PATENT AND TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.3

PATENT AND TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 12, 2008 by and among each of:

GAMESTOP CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

GAMESTOP HOLDINGS CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

GAMESTOP, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

SUNRISE PUBLICATIONS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, and

ELBO INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, and

EB INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (each such Person, individually, a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”); and

GAMESTOP BRANDS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

MARKETING CONTROL SERVICES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia having a place of business at 00 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; and

GAMESTOP (LP), LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

GAMESTOP OF TEXAS (GP), LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

SOCOM LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

GAMESTOP TEXAS LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Texas having a place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000; and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent” for the Secured Parties (as defined herein), in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and benefits to be derived herefrom.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Grantors have entered into a certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of even date herewith (as such may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated hereafter, the “Loan Agreement”) by and among (i) the Grantors, (ii) the Lenders named therein, (iii) Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the Lenders, and (iv) Banc of America Securities LLC, as Lead Arranger and Lead Bookrunner, pursuant to which Loan Agreement the Lenders have agreed to make the Term Loans to the Grantors upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in, the Loan Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Grantors have entered into a certain Security Agreement of even date herewith in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties (as such may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated hereafter, the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which Security Agreement each Grantor grants the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the obligations of the Lenders to make the Term Loan A are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery by the Grantors of an agreement in the form hereof to secure the Secured Obligations (as defined herein).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors and the Collateral Agent hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1

Definitions

1.1 Generally. Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement, and all references to the UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that if a term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC differently than in another Article thereof, the term shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9, and provided further that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, perfection, or the effect of perfection or non-perfection, of the security interest in any IP Collateral or the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or availability of such remedy, as the case may be.

1.2 Definition of Certain Terms Used Herein. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3 hereof.

(b) “IP Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.

(d) “Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

(e) “Patents” shall mean all letters patent and applications for letters patent of each Grantor, and the inventions and improvements therein disclosed, and any and all divisions, reissues and continuations of said letters patent including, without limitation the patents listed on EXHIBIT A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

(f) “Patent Licenses” shall mean all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a Patent, including, without limitation, the agreements listed on EXHIBIT A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

(g) “PTO” shall mean the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any other federal governmental agency which may hereafter perform its functions.

(h) “Secured Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

(i) “Security Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

(j) “Trademarks” shall mean all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, service marks, designs, logos and other source or business identifiers of each Grantor, whether registered or unregistered, including, without limitation, the trademarks listed on EXHIBIT B annexed hereto and made a part hereof, together with all registrations and recordings thereof, all applications in connection therewith, and any goodwill of the business connected with, and symbolized by, any of the foregoing.

(k) “Trademark Licenses” shall mean all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, the agreements listed on EXHIBIT B annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

1.3 Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation specified in Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement.

SECTION 2

Security Interest

In furtherance and as confirmation of the Security Interest granted by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) under the Security Agreement, and as further security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby ratifies such Security Interest and grants to the Collateral Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties) a continuing security interest, with a power of sale (which power of sale shall be exercisable only following the occurrence of an Event of Default), in all of the present and future right, title and interest of the Grantors in and to the following property, and each item thereof, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, together with all products, proceeds, substitutions, and accessions of or to any of the following property (collectively, the “IP Collateral”):

(a)

All Patents and Patent Licenses.

(b)

All Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

(c)

All renewals of any of the foregoing.

(d) All General Intangibles connected with the use of, or related to, any and all Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, all goodwill of the Grantors and their business, products and services appurtenant to, associated with, or symbolized by, any and all Intellectual Property and the use thereof).

(e) All income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, payments under all Licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof.

(f) The right to xxx for past, present and future infringements and dilutions of any of the foregoing.

(g) All of the Grantors’ rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.

SECTION 3

Protection of Intellectual Property By Grantors

Except as set forth below in this Section 3, the Grantors shall undertake the following with respect to each of the items respectively described in Sections 2(a), (b), (c), and (d) (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”):

3.1 Pay all renewal fees and other fees and costs associated with maintaining the Intellectual Property and with the processing of the Intellectual Property and take all other reasonable and necessary steps to maintain each registration of the Intellectual Property.

3.2 Take all actions reasonably necessary to prevent any of the Intellectual Property from becoming forfeited, abandoned, dedicated to the public, invalidated or impaired in any way.

3.3 At the Grantors’ sole cost, expense, and risk, pursue the prompt, diligent processing of each application for registration which is the subject of the security interest created herein and not abandon or delay any such efforts.

3.4 At the Grantors’ sole cost, expense, and risk, take any and all action which the Grantors reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect the Intellectual Property from infringement, misappropriation or dilution, including, without limitation, the prosecution and defense of infringement actions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and no Material Adverse Effect would result therefrom, no Grantor shall have an obligation to use or to maintain any Intellectual Property (i) that relates solely to any product that has been discontinued, abandoned or terminated, and (ii) that has been replaced with Intellectual Property substantially similar to the Intellectual Property that may be abandoned or otherwise become invalid, so long as the failure to use or maintain such Intellectual Property does not materially adversely affect the validity of such replacement Intellectual Property and so long as such replacement Intellectual Property is subject to the lien created by this Agreement.

SECTION 4

Grantors’ Representations and Warranties

The Grantors represent and warrant that:

4.1 EXHIBIT A is a true, correct and complete list of all Patents and Patent Licenses owned by the Grantors as of the date hereof.

4.2 EXHIBIT B is a true, correct and complete list of all Trademarks and Trademark Licenses owned by the Grantors as of the date hereof.

4.3 Except as set forth in EXHIBITS A and B, none of the Intellectual Property is the subject of any licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which any Grantor is the licensor or franchisor.

4.4 All IP Collateral is, and shall remain, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances, or security interests in favor of any Person, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent.

4.5 Each Grantor owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted. No material claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use by any Grantor of any of the Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor or the validity or effectiveness of any of the Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor, nor does any Grantor know of any valid basis for any such claim, except as otherwise set forth in the Loan Agreement. To the knowledge of the Grantors, the use by the Grantors of the Intellectual Property does not infringe the rights of any Person in any material respect. No holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any Governmental Authority which would limit, cancel or question the validity of, or any Grantor’s rights in, any Intellectual Property in any respect that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business or the property of any Grantor.

4.6 The Grantors shall give the Collateral Agent written notice (with reasonable detail) within ten (10) days following the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) The Grantors’ obtaining rights to, and filing applications for registration of, any new Intellectual Property, or otherwise acquiring ownership of any newly registered Intellectual Property (other than the Grantors’ right to sell products containing the trademarks of others in the ordinary course of the Grantors’ business).

(b) The Grantors’ becoming entitled to the benefit of any registered Intellectual Property whether as licensee or licensor (other than the Grantors’ right to sell products containing the trademarks of others in the ordinary course of the Grantors’ business).

(c)

The Grantors’ entering into any new Licenses.

(d) The Grantors’ knowing or having reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any material Intellectual Property may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the PTO or any court or tribunal) regarding the Grantors’ ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property or the Grantors’ right to register the same or to own and maintain the same.

SECTION 5

Agreement Applies to Future Intellectual Property

5.1 The provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply to any such additional property or rights described in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 4.6, above, all of which shall be deemed to be and treated as “Intellectual Property” within the meaning of this Agreement.

5.2 Upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, the Grantors shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and General Intangibles of the Grantors relating thereto or represented thereby (including, without limitation, filings with the PTO or any similar office), and the Grantors hereby constitute the Collateral Agent as their attorney-in-fact to execute and file all such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed; provided, however, the Collateral Agent’s taking of such action shall not be a condition to the creation or perfection of the security interest created hereby.

SECTION 6

Grantors’ Rights To Enforce Intellectual Property

Prior to the Collateral Agent’s giving of notice to the Grantors (i) following the occurrence of an Event of Default or (ii) pursuant to Section 6.1 below, the Grantors shall have the exclusive right to xxx for past, present and future infringement of the Intellectual Property including the right to seek injunctions and/or money damages, in an effort by the Grantors to protect the Intellectual Property against encroachment by third parties, provided, however:

6.1 The Grantors first provide the Collateral Agent with written notice of the Grantors’ intention to so xxx for enforcement of any Intellectual Property. If, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, the Grantors have failed to take appropriate action within sixty (60) days after such notice is given to Collateral Agent, upon notice to the Grantors, the Collateral Agent may, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, (but shall not be required to) take such action in the name of the Grantors, with any damages recovered in such action, net of costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred, to be applied as provided in Section 6.2 of the Security Agreement.

6.2 Any money damages awarded or received by the Grantors on account of such suit (or the threat of such suit) shall constitute IP Collateral.

6.3 Following the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent, by notice to the Grantors may terminate or limit the Grantors’ rights under this Section 6.

SECTION 7

Collateral Agent’s Actions To Protect Intellectual Property

In the event of:

(a) the Grantors’ failure, within five (5) days of written notice from the Collateral Agent, to cure any failure by the Grantors to observe or perform any of the Grantors’ covenants, agreements or other obligations hereunder; and/or

(b)

the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default,

the Collateral Agent, acting in its own name or in that of the Grantors, may (but shall not be required to) act in the Grantors’ place and stead and/or in the Collateral Agent’s own right in connection therewith.

SECTION 8

Rights Upon Default

Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York, with respect to the Intellectual Property, in addition to which the Collateral Agent may sell, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the Intellectual Property. Any person may conclusively rely upon an affidavit of an officer of the Collateral Agent that an Event of Default has occurred and that the Collateral Agent is authorized to exercise such rights and remedies.

SECTION 9

Collateral Agent As Attorney In Fact

9.1 The Grantors hereby irrevocably constitute and designate the Collateral Agent as and for the Grantors’ attorney in fact, effective following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(a) To supplement and amend from time to time Exhibits A and B of this Agreement to include any new or additional Intellectual Property of the Grantors.

(b)

To exercise any of the rights and powers referenced herein.

(c) To execute all such instruments, documents, and papers as the Collateral Agent determines to be appropriate in connection with the exercise of such rights and remedies and to cause the sale, license, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of the Intellectual Property.

9.2 The within grant of a power of attorney, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated by a duly authorized officer of the Collateral Agent.

9.3 The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to do any of the acts or to exercise any of the powers authorized by Section 9.1, but if the Collateral Agent elects to do any such act or to exercise any of such powers, it shall not be accountable for more than it actually receives as a result of such exercise of power, and shall not be responsible to any Grantor for any act or omission to act except for any act or omission to act as to which there is a final determination made in a judicial proceeding (in which proceeding the Collateral Agent has had an opportunity to be heard) which determination includes a specific finding that the subject act or omission to act had been grossly negligent or in actual bad faith.

SECTION 10

Collateral Agent’s Rights

Any use by the Collateral Agent of the Intellectual Property, as authorized hereunder in connection with the exercise of the Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and under the Loan Agreement shall be coextensive with the Grantors’ rights thereunder and with respect thereto and without any liability for royalties or other related charges.

SECTION 11

Intent

This Agreement is being executed and delivered by the Grantors for the purpose of registering and confirming the grant of the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the IP Collateral with the PTO. It is intended that the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted as a supplement to, and not in limitation of, the Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Security Agreement. All provisions of the Security Agreement shall apply to the IP Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall have the same rights, remedies, powers, privileges and discretions with respect to the security interests created in the IP Collateral as in all other Collateral. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control with respect to the IP Collateral and the Security Agreement with respect to all other Collateral.

SECTION 12

Governing Law

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

SECTION 13

Intercreditor Agreement

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be subject to, and restricted by, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. Except as specified herein, nothing contained in the Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to modify any of the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, which, as among the Borrowers, the Agents, and the Lenders shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement under seal as of the day and year first above written.

	GAMESTOP CORP. GAMESTOP HOLDINGS CORP. GAMESTOP, INC. SUNRISE PUBLICATIONS, INC. ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP. ELBO INC. EB INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, Inc. GAMESTOP BRANDS, INC. as Borrowers


	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	MARKETING CONTROL SERVICES, INC. GAMESTOP (LP), LLC as Borrowers


	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

	GAMESTOP OF TEXAS (GP), LLC as Borrower

	By:	GameStop, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	GAMESTOP TEXAS LP as Borrower

	By:	GameStop of Texas (GP), LLC, its general partner

	By:	GameStop, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	SOCOM LLC as Borrower


	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	President

	COLLATERAL AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,


	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director

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