Records Inspection Toshiba and SanDisk shall keep complete, true and accurate books of account and records on its own behalf and on behalf of the Toshiba and SanDisk Affiliates for the purpose of determining the CDP Product Fee amounts, Non-CDP Product Fee amounts, and any amounts payable by Toshiba or SanDisk as applicable pursuant to Section 5.10, under this Agreement. Such books and records shall be kept at Toshiba and SanDisk for at least [*] years following the end of the calendar quarter to which they pertain. Such records will be open for inspection during such [*] year period by an independent auditor who is reasonably acceptable to the parties and agrees to be bound to confidentiality protections of similar scope to those set out in Section 8 hereof, solely for the purpose of verifying statements related to amounts payable hereunder. Such auditor shall be instructed to report only as to whether there is a discrepancy, and if so, the amount of such discrepancy. With reasonable prior notice in writing, such inspections may be made no more than once each calendar year Intermolecular Confidential [*] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. during regular business hours (other than during quarter-end or year-end financial closing periods), to the extent not unreasonably hindering any operations of Toshiba and SanDisk. Inspections conducted under this Section shall be at the expense of Intermolecular, unless a variation or error producing an increase exceeding [*] percent ([*]%) of the royalties payable for any period covered by the inspection is established and confirmed in the course of any such inspection, whereupon all reasonable and documented costs relating to the inspection for such period and any unpaid amounts that are discovered will be paid promptly by Toshiba and/or SanDisk, as applicable. Further, if the foregoing inspection indicates a need for a follow-up inspection, Intermolecular will have the right thereafter to conduct additional inspections from time to time within one year (in such case, the scope of the inspection shall be limited to those issues which Intermolecular needs to confirm the implementation of any corrective action therefor). Each party agrees to hold in confidence pursuant to Section 8 all information concerning payments and associated reports, and all information learned in the course of any audit or inspection, except to the extent necessary for that party to reveal such information in order to enforce its rights under this Agreement or if disclosure is required by law.
