Exhibit 4.5
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of September 30,
2003, by and among Arotech Corporation, a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Electric
Fuel Corporation) (the "Parent"), I.E.S. Defense Services, Inc. ("IDS") and IES
Interactive Training, Inc. ("IES" and, together with IDS and the Parent, the
"Debtors") and the secured parties signatory hereto (each, a "Secured Party",
and collectively, the "Secured Parties").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated the date
hereof between and among the Parent and the Secured Parties, the Secured Parties
have agreed to purchase 8% Secured Convertible Debentures, due September 30,
2006 (the "Debentures"); and
WHEREAS, the Debtors executed and delivered to the Secured Parties a
security agreement, dated the date hereof (the "Security Agreement", and
together with this Agreement, the "Security Agreements"), for the benefit of the
Secured Parties and to grant to them a security interest in certain property of
the Debtors to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of
all of the Parent's obligations under the Debentures and related transaction
documents; and
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Secured Parties shall be granted
(i) a first priority, perfected security interest in the Parent Collateral (as
defined below) and (ii) a second priority security interest in the IES
Collateral (as defined below), and that the Collateral (as defined below) will
secure all of the outstanding Obligations on a pro rata basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC
(such as "general intangibles" and "proceeds") shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
(a) "Acquisition" shall mean the purchase, acquisition by lease,
exchange, merger, consolidation, succession or other acquisition by or on behalf
of the Parent (whether directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary or other
entity currently existing or hereafter created in which Parent or any of its
subsidiaries own more than 50% of the ownership interests) of more than 10% of
the stock or assets of any entity. Assets so acquired that are held by Electric
Fuel Battery Corporation ("EFBC") for use by EFBC in its zinc-air military
battery business ("Battery Assets"), or stock acquired by EFBC of entities the
primary business assets of which consist of Battery Assets, shall not be deemed
to be Acquisitions under this agreement, provided that the consideration paid
for such stock and/or asset should not exceed $1,000,000.
(b) "Agent" means Smithfield Fiduciary LLC as agent for each of
the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Agreement, or
such other Person as shall have been subsequently appointed as a successor agent
pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) "Collateral" the Parent Collateral and the IES Collateral.
(d) "Copyrights" means any and all of Debtors' (i) copyrights in
computer software owned by the Company, including any revisions and derivative
works, whether registered or not and whether or not the same also constitutes a
trade secret, now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held, including,
without limitation, those set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and (ii)
copyrights, copyright applications, copyright registration and like protections
in each work of authorship and any derivative work thereof, including computer
programs, that is created by the Debtors, whether published or unpublished and
whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret, and all copyright
licenses now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held by the Debtors,
including, without limitation, those registrations and applications set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
(e) "IES Collateral" means all right, title and interest in and to
all of Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, domain names and other general
intangible property of IES, all trade secrets, intellectual property rights in
IES' computer software and computer software products, design rights which may
be available, owned or licensed to IES, all income, royalties, damages and
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with
respect to any of the foregoing of IES' rights to proceeds arising from any and
all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any
Collateral with the right but not the obligation to xxx on behalf of and collect
such damages for said use or infringement of the Copyrights, Patents or
Trademarks, and IES' rights with respect to licenses granted by IES to third
parties or licensed to IES to use any of the Copyrights, domain names, Patents
or Trademarks, and all license fees and royalties due to IES arising from such
use to the extent permitted by such license or rights, all of which are now or
hereafter existing, created, acquired or held. The term "IES Collateral" shall
include all of the foregoing items, whether presently owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or coming into existence, all of IES' additions and
accessions thereto, all of IES' substitutions and replacements thereof, and all
of IES' proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including without limitation
all proceeds from the licensing or sale or other transfer of Collateral and of
insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith.
(f) "Parent Collateral" means all of the following hereafter
acquired or coming into existence as a result of an Acquisition: all of the
Parent's right, title and interest in and to all of Trademarks, Patents,
Copyrights, domain names and other general intangible property of the Parent,
all Parent's trade secrets, Parent's intellectual property rights in Parent's
computer software and Parent's computer software products, design rights which
may be available, owned or licensed to the Parent, all income, royalties,
damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the
foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing Parent's rights to proceeds
arising from any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future
infringement of any Collateral with the right but not the obligation to xxx on
behalf of and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the
Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks, and Parent's rights with respect to licenses
granted by Parent to third parties or licensed to Parent
to use any of the Copyrights, domain names, Patents or Trademarks, and all
license fees and royalties due to the Parent arising from such use to the extent
permitted by such license or rights, all of which are now or hereafter existing,
created, acquired or held. The term "Parent Collateral" shall include all of the
foregoing items, all of Parent's additions and accessions thereto, all of
Parent's substitutions and replacements thereof, and all of Parent's proceeds,
products and accounts thereof, including without limitation all proceeds from
the licensing or sale or other transfer of Collateral and of insurance covering
the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith.
(g) "Obligations" means all of the Debtors' obligations under this
Agreement, the Debentures, the Security Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and
the transaction documents contemplated thereby, in each case, whether now or
hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others,
and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later
increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or
liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is
avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Secured Parties as a
preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended,
supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time.
(h) "Patents" means all of the Debtors' patents, patent
applications, patent licenses, letters patent and like protections of the United
States or any other country, including, without limitation, improvements,
divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and
continuations-in-part of the same, all of which are now or hereafter existing,
created, acquired or held and including, without limitation, those registrations
and applications set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and all goodwill
associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
(i) "Trademarks" means any Debtor trademark or service xxxx right,
whether or not registered, Debtors' applications to register and registrations
of the same and like protections, any trademark or service xxxx licenses and the
entire goodwill of the business of the Debtors connected with or symbolized by
such trademarks or service marks, including all renewals thereof all of which
are now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held, including, without
limitation, those registrations and applications set forth on Exhibit C attached
hereto all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
(j) "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code and/or any other
applicable law of each jurisdiction in which any Debtor is incorporated or
organized (including, without limitation the State of Delaware) and any
jurisdiction as to any Collateral located therein.
2. Grant of Security Interest.
(a) As an inducement for the Secured Parties to enter into the Purchase
Agreement and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and
discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each of the
Debtors hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and
hypothecates to the Agent for itself and for the benefit of each of
the Secured Parties, a perfected, first priority security interest in, a first
lien upon and a right of set-off against all of the Debtors' right, title and
interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to the Parent Collateral (the
"First Priority Security Interest").
(b) As an inducement for the Secured Parties to enter into the
Purchase Agreement and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance
and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each of
the Debtors hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and
hypothecates to the Agent for itself and for the benefit of each of the Secured
Parties, a continuing second priority security interest in, and second lien upon
and a right of set-off against all of the Debtors' right, title and interest of
whatsoever kind and nature in and to the IES Collateral (the "Second Priority
Security Interest", and together with the First Priority Security Interest, the
"Security Interests"), junior only to the first priority security interest (the
"First Investors' Security Interest") in the Parent Collateral in favor of
certain investors (the "First Investors") pursuant to that certain IP Security
Agreement (the "First Investors' Security Agreement"), dated December 31, 2002,
by and among the Parent, its subsidiaries parties thereto and the First
Investors.
3. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the
Debtors. The Debtors jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and
covenant and agree with, the Secured Parties as follows:
(a) Each Debtor has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Debtor of this Agreement and the
filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such Debtor.
(b) Except for the Security Interests and as set forth in Schedule
3(b) hereto, the Collateral is owned solely by the Debtors (except for
non-exclusive licenses granted by the Debtors in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of any liens, security interests or encumbrances, and
is fully authorized to grant the Security Interests in and to pledge the
Collateral. There is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority,
agency or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement
or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have
been filed in favor of (i) the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and
(ii) the First Investors pursuant to the First Investors' Security Agreement
with respect to the IES Collateral) covering or affecting any of the Collateral.
So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtors shall not execute and
shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any such
financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed
or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement).
(c) Exhibit A sets forth a true and complete list of all Debtors'
registrations and applications for Copyrights in existence as of the date of
this Agreement. Exhibit B sets forth a true and complete list of all Debtors'
registrations and applications for Patents that have been filed as of the date
of this Agreement. Exhibit C sets forth a true and complete list of all Debtors'
registrations and applications for Trademarks filed as of the date of this
Agreement. The Debtors shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge
thereof, advise
the Secured Parties in writing of any change in the composition of the
Collateral, including, without limitation, any subsequent ownership rights of
the Debtors in or to any Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks.
(d) Each of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights is valid and
enforceable, and no part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or
unenforceable. No written claim has been received that any of the Patents,
Trademarks or Copyrights or the Debtors' use of any Collateral violates the
rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to the Debtors'
claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any
jurisdiction or to the Debtors' right to keep and maintain such Collateral in
full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending
or, to the best knowledge of the Debtors, threatened before any court, judicial
body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental
authority.
(e) Each Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account
and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and
may not relocate such books of account and records unless it delivers to the
Secured Parties at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i) written notice of
such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United
States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other
necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken
to perfect the Security Interests to create in favor of the Secured Parties a
valid, perfected and continuing first priority liens in the Parent Collateral
and a valid and continuing second priority lien in the IES Collateral
subordinate only to the First Investors' Security Interest. The principal place
of business of the Debtors is located at the address set forth in Schedule A
hereto, and will not be moved without notice to each Secured Party.
(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid
security interest in the Collateral, including the Collateral listed on the
Exhibits hereto, securing the payment and satisfaction of the Obligations, and,
upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence, (i) a
perfected first priority interest in the Parent Collateral that is senior to all
existing and hereinafter created security interests and (ii) a second priority
security interest in the IES Collateral that is senior to all existing and
hereinafter created security interests except for the First Investors' Security
Interest. Except for (x) the filing of this Agreement with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office with respect to the Patents and Trademarks and the
filing of this Agreement with the United States Copyrights Office with respect
to the Copyrights, and (y) the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1
under the UCC with the jurisdictions indicated in Schedule A, attached hereto,
no authorization or approval of or filing with or notice to any governmental
authority or regulatory body is required either (i) for the grant by the Debtors
of, or the effectiveness of, the Security Interests granted hereby or for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtors or (ii) for
the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Parties of its rights and remedies
hereunder. The Debtors acknowledge and agree that a copy of this Agreement (or
instruments executed and delivered pursuant hereto) will be filed and recorded
with each of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States
Copyrights Office with respect to the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights that
are now or hereafter in existence.
(g) The Debtors acknowledge and agree that on the date of
execution of this Agreement, the Secured Parties will: (i) file one or more
financing statements under the UCC with respect to the Security Interests for
filing with the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule A, attached hereto and in
such other jurisdictions the Secured Parties may deem necessary and (ii) one or
more executed recordation sheets relating to the filing and recording of this
Agreement with each of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
United States Copyrights Office with respect to the Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights that are now in existence.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does
not conflict with or cause a breach or default, or an event that with or without
the passage of time or notice, shall constitute a breach or default, under any
agreement to which the Debtors are a party or by which the Debtors are bound. No
consent (including, without limitation, from stock holders or creditors of the
Debtors) is required for the Debtors to enter into and perform their obligations
hereunder.
(i) The Debtors shall at all times maintain the liens and Security
Interests provided for hereunder as valid liens and security interests in the
Collateral in favor of each of the Secured Parties to ensure that such liens and
Security Interests are and remain senior to all not existing and hereafter
created security interests and liens. The Collateral will be kept free of all
liens, security interest, claims and encumbrances whatsoever, except for the
First Investors' Security Interest. Each Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same
against any and all persons. Each Debtor shall safeguard and protect all
Collateral for the account of the Secured Parties. At the request of the Agent
and/or Secured Parties, the Debtors will sign and deliver to the Secured Parties
at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to
the UCC in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Parties and will pay the
cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed
by the Secured Parties to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and
obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Debtors shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to
maintain the Collateral and the Security Interests hereunder, and the Debtors
shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Parties from time to time, upon demand,
such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to
maintain the priority of the Security Interests hereunder.
(j) The Debtors will not allow any Collateral to be abandoned,
forfeited or dedicated to the public without the prior written consent of the
Secured Parties. The Debtors will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber,
license (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Debtors in the
ordinary course of business), sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral
without the prior written consent of the Secured Parties.
(k) Each Debtor shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge
thereof, advise the Agent, in sufficient detail, of any substantial change in
the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a material
adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Parties'
security interest therein.
(l) The Debtors shall permit the Secured Parties and its
representatives and agents upon reasonable prior notice to inspect the
Collateral at any time
during normal business hours, and to make copies of records pertaining to the
Collateral as may be requested by the Secured Parties from time to time.
(m) Each Debtor shall, at its own expense, take all steps
reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and
collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect
of the Collateral.
(n) Each Debtor shall promptly notify the Agent in sufficient
detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other
legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information
received by the Debtors that may materially affect the value of the Collateral,
the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties
hereunder.
(o) Each Debtor shall not use or permit any Collateral to be used
unlawfully or in violation of any provision of this Agreement or any applicable
statute, regulation or ordinance or any policy of insurance covering the
Collateral where violation is reasonably likely to have a material adverse
effect on the Secured Parties' rights in the Collateral or Secured Parties'
ability to foreclose on the Collateral.
(p) The Debtors shall not grant to any person or entity any rights
or interests in or to any of the Collateral that are senior to, or pari passu
with, the Secured Parties.
(q) Each Debtor shall notify the Agent of any change in such
Debtor's name, identity, chief place of business, chief executive office or
residence within 5 days of such change.
(r) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to
the Secured Parties by or on behalf of the Debtors with respect to the
Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date
furnished.
4. Defaults. The following events shall be "Events of Default":
(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the
Debentures) under the Debentures;
(b) Any representation or warranty of the Debtors in this
Agreement or in the Security Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any
material respect when made; and
(c) The failure by a Debtor to observe or perform any of its
obligations hereunder or in the Security Agreement for ten (10) days after
receipt by the Debtors of notice of such failure from the Secured Parties.
5. Duty To Hold In Trust. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default, the Debtors shall, upon receipt by it of
any revenue, income or other sums subject to the Security Interests, whether
payable pursuant to the Debentures or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note,
trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such
sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse
and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Parties for
application to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
6. Rights and Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Event of Default, the Agent (on behalf of, and for the
benefit of itself and each of the Secured Parties) shall have the right to
exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder, under the Debentures and under
the Security Agreements, and the Agent and the Secured Parties shall have all
the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limitation,
the Secured Parties shall have the following rights and powers:
(a) The Agent shall have the right to take possession of all
tangible manifestations or embodiments of the Collateral and, for that purpose,
enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the
Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and
the Debtors shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at
places which the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at the Debtors' premises
or elsewhere.
(b) The Agent shall have the right to operate the business of the
Debtors using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, or
otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or
private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or
stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or
parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such
terms and conditions as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable, all without
(except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived)
advertisement or demand upon or notice to the Debtors or right of redemption of
the Debtors, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, assignment
or other transfer of Collateral, the Agent may, unless prohibited by applicable
law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being
sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and
equities of the Debtors, which are hereby waived and released.
(c) The Agent may license or, to the same extent the Debtors is
permitted by law and contract to do so, sublicense, whether on an exclusive or
non-exclusive basis, any of the Collateral throughout the world for such period,
on such conditions and in such manner as the Secured Parties shall, in its
reasonable discretion, determine.
(d) The Agent may (without assuming any obligations or liabilities
thereunder), at any time, enforce (and shall have the exclusive right to
enforce) against licensee or sublicensee all rights and remedies of the Debtors
in, to and under any license agreement with respect to such Collateral, and take
or refrain from taking any action thereunder.
(e) The Agent may, in order to implement the assignment, license,
sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral pursuant to this Section,
pursuant to the authority provided for in Section 12, execute and deliver on
behalf of the Debtors one or more instruments of assignment of the Collateral in
form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any jurisdictions as the
Secured Parties may determine advisable.
(f) In the event that any Secured Party shall recover from the
Debtors or the Collateral more than its pro rata share of the Obligations owed
to all Secured Parties hereunder, whether by agreement, understanding or
arrangement with the Debtors or any other Person, set off or other means, such
Secured Party shall immediately deliver or pay over to the other Secured Parties
their pro rata portion of any such recovery in the form received.
(g) Agent may, at any time or times that an Event of Default
exists or has occurred and is continuing, (i) notify any or all account debtors
that the Accounts have been assigned to Secured Parties and that Secured Parties
have a security interest therein and Agent may direct any or all accounts
debtors to make payment of Accounts directly to Secured Parties, (ii) extend the
time of payment of, compromise, settle or adjust for cash, credit, return of
merchandise or otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions, any and all Accounts
or other obligations included in the Collateral and thereby discharge or release
the account debtor or any other party or parties in any way liable for payment
thereof without affecting any of the Obligations, (iii) demand, collect or
enforce payment of any Accounts or such other obligations, but without any duty
to do so, and Agent shall not be liable for its failure to collect or enforce
the payment thereof nor for the negligence of its agents or attorneys with
respect thereto and (iv) take whatever other action Agent may deem necessary or
desirable for the protection of its interests. At any time that an Event of
Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, at Agent's request, all
invoices and statements sent to any account debtor shall state that the Accounts
and such other obligations have been assigned to Secured Parties and are payable
directly and only to Secured Parties and the Debtors shall deliver to Agent such
originals of documents evidencing the sale and delivery of goods or the
performance of services giving rise to any Accounts as Agent may require.
7. Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease,
license or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder shall be applied
provided that any apportionment and application under this Section 7 shall be
subject to any apportionment among the First Investors of the proceeds of the
IES Collateral under the First Investors' Security Agreements (i) first, to the
expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale,
selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other
costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, (ii) to the
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Agent and/or Secured
Parties in enforcing its rights hereunder and in connection with collecting,
storing and disposing of the Collateral, (iii) to satisfaction of the
Obligations, and (iv) to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable
law, after which the Secured Parties shall pay to the Debtors any surplus
proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the
proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured
Parties are legally entitled, the Debtors will be liable for the deficiency,
together with interest thereon, at the rate of 12% per annum or the lesser
amount permitted by applicable law (the "Default Rate"), and the reasonable fees
of any attorneys employed by the Agent and/or Secured Parties to collect such
deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Debtor waives all
claims, damages and demands against the Secured Parties arising out of the
repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due to the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent and/or Secured Parties.
8. Costs and Expenses. The Debtors agree to pay all out-of-pocket fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder,
including, without
limitation, any financing statements, continuation statements, partial releases
and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches
reasonably required by the Agent. The Debtors shall also pay all other claims
and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and/or Secured Parties
might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security
Interests therein. The Debtors will also, upon demand, pay to the Agent and/or
Secured Parties the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which
the Agent and/or Secured Parties may incur in connection with (i) the
enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale
of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii)
the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties under
the Debentures. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the
principal amount of the Debentures and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
9. Responsibility for Collateral. Each Debtor assumes all liabilities
and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the obligations of
such Debtor hereunder, under the Debentures or under the Security Agreement
shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction,
damage or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason.
10. Security Interests Absolute. All rights of the Secured Parties and
all Obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
the Debentures, the Security Agreement or any agreement entered into in
connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change
in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term
of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to any departure from the Debentures, the Security Agreement or any
other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange,
release or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment
or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any
guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any
action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole
discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with
the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute
any legal or equitable defense available to the Debtors, or a discharge of all
or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations
shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties
shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including,
without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy.
Each Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand,
notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time
any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties
hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to
have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or
insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to
any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, the Debtors'
obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall
not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation
of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable
in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor
waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other
person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Parties may hold at any
time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives
any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations
to any obligation secured hereby.
11. Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interests shall
terminate on the date on which all payments under the Debentures have been made
in full or otherwise converted pursuant to the terms thereof and all other
Obligations have been paid or discharged. Upon such termination, the Secured
Parties, at the request and at the expense of the Debtors, will join in
executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement
executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.
12. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances. (a) Each Debtor authorizes
the Secured Parties, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint it, and its
respective officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of
substitution, as the Debtors' true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in
its own name or in the name of the Debtors, to, after the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) endorse any notes, checks, drafts,
money orders, or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under
or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may
come into possession of the Secured Parties; (ii) to sign and endorse any UCC
financing statement or any invoice, freight or express xxxx, xxxx of lading,
storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments,
verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents
relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security
interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened
against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle
and xxx for monies due in respect of the Collateral; and (v) generally, to do,
at the option of the Secured Parties, and at the Debtors' expense, at any time,
or from time to time, all acts and things which the Secured Parties deem
necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security
Interests granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, the
Debentures and the Security Agreement, all as fully and effectually as the
Debtors might or could do; and each Debtor hereby ratifies all that said
attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of
attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of
this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding.
(b) On a continuing basis, each Debtor will make, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, with the proper
filing and recording places in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation,
the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule A, attached hereto, all such
instruments, including appropriate financing and continuation statements and
collateral agreements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office and the United States Copyrights Office, and take all such action as may
reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the
Secured Parties, to perfect the Security Interests granted hereunder and
otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for
assuring and confirming to the Secured Parties the grant or perfection of the
Security Interests in all the Collateral.
(c) Each Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Parties as
such Debtors' attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of
such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Secured
Parties' discretion, to take any action and
to execute any instrument which the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:
(i) To modify, in its sole discretion, this Agreement without
first obtaining the Debtors' approval of or signature to such
modification by amending Exhibit A, Exhibit B and Exhibit C, hereof, as
appropriate, to include reference to any right, title or interest in
any Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks acquired by the Debtors after the
execution hereof or to delete any reference to any right, title or
interest in any Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks in which the Debtors
no longer has or claims any right, title or interest; and
(ii) To file, in its sole discretion, one or more financing or
continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the
Collateral without the signature of the Debtors where permitted by law.
13. Agent.
(a) Actions The Agent shall at all times act upon and in
accordance with written instructions received from a Majority-in-Interest (as
defined in Section 16) time to time. The Agent shall be deemed to be authorized
on behalf of each Secured Party to act on behalf of such Secured Party under
this Agreement and the Security Agreement and, in the absence of written
instructions from a Majority-in-Interest (with respect to which the Agent agrees
that it will, subject to the last two sentences of this Section, comply, except
as otherwise advised by counsel), to exercise such powers hereunder and
thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agent by the
terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as may be reasonably
incidental thereto. The Agent shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire as to
the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Agreement or Security
Agreement by the Debtors. By accepting their Debentures, each Secured Party
shall be deemed to have agreed to indemnify the Agent (which agreement shall
survive any termination of such Secured Party's percentage), from and against
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the
Debentures and the Security Agreement, including the reimbursement of the Agent
for all out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by the Agent
hereunder or in connection herewith or in enforcing the Obligations of the
Debtors under this Agreement, the Debentures or the Security Agreement, in all
cases as to which the Agent is not reimbursed by the Debtors; provided that no
Secured Party shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a final proceeding to have resulted solely from the Agent's gross negligence
or willful misconduct. The Agent shall not be required to take any action
hereunder, under the Debentures or under Security Agreement, or to prosecute or
defend any suit in respect of this Agreement or under the Debentures or under
the Security Agreement, unless the Agent is indemnified to its reasonable
satisfaction by the Secured Parties against loss, costs, liability and expense.
If any indemnity in favor of the Agent shall become impaired, it may call for
additional indemnity and cease to do the acts indemnified against until such
additional indemnity is given.
(b) Exculpation. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors,
officers, partners, members, shareholders, employees or agents shall be liable
to any Secured Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under
this Agreement, the Debentures or the Security Agreement, or in connection
herewith or therewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence
or be responsible for the consequences of any error in judgment. Neither the
Agent nor any of its directors, officers, partners, members, shareholders,
employees or agents has any fiduciary relationship with any Secured Party by
virtue of this Agreement or the Security Agreement. The Agent shall not be
responsible to any Secured Party for any recitals, statements, representations
or warranties herein or in any certificate or other document delivered in
connection herewith or for the authorization, execution, effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, or
sufficiency this Agreement, the Debentures or the Security Agreement, the
financial condition of the Debtors or the condition or value of any of the
Collateral, or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance
or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement,
the Debentures or the Security Agreement, the financial condition of the Debtors
or the existence or possible existence of any default or event of default. The
Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice of counsel concerning legal matters
and upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement or writing which it
believes to be genuine and to have presented by a proper person.
(c) Obligations Held by the Agent. The Agent shall have the same
rights and powers with respect to any Debentures held by it or any of its
affiliates, as any Secured Party and may exercise the same as if it were not the
Agent. Each of the Debtors and the Secured Parties hereby waives, and each
successor to any Secured Party shall be deemed to waive, any right to disqualify
any Secured Party from serving as the Agent or any claim against that Secured
Party for serving as Agent.
(d) Copies, etc. The Agent shall give prompt notice to each
Secured Party of each notice or request required or permitted to be given to the
Agent by the Debtors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Agent will
distribute to each Secured Party each instrument and other agreement received
for its account and copies of all other communications received by the Agent
from a Debtor for distribution to the Secured Parties by the Agent in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to
the contrary, all notices to and communications with the Debtors under this
Agreement shall be effected by the Secured Parties through the Agent.
(e) Resignation of Agent. The Agent may resign as such at any time
upon at least thirty (30) days' prior notice to the Debtors and all the Secured
Parties, such resignation not to be effective until a successor Agent is in
place. If the Agent at any time shall resign, a Majority-in-Interest may jointly
appoint another Secured Party as a successor Agent which shall thereupon become
the Agent hereunder. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder
by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall be entitled to receive from the
retiring Agent such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor Agent
may reasonably request, and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with
all rights, powers, privileges, and duties of the retiring Agent, and the
retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
(f) Replacement of Agent. A Majority-in-Interest may at any time
and for any reason replace the Agent with a successor Agent jointly selected by
them, upon at least ten days written notice to the Debtors and the other Secured
Parties. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a
successor Agent, such successor Agent shall be entitled to receive from the
terminated Agent such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor
Agent may reasonably request, and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested
with all rights, powers, privileges, and duties of the retiring Agent, and the
terminated Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
14. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing, with copies to all the other parties hereto, and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) if delivered by hand, upon
receipt, (ii) if sent by facsimile, upon receipt of proof of sending thereof,
(iii) if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt
requested), the next business day or (iv) if mailed by first-class registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, four days after
posting in the U.S. mails, in each case if delivered to the following addresses:
If to the Debtors: Arotech Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to: Electric Fuel (E.F.L.) Ltd.
One HaSolela Street, POB 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: 011-972-2-990-6688
Attn.: General Counsel
If to Secured Parties: To the address set forth under such
Secured Parties' name on the
signature pages hereto.
15. Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or
hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee,
endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity,
then the Secured Parties shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to
pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect
thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Parties'
rights and remedies hereunder.
16. Actions by Secured Parties. Any action required or permitted
hereunder to be taken by or on behalf of the Secured Parties shall, for such
action to be valid, require the approval of the Majority-in-Interest prior to
the taking of such action. If the consent, approval or disapproval of the
Secured Parties is required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement, such
consent, approval or disapproval shall only be valid if given by the
Majority-in-Interest. "Majority-in-Interest" means the Secured Party or Secured
Parties (as the case may be) holding
in excess of a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount under the
Debentures, determined on a cumulative basis.
17. Miscellaneous. (a) No course of dealing between the Debtors and the
Secured Parties, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on
the part of the Secured Parties, any right, power or privilege hereunder, under
the Debentures or under the Security Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties with
respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby, by the Debentures, by the
Security Agreement or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by
law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and is intended to supersede all prior
negotiations, understandings and agreements with respect thereto. Except as
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement may be
modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the parties.
(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to
be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason,
unless such provision is narrowed by judicial construction, this Agreement
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable provision had been more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid,
prohibited or unenforceable. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of
this Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to
the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining portion of such provision or the other provisions of
this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision or the other provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) No waiver of any breach or default or any right under this
Agreement shall be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party
giving such waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any
subsequent breach or default or right, whether of the same or similar nature or
otherwise.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of each party hereto and its successors and assigns.
(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and
deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York, except to the extent the validity, perfection or
enforcement of a security interest hereunder in respect of any particular
Collateral which are governed by a jurisdiction other than the State of New York
in which case such law shall govern. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or
United States Federal court sitting in New York county over any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such New York State or Federal court. The parties
hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. The parties hereto further waive any
objection to venue in the State of New York and any objection to an action or
proceeding in the State of New York on the basis of forum non convenient. If
either party shall commence an action or a proceeding to enforce any provisions
of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its attorney's fees and other costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
action or proceeding.
(i) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF
THIS AGREEMENT. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF
ANY DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT
MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.
EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR
EACH PARTY TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH PARTY HAS ALREADY
RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH PARTY WILL
CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY
FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL
COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A
JURY TRIAL FOLLOWING SUCH CONSULTATION. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING
THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED
EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS AND SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE
EVENT OF A LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A
TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(j) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event
that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall
create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf
such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature were the original thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
Arotech Corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
I.E.S. DEFENSE SERVICES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
IES INTERACTIVE TRAINING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
SMITHFIELD FIDUCIARY LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxx / Xxxx X. Chill
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
OMICRON MASTER TRUST
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
c/o Omicron Capital L.P.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
PORTSIDE GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY FUND
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.X.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
MAINFIELD ENTERPRISES INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
c/x Xxxxxxx Capital Corp.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Mor Sagi
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
CRANSHIRE CAPITAL L.P.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
c/o Downsview Capital, Inc.
The General Partner
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this IP Security
Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.
CLEVELAND OVERSEAS LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
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Facsimile No.: (___) ___-____
Telephone No.: (___) ___-____
Attention: _________________
EXHIBIT A
Copyrights
Registration Registration
Description Number Date
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EXHIBIT B
Patents
Registration Registration
Description Number Date
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EXHIBIT C
Trademarks
Registration Registration
Description Number Date
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SCHEDULE A
Jurisdictions:
