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EXHIBIT 10.22
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT
This
Master Services Agreement and Intellectual Property Assignment (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 1st day of April,
2005 (the “Effective Date”) by and between TRANSMETA CORPORATION
(“COMPANY”), a California corporation, and MICROSOFT CORPORATION
(“MICROSOFT”), a Washington corporation, with its principal
business offices located at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
In
consideration of the covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, MICROSOFT
and COMPANY agree as follows:
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Services. |
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(a) COMPANY
shall perform as a “work for hire” the services for MICROSOFT
that are described on the Schedules as may be attached hereto from time to
time by mutual written agreement of the parties and such services shall
include any materials, inventions, ideas, designs, concepts, techniques,
discoveries, or improvements created by COMPANY by use of or exposure to
Microsoft Confidential Information (the “WORK”) in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and on the price, delivery
dates and specifications described in the applicable Schedule for the WORK.
The Schedules shall be in the form attached hereto and shall be signed by
both parties, numbered with an individual Contract Number, and attached to
this Agreement. COMPANY is not obligated to perform any WORK hereunder and
MICROSOFT has not contracted for any WORK unless and until a Schedule is executed
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(b) Subcontracting.
COMPANY shall not subcontract any part or all of the WORK to any third party
(hereafter, “Subcontractor”) without MICROSOFT’s prior
express written consent. If MICROSOFT consents to the use of a Subcontractor,
COMPANY shall: (a) guarantee Subcontractor’s fulfillment of the
applicable COMPANY obligations hereunder; (b) make all payments to
Subcontractor for WORK performed; and (c) indemnify MICROSOFT for all damages
and costs of any kind incurred by MICROSOFT or any third party that are
caused by Subcontractor and arise out of Subcontractor’s performance of
the WORK. MICROSOFT may in its sole discretion require that a Subcontractor
execute a separate written agreement that includes the same or similar
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Delivery
Schedule. COMPANY shall
complete and deliver the WORK to MICROSOFT according to the delivery schedule
and in conformance with the specifications described in the applicable
Schedule for such WORK. MICROSOFT shall evaluate the WORK and shall submit a
written or verbal notice of acceptance or rejection to COMPANY within * * *
after MICROSOFT’s receipt of the WORK, or such other time as reasonable
under the circumstances. Conformity to specifications and COMPANY’s
warranties herein shall solely determine MICROSOFT’s right to accept or
reject the WORK, and to the extent that the applicable specifications are not
specific or definitive, then acceptance or rejection also may be based upon
the fitness of the WORK for MICROSOFT’s intended purpose. If rejected,
COMPANY shall promptly correct the WORK. If COMPANY fails to correct the WORK
within * * * after notice of rejection or other reasonable period agreed to
by the parties, MICROSOFT may terminate the applicable Schedule to this
Agreement, or the applicable portion thereof, and receive a full refund of
amounts paid under such Schedule for the rejected WORK. If the WORK is
rejected as provided above, MICROSOFT may, at its option and upon written
notice to COMPANY, terminate the applicable Schedule or the applicable
portion thereof, for a full refund of amounts paid under such Schedule for
such rejected WORK. |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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(a) Payment
Amount. MICROSOFT shall pay COMPANY for the WORK as described on the
applicable Schedule for such WORK (“Service Fees”). Except as
indicated by COMPANY, the Service Fees are inclusive of all taxes that
COMPANY may be assessed in the performance of its obligations pursuant to
this Agreement and COMPANY shall pay same and shall not pass same on to
MICROSOFT. Under no circumstances may COMPANY include on its invoices charges
arising out of or related to researching, reporting on or correcting tax,
accounting or reconciling errors or shortfalls of which it has been notified. |
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(b) Payment
Terms. Upon receipt of a correct and undisputed invoice from COMPANY,
MICROSOFT shall pay such invoice * * * Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
payments due hereunder are conditioned upon MICROSOFT’s written
acceptance of the WORK. COMPANY shall bear sole responsibility for all
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the WORK, unless
otherwise agreed to in advance and in writing by MICROSOFT. |
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(c) Microsoft
Invoice. COMPANY shall invoice MICROSOFT for all amounts due under this
Agreement via the MICROSOFT Invoice online tool, in accordance with the
then-current requirements set forth at http://invoice.MICROSOFT.com. Without
limitation, COMPANY’s invoices shall set forth all amounts due from
MICROSOFT to COMPANY, and shall contain sufficient detail to allow MICROSOFT
to determine the accuracy of the amount(s) billed. All invoices shall be
expressed and payable in U.S. dollars. |
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(d) Payment
Method. Payments by MICROSOFT shall be made according to
MICROSOFT’s then-current payment policies, which may include payment
via ACH electronic payment to COMPANY’s financial institution pursuant
to instructions supplied to MICROSOFT by COMPANY in MICROSOFT’s ACH
Electronic Payment form. |
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(e) Disputed
Amounts. MICROSOFT may dispute any payable amount by notice to COMPANY
orally or in writing within * * * of MICROSOFT’s receipt of the
invoice, which claim of dispute may concern not only the accuracy of the
charge itself, but also any claim of deficient services or performance, or
any other claim of breach of this Agreement that relates to the specific
charges in the invoice. Any partial payment of an invoice shall be deemed
notice by MICROSOFT of the disputed amount. All disputed amounts that
MICROSOFT subsequently agrees in writing to pay, or that are required to be
paid pursuant to a proper court order or award from any mutually submitted
arbitration, shall be paid on the payment terms set forth in subsection (2.b)
above. Payment of an invoice without asserting a dispute is not a waiver of
any claim or right. Failure by MICROSOFT to dispute any invoiced amount
within the periods set forth above shall not be deemed a waiver of any claims
that were unknown to MICROSOFT at the time. |
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Non-Disclosure. COMPANY agrees that at all times
during the term of this Agreement, and for five (5) years thereafter,
COMPANY will hold in strictest confidence, and will not use or disclose to
any third party, any confidential information of MICROSOFT. The term
“MICROSOFT Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public
information that MICROSOFT designates as being confidential, or which, under
the circumstances of disclosure ought to be treated as confidential.
“MICROSOFT Confidential Information” includes, without
limitation, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, information relating
to released or unreleased MICROSOFT software or hardware products, marketing
or promotion of any MICROSOFT product, business policies or practices of
MICROSOFT, customers or suppliers of MICROSOFT, or information received from
others that MICROSOFT is obligated to treat as confidential. If COMPANY has
any questions as to what comprises such confidential information, COMPANY
agrees to consult with MICROSOFT. “MICROSOFT Confidential
Information” shall not include information that was known to |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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COMPANY prior
to MICROSOFT’s disclosure to COMPANY, or information that becomes
publicly available through no fault of COMPANY. |
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Ownership of
WORK; Assignment of Rights to MICROSOFT. |
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(a) The
WORK has been specially ordered and commissioned by MICROSOFT and may be
incorporated in existing MICROSOFT works as a compilation or collective work.
COMPANY agrees that all copyrights in the WORK shall be owned by MICROSOFT
and the WORK shall be a “work made for hire” for copyright
purposes. |
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(b) COMPANY
hereby assigns to MICROSOFT, its successors and assigns, all rights, title
and interest in and to the WORK including, without limitation, the following: |
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any copyrights that COMPANY may possess or acquire in the WORK and all
copyrights and equivalent rights in the WORK throughout the world, including
all renewals and extensions of such rights that may be secured under the laws
now or hereafter in force and effect in the United States of America or in any
other country or countries;
(ii)
all rights in and to any inventions, ideas, designs, concepts, techniques,
discoveries, or improvements, whether or not patentable, embodied in the WORK
or developed in the course of COMPANY’s creation of the WORK, including,
but not limited to, all trade secrets, utility and design patent rights and
equivalent rights in and to such inventions and designs throughout the world,
regardless of whether or not legal protection for the WORK is sought;
(iii)
any documents, magnetically or optically encoded media, or other materials
created by COMPANY under this Agreement; and
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the right to sue for infringements which may occur before the date of this
Agreement, and to collect and retain damages from any such infringements.
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(c) At
MICROSOFT’s expense, COMPANY shall execute and deliver such instruments
and take such other action as may be requested by MICROSOFT to perfect or
protect MICROSOFT’s rights in the WORK and to carry out the assignments
contemplated in subparagraph (b) of this Section. In this regard,
COMPANY agrees to cooperate with MICROSOFT in the filing and prosecution of
any copyright or patent applications that MICROSOFT may elect to file on the
WORK or inventions and designs relating to the WORK. MICROSOFT acknowledges
that COMPANY has taken no action to assist in the registration of the
copyrights or the WORK and will do so only as and when requested by
MICROSOFT. |
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(d) To the
maximum extent permitted by law, COMPANY waives all moral rights in the WORK. |
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(e) COMPANY
has developed the WORK based on its Background Technology (defined as any
knowledge, patents or copyrights developed prior the date of signing this
Agreement). The Transmeta Code Morphing Software shall be considered COMPANY
Background Technology. The parties agree that the Background Technology is
not “work for hire” as that term is defined under U.S. copyright
law, and that as a result COMPANY shall retain all rights, including
copyrights, patents, trade secrets and any other proprietary rights to the
Background Material. COMPANY hereby grants to MICROSOFT a worldwide,
irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid up, license to use and distribute and
otherwise exploit any Background Technology which is included in the WORK. By
means of example and not by limitation, if the WORK could not, in a
commercially reasonable way, be utilized by MICROSOFT without specific rights
to the Background Technology, COMPANY would provide MICROSOFT with the rights
described above. Continuing with another example, if |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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the COMPANY
provides to MICROSOFT the WORK and includes with the WORK the Background
Technology, the act of providing these components together would not result
in a license from COMPANY to MICROSOFT in the Background Technology. |
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COMPANY
Warranties. COMPANY
warrants that: |
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(a) COMPANY
has full and exclusive right and power to enter into and perform according to
the terms of this Agreement; |
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(b) The
WORK as delivered to MICROSOFT does not infringe any copyright, patent, trade
secret, trademark, or other proprietary right held by any third party; |
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(c) The
WORK will meet the specifications listed in the applicable Schedule, will be
complete and accurate, and will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations; |
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(d) The
WORK will be created by employees of COMPANY within the scope of their
employment and under written obligation to assign all right, title and
interest in the WORK, including, without limitation, the rights enumerated
and assigned to MICROSOFT in Section 5 above to COMPANY, or with
MICROSOFT’s prior written consent, by independent contractors under
written obligations to assign all right, title and interest in the WORK to
COMPANY including, without limitation, the rights enumerated and assigned to
MICROSOFT in Section 5 above; |
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(e) The
WORK will either be originally created by COMPANY, or COMPANY will obtain all
necessary rights to the WORK to transfer ownership to MICROSOFT as required
by Section 5 above. Further, COMPANY will not incorporate into the WORK
any third party product, software, or other materials for which the
intellectual property rights are not owned solely by COMPANY without the
express written permission of MICROSOFT; |
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(f) The
services provided by COMPANY shall be performed in a professional manner and
shall be of a high grade, nature, and quality; |
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(g) COMPANY’s
employees shall, while on MICROSOFT property or conducting any MICROSOFT
related business, comply with all MICROSOFT policies and applicable local,
state and federal laws, including specifically all laws prohibiting
harassment of any kind in the workplace. COMPANY assumes all responsibility
for providing to its employees any training that may be required to insure
compliance with such laws. Further, COMPANY warrants that when
COMPANY’s employees require cardkey access to MICROSOFT facilities
and/or an account on MICROSOFT’s email system, that COMPANY and its
employees assigned to MICROSOFT will execute all applicable agreement(s)
required by MICROSOFT and will comply with all vendor policies then in
effect, and COMPANY agrees to immediately remove upon MICROSOFT’s
request any of its employees who fail to comply with such policies, laws, and
regulations. If COMPANY’s services are provided on MICROSOFT property,
COMPANY warrants that none of the individuals placed at MICROSOFT have been
convicted of a felony as an adult within the seven (7) years prior to
their assignment at MICROSOFT; and |
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(h) COMPANY
warrants that any software portion of the WORK is not, and when delivered to
MICROSOFT shall not be, in whole or in part, governed by an Excluded License.
An “Excluded License” is any license that requires,
as a condition of use, modification and/or distribution of software subject
to the Excluded License, that such software and/or other software combined
and/or distributed with such software be (i) disclosed or distributed in
source code form; (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative
works; or (iii) redistributable at no charge. |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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7. Indemnity.
THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY
AGREE THAT THE FOLLOWING SECTION 7 “INDEMNITY” WAS READ AND
REVIEWED BY EACH AND SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION:
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(a) COMPANY
shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MICROSOFT and its successors,
officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, and assigns
(collectively, “Indemnified Party”) from all causes of action,
claims, demands, costs, expenses, losses, suits, proceedings, damages, and
liabilities of any kind (including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred) that are threatened, asserted or filed
against any Indemnified Party (collectively, “Claims”) to the
extent such Claims arise out of or relate to the WORK or this Agreement or
any Schedule hereunder (except to the comparative extent that such Claims
result from the negligent or willful acts of any Indemnified Party), and
include without limitation the following: (i) bodily injury or death to
any person (including without limitation bodily injury or death to COMPANY,
or COMPANY’s employee or agent); (ii) damage, loss or
disappearance of any property; (iii) any allegation that, if true, would
constitute a breach of COMPANY’s representations and warranties set
forth herein or that arise by operation of law; and/or (iv) any act or
omission of COMPANY or COMPANY’s employees or agents. |
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(b) Additional
Remedy. If any WORK or portion thereof is held to constitute an
infringement of a third party proprietary right and use of it as contemplated
by this Agreement and any Schedule hereunder is enjoined or threatened to be
enjoined, COMPANY shall notify MICROSOFT and immediately, at COMPANY’s
expense: (i) procure for MICROSOFT the right to continue the use, sale,
and/or marketing of the WORK (or portion thereof), or (ii) replace or
modify the WORK (or portion thereof) so that it is non-infringing and meets
the requirements of the Schedule A and this Agreement to
MICROSOFT’s satisfaction. If (i) or (ii) are not available or
are otherwise not fulfilled, then in addition to any damages or expenses
reimbursed under this Section 7 or otherwise available to
MICROSOFT, COMPANY shall refund to MICROSOFT all amounts paid by MICROSOFT
under this Agreement. |
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(c) Claims.
If MICROSOFT seeks indemnification for a Claim, MICROSOFT shall provide
COMPANY with: (a) reasonably prompt written notice of the Claim and
permit COMPANY, through mutually acceptable legal counsel, to answer and
defend the Claim, and (b) at COMPANY’s expense, information and
reasonable assistance to help defend the Claim. COMPANY may, upon prior
written notice to MICROSOFT, undertake to conduct all proceedings or negotiations
for a Claim and to assume its defense, and COMPANY shall also undertake all
other required steps to settle or defend the Claim, including without
limitation the employment of legal counsel satisfactory to MICROSOFT and
payment of all expenses. MICROSOFT shall have the right to employ separate
legal counsel and participate in the defense of any Claim. COMPANY shall
reimburse MICROSOFT upon demand for all payments made or loss suffered by it
based on the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a
bona fide compromise or settlement of the Claim. COMPANY may not settle any
Claim on MICROSOFT’s behalf, or publicize the settlement of any Claim,
without first obtaining MICROSOFT’s express written permission. |
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(d) Bodily
Injury or Death Claims. Except to the extent prohibited by law and solely
with respect to bodily injury or death claims by or on behalf of individuals
who fall within the scope of the foregoing indemnity, COMPANY expressly
waives immunity under industrial insurance laws, including but not limited to
Title 51 of the Revised Code of the State of Washington, if applicable. |
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(e) Indemnification
for Other Damages. COMPANY shall fully compensate, reimburse at estimated
retail price, and indemnify MICROSOFT for loss or damage caused by COMPANY
(or by any COMPANY employee or agent) through unlawfully, improperly, or
without prior authorization |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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from MICROSOFT
removing, retaining, possessing, misappropriating, or failing to return, any
Confidential Information, and/or MICROSOFT property. |
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Termination. |
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(a) This
Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall terminate upon *
* * prior written notice by either party, provided COMPANY must complete all
WORK described in any Schedule executed and attached hereto unless otherwise
agreed by MICROSOFT. |
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(b) MICROSOFT
shall have the right to cancel any Schedule with or without cause. In the
event MICROSOFT cancels the Schedule, MICROSOFT will provide COMPANY written
notice of such cancellation. Upon receipt of such notice, COMPANY will
discontinue all work thereunder. Except in cases of cancellation for cause as
specified elsewhere in this Agreement, MICROSOFT will pay for all work
performed by COMPANY up until the date of receipt of the cancellation notice.
Further for such termination of a Schedule without cause the parties agree as
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The parties
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to identify other project(s)
(“Replacement Project”) within MICROSOFT which are at least equal
in monetary value to the Schedule terminated by MICROSOFT under Section 8(b)
above. Should such a project be identified, the parties will create a Schedule
for the performance of such WORK by COMPANY. |
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To the extent
that the parties are not able to identify any Replacement Project(s), COMPANY
shall invoice MICROSOFT and MICROSOFT agrees to pay the lesser of either * *
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(c) Following
completion of or cancellation of each Schedule, or in the event of
termination of a Schedule or this Agreement, COMPANY agrees to deliver to
MICROSOFT all drawings, blueprints, notes, memoranda, specifications,
designs, devices, documents and any other material containing or disclosing
any confidential or proprietary information of MICROSOFT. COMPANY will not
retain any such materials, or copies thereof, without MICROSOFT’s
written approval. |
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(d) In the
event of cancellation of a Schedule or termination of this Agreement and upon
request by MICROSOFT, COMPANY agrees to turn over to MICROSOFT all work in
progress applicable to such Schedule within * * *. |
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(e) In the
event of termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason,
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(c), (d) and (e), 9, and 11 shall survive
termination. |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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All notices,
authorizations, and requests sent to either party in connection with this
Agreement shall be deemed given on the day they are either (a) deposited
in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt
requested or (b) sent by air express courier with charges prepaid, and
addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party to receive the
notice or request so designates by written notice to the other party): |
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Notices to
COMPANY: |
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Attention:
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General Counsel |
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Transmeta Corporation |
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3990 Freedom Circle |
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Santa Clara, CA 95054 |
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Notices
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
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One Microsoft Way |
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Redmond, WA 98052-6399 |
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Attention: |
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or to such
other address as the party to receive the notice or request so designates by
written notice to the other. |
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Insurance. |
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(a) COMPANY
warrants that it shall maintain sufficient insurance coverage to enable it to
meet its obligations created by this Agreement and by law. Without limiting
the foregoing, COMPANY warrants that such insurance shall include the
following* * *. |
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(b) In
addition, if: |
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the WORK consists of, includes, or results in any intellectual property
(including without limitation, material capable of being protected by
copyright, trade secret, or trademark law); or
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COMPANY’s performance of the WORK constitutes such professional
consulting services as:
(i) system development,
design, or maintenance;
(ii) technical support; or
(iii) financial services
(e.g., collections, and transaction authorization); or
(iv) engages in any services
considered “Professional Services”
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then COMPANY
shall maintain * * *. Such insurance shall include coverage for * * *. *
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Upon request,
COMPANY shall deliver to MICROSOFT proof of such coverage. In the event that
COMPANY’s proof evidences coverage which MICROSOFT reasonably
determines to be less than that required to meet COMPANY’s obligations
created by this Agreement, then COMPANY agrees that it shall promptly acquire
such coverage and notify MICROSOFT in writing thereof. |
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Confidential treatment has
been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits
the information subject to the confidential request. Omissions are designated
as * * *. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Miscellaneous. |
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(a) Independent
Contractor Status; Taxes. |
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(i) Independent
Contractor Status This Agreement is not intended to create any
relationship other than that of COMPANY acting as an independent contractor
performing WORK for MICROSOFT. Neither party is a partner of the other for
any purpose whatsoever. Nothing herein shall be construed as:
(1) creating an employer-employee relationship, (2) creating an
exclusive relationship between the parties, (3) preventing either party
from entering into the same or similar relationship with others, or
(4) creating a minimum commitment for business from MICROSOFT to
COMPANY. Under no circumstance shall COMPANY or COMPANY’s employees be
construed as employees of MICROSOFT, or entitled to participate in the profit
sharing, pension or other plans established for the benefit of MICROSOFT
employees. COMPANY shall provide MICROSOFT with satisfactory proof of
independent contractor status upon request. |
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(ii) Employment-Related
Taxes, Insurance and Benefits. COMPANY shall be responsible for all of
COMPANY’s federal and state taxes, withholding, social security,
insurance and other benefits on behalf of COMPANY and COMPANY’s
employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, COMPANY warrants that if the
Internal Revenue Service or any state or local agency determines that COMPANY
is a common law employee of MICROSOFT and therefore subject to withholding
and payroll taxes (e.g. federal income tax, FICA, FUTA, etc.), COMPANY shall
fully indemnify, defend and hold MICROSOFT harmless from all such withholding
and payroll taxes, and associated interest and penalties, if any, assessed
against MICROSOFT in connection with such determination. |
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(iii) Other
Taxes. The amounts to be paid by MICROSOFT to COMPANY hereunder do not
include any foreign, U.S. federal, state, local, municipal or other
governmental taxes, duties, levies, fees, excises or tariffs of any kind that
may arise as a result of or in connection with this Agreement
(“Taxes”). MICROSOFT is not and shall not be liable for any
Taxes, which are and shall be COMPANY’s financial responsibility.
COMPANY shall fully indemnify, defend and hold MICROSOFT harmless from all
Taxes, and all claims, causes of action, costs (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and any other liabilities of any nature
whatsoever related to Taxes. If any Taxes are withheld on any amounts
otherwise to be paid by MICROSOFT to COMPANY, MICROSOFT will deduct such
Taxes from the amount otherwise owed to COMPANY and pay them to the
appropriate taxing authority. At COMPANY’s written request and expense,
MICROSOFT will use reasonable efforts to assist COMPANY in obtaining tax
certificates or other appropriate documentation evidencing such payment, but
the responsibility for such documentation shall remain with COMPANY. |
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(b) Remove/Replace
Employees or Subcontractors. MICROSOFT may request the immediate
removal of COMPANY or any COMPANY employee or Subcontractor who behaves in a
manner that is unlawful or inconsistent with any MICROSOFT policy, or that is
otherwise deemed unacceptable to MICROSOFT. If as a result of complying with
a valid court order or for any business reason MICROSOFT asks COMPANY to promptly
remove and/or replace any COMPANY employee or Subcontractor assigned to
perform any WORK, COMPANY will do so promptly. . |
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(c) Assignment.
The WORK is personal and unique, and MICROSOFT relies upon the
qualifications, reputation and expertise of COMPANY to perform all of
COMPANY’s obligations under this Agreement, as well as upon
COMPANY’s affirmative representation that COMPANY has the resources and
expertise to perform all WORK. Accordingly, COMPANY acknowledges and agrees
that COMPANY will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or encumber any of
COMPANY’s rights or delegate any of its duties or obligations under
this Agreement (by actual assignment or by operation of law, including
without limitation through a merger, acquisition, consolidation, exchange of
shares, or sale or other disposition of assets, including disposition on
dissolution), without the prior written consent of MICROSOFT. Notwithstanding
the foregoing however, COMPANY may |






