Common use of Business Models Clause in Contracts

Business Models. The Parties will decide on the business model, if any, including possible business exclusivity in a defined field, for successfully developed Sumitomo Development Items incorporating successfully developed Zymergen Development Items on a case-by-case basis, given the wide variety of possibilities, in accordance with the decision-making process set forth in each Project Plan. As a basic principle, one element of this discussion will be a value chain analysis, and a fully considered business model will be used to warrant that the benefit sharing between the Parties is fair, such that neither Party should benefit disproportionately relative to its contributions to development items and Applications therefor.