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Input (English): EXHIBIT 10.1   STRATEGIC SALES & MARKETING AGREEMENT   THIS STRATEGIC SALES & MARKETING AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is effective as of the last date provided for on the signature page and is entered into by and between SightLife Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 1200 6th Ave, Ste. 300, Seattle, WA 98101 (Surgical) and Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, having its principal place of business at 12264 El Camino Real, Suite 350, San Diego, CA 92130 (Imprimis).   WHEREAS, Imprimis and/or its subsidiary companies are licensed and accredited pharmacies and/or outsourcing facilities;   WHEREAS, Surgical is a cornea-focused organization that provides comprehensive services to support ophthalmic surgeons; and   WHEREAS, Imprimis wishes to engage Surgical and its employees to provide contract sales services under the terms and conditions as set forth below.   NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Surgical and Imprimis agree, intending to be legally bound, as follows:   1. Sales Representation Services.     1.1. Surgical  will provide sales representation services to Imprimis during the Term of this Agreement (Surgical and its sales representatives may be referred to collectively hereinafter as Surgical). The sales representation services (Services) are set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW) that is attached hereto as Appendix A and made a part hereof, as it may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto.         1.2. Surgical represents and warrants to Imprimis that: (a) Surgical has the required skill, experience and qualifications to perform the Services, shall perform the Services in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with generally recognized industry standards for similar services and shall devote sufficient resources to ensure that the Services are performed in a timely and reliable manner; and (b) Surgical shall perform the Services in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.   2. Effective Date; Term and Termination.     2.1. This Agreement shall be effective on the later of the dates that it is executed by Imprimis and Surgical (the Effective Date) and shall terminate pursuant to the terms of the SOW (the Term).         2.2. Surgical shall immediately cease to provide any further Services under this Agreement and/or any applicable SOW upon receipt of notice from Imprimis that Imprimis is terminating this Agreement and/or such SOW. Upon termination of this Agreement and/or such SOW, Surgical shall be entitled to payment for Services completed prior to such termination. Thereafter, Imprimis shall owe Surgical no further amounts or obligations in law or equity.     Page 1 of 11





        3. Sales Commissions. In consideration of the Services provided hereunder, Imprimis shall pay Surgical sales commissions (Sales Commissions) as set forth in the SOW. Surgical shall be responsible for all expenses incurred in association with performance of the Services.     4. Sales Commission Payment. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter during the Term, Imprimis shall deliver to Surgical a report setting forth for such calendar quarter the calculation of the applicable Sales Commission due under this Agreement for the sale of the Product (as defined in the SOW). Imprimis shall remit the total Sales Commission payments due for the sale of Product during such calendar quarter at the time such report is made.     5. Ownership of Intellectual Property / Inventions / Work Product. Surgical agrees that it shall disclose promptly to Imprimis all inventions, ideas, concepts, and discoveries, including but not limited to processes, methods, formulas, biological materials, specimens, chemical compounds, formulations, software, data, techniques, products, applications, systems, procedures, technical information, drawings, reports and designs as well as improvements and modifications thereof and know-how thereto (whether  or not protectable by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary rights), that it makes, conceives of, discovers or develops as a result of the receipt of Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement referenced in Section 6 below) (Work Product). Surgical agrees that all Work Product shall be the sole and exclusive property of Imprimis.     5.1. Surgical represents and warrants that all Work Product is and shall be Surgical's original work (except for material in the public domain or provided by Imprimis) and, to the best of Surgical's knowledge, does not and will not violate or infringe  upon the intellectual property right or any other right whatsoever of any person, firm, corporation or other entity.         5.2. Surgical agrees that any Work Product, if subject to copyright, shall be considered a work made for hire within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended (the Act). If and to the extent that any Work Product is found as a matter of law not to be a work made for hire within the meaning of the Act, Surgical agrees to assign, and by this Agreement and Surgical's signature below, Surgical hereby does assign to Imprimis all right, title and interest in and to Work Product, and all copies thereof, and the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret and all other proprietary rights in Work Product.         5.3. Surgical agrees that, at the request of Imprimis, Surgical will execute all such documents and perform all such acts as Imprimis or its duly authorized agents may reasonably require: (a) to effect the assignment of Work Product as agreed above; (b) to apply for, obtain, and vest in the name of Imprimis alone patents, patent applications, copyrights or other intellectual property rights in any country and (c) at Imprimis' expense, to assist Imprimis in prosecuting any such rights.     Page 2 of 11





          5.4. Surgical  agrees that promptly upon termination of this Agreement, Surgical shall deliver to Imprimis all Work Product, either completed or uncompleted, and any documents, reports and other materials which are in Surgical's possession in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement.   6. Confidentiality. Concurrently with this Agreement, the parties shall enter into a confidentiality agreement (the Confidentiality Agreement), a copy of which has been attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall govern the confidentiality of any Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) disclosed between the parties. In addition, Surgical shall, at Imprimis' request and in Imprimis' sole discretion, if given access to patient health information, execute a Business Associate Agreements as required by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).     7. Conflicts of Interest.     7.1. Surgical represents and warrants that Surgical is not under any pre-existing obligation in conflict or in any way inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Surgical represents and warrants that Surgical's performance of all the terms of this Agreement will not (a) breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by Surgical in confidence  or in trust prior to commencement of this Agreement, or (b) breach any other agreement with any third party. Surgical warrants that Surgical has the right to disclose and/or or use all ideas, processes, techniques and other information, if any, which Surgical has gained from third parties, and which Surgical discloses to Imprimis or uses in the course of performance of this Agreement, without liability to such third parties. Surgical represents and warrants that Surgical has not granted and will not grant any rights or licenses to any intellectual property or technology that would conflict with Surgical's obligations  under this Agreement. Surgical will not knowingly infringe upon any copyright, patent, trade secret or other property right of any former client, employer or third party in the performance of the Services.         7.2. Subject to the SOW, Imprimis acknowledges that Surgical may perform services for other clients. Surgical represents and warrants that as of the Effective Date, there is no conflict of interest which would prevent Surgical from performing the Services for Imprimis, and that Surgical is not under any legal or contractual relationship with any third party which is inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement. During the Term of this Agreement, Surgical will not to enter into any other agreement or arrangement that will directly or indirectly compete with the Services to be rendered hereunder, as such agreement shall be considered a breach of this Agreement. In the event that Surgical becomes aware of any potential or actual conflicts of interest regarding the provision of the Services, Surgical shall promptly disclose the fact and nature of such conflict to Imprimis.   8. Debarred Person. Surgical hereby certifies that Surgical is not currently nor has been debarred by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 USC §335a(a) or (b), or under any similar law or regulation by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency or any other national or regulatory authority or agency. If Surgical becomes aware that Surgical is or becomes the subject of any debarment or similar proceedings in any jurisdiction, then Surgical shall promptly notify Imprimis.     Page 3 of 11





        9. Compliance with Laws and Quality Standards. As further outlined in the SOW, Surgical and its employees shall conduct all activities under this Agreement or relating to the Product in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and all quality standards, protocols and systems established by Imprimis from time to time therefor.     10. Tax Indemnity. Surgical agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Imprimis from any and all claims or demands under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any state or local tax law or ordinance in respect of any failure of Imprimis to withhold income tax, FICA or any other tax from the Sales Commissions paid to Surgical, including any interest or penalties relating  thereto and any costs or expenses incurred in defending such claims.     11. Indemnification and Insurance.     11.1. Each party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against all losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (collectively, Liabilities), resulting from any claims, demands, actions or other proceedings by any third party to the extent resulting from the breach  of any representation, warranty or covenant by the breaching party under this Agreement.         11.2. Insurance.  Each party shall maintain insurance, including comprehensive or commercial general liability and products liability insurance (contractual liability included), with respect to its activities under this Agreement in such amounts and with such limits as reasonable and customary in the industry, but with limits not less than the following: (a) each occurrence, one million  dollars ($1,000,000); (b) products/completed operations aggregate, five million dollars ($5,000,000); (c) personal and advertising injury, one million dollars ($1,000,000); and (d) general aggregate (commercial form only), five million dollars ($5,000,000).  Each Party shall maintain such insurance for so long as it continues its activities under this Agreement, and thereafter for so long as it customarily maintains insurance for itself covering similar activities.   12. Assignment. Surgical shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or privileges without the prior written consent of Imprimis, which consent Imprimis may grant or withhold in its sole discretion. Imprimis may assign this Agreement to any party that agrees to assume this Agreement and all of Imprimis' duties and obligations thereunder.     13. Waiver. No waiver of this Agreement or any of its provisions shall be binding upon a party unless in writing and signed by each party. The waiver by either party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of that provision or as a waiver of any breach or violation of any other provision.     14. Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision, which, being valid, legal and enforceable, comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.     Page 4 of 11





        15. Survival. The provisions of Sections 2, 5, 6, 9-20 and any other obligation under this Agreement which is to survive or be performed after termination of this Agreement, regardless of the cause therefor, shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.     16. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be made or given under this Agreement to either party shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if (i) hand delivered, (ii) sent by overnight guaranteed delivery service, such as Federal Express or UPS; or (iii) sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail during addressee's normal business hours, with a duplicate copy sent by overnight delivery or certified or registered mail (except for any notice of termination which must be sent by method (i) or (ii)), addressed as follows:     If to Surgical: SightLife Surgical, Inc.     1200 6t h Ave., Ste. 300     Seattle, WA 98101     Attn: Monty Montoya, CEO     E-mail: monty.montoya@sightlife.org         If to Imprimis: Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     12264 El Camino Real, Suite 350     San Diego, CA 92130     Attn: Mark L. Baum, CEO     Email: mark@imprimispharma.com     or to such other address or addressee as either party may from time to time designate to the other by written notice. Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to be given as of the date it is received by the addressee.     17. Publicity. Neither party nor its Affiliates shall make any public announcements concerning matters regarding this Agreement or the negotiation thereof without the prior written consent of the other party unless such disclosure is required by law, in which case the announcing party shall provide the other party with reasonable notice of such disclosure sufficient to make written comments concerning such disclosure. For the avoidance of doubt, mutually agreed upon marketing plans shall be deemed to have received the requisite consent pursuant to the preceding sentence.     18. Advice of Counsel. Each party acknowledges that, in executing this Agreement, such party has had the opportunity to seek the advice of independent legal counsel, and has read and understood all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement  shall not be construed against any party by reason of the drafting or preparation hereof.     19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding  the choice of law rules, and the parties hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal courts  of the State of California, and agree that the State and Federal courts of the State of California shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of all disputes related to or arising out of this Agreement.     Page 5 of 11





        20. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Counterparts. This Agreement, including Appendix A, and the Confidentiality Agreement represents  the entire agreement between the parties in relation to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all previous other  agreements and representations, whether oral or written. This Agreement may be modified only if such modification is in writing  and signed by a duly authorized representative of each party. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.   *****SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS***     Page 6 of 11





        SIGNATURE PAGE   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Strategic Sales & Marketing Agreement to be duly executed in duplicate original on the dates set forth below.   IMPRIMIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.   SIGHTLIFE SURGICAL, INC.             /s/ Mark L. Baum     /s/ Monty Montya By: Mark L. Baum   By: Monty Montoya Its: Chief Executive Officer   Its: Its: President & Chief Executive Officer           Date: 4/26/2017   Date: 4/28/2017     Page 7 of 11





        APPENDIX A Statement of Work under Strategic Sales & Marketing Agreement by and between SightLife Surgical, Inc. and Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Services:   Surgical will provide Services for Imprimis and its subsidiaries which shall include:     1. In coordination with Imprimis, calling on potential clients including, but not limited to, doctors, practitioners, practice groups,  surgical centers, hospitals and other prescribers (collectively Clients) and assisting in the promotion, marketing and generation of inbound sales and prescription orders for the Product in the Territory.         2. Opening new Client accounts, servicing existing Client accounts, promoting products, facilitating sales orders and handling customer services for Clients in the Territory, including interfacing with the Imprimis customer service team and the Imprimis commercial sales team on a regular basis.         3. Providing a dedicated sales staff of four (4) Surgical employees (the Sales Team) in the provision of the Services. The Sales Team shall have specific and sufficient related ophthalmic experience and relationships with potential purchasers  of the Product to adequately provide the Services.   Product   Product shall mean Imprimis' autologous serum tears formulation.   Territory   Territory shall mean the United States of America.   Exclusivity:   Surgical shall not promote, market or sell any products for any third party during the Term, which directly or indirectly compete with the Product.   Imprimis Support, Training & Marketing:   Imprimis has provided marketing materials and product information to Surgical and the Sales Team which they have deemed adequate in order to allow them to understand the Product and perform the Services. Surgical's Chief Executive Officer and Imprimis' Chief Commercial Officer shall initially meet, and continue to meet on a regular basis, to transition, train and manage the Sales Team in order to allow them to integrate into the existing Imprimis commercial sales and marketing plan and adequately perform the Services during the Term.     Page 8 of 11





        The Sales Team shall use only such marketing and other materials for the Product in the Territory as are expressly approved in writing in advance by Imprimis, are consistent in all respects with the external marketing of such Product by Imprimis, include all warnings and instructions applicable for the proper use of the Product, comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the Territory, and do not contain any claims regarding a Product or its performance that the Sales Team does not reasonably demonstrate are supported by such Product or its performance. The Sales Team has adequate experience and is knowledgeable in applicable state and federal laws and FDA regulations related to the sales and marketing of the Product in the Territory, including, but not limited to: Stark Law; Anti-Kickback Statute; Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Sections 503A and 503B); and Drug Quality and Security Act.   The Sales Team shall have the right to use copies of marketing materials provided by Imprimis to the Sales Team hereunder to the extent reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If Imprimis reasonably believes that any marketing materials or strategies used by the Sales Team for the Product in the Territory fail to fully comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any applicable law, Imprimis shall give written notice thereof and the Sales Team immediately shall cease to use such non-compliant materials.   The Sales Team shall not make any warranty or claim, express or implied, relating to any Product other than those contained in any marketing materials provided by Imprimis to the Sales Team or otherwise expressly authorized in writing by Imprimis.   Compensation:     1. Sales Commissions. During the Term of the Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Imprimis shall pay to Surgical Sales Commissions equal to ten percent (10%) of the Net Sales for Product.           Net Sales shall mean the gross sales price of such Product in the Territory invoiced by Imprimis and its affiliates to customers who are not affiliates less: (a) credits, allowances, discounts and rebates to, and chargebacks from the account of, such customers; (b) freight and insurance costs in transporting such Product; (c) cash, quantity and trade discounts, rebates and other price reductions for such Product; (d) sales, use, value-added and other direct taxes; and (e) an allowance  for uncollectible or bad debts determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).         2. Milestone Payments; Stock Issuances.       a. Initial Milestone Payment. An initial milestone payment of five thousand (5,000) shares of Imprimis' restricted common stock, par value $0.001 (Common Stock) shall become due and issuable to Surgical if Net Sales for Product reaches $2,000,000 prior to December 31, 2017.             b. Periodic Milestone Payments. In addition to the initial milestone payment as outlined in Section 2(a) above, Imprimis may make four (4) additional milestone payments to Surgical during the Term as follows:     Page 9 of 11





              i. seven thousand five hundred (7,500) shares of Common Stock if Net Sales for Product reaches $2,500,000;                 ii. seven thousand five hundred (7,500) shares of Common Stock if Net Sales for Product reaches $5,000,000;                 iii. seven thousand five hundred (7,500) shares of Common Stock if Net Sales for Product reaches $7,500,000; and                 iv. seven thousand five hundred (7,500) shares of Common Stock if Net Sales for Product reaches $10,000,000.       c. Insider Trading Policy. If any shares of Common Stock are issued to Surgical, Surgical (or any related holder of Common Stock) shall be required to execute and follow Imprimis' standard form insider trading policy.   Term & Termination:     1. Term. The Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement or extended by mutual agreement between the parties, shall continue in effect for thirty six (36) months following the Effective Date (the Term).         2. Termination. Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason. Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not limit any obligations of a party that were incurred prior to such expiration or termination.     Page 10 of 11





        EXHIBIT A   Confidentiality Agreement     Page 11 of 11 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Insurance that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a requirement for insurance that must be maintained by one party for the benefit of the counterparty?
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