CO-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE BETWEEN AXIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR SIMPLIFIED DAYLIGHT HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY

Exibit 10.4

CO-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE

BETWEEN

AXIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

FOR

SIMPLIFIED DAYLIGHT HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY

UC Case Nos.: 2006-239; 2006-277; and 2006-347

CO-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR

SIMPLIFIED DAYLIGHT HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY

U.C. Case Nos.: 2006-239; 2006-277; and 2006-347

This co-exclusive license agreement (“Agreement”) is effective January 1, 2008 (“Effective Date”), by and between The Regents of the University of California, a California corporation, having its statewide administrative offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, acting through its Davis Campus Technology Transfer Services, at the University of California, Xxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, XX 00000 ("The Regents") and Axis Technologies, a Delaware corporation registered in the State of Nebraska having a principal place of business at 0000 Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Licensee"). The Regents and Licensee will be referred to herein, on occasion, individually as “party” or collectively as “parties”.

RECITALS

Whereas, The Regents has an assignment of the following inventions (collectively, “Inventions”), characterized as “Simplified Daylight Harvesting Technology “ invented by Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Page and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, all employed by the University of California, Xxxxx, as described in The Regents' Case Nos. 2006-239, 2006-277 and 2006-347, and to the patents and patent applications under Patent Rights (as defined in Paragraph 1.10) which are directed to the Inventions;

Whereas, The Regents and Licensee entered into a Mutual Confidentiality Agreement (UC Agreement Control No. 2007-20-0670) effective June 6, 2007 (“Confidentiality Agreement”), for the purpose of allowing Licensee to evaluate its interest in a license agreement covering the Inventions;

Whereas, Licensee has provided The Regents with commercialization information concerning the Inventions and Licensee’s business strategy, in order to allow The Regents to evaluate Licensee’s capabilities;

Whereas, The Regents has not sought, and does not intend to seek, foreign patent rights under Patent Rights;

Whereas, The Regents and Licensee desire to have the Inventions developed and commercialized so that products resulting therefrom may be available for public use and benefit;

Whereas, Licensee desires to acquire, and The Regents desires to grant, a license under Patent Rights to manufacture, use, sell, offer for sale and import products, methods and services resulting from the Inventions, in accordance with the terms herein; and,

Whereas, The Regents and Licensee desire that such license under Patent Rights from The Regents to Licensee be a co-exclusive license whereby The Regents would not, during the term of the co-exclusive grant to Licensee as called for herein, grant more than three other co-exclusive licenses under Patent Rights to commercial entities except as otherwise provided for herein.

Now, therefore, the parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1

"Affiliate" of Licensee means any entity that, directly or indirectly, Controls Licensee, is Controlled by Licensee, or is under common Control with Licensee. "Control" means (i) having the actual, present capacity to elect a majority of the directors of such entity, (ii) having the power to direct at least forty percent (40%) of the voting rights entitled to elect directors of such entity, or (iii) in any country where the local law will not permit foreign equity participation of a majority of the outstanding stock or voting rights, the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of the maximum percentage of such outstanding stock or voting rights permitted by local law.

1.2	“Fixture” means a complete operational lighting unit.

1.3

“Joint Venture” means any separate entity established pursuant to an agreement between a third party and the Licensee, and/or between a third party and an Affiliate of Licensee, to constitute a vehicle for a joint venture, in which the separate entity manufactures, uses, purchases, Sells, or acquires Licensed Products or Licensed Services from the Licensee or from an Affiliate of Licensee.

1.4	"Licensed Field of Use" means all fields of use.

1.5

"Licensed Methods" means any process or method the use or practice of which, but for the license granted pursuant to this Agreement, (a) would infringe, or contribute to or induce the infringement of, a Valid Claim of any issued, unexpired patent under Patent Rights, or (b) is covered by a claim in a pending patent application under Patent Rights. As used in subsection (b) of this Paragraph 1.5, “covered by a claim in a pending patent application” means that such use or practice would, but for the license granted pursuant to this Agreement, constitute infringement, or contributory infringement, or inducement of infringement of such claim if such claim were issued.

1.6

"Licensed Products" means any product, material, kit, or other article of manufacture or composition of matter, the manufacture, use, Sale, offer for Sale, or import of which (a) would require the performance of the Licensed Method, or (b) but for the license granted pursuant to this Agreement, would infringe, or contribute to or induce the infringement of a Valid Claim of any issued, unexpired patent under Patent Rights, or (c) is covered by a claim in a pending patent application under Patent Rights. As used in subsection (c) of this Paragraph 1.6, “covered by a claim in a pending patent application” means that such manufacture, use, Sale, offer for Sale or import would, but for the license granted pursuant to this Agreement, constitute infringement, or contributory infringement, or inducement of infringement of such claim if such claim were issued.

1.7	“Licensed Service” means a service provided using Licensed Products or Licensed Method, including without limitation any such service provided in the form of contract research or other research performed by Licensee on behalf of a third party.

1.8	"Licensed Territory" means United States of America, its territories and possessions.

1.9

"Net Sales" means the gross invoice price charged, and the value of non-cash consideration owed to, Licensee or a Sublicensee for Sales of Licensed Products, Licensed Services, and Licensed Methods, less the sum of the following actual and customary deductions where applicable: cash, trade or quantity discounts; sales, use, tariff, import/export duties or other excise taxes when included in gross sales, but not value-added taxes assessed or income taxes derived from such sales; transportation charges; and allowances or credits to customers because of rejections or returns. For purposes of calculating Net Sales, a Sale to a Sublicensee for end use by the Sublicensee will be treated as a Sale at Licensee’s list price.

1.10	"Patent Rights" means The Regents' rights in the claims of the following:

(a)

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/771,770 entitled “Dual Photo-Sensor Dimming Daylight Controls” filed on February 8, 2006 by Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (UC Case No. 2006-239-1) and assigned to The Regents; and continuing applications thereof including divisions, substitutions, extensions and continuation-in-part applications (only to the extent, however, that claims in the continuation-in-part applications are entitled to the priority filing date of the above-listed parent patent application); and any patents issuing on said application or continuing applications including reissues.

(b)

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/703,936 entitled “Method for Calibrating A Lighting Control System That Facilitates Daylight Harvesting” filed on February 8, 2007 by Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Page and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx (UC Case No. 2006-239-2) and assigned to The Regents; and continuing applications thereof including divisions, substitutions, extensions and continuation-in-part applications (only to the extent, however, that claims in the continuation-in-part applications are entitled to the priority filing date of the above-listed parent patent application); and any patents issuing on said application or continuing applications including reissues.

(c)

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/704,037 entitled “Method for Preventing Incorrect Lighting Adjustments in a Daylight-Harvesting System” filed on February 8, 2007 by Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Page and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx (UC Case No. 2006-277-2) and assigned to The Regents; and continuing applications thereof including divisions, substitutions, extensions and continuation-in-part applications (only to the extent, however, that claims in the continuation-in-part applications are entitled to the priority filing date of the above-listed parent patent application); and any patents issuing on said application or continuing applications including reissues.

(d)

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/900,080 entitled “Dual Photo-Sensor Dimming Daylight Controls” filed on February 7, 2007 by Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Page and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx (UC Case No. 2006-347-1) and assigned to The Regents; and continuing applications thereof including divisions, substitutions, extensions and continuation-in-part applications (only to the extent, however, that claims in the continuation-in-part applications are entitled to the priority filing date of the above-listed parent patent application); and any patents issuing on said application or continuing applications including reissues.

1.11

"Sale" means, for Licensed Products and Licensed Services, the act of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring, providing, or furnishing such product or service, and for Licensed Method the act of performing such method, for any consideration. Correspondingly, "Sell" means to make or cause to be made a Sale, and "Sold" means to have made or caused to be made a Sale.

1.12	“Sublicense” means a sublicense under this Agreement.

1.13	“Sublicensee” means a sublicensee under this Agreement.

1.14	“Sublicense Agreement” means a sublicense agreement under this Agreement.

1.15	“Valid Claim” means a claim of a patent where the claim (a) has not expired and (b) has not been held to be invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be or is taken.

2. GRANT

2.1

Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation the rights reserved in Paragraph 2.2 and the provisions of Paragraph 16.4(d), The Regents hereby grants to Licensee a co-exclusive license under Patent Rights, in the Licensed Field of Use in the Licensed Territory, to make, have made, use, offer for Sale, import, Sell and have Sold Licensed Products and Licensed Services, and to practice Licensed Methods. Subject to Paragraph 2.2, The Regents agrees not to grant more than a total of four co-exclusive license agreements under Patent Rights at any given point in time, unless (a) The Regents obtains the approval of all co-exclusive licensees under Patent Rights at the given point in time, or (b) The Regents enters one or more additional license agreements in conjunction with resolution, or settlement, of litigation or anticipated litigation involving Patent Rights.

2.2

The Regents reserves the right to publish any technical data resulting from research performed by The Regents relating to the Inventions; to make and use the Inventions, Licensed Products, and Licensed Services; to practice Licensed Methods and associated technology; and to allow other educational and non-profit institutions to do any of the foregoing for educational and research purposes.

2.3	This Agreement is subject to rights of, or obligations owed to, the U.S. Government, if any.

3. SUBLICENSES

3.1

The Regents hereby further grants to Licensee the right to grant to Affiliates and to Joint Ventures, but not to other entities, a Sublicense under the rights granted to Licensee hereunder, provided that, Licensee has license rights under this Agreement at the time of the grant of the Sublicense. Every Sublicense will include:

(a)

a statement setting forth the date upon which Licensee's license rights hereunder will expire;

(b)

a provision requiring the performance of all the obligations due to The Regents under this Agreement other than those rights and obligations specified in Article 4 (License Issue Fee/Maintenance Fees) and Paragraph 5.3 (Minimum Annual Royalty);

(c)

a provision requiring payment of royalties to Licensee in an amount sufficient to permit Licensee to meet its royalty obligations to The Regents at the rates and bases set forth in this Agreement;

(d)

a prohibition on the grant of further Sublicenses; and

(e)

the same provision for indemnification of The Regents as has been provided for in this Agreement.

3.2

Licensee will pay to The Regents twenty-five percent (25 %) of any cash consideration, and of the cash equivalent of all other consideration, which is due to Licensee for the grant of rights under a Sublicense, excluding payments due to Licensee as a royalty based on Sales by the Sublicensee. Payment owed to The Regents under this Paragraph 3.2 is in addition to payments owed by Licensee to The Regents as Earned Royalties under Paragraph 5.1 based on Sales by the Sublicensee.

3.3	Licensee will notify The Regents of each Sublicense granted hereunder and furnish to The Regents a copy of each such Sublicense Agreement and any amendments thereof.

3.4	Affiliates and Joint Ventures of Licensee will have no licenses under Patent Rights except as granted by Sublicense pursuant to this Agreement.

3.5	For the purposes of this Agreement, the operations of all Sublicensees will be deemed to be the operations of Licensee, for which Licensee will be responsible.

3.6	Licensee will collect and guarantee payment of all monies and other consideration due The Regents from Sublicensees, and deliver all reports due The Regents and received from Sublicensees.

3.7	Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all Sublicenses that are granted by Licensee pursuant to this Agreement will automatically terminate.

4. LICENSE ISSUE FEE/MAINTENANCE FEES

4.1	Licensee will pay to The Regents a non-creditable, non-refundable license issue fee (“License Issue Fee”) of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) due upon signing of this Agreement.

4.2

Until the first Sale of Licensed Products, Licensee will pay to The Regents a non-creditable, non-refundable license maintenance fee (“License Maintenance Fee”) of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) on each of the one-year, two-year and three-year anniversaries of the Effective Date, and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) on each anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter.

5. ROYALTIES

5.1	Licensee will pay to The Regents earned royalties (“Earned Royalties”) as follows:

(a)

For Licensed Products which are Fixtures, the Earned Royalty will be 0.85% of Net Sales of such Licensed Products.

(b)

For Licensed Products which are components of Fixtures, or which are otherwise not Fixtures, the Earned Royalty will be 1.70% of Net Sales of such Licensed Products.

(c)

In the event of Net Sales of Licensed Services, Licensee will provide The Regents with written notice of such Net Sales within thirty (30) days of the first instance of such Net Sales, and the parties will agree to an appropriate Earned Royalty to be paid by Licensee for Net Sales of Licenses Services, such Earned Royalty will be 1.5% of Net Sales of Licensed Services.

5.2	Earned Royalties accruing to The Regents will be paid to The Regents quarterly within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter as follows: May 31 (for first quarter); August 31 (for second quarter); November 30 (for third quarter); and February 28 (for fourth quarter).

5.3	Beginning in the calendar year (“First Calendar Year”) in which the first Sale of Licensed Products or Licensed Services occurs, and in each calendar year thereafter, Licensee will pay to The Regents a minimum annual royalty (“Minimum Annual Royalty”) as follows:

(a)

Five Thousand Dollars ($5.000.00) for the First Calendar Year;

(b)

Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) for the calendar year which is one year subsequent to the First Calendar Year;

(c)

Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) for the calendar year which is two years subsequent to the First Calendar Year;

(d)	Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the calendar year which is three years subsequent to the First Calendar Year; and

(e)

Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each calendar year thereafter for the life of this Agreement.

The Minimum Annual Royalty will be paid to The Regents by February 28 of the year subsequent to the applicable prior calendar year, and will be credited against the Earned Royalties due and owing for such prior calendar year.

5.4

All payments due The Regents will be payable in United States dollars. When Licensed Products, Licensed Services, or Licensed Methods are Sold for monies other than United States dollars, Earned Royalties due based on use or manufacture in the United States will first be determined in the foreign currency of the country in which the Sale was made and then converted into equivalent United States dollars. The exchange rate will be that rate quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the reporting period.

5.5	Payments due for Sales occurring in any country outside the United States will not be reduced by any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by the government of such country on the remittance of royalty income. Licensee will also be responsible for all bank transfer charges.

5.6	Licensee will make all payments under this Agreement either by check or electronic transfer, payable to "The Regents of the University of California" and Licensee will forward such payments to The Regents at the address shown in Paragraph 23.1.

5.7

If any patent or patent application, or any claim thereof, included within Patent Rights expires or is held invalid in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction and last resort and from which no appeal has been or can be taken, all obligation to pay Earned Royalties based on such patent, patent application or claim will cease as of the date of such expiration or final decision. Licensee will not, however, be relieved from paying any Earned Royalties that accrued before such expiration or decision or that are based on another valid patent or claim not expired or involved in such decision.

6. DILIGENCE

6.1	Licensee, upon execution of this Agreement, will diligently proceed with the development, manufacture, and Sale of Licensed Products, Licensed Services, and Licensed Methods, and will diligently market them in quantities sufficient to meet the market demand.

6.2

In addition to its obligations under Paragraph 6.1, Licensee commits to achieving objectives and milestones in its activities under this Agreement, as set forth below in this Paragraph 6.2. Licensee will Sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services within five (5) years of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and will continue to Sell Licensed Products or Licensed Services during the subsequent term of this Agreement.

6.3

If Licensee is unable to meet any of its diligence obligations set forth in Paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2, then The Regents will so notify Licensee of failure to perform. Licensee will have the right and option to extend the target date of any such diligence obligation for a period of six (6) months upon the payment of five thousand dollars ($5000) within thirty (30) days of the date to be extended for each such extension option exercised by Licensee. Licensee may further extend the target date of any diligence obligation for an additional six (6) months upon payment of an additional five thousand dollars ($5000). Additional extensions may be granted only by written agreement of the parties. These payments are in addition to the Maintenance Fees specified in Paragraph 4.2 and the Minimum Annual Royalty payments specified in Paragraph 5.3. Should Licensee opt not to extend the obligation or fail to meet it by the extended target date, then The Regents will have the right and option to terminate this Agreement. This right, if exercised by The Regents, supersedes the rights granted in Article 2 and Article 3.

6.4

To exercise either the right to terminate this Agreement for lack of diligence under Paragraph 6.1 or 6.2, The Regents will give Licensee written notice of the deficiency. Licensee thereafter has ninety (90) days to cure the deficiency or to request arbitration, with such arbitration to take place in San Francisco, California and to be administered by JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services). If The Regents has not received a written request for arbitration or satisfactory tangible evidence that the deficiency has been cured by the end of the ninety (90)-day period, then The Regents may, at its option, terminate the Agreement by giving written notice to Licensee. These notices will be subject to Article 22 (Notices).

7. PROGRESS AND ROYALTY REPORTS

7.1

For the period beginning January 1, 2008, within sixty (60) days of each subsequent June 30 and December 31, Licensee will submit to The Regents a semi-annual progress report covering Licensee's activities related to the development and testing of all Licensed Products, Licensed Services and Licensed Methods and the obtaining of necessary governmental approvals, if any, for marketing in the United States. These progress reports will be made for all development activities until the first Sale occurs in the United States.

7.2

Each progress report will be a sufficiently detailed summary of activities of Licensee and any Sublicensees so that The Regents may evaluate and determine Licensee’s progress in development of Licensed Products, Licensed Services, and Licensed Methods, and in meeting its diligence obligations under Article 6, and will include (but not be limited to) the following: summary of work completed and in progress; current schedule of anticipated events and milestones, including the diligence milestones under Paragraph 6.2; anticipated market introduction dates for the Licensed Territory; and Sublicensees’ activities during the reporting period.

7.3	In Licensee’s progress report immediately subsequent to the first Sale by Licensee or a Sublicensee, Licensee will report the date of such first Sale.

7.4	After the first Sale, Licensee will make quarterly royalty reports to The Regents within sixty (60) days after the quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, of each year. Each such royalty report will include at least the following:

(a)

The number of Licensed Products manufactured and the number of Licensed Products Sold;

(b)

Gross revenue from Sale of Licensed Products or Licensed Services;

(c)

Net Sales pursuant to Paragraph 1.9;

(d)

Total Earned Royalties due The Regents; and

(e)

Names and addresses of any new Sublicensees along with a summary of the material terms of each new Sublicense Agreement entered into during the reporting quarter.

7.5	If no Sales have occurred during the report period, a statement to this effect is required in the royalty report for that period.

8. BOOKS AND RECORDS

8.1

Licensee will keep full, true, and accurate books of accounts containing all particulars that may be necessary for the purpose of showing the amount of Earned Royalties payable to The Regents and Licensee’s compliance with other obligations under this Agreement. Said books of accounts will be kept at Licensee's principal place of business or the principal place of business of the appropriate division of Licensee to which this Agreement relates. Said books and the supporting data will be open at all reasonable times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice, for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year to which they pertain, to the inspection and audit by representatives of The Regents for the purpose of verifying Licensee's royalty statement or compliance in other respects with this Agreement. Such representatives will be bound to hold all information in confidence except as necessary to communicate Licensee's non-compliance with this Agreement to The Regents.

8.2

The fees and expenses of The Regents' representatives performing such an examination will be borne by The Regents. However, if an error in underpaid royalties to The Regents of more than ten percent (10%) of the total Earned Royalties due for any year is discovered, then the fees and expenses of these representatives will be borne by Licensee.

9. LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT

9.1

Unless otherwise terminated by the operation of law or by acts of the parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement will be in force from the Effective Date and will remain in effect for the life of the last-to-expire patent or last-to-be-abandoned patent application licensed under this Agreement, whichever is later.

9.2	Any termination of this Agreement will not affect the rights and obligations set forth in the following articles:

Article 1

Definitions

Article 3

Sublicenses

Article 8

Books and Records

Article 9

Life of the Agreement

Article 12

Disposition of Licensed Products Upon Termination

Article 15

Use of Names and Trademarks

Article 16

Limited Warranties

Article 18

Indemnification

Article 22

Notices

Article 23

Payments

Article 25

Confidentiality

Article 28

Applicable Law; Venue; Attorneys’ Fees

9.3	Any termination of this Agreement will not relieve Licensee of its obligation to pay any monies due or owing at the time of such termination and will not relieve any obligations, of either party to the other party, established prior to termination.

10. TERMINATION BY THE REGENTS

10.1

If Licensee should violate or fail to perform any term of this Agreement, then The Regents may give written notice of such default ("Notice of Default") to Licensee. If Licensee should fail to repair such default within ninety (90) days of the effective date of such notice, The Regents will have the right to terminate this Agreement and the licenses herein by a second written notice ("Notice of Termination") to Licensee. If a Notice of Termination is sent to Licensee, this Agreement will automatically terminate on the effective date of such notice. Such termination will not relieve Licensee of its obligation to pay any royalty or license fees owing at the time of such termination and will not impair any accrued rights of The Regents. These notices will be subject to Article 22 (Notices).

10.2

Notwithstanding Paragraph 10.1, this Agreement will terminate immediately, upon written notice given by The Regents in its sole discretion, if Licensee files a claim including in any way the assertion that any portion of The Regents’ Patent Rights is invalid or unenforceable where the filing of such claim is (a) by the Licensee directly, (b) by a third party on behalf of the Licensee, or (c) by a third party at the written urging of the Licensee.

11. TERMINATION BY LICENSEE

11.1

Licensee will have the right at any time to terminate this Agreement in whole or as to any portion of Patent Rights by giving notice in writing to The Regents. Such notice of termination will be subject to Article 22 (Notices) and termination of this Agreement will be effective ninety (90) days after the effective date of such notice.

11.2

Any termination pursuant to Paragraph 11.1 will not relieve Licensee of any obligation or liability accrued hereunder prior to such termination or rescind anything done by Licensee or any payments made to The Regents hereunder prior to the time such termination becomes effective, and such termination will not affect in any manner any rights of The Regents arising under this Agreement prior to such termination.

12. DISPOSITION OF LICENSED PRODUCTS UPON TERMINATION

12.1

Upon termination of this Agreement, for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of termination Licensee may complete and Sell any partially made Licensed Products and continue to render any previously commenced Licensed Services, and continue the practice of Licensed Methods only to the extent necessary to do the foregoing; provided that, all such Sales will be subject to the terms of this Agreement including, but not limited to, the payment of royalties at the rate and at the time provided herein and the rendering of reports thereon.

13. PATENT PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE

13.1

The Regents will diligently prosecute and maintain the United States patent applications and patents under Patent Rights, subject to Licensee’s reimbursement of The Regents’ out-of-pocket costs under Article 13.3. All patent applications and patents under Patent Rights will be held in the name of The Regents. The Regents will have sole responsibility for retaining and instructing patent counsel. The Regents will promptly provide Licensee with copies of all official patent office correspondence so that Licensee may be informed of the continuing prosecution, and Licensee agrees to keep this documentation confidential in accordance with Article 25. Licensee may provide comments upon such documentation, and The Regents agrees to take such comments into account, as appropriate, if timely received.

13.2

Subject to Paragraph 13.3, one-fourth of all costs incurred by The Regents through December 31, 2007 for preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining patent applications and patents under Patent Rights will be paid by Licensee. If at any given date subsequent to December 31, 2007 there are less than a total of four (4) co-exclusive licensees under Patent Rights, and for so long of a time period as there are less than a total of four (4) such co-exclusive licensees, then upon notice from The Regents, Licensee will pay during such time period 1/n of all patent costs incurred subsequent to December 31, 2007 for preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining patent applications and patents under Patent Rights, where “n” is the total number of co-exclusive licensees as of such date. Payments are due within thirty (30) days after receipt of invoice from The Regents.

13.3

Licensee's obligation to underwrite and to pay costs for preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining patent applications and patents under Patent Rights as called for in Paragraph 13.2 will continue for so long as this Agreement remains in effect. In the event of a non-ordinary prosecution event (“Non-Ordinary Prosecution Event”), as that term is defined below in this Paragraph 13.3, Licensee may terminate its obligations to pay such costs with respect to any given patent application or patent under Patent Rights upon three (3) months’ written notice to The Regents. The Regents will undertake to curtail applicable patent costs billable to Licensee for such patent application or patent when such a notice is received from Licensee. The Regents may continue prosecution and/or maintenance of such patent application or patent at its sole discretion, provided that Licensee will have no further right or licenses under such patent application or patent. For purposes of this Xxxxxxxxx 00.0, Xxx-Xxxxxxxx Prosecution Event means (a) an appeal; (b) an interference; (c) a reexamination; (d) a reissue; or (e) a divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part or other refiling of a patent application (exclusive of the refiling of U.S. provisional patent application Serial No. 60/900,080, specified in Paragraph 1.10(d), as a U.S. non-provisional patent application), where the total cost of the refiling of the patent application (exclusive of subsequent prosecution costs for the refiled patent application) to be billed by The Regents to co-exclusive licensees under Patent Rights is in excess of $10,000.

14. MARKING

14.1	Licensee will xxxx all products made, used or Sold under this Agreement, or their containers, in accordance with applicable patent marking laws.

15. USE OF NAMES AND TRADEMARKS

15.1

Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as conferring any right to use in advertising, publicity or other promotional activities any name, trademark, trade name, or other designation of either party by the other (including any contraction, abbreviation, or simulation of any of the foregoing). Unless required by law or consented to in writing by The Regents, the use by Licensee of the name "The Regents of the University of California" or the name of any University of California campus in advertising, publicity or other promotional activities is expressly prohibited.

16. LIMITED WARRANTIES

16.1	The Regents warrants to Licensee that it has the lawful right to grant this license.

16.2

This license and the associated Inventions are provided WITHOUT WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THE REGENTS MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE INVENTIONS, PATENT RIGHTS, LICENSED PRODUCTS, LICENSED SERVICES OR LICENSED METHODS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT.

16.3	IN NO EVENT WILL THE REGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM EXERCISE OF THIS LICENSE OR THE USE OF THE INVENTIONS, PATENT RIGHTS, LICENSED METHODS, LICENSED SERVICES OR LICENSED PRODUCTS.

16.4	Nothing in this Agreement is or will be construed as:

(a)

A warranty or representation by The Regents as to the patentability, validity, enforceability or scope of Patent Rights; or

(b)

A warranty or representation that anything made, used, or Sold under any license granted in this Agreement is or will be free from infringement of patents of third parties; or

(c)

An obligation to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for patent infringement; or

(d)

Conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or rights under any patents of The Regents other than Patent Rights, regardless of whether such patents are dominant or subordinate to Patent Rights; or

(e)

An obligation to furnish any know-how not provided in the patents and patent applications under Patent Rights.

17. PATENT INFRINGEMENT

17.1

In the event that Licensee learns of the substantial infringement of any Patent Rights, Licensee will promptly provide The Regents with notice and reasonable evidence of such infringement (“Infringement Notice”). Licensee will not notify a third party, including the infringer, of the infringement without first obtaining written consent of The Regents. If The Regents requests, Licensee will assist The Regents in terminating such infringement without litigation.

17.2

If such infringing activity has not been abated within ninety (90) days following the effective date of the Infringement Notice, The Regents, in its sole discretion may institute suit for patent infringement against the infringer. In the event Licensee wishes to join such suit, and The Regents consents in writing to such joinder, such joinder will be subject to written agreement between (a) The Regents and Licensee, or (b) The Regents, Licensee and one or more other co-exclusive licensees under Patent Rights (if The Regents consents to joinder of such one or more other co-exclusive licensees), that addresses procedures and terms for bringing such suit, including without limitation with respect to (i) choice of counsel, (ii) litigation control and responsibilities, (iii) payment of costs, and (iv) allocation of proceeds.

17.3	In no event will The Regents be obligated to institute an infringement suit, either as a sole plaintiff or jointly with Licensee.

18. INDEMNIFICATION

18.1

Licensee will, and will require its Sublicensees to, indemnify, hold harmless, and defend The Regents and its officers, employees, and agents; sponsor(s) of the research that led to the Inventions; and the inventors of any patents and patent applications under Patent Rights and their employers, against any and all claims, suits, losses, damages, costs, fees, and expenses resulting from or arising out of exercise of this license or any Sublicense. This indemnification will include, but not be limited to, any product liability.

18.2	Licensee, at its sole cost and expense, will insure its activities in connection with any work performed hereunder and will obtain, keep in force, and maintain the following insurance:

(a)

Commercial Form General Liability Insurance (contractual liability included) with limits as follows:

Each Occurrence	$	5,000,000
Products/Completed Operations Aggregate	$	10,000,000
Personal and Advertising Injury	$	5,000,000
General Aggregate	$	10,000,000

If the above insurance is written on a claims-made form, it will continue for three (3) years following termination or expiration of this Agreement. The insurance will have a retroactive date of placement prior to or coinciding with the Effective Date of this Agreement; and

(b)

Worker's Compensation as legally required in the jurisdiction in which Licensee is doing business.

18.3

The coverage and limits referred to in Subparagraphs 18.2a and 18.2b will not in any way limit the liability of Licensee under this Article 18. Upon the execution of this Agreement, Licensee will furnish The Regents with certificates of insurance evidencing compliance with all requirements, and Licensee will promptly notify The Regents of any material modification of the insurance coverages. Such certificates will:

(a)

provide for thirty (30) days' (ten (10) days for non-payment of premium) advance written notice to The Regents of any cancellation of insurance coverages;

(b)

indicate that The Regents has been endorsed as an additional insured under the coverage described in Paragraph l8.2; and

(c)

include a provision that the coverage will be primary and will not participate with, nor will be excess over, any valid and collectable insurance or program of self-insurance maintained by The Regents.

18.4	The Regents will promptly notify Licensee in writing of any claim or suit brought against The Regents for which The Regents intends to invoke the provisions of this Article 18. Licensee will keep The Regents informed of its defense of any claims pursuant to this Article 18.

19. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS/EXPORT CONTROLS

19.1

The Licensee will comply with all applicable international, national, state, regional, and local laws and regulations in performing its obligations hereunder and in Licensee’s use, manufacture, Sale, or import of the Licensed Products or Licensed Services, or in Licensee’s practice of the Licensed Method. The Licensee will observe all applicable United States and foreign laws and regulations governing the transfer to foreign countries of technical data related to Licensed Products, including without limitation with respect to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations.

19.2

Licensee understands that The Regents is subject to United States laws and regulations (including the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979), controlling the export of technical data, computer software, laboratory prototypes and other commodities, and The Regents' obligations to Licensee under this Agreement are contingent on and subject to compliance with such laws and regulations. The transfer of certain technical data and/or commodities may require a license from the cognizant agency of the United States Government and/or written assurances by Licensee that Licensee will not export such technical data and/or commodities to certain foreign countries without prior approval of such agency. The Regents neither represents that such a license will not be required nor that, if required, it will be issued.

20. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OR REGISTRATION

20.1

If this Agreement or any associated transaction is required by the law of any nation to be either approved or registered with any governmental agency, Licensee will assume all legal obligations to do so. Licensee will notify The Regents if it becomes aware that this Agreement is subject to a United States or foreign government reporting or approval requirement. Licensee will make all necessary filings and pay all costs including fees, penalties, and all other out-of-pocket costs associated with such reporting or approval process.

21. ASSIGNMENT

21.1

This Agreement is binding upon and will inure to the benefit of The Regents, its successors and assigns. This Agreement is personal to Licensee and assignable by Licensee only with the written consent of The Regents, provided that, Licensee may, on written notice to The Regents, assign this Agreement, including without limitation all obligations owed to The Regents hereunder, to an acquiror of all or substantially all of Licensee's stock or assets.

22. NOTICES

22.1	All notices under this Agreement will be deemed to have been fully given and effective when done in writing and delivered in person, or mailed by registered or certified U.S. mail, or deposited with a carrier service requiring signature by recipient, and addressed as follows:

To The Regents: Technology	Transfer Services
	0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
	Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
	Attn.: Director (UC Case Nos.: 2006-239; 2006-277; and 2006-347)

To Licensee:	Axis Technologies, Inc.
	0000 Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
	Telephone: (000) 000-0000
	Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
	Attn.: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx

Either party may change its address upon written notice to the other party.

23. PAYMENTS

23.1	Payments to The Regents will be made to the following address:

	The Regents of the University
	of California
	0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
	Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
	Attention: Executive Director,
	Research Administration and
	Technology Transfer
	Referring to: UC Case Nos. 2006-239; 2006-277; and 2006-347

23.2

If monies owed to The Regents under this Agreement are not received by The Regents when due, Licensee will pay to The Regents interest charges at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. Such interest will be calculated from the date payment was due until actually received by The Regents. Such accrual of interest will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, enforcement of any other rights of The Regents related to such late payment. Acceptance of any late payment will not constitute a waiver under Article 24 (Waiver) of this Agreement.

24. WAIVER

24.1

The failure of either party to assert a right hereunder or to insist upon compliance with any term or condition of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of that right or excuse a similar subsequent failure to perform any such term or condition by the other party. None of the terms and conditions of this Agreement can be waived except by the written consent of the party waiving compliance.

25. CONFIDENTIALITY

25.1

Subject to Paragraphs 25.2 and 25.3, each party will hold the other party's proprietary business and technical information, patent prosecution material and other proprietary information, including the negotiated terms of this Agreement, in confidence and against disclosure to third parties with at least the same degree of care as it exercises to protect its own data and license agreements of a similar nature. This obligation will expire five (5) years after the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

25.2	Nothing contained herein will in any way restrict or impair the right of Licensee or The Regents to use, disclose, or otherwise deal with any information or data which:

(a)

at the time of disclosure to a receiving party is available to the public or thereafter becomes available to the public by publication or otherwise through no act of the receiving party; or

(b)

the receiving party can show by written record was in its possession prior to the time of disclosure to it hereunder and was not acquired directly or indirectly from the disclosing party; or

(c)

is independently made available to the receiving party without restrictions as a matter of right by a third party; or

(d)

is independently developed by employees of the receiving party who did not have access to the information disclosed by the disclosing party; or

(e)

is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act or other requirements of law.

25.3

The Regents will be free to release to the inventors and senior administrators employed by The Regents the terms and conditions of this Agreement upon their request. If such release is made, The Regents will inform such employees of the confidentiality obligations set forth above and will request that they do not disclose such terms and conditions to others. Should a third party inquire whether a license to Patent Rights is available, or should The Regents otherwise wish to publicly announce the existence of this Agreement, The Regents may disclose the existence of this Agreement, the extent of the grant in Articles 2 and 3, and the name of Licensee.

25.4

Licensee and The Regents agree to destroy or return to the disclosing party proprietary information received from the other in its possession within fifteen (15) days following the effective date of termination of this Agreement. However, each party may retain one copy of proprietary information of the other solely for archival purposes in non-working files for the sole purpose of verifying the ownership of the proprietary information, provided such proprietary information will be subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in this Article 25. Licensee and The Regents agree to provide each other, within thirty (30) days following termination of this Agreement, with a written notice that proprietary information has been returned or destroyed.

26. FORCE MAJEURE

26.1

Except for Licensee’s obligation to make any payments to The Regents hereunder, and subject to Paragraph 26.2 the parties will be excused from any performance required hereunder if such performance is rendered impossible or infeasible due to any catastrophe or other major event beyond their reasonable control, including, without limitation, war, riot, and insurrection; laws, proclamations, edicts, ordinances, or regulations; strikes, lockouts, or other serious labor disputes; and floods, fires, explosions, or other natural disasters. When such events have abated, the parties' respective obligations hereunder will resume.

26.2	Either party to this Agreement will have the right to terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice if either party is unable to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement due to any of the causes specified in Paragraph 26.1 for a period of one (1) year.

27. SEVERABILITY

27.1

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any controlling body of law, such invalidity or enforceability will not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof.

28. APPLICABLE LAW; VENUE; ATTORNEYS’ FEES

28.1

THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED, AND APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, excluding any choice of law rules that would direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction, except that the scope and validity of any patent or patent application under Patent Rights will be determined by the applicable law of the country of such patent or patent application. Any legal action brought by the parties relating to this Agreement will be conducted in San Francisco, California. The prevailing party in any legal action under this Agreement will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to its costs and necessary disbursements.

29. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT

29.1

This Agreement incorporates the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous communications, representations or understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof (including the Confidentiality Agreement specified in the Recitals above of this Agreement, effective June 6, 2007), provided that, the Affiliate Membership Agreement between The Regents and Licensee, effective October 19, 2006, remains in full force and effect.

29.2	Neither party will use this Agreement as a basis to invoke the CREATE Act, 35 U.S.C.Sec.103(c)(2), without the written consent of the other party.

29.3	This Agreement may be altered or modified only by written amendment duly executed by the parties.

In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement in duplicate originals by their duly authorized officers or representatives.

AXIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.			THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

By	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx		By	/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxx
				Xxxxx X. XxXxx
Printed	Name	Xxx Xxxxxxxx		Executive Director, UC Xxxxx
				InnovationAccess
Title	President

Date	2/8/2008		Date	2/14/2008

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1.	DEFINITIONS	2
2.	GRANT	5
3.	SUBLICENSES	6
4.	LICENSE ISSUE FEE/MAINTENANCE FEES	7
5.	ROYALTIES	7
6.	DILIGENCE	9
7.	PROGRESS AND ROYALTY REPORTS	10
8.	BOOKS AND RECORDS	11
9.	LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT	12
10.	TERMINATION BY THE REGENTS	13
11.	TERMINATION BY LICENSEE	13
12.	DISPOSITION OF LICENSED PRODUCTS UPON TERMINATION	14
13.	PATENT PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE	14
14.	MARKING	15
15.	USE OF NAMES AND TRADEMARKS	15
16.	LIMITED WARRANTIES	16
17.	PATENT INFRINGEMENT	17
18.	INDEMNIFICATION	17
19.	COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS/EXPORT CONTROLS	19
20.	GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OR REGISTRATION	19
21.	ASSIGNMENT	19
22.	NOTICES	20
23.	PAYMENTS	20
24.	WAIVER	21
25.	CONFIDENTIALITY	21
26.	FORCE MAJEURE	22
27.	SEVERABILITY	23
28.	APPLICABLE LAW; VENUE; ATTORNEYS’ FEES	23
29.	SCOPE OF AGREEMENT	23

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CO-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE BETWEEN AXIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOR SIMPLIFIED DAYLIGHT HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY

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