Agreement for Promotion,
Fulfillment, and Availability of
Pharmaceutical and Prescription Discounts of the County of
Luzerne
Program/Comprehensive HealthCare Solutions, Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) by
and between Comprehensive HealthCare Solutions, Inc.
(“CMHS”) a Delaware Corporation, located at 45 Ludlow
Street, Suite 602, Yonkers, New York 10705 and The County of
Luzerne, a Municipal Corporation (“CLIENT”) , for
itself, located at 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania 18711 (the “Parties”) is made and entered
into as of this 20 th day of April 2005 latest of the
signature dates set forth on the signature page below and shall be
effective as of such date (the “Effective
Date”).
WHEREAS, CLIENT is a Municipal
Corporation and CLIENT desires to contract with CMHS for access to
its Health Discount Programs to make available to all county
residents and,
WHEREAS, CMHS is in the business of providing
consumer healthcare savings programs, support and
administration,
AND, WHEREAS, CLIENT and CMHS wish to enter into
an agreement to make available the Program to all Luzerne County
residents
Therefore, it is agreed as follows:
TERMS
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1.
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The Co-Branded Program:
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CMHS shall offer at no charge, the
LUZERxNE County prescription discount card (the
“Program”) to county residents of CLIENT as shown in
Exhibit “A”. The parties hereby agree that any changes
in services offered in connection with the Program shall require
the parties to execute a written amendment to this
Agreement.
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2.
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Obligations and Expenses of CMHS
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2.1 Provide
access to the Provider Networks for all eligible members for
participating discounts.
2.2
Provide approval process
for any materials used for distribution or marketing of the Program
by CLIENT.
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5.
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Termination/Withdrawal
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Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon
one hundred twenty (120) days notice if:
5.1 The
other Party commits a material breach of this Agreement.
5.1.1 The other Party files a
petition for bankruptcy or is adjudicated as bankrupt, or a
petition in bankruptcy is filed against the other Party and such
petition is not dismissed within one hundred and eighty (180)
calendar days, or the other Party becomes insolvent or makes an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors or an arrangement for
its creditors pursuant to any bankruptcy law or the other Party
discontinues its business or a receiver is appointed or the other
Party or its business; or
5.2
Survival. Those provisions of this Agreement which by their
nature extend beyond termination or expiration will survive and
remain in effect until all obligations hereunder are satisfied,
specifically provisions dealing with confidentiality, title,
indemnification, limitation of liability and payment of fees shall
survive such termination or expiration.
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6.
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Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and
Control
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6.1 CMHS Grant of License.
CMHS hereby grants CLIENT an exclusive license during the Term and
any extensions thereof to display CMHS’s trademarks, logos,
service marks and other graphical items in the form, and format and
style guidelines provided by CMHS (“CMHS IP Materials”)
on Client’s website and as otherwise set forth
herein.
6.2
CLIENT Grant of License. CLIENT hereby grants an exclusive
license during the Term and any extensions thereof to display
CLIENT’s trademarks, logos, service marks and other graphical
items in the form, and format and style guidelines provided
. by CLIENT, (“CLIENT IP Materials”) and as
otherwise set forth herein. Any other use or display of CLIENT IP
Materials by CMHS shall require the prior written consent of
CLIENT.
6.3
Ownership of Intellectual Property by CLIENT. CMHS
acknowledges that, as between it and CLIENT, CLIENT owns or is the
licensee of, all right, title and interest and to all CLIENT
trademarks, logos, service marks and other graphical items in the
form, and format and style guidelines provided by CLIENT
(“CLIENT IP Materials”) as of the Effective Date of
this Agreement, including the CLIENT trademarks, except for any
CMHS IP Materials displayed on such site. CMHS understands and
agrees that its use of any of the foregoing
CLIENT IP Materials in connection
with this Agreement shall not create in it any right, title or
interest, in or to such property, and that all such use and
goodwill associated with any such use of the CLIENT IP Materials
shall inure to the benefit of CLIENT.
6.4
Ownership of Intellectual Property by CMHS. CLIENT
acknowledges that, as between it and CMHS, CMHS owns or is the
licensee of, all right, title and interest in and to all IP Rights
contained in the CMHS IP Materials, including the CMHS trademarks,
except for any CLIENT trademarks displayed on such CMHS IP
Materials or the Co-Branded site. CLIENT understands and agrees
that its use of any of the foregoing CMHS property in connection
with this Agreement shall not create in it any right, title or
interest, in or to such property, and that all such use and
goodwill associated with any such use of the CMHS IP Materials
shall inure to the benefit of CMHS.
6.5
Trademark Quality Control. Each Party’s use of the
other’s trademarks on each Parties’ website and other
materials and co-branded items shall be in accordance with such
Party’s policies regarding trademark usage. In the event that
a Party determines that its trademarks are being used by the other
Party in a manner that is inconsistent with its standards and
reasonably demonstrates such inconsistency to the other Party, such
other Party shall within thirty (30) days of notice thereafter cure
such inconsistency; provided, however, that if either Party doses
not cure such inconsistency within such period, such Party shall be
in breach of this Agreement. Each of the Parties hereto shall use
the other Party’s logos and/or trademarks in accordance with
each Party’s respective trademark and/or logos usage
policies and in furtherance of the purposes of this
Agreement.
6.6 Protection of Rights and
Withdrawal. Each Party may cease use of any IP Materials of the
other Party if the Party, in its sole discretion, determines that
use, display, transmission, or distribution of such the IP
Materials of the other Party would (i) violate or infringe the
copyright, trademark or other rights of any third party, or any
other law, court order, Governmental Regulation or other ruling or
any governmental agency or entity, (ii) subject the Party to any
liability, (iii) Jeopardize the Party’s ability to protect
its rights or its property in the manner deemed appropriate by the
Party, or (v) violate any other rights of a third party.
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7 .
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Warranties & Indemnification
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7.1 CMHS
represents and warrants that CMHS will provide services in a good
and workmanlike manner and that the following performance standards
are satisfied throughout the term of the Agreement:
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8.
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Mutual Representations and
Warranties
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8.1 It
is a Corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
and has all the necessary power and authority (i) to conduct its
business in the manner in which its business is currently being
conducted, (ii) to own and use its assets in the manner in which
its assets are currently owned and used, and (iii) to enter into
this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
and
8.2 Its
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of
its obligations and duties hereunder, do not and will not (i)
conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of its
certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) require any filing
with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any
Governmental Body, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or
constitute a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration) undue, any terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license,
contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which it
is a Party or by which any of its properties or assets may be
bound, (iv) violate any order, write, injunction, decree, or Law
applicable to it.
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9.
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Infringement Indemnification
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