EX-10.28 33 d641160dex1028.htm EX-10.28 EX-10.28

Exhibit 10.28

PATENT ASSIGNMENT

THIS PATENT ASSIGNMENT is executed by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a New Jersey corporation with a principal place of business at One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey 08889 (“Assignor”) for the benefit of Scynexis, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business at 3501 C Tricenter Boulevard, Durham, NC 27713 (“Assignee”).

RECITALS

Whereas, the Assignor owns certain rights, title and interest in, to and under the patents set forth in the Patent Schedule attached hereto (“the Patents”), each of which is related to enfumafungin.

Whereas, the Assignee is desirous of acquiring or confirming all of Assignor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the Patents.

To effect such transactions and in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legal bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

TERMS

Section 1 Assignment. The Assignor hereby conveys, transfers, assigns to, and confirms in the Assignee its entire right, title and interest in, to and under the Patents, any continuation, divisional and continuation-in-part patent applications directed to the same invention as, and claiming priority to, the Patents, as well as any patents that issue therefrom including all extensions, renewals, reissues, reexaminations and foreign counterparts thereof.

Section 2 Prosecution, Maintenance, and Enforcement Responsibilities.

Assignee shall assume and be responsible for prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing the Patents assigned herein.

Section 3 Assignment Recordation. The responsibility and cost of recording the present instrument assignment the Patents assigned herein or any assignment of any other patent applications arising from the Patents shall be borne solely by Assignee.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Patent Assignment to be executed as of the date written below.

 

  (“ASSIGNOR”)
  Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
By:  

/s/ Iain D. Dukes

  Signatory:  

Iain D. Dukes

  Title & Position:   Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing
   

And External Research

Executed this 28th day of January, in the year 2014.

At

State of     Pennsylvania    

County of     Montgomery    

Before me personally appeared Iain D. Dukes who acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be a free act and deed and also represented that he is a Senior Vice President, Worldwide Licensing and External Research at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., and is authorized to execute [and seal] the same this 28 day of January, in the year 2014.

 

/s/ Marietta V. Quigg

(Notary Public)
My Commission expires:

 

LOGO

PATENT SCHEDULE

TITLE:        ANTIFUNGAL AGENT

 

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Publication No.

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Australia

   22529/97      01/27/1997           703925      07/15/1999

Canada

   2244142      01/27/1997           2244142      03/29/2005

France

   97906885.5      01/27/1997      0877618      0877618      01/02/2003

Germany

   97906885.5      01/27/1997      0877618      69718141.3-08      01/02/2003

Great Britain

   97906885.5      01/27/1997      0877618      0877618      01/02/2003

Italy

   97906885.5      01/27/1997      0877618      0877618      01/02/2003

Japan

   527855/97      01/27/1997           3834062      07/28/2006

Spain

   97906885.5      01/27/1997      0877618      2188899      01/02/2003

 

TITLE:        PROCESSES FOR ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF ENFUMAFUNGIN

 

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Publication No.

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Argentina

   P100103198      09/01/2010      AR078248A1          

EPC

   10814329.8      08/30/2010      2473169          

Taiwan

   099129753      09/02/2010               

United States

   13/393638      08/30/2010      US2012-0165513          

 

 

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PATENT SCHEDULE

TITLE:        ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

 

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Australia

   2009282476      8/10/2009          

Canada

   2,731,696      8/10/2009          

China

   200980140551.5      8/10/2009          

Europe

   9806946.1      8/10/2009          

India

   404/KOLNP/2011      8/10/2009          

Japan

   2011-522977      8/10/2009          

United States

   13/058,227      5/26/2011          

WIPO

   PCT/US09/004569      8/10/2009          

 

TITLE:        ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

 

     

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Australia

   2008307664      9/25/2008      2008307664      5/16/2013

Canada

   2,700,530      9/25/2008          

China

   200880116560.6      9/25/2008          

Europe

   08836095.3      9/25/2008          

India

   1241/KOLNP/2010      9/25/2008          

Japan

   2010-526940      9/25/2008          

United States

   12/680,472      2/18/2011      8,222,255      7/17/2012

WO

   PCT/US2008/011100      9/25/2008          

 

 

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PATENT SCHEDULE

TITLE:        ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

 

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Australia

   2007245024      3/29/2007      2007245024      12/20/2012

Belgium

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Canada

   2,649,432      3/29/2007          

Switzerland

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

China

   200780019497.X      3/29/2007      ZL 200780019497.X      6/20/2012

Denmark

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Europe

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Spain

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

France

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Great Britain

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

India

   4187/KOLNP/2008      3/29/2007          

Italy

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Japan

   2009-504212      3/29/2007      5245057      4/19/2013

Netherlands

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

Sweden

   07754382.5      3/29/2007      2007396      2/13/2013

United States

   11/727,927      3/29/2007      7,863,465      1/4/2011

WIPO

   PCT/US07/07856      3/29/2007          

 

 

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PATENT SCHEDULE

TITLE:        ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

 

Country

  

Application No.

       

Filing Date

       

Patent No.

       

Issue Date

Argentina

   P090103123      8/12/2009          

Australia

   2009 282 474      8/7/2009          

Brazil

   PI0912074-2      8/7/2009          

Belize

   658.11      8/7/2009          

Canada

   2,731,941      8/7/2009          

Chile

   00292-2011      8/7/2009          

China

   200980140485.1      8/7/2009          

Columbia

   11-016262      8/7/2009          

Costa Rica

   2011-0075      8/7/2009          

Dominican Republic

   P2011-0053      8/7/2009          

Algeria

   110102      8/7/2009          

Eurasia

   201100350      8/7/2009      018337      7/30/2013

Ecuador

   SP-11-10817      8/7/2009          

Egypt

   PCT250/2011      8/7/2009          

Europe

   09806944.6      8/7/2009          

Europe

   09806945.3      8/7/2009          

Gulf Coast

   14100      8/11/2009          

Guatemala

   A2011-0039      8/7/2009          

Hong Kong

   11112674.5      8/7/2009          

Honduras

   2011-000404      8/7/2009          

Indonesia

   W00201100885      8/7/2009          

Israel

   210975      8/7/2009          

India

   410/KOLNP/2011      8/7/2009          

Japan

   2011-522975      8/7/2009          

Korea

   10-2011-7005837      8/7/2009          

Lebanon

   5470      8/5/2009      8724      8/6/2009

Morocco

   33691      8/7/2009          

Mexico

   11/001656      8/7/2009      306141      12/14/2012

Mexico

   12/014669      12/13/2012          

Malaysia

   PI2011000483      8/7/2009          

Nicaragua

   2011-0035      8/7/2009          

New Zealand

   590,914      8/7/2009      590,914      3/5/2012

Peru

   000156-2011/DIN      8/7/2009          

Philippines

   1-2011-500251      8/7/2009          

Pakistan

   744/2009      8/6/2009          

Russia

   201100350      8/7/2009      018337      7/30/2013

Singapore

   201100626-9      8/7/2009      168675      5/15/2013

El Salvador

   E-3839-2011      8/7/2009          

Thai land

   0901003562      8/5/2009          

Tunisia

   TN2011/0050      8/7/2009          

Taiwan

   098126822      8/10/2009          

Ukraine

   a201102860      8/7/2009          

United States

   12/461,318      8/7/2009      8,188,085      5/29/2012

Venezuela

   2009-001516      8/12/2009          

Vietnam

   1-2011-00467      8/7/2009          

WIPO

   PCT/US09/004557      8/7/2009          

WIPO

   PCT/US09/004560      8/7/2009          

South Africa

   2011/00788      8/7/2009      2011/00788      5/30/2012

 

 

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