Exhibit 10.1
Confidential
CERTAIN INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN
OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.
OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY [*].
DVD PLAYBACK TECHNOLOGY LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This DVD Playback Technology License Agreement
(“ Agreement ”) is entered into and effective as
of the latter of the two signature dates below (“
Effective Date ”) by and between M
ICROSOFT
C ORPORATION (“ Microsoft ”), a Washington
corporation located at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052
(including its majority owned subsidiaries, successors and assigns)
and INTERVIDEO, INC. (“ INTERVIDEO ”), a
Delaware corporation located at 46430 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont,
CA 94538 (including its wholly-owned subsidiaries, successors and
assigns). In this Agreement, Microsoft and INTERVIDEO may be
referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively
as the “Parties”.
Recitals
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A.
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WHEREAS,
INTERVIDEO, among other things, develops MPEG-1/MPEG-2 decode
technology for use in the Microsoft Windows platform and other
systems (“ MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology
”);
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B.
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WHEREAS,
Microsoft desires to license such MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology
for use in Microsoft products and to interoperate with Microsoft
products and INTERVIDEO is willing to license Microsoft the
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology on the terms set forth
herein; and
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C.
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WHEREAS,
Microsoft further desires, and INTERVIDEO is willing to provide,
technical support to Microsoft for such MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Agreement
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1.1
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“
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology ” means,
subject to Section 2.4, the software-based implementation of
MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology [*] developed by or for INTERVIDEO
and distributed by or for INTERVIDEO as initially delivered to
Microsoft under Section 3.1 and as further described in Exhibit
A.
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1.2
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“
Term ” means the period of time commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on May 30, 2012.
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1.3
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“
Updates ” means any bug fixes or error corrections to
the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology created by
INTERVIDEO and released during the Term of this
Agreement.
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2.
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L
ICENSE G RANT ; O WNERSHIP
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2.1
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License to
Microsoft . Subject to
Section 4.2, INTERVIDEO hereby grants to Microsoft under
INTERVIDEO’s rights the following perpetual, non-exclusive,
irrevocable (except as provided in Section 11.2), [*] worldwide
right and license to:
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(a)
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To use, copy
and create derivative works of the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology;
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(b)
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publicly
perform or display, import, broadcast, transmit, offer to sell,
sell, have sold, rent, lease, lend, transfer or otherwise
distribute or have distributed the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology;
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(c)
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Sublicense the
rights set forth in Sections 2.1(b) to third parties in connection
with the licensing of the Microsoft product that includes the
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology.
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2.2
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Limitation
[*] . For a period of [*]
from the Effective Date of this Agreement, Microsoft shall not
license, disclose or provide the [*] for the INTERVIDEO
MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology to any of the following entities or
any of their affiliates [*]. Notwithstanding the above, during this
[*] period, Microsoft may disclose the [*] in accordance with a
judicial or other governmental order, provided that Microsoft
either (i) gives INTERVIDEO reasonable notice prior to such
disclosure to allow INTERVIDEO a reasonable opportunity to seek a
protective order or equivalent, or (ii) obtains written assurance
from the applicable judicial or governmental entity that it will
afford the [*] the highest level of protection afforded under
applicable law or regulation.
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2.3
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No
Obligation . Nothing
herein shall be construed as requiring Microsoft to exercise the
rights granted herein.
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2.4
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Third Party Licensed
Technology . Microsoft
acknowledges and agrees that the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology licensed to Microsoft hereunder by INTERVIDEO includes
or implements certain technology standards,
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and, as a
result, the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology may, absent
a license, infringe on intellectual property rights claimed to be
held and/or administered by MPEG-LA, DVD Copy Control Association,
Dolby Laboratories, Nissim Corporation, Thomson Multimedia, and
Fraunhofer IIS, respectively (“ Third Party IP Holders
”) and other third parties. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the intellectual property rights described above and
administered by such Third Party IP Holders with respect to the DVD
Specification, MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172, MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818, ATSC
(American Television Systems Committee), ISDB (Integrated Services
Digital Broadcasting), DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) HD-DVD
and/or Blu-Ray Disc standards shall be referred to as “Third
Party Licensed Technology”. The parties agree that, as
between them, INTERVIDEO shall not be responsible for obtaining or
paying for licenses from any third party, including the Third Party
IP Holders, that may own or administer intellectual property rights
that would, absent a license, be infringed by the INTERVIDEO
MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology. In addition, INTERVIDEO may give
notices to Microsoft pursuant to its agreements with Third Party IP
Holders.
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2.5
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Updates . Within 90 days of Microsoft’s written
request, such request to be made no more frequently than once per
calendar year, INTERVIDEO shall make the then current Updates
developed by or for INTERVIDEO during the Term available to
Microsoft, free of charge.
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2.6
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Retention of
Rights . Subject to the
license granted to Microsoft, INTERVIDEO retains all right, title,
and interests in and to the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology. All other rights not granted by INTERVIDEO to Microsoft
in Section 2.1 hereof are reserved to INTERVIDEO and no implied
licenses are granted hereunder to Microsoft. Microsoft retains all
right, title and interest in and to any derivative technology
created by or for Microsoft to the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology, subject to INTERVIDEO’s ownership of the
underlying INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology. Microsoft
shall not take or permit to be taken any action that would result
in the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology or any part
thereof entering the public domain, becoming subject to any open
source licensing arrangement, or subject to an Excluded
License.
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3.
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D
ELIVERY ; A CCEPTANCE ; T ECHNICAL S UPPORT
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3.1
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Delivery of
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology . Within five (5) days of the Effective Date,
provided that Microsoft has paid to INTERVIDEO the amounts set
forth in Section 4.1(a), INTERVIDEO shall deliver the INTERVIDEO
MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology as described in Exhibit A to
Microsoft in a form and format specified therein.
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3.2
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Acceptance
of INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology
. Microsoft shall evaluate the
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology for its material
conformance with the definition of INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode
Technology listed in Section 1.1 herein and inclusion of the
components listed in Exhibit A attached hereto and shall submit a
written (including without limitation by email) acceptance or
rejection to INTERVIDEO within thirty days (30) days after receipt
of the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology. If Microsoft
does not provide such acceptance or rejection within such
timeframe, the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology will be
deemed accepted. In the event Microsoft identifies a material
deficiency or significant error in the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2
Decode Technology prior to acceptance, INTERVIDEO shall correct
such material deficiency or significant error as soon as
practicable. If the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology has
not been accepted by Microsoft within ninety (90) days of the
Effective Date as a result of INTERVIDEO’s inability to
correct a material deficiency or significant error, then unless
Microsoft pays to INTERVIDEO the amount set forth in Section
4.1(b), this Agreement shall automatically terminate as provided in
Section 11.2(a).
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3.3
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Support
Services . INTERVIDEO
shall make INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology support
services available to Microsoft during the Term of the Agreement in
accordance with Exhibit C attached hereto. The first 72 man-hours
of support services provided to Microsoft within 1 year hereof
(“Base Support Services”) shall be provided at no
charge to Microsoft. For any additional support services
(“Additional Support Services”), INTERVIDEO shall make
support services available to Microsoft within one year from the
Effective Date of the Agreement in accordance with Exhibit C
attached hereto at a rate of [*] dollars per hour (US$[*]).
Following one year from the Effective Date, INTERVIDEO shall have
no further support obligations or liability with respect to the
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology. Without limiting the
foregoing, following one year from the Effective Date, upon
Microsoft’s written request to INTERVIDEO and at
INTERVIDEO’s sole discretion, INTERVIDEO may provide
additional technical support services to Microsoft with respect to
the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology. Such additional
services, if any, shall be subject to the payment of additional
fees pursuant to a separate written agreement as mutually agreed by
the Parties.
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3.4
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Additional Support Services
Payment . INTERVIDEO
shall invoice Microsoft for such Additional Support Services fees
via the MS Invoice online tool, in accordance with the then-current
requirements set forth at http://invoice.microsoft.com .
Without limitation, INTERVIDEO’s invoices shall set forth all
amounts due from Microsoft to INTERVIDEO, and shall
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contain
sufficient detail to allow Microsoft to determine the accuracy of
the amount(s) billed. Payment of an invoice without asserting a
dispute is not a waiver of any claim or right. Upon receipt of an
invoice from INTERVIDEO, Microsoft shall pay such invoice on either
of the following payment terms: (a) net sixty (60) days with no
discount on the invoiced amount; or (b) net ten (10) days less a
two percent (2%) discount on the invoiced amount. If Microsoft
reasonably disputes an invoice, it shall pay such invoice without
prejudice to seek a refund for any amounts later found to be not
due and payable provided it notifies INTERVIDEO of the disputed
amount at the time of payment. INTERVIDEO shall have no obligation
to provide any Additional Support Services if Microsoft fails to
pay for such services in accordance with the foregoing.
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3.5
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Improvements
to Technologies . During
the Term, each Party may, but is not obligated to, provide the
other with suggestions, comments, feedback, and/or input regarding
the other Party’s products or services (collectively, “
Product Input ”). Each grants the other under all of
their respective intellectual property and proprietary rights, the
following worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty
free, fully paid up rights: (a) to make, use, copy, modify, and
create derivative works of the Product Input, (b) to publicly
perform or display, import, broadcast, transmit, distribute,
license, offer to sell, and sell, rent, lease or lend copies of the
Product Input (and derivative works thereof), (c) solely with
respect to each Party’s copyright and trade secret rights, to
sublicense to third parties the foregoing rights, including the
right to sublicense to further third parties, and (d) to sublicense
to third parties any claims of any patents owned or licensable by
each Party that are necessarily infringed by a third party product,
technology or service that uses, interfaces, interoperates or
communicates with the Product Input. To the extent this Section 3.5
conflicts with any other obligations in this Agreement, this
Section 3.5 shall be superseded by such obligations.
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4.1
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License
Fees . As full
consideration for the license rights granted and Base Support
Services offered under this Agreement, Microsoft shall pay
INTERVIDEO [*] as follows:
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4.2
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[*]
Option . If Microsoft
chooses to utilize the INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology
for a DVD Playback solution included in [*] and for which Microsoft
has paid royalties for Third Party Licensed Technologies, Microsoft
shall pay INTERVIDEO an additional [*] U.S. Dollars ($[*]) within
thirty (30) days of written notice to INTERVIDEO of
Microsoft’s intention to exercise such option.
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Neither Party shall issue any
initial press release or make any other public disclosures or
communications regarding this Agreement or its terms or nature
without the other Party’s prior written consent, not to be
unreasonably withheld, as to the specific content and timing of the
release, disclosure, or communication. For purposes of
clarification, nothing in this section is intended to prohibit any
Party from complying with its legal obligations or compliance with
financial reporting or other public company disclosure obligations
or securities laws. The Parties will issue a joint press release
regarding the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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N
ON -E XCLUSIVE R ELATIONSHIP
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All of the parties’
obligations under this Agreement are nonexclusive and shall not be
construed as limiting either Party’s ability to develop,
deploy or support similar or identical products or
services.
Except as otherwise provided in
Section 5, the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
parties’ performance hereunder are subject to the terms and
conditions of the Microsoft Non-Disclosure Agreement dated
A UGUST
13, 2001 between the parties.
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8.1
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INTERVIDEO
warrants and represents that:
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(a)
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As of the date
of release to Microsoft, and as delivered to Microsoft, the
INTERVIDEO MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Decode Technology does not infringe or
misappropriate any c
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