License Agreement - Koss Corp. and Logitech Electronics Inc.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 30 day of June, 1998 by and between
KOSS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53212 (the "LICENSOR") and
LOGITECH ELECTRONICS INC., an Ontario company, with its principal place of
business at 60 Bell Farm Road, Barrie, Ontario L4M5G6 (the "LICENSEE").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to obtain the right to use certain trademarks
of LICENSOR in connection with the marketing and sale of certain of LICENSEE's
products; and
WHEREAS, LICENSOR is willing to grant such rights to LICENSEE upon the
terms and conditions set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual promises and conditions herein contained, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
1.1 "Licensed Trademarks" mean the "Koss" trademarks listed on Exhibit
A attached hereto.
1.2 "Products" mean the consumer electronic products of LICENSEE set
forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
1.3 "Licensed Products" mean all Products of LICENSEE which have the
Licensed Trademarks affixed or attached thereto in any manner.
1.4 "Territory" means the United States of America, Canada, Mexico,
Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Austria, Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, England, Italy,
Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
1.5 "Contract Period" means the period beginning on July 1, 1998 and
ending on June 30, 2003, and any applicable renewal period.
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1.6 "Contract Year" means the fiscal year of Koss Corporation (July
1-June 30).
2. GRANT OF LICENSE; LICENSOR'S SALES.
2.1 Subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, LICENSOR
hereby grants to LICENSEE the exclusive right and license to use the Licensed
Trademarks within the Territory during the Contract Period in connection with,
and only with, the manufacture, promotion, distribution and sale of the
Products.
2.2 LICENSEE agrees that it will not make or authorize any use, direct
or indirect, of the Licensed Trademarks outside of the Territory; provided,
however, that subject to the provisions of Section 2.3 below, LICENSEE shall
have the right to have the Licensed Products manufactured outside the Territory
solely for sale by LICENSEE inside the Territory.
2.3 LICENSEE shall have the right to subcontract the manufacture of the
Licensed Products to another entity, provided that such entity executes a letter
agreement in form substantially similar to Exhibit C attached hereto. LICENSEE
shall not grant any other subcontracting rights other than as provided in this
Section 2.3.
2.4 LICENSEE agrees to sell Products and Licensed Products to LICENSOR
at a price equal to the price LICENSEE pays for such Products or Licensed
Products, plus ten percent (10%), terms of net ninety (90) days. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any schedule or Exhibit
hereto, or any other document, LICENSOR and LICENSEE acknowledge and agree that
LICENSOR shall continue to have the right, without any restrictions whatsoever
and on terms acceptable to LICENSOR in its sole discretion, to sell Products or
Licensed Products within the Territory or outside of the Territory (i) to the
U.S. military or U.S. government or any other military or governmental agency
until July 1, 2000, (ii) by direct mail or out of any of LICENSOR's outlet
stores existing now or in the future, or (iii) directly to customers or
end-users through LICENSOR's web site or otherwise via the internet.
3. LICENSEE'S OBLIGATIONS.
3.1 LICENSEE agrees that no Licensed Products will be manufactured,
advertised, promoted, distributed or sold:
(a) in violation of any law or regulatory restriction; or
(b) in any manner which damages the image, reputation or
goodwill of the Licensed Trademarks or of LICENSOR.
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3.2 LICENSEE agrees that during the Contract Period, LICENSEE will
diligently manufacture, promote, distribute and sell Licensed Products and make
and maintain adequate arrangements for the distribution, repair and servicing of
the Licensed Products throughout the Territory. LICENSEE and LICENSOR shall each
inform the other party of their respective toll-free customer service telephone
numbers, and shall inform customers who have mistakenly telephoned one party of
the other party's customer service telephone number.
3.3 LICENSEE agrees that LICENSEE will not sell refurbished Products
labeled with the Licensed Trademarks unless such Products are clearly and
conspicuously labeled as refurbished merchandise.
3.4 LICENSEE agrees that all translation costs, filing fees and all
other fees, costs and expenses associated with "registered user" filings within
the Territory shall be paid in advance by LICENSEE to LICENSOR at the request of
LICENSOR.
4. APPROVAL OF LICENSED PRODUCTS.
4.1 LICENSEE agrees that LICENSOR shall have the right to approve or
disapprove, in the manner provided herein in advance of sale, the quality,
style, appearance, material and workmanship of all Licensed Products and the
packaging therefor, and to approve or disapprove in advance any and all
trademarks, trade names, designs and logos (whether included in the Licensed
Trademarks or not) used in connection with the Licensed Products. LICENSEE shall
not advertise, distribute or sell any such Licensed Product which has not been
approved by LICENSOR. Before selling or distributing any Licensed Product,
LICENSEE shall submit to LICENSOR for its approval, artist renderings of the
proposed products and/or mock-ups with full engineering specifications together
with packaging, labels and the like. LICENSOR agrees that it shall, within
twenty (20) business days after receipt of each of the renderings and/or
mock-ups, approve or disapprove such products in writing, failing which such
products shall be deemed to have been approved. After LICENSOR has approved the
proposed products and LICENSEE has obtained tooling for the proposed products,
LICENSEE shall provide LICENSOR with off-tool and/or production samples of the
products and LICENSOR shall disapprove such samples in writing within twenty
(20) business days after LICENSOR's receipt of such items or else LICENSEE shall
be deemed to have approved them. LICENSEE shall also provide to LICENSOR, at no
cost to LICENSOR, two (2) working samples of each Product within thirty (30)
days of the commencement of production of such Product. LICENSEE agrees that
Licensed Products which are sold or distributed hereunder shall be of no lesser
quality than the corresponding samples approved by LICENSOR. LICENSOR agrees
that any approval required by LICENSOR under this Section 4.1 shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
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4.2 During the Contract Period, LICENSEE shall take all actions
reasonably necessary to cure any product defects in the Licensed Products and
will act to preserve the image, reputation and goodwill of the Licensed
Trademarks and of LICENSOR.
5. APPROVAL OF ADVERTISING, APPEARANCE AND USE OF LICENSED
TRADEMARKS.
5.1 LICENSEE agrees that LICENSOR shall have the right to approve or
disapprove, in advance of LICENSEE's commercial use of the Licensed Products,
the contents, appearance and presentation of all advertising materials which
incorporate the Licensed Trademarks or which make reference in any way to the
Licensed Trademarks. Before producing, publishing or distributing any
advertising materials hereunder, LICENSEE shall submit to LICENSOR, for its
approval, line art and color specifications for the materials. LICENSOR agrees
that it shall, within twenty (20) business days after receipt, approve or
disapprove such material in writing, failing which such material shall be deemed
to have been approved, provided that LICENSOR's approval shall be subject to
submission and approval of LICENSEE's final packaging materials. LICENSOR agrees
that any approval required by LICENSOR under this Section 5.1 shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
5.2 LICENSEE agrees to protect, indemnify and save harmless LICENSOR,
its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates and all officers, directors, agents,
employees and representatives thereof, and any of them, from and against any and
all expenses, damages, claims, suits, actions, judgments and costs whatsoever,
including reasonable attorneys fees, arising out of, or in any way connected
with, any claim or action relating to the contents of LICENSEE's advertising or
use of the Licensed Products, whether or not approved by LICENSOR hereunder.
5.3 LICENSEE agrees that LICENSOR shall have the right to include a
full line catalog of LICENSOR's products within each Product to which the
Licensed Trademarks are affixed and distributed by LICENSEE. A sample of the
full line catalog will be provided to LICENSEE, who shall instruct LICENSOR on a
quarterly basis as to the quantity of full line catalogs needed and the
destination where they should be shipped for LICENSEE's packaging purposes.
LICENSEE further agrees that LICENSOR shall have the right to include
promotional coupons for certain of LICENSOR's products on a quarterly basis
except as prohibited by specific retailers. Such coupons shall be provided in a
manner similar to that set forth above for the full line catalog and are to be
included in every product bearing the Licensed Trademarks and distributed by
LICENSEE.
5.4 LICENSEE agrees to provide to LICENSOR a copy of LICENSEE's most
recent list of holders of warranties on all Products distributed by LICENSEE.
LICENSOR agrees to keep such information confidential and to use it solely for
soliciting direct mail consumer sales.
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6. ROYALTIES; PAYMENT; RENEWAL.
6.1 During the term of this Agreement, LICENSEE will pay to LICENSOR as
royalties ("Royalties") an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of net sales of the
Licensed Products. The term "net sales" with respect to the Licensed Products
shall be defined as the total amount invoiced by LICENSEE for sales of the
Licensed Products less the total amount of returns of the Licensed Products, as
exemplified on Exhibit D attached hereto. LICENSOR and LICENSEE agree that no
Royalties shall be paid on sales of products from LICENSEE to LICENSOR.
6.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1, LICENSEE hereby
agrees to pay to LICENSOR during the Contract Period annual minimum Royalties
("Minimum Royalties") as follows:
Contract Year Minimum Royalties
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July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999 U.S. $125,000
July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000 U.S. $325,000
July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001 U.S. $425,000
July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002 U.S. $525,000
July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003 U.S. $600,000
If the sum of the total Royalties paid with respect to a Contract Year do not
equal or exceed the Minimum Royalties for such Contract Year, the difference
between the Minimum Royalties and the Royalties for such Contract Year shall be
due and payable thirty (30) days following the end of such Contract Year.
6.3 If upon the expiration of the initial Contract Period, LICENSOR in
its sole and absolute discretion elects to renew this Agreement as hereinafter
provided for an additional five (5) year term, the Minimum Royalties for the
first renewal period shall be the greater of the following:
Contract Year Minimum Royalties
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July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004 Actual Royalties for
the Contract Year
ending on June 30, 2003
plus 15%, or U.S.
$660,000
July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005 Minimum Royalties for
the Contract Year
ending on June 30, 2004
plus 10%, or U.S.
$725,000
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Minimum Royalties for
the Contract Year
ending on June 30, 2005
plus 10%, or U.S.
$790,000
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July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 Minimum Royalties for the
Contract Year ending on
June 30, 2006 plus 10%,
or U.S. $875,000
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 Minimum Royalties for the
Contract Year ending on June
30, 2007 plus 10%, or U.S.
$970,000
6.4 Payment of Royalties shall be made quarterly by LICENSEE to
LICENSOR on or before the 20th day following the end of each calendar quarter of
each Contract Year during the term of this Agreement (i.e. January 20, April 20,
July 20 and October 20) and within thirty (30) days after the expiration or
earlier termination of this Agreement, in respect of all Licensed Products
shipped during such quarter.
6.5 Payment of all Royalties shall be in United States funds. The late
payment of any Royalties shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half
percent (1-1/2%) per month, or at the highest rate permitted by applicable state
law, whichever is lower.
7. BOOKS, RECORDS, AND STATEMENTS.
7.1 LICENSEE shall maintain for three (3) years following the close of
each Contract Year accurate books and records which disclose, at a minimum, the
following: the cost of sales of the Licensed Products, the amount of sales of
the Licensed Products, the amount of credits for returns, trade discounts and
customer's shipping costs, the amount of all Royalties payable hereunder by
LICENSEE and the manner in which such Royalties were determined.
7.2 LICENSEE shall deliver to LICENSOR with each quarterly payment a
detailed accounting statement showing the calculation of such Royalties payment.
Such statement shall be in sufficient detail to be audited from the books of
LICENSEE maintained pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof. By the 15th day of each
month during the Contract Period, LICENSEE shall also provide LICENSOR with a
preliminary tabulation of the sales and returns by customer and by Product model
number for the prior month, for LICENSOR's use and analysis.
7.3 Annually, within ninety (90) days after the close of each Contract
Year, LICENSEE shall furnish to LICENSOR a statement, certified to be true and
correct by LICENSEE's Chief Financial Officer, that the accounting for sales is
complete and correct, and the total sales of the Licensed Products to each
retail account.
7.4 LICENSOR, at its expense, shall have the right at any time during
regular business hours after the end of any Contract Year, upon five (5) days
written notice to LICENSEE, to have a representative of LICENSOR examine or
audit the books, accounts and records of LICENSEE which pertain to the
manufacture, distribution and sale of the
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Licensed Products and the amount of credit for returns, trade discounts and
customer's shipping costs with respect thereto, and other books and records as
they may be reasonably required by LICENSOR's accountants in order to verify the
figures reported in any statements furnished to LICENSOR pursuant to this
Section 7. Such books of account and records shall be made available to LICENSOR
and its accountants at LICENSEE's office located as herein stated or such other
place as the parties shall mutually agree. LICENSEE shall render all possible
assistance to LICENSOR and its accountants for the purpose of facilitating the
checking or auditing of net sales and of the figures set forth in any of
LICENSEE's statements. If the examination or audit reveals the underpayment of
any Royalties, LICENSEE shall immediately pay LICENSOR the amount of the
deficiency with interest, and if the deficiency exceeds five percent (5%) of the
amount of Royalties paid with respect to such year or years audited, LICENSEE
shall pay the cost of the examination or audit.
8. TRADEMARKS.
8.1 LICENSEE shall cause to be imprinted irremovably and legibly on
each Licensed Product manufactured, distributed or sold under this Agreement
(including, but not limited to, advertising, promotional, packaging and wrapping
material and any other such material wherein the Licensed Trademarks may
appear), the appropriate trademark and/or copyright notices, as shall be
designated in writing in advance by LICENSOR. LICENSEE agrees to deliver to
LICENSOR upon request, free of cost, samples of each Licensed Product together
with their packaging and wrapping material for approval and for trademark and/or
copyright registration purposes.
8.2 LICENSEE agrees that it will not, during the Contract Period or
thereafter, file any application for trademark registration or otherwise obtain
or attempt to obtain ownership of any name, design, logo, trademark or trade
name, within the Territory or in any other country of the world, which includes
or is confusingly similar to or suggestive of the Licensed Trademarks.
8.3 LICENSEE agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, challenge
or contest LICENSOR's ownership of or rights in the Licensed Trademarks, whether
for the Licensed Products or otherwise.
8.4 All use of the Licensed Trademarks by LICENSEE shall inure to the
benefit of LICENSOR, and LICENSEE shall acquire no rights therein adverse to
LICENSOR.
9. MAINTENANCE OF LICENSED TRADEMARKS.
LICENSEE shall promptly notify LICENSOR in writing of any infringement
by others of the Licensed Trademarks on articles similar to the Licensed
Products if and when
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such become known to LICENSEE and shall provide LICENSOR with any available
evidence of such infringement. Only LICENSOR shall have the right to commence
legal proceedings against such infringer, and the expense of such legal
proceedings shall be shared equally by LICENSOR and LICENSEE. In any
infringement action, proceeding or claim brought by LICENSOR, LICENSEE, at its
expense, shall make available to LICENSOR any relevant books, records, papers,
information, designs, samples, specimens, and the like and shall cause any of
the LICENSEE's employees to be deposed or to testify, whenever requested to do
so by LICENSOR. Any damage award or recovery resulting from such legal
proceedings shall be divided equally between LICENSOR and LICENSEE.
10. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
10.1 LICENSEE agrees to protect, indemnify and save harmless LICENSOR,
its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates and all officers, directors, agents,
employees and representatives thereof, and any of them, from and against any and
all expenses, damages, claims, suits, actions, judgments and costs whatsoever,
including reasonable attorneys fees, arising out of, or in any way connected
with, any claim or action for the violation by LICENSEE of any statutory or
regulatory obligation, any claim or action for injury or damage to property,
personal injury, death or other cause of action involving alleged defects in
Licensed Products, and any other claim or action arising out of LICENSEE's
activities pursuant to this Agreement or other conduct of its business.
10.2 LICENSEE shall, within thirty (30) calendar days after the
execution of this Agreement, obtain from an insurance company reasonably
acceptable to LICENSOR, and maintain during the term of this Agreement and for a
period of twenty-four (24) months following the expiration or termination of
this Agreement, public and products liability insurance with a limit of
liability of not less than Five Million ($5,000,000) U.S. dollars per occurrence
in order to protect LICENSOR against any liabilities with which it may be
charged because of damage or injuries suffered by any servants, agents,
contractors, employees or customers of LICENSEE or by the general public,
resulting from the use or sale of the Licensed Products manufactured,
distributed, advertised or sold by LICENSEE or by LICENSEE's contractor.
LICENSEE agrees to cause LICENSOR's name to be entered in such policy as an
additional named insured and an additional loss payee, and to deliver to
LICENSOR a certificate thereof. Said insurance shall provide that it cannot be
canceled without the insurer first giving LICENSOR twenty (20) calendar days'
advance written notice thereof. LICENSEE shall furnish or cause to be furnished
to LICENSOR evidence of the maintenance and renewal of the insurance required
herein, including, but not limited to, copies of policies, certificates of
insurance, with applicable riders and endorsements, and proof of premium
payments.
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11. DEFAULT; TERMINATION.
11.1 In the event of a default by either party in the performance of
any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the non-defaulting party
shall give written notice of such default to the defaulting party. Within thirty
(30) days of its receipt of such notice, the defaulting party shall cure the
default. If the defaulting party does not take such corrective actions or cure
the default within the respective time period, the non-defaulting party shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the expiration of the respective
period. The right to remedy a default shall not apply to a violation of Sections
4, 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement, which shall give LICENSOR the right, in its sole
discretion, to treat as such violation a non-curable default and to terminate
this Agreement.
11.2 Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon
ten (10) days prior notice upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) If the other party shall become insolvent or shall
make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or
become the subject of receivership, bankruptcy or
other insolvency or debtor relief proceedings, or any
similar proceedings;
(b) If the other party shall cease to do business; or
(c) Except as permitted under Section 14 hereof, if the
other party shall attempt to assign any of its rights
under this Agreement.
A party's exercise of its right, pursuant to this Section 11.2, to
terminate this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any other legal or
equitable remedy such party may hold against the other party by reason of the
other party's breach of any term or condition of this Agreement.
11.3 No assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, liquidator,
trustee in bankruptcy, sheriff or any other officer of the court or official
charged with taking over custody of LICENSEE's assets or business, shall have
any right to continue performance of this Agreement, and this Agreement may not
be assigned by operation of law.
11.4 Failure to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11
shall not effect or constitute a waiver of any remedies the non-defaulting party
would have been entitled to demand, whether by way of damages, termination or
otherwise. Termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the
rights and liabilities of either party to the other in respect of any matter
arising under this Agreement.
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12. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION.
12.1 Except as provided in Section 12.2 hereof, from and after the
termination of this Agreement, whether because of non-renewal, default or
otherwise, all of the rights of LICENSEE to the use of the Licensed Trademarks
shall, except as hereinafter expressly provided, cease absolutely, and LICENSEE
shall not thereafter manufacture, advertise, promote, distribute or sell any
item whatsoever in connection with the Licensed Trademarks. It is further agreed
that following expiration of the Contract Period, LICENSEE shall not
manufacture, advertise, promote, distribute or sell any item whatsoever in
connection with the use of any name, figure, design, logo, trademark or trade
name similar to or suggestive of the Licensed Trademarks.
12.2 Any Licensed Products for which as of the date of termination
LICENSEE has non-cancelable open orders or which are in transit to the United
States may be sold by LICENSEE on a non-exclusive basis during the twelve (12)
month period following the date of termination. Any Licensed Products which are
warehoused in the United States on the date of termination and any Licensed
Products which were returned to LICENSEE by a customer may be sold by LICENSEE
on a non-exclusive basis during the nine (9) month period following the date of
termination. LICENSEE shall continue to pay to LICENSOR with respect to such
sales Royalties at the rate and in the manner specified in this Agreement.
Within sixty (60) days of the date of termination, LICENSEE shall provide to
LICENSOR a complete listing of the inventory in transit and the warehoused
inventory. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, LICENSEE shall have
no right to manufacture any additional Licensed Products after the date of
termination.
13. NOTICE.
All notices required or provided for in this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be given by registered mail, prepaid and properly addressed to
the last known address of the party to be served herewith, or by telecopy
facsimile and confirmed by regular mail, and shall be deemed to have been given
on the seventh (7th) day after mailing or on the same day as the facsimile
transmission is received. Notices sent to LICENSOR shall be addressed as
follows:
Koss Corporation
4129 North Port Washington Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Attn: President
Fax No.: (414) 967-1537
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Notices sent to LICENSEE shall be addressed as follows:
Logitech Electronics Inc.
60 Bell Farm Road
Barrie, Ontario
L4M5G6
Attn: President
Fax No.: (705) 734-1342
14. ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of LICENSOR, and the
successors and assigns of LICENSOR. The rights granted LICENSEE hereunder shall
be exclusive to it and shall not, without the prior written consent of LICENSOR,
be transferred or assigned to any other entity. In the event of the merger or
consolidation of LICENSEE with any other entity, LICENSOR shall have the right
to terminate this Agreement by so notifying LICENSEE in writing on or before
sixty (60) days after LICENSOR has received written notice of such merger or
consolidation.
15. JOINT VENTURE.
This Agreement does not constitute and shall not be construed as
constituting a partnership or joint venture between LICENSOR and LICENSEE.
Neither party shall have any right to obligate or bind the other party in any
manner whatsoever, and nothing herein contained shall give, or is intended to
give, any rights of any kind to any third person.
16. MISCELLANEOUS.
16.1 Section headings contained herein are solely for the purpose of
aiding in speedy location of subject matter and are not in any sense to be given
weight in the construction of this Agreement. Accordingly, in case of any
question with respect to the construction of this Agreement, it is to be
construed as though such section headings had been omitted.
16.2 This writing constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties
hereto and may not be changed or modified except by a writing signed by the
parties hereto.
16.3 If and to the extent that any provisions of this Agreement are
prohibited or unenforceable under any applicable law, such provisions shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceable without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or
enforceability of any other provision hereof.
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16.4 The failure of either party at any time or times to demand strict
performance by the other of any of the terms, covenants or conditions set forth
herein shall not be construed as a continuing waiver or relinquishment thereof
and each may at any time demand strict and complete performance by the other of
said terms, covenants and conditions.
16.5 This Agreement shall be governed by the substantive laws of the
State of Wisconsin (regardless of laws that might be applicable under principles
of conflicts of laws) as to all matters, including but not limited to matters of
validity, construction, effect and performance. Resolution of any and all
disputes between LICENSOR and LICENSEE arising from or in connection with this
Agreement, whether based on contract, tort, common law, equity, statute,
regulation, order or otherwise, shall be governed by and settled in accordance
with binding arbitration by three (3) arbitrators; provided, however, that the
three arbitrators selected shall each have extensive knowledge in the area of
federal trademark law. If the parties cannot agree on the selection of three
arbitrators, each party shall select one arbitrator, and those two arbitrators
together shall select the third arbitrator, and the three arbitrators, each of
which shall have extensive knowledge in the area of federal trademark law, shall
resolve the dispute as provided herein. The arbitrators' findings and decisions
shall be limited to the subject matter of the dispute, and such findings and
decisions shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties
hereto, and shall specify the reasons for and facts on which such findings and
decisions were reached. The parties hereto shall bear equally the arbitrators'
fees and charges, and each party shall bear its other costs and expenses for the
arbitration, including attorneys' fees. The arbitration shall be conducted in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To the extent that the parties hereto need to enforce the
arbitration provisions in this Agreement or need to enforce or otherwise give
effect to any arbitration finding, decision or award, the parties hereto hereby
agree that any such action or proceeding shall be adjudicated before a federal
or state court located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and they hereby submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wisconsin located in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and of the federal courts located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
with respect to any such action or proceeding commenced by either party. The
parties hereto irrevocably waive any objection they now or hereafter may have
respecting the venue of any such action or proceeding brought in such a court or
respecting the fact that such court is an inconvenient forum, and hereby consent
to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by means of
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, in care of the
applicable address set forth under the notice provisions in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth above. The effective date of this Agreement is
July 1, 1998.
KOSS CORPORATION
By:/s/ Michael J. Koss
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Michael J. Koss
Title: President and CEO
LOGITECH ELECTRONICS INC.
By:/s/ Greg Bell
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Print Name: Greg Bell
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Title: President and CEO
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EXHIBIT A
KOSS (Plain Block Letters) (as shown in U.S. Registration No. 1,821,035)
KOSS (Stylized) (as shown in U.S. Registration No. 1,850,556)
KOSS & Design (as shown in U.S. Registration No. 2,070,098)
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EXHIBIT B
Description of Products to be sold under Licensor's Trademark.
All powered and passive speaker products suitable for use with any audio, video,
communication, or computer products. Speaker construction will primarily be made
of injection molded plastic with the possible exception of some subwoofer
products that may be made of wood or wood composites. Also included will be any
AC or DC adaptors, connecting cables (including speaker wire), as well as
mounting brackets and assemblies.
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EXHIBIT C
TO:
FROM: (Subcontractor) Manufacturing Factory
RE: Use of the "Koss" Brandname
The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge that ___________________ has the
right to manufacture Licensed Products, as defined in the License Agreement
between Logitech Electronics Inc. and Koss Corporation dated ___________, 1998
("License Agreement"), bearing the "Koss" brandname and trademarks only for the
account of Logitech Electronics Inc. and only as a subcontract manufacturer
pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the License Agreement and for no other
purpose. We agree that we will not use the "Koss" name on any products other
than those manufactured for Logitech Electronics Inc.'s account. __________
agrees that neither it nor any affiliated or related individual or entity (i)
will, at any time, file any application for trademark registration or otherwise
obtain or attempt to obtain ownership of the "Koss" brandname or trademarks, or
any name or mark which is confusingly similar thereto, anywhere in the word or
(ii) directly or indirectly challenge or contest Koss Corporation's ownership of
or rights in the "Koss" brandname and tradenames, whether for the Licensed
Products or otherwise.
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EXHIBIT D
Calculation of Quarterly Royalties Payment (in U.S. Dollars)
Products Total Sales Returns Net Sales Royalty Rate
$ $ $ 10%
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ROYALTIES PAYMENT U.S. $
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