Common use of Ownership by GroceryCo IPCo Clause in Contracts

Ownership by GroceryCo IPCo. (i) The parties acknowledge that, as between the parties and their respective Affiliates, GroceryCo IPCo and its Affiliates are the sole and exclusive owners of the GroceryCo Brand IP and that no SnackCo Entity has any right or interest therein, subject to the licenses granted to SnackCo IPCo in the GroceryCo Brand IP under this Agreement. SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in and to the GroceryCo Brand IP, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to the GroceryCo Brand IP. (ii) All Sub-Brands used for GroceryCo Products and adopted by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date with respect to any of the GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder (“GroceryCo Sub-Brands”) shall be owned by GroceryCo IPCo (or, pursuant to separate assignment agreements, Affiliates of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo) and deemed to be included in the GroceryCo Marks licensed to SnackCo IPCo hereunder, and SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in such GroceryCo Sub-Brands, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to such GroceryCo Sub-Brands. Sub-Brands that are created in good faith after the Distribution Date by or on behalf of a SnackCo Entity independently from such GroceryCo Sub-Brands in connection with the use of a GroceryCo Xxxx licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder (“SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brands”) shall be owned by SnackCo IPCo or its respective Affiliates. (iii) All Trade Dress used for GroceryCo Products and adopted by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date with respect to any of the GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder (“GroceryCo Trade Dress”) shall be owned by GroceryCo IPCo (or, pursuant to separate assignment agreements, Affiliates of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo) and deemed to be included in the GroceryCo Marks licensed to SnackCo IPCo hereunder, and SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in such GroceryCo Trade Dress, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to such GroceryCo Trade Dress. Any Trade Dress that is created in good faith after the Distribution Date by or on behalf of a SnackCo Entity independently from such GroceryCo Trade Dress in connection with the use of a GroceryCo Xxxx licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder (“SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress”) and that portion of any Trade Dress that relates specifically to any SnackCo Marks shall be owned by SnackCo IPCo or its respective Affiliates. (iv) No new GroceryCo Sub-Brands or GroceryCo Trade Dress shall be adopted and used in connection with any licensed GroceryCo Xxxx by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates after the Distribution Date without the prior written approval of GroceryCo IPCo, which GroceryCo IPCo may withhold in its sole discretion. SnackCo IPCo (or its Affiliates) may, without the prior written approval of GroceryCo IPCo, develop, adopt, file Trademark applications with respect to, and use, SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brands or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress in connection with GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder; provided that SnackCo IPCo and its Affiliates shall not file new Trademark applications that combine a licensed GroceryCo Xxxx with a SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress. GroceryCo IPCo shall not hinder, aggravate or block good faith efforts of SnackCo IPCo or its Affiliates to migrate from a GroceryCo Sub-Brand or GroceryCo Trade Dress included within the license of a GroceryCo Xxxx to a SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress hereunder; provided that such SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress is not confusingly similar to the initially used GroceryCo Sub-Brand or GroceryCo Trade Dress licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Master Ownership and License Agreement (Kraft Foods Group, Inc.), Master Ownership and License Agreement (Kraft Foods Group, Inc.), Master Ownership and License Agreement (Kraft Foods Group, Inc.)

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Ownership by GroceryCo IPCo. (i) The parties acknowledge that, as between the parties and their respective Affiliates, GroceryCo IPCo and its Affiliates are the sole and exclusive owners of the GroceryCo Brand IP and that no SnackCo Entity has any right or interest therein, subject to the licenses granted to SnackCo IPCo in the GroceryCo Brand IP under this Agreement. SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in and to the GroceryCo Brand IP, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to the GroceryCo Brand IP. (ii) All Sub-Brands used for GroceryCo Products and adopted by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date with respect to any of the GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder (“GroceryCo Sub-Brands”) shall be owned by GroceryCo IPCo (or, pursuant to separate assignment agreements, Affiliates of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo) and deemed to be included in the GroceryCo Marks licensed to SnackCo IPCo hereunder, and SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in such GroceryCo Sub-Brands, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to such GroceryCo Sub-Brands. Sub-Brands that are created in good faith after the Distribution Date by or on behalf of a SnackCo Entity independently from such GroceryCo Sub-Brands in connection with the use of a GroceryCo Xxxx licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder (“SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brands”) shall be owned by SnackCo IPCo or its respective Affiliates. (iii) All Trade Dress used for GroceryCo Products and adopted by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates prior to the Distribution Date with respect to any of the GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder (“GroceryCo Trade Dress”) shall be owned by GroceryCo IPCo (or, pursuant to separate assignment agreements, Affiliates of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo) and deemed to be included in the GroceryCo Marks licensed to SnackCo IPCo hereunder, and SnackCo IPCo hereby assigns to GroceryCo IPCo all right, title and interest of SnackCo IPCo in such GroceryCo Trade Dress, and agrees to cause its Affiliates to assign pursuant to separate assignment agreements to GroceryCo IPCo or an Affiliate of GroceryCo IPCo designated by GroceryCo IPCo any right, title and interest of such Affiliates of SnackCo IPCo in and to such GroceryCo Trade Dress. Any Trade Dress that is created in good faith after the Distribution Date by or on behalf of a SnackCo Entity independently from such GroceryCo Trade Dress in connection with the use of a GroceryCo Xxxx licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder (“SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress”) and that portion of any Trade Dress that relates specifically to any SnackCo Marks shall be owned by SnackCo IPCo or its respective Affiliates. (iv) No new GroceryCo Sub-Brands or GroceryCo Trade Dress shall be adopted and used in connection with any licensed GroceryCo Xxxx by SnackCo IPCo or any of its Affiliates after the Distribution Date without the prior written approval of GroceryCo IPCo, which GroceryCo IPCo may withhold in its sole discretion. SnackCo IPCo (or its Affiliates) may, without the prior written approval of GroceryCo IPCo, develop, adopt, file Trademark applications with respect to, and use, use SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brands or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress in connection with GroceryCo Marks licensed hereunder; provided that SnackCo IPCo and its Affiliates shall not file new Trademark applications that combine a licensed GroceryCo Xxxx with a SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress. GroceryCo IPCo shall not hinder, aggravate or block good faith efforts of SnackCo IPCo or its Affiliates to migrate from a GroceryCo Sub-Brand or GroceryCo Trade Dress included within the license of a GroceryCo Xxxx to a SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress hereunder; provided that such SnackCo-Developed Sub-Brand or SnackCo-Developed Trade Dress is not confusingly similar to the initially used GroceryCo Sub-Brand or GroceryCo Trade Dress licensed by GroceryCo IPCo hereunder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Ownership and License Agreement (Kraft Foods Group, Inc.)

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