Digital Audio System License Agreement - Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. and InterVideo Inc.
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM LICENSE AGREEMENT
AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN
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Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation InterVideo, Inc.
(hereinafter called "LICENSOR") (hereinafter called "LICENSEE")
of 100 Potrero Avenue of 440 Mission Court, Suite 260
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 Fremont, CA 94539
United Stated of America United States of America
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Facisimile telephone number of LICENSOR for transmission of quarterly royalty
reports (Section 4.05): (415) 863-1373
LICENSOR's bank and account number for wire transfer of royalty payments
(Section 4.05)
Bank: Wells Fargo Bank
Address: 464 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 U.S.A.
Account Name: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
Account Number: [*]
ABA Number: [*]
Identification of bank with respect to whose prime rate interest is calculated
on overdue royalties (Section 4.05): Wells Fargo Bank
Address of LICENSEE for communications not otherwise specified (Section 8.04):
SIGNATURE:
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On behalf of LICENSOR On behalf of LICENSEE
Signature: /s/ Lun S. Cheung Signature: /s/ Joe Monastiero
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Name: Lun S. Cheung Name: Joe Monastiero
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Title: Intellectual Property Manager Title: VP
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Place: San Francisco, CA 94103 Place: Fremont, CA
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Date: 4 March 1999 Date: 11/2/98
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Witnessed By: Witnessed By:
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Effective Date of Agreement: 4 March 1999 Initial Payment: $[*]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS..................................................................... 2
Section 1.01 - "LICENSOR"............................................................ 2
Section 1.02 - "LICENSEE"............................................................ 2
Section 1.03 - "Application"......................................................... 2
Section 1.04 - "Patent".............................................................. 2
Section 1.05 - "Related Application"................................................. 2
Section 1.06 - "Related Patent"...................................................... 2
Section 1.07 - "Scheduled Patents"................................................... 3
Section 1.08 - "Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications"...................... 3
Section 1.09 - "Licensed Trademark".................................................. 3
Section 1.10 - "Licensed Device"..................................................... 3
Section 1.11 - "Licensed Product".................................................... 3
Section 1.12 - "Patent Rights"....................................................... 4
Section 1.13 - "Know-How"............................................................ 4
Section 1.14 - "Confidential Information"............................................ 4
Section 1.15 - "Non-Patent Country".................................................. 4
Section 1.16 - "LICENSEE's Trade Name and Trademarks"................................ 4
Section 1.17 - "Other-Trademark Purchaser"........................................... 4
Section 1.18 - "Licensed Copyrighted Works".......................................... 4
Section 1.19 - "Consumer Price Index"................................................ 5
Section 1.20 - "Effective Date"...................................................... 5
Section 1.21 - "Virtual Dolby Digital"............................................... 5
ARTICLE II LICENSES GRANTED............................................................... 5
Section 2.01 - Licenses Granted to LICENSEE.......................................... 5
Section 2.02 - Limitation of Licenses Granted........................................ 5
ARTICLE III OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE LICENSOR AND LICENSEE................................ 6
Section 3.01 - Use of Licensed Trademark............................................. 6
Section 3.02 - Ownership of the Licensed Trademarks.................................. 8
Section 3.03 - Maintenance of Trademark Rights....................................... 9
Section 3.04 - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Enforcement........................... 9
Section 3.05 - Other-Trademark Purchasers............................................ 9
Section 3.06 - Patent Marking........................................................ 10
Section 3.07 - Copyright Notice...................................................... 10
Section 3.08 - Furnishing of Licensed Copyrighted Works: Use of Licensed
Copyrighted Works............................................................ 10
Section 3.09 - License Notice........................................................ 11
Section 3.10 - Furnishing of Know-How................................................ 11
Section 3.11 - Use of Know-How and Confidential Information.......................... 11
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ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS..................................................................... 12
Section 4.01 - Initial Payment..................................................... 12
Section 4.02 - Royalties........................................................... 12
Section 4.03 - Section Deleted..................................................... 13
Section 4.04 - Royalty Applicability............................................... 13
Section 4.05 - Royalty Payments and Statements..................................... 13
Section 4.06 - Royalties in Non-Patent Count....................................... 14
Section 4.07 - Books and Records................................................... 15
Section 4.08 - Rights of Inspecting Books and Records.............................. 15
ARTICLE V STANDARDS OF MANUFACTURE AND QUALITY.......................................... 15
Section 5.01 - Standardization and Quality......................................... 15
Section 5.02 - Right to Inspect Quality............................................ 16
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION........................................ 16
Section 6.01 - Expiration of Agreement............................................. 16
Section 6.02 - Termination for Cause............................................... 16
Section 6.03 - Option to Terminate in a Non-Patent Count........................... 16
Section 6.04 - Effect of Termination............................................... 17
ARTICLE VII LIMITATIONS OF RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY......................................... 18
Section 7.01 - Limitation of Rights................................................ 18
Section 7.02 - Limitation of Authority............................................. 18
Section 7.03 - Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability: Hold Harmless............... 18
Section 7.04 - Limitation of Assignment by LICENSEE................................ 19
Section 7.05 - Compliance with U.S. Export Control Regulations..................... 19
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS................................................... 19
Section 8.01 - Language of Agreement: Language of Notices.......................... 19
Section 8.02 - Stability of Agreement.............................................. 20
Section 8.03 - Public Announcements................................................ 20
Section 8.04 - Address of LICENSOR and LICENSEE for all Other Communications....... 20
Section 8.05 - Applicable Law...................................................... 20
Section 8.06 - Choice of Forum: Attorneys' Fees.................................... 20
Section 8.07 - Construction of Agreement........................................... 21
Section 8.08 - Captions............................................................ 21
Section 8.09 - Singular and Plural................................................. 21
Section 8.10 - Complete Agreement.................................................. 21
Section 8.11 - Severability........................................................ 21
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Section 8.12 - Company Representation and Warrant................. 21
Section 8.13 - Execution.......................................... 21
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DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM LICENSE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, LICENSOR is engaged in the field of audio noise reduction and
analog and digital signal processing systems and has developed noise reduction
systems useful for audio tape recording, surround sound systems for home
entertainment and for other applications;
WHEREAS, LICENSOR's audio processing systems have acquired a reputation for
excellence and LICENSOR's trademarks have acquired valuable goodwill;
WHEREAS, LICENSOR has licensed over 160 companies to make, use and sell
consumer audio hardware incorporating LICENSOR's audio systems and marked with
LICENSOR's trademarks; and
WHEREAS, LICENSOR has defined the operating parameters and configuration of
a class of products called, "Virtual" products; and
WHEREAS, LICENSOR's Virtual product category and its manufacture are the
subject of substantial know-how owned by LICENSOR;
WHEREAS, LICENSOR's Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system and its manufacture
embody inventive subject matter which are the subject of international patent
and patent applications owned or licensable by LICENSOR,
WHEREAS, the manufacture and sale of LICENSOR's Dolby Digital AC-3 audio
system requires the reproduction of copyrighted works owned or licensable by
LICENSOR;
WHEREAS, LICENSOR represents and warrants that it has rights to grant
licenses under such know-how, patents and patent applications and copyrighted
works and under its trademarks;
WHEREAS, LICENSEE is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products for
the home electronics market; and
WHEREAS, LICENSEE believes it can develop substantial demand for equipment
to decode audio signals using LICENSOR's Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system;
WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires a non-exclusive license to manufacture and sell
decoders using LICENSOR's Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system under LICENSOR's
trademarks, know-how, copyrighted works, patents and patent applications; and
WHEREAS, LICENSOR is willing to grant such a license under the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between LICENSOR and LICENSEE as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 - "LICENSOR" means Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, a
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corporation of the State of New York, having a place of business as indicated on
the title page of this Agreement, and its successors and assigns.
Section 1.02 - "LICENSEE" means the corporation identified on the title
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page of this Agreement and any subsidiary thereof of whose ordinary voting
shares more than 50% are controlled directly by such corporation, but only so
long as such control exists.
Section 1.03 - "Application" means an application for the protection of an
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invention or an industrial design; references to an "Application" shall be
construed as references to applications for patents for inventions, inventors'
certificates, utility certificates, utility models, patents or certificates of
addition, inventors' certificates of addition, utility certificates of addition,
design patents, and industrial design registrations.
Section 1.04 - "Patent" means patents for inventions, inventors'
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certificates, utility certificates, utility models, patents or certificates of
addition, inventors' certificates of addition, utility certificates of addition,
design patents, and industrial design registrations.
Section 1.05 - "Related Application" means an Application, whether
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international or in the same or another country or region, which
(1) is substantially the same as (e.g., it does not include any new
matter in the sense of the United States Patent Law) an Application or Patent
listed in Appendix A, entitled "Scheduled Patents," which is attached hereto and
forms an integral part of this Agreement (for example, without limiting the
foregoing, a continuation Application, a corresponding Application, an
Application to reissue, or a refiled Application), or
(2) is substantially only a portion of (e.g., it contains less than an
Application or Patent listed in Appendix A and, it does not include any new
matter in the sense of the United States Patent Law) an Application or Patent
listed in Appendix A (for example, a divisional Application, or a corresponding
or refiled Application in the nature of a divisional Application).
Section 1.06 - "Related Patent" means:
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(1) a Patent granted on an Application listed in Appendix A,
(2) a Patent granted on a Related Application,
(3) a reissue of a Patent of Sections 1.06(1) or 1.06(2), and
(4) a reexamination certificate of a Patent of Sections 1.06 (1),
1.06(2), or 1.06(3).
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Section 1.07 - "Scheduled Patents" means the Applications and Patents
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listed in Appendix A together with Related Applications and Related Patents.
Applications and Patents which contain not only common subject matter but
also additional subject matter going beyond the disclosure of Applications and
Patents of this Section (for example, without limiting the foregoing, a
continuation-in-part Application, or a corresponding or refiled Application in
the nature of a continuation-in-part Application) shall be deemed to be
Scheduled Patents only with respect to that portion of their subject matter
common to the Applications and Patents of this Section.
Section 1.08 - "Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications" means the
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specifications for the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system, comprising the claims
and teachings of the Scheduled Patents, the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system
operating parameters as specified in Appendix B entitled "Dolby Digital AC-3
Audio System," the Dolby Digital LICENSEE Information Manual referred to in
Appendix C, the Licensed Copyrighted Works and the Know-How. Appendices B and C
are attached hereto and form an integral part of this Agreement.
Section 1.09 - "Licensed Trademark" means one or more of the following: (a)
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the word mark "Dolby", (b) the device mark [logo] which is also referred to as
the `Double-D' symbol and (c) the term "AC-3".
Section 1.10 - "Licensed Device" means a digital audio circuit having Dolby
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Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications, whether made in discrete component,
integrated circuit, or other forms, for decoding a digital bitstream into one or
more audio channels. A circuit counts as one "Licensed Device" for each full
frequency range audio channel it provides.
Section 1.11 - "Licensed Product" means a complete ready to use consumer
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entertainment product, such as a mufti-channel A/V receiver, DVD player, or
personal computer (PC), or a complete, ready-to-install PC audio subsystem
which:
(1) contains one or more Licensed Devices, and
(2) is intended or designed for use in decoding an AC-3 digital audio
bitstream.
Every Licensed Product containing three or more Licensed Devices must also
contain a Dolby Consumer Surround Decoder with Directional Enhancement licensed
under a separate agreement, except that the Licensed Consumer Surround Decoder
and the Directional Enhancement Circuit in such Licensed Product shall be
royalty-free, so long as applicable royalties under Sections 4.01 and 4.02 under
this Agreement are payable.
The only exception to this provision are outboard decoders without
independent volume controls intended to be used exclusively in conjunction with
audio-visual receivers or amplifiers that already contain said Consumer Surround
Decoder and Directional Enhancement circuits. A Licensed Product is not a
semiconductor chip, a partially assembled product, a product in kit form, or a
knocked-down or semi-knocked-down product.
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Section 1.12 - "Patent Rights" means:
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(1) the Scheduled Patents; and
(2) such Patents and Applications directed to Licensed Products that
LICENSOR may own or gain rights to license during the term of this Agreement and
which LICENSOR may agree to include in the Patent Rights without payment of
additional compensation by LICENSEE.
The Patent Rights do not include such other Applications and Patents as
LICENSOR does not agree to include in the Patent Rights without payment of
additional compensation by LICENSEE.
Section 1.13 - "Know-How" means all proprietary information, trade secrets,
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skills, experience, recorded or unrecorded, accumulated by LICENSOR, from time
to time prior to and during the term of this Agreement, or licensable by
LICENSOR, relating to the Licensed Devices and the Licensed Products and all
designs, drawings, reports, memoranda, blue-prints, specifications and the like,
prepared by LICENSOR or by others and licensable by LICENSOR, insofar as
LICENSOR deems the same to relate to and be useful for the development, design,
manufacture, sale or use of Licensed Products. Know-How does not include
Licensed Copyrighted Works, whether or not published.
Section 1.14 - "Confidential Information" means technical and non-technical
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proprietary information of LICENSOR or LICENSEE, including, without limiting the
foregoing, marketing information, product plans, business plans, royalty, and
sales information so long as such information is disclosed to the other party a)
in written or other tangible form which is clearly marked as being confidential
or proprietary or b) orally or in any other manner and is indicated as
confidential at the time of disclosure and thereafter summarized in writing
within thirty (30) days after such disclosure.
Section 1.15 - "Non-Patent Country" means a country in which there do not
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exist, with respect to a Licensed Product, any Scheduled Patents including any
pending Application or unexpired Patent, which, but for the licenses herein
granted, are (or in the case of an Application, would be if it were an issued
Patent) infringed by the manufacture, and/or use, lease or sale of such Licensed
Product.
Section 1.16 - "LICENSEE's Trade Name and Trademarks" means any trade name
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or trademark used and owned by LICENSEE.
Section 1.17 - "Other-Trademark Purchaser" means any customer of LICENSEE
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who, with LICENSEE's knowledge, intends to resell, use or lease the Licensed
Products under a trademark other than LICENSEE's Trade Name and Trademarks.
Section 1.18 - "Licensed Copyrighted Works" means all copyrighted works
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owned by LICENSOR or owned by others and which LICENSOR has the right to
sublicense, relating to the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system and the reproduction
of which are required in order for
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LICENSEE to make or have made for it Licensed Products, and to use, lease and
sell the same. Licensed Copyrighted Works exclude mask works fixed in a
semiconductor chip product.
Section 1.19 - The "Consumer Price Index" means the U.S. City Average Index
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(base of 1982-1984 = 100) of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as
published by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United
States Government. In the event that said Index ceases to be published under its
present name or form or ceases to be published by the same government entity,
reference shall be made to the most similar index then available.
Section 1.20 - The "Effective Date" of this Agreement is the date of
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execution hereof by the last party to execute the Agreement, or, if this
Agreement requires validation by any governmental or quasi-governmental body,
the "Effective Date" is the date of validation of this Agreement.
Section 1.21 - "Virtual Dolby Digital" means the configuration,
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specifications, and operating parameters for the Virtual Dolby Digital audio
system, as specified in the Dolby Digital LICENSEE Information Manual referred
to in Appendix C.
ARTICLE II
LICENSES GRANTED
Section 2.01 - Licenses Granted to LICENSEE
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LICENSOR hereby grants to LICENSEE:
(1) a personal, non-transferable, indivisible, and non-exclusive
license throughout the world under the Patent Rights, subject to the conditions
set forth and LICENSEE's performance of its obligations, including paying
royalties due, to make or have made for it Licensed Products, and to use, lease,
import and sell the same;
(2) a personal, non-transferable, indivisible, and non-exclusive
license throughout the world to use the Know-How and to reproduce the Licensed
Copyrighted Works in connection with the design, manufacture, and sale of the
Licensed Products and to use the Licensed Trademarks on the Licensed Products
and in connection with the advertising and offering for sale of Licensed
Products bearing one or more of the Licensed Trademarks subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement and LICENSEE's performance of its
obligations, including the payment of royalties; and
(3) a personal, non-transferable, indivisible, non-exclusive, and
royally-free license throughout the world under the Patent Rights and to use the
Know-How and to reproduce the Licensed Copyrighted Works in connection with the
manufacture, use, lease and sale of spare parts solely for the repair of
Licensed Products manufactured by LICENSEE under this Agreement.
Section 2.02 - Limitation of Licenses Granted
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Notwithstanding the licenses granted under Section 2.01:
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(1) no license is granted to lease, sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of any part of a Licensed Product, including, without limiting the
foregoing, a semiconductor chip specially adapted for use in a Licensed Product,
which part (a) is a material part of an invention which is the subject of a
Scheduled Patent and which part is not a staple article or commodity of commerce
suitable for substantial noninfringing use or (b) is not a spare part solely for
the repair of a Licensed Product manufactured by LICENSEE under this Agreement;
(2) no license is granted under this Agreement to lease, sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of any partially assembled products, products in
kit form, and knocked-down or semi-knocked-down products;
(3) no license is granted under this Agreement with respect to any of
LICENSOR's other licensed technologies;
(4) no license is granted under this Agreement to use any Licensed
Trademark in connection with offering for sale or in advertising and/or
informational material relating to any Licensed Product which is not marked with
the mark specified in Section 3.01(1) of this Agreement;
(5) no license is granted under this Agreement with respect to the use
of any Licensed Trademark on or in connection with products other than Licensed
Products;
(6) no right is granted with respect to LICENSOR's trade name "Dolby
Laboratories" except with respect to the use of said tradename on and in
connection with Licensed Products for the acknowledgments and notices required
herein;
(7) no license is granted to copy, prepare, make, or have made
derivative works based on the Licensed Copyrighted Works; and
(8) no right to grant sublicenses is granted under this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE LICENSOR AND LICENSEE
Section 3.01 - Use of Licensed Trademark
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The Licensed Trademarks have acquired a reputation for high quality among
professionals and consumers around the world. The performance capability of the
Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system is such that LICENSOR is willing to allow the
use of the Licensed Trademarks on certain Licensed Products and in connection
with their advertising and marketing to indicate that the quality of such
products conforms with the general reputation for high quality associated with
the Licensed Trademarks. LICENSEE's use of the Licensed Trademarks is optional,
however, if LICENSEE opts to use one or more Licensed Trademarks, such use shall
be subject to the obligations of this Agreement as well as detailed regulations
issued from time to time by LICENSOR. Detailed regulations current at the time
of execution of this Agreement and additional to those set forth in this
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Agreement are set forth in the Section entitled "Trademark Usage" in the Dolby
Digital LICENSEE Information Manual of Appendix C which is attached hereto and
forms an integral part of this Agreement. LICENSEE shall comply with the
requirements of the body of this Agreement and those of the Dolby Digital
LICENSEE Information Manual of Appendix C and such additional regulations as
LICENSOR may issue and shall ensure that its subsidiaries, agents, distributors,
and dealers throughout the world comply with such requirements:
(1) LICENSEE shall prominently mark the Licensed Product on an exposed
surface thereof in the following way:
[logo]
or:
Virtual
[logo]
Alternatively, if the Licensed Product is a PC or PC subsystem, the mark
may appear as part of an opening screen or in an "about" window of the
application software controlling the Licensed Product.
(2) The mark specified in subsection (1) of this Section 3.01, may
also be used at least once in a prominent manner in all advertising and
promotions for such Licensed Product; such usages shall be no less prominent and
in the same relative size as the most prominent third party trademark(s)
appearing on such Licensed Product or in the advertising and promotion thereof.
(3) LICENSEE may not use the Licensed Trademarks in advertising and
promotion of a product not marked in accordance with subsection (1) of this
Section 3.01, even if such product is a Licensed Product.
(4) In every use of a Licensed Trademark, except on the exposed main
control surface of a Licensed Product, LICENSEE shall give notice to the public
that such Licensed Trademark is a trademark by using the superscript letters
"TM" after the respective trademark, or by use of the trademark registration
symbol "(R)" (the capital letter R enclosed in a circle) as a superscript after
the respective trademark. LICENSOR shall inform LICENSEE as to which notice form
is to be used.
(5) LICENSEE shall use its best efforts to ensure that the appropriate
trademark notices, as set forth in subsection (4) above, appear in advertising
for such Licensed Products at the retail level.
(6) LICENSOR's ownership of Licensed Trademarks shall be indicated
whenever used by LICENSEE, whether use is on a product or on descriptive,
instructional, advertising, or promotional material, by the most relevant of the
following acknowledgments: "`Dolby' is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories", "The
`Double-D' symbol is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories",
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or "`Dolby' and the `Double-D' symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories" On
Licensed Products such words shall be used on an exposed surface when space
permits. LICENSEE shall use its best efforts to ensure that such an
acknowledgment appears in advertising at the retail level.
(7) Licensed Trademarks shall always be used in accordance with
established United States practices for the protection of trademark and service
mark rights, unless the requirements in the country or jurisdiction in which the
product will be sold are more stringent, in which case the practice of such
country or jurisdiction shall be followed. In no event shall any Licensed
Trademark be used in any way that suggests or connotes that it is a common,
descriptive or generic designation. Whenever the word `Dolby' is used, the
letter D shall be upper-case. The word `Dolby' shall be used only as an
adjective referring to a digital audio product, never as a noun or in any other
usage which may contribute to a generic meaning thereof. In descriptive,
instructional, advertising, or promotional material or media relating to
Licensed Products, LICENSEE must use the Licensed Trademarks and expressions
which include the Licensed Trademark `Dolby' with an appropriate generic or
descriptive term (e.g. "Dolby Digital decoder", "Dolby Digital audio circuit",
"Dolby Digital (AC-3) transmission" etc.), with reference to Licensed Products
and their use.
(8) All uses of the Licensed Trademarks are subject to approval by
LICENSOR. LICENSOR reserves the right to require LICENSEE to submit proposed
uses to LICENSOR for written approval prior to actual use. Upon request of
LICENSOR, LICENSEE shall submit to LICENSOR samples of its own usage of the
Licensed Trademarks and usage of the Licensed Trademarks by its subsidiaries,
agents, distributors, and dealers.
(9) Licensed Trademarks shall be used in a manner that distinguishes
them from other trademarks, service marks, symbols or trade names, including
LICENSEE's Trade Name and Trademarks.
(10) LICENSEE may not use the Licensed Trademarks on and in connection
with products that do not meet LICENSOR's quality standards.
(11) LICENSEE may not use the Licensed Trademarks on and in connection
with products other than Licensed Products.
Section 3.02 - Ownership of the Licensed Trademarks
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LICENSEE acknowledges the validity and exclusive ownership by LICENSOR of
the Licensed Trademarks.
LICENSEE further acknowledges that it owns no rights in the Licensed
Trademarks nor in the tradename "Dolby Laboratories." LICENSEE acknowledges and
agrees that all rights that it may accrue in the Licensed Trademarks and in the
tradenames "Dolby Laboratories" will inure to the benefit of the owner thereof,
LICENSOR or LICENSOR's parent Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
LICENSEE further agrees that R will not file any application for
registration of the Licensed Trademarks or "Dolby Laboratories" in any country,
region, or under any arrangement or treaty.
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LICENSEE also agrees that it will not use nor will it file any application to
register in any country, region, or under any arrangement or treaty any mark,
symbol or phrase, in any language, which is confusingly similar to the Licensed
Trademarks or "Dolby Laboratories".
Section 3.03 - Maintenance of Trademark Rights
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The expense of obtaining and maintaining Licensed Trademark registrations
shall be borne by LICENSOR. LICENSOR, as it deems necessary, will advise
LICENSEE of the grant of registration of such trademarks. Upon request by either
party, LICENSEE and LICENSOR will comply with applicable laws and practices of
the country of registration, including, without limiting the foregoing, the
marking with notice of registration and the recording of LICENSEE as a
registered or licensed user of such trademarks. The expense of registering or
recording LICENSEE as a registered user or otherwise complying with the laws of
any country pertaining to such registration or the recording of trademark
agreements shall be borne by LICENSEE. LICENSEE shall advise LICENSOR of all
countries where Licensed Products are sold, leased or used.
Section 3.04 - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Enforcement
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LICENSEE shall immediately inform LICENSOR of all infringements, potential
or actual, which may come to its attention, of the Patent Rights, Licensed
Trademarks or Licensed Copyrighted Works. It shall be the exclusive
responsibility of LICENSOR, at its own expense, to terminate, compromise, or
otherwise act at its discretion with respect to such infringements. LICENSEE
agrees to cooperate with LICENSOR by furnishing, without charge, except
out-of-pocket expenses, such evidence, documents and testimony as may be
required therein.
Section 3.05 - Other-Trademark Purchasers
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If LICENSEE sells or leases Licensed Products on a mass basis to an
Other-Trademark Purchaser who does not hold a license with terms and conditions
substantially similar to this Agreement, LICENSEE shall inform LICENSOR of the
name, place of business, trademarks, and trade names of the Other Trademark
Purchaser before such Other-Trademark Purchaser sells, leases, or uses Licensed
Products. LICENSEE shall obtain agreement from such Other-Trademark Purchaser
not to modify, install, use, lease, sell, provide written material for or about,
advertise, or promote Licensed Products in any way which is in conflict with any
provision of this Agreement. It shall be the responsibility of LICENSEE to
inform the Other-Trademark Purchaser of the provisions of this Agreement, to
notify such Other Trademark Purchaser that the provisions of this Agreement
shall be applicable, through LICENSEE, in the same way as if the Licensed
Products were sold by LICENSEE under LICENSEE's Trade Names and Trademarks, to
ensure by all reasonable means that such provisions are adhered to and, if
requested by LICENSOR, to provide to LICENSOR copies of such Other-Trademark
Purchaser's advertising, public announcements, literature, instruction manuals,
and the like. It shall be LICENSEE's responsibility to inform said
Other-Trademark Purchaser that any use of any of LICENSOR's trademark(s) on or
in conjunction with the Other-Trademark Purchaser's own products can only be
done under a separate license from LICENSOR.
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Section 3.06 - Patent Marking
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LICENSEE shall mark each Licensed Product in the form, manner and location
specified by LICENSOR, with one or more patent numbers of Patents in such
countries under which a license is granted under this Agreement.
Section 3.07 - Copyright Notice
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(1) Where Applied LICENSEE shall apply the copyright notice specified
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in subsection 3.07(2) of this Section 3.07 to Licensed Products and all media
embodying the Licensed Copyrighted Works.
(2) Form of Notice LICENSEE shall apply the following copyright notice
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as required in subsection 3.07(l) of this Section 3.07:
This product contains one or more programs protected under international
and U.S. copyright laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and
proprietary to Dolby Laboratories. Their reproduction or disclosure, in whole or
in part, or the production of derivative works therefrom without the express
permission of Dolby Laboratories is prohibited. Copyright 1992-1996 by Dolby
Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Section 3.08 - Furnishing of Licensed Copyrighted Works: Use of Licensed
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Copyrighted Works
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Subject to any restrictions under the export control regulations of the
United States or any other applicable restrictions, LICENSOR will promptly after
the Effective Date, furnish to LICENSEE copies of all programs constituting the
Licensed Copyrighted Works in the form of object code (machine readable code).
Alternatively, LICENSEE may obtain such Licensed Copyrighted Works in
conjunction with its purchase of integrated circuits or other Licensed
Implementations. LICENSEE agrees to use such programs only for the purpose of
programming general purpose DSP devices, read only memories (ROMs), random
access memories (RAMs), or the like, forming an integral part of Licensed
Products and constituting spare parts solely for the repair of a Licensed
Products. LICENSEE agrees (1) it will not otherwise reproduce Licensed
Copyrighted Works, in whole or in part, (2) it will not prepare derivative works
from Copyrighted Works, and (3) it will not disclose the Licensed Copyrighted
Works, in whole or in part. LICENSEE further agrees that it will not decompile
or otherwise reverse engineer the object code constituting the Licensed
Copyrighted Works, or any portion thereof.
Upon termination of this Agreement, LICENSEE shall promptly return to
LICENSOR, at LICENSEE's expense, all documents and things supplied to LICENSEE
as Licensed Copyrighted Works, as well as all copies and reproductions thereof,
except those incorporated into Licensed Products.
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Section 3.09 - License Notice
--------------
On all Licensed Products, LICENSEE shall acknowledge that the Licensed
Products are manufactured under license from LICENSOR. Unless otherwise from
time to time agreed between the parties, the following notice shall be used by
LICENSEE on an exposed surface, such as the back or the bottom, of all Licensed
Products: "Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories". Such notice
shall also be used in all instruction and servicing manuals unless such
acknowledgment is clearly and unambiguously given in the course of any textual
descriptions or explanations.
Section 3.10 - Furnishing of Know-How
----------------------
Subject to any restrictions under the export control regulations of the
United States or any other applicable restrictions, LICENSOR will promptly after
the Effective Date, furnish to LICENSEE:
(1) copies of all documents and things comprising the Know-How; and
(2) when requested by LICENSEE, provide, as LICENSOR deems reasonable,
consulting services regarding design considerations and general advice relating
to the Licensed Products and the sale and use thereof, for all of which LICENSEE
will reimburse LICENSOR for travel and reasonable per them expenses.
Section 3.11 - Use of Know-How and Confidential Information
--------------------------------------------
(1) By LICENSEE
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LICENSEE shall use all Know-How and Confidential Information obtained
heretofore or hereafter from LICENSOR solely for the purpose of manufacturing
and selling Licensed Products under this Agreement, shall not use such Know-How
or Confidential Information in an unauthorized way, and shall not divulge such
Know-How or Confidential Information or any portion thereof to third parties,
unless such Know-How or Confidential Information (a) was known to LICENSEE prior
to its obtaining the same from LICENSOR; (b) becomes known to LICENSEE from
sources other than either directly or indirectly from LICENSOR; (c) becomes
public knowledge other than by breach of this Agreement by LICENSEE or by
another licensee of LICENSOR; or (d) is independently developed by LICENSEE.
Upon termination of this Agreement, with respect to Know-How or
Confidential Information subject to the obligations of this subsection 3.11(1),
LICENSEE shall promptly return to LICENSOR, at LICENSEE's expense, all documents
and things supplied to LICENSEE as Know-How, as well as all copies and
reproductions thereof.
(2) By LICENSOR
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LICENSOR hereby agrees that throughout the term of this Agreement it shall
not divulge to third parties, nor use in any unauthorized way Confidential
Information belonging to LICENSEE,
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unless such information (a) was known to LICENSOR prior to its obtaining the
same from LICENSEE; (b) becomes known to LICENSOR from sources other than either
directly or indirectly from LICENSEE, or (c) becomes public knowledge other than
by breach of this Agreement by LICENSOR; or (d) is independently developed by
LICENSOR. The obligations of this subsection 3.11(2) shall cease three (3) years
from the date on which such Know-How or Confidential Information are acquired by
LICENSOR from LICENSEE under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS
Section 4.01 - Initial Payment
---------------
LICENSEE shall promptly upon the Effective Date of this Agreement pay
LICENSOR the sum specified on the title page and shall pay all local fees,
taxes, duties, or charges of any kind.
Section 4.02 - Royalties
------------------------
(1) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.05, LICENSEE shall pay to
LICENSOR royalties on Licensed Devices manufactured by or for LICENSEE and
incorporated in Licensed Products which are used, sold, leased, or otherwise
disposed of by LICENSEE, except for Licensed Devices incorporated in Licensed
Products returned to LICENSEE by customers of LICENSEE, other than in exchange
for an upgraded product, on which a credit has been allowed by LICENSEE to said
customers. The royalty payable shall be based on the number of Licensed Devices,
hereinbefore defined, contained in Licensed Products, which are used, sold,
leased or otherwise disposed of by LICENSEE in successive calendar quarters from
the effective date hereof, according to the amount of royalty specified below:
[*]
(2) For every Licensed Device incorporated in a Licensed Product that
is used, sold, leased or otherwise disposed of by LICENSEE in a country that is
not a Non-Patent Country LICENSEE shall pay an additional $ [*] per Licensed
Device, up to a maximum of three Licensed Devices per Licensed Product.
(3) In addition, the following royalty shall apply to Licensed
Products featuring Virtual Dolby Digital: (a) one Licensed Device for each
Licensed Product utilizing more than two channel decoding to create the
virtualized output channels if the Licensed Product provides only two
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audio channels; and (b) one Licensed Device for each Licensed Product containing
LICENSOR's "Virtualizer" technology.
On the Effective Date of this Agreement, and annually thereafter on first
day of each calendar year, the rate at which the total royalties are calculated
shall be adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index. The adjustment
shall be made by multiplying the royalties calculated as specified above by the
ratio between the Consumer Price Index for the last month of the year preceding
the year in which the adjustment takes place and the Consumer Price Index for
the month of December 1993. LICENSOR will, during the first quarter of each
calendar year, or as soon as such information is known, if later, inform
LICENSEE of the adjustment ratio to be applied to royalties due in that year.
Section 4.03 - Section Deleted
---------------
Section 4.04 - Royalty Applicability
---------------------
A Licensed Product shall be considered sold under Section 4.02 when
invoiced, or if not invoiced, delivered to another by LICENSEE or otherwise
disposed of or put into use by LICENSEE, except for consignment shipments, which
will be considered sold when the payment for such shipments is agreed upon
between LICENSEE and customer.
Section 4.05 - Royalty Payments and Statements
-------------------------------
LICENSEE shall render statements and royalty payments as follows:
(1) LICENSEE shall deliver to the address shown on the cover sheet of
this Agreement or such place as LICENSOR may from time to time designate,
quarterly reports certified by LICENSEE's chief financial officer or the
officer's designate within 30 days after each calendar quarter ending with the
last day of March, June, September and December. Alternatively, such reports may
be delivered by facsimile by transmitting them to LICENSOR's facsimile telephone
number shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement or such other number as
LICENSOR may from time to time designate. Royalty payments are due for each
quarter at the same time as each quarterly report and shall be made by wire
transfer in United States funds to LICENSOR's bank as identified on the cover
sheet of this Agreement or such other bank as LICENSOR may from time to time
designate. LICENSEE shall pay all local fees, taxes, duties, or charges of any
kind and shall not deduct them from the royalties due unless such deductions may
be offset against LICENSOR's own tax liabilities.
Each quarterly report shall:
(a) state the number of each model type of Licensed Products leased, sold,
or otherwise disposed of by LICENSEE during the calendar quarter with respect to
which the report is due;
(b) state the number of Licensed Devices in each model type of Licensed
Product; and
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(c) contain such other information and be in such form as LICENSOR or its
outside auditors may prescribe. If LICENSEE claims less than full product
royalty (under Section 4.06) or no royalty due (under Section 6.03), LICENSEE
shall specify the country in which such Licensed Products were made, the country
in which such Licensed Products were sold, and the identity of the purchasers of
such Licensed Products.
(2) Any remittance in excess of royalties due with respect to the
calendar quarter for which the report is due shall be applied by LICENSOR to the
next payment due.
(3) LICENSEE's first report shall be for the calendar quarter in which
LICENSEE sells its first Licensed Product.
(4) LICENSEE shall deliver a final report and payment of royalties to
LICENSOR certified by LICENSEE's chief financial officer or the officer's
designate within 30 days after termination of this Agreement throughout the
world. Such a final report shall include a report of all royalties due with
respect to Licensed Products not previously reported to LICENSOR. Such final
report shall be supplemented at the end of the next and subsequent quarters, in
the same manner as provided for during the Life of the Agreement, in the event
that LICENSEE learns of any additional royalties due.
(5) LICENSEE shall pay interest to LICENSOR from the due date to the
date payment is made of any overdue royalties or fees, including the Initial
Payment, at the rate of 2% above the prime rate as is in effect from time to
time at the bank identified on the cover page of this Agreement, or another
major bank agreed to by the LICENSOR and LICENSEE in the event that the
identified bank should cease to exist, provided however, that if the interest
rate thus determined is in excess of rates allowable by any applicable law, the
maximum interest rate allowable by such law shall apply.
Section 4.06 - Royalties in Non-Patent Count
-----------------------------
If a Licensed Product is manufactured in a Non- Patent Country and used,
sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in a Non-Patent Country, be it the same or
a different Non-Patent Country, royalties for the manufacture, use, sale, lease
or other disposal of the Licensed Products in such Non-Patent Country or
Countries under the Know-How, Licensed Copyrighted Works, and the Licensed
Trademarks license shall be payable at the rates specified in Section 4.02;
however, the additional royalty of $ [*] on each Licensed Device of such
Licensed Product specified in Section 4.02 shall be waived. This provision shall
not apply and full royalties shall be payable under Section 4.02:
(1) when Licensed Products are manufactured in any country which is
not a Non-Patent Country or are used, sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in
any country which is not a Non-Patent Country, be it the same country as the
country of manufacture or a different country; or
(2) when LICENSEE knows or has reason to know that the Licensed
Products manufactured in a Non-Patent Country and used, sold, leased or
otherwise disposed of in a Non-Patent Country are destined for use by consumers
or for sale, lease or other disposal to consumers in
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a country which is not a Non- Patent Country and LICENSOR deems such sale to be
for the purpose of defeating the royalty provisions of this agreement.
Section 4.07 - Books and Records
-----------------
LICENSEE shall keep complete books and records of all sales, leases, uses,
returns, or other disposals by LICENSEE of Licensed Products for a period of
three (3) years from such sales, leases, uses or other disposals.
Section 4.08 - Rights of Inspecting Books and Records
--------------------------------------
LICENSOR shall have the right, through a professionally registered
accountant at LICENSOR's expense, to inspect, examine and make abstracts of the
said books and records insofar as may be necessary to verify the accuracy of the
same and of the statements provided for herein but such inspection and
examination shall be made during business hours upon reasonable notice and not
more often than once per calendar year. LICENSOR agrees not to divulge to third
parties any Confidential Information obtained from the books and records of
LICENSEE as a result of such inspection unless such information (a) was known to
LICENSOR prior to its acquisition by LICENSOR as a result of such inspection;
(b) becomes known to LICENSOR from sources other than directly or indirectly
from LICENSEE; or (c) becomes a matter of public knowledge other than by breach
of this Agreement by LICENSOR.
ARTICLE V
STANDARDS OF MANUFACTURE AND QUALITY
Section 5.01 - Standardization and Quality
---------------------------
LICENSEE shall abide by the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications,
hereto appended in Appendix B and as modified from time to time by LICENSOR.
LICENSEE shall abide by reasonable standards of quality and workmanship. Such
quality standards shall apply to Licensed Devices and to aspects of Licensed
Products not directly relating to the Licensed Devices but which nevertheless
influence or reflect upon the audio quality or performance of the Licensed
Devices as perceived by the end user. LICENSEE shall with respect to all
Licensed Products bearing the Licensed Trademarks conform to any reasonable
quality standards requirements as specified by LICENSOR within a period of
ninety (90) days of such specification in writing.
Licensed Products shall not be designed, presented or advertised in any way
which contributes to confusion of the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system with any
of LICENSOR's other digital audio systems, audio noise reduction or headroom
extension systems or LICENSOR's motion picture sound system.
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Section 5.02 - Right to Inspect Quality
------------------------
LICENSEE shall provide LICENSOR with such non-confidential information
concerning Licensed Products as it may reasonably require in performing its
right to enforce quality standards under this Agreement. LICENSEE will, upon
request, provide on a loan basis to LICENSOR a reasonable number of samples (at
least one from each product family) of Licensed Products for testing, together
with instruction and service manuals. If transmissions necessary to test
Licensed Products under field operating conditions are not receivable at
LICENSOR's San Francisco test facility, LICENSEE shall make available to
LICENSOR, upon receipt of reasonable notice from LICENSOR, reasonable facilities
for testing Licensed Products. In the event that LICENSOR shall complain that
any Licensed Product does not comply with LICENSOR's quality standards,
excepting newly specified standards falling within the ninety (90) day time
limit of Section 5.01, it shall promptly so notify LICENSEE by written
communication whereupon LICENSEE shall within ninety (90) days suspend the
lease, sale or other disposal of the same.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION
Section 6.01 - Expiration of Agreement
-----------------------
Unless this Agreement already has been terminated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6.02, this Agreement shall terminate in all countries of
the world upon the expiration of the last-to-expire Patent under the Scheduled
Patents. The Agreement is not extended by Patents in the Patent Rights that are
not Scheduled Patents.
Section 6.02 - Termination for Cause
---------------------
At the option of LICENSOR, in the event that LICENSEE breaches any of its
material obligations under this Agreement, subject to the conditions of Section
6.04, this Agreement shall terminate upon LICENSOR's giving sixty (60) days
advance notice in writing, effective on dispatch of such notice, of such
termination, giving reasons therefore to LICENSEE, provided however, that, if
LICENSEE, within the sixty (60) day period, remedies the failure or default upon
which such notice is based, then such notice shall not become effective and this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the sixty day
cure period provided under the provisions of this Section 6.02, interest due
under Section 4.05 shall remain payable and shall not waive, diminish, or
otherwise affect any of LICENSOR's rights pursuant to this Section 6.02.
Section 6.03 - Option to Terminate in a Non-Patent Count
-----------------------------------------
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, unless this Agreement already
has been terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 or Section
6.02, LICENSEE shall have the option to terminate its license under this
Agreement with respect to a Non-Patent Country at any time after three years
from the Effective Date of this Agreement. Said option to terminate with respect
to such
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country shall be effective when LICENSOR receives LICENSEE's written notice of
its exercise of such option and shall be prospective only and not retroactive.
Section 6.04 - Effect of Termination
---------------------
Upon termination of the Agreement, as provided in Sections 6.01 or 6.02, or
upon termination of the license under this Agreement with respect to a
Non-Patent Country in accordance with the option set forth in Section 6.03, with
respect to such country only, all licenses granted by LICENSOR to LICENSEE under
this Agreement shall terminate, all rights LICENSOR granted to LICENSEE shall
revest in LICENSOR, and all other rights and obligations of LICENSOR and
LICENSEE under this agreement shall terminate except that the following rights
and obligations of LICENSOR and LICENSEE shall survive to the extent necessary
to permit their complete fulfillment and discharge, with the exception that
subsection (9) shall not apply in case of termination under Section 6.01:
(1) LICENSEE's obligation to deliver a final royalty report and
supplements thereto as required by Section 4.05;
(2) LICENSOR's right to receive and LICENSEE's obligation to pay
royalties, under Article IV, including interest on overdue royalties, accrued or
accruable for payment at the time of termination and interest on overdue
royalties accruing subsequent to termination;
(3) LICENSEE's obligation to maintain books and records and LICENSOR's
right to examine, audit, and copy as provided in Section 4.07-,
(4) any cause of action or claim of either party accrued or to accrue
because of any breach or default by the other party;
(5) LICENSEE's obligations with respect to Know-How and Confidential
Information under Section 3.11 (1) and LICENSOR's obligations with respect to
Confidential Information under Sections 3.11(2) and 4.08;
(6) LICENSEE's obligations to cooperate with LICENSOR with respect to
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright enforcement under Section 3.04, with respect to
matters arising before termination;
(7) LICENSEE's obligation to return to LICENSOR all documents and
things furnished to LICENSEE, and copies thereof, under the provisions of
Section 3.11;
(8) LICENSEE's and LICENSOR's obligations regarding public
announcements under Section 8.03; and
(9) LICENSEE shall be entitled to fill orders for Licensed Products
already received and to make or have made for it and to sell Licensed Products
for which commitments to vendors have been made at the time of such termination,
subject to payment of applicable royalties
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thereon and subject to said Licensed Products meeting LICENSOR's quality
standards, provided that LICENSEE promptly advises LICENSOR of such commitments
upon termination; and
(10) LICENSEE's right to use the Know-How and to reproduce the
Licensed Copyrighted Works in connection with the manufacture, use, lease, and
sale of spare parts solely for the repair of Licensed Products as provided in
Section 2.01(3).
The portions of the Agreement specifically identified in the sub-parts of
this Section shall be construed and interpreted in connection with such other
portions of the Agreement as may be required to make them effective.
ARTICLE VII
LIMITATIONS OF RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY
Section 7.01 - Limitation of Rights
--------------------
No right or title whatsoever in the Patent Rights, Know-How, Licensed
Copyrighted Works, or the Licensed Trademarks is granted by LICENSOR to LICENSEE
or shall be taken or assumed by LICENSEE except as is specifically laid down in
this Agreement.
Section 7.02 - Limitation of Authority
-----------------------
Neither party shall in any respect whatsoever be taken to be the agent or
representative of the other party and neither party shall have any authority to
assume any obligation for or to commit the other party in any way.
Section 7.03 - Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability: Hold Harmless
-----------------------------------------------------
LICENSOR has provided LICENSEE the rights and privileges contained in this
Agreement in good faith. LICENSOR represents that it has done diligent U.S.
patentability searches in the field of digital audio and that it is unaware of
any patents of third parties which would be infringed by the practice of its
AC-3 digital audio technology which is the subject of this Agreement. LICENSOR
represents that the Licensed Know-How and Licensed Copyrighted Works were either
developed by LICENSOR or by a third party from whom LICENSOR has obtained the
right to license. However, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as (1) a warranty or representation by LICENSOR as to the validity or
scope of any Patent included in The Patent Rights; (2) a warranty or
representation that the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System technology, Patent
Rights, Know-How, Licensed Copyrighted Works, Licensed Trademarks, or any
Licensed Device, Licensed Product, or part thereof embodying any of them will be
free from infringement of Patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or
other proprietary rights of third parties; or (3) an agreement to defend
LICENSEE against actions or suits of any nature brought by any third parties.
LICENSOR disclaims all liability and responsibility for property damage,
personal injury, and consequential damages, whether or not foreseeable, that may
result from the manufacture, use,
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lease, or sale of Licensed Devices, Licensed Products and parts thereof, and
LICENSEE agrees to assume all liability and responsibility for all such damage
and injury, to the extent that such liability and responsibility of LICENSEE
have been finally determined in any court of competent jurisdiction.
LICENSEE agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold LICENSOR harmless from and
against all claims (including, without limitation, product liability claims),
suits, losses and damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees and any other
expenses incurred in investigation and defense, arising out of LICENSEE's
manufacture, use, lease, or sale of Licensed Devices, Licensed Products, or
parts thereof, or out of any allegedly unauthorized use of any trademark,
service mark, Patent, copyright, process, idea, method, or device (excepting
Licensed Trademarks, Patent Rights, Know-How, Confidential Information, and
Licensed Copyrighted Works) by LICENSEE or those acting under its apparent or
actual authority.
Section 7.04 - Limitation of Assignment by LICENSEE
------------------------------------
The rights, duties and privileges of LICENSEE hereunder shall not be
transferred or assigned by it either in part or in whole without prior written
consent of LICENSOR. However, LICENSEE shall have the right to transfer its
rights, duties and privileges under this Agreement in connection with its merger
and consolidation with another firm or the sale of its entire business to
another person or firm, provided that such person or firm shall first have
agreed with LICENSOR to perform the transferring party's obligations and duties
hereunder.
Section 7.05 - Compliance with U.S. Export Control Regulations
-----------------------------------------------
(1) LICENSEE agrees not to export any technical data acquired from
LICENSOR under this Agreement, nor the direct product thereof, either directly
or indirectly, to any country in contravention of United States law.
(2) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring LICENSOR
to export from the United States, directly or indirectly, any technical data or
any commodities to any country in contravention of United States law.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 8.01 - Language of Agreement: Language of Notices
------------------------------------------
The language of this Agreement is English. If translated into another
language, this English version of the Agreement shall be controlling. Except as
may be agreed by LICENSOR and LICENSEE, all notices, reports, consents, and
approvals required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be written in the
English language.
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Section 8.02 - Stability of Agreement
----------------------
No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed modified by any acts of
LICENSOR, its agents or employees or by failure to object to any acts of
LICENSEE which may be inconsistent herewith, or otherwise, except by a
subsequent agreement in writing signed by LICENSOR and LICENSEE. No waiver of a
breach committed by either party in one instance shall constitute a waiver or a
license to commit or continue breaches in other or like instances.
Section 8.03 - Public Announcements
--------------------
Neither party shall at any time heretofore or hereafter publicly state or
imply that the terms specified herein or the relationships between LICENSOR and
LICENSEE are in any way different from those specifically laid down in this
Agreement. LICENSEE shall not at any time publicly state or imply that any
unlicensed products use the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications. If
requested by one party, the other party shall promptly supply the first party
with copies of all public statements and of all publicity and promotional
material relating to this Agreement, the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System
Specifications, Licensed Devices, Licensed Products, Licensed Trademarks, and
Know-How.
Section 8.04 - Address of LICENSOR and LICENSEE for all Other
----------------------------------------------
Communications
--------------
Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices, reports,
consents, and approvals required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing, signed by an officer of LICENSEE or LICENSOR, respectively, and sent
postage or shipping charges prepaid by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested showing to whom, when and where delivered, or by Express mail,
or by a secure overnight or one-day delivery service that provides proof and
date of delivery, or by facsimile, properly addressed or transmitted to LICENSEE
or LICENSOR, respectively, at the address or facsimile number set forth on the
cover page of this Agreement or to such other address or facsimile number as may
from time to time be designated by either party to the other in writing. Wire
payments from LICENSEE to LICENSOR shall be made to the bank and account of
LICENSOR as set forth on the cover page of this agreement or to such other bank
and account as LICENSOR may from time to time designate in writing to LICENSEE.
Section 8.05 - Applicable Law
--------------
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws,
but not the choice of law rules, of the State of California.
Section 8.06 - Choice of Forum: Attorneys' Fees
--------------------------------
To the full extent permitted by law, LICENSOR and LICENSEE agree that their
choice of forum, in the event that any dispute arising under this agreement is
not resolved by mutual agreement, shall be the United States Courts in the State
of California and the State Courts of the State of California.
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In the event that any action is brought for any breach or default of any of
the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party all costs and
expenses incurred in that action or any appeal therefrom, including without
limitation, all attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred.
Section 8.07 - Construction of Agreement
-------------------------
This Agreement shall not be construed for or against any party based on any
rule of construction concerning who prepared the Agreement or otherwise.
Section 8.08 - Captions
--------
Titles and captions in this Agreement are for convenient reference only and
shall not be considered in construing the intent, meaning, or scope of the
Agreement or any portion thereof.
Section 8.09 - Singular and Plural
-------------------
Throughout this Agreement, words in the singular shall be construed as
including the plural and words in the plural shall be construed as including the
singular.
Section 8.10 - Complete Agreement
------------------
This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between
LICENSOR and LICENSEE relating to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior
or contemporaneous oral or written communication between them. Neither LICENSOR
nor LICENSEE now is, or shall hereafter be, in any way bound by any prior,
contemporaneous or subsequent oral or written communication except insofar as
the same is expressly set forth in this Agreement or in a subsequent written
agreement duly executed by both LICENSOR and LICENSEE.
Section 8.11 - Severability
------------
Should any portion of this Agreement be declared null and void by operation
of law, or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 8.12 - Company Representation and Warrant
----------------------------------
LICENSEE represents and warrants to LICENSOR that it is not a party to any
agreement, and is not subject to any statutory or other obligation or
restriction, which might prevent or restrict it from performing all of its
obligations and undertakings under this License Agreement, and that the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by LICENSEE of its
obligations hereunder have been authorized by all necessary action, corporate or
otherwise.
Section 8.13 - Execution
---------
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said LICENSOR has caused this Agreement to be
executed on the cover page of this Agreement, in the presence of a witness, by
an officer duly authorized and
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the said LICENSEE has caused the same to be executed on the cover page of this
Agreement, in the presence of a witness, by an officer duly authorized, in
duplicate original copies, as of the date set forth on said cover page.
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APPENDIX A - SCHEDULED PATENTS
The Scheduled Patents shall mean the following patents and patent applications:
PATENTS
Count Patent Number
------------------- -------------------
Australia 631,404
Australia 644,170
Australia 649,786
Australia 653,582
Australia 655,053
Australia 655,535
Australia 674,357
Australia 677,688
Australia 677,856
Austria 0 524 264
Austria 0 519 055
Austria 0 560 413
Austria 0 664 943
Austria 0 709 004
Austria 0 709 005
Austria 0 709 006
Austria 0 716 787
Austria 0 520 068
Austria 0 514 949
Belgium 0 208 712
Belgium 0 481 374
Belgium 0 524 264
Belgium 0 519 055
Belgium 0 560 413
Belgium 0 664 943
Belgium 0 709 004
Belgium 0 709 005
Belgium 0 709 006
Belgium 0 716 787
Belgium 0 520 068
Belgium 0 514 949
Canada 1,239,701
Canada 1,301,337
Canada 2,026,213
Denmark 0 208 712
Denmark 0 481 374
Denmark 0 524 264
Count Patent Number
------------------- -------------------
Denmark 0 519 055
Denmark 0 560 413
Denmark 0 587 733
Denmark 0 664 943
Denmark 0 709 004
Denmark 0 709 005
Denmark 0 709 006
Denmark 0 716 787
Denmark 0 520 068
Denmark 0 514 949
France 0 208 712
France 0 481 374
France 0 455 738
France 0 524 264
France 0 519 055
France 0 560 413
France 0 587 733
France 0 664 943
France 0 709 004
France 0 709 005
France 0 709 006
France 0 716 787
France 0 520 068
France 0 514 949
Germany 3587251
Germany 69125909
Germany 69214523.0
Germany 69221616.2
Germany 69311569.6
Germany 69401512.1
Germany 69401514.8
Germany 69401959.3
Germany 69401517.2
Germany 69006011.4
Germany 69107841.6
Germany 69210689.8
Germany 69031737.9
Greece 0 524 264
Italy 0 208 712
Italy 0 481 374
Italy 0 524 264
Italy 0 519 055
Italy 0 664 943
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Count Patent Number
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Italy 0 709 004
Italy 0 709 005
Italy 0 709 006
Italy 0 716 787
Italy 0 520 068
Italy 0 514 949
Netherlands 0 519 055
Netherlands 0 560 413
Netherlands 0 587 733
Netherlands 0 664 943
Netherlands 0 709 004
Netherlands 0 709 005
Netherlands 0 709 006
Netherlands 0 716 787
Netherlands 0 455 738
Netherlands 0 524 264
Netherlands 0 520 068
Netherlands 0 514 949
Singapore P9692379-2
Singapore P9692369-3
Spain 0 524 264
Spain 0 519 055
Spain 0 560 413
Spain 0 664 943
Spain 0 709 004
Spain 0 709 005
Spain 0 709 006
Spain 0 716 787
Spain 0 520 068
Spain 0 514 949
Sweden 0 519 055
Sweden 0 560 413
Sweden 0 664 943
Sweden 0 709 004
Sweden 0 709 005
Sweden 0 709 006
Sweden 0 716 787
Sweden 0 524 264
Sweden 0 520 068
Sweden 0 514 949
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 524 264
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 716 787
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 519 055
-3-
Count Patent Number
------------------------- --------------------------
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 560 413
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 664 943
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 709 004
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 709 005
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 709 006
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 520 068
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 0 514 949
Taiwan 52,047
Taiwan 53,726
Taiwan 56,006
Taiwan 60,430
United Kingdom 0 208 712
United Kingdom 0 481 374
United Kingdom 0 455 738
United Kingdom 0 524 264
United Kingdom 0 519 055
United Kingdom 0 560 413
United Kingdom 0 587 733
United Kingdom 0 664 943
United Kingdom 0 709 004
United Kingdom 0 709 005
United Kingdom 0 709 006
United Kingdom 0 716 787
United Kingdom 0 520 068
United Kingdom 0 514 949
United States of America 4,790,016
United States of America 4,914,701
United States of America 5,235,671
United States of America 5,109,417
United States of America 5,274,740
United States of America 5,291,557
United States of America 5,297,236
United States of America 5,357,594
United States of America 5,394,473
United States of America 5,479,562
United States of America 5,752,225
United States of America 5,583,962
United States of America 5,581,653
United States of America 5,632,003
United States of America 5,623,577
United States of America 5,633,981
-4-
PATENT APPLICATIONS
-------------------
Country Application Number
------------------ ------------------
Australia 73642/94
Australia 76765/94
Australia 11305/95
Austria 94107838.8
Belgium 94107838.8
Canada 2,053,064-2
Canada 2,059,141
Canada 2,077,662
Canada 2,077,668
Canada 2103051
Canada 2,140,678
Canada 2,142,092
Canada 2,164,964
Canada 2,165,450
Canada 2,166,551
Canada 2,167,527
China 91 102167.1
Denmark 94107838.8
France 94107838.8
Germany 94107838.8
Italy 94107838.8
Japan 2-503825
Japan 3-508357
Japan 4-504474
Japan 4-503836
Japan 5-500680
Japan 6-510170
Japan 7-504717
Japan 7-508213
Japan 7-504753
Japan 7-504747
Korea 90-702194
Korea 92-702394
Korea 92-702095
Korea 92-702096
Korea 95-700769
Netherlands 94107838.8
Singapore 9608277-1
Singapore 9608335-7
Singapore 9608307-6
Country Application Number
--------------------------- ------------------
Singapore 9608275-5
Singapore 9608135-1
Singapore 9603970-6
Singapore 9608577-4
Singapore 9608674-9
Singapore 9608134-4
Singapore 9608676-4
Singapore 9608675-6
Singapore 9608341-5
Singapore 9608307-6
Spain 94107838.8
Sweden 94107838.8
Switzerland/Liechtenstein 94107838.8
United Kingdom 94107838.8
-2-
THE DOLBY VIRTUAL PATENTS
-------------------------
PATENT APPLICATIONS
-------------------
Count Application Number
-------------------------- --------------------
PCT* 98/03882
United States of America 08/819,582
___________________
* Filed in these countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland/Liechtenstein, United Kingdom
APPENDIX B - "DOLBY DIGITAL AC-3 AUDIO SYSTEM"
Compliance with the algorithm description and operating parameters as
specified in ATSC document A/52, the "Dolby Digital LICENSEE Information
Manual", the "Software Interface Protocol" issued by Dolby and any further
reasonable specifications and requirements as DOLBY may issue from time to time.
APPENDIX C - DOLBY DIGITAL LICENSEE INFORMATION MANUAL
[Dolby Logo]
Dolby Laboratories Inc.
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
Signal Processing and Noise Reduction Systems
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813
Telephone 415-558-0200
Facsimile 415-863-1373
28 March 2000
InterVideo, Inc.
440 Mission Court, Suite 260
Fremont, CA 94539
United States of America
Side Letter: Dolby Headphone
Gentlemen:
Re: License Agreement entitled "DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM LICENSE AGREEMENT"
(L3D-AC3V) between InterVideo, Inc. and Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation, effective March 4, 1999.
We have pleasure in extending the rights granted under the above-mentioned
License Agreement to include, additional patents, know-how, and copyrighted
works that cover our Dolby Headphone audio system. This Dolby Headphone Side
Letter makes the necessary changes to the wording of the License Agreement,
Coupled with the License Agreement, it forms an integral understanding regarding
Dolby Headphone, and is not intended to affect the terms of use for other
technologies. If there is any conflict between the wording of this Dolby
Headphone Side Letter and that of the above-mentioned Agreement (with respect to
the Dolby Headphone audio system), the wording of the Side Letter will be
regarded as controlling.
1. Add to the Index page:
Section 1.22 - "Dolby Headphone System Specifications."
Appendix D - Table of Contents for the Product Development Kit: Dolby
Headphone.
2. Add to the Preamble (Page 1) after the eleventh "WHEREAS," clause:
WHEREAS, LICENSOR'S approved Dolby Headphone audio system (hereafter,
"Dolby Headphone") and its manufacture embody Inventive subject matter which are
the subject of international patent and patent applications licensable by
LICENSOR;
WHEREAS, the manufacture and sale of LICENSOR'S Dolby Headphone audio
system requires the reproduction of copyrighted works licensable by LICENSOR;
Intervideo, Inc. 28 March 2000
Page 2
WHEREAS, LICENSOR represents and warrants that it has rights to grant
licenses under such know-how, patents and patent applications and copyrighted
works and under its trademarks;
WHEREAS, LICENSEE is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products for
the home electronics market; and
WHEREAS, LICENSEE believes it can develop substantial demand for equipment
to decode audio signals using LICENSOR's Dolby Headphone audio system;
WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires a non-exclusive license to manufacture and sell
decoders using LICENSOR's Dolby Headphone audio system under LICENSOR's
trademarks, know-how, copyrighted works, patents and patent applications; and
3. Add to the end of Section 1.09 - "Licensed Trademark," the following:
"and (d) the word mark "Dolby Headphone," and (e) the device mark [Dolby Logo
with headphones].
4. Replace the first sentence of Section 1.10 - "Licensed Device," with
the following: "Licensed Device means a digital audio circuit having (a) Dolby
Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications, or (b) Dolby Headphone System
Specifications, whether made in discrete component, integrated circuit, or other
forms, for decoding a digital bitstream into one or more audio channels
(hereafter sometimes referred to as a "Dolby Digital Licensed Device," or a
"Dolby Headphone Licensed Device," respectively).
5. Modify Section 1.11(2) - "Licensed Product," so that the first
paragraph phrase "intended or designed for use in decoding an AC-3 digital audio
bitstream," reads "intended or designed for use in decoding (a) a Dolby Digital
AC-3 digital audio bitstream, and/or (b) a Dolby Headphone bitstream, (hereafter
sometimes referred to as a "Dolby Digital Licensed Product" or a "Dolby
Headphone Licensed Product," respectively)." In addition, modify the
second-paragraph phrase "Every Licensed Product containing three or more
Licensed Devices must," so that it reads, "Every Licensed Product containing
three or more Dolby Digital Licensed Devices must..."
6. Modify Section 1.19 - "Licensed Copyrighted Works," so that the phrase
"relating to the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system," reads "relating to the Dolby
Digital AC-3 audio system or to the Dolby Headphone audio system."
7. Add Section 1.22 - "Dolby Headphone System Specifications."
Section 1.22 - "Dolby Headphone System Specifications" means the
specifications for the Dolby Headphone audio system, comprising the claims and
teachings of the relevant Scheduled Patents, and the Dolby Headphone system
operating parameters as specified in the Dolby Headphone Product Development Kit
(the table of contents of which is attached hereto at Appendix D, entitled,
"Table of Contents for the Product Development Kit: Dolby Headphone," and which
may be updated from time to time by LICENSOR), and the relevant Licensed
Copyrighted Works and Know-How.
Appendix D is attached hereto and forms an integral part of this Agreement.
Intervideo, Inc. 28 March 2000
Page 3
8. Modify Section 2.02 - Limitation of Licenses Granted, to include the
following additional subsection: "(9) no license is granted hereunder to make,
have made for, use in, or import or sell Licensed Products into professional
(non-consumer) market segments."
9. Modify Section 3.01 - Use of Licensed Trademarks:
So that the second sentence phrase, "The performance capability of the
Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system." reads, "The performance capability of the
Dolby Digital AC-3 and Dolby Headphone audio systems;" and so that the end of
Subsection (1) contains additionally: "and/or [Dolby Logo with headphones]"; and
so that the end of the first sentence of Subsection (8) contains additionally:
"Dolby, `the `Double-D' symbol and `[Dolby Logo with headphones]' are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories."
10. Replace Section 3.07(2) - Form of Notice with the following:
LICENSEE shall apply the following relevant copyright notices as required
in subsection 3.07(1) of this Section 3.07:
(a) For Dolby Digital Licensed Products: This product contains one or
more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright
laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and proprietary
to Dolby Laboratories. Their reproduction or disclosure, in whole
or in part, or the production of derivative works therefrom
without the express permission of Dolby Laboratories is
prohibited. Copyright 1992-1997 by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All
rights reserved.
(b) For Dolby Headphone Licensed Products: This product contains one
or more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright
laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and proprietary
to Dolby Laboratories. Their reproduction or disclosure, in whole
or in part, or the production of derivative works therefrom
without the express permission of Dolby Laboratories is
prohibited. Copyright 1998-1999 by Dolby Laboratories. All rights
reserved.
(c) For Licensed Products which are both Dolby Digital Licensed
Products and Dolby Headphone Licensed Products: This product
contains programs protected under international and U.S.
copyright laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and
proprietary to Dolby Laboratories. Their reproduction or
disclosure, in whole or in part, or the production of derivative
works therefrom without the express permission of Dolby
Laboratories is prohibited. Copyright 1992-1997 and 1998-1999 by
Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
11. Modify Section 4.02 - Royalties as follows:
Add the following after the first paragraph: "In addition, a royalty of two
Licensed Devices shall apply to each Dolby Headphone Licensed Product."
Modify the paragraph which begins: "For every Licensed Device incorporated
in a Licensed Product," as follows: "For every Licensed Device incorporated in a
Licensed Product that is used, sold, leased or otherwise disposed of by LICENSEE
in a country that is not a Non-Patent Country, LICENSEE shall pay an additional
$
Intervideo, Inc. 28 March 2000
Page 4
[*] per Licensed Device with respect to Dolby Digital Licensed Devices, a
maximum of three shall apply per Dolby Digital Licensed Product; but Dolby
Headphone Licensed Devices shall not count toward such maximum."
12. Add the following after the first sentence of the first paragraph of
Section 4.06 - Royalties in Non-Patent Country:
"(For the avoidance of doubt, the designation of a particular jurisdiction
as a Non-Patent Country with respect to a particular royalty payable, shall be
determined by the part of the Schedule of Patents relevant to such royalty
payable. For example, the additional Scheduled Patents added by the Dolby
Headphone Side Letter are relevant to the designation of a jurisdiction as a
Non-Patent Country only with respect to Dolby Headphone royalties payable.)"
13. Modify Section 6.01 - Standardization and Quality as follows:
Add to end of the first sentence, of the first paragraph: "...and by the
Dolby Headphone System Specifications."
Modify the second paragraph to read: "Licensed Products shall not be
designed, presented or advertised in any way which contributes to confusion of
the Dolby Digital AC-3 audio system, or of the Dolby Headphone audio system,
with any of LICENSOR's other digital audio systems, audio noise reduction or
headroom extension systems or LICENSOR's motion picture sound system."
14. Modify the second two sentences of Section 8.03 - Public Announcements
so that they read: "LICENSEE shall not at any time publicly state or imply that
any unlicensed products use either the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System
Specifications or the Dolby Headphone System Specifications. If requested by one
party, the other party shall promptly supply the first party with copies of all
public statements and of all publicity and promotional material relating to this
Agreement, the Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio System Specifications, Dolby Headphone
System Specifications, Licensed Devices, Licensed Products, Licensed Trademarks,
and Know-How."
15. Add to APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE OF PATENTS the following:
DOLBY HEADPHONE
PATENTS
-------
Country Patent Number
------- -------------
Australia 689439
United States of America 5,502,747
Intervideo, Inc. 28 March 2000
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PATENT APPLICATIONS
-------------------
Country Patent Number
------- -------------
Canada 2139511
EPO* 93914555.3
Japan 502761/94
PCT** AU96/00769
PCT*** AU98/00002
*Designating these countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
**Designating these countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, United States of America
***Designating these countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China,
Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Singapore,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland/Liechtenstein, United Kingdom, United States of
America
16. Add to the end of the Agreement: "APPENDIX D - TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR
THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT KIT: DOLBY HEADPHONE"
1. DOLBY HEADPHONE
1.1. Dolby Headphone Licensing Manual
--------------------------------
999/12691, Draft version, Aug. 89
This document describes the product specifications and
functional requirements for the use of Dolby Headphone
technology within a range of typical consumer products as well
as trademark usage.
1.2. Test Material*
-------------
1.2.1. Test signals*
------------
Under development
Test signals to verify that the Dolby Headphone
algorithm has been properly implemented.
1.2.2. Test program*
------------
dhcheck.exe
Under development
This is a Win32 executable for analysis of the measured
system responses.
Intervideo, Inc. 28 March 2000
Page 6
Yours sincerely,
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
/s/ D. Mac Leckrone
D. Mac Leckrone
Sr. Manager, Agreements & Contracts
Read and Agreed on behalf of InterVideo, Inc.
Signature: /s/ Joe Monastiero
----------------------------------
Name: Joe Monastiero
--------------------------------------
Title: VP
--------------------------------------
Date: April 10, 2000
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| [LOGO] Dolby® Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 100 Potrero Avenue | ||||
|
6 February 2003 |
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 Telephone 415-558-0200 Fax 415-863-1373 | |||
| Re: | License Agreement entitled “DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM LICENSE AGREEMENT” (L3D-AC3(V]) between InterVideo, Inc. and Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, effective 4 March 1999. | |||
| 1. | Replace “Initial Payment: $[*]” on the Title Page, with “Initial Payment: $[*].” This means that an additional $[*] is due in conjunction with this side letter. | |||
| 2. | Add to the end of the Index page: | |||
| Appendix D - Table of Contents for the Product Development Kit: Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder | ||||
| 3. | Add to the Preamble (Page 1) after the seventh “WHEREAS,” clause: | |||
| WHEREAS, LICENSOR manufactures and sells professional Dolby Digital encoders and decoders for creation and playback of commercial content, which are applications not licensed hereunder, and with which LICENSOR desires to avoid confusion. | ||||
| WHEREAS, LICENSOR desires to make a limited-functionality subset of this professional technology available for license by LICENSEE; and | ||||
| 4. | Replace Section 1.08 - “Dolby Digital Audio System Specifications,” with the following: | |||
| Section 1.08 - “Dolby Digital Audio System Specifications” means the specifications for the Dolby Digital audio system, comprising the claims and teachings of the Scheduled Patents, and the Dolby Digital audio system operating parameters as specified in: | ||||
| · | Appendix B entitled, “Dolby Digital Audio System;” and | |||
| · | Appendix C entitled, “Dolby Digital Licensee Information Manual;” and | |||
| · | Appendix D entitled, “Table of Contents for the Product Development Kit: Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder;” and | |||
| · | the Licensed Copyrighted Works and the Know-How. | |||
| 5. | Modify Section 1.10 - “Licensed Device,” so that the phrase “decoding a digital bitstream” in line 3, reads “decoding or encoding a digital bitstream.” | |||
| 6. | Modify Section 1.11(2) - “Licensed Product,” so that the phrase “intended or designed for use in decoding a Dolby Digital audio bitstream,” to read “intended or designed for use in decoding a Dolby Digital audio bitstream, or intended or designed for use in encoding no more than two full frequency audio channels into a Dolby Digital audio bitstream.” | |||
| 7. | Add Section 1.11 (3) - “Licensed Product,” | |||
| (3) is intended for use in non commercial DVD authoring or other similar encoding applications, and not broadcast or internet streaming applications. | ||||
| 8. | Add Section 1.22 - “PC” is not a “consumer electronics” device (for example; television, set-top box, stand-alone digital music player, audio/video receiver, radio, headphone product, personal digital assistant, smart phone, game console, personal video recorder [“PVR”], DVD player, etc.) but it is a multi-functional desktop or notebook personal computer or workstation which has a hard disk drive [“HDD”] and utilizes an alphanumeric keyboard designed for use with two hands as the primary input device. | |||
| 9. | Add Section 1.23 - “Monitoring Decoder” is an optional feature of a Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder PC software DVD authoring Licensed Product, which functionally limits (in accordance with the Dolby Digital Audio System Specifications) and contains only two decoder Licensed Devices whose use is strictly limited to preview and/or monitor decoding of content encoded with a Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder Licensed Product, and must not be able to decode any other audio encoding-technology including but not limited to Dolby Digital Professional, Dolby Digital Non Real Time and/or Dolby Digital Interactive Content encoded bit streams. Monitoring Decoders must not be accessible to or useable by any product other than the PC Licensed Product containing such Monitoring Decoder; including but not limited to third party products such as interface products like Windows Media Player that allow the sharing or presentation of Dolby-licensed functionality with a separate product. | |||
| 10. | Modify Section 2.02 - Limitation of Licenses Granted, to include the following additional subsections: | |||
| (9) | no license is granted hereunder to make, have made for, use in, or import or sell Licensed Products into professional (non-consumer) market segments; | |||
| (10) | no license is granted hereunder to use the Licensed Trademarks on or in association with encoded bitstreams or program material created with Licensed Products; and | |||
| 11. | Modify Section 4.02 - Royalties, by including the following additional subsections | |||
| (4) | In addition, for Licensed Products containing an encoder and two or more decoder Licensed Devices, each encoder Licensed Device shall be [*], (For example, a Licensed Product which encodes and decodes in stereo may be [*].) | |||
| (5) | Alternatively to Sections (2) and (4) above and until 31 DEC 2003, for a PC software DVD authoring Licensed Product that is used, sold, leased or otherwise distributed in a | |||
| product that contains a fully functional (i.e. not a monitoring Decoder) but not a trial version, Dolby Digital Consumer Decoder Licensed Product; then: | ||||
| (a) for the two Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder Licensed Devices used, sold, leased or otherwise distributed therein: | ||||
| · | the royalty due is $[*] (or $[*] in Non-Patent Countries); and | |||
| · | [*]. | |||
| (b) [*]; and | ||||
| (c) [*] the maximum of 3 Licensed Devices per Licensed Product as detailed in 4.02 (2) above. | ||||
| (6) | Alternatively to Sections (2) and (4) above and until 31 DEC 2005, for a PC software DVD authoring Licensed Product that is used, sold, leased or otherwise distributed in a PC, if such Licensed Product contains a fully functional (i.e. not a monitoring Decoder) but not a trial version, Dolby Digital Consumer Decoder and a Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder, then for the two Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder Licensed Devices used, sold, leased or otherwise distributed therein: | |||
| (a) the royalty due is $[*] (or $[*] in Non-Patent Countries); and | ||||
| (b) [*]. | ||||
| 12. | Modify Section 4.06 - Royalties in Non-Patent County, so that the phrase “; however the additional royalty of $[*] on each Licensed Device of such Licensed Product specified in Section 4.02 shall be waived.” becomes “; however the additional royalty of $[*] on each Licensed Device of such Licensed Product specified in Section 4.02 or as alternatively expressed in 4.02 (5) and 4.02 (6) as applicable, shall be waived.” | |||
| 13. | Modify Section 4.05 - Royalty Payments and Statements. At the end of the first sentence of sub section 4.05 (1) (c) delete the period and add: | |||
| “, such as any information required to substantiate the discounts available in Sections 4.02 (5) and 4.02 (6) as applicable.” | ||||
| 14. | Add the attached APPENDIX D - TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT KIT to the end of the Agreement. | |||
| AGREED | ||||
| On behalf of LICENSOR | On behalf of LICENSEE | |||
| Signature: /s/ GRETCHEN LIKANDER | Signature: /s/ MIKE LING | |||
| Name: Gretchen Likander | Name: Mike Ling | |||
| Title: Manager, Intellectual Property Licensing | Title: V.P. | |||
| Place: ______________________________________ | Place: ______________________________________ | |||
| Date: _______________________________________ | Date: _______________________________________ | |||
| Licensee Information Manuals | ||||
| x |
1. |
Licensee Information Manual: Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder* This Licensee Information Manual contains all the documentation for making a product based on the Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder. | ||
| x |
2. |
Licensee Information Manual: General Information* This manual contains information pertaining to all licensed Dolby technologies, including technology overviews, product approval procedures, and trademark/logo use. | ||
| Responsibilities & Schedules | ||||
| x |
3. |
Schedule of Qualified Implementors This list includes the Licensees who are cleared to sell quantities of Dolby approved implementations. | ||
| Documentation | ||||
| x |
4. |
Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3). Errata Sheet This document corrects several mistakes/ambiguities that were part of the original ATSC document A/52. | ||
| x |
5. |
A Guide To Dolby Technologies and Trademarks This document provides general explanations of the various Dolby technologies and examples of the proper trademark usage. | ||
| x |
6. |
Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder System Licensing Information* This document is provided as an introduction to the licensing process for the Dolby Digital Consumer System. It describes the licensing fees, royalty rates, and provides an overview of the product development cycle, and the certification process. | ||
| x |
7. |
Digital Audio Compression Standard (AC-3) ATSC document A/52 is a description of the Dolby Digital (AC-3) algorithm in the format required by the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee). | ||
| Logos | ||||
| x |
8. |
Dolby Logo Fonts and Character Map This material includes current logos used on licensed hardware and software. The appropriate fonts may be used in all printed materials (i.e., manuals, marketing literature). An .eps (encapsulated postscript) format is included for artwork purposes (i.e., equipment face panels). The enclosed Dolby Digital logo character map offers easy keyboard reference for Dolby fonts. | ||
| Testing materials | ||||
| x |
9. |
DVD Player/Recorder Addendum Performance Data* Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder Test Results and performance criteria for evaluation of DVD Recorder products. | ||
| x |
10. |
DVD Recorder Test Procedure Addendum** Found on the CD ROM: Licensee Information Manual: Dolby Digital Consumer Encoder. Addendum to DVD Player Test Procedure for testing Dolby Digital Encoder Functions. | ||
| x |
11. |
Test templates for the Audio Precision System Two. Open Loop tests and Closed Loop tests are included, for testing either home DVD Recorders, or PC DVD creation software.* Test templates for the Audio Precision System Two for testing home DVD Recorders, and PC software for DVD creation. | ||