EXHIBIT 10.27
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into as of this 25th day of September,
1991 by and between Ailicec International Enterprises Ltd., a Hong Kong
corporation with offices at Xx. 000 0/X, Xxxxx X, Xxxx Xxx Commercial Centre,
37-39 Ma Xxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx ("AILICEC") and JetFax,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with offices at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("JETFAX").
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WHEREAS, JETFAX is engaged in the development of a certain plain paper
facsimile product for AILICEC;
WHEREAS, AILICEC is engaged in the manufacture of facsimile products, and
WHEREAS, AILICEC and JETFAX have agreed that JETFAX will develop the plain
paper facsimile product to be owned and manufactured by Ailicec as specified
below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings
set forth herein, AILICEC and JETFAX agree as follows:
1. Product.
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As used in this Agreement, the term "Product" shall mean the plain paper
facsimile machine designed and manufactured in accordance with the
specifications set forth in Exhibit A-1 annexed hereto, as may subsequently be
modified by mutual written agreement between the parties (the "Specifications").
2. Development and Ownership of the Product.
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(a) JETFAX shall develop the Product in accordance with this Agreement,
including without limitation, the Specifications, and shall accomplish the
various milestones described in Section 3 by the respective dates set forth
therein. AILICEC may provide JETFAX with requests for Specific Product
requirements and/or modifications beyond those established in Exhibit A-1, and
in response JETFAX shall, within a reasonable time, provide AILICEC with a good
faith quotation and revised schedule within which such modifications may be
implemented.
In its discretion, AILICEC may accept or reject such quotation and revised
schedule. Upon
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AILICEC'S written acceptance thereof, if any, such quotation and revised
schedule shall be incorporated into this Agreement.
(b) All of the following shall be the exclusive property AILICEC:
(i) All results of the work of JETFAX in developing the Product,
including without limitation all tangible materials such as the drawings,
designs, prototypes, plans, work papers, schematic diagrams, circuit board
layouts, and related documentation; specifically excluding all software source
code as described in Section 4 below;
(ii) All patent rights, mask work rights and trade secrets in and to
the Product hardware, specifically including all inventions, discoveries, ideas,
technology, processes, formulas, production methods, techniques, concepts and
embodied or incorporated in the Product hardware; and
(iii) Copies of all tangible materials containing or embodying any
of the foregoing.
Items (i) through (iii) above shall collectively be the "AILICEC Property."
JETFAX hereby assigns to AILICEC all rights and title to the AILICEC Property as
they are generated by JETFAX. JETFAX hereby irrevocably sells, transfers and
assigns any and all rights that it may have in the AILICEC Property to AILICEC.
Upon the request of AILICEC, JETFAX shall execute any and all documents or
instruments, and take all other actions, necessary or convenient to evidence,
perfect or confirm AILICEC'S exclusive ownership of the AILICEC Property.
(c) JETFAX shall not manufacture or sell the Product, directly or
indirectly, through any related or unrelated third party, or authorize others to
manufacture or sell the Product, without the prior written consent of AILICEC's
board of directors.
3. Development Milestones and Payments.
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(a) JETFAX shall develop the Product with reference to the Telstar II
Schedule in Exhibit A-2 and in accordance with the schedule set forth below, and
AILICEC shall pay JETFAX the following amounts upon the parties' execution of
this Agreement and upon JETFAX's completion of each of the following specific
development milestones. The milestones referred to below will be achieved on the
date indicated and it is AILICEC's sole responsibility to be at hand or have a
representative present at JETFAX's office if necessary on such dates to
determine the validity of the milestone being reached:
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Development Milestone/ Development Work
Milestone Date Tasks Accomplished Payment Materials Delivered
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(b) In the event that the milestone under sections 3(a)(4) or 3(a)(5)is not
completed on the specified Milestone Date set forth ; above, the payment to be
paid on such Milestone Date shall be reduced by [*] for every one day of delay.
In addition to these reductions, JETFAX shall be obligated to reimburse AILICEC
for all costs and expenses incurred by AILICEC arising out of or resulting from
JETFAX's delay in meeting any development milestone set forth above. JETFAX
shall make such reimbursement within thirty (30) days of AILICEC's submission to
JETFAX of a reasonably determined statement of such costs and expenses. Any
reduction in the development payments shall not affect JETFAX's obligations to
continue performance under subsection (a) herein.
(c) Except as expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement and in Sections
3(d) and 6, JETFAX shall bear all of the engineering costs in developing the
Product, including without limitation all industrial design, plastic enclosure
design, scanner and document feeder design, and related tasks; all electronic
hardware and software design and programming; all required prototypes of the
electronics hardware to meet the milestones described in Section 3(a) above; and
all costs associated with writing and documenting the user and service manuals
in English.
(d) Except as expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement and in Sections
3(c) and 6, AILICEC shall bear all of the costs of all models, prototypes and/or
test fixtures of the document feeders, laser engines and any other mechanical
components included in the Product; all plastic, metal or other tooling costs to
build either prototypes or production units; all in-circuit testers and other
test equipment and fixtures needed for production; all costs associated with any
shipping carton designs and materials; all printing costs for manuals, control
panels, and logos. These costs will be reimbursed by AILICEC only if JETFAX
obtains the prior written approval of AILICEC. AILICEC may, in its discretion
and by subsequent written agreement with JETFAX, agree to reimburse JETFAX for
certain additional costs associated with development of the Product.
(e) JETFAX shall send AILICEC, with a copy to Ailicec California
Corporation ("ACC"), a California corporation and an affiliate of AILICEC, a
development progress report by facsimile transmission by Monday of each week.
This report shall be prepared and approved by Xxxx Xxxxxx or Xxx Xxxxx and shall
give the status of the development and an evaluation of whether JETFAX is able
to meet the development milestone deadlines set forth in subsection (a) herein.
4. Delivery of AILICEC Property; Software.
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(a) JETFAX shall physically deliver all tangible materials in JETFAX's
possession in relation to the Product pursuant to Section 3(a) and all AILICEC
Property to AILICEC at any location designated by AILICEC and pursuant to
instructions given by AILICEC. The parties agree that beyond the final
development payment pursuant to Section 3(a)(5) above, JETFAX shall continue the
development in good faith until the Specifications are complied with in all
respects or as modified and agreed upon between the parties; and all final and
necessary documents are provided to AILICEC.
(b) The parties acknowledge that AILICEC shall have all rights, title and
interest of any kind, nature or description in the source code for software
incorporated in all the standard features of the Product as described in Exhibit
A-1 attached hereto ("Standard Feature Source Code"), and JETFAX hereby assigns
to AILICEC full title and interest in the worldwide rights to the Standard
Feature Source Code, including all
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applicable copyrights and trade secret rights. As the owner of the Standard
Feature Source Code, AILICEC shall have the unrestricted rights, without further
obligation to compensate JETFAX, (1) to reproduce and use the Standard Feature
Source Code in the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of the Product,
(2) to reproduce, decompile, debug, analyze, modify, and/or upgrade the Standard
Feature Source Code to the extent necessary to ensure proper operation of the
Product in compliance with the Specifications, to address defects therein,
and/or to enhance the Product with additional features. Upon request JETFAX
shall assist AILICEC in correcting any errors or malfunctions in the Standard
Feature Source Code that may arise in connection with the use or operation of
the Product.
(c) The parties acknowledge that JETFAX shall retain full title to and
ownership of the source code for the software incorporated in the optional
features of the Product as described in Exhibit A-1 attached hereto ("Options
Source Code"), including all applicable copyrights and trade secret rights.
JETFAX hereby grants a perpetual, nonexclusive, worldwide royalty-free license
to AILICEC to use the Options Source Code (1) to reproduce and use the Options
Source Code in the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of the Product,
(2) to reproduce, decompile, debug, analyze, modify, upgrade and/or reverse
engineer the Options Source Code to the extent necessary to ensure proper
operation of the Product in compliance with the Specifications, to address
defects therein, and/or to enhance the Product with additional features, all
without further obligation to compensate JETFAX. Upon request and at JETFAX's
own expense, JETFAX shall assist AILICEC in correcting any errors or
malfunctions in the Options Source Code that may arise in connection with the
use or operation of the Product.
(d) Concurrent with AILICEC's receipt of the final version of the Product
pursuant to Section 3(a)(6) JETFAX shall provide AILICEC with the Standard
Feature Source Code and the object code version of the Options Source Code on a
floppy disk and in printed text form. AILICEC agrees that such Standard Feature
Source Code and object code version of the Options Source Code shall be held in
the strictest confidence for use only by employees or agents of AILICEC. In the
event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of JETFAX, the parties acknowledge that
AILICEC may have the option to purchase JETFAX's ownership right of the Options
Source Code.
(e) AILICEC shall not use the Standard Feature Source Code to develop any
new product related or unrelated to the Product for a period of two (2) years
beginning on the date that AILICEC commences manufacturing the Product.
Thereafter, AILICEC may develop any new product provided it first offers to
JETFAX the opportunity to develop such new product jointly with AILICEC. JETFAX
shall not use the technology provided to AILICEC under this Agreement to develop
(i) any products which are competitive with and substantially equivalent to the
Product for a period of one (1) year beginning on the date that AILICEC
commences manufacturing the Product, thereafter, JETFAX may use the technology
to develop any new product provided it first offers to AILICEC the opportunity
to jointly develop such new product. AILICEC agrees not to sell, assign or
otherwise transfer the Standard Feature Source Code during the term hereof and
for a period of five (5) years beginning on the date that AILICEC commences
manufacturing the Product. JETFAX agrees not to sell, assign or otherwise
transfer the Options Source Code during the term hereof and for a period of two
(2) years beginning on the date that AILICEC commences manufacturing the
Product.
5. Training and Documentation.
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If requested by AILICEC, JETFAX shall provide training-in the manufacturing,
operation, installation and maintenance of the Product to not less than three
(3) employees designated by AILICEC, at no charge to
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AILICEC at a location in the United States designated by JETFAX and reasonably
acceptable to AILICEC. AILICEC shall bear reasonable costs for travel, lodging
and other reasonable expenses related to such training. The training shall be in
such depth that AILICEC personnel so trained will be able to train other
personnel to make, use, install and maintain the Product. JETFAX shall also
furnish such trainees, at no charge to AILICEC, with copies of all manuals,
schematic diagrams, blueprints and all other material required for the
manufacture of and training concerning the Product.
6. Regulatory Approvals.
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Upon AILICEC's final development payment pursuant to Section 3(a)5 above,
the parties shall use their best efforts and cooperate, using both parties'
names as applicant, to obtain necessary regulatory approvals for the unlimited
commercial manufacture, sale and use of the Product, including without
limitation an Underwriters Laboratories Listing; Federal Communications
Commission certification under applicable requirements as appearing in 47 C.F.R.
Section 15.801 et seq., Part 15, subpart J, as a Class A computing device, and
in 47 C.F.R. Section 15.801, Part 68; Canadian Department of Commerce
certifications for telecommunication equipment and/or a Canadian Standards
Association Listing for Safety compliance. The out-of-pocket costs of obtaining
such approvals, including the costs of hiring consultants and all necessary
registration fees, shall be shared equally between the parties; provided,
however, that the parties shall agree in advance prior to incurring any such
out-of-pocket costs.
7. Warranty by JETFAX.
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(a) JETFAX hereby warrants to AILICEC that the Product shall be free from
defects in design, and Products properly manufactured from such design shall be
suitable for commercial use and shall be compatible with any widely distributed
fax machine which conforms to applicable CCITT (Coordinating Committee on
International Telephone and Telegraph) fax transmission protocols in effect as
of the date of final delivery of the Product pursuant to Sections 3(a)(5) and
3(a)(b).
(b) THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL JETFAX BE LIABLE FOR
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF JETFAX IS ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
8. Nondisclosure.
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Neither party shall, at any time during the term of this Agreement, disclose
to any third person the terms and conditions of this Agreement except (i) with
the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld where such disclosure is necessary to the business
operations of the party requesting disclosure, or (ii) by reason of legal
compulsion in any legal proceeding or pursuant to applicable, laws.
9. Indemnification.
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(a) AILICEC shall defend, indemnify and hold JETFAX harmless from and
against any and all damage, liability, cost, or expenses (including without
limitation reasonable attorney's fees and related costs),
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whether or not litigation is instituted, incurred by JETFAX based upon or in
connection with a willful and material breach by AILICEC of any or all of its
covenants in this Agreement.
(b) JETFAX shall defend, indemnify and hold AILICEC harmless from and
against any and all damage, liability, cost, or expenses (including without
limitation reasonable attorney's fees and related costs), whether or not
litigation is instituted, incurred by AILICEC based upon or in connection with a
willful and material breach by JETFAX of any or all of its covenants in this
Agreement.
(c) JETFAX shall defend, indemnify and hold AILICEC harmless from and
against any claims of patent, copyright, trade secrets and mask works
infringement worldwide. In such event that a third party claims infringement of
patents, trade secrets, copyrights, xxxx works rights with respect to AILICEC's
use of, sale, licensing or other exploitation of the AILICEC Property, or any
impending claim comes to the attention of AILICEC, it shall immediately inform
JETFAX in writing, stating the full facts of the infringement known to it.
AILICEC agrees to cooperate fully with JETFAX at the expense of JETFAX if JETFAX
requires assistance defending against such claims.
10. Term of Agreement.
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The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date first written above
and shall expire when all of the following is completed: (i) the final
development payment is made pursuant to Section 3 (a) (5); (ii) demonstration by
JETFAX that the final working prototype of Product functions properly in
compliance with all the Specifications set forth in Exhibit A-1 pursuant to
section 3(a)(6); and (iii) all of JETFAX's work materials in relation to the
development of the Product, the AILICEC Property, the Standard Feature Source
Code and the optional features object code pursuant to Section 2(a), 3(a) and
4(d) have been received by AILICEC.
11. Termination.
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 10, either party may terminate this Agreement
prior to its expiration by written notice to the other party, if the other party
has materially breached any provision hereof and failed to cure such breach
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the terminating
party describing the breach in reasonable detail.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 10 and 13, AILICEC may (i) cause l no further
payments to be made to JETFAX pursuant to paragraph 2(f) of the Series E Stock
Purchase Agreement entered into by JETFAX and ACC on August 18 , 1991 and (ii)
make no further payments pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement by delivering
written notice of termination to JETFAX, if JETFAX fails to meet its obligations
for thirty (30) days after the date of the milestone deadlines set forth in
subsection (3), (4) and (5) of Section 3(a) above.
(c) If JetFax's failure to perform under Section 3(a) continues for thirty
(30) days after the date of any milestone deadline thereunder, JETFAX shall be
deemed to be in material breach of this Agreement, and AILICEC may terminate
this Agreement forthwith. JETFAX shall deliver to AILICEC all work materials
generated by JETFAX up to the date of such early termination. JETFAX shall be
further obligated to reimburse AILICEC for all costs and expenses incurred by
AILICEC arising out of or resulting from JETFAX's failure to perform under
Section 3(a) up to a maximum of $200,000 and for all prior development payments
received from AILICEC within one year after receiving notice from AILICEC of
such termination of this Agreement.
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(d) Any termination of this Agreement in whole or part pursuant to this
Section shall not preclude resort by the terminating party to any other remedies
available to it.
12. Confidentiality.
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(a) For the purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means
any information provided by a party to the other party in confidence during the
term of this Agreement. Information shall be presumed to be provided in
confidence if it is disclosed in writing, or, if disclosed orally, it is
identified as "confidential" at the time of disclosure and promptly confirmed in
writing to be confidential.
(b) Neither party shall disclose any Confidential Information of the other
party to any third party, or to any of its employees except for persons who
require access to such Confidential Information to accomplish the intended
purposes of this Agreement. Both parties shall take the same precautions to
protect the confidentiality of the other party's Confidential Information that
they take with respect to their own valuable, confidential and proprietary
information of like importance, including without limitation having all persons
who are permitted access to such Confidential Information execute agreements
requiring them not to disclose the Confidential Information. Neither party shall
use Confidential Information disclosed by the other party for any purpose other
than the purposes for which that Confidential Information was disclosed.
(c) The obligations set forth in clause (b) above shall not apply to any
particular portion of any Confidential Information that: (i) the disclosing
party authorized the recipient party in writing to disclose or copy; (ii) is or
becomes publicly available through no act or omission of the recipient party; or
(iii) came or comes into the possession of the recipient party without
restriction and through a source that has not breached any confidential
relationship with the disclosing party. Confidential Information shall not be
deemed to be "publicly available" if only generally described in the public
domain or if only portions of the Confidential Information are found in several
sources in the public domain, even if all such sources, when compiled together,
specifically describe such Confidential Information.
(d) For the purpose of this Agreement, all information included in the
AILICEC Property and work materials generated by JETFAX pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed Confidential Information.
13. Survival of Obligations.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the expiration
or early termination of this Agreement shall not release either JETFAX or
AILICEC from their respective obligations under Sections 2, 4, 7, 9, 12 and 23
hereof, and such Sections shall survive such expiration or termination and
remain in effect. Similarly, such expiration or termination shall not release a
party from any liability which has already accrued to the other party as of the
date of expiration or termination.
14. Assignment.
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Neither party may assign any rights or delegate any duties under this
Agreement without the other party's prior written consent, and any attempt to do
so without such consent shall be void.
15. Notices.
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Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices required or permitted to be
given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be valid and sufficient only if
dispatched by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, confirmed facsimile
transmission or personal delivery, addressed to the party to be notified at its
address first above written, or such other address as such party may designate
in writing to the other party hereto. In the case of a notice sent by certified
or registered mail, such notice shall be deemed to have been given ten (10) days
after dispatch of the same. In the case of a notice sent by confirmed facsimile
transmission or personal delivery, such notice shall be deemed to have been
given upon receipt of same.
16. Severability.
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Any provision or term of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall be, as to such jurisdiction, unenforceable only to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any provision hereof
in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, JETFAX and
AILICEC hereby waive any provision of law which prohibits or render
unenforceable in any respect any provision hereof.
17. Counterparts.
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This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument. Execution and delivery of this Agreement may be completed
by execution and delivery of original, signed copies hereof, or by facsimile
transmission of executed copies hereof, each of which shall constitute an
original and enforceable counterpart.
18. Applicable Law.
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This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts
of law provisions thereof and without regard to the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
19. Entire Agreement.
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This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement between JETFAX
and AILICEC with respect to the subject matter hereof. the parties hereto shall
not be bound by any prior or collateral statement, warranties, representations,
agreement, arrangements of course of dealing between them affecting the subject
matter hereof, and each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that
in entering into this Agreement it has not relied and is not relying on any such
statements, warranties, representations, agreements or course of dealings.
20. Effect of Headings.
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The headings to the paragraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only, they do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not in any
way affect the interpretation hereof.
21. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be responsible for any failure to
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perform its obligations hereunder (except for obligations to make any payments
when due) due to any cause or event beyond such
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party's reasonable control, including without limitation acts of God, war, civil
commotion, riots, embargoes, domestic or foreign governmental laws or acts,
regulations or orders, fires, floods, earthquakes, accidents, machinery
malfunctions, quarantines, strikes, lockouts or other labor difficulties. The
affected party shall give the other party prompt notice of such cause or event
and in no case any later than seven (7) days after such cause or event. The
notice shall describe the nature of the cause or event, including an estimation
of its expected duration and probable impact on the ultimate performance of the
affected party's obligations hereunder. Each party shall exercise all reasonable
efforts to mitigate or limit damages to the other party resulting from the
nonperformance.
22. Compliance with Laws.
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The parties shall comply with, at their own expense, all laws, ordinances,
rules, regulations and other requirements of all governments or agencies of
domestic or foreign jurisdictions relating to their respective obligations and
rights hereunder. The parties agree that the Product and each of their
respective obligations and rights hereunder may be subject to the Export
Administration Regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce, as may be amended
from time to time, and agree to comply therewith, and the parties further agree
to comply with the requirements of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and
not to make any payments to third parties which would cause either party to
violate such Act.
23. Attorney's Fees. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to
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enforce the terms of this Agreement shall be entitled to reimbursement by the
other party for all costs (including the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of
attorneys and other professionals) incurred in connection with such action or
proceeding.
24. Independent Contractors. No provision of this Agreement shall be
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construed to constitute either party as the agent, servant, employee, partner,
or joint venturer of the other party. The parties to this Agreement are and
shall remain independent contractors. Each party shall retain exclusive
management, direction, and control of its employees and the work to be performed
by it hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed or have caused this Agreement
to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, as of the day and year
first above written. Agreed to as of this 25th day of September 1991 by and
between:
Ailcec International JetFax, Inc.
Enterprises Ltd.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
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Title: CHAIRMAN Title: PRESIDENT
Date: September 26, 1991 Date: September 25, 1991
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EXHIBIT A-1
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
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EXHIBIT A-2
Telstar II Schedule - July 15, 1991
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AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT is made as of February 12, 1997, by and between
JetFax, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 ("JetFax"), and Ailicec International
Enterprises Limited, a Hong Kong corporation with its principal place of
business at Xxxx X, 0/X., Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0, 41 Man Yue Street, Hunghom,
Kowloon, H.K. ("Ailicec").
WHEREAS, JetFax and Ailicec are parties to a Development Agreement dated as
of September 25, 1991 (the "Development Agreement");
WHEREAS, JetFax and Ailicec are parties to a Manufacturing Agreement dated
as of October 21, 1991 (the "Manufacturing Agreement") and a related Security
Agreement dated as of October 1991 (the "Security Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in order, among other things, to clarify their relationship and
induce JetFax to raise capital in the public market, Ailicec and JetFax desire
to amend the Development Agreement as set forth below and to terminate the
Manufacturing Agreement and the Security Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Development Agreement, the Manufacturing
Agreement or the Security Agreement.
2. Section 2 of the Development Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new Section 2(d) at the end thereof:
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
Ailicec hereby grants to JetFax, and JetFax hereby accepts, a non-
exclusive, perpetual, fully paid, royalty free, transferable, worldwide
right and license, with the right to sublicense, under all of its
intellectual property rights, to do any and all of the following: use,
modify, prepare derivative works of, include in other product material,
copy and reproduce, make and have made, publicly display, publicly perform,
license,
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support, maintain, market, sell and otherwise distribute and otherwise
commercialize the Ailicec Property, the Product, the Standard Feature
Source Code and any technology, proprietary rights and know-how related
thereto and any derivative works thereof. In the event of any conflict
between the terms of this Section 2(d) and any other provisions of this
Agreement, the terms of this Section 2(d) shall control.
3. The third and fifth sentences of Section 4(e) of the Development
Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the text thereof in their entirety.
4. Text intentionally omitted.
5. The term "Agreement" as used in the Development Agreement shall
for all purposes refer to the Development Agreement as amended by this Amendment
Agreement.
6. The Manufacturing Agreement and the Security Agreement are hereby
terminated and neither of such agreements shall have any further force or
effect.
7. This Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of
duplicate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8. This Amendment Agreement shall become effective only upon the
closing of a public offering by the Company of any of its equity securities
sufficient to cause the conversion of the Company's Series E Preferred Stock
into Common Stock.
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[Amendment Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly signed this Amendment
Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
JETFAX, INC. AILICEC INTERNATIONAL
ENTERPRISES LIMITED
By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III Xxxxx Xxxx
President Title: Managing Director
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