Master Alliance Provisions Guide (MAPGuide)

Ocugen-BBIL, COVID-19 Vaccine (Covaxin), Co-development, Supply & Commercialization Agreement

  • Intellectual property | Ownership of IP

Definitions

BBIL Patent Rights” means all Patent Rights, but excluding Joint Program Patent Rights, that are (a) Controlled by BBIL or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date and are set forth on Schedule 1.5, (b) conceived or reduced to practice by BBIL or its Affiliates in the conduct of the BBIL Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) conceived or reduced to practice by BBIL or its Affiliates outside of this Agreement during the Term, in each case of (a), (b), and (c) to the extent necessary or useful for the research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization of the Product in the Field in the Territory.

BBIL Technology” means any Technology, but excluding Joint Program Technology, that is (a) Controlled by BBIL or its Affiliates as of the Effective Date, (b) discovered, developed, made, created or reduced to practice by BBIL or its Affiliates in the conduct of the BBIL Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) discovered, developed, made, created or reduced to practice by BBIL or its Affiliates outside of this Agreement during the Term, in each case of (a), (b), and (c) to the extent necessary or useful for the research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization of the Product in the Field in the Territory.

Development Plan” means a written plan for the Development of the Product by Ocugen, in and for the Ocugen Territory, and BBIL, in and for the BBIL Territory, for a Calendar Year or longer period, as such written plan may be amended, modified or updated by the Parties from time to time, and which written plan shall contain, among other things: (a) the Development objectives for the Product and the Development Activities to be performed by each Party for the Product in the Field in the Ocugen Territory or the BBIL Territory, as applicable; (b) the regulatory activities to be conducted by each Party in the Ocugen Territory or the BBIL Territory, as applicable; and (c) a projected timeline for such activities or to reach certain clinical milestones in the Ocugen Territory or specific countries within the BBIL Territory, as applicable.

Joint Program Materials” means any tangible chemical, biological or physical materials that are collected, conceived, generated, developed or reduced to practice jointly by or on behalf of BBIL or its Affiliates’ personnel, on the one hand, and Ocugen or its Affiliates’ personnel, on the other hand, in the conduct of the Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan.

Joint Program Patent Rights” means any Patent Rights that contain one or more claims to the Joint Program Technology or Joint Program Materials.

Joint Program Technology” means any (a) Technology that is conceived or first reduced to practice(actually or constructively), whether or not patentable, jointly by or on behalf of BBIL or its Affiliates’ personnel, on the one hand, and Ocugen or its Affiliates’ personnel, on the other hand (including any subcontractors or consultants to BBIL or Ocugen) in the conduct of or otherwise in connection with the performance of Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan.

Ocugen Patent Rights” means all Patent Rights, but excluding Joint Program Patent Rights, that are (a) conceived or reduced to practice by or on behalf of Ocugen or its Affiliates in the conduct of the Ocugen Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan, or (b) conceived or reduced to practice by Ocugen or its Affiliates outside of this Agreement during the Term, in each case of (a) and (b) to the extent necessary or useful for the research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory.

Ocugen Technology” means all Technology, but excluding Joint Program Technology, that is (a) discovered, developed, made, created or reduced to practice by Ocugen or its Affiliates in the conduct of the Ocugen Development Activities pursuant to the Development Plan, or (b) discovered, developed, made, created or reduced to practice by or on behalf of Ocugen or its Affiliates outside of this Agreement during the Term, in each case of (a) and (b) to the extent necessary or useful for the research, Development, Manufacture, or Commercialization of the Product in the Territory.

4. Co–Development of the Product

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4.4 Ownership of Joint Technology and Joint Patent Rights. All Joint Program Technology and Joint Program Patent Rights shall be jointly owned by the Parties and each Party shall be free to practice such Joint Program Technology and Joint Program Patent Rights in its Territory, subject to any terms or conditions of this Agreement to the contrary.

9. Intellectual Property

9.1 Intellectual Property Rights. As between the Parties, BBIL shall have sole ownership and exclusive Control of all right, title and interest on a worldwide basis in and to any and all BBIL Technology and BBIL Patent Rights, subject to the licenses provided to Ocugen pursuant to this Agreement. As between the Parties, Ocugen shall have sole ownership and exclusive Control of all right, title and interest on a worldwide basis in and to any and all Ocugen Technology and Ocugen Patent Rights, subject to the licenses provided to BBIL pursuant to this Agreement. The Parties shall jointly Control all right, title and interest on a worldwide basis in and to any and all Joint Program Technology, Joint Program Patent Rights and Joint Program Materials. Each Party hereby agrees to promptly notify the other Party of the conception or reduction to practice of any Joint Program Technology or Joint Program Materials and to promptly execute any documents that may be necessary to perfect the other Party’s rights in and to such Joint Program Technology.