Exhibit 10.8
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)
This SECURITY AGREEMENT (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) ("Security
Agreement"), dated as of December 19, 2002, is executed by U.S. PLASTIC LUMBER
IP CORPORATION ("USPL IP"), in favor of GUARANTY BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
("Lender").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
the date hereof (the "Loan Agreement") among U.S. Plastic Lumber Ltd.
("Borrower") and Lender, Lender has agreed to extend certain credit facilities
to Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
WHEREAS, as a condition to Lender entering into the Loan
Agreement, USPL IP has agreed to enter into that certain Secured Continuing
Corporate Guaranty (the "Guaranty") dated as of the date hereof.
WHEREAS, Lender's obligations to extend the credit facilities
to Borrower under the Loan Agreement is subject, among other conditions, to
receipt by Lender of this Security Agreement duly executed by USPL IP.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, USPL IP hereby agrees with Lender as follows:
1. Definitions and Interpretation. When used in this
Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
"Collateral" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Paragraph 2 hereof.
"Copyright Office" shall mean the United States
Copyright Office or any successor office or agency thereto.
"Copyrights" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Attachment I hereto and any other copyrights, now existing or
hereafter arising.
"Mask Works" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Attachment I hereto.
"Obligations" shall mean Liabilities of USPL IP as
such term is defined in the Guaranty.
"Patent and Trademark Office" shall mean the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or any successor office or agency
thereto.
"Patent Applications" means and refers to all
applications made by, or on behalf of, USPL IP to the Patent and
Trademark Office or to any similar office or agency of any foreign
country or political subdivision thereof for the registration of
Patents.
"Patent Registrations" means and refers to all
Patents registered with the Patent and Trademark Office or with any
similar office or agency of any foreign country or political
subdivision thereof and all Patent Applications.
"Patents" shall have the meaning given to that term
in Attachment I hereto.
"Trade Secrets" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Attachment I hereto.
"Trademarks" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Attachment I hereto.
"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in the State of California from time to time.
Unless otherwise defined herein, all other capitalized terms used herein and
defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the respective meanings given to those
terms in the Loan Agreement, and all terms defined in the UCC shall have the
respective meanings given to those terms in the UCC.
2. Grant of Security Interest.
(a) As security for the Obligations, USPL IP
hereby pledges and grants to Lender a security interest in all right, title and
interest of USPL IP in and to the property described in Attachment I annexed
hereto (collectively and severally, the "Collateral"), which Attachment I is
incorporated herein by this reference.
(b) Any collateral assignment, transfer and
conveyance of any Trademark to Lender shall be deemed to have occurred with a
contemporaneous collateral assignment, transfer and conveyance to Lender of the
goodwill, business and/or means of production, associated with the goods
produced or sold or the services rendered in connection with such Trademark.
3. Representations and Warranties. USPL IP represents
and warrants to Lender that:
(a) USPL IP is the owner of the Collateral (or,
in the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time USPL IP acquires rights in
the Collateral, will be the owner thereof) and that no other Person has (or, in
the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time
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USPL IP acquires rights therein, will have) any right, title, claim or interest
(by way of Lien or otherwise) in, against or to the Collateral other than the
holders of Permitted Encumbrances;
(b) Lender has (or in the case of after-acquired
Collateral, at the time USPL IP acquires rights therein, will have) a first
priority perfected security interest in the Collateral;
(c) USPL IP has full corporate power and
authority to make the conditional assignment and to grant the security interest
herein granted;
(d) USPL IP does not own any Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights or Mask Works registered in, or the subject of pending
applications in, the Patent and Trademark Office or the Copyright Office or any
similar offices or agencies in any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, other than those described in Schedules A - F to Attachment I hereto;
(e) USPL IP has:
(i) the sole, full and unencumbered
right, title and interest in and to the Trademarks shown on Schedule A
to Attachment I (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) for the goods and
services covered by the registrations thereof and such registrations
are valid and enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii) the sole, full and unencumbered
right, title and interest in and to each of the Patents shown on
Schedule B to Attachment I (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) and the
registrations thereof are valid and enforceable and in full force and
effect;
(iii) the sole, full and unencumbered
right, title and interest in and to each of the Copyrights shown on
Schedule E to Attachment I (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) and
according to the records of the Copyright Office, each of said
copyrights is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect;
(iv) the sole, full and encumbered
right, title and interest in and to the Mask Works shown on Schedule F
to Attachment I (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) and according to
the records of the Copyright Office, each of said Mask Works is valid
and enforceable and in full force and effect;
(f) There is no claim pending or, to USPL IP's
knowledge, threatened by any third party that any Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights or Mask Works are invalid or unenforceable or do or may violate the
rights of any Person;
(g) All licenses of Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights, Mask Works and Trade Secrets which USPL IP has granted to any Person
are set forth in Schedule G to Attachment I hereto;
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(h) All licenses (other than "shrink wrap" or
other licenses to use software which are generally available) of Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights, Mask Works and Trade Secrets which any Person has
granted to USPL IP are set forth in Schedule H to Attachment I hereto;
(i) USPL IP has no employee who may be
considered the inventor of patentable inventions (invented within the scope of
such employee's employment); and
(j) USPL IP has taken all steps necessary to
protect the secrecy and the validity under applicable law of all material Trade
Secrets.
4. Covenants of USPL IP. USPL IP hereby agrees:
(a) USPL IP will perform all acts and execute
all documents, including, without limitation, any licensor's consents and any
notices of security interest for each relevant type of intellectual property in
forms suitable for filing with the Patent and Trademark Office or the Copyright
Office, as applicable, substantially in the form of Attachment II (appropriately
revised) annexed hereto, that may be necessary or desirable to record, maintain,
preserve, protect and perfect Lender's interest in the Collateral, the Lien
granted to Lender in the Collateral and the first priority of such Lien;
(b) Except to the extent that Lender shall give
its prior written consent,
(i) USPL IP (either itself or through
licensees) will continue to use all material Trademarks in connection
with each and every trademark class of goods or services applicable to
its current line of products or services as reflected in its current
catalogs, brochures, price lists or similar materials in order to
maintain such material Trademarks in full force and effect free from
any claim of abandonment for nonuse, and USPL IP will not (and will not
permit any licensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any
act whereby any such material Trademark may become invalidated;
(ii) USPL IP will not do any act or omit
to do any act whereby any material Patent Registrations may become
abandoned or dedicated or the remedies available against potential
infringers weakened and shall notify Lender immediately if it knows of
any reason or has reason to know that any such material Patent
Registration may become abandoned or dedicated;
(iii) USPL IP will not do any act or omit
to do any act whereby any material Copyrights or Mask Works may become
abandoned or dedicated or the remedies available against potential
infringers weakened and shall notify Lender immediately if it knows of
any reason or has reason to know that any such material Copyright or
Mask Work may become abandoned or dedicated; and
(iv) USPL IP will not assign, sell,
mortgage, lease, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, grant a security
interest in or Lien upon, encumber, grant an exclusive license, or
otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (other than Permitted
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Encumbrances), and nothing in this Security Agreement shall be deemed a
consent by Lender to any such action except as expressly permitted
herein;
(c) USPL IP will promptly pay Lender for any and
all reasonable costs and expenses which Lender may pay or incur pursuant to the
provisions of this Security Agreement or in enforcing the Obligations, the
Collateral or the security interest granted hereunder, including all filing or
recording fees, court costs, collection charges, travel, and reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses, all of which together with interest at the highest
rate then payable on the Obligations shall be part of the Obligations and be
payable on demand;
(d) USPL IP will promptly notify Lender upon the
filing, either by USPL IP or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee,
of (i) an application for the registration of any Patent, Trademark, Copyright
or Mask Work with the Patent and Trademark Office or the Copyright Office or any
similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, (ii) any assignment of any Patent or Trademark, which USPL IP may
acquire from a third party, with the Patent and Trademark Office or any similar
office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or
(iii) any assignment of any Copyright or Mask Work, which USPL IP may acquire
from a third party, with the Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in
any other country or any political subdivision thereof. Upon the request of
Lender, USPL IP shall execute and deliver any and all assignments, agreements,
instruments, documents and papers as Lender may request to evidence Lender's
security interest in such Patent, Trademark (and the goodwill and general
intangibles of USPL IP relating thereto or represented thereby), Copyright or
Mask Work, and USPL IP authorizes Lender to amend an original counterpart of the
applicable notice of security interest executed pursuant to Subparagraph 4(a) of
this Security Agreement without first obtaining USPL IP's approval of or
signature to such amendment and to record such assignment with the Patent and
Trademark Office or Copyright Office, as applicable;
(e) USPL IP will keep the Collateral free of all
Liens, except in favor of Lender and Permitted Encumbrances;
(f) USPL IP will take all necessary steps in any
proceeding before the Patent and Trademark Office, the Copyright Office or any
similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, to diligently prosecute or maintain, as applicable, each application
and registration of all material Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Mask Works,
including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability
and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings (except to the extent
that dedication, abandonment or invalidation is permitted hereunder);
(g) During the term of the Loan Agreement, USPL
IP shall (i) make application to the Patent and Trademark Office (and
collaterally assign such application to Lender as security) to register any
material unpatented but patentable inventions developed by USPL IP or its
employees (within the scope of their employment), unless USPL IP, in the
exercise of its prudent business judgment, deems any such Patent not to have any
significant commercial value or determines that its rights thereunder are better
preserved as a Trade Secret;
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(ii) make application to the Patent and Trademark Office to register any
registerable but unregistered material Trademarks used by USPL IP in connection
with its products or services; and (iii) make application to the Copyright
Office to register any material unregistered Copyright or Mask Work to which
USPL IP has rights;
(h) USPL IP shall (i) use proper statutory
notice in connection with its use of all material Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights and Mask Works, (ii) maintain consistent standards of quality in its
manufacture of products sold under all material Trademarks or provision of
services in connection with such material Trademarks, and (iii) take all steps
necessary to protect the secrecy and the validity under applicable law of all
material Trade Secrets;
(i) USPL IP agrees that if it learns of any use
by any Person of any term or design likely to cause confusion with any material
Trademark, USPL IP shall promptly notify Lender of such use and of all steps
taken and to be taken to remedy any infringement of any such Trademark;
(j) USPL IP shall maintain with each employee
who may have access to the Trade Secrets of USPL IP an agreement by which such
employee agrees not to disclose such Trade Secrets and with each employee who
may be the inventor of patentable inventions (invented within the scope of such
employee's employment) an invention assignment agreement requiring such employee
to assign all rights to such inventions, including patents and patent
applications, to USPL IP and further requiring such employee to cooperate fully
with USPL IP, its successors in interest, including Lender, and their counsel,
in the prosecution of any patent application or in any litigation involving the
invention, whether such cooperation is required during such employee's
employment with USPL IP or after the termination of such employment;
(k) USPL IP shall at all times keep at least one
complete set of its records concerning the Collateral at its chief executive
office and shall make such records available for inspection by Lender in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.
5. Authorized Action by Lender.
(a) Lender may, in its sole discretion, pay any
amount or do any act required of USPL IP hereunder or requested by Lender to
preserve, defend, protect, maintain, record or enforce USPL IP's obligations
contained herein, the Obligations, the Collateral, or the right, title and
interest granted Lender by this Security Agreement, and which USPL IP fails to
do or pay, and any such payment shall be deemed an advance by Lender to USPL IP
and shall be payable on demand together with interest at the highest rate then
payable on the Obligations.
(b) USPL IP agrees to execute and deliver to
Lender three originals of a Special Power of Attorney in substantially the form
of Attachment III to this Agreement for the implementation of the recording,
giving of notice, preservation, assignment, sale or other disposal of the
Collateral pursuant to Subparagraphs 2(a), 2(b), 5(a) and 7(a). Lender agrees
that it shall not use such Special Power of Attorney to assign, sell or
otherwise dispose of the collateral unless an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.
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(c) USPL IP hereby grants to Lender and its
employees and agents the right (so long as no Security Agreement Event of
Default (as defined in Section 7(a) hereof) exists, during normal business
hours) to visit USPL IP's business facilities at which USPL IP manufactures
products or provides services, which products or services are sold under or
provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, and to inspect such products
and the quality control records relating thereto or observe the provision of
such services.
6. Litigation and Other Proceedings.
(a) USPL IP shall have the right and obligation
to commence and diligently prosecute such suits, proceedings or other actions
for infringement or other damage, or reexamination or reissue proceedings, or
opposition or cancellation proceedings as are reasonable to protect any of the
material Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Mask Works or Trade Secrets. No such
suit, proceeding or other actions shall be settled or voluntarily dismissed, nor
shall any party be released or excused of any claims of or liability for
infringement, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of a Security Agreement Event of Default, Lender shall have the
right but not the obligation to bring suit or institute proceedings in the name
of USPL IP or Lender to enforce any rights in the Collateral, including any
license thereunder, in which event USPL IP shall at the request of Lender do any
and all lawful acts and execute any and all documents required by Lender in aid
of such enforcement. If Lender elects not to bring suit to enforce any right
under the Collateral, including any license thereunder, USPL IP agrees to use
all reasonable measures, whether by suit, proceeding or other action, to prevent
the infringement of any right under the Collateral by any Person and for that
purpose agrees to diligently maintain any action, suit or proceeding against any
Person so infringing necessary to prevent such infringement.
7. Default and Remedies.
(a) USPL IP shall be deemed in default under
this Security Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, as that term
is defined in the Loan Agreement or upon the occurrence of any breach,
violation, nonperformance or non-payment under the Guaranty (any such event, a
"Security Agreement Event of Default"). Upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any such Security Agreement Event of Default, Lender may, at its
option, and (except if otherwise specified below) without notice to or demand on
USPL IP, and in addition to all rights and remedies available to Lender under
the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, do any one or more of the
following:
(i) upon seven (7) days' prior notice
to USPL IP, direct USPL IP not to make any further use of the Patents,
the Trademarks (or any xxxx similar thereto), the Copyrights (or any
work deriving therefrom), or the Mask Works for any purpose;
(ii) at any time and from time to time,
upon ten (10) days' prior notice to USPL IP, license, whether general,
special or otherwise, and whether on an
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exclusive or nonexclusive basis, any of the Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights or Mask Works, throughout the world for such term or terms,
on such conditions, and in such manner, as Lender shall in its sole
discretion determine;
(iii) at any time and from time to time,
enforce (and upon notice to USPL IP have the exclusive right to
enforce) against any licensor, licensee or sublicensee all rights and
remedies of USPL IP in, to and under any one or more license agreements
with respect to the Collateral (without assuming any obligations or
liability thereunder), and take or refrain from taking any action under
any thereof;
(iv) at any time and from time to time,
upon ten (10) days' prior notice to USPL IP, assign, sell, or otherwise
dispose of, the Collateral or any of it, either with or without special
or other conditions or stipulations, with power to buy the Collateral
or any part of it, and with power also to execute assurances, and do
all other acts and things for completing the assignment, sale or
disposition which Lender shall, in its sole discretion, deem
appropriate or proper; and
(v) in addition to the foregoing, in
order to implement the assignment, sale or other disposal of any of the
Collateral pursuant to clause (a)(iv) hereof, Lender may, at any time,
pursuant to the authority granted in the Power of Attorney executed
pursuant to Subparagraph 5(b) hereof, execute and deliver on behalf of
USPL IP, one or more instruments of assignment of the Patents,
Trademarks, Copyrights or Mask Works (or any application or
registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or
registration in any country.
(b) USPL IP agrees to pay when due all
reasonable costs incurred in any such transfer of the Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights or Mask Works, including any taxes, fees and reasonable attorneys'
fees and expenses, and all such costs shall be added to the Obligations. Lender
may apply the proceeds actually received from any such license, assignment, sale
or other disposition to the reasonable costs and expenses thereof, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and all legal, travel and other expenses which may be
incurred by Lender, and then to the Obligations, in accordance with the terms of
the Loan Agreement; and USPL IP shall remain liable and will pay Lender on
demand any deficiency remaining, together with interest thereon at a rate equal
to the highest rate then payable on the Obligations and the balance of any
expenses unpaid. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring Lender
to take any such action at any time. In the event of any such license,
assignment, sale or other disposition of the Collateral, or any of it, after the
occurrence or continuation as hereinabove provided of a Security Agreement Event
of Default, USPL IP shall supply its know-how and expertise relating to the
manufacture and sale of the products bearing or in connection with which the
Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights or Mask Works are used, and its customer lists
and other records relating to the Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights or Mask Works
and to the distribution of products or the provisions of services, to Lender or
its designee.
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8. Indemnification and Release.
(a) USPL IP assumes all responsibility and
liability arising from the use of the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Mask
Works, and USPL IP hereby indemnifies and holds Lender and its directors,
officers, employees, agents and any of its Affiliates ("Indemnitees") harmless
from and against any third party claim, suit, loss, damage or expense (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with
any alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name,
trade secret, copyright or mask work of a third party or alleged defect in any
product manufactured, promoted or sold by USPL IP (or any Affiliate of USPL IP)
in connection with any Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Mask Work or out of the
manufacture, promotion, labeling, sale or advertisement of any product or
service by USPL IP (or any Affiliate of USPL IP). USPL IP agrees that Lender
does not assume, nor shall Lender have any responsibility for, the payment of
any sums due or to become due under any agreement or contract included in the
Collateral or the performance of any obligations to be performed under or with
respect to any such agreement or contract by USPL IP, and USPL IP hereby agrees
to indemnify and hold each Indemnitee harmless with respect to any and all third
party claims by any Person relating thereto.
(b) USPL IP agrees to indemnify and hold each
Indemnitee harmless and against any third party claim, suit, loss, damage or
expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or in
connection with (i) any claim, suit or proceeding instituted by or against USPL
IP, (ii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender pursuant to
Subparagraph 6(b), or (iii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by Lender
pursuant to clause 7(a)(iii) hereof with respect to any license agreement of
USPL IP; provided, however, that USPL IP shall not be required to indemnify any
Indemnitee to the extent such liability arises from the willful misconduct or
gross negligence of such Indemnitee.
(c) USPL IP hereby releases each Indemnitee from
any claims, causes of action and demands at any time arising out of or with
respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Indemnitees, or any
of them, under the powers of attorney granted under the Special Power of
Attorney executed pursuant to Subparagraph 5(b) herein, other than actions taken
or omitted to be taken through the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnitees.
(d) USPL IP agrees to cause Lender to be named
as an additional insured with respect to any policy of insurance held by USPL IP
from time to time covering product liability or intellectual property
infringement risk.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other
communications to or upon USPL IP or Lender under this Security Agreement shall
be made and deemed received in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.
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(b) Nonwaiver. No failure or delay on Lender's
part in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or of
any other right nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right
preclude any other further exercise thereof or of any other right.
(c) Amendments and Waivers. Except with respect
to action by the Lender pursuant to Subparagraph 4(d), this Security Agreement
may not be amended or modified, nor may any of its terms be waived, except by
written instruments signed by USPL IP and Lender as required by the Loan
Agreement. Each waiver or consent under any provision hereof shall be effective
only in the specific instances and for the purpose for which given.
(d) Assignments. This Security Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender and USPL IP and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that USPL IP and Lender
may sell, assign and delegate their respective rights and obligations hereunder
only as permitted by the Loan Agreement.
(e) Cumulative Rights, etc. The rights, powers
and remedies of Lender under this Security Agreement shall be in addition to all
rights, powers and remedies given to Lender by virtue of any applicable law,
rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, the Loan Agreement, any other
Loan Document or any other agreement, all of which rights, powers, and remedies
shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or concurrently without
impairing Lender's rights hereunder. USPL IP waives any right to require Lender
to proceed against any Person or to exhaust any Collateral or to pursue any
remedy in Lender's power.
(f) Payments Free of Taxes, Etc. All payments
made by USPL IP under this Security Agreement shall be made by USPL IP free and
clear of and without deduction for any and all present and future taxes, levies,
charges, deductions and withholdings. In addition, USPL IP shall pay upon demand
any stamp or other taxes, levies or charges of any jurisdiction with respect to
the execution, delivery, registration, performance and enforcement of this
Security Agreement. Upon request by Lender, USPL IP shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to Lender that all requisite authorizations and approvals by, and
notices to and filings with, governmental authorities and regulatory bodies have
been obtained and made and that all requisite taxes, levies and charges have
been paid.
(g) Partial Invalidity. If any time any
provision of this Security Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, neither the
legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Security Agreement nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such
provision under the law of any other jurisdiction shall in any way be affected
or impaired thereby.
(h) Governing Law. This Security Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California without reference to conflicts of law rules.
(i) Submission to Jurisdiction. USPL IP hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally:
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(i) Submits for itself and its property
in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Security Agreement,
or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof,
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
California and the courts of the United States of America for the
County of Los Angeles, and consents and agrees to suit being brought in
such courts as Lender may elect;
(ii) Waives any objection that it may
now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in
any such court or that such proceeding was brought in an inconvenient
court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and
(iii) Waives personal service of the
summons, complaint and other process issued in any such action or suit
and agrees that service of such summons, complaint and other process
may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to USPL IP at the
address set forth in the Loan Agreement and that service so made shall
be deemed completed upon the earlier of USPL IP's actual receipt
thereof or 3 business days after deposit in the U.S. Mails, proper
postage prepaid. Nothing in this Security Agreement shall be deemed or
operate to affect the right of Lender to serve legal process in any
other manner permitted by law, or to preclude the enforcement by Lender
of any judgment or order obtained in such forum or the taking of any
action under this Security Agreement to enforce same in any other
appropriate forum or jurisdiction.
(j) Jury Trial. EACH OF USPL IP AND LENDER,
AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY ISSUE RELATING HERETO IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, USPL IP has caused this Security Agreement
to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
U.S. PLASTIC LUMBER IP CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President and Secretary
GUARANTY BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
(a) All copyrights including (i) all original
works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, all
right, title and interest therein and thereto, and all registrations
and recordings thereof, including all applications, registrations and
recordings in the Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency
of the United States, any state thereof, or any foreign country or any
political subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by USPL IP, including those described on Schedule E to this
Attachment I annexed hereto, which Schedule E is incorporated herein by
this reference, and (ii) all extensions or renewals thereof and all
licenses thereof (collectively, the "Copyrights");
(b) All patentable inventions, patent rights,
shop rights, letters patent of the United States or any other country,
all right, title and interest therein and thereto, and all
registrations and recordings thereof, including (i) all Patent
Registrations and recordings in the Patent and Trademark Office or in
any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or
any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, all whether now
owned or hereafter acquired by USPL IP, including those described in
Schedules B and D to this Attachment I annexed hereto, which Schedules
B and D are incorporated herein by this reference, and (ii) all
reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions thereof
and all licenses thereof (collectively, the "Patents");
(c) All trademarks, trade names, trade styles
and service marks, and all prints and labels on which said trademarks,
trade names, trade styles and service marks have appeared or appear,
and all designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or
hereafter adopted or acquired, all right, title and interest therein
and thereto, all registrations and recordings thereof, including (i)
all applications, registrations and recordings in the Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States, any state thereof, or any foreign country or any political
subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired by
USPL IP, including those described in Schedules A and C to this
Attachment I, which Schedules A and C are incorporated herein by this
reference, and (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof and
all licenses thereof (collectively, the "Trademarks");
(d) All goodwill of USPL IP's business
symbolized by the Trademarks and all customer lists and other records
of USPL IP relating to the distribution of products or provision of
services bearing or covered by the Trademarks;
(e) All mask works including all series of
related images, however fixed or encoded, in final or intermediate
form, having or representing the predetermined, three dimensional
pattern of metallic, insulating, or semiconductor material present or
removed from the layers of a semiconductor chip product, in which
series the relation of the images to one another is that each image has
the pattern of the surface of one form of
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the semiconductor chip product, and all right, title and interest
therein and thereto, and all registrations and recordings thereof,
including all applications, registrations and recordings in the
Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States, any state thereof, or any foreign country or any political
subdivision thereof, all whether now owned or hereafter acquired by
USPL IP, including those described on Schedule F to this Attachment I
annexed hereto, which Schedule F is incorporated herein by this
reference, and (ii) all extensions or renewals thereof and all licenses
thereof (collectively, the "Mask Works").
(f) All information, including formulas,
patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques or
processes, that derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by other Persons who can obtain economic
value from its disclosure or use, all whether now owned or hereafter
acquired by USPL IP (collectively, the "Trade Secrets").
(g) All claims by USPL IP against any Person for
past, present or future infringement of the Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights, Mask Works or Trade Secrets;
(h) All proceeds of the foregoing (including
whatever is receivable or received when Collateral or proceeds is (are)
sold, collected, exchanged, licensed or otherwise disposed of, whether
such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, including rights to
payment and return premiums and insurance proceeds under insurance with
respect to any Collateral, and all rights to payment with respect to
any cause of action affecting or relating to the Collateral).
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SCHEDULE A TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
TRADEMARKS
Trademark Jurisdiction Reg. Date Reg. No.
--------- ------------ --------- --------
TRIMAX U.S. 03/03/92 1,677639
RECYCLEMAID U.S. 11/03/92 1,730,180
CLEAN EARTH U.S. 12/15/92 1,740,437
RECYCLEDESIGN U.S. 03/03/93 1,785,567
GLOBAL GARDEN (STYLIZED) U.S. 11/23/93 1,806,131
DURAWOOD U.S. 04/02/96 1,965,161
SMARTTRIM U.S. 10/21/97 2,107,201
SMARTDECK U.S. 11/18/97 2,114,015
GRIP-GUARD U.S. 05/12/98 2,156,630
CRUSH-GUARD U.S. 08/11/98 2,180,208
CAREFREE DECKING SYSTEM U.S. 02/16/99 2,223,909
MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN (USPL U.S. 03/09/99 2,230,266
LOGO)
DURATIE U.S. 04/27/99 2,241,593
INTEGRATED TECHNICAL U.S. 03/28/00 2,338,253
SERVICES
CYCLEWOOD U.S. 04/11/00 2,340,492
CAREFREE BUILDING U.S. 05/30/00 2,353,629
PRODUCTS AND
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Trademark Jurisdiction Reg. Date Reg. No.
--------- ------------ --------- --------
DESIGN
NO-HASSLE DECKING U.S. 08/20/02 2,609,410
NO-HASSLE DECKING & RAILING U.S. 08/20/02 2,609,411
NO-HASSLE RAILING U.S. 08/27/02 2,612,276
DURAPACK U.S. 12/16/97 2,121,621
GREAT XTERIORS DECKING U.S. 03/26/02 2,552,688
SYSTEM
CAREFREE XTERIORS U.S. 04/23/02 2,563,723
FOREIGN TRADEMARKS
Trademark Jurisdiction Reg. Date Reg. No.
--------- ------------ --------- --------
TRIMAX Germany 12/06/96 2102337
CYCLEWOOD Japan 07/17/98 4167468
SMART DECK Canada 08/25/99 TMA515,152
DURAWOOD Japan 12/14/01 4529756
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SCHEDULE B TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. PATENTS
Patent Jurisdiction Reg. Date Reg. No.
------ ------------ --------- --------
Construction Material U.S. 07/09/01 5,030,662
Obtained from Recycled
Polyolefins Containing
Other Polymers
Extrusion Method and U.S. 05/18/93 5,212,223
Apparatus for Recycling
Waste Plastics and
Construction Materials
Therefrom
Composite Building U.S. 08/04/98 5,789,477
Materials from Recyclable
Waste
Extruded Wood Polymer U.S. 11/28/00 6,153,293
Composite and Method of
Manufacture
Nestable Shipping Pallet U.S. 12/11/01 6,327,984
with Adjustable Deck
SmartDeck Rail and Deck U.S. 05/16/00 6,061,991
System
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FOREIGN PATENTS
Patent Jurisdiction Reg. Date Reg. No.
------ ------------ --------- --------
Trimax Patent Australia 651187
Trimax Patent Germany 69226359.4-08
Trimax Patent So. Africa 08/25/93 92/1291
Trimax Patent Mexico 01/10/94 00000
Xxxxxx Patent Mexico 02/06/96 9200930
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SCHEDULE C TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
APPLICATIONS FOR TRADEMARKS
Trademark Jurisdiction Reg. Date Application No.
--------- ------------ --------- ---------------
CAREFREE PROJECT CENTER U.S. 10/05/99 75/814,817 (Abandoned)
USPL-50 U.S. 05/14/01 76/255,875 (Abandoned)
USPL-10 U.S. 05/14/01 76/255,876 (Abandoned)
CYCLEX U.S. 10/09/01 76/323,087 (Refusal)
IT'S NOTHING IF NOT CAREFREE U.S. 10/19/01 76/327,199 (Non-Final
Action)
THE PROCESS OF RECYCLING U.S. 10/30/01 76/331,409 (Abandoned)
FOR LIFE
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SCHEDULE D TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS
Patent Jurisdiction Reg. Date Application No.
------ ------------ --------- ---------------
Eaglebrook Pr PCT 01/31/00 09/244,641
FOREIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS
Patent Jurisdiction Reg. Date Application No.
------ ------------ --------- ---------------
Trimax Patent Europe 07/22/98 F 92907679.2
Trimax Patent Canada 02/14/92 F 2,102,206
Trimax Patent India 05/31/91 F 170/DEL/92
Trimax Patent India 02/28/92 F 000/XXX/00
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SCHEDULE E TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
COPYRIGHTS
None.
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SCHEDULE F TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
MASK WORKS
None.
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SCHEDULE G TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
LICENSES GRANTED BY USPL IP TO THIRD PARTIES
None.
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SCHEDULE H TO ATTACHMENT I
TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
LICENSES GRANTED BY THIRD PARTIES TO USPL IP
Licenses Serial No. Country Status Entity Issue Date
-------- ---------- ------- ------ ------ ----------
Rutgers 5,789,477 U.S. Registered USPL Corp 08/04/98
Licensee
Rutgers App.#PCT/US97/15239 Europe Pending USPL Corp Filed 08/97
Licensee
Rutgers 97/01/03927 Argentina Pending USPL IP Corp Filed 08/97
Licensee
Rutgers 97/7748 So. Africa Pending USPL Corp Filed 08/97
Licensee
Rutgers 818/97 Egypt Pending USPL Corp Filed 08/98
Licensee
Rutgers Brazil Pending USPL Corp Filed 02/99
Licensee
Rutgers Canada Pending USPL Corp Filed 02/99
Licensee
Rutgers Mexico Pending USPL Corp Filed 02/99
Licensee
Rutgers 41700/97 Australia Pending USPL Corp Filed 02/99
Licensee
Rutgers Japan Pending USPL Corp Filed 02/99
Licensee
Strandex Unknown World Registered USPL IP Corp 04/22/94
Licensee
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