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Exhibit 99.1
PATENT SALE AGREEMENT
This Patent Sale Agreement ("AGREEMENT"), dated November 13, 2011 (the
"EFFECTIVE DATE"), is made by and between: Dr. Edward Myers ("SELLER"); and
FreeFlow, Inc. ("BUYER"). Seller and Buyer are sometimes individually referred
to as "Party" and collectively referred to as "Parties".
WHEREAS, Seller owns the patent(s) and patent application(s) identified
herein; and
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Buyer its entire right, title and
interest in such patent(s) and patent application(s) identified herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and mutual covenants
contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto
agree as follows:
SECTION 1 SALE AND PURCHASE
1.1 PATENT RIGHTS. As used herein "PATENT RIGHTS" means: (A) the Patents; (B)
all patents or patent applications: (i) to which any of the Patents directly or
indirectly claims priority, (ii) for which any of the Patents directly or
indirectly forms a basis for priority, and/or (iii) that were co-owned
applications that incorporate by reference, or are incorporated by reference
into, the Patents; (C) any reissues, reexaminations, extensions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, continuing prosecution applications, requests for
continuing examinations, divisions, and registrations of any item in any of the
foregoing categories (a) and (b); (D) all inventions, invention disclosures, and
discoveries described in any of the Patents that: (i) are included in any claim
in the Patents, (ii) are subject matter capable of being reduced to a patent
claim in a reissue or reexamination proceedings brought on any of the Patents,
and/or (iii) could have been included as a claim in any of the Patents; (E)
rights to apply in any or all countries of the world for patents, certificates
of invention, utility models, industrial design protections, design patent
protections, or other governmental grants or issuances of any type related to
any of the Patents and the inventions, invention disclosures, and discoveries
therein; (F) causes of action (whether known or unknown, or whether currently
pending, filed or otherwise) and other enforcement rights under, or on account
of, any of the Patents and/or the rights described in category (e) above,
including, without limitation, all causes of action and other enforcement rights
for: (i) damages, (ii) injunctive relief, and (iii) any other remedies of any
kind for past, current and future infringement; and (G) rights to collect
royalties or other payments under or on account of any of the Patents and/or any
of the foregoing.
1.2 SALE OF PATENT RIGHTS. Seller hereby sells, conveys, transfers, assigns and
delivers to Buyer on the Effective Date, and Buyer hereby purchases and acquires
from the Seller, all right, title, and interest in and to the Patent Rights,
including, without limitation: (a) all right, title and interest in and to the
patent(s) and patent application(s) listed in the table below (collectively, the
"PATENTS"); and (b) all right, title and interest to sue and collect for past
infringement of the Patents.
Patent/ Title and First
Application Number Country Filing Date Named Inventor
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EFS ID 11393772 United States of America Nov. 13, 2011 Edward Myers
1.3 PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT. The total purchase price for the Patent Rights
is Five Thousand dollars [US$5,000] (the "PURCHASE PRICE").
1.4 DOCUMENTS. As used herein, "DOCUMENTS" means: (A) the recordable ASSIGNMENT
OF PATENT RIGHTS in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, duly executed by
Seller; (B) original ribbon copy or certificate of invention for each issued
Patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or other
jurisdictional patent office; (C) all agreements assigning ownership of the
Patent Rights from the inventors and/or prior owners to Seller; (D) all inventor
notebooks and other conception and reduction to practice documents; (E) all
files, documents and tangible things constituting, comprising or relating to the
investigation, evaluation, preparation, prosecution, maintenance, defense,
filing, issuance, registration, assertion or enforcement of the Patents; and (F)
such additional documents as Buyer may reasonably request in order to ascertain
the accuracy of Seller's representations and warranties in this Agreement, or to
effect, perfect and evidence the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Any exchange of information by the Parties (or their respective legal counsel)
related to the Patent Rights will be pursuant to a common interest privilege, if
applicable.
1.5 CLOSING. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer and
Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the purchase and
sale of the Patent Rights contemplated herein by December 15, 2011 (the
"CLOSING"); provided, however, that prior to the Closing: (a) Seller shall
deliver to Buyer the Documents and notify Buyer of any action required with
respect to any Patent Rights within 60 days after the Closing Date and will
facilitate Buyer's taking such action; and (b) Buyer shall pay to Seller the
Purchase Price by certified check.
1.6 TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing has not occurred by December 15,
2011 either Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other
Party; provided, however, that Seller may only terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 1.6 if Seller has fully complied in all material respects with
all of its obligations hereunder. Upon termination, Buyer shall return all
Documents received from Seller hereunder. The provisions of Section 3.2-3.16 of
this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
(a) AUTHORITY. If Seller is not an individual, Seller is a company duly
formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation. Seller has the full power and authority
and has obtained all third party consents, approvals, and/or other
authorizations required to enter into this Agreement and to carry out
its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the
assignment of the Patent Rights to Buyer.
(b) TITLE AND CONTEST. Seller owns all right, title, and interest to the
Patent Rights, including, without limitation, all right, title, and
interest to sue and collect for past infringement of the Patents.
Seller has obtained and properly recorded previously executed
assignments for the Patents as necessary to fully perfect its rights
and title therein inaccordance with governing law and regulations in
each respective jurisdiction. The Patent Rights are free and clear of
all liens, claims, mortgages, security interests or other
encumbrances, and restrictions. There are no actions, suits,
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investigations, claims, or proceedings threatened, pending, or in
progress relating in any way to the Patent Rights. There are no
existing contracts, agreements, options, commitments, proposals, bids,
offers, or rights with, to, or in any person to acquire any of the
Patent Rights.
(c) EXISTING LICENSES AND OBLIGATIONS. EXHIBIT B contains a complete and
accurate list of all licenses under the Patents that have been granted
or retained by Seller, any prior owner, or any inventor. Except for
the licenses listed in EXHIBIT B, none of Seller, any prior owner, or
any inventor will retain any rights or interest in the Patent Rights.
None of the licenses or rights in the Patents listed on EXHIBIT B is
an exclusive grant or right and, except as expressly noted on EXHIBIT
B, each such license is nontransferable and nonsublicensable.
(d) RESTRICTIONS ON RIGHTS. Buyer will not be subject to any covenant not
to sue or similar restrictions on its enforcement or enjoyment of the
Patent Rights as a result of any prior transaction related to the
Patent Rights. There is no obligation imposed by a standards-setting
organization to license any of the Patents on particular terms or
conditions.
(e) VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY. None of the Patents has ever been found
invalid, unpatentable, orunenforceable for any reason in any
administrative, arbitration, judicial or other proceeding, and Seller
does not know of and has not received any notice or information of any
kind from any source suggesting that the Patents may be invalid,
unpatentable, or unenforceable. If any of the Patents is terminally
disclaimed to another patent or patent application, all patents and
patent applications subject to such terminal disclaimer are included
in the Patent Rights. To the extent "small entity" fees were paid to
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Canadian Intellectual
Property Office for any Patent, such reduced fees were then
appropriate because the payor qualified to pay "small entity" fees at
the time of such payment and specifically had not licensed rights in
the any Patent to an entity that was not a "small entity."
(f) CONDUCT. None of Seller, any prior owner or their respective agents or
representatives have engaged in any conduct, or omitted to perform any
necessary act, the result of which would invalidate any of the Patents
or hinder their enforcement, including, without limitation,
misrepresenting the Patents to a standard-setting organization.
(g) ENFORCEMENT. Seller has not put a third party on notice of actual or
potential infringement of any of the Patents. Seller has not invited
any third party to enter into a license under any of the Patents.
Seller has not initiated any enforcement action with respect to any of
the Patents.
(h) PROCEEDINGS. None of the Patents has been or is currently involved in
any reexamination, reissue, interference, opposition or any similar
proceeding, and no such proceedings are pending or threatened.
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(i) FEES. All maintenance, issue, annuities, extension and like fees due
or payable on the Patents have been timely paid. For the avoidance of
doubt, such timely payment includes payment of any maintenance fees
for which the fee is payable (E.G., the fee payment window opens) even
if the surcharge date or final deadline for payment of such fee would
be in the future.
(j) NO OTHER ASSETS. The Patents include all: (1) patents or patent
applications: (i) to which any of the Patents directly or indirectly
claims priority, (ii) for which any of the Patents directly or
indirectly forms a basis for priority, and (iii) that were co-owned
applications that incorporate by reference, or are incorporated by
reference into, the Patents; (2) reissues, reexaminations,
continuations, continuations-in-part, continuing prosecution
applications, requests for continuing examinations, divisions, and
registrations of any item in any of the foregoing subparagraph (1);
and (3) foreign patents, patent applications and counterparts claiming
priority to or from any of the foregoing subparagraphs (1) and (2),
including, without limitation, certificates of invention, utility
models, industrial design protection, design patent protection, and
other governmental grants or issuances.
(k) DOCUMENTS. All Documents supplied to Buyer are originals or true and
correct copies of the originals.
2.2 BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Buyer hereby represents and warrants
to Seller that: If Buyer is not an individual, Buyer is a company duly formed,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
formation; and Buyer has the full power and authority and has obtained all third
party consents, approvals, and/or other authorizations required to enter into
this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder, including, without
limitation, the purchase of the Patent Rights from Seller.
SECTION 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 FURTHER COOPERATION. Seller will, at the reasonable request of Buyer and
without demanding any further consideration therefore, do all things necessary,
proper, or advisable, including without limitation, the execution,
acknowledgment, and recordation of specific assignments, oaths, declarations,
and other documents on a jurisdiction-byjurisdiction basis, to assist Buyer in
obtaining, perfecting, sustaining, and/or enforcing the Patent Rights; provided,
however, that any expenses incident to the execution of papers or providing
testimony shall be borne by Buyer, its successors and assigns.
3.2 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF BREACH OF ANY OF THE
WARRANTIES IN SECTIONS 2.1(A)-(D),SELLER'S TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
WILL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE. BUYER'S TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
WILL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LIMITATIONS
ON POTENTIAL LIABILITIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 3.2 WERE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT
IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
3.3 LIMITATION ON CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF BREACH OF ANY OF
THE WARRANTIES IN SECTIONS 2.1(A)-(D),, NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION
OR LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
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OTHERWISE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT, NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR
IMPUTED), REPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY), FOR COVER OR
FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, MULTIPLIED, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFIT, SAVINGS OR BUSINESS ARISING FROM
OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE LETTER AGREEMENT, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE EXCLUSIONS OF POTENTIAL DAMAGES WERE AN ESSENTIAL
ELEMENT IN SETTING CONSIDERATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
3.4 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement
to the contrary, the obligations of the Parties with respect to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to all laws,
present and future, of any government having jurisdiction over the Parties and
this transaction, and to orders, regulations, directions or requests of any such
government.
3.5 CONFIDENTIALITY OF TERMS. The Parties hereto will keep the terms of this
Agreement confidential and will not now or hereafter divulge any of this
information to any third party except: (A) with the prior written consent of the
other Party; (B) as otherwise may be required by law or legal process; (C)
during the course of litigation, so long as the disclosure of such terms and
conditions is restricted in the same manner as is the confidential information
of other litigating parties; (D) in confidence to its legal counsel,
accountants, banks, and financing sources and their advisors solely in
connection with complying with or administering its obligations with respect to
this Agreement; (E) by Buyer, to potential purchasers or licensees of the Patent
Rights; (F) in order to perfect Buyer's interest in the Patent Rights with any
governmental patent office; or (G) to enforce Buyer's right, title, and interest
in and to the Patent Rights; provided that, in (b) and (c) above: (i) to the
extent permitted by law, the disclosing Party will use all legitimate and legal
means available to minimize the disclosure to third parties, including, without
limitation, seeking a confidential treatment request or protective order
whenever appropriate or available, and (ii) the disclosing Party will provide
the other Party with at least ten days' prior written notice of such disclosure.
Both Parties acknowledge that the breach of this Section 3.5 will immediately
give rise to continuing irreparable injury to the non-disclosing Party
inadequately compensable in damages at law and without prejudice to any other
remedy available to the non-disclosing Party, and may entitle the non-disclosing
Party to obtain injunctive relief.
3.6 NOTICES. All notices given hereunder will be given in writing (in English or
with an English translation), and will be delivered to the address set forth on
the signature page to this Agreement by personal delivery or delivery postage
prepaid by an internationally-recognized express courier service. Notices are
deemed given on the date of receipt if delivered personally or by express
courier, or if delivery refused, the date of refusal. Notice given in any other
manner will be deemed to have been given only if and when received at the
address of the Party to be notified. Either Party may from time to time change
its address for notices under this Agreement by giving the other Party written
notice of such change in accordance with this Section 3.6.
3.7 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. The Parties hereto are independent contractors.
Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to create a partnership, joint
venture, franchise, fiduciary, employment or agency relationship between the
Parties. Neither Party has any express or implied authority to assume or create
any obligations on behalf of the other or to bind the other to any contract,
agreement or undertaking with any third party.
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3.8 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or
unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement will have full force and
effect, and the invalid provision will be modified, or partially enforced, to
the maximum extent permitted to effectuate the original objective.
3.9 WAIVER. Failure by either Party to enforce any term of this Agreement will
not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other term in this
Agreement or any other agreement that may be in place between the Parties.
3.10 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be interpreted, construed, and enforced
in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without
reference to its choice of law principles. 3.11 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Agreement,
including its exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior
and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions.
Neither of the Parties will be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties,
understandings, or representations with respect to the subject matter hereof
other than as expressly provided herein. No oral explanation or oral information
by either Party hereto will alter the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will prevail
notwithstanding any different, conflicting or additional terms and conditions
that may appear on any letter, email or other communication or other writing not
expressly incorporated into this Agreement.
3.12 AMENDMENTS. No amendments or modifications will be effective unless in a
writing signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
3.13 AGREEMENT IS CONTROLLING. The section headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
3.14 SEVERABILITY. Any of the provisions of this Agreement which are determined
to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity or unenforceability in such jurisdiction, without
rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof or affecting
the validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction.
3.15 NO RIGHTS IN THIRD PARTIES. The Agreement is not intended to confer any
right or benefit on any third party (including, but not limited to, any employee
or beneficiary of any Party), and no action may be commenced or prosecuted
against a Party by any third party claiming as a third-party beneficiary of this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.16 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement shall become binding when any one or more
counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures
each of the Parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against the Party
whose signature appears thereon, but all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.
DR. EDWARD MYERS FREEFLOW, INC.
By: /s/ Edward Myers By: /s/ "S" Douglas Henderson
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Name: Edward Myers Name: "S" Douglas Henderson
Title: Title: President
Address: 505 Camino Elevado Address:
Bonita Ca 91902
Exhibits
A) Recordable Patent Assignment
B) Existing Licenses to Patents
EXHIBIT A
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT RIGHTS
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, Dr. Edward Myers, an individual, having an address at 505 Camino
Elevado, Bonita, CA 91902, ("ASSIGNOR"), does hereby sell, assign, transfer, and
convey unto FreeFlow, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having an address at having
an address at 505 Camino Elevado, Bonita, CA 91902 ("ASSIGNEE"), or its
designees, all right, title, and interest that exist today and may exist in the
future in and to any and all of the following:
(a) the patent(s) and patent application(s) listed in the table below (the
"PATENTS");
Patent/ Title and First
Application Number Country Filing Date Named Inventor
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EFS ID 11393772 United States of America Nov. 13, 2011 Edward Myers
(b) all patents and patent applications: (i) to which any of the Patents
directly or indirectly claims priority, (ii) for which any of the Patents
directly or indirectly forms a basis for priority, and/or (iii) that were
co-owned applications that incorporate by reference, or are incorporated by
reference into, the Patents;
(c) all reissues, reexaminations, extensions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, continuing prosecution applications, requests for
continuing examinations, divisions, registrations of any item in any of the
foregoing categories (a) and (b);
(d) all foreign patents, patent applications, and counterparts relating to any
item in any of the foregoing categories (a) through (c), including, without
limitation, certificates of invention, utility models, industrial design
protection, design patent protection, and other governmental grants or
issuances;
(e) all inventions, invention disclosures, and discoveries described in any of
the Patents that: (i) are included in any claim in the Patents, (ii) are subject
matter capable of being reduced to a patent claim in a reissue or reexamination
proceedings brought on any of the Patents, and/or (iii) could have been included
as a claim in any of the Patents;
(f) all rights to apply in any or all countries of the world for patents,
certificates of invention, utility models, industrial design protections, design
patent protections, or other governmental grants or issuances of any type
related to any item in any of the foregoing categories (a) through (e),
including, without limitation, under the Paris Convention for the Protection of
Industrial Property, the International Patent Cooperation Treaty, or any other
convention, treaty, agreement, or understanding;
(g) all causes of action (whether known or unknown or whether currently pending,
filed, or otherwise) and other enforcement rights under, or on account of, the
Patents and/or any item in any of the foregoing categories (b) through (f),
including, without limitation, all causes of action and other enforcement rights
for (i) damages, (ii) injunctive relief, and (iii) any other remedies of any
kind for past, current, and future infringement; and
(f) all rights to collect royalties and other payments under or on account of
the Patents and/or any item in any of the foregoing categories (a) through (g);
((a)-(f) collectively, the "PATENT RIGHTS").
Assignor hereby authorizes the respective patent office or governmental agency
in each jurisdiction to issue any and all patents, certificates of invention,
utility models or other governmental grants or issuances that may be granted
upon any of the Patent Rights in the name of Assignee, as the assignee to the
entire interest therein.
The terms and conditions of this Assignment of Patent Rights will inure to the
benefit of Assignee, its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives
and will be binding upon Assignor, its successors, assigns, and other legal
representatives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment of Patent Rights is executed at ___________
on ___________
ASSIGNOR:
Dr. Edward Myers
By: /s/ Edward Myers
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Name: Edward Myers
Title:
STATE OF _____________ )
) ss.
COUNTY OF ____________ )
On __________________, before me, ________________________________, Notary
Public in and for said State, personally appeared _______________________,
personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity,
and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon
behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature ______________________________ (Seal)
EXHIBIT B
EXISTING LICENSES
NONE
