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Title: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 1/2/2007
Industry: Communications Equipment    

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT, Parties: harris stratex networks  inc.
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EXHIBIT 10.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

Between

HARRIS CORPORATION

and

HARRIS STRATEX NETWORKS, INC.

Dated: January 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE BACK OF TRADE SECRETS

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

LICENSES TO TRADE SECRETS

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4

 

PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSES

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

EXPORT CONTROL

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

ASSIGNABILITY

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

LICENSES TO SUBSIDIARIES AND IMPROVEMENTS

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

DISCLAIMER AND COVENANTS

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE   10

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

CONTRIBUTED PATENTS

 

 

 

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

     This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of January 26, 2007, is made by and between HARRIS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ Harris ”), and HARRIS STRATEX NETWORKS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, in connection with the combination of Harris’ Microwave Communications Division with Stratex Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Stratex ”), Harris, the Company, Stratex, and Stratex Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, have entered into an Amended and Restated Formation, Contribution and Merger Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2006, as amended by that certain letter agreement, dated January 26, 2007 (the “ Formation Agreement ”), among the parties thereto, pursuant to which the Company was formed to acquire Stratex pursuant to the Merger (as defined in the Formation Agreement) and to receive the Contributed Assets (as defined in the Formation Agreement) from Harris in the Contribution Transaction (as defined in the Formation Agreement), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Formation Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, Harris and Stratex would not have entered into the Formation Agreement without the undertakings contained in this Agreement and the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to closing under the Formation Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants in the Agreement the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

      1.01 Definitions . Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, any term used but not expressly defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Formation Agreement. “ Affiliate ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term by Rule 405 under the Securities Act; provided, however , that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Harris or any of its other Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE 2
ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE BACK OF TRADE SECRETS

      2.01 Assignment of Contributed Trade Secrets . Subject to the licenses granted back to Harris and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 2.02 and to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris or its Subsidiaries, Harris and its Subsidiaries hereby irrevocably transfer and assign to the Company, all of their present worldwide right, title and interest in and to the Trade Secrets included in the Contributed Intellectual Property together with all Copyrights that are also Contributed Intellectual Property, along with all rights to sue and recover for any past infringements thereof (collectively, (“ Contributed Trade Secrets ”).

 


 

      2.02 License Back to Harris and its Subsidiaries . In consideration for the transfer and assignment of the Contributed Trade Secrets by Harris and its Subsidiaries to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01 , the Company grants to Harris and its Subsidiaries a personal, nonexclusive, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ), irrevocable (subject to Article 6 ), worldwide, fully paid-up license to use, copy, execute and perform, and to display and distribute (subject to confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those contained in Section 9.02(c) and Section 9.02(d) ), the Contributed Trade Secrets, and to create, use, copy, execute and perform, and to display and distribute (subject to confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those contained in Section 9.02(c) and Section 9.02(d) ), derivative works from the Contributed Trade Secrets.

      2.03 Sublicenses of Contributed Trade Secrets . The grant to Harris and its Subsidiaries from the Company in Section 2.02 shall include a personal, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ) and nonexclusive right to communicate portions of and grant nonexclusive sublicenses (subject to confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those contained in Section 9.02(c) and Section 9.02(d) ) to such Contributed Trade Secrets to customers, suppliers, sublicensees or other third parties as necessary with respect to any products or services sold by Harris or its Subsidiaries now or in the future.

      2.04 Delivery of Contributed Trade Secrets . In the event that any Contributed Trade Secret is not already in the possession of the MCD Business or MCD Employees transferred to the Company, Harris agrees to deliver to the Company, within a commercially reasonable amount of time, any missing parts of the Contributed Trade Secrets, to the extent such Contributed Trade Secrets are available and can be so transferred.

      2.05 Retained Copies of Contributed Trade Secrets . To the knowledge of Harris, Harris has attempted to retain adequate copies of the Contributed Trade Secrets. However, the parties hereto recognize that the best or only available copy of certain Contributed Trade Secrets may reside, prior to or after the Closing Date, within the MCD Business, and that Harris may require certain access to or copies of the Contributed Trade Secrets.Accordingly, the Company agrees, upon receiving a reasonable written request from Harris, to make a good faith effort to locate and provide, to the extent such Contributed Trade Secret is available, within a commercially reasonable amount of time after receipt of Harris’ or its Subsidiary’s written request, copies of all or any portion of the Contributed Trade Secrets.

ARTICLE 3
LICENSES TO TRADE SECRETS

      3.01 Trade Secrets Licensed to the Company . Harris and its Subsidiaries grant to the Company a fully paid-up, worldwide, irrevocable (subject to Article 6 ), non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ) and nonexclusive (subject to Section 3.02 ) license, subject to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris, to use any Trade Secrets owned by Harris that are not Contributed Trade Secrets, but are otherwise used in connection with the design, development, repair, manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, lease, importation or other distribution of products or services of the MCD Business immediately prior to the Closing together with all Copyrights (collectively, the “ Licensed Trade Secrets ”).

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      3.02 Right to Sublicense Licensed Trade Secrets . Subject to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris or its Subsidiaries, Harris and its Subsidiaries grant to the Company a personal, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ) and nonexclusive right to communicate portions of and grant nonexclusive sublicenses (subject to confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those in Section 9 ) to the Licensed Trade Secrets in connection with the operation of the MCD Business or any products or services sold by the Company now or in the future to suppliers to the extent necessary to produce products or components for such products for the Company and to customers to the extent necessary to permit such customers to use any product or service produced or provided by the Company for its intended purpose. The Company may not under any circumstances grant sublicenses of such rights in connection with a general licensing program, for settlement purposes or other purposes not directly related to its own operations.

      3.03 Retained Copies of Licensed Trade Secrets . To the knowledge of Harris, Harris has attempted to retain adequate copies of the Licensed Trade Secrets. However, the parties recognize that the best or only available copy of certain Licensed Trade Secrets may reside, after the Closing Date, within the MCD Business or the businesses retained by Harris following the Closing, and Harris or the Company may require certain access to or copies of the Licensed Trade Secrets. Accordingly, the Company and Harris each agree, upon receiving a reasonable written request from the other party, to make a good faith effort to locate and provide, to the extent such Licensed Trade Secrets is available, within a commercially reasonable amount of time after receipt of the other party’s written request, copies of all or any portion of the Licensed Trade Secrets reasonably deemed necessary by such other party.

ARTICLE 4
PATENT ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSES

      4.01 Assignment of Contributed Patents . Subject to the licenses granted back to Harris and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4.03 and to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris or its Subsidiaries, Harris and its Subsidiaries hereby assign and transfer to the Company all of their right, title and interest in and to the contributed patents listed in Schedule A , along with all rights to sue and recover for any past infringements thereof (collectively, the “ Contributed Patents ”).

      4.02 Patents Licensed to the Company . Harris and its Subsidiaries hereby grant to the Company a personal, fully paid-up, worldwide, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ), irrevocable (subject to Article 6 ) and nonexclusive license under the Licensed Patents, subject to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris or its Subsidiaries, to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, lease, transfer, import, export or otherwise distribute products or services of the Company now or in the future and to use and perform all processes and methods claimed by the Licensed Patents. The licenses in this Section 4.02 include the right to convey to any customer of the Company, with respect to any product which is sold or leased by the Company to such customer, rights to use and resell such products as sold or leased by the Company. “ Licensed Patents ” shall mean those Patents, other than Patents which are part of the Contributed Intellectual Property ( i.e. , the “ Contributed Patents ”), which Harris or its Subsidiaries own or control as of the Closing Date, which are used in the MCD Business immediately prior to the Closing, and for which Harris or its Subsidiaries have the right to grant

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licenses hereunder without the payment of royalties (other than to an inventor thereof), loss of rights or imposition of a penalty.

      4.03 License Back to Harris and its Subsidiaries . The Company hereby grants to Harris and its Subsidiaries a personal, fully paid-up, worldwide, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ), irrevocable (subject to Article 6 ) and nonexclusive license under the Contributed Patents to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, lease, transfer, import, export or otherwise distribute products or services sold by Harris or its Subsidiaries now or in the future and to use and perform all processes and methods claimed by the Contributed Patents. The licenses in this Section 4.03 include the right to convey to any customer of Harris or its Subsidiaries, with respect to any product which is sold or leased by Harris and its Subsidiaries to such customer, rights to use and resell such products as sold or leased by Harris and its Subsidiaries now or in the future.

      4.04 Term . The licenses granted under Section 4.02 and Section 4.03 shall extend until the applicable patent’s expiration or the expiration of as much of such term as grantor has the right to grant unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

      4.05 Right to Sublicense Licensed Patents . Subject to any and all pre-existing licenses granted by Harris or its Subsidiaries, Harris and its Subsidiaries grant to the Company a personal, non-transferable (except as provided in Article 7 ), irrevocable (subject to Article 6) and nonexclusive right to grant nonexclusive sublicenses under the Licensed Patents in connection with the operation of the MCD Business or any products or services sold by the Company now or in the future to suppliers to the extent necessary to produce products or components for such products for the Company and to customers to the extent necessary to permit such customers to use any product or service produced or provided by the Company for its intended purpose. The Company may not under any circumstances grant sublicenses of such rights in connection with a general licensing program, for settlement purposes or other purposes not directly related to its own operations.

      4.06 No Sham . The “have made” rights granted hereunder to a party do not extend or give rights to such party which would effectively create a sublicense to a third party for the patents licensed hereunder and not for bona fide business purposes of the ordinary operations of such party.

ARTICLE 5
EXPORT CONTROL

      5.01 The parties acknowledge that any information and software (including, but not limited to, services and training) provided under this Agreement are subject to U.S. export laws and regulations and export of such information and software must be authorized under those regulations. Each party hereby assures the other that it will not without a license or license exception authorized by the Bureau of Export Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, United States of America, if required:

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(i)

 

export or release the information or software (including source code) obtained pursuant to this Agreement to a national of Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (15 C.F.R. Part 740, Supp. 1), Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria;

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

 

export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2, or to Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria, the direct product (including processes and services) of the information or software: or

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

 

if the direct product of the information is a complete plant or any major component of a plant, export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2, or to Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria, the direct product of the plant or major component,

subject to the U.S. export control laws and regulations applicable to such countries changing over time so as to permit exports.

This assurance will be honored even after any termination of this Agreement or the Formation Agreement.

ARTICLE 6
TERM AND TERMINATION

      6.01 This Agreement and the licenses and rights granted herein shall be effective during the term commencing on the Closing Date and shall continue in perpetuity, subject to the term of the patent licenses granted in Article 4 , unless terminated: (i) by mutual agreement between the Parties; or (ii) pursuant to this Article 6 .

      6.02 Harris may terminate, immediately upon notice, any of the licenses granted by it hereunder in the event that the Company breaches any of its obligations hereunder in any material respect; provided, however , that if such breach is capable of being cured, the Company shall have 45 days during which it may cure such breach and avoid termination.

      6.03 The Company may terminate, immediately upon notice, any of the licenses granted by it hereunder in the event that Harris breaches any of its obligations hereunder in any material respect; provided, however , that if such breach is capable of being cured, Harris shall have 45 days during which it may cure such breach and avoid termination.

      6.04 Section 2.01 , Section 2.04 , Section 2.05 , Section 3.03 (but only to the extent a party is otherwise entitled to use the Licensed Trade Secrets), Section 4.01 , Section 4.04 , Section 5 , this Section 6.04 , Article 9 and Article 10 shall survive and continue after any termination of this Agreement and other rights and obligations of the parties which, by their nature would continue beyond termination of this Agreement ( e.g ., licenses to customers with respect to products sold by a party prior to any such termination), but the ability to continue using any of the trade secrets, Copyrights, or patents licensed hereunder would terminate.

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