Common use of License of Conexant Intellectual Property to Washington Clause in Contracts

License of Conexant Intellectual Property to Washington. (i) Subject to Sections 5.03(a)(iv) and 5.03(d), effective as of the Time of Distribution, Conexant, on behalf of itself and the Conexant Subsidiaries, hereby grants to the Washington Group a non-exclusive, world-wide, irrevocable, royalty-free license, without the right to assign or grant sublicenses, except as provided in Sections 5.03(a)(ii) and (iii), under all Patents and Trademarks, Trade Secrets and other intellectual property rights existing as of the Time of Distribution (collectively, "Intellectual Property") that constitute Conexant Assets (excluding trademarks, trade names, domain names, service marks, trade dress and any other form of trade identity) that the Conexant Group has a right to license without the payment of royalties to a third party, (A) with respect to any copyrighted work included in such Intellectual Property, to reproduce, display, distribute and prepare derivative works of such copyrighted work; and (B) to make, have made (including by third-party contract manufacturers), use, sell, offer for sale, import, or otherwise dispose of products in the conduct of the Washington Business as it is being conducted immediately prior to the Time of Distribution and any related extensions or expansions thereof, and to practice any process involved in the use or manufacture thereof; provided, that in connection with the Merger, this license will also extend to products in the conduct of Alpha's business as it is being conducted immediately prior to the Effective Time and any related extensions or expansions thereof. (ii) The license granted under Section 5.03(a)(i) is non-assignable and non-transferable (in insolvency proceedings, by reason of corporate merger, by acquisition or other change of control or otherwise) by the Washington Group, except that a one-time assignment may be made to Alpha and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger. (iii) The license granted under Section 5.03(a)(i) does not include the right to grant sublicenses, except that the Washington Group (or, following the Effective Time, Alpha and its Subsidiaries) may grant a sublicense (within the scope of such license) to any entity or business that is a spin-off or other similar divestiture of all or any part of the Washington Group's businesses (or, following the Effective Time, the Combined Company's businesses) (a "Washington Spin-Off") and to any subsequent entity or business that is a spin-off or other similar divestiture of all or any part of a Washington Spin-Off; provided, however, that any such sublicense shall be subject to the same restrictions on assignment and transfer as the original license granted in this Section 5.03(a). (iv) In the event that following the Effective Time, the Combined Company or a Washington Spin-Off becomes insolvent or is acquired by or merges with a third party, such license or sublicense shall immediately and automatically terminate with respect to such Person and its Affiliates effective as of the date of such insolvency, acquisition or merger, unless Conexant and the Combined Company otherwise agree; provided, that such termination of such license or sublicense shall not necessarily affect any other license or sublicense. (v) Without limiting the foregoing, Conexant and Alpha shall confer in good faith to determine whether and on what terms Conexant's rights under the Lucent License Agreement may be sublicensed to Washington and/or the Combined Company, and, if mutually agreed by Conexant and Alpha, Conexant shall grant a sublicense as Conexant and Alpha may mutually determine may be granted, subject to the terms and conditions of the Lucent License Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.03(a)(v) shall require that Conexant pay any additional fees or royalties under the Lucent License Agreement or grant any sublicense to Washington and/or the Combined Company if Conexant in good faith determines such sublicense would jeopardize any rights of Conexant under the Lucent License Agreement.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Contribution and Distribution Agreement (Conexant Systems Inc), Contribution and Distribution Agreement (Conexant Systems Inc), Contribution and Distribution Agreement (Alpha Industries Inc)

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