Frame Agreement
[***] Portions redacted in
accordance with request for confidential treatment and filed separately with
SEC.
concerning
the purchase
of
Handsets
and Accessories
Contract
no.
of
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2004-1432
24.12.2004
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valid
from
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24.12.2004
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until
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unlimited
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Contract
between
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Swisscom
Mobile AG,
CH-3050
Bern / Switzerland
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as
purchaser
hereinafter
referred to as
„Swisscom
Mobile“
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And
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IXI
MOBILE (EUROPE) LTD
00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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as
Supplier
hereinafter
referred to as
„Supplier”
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Swisscom
Mobile AG
Purchasing
& Handset Management
XX-0000
Xxxxx / Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Created
in: December 2002
Printed
in:
Friday, 26 July
2002
Created
by: Handset Sourcing
Team
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Supplier
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Page:
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Content:
1
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Introduction |
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2
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Definitions |
5
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3
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Subject of the Frame Agreement |
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4
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Parts and Application of the Frame Agreement |
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5
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Delimitation |
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5.1
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Territory
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5.2
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Independent
Trader
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9
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5.3
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No
Representation
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6
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Deliverables of Supplier |
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6.1
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Products
and Accessories
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6.2
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Software
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6.3
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Packages
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9
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6.4
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Type
Approval
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10
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6.5
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Pre-Configuration
of Handsets
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10
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6.6
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Testing
of the Products
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10
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6.7
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Repair
& Repair Services Management
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11
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6.8
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Samples,
Dummies and Accessories
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11
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6.9
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Documentation
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11
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6.10
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Training
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11
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Scheduling, Quantity Structure & Ordering Procedures |
11
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7.1
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Quantity
Structure (Forecast) and Ordering Procedures
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12
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7.2
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Information
Flow
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12
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8
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Prices and Terms of Payments |
13
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8.1
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Pricelist
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13
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8.2
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Price
Settings
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13
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8.3
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Remuneration
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13
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8.4
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Assignment
and pledging of receivables
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13
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8.5
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Most-favored Party Clause |
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8.6
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Price protection for stock |
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Benchmarking |
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9.1
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Economical
Benchmarking
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14
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9.2
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Technical
Benchmarking
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14
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Promotion Activities |
14
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10.1
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Marketing,
Advertising and Sales Promotion
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14
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10.2
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Public
Relations
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Distributor |
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Supplier
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12
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Import Details |
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13
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Delay of Delivery and Shipping |
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13.1
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Hard
Milestones
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13.2
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Soft
Milestones
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14
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Warranty & Liability |
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14.1
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Warranty
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14.2
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Interoperability
between Network and Handsets
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14.3
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Epidemic
Failure
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17
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14.4
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Liability
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18
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14.5
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Force
Majeure
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18
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15
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Intangibles |
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15.1
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Software
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19
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15.2
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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19
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15.3
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Trademark
and Marking
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21
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Confidentiality |
21
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17
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Frame Agreement Specifications |
21
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17.1
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Terms
and Termination of the Frame Agreement
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21
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17.2
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Amendments
to the Frame Agreement
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22
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17.3
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Severability
Clause
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22
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17.4
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Assignment
of this Frame Agreement
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22
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18
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Applicable Law and Jurisdiction |
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Execution |
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Supplier
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1
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Introduction
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¨
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Whereas
the Parties have agreed to engage in a clear and effective business
relationship;
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¨
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Whereas
the Parties wish to have predefined terms and conditions, proceedings and
ways of interacting in order to simplify contract handling by referencing
to this Frame Agreement;
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¨
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Whereas
Supplier intends to sell, market and distribute Mobile Handsets and its
Accessories;
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¨
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Whereas
Swisscom Mobile is highly interested in selling, marketing and
distributing Mobile Handsets and its Accessories from
Supplier;
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the
Parties agree as follows:
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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2
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Definitions
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Affiliate
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An
economic/juridical entity that is controlled by more than 50% of voting
power by a Party, an economic/juridical entity that controls a Party by
more than 50% of the voting power or an economic/juridical entity that is
controlled by more than 50% of the voting power by the same
economic/juridical entity that controls a
Party;
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Annex
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Document
attached to this Frame Agreement;
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Accessories
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All
equipment, that supports the use of a Handset and/or enlarges the
possibilities in using it according to Suppliers’ Accessries
List;
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BAKOM
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Bundesamt
für Kommunikation (Federal Office for Communications of
Switzerland);
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Benchmarking
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Comparison
with other companies of the same market on measurable, specific and
applicable indications of a defined technical or commercial
performance;
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Contract
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Any
binding set of documents which refers to a commercial agreement entered
into between the parties such as the Commercial Agreement concerning the
purchase of commercially traded Products, the Commercial Agreement
concerning the purchase of UMTS Products based on 3 GPP or
alike;
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Customised
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Any
function of/or a Deliverable that is developed, designed and made for
Operator only;
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Date
of Delivery
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Latest
date of a day when Deliverables are to be or have been
delivered;
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Date
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Day,
month and year, where business is conducted. For deadlines shall apply in
any case the date for a day. For a date on which no business is conducted,
the deadline of the last day of business shall be
applied;
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Deliverable
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Any
Hardware, Software, Service(s), Maintenance including all related
Documentation and/or combination
thereof;
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Delivery
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Actual
supply (Delivery) to the agreed address, always in physical form either
document, tape, disk or equipment;
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Distributor
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Economic
entity with the contractually stipulated purpose to distribute the
Products for Operator
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Documentation
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Information
concerning a Product or Deliverable with the purpose to explain, to
specify, to document, to operate and to train it. It does not include
internal design documents for standard
Deliveries;
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End-Users
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Customers
using UMTS/GSM/GPRS Infrastructure with
Handsets;
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Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Epidemic
Failure
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Is
a failure, which appears above-average frequently by the same type of
Handset. Above-average frequently means, that more than [***] percent or
[***] units, whichever is lower of the purchased volume of this Handset
type (sold to end-user) is affected of this same failure during the period
of four consecutive weeks.
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Forecast
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The
rolling planning part of the ordering procedure from the purchasing unit
of Operator to Supplier;
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Frame
Agreement
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The
entire and signed agreement between Supplier and Swisscom Mobile related
to the Delivery of Handsets represented by this Contract with all attached
contractual documents;
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GPRS
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General
Packet Radio Service enhanced mobile communication platform in the
evolution to third generation;
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GSM
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Global
System for Mobile Telecommunication, the second generation of mobile
communication;
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Hard
Milestones
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Exact
deadline for performance with a specific reference to clause 13.1 of this
Frame Agreement;
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Intellectual
Property
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Shall
mean all intellectual property rights and proprietary rights including but
not limited to any copyright, patent, registered industrial designs, trade
marks, service marks, source codes, specifications, any logo(s) or any
rights subsisting everywhere or any application for any of the foregoing
and any modifications, improvements, developments or enhancements
thereto;
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Maintenance
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Improvements
performed on Deliverables to ensure their optimal
function;
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Milestone
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A
date specified as such in the time schedule by which Deliveries and/or
activities indicated in the time schedule shall start at the latest and/or
an event when Delivery of described results will take place. Milestones
may be detailed in "Delivery Milestones" (a day on which a product is to
be delivered by one or the other party) and "start milestones" (a day on
which an activity must have begun);
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Operator
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Swisscom
Mobile and all of its Affiliates;
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Order
Acceptance
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Written
confirmation to accept an Order;
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Order
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Receipt
of a duly signed document from Operator to Supplier, confirming acceptance
of a quotation in full or in part for a Deliverable, stating quantities,
price, type of product, and requested delivery
date;
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Party
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Swisscom
Mobile or Supplier;
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Parts
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A
basic Part of a system or sub-system, which cannot be usefully
subdivided;
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Pricelist
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Information
about list prices for Operator furnished and maintained by
Supplier;
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Product,
Product range
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Handsets
and Accessories;
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Quotation
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Duly
signed offer with itemised specifications for a Product/Deliverable and
services from Supplier to Operator;
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Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Soft
Milestones
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Due
dates and deadlines without a specific reference to clause 14.1 of this
Frame Agreement;
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Specification
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Full
description of the functionality, the means and the purpose of a
Deliverable;
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Standard
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Specification
set by the widespread use in a market (de facto) or by an accepted body
(de iure);
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Handset
(2G)
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(also
Mobile Handset):
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An
End-User equipment according to 2GSM specifications and, where applicable,
2+GSM specifications, that allows voice and/or data communication over
GSM/GPRS networks and all equipment, which is necessary for a normal and
continuous use of the Handset such as battery charger, external software
(e.g. CD-ROM) and data-cable (if applicable). This term includes devices
such as voice centric phones, smartphones, communicators, cardphones,
PC-cards, GSM-modules for specific applications. If there is a built-in
mobile communication module or a jacket for GSM then organisers, PDAs,
Pocket PCs, Mininotebooks, Web- or Screenpads are considered as Handsets
as well. This list of devices is not
exhaustive;
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Handset
(3G)
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(also
Mobile Handset):
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An
End-User equipment according to 3GPP, that allows voice or data
communication over 3G and GSM/GPRS networks and all equipment, which is
necessary for a normal and continuous use of the Handset such as battery
charger. This term includes devices such as voice centric phones,
smartphones, communicators, cardphones, PC-cards, 3G modules for specific
applications. If there is a built in mobile communication module for UMTS
then organisers, PDAs, Pocket PCs, Mini-notebooks, Web- or Screenpads are
considered as Handsets as well. This list of devices is not
exhaustive;
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Territory
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Contractually
agreed geographical scope for reselling of Product delivered under the
Frame Agreement and the Commercial
Agreements;
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UMTS
(3G)
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Universal
Mobile Telecommunications Systems, the third generation of mobile
communication;
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UMTS-Product(s)
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Products
related to the UMTS Project;
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Working
Days
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Mondays
to Fridays, with the exception of official public holidays in the country
of the Operator and according to the Operator's working
time;
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Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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3
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Subject
of the Frame Agreement
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This
Frame Agreement states the terms and conditions applicable to all aspects in
connection to the Delivery of Mobile Handsets and its Accessories to Swisscom
Mobile for reselling.
4
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Parts
and Application of the Frame Agreement
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The
following documents form integral parts of the Frame Agreement in the order they
are listed:
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i.
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This
Frame Agreement document itself
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ii.
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Global
Annexes
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Global
Annex 1 "Scheme of Contractual Structure"
Global
Annex 2 "Shipping instructions for Suppliers of Swisscom Mobile"
Global
Annex 3 “Process of Product Change Management”
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iii.
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Commercial
Agreements
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Commercial
Agreements shall be concluded under the provisions of the Frame Agreement. They
shall cover all economic terms and conditions for a period of one year. They
shall be supplementary to the Frame Agreement and consist of the “Commercial
Agreement” itself and its Local Annexes e.g.:
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Commercial
Agreements concerning the purchase of commercially traded Products &
Local Annexes Commercial Agreements for UMTS Products based on 3GPP (Test
& Trial) & Local Annexes
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Both
Parties confirm, that they are in possession of the above-mentioned documents of
the Frame Agreement. Supplier understands and accepts the Contractual Structure
as stated in the Global Annex 1 “Scheme of Contractual Structure”.
The
above-mentioned list of documents of the Frame Agreement is not exhaustive as
new documents (Commercial Agreement, Annexes) may be added from time to time
upon the written agreement of the Parties.
In case
of contradictions between the Frame Agreement document and the Global Annexes
they shall prevail in the order listed above.
In case
of contradictions between the Frame Agreement and the Commercial Agreement the
Frame Agreement shall prevail unless the Commercial Agreement states explicitly
a wilful deviation of the Parties from a specified clause of the Frame
Agreement.
The
general terms and conditions of Supplier and Swisscom Mobile are waived unless
attached to this Agreement.
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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5
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Delimitation
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5.1
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Territory
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The whole
territory of [***] and [***] shall be the Territory for reselling of Product
delivered under the Frame Agreement and the Commercial Agreements.
5.2
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Independent
Trader
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Swisscom
Mobile shall be an independent trader (reseller) of the Handsets and Accessories
from Supplier. Swisscom Mobile buys and sells the Products in its own name and
for its own account.
5.3
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No
Representation
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This
Frame Agreement does not authorise either Party to engage in transactions in the
name of the other.
6
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Deliverables
of Supplier
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6.1
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Products
and Accessories
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The range
of Deliverables for this Frame Agreement is defined as follows:
¨
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The
whole and actual Mobile Handset Product range of
Supplier.
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¨
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Any
new and/or additional Product(s) and/or new versions of Products and any
related Accessories
therefore.
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6.2
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Software
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Releases
and updates of software associated with the operating system shall be delivered
free of charge over the lifetime of the Handset. Supplier shall support Swisscom
Mobile in an appropriate way.
Releases
and updates of software used with the Handset type shall be delivered free of
charge during the warranty period, provided however, that the software has no
new or additional functionalities.
Major
software upgrades, which enhances Product functionalities will be chargeable at
an agreed price.
6.3
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Packages
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Product
packaging will be carried out by Supplier and shall basically not be modified by
Swisscom Mobile. If required by certain circumstances Swisscom Mobile shall be
authorised to modify the Packages with the written consent of Supplier, which
Supplier shall not unreasonably withhold. Modify means to add important
information in any form for the End-user.
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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The cost
of production of the packages shall be included in the prices of
Handsets.
Bundles
shall be discussed and agreed case by case with Supplier and the respective unit
of Swisscom Mobile with regard to co-branding, co-marketing and the
determination of the components.
6.4
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Type
Approval
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Supplier
is responsible to Swisscom Mobile for ensuring that its Products meet the
relevant Swiss legal regulations and EU conformity requirements. The Handset has
to be certified under the GCF (Global Certification Forum) scheme. Swisscom
Mobile will inform Supplier on any Swiss legal regulation it is aware
of.
The CE
label must be added to the Products in a reasonably permanent and clearly
legible way. The Supplier shall undertake – at its own cost – SAR measurements
and shall appropriately publish the results as required by applicable law or
regulation.
If any of
these obligations regarding type approval are not met and BAKOM contacts
Swisscom Mobile, Swisscom Mobile shall notify Supplier without delay. Supplier
shall handle the issue directly with BAKOM or any other competent authority at
Supplier's own cost and risk. Supplier shall hold Swisscom Mobile with regard to
such type approval harmless of all costs and damages awarded by a competent
authority against Swisscom Mobile and shall give all the necessary support for a
solution.
6.5
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Pre-Configuration
of Handsets
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The
pre-configuration of Handsets is a basic necessity for Swisscom Mobile’s sales
business. Details concerning the pre-configuration are fixed in the respective
Commercial Agreement.
6.6
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Testing
of the Products
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Handsets
delivered by Supplier, according to the HTS (Handset Term Sheet) as applicable
shall be subjected to tests in accordance with the international standards and
the specific requirements of the Swisscom Mobile network. If the delivered
Handsets fail these tests Swisscom Mobile shall have the right to return them to
Supplier. Returned Handsets shall be counted as not delivered.
Any major
technical deviations from international standards can be subject to fail the
tests performed by Swisscom Mobile.
The
failure of Swisscom Mobile to identify faults of the Deliverables during the
tests shall not relieve Supplier from correcting such faults once they have been
found at no additional cost for Swisscom Mobile according to clause 14.1
Warranty.
Swisscom
Mobile shall either (1) approve the successfully passed tests, or (2) approve
the test with reservation listing as detailed as possible the tests which could
not be done due to technology limitations or (3) shall notify Supplier that the
tests were not passed. Such approvals and notices shall be made in writing.
Supplier may deliver a certain type of Handset only after having received an
approval (with or without reservation). Once such approval is given Supplier is
authorised to ship the approved products.
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Supplier
states hereinafter the standards (standards of ISO etc.) it applies for testing
its own Products in the area of production and Delivery:
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ISO
9001 certified
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ISO
14001certified
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6.7
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Repair
& Repair Services Management
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Supplier
shall provide a clear, efficient and economical repair cycle to handle warranty
cases, maintenance and to repair defective Products in a reasonable timeframe as
well as to deliver spare parts if needed.
All
details concerning Repair & Repair Services Management are agreed between
Parties and are fixed in the Contract concerning After Sales
Services.
6.8
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Samples,
Dummies and Accessories
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Supplier
undertakes to deliver Samples, Dummies and new Accessories as requested by
Swisscom Mobile and mutually agreed in the respective Commercial
Agreement.
6.9
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Documentation
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Supplier
shall provide complete Documentation of the Products including user instructions
and information concerning operation in a format, which can be reproduced by
Swisscom Mobile. On Swisscom Mobile’s request Supplier shall supply additional
documentation against special remuneration.
Swisscom
Mobile may copy, use and distribute the user instructions for the purposes in
accordance with this Frame Agreement. No other license to
intellectual property of Supplier is granted to
Swisscom. Supplier reserveseany and all rights not expressly
granted to Swisscom Mobile hereunder.
Documentation
enclosed with the Product shall be in German/French/Italian and in English or
otherwise agreed.
6.10
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The
copyrights, patents and any trademarks related to Products, manuals,
packages and other Documentation shall remain with
Supplier. Training
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Supplier
shall provide training for Swisscom Mobile. The scope of this training shall be
specified more detailed in the Commercial Agreement or with the initial order.
If Swisscom Mobile staff can train itself sufficiently based on the
Documentation, then the Documentation and End-Users instructions are considered
as sufficient.
7
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Scheduling,
Quantity Structure & Ordering
Procedures
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Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Page: 12
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7.1
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Quantity
Structure (Forecast) and Ordering
Procedures
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The
objectives and predictions of the quantity structure or yearly sold amount of
Handsets is defined and agreed with Supplier in the respective Commercial
Agreement.
[***]
Details about the procedure of the rolling purchase volume Forecast are
described in the Local Annex B “The Forecast process” (Commercial Agreement,
Commercially traded Products).
The
Orders will be submitted with Swisscom Mobile’s Order form.
The
individual Orders shall be issued in writing exclusively by the sole Swisscom
Mobile unit entitled to purchase:
Swisscom
Mobile AG
Purchasing
& Handset Management
0000
Xxxxx/Xxxxxxxxxxx
Supplier
shall refer all other organisational units of Swisscom Mobile to the entitled
purchasing unit of Swisscom Mobile.
Supplier
shall confirm Orders and Delivery deadlines within 5 Working Days starting with
the day of reception of the official Order from Swisscom Mobile. No order shall
be deemed accepted without Supplier’s written confirmation. The written
Confirmation shall become binding upon the date of the
confirmation.
7.2
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Information
Flow
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7.2.1
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Product
Road Map of Supplier
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Supplier
shall proactively inform Swisscom Mobile regarding existing and new
products (e.g. Handsets and accessories) and marketing and sales activities of
the Supplier on the Territory. .
7.2.2
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Duty
to inform
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Supplier
shall promptly provide information to Swisscom Mobile regarding relevant
problems observed world-wide in conjunction with the use of its products in the
market which the Suppliers believes may have material impact in the Territory,
as well as the knowledge Supplier has obtained about possible causes and
workaround.
7.2.3
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Information
Exchange
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For a
better strategic planning and coordination the Parties agree to participate in
meetings upon invitation of Swisscom Mobile. The goal of such meetings is on the
one hand to give Supplier some information about the stage of affairs, sales
performance, running projects including Products of Supplier and to present
projections and trends of purchasing volumes in the future. On the other hand
Supplier has the possibility to present new Products, which will be launched in
the near future and to give an overview over the strategic orientation of
Supplier’s company in the telecommunication market and over Supplier’s Product
range (news and trends).
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Page: 13
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8
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Changes
to Products
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The
contracting Parties may apply for changes to the standard Products in writing at
any time. Should SCM require a change to be made, Supplier shall inform Swisscom
within twenty working days whether or not the change is feasible and what effect
the change will have on the Product to be delivered as well as on payments and
deadlines. If necessary, Supplier shall submit proposals for alternatives which
could produce better commercial or operational results. SCM shall decide by the
same deadline whether or not the change is to be carried out, if Supplier deems
it feasible. If Supplier requests a change, SCM shall accept or reject the
request within the same deadline. SCM shall not unreasonably deny cost reduction
proposals from Supplier.
Any
changes must be set down in writing in the form of a signed addendum to the
contract prior to execution. Any adjustment to payments shall be based on the
original cost base. The Parties shall apply the process as set out in Global
Annex 3 “Process of Product Change Management”
Unless
otherwise arranged, delivery of Products shall be continued and will not be
deemed to be restricted by the above.
9
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Prices
and Terms of Payments
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9.1
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Pricelist
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Prices
shall accord basically with the [***] (if existing) or [***] from Supplier as
stated in the respective annexes of the Commercial Agreements.
In the
event of price adjustments (lower prices for current Products) or new prices for
new Products, Swisscom Mobile shall be contacted promptly in writing and a new
Pricelist shall be issued and agreed between Parties.
Prices do
not include VAT unless specified otherwise in writing.
9.2
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Price
Settings
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Swisscom
Mobile may freely set its resale prices for all Deliverables.
9.3
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Remuneration
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The
remuneration shall cover all goods and services required for the due fulfilment
of the Frame Agreement. In particular, the remuneration shall include
Documentation, packaging, transport, insurance and unloading costs, and
configuration costs, including manual configuration for the first commercial
volumes. Any other costs, fiscal or other public duties shall be agreed in the
Commercial Agreement.
9.4
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Assignment
and pledging of receivables
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Receivables
due to Supplier may not be assigned or pledged to any third parties, which is
not an Affiliate of the Supplier without Swisscom Mobile’s written
permission.
Frame
Agreement
Supplier
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Page: 14
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9.5
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Most-favoured
Party Clause
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[***]
9.6
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Price
Protection for Stock
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[***]
10
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Benchmarking
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Information
on benchmarking is considered confidential information.
10.1
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10.2
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Promotion
Activities
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11.1
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Marketing,
Advertising and Sales
Promotion
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As an
independent trader Swisscom Mobile promotes the Products of Supplier actively at
its own risk and for its own account, whereby the regulations of article 15
(Intangibles) shall apply.
Swisscom
Mobile is not obliged to disclose its strategic promotion activity, marketing,
advertising or sales promotion plans to Supplier.
A
cooperation shall be aimed at single projects and needs always the agreement of
both Parties. In this regard Supplier shall take an active role in
co-advertising, co-marketing and sales promotion and shall search the
cooperation with Swisscom Mobile or with single trade/sales channels of Swisscom
Mobile. Any costs out of such projects and activities shall be shared in
accordance with the mutual agreement of the Parties. Projects may be agreed with
Swisscom Mobile (Marketing Department) or with single trade/sales channels of
Swisscom Mobile. Supplier shall use its reasonable efforts to inform Swisscom
Mobile or the respective trade/sales channels about possible and potential
projects and activities.
If
Supplier plans a national promotion campaign in the Territory to launch a new
Product, Supplier shall inform Swisscom Mobile about these promotion activities
and the conditions for an exclusive participation of Swisscom
Mobile.
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11.2
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Public
Relations
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Neither
Party will advertise or publish any information related to the Frame Agreement
without the prior written approval of the other Party.
11.3
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Investors
Relations
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Notwithstanding
anything else, Supplier may disclose information related to this agreement and
the sale of Products to Swisscom Mobile with existing and potential investors of
Supplier.
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Distributor
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Swisscom
Mobile is entitled to distribute Supplier’s Products via a contractually bound
Distributor where such contract includes substantially similar terms of this
agreement with regard to confidentiality and IPR’s. Therefore, subject to the
terms of this agreement with regard to confidentiality and IPR’s, Swisscom
Mobile is qualified to support the designated Distributor with the necessary
support, information and data without infringing any confidentiality obligation
or intellectual property right under this Frame Agreement. Especially the
Distributor shall have the right to inspect the shipments in the name of
Swisscom Mobile and to lead the inventory with all appropriate and necessary
means.
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Import
Details
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Supplier
shall procure all necessary approvals.
All
import details have to be settled according to Swisscom Mobile’s procedure as
defined in the respective Commercial Agreement.
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Delay
of Delivery and Shipping
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14.1
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Hard
Milestones
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If the
Parties have, in the written definite order by Swisscom Mobile, confirmed in
writing by Supplier, agreed upon Hard Milestones (exact deadline for performance
with a specific reference to this clause), the Party which does not meet the
deadline so fixed shall be in default immediately upon the expiration of such
deadline, except to the extent such delay is materially caused by the other
party in which case such milestone will be extended accordingly. Unless Swisscom
Mobile notifies Supplier to the contrary, Supplier shall still be under
obligation to supply the Products after the Delivery date has
expired.
If
Supplier is in default it shall be liable to pay a Contract penalty, unless to
the extent it can prove that no fault is attributable to it. This penalty shall
be [***] Deliverables per Order for each week of delay with a maximum of [***],
settlement as mutually agreed. The Contract penalty shall be payable even if the
items are accepted by Swisscom Mobile without reservation. Paying the Contract
penalty shall not release Supplier from its other contractual
obligations.
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However,
the penalty shall count towards any compensation payable.
14.2
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Soft
Milestones
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If the
Parties have agreed upon Soft Milestones (all due dates and deadlines, which are
not Hard Milestones), a Party shall only be in default after being reminded
thereof and after expiration of a 14 (fourteen) days extension to be granted by
the other Party, except to the extent such delay is materially caused by the
other party in which case such milestone will be extended accordingly. Unless
Swisscom Mobile notifies Supplier to the contrary, Supplier shall still be under
obligation to supply the Products after the Delivery date has
expired.
If
Supplier is in default it shall be liable to pay a Contract penalty, unless to
the extent it can prove that no fault is attributable to it. This penalty shall
be [***] deliverables per Order for each week of delay , with a maximum of
[***], settlement as mutually agreed. The Contract penalty shall be payable even
if the items are accepted by Swisscom Mobile without reservation. Paying the
Contract penalty shall not release Supplier from its other contractual
obligations. However, the penalty shall be the only remedy for a delay. Other
compensation as a result of the delay are excluded.
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Forecast
Process
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Supplier
shall be in Delay, if it can not supply the volumes definitely ordered by
Swisscom Mobile and confirmed in writing by Supplier.
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Warranty
& Liability
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15.1
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Warranty
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Supplier
warrants that the Performance provided complies with the qualities agreed upon
and any other qualities that are customary in the mobile handset industry in
Europe and which Swisscom Mobile from an objective point of view may assume in
good faith.
The
warranty period shall be 24 months for Device(s) and 12 months for Accessories
from the date of sale from SCM to Customer or 30 for Device(s) and 18 months for
Accessories from the date of delivery from Supplier to SCM, which ever expires
first.
Supplier
shall provide the service (repair or replacement of the same or a comparable
Device or Accessories) for hardware and software for at least 3 years from the
last date of delivery of the relevant type of Device or Accessories to
SCM.
Claims
based on a warranty shall be exclusively handled pursuant to the "Contract
concerning After sales Services & Service Centre
Management". Besides the warranty claims agreed upon in the
"Contract concerning After sales Services & Service Centre Management"" and
the Liability agreed upon in section 15.4 further warranty and/or liability
claims are expressly excluded.
Where
defects are fraudulently concealed, the corresponding rights of Swisscom Mobile
shall only be time barred after 10 years from the Delivery date to Swisscom
Mobile.
The
warranty periods shall be extended for the period consumed by replacements and
repair services.
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The
warranty period on repaired Products shall be the warranty period as stated in
the Contract concerning After Sales Services, whichever is longer.
15.2
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Interoperability
between Network and Handsets
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If a
Handset is approved by Swisscom Mobile with reservations (see clause 6.6) and
the Handset does not work in Swisscom Mobile's network system environment due to
a failure at the fault of Supplier which was not detected by Swisscom Mobile
because the respective tests could not be done due to technology limitations,
the following regulation shall apply in the following order:
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1.
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Supplier
shall give all the needed support at no additional costs to get a
solution;
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and if in
the opinion of Supplier no solution can be found in an appropriate
time:
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2.
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Swisscom
Mobile may revoke made and undelivered Orders for the particular Product
type without any further obligations and
liabilities;
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3.
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Swisscom
Mobile may send back unsold Products of the particular Product type and
claim the paid price of the product and the costs of
shipment;
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15.3
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Epidemic
Failure
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If an
Epidemic Failure should arise, the following regulations shall
apply:
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1.
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Supplier
commits to perform all the needed support to correct the
failure
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and if in
the opinion of Supplier no solution can be found in an appropriate
time:
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2.
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Swisscom
Mobile may revoke already made and undelivered Orders without any further
obligations and liabilities;
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3.
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Swisscom
Mobile may send back unsold Products at Supplier’s
expense;
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4.
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Supplier
shall be responsible for all costs directly arising from the Epidemic
Failure, including the cost to correct the failure, replace the defective
Handsets with new Handsets and shipping
costs.
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15.4
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Liability
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Liability
in case of a defect of a Product
If any
damage arises as a result of a defect, Supplier shall pay compensation except to
the extent it proves that no fault is attributable to it. Supplier shall be
liable for any fault, i.e. intent and all degrees of negligence. Liability shall
not exceed [***] which has actually arisen. Liability for personal injury shall
be unlimited. Liability for damage to property shall be limited to [***] of the
total remuneration of all purchase orders per calendar year; should the
remuneration amount to less than [***], liability shall be limited to [***] per
case and / or year. Liability for purely pecuniary damage shall be limited to
[***] of the total remuneration of all purchase orders per calendar year; should
the remuneration amount to less than [***], liability shall be limited to [***]
per case and / or year.
Liability
for other breaches of the Frame Agreement
Each
Party shall be liable for other breaches of the Frame Agreement and the
Commercial Agreements (e.g. breach of confidentiality, violation of the
obligation to inform the other Party, violation of first call exclusivity,
violation of general obligations of loyalty and due diligence), except to the
extent the Party proves that no fault is attributable to it. The Parties shall
be liable for any fault, i.e. intent and all degrees of negligence. Liability
shall not exceed the amount of damages, which have actually arisen. Liability
shall be limited to [***] of the remuneration of all purchase orders per
calendar year; should the remuneration amount to less than [***], liability
shall be limited to [***] per case and / or year. The compensation for damages
caused by a violation of intellectual property rights and breach of first call
exclusivity shall not be limited.
Liability
for Default
Each
Party shall be liable for any damages arising from failure to meet deadlines or
due dates (default), except to the extent it proves that no fault is
attributable to it. The Parties shall be liable for any fault, i.e. intent and
all degrees of negligence. Liability shall not exceed the amount of damages,
which have actually arisen. The liability for default shall be limited to [***]
of the total remuneration of all purchase orders per calendar year; should the
remuneration amount to less than [***], liability shall be limited to [***] per
case and / or year.
Each
Party shall not be liable for loss of goodwill and loss of anticipated
savings.
No
further liability: Any liability other than as provided in this
Section 15.4 shall be excluded.
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15.5
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Force
Majeure
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Either
Party shall be excused from the performance or punctual performance of any of
its obligations under this Frame Agreement in case the performance thereof is
prevented or delayed by industrial disputes or any cause beyond the affected
Party’s reasonable control which, without in any way limiting the generality of
the foregoing, shall include acts of God, riots, wars, accidents, embargos or
requisitions (acts of government), or delays in the performance of its
subcontractors only if caused by any such circumstances as referred to in this
Clause 14.5 Force Majeure. Such obligations shall be extended for a reasonable
period.
In case
of Force Majeure, the affected Party shall promptly notify the other Party in
writing and furnish all relevant information thereto.
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Intangibles
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16.1
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Software
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The
software in the Product(s) may only be used as an integrated part of the
Products in selling, marketing and distributing the Products and only in
accordance with and for the purpose of this Agreement. Swisscom Mobile is not
entitled to distribute, sublicense, copy or otherwise use the software as a
standalone product or in any way except as expressly permitted by Supplier in
writing.
Supplier
or any third party, as applicable, shall retain the intellectual property rights
for the software. SUPPLIER reserves any and all rights not expressly
granted to Swiscom Mobile hereunder.
Where
third party rights are involved, Supplier represents that it owns
the necessary rights to enable Swisscom Mobile to market and sell the
Products
Swisscom
Mobile shall be granted all rights necessary for the sale and distribution of
the software with the Product (under this agreement), including the right of
sublicensing to the End User as xxxxxxxxxx.Xx addition to the restrictions set
forth above, Swisscom Mobile shall not be entitled to, in particular, copy,
reproduce, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, otherwise attempt
to derive source codes from the object of the software nor to damage any
software or make such software available to third parties.
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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Supplier
or any third party, as applicable, shall retain the intellectual property rights
for the software. Supplier reserves any and all rights not expressly
granted to Swisscom Mobile hereunder.
Supplier
shall contest at its own cost and risk any third party claims arising from
infringements of intellectual property rights and shall hold Swisscom Mobile
harmless of all costs and damages awarded against either or both of them. To
qualify for such defense and payment of damages, Swisscom Mobile must: (i) give
Supplier prompt written notice of such claim; and (ii) allow Supplier to
control, and cooperate with IXI in, the defense, settlement, and all related
negotiations.
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Supplier
will not be obligated to defend nor shall it be liable for any costs and damages
hereunder:
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if
the infringement arises out of modifications of the Products (including
software), if made - without prior written consent of Supplier
- by Swisscom Mobile or any third party other than Supplier (other than a
subcontractor of Supplier), or
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b)
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if
the infringement arises out of modifications of the Products (including
software) if made by Supplier pursuant to the directions of Swisscom
Mobile, except for cases where, and only to the extent, the infringement
concerns intellectual property rights protected by license or other
contracts between Supplier and such 3rd
party claiming infringement or
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if
the infringement arises out of modifications of the products including
software made by Supplier in order to comply with Swisscom Mobile's
specifications, except for cases where, and only to the extent, the
infringement concerns intellectual property rights protected by license or
other contracts between Supplier and such 3rd
party claiming infringement, or
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d)
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if
the infringement arises out of modifications or a combination with or an
addition to software or hardware developed or supplied by Swisscom Mobile
or with the consent of Swisscom Mobile by a third party (other than a
subcontractor of Supplier), or,
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if
the infringement arises out of the manufacturing of Products pursuant to
Swisscom Mobile’s specifications and/or requirements, except for cases
where, and only to the extent, the infringement concerns intellectual
property rights protected by license or other contracts between Supplier
and such 3rd
party claiming infringement, or
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if
Swisscom Mobile does not comply with the terms of this agreement regarding
protection of intellectual property
rights.
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If the
Product is likely to, or does, become the subject of a claim
of infringement, Supplier will at its option and expense either
procure for Swisscom Mobile the right to continue selling the Product or modify
the Product to make it non-infringing or replace it with substantially similar
non-infringing Product, which will come under this same Agreement. Supplier
shall have no liability, and its indemnification obligations hereunder shall
cease, if Swisscom Mobile does not replace the infringing Product so modified or
replaced by Supplier as per Supplier’s instructions. Supplier will
use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate one of these options, however,
if none of the foregoing alternatives is available to Supplier, then Supplier
will refund the full purchase price paid to Supplier for those infringing
Products returned to Supplier and Swisscom Mobile may terminate this Agreement
at its sole discretion.
Section
15.4 and the foregoing provisions state the entire liability of Supplier with
respect to infringement of any intellectual property rights by the products or
documentation or any parts thereof and is in lieu of all warranties or
conditions, express or implied.
Swisscom
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Supplier harmless from and against any and
all claims and damages that Supplier may at any time suffer, or incur, or become
subject to as a result of or arising from acts of Swisscom, its employees,
distributors or agents except for such acts undertaken due to instructions of
Supplier. To qualify for such defence and payment of damages, Supplier must: (i)
give Swisscom Mobile prompt written notice of such claim; and (ii) allow
Swisscom Mobile to control, and cooperate with Swisscom Mobile in, the defence,
settlement, and all related negotiations. Swisscom Mobile will not be obligated
to defend nor shall it be liable for any costs and damages hereunder if these
conditions are not fulfilled. Section 15.4 and the foregoing provision state the
entire liability of Swisscom Mobile with respect to infringement of any
intellectual property rights by Swisscom Mobile and is in lieu of all warranties
or conditions, express or implied.
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Trademark
and Marking
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Swisscom
Mobile may use the trademark for the Products of Supplier only in connection
with (re-) selling and advertising purposes in the Territory. Swisscom Mobile
complies with the fact, that each use of the trademark shall serve the benefit
of Supplier. If the trademark of Supplier is used, e.g. for copies or for
illustration on packages, for advertising material or for other media, Swisscom
Mobile shall apply the terms regulating the rights of the use of the trademark,
actually provided by Supplier regarding the extent, design, positioning,
colouring and other prescriptions of appearance of the trademark. Furthermore
every additional use of the trademark of Supplier needs the prior
written approval of Supplier.
Supplier
is not authorised to use the trademarks and marking of Swisscom Mobile in any
case without the written consent of Swisscom Mobile such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld.
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Confidentiality
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Swisscom
Mobile and Supplier have entered into that certain Mutual Nondisclosure
Agreement dated December __, 2004 between Swisscom Mobile and
Supplier, (the “Nondisclosure Agreement”) incorporated herein by this reference.
Supplier and Swisscom Mobile hereby ratify and confirm their continuing duties,
rights and remedies under the Nondisclosure Agreement which shall continue
through the term of this Frame Agreement.
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Frame
Agreement Specifications
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18.1
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Terms
and Termination of the Frame
Agreement
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This
Frame Agreement shall come into effect when signed by both Parties and shall be
valid as of the time of conclusion of the Frame Agreement without a time
specified of limitation and termination. Each Party is authorised to terminate
as a whole this Frame Agreement with all the Commercial Agreements together by
the end of a calendar month by giving a [***] notice in writing to the other
Party. Any provisions of the Frame Agreement and the Commercial Agreements that
impose continuing obligations on the Parties shall survive the
termination.
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18.2
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Amendments
to the Frame Agreement
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Supplements
and amendments to this Frame Agreement, its elements and the Commercial
Agreements shall only be valid, if agreed to in writing by both Parties. This
also shall apply for the waiver of this provision.
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Severability
Clause
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If any
provision in the Frame Agreement or the Commercial Agreements is incomplete or
legally invalid or not executable for legal reasons, the other provisions shall
remain in full force and effect. In such cases the Parties shall agree to
replace any void or invalid provisions by legally valid provisions, which are as
equivalent as possible to the original provisions in terms of
economy.
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Assignment
of this Frame Agreement
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Either
Party consents to the assignment of this Frame agreement by the other Party to a
third party upon a merger, acquisition, purchase of stock, sale of substantially
all assets or similar change in control transaction of other Party.
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Applicable
Law and Jurisdiction
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This
Frame Agreement and the Commercial Agreements are governed by the internal
substantive laws of Switzerland to the exclusion of the Vienna Convention on the
International Sale of Goods and any conflict of laws principles.
The place
of jurisdiction shall be Berne.
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Execution
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This
Frame Agreement document shall be executed in two copies. Each Party shall
receive one signed copy.
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of the Parties
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Supplier:
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Signature
and company stamp (Please write
the
name of the person signing in CAPITALS)
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Place
and date:
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Swisscom Mobile AG:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
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Chief
Executive Officer
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of Product Marketing
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Place
and date:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Head
of
…….
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