Article 18 Force Majeure
1. If one Party is unable to perform or needs to postpone the performance of this agreement due to force majeure (such as war, fire, typhoon, flood, earthquake, natural disasters and other events beyond the reasonable control of the other Party), the time limit for the performance of this agreement (except the payment obligation under this agreement) by the other Party will be extended, which shall be equal to the delay time caused by the occurrence of force majeure events and the reasonable additional time necessary for the affected Party to resume the performance of its obligations.
2. The Party affected by the force majeure shall notify the other Party by fax ore-mail as soon as possible after the occurrence of the force majeure event, and within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of the force majeure event, send the other Party a certificate of the occurrence of the force majeure event issued by the other Party by registered mail.
3. If the impact of the force majeure event continues for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the notice is given in accordance with the above provisions, both parties shall conduct friendly negotiations and strive to solve the relevant problems related to the continued performance of this Agreement.
Article 19 Miscellaneous Provisions
1. No matter what is stipulated to the contrary in this agreement or other documents, Party B shall be fully liable to Party A for all losses suffered by Party A, Party A’s affiliated companies and Party A’s employees due to Party B’s violation,non-compliance,non-performance of this agreement or delay in performance of any terms under this agreement, including but not limited to the amount of administrative penalty, litigation costs, reasonable lawyer fees, settlement amount or damages stipulated in the final judgment, etc., and shall eliminate adverse effects for Party A in respect of goodwill losses suffered by Party a and Party A’s affiliated companies. Party A has the right to directly deduct the aforesaid damages from any sum payable to Party B.
2. If Party B infringes the intellectual property rights of a third Party or violates any agreement it has signed with any third Party that purchases or licenses its Product or services, causing Party A, its affiliated companies and its employees to suffer third-Party claims and lawsuits, Party B will ensure that Party A, its affiliated companies and its employees will not be harmed or compensate Party A accordingly:
3. If one Party, or its employees, agencies, etc. violates the contents of the agreement in any form, the Party concerned shall agree to compensate and exempt the other Party, its subsidiaries, their office personnel, directors, employees and agencies from all lawsuits, claims, legal fees, compensation payments and other liabilities of the Party for breach of contract.
4. Each Party must state and guarantee that this agreement has been duly authorized, signed and delivered and has not violated any applicable laws and contracts involving both parties.
5. No matter whether there are other provisions in this agreement or not, Party A shall not be liable for the loss of income or profits, failure to realize the expected savings, loss of business reputation and any other indirect or indirect losses incurred by Party B as a result of this agreement.