The Registrant has requested confidential treatment of this draft registration statement and associated correspondence
pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Intellectual Property Right” means any and all intellectual property rights or similar proprietary rights in the United States and all other nations throughout the world, including, without limitation, (i) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, brand names, certification marks, domain names, trade names and corporate names (whether or not registered) and other indication of origin, the goodwill associated with the foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and applications in any jurisdiction to register, the foregoing, including any extension, modification or renewal of any such registration or application (“Trademarks”); (ii) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, in any jurisdiction; (iii) patents and patent applications (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, and reexaminations thereof and the equivalents of any of the foregoing in any jurisdiction) and any renewals, extensions or reissue thereof, in any jurisdiction (“Patents”); (iv) writings and other works, whether copyrightable or not, in any jurisdiction, and any and all copyright rights, whether registered or not, in any jurisdiction, and registrations or applications for registration of copyrights in any jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; (v) trade secrets, information, data, specifications, processes, methods, knowledge, experience, skills, technology, Software, know-how (including manufacturing and production processes and techniques and research and development information) and rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any person (“Trade Secrets”), (vi) rights of privacy, personality and publicity and social media accounts, and (vii) all rights to sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for past, present and future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing.
“IT Assets” means any and all computers, Software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, digital storage, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology assets, including all associated data contained therein, and all associated data contained therein, and all associated documentation related to any of the foregoing.
“knowledge” means, with respect to the Echo Parties, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 1.01 of the Echo Disclosure Schedule, and, with respect to MCK, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 1.01 of the MCK Disclosure Schedule, in each case after reasonable inquiry of those with managerial authority for the subject matter in question.
“Lien” means with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, license, pledge, charge, security interest, adverse claim, or encumbrance in respect of such property or asset.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to a Contributed Business, any event, condition, occurrence, state of facts, change, development or effect, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, conditions, occurrences, state of facts, changes, developments or effects, that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), business, assets or results of operations of such Contributed Business, taken as a whole, excluding any effect to the extent resulting from or arising in connection with (a) changes in GAAP after the date of this Agreement, (b) changes in Applicable Law or directives or policies of a Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, (c) changes in the financial, securities, credit or other capital markets or general economic, regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in which such Contributed Business does business, including changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, (d) changes generally affecting the industry in which such Contributed Business operates, (e) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or major hostilities or natural or man-made disasters or other force majeure events, (f) the announcement, pendency or consummation of the
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