Exhibit 10.108
Deed of Assignment
relating to
Trade Marks
Carter Holt Harvey Limited
Assignor
and
Whakatane Mill Limited
Assignee
DateMay 4, 2010
AUCKLAND VERO CENTRE, 48 SHORTLAND STREET
PO BOX 4199, AUCKLAND 1140, DX CP20609, NEW ZEALAND
TEL 64 9 916 8800 FAX 64 9 916 8801
PO BOX 4199, AUCKLAND 1140, DX CP20609, NEW ZEALAND
TEL 64 9 916 8800 FAX 64 9 916 8801
BELL GULLY
ThisDeed of Assignmentis made on | May 4, 2010 |
between | (1)Carter Holt Harvey Limited (Assignor) | |
and | (2)Whakatane Milt Limited (Assignee) |
Introduction
A. | Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement made between the Assignor and Assignee and dated [ ] April 2010, the Assignor has agreed to sell and the Assignee has agreed to purchase certain assets of the Assignor including the Trade Marks which are owned by the Assignor. | |
B. | The Parties wish to enter into this Deed to record, effect and confirm the assignment of all the Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Trade Marks from the Assignor to the Assignee. |
It is agreed
1. | Definitions | |
In this Deed unless the context otherwise requires: Effective Datemeans the date of this Deed; | ||
Intellectual Property Rightsmeans all intellectual property rights residing in the Trade Marks, including but not limited to, copyright; and | ||
Trade Marksmeans the trade mark registrations listed in the schedule to this Deed. | ||
2. | Assignment | |
On the Effective Date the Assignor assigns to the Assignee: |
(a) | its entire right, title and interest in and to the Trade Marks together with the Intellectual Property Rights; and | ||
(b) | all rights and entitlements of the Assignor to take action and recover any damages or other legal remedies available to the Assignor for any infringement of the Trade Marks or for any breach of the Intellectual Property Rights, whether or not such infringement or breach took place prior to the Effective Date. |
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3. | Execution of documents |
Each party agrees that it shall undertake all further actions and execute all other documents (including deeds), notices or certificates as are reasonably required by the other party in order to: |
(a) | vest the Intellectual Property Rights in the Assignee; or | ||
(b) | record the Assignee as the proprietor of the Intellectual Property Rights (including the Trade Marks) in any intellectual property registry where such recordal is possible. |
4. | General | |
4.1 | Governing Law | |
This Deed will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand. | ||
4.2 | This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which is to be deemed an original, but all of which together are to constitute a single instrument. A party may enter into this Deed by executing any counterpart. |
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Execution Executedas a Deed. SIGNEDon behalf ofCarter Holt Harvey Limitedby: | ||||
/s/ ROBERT B. BAILEY | ||||
Authorised Signatory | ||||
ROBERT B. BAILEY | ||||
Print Name | ||||
/s/ LEONORA GOGOLAK | ||||
Witness | ||||
/s/ LEONORA GOGOLAK | ||||
Print Name | ||||
ATTORNEY | ||||
Occupation | ||||
919 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022 USA | ||||
Address | ||||
SIGNEDon behalf ofWhakatane Mill Limitedby: | ||||
/s/ ROBERT B. BAILEY | ||||
Authorised Signatory | ||||
ROBERT B. BAILEY | ||||
Print Name | ||||
/s/ LEONORA GOGOLAK | ||||
Witness | ||||
/s/ LEONORA GOGOLAK | ||||
Print Name | ||||
ATTORNEY | ||||
Occupation | ||||
919 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022 USA | ||||
Address | ||||
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Schedule
Application | ||||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||||
Australia | 369942 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | All goods in class including paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 31/12/1981 | Registered — renewal date 31/12/2012 | ||||||||||
Australia | 911768 | 16 | Paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 6/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 6/05/2012 | |||||||||||
China | 5335962 | 16 | Paper and cardboard; cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper articles and goods in this class including tissues, cards, packaging paper, printed matter, printed publications, printed timetables, pictures, photos, adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes, albums, almanacs, announcement cards, arithmetical tables, atlases, disposable diapers and napkins for infants, babies and toddlers; disposable liners for diapers or napkins for infants, babies and toddlers, training pants for infants, babies and toddlers, all being wholly or principally made of paper; absorbent underpants for infants and young children made wholly or principally | 21/07/2009 | Registered — renewal date 20/07/2019 |
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Application | ||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||
of paper; wet and dry wipers, antibacterial wet wipers, bibs of paper, binders, binding strips (bookbinding), blue-prints, book bindings, book ends, bookmarkers, booklets, bookmarkers, books, paper box, calendars, catalogues, charts, cheque books and holders for cheque books, coasters of paper, coffee filters (paper), comic books, paper tapes and cards for the recordal of computer programmes, copying paper, document files, drawer liners (perfumed or not), drawing pads, flags of paper, filtering materials of paper, florist tissue, folders of paper, geographical maps, greeting cards, handbooks (manuals), passport holders, hygienic paper, jewellers wrap (acid free), paper knives, labels (not of textile), luminous paper, mats for beer glasses, musical greeting cards, napkins of paper for removing makeup, newsletters, newspapers, notebooks, pamphlets, electro-cardiograph paper, paper towels, paper hand towels, paper face towels and wipes; paper dressing towels; facial tissues; tissue wipes, paper handkerchiefs and tissues; paper sanitary napkin disposal bags; paper washroom products in this class; paper kitchen rolls, paper ribbons, waxed paper, parchment paper, patters for dress making, plans, postage stamps, postcards, posters, prospectuses, paper for radiograms, recycled paper, scrapbooks, silver paper, songbooks, stickers, table clothes of paper, table linen of paper, table napkins or paper, table mats of paper, paper serviettes, paper tray mats, |
Application | ||||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||||
paper doyleys, tickets, toilet rolls, toilet paper (non-medicated) and toilet issues; interfold toilet tissues; paper bathmats, paper toilet seat seals and covers, tracing paper, wood pulp paper, writing pads, writing paper, writing books, Xuan paper for Chinese painting and calligraphy; paper boards in this class including advertisement boards, clipboards, drawing boards, placards, signboards of paper or cardboard, wood pulp boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials in this class including paper or plastic bags for packing purposes (envelopes, pouches), paper and cardboard boxes and cases, bottle envelopes and wrappers of cardboard or paper, covers of paper or cardboard, plastic film for wrapping and packaging, bubble packs for wrapping and packaging, extensive plastic cling film for palletization, bags for microwave cooking, garbage bags or paper or of plastics, hatboxes, paper lunch wraps and wrapping paper, plastic film for wrapping; paper wraps including grease-proof paper, wrapping tissue, paper fruit wraps, butcher’s paper, counter rolls, burger wraps, food wraps; water resistant wraps; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles in this class. | ||||||||||||||||
China | 5335963 | 16 | Paper and cardboard; cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper articles and goods in this class including tissues, cards, packaging paper, printed matter, printed | 21/07/2009 | Registered — renewal date 20/07/2019 |
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Application | ||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||
publications, printed timetables, pictures, photos, adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes, albums, almanacs, announcement cards, arithmetical tables, atlases, disposable diapers and napkins for infants, babies and toddlers; disposable liners for diapers or napkins for infants, babies and toddlers, training pants for infants, babies and toddlers, all being wholly or principally made of paper; absorbent underpants for infants and young children made wholly or principally of paper; wet and dry wipers, antibacterial wet wipers, bibs of paper, binders, binding strips (bookbinding), blue-prints, book bindings, book ends, bookmarkers, booklets, bookmarkers, books, paper box, calendars, catalogues, charts, cheque books and holders for cheque books, coasters of paper, coffee filters (paper), comic books, paper tapes and cards for the recordal of computer programmes, copying paper, document files, drawer liners (perfumed or not), drawing pads, flags of paper, filtering materials of paper, florist tissue, folders of paper, geographical maps, greeting cards, handbooks (manuals), passport holders, hygienic paper, jewellers wrap (acid free), paper knives, labels (not of textile), luminous paper, mats for beer glasses, musical greeting cards, napkins of paper for removing makeup, newsletters, newspapers, notebooks, pamphlets, electro-cardiograph paper, paper towels, paper hand towels, paper face towels and wipes; paper dressing |
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Application | ||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||
towels; facial tissues; tissue wipes, paper handkerchiefs and tissues; paper sanitary napkin disposal bags; paper washroom products in this class; paper kitchen rolls, paper ribbons, waxed paper, parchment paper, patters for dress making, plans, postage stamps, postcards, posters, prospectuses, paper for radiograms, recycled paper, scrapbooks, silver paper, songbooks, stickers, table clothes of paper, table linen of paper, table napkins or paper, table mats of paper, paper serviettes, paper tray mats, paper doyleys, tickets, toilet rolls, toilet paper (non-medicated) and toilet issues; interfold toilet tissues; paper bathmats, paper toilet seat seals and covers, tracing paper, wood pulp paper, writing pads, writing paper, writing books, Xuan paper for Chinese painting and calligraphy; paper boards in this class including advertisement boards, clipboards, drawing boards, placards, signboards of paper or cardboard, wood pulp boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials in this class including paper or plastic bags for packing purposes (envelopes, pouches), paper and cardboard boxes and cases, bottle envelopes and wrappers of cardboard or paper, covers of paper or cardboard, plastic film for wrapping and packaging, bubble packs for wrapping and packaging, extensive plastic cling film for palletization, bags for microwave cooking, garbage bags or paper or of plastics, hatboxes, paper lunch wraps and wrapping |
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Application | ||||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||||
paper, plastic film for wrapping; paper wraps including grease-proof paper, wrapping tissue, paper fruit wraps, butcher’s paper, counter rolls, burger wraps, food wraps; water resistant wraps; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles in this class. | ||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 1987B190 1 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | coated paper board and cardboard, all being packaging materials, not being stationery, | 2/01/1982 | Registered — renewal date 2/01/2017 | ||||||||||
Indonesia | IDM0000 36565 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | All goods in class including paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 8/03/1982 | Registered — renewal date 30/07/2013 | ||||||||||
Indonesia | IDM0000 36566 | FORMAKOTE | 28 | Playing cards | 6/05/2003 | Registered — renewal date 30/07/2013 | ||||||||||
Japan | 3254293 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | Paper; paper containers; garbage bags of paper; pattern paper; tablecloths of paper; blinds of paper towels of paper; napkins of paper; handkerchiefs of paper; streamers of paper; flags of paper; babies’ napkins of paper; labels; printed matter; game cards | 31/01/1997 | Registered — renewal date 31/01/2017 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | M93547 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | Paper and paper articles; cardboard and cardboard articles; coated paper and cardboard materials in this class; reinforced paper and cardboard in this class. | 18/01/1982 | Registered — renewal date 18/01/2013 |
Application | ||||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 140135 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | paper and paper articles; cardboard and cardboard articles in this class; paper and cardboard packaging articles in this class | 18/12/1981 | Registered — renewal date 18/12/2016 | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 656472 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 656473 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 656474 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 656475 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 03May2002 | Registered — renewal date 03 May 2019 |
Application | ||||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 656476 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 656477 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
New Zealand | 656478 | 16 | paper and cardboard; paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class; paper boards; packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard articles and goods in this class | 3/05/2002 | Registered — renewal date 3/05/2019 | |||||||||||
Philippines | 4-1996-107840 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | Paper and cardboard articles and packaging, reinforcing and wrapping materials; paper boards; packaging and reinforcing and wrapping materials and goods in this class; paper and cardboard packages and containers in this class; reinforced and coated paper and cardboard | 29/01/1996 | Registered — renewal date 21/06/2020 |
Application | ||||||||||||||
Country | No. | Trade mark | Class | Goods and Services | Date | Status | ||||||||
Singapore | T8200076 D | FORMAKOTE | 16 | Paper and paper articles; cardboard articles; coated paper and cardboard materials in this class; reinforced paper and cardboard in this class | 6/01/1983 | Registered — renewal date 6/01/2013 | ||||||||
Thailand | TM26691 0 | FORMAKOTE | 16 | Paper bags, garbage bags of paper, patterned paper, towels of paper, labels (not of textile), cardboard bags, cartons and boxes of cardboard or paper, placards of cardboard, paper boards, carton board, corrugated cardboard, paper tissues, coated paper, reinforced paper, wrapping paper, speciality and recycled papers, booklets, pictures, photographs, newsletters. | 30/10/2006 | Registered — renewal date 29/10/2016 |