INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

                    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

                  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"

dated as of March 31, 2005, by and among Stronghold Technologies, Inc., a Nevada

corporation (the "Company"), and the secured parties signatory hereto and their

respective endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively, the "Secured

Party").

 

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

 

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated the date

hereof, between Company and the Secured Party (the "Purchase Agreement"),

Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has

agreed to purchase from Company certain of Company's 12% Callable Secured

Convertible Notes, due two years from the date of issue (the "Notes"), which are

convertible into shares of Company's Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share

(the "Common Stock"). In connection therewith, Company shall issue the Secured

Party certain Common Stock purchase warrants (the "Warrants"); and

 

         WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Notes,

Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement

for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to it a security interest in

certain Intellectual Property (defined below) of Company to secure the prompt

payment, performance and discharge in full of all of Company's obligations under

the Notes and exercise and discharge in full of Company's obligations under the

Warrants; and

 

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and

for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which

is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

         1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms which are

defined in the Purchase Agreement and used herein are so used as so defined; and

the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

                  "Software Intellectual Property" shall mean:

 

                  (a) all software programs (including all source code, object

code and all related applications and data files), whether now owned, upgraded,

enhanced, licensed or leased or hereafter acquired by the Company, above;

 

                  (b) all computers and electronic data processing hardware and

firmware associated therewith;

 

                  (c) all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams,

manuals, guides and specifications) with respect to such software, hardware and

firmware described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b); and

 

                  (d) all rights with respect to all of the foregoing,

including, without limitation, any and all upgrades, modifications, copyrights,

licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program services, test rights,

maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and

 

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indemnifications and substitutions, replacements, additions, or model

conversions of any of the foregoing.

 

                  "Copyrights" shall mean (a) all copyrights, registrations and

applications for registration, issued or filed, including any reissues,

extensions or renewals thereof, by or with the United States Copyright Office or

any similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof, or any

other country or political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, including, all

rights in and to the material constituting the subject matter thereof,

including, without limitation, any referred to in Schedule B hereto, and (b) any

rights in any material which is copyrightable or which is protected by common

law, United States copyright laws or similar laws or any law of any State,

including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto.

 

                  "Copyright License" shall mean any agreement, written or oral,

providing for a grant by the Company of any right in any Copyright, including,

without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto.

 

                  "Intellectual Property" shall means, collectively, the

Software Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent

Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses and Trade Secrets.

 

                  "Obligations" means all of the Company's obligations under

this Agreement and the Notes, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing,

voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated

or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not

from time to time decreased or extinguished and later decreased, created or

incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are

paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered

directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent

transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented,

converted, extended or modified from time to time.

 

                  "Patents" shall mean (a) all letters patent of the United

States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and all

reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, any thereof

referred to in Schedule B hereto, and (b) all applications for letters patent of

the United States and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part

thereof or any other country or any political subdivision, including, without

limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto.

 

                  "Patent License" shall mean all agreements, whether written or

oral, providing for the grant by the Company of any right to manufacture, use or

sell any invention covered by a Patent, including, without limitation, any

thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto.

 

                  "Security Agreement" shall mean the a Security Agreement,

dated the date hereof between Company and the Secured Party.

 

                  "Trademarks" shall mean (a) all trademarks, trade names,

corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade

styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and the

goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired,

all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection

therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any

 

 

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similar office or agency of the United States, any state thereof or any other

country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, including, without

limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto, and (b) all reissues,

extensions or renewals thereof.

 

                  "Trademark License" shall mean any agreement, written or oral,

providing for the grant by the Company of any right to use any Trademark,

including, without limitation, any thereof referred to in Schedule B hereto.

 

                  "Trade Secrets" shall mean common law and statutory trade

secrets and all other confidential or proprietary or useful information and all

know-how obtained by or used in or contemplated at any time for use in the

business of the Company (all of the foregoing being collectively called a "Trade

Secret"), whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or

other tangible form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating

or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses,

including each Trade Secret license referred to in Schedule B hereto, and

including the right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect damages for the

actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or

enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

 

         2. Grant of Security Interest. In accordance with Section 3(m) of the

Security Agreement, to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and

discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, the Company

hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and hypothecates to the

Secured Party, a continuing security interest in, a continuing lien upon, an

unqualified right to possession and disposition of and a right of set-off

against, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by law, all of the

Company's right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to the

Intellectual Property (the "Security Interest"). In the event that the security

interest referred to on Schedule D is released, the Company shall at all times

maintain the Security Interest as a valid and perfected first priority security

interest in the Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of this

Agreement.

 

         3. Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and

warrants, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Party as follows:

 

                  (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and

authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its

obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company

of this Agreement and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized

by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is

required by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding

obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as

enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,

moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor's rights

generally.

 

                  (b) The Company represents and warrants that it has no place

of business or offices where its respective books of account and records are

kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or

places where the Intellectual Property is stored or located, except as set forth

on Schedule A attached hereto;

 

 

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                  (c) Except as set forth in Schedule D, the Company is the sole

owner of the Intellectual Property (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by

the Company in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens,

security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and is fully authorized to

grant the Security Interest in and to pledge the Intellectual Property. Except

as set forth on Schedule D, there is not on file in any governmental or

regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing

statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the

foregoing (other than those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party

pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Intellectual

Property. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company shall not

execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or

agency any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except to

the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms

of this Agreement), except for a financing statement covering assets acquired by

the Company after the date hereof, provided that the value of the Intellectual

Property covered by this Agreement along with the Collateral (as defined in the

Security Agreement) is equal to at least 150% of the Obligations.

 

                  (d) The Company shall at all times maintain its books of

account and records relating to the Intellectual Property at its principal place

of business and its Intellectual Property at the locations set forth on Schedule

A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records unless

it delivers to the Secured Party at least thirty (30) days prior to such

relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof

(which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that the necessary

documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to

perfect the Security Interest to create in favor of the Secured Party valid,

perfected and continuing liens in the Intellectual Property to the extent they

can be perfected through such filings.

 

                  (e) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a

valid security interest in the Intellectual Property securing the payment and

performance of the Obligations and, upon making the filings required hereunder,

a perfected security interest in such Intellectual Property to the extent that

it can be perfected through such filings.

 

                  (f) Upon request of the Secured Party, the Company shall

execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers

as the Secured Party may request to evidence the Secured Party's security

interest in the Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles

of the Company relating thereto or represented thereby, and the Company hereby

appoints the Secured Party its attorney-in-fact to execute and file all such

writings for the foregoing purposes, all acts of such attorney being hereby

ratified and confirmed; such power being coupled with an interest is irrevocable

until the Obligations have been fully satisfied and are paid in full.

 

                  (g) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement

does not conflict with or cause a breach or default, or an event that with or

without the passage of time or notice, shall constitute a breach or default,

under any agreement to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is

bound. No consent (including, without limitation, from stock holders or

creditors of the Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform

its obligations hereunder.

 

 

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                  (h) The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and

Security Interest provided for hereunder as valid and perfected liens and

security interests in the Intellectual Property to the extent they can be

perfected by filing in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the

Security Interest hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 11. The Company

hereby agrees to defend the same against any and all persons. The Company shall

safeguard and protect all Intellectual Property for the account of the Secured

Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall pay

all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Intellectual

Property and the Security Interest hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and

furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases

and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the

priority of the Security Interest hereunder.

 

                  (i) The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate,

encumber, license (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in

the ordinary course of business), sell or otherwise dispose of any of the

Intellectual Property without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.

 

                  (j) The Company shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining

knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of

any substantial change in the Intellectual Property, and of the occurrence of

any event which would have a material adverse effect on the value of the

Intellectual Property or on the Secured Party's security interest therein.

 

                  (k) The Company shall permit the Secured Party and its

representatives and agents to inspect the Intellectual Property at any time, and

to make copies of records pertaining to the Intellectual Property as may be

requested by the Secured Party from time to time.

 

                  (l) The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to

diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims,

causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Intellectual

Property.

 

                  (m) The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in

sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution

or other legal process levied against any Intellectual Property and of any other

information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the

Intellectual Property, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the

Secured Party hereunder.

 

                  (n) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied

to the Secured Party by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the

Intellectual Property is accurate and complete in all material respects as of

the date furnished.

 

                  (o) Schedule A attached hereto contains a list of all of the

subsidiaries of Company.

 

                  (p) Schedule B attached hereto includes all Licenses, and all

Patents and Patent Licenses, if any, owned by the Company in its own name as of

the date hereof. Schedule B hereto includes all Trademarks and Trademark

Licenses, if any, owned by the Company in its own name as of the date hereof.

Schedule B hereto includes all Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, if any, owned

by the Company in its own name as of the date hereof. Schedule B hereto includes

 

 

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all Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Licenses, if any, owned by the Company as of

the date hereof. To the best of the Company's knowledge, each License, Patent,

Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret is valid, subsisting, unexpired,

enforceable and has not been abandoned. Except as set forth in Schedule B, none

of such Licenses, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets is the

subject of any licensing or franchise agreement. To the best of the Company's

knowledge, no holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any

Governmental Body which would limit, cancel or question the validity of any

License, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets. No action or proceeding

is pending (i) seeking to limit, cancel or question the validity of any License,

Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret, or (ii) which, if adversely

determined, would have a material adverse effect on the value of any License,

Patent, Trademark, Copyright or Trade Secret. The Company has used and will

continue to use for the duration of this Agreement, proper statutory notice in

connection with its use of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights and consistent

standards of quality in products leased or sold under the Patents, Trademarks

and Copyrights.

 

                  (q) With respect to any Intellectual Property:

 

                           (i) such Intellectual Property is subsisting and has

                  not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in

                  part;

 

                           (ii) such Intellectual Property is valid and

                  enforceable;

 

                           (iii) the Company has made all necessary filings and

                  recordations to protect its interest in such Intellectual

                  Property, including, without limitation, recordations of all

                  of its interests in the Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks

                  and Trademark Licenses in the United States Patent and

                  Trademark Office and in corresponding offices throughout the

                  world and its claims to the Copyrights and Copyright Licenses

                  in the United States Copyright Office and in corresponding

                  offices throughout the world;

 

                           (iv) other than as set forth in Schedule B, the

                  Company is the exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered

                  right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property

                  and no claim has been made that the use of such Intellectual

                  Property infringes on the asserted rights of any third party;

                  and

 

                           (v) the Company has performed and will continue to

                  perform all acts and has paid all required fees and taxes to

                  maintain each and every item of Intellectual Property in full

                  force and effect throughout the world, as applicable.

 

 

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                  (r) Except with respect to any Trademark or Copyright that the

Company shall reasonably determine is of negligible economic value to the

Company, the Company shall:

 

                           (i) maintain each Trademark and Copyright in full

                  force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, maintain

                  as in the past the quality of prod