Section 5.15. Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent the failure to own, or license or possess the right to use, such IP Rights, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, the operation of the respective businesses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as currently conducted (including the use of IP Rights) does not infringe upon any rights (including IP Rights) held by any Person, except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than office actions issued in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for patents or applications for registration of other IP Rights), which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
All registrations listed in Section II.B of the Perfection Certificate are valid and in full force and effect, except, in each case, to the extent failure to be valid or in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.16. Solvency.
On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
Section 5.17. [Reserved].
Section 5.18. USA Patriot Act; Sanctions; FCPA.
(a) To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with (i) economic and financial sanctions and trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, and Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (“Sanctions”) and (ii) the USA Patriot Act; other than to the extent this representation would result in a violation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union or the United Kingdom).
(b) (i) None of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, nor any director, officer, employee, or agent of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is (a) listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any Member State of the European Union, or the United Kingdom (irrespective of its status vis-à-vis the European Union); (b) operating, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is itself the target of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine) (a “Sanctioned Country”); (c) the government of a Sanctioned Country or the Government of Venezuela; or (d) 50% or more owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons or acting for or on behalf of such Person or Persons (any person described in (a)-(d), a “Sanctioned Person”).
(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used by Holdings or its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”).
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