PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMERCIAL EVALUATION
LICENSE AGREEMENT
Agreement made between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
("CDC"), an agency of the United States Public Health Service
("PHS") within the Department of Health and Human Services
("DHHS") through the Technology Transfer Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop K79, Atlanta, GA
30341, U.S.A. and .("LICENSEE"), a corporation of , having an
office at .
1. Definitions
a. "Licensed Patent Rights" means U.S. Patent Application(s)
S.N. , entitled " ” and filed on ,and any U.S. Patents issued from
the patent application(s) listed above.
b. "Licensed Products" means the following biological
materials:
including any progeny, subclones or derivatives thereof.
c. "Materials" means:
2. LICENSEE wishes to obtain a license to evaluate the commercial
applications of the Licensed Products and any inventions claimed in the
Licensed Patent Rights.
3. LICENSEE intends to conduct laboratory experiments under this
Agreement to evaluate the suitability for commercial development of
inventions encompassed by the Licensed Patent Rights and the Licensed
Products in the field of .
4. LICENSEE represents that it has the facilities, personnel and
expertise to evaluate the commercial applications of the Licensed Products
and the inventions encompassed by the Licensed Patent Rights, and that it
will expend reasonable efforts and resources on research and development
of potential commercial products using the Licensed Products and the
inventions encompassed by the Licensed Patent Rights.
5. Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 C.F.R. Part 404, PHS hereby grants
to LICENSEE a nonexclusive license for evaluation purposes to make and use
but not to sell the Licensed Products and products and processes
encompassed within the scope of a claim in the Licensed Patent
Rights. LICENSEE agrees that any commercial or industrial use or
sale of any such products or processes, including any formalized in-house
screening programs, other than for evaluation purposes, will be made only
pursuant to the terms of a commercialization license to be negotiated in
good faith by the parties. The rights provided herein are provided for the
evaluation of commercial applications only and not for commercial
use.
6. PHS agrees, after receipt of the payment required by paragraph 9, to
provide LICENSEE with samples of the Materials, as available, and to
replace such Materials, as available and at reasonable cost, in the event
of their unintentional destruction.
7. LICENSEE agrees to retain control over the Licensed Products and
theMaterials, and not to distribute them to third parties without the
prior written consent of PHS.
8. LICENSEE agrees that this Agreement does not preclude PHS from
distributing the Materials or Licensed Products to third parties for
research or commercial purposes.
9. In consideration of the grant in Paragraph 5, LICENSEE hereby agrees
to pay the sum of
dollars(U.S. $ ). Payment is due within thirty (30) days of LICENSEE's
execution of this
Agreement, and should be made by check or bank draft drawn on a United
States bank made payable to "CDC/Technology Transfer" and shall
reference the agreement number assigned by CDC. All payments required by
this Agreement shall be mailed to the following address: CDC, Technology
Transfer Office, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MailStop E-67, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Late charges will be applied to any overdue payments as required by the
U.S. Department of Treasury in the Treasury Fiscal Requirements Manual,
Section 8025.40. The payment of such late charges shall not prevent PHS
from exercising any other rights it may have as a consequence of the
lateness of any payment.
10. This Agreement shall become effective on the date when the last
party to sign has executed this Agreement and shall terminate six(6)
months from its effective date. Upon termination LICENSEE shall return all
Materials and Licensed Products to PHS or provide PHS with certification
of their destruction, unless a commercialization license for the
Application has been executed.
11. In the event that LICENSEE is in default in the performance of any
material obligations under this Agreement, and if the default has not been
remedied within ninety (90) days after the date of notice in writing of
such default, PHS may terminate this Agreement by written notice.
12. LICENSEE acknowledges that third parties also may be evaluating the
Licensed Patent Rights, the Licensed Products or the Materials for a
variety of commercial purposes, and no guarantee can be made, should
LICENSEE apply for an exclusive license, that one would be available for
any particular field of use. PHS agrees to notify LICENSEE promptly if it
receives from another company an exclusive license application in the
field of use described in Paragraph 3.
13. LICENSEE is encouraged to publish the results of its research
projects using the Licensed Products or the Materials. In all oral
presentations or written publications concerning the Licensed Products or
the Materials, LICENSEE will acknowledge the contribution by the named
inventors of the Licensed Products or the Materials, unless requested
otherwise by PHS or the named inventors.
14. LICENSEE agrees to submit in confidence a final report to PHS
within thirty (30) days of termination of this Agreement outlining in
general its results of commercial evaluation of the Licensed Patent
Rights, the Licensed Products and the Materials provided by this
Agreement.
15. PHS agrees, to the extent permitted by law, to treat in confidence
for a period of three (3) years from the date of disclosure any of
LICENSEE's written information about the Licensed Patent Rights, the
Materials or Licensed Products that is stamped "CONFIDENTIAL"
except for information that was previously known to PHS, or that is or
becomes publicly available, or that is disclosed to PHS by a third party
without an obligation of confidentiality.
16. NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE OFFERED AS TO THE FITNESS
FOR ANY PURPOSE OF THE MATERIALS OR LICENSED PRODUCTS PROVIDED TO LICENSEE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR THAT THE LICENSED PATENT RIGHTS MAY BE
EXPLOITEDWITHOUT INFRINGING OTHER PATENT RIGHTS. LICENSEE accepts license
rights to the Licensed Patent Rights, the Licensed Products and the
Materials "as is," and PHS does not offer any guarantee of any
kind.
17. LICENSEE agrees to indemnify and hold harmless PHS and the United
States government from any claims, costs, damages or losses that may arise
from the practice of the Licensed Patent Rights or through the use of the
Licensed Products or the Materials.
18. Neither party shall have any obligation with respect to the other
if any applicable patent rights are infringed by a third party.
19. LICENSEE agrees in its use of any PHS-supplied materials to comply
with all applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines, including Public
Health Service and PHS regulations and guidelines. LICENSEE agrees not to
use the Materials or the Licensed Products for research involving human
subjects or clinical trials in the United States without complying with 21
CFR Part 50 and 45 CFR Part 46. LICENSEE agrees not to use the Materials
or Licensed Products for research involving human subjects or clinical
trials outside of the United States without notifying PHS, in writing, of
such research or trials and complying with the applicable regulations of
the appropriate national control authorities. Written notification to PHS
of research involving human subjects or clinical trials outside of the
United States shall be given no later than sixty (60) days prior to
commencement of such research or trials.
20. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the United States as
interpreted and applied by the Federal courts in the District of
Columbia.
21. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of PHS and
LICENSEE and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings with
respect to the Licensed Patent Rights, the Materials and the Licensed
Products.
22. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event
that any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or
unenforceable under any controlling body of law, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this agreement.
23. Paragraphs 13, 15, 16, and 17 of this Agreement shall survive
termination of this
Agreement.PHS COMMERCIAL EVALUATION LICENSE AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE PAGE
In Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this agreement on the
dates set forth below. Any communication or notice to be given shall be
forwarded to the respective addresses listed below.
FOR PHS:
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Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mailing Address for
Notices: Technology Transfer Office Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop K79, Atlanta, GA 30341 Atlanta, GA
30333
FOR LICENSEE (The undersigned expressly certifies or affirms that the
contents of any statements of LICENSEE made or referred to in this
document are truthful and accurate.)
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