LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Discovery”),
and Philip
Morris Products S.A., a Switzerland corporation (“PMPSA”).
Discovery and PMPSA shall be referred to herein individually as a “Party”
and
collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS,
Discovery and Philip Morris USA Inc., Chrysalis Technologies Division,
(“Chrysalis”)
entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement effective December 9, 2005 (the
“Original
Agreement”)
pursuant to which Chrysalis granted to Discovery a worldwide license under
its
rights in and to its capillary aerosol generation technology to develop certain
combination drug-device pulmonary surfactant products;
WHEREAS,
Chrysalis has assigned to PMPSA all rights outside of the United States in
and
to its capillary aerosol generation technology (the “Assigned
Rights”);
and
WHEREAS,
Chrysalis and Discovery are amending and restating the Original Agreement as
of
the Effective Date to reflect such assignment of rights to PMPSA and to cease
Chrysalis’ active involvement in the development of such combination drug-device
pulmonary surfactant products (the “Amended
and Restated Chrysalis/Discovery Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
PMPSA and Discovery desire to enter into a license agreement pursuant to which
PMPSA will grant to Discovery a license under the Assigned Rights;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein, the Parties, intending
to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
In
addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
used
in this Agreement are defined below:
“AAA”
means
the American Arbitration Association.
“Actual
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.7.2.
[***]
“Aerosol
Device”
means
a
device to aerosolize a pharmaceutical compound for administration to humans.
It
is contemplated that the Aerosol Device shall consist of (i) permanent
(e.g.,
nondisposable) components that control power and electronics (e.g.,
control unit) and (ii) a physical mechanism (e.g.,
pump)
to provide a means for dispensing the Drug Product from the container closure
system.
“Aerosol
Technology”
means
any technology related to the aerosolization of a liquid form of a
pharmaceutical compound. Aerosol Technology does not include technology that
is
related to the delivery of aerosols as dry powders.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Affiliates”
means
with respect to any Party, any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Party. For purposes of this
Section, “control” means (i) in the case of a Person that is a corporate entity,
direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock
or
shares having the right to vote (or such lesser percentage which is the maximum
allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction)
for
the election of directors of such Person or (ii) in the case of a Person that
is
an entity, but is not a corporate entity, the possession, directly or
indirectly, of (A) more than fifty percent (50%) of the economic or partnership
interest in the income or capital of such Person or (B) the power to direct,
or
cause the direction of, the management or policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” or “under common control” shall have the
meanings correlative to the foregoing. For the purposes of this Amended and
Restated License Agreement, Chrysalis and PMPSA shall not be considered
Affiliates with respect to each other.
“Agreement”
means
this License Agreement, including the Schedules attached hereto.
“Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 14.3.1.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in
New
York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
“Clinical
Trials”
means
Phase I, II, III and, if required, Phase IV clinical trials and such other
tests
and studies in human subjects or patients that are required to obtain, maintain,
or sustain Regulatory Approval in a country in the Territory.
“Confidential
Information”
means
all information received by either Party or its Affiliates from or on behalf
of
the other Party or its Affiliates relating to this Agreement that the disclosing
Party treats as confidential, including, without limitation: (i) copies of
any
nonpublic information regarding a Party’s Patents; (ii) techniques, technology,
practices, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable), designs,
methods, manufacturing processes, formulae, formulations, specifications,
documents, knowledge, know-how, skill, experience, test data, and results,
(including that related to pharmacology, toxicology, preclinical testing,
clinical testing, expression data, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC)
data, batch records, trials, and studies, safety and efficacy, analytical,
and
quality control); (iii) devices and related components, compounds, polypeptides,
proteins, formulations, compositions of matter, cells, cell lines, markers,
assays, and physical, biological, or chemical material; (iv) marketing
information, market research data, medical/physicians advisory boards, and
consultant input, including clinical studies designed to support promotional
efforts; (v) the terms of this Agreement, and (vi) other proprietary business
information such as business plans, financial or personnel matters, present
or
future products, research, process and technology development programs, sales,
suppliers, customers, employees, investors, or other business information,
whether in oral, written, graphic, or electronic form.
“Contract
Month”
means
each month during any Contract Year.
The
initial Contract Month will be deemed to begin on the Effective Date and end
on
the expiration of that Contract Month in which the Effective Date
falls.
“Contract
Quarter”
means
each three (3) month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 during any Contract Year.
The
initial Contract Quarter will be deemed to begin on the Effective Date and
end
on the expiration of that Contract Quarter in which the Effective Date
falls.
“Contract
Year”
means
a
twelve (12) month period ending on December 31.
The
initial Contract Year will be deemed to begin on the Effective Date and end
on
December
31 of
that
Contract Year in which it falls.
“Diligent
Commercialization Efforts”
means
efforts and resources reasonably comparable to those commonly used in the
research-based pharmaceutical industry for a medical device, pharmaceutical
product or pharmaceutical compound at a similar stage in its commercialization
or product life of similar market potential, taking into account safety and
efficacy, the competitiveness of alternative products in the marketplace, the
patent and other proprietary position of the product, the likelihood of
regulatory approval given the regulatory structure involved, the potential
profitability of the product and alternative products and other relevant factors
relating to the commercialization of a Licensed Product, including, without
limitation, the potential cost, risk, timing and reward, provided,
however,
that
the fact that the Parties are required to share revenues with respect to the
Licensed Products shall not be a factor taken into account in determining
whether Diligent Commercialization Efforts were satisfied. Diligent
Commercialization Efforts shall be determined on a market by market basis for
a
particular Licensed Product, and it is anticipated that the level of effort
will
change over time reflecting changes in the status of the Licensed Product and
the market involved.
“Diligent
Development Efforts”
means
efforts and resources reasonably comparable to those commonly used in the
research-based pharmaceutical industry for a medical device, pharmaceutical
product or pharmaceutical compound at a similar stage in its development of
similar market potential, taking into account safety and efficacy, product
profile, difficulty in developing the product, competitiveness of alternative
products in the marketplace, the patent and other proprietary position of the
product, the likelihood of regulatory approval given the regulatory structure
involved, the potential profitability of the product and alternative products
and other relevant factors affecting the cost, risk and timing of development
and total potential reward to be obtained if a Licensed Product is
commercialized, provided,
however,
that
the fact that the Parties are required to share revenues with respect to the
Licensed Products shall not be a factor taken into account in determining
whether Diligent Development Efforts were satisfied.
“Discovery”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Discovery
Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1.2.
“Discovery
Patents”
means
all Patents owned by Discovery or to which Discovery otherwise has rights that
claim or are directed to any Discovery Intellectual Property.
“Discovery
Technology”
means
(a) Discovery’s proprietary Pulmonary Surfactant technology (including without
limitation the technologies, formulations, processes, equipment, materials
and
know-how relating to the manufacture and use of Pulmonary Surfactants for
treatment of respiratory conditions), and (b) all Intellectual Property owned
by
or licensed to Discovery relating to such Pulmonary Surfactant technology,
including, without limitation, the Discovery Patents.
“Discovery
Technology Improvements”
means
any Inventions created or reduced to practice [***]
in the
performance of the Agreement or exercise of the license granted pursuant to
this
Agreement, which Inventions relate primarily to Pulmonary Surfactants (alone
or
in combination with [***]).
“Disposable
Dose Packet”
consists of: (i) Drug Product within a container (comprising the drug
formulation containing the drug substance and the container closure system
in
which it is packaged), (ii) aerosolization capillary (heatable capillary through
which the formulation is pumped to produce an aerosol), (iii) patient interface
(components through which the aerosol produced by the capillary travels in
order
to reach the patient), and (iv) all ancillary tubing, connectors and fittings
related thereto.
“Dispute”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 16.1.
“Dollars”
and
“$”
means,
unless otherwise specified, United States Dollars.
“Drug
Product”
means
a
pharmacological agent(s), including Pulmonary Surfactants, together with any
excipients or inactive ingredients, formulated for use in connection with an
Aerosol Device or Disposable Dose Packet.
“Effective
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Estimated
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.7.1.
[***]
“Exchange
Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 15.1.
“Exclusive
Field”
means
the therapeutic or preventative use in humans of Aerosol Technology to deliver
Pulmonary Surfactants (alone or in combination with [***]
as
an
active ingredient for the prevention or treatment of Respiratory Indications.
“FDA”
shall
mean the United States Food and Drug Administration, and any successor
agency.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“First
Commercial Sale”
means
the first arms-length commercial sale of a Licensed Product to a Third Party
by
Discovery or its Affiliates or sublicensees, as the case may be, in any country
in the Territory after receipt of Marketing Authorization in such country which
results in an exchange for cash or some equivalent to which value can be
assigned for the purpose of determining Net Sales.
“Force
Majeure Event”
means
an event or occurrence that materially interferes with the ability of a Party
to
perform its obligations or duties hereunder which is not within the reasonable
control of the Party affected or any of its Affiliates, not due to malfeasance
by such Party or its Affiliates, and which could not with the exercise of due
diligence have been avoided, including without limitation fire, earthquake,
acts
of God, acts of war, labor strikes or lockouts, riots, civil disturbances,
actions or inactions of governmental authorities (except actions in response
to
a breach of applicable Law by such Party).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Hospital
Setting”
means
a
(i) hospital-setting in the delivery room, NICU, PICU, CCU, emergency
department, surgical care unit and/or intermediate care unit, (ii) emergency
and
specialized medical treatment centers, such as birthing centers, treatment
centers for chronic diseases, trauma centers and other similar facilities,
and
(iii) an institution setting which is used to provide long-term care for people
with chronic illness or disability, including hospice settings and nursing
homes.
“Indemnitee”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 12.2.1.
“Indemnitor”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 12.2.1.
“Infringement
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all know how, Inventions, Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and
any
other intellectual property rights in the Territory that may be secured in
any
place under laws now or hereafter in effect.
“Invention”
means
any new or improved apparatus, process, information, product, invention,
discovery, idea, suggestion, material, data, equipment, design, circuit
component, drawing, tooling, prototype, report, computer software, documentation
or other intellectual property or know-how (whether or not patentable)
discovered, produced, conceived, created or reduced to practice by either or
both Parties (or their Affiliates, sublicensees, subcontractors, successors
or
assigns).
“Law”
means
any applicable statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order, or rule of any
federal, state, local, foreign, or other governmental agency or body or of
any
other type of regulatory body (including common law) or securities exchange
or
automated quotation system.
“Licensed
Product”
means
a
combination drug-device product using or otherwise practicing the PMPSA
Technology and delivering Pulmonary Surfactants (alone or in combination with
[***]).
“Losses”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 12.1.1.
“Major
Markets”
means
[***].
“Marketing
Authorization”
means,
with respect to each country in the Territory, the principal
Regulatory Approval required to market the Licensed Product in such country
(e.g., the NDA), including satisfactory pricing and reimbursement approval,
when
applicable.
“NDA”
shall
mean a new drug application, biologics
license application, pre-market
approval application, or a pre-market clearance under FDCA Section 510k that
may
be filed with the FDA in the United States or any
comparable application that may be filed with any equivalent Regulatory
Authority in the Territory.
“Net
Sales”
means,
with respect to Licensed Products and Substitute Products, as applicable, sold
by Discovery, its Affiliates and sublicensees in the Territory, the [***]
amount
[***]
for
Licensed Products or Substitute Products, as applicable, by Discovery, its
Affiliates, and any sublicensees of Discovery in arms-length, commercial
transactions in the Territory with customers that are Third Parties, less the
following deductions to the extent included in such [***]
amount:
[***]
Any
discretionary rebates, discounts or other adjustments to the [***]
amount
shall be commercially reasonable and consistent with standard industry
practices. Net Sales (including each applicable deduction from the [***]
amount)
shall be determined from the books and records of Discovery maintained in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
“Non-Breaching
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 14.3.1.
“Other
Product”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2.
“Party”
and
“Parties”
have
the meanings set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“Patents”
means
all patents and patent applications, and all patents issuing thereon (including
utility, model and design patents and certificates of invention), together
with
all reissue patents, patents of addition, divisions, renewals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutions, additions, extensions (including
supplemental protection certificates), registrations, confirmations,
re-examinations, and foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing in the
Territory.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, limited liability
company, proprietorship, trust or estate, joint venture, association, or other
legal entity.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“PMPSA”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.
“PMPSA
Intellectual Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1.
“PMPSA
Patents”
means
all Patents owned by PMPSA in the Territory or to which PMPSA otherwise has
rights in the Territory, as of the Effective Date, that claim or are directed
to
the PMPSA Technology.
“PMPSA
Technology”
means
(a) PMPSA’s proprietary Aerosol Technology owned or controlled by PMPSA in the
Territory as of the Effective Date (including without limitation the
technologies, devices, processes, equipment, materials and know-how relating
to
the aerosolization of liquid forms of drug products and the Aerosol Devices
and
Disposable Dose Packs therefor) and (b) all Intellectual Property owned by
or
licensed to PMPSA in the Territory as of the Effective Date relating to such
Aerosol Technology, including, without limitation, the PMPSA
Patents.
“PMPSA
Technology Improvements”
means
any rights in the Territory in and to any Inventions created or reduced to
practice [***]
in the
performance of the Agreement or exercise of the license granted pursuant to
this
Agreement, or [***]
under
the Amended and Restated Chrysalis/Discovery Agreement or in the exercise of
the
license granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated Chrysalis/Discovery
Agreement, in each case which Inventions relate primarily to the PMPSA
Technology.
“Pulmonary
Surfactant”
means
surface active agents designed for deposition in the lungs in order to exert
a
physiological or pharmacological affect to prevent or treat Respiratory
Indications.
“Regulatory
Approval”
means
any approvals (including, where necessary for the marketing, use, or other
distribution of a drug, medical device, or combination drug and medical device
in a regulatory jurisdiction, pricing, and reimbursement approvals), licenses,
registrations, or authorizations or equivalents necessary for the manufacture,
use, storage, import, export, clinical testing, transport, marketing, sale,
and
distribution of the Drug Product or Aerosol Device and any Licensed Product
in a
regulatory jurisdiction anywhere in the Territory, including Marketing
Authorizations.
“Regulatory
Authority”
means
any federal, national, multinational, state, provincial, or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, or other governmental entity with authority to
regulate the marketing and sale of a pharmaceutical product, delivery system
or
device in a country in the Territory.
“Respiratory
Indications”
means
all respiratory dysfunctions, failures, syndromes, diseases, disorders, or
conditions.
“Royalty
Credit”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section6.7.2.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Royalty
Report”
means
the reports to be delivered by Discovery to PMPSA pursuant to Section 6.6 with
respect to each Contract Month and pursuant to Section 6.7 with respect to
each
Contract Quarter, which reports shall give such particulars of each of the
Licensed Products and Substitute Products sold by Discovery and its Affiliates
and sublicensees during the preceding Contract Month in the Territory in the
case of Section 6.6 and during the preceding Contract Quarter in the case of
Section 6.7 on a country-by-country basis as are reasonably pertinent to perform
an accounting of royalties under this Agreement.
“SEC”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 8.3.
“Substitute
Product”
means
any Aerosol Device, Disposable Dose Packet or Drug Product (other than a
Licensed Product) sold by Discovery, its Affiliates and sublicensees for use
within the Exclusive Field.
“Target
Indications”
means
the following Respiratory Indications: [***].
“Target
Populations”
means
human patients [***]
receiving
forms of treatment for the applicable Respiratory Indication that are typically
and principally provided [***].
“Taxes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.13.
“Term”
has
the
meaning set forth in Article 13.
“Territory”
means
all countries in the world, except the United States of America and its
territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands.
“Third
Party”
means
any Person other than PMPSA or Discovery or their respective
Affiliates.
“Third
Party Claim”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 12.1.1.
“Valid
Claim”
means
a
claim of an issued and unexpired patent, which claim has not been held
unpatentable, invalid, or unenforceable by a court or other government agency
of
competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be or has been taken and has
not
been held or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through re-examination
or
disclaimer, opposition procedure, nullity suit or otherwise, which claim, but
for the licenses granted herein, would be infringed by the sale of a Licensed
Product.
ARTICLE
2
LICENSE
2.1 License.
Information
marked by [***] has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment. The omitted portion has been separately filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
2.1.1 Exclusive
License.
Subject
to the terms, conditions, and limitations of this Agreement, PMPSA hereby grants
to Discovery an exclusive right and royalty-bearing license or sublicense,
as
applicable, in the Territory, with the right to grant sublicenses solely as
set
forth in Section 2.3, under the PMPSA Technology and PMPSA Technology
Improvements to make and have made, to use and have used, to develop and have
developed, to sell and have sold, to offer for sale and have offered for sale,
to import and export and have imported and exported Licensed Products in the
Exclusive Field in the Territory during the Term.
2.1.2 Non-Exclusive,
Research License.
Subject
to the terms, conditions, and limitations of this Agreement, PMPSA hereby grants
to Discovery a non-exclusive, royalty-free, research only license or sublicense,
as applicable, in the Territory, with the right to grant sublicenses solely
as
set forth in Section 2.3, under the PMPSA Technology and PMPSA Technology
Improvements to [***].
An
“Other
Product”
means
a
combination drug-device product using or otherwise practicing the PMPSA
Technology and [***]
as an
active ingredient in humans, alone or in combination with [***] ([***]).
2.1.3 Other
Products.
In the
event Discovery wishes to obtain a license under the PMPSA Technology and PMPSA
Technology Improvements to develop and commercialize an Other Product for
[***],
Discovery shall provide PMPSA with written notice of the same. Such written
notice shall include a description of the Other Product and shall specify the
[***].
Within
[***]
days of
receipt of such notice, and in the exercise of reasonable discretion and good
faith, PMPSA shall notify Discovery in writing whether it is willing to grant
Discovery such a license under the PMPSA Technology and PMPSA Technology
Improvements. In the event PMPSA is willing to grant Discovery a license under
the PMPSA Technology and PMPSA Technology Improvements to develop and
commercialize such Other Product for [***],
PMPSA
and Discovery shall use reasonable efforts to enter into a written amendment
to
this Agreement pursuant to which PMPSA shall grant to Discovery such a license
on the same terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.2 Limitations.
The
license granted pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be exclusive only to the extent
that PMPSA has the right to grant an exclusive license with respect to the
Licensed Product in question. No right or license outside of the Exclusive
Field
is granted and all such rights are expressly reserved by PMPSA. No right or
license is or shall be granted under this Agreement by implication. All such
rights or licenses are or shall be granted only as expressly provided in this
Agreement. Discovery shall not practice the PMPSA Technology in the Territory
except as expressly licensed herein. Nothing herein shall limit the ability
of
PMPSA to perform any research or development work on or using the PMPSA
Technology. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no rights
with respect to any trademarks, trade names, service marks or logos of PMPSA
are
granted pursuant to this Agreement.
2.3 Sublicensing
Rights.
The
license granted to Discovery pursuant to Section 2.1 by PMPSA shall include
the
right of Discovery to grant sublicenses, subject to terms and conditions set
forth in Section 17.6. Discovery shall provide PMPSA with prompt written notice
of any sublicenses granted hereunder.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
2.4 Retained
Rights.
Any
rights of each Party not expressly granted to the other Party under the
provisions of this Agreement shall be retained by each Party, and, subject
to
any applicable terms, conditions, and limitations of this Agreement, each Party
shall retain the right to: (a) exploit such Party’s own Intellectual Property
relating to Licensed Products to develop, manufacture, and commercialize
products outside the Exclusive Field; (b) exploit such Party’s own Intellectual
Property relating to Licensed Products for other purposes outside the Exclusive
Field unrelated to the Licensed Products; and (c) perform its obligations and
exercise its rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
3
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
3.1 Licensed
Product Development
and No PMPSA Obligations With Respect to the Development of Licensed
Products.
Discovery shall be solely responsible for the development of Licensed Products
and PMPSA shall have no obligations with respect to the development of Licensed
Products unless PMPSA agrees otherwise in writing. PMPSA acknowledges and agrees
that Discovery may partner with third parties with respect to the development
of
Licensed Products.
3.2 Notice
of Development of Licensed Products.
Discovery shall provide PMPSA with written notification of its intention to
proceed with Phase II Clinical Trials for a Licensed Product. Such written
notification shall include sufficient detail for PMPSA to understand the nature
of such Licensed Product to be developed by Discovery.
3.3 Development
Effort.
Discovery
shall use Diligent Development Efforts to
develop
at least one Licensed Product and to otherwise carry out its responsibilities
under this Agreement relating to such Licensed Product promptly and
expeditiously in accordance with all Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Parties acknowledge that the development of pharmaceutical products is
inherently speculative and there is no guarantee that Discovery will be
successful in developing any commercially viable Licensed Products, or that
the
development of any Licensed Products will proceed as anticipated.
3.4 Costs.
Discovery shall be solely responsible for all costs incurred by Discovery in
connection with the development of Licensed Products hereunder.
3.5 Design
Configurations.
The
Parties agree that any Aerosol Device and Disposable Dose Packet configuration
developed for use outside the Exclusive Field shall be distinct in appearance
from those for use with the Licensed Products and shall not be interchangeable
with the Aerosol Device or Disposable Dose Packet of the Licensed Products.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
and provided PMPSA has received appropriate prior written notification from
Discovery describing the packaging for the Disposable Dose Packets and Licensed
Products in sufficient detail for PMPSA to comply with this Section 3.5,
PMPSA
shall not offer for sale or sell, nor authorize any Third Party to offer for
sale or sell, any pharmaceutical product (i) in packaging similar in appearance
to the Disposable Dose Packet for a Licensed Product, or (ii) in packaging
that
is interchangeable with the Disposable Dose Packet of a Licensed Product for
purposes of use in an Aerosol Device.
3.6 Status
Updates.
Upon the
reasonable request of PMPSA, Discovery shall provide PMPSA with an update on
the
status of the development of Licensed Products hereunder; provided that in
no
event shall Discovery be required to provide an update more often than once
a
Contract Quarter.
ARTICLE
4
COMMERCIALIZATION
4.1 Exclusive
Right to Sell the Licensed Products.
The
Parties agree that during the Term, Discovery shall have the exclusive right
to
market and have marketed, sell and have sold, and offer for sale or have offered
for sale any Licensed Products in the Territory.
4.2 Responsibility
For Commercialization Matters.
Discovery shall have the sole responsibility and
assumes all liabilities for
all
activities associated with the commercialization of the Licensed Products in
the
Territory, including, without limitation, (a) preparing, submitting and seeking
Marketing Authorizations for the Licensed Products, (b) sales, advertising
and
marketing of the Licensed Product, (c) scientific and medical affairs, (d)
customer service and distribution related services, such as order taking,
shipping, billing, accounts receivable, returns, allowance activities and
product support; (e) Phase IV Clinical Trials, (f) commercial manufacture of
the
Licensed Product; and (g) branding of the Licensed Products.
4.3 Commercialization.
4.3.1 Diligent
Commercialization Efforts.
Discovery shall use Diligent Commercialization Efforts to bring the Licensed
Products to market and to market and sell the Licensed Products in the Territory
with a particular focus on obtaining Marketing Authorizations for and
commercializing Licensed Products in the Major Markets. Discovery shall promptly
notify PMPSA of the receipt of any Marketing Authorization for a Licensed
Product in the Territory.
4.3.2 Commercialization
Initiation.
With
respect to each Licensed Product, the First Commercial Sale in each country
constituting the Major Markets shall occur within [***]
of
receipt of the relevant Marketing Authorization for such country for such
Licensed Product. Should Discovery materially fail to achieve any such
commercialization initiation within [***]of
having
received written notice of such failure from PMPSA [***].
4.4 Status
Updates.
Upon
PMPSA’s reasonable request, Discovery shall provide PMPSA with an update on the
status of the commercialization of Licensed Products in the Territory hereunder;
provided that in no event shall Discovery be required to provide an update
more
often than once a Contract Quarter.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ARTICLE
5
REGULATORY
MATTERS
5.1 Responsibility
and Consultation.
Discovery shall be responsible for preparing, submitting, seeking and
maintaining all Regulatory Approvals for the Licensed Products in the Territory,
including without limitation Marketing Authorizations.
5.2 Regulatory
Updates and Communications.
Within
thirty (30) days after the end of each Contract Quarter, Discovery shall provide
PMPSA with a written update on the status of the Regulatory Approvals for the
Licensed Products in the Territory. In addition, Discovery shall provide PMPSA
with a copy of any medical device reports relating to the use of Licensed
Products in the Territory and a copy (if in writing) or a description (if oral)
of any significant contact or communication from any Regulatory Authority
relating to a material safety issue with the PMPSA Technology, in each case,
promptly after Discovery’s receipt of the same.
5.3 Records.
Except
to the extent otherwise required by law, the Parties acknowledge and agree
that
PMPSA shall have no obligation to maintain any records relating to the PMPSA
Technology or the Licensed Product.
5.4 Product
Liability Litigation.
Discovery shall promptly inform PMPSA of the initiation of any (i) recalls,
corrections or removals of Licensed Products in the Territory, and (ii)
litigation or investigations in the Territory relating to the Licensed Product
involving a claim of death or bodily injury (or allegations thereof) to an
individual and shall provide PMPSA with regular written updates with respect
thereto. If any such recalls, corrections, removals, litigation or
investigations relate to the PMPSA Technology, then PMPSA shall have the right
to audit the books, records and facilities relating to such Licensed Products
(solely to the degree that Discovery has the right to grant any such access
and
solely to the degree such books, records and facilities relate to such
litigation and investigation), and Discovery shall reasonably cooperate with
PMPSA in connection therewith.
ARTICLE
6
FINANCIAL
PROVISIONS
6.1 Royalties
with Respect to Licensed Products and Substitute Products.
In
consideration of the rights granted and payments made to Discovery herein,
Discovery shall pay royalties to PMPSA on Net Sales of Licensed Products and
Substitute Products in the Territory in an amount equal to [***]
of
the
Net Sales for such Licensed Products and Substitute Products.
Information
marked by [***] has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment. The omitted portion has been separately filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
6.2 Minimum
Royalties.
Commencing [***]
and
continuing thereafter throughout the Term, if the royalties paid by Discovery
to
PMPSA hereunder are not equal to or greater than the following for each Contract
Quarter of the applicable Contract Year:
[***]
(the
“Minimum
Royalty”),
then
PMPSA shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
14.2;
provided, that Discovery can cure any such royalty shortfall by paying PMPSA
[***] after
the
end of the applicable Contract Quarter the difference between the Minimum
Royalty due for the applicable Contract Quarter and the actual royalties paid
by
Discovery hereunder for such Contract Quarter (the “Royalty
Shortfall”).
The
royalty payments required to be paid in any given Contract Quarter pursuant
to
Section 6.1 shall be subject to an offsetting reduction by Discovery in an
amount equal to the Royalty Shortfall; provided, however, that (i) no such
offset shall be applied until the royalty payments for such Contract Quarter
exceed the Minimum Royalties for such Contract Quarter, and (ii) such offset
may
be made only to the extent such Royalty Shortfall has not previously been
subject to offset pursuant to this Section.
6.3 Prohibition
on Bundling.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Discovery
hereby covenants that it will not include or bundle any Licensed Products and
Substitute Products or components thereof as part of a multiple product offering
with any other products or services if it would result in the price of the
Licensed Product or Substitute Product or any components thereof being
discounted from the then-applicable sale price in such jurisdiction, nor shall
Discovery permit its Affiliates or sublicensees to do so, except with the prior
written consent of PMPSA. In the event any such bundled sales occur, the Net
Sales with respect to such bundled transactions shall be deemed to be the-then
current average Net Sales for the Licensed Product or Substitute Product in
such
jurisdiction in arms length transactions or in the event there are no unbundled
transactions, the fair market value of such Net Sales.
6.4 Fixed
Consideration.
In the
event that Discovery receives any fixed payment, fee or other consideration
from
a Third Party (i) in consideration of any discount, credit or similar allowance
granted to such Third Party in connection with the purchase of any Licensed
Product(s) or Substitute Product(s) or (ii) in lieu of any royalties with
respect to any Licensed Product(s) or Substitute Product(s), then Discovery
shall pay to PMPSA a royalty equal to the product of (a) such consideration
multiplied by (b) the royalty rate set forth in Section 6.1 Discovery shall
report on the amount of any such consideration, and the royalty payable thereon
in U.S. Dollars, in the Royalty Report. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section
6.4 shall not apply with respect to any fixed payment, fee or other
consideration from a Third Party in respect of development fees, milestone
payments or other similar payments in transactions that incorporate a
market-rate royalty structure.
Information
marked by [***] has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment. The omitted portion has been separately filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
6.5 Treatment
of Partial Product Sales.
In the
event that portions of a Licensed Product or Substitute Product are sold
separately (e.g., Aerosol Device, Disposable Dose Packet, Drug Product), the
royalties payable pursuant to this Article 6 shall be paid [***].
6.6 Royalty
Reports.
Within
[***]
days
after the end of each Contract Month (beginning with [***]
Licensed
Product or Substitute Product, as the case may be), Discovery shall deliver
to
PMPSA a preliminary Royalty Report. [***]
The
Royalty Report shall include at least the following items, separately stated
as
to each of the Licensed Products and Substitute Products, as applicable:
(i) the
quantity of each of the Licensed Products and Substitute Products (delineated
as
Aerosol Devices and Disposable Dose Packets) invoiced by Discovery and its
Affiliates and sublicensees during such Contract Month and the [***]
amount
therefor;
(ii) the
allowable deductions therefrom and an itemization of each specific deduction
[***];
(iii) the
calculation of royalties, if any, thereon in a manner consistent with the
amounts set forth in the Royalty Report prepared in accordance with this Section
6.6.
6.7 Payment
of Estimated and Actual Amounts.
6.7.1 Payment
of Estimated Amounts.
Simultaneous with the issuance of the preliminary Royalty Report, Discovery
shall make payment of estimated amounts due to PMPSA hereunder with respect
to
such Contract Month (the “Estimated
Amount”).
6.7.2 Quarterly
Reconciliation and True-Up.
Within
[***]
days
following each Contract Quarter, Discovery shall calculate the actual amount
due
to PMPSA hereunder with respect to the immediately preceding Contract Quarter
(the “Actual
Amount”)
and
provide to PMPSA a true and accurate Royalty Report for such Contract Quarter,
setting forth the corrected calculations for such Contract Quarter. If the
Estimated Amounts paid to PMPSA pursuant to Section 6.7.1 for the three Contract
Months comprising the immediately preceding Contract Quarter exceeds the Actual
Amount for such Contract Quarter, Discovery shall notify PMPSA and such excess
amount (the “Royalty
Credit”)
shall,
at the discretion of Discovery, be available to offset future royalties payable
to PMPSA by Discovery. If such Actual Amount exceeds such Estimated Amount,
Discovery shall promptly pay such excess amount to PMPSA. [***]
6.8 Pass-Through
Royalties.
Each
Party shall be solely responsible for paying any royalties which may be due
to
Third Parties with respect to such Party’s Intellectual Property.
6.9 Records
and Audits.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
6.9.1 Records.
Discovery shall keep, and shall require its Affiliates and sublicensees to
keep,
such records as are necessary to determine accurately the sums due to each
other
under this Agreement. Such records shall be retained by Discovery for the Term
and for three (3) years thereafter.
6.9.2 Audit.
At the
written request of PMPSA, with reasonable advance notice, Discovery shall make
available for inspection, review, and audit, by an internationally recognized
independent certified public accounting firm appointed by PMPSA and reasonably
acceptable to Discovery, such records of Discovery as may be reasonably
necessary to verify Discovery’s accounting reports and payments made or to be
made pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that such audits may not
be
performed by PMPSA more than once per Contract Year in the absence of a
reasonable basis for concern regarding compliance with the Agreement or any
applicable Laws. If such accountants identify a discrepancy, then the
appropriate Party shall pay the other Party the amount of the discrepancy within
thirty (30) days of the date of receiving such accountant’s written report, or
as otherwise agreed upon by the Parties, plus, in the event of any underpayment,
interest calculated in accordance with Section 6.12.
6.9.3 Audit
Confidentiality.
PMPSA
shall cause any accountants selected by it to enter into a confidentiality
agreement acceptable to Discovery obligating such accountants to retain all
such
information in confidence pursuant to such confidentiality agreement. Such
accountants shall not reveal to PMPSA the details of its review, except for
such
information as is required to be disclosed under this Agreement, and such
details shall be treated as Confidential Information. Each Party agrees to
hold
in strict confidence all information concerning payments and reports, and all
information learned in the course of any audit or inspection (and not to make
copies of such reports and information), except to the extent necessary for
such
Party to reveal such information in order to enforce its rights under this
Agreement or if disclosure is required by Law, regulation or judicial
order.
6.9.4 Costs
of Audits.
PMPSA
shall pay for such inspections, except that in the event the adjustment shown
by
such inspection is greater than [***]
percent
([***]%)
of the
original royalty amounts in question, Discovery shall pay for such
inspection.
6.10 Foreign
Exchange.
For the
purpose of computing the Net Sales for Licensed Products and Substitute Products
sold in a currency other than Dollars, such amounts shall be converted into
Dollars each Contract Month in the then standard manner used by Discovery in
the
preparation of its audited financial statements, consistently applied. Such
method of currency conversion used by Discovery shall be a commercially
reasonable method consistent with industry standards, and Discovery shall
disclose to PMPSA [***]
prior
to
First Commercial Sale of a Licensed Product or Substitute Product in a country
such method of currency conversion.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, at PMPSA’s option, with respect to any
particular country in the Territory, Discovery shall pay royalties for Licensed
Products and Substitute Products sold in such country in such country’s local
currency. Discovery shall not change such method of currency conversion
disclosed to PMPSA pursuant to this Section 6.10 without obtaining PMPSA’s prior
written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
6.11 Manner
of Payments.
All
sums due to PMPSA under this Agreement shall be payable by electronic funds
transfer in immediately available funds to such bank account(s) as PMPSA shall
designate at least two (2) Business Days in advance.
6.12 Late
Payments.
Any
amounts not paid when due under this Agreement shall be subject to interest
from
and including the date payment is due through and including the date upon which
PMPSA has collected immediately available funds in an account designated by
PMPSA at an annual rate equal to the sum of [***]
percent
([***]%)
plus
the annual prime rate of interest quoted in the Money Rates section of the
East
Coast edition of the Wall
Street Journal
calculated daily on the basis of a 365-day year, or similar reputable data
source, or, if lower, the highest rate permitted under applicable law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment of amounts by Discovery representing
the excess of Actual Amount over Estimated Amount, calculated in accordance
with
Section 6.7, shall not be subject to this Section 6.12.
6.13 Tax
Withholding.
Any
taxes, levies, or other duties (“Taxes”)
paid
or required to be withheld under the appropriate local tax Laws by Discovery
on
account of monies payable to PMPSA under this Agreement shall be deducted from
the amount of monies otherwise payable to PMPSA under this Agreement and paid
by
Discovery to the proper taxing authority. Discovery shall secure and send to
PMPSA within a reasonable period of time proof of any such Taxes paid or
required to be withheld by Discovery for the benefit of PMPSA. The Parties
shall
cooperate reasonably with each other to (i) ensure that any amounts required
to
be withheld by Discovery are reduced in amount to the fullest extent permitted
by Law and (ii) to resolve such other Party’s taxation concerns.
ARTICLE
7
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
7.1 Ownership.
7.1.1 PMPSA
Intellectual Property.
PMPSA
shall own (i) all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by PMPSA relating
to
the PMPSA Technology or Licensed Products that was existing or conceived prior
to the Effective Date, (ii) all Intellectual Property developed by PMPSA outside
of the performance of this Agreement or to which PMPSA otherwise obtains rights
from a Third Party (including without limitation all Intellectual Property
relating to the PMPSA Technology or the Licensed Products); (iii) all Inventions
conceived, created and reduced to practice solely by or on behalf of PMPSA
in
the course of the performance of this Agreement, except Discovery Technology
Improvements; and (iv) all PMPSA Technology Improvements (collectively,
“PMPSA
Intellectual Property”).
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.1.2 Discovery
Intellectual Property.
Discovery shall own (i) all Intellectual Property owned or controlled by
Discovery relating to Discovery Technology or the Licensed Products that was
existing or conceived prior to the Effective Date or is developed by Discovery
outside of the performance of this Agreement, (ii) all Intellectual Property
relating to Discovery Technology or the Licensed Products developed by Discovery
outside of the performance of this Agreement or exercise of the license granted
hereunder or to which Discovery otherwise obtains rights from a Third Party,
and
(iii) all Inventions conceived, created and reduced to practice solely by or
on
behalf of Discovery in the course of the performance of this Agreement or
exercise of the license granted hereunder, except PMPSA Technology Improvements;
(iv) all Inventions conceived, created and reduced to practice jointly by or
on
behalf of the Parties in the course of the performance of this Agreement or
exercise of the license granted hereunder, except PMPSA Technology Improvements;
and (v) all Discovery Technology Improvements (collectively “Discovery
Intellectual Property”).
7.2 Disclosure,
Assignment, License and Exploitation.
7.2.1 Disclosure.
Each
Party shall cause all personnel conducting work or exercising rights on its
behalf under the Agreement to, promptly disclose to the other Party all
Intellectual Property in which the other Party has an ownership interest
pursuant to Section 7.1, and to assign any and all right, title and
interest in all such Inventions and Intellectual Property in accordance with
this Agreement. Each Party shall maintain records in sufficient detail and
in
good scientific manner appropriate for patent prosecution purposes to properly
reflect all work done and results achieved in conducting its work hereunder,
and
shall respond to reasonable requests of the other Party for information
regarding Intellectual Property in which the other Party has an ownership
interest.
7.2.2 Assignment
and License.
In the
event PMPSA conceives, creates or reduces to practice any Discovery Technology
Improvements, PMPSA shall promptly notify Discovery and PMPSA shall assign
all
right, title and interest in and to such Discovery Technology Improvements
to
Discovery. In the event Discovery conceives, creates or reduces to practice
any
PMPSA Technology Improvements, Discovery shall promptly notify PMPSA and
Discovery shall assign all right, title and interest in and to such PMPSA
Technology Improvements to PMPSA, however, such PMPSA Technology Improvements
are included in the Intellectual Property licensed to Discovery pursuant to
Section 2.1.
7.2.3 Exploitation
of Intellectual Property.
To the
extent permitted by Law, PMPSA agrees not to exploit the PMPSA Intellectual
Property in the Exclusive Field in any country in the world; provided, however,
that in the event Discovery terminates this Agreement pursuant to Article 14
with respect to [***],
this
Section 7.2.3 shall no longer apply to PMPSA with respect to such [***]
and
PMPSA shall have the right to exploit the PMPSA Intellectual Property in the
Exclusive Field in the Territory with respect to such [***].
7.3 Agreement
with Personnel.
Each
Party shall have valid and enforceable written agreements with all personnel
conducting work on its behalf under the Agreement containing a nondisclosure
obligation comparable in scope to Article 8 and giving the other Party all
rights and authority necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Article
7.
Each Party shall provide copies of these agreements to the other Party upon
the
other Party’s request as allowed by each Party’s internal personnel
policies.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.4 Prosecution
of Patents.
7.4.1 Discovery
and PMPSA Patent Filings.
Discovery and PMPSA each shall use commercially reasonable efforts to diligently
prosecute and
maintain their
respective PMPSA Patents and Discovery Patents in
the
Territory; provided that solely
for the purposes of this Section, Discovery Patents shall mean those Discovery
Patents that claim or are directed to Discovery Technology.
Within
forty-five (45) days of a Party’s receipt of an allowance or grant of a Patent,
the Party prosecuting the Patent shall inform the other Party of such allowance
or grant, and provide the other Party with a copy of the allowed or granted
Patent claims thereof.
7.4.2 Patent
Prosecution Costs.
Each
Party shall bear its own costs to file, prosecute and maintain its Patents
in
the Territory (including, without limitation, patent term
extension).
7.4.3 Abandonment
of Prosecution or Maintenance.
Each
Party shall notify the other Party in the event it is unable for any reason
to
meet its obligations under this Article 7 with respect to any Patents that
are
subject to Section 7.4.1. Such notification shall be given within a reasonable
period prior to the date on which such Patents will lapse or become abandoned.
The Party receiving any notification hereunder shall then have the option,
exercisable upon written notification to the Party that delivered such
notification, to assume full responsibility, at its discretion and its sole
cost
and expense, for prosecution or maintenance of the affected Patents in such
country or countries in the Territory.
7.5 Patent
Term Extensions.
Each
Party shall have the right to request that the other Party file all applications
and take all actions necessary to obtain patent extension pursuant to 35 U.S.C.
§ 156 or like foreign statutes for the respective Parties’ Patents in the
Territory. If the filing Party declines to pursue such patent term extensions,
then as permitted by law, the other Party shall have the right (at its cost
and
expense) on behalf of the filing Party to file, or direct the filing of, all
such applications and take all such actions necessary to obtain such patent
term
extensions. Each Party agrees to sign such further documents and take such
further actions as may be requested by the other Party in this
regard.
7.6 Third
Party Infringement.
7.6.1 Suits
for Infringement.
If
Discovery or PMPSA becomes aware of infringement of any Patent included in
the
Discovery Patents or the PMPSA Patents by a Third Party in the Territory, such
Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing to that effect and
provide a summary of the relevant facts and circumstances known to such Party
relating to such infringement (“Infringement
Notice”).
Each
Party shall have the right, at its sole discretion and expense, on its own
behalf, to institute, prosecute, and control any action or proceeding to
restrain infringement of any of its Patents. A Party instituting suit shall
have
control of such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise;
provided however, that the instituting Party shall not settle or compromise
any
such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement or compromise
thereof which would materially adversely affect the Intellectual Property rights
with respect to a Licensed Product without the prior written consent of the
other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned,
or
delayed.
7.6.2 Step-in
Right.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said Infringement Notice,
the
Party whose Patents are alleged to be infringed has not obtained a
discontinuance of an alleged infringement by a Third Party or brought an
infringement action or proceeding or otherwise taken appropriate action to
abate
such infringement, such Party shall notify the other Party at any time prior
thereto of its intention not to bring suit against an alleged infringer. Upon
such notice and if such infringement is reasonably likely to materially
adversely affect a Licensed Product in the Territory, then, and in those events
only, the other Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its
sole
expense to institute, prosecute, and control any action or proceeding to
restrain such infringement. Each Party agrees to be joined as a party if
necessary to prosecute the action or proceeding and shall provide all reasonable
cooperation, including any necessary use of its name, required to prosecute
such
litigation. The other Party shall have control of any such suit and all
negotiations for its settlement or compromise; provided, however, that the
other
Party shall not settle or compromise any such suit or enter into any consent
order for the settlement or compromise thereof without the prior written consent
of the patentee Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned, or delayed.
7.6.3 Allocation
of Recovery.
All
damages, settlements and rewards made or obtained in connection with any suit
or
other legal proceeding under this Section 7.6 shall be shared among the parties
as follows:
(i) [***]
(ii) [***]
7.6.4 Declaratory
Actions and Counterclaims.
In the
event that an action alleging invalidity or non-infringement of any of the
Discovery Patents or PMPSA Patents is brought against Discovery or PMPSA in
the
Territory, the Party defending such action or counterclaim, at its sole
discretion, shall have the right, within thirty (30) days after the commencement
of such action, to take or regain control of the action at its own expense.
If
the defending Party determines not to exercise this right, the other Party
may
take over or remain as lead counsel for the action at that Party’s sole
discretion. Any recovery obtained from such litigation, proceeding or settlement
shall be shared in accordance with Section 7.6.3.
7.7 Infringement
of Third Party Rights.
7.7.1 Infringement
Claims.
With
respect to any and all claims instituted by Third Parties for patent
infringement involving the manufacture, use, offer for sale, or sale of a
Licensed Product in the Territory during the Term, the Party named as defendant
shall promptly notify the other Party of such claim, and the defending Party
shall have the right, at its sole discretion and expense, to defend and control
any action or proceeding with respect to such claim. The other Party agrees
to
be joined as a Party if necessary to defend the action or proceeding and shall
provide reasonable cooperation, including any necessary use of its name,
required to defend such litigation. The defending Party shall have sole control
of any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise;
provided, however, that the defending Party shall not settle or compromise
any
such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement or compromise
thereof without the prior written consent of the other Party if such settlement
would materially adversely affect the other Party’s rights or impose any
obligation on the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned, or delayed.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
7.7.2 Step-in
Right.
If,
prior to the expiration of three (3) months from said claim being brought,
or
such sooner period as may be necessary to appropriately respond to said claim,
the defending Party has not elected to defend such action or proceeding, or
if
the defending Party shall notify the other Party at any time prior thereto
of
its intention not to defend such action or proceeding, then, and in those events
only, the other Party shall have the right, but not be obligated, at its own
expense to defend and control any action or proceeding. Such other Party shall
have sole control of any such suit and all negotiations for its settlement
or
compromise; provided, however, that the other Party shall not settle or
compromise any such suit or enter into any consent order for the settlement
or
compromise thereof without the prior written consent of the original defending
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or
delayed.
ARTICLE
8
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
8.1 Use
of
Confidential Information.
A Party
receiving Confidential Information (the “Receiving
Party”)
from
the other Party (the “Disclosing
Party”)
shall
keep all such Confidential Information with the same degree of care it maintains
the confidentiality of its own confidential information, but in no event less
than a reasonable degree of care. Neither Party shall use such Confidential
Information for any purpose other than in performance of this Agreement, and
shall not disclose the same to any Person other than to its Affiliates and
such
of its and their employees or agents who have a need to know such Confidential
Information to implement the terms of this Agreement, and who are subject to
a
nondisclosure obligation comparable in scope to this Article 8. Each Party
shall
advise any employee or agent who receives such Confidential Information of
the
confidential nature thereof and of the obligations contained in this Agreement
relating thereto, and such Party shall ensure that all such employees and agents
comply with such obligations as if they had been a Party hereto. Upon
termination of this Agreement, each Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to return or destroy all documents, tapes or other media containing
Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that remains in such Party’s or
its agents’ or employees’ possession, except that each Party may keep one (1)
copy of the Confidential Information solely for archival purposes. Such archival
copy shall be deemed to be the property of the Disclosing Party, and shall
continue to be subject to the provisions of this Article 8. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Confidential Information shall
not
include any information or materials that the Receiving Party can demonstrate
by
documentary evidence:
(i) were
already known to the Receiving Party (other than under an obligation of
confidentiality), at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing
Party;
(ii) were
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at
the
time of its disclosure to the Receiving Party;
(iii) became
generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after
its disclosure or development, as the case may be, and other than through any
act or omission of a Party in breach of such Party’s confidentiality obligations
under this Agreement;
(iv) were
disclosed to a Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, by
a
Third Party who had no obligation to the Disclosing Party not to disclose such
information to others; or
(v) were
independently discovered or developed by or on behalf of the Receiving Party
without the use of the Confidential Information belonging to the other Party.
8.2 Permitted
Disclosure and Use.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that
the Receiving Party or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and
advisors and their representatives deems it necessary or are requested or
required (by oral questions, deposition, interrogatories, requests for
information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other legal
process by a court or other governmental authority, or by any Regulatory
Authority to obtain Regulatory Approval of a Licensed Product) to disclose
all
or any part of any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will provide
the Disclosing Party with prompt notice of such request or requirement (which
notice shall be reasonably in advance of such requested or required disclosure),
as well as notice of the terms and circumstances surrounding such request or
requirement, so that the Disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective
order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In such case,
the Receiving Party shall consult with the Disclosing Party with respect to
the
advisability of pursuing any such order or other legal action or available
steps
to resist or narrow such request or requirement. If, failing the entry of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Receiving Party
is,
in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Disclosing Party and its counsel,
legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party
may disclose that portion of the Confidential Information which its counsel
advises the Receiving Party that the Receiving Party is legally compelled to
disclose. In any event, the Receiving Party will use reasonable efforts to
obtain and will not oppose action by the Disclosing Party to obtain, an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be afforded the disclosure of such Confidential Information.
The
Receiving Party will use best efforts to cause its directors, officers,
employees, affiliates, agents and advisors and their representatives to comply
with the terms of this Section. A Receiving Party may disclose Confidential
Information belonging to a Disclosing Party to the extent such disclosure is
reasonably necessary to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
8.3 Disclosure
for SEC Filings.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties
expressly acknowledge that Discovery may file a copy of this Agreement with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
in any
of its SEC reports and filings, as well as incorporate them by reference into
other SEC filings. Discovery shall request confidential treatment of sensitive
terms hereof to the extent such confidential treatment is reasonably available
to Discovery under the prevailing circumstances. Discovery shall coordinate
in
advance with PMPSA with regard to the terms of this Agreement, for which
Discovery shall seek to be redacted in any such SEC filings, and Discovery
shall
use reasonable efforts to seek confidential treatment for such mutually agreed
terms and terms reasonably requested by PMPSA; provided, however, that each
Party shall retain ultimate control and responsibility for their respective
disclosures to the SEC and the public generally. To the extent permitted by
Law,
Discovery shall use reasonable efforts to provide PMPSA reasonable advance
notice of any SEC filing related to this Agreement which differs materially
from
prior filings.
8.4 Publications.
Subject
to any Third Party rights existing as of the Effective Date, each Party shall
submit to the other Party for review and approval all proposed academic,
scientific and medical publications and public presentations relating to a
Licensed Product or any research or development activities conducted as part
of
the Agreement for review in connection with preservation of Patents, and trade
secrets and/or to determine whether Confidential Information should be modified
or deleted from the proposed publication or public presentation. Written copies
of such proposed publications and presentations shall be submitted to the
non-publishing Party no later than sixty (60) days before submission for
publication or presentation and the non-publishing Party shall provide its
comments with respect to such publications and presentations within ten (10)
Business Days of its receipt of such written copy. The review period may be
extended for an additional thirty (30) days if the non-publishing Party can
demonstrate a reasonable need for such extension including the preparation
and
filing of patent applications. By written agreement, this period may be further
extended. The Parties will each comply with standard academic practice regarding
authorship of scientific publications and recognition of contribution of other
Persons in any publications relating to a Licensed Product or any research
or
development activities under this Agreement.
8.5 Public
Announcements.
Subject
to Section 8.2 and Section 8.3, (i) neither Party will make any public
announcement of any information regarding this Agreement, the Licensed Products
or any research or development activities under this Agreement without the
prior
written approval of the other Party, and (ii) Discovery shall not make any
public statements regarding its activities with PMPSA, its relationship with
PMPSA or any other public statements regarding PMPSA without the prior written
approval of PMPSA, provided however that each Party may disclose (a) the general
stage of development, commercialization and manufacturing at any given time
during the course of the Agreement, except to the extent that any such
information constitutes Confidential Information, (b) any information required
by Law, and (c) any other information that has been previously approved for
disclosure by the other Party, without further approval from the other Party
hereunder. The Parties agree and acknowledge that Discovery may, at its sole
discretion, subject to its compliance with this Article 8, file a Current Report
on Form 8-K with the SEC to announce the filing of the press release and file
it
as an exhibit thereto, as well as to incorporate it by reference into other
SEC
filings.
8.6 Survival.
The
obligations and prohibitions contained in this Article 8 shall survive the
expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
9
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
9.1 Mutual
Representations and Warranties.
Each
Party hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other Party that as
of
the Effective Date:
9.1.1 Organization;
Authority.
It is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has full right, corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
to grant the licenses granted by such Party pursuant to this Agreement and
to
carry out the provisions hereof.
9.1.2 Consents.
Except
for any Regulatory Approvals necessary for the development, manufacture, or
commercialization of a Licensed Product, all necessary consents, approvals,
orders, permits and authorizations of all government authorities and Regulatory
Authorities and other Persons or Third Parties required to be obtained by it
as
of the Effective Date in connection with the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement have been obtained.
9.1.3 No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Party, the performance of
such
Party’s obligations hereunder, and the rights, licenses and sublicenses to be
granted by such Party pursuant to this Agreement, (i) do not conflict with,
violate or constitute a breach or default under any requirement of Laws or
regulations existing as of the Effective Date and applicable to such Party
or
under any instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract of such Party
or
any of its Affiliates existing as of the Effective Date; (ii) do not give rise
to any event that results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any assets of such Party or the suspension, revocation, impairment,
forfeiture or non-renewal of any material permit, license, authorization or
approval that applies to such Party, its business or operations or any of its
assets or properties; or (iii) conflict with any rights granted by such Party
to
any Third Party or breach any obligation that such Party has to any Third Party.
9.1.4 Enforceability.
This
Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and is enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to and limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights; and (ii)
judicial discretion in the availability of equitable relief.
9.1.5 Regulatory.
There
are no investigations, inquiries, actions or other proceedings pending before
or, to such Party’s knowledge, threatened, by any Regulatory Authority or other
government agency with respect to any Licensed Products (or components thereof)
or any facility where such Licensed Products (or components thereof) are
manufactured, and such Party has not received written notice threatening any
such investigation.
9.2 Intellectual
Property.
Discovery represents, warrants, and covenants to PMPSA that as of the Effective
Date with respect to the Discovery Intellectual Property and, except with regard
to PMPSA’s intellectual property rights in the name “Aria,” PMPSA represents,
warrants, and covenants to Discovery that as of the Effective Date with respect
to the PMPSA Intellectual Property:
(i) To
its present actual knowledge, it
(a)
holds good title to and is the legal and beneficial owner of, or (b) is the
licensee of, such Intellectual Property in the Territory free and clear of
any
lien, mortgage, security interest, license, right, pledge, restriction on
transferability, defect of title or other claim, charge, or encumbrance of
any
nature whatsoever on or affecting any property or property interest and no
Third
Party has any right, title, or interest in or to such Intellectual Property
in
the Territory.
(ii) To
its
present actual knowledge, the Patents included in such Intellectual Property
are
valid and enforceable in the Major Markets and there have been no, and such
Party has no reason to believe that there will be any, inventorship challenges
with respect to any of such Patents in the Major Markets.
(iii) To
its present actual knowledge, there
are
no infringement proceedings, actions, suits or complaints pending against nor
any outstanding injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings or other
charges against such Party relating to such Intellectual Property in the
Territory.
(iv) To
its present actual knowledge, it
has not
received any form of notice from a third party of infringement of Third Party
Patent rights that may affect the making, using or selling of Licensed Products
in the Territory; and to its knowledge (a) the manufacture, development and
commercialization of the Licensed Products in the Territory will not infringe
the Patents of any Third Party in the Territory and (b) there are no Third
Party
patent applications in the Territory pending which, if issued, would materially
adversely affect the ability to make, use or sell the Licensed Products in
the
Territory.
(v) To
its present actual knowledge, it
has not
granted any third party any license, covenant not to sue, options, or other
right with respect to such Intellectual Property in the Territory that would
impact its ability to enforce such Intellectual Property in the Territory.
There
are no existing agreements, options, commitments, or rights with, of, or to
any
Person to acquire or obtain any rights with respect to the Intellectual Property
in the Territory that are inconsistent with the rights granted
herein.
(vi) To
its present actual knowledge, each
agreement pursuant to which a Third Party has granted, assigned or otherwise
transferred rights with respect to such Intellectual Property in the Territory
are in full force and effect, and no Party to such agreements is in breach
or
default thereunder, and the execution and performance of this Agreement will
not
result in a breach or default thereunder.
9.3 No
Adverse Effects.
Discovery represents, warrants and covenants to PMPSA that as of the Effective
Date, the studies of Pulmonary Surfactants conducted by Discovery prior to
the
Effective Date have not shown any adverse effects or toxicity of the Pulmonary
Surfactant in humans that could reasonably be anticipated to frustrate the
purposes of this Agreement, and as of the Effective Date, Discovery has not
been
informed of any such adverse effects or toxicity.
ARTICLE
10
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
10.1 Compliance
with Laws.
Each
Party
shall perform its responsibilities in a good scientific manner in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and in compliance in all material respects
with
the requirements of Laws.
10.2 Cooperation.
The
Parties agree that maintaining effective and open communication between the
Parties on matters relating to the Agreement is important to the success of
the
Agreement.
10.3 Sharing
of Information.
Subject
to applicable Law and privileges and obligations of confidentiality, the Parties
agree to provide the other Party, upon such other Party’s reasonable request,
copies or access to all data, documentation and work products, including
Clinical Trials, relating to any Licensed Product.
ARTICLE
11
DISCLAIMERS
AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 Disclaimer
of Warranties.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE,
CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIALIZATION, MARKETING, OR SALE OF ANY PRODUCT
INCLUDING THE SUCCESS OR POTENTIAL SUCCESS THEREOF. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH HEREIN, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE
PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE LICENSED PRODUCTS ARE THE SUBJECT OF ONGOING
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THAT NEITHER PARTY CAN ASSURE THE SAFETY
OR USEFULNESS OF LICENSED PRODUCTS. NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION
OR
WARRANTY EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 11 CONCERNING ITS PATENT RIGHTS
OR
KNOW-HOW, INCLUDING THE VALIDITY OR SCOPE OF ITS PATENT RIGHTS OR THAT THE
MANUFACTURE, USE OR SALE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE PATENT
RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
11.2 Limitation
of Liability.
IN NO
EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OF ITS PERSONNEL
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, OR GOODWILL) SUFFERED OR INCURRED
BY
SUCH OTHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION
WITH A BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT WHERE ATTRIBUTABLE
TO A
WILLFUL OR INTENTIONAL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 11.2
IS
INTENDED TO, NOR SHALL, LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF EITHER PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY CLAIMS UNDER THIS
ARTICLE 11, OR ANY REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AVAILABLE FOR BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY
OBLIGATIONS IN ARTICLE 8.
ARTICLE
12
INDEMNIFICATION;
INSURANCE
12.1 Indemnification.
12.1.1 Obligations
of the Parties.
Each of
the Parties shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, its
Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees,
consultants, contractors, representatives and agents (collectively, the
“Indemnified
Parties”)
from
and against any and all losses, costs, damages, fees, liabilities, or expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”)
incurred in connection with any Third Party claim, action or proceeding (a
“Third Party Claim”) arising out of or related to:
(i) any
material breach by the indemnifying Party of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations pursuant to this Agreement;
and
(ii) any
negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or wrongful intentional acts or
omissions of the indemnifying Party, its Affiliates, or their officers,
directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, representatives, or
sublicensees in the exercise of any of the indemnifying Party’s rights or the
performance of any of the indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement.
12.1.2 Additional
Indemnification by PMPSA.
In
addition to the indemnity set forth in Section 12.1.1 above, PMPSA shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Discovery, its Affiliates and its and their
respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors,
representatives and agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in
connection with any Third Party Claim that the PMPSA Technology infringes or
misappropriates such Third Party intellectual property in the Territory to
the
extent such Losses are directly attributable to actual infringement or
misappropriation of such Third Party’s intellectual property by the PMPSA
Technology, except to the extent such infringement and misappropriation is
attributable to further development, modifications or enhancements of the PMPSA
Technology by Discovery or due to the combination by Discovery (directly or
indirectly) of the PMPSA Technology with any other technology and provided
that
Discovery uses all reasonable efforts to minimize any such Losses.
12.1.3 Additional
Indemnification by Discovery.
In
addition to the indemnity set forth in Section 12.1.1 above, Discovery shall
defend, indemnify and hold harmless PMPSA, its Affiliates and its and their
respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors,
representatives and agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in
connection with any Third Party Claim arising out of or related to any
intellectual property infringement and trade secret misappropriation liability
relating to the development, manufacture, or commercialization of any Licensed
Product, except to the extent such Losses are due to matters for which PMPSA
is
required to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 12.1.2.
12.1.4 Certain
Product Liability Claims.
Notwithstanding Sections 12.1.1, 12.1.2, and 12.1.3, Discovery shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless PMPSA, its Affiliates and its and their respective
directors, officers, employees, consultants, contractors, representatives and
agents from and against any and all Losses incurred in connection with any
Third
Party Claims arising out of or relating to the commercialization, marketing,
sale, use, handling, manufacture and/or storage of any Licensed Product,
including any claims that involve death or bodily injury (or allegations
thereof) to any individual.
12.1.5 Complete
Indemnification.
As the
Parties intend complete indemnification, all direct out of pocket costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with enforcement
of
Section 12.1 shall also be reimbursed by the Indemnitor.
12.2 Indemnification
Procedures.
12.2.1 Notification.
In the
case of a Third Party Claim as to which a Party may be obligated to provide
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement (the “Indemnitor”),
such
Indemnified Party seeking indemnification hereunder (“Indemnitee”)
will
notify the Indemnitor in writing of the Third Party Claim (and specifying in
reasonable detail the factual basis for the Third Party Claim and to the extent
known, the amount of the Third Party Claim) reasonably promptly after becoming
aware of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such
notification will not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except
to
the extent the Indemnitor shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of
such failure.
12.2.2 Assumption
of Defense.
If a
Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnitee, the Indemnitor will be
entitled, within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of written notice
from the Indemnitee of the commencement or assertion of any such Third Party
Claim, to assume the defense thereof (at the expense of the Indemnitor) with
counsel selected by the Indemnitor and reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitee, for so long as the Indemnitor is conducting a good faith and
diligent defense. Should the Indemnitor so elect to assume the defense of a
Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor will not be liable to the Indemnitee for
any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if in the opinion of counsel,
such counsel and opinion being satisfactory to Indemnitor and its counsel,
a
conflict of interest exists between the Indemnitor and an Indemnitee in respect
of such claim, such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel
(which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitor) to represent such
Indemnitee with respect to the matters as to which a conflict of interest exists
and in that event, the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel
shall be paid by such Indemnitor; provided further, that the Indemnitor shall
only be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) separate
counsel for such Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor assumes the defense of any Third
Party Claim, the Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense
thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel
employed by the Indemnitor. If the Indemnitor assumes the defense of any Third
Party Claim, the Indemnitor will promptly supply to the Indemnitee copies of
all
correspondence and documents relating to or in connection with such Third Party
Claim and keep the Indemnitee informed of developments relating to or in
connection with such Third Party Claim, as may be reasonably requested by the
Indemnitee (including providing to the Indemnitee on reasonable request updates
and summaries as to the status thereof). If the Indemnitor chooses to defend
a
Third Party Claim, all Indemnitees shall reasonably cooperate with the
Indemnitor in the defense thereof (such cooperation to be at the expense,
including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of the Indemnitor). If the
Indemnitor does not elect to assume control of the defense of any Third Party
Claim, within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth above, or if
such good faith and diligent defense is not being or ceases to be conducted
by
the Indemnitor, the Indemnitee shall have the right, at the expense of the
Indemnitor, after three (3) Business Days notice to the Indemnitor of its intent
to do so, to undertake the defense of the Third Party Claim for the account
of
the Indemnitor (with counsel selected by the Indemnitee), and to compromise
or
settle such Third Party Claim, exercising reasonable business
judgment.
12.2.3 Settlements.
The
Indemnitee may agree to any settlement, compromise, or discharge of such Third
Party Claim that the Indemnitor may recommend that by its terms obligates the
Indemnitor to pay the full amount of Losses (whether through settlement or
otherwise) in connection with such Third Party Claim and unconditionally and
irrevocably releases the Indemnitee completely from all liability in connection
with such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that, without the Indemnitee’s
prior written consent, the Indemnitor shall not consent to any settlement,
compromise, or discharge (including the consent to entry of any judgment),
and
the Indemnitee may refuse in good faith to agree to any such settlement,
compromise, or discharge, that provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary
relief affecting the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall not (unless required
by
Law) admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise, or discharge,
such Third Party Claim without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed).
12.3 Insurance.
Discovery agrees to obtain and maintain commercial general liability insurance
and/or self-insurance, including prior to the date a Licensed Product is first
administered in humans, commercial general liability insurance and/or
self-insurance for Clinical Trials and products liability, with reputable and
financially secure insurance carriers, in such amounts and subject to such
deductibles as are reasonable and customary in the pharmaceutical industry
for
companies of comparable size and activities. Discovery shall maintain such
insurance for so long as Licensed Products in the Territory continue to be
developed, manufactured, or commercialized and thereafter for so long as is
necessary to cover any and all Third Party Claims required to be indemnified
by
Discovery which Third Party Claims may arise from the development, manufacture,
and/or commercialization of a Licensed Product in the Territory. Upon reasonable
request by PMPSA, Discovery shall produce evidence that such insurance policies
are valid, kept up to date, and in full force and effect. The insurance
obligations set forth in this Section 12.3 may be satisfied by commercially
reasonable self-insurance or a commercially reasonable combination of insurance
and self-insurance.
ARTICLE
13
TERM
This
Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date, and unless terminated
earlier in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 shall expire as
follows as to each Licensed Product in each country in the Territory, on a
country-by-country basis, upon the latest of: (a) the 10th
anniversary of the date of the First Commercial Sale of the Licensed Product;
(b) the date on which the sale of such Licensed Product ceases to be covered
by
a Valid Claim in such country, or (c) the date a generic form of the product
is
introduced in such country (the “Term”).
ARTICLE
14
TERMINAION
14.1 Termination
by Discovery.
Discovery may terminate this Agreement for any reason, in its entirety,
[***],
upon
[***]
days
written notice to PMPSA.
14.2 Termination
Due to Failure to Meet Minimum Royalties.
PMPSA
may terminate this Agreement upon [***]
days’
prior written notice to Discovery, if commencing [***]
and
continuing [***],
Discovery does not pay PMPSA each Contract Quarter the Minimum Royalties due
pursuant to Section 6.2, and Discovery does not cure such shortfall as provided
for in Section 6.2; provided, however, that PMPSA shall not have a right to
terminate the Agreement pursuant to this Section 14.2 for any time period in
which Discovery is disputing in good faith amounts due under this Agreement.
14.3 Termination
for Material Breach.
14.3.1 Right
to Terminate Agreement.
If a
Party (the “Breaching
Party”)
commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within
the applicable Cure Period (as provided in 15.1.2 below), the other Party (the
“Non-Breaching
Party”)
may, by
written notice of termination within thirty (30) days after the expiration
of
the applicable Cure Period, elect to terminate the Agreement. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding the Cure Period set forth
in Section 14.3.2, the practice by Discovery of the PMPSA Technology outside
the
scope of the licenses and sublicenses granted herein, which practice does not
cease within thirty (30) days after the receipt of written notice of such breach
from PMPSA, shall constitute a material breach.
14.3.2 Applicable
Cure Periods.
Upon
receipt of written notice of a material breach pursuant to Section 14.3.1,
and
except as otherwise provided for in Section 14.3.1, the allegedly Breaching
Party shall have sixty (60) days to cure such material breach (the “Cure
Period”),
provided, however, that in
the case of any material breach that cannot be reasonably cured within the
sixty
(60) day cure period, should the Breaching Party deliver to the Non-Breaching
Party a plan for curing such material
breach
which is reasonably sufficient to effect a cure and uses commercially reasonable
efforts to pursue such plan and effect a cure, the Cure Period shall be extended
for an additional sixty (60) days.
Information
marked by [***]
has been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. The omitted portion
has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
14.4 Termination
Due to Certain Events.
Without
prejudice to any other remedies available to it at Law or in equity, either
Party may, subject to the provisions set forth herein, terminate this Agreement
immediately upon written notice to the other Party if, at any time, the other
Party shall (i) file in any court pursuant to any statute a petition for
bankruptcy or insolvency, or for reorganization
in
bankruptcy, or for an arrangement or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee
or administrator of such Party or of its assets, (ii) be served with an
involuntary petition against it, filed in any insolvency proceeding, and such
petition shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing thereof,
(iii) propose or be a party to any dissolution, (iv) make an assignment for
the
benefit of its creditors; or (v) ceases to do business in the ordinary course.
14.5 Effects
of Termination Generally
14.5.1 Accrued
Obligations; Survival.
Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, all
of the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement including the
exclusive license in Section 2.1, shall terminate immediately except: (a)
any
rights that shall have accrued to the benefit of any Party prior to such
termination or expiration, including the right of PMPSA to receive royalties
as
provided in Article 6; and (b) any rights and obligations of the Parties which
are expressly indicated to survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
All
of the Parties’ rights and obligations under, and the provisions contained in
[***] shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. [***]
14.5.2 Outstanding
Payments.
All
payments of amounts owing to either Party under this Agreement as of its
expiration or termination shall be due and payable within the later of (i)
to
the extent such amounts can be calculated and a fixed sum determined at the
time
of expiration or termination of this Agreement, sixty (60) days after the date
of such expiration or termination, and (ii) ten (10) days after the date in
which such amounts can be calculated and a fixed sum determined.
ARTICLE
15
STANDSTILL
AGREEMENT
15.1 General
Standstill.
Except
as set forth in this Section 15.1, PMPSA hereby agrees that, without the written
consent of Discovery, during the Term and for a [***]
period
beginning on the date of termination of this Agreement for any reason, neither
PMPSA nor any of its Affiliates will (nor assist or encourage others to),
directly or indirectly, without the written consent of Discovery: (i) acquire,
or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others,
by
purchase, gift, or otherwise, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
or
interest in any securities or direct or indirect rights, warrants, or options
to
acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any securities
of
Discovery; (ii) directly or indirectly effect or seek, initiate, offer, or
propose or participate in any (A) tender or exchange offer, merger,
consolidation, or other business combination involving Discovery, or (B) any
recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, sale of all or
substantially all the assets, or other extraordinary transaction with respect
to
Discovery; (iii) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly,
alone or in concert with others, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as
such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to
Section 14 of the Exchange Act)
involving Discovery;
(iv)
form or become a member of a “group” (as defined under the Exchange Act) with
respect to any voting securities of Discovery (including by depositing any
securities of Discovery in a voting trust or by subjecting any securities of
Discovery to any other arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting
of
such securities); or (v) enter into any agreements, discussions, or arrangements
with any Third Party with respect to any of the foregoing.
Information
marked by [***] has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment. The omitted portion has been separately filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
15.2 Certain
Exceptions.
Nothing
in this Article 15 shall prohibit PMPSA’s or its Affiliates’ employees from
purchasing securities of Discovery pursuant to (i) a pension plan established
for the benefit of PMPSA’s or its Affiliates’ employees, (ii) any employee
benefit plan of PMPSA or its Affiliates, (iii) any stock portfolios not
controlled by PMPSA or any of its Affiliates that invest in Discovery among
other companies, or (iv) de
minimis
passive
investments not to exceed five percent (5%) of Discovery’s outstanding voting
securities.
15.3 Exception
for an Acquisition Transaction.
This
Article 15 shall terminate (subject to revival as provided below) and PMPSA
and
its Affiliates shall have the right to acquire any securities of Discovery
without regard to the limitations set forth in this Article 15 in the event
that
Discovery publicly announces a transaction, an intention or desire to effect
any
transaction, or the receipt of any offer, which would result in (a) the sale
of
all or substantially all of the assets of Discovery within the meaning of
Section 271 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (b) Discovery common
shareholders immediately prior to such transaction owning less than fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding common stock of the acquiring entity or, in
the
case of a merger transaction, the surviving corporation (an “Acquisition
Transaction”).
If
the proposed Acquisition Transaction has not been consummated within six (6)
months following Discovery’s public announcement in respect thereof, the
provisions of this Article 15 shall be revived and have full force and effect
until such time as Discovery makes a subsequent public announcement regarding
an
Acquisition Transaction, at which time the provisions of this Article 15 shall
once again apply.
ARTICLE
16
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
16.1 Dispute
Resolution.
Except
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, any material dispute,
difference, claim, action, demand, request, investigation, controversy, threat
or other question arising out of or relating to the interpretation of any
provisions of this Agreement or the failure of any Party to perform or comply
with any obligations or conditions applicable to such Party pursuant to this
Agreement (a “Dispute”)
shall
be settled in accordance with the provisions of this Article 16. If a Party
intends to initiate executive negotiation, mediation or arbitration (as set
forth below) to resolve a Dispute, such Party shall provide written notice
to
the other Party informing such other Party of such intention and the issues
to
be resolved.
16.2 Executive
Negotiation.
Promptly upon a Party’s receipt of a notice by the other Party as provided in
Section 16.1 with respect to a Dispute, and in any event within thirty (30)
days
of such receipt, the senior executives of each Party shall meet for attempted
resolution of such Dispute by good faith negotiations.
16.3 Mediation.
If the
senior executives referenced in Section 16.2 are unable to resolve any such
Dispute within ten (10) Business Days, either Party may, upon written notice
to
the other Party, refer such Dispute to mediation. Upon such written notice,
the
Parties shall mutually agree on a mediator to assist in the negotiations. If
the
Parties fail to mutually agree on a mediator within one week of the written
notice, a mediator shall be appointed by the AAA. The Party responsible for
referring the Dispute to mediation shall bear the costs of such mediation.
Any
settlement reached by mediation shall be resolved in writing, signed by the
Parties, and shall be binding on them.
16.4 Arbitration.
16.4.1 Referral
to Arbitration.
In the
event that a Dispute is not resolved during mediation within thirty (30) days
of
the selection of a mediator, either Party may refer such Dispute to final and
binding arbitration by sending written notice of such election to the other
Party clearly marked “Arbitration Demand,” whereupon such Dispute shall be
arbitrated in accordance with this Section 16.4.
16.4.2 Rules
and Procedures.
Except
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, any Dispute shall be finally
settled by arbitration under the then-current expedited procedures applicable
to
the then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA in accordance with
the
terms set forth in this Section 16.4. The arbitration of any Dispute shall
be
kept confidential and shall be filed with the office of the AAA located in
Washington, D.C. or such other AAA office as the Parties may agree. Such
arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators, one appointed by each
of
PMPSA and Discovery and the third selected by the first two appointed
arbitrators. Each arbitrator shall be a person with relevant experience in
the
pharmaceutical industry. PMPSA and Discovery must make their respective
arbitrator appointments within ten (10) Business Days of notice being given
to a
Party by the other Party of its intention to resolve such Dispute through
arbitration. Such appointed arbitrators shall select the third arbitrator within
ten (10) Business Days of the last to occur of their respective appointments.
PMPSA and Discovery shall instruct such arbitrators to render a determination
of
any such Dispute within sixty (60) days after the appointment of the third
arbitrator. All
Disputes shall be resolved by submission of documents unless the arbitration
panel determines that an oral hearing is necessary.
16.4.3 Awards.
The
decision of the arbitrators with respect to any Dispute shall be in writing
and
state the findings, facts and conclusions of law upon which the decision is
based. Any such decision and award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final
and binding upon the Parties. Judgment upon any award rendered may be entered
in
any court having jurisdiction, or application may be made to such court for
a
judicial acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement, as the case may
be. Each Party submits itself to the jurisdiction of any such court for the
entry and enforcement to judgment with respect to the decision of the
arbitrators hereunder. The arbitrators shall have the power to grant all legal
and equitable remedies except specific performance and award compensatory
damages provided by applicable law, but shall not have the power or authority
to
award punitive damages. No Party shall seek punitive damages or specific
performance in relation to any matter under, arising out of, or in connection
with or relating to this Agreement in any other forum, provided however, that
the foregoing does not preclude suits or limit damages associated with
infringement.
16.4.4 Costs.
Each
Party shall pay its own expenses of arbitration, and the expenses of the
arbitrators shall be equally shared between PMPSA and Discovery unless the
arbitrators assess as part of their award all or any part of the arbitration
expenses of a Party or Parties (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against
the other Party or Parties, as the case may be.
16.4.5 No
Other Forum.
Except
as provided in Section 16.5, the provisions of this Section 16.4 shall be a
complete defense to any suit, action or proceeding instituted in any federal,
state or local court or before any administrative tribunal with respect to
any
Dispute arising under this Agreement. Any Party commencing a lawsuit in
violation of this Section 16.4 shall pay the costs of the other Party,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and defense
costs.
16.5 Right
to Injunctive and Other Relief.
Nothing in this Agreement, shall prohibit
either Party from seeking injunctive relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction in the event of a breach or prospective breach of this Agreement
by
the other Party which would cause irreparable harm to the first Party. Nothing
in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from seeking any remedies available
at
law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event of the
practice of such Party’s Intellectual Property outside the scope of the rights
granted herein.
ARTICLE
17
MISCELLANEOUS
17.1 Choice
of Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under, and any action or
proceeding shall apply, the Laws of the State of New York excluding (i) its
conflicts of Laws principles, other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General
Obligations Law (ii), the United Nations Conventions on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods and (iii) the 1974 Convention on the Limitation
Period in the International Sale of Goods and any Protocols thereto, done at
Vienna, April 11, 1980.
17.2 Severability.
If,
under Law, any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, or
otherwise directly or indirectly affects the validity of any other material
provision(s) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall endure except for such
provision. The Parties shall consult one another and use their best efforts
to
agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute
for
such invalid or unenforceable provision in view of the intent of this
Agreement.
17.3 Relationship
of the Parties.
Each
Party shall bear its own fees, expenses, and disbursements, including the fees
and expenses of their respective counsel, accountants, bankers, and other
experts, in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and costs
incurred in the performance of its obligations hereunder without charge or
expense to the other except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Neither
Party shall have any responsibility for the hiring, termination or compensation
of the other Party’s employees or for any employee benefits of such employee. No
employee or representative of a Party shall have any authority to bind or
obligate the other Party to this Agreement for any sum or in any manner
whatsoever, or to create or impose any contractual or other liability on the
other Party without said Party’s approval. For all purposes, and notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties’ legal
relationship under this Agreement shall be that of independent contractors.
This
Agreement is not a partnership agreement and nothing in this Agreement shall
be
construed to establish a partnership, joint venture,
agency, or employer-employee relationship between
the Parties.
17.4 Parties
in Interest.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the respective legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns
of
the Parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended
to confer on any Person other than the Parties hereto, or their respective
successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under
or by reason of this Agreement.
17.5 Enforcement
of Certain Agreements.
Each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts at its expense to enforce the
provisions of any confidentiality agreements and agreements with respect to
noncompetition existing as of the Effective Date with any of its present or
former employees, agents, consultants or independent contractors of Discovery
that relate to any Licensed Product; provided, however, that the obligation
with
respect to any agreement related to this Section 17.5 shall terminate as of
the
date on which such agreement and the obligations regarding noncompetition have
terminated or expired in accordance with its terms.
17.6 Use
of
Affiliates, Subcontractors, Sublicensees and Distributors.
Each
Party shall have the right to use Affiliates, subcontractors, sublicensees
and
distributors in exercising its rights and carrying out its obligations under
this Agreement, provided, however, that (i) such entities agree in writing
to be
bound by the provisions of Article 8, (ii) the use of such entities does not
in
any way materially diminish the other Party’s rights or otherwise modify the
other Party’s rights or obligations hereunder without such other Party’s prior
written consent, (iii) Discovery may not delegate, sublicense, assign, or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any entity
(including any Affiliate) that competes with any tobacco product of PMPSA or
its
Affiliates without PMPSA’s prior written consent, (iv) PMPSA may not delegate,
assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder to
a
company engaged in pulmonary critical care medicine, without Discovery’s prior
written consent and (v) except with respect to rights, benefits and obligations
assigned as permitted pursuant to Section 17.7, each Party shall be liable
for
any actions or omissions of its Affiliates, subcontractors, sublicensees and
distributors in connection with this Agreement and the Intellectual Property
and
Confidential Information of the other Party to the same extent as if such
actions or omissions were conducted by the Party itself.
17.7 Assignment.
PMPSA
may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right, benefit
or
obligation hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) to any Affiliate
of PMPSA without the prior written consent of Discovery subject only to the
limitations set forth in Section 17.6 (iv) above. Discovery may assign or
otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right, benefit or obligation
hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) to any Affiliate of
Discovery without the prior written consent of PMPSA, subject only to the
limitations set forth in Section 17.6 (iii) above, provided, however,
notwithstanding such an assignment, Discovery shall remain responsible for
the
performance of the indemnification obligations set forth herein. No Party may
assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all right, benefit or
obligation hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) to any other
Person other than an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the other
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or
delayed; except that, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 17.6
(iii)
and (iv) above, either Party may assign or otherwise transfer any or all of
its
rights and interests hereunder in connection with the sale of all or
substantially all of its assets or business to which this Agreement relates,
whether by way of merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or other similar
transaction, provided that the assignee or transferee expressly agrees to assume
all of the obligations hereunder.
17.8 Further
Assurances and Actions.
From
time to time after the Effective Date, Discovery and PMPSA shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to each other any further documents, assurances, and
other matters, and will take any other action consistent with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, that may reasonably be requested by a Party and
necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement.
PMPSA and Discovery shall cooperate and use all reasonable efforts to make
all
other registrations, filings, and applications, to give all notices, and to
obtain as soon as practicable all governmental or other consents, transfers,
approvals, orders, qualifications, authorizations, permits, and waivers, if
any,
and to do all other things necessary or desirable for the consummation of this
Agreement.
17.9 Waiver.
Any
term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the Party
that
is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective unless
set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of the Party
waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any Party of any term or condition
of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or
construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Agreement on any future occasion. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, all rights and remedies available to a Party, whether under this
Agreement or afforded by Law or otherwise, will be cumulative and not in the
alternative to any other rights or remedies that may be available to such
Party.
17.10 Section
365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code.
All
rights and licenses granted under or pursuant to any section of this Agreement
are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of
the
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et
seq.,
as
amended (the “Bankruptcy
Code”),
licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under
Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Parties shall retain and may
fully exercise all of their respective rights and elections under Section 365(n)
of the Bankruptcy Code.
17.11 Notices.
All
notices that are required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be sufficient if personally delivered or sent by mail or Federal Express or
other delivery service. Any notices shall be deemed given upon the earlier
of
the date when received at, or the third day after the date when sent by
registered or certified mail or the day after the date when sent by Federal
Express to, the address set forth below, unless such address is changed by
notice to the other Parties hereto:
If
to
PMPSA:
Vice
President and Associate General Counsel Intellectual Property Law
Group
Philip
Morris International
Avenue
de
Rhodanie 50
Case
Postale 1171
1001
Lausanne
Switzerland
Fax :
+41(0)58-242-0101
If
to
Discovery:
Discovery
Laboratories, Inc.
2600
Kelly Road, Suite 100
Warrington,
PA 18976
Attention
: David L. Lopez, Esq., CPA
with
a
copy to:
Dickstein
Shapiro LLP
1177
Avenue of the Americas
New
York,
NY 10036
Attention:
Ira L. Kotel, Esq.
17.12 Construction.
Unless
the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, (i) references to
any
gender include all genders, (ii) “or” has the inclusive meaning frequently
identified with the phrase “and/or,” (iii) “including” has the inclusive meaning
frequently identified with the phrase “including but not limited to” or
“including without limitation”, and (iv) references to “hereunder” or “herein”
relate to this Agreement and (v) all terms defined in the singular shall have
the same meaning in the plural and vice versa. The section and other headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation
thereof in any respect. Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references
are
to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Each accounting term used herein
that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning given to it
under
GAAP.
17.13 Registration
and Filing of this Agreement.
To the
extent, if any, that either Party concludes in good faith that it or the other
Party is required to file or register this Agreement or a notification thereof
with any Regulatory Authority, including the SEC or the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission, in accordance with Law, such Party shall inform the other Party
thereof. Should both Parties jointly agree that either of them is required
to
submit or obtain any such filing, registration or notification, they shall
cooperate, each at its own expense, in such filing, registration or notification
and shall execute all documents reasonably required in connection therewith.
In
such filing, registration or notification, the Parties shall request
confidential treatment of sensitive provisions of this Agreement, to the extent
permitted by Law. The Parties shall promptly inform each other as to the
activities or inquiries of any such Regulatory Authority relating to this
Agreement, and shall reasonably cooperate to respond to any request for further
information therefrom on a timely basis.
17.14 Force
Majeure.
No
Party shall be held liable or 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 fulfilling or 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
is defined as causes beyond the control of the Party, including, without
limitation, acts of God; acts, regulations, or laws of any government; war;
civil commotion; destruction of production facilities or materials by fire,
flood, earthquake, explosion or storm; labor disturbances; epidemic; and failure
of public utilities or common carriers. In such event Discovery or PMPSA, as
the
case may be, shall 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 shall thereupon 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 and the thirty (30) days thereafter. To the extent possible, each
Party
shall use reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of any Force Majeure.
17.15 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect
to
the subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings
between the Parties, whether written or oral. This Agreement may be altered,
amended or changed only by a writing making specific reference to this Agreement
and signed by duly authorized representatives of Discovery and
PMPSA.
17.16 Third
Party Beneficiaries.
Except
for any Third Party Indemnities under Article 12, none of the provisions of
this
Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Third Party,
including any creditor of either Party hereto, and no such Third Party (except
for such Indemnitees, as such) shall obtain any right under any provision of
this Agreement or shall by reasons of any such provision make any claim in
respect of any debt, liability or obligation (or otherwise) against either
Party
hereto.
17.17 Execution
in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which counterparts, when
so
executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and both of which
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument
even
if both Parties have not executed the same counterpart. Signatures provided
by
facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be original signatures.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties hereto as
of
the day and year first written above.
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PHILIP
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/s/ Frances
Bruttin |
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Name:
Frances Bruttin
Title:
VP Applied Science
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DISCOVERY
LABORATORIES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D. |
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Name:
Robert J. Capetola, Ph.D.
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I,
Robert
J. Capetola, certify that:
1. I
have
reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Discovery Laboratories, Inc.;
2. Based
on
my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on
my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a)
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
(b)
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who
have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Date:
May 8, 2008
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/s/
Robert J. Capetola
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Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I,
John
G. Cooper, certify that:
1. I
have
reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Discovery Laboratories, Inc.;
2. Based
on
my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on
my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a)
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this
report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
(b)
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who
have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Date:
May 8, 2008
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/s/
John G. Cooper
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John
G. Cooper
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, each of the undersigned officers of Discovery Laboratories,
Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies that, to his knowledge, the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “Report”)
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
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/s/
Robert J. Capetola
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Robert
J. Capetola, Ph.D.
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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/s/
John G. Cooper
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John
G. Cooper
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A
signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 has been provided to us and will be retained by us and furnished
to
the SEC or its staff upon request.
This
certification is being furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. This certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934.