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EXHIBIT 10.18
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EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement made this 31st day of July, 1997 (the "Effective Date")
by and between Censtor Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of California and having a place of business at 2105 Hamilton
Avenue, Suite #270, San Jose, CA 95125 (hereinafter "Censtor"), and I.P.
Managers, Inc. a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of California, having a place of business at 1700 S. El Camino Real, Suite #420,
San Mateo, CA 94402 (hereinafter "IPM").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Censtor is the owner of certain proprietary rights with
respect to Censtor Technology (as defined below).
WHEREAS, Censtor has granted licenses to several companies ("Existing
Licensees," as defined below) to manufacture and sell certain products covered
by the Censtor Technology.
WHEREAS, Censtor desires to engage IPM as its exclusive representative
with respect to the licensing and sale of, and the enforcement of Censtor's
intellectual property rights in and to, the Censtor Technology, and IPM desires
to accept such engagement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the
agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) below.
1.2 "Censtor Technology" shall mean the following items which are
owned by Censtor (or licensed by Censtor from others with the right to grant
sublicenses) during the term of this Agreement:
(a) the patents and patent applications listed in Exhibit A
hereto, and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, and
substitutions thereof ("Censtor Patents"); and
(b) all trade secrets, technology, know-how and manufacturing
processes related thereto ("Censtor Know-How").
1.3 "Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1 below.
1.4 "Enforcement Activities" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b) below.
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1.5 "Enforcement Proceeds" shall mean royalties or other payments
received by or on behalf of Censtor from a Licensee or other third party as a
direct result of IPM's Enforcement Activities hereunder, including amounts
recovered in an Action by way of judgment, settlement agreement, royalty
payments received from Licensees as a result of such Action, or future royalties
received pursuant to License Agreements entered into with any defendant(s) to
such Action subsequent to the final disposition in Censtor's favor of any
dispositive motion.
1.6 "Existing Licensees" shall mean the companies listed in
Exhibit B hereto with whom Censtor has entered into License Agreements prior to
the Effective Date.
1.7 "License Agreement" shall mean a written agreement entered
into between Censtor and a Licensee pursuant to which Censtor grants (or has
granted) licenses for the manufacture and sale of certain products covered by
the Censtor Technology.
1.8 "Licensees" shall mean Existing Licensees and New Licensees
collectively.
1.9 "Licensing Activities" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a) below.
1.10 "Net Payments" shall mean amounts paid by Licensees or other
third parties to either party as a direct result of IPM's Licensing Activities
or as Enforcement Proceeds, less the applicable amount of Reimbursables then due
to either party, if any.
1.11 "New Licensees" shall mean the companies not listed in Exhibit
B with whom Censtor enters into License Agreements during the term of this
Agreement as a direct result of IPM's efforts in its capacity as Censtor's
exclusive licensing representative as authorized hereunder.
1.12 "Prosecution Activities" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(c) below.
1.13 "Reimbursables" shall mean each party's respective out-of-
pocket costs and expenses incurred as a direct result of Licensing Activities,
Enforcement Activities, and/or Prosecution Activities, including without
limitation attorneys' fees (whether paid on a contingency basis or otherwise),
consultants' fees, and travel expenses, provided that any and all such costs and
expenses are reasonable. Reimbursables shall not include compensation paid to
principals and employees of either party.
2. AUTHORITY OF IPM
2.1 Exclusive Licensing Representative. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, Censtor hereby authorizes IPM to act as its
exclusive licensing representative during the term of this Agreement. As
Censtor's exclusive licensing representative, IPM will have the authority to
engage in the following activities on behalf of Censtor but shall not have
authority to bind Censtor.
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(a) Licensing Activities. IPM may (i) contact and discuss with
Existing Licensees the status of such Existing Licensees' compliance with the
terms and conditions of such Existing Licensees' respective License Agreements,
and renegotiate such License Agreements, subject to Censtor's written approval,
which approval will not be unreasonably withheld; and (ii) identify potential
New Licensees, and discuss and negotiate with each such New Licensee the terms
and conditions of a License Agreement, subject to Censtor's written approval of
such License Agreement, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld
(collectively, "Licensing Activities").
(b) Enforcement Activities. IPM may coordinate on Censtor's
behalf the initiation and prosecution of any action, suit or proceeding
(including any declaratory judgment action) (collectively, an "Action") with
respect to infringement by any third party of Censtor Technology, subject to
Censtor's written approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld,
and Censtor will cooperate fully with IPM in connection with any such Action
(collectively, "Enforcement Activities"). To the extent that Censtor has
sufficient funds available, such Enforcement Activities shall be undertaken at
Censtor's expense. In the event that Censtor does not or ceases to have
sufficient funds available, IPM may, at its discretion, elect to assume
financial responsibility for the costs and expenses associated with the
continuation of such Enforcement Activities (including without limitation all
related legal fees and costs, whether paid on a contingency basis or otherwise),
provided that in consideration thereof, IPM's commission with respect to such
continued Enforcement Activities shall be as set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(c) Patent Prosecution Activities. IPM may coordinate on
Censtor's behalf, at Censtor's expense, the prosecution and maintenance of the
Censtor Patents for their full term, and the preparation, filing, prosecution
and maintenance of any additional patents, including reissues, continuations,
divisions, and continuations in part and any interferences, re-examinations,
extensions of claims and opposition proceedings relating thereto (collectively,
"Prosecution Activities"). IPM shall consult with Censtor regarding the conduct
of all such Prosecution Activities, and shall obtain Censtor's written approval
with respect to expenses related thereto, which approval will not be
unreasonably withheld. In the event that Censtor does not or ceases to have
sufficient funds available, IPM may, at its discretion, elect to assume
financial responsibility for the costs and expenses associated with the
continuation of such Prosecution Activities. IPM shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for Reimbursables incurred by IPM with respect to such continued
Prosecution Activities, provided that such reimbursement shall be deducted from
proceeds received in connection with Licensing Activities as a direct result of
such Prosecution Activities.
2.2 Counsel. In connection with IPM's performance of the foregoing
activities, IPM may engage for Censtor counsel of IPM's choice, subject to
Censtor's written approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
2.3 IPM Due Diligence. IPM shall use due diligence in exercising its
authority on behalf of Censtor with respect to the foregoing activities.
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3. COOPERATION
3.1 Delivery of Patents. Censtor has delivered or will furnish to
IPM copies of the Censtor Patents and their respective file histories and shall
promptly advise IPM as to any changes in the status of the Censtor Patents.
3.2 Delivery of Censtor Know-How. On the Effective Date, Censtor
shall deliver to IPM the Censtor Know-How contained in the Censtor technical
information packet described in Exhibit C attached hereto.
3.3 Inquiries. Censtor shall refer to IPM all inquiries and
solicitations received from third parties with respect to obtaining a license to
Censtor Technology.
3.4 Censtor Technical Documents. Censtor shall, upon request and
without charge to IPM, provide IPM with copies of all manuals, catalogs and
publications in Censtor's possession relating to the use, promotion and sale of
the products covered by the Censtor Technology.
3.5 Licensee Technical Documents. IPM shall furnish to Censtor
copies of the publications and catalogs acquired by IPM from Licensees relating
to the specification and use of the products covered by the Censtor Technology.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
4.1 By Censtor. Censtor represents that as of the Effective Date,
Censtor: (i) owns the Censtor Technology and has the right to enter into new
License Agreements, subject to the License Agreements with Existing Licensees,
current copies of which will be provided to IPM (as well as any amendments
thereto); and (ii) has disclosed or made available to IPM all agreements,
documents, data, files and business information in Censtor's possession
(including without limitation facts, records and correspondence) related to the
Censtor Technology (including without limitation information with respect to
encumbrances, infringement issues, and the validity of the Censtor Patents),
which information IPM has reviewed, and Censtor has not failed to disclose or
make available any material information.
4.2 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE CENSTOR
TECHNOLOGY IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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5. COMPENSATION
5.1 Commission. IPM's sole compensation under the terms of this
Agreement shall be a commission calculated as follows:
(a) Licensing Activities. With respect to any Net Payment paid
by a Licensee to either party as a direct result of IPM's Licensing Activities
hereunder, IPM will receive a commission of fifteen percent (15%) of each such
Net Payment;
(b) Enforcement Activities. With respect to any Net Payment paid
by a Licensee or other third party as Enforcement Proceeds, IPM will receive a
commission of twenty-five percent (25%) of each such Net Payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event IPM assumes financial responsibility
for the continuation of Enforcement Activities, as provided for in Section
2.1(b), IPM's commission with respect to any Enforcement Proceeds received as a
direct result of such continued Enforcement Activities will be forty five
percent (45%) of the gross amounts received as such Enforcement Proceeds, less
any Reimbursables, except that IPM shall not be reimbursed for any Reimbursables
incurred by IPM with respect to attorneys' fees and other legal costs and
expenses (whether paid on a contingency basis or otherwise) in connection with
such continued Enforcement Activities.
5.2 TDK Negotiations. IPM acknowledges and agrees that as of the
Effective Date, Censtor is negotiating a License Agreement with TDK with respect
to certain Censtor Technology (the "TDK Agreement"). Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 5.1, in the event that Censtor and TDK enter into the TDK
Agreement on or before September 30, 1997, Censtor will pay IPM a commission of
ten percent (10%) of the Net Payments Censtor receives under the TDK Agreement.
In the event that Censtor and TDK enter into the TDK Agreement after such date,
IPM will receive a commission commensurate with its activities with respect to
the TDK Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b),
as appropriate.
5.3 Purchase of Assets. If as a direct result of IPM's activities
under this Agreement Censtor and a third party enter into a written agreement
with respect to the disposition of Censtor Technology as part of a purchase of
Censtor's assets or a sale of Censtor's patent portfolio, IPM will receive a
commission commensurate with its activities with respect to such agreement in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1(a).
6. PAYMENTS; REPORTS
6.1 Payments.
(a) Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar
quarter, each party shall deliver to the other party a statement detailing on a
per transaction basis, (i) all amounts received, if any, by such party from
Licensees and/or other third parties in connection with this Agreement during
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such quarter, and (ii) all costs and expenses incurred by such party as
Reimbursables during such quarter; and
(b) Within fifteen (15) days thereafter, (i) Censtor shall remit
to IPM an amount representing IPM's commission with respect to each transaction
during such quarter and the related Reimbursables owed to IPM for each such
transaction, and a statement of accounting with respect to the calculation of
such amount; and (ii) IPM shall remit to Censtor an amount representing the
payments, if any, IPM received during such quarter on Censtor's behalf directly
from a Licensee and/or other third party (i.e., amounts owed to Censtor as
royalties, Enforcement Proceeds, or otherwise), less the applicable commission
due to IPM with respect to such payments and IPM's related Reimbursables, and a
statement of accounting with respect to the calculation of such amount.
6.2 Currency. All payments due hereunder shall be made in United
States dollars. Amounts based in foreign currencies shall be converted to United
States dollars according to the official exchange rate published in the Western
Edition of the Wall Street Journal on the last publication day during the
quarter for which such amounts are being paid.
6.3 Records; Audit Rights. Each party shall keep at its principal
place of business, accurate and complete records of all royalties, Enforcement
Proceeds, and other payments received, and all Reimbursables incurred, in
connection with this Agreement, and of all information related to the Licensing
Activities, Enforcement Activities, and Prosecution Activities associated
therewith. These records shall be retained for a period of three (3) years from
the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Upon thirty (30) days written
notice, each party shall have the right to examine and audit, not more than once
a year, during normal business hours and at its expense, all such records of the
other party. Prompt adjustment shall be made by the audited party to compensate
for any errors and/or omissions disclosed by such examination or audit which
result in an underpayment of amounts due to the other party hereunder. Should
the amount of any such error and/or omission exceed five percent (5%) of the
total amounts due for the period under audit, then upon request by the other
party, the audited party shall pay for the cost of the audit.
6.4 Reports. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar
quarter, IPM shall deliver to Censtor a report detailing any and all potential
New Licensees and/or defendants to an Action IPM has contacted and with whom IPM
has entered into discussions or negotiations. Such report shall include the
names of the contact people, the dates of discussions or negotiations, and the
status of all Licensing Activities, Enforcement Activities, and Prosecution
Activities undertaken by IPM pursuant to this Agreement.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION
7.1 Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective
Date and shall remain in full force and effect until the later of either the
expiration of the period during which a claim could be made under the last to
expire Censtor Patent or the expiration of the last existing License
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Agreement negotiated by IPM under this Agreement, unless sooner terminated in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.
7.2 Termination for IPM Insolvency. Censtor may terminate this
Agreement, effective immediately upon written notice to IPM, (i) upon the
institution by or against IPM of insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy
proceedings or any other proceedings for the settlement of IPM's debts, (ii)
upon IPM's making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iii) upon
IPM's dissolution or cessation of business.
7.3 Termination for Breach. If either party defaults in the
performance of any provision of this Agreement, then the nondefaulting party may
give written notice to the defaulting party that if the default is not cured
within ninety (90) days the Agreement will be terminated. If the non-defaulting
party gives such notice and the default is not cured during the ninety-day
period, then the Agreement shall automatically terminate at the end of that
period.
7.4 Termination for Convenience by Censtor. At any time after
December 31, 1999, Censtor may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days
written notice to IPM.
7.5 Termination for Convenience by IPM. IPM shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement on ninety (90) days written notice to Censtor.
7.6 Effect of Termination. Termination of this Agreement shall not
affect the continuing validity of, and the continuing interest of IPM in, any
License Agreement entered into, or any Enforcement Proceeds resulting from an
Action concluded, during the term of this Agreement. In addition, if Censtor
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.4 and within a twelve (12) month
period from the effective date of such termination Censtor enters into a License
Agreement or successfully concludes an Action as a direct result of Licensing
Activities or Enforcement Activities, respectively, that IPM had been actively
engaged in during the preceding six (6) month period, IPM shall be entitled to
receive its commission with respect to such activities, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Agreement, provided that IPM had complied with its
reporting obligations under Section 6.4.
7.7 Survival. Sections 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and any outstanding payment
obligations hereunder shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement.
8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
8.1 Definition. As used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential
Information" shall mean any information disclosed by one party to the other
during the term of this Agreement which is in written, graphic, machine readable
or other tangible form and is marked "Confidential", "Proprietary" or in some
other manner to indicate its confidential nature. Confidential Information may
also include oral information disclosed by one party to the other in the course
of the performance of this
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Agreement, provided that such information is designated as confidential at the
time of disclosure and reduced to a written summary by the disclosing party,
within thirty (30) days after its oral disclosure, which is marked in a manner
to indicate its confidential nature and delivered to the receiving party. As
used herein, "Confidential Information" may include, without limitation, the
License Agreements, know-how, inventions, prototypes, materials, processes,
process equipment, designs, specifications, and certain technical data, business
and financial data, product information, patent applications, and documents
relating to the development, manufacturing, testing, and marketing of products
disclosed by either party to the other directly in writing or by drawings or
inspection of parts or equipment.
8.2 Nondisclosure. Each party shall treat as strictly confidential
all Confidential Information of the other party, shall not use such Confidential
Information except as expressly set forth herein or otherwise authorized in
writing, shall implement reasonable procedures to prohibit the disclosure,
unauthorized duplication, misuse or removal of the other party's Confidential
Information and shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any third
party except as may be necessary and required in connection with the rights and
obligations of such party under this Agreement, and subject to confidentiality
obligations at least as protective as those set forth herein. Without limiting
the foregoing, each of the parties shall use at least the same procedures and
degree of care which it uses to prevent the disclosure of its own confidential
information of like importance to prevent the disclosure of Confidential
Information disclosed to it by the other party under this Agreement.
8.3 Exceptions. Notwithstanding the above, neither party shall have
liability to the other with regard to any Confidential Information of the other
which:
(a) was generally known and available in the public domain at
the time it was disclosed or becomes generally known and available in the public
domain through no fault of the receiver;
(b) was known to the receiver without restriction at the time of
disclosure as shown by the files of the receiver in existence at the time of
disclosure and was not acquired directly or indirectly from a third party under
obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party;
(c) is disclosed with the prior written approval of the
discloser;
(d) was independently developed by the receiver without any use
of the Confidential Information, provided that the receiver can demonstrate such
independent development by documented evidence prepared contemporaneously with
such independent development;
(e) becomes known to the receiver without restriction from a
source other than the discloser without breach of this Agreement by the receiver
and otherwise not in violation of the discloser's rights; or
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(f) is disclosed pursuant to the order or requirement of a
court, administrative agency, or other governmental body; provided, that the
receiver shall provide prompt, advance notice thereof to enable the discloser to
seek a protective order or otherwise prevent such disclosure.
8.4 Binding Other Parties. Each party shall obtain the execution of
proprietary nondisclosure agreements with its subsidiaries, employees, agents
and consultants having access to Confidential Information of the other party,
and shall exercise due care in administering such agreements.
8.5 Rights Under Breach. Each party acknowledges that the other
party's Confidential Information is an extremely valuable business asset, the
misuse or improper disclosure of which would cause irreparable harm to the
interest of such party. Accordingly, if either party breaches any of its
obligations under this Section 8, the other party shall be entitled to equitable
relief to protect its interest therein, including but not limited to injunctive
relief, as well as money damages. In addition, the parties agree upon request to
cooperate in efforts seeking to enjoin the subsequent wrongful disclosure of
Confidential Information by third parties to whom such information was disclosed
by a receiving party hereunder.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
IPM shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Censtor and its directors,
officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities,
damages, losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' and
professional fees and other expenses of litigation and/or arbitration) resulting
from any claim, suit or proceeding brought by a third party arising out of or in
connection with any actions of IPM that exceed the scope of the authority
granted to IPM hereunder.
10. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Minimum Damages. In the event Censtor wrongfully terminates this
Agreement, Censtor acknowledges that IPM's current hourly billing rate is Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250).
10.2 Limitation of Liability. CENSTOR'S LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY CENSTOR HEREUNDER. IN NO
EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT
OR SPECIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF
THIS AGREEMENT. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF
ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
10.3 Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective when
mailed by registered or certified mail,
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postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand, by messenger or by
telecommunication, addressed to the addresses first set forth above or at such
other address furnished with a notice in the manner set forth herein. Such
notices shall be deemed to have been served when delivered or, if delivery is
not accomplished by reason of some fault of the addressee, when tendered.
10.4 Severability of Provisions. If any Section, provision, or clause
thereof in this Agreement shall be, found or be held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction in which this Agreement is being performed,
the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable and the parties
shall negotiate, in good faith, a substitute, valid and enforceable provision
which most nearly effects the parties' intent in entering into this Agreement.
10.5 Disclosure. Neither IPM nor Censtor will voluntarily disclose to
any person, firm or corporation the contents of this Agreement unless under a
protective order, or ordered by a court of law, or as otherwise required by the
SEC, or under a confidential disclosure agreement; provided, however, that IPM
is authorized to issue public statements related to its authority to act as
Censtor's exclusive representative hereunder.
10.6 Settlement of Disputes; Choice of Law. The parties hereto shall
use their best endeavors to settle by mutual agreement any disputes,
controversies or differences which may arise from, under, out of or in
connection with this Agreement. If such disputes, controversies or differences
cannot be settled between the parties, they shall be finally resolved by binding
arbitration in San Jose, California, in accordance with the then-current Rules
of Practice and Procedure of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc.
("JAMS") by an arbitration panel selected in accordance with said rules. The
arbitrators shall apply California law to the merits of any dispute or claim,
without reference to rules of conflicts of law or arbitration. Judgment on the
award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may apply to
any court of competent jurisdiction for temporary, preliminary, or final
injunctive or other equitable relief without breach of this arbitration
provision.
10.7 Authority. Each party represents that all corporate action
necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by
such party and the performance of its obligations hereunder has been taken.
10.8 Assignment. IPM may not, directly, indirectly, or by a change in
control, assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Censtor.
10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts all of which, taken together, shall be regarded as one and the same
instrument.
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10.10 Relationship of Parties. The relationship of Censtor and IPM
established by this Agreement is that of independent contractors. Nothing
contained herein or done in pursuance of this Agreement shall be construed to
give either party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of
the other, or constitute either party the agent of the other party for any
purpose or in any sense whatsoever, or constitute the parties as partners or
joint venturers.
10.11 Modification. No alteration, amendment, waiver, cancellation or
any other in any term or condition of this Agreement shall be valid or binding
on either party unless same shall have been mutually assented to in writing by
both parties.
10.12 Waiver. The failure of either party to enforce at any time the
provisions of this Agreement, or the failure to require at any time performance
by the other party of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall in no way
be constituted to be a present or future waiver of such provisions, nor in any
way affect the validity of either party to enforce each and every provision
thereafter. The express waiver by either party of any provision, condition or
requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future
obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.
10.13 Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions herein constitute the
entire agreement between the parties and supersede all previous agreements and
understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof and no agreement or understanding varying or
extending the same shall be binding upon either party hereto unless in a written
document signed by the party to be bound thereby.
10.14 Section Headings and Language. The section headings contained in
this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
made and executed as of the below indicated dates.
CENSTOR CORPORATION
Date: 7/31/97 By: /s/ RUSSELL M. KRAPF
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Name: Russell M. Krapf
Title: President & CEO
I.P. MANAGERS, INC.
Date: 7/31/97 By: /s/ CHARLES PIERPOINT, III
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Name: Charles Pierpoint, III
Title: Secretary & Counsel
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EXHIBIT A (CENSTOR PATENTS & APPLICATIONS)
PATENT # TITLE
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4,423,450 Magnetic Head and Multitrack Transducer for Perpendicular
(CNR-343) Recording and Method of Fabricating
4,636,894 Recording Head Slider Assembly
(CNR-341)
4,751,598 Thin-Film Cross-Field Closed-Flux Anisotropic Electromagnetic
(CNR-001) Field Device
4,757,402 Slider Assembly for Supporting a Magnetic Head
(CNR-342)
4,860,139 Planarized Read/Write Head and Method
(CNR-304)
5,041,932 Integrated Magnetic Read/Write Head/Flexure/Conductor Structure
(CNR-309)
5,063,712 Micro-Burnishing Flex Head Structure
(CNR-310)
5,073,242 Method of Making Integrated Magnetic Read/Write Head/Flexure/
(CNR-309A) Conductor Structure
5,111,351 Integrated Magnetic Read/Write Head/Flexure/Conductor Structure
(CNR-309B)
5,163,218 Method of Making Integrated Magnetic Read/Write Head/Flexure/
(CNR-309C) Conductor Structure
5,174,012 Method of Making Integrated Magnetic Read/Write Head/Flexure/
(CNR-309D) Conductor Structure
5,396,388 Compact High-Speed Rotary Actuator and Transducer Assembly with
(CNR-324) Reduced Moment of Inertia and Mass-Balanced Structural Overlap
with Drive Motor and Organizing Method for the Same
5,625,515 Compact High-Speed Rotary Actuator and Transducer Assembly with
(CNR-324A) Reduced Moment of Inertia and Mass-Balanced Structural Overlap
With Drive Motor and Organizing Method for the Same
5,453,315 Unitary Micro-Flexure Structure and Method of Making
(CNR-313A)
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PATENT # TITLE
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5,476,131 Unitary Micro-Flexure Structure and Method of Making
(CNR-313D)
5,483,025 Unitary Micro-Flexure Structure
(CNR-313CA)
5,490,027 Gimbaled Micro-Head/Flexure/Conductor Assembly and System
(CNR-322)
5,550,691 Size-Independent Rigid-Disk Magnetic Digital-Information Storage
(CNR-321A) System with Localized Read/Write Enhancements
5,557,488 Gimbaled Micro-Head/Flexure/Conductor Assembly and System
(CNR-322A)
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APPLICATION # TITLE
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CNR-321B Hard Disk Drive with Lightly Contacting Head
08/702,936 (Divisional of CNR-321A)
CNR-329 Transducer/Flexure/Conductor Structure for Electromagnetic
08/338,394 Read/Write System (CIP of CNR-309 & 321)
CNR-329A Head Structure for Electromagnetic Read/Write System
08/668,977 (Divisional of CNR-329, which is CIP of CNR-309 & 321)
CNR-329B Conductive Articulator Structure for Electromagnetic Read/Write System (Divisional of
08/669,950 CNR-329, which is CIP of CNR-309 & 321)
CNR-335 Contact Interface, System and Medium in Electromagnetic Read/Write
08/408,036 Rigid-Recording-Media Environment (CIP of CNR-311)
CNR-345 Interactive System for Lapping Transducers
08/452,041
CNR-347 Durable, Low-Vibration, Dynamic-Contact Hard Disk Drive System
08/621,521 (CIP of 5,041,932)
CNR-348 Low Friction Sliding Hard Disk Drive System
08/515,140 (Continuation in part of CNR-335)
CNR-349 Contact Planar Ring Head
08/528,890 (Continuation in part of CNR-329)
CNR-350 Hard Disk Drive Having Ring Head Sliding on Perpendicular Media
08/577,493 (Continuation in part of CNR-349)
CNR-351 Contact MagnetoResistive Hard Disk Drive Head
08/725,296
CNR-354 Virtual Contact Hard Disk Drive with Planar Transducer
08/673,281
CNR-355 Stiffened Hinge for Reducing Torsional Vibration of a Suspension
08/705,798
CNR-358 Hard Disk Drive Having Contact Write and Recessed MagnetoResistive Read Head
08/778,566
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EXHIBIT A (CONTINUED)
APPLICATION # TITLE
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CNR-360 Hard Disk Drive with MagnetoResistive Head and Perpendicular Media (Divisional of CNR-350)
08/771,468
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EXHIBIT B
EXISTING LICENSEES
o International Business Machines Corporation
o Kabool Electronics, Ltd.
o Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha ("Denka")
o NEC Corporation
o Maxtor Corporation
o Read-Rite Corporation
o Western Digital Corporation
o Fujitsu Limited
o Hitachi, Ltd.
o LST
o Ministor
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CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT C
CENSTOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION PACKET
o Tooling and Fixture Drawings for wafer process, assembly and test of
Censtor Heads
o Process instructions for wafer process, assembly and test of Censtor
Heads
o Wafer process mask designs
o Electrical Schematics for custom designed test equipment to manufacture
Censtor Heads
o Process Summary for Censtor-designed disk for use with Censtor Contact
Head.
Most of the above information will be provided on magnetic data cartridges.