LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective on August 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) is by and between Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Flagship”) and Generate Biomedicines, Inc. (formerly Flagship VL56, Inc.) (“Company”). Flagship and Company may be referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, Flagship Pioneering, Inc. (“Flagship Management”), pursuant to that certain managerial agreement with Company (the “Managerial Agreement”), has developed certain foundational intellectual property during the exploration and/or proto-company phase of Company;
WHEREAS, Company wishes to assign to Flagship Management and Flagship Management wishes to assign to Flagship, its interests in certain foundational intellectual property related to the business of Company and conceived prior to Launch of the Company (defined below), as well as Improvements (defined below) to such intellectual property;
WHEREAS, Company wishes to obtain from Flagship, and Flagship desires to grant to Company, certain rights to Foundational IP (defined below) in order to develop and commercialize Licensed Products (defined below);
WHEREAS, Company and, pursuant to the Managerial Agreement or other participation in Company’s affairs, Flagship Management has developed or may develop certain intellectual property following the Launch of the Company, and Flagship Management has assigned its interest in such intellectual property to Flagship;
WHEREAS, Company wishes to obtain from Flagship, and Flagship desires to assign to Company, certain rights to New IP (defined below); and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual rights and obligations contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Flagship and Company hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Bi-Annual Reports” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2.
1.2 “Business Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any day on which commercial banks located in Boston, Massachusetts are authorized or obligated by Laws to close.
1.3 “Calendar Year” means January 1 through December 31 of a given year.