Common use of Termination of Agreements and Reconveyance of IP Clause in Contracts

Termination of Agreements and Reconveyance of IP. The Apple Contracts shall be deemed terminated as of the Effective Date, other than the Mesa Lease (which shall be amended as described in Section 8 hereof and Exhibit C of this Settlement Agreement) and the Confidentiality Agreement between Apple and GTAT Corp. dated August 24, 2012 and the Confidentiality Agreement dated October 31, 2013, between Apple Inc. and GT Advanced Equipment Holding LLC (collectively, the “Confidentiality Agreements”). Apple shall have no rights to GTAT Parties’ intellectual property pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 365(n) or otherwise, except as provided herein. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the remainder of this Section 4, Apple and GTAT Corp. agree that (i) Apple shall have no rights to sapphire growth technology created by GTAT Parties, and it hereby releases any and all rights it holds therein except as provided below; (ii) all rights that Apple may have acquired with respect to Project Work Product (as defined in the MDSA) shall immediately and automatically revert to GTAT Corp. on the Effective Date, other than that relating to annealing (including, but not limited to, that created under the Statement of Work dated March 31, 2014) and Intellectual Property Rights (as defined in the MDSA) therein or thereto and, upon such reversion, Apple releases any claim it may have thereto, including pursuant to Section 3 of attachment 2 to the MDSA and Section 10 of the SOW or any other provisions of the Apple Contracts other than Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of attachment 2 to the MDSA; (iii) as between Apple and the GTAT Parties, Apple shall be the owner of all Intellectual Property Rights relating to annealing, and the GTAT Parties hereby irrevocably assign to Apple such Intellectual Property Rights throughout the world; and (iv) the GTAT Parties shall have no restrictions whatsoever on licensing of their intellectual property or selling equipment (including ASF Furnaces) or sapphire products incorporating or embodying such intellectual property. Apple agrees that the sale or use of ASF Furnaces and the sale or use of the Mesa Inventory or the Salem Inventory and sale or use of the Mesa Equipment does not infringe on any of Apple’s intellectual property. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, when and if Apple acquires ASF Furnaces from a GTAT Party, such GTAT Party shall grant Apple or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or manufacturers, as the case may be, a perpetual, non-exclusive use license with respect thereto, provided that, such use is limited to products sold by Apple under a brand owned by Apple or its affiliates.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Adequate Protection and Settlement Agreement (GT Advanced Technologies Inc.), Adequate Protection and Settlement Agreement (GT Advanced Technologies Inc.), Adequate Protection and Settlement Agreement (GT Advanced Technologies Inc.)

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Termination of Agreements and Reconveyance of IP. The Apple Contracts shall be deemed terminated as of the Effective Date, other than the Mesa Lease (which shall be amended as described in Section 8 hereof and Exhibit C of this Amended Settlement Agreement) and the Confidentiality Agreement between Apple and GTAT Corp. dated August 24, 2012 and the Confidentiality Agreement dated October 31, 2013, between Apple Inc. and GT Advanced Equipment Holding LLC (collectively, the "Confidentiality Agreements"). Apple shall have no rights to GTAT Parties' intellectual property pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 365(n) or otherwise, except as provided herein. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the remainder of this Section 4, Apple and GTAT Corp. agree that (i) Apple shall have no rights to sapphire growth technology created by GTAT Parties, and it hereby releases any and all rights it holds therein except as provided below; (ii) all rights that Apple may have acquired with respect to Project Work Product (as defined in the MDSA) shall immediately and automatically revert to GTAT Corp. on the Effective Date, other than that relating to annealing (including, but not limited to, that created under the Statement of Work dated March 31, 2014) and Intellectual Property Rights (as defined in the MDSA) therein or thereto and, upon such reversion, Apple releases any claim it may have thereto, including pursuant to Section 3 of attachment 2 to the MDSA and Section 10 of the SOW or any other provisions of the Apple Contracts other than Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of attachment 2 to the MDSA; (iii) as between Apple and the GTAT Parties, Apple shall be the owner of all Intellectual Property Rights relating to annealing, and the GTAT Parties hereby irrevocably assign to Apple such Intellectual Property Rights throughout the world; and (iv) the GTAT Parties shall have no restrictions whatsoever on licensing of their intellectual property or selling equipment (including ASF Furnaces) or sapphire products incorporating or embodying such intellectual property. Apple agrees that the sale or use of ASF Furnaces and the sale or use of the Mesa Inventory or the Salem Inventory and sale or use of the Mesa Equipment does not infringe on any of Apple’s 's intellectual property. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, when and if Apple acquires ASF Furnaces from a GTAT Party, such GTAT Party shall grant Apple or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or manufacturers, as the case may be, a perpetual, non-exclusive use license with respect thereto, provided that, such use is limited to products sold by Apple under a brand owned by Apple or its affiliates.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Adequate Protection and Settlement Agreement (GT Advanced Technologies Inc.)

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