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Exhibit 10.4
TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
dated as of March 21, 2007
between
GSCP (NJ), L.P.
and
GSC Investment Corp.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.01.
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Definitions | 1 | ||||
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Section 1.02.
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Section 2.01.
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Section 3.01.
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Ownership of Proprietary Rights | 3 | ||||
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Section 4.01.
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Form of Use | 3 | ||||
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Section 4.02.
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Quality Supervision | 4 | ||||
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Section 5.01.
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Infringement of Proprietary Rights | 4 | ||||
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Section 5.02.
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Third-Party Actions | 4 | ||||
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Section 5.03.
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Action by Licensor | 4 | ||||
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Section 6.01.
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Licensee’s Indemnity | 5 | ||||
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Section 6.02.
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Licensor’s Indemnity | 5 | ||||
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Section 6.03.
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Disclaimer | 5 | ||||
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Section 6.04.
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Limitation of Liability | 5 | ||||
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Section 7.01.
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Termination by Licensor | 5 | ||||
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Section 7.02.
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Effect of Termination; Survival | 6 | ||||
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Section 7.03.
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Preservation of Remedies | 6 | ||||
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Section 8.01.
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Cooperation | 6 | ||||
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Binding Effect; Benefit | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.03.
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Assignment | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.04.
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Severability | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.05.
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Amendments; Waivers | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.06.
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Expenses | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.07.
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Notices | 7 | ||||
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Section 8.08.
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Governing Law | 8 | ||||
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Section 8.09.
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Jurisdiction | 8 | ||||
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Section 8.10.
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Waiver of Jury Trial | 9 | ||||
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Section 8.11.
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Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries | 9 | ||||
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Section 8.12.
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Entire Agreement | 9 | ||||
ii
TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated March 21, 2007
between GSCP (NJ), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, having its
principal office at 500 Campus Drive, Suite 220, Florham Park,
New Jersey 07932 (“ Licensor ”) and GSC
Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation, having its principal
office at 12 E. 49 th Street,
Suite 3200, New York, New York 10017 (“ Licensee
”).
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I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Licensee is a newly
organized Maryland corporation that expects to file an election to
be treated as a business development company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company
Act ”) and to elect to be taxable as a regulated
investment company commencing with its taxable year ending
December 31, 2007.
WHEREAS, Licensor and Licensee are
party to an investment advisory and management agreement dated as
of March 21, 2007 (the “ Investment Management
Agreement ”) pursuant to which Licensor will provide
investment advisory services to Licensee; and
WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain,
and Licensor is willing to grant, certain rights to enable Licensee
to use certain of Licensor’s marks for such time as Licensor
or any of its Affiliates shall act as investment advisor of
Licensee’s assets (“ Manager ”) pursuant
to the Investment Management Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual undertakings in this Agreement, the parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Definitions
Section 1.01 .
Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:
“ Affiliate ”
means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the person specified.
“ Business ” means
the business of Licensee and its Subsidiaries as conducted at any
time.
“ Licensed Marks ”
means the Proprietary Marks and the Proprietary Logos and such
other marks of Licensor that Licensor shall have specifically
authorized Licensee in writing to use pursuant to a written notice
acknowledged by Licensee in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
“ Promotional Material
” means all material used in the promotion of, or otherwise
in connection with, the Business (whether written or recorded in
any other medium) and includes artwork, advertising materials
(irrespective of the medium in which they are recorded), display
materials, packaging materials, brochures, posters and internal and
external signage.
“ Proprietary Logos
” means the Proprietary Marks, consisting of designs and
logos, of Licensor set forth in Schedule A hereto.
“ Proprietary Marks
” means the proprietary marks of Licensor, consisting of the
names “GSC” and “GSC Partners.”
“ Subsidiary ”
means any entity of which securities or other ownership interests
having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are at any
time directly or indirectly owned by Licensee.
“ Term ” means the
period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the
date of termination in accordance with Article 7 of this
Agreement or the date of termination or expiration of the
Investment Management Agreement (whichever occurs first).
Section 1.02 . Other
Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. Unless specified
otherwise, in this Agreement the obligations of any party
consisting of more than one person are joint and several. The words
“hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of like import used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are
included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in
the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections,
Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise
specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to
herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement
as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any
Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have
the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural
term the singular. Whenever the words “include,”
“includes” or “including” are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact
followed by those words or words of like import.
“Writing,” “written” and comparable terms
refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words
(including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any
agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof. References to any Person include the
successors and permitted assigns of that Person.
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References from or through any date
mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and
including, respectively.
ARTICLE 2
Grant of License
Grant of License
Section 2.01 . Grant
of License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee (i) a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty free right to use the
“GSC” trade name as part of its company name and
(ii) a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty free right to
use the Licensed Marks for the duration of the Term on a worldwide
basis in connection with the conduct of the Business. Such right
shall include the right of Licensee to grant sublicenses to its
Subsidiaries for so long as they remain Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE 3
Ownership of Proprietary Rights
Ownership of Proprietary Rights
Section 3.01 .
Ownership of Proprietary Rights. Neither this Agreement nor its
performance confer on Licensee any right with respect to the
Licensed Marks other than those rights granted pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to the Licensed Marks. Licensor is entitled
to grant such other rights in and licenses of the Licensed Marks as
it sees fit and nothing in this Agreement restricts in any way
Licensor’s right to use the Licensed Marks. Any use of
Licensed Marks by Licensee inures to the benefit of Licensor.
Licensee shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to,
(a) challenge the validity or ownership of the Licensed Marks
or any other marks of Licensor or claim adversely or assist in any
claim adversely to Licensor concerning any right, title or interest
in the Licensed Marks or any other marks of Licensor or (b) do
or permit any act which may directly or indirectly impair or
prejudice Licensor’s title to the Licensed Marks or its other
marks, or detrimental to the reputation and goodwill of Licensor,
including any act which might assist or give rise to any
application to remove or de-register any of the Licensed Marks or
other marks of Licensor, and in the case of clauses (a) and
(b), Licensee shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to,
aid or abet any person in doing so.
ARTICLE 4
Use of Licensed Marks by Licensee
Use of Licensed Marks by Licensee
Section 4.01 . Form
of Use. Licensee shall conform to and observe, and shall
procure that its Subsidiaries conform to and observe, such
standards in
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relation
to the Licensed Marks as Licensor from time to time prescribes,
including standards relative to the quality, design, identity,
size, position, appearance, marking, color of the Licensed Marks,
and the manner, disposition and use of the Licensed Marks and
accompanying designations, on any document or other media
including, without limitation, any Promotional Material.
Section 4.02 .
Quality Supervision. All services performed under the Licensed
Marks and all goods to which the Licensed Marks are applied shall
at all times be i






