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`LICENSE AGREEMENT*
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`This License 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 (“Licensor”), and Gemological
`Institute of America, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation (“Licensee”). Licensor and Licensee are individually referred to
`herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
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`A. The Parties, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, have executed a settlement
`agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) to settle pending litigation with respect to Licensor’s allegation that Licensee has,
`prior to the Effective Date, infringed the Licensed Patents and this Agreement is entered into in connection with the
`compromise of disputed claims between the Parties.
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`B. The Parties wish to enter into this licensing relationship on the terms and conditions set forth
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`herein.
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`follows:
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`Therefore, in consideration of the license, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, the Parties agree as
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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) – (b) above.
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`“Affiliate” means with respect to a Party, any Person, now or hereafter during the Term, 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;
`provided that such Person shall be deemed an “Affiliate” only for so long as such control exists. A “Subsidiary” of a Party is
`an Affiliate that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Party in accordance with the foregoing. Notwithstanding the
`foregoing, in no event will Photoscribe be considered an Affiliate of Licensee.
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`“Challenge of the Licensed Patents” means the challenge of, or material and knowing encouragement,
`direction, support, or other material and knowing aid or assistance to any Person in any challenge to, the validity, scope, or
`enforceability of any Licensed 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). For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, a
`“Challenge of the Licensed Patents” shall not include (i) responding to subpoenas or other court or government requests for
`information or (ii) providing information to any Person about Licensed Services or the operation of the Equipment to the
`extent such information does not address the validity, scope, or enforceability of any Licensed Patent. For the avoidance of
`doubt, the facts that (1) Licensee was a codefendant with Photoscribe in the Litigation, (2) Licensee and Photoscribe were
`represented by the same counsel for part of the Litigation, and (3) Licensee took positions in the Litigation that may be
`identical or similar to positions taken by any subsequent challenger of a Licensed Patent, shall not, individually or
`collectively, in and of themselves constitute a basis for any allegation that Licensee has made a Challenge of the Licensed
`Patents.
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`“Change of Control Transaction” shall mean, with respect to a Party or a Subsidiary of a Party any of: (i) a
`merger of such Party or Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary, (iii) a consolidation of such Party or Subsidiary and a Third Party, or (iv) a sale of all or substantially all
`of such Party’s or Subsidiaries’ 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 gemstones. For
`clarity, as used in this Agreement, the term “gemstones” includes, without limitation, diamonds, synthetic diamonds and
`other synthetic gemstones.
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`“Inscription” means an etching of characters (e.g., text, logos or other items) on a gemstone. Inscriptions
`may include any number of characters, provided that each set of up to fifteen (15) characters shall be deemed one (1)
`Inscription for purposes of the royalty calculation under this Agreement.
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`“Internal Inscriptions” means Inscriptions done by Licensee and its Subsidiaries for Licensee’s and its
`Subsidiaries’ internal, noncommercial training, testing, evaluation, educational and research purposes.
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`“Large Stones” means gemstones which are [*].
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`“Licensed 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
`Licensor or any of its current Subsidiaries 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, “Licensed 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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`“Licensed Services” means any Inscription services provided by Licensee or any Subsidiary of Licensee.
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`“Litigation” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Settlement Agreement.
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`“Medium Stones” means gemstones which are [*].
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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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`“Royalty Term” means the period of time from September 1, 2013 until July 31, 2016.
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`“Small Stones” means gemstones which are [*].
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`“Third Party” means a Person other than a Party to this Agreement or such Party’s Subsidiaries.
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`ARTICLE II
`LICENSE
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`2.1. License Grant. Subject to Licensor’s receipt of payment under Section 3.1 (Payment Amounts and
`Dates) of the Settlement Agreement and Licensee’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, specifically
`including the payment of Royalties pursuant to Section 3.1 (Royalties) of this Agreement, Licensor, on behalf of itself and its
`Subsidiaries, hereby grants to Licensee and its Subsidiaries a personal, perpetual (unless terminated pursuant to Section 6.2
`(Termination)), worldwide, nonexclusive, nontransferable (except pursuant to Section 5.1 (Assignment) and subject to
`Section 2.5 (Divested Subsidiaries)), royaltybearing during the Royalty Term, nonsublicensable license, solely under the
`Licensed Patents, to (i) sell, offer to sell, perform and provide the Licensed Services and import and export gemstones that
`include an Inscription resulting from the performance of such Licensed Services, and (ii) use (including maintaining,
`modifying, improving and repairing) any Equipment used by Licensee or its Subsidiaries in connection with the performance
`of the Licensed Services. Notwithstanding the rights of modification and improvement granted above, no license is granted
`by Licensor or its Subsidiaries under the Licensed Patents to modify or improve Equipment that does not practice any
`invention in the Licensed Patents prior to such modification or improvement such that, after the modification or
`improvement, the Equipment does practice an invention in the Licensed Patents.
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`2.2. Clarification of Rights Under the Licensed Patents. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this
`Agreement grants Licensee or its Subsidiaries any right or license under the Licensed Patents to (a) sell or offer for sale
`(including renting, leasing or making available for use) any Equipment to a Third Party, provided that Licensee may return
`(but not resell) defective Equipment to the supplier of the Equipment, (b) transfer (except pursuant to Section 5.1
`(Assignment) and subject to Section 2.5 (Divested Subsidiaries)) or sublicense any rights granted under Section 2.1 (License
`Grant) to any Third Party, or (c) use the Equipment to perform Inscriptions for the purpose of permitting Third Party gem
`grading laboratories to benefit in a commercial manner from the license granted under Section 2.1 (License Grant) (i.e., no
`patent “laundering”). For the avoidance of doubt, Licensor agrees, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, that Licensee and
`Licensee’s Subsidiaries shall be treated as a single licensee for purposes of this sentence and Licensee and its Subsidiaries
`may move and transfer Equipment solely between and among Licensee and Licensee’s Subsidiaries, provided that Licensee,
`on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries acknowledges and agrees that neither Licensee nor its Subsidiaries are licensed under
`the Licensed Patents to sell or offer for sale Equipment to a Third Party.
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`2.3. No Implied License; Personal License.
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`2.3.1. This Agreement does not grant any right or license to Licensee or any other Person
`under any intellectual property rights of Licensor except as specifically granted in Section 2.1 (License Grant) and no other
`right or license is to be implied or inferred from any provision of this Agreement or by the conduct of the Parties, whether by
`implication, by reason of estoppel, or otherwise.
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`2.3.2. Nothing in this Agreement grants a license or other authority to Licensee or any other
`Person under the Licensed Patents or any other patents of Licensor to make, have made, sell, or offer to sell any equipment
`(including any Equipment), whether express, by implication, by reason of estoppel, or otherwise. The foregoing does not
`limit Licensee’s and its Subsidiaries’ right to (i) maintain, modify, improve and repair the Equipment used by Licensee or its
`Subsidiaries in connection with the performance of the Licensed Services, or (ii) move and transfer Equipment solely
`between and among Licensee and its Subsidiaries, as expressly permitted in, and subject to the limitations on such rights as
`set forth in, Section 2.1 (License Grant) and Section 2.2 (Clarification of Rights Under the Licensed Patents), respectively.
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`2.4. Subsidiaries. Licensee shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with the applicable terms and
`conditions in this Agreement and Licensee remains liable (jointly with its Subsidiaries) for its Subsidiaries’ compliance with
`the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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`2.5. Divested Subsidiaries. In the event of a Change of Control Transaction with respect to a
`Subsidiary of Licensee (a “Divested Subsidiary”), subject to the modifications set forth below in this Section 2.5, and
`subject to Licensor’s termination right pursuant to Section 5.1 if Photoscribe is the Acquiror, the licenses granted hereunder
`will continue to extend to such Divested Subsidiary (in the event of a transaction contemplated in subsection (ii) in the
`definition of “Change of Control Transaction”) or to the Acquiror (in the event of a transaction contemplated in subsections
`(i), (iii), and (iv) in the definition of “Change of Control Transaction”), provided that such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror
`(as applicable) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the payment
`obligations hereunder, as applicable), but, for the avoidance of doubt, such licenses shall not extend to any business or
`activities of the Acquiror prior to the consummation of the Change of Control Transaction. Upon the satisfaction of the
`conditions in the prior sentence, the terms of this Agreement will apply to such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as
`applicable) as if this Agreement was a separate identical agreement between Licensor and such Divested Subsidiary or
`Acquiror (as applicable) as “Licensee,” except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, as between
`Licensor and such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable) (a) such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable)
`may not assign or further extend any rights pursuant hereto without the express prior written consent of Licensor (including,
`for clarity to its Affiliates), (b) this Section 2.5 shall be deemed omitted from this Agreement with respect to such Divested
`Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable), (c) in lieu of Section 6.2, Licensor may terminate such Divested Subsidiary’s or
`Acquiror’s (as applicable) license and other rights under this Agreement upon written notice in the event of any material
`breach by such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable) of the terms of this Agreement or any Challenge of the
`Licensed Patents by such Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable) or its Affiliates which breach is not cured, or which
`Challenge of the Licensed Patents is not fully and finally withdrawn, within thirty (30) days after Licensor provides written
`notice thereof to the Divested Subsidiary or Acquiror (as applicable), (d) Section 8.1 shall be updated to reflect the Divested
`Subsidiary’s or Acquiror’s (as applicable) contact information, and (e) Section 8.2 shall be deemed omitted from this
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`ARTICLE III
`ROYALTIES
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`3.1. Royalties. During the Royalty Term, Licensee shall, subject to the terms in this Article III
`(Royalties), pay to Licensor nonrefundable (except as expressly provided in Section 3.6 (Audits)), noncreditable royalties
`(“Royalties”) equal to the sum of:
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`3.1.1. the Small Stone Rate (as defined below) multiplied by [*];
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`3.1.2. the Medium Stone Rate (as defined below) multiplied by [*]; and
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`3.1.3. the Large Stone Rate (as defined below) multiplied by [*].
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`For the purposes of this Section, the following applies:
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`“Small Stone Rate” means:
`“Medium Stone Rate” means:
`“Large Stone Rate” means:
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`For clarity and by way of example, if a Medium Stone is Inscribed [*].
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`3.2. Exceptions to Royalty Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, [*].
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`3.3. Royalty Reports and Payments. Within [*] days following [*] period during the Royalty Term (the
`first such [*] period commencing on [*] and the second such [*]), Licensee shall provide Licensor with a written report
`containing the following information for each such [*] period: (i) [*]; (ii) [*] (b) [*] (c) [*], and (iii) an itemized calculation of
`Royalties due for the applicable [*] period. Concurrent with the delivery of the applicable report, Licensee shall pay in
`United States Dollars all Royalty amounts due to Licensor pursuant to Section 3.1 (Royalties) for such [*] period. During the
`Royalty Term, Licensee will provide the above report for each [*] period, regardless of the amount of Royalties and/or the
`number of Inscriptions in a particular [*] period. All such royalty reports and the information in such reports are Licensee’s
`confidential information and (x) may only be used by Licensor in connection with the exercise or enforcement of rights
`under this Agreement, and (y) may not be distributed or provided by Licensor to any other Person other than (1) to Licensor’s
`attorneys and accountants and the auditor conducting the audit under Section 3.6 (Audits), subject to written obligations of
`confidentiality by such attorneys, accountants and the auditor, (2) to any governmental body having jurisdiction and
`specifically requiring such disclosure in writing; (3) to the extent required in response to a valid subpoena or as otherwise
`may be required by law; and (4) as required during the course of litigation or other legal proceeding, provided that with
`respect to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the requirements set forth in the proviso in Section 7.1 shall apply with respect to such
`disclosures.
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`3.4. Payment Method; Late Payments.
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`3.4.1. All Royalty payments due to Licensor shall be made in U.S. Dollars by wire transfer of
`immediately available funds to the following account:
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`Bank Name:
`Bank Address:
`ABA No.:
`Account No.:
`Swift Code:
`Account Name:
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`3.4.2. If Licensor does not receive payment of any Royalty due to it on or before the due date,
`Licensor shall send written notice to Licensee and simple interest shall thereafter accrue on the sum due from the original due
`date until the date of payment at the per annum rate of two percent (2%) over the thencurrent prime rate reported in The Wall
`Street Journal or the maximum rate allowable by applicable laws, whichever is lower.
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`3.5. Records. Licensee shall maintain complete and accurate records in sufficient detail to permit
`Licensor to confirm the accuracy of the Royalty reports and the calculation of Royalty payments. Licensor shall have the
`right to audit such records in accordance with Section 3.6 (Audits).
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`3.6. Audits. From the date a Royalty payment was due hereunder until the time that is two (2) years
`from the end of the applicable [*] period in which a Royalty payment was due hereunder (subject to the terms set forth below
`regarding a final audit), upon thirty (30) days prior written notice, Licensee shall make such records relating to applicable
`Royalty reports and payments available in Licensee’s Carlsbad, CA and New York, NY offices, during regular business
`hours and not more often than once in any twelve (12) month period (unless a prior audit revealed a discrepancy of more than
`[*] percent, in which case Licensor may conduct audits not more than once in any six (6) month period), for examination by a
`nationally recognized and independent certified public accountant selected by Licensor and reasonably acceptable to
`Licensee, for the purposes of verifying the accuracy of the Royalty reports furnished pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee
`may require the auditor sign a customary confidentiality agreement reasonably acceptable to each Party prior to undertaking
`an audit. All written audit results prepared by the auditor, audit reports prepared by the auditor, and the final results of any
`such audit prepared by the auditor shall be shared by the auditor with both Parties at the same time and such results shall be
`considered confidential information of Licensee and Licensor may not use such results except in connection with the
`enforcement of the terms of this Agreement and may not disclose such results to any Person other than its lawyers and
`accountants or as is otherwise necessary to enforce the terms of this Agreement or as would be permitted with respect to
`reports pursuant to Section 3.3, but subject to the terms in Section 3.3 (including the protections in Section 7.1). Any
`amounts shown to be owed by Licensee to Licensor as a result of any such audit shall be paid within [*] days from the
`auditor’s final audit report, plus interest (as set forth in Section 3.4.2 but without requirement for Licensor to provide written
`notice under Section 3.4.2) from the original due date. Licensor shall bear the costs of such audits, unless such audit discloses
`a deficiency in Licensee’s payments of greater than [*], in which case Licensee shall bear all of the reasonable and
`documented cost of the auditor. If such audit reveals an overpayment of Royalties, then Licensor shall refund to Licensee the
`overpayment within [*] days from the auditor’s report. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, Licensor’s
`right to request an audit under this Section shall expire on [*]. [*] Licensee represents and warrants that this method (or any
`other method Licensee may adopt) for calculating the number of Inscriptions will accurately reflect the actual number of all
`Inscriptions (other than Internal Inscriptions) made by Licensee or its Subsidiaries.
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`3.7. 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. If Licensee is required by [*] law to withhold any taxes
`from the Royalty payments due under this Agreement, Licensee shall (i) withhold such taxes, (ii) pay such withheld taxes to
`the applicable taxing authority, (iii) provide to Licensor evidence of such payment to the taxing authority, and (iv)
`reasonably cooperate with Licensor in Licensor’s efforts to obtain a refund or credit of such withheld taxes.
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`ARTICLE IV
`REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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`4.1. Licensor’s Representations.
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`4.1.1. Licensor 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 Licensor and its Subsidiaries, (iv) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
`agreement of Licensor and its Subsidiaries and is enforceable against Licensor and its Subsidiaries in accordance with its
`terms, and (v) Licensor has the right, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, to grant to Licensee and its Subsidiaries the
`licenses granted in this Agreement and to grant such licenses on behalf of its Subsidiaries.
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`4.1.2. Licensor further represents and warrants, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, that as
`of the Effective Date (a) Licensor or its Subsidiaries 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) Licensor and its Subsidiaries have not heretofore assigned or
`transferred to any Person any right, title or interest in, or the right to enforce, any of the ’351 U.S. Family Patents or the ’351
`ExU.S. Family Patents.
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`4.2. Licensee’s Representations. Licensee 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 Licensee, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
`agreement of Licensee and is enforceable against Licensee in accordance with its terms.
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`4.3. 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 Licensed 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 V
`ASSIGNMENT
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`5.1. Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations under this
`Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party, provided that a Party may assign this Agreement
`without such consent to the Acquiror in the event of a Change of Control Transaction involving such Party, provided that
`such Acquiror assumes and agrees to be bound by this Agreement, but, for the avoidance of doubt, no licenses or other rights
`hereunder shall extend to any business or activities of the Acquiror prior to the consummation of the Change of Control
`Transaction. Nothing herein shall restrict Licensor’s right to sell, assign, or otherwise transfer any right, title, or interest in or
`to the Licensed Patents, subject to Licensee’s and its Subsidiaries’ licenses granted hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to
`the contrary in this Agreement, Licensee may not assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of its rights under this
`Agreement to Photoscribe without the express prior written consent of Licensor. Licensor may immediately terminate this
`Agreement as to Licensee or the applicable Subsidiary of Licensee, as the case may be, if Photoscribe is the Acquiror in any
`Change of Control Transaction involving Licensee or such Subsidiary, respectively. In the event this Agreement is assigned,
`consistent with this Section 5.1 (Assignment), to an Acquiror, the terms of this Agreement will apply to such Acquiror as if it
`were the assignor Party. Any purported or attempted assignment, delegation or other transfer of any rights or obligations
`under this Agreement in contravention of the foregoing shall be null and void.
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`5.2. Successors and Assigns. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
`to the benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
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`ARTICLE VI
`TERM AND TERMINATION
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`6.1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless earlier
`terminated pursuant to this Article VI (Term and Termination), shall continue until the expiration of the lasttoexpire of the
`Licensed Patents (the “Term”).
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`6.2. Termination.
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`6.2.1. Subject to the terms in this Section 6.2, Licensor shall have the right in its sole option
`to terminate this Agreement in its entirety upon written notice to the Licensee if (i) Licensee materially breaches its payment
`obligations under this Agreement and fails to cure such material breach within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice;
`(ii) Licensee or its Affiliates make a Challenge of the Licensed Patents, after fifteen (15) days of such notice if Licensee does
`not dispute Licensor’s claim pursuant to Section 6.2.2, or which Challenge of the Licensed Patents is not fully and finally
`withdrawn, within thirty (30) days after Licensor provides written notice thereof to Licensee or immediately if the arbitrator
`determines pursuant to Section 6.2.2 that Licensee or its Affiliates have made a Challenge of the Licensed Patents and such
`Challenge of the Licensed Patents has not been so withdrawn within the cure period set forth above; or (iii) as provided in
`Section 5.1 (Assignment) if Photoscribe is the Acquiror in any Change of Control Transaction involving Licensee or any
`Subsidiary of Licensee. If Licensor or any of its Affiliates brings a lawsuit or other action or proceeding against Licensee or
`any of its Subsidiaries for infringement of a Licensed Patent in violation of the license granted in Section 2.1, then the
`foregoing termination right under clause (ii) above relating to a Challenge of the Licensed Patents shall not apply with
`respect to such Licensed Patent.
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`6.2.2. If the Licensee disputes in good faith the existence or materiality of a breach of its
`payment obligations or Challenge of the Licensed Patents specified in a notice provided by the Licensor in accordance with
`Section 6.2.1, and Licensee provides Licensor notice of and the basis for such good faith dispute within the applicable cure
`period, then Licensor shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement under Section 6.2.1 unless and until an arbitrator
`pursuant to Section 8.2 (Dispute Resoluti