Portions herein identified by [***] have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been filed separately with the Commission pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933.] AGREEMENT
[Portions
herein identified by [***] have been omitted pursuant to a
request
for
confidential treatment and have been filed separately with
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933.]
AGREEMENT
This
Agreement is entered into on this May 16, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), by and among DRS
Electronic Systems, Inc.
(hereinafter “DRS ESI”), a company with a principal business location at 000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, DRS
Laurel Technologies
(hereinafter “DRS LT”), a company with a principal business location at 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, and Pure
Depth, Inc.
(hereinafter “PureDepth”), a company with a principal business location at 000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000. DRS ESI and
DRS
LT may hereafter be collectively referred to as “DRS,” and DRS and PureDepth may
hereafter be referred to collectively as the “Parties” or individually as a
“Party.”
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
DRS ESI
has core competencies in the design, development, marketing and sale of military
and ruggedized displays and display consoles (“DRS Products”); and
WHEREAS,
DRS ESI
has significant experience in, and familiarity with, U.S. Department of Defense
(“DoD”), Coast Guard, National Guard and Homeland Defense programs and program
requirements; and
WHEREAS,
DRS LT
has a state-of-the-art production facility with complementary production
experience; and
WHEREAS,
PureDepth has core competencies, patents and trade secrets in the design and
usage of multi-layer display™ technology (“MLD Technology”) and produces certain
standard commercial products related thereto (hereinafter “MLD Products”);
and
WHEREAS,
PureDepth is looking to develop a U.S. market for its MLD Technology under
a
license arrangement with a U.S. company with design, development and
manufacturing capability; and
WHEREAS,
PureDepth is looking for a U.S. company with design, development and
manufacturing capability to perform contract manufacturing for its MLD Products;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Parties have assessed their mutual interests and have expressed a desire to
work
together to develop derivative products incorporating PureDepth’s MLD Technology
into DRS Products (hereinafter the “DRS Derivative Products”) to serve defined
segments of the DoD market, which DRS will market and sell into the territory
as
defined in Article 2 (“Territory”) upon the terms and conditions stated
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual premises, mutual agreements, covenants and
provisions hereof, the Parties have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE
1 –
COMMERCIAL
ARRANGEMENT
1.1
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The
Parties agree that there are two (2) primary areas covered by this
Agreement between DRS and PureDepth. These are as
follows:
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(a)
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License
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i.
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DRS
Derivative Products.
PureDepth hereby grants DRS [* * *]
license to use the MLD Technology (including any modifications
and enhancements thereto that PureDepth develops or acquires during
the
period of this Agreement) for the purpose of developing the DRS Derivative
Products, and hereby grants DRS a license subject to the payment
of the
product pricing/license fees contained in Attachment
1
to
make and sell in the Territory such DRS Derivative Products for the
period
of this Agreement (“MLD Technology
License”).
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- Technical
Data Package: As part of this MLD Technology License, PureDepth shall provide
DRS with a complete technical design package that includes all information
used
by PureDepth in developing its own MLD Products including information on any
development tools or software tools that are used by PureDepth for such
development work (“TDP”), and shall provide DRS with timely information on any
modifications or enhancements thereto.
- Supply
Chain Vendors: PureDepth shall provide DRS with all information on supply chain
vendors used by PureDepth for the manufacture of its MLD Products, such that
DRS
can use those vendors for the development and manufacturing of DRS Derivative
Products. PureDepth
shall provide such information on its supply chain vendors to DRS as part of
the
MLD Technology License and hereby grants DRS the right to procure components
directly from PureDepth’s supply chain for the MLD Products, sufficient for the
purpose of designing, developing, marketing and selling the DRS Derivative
Products in the Territory for the period of this Agreement. PureDepth shall
also
provide timely notification to DRS upon receipt of vendor notifications of
parts
obsolescence and ‘last time buy’ ordering constraints.
- DRS
shall
be solely responsible for any obligations or liabilities that arise from the
sale of such DRS Derivative Products, including after-sales support. The
description of the TDP and the license fees for the MLD Technology License
are
addressed and defined in Attachment
l.
ii.
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PureDepth’s
MLD Products.
PureDepth hereby grants DRS the right to sell MLD Products and New
MLD
Products (as defined below) in the Territory to include all existing
MLD
Products and any additional MLD Products developed by PureDepth,
either
solely or jointly with a third party other than DRS, subject to the
prior
written consent of the third party where relevant, which PureDepth
will
use its reasonable efforts to procure (“MLD Product License”). PureDepth
will provide its standard one (1) year workmanship and three (3)
year
material warranty for the MLD Products and New MLD Products. MLD
Standard
Product Pricing inclusive of license fees are also addressed in
Attachment
1.
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iii.
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PureDepth
Support.
As part of the grant of the MLD Technology License and the MLD Product
License (together the “Licenses”), PureDepth agrees to (A) continue
development of the MLD Technology and thereby maintain the capability
to
provide reasonable support for development of the DRS Derivative
Products,
(B) provide sales support to DRS for the sale of DRS Derivative Products
and MLD Products in the Territory, and (C) provide reasonable after-sales
technical support for DRS customer requirements in the Territory
during
the period of this Agreement (“Support”). The general terms of such
support are outlined in Attachment
4.
Specific customer technical support requirements will be subject
to
agreement on mutually acceptable terms and
conditions.
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(b)
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Contract
Manufacturing (defined as manufacturing of MLD Products sold by PureDepth
in areas outside of the Territory.)
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i.
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PureDepth
may, at its sole option, determine that it is beneficial to have
its MLD
Products that are sold by PureDepth manufactured by DRS. In such
case,
PureDepth will offer the manufacturing of such MLD Products to DRS
under
purchase orders issued by PureDepth to DRS LT under mutually acceptable
terms and conditions. DRS LT agrees to provide a quote to specific
RFQ
requirements issued by PureDepth based on the mutually acceptable
terms
and conditions.
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(c)
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In
the event that the Parties decide to work together to jointly develop
products based on the MLD Technology (“New MLD Products”), the Parties
agree that all such New MLD Products shall be manufactured by DRS
LT. Any
New MLD Products sold by PureDepth in areas outside of the Territory
shall
be manufactured under purchase orders issued by PureDepth to DRS
LT under
the same terms and conditions and with the same procedure used for
Contract Manufacturing. Recognition of DRS’ investment and/or contribution
of proprietary information will be negotiated in good faith by the
Parties
as a New MLD Product License Fee based on the MLD Product License
Fee but
apportioned between the Parties.
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1.2
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This
Agreement has been entered into solely for the benefit of the Parties
and
is not intended to create any legal, equitable, or beneficial interest
in
any third party, or to vest in any third party any interest with
respect
to the enforcement or performance of this Agreement. The Parties
agree
that no customer has any legal interest in this Agreement, or in
any
dispute arising hereunder, and that no customer is a necessary or
indispensable party to any action or proceeding for the resolution
of such
disputes. The Parties further agree not to assert in any such proceeding
that any third party is necessary or indispensable to such proceeding
or
to a determination of the relief to be granted
therein.
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ARTICLE
2
- EXCLUSIVITY
2.1 |
(a)
The Licenses granted to DRS shall be exclusive in a portion of the
Territory. The exclusive Territory is hereby defined [* *
*]
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Within
[* * *] of the Effective Date, the Parties
will work in good faith to develop a New Business Milestone Schedule/Forecast
(the “Schedule”), which shall subsequently be attached as an amendment hereto
and thereafter be amended on an annual basis, as necessary, based on good faith
negotiations between the Parties. This Schedule will set forth the milestones
and, where applicable, dates for completion, for DRS efforts to sell the DRS
Derivative Products or MLD Products to target exclusive customers within the
Territory. This Schedule will thereafter be used as the basis for DRS being
allowed to maintain its exclusivity within the Territory. If the Parties, after
good faith negotiations, are unable to agree upon the Schedule, then the
exclusivity for the Territory shall expire [* * *]
after the Effective Date (subject to extension
by mutual written
agreement). If the Parties do agree upon the Schedule, then the minimum period
of exclusivity shall be [* * *] from the
Effective Date. If, however, DRS achieves at least [*
* *]%
of the
milestones in the Schedule on an ongoing annual basis, then the exclusivity
for
the Territory shall continue for [* * *] after
the Effective Date. This period of exclusivity may be amended by mutual written
agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing definition of the period of
exclusivity, the Parties agree that the exclusivity in the Territory shall
continue after the expiration of the exclusivity for all opportunities
identified by DRS in writing to PureDepth as being pursued by DRS prior to
the
expiration of the exclusivity period.
(b) The
Licenses granted to DRS shall be non-exclusive for a portion of the Territory.
The non-exclusive portion of the Territory is hereby defined as
[* * *]
The
Schedule will also set forth the milestones and, where applicable, dates for
completion, for DRS efforts to sell the DRS Derivative Products or MLD Products
to target non-exclusive customers within the Territory. This Schedule will
thereafter be used as the basis for DRS being allowed to obtain an exclusive
right to the target customers in the non-exclusive portion of the Territory.
If
DRS achieves at least [*
* *]%
of the
milestones in the Schedule relating to each of the non-exclusive customers
on an
ongoing annual basis, then DRS will be granted an exclusive right for selling
to
such customers for [* * *] after the Effective
Date. This period of exclusivity may be amended by mutual written
agreement.
2.2
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PureDepth
agrees to make commercially reasonable efforts to provide timely
notification to DRS of any opportunities in the Territory which it
becomes
aware of in order to allow DRS the opportunity to submit a bid, in
a
timely manner, including as appropriate, the time required to develop
any
necessary teaming arrangement for such
opportunities.
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2.3
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This
Agreement is not intended to and shall not be interpreted to in any
way
abridge, limit, or restrict the rights of the Parties to pursue,
either
independently or in conjunction with any other person or entity,
business
opportunities not relating to the subject of this Agreement which
a Party
may regularly pursue. Furthermore, nothing contained herein is intended
or
shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of FAR 52.203-b,
Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the
Government.
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ARTICLE
3
- FUNDING
Unless
otherwise expressly agreed, each Party agrees to bear its own expenses with
respect to its participation in this Agreement, including but not limited to
those expenses relating to sales, marketing, product development, proposal
preparation, proposal submission and negotiation.
ARTICLE
4
- MARKETING
DRS
will
take the marketing lead under this Agreement for both DRS Derivative Products
and MLD Products in the Territory, unless otherwise mutually agreed. PureDepth
will provide all reasonable support to DRS as requested to support the marketing
effort.
ARTICLE
5
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5.1
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Intellectual
Property:
Intellectual Property means, but is not limited to, patents; information
that it not publicly available, including patent applications, whether
filed or not, and improvements; inventions of any kind, whether patentable
or not, including inventions conceived or reduced to practice; copyrights;
copyrighted or copyrightable materials; ideas expressed in any tangible
or
electronic medium of expression; trademarks; service marks; trade
secrets;
Technical Data (as defined in Section 5.3); Computer Software (as
defined
in Section 5.3); Technical Know-How (as defined in Section 5,2),
circuit
designs and layouts or any other recognized form of non-publicly
available
information maintained as trade secrets including, without limitation,
any
Proprietary Information exchanged under the terms of the Mutual
Non-Disclosure Agreement referenced in Article 6,
below.
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5.2
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Technical
Know-How:
Technical Know-How means all recorded and unrecorded information
and
knowledge maintained as trade secrets relating to the design, development
or production of an article including, but not limited to, specific
application of the knowledge gained from experience in the design,
development, or production of an article that is necessary or helpful
in
interpreting, applying or interrelating Technical Data, Computer
Software,
or other Intellectual Property relating to an
article.
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5.3
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Technical
Data and Computer Software:
Technical Data and Computer Software mean those terms as defined
in
Sections 252.227-7013 (NOV 1995) and 252.227-7014 (JUN 1995),
respectively, of the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement.
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5.4
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Background
Intellectual Property:
Background Intellectual Property is defined to be any Intellectual
Property that is owned or controlled by a Party or licensed from
a
third-party, or conceived, created, or developed prior to or independent
of (and is without the benefit of the other Party’s Intellectual Property)
any work performed under this Agreement and that is used in the
performance of this Agreement, regardless of whether such Intellectual
Property is incorporated into any MLD Products, New MLD Products
or DRS
Derivative Products resulting From this Agreement. All Background
Intellectual Property will remain the absolute property of the originating
Party. For purposes of this Agreement, the TDP is Background Intellectual
Property of PureDepth.
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5.5
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Foreground
Intellectual Property:
Foreground Intellectual Property is defined to be any Intellectual
Property that is specifically conceived, created, developed or contracted
to be developed by a Party or by both Parties in the course of performing
any work required under this Agreement and/or that is incorporated
into
any MLD Products, New MLD Products or DRS Derivative Products that
may
result from this Agreement. For the purposes of clarification, Foreground
Intellectual Property includes all Intellectual Property that is
developed
by either Party that necessarily derives from and incorporates
Intellectual Property disclosed by the other Party; and also includes
all
Intellectual Property that is incorporated into MLD Products, New
MLD
Products or DRS Derivative Products that is not Background Intellectual
Property. For purposes of this Agreement, the Intellectual Property
developed by DRS as part of developing the DRS Derivative Products
shall
be treated as DRS Background Intellectual Property (subject to PureDepth’s
underlying ownership rights in its Background Intellectual Property
and
the license rights thereto expressly granted to DRS in PureDepth’s
Background Intellectual Property
hereunder).
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5.6
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Neither
Party will have any claim to the other Party’s rights to their respective
Intellectual Property, nor have any rights arising therefrom, except
as
expressly stated herein. If the Parties, during the term of this
Agreement, collaborate to jointly develop any New MLD Products, then
the
ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property that is developed
during
such joint development will be negotiated in accordance with the
principles set forth in the Intellectual Property Policy set out
in
Attachment
2.
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5.7
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MLD
Products, New MLD Products or DRS Derivative Products:
For purposes of this Agreement, MLD Products, New MLD Products or
DRS
Derivative Products includes the information, goods and/or services
described and itemized for delivery to a customer, including, but
not
limited to, hardware, firmware, Computer Software, services and any
related documentation and design data, design specifications, schematics,
functional and interface specifications, acceptance test plans, system
descriptions and technical information as part of or embedded in
any of
the DRS Derivative Products, the New MLD Products, and the MLD
Products.
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5.8
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Licenses:
Throughout the term of this Agreement, subject to applicable export
control laws and regulations as well as the execution of any required
enabling export licenses or
agreements:
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(a)
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Licenses
for any PureDepth Background Intellectual Property embedded in the
DRS
Derivative Products are irrevocable and will remain in effect after
termination or expiration of this Agreement. PureDepth will continue
to
license, on a non-exclusive basis, such Intellectual Property and
will
continue to make MLD Technology, MLD Products and related subassemblies
available to DRS for future sales on terms no less favorable than
as
stipulated in Attachment
1
for as long as DRS continues to sell DRS Derivative Products into
the
Territory or has any obligation to support DRS Derivative Products
previously sold.
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(b)
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In
the event of a termination of this Agreement by DRS under sub-clauses
7.1
(b) or 7.1 (c) due to PureDepth’s default, DRS shall be deemed to
thereafter have, at no further cost to DRS, a license of all Intellectual
Property owned or controlled by PureDepth that is necessary for DRS
to
satisfy pending opportunities, to complete open orders, and to maintain
delivered DRS Derivative Products or New MLD Products subject to
the
license fees in Attachment
1.
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ARTICLE
6
- PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
6.1
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Proprietary
Information is covered under Attachment
3
(“Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement”), effective 21
October 2004,
which Nondisclosure Agreement is hereby amended to be co-extensive
with
the term of this Agreement and to cover any Proprietary information
exchanged by and between the
Parties.
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6.2
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As
stated in Attachment
3,
all provisions of this Article 6 shall survive any termination of
this
Agreement for a period of five
(5) years.
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ARTICLE
7
- TERMINATION
7.1
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This
Agreement shall terminate without further obligation or liability
between
the Parties (except as specifically provided in Section 7.2
below):
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(a)
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by
mutual written agreement of the
Parties;
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(b)
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in
the discretion of either Party, in the event the other Party files
for
bankruptcy, becomes insolvent, is alleged to have violated any federal
law
or regulation relating to procurement, or experiences any other impairment
in its capacity to contract, including but not limited to suspension
or
debarment;
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(c)
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in
the discretion of either Party; in the event of a material breach
or
material default by the other Party of its obligations under this
Agreement and where such defaulting Party does not remedy or undertake
reasonable steps to remedy within thirty (30) days after receipt
of
written notice to that effect from the terminating Party;
or
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(d)
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[*
* *] after the Effective Date of this Agreement, unless
extended by mutual written agreement between the
Parties.
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7.2
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Upon
any termination under this Article 7, either Party (except the breaching
Party under Section 7.1(c) hereof) shall then have the unconditional
right
to pursue business in the Territory which had been covered by this
Agreement, subject always to the continued applicability of Article
5,
Intellectual Property Rights, Article 6, Proprietary Information,
Article
11, Indemnification, Article 12, Limitation of Liability, Article
13,
Classified Information, Article 14, Disputes; Article 15, Governing
Law,
Article 16, Compliance with Laws, Article 17, Compliance with Export
Laws
and Regulations and Article 19, Non-Solicitation of Employees, which
shall
survive any such termination.
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ARTICLE
8
- PUBLICITY
Except
as
otherwise required by law or regulation, no release of information shall be
made
or given by one Party to news media or the general public relating to this
Agreement, or work hereunder, without prior written approval by the other Party
of the material to be released. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
The Parties agree that any news releases made shall give due recognition to
the
participation and contribution of both Parties.
ARTICLE
9
- ASSIGNMENT
Neither
Party may assign or transfer its rights or obligations in this Agreement (by
operation of law or otherwise), in whole or in part, to any person or entity
without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that either Party may assign such
rights or obligations to (a) a successor or surviving corporation resulting
from
a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or stock or other corporate
reorganization, or (b) its parent, its parent’s subsidiaries or other
affiliates, upon condition that the assignee will assume all of the Party’s
obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE
10
- EXCUSABLE DELAYS
Neither
Party shall be liable to the other for any loss, damage, delay in or
non-performance of any obligation herein caused by war, riot, fire, flood,
strike, the act of any government or authority, lockout or other labor dispute
or by any other cause which is unavoidable and beyond the Party’s reasonable
control, and which could not be foreseen nor overcome by reasonable means.
Upon
recognition of any such event, the Party suffering the occurrence shall provide
the other Party with written notice thereof at the earliest reasonable date.
In
the event that such delays extend beyond a period of six (6) months, the Party
experiencing the delay shall be deemed to have experienced an impairment in
its
capacity to contract and, as a result, the other Party may proceed under Section
7.1 (b) above.
ARTICLE
11
- INDEMNIFICATION
Each
Party (hereinafter referred to for the purpose of this clause as the
“INDEMNITOR”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the other Party from and against
any and all claims, damages, demands, suits, actions, judgments, liabilities,
defaults, or costs and expenses, including court costs and reasonable fees
of
outside counsel, against the other Party as a result of (a) any damage or injury
to a third party which is caused by the INDEMNITOR in the course, or as a
result, of performance of this Agreement; or (b) any and all expenses,
liability, and loss of any kind arising out of claims, suits, or actions
alleging infringement, misuse, or misappropriation of third party Intellectual
Property by the INDEMNITOR.
PureDepth
represents and warrants that to its knowledge none of the Intellectual Property
that is subject to the Licenses contained herein infringes on or in any way
violates the rights of any third parties. In the event that a third party claims
that the Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Licenses contained
herein does infringe or violate such third party’s Intellectual Property, then
PureDepth will be the INDEMNITOR under this Article 11 for all such claims.
In
the event that such third party claimant obtains or threatens to obtain an
injunction prohibiting the use of such Intellectual Property that is the subject
of the Licenses contained herein, then PureDepth shall as soon as practical,
at
its election and expense, either obtain a license to allow the continued use
of
such Intellectual Property by DRS, or provide DRS with a substitute of the
Intellectual Property, that is or may be prohibited from use by such injunction,
which is non-infringing.
ARTICLE
12
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1
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EXCEPT
FOR LIABILITY ARISING FROM A BREACH OF THE ARTICLES ENTITLED INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS” (ARTICLE 5), “PROPRIETARY INFORMATION’’ (ARTICLE 6), AND
“INDEMNIFICATION” (ARTICLE 11), IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE
TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN DIRECT DAMAGES, AND NEITHER
PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,
MULTIPLE, PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES THAT ARE CLAIMED TO
BE
INCURRED BY THE OTHER PARTY WHETHER SUCH CLAIM ARISES UNDER CONTRACT,
TORT
(INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY), INDEMNITY OR OTHER THEORY OR
LAW.
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12.2
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THE
TERM “SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, MULTIPLE, PUNITIVE OR OTHER
INDIRECT DAMAGES” AS USED HEREIN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
SUCH DAMAGES AS LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF BUSINESS REPUTATION, INCREASED
EXPENSE OF OPERATION, LOSS OF PROFIT, COST OF MONEY, LOSS OF USE
OF
CAPITAL OR OTHER SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT
DAMAGES
OF ANY NATURE ARISING AT ANY TIME FROM ANY CAUSE
WHATSOEVER.
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12.3
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NOTWITHSTANDING
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 12.1, NO LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER
THIS
AGREEMENT WILL BE APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM THAT IS THE
RESULT OF
A PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL
MISCONDUCT.
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ARTICLE
13
- CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
To
the
extent the obligations of the Parties involve access to security information
bearing a United States security classification of “Confidential” or higher,
each Party shall be responsible for safeguarding such information in accordance
with the provisions of applicable laws and regulations.
ARTICLE
14
- DISPUTES
14.1
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Any
claim for the threatened, alleged, or actual breach of this Agreement
by
either Party (“Dispute”), which cannot otherwise be resolved after good
faith negotiations by the Parties, shall be resolved as
follows:
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The
Dispute shall be submitted, in writing, to the senior management level of each
Party (for PureDepth, its President; for DRS, the President, DRS C3). The senior
management representatives of the respective Parties shall each have ten (10)
calendar days to resolve the Dispute from the date of the written
submission.
If
the
Parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within such time period as set forth
above, and either Party wishes to pursue the Dispute, the Parties may agree
to
jointly participate in alternate dispute resolution or either Party may pursue
the dispute in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. In
no
event shall any Party be liable to the other Party under such Dispute for
incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, as set forth in Article
12.
14.2
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Notwithstanding
the above, either Party may immediately seek injunctive relief in
any
court of competent jurisdiction against improper use, disclosure,
or
threatened improper use or disclosure of Intellectual Property/Proprietary
Information.
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ARTICLE
15
- GOVERNING LAW
Regardless
of its place of negotiation, execution, or performance, this Agreement shall
be
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
in
the United States, without regard to that State’s choice of law statutes and
provisions, as well as in accordance with applicable federal procurement law
as
enunciated in decisions of administrative boards and the U.S. federal
courts.
ARTICLE
16
- COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Each
Party warrants that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations,
including (but not limited to) the provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 78), the Procurement Integrity Act, as
amended (41 U.S.C. § 423), and the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended
(2 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1612), in connection with the performance of the activities
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
17
- COMPLIANCE WITH EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Each
Party represents that it will comply with all applicable export and import
laws
and regulations of any country exercising jurisdiction over the activities
contemplated under this Agreement during performance hereof including, but
not
limited to, the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. §§
2751-2799), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as amended (22 C.F.R.
Part 120 et seq.), the Export Administration Act, as amended, (50 U.S.C. §§
2401-2420), and the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as amended (15
C.F.R. § 730 et seq.). Each Party shall not export, disclose, transfer, furnish
or otherwise provide any article, technical data, technology, defense service,
or technical assistance of the other party to any foreign person, including
those working for a Party, or foreign entity, whether within the U.S. or abroad,
without obtaining in advance (a) appropriate U.S. government export
authorization, and (b) written approval from the other Party.
ARTICLE
18
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Each
Party acknowledges and agrees that a material term of this Agreement is that
there is no constraint or limitation on its ability to meet its responsibilities
under this Agreement. The term “constraint or limitation” includes but is not
limited to an organizational conflict of interest, consultant conflict of
interest, and/or contracts or agreements with third parties.
ARTICLE
19
- NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES
The
Parties agree that, during the term of this Agreement and for a one (1) year
period thereafter, neither Party shall knowingly or actively seek to hire any
employee of the other Party. This restriction shall not prohibit either Party
from hiring any person as a result of the use of an independent employment
agency (so long as the agency was not directed by such Party to solicit such
person) or as the result of the use of a general solicitation (such as an
advertisement) not specifically directed to employees of the other
Party.
ARTICLE
20
- TAXES
Each
Party shall be responsible for its respective present and future taxes, duties,
tariffs, fees, imposts, and other charges, including but not limited to income,
excise, import, purchase, sale, use, turnover, added value, gross receipts,
gross wages, and similar assessments imposed upon a Party by any taxing
authority as a result of the performance of the Party’s duties and
responsibilities hereunder.
ARTICLE
21
- ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This
Agreement, including the Attachments hereto, constitutes the entire and
exclusive agreement between the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, understandings or commitments
relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no terms, obligations,
covenants, representations, statements or conditions, oral or written, other
than those contained herein. No variation or modification of this Agreement
or
waiver of any of the terms and provisions hereof shall be deemed valid unless
in
writing signed by the authorized representative of the Parties
hereto.
ARTICLE
22
- NOTICES
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, or promptly
confirmed in writing, and shall be deemed properly delivered when duly mailed
by
certified letter or facsimile, as appropriate, to the other Party at their
address as follows, or to such other address as a Party may, by written notice,
designate to the other Party:
In
the
case of DRS to:
DRS
Electronic Systems, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Director - Business Management
E-Mail:
xxxxxx@xxx-x0x.xxx
In
the
case of PureDepth to:
PureDepth,
Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
E-Mail:
xxxx.Xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
ARTICLE
23
- SEVERABILITY
If
any
part, term, or provision of this Agreement shall be held void, illegal,
unenforceable, or in conflict with any law of a Federal, State, or local
government having jurisdiction over this Agreement, the remaining provisions
of
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement
had
been executed with the invalid portion eliminated; provided, however, the
effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Agreement will not defeat the
overall intent of the Parties. In such a situation, the Parties agree to include
a replacement provision, to the extent possible, construed to accomplish the
originally intended effect that does not violate law or regulation.
ARTICLE
24 –
GENERAL
The
Parties agree that this Agreement does not constitute or create a joint venture,
pooling arrangement, partnership, or formal business organization of any kind,
other than an agreement in principle and the rights and obligations of the
Parties will be only those expressly set forth herein. Nothing herein will
be
construed as providing for the sharing of profits or losses arising out of
the
efforts of either or both Parties. Each Party will remain as an independent
contractor at all times. Neither Party shall act as an agent or partner for,
or
otherwise have the authority to bind in any manner whatsoever, the other Party
without such other Party’s prior written consent.
ARTICLE
25
- COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, including by facsimile,
with the same effect as if the signatures to each counterpart were on the same
instrument.
ARTICLE
26
- NO WAIVER
No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, power or remedy under
this Agreement will operate as a waiver, nor will any single or partial exercise
of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of that
or
any other right, power or remedy.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have accepted and executed this Agreement under
the
hand of their duly authorized representatives.
DRS
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC.
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PUREDEPTH,
INC.
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Title:
President C3
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Title
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Signature
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Signature
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5/12/05
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5/25/05
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Date
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Date
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DRS
LAUREL TECHNOLOGIES
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Sr. Vice President MS
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx for Xxx Xxxxxx
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Signature
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5/12/05
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Date
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Attachment
1
Description
of TDP and License Fees
1. Description
of TDP
The
technical design package shall include, but is not limited to, the following
information and data:
·
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Assembly
documents
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·
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Fabrication
drawings
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·
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Schematics
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·
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Parts
List
|
·
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Sources
of supply
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·
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Source
data for development of user manuals, as well as copies of all current
and
relevant user manuals
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And
any
other items necessary for the manufacture and support of MLD Products.
Attachment
1 (cont’d)
2. Standard
Pricing/License Fees
License
Fee Structure
License
fees up to [*
* *]
units
Product
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License
Fee
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Price
per unit includes license fee
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Module
Price
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MLD
3000 17 inch display
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[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
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$ [*
* *]
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MLD
4000 19 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
MLD
1000 7 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
License
fees up to [*
* *]
units
Product
|
License
Fee
|
Price
per unit includes license fee
|
Module
Price
|
MLD
3000 17 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
MLD
4000 19 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
MLD
1000 7 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
Exceeding
[*
* *]
units
Product
|
License
Fee
|
Price
per unit includes license fee
|
Module
Price
|
MLD
3000 17 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
MLD
4000 19 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
MLD
1000 7 inch display
|
[*
* *]
dollars per unit
|
$
[*
* *]
|
$ [*
* *]
|
Notes
regarding pricing:
The
above
prices:
-
are
inclusive of license fees.
- shall
be
reviewed on an annual basis and modified by mutual agreement
- inclusive
of license fees, shall never be higher than [*
* *]
- shall
be
modified by mutual agreement in response to specific defined program
opportunities.
Attachment
3 -
Mutual
Nondisclosure Agreement
THIS
MUTUAL NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered Into by the following
critics:
DRS
Electronic Systems, Inc, a Delaware corporation, with an address of 000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (“DRS”),
DVI,
doing business as Pure Depth, Inc.. a Delaware (pending) corporation, with
an
address of 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (“Pure
Depth”).
DRS
and
Pure Depth may also be referred to in this Agreement individually as a “Party”
or collectively as the “Parties.”
BACKGROUND
1. |
Each
Party represents that it possesses competitively valuable proprietary
and
confidential information which is not generally available to the
public,
and which the Party desires to protect against disclosure or competitive
use (the “Proprietary
Information”).
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2. |
Definition:
Proprietary Information may include, but is not limited to, tangible
or
intangible information related to a Party’s product, processes, methods,
ideas, concepts, discoveries, designs, drawings, specifications,
techniques, practices, models, diagrams, source code, object code;
software, programs, know-how, technical data, research and development;
or
business and financial data.
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3. |
Reason
for Disclosure:
The Parties contemplate engaging in business discussions during which
it
may become necessary to exchange Proprietary Information, and desire
to
establish a mutual understanding concerning the preservation and
safeguarding of such information.
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AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and in express reliance on the
mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the Parties agree as
follows:
1. |
Marking
and Identification:
During the term of this Agreement; the Parties, to the extent of
their
right to do so, may exchange information that is considered by the
disclosing party to be Proprietary Information. For such information
to be
considered Proprietary Information and subject to this Agreement,
it shall
be identified in writing at the time of the disclosure by an appropriate
legend, marking, stamp or positive written identification on the
face
thereof to be Proprietary Information. In order for any Proprietary
Information that is exchanged between the Parties orally or visually
to be
subject to this Agreement, it shall be identified as Proprietary
Information to the receiving Party orally at the time of disclosure
and in
writing within fourteen (14) calendar days after such oral or visual
disclosure.
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2. |
Purpose:
Proprietary Information delivered by the disclosing Party to the
receiving
Party shall be used solely for the purpose of marketing
and product licensing discussions
(the “Permitted Purpose”). No other use of Proprietary Information is
granted without the prior written consent of the disclosing
Party.
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3. |
Term:
This Agreement shall (unless extended by written mutual agreement)
automatically terminate on 31
October 2006,
but may be terminated earlier by either Party giving thirty (30)
days
notice in writing to the other Party of its intention to terminate.
Termination shall not, however, affect the rights and obligations
in this
Agreement with respect to Proprietary Information supplied prior
to
termination.
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4. |
Duty
of Care/Limitation on Distribution:
From the date of its disclosure until [* * *]
after
the date of termination of this Agreement, the receiving Party shall
protect the disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information by using the same
degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, to
prevent
the dissemination to third parties or publication of the Proprietary
Information as the receiving Party uses to protect its own Proprietary
Information of a like nature. The receiving Party shall further restrict
disclosure of such Proprietary Information to those of its directors,
officers, employees, agents, and advisors (including attorneys,
accountants and financial advisers) who have a need to know and who
have
been advised of and agreed to the restrictions on disclosure and
use
contained in this Agreement: Notwithstanding the period set forth
in the
first sentence of this section, the Parties may agree in writing
to an
extended period of protection for certain Proprietary
Information.
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5. |
Exceptions:
This Agreement imposes no obligation upon a receiving Party with
respect
to Proprietary Information which: (a) was in the receiving Party’s
possession before receipt from the disclosing Party; (b) is or becomes
a
matter of public knowledge through no fault of the receiving Party;
(c) is
rightfully received by the receiving Party from a rightfully possessing
third party without a duty of confidentiality; (d) is required to
be
disclosed by court order or other lawful governmental action, but
only to
the extent so ordered, and provided that the Party so ordered shall
notify
the disclosing Party of the underlying proceeding in sufficient time
so
that the disclosing Party may attempt to obtain a protective order;
(e) is
disclosed by the receiving Party with the disclosing Party’s prior written
approval in accordance with that written approval; or (f) is independently
developed by the receiving Party without access to Proprietary Information
exchanged hereunder as provable by competent
evidence.
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IN CONFIDENCE
6. |
Disclaimer
of License:
All Proprietary Information is and shall remain the sole and exclusive
property of the disclosing Party, and neither Party acquires any
license,
intellectual property rights, or legal or equitable interest in the
other
Party’s Proprietary Information except for the limited right to make
copies as necessary, and in accordance with this Agreement, for the
Permitted Purpose.
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7. |
Disclaimer
or Warranty:
All Proprietary Information is provided “AS IS,” and neither Party makes
any warranty regarding the accuracy, appropriateness or reliability
of
such information. The entire risk arising out of the use of the
Proprietary Information remains with the receiving
Party.
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8. |
Notice
of Unauthorized Disclosure:
The receiving Party shall notify the disclosing Party immediately
upon
discovery of any unauthorized use or disclosure of Proprietary
Information, or any other breach of this Agreement by the receiving
Party,
and will cooperate with the disclosing Party in every reasonable
way to
help the disclosing Party regain possession of the Proprietary Information
and prevent further unauthorized use or
disclosure.
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9. |
Limitation
on Scope of Agreement:
This Agreement shall not be construed as a sales agreement, teaming
agreement, joint venture or other similar arrangement; rather, the
Parties
expressly agree that this Agreement is solely for the purpose of
protecting Proprietary Information.
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10. |
Limitation
on Obligation:
Neither Party has an obligation to supply Proprietary Information
to the
other Party; furthermore, neither Party has an obligation under this
Agreement to purchase any item or service from the other
Party.
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11. |
Points
of Contact:
The preferred, but nonexclusive, points of contact for the Parties
with
respect to the exchange of Proprietary Information
are:
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DRS
Electronic Systems, Inc.
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Pure
Depth
|
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
|
|
telephone
no. (000) 000-0000
|
telephone
no. (000) 000-0000
|
|
mobile:
(000) 000-0000
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mobile:
(000) 000-0000
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Proprietary
Information may and written notices shall be sent to the points of contact
at
the addresses on the first page of this Agreement. Each Party may revise its
point of contact or address by written notice to the other.
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1N CONFIDENCE
12. |
Export
Control Compliance:
Each Party represents that it will comply with all applicable export
and
import laws and regulations during performance of this Agreement,
including but not limited to, the U.S. Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(22 U.S.C. §§ 2751-2799), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations,
as amended (22 C.F.R. Part 120 et seq.),
the Export Administration Act, as amended, (50 U.S.C. §§ 2401-2420), and
the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as amended (15 C.F.R.
§ 730
et
seq.).
The Parties shall not export, disclose, furnish or otherwise provide
any
article, technical data, technology, defense service, or technical
assistance of the other Party to any foreign person or entity, whether
within the U.S. or abroad, without obtaining, in advance, (a) appropriate
U.S. government export authorization, and (b) written approval from
the
other Party.
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13. |
Legend/Marking
Precedence:
This Agreement shall apply in lieu of and notwithstanding any specific
legend or statement associated with any particular information or
data
exchanged, and the duties of the Parties shall be determined exclusively
by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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14. |
Return/Destruction
of Proprietary Information:
Upon written request of the disclosing Party, the receiving Party
shall
return all originals, copies, reproductions and summaries of Proprietary
Information in the receiving Party’s possession or control or, at the
disclosing Party’s option, destroy and certify to such
destruction.
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15. |
Non-Solicitation
of Employees:
The Parties agree that, during the term of this Agreement and for
a one
(1) year period thereafter, neither Party shall knowingly or actively
seek
to hire any employee of the other Party. This restriction shall not
prohibit either Party from hiring any person as a result of the use
of an
independent employment agency (so long as the agency was not directed
by
such Party to solicit such person) or as the result of the use of
a
general solicitation (such as an advertisement) not specifically
directed
to employees of the other Party.
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16. |
Right
to Injunctive Relief:
The receiving Party acknowledges that monetary damages may be an
insufficient remedy for damages resulting from the unauthorized disclosure
of Proprietary Information and that the disclosing Party shall be
entitled, without waiving any other rights or remedies, to seek such
injunctive or other equitable relief as may be deemed appropriate
by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall be construed
as
prohibiting the disclosing Party from pursuing any other available
remedy
for unauthorized disclosure or for breach or threatened breach of
this
Agreement.
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17. |
Responsibility,
Assignment, Publicity:
The Parties shall perform their respective obligations hereunder
without
charge to the other, and neither Party shall assign any rights hereunder
or disclose the existence of this Agreement publicly without the
prior
written approval of the other
Party.
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IN CONFIDENCE
18. |
Choice
of Law:
Regardless of its place of negotiation, execution, or performance,
this
Agreement shall be enforced and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of
the State of Delaware, without regard to that state’s choice of law
statutes and provisions. This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties,
their successors and assigns.
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19. |
Severability:
If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement is
held
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions
of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement
had
been executed with the invalid portion eliminated, provided the
effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Agreement will not
defeat
the overall intent of the Parties. In such a situation, the Parties
agree,
to the extent legal and possible, to incorporate a replacement provision
to accomplish the originally intended
effect.
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20. |
Modifications/Waivers:
This Agreement shall not be amended or modified, nor shall any waiver
of
any right hereunder be effective unless set forth in a document executed
by duly authorized representatives of the Parties. The failure to
exercise
any right under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of such
right, and shall not affect the right to enforce each and every right
hereof. The waiver of any breach of any term, provision, covenant
or
condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of
any (a)
subsequent breach of such term, provision, covenant or condition
or (b)
other term, provision, covenant, or
condition.
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21. |
Site
Visits.
In the event of site visits to the other Party’s facilities, each Party
agrees to protect not only Proprietary Information (as that term
is
defined in Background Paragraph 2 above) but, in addition, proprietary
information with which each Party’s personnel may come in contact, by any
means and or whatever purpose, during visits to the other Party’s
facilities. Each Party agrees to communicate the substance of this
provision to any of its employees that will be visiting the other
Party’s
facilities.
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22. |
Entire
Agreement:
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement
of and
between the Parties relative to the protection of Proprietary Information
relating to the Permitted Purpose and supersedes and replaces any
and all
previous understandings, commitments or agreements, oral or
written,
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in
duplicate originals by each Party’s duly authorized representative, and this
Agreement shall be effective as of the day and year last written
below.
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IN CONFIDENCE
DRS
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC
Signature
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Signature
|
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Name
|
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
|
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Title
|
Director,
Business Mgt.
|
Title
|
VP
|
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Date
|
19
October 2004
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Date
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10/21/04
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Attachment
4
Support
Agreement
a. |
DRS
shall be responsible for providing first line response, customer
service
and technical support to its customers and shall respond to such
inquiries
in a timely manner.
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b. |
DRS
shall respond promptly and professionally to technical questions
regarding
the products and other inquiries by DRS’s customers, and report promptly
to PureDepth the details of all unresolved customer issues related
to the
MLD Technology or MLD Products.
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c. |
PureDepth
shall designate a lead point of contact for technical support to
DRS with
a designated back up contact as well. Technical support inquiries
from DRS
to PureDepth shall be via phone and/or e-mail. PureDepth will make
best
efforts to resolve any inquiry from DRS within 24 hours of such inquiry
being fielded by PureDepth.
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d. |
Upon
receipt of a request from DRS, PureDepth agrees to provide, at a
reasonable price, the specific technical support which may be required
by
DRS to meet customer requirements.
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