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Agreements Related to Intellectual Property
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Agreements Related to Intellectual Property  
Agreements Related to Intellectual Property

15. Agreements Related to Intellectual Property

Asset Purchase Agreement – EPI Health, LLC

In October 2019, the Company sold RHOFADE to EPI Health pursuant to an asset purchase agreement.  EPI Health agreed to pay the Company a high single-digit royalty calculated as a percentage of net sales on a country-by-country basis until the date that the patent rights related to RHOFADE have expired or, if later, ten years from the date of the first commercial sale of RHOFADE in such country.  The Company recorded royalty income under the asset purchase agreement of $0.8 million and $0.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Royalty income is included in other revenue on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.  EPI Health has also agreed to pay the Company potential sales milestone payments of up to $20.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of specified levels of net sales of products covered by the asset purchase agreement, and 25% of any upfront, license, milestone, maintenance or fixed payment received by EPI Health in connection with any license or sublicense of the assets transferred in the disposition in any territory outside of the United States, subject to specified exceptions.

Asset Purchase Agreement – Allergan Sales, LLC

In November 2018, the Company acquired RHOFADE from Allergan Sales, LLC (“Allergan”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement.  The Company agreed to pay Allergan specified royalties, ranging from a mid-single digit percentage to a mid-teen percentage of net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments.  The

Company incurred royalties earned by Allergan under the asset purchase agreement of $0, $0 and $1.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  

Agreement and Plan of Merger - Confluence

In August 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which it acquired Confluence (the “Confluence Agreement”).  Under the Confluence Agreement, the Company agreed to pay the former Confluence equity holders aggregate remaining contingent consideration of up to $75.0 million based upon the achievement of specified regulatory and commercial milestones set forth in the Confluence Agreement. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the former Confluence equity holders future royalty payments calculated as a low single-digit percentage of annual net sales, subject to specified reductions, limitations and other adjustments, until the date that all of the patent rights for that product have expired, as determined on a country-by-country and product-by-product basis or, in specified circumstances, ten years from the first commercial sale of such product. In addition to the payments described above, if the Company sells, licenses or transfers any of the intellectual property acquired from Confluence pursuant to the Confluence Agreement to a third party, the Company will be obligated to pay the former Confluence equity holders a portion of any consideration received from such sale, license or transfer in specified circumstances.

As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance of the Company’s contingent consideration liability was $28.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively (see Note 4).  

License and Collaboration Agreement – Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

In August 2015, the Company entered into an exclusive, worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Rigel”) for the development and commercialization of products containing two specified JAK inhibitors.  During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company made a milestone payment of $4.0 million to Rigel upon the achievement of a specified development milestone which is included in research and development expenses on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. In connection with an amendment of the agreement with Rigel in October 2019, the Company paid Rigel an amendment fee of $1.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company terminated the license and collaboration with Rigel effective as of April 2021.