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`SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT*
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`Executed Version
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`This Settlement Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of August 31, 2013
`(the “Effective Date”) by and between Lazare Kaplan International Inc., a New York corporation (“Plaintiff”), and
`Gemological Institute of America, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation (“Defendant”). Plaintiff and Defendant are
`individually referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
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`A. Plaintiff has filed an action against Defendant for patent infringement and other claims in a case
`styled Lazare Kaplan International, Inc., v. Photoscribe Technologies, Inc. and Gemological Institute of America, currently
`pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (together with related appeals proceedings,
`the “Litigation”).
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`B. The Parties now desire to settle and resolve the Litigation on the terms and conditions, and
`otherwise agree, as set forth in this Agreement.
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`C. Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement the Parties will enter into a license
`agreement with respect to the Subject Patents on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “License Agreement”).
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`Therefore, in consideration of the mutual releases, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, the Parties
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`agree as follows:
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`ARTICLE I
`DEFINITIONS
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`As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in this Article I or
`elsewhere in this Agreement:
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`“’351 ExU.S. Family Patents” means any and all foreign counterparts of the ’351 U.S. Family Patents.
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`“’351 U.S. Family Patents” means (a) U.S. Patent 6,476,351; (b) any and all existing and future
`continuations in whole or continuations in part of U.S. Patent 6,476,351 or any application that claims priority to U.S. Patent
`6,476,351 and any and all patents and patent applications that claim priority to any patent application to which U.S. Patent
`6,476,351 claims priority; and (c) any and all existing or future reissues, reexaminations, extensions, divisions, renewals,
`revivals, and substitutions of or to any of the foregoing patents or patent applications described in (a) and (b) above.
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`“Affiliate” means with respect to a Party, any Person that is, as of the Effective Date, directly or indirectly
`through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Party, where for purposes
`of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common
`control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
`and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding
`the foregoing, in no event will Photoscribe be considered an Affiliate of Defendant.
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`*Certain portions of this Agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
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`“Change of Control Transaction” shall mean, with respect to a Party or Affiliate of a Party any of: (i) a
`merger of such Party or Affiliate with or into a Third Party (regardless of which entity is the surviving entity), (ii) a
`transaction as a result of which a Third Party acquires control (as such term is used in the definition of “Affiliate”) of such
`Party or Affiliate, (iii) a consolidation of such Party or Affiliate and a Third Party, or (iv) a sale of all or substantially all of
`such Party’s or Affiliate’s business assets to a Third Party. For purposes of this Agreement, “Acquiror” shall mean the Third
`Party referenced in clauses (i) – (iv) above.
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`“Equipment” means any and all equipment that can be used to perform inscriptions on diamonds and/or
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`other gemstones.
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`“GIA Services” means the services provided by Defendant or any Affiliate of Defendant performing
`inscriptions on diamonds and/or other gemstones.
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`“Person” means an individual, trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
`association, unincorporated organization, or other legal or governmental entity.
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`“Photoscribe” means Photoscribe Technologies, Inc.
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`“Subject Patents” means (a) U.S. Patent 6,476,351; (b) any and all existing and future continuations in
`whole or continuations in part of U.S. Patent 6,476,351 or any application that claims priority to U.S. Patent 6,476,351 and
`any and all patents and patent applications that claim priority to any patent application to which U.S. Patent 6,476,351
`claims priority; (c) any and all other patents and patent applications claiming inventions owned as of the Effective Date by
`Plaintiff or any of its Affiliates that have a first effective filing date or priority date that is prior to the Effective Date and that
`claim inventions related to the inscription of diamonds or other gemstones; (d) any and all existing or future reissues,
`reexaminations, extensions, divisions, renewals, revivals, and substitutions of or to any of the foregoing patents or patent
`applications described in (a) – (c) above; and (e) any and all foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing patents or patent
`applications described in (a) – (d) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Subject Patents” excludes (i) U.S. Patent
`8,319,145; (ii) any and all existing and future continuations in whole or continuations in part of any application that claims
`priority to U.S. Patent 8,319,145 and any and all patents and patent applications that claim priority to any patent application
`to which U.S. Patent 8,319,145 claims priority; (iii) any and all existing or future reissues, reexaminations, extensions,
`divisions, renewals, and substitutions of or to any of the foregoing patents or patent applications described in (i) and (ii)
`above; and (iv) any and all foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing patents or patent applications described in (i) – (iii)
`above.
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`“Third Party” means a Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates.
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`ARTICLE II
`RELEASES
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`2.1. Release by Plaintiff. Upon Plaintiff’s receipt of the Settlement Payment pursuant to Section 3.1
`(Payment Amounts and Dates), Plaintiff, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and discharges (a)
`Defendant, (b) Defendant’s Affiliates, (c) Defendant’s and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, and
`other representatives, but only insofar as they were acting in their capacities as such on behalf of Defendant or any of
`Defendant’s Affiliates, and (d) all recipients of GIA Services, but only with respect to their receipt of GIA Services, in each
`case from all actions, causes of action, claims, counterclaims, demands, losses, damages, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees
`and liabilities for (i) infringement of the Subject Patents based on, related to or arising out of (x) the provision of any GIA
`Services by Defendant or its Affiliates on or prior to August 31, 2013, (y) any improvement, modification, maintenance or
`repair of any Equipment by Defendant or its Affiliates on or prior to August 31, 2013 or (z) any move or transfer of
`Equipment solely between and among Defendant and its Affiliates and not, at any time, sold or offered for sale to any Third
`Party, and (ii) any other cause of action that was actually asserted by Plaintiff in the Litigation or otherwise arising out of or
`relating to the Litigation, in each case based on any act or omission of Defendant or Defendant’s Affiliates occurring on or
`prior to August 31, 2013, in all cases under (i) or (ii) above at law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or
`unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed.
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`2.2. Release by Defendant. Upon Plaintiff’s receipt of the Settlement Payment pursuant to Section 3.1
`(Payment Amounts and Dates), Defendant, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and discharges
`(a) Plaintiff, (b) Plaintiff’s Affiliates, and (c) Plaintiff’s and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, and
`other representatives, but only insofar as they were acting in their capacities as such on behalf of Plaintiff or its Affiliates, in
`each case from all actions, causes of action, claims, counterclaims, demands, losses, damages, debts, costs, expenses,
`attorneys’ fees and liabilities asserted in the Litigation, or otherwise arising out of or relating to the Litigation or Plaintiff’s
`assertions of patent infringement against Defendant (including, for malicious prosecution or attorneys’ fees), to the extent
`such actions, causes of action, claims, counterclaims, demands, losses, damages, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and
`liabilities are based on any act or omission of Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Affiliates occurring on or prior to August 31, 2013, in all
`cases at law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed.
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`2.3. Nature of Release. The releases in Sections 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) and 2.2 (Release by
`Defendant) are personal to the Persons released in such Sections and are nonassignable by the Persons released in such
`Sections (subject to the terms below in this Section 2.3 with respect to Change of Control Transactions) and do not extend to
`the acts and omissions of any Person not expressly released in Sections 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) and 2.2 (Release by
`Defendant) (subject to the terms below in this Section 2.3 with respect to Change of Control Transactions), including for
`clarity, Photoscribe. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in Section 2.1
`(Release by Plaintiff) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a release with respect to (i) the sale or offer for sale of any
`Equipment by Defendant or its Affiliate to any Third Party or (ii) the manufacture, sale or offer for sale of any Equipment by
`any Third Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control Transaction with respect to or involving
`either Party or its Affiliate, the releases under Sections 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) and 2.2 (Release by Defendant) shall remain
`in effect following such Change of Control Transaction, but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not extend to any acts or
`omissions of the Acquiror occurring prior to August 31, 2013 (or any actions, causes of action, claims, counterclaims,
`demands, losses, damages, debts, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and liabilities based on such acts or omissions). Also, for the
`avoidance of doubt, if an Affiliate of a Party ceases to be an Affiliate after the Effective Date, the releases of such Affiliate
`under Sections 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) and 2.2 (Release by Defendant) shall remain in effect (but shall not extend to any
`Third Party that may acquire control of such former Affiliate).
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`2.4. No Challenge. The Parties have had an opportunity to conduct, and have conducted, discovery on
`validity issues related to the Subject Patents asserted by Plaintiff in the Litigation, and have elected to voluntarily dismiss
`the Litigation pursuant to this Agreement. In light of that, Defendant agrees that it will not, and that it will require its
`Affiliates not to, challenge or materially and knowingly encourage, direct, support, or otherwise materially and knowingly
`aid or assist any Person in any challenge to, the validity, scope, or enforceability of any Subject Patent, whether in any court,
`patent office, or other forum, including, by way of opposition, reexamination, supplemental examination, and other review
`procedures (including, ex parte reexamination, inter partes review, post grant review, and covered business method (CBM)
`review) (a “Challenge”). For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, the term “Challenge” shall not include (i)
`responding to subpoenas or other court or government requests for information or (ii) providing information to any Person
`about GIA Services or the operation of the Equipment to the extent such information does not address the validity, scope, or
`enforceability of any Subject Patent. For the avoidance of doubt, the facts that (1) Defendant was a codefendant with
`Photoscribe in the Litigation, (2) Defendant and Photoscribe were represented by the same counsel for part of the Litigation,
`and (3) Defendant took positions in the Litigation that may be identical or similar to positions taken by any subsequent
`challenger of a Subject Patent, shall not, individually or collectively, in and of themselves constitute a basis for any
`allegation that Defendant has Challenged a Subject Patent. In the event Defendant or any of its Affiliates Challenges or
`attempts to Challenge a Subject Patent, then Defendant will be required to pay for all of Plaintiff’s reasonable, documented,
`outofpockets costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, and damages that Plaintiff incurs in connection with any such Challenge,
`without limiting any other rights, remedies, and defenses that Plaintiff may have (including, a defense of estoppel).
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`If Plaintiff or any of its Affiliates brings a lawsuit or other action or proceeding against Defendant or any of its Affiliates for
`infringement of a Subject Patent (a) in violation of the release granted in Section 2.1, or (b) following the termination of the
`License Agreement under a Subject Patent which was not asserted by Plaintiff in the Litigation, then the foregoing
`provisions of Section 2.4 (No Challenge) shall not apply with respect to such Subject Patent.
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`2.5. No Other Rights. Nothing in this Agreement grants any release, immunity or other rights to
`Defendant or any other Person under the Subject Patents or any other patents of Plaintiff, whether express, by implication, by
`reason of estoppel or otherwise, with respect to any services or other activities of Defendant or its Affiliates performed after
`August 31, 2013. The foregoing does not limit any rights expressly granted to Defendant pursuant to the License Agreement.
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`ARTICLE III
`PAYMENT TO PLAINTIFF
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`3.1. Payment Amounts and Dates. Defendant shall pay or cause to be paid to Plaintiff a non
`refundable amount of fifteen million U.S. Dollars ($15,000,000) (the “Settlement Payment”) within five (5) business days
`after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Party.
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`3.2. Method of Payment. Payments to Plaintiff shall be made to the following account:
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`Bank Name:
`Bank Address:
`ABA No.:
`Account No.:
`Swift Code:
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`3.3. Taxes. All taxes shall be the financial responsibility of the Party obligated to pay such taxes as
`determined by applicable law, and neither Party is or shall be liable at any time for any of the other Party’s taxes incurred in
`connection with or related to amounts paid under this Agreement.
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`ARTICLE IV
`DISMISSAL OF LITIGATION
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`4.1. Dismissal. Within five (5) days after receipt of the Settlement Payment set forth in Section 3.1
`(Payment of Amounts and Dates), the Parties shall cause their respective counsel to execute and file the stipulated motion in
`the form set forth in Exhibit A for an order dismissing all claims and counterclaims asserted by the Parties against each other
`in the Litigation. Plaintiff will not dismiss any claims asserted against any other defendant in the Litigation. Each Party shall
`also promptly execute such other documents and take such other steps as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to
`effect the dismissal and the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties thereafter shall proceed promptly
`to effect any and all other procedures necessary to dismiss all claims and counterclaims asserted by the Parties against each
`other in the Litigation in accordance with the foregoing.
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`4.2. Effect of Dismissal. The dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims shall be with prejudice, without limiting
`Plaintiff’s rights to assert any claim for alleged breach of this Agreement or the License Agreement. The dismissal of
`Defendant’s claims and counterclaims, including counterclaims alleging invalidity or unenforceability of the Subject
`Patents, shall be with prejudice, without limiting Defendant’s rights to assert any claim for alleged breach of this Agreement
`or the License Agreement.
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`4.3. Costs. The Parties agree that they shall each bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees relating to the
`Litigation and the negotiation of this Agreement.
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`ARTICLE V
`WAIVER
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`5.1. Waiver. Each Party hereby waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section
`1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California and any similar provision of the statutory or nonstatutory law of any other
`jurisdiction (including, the state of New York). Each Party understands that the facts in respect of which the releases are
`made in this Agreement may hereinafter turn out to be other than or different from the facts now known or believed by either
`Party to be true, and each Party hereby accepts and assumes the risk of the facts turning out to be different and agrees that this
`Agreement will be and remain in all respects effective and not subject to termination or rescission by virtue of any such
`differences in facts. Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California reads as follows:
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`“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT
`KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE
`RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR
`HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
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`ARTICLE VI
`FULL SETTLEMENT
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`6.1. Full Settlement. The Parties agree that this Agreement is in full and complete settlement of the
`claims released under Sections 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) and 2.2 (Release by Defendant). This Agreement may be pleaded as
`a full and complete defense to any action, suit or claim or other proceeding of any type, and may be used as a basis for an
`injunction against any action, suit, claim, or other proceeding of any type, which may be prosecuted, initiated or attempted
`in violation of the terms hereof. The prevailing Party is entitled to recover from the other Party reasonable attorneys’ fees and
`other related legal expenses incurred in defending against any suit, action or claim brought or attempted by such other Party
`in violation of the terms of this Agreement.
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`6.2. Not an Admission. It is understood that this Agreement does not constitute an admission of any
`infringement or noninfringement or liability by any Party, but is a compromise of disputed claims.
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`6.3. Irrevocability. The releases and dismissals in this Agreement are, upon making the Settlement
`Payment under Section 3.1 (Payment of Amounts and Dates), irrevocable and nonterminable, and will survive any
`expiration of this Agreement for any reason and any termination or expiration of the License Agreement for any reason.
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`ARTICLE VII
`REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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`7.1. Plaintiff’s Representations.
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`7.1.1. Plaintiff represents and warrants that (i) it has all requisite legal right, power, and
`authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement; (ii) it is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in
`good standing; (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite
`corporate action on the part of Plaintiff or its Affiliates; and (iv) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
`agreement of Plaintiff and its Affiliates and is enforceable against Plaintiff and its Affiliates in accordance with its terms.
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`7.1.2. Plaintiff further represents and warrants, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that as of
`the Effective Date (a) Plaintiff or its Affiliates are the sole owners of all rights, title and interest in and to the ’351 U.S. Family
`Patents and, subject to mandatory rights of inventors under applicable law that may not be assigned by the inventors under
`applicable law, the ’351 ExU.S. Family Patents, and (b) Plaintiff and its Affiliates have not heretofore assigned or transferred
`to any Person any right, title or interest in the claims released under Section 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff) or the right to enforce
`any of the ’351 U.S. Family Patents or the ’351 ExU.S. Family Patents.
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`7.2. Defendant’s Representations. Defendant represents and warrants that (i) it has all requisite legal
`right, power, and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement, (ii) it is duly incorporated or organized, validly
`existing and in good standing, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
`all requisite corporate action on the part of Defendant or its Affiliates, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
`binding agreement of Defendant and its Affiliates and is enforceable against Defendant and its Affiliates in accordance with
`its terms.
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`7.3. No Other Representations. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as (a) an
`agreement by any Party to bring or prosecute actions or suits against Third Parties for infringement, (b) conferring any right
`on the other Party to bring or prosecute actions or suits against Third Parties for infringement, (c) an obligation to maintain,
`enforce, defend, or prosecute any patent; (d) a warranty or representation that the practice of any Subject Patent is free of
`infringement of any other patent; or (e) conferring any right to use in advertising, publicity, or otherwise, any trademark,
`trade name or names of any Party, or any contraction, abbreviation or simulation thereof.
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`ARTICLE VIII
`ASSIGNMENT
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`8.1. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights under this Agreement
`without the express prior written consent of the other Party, provided that if a Change of Control Transaction constitutes an
`assignment of this Agreement, no prior written consent of the other Party shall be required in connection with such
`assignment, but such assignment will be subject to the provisions of Section 2.3 (Nature of Release).
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`8.2. Successors and Assigns. Subject to the foregoing and Section 2.3 (Nature of Releases), this
`Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Plaintiff
`agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that any sale, assignment, transfer, exclusive license, or similar conveyance of any
`right or interest in any Subject Patent shall be subject to the releases granted under such Subject Patent pursuant to this
`Agreement.
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`ARTICLE IX
`MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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`9.1. Voluntary Settlement. The Parties, after having partaken in the Litigation and after having
`investigated issues of infringement, validity and enforceability of the Subject Patents asserted in the Litigation, have decided
`to pursue settlement and have agreed to enter into this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that commercial aspects of the
`transactions pursuant to this settlement of the Litigation are different from those of a license grant under other circumstances,
`whether in settlement of litigation or otherwise.
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`9.2. Confidentiality. From and after the Effective Date, no Party shall disclose the existence or terms of
`this Agreement (other than to its Affiliates in confidence) except:
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`(a) to any governmental body having jurisdiction and specifically requiring such disclosure;
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`(b) to the extent required in response to a valid subpoena or as otherwise may be required by
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`law;
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`(c) to the extent required to satisfy disclosure requirements in connection with the Securities
`and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other reports required to be filed
`with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other filings, reports or disclosures that may be required under
`applicable laws or regulations;
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`(d) in confidence, to a Party’s accountants, legal counsel, tax advisors and other financial and
`legal advisors, subject to obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as those contained herein;
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`(e) as required during the course of litigation or other legal proceeding and, to the extent
`granted by the applicable authority, subject to a protective order; provided, however, that, to the extent granted by the
`applicable authority, any production under a protective order would be protected under an “Outside Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`or higher confidentiality designation;
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`(f) with obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as those contained herein, to a
`counterparty in connection with a proposed Change of Control Transaction of such Party involving such Person or a
`proposed license, sale, or transfer of rights involving the Subject Patents; and
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`(g) with the prior written consent of an authorized representative of the other Party;
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`provided, however, that (i) the Party making or seeking any disclosure shall take commercially reasonable actions to
`minimize the nature and extent of such disclosure; and (ii) prior to any disclosure pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), or (e) above,
`the Party seeking to make any such disclosure shall (1) provide reasonable advance written notice to the other Party,
`(2) permit such other Party the opportunity to object, to seek a courtentered protective order or comparable courtordered
`restriction, and (3) shall take commercially reasonable actions to minimize the nature and extent of such disclosure by,
`among other things, as applicable, seeking confidential treatment of the Agreement and seeking a protective order that limits
`disclosure to “Outside Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” Where a disclosure is nevertheless made, the Party will further take
`commercially reasonable actions not to disclose, if possible, the amount of the payment(s) required to be made hereunder.
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`In the case of Section 9.2(c) above, any disclosures pursuant to such disclosure requirement referenced in such Section shall
`not redact all or any part of Section 2.1 (Release by Plaintiff), Section 6.2 (Not An Admission), Section 9.1 (Voluntary
`Settlement), or the definition of the defined terms used in such Sections.
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`9.3. Publicity. Notwithstanding Section 9.2 (Confidentiality), each Party may state, in individual
`discussions with attorneys and accountants (who are bound by obligations of confidentiality no less restrictive than the
`confidentiality provisions under this Agreement), that the Plaintiff and Defendant have entered into this Agreement,
`provided that, except as permitted by Section 9.2 (Confidentiality) and in accordance with such Section 9.2
`(Confidentiality), neither Party will (a) disclose any terms of this Agreement, or (b) issue any press release, make any public
`statement, engage in any communications with the press, bloggers, or other public conduits for information, or otherwise
`make any statement regarding this Agreement or the entering into of this Agreement. Defendant may disclose this Agreement
`to any other defendants named at any time in the Litigation to the extent necessary to comply with any contractual
`obligations related to defense and indemnity of Defendant for third party infringement claims, provided that any such
`defendants are bound by obligations of confidentiality no less restrictive than the confidentiality provisions under this
`Agreement.
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`9.4. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
`delivered by hand, or if dispatched by prepaid air courier with package tracing capabilities or by registered or certified
`airmail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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`If to Plaintiff:
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`Lazare Kaplan International Inc.
`19 West 44th St.
`New York, New York, 10036
`Attn: Leon Tempelsman
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`https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/202375/000114420413051602/v355212_ex101.htm
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`https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/202375/000114420413051602/v355212_ex101.htm
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`9/15
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`IPR2015-00024
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`Lazare Kaplan International, Inc. Exhibit 2024 Page 9
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`Copy to:
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`Morrison & Foerster LLP
`425 Market Street
`San Francisco, CA 941052482
`Attn: Harold J. McElhinny
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`If to Defendant:
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`Gemological Institute of America, Inc.
`The Robert Mouawad Campus
`5345 Armada Drive
`Carlsbad, California 92008
`Attn: President
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`Copy to:
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`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`401 B Street
`Suite 1700
`San Diego, CA 921014297
`Attn: John Allcock
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`Such notices shall be deemed to have been served when received by the addressee. Any Party may give written notice of a
`change of address and, after notice of such change has been received, any notice or request shall thereafter be given to such
`Party as above provided at such changed address.
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`9.5. Governing Law. This Agreement and matters connected with the performance thereof shall be
`construed, interpreted, and governed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the federal
`laws of the United States of America, without reference to conflict of laws principles.
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`9.6. Jurisdiction and Venue. The Parties agree (a) that any disputes (including any litigation)
`regarding this Agreement or the subject matter hereof shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court
`for the Southern District of New York (or, if there is no federal jurisdiction of such dispute, the courts of the State of New
`York sitting in Manhattan, New York), and (b) to submit any disputes, including matters of interpretation or enforcement
`actions, relating to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof exclusively to such court. The Parties hereby waive any
`challenge to the jurisdiction or venue of such courts over these matters.
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`9.7. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or unenforceable, such
`provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the remainder of this Agreement will
`continue in full force and effect and be enforceable. The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith an enforceable substitute
`provision for any invalid or unenforceable provision that most nearly achieves the intent of such provision.
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