SUPPLY AND TRADEMARK LICENSE CONTRACT

 

 

Between

 

 

............ S.r.l. with head office in ………., Italy, Via …………, (VAT …………..) by its legal representative Mr. ………..hereinafter referred to as the "Licenser"

 

and

 

__________________                                                                        ,with head office in---------(VAT ------) by its legal representative Mr      ..... hereinafter referred to as "Licensee"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


CONSIDERING THAT

 

n    The Licenser has been carrying out for years in Italy and abroad activities of conceiving, producing, marketing and selling of  …………………………….. (hereinafter simply referred to as the “Products”) and it has reached international renown by the high quality of its design, the high quality standard and by the technology of its products.

 

IL CONTRATTO È INCOMPLETO, A RICHIESTA SARÀ INVIATA UNA COPIA COMPLETA (artt.17 ss Cod.Deont.)

 

STUDIO

MISURACA & Associati/Associates

Studio Legale

Law Firm

www.smaf-legal.com

 

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20123 MILANO (MI), Italia

Via Monti, 8

tel.:   +(39) 02 006 15 017  

fax:   +(39) 02 700 50 81 00

e-mail: info@smaf-legal.com

 

00198 ROMA (RM), Italia

Via Savoia, 78

tel.:  +39 06 92 938 008

cell.: +39 06 8928 10 51

e-mail: info@smaf-legal.com

 

40123 BOLOGNA (BO), Italia

Via Urbana 5/3

tel.:    +(39) 051 64 40 543

fax.:   +(39) 051 09 52 565

2°fax: +(39) 051 33 70 177

e-mail: misuraca@smaf-legal.com

 

 

 

 

 

         n    The Licenser, otherwise, produces and sells in Italy and abroad materials for manufacturing, assembling and installation of components (hereinafter simply referred to as «Components»)

        n    The Products and the Components of ............ include patents, drawings, technologies, know how developed by the Licenser and of its own property, among which the trademarks ............ and ............ (hereinafter briefly referred to as «Trademarks» described in enclosure A) registered, which label the following products: …………………..

       n    The Know-how included by the Products and the Components is own property of the Licenser and it is described by the drawings, instructions and every knowledge source provided by this Contract (hereinafter simply referred to as “Know-how”).

       n    The «Licensee» is a company working in the territory of.............. (hereinafter briefly referred to as «Territory») in the field of manufacturing and marketing of Products and it aims at introducing itself in said Territory on the field of marketing of  Product with  components inside by ............’s license; to this aim it wants to obtain from ............ the rights for selling and installation of the  Product with  components inside, using Components sold by this latter.

 

Whereas the above premises, including the Enclosures, are an integral and regulating part of this Contract, both parties agree on the following:

 

   1)  Subject

The Licenser exclusively supplies the Components of the Products and the Licensee shall purchase the Components only by the Licenser, according to the mentioned terms, duration, limitations and ways approved by the Licenser hereinafter indicated. The Licenser, furthermore, authorizes the Licensee to sell and install said Products, exclusively in the Territory, using, with reference to the selling of the Products, the Trademarks, excluding any other name and/or trademark even similar and in parallel with other trademarks or names other than .............

The exclusivity is for the benefit of the Licenser and the Licensee.

 

2) Forbidden Export

The Licensee pledges to refrain from exporting the Products outside the Territory, either or by any form of commercial relationship, direct or indirect or through a third party or by a shareholder or company or by a company with a third party. The Licensee grants the fulfillment of this obligation on the part of its partners, collaborators, agents, employees and customers and it pledges to forbid the latter to export outside the Territory.

Export prohibition is personally undertaken also by the owners of the Licensee’s company as individuals and by the shareholders of this company, if the business is a company or is going to be a company.

 

3)Duration

The present contract has a 6 (six) years term and will be valid at the time of the signature of this Contract. On the due date it will be tacitly extended for another year and the following years to come, unless cancelled by one of the Parties by registered letter with notice of receipt sent by one party at least 3 (three) months prior to its original or extended expiry date.

In the case of termination for any reason, the content, hereinafter indicated of articles 4 and 5 (non competition clause and privacy), will remain valid, as set forth therein.

 

 

4)Non competition

The Licensee is prohibited from producing, selling and installing, and shall abstain from every form of business relationship, directly or indirectly or by a third party or by a company or by a company with a third party, or as an employee or, as an agent or as a collaborator to every title with companies producing and/or selling any products that can be referred to the same marketing area of the Products, during the duration of this contract and for the two years following its cancellation for resolution or maturity  or any reason, with the exception of a prior written consent by the Licenser. The non-competition obligation is undertaken in a personal capacity by the Licensee’s company, or by its partners if the business is undertaken by a company or becomes a company. The Licensee grants the fulfillment of this obligation in the Territory and abroad on the part of its partners, co-operators, agents, employees and customers, submitting them a binding document to sign.

Otherwise, on cancellation of the Contract for resolution, rescission or maturity or any whatsoever reason, the Licensee will not use the Trademarks, distinguishing marks, documentation and brochures of Licenser; nor can solicit the customers, everywhere they are, directly or indirectly, to make work proposal to an employee, advisor, co-operator or agent of the Licenser.

Every act of competition, derived by violation of such obligations, acknowledged by the Licenser, determines the right of the Licenser to ask the payment of a penalty of ... .... Euro, unless liquidation of  extra damages.

 

 

5) Privacy

The Licensee undertakes the obligation, during the duration of this contract and after  maturity of the Contract or resolution for any reason, to use every confidential information uniquely in the interest of the Licenser. Even if the Licensee receives a request or an order by any Court or Civil authority to disclose any confidential information, able to make such request or order, the Licensee will immediately inform the Licenser and will agree with the Licenser the way of disclosure of such confidential information or will disclose the strict necessary.

Even after the cancellation of the contract for resolution, rescission or maturity or any reason and forever, the Licensee will have to keep secret all confidential and reserved information referring to the Licenser, acknowledged by the License in the occasion of this Contract, regarding, for example: qualities and technical characteristics of the Products, total sales, company organization, sale strategies, price lists. All information given by the «Licenser» in accordance with and/or in the enforcement of this contract are to be considered strictly confidential.

Every act of disclosure, derived by violation of such obligations, acknowledged by the Licenser, determines the right of the Licenser to ask the payment of a penalty of ... .... Euro, unless liquidation of extra damages.

 

Place and Date:____________

 

 

 

The Licenser                                                                            The Licensee

............ s.r.l.

(legal representative)

Mr. ………………….