INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.6
This
agreement ("Agreement") is effective December 9, 2005 ("Effective Date") and is
by and between DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE INC. ("Dynamic"), a Barbados Corporation
having an office at First Floor, Trident House, Lower Broad Street, Bridgetown,
Barbados, and AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware Corporation,
("AIS"), having an office at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000 XXX.
In
consideration of the terms, conditions and other covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Dynamic and AIS ("the
Parties") agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
For
the purposes of this Agreement, certain terms have been defined below and
elsewhere in this Agreement to encompass meanings that may differ from, or be in
addition to, the normal connotation of the defined word,
1.1 "Affiliate"
of a Party means a corporation or other legal entity (a) controlled by the
Party, (b) controlling the Party, or (c) controlled by the corporation or legal
entity which controls the Party. For the purposes of this paragraph, to
"control" a corporation or an entity means to own or control, either directly or
indirectly such as by intermediary entities, (1) more than 50% of the shares or
other securities entitled to vote for election of directors (or other managing
authority) of the corporation or entity; (2) more than 50% of the equity
interest of the corporation or entity; (3) if the corporation or entity does not
have outstanding shares or securities as may be the case in a partnership, joint
venture, or unincorporated association, more than 50% of the ownership interest
representing the right to make decisions for the corporation or entity; or (4)
the maximum shares or other securities entitled to vote for election of
directors (or other managing authority) of a foreign corporation or entity
permitted by law if (i) the applicable country does not permit the Party to own
a greater share due to its nationality and (ii) the foreign corporation or
entity is substantially controlled by the Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any corporation or other legal entity shall be deemed to be an Affiliate only so
long as such control exists.
1.2 "Airline
Field" means the field of resource scheduling and planning in the airline
industry and airline operations, excluding military applications and Maintenance
Repair Operations. "Maintenance Repair Operations" ("MRO") means the field of
managing and optimizing the scheduling, parts inventory, shop floor
configurations, and resources for facilities that maintain and repair aircraft
By way of example, other than military applications and MRO, the Airline Field
includes resource scheduling and planning in connection with: airline ticketing,
airline route schedules, airline fleet schedules, airline crew schedules,
airline maintenance schedules, airline passenger schedules, airline and
operational relationships between the foregoing, and asset management systems
and financial reporting models that can be implemented on a computer system to
allow for dynamic adjustment of airline operations based on unforeseen
disruptions to those schedules.
1.3 "AIS
Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property that becomes or became
owned, controlled or llcensable by AIS or its Affiliates before or during the
Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "AIS Intellectual Property" excludes
Intellectual Property if (and solely to the extent) (a) AIS or its Affiliates
would be obligated to pay royalties or other consideration to a non-Affiliated
Third Party if the Intellectual Property is assigned to Dynamic hereunder and
(b) such obligation existed at the time AIS or its Affiliates acquired its
rights in the Intellectual Property.
1.4 "Benefited
Party" means (a) AIS
to the extent it is receiving a license under Dynamic Intellectual Property
pursuant to this Agreement or (b) Dynamic to the extent it is receiving an
assignment or license of AIS Intellectual Property pursuant to this
Agreement.
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1.5 "Confidential
Information" means any information disclosed by one Party ("Discloser")
to the other Party ("Recipient") in connection with this Agreement, including
but not limited to source code, specifications,
designs, plans, drawings, inventions, software, data, prototypes, methods,
processes, business and/or other technical information relating to the business
of the Parties, Notwithstanding, "Confidential Information" does not include any
information: (a) lawfully received by Recipient tree of restriction from another
source having the right to tarnish the information free of restriction; (b)
after it has become available to third parties without an obligation of
confidence without breach of this Agreement by Recipient; (c) independently
developed by individuals who did not have access to the information; (d) that,
at the time of disclosure to Recipient, was known to Recipient free of
restriction; (e) that Discloser agrees in writing is tree of such restrictions;
or (f) mat Recipient, on the advice of counsel, is required to disclose under
applicable law or other demand under lawful process, including a discovery
request in a civil litigation, if Recipient first gives Discloser notice of the
required disclosure if reasonably practical and cooperates with Discloser, at
Discloser's sole expense, in seeking reasonable protective arrangements with the
party requiring disclosure under applicable law or other demand under lawful
process (in no event shall Recipient's cooperation with Discloser require
Recipient to take any action which, on the advice of Recipient's counsel, could
result in the imposition of any sanctions or other penalties against
Recipient).
1.6 "Dynamic
Intellectual Property" means Intellectual Property that becomes or became
owned, controlled or licensable by Dynamic or its Affiliates before or during
the Term, including AIS Intellectual Property assigned to Dynamic pursuant to
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Dynamic Intellectual Property"
excludes Intellectual Property if (and solely to the extent) (a) Dynamic would
be obligated to pay royalties or other consideration to a non-Affiliated Third
Party if the Intellectual Property is licensed to AIS hereunder and (b) such
obligation existed at the time Dynamic acquired its rights in the Intellectual
Property.
1.7 "Exploit"
includes make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, reproduce, distribute
(including but not limited to by sale, rental, lease, or lending), perform,
display, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, make substantial and
insubstantial alterations, translate into any language, aggregate, have made,
license, sublicense, grant sublicensing rights, in any medium whatsoever whether
now known or hereafter devised, or otherwise exploit.
1.8 "Intellectual
Property" means any and all of the following items that are or were
created, authored, invented, conceived, reduced to practice, made, filed or
derived (collectively "created"), as the case may be, before the Effective Date
or during the Term (regardless of the location where it was
created):
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copyrightable
works, copyrights and computer software (including data and related
documentation), whether or not the subject of a copyright application,
copyright registration or renewed copyright,
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(b) | inventions (whether or not the subject of a patent or patent application, and whether or not reduced to practice), improvements, conceptions, patents, patent applications, patent disclosures, industrial designs, utility models, industrial design applications and industrial registrations, |
(c) | continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, reexaminations, revisions, extensions, substitute applications (as defined in MPEP § 201.09) of patents or patent applications filed before the Effective Date or during the Term, and other patents which claim the benefit of the filing date of a patent or patent application otherwise filed before the Effective Date or during the Term, but solely to the extent it claims subject matter that was disclosed in a patent or patent application filed before the Effective Date or during the Term, |
(d) | moral rights, |
(e) |
trade
secrets and know-how, and
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(f) |
any
other proprietary, intellectual or intangible property protected by the
law of any jurisdiction or governmental
agency
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, "Intellectual Property" does not include trademarks, service
marks, or similar indicia of origin.
1.9 "Transferred
Intellectual
Property" means (a) Dynamic Intellectual Property to the extent such
Intellectual Property is being licensed from Dynamic to AIS pursuant to this
Agreement or (b) AIS Intellectual Property to the extent AIS is assigning or
licensing AIS Intellectual Property to Dynamic pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.10 "Transferring
Party" means (a) AIS to the extent it is assigning or licensing AIS
Intellectual Property to Dynamic pursuant to this Agreement or (b) Dynamic to
the extent it is
licensing Dynamic Intellectual Property to AIS pursuant to this
Agreement
1.11 "Non-Airline
Field" means any field(s) not included in the Airline Field. By way of
example, the Non-Airline Field includes any field unrelated to airline resource
scheduling and planning. By further way of example only, the Non-Airline Field
includes, but is not limited to, resource scheduling and planning in connection
with: the military; transportation of goods by car, ship, rail or truck;
warehousing; supply-chain management; car-rental fleets; electricity; and
natural gas, oil and telecommunication networks.
1.12 "Reasonable
Efforts" means that the obligated Party is required to pursue all reasonable
methods to accomplish the applicable objective using resources reasonably
available to it. Such obligation, however, does not require that the obligated
Party incur liability, nor does it require that the obligated Party act in a
manner that would be contrary to normal commercial practices in order to
accomplish the objective. The fact that the objective is not actually
accomplished is no indication that the obligated Party did not in feet utilize
its reasonable efforts in attempting to accomplish the
objective.
1.13 "Term"
shall mean the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending three (3) years
thereafter unless the Term is terminated or extended in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
2. LICENSE
AND ASSIGNMENT
2.1 Exclusive
License to AIS. Dynamic hereby grants to AIS an exclusive, fully paid up,
worldwide and
perpetual license to Exploit the Dynamic Intellectual Property (including
Dynamic Intellectual Property acquired
from AIS pursuant to this Agreement) solely in the Airline Field, including the
right under Dynamic Intellectual
Property to Exploit any product or service in the Airline Field. In the event
Dynamic is prohibited by law
(at any time) or contract (provided such contractual prohibition existed at the
time Dynamic acquired its rights
in the Intellectual Property) from exclusively licensing particular Dynamic
Intellectual Property to AIS, Dynamic
shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law or contract, grant AIS a
non-exclusive fiilly paid up, worldwide
and perpetual license to Exploit the Dynamic Intellectual Property (including
Dynamic Intellectual, Property
acquired from AIS pursuant to this Agreement) solely in the Airline Field,
including the right under Dynamic
Intellectual Property to Exploit any product or service in the Airline Field.
Notwithstanding this grant, no
license is granted in Dynamic Intellectual Property pursuant to this paragraph
if the Dynamic Intellectual Property
is incapable of Exploitation in the Airline Field. TTie foregoing license does
not relieve AIS of its obligations
with respect to Confidential Information disclosed by Dynamic.
2.2 Assignment/License
to Dynamic.
(a) | AIS hereby irrevocably assigns to Dynamic all right, title, and interest, throughout the world, in the AIS Intellectual Property, including the right to Exploit the AIS Intellectual Property, and including the right to collect past damages and obtain and own renewals or extensions including copyright renewals, without any accounting or any other obligation owed to AIS, all to the maximum extent permitted by law. Dynamic shall retain ownership of the AIS Intellectual Property regardless of any termination or the basis of termination of this Agreement, Dynamic has sole discretion to register, enforce or protect the AIS Intellectual Property, including filing and controlling copyright applications and patent applications in its own name. AIS acknowledges that it retains no rights to any AIS Intellectual Property except as expressly granted herein. By way of example only, AIS has no right to Exploit the AIS Intellectual Property in the Non-Airline Field. To the extent permissible by law including United States Copyright Law and without implying an employee-employer relationship between AIS and Dynamic, AIS agrees that AIS Intellectual Property is "work made for hire" owned solely by Dynamic. |
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the event AIS is prohibited by law (at any time) or contract (provided
such contractual prohibition existed at the time AIS acquired its rights
in the Intellectual Property) from assigning particular AIS Intellectual
Property to Dynamic, or Dynamic assigns Dynamic Intellectual Property to
AIS pursuant to this Agreement, AIS shall, to the maximum extent permitted
by law or contract, grant Dynamic a fully paid up, worldwide and perpetual
license to Exploit the AIS Intellectual Property solely in the Non-Airline
Field, including the right under AIS Intellectual Property to Exploit any
product or service in the Non-Airline Field. Such license shall be
exclusive to the maximum extent permitted by law or
contract.
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Notwithstanding
mis Section 2.2, no assignment or license is granted in AIS Intellectual
Property pursuant to this Section if the AIS Intellectual Property is
incapable of Exploitation in the Non-Airline Field.
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(d) | AIS warrants that all AIS Intellectual Property that becomes or became owned, controlled or licensable by AIS' Affiliates before or during the Term shall be assigned to AIS for assignment or licensing to Dynamic pursuant to this Section 2.2. |
2.3 No
Other Rights. Each Party acknowledges that no other rights, other than
those expressly set forth herein, are granted or implied. Dynamic retains the
right to Exploit its Dynamic Intellectual Property for all purposes not
otherwise precluded by the exclusive license granted herein, without accounting
or disclosure to AIS. By way of example, in the event Dynamic acquires
Intellectual Property that is capable of use in both Airline and Non-Airline
Fields, Dynamic shall retain full ownership of such Intellectual Property
although Dynamic shall not have the right to Exploit the Intellectual Property
in the Airline Field and AIS shall not have the right to Exploit the
Intellectual property in the Non-Airline Field.
2.4 Third
Party Limitations. The Transferring Party shall use Reasonable Efforts to
notify the Benefited Party if the Transferred Intellectual Property is subject
to third party restrictions that limit the Benefited Party's right to Exploit
the Transferred Intellectual Property.
2.5 Joint-Qwnership.
The foregoing rights and restrictions also apply to Intellectual Property
jointly created by the Parties.
2.6 Sufficient
Rights. The Transferring Party represents that, to its knowledge, it has
the right to grant the assignments and licenses set forth in this
Agreement.
2.7 Unfiled
Inventions. For the purposes of this paragraph, an "Unfiled Invention" is
an invention that (a) comprises Dynamic Intellectual Property exclusively
licensed to AIS hereunder and (b) was not claimed in a patent or patent
application. AIS may provide Dynamic with notice of its demand that Dynamic file
a patent application on an Unfiled Invention; such notice shall identify the
Unfiled Invention with reasonable particularity. Within ninety (90) days of such
notice, Dynamic shall, in its sole discretion, either (a) file a patent
application claiming the Unfiled Invention, (b) permit AIS to file patent
applications on the Unfiled Invention, or (c) provide AIS with notice that
Dynamic is not exercising either option "a" or "b" because (1) Dynamic has
reasonable trade secret concerns or (2) Dynamic is prohibited by law or contract
(provided such contractual prohibition existed at the time AS sent its demand
notice) from exercising such options. If Dynamic elects option "b", then (i)
Dynamic shall assign sufficient rights to AIS to permit AIS to file and own
patent applications and patents claiming the Unfiled Invention, (ii) AIS shall
grant Dynamic a license under such patent applications and patents
pursuant
to Section 2.2(b), (iii) AIS acknowledges that this paragraph does not give it
the right to rile patent applications containing claims that cover Dynamic
Intellectual Property other than the Untiled Invention, (iv) AIS acknowledges
that it does not obtain any right in related Dynamic Intellectual Property by
nature of the assignment of the right to file patent applications on the Unfiled
Invention (by way of example, Dynamic's assignment of the right to file a patent
application on a method performed by software does not include assignment of the
copyrights in the software or other patentable methods performed by the
software), and (v) AIS shall be bear all the costs of filing and maintaining
such patent applications and patents,
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2.8 Expiring
Patents. For the purposes of this paragraph, an "Expiring Patent" is a
patent or patent application (a) to the extent it claims Dynamic Intellectual
Property exclusively licensed to AIS hereunder and (b) that Dynamic intends to
abandon or allow to go abandoned for failure to take some action, such as the
failure to pay maintenance fees. AIS may provide Dynamic with notice of its
demand that Dynamic take action to prevent the abandonment of an Expiring
Patent; such notice shall identify the Expiring Patent with reasonable
particularity. Within ninety (90) days of such notice, Dynamic shall, in its
sole discretion, either (a) make Reasonable Efforts to prevent the abandonment
of the Expiring Patent, (b) assign the Expiring Patent to AIS, or (c) provide
AIS with notice that Dynamic is not exercising either option "a" or "b" because
(1) the Expiring Patent is not publicly available and Dynamic has reasonable
trade secret concerns or (2) Dynamic is prohibited by law or contract (provided
such contractual prohibition existed at the time AIS sent its demand notice)
from exercising such options. If Dynamic elects option "b", then (i) Dynamic
shall assign the Expiring Patent to AIS, (ii) AIS shall grant Dynamic a license
under the Expiring Patent pursuant to Section 2.2(b), (iii) AIS acknowledges
that this paragraph does not give AIS the right to file patent applications
containing claims other than those contained in the Expired Patent at the time
of the assignment, (iv) AIS acknowledges that it does not obtain any right in
related Dynamic Intellectual Property by nature of the assignment of Expired
Patent, and (v) AIS shall be bear all the costs of filing and maintaining such
patent applications and patents.
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
CONSIDERATION
3.1
4. DISCLOSURE OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
4.1 Exchange
of Information. The Transferring Party shall disclose the Transferred
Intellectual Property to the Benefited Party at the Benefited Party's request.
The Parties agree to use good faith efforts to agree on procedures which promote
the exchange of Transferred Intellectual Property without unnecessarily
burdening the Transferring Party, including disclosing the Transferring Party's
intentions with respect to filing and maintaining patent applications on the
Transferred Intellectual Property. In the event the Parties cannot agree on such
procedures, the procedures may be determined by binding arbitration at the
request of a Party. Each Party hereby acknowledges mat to the extent its
employees, independent contractors and other entities are providing products or
services to both Parries, such employees, independent contractors and other
entities may inform the other Party of Transferred Intellectual Property that is
the subject of a license or assignment to the other Party.
4.2 Software.
This Section 4.2 applies to the extent Transferred Intellectual Property
includes software.
(a)
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Source
Code. To the extent the Transferring Party is not prevented by
obligations to third parties and to the extent the formats are available,
the Transferring Party shall disclose the software to the Benefited Party
in source code format (including programmer comments and associated
documentation), object code format, and any other format in which the
Transferring Party keeps the
software.
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No
Reverse Engineering. A Party obtaining software in object code
format from a Transferring Party, who in turn obtained and is obligated to
maintain such software in object code format pursuant to an agreement with
a third party, shall neither disassemble the software, attempt to derive
its source code, nor similarly reverse engineer the object code; however,
to the extent certain reverse engineering activities may be permitted by
law in spite of the Party's agreement not to reverse engineer, this
sentence shall not apply to such activities. This obligation shall survive
termination of this
Agreement.
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(c)
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No
Maintenance. Neither the Transferring Party nor the Benefited Party
has the obligation under this Agreement to maintain, update or support the
software.
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No
Malicious Code. Unless clearly and conspicuously disclosed by the
Transferring Party to the Benefited Party upon or prior to delivery, the
software shall not contain any feature intended to (i) fully or partially
disable such software (such as "time bombs"); (ii) provide remote access
to such software (such as "back door" passwords for software); (iii)
modify or transfer any data without the express
consent of a user of the data; or (iv) act as a virus or similar
intentional infirmity-
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4.3 Costs.
Each Party will be responsible for the costs it incurs in carrying out its
obligations under this Agreement.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1 Disclosures
to Third Parties. The Recipient of the Discloser's Confidential
Information shall not disclose
the Confidential Information to a third party unless:
(a)
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thepiscloser
consents to such disclosure;
or
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(b)
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the
Confidential Information is Transferred Intellectual Property, and the
Recipient is the Benefited Party of the Transferred Intellectual Property,
and
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(i) the
disclosure is made for the purpose of the Benefited Party enjoying its rights or
satisfying its obligations
under this Agreement (by way of example, by distributing software to the
Benefited Party's customers
or outsourcing manufacturing) or the disclosure is made pursuant to one of the
exceptions set forth
in Section 12.6; and
(ii) the
third party is prohibited from disclosing the Confidential Information to any
other third party, provided,
however, that the third party may disclose the Confidential Information to other
third parties if (i)
the other third parties are similarly bound to protect Confidential Information
in accordance with this Section
5 ("Confidentiality"), (ii) the third party apprises the other third parties of
the confidentiality of the information
and restrictions applicable thereto, and (iii) the Benefited Party approved the
disclosure prior to
its occurrence.
At
the Discloser's request, the Recipient shall use Reasonable Efforts to identify,
to the Discloser, the third parties to whom the Discloser's Party's Confidential
Information has been disclosed.
5.2 Lead
Time. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the Discloser may,
upon request to the Recipient, prevent the Recipient from disclosing its
Confidential Information to any third
party for a period of up to ninety (90) days after the Confidential Information
is first disclosed to the Recipient.
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5.3 Reasonable
Precautioas. The Recipient, including third parties to whom the Recipient
has provided the Discloser's Confidential Information, shall take reasonable
precautions to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of the
Discloser's Confidential Information.
5.4 Relationship
to Licenses and Assignments. Nothing in this Section 5
("Confidentiality") may be interpreted as giving Dynamic, its customers,
suppliers, or independent contractors, or any other entity to whom Dynamic
conveys AIS' Confidential Information, any right to Exploit AIS1
Confidential Information in the Airline Field. Nothing in this Section 5
("Confidentiality") may be interpreted as giving AIS, its customers, suppliers,
or independent contractors, or any other entity to whom AIS conveys Dynamic's
Confidential Information, any right to Exploit Dynamic's Confidential
Information in the Non-Airline Field. If Confidential Information comprises AIS
Intellectual Property assigned to Dynamic hereunder, such Confidential
Information shall be considered Dynamic Confidential Information and Dynamic
shall be considered the Discloser of such Confidential Information for the
purposes of this Section S.
5.5 Duration
of Confidentiality Obligation. Recipient's duty to protect Confidential
Information commences upon receipt of the Confidential Information and shall
continue beyond the termination of this Agreement.
6. ENFORCEMENT
6.1 Cooperation.
The Parties will provide reasonable cooperation to one another with respect to
enforcing Transferred Intellectual Property against unauthorized activity by
third parties, and use good faith efforts to reach a mutual agreement to handle
actual or potential inrringement of Transferred Intellectual Property by third
parties. Absent such mutual agreement and to the maximum extent permitted by
law, the other paragraphs of this Section 6 ("Enforcement") shall
apply.
6.2 Notice.
A Party shall give the other Party at least ninety (90) days notice before
filing a litigation relating to Transferred Intellectual Property against a
third parry, or before taking any action which notifies a third party of its
infringement or likely infringement of Transferred Intellectual Property;
provided, however, that such notice period may be shortened to the extent
necessary for a Party to prevent irreparable harm occurring during such ninety
(90) period.
6.3 Enforcement
Bxpenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses in any litigation
relating to enforcement of the Transferred Intellectual
Property.
6.4 Necessary
Parties. If a Parry's ("the Necessary Party" for the purposes of this
paragraph) cooperation is necessary in order to prevent a third party infringer
from materially prejudicing the rights of the other Party ("the Prejudiced
Party" for the purposes of mis paragraph) in Transferred Intellectual Property,
then the Necessary Party shall use Reasonable Efforts to provide cooperation
with respect to such inrringement at the request of the Prejudiced Party. If (i)
the Prejudiced Party brings or intends to bring a litigation against a third
party nifringer of Transferred Intellectual Property, and (ii) the Necessary
Party's participation in the litigation as a named party is necessary in order
to prevent the dismissal of the litigation or to prevent denial of the filing
parry's requested relief, then the Necessary Party (A) shall use Reasonable
Efforts to join such litigation and (B) may elect, within thirty (30) days of
joining, to require the Prejudiced Party to reimburse the Necessary Party's for
its reasonable attorneys fees and out-of-pocket expenses. If the Necessary Party
exercises such election, the Necessary Parry shall give its share (if any) of
the award from the litigation to the Prejudiced Party.
6.5 Award.
The total award collectively granted to one or both the Parties as a result of
inrringement of Transferred Intellectual Property shall be allocated pro-rata
based on the extent of infringement in the Parties' respective exclusively
licensed or retained fields, after reimbursement of the Parties' reasonable
attorneys fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to the enforcement of the
Transferred Intellectual Property against the infringer.
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7. THIRD PARTY
NOTICES
7.1 Notice
of Third Party Defenses. A Party shall use Reasonable Efforts to promptly
provide the other Party with notice in the event such Party receives a written
statement from an alleged third party infringer stating that that the
Transferred Intellectual Property (whether transferred to or from such Party
hereunder) or Exploitation thereof is not infringed, invalid or
unenforceable.
7.2 Notice
of Third Party Allegations. A Party shall use Reasonable Efforts to
promptly provide the other Party with notice in the event such Party receives a
written statement from ft third party stating that that the Transferred
Intellectual Property (whether transferred to or from such Party hereunder) or
Exploitation thereof infringes the third party's Intellectual
Property.
7.3 No
Knowledge. The Transferring Party represents that, as of the Effective
Date, its belief is that the Transferred Intellectual Property or Exploitation
thereof does not infringe a third party's Intellectual
Property.
8. COMMON LEGAL
INTEREST
8.1 Confirmation.
The Parties confirm that they may be exchanging privileged Confidential
Information in connection with their common legal interests relating to the
Transferred Intellectual Property, including pursuing a joint strategy when
evaluating the applicability of Transferred Intellectual Property to potential
third party infringers and protecting the Transferred Intellectual Property, by
way of example, by filing patent applications.
8.2 No
Waiver. The Parties agree that the disclosure of privileged Confidential
Information in furtherance of the common legal interest is not a waiver of any
applicable privilege (work-product, attorney-client or otherwise). The Parties
agree not to disclose the privileged Confidential Information to any third
party, and further agree to assist in retaining any applicable privilege. The
recipient of privileged Confidential Information shall only use the information
for the purpose of pursuing the common legal interest.
8.3 Manner
Disclosed Irrelevant.
The protections set forth in this section shall apply regardless of the manner
in which the privileged Confidential Information is exchanged. By way of
example, discussions between an attorney representing one Party and an employee
of the other Party pursuant to the common legal interest shall be privileged and
subject to this Section 8.
8.4 Lfolfrrtnna.
Nothing in this Section is intended to require one party to disclose
privileged information to the other.
8.5 Cessation
of Exchange. Either Party may terminate their rights and obligations
under this Section 8 at any time by written letter to the other Party. However,
the provisions of this Section shall continue with respect to any privileged
Confidential Information disclosed prior to the termination of this Section or
Agreement.
9. DISCLAIMERS
9.1 As
Is. Transferred Intellectual Property is provided to the Benefited Party
"AS IS", The Benefited Party assumes total responsibility and risk for its
Exploitation of the Transferred Intellectual Property including the risk of any
defects or inaccuracies therein. THE TRANSFERRING PARTY MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY
ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. THE
TRANSFERRING PARTY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE TRANSFERRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT THE TRANSFERRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WILL MEET THE
BENEFITED PARTY'S REQUIREMENTS. THE DISCLAIMERS AND PROVISIONS
OF THIS PARAGRAPH ARE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW.
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9.2 No
Special Damages. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITfVE, RELIANCE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF ADVANTAGE, LOSS OF SAVINGS, LOSS
OF REVENUES OF ANY KIND, INCREASED COST OF OPERATIONS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR
LOSS OF INFORMATION, EVEN IF A PARTY KNEW OR HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10. TERM
10.1 Duration.
The rights and obligations of this Agreement shall be effective during the
Term.
10.2 Renewal.
The Term shall be automatically and continuously extended in one (1) year
increments at
the end of the then-current Term unless (a) a Party provides notice of
non-renewal at least ninety (90) days before
the then-current Term or (b) this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of
the then-current Term.
10.3 Early
Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement:
(a) in
accordance with any terms of this Agreement which expressly provide for
termination;
(b) upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice if the other Party has breached a material
obligation under this Agreement and such breach remains uncured during such
thirty (30) day period; or
10.4 Effect of Termination
and Survival. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of
the Parties, shall terminate except that the rights and obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement which expressly or by their nature would continue
beyond the termination of this Agreement shall remain in effect and survive
termination of this Agreement, including the assignment and perpetual licenses
under Section 2 ("License"), Section 5.5 ("Duration of Confidentiality
Obligation"), Section 6 ("Enforcement"), Section 7 ("Third Party Noficesu)l and
Section 8 ("Common Legal Interest"). Notwithstanding. such specific termination
rights, each Party reserves all of its other legal rights and equitable
remedies.
II. ASSIGNMENT
11.1 Limited
Assignment Rights. Neither Party shall have the right to assign or
transfer any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in insolvency
proceedings, by mergers, acquisitions or otherwise) without the other Parry's
written consent except that all rights and obligations may be assigned to an
Affiliate or third party where the assignment is in connection with the sale,
reorganization or other transfer of substantially all of the relevant business
of the assigning party.
11.2 No
Release. The assignment of this Agreement by the Benefited Party shall
not release the assignee of any liability for infringement or unauthorized use
of Transferred Intellectual Property or other claims prior to the
assignment.
11.3 Termination Option.Upon receiving
notice of the assigning Party's assignment of or intent to assign this
Agreement, the other Party may terminate this Agreement by providing notice to
the assigning Party within thirty (30) days of such notice of assignment or
intent to assign. If the assignment occurs and this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with this paragraph, then termination shall be effective the moment
before the assignment.
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11.4 Change
in Ownership, Any change in ownership of a Party that results in a change
in control of a Party shall be deemed an assignment to a third party for the
purposes of this paragraph.
11.5 Transfer
of Intellectual Property. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to
restrict the Transferring Party's right to transfer ownership in the Transferred
Intellectual Property to third parties as long as such transfer preserves the
Benefited Parry's rights hereunder.
11.6 Void
Assignments. Any assignment or other transfer of rights and obligations
hereunder which is inconsistent with the foregoing shall be null and void ab
initio.
12.
GENERAL TERMS
12.1 Relationship
of the Parties. In performing this Agreement, each of the Parties will
operate as, and have the status of, an independent contractor. Except as may be
expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party will
have the right or authority to assume or create any obligations or to
make any representations, warranties or commitments on behalf of the other
Party, whether express or implied, or to bind the other Party in any respect
whatsoever. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as forming any
partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, franchise, distributorship,
dealership or other similar or special relationship between the
Parries.
12.2 Rules
of Construction. As used In (his Agreement, (a) the words "herein,"
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a
whole, including any exhibits and schedules as the same may be modified from
time to time, and not to any subdivision of this Agreement; (b) the terms
"including," "by way of example" or any variation thereof means "including but
not limited to" and "by way of example only and without limitation,"
respectively, and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it
follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it;
(c) descriptive headings and titles are inserted for convenience of reference
only and do not constitute a part of and shall not be utilized in interpreting
this Agreement; (d) explicit references to a particular section shall be deemed
to include a reference to its subsections, if any, and (e) the word "third
party" means an entity other than a party to this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be fairly interpreted in accordance with its terms and without any
presumption in favor of or against either Party regardless of the
drafter.
12.3 Notice.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, consents, approvals,
waivers and the like made hereunder shall be in written English to the addresses
set forth below, shall reference this Agreement and shall be sent by any of the
following methods; (a) certified mall, postage-prepaid, return-receipt
requested, (b) a delivery service which requires proof of delivery signed by the
recipient or (c) properly-transmitted facsimile followed by written confirmation
in accordance with methods (a), (b) or first-class U.S. mail. The date of notice
shall be deemed to be the date it was first received or refused. A Party may
change its address for notice by written notice in accordance with this
paragraph.
(a)
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Notices
to Dynamic shall be sent to: First Floor, Trident House, Lower Broad
Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, Fax (000)
000-0000.
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Notices
to AIS shall be sent to: 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 0 Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000 XXX, Fax
(000)000-0000.
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12.4 Equitable
Remedies. The Parties recognize that money damages may not be an adequate
remedy for
any breach or threatened breach of any obligation hereunder by the other Party
involving Intellectual Property and
that such Party suffer immediate and irreparable harm as a result. The Parties
therefore agree that in addition to
any other remedies available hereunder, by law or otherwise, such Party may be
entitled to obtain injunctive relief
against any such continued breach by the other party of such
obligations.
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12.5 Third
Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to be for the benefit
of and shall not be enforceable by any third party. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any third party any rights
(including third-party beneficiary rights), remedies, obligations or liabilities
under or by reason of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not provide third
parties with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or
other right in excess of those existing without reference to the terms of this
Agreement. No third party shall have any right, independent of any right that
exists irrespective of this Agreement, to bring any suit at law or equity for
any matter governed by or subject to the provisions of this
Agreement.
12.6 No
Disclosure Of Agreement Neither Party shall disclose, expressly or by
implication, the provisions of this Agreement including provisions from
unexecuted prior drafts of this Agreement, unless such disclosure (a) is to a
financial auditor, potential investor, potential acquirer, financial advisor,
potential lender or legal advisor of the party, or an advisor of the foregoing,
who is contractually or legally obligated not to disclose the provisions of this
Agreement to third parties and has a need to know the provisions herein, or (b)
meets the requirements to the exceptions set forth in the definition of
Confidential Information if this Agreement were considered Confidential
Information of the other Party, In the event a party is compelled to disclose
this Agreement to a governmental authority in connection with regulatory
obligations, including to a governmental taxing authority in order to verify its
tax obligations or a regulatory agency in connection with a public offering,
such party may disclose this Agreement in confidence to such authority without
obtaining the other party's prior consent. This paragraph shall survive
termination of the Agreement Notwithstanding, each Party has the right to
disclose to third parties during the Term that it is a licensee of the other
Party.
12.7 Applicable
Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its
conflicts of law rules.
12.8 Force
Majeure. Neither Party shall be held responsible for any delay or failure
In performance of any part of this Agreement to toe extent such delay or failure
is caused by fire, flood, explosion, war, strike, embargo, government
requirements, civil or military authority, court orders, industry-wide shortage
of goods, act of God, or other similar causes beyond its reasonable control
("force majeure events"). The Party affected by the other's inability to perform
may elect to: (a) suspend this Agreement for the duration of the force majeure
event or (b) terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days notice if the delay
or nonperformance continues during such sixty (60) days.
12.9 Assertion
of Unenforceability. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed illegal
or unenforceable, the requirements of the provision shall remain to the full
extent permissible by law and the offending portions thereof shall be deemed
replaced, to the extent possible, with a provision most closely reflecting the
purpose of the offending provision.
12.10 Arbitration.
Any claims of any nature relating to this Agreement, including the breach,
termination or validity thereof, whether based on contract, tort, statute, fraud
or any other legal theory (the "Claim"), shall be resolved solely and
exclusively by arbitration by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in
accordance with this paragraph and its Commercial Arbitration Rules to the
extent such rules do not conflict with this Agreement. The arbitrator shall
comprise a panel of three (3) persons selected from a list provided by the AAA.
Requests for temporary injunctive relief may be submitted to a court of
competent jurisdiction if the arbitrator has not yet been appointed but the
arbitrator shall have the authority to modify any injunctive relief granted by
such a court The arbitration award shall be made final within one (1) year of
commencement and may be entered by either Party in any court having competent
jurisdiction. Each Party shall bear its own expenses, but those related to the
compensation of the arbitrator shall be borne equally. The existence and
contents of the entire arbitration shall be maintained by all participants as
confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party except as required by
law. A party's request for arbitration shall not be deemed a waiver of the right
of the party, if any, to terminate the Agreement. The arbitrators shall not have
the authority to award punitive damages. The Parties agree that the existence
and contents of the entire arbitration, including the award,
snail be deemed a compromise of a dispute under Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of
Evidence, shall not be discoverable in any proceeding, shall not be admissible
in any court (except for the enforcement thereof) or arbitration and shall not
bind or collaterally estop either Party with respect to any claim or defense
made by any third parry.
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12.11 Entire
Agreement: No Modification or Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the Parties concerning its subject matter and
supersedes all prior written or oral negotiations, correspondence,
understandings and agreements between the Parties respecting such subject
matter. Prior unexecuted drafts of this Agreement may not be used to interpret
the Intentions of the parties or underlying facts relating to this Agreement and
the fact that certain provisions may have been added, removed or modified during
negotiations shall have no interpretive significance. This Agreement shall not
be modified or rescinded, except by a writing signed by both Parties. No
provision of mis Agreement shall be deemed modified by any action or omission or
failure to object to any action that may be inconsistent with the terms of this
Agreement. No waiver of a breach committed by a Party in one instance shall
constitute a waiver or license to commit or continue breaches in other or like
instances.
12.12 Counsel.
Each Party acknowledges that, in connection with the negotiation and execution
of this Agreement, it had the opportunity for independent legal advice by
counsel of its own selection and experienced in the relevant subject matter
areas and domiciles of the Parties, that each Party fully understands the facts, that
each Party has been fully informed as to its legal rights and obligations, and
that each Party is signing the Agreement freely and
voluntarily.
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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OCTOBER
2006 AMENDMENT TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
This
amendment ("Amendment") is effective as of October 11, 2006 and is by and
between DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE INC, ("Dynamic1'), a
Barbados Corporation having an office at First Floor, Trident House, Lower Broad
Street, Bridgetown, Barbados, and AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC, a Delaware
Corporation, ("AIS"), having an office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx. XX, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX.
In
consideration of the terms, conditions and other covenants and agreements
contained in this Amendment and for other good and valuable consideration, me
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Dynamic and AIS ("the
Parties") agree as follows;
1. The
definition of "Airline Field" in Section 1.2 of the Intellectual Property
Agreement
between the Parties dated December 9,2005 (hereafter, the "Prior Agreement")
shall be
deleted as of the effective date of tins Amendment and replaced with the
following definition of
"Airline Field";
1.2
"Airline Field"
means all of the following fields within the airline industry and airline'
operations: (a) schedule planning, revenue management, reservations, and
Irregular operations, (b) Maintenance Repair Operations, and (o) Airline
Performance Travel Insurance.. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition,
"Airline Field" excludes military applications. By way of example, other than
military applications, the Airline Field includes schedule planning, revenue
management; reservations, and irregular operations in connection with: airline
ticketing, airline route schedules, airline fleet schedules, airline crew
schedules, airline maintenance schedules; airline passenger schedules, airline
and operational relationships between the foregoing, and asset management
systems and financial reporting models that, can be implemented on a computer
system to allow for dynamic adjustment of airline operations based on unforeseen
disruptions to those schedules.
2. The following
sections 1.14 and 1.15 shall be added to the Agreement as of the effective
date of this Amendment
1.14 "Maintenance
Repair Operations" ("MRO") means the field of managing and optimizing the
scheduling, parte inventory, shop floor configurations, and resources for
facilities that maintain and repair aircraft,
1.15 "Airline
Performance Travel Insurance" means the field of offering insurance products to
airline passengers based on whether the airlines satisfied predefined service
performance requirements in connection with the passengers' airline flights. By
way of example, Airline Performance Travel Insurance includes the service of
paying passengers, in exchange for receiving a .premium from the passengers, an
amount commensurate with whether and how much a flight's arrival is
delayed,
3.
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4. Absent mutual
agreement by the Parties to the contrary, AIS shall reimburse Dynamic for the
reasonable out-of-pocket payments incurred by Dynamic in connection with filing
and maintaining Dynamic Intellectual Property licensed to AIS, including payment
of maintenance fees for issued patents, patent application filing and annuity
fees, prosecution-attorney fees, and expenses associated with ex-parte or
inter-partes reexaminations.
5. Dynamic
hereby represents and 'warrants to AIS that: (a) it has all right and authority
to enter into mis Amendment and to grant Company the rights set forth in this
Amendment; (b) it is permitted by applicable
law and regulations to enter into this Amendment.
6. AIS hereby represents
and warrants to Dynamic that: (a) it has all right and authority to enter into'
this Agreement and to grant Dynamic the rights granted herein; (b) it is permitted by applicable law and
regulations to enter into,
this Agreement.
7.
8. The rights
and obligations of the Parties under the Prior Agreement which by their
nature would apply to this Amendment shall so apply. By way of example and
without limitation, the obligations
relating, to non
disclosure (prior
Agreement §12.6) and arbitration (prior Agreement
§12.10) apply with equal force to this Amendment.
9. This
Amendment, including the Prior Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement
between
the Parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior written
or oral
negotiations
correspondence, understandings and agreements between the Parties respecting
such subject matter. Prior unexecuted drifts of this Amendment may not bo used
to interpret the intentions of the parties or
underlying facts
relating to this Amendment and the fact that certain provisions may have been
added; removed or modified during negotiations shall, have no interpretive
significance. This Amendment shall not be modified or rescinded, except by a
writing signed by both Parties. No provision, of this Amendment shall be deemed
modified by any action or omission or
failure to object to
any action that may be inconsistent with me terms of this Amendment No waiver of
a breach comitted by a Party in one instance shall constitute a waiver or
license to commit or
continue breaches in
other or
like
instances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of
the date first above written
DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE INC. | AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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(Authorised Signature) | (Authorised Signature) | ||||
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
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(Typed
or Printed Name)
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Title :
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President
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President
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AMENDMENT
2 TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
This
amendment ("Amendment No,2") is effective as of May 23, 2008 and is by and
between DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE INC. ("Dynamic"), a Barbados Corporation having an
office at Latirisron House, Lower Xxxxxxxxx Rock Drive, X.X. Xxx 0000,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX00000, Xxxxxxxx, and AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware
Corporation, ("AIS"), having an office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX
00000, XXX. Dynamic and AIS may each be referred to as a "Party" and together as
the "Parties",
The
Parties entered into an Intellectual Property Agreement effective as of December
9, 2005 (the "Original Agreement") and, thereafter, effective as of October 11,
2006, the Parties entered into the October 2006 Amendment to Intellectual
Property Agreement ("Amendment No.l"). The Original Agreement, together with
Amendment No.l, shall be referred to herein as the "Agreement."
In
consideration of the terms, conditions and other covenants and agreements
contained in this Amendment No,2 and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties agree as
follows:
1. The
definition of "Airline Field" in Section 1.2 of the Agreement shall be deleted
as of the
effective date of this Amendment No.2 and replaced with the following definition
of "Licensed
Field":
"1.2
"Licensed
Field" means, other than expressly excluded below: (i) all of the
following in connection with the airline industry and airline operations: (a)
schedule planning, revenue management, reservations, and irregular operations,
(b) Maintenance Repair Operations, (c) Airline Performance Travel Insurance, and
(d) cargo and freight forwarding; and (ii) the Integrated E-Commerce Travel
Engine Platform, Notwithstanding the foregoing definition, the Licensed Field
excludes military applications, air traffic control applications and airport
management applications. By way of example only, the Licensed Field Includes
schedule planning, revenue management, reservations, and irregular operations In
connection with; airline ticketing, airline route schedules, airline fleet
schedules, airline crew schedules, airline maintenance schedules, airline
passenger schedules, airline and operational relationships between the
foregoing, and asset management systems and financial reporting models that can
be implemented on a computer system to allow for dynamic adjustment of airline
operations based on unforeseen disruptions to those schedules."
The term
"Licensed Field" shall replace the term "Airline Field" throughout the
Agreement, and all references to "Airline Field" in the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to "Licensed Field."
2. Section 1,11
of the Agreement shall be amended and restated as of the effective date of
this Amendment No, 2 to read in its entirety as follows:.
"1.11
"Excluded Field" means any field or application not included in the Licensed
Field,"
The term
"Excluded Field" shall replace the term "Non-Airline Field" throughout the
Agreement, and all references to "Non-Airline Field" in the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to "Excluded Field."
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3. The following
section 1.16 shall be added to the Agreement as of the effective date of this
Amendment No. 2,
"1.16
"Integrated B-Xxxxxxxx
Travel Engine Platform" means technology to the extent it Is utilized in
connection with the purchase and sale of travel products and services. By way of
example only, this includes the aggregation, marketing, sale and distribution of
travel products, travel services and travel content offerings and the
technological facilitation of the transactions between travel industry suppliers
and travelers. These offerings include, by way of example and not by limitation,
airline travel, hotel accommodations, vehicle rentals, cruises, tour and
sightseeing packages, travel insurance, and personalized comprehensive travel
itineraries. By further way of example only, the Integrated E-Commerce Travel
Engine Platform would facilitate inference-based and intelligent travel
searches, provide access to extensive travel information, provide reservations
booking and management, facilitate the bidding, auctioning, purchase and sale of
a variety of travel products, travel services and travel content offerings to
consumers, either made available or created by or on behalf of travel industry
providers, effect the booking of and payment for such transactions, and be fully
integrated with the travel industry supplier operations."
4.
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5. Absent mutual
agreement by the Parties to the contrary, ATS shall reimburse Dynamic
for the reasonable out-of-pocket payments incurred by Dynamic In connection with
filing
and maintaining Dynamic Intellectual Property licensed to A3S, including payment
of maintenance
fees for issued patents, patent application filing and annuity fees, prosecution
attorney
fees, and expenses associated with ex-parte or inter-partes
reexaminations.
6.
Dynamic hereby represents and warrants to AIS that; (a) it has all right
and authority
to enter into this Amendment and to grant Company the rights set forth in
thisAmendment; (b) it is permitted by applicable law and
regulations to enter in to this Amendment.
7. AIS hereby represents
and warrants to Dynamic that; (a) It has all right and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to grant Dynamic the rights granted herein;(b) it is
permitted by applicable law and regulations to enter into this Agreement.
8.
9. The rights
and obligations of the Parties under the Prior Agreement which by their nature
would apply to this Amendment shall so apply. By way of example and without
limitation, the obligations relating to non-disclosure (Prior Agreement §12.6) and arbitration (Prior
Agreement § 12.10) apply
with equal force to this Amendment.
10. This
Amendment, including the Prior Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement
between the Parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior
written or oral negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements
between the Parties respecting such subject matter. Prior unexecuted drafts of
this Amendment may not be used to interpret the intentions of the parties or
underlying facts relating to this Amendment and the fact that certain provisions
may have been added, removed or modified during negotiations shall have no
interpretive
significance. This Amendment shall not be modified or rescinded, except by a
writing signed by both Parties. No provision of this Amendment shall be deemed
modified by any action or omission or failure to object to any action that may
be inconsistent with the terms of this Amendment. No waiver of a breach
committed by a Party in one instance shall constitute a waiver or license to
commit or continue breaches in other or like instances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this
Amendment as of the da|e first above written
DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE INC. | AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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(Authorized Signature) | (Authorized Signature) | ||||
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
(Typed or Printed
Name)
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Title:
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President
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President
& CEO
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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AMENDMENT
3 TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
This amendment ("Amendment
No. 3") is effective
as of May 31, 2009 and is by and between Dynamic Intelligence Inc.
("Dynamic"),
a Barbados Corporation
having an office at Lauriston House, Lower Xxxxxxxxx Rock
Drive, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX00000, Xxxxxxxx, and Airline Intelligence
Systems Inc., a Delaware Corporation, ("Ain
having an office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX. Dynamic and AIS may each be referred to as a
"Pare
and together as the
"Parties".
The Parties entered into an
Intellectual Property Agreement (the "Original Agreement") effective as of December 9, 2005, as
amended by Amendment to Intellectual Property Agreement, dated October 11, 2006
("Amendment
No. 1"), and as further
amended by Amendment 2 to Intellectual Property Agreement, dated May 23, 2008
("Amendment
No. 2"). The Original
Agreement, together with Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, shall be
referred to herein as the
"Agreement."
In consideration of the terms,
conditions and other covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment No. 3
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
The
definition of "License Field" in Section 1.2 of the Agreement shall be deleted
as of the effective date of this Amendment No. 3 and replaced with the following
definition of "Airline Field":
"1.2
"Airline Field"
means all of the following fields within the airline Industry and airline
operations: (a) schedule planning, revenue management, reservations, and
irregular operations, (b) Maintenance Repair Operations, and (c) Airline
Performance Travel Iiisurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition,
"Airline Field" excludes military applications. By way of example, other than
military applications, the Airline Field includes schedule planning, revenue
management, reservations, and irregular operations in connection with: airline
ticketing, airline route schedules, airline fleet schedules, airline crew
schedules, airline maintenance schedules, airline passenger schedules, airline
and operational relationships between the foregoing, and asset management
systems and financial reporting models that can be implemented on a computer
system to allow for dynamic adjustment of airline operations based on unforeseen
disruptions to those schedules."
The term
"Airline Field" shall replace the term "Licensed Field" throughout the
Agreement, and all references to "Licensed Field" in the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to "Airline Field."
2.
Section 1.11 of the Agreement shall be amended and restated as of the effective
date of this Amendment No. 3 to read in its entirety as follows:.
"Non-Airline
Field" means any fields) not included in the Airline Field. By way of example,
the Non-Airline Field includes any field unrelated to airline resource
scheduling and planning. By further way of example only, the Non-Airline Field
includes, but is not limited to, resource scheduling and planning in connection
with: the military; transportation of goods by car, ship, rail or truck;
warehousing; supply-chain management; car rental fleets; electricity; and
natural gas, oil and telecommunication networks.
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The term
"Non-Airline Field" shall replace the term "Excluded Field" throughout the
Agreement, and all references to "Excluded Field" in the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to "Non-Airline Field."
3. Section
1.16 shall be deleted in its entirety from the Agreement as of the effective
date of this Amendment No. 3.
4.
5.
Absent
mutual agreement by the Parties to the contrary, AIS shall reimburse Dynamic for
the reasonable out-of-pocket payments incurred by Dynamic in connection with
filing and maintaining Dynamic Intellectual Property (as defined in the Original
Agreement) licensed to AIS, including payment of maintenance fees for Issued
patents, patent application filing and annuity fees, prosecution-attorney fees,
and expenses associated with ex-parte or interpartes
reexaminations.
6.
Dynamic
hereby represents and warrants to AIS that: (a) it has all right and authority
to enter into this Amendment No. 3 and to grant Company the rights set forth in
this Amendment No. 3 and (b) it is permitted by applicable law and regulations
to enter into this Amendment No. 3.
7.
AIS hereby represents and warrants to Dynamic that: (a) it has all right and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant Dynamic the rights granted
herein; (b) it is permitted by applicable law and regulations to enter into this
Agreement.
8.
9. The
rights and obligations of the Parties under the Original Agreement which by
their
nature would apply to this Amendment No. 3 shall so apply. By way
of example and without
limitation, the obligations relating to non-disclosure (Original Agreement
§12.6) and arbitration (Original Agreement §12.10) apply with equal force to
this Amendment No. 3.
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10.
This Amendment No. 3, and the agreements referenced herein, constitutes the
entire agreement between the Parties concerning its subject matter and
supersedes all prior written or oral negotiations, correspondence,
understandings and agreements between the Parties respecting such subject matter.
Prior unexecuted drafts of this Amendment No. 3 may not be used to
interpret the intentions of the parties or underlying facts relating to this
Amendment No, 3 and the fact that certain provisions may have been added,
removed or modified during negotiations shall have no interpretive significance.
This Amendment No 3 shall not be modified or rescinded, except by
a writing signed by both Parties. No provision of this Amendment No. 3
shall be deemed modified by any action or omission or failure to object to any
action that may be inconsistent with the terms of this Amendment No. 3. No
waiver of a breach committed by a Party in one instance shall constitute a
waiver or license to commit or continue breaches in other or like
instances.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 3 to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
AIRLINE
INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INC.
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Title:
DYNAMIC
INTELLIGENCE INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx
xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title: President
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EXHIBIT
A
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EXHIBIT
B
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EXHIBIT
C
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