Intellectual Property Matters A. Definitions
Intellectual Property Agreements Borrower shall not permit the inclusion in any material contract to which it becomes a party of any provisions that could or might in any way prevent the creation of a security interest in Borrower's rights and interests in any property included within the definition of the Intellectual Property Collateral acquired under such contracts.
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party owns or possesses all the material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, registrations, franchises, permits and rights necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted and planned to be conducted by such Loan Party or Subsidiary, without known possible, alleged or actual conflict with the rights of others.
Trademark Use (a) Reseller acknowledges that the Vendor Trademarks are trademarks owned solely and exclusively by Vendor, and agrees to use the Vendor Trademarks only in the form and manner and with appropriate legends as prescribed by Vendor. Reseller agrees not to use any other trademark or service mark xx connection with any of the Vendor Trademarks without prior written approval of Vendor. All use of Vendor Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of Vendor.
(b) Vendor acknowledges that the Reseller Trademarks are trademarks owned solely and exclusively by Reseller, and agrees to use the Reseller Trademarks only in the form and manner and with appropriate legends as prescribed by Reseller. Vendor agrees not to use any other trademark or service mark xx connection with any of the Reseller Trademarks without prior written approval of Reseller. All use of Reseller Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of Reseller.
(c) Reseller shall indemnify and hold Vendor harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) associated with any claim or action brought against Vendor that may arise from Reseller's improper or unauthorized replication, packaging, marketing, distribution, or installation of the Software, including claims based on representations, warranties, or misrepresentations made by Reseller.
(d) BOTH PARTIES LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) SUFFERED BY THE OTHER PARTY, EVEN IF IT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. RESELLER STATES AND VENDOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO RESELLER TO ENTER INTO THE CO-HOSTING AGREEMENT AND, IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY VENDOR FOR AN ALLEGED MATERIAL RESELLER BREACH WHICH IS HELD NOT TO BE A MATERIAL BREACH IN FACT, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER IN ASSESSING DAMAGES HEREUNDER THE CO-HOSTING FEES AND ANY AMOUNTS PAID BY ANY SUCCESSOR THIRD PARTY SITE MANAGER FOR THE RIGHT TO PERFORM SIMILAR WEB SITE SERVICES FOR VENDOR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE TERMINATION.
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses All patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service xxxx applications, copyrights, copyright applications, design rights, tradenames, assumed names, trade secrets and licenses owned or utilized by any Borrower are set forth on Schedule 5.9, are valid and have been duly registered or filed with all appropriate Governmental Bodies and constitute all of the intellectual property rights which are necessary for the operation of its business; there is no objection to or pending challenge to the validity of any such patent, trademark, copyright, design rights, tradename, trade secret or license and no Borrower is aware of any grounds for any challenge, except as set forth in Schedule 5.9 hereto. Each patent, patent application, patent license, trademark, trademark application, trademark license, service xxxx, service xxxx application, service xxxx license, design rights, copyright, copyright application and copyright license owned or held by any Borrower and all trade secrets used by any Borrower consist of original material or property developed by such Borrower or was lawfully acquired by such Borrower from the proper and lawful owner thereof. Each of such items has been maintained so as to preserve the value thereof from the date of creation or acquisition thereof. With respect to all software used by any Borrower, such Borrower is in possession of all source and object codes related to each piece of software or is the beneficiary of a source code escrow agreement, each such source code escrow agreement being listed on Schedule 5.9 hereto.
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc The Company and each Subsidiary own or are licensed or otherwise have the right to use all of the material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, contractual franchises, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without material conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge of the Company, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Company or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.5, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, proposed, which, in either case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights (a) Executive hereby assigns to Nucor Corporation Executive’s entire right, title and interest, including copyrights and patents, in any idea, invention, design of a useful article (whether the design is ornamental or otherwise), work product and any other work of authorship (collectively the “Developments”), made or conceived solely or jointly by Executive at any time during Executive’s employment by Nucor (whether prior or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement), or created wholly or in part by Executive, whether or not such Developments are patentable, copyrightable or susceptible to other forms of protection, where the Developments: (i) were developed, invented, or conceived within the scope of Executive’s employment with Nucor; (ii) relate to Nucor’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or (iii) result from any work performed by Executive on Nucor’s behalf. Executive shall disclose any Developments to Nucor’s management within 30 days following Executive’s development, making or conception thereof.
(b) The assignment requirement in Section 15(a) shall not apply to an invention that Executive developed entirely on Executive’s own time without using Nucor’s equipment, supplies, facilities or Secret Information or Confidential Information except for those inventions that (i) relate to Nucor’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by Executive for Nucor.
(c) Executive will, within 3 business days following Nucor’s request, execute a specific assignment of title to any Developments to Nucor Corporation or its designee, and do anything else reasonably necessary to enable Nucor Corporation or its designee to secure a patent, copyright, or other form of protection for any Developments in the United States and in any other applicable country.
(d) Nothing in this Section 15 is intended to waive, or shall be construed as waiving, any assignment of any Developments to Nucor implied by law.
Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (i) Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower does not have any maskworks, computer software, or other copyrights, that are registered (or are the subject of any application for registration) with the United States Copyright Office. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that Borrower will NOT register with the United States Copyright Office (or apply for such registration of) any of Borrower’s maskworks, computer software, or other copyrights, unless Borrower has provided Lender not less than 30 days prior written notice of the commencement of such registration/application and Borrower has executed and delivered to Lender such security agreement(s) and other documentation (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender) which Lender in its good faith business judgment may require for filing with the United States Copyright Office with respect to such registration or application.
(ii) Borrower will identify to Lender in writing any and all patents and trademarks of Borrower that are registered (or the subject of any application for registration) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, upon Lender’s request therefor, promptly execute and deliver to Lender such security agreement(s) and other documentation (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender) which Lender in its good faith business judgment may require for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office with respect to such registration or application.
(iii) Borrower will: (x) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of Borrower’s copyrights, patents, and trademarks; (y) promptly advise Lender in writing of material infringements of Borrower’s copyrights, patents, or trademarks of which Borrower is or becomes aware; and (z) not allow any material item of Borrower’s copyrights, patents, or trademarks to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Lender’s written consent.
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Intellectual Property Licenses Except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company possesses adequate Intellectual Property to continue to conduct its business as heretofore conducted by it or as projected to be conducted in the Operating Plan, and all Intellectual Property existing on the date hereof, together with in the case of patents and Trademarks, the date of issuance thereof, is listed in Section 4.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter. With respect to Intellectual Property of the Company unless such Intellectual Property has become obsolete or is no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company:
(a) it is valid and enforceable, is subsisting, and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part;
(b) the Company has made all necessary filings and recordations to protect its interest therein, including, without limitation, recordations of all of its interest in its Patent Property and Trademark Property in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, to the extent necessary for the conduct of the Company's business, in corresponding offices throughout the world;
(c) except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is the exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property owned by it and no claim has been made that the use of any of its owned Intellectual Property does or may violate the asserted rights of any third party; and
(d) the Company has performed, and the Company will continue to perform, all acts, and the Company has paid and will continue to pay, all required fees and taxes, to maintain each and every item of such Intellectual Property in full force and effect throughout the world, as applicable. The Company owns directly or is entitled to use, by license or otherwise, all patents, Trademarks, copyrights, mask works, licenses, technology, know-how, processes and rights with respect to any of the foregoing used in, necessary for or of importance to the conduct of the Company's business.
