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 companies or for-profit entities requires a license from The University of Washington ("INSTITUTION") prior to shipping. Contact for license inquiries:

Ariadna Santander
University of Washington
Office Of Technology Licensing
Roosevelt Commons Bldg
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98105
Email: filimus@u.washington.edu
Tel: 206-543-3970 Fax: 206-685-4767

As a service to the biomedical research community, The Jackson Laboratory ("JACKSON") provides MICE to recipient solely for research purposes. Recipient agrees that the MICE will not be bred for sale nor distributed to any third parties outside the recipient's institution, and will be used solely for research purposes.  Recipient understands that supply of the MICE does not include a license under any relevant patent rights. The original source of the MICE is the INSTITUTION.  The MICE were created in a Howard Hughes Medical Institute ("HHMI") laboratory at INSTITUTION.  Use of these MICE by for-profit entities or for Commercial Purposes also requires a license from INSTITUTION that can be obtained by contacting the office listed above.  Commercial Purposes shall include uses of the MICE by any organization, including recipient to perform contract research to produce or manufacture products for general sale, or to conduct research activities that result in any sale, lease, license, or transfer of the MICE or 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 to this definition are met.

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, HHMI or INSTITUTION be liable for any use of the MICE, and recipient hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold JACKSON, HHMI and INSTITUTION harmless from any loss, claim, damage, or liability which may arise from Recipient's use, storage and disposal of the MICE.