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Exhibit 10.10

 

ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT

 

This ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 31, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Check-Cap, LLC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Check-Cap Ltd. an Israeli company (“New Check-Cap”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, all the members of the Company are the shareholders of New Check-Cap; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to transfer all its assets and activities to New Check-Cap; and

 

WHEREAS, New Check-Cap has agreed to accept such assets and activities;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

	 	 
	1.	DEFINITION
	 	 
	 	
The term “Intellectual Property” means (i) inventions (whether or not patentable), trade secrets, technical data, databases, customer lists, designs, tools, methods, processes, technology, ideas, know how and other confidential or proprietary information and materials; (ii) trade marks and service marks (whether or not registered), applications for trade marks and service marks, trade names, logos, trade dress and other proprietary indicia and all goodwill associated therewith; (iii) documentation, advertising copy, marketing materials, specifications, mask works, drawings, graphics, databases, recordings and other works of authorship, whether or not protected by copyright; (iv) source code, object code, data and operating files, user manuals, documentation, flow charts, algorithms, compilers, development tools, maintenance records and other materials related to computer programs; (v) internet web-sites and domain names; and (vi) all forms of legal rights and protections that may be obtained for, or may pertain to, the Intellectual Property set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in any country of the world, including, without limitation, all letters patent, patent applications, provisional patents, design patents, PCT filings and other rights to inventions or designs, all registered and unregistered copyrights in both published and unpublished works, trade secret rights, mask works, moral rights or other literary property or authors rights, rights regarding trademarks and other proprietary indicia, and all applications, registrations, issuances, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissuances and extensions of the foregoing.

 

  

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	2.	TRANSFER AND DELIVERY OF ASSETS
	 	 
	 	2.1      The Company hereby assigns, transfers and delivers to New Check-Cap, free and clear of any and all liabilities, judgments, pledges, liens, tax liens, obligations, asserted or unasserted claims (including, without limitation, employee claims), charges, security interests, exceptions or encumbrances whatsoever, except as set forth in Section 2.1 (each, an “Encumbrance” and together the “Encumbrances”), all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to all of its assets (the “Transferred Assets”), which include, without limitation, the following assets:
	 	 	 
	 	 	
2.1.1 all tangible personal property used or held for use primarily in connection with the business of the Company, including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment, parts, vehicles, furniture, office equipment, hardware, supplies and other items of tangible personal property owned by the Company;

 

2.1.2 all of the Company’s interest and right to any Intellectual Property, together with related registrations, applications, assignments and amendments;

 

2.1.3 all of the interest of the Company in the contracts listed in Schedule 2.1.3 (“Assumed Contracts”);

 

2.1.4 all leasehold interests of the Company;

 

2.1.5 all licenses, authorizations, permits and other approvals issued by any governmental entity, and all applications therefore pending, used or held for use in connection with the Company’s business;

 

2.1.6 all other records of the Company relating to its business;

 

2.1.7 all cash and other cash equivalent assets, except for US $100,000, which shall be used to finance the ongoing operations of the Company, including, without limitation, payment of governmental fees, legal expenses, audit expenses and insurance expenses; 

 

2.1.8 all pending or threatened contest, claim, demand, assessment, action, or cause of action, that the Company may have against any person relating to or arising out of any Transferred Asset.

	 	 	 
	 	2.2      Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.1 to the contrary, the following assets of the Company (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”) shall be excluded from this Agreement, and shall not be assigned or transferred to New Check-Cap and shall be retained by the Company:
	 	 	 
	 	 	
2.2.1 the assets of the Company that are listed on Schedule 2.2.1 attached hereto;

 

2.2.2 any and all losses which are not assignable pursuant to the requirements of any applicable law, including such loss that has been attributable to, or allocated to, or is required to be attributable to the members of the Company.

 

  

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2.2.3 all books, records, files and correspondence (whether in original or photostatic form) to the extent used or held for use in connection with, or relating to the business, tax records and corporate records.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	2.3	Assumed Liabilities and Obligations.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
2.3.1 Except for those obligations specifically identified in Schedule 2.3 attached hereto (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”), New Check-Cap will not and hereby does not assume or undertake to pay, perform, satisfy or discharge any liability or undertaking of the Company with respect to the Transferred Assets, whether existing on, before or after the Effective Date or arising out of any transaction entered into or any state of facts existing on, prior to or after the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	
2.3.2 New Check-Cap shall assume all performance obligations for contracts assigned to New Check-Cap from the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
2.4      Except as explicitly detailed herein, New Check-Cap shall not assume any liability or obligation of the Company whatsoever.

 

2.5      The Company undertakes to cause the key employees listed in Schedule 2.5 (“Key Employees”) to enter into employment agreements with New Check-Cap, at terms substantially similar to their terms of employment by the Company.

 

2.6      No consideration shall be paid by New Check-Cap to the Company.

	 	 	 	 
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

	 	 	 	 
	 	
Each of the Company and its Manager, Check-Cap Ltd., hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to New Check-Cap that, except as otherwise set forth in the schedules referred to in this Agreement, the following representations and warranties are, as of the Effective Date, true and correct.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	3.1	Organization and Existence.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
The Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. The Company has full corporate power and authority to own its properties and, specifically, to own the Transferred Assets.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	3.2	Execution and Effect of Agreement.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	The Company has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by its corporate bodies.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	3.3	Title and Liens.
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Except as set froth in Schedule 3.3, the Company owns all the Transferred Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances, and New Check-Cap shall receive good and marketable title to the Transferred Assets owned by the Company. Except as set froth in Schedule 3.3, the Company has the full and unrestricted power to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Transferred Assets to New Check-Cap upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The Transferred Assets, when taken together with the Excluded Assets, constitute all properties, assets and leasehold estates, real, personal and mixed, tangible and intangible, comprising, used or useful in the operation of the Company’s business on the date hereof.

 

  

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3.4       The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company will not violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge or restriction of any governmental authority or court to which the Company is a party or to which it is bound or subject, or the provisions of its Limited Liability Company Agreement, bylaws and/or certificate of incorporation, nor will it constitute a breach of any agreement, understanding, arrangement or any other settlement of any type with any third party, including, without limitation, employees, consultants, licensees, etc.

 

3.5       There is no pending action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or otherwise involving, any court, governmental authority, arbitrator or other third party, whether at law or in equity (a “Proceeding”) that (a) has been commenced by or against the Company or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Transferred Assets or (b) challenges or may prevent, make illegal, or otherwise interfere with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.6       The Company is not subject to or limited by any order of any governmental authority. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6, no consent, waiver, approval, permit, authorization of, declaration to or filing with any third party or governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

3.7       Except as listed in Schedule 3.7, each of the Assumed Contracts constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and of the other parties thereto, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms. Each of the Assumed Contracts constitutes the entire agreement of the respective parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof. All obligations required to be performed under the terms of the Assumed Contracts by the date hereof have been performed. All obligations required to be performed under the terms of the Assumed Contracts have been performed. No act or omission has occurred or failed to occur which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any of the Assumed Contracts or permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder, and each of the Assumed Contracts is in full force and effect without default on the part of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, of the other parties thereto.

 

3.8       Except as listed in Schedule 3.8, the representations and warranties made by the Company in section 3.12 of the Convertible Loan Agreement between the Company and the parties thereto, dated February 12, 2008, are true and correct on the date hereof.

	 	 	 	 
	 	4	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NEW CHECK-CAP
	 	 	 	 
	 	New Check-Cap hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the following representations and warranties are, as of the Effective Date, true and correct.

 

  

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	 	4.1 Organization and Existence.
	 	 	 	 
	 	New Check-Cap is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Israel. New Check-Cap has full corporate power and authority to own the Transferred Assets.
	 	 	 	 
	 	4.2 Execution and Effect of Agreement.
	 	 	 	 
	 	New Check-Cap has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by New Check-Cap’s board of directors. No other proceeding on the part of New Check-Cap is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
	 	 	 	 
	 	4.3 No Violation.
	 	 	 	 
	 	The execution of this Agreement by New Check-Cap will not violate any statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge or restriction of any governmental authority or court to which New Check-Cap is a party or to which it is bound or subject, or the provisions of New Check-Cap’s Articles of Association, nor will it constitute a breach of any agreement, understanding, arrangement or any other settlement of any type with any third party.
	 	 	 	 
	 	4.4 Consents.
	 	 	 	 
	 	Except for the Tax Ruling provided by the Israeli Tax Authority to the Company and New Check-Cap on May 21, 2009, no consent, waiver, approval, permit, authorization of, declaration to or filing with any third party or governmental authority on the part of New Check-Cap is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
	 	 	 	 
	 	5.	INDEMNIFICATION
	 	 	 	 
	 	5.1 The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify New Check-Cap, and its respective partners, executive officers, directors, employees, stockholders, agents and representatives (collectively, referred to as the “Company Indemnitees”) against any and all damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether or not arising out of third-party claims, based upon, or arising out of, or relating to, (i) any breach by the Company of, any representation or warranty or other statement contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, certificate, document or instrument furnished pursuant hereto, or (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, certificate, document or instrument furnished pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Company Indemnifiable Claims”).
	 	 	 	 
	 	5.2 The Company shall reimburse, promptly following request therefor, all necessary expenses actually incurred by an Company Indemnitee in connection with any Company Indemnifiable Claim, as the case may be, including, without limitation, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any Indemnifiable Claim.

 

  

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	 	5.3 The rights to indemnification set forth in this Section 5.3 are in addition to, and not in limitation of, all rights and remedies to which New Check-Cap may be entitled under law. All remedies, either under this Agreement or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

6.         Distributions to Shareholders.

New Check-Cap shall make commercially reasonable efforts to procure that distributions or advance funds are made to the holders of Ordinary Shares, Preferred A Shares and/or Preferred B Shares of New Check-Cap, as are necessary to eliminate the impact of the reorganization and the transfer of the Transferred Assets from the Company to New Check-Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, New Check-Cap will not advance payments to holders of Ordinary Shares, Preferred A Shares and/or Preferred B Shares to address the fact that they will no longer receive a “pass through” of losses generated by New Check-Cap as they have while owning units of Check-Cap LLC. These advances, if and to the extent made, will be deducted from any distributions such Shareholders are entitled to receive from New Check-Cap.

 

7.         NON-COMPETITION

 

Commencing as of the date hereof, the Company will not engage in any way, whether as owner, principal, consultant or in any other capacity, in any business or other activity competitive with New Check-Cap’s business, anywhere in the world. The Company shall not hire or otherwise engage any employee or consultant of New Check-Cap except for insignificant legal, financial or administrative tasks. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this section, as such apply to it, are reasonable and supported by adequate consideration, that New Check-Cap would not have entered into this Agreement without having received the benefit of the provisions of this section, and that any breach of the provisions of this section would result in substantial and irreparable harm to New Check-Cap and its affiliates and, therefore, that New Check-Cap will be entitled to seek an injunction to prohibit any such breach or anticipated breach, without the necessity of posting a bond, cash or otherwise, in addition to all of its other legal and equitable remedies, including the remedies provided by this Agreement.

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1           Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall perform such further acts and execute such further documents as may reasonably be necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement and the intentions of the parties as reflected thereby.

 

8.2           Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Any dispute arising under or in relation to this Agreement shall be resolved in the competent court for Tel Aviv-Jaffa district, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

 

8.3           Successors and Assigns; Assignment. Except as otherwise expressly limited herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the parties hereto.

 

  

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8.4           Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement and the Schedules hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matters hereof and thereof. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively and either generally or in a particular instance) only with the written consent of the Company and New Check-Cap.

 

8.5           Notices, etc. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder to be given to a party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or prepaid air courier, or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger, addressed to such party’s address as set forth herein, or such other address with respect to a party as such party shall notify the other party in writing as above provided. Any notice sent in accordance with this Section 8.5 shall be effective (i) if mailed, five (5) business days after mailing, (ii) if by air courier, two (2) business days after delivery to the courier service, (iii) if sent by messenger, upon delivery, and (iv) if sent via telecopier, upon transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt or (if transmitted and received on a non-business day) on the first business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt.

 

8.6           Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party upon any breach or default under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the parties, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

8.7           Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable under applicable law, then such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that in such event this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to give effect, to the greatest extent consistent with and permitted by applicable law, to the meaning and intention of the excluded provision as determined by such court of competent jurisdiction.

 

8.8           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.

 

Check-Cap LTD 

 

By:             

 

Name: Guy Neev 

 

Title: CEO

 

Check-Cap LLC. 

 

By its Manager:

 

Check-Cap Ltd. (The Manager) 

 

By:            

 

Name: Guy Neev

 

Title: CEO

 

  

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List of Schedules

 

Schedule 2.1 - Encumbrances over the Transferred Assets 

 

Schedule 2.1.3 --Assigned Contracts 

 

Schedule 2.2.1 -- Excluded Assets 

 

Schedule 2.3 -- Assumed Liabilities 

 

Schedule 2.5 - Key Employees 

 

Schedule 3.3 - Title and Liens 

 

Schedule 3.6 - Consents 

 

Schedule 3.8 - IP

 

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Exhibit 10.11

 

AGREEMENT FOR ASIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

BY AND BETWEEN POLITECNICO DI MILANO AND

CHECK-CAP, LTD

 

Agreement For ASIC Design And Development

 

THIS AGREEMENT FOR ASIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 26, 2009 by and between Politecnico di Milano (hereinafter referred to as “Politecnico”), Polo di Como, a separate Polo of Politecnico di Milano (hereinafter referred to as “Polo di Como”), with seat in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, post code 20133 Milano (taxpayer’s code number 80057930150, VAT number 04376620151) represented by Pro-rector of Polo Regionale di Como, Prof. Roberto Negrini, authorized to enter into this Agreement according to art. 7 of the Regulation concerning Performances on commission issued with Rectorial Decree No. 7/AG dated 28/01/2005 (for the agreements signed by the Management the authorization according to art. 4.4 of the above-mentioned Regulation is compulsory).

 

and

 

Check-Cap LTD, an Israeli Company, of Abba Hushi Ave., P.O. Box 1271, Isfiya 30091, Mount Carmel, Israel (hereinafter referred to as “Check Cap” or “Check Cap Ltd”), represented by the CEO, Guy Neev. Each of Polo di Como and Check Cap may be referred to herein as a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”.

 

WHEREAS

	  	  	  
	  	
(a)

	
Politecnico di Milano —Department of Electronics Engineering and Information Science, and Check Cap LLC, an affiliate of Check Cap Ltd, have previously entered into a certain Agreement for Asic Design and Development, dated December 21, 2007 (the “Previous Agreement”) which has terminated in accordance with the Termination Letter attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

 

  

  

  

 

	  	  	  
	  	
(b)

	
Check Cap intends to entrust Polo di Como with a research in the field of design and development of a CCA-2 Application Specific Integrated Circuit (the “CCA-2 ASIC”) as more fully specified herein, in continuation of the research and development process that has been made under the Previous Agreement.

	  	  	  
	  	
(c)

	
As far as Polo di Como is concerned, the decree of the Republic’s President No. 382 dated 11/7/80 allows, according to art. 66, the performance of research and consultancy activities established through private law agreements or conventions;

	  	  	  
	  	
(d)

	
This set of rules is completed by the current Regulation concerning Performances on commission of Politecnico di Milano issued with Rectorial Decree No. 7/AG dated 28/01/2005.

 

AFTER CONSULTING

 

The person in charge of the research, Prof. Giuseppe Bertuccio, countersigns for acceptance of this Agreement.

 

THE FOLLOWING IS AGREED AND ENTERED INTO:

 

1.     SCOPE OF WORK

 

Check-Cap entrusts Polo di Como with the performance of the following research programme: “DESIGN OF LOW POWER LOW NOISE ASIC FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - VERSION 2”.

	  	  	  
	  	
1.1.

	
This programme consists of (i) a design of the CCA-2 ASIC, based on improvements to the latest version of the ASIC designed under the Previous Agreement, which are detailed in Exhibit B attached hereto, and in accordance with the specifications provided to Polo di Como by Check Cap from time to time, and (ii) the delivery of 30 samples of the CCA-2 ASIC as bare chips (the “Samples”). The final CCA-2 ASIC and the Samples, collectively, the “Deliverables”.

	  	  	  
	  	
1.2.

	
Polo di Como shall deliver to Check Cap specifications, performance data, and any other documentation or information that would reasonably accompany or is reasonably necessary for Check-Cap to manufacture the CCA-2 ASIC independently of any assistance by Polo di Como after the end of this Agreement. Check Cap declares to have verified the possibility to manufacture the CCA-2 ASIC chip Samples at the foundry austriamicrosystems AG. Tobelbaderstrasse 30, 8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria. Nothing herein shall limit Check Cap, following the end of this Agreement, from manufacturing the final CCA-2 ASIC at any foundry, as shall be determined at Check Cap’s sole discretion.

 

 

  

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1.3.

	
Progress Reports. Polo di Como will provide Check-Cap with written progress reports every two months, as requested by Check-Cap, starting two months after the date hereof and ending on the date of Check-Cap’s final acceptance of the CCA-2 ASIC and receipt of all Deliverbles. Each report shall indicate progress as follows:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (a)   Status of progress toward the next scheduled task, according to the tasks set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (b)   Short description of problems in meeting such task, if any;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (c)   Proposed recovery method to meet the next task, if necessary;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (d)   Probability of meeting the next task;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (e)   Any changes in Polo di Como’s estimate of time required for meeting the next task with respect to the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C, and

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
     (f)   Any changes in Polo di Como’s estimate of recurring manufacturing costs for the CCA-2 ASIC.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	In addition, the parties shall have a regularly scheduled conference call, organized and paid by Check Cap, that will take place following receipt of each progress report, or more often if necessary if, for example, a task has been compromised.
	  	  	  	  
	  	
1 .4.

	The responsibility for the performance of the programme will be given to Prof. Giuseppe Bertuccio, who, in case of necessity, will be able to use external professional services, according to the provisions of the Regulation concerning Performances on commission of Politecnico di Milano.

 

 

  

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2.      SCHEDULE.

 

This Agreement will last until March 31st, 2010 (the “Expiry Date”), unless one of the parties asks for its extension with a written and grounded request, which has to be sent to the other party by registered letter with return receipt at least 2 months before the Expiry Date and provided that the other Party accepts in a written form the extension’s proposal within 14 days from the date of receipt of such note. Check-Cap will have the right to terminate the Agreement for any reason with 30 days prior written notice.

 

The schedule, including all tasks, substantial and final completion, applicable to the scope of work is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

The activities which are the object of this Agreement will be carried out at Polo di Como.

 

3.      PAYMENT.

	  	  	  	  
	  	
3.1.

	
For the performance of the research programme, according to Section 1, Check-Cap undertakes to pay to Polo di Como an amount of €44,182 plus €8,836 for VAT with tax rate at 20% (the “Consideration”).

	  	  	  
	  	
3.2.

	
The Consideration will be paid in three (3) installments as follows:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
3.2.1.

	
€10,000 +  €2,000 for VAT with tax rate at 20%, upon signing the contract

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
3.2.2.

	
€20,000 +  €4,000 for VAT with tax rate at 20%, on December 10th, 2009, subject to the successful completion of WP 100, 200, 210, 220 and 300 as detailed in Exhibit C;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
3.2.3.

	
€14,182 +  €2,836 for VAT with tax rate at 20%, upon the delivery of the CCA-2 ASIC chip Samples to Check Cap’s (i.e. completion of WP 400, 500, 600, 610, 620 and 630 as detailed in Exhibit C).

 

 

  

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3.3.

	
In addition to the Consideration due under paragraph 3.1, provided that the project was successfully completed, and INSTEAD OF ANY ROYALTIES DUE UNDER THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT. Polo di Como shall be entitled to royalty payments totaling €200,000 (Two Hundreds Thousands Euros) payable at the rate of €0.5 for each CCA-2 ASIC incorporated into a Check Cap product which is sold by Check-Cap. Royalty payments under this Section 3.3 shall be payable quarterly. After payment of €200,000 no further royalties shall be due or payable.

	  	  	  
	  	
3.4.

	
Any payment shall be made against the submission of an appropriate pro-forma invoice by Polo di Como to Check Cap.

	  	  	  
	  	
3.5.

	
The amounts due under this Section 3 will be paid by Check-Cap to Polo di Como, bank account No. 1600X69 at Banca Popolare di Sondrio – Agenzia n.21 Via Bonardi 4 20133 Milano (ABI : 05696, CAB : 01620, CIN: T, IBAN : IT34T0569601620000001600X69)

	  	  	  
	  	
3.6.

	
Polo di Como will open a research grant of € 21,000.00 for this research programme.

	  	  	  
	  	
3.7.

	
Polo di Como will make use of Europractice Consortium, of which Politecnico di Milano is member, in order to complete the project. Polo di Como predicts to assign € 7200 + € 1440 for VAT with a tax rate of 20%, out of the Consideration paid to Polo di Como by Check Cap according to Section 3.1 above, to the Europractice finalized to the project’s activities. To avoid any doubt, any work made or services provided by the Europractice Consortium shall be considered as work or services performed by Polo di Como, and the terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such work or services provided by the Europractice Consortium, including, without limitation, the terms of Sections 4 and 8 below.

 

4.      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSES.

	  	  	  
	  	
4.1

	
Politecnico shall have no rights to any Check-Cap technology, trade secrets, related intellectual property rights, patents (including continuations, continuations in part, and reissues) or know-how in existence prior to the date of this Agreement whether or not used in the design and manufacture of the CCA-2 ASIC.

 

 

  

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4.2.

	
Check-Cap shall have no rights, other than as licensed under this Agreement or under the Previous Agreement, to any Politecnico’s technology, trade secrets, related intellectual property rights, patents (including continuations, continuations in part, and reissues) or know-how in existence prior to the date of this Agreement, whether or not used in the design and manufacture of the CCA-2 ASIC.

	  	  	  
	  	
4.3.

	
In case the results of the research which is the subject of this Agreement are protectable with industrial property rights, whether such inventions were developed by Politecnico’s staff alone or together with Check Cap’s staff, Check-Cap shall be immediately informed by Politecnico di Milano. Check Cap shall express, through written communication, its interest in each of such inventions. In case Check-Cap is interested in filing a patent with respect to any such invention, the following terms shall apply to such invention:

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.1.

	
Politecnico and Check Cap shall be the joint owners of such invention, each having 50% of the ownership interest in the invention.

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.2.

	
To the extent that the invention is patentable, Check-Cap is entitled to the right to write and file the patent as the joint owner thereof, together with Politecnico; It is hereby clarified that Check-Cap may decide, in its sole discretion, whether or not to file the patent, and in which jurisdictions.

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.3.

	
Politecnico and Check-Cap shall be indicated as assignees, and shall indicate the names of their respective inventors;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.4.

	
Politecnico shall grant Check-Cap an exclusive perpetual, world-wide, transferable and sub-licensable, royalty free license (except for the payments made pursuant to Section 4.3.6 below) for Politecnico’s share of ownership in the invention, for all usage and purpose;

 

 

  

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4.3.5.

	
Check-Cap shall bear any costs of filing and any subsequent costs for extension procedures and maintenance; It is hereby clarified that Check-Cap may decide, in its sole discretion, whether or not to extend and maintain the patent in any jurisdiction in which it has been filed.

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.6.

	
Upon the first filing of the patent application, Check-Cap shall award Politecnico a sum of €7.000,00; upon the filing of the first national phase application, Check-Cap shall award the Politecnico a further sum of €7.000,00. In no event should the payment to Politecnico exceed €14.000,00, in regard to the same invention. No other sum shall be payable by Check-Cap to Politecnico or to the inventors indicated by Politecnico as far as the filed application is concerned;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.7.

	
Politecnico shall be entitled to the free and perpetual right to use the patent solely for scientific, didactical and non-commercial purposes;

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	
4.3.8.

	
Should Check-Cap decides not to file a patent in any jurisdiction, or to cease the international extension or not to maintain the patent, in any and all jurisdictions in which it has been filed, it shall promptly inform Politecnico, which will then have the option without consideration of receiving full ownership of the patent not of interest to Check-Cap.

	  	  	  	  
	  	
4.4.

	
Politecnico hereby grants Check-Cap a world-wide, exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable (subject to the terms set forth below) license and, as necessary, to any and all technology, trade secrets, related intellectual property rights or know-how of the research group responsible of, or involved in, the research under this Agreement, that does or may belong to Politecnico, that is included or incorporated into the CCA-2 ASIC with limitation that Check-Cap may not sell or sub-license the CCA-2 ASIC’s as a stand-alone product for sale or use by others. The license under this Section 5.4 shall, among other things, enable Check-Cap to directly manufacture or sub-license to others the right to manufacture the CCA-2 ASIC for use, sale and/or distribution in Check-Cap’s existing or future products as well as existing or future products licensed by Check-Cap for distribution, manufacture and sale by others.

 

 

  

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5.     PUBLICATIONS

 

Polo di Como will be able to make free use of the research’s results, different from those regulated by the previous Section 4, with the aim of making scientific publications.

 

Confidential documents, studies and results provided by Check-Cap can be used as materials for the development of degree thesis only through specific written authorization on behalf of Check-Cap itself.

 

In case of publication, in the technical-scientific field, of the research’s results, which are not, bound to confidentiality/secrecy under Section 8 below, Check-Cap undertakes to quote Polo di Como expressly.

 

Polo di Como cannot be quoted in occasions different from technical-scientific ones and, in any case, with advertising aims.

 

6.     RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSE.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Polo di Como hereby agrees that it shall not either manufacture or license the CCA-2 ASIC other than to “Permitted Users”, where “Permitted Users” is defined and limited to mean users, customers and/or industries unrelated to Check-Cap’s existing or future products or businesses that cannot be reasonably construed to be Check Cap competitors. To ensure compliance with this provision, Polo di Como shall enter into an appropriate restrictive covenant with any customer for the CCA-2 ASIC restricting the use of the CCA- 2 ASIC as required by this Section 6 and name Check-Cap as an intentional third-party beneficiary of the license so that Check-Cap may independently enforce this restriction.

 

7.     COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RESPONSIBILITY.

	  	  	  
	  	
7.1.

	
Each Party shall provide the by law foreseen insurances relevant to its personnel, working in the framework of this Agreement, at the different seats where the activities are executed.

 

 

  

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7.2.

	
The personnel of each Party has to comply with the security and disciplinary rules adopted at the seats where the activities relevant to this Agreement are developed, in mutual accordance to the rules of the country where the activities are executed.

	  	  	  
	  	
7.3.

	
The personnel of the Parties, included the external collaborators, shall have – before entering the seats where the activities are executed – to get the information relevant to security, prevention, protection and health, and to comply with any rules and procedures there foreseen.

	  	  	  
	  	
7.4.

	
The head subject of the host Party is in charge of any obligations relevant to information, training and arrangement of the needed measures for prevention and protection.

	  	  	  
	  	
7.5.

	
Check-Cap exonerates Polo di Como From every responsibility deriving from damages caused by its own staff to people and/or objects as a result of the activities provided for by this Agreement. Polo di Como exonerates Check-Cap from any damages caused to Polo di Como’s staff in providing the services to Check Cap under this Agreement.

	  	  	  
	
8.

	
CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROPRIETARY NOTICE

	  	  	  
	  	
8.1.

	
For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” shall mean and include all information of the disclosing party, whether written, oral or recorded on any other media, including but not limited to trade secrets, patents, and processes, formulas, designs, source codes, data, writings, know-how, improvements, hardware, software, technologies, product specifications, schematics, net lists, firmware, interfaces, pinouts, designs, test vectors, tooling, customer and supplier information, drawings, financial information, pricing and marketing plans, which has been heretofore or may hereafter be transmitted or otherwise disclosed to the receiving party by the disclosing party, and which relates to the business, technology, products, marketing or activities of the disclosing party.

 

 

  

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8.2.

	
Each Party acknowledges that by reason of its relationship to the other hereunder, it will access to other Party’s Confidential Information. Each Party agrees that it shall not use in any way for its account or the account of any third party, nor disclose to any third party any Confidential Information revealed to it by the other Party. Neither Party shall use the Confidential Information of the other Party for purposes other than those necessary to directly further the purposes of this Agreement. Each Party shall take every necessary precaution to protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information.

	  	  	  
	  	
8.3.

	
Any breach of the restrictions contained in this Section 8 is a breach of this Agreement which will cause irreparable harm to the other Party, entitling the other Party to injunctive relief in addition to all legal remedies.

	  	  	  
	  	
8.4.

	
Check-Cap is bound to keep secret to every person not authorized by Polo di Como, facts, information, notions, documents or objects he/she has learnt about or has been acquainted with by Polo di Como under this Agreement. Polo di Como, similarly, will keep secret to every person not authorized by Check-Cap, facts, information, notions, documents or objects he/she has learnt about or has been acquainted with by Check-Cap under this Agreement.

	  	  	  
	  	
8.5.

	
The confidentiality obligations under this Section 8 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, until such facts, information, documents or objects will be disclosed to the public or, by no action or inaction of the Party receiving such facts, information, documents or objects.

	  	  	  
	  	
8.6.

	
The Parties would not be responsible for possible damages deriving from the violation of the regulations of this Section 8 if they can prove that such violation has taken place despite the use of the normal diligence in relation with those circumstances.

	  	  	  
	  	
8.7.

	
The Parties agree, from now on, that possible actions for the compensation of damages deriving from the violation of this Section 8’s regulations could not deal with a compensation for an amount higher than that provided for by the Agreement and the Previous Agreement.

 

 

  

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8.8.

	
Every document, specification, drawing or sample and every other information which Check-Cap could have provided to Polo di Como with reference to the object of this Agreement is and will remain property of Check-Cap. Polo di Como undertakes to give Check-Cap back those documents, specifications, drawings and samples for which a request of return has been made by Check-Cap, even before the expiry of the Agreement, unless the use of such material is deemed as necessary from the person responsible for the Agreement to continue the research; in this case, by fulfilling the return’s request, the Agreement is terminated by law and every disbursement met by Polo di Como will be reimbursed up to the moment of the actual collection of the above mentioned material, and a further sum amounting to 10% of the disbursement will be paid as total compensation for every further sum due.

 

9.     GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement is regulated by the Italian law in force.

 

Check-Cap and Polo di Como accept to solve out-of-court every dispute arising from these activities and, in case no agreement could be met in such way, to settle every possible dispute by arbitration, according to art. 806 and following of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, through a Board of Arbitrators composed of three members appointed one by each Party and the third, acting as President of the Arbitration Board and appointed by the other two members, or, in case of disagreement between the arbitrators or failure of appointment of one of the contracting Parties, by the President of the Court of Milan, city where the Arbitration Board will have its seat.

 

10.   TAXES

 

All direct and indirect taxes deriving from this Agreement will be paid by Check-Cap.

	  	  
	
11.

	
This Agreement has to be registered only in case of use according to Art. 1, letter b), of the Tariff – Second Part, attached to the Decree of the Italian Republic’s President dated 26/4/1986 No. 131.

	  	  
	
12.

	
The Parties declare to agree that the personal data communicated, even verbally, during the pre-contractual activities, and/or during the negotiation of the Agreement, and/or its execution, may be used exclusively within the framework of this Agreement and that they can be used only anonymously for statistical aims.

 

 

  

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13.

	
Polo di Como can make free use of the research’s title of this Agreement, in a general form, with the aim of updating the database of the researches carried out by the University, which cannot be published without reference to the Company, in the website of Politecnico. Polo di Como or Politecnico can also insert the name of Check-Cap without reference to the performed research, in a list of customers of the University, which can be published on its website.

 

	
Como,

	 	 
	 	 		 
	
POLITECNICO DI MILANO

	 	
CHECK-CAP LTD

	 
	
Polo Regionale di Como

	 	By: Guy Neev, CEO	 
	 	 	 	 
	
The Pro-rector

	 	 	 
	(Prof. Roberto Negrini)	 	 	 
		 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	The Person Responsible for the Research 	 	 	 
	(Prof. Giuseppe Bertuccio)	 	 	 
		 	 	 

 

 

  

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Exhibit A

 

Termination Letter

 

	To:	 	
Date: October 20th, 2009

Prof. Gian Antonio Magnani, Giuseppe Bertuccio

Politecnico di Milano

Department of Electronics Engineering and Information Science

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinchi 32

Milano 20133

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Re: Termination of Agreement for ASIC Design and Development

 

Reference is made to that certain Agreement for ASIC Design and Development by and between Politecnico di Milano - Department of Electronics Engineering and Information Science (“Politecnico”) and Check Cap LLC, dated December 21, 2007 (the “Agreement”) and to that certain Assignment letter dated May 11, 2009, pertaining to the assignment of the Agreement from Check Cap LLC to Check Cap Ltd. (“Check Cap”);

 

Whereas, according to Article 2 of the Agreement, the Agreement has expired on February 21, 2009; and

 

Whereas, Politecnico and Check Cap have continued their joint work following the expiry of the Agreement, without extending the Agreement in a written form; and

 

Whereas, Check Cap wish to replace the research program under the Agreement and to assign it to Polo di Como, a separates Polo of Politecnico di Milano (“Polo di Como”), in order to develop the CCA-2 ASIC (the “New ASIC”), which is an improved version of the ASIC (as such term is defined in the Agreement); and

 

Whereas, Check Cap and Polo di Como have entered into a new agreement with respect to the design and development of the New ASIC, dated as of the date hereof, in the form attached hereto (the “New Agreement”);

 

 

  

 

  

 

Therefore, we hereby notify you of the termination of the Agreement, effective as of the date hereof:

 

Notwithstanding the aforesaid, it is hereby agreed and acknowledged that Check Cap will pay royalties with respect to the New ASIC in accordance with the terms of Section 3.3 of the New Agreement, and such payment will be INSTEAD OF the payment of royalties with respect to the ASIC in accordance with Article 3.4 of the Agreement. It is clarified that Check Cap shall not be required to pay any royalties pursuant to the Agreement.

 

The provisions of Articles 4, 5.1 and 5.2 of the Agreement shall survive the termination of the Agreement with respect to any results of the research that have been made prior to the date hereof.

 

The provisions of Article 8 of the Agreement shall survive the termination of the Agreement with respect to any confidential information provided or created, prior to the date hereof, during the performance of the research under the Agreement.

 

	 	
Sincerely,

		 
	 	 	
Check Cap Ltd.

	 
	 	 	
By:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Title:	CEO	 
	 	 	 	 
	
Agreed and Acknowledged:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
Politecnico di Milano

	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
Department of Electronics Engineering and Information Science

	 	 	 
	

	 	
 

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Prof. Gian Antonio Magnani	 	
Prof. Giuseppe Bertuccio

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title: The Director  	 	
Title: the person responsible for the research.

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