Severability; Etc. (a) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration, activity and/or subject as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law. If any provisions shall, for any reason, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. (b) The parties intend that the covenant contained in Section 3 above shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each geographical unit specified. Except for geographical coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section 3 above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, then the unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Interactive Group Inc), Noncompetition Agreement (Dataworks Corp), Noncompetition Agreement (Dataworks Corp)
Severability; Etc. (a) a. If any provision of this Agreement shall be or any part of any such provision is held by a court of competent jurisdiction under any circumstances to be excessively broad invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (i) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration, activity and/or subject as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law. If any provisions shallto the fullest possible extent, for any reason, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (iii) such invalidity of enforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, but . Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed as if is separable from every other provision of this Agreement, and each part of each provision of this Agreement is separable from every other part of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained hereinprovision.
(b) b. The parties intend that the covenant contained in Section 3 1 above shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each geographical unit specified. Except for geographical coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section 3 1 above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, then the unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
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Severability; Etc. (a) a. If any provision of this Agreement shall be or any part of any such provision is held by a court of competent jurisdiction under any circumstances to be excessively broad invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (i) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration, activity and/or subject as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law. If any provisions shallto the fullest possible extent, for any reason, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (iii) such invalidity of enforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, but . Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed as if is separable from every other provision of this Agreement, and each part of each provision of this Agreement is separable from every other part of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained hereinprovision.
(b) b. The parties intend that the covenant contained in Section 3 above shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each geographical unit specified. Except for geographical coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section 3 above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, then the unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
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Severability; Etc. (a) If any provision of this Agreement shall be or any part of any such provision is held by a court of competent jurisdiction under any circumstances to be excessively broad invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (i) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration, activity and/or subject as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law. If any provisions shallto the fullest possible extent, for any reason, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (iii) such invalidity of enforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, but . Each provision of this Agreement shall be construed as if is separable from every other provision of this Agreement, and each part of each provision of this Agreement is separable from every other part of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained hereinprovision.
(b) The parties intend that the covenant contained in Section 3 1 above shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each geographical unit specified. Except for geographical coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section 3 1 above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, then the unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
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Severability; Etc. (a) A. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively broad as to duration, activity or subject, it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration, activity and/or subject as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable under applicable law. If any provisions shall, for any reason, be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
(b) The parties X. Xxxxxx and Award intend that the covenant contained in Section 3 2 above shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each geographical unit specified. Except for geographical coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in Section 3 2 above. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, then the unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions for the purpose of those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
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Samples: Noncompetition Agreement (Award Software International Inc)