INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”
dated as
of December 15, 2006, by and among Financial Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
and
the secured parties signatory hereto and their respective endorsees, transferees
and assigns (collectively, the “Secured
Party”).
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof, between
Company and the Secured Party (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has
agreed to purchase from Company certain of Company’s 6% Callable Secured
Convertible Notes, due three years from the date of issue (the “Notes”),
which
are convertible into shares of Company’s Common Stock, par value .001 per share
(the “Common
Stock”).
In
connection therewith, Company shall issue the Secured Party certain Common
Stock
purchase warrants (the “Warrants”);
and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Notes, Company has agreed
to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement for the benefit
of
the Secured Party and to grant to it a first priority security interest in
certain Intellectual Property (defined below) of Company to secure the prompt
payment, performance and discharge in full of all of Company’s obligations under
the Notes and exercise and discharge in full of Company’s obligations under the
Warrants; and
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:
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Defined
Terms.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms which are defined in the Purchase
Agreement and used herein are so used as so defined; and the following
terms shall have the following
meanings:
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“Software
Intellectual Property”
shall
mean:
(a) |
all
software programs (including all source code, object code and all
related
applications and data files), whether now owned, upgraded, enhanced,
licensed or leased or hereafter acquired by the Company,
above;
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(b) |
all
computers and electronic data processing hardware and firmware associated
therewith;
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(c) |
all
documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams, manuals, guides
and
specifications) with respect to such software, hardware and firmware
described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b);
and
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(d) |
all
rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, any and all upgrades, modifications, copyrights, licenses,
options, warranties, service contracts, program services, test rights,
maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights
and
indemnifications and substitutions, replacements, additions, or model
conversions of any of the
foregoing.
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“Copyrights”
shall
mean (a) all copyrights, registrations and applications for registration,
issued
or
filed, including any reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, by or with the
United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency of the United
States, any state thereof, or any other country or political subdivision
thereof, or otherwise, including, all rights in and to the material constituting
the subject matter thereof, including, without limitation, any referred to
in
Schedule
B
hereto,
and (b) any rights in any material which is copyrightable or which is protected
by common law, United States copyright laws or similar laws or any law of any
State, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule
B
hereto.
“Copyright
License”
shall
mean any agreement, written or oral, providing for a grant by the Company of
any
right in any Copyright, including, without limitation, any thereof referred
to
in Schedule
B
hereto.
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
means, collectively, the Software Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Copyright
Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses and Trade
Secrets.
“Obligations”
means
all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, 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 decreased, 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
Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations
may
be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to
time.
“Patents”
shall
mean (a) all letters patent of the United States or any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, and all reissues and extensions thereof,
including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule
B
hereto,
and (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States and all
divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof or any other country
or any political subdivision, including, without limitation, any thereof
referred to in Schedule
B
hereto.
“Patent
License”
shall
mean all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by the
Company of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered by a
Patent, including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule
B
hereto.
“Security
Agreement”
shall
mean the Security Agreement, dated the date hereof between Company and the
Secured Party.
“Trademarks”
shall
mean (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business
names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other
source or business identifiers, and the goodwill associated therewith, now
existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings
thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the
United States, any state thereof or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, or otherwise, including, without limitation, any thereof
referred to in Schedule
B
hereto,
and (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof.
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“Trademark
License”
shall
mean any agreement, written or oral, providing for the grant by the Company
of
any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any thereof
referred to in Schedule
B
hereto.
“Trade
Secrets”
shall
mean common law and statutory trade secrets and all other confidential or
proprietary or useful information and all know-how obtained by or used in or
contemplated at any time for use in the business of the Company (all of the
foregoing being collectively called a “Trade
Secret”),
whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible
form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring
in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, including each
Trade
Secret license referred to in Schedule
B
hereto,
and including the right to xxx for and to enjoin and to collect damages for
the
actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach
or
enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.
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Grant
of Security Interest.
In
accordance with Section 3(m) of the Security Agreement, to secure
the
complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as
the
case may be, of all of the Obligations, the Company hereby,
unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and hypothecates
to the
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in, a continuing first
lien
upon, an unqualified right to possession and disposition of and a
right of
set-off against, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by
law, all
of the Company’s right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature
in and to the Intellectual Property (the “Security
Interest”).
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3. |
Representations
and Warranties.
The Company hereby represents and warrants, and covenants and agrees
with,
the Secured Party as follows:
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(a) |
The
Company 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 the Company of this Agreement
and
the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action
is
required by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid
and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with
its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditor’s rights generally.
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(b) |
The
Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business
or
offices where its respective books of account and records are kept
(other
than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants)
or places
where the Intellectual Property is stored or located, except as set
forth
on Schedule
A
attached hereto;
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(c) |
The
Company is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property (except for
non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary course
of
business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances,
rights or claims, and is fully authorized to grant the Security Interest
in and to pledge the Intellectual Property, except as set forth on
Schedule
D.
There is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority,
agency
or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement,
license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other
than
those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant
to this
Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Intellectual Property,
except
as set forth on Schedule
D.
So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company 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 Party
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), except as set forth on
Schedule
D,
provided that the value of the Intellectual Property covered by this
Agreement along with the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement)
is equal to at least 150% of the
Obligations.
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(d) |
The
Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and records
relating to the Intellectual Property at its principal place of business
and its Intellectual Property at the locations set forth on Schedule
A
attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records
unless it delivers to the Secured Party 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 the necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other
steps
have been taken to perfect the Security Interest to create in favor
of the
Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing first priority liens
in the
Intellectual Property to the extent they can be perfected through
such
filings.
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(e) |
This
Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a valid security
interest
in the Intellectual Property securing the payment and performance
of the
Obligations and, upon making the filings required hereunder, a perfected
first priority security interest in such Intellectual Property to
the
extent that it can be perfected through such
filings.
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(f) |
Upon
request of the Secured Party, the Company shall execute and deliver
any
and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Secured
Party may request to evidence the Secured Party’s security interest in the
Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of
the
Company relating thereto or represented thereby, and the Company
hereby
appoints the Secured Party its attorney-in-fact to execute and file
all
such writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney
being
hereby ratified and confirmed; such power being coupled with an interest
is irrevocable until the Obligations have been fully satisfied and
are
paid in full.
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(g) |
Except
as set forth on Schedule
D,
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 Company is a party or by
which
the Company is bound. No consent (including, without limitation,
from
stock holders or creditors of the Company) is required for the Company
to
enter into and perform its obligations
hereunder.
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(h) |
The
Company shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interest
provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens
and
security interests in the Intellectual Property to the extent they
can be
perfected by filing in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement
and
the Security Interest hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section
11.
The Company hereby agrees to defend the same against any and all
persons.
The Company shall safeguard and protect all Intellectual Property
for the
account of the Secured Party. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, the Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts
necessary to maintain the Intellectual Property and the Security
Interest
hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and furnish to the Secured
Party
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 Interest hereunder.
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(i) |
The
Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license
(except
for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary
course
of business), sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Intellectual
Property, without the prior written consent of the Secured
Party.
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(j) |
The
Company shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof,
advise
the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial
change in the Intellectual Property, and of the occurrence of any
event
which would have a material adverse effect on the value of the
Intellectual Property or on the Secured Party’s security interest
therein.
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(k) |
The
Company shall permit the Secured Party and its representatives and
agents
to inspect the Intellectual Property at any time, and to make copies
of
records pertaining to the Intellectual Property as may be requested
by the
Secured Party from time to time.
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(l) |
The
Company will 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 Intellectual
Property.
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(m) |
The
Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail
upon
becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other
legal
process levied against any Intellectual Property and of any other
information received by the Company that may materially affect the
value
of the Intellectual Property, the Security Interest or the rights
and
remedies of the Secured Party
hereunder.
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(n) |
All
information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured
Party
by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the Intellectual Property
is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date
furnished.
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(o) |
Schedule
A
attached hereto contains a list of all of the subsidiaries of
Company.
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(p) |
Schedule
B
attached hereto includes all Licenses, and all Patents and Patent
Licenses, if any, owned by the Company in its own name as of the
date
hereof. Schedule
B
hereto includes all Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, if any, owned
by
the Company in its own name as of the date hereof. Schedule
B
hereto includes all Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, if any, owned
by
the Company in its own name as of the date hereof. Schedule
B
hereto includes all Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Licenses, if any,
owned
by the Company as of the date hereof. To the best of the Company’s
knowledge, each License, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret
is
valid, subsisting, unexpired, enforceable and has not been abandoned.
Except as set forth in Schedule
B,
none of such Licenses, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade
Secrets
is the subject of any licensing or franchise agreement. To the best
of the
Company’s knowledge, no holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by
any Governmental Body which would limit, cancel or question the validity
of any License, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets .
No action
or proceeding is pending (i) seeking to limit, cancel or question
the
validity of any License, Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret,
or
(ii) which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse
effect
on the value of any License, Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade
Secret.
The Company has used and will continue to use for the duration of
this
Agreement, proper statutory notice in connection with its use of
the
Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights and consistent standards of quality
in
products leased or sold under the Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights.
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(q) |
With
respect to any Intellectual
Property:
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(i) |
such
Intellectual Property is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid
or
unenforceable, in whole or in part;
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(ii) |
such
Intellectual Property is valid and
enforceable;
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(iii) |
the
Company has made all necessary filings and recordations to protect
its
interest in such Intellectual Property, including, without limitation,
recordations of all of its interests in the Patents, Patent Licenses,
Trademarks and Trademark Licenses in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and in corresponding offices throughout the world
and its
claims to the Copyrights and Copyright Licenses in the United States
Copyright Office and in corresponding offices throughout the
world;
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(iv) |
other
than as set forth in Schedule
B,
the Company is the exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered
right,
title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property and no claim
has
been made that the use of such Intellectual Property infringes on
the
asserted rights of any third party;
and
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(v) |
the
Company has performed and will continue to perform all acts and has
paid
all required fees and taxes to maintain each and every item of
Intellectual Property in full force and effect throughout the world,
as
applicable.
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(r) |
Except
with respect to any Trademark or Copyright that the Company shall
reasonably determine is of negligible economic value to the Company,
the
Company shall:
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(i) |
maintain
each Trademark and Copyright in full force free from any claim of
abandonment for non-use, maintain as in the past the quality of products
and services offered under such Trademark or Copyright; employ such
Trademark or Copyright with the appropriate notice of registration;
not
adopt or use any xxxx which is confusingly similar or a colorable
imitation of such Trademark or Copyright unless the Secured Party
shall
obtain a perfected security interest in such xxxx pursuant to this
Agreement; and not (and not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof
to)
do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any Trademark
or
Copyright may become invalidated;
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(ii) |
not,
except with respect to any Patent that it shall reasonably determine
is of
negligible economic value to it, do any act, or omit to do any act,
whereby any Patent may become abandoned or dedicated;
and
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(iii) |
notify
the Secured Party immediately if it knows, or has reason to know,
that any
application or registration relating to any Patent, Trademark or
Copyright
may become abandoned or dedicated, or of any adverse determination
or
development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or
any
such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United
States
Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any
court
or tribunal in any country) regarding its ownership of any Patent,
Trademark or Copyright or its right to register the same or to keep
and
maintain the same.
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(s) |
Whenever
the Company, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee
or
designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Patent,
Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office,
United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in
any
other country or any political subdivision thereof or acquire rights
to
any new Patent, Trademark or Copyright whether or not registered,
report
such filing to the Secured Party within five business days after
the last
day of the fiscal quarter in which such filing
occurs.
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(t) |
The
Company shall take all reasonable and necessary steps, including,
without
limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any similar office
or
agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof,
to
maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant
registration) and to maintain each registration of the Patents, Trademarks
and Copyrights, including, without limitation, filing of applications
for
renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of
incontestability.
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(u) |
In
the event that any Patent, Trademark or Copyright included in the
Intellectual Property is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by
a third
party, promptly notify the Secured Party after it learns thereof
and
shall, unless it shall reasonably determine that such Patent, Trademark
or
Copyright is of negligible economic value to it, which determination
it
shall promptly report to the Secured Party, promptly xxx for infringement,
misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate
and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation
or dilution, or take such other actions as it shall reasonably deem
appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Patent, Trademark
or
Copyright. If the Company lacks the financial resources to comply
with
this Section 3(t), the Company shall so notify the Secured Party
and shall
cooperate fully with any enforcement action undertaken by the Secured
Party on behalf of the Company.
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4. |
Defaults.
The following events shall be “Events
of Default”:
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(a) |
The
occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) under
the
Notes;
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(b) |
Any
representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement or in
the
Security Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material
respect when made;
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(c) |
The
failure by the Company to observe or perform any of its obligations
hereunder or in the Security Agreement for ten (10) days after receipt
by
the Company of notice of such failure from the Secured Party;
and
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(d) |
Any
breach of, or default under, the
Warrants.
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5. |
Duty
To Hold In Trust.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter,
the Company shall, upon receipt by it of any revenue, income or other
sums
subject to the Security Interest, whether payable pursuant to the
Notes 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 Party and shall forthwith endorse and transfer
any
such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Party for application
to
the satisfaction of the
Obligations.
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6. |
Rights
and Remedies Upon Default.
Upon occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter,
the
Secured Party shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies
conferred hereunder and under the Notes, and the Secured Party shall
have
all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and/or
any
other applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code of any
jurisdiction in which any Intellectual Property is then located).
Without
limitation, the Secured Party shall have the following rights and
powers:
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(a) |
The
Secured Party shall have the right to take possession of the Intellectual
Property and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance
of any
person, any premises where the Intellectual Property, or any part
thereof,
is or may be placed and remove the same, and the Company shall assemble
the Intellectual Property and make it available to the Secured Party
at
places which the Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether at
the
Company’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Secured Party,
without rent, all of the Company’s respective premises and facilities for
the purpose of the Secured Party taking possession of, removing or
putting
the Intellectual Property in saleable or disposable
form.
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(b) |
The
Secured Party shall have the right to operate the business of the
Company
using the Intellectual Property and shall have the right to assign,
sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the
Intellectual Property, 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
Secured Party 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 Company or right of
redemption of the Company, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon
each
such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Intellectual Property,
the Secured Party may, unless prohibited by applicable law which
cannot be
waived, purchase all or any part of the Intellectual Property being
sold,
free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption
and
equities of the Company, which are hereby waived and
released.
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Applications
of Proceeds.
The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the
Intellectual Property hereunder shall be applied 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 Intellectual Property,
to
the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party
in enforcing its rights hereunder and in connection with collecting,
storing and disposing of the Intellectual Property, and then to
satisfaction of the Obligations, and to the payment of any other
amounts
required by applicable law, after which the Secured Party shall pay
to the
Company any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other
disposition of the Intellectual Property, the proceeds thereof are
insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally
entitled, the Company will be liable for the deficiency, together
with
interest thereon, at the rate of 15% per annum (the “Default
Rate”),
and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured
Party to
collect such deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
the
Company waives all claims, damages and demands against the Secured
Party
arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the
Intellectual Property, unless due to the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Secured Party.
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8. |
Costs
and Expenses. The
Company agrees 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 Secured Party. The Company
shall
also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion
of
the Secured Party might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the
Intellectual Property or the Security Interest therein. The Company
will
also, upon demand, pay to the Secured Party 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 Secured Party 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 Intellectual Property, or (iii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party under the Notes.
Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal
amount of the Notes and shall bear interest at the Default
Rate.
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9. |
Responsibility
for Intellectual Property.
The Company assumes all liabilities and responsibility in connection
with
all Intellectual Property, and the obligations of the Company hereunder
or
under the Notes and the Warrants shall in no way be affected or diminished
by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the
Intellectual Property or its unavailability for any reason.
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10. |
Security
Interest Absolute.
All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company
hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:
(a) any
lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes,
the
Warrants 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 Notes, the Warrants or any other agreement entered
into
in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or
nonperfection of any of the Intellectual Property, or any release
or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other Intellectual
Property for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or
any of
the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust,
settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or
matters
made or arising in connection with the Intellectual Property; or
(e) any
other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or
equitable
defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part
of the
Security Interest granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have
been
paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall
continue
even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without
limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy.
The
Company 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 Intellectual Property or any payment received
by
the Secured Party 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
Party, then, in any such event, the Company’s 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. The Company waives
all
right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other person
or
to apply any Intellectual Property which the Secured Party may hold
at any
time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. The Company
waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute
of
limitations to any obligation secured
hereby.
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11. |
Term
of Agreement.
This Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate on the date
on
which all payments under the Notes have been made in full and all
other
Obligations have been paid or discharged. Upon such termination,
the
Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company,
will join
in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing
statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.
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12. |
Power
of Attorney; Further Assurances.
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(a) |
The
Company authorizes the Secured Party, and does hereby make, constitute
and
appoint it, and its respective officers, agents, successors or assigns
with full power of substitution, as the Company’s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with power, in its own name or in the name of the
Company, 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 Intellectual Property
that may
come into possession of the Secured Party; (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 Intellectual Property; (iii) to pay
or
discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances
at any
time levied or placed on or threatened against the Intellectual Property;
(iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and xxx
for
monies due in respect of the Intellectual Property; and (v) generally,
to
do, at the option of the Secured Party, and at the Company’s expense, at
any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Secured
Party deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the
Intellectual Property and the Security Interest granted therein in
order
to effect the intent of this Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants,
all as
fully and effectually as the Company might or could do; and the Company
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.
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On
a continuing basis, the Company will make, execute, acknowledge,
deliver,
file and record, as the case may be, in the proper filing and recording
places in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the
jurisdictions indicated on Schedule
C,
attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as
may
reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested
by
the Secured Party, to perfect the Security Interest granted hereunder
and
otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement,
or for
assuring and confirming to the Secured Party the grant or perfection
of a
security interest in all the Intellectual
Property.
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(c) |
The
Company hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as the Company’s
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Company and in the name of the Company, from time to time in the
Secured
Party’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which
the Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion,
of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments
thereto, relative to any of the Intellectual Property without the
signature of the Company where permitted by
law.
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13. |
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:
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Financial Systems Group, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xx #000
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
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If to the Secured Party: |
AJW Partners, LLC
AJW Offshore, Ltd.
AJW Qualified Partners, LLC
New Millennium Capital Partners, II, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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With copies to: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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14. |
Other
Security.
To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by
property other than the Intellectual Property or by the guarantee,
endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or
other
entity, then the Secured Party 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 Party’s rights and remedies
hereunder.
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15. |
Miscellaneous.
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(a) |
No
course of dealing between the Company and the Secured Party, nor
any
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of
the
Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the
Notes
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.
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All
of the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the
Intellectual Property, whether established hereby or by the Notes
or by
any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be
cumulative and may be exercised singly or
concurrently.
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This
Agreement and the Security Agreement constitute 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 specifically referring to this Agreement and signed by
the
parties hereto.
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(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.
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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.
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(f) |
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each
party
hereto and its successors and
assigns.
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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.
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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 Intellectual
Property 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 submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York
State or
United States Federal court sitting in Manhattan 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
conveniens.
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(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
MATER 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
HAS
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 LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO
A TRIAL
BY THE COURT.
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(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 Agreement to be duly
executed on the day and year first above written.
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. | ||
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By: | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive
Officer
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AJW
PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
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By: | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
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AJW
OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
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By: | ||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
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AJW
QUALIFIED PARTNERS, LLC
By:
AJW Manager, LLC
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By: | ||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
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NEW
MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By:
First Street Manager II, LLC
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
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