Platform Third Party Rights. (i) From and after the Effective Date and continuing during the Term, subject to Sarepta’s rights under Section 12.5.2 (Defense), prior to Arrowhead (or any of its Affiliates) entering into an agreement with respect to any Patent Rights or Know-How of a Third Party that are or is: (A) generally applicable to making, using, or selling RNAi Molecules; (B) not specific to a Licensed Compound, a Licensed Product, or any other RNAi Molecule Directed To the Target that is the subject of a Program, or any method of manufacture or use thereof; and (C) in the reasonable opinion of Arrowhead is necessary or reasonably useful for the Exploitation of the Licensed Compounds or Licensed Products that are the subject of a Program (such Patent Rights or Know-How, a “Platform Third Party Rights” and such agreement, a “Platform Third Party Agreement”), Arrowhead will provide written notice to Sarepta of Arrowhead’s (or its Affiliate’s) intent to enter into such proposed Platform Third Party Agreement, along with reasonably detailed information regarding the proposed financial terms, as well as any other material terms applicable to sublicensees under such proposed Platform Third Party Agreement and the relevant Patent Rights or Know-How owned or otherwise controlled by such Third Party that are proposed to be included as Arrowhead Technology if Sarepta elects to take a sublicense under such proposed Platform Third Party Agreement pursuant to Section 2.9.2(b)(ii) (Platform Third Party Rights). After receipt of such notice from Arrowhead with respect to any Platform Third Party Agreement, Sarepta will have the right to request discussions with Arrowhead, and, if so requested, the Parties will promptly meet and discuss such Platform Third Party Rights and Platform Third Party Agreement, including the proposed financial terms and other terms applicable to sublicensees thereunder. (ii) Arrowhead (or its Affiliate) will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain sublicensable licenses or other rights under the relevant Platform Third Party Rights pursuant to its corresponding Platform Third Party Agreement that are sufficient to grant Sarepta a license with respect to the Licensed Compounds and Licensed Products that are the subject of the applicable Program on terms substantially consistent with the rights and licenses granted to Sarepta under the Arrowhead Technology pursuant to Section 2.1 (Licensed Grants to Sarepta); provided that [***]. In no event will Arrowhead enter into any Platform Third Party Agreement under which rights are not sublicensable to Sarepta in a manner that precludes Sarepta from entering into an agreement with the applicable Third Party for a grant of such Platform Third Party Rights to Exploit the Licensed Compounds and Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory. (iii) If Arrowhead (or its Affiliate) is successful in obtaining such sublicensable licenses or other rights under the applicable Platform Third Party Agreement in accordance with Section 2.9.2(b) (Platform Third Party Rights), then (A) Sarepta will have the right, by delivery of written notice to Arrowhead, to elect to take a sublicense under such relevant Patent Rights or Know-How in-licensed by Arrowhead (or its Affiliate) under such Platform Third Party Agreement, and (B) if Sarepta makes such election, (1) [***] and (2) Sarepta agrees to comply, and will cause its Affiliates and its and their Sublicensees to comply, with any applicable obligations under such Platform Third Party Agreement that apply to Sarepta (or its Affiliates or its or their Sublicensees) as sublicensees thereunder and of which Sarepta was informed by Arrowhead in writing prior to such election by Sarepta pursuant to this Section 2.9.2(b)(ii) (Platform Third Party Rights), including [***]. If Sarepta fails to deliver such written notice to Arrowhead or otherwise declines such a sublicense, then the Platform Third Party Right subject to such Platform Third Party Agreement will not be included within the Arrowhead Technology or in any of the licenses and other rights granted to Sarepta and its Affiliates and its and their Sublicensees under this Agreement. (iv) Nothing in this Section 2.9.2(b) (Platform Third Party Rights) restricts Sarepta’s right to obtain any license or other rights in or to any Platform Third Party Right directly from any Third Party that owns or otherwise controls any Platform Third Party Right.
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Sources: Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement (Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement (Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.)