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publishing/distribution agreement—Value-added reseller license.
VALUE-ADDED
RESELLER AGREEMENT
This Agreement is effective on this day of _________[date],
by and between _________, a corporation of the State of _________, having a
place of business at _________(referred to in this Agreement as
"Licensor") and _________, a VALUE ADDED RESELLER, a corporation
of the State of _________ with offices at _________(referred to in this
Agreement as "Reseller").
Recitals:
Licensor is the owner of all right, title, and
interest in and to certain INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (as defined below) in
PROGRAMS (as defined below); and
Among such INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, Licensor is
the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to COPYRIGHTS (as defined below);
and
Reseller is well experienced in selling, maintaining,
and distributing computer programs, particularly in the DESIGNATED INDUSTRY (as
defined below); and
Reseller is also desirous of being a VALUE ADDED
RESELLER (as defined below) of the PROGRAMS; and
Licensor is willing to grant certain licenses to
Reseller so as to have Reseller as a VALUE ADDED RESELLER.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants and agreements herein made, the parties hereto have agreed
and do agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
1. AFFILIATE shall mean any ENTITY having any
relationship, contract, or arrangement with Reseller with respect to any matter
which affects or is affected by this Agreement in which Reseller has or
exercises or has the power to exercise, directly or indirectly (in any manner)
control, direction, or restraint of such ENTITY, or in which such ENTITY has
the power to exercise, directly or indirectly (in any manner) control,
direction, or restraint of Reseller, or in which such ENTITY and Reseller are
subject to common or mutual control, direction, or restraint.
2. COPYRIGHTS shall mean any and all copyrights in and
to the PROGRAMS, including any continuation, extensions, or renewals thereof.
3. CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE is any ENTITY which receives
the right to use any PROGRAM from Reseller or any PROGRAM combined with any
IMPROVEMENT from Reseller.
4. DESIGNATED INDUSTRY means _________.
5. DOCUMENTATION shall mean the source code and
written information which enables Licensor to understand the purpose and
functionality of the FINAL PRODUCT and each IMPROVEMENT included therein and to
enable Licensor to combine each such IMPROVEMENT with a PROGRAM.
6. EMPLOYEE means an employee, outside consultant,
outside attorney, outside accountant, or any other ENTITY engaged to assist
Reseller.
7. ENTITY means any individual, partnership, joint
venture, corporation, or the like.
8. FINAL PRODUCT means IMPROVEMENT(s) sold separately
or combined with any PROGRAM(s) ready to be distributed to a
CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE.
9. IMPROVEMENTS includes, but is not limited to, the
programs, routines, subroutines, translators, compilers, assemblers, operating
systems, conversion filers, encryption and encryption algorithms and codes,
protocol modifications made thereto, and all support documentation related
thereto, including, but not limited to, flowcharts, instructions, end-user
manuals, demonstration models and test aids, including any and all updates and
modifications made thereto, which Reseller has developed or will be developed
by or for Reseller for the purpose of exploiting the distribution of the
PROGRAMS as a VALUE-ADDED RESELLER in the TERRITORY of the FINAL PRODUCT. In
any FINAL PRODUCT, PROGRAMS shall be provided as an integrated whole with any
IMPROVEMENTS and shall not be sold separately or be separable from any
IMPROVEMENTS.
10. INFORMATION shall mean any and all information
relating to or arising out of said PROGRAMS and/or IMPROVEMENTS, including, and
without limitation, trade secrets and any and all embodiments and
representations of said INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Trade secrets shall also
include the definition of trade secrets as set forth in the Restatement of
Torts.
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS shall include, but
not be limited to the following: rights in know-how, trademarks, copyrights,
patents, patent applications (including reissues, renewals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, or divisions of any patent or patent application), trade
secrets, instructions, improvements, modifications, suggestions, proposals,
programs, ideas, writings, and the like of any sort whatsoever, and any
embodiment thereof including, but not limited to, computer programs,
DOCUMENTATION, documentation of programs, assembly and detailed drawings,
plans, specifications, results of technical investigations and research,
assembly, and parts manuals, and any other proprietary information.
12. MATERIAL REQUIRING APPROVAL means the PROGRAMS
and/or IMPROVEMENTS and/or IMPROVEMENTS and any and all packaging, advertising,
promotional and display material upon which or in connection with which any
TRADEMARK is used.
13.
(a). NET LICENSING PRICE shall mean, whichever is
greater, either:
(A). the gross price for licensing including, without
limitation, installation, modification, consulting, and other related fees
(i.e., the total consideration) paid or agreed to be paid to Reseller in a bona
fide arm's-length transaction with a non-AFFILIATE or non-SUBSIDIARY
consummated by transfer of a copy of a PROGRAM from Reseller and includes any
and all fees charged for installation and/or implementation of any PROGRAM to a
third party or parties, less the following amounts but only insofar as they
pertain to the disposition of such PROGRAM by Reseller and are not reimbursed
by the non-AFFILIATE or non-SUBSIDIARY:
(i) Separately billed transportation charges;
(ii) Separately billed packing charges;
(iii) Federal, state, or local sales, excise, or use
taxes imposed upon the transaction, or upon the subject matter of such
transaction; or
(iv) Trade discounts and quantity discounts, if any,
actually allowed and taken in such amounts as are customary in the trade.
(B). With
respect to any PROGRAMS used, leased, licensed, or otherwise disposed of in
accordance with the express conditions of this Agreement by Reseller in a
transaction not within the scope of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, NET
LICENSING PRICE shall mean, which ever is greater, either: (A) the average NET
LICENSING PRICE of like PROGRAMS licensed for use and which would otherwise
qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph which licenses were made over
a period
beginning with a date _________ months before the
transaction and ending with a date _________ months after such transaction, or
if there is no available reference means, as described hereinbefore, then the
NET LICENSING PRICE shall be the fair market value of such a license for such
PROGRAMS which shall be determined in accordance with the regularly established
cost and pricing practices of any competitor of Reseller shall license the most
nearly related product at approximately the date of the transaction.
14. PROGRAMS shall mean, alone or in combination, the
programs which make up the _________[sup_start]T[sup_end][sup_start]M[sup_end]
computer programs and documentation, including _________ as further identified
in the attachment hereto as Exhibit A.
15. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any ENTITY with respect to
which Reseller owns or controls, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or
more of the stock entitled to vote for the election of directors or persons
performing similar functions, excluding Licensor.
16. SUPPORT SERVICES shall mean installation,
training, the answering of questions, and related services provided to a
CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE or potential CUSTOMER.
17. TERRITORY means _________.
18. TRADEMARK shall mean any term or terms supplied by
Licensor and used in any form or format, style or design, as applied to the
PROGRAMS and IMPROVEMENTS in whatever form and identifies business names,
trademarks, and service marks, as well as any goodwill and rights, at common
law or otherwise, pertinent thereto, and refers to trademarks, service marks,
and trade names.
19. TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS shall mean any United
States Trademark Registration or any other application or registration, foreign
or domestic, made by Licensor now or hereafter obtained.
20. VALUE ADDED RESELLER shall mean a provider of
PROGRAM(s) with IMPROVEMENTS to CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEES.
ARTICLE II.
GRANTS
1. Licensor hereby grants and agrees to grant to
Reseller, in its capacity as a DISTRIBUTOR, a nonexclusive, worldwide,
nontransferable, nonassignable license to Reseller in so much of the COPYRIGHT
as to enable Reseller to make copies of the PROGRAMS, use copies of the
PROGRAMS, and to grant sublicenses to CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEES' use only of copies
of the PROGRAMS. This license does not include the right to sell, encumber, or
otherwise transfer title, in whole or in part, in any copy of the PROGRAM or
the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS therein.
2. Licensor hereby grants and agrees to grant to
Reseller the right to use all INFORMATION which, in Licensor's sole discretion,
is necessary for Reseller to prepare or have prepared IMPROVEMENTS and/or FINAL
PRODUCTS.
3. The licenses granted in this Agreement shall
continue for the period of the life of any patent or patents issuing on the
PROGRAM and for the life of any COPYRIGHT.
4. Any license granted by Reseller shall provide for
the return of all copies of the PROGRAM to Reseller upon termination of such
license.
5. Reseller
hereby conveys and agrees to convey to Licensor all right, title, and interest
in and to all INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in and to any IMPROVEMENTS or any
IMPROVEMENT to any
IMPROVEMENTS or PROGRAM(s) and/or any FINAL PRODUCT.
Licensor hereby grants Reseller a nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonassignable
license in the TERRITORY for such INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in the
IMPROVEMENTS and any IMPROVEMENT to any IMPROVEMENTS.
6. Licensor hereby grants and agrees to grant to
Reseller a royalty free, nonexclusive right to use any TRADEMARK and any
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION in connection with the distribution of the PROGRAM to
any CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE.
7. Any use by Reseller of any TRADEMARK shall be
deemed a use on behalf of and as agent for Reseller.
8. No other right or license is granted by Licensor to
Reseller, either expressed or implied, with respect to any other INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHT owned, possessed, or in which Licensor has or will have any
other rights except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE III.
RESELLER'S
PERFORMANCE AS DISTRIBUTOR
1. Reseller shall distribute the PROGRAMS by way of a
license to use only. Under no circumstances shall Reseller part with or
encumber the title in the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in any copy of any
PROGRAM. Any license to use the PROGRAMS provided by Reseller shall require
that any and all copies of any PROGRAM shall be returned to Reseller upon the
termination of the license to use.
2. Reseller shall cause to be placed on any
machine-readable copy the following copyright notice:
COPYRIGHT © _________[year] _________[name
of Licensor] ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The notice shall be placed in such a manner that on
visually perceptible printouts it appears either with or near the title, or at
the end of each separable part of the PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENT, and/or FINAL
PRODUCT. Where the PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENT, and/or FINAL PRODUCT is printed
documentation (and, therefore, not machine readable) the notice shall be
displayed on the title page or the following page.
3. Reseller shall provide Licensor a copy of the
PROGRAM at least annually from the effective date of this Agreement and at any
other times when Reseller makes a new version available to its
CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEES.
4. Reseller shall provide a sublicense agreement to
CUSTOMERS-SUBLICENSEES which shall be approved by Licensor in advance and in
writing, in Licensor's sole and exclusive discretion. No PROGRAM shall be
distributed by Reseller until such a sublicense agreement has been approved by
Licensor and signed by the CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE.
5. Reseller shall require all CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEES to
enter into a written form sublicense agreement as a condition precedent to
their receiving any copy of any PROGRAM, any IMPROVEMENT. The terms and conditions
of the form sublicense agreement shall be approved by Licensor in advance of
its use by Reseller. Such approval shall be in writing and in Licensor's sole
and exclusive discretion. No PROGRAM or IMPROVEMENT shall be distributed by
Reseller to any CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE until such a sublicense form agreement has
been approved by Licensor. No change shall be made to the form sublicense
agreement with Licensor's prior written approval. The requirements of this
paragraph shall not apply to the amounts charged by Reseller to any
CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE to be included in any such form sublicense agreement.
6. Reseller
shall promptly do such acts and execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such
papers, including, without limitation, recordable assignments, as may be
necessary or desirable, in the reasonable discretion of Licensor, to obtain,
maintain, protect, and vest in Licensor the entire right, title, and interest
in and to INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in and to the PROGRAMS, IMPROVEMENTS
and/or FINAL PRODUCTS to be assigned
herein by Reseller including rendering such assistance
as Licensor may reasonably request in any contemplated or pending litigation,
Copyright Office, Patent and Trademark Office proceeding, or other proceeding.
ARTICLE IV.
RESELLER'S PERFORMANCE
AS A VALUE ADDED RESELLER
1. Reseller may provide IMPROVEMENTS to be integrated
with the PROGRAMS.
ARTICLE V.
MARKING, QUALITY
CONTROL, AND MAINTENANCE
1. No copy of any PROGRAM or FINAL PRODUCT may be
distributed unless identified by the TRADEMARK.
2. Reseller shall not use the TRADEMARK on the
PROGRAMS or FINAL PRODUCT, or the packaging and labelling therefor (or
otherwise in such manner as to be misleading with respect to the ownership of
the TRADEMARK), or to create a composite trademark with the TRADEMARK, any
other trademark, name, service mark, or mark except with Licensor's prior
written consent which Licensor may withhold at its discretion.
3. Reseller will not adopt, or use the TRADEMARK as
any part of its corporate name or any trade name used by it, except with the
prior written consent of Licensor, which Licensor may withhold at its
discretion.
4. Reseller, shall use upon or in connection with the
PROGRAMS and/or IMPROVEMENTS a [sup_start]T[sup_end][sup_start]M[sup_end] or,
where a United States Federal Trademark Registration has been obtained, an ®.
Reseller shall not otherwise affix or use such ® in connection with the
TRADEMARK nor use any other trademark or trade name in connection with the
PROGRAMS and/or FINAL PRODUCT without Licensor's prior written approval.
5. From time-to-time, and at its discretion, Licensor
may review any MATERIAL REQUIRING APPROVAL to see that its quality is consonant
with the quality of the TRADEMARK and the goods it identifies.
6. At such stage as Reseller may determine that it has
a FINAL PRODUCT, it shall notify Licensor, providing _________[number]
samples of the FINAL PRODUCT, at least one of which must be in machine readable
form, and all DOCUMENTATION for the program. No PROGRAM and/or IMPROVEMENT
shall be licensed without Reseller having first submitted a FINAL PRODUCT to
Licensor for Licensor's approval.
7. In exercising the right to grant or withhold any
approval required or permitted by this Agreement, Licensor shall be bound by
the quality of the PROGRAM(s) as provided to Reseller by Licensor from
time-to-time and such shall be the standard applied to the MATERIALS REQUIRING
APPROVAL.
8. Reseller shall not release or distribute any
MATERIALS REQUIRING APPROVAL without the approvals provided above. The
withholding at any point of approval pursuant to this Agreement shall not
result in any liability by Licensor to Reseller on account thereof.
9. Reseller shall submit for Licensor's approval one
(1) sample of each MATERIAL REQUIRING APPROVAL. Any MATERIAL REQUIRING APPROVAL
not expressly disapproved in writing by Licensor within _________ business days
of receipt shall be deemed to be disapproved.
10. During the term of this Agreement, Reseller shall
submit to Licensor at least annually, and at more frequent intervals, if
requested in writing by Licensor, one production specimen of any previously
approved MATERIALS REQUIRING APPROVAL.
ARTICLE VI.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
1. Licensor may file for trademark registration of the
TRADEMARK(s) for the PROGRAM and/or IMPROVEMENTS in the United States and may
file in other countries in its name where such TRADEMARK(s) are or will be used
and subject to any such country's filing requirements. If such use of a
trademark outside of the United States shall be only in the DESIGNATED
INDUSTRY, Reseller shall pay all of Licensor's actual out-of-pocket expenses,
including attorney's fees, government filing fees, and the like, in connection
therewith where such application for registration includes therein the PROGRAM
and/or IMPROVEMENTS.
2. At the request of Licensor, and without
compensation to Reseller, Reseller shall promptly do such acts and execute,
acknowledge, and deliver all such papers as may be necessary or desirable, in
the sole discretion of Licensor, to obtain, maintain, protect, and/or vest in
Licensor the entire right, title, and interest in and to any TRADEMARK in all
countries of the world; including rendering such assistance as Licensor may
request in any litigation, Patent and Trademark Office proceeding, or other
proceeding.
3. Reseller will not register, or cause to be
registered, the TRADEMARK, or any trademark, name, or mark confusingly similar
thereto, with any federal, state, provincial, municipal, or other governmental
authority of any jurisdiction whether within, or without, the Territory.
ARTICLE VII.
VALIDITY OF RIGHTS
1. Reseller shall not contest Licensor's ownership of
any TRADEMARK(s) or Reseller's obligation to assign any rights hereunder
including any rights Reseller may create in the TRADEMARK. Reseller shall not
contest or impair these rights, either directly or indirectly, or in any way
assist others to contest or impair the same and hereby expressly acknowledge
Licensor's superior rights. This obligation shall survive any termination of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII.
ROYALTIES
1. Reseller shall pay to Licensor a minimum annual
royalty of $_____ for the term of this Agreement.
2. Reseller hereby pays and agrees to and does pay on
_________[month and day] and annually on _________[month and day]
of each year the minimum royalty.
3. Reseller shall pay to Licensor a royalty of _____%
of the NET LICENSING PRICE on any PROGRAM.
4. Reseller shall exercise its best efforts in the
making and licensing the use of the PROGRAMS as a DISTRIBUTOR and as a VALUE
ADDED RESELLER.
5. Time of payment of all royalties herein is of the
essence.
ARTICLE IX.
FORCE MAJEURE
1. Neither party shall be responsible for any failures
or delays which are due to causes beyond its control, including, without
limitation, acts of God, acts of government, war, fires, floods, or strikes.
ARTICLE X.
RECORDS
1. Reseller shall keep full and accurate written
records in sufficient detail and in accordance with this Agreement, to permit
verification of the sums payable under this Agreement.
2. Reseller shall have these records available at its
offices during normal working hours for inspection by Licensor or any
representative of Licensor; such choice of representative shall be at the sole
option and expense of Licensor.
3. Reseller shall keep and maintain, at its regular
place of business, complete books and records of all business transacted by
Reseller and in connection with licensing of the PROGRAMS. Such books and
records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. At reasonable times during the Licensee's regular business hours,
independent certified public accountants designated by Licensor, or other
designated representatives of Licensor, shall have the right, at Licensor's
expense, to inspect the books and records at Reseller's premises for the
purpose of verifying the accuracy thereof and of the payments and reports
required by this Agreement. Licensor shall maintain the confidence of
Reseller's books and records and shall direct any accountant or other
representative of Licensor to maintain the confidence of such books and
records, but Licensor shall be entitled to use such books and records in any
administrative or court proceeding to enforce its rights pursuant to this
Agreement. If, as a result of such examination or audit, Licensor shall
determine that the amount of royalties due Licensor was greater than the amount
of royalties reported by Reseller, Licensor shall promptly furnish to Reseller
a copy of Licensor's report setting forth the amount of the deficiency in the
payment of royalties and showing, in reasonable detail, the basis upon which the
deficiency was determined. If Reseller disputes the deficiency, Reseller shall
be afforded a reasonable opportunity to meet with Licensor to resolve any
disputes. Within _________ calendar days following the date of delivery to
Reseller of the report of the deficiency, Reseller shall pay to Licensor a sum
equal to that portion of the claimed deficiency as to which there remains no
bona-fide dispute, together with interest thereon at the lower of _____% per
month, or the highest rate allowed by applicable law, from the date when such
amount was originally due to the date of payment.
4. If, as a result of any such inspection it is
determined that the deficiency due Licensor from Reseller is an amount equal
to, or greater than, _____% of the royalty payments made by Reseller to
Licensor during the period in question, Reseller shall promptly reimburse
Licensor for the total reasonable cost of such inspection, audit, or any
litigation arising therefrom.
5. It is understood and agreed that any such
inspection of Reseller's books and records by Licensor, or its representatives,
shall be undertaken in a manner that will not unreasonably interfere with, or
hamper Reseller's normal business operations at the site of the inspection.
Licensor agrees that such books and records are proprietary and confidential to
Reseller shall be considered as between the parties hereto, the sole and
exclusive property of Reseller. Reseller shall maintain such books and records
for a period not less than _________ years after the termination or expiration
of this Agreement. This paragraph shall survive the termination or expiration
of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI.
REPORTS
1. Within _________ days following the end of each
calendar quarter in which the first license of the use of a PROGRAM takes
place, Reseller shall submit to Licensor a written report of all PROGRAMS and
IMPROVEMENTS licensed by Reseller prior to and including the last day of such
calendar quarter. The report shall:
(a) Identify each PROGRAM(s) and IMPROVEMENTS by model
number or trademark;
(b) Identify each CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE by name,
address, telephone number, contact person and their respective use of the
PROGRAM(s) and/or FINAL PRODUCT;
(c) Set forth the total sales in dollars for each
PROGRAM by program title;
(d) Itemize claimed deductions in accordance with
Article I, ¶14, if any;
(e) Set forth the royalties due under this Agreement
from Reseller;
(f) Set forth the manner of determining such
royalties.
At the time of submission of the report, Reseller
shall make full payment of all the sums computed to be due according to the
report.
2. Reseller shall furnish to Licensor, within
_________ days after the termination of this Agreement, a report covering the
period from the last day reported on in the previous report and shall accompany
its report with full payment of all sums computed therein and all other sums
due but previously unpaid.
3. Reseller shall furnish whatever additional
information Licensor may reasonably prescribe from time-to-time to enable
Licensor to ascertain the royalties due Licensor under this Agreement and to
monitor distribution and licensing of the PROGRAMS, IMPROVEMENTS, and FINAL
PRODUCTS.
4. The time(s) of making any report and the payment of
any sums due under this Article shall be of the essence.
ARTICLE XII.
WARRANTIES
1. Licensor warrants that there are no outstanding
agreements, understandings, or other restrictions which would prevent it from
performing under this Agreement. Licensor shall hold harmless and indemnify
Reseller, its agents, customer, successors and assigns, from any claims, loss,
damages, or liability related to or growing out of any breach by Licensor of
said agreements, understandings, or other restrictions.
2. Reseller warrants that there are no outstanding
agreements, understandings, or other restrictions which would prevent it from
performing under this Agreement. Reseller shall hold harmless and indemnify
Licensor, its agents, customer, successors and assigns, from any claims, loss,
damages, or liability related to or growing out of any breach by Reseller of
said agreements, understandings, or other restrictions.
3. Licensor does not make any warranty or
representation to Reseller that the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS being licensed
in accordance with this Agreement shall be free of any claims which may be made
by a third party, and Licensor shall not be liable with respect to any claim of
any third party on account of or arising from the use of such INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS; provided, however, that in the event that such claim shall be
made and prove successful barring further use by Reseller of the INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS licensed herein, then, upon final determination of such claim,
any of Reseller's actual out of pocket expenses in defending such claim may
first be deducted from any and all further royalties due Licensor.
4. Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this
Agreement, Licensor warrants that it is the owner of all right, title, and
interest in and to the COPYRIGHT in the PROGRAMS.
5. Reseller acknowledges and agrees that Licensor
retains ownership of the underlying ideas, concepts, and designs in the PROGRAM
and that the rights of Reseller and those of its CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEES are
limited to those granted in this Agreement.
6. Licensor has made no warranty of any kind, express
or implied, and THERE IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE regarding the PROGRAMS. Reseller has had
full use of an evaluation copy of the PROGRAM for six months and has
ascertained for itself knowledge as to the functionality and suitability of the
PROGRAM for its purposes. Therefore, Reseller shall hold Licensor harmless from
any and all claims, damages, loss or liability arising out of the licensing
and/or use of the PROGRAM. Reseller expressly waives any and all rights against
Licensor it may have under the Uniform Commercial Code.
7. Reseller warrants that it shall indemnify, hold
harmless, and defend (and to pay any and all attorney's fees, in connection
therewith) Licensor and its officers, directors, agents, and employees, from
and against:
(a) an alleged unauthorized use of any patent,
trademark, design, or copyright (not including any right licensed hereunder) by
Reseller any officers, employees, or subcontractors;
(b) any alleged libel or slander against, or invasion
of, the right of privacy or publicity or any other similar right of any third
party (not including any right licensed hereunder);
(c) any alleged defect in any PROGRAM and/or
IMPROVEMENT despite Licensor's approval thereof, and any claim by a third party
resulting form Reseller's breach or alleged breach of any term or condition of
this Agreement.
8. Reseller warrants that it shall use reasonable
efforts to procure the greatest volume of license fees of the PROGRAMS and/or
IMPROVEMENTS consistent with the high quality of Licensor's PROGRAM(s) and to
make and maintain adequate arrangements for their manufacture, distribution,
advertising, and promotion.
9. Reseller warrants that such distribution and sale
shall not be for publicity or promotional tie-in purposes, premium giveaways,
or other similar methods of marketing or merchandising without Licensor's prior
written approval.
10. Reseller warrants that any IMPROVEMENT provided by
Reseller does not constitute an infringement upon the copyright or trade secret
of another. Reseller will hold Licensor harmless from any and all claims,
damages, loss or liability (including Licensor's reasonable attorney's fees)
arising directly or indirectly from any such infringement of a trade secret or
copyright of a third party.
11. Reseller warrants that all INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS created or to be created for Reseller by any ENTITY (other than an
employee) shall be in accordance with a written contract with such ENTITY
requiring the conveyance by the ENTITY to Licensor of all right, title, and
interest in and to INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS and that any INFORMATION
created by the ENTITY or provided to the ENTITY shall be held by such ENTITY in
confidence and that the ENTITY will not compete with Reseller to the extent
that Reseller has such obligations of confidentiality and noncompetition under
this Agreement to Licensor.
12. The warranties provided in this Article shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII.
LITIGATION
1. (a) In the event of actual or threatened suit
charging infringement by Reseller of copyrights or any other INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHT of others, due to use by Reseller of the rights license herein,
Reseller shall promptly notify Licensor of such suit and Licensor shall have
the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, to assume the defense
and settlement thereof.
(b). Licensor shall have the right to select counsel
if it so desires to assume such defense; provided, however, that if Licensor is
to assume the defense, it shall notify Reseller within _________ days of being
notified by Reseller of the actual or threatened suit.
2. In the event that Reseller shall become aware of an
infringement by third parties of anything licensed under this Agreement, it
shall promptly notify Licensor of such infringement and shall do such acts and
provide such information as in Licensor's sole discretion would be necessary or
desirable in relation thereto, subject to reimbursement by Licensor of
Reseller's reasonable expenses in connection therewith. Such acts and provision
of information as are required herein by Licensor shall survive any termination
of this Agreement for whatever reason.
ARTICLE XIV.
CONFIDENTIALITY
1. INFORMATION is the essence of the Agreement.
Accordingly, Reseller, on behalf of itself and its EMPLOYEES, agrees that all
of said INFORMATION shall be held in confidence by Reseller and that Reseller
shall neither use same for itself nor disclose same to others, nor (directly or
indirectly) assist others to use same for itself or others without the express
and advance written permission of Licensor unless such information becomes
generally publicly available through no act of Reseller during the term of this
Agreement and thereafter.
2. This requirement of confidentiality extends to any
and all INFORMATION previously acquired by Reseller from Licensor and shall
survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
3. Reseller shall secure agreements from its EMPLOYEES
to hold INFORMATION in confidence which is consistent with Reseller's
obligations under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of such agreement
pertaining to confidentiality shall be approved by Licensor in writing and in
advance.
ARTICLE XV.
NONCOMPETITION
1. Reseller shall refrain from making, using, or
marketing, or setting up to make, use, or market, any computer program in
competition with the PROGRAM(s), IMPROVEMENTS, and/or FINAL PRODUCTS and
Reseller shall also refrain from, directly or indirectly, aiding others from
making, using, or marketing, or setting up to make, use, or market any program
in competition with the PROGRAM(s), IMPROVEMENTS, and/or FINAL PRODUCT(s)
during the term of this Agreement and thereafter.
2. Reseller shall secure agreements from its EMPLOYEES
that require the EMPLOYEES not to compete with the PROGRAM(s), IMPROVEMENTS,
and/or FINAL PRODUCT(s) consistent with Reseller's obligations under this
Agreement, except that such agreement shall terminate with the termination of
the EMPLOYEE's employment. The terms and conditions of this agreement shall be
approved by Reseller in writing and in advance.
ARTICLE XVI.
TERMINATION
1. If Reseller shall become insolvent or make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a proceeding in involuntary or
voluntary bankruptcy shall be instituted on, in behalf of, or against Reseller,
and such proceedings shall not be dismissed on Reseller's application within
_________ days after the commencement of such proceedings, or if a receiver or
trustee of Reseller's property shall be appointed, Licensor may, at its option,
by written notice to Reseller, terminate this Agreement forthwith, but such termination
shall not prejudice any right Licensor has against Reseller, including the
right to recover royalties or any other payments that may have become due. In
case of any such termination all right, title, and interest in and to the
licenses set forth in this Agreement shall then and forthwith terminate and any
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS in any PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENT, and/or FINAL PRODUCT
and/or any IMPROVEMENT thereof shall vest or revest, as the case may be, in
Licensor. Any sublicense agreement shall include this requirement, except that
where the insolvency, assignment, proceeding, or appointment is that of any
CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE, the rights sublicensed may, at Reseller's option, vest or
revest in Reseller or Licensor.
2. If Reseller is in breach of any term or condition
of this Agreement, and shall fail to remedy such breach within _________ days
after written notice thereof by Licensor, Licensor may, in its sole discretion,
provide to Reseller written termination of this Agreement. This notice shall
not, however, prejudice the right of Licensor to recover any royalties or other
sums due at the time of such termination and shall not prejudice any cause of
action or claim Licensor accrued or may accrue on account of any breach or
default by Reseller.
3. On
termination of this Agreement, however occurring, all accrued royalties on the
PROGRAM which have been made, used, licensed, or otherwise disposed of by or on
behalf of Reseller shall immediately become due and payable to Licensor, and,
further, any PROGRAM in existence at the termination of this Agreement and upon
which
royalty has not been so paid, that same will be
treated as though it was coming within and subject to the NET LICENSING PRICE
provisions, and the royalty thereon shall also be immediately due and payable
to Licensor.
4. Any contract or other arrangement between Reseller
and any CUSTOMER-SUBLICENSEE shall reflect all of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
5. If Licensor shall become insolvent or make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a proceeding in involuntary or
voluntary bankruptcy shall be instituted on, in behalf of, or against Licensor,
and such proceedings shall not be dismissed on Licensor's application within
_________ days after the commencement of such proceedings, or if a receiver or
trustee of Licensor's property shall be appointed, Reseller may, at its option,
by written notice to Licensor, terminate this Agreement forthwith, but such
termination shall not prejudice any right Reseller has against Licensor. In
case of any such termination all right, title, and interest in and to the
licenses set forth in this Agreement shall then and forthwith vest or revest,
as the case may be, in Reseller.
6. With respect to all agreements between Reseller and
CUSTOMER SUBLICENSEES upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, any
and all rights and benefits to Reseller under any such agreements shall vest in
Licensor. All use of any TRADEMARK by Reseller shall cease and Reseller shall
return all copies of the PROGRAM(s) and IMPROVEMENTS to Licensor.
ARTICLE XVII.
NOTICES
1. Any notice or statement by either party shall be
deemed to be sufficiently given when sent by prepaid, certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the other party at its address set forth hereinabove.
These addresses shall remain in effect unless another address is substituted by
written notice.
ARTICLE XVIII.
JURISDICTION
1. This Agreement shall be deemed entered into in the
State of _________ and shall be construed and governed solely by the laws of
said State, and it is further agreed that the conflicts-of-law rules of said
State or any other jurisdiction shall not be utilized to result in the
application of the law of any state other than the State of _________.
2. The parties hereto shall restrict themselves
exclusively to the jurisdiction of the courts within the State of _________ for
any controversy between them and arising out of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIX.
AMENDMENT OR
MODIFICATION TO AGREEMENT
1. No amendment or modification of this Agreement
shall be valid or binding unless the same shall be made in writing and signed
on behalf of Reseller by its proper officer duly authorized to do so and by
Licensor.
ARTICLE XX.
TITLES AND
DEFINITIONS
1. The Article titles of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be construed as limiting in any manner.
2. The definitions provided herein and set forth in Article
I are referred to by fully capitalizing such definitions throughout this
Agreement. The definition of such terms are understood to be applicable to both
singular and plural uses of such defined terms.
ARTICLE XXI.
ASSIGNMENT
1. This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder to
and the benefits and obligations of Reseller are personal to Reseller and may
not be assigned or transferred without the consent of Licensor. The benefits of
this Agreement shall inure to the successors and assigns of Licensor.
ARTICLE XXII.
ENFORCEMENT OF
RIGHTS
1. The failure to enforce any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by either of the parties hereto shall not be
deemed a waiver of any other right or privilege under this Agreement or a
waiver of the right to thereafter claim damages for any deficiencies resulting
from any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or nonfulfillment of any
obligation of any other party hereto.
2. In order for there to be a waiver of any term or
condition of this Agreement, such waiver must be in writing and signed by the
party making such waiver.
ARTICLE XXIII.
AGENCY
1. The parties to this Agreement are not, and shall
not hold themselves out to be, partners or joint venturers nor is either party
authorized or empowered to act as the agent for the other.
ARTICLE XXIV.
PREAMBLE
1. The preamble to this Agreement is hereby
incorporated and by this reference shall hereby become part of this Agreement
as if set forth herein word for word.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement
to be executed by their duly authorized officers.
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