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EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND

HUAMIN SENIOR FUND HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.

This  Technology  License  Agreement  is  made  and  effective  as  of_____________,  2011

(EFFECTIVE DATE), between Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. (CCTI), whose address is

12518  West  Atlantic  Boulevard,  Coral  Springs,  Florida  33071,  the  United  States  of  America

and  Huamin  Senior  Fund   Holding  Group  Co.,   Ltd.   (HM),  whose  address  is   No.  15

Yongwaitaoyuan  Dongli,  Beijing  100075,  the  Peoples  Republic  of  China  (the  P.R.C.  or

China), and pertains solely to the operations as set forth in this Agreement in China.

 2011 ________

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ARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS

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1.1     EFFECTIVE  DATE  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  the  day,  month,  and  year  first  set

forth above.

1.2     PRODUCT(S)  shall  mean  clean  coal  products  produced  by  using  the  proprietary

technologies incorporated in the CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES.

1.3     CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES shall mean  any technology, software, process, or

intellectual  property covered  by one  or  more,  valid,  enforceable,  pending  or  unexpired

claims of the PATENT RIGHTS and/or incorporating CCTI TECHNOLOGIES.

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1.4     CCTI  TECHNOLOGIES  shall  mean  the  technological  data  existing  in  documentary

form relating to the PRODUCTS that previously has been or will be licensed to HM by

CCTI  in  the  list  of  CCTI  TECHNOLOGIES  and  data  thereof  attached  as  Schedule  A

hereto.

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1.5     PATENT   RIGHTS   shall   mean   any   patent   applications   or   patents   owned   or

controlled  by  CCTI,  or  licensed  by  CCTI,  as  of  the  EFFECTIVE  DATE  and  having

one  or  more  claims  that  relate  to  PRODUCTS.  The  PATENT  RIGHTS  shall  include

United  States  Patent  No.  6,447,559  titled  Treatment  of  Coal,  issued  on  September

10,  2002,  as  well  as any parent  patent  applications  from  which  such  application  claims

priority  under  35  USC  119  or  120,  continuations,  continuations-in-part,  divisions,

additions,  reissue  applications,  reexamined  patent  applications,  any  patents  that  may

issue  on  any  such  applications,  and  foreign  equivalents  thereof.  A  listing  of  current

PATENT  RIGHTS  is  shown  in  Schedule  B.  This  list  shall  be  updated  by  CCTI  from

time to time upon request of HM

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1.6     INNER  MONGOLIA  PROJECT  shall  be  the  project  in  which  HM  will  be  in  charge

of  construction  and  operation  of  a  facility in  Inner  Mongolia  Autonomous  Region,  the

P.R.C., by utilizing CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES under this Agreement executed

by  the  Parties  herein  to  initially  produce  clean  coal  products  at  an  estimated  annual

capacity of one million and five hundred thousand tons (1,500,000 tons).

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1.7     INITIAL    LICENSE    FEE    shall    mean    the    payment    by    HM    to    use    CCTI

TECHNOLOGIES   and   PATENT   RIGHTS   in   the   amount   and   payment   schedule

specified in Article 3.1.

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1.8     HM  PLANT(S)  shall  mean  INNER  MONGOLIA  PROJECT  and  any  additional

plant using the CCTI TECHNOLOGIES and PATENT RIGHTS licensed hereunder.

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1.9     ROYALTY   shall   mean   the   recurring   compensation   paid   by   HM   to   CCTI   in

accordance  hereto  at  rates  determined  by the  Parties  on  the  basis  of  the  tonnage  of  the

products of HM PLANT(S).

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1.10    TERM The enforceable term of this Agreement is considered to be thirty (30) years,

unless  amended,  or  cancelled  by  either  party  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  as

provided under Article 9.

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1.11   TERRITORY  shall  mean  the  following  provinces  and  cities  which  are  under  the

direct  leadership  of  the  Central  Government  of  the  P.R.C.,  including  Inner  Mongolia,

Shandong,  Hebei,  Henan,  Heilongjiang,  Jilin,  Liaoning,  Shanxi,  Shaanxi,  Ningxia,

Gansu,  Xinjiang,  Qinghai,  Beijing,  Tianjin  of  the  P.R.C.  designated  by  HM,  and

approved by CCTI.

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ARTICLE 2.  LICENSE GRANTS

2.1     Within ten (10) business  days  upon the EFFECTIVE DATE,  CCTI agrees  to grant and

does   hereby   grant   to   HM   a   ROYALTY   bearing,   exclusive   license   under   CCTI

TECHNOLOGIES  and  PATENT  RIGHTS  solely  and  exclusively  for  construction  of

HM PLANT(S) and to production of clean coal products and chemical by-products and

derivatives  extracted  from  the  coal  during  the  CCTI  process  in  the  Plant(s)  within  the

TERRITORY.  Each  party  agrees  to  hold  the  other  party  as  its  exclusive  partner  for

projects  of  the  same  or  similar  nature  within  the  TERRITORY.  HM  would  have  the

right of refusal for any subsequent projects within the TERRITORY.

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2.2     In consideration of the CCTI exclusivity provision of the CCTI TECHNOLOGES, HM

will  commit  to  an  increasing  production  capacity  of  5  million  metric  tons  per  year,  in

accordance with a mutually agreed business plan and CCTIs contractual obligations (a

copy  of  which  is  attached  hereto  as  schedule  E)  to  SAIC  Energy,  Environment  &

Infrastructure,  LLC  (SEE&I),  formerly  Benham,  to  provide  technology  services  for

all  CCTI  plants.  The  Parties  shall  unconditionally  share  any  upgrade  improvements

and new developments of production technologies during their cooperation.   This grant

shall   further   include   the   right   of   HM   to   grant   written   sublicenses   within   the

TERRITORY  to  any  third  party,  including  public  and  private  entities,  to  promote  the

furtherance  of  benefits  for  both  parties  herein,  subject  to  advance  written  permission

from  CCTI,  provided  that  the  parties  agree  the  scope  of  the  sublicense  cannot  exceed

the scope of this Agreement.

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CCTIBenhamSAIC  Energy,  Environment  &  Infrastructure,  LLC

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ARTICLE 3.  PAYMENTS

3.1    The  INITIAL  LICENSE  FEE  in  the  total  amount  of  one  million  five hundred  thousand

US dollars ($1,500,000) shall be paid in three (3) installments.   The first payment shall

be  one  third  of  the  total  INITIAL  LICENSE  FEE  in  the  amount  of  five  hundred

thousand   US   dollars   ($500,000),   payable   within   ten   (10)   working   days   after   the

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approval of the Feasibility Study Report by the relevant Chinese government authority.

Huamin  agrees  that  the   ShanghaiChem   Engineering   Incorporation  (SCEI)  will  be

contracted  to  conduct  the  Feasibility  Study.  The  second  payment  shall  be  one  third  of

the  total  INITIAL  LICENSE  FEE  in  the  amount  of  five  hundred  thousand  US  dollars

($500,000),  payable  within  ninety  (90)  days  following  the  date  of  the  approval  of  the

Feasibility  Report  by  the  relevant  Chinese  government  authority.  The  third  payment

shall  be  one  third  of  the  total  INITIAL  LICENSE  FEE  in  the  amount  of  five  hundred

thousand US dollars ($500,000), payable in lump sum within three (3) months after the

commencement   of   production   of   qualified   clean   coal   products   and   the   normal

operations  of  the  project  in  accordance  with  the  final  performance  acceptance  criteria

established between CCTI, HM, and SEE&I.  Future license fees and  ROYALTY rates

shall  be  determined  by  mutual  agreement  between  the  Parties  on  the  basis  of  the

tonnage of the clean coal  products of the  INNER  MONGOLIA PROJECT and payable

following the commencement of the initial production of qualified products.

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HM  shall  pay  CCTI  a  monthly  ROYALTY  for  all  finished  product  produced  through

the use of  CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES at the rate of  One Dollars (US$1.00) per

ton  of  the  processed  clean  coal  products  in  accordance  with  Article  3.1.  ROYALTY

payments  will  be  due  to  be  paid  to  CCTI  by  the  tenth  (10th)  working  day  of  the

following month in which they were earned. ROYALTY rates for increased production

capacity  beyond  the  initial  1.5  million  tons  will  be  subject  to  revision,  but  will  not  be

less than $1.0 per ton.

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3.3     HM  shall  have  no  obligation  to pay ROYALTY  for  any clean  coal  produced  solely for

testing purposes.

3.4     Within  sixty  (60)  days  after  the  end  of  each  calendar  quarter,  HM  shall  furnish  CCTI

with  a  written  report  setting  forth  the  computation  of  the  royalties  payable  to  CCTI

during  such  calendar  quarter.  Each  report  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  wire  transfer

advice,  certified  check  or  money  order  payable  to  CCTI  in  the  amount  due,  less  any

taxes  required  by  a  governmental  agency  to  be  withheld  with  respect  to  royalties

payable to CCTI.

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3.5     Royalties, if any, shall be paid to CCTI in U.S. dollars.

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3.6     HM  shall  keep  accurate  and  complete  records  in  sufficient  detail  to  enable  royalties

payable   to   CCTI   hereunder   to   be   verified.   HM   shall   permit   such   records   to   be

inspected   at   the   option   of   CCTI  once  per   calendar   year   of   this Agreement   upon

written notice  by  CCTI  for  the  sole  purpose  of  verifying  the  amount  of  royalties

payable  hereunder  to  CCTI.  Such  inspection  shall  be  made  during  reasonable  business

hours  and  shall  be  performed  by  an  independent  auditor,  such  as  a  certified  public

accountant  or  firm  of  certified  public  accountants,  selected  and  appointed  by  CCTI  as

to who HM has no reasonable objection(s).

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ARTICLE 4.  CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF PLANTS

4.1     HM  will  confirm  the  location  and  contract  for  the  initial  project  site  to  facilitate  the

commencement  of  the  associated  feasibility  study  by  the  ShanghaiChem  Engineering

Incorporation   (SCEI)and   approval   processes   by   relevant   Chinese   authorities   and

commence  the  construction  of  the  initial  plant,  within  one  hundred  and  eighty  (180)

days  upon  the  EFFECTIVE  DATE  of  this  Agreement,  and  increase  the  production  to

one  million  and  five  hundred  thousand  (1,500,000)  tons  per  year  within  eighteen  (18)

months upon the date of production of qualified products by the initial plant.

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4.2     HM  will  increase  the  annual  production  to  five  million  (5,000,000)  tons  within  twenty

four  (24)  months  after  the  initial  one  million  and  five  hundred  thousand  (1,500,000)

tons  capacity  plant  has  been  operating  normally  and  the  quality  and  quantity  of  the

products have met the standards specified herein.

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4.3     Existing contracts  between CCTI and  SEE&I mandate CCTI to use SEE&I, for project

design   and  other  matters,  including   conducting  technology  research  and  study  as

required  and  supporting  the  completion  of  the  Feasibility  Study  Report  subject  to  a

signed agreement between HM and SEE&I, and payment. SEE&I fees for engineering,

procurement   and   construction   services   will   be   provided   at   the   percentage   rates

contained  in  the  agreement  between  SEE&I  and  CCTI.  HM  will  appoint  competent

Chinese  engineering  and  project  management  entities  subject  to  relevant  Chinese  laws

and  regulations,  which  should  include  English  language  proficiency  and  shall  contract

directly with SEE&I for these services.

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4.4    HM agrees and covenants that SEE&I will be retained by HM as the primary contractor

in the INNER MONGOLIA PROJECT with an initial annual output of one million and

five hundred  thousand  tons  (1,500,000  Tons),  and  HM  will  contract  with  SEE&I in  all

other  projects  utilizing  CCTIs  technologies  (to  be  determined  by  contracts  between

HM and SEE&I).

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4.5    CCTI  agrees  and  covenants  that  it  shall  not  enter  into  similar  transactions  and/or

relevant  technology  license  agreements  with  any  other  party  in  the  P.R.C.,  subject  to

mutual  agreement  as  to  project  schedule  and  initial  production  in  accordance  with

technical  specifications  and  performance  expectations  and  achievements  of  expected

goals  as  defined  by  CCTI/SEE&I.  CCTI  or  SEE&I  shall  be  held   accountable  for  any

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schedule  changes  and  failure  of  the  Project  solely  attributable  to  non-performance  of

the CCTI technology, and/or SEE&I design, equipments and construction, etc.

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4.6    Under  the  premise  of  that  CCTIs  technologies  meet  the  requirements  of  Chinese

government,   HM   shall   be   responsible   for   obtaining   all   necessary   local   Chinese

government  approvals,  permits,  etc.  relevant  to  the  INNER  MONGOLIA  PROJECT,

including the Feasibility Study.

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4.7    CCTI  will  not  leverage  its  current  Xingan   League  contract  to  expand  additional

business beyond current scope of existing agreement.

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ARTICLE 5.  CONFIDENTIALITY

5.1     During  the  TERM  of  this  Agreement,  the  disclosing  party  may  find  it  desirable  to

share  its  confidential  and  proprietary  business  and  technical  information,   which  shall

include,  but  not  be  limited  to  construction  information,  product  development  plans

performance,  sales,  financial,  contractual  and  special  marketing  information,  ideas,

technical   data   and   concepts   originated   by   the   disclosing   party,   not   previously

published or otherwise disclosed to the general public, not previously available without

restriction  to  the  receiving  party  or  others,  nor  normally  furnished  to  others  without

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compensation,  and  which  the  disclosing  party  desires  to  protect  against  unrestricted

disclosure   or   competitive   use   etc.   (CONFIDENTIAL   INFORMATION)   with   the

receiving party.  The  disclosing party desires  to  protect  the  confidential  and  proprietary

nature of such information as set forth herein.

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5.2     The   receiving   party   shall   maintain,   and   will   cause   its   employees,   agents,   and

consultants  to  maintain,  the  confidentiality  of  all  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION

received  from  the  disclosing  party  under  this  Agreement  using  the  same  care  and

safeguards  with  respect  to  such  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  as  is  used  to

maintain  the  confidentiality  of  its  own  information  of  like  character,  but  in  no  event

less than reasonable care.

5.3     CONFIDENTIAL   INFORMATION   received   by   the   receiving   party   under   this

Agreement  may  be  disclosed  by  the  receiving  party  only to  its  employees,  agents,  and

consultants  to  whom  disclosure  is  necessary to  fully use  the  license  granted  under  this

Agreement  and  to  otherwise  facilitate the  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  and  shall  not  be

disclosed  to  any  third  party  or  commercially  used  by  either  Party  for  any  purpose

except  as  expressly  authorized  in  the  Agreement.   Each  of  the  Parties  represents  and

warrants  that  all  of  its  employees,  agents,  and  consultants  who  shall  have  access  to

CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  shall  have been  advised  of  their  obligations  under

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this  Agreement.  Further,  each  of  the  Parties  represents  and  warrants  that  all  of  its

employees,   agents,   and   consultants   who   shall   have   access   to   CONFIDENTIAL

INFORMATION  shall  be  bound  by  written  agreements  to  maintain  such  information

in confidence and not to use such information except as expressly permitted herein.

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5.4     Except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, the receiving party shall not disclose

CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  to  any  third  party  without  the  advance  written

consent of the disclosing party.

5.5     The  obligations  of  confidentiality under  this  Agreement  shall  not  apply to  information

which:

(a)      is in the public domain without fault of the receiving party; or

(b)     was  known  to  the  receiving  party  before  receipt  from  the  disclosing  party  as

demonstrated by written business records of the receiving party; or

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(c)      is independently developed by the receiving party; or

(d)      is disclosed to the receiving party by a third party without restriction.

5.6     Except    as    otherwise    expressly   provided    in    this    Agreement,    the    title    to    all

CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  provided  to  the  receiving  party  by  the  disclosing

party shall remain vested in the disclosing party.

5.7     The  existence  and  terms  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  deemed  to  be  subject  to  the

confidentiality  obligations  of  this  Article  5.  Written  approval  must  be  obtained  from

the  other  party  if  one  party  wishes  to  make  any  disclosure  relating  to  the  existence

and/or   content   of   the   relationship   between   the   parties   hereunder,   except   where

necessary to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

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5.8     The    receiving    party    shall    not    be    liable    for    disclosure    of    CONFIDENTIAL

INFORMATION  in  compliance  with  any  governmental  statute,  regulation,  order,  or

decree  of  a  court  or  other  governmental  body;  provided,  however,  that  the  receiving

party  shall  give  reasonable  notice  to  the  disclosing  party  before  the  receiving  party's

compliance with such statute, regulation, order, or decree.

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5.9     The   receiving   party   shall   have   a   duty   to   protect   only   that   CONFIDENTIAL

INFORMATION  which  is  (a)  disclosed  by  the  disclosing  party  in  writing  and  is

marked  as  confidential,  proprietary,  or  with  a  similar  legend,  at  the  time  of  disclosure,

or  which  is  (b)  disclosed  in  any  manner  by  the  disclosing  party  and  is  identified  as

confidential   or   proprietary   at   the   time   of   the   disclosure   and   is   confirmed   to   be

confidential  by  the  disclosing  party  to  be  confidential  and  provided  to  the  receiving

party within a period not to exceed twelve (12) months of initial disclosure.

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ARTICLE 6.  WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

6.1    CCTI  represents  and  warrants  that:  (1)  it  is  the  sole  owner  of  the  licensed  patent  as  set

forth  herein;  (2)  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  Agreement  do  not  violate  the  terms

and   conditions   of   any   other   agreement   executed   by   CCTI   and   the   performance

by HM hereunder will not violate the terms and conditions of any such agreement; and

(3)  CCTI  knows  of  no  claims  or  other  assertions  of  any  kind  to  rights  in  the  Licensed

Patent inconsistent with the granting of the license herein granted.

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6.2     CCTI  hereby  indemnifies HM  against  and  agrees  to  hold  HM  harmless  from  any

damages,  expenses,  liabilities,  judgments,  and  losses,  including  reasonable  attorneys

fees,  arising  from  claims  or  suits  by  third  parties  arising  out  of  any  breach  or  alleged

breach  of  CCTIs'  obligations,  representations,  or  warranties  hereunder,  provided  HM

shall  have  given  CCTI  prompt  written  notice  of  any  such  claim  or  suit  and  cooperate

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6.3     Other  than  the  pre-existing  Joint  Venture  Agreement  with  Sino-Mongolian  Railroad

Systems,  (SMIRSC),  Hulun  Buir,  Inner  Mongolia,  or  any  other  partner  who  may

acquire  the  interest  of  SMIRSC  ,  CCTI  warrants  that  it  has  no  agreements  with  any

third   party   or   commitments   or   obligations   which   conflict   in   any   way   with   its

obligations under this Agreement.

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6.4     CCTI  represents  and  warrants  that  it  has  full  right  and  power  to  grant  the  CCTI

TECHNOLOGIES and PATENT RIGHTS set forth in this Agreement to HM.

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6.5     CCTI  represents  and  warrants  that  no  claim  by  any  third  party  contesting  the  validity,

enforceability,  use  or  ownership  of  any  of  the  CLEAN  COAL  TECHNOLOGIES

previously  has  been  made  against  CCTI  or,  to  the  present  knowledge  of  CCTI,  is

threatened.  Should  CCTI  become  aware  in  the  future  of  any  claim  by  any  third  party

contesting  the  validity,  enforceability,  use  or  ownership  of  any  of  the  CLEAN  COAL

TECHNOLOGIES, CCTI shall provide written notice to HM of such claim.

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6.6     To  the  present  knowledge  of  CCTI,  CCTI  represents  and  warrants  that  no  notices  of,

nor  to  the  present  knowledge  of  CCTI,  are  there  any  facts  which  indicate  to  CCTI  a

likelihood of any infringement or misappropriation by, or  conflict with, any third  party

with  respect  to  the  PATENT  RIGHTS.  Should  CCTI  become  aware  in  the  future  of

any    facts    which    indicate    to    CCTI    the    likelihood    of    any    infringement    or

misappropriation  by,  or  conflict  with,  any  third  party  with  respect  to  the  PATENT

RIGHTS, CCTI shall provide HM written notice of the same.

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ARTICLE 7.  PATENT

PROSECUTION,

FILING,

ISSUANCE

AND

MAINTENANCE

7.1      During  the  TERM  of  this  Agreement,  the  Parties  shall  cooperate  to  prepare,  file,

prosecute,  issue,  and  maintain  the  PATENT  RIGHTS;  provided,  however,  that  no

action  may  be  taken  with  respect  to  the  preparation,  filing,  prosecution,  issuance,  or

maintenance  of  the  PATENT  RIGHTS  without  the  written  consent  of  HM.  In  addition

to  the  specific  United  States  Patent  Application  identified  in  Article  1.5  above,  the

Parties  shall  confer  and  mutually  agree  as  to  whether  to  file  and  pursue  additional

patent applications in the other PATENT RIGHTS.

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7.2      HM   shall   have   the   right   to   select   one   or   more   patent   counsel(s)   (Selected

Counsel(s))  who  will  serve  as  the  primary  liaison  between  the  Parties  and  the  Patent

Office  in  which  any  patent  application  constituting  PATENT  RIGHTS  is  filed.  The

Parties  shall  obligate  such  patent  counsel(s)  to  promptly  provide  both  Parties  with

copies  of  any prosecution  correspondence  received  directly or  indirectly  from  a  Patent

Office   or   from   local   patent   counsel(s)   assisting   with   patent   prosecution   of   such

applications.    Both    Parties    must    approve   any   and    all    substantive   prosecution

correspondence  or  other  communication  relating  to  any  PATENT  RIGHTS  before

such  correspondence  or  communication  can  be  filed  with  the  pertinent  Patent  Office

and/or  before  such  patent  counsel(s)  take  other  prosecution  action  on  behalf  of  the

Parties.   Each   party   at   its   own   expense   shall   provide   the   patent   counsel(s)   with

assistance   and   documentation   as   reasonably  required   for   the   patent   counsel(s)   to

operationally and administratively handle the preparation, filing, prosecution, issuance,

and maintenance of patent properties constituting PATENT RIGHTS.

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7.3     CCTI  undertakes  to  ensure  all  PATENT  RIGHTS  are  protected  and  that  all  protection

filings are maintained in a current state.

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7.4     The Parties agree that  the owner of the proprietary technologies shall bear all  expenses

and  outside  attorneys  fees  of  the  Selected  Counsel(s)  in  China  associated  with  the

preparing,  filing,  prosecuting,  issuing,  and  maintaining  the  protection  of  any PATENT

RIGHTS during the TERM of this agreement.

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7.5     If  CCTI becomes  aware  of  products  that  potentially infringe the  Licensed  Patents  or  is

notified by HM of any such potentially infringing products, CCTI agrees to notify, and

at  its  discretion,  prosecute  the  alleged  infringer(s)  and  to  defend  the  Licensed  Patents.

CCTI  agrees  to  pay  its  own  costs  relating  to  such  prosecution  and  to  fully  cooperate

with the other in the prosecution of any potential infringer.

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ARTICLE 8.  OWNERSHIP,  ENFORCEMENT  AND  COMMERCIALIZATION  OF

THE PATENT RIGHTS

8.1     During  the  term  of  this  Agreement,  CCTI  shall  have  the  sole  right  and  discretion  to

bring  any  action  to  enforce  any patent(s)  constituting  the  PATENT  RIGHTS  and  shall

have the sole right and discretion to defend any declaratory judgment or other action in

which  a  cause  of  action  is  asserted  challenging  the  validity,  enforceability,  use,  and/or

claim  construction  of  any  patent(s)  or  patent  application(s)  constituting  the  PATENT

RIGHTS.  In  the  event  that  either  CCTI or  HM  becomes  aware of  any infringement,  or

possible  infringement  of  any  PATENT  RIGHTS,  each  party  shall  promptly  notify  the

other in writing regarding such infringing activity.

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8.2     Any action involving the PATENT RIGHTS that is brought or defended  by CCTI shall

be  at  the  sole  expense  of  CCTI,  and  any  recoveries  gained,  or  liabilities  incurred  in

such action shall be entirely that of CCTI. CCTI shall retain control of any such action,

including  the  sole  right  to  select,  retain,  and  direct  counsel,  and  to  make  any  and  all

decisions  with  respect  to  claims,  defenses,  counterclaims,  settlement,  and  strategy.

Further,  HM  may initiate  any such  action  in  its  own  name  and/or  in  the  name  of  CCTI

if  necessary  and/or  desirable  under  applicable  law  in  order  for  CCTI  to  initiate  such

action.

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8.3     Upon  request  of  CCTI and  at  the  expense  of  CCTI,  HM  shall  have a duty to  cooperate

reasonably  with  CCTI  in  any  action  involving  PATENT  RIGHTS  that  is  brought  or

defended  by  CCTI,  including  (if  necessary)  joinder  as  a  party  to  such  action.  Such

cooperation  shall  include  cooperation  to  maximize  the  maintenance  of  all  attorney-

client,  work  product,  and  joint  defense  privileges,  and  the  Parties  shall  each  instruct

their  respective  counsel(s)  accordingly.  As  a  condition  of  any  participation,  HM  shall

agree  to  be  signatory to  and  be bound  by any protective  order  that  might  be entered  by

a  court  or  stipulated  to  between  HM  and  the  other  party  or  parties.  CCTI  shall,  as  is

reasonable, provide HM with the opportunity to comment and offer suggestions during

the  course  of  any  such  action  and  shall,  as  is  reasonable,  keep  HM  informed  of  all

developments   in   the   action.   HM   shall   treat   such   information   as   Confidential

Information  and/or  as  privileged  information  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  set

forth in this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 9.  TERMINATION

9.1     This  Agreement  shall  commence  on  the  EFFECTIVE  DATE.  Unless  re-negotiated,  or

previously   terminated   in   accordance   with   one   or   more   of   the   other   provisions

hereunder,  and  subject  to  the  expiration  date  of  the  last-to-expire  of  all  U.S.  patents

related  to  clean  coal  products  included  in  the  Licensed  Patents,  this  Agreement  shall

expire at the end of the enforceable term of the last-to-expire of the PATENT RIGHTS

related to HM projects.

9.2     This Agreement may be  terminated by either party in the  event of a material breach by

the  other  party  of  the  terms  of  this  Agreement  provided  that  the  terminating  party first

gives   the   defaulting   party   written   notice   of   termination,   specifying   the   grounds

therefore,  and the  defaulting party has  had  thirty (30) days  after such notice is  given to

cure   the   breach.   If   not   so   cured,   or   when   breach   is   incapable   of   remedy,   this

Agreement  shall terminate at the  expiration of such thirty (30) days. Waiver by a party

of  a  default  by  another  party  shall  not  deprive  the  first  party  of  the  right  to  terminate

this Agreement due to any subsequent default of another party.

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9.3     HM  shall  be  deemed  to  be  in  material  breach  of  this  Agreement  which  entitles  CCTI

the  right  to  terminate  this  Agreement  in  the  event  that  HM  fails  to  (i)  fulfill  its

obligations  to  incorporate  CCTIs  Technology  to  process  and  use  clean  coal  within

their   contracted   plant(s)   as   defined   under   Articles   2   and   4;   or   (ii)   commence

construction  of  the  initial  plant  as  contemplated  in  Article  4.1  within  one  hundred  and

eighty  (180)  days  upon  the  EFFECTIVE  DATE  of  this  Agreement  or  produce  one

million  and  five  hundred  thousand  (1,500,000)  tons  per  year  within  eighteen  (18)

months  thereafter;  or  (iii)  increase  the  annual  production  to  five  million  (5,000,000)

tons  as  contemplated  under  Article  4.3  within  twenty  four  (24)  months  after  the  initial

one   million   and   five  hundred   thousand   (1,500,000)   tons   capacity  plant   has   been

operating normally and the quality and quantity of the products  have met the standards

specified  herein,  and  subject  to  the  approval  by  Chinese  authorities;  or  (iv)  make  any

payment as provided under Article 3 within thirty (30) days when due.

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9.4     Upon  termination  of  this  Agreement  by CCTI pursuant  to  Article  9.3,  HM  shall  pay to

CCTI  any  and  all  amount  due  under  this  Agreement  as  of  the  date  of  termination

within thirty (30) days.

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9.5     NEITHER   HM   NOR   CCTI   SHALL,   UNDER   ANY   CIRCUMSTANCES,   BE

LIABLE   TO   EACH   OTHER   FOR   INDIRECT,   INCIDENTAL,   SPECIAL,   OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED TO,  LOSS OF

PROFITS,  REVENUE,  OR  BUSINESS  RESULTING  FROM  OR  IN  ANY  WAY

RELATED    TO    THIS    AGREEMENT,    OR    THE    TERMINATION    OF    THIS

AGREEMENT,  OR  ARISING  OUT  OF  OR  ALLEGED  TO  HAVE  ARISEN  OUT

OF BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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ARTICLE 10.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

10.1   This  Article  shall  apply  to  any  dispute  arising  out  of  the  making  or  performance  of  or

otherwise relating to this Agreement.

10.2   In  the  event  of  any  dispute  arising  out  of  the  making  or  performance  of  or  otherwise

relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt in the first instance to resolve such

dispute  through  friendly  negotiations  between  persons  who  have  authority  to  settle  the

controversy.  Either  Party  may  give  the  other  Party  written  notice  of  any  dispute  not

resolved  in  the  normal  course  of  business.  Providing  such  a  notice  in  good  faith  will

toll  the  cure  period  of  Article  9.2  until  the  dispute  resolution  provisions  of  this  Article

are  exhausted.  All  negotiations  pursuant  to  this  clause  are  confidential.  Provided  that

any  negotiation  fails  to  reach  an  agreement  by  the  Parties,  the  initiator  in  good  faith

shall  not  be  treated  as  a  compromise  to  the  other  Party,  and  such  initiation  shall  not  be

used as an evidence against the initiator in good faith.

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10.3    If  the  dispute  cannot  be  resolved  in  this  manner  within  ninety  (90)  days  after  the

commencement  of  negotiation,  either  Party  may  submit  the  dispute  to  Hong  Kong

International  Arbitration  Center  (HKIAC)  for  arbitration  in  Hong  Kong  in  accordance

with  its  arbitration  rules  then  in  effect.  The  laws  of  the  Peoples  Republic  of  China

without  regard  to  conflicts  of  law  principles  shall  apply.  There  shall  be  three  (3)  bi-

lingual arbitrators whom shall be appointed by HKIAC.

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The arbitration  award  shall  be final  and  binding on  the  Parties.  The costs  of  arbitration

shall  be  borne  by  the  losing  Party  or  as  otherwise  determined  by  the  arbitrator.  Any

award  of  the  arbitration  shall  be  enforceable  by  any  court  having  jurisdiction  over  the

Party  against  which  the  award  has  been  rendered,  or  wherever  assets  of  the  Party

against  which  the  award  has  been  rendered  are  located.  The  Parties  hereby  waive  any

claim  or  right  to  immunity  for  itself,  or  any  of  its  assets,  from  the  jurisdiction  of  any

court  with  respect  to  enforcement  of  an   arbitral  award  rendered  pursuant  to  this

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During   the   arbitration   proceedings,   except   for   the   matters   in   dispute   and   under

arbitration, this Agreement shall continue to be performed.

ARTICLE 11.

ASSIGNABILITY

11.1   CCTI agrees   not   to   assign   any   of   the   Licensed   Patents   to   any   third   party,   in

China, unless  prior  written  consent  is  obtained  from  HM.  This  Agreement  shall  inure

to  the  benefit  of  and  shall  be  binding  upon  the  successors  and  permitted  assigns  of

either  party.  Neither  HM  nor  CCTI  may,  without  the  written  consent  of  the  other,

assign  this  Agreement  in  whole or  in  part  provided,  however,  that  this  Agreement  may

be  assigned  or  transferred,  by either  party hereto,  to  such  entity that  is  the  successor  to

substantially all  of  those  business  assets  of  the  assigning or  transferring party to  which

this  Agreement  applies  provided  that  the  assigning  or  transferring  party  gives  written

notice  thereof  to  the  other  party  hereto  within  a  reasonable  time  and  such  successor

agrees  in  writing  to  abide  by  the  terms  and  conditions  hereof,  and  has  the  financial

ability  to  comply  with  the  terms  and  obligations  of  this  Agreement.  The  assigning  or

transferring party shall also continue to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 12.

NOTICE

12.1   Any  notices  or  communications  under  this  Agreement  shall  be  in  writing  and  shall  be

deemed to have been duly given by either party to the other on the date hand delivered,

or  properly  sent  by  facsimile,  e-  mail,  or  registered  or  certified  mail,  postage  prepaid,

to the following addresses of the respective parties as shown below:

To CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.:

Attention: Mr. Douglas Hague

Address: 12518 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs, FL 33071

Facsimile: 954-757-1765

E-Mail: dhague@cleancoaltechnologiesinc.com

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To Huamin Senior Fund Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Attention: Huang, Side

Address: No. 15 Yongwaitaoyuan Dongli, Beijing, P.R.C., 100075.

Facsimile: +86 10 87819079

E-Mail: hsd55618@126.com

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+86 10 87819079

hsd55618@126.com

12.2   Any  changes  of  address  of  a  party shall  be  communicated  in  writing  to  the  other  parties

to be effective.

ARTICLE 13.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

13.1   The  validity,  construction  and  performance  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by

and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Peoples Republic of China.

13.2   This  Agreement  sets  forth  the  entire Agreement  between  the  parties  and  supersedes  all

previous  agreements  and  understandings,  whether  oral  or  written,  between  the  parties

with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

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13.3   This  Agreement  may  not  be  modified,  amended,  or  discharged  except  by  a  written

agreement signed by an authorized representative of each party.

13.4   The provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  be deemed  inseparable.  If  any provision  in  this

Agreement  shall  be  found  or  be  held  to  be  invalid  or  unenforceable,  then  the  meaning

of  that  provision  shall  be  construed,  to  the  extent  feasible,  to  render  the  provision

enforceable,  and  if  no  feasible  interpretation  would  save  such  provision,  it  shall  be

severed  from  the  remainder  of  this  Agreement  which  shall  remain  in  full  force  and

effect  unless  the  provisions  that  are  invalid  or  unenforceable  substantially  impair  the

value  of  the  entire  Agreement  to  any  party.  In  such  event,  the  parties  shall  use  their

respective  reasonable  efforts  to  negotiate  a  substitute,  valid,  and  enforceable  provision

which most nearly affects the parties intent in entering into this Agreement.

13.5   No  waiver  of  any  term,  provision  or  condition  of  this  Agreement  whether  by  conduct

or  otherwise  in  any  one  or  more  instances  shall  be  deemed  to  be  or  construed  as  a

further  or  continuing  waiver  of  any  such  term,  provision  or  condition  or  of  any  other

term, provision or condition of this Agreement.

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13.6   The  Schedules  to  this  Agreement  shall  constitute  an  integral  part  of  this  Agreement

and  shall  have  equal  legal  binding  force  of  this  Agreement.  Following  the  completion

of  the  initial  one  million  and  five  hundred  thousand  (1,500,000)  tons  plant,  the  Parties

will  jointly  develop  a  business  plan  governing  the  expanded  five  million  (5,000,000)

tons per annum production capacity that will be considered integral to this Agreement.

1,500,000

5,000,000

13.7   This  Agreement  shall  bind  the  parties,  their  successors,  trustee  in  bankruptcy,  and

permitted assigns.

13.8   No  party  shall  be  considered  in  default  or  be  liable  to  the  other  party  for  any  delay  in

performance   or   nonperformance   caused   by   circumstances   beyond   the   reasonable

control  of  such  party,  including  but  not  limited  to  acts  of  God,  explosion,  fire,  flood,

war,  whether  or  not  declared,  accident,  labor  strike  or  labor  disturbances,  terrorist

activities,  inability  to  procure  supplies  from  third  party  vendors,  sabotage,  order  or

decrees, or action of government authority.

13.9   This  Agreement  has  been  prepared  in  both  English  and  Chinese  languages.  Although

both  versions  shall  have  equal  validity,  for  the  purpose  of  interpretation  or  dispute

resolution, the governing language will be Chinese.

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IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties,  through  their  respective  duly  authorized  officers,

have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the EFFECTIVE DATE  when signed and

dated by both parties below.

HUAMIN SENIOR FUND HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.

By: /s/Haung Side

__________________________

Printed Name: Huang, Side

Title: President & Legal Representative

Date: 4/18, 2011

2011______

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

By: /s/Douglas Hague

__________________________

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Printed Name: Douglas Hague

·

Title: Managing Director

Date: 4/18, 2011

2011______

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