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7. Commitments and Contingencies

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7. Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Development and Collaboration Agreements

 

Onxeo S.A.

 

The Onxeo license agreement for Validive includes clinical, regulatory, developmental and sales milestones that could reach up to $108 million if the Company achieves all milestones, and escalating royalties on net sales from 5% to 10%. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had not reached any milestones and has not been required to pay Onxeo any funds under this license agreement.

 

XOMA Ltd.

 

The intellectual property rights contributed by Tactic Pharma to the Company included the non-exclusive license agreement with XOMA Ltd. for the humanization technology used in the development of MNPR-101. Pursuant to such license agreement, the Company is obligated to pay XOMA Ltd. clinical, regulatory and sales milestones for MNPR-101 but is not required to pay royalties on product sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company had not reached any milestones and has not been required to pay XOMA Ltd. any funds under this license agreement.

 

Operating Leases

 

Commencing January 1, 2018, the Company entered into a lease for its executive headquarters at 1000 Skokie Blvd., Suite 350, Wilmette, Illinois. The lease term is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. In addition, effective February 2019, the Company leases on a month-to-month basis additional office space in the same building. The Company also leased office space in Seattle, Washington, from November 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized operating lease expense of $11,503 and $13,241, respectively, which equaled our cash payments for the period.

 

As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-02, as amended by ASU 2018-10, as of March 31, 2019, the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet includes (a) a lease liability of $22,676 in other current liabilities, and (b) a right-of-use asset of $22,676 in other current assets. Due to the adoption of the standard using the retrospective cumulative-effect adjustment method, there are no changes to our previously reported results prior to January 1, 2019. Operating lease expense did not change as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-02, as amended by ASU 2018-10.

 

The future lease commitments as presented below represent amounts for the Company’s lease of its executive headquarters.

 

2019 (April 1 to December 31)   $ 22,676  
Thereafter      
Total future lease payments   $ 22,676  

 

Legal Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to claims and assessments from time to time in the ordinary course of business. No claims have been asserted to date.

 

Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for general indemnification. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future, but that have not yet been made. To date, the Company has not paid any claims nor been required to defend any action related to its indemnification obligations. However, the Company may record charges in the future as a result of future claims against these indemnification obligations.

 

In accordance with its amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the Company has indemnification obligations to its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, subject to certain limits, while they are serving at the Company’s request in such capacities. There have been no claims to date.