Adimab Restrictions. For each Target, until the earlier of expiration of the Evaluation Term for such Target or Surface’s exercise of its Commercial Option for such Target, Adimab shall not provide any of the Program Antibodies (or any of their Binding Sequence Information) to any Third Party in connection with performing a funded or sponsored research program for such Third Party. In addition, even if Surface does not exercise its Commercial Option for a particular Target, Adimab shall not file Program Antibody Patents for such Target or any patent application Covering any Program Antibody, unless independently rediscovered as contemplated below. For purposes of this Section 2.6, the performance of a program by Adimab means use of any of the Adimab Platform Technology to discover or optimize antibodies to the applicable Target based on activity against or with respect to such Target. Further, at all times, unless independently rediscovered without the use of (i) Surface Materials, (ii) Confidential Information of Surface (subject to Section 6.2(e)), (iii) any antibody library that is (A) [***] and (B) [***] (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(l), a “Naive Antibody Library”) or (2) created specifically for use in the Research Program and [***] from a Naive Antibody Library in a Research Program (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(2) an “Optimization Antibody Library”) and or any antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their partial or whole sequences, or (iv) any Program Inventions to the extent solely owned by Surface based on the terms of this Agreement (subject to Section 6.2(e)), Adimab and its Affiliates shall not (I) provide the Program Antibodies or their Binding Sequence Information to any Third Party at any time, or any other antibody or their Binding Sequence Information identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program or (II) use the Program Antibodies, any other antibody identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program, or any of their Binding Sequence Information, to research, develop, manufacture or commercialize any biologic or drug products in for Adimab, its Affiliates or any Third Parties. Further, Adimab shall not perform any research, discovery or development with respect to a Target using any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library for which research, discovery or development was pursued with respect to such Target under a Research Program, and Adimab shall not provide (by any means, such as sale, license or transfer), any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library (or any substantial portion thereof) to any others. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTION AGREEMENT To avoid doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement: (i) nothing herein shall prevent Adimab from licensing or transferring some or all of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements to a Third Party (including technical support in connection therewith) nor shall anything herein require Adimab to in any way limit the use of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements by a Third Party, subject to the restrictions above regarding any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library and antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their Binding Sequence Information; and (ii) nothing herein shall require Adimab to physically remove from its libraries, or to prevent from being included in future libraries, any Program-Benefited Antibodies, but Adimab is limited with respect to the use of any Naive Antibody Library and Optimization Antibody Library as provided above. This Agreement expressly provides for a reserved right for Adimab, its Affiliates, and those deriving rights from them (a) to include Program-Benefited Antibodies in antibody library(ies) (other than Naive Libraries) transferred or licensed by Adimab to Third Parties (including the transfer of physical possession of samples of Program-Benefited Antibodies to a Third Party as part of such transactions) and (b) to conduct any activity with respect to Program-Benefited Antibodies that are not Licensed Antibodies under this Agreement if Adimab (or such other party) arrives at such Program-Benefited Antibodies in a manner fully compliant with Adimab’s other covenants and obligations in this Agreement. (iii) Adimab may independently regenerate Binding Sequence Information for any Program Antibodies without use or reference to any Program Inventions or any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library, other than Adimab Platform Technology Improvements (which nothing in this Agreement shall be read to restrict Adimab from using). In the case of independent rediscovery as provided above, Adimab shall be unrestricted in its use of and ability to provide the applicable independently rediscovered or independently regenerated antibodies to others.
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Sources: Development and Option Agreement (Surface Oncology, Inc.), Development and Option Agreement (Surface Oncology, Inc.)
Adimab Restrictions. For each Target, until the earlier of expiration of the Evaluation Term for such Target or Surface’s exercise of its Commercial Option for such Target, Adimab shall not provide any of the Program Antibodies (or any of their Binding Sequence Information) to any Third Party in connection with performing a funded or sponsored research program for such Third Party. In addition, even if Surface does not exercise its Commercial Option for a particular Target, Adimab shall not file Program Antibody Patents for such Target or any patent application Covering any Program Antibody, unless independently rediscovered as contemplated below. For purposes of this Section 2.6, the performance of a program by Adimab means use of any of the Adimab Platform Technology to discover or optimize antibodies to the applicable Target based on activity against or with respect to such Target. Further, at all times, unless independently rediscovered without the use of (i) Surface Materials, (ii) Confidential Information of Surface (subject to Section 6.2(e)), (iii) any antibody library that is (A) [***] and (B) [***] (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(lB)(1), a “Naive Antibody Library”) or (2) created specifically for use in the Research Program and [***] from a Naive Antibody Library in a Research Program (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(2) an “Optimization Antibody Library”) and or any antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their partial or whole sequences, or (iv) any Program Inventions to the extent solely owned by Surface based on the terms of this Agreement (subject to Section 6.2(e)), Adimab and its Affiliates shall not (I) provide the Program Antibodies or their Binding Sequence Information to any Third Party at any time, or any other antibody or their Binding Sequence Information identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program or (II) use the Program Antibodies, any other antibody identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program, or any of their Binding Sequence Information, to research, develop, manufacture or commercialize any biologic or drug products in for Adimab, its Affiliates or any Third Parties. Further, Adimab shall not perform any research, discovery or development with respect to a Target using any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library for which research, discovery or development was pursued with respect to such Target under a Research Program, and Adimab shall not provide (by any means, such as sale, license or transfer), any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library (or any substantial portion thereof) to any others. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTION AGREEMENT To avoid doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) nothing herein shall prevent Adimab from licensing or transferring some or all of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements to a Third Party (including technical support in connection therewith) nor shall anything herein require Adimab to in any way limit the use of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements by a Third Party, subject to the restrictions above regarding any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library and antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their Binding Sequence Information; and
(ii) nothing herein shall require Adimab to physically remove from its libraries, or to prevent from being included in future libraries, any Program-Benefited Antibodies, but Adimab is limited with respect to the use of any Naive Antibody Library and Optimization Antibody Library as provided above. This Agreement expressly provides for a reserved right for Adimab, its Affiliates, and those deriving rights from them (a) to include Program-Benefited Antibodies in antibody library(ies) (other than Naive Libraries) transferred or licensed by Adimab to Third Parties (including the transfer of physical possession of samples of Program-Benefited Antibodies to a Third Party as part of such transactions) and (b) to conduct any activity with respect to Program-Benefited Antibodies that are not Licensed Antibodies under this Agreement if Adimab (or such other party) arrives at such Program-Benefited Antibodies in a manner fully compliant with Adimab’s other covenants and obligations in this Agreement.
(iii) Adimab may independently regenerate Binding Sequence Information for any Program Antibodies without use or reference to any Program Inventions or any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library, other than Adimab Platform Technology Improvements (which nothing in this Agreement shall be read to restrict Adimab from using). In the case of independent rediscovery as provided above, Adimab shall be unrestricted in its use of and ability to provide the applicable independently rediscovered or independently regenerated antibodies to others.
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Sources: Development and Option Agreement (Surface Oncology, Inc.)
Adimab Restrictions. For each Adimab shall not: (i) use a Naïve Library to screen with respect to a Target under any Research Plan if Adimab has previously screened such Naïve Library for the same Target, until ; (ii) in the earlier of expiration of the Evaluation Term future screen a Naïve Library with respect to a Target if Adimab had previously screened such Naïve Library for such Target or Surface’s exercise of its Commercial Option pursuant hereto; (iii) transfer a Naïve Library used to screen for such Target, Adimab shall not provide any of the Program Antibodies (or any of their Binding Sequence Information) a Target hereunder to any Third Party; (iv) provide any Third Party in connection with performing a funded or sponsored research program for such Third Party. In addition, even if Surface does not exercise its Commercial Option for a particular Target, Adimab shall not file any Program Antibody Patents for delivered to Scholar Rock pursuant hereto; provided, however, that Adimab may provide a Third Party with a Non-Optioned Antibody if such Target or any patent application Covering any Program Antibody, unless independently rediscovered as contemplated below. For purposes of this Section 2.6, the performance of a program by Adimab means use of any of the Adimab Platform Technology to discover or optimize antibodies to the applicable Target based on activity against or with respect to such Target. Further, at all times, unless Non-Optioned Antibody is independently rediscovered without the use of Scholar Rock Materials or Scholar Rock Confidential Information and without violating the provisions of clause (ii) above; (v) deliver to Scholar Rock as a Program Antibody any antibody previously delivered to a Third Party; provided, however, that Adimab may provide Scholar Rock with a Program Antibody if such Program Antibody is not licensed (or optioned) to a Third Party and such Program Antibody was independently rediscovered without the use of Third Party Materials or Third Party Confidential Information and without violating the provisions of clause (i) Surface Materials, above; (iivi) file any Program Antibody Patents (except pursuant to Scholar Rock’s instructions in accordance with Article 5 hereof); (vii) file any Patent application that incorporates or relies on any Confidential Information of Surface (subject to Section 6.2(e)), (iii) any antibody library that is (A) [***] and (B) [***] (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(l), a “Naive Antibody Library”) Scholar Rock or its Affiliates; or (2) created specifically for use in the Research Program and [***] from a Naive Antibody Library in a Research Program (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(2) an “Optimization Antibody Library”) and or any antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their partial or whole sequences, or (iv) any Program Inventions to the extent solely owned by Surface based on the terms of this Agreement (subject to Section 6.2(e)), Adimab and its Affiliates shall not (I) provide the Program Antibodies or their Binding Sequence Information to any Third Party at any time, or any other antibody or their Binding Sequence Information identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program or (IIviii) use the Program Antibodies, or any other antibody identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under pursuant to a Research Program, or any of their Binding Sequence InformationPlan hereunder, to research, develop, manufacture or commercialize any biologic or drug products in the Field for Adimab, its Affiliates or for any Third Parties. Further, Adimab shall not perform any research, discovery or development with respect to a Target using any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library for which research, discovery or development was pursued with respect to such Target under a Research Program, and Adimab shall not provide (by any means, such as sale, license or transfer), any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library (or any substantial portion thereof) to any others. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTION AGREEMENT To avoid doubt and notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) subject to Section 2.6(a) above and the following Section 2.6(a)(ii), nothing herein shall prevent Adimab from licensing or transferring some or all of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements to a Third Party (including technical support in connection therewith) nor shall anything herein require Adimab to in any way limit the use of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements by Adimab or a Third Party; provided, subject however, that Adimab shall not provide any Third Party with any antibody library used in conducting any Research Program hereunder, and no such license or transfer shall in any way limit the licenses granted to the restrictions above regarding any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library Scholar Rock in Sections 3.1(a) and antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies3.2(b)(ii), or any of their Binding Sequence Information; and
(ii) nothing herein shall require Adimab to physically remove from its libraries, or to prevent from being included in future libraries, any Program-Benefited Antibodies, but . Adimab is limited with respect to hereby reserves the use of any Naive Antibody Library and Optimization Antibody Library as provided above. This Agreement expressly provides for a reserved right for Adimab, its Affiliates, and those deriving rights from them (a) to include Program-Benefited Antibodies in antibody library(ies) (other than Naive Libraries) transferred or licensed by Adimab to Third Parties (including the transfer of physical possession of samples of Program-Benefited Antibodies to a Third Party as part of the transfer of libraries in such transactions) and (b) ). For clarity, Third Party recipients of Adimab’s Platform Technology and/or Naïve Libraries are entitled to conduct any activity with respect to Program-Benefited Antibodies that are not Licensed Antibodies under this Agreement if without contractual restriction from Adimab (or although such other party) arrives at such Program-Benefited Antibodies in activities may infringe Patents held by third parties, including Scholar Rock); provided, however, that Adimab and each of its Affiliates shall maintain a manner fully compliant with Adimab’s other covenants complete and obligations in this Agreementaccurate list of all Naïve Libraries used as part of the Research Programs.
(iii) Adimab may independently regenerate Binding Sequence Information for any Program Antibodies without use or reference to any Program Inventions or any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library, other than Adimab Platform Technology Improvements (which nothing in this Agreement shall be read to restrict Adimab from using). In the case of independent rediscovery as provided above, Adimab shall be unrestricted in its use of and ability to provide the applicable independently rediscovered or independently regenerated antibodies to others.
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Sources: Collaboration Agreement (Scholar Rock Holding Corp)
Adimab Restrictions. For each Target, until the earlier of expiration of the Evaluation Term for such Target or Surface’s exercise of its Commercial Option for such Target, Adimab shall not provide any of the Program Antibodies (or any of their Binding Sequence Information) to any Third Party in connection with performing a funded or sponsored research program for such Third Party. In addition, even if Surface does not exercise its Commercial Option for a particular Target, Adimab shall not file Program Antibody Patents for such Target or any patent application Covering any Program Antibody, unless independently rediscovered as contemplated below. For purposes of this Section 2.6, the performance of a program by Adimab means use of any of the Adimab Platform Technology to discover or optimize antibodies to the applicable Target based on activity against or with respect to such Target. Further, at all times, unless independently rediscovered without the use of (i) Surface Materials, (ii) Confidential Information of Surface (subject to Section 6.2(e)), (iii) any antibody library that is (A) [***] and (B) [***] (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(lB)(1), a “Naive Antibody Library”) or (2) created specifically for use in the Research Program and [***] from a Naive Antibody Library in a Research Program (any such antibody library satisfying clauses (A) and (B)(2) an “Optimization Antibody Library”) and or any antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their partial or whole sequences, or (iv) any Program Inventions to the extent solely owned by Surface based on the terms of this Agreement (subject to Section 6.2(e)), Adimab and its Affiliates shall not (I) provide the Program Antibodies or their Binding Sequence Information to any Third Party at any time, or any other antibody or their Binding Sequence Information identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program or (II) use the Program Antibodies, any other antibody identified from any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library under a Research Program, or any of their Binding Sequence Information, to research, develop, manufacture or commercialize any biologic or drug products in for Adimab, its Affiliates or any Third Parties. Further, Adimab shall not perform any research, discovery or development with respect to a Target using any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library for which research, discovery or development was pursued with respect to such Target under a Research Program, and Adimab shall not provide (by any means, such as sale, license or transfer), any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library (or any substantial portion thereof) to any others. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTION AGREEMENT To avoid doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement:
(i) nothing herein shall prevent Adimab from licensing or transferring some or all of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements to a Third Party (including technical support in connection therewith) nor shall anything herein require Adimab to in any way limit the use of the Adimab Platform Technology and/or Adimab Platform Technology Improvements by a Third Party, subject to the restrictions above regarding any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library and antibodies identified therefrom (including Program Antibodies), or any of their Binding Sequence Information; and
(ii) nothing herein shall require Adimab to physically remove from its libraries, or to prevent from being included in future libraries, any Program-Benefited Antibodies, but Adimab is limited with respect to the use of any Naive Antibody Library and Optimization Antibody Library as provided above. This Agreement expressly provides for a reserved right for Adimab, its Affiliates, and those deriving rights from them (a) to include Program-Benefited Antibodies in antibody library(ies) (other than Naive Libraries) transferred or licensed by Adimab to Third Parties (including the transfer of physical possession of samples of Program-Benefited Antibodies to a Third Party as part of such transactions) and (b) to conduct any activity with respect to Program-Benefited Antibodies that are not Licensed Antibodies under this Agreement if Adimab (or such other party) arrives at such Program-Benefited Antibodies in a manner fully compliant with Adimab’s other covenants and obligations in this Agreement.
(iii) Adimab may independently regenerate Binding Sequence Information for any Program Antibodies without use or reference to any Program Inventions or any Naive Antibody Library or Optimization Antibody Library, other than Adimab Platform Technology Improvements (which nothing in this Agreement shall be read to restrict Adimab from using). In the case of independent rediscovery as provided above, Adimab shall be unrestricted in its use of and ability to provide the applicable independently rediscovered or independently regenerated antibodies to others.
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Sources: Development and Option Agreement (Coherus BioSciences, Inc.)