PATENT TRANSFER AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT (hereinafter: "the Agreement") is entered into force as
of March
26,
2007 among Xx. Xxxxxxx Liner (hereinafter: “the Inventor”) and PowerSafe
Technology
Corp. (A U.S. Delaware Corporation, from address: 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx ,Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx (hereinafter: “the Company”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Inventor solely owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Patent
(as
defined below), including all intellectual property rights in such
Patent;
WHEREAS,
No third party may claim superior or joint ownership to the Patent or any part
thereof;
WHEREAS,
the Inventor has not granted any right or license in the Patent to any third
party;
WHEREAS,
the Inventor desires to sell, assign, convey, and transfer the Patent and all
of
its respective rights, title and interests therein to the Company, and the
aforementioned desires to buy and acquire the Patent and all intellectual
property rights therein, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this
Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the receipt of the payments specified hereunder,
the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1. "
The
Patent":
United
States Patent number: 5,708,554, titled a
power outlet box with special protection logic,
including: all computer programs, technical, engineering and manufacturing
information, know how, design, data and formulas plans and designs for plans,
project plans, processes, specifications, skills, methods, source codes,
algorithms and interface design, and other proprietary information relating
to
the Patent, the setting up of plans for its manufacture and the technical
management of such plans, and all utilities flowcharts, logic, documentation,
processes, experimental methods or results, descriptions, business or scientific
plans, depictions, and any other written printed or electronically stored
materials or information, including specifications, pricing plans, market
research or data, potential marketing strategies, prospective users and
distribution channels, engineering drawings, specifications of the Patent and/or
processes and/or software, test protocols, and all other materials relating
thereto, and all other concepts, ideas, and discoveries developed, discovered,
conceived, created, made, reduced to practice, or used in connection with the
Patent. A copy of the specifications and of the drawings of the Patent and
all
technical documentation relating thereto are attached here to as Annex
1.
1.2. "Intellectual
Property Rights"
shall
mean technologies, ideas, schemes, plans, patent applications, rights of
registration and publication, rights to create derivative works, confidential
information and all other rights incident to Patent ownership, for the longest
period of protection accorded to any such interests under applicable
law.
2.
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CONVEYANCE
OF RIGHTS (ASSIGNMENT)
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2.1. Effective
as of the date hereof, the Inventor hereby transfers, conveys, assigns, and
relinquishes exclusively to the Company all of its rights, title, and interest
in and to, the Patent and all Intellectual Property Rights therein, free and
clear of any lien, charge, claim, , license, preemptive right or any other
encumbrance or third party right, in perpetuity (or for the longest period
of
time otherwise permitted by law), including, but not limited to, the following
incidents to the Patent:
2.1.1.
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Domestic
and foreign applications, all Letters Patent or similar legal protection
issuing thereon, and all rights and benefits under any applicable
treaty
or convention.
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2.1.2.
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Title
to and possession of any devices and documentation, including without
limitation any manuals, user documentation, working paper, computer
instruction or other media that constitute all copies of the Patent,
its
component parts, and all documentation relating thereto, possessed
or
controlled by the Inventor, which are to be delivered to the Company
pursuant to this Agreement.
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3.
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CONSIDERATION
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3.1. In
consideration for the transfer of rights in the Patent under this Agreement,
the
Company shall pay the Inventor the aggregate amount of US$9000 (nine thousand
United States Dollars) (hereinafter: "the Consideration”), payable by the
Company to the Inventor under the following terms and conditions:
The
Consideration will be deposited with Adv. Xxxx Xxxxxx from FLEIT KAIN XXXXXXX
XXXXXX BONGINI & XXXXXX (From address; 00000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000) to be held in escrow for the Inventor. Appelfeld Zer,
Advocates and Patent Attorneys (From address: 0 Xxx Xxxxxx xx. Xxxxx Xxx, 00000
Xxxxxx) will inform Adv. Xxxx Xxxxxx about this Agreement and deliver him a
copy
of this agreement. The Consideration will be transfered to Inventor in three
payments as follows:
3.1.1.
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$4,000
(Four thousand United States Dollars) will be due and payable immediately
upon the signature of this agreement and assignment enclosed hereto
as
Annex
2.
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3.1.2.
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$4,000
(Four thousand United States Dollars) will be due and payable upon
the
completion of transfer of rights in the Patent. The transfer of rights
will be deemed completed once it has been registered with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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3.1.3.
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The
Company agrees not to demand or claim a return of the payment made
under
3.1.1 above even if (a) the Company does not complete the transfer
of
rights in the Patent for whatever reason; (b) the Company doesn't
complete
the process of reviving the patent for whatever reason.
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3.1.4.
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The
amount of US$ 1,000 (One thousand United States Dollars) will be
due and
payable 1 year following the completion of the transfer of rights.
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3.1.5.
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All
costs and expenses relating to the transfer of rights shall be borne
by
the Company.
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4.
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WARRANTIES
OF TITLE
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0.0.Xxxxxxx’s
Representations.
The
Company represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement does not and will not constitute a breach of any law, agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound.
4.2. Inventor’s
Representations.
4.2.1.
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The
Inventor represents and warrants that the Company shall receive pursuant
to this Agreement complete and exclusive right, title, and interest
in and
to the Patent and all Intellectual Property Rights therein and that
the
Inventor has developed the Patent entirely through its own efforts
and for
its own accounts and that except as specified in 4.2.2 below, the
Patent
is free and clear of any lien, claim, encumbrance, charge, license,
tracing rights, preemptive rights or other rights, or equities whatsoever
of any third party.
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4.2.2.
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The
Inventor represents and warrants that no third parties, whether employees,
agents or contractors of The Inventor, have contributed to or participated
in the conception and development of the Patent or any portion or
component of the Patent, or, alternatively, that any portion or component
of the Patent has been contributed by a
third.
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4.2.3.
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Inventor
represents and warrants that there are no other patent applications
or
registered patents filed under Inventor's name in the field of electrical
devices.
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4.2.4.
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The
Inventor represents and warrants that there are no agreements or
arrangements in effect permitting the use, marketing, distribution,
licensing, or promotion of the Patent by any third party, and that
the
Patent contains no know how, design, data, formulas, components or
other
information in which any third party has the right to claim superior
or
joint ownership; and that the Patent is not a derivative work, an
enhancement or a modification of any other plans, designs, project
plans,
processes, methods, or other components not owned in their entirety
by The
Inventor.
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4.2.5.
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The
Inventor represents and warrants that this Agreement constitutes
a valid
and binding engagement on its behalf, and that the execution, delivery
and
performance by it of this Agreement does not and will not constitute
a
breach of any law, agreement or instrument to which the Inventor
is a
party or by which it is bound.
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5.
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BREACH
AND TERMINATION
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Breach
of
any of the provisions in clause 4.2, 6 or 8.1, made by the Inventor shall
constitute a breach of the agreement, and shall entitle the Company to immediate
termination of the Agreement. In addition, Company shall have the right to
receive a full refund of any amount paid under this Agreement.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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6.1. The
Inventor shall execute and deliver, upon the request of the Company, such
further instruments, applications, declarations and forms, and take such further
actions as may be necessary under any relevant law or required by any official
or authority, to continue, secure, defend, register, and otherwise give full
effect to, the transfer of ownership of the Patent to the Company. The Inventor
therefore agrees:
6.1.1.
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To
execute, acknowledge, and deliver any affidavits or documents of
assignment and conveyance regarding the Patent;
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6.1.2.
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To
provide testimony in connection with any proceeding affecting the
right,
title, or interest of the Company in the Patent; in such event the
company
will pay the inventor extra payment up to the maximum sum of 500$
not
including travel expenses.
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6.1.3.
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To
disclose and/or deliver to the Company any portion or component of
the
Patent which may be omitted from the disclosure and delivery to the
Company which is required under this Agreement, promptly upon the
discovery of such omission; and
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6.1.4.
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To
perform any other acts deemed necessary by the Company to carry out
the
intent of this Agreement.
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7.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF RIGHTS
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7.1. In
furtherance of this Agreement, the Inventor hereby acknowledges that, from
and
after the date of this Agreement, the Company has acceded to all of the
Inventor's right, title, and standing to:
7.1.1.
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Institute
and prosecute all suits and proceedings and take all actions that
the
Company, in its sole discretion, may deem necessary or proper to
collect,
assert, or enforce any claim, right, or title of any kind in the
Patent;
and
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7.1.2.
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Defend
and compromise any and all such actions, suits, or proceedings, whether
the cause thereof already exist or may arise after the date hereof,
relating to such transferred and assigned rights, title, interest,
and
benefits, and perform all other such acts in relation thereto as
the
Company, in its sole discretion, deems
advisable.
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8.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1.
The
Inventor hereby agrees that each provision herein shall be treated as a separate
and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in
no
way impair the enforceability of any of the other clause herein. Moreover,
if
one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason
be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity, subject or otherwise
so
as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or provisions shall be construed
by the appropriate judicial body by limiting or reducing it or them so as to
be
enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with the applicable law as it
shall
then appear.
8.2. All
covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the successors or assigns of the Company.
8.3
This
Agreement and all aspects of the relationship between the parties hereto shall
be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
State of U.S.A. It is hereby agreed between the parties to this Agreement that
all disputes arising from the terms and/or subject matter of this Agreement
shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the appropriate courts of Delaware
U.S.A.
8.3. All
notices provided for in this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall
be
effective when either served by hand delivery, electronic facsimile
transmission, express overnight courier service, or by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the parties at their respective
addresses set forth below, or to such other address or addresses as either
party
may later specify by written notice to the other:
If
to the
Company:
Address:
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx ,Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Attention:
Einat Kransney
If
to the
Inventor:
Address:
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Liner
8.4. No
delay
or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement shall
operate as a waiver of that or any right. A waiver or consent given by the
Company or any one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall
not be construed as a bar or waiver of any right on any other
occasion.
8.5. The
captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only
and in no way define, limit or affect the scope of any section of this
Agreement.
8.6. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the
same instrument.
8.7. This
Agreement merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
assurances, representations, and communications between the parties
hereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under seal
effective as of the date shown above.
By
(Signature): /s/ Einat
Kransney
Name:
Einat Kransney
Title:
President and Director
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By
(Signature): /s/ Xxxxxxx
Liner
Name:
Xxxxxxx Liner
Title:
Inventor
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Annex
1
Specifications
and drawings of the Patent
Annex
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ASSIGNMENT
For
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, each undersigned inventor has sold and assigned, and by these
presents hereby sells and assigns, unto:
Company
name :
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PowerSafe
Technology Corp. (A U.S Delaware Corporation)
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Address
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00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx ,Xxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx
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(hereinafter:
ASSIGNEE) all right; title, interest and possessions in and to his invention
relating to:
A
power outlet box with special protection logic No:
5,708,554
including,
without limitation, all applications for patents, utility models, and designs
which may hereafter be filed for said invention in any country or countries
foreign to the United States, together with the right to file such applications
and the right to claim for the same the priority rights derived from said United
States application under the Patent Laws of the United States, the International
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, or any other international
agreement or the domestic laws of the country in which any such application
is
filed, as may be applicable; and all forms of industrial property protection,
including, without limitation, patents, utility models, inventors’ certificates
and designs which may be granted for said invention in any country or countries
foreign to the United States and all extensions, renewals and reissues
thereof.
Each
of
the undersigned hereby authorizes and requests the Commissioner of Patents
and
Trademarks to issue any and all Letters patent to said ASSIGNEE, its successors
or assigns in accordance herewith.
Each
of
the undersigned warrants and covenants that he has the full and unencumbered
right to sell and assign the interests herein sold and assigned and that he
has
not executed and will not execute any document or instrument in conflict
herewith.
Each
of
the undersigned further covenants and agrees he will communicate to said
ASSIGNEE, its successors, legal representatives or assigns all information
known
to him relating to said invention or patent application and that he will execute
and deliver any papers, make all rightful oaths, testify in any legal
proceedings and perform all other lawful acts deemed necessary or desirable
by
said ASSIGNEE, its successors, legal representatives or assigns to perfect
title
to said invention, to said application including divisions and continuations
thereof and to any and all Letters Patent which may be granted therefore or
thereon, including reissues or extensions, in said ASSIGNEE, its successors,
or
assigns or to assist said ASSIGNEE, its successors, legal representatives
or
assigns
in obtaining, reissuing or enforcing Letters Patent of the United States for
said invention.
Each
of
the undersigned hereby grants to the firm of FLEIT
KAIN XXXXXXX XXXXXX BONGINI & XXXXXX X.X.
the
power to insert into this Assignment any further identification, which may
be
necessary or desirable to comply with the rules of the U.S. Patent and Trademark
office for recordation of this Assignment.
INVENTOR
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Xxxxxxx
Liner
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CITIZENSHIP
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Us
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RESIDENCE
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Us
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POST
OFFICE ADDRESS :
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INVENTOR'S
SIGNATURE :
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DATE
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Note:
If
signed abroad, prima facie evidence of execution may optionally be obtained
by
execution of this document before a U.S. Consul or before a local officer
authorized to administer oaths whose authority is proved by a certificate from
a
U.S. Consul. If signed domestically, do so before a Notary Public. Otherwise
the
execution by the inventors should be witnessed by at least two witnesses who
sign here:
WITNESSES:
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Date
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Date
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