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TRADEMARK LICENSE
AGREEMENT
This
Trademark License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 6,
2010 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“VSH”) and Vishay
Precision Group, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware (“VPG”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, VSH owns all right, title
and interest in and to the Name (as hereinafter defined) and Mark (as
hereinafter defined) VISHAY, used alone or in connections with other
terms;
WHEREAS, VPG desires to use the
Licensed Marks (as hereinafter defined) on and in connection with the design,
development, manufacture, marketing, provision and performance of VPG Products
and Services (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, VSH is willing to grant to
VPG, and VPG is willing to accept, the right to use the Licensed Marks in
accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises, covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree,
intending to be legally bound, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
LICENSE OF RIGHTS
LICENSE OF RIGHTS
Section 1.1. Rights Licensed.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, VSH hereby grants to VPG, and VPG hereby
accepts, a limited, exclusive, royalty-free right and license, to use, directly
or indirectly through subcontractors, the Marks (as defined below) and Names (as
defined below) listed on Schedule A (the “Licensed Marks”) in connection with
the design, development, manufacture, marketing, provision and performance of
the products and services of VPG listed on Schedule B (the “VPG Products and
Services”). Any use of the Licensed Marks on products other than those on
Schedule B is subject to advance written approval by VSH. As used herein, “Mark”
shall mean any trademark, service mark or logo, and “Name” shall mean any entity
name or trade name.
Section 1.2. Special ‘Mil’ Rights and
SCDs (Customer Source Control Drawings) Licensed. In
recognition of the cost, difficulty and bureaucracy involved in attempting to
change the voluminous documentation and specifications related to foil resistor
products qualified to the Mil spec system used by the military and other special
needs customers, this Mil rights license grant is made. Subject to the terms of
this Agreement, VSH hereby grants to VPG, and VPG hereby accepts, a limited,
exclusive, royalty-free right and license, to display VISHAY alone (i.e. without
any other terms) (the “Licensed Mil Mark”) as a marking on foil resistor
products qualified to the Mil spec system, i.e. built on “Mil Qualified” product
lines or SCDs (Customer Source Control Drawings), existing as of the Effective
Date or referred to in Mil drawings or
SCDs (Customer Source
Control Drawings) existing as of the Effective Date, and on Mil drawings and
SCDs relating thereto.
Section 1.3. Term and Territory. The licenses granted hereby shall be in
perpetuity so long as this Agreement has not been terminated by its terms (the
“Term”) and shall apply throughout the world (the “Territory”). In the event the
Term terminates, VPG agrees that within twenty-four (24) months thereafter, VPG
will change its corporate name so as not to include the term
VISHAY.
Section 1.4. Rights in VPG. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement
shall not restrict VPG from using the acronym “VPG” in any Name, or in any Mark,
so long as such Name or Mark does not contain VISHAY (except as otherwise
permitted pursuant hereto).
Section 1.5. Document and Part Numbers. VPG shall be permitted to use any document
number on data sheets, package drawings, instructions or other materials posted
to the internet (each a “Document Number”) or any SKU number, part number, or
other number and/or letter sequence printed on or identified with any part (each
a “Part Number”) on or in connection with VPG Products and Services, so long as
such Document Number or Part Number does not contain the prefix or suffix
VSH.
Section 1.6. VPG Acknowledgement. VPG acknowledges and agrees that: (i) VSH is
the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the
Licensed Marks; (ii) all goodwill associated with the Licensed Marks shall inure
to the sole and exclusive benefit of VSH; and (iii) nothing in this Agreement or
any related agreement, instrument or document shall be construed to give VPG any
legal or beneficial ownership interest in or title to the Licensed
Marks.
Section 1.7. Absence of VSH
Representations. VPG
agrees and acknowledges that VSH makes no representation or warranty with
respect to: (i) VSH’s right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Marks,
(ii) the absence of any action related to or concerning the Licensed Marks, the
outcome of which could be materially adverse to the rights granted to VPG under
this Agreement; or (iii) the absence of any claim, or basis for any claim, that
the use of the Licensed Marks by VPG under this Agreement violates the rights of
any person.
Section 1.8. Restrictions.
(a) During the Term, and subject to section 1.8(e), VSH shall not, under a
Mark or Name which includes the term VISHAY immediately followed by the term
PRECISION: (i) directly or indirectly, design, develop, manufacture, market or
provide any products, except to the extent such usage exists (and limited to
those products with respect to which such usage exists) immediately following
the Effective Date; or (ii) use such Mark or Name in connection with any aspect
of its business, operations or affairs, whether conducted directly or
indirectly, and whether or not such usage would otherwise require permission of
VPG, except to the extent such usage is not otherwise prohibited by clause (i)
of this paragraph. Without limitation, the foregoing restriction shall apply to
the legal name or fictitious name (“d/b/a”) of any subsidiary of VSH or any
other entity under the control of VSH.
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(b) During the Term, VSH shall not, under a
Mark or Name which includes the acronym “VPG”: (i) directly or indirectly,
design, develop, manufacture, market or provide any products that overlap (i.e.
compete) with any products within the product range of VPG or any of its
subsidiaries as constituted immediately following the Effective Date; or (ii)
use such acronym in connection with any aspect of its business, operations or
affairs, whether conducted directly or indirectly, and whether or not such usage
would otherwise require permission of VPG, except to the extent such usage is
not otherwise prohibited by clause (i) of this paragraph. Without limitation,
the foregoing restriction shall apply to the legal name or fictitious name
(“d/b/a”) of any subsidiary of VSH or any other entity under the control of
VSH.
(c) During the Term, except as otherwise
permitted pursuant to this Agreement, VPG shall not, under a Mark or Name which
includes the term VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY or VISHAY, or under the acronym VSH:
(i) directly or indirectly, design, develop, manufacture, market or provide any
products that overlap (i.e. compete) with any products within the product range
of VSH or any of its subsidiaries as constituted immediately following the
Effective Date; or (ii) use such Mark, Name or acronym in connection with any
aspect of its business, operations or affairs, whether conducted directly or
indirectly, and whether or not such usage would require permission of VSH,
unless the term VISHAY is immediately followed by the term PRECISION (so long as
the term PRECISION has no less prominence than the term VISHAY and such Name
does not include the term VISHAY together with the term INTERTECHNOLOGY), except
to the extent such usage is not otherwise prohibited by clause (i) of this
paragraph. Without limitation, the foregoing restriction shall apply to the
legal name or fictitious name (“d/b/a”) of any subsidiary of VPG or any other
entity under the control of VPG.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in
this Section 1.8 shall be construed to impose any restriction on the right of
VPG to use the corporate name “Vishay Precision Group, Inc.” (i) in association
with its business with respect to the VPG Products and Services, or (ii) with
respect to the design, development, manufacture, marketing, provision or
performance of goods and services other than the VPG Products and Services, so
long as such other goods and services are not designed, developed, manufactured,
marketed, provided or performed under a Mark containing the term
VISHAY.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in
this Section 1.8 shall be construed to impose any restriction on the right of
VSH to use the term PRECISION in a descriptive manner (but not as a Mark or
Name) in connection with the design, development, manufacture, marketing,
provision or performance of any goods or services, so long as the term PRECISION
does not immediately follow the term VISHAY. A non-exhaustive, representative
list of descriptive uses of the term PRECISION permissible by VSH, in marketing
materials, engineering documents, data handbooks and packaging and similar
materials, is shown on Schedule C.
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ARTICLE
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STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
Section 2.1. Standards. All VPG Products and Services designed,
developed, manufactured, marketed, provided or performed under the Licensed
Marks, as applicable, shall be of high quality, free of material defects and
performed with integrity and in a professional manner and shall be in compliance
with applicable law (the “Standards”).
Section 2.2. Compliance Procedures.
(a) VPG shall maintain appropriate process and quality controls with respect
to the VPG Products and Services designed, developed, manufactured, marketed,
provided or performed under the Licensed Marks to assure compliance with the
Standards.
(b) VSH, itself or through its representatives, shall have the right to
request and receive from VPG, from time to time at reasonable intervals and upon
payment to VPG of its reasonable charges, representative samples of VPG Products
and copies of all marketing materials for VPG Products and Services designed,
developed, manufactured, marketed, provided or performed under the Licensed
Marks (“Promotional Materials”). If, in the commercially reasonable judgment of
VSH, any VPG Products and Services or Promotional Materials do not conform to
the Standards or are not otherwise in accord with this Agreement, VSH shall so
notify VPG, and the parties shall work together in good faith in order that VPG
will remedy such non-conformity or non-compliance. Any dispute under this
Section shall be resolved in accordance with the resolution procedures referred
to in Section 5.16.
Section 2.3. Transition Period
Activities.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, VPG shall be permitted to use
the Licensed Marks in the manner and for the periods set forth
below.
(a) Products: From the Effective Date until December 31, 2012 (the “Initial
Period”), VPG shall have the right to display VISHAY alone (i.e. without any
other terms) as a marking on foil resistor products provided to any and all
customers, and in drawings relating thereto. For a subsequent period of
twenty-four (24) months following the Initial Period, i.e. until December 31,
2014, VPG shall have the right to sell existing inventory of foil resistor
product displaying the marking VISHAY to VPG customers in existence as of the
last day of the Initial Period. Beginning January 1, 2015, VPG shall have no
right, other than as permitted by Section 1.2, to display VISHAY alone as a
marking on any product or in any drawings.
(b) Literature: For a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective
Date, VPG shall have the right to distribute marketing materials, Data sheets,
business cards, letter heads and forms displaying the term VISHAY in the manner
such term in displayed in such materials as of the Effective Date. After that
time, all marking of VPG literature shall comply with the terms of the license
grants hereunder.
(c) Signage: For a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Date,
VPG shall have the right to display the term VISHAY on office signage in
the
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manner such term is
displayed as of the Effective Date. After that time, all VPG signage shall
comply with the terms of the license grants hereunder.
ARTICLE
3
ADDITIONAL MARKS; REGISTRATION OF MARKS; ENFORCEMENT
ADDITIONAL MARKS; REGISTRATION OF MARKS; ENFORCEMENT
Section 3.1. Additional Licensed
Marks. If VPG proposes to use any Mark or Name containing VISHAY that is
not on Schedule A, prior to such use, VPG shall notify VSH in advance in
writing, unless the term PRECISION immediately follows the term VISHAY in such
Mark or Name (with the term PRECISION having no less prominence than the term
VISHAY) and such Mark or Name does not include the term VISHAY together with the
term INTERTECHNOLOGY. If VSH does not object in writing within thirty (30)
business days after receipt of such notice, VSH shall be deemed to have approved
the use of such Mark for the VPG Products and Services only, such Mark shall be
deemed to be a Licensed Mark and such Mark shall be added to Schedule A. If VSH
shall object to the use of a Mark by VPG, the parties shall resolve their
dispute with respect to such objection in accordance with the resolution
procedures referred to in Section 5.16. During the Term, VPG shall be permitted
to use any Mark or Name in which the term VISHAY is immediately followed by the
term PRECISION (so long as the term PRECISION has no less prominence than the
term VISHAY and such Mark or Name does not contain the term VISHAY together with
the term INTERTECHNOLOGY), on or in connection with the VPG Products and
Services, without the need to seek consent to such use by VSH, and upon
notification by VPG to VSH of any such use, such Mark or Name shall be added to
Schedule A.
Section 3.1. Registration of Licensed
Marks. At VPG’s reasonable request and expense, VSH shall: (i) take all
reasonably necessary steps to procure registration of any of the Licensed Marks
for the VPG Products and Services; and (ii) maintain any and all such
registrations in full force and effect during the Term so long as such Licensed
Mark is being used by VPG, and VPG shall, at its sole expense, cooperate with
VSH in connection with the forgoing. VPG shall not seek to register any of the
Licensed Marks or any similar Marks, unless authorized by VSH in writing, and
such registration shall be held by VPG on behalf of VSH.
Section 3.2. Domain Names. VSH
hereby licenses to, and approves of the use by VPG of the internet domain names
containing the term VISHAY listed on Schedule D (“Licensed Domain Names”). VPG
agrees that, in securing the registration of such domain names, it has acted as
agent of VSH. If VPG proposes to secure the registration of any additional
domain name containing the term VISHAY, it shall notify VSH in advance in
writing, unless the term PRECISION immediately follows the term VISHAY in such
domain name and such domain name does not include the term VISHAY together with
the term INTERTECHNOLOGY. If VSH does not object in writing within thirty (30)
business days after receipt of such notice, VSH shall be deemed to have approved
VPG’s registration of such any such domain name, such domain name shall be
deemed to be a Licensed Domain Name and such domain name shall be added to
Schedule D. If VSH shall object to the registration of a domain name by VPG, the
parties shall resolve their dispute with respect to such objection in accordance
with the resolution procedures referred to in Section 5.16. Without the written
consent of VSH, under no circumstances shall VPG transfer or assign the
registration of any Licensed Domain
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Name to any person other
than a wholly-owned subsidiary without the written consent of VSH or any other
person to whom VPG is permitted to assign sublicense or otherwise transfer its
rights under this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.5.
Section 3.3. Display of Marks. The parties agree that it is in their mutual
best interest that, and shall cooperate so that, subject to Section 1.2, the
Licensed Marks utilized by VPG shall appear distinctive from Marks utilized by
VSH, and the Marks utilized by VSH shall appear distinctive from the Licensed
Marks utilized by VPG. Any dispute with respect to the appearance of a Licensed
Mark or a VSH Mark shall be resolved in accordance with the resolution
procedures referred to in Section 5.16.
Section 3.4. Legal Notices. VPG shall, to the extent commercially
practicable, place appropriate notices (e.g. ® or ™) to designate the Licensed
Marks as trademarks or service marks.
Section 3.5. Enforcement.
(a) VPG shall, at its own reasonable expense, cooperate fully and promptly
with VSH in the protection of VSH’s rights in the Licensed Marks, in such manner
and to such extent as VSH may reasonably request.
(b) Each party shall promptly advise the other party in writing of any actual
or potential infringement, or any other unauthorized use of or violation of any
of the Licensed Marks of which it becomes aware (each an “Infringement”). VSH
may take such action as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable
to stop any Infringement. VPG may request in writing that VSH institute an
action to stop an Infringement. If VSH receives such a written request and does
not institute such action within thirty (30) days, VPG shall be entitled to
institute such action as it deems necessary or advisable to stop the
Infringement, in which VSH shall be entitled to join. The party not taking the
lead in any action shall cooperate fully with the other party at the other
party’s reasonable request and expense.
(c) Any monetary recovery or sums obtained in settlement of any action to
stop an Infringement shall be allocated between VSH and VPG as shall be fair and
equitable, taking into account their actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the damages sustained by each of them.
Any dispute with respect to the allocation of recoveries shall be resolved in
accordance with the resolution procedures referred to in Section
5.16.
ARTICLE
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TERMINATION
TERMINATION
Section 4.1. Termination by VSH.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated by VSH if:
(i) VPG shall (x) willfully, intentionally and in bad faith breach any
material provision of this Agreement or (y) willfully, intentionally and in
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faith fail to cure any
other breach, (A) if under clause (x), such breach is not capable of cure; or
(B) if under either clause (x) or (y), such breach is capable of cure, VSH has
given written notice of such breach to VPG, and such breach has not been cured,
or VSH has not commenced taking (and is not continuing to take) reasonable bona
fide steps to cure such breach, within sixty (60) days of such notice;
or
(ii) subject to and except as otherwise provided in Section 5.5, VPG shall,
without the written consent of VSH, willfully and intentionally and in bad faith
purport to assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights, benefits,
powers, duties responsibilities or obligations under this Agreement in violation
of this Agreement; or
(iii) VPG shall abandon the use of the Licensed Marks; or
(iv) VPG shall file a petition under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, or
a petition under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code shall be filed
involuntarily against VPG and shall not be dismissed within 90 days after VPG
receives notice of such filing.
(b) To effect the termination of this Agreement, VSH shall deliver to VPG a
written notice of termination, which notice shall specify the basis therefor in
reasonable detail and an effective date of termination not less than ninety (90)
days after the date of delivery to VPG of the notice. If VPG disputes the right
of VSH to terminate this Agreement under any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of
Section 4.1(a) and invokes the dispute resolution procedures referenced in
Section 5.16 no later than fifteen (15) days after VPG has received notice of
termination from VSH, and within such fifteen (15) day period provides notice
thereof to VSH in writing, then if and only so long as VPG is in compliance with
the procedures referenced in Section 5.16, termination shall not be deemed
effective until (i) it shall be determined in accordance with the procedures
referenced in Section 5.16 that VSH is entitled to terminate this Agreement or
(ii) the parties shall otherwise agree.
(c) If VPG in good faith disputes that VSH has a valid basis for termination,
the parties shall resolve such dispute in accordance with the resolution
procedures referred to in Section 5.16.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall relieve VPG of liability for breach of this
Agreement, whether or not VSH is entitled to terminate this Agreement on account
of such breach.
Section 4.2. Termination of Rights. Upon the termination of this Agreement, all
rights of VPG granted hereunder shall terminate, and any registration of the
foregoing by VPG shall, at VSH’s discretion, be abandoned or transferred to VSH.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, VPG shall have the right to dispose of its then
existing inventory of VPG Products and/or Promotional Materials bearing the
Licensed Marks for a period of up to one (1) year from the date of termination
of this Agreement. All costs associated with the foregoing shall be borne by
VPG.
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Section 4.3. Survival. All rights and remedies of the parties in
respect of any breach of this Agreement occurring prior to the effective date of
its termination shall survive the termination of this Agreement. In addition,
the following provisions of this Agreement shall explicitly survive its
termination: Section 1.6 (“VPG Acknowledgment”); Section 1.7 (“Absence of VSH
Representations”); Section 4.1(d) (“Termination by VSH”); Section 4.2
(“Termination of Rights”); this Section 4.3 (“Survival”); and Article 5
(“Miscellaneous”).
ARTICLE
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MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1. Notices. All notices, demands and other
communications required to be given to a party hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when personally delivered; one
business day after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier; when
transmitted by facsimile and actually received; or five (5) days after being
mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) to such party at the relevant street address or facsimile number set
forth below (or at such other street address or facsimile number as such party
may designate from time to time by written notice in accordance with this
provision):
| If to VSH: | With a copy to: | |
| Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | |
| 63 Lancaster Avenue | 1177 Avenue of the Americas | |
| Malvern, PA 19366 | New York, New York 10036 | |
| Attn: Dr. Lior Yahalomi, Chief Financial Officer | Attn: Abbe Dienstag, Esq. | |
| Facsimile: (610) 889-2161 | Facsimile: (212) 715-8000 | |
| Confirm: (610) 644-1300 | Confirm: (212) 715-9100 | |
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| If to VPG: | With a copy to: |
| Vishay Precision Group, Inc. | Pepper Hamilton LLP |
| 3 Great Valley Parkway | 3000 Two Logan Square |
| Malvern, PA 19355-1307 | Eighteenth and Arch Streets |
| Attn: William M. Clancy, | Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Attn: Barry Abelson, Esq. |
| Facsimile: (484)-321-5300 | Facsimile: (215) 981-4750 |
| Confirm: (484)-321-5300 | Confirm: (215) 981-4000 |
Section 5.2. Further Assurances. In addition to the actions specifically
provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, VSH and VPG agree to execute or cause
to be executed and to record or cause to be recorded such other agreements,
instruments and other documents, and to take such other action, as reasonably
necessary or desirable to fully effectuate the intents and purposes of this
Agreement.
Section 5.3. Relationship of the Parties. This Agreement shall not be construed to
place the parties in the relationship of legal representatives, partners, joint
venturers or agents of or with each other. No party shall have any power to
obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever, except as
specifically provided herein.
Section 5.4. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under
this Agreement of any Indemnified Parties (as hereafter defined), the provisions
of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, and are not intended to confer upon
any person, except the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 5.5. Assignment and Sublicense.
(a) The license shall be assignable or sublicenseable to any direct or
indirect Majority Owned Subsidiary of VPG, provided that VPG shall be
responsible for the compliance by any such Majority Owned Subsidiary with the
terms of this Agreement. As used herein, “Majority Owned Subsidiary of VPG”
means any subsidiary of VPG (x) of which both over 50% of the voting securities
and over 50% of the outstanding equity interests, whether voting or non-voting,
are owned by VPG or by one or more of Majority-Owned Subsidiaries of VPG or by
VPG and one or more of its Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, and (y) which is engaged
in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, provision and performance of
VPG Products and Services as part of the business of VPG under the management
and control of VPG.
(b) If VPG shall sell or transfer its business of the design, development,
manufacture, marketing, provision and performance of VPG Products and Services
substantially as an entirety, to a single purchaser or other single transferee,
whether such sale or other transfer is structured as a sale of stock, assets or
otherwise, and thereafter VPG shall cease to be engaged in such business, the
purchaser or other transferee shall succeed to the rights and obligations of VPG
under this Agreement; provided such purchaser or other transferee shall execute
documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to VSH agreeing to
be
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bound by the terms of
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the following actions shall not be
deemed an assignment, delegation or other transfer of VPG’s rights, benefits,
powers, duties, responsibilities or obligations under this Agreement or the
license granted hereby or any interest therein: (1) assignment or transfer of
the stock of VPG, including by way of a merger, consolidation, or other form of
reorganization in which outstanding shares of VPG are exchanged for securities,
or (2) any transaction effected primarily for the purpose of (A) changing VPG’s
state of incorporation or (B) reorganizing VPG into a holding company structure
such that, as a result of any such transaction, VPG becomes a wholly-owned
subsidiary of a holding company owned by the holders of VPG’s securities
immediately prior to such transaction.
(c) Except as provided in this Section, the license granted hereby shall be
non-assignable and non- sublicenseable. Any purported license or assignment in
violation of this Agreement shall be void.
(d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 5.6. Press Releases; Public
Announcements. Neither
party shall issue any release or make any other public announcement concerning
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written
approval of the other party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that either party shall be permitted
to make any release or public announcement that in the opinion of its counsel it
is required to make by law or the rules of any national securities exchange of
which its securities are listed; provided further that it has made efforts that
are reasonable in the circumstances to obtain the prior approval of the other
party.
Section 5.7. Waiver of Defaults. Waiver by any party hereto of any default by
the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed
to be a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor
shall it in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or prejudice the
rights of the other party thereafter to enforce each and ever such provision. No
failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial
exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 5.8. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long
as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby, as
the case may be, is not affected in any manner adverse to any party hereto or
thereto. Upon such determination, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good
faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable provision to effect
the original intent of the parties hereto.
Section 5.9. Indemnification. Each of the parties shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the other party, each of its respective current and former
directors, officers and employees, and each of their respective heirs,
executors, successors and assigns (“Indemnified
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Parties”), from and
against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from
any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking
or obligation of, this Agreement by the indemnifying party. In addition, VPG
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless VSH and its other Indemnified Parties
from and against any and all liabilities relating to, arising out of or
resulting from the sale and/or provision of VPG Products and Services under the
Licensed Marks. All indemnification procedures and payments shall be governed by
Sections 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 of the Master Separation Agreement between the
parties, dated June 22, 2010 (the “Master Separation Agreement”), as
applicable.
Section 5.10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL VSH OR VPG BE LIABLE TO
THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, COLLATERAL, INCIDENTAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS OR FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS OR OTHER
COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS OF
ANY KIND, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FOREGOING
LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT LIMIT EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
Section 5.11. Confidential Information. VSH and VPG shall hold and shall cause each
of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, advisors and other representatives to hold, in strict confidence
and not to disclose or release without the prior written consent of the other
party, any and all proprietary or confidential information, material or data of
the other party that comes into its possession in connection with the
performance by the parties of their rights and obligations under this Agreement.
The provisions of Section 4.6 of the Master Purchase Agreement shall govern,
mutatis mutandis, the confidentiality obligations of the parties under this
Section.
Section 5.12. Attorneys’ Fees. In any action hereunder to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
its reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other recovery
hereunder.
Section 5.13. Governing Law. This Agreement and the legal relations
between the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws rules
thereof to the extent such rules would require the application of the law of
another jurisdiction.
Section 5.14. Consent to Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions referenced in
Section 5.16, each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
federal and state courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the purposes
of any suit, action or other proceeding to compel arbitration, for the
enforcement of any arbitration award or for specific performance or other
equitable relief pursuant to Section 5.15. Each of the parties further agrees
that service of process, summons or other document by U.S. registered mail to
such parties address as provided in Section 5.1 shall be effective service of
process for any action, suit or other proceeding with respect to any matters for
which it has submitted to jurisdiction pursuant to this Section. Each of the
parties irrevocably waives any objection to venue in the federal and state
courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of any action, suit or proceeding
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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Section 5.15. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that the remedy at
law for any breach of this Agreement may be inadequate, and that any party
hereto shall be entitled to specific performance in addition to any other
appropriate relief or remedy, if and to the extent that the remedy of specific
performance is available in accordance with Section 8.2(g) of the Master
Separation Agreement. Such party may, in its sole discretion, to the extent
necessary to prevent serious and irreparable harm as contemplated by Section
8.2(g) of the Master Separation Agreement, apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive or such other relief as such
court may deem just and proper in order to enforce this Agreement.
Section 5.16. Dispute Resolution. The procedures set forth in Article VIII of
the Master Separation Agreement shall apply to the resolution of all disputes
arising under this Agreement, except that all proceedings provided for therein
shall be conducted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Section 5.17. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the Schedules hereto, as well as any other agreements and
documents referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous
agreements, negotiations, discussions, understandings, writings, commitments and
conversations between the parties with respect to such subject
matter.
Section 5.18. Waiver of Jury Trial. Subject to Section 5.16, EACH OF THE PARTIES
HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY COURT PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
ARISING OUT OF AND PERMITTED UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 5.19. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed amended, modified or supplemented by any party hereto, unless such
amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized
representative of the party against whom it is sought to enforce such amendment,
supplement or modification.
Section 5.20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, including by facsimile or electronic signature, and each such
counterpart shall be deemed an original instrument, and all of such counterparts
together shall constitute but one agreement. A facsimile or electronic signature
is deemed an original signature for all purposes under this
Agreement.
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FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
| VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lior E. Yahalomi | |
| Name: | Lior E. Yahalomi | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief | |
| Financial Officer | ||
| VISHAY PRECISION GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William M. Clancy | |
| Name: | William M. Clancy | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief | |
| Financial Officer | ||
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SCHEDULE
A*
LICENSED
MARKS
1. Trademarks and Trade
Names
VISHAY (with respect to
Section 1.2 only)
VISHAY
PRECISION
VISHAY FOIL
RESISTORS
2. Entity
Names
Vishay - PM Belgium
N.V.
Vishay - Waste Collection Systems Belgium N.V.
Vishay Tedea-Huntleigh (Beijing) Electronics Co., Ltd
Vishay Precision Measurement Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Vishay Celtron Technologies (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
Vishay PME France SARL
Vishay Measurements Group France, S.A.S.
Vishay Precision Foil GmbH
Vishay Measurement Group GmbH
Vishay Transducers India Limited
Vishay Precision Transducers India Private Limited
Vishay PM Onboard (Ireland) Limited
Vishay - Waste Collection Systems Belgium N.V.
Vishay Tedea-Huntleigh (Beijing) Electronics Co., Ltd
Vishay Precision Measurement Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Vishay Celtron Technologies (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
Vishay PME France SARL
Vishay Measurements Group France, S.A.S.
Vishay Precision Foil GmbH
Vishay Measurement Group GmbH
Vishay Transducers India Limited
Vishay Precision Transducers India Private Limited
Vishay PM Onboard (Ireland) Limited
Vishay Precision Israel
Ltd.
Vishay Advanced Technologies, Ltd.
Vishay Precision Foil K.K.
Vishay Precision Holdings B.V.
Vishay - Waste Collection Systems B.V.
Vishay Revere Transducers Europe B.V.
Vishay Nobel AS
Vishay Precision Asia Investments Pte. Ltd.
Vishay Precision España S.L.
Vishay Nobel AB
Vishay Celtron Technologies, Inc.
Vishay Measurements Group UK Limited
Vishay PM Group Limited
Vishay PM Onboard Limited
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Vishay Measurements Group, Inc.
Vishay Transducers Ltd.
Vishay Advanced Technologies, Ltd.
Vishay Precision Foil K.K.
Vishay Precision Holdings B.V.
Vishay - Waste Collection Systems B.V.
Vishay Revere Transducers Europe B.V.
Vishay Nobel AS
Vishay Precision Asia Investments Pte. Ltd.
Vishay Precision España S.L.
Vishay Nobel AB
Vishay Celtron Technologies, Inc.
Vishay Measurements Group UK Limited
Vishay PM Group Limited
Vishay PM Onboard Limited
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Vishay Measurements Group, Inc.
Vishay Transducers Ltd.
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Vishay Precision Foil,
Inc.
Vishay BLH, Inc.
Vishay BLH, Inc.
* Note that this
Schedule A does not include the Marks set forth on Attachment 1 to Schedule 1.3
or the entity names set forth on Schedule 2.4(a)(iii) (which are not otherwise
listed on this Schedule A) to the Master Separation Agreement, inasmuch as those
Marks and entity names are owned by VPG and no license from VSH is required for
VPG’s use of such Marks and entity names.
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SCHEDULE B
VPG PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
- Foil resistor strain
gages
- Transducers (a/k/a load cells) utilizing foil resistor strain
gages
- Electronic instruments that
measure and control output of transducers utilizing foil resistor strain
gages, and instruments to measure strain
- Systems for process and force
measurement control and on-board weighing
- Foil resistors and current sensors
- Design, planning, testing,
troubleshooting, technical assistance, engineering assistance, training and
similar services provided or performed by VPG on behalf of its customers in
connection with any of the foregoing
- Any additional products as long as such products do not overlap (i.e. compete) with any products within the product range of VSH or any of its subsidiaries as constituted immediately following the Effective Date.
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SCHEDULE
C
NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST
OF
PERMISSIBLE USES OF PRECISION BY VSH
PERMISSIBLE USES OF PRECISION BY VSH
| 1. | “Vishay” and “precision” separated, other than by a blank, e.g. | |
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| 2. | Vishay Logo followed with “Precision” in text. | |
| 3. | “Vishay + brand + precision”, e.g. | |
|
||
| 4. | “Vishay + technology + precision”, e.g. | |
|
||
| 5. | “Precision…” at the beginning of a sentence (i.e. preceded by no word), e.g. | |
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| 6. | Other uses of word “precision” where preceded by various words, e.g. | |
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| 7. | “Precision …” in a sentence following “Vishay Intertechnology Inc.”, e.g. | |
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SCHEDULE
D
LICENSED DOMAIN
NAMES
vishayprecision
vishayfoilresistors
vishaymeasurementsgroup
vishaymg
vishaynobel
vishaypg
vishaypgloadcells
vishayfoilresistors
vishaymeasurementsgroup
vishaymg
vishaynobel
vishaypg
vishaypgloadcells
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