BRAND LICENSING
AGREEMENT
This BRAND LICENSING AGREEMENT (this “
AGREEMENT ”) dated as of October 31, 2008, is by
and between Brink’s Network, Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation (“ LICENSOR ”), and Brink’s
Home Security Holdings, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“
LICENSEE ”).
W I T N E S S E T
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WHEREAS The Brink’s Company and LICENSEE
are parties to a Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of
October 31, 2008 (the “ SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT ”), pursuant to which, among other things, The
Brink's Company and LICENSEE agreed that LICENSOR and LICENSEE
shall execute a brand licensing agreement; and
WHEREAS, LICENSEE desires to provide SERVICES,
as hereinafter defined, and to market PRODUCTS, as hereinafter
defined, utilizing the TRADE SYMBOLS, as hereinafter defined, in
the TERRITORY, as hereinafter defined, under grant of license by
LICENSOR.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. For the purposes
of this AGREEMENT, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“ BHS DOMAIN NAMES ” shall
mean each of mybrinks.com ,
brinksbusinesssecurity.com , brinkshomesecurity.com ,
brinkshometechnologies.com ,
brinksauthorizeddealer.com and
brinkshomesecurityholdings.com .
“ BHS TRADE SYMBOLS ” shall
mean any of the TRADE SYMBOLS identified in Schedule A as a
“BHS TRADE SYMBOL”.
“ BUSINESS DAY ” shall mean
any calendar day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in
either Virginia or Texas.
“ COMPETITOR ” shall mean any
entity that is engaging, directly or indirectly, in (a) the
provision of secured transportation, cash logistics, guarding or
other related services anywhere in the world or (b) the
provision, rental, installation, servicing, repair, distribution,
storage, monitoring and maintenance of commercial or residential
security systems outside the TERRITORY.
“ EQUITY INTERESTS ” shall
mean shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a
trust or other equity ownership interests in a PERSON, and any
warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest from the issuer
thereof.
“ GAAP ” shall mean generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect
from time to time.
“ PRODUCTS ” shall mean any
apparatus, component and/or software program used, marketed, leased
or sold in the performance of the SERVICES by LICENSEE.
“ SEC ” shall mean the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ SERVICES ” shall mean
(a) the provision, rental, installation, servicing, repair,
distribution, storage, monitoring and maintenance of
(i) security alarm systems for business and residential
premises, including any (A) video surveillance systems,
(B) fire, carbon dioxide, water, temperature, intrusion and/or
medical emergency alarm components and (C) electronic card access
systems, in each case, comprising such security alarm systems, and
(ii) personal emergency response systems for senior citizens;
(b) the provision of personal identity protection services;
and (c) the marketing, packaging, advertising and promotion of
any of the services listed in this definition.
“ TERM ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 8.
“ TERRITORY ” shall mean the
United States of America, Puerto Rico and Canada.
“TRADE SYMBOLS ” shall mean any of the trademarks, trade
names, logos, domain names, slogans, labels, copyrights, emblems,
insignia and other trade identifying symbols listed in
Schedule A.
“ WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY ”
shall mean a SUBSIDIARY of LICENSEE all the outstanding EQUITY
INTERESTS of which (other than (x) directors’s qualifying
shares and (y) shares issued to a foreign national to the extent
required by applicable law) are owned by LICENSEE and/or by one or
more WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.
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Grant of
Right to Use of the TRADE SYMBOLS
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(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this AGREEMENT, LICENSOR
hereby grants to LICENSEE during the TERM an exclusive,
nontransferable (except as provided in Section 17) license to
use the TRADE SYMBOLS in relation to the SERVICES and PRODUCTS
within the TERRITORY.
(b) LICENSEE
shall not have the right to grant sublicenses to the right to use
the TRADE SYMBOLS without the prior written approval of LICENSOR,
which LICENSOR may refuse in its sole
discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSEE may,
without LICENSOR’s approval (subject to LICENSEE’s
compliance with the last sentence of Section 12), sublicense its
rights hereunder to (i) any WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY or
(ii) any agent, subcontractor, dealer, distributor or other
representative of LICENSEE or of a WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY
sublicensed under clause (i) of this Section 2(b) solely to the
extent necessary to enable such agent, subcontractor, dealer,
distributor or other representative to provide SERVICES or PRODUCTS
for or on behalf of LICENSEE or such WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY,
provided that such sublicense shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT and; provided
further , that such sublicense shall terminate automatically
upon such sublicensee’s ceasing to be a WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY, agent, subcontractor, dealer, distributor or other
representative, as applicable, of LICENSEE or of a WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY. LICENSEE shall be responsible for each such
sublicensee’s compliance with the terms of this AGREEMENT and
such sublicense and shall be liable for any breach of this
AGREEMENT and such sublicense by each such sublicensee.
(c) LICENSOR
reserves to itself, for its own use and/or the use of its
AFFILIATES and licensees, in or outside the TERRITORY, the right to
use the TRADE SYMBOLS (other than the BHS TRADE SYMBOLS in the
TERRITORY), either alone or as a component of another trademark,
trade name, slogan, logo, domain name, label, copyright, emblem,
insignia or other trade identifying symbol, except in relation to
RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES (as defined in the NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT),
and nothing in this AGREEMENT shall prohibit, limit or restrict
LICENSOR from licensing or otherwise disposing of such use, in or
outside the TERRITORY, including during the TERM, to any other
PERSON. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of LICENSOR,
its AFFILIATES or licensees shall have the right, during the TERM,
to use any of the BHS TRADE SYMBOLS, whether or not in relation to
the SERVICES or PRODUCTS, anywhere in the TERRITORY.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, LICENSEE acknowledges that all rights granted under
this AGREEMENT are subject to all rights granted under the
Trademark License Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005, between
Hampton Products International, Corp. and Brink’s Guarding
Services, Inc., as amended from time to time (subject to the
limitations set forth in the NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT).
(a) The
permitted use by LICENSEE of the TRADE SYMBOLS shall be subject to
instructions of LICENSOR furnished to LICENSEE from time to time,
and shall be made only in relation to the SERVICES and PRODUCTS
that conform to standards and specifications, if any, furnished
and/or approved, from time to time in writing, by LICENSOR, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld. LICENSEE shall
not offer for sale or provide any of the SERVICES or PRODUCTS and
shall assure that no other entity that participates with LICENSEE
in the provision of the SERVICES or PRODUCTS shall offer for sale
or provide any such SERVICES or PRODUCTS (i) that are of a quality
or a standard inferior to the quality or standard being provided by
LICENSEE or any of its SUBSIDIARIES on the date of this AGREEMENT
or (ii) that will tend to injure the reputation and goodwill
attached to the TRADE SYMBOLS.
(b) LICENSEE
shall be permitted to use any designs, materials, packages, labels,
promotional materials and advertising materials in relation to the
SERVICES and PRODUCTS that were in use, or approved by LICENSOR or
Brink’s Guarding Services, Inc., prior to the DISTRIBUTION
DATE; provided, however , that in the event that,
after the DISTRIBUTION DATE, any such design, material, package,
label, promotional material or advertising material is materially
modified, or the manner in which any of the foregoing is used is
proposed to be materially modified, LICENSEE shall obtain the
written approval of LICENSOR (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld) for such design, material, package, label, promotional
material, advertising material or such modified use thereof prior
to any use thereof.
LICENSEE shall at all times and in all places
permit LICENSOR, by representatives designated by LICENSOR, to
inspect the SERVICES and PRODUCTS provided by LICENSEE under the
TRADE SYMBOLS and any marketing material used by LICENSEE in
marketing the SERVICES and PRODUCTS. At all times,
LICENSEE shall comply with the reasonable quality control
procedures furnished or approved, from time to time, by
LICENSOR.
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Title to the
TRADE SYMBOLS
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(a) LICENSEE
recognizes LICENSOR’s rights, title and interest to the TRADE
SYMBOLS and shall not, at any time, do or suffer to be done, or
assist any third party to do or suffer to be done, any act or thing
that will in any way impair the rights, title and interest of
LICENSOR in and to any of the TRADE SYMBOLS. Except as
provided in Section 5(k), LICENSEE shall not acquire or attempt to
acquire, or assist any third party in acquiring or attempting to
acquire, title to the TRADE SYMBOLS, and shall not claim title or
assist any third party in claiming title to the TRADE
SYMBOLS. All use of the TRADE SYMBOLS by LICENSEE, and
the goodwill connected therewith and symbolized thereby, shall at
all times inure to the exclusive benefit of
LICENSOR. LICENSEE shall use the appropriate statutory
symbol for a registered mark or the common law symbol for an
unregistered mark, as the case may be, with all uses of the TRADE
SYMBOLS. Except as provided in Section 5(k), neither
LICENSEE nor any SUBSIDIARY of LICENSEE or sublicensee pursuant to
Section 2(b) shall register, without the express written permission
of LICENSOR, the TRADE SYMBOLS or any marks, words, symbols,
phrases, designs, trademarks, trade names, slogans, labels,
copyrights, emblems, insignia, packages, logos, domain names,
corporate names or any other trade identifying symbols that are
confusingly similar to the TRADE SYMBOLS or that otherwise use the
word “Brink’s” or any derivation or variation
thereof anywhere in the world. LICENSEE agrees not to
assert any right or interest in any of the TRADE SYMBOLS or any
marks using the word “Brink’s” or any derivation
or variation thereof except as expressly provided for by this
AGREEMENT or any subsequent agreement with LICENSOR or any
authorized AFFILIATE of LICENSOR.
(b) LICENSEE
and its sublicensees pursuant to Section 2(b) shall not use, and
shall not cause or permit any third party to use, the TRADE SYMBOLS
in any unlawful or deceptive manner or in any other way that is
likely to directly or indirectly tarnish, dilute, denigrate,
diminish, lessen the value of or invalidate any of the TRADE
SYMBOLS or the consumer’s perception of any of the TRADE
SYMBOLS. LICENSEE shall promptly notify LICENSOR in
writing when it becomes aware of any such use in any part of the
world. Any violation of this Subsection 5(b) shall
constitute a material breach of this AGREEMENT.
(c) LICENSEE
further undertakes that in the event any potential infringement of
the rights of LICENSOR to any of the TRADE SYMBOLS in the TERRITORY
comes to the notice of LICENSEE prior to the termination,
cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT, LICENSEE shall
promptly notify LICENSOR. LICENSEE shall join with
LICENSOR, if requested by LICENSOR, in taking such steps as
LICENSOR deems advisable against the potential infringement of the
LICENSOR’s rights to any of the TRADE
SYMBOLS. LICENSOR shall be liable for all costs and
expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees,
incurred at any time associated with taking such steps in respect
of the TRADE SYMBOLS, excluding the BHS TRADE
SYMBOLS. LICENSEE and LICENSOR shall equally share any
costs and expenses incurred prior to termination, cancelation or
expiration of this AGREEMENT associated with taking such steps in
respect of the BHS TRADE SYMBOLS. In the event that
LICENSOR elects not to take action in respect of any of the TRADE
SYMBOLS, LICENSEE may, with LICENSOR’s written approval, and
at LICENSEE’s own expense, proceed in taking steps against
the potential infringement necessary for the protection of rights
in the TRADE SYMBOLS.
(d) All
costs associated with registering, maintaining or renewing any
TRADE SYMBOL shall be borne by LICENSOR. Except as
provided in Section 5(k), LICENSOR shall continue to maintain
registration of any registered TRADE SYMBOL prior to termination,
cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT.
(e) LICENSEE
shall, at LICENSOR’s request, execute, acknowledge and
deliver to LICENSOR any documents and/or instruments that LICENSOR
may, from time to time, deem necessary or desirable to evidence,
protect, enforce or defend its rights or title in and to the TRADE
SYMBOLS.
(f) BHS
Inc. hereby transfers to LICENSOR, effective upon termination,
cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT, all domain names
(including the BHS DOMAIN NAMES and each of the domain names listed
in Schedule A) owned by, or registered in the name of, LICENSEE or
any of its SUBSIDIARIES or other AFFILIATES that include the word
“Brink’s”, or any derivation or variation
thereof, or any of the other TRADE SYMBOLS. LICENSOR and
BHS Inc. shall, upon request by LICENSOR at any time after
termination, cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT, execute
and deliver all such documents, and take all such other actions, as
are necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of LICENSOR, advisable
to effect and evidence the transfer of such domain names (including
the BHS DOMAIN NAMES and each of the domain names listed in
Schedule A) to LICENSOR pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence. Within ten days after termination, cancelation
or expiration of this AGREEMENT, LICENSOR agrees to pay to BHS Inc.
a total amount of $100 in cash in respect of such
transfer. LICENSEE further agrees not to effect any
sale, transfer or other disposition of any domain name referred to
in this Section 5(f) to any PERSON other than LICENSOR (except
to an assignee of LICENSEE’s rights and obligations under
this AGREEMENT pursuant to Section 17).
(g) Upon
termination, cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT, LICENSEE
shall, and shall cause each SUBSIDIARY and other AFFILIATE of
LICENSEE to, terminate (or, if requested by LICENSOR, transfer to
LICENSOR) all registrations in the name of LICENSEE or such
SUBSIDIARY or other AFFILIATE, as the case may be, in any federal,
state or foreign office, of any trademarks, trade names,
logos, domain names, slogans, labels, copyrights, emblems, insignia
and other trade identifying symbols included in the TRADE SYMBOLS
or that otherwise contain the word “Brink’s” or
any derivation or variation thereof (other than domain names
required to be transferred to LICENSOR pursuant to Section
5(f)).
(h) Upon
termination, cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT,
(i) LICENSEE and its sublicensees pursuant to Section 2(b)
shall immediately discontinue and shall thereafter refrain from
using the TRADE SYMBOLS, or any of them, in any way or for any
purpose whatsoever, and shall not use, at any time, any trademarks,
trade names, logos, domain names, trade names, slogans, labels,
copyrights, emblems, insignia, packages and other trade identifying
symbols that are confusingly similar to any of the TRADE SYMBOLS or
that otherwise contain the word “Brink’s” or any
derivation or variation thereof and (ii) all restrictions
contained herein on the use of the TRADE SYMBOLS by LICENSOR and
its AFFILIATES and licensees shall cease to be effective;
provided , however , that (A) LICENSEE may,
subject to LICENSEE’s obligations to comply with the terms
and provisions of this AGREEMENT as so terminated, in the regular
course of business in the TERRITORY and on a royalty-free basis,
distribute any stock of goods used in providing the SERVICES or
PRODUCTS (together with any manuals in respect of such goods)
remaining in its hands at the termination, cancelation or
expiration of this AGREEMENT, within a period of one month after
the date of termination, cancelation or expiration of this
AGREEMENT, (B) for a period of ten years after termination,
cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT ( provided ,
that such period may be extended upon reasonable request by
LICENSEE and written consent by LICENSOR, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld), LICENSEE may, on the internet domain
adopted by LICENSEE for its continuing business, publish (1) an
image of any PRODUCT installed prior to the date of termination,
cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT and a pdf version of
any manuals distributed in respect of such PRODUCT prior to
termination, cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT or (2) an
image of any good distributed pursuant to clause (A) and any
manuals in respect of such good distributed within a period of one
month after termination, cancelation or expiration of this
AGREEMENT; provided that LICENSEE shall indemnify
LICENSOR in respect of any claims arising at any time, directly or
indirectly, from this clause (B) on the terms set forth in Section
13 (treating such claims as having arisen in connection with
LICENSEE’s performance under this AGREEMENT), (C) LICENSEE
shall not have any obligation to (or to cause its sublicensees
pursuant to Section 2(b) to) remove any TRADE SYMBOLS from (1) any
goods (or any manuals in respect of such goods) distributed
pursuant to clause (A) above, (2) any PRODUCTS installed prior to
the date of termination, cancelation or expiration of this
AGREEMENT in any residence or place of business of any former or
current customer of LICENSEE or any of its SUBSIDIARIES, whether
such PRODUCTS are owned by LICENSEE or any of its SUBSIDIARIES, by
such former or current customer or by a third party, or any manuals
in respect of such PRODUCTS that were distributed prior to
termination, cancelation or expiration of this AGREEMENT, or
(3) any image of any PRODUCT and any manual in respect
of such PRODUCT published pursuant to clause (B) above and
(D) for a period of two years after termination, cancelation
or expiration of this AGREEMENT, LICENSOR shall, at
LICENSEE’s expense, (x) cooperate with LICENSEE to maintain
registration of the BHS DOMAIN NAMES and use reasonable efforts to
redirect internet users that attempt to access any BHS DOMAIN NAME
to the domain name adopted by LICENSEE for its continuing business
to replace such BHS DOMAIN NAME that is provided by LICENSEE to
LICENSOR in writing for this purpose and (y) provide a link on the
Brink’s website “ www.brinks.com ” to up
to three websites to be adopted by LICENSEE for its continuing
business that are provided by LICENSEE to LICENSOR for