EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND SALES
AGREEMENT
THIS
EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AND SALES AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made and
entered into as of February 24, 2009 (the “ Effective
Date ”), by and between Zevotek, Inc., a Delaware
corporation located at134 Cedar Street, Nutley, NJ 07110 (“
Licensee ”), Jason Ryu, an individual residing at 547A
Orchard Avenue, Palisades Park, New Jersey (collectively, “
Licensor ”).
RECITALS
A. Licensor
is the owner of the Licensed Intellectual Property (as defined
below).
B. On
May 22, 2007, Licensor and Licensee entered into that certain
License and Supply Agreement (the “Original
Agreement” ) pursuant to which Licensor granted Licensee
an exclusive, commercial license to market, distribute, sell and
manufacture the Ionic Bulb Product and the patents underlying the
Ionic Bulb Product set forth under the term “Ionic Bulb
Patents” on Exhibit A hereto (the “Ionic Bulb
Patents” ) which Original Agreement currently continues
on a non-exclusive basis.
C. Licensor
and Licensee wish to renegotiate the Original Agreement to amongst
other things, reclaim the license for the Ionic Bulb Products on an
exclusive basis.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements and
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1.1
“ Affiliate ” means any person or entity
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
person specified.
1.2
“ Change of Control ” means (a) the sale,
leasing, licensing (on an exclusive basis) or otherwise disposing
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Licensee or of any
subsidiary of the Licensee (other than the leasing or licensing of
assets or technologies to an Affiliate of the Licensee), (b) the
consolidation or merger of the Licensee or any subsidiary of the
Licensee with any other corporation or entity, or the consolidation
or merger of any other corporation or entity into the Licensee or
any subsidiary of the Licensee, (c) the approval by the
shareholders of the Licensee of any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Licensee, or (d) the acquisition
by any person or entity of “beneficial ownership” (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the combined voting power of
the Licensee’s securities ordinarily having the right to vote
at elections of directors (other than the current “beneficial
owners” of the outstanding securities of the
Licensee).
1.3
“ Consulting Term ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.3.2.
1.4
“ Licensed Intellectual Property ” means
all of the Licensor’s right, title and interest in and to all
of the Licensed Patents and Licensed Trademarks, all knowledge,
information, know-how, discoveries, procedures, devices,
techniques, programs, inventions, creations, methods, formulas,
software, designs, drawings, works of authorship or other technical
information related to such Licensed Patents and Licensed
Trademarks which has been developed by or on behalf of Licensor as
of the date of this Agreement.
1.5
“ Licensed Patents ” means those patents,
patent applications, letters patent and like protections of the
United States or any other countries Patents as set forth on
Exhibit A , including, without limitation, improvements,
divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and
continuations-in-part of the same.
1.6
“ Licensed Products ” means any product,
service, component and/or tool of a system of products, sold,
licensed, rented, leased, or otherwise offered by the Licensee (or
a sub-licensee) or an Affiliate of the Licensee (or a sub-licensee
of such Affiliate), (i) but for this Agreement would be an
infringement of any claim of any Licensed Patent, that has neither
expired nor been declared invalid by a court from which no appeal
has been or can be taken, or (ii) but for this Agreement would be
an infringement of any Licensed Trademark.
1.7
“ Licensed Trademarks ” means those
trademarks and service mark rights set forth on Exhibit B ,
whether or not registered, applications to register and
registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire
goodwill of the business of the Licensor connected with or
symbolized by such trademarks.
1.8
“ Losses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1.
1.9
“ Net Profits means , with respect to sales of the
Licensed Products by Ryu or any Sales Associate hired by Ryu, all
revenues generated by sales of the Licensed Products less the sum
of (i) costs of goods sold and (ii) selling general and
administrative expenses (including, without limitation, any and all
financing costs, legal expenses and other promotional and marketing
expenses, including press releases).
1.10
“ Sales
Associate ” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.3.5.
1.11
“ Zevotek Bankruptcy Event ” occurs if
Zevotek becomes the subject of a voluntary or
involuntary proceeding or appointment under any bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, liquidation, general assignment,
custodian, trusteeship or similar law or rule, and such proceeding
is not withdrawn or abandoned within 90 days,
2.1.1 Licensor
grants to Licensee, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, for the Term of this Agreement, a worldwide,
exclusive license (the “License” ) to
manufacture, have manufactured, market, use, sell, distribute and
advertise Licensed Products.
2.1.2 If
either (a) the Licensee fails to file its quarterly and annual
reports by the due date for such report (including, if applicable,
any extensions permitted under Rule 12b-25 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or (b) the Licensee’s
Common Stock (as defined in Section 3.1 below) is not quoted on the
OTCBB on or before February 14, 2010, then the License shall
(unless Licensee exercises the Option set forth under Section 3.2
below) continue on a non-exclusive basis
2.2
Sub-License . Licensee shall have the
right to grant sublicenses with respect to the Licensed Products
upon written approval by Licensor, which written approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
3.1 In
consideration of the license which Licensor has granted, Licensee
shall issue fifty million (50,000,000) shares (the
“Shares” ) of the Licensee’s common stock,
par value $0.00001 per share ( “Common Stock” )
in the name of Jason Ryu ( “Ryu ) The
Shares shall fully vest immediately with Ryu as of the effective
date of this Agreement and the certificates representing theses
Shares should bear the following legend:
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”). THE SHARES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SHARES, OR AN
OPINION OF THE ISSUER’S COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 ACT.
3.2 If,
pursuant to 2.1.2 the License is to be converted from exclusive to
non-exclusive, the Licensee, at it option (the
“Option” ), may issue to Ryu an additional
amount of shares of Common Stock equal to $90,000 (based upon the
average of the closing prices for the Company’s Common Stock
on the 10 days preceding notice by the Company of its option under
this Section 3.2), the exercise of such Option shall cause the
License to continue on an exclusive basis
4.
Term and Termination .
4.1
Term . The term of this Agreement and the
license granted hereunder (the “ Term ”) shall
continue in full force from the Effective Date and thereafter from
year to year unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4.2
hereof.
4.2
Termination . This Agreement may only be
terminated as follows:
4.2.1 by
mutual consent of all parties;
4.2.2 in
the event of a material breach of this Agreement, by the
non-breaching party if (a) such non-breaching party has given
notice of the material breach to the breaching party, and (b) the
breaching party has not cured the material breach within thirty
(30) days after the notice has been sent; provided, however, that
the parties agree that any breach of Section 7.3 shall not be
sufficient to terminate the License granted under Section 2.1
above; or
4.2.3 in
the event of a Zevotek Bankruptcy Event.
5.
Licensor Representations and Warranties .
5.1
Organization, Standing, Etc . Ryu has the
requisite power and authority to own, lease or operate the Licensed
Intellectual Property.
5.2
Corporate Acts and Proceedings . This
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on
behalf of the Licensor, has been duly executed and delivered, is a
valid and binding agreement on the part of the Licensor and is
enforceable against the Licensor in accordance with its
terms.
5.3
Compliance with Applicable Laws and Other Instruments
. Neither the execution nor delivery of, nor the
performance of or compliance with, this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
will, with or without the giving of notice or passage of time,
result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result
in the imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon any of the
Licensed Intellectual Property pursuant to, any agreement or other
instrument to which the Licensor is a party or by which it or any
of the Licensed Intellectual Property is bound or
affected. The Licensor is not subject to any restriction
that would prohibit it from entering into or performing its
obligations under this Agreement.
5.4
Patents and Other Intangible Rights .
5.4.1 Licensor
is the sole owner of and owns all right, title and interest in and
to the Licensed Intellectual Property and has the sole, exclusive
and unencumbered right to license the Licensed Intellectual
Property.
5.4.2 Neither
the Licensed Intellectual Property, the use thereof, nor the
manufacture, marketing, use, sale, distribution, or advertisement
of Licensed Products infringe upon or otherwise act adversely to
any patent right, trademark right, common law, proprietary or other
right of another or require the consent of any third
party.
5.4.3 Licensor
has made no assignment of the Licensed Intellectual Property to a
party other than Licensee and is under no obligation to make any
assignment of the Licensed Intellectual Property therefor to any
other party.
5.4.4 Licensor
is not aware of any prior art which would preclude the issuance of
any pending patent application which is part of the Licensed
Intellectual Property. Each of the patent applications
which are part of the Licensed Intellectual Property was properly
filed and is being diligently prosecuted, and none of these patent
applications is under final rejection. There are no
interferences, oppositions, or inventorship challenges pending or
contemplated with respect to any patents or patent applications
that are part of the Licensed Intellectual Property.
5.5
Access to Information . Ryu represents
that he has been given full and complete access to the Licensee for
the purpose of obtaining such information as Ryu or his
qualified representative has reasonably requested in connection
with the decision to accept Common Stock under this
Agreement. Ryu represents that he has reviewed copies of
the reports filed by the Licensee with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Ryu represents that he has been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the officers of the Licensee
regarding its business prospects and the Common Stock, all as Ryu
or Ryu’s qualified representative have found necessary to
make an informed investment regarding the Common Stock.
5.6
Restricted Securities .
5.6.1 Ryu
has been advised that the Shares and the Incentive Shares have not
been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable
securities laws and that Shares and the Incentive Shares are being
offered and sold pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act,
and that the Licensee’s reliance upon Section 4(2) is
predicated in part on Ryu’s representations as contained
herein. Ryu acknowledges that the Shares and the
Incentive Shares will be issued as “restricted
securities” as defined by Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to
the Securities Act. The Shares and the Incentive Shares
may not be resold in the absence of an effective registration
thereof under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws unless, in the opinion of the Licensee’s counsel, an
applicable exemption from registration is available.
5.6.2 Ryu
represents that he is acquiring the Shares and the Incentive Shares
for his own account, and not as nominee or agent, for investment
purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, a distribution, as that term is used in Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act, in a manner which would require registration under
the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
5.6.3 Ryu
acknowledges that an investment in the Shares and the Incentive
Shares is not liquid and is transferable only under limited
conditions. Ryu acknowledges that such securities must
be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under
the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available. Ryu is aware of the provisions of
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permits
limited resale of restricted securities subject to the satisfaction
of certain conditions and that such Rule is not now available and,
in the future, may not become available for resale of any of the
Shares and the Incentive Shares.
5.7
Sophistication and Ability to Bear Risk of Loss . Ryu
acknowledges that he is able to protect his interests in connection
with the acquisition of the Shares and the Incentive Shares can
bear the economic risk of investment in such securities without
producing a material adverse change in Ryu’s financial
condition. Ryu, either alone or with the Ryu’s
representative(s), otherwise has such knowledge and experience in
financial or business matters that Ryu is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of the investment in the Shares and the Incentive
Shares.
5.8
Preexisting Relationship . Ryu has a preexisting
personal or business relationship with the Licensee, one or more of
its officers, directors or controlling persons.
6.
Licensee Representations and Warranties .
6.1
Organization, Standing, Etc . The Licensee
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Delaware and has the requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and as it is
presently proposed to be conducted.
6.2
Corporate Acts and Proceedings . This
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on
behalf of the Licensee, has been duly executed and delivered, is a
valid and binding agreement on the part of the Licensee and is
enforceable against the Licensee in accordance with its
terms.
6.3
Compliance with Applicable Laws and Other Instruments
. Neither the execution nor delivery of, nor the
performance of or compliance with, this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
will, with or without the giving of notice or passage of time,
result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any
agreement or other instrument to which the Licensee is a party, and
will not violate its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or any
other of its governing documents. The Licensee is not
subject to any restriction which would prohibit it from entering
into or performing its obligations under this Agreement.
6.4
Valid Issuance of Shares . The shares of
Common Stock that are being issued to the Ryu hereunder, when
issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof for
the consideration expressed herein, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on
transfer, other than restrictions on transfer under this Agreement
and under applicable federal and state securities laws, will be
free of all other liens and adverse claims.
7.1
Confidentiality . The parties realize that
some information received by one party from the other pursuant to
this Agreement may be confidential. It is therefore
agreed that any information received by one party from the other,
and clearly designated in writing as “CONFIDENTIAL,”
shall not be disclosed by the receiving party to any third party
and shall not be used by the receiving party for purposes other
than those contemplated by this Agreement, including but not
limited to the use of the Licensed Intellectual Property, for the
term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years
thereafter, unless, or until:
7.1.1 said
information shall become publicly known through no fault of the
receiving party, or
7.1.2 said
information was already in the receiving party’s possession
prior to the disclosure of said information to the receiving party,
or
7.1.3 said
information shall be subsequently disclosed to the receiving party
by a third party who is not under any obligation of confidentiality
to the disclosing party, or
7.1.4 said
information is independently developed by the receiving
party.
It is to be understood that specific information
that has been disclosed to the receiving party shall not be deemed
to be available to the public or in the receiving party’s
prior possession merely because it was embraced by more general
information available to the public or in the prior possession of
the receiving party. All information deemed Confidential
will be marked “Confidential.” All oral
exchanges of Confidential Information shall be reduced to writing
within 30 days of disclosure by the disclosing party, marked
“Confidential” and a copy provided to the receiving
party.
7.2.1 During
the Term of this Agreement, Licensor shall not, and shall cause all
of its Affiliates not to, engage directly or indirectly in the
manufacture, marketing, use, sale, distribution or advertisement of
any Licensed Products, except as specifically set forth in this
Agreement. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Section
7.2 is invalid or unenforceable, the court making the determination
of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce
the scope, duration, or area of the term or provision, to delete
specific words or phrases, or to re