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.

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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:

 

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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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