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EXHIBIT 10.1
TRADEMARK LICENSE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TOMMY BAHAMA GROUP, INC.
AND
PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.
Confidential treatment has been requested for
portions of this Exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the
information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are
designated as (******). A complete version of this Exhibit has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
INDEX
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Section 1.
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Definitions
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Section 2.
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Grant of License
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Section 3.
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Sale of Licensed Products
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Section 4.
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Approval of Licensed Products
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Section 5.
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Licensor’s Use of Licensed Product
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Section 6.
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Minimum Net Sales
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Section 7.
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Guaranteed Royalty & Earned Royalty
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Section 8.
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Sales & Royalty Reports
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Section 9.
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National Advertising & Marketing Support
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Section 10.
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Advertising, Marketing, Promotions & Packaging
Approval
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Section 11.
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Media Approval
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Section 12.
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Duration of Approvals
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Section 13.
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Tommy Bahama Marks
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Section 14.
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Confidential & Proprietary Information
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Section 15.
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Payments
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Section 16.
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Notices & Other Communications
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Section 17.
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Records & Inspection
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Section 18.
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Manufacturing, Compliance & Code of Conduct
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Section 19.
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Assignment, Changes of Control
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Section 20.
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Termination
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Section 21.
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Indemnity & Disclaimer
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Section 22.
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Insurance & Loss
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Section 23.
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Joint Venture
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Section 24.
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Force Majeure
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Section 25.
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Choice of Law & Forum
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Section 26.
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Compliance With Laws
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Section 27.
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Waiver
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Section 28.
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Validity
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Section 29.
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Entire Agreement
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Section 30.
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Reservation of Rights
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Section 31.
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Exhibits
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Section 32.
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Survival
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Section 33.
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Interpretation
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EXHIBITS
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A.
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Authorized Licensed Trademarks
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B.
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Authorized Licensed Products And Territories
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C.
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Contract Term
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D.
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Sales of Licensed Products to TB Retail Stores
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E.
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Minimum Net Sales
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F.
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Guaranteed Royalty
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G.
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Earned Royalty
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H.
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Branded Marketing Materials
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I.
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Approved Additional Licensors, Brands and Logos of
Licensee
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J.
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Approved Retailers
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K.
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Quarterly Royalty Statements
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L.
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Statement of Estimated Monthly Net Sales
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M.
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Advertising Policy
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N.
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Notice to Third Parties
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O.
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Supplier Agreement and Certification
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LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This License Agreement ("Agreement") made and
entered into this day of 9th December, 2008 ("Execution
Date"), by and between the Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., with its
principal place of business at 1071 Avenue of the Americas,
11 th Floor,
New York, New York 10018 ("Licensor"), and Phoenix Footwear Group,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business
at 5840 El Camino Real, Suite 106, Carlsbad, California 92008
("Licensee").
RECITALS
A. Licensor is the owner of the well-known TOMMY
BAHAMA ® trademark and related intellectual-property rights. Licensor
has the exclusive right to grant to any third party the right to
use the TOMMY BAHAMA trademark and related intellectual-property
rights in various countries.
B. Licensor and Phoenix Delaware Acquisition, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Licensee, entered into that certain License
Agreement on August 3, 2005 and the parties desire to enter
into a new license agreement with new terms and conditions.
C. Licensee, through this Agreement, desires to obtain the right
to use the trademark TOMMY BAHAMA, and other trademarks and service
marks attached to this Agreement as " Exhibit A " and rights
pertaining to each of them (the "TOMMY BAHAMA Marks"), within the
Territory (as defined in " Exhibit B ") in connection with
the manufacture, sale, distribution, advertisement and promotion of
Licensed Products hereafter defined.
D. Licensor is willing to grant such a license to Licensee, upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
E. Licensor and Licensee agree to enter into this Agreement and
its terms and conditions will be effective as of the
February 2, 2009 ("Effective Date") contingent on the payment
by Licensee to Licensor of the specified outstanding royalty and
advertising payments as set out in the last sentence on Exhibit F.
Such payment must be made in full before any of the conditions of
this Agreement are in effect. If such payment is not made, this
Agreement is null and void.
In consideration of the mutual promises and conditions contained
in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
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1.1.
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"Affiliate" shall mean, for any
party, its shareholders, officers, directors, parents,
corporations, subsidiary corporations, partnerships, joint ventures
or other entities (whether incorporated or not) substantially under
the control or direction of the party or, its parent.
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1.2.
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"Close-Outs" shall mean second
quality, irregular, out of season or damaged Licensed Products that
remain merchantable, or Licensed Products which are sold for more
than ****** percent (******%) below the suggested wholesale
price.
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"Code of Conduct" shall mean
Licensor’s written policy governing issues related to
employment, working conditions, the environment and human dignity
and other issues. The Code of Conduct is attached hereto as "
Addendum 1 to Exhibit O " and by this reference incorporated
herein.
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"Competing Event" shall mean any
event by which (Licensee or any Licensee Affiliate shall develop
island inspired Licensed Products for any entity other than
Licensor, whether by acquisition, internal development or
otherwise. Licensee agrees that if there is a dispute over whether
an event is a Competing Event, the dispute will be resolved subject
to Licensor’s decision in Licensor’s sole
discretion.
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"Confidential Information" shall
mean secret or proprietary information of, or data maintained as
confidential by either party. It shall include, without limitation,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement (except to the extent
that such terms and conditions must be disclosed pursuant to U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, and if so, the
parties will use best efforts to forgo disclosing sensitive
financial information), Licensor Designs, information concerning
products, techniques, developments, product plans, equipment,
inventions, patent applications, ideas, designs, processes,
methods, research, sales, licensing, customers, operations and work
product of Licensor or its Affiliates. Nothing shall be considered
Confidential Information which (i) either party learns from
other sources which have a right to that information free from
confidentiality restrictions; (ii) is available to the public
or readily discernible from information available to the public;
(iii) enters the public domain other than through the actions
or inactions of either party; or (iv) is independently
developed by either party without reference to, or reliance on, the
Confidential Information. In the event any item of Confidential
Information is subject to required disclosure pursuant to any
order, judgment, ruling or degree, despite the terms of this
Agreement, the involved party shall immediately notify the other
party, which shall have the right to seek a protective order or
similar relief and shall reasonably cooperate with such other party
in its efforts to seek such relief.
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"Contract Term" shall mean the term
of this Agreement, as set forth on Exhibit C, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any
renewal or extension that may be granted in the future deemed
included in the Contract Term.
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"Contract Year" shall mean a period
of twelve (12) successive months commencing on
February 2, 2009.
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1.8.
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"Definitional Disputes" shall mean
that Licensee acknowledges that due to the nature of the
marketplace, the definition of Licensed Products may change or may
not be amenable to precise delineation. Licensee agrees that if
there is a dispute over the definition of Licensed Products, the
dispute will be resolved by Licensor at Licensor’s sole
discretion.
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"Design Documentation" shall mean
color strike-offs, photographs or drawings of sample Licensed
Products, together with line plans, all other artwork,
specifications, sketches, renderings, samples, marketing and
pricing information, cost analyses and similar materials relating
to the proposed Licensed Products.
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"Design Rights" shall mean any and
all patent, design patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright and
other proprietary rights in and to all Licensee-developed
pictorial, graphic, visual, textual, logotype, verbal or audio
elements or material, including (but not limited to) all artwork,
sketches, patterns, designs, prints, prototypes, specifications,
spec sheets, , incorporated in or related to any Licensed Product
or to any related advertising or promotional material; packaging
and packaging designs, contours, and shapes; labels and hangtags,
or any component of any such elements and material. Design Rights
do not include Licensee-owned trademarks, technical or design
patents, trade-names, service marks or logos existing as of the
Effective Date and used in connection with Licensed Products in a
manner permitted under the terms of this Agreement, nor do they
include trademarks, logos, technical properties or patents that
were developed for parties other than the Licensor but are still
used in connection with the Licensed Products as permitted under
the terms of this Agreement.
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"Distributor" shall mean a party
that may reasonably be expected to sell merchandise of the kind and
character of the Licensed Products to persons or entities other
than consumers.
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"Earned Royalty" shall mean, for
each Contract Year, the amount of money Licensee shall pay to
Licensor in consideration for the grant of this license. Such
amount is calculated as a percentage of Net Sales, specified in "
Exhibit G ."
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1.13.
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"Expiration Date" shall mean the
date upon which the Agreement ends because of the end of the
Contract Term.
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"Guaranteed Royalty" shall mean, for
each Contract Year, the minimum royalty payment to be made to
Licensor by Licensee, as specified in "Exhibit F," regardless of
actual Net Sales paid as a non-refundable advance towards the
amount due as an Earned Royalty for Licensed Products.
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"Licensed Product" shall mean any
Product, as specified in " Exhibit B ," for which rights are
granted to Licensee under this Agreement, and bear the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks, or incorporate Licensor Designs or Design Rights. Regardless
of the extent to which a Licensed Product incorporates any Licensor
Design or Design Rights, it shall be a unique, exclusive
design.
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"Licensor Designs" shall mean
styles, designs, patterns, color combinations, design and marketing
directions, and seasonal concepts, supplied by Licensor.
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"Marketing Materials" shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.1.
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1.18.
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"Marketing Support" shall mean costs
of showroom and trade shows displays and all other branded
marketing and promotional materials created and developed by or on
behalf of Licensee to be used to promote the distribution and sale
of Licensed Products to the trade. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Marketing Support does not include costs associated with in-store
seminars.
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"Minimum Net Sales", for any
Contract Year shall have the meaning as defined in "Exhibit
E".
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1.20.
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"National Advertising" shall mean
advertisements, co-op advertising, brochures, catalogs and similar
marketing materials published and distributed to consumers;
included in publications intended for consumers; or broadcast
through television, the Internet, radio or other media; that are
designed and intended to promote the sale of Licensed Products,
including point-of-purchase displays for use by retailers and
marketing and promotional pieces provided to retailers for use in
sales promotions to consumers.
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"Net Sales" shall mean the invoiced
billing price of all Licensed Products sold and shipped by Licensee
to its customers, excluding only federal and state taxes, tariffs,
freight, returns evidenced by credit memoranda, normal trade
discounts, and sales allowances all of which shall not exceed
****** percent (******%) of annual gross sales of Licensed
Products. No deduction may be made for early payments, bad debts,
advertising allowances or special promotions of any kind or for
costs incurred in manufacture, sales, advertising or
promotion.
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"Normal Channels of Distribution"
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1.
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"Prime Rate" shall mean the prime
rate of interest charged by SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia or any
successor institution, as published in the Wall Street Journal for
the applicable period.
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"Monthly Statement" shall mean a
combination sales and royalty statement issued by Licensee to
Licensor with respect to each calendar month during the Contract
Term. If the initial or last Monthly Statement shall be for a
period less than a calendar month, it shall be issued with respect
to that shorter period.
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"Regular Price" shall mean Licensed
Products sold for the suggested wholesale price, or for a price
which is no more than a ****** percent (******%) discount from the
suggested wholesale price.
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A "Sale" shall occur upon the
earlier of when Licensed Products are invoiced or shipped by
Licensee to its customers.
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"Sell-Off Period" shall mean the
first six (6) months following the expiration or termination
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Sell-Off
Period shall otherwise be strictly in accordance with the terms,
covenants and conditions of this Agreement as though the Agreement
had not expired or terminated.
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"Shortfall" shall have the meaning
attributed to such term in Section 9.3.
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1.29.
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"TB Stores" shall have the meaning
attributed to such term in Section 2.6.
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1.30.
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"Territory" shall have the meaning
attributed to such term in Exhibit "B."
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"Termination Date" shall mean the
date upon which the Agreement ends due to any other cause except
expiration of the Contract Term.
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2.1
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Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a
nontransferable, non-assignable, non-divisible, and exclusive (as
limited by Section 2.2) license, without the right to grant
sublicenses, to use the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks, solely in the Territory
and solely on or in connection with the manufacture, advertising,
promotion, sale, offering for sale, and distribution of Licensed
Products and related promotional and packaging material during the
Contract Term of this Agreement or until this Agreement is sooner
terminated as hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding the previous
sentence, the license shall be non-exclusive for the last six
months of the Contract Term.
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This grant of license shall be
exclusive as to third parties, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, during the Contract Term and in the Territory; however,
nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent Licensor or any
Licensor Affiliate from exercising any rights similar to those
granted to Licensee either directly or through other Licensor
Affiliates, at any time, in the Territory or elsewhere for Licensed
Products sold by Licensor in TB Stores.
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The foregoing rights of Licensor or
any Licensor Affiliate shall not include the right to wholesale
Licensed Products in the Territory and is also subject to
Licensee’s first right of offer to present a proposal to
manufacture and sell such Licensed Products. Such proposal must be
submitted within twenty (20) days of request from Licensor,
and shall include a general business plan, manufacturing plan,
minimums and pricing. Licensor, at its sole discretion, has five
(5) days to review such proposal and notify Licensee in
writing of its decision.
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All Licensed Products shall bear at
least one of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks and no Licensed Products shall
be sold or otherwise distributed under any marks other than the
TOMMY BAHAMA Marks. Licensor reserves all rights to the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks except as specifically granted herein to Licensee and
Licensor may exercise such reserved rights at any time.
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Licensee shall use its reasonable
best efforts to maximize the economic benefits intended to be
realized by Licensor pursuant to this Agreement while maintaining
the high standard, quality, image and prestige represented by the
TOMMY BAHAMA Marks and consistent with the channels of distribution
specified in " Exhibit J ."
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Licensee agrees that Licensee shall
present the Licensed Products Territory-wide to the trade in the
number of styles or designs as designated in Exhibit B. If Licensee
does not produce and distribute new styles or designs of Licensed
Products during each 6 month period during each Contract Year, upon
notice by Licensor to Licensee, the rights granted by Licensor to
Licensee shall be deemed immediately non-exclusive. Without
limitation, Licensor shall thereafter have the immediate right to
authorize others to use the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks in connection with
products that compete with, or are similar to, the Licensed
Products.
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The parties acknowledge that it is
in their mutual best interest to maintain inventory and every six
(6) months refresh attractive displays of Licensed Products at
each of the TB Stores. The terms and conditions for sales of
Licensed Products to TB Stores are set forth on Exhibit
D.
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Licensee shall also make available
to Licensor and its retail accounts (other than TB Stores), the
opportunity to purchase reasonable quantities of Licensed Products
for marketing, promotional, and sales-incentive purposes. Licensee
agrees that such Licensed Products will be made available
throughout the Contract Term and the Sell-Off Period for purchase
by Licensor and its retail accounts at Licensee’s lowest
then-applicable wholesale sales price, in accordance with
Licensee’s standard dealer terms and conditions, the terms of
which shall not be inconsistent with this Agreement.
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During the Contract Term, Licensee
or any Licensee Affiliate may not engage in any Competing Event
without the prior written approval of Licensor. Attached to this
Agreement as " Exhibit I " is a list of current licensors,
brands
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and logos, of Licensee or its
Affiliates; each of those licensors is deemed approved by Licensor
regardless of any existing Competing Event. During the Contract
Term, however, Licensee shall annually provide an update to "
Exhibit I " at the commencement of each Contract Year and in
all events shall provide notice, pursuant to the notice provisions
in this Agreement, to Licensor seeking written approval of any
proposed Competing Event. Licensor shall have fifteen
(15) business days in which to approve or disapprove any such,
potential Competing Event. Licensor may require that Licensee
provide Licensor with such additional documentation as shall be
reasonably necessary to facilitate Licensor’s analysis of the
proposed Competing Event. It is understood between the parties that
if Licensee does not receive a written response (which response may
be by e-mail) from Licensor within five (5) business days
after the fifteen (15) business day period detailed above, the
Licensor has disapproved such request. Without limitation to the
foregoing, Licensor shall have the sole right to determine if it
will approve any proposed Competing Event.
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Licensee shall at all times employ
one full-time National Sales/Brand Manager who shall be dedicated
to the sale of Licensed Product. Said National Sales/Brand Manager
must be approved by Licensor and have significant experience in
selling products similar to the Licensed Products. Additionally,
Licensee shall at all times employ at least one full-time
Designer/Merchandiser (plus as many other designers / merchandisers
as needed) who is dedicated to the design and merchandising of
Licensed Product. Said Designer/Merchandiser must be approved by
Licensor and have significant experience in designing and
merchandising products similar to the Licensed Products.
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Licensor and its Affiliates may, but
shall not be obligated to, supply Licensee with Licensor Designs.
Licensee agrees that Licensor Designs shall be utilized by Licensee
only in the production, advertisement, marketing, promotion,
distribution and sale of Licensed Products. If Licensee shall
retain or employ any subcontract manufacturer other than an
Affiliate of Licensee, each such manufacturer shall be provided
with a written notice in the form set forth in " Exhibit N
," notifying that manufacturer that Licensor Designs may be used
only in compliance with the requirements of this agreement, and
that any violation by the manufacturer of these restrictions shall
be grounds for immediate termination of the manufacturer’s
services for Licensee relating to Licensed Products, in addition to
Licensor’s right to seek damages from each subcontract
manufacturer for the use of Licensor’s Designs not in
conformance with the terms of this agreement. Licensee shall
monitor the completion of subcontract manufacturer’s signing
of, and be accountable to Licensor for, the subcontract
manufacturers’ notices; copies of each shall be supplied to
Licensor within ten (10) days of its receipt by
Licensee.
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SALE OF LICENSED
PRODUCTS
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3.1
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Licensee agrees that Licensed
Products, including Close-outs, shall be distributed for retail
sale only through better specialty stores, national buying groups,
department stores and mail-order catalogs which are appropriate for
the superior reputation, quality-control standards and public image
of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks ("Normal
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Channels of Distribution"). Licensee
agrees to distribute Licensed Products, including Close-Outs, only
to those retailers that are listed on " Exhibit J " and any
other customer approved hereafter by Licensor. Before any order
from any other prospective customer is accepted, including, but not
limited to, internet retailers, Licensee shall submit an Additional
Authorized Retailer Request Form (set forth on Addendum 1 to
Exhibit J), to notify Licensor of the identity of the customer and
provide sufficient information to enable Licensor to determine
whether it is acceptable. Approval of any retail account may be
withdrawn by Licensor, pursuant to the notice requirements set
forth in this Agreement, at any time if Licensor determines in its
sole discretion, that advertising, marketing, promotion or sales by
that retail account shall have been, or shall have become,
inconsistent with the reputation, quality-control standards and
public image of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks; provided, however, that
such notice of withdrawal shall not apply to orders, current
inventory and work-in-process which have been accepted by Licensee
prior to its receipt of the notice. Licensee must provide to
Licensor written verification of such prior orders, current
inventory and work-in-process. Licensor agrees to review the
Minimum Net Sales detailed on "Exhibit E" and reduce such amounts
if such revocation of a retail account effects such
amounts.
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Licensee expressly agrees that
Licensee shall not distribute or sell Licensed Products, including
Close-Outs, to any Distributor (other than its own contract sales
affiliates), and Licensee shall distribute and sell Licensed
Products, including Close-Outs, only through its Normal Channels of
Distribution and only for accounts directly reselling to
consumers.
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Close-Outs may be disposed of by
Licensee through its Normal Channels of Distribution for
Close-Outs, as described in " Exhibit J ". However, damaged
and / or irregular Close-outs must be clearly marked as such, and
remain of a quality not inconsistent with the quality-control
standards of Licensor. All royalties due with respect to Close-outs
shall be paid as required under this Agreement.
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APPROVAL OF LICENSED
PRODUCTS
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4.1
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Licensor shall have the right in its
sole and reasonable discretion to approve or disapprove in advance
of sale the general design, quality, style, colors, appearance,
material and workmanship of all Licensed Products, and to approve
or disapprove in advance any brands, endorsements, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, designs and logotypes, (whether
included in the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks or not) used in connection with
Licensed Products. Licensee shall not show, distribute or sell any
Licensed Product which has not been approved in advance by Licensor
or which is, at any time, disapproved by Licensor in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Licensor reserves the right to
revoke approval of Licensed Products that were approved in previous
seasons, however, Licensor agrees to that it
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will not do so unless Licensor
reasonably concludes in its sole discretion that such Licensed
Products no longer reflect the taste, style, or quality associated
with the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks. Such revocation of approval shall not
apply to shall not apply to orders, current inventory and work in
process which have been accepted by License prior to its receipt of
the notice. Licensee must provide to Licensor written verification
of such prior orders, current inventory and work-in-process.
Licensor agrees to review the Minimum Nets Sales detailed on
"Exhibit E" and reduce such amounts if such revocation of a
Licensed Product effects such amounts.
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4.2
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The parties acknowledge that it may
not be practical for Licensee to submit actual samples of Licensed
Products to Licensor for Licensor’s examination and approval
or disapproval. Licensee shall submit Design Documentation to
Licensor at its New York address set forth below, at no cost or
expense to Licensor. Licensee’s submissions shall include, in
addition, evidence or notations of the use of labels, tags or other
form of identification proposed to be used on Licensed Products.
Licensee shall submit Design Documentation to Licensor at least
ninety (90) days prior to production of the applicable
Licensed Products. If Licensor reasonably desires additional
information with respect to the design, fabrication or manufacture
of any affected Licensed Product, Licensee agrees to provide that
additional information. Within fifteen (15) business days of
confirmed receipt of the foregoing materials, Licensor agrees that
it will examine and either approve or disapprove the relevant
Licensed Products and notify Licensee of its approval or
disapproval in writing. It is understood between the parties that
if Licensee does not receive a response from Licensor within three
(3) business days after the fifteen (15) business day
period detailed above, the Licensor has disapproved such request.
If any item is disapproved, in each case, Licensee will be advised
of the specific reasons. Upon request, Licensee shall reimburse
Licensor for any import duties, shipping charges or other costs or
expenses incurred by Licensor in connection with delivery of
samples to Licensor.
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4.3
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In the event any Licensed Product is
disapproved, Licensee agrees to consult with Licensor regarding
Licensor’s objections and any changes or modifications
proposed by Licensor, and will, within thirty (30) days
following receipt of Licensor’s disapproval, use good-faith
efforts to make mutually agreeable modifications or adjustments. In
the event of a dispute between Licensor and Licensee regarding any
Licensed Product, Licensor will have final control and approval
with respect to the style, overall design, decorative details,
engineering, structural integrity, production capabilities,
manufacturing efficiencies, materials sourcing, product safety and
similar matters.
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4.4
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Licensee assigns to Licensor all of
Licensee’s right, title, and interest in each design
developed and used by Licensee (excluding such design elements that
are excluded by the definition of Design Rights) in connection with
any of the Licensed Products, and all rights associated with them,
including, without limitation, all Design Rights. Licensee shall
promptly execute and deliver all forms of assignment and other
documents as may be reasonably required to transfer to Licensor any
of Licensee’s rights of ownership in the Design
Rights.
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Licensee shall not unreasonably
withhold or to obtain, protect, or perfect Licensor’s rights
in the Design Rights. In addition, during the Contract Term,
Licensee (a) shall not contest, raise any objections to the
validity of, or attack Licensor’s title to, or rights in, the
Design Rights, (b) shall not file any application for, or
obtain or attempt to obtain ownership of, any Design Rights,
(c) shall promptly notify Licensor if Licensee becomes aware
of any attempts to do so by, or any use, of any material covered by
Design Rights by any third party, and (d) shall take all
appropriate actions, and all actions reasonably requested by
Licensor to prevent or avoid any misuse of the material covered by
Design Rights or Licensed Products by any of its customers,
contractors, sublicensees, or suppliers.
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LICENSOR’S USE OF LICENSED
PRODUCT
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For each style, model or variation of each
Licensed Product, during the Contract Term, Licensee shall supply
Licensor, at no charge and at no cost or expense, with up to five
(5) of each style of the Licensed Products per Contract Year,
as Licensor may reasonably request for the marketing or promotional
use of Licensor (not for resale), including, but not limited to,
use in Licensor’s showrooms and trade-show exhibits. In
addition, Licensor may purchase Licensed Products from Licensee (at
Licensee’s manufacturer’s cost) for the marketing or
promotional use of Licensor (not for resale), including, but not
limited to, use in Licensor’s showrooms and trade-show
exhibits. Upon request by Licensor, Licensee shall promptly provide
one sample of all finished products, including hangtags using the
TOMMY BAHAMA Marks for intellectual property purposes.
With respect to each Contract Year during the
Contract Term, Licensee must generate the Minimum Net Sales as set
forth on " Exhibit E ."
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GUARANTEED ROYALTY AND EARNED
ROYALTY
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In consideration for the license
granted by the Licensor hereunder, Licensee shall pay to Licensor
the Guaranteed Royalty set forth on " Exhibit F " hereto.
The Guaranteed Royalty for each succeeding Contract Year during the
Contract Term shall be paid in four (4) equal installments on
or before the first day of each calendar quarter commencing during
that Contract Year. Within each Contract Year, the Guaranteed
Royalty is paid as a non-refundable advance towards amount due as
Earned Royalty for Licensed Products. No part of any Guaranteed
Royalty may be carried forward or backward as a credit from one
Contract Year to any other, or to any applicable Sell-Off
Period.
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Licensee shall pay to Licensor an
Earned Royalty on Net Sales for all Sales of all Licensed Products
(except for Sales to TB Stores) sold by Licensee during each
Contract Year based on the rates set forth on " Exhibit G "
hereto. To the extent that such Earned Royalty for Licensed
Products exceeds the Guaranteed Royalty previously paid for a given
quarter, such amount payments shall be payable within thirty
(30) days following the conclusion of each calendar
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quarter during which sales of
Licensed Products have been made. Past due payments shall bear
interest at a per annum rate of interest equal to (a) the
Prime Rate plus ****** percent (******%) per annum, or (b) the
maximum interest rate permissible under law, whichever is
less.
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All royalties due Licensor shall
accrue upon the Sale of the Licensed Products regardless of time of
collection by Licensee (subject to credits for returned Licensed
Products).
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Licensee may reconcile the amounts
owed for Guaranteed and Earned Royalties every Contract Year on
June 1 and December 1. For example, if during a Contract
Year, Licensee’s Net Sales were much higher during one
quarter than the Minimum Sales requirement would anticipate
(resulting in a payment of Earned Royalties), but then much lower
in the subsequent quarter, it would be feasible that Licensee would
need to reconcile an overpayment of Earned Royalties when compared
to the actual Net Sales and royalties due for such period. In such
a case, Licensee may reduce the Guaranteed Royalty amount due on
June 1 and / or December 1, as applicable, to reconcile
any previous overpayment. This allowance for reconciliation does
not, under any circumstances, allow Licensee to reduce its
Guaranteed Royalty for any reason other than for reconciling excess
Earned Royalty payments already made. Furthermore, this paragraph
does not in any way diminish the requirement that Licensee pay
Earned Royalties every calendar quarter of the Contract Term if
such amounts are due pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
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SALES AND ROYALTY
REPORTS
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Immediately following the execution
of this Agreement, and at least one (1) year in advance of the
beginning of every subsequent Contract Year during the Contract
Term, Licensee will send Licensor its sales projection for that
next Contract Year, broken out by month, along with a detailed list
of all media placements for Marketing Support.
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Licensee shall supply Licensor with
a Quarterly Statement, as shown on " Exhibit K ," with
respect to all sales of Licensed Products sold during each calendar
quarter. Each Quarterly Statement shall be delivered to Licensor
within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the
applicable quarter.
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In addition, Quarterly Statements
for the final quarter of each Contract Year shall include, without
limitation, an annual report of the foregoing for the entire
Contract Year. The Licensee’s Chief Financial Officer shall
indicate by signature that s/he has reviewed and agrees with such
annual report. On request by Licensor, Licensee shall provide
backup and support materials with respect to any item contained in
any Quarterly Statement so that Licensor shall have sufficient
information to evaluate the sources for any item contained in the
Quarterly Statement and to track Licensee’s performance under
this Agreement.
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Within twenty (20) days
following the end of each calendar month, Licensee shall fax to
Licensor an Estimated Net Sales Report as detailed on " Exhibit
L ". This report is:
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An estimate of the monthly Net Sales
for the previous month, which should as accurately as possible
reflect all of the Net Sales of Licensed Products for that
month;
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A re-forecasted estimate of the
monthly Net Sales of Licensed Products for the remainder of the
Licensor’s "Fiscal Year" (currently February 2 through
February 1); and
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A re-forecasted estimate of the
monthly Net Sales of Close-Out Licensed Products for the remainder
of the Licensor’s Fiscal Year.
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It is the responsibility of the
Licensee to submit the information required by this Agreement on a
timely basis as required herein, and in a businesslike manner. It
shall not be the responsibility of the Licensor to call, fax, write
or otherwise attempt to obtain the required information from
Licensee.
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NATIONAL ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING SUPPORT
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National Advertising .
Licensee shall use good-faith reasonable efforts to promote the
sale of Licensed Products throughout the Territory in a manner
consistent with the goals and aspirations of the Tommy Bahama
brand, and the National Advertising spending requirements set forth
on Exhibit H . To qualify as National Advertising, the items
and costs must be approved in writing by Licensor prior any
expenditures having been made on them. Within fifteen
(15) business days of confirmed receipt of the foregoing
National Advertising items and costs, Licensor agrees that it will
examine and either approve or disapprove the relevant National
Advertising expenditures and notify Licensee of its approval or
disapproval in writing. It is understood between the parties that
if Licensee does not receive a response from Licensor within five
(5) business days after the fifteen (15) business day
period detailed above, the Licensor has disapproved such request.
If approval is given by Licensor, all such National Advertising
items and costs shall conform in all material respects to the
sample, and within reason, the estimated costs. Licensee mush must
also comply with the Marketing Materials approval standards related
to National Advertising and set forth in Section 10 of this
Agreement
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Licensee shall use good-faith
reasonable efforts to provide Marketing Support for the Licensed
Products throughout the Territory and conform to the Branded
Marketing Materials as set forth on " Exhibit H ." Licensee
may use a portion of the Licensor’s New York showroom (at
Licensee’s expense to be determined based on a percentage of
space required and the current rent paid by Licensor) to display
and market the Licensed Products, such displays having been
approved in advance, in writing by Licensor. During the Contract
Term, if Licensee participates in the M.A.G.I.C. Trade Show in
connection with the Licensed Products, Licensee agrees to do so
only in conjunction
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with the Tommy Bahama Booth, and to
reimburse Licensor for Licensee’s pro-rata share of trade
show expenses based upon Licensee’s square foot usage of the
Tommy Bahama Booth, as allocated by Licensor in its sole
discretion. The invoice setting forth such expenses shall be paid
within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt. Licensee may
show Licensed Products at the FFANY and WSA trade shows (and any
successor trade shows) and, subject to Licensor’s prior
written approval, any other industry trade shows. All signage and
decor of Licensee’s display space at any such trade show is
subject to Licensor’s prior written approval.
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Shortfall . During each
Contract Year, Licensee shall spend no less than the applicable sum
for National Advertising and / or Marketing Support as set forth in
" Exhibit H ." If the Licensee fails to spend the required sum
during any Contract Year, an amount equal to such deficiency (the
"Shortfall") shall promptly be paid to Licensor as an additional
royalty, not creditable against Guaranteed Royalties. However, in
lieu of such payment, Licensee may, at Licensor’s sole
discretion, only in the succeeding Contract Year, use the Shortfall
to pay for additional National Advertising and / or Marketing
Support. Licensee may propose such use to Licensor for review only
under the following conditions: (i) the Shortfall is spent
during the first quarter of that succeeding Contract Year and the
expense is reflected in the Quarterly Statement for that quarter,
(ii) the minimum expenditures for National Advertising and /
or Marketing Support for each Contract Year shall be made in
addition to the application of the appropriate Shortfall, and
(iii) the sole reason for the Shortfall is that actual Net
Sales shall have exceeded Minimum Net Sales for the Contract Year
of the Shortfall. For the avoidance of doubt, the only two options
for the use of a Shortfall accruing under the previous sentence are
to pay it as an additional royalty or to spend it for additional
National Advertising and / or Marketing Support; in no event may
any Shortfall be applied toward the minimum amounts required under
this Agreement for National Advertising and / or Marketing Support
and such application is at the sole discretion of Licensor.
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Promptly following the execution of
this Agreement, and at least one (1) year in advance of the
beginning of every subsequent Contract Year (which projections
shall be reforecasted with the Statement of Estimated Monthly Net
Sales detailed on "Exhibit L"), Licensee shall submit for approval
by Licensor a written production, sales and marketing plan for the
forthcoming Contract Year. Such plan shall be sent in accordance
with the notice provisions provided under this Agreement. Licensor
shall have fifteen (15) business days in which to approve or
disapprove any such plan. It is understood between the parties that
if Licensee does not receive a response from Licensor within five
(5) business days after the fifteen (15) business day
period detailed above, the Licensor has disapproved such request.
In the event that Licensor shall disapprove any plan so submitted,
Licensee shall have ten (10) business days in which to submit
a revised written plan. At the written request of Licensee,
however, Licensor and Licensee shall discuss in good faith the
reasons for that disapproval. The failure to submit a revised
written plan in a form satisfactory to Licensor within the above
period shall constitute a default under this Agreement, subject to
the cure provisions set forth in this Agreement.
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ADVERTISING, MARKETING,
PROMOTIONS & PACKAGING APPROVAL
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10.1
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Before producing, publishing or
distributing any National Advertising, market advertising,
packaging, or press releases ("Marketing Materials") related to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or Licensed Products,
Licensee shall submit to Licensor for its examination and approval
or disapproval, a sample of the Marketing Materials, including
text, coloring and a copy of any photograph proposed to be used.
Within fifteen (15) business days of confirmed receipt of the
foregoing materials by Licensee, Licensor agrees that it will
examine and either approve or disapprove the relevant Marketing
Materials and notify Licensee of its approval or disapproval in
writing. It is understood between the parties that if Licensee does
not receive a response from Licensor within five (5) business
days after the fifteen (15) business day period detailed
above, the Licensor has disapproved such request. Licensee agrees
to consult with Licensor regarding its objections and any changes
or modifications proposed by Licensor. Licensee shall then make
mutually agreeable modifications or adjustments. Licensor reserves
the right to resolve any dispute about the appropriate changes, in
its sole discretion Licensee shall not make material changes to any
approved piece of Marketing Material bearing the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks
without consulting with Licensor; however, once approval is
obtained for any particular piece of Marketing Material, it shall
not be necessary to obtain approval for each separate,
substantially similar use of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks in
substantially similar Marketing Materials.
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All Marketing Materials, and all
packaging, labels, and other materials used in connection with the
advertising, marketing and sale of Licensed Products, or otherwise
used in connection with the transactions under this Agreement,
shall make reference only to the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks and shall not
include any brands, endorsements, trademarks, service marks, trade
names or logotypes other than Licensee’s own corporate
identifiers, as reasonably appropriate to identify Licensee as
either manufacturer or distributor, as the case may be. For the
avoidance of doubt, co-branding is not permitted without
Licensor’s prior written approval.
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Licensee may retain a reputable
advertising agency for the development, sourcing and placement of
Marketing Materials other then the advertising agency designated by
Licensor. If Licensee retains another advertising agency for the
development, sourcing and placement of the Marketing Materials,
such agency must be approved in writing by Licensor prior to such
retention. Licensor must also review and approve in writing as
detailed in this Agreement all Marketing Materials developed by
such retained agency for Licensee prior to any media placement or
distribution of such Marketing Materials.
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Licensed Products shall not be sold
or given away by Licensee free of charge or sold or exchanged for
nominal value, or authorized by Licensee to be so given away, sold
or exchanged, so as to promote the products, services or business
of any individual or entity unless written approval is granted by
Licensor for a specific amount. If Licensee desires to give away or
sell for nominal value Licensed Products for the promotion of the
products, services or business of any individual or entity other
than Licensee, Licensee shall obtain Licensor’s written
approval prior to any such arrangement and such approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld. Licensee may submit such a request to
Licensor in writing, setting forth all of the details of such
proposed commercial tie-in or premium use, and Licensor shall have
complete discretion in deciding whether or not to waive the
foregoing prohibition. Licensor shall have fifteen
(15) business days in which to approve or disapprove any such
plan. It is understood between the parties that if Licensee does
not receive a response from Licensor within five (5) business
days after the fifteen (15) business day period detailed
above, the Licensor has disapproved such request. Licensee shall
adhere, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure
that those Authorized Retailers set forth in " Exhibit J "
adhere, to the Advertising Policy set forth in " Exhibit M
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All approvals by Licensor related to
Marketing Materials under this Agreement shall have a duration of
twelve (12) months unless sooner withdrawn pursuant to the
terms of any other section of this Agreement. Any continuation of
any approval beyond that period must be requested in writing,
within the first twenty (20) business days prior to the
expiration of that period
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Licensee agrees that Licensor shall
have the right to approve or disapprove, in advance, each medium of
advertising through which Licensee may desire to advertise and
promote Licensed Products, and to approve or disapprove, in
advance, each individual media vehicle through which Licensee
proposes to publish or distribute Marketing Materials relating to
Licensed Products. All advertising media and advertising placements
shall be consistent with the high quality and prestige of the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks and no less than consistent with the manner in which
Licensee markets its own products.
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Licensee shall submit to Licensor,
in advance, written notification of the particular media vehicle in
which the Marketing Material would be placed. Within fifteen
(15) business days of confirmed receipt of the foregoing
materials, Licensor agrees that it will examine and either approve
or disapprove the relevant media vehicle and notify Licensee of its
approval or disapproval in writing. It is understood between the
parties that if Licensee does not receive a response from Licensor
within five (5) business days after the fifteen
(15) business day period detailed above, the Licensor has
disapproved such request.
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If any media vehicle is disapproved,
Licensee will be advised of the specific reasons in each case. Once
a particular media vehicle has been approved in accordance with
this provision, it shall not be necessary to obtain approval for
each separate but substantially similar use of that media vehicle.
However, if any previously approved media vehicle undergoes a
significant change following the date it shall have been approved
by Licensor, Licensee shall resubmit that media vehicle to Licensor
for its approval pursuant to the approval procedures set forth in
this provision.
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All approvals by Licensor of Marketing Materials
and all packaging, labels and materials used in connection with the
advertising, marketing and sale of Licensed Products under this
Agreement shall have duration of twelve (12) months unless
sooner withdrawn pursuant to the terms of any other section of this
Agreement. Any continuation of any approval for such materials
beyond that period must be requested in writing within thirty
(30) days prior to the expiration of that period.
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During the Contract Term, Licensor
shall not grant or sanction any other party to use any mark
identical with, or substantially similar to, the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks
in a manner which is in conflict with the rights granted to
Licensee under this Agreement.
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13.2
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Licensee shall have no right, title
or interest in the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks except the licensed rights in
accordance with this Agreement. Each and every part of the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks is, and shall remain, the sole property of Licensor.
Any use by Licensee of any part of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks, and the
goodwill arising from them, shall inure to the benefit of
Licensor.
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13.3
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During the Contract Term, and at any
time thereafter, Licensee shall not contest, raise any objections
to the validity of, or attack Licensor’s title to, or rights
in, the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks.
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13.4
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During the Contract Term, and at any
time thereafter, Licensee shall not file any application for any
mark, or obtain or attempt to obtain ownership of any mark or trade
name, in any country of the world, which refers to, or is
substantially similar to, any of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks, and shall
promptly notify Licensor if Licensee becomes aware of any attempts
to do so by third parties.
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13.5
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Licensee shall, at its own expense,
take such anti-counterfeiting measures as may be reasonably
requested by Licensor from time to time to protect the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks with respect to Licensed Products.
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In the event a third party asserts
that the TOMMY BAHAMAS Marks, or the sale of Licensed Products
(collectively, the "Rights") infringe upon such third party’s
rights in the Territory, the Licensor, at its sole expense, shall
take commercially reasonable actions to protect and validate the
Rights including, without limitation, arbitration, mediation and
litigation. Licensor shall have the right at any time, and in its
sole discretion, to reach a settlement in any action to protect and
validate the Rights. If a settlement is reached, or it is
determined that the Rights do infringe on such third party’s
rights, then Licensor shall procure for the Licensee, at the
Licensor’s expense, the right to continue the manufacturing,
marketing, sale and distribution of the Licensed Products in the
Territory as contemplated by this Agreement or refund all royalties
paid by Licensee over the prior twelve (12) month period and
terminate the Agreement without further penalty or
liability.
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The parties shall promptly notify
the other party in writing of any learned use that may be an
infringement or imitation of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks on articles
similar to the Licensed Products, and of any use which may be an
infringement or imitation of the related designs, design patents
and copyrights in the Territory. In the event a third party is
allegedly infringing or threatens to infringe the Rights in the
Territory, as determined by the Licensor or the Licensee, the
Licensor shall have the first right, but not the obligation to
bring an infringement action against any actual or alleged
infringer with respect to the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks. Licensor may, in
its sole judgment and at its own expense, institute, control,
settle, and defend such action and recover any damages, awards, or
settlements resulting therefrom. Licensee shall reasonably
cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist
Licensor in any such litigation. Licensor shall reimburse Licensee
for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of such
cooperation. Any damages, award, or settlement recovered by
Licensor shall first be used to reimburse Licensor and Licensee for
all reasonable expenses incurred during said litigation.
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The remainder of the damages, award
or settlement that is attributable to any infringement or alleged
infringement in the Territory shall be divided equally between
Licensor and Licensee. All other damages, awards, or settlement
amount shall be paid to Licensor.
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Licensee shall take all appropriate
actions and all commercially reasonable actions reasonably
requested by Licensor, to prevent or avoid any misuse of the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks or Licensed Products by any of its customers,
contractors, sublicensees, suppliers, or other
resources.
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Licensee shall reasonably assist and
cooperate with Licensor, at Licensor’s expense, in any other
efforts to obtain, perfect and protect its rights to the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks in the Territory with respect to the Licensed
Products. Licensee shall execute any documents reasonably required
by Licensor in connection with the foregoing.
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Licensee shall cause to be imprinted
legibly on the packaging for the Licensed Products manufactured,
distributed or sold under this Agreement, and on all Marketing
Materials, labels and tags used in connection with Licensed
Products, and any other such materials in which the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks appear, the designation ® or ™ as Licensor shall
advise as being appropriate and approved by Licensor. The packaging
for each Licensed Product shall contain the following notice, as
reasonably modified by Licensor from time to time: "Manufactured by
Tommy Bahama Footwear under license from the Tommy Bahama Group,
Inc. TOMMY BAHAMA is a registered trademark of the Tommy Bahama
Group, Inc.". Such notice detailed above shall be added to the
packaging of the Licensed Product at such time as Licensee updates
its packaging for such Product. Licensee may use the current
packaging and make such change at such time as it reorders such
packaging. In addition, Licensee, at is discretion, may file a
fictitious business name statement (or "d/b/a") for "Tommy Bahama
Footwear" and shall cause "Tommy Bahama Footwear" to be listed in
the telephone and business directories along with Licensee’s
address.
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Following the termination of the
rights granted under this Agreement with respect to the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks, Licensee shall, except as provided in
Section 20.2 , cease absolutely, and Licensee shall not
thereafter manufacture or sell, or have manufactured or sold, any
item branded under, or making reference to, the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks,
nor shall Licensee publish or display, or authorize or permit the
publication or display of, further or additional quantities of any
advertising or marketing materials which incorporate the TOMMY
BAHAMA Marks.
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CONFIDENTIAL &
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
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During the Contract Term, either
party may provide the other with access to and/or allow them to
become familiar with various aspects of their Confidential
Information. Both parties shall hold all revealed Confidential
Information which has been provided in strict confidence, shall not
use in any way or disclose any Confidential Information directly or
indirectly to any other party and such information shall be used by
Licensee only in those facilities where Licensed Products are
manufactured and only in connection with the manufacture, use and
sale of Licensed Products. All records, files, documents,
information, data and other similar items relating to either
party’s business operations, regardless of who prepared them
and which are not otherwise in the public domain, shall remain the
exclusive property of the owning party.
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Apart from the license granted
herein to use the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks in connection with the
manufacture, advertising, promotion, sale, offering for sale and
distribution of Licensed Products, this Agreement does not grant
Licensee any rights whatsoever in the Confidential Information of
Licensor under any of Licensor’s patent(s), patent
application(s), trademark(s), trademark applications(s),
copyrights, copyright application(s), service mark(s) or
proprietary technology or any other rights in the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks not granted herein. The use of any proprietary information
outside the scope of this grant of license is considered a material
breach of this Agreement. THE LICENSEE SHALL NOT USE ANY
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS GRANT OF LICENSE.
THE LICENSEE DOES NOT GRANT LICENSOR ANY RIGHTS WHATSOEVER IN THE
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF LICENSEE BY VIRTUE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
OTHERWISE.
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In addition to obligations set forth
in Section 18 of this Agreement, Licensee shall cause every
third party manufacturer, subcontractor, supplier, distributor,
transporter, or other similar relationship, that has access to any
Confidential Information, or the Licensed Products themselves, to
acknowledge by signature the statements set forth upon " Exhibit
N ." Within thirty (30) days of establishing a new
relationship with such a third party, Licensee shall provide
Licensor this properly executed document along with any agreements,
such as a Supplier Agreement, that may be necessary at that
time.
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All royalty payments required under the
provisions of this Agreement are payable by wire transfer as
follows:
SunTrust Bank
25 Park Place
Atlanta Georgia
Telex: 542210
Swift: SNTRUS3A
ABA number: 061000104
Account Name: Oxford Industries, Inc
Account Number: 8800828975
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NOTICES & OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS
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16.1
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All reports, approvals, requests,
demands, notices and other communications required or permitted by
this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by a duly authorized
officer of or such other individual designated in writing by a
party.
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Communications shall be duly given
if delivered personally, if mailed (by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested) or if delivered by
nationally-recognized overnight courier or mail service that
requires the addressee to acknowledge, in writing, the receipt
thereof, to the party concerned. Notice may be sent by facsimile
transmission, with prompt hard-copy follow-up in the manner
described above (for which the date of delivery shall be deemed to
be the date of facsimile transmission).
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16.2
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All Communications to Licensor shall
be sent to:
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Tommy Bahama Group, Inc.
Attn: Director of Licensing
1071 Avenue of the Americas
10 th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Facsimile: (212) 391-4663
With a copy to:
Tommy Bahama Group, Inc.
a/d/o Oxford Industries, Inc.
Attn: Legal Department
222 Piedmont Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Facsimile: 404-653-1545
(Copies are not necessary for standard reports, approvals or
requests, but are
required for all demands, notices or other communications).
All communications to Licensee shall be sent to:
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. d/b/a Tommy Bahama Footwear
5840 El Camino Real, Suite 106
Carlsbad, California 92008
Attention: President and CEO
And Tommy Bahama Footwear National Brand Manager
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Licensee shall maintain invoices and
books of account for the sale of Licensed Products relating to this
Agreement during the Contract Term for a period of three years
following the Contract Term. Such books of account shall be
complete and accurate in accordance with generally accepted
accounting practices. Licensor, through its
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representatives including its
internal and external auditors, shall have the right upon
reasonable prior notice to reasonable inspection of books and
records of Licensee relating to the sales of all Licensed Products
subject to this Agreement. Licensor hereby agrees that any
financial information regarding sales furnished by Licensee is to
be held in confidence. Acceptance by Licensor of any statement
furnished or royalty paid shall not preclude the Licensor from
questioning its correctness and, in the event such mistakes are
discovered, they shall be immediately rectified.
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17.2
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If, upon any examination of
Licensee’s books and records pursuant to
Section 17.1 hereof, Licensor shall discover any
royalty underpayment by Licensee, Licensee will make all payments
required to be made to correct and eliminate such underpayment
within ten (10) business days of Licensor’s demand. In
addition, if said examination reveals a royalty underpayment of
****** percent (******%) or more for any royalty period, Licensee
will reimburse Licensor for the cost of said examination within ten
(10) business days of Licensor’s demand.
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17.3
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In addition to any other remedy
available to Licensor, if any payment due under this Agreement is
delayed for any reason, interest shall accrue and be payable, to
the extent legally enforceable, on such unpaid principal amounts
from and after the date on which the same became due, at a per
annum amount equal to ****** percent (******%).
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18.1
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Licensee shall not, in any manner,
authorize or purport to authorize another to use the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks, except to the extent specifically provided herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may have the TOMMY BAHAMA
Marks affixed to Licensed Products wherever being manufactured,
provided Licensee takes all necessary precautions to prevent
labels, tags and other indicia of the TOMMY BAHAMA Marks from being
used otherwise than in connection with the Licensed Products.
Licensee may manufacture, or have manufactured, the Licensed
Products outside of the Territory, however, under no circumstances
may Licensee manufacture or have manufactured Licensed Products in
Myanmar and such countries as Licensor shall advise Licensee are
prohibited based on their noncompliance with applicable labor laws
and Licensor’s Code of Conduct, as required in the
manufacturing agreement ("Supplier Agreement"), attached hereto as
" Exhibit O ", and made a part of this Agreement or such
other reasons as Licensor shall in its sole discretion
determine.
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18.2
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Licensor’s Code of Conduct
applies to any entity manufacturing, or otherwise in the line of
production of Licensed Products (including the components thereof)
and it is attached hereto as " Addendum 1 to Exhibit O ".
Licensee must exercise commercially reasonable efforts to have all
third party manufacturers, subcontractors and suppliers
("Supplier") comply with the terms of the Code of Conduct and will
evidence such efforts by:
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Prior to the commencement of the
manufacturing of Licensed Products, Licensee executing, and having
all Suppliers execute, the Code of Conduct in the form attached
hereto, retaining such documents in a safe place and providing such
documents immediately to Licensor at its request; and
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Displaying and having all Suppliers
display the Code of Conduct in the language of the applicable
country, in a clearly visible location in Licensee’s
manufacturing facilities (if applicable) and in the manufacturing
facilities of Licensee’s Suppliers, at all times during the
Contract Term.
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In the event Licensor provides Licensee with
written notice that Licensee or a Supplier is not complying with
the Code of Conduct, Licensee shall have twenty (20) business
days to comply or attempt to cause the violating Supplier to comply
with the Code of Conduct. If compliance is not established within
the twenty (20) business day period, Licensee shall move its
business immediately from any Supplier failing to comply with the
Code of Conduct within thirty (30) days following written
notice from Licensor, to an approved Supplier who does comply with
the Code of Conduct.
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18.3
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Licensee agrees that prior to the
commencement of the manufacturing of Licensed Products, it will
have in effect, to the satisfaction of Licensor, a program of
monitoring manufacturing facilities, whether operated by Licensee
or by Suppliers, that is sufficient to ensure their compliance with
the Code of Conduct and all applicable laws and regulations
pertaining to wages, overtime compensation, benefits, hours, hiring
and employment, workplace conditions and safety, the environment,
collective bargaining, and freedom of association, and that the
other products manufactured by Supplier and the components thereof
are made without the use of child (persons under the age of 15 or
younger than the age for completing compulsory education, if that
age is younger than 15), prison, indentured, exploited, bonded,
forced or slave labor. Such compliance will be evidenced by
Licensee, upon execution of this Agreement, by executing and
abiding by the Certification in the form presented on " Addendum
2 to Exhibit O " to the Supplier Agreement, as may be amended
from time to time and executing and abiding by any such other form
as may be provided by Licensor from time to time. If Licensee uses
an agent for monitoring Suppliers, then such agent(s) shall be
approved in writing by Licensor. If Licensee already has in place
such agent(s) pursuant to a preexisting contract, then Licensor
shall be authorized to engage its own agent to monitor
Licensee’s Suppliers on an as needed basis, but at least once
quarterly, at Licensee’s expense. Additionally, without
notice, Licensor, or its authorized agents, shall have the right to
audit all manufacturing facilities.
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18.4
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Licensee shall comply with all laws,
rules, regulations and requirements of any governmental body
governing or otherwise pertaining to the operations of Licensee
contemplated under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
as they relate to the manufacture, import, export, distribution,
sale, advertising, marketing or promotion of Licensed Products
Third Party Manufacturing Agreement. All of Licensee’s third
party manufacturing agreements must conform with the Supplier
Agreement, attached hereto as " Exhibit O " and made a part
hereof, as may be amended from time to time by Licensor. Within
thirty (30) days after establishing a new arrangement with a
Supplier, Licensee must inspect each Supplier and provide approval,
signed by an authorized employee or agent of Licensee that such
Supplier is in compliance with this Section 18.1 , and
will obtain and immediately provide to Licensor, the properly
executed Supplier Agreement from each Supplier, and/or such other
forms as may be provided by Licensor from time to time. Within
thirty (30) days after establishing a new arrangement with a
Supplier, Licensee must obtain and provide
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