Contract
Exhibit
10.2
ROYALTY
AGREEMENT This agreement is made and entered into by and between Sparx Inc.,
a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida and
have an address at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx XX 00000 ("SPARX")
and Sologic, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and having its principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 ("SOLOGIC").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
SPARX has assigned to SOLOGIC the Patent(s) (as hereinafter defined);
and
the inventions created using those rights pursuant to an Assignment of even
date
herewith; and
WHEREAS,
SPARX and SOLOGIC desires to set forth their agreement with regard to
royalty payments to be paid by SOLOGIC to SPARX with regard to the
Patent(s).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this Section 1.
x.
Xxxxx Revenues shall mean gross revenues of SOLOGIC from all
sources, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
as reflected on the income statement of SOLOGIC prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and furnished to SOLOGIC's shareholders
or to the public; provided, however, that if no such income statement
is prepared by SOLOGIC, then an income statement prepared in accordance with
Section 4 of this Agreement.
b.
Invention(s) means Substrate With Light Display; described in
U.S. Patent Application No. 60/608,783, U.S. Patent Application No.
11/219,164 U.S. Patent Application No. 60/617,263 and U.S. Patent Application
No. 60/804,224 and any related patents or patent applications.
c.
Patent(s) shall mean any and all patents granted to SPARX
pertaining to the Invention(s), as defined herein, including U.S, or foreign
patents and any other corresponding foreign patent applications and any patents
which may be granted thereon including any and all patents granted on
substitutes, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues and
extensions of said patents.
d.
Products shall mean those which embody the Invention(s) or come
within a claim of any of the Patent(s) whether sold or otherwise disposed of
in
an assembled or unassembled condition, parts associated therewith, and other
components.
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e.
Royalty or Royalties shall mean revenues received in the form
of cash, property and/or equity securities from SOLOGIC as a result of licensing
and using, selling, making, having made, Invention(s).
2.
PAYMENTS FOR PATENT RIGHTS.
a.
In
consideration for the transfer and sale of the Patent(s), SOLOGIC hereby grants
to cash royalty payments shall be made to SPARX on a quarterly basis, no later
than the 15th day after the end of each fiscal quarter in which a royalty
payment is due under this Agreement; provided, however, that at any
time when SOLOGIC prepares audited year- end financial statements, then the
royalty payment due after the end of the fiscal year shall not be due until
the
earlier of (a) the date on which the audited financial statements are first
released to the public, or (b) 45 days after the end of the fiscal year. The
amount of the royalty payment shall be determined according to Exhibit 3(b)
hereto, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The parties expressly
acknowledge and agree that the amount of the royalty payment may be modified
in
the same manner as this Agreement may be modified and that, if such a
modification is made, then they shall attach a revised Exhibit 3 hereto setting
forth the new calculation and the date as of which it is to be
effective.
b.
Under
this Agreement, Products shall be considered sold when billed to a customer,
except that upon expiration of any Patent or upon any termination of this
Agreement, all shipments made on or prior to the date of such expiration or
termination which have not been billed prior thereto shall be considered as
sold
and therefore subject to any royalty due.
c. The
royalty payments due under this Agreement shall be in consideration for the
sum
total of all rights conferred by SPARX to SOLOGIC hereunder.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
a.
By SOLOGIC. SOLOGIC hereby represents and warrants to SPARX
that
i. This
Agreement and each of the agreements and other documents and instruments
delivered or to be delivered by SOLOGIC pursuant to or in contemplation of
this
Agreement will constitute, when so delivered, the valid and binding obligation
of SOLOGIC and shall be enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms;
ii.
SOLOGIC a corporation in good standing, duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware;
iii.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action; and
iv. The
shares issuable upon payment of a Royalty payment in stock shall be, when
issued, duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of
SOLOGIC and shall be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of any kinds
whatsoever, including but not limited to, security interests and preemptive
rights.
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b. By
SPARX. SPARX hereby represents and warrants to SOLOGIC
that
i. This
Agreement and each of the agreements and other documents and instruments
delivered or to be delivered by SPARX pursuant to or in contemplation of this
Agreement will constitute, when so delivered, the valid and binding obligation
of SPARX and shall be enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms;
ii.
It is
a corporation in good standing, duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Florida; and
iii. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action.
c. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as
i. A
warranty or representation by SPARX as to the validity or scope of the Patent(s)
or any patent application relating thereto; or
ii. A.
warranty or representation by SPARX that anything made, used, sold or otherwise
disposed of under any license granted in this Agreement is or will be free
from
infringement of patents or third party rights; or
iii. An
obligation of SPARX to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties
for infringement (except to the extent and in the circumstances set forth in
Section 11 hereof); or
iv. Granting
by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any licenses or rights under patents
of
SPARX other than the Patent(s).
d. SPARX
makes no representations, EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED, and assumes no responsibilities whatever with respect to the use,
sale,
or other disposition by SOLOGIC or its vendees or other transferees of products
incorporating or made by use of (i) Inventions licensed under this Agreement
or
(ii) information if any, furnished under this Agreement.
4.
REPORTS, BOOKAND RECORDS.
x.
XXXXXXX agrees to keep records of its manufacture, use, sale or other
disposition of Products
with respect to which royalty payments hereunder are to be in sufficient detail
to enable the royalties payable hereunder by SOLOGIC to be accurately determined
and further agrees to permit its books and records to be examined from time
to
time, to the extent necessary to verify the reports provided for in this Section
5l, such examination to be made at the expense of SPARX by any agent or auditor
appointed by SPARX who shall be acceptable to SOLOGIC.
b.
At the
time a royalty payment is made under this Agreement, SOLOGIC shall furnish
to
SPARX a written report setting forth the number and description of the Products
manufactured and thereafter used, sold or otherwise disposed of under the
license granted herein during the period to which the report relates, along
with
a copy of the income statement of SOLOGIC for such period.
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x.
XXXXXXX also agrees to make a written report to SPARX within thirty (30) days
after the date of any termination of this Agreement, stating in such report
the
number and description of the Products manufactured and thereafter used, sold
or
otherwise disposed of and not previously report to SPARX.
5.
MARKING
SOLOGIC
agrees to xxxx or have marked all Products made, used or leased by it under
the
Patent(s), if and to the extent such marking shall be practical, with such
patent markings as shall be desirable or required by applicable patent
laws.
6.
Indemnity
SOLOGIC
shall hold SPARX harmless against all liabilities, demand, damages, expense,
or
losses of any kind arising out of (i) use by SOLOGIC or its transferees of
inventions licensed or information furnished under this Agreement, or (ii)
any
use, sale or other disposition by SOLOGIC or its transferees of products made
by
use of such inventions or information.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS
a.
Taxes.
Any taxes in the nature of a sales or transfer tax of any kind payable on the
execution of this Agreement shall be paid by SOLOGIC.
b. Assignability.
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder, are assignable
by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
The obligations of SOLOGIC hereunder shall be binding upon any successor of
SOLOGIC through name change, merger, consolidation, or
reorganization.
c.
Section Headings. The Section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are
for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect
provisions thereof. All Exhibits and/or Schedules hereto shall be initialed
for
identification or may be physically annexed hereto, but in either event such
Exhibits or Schedules shall be deemed to be a part hereof.
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d. Waiver.
Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising
any right~ power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, or
of
any other right; power or remedy or preclude any further or other exercise
thereof; or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
e. Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided herein, SPARX and SOLOGIC shall pay the fees and
expenses of their respective accountants and legal counsel incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. Notices.
Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given, in
writing and delivered in person or sent certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, or via facsimile, to the respective parties to the following
addresses (or at such other addresses as may hereinafter be designated by such
party in writing to other parties):
If
to
SPARX:
Sparx,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, III, President
If
to
SOLOGIC:
Sologic,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, III, Chairman and CEO
g. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the United States and the State of Florida.
h. No
Partnership. The parties do not intend this Agreement to create a joint venture,
partnership or any similar business relationship between them.
i. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the transaction contemplated herein and shall not be
modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties
hereto.
j. Validity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement
shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be
construed in all other respects as if such invalid and unenforceable
provisions were omitted.
k. Amendment.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written instrument
executed by SOLOGIC and SPARX.
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l.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts each
of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.
m.
Effective Date of Agreement. The parties hereto intend that this Agreement
shall
be effective as of December 20, 2005 and shall supersede and replace any
agreements relating to the subject hereof entered into on or since that
date.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the parties
hereto be effective as of the date first above written.
SPARX
SPARX,
INC a Florida
corporation
BY:________________________
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx, III,
President
SOLOGIC
SOLOGIC
INC., a Delaware
corporation
BY:________________________
Xxxx
X
Xxxxx, III, Chairman and CEO
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EXHBIT
3(a)
CALCULATION
OF ROYALTY PAYMENT
The
royalty payment due pursuant to Section 3 of the Royalty Agreement between
Sparx, Inc. and Sologic; Inc. shall be computed as follows:
4.9%
of Gross Revenues of SOLOGIC
For
purposes of this calculation~ Gross Revenues shall be defined in the manner
set
forth in the Agreement.
Royalty
Payments shall be made in cash unless SPARX shall notify SOLOGIC, on or before
last day of any fiscal quarter, of SPARX's intention to take the royalty payment
in shares of common stock of SOLOGIC ("Shares”). In the event SPARX elects to
take shares rather than cash, the number of shares to be issued shall be
calculated as follows:
RP
¸
X= Number of
shares, where
RP
= the
total royalty payment due to SPARX
and
X
= the
greater of $.10 or, if the Shares are listed on either the NASDAQ
National
Market
System or on the New York Stock Exchange, then the average of the closing sale
price of a Share on such exchange for the five trading days immediately
preceding the end of the fiscal quarter for which the royalty payment is being
made
One
or
more stock certificates representing the Shares to be issued shall be delivered
to SPARX on or before the date on which the royalty payment is required to
be
made under the terms of the Agreement.
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