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_________________, referred to as INVENTOR, and _______________,
referred to as LICENSEE, agree:
INVENTOR has the exclusive rights related which is related to
_______________________________, and the same is a trade secret.
INVENTOR has not disclosed this trade secret to third parties.
During the term of this agreement and any renewals or extensions
thereof, INVENTOR shall not disclose the process to any party
except as authorized herein.
INVENTOR grants to LICENSEE the exclusive right to use the
process. INVENTOR shall fully and completely disclose the process
to LICENSEE, and shall provide reasonable assistance to LICENSEE
in the use of the trade secret. In the event OWNER makes any
improvements to the process, the same shall be promptly disclosed
to LICENSEE and shall be covered by this agreement.
LICENSEE shall take all precautions, except those which involve
gross and impractical economic expense, to keep the process
secret. LICENSEE shall render to INVENTOR a periodic report as to
the security precautions taken with information related to the
secret process and LICENSEE shall implement any requests by the
INVENTOR, except for requests which involve gross and impractical
economic expense.
LICENSEE shall use its best efforts to exploit the secret process
to maximize exploitation of the process.
THE INVENTOR shall not compete with the LICENSEE, and shall not
participate in any way in the _______________________________
industry, including ownership, employment and contracting.
LICENSEE shall maintain records under generally accepted
accounting principles of all sales made hereunder. OWNER shall
have the right to inspect such books and records at any
reasonable time.
LICENSEE shall pay a royalty of ____% to INVENTOR of the net
selling price of all goods produced under the process. Such
payment shall be made on a quarterly basis, with payment and
accountings due within 15 days of the end of the quarter.
Such accountings shall be deemed to be final if no objection or
request for audit is received by the LICENSEE within 1 year
following settlement. In the event of a dispute, the parties
shall appoint a disinterested certified public accountant to
conduct an audit. Each party may present argument or materials
to the certified public accountant. The decision of the certified
public accountant shall be final and may be entered as a judgment
in any court with jurisdiction. The cost of the audit shall be
paid by the prevailing party. In the event that the parties
cannot agree on a disinterested certified public accountant, each
party shall appoint a certified public accountant and the two
shall appoint a third certified public accountant, and the
majority of those persons shall appoint the single disinterested
Certified Public Accountant. The expense of the panel of
appointment shall be borne by each party equally.
This agreement shall commence on ________________ and terminate
on ___________________, unless terminated earlier as is provided
herein. Upon termination, LICENSEE shall return to INVENTOR all
materials related to any disclosure made by INVENTOR, including
copies and materials derived from any disclosure and shall
execute an affidavit of compliance. INVENTOR shall be entitled
within thirty (30) days of the termination of this agreement to
make an inspection of the premises to verify compliance.
The duties herein, other than payment due to INVENTOR, shall not be
delegated or assigned without the written consent of the other
party.
This is the entire agreement between the parties and the same may
only be amended in writing.
Dated: ___________________
__________________________________
_________________
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