Exhibit 10.4
AGREEMENT REGARDING INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
AND WAIVER OF PUT
OPTIONS
This Agreement Regarding
Intellectual Property and Waiver of Put Options (this “
Agreement ”) is effective, made and entered as of June
, 2009 (the “ Agreement Date
”) by and between Unidym, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Unidym ”), and TEL Venture Capital, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ TEL ”). All capitalized
terms are defined in Article VII .
RECITALS
A. Unidym and TEL are parties to the
Subscription Agreement dated as of November 11, 2008 (the
“ Subscription Agreement ”) pursuant to, among
other things, TEL has a Put A Right and Put B Right, pursuant to
which TEL has the right to require that Unidym repurchase the
shares of Unidym’s Series C-1 Preferred Stock held by TEL in
the event that certain conditions are met.
B. Unidym has requested that TEL
waive its Put A Right and Put B Right, and TEL has agreed to do so,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including the
transfer and license of certain intellectual property rights and a
right to receive a fee on sales of certain CNT and CNT Products by
Unidym and its licensees as provided hereunder.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the covenants,
promises and representations set forth herein, and for other good
and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT RELATED
IP
1.1 Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions contained in this Agreement, Unidym shall sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold,
transferred, conveyed, assigned and delivered, to TEL on the
Closing Date, and TEL shall acquire from Unidym, free and clear of
any Lien, all of Unidym’s right, title and interest in and to
the Equipment Related IP as set forth on Schedule 1.1 ;
provided, however, that the Equipment Related IP shall be co-owned
between the parties hereto as identified on such schedule and to
the extent and subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 1.6 hereof.
1.2 The closing of the Transactions
(the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the
offices of Unidym, on the Agreement Date, or at such other date
(the “ Closing Date ”) and location as Unidym
and TEL agree.
1.3 Unidym Deliveries . On
the Closing Date, Unidym shall deliver to TEL the following, all of
which shall be in form satisfactory to TEL:
(a) the General Assignment and Bill
of Sale in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.3(a) ;
(b) Assignments in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.3(b) with respect to the
patent and patent applications in the Equipment Related IP, for
filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and its
foreign counterparts;
(c) the CNT Products Materials as
contemplated by Section 2.2;
(d) a copy of the resolution(s)
adopted by the Unidym Board authorizing the
Transactions;
(e) a letter of intent from
Continental Carbon Nanotechnologies (“CCNI”) stating
that, if Unidym does not meet its obligations under the CNT Supply
Agreement with CCNI, CCNI would enter into discussions, in good
faith, to establish a supply agreement with TEL, or TEL
Affiliate;
(f) binding commitments from
(i) one or more third parties to purchase shares of
Unidym’s Series C-1 Preferred Stock in the amount of at least
$975,000 (including any monies invested from and after
April 23, 2009 in exchange for Series C-1 Preferred Stock, or
the conversion into Series C-1 Preferred Stock of any monies
provided as bridge loans from and after April 23, 2009 and
intra-company accounts payable, up to a maximum of $100,000, by
Unidym to Arrowhead accruing from and after May 13, 2009); and
(ii) Arrowhead Research Corporation (“Arrowhead”)
to convert to Series C-1 Preferred Stock any outstanding
intra-company accounts payable by Unidym, in each case conditioned
only on, and to close concurrently with, the Closing of this
Agreement; and
(g) such other good and sufficient
instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to TEL, as shall be effective to
vest in TEL good title in its rights to the Equipment Related
IP.
1.4 TEL Deliveries . On the
Closing Date, TEL shall deliver to Unidym the following, all of
which shall be in form satisfactory to Unidym:
(a) the General Assignment and Bill
of Sale in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.3(a).
1.5 Mutual Deliveries . On
the Closing Date, the Parties shall execute and deliver such other
instruments and documents as reasonably requested by the Parties to
carry out and effect the purpose and intent of this
Agreement.
1.6 Co-Owned Equipment Related
IP . With respect to the patents and the patent applications
(including provisional patent applications) in the Equipment
Related IP that will be co-owned by the Parties pursuant to this
Agreement (the “ Co-Owned Patents ”), TEL and
Unidym agree as follows:
(a) TEL and Unidym shall cooperate
to prosecute and maintain the Co-Owned Patents.
(b) TEL and Unidym shall share
equally all costs associated with prosecuting and maintaining the
Co-Owned Patents arising and incurred after the Closing Date. If
either TEL or Unidym wishes to stop the payment of its share of the
maintenance fees or prosecution costs associated with a Co-Owned
Patent in any country, the other Party may take over the payment of
such share. The Party discontinuing to pay its share shall transfer
to the other Party which continues such payments, its title to,
rights and interests in such Co-Owned Patents for the countries
concerned. The rights of third parties under already existing
licenses and agreements shall not be prejudiced.
(c) TEL shall have the sole and
exclusive right, without the consent of Unidym, to file a lawsuit
or otherwise enforce any action using any of the Co-Owned Patents
against any TEL Competitor. Unidym shall cooperate as necessary and
requested by TEL, including joining of a lawsuit. TEL shall be
responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
such lawsuit or action (including the reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by Unidym in cooperating with TEL as requested by TEL) ,
and shall be entitled to any and all proceeds resulting from such
lawsuit or action, without having to account to Unidym. TEL shall
have the further sole and exclusive right, without the consent of
Unidym, to grant a license under any of the Co-Owned Patents to any
TEL Competitor and shall be entitled to any and all proceeds
(whether in the form of royalties, fees, or otherwise) resulting
from such license, without having to account to Unidym.
(d) Unidym shall have the sole and
exclusive right, without the consent of TEL, to file a lawsuit or
otherwise enforce any action using any of the Co-Owned Patents
against any Unidym Competitor. Unidym shall be responsible for all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with such lawsuit or
action (including the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by TEL
in cooperating with Unidym as requested by Unidym) , and shall be
entitled to any and all proceeds resulting from such lawsuit or
action, without having to account to TEL. Unidym shall have the
further sole and exclusive right, without the consent of TEL, to
grant a license under any of the Co-Owned Patents to any Unidym
Competitor and shall be entitled to any and all proceeds (whether
in the form of royalties, fees, or otherwise) resulting from such
license, without having to account to TEL.
(e) Neither Party shall grant a
license to, or file a lawsuit or otherwise enforce or attempt to
enforce any action using any of the Co-Owned Patents against a
third party that is both a TEL Competitor and a Unidym Competitor
without the consent of the other Party.
(f) Except as otherwise authorized
in clauses (c) and (d) above, neither Party shall grant a
license, or file a lawsuit or otherwise enforce or attempt to
enforce any action using any of the Co-Owned Patents without the
consent of the other Party.
(g) The Parties agree to cooperate
in the prosecution of any patent applications (including any
provisional patent applications) of any Co-Owned Patent so that, to
the extent reasonably practicable, the claims therein are divided
into separate patents or patent applications, as the case may be,
that would be solely owned by TEL, in the case of any patent
containing only claims that are related to Equipment or Equipment
Process, or solely by Unidym, in the case of any patent that has no
claims that are related to Equipment or Equipment Process;
provided, however, that any such division of a patent application
shall be approved by both Parties. TEL agrees to assign, transfer
and convey to Unidym all of its remaining rights and interest in
any resulting patent or patent application that the Parties have
agreed should be solely owned by Unidym, and Unidym agrees to
assign, transfer and convey to TEL all of its remaining rights and
interest in any resulting patent or patent application that the
Parties have agreed should be solely owned by TEL, as provided
hereunder. Each Party further agrees to delivery such instruments
of conveyance, assignment and transfer, in form and substance
reasonable acceptable to the other Party, as shall be effective to
vest in the other Party good title to such patent or patent
application.
(h) To the extent it can do so
without breaching a contract with a third party, Unidym agree to
promptly disclose to TEL any Intellectual Property related to
Equipment or Equipment Process that Unidym may invent after the
Closing Date. TEL shall have the right, by giving notice to Unidym
no later than three months following the date of such disclosure,
to elect to obtain a world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-terminable, fully paid-up, non-exclusive, transferable,
sublicensable right and license of such subsequently invented
Intellectual Property, in which case TEL shall be responsible for
the reasonable costs required to prepare, file and prosecute any
patent applications and to maintain any issued patents arising from
such subsequently invented Intellectual Property. In addition, TEL
shall have the exclusive right of first negotiation to negotiate,
for a period of six months, to convert such license into an
exclusive but royalty-bearing license with respect to any such
subsequently invented Intellectual Property to which TEL has taken
a non-exclusive license as contemplated by the preceding sentence,
by giving notice at any time prior to the three- month anniversary
of the date that such patent issues, in the case of any such
Intellectual Property that is patentable, or prior to the first
anniversary of Unidym’s disclosure as contemplated by this
clause (h), in the case of any such Intellectual Property that is
not patentable. Unidym agrees not to grant any license to a third
party that would be inconsistent with its ability to grant an
exclusive license of any such subsequently invented Intellectual
Property to TEL until such time as TEL’s right of first
negotiation hereunder has expired or has been waived.
(i) TEL shall have the right to
assign all or any portion of its rights in the Co-Owned Patents to
a TEL Affiliate without the prior consent of Unidym.
ARTICLE II
LICENSE OF MATERIALS RELATED
IP
2.1 Grant of License .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as
of the Closing, except for the Intellectual Property licensed to
Unidym under the
License Agreements, Unidym hereby grants to TEL,
a world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-terminable, fully
paid-up, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable
right and license under all of Unidym’s rights under the CNT
Products IP to make, have made, use, import, market, sell and
distribute CNT Products solely in the LCD Field and the Solar Field
(the “ CNT Products License ”).
2.2 Deliverables . At the
Closing, Unidym shall deliver to TEL a copy of a document entitled
“Unidym Trade Secrets LCD Ink and Film Making” (the
“ CNT Products Materials ”) setting forth the
most updated technical information and documentation, including
formulas and recipes, for producing CNT Products from CNT for use
in the LCD Field and, to the extent available, the Solar Field.
Unidym further agrees to deliver to TEL, on no less frequent than a
quarterly basis, any updated version of the CNT Products Materials
to ensure that the CNT Products Materials then in TEL’s
possession contains the most updated technical information and
documentation then held by Unidym.
2.3 Covenant Not to Exercise
Certain Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing grant of the CNT
Products License, TEL agrees that it will not exercise its rights
under the CNT Products License (other than its Non-Commercial
Rights), unless and until there has been a Release Event. “
Release Event ” shall mean any of the
following:
(a) A receiver, trustee, or similar
officer is appointed for the business or property of Unidym, or
Unidym files a petition in bankruptcy, files a petition seeking any
reorganization, makes an arrangement, composition, or similar
relief under any law regarding insolvency or relief for debtors, or
makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(b) any involuntary petition or
proceeding under bankruptcy or insolvency laws is instituted
against Unidym and not stayed, enjoined, or discharged within 60
days;
(c) any similar or analogous
proceedings or event to those in clauses (a) to (b) above
occurs in respect of Unidym within any jurisdiction outside the
USA;
(d) Unidym ceases to carry on its
Inks/Films Business;
(e) Unidym takes any action to
liquidate and dissolve; or
(f) Unidym generally fails to pay
its debts and obligations when due (after taking into account any
cure periods) in the ordinary course of its business;
provided, that in the case of a
Release Event described in clauses (d) and (f) above, no
Release Event shall be deemed to have occurred unless and until
such determination has been made pursuant to the following
procedures:
(x) TEL shall send a notice to
Unidym indicating its good faith belief that such a Release Event
has occurred, together with any supporting evidence;
(y) Unless within 10 Business Days
after the date of such notice TEL receives a counter-notice in
writing from Unidym stating that in its view no such
Release
Event has occurred, together with
any supporting evidence, or, if appropriate, that the event or
circumstance giving rise to the Release Event has been rectified as
shown by documentation in support thereof, the Release Event shall
deemed to have occurred; and
(z) If TEL receives such a
counter-notice within the 10 Business Day period set forth above,
TEL and Unidym agree to discuss in good faith a resolution to the
issue of whether or not a Release Event has occurred and remains
unrectified. If the parties are not able to resolve their dispute
regarding whether or not such a Release Event has occurred within
90 days after the date of such counter-notice, either Party may
invoke the dispute resolution procedure set forth in
Section 8.9(c) hereof;
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon
(a) Unidym achieving Net Sales of CNT Related Products of $10
million or more during a 12-month period; or (b) the
acquisition of a controlling interest in Unidym by a
well-capitalized chemical, materials or similar company with the
capacity and strategic goal to engage in the Inks/Films Business,
as determined by TEL in its reasonable discretion, the CNT Products
License shall be deemed to have been revised to be limited to the
Non-Commercial Rights only, and the occurrence of a Release Event
at any time thereafter shall have no effect on the scope of the CNT
Products License.
2.4 Assignment to TEL
Affiliate . TEL shall have the right to assign all or any
portion of the licensed rights granted pursuant to this Article
II to a TEL Affiliate without the prior consent of
Unidym.
2.5 Confidentiality . TEL
agrees to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any third
party the CNT Products Materials, other than to its employees or
contractors (or those of a TEL Affiliate or a permitted
sublicensees or assignees, if any) who need to know the same in
order to use the CNT Products Materials within the scope of the CNT
Products License or for any other purpose authorized in writing by
Unidym. In the event that CNT Products Materials is disclosed to
TEL’s employees or contractors (or those of its Affiliates
and permitted sublicensees or assignees), TEL shall ensure that
they are bound by the same confidentiality obligations as are
contained in this Section 2.5 . The foregoing
obligation shall not apply to:
(a) Information that is known to TEL
or a TEL Affiliate prior to the time of disclosure to TEL, as
evidenced by written records;
(b) Information disclosed to TEL by
a third party that has no obligation to maintain the
confidentiality thereof;
(c) Information that is
independently developed by TEL or one of its Affiliates without the
use of the CNT Products Materials;
(d) Information that becomes part of
the public domain through no fault of TEL or a breach of the
confidentiality obligations set forth herein; or
(e) Information that is required to
be disclosed by order of a Governmental Entity, provided that TEL
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify Unidym
prior to the disclosure of such information and, if requested by
Unidym, cooperate with Unidym to seek to obtain confidential
treatment of such information by such Governmental
Entity.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
UNIDYM
Unidym represents and warrants to
TEL as follows:
3.1 Organization of Unidym .
Unidym is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Unidym has
the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted.
3.2 Authority .
(a) Unidym has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and
each other agreement, certificate or document contemplated thereby
or hereby (collectively with the Agreement, the “
Transaction Agreements ”) to which it is or will be a
party and to consummate the Transactions. Unidym’s Board of
Directors has approved the Transaction Agreements to which it is or
will be a party and the Transactions. The execution, delivery and
performance by Unidym of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the consummation
by Unidym of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Unidym and no further
action is required on the part of Unidym to authorize the
Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the
Transactions. The approvals of Unidym’s Board of Directors
have not been revoked, rescinded or amended.
(b) This Agreement has been, and
each of the other Transaction Agreements to which Unidym is a party
will be at the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Unidym
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties hereto and thereto (other than Unidym), this
Agreement constitutes, and in the case of such Transaction
Agreements they will at the Closing Date constitute, valid and
binding obligations of Unidym, enforceable against Unidym in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
3.3 No Conflict . The
execution and delivery by Unidym of this Agreement and each other
Transaction Agreement to which Unidym is a party, and the
consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not conflict with
or result in any violation of or default under (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss
of any benefit under, or result in the creation of any lien upon
any of Unidym’s properties or assets (tangible or intangible)
under (i) any provision of Unidym’s Certificate of
Incorporation, By-Laws or other organizational documents of Unidym,
(ii) any material contract to which Unidym is a party or to
which it or any of its properties or
assets (whether tangible or intangible) is
subject or bound, or (iii) any law applicable to Unidym or any
of its properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible),
except, in the case of (ii) or (iii), for such conflicts,
violations or defaults as would not individually or in the
aggregate reasonably be expected to be material to Unidym’s
ability to consummate the Transactions to which they are a party in
a timely manner.
3.4 Consents . No consent,
waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Entity,
is required by, or with respect to, Unidym in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements to which Unidym is a party or the consummation of the
Transactions.
3.5 Solvency .
(a) Unidym has not, at any time,
(i) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(ii) filed, or had filed against it, any bankruptcy petition
or similar filing, (iii) suffered the attachment or other
judicial seizure of all or a substantial portion of its assets,
(iv) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as
they become due, or (v) been convicted of, or pleaded guilty
or no contest to, any felony.
(b) Unidym is not
insolvent.
3.6 Absence of Liens
.
(a) Unidym has good and valid title
to all of the Equipment Related IP, free and clear of any
Liens.
3.7 Intellectual Property
.
(a) The Equipment Related IP
constitutes all of the Intellectual Property rights owned by Unidym
that relate to Equipment or Equipment Process, and Unidym has the
right to transfer such Equipment Related IP to TEL as contemplated
hereunder.
(b) All of the Equipment Related IP
is exclusively owned by Unidym, and no other Person has any rights
therein. Except for the licenses granted pursuant to the joint
development agreements with Samsung Electronics and LG Display,
Unidym has not granted a license or similar right (including a
covenant not to sue), or agreed to grant such a license or similar
right, to any third party of any of the Equipment Related IP. To
Unidym’s Knowledge, the Equipment Related IP was created
solely by employees of Unidym acting within the scope of their
employment, or by third parties, all of which employees and third
parties have validly and irrevocably assigned all of their rights,
including Intellectual Property rights therein, to
Unidym.
(c) Unidym has no Knowledge of any
facts, circumstances or information that would render any Equipment
Related IP invalid or unenforceable or would adversely affect any
pending application for any Registered Intellectual Property
included in the Equipment Related IP. All necessary registration,
maintenance and renewal fees in connection with such Registered
Intellectual Property have been paid.
(d) Unidym has taken commercially
reasonable measures consistent with industry standards to protect
the proprietary nature of the Equipment Related IP and to maintain
in confidence all trade secrets and confidential information
included in the Equipment Related IP.
(e) The CNT Products Materials
contain the most recently updated technical information and
documentation held by Unidym that relates to the CNT Products IP,
and is sufficient to enable TEL to exercise all of its rights under
the CNT Products License in the LCD Field and, to the extent
available, the Solar Field. The CNT Products IP constitutes all of
the Intellectual Property rights owned or licensed by Unidym that
relate to the production of CNT Products from CNT for use in the
LCD Field.
3.8 Litigation . There is no
material action, suit or proceeding of any nature pending or, to
Unidym’s Knowledge, threatened against Unidym or any of their
respective properties and Unidym is not subject to any outstanding
order of any Governmental Entity that, in either case, would be
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to
(a) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
Transactions, (b) otherwise prevent or materially delay
performance by Unidym of any of their material obligations under
this Agreement, or (c) which would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect
on the business, assets, properties, liabilities, obligations,
financial condition, operations or results of operations of
Unidym.
3.9 Brokers’ and
Finders’ Fees . Unidym has not incurred, or will incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any of the other
Transactions.
3.10 Representations
Exclusive . Except for the representations and warranties
expressly set forth in this Article III or any certificates
furnished by Unidym or an officer of the Unidym pursuant to this
Agreement, neither Unidym nor any other Person makes any express or
implied representations or warranties on behalf of
Unidym.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
BUYER
TEL represents and warrants to
Unidym as follows:
4.1 Organization of TEL . TEL
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. TEL has the full
power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted.
4.2 Authority .
(a) TEL has all requisite power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the
Transactions. The Board of Directors of TEL has approved the
Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the
Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Agreements to which TEL is a party and
the
consummation of the Transactions
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
TEL. The approvals by TEL’s Board of Directors have not been
revoked, rescinded or amended.
(b) This Agreement has been, and
each of the other Transaction Agreements to which TEL is a party
will be at the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by TEL
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties hereto and thereto (other than TEL), this Agreement
constitutes, and in the case of the other Transaction Agreements
they will at the Closing Date constitute, valid and binding
obligations of TEL, enforceable against TEL in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity.
4.3 No Conflict . The
execution and delivery by TEL of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements to which either is a party, and the
consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not conflict with
or result in any violation of or default under (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of any benefit under (i) any provision of
the TEL Certificate of Incorporation or TEL’s By-Laws,
(ii) any material contract to which TEL is a party or to which
it or any of its properties or assets (whether tangible or
intangible) is subject or bound, or (iii) any Law applicable
to TEL or any of its properties (whether tangible or intangible) or
assets, except, in the case of (ii) or (iii), for such
conflicts, violations or defaults as would not individually or in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to be material to TEL’s
ability to consummate the Transactions to which they are a party in
a timely manner.
4.4 Consents . No consent,
waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity,
is required by or with respect to TEL in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements by TEL or the consummation by TEL of the
Transactions.
4.5 Litigation . There is no
material action, suit or proceeding of any nature pending or, to
the Knowledge of TEL, threatened, against TEL or any of their
respective properties and TEL is not subject to any outstanding
order of any Governmental Entity that, in either case, would be
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to
(a) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
Transactions, (b) otherwise prevent or materially delay
performance by TEL of