CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE SUCH INFORMATION (I) IS NOT MATERIAL, (II) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED, AND (III) IS THE TYPE OF...
Exhibit 4.1
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE SUCH INFORMATION (I) IS NOT MATERIAL, (II) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED, AND (III) IS THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.
This GAME LICENSE AGREEMENT (including all exhibits attached hereto, this “Agreement”) is effective as of January 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between DoubleU Games Co., Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”), with its principal place of business located in Seoul, Korea (“Licensor”), and DoubleDown Interactive LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington, with its principal place of business located in Seattle, WA, USA (“Licensee”). Each of Licensor and Licensee are sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor is willing to grant to Licensee, and Licensee is willing to obtain from Licensor, a license to service and distribute the Licensed Game (“Licensed Game”) in the field of Social Casino Game; and
WHEREAS, Licensor and Licensee desire to stipulate the rights and obligations of the Parties and the terms and conditions of the license rights that Licensor agrees to grant to Licensee in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the Parties do hereby agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them or referenced in Exhibit A attached hereto.
2. LICENSE.
(a) Ownership of License. Licensed Games and all related intangibles shall be owned by Licensor.
(b) Grant of License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee non-exclusive and worldwide license to service and distribute Licensed Games in the field of Social Casino Game.
(c) Term of License. Unless this Agreement is terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions hereof, the term of the license granted hereunder will commence on the Effective Date and will continue during the Term.
3. COMPENSATION.
(a) License Fee. In consideration of the license granted hereunder, Licensee will pay to Licensor a license fee equal to [***] of the Net Sales of the Licensed Game accrued during each calendar month after the date of commercial launch of a Licensed Game (the “License Fee”). The License Fee may be adjusted by written agreement signed by the Parties.
(b) Statements. On or before the [***] day following the end of each calendar month after the date of commercial launch of a Licensed Game, Licensee will furnish to Licensor a reasonably complete and accurate statement of sales of each Licensed Game for the preceding month, on Licensor’s then-current royalty reporting form.
(c) Taxes, Tariffs and Fees. In accordance with tax treaties between the countries of the Parties, royalties are subject to withholding tax, and Licensee will pay the royalty amount charged by Licensor minus such withholding tax. Each Party is responsible for any income tax incurred due to causes attributable to the one party other than those attributable to the other party.
(d) Payment. The License Fee will be due on the [***] day following the end of each calendar month in which the Net Sales is collected by Licensee. All payments, hereunder, shall be in United States Dollars. The method of payment of the License Fee will be separately agreed by the Parties.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY.
(a) Each Party acknowledges that, from time to time, it may receive information from or regarding the other Party (each, a “Disclosing Party”) in the nature of trade secrets or that otherwise is confidential, the release or disclosure of which could be damaging to the other Party or Persons with which it does business (“Confidential Information”).
(b) Each Party receiving any Confidential Information (each, a “Receiving Party”) shall use any Confidential Information it receives solely for the purposes set forth in this Agreement, and hold it in strict confidence with the same degree of care as it uses to avoid unauthorized use, disclosure, publication or dissemination of its own confidential information of a similar nature, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care; provided that a Receiving Party may disclose such Confidential Information to any employee, independent contractor or professional advisor of such Receiving Party that agrees to abide by confidentiality restrictions at least as restrictive as contained in this Section 4; provided, further, that a Receiving Party may disclose such Confidential Information to the extent required by any legal, accounting or regulatory requirements (including the requirements of any securities exchange) or in connection with enforcing its rights under this Agreement.
(c) The confidentiality restrictions in this Section 4 shall not apply to any Confidential Information as to which the Receiving Party can demonstrate that such Confidential Information:
(i) is or became public knowledge through no action of such Receiving Party, officers, directors, representatives or agents in violation of this Agreement; (ii) has been provided to such Receiving Party without restriction by an independent Third Party who has not, directly or indirectly, received such Confidential Information from such Receiving Party; (iii) was properly in the possession of such Receiving Party prior to the time of receipt of such Confidential Information; (iv) is required to be disclosed by law, regulation or court order (provided that such Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party promptly of any request for that Confidential Information, before disclosing it if practicable); or (v) was developed independently by such Receiving Party in the course of work by employees or other agents of such Receiving Party without use of such Confidential Information.
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5. TERM.
(a) Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall continue in full force and effect, unless terminated by either Party with [***] days’ written notice to the other Party or as provided in Section 5(b) or 5(c) (the “Term”).
(b) Termination by Licensor.
(i) Licensor will have the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to Licensee if at any time: (A) Licensee becomes insolvent, (B) a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization is filed by or against Licensee, or if any insolvency or similar proceedings are instituted by or against Licensee under any state, federal or international law.
(ii) If Licensee breaches any material obligation under this Agreement during the Term, Licensor will have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice, which termination will become effective (A) [***] days from notice to Licensee for any failure to pay if Licensee has not cured the violation within such [***] day period; or (B) [***] days from notice of termination for any other reason.
(c) Termination by Licensee. If Licensor breaches any material obligation under this Agreement during the Term, Licensee will have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice, which termination will become effective [***] days from notice of termination if Licensor has not cured the violation.
(d) Effect of Termination.
(i) Upon termination of this Agreement all License Fees accrued during the Term on sales made before the effective date of termination will become due and payable by Licensee within [***] days.
(ii) Sections 1 and 4 through 13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
6. EXCUSE FOR NONPERFORMANCE. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any default or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than nonpayment) if such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly, by fire, flood, earthquake or other acts of God; labor disputes, strikes or lockouts; wars, rebellions, acts of terror, revolutions, riots or civil disorder; accidents or unavoidable casualties; interruptions in Third Party transportation; supply shortages; laws, treaties, agreements, actions, inactions, rulings, regulations, decisions or requirements or any Governmental Authority; or any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to those enumerated herein, beyond such Party’s reasonable control (herein any such event to be referred to as a “Force Majeure Event”); provided that the Party affected by such event will immediately begin or resume performance as soon as practicable after the event has abated. In such event, the non-performing Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event and take all reasonable steps to mitigate the delay caused by the Force Majeure Event.
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7. AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by written agreement signed by the Parties.
8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto embody the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties and supersede any prior understanding and agreement by or between the Parties, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
9. INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF. Each Party acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself that the rights afforded herein are unique and that any violation of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to the non-breaching Party for which monetary damages are inadequate, difficult to compute, or both. Accordingly, each Party expressly agrees that, in addition to any other remedies which the non-breaching Party may have, the non-breaching Party will be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief for any breach or threatened breach of any term, provision or covenant of this Agreement by the breaching Party.
10. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall construed in accordance with, and all the rights, powers and liabilities of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by, the laws of Korea.
11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Seoul in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
12. SEVERABILITY. If any provision(s) of this Agreement is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable, invalid, and/or unconscionable, that provision(s) will be deemed restated in accordance with applicable law, to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the Parties, and the remainder of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
13. SIGNATURES. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or delivered by electronic mail (a “pdf file”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Licensor and Licensee have executed this Agreement of the following date.
March 31, 2023
| DoubleU Games Co., Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx | |
| Name: Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| DoubleDown Interactive LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT A
DEFINITIONS
(a) “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.
(b) “Gross Sales” means all revenue, royalties, fees or other consideration generated by Licensee from marketing, advertising, sale, distribution, license, commercial use or exploitation of any and all Licensed Games.
(c) “Licensed Games” means the Social Casino Games licensed by Licensor.
(d) “Net Sales” means Gross Sales, less only hosting fees and platform fees actually paid.
(e) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person.
(f) “Social Casino Game” means an online, interactive, non-cash based, free to play (non-gambling and non-lottery) version of a Casino Game. Social Online Games shall not include:
any game (whether casino, skill, sports or otherwise) that involves gambling or wagering of cash, tangible goods or other consideration or where the virtual currency can be sold, bartered or transferred to a Third Party, or used to acquire any other goods, services or any item of value other than additional use of the game;
(g) “Third Party” means any Person other than a Party or any of its affiliates.
EXHIBIT B
Licensed Games
