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EXHIBIT 10.12
ASSIGNMENT FOR PATENT APPLICATION
(All Rights)
WHEREAS
WILHELM F. PFANDER (hereinafter ASSIGNOR), of 46 Birchwood
Blvd.,
Brewer, Maine 04412 has made an invention
entitled FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION for
which a so-entitled application for Letters
Patent of the United States is being
concurrently executed herewith was filed in
the United States Patent and
Trademark Office on May 5, 2003 under
Serial No. 10/431,637;
WHEREAS,
PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC. (hereinafter ASSIGNEE), a
corporation of the State of Delaware having
an office and place of business at
107 Main Street, P.O. Box 545, Old Town,
Maine 04468 is desirous of acquiring an
interest therein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the said ASSIGNOR by these
presents hereby sells, assigns, and
transfers unto the said ASSIGNEE, its
successors, assigns, and legal
representatives, ASSIGNOR'S entire right,
title and interest in the United
States of America and all foreign
countries, in and to the invention as
described in the aforesaid application, and
to the said application and to all
subsequent applications based thereon
including any and all c