CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This
Consulting Agreement (“Agreement”)
is
made
effective and entered into as of January 1, 2006, by and between NuWay Medical,
Inc. a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Code (“Consultant’),
with
reference to the following facts:
RECITALS:
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The
Company desires to engage the services of Consultant to advise the
Company
in research and development and to provide other services and assistance
to the Company in matters relating to the Company’s business, as they may
arise from time to time, upon the terms and conditions contained
herein.
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B.
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Consultant
desires to provide services to the Company upon the terms and conditions
contained herein.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company and Consultant hereby mutually agree as follows:
Section 1.
Scope
of Services to Be Provided. Consultant
shall provide to the Company substantially all of his commercial business time,
skill and attention, assistance, advice and support relating to the Company’s
business, including research, development and technical support, as the Company
may request from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Consultant shall:
(a) Services.
Consultant
shall undertake and perform the tasks assigned to Consultant from time to time
by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
(b) Reports.
Consultant
shall assist in the preparation of regular reports to the Company on the efforts
expended and undertaken on each project assigned to or undertaken by Consultant.
Consultant shall maintain and make available to the Company upon request
complete records for purchases, products, prices, analyses, testing and test
results, contacts, drawings and such other matters as the Company may request
from time to time.
(c) Procedures
for Maintaining Proprietary Information. Consultant
shall keep and maintain such procedures as may be customary and appropriate
and
as may be specified by the Company to protect, maintain and keep confidential
any proprietary or confidential information of the Company, including without
limitation all know how and information that may constitute a trade secret
or
otherwise confer strategic or competitive advantages to the Company, by use
of
passwords, locked cabinets, identification of such information and materials
as
“Confidential’
and
other
limits on access as may be customary or appropriate or set forth in Company
policies.
Section 2.
Non-Disclosure
Obligations. Concurrently
with the parties’ execution of this Agreement, Consultant shall execute and
deliver to the Company the Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement attached
hereto as Annex
A (the
“Confidentiality
Agreement”), the
provisions of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3.
Consultant’s
Representations and Covenants. Consultant
represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that:
(a) Consultant
shall devote all of his business time, energy, interest, ability, and skill
to
the provision of services to the Company hereunder.
(b) The
Company may require Consultant to travel at the Company’s expense domestically
and internationally from time to time as may be reasonably required to fulfill
Consultant’s assigned duties and responsibilities.
(c) Consultant
shall not, during the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, promote,
participate, or engage in any business activity that would interfere with the
performance of Consultant’s duties under this Agreement or which is competitive
with the Company’s or any Company Affiliate’s business, including, without
limitation, any involvement as a shareholder, director, officer, employee,
partner, party to a joint venture, consultant, advisor, individual proprietor,
lender, or agent of any business, without the prior written consent of the
Company. The term “Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any person or entity, any other person or entity which,
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is in control of,
is
controlled by or is under common control with, such person or entity.
“Control
of,” “controlled by” and
“under
common control with” mean
the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management policies of a person or entity, by contract or
credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise. The term “Affiliate”
includes, but is not limited to, each and every subsidiary of the Company.
(d) During
the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination
of
this Agreement, Consultant shall not solicit, attempt to solicit, or cause
to be
solicited any customers of the Company for purposes of promoting or selling
products or services which are competitive with those of the Company, nor shall
Consultant solicit, attempt to solicit, or cause to be solicited any employees,
agents, or other independent contractors of the Company to cease their
relationship with the Company.
(e) Consultant
does not have any agreements with or commitments to any other person or entity
which conflict with any of Consultant’s obligations to the Company arising under
this Agreement.
(f) Consultant
shall maintain any and all licenses and permits as may be required for
Consultant to provide the consulting services contemplated hereby. In the event
Consultant shall utilize the services or shall acquire any products in order
to
render the consulting services contemplated hereby, Consultant shall be solely
responsible for the payment for such services and products, except to the extent
reimbursable by the Company in accordance with Section 7 below.
(g) Except
upon. the express written consent of the Company, Consultant shall have no
authority, and shall not represent, suggest or imply that Consultant has the
authority, express or implied: (i) to bind the Company to any agreements or
arrangements, written or oral; (ii) to make an offer or accept an offer on
behalf of the Company; or (iii) to make representations, warranties,
guaranties, commitments or covenants on behalf of Company.
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Section 4.
Ownership.
(a) The
compensation payments set forth herein shall be full and complete compensation
both
for
all obligations assumed by Consultant hereunder and for any and all Creations
(as defined in Section 4(c) below) assigned under this Agreement.
(b) The
Company shall retain the exclusive right to use or distribute, at its sole
discretion, any and all Creations. Consultant shall make no claim on any
consideration received by the Company for the sale, lease or use of the
Creations.
(c) For
the
purposes of this Agreement, “Creation” or “Creations” includes,
without limitation all:
(i)
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enhancements,
modifications, additions or other improvements to the intellectual
property or assets owned, licensed, sold, marketed or used by the
Company
or any affiliates of the Company in connection with their respective
business;
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(ii)
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patents,
copyrights, trade-marks, trade names, business names, logos, design
marks
and other proprietary marks; and
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(iii)
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inventions,
devices, discoveries, concepts, ideas, formulae, know how, processes,
techniques, systems, methods and any and all improvements, enhancements
and modifications thereto, whether patented or
not,
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developed,
created, generated, contributed to or reduced by practice by Consultant alone
or
jointly with others while the Consultant is providing services to the Company
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 5.
Term.
This
Agreement shall terminate on January 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated in
accordance with this Section 5. In addition, this Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon (i) the death of Consultant, or (ii) the mental or physical
incapacity of Consultant which persists for a period of 60 consecutive days
or
(iii) the mutual agreement of Consultant and the Company. Either party may
terminate this Agreement upon a material breach of this Agreement by the other
party; and the Company may terminate this Agreement upon a material breach
of
the Confidentiality Agreement by Consultant.
Section 6.
Compensation.
Consultant’s
compensation for his consulting services hereunder shall be in an amount equal
to $15,400 per month prorated for partial months.
Section 7.
Reimbursement
of Business Expenses. To
the
extent Consultant is authorized by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or its
Board of Directors to maintain an office remote from the Company’s office, order
equipment and supplies or make other expenditures to carry out Consultant’s
duties hereunder, the Company shall reimburse Consultant for the actual costs
thereof, subject to receipt of such documentation and other information as
the
Company may reasonably request or require in accordance with its policies,
and
subject further to any limitations on the amount that Consultant may be
authorized to incur in ordering such equipment and supplies or making other
expenditures on the Company’s behalf. Reimbursement for each qualifying expense
shall be made on the last day of the calendar month following the month in
which
a receipt for payment by Consultant of such expense item and any and all other
documentation which the Company may reasonably require regarding the expense
item was submitted to Company.
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Section 8.
Independent
Contractor. Consultant
shall be retained by the Company only for the purposes and to the extent set
forth in this Agreement, and his relation to the Company, during the term of
this Agreement, shall be that of an independent contractor. Consultant shall
not
be deemed to be an employee of the Company for any purpose whatsoever.
Section 9.
Injunctive
Relief. Remedies
at law shall be deemed to be inadequate for any breach of any of the covenants
of this Agreement, and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief in
addition to any other remedies it may have in the event of such breach.
Section 10.
Indemnification;
Taxes.
Consultant shall be solely responsible for any and all income and other taxes
that may be due to any state, local or federal governmental authorities in
respect of the compensation to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant
acknowledges that the Company shall not make any withholdings from payments
to
Consultant hereunder. Consultant shall indemnify, save and hold the Company
harmless from and against all loss, cost or expense of any kind or nature in
connection with Consultant’s discharge of his obligations pursuant to this
Section 10.
Section 11.
Amendments;
Consents. No
amendment, modification, supplement, termination, or waiver of any provision
in
this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom, shall be effective
unless in writing and signed by both Consultant and the Company and then only
in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose given.
Section 12.
Notices.
Any
notices required or permitted to be given in writing will be deemed received
when personally delivered or, if earlier, ten (10) days after mailing by
registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt
requested. Notice to the Company is valid if sent to the Company’s principal
place of business and notice to Consultant is valid if sent to Consultant at
Consultant’s address as it appears in the Company’s records. The Company or
Consultant may change their address only by notice given to the other in the
manner set forth herein.
Section 13.
Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and the counterparts,
taken together, shall constitute one original. Executed copies of this Agreement
and any amendments or modifications thereto may be delivered by facsimile
transmission in lieu of an original.
Section 14.
Binding
Effect; Assignment. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Consultant and
the
Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement,
including the rights and obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned, delegated
or transferred by Consultant without the prior written consent of the Company.
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Section 15.
Integration;
Construction. This
Agreement (together with the appendices thereof) shall comprise the complete
and
integrated agreement of the Company and Consultant and shall supersede all
prior
agreements, written or oral, on the subject matter hereof. Neither party hereto
shall have a provision construed against it by reason of such party having
drafted the same.
Section 16.
Survival.
The
rights and obligations provided in Section 3(c), Section 4,
Section 9, Section 10, Section 14 and Section 20 hereto
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 17.
Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the laws of the State of California, without regard to the body of law known
as
conflict of laws.
Section 18.
Severability
of Provisions. Any
provision in this Agreement that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable,
or
invalid in any jurisdiction shall be, as to that jurisdiction only, inoperative,
unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that
jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of those provisions
in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement
shall be severable.
Section 19.
Headings.
Headings
of this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not be considered
a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
Section 20.
Attorneys’
Fees. In
the
event of any litigation or other dispute arising as a result of or by reason
of
this Agreement, the prevailing party in any such litigation or other dispute
shall be entitled to, in addition to any other damages assessed, its reasonable
attorneys’ fees, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with
settling or resolving such dispute. The attorneys’ fees which the prevailing
party is entitled to recover shall include fees for prosecuting or defending
any
appeal and shall be awarded for any supplemental proceedings until the final
judgment is satisfied in full. In addition to the foregoing award of attorneys’
fees to the prevailing party, the prevailing party in any lawsuit on this
Agreement shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in any
post judgment proceedings to collect or enforce the judgment This attorneys’
fees provision is separate and several and shall survive the merger of this
Agreement into any judgment.
Section 21.
Waiver;
Rights and Remedies. Neither
Consultant’s nor the Company’s failure to exercise any right under this
Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other term or condition of this
Agreement with respect to any other preceding, concurrent, or subsequent breach,
nor shall
it
constitute a waiver by the Company or Consultant of its rights at any time
thereafter to require exact and strict compliance with any of the terms of
this
Agreement. The rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement shall be in
addition to any other rights or remedies which may be granted by law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective
as of
the date first set forth above.
NUWAY
MEDICAL, INC.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Name:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Title:
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President | |
“CONSULTANT”
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx Code |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx Code |
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Annex
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