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EXHIBIT
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT
This ASSIGNMENT AND
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”),
is made as of this day of March,
2008, by and between Palladium, a simplified joint stock company of
France (the “ Assignor ”), and K-Swiss Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Assignee ”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Intellectual Property
Agreement (defined below).
WHEREAS , Assignor
entered into that certain Agreement (the “ Intellectual
Property Agreement ”), dated March
, 2008, between Assignor and
Consolidated Shoe Company, a Virginia corporation (the “
Seller ”), a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1 ;
WHEREAS , pursuant to
the Intellectual Property Agreement, the Seller agreed to sell,
assign and transfer all right, title and interest in and to the
Intellectual Property (which term shall, for purposes of this
Agreement, be defined as (i) the Intellectual Property as that
term is defined in the Intellectual Property Agreement, plus
(ii) the Trade Dress), free and clear of all liens, to
Assignor and, in connection with the assignment and transfer of the
Intellectual Property, the Seller agreed to transfer to Assignor
the goodwill associated with the Trademarks and the Trade Dress,
the goodwill in the business associated with the Trademarks and the
Trade Dress, and the causes of action associated with the
Intellectual Property including, without limitation, any claims for
past infringement, dilution, or other violation of any of the
Intellectual Property;
WHEREAS , pursuant and
subject only to Section 23 of the Intellectual Property
Agreement, Assignor, in its sole and absolute discretion, may
freely assign, sell or transfer some or all of its rights or
obligations thereunder to any third party;
WHEREAS , any such
assignment by Assignor made within four years from the effective
date of the Intellectual Property Agreement, shall be documented in
writing and shall not be effective until the assignee executes a
counterpart to the Intellectual Property Agreement and agrees to be
bound by any terms and conditions therein that are less than fully
executed at the date of any such assignment;
WHEREAS , Assignor
desires to assign and transfer to Assignee all right, title and
interest of Assignor in and to the Intellectual Property Agreement
and the Intellectual Property, and Assignee desires to accept such
assignment and assumption; and
WHEREAS , Assignor
desires to assign and transfer to Assignee any and all additional
goodwill associated with the Trademarks and the Trade Dress, the
goodwill in the business associated with the Trademarks and the
Trade Dress, and the causes of action associated with the
Intellectual Property including, without limitation, any claims for
past infringement, dilution or other violation of any of the
Intellectual Property, that Assignor holds or is deemed to hold in
the Intellectual Property separate and apart from that being
assigned and transferred from Seller to Assignor.
NOW, THEREFORE , for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged:
1. The provisions of the
foregoing “WHEREAS” clauses form a part of this
Agreement.
2. Immediately following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in Section 6 of
the Intellectual Property Agreement, the Assignor hereby agrees to
sell, assign and transfer to Assignee all right, title and interest
of Assignor in and to the Intellectual Property Agreement, and
Assignee hereby accepts such assignment and agrees with the
Assignor to assume and to fully and faithfully perform the
obligations of Assignor under or pursuant to the Intellectual
Property Agreement.
3. Immediately following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in Section 6 of
the Intellectual Property Agreement, the Assignor hereby agrees to
sell, assign, convey and transfer forever unto Assignee, its
successors, assigns and legal representatives all rights, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property, free and clear of all
liens. In connection with this assignment and transfer of the
Intellectual Property, immediately following the consummation of
the transactions contemplated in Section 6 of the Intellectual
Property Agreement, Assignor also agrees to transfer the goodwill
associated with the Trademarks and the Trade Dress, the goodwill in
the business associated with the Trademarks and the Trade Dress and
the causes of action associated with the Intellectual Property
including, without limitation, any claims for past infringement,
dilution or other violation of any of the Intellectual
Property.
4. The Assignor further
agrees to sell, assign, convey, and transfer forever unto Assignee
any and all additional goodwill associated with the Trademarks and
the Trade Dress, the goodwill in the business associated with the
Trademarks and the Trade Dress, and the causes of action associated
with the Intellectual Property including, without limitation, any
claims for past infringement, dilution or other violation of any of
the Intellectual Property, that Assignor holds or is deemed to hold
in the Intellectual Property separate and apart from that being
sold, assigned and transferred from Seller to Assignor pursuant to
the Intellectual Property Agreement or otherwise.
5. The Assignor agrees to
assist the Assignee, in a commercially reasonable manner, to take
all actions and execute all documents necessary or desirable to
evidence, record and perfect the assignment of the Intellectual
Property, and shall not enter into any agreement in conflict with
this Agreement.
6. The Assignor agrees to
deliver to Assignee, and to execute and deliver to Assignee such
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and delivery,
consents, assurances, powers of attorney and other instruments as
may reasonably be requested by Assignee, to transfer and assign to
Assignee the Intellectual Property, including but not limited to,
the assignments attached as Exhibits 2 and 3
hereto.
7. The Assignor hereby
authorizes and requests the United States Patent and Trademark
Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office to issue
trademark and other intellectual property registrations to the
Assignee and the Assignee’s successors, assigns and other
legal representatives in accordance with the terms of this
instrument.
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8. Assignor represents and
warrants to Assignee that, immediately following the consummation
of the transactions contemplated in Section 6 of the
Intellectual Property Agreement, it will own all right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, licenses, or any interest of any third party
of any kind and that it has the authority to grant same to
Assignee, and further represents and warrants that the Assignor has
not previously assigned or conveyed any interest of any kind in the
Intellectual Property or the Intellectual Property Agreement to
another assignee or other entity.
9. Assignor represents and
warrants to Assignee that immediately following the transactions
contemplated in Section 6 of the Intellectual Property
Agreement, that all such assignments or other documents as are
necessary to vest in Assignor exclusive ownership of all
Intellectual Property will have been executed and delivered by
Assignor, including but not limited to documents and other tangible
things containing the know-how relating to quality control and
manufacture of products bearing the Trademarks and/or the Trade
Dress such that Assignee will have in its possession all know-how
necessary to maintain the quality of such products.
10. Assignor represents and
warrants to Assignee that, to the best of its knowledge, the
Intellectual Property comprises all of Assignor’s
intellectual property rights in the Palladium Models in the United
States and Canada.
11. Assignor hereby covenants
with Assignee and its successors and assigns that, from time to
time after the date hereof, Assignor will execute and deliver to
Assignee such instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment
and delivery, consents, assurances, powers of attorney and other
instruments as may reasonably be requested by Assignee in order to
vest in Assignee all of Assignor’s respective right, title
and interest in and to the Intellectual Property and the
Intellectual Property Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein.
12. This Agreement shall be
binding on and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
13. This Agreement shall be
construed, interpreted and the rights of the parties determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to
agreements among Delaware residents entered into and wholly to be
performed within the State of Delaware (without reference to any
choice of law rules that would require the application of the laws
of any other jurisdiction).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF ,
the Assignor and Assignee have caused this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement to be executed and delivered on the date and
year first written above.
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| Palladium |
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/s/ Christophe
Mortemousque |
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Christophe Mortemousque |
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Chairman |
[CORPORATE SEAL]
[UNITED STATES NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REQUIRED]
[Signature Page to
Assignment and Assumption Agreement]
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| ASSIGNEE: |
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| K-Swiss Inc. |
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/s/ Steven B.
Nichols |
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Steven B.
Nichols |
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President |
[Signature Page to
Assignment and Assumption Agreement]
EXHIBIT
1
[EXECUTED AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CONSOLIDATED SHOE COMPANY AND PALLADIUM]
AGREEMENT
Preamble
This Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into on this date of the
Buyer’s signature affixed below (the “ Effective
Date ”), by and between Consolidated Shoe Company, a
Virginia corporation, whose address is 22290 Timberlake Road, P.O.
Box 10549, Lynchburg, Virginia 24506 (the “ Seller
”) and Palladium, a simplified joint stock company of France
whose registered office is located at 220 Route de Grenoble, Saint
Priest, France 69800, (the “ Buyer ”).
Collectively Seller and Buyer are the
“Parties.”
Recitals
WHEREAS , Seller is
the owner of several United States trademark registrations and one
Canadian trademark registration and a pending U.S. trademark
application for a shoe sole design as set forth on Exhibit A
hereto (collectively, the “ Trademarks ”), and
the domain names www.palladiumshoes.com and
www.palladiumshoes.us (collectively, the “ Domain
Names ”); and,
WHEREAS , Seller has
for a period of time been selling those certain shoe models,
including those known in the trade as Pampa, and as specifically
shown in Exhibit D hereto such that the overall appearance of each
of the shoe models provides a distinctive appearance associated
with Seller (collectively the “ Trade Dress ”);
and,
WHEREAS , Buyer is the
owner of several foreign trademarks similar to the Trademarks and
is in the business of selling products associated with such
trademarks outside the United States and Canada; and,
WHEREAS , subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller has agreed to
sell to Buyer and Buyer has agreed to purchase all right, title and
interest in the Trademarks set forth in Exhibit A, the Domain Names
www.palladiumshoes.com and www.palladiumshoes.us and
any Trade Dress rights Seller may own in the shoe styles shown in
Exhibit D, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS , the Parties
are in agreement as to terms and conditions upon which Seller shall
sell and transfer to Buyer the Trademarks, Domain Names and Trade
Dress.
NOW THEREFORE , in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth below,
the Parties intending to be bound enter into the following
Agreement:
1.) The above referenced
Preamble and recitals are hereby incorporated into this Agreement
as if they were here more fully set forth.
2.) The following terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth bel
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