License Reference Number SAN
FRANCISCO TECHNOLOGY LICENSE
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT between INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, a New
York corporation
("IBM"), and Aztek, Inc.
a Nevada Corporation ("YOU" or "YOUR").
IBM has certain programming code and technical information that is designed
to be used for building computer application programs and certain patents and
patent applications covered by such programming code and technical
information. IBM wishes to license Version 1, including Releases and
modifications thereof, of such programming and technical information, listed
by product No. In ATTACHMENT A (the "San Francisco Product"), and patents
(defined hereinbelow) to YOU for the purpose of YOUR creating further
software
products to be licensed by YOU to YOUR Customers.
YOU wish to receive certain licenses with respect to the San Francisco
Product for the aforesaid purposes.
In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement and its attachments IBM and YOU agree as follows:
Section 1.
Definitions 1.1 "Application Development Information" shall mean the
files listed in the file named LICENSE.TXT which is located in the root
directory of the CD-ROM and in the ...com/ibm/sf/doc/ relative directory that
results from the installation of the San Francisco Product on YOUR computer
where ... is the prefix directory determined at install time by user
specification of directory preference and/or specific platform requirements
under Section E, "Application Development Information." The contents of
these lists and subdirectories may be updated by IBM from time to time.
1.2 "Base Code" shall mean the Code and Documentation listed in the
file named LICENSE.TXT which is located in the root directory of the CD-ROM
and in the ...com/ibm/sf/doc/ relative directory that results from the
installation of the San Francisco Product on YOUR computer where ... is the
prefix directory determined at install time by user specification of
directory preference and/or specific platform requirements, under Section C,
"Reshippable Materials List," sublist 1. The contents of these lists and
subdirectories may be updated by IBM from time to time.
1.3 "CD-ROM" shall mean the CD-ROM on which the San Francisco product
is distributed.
1.4 "Code" shall mean computer programming code. Except as otherwise
specified, Code shall include Source Code and Binary Code.
(a) "Binary Code" shall mean Code including but not limited to
Java byte Code and Object Code in a form that is indirectly or directly
executable by a computer, and is not readable or understandable by a
programmer of ordinary skills.
(b) "Object Code" shall mean Code substantially or entirely in
binary form, and includes header files of the type necessary for
use or inter operation with other computer programs. It is intended to be
directly executable by a computer after processing or linking, but
without interpretation, compilation or assembly.
(c) "Source Code" shall mean Code in a form which when printed
out or displayed is readable and understandable by a programmer of ordinary
skills. It includes procedural and object oriented Code with associated
comments describing the operation of the Code.
1.5 "Core Business Process" or "CBP" shall mean the information and files
listed in the file named LICENSE.TXT which is located in the root directory
of the CD-ROM and in the ...com/ibm/sf/doc relative directory that results from
the installation of the San Francisco Product on YOUR computer where . . . is
the prefix directory determined at install time by user specification of
directory preference and/or specific platform requirements under Section C,
"Reshippable Materials List," sublist 2. The contents of these lists and
subdirectories may be updated by IBM from time to time.
1.6 "Customer" shall mean an end user authorized to use Your Product for
such end user's internal productive use and not for remarketing or
sublicensing.
1.7 "Derivative Work" shall mean a work based upon one or more preexisting
works that would be a copyright infringement if prepared without the
authorization of the copyright owners of the preexisting work. Derivative
Works are subject to the ownership rights and licenses of others in the
preexisting work.
1.8 "Distributors" shall mean business entities used to distribute Your
Product.
1.9. "Effective Date" shall mean the date on which IBM has signed and dated
this Agreement.
1.10 "Error" shall mean any mistake, problem, or defect that causes Licensed
Binary Code in Your Product to malfunction.
1.11 "Fixpacks" shall mean revisions that correct Errors or provide small
programming enhancements.
1.12 "IBM Parents" shall mean all patents (but not including any design
patents or registrations) of IBM:
(a) issued or issuing on patent applications entitled to
an effective filing date prior to the termination or expiration of this
agreement, whichever comes first;
(b) which, but for this Agreement, would be infringed by YOUR making,
using, importing, offering for sale, leasing, selling or otherwise
transferring Your Product in the country in which such patent exists; and
(c) under which patents or the applications therefor IBM or any of
its Subsidiaries now has, or hereafter obtains, the right to grant licenses to
YOU of or within the scope granted herein without such grant or the exercise of
rights thereunder resulting in the payment of royalties or other consideration
by IBM or its Subsidiaries to third parties (except for payments between IBM
and its Subsidiaries, and payments to third parties for inventions made by
said third parties while employed by IBM or any its Subsidiaries).IBM Patents
shall include said patent applications, continuations in part of said patent
applications, and any patents reissuing on any of the aforesaid patents.
1.13 "IHS Product" shall mean an Information Handling System or any
instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities (including, without
limitation, any component, subassembly, computer program or supply) designed
for incorporation in an Information Handling System. Any instrumentality or
aggregate of instrumentalities primarily designed for use in the fabrication
(including testing) of an IHS Product licensed herein shall not be considered
to be an IHS Product.
1.14 "Information Handling System" shall mean any instrumentality or
aggregate of instrumentalities primarily designed to compute, classify,
process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display,
manifest, measure, detect, record, reproduce, handle or utilize any form of
information, intelligence or data for business, scientific, control or other
purposes.
1.15 "Internal Production Use" shall mean any use of the San Francisco
Product or Your Product other than for the purposes of developing prototypes
or application programs.
1.16 "Know-How" shall mean the information contained in the files listed in
the file named LICENSE.TXT which is located in the root directory of the
CD-ROM and in the ...com/ibm/sf/doc relative directory that results from the
installation of the San Francisco Product on YOUR computer where ... is the
prefix directory determined at install time by user specification of
directory preference and/or specific platform requirements under Section D,
entitled "IBM's Know-How." The contents of these lists and subdirectories
may be updated by IBM from time to time.
1.17 "Licensed Code" shall mean all Code licensed by IBM to YOU in the San
Francisco Product. Except as otherwise specified, Licensed code shall
include Licensed Source Code and Licensed Binary Code.
(a) "Licensed Binary Code" shall mean Binary Code included in the
San Francisco Product.
(b) "Licensed Source Code" shall mean Source Code included in the
San Francisco Product.
1.18 "Licensed Materials" shall mean Licensed Technology and Licensed Code.
1.19 "Licensed Technology" shall mean Know-How, Application and Development
Information and other technical information provided to YOU by IBM which is
incorporated in, or used in the design or provision of Your Product.
Licensed Technology does not include any Licensed Code.
1.20 "License Reference Number" shall mean a number assigned by IBM in
accordance with section 8.1, and used to track and identify YOUR San
Francisco Technology License Agreement and all communications by YOU to IBM in
connection therewith.
1.21 "Maintenance Services" shall mean any service that redistributes
revisions to the San Francisco Product or provides revisions to Your Original
Code within Your Product, where such revisions correct Errors or provide
small programming enhancements.
1.22 "Publicly Accessible Network" or "PAN" shall mean any configuration of
data processing devices and software adapted for information exchange that is
accessible for use by the public or other users unaffiliated with YOU, with
or without payment of subscription fees or other charges.
1.23 "Release" shall mean the distribution via CD-ROM of a San Francisco
Product containing new software functions, enhancements to existing software
functions, new or enhanced tools, and/or additional reference material.
1.24 "Specifications" shall mean the document entitled San Francisco
Licensed Program Specifications.
1.25 "Specified Operating Environment" shall mean the machines and
programs with which the San Francisco Product is designed to operate, as
described in the applicable Specifications.
1.26 "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, company or other entity:
(a) More than fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or
securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or
other managing authority) are, now or hereafter, owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by a party hereto; or
(b) which does not have outstanding shares or securities, as may be
the case in a partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association, but
more than fifty percent (50%) of whose ownership interest representing
theright to make the decisions for such corporation, company or other entity
is now or hereafter owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a party
hereto, but such corporation, company or other entity shall be deemed to be a
Subsidiary only so long as such ownership or control exists.
1.27 "Trademarks" shall mean the common law and registered trademarks
listed in ATTACHMENT B.
1.28 "Trademark Usage Guidelines" shall mean the guidelines providing for
the use and display of the Trademarks. The current Trademark Usage
Guidelines are set forth in ATTACHMENT C.
1.29 "Version" shall mean new and enhanced products based upon one or
more existing San Francisco Products, distributed via CD-ROM and containing
significant new software functions, enhancements, new or enjanced tools
and/or additional reference materials. A Version may include multiple
Releases. A new Version shall be identified by new product and Version numbers.
1.30 "Your Original Code" shall mean Code created by YOU, or YOUR
subcontractors, to which YOU have a right to grant use licenses to others.
Your Original Code may include Code created by or owned by third parties.
1.31 "Your Patents" shall mean all patents (but not including any design
patents or registrations) of YOURS:
(a) issued or issuing on patent applications entitled to an
effective filing date prior to the termination or expiration of this
Agreement, whichever comes first; and
(b) Under which patents or the applications therefor YOU or any
of your Subsidiaries now has, or hereafter obtains, the right to grant
licenses to IBM of or within the scope granted herein without such grant or
the exercise of rights thereunder resulting in the payment of royalties or
other consideration by YOU or your Subsidiaries, and payments to third
parties for inventions made by said third parties while employed by YOU or
any of your Subsidiaries).
Your Patents shall include said patent applications, continuations in part of
said patent applications, and any patents reissuing on any of the aforesaid
patents.
1.32 "Your Product" shall mean a computer application program that is
licensed or otherwise distributed to end users for use by such end users and
that contains Licensed Code or was developed using Licensed Technology or
contains, incorporates, invokes, calls, or otherwise causes execution of any
version of the Licensed Code, or any portion thereof. Your Product shall
include Maintenance Services, but shall not include any other services. Your
Product shall not include any product that YOU make available for use on a
PAN. Such a product shall be the subject of a separate license from IBM.
1.33 "Your Product Revenue" shall be computed as YOUR gross revenue
obtained by YOU for the sale or license of Your Products. In no event,
however, shall Your Product Revenue be less than 60% of the total revenue
obtained by YOU from the sale or license of Your Product and other products
and/or services related to or associated with the San Francisco Product.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, sales of computer hardware that are separately
invoiced at market prices shall not be considered a product related to or
associated with the San Francisco Product.
1.34 "Your Product Selling Price" shall mean the bona fide gross selling
price, after prompt payment discounts (not to exceed 3%) and quantity
discounts actually allowed, at which YOU license or otherwise transfer or
provide Your Product, subject to the following:
(a) If Your Product was not separately itemized and priced and
was incorporated in other items (whether or not said other item was also
Your Product), Your Selling price shall be the price at which YOU so provided
such other item.
(b) If YOU sell or provide identical versions of Your Product at
more than one such price, Your Product Selling Price shall mean the total
revenue with respect to each of such identical ones of Your Products from
said sales in the relevant accounting period divided by the number of Your
Products sold in said period.
(c) If YOU use Your Product internally or provide Your Product to
affiliates for their internal use and not resale, Your Product Selling Price
for Your Product used by YOU or YOUR affiliates for such internal use shall
be equal to the average of Your Product Selling Price for all of Your Products
identical to Your Product which were provided to other than YOUR affiliates
in the relevant accounting period or, if there have been no such sales in
the relevant accounting period Your Product Selling Price shall be the fair
market value of Your Products in an arms length transaction between
unaffiliated parties.
Section 2. LICENSE GRANTS AND RESTRICTIONS
2.1 Within thirty (30) days after execution of this Agreement, IBM shall
furnish to YOU, via Your Technical Coordinator as identified in Section 8.3,
one copy of the CD-ROM containing Licensed Materials. IBM further agrees to
furnish to YOU a reasonable number of additional copies of the CD-ROM
containing Licensed Materials within thirty (30) days of YOUR request for
such additional copies. IBM hereby authorizes YOU to download further Licensed
Materials which may be located via the URL ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
on the Internet. Any materials received pursuant to this Agreement and not
expressly rejected by YOU within thirty (30) days of receipt shall be deemed
accepted.
2.2 Subject to the provisions of Sections 3 and 6, IBM grants to YOU a
nonexclusive, nontransferable, worldwide(a) Know-how license to use the
Licensed Materials internally for the sole purpose of enabling YOU to develop
Your Product based upon the Licensed Technology;
(b) copyright license to prepare Derivative Works based upon the Licensed
Technology for the sole purpose expressing to YOUR Customers how to use Your
Product; provided, however, that YOU distribute copies of such Derivative
Work only in combination with Your Products;
(c) copyright license to prepare Derivative Works based upon the
Application Development Information, and to reproduce and distribute the
Application Development Information internally for the purposes of
developing, preparing and providing Your Products based on the San Francisco
Product; and
(d) subject to Section 3.2, right to prepare Derivative Works of the Know-How
and reproduce, distribute, perform and display such Derivative Works
internally. YOU shall have the further right to distribute to Customers and
Distributors, perform and display externally Binary Code versions of
Derivative Works of Source Code included in Know-How.
2.3 Subject to the provisions of Sections 4 and 6, IBM grants to YOU and
YOUR Distributors, a nonexclusive, nontransferable, worldwide copyright
license to reproduce and distribute copies of the Base Code in combination
with significant amounts of Your Original Code (as required by Section 4.1(a)
included in Your Product and distribute such copies, as part of Your Product,
to Customers and Distributors and not as a stand-alone product.
2.4 Subject to the provisions of Sections 4 and 5, IBM grants to YOU and
YOUR Distributors a nonexclusive, nontransferrable, worldwide copyright
license to reproduce and distribute copies of the CBP in combination with
significant amounts of Your Original Code (as required by Section 4.1(a))
included in Your Product and distribute such copies, as part of Your Product,
to Customers and Distributors and not as a stand-alone product.
2.5 During the term of this Agreement only, and subject to YOUR full
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, IBM licenses YOU
to make, use, import, offer to sell, lease, sell or otherwise transfer Your
Products under and patent (including divisions, continuations, reissues and
corresponding patents of other countries) issuing from the IBM Patents which
are necessarily infringed, and which infringement arises solely and
exclusively from, YOUR use of the Licensed Technology pursuant to Sections
2.2(a), 2.2(d), 2.3 and 2.4 and/or YOUR licensed use of the Licensed Code
pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.4. YOUR rights under this Section 2.5 are
personal, nonassignable and nontransferable.
2.6 With the exception of the rights granted in sections 2.2. 2.3, 2.4,
2.5, 2.7 and 11.1, no license or other right is granted by IBM to YOU under
this agreement, either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise,
under any other intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks,
copyrights (including but not limited to, the right to prepare Derivative
Works), registered semiconductor mask works, knowhow or trade secrets.
2.7 The licenses granted herein include the right for YOU to sublicense
YOUR Subsidiaries and the right of such sublicensed Subsidiaries to
sublicense other Subsidiaries of YOURS. Each Subsidiary so sublicensed shall
be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement as if it were named
herein in the place of YOU, provided that YOU shall pay and account to IBM
for royalties hereunder in respect of the exercise by any Subsidiary of any
sublicense granted to it hereunder. Any sublicense granted to a Subsidiary
shall terminate on the earlier of the date such Subsidiary ceases to be a
Subsidiary or the date this Agreement terminates or expires.
2.8 YOU shall have a right to license third parties to prepare
Derivative Works of Your Products(s) if such third party licensees have
obtained a license to prepare Derivative Works of the San Francisco Product
from IBM.
Section 3. Know-How:
Nondisclosure
3.1 All documents, resumes and other tangible items containing Know-How
shall be clearly marked with the words "KNOW-HOW" or a similar restrictive
legend. IBM does not wish to receive any information considered confidential
by YOU. In the event this becomes necessary, the parties will enter into a
separate agreement with respect to such information. All information
received from YOU that is not subject to a separate agreement shall be
considered as nonconfidential information.
3.2 Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.4 and 3.5, for a period of
twenty (20) years from the date of each receipt of Know-How, YOU shall use
the same care and discretion to avoid disclosure, publication or
dissemination of such received Know-How as YOU use with information of YOUR
own that YOU do not wish to publish, disclose or disseminate.
3.3 Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.4 and 3.5, for a period of
five (5) years from the Effective Date, YOU shall use the same care and
discretion to avoid disclosure, publication or dissemination of ATTACHMENT D
of this Agreement, as YOU use with information of YOUR own that you do not
wish to publish, disclose or disseminate.
3.4 Disclosure by YOU of Know-How is permissible if:
(a) such disclosure is in response to a valid order of a court or
other governmental body or otherwise required by law. YOU, however, will
give IBM prompt notice to allow IBM a reasonable opportunity to obtain
a protective order; or
(b) such disclosure is to other Know-How licensees of the San
Francisco Product. It shall be YOUR sole responsibility to determine if a
third party is a licensee of such Know-How. YOU shall have absolute
liability for any damages to IBM caused by YOUR malfeasance or misfeasance in
disclosure to a third party.
3.5 The obligations specified in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 shall not apply to
any information that:
(a) is already in YOUR possession or the possession of any of YOUR
Subsidiaries without obligation of confidence;
(b) is independently developed by YOU or any of YOUR Subsidiaries;
(c) is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement;
(d) is rightfully received by YOU from a third party without obligation
of confidence; or
(e) is released for disclosure by IBM with its written consent.
3.6 Upon any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.1, 9.2
or 9.3, YOU shall promptly return to IBM or destroy all documents and other
tangible items containing Know-How and/or Licensed Materials in the
possession of YOU or YOUR sublicensed Subsidiaries.
Section 4. YOUR OBLIGATIONS
4.1 YOU shall:
(a) integrate the Licensed Code into Your Product such that in IBM's
discretion Your Product is substantially different from and includes the
addition of valuable function in addition to that contained in the Licensed
Code per se;
(b) provide the Licensed Code in Binary Code form only under YOUR
license agreement as part of the YOUR Product;
(c) not remove IBM copyright and other notices from the Licensed Code;
(d) use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all
YOUR employees comply with the terms of this Agreement;
(e) not make any representations or warranties on behalf of IBM
about IBM or the Licensed Materials;
(f) not reverse assemble, reverse compile or translate any Binary
Code except as permitted by law without the possibility of contractual
waiver;
(g) not insert, delete, replace, change or otherwise alter any
files in the directories and subdirectories of the San Francisco
Product;
(h) not modify, change or otherwise alter the directory structure
of the San Francisco Product;
(i) not modify, change, prepare Derivative Works of or otherwise alter
any Binary Code files included with the San Francisco Product; and
(j) provide sufficient support, service and documentation to YOUR
Customer to eliminate any right, permission, or authorization your Customer
may have in the absence of such support, service and documentation under the
national or regional law of the places where YOU or YOUR Customer do business
to reverse assemble, reverse compile or translate Your Product.
4.2 For Your Product that may be distributed in the U.S. or to U.S.
Government users, YOU will include on Your Product:
(a) a copyright notice in the form specified by 17 U.S.C. Chapter 4; and
(b) a U.S. Government user limited and restricted rights notice that
complies with DFAR 227.7202 for military agencies and F.A.R. 12.212 for
civilian agencies.
4.3 At IBM's request, YOU will provide to IBM for review and approval
copies of YOUR standard form and variations of YOUR standard form license
agreements used to license Your Product. YOU will obtain the Customer'
assent (either by signature or by any other legally enforceable means) to YOUR
license agreements all of which shall include the substance of the following:
(a) authorization to use, execute, perform, and display and to make one
copy of Your Product for backup or archival purposes only;
(b) subject to Section 2.8, prohibition from any preparation of
derivative works, or modifying of Your product or sublicensing,
distributing, leasing, renting, or otherwise transferring Your Product;
(c) prohibition from copying Your product unless the Customer has
been licensed to do so by YOU;
(d) direction to destroy all copies of Your product unless the Customer
has been licensed to do so by YOU;
(e) prohibition from reverse assembling, reverse compiling or
translating Your Product except as permitted without the possibility of
contractual waiver by the national or regional law of the places where YOU or
YOUR Customer do business; and
(f) statements that: (1) Your Product is copyrighted and licensed;
it is not sold. YOU do not pass title to Your Product;
(2) Your Product may contain materials licensed by a third party
and YOU have assumed responsibility for these materials and their use
in Your Product;
(3) Third party suppliers disclaim all implied warranties,
including the implied warranties of noninfringement, merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose; and
(4) limit liabilities to a reasonable amount and state in comparable
words, "The collective liabilities of the seller/licensor's third party
suppliers shall be limited to no more than one hundred thousand 100,000.00)
dollars and is subject to all other limitations of liabilities described in
this agreement. Third party suppliers disclaim all liability for
consequential or other indirect damages. The third party supplier is an
intended beneficiary of the limitations and disclaimers and the limitation of
liabilities for seller/licensor and its third party suppliers are not
cumulative."
4.4 YOU agree to notify IBM within ten (10) business days if YOU become
aware of any acts of infringement of the IBM Patents or copyright
infringement of the Licensed Materials.
Section 5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
5.1 IBM shall provide orientation materials on the CD-ROM.
5.2 At no additional charge to YOU (other than the payments specified in
this Agreement), and provided that YOU have registered with IBM, IBM shall,
through its Internet website, provide access to:
(a) a frequently asked questions (FAQ) file;
(b) a Hints and Techniques (HAT) file;
(c) technical road maps and papers;
(d) downloadable Fixpacks for the Version and Release of San
Francisco Product that is then being distributed to the public by IBM
hereinafter the "Then Current Version and Release");
(e) downloadable Fixpacks for the Version and Release of San
Francisco Product immediately previous to the Then Current Version and
Release for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days after
public availability of the Then Current Version and Release; and
(f) a public forum. IBM shall have no obligation whatsoever to
respond to any questions posted on such public forum.
Registration and further instructions on how to access the foregoing
electronic support services may be obtained via the URL
▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the Internet.
5.3 IBM shall have no obligation: to provide technical assistance except
as set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2; to provide technical assistance to YOUR
Customers; and/or to have direct contact with any of YOUR Customers. In no
event shall any information provided by YOU to IBM under this Section 5 be
deemed confidential information or Know-How of YOU or any third party.
5.4 IBM shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform its
obligations under Sections 5.1 and 5.2. In no event shall IBM be liable on
account of any technical information provided pursuant to this Section 5, or
its inability to provide technical assistance.
5.5 YOU shall be responsible for all service to YOUR Customers.
5.6 IBM shall provide, at no additional cost other than the payments
specified in this Agreement), the technical support set forth n Section 5.2
for a period of eighteen (18) months from the Effective Date of this
agreement. Thereafter, if YOU pay royalties to IBM pursuant to Section 6.1,
IBM shall continue, during the term of this Agreement, to provide to YOU, at
no additional charge, new Releases and the technical support set forth in
Section 5.2 for so long as YOU continue to pay royalties to IBM. If after the
first eighteen (18) months from the Effective Date of this agreement YOU are
not paying royalties to IBM pursuant to Section 6.1, IBM agrees to make
Releases and the technical support set forth in Section 5.2 available to YOU
at a fee to be set by IBM. IBM reserves the right to change the terms and
conditions, including charges, under which it licenses future Versions of
products based upon the San Francisco Product.
Section 6. PAYMENTS
6.1 As partial consideration for the licenses granted by IBM to YOU in
Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 2.5, 2.7 and 11.1, YOU shall pay, as hereinafter
provided, royalties to IBM in respect of each Your Product licensed by YOU
or YOUR sublicensees for use by end-users or used for Internal Production Use.
6.2 YOU shall pay IBM running royalties calculated as a percentage
("Royalty Rate") of Your Product Revenue. These Royalty Rates are set forth
in ATTACHMENT D. Royalty Rates shall be selected from ATTACHMENT D according to
the appropriate Rate Code and Your Product Revenue Step. YOU shall pay
royalties under Rate Code A if YOU ship product that uses Base Code and/or
provides Maintenance Services. YOU shall pay royalties under Rate Code B if
YOU ship product that uses Base Code and CBP or CBP alone. The step under
which YOU shall pay royalties is selected from ATTACHMENT D in accordance
with the year to date (YTD) amount of Your Product based on the Licensed
Code ("Your Product Revenue Step"). YOU shall, regardless of the net of Your
Product Revenue, calculate royalties starting at Step 1 on January 1 of each
year in which royalties are due IBM and only proceed to subsequent steps
after royalties have been paid on the full amount in a Your Product Revenue
Step.(a)
YOU may create Derivative Works of programs obtained from third parties
who are also licensed by IBM to create works based upon the San Francisco
Product ("Other Company"). In such event, YOU may deduct from Your Product
Revenue payments made to such Other Company and on which royalties were paid
to IBM by such Other Company under a San Francisco Technology License
Agreement for their products upon which Your Product is based.
6.3 Royalties payable pursuant to Section 6.1 shall accrue when Your
Product is first sold, licensed or otherwise transferred (internally or
externally). A quarterly accounting period shall end on the last day of each
March, June, September and December during the term of this Agreement.
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each such period, YOU shall furnish
to IBM a written report certified by YOU, one of YOUR officers or another
individual authorized to legally bind YOU, in the forms set forth in
ATTACHMENT E and ATTACHMENT F. In addition to YOUR Name, License Reference
Number, Date of the Report and Period covered, the Statement of Royalty Form
of ATTACHMENT E shall specify:
(a) the name of Your Product for which royalties are being paid,
including a type number or other description that uniquely describes the
product (Column 1);
(b) the total net of Your Product Revenue for Your Product sold
during the accounting period and the year to date (YTD) total for all
San Francisco based products sold by YOU. If YOU are paying royalties for
Your Product based upon Other Company products pursuant to Section 6.2(a),
the net of Your Product Revenue shall be calculated using the worksheet of
ATTACHMENT F (Column 2). Otherwise, this amount shall be the revenue for the
Your Product calculated as the product of Column 3 and Column 5;
(c) the number of copies of Your Product, exclusive of copies
licensed at no charge and reported in accordance with Section 6.3(d),
licensed to Distributors or directly to Customers or otherwise indirectly
to Customers by Your sublicensees (Column 3);
(d) the number of copies of Your Product licensed without charge or
other payment to YOUR Customers (Column 4)
(e) the Licensed Product Selling Price per copy of such Your
Product (Column 5);
(f) identification of the Rate Code at which royalties are being
paid (Column 6);
(g) the applicable royalty rate (Column 7); and
(h) the amount of royalties due (Column 2 multiplied by Column 7)
and the total due for all of Your Product(s); and YOU shall pay said
total amount due to IBM.
With respect to each copy licensed without charge, YOU shall, on or before
the end date of the next quarterly accounting period, either (a) charge the
Customer based on Your Product Selling Price and remit royalty payment in due
course, (b) terminate each such Customer's license with respect to such copy,
or (c) treat such copies as sold at Your Selling Price and pay royalties on
such copies in accordance with Section 6.2.
6.4 If YOU are paying royalties to IBM for Your Product based upon Other
Company products pursuant to Section 6.2(a) YOU shall have the following
additional reporting obligations which together with YOUR Name, License
Reference Number, Date of the Report and Period covered, shall be reported on
the form of ATTACHMENT F:
(a) identification of Your Product for which royalties are being
paid, including a type number or other description that uniquely
describes the product (Column A);
(b) the amount of Your Product Revenue received by YOU (Column B);
(c) identification of the Other Company paying royalties to IBM for
the product upon which Your Product is based (Column C);
(d) identification of the Other Company product that YOUR Product
is based (Column C);
(e) the payment paid to the Other Company that is deductible
under Section 6.2(a) (Column E); and(f) the net of Your Product Revenue upon
which royalty is paid (Column E subtracted from Column B) and such amount shall
also be entered into Column 2 of ATTACHMENT E, where it shall be ▇▇▇▇ with an
asterisk ("*") for each of Your Product(s) for which the deduction allowed
under 6.2(a) is being taken.
6.5 YOU shall pay all royalties and other payments due hereunder in
United States dollars. YOU shall report all money amounts in U.S. dollars.
All royalties for an accounting period computed in other currencies shall be
converted into US dollars at the exchange rate for bank transfers from such
currency to US dollars as quoted by the head office of Citibank N.A., New
York, USA, at the close of banking on the last day of such accounting period
(or the first business day thereafter if such last day is a non-business day).
6.6 In the event no royalties are due, YOU shall submit a report so
stating. Such report may be submitted by e-mail to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and
shall contain the following, or a substantively similar statement:
"We have not licensed any applications based upon the San
Francisco Product nor placed any such applications into Internal Production
Use in the reporting period and therefore no royalty is due."
Such e-mail report shall also contain your License Reference Number and the
name of the person submitting the report on YOUR behalf.
6.7 YOU shall keep records in sufficient detail to permit the
determination of royalties payable hereunder and at the request and expense
of IBM will permit an independent auditor s elected by IBM, or any other person
acceptable to both IBM and YOU, to examine such records during ordinary
business hours once in each calendar year to verify or determine royalties
paid or payable under this Agreement. Such examination shall include the
right to examine and inspect any materials required to verify YOUR obligations
under Sections 4.3 and 11.3. If no request for examination of such records
for a particular accounting period has been made by IBM within three (3) years
after the end of said period, the right to examine, and the obligation to keep,
such records for said period shall terminate.
6.8 YOU shall be liable for interest on any overdue royalty commencing on
the date such royalty becomes due, i.e., thirty (30) days after the end of
the applicable accounting period, at an annual rate which is the greater of ten
percent (10%) or one percentage point higher than the prime interest rate as
quoted by the head office of Citibank N.A., New York, at the close of banking
on such date, or on the first business day thereafter if such date falls on a
non-business day. If such interest rate exceeds the maximum legal rate in
the jurisdiction where a claim therefor is being asserted, the interest rate
shall be reduced to such maximum legal rate.
YOU shall bear and pay all taxes (including, without limitation, sales
and value added taxes but excluding income tax as specified below) imposed by
the national government, including any political subdivision thereof, of any
country in which YOU are doing business as the result of the existence of the
Agreement or the exercise of rights hereunder. YOU shall not bear and pay
any income tax imposed by such national government upon the payments made
pursuant to this Section 6 to the extent that such income tax is to be
credited to taxes payable to IBM to its national government. YOU may deduct
such income tax from said payments, and YOU shall furnish IBM with a tax
certificate for such income tax. YOU shall also bear and pay all other fees
or charges, including, but not limited to, the fees charged by financial
institutions, incurred by YOU or on YOUR behalf in association with your
payment of royalty under this Agreement or as the result of the existence of
this Agreement or the exercise of rights hereunder.
Section 7. OPTION GRANTED
7.1 YOU grant to IBM the right to obtain a patent license under Your
Patents to make, use, import, offer to sell or lease, sell, lease or
otherwise transfer any IHS Product. Said license shall be under terms and
conditions no less favorable than those granted to YOU herein or any
amendment hereto and shall include royalty rates no less favorable than one
percent per patent (up to a maximum of five per cent for five or more
patents) of the actual selling price of IBM products to unaffiliated
customers, and the greater of actual selling price or fair market value in
sales to affiliated customers. For the purposes of this Section 7.1, each
one of Your Parents and its corresponding patents in other countries, shall
be deemed to be one of your Patents.
Section 8. COMMUNICATIONS
8.1 Upon execution of this Agreement IBM shall assign a License Reference
Number. This number shall be included in any report, payment or other
communication YOU make to IBM concerning this Agreement.
8.2 Payment shall be made by electronic funds transfer and shall include
in the payment details YOUR License Reference Number. Any notice or other
communication required or permitted to be made or given to either party
hereto pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent to such party by facsimile or
registered airmail, postage prepaid, addressed to it at its address set forth
8.2(b) below, or to such other address as it shall designate by written
notice given to the other party. Payment shall be deemed to be made on the
date of electronic funds transfer. Notices or other communications shall be
deemed to have been given or provided on the date of sending. The addresses
are as follows:(a) For electronic funds transfers of payments:
IBM, Director of Licensing
The Bank of New York
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Credit Account No. ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇
ABA No. ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇-▇
(b) Mailing addresses and facsimile numbers:
For IBM:
Director of Licensing
IBM Corporation
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E-mail: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇
For YOU:
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Vice President
Aztek, Inc.
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8.3 Your Technical Coordinator is as follows:
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director, Research & Development
Address: Aztek, Inc.
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YOU will promptly advise IBM in writing of any change in Technical Coordinator
or address.
Section 9 TERM AND TERMINATION
9.1 This Agreement shall be from the Effective Date until three (3) years
after such date, unless earlier terminated under the provisions of the
Agreement. Termination or expiration of this Agreement does not affect
previously granted paid-up rights and licenses to Customers authorized by
this Agreement, including without limitation licenses granted in the last
quarterly accounting period of a calendar year for which royalties are paid
in accordance with Section 6 even if such payment occurs after expiration of
this Agreement. Termination of this license shall also terminate previously
granted rights of Customers authorized by this Agreement who have licensed
Your Product under periodic license payments. YOU shall promptly notify such
Customers of the termination of such previously granted rights.
9.2 In the event that YOU materially breach this Agreement, IBM shall
give written notice of the breach and, if such breach is not cured within
ninety (90) days of said notice, IBM shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement by giving fifteen (15) days written notice.
9.3 YOU shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without cause at
any time by giving written notice; provided, however, that such termination
shall be subject to YOUR payment obligations under Section 6 (which shall be
come immediately due and payable) and to the provisions of Section 13.14.
9.4 Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, YOU shall provide
IBM with proof of the destruction of all existing packages, cartons,
containers, point of sale displays, advertising, labels, stencils, cut-outs,
forms and the like which bear the Trademark or are or can be used in the
application or reproduction of the Trademark, and shall provide IBM with
proof of the obliteration or removal of the Trademark from all products. For
the purposes of this section 9.4, a written statement fully describing such
destructions and obliterations, certified by YOU, one of YOUR officers or
another individual authorized to legally bind YOU, shall constitute
acceptable proof to IBM.
9.5 IBM hereby agrees to make available a new license to YOU for the
Version of the San Francisco Product that is being licensed by IBM as of the
date of termination of this Agreement, under IBM's then current terms and
conditions, provided that:
(a) IBM shall have no obligation to make available such new license if
IBM is not then offering such licenses to others;
(b) all outstanding intellectual property claims between IBM and YOU
have been resolved to IBM's satisfaction as of the date of termination
of this Agreement; and
(c) all outstanding claims between IBM and YOU under this Agreement
have been resolved to IBM's satisfaction as of the date of termination
of this Agreement.
9.6 IBM hereby agrees that if IBM ceases all marketing, licensing and
support of all Versions of the San Francisco Product and does not establish
or otherwise provide for a successor to provide such marketing, licensing and
support then IBM shall amend this Agreement:
(a) to extend its term to the life of the copyright of the Version of
the San Francisco Product last provided to you under this Agreement, except
that any licenses granted in such amended agreement shall be only to
intellectual property, including, patents, trademark, copyright and Know-How
covered under this Agreement and existing at the effective date of such
amendment;
(b) to delete Sections 2.1, 5.2, 5.6, 9.5, 10.1, 10.4 and 13.6; and
(c) to the extent, IBM has the right to do so, to provide access to YOU
under license to the Source Code of those portions of the last Version of the
San Francisco Product previously supplied to YOU only as Licensed Binary
Code under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, IBM shall have no
obligation to provide such amended agreement unless: (I) all outstanding
intellectual property claims between IBM and YOU have been resolved to IBM's
satisfaction as of the date IBM ceases support, marketing and licensing of
all Versions of the San Francisco Product; and (ii) all outstanding claims
between IBM and YOU under this Agreement have been resolved to IBM's
satisfaction as of the date IBM ceases support, marketing and licensing
of all Versions of the San Francisco Product.
Section 10 INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 If a third party claims that the Base Code or CBP in Binary Code
form that IBM provides to YOU infringes that party's copyright, IBM will,
subject to the limitations of Section 13.4, defend YOU against that claim at
IBM's expense and pay all costs, damages, and attorney's fees that a court
finally awards, provided that YOU:
(a) notify IBM in writing of any such claim within ten (10)
business days of YOUR receipt of such claim; and
(b) allow IBM to control, and cooperate with IBM in, the defense
and any related settlement discussions.
10.2 If a third party claim that the Base Code or CBP in Binary Code form
that IBM provides to YOU infringe that party's copyright is made or appears
likely to be made, YOU agree to permit IBM to obtain the right for YOU to
continue to use the Base Code or CBP, or to modify it, or replace it with
non-infringing Base Code or CBP that is at least functionally equivalent. If
IBM determines that none of these alternatives is reasonably available, YOU
agree to return the Licensed Materials to IBM upon IBM's written request.
Sections 10.1 and 10.2 state IBM's entire obligation to YOU regarding any
claim of infringement.
10.3 IBM has no obligation regarding any claim based on any of the
following:
(a) anything YOU provide which is incorporated into the Licensed
Materials or into which the Base Code or CBP is incorporated;
(b) YOUR modification of the Licensed Code; or the use thereof in
other
than its specified operating environment;
(c) the combination, operation, or use of Licensed Code with
other products.
10.4 Subject to the limitations of Section 13.4, IBM shall settle or
defend all claims made by third parties against YOU and shall thereby
indemnify and hold YOU, YOUR officers, agents and employees, harmless from
any and all claims made against YOU for infringement or unfair competition
arising from YOUR use of the terms in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Following notice of an infringement claim or at any time IBM deems
appropriate, IBM may provide to YOU a substitute trademark for use under the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(a) Notwithstanding the above, IBM shall not be liable for any
lost revenue, profits, business opportunities or consequential,
incidental or punitive damages, even if advised of the possibility of
such damages.
(b) To qualify for such indemnification, YOU must notify IBM of any
such claim in writing within ten (10) business days of YOUR receipt of such
claim, and allow IBM to control and fully cooperate with IBM in the defense
of and all settlement negotiations related to such claim.
10.5 YOU shall indemnify IBM, its officers, agents and employees from and
against any and all claims, damages, liabilities (including settlements
entered into in good faith), suits, actions, judgments, penalties and taxes,
civil and criminal, and all costs and expenses (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred in connection therewith, arising out of:
(a) any act, omission, neglect or default of YOU or YOUR agents on or
in connection with the manufacture, sale, distribution, promotion, or
marketing of Your Product;
(b) any defect (whether obvious or hidden) in Your Product
manufactured, sold or licensed by YOU, except if such defect is contained
wholly within Licensed Binary Code provided by IBM to YOU;
(c) personal injury or any infringement of any rights (including
copyrights) of any person by the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession
or use of Your Product; or
(d) YOUR failure to comply with applicable laws with respect to
the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession or use of Your
Product.
To qualify for such indemnification IBM must notify YOU in writing of any
such claim within ten (10) business days of IBM'S receipt of such claim, and
allow YOU to control and fully cooperate with YOU in the defense of and all
settlement negotiations related to such claim.
Section 11. TRADEMARK LICENSE
11.1 To the extent it has the right to do so, IBM grants to YOU a
worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, right and license to use the
Trademarks on Your Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
YOU shall have no right and/or license to use the Trademarks on goods other
than YOUR Product, including, by way of example, and not limitation,
promotional goods, such as clothing, sports gear, computer accessories,
office supplies, and jewelry.
11.2 The license granted to YOU in Section 11.1 includes the right to
sublicense the Trademarks to YOUR Subsidiaries, provided that each
sublicensed subsidiary shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement as if it were named herein in YOUR place. YOU agree that any
breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by a sublicensee shall
also be considered a breach by YOU.
11.3. YOU agree to display and use the Trademarks solely in the form,
manner and style required in the Trademark Usage Guidelines which may be
modified from time to time, upon reasonable notice, by IBM.
11.4 YOU agree to use the Trademarks only on Your Products, and sales
literature, advertising, presentation materials, press materials, and
exhibits for Your Products.
11.5 All ownership rights in the Trademarks belong exclusively to IBM.
YOU have no ownership rights in the Trademarks and shall acquire no ownership
rights in the Trademarks as a result of YOUR performance (or breach) of this
Agreement. All use of the Trademarks or variations thereon shall insure
solely to the benefit of IBM. Upon termination of this Agreement all of YOUR
rights to use the Trademarks shall terminate immediately except as otherwise
provided herein.
11.6 YOU agree:
(a) not to take any action which will interfere with any of IBM's
rights in and to the Trademarks;
(b) not to challenge IBM's right, title or interest in and to the
Trademarks or the benefits therefrom;
(c) not to make any claim or take any action adverse to IBM's
ownership of the Trademarks;
(d) not to register or apply for registrations, anywhere, for the
trademarks or any other ▇▇▇▇ which is similar to the Trademark or which
incorporates the Trademarks; and
(e) not to use any ▇▇▇▇, anywhere, which is confusingly similar to
the Trademarks.
11.7 YOU agree that it is of fundamental importance that Your Product
bearing the Trademarks be of the highest quality and integrity and that the
Trademarks be properly used and displayed. YOU agree that the level of
quality of Your Product manufactured, sold or licensed by YOU shall meet or
exceed industry standards.
11.8 The parties agree that IBM may inspect Your Product distributed by
YOU upon reasonable notice, and may purchase Your Product without notice to
insure that the quality standards set forth in Section 11.7 and the Trademark
Usage Guidelines are maintained and that the Trademarks are properly used.
11.9 Failure to meet the quality standards set forth in Section 11.7 and
the Trademark Usage Guidelines shall be deemed to be a breach thereof which
must be corrected to IBM'S satisfaction within ninety (90) days of being put
on notice. Until such breach is corrected YOU may not sell or distribute Your
Products with the Trademarks.
11.10 YOU represent and warrant that Your Product meets the applicable
San Francisco criteria and quality standards in accordance with Section 11.7
and the Trademark Usage Guidelines.
11.11 YOU agree to notify IBM within ten (10) business days if YOU become
aware of:
(a) any uses of, or any application or registration for, a
trademark, service ▇▇▇▇ or trade name that conflicts with or is
confusingly similar to the Trademarks;
(b) any acts of infringement or unfair competition involving the
Trademarks; or
(c) any allegations or claims whether or not made in a lawsuit, that
the use of the Trademarks by IBM or YOU infringe the trademark or
service ▇▇▇▇ or other rights of any other entity.
11.12 IBM may, but shall not be required to, take whatever action it, in
its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to protect the validity and
strength of the Trademarks at IBM's sole expense. YOU agree to comply with
all reasonable requests from IBM for assistance in connection with any action
with respect to the Trademarks that I BM may choose to take.
11.13 YOU shall not institute or settle any claims or litigation
affecting any rights in and to the Trademarks without IBM's prior written
approval.
Section 12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
122.1 IBM represents and warrants that it has the full right and power to
grant the licenses granted I Sections 2 and 11, and that there are no
outstanding agreements, assignments or encumbrances inconsistent with the
provisions of said licenses or with any other provisions of this Agreement.
12.2 IBM represents and warrants that it is not aware of any claims of
infringement of intellectual property that have been brought against it by
third parties for infringement of such third party's intellectual property by
the San Francisco Product.
12.3 YOU represent and warrant that other than in Your Product(s), no
computer program product of YOURS contains, incorporates, invokes, calls, or
otherwise causes execution of any version of the Licensed Code, or any
portion
thereof.
12.4 IBM warrants that when the San Francisco Product is used in the
Specific Operating Environment, it will conform to thee Specifications,
provided that YOU provide a substantially similar warranty to YOUR Customers
of Your Product.
The warranty period for a Release of the San Francisco Product licensed under
this Agreement commences on the day YOU receive such Release and continues
for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after public availability of a
subsequent Release or new Version. In no event, however, shall such warranty
continue after the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
THESE WARRANTIES ARE YOUR EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES AND REPLACE ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IBM SHALL HAVE NO OTHER LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY
INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES DUE TO YOUR
OPERATION UNDER THE LICENSES GRANTED HEREIN.
Section 13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 IBM shall not assign or grant any right under any of its
intellectual property that is licensed to YOU pursuant to Section 2, unless
such assignment or grant is made subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. YOU shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, licenses
or privileges hereunder or delegate or subcontract YOUR obligations, except
to a purchaser of all, or substantially all, of YOUR assets, provided that,
any such assignment, delegation or subcontracting shall be with IBM's written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and all outstanding
intellectual property claims between IBM and such purchaser, and all
outstanding issues between YOU and IBM under this Agreement, if any, shall
have been resolved to the satisfaction of IBM as of the date of such purchase
of YOUR assets. Any assignment in derogation of the foregoing shall be null
and void.
13.2 Except as specifically permitted in section 11.1, nothing contained
in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any right to use in
advertising, publicity or other promotional activities any name, trade name,
trademark or other designation of either party hereto (including any
contraction, abbreviation or simulation of any of the foregoing).
13.3 With the exception of any reduction in the value of the Licensed
Materials resulting from YOUR material breach of YOUR obligations, neither
party shall be entitled to indirect, incidental, consequential, special or
punitive damages, including lost profits based on any breach or default of
the other party and including those arising from infringement or alleged
infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, mask work or any other
intellectual property right.
13.4 IBM's entire liability and YOUR exclusive remedy for actual damages
from any cause whatsoever relating to this Agreement shall be limited to the
greater of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars or the royalty payment
made by YOU under this Agreement in the immediately preceding annual year.
The limitation will apply, except as otherwise stated in this section,
regardless of the form of action, whether in contract or in tort, including
negligence. The limitation will not apply to claims by YOU for bodily injury
or damage to real property or tangible personal property for which IBM is
legally liable.
13.5 IBM shall have no obligation hereunder to institute any action or
suit against third parties for any cause.
13.6 YOU recognize that URLs change from time to time. In the event that
YOU are unable to gain access to any URL recited in this Agreement, please
contact your IBM marketing representative to obtain any updates or other
changes to the URL.
13.7 This Agreement will not be binding upon the parties until it has
been signed hereinbelow by or on behalf of each party, in which event it
shall be effective as of the Effective Date. No amendment or modification
hereof shall be valid or binding upon tne parties unless made in writing and
signed on behalf of each of the parties.
13.8 Each party shall, at its own expense, comply with any governmental
law, statute, ordinance, administrative order, rule or regulation relating to
its duties, obligations and performance under this Agreement and shall
procure all licenses and pay all fees and other charges required thereby.
Each party agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
regulations and ordinances, including the Regulations of the U.S. Department
of Commerce and/or the U.S. State Department. YOU hereby give written
assurance that, unless authorized by appropriate U.S. Government license or
regulations, neither software nor technical data provided by IBM under this
Agreement, nor the direct product thereof, shall be exported, directly or
indirectly, to prohibited countries or nations thereof. YOU agree that YOU
are responsible for obtaining required government documents and approvals
prior to export of any commodity, machine, software or technical data. As a
part of the technical assistance provided under Section 5.2, IBM agrees to
cooperate and provide reasonable information concerning the Licensed
Materials to YOU in order for YOU to obtain export approval for Your Product.
13.9 If any section of this Agreement is found by competent authority to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the
validity, legality and enforceability of any such section in every other
respect and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in effect so long
as the Agreement still expresses the intent of the parties. If the intent of
the parties cannot be preserved, this Agreement shall be either renegotiated
or terminated.
13.10 This Agreement shall be construed, and the legal relations between
the parties hereto shall be determined, in accordance with the law of the
State of New as such law applies to contracts signed and fully performed in
such State. Both parties agree that any action brought concerning this
Agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State
of New Both parties agree to waive their right to a trial by jury in any
dispute arising out of this Agreement. The prevailing party in any legal
action hereunder shall be entitled to reimbursement by the other party of its
expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.
13.11 Each party is an independent contractor. Neither party is, nor will
claim to be, a legal representative, partner, franchisee, agent or employee
of the other. Neither party will assume or create obligations for the other.
Each party is responsible for the direction and compensation of its employees.
13.12 Neither party relies on any promises, inducements, or
representations made by the other or expectations of more business dealings.
This Agreement accurately states our business agreement.
13.13 The headings of the sections are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
13.14 Any terms of this Agreement which by their nature extend beyond its
expiration ro termination, including but not limited to the terms of Sections
3 and 6 shall remain in effect until fulfilled and shall bind the parties and
their legal representatives, successors, heirs and assigns.
This Agreement and any attachments thereto embody the entire understanding of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and merge all prior
discussions between them.
Aztek, ▇▇▇.▇▇:
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
Date: July 8, 1998
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
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Vice President
Date:
7/22/98
ATTACHMENT A
Product Nos. covered by this agreement
Product No. ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Base Product No. 5648-GL1-San Francisco
General Ledger Product No. 5647-WM1-San Francisco Warehouse Management
Product No. 5648-OM1-San Francisco Order Management
The product numbers covered by this Agreement shall also be listed in the
file named LICENSE.TXT which is located in the root directory of the CD-ROM
and in the ...com/ibm/sf/doc/ relative directory that results from the
installation of the San Francisco Product on YOUR computer where ... is the
prefix directory determined at install time by user specification of directory
preference and/or specific platform requirements under Section B, entitled
"San Francisco Product Numbers and Names." The contents of these lists and
subdirectories may be updated by IBM from time to time.
ATTACHMENT B
Trademarks
IBM San Francisco
ATTACHMENT C
Trademark Usage Guidelines
1.0 General Overview
1.1 This Attachment C ("Guidelines") sets forth the proper treatment and
use in advertising of all trademarks licensed under the San Francisco
Technology License Agreement to which they are appended and incorporated by
reference (hereafter Agreement). Compliance with these Guidelines is the
sole responsibility of YOU, YOUR Subsidiaries and/or YOUR Distributors. In
the event of a conflict between the provisions of the text of the Agreement
and these Guidelines, the Agreement shall control.
1.2 None of the Licensed Marks may be used on or in connection with
novelty items or T-shirts without IBM's Approval.
2.0 Use of Trademarks in Advertising, Promotional Materials and Licensed
Materials
2.1 General Trademark Use - Trademarks licensed by IBM under the
Agreement shall always be used as adjectives, not as nouns or verbs. A
trademark is not used in the possessive sense nor in the plural. Further, a
trademark should not be used as a substitute for a type or class of product.
Verify trademark use in this respect by mentally inserting the word "brand"
after a trademark and before its product type to see if the entire phrase
sounds reasonable. If it does not, the use is generally improper and should
be checked with your legal department. Do not use any trademark in or as
part of a hyphenated expression. Do not combine any trademark licensed
hereunder in composite form with any other trademark, especially the
trademark of a third party.
2.2 Use of the Licensed Marks by a Subsidiary - Trademark use by YOUR
Subsidiaries shall form, at the least and in all respects, to the guidelines
and requirements set forth in these Guidelines.
2.3 Trademark Use in Emblems - A Licensed ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ not be used in any
Subsidiary emblem or insignia.
2.4 Advertising Claims - The accuracy and appropriateness of all claims
used in advertising or promotional materials which includes one or more of
the Licensed Marks is the sole responsibility of YOU, YOUR Subsidiary, or
YOUR Distributor, as the case may be, even though IBM may have reviewed the
advertisement or promotional materials in question pursuant to this Agreement.
3.0 Use of IBM Trademarks
3.1 General - The following guidelines have been developed to explain the
proper treatment of one of IBM's most valuable assets, its terms. The only
legitimate purpose for using the trademark "IBM San Francisco" is to identify
a relationship or the source of products which are based on the IBM San
Francisco Product from International Business Machines Corporation. As such,
the following general rules apply to the use of the trademark 'IBM San
Francisco":"IBM San Francisco" may not be used to describe any product or
service which is not based on and developed using the San Francisco Product
from IBM.
Right : Wrong:
Based on IBM San Francisco software Based on IBM San Francisco
Designed for IBM San Francisco software IBM San Francisco Order
Tracking
(where the order tracking
modules were created by YOU)
3.2 More Specific Basis For and Manner of Use of" IBM San Francisco" -The
trademark "IBM San Francisco" consists of two portions "IBM," which is a
registered trademark, and "San Francisco," which, as of the date of this
Agreement, is not registered.
Under no circumstances are YOU permitted to use the trademark "IBM" in a
design or logotype form or as a trademark separate and apart from the words
"San Francisco."
"IBM San Francisco" (or any other trademark) may not be used as a noun, but
only as an adjective.
Right: Wrong
Solve your development problems Solve your development problems
with IBM San Francisco software with IBM San Francisco
Note the use of a general term "software" in the previous example which is
used to avoid making the trademark "IBM San Francisco" a generic term as
happened with the former trademark "Aspirin."
In addition to following the above guidelines, the trademark "IBM San
Francisco", in either its word or logotype form, must not be used in a manner
which may cause confusion as to the source or origin of products or services
being offered. As such, the trademark "IBM San Francisco" may not be:
displayed in a striking and solitary manner;
made more prominent than the remainder of the text in which
it is used by another;
as prominent or more prominent than the YOUR trademark or
company name;
used as part of the name or other identifier of a business,
product, or service not originating not based upon or developed using the San
Francisco product.
At the first or a prominent occurrence of the trademark "IBM San Francisco"
in advertising, it should be symbolically indicated that "IBM San Francisco" is
a trademark. Each portion of the trademark should be marked according to its
registration status. The registered portion should be marked with the symbol
"registered trademark" and in the United States, the unregistered portion is
usually marked by using the symbol "trademark."
Thus, the marking of the entire IBM San Francisco trademark should be: IBM
"registered trademark" San Francisco "trademark."
Where space permits, the footnote "IBM, San Francisco and IBM San Francisco
are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation." Where space
requirements dictate, a shortened legend may be agreed to. In either case,
the position of the symbols should be in close proximity to the ▇▇▇▇.
Should IBM be granted a registration of the trademark "San Francisco" in the
US and foreign patent and trademark offices, the symbol "registered
trademark" should be substituted for the "trademark" symbol. IBM will notify
you in the event that such registration is granted.
Outside the U.S., an asterisk is sometimes used instead of the "trademark"
with the same footnote. Note that in some countries a translated version of
the US trademark attribution is not only used, but may be required. You
should check with your legal department to insure that local laws and customs
are adhered to and followed.
ATTACHMENT D
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Attachment D has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment
and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ATTACHMENT E
Your Product Net Your Number of Number of Unit Rate Rate Code Royalty Amount of
Description/ Product Copies No Charge Selling (A or B) Rate(%) Royalty Due
Type Revenue Copies Price
(Column 1) (Column 2) (Column 3) (Column 4) (Column 5) (Column 6) (Column 7) (Column 2x7)
Total: Total Due:
_________
YTD Total:
ATTACHMENT F
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCT WORKSHEET FOR NET LICENSED PRODUCT REVENUE
UNDER SECTION
6.2(a)
Licensee Name: ____________________ Date of Report: __________
License Reference Number: _________ Period Covered: __________
Your Product Gross Your Other Company Licensed Other Payment Net Your
Product Company product made to Product
Revenue incorporated Other Revenue
In Your Company
Product Deductible
Under
Section
6.2(a)
(Column A) (Column B) (Column C) (Column D) (Column E) (Column
B-3)