Master Alliance Provisions Guide (MAPGuide)

Moderna – Lonza, COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine & Therapies, Manufacturing & Process Development Agreement

  • Intellectual Property | Protection of IP

<p><b>“Lonza Improvementb><span style=”fontweight: 400;”> means all <a href=”#kt“>Technologya>span><span style=”fontweight: 400;”> conceived, discovered, invented, developed, created, made or reduced to practice in connection with this Agreement that is [***].span>p>
<p><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>“span><b>LONZA Technology b><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>” means all Technology of LONZA (a) existing prior to the effective date of this Agreement; or (b) developed or obtained by or on behalf of LONZA independent of this Agreement and without the use or reference to any <a href=”https://ghiaa.org/provision_document/modernalonzacovid19mrnavaccinetherapiesmanufacturingprocessdevelopmentagreement4/” target=”_blankrel=”noopener“>confidential informationa> of MODERNA (including the MODERNA Manufacturing Know-Howspan><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>, Products (or components thereof) or any manufacturing equipment for the Products (or components thereof)).span>p>
<p><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>“span><b>MODERNA Improvementb><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>” means all Technology conceived, discovered, invented, developed, created, made or reduced to practice in connection with this Agreement [***].span>p>
<p><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>“span><b>MODERNA Technologyb><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>” means all Technology Controlled by MODERNA or its Affiliates (a) existing prior to the effective date of this Agreement; or (b) developed or obtained by or on behalf of MODERNA or its Affiliates independent of this Agreement and without the use or reference to any confidential information of LONZA. For clarity, the MODERNA Technology includes (i) the Product and any Productintermediates, components or derivatives of Product, (ii) starting materials and any intermediates, components or derivatives of starting materials, (iii) Specifications,(iv) Test Methods and (v) Process.span>p>
<p><span style=”textdecoration: underline;”><b>11. Intellectual Propertyb>span>p>
<p><b>11.4 Prosecution of Patentsb>p>
<p><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>11.4.1 LONZA will have the sole right and discretion to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming LONZA Technology or LONZA Improvements at LONZAs expense.span>p>
<p><span style=”fontweight: 400;”>11.4.2. MODERNA will have the sole right and discretion to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming MODERNA Technology or MODERNA Improvements at MODERNAs expense. LONZA will cooperate with MODERNA to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents claiming MODERNA Technology or MODERNA Improvements.span>p>