Exhibit 10.1
RENEWAL AGREEMENT
TO
TRADEMARK LICENSE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
AND
EDGAR ONLINE, INC.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted and is using
the trademark EDGAR® (the “Mark”) and has
registered the Mark, among other marks, with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office; and
WHEREAS, EDGAR Online, Inc.
(“EDGAR Online”) has entered into a Trademark License
Agreement with the SEC dated as of March 26, 1999, as amended
on September 10, 1999, September 25, 2001, and
November 15, 2005 (the “License Agreement”),
whereby the SEC granted EDGAR Online a non-exclusive,
non-assignable, royalty-free license to use the Mark in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in the License Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, under the License
Agreement, EDGAR Online has used the Mark as part of its EDGAR
Online mark and its other EDGAR-formative marks in connection with
its offering of products and services related to financial
information about filings made with the SEC and as part of its
ticker symbol in connection with its stock listing; and
WHEREAS, the SEC and EDGAR Online
wish to add to the License Agreement EDGAR-formative marks formerly
owned by companies that EDGAR Online acquired subsequent to
March 26, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the SEC and EDGAR Online
wish to renew and amend the License Agreement according to the
terms and conditions set forth below (the “Renewal
Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises herein contained, EDGAR Online and the SEC
agree as follows:
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The License
Agreement is hereby renewed for an additional ten year term
commencing on March 10, 2009 (the “Renewal Term”).
Following the expiration of the Renewal Term, the License Agreement
may be renewed for subsequent ten-year terms by the mutual consent
of the parties hereto and the execution of a valid Renewal
Agreement in accordan
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