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Exhibit 10.4
TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS
TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is made effective as of December 21, 2005 (the “Effective Date”)
by and between Clear Channel Identity, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“Licensor”), and CCE Spinco, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Licensee”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
Licensee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Licensor and, as such, has been using
certain of Licensor’s intellectually property pursuant to a license in
connection with the production and promotion of live entertainment (the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
Licensee will cease to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Licensor pursuant to a
separate agreement between the parties entitled Master Separation and Distribution
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Licensor is the owner of the trademark CLEAR CHANNEL and variations thereof,
other marks incorporating the term CLEAR CHANNEL and variations thereof, the
mark CC and variations thereof, and the C Logo shown on Exhibit A
and variations thereof, and other marks used in connection with the Business
that would indicate an affiliation with Licensor when used, and trade dress and
other indicia of origin associated with such trademarks (collectively, the
“Marks”) and is the owner of trademark registrations and
applications for the Marks;
WHEREAS,
Licensor is the owner of the copyrights in packaging, labels, signage,
marketing, advertising and promotional materials that bear or display the Marks
(collectively, the “Copyrights”);
WHEREAS,
Licensor owns certain Internet domain name registrations that incorporate the
Marks, including, without limitation, those set forth on Exhibit B
(collectively, the “Domains”);
WHEREAS,
although certain of the Marks, certain of the Domains and certain of the
Copyrights are assets currently used in the Business, Licensee does not own and
is not acquiring from Licensor any rights in the Marks, the Domains or the
Copyrights;
WHEREAS,
the parties, by this Agreement, desire to establish Licensee’s right to
continue to use certain of the Marks and certain of the Copyrights in the
Licensed Territory (as defined below) for the Business, during a transitional
period, under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings as used herein:
(a) “Affiliate”
means, with respect to a specified person or entity, any other person or entity
or member of a group of persons or entities acting together that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by
or is under common control with, the specified person or entity.
(b) “Distribution
Date” shall mean that certain day defined as such under the Master
Separation and Distribution Agreement between the parties, dated December 20,
2005.
(c) “Domain
Names” shall mean the domain name registrations that incorporate the
Marks, including, but not limited to, those set forth in Exhibit B,
as may be amended from time to time, used in connection with the Business.
(d) “Licensed
Copyrighted Works” shall mean all packaging, labels, signage,
marketing, advertising and promotional materials bearing or displaying the
Licensed Marks including website materials that are used by Licensee for the
Business in the Licensed Territory as of the Effective Date, in only the
specific form or medium in which they are embodied as of the Effective Date, or
in such other form as may be approved by Licensor as provided in Section 2,
to the extent that Licensor or one of its Affiliates owns each such work.
(e) “Licensed
Marks” shall mean the Marks as and in the form in which they are used
by Licensee on or in connection with the Business in the Licensed Territory as
of the Effective Date.
(f) “Licensed
Territory” shall mean the world.
(g) “Term”
shall mean the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the first
to occur of (i) the one year anniversary of the Distribution Date and
(ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.2.
(h) “Trademark
Rights” shall mean, collectively, all foreign, federal, state, and
common law rights in and to the Licensed Marks.
2. GRANT
OF LICENSES; RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
2.1 Trademark
License. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Licensor grants to Licensee a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to utilize the Licensed Marks solely upon and in connection with the
Business in the Licensed Territory during the Term (the “Trademark
License”).
2.2 Royalty
Fee. Licensee shall pay Licensor for the use of the Licensed Marks pursuant
to the amount set forth on Exhibit C, attached hereto. The amount
owed by Licensee shall accrue throughout the Term and shall be paid quarterly
as follows: Within thirty (30) days
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after the end of each of the
Licensor’s and Licensee’s fiscal quarters, Licensee shall pay to
Licensor the total amount owed by Licensee to Licensor for the use of the
Licensed Marks under this Agreement during such fiscal quarter.
2.3 Limitations
on Trademark License. The Trademark License is limited to the Business,
provided that the products and services provided in connection with the
Business are at least of a quality that is substantially the same as or is
higher than the quality of those currently provided or sold by Licensee as of
the Effective Date. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED HEREUNDER FOR ANY USE OTHER THAN THAT
SPECIFIED, AND NO LICENSE IS GRANTED HEREUNDER FOR ANY COMBINATION OF THE
LICENSED MARKS WITH OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR MARKS WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF LICENSOR WHICH SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD OR DELAYED.
(a) Licensee
may use other marks, including marks owned by third parties, for the Business,
in addition to the Licensed Marks, provided Licensee has obtained the necessary
rights from the third party, if any. In no event shall the other mark be used
in such a manner that, in Licensor’s reasonable business judgment, a
composite mark is created that includes any of the Licensed Marks and,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensor may reject
any proposed use that bears such a composite mark.
(b) It
is hereby recognized that Licensee may wish to transition to a new mark or an
existing mark owned by Licensee during the course of this Agreement and phase
out the use of the Licensed Marks gradually during the Term. In connection with
such transition, Licensee may wish to utilize such new or existing mark in
connection with the Business in addition to the Licensed Marks. In the event
Licensee desires to utilize both the Licensed Marks and a new mark
simultaneously during the transition, Licensee shall provide at least thirty
(30) calendar days prior written notice to Licensor of such proposed
transition, along with a rendering of the proposed transitional usage. Licensor
shall have a period of thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of such
notice and rendition in which to give or withhold its approval of such
transitional usage and Licensor shall be deemed to not have approved such
transitional usage if Licensor does not deliver to Licensee its written
approval thereof within such thirty (30) calendar day period. Licensor
shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval, but such approval shall
not be deemed to be unreasonable if (i) the proposed usage of the Licensed
Marks with such transitional mark creates, in Licensor’s reasonable
business judgment, a composite mark that includes any of the Licensed Marks,
(ii) if the new mark proposed to be used by Licensee in addition to the
Licensed Marks is confusingly similar to the Licensed Marks, or (iii) if
the proposed usage is derogatory or coveys a negative connotation with respect
to Licensor or the Licensed Marks.
2.4 Copyright
License. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
including, without limitation, those set forth in this Section 2.4,
Licensor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, grants to Licensee a
revocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, transferable to the extent provided in Section 9.1,
license to use, reproduce, distribute copies of, make derivative works of,
publish, distribute, display, broadcast and/or transmit the Licensed
Copyrighted Works in the Licensed Territory, through only the media utilized by
Licensor as of the Effective Date,
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for the limited purpose of
enabling Licensee to exercise its rights under the Trademark License (the
“Copyright License”). By way of example, without limitation,
in the case of a print advertisement appearing in a particular magazine as of
the Effective Date, the Copyright License shall permit Licensee to utilize the
advertisement in the same magazine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee
shall have the right during the Term to modify or create derivative works of the
Licensed Copyright Works and to use new media for the publication,
distribution, display, broadcast and/or transmission of same, subject to the
prior written approval of Licensor, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. In the event Licensee desires to modify, create derivative
works of or utilize new media for the publication, distribution, display,
broadcast and/or transmission of the Licensed Copyrighted Works in connection
with the exercise of its rights under the Trademark License, Licensee shall
provide Licensor at least sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice, which
notice shall include reasonably sufficient details concerning Licensee’s
plans, including copies or drafts of the modified or derivative works, and a list
and description of the use thereof, including the media through which such
works will be published, distributed, displayed, broadcast and/or transmitted.
Licensor shall have until the end of such sixty (60) calendar day period
in which to give or withhold its written approval for all or a portion of the
matters contained in Licensee’s notice; provided, that Licensor shall be
deemed not to have approved any matter contained in Licensee’s notice if
Licensor does not deliver to Licensee its written approval thereof within such
sixty (60) calendar day period.
(a) Licensee
shall cooperate with Licensor in connection with Licensor’s review of the
matters contained in Licensee’s notice, including by providing any
additional information or materials that may be requested by Licensor.
(b) Upon
Licensor’s written approval of any modified or derivative works for use
for the Licensed Products such modified or derivative works shall be deemed to
be “Licensed Copyrighted Works.” In addition, upon approval (or
deemed approval) by Licensor any resulting trade dress or trademarks shall be
deemed to be “Licensed Marks.” If Licensor does not approve
in writing any modified or derivative works, or the media through which such
works or any other Licensed Copyrighted Works are to be disseminated, then
Licensee shall be prohibited from employing same under the terms of this
Agreement, including under the Trademark License or the Copyright License. It
is hereby expressly understood, however, that the primary purpose of this
Agreement is to enable Licensee to transition to a new mark and trade dress for
use in the Business. Accordingly, the failure of Licensor to approve modified
or derivative works shall not be deemed unreasonable if Licensor, in its sole
discretion, considers the proposed works to be a material alteration of the
Licensed Marks or Licensed Copyrighted Works as of the Effective Date.
(c) Any
modified or derivative works not approved by Licensor hereunder and from which
the Licensed Marks are not removed or obliterated shall be promptly destroyed
by Licensor, Licensee and, if applicable, by any Permitted Third Party Provider
(as defined in Section 2.10).
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2.5 Rights
of and Obligations to Third Parties. Notwithstanding any other provisions
of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
be a grant by Licensor of a license, sublicense, or other grant of a right to
Licensee to use any copyrights of a third party or any rights under any
third-party license that cannot be licensed, sublicensed or granted without the
consent, approval or agreement of another party, unless such consent, approval
or agreement is first obtained.
2.6 Reservation
of Rights. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Licensor may
utilize (and may license another party to utilize) the Licensed Marks in
connection with any business in the Licensed Territory. Further, this Agreement
does not restrict or limit Licensor’s rights to utilize or license the
Licensed Marks in any manner. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, Licensor shall have the unrestricted right to utilize (and to license
another party to utilize) its copyrights in the Licensed Copyrighted Works.
2.7 Term.
Subject to the survival provisions of Section 11.4, the term of
this Agreement and the Trademark License and Copyright License granted
hereunder shall begin on the Effective Date and shall expire at the end of the
Term. This Agreement will not be renewed or extended, absent the execution of a
separate document explicitly expressing such, executed by both Licensor and
Licensee.
2.8 Domain
Names. Licensee acknowledges that Licensor owns the Domain Names. For the
Term, Licensor agrees to maintain the Domain Names and redirect the certain
domain names listed in Exhibit B, as may be amended from time to
time by mutual agreement of the Parties, to a new website included in the New
Works (as defined in Section 3.5) that Licensee may create pursuant
to this Agreement at a url that Licensee will register and maintain. Licensee
shall be responsible for hosting and maintaining the website, whether the
website is part of the Licensed Copyrighted Works or New Works. Licensor shall
not be required to maintain registrations of the Domain Names after expiration
or termination of this Agreement, though it may, at its own discretion, do so.
2.9 Corporate
Name. Notwithstanding the foregoing license grants, within ninety (90) days
of the Distribution Date, Licensee shall and shall cause any of its
subsidiaries or Affiliates, if necessary, to change, at its own expense, its
corporate name to delete therefrom any Licensed Marks or any words or phrases
confusingly similar to the Licensed Marks that may be incorporated therein.
2.10 Permitted
Third Party Providers. The parties acknowledge that Licensee may wish to
engage a third party manufacturer/service provider in connection with
Licensee’s exercise of its rights under the Trademark License and the
Copyright License. Licensee shall give written notice to Licensor of any
proposed third party manufacturer/provider arrangement not less than ninety
(90) calendar days prior to Licensee’s engaging any third party
manufacturer/provider (the “Notice Period”), which notice
shall contain the name of any proposed third party provider and a summary of
the terms of Licensee’s proposed arrangement with same. During the Notice
Period, Licensor shall have sole discretion as to whether to initially approve
any proposed third party manufacturer/provider; provided, that such approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Licensor shall advise Licensee
whether it initially approves the proposed third party manufacturer/provider as
soon as practicable during the Notice
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Period. For purposes of this
Agreement, any third party manufacturer/provider that is approved by Licensor
shall be a “Permitted Third Party Provider.”
3. DEVELOPMENT
OF NEW TRADEMARK RIGHTS AND NEW COPYRIGHTS.
3.1 Development
of New Trademark Rights. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
Licensee shall not develop or acquire new Trademark Rights associated with the
Business or otherwise. Except as expressly permitted under Section 2
or as may be in use as of the Effective Date, Licensee is not itself permitted
to develop or use any derivative variations of any of the Licensed Marks or to
develop or use any variations, forms or stylizations of the Licensed Marks.
Trademark Rights that Licensee shall not develop or acquire include, but are not
be limited to, any federal, state, or foreign trademark registrations or
applications, trademarks, trade dress, trade names, service marks, symbols,
slogans, emblems, logos, designs and other indicia of origin or domain names
incorporating the Licensed Marks. The parties acknowledge and agree that any
and all new Trademark Rights shall be considered included within the definition
of “Trademark Rights” for purposes of this entire Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any new trademarks that are not derivations of,
variations upon, or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks that are
developed by Licensee shall be the sole property of Licensee.
3.2 Objection
to New Trademark Rights. In the event that Licensee inadvertently or
intentionally develops or acquires new Trademark Rights, Licensee shall give
prompt written notice to Licensor of same. As soon as practicable after
Licensor becomes aware of any new Trademark Right inadvertently or
intentionally developed or acquired by Licensee, Licensor shall have the right
to object to the new Trademark Right which it deems, in its sole discretion:
(a) to be incompatible or inconsistent with any other Trademark Rights, or
with the image of the Licensed Marks; (b) to be in violation of any law;
or (c) to be otherwise inappropriate or offensive. Upon Licensor’s
objection to a new Trademark Right, Licensee shall: (a) promptly modify
the new Trademark Right to obviate Licensor’s objections,
(b) promptly cease usage of the new Trademark Right, and/or (c) withdraw
or cancel (as appropriate) any pending trademark application or issued
trademark registration pertaining to the new Trademark Right.
3.3 Requirement
for Assignment of New Trademark Rights. The parties agree that Licensor
shall be deemed the owner of any rights Licensee may have in a new Trademark
Right (excluding any new trademarks that are not derivations of, variations on,
or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks. Upon request, Licensee shall
promptly provide a confirmatory assignment of any new Trademark Right to
Licensor. Licensor has the right to refuse to license the new Trademark Right
to the Licensee for the remainder of the Term. Licensor shall have the right to
use, and to license others to use, any new Trademark Right after the
termination of this Agreement. The decision whether to seek or maintain any
federal, foreign, or state registration for any new Trademark Right or any of
the Licensed Marks shall be made in the sole discretion of Licensor. Licensee
shall fully cooperate with Licensor, including executing any documents and
providing any materials that Licensor shall request, to obtain or maintain any
such registration. To the extent the Licensed Marks or new Trademark Rights are
not the subject of federal or foreign registrations as of the Effective Date,
Licensee shall bear the cost of obtaining or maintaining same if Licensor
decides to seek registration.
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3.4 Modifications
to or Derivative Works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works. Except as
expressly permitted under this Agreement, Licensee shall not itself develop or
use any modified or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works.
Notwithstanding any provision of law that may initially vest ownership of
copyrights in modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted
Works in Licensee or a third party that Licensee may engage in connection
therewith, Licensor and Licensee hereby expressly agree that Licensor shall be
considered the author and owner of the copyrights in the Licensed Copyrighted
Works, including any derivative works or modifications of the original Licensed
Copyrighted Works, whether or not any such modified or derivative works are
approved by Licensor for use in connection with the Licensed Marks and the
Business. To the extent permitted by law, the creation of any modifications or
derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works shall be deemed “works
made for hire” for Licensor. Licensee shall execute any documents,
including assignments, Licensor may determine it requires to vest ownership of
the Licensed Copyrighted Works, including any modifications or derivative works
of the original Licensed Copyrighted Works, in Licensee. Licensee shall have
sole discretion as to whether to seek registration of the Licensed Copyrighted
Works, but in no event shall Licensee apply for copyright registration of any
of such works in its own name. Licensee shall execute written agreements, in a
form acceptable to Licensor, with any independent contractor Licensee engages
in connection with the creation of modifications or derivative works of the
Licensed Copyrighted Works to ensure that such independent contractor is bound
by this Section 3.4 and Section 3.7 to the same extent as
Licensor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee does not assign to Licensor,
and Licensee expressly retains the copyrights in all original content added by
Licensee (including any new trademarks of Licensee that are not derivations of,
variations upon, or confusingly similar to, the Licensed Marks) that is incorporated
in such modifications or derivative works of the Licensed Copyrighted Works, to
the extent such content does not bear or display any Licensed Marks.
3.5 Creation
of New Works. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including those set forth in this Section 3.5, Licensee may create
new works in the nature of signage, marketing, advertising or promotional
materials, including websites that display the Licensed Marks (the “New
Works”). At least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the
utilization of any of the New Works in connection with Licensee’s
exercise of its rights under the Trademark License, Licensee shall provide a
specimen of the New Work to Licensor and specifics as to the proposed medium or
media for the publication, distribution, display, broadcast and/or transmission
of same. Upon Licensor’s written approval, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, Licensee may utilize the approved New Work in
the approved media to the extent permitted under the Trademark License. Should
Licensee desire to utilize a new medium for the publication, distribution,
display, broadcast or transmission of a New Work previously approved, Licensee
shall give Licensor at least thirty (30) calendar days prior written
notice as to the specifics of the proposed new media. Upon Licensor’s
written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Licensee
shall be permitted to use the new medium for the New Work to the extent
permitted by the Trademark License.
3.6 Ownership
of New Works. As between Licensor and Licensee, Licensee shall be deemed
the owner of the copyrights in the New Works and shall be permitted to apply
for copyright registration of the New Works. Under no circumstances shall
ownership rights extend to the Licensed Marks and upon termination of
Licensee’s rights under the Trademark License,
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Licensee shall cease all use
of the New Works; provided, however, to the extent that the Licensed Marks can
be removed from the New Works, Licensee may continue to use the New Works with
the new mark that it will use for the Business.
3.7 Appointment
as Attorneys-In-Fact. IN THE EVENT THAT LICENSOR IS UNABLE FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER TO SECURE LICENSEE’S SIGNATURE TO ANY ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED
UNDER THIS SECTION 3 OR TO ANY LAWFUL AND NECESSARY DOCUMENT REQUIRED TO
APPLY FOR OR EXECUTE ANY TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
THE LICENSED MARKS OR THE LICENSED COPYRIGHTED WORKS, LICENSEE HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS LICENSOR AND ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS
AND AGENTS AS LICENSEE’S AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT TO ACT FOR AND ON
LICENSEE’S BEHALF AND INSTEAD OF LICENSEE, TO EXECUTE ANY SUCH ASSIGNMENT
AND EXECUTE AND FILE ANY SUCH APPLICATION AND TO DO ALL OTHER LAWFULLY
PERMITTED ACTS TO FURTHER THE PROSECUTION AND ISSUANCE OF TRADEMARK OR
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS PERTAINING TO THE LICENSED MARKS OR THE LICENSED
COPYRIGHTED WORKS WITH THE SAME LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF EXECUTED BY
LICENSEE.
4. QUALITY
CONTROL.
4.1 Acknowledgment
of Quality. The parties acknowledge that the Licensed Marks have come to
signify a high level of quality to the purchasing public and that
Licensor’s use of the Licensed Marks before the Effective Date has been
in connection with high quality products and services. The parties further
agree that it is important to both parties and to the purchasing public that
the goodwill in the Licensed Marks be retained and enhanced, and that the sale
of quality products and services under the Licensed Marks is the essence of
this Agreement.
4.2 Acceptable
Level of Quality. Licensee agrees to maintain at all times a minimum level
of quality of the products and services sold in connection with the Business
operated under the Licensed Marks (hereinafter referred to as “Acceptable
Level of Quality”). This Acceptable Level of Quality shall be
substantially consistent with or superior to, but in any case must not be
inferior in any material respect to, the level of quality maintained by
Licensee in the products and services sold in connection with the Business as
Licensor’s wholly owned subsidiary prior to the separation. Licensee also
agrees as part of the Acceptable Level of Quality that the products and
services sold in connection with the Business shall be produced, packaged,
labeled, promoted, sold, distributed and provided in accordance with all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, and governmental orders and
regulations as they all may be in effect from time to time, and that the policy
of sale, distribution and exploitation by Licensee shall in no manner reflect
adversely upon the Licensed Trademarks. Licensee shall have a continuing
obligation to immediately notify Licensor within three (3) business days of
any conflict of which it becomes
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aware between any requirement
of Licensor, and applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, and
governmental orders and regulations as may be in effect from time to time.
Licensee shall be responsible for modifying any Licensed Copyrighted Works
(including the costs of any such modifications) as may be required to comply
with applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, and governmental orders
and regulations or with the terms of this Agreement. Any such modification
shall be made in accordance with Section 2.4; provided that
Licensor agrees to provide as soon as reasonably practicable any approval that
is necessary to authorize Licensee to modify any Licensed Copyrighted Works as
may be required to comply with applicable foreign, federal, state and local
laws, and governmental orders and regulations. Licensee shall have a further
continuing obligation to notify Licensor immediately of any inquiry,
investigation, inspection or any other action by any government body or unit
thereof, with respect to the production, packaging, promotion, sale or
distribution of the products and services sold in connection with the Business
by Licensee (or any Permitted Third Party Provider) and the results thereof, or
by any of Licensee’s customers.
4.3 Inspection of Premises and Licensed Products. Licensor, or its designated representatives, shall have the right, at any time upon reasonable notice to Licensee, to conduct during regular business hours an examination of the products and services sold in connection with the Business offered by Licensee under the Licensed Marks and to inspect and review during regular business hours the business locations of Licensee and any Permitted Third Party Provider, including all manufacturing, packaging, distribution, storage facilities and th






