This mouse strain (including any and all progeny, "MICE") is distributed by The Jackson Laboratory with the following terms and conditions.

 

Use of MICE by for-profit entities or for Commercial Purposes requires a license from President and Fellows of Harvard College ("INSTITUTION") prior to shipping.

Contact for license inquiries: 

 

Harvard University Office of Technology Development                       
1350 Massachusetts Avenue                                                 
Cambridge, MA  02138 USA                                                  
Phone:  617-495-3067                                                      
Fax:  617-495-9568                                                        
email:  otd@harvard.edu

Commercial Purpose means: uses of the MICE by any organization, including Recipient to perform contract research, screen compound libraries, produce or manufacture products for general sale, or to conduct research activities that result in sale, lease, licenses or transfer of the MICE to a for-profit organization. However, industrially sponsored academic research shall not be considered a use of the MICE for Commercial Purposes per se, unless any of the above conditions of this definition are met.

As a service to the biomedical research community, The Jackson Laboratory ("JACKSON") provides MICE to Recipient solely for research use and not for a Commercial Purpose.  Each Recipient of MICE from JACKSON agrees that MICE and any by-products derived from the MICE shall be used by Recipient solely for internal research and shall not be sold or transferred or provided to any third party. Each Recipient further agrees not to use any agent or other third party to provide breeding or other services with respect to the MICE without the prior written agreement of JACKSON.  Acceptance of the MICE from JACKSON shall be deemed agreement to these terms.  The original source of the MICE is the INSTITUTION.
                                                                          
THESE MICE ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN NATURE AND JACKSON MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AND EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER    
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
 
In no event shall JACKSON or INSTITUTION be liable for any use of the MICE,  
and recipient hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold JACKSON and        
INSTITUTION harmless from any loss, claim, damage, or liability which may
arise from Recipient's use, storage and disposal of the MICE.