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Exhibit 10.10
***Text Omitted and Filed Separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential Treatment Requested
Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2.
EXECUTION VERSION
ASSET PURCHASE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase and License Agreement (this "
Agreement ") is made and entered into as of
August 15, 2008 (the " Effective Date " ), by
and between Progressive Gaming International Corporation ("
PGIC "), a Nevada corporation, and IGT ("
IGT "), a Nevada corporation (each a "
Party " and collectively the " Parties
").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS , IGT has asserted that PGIC’s Casinolink
® Jackpot
System defined below infringes certain intellectual property rights
of IGT;
WHEREAS , PGIC acknowledges and agrees that its
Casinolink ® Jackpot System may infringe upon certain intellectual property
rights of IGT; and
WHEREAS , the Parties wish to amicably resolve all claims
that have been asserted or could be asserted by and between IGT and
PGIC.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration for settlement of
potential outstanding claims of infringement of IGT’s
intellectual property related to the Casinolink ® Jackpot System and of the
premises and the mutual promises and covenants herein contained and
contained in the First Amendment to Intellectual Property License
Agreement dated concurrently herewith, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
" Application Fees " means (i) the gross fees
charged by PGIC for the installation, use, and maintenance of any
aspect of the Assigned Intellectual Property; and (ii) the
gross recurring fees charged by PGIC for any aspect of the Assigned
Intellectual Property. Application Fees exclude fees charged by
PGIC for Casinolink ®
Enterprise Edition to the extent that the features
and functionality of CEE do not include the features and
functionality of the Assigned Intellectual Property.
" Assigned Intellectual Property " means the
Casinolink ® Jackpot System including the features and functionality set
forth in Exhibit C hereto and including all related source code,
object code, registered or unregistered copyrights, trade secret
rights, product specifications, plans, designs, data and all other
rights in confidential business or technical information, know-how,
and any similar, corresponding, or equivalent rights to any of the
forgoing anywhere in the world. Assigned Intellectual Property does
not include Casinolink ® Enterprise Edition, but only
to the extent that the features and functionality of CEE are not
included in the features and functionality set forth in Exhibit
C.
" Casinolink ®
Enterprise Edition " or "
CEE " means PGIC’s casino management system but
only to the extent that it has features and functionalities
distinct from CJS, and only such distinct features and
functionalities. For the avoidance of doubt, CEE does not include
CJS.
" Casinolink ®
Jackpot System " or " CJS "
means PGIC’s management system providing centralized control
of Progressive and Mystery jackpots for Electronic Gaming Machines
both at
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single location and across multiple locations and
as further as further set forth in Exhibit C. CJS does not include
the Happy Hour Bonuses, Random Player Bonuses, or Player Credit
Bonuses as implemented directly in CEE as of the Effective
Date.
" Coin Slot or Coin Spot Table Progressives "
means a bonus on a table game that grows in value as side wagers
made by the player using a coin slot or coin spot are allocated to
the bonus pool. At the occurrence of a triggering event, the bonus
pool is awarded to the player and the bonus is reset to its initial
value.
" Device " means an Electronic Gaming Machine,
placed in a licensed gaming establishment that uses or incorporates
any aspect of the Assigned Intellectual Property.
" End User " means the licensed operator of an
Electronic Gaming Machine.
" Existing Wide Area Installations " has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2.2.
" Electronic Gaming Machine " or "
EGM " means an electronic or electro-mechanical
device including the peripheral components housed in its enclosure
that is primarily designed and used for Gambling, and that has all
of the following characteristics: (a) is used by the player to
input the wager amount and otherwise initiate game play;
(b) displays the amount wagered, the outcome of the wager, and
the credit amount available to the player; (c) displays the
outcome of the Gambling event to the player within five minutes of
initiating the wager; and (d) is provided to the player by the
EGM operator. The definition of an EGM is limited to the device in
close proximity to the player and does not include supporting
software and servers remote from the device. For the avoidance of
doubt, and by way of example, personal computers, televisions,
personal digital assistants (PDAs), and cellular and other mobile
telephones are not primarily designed for Gambling and are not EGMs
for the purposes of this defined term.
" Force Majeure Event " has the meaning set forth
in Section 11.9.
" Future Application " has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.3.
" Gambling " means an activity in a legally
authorized jurisdiction where something of value is placed at risk
upon an uncertain outcome that is predominantly determined by
chance.
" IGT System " means the completed system
described in the Software Customization and Integration Agreement
entered into between the parties of even date herewith.
" Indemnified Party " has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.
" Indemnifying Party " has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1.
" Installed Site " means a location having one or
more installed Devices.
" Intellectual Property License Agreement " means
the Intellectual Property License Agreement entered into between
the Parties dated April 10, 2008 as modified by the First
Amendment to Intellectual Property License Agreement executed
concurrently with this Agreement and any subsequent amendments
agreed to by the Parties.
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" Lease-Participation Basis " means
a financial model under which products are not sold but placed in
the field with an End User in a manner which provides the lessor
entity placing the product with an ongoing future revenue stream
for the life of the placement.
" Liability " means any debt, obligation, duty or
liability of any nature (including any unknown, undisclosed,
unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, indirect,
conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or
secondary liability), regardless of whether such debt, obligation,
duty or liability would be required to be disclosed on a balance
sheet prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or
liability is immediately due and payable.
" License-Back " has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
" Licensed Trademarks " means the
Casinolink ®
Jackpot System trademark owned by PGIC.
" Mystery " or " Mysteries " means a
bonus used with one or more Electronic Gaming Machines that uses
central server(s) to perform all Mystery calculations and hits
between a minimum value and maximum value. The Mystery algorithm
checks each individual coin-in event against the hit point as it is
received from each EGM to determine the winner. All Mystery bonuses
are configured for a central site and not for remote sites. The
Mystery algorithm disables all connected EGMs if there is a loss of
communications with the central bonusing server. A Mystery bonus as
defined herein does not include bonuses such as the Lucky Coin
® bonus or the
Happy Hour Bonuses, Random Player Bonuses, or Player Credit Bonuses
as specified and as implemented directly in CEE as of the Effective
Date. Mysteries do include scheduled Mysteries that are active
during a particular time period, and count down Mysteries that
limit the number of times a Mystery bonus can be
awarded.
" Permitted Additional Installations " has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
" Progressive " or " Progressives "
means a bonus with an Electronic Gaming Machine or group of
Electronic Gaming Machines that grows in value as portions of each
wager are allocated to the bonus pool. At the occurrence of a
triggering event on the EGM, such as a winning symbol or
combination of symbols, the bonus pool is awarded to the player and
the bonus is reset to its initial value. Progressives may be tied
to an individual EGM, a group of EGMs on the same gaming floor, or
a group of EGMs spread across multiple gaming floors or Wide Area
Network.
" Regulatory Trigger " has the meaning set forth
in Section 10.1.
" Representatives " means officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors,
representatives, successors and assigns.
" SB " means server based.
" Third Party Claims " has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1.
" Wide Area Network " means a network connecting
EGMs spread across multiple casinos or properties.
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ARTICLE 2
Assignment of Intellectual Property
2.1 Assignment of Intellectual Property. PGIC
hereby irrevocably grants, conveys, sells, assigns, transfers and
delivers to IGT, its successors and assigns, all of PGIC’s
rights, title, and interest throughout the world in and to the
Assigned Intellectual Property.
2.2 Maintenance and Services. PGIC will
provide maintenance and services with respect to the Assigned
Intellectual Property in accordance with the terms of the Software
Customization and Integration Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
A, and the Software Maintenance Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit B, each entered into by the Parties concurrently with this
Agreement.
2.3 No Liabilities. It is understood and
agreed that IGT will not assume, and PGIC will retain and discharge
when due or otherwise satisfy any Liabilities of PGIC related to
all uses of the Assigned Intellectual Property existing up until
the Effective Date even if asserted or brought after the Effective
Date.
2.4 Cooperation of PGIC. At anytime
hereafter, and without further consideration, PGIC will execute and
deliver to IGT such further instruments of conveyance and transfer
as IGT may reasonably request to transfer or evidence the transfer
the Assigned Intellectual Property to IGT.
2.5 Reserved Rights. Except for the rights
expressly granted by one Party to the other Party under this
Agreement, each Party reserves all rights in any intellectual
property owned, acquired or created by such Party, and no rights
are granted to the other Party in such intellectual property except
as expressly set forth herein.
ARTICLE 3
License to IGT
3.1 License to PGIC Patents. PGIC hereby grants
IGT a perpetual, non-revocable, non-royalty bearing,
sublicenseable, world wide license to any patents now, or hereafter
owned or controlled by PGIC, that are required for IGT to exercise
its rights to, and full ownership of, the Assigned Intellectual
Property and the IGT System developed under the Software
Customization and Integration Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
3.2 Agreement Supersedes Existing Licenses between
Parties. This Agreement supersedes any existing licenses to
any intellectual property between the Parties with respect to the
subject matter herein. With respect to any conflict between this
Agreement and a previous agreement between the Parties the terms of
this Agreement will control.
3.3 Trademark Licenses. PGIC hereby grants
IGT a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, license to use the
Licensed Trademarks and all goodwill therein in connection with the
Assigned Intellectual Property. With respect to all uses of the
Licensed Trademarks, IGT agrees to meet or exceed a quality
standard comparable to the quality standard of the PGIC devices
sold or placed under the Licensed Trademarks.
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ARTICLE 4
License Back of Assigned Intellectual Property to
PGIC
4.1 License to Assigned Intellectual Property. IGT
hereby grants PGIC a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable
world-wide license to the Assigned Intellectual Property subject to
the restrictions set forth herein (the " License-Back
"). PGIC may grant sublicenses only to End Users of the Casinolink
® Jackpot
System […***…]. Any such sublicense must include the
terms set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto. PGIC acknowledges and
agrees that the Assigned Intellectual Property licensed to PGIC
under this Agreement includes only that intellectual property
assigned by PGIC to IGT under this Agreement and does not include
any presently existing, or later developed intellectual property
owned or controlled by IGT. To the extent that portions of the
Assigned Intellectual Property includes source code, registered or
unregistered copyrights, trade secret rights or know-how that are
necessary for the operation of CEE and not used for the Mystery and
Progressive features and functionality described in Exhibit C, IGT
hereby grants PGIC a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide license to
such intellectual property solely for use in CEE. The License-Back
is only for the use of the Assigned Intellectual Property as a
[…***…]. The License-Back does not permit the use after
the Effective Date of […***…] (the " Permitted
Additional Installations ").
4.2 Restrictions on PGIC License.
4.2.1 No Further Development. PGIC agrees
that apart from its services provided to IGT under the Software
Maintenance Agreement and Software Customization and Integration
Agreement and other development expressly authorized by IGT in
writing, the License-Back does not extend to the creation of
derivative works or further development of the Casinolink
® Jackpot
System or any system with the same or similar characteristics or
functionality, and PGIC will not create any derivative works of the
Assigned Intellectual Property, […***…].
4.2.2 No Additional Wide Area
Installations. PGIC agrees that the license conveyed herein
does not […***…]. This restriction will not apply to
[…***…] (the " Existing Wide Area
Installations "). PGIC will be permitted to sell, install,
operate and maintain Permitted Additional Installations as set
forth in the Intellectual Property License Agreement and to operate
and maintain the Existing Wide Area Installations. PGIC will
provide to IGT, and IGT will have the right to approve in advance,
any regulatory submissions required as a result of PGIC’s
maintenance of the Existing Wide Area Installations or Permitted
Additional Installations. PGIC will pay IGT as set forth
Section 6.3 for revenue generated by Existing Wide Area
Installations, and to the extent a royalty has not already been
paid under the Intellectual Property License Agreement, for the
Permitted Additional Installations. PGIC agrees that during the
term of this Agreement, if PGIC is approached
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by any of its customers operating any of the
Existing Wide Area Installation and such customer requests that the
contact governing such Existing Wide Area Installation be
terminated, canceled or otherwise ended, PGIC will comply with such
customer’s request and terminate the corresponding agreement
and any obligations related thereto.
[…***…]
4.2.3 Limit on Casino Floor. PGIC agrees
that the license conveyed herein does not permit PGIC to sell,
install, operate, maintain, or in any way assist in licensing or
deploying the Assigned Intellectual Property in Devices that
constitute more than […***…] of the EGMs installed on a
casino floor at an Installed Site.
4.2.4 Exceptions to Section 4.2.2 and
4.2.3. In accordance with PGIC’s existing licenses,
[…***…] will not be subject to the […***…]
casino floor limit in Section 4.2.3. […***…].
4.2.5 Approved Distributors. PGIC agrees
that to the extent it uses distributors to sell, distribute,
install, operate or maintain products under this Agreement, such
distributors will be approved by IGT and listed in Exhibit E, which
may be modified from time to time by written agreement of the
Parties (the " Approved Distributors ").
4.3 Future Applications. The Parties agree
that pursuant to this Agreement that PGIC will bring concepts to
IGT related to any new applications for IGT SB platform products
(the " Future Applications "). IGT will make
reasonable efforts to meet with PGIC quarterly to consider
PGIC’s proposed Future Applications. In the event IGT
determines in its sole discretion that any such PGIC proposed
Future Application should be further developed, the Parties will
enter into an additional agreement(s) to confer the license rights
to PGIC necessary for PGIC to bring such Future Application to
market on the platforms agreed to by both parties, which may
include IGT SB platform and PGIC CEE platform. For the avoidance of
doubt, until such time as the Parties have entered into an
additional agreement related to the further development of a Future
Application for use with Devices in the field, the intellectual
property related to such Future Application shall remain the sole
and exclusive property of PGIC and shall not be included in the
Assigned Intellectual Property. Each Party agrees that in the event
a Future Application is brought to market, it will pay to the other
a royalty of fifty percent (50%) of the net revenue charged by
the Party selling, leasing or licensing such Future Application
with payment terms substantially similar to those provided herein.
In order to qualify as a Future Application under this section, the
concepts brought by PGIC must be different than existing IGT
products or products already under development by IGT.
4.4 PGIC’s Table Progressives. For
the term that the Intellectual Property License Agreement dated
April 10, 2008, as amended is in effect, PGIC’s use,
[…***…], of the Assigned Intellectual Property for
[…***…]
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ARTICLE 5
Consideration and Royalty Payments
5.1 Payment . IGT will pay PGIC the amount set
forth in the Software Customization Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A in accordance with its terms.
5.2 Royalties . For each instance of the
IGT System or CJS version 2.8 or 2.9 operating on a Device IGT
either (a) sold or (b) placed with an End User into the
field on a Lease-Participation Basis, IGT will pay to PGIC royalty
payments equal to […***…] of the license fees collected
by IGT, up to […***…]. […***…].
5.3 Reporting . IGT will provide PGIC with
a quarterly report containing a calculation of royalties due under
Section 5.2 of this Agreement for royalty activity during the
previous quarter indicating the total number of Devices subject to
royalty payments under Section 5.2. Such report will be
provided within thirty (30) days of the end of the IGT fiscal
quarter during which license fees were collected by IGT.
5.4 Audit Rights . IGT will maintain
accurate records with respect to all amounts paid or payable by IGT
to PGIC under Section 5.2 up to 3 years after the last payment
made. PGIC may, upon no less than thirty (30) days’
prior written notice to IGT and not more than once each
twelve-month period, itself inspect, or cause an independent person
or persons chosen by one Party and acceptable to the other Party to
inspect, during normal business hours, the records of IGT
reasonably related to the calculation of such amounts. The costs of
such inspection will be borne by PGIC; provided, however, that in
the event such audit reveals a deficiency greater than five percent
(5%) for any annual period, such costs shall be borne by IGT.
Any deficiency discovered during such audit shall become
immediately due and payable to PGIC.
5.5 Payment Terms . IGT will pay to PGIC
the fees set forth in Section 5.2 of this Agreement within
thirty (30) days of the end of the IGT fiscal quarter during
which such Devices were either (a) sold or (b) placed
with an End User into the field on a Lease-Participation Basis.
5.6 Failure to Pay . Any amounts not paid
when due will accrue interest at the rate of […***…]
per month. In no event will IGT’s delay in paying or failure
to pay the fees set forth in Section 5.2 affect IGT’s
ownership of the Assigned Intellectual Property.
ARTICLE 6
Royalties and Maximum Payments
6.1 Royalties Paid by PGIC. For each Device sold,
leased, or placed by PGIC after the Effective Date that makes use
of or incorporates the Casinolink ® Jackpot System, PGIC will pay
IGT a royalty equal to […***…] of the Application
Fees.
6.2 Royalty Caps. […***…] paid
by PGIC to IGT under Section 6.1 will be capped at
[…***…]. Royalties paid in 2012 and thereafter will not
be capped.
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6.3 Revenue Share for Existing
Wide Area Installations. Beginning immediately upon the
Effective Date, PGIC agrees that it will pay IGT a royalty equal to
[…***…] of Application Fees charged by PGIC for the
Existing Wide Area Installations.
6.4 Determination of Application Fees. PGIC
agrees and warrants that it will not apportion any fees charged by
PGIC to End Users to avoid its royalty obligations under this
Agreement. Should the installation fees for CJS charged by PGIC
that are Application Fees be less than […***…] of the
total installation fees charged by PGIC, PGIC will notify IGT and
establish to IGT’s satisfaction that Application Fees charged
by PGIC are appropriate.
6.5 Reporting . PGIC will provide IGT with
a quarterly report containing a calculation of royalties accrued
under this Agreement during the previous quarter and indicating the
total number of Devices subject to royalties under this Agreement
that have been sold by PGIC or placed with an End User by PGIC on a
Lease-Participation Basis. Such report will show all fees charged
by PGIC for each Device during the royalty period in addition to
showing the fees for each Device that are Applicable Fees as well
as any information deemed necessary by IGT to support the
computation of royalties owed to IGT. Such report will be provided
within thirty (30) days of the end of the PGIC fiscal quarter
during which such royalties accrued.
6.6 Audit Rights . PGIC will maintain
accurate records with respect to all amounts paid or payable by
PGIC to IGT hereunder up to 3 years after the last payment made.
IGT may, upon no less than thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to PGIC and not more than once each twelve-month
period, itself inspect, or cause an independent person or persons
chosen by one Party and acceptable to the other Party to inspect,
during normal business hours, the records of PGIC deemed by IGT to
be reasonably related to the identification and calculation of such
amounts. The costs of such inspection will be borne by IGT;
provided, however, that in the event such audit reveals a
deficiency greater than five percent (5%) for any annual
period, such costs shall be borne by PGIC. Any deficiency
discovered during such audit shall become immediately due and
payable to IGT.
6.7 Payment Terms . PGIC will pay to IGT
the royalties set forth in this Agreement within thirty
(30) days of the end of the PGIC fiscal quarter during which
such Devices were either (a) sold or (b) placed into the
field on a Lease-Participation Basis.
6.8 Failure to Pay. Any royalties not paid
when due will accrue interest at the rate of 1.5% per month.
Except for the license granted for Assigned Intellectual Property
necessary for CEE as set forth in Section 4.1, if PGIC fails
to make complete payments for two consecutive quarters, IGT will
have the right at its option to terminate the licenses granted to
PGIC under Article 4 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 7
Confidentiality
7.1 Confidentiality Obligation. Each Party will,
and will cause each of its Representatives to (a) hold all
information relating to the business of the other Party disclosed
to it by reason of this Agreement confidential; (b) not use
any such information except as necessary to perform its obligations
and exercise its rights under this Agreement; and (c) not
disclose any of such information to any third party unless required
by law or otherwise legally compelled to disclose such information;
provided, however, that to the extent that either Party may become
so legally compelled, such Party may disclose such information only
if it will first have used reasonable
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efforts to obtain, and, if practicable, will have
afforded the other Party the opportunity to obtain, an appropriate
protective order or other satisfactory assurance of confidential
treatment for the information required to be so
disclosed.
7.2 Exceptions to Confidentiality. The
Party who received such confidential information will not be
required to keep confidential any information that (a) was, at
the time of disclosure to it, in the public domain; (b) after
disclosure to it, is published or otherwise becomes part of the
public domain through no fault of the receiving Party; (c) was
received after disclosure to it from a third Party who had a lawful
right to disclose such information or materials to it; (d) was
required by law to be disclosed to any regulatory body having
jurisdiction over the receiving Party or any of its respective
affiliates, sublicensees or customers; (e) that disclosure is
necessary by reason of applicable legal, accounting or regulatory
requirements beyond the reasonable control of the receiving Party;
or (f) is subsequently developed by the receiving Party
independently of the information received from the disclosing
Party, as evidenced by written documentation.
7.3 Certain Disclosures. In the case of any
disclosure pursuant to Section 7.2(d) or (e), to the extent
practical, the receiving Party will notify the disclosing Party in
advance of the required disclosure and will use commercially
reasonable efforts to assist the disclosing Party in obtaining a
protective order, if available, covering such disclosure. If such a
protective order is obtained, such information and materials will
continue to be deemed to be confidential information. In no event
shall the information disclosed pursuant to Section 7.2(d) or
(e) of this Agreement exceed that which is required by such
legal, accounting or regulatory requirement, as applicable.
7.4 Terms of Agreement. PGIC agrees that
this Agreement and its provisions will remain confidential,
protected as confidential information as per the above provisions
of this Article 7, and will only be distributed to those persons
within PGIC that have a need to know, subject to any disclosure
required by law or regulation to the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), Department of Justice or any court or tribunal
of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PGIC will
have the right to disclose the terms of this Agreement to its
attorneys, accountants, actual and potential sources of financing,
and potential acquirers, under appropriate non-disclosure
agreements or duties.
ARTICLE 8
Representations and Warranties
8.1 General Representations and Warranties. Each
Party represents and warrants to the other as follows: (a) it
is a valid and existing corporation and in good standing under the
laws of the state of its incorporation; (b) it has the power
and authority required to carry on its activities as they are now
conducted; (c) it has the has full legal right and corporate
power, without the consent of any other person to execute, deliver
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (d) all
corporate and other actions required to be taken by it to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and properly taken;
(e) no consent, approval, authorization or filing of any
certificate, notice application, report or other document with any
governmental authority is required on the part of such Party in
connection with the valid execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the performance by such Party of any of its obligations
hereunder; (f) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it,
any provision of its charter or bylaws, any order or judgment of
any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of
its assets, or any contractual restriction
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binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
and (g) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by each Party, and
upon execution and delivery, this Agreement constitutes the valid
and binding agreement of each Party enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms.
8.2 PGIC represents, warrants and covenants to IGT
as follows :
8.2.1 Ownership. PGIC is the exclusive owner of
all right, title and interest in and to (free and clear of all
liens, claims or encumbrances) all of the Assigned Intellectual
Property and has the exclusive rights to use, sell, license,
assign, transfer, convey, dispose of, or otherwise commercially
exploit the Assigned Intellectual Property.
8.2.2 Status of Assigned Intellectual Property.
The Assigned Intellectual Property is in compliance with all legal
requirements. All necessary marking requirements have been complied
with and all necessary procedures and agreements required for any
trade secrets that are part of the Assigned Intellectual Property
have been established and executed. All registration, maintenance
and renewal fees in connection with the Assigned Intellectual
Property has been paid and all necessary documents and certificates
in connection with the Assigned Intellectual Property have been
filed with the relevant authorities in the United States or foreign
jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of perfecting,
prosecuting and maintaining the Assigned Intellectual Property.
Except as set forth on Schedule 8.2.2, there are no actions that
are required to be taken by PGIC or IGT within one hundred eighty
(180) days of the date hereof with respect to maintaining or
renewing the Assigned Intellectual Property.
8.2.3 Claims. As of the Effective Date, PGIC has
not received any threat, demand or notice of claim from any person
asserting that any of the Assigned Intellectual Property that the
use of the Assigned Intellectual Property or the exercise of any
rights granted under this Agreement would constitute any
infringement, interference, violation, misappropriation, breach or
wrongful use of the intellectual property rights of any other
person, and PGIC is not a party to any proceeding, suit, action or
order restricting in any manner the use, transfer, or licensing by
PGIC of any of the Assigned Intellectual Property, or which affects
or which could be reasonably understood to potentially affect the
validity, use or enforceability of the Assigned Intellectual
Property by PGIC.
8.2.4 Assignments. To the extent that any of the
Assigned Intellectual Property has been developed or created by an
employee, independent contractor or other third party, PGIC has
entered into a written assignment agreement with such employee,
independent contractor or third party or has otherwise secured the
rights necessary to irrevocably grant exclusive ownership of all
rights in and to such Assigned Intellectual Property to PGIC.
8.2.5 No Other Similar Systems. The Casinolink
® Jackpot
System is the only server-based system owned, controlled, sold or
leased by PGIC that provides, Mystery, or Progressive functionality
for Electronic Gaming Machines. […***…]
8.2.6 Stand Alone Module. The Casinolink
® Jackpot
System can be used as a stand alone program or as a module of the
Casinolink ®
Enterprise Edition.
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8.2.7 Gaming Licenses, Registrations and
Permits. As of the Effective Date, PGIC holds gaming
licenses, registrations and/or permits from the gaming regulatory
authorities listed on Schedule 8.2.7 (the " PGIC Gaming
Licenses " ) . So long as this Agreement remains in full
force and effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing by IGT, PGIC
shall take all steps necessary to maintain all of the PGIC Gaming
Licenses as effective and in good standing with each respective
gaming regulatory jurisdiction. Furthermore, PGIC agrees to fully
cooperate with IGT in applying for and pursuing licensure in those
gaming regulatory jurisdictions: (i) where IGT wishes to
conduct the business contemplated by this Agreement,
(ii) where PGIC does not currently hold a gaming license,
registration and/or permit, and (iii) where gaming licensure
of PGIC is reasonably necessary to allow IGT to conduct the
business contemplated by this Agreement.
8.2.8 Existing Customers. All of the customers listed in
Schedule 4.2.2 as Existing Wide Area Installations either
(i) have product placed by PGIC as of the Effective Date; or
(ii) have a signed contract as of the Effective Date
obligating PGIC to place product.
ARTICLE 9
Indemnification
9.1 Indemnification Obligations. Each Party (the "
Indemnifying Party ") will indemnify, defend and hold
the other Party and its officers, directors, employees and agents
(the " Indemnified Party ") harmless from any and all
damages, penalties, fines, costs and expenses arising from any
third party claims, threats, proceedings, suits, or regulatory or
governmental actions or sanctions (" Third Party
Claims ") to the extent such Third Party Claims arise from
or relate to the Indemnifying Party’s breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant hereunder.
9.2 Indemnification Procedures. Upon
receiving notice of any Third Party Claim covered by
Section 9.1, the Indemnified Party will notify the
Indemnifying Party promptly; provided, however, that the right of
indemnification hereunder will not be adversely affected by a
failure to give such notice, unless and only to the extent that the
Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. The
Indemnifying Party may assume control of the defense of any such
claim, if (a) the Indemnifying Party acknowledges its
obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party for any losses
resulting from such claim, and (b)&
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