LICENSE AND JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
(Proposed)
DATE: March
_____, 2006
PARTIES:
Axial Vector
Engine Corporation
1607 NE 41
st Avenue
Portland, OR
97232
TRANS MAX
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
One World Trade
Center
121 SW Salmon
Street, Suite 1100
Portland, OR
97204
THIS
AGREEMENT is made this _____ day of March 2006, to be
effective April ___, 2006, by and between Axial Vector Engine
Corporation (hereinafter Axial) and Trans Max Technologies, Inc.
(hereinafter Trans Max) for the development, production and
marketing the Axial Vector™ Engine in conjunction with US
Patents Nos. 6,886,776 and 6,892,979 for use in a VTOL Personal
Aircraft.
RECITALS
1.
Axial, a Nevada corporation, is
engaged in developing engine technology.
2.
Trans Max, a Nevada corporation, is
seeking engine technologies for use in a flying vehicle.
3.
Axial is seeking to market their
engine technologies for potential commercial uses.
4.
Trans Max and Axial are desirous of
entering into a relationship by way of this Agreement wherein Trans
Max license the right to produce the Axial Vector Engine
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(hereinafter the Engine) for use in
a flying vehicle.
5.
All of the above recitals are hereby
made an integral part of this Agreement and shall have substantive
effect in interpreting the provisions of this Agreement.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, Axial
represents that it possesses the skill and ability to configure the
Engine for use in a VTOL Personal Aircraft, and wherein Trans Max
can build prototypes, test and upgrade the Engine and market it for
commercial use in the VTOL, and where it is deemed to the mutual
benefit of Trans Max and Axial to enter into this Agreement upon
the terms and conditions set forth.
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration for the mutual covenants and promises herein
contained, the undersigned hereby agree to the
following:
1.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANS
MAX AND AXIAL
a.
Axial will license to Trans Max the
right to the Engine for use in a flying vehicle, including upgrades
and building a prototype, testing and marketing the VTOL Personal
Aircraft.
b.
Trans Max will expend its best
efforts in production and modification of the VTOL Personal
Aircraft to allow for maximum promotion, marketing and
sales.
c.
Axial will grant Trans Max the
exclusive rights to use the Engine for VTOL Personal Aircraft.
Axial will keep the exclusive rights to the Engine, including any
patentable rights that may be developed by Trans Max. Axial will
retain ownership of all design of the Engine, including upgrades,
developments and modifications by Trans Max.
d.
In exchange for the exclusive rights
to use and produce the Engine for VTOL Personal Aircraft, Axial
shall receive a license fee from Trans Max in the amount of
twenty-five percent (25%) of net revenues generated by Trans Max
through the sale of VTOL Personal Aircrafts which utilize the
Engine.
e.
The terms of this Agreement shall
last for a period of five (5) years unless terminated by joint
agreement of the parties or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
and will be renewable for additional five (5) year periods upon
agreement of the parties. This Agreement and any renewals shall be
exclusive.
f. Axial and Trans Max will use their best efforts
to perform their duties and responsibilities pursuant to this
Agreement.
g.
If Trans Max reaches a point where
it is determined that the application of the Engine will not work
for the VTOL Personal Aircraft or the VTOL Personal Aircraft is not
feasible, Trans Max may terminate this Agreement and there will be
no liabilities between the parties, as long as all existing and new
intellectual
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property,
technologies and information is returned to Axial, and any of
Axial’s costs of design and modification requested by Trans
Max are paid to Axial.
h.
The intent of Trans Max is that the
VTOL Personal Aircrafts will be ultimately produced by Trans Max in
conjunction with a Joint Venture partner, who will provide
manufacture and production, in the United Arab Emirates, for use in
that country and others as appropriate regulations and guidelines
are met.
i.
Both parties acknowledge that Samuel
J. Higgins is a majority shareholder, director and officer of both
companies and both Boards of Directors were aware of this in
approving this Agreement with Samuel J. Higgins abstaining from
voting.
a.
During the term of this Agreement,
neither Trans Max nor Axial, nor any person employed or engaged by
Trans Max or Axial to fulfill its duties under this Agreement,
shall, directly or indirectly, compete with this Agreement in the
promotion, marketing, sales and production of Axial technology. The
term “indirectly,” as used above, includes acting as a
paid or unpaid director, officer, agent, employee of, or consultant
to any enterprise, or acting as a proprietor or an enterprise, or
holding any direct or indirect participation in any enterprise as
an owner, partner, limited partner, joint venture, shareholder or
creditor. This provision shall not be construed to affect either
parties performance under this agreement
b.
Neither Axial nor persons employed
or engaged by Axial to fulfill its duties under this Agreement
shall, directly or indirectly, disclose or use at any time, whether
during the term of this Agreement or after its expiration or
termination, any confidential information, knowledge or data
relating to Trans Max’s business or the products, technology
and process of which Axial or its employees, agents or contractors
become aware in the course of their activities under this
Agreement. Such information, knowledge or data includes, but is not
limited to, client and customer lists, sale files or records, price
information, Product specifications, trademark files or records,
and warranty claims or reports, mailing lists and good will or
other intangible property used or useful in connection with the
business of the company signing this Agreement.
c.
Neither Trans Max nor persons
employed or engaged by Trans Max to fulfill its duties under this
Agreement shall, directly or indirectly, disclose or use at any
time, whether during the term of this Agreement or after its
expiration or termination, any confidential information, knowledge
or data relating to Axial’s
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business or the
products, technology and process of which Trans Max or its
employees, agents or contractors become aware in the course of
their activities under this Agreement. Such information, knowledge
or data includes, but is not limited to, client and customer lists,
sale files or records, price information, Product specifications,
trademark files or records, and warranty claims or reports, mailing
lists and good will or other intangible property used or useful in
connection with the business of the company signing this
Agreement.
d.
If, in any judicial proceeding, a
court of competent jurisdiction shall refuse to enforce any of the
separate covenants deemed included in this Agreement, or shall find
that the term or geographic scope of one or more of the separate
covenants is unreasonably broad, the parties shall use their best
good faith efforts to attempt to agree on a valid provision which
shall be a reasonable substitute for the invalid provision. The
reasonableness of the substitute provision shall be considered in
light of the purpose of the covenants and the reasonable interests
of the parties signing this Agreement. The substitute provision,
then the invalid or unreasonably broad provision shall be deemed
deleted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to permit
enforcement.
3.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
NON-DISCLOSURE
a.
The parties understand that each
party may have access to customer lists, credit information,
customer contracts, trade secrets, research data, drawings, product
specifications, warranty information, production processes, supply
sources, supply contracts, plans, models, sales data, cost, price
and other financial information, and other materials of the other
party and its customers and suppliers as they may exist from time
to time. The parties agree that such information and materials are
valuable and unique assets of each party’s business, and that
disclosure of such items would be detrimental to the other party.
Each party, therefore, agrees:
b.
The parties will not at any time, or
in any fashion, form or manner, either directly or indirectly,
divulge, disclose or communicate to any person, firm or corporation
in any manner whatsoever, any informat